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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7178756 | Automatic perforated web splicing system An automated perforated web splicing system includes a web stock roll of a perforated web, supported on a single unwind spindle, and having both a precut web leader edge and a web trailer edge for splicing. Also included in the automated perforated web splicing syst... | 02/20/2007 |
| 7152825 | Adhesive tape for flying splice Adhesive tape for the flying splice of flat web material wound up into rolls, said tape having an adhesive face and a nonadhesive reverse and also two longitudinal edges (L1, L2), and having a main carrier coated unilaterally on the face with a self-ad... | 12/26/2006 |
| 7147737 | Banderoling machine A banderoling machine joins film webs from a roll to form a film curtain. Film is placed around material to be banderoled to form a loop and the loop is tightened to clamp at least one of the film webs, and is heat-sealed and separated from the remainder of the film... | 12/12/2006 |
| 7138033 | Connecting apparatus and connecting method of web material The present invention simplifies an apparatus and is capable of, when replacing a roll, swiftly connecting the tail end side portion of a previously paid out web material and the lead end portion of web material to be paid out subsequently. A connecting apparatus | 11/21/2006 |
| 7135083 | Web material advance system for web material applicator An apparatus for feeding and cutting lengths of tape and advancing the lengths to a vacuum wheel applicator, the feed section of the apparatus comprising a feed roll, an anvil vacuum roll, and a rotary knife adjacent to the anvil vacuum roll, and means for adjusting... | 11/14/2006 |
| 7128795 | 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... | 10/31/2006 |
| 7108220 | Adhesive tape An adhesive tape (1) for flying reel change, having a) a carrier (2), on whose upper side a self-adhesive compound (3) is arranged, and b) on whose underside a cleavable system (6A) is a... | 09/19/2006 |
| 7086627 | Adhesive tape for joining the start of a new paper roll to the end of an old, expiring paper roll An adhesive tape for splicing together two web materials comprises a first adhesive layer and a second adhesive layer both on the same face of a backing, wherein the first adhesive layer and the second adhesive layer overlap one another. ... | 08/08/2006 |
| 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 |
| 6968883 | Multi-application head for fibre strips Multi-application head for fiber strips, consisting of a spool carrier (1), on which a plurality of spools are attached (2) as suppliers of the application strips (3), which are fed separately into the proximity of the application area (4... | 11/29/2005 |
| 6951676 | Butt splicing tapes and butt splicing methods Butt splicing tape comprising: a splicing portion, an attachment portion and a gripping portion, wherein said splicing portion comprises an elongated first backing member (10) having two faces and two longitudinal edges, a first adhesive layer (11′) ... | 10/04/2005 |
| 6923880 | Film splicer apparatus and method for splicing a film used for bagging snack foods A film splicer apparatus is disclosed for splicing a film used for bagging snack foods. The apparatus includes a frame and an axle which is rotatably supported by the frame for rotatably supporting a first roll of the film used for the bagging of the snack foods. A ... | 08/02/2005 |
| 6866221 | Strip feed unit and method, and reel end pickup method A unit (1) for feeding strips (2, 3) has pins (12) supporting a first and a second reel (6, 7) of a first and a second strip (2, 3) respectively; the second reel (7) having an end (53; 56) of the second strip (3 | 03/15/2005 |
| 6858105 | Splicing system affording a continuous web material supply for an applicator An apparatus and method for providing continuous web material to an applicator machine, comprising a placement arm for supporting a length of splicing tape and the end of a substitute roll for attachment to a supply web, and a knife holder mounted for movement from ... | 02/22/2005 |
| 6841020 | Method of and apparatus for splicing running webs of paper and the like The leading end of a running fresh web of cigarette paper or the like is spliced to the trailing end of a running expiring web while the ends travel at the same speed, in the same direction and next to each other. The splicing unit includes a rotatable roll at one s... | 01/11/2005 |
| 6817567 | Adhesive tape Adhesive tape with adhesive front side and nonadhesive rear side and two long edges for flying reel change, having a) a film backing (P1), which is coated on one side—the front side—with a self-adhesive composition (N1), ... | 11/16/2004 |
| 6811636 | Process and machine for splicing running webs of paper and the like The invention relates to a process and to a machine for splicing the trailing end of a running expiring web (e.g., a web of cigarette paper) to the leading end of a fresh web while the ends of the webs travel next to each other, in the same direction and at an at le... | 11/02/2004 |
| 6733608 | Methods for making and processing high bulk tissue webs A method for processing high bulk tissue webs is disclosed for forming a wet web, drying the web, winding the dried web to form a plurality of parent rolls, unwinding the parent rolls by transmitting torque through the roll center and/or ends, moving the partially u... | 05/11/2004 |
| 6726614 | Method and device for shortening the flap of paper resulting after an unsupported roll change A method and device for trimming flaps formed upon joining a leading end of a new roll to the trading end of a web of a preceding roll in which the web, after joining, is guided around an upstream roller, along a straight path and then onto a downstream roller. A no... | 04/27/2004 |
| 6637697 | Adhesive tape and its use Adhesive tape for the flying splice in paper finishing machines or the like having a paper backing and a water-soluble self-adhesive composition, the paper backing (2) being coated on one side with a water-soluble self-adhesive composition (3), and an edg... | 10/28/2003 |
| 6632311 | Tape roll tab application method and article A method of making a roll of adhesive tape that comprises providing a length of tape having a leading end, a trailing end, a first side, and a second side opposite the first side, wherein the second side of the tape is at least partially covered with pres... | 10/14/2003 |
| 6623586 | Product and process for strip lamination of a polymer film and nonwoven webs A product, apparatus and process for lamination of a sheet of polymer film onto a sheet of light weight web material. An incoming sheet of material is slit into narrow webs, which may be folded by a folding guide, and separated by use of turning bars and ... | 09/23/2003 |
| 6622959 | Open clip automatic splicing system for hot melt coated tape rolls and method of using same An apparatus and method to auto-splice tapes in a tape dispensing machine where a continuous supply of tape is required. When a new roll of tape needs to be provided, a splicing apparatus or technique must permit to securely and efficiently make the conne... | 09/23/2003 |
| 6595461 | Adhesive tape Adhesive tape with adhesive front side and non-adhesive rear side and two long edges for a flying reel change, having a) a paper carrier (P1), which is coated on one side--the front side--with a self-adhesive compound (N1), b) part of the non-adhesive rear sid... | 07/22/2003 |
| 6428646 | Method and apparatus for application of adhesive tape to an elongated member An apparatus and method for applying adhesive transfer tape, including an adhesive tape transfer roll holding an adhesive transfer tape, a roll locking cylinder wherein the roll locking cylinder stops the adhesive tape transfer roll from rolling, stopping... | 08/06/2002 |
| 6402868 | Method for forming a continuous material A method for forming a continuous material by connecting sheet materials which are used in various fields including the processing of metal foils, the processing of metal-plastic composite film material, and the processing of thermoplastic resin films suc... | 06/11/2002 |
| 6386477 | Station for continuous unwinding of a material web An unwinding station continuously unwinds a material web, notably a paper or cardboard web, for a machine, specifically a coater, for conversion of the material web. The station includes a primary unwinding system, a secondary unwinding system and a splic... | 05/14/2002 |
| 6263814 | Strip of material with splices and products formed therefrom A package of a continuous strip of material includes a plurality of parallel side by side stacks each containing a length of the strip which is folded back and forth such that each folded portion of the stack is folded relative to the next portion about a... | 07/24/2001 |
| 6247515 | Unit for supplying a strip to a user machine A unit for supplying a strip to a user machine, the unit being located along a supply path of the strip, having an input for a first strip of a running-out reel and for a second strip of a new reel, and having two splicing rollers located downstream from ... | 06/19/2001 |
| 6214147 | Process for strip lamination of polymer films and nonwoven fibrous webs A process for in-line lamination of a non-oven fibrous sheet to an extruded polymer film. A non-oven fibrous sheet is slit into a plurality of narrow non-oven fibrous webs. The narrow non-oven fibrous webs are spaced by turning the webs around a plurality... | 04/10/2001 |
| 6161793 | Paper unwind splicer for drawing from the top or bottom of a reel A web splicing system has a cross machine direction vacuum clamp which is brought into engagement with an unwinding web. The web is brought to a stop and vacuum is applied to the clamp holding the paper web against the clamp. A cross machine direction pap... | 12/19/2000 |
| 6142408 | Process and apparatus for connecting material webs Process and apparatus for connecting material webs, namely one end of a new web (34) to one end of a runoff web (58). The new web (34), on the one hand, and run-off web (29), on the other hand, are each gripped individually, and stopped, by clamping parts (49,... | 11/07/2000 |
| 6085820 | Heat seal butt splice assembly A heat seal splice assembly for heat splicing first and second webs together, with each web alternately constituting a running web moving in first direction and a new web to be spliced to the running web upon depletion of the running web from a roll, incl... | 07/11/2000 |
| 6079470 | Apparatus for cutting a web of paper and for applying an adhesive tape to the cutting edge of the web of paper An apparatus for cutting a web of paper and for applying an adhesive tape to a cutting edge of the web of paper has a stand, a receptacle, and a cutter. An applicator unit is provided, which is displaceable in a working direction. The applicator unit has ... | 06/27/2000 |
| 6079661 | Automatic splicer for unwinder A splicing apparatus for an unwinder automatically splices the trailing end of a web from one roll to the leading end of a web from a second roll. A pair of roll support frames are mounted for movement between an unwinding position in which a roll on the ... | 06/27/2000 |
| 6065401 | Device for joining material webs during the operation of a web-fed rotary press An emergency web-joining device activatable when a break occurs in a paper web disposed in operating condition in a rotary printing press, includes an unwinder having a paper web supply wound thereon, the unwinder being disposed in the vicinity of a roll ... | 05/23/2000 |
| 5989792 | Photographic film A photographic film is connected with a leader by engagement with an engaging piece provided on the leader. The film is then conveyed by being pulled by the leader since engaging holes in the film are engageable with engaging pieces provided on a leader. ... | 11/23/1999 |
| 5916651 | Adhesive tape and method of using it Adhesive tape for flying reel change with butted splice, in paper finishing machines, printing machines or the like, having a paper backing and a water-soluble self-adhesive composition, characterized in that the paper backing (2) is coated on both sides ... | 06/29/1999 |
| 5902448 | Method and device for preparing the beginning of a paper web feed roll for changing rolls in motion A leading edge of a paper web on a paper web feed roll is prepared for use in a flying web splice. The paper web feed roll is supported adjacent a carriage which is movable generally parallel to an axis of rotation of the paper web feed roll. The carriage... | 05/11/1999 |
| 5899406 | Packaging A reel change apparatus for supplying a webbing material to a downstream machine has two sliding platens that are substantially linearly slidable between a respective standby position and a respective splicing position. Two reel holding members each hold ... | 05/04/1999 |
