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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8033972 | Roller, moving unit and method of producing roller The roller can be suitably used for a guide section of a moving unit capable of moving a heavy matter without enormously increasing rigidity of a rail and is capable of reducing weight and production cost of the moving unit. The roller comprises: a tubular core havi... | 10/11/2011 |
| 7379703 | Image forming apparatus A plurality of helical groove sections are provided on outer peripheral surfaces of press rollers provided in a curl elimination mechanism. Each of the groove sections assumes a shape extending in the circumferential direction of the respective press rollers; that i... | 05/27/2008 |
| 7322917 | Embossing cylinder with interchangeable sleeve and with system for locking the sleeve at the ends and embossing machine comprising said cylinder The rotating cylinder for processing a web material comprises an essentially rigid cylindrical core (13), on which is fitted an interchangeable sleeve (45) of elastically expandable material whose rigidity is less than that of the material of the core;... | 01/29/2008 |
| 7210865 | Automatic developing apparatus and process for forming image using the same A photographic light-sensitive material having a support having a thickness of from 160 to 225 μm is processed with an automatic developing apparatus, in which at least one of rollers of a developing part, a fixing part and a rinsing rack part of the automatic deve... | 05/01/2007 |
| 7125012 | Rotatable feed wheel for sheet converting machine A feed wheel includes a hub and a discontinuous tread removably fitted about the hub. At leading and trailing ends of the discontinuous tread are mateable non-planar female and male surfaces which interfit with one another and tend to interlock the tread ends togeth... | 10/24/2006 |
| 7104198 | Printing blanket with convex outer print surface A tubular printing blanket having an axial center has a carrier sleeve layer having a uniform thickness, a compressible layer, a reinforcing layer over the compressible layer, and a print layer disposed over the reinforcing layer. At least one of the reinforcing lay... | 09/12/2006 |
| 7052780 | Coated roll or cylinder and machine having same The invention provides a coated composite cylinder and a machine for making paper including a coated composite cylinder. On top of said composite cylinder (1) is drawn or extruded a metal casing (2), whose metal surface is modified with a metal treatme... | 05/30/2006 |
| 7004219 | Roller for automated fabric layup An apparatus for automated fabric lay-up of composite laminates 10 is provided, including an automatic dispensing assembly 12 dispensing pre-preg fabric 14 in a dispensing direction 30. The apparatus 10 further includes a roller el... | 02/28/2006 |
| 7001643 | Decoratively enameled plastic molded parts for motor vehicles Plastics moulded parts, suitable for the motor vehicle sector, consisting of a transparent plastics material the rear face of which is provided with a colour- and/or effect-producing lacquer. ... | 02/21/2006 |
| 6932888 | Flexible press cover and shoe press roll with such a flexible press cover A flexible press cover which has an additional strengthening element in at least one of its two end regions. As a result, in the end region, the tensile strength and the tensile rigidity in the circumferential direction are increased with respect to that hitherto kn... | 08/23/2005 |
| 6910415 | Printing unit cylinder for a rotary printing machine A printing unit cylinder is subject to only low deformation in the event of operationally induced increases in the temperature of the printing unit. At least the barrel of the body of the printing unit cylinder is produced from a metallic material with a linear coef... | 06/28/2005 |
| 6871948 | Discharging roller, method of manufacturing the same, and recording apparatus incorporating the same In order to manufacture a discharging roller which discharges a recording medium from a recording apparatus, there are a first die formed with a first recess extending in an axial direction of a shaft portion of the discharging roller, and a second die formed with a... | 03/29/2005 |
| 6862061 | Rubbing device for providing uniform alignment in liquid crystal display A rubbing device for alignment-treating an alignment layer on a substrate of a liquid crystal display, and the liquid crystal display in which the alignment layer on the substrate is rubbed by using the rubbing device. The rubbing device comprises a rubbing roller h... | 03/01/2005 |
| 6827015 | Form roller for printing press A form roller for use in an offset lithographic printing press comprises a stationary shaft and an eccentric roller supported on the shaft for rotation around the shaft and for oscillation along the length of the shaft. One or more cams are mounted on the shaft for ... | 12/07/2004 |
| 6786444 | Web winding method and apparatus and contact roller thereof A web winding method for wrapping a web comprising steps of: feeding the web having a thickness of 5 to 70 μm at a speed of 200 to 1000 m/min; wrapping the web around a contact roller of which a coefficient of friction at each axial end surface is lower than that a... | 09/07/2004 |
| 6714754 | Developing roller for electrophotography, developing apparatus, apparatus unit and image forming apparatus A developing roller for electrophotography is disclosed which is composed of a conductive mandrel, a charge-providing layer having a charge-providing performance to a non-magnetic one-component toner, formed at the surface of the roller, a base layer having an elast... | 03/30/2004 |
| 6675429 | Imaged nonwoven fabric for imparting an improved aesthetic texture to surfaces The present invention is directed to enhancing the aesthetic appearance of surfaces by the contact application of a nonwoven fabric having a three-dimensional image imparted therein. The three-dimensional image of the nonwoven fabric induces a topical mod... | 01/13/2004 |
| 6647879 | Bridge sleeve for printing apparatus A sleeve is provided with a clamp for removably clamping the sleeve on a mandrel. A rigid ring is mounted inside of the sleeve at each end of the sleeve. Each ring has a generally cylindrical inside surface which includes a curved contact portion which ex... | 11/18/2003 |
| 6640711 | Bridge mandrel for use as a repeat builder in a printing machine A bridge mandrel includes an inner sleeve assembly comprising the inner laminate and an outer laminate secured on each side of an intermediate hardened foam layer. The inner laminate is of multi-ply form with inner plies of base and adhesive layers separa... | 11/04/2003 |
| 6619200 | Method for producing flexographic printing sleeves, and the sleeve obtained A method for producing sleeves for mounting flexographic printing plates, in which a flexible layered sleeve structure (1) is formed, selected parts (7) being removed from a first (4) of its layers, namely that which is to adhere to a printing cylinder, t... | 09/16/2003 |
| 6477952 | Ink feed roller for printers An object of the invention is to prevent ink becoming mixed with paper particles from adhering to and accumulating on edge portions of an inking roller for use in printing presses. The inking roller 5 is coated with a nonadhesive agent, which prevents ink... | 11/12/2002 |
| 6412383 | Device for cross cutting material webs A device for cross cutting material webs includes a cutting-cylinder pair formed of mutually cooperating cylinders having respective cylinder cores and circumferential surfaces formed by exchangeable circumferential elements, the circumferential elements ... | 07/02/2002 |
| 6370350 | Method for developing electrostatic latent image and developing roller and developing device therefor A method for developing an electrostatic latent image including the step of developing an electrostatic latent image with a two component developer including a particulate carrier and a negatively charged toner and held on the surface of a developing roll... | 04/09/2002 |
| 6339988 | Cylinder with a rubber cover An inking cylinder or a dampening cylinder or roller for a rotary printing press is provided with a rubber cover that is adhered to the body of the cylinder or roller. A device for applying the rubber cover to the roller body includes a support table that... | 01/22/2002 |
| 6327452 | Donor rolls and methods of making donor rolls A roller includes a core and a ceramic coating formed over the core. The roller has a composite runout of less than 20 μm and a total indicator reading runout of less than 7 μm. The ceramic coating has a smooth finish and has controlled electric propert... | 12/04/2001 |
| 6289548 | Synthetic torn patterned roller and its method of production A patterned synthetic sponge mimics a natural sea sponge when creating faux paint finishes. Such synthetic sponge is formed from an open cell elastomeric material that bears a pattern that has been created by a rotating grinding wheel that removes sponge ... | 09/18/2001 |
| 6230478 | Differential length metering apparatus and method for the cabling of insulated conductors with fillers using the double twist process Apparatus and method for manufacturing helically wound insulated conductors with filament fillers includes first and second payoff stations for paying off a plurality of insulated conductors and elongate filaments of filler materials. These cable componen... | 05/15/2001 |
| 6129017 | Cylinder for rotary press A cylinder for a rotary printing press can be changed between two operating modes. In a first one of these operating modes the cylinder's surface is divided into many sections. In the second operating mode, the cylinder has a functionally continuous surfa... | 10/10/2000 |
| 6021548 | Sliver guiding device for a fiber processing textile machine A fiber processing textile machine includes a mechanism for advancing a sliver bundle, formed of a plurality of slivers, in a travel path in a direction of sliver feed; and a sliver guiding body positioned in the travel path and having an axis of rotation... | 02/08/2000 |
| 5996775 | Transport element for flat goods A transport element (1) for transporting or conveying flat goods, such as sheet goods like paper in photocopy machines and printers, includes an inner support member (2) that can be connected to an axle or shaft, and an outer ring member (14) of a rubber-... | 12/07/1999 |
| 5902685 | Roll, method of producing a roll as well as material bed roll mill A grinding roll for use in a material bed roll mill for the comminution of brittle material has a cylindrical body in the periphery of which are alternating grooves and lands. To the exterior of each land is secured a wear strip. The grooves of the confro... | 05/11/1999 |
| 5895689 | Polyurethane composition useful for coating cylindrical parts A method for coating a cylindrical object which comprises applying to the cylindrical object an effective amount of a polyurethane composition comprising: a) an isocyanate-terminated polyurethane prepolymer; and b) a curative agent comprising i) a polyol; ii) ... | 04/20/1999 |
| 5867755 | Electrophotographic type image forming device and developing roller for use in the device An electrophotographic type image forming device having a developing roller and a photosensitive drum. A nip portion is provided therebetween for supplying developing agents from the developing roller to the photosensitive drum. The developing roller and ... | 02/02/1999 |
| 5862444 | Developing roller having another coating of fine particles A development system that contains a developer carrier for carrying a developer on the surface thereof to a development region opposite to an image bearing body, and a regulating member biased into contact with the surface of the developer carrier by a pr... | 01/19/1999 |
| 5862447 | Image forming apparatus, and paper feed members thereof A digital copier is designed to minimize image imperfections by limiting pickup of contaminants by an image carrier. Paper sheets are conveyed to an image transfer area by use of a conveyor unit. The conveyor unit includes paper feed rollers. The image tr... | 01/19/1999 |
| 5836860 | Resin roll for calendering magnetic recording medium and manufacturing method therefor In a resin roll 5 for calendering a magnetic recording medium, a surface portion 3a of a thermosetting resin outer layer 3 has high storage elastic modulus (E') of 5×1010 to 5×1011 dyn/cm2 at a temperature of 50° to 150... | 11/17/1998 |
| 5754913 | Sheet transporting In a system for transporting film materials, rotation of the transported film caused by uneven stress across a width of the film is eliminated by providing a pinch roll drive in which the driven roll is a precision metal roll and the non-driven roll is a ... | 05/19/1998 |
| 5744238 | Dimensionally stable sheet handling shaft assembly and method of making same A shaft assembly having desirably stable dimensions for forming a precise sheet drive nip in a sheet handling machine such as a reproduction machine. The shaft assembly includes a shaft member having an outer surface, and a sheet drive-effecting member fo... | 04/28/1998 |
| 5741616 | Method of developing latent electrostatic images and developer-bearing member A method of developing latent electrostatic images and a developer-bearing member for use in the method are disclosed, which method includes the steps of (a) forming numerous micro closed electric fields near the surface of a rotatable developer-bearing m... | 04/21/1998 |
| 5738754 | Lamination equipment Equipment for laminating webs has a pressure sensitive roller formed of a polymeric material layer resistant to wetting by molten polyethylene resin. A web transport surface for conveying the web during lamination is formed by the pressure sensitive layer... | 04/14/1998 |
