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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7584876 | Wire injector apparatus A wire injector apparatus for impelling wire or injecting wire is provided. The wire injector has a motorized pulley system connected to a drive wheels for moving the wire laterally through the apparatus. Further, upper and lower idler wheels are arranged about the ... | 09/08/2009 |
| 7387458 | Printer and method of printing with a plurality of selectable registration sensors There is disclosed a portable printer and a method of selectively printing on any one of a plurality of label rolls housed in the printer, or on a wide roll housed in the printer. ... | 06/17/2008 |
| 7284492 | Replaceable hook modules A hook module assembly for a tufting machine is provided that allows for broken and damaged hooks of a level cut loop tufting machine to be replaced. The hook module assembly includes modular blocks having a series of slots in which level cut loop hooks are received... | 10/23/2007 |
| 7104172 | Method for conveying, guiding, and locating a thermoformable web A method for delivering web-supported articles between dies and punches of a trim press. The method includes providing a treadle having an article detector, while moving the web and the articles, guiding the web and the articles along the web and between a pair of t... | 09/12/2006 |
| 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 |
| 6910360 | Multiple wire feed for spring coiling machine and method An apparatus for making mattress and upholstery spring coils. The apparatus has a wire feeding device and a wire guide adapted to support first and second wires of different diameters. The wire guide is movable to first and second positions to align the first and se... | 06/28/2005 |
| 6908020 | Device for separating strips and uses of such a device A device for isolating strips conveyed next to another in lengthwise direction is constituted by at least one separating unit which is extended parallel to a lengthwise axis. Each strip is assigned to one guide and it is inserted and guided by the guides in a plane ... | 06/21/2005 |
| 6834787 | Feeding devices for taped electric components A feeding device for taped electric components includes advancing wheels for the tapes. The advancing wheels are driven via tangentially disposed drive spindles of a worm drive. Drive motors for the drive spindles are off-set from one another in two directions of th... | 12/28/2004 |
| 6575449 | Photographic material guiding arrangement Photographic material guide arrangements for the guidance of photographic material between at least three spaced apart photographic material guide paths along which photographic material, especially films or photographic paper, is guided, which includes t... | 06/10/2003 |
| 6513427 | Device for guiding material webs in rotary presses A device for guiding material webs (A through D; E through H) via an angle-bar deck (2), including a folding section that is arranged on a plurality of planes (3.1, 3.2, 3.3), from where the material webs (A through D), (E through H) enter folding apparat... | 02/04/2003 |
| 6391157 | Device and process for producing a paper web A method and apparatus for producing a web. The apparatus includes a machine for providing a web having an output end at least one refining device arranged in a region of the output end and a longitudinal cutting device located at the output end. In this ... | 05/21/2002 |
| 5906307 | Folding apparatus superstructure with replaceable mantlings for velocity adjustment A superstructure of a folding apparatus for feeding at least two webs of flat material to a cylinder unit of the folding apparatus. The superstructure including at least two take-off roller assemblies, each take-off roller assembly including a correspondi... | 05/25/1999 |
| 5772095 | Roll type stock feed apparatus A roll type stock feed apparatus having a lower feed roll rotatably supported on a frame and cross-shaft rotatably mounted on the frame parallel to the lower feed roll, and a motor for driving the lower feed roll and the cross-shaft in timed relation. Fir... | 06/30/1998 |
| 5743070 | Packaging machine, material and method A packaging machine and process for loading bags of a novel web of side connected bags are disclosed. The web is fed through a bagger section by a pair of grooved main transport belts and a pair of lip transport belts each disposed in the groove of the as... | 04/28/1998 |
| 5722218 | Plastic transport system A conveyor system for gripping and transporting plastic film is disclosed in the environment of a packaging machine and process for loading bags of a novel web of side connected bags. The web is fed through a bagger section by a pair of grooved main trans... | 03/03/1998 |
| 5511500 | Side-by-side programmable feed system for a sewing apparatus A side-by-side material feed system is provided for feeding two dissimilar strips of material. The material is fed along parallel feed paths by first and second drive mechanisms which move the material toward respective cutters. The operation of the feed ... | 04/30/1996 |
| 5505398 | Device for supplying and exchanging a plurality of cables A device for supplying and changing a multiplicity of cables is disclosed ving a cable changing and supply unit, which is provided with stationary reels which guide individual cables fed from a cable storage and releasable clamping elements associated wit... | 04/09/1996 |
| 5505148 | Side-by-side programmable feed system for supplying strips in a sewing operation A side-by-side material feed system is provided for feeding two dissimilar strips of material. The material is fed along parallel feed paths by first and second material feeders which move the material toward respective cutters. The operation of the feede... | 04/09/1996 |
| 5499073 | Processing apparatus A processing apparatus for processing a web-like item such as a photographic film comprises a plurality of processing stations (2,3,4,5) and means (16,17,18,19) for conveying the web-like item through the apparatus along a predetermined path between the p... | 03/12/1996 |
| 5436844 | Paper web routing control system for rotary press A paper web routing control system for rotary press having a printing system in which a plurality of printing machine sets are arranged so that paper web routes ranging from a plurality of paper web feeding sections to folding sections via the respective ... | 07/25/1995 |
| 5333438 | Dual coil power strapping machine An improved power strapping machine comprising a strapping device and a soft touch package compression device. The strapping device includes plurality of coils for supplying strapping to a guide apparatus. A chute apparatus for routing strapping around an... | 08/02/1994 |
| 5279453 | Automatic document feeder capable of feeding a document in the form of a computer form An automatic document feeder (ADF) for use with an electrophotographic copier, digital copier or similar image recorder for selectively feeding ordinary documents in the form of separates sheets and a continuous document in the form of computer form (CF) ... | 01/18/1994 |
| 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 |
| 5152471 | Web threading apparatus for web slitting machines A web threading apparatus for a web slitting machine which longitudinally divides a wide web in a slitting or cutting station, including a threading device having a threading rod guided by chains through the machine. The threading device supplies first an... | 10/06/1992 |
| 5052296 | Control device for paper travelling tension and paper cutting position in printing apparatus This invention relates to a control device for adjusting the travelling tension and the cutting position of printing paper in a printing apparatus. The control device automatically controls the travelling tension of the paper webs within a reference contr... | 10/01/1991 |
| 5029743 | Document feed tray for feeding elongated fan-folded papers through a reproducing apparatus A system for passing long fan-folded documents and corresponding copy paper through a reproducing apparatus and including a collapsible, upright stand which carries a pair of copy paper roll supporting elements, a pair of paper guide plates pivotally and ... | 07/09/1991 |
| 4895288 | Facsimile device A facsimile device is composed of three separate units which are connected rotatably with respect to one another. A passageway for recording sheets is formed between the first and second units and can be opened and closed by rotating the second unit with ... | 01/23/1990 |
| 4887778 | Feeder drive assembly and replaceable section for tape supplying and cover peeling A cassette-like supply and peel assembly of a tape feeder, comprising the support and guide for an electrical component supply tape and the mechanism for peeling a cover from the tape, is removably interconnectable with a drive assembly which provides mot... | 12/19/1989 |
| 4879934 | Selective wire feed for a plurality of wires A selective wire feed for feeding any one of a plurality of wires which are arranged in pairs, each pair having a first wire and a second wire. Each wire pair has a feeding unit associated therewith which comprises a driven belt and two idler belts. The i... | 11/14/1989 |
| 4869393 | Method and apparatus for peeling a covering tape from a component supply tape A top cover is peeled from a component supply tape by passing the cover around a guide surface and in a peeling direction generally reverse to the feeding direction of the supply tape while moving the guide surface in the peeling direction in order to min... | 09/26/1989 |
| 4763823 | Tape feed apparatus Apparatus for supplying tape from a roll with two alternately driven tape feed rollers and a motor driven drive system which produces a rotational movement has overrunning clutches arranged between the motor drive system and the tape feed rollers, respect... | 08/16/1988 |
| 4735341 | Feeder for electrical component supply tapes In a preferred embodiment, the supply tape is stepped to present each pocket at a pick-up area for removal of a component. Each pocket is opened in turn during the indexing step that positions it at the pick-up area, and a shutter is moved over the pick-u... | 04/05/1988 |
| 4620655 | Apparatus for supplying taped parts An apparatus for use in a system for mounting taped electronic parts on a predetermined portions of ceramics substrates and adapted for supplying the parts to a predetermined portion of the system. The apparatus has a slide table equipped with a tape pay-... | 11/04/1986 |
| 4491309 | Conveyor for directing ribbons away from a printing press operating at walk speed The printed ribbons in a high speed printing press are, while the press is operating at walk speed, directed onto a diverting conveyor prior to the forming board of the folder for the press, so that they do not pass through subsequent equipment which does... | 01/01/1985 |
| 4461416 | Method and apparatus for feeding lengths of electrical wire and the like Apparatus and method for feeding a single electrical wire or a plurality of electrical wires including a feed roller means and a pressure roller means. A length of wire placed between the feed roller means and the pressure roller means is driven by the fe... | 07/24/1984 |
| 4410120 | Gears for web transport A retaining mechanism securely retains a gear in a fixed position on a shaft of a drive system in a photographic processor. The retaining mechanism includes a woodruff key which is held in position between the gear, preferably in a keyway in the gear, and... | 10/18/1983 |
| 4403878 | Paper-feeding mechanism of a small-sized printer In a small printer a common drive mechanism advances two independent paper sheets in unison by a single line spacing or pitch distance during each print cycle. Alternatively the first paper sheet is advanced four pitch distances while the second sheet is ... | 09/13/1983 |
| 4365733 | System for passing elongated paper through a reproducing apparatus A system for passing long fan-folded documents and corresponding copy paper through a reproducing apparatus either concurrently or independently of each other, and including a collapsible, upright stand which carries a pair of paper roll supporting elemen... | 12/28/1982 |
| 4354626 | Apparatus for feeding a plurality of wires Wire feeding apparatus comprises pivotal feed wheels on axles which coact with fixed feed wheels on a drive shaft to feed wires therebetween. Each pivotal feed wheel is paired with a pivotal gear which meshes with a fixed gear paired to each fixed feed wh... | 10/19/1982 |
| 4285752 | Automatic tape lay-up system An automatic tape laying system (10) for depositing tape (66) in a lay-up (36) on a work surface (14) is provided. The system (10) includes a tape deposit apparatus (26) including a tape supply reel (64) and a cutting device (94). A tape transport module ... | 08/25/1981 |
