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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 6945410 | Automatic transfer table for a woodworking machine The invention is an automatic, unmanned, powered, variable speed transfer table for a finger joint machine which receives a controlled supply of blocks from a lineal block feeder. The slat chain is composed of two chain loops, connected at regular, equal intervals b... | 09/20/2005 |
| 6719275 | Drive assembly A drive assembly (22) for a policy (26) comprises a first pulley (26) having a cable (20) passing around part of the pulley circumference. Three relatively small pulleys (30, 32, 34) are mounted on the assembly body (24) and... | 04/13/2004 |
| 6626343 | Method and apparatus for pinless feeding of web to a utilization device A system and method for utilizing web that is free of tractor pin feed holes comprises the driving of the web along a predetermined path within the utilization device. A web guide is provided in an upstream location from a utilization device element. The ... | 09/30/2003 |
| 6450384 | Continuous paper treating apparatus and tractor A continuous paper treating apparatus is provided which includes a tractor for feeding continuous paper and a paper treating unit for treating the paper. The tractor includes a driving belt provided with tractor pins, a tractor lid for covering the drivin... | 09/17/2002 |
| 6056180 | Method and apparatus for pinless feeding of web to a utilization device A system and method for utilizing web that is free of tractor pin feed holes comprises the driving of the web along a predetermined path within the utilization device. A web guide is provided in an upstream location from a utilization device element. The ... | 05/02/2000 |
| 5975395 | Feeding apparatus A cover-tape feeding apparatus for feeding a peeled portion of a cover tape of a carrier tape which includes an accommodating tape having, at a predetermined pocket pitch, pockets accommodating electric components, respectively, and the cover tape attache... | 11/02/1999 |
| 5857607 | Feed system for textile goods Via a textile guide system for flat textile goods, the textile goods are fed by a continuous conveyor to processing stations and the textile web is fed between conveyor elements of the continuous conveyor and a stationary support whereby means is provided... | 01/12/1999 |
| 5775563 | Leader transport apparatus in automatic film processing apparatus A leader transport apparatus in a automatic film processing apparatus includes a fixed base having transporting rollers, a movable base having transporting rollers and a driving unit for driving the transporting rollers. The fixed base and the movable bas... | 07/07/1998 |
| 5775564 | Method and apparatus for reducing wear of a belt mantle of an extended-nip roll A method and apparatus for reducing the wear of the belt mantle of an extended-nip roll including a resilient belt mantle arranged to revolve on support of bearings around a stationary central axle. The central axle has loading members connected with it, ... | 07/07/1998 |
| 5611473 | Apparatus for conveying collapsed, continuous plastic films Apparatus for conveying continuous collapsed film includes a guidance arrangement receiving the continuous collapsed film, the guidance arrangement including at least one guide roller and at least one turning bar for guiding the film. The at least one gui... | 03/18/1997 |
| 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 |
| 5421500 | Device for guiding a transversely stable web For guiding webs of paper or cardboard, a guide cylinder extending across half of the web grips onto the surface of the web and achieves moving corrections on the webs by rotation or swinging. The long, linear support zone of the guide cylinder causes a h... | 06/06/1995 |
| 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 |
| 5361961 | Feeding device of a wide sewing material A feeding device of a wide sewing material comprises a first belt conveyer unit provided on a supporting member vertically driven by a first elevating unit, a first base plate vertically driven by a second elevating unit provided on the supporting member,... | 11/08/1994 |
| 5340008 | Fabric conveyor system A fabric conveyor system for a textile web includes a plurality of guiding rollers pressing against one side of the web, a toothed driven belt pressed against the opposite side the web, and a plurality of pressure pads supporting a toothed side of the dri... | 08/23/1994 |
| 5324124 | Guide system for feed roll entry A printing device has paper feed devices upstream and downstream of a printing station. The downstream paper feed devices uses pairs of pressure feed rolls which frictionally feed the paper when received. A tapered guide channel positioned in side by side... | 06/28/1994 |
| 5267431 | Spinning machine having several spinning stations for the spinning of yarns from slivers In the case of a spinning machine for the spinning of yarns from slivers which are fed in cans, the slivers are guided from the cans to the spinning stations by guiding devices. The guiding devices comprise a drivable belt against which the sliver is pres... | 12/07/1993 |
| 5265405 | Spinning machine with a conveyor belt for conveying multiple slivers to respective separate spinning stations In the case of a spinning machine for the spinning of yarns from slivers which are fed in cans, the slivers are guided from the cans to the spinning stations by guiding devices. The guiding devices comprise a driven conveyor belt for at least two slivers ... | 11/30/1993 |
| 5263624 | Apparatus for longitudinally driving an elongate body Apparatus for longitudinally driving an elongate body (1) such as a rod or tube, comprises two opposed wheels (2) adapted to clamp the body (1) between them. The wheels (2) have an axis of rotation (3) lying substantially in a transverse plane of the elon... | 11/23/1993 |
| 5261586 | Yarn feeding device with a guiding flange A yarn feeding device provided with an annular flange which outward extends from a lower edge of a pressing area of a driving belt on a circumferential surface of the yarn feeding drum, so as to instantly restore abnormally displaced yarn or driving belt ... | 11/16/1993 |
| 5199660 | Ribbed-belt for belt-driven tape pack A thin, continuous, flexible drive belt for a belt-driven data cartridge. The belt has a rectangular rib which extends longitudinally along the center of the face of the belt that contacts a tape pack contained within the cartridge. The ribbed belt allows... | 04/06/1993 |
| 5197318 | Metal forming method and apparatus Apparatus for forming fins along a web of metallic material utilizing first and second opposed endless chains, and with the first chain adapted to support the web of metallic material thereon, and comprising a plurality of spaced-apart anvil links. The up... | 03/30/1993 |
| 5190202 | Apparatus and method for drawing yarn from a conveyor Yarns are deposited on a conveyor belt in the form of random or ordered loops and are conducted through a yarn treating chamber. The treated yarn is drawn from the belt at a predetermined draw-off site. The position of the last yarn loop adjacent the draw... | 03/02/1993 |
| 5188269 | Sheet feeding device having a paper presser plate to which a variable bending moment is applied A sheet feeding device for feeding paper in a predetermined direction while a paper presser plate keeps the paper pressed to a sheet feeding mechanism. The sectional shape of the paper presser plate is modified according to the distribution of a bending m... | 02/23/1993 |
| 5168150 | Device for the processing of a magnetic-track ticket, especially an air transport ticket The invention relates to a device for the processing a magnetic-track ticket, especially an air transport ticket, of the type comprising: an insertion station (G1, G2), a magnetic reading/writing station (19), an issuing station (G3, G4) and a belt (C1) w... | 12/01/1992 |
| 5153655 | Lateral shift control for endless belt and fixing apparatus using same A lateral shift control apparatus for an endless belt includes a driver for applying to the endless belt a lateral shifting force in both lateral directons; a switching device for switching the direction of the lateral shifting force by the lateral shifti... | 10/06/1992 |
| 5109598 | Method and apparatus for feeding cable to a cable processor The method and the apparatus for the performance of the method for feeding cable into an automatic cable-processing machine allows to move normal cables (18) and cables of reduced wall thickness at high speeds. The cable (18) is driven by the driving surf... | 05/05/1992 |
| 5082248 | Apparatus for pulling on a line Apparatus is described for pulling on a line, such as a wire cable. The apparatus has a driving pulley with a circumferential groove in which a loop of the load run of the line is held. A pressure application unit is provided to press the line into the li... | 01/21/1992 |
| 4944442 | Web retention and advancement mechanism A web retention and advancement mechanism for a rotating drum utilizes a pair of spaced belts operating in grooves formed in the drum peripheral surface to retain the web to the drum for an arcuate portion of its rotation. Pulleys spaced from the grooves ... | 07/31/1990 |
| 4941007 | Apparatus for processing photographic material to be developed An apparatus for processing photographic material to be developed, including at least one container provided so as to receive a processing liquid, a conveyor arrangement located in the container for conveying the material to be developed through the proce... | 07/10/1990 |
| 4869412 | Apparatus for guiding, holding or moving longitudinal elements Apparatus for advancing, belaying, or retracting a longitudinal element, such as a cable, by means of engagement with an endless belt driven by a reversible motor in a predetermined endless path geometrically formed to guide and constrain the belt in the ... | 09/26/1989 |
| 4846412 | Two roll sheet material dispenser A two roll sheet material dispenser cabinet for paper towelling and the like has an automatic transfer system from one roll to the other when one roll is exhausted. The dispenser feeds sheet material sequentially and comprises a cabinet with first and sec... | 07/11/1989 |
| 4716706 | Bag folding and packaging apparatus A chain of plastic bags having zipper-locking profiles is compactly stacked in a rectangular carton in successive layers such that the bags of the chain lie flat in the carton and the zipper profile portions of successive bags in chain do not lie on top o... | 01/05/1988 |
| 4707158 | Tractor feed for margin perforated paper webs A tractor feed for paper webs with margin perforation for use in printers of data processing systems in which endless bands support feed pins engagable with said perforations to effect paper transport toward, around and away from a platen. Upper and lower... | 11/17/1987 |
| 4648590 | Transport device for paper sheets A transport device for paper sheets incorporates driven rollers which frictionally engage the paper sheets and are mounted on shafts arranged parallel with one another in the transport direction. Filaments extending in the transport direction are utilized... | 03/10/1987 |
| 4638935 | Paper feed tractor with belt tensioning A tractor for a web feeding assembly has a chassis providing a pair of apertures extending therethrough and a belt extending thereabout. A drive pulley mounted in one of the chassis apertures is engaged with the driven surface of the belt and has an apert... | 01/27/1987 |
| 4633177 | Device for checking bent tubes by a probe, such as a pneumatically propelled eddy-current probe A device for checking bent tubes by means of a probe, such as a pneumatically propelled eddy-current probe. The device comprises a sealing-tight enclosure adapted to communicate with the tube to be checked via a connecting tube. The introduction pressure ... | 12/30/1986 |
| 4610379 | Device for holding a textile article in the course of treatment The present invention relates to the treatments, particularly in a gaseous medium, of textile articles accumulated in folds and moving under the effect of their own weight along an inclined surface. According to the process of the invention, the displacem... | 09/09/1986 |
| 4609367 | Bag making machine and method Apparatus for making bags from a folded web of thermoplastic material includes a rotating drum to which the web is continuously applied. As the drum rotates through a given arc length, the web is tucked outwardly from the periphery of the drum in progress... | 09/02/1986 |
| 4608037 | Method of and apparatus for abrading mechanically perforated cigarette filter tipping paper The invention relates to method and apparatus for removing the flaps from a perforated web of paper by drawing the perforated web over an abrasively surfaced drum rotating in the same direction as the paper is traveling and at a peripheral speed about sev... | 08/26/1986 |