Did You Know...
...Chester Carlson was a patent agent who tired of having to make multiple copies of patent applications using the only duplication method available at the time: carbon paper. In 1959 he came up with a new copying system and took it to IBM for evaluation. The "experts" at IBM determined potential sales to be only 5,000 units because people wouldn't want to use a bulky machine when they had carbon paper. Carlson's invention was the xerography process, the company founded on the system is Xerox.
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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7275707 | Conveying system for feeding paper reels to reel stands and method for operating the same For reel core disposal from a reel stand (1) of a row of reel stands, a conveyor belt (21) running along said row is arranged on the removal side opposite the feed side, in a trench (20), to which conveyor belt a transfer track (16) leads... | 10/02/2007 |
| 7229045 | Store control device and system for the preparation and intermediate storage of paper reels and feeding thereof to at least one reel stand and method for its operation A store control device of an intermediate store carries, on a pivot mounting which is mounted on a chassis capable of travelling along a track, so as to be rotatable about a vertical axis through 360°, a pick-up device for a paper reel which has a continuous track ... | 06/12/2007 |
| 7168652 | Rolled paper conveying apparatus A rolled paper conveying apparatus for conveying paper of a first rolled paper provided on a core. The apparatus includes a holding device configured to rotatably support the first rolled paper. The holding device is configured to enable movement of the first rolled... | 01/30/2007 |
| 7063245 | System for dispensing plurality of wet wipes There is provided a wet wipes dispensing system. The system includes a plurality of separably joined wet wipes and the plurality of separably joined wet wipes include a lubricant. The system also includes a dispenser including a sealed chamber, the sealed chamber ho... | 06/20/2006 |
| 6957791 | Paper roll dispenser A paper roll dispenser comprising a tube having an open upper end through which rolls may be introduced and an open lower end through which dispensed rolls may be retrieved. The tube is adapted to hold a plurality of rolls comprising at least a lowermost roll and a ... | 10/25/2005 |
| 6481665 | Roll web stock feeder A storage and dispensing bin has a plurality of vertically spaced chutes, each of which are capable of receiving a plurality of rolls of web stock material and dispensing material from an end-most roll through guides located at the desired vertical positi... | 11/19/2002 |
| 6427937 | Apparatus for manipulating a bobbin at a winding machine An apparatus for manipulating a bobbin, in particular flanged bobbin at a winding machine, which includes a doffing carriage with lifting devices to raise and lower a bobbin between a winding height, at which the bobbin can be pushed onto or pulled off a ... | 08/06/2002 |
| 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 |
| 6328255 | Method and apparatus for converting a toilet tissue roll dispenser from a concurrent-roll dispensing mode to a sequential-roll dispensing mode A toilet tissue dispensing mechanism includes a unit formed by a pair of parallel vertical walls. Each wall includes vertically spaced openings arranged such that the openings of each wall are in vertically staggered relationship with the openings of the ... | 12/11/2001 |
| 6161794 | Auxiliary tissue roll holder and dispenser An auxiliary roll dispenser has a body member with opposing side walls joined by a back member, a top member, and a bottom member and a discharge opening. A pair of opposing extensions extend outwardly from the side members proximate the discharge opening... | 12/19/2000 |
| 6152670 | Storage arrangement for cores of a papermaking machine A storage arrangement for empty cores for a reel-up in which paper is wound to form reels of paper, said storage arrangement having a stand comprising a feed-out ramp and a container with a top, a bottom and four vertical sides consisting of a front side ... | 11/28/2000 |
| 6095454 | Cushioning conversion system and method with combination stock roll storage rack A cushioning conversion system (10) and method wherein a stock roll storage rack (14) is used to support at least one and preferably a plurality of stock rolls (21) at the same level as the stock roll holder (19) of a cushioning conversion machine (12). T... | 08/01/2000 |
| 6082664 | Coreless roll product and adapter Adapters for solid or coreless rolls of material dispensed in a roll dispenser, which may have slots defined on the side walls thereof. The adapters may have a base body with a first side disposable adjacent to the roll and a second side disposable adjace... | 07/04/2000 |
| 5989726 | Multi-layer ceramic electronic part A highly reliable multi-layer ceramic electronic part in which is compact, in which cracks tend not to occur in the ceramic element even in cases where it is handled in bulk by a chip mounting device. A plurality of electrodes (internal electrodes) are di... | 11/23/1999 |
| 5495997 | Support apparatus for coreless toilet tissue roll A support spindle apparatus is inserted into the central aperture of a coreless toilet tissue roll to support the coreless toilet tissue roll in a toilet tissue dispenser cabinet having side walls defining at least one elongated, generally vertically orie... | 03/05/1996 |
| 5393009 | Device for feeding reels into a packaging machine The device for feeding reels into a packaging machine comprises a buffer magazine for the reels. The reels are advanced one after the other along the magazine. A distribution means, comprising a oscillatable distribution element guides a first one of the ... | 02/28/1995 |
| 5377866 | Multiple-roll toilet paper dispenser rack A new and improved multiple-roll toilet paper dispenser rack for storing a plurality of rolls of toilet paper within the unused space of a bathroom cabinet and dispensing the rolls one at a time through an opening in the cabinet, the multiple-roll toilet ... | 01/03/1995 |
| 5224518 | Beam seating arrangement in a loom doffer A device for attaching an element in a frame includes a seating, a supply path via which the element to be attached is brought to the seating, and a pivotable member. In a first position of the pivotable member, a first end thereof is situated in the supp... | 07/06/1993 |
| 5132725 | Photographic copying machine for use with mobile cassettes A photographic copying machine has a copying unit which must receive a web of unexposed photosensitive web material well above the floor level. The web material is confined in cassettes which must be lifted before they reach a level in which the web mater... | 07/21/1992 |
| 4944466 | Flexible sheet material dispenser with automatic roll transferring mechanism A dispenser for rolls of flexible sheet material wound on cores is disclosed. The dispenser holds multiple rolls and includes guide tracks for guiding the rolls through the dispenser. A holding lever pivotably connected to each side of the dispenser selec... | 07/31/1990 |
| 4881695 | Unwinding apparatus for paper or board web rolls An intermittently operating unwinding apparatus has a separating device with which a web-end is formed on the lifting-out of an empty spool from the guide ways of an unwind unit. A holding device holds the web-end in a plane which extends parallel to the ... | 11/21/1989 |
| 4844361 | Device for dispensing webs of material rolled up on a core with automatic device for replacing the roll in use by a stand-by roll The device is featured by a combination of: lateral slideways (5d-5e) taking with backlash, rods (26d-26e) integral with supporting means (26) for the rolls; articulated supporting means (10) to suspend the stand-by roll (R2) in a waiting position by its ... | 07/04/1989 |
| 4840321 | Apparatus for feeding packaging-material reels to a packaging machine To transfer reels (11) to supporting journals (15, 16) of a reel-changing device (12) of a packaging machine (10), the supporting journal (15) is axially displaceable. As a result, the reel can be delivered in the working plane or run-off plane without an... | 06/20/1989 |
| 4762291 | Self-loading reel trailer A trailer is provided having an arched carrying cradle to accommodate a cable reel and side walls to laterally support the reel. There is also a self-loading means to bring the reel from the ground into a position resting in the cradle. A reel bar is posi... | 08/09/1988 |
| 4722657 | Process and apparatus for transporting and storing bobbins, especially for removing them from automatic spinning machines or the like In apparatus for transporting and storing bobbins, especially for removing them from automatic spinning machines, the bobbins are received and collected in an inclined collecting chute from a conveyor belt, are then brought into a horizontal arrangement a... | 02/02/1988 |
| 4708300 | Apparatus for feeding a machine with a plurality of webs of material from a plurality of web supply rolls The invention relates to apparatus for simultaneously feeding a machine with webs of material from a plurality of web supply rolls, the rolls being mounted in tandem with their winding axes parallel to one another between roll stands situated opposite one... | 11/24/1987 |
| 4564148 | Toilet paper dispensing system A toilet paper dispenser (5) includes a roll-storing chamber (20) adapted for incorporation behind a room wall and a pair of facing guides for feeding rolls (10, 12), one at a time, to an exposed position at least partially in front of the wall. To this e... | 01/14/1986 |
| 4537368 | Pendulum roll loader Apparatus for sequentially presenting a series of rolls of cloth or paper, etc. to an unwind device, the rolls being precisely positioned for automatically being grasped by chuck members on the unwinder. Storage and transfer means are provided for assurin... | 08/27/1985 |
| 4522346 | Method and apparatus for dispensing web material from split core rolls A dispenser and dispensing method for flexible web material that is wound into a roll on a transversely split core utilizes a housing having opposed parallel guide tracks to guidingly receive roll core supports projecting from the roll ends and a pivoted ... | 06/11/1985 |
| 4314679 | Roll holder and dispenser A roll holder and dispenser for rolls of webbed material (11) such as used for toilet paper or towels comprising a container (10) having a first aperture (24) where rolls are inserted and a second aperture (28) from where a web of roll material can be wit... | 02/09/1982 |
| 4293103 | Metal wire winding apparatus A winding apparatus for metal wire is provided where a carrier table for receiving wound turns of the wire is rotated at a periodically varying speed to change the diameter of the wire turns shed from a winding drum onto the carrier table in such a manner... | 10/06/1981 |
| 4215970 | Roll loader for roll manipulating machine A roll, such as a cloth bolt, loader for a roll manipulating machine, such as a cloth spreader, which includes a pair of horizontally spaced lifting arms mounted to a frame and adapted to receive a shaft supporting a roll for elevation. The lifting arms a... | 08/05/1980 |
| 4108389 | Dispenser for a plurality of rolls of sheet material A cabinet for dispensing paper from paper rolls, such as toilet paper, utilizes two downward-leading pairs of facing flanged channels as tracks in which spindles carrying the paper rolls are engaged. An upper pair of tracks is fixed, while a lower pair of... | 08/22/1978 |
| 4058270 | Strap dispensing system A system for dispensing steel strapping material from a heavy coil thereof includes a pallet having laterally spaced-apart elongated feet and adapted for supporting the coil on its side with its axis disposed vertically to form a strapping material assemb... | 11/15/1977 |
| 3982745 | Fabric supplying and cutting system Rolls of fabric wound on stiff supporting tubes having projecting ends and stored in a storage room located below a cutting room having at least one cutting table are delivered by a chain conveyor, which supports the rolls by the projecting ends of the tu... | 09/28/1976 |
| 3977617 | Film winding and perforating apparatus Apparatus for unwinding synthetic resin film from large mill rolls of such film, and concurrently winding the film in a product roll for purposes of marketing, after transversely perforating the film at spaced intervals along its length to form a series o... | 08/31/1976 |
