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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7926757 | Insulation spool apparatus for lining ductwork The present insulation spool apparatus is adapted for lining ductwork with insulation material and includes a pair of spaced apart first and second spool plates for holding and mounting a plurality of rolls of insulation material at one time, each individual roll of... | 04/19/2011 |
| 7461810 | Tissue roll dispenser A gravity-feed tissue roll dispenser for a plurality of tissue rolls includes: (a) a housing; (b) a supply turret with a plurality of spindles for mounting a plurality of tissue rolls for dispensing; (c) means for rotatably mounting the supply turret in the housing ... | 12/09/2008 |
| 7392961 | Hybrid winder A winder for winding continuous webs or interleaved web segments into rolls is disclosed. The winder comprises first and second rollers, each having a generally mutually parallel longitudinal axis. The winder also has a continuous belt. The continuous web is dispose... | 07/01/2008 |
| 7334382 | Self-threading sheet wrapper for round baler A round bale wrapping mechanism that employs a pivoting carrier for two wrapping material rolls, one a stored roll and the other the working roll being dispensed. When the storage roll is to be employed, it is pivoted into contact with the material being dispensed f... | 02/26/2008 |
| 7182289 | Static build-up control in dispensing system Apparatus for dispensing paper from rolls which feeds continuously, roll to roll, and does not require extra procedure to bring stub roll into position. The apparatus holds and positions at least first and second rolls of paper with respect to each other, dispensing... | 02/27/2007 |
| 7178211 | Beam winding apparatus with beam switching turntable An apparatus and method for winding a sheet of aligned parallel yarns onto a beam is described. The beam winder utilizes a circularly arced yarn spool rack that feeds each yarn to an alignment comb through associated guide tubes. The distance between each spool of y... | 02/20/2007 |
| 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 |
| 7175128 | Device for accommodating a supply roll around which web strips are wound, particularly a label suppy roll A device for mounting a delivery spool (3) having a wound band strip, in particular a labeling delivery spool, is described, which has a mandrel-like mounting core (15), a holding device, by means of which the delivery spool is releasably arrestable an... | 02/13/2007 |
| 7156340 | Strip continuous supply apparatus and method A feeding apparatus comprises a rotatably supported turret arm for supporting a new web roll and an old web roll, and a turret arm turning motor for rotating the turret arm, and splices a web of the new web roll to a web of the old web roll, thereby continuously sup... | 01/02/2007 |
| 7134625 | Automatic reel changer comprising a reel stand and a method for disposing of residual reel casings An automatic roll changer including a reel stand having a holder. At least one roll of material is rotatably mounted in that holder. A transport device is provided for transporting either at least one new material roll or at least one spent reel casing from which th... | 11/14/2006 |
| 7134583 | Storage and dispensing apparatus The present invention is directed to an improved gift wrap storage and dispensing device, comprising a container and a lid, which are rotatable with respect to one another. Wrapping paper is stored on dowels within the container and is dispensed through openings in ... | 11/14/2006 |
| 7124979 | Winder with constant packing roll According to one exemplary embodiment, a turret-type winder is provided and includes a rotatable turret assembly having a first core and a second core supported thereby. The turret is rotatable so that the first core can be positioned at a first location while the s... | 10/24/2006 |
| 7114676 | Three roll tissue dispenser Improvements to a paper web material dispenser, for example a roll tissue dispenser or a roll paper towel dispenser, that has a user actuation mechanism for rotating a dispensing mechanism of the dispenser. The dispenser is designed to prevent excessive force that i... | 10/03/2006 |
| 7083138 | Two roll paper web material dispenser Improvements to paper web material dispensers, particularly two roll tissue dispensers. A dispenser according to the invention is able to prevent access to a second or reserve roll of tissue until a first or dispensing roll is entirely or substantially depleted. As ... | 08/01/2006 |
| 7073520 | Washing machine with clog proof lint filter The filter (3) comprises transversal walls (11) forming a labyrinth-like path with the inner surface of a hollow body (6) that is part of the water outlet circuit of the machine. On the peripheral edge of the said transversal walls (11) t... | 07/11/2006 |
| 7044419 | Rotating transfer tape dispenser A rotating transfer tape dispensing device mounts to a table top surface to allow application of transfer tape to a sheet of “weeded” vinyl for use in the sign industry. The device is a rotating assembly of four spaced rods that each accept any combination of di... | 05/16/2006 |
| 7014140 | Three roll tissue dispenser Improvements to a paper web material dispenser, for example a roll tissue dispenser or a roll paper towel dispenser, that has a user actuation mechanism for rotating a dispensing mechanism of the dispenser. The dispenser is designed to prevent excessive force that i... | 03/21/2006 |
| 6953172 | Roll changer and process for removing a residual roll from an axle A roll changer for a web-treating or web-processing machine, or a web-fed printing press is provided. The roll changer includes a first roll arm (4) with a first axle journal (8), which can be pivoted about a pivot axis (3), and a second roll ar... | 10/11/2005 |
| 6871815 | Static build up control in electronic dispensing systems Apparatus for dispensing paper from rolls which feeds continuously, roll to roll, and does not require extra procedure to bring stub roll into position. The apparatus has device for holding and positioning at least first and second rolls of paper with respect to eac... | 03/29/2005 |
| 6843445 | Reel stand The invention relates to a roll stand (1) for a continuous unrolling of several rolls (8, 8′) of reeled, web-like material, which are unrolled consecutively after each other in the roll stand, and which rolls are arranged to be changed by roll changi... | 01/18/2005 |
| 6772573 | Automatic stretch film roll changer A film roll changer for a stretch film wrapping device provides rolls of film on a turntable. The changer moves into position beneath a roller carriage assembly, lifts a carrier plate to remove a spent roll, rotates a new roll into place, inserts the film into the r... | 08/10/2004 |
| 6767318 | Method and unit for feeding packaging material to an operating unit On a machine for producing articles, in particular a packaging machine for producing packets of cigarettes, a reel, laid flat on a support, is fed, by means of a transfer device, to a relative unwinding pin fitted to the periphery of a rotary platform rotating about... | 07/27/2004 |
| 6739546 | Axial-position adjustment apparatus for arm shaft equipped with paper roll support arms in paper web feed unit An axial-position adjustment apparatus is used to adjust the axial position of an arm shaft equipped with paper roll support arms. The arm shaft is supported rotatably and axially movably on a frame in a paper web feed unit and rotated by means of a shaft-rotating a... | 05/25/2004 |
| 6672530 | Method of and apparatus for winding film, method of and apparatus for supplying film roll core, and method of and apparatus for inspecting appearance of film roll A film winding apparatus has a film winding mechanism for rotating a roll core to wind an elongate film around the roll core thereby to produce a film roll, a product receiving mechanism for gripping the film roll while tensioning the elongate film, the p... | 01/06/2004 |
| 6648267 | Double core tissue roll, dispenser and method An improved web material dispenser that is designed to dispense web material, such as toilet tissue or the like. The dispenser is able to retain a roll containing tissue at a dispensing position until the tissue has been exhausted from the roll. The dispe... | 11/18/2003 |
| 6629665 | Paper web feeder in rotary press A paper web feeder is provided, which allows easy operations of maintenance and replacement to be achieved on occurrence of a malfunction. In addition, even if the number of wires is increased and connection means is up-sized due to expanded functions of ... | 10/07/2003 |
| 6616087 | Rotary tape dispenser A rotary tape dispenser comprises a container including an inlet, an outlet, and a pin; a circular rotary plate having a portion exposed at the inlet and including a center hole, a plurality of cylinders around the center, a plurality of pairs of adjacent... | 09/09/2003 |
| 6616086 | Web infeed for a rotary printing press A rotary beam has mounted thereon a pair of carrier arms for rotatably supporting a roll of web from which the web is fed into the press, and another such arm pair for supporting another such web roll to which the web is to be spliced upon consumption of ... | 09/09/2003 |
| 6491250 | Rotary-type circuit-component supplying apparatus A rotary-type circuit-component supplying apparatus including a plurality of feeders each of which stores a plurality of circuit components of a same sort and which supplies the components one by one from a component-supply portion thereof, at least one r... | 12/10/2002 |
| 6491251 | Double core tissue roll, dispenser and method An improved web material dispenser that is designed to dispense web material, such as toilet tissue or the like. The dispenser is able to retain a roll containing tissue at a dispensing position until the tissue has been exhausted from the roll. The dispe... | 12/10/2002 |
| 6435437 | Wire mandrel having a spring biased restraining arm in a wire uncoiler A wire uncoiler for holding coils of wire on mandrels for uncoiling and drawing by a downstream wire drawing machine. The movable restraining arm of each mandrel is biased by a spring mechanism to control wire payoff to the downstream drawing machine. The... | 08/20/2002 |
| 6402083 | Bobbin loading and unloading apparatus Apparatus for introducing fresh bobbins containing supplies of convoluted web material into and for evacuating expired bobbins from web consuming machines has a reservoir for a horizontal row of coaxial fresh bobbins and a conveyor system for delivery of ... | 06/11/2002 |
| 6394384 | Multi-roll media supporting and supply system A multi-roll media supporting and supply system is provided for supporting and supplying a web of media from a roll of media to a media using machine. The multi-roll media supporting and supply system includes a support mechanism having a first side and a... | 05/28/2002 |
| 6390409 | Roll stand transmission device to control web tension A roll stand with a frame, a holder arm arranged in the frame, a shaft for the holder, a holder, a motor, and a transmission agent. The transmission agent includes a first and second toothed wheel mounted on an incoming shaft, which is arranged to be driv... | 05/21/2002 |
| 6328249 | Adjustable position web supply mechanism for a rotary printing press At least two pairs of carrier arms are mounted to a rotary shaft for independent travel axially thereof while being constrained to joint rotation therewith. Each pair of carrier arms are disposed opposite each other axially of the shaft for rotatably hold... | 12/11/2001 |
| 6273357 | Carousel coiler with two coiler arbors An apparatus for the winding of striplike material, in particular steel strip, in each case on one of two spreadable winding mandrels which are arranged, overhung, horizontally and parallel to one another and which, driven in rotation independently of one... | 08/14/2001 |
| 6216975 | Processing arrangement for rolled up material A processing arrangement for web shaped material (M) wound onto reels before and after processing includes a processing station (B) for the material, associated transport mechanism (T) for transporting the material through the processing station, an unwin... | 04/17/2001 |
| 6213423 | Self-lifting shaftless unwind stand A machine for lifting a roll of previously wound material and for unwinding the material from the roll is disclosed. The machine includes a turret shaft around which a lift arm assembly is moved from a first position to a second position. A lifting mechan... | 04/10/2001 |
| 6076763 | Reel feeding method and device A method and device for feeding reels from a store, in which the reels are aligned along a first axis coaxial with the reels, to an unwinding unit having a platform rotatable about a second axis, and at least one unwinding pin movable with the platform be... | 06/20/2000 |
| 6065713 | Two-chuck coiler for the winding of a band-type product A revolver-type coiler comprising at least two rotary chucks (21, 22) carried by a revolving mounting (1) enabling to place each chuck (21), successively into a first position (A) for starting the winding operation, then into a second position (B) for com... | 05/23/2000 |
