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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7374712 | Method for building three-dimensional models from thermoplastic modeling materials The present invention is a method and apparatus for building three-dimensional models by deposition modeling techniques from moisture-sensitive thermoplastics. A feedstock of thermoplastic modeling material is dried to a low moisture content and supplied to a dispen... | 05/20/2008 |
| 7353754 | Apparatus and method for marking a J-line A marking unit having a writing device that marks a material web which can be wound up onto a core by a winding device to form a reel, the marking device having a signal generator that is operatively connected to the core of the winding device. Depending on the rota... | 04/08/2008 |
| 7187532 | Device and a method for stabilizing a web or a filament of ferromagnetic material moving in one direction A device and a method for stabilising a metallic object of magnetic material. The metallic object is transported along a transportation path or plane. The plane includes a transportation direction and is parallel to the longitudinal direction of the object therein. ... | 03/06/2007 |
| 7176415 | Heating method for a band-shaped body and heating apparatus for a band-shaped body A heating method and apparatus for a band-shaped body transported in a constant conveying direction in a heating zone so as to heat the band-shaped body is provided. The method includes detecting whether a portion of the band-shaped body at which width and/or thickn... | 02/13/2007 |
| 7168872 | Printer paper spooler with error condition detector Disclosed is a printer paper spooler with error condition detector including a first slot structure and a second slot structure, a bobbin disposed between the first slot structure and the second slot structure, a light emitting diode, and a phototransistor that rece... | 01/30/2007 |
| 7093939 | High-speed continuous linear film transport system A stable, continuous, high-speed roll film media path is established between supply and take-up film reels. Supply and take-up path segments isolate a core transport path section from significant non-linear forces, thereby enabling continuous, high-speed, high-accur... | 08/22/2006 |
| 7056420 | Method in leading a web threading tail particularly in a paper machine The invention relates to a method in leading a web threading tail particularly in a paper machine. In the method a device is used, which is moved close to a fabric transporting the web threading tail and by means of which the web threading tail is detached from the ... | 06/06/2006 |
| 7021510 | Cable traction apparatus and method A high force traction apparatus which operates along the cable linear axis with no cable bending. The cable is encircled with links from several looping chain drives. The links have a concave friction surface to match the cable radius. Rollers apply pressure to mult... | 04/04/2006 |
| 7000816 | Loading system for elongated strand of food product A loading system is provided for loading an elongated strand of food product of given diameter on a moving transport conveyor. First and second loading conveyors are separated by a gap of dimension less than or equal to the diameter of the food product strand and co... | 02/21/2006 |
| 6903305 | Welding wire feeder A push-pull welding wire feeder includes plural wire feeding units provided in a wire feeding passage extending from a welding wire magazine, in which a roll of welding wire is accommodated, via a wire guide tube to a welding torch. At least one of the wire feeding ... | 06/07/2005 |
| 6752306 | Pinch roller apparatus A pinch roller apparatus which can stably move a tape in accordance with a sufficient self-aligning function is provided. A circular sliding plate brought into contact with both of an upper end surface and a lower end surface of a plain bearing is mounted to a pinch... | 06/22/2004 |
| 6598529 | Method and device for detecting faults during transport of a web A method for detecting faults during transport of a web in a web-fed printing machine, wherein web speed is determined by contact-free measurement, in accordance with the Doppler principle, includes the steps of: by applying microwaves, determining a firs... | 07/29/2003 |
| 6550384 | Body of revolution for correcting web width A rotary printing machine, in particular in a reel-fed newspaper offset rotary press is provided with a device for correcting the web width. A rotatively mounted rotational body configuration is arranged in the path of the web between two print printing n... | 04/22/2003 |
| 6537633 | Composite label web and method of using same There is disclosed a composite label web that can be used in different labelers having different feed wheels. The different feed wheels have different arrangements or patterns of feed teeth. The composite label web is comprised of a carrier web and labels... | 03/25/2003 |
| 6453704 | Method of positioning a pulled fiber strand An apparatus for receiving and automatically moving a moving strand of fibers from a starting position to any one of a plurality of predetermined positions in a multi-grooved separator roll is disclosed. This apparatus is particularly in processes of maki... | 09/24/2002 |
| 6130975 | Method of installing an optical fibre element and optical fibre element for use in such a method A method and assembly of providing a building or other location with an optical fibre ribbon cable having a plurality of optical fibres terminated by a connector is provided. The method and assembly enable optical fibre ribbon cables to be terminated in a... | 10/10/2000 |
| 5983675 | Method of preparing intermetallic alloys A material handling apparatus for processing heated formed ferrous metal products and/or glass products made of a face centered cubic crystal intermetallic alloy of a metal aluminide having the property of withstanding repeated thermal cycling from ambien... | 11/16/1999 |
| 5938097 | Tape dispensing method using non-uniform tension to reduce tape breakage A method for dispensing a ribbon of tape from a roll by using guide and feed rolls to apply a significantly higher tension to the ribbon along the longitudinal central portion of the ribbon than along the longitudinal side edge portions of the ribbon so t... | 08/17/1999 |
| 5878933 | Strip guiding apparatus and associated method for maintaining lateral position Strip guiding apparatus includes a roll rotatable about its longitudinal axis over which strip will travel while under tension. Sensing apparatus determines the lateral position of the strip with respect to the desired position and emits signals to contro... | 03/09/1999 |
| 5815908 | Method and apparatus for producing a metal tube containing a light waveguide with an excess length A method and apparatus for producing excess lengths of light waveguides in relation to a metal tube containing the waveguide comprises an arrangement for forming a metal tube and an arrangement for inserting the light waveguides into the metal tube at a g... | 10/06/1998 |
| 5810235 | Method for detecting disruptions in the transport of a paper web in a printing press A method for detecting disruptions in the transport of a web in a rotary printing press. A speed evaluation is performed on the web and then analyzed, including a comparison of a contactless measurement of the instantaneous speed (VPAP(t)) of the web with... | 09/22/1998 |
| 5779123 | Web/ribbon path verifier for detecting and identifying errors in a web/ribbon path A rotational detector is attached to each of the rolls that might be passed over or under as part of a paper web/path. Each of the rotational detectors emits an output signal which indicates whether the roll it is attached to is moving and, if it is movin... | 07/14/1998 |
| 5690263 | Method for applying a tractive force to a stack of tissues with reduced bulk loss During tissue converting operations, a tissue "sausage" is conveyed between a pair of converging tractive belts to a cut-off saw where the sausage is cut into individual clips of tissue. Tissue bulk is preserved by providing the tissue-contacting surfaces... | 11/25/1997 |
| 5667122 | Apparatus and method for controlling moving material and the like A method and apparatus are provided for maintaining the edge of a moving web on a web handling apparatus at a desired operating path. The operating path of a web edge is monitored with respect to a first desired edge path. The web is secured for movement ... | 09/16/1997 |
| 5645207 | Apparatus and method for securing a moving fabric An improved apparatus for handling a moving material of indeterminate length utilizes a pair of endless elements located on opposite sides of an intended path of travel for the moving material. Each element is configured to engage and hold a corresponding... | 07/08/1997 |
| 5566723 | Apparatus and method for guiding a textile web over a convex guiding surface An apparatus and method for guiding a web utilizes a curved outer convex cloth guiding surface constructed of extruded aluminum with a specially hardened, brittle, wear resistant surface (A) on arcuate sections such as extrusions provided respectively at ... | 10/22/1996 |
| 5562038 | Method and apparatus for pivoting a bidirectional pivot frame A bidirectional pivot frame of a paper web changing device is supported for pivotal motion about a selected one of two pivot axes. The support for the pivot frame is accomplished by slidable locking supports that positively lock one set of pivot pins in p... | 10/08/1996 |
| 5553763 | Feeding of offset, collated forms During the feeding of offset continuous collated business form webs to the slow rollers of a burster, it is important to insure that the top web properly passes through the slow roll section. By providing a number of puller wheels having aluminum cores an... | 09/10/1996 |
| 5549864 | Process for decurling a strip of photosensitive material A method and apparatus for transporting and/or decurling a strip of photosensitive material. The apparatus includes a plurality of rollers and a drum. A belt is wrapped about the plurality of rollers and are positioned such that the belt forms a receiving... | 08/27/1996 |
| 5470005 | Method of sheet processing using a tension exciter A method of sensing tension changes in a sheet of material in a processing line, the material having a mass flow balance in the processing line. The method includes using a dancer roll for engaging the sheet and an actuator for mechanically and momentaril... | 11/28/1995 |
| 5219109 | Level control method for spliced strip materials having different unit weights In a level control method of controlling levels of a series of mutually joined materials when the materials pass through a catenary zone, whenever the joint travels a given length in the catenary zone, a plurality of optimum catenary curves are calculated... | 06/15/1993 |
| 5216444 | Apparatus for controlling reference position of paper in a multiple-time recorder and control method thereof In a multiple-time recorder in which different colored recordings are superimposed on a single sheet to draw a multi-colored drawing, the reference position of the recording paper must remain at a same point for each-time drawing of a single color. At an ... | 06/01/1993 |
| 5190201 | Method and apparatus for detecting the presence of a web within a web dryer A method and apparatus for reliably detecting the occurrence of a web break in a web processing system is disclosed employing a non-contacting, non-optical sensor to detect the presence of the web. Cushion pressure in a cushion pressure zone adjacent the ... | 03/02/1993 |
| 5173959 | Method and apparatus for assembling a fiber array A method and apparatus is disclosed for assembling an array of optical fibers in a substrate. The method comprises forming a series of parallel V-shaped grooves in the top surface of the substrate placing the substrate on a base plate positioning an upper... | 12/22/1992 |
| 5043904 | Web handling apparatus monitoring system with user defined outputs Apparatus and method particularly suitable for use with the closed loop color to color registration system of a commercial web printing apparatus providing automatic monitoring of user selected press conditions and disturbances and corresponding user defi... | 08/27/1991 |
| 5038990 | Pneumatic shoe for high speed filamentary capstan An apparatus and methodology for uniformly applying a compressive force against a filament to pneumatically drive the filament or fiber optic cable against a capstan without any concentrated amount of stress at any point on the filament is effectuated by ... | 08/13/1991 |
| 4915282 | Inertia compensated festoon assembly An inertia compensated festoon assembly useable to control the tension in a moving web that is subject to tension changes due to, among other things, frequent zero-speed splices of the web to a new web and that must run continuously, downstream from the a... | 04/10/1990 |
| 4828156 | Web monitoring system A process for monitoring defects in the material of a moving web of paper or defects in operations performed on the web of paper. An air brush spray head applies ink for a predetermined duration at a location along an edge of the moving web of paper durin... | 05/09/1989 |
| 4788846 | Process for the correction of curls of flexible metal clad laminate and for the improvement of its dimensional stability A long flexible metal clad laminate, which has a thin aromatic polyimide film formed on a long metal foil, is caused to slide under tension, along its length, on curved surfaces of four bars arranged at specific positions, so that its curls are corrected ... | 12/06/1988 |
| 4667863 | Transport roller arrangement for tape or sheet material of various widths A pair of transport rollers for transporting therebetween a tape or sheet material, such as film, for example in a wet processing device, in which one roller is cylindrical and another roller includes two outwardly converging conical end portions and a cy... | 05/26/1987 |
