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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7270493 | Printer A printer capable of printing with high quality by driving the drive motor according to information about a drive current to be applied to a drive motor of a platen roller to feed the printing medium, each of which has the information. Accordingly, the printer compr... | 09/18/2007 |
| 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 |
| 7114678 | Film extraction apparatus and method utilizing a bi-stable film stripper mechanism In a film extraction apparatus, a flexible stripper blade tongue is held in a relaxed condition with the tongue extending downwardly of the blade by a natural curvature in the tongue near the tongue's juncture with the remainder of the blade. Inducing stress in the ... | 10/03/2006 |
| 7080603 | Sewing or embroidery machine The hook (15) of a sewing machine (1) is mounted so that it can move on a hook carrier. Through a sliding movement of the hook carrier, the hook (15) is brought from its operating position into a bobbin case removal position. Through the sliding... | 07/25/2006 |
| 7059558 | Recording material containing device for recording material roll A recording material roll is constituted by winding thermosensitive recording material of paper. A recording material magazine for the recording material roll includes a containing chamber, which contains the recording material roll. A supply roller is secured to th... | 06/13/2006 |
| 6914688 | Printer for use with rolled recording paper Before a newly loaded roll of recording paper is fed out from the paper magazine, a recording paper roll is put in a paper magazine, a pre-cut detection lever (53) pushes an actuation strip of a pre-cut detection switch (58) to turn on the pre-cut dete... | 07/05/2005 |
| 6814123 | Method and apparatus for applying a splicing tape to a roll of sheet material Methods and apparatus for applying a flying splicing tape to a roll of sheet material. A preferred embodiment of the invention provides methods and apparatus for lifting a portion of the outer-most layer of sheet material away from a roll of sheet material to form a... | 11/09/2004 |
| 6651303 | Equipment and method for replacing a band-like doctor blade The invention relates to band-like doctor blade assembly, a doctor blade and a method in the use of the doctor blade. The doctor blade assembly includes continuous and substantially infinite doctor blade that is placed in a reel, the doctor blade is then ... | 11/25/2003 |
| 6616089 | System and method for dispensing adhesive imbalance correction weight A system and method are disclosed for dispensing an amount of imbalance correction weight for attachment to a rotary element to reduce an imbalance in the rotary element. The imbalance correction weight includes a number of individual weights provided on ... | 09/09/2003 |
| 6237870 | Device for removing packaging material from a web roll A cutting device and a wedge shaped separating member are used to cut a packaging material wrapped around an outer perimeter surface of a web roll. The separating member is inserted under the packaging material. A cutting blade is fixed above the separati... | 05/29/2001 |
| 6227088 | Apparatus for opening paper bobbins An apparatus for the opening of paper bobbins and other rolls of material is provided. A flat blade is advanced from the side of a wound roll of material such that it intersects the roll over substantially its entire width. A cutting blade or other cuttin... | 05/08/2001 |
| 6209819 | Device and method for automatic changing of film rolls Device and method for changing film rolls, with apparatus for holding a first film roll in a working position in which film can be pulled off and separated from the film roll as desired, and holding a second film roll in a standby position. The second fil... | 04/03/2001 |
| 6105478 | Device for opening and feeding a roll A device for preparing and opening a roll of a strip of supple material. A flat blade is provided and is inserted from one side of the roll to separate the top layer, which is to be cut, from the lower layers. When the top layer is cut, the cutting portio... | 08/22/2000 |
| 5947408 | Recording device using continuous paper and method of feeding continuous paper A recording device operable with continuous paper in the form of a roll includes a pair of drive rollers for selectively rotating the roll in the forward direction for paying out the paper or in the reverse direction. A controller causes the drive rollers... | 09/07/1999 |
| 5850729 | Apparatus for detaching the terminal spiral windings from the surface of a spinning cop An apparatus for detaching the terminal spiral winding of yarn from the surface of a spinning cop, utilizes a hook-like yarn catcher element movable vertically along the cop by a pulling device and movable into and out of engagement with the yarn surface ... | 12/22/1998 |
| 5816149 | Device for automatically peeling off the leading edge of a stencil from a stencil roll and master making device having the same A master making device for a stencil printer and a device included in the master making device for automatically peeling the leading edge of a stencil from a stencil roll are disclosed. Even when the leading edge of the stencil has a noticeable curl, it c... | 10/06/1998 |
| 5788139 | Stitching machine head and wire cassette therefor A supply wire cassette is removably mounted on the face plate of a wire stitching machine head. The cassette carries a rotatable reel of wire from which wire is unreeled over a flexible, resilient brake lever through a check pawl and a guide tube, which g... | 08/04/1998 |
| 5764264 | Image forming apparatus having a movable separator for separating a recording medium from a feeding belt An image forming apparatus having a movable separator to separate a recording medium from a feeding belt includes feeding structure for feeding an attached recording medium in a predetermined feeding direction. Image forming structure receives the recordi... | 06/09/1998 |
| 5630559 | Device for locating a free end of yarn wound on a cop A device for searching for the yarn end on the conical windings of textile yarn cops increases the dependability of the detection of the position of the conical windings by providing a nozzle element in the yarn grasping mechanism for contacting the conic... | 05/20/1997 |
| 5582355 | Bobbin thread removing device A bobbin thread removing device includes a bobbin rotatably supported on the bobbin thread removing device; pull-out apparatus for pulling out a thread wound on the bobbin; bobbin rotation detecting device for detecting the rotation of the bobbin from whi... | 12/10/1996 |
| 5553799 | Auxiliary yarn releasing apparatus An auxiliary yarn releasing apparatus which can control the releasing tension of a yarn of a thick yarn number count is proposed. The auxiliary yarn releasing apparatus is constructed such that a cover portion which covers over a substantially entire chas... | 09/10/1996 |
| 5524844 | Apparatus for preparing a leading edge of web material An apparatus for tensioning an outer layer or web material about a roll of web material includes a tension roller assembly. The tension roller assembly is defined by a rotatable idler roller that is movable into and out of contact with the outer layer of ... | 06/11/1996 |
| 5402962 | Method and apparatus for laying strips of tape material For rationally preparing and laying tape material strips, an exchangeable cassette is provided which is selectively insertable in a cutting station and a laying head. The cassette comprises two rotatable roll holders for a delivery roll from which tape ma... | 04/04/1995 |
| 5397424 | Apparatus for continuously supplying strip-like material An apparatus has first and second loading means, and first and second rolls each obtained by winding a strip-like material are loaded on the first and second loading means. A detection means detects an end indication tape adhered to a trailing end portion... | 03/14/1995 |
| 5366174 | Tape winding apparatus A tape winding apparatus, in which a tape drawn from a pancake reel and loaded onto a reel base is wound and accommodated within a cassette, includes a pancake reel exchanging apparatus, wherein at least two pancake reels coaxially disposed with respect t... | 11/22/1994 |
| 5337456 | Method and apparatus for opening a wadding lap In order to open the start of a wadding from a wadding lap, a current of air is produced by a nozzle in the unrolling direction of the wadding lap substantially tangential of the wadding lap and with a spacing to the periphery of the wadding lap. The curr... | 08/16/1994 |
| 5330125 | Method and apparatus for formation and holding of a loose starting flap of a replacement paper roll, typically a paper roll in a printing machine roll changer To form and hold a loose starting flap (5) of a replacement paper roll (1) in which the replacement paper roll has a starting portion which is adhered to an underlying layer of the roll, with a simple easily made and reliable apparatus, the uppermost laye... | 07/19/1994 |
| 5330119 | Automated uncoiling apparatus A method and apparatus for simultaneously preparing and feeding coils of strip stock into a strip processing line. Two coil support mechanisms are provided, each rotatably supporting a coil for uncoiling. A takeoff mechanism spaced apart from the strip pr... | 07/19/1994 |
| 5328114 | Device for removing adhesive tape from a reel of strip material A device for removing, from a reel of strip material, an adhesive tape secured to a peripheral surface portion of the reel via thermoplastic adhesive material; which device comprises a pair of rollers supporting the reel; one of the rollers being a drive ... | 07/12/1994 |
| 5285980 | Device for extracting the end of a negative film from a cartridge A device for extracting film from a cartridge having a gripper composed of two interacting elements and imparted with translational movement in the plane of the film cartridge. The two interacting elements of the gripper include a first stationary element... | 02/15/1994 |
| 5285978 | Device for changing web rolls automatically An automatic web roll changing device is adapted to automatically and continuously supply web rolls to a web supply-connection apparatus on which are replaceably mounted two web rolls from which webs are alternately and continuously drawn out and which co... | 02/15/1994 |
| 5282581 | Yarn end loosening apparatus having adjustable height jet nozzles and a controllable air supply for different height yarn packages A yarn end loosening apparatus is provided for performing yarn end loosening operations on yarn packages. The yarn end loosening apparatus includes a chamber for directing streams of air relative to a yarn package disposed within the chamber to effect loo... | 02/01/1994 |
| 5253817 | Bunch winding processing apparatus A bunch winding processing apparatus for a package which has been formed by retaining a start end of yarn in a slit formed at an end portion of a paper tube, then making a bunch winding and subsequently performing a regular winding through a nip point, th... | 10/19/1993 |
| 5249754 | Method of and arrangement for gripping starting portion of coiled film For lifting and grasping a starting portion of a film located in a coil, the method includes driving a coil by a friction wheel abutting against an outer surface of the coil with an end edge of a starting portion of the coil located arbitrarily on the out... | 10/05/1993 |
| 5249752 | Combs for application to suction nozzles for seizing the end of yarns wound in packages An angular comb for application to suction nozzles for seizing the end of yarns wound in the form of packages, which is formed from a flat plate by precision cutting followed by bending, and comprises toothing having a height/pitch ratio of between 2.5 an... | 10/05/1993 |
| 5213277 | Self-advancing film cassette having separation claw for jamming prevention A self-advancing film cassette has at least one separation claw for separating a film leader from a roll of film. This separation claw is disposed within a cassette shell so that it will contact an outermost peripheral surface of a photographic film on th... | 05/25/1993 |
| 5197688 | Method and device for cutting an adhesive band sealing a reel of web material A method and device (1) for cutting a sealing band (4) on a reel (2) of web material, in which the reel (2), arranged on a support (8) and coupled to a motorized unwinding device (7), is rotated about its axis (10) until the end edge (6) of the initial tu... | 03/30/1993 |
| 5167376 | Device for removing adhesive tape from a reel of strip material A device for removing adhesive tape from a reel of strip material, comprising a base and two horizontal rollers for supporting the reel with one of the rollers adapted to drive the reel in a direction opposite to the direction the strip material is wound ... | 12/01/1992 |
| 5131437 | Device for retrieving the end of the yarn on a yarn-feed spool A device for retrieving the end of yarn wound on a yarn-feed spool includes a system for blowing an essentially tangentially directed current of air over a rotating yarn-feed spool so that an end of the yarn wound on the yarn-feed spool can be freed from ... | 07/21/1992 |
| 5102062 | Film cassette with stripper In a film cassette, a spool is supported for rotation in an unwinding direction inside a cassette shell, a convoluted film roll whose outermost convolution is a film leader is coiled in the unwinding direction about the spool, and a film stripper is locat... | 04/07/1992 |
