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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7275496 | Balloonsonde launcher An automated balloonsonde launcher and a method for an automated balloonsonde launch are disclosed. The automated balloonsonde launcher, for example, may comprise a collapsible protective cover forming an inner region for receiving a balloon, a gas inlet for receivi... | 10/02/2007 |
| 7198221 | Device for controlling the discharging of rolls from a rewinder and rewinder comprising said device A description is given of a device for controlling the discharging of rolls (R) from a rewinder, comprising a rolling surface (11) on which the rolls roll as they leave said rewinder and a member (17) able to rotate about an axis parallel to said rolli... | 04/03/2007 |
| 7156339 | Apparatus and method for winding of webs The apparatus for winding at lest one web (1), on a winding roll (2), comprises at least a first roll (3), a second roll (4) and a third roll (5) parallel to one another and to said winding roll (2), said apparatus having a ... | 01/02/2007 |
| 7118062 | Web handling with tension sensing and adjustment A system of detecting and adjusting the normal force exerted by a web material around the circumferential surface of a cylinder is provided. Sensors associated with the cylinder surface are wired to a processor that compares detected normal web forces with a set val... | 10/10/2006 |
| 7114673 | Tape-like recording medium running device A stop command detecting unit detects an operation transition from fast forwarding/rewinding modes to a stop mode, a take-up side reel braking unit and a supply side reel braking unit start a braking operation based on the stop command, and a driving motor of the ta... | 10/03/2006 |
| 7086129 | System for producing wound warps Wound warps are made by pulling a multiplicity of warp filaments off respective supplies and winding them around a warp beam by rotating the warp beam while pressing the filaments against the beam with a predetermined packing force by a packing roller. The packing r... | 08/08/2006 |
| 7058539 | Devices relating to rolled product A code applying device is provided which can efficiently manufacture an information recording paper roll having a code relating to the information recording paper. The code applying device includes a tubular body holding section which holds a tubular body and can ro... | 06/06/2006 |
| 6969206 | Tension generating mechanism for a printing apparatus A printing apparatus includes a conveyance mechanism for conveying a web to a transfer unit, and a tension generating mechanism for applying a tension to the web fed to the conveyance mechanism, wherein the tension generating mechanism includes a tension generating ... | 11/29/2005 |
| 6952939 | Apparatus and method for controlling the weight of fabric produced by a textile machine, in particular by a circular knitting machine An apparatus (1) is provided to control the weight of fabric produced by a textile machine (2), comprising weighting means (11) of every single fabric piece directly associated to the textile machine dedicated to the manufacture of the same. A p... | 10/11/2005 |
| 6935590 | Sensor for a feedback control system A flexible member sensor for detecting motion and tension of a flexible member includes a rigid member pivotally connected to a base, in contact with the flexible member. A sensor detects pivotal motion of the rigid member in response to movement of the flexible mem... | 08/30/2005 |
| 6929203 | Continuous fabric strip for use in manufacturing paint roller covers A system and method for producing a spool having a continuous fabric strip is disclosed which produces an extended length fabric strip made from a plurality of seamed standard lengths of the fabric, the extended length fabric strip being substantially spirally wound... | 08/16/2005 |
| 6902131 | System and method for producing a continuous fabric strip for use in manufacturing paint roller covers A system and method for producing a spool having a continuous fabric strip is disclosed which produces an extended length fabric strip made from a plurality of seamed standard lengths of the fabric, the extended length fabric strip being substantially spirally wound... | 06/07/2005 |
| 6629659 | Method and apparatus for measuring web tension profile to control the reeling of a web A method and apparatus for reeling or winding of a web in which one or more factors affecting the web in the reeling or winding process are controlled by means of measurement data in order to affect the quality of the reel or roll formed in the reeling or... | 10/07/2003 |
| 6622958 | Method for reeling up The invention relates to a method for reeling up, in which a paper web or the like is continuously reeled on a reeling core. The formation of the paper reel is controlled at least by means of an actuator (6) of the reeling core (4), advantageously by mean... | 09/23/2003 |
| 6595454 | Optical fiber tensioning device and method of controlling the tension applied to an optical fiber An optical fibre tensioning device, receiving at its input an optical fibre from a traction device and capable of supplying the optical fibre from its output to a device for storing the fibre. The tensioning device comprises at least one fixed pulley on w... | 07/22/2003 |
| 6546712 | System for the reverse oscillating lay (ROL) consistency during the optical fiber cable manufacturing process A method, apparatus and system for improving reverse oscillating lay (ROL) consistency during an optical cable manufacturing process. A torque capstan receives an optical fiber cable from an ROL machine that places reverse-oscillating lay on the core of a... | 04/15/2003 |
| 6502779 | System and method for producing a continuous fabric strip for a use in manufacturing paint roller covers A system and method for producing a spool having a continuous fabric strip is disclosed which produces an extended length fabric strip made from a plurality of seamed standard lengths of the fabric, the extended length fabric strip being spirally wound up... | 01/07/2003 |
| 6340128 | Device for compensating a tensile yarn force sensor A tensile yarn force sensor (7) has a measuring member (17), with which the tensile force of a traveling yarn (1) is detected as a function of the measurable pressure the yarn (1) exerts on the measuring member (17) during winding onto a cheese (2) at the... | 01/22/2002 |
| 6189825 | Method for controlling the winding density of film rolls In a method and apparatus for controlling the winding density of film rolls, a desired and an actual winding density of a film roll are determined and compared with one another. The quantity obtained from the comparison is multiplied by an adapting or dam... | 02/20/2001 |
| 6102322 | Batch winder A batch winder includes a non-driven compensating roller or dancer roller placed in a loop of a fabric web, wherein the compensating roller is displaceable transversely of its axis of rotation by means of the force of a spring. When the compensating rolle... | 08/15/2000 |
| 6082657 | Wire-feeding device using logical circuitry and multiple sensors A wire-feeding device comprises a wire supply, a buffer tension, a plurality of sensors, a driver and a logical circuit. The wire supply is used for supplying a wire. The buffer tension laterally blows at the wire so that a section of the wire is bent. Th... | 07/04/2000 |
| 5996925 | Method and apparatus for detecting yarn tension and method for winding yarn An apparatus, for measuring a yarn tension, capable of preventing a filament breakage or loop from being generated while eliminating the necessity of adjustment and keeping a desired precision of measurement. The apparatus is constructed by an unit 1 for ... | 12/07/1999 |
| 5950955 | Tensioning unit with automatic tension control for yarn-formed fabrics A tensioning unit (10) with automatic control of the tension (T) of yarn-formed fabrics (F), having a first electric card (50) mounted in an electromechanical cubicle (60) and used to set the drawing parameters or store and load applicational drawing prog... | 09/14/1999 |
| 5890672 | Surface winder apparatus and method The speeds of support rolls (A) and (B) of a surface winder are controlled during winding by sensing means including a movable roll (C) for detecting variations in web tension. The motors (F) and (G) are controlled responsive to the sensing means by motor... | 04/06/1999 |
| 5850982 | Device for the wind up of a knitted material web The invention relates to a device for the winding of a knitted material web which is being delivered from a warp knitting machine to a material roll by using an axial drive which is being regulated by sensors which measure the tension in the material web.... | 12/22/1998 |
| 5791583 | Cloth takeup control apparatus and method A loom cloth takeup having pivotally mounted arms A exerting a force upon a friction roll (F) has first and second control devices (E) and (H) respectively for controlling tension on the cloth ahead of the friction roll (F) and for controlling a motor (G)... | 08/11/1998 |
| 5775622 | Warp reeling system A warp formed of a multiplicity of parallel filaments is wound on a warp beam by an apparatus having a supply of the warp, a transport roller, and an adjustment roller adjacent the transport roller and movable between a holding position engaging the trans... | 07/07/1998 |
| 5740981 | Method of winding a yarn to a cross-wound package A method of winding a yarn to form a cross wound package with a random wind, and wherein the yarn tension is controlled without influencing the crossing angles at which the yarn is deposited on the surface of the package. The tension is sensed upstream of... | 04/21/1998 |
| 5725174 | Winding apparatus for a yarn advancing at a constant speed The yarn advances to the winding machine at a constant speed. The takeup speed is controlled in that the yarn is guided over a compensating arm. In addition to the measured value, which represents the position of the compensating arm, the speed is also de... | 03/10/1998 |
| 5697573 | Apparatus for stably transferring belt-like material A belt-like material stably transferring apparatus an absorbing and feeding apparatus for continuously absorbing and feeding the belt-like material by use of a difference in air pressure. The absorbing and feeding apparatus comprises a reserving chamber f... | 12/16/1997 |
| 5676328 | Method and apparatus for controlling tension in a traveling strand of rubber yarn during traverse winding An apparatus for controlling the tension on a traveling strand of rubber yarn being wound on a winder includes the yarn guide defining three yarn passage regions, a first assembly for detecting the presence of the traveling strand in the second region, an... | 10/14/1997 |
| 5642865 | Arrangement for varying the tape tension in a magnetic-tape apparatus An arrangement for varying the tape tension in a magnetic-tape apparatus includes a pivotably supported sensing lever (15) whose free end is pressed against the magnetic tape (14) under the influence of a spring (16) and, upon deflection from a neutral po... | 07/01/1997 |
| 5622328 | Paper winder for winding a length of waste paper from a paper cup making machine A paper winder for winding a length of waste paper from a paper cup making machine for making cups for soft drinks.... | 04/22/1997 |
| 5603466 | Accumulator apparatus and method for use with a web producing machine A method of temporarily accumulating a web (W) when delivered from a producing machine includes the step of lengthening a vertical path of the web passing over an upper guide (A) downwardly over an oscillator roll (B) on a web takeup driven by a motor (C)... | 02/18/1997 |
| 5546993 | Web tension apparatus with sensor switch arrangement for oscilliating dancer roll and method A web tension control apparatus and method utilizes a control for a drive motor (A) including an oscillating roll (B) for moving a cam (C) in relation to a proximity sensor (E) for controlling the tension in the moving web being transported for takeup. Th... | 08/20/1996 |
| 5474245 | Cine-video film transport apparatus Film transport apparatus for a cine-video system in which video signals are produced from film that is driven between supply and take-up reels. The film, which may be wound in A or B configuration on each reel, is threaded automatically about a film drive... | 12/12/1995 |
| 5405098 | Control device for the drive of a reel A control for a drive reel partitions the reel into a plurality of angle-of-rotation segments. Compensation signals are produced by detecting deviations from a selected parameter at each of said segments. The compensation signals result from subjecting th... | 04/11/1995 |
| 5299753 | Cloth takeup and method A loom cloth takeup having pivotally mounted arms A exerting a force upon a friction roll (F) has first and second control devices (E) and (H) respectively for controlling tension on the cloth ahead of the friction roll (F) and for controlling a motor (G)... | 04/05/1994 |
| 5297748 | Filament autowinder with fault detection In apparatus for winding a filament (12) onto a bobbin (16), a free arm follower (32, 64) with guide pulleys (46, 48, 76, 78) is provided for both the bobbin (16) and filament supply spool (14). The free arm followers swing in respective arcs parallel to ... | 03/29/1994 |
| 5277373 | Apparatus and method for controlling tension in a moving material A tension control apparatus for a material winder of the type including a material supply package and a material take-up package, an electric motor for driving the take-up package and a tension responsive dancer arm positioned intermediate the material su... | 01/11/1994 |
