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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7954746 | Method and apparatus for shipping braided composite reinforcing fabric By the present invention method and apparatus is disclosed whereby a triaxial braided composite reinforcing fabric having axial yarns of varying length may be wrapped about a cylindrical shipping spool without deformation of the braided fabric. A tensioning device i... | 06/07/2011 |
| 7861962 | Twine tensioning device for a baler A tensioning device is described for mounting between a knotter and a twine supply roll in a baler. The device comprises a spring biased tensioning arm 210 for taking up slack in the twine 216 and a clamp 220 for gripping the twine 216 at... | 01/04/2011 |
| 7770837 | Method and apparatus for shipping braided composite reinforcing fabric By the present invention method and apparatus is disclosed whereby a triaxial braided composite reinforcing fabric having axial yarns of varying length may be wrapped about a cylindrical shipping spool without deformation of the braided fabric. A tensioning device i... | 08/10/2010 |
| 7543773 | Dancer arm for constant tension The invention relates to an apparatus for maintaining a constant tension on a web of material, in particular on a label web used in a labeling machine (E), said apparatus comprising: a stationary rotary axle device (30) with a geometric rotational axis (M) an... | 06/09/2009 |
| 7438251 | Web tensioning device with plural control inputs A web tensioning device utilizes a dancer arm which can be positioned by a controlled servo motor. In a preferred embodiment, the controller for the servo motor receives an input signal based on the acceleration (positive or negative) of the dancer arm and implement... | 10/21/2008 |
| 7287717 | Strap dispenser with start assist A dispenser having a start-assist for starting rotation of a coil for dispensing flexible material from the coil includes a frame, a support, a shaft mounted to the support for supporting the coil and configured for rotation with the coil and an arm mounted about th... | 10/30/2007 |
| 7104712 | Roll sheet holder and tape printer A tape printer includes a holder support member at one side end in a roll sheet holder storage part in a direction substantially perpendicular to a feeding direction. In the holder support member, a mounting piece which is substantially rectangular in section and fo... | 09/12/2006 |
| 7036761 | Dual reel unwinder/rewinder with a slack take-up mechanism A cable unwinder/rewinder with continuous electrical connection which is suitable for use with heavy gauge cable and in a pharmaceutical manufacturing environment. A general embodiment is comprised of a frame; a user-side reel; a slack-side reel and a slack take-up ... | 05/02/2006 |
| 7011464 | Apparatus for detecting an end portion of a recording medium A printer having a hopper without shaft which performs a print operation on a roll of continuous paper. Detection marks are provided in flanges provided in supported members removably attached to the continuous paper, and the presence/absence of the detection mark i... | 03/14/2006 |
| 7000862 | Magnetic tape cartridge A magnetic tape cartridge has: a single reel with a magnetic tape wound thereon; a cartridge case rotatably storing the single reel therein; a tape pull-out leader pin fixed to the leading end portion of the magnetic tape and releasably held within the cartridge cas... | 02/21/2006 |
| 6978816 | Method and apparatus for splicing a web material An apparatus and method for splicing web materials. The apparatus comprises a first nip roller, a second nip roller and an adhesive roller. The apparatus further comprises a first wind up roller and a second wind up roller. The apparatus also comprises a pair of inf... | 12/27/2005 |
| 6702220 | Web storage device for a packaging machine A film storage device 20 to receive film 19 from a roll or roll 17 to deliver the film 19 to a packaging machine 10. The film storage device 20 includes a base 21 upon which there is pivotably mounted a carriage 22. The carriage 22 has a transverse passag... | 03/09/2004 |
| 6698959 | Printer for printing paper roll having a position regulating device A loading lid is provided with a roll holding mechanism. The roll holding mechanism is constituted of a holder plate, a first position regulate section and a second position regulate section. The holder plate and the loading lid are attached to a same sha... | 03/02/2004 |
| 6616090 | Wire supply control assembly for feeding wire A wire supply control assembly for creating a length of slack wire in readiness for use. The slack wire is stored by arching a length of wire upward along a feeder arm and downward to a baling machine. The wire feeder arm is biased in an upward position b... | 09/09/2003 |
| 6612518 | Space-saving reel for strip-stock A reel for coiled strip stock includes a coil support adapted to carry a coil of strip stock for rotation about a horizontal axis, and a pair of pivotally mounted stock guides that establish a variable-sized loop of stock substantially encircling the coil... | 09/02/2003 |
| 6607157 | Air bearing system with an air cylinder web dancer system or idler rolls A movable shaft with fluid bearing low friction support for the movable shaft comprises a housing, where the housing contains a shaft, at least one fluid bearing adjacent a surface of the shaft, a source of fluid at a pressure of at least 16.7 psi into th... | 08/19/2003 |
| 6592065 | Winding type flexible printed circuit board tape transferring system A winding type flexible printed circuit board tape transferring system includes tape let-off wheel unit, a tape take-up wheel unit, two idle wheel units adapted to guide movement of the flexible printed circuit board tape from the tape let-off wheel unit ... | 07/15/2003 |
| 6547707 | Strain control in an infeed of a printing machine In some process contexts it is desirable to maintain a constant strain on the web instead of constant tension. The novel system measures the caliper of the web material and adjusts the tension to achieve the desired constant strain. The caliper may be mea... | 04/15/2003 |
| 6527216 | Electronic length control wire pay-off system and method A multi-spindle fiber pay-out apparatus is provided that allows for fiber tension control. A frame supports a plurality of spools of fiber, with each spool of fiber being mounted on a spindle. The spindle is in rotational supporting relation to the spool ... | 03/04/2003 |
| 6502780 | Apparatus providing a point of sale printer with a large paper supply roll having controlled acceleration and deceleration A point of sale printer is provided with a large paper supply roll mounted externally from the printer. The printer includes a paper drive which rapidly accelerates and decelerates a paper web extending from the paper supply roll. A tensioning roll is mov... | 01/07/2003 |
| 6471152 | Dancer roll mechanism and web feeding apparatus incorporating such dancer roll mechanism A dancer roll device has a support assembly that supports a roll. A ball screw is rotatably mounted on the support assembly. A weight member is mounted on the ball screw by a nut member that is threaded over the ball screw. When the ball screw is rotated ... | 10/29/2002 |
| 6375111 | Apparatus for high speed beaming of elastomeric yarns A method is provided for unwinding a cake of wound elastomeric yarn from a creel, passing the elastomeric yarn over a bend in a thread guide and beaming the elastomeric yarn onto a bobbin in a warper head. The method includes the step of positioning the b... | 04/23/2002 |
| 6367731 | Roll paper pulling load-buffering device for a printer A roll paper pulling load-buffering device enables smooth roll paper transportation and minimizes the space required for its installation in the printer. The load-buffering device has an arm 22a that moves a specified angle around the shaft 24 on which th... | 04/09/2002 |
| 6352257 | Web stabilizer Apparatus for reducing peak tensions and tearing in perforated sheet (40) being drawn along a flow path from a stack (S) into a finishing machine (F) is comprised of a drag unit (22), for retarding motion of the sheet; an assist unit (20) for urging the s... | 03/05/2002 |
| 6302308 | Apparatus for handling and texturizing yarn having enhanced false twister, electro-mechanical yarn detector, and yarn take-up distance extender and associated methods An apparatus and methods for handling and texturing yarn are provided. The apparatus preferably includes a yarn supply positioned to supply a plurality of strands of yarn, a false twister positioned downstream from the yarn supply for imparting a false tw... | 10/16/2001 |
| 6237383 | Unwinding adjustment device for wire or materials containing several wires An unwinding device for wire or materials containing several wires, having a rotating support for a reel, a coil or the like and a folding roller allocated to a processing device. According to this invention, a dancer is positioned between the support and... | 05/29/2001 |
| 6067778 | Packaging container production equipment and packaging container production method A packaging container production method for forming tubular web from sheet-like web and producing hexahedral packaging containers, wherein in order to secure a prescribed web W feeding amount, the operating amount of lug folding flaps, which forms a seali... | 05/30/2000 |
| 6024319 | Tension control apparatus A tension control apparatus includes at least two guide rollers and at least one dancer roller disposed so as to be movable relative to said guide rollers, and applies a predetermined amount of tension to a linear body wound about the guide rollers and da... | 02/15/2000 |
| 6012669 | Apparatus for controlling tension in a web of fabric and associated methods An apparatus and methods are provided for dancingly controlling tension in a web of fabric such as for disposable garments. The apparatus preferably includes a dancer frame, a first set of a plurality of spaced-apart fabric guides connected to the dancer ... | 01/11/2000 |
| 5971313 | Apparatus for equalizing tension in a traveling web The present invention provides apparatus for equalizing the tension across the width of a web traveling under tension in a generally flat plane. The apparatus includes a longitudinal extending bladder formed of an elastic material and inflated with a flui... | 10/26/1999 |
| 5964390 | Arrangement and web tension control unit for web delivery An arrangement for delivering a web of material from a storage reel to a process line for manufacturing absorbent disposable articles. The arrangement includes a web tension control unit for holding a predetermined value of tension in the web of material ... | 10/12/1999 |
| 5947410 | Tape tensioning device and a method for tape tensioning A tensioning device loaded tape transversal tension control device and method are provided to equalize tape tension across a transverse cross-section of a tape to provide a more stable tension throughout the tape such that a reduction in maximum tape tens... | 09/07/1999 |
| 5947402 | Magnetic recording and reproducing apparatus for controlling the tension of a magnetic tape A magnetic recording and reproducing apparatus for recording a desired sound or picture signal to a magnetic tape by a magnetic head. At the time of normal-speed recording and reproduction, the magnetic tape is taken up at a constant speed, but by changin... | 09/07/1999 |
| 5927631 | Video cassette recorder equipped with a tape tension adjusting device A video cassette recorder is equipped with a tape tension adjusting device which includes a tension lever having a tension pole coming into contact with a tape and rotatably mounted on the deck to be biased toward the tape by a torsion spring, and an ecce... | 07/27/1999 |
| 5888351 | Felt stretcher in a paper-making machine A paper making machine for producing a continuous traveling fiber material web includes a roll having a longitudinal axis and two longitudinal ends. Each end has a concentric first circular gear with a plurality of radially outwardly facing teeth. A felt ... | 03/30/1999 |
| 5868350 | Tape tensioning device A spring loaded tape transversal tension control device is provided to equalize tape tension across the transverse cross-section of a tape to provide a more stable tension throughout the tape such that a reduction in maximum tape tension can be achieved. ... | 02/09/1999 |
| 5825374 | Apparatus and method for advancing a web In an apparatus for intermittently advancing a web, only one surface of the web contacts moving parts of the apparatus. The apparatus includes, in a direction of movement of the web, a device for supplying the web, a first dancer roller arrangement, an in... | 10/20/1998 |
| 5797532 | Web edge control system A pair of freely rotatable rolls bear against the opposite edges of a moving web. Each roll is mounted with its axis generally coaxial with that of the other roll, parallel to the adjacent rollers of the web transport systems and perpendicular to the dire... | 08/25/1998 |
| 5791584 | Tension control unit for filamentous material A tension control unit for filamentous material applies a stable tension to filamentous material and is useful to adjust the tension easily at a low cost. The control unit supplies filamentous material from a supply source to a coil winding device while a... | 08/11/1998 |
| 5749535 | Deceleration device A self-adjusting deceleration device comprises a rewind spool-laden base and pneumatic chamber. A linear medium, attached to the spool, passes into the pneumatic chamber, attaches to a piston, and passes back through the base and out of the device. An ene... | 05/12/1998 |
