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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7556217 | Corrugated flanges for spools and reels A flange design providing improved strength, fracture resistance, and the like using corrugations extending substantially radially from an arbor aperture toward a rim portion. A spool or reel may include a tubular member to receive a stranded material wrapped therea... | 07/07/2009 |
| 7419119 | Tape reel for magnetic tape cartridge A tape reel includes a reel body which has a lower flange and a bottomed tubular hub formed integrally with the lower flange and opening at its upper end. An upper flange is mounted on the upper end of the hub. A plurality of locking teeth engageable with a reel ret... | 09/02/2008 |
| 7389877 | Apparatus for packaging electronic components including a reel entrained with desiccating material An apparatus for packaging electronic components, particularly integrated circuits, which includes a carrier tape into or on which the integrated circuits can be secured, a packing reel, to which is secured the carrier tape, wherein one or more components of the pac... | 06/24/2008 |
| 7370827 | Packaging spool and process for producing same A reel or spool package has opposing sidewalls or flanges formed of the specified or appropriate substrate and connected by a core formed of a flowable material which sets or cures to harden, such as a two part expandable polyurethane foam. The foam is applied into ... | 05/13/2008 |
| 7364113 | Corrugated flanges for spools and reels A flange design providing improved strength, fracture resistance, and the like using corrugations extending substantially radially from an arbor aperture toward a rim portion. A spool or reel may include a tubular member to receive a stranded material wrapped therea... | 04/29/2008 |
| 7303162 | Cord holder apparatus A cord storage device is provided which allows the simultaneous winding and unwinding of both halves of a cord while maintaining both cord ends in position for use and the device also permits unwinding of the cord from the storage device while one cord end is held i... | 12/04/2007 |
| 7213784 | Plastic bobbin and a method of manufacturing such a bobbin A bobbin (1) of plastic has a cylinder (2) and, formed integrally therewith, circumferential end flanges (3) and is made of a U-shaped channel. Each end flange (3) consists of a plurality of spaced-apart, essentially radial flange element... | 05/08/2007 |
| 7204451 | Winding core and associated method A winding core, a winding core assembly for winding web materials, and a method are provided. The winding core includes a hollow cylindrical core member having an inner surface, an outer surface, and first and second ends. A chuck-engaging layer is located on the in... | 04/17/2007 |
| RE39521 | Ribbed core dual wall structure An elongated composite tube made up of an inner tube 42 and an outer tube 44 (FIG. 3) with a plurality of elongated helical ribs disposed between the inner tube and the outer tube in a supporting relationship to both. A slinky like toy made from... | 03/20/2007 |
| 7191980 | Web-winding device An improved web-winding means with a durable thermoplastic polyester resin or polyester resin blend support structure and web capture slot (gate) formed in an interior portion of the support structure. The interior portion is joined to an inner annular surface that ... | 03/20/2007 |
| 7182104 | Collapsible duct A duct for containing a cable and method for mounting the cable therein include providing the duct with a collapsible or flexible wall movable between a contracted condition for mounting the duct in a conduit and an extended condition of increased cross-sectional ar... | 02/27/2007 |
| 7156341 | Ribbon core for universal mounting A versatile core has a tubular body with opposing ends and includes a circumferential wall for receiving the sheet roll. A plurality of circumferentially spaced apart crush ribs project radially inward from the annular inner surface and extend axially between the en... | 01/02/2007 |
| 7147180 | Tape reel with self-generating negative pressure A tape winding method and apparatus for facilitating the escape of air from between layers of a tape during a tape winding operation. A tape winding apparatus has a tape reel onto which a tape is adapted to be wound during a tape winding operation. A plurality of ge... | 12/12/2006 |
| 7059555 | Tape reel assembly with radially symmetric deforming tape winding surface A tape reel assembly for a data storage tape cartridge is described. The tape reel assembly has a hub. The hub includes a cylindrical core, an annular arm, and a web. The cylindrical core defines a drive side and a top side. The annular arm is co-axially disposed ex... | 06/13/2006 |
| 6981993 | Carrier reel, carriage method using the carrier reel, and method for manufacturing electronic device A carrier reel according to the present invention is constituted by a flange portion having a first surface and a second surface which is opposed to and substantially parallel to the first surface, and a hub portion which is provided between the first surface and th... | 01/03/2006 |
| 6955322 | Uniform deflecting hub For use in a media tape cartridge reel, a hub and flange assembly including a hub and a flange. The hub having a first lip and a second lip at opposite ends of the hub. The flange is integral with the hub at the first lip, the hub includes an inner coupling having a... | 10/18/2005 |
| 6913219 | Recording tape cartridge A metal plate of a recording tape cartridge is provided with a tapered portion at an outer circumference thereof. In a state in which the metal plate is attached at a fixed-side mold plate of a metal mold for molding a reel hub and a lower flange, a gap is formed be... | 07/05/2005 |
| 6874726 | Corrugated-core flanges for spools and reels A flange design providing improved strength, fracture resistance, and the like using corrugations extending substantially radially from an arbor aperture toward a rim portion. A spool or reel may include a tubular member to receive a stranded material wrapped therea... | 04/05/2005 |
| 6729570 | Magnetic tape cassette, tape reel and magnetic tape A tape reel (10) is so constructed that an upper flange (12) and a lower flange (13) are respectively provided at an upper and a lower ends of a cylindrical reel hub (11) around which a magnetic tape (20) is wound, and a maximum va... | 05/04/2004 |
| 6719242 | Composite core A composite core tube is provided for the winding of a web of material. A hollow cylindrical core is covered by a water-resistant rigid sleeve in a heat fit manner to provide a winding surface. The sleeve is selected and finished to control the winding characteristi... | 04/13/2004 |
| 6695249 | Hub for information media in strip or tape form Hub for information media, the hub comprising an outer winding area having a width, a central bore and a center point located on the hub, driving grooves on a circumference of the hub, an outer ring, an inner ring, and a connector for connecting the outer... | 02/24/2004 |
| 6651917 | Tape cartridge There is provided a tape cartridge which is capable of reliably preventing dropout of a magnetic tape without lowering durability. A tape cartridge includes a cartridge body formed by a pair of cartridge halves, one of the cartridge halves being formed wi... | 11/25/2003 |
| 6588697 | Spool structure A spool structure of the invention includes a cylindrical core, which has a smooth outer surface and an inner surface. An engaging part is formed on the inner surface. A flange is connected to the core. The flange has a jaw part that can be arranged at a ... | 07/08/2003 |
| 6511010 | Optical fiber management installation appliance An apparatus and method for managing excess lengths of installed fiber optic cable. The apparatus is a specially designed routing spool that allows for optic fiber cables to be wrapped in individual slots of suitable radius to provide separation of cables... | 01/28/2003 |
| 6405974 | Ribbed core dual wall structure An elongated composite tube made up of an inner tube 42 and an outer tube 44 (FIG. 3) with a plurality of elongated helical ribs disposed between the inner tube and the outer tube in a supporting relationship to both. A slinky like toy made from the compo... | 06/18/2002 |
| 6341745 | Packaging spool and process for producing same A reel or spool package has opposing sidewalls or flanges formed of the specified or appropriate substrate and connected by a core formed of a flowable material which sets or cures to harden, such as a two part expandable polyurethane foam. The foam is ap... | 01/29/2002 |
| 6311917 | Tape reel for tape cassette A tape reel for a tape cassette wherein a pair of such reels are contained, comprising an upper flange and a hub which consists of a drum formed integrally with (formed in one piece with, or solidly joined to) a lower flange. The drum comprises an outer c... | 11/06/2001 |
| 6257512 | Magnetized pre-wound sideless bobbins Magnetized bobbin cores are preferably wound with sewing thread to obtain sideless, pre-wound bobbins that have beneficial draw-off tensions, draw-off tension uniformity and overspin characteristics. The pre-wound sideless bobbins may thus be satisfactori... | 07/10/2001 |
| 6254023 | Photo film cassette A photo film cassette has a spool core about which photo film is wound in a form of a roll. A cassette shell contains the spool core in a rotatable manner. Two flanges have a disk shape, and are secured to respective ends of the spool core, for regulating... | 07/03/2001 |
| 6216971 | Photo film cassette A photo film cassette has a spool core about which photo film is wound in a form of a roll. A cassette shell contains the spool core in a rotatable manner. Two flanges have a disk shape, and are secured to respective ends of the spool core, for regulating... | 04/17/2001 |
| 6213425 | Tape reel for tape cassette A tape reel for a tape cassette capable of substantially preventing deformation thereof, even when it is thin-walled to substantially reduce a cycle time required for a molding step of the tape reel. The tape reel includes a reel hub and a disc-like flang... | 04/10/2001 |
| 6164588 | Reel assembly A cable reel assembly (20) includes plastic flanges (22, 24) fabricated from a thermoplastic and wood composite material comprising a discontinuous lignocellulose wood fiber filler in combination with a thermoplastic compound and a coupling agent.... | 12/26/2000 |
| 6138940 | Refurbishable shipping spool and method of refurbishing A refurbishable cushioned spool suitable for storing and transporting an extended object. In one embodiment, the spool includes a cushioning material which is removably attached to the cylindrical body portion of the spool. In one embodiment, the cushioni... | 10/31/2000 |
| 6138942 | Spool having radial support ribs on the flange A reel or spool for winding or unwinding of cable, wire, or the like includes a hub having a cylindrical wall defining an outer barrel surface and an axial end wall suitable for the application of labels or other identification indicia. A flange extends r... | 10/31/2000 |
| 6102326 | Hub for information media A hub, on which compressing of the inner central bore is to be minimized during the winding up of an information medium in tape form under high winding pressure. According to one embodiment, this is achieved by an outer hub ring having a strong profile be... | 08/15/2000 |
| 6066373 | Elastomeric yarn support tube and method of making same A yarn support tube for supporting elastomeric yarns of the type having finish oil or emulsion applied to the yarn includes a tube core of paperboard, and an outer ply formed by spirally winding a laminated strip onto the tube core such that a butt joint ... | 05/23/2000 |
| 6065702 | Photo film cassette A photo film cassette has a spool core about which photo film is wound in a form of a roll. A cassette shell contains the spool core in a rotatable manner. Two flanges have a disk shape, and are secured to respective ends of the spool core, for regulating... | 05/23/2000 |
| 6047921 | Hub for information media A hub, on which compressing of the inner central bore is to be minimized during the winding up of an information medium in tape form under high winding pressure. According to one embodiment, this is achieved by an outer hub ring having a strong profile be... | 04/11/2000 |
| 6042048 | Core for winding a web of deformable material A core winding a web of deformable material which is thicker along its margins, particularly knurl-edged webs. The core includes a rigid cylindrical member and a deformable cover supported by the rigid member. First and second detachable end members are a... | 03/28/2000 |
| 6036138 | Spool for holding windings of optical fiber A spool which is used for holding windings of optical fiber includes a first portion having a first side wall flange and defining a first locating surface and a first welding surface. The spool further includes a complimentary second portion having a seco... | 03/14/2000 |
