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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 6874668 | Telescoped multiwall nanotube and manufacture thereof The invention relates to a method for forming a telescoped multiwall nanotube. Such a telescoped multiwall nanotube may find use as a linear or rotational bearing in microelectromechanical systems or may find use as a constant force nanospring. In the method of the ... | 04/05/2005 |
| 6820785 | Electrical roll product dispenser An electro-mechanical roll towel dispenser includes a housing with a roll carrier disposed therein to rotationally support a roll of towel material. An electro-mechanical feed mechanism is disposed in the housing to dispense measured sheets of the towel material. Th... | 11/23/2004 |
| 6553884 | Adhesive tape dispenser and its use An adhesive tape dispenser for dispensing and cutting a length of an adhesive tape. The adhesive tape dispenser comprises an adhesive tape cutting device. The adhesive tape cutting device comprises a) a resting surface to which a tacky side of said adhesi... | 04/29/2003 |
| 6419136 | Paper towel dispenser A powered dispenser for dispensing individual paper towel segments from a continuous roll of paper provided with spaced lines of tearing comprises a housing, a support for the roll of paper, a feed mechanism, and a control device. The control device sense... | 07/16/2002 |
| 6235369 | Strip-form fastening and dispensing A dispenser for strip materials, e.g. hook and loop fastener material, which automatically finds formations in a continuous fastener strip during its dispensing and, at that point in the dispensing procedure, produces a resistance to the remaining supply,... | 05/22/2001 |
| 6176409 | Adhesive tape dispenser The present invention relates to an adhesive tape dispenser which includes a gun-shaped case body having a detachable cover, a drawing portion for drawing an adhesive tape from the case body, and having a trigger handle protruded outwardly from one side o... | 01/23/2001 |
| 6112631 | Mechanism for paper dispenser A towel dispensing mechanism includes a frame upon which a quantity of paper is stored on a supply reel. An extending portion of paper pulled through an exit slot of the housing rotates a paper feed roller rotatably supported within the frame, causing an ... | 09/05/2000 |
| 6089401 | Braking arrangement for dispensers of continuous material A braking arrangement for dispensers of continuous material particulary paper dispensers includes a first gearwheel arranged for rotation about a first axis, and second gearwheel arranged for rotation about a second axis. The second gearwheel is arranged ... | 07/18/2000 |
| 5441189 | Method and apparatus for dispensing flexible sheet material A dispenser for cutting and feeding a web of flexible sheet material is described in which a feed roller carries a web cutting blade and a spring connected to an eccentric crank affixed to the feed roll. While initial movement of the web through the mecha... | 08/15/1995 |
| 5417783 | Linerless label dispenser Linerless labels in a continuous web, in roll form, are dispensed. The roll is mounted for rotation by a vertical shaft, and periodically a drive roller with conveyor tapes wrapped around it is rotated to pull the web from the roll in an amount sufficient... | 05/23/1995 |
| 5257711 | Apparatus for dispensing web sections from a dispenser roll In an apparatus for dispensing web sections from a roll the apportioning roll (1) is provided with a friction lining (2) and has a spiral guide (3) for actuating a thrust member (6). The thrust member (6) carries a knife (12) and is held in the spiral gui... | 11/02/1993 |
| 5215211 | Sheet material dispenser The specification discloses a sheet material dispenser for which the angle between axis along which sheet material is dispensed and the dispenser container may be changed. A dispensing funnel is provided on a ball that rotates about its center within a so... | 06/01/1993 |
| 5161723 | Dispenser for paying out sections of a web of material from a dispenser roll The dispenser has a housing (42) which comprises a roll holder for the dispenser roll (39) and an outlet opening (55). A stationary knife (12) projects out of the outlet opening (55). An apportioning roller (1) is supported in the housing (42) in the path... | 11/10/1992 |
| 5056682 | Container for fan-folded sheets A container for carrying a uniform, fan-folded stack of plastic sheet assemblies and for allowing the assemblies to be conveniently dispensed, one at a time, with minimal risk that the stack will become jammed. The stack of assemblies is retained behind a... | 10/15/1991 |
| 5024349 | Tube dispenser for flexible sheet material A dispenser comprising an elongate rigid hollow cylindrical tube including opposed ends and a transverse elongate dispensing slot laterally therethrough at a midpoint along the length thererof. The dispensing slot includes opposed serrated edges with the ... | 06/18/1991 |
| 4775084 | Adhesive tape case provided with cutter An adhesive tape case provided with a cutter has a case body comprising two separable portions. The cutter is fixed adjacent to a tape outlet of the case body. In addition, two rollers for advancing a length of tape is provided adjacent to the tape outlet... | 10/04/1988 |
| 4640167 | Tape dispenser A device for dispensing tape in desired lengths from a supply reel which is rotatably supported in a housing and fed out by means of a manually actuable drive wheel which also has, in the housing, a knife which is manually actuable in the direction of the... | 02/03/1987 |
| 4262835 | Tape dispenser A multiple tape dispenser for wire marker tape consisting of a plurality of identical tape dispensers secured together coaxially. Each tape dispenser is generally cylindrical and has an arcuate hinged door which in its closed position forms part of the ci... | 04/21/1981 |
| 4042159 | Toilet roll tissue dispenser A dispenser for a toilet tissue roll for use with a toilet tissue roll holder wherein the roll is rotatably mounted on a bar forming a part of the holder, including a frame secured to the holder, a roller mounted to the frame over which the toilet tissue ... | 08/16/1977 |
| 3971280 | Tape dispenser A tape container and dispensing apparatus formed of plastic material including means for advancing the tape to dispense a strip of any desired length and integrally formed shearing means to provide scissors-like shearing action to sever the tape strip.... | 07/27/1976 |
| 3935978 | Ticket dispensing apparatus A housing having its interior divided into a supply chamber for a folded row of connected tickets and a dispensing chamber, and providing a discharge opening at one end for delivery of tickets. A feeding element in the dispensing chamber is operated by an... | 02/03/1976 |
