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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 6971295 | Sheet delivery apparatus A sheet delivery apparatus includes a cutter cylinder, a cutter reception cylinder, and a conveyor provided downstream of the cylinders. The cutter cylinder and the cutter reception cylinder cooperatively cut a paper web so as to yield sheets of predetermined size. ... | 12/06/2005 |
| 6481045 | Capstan shaft cleaning device A capstan shaft cleaning device has a cleaning member removing dirt attached to a capstan shaft and a moving mechanism moving the cleaning member between a position at which the cleaning member contacts the capstan shaft and a position at which the cleani... | 11/19/2002 |
| 5875949 | Apparatus for retaining sheet material as it is advanced out of a processing apparatus A processing apparatus for performing work operations on a sheet material includes a frame, and an advancing mechanism for feeding the sheet material through the apparatus. Additionally, an elongated tool head support is provided on the frame carries a to... | 03/02/1999 |
| 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 |
| 5417360 | 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... | 05/23/1995 |
| 5200790 | Automatic document conveying device An automatic document conveying device is applied to an image processor that has a transparent plate. The automatic document conveying device can convey a continuous document that has folding lines extending in the direction of width at stated intervals i... | 04/06/1993 |
| 5188271 | Segmented tape transport and moistening system An advancing system is provided for selectively advancing generally flat material, such as tape, in a first direction (towards a moistening device) or in a second direction (away from a moistening device). The advancing system includes a conveyer that has... | 02/23/1993 |
| 4635406 | Apparatus for stripping fish line from a spool and sharpening fish hooks A portable hand-held apparatus for sharpening fish hooks and stripping lines from a fish spool. The apparatus includes a housing having an inlet port, an exit port and an aperture through which a sharpening mechanism extends. A motor mechanism is mounted ... | 01/13/1987 |
| 4215806 | Tension bridle The disclosure relates to a multi-roll tension bridle for hot and cold rolled steel strip, in which at least the first roll of the bridle is provided with an internally mounted normally non-rotating electromagnet for causing the strip to be attracted agai... | 08/05/1980 |
| 4173301 | Pneumatic brake A pneumatic brake device for use in electrostatic copier devices to impart a drag to paper moving through the device. The brake device includes a housing having a perforated suction surface functioning as a brake surface. In order to reduce suction loss w... | 11/06/1979 |
| 4144991 | Film tensioning device A film tensioning device for maintaining tension in the film in a film transport system such as a motion picture projector. A tension roller mounted between pressure rollers with the film running over the tension roller, with a spring urging the pressure ... | 03/20/1979 |
