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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7395952 | Wire feeding apparatus and method A wire feeding apparatus is disclosed. The wire feeding apparatus includes a rotable drive shaft, a servo motor in driving relationship with the drive shaft and one or more feed modules. Each feed module is selectively engaged with the drive shaft through the use of... | 07/08/2008 |
| 6969206 | Tension generating mechanism for a printing apparatus A printing apparatus includes a conveyance mechanism for conveying a web to a transfer unit, and a tension generating mechanism for applying a tension to the web fed to the conveyance mechanism, wherein the tension generating mechanism includes a tension generating ... | 11/29/2005 |
| 6959849 | Drive roller assembly There are described drive roller assemblies for pulling print media within, or in conjunction with, a printing apparatus. In one embodiment the assembly includes a rigid drive roller having a hard outer surface in conjunction with a pressure roller having a deformab... | 11/01/2005 |
| 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 |
| 6450381 | Device and method for guiding a transversely stable material web A device and method for guiding a transversely stable material web. The device contains at least one roller and one counter roller disposed on opposite sides of the material web. The roller and counter roller can be swiveled synchronously with each other,... | 09/17/2002 |
| 6427941 | Web transporting method and apparatus In a web transporting apparatus that transports a web while floating the web by jetting air from jetting holes formed in a transporting surface to the web, edge rollers that is rotatable and supports edges of the web are provided at both ends of the trans... | 08/06/2002 |
| 6419138 | Device conveying a carrier tape used for electronic components A device for conveying a carrier tape by holding both sides with pressing rollers and drive rollers that rotate in opposite directions. The drive rollers have large-diameter portions and small-diameter portions so that the large-diameter portions are form... | 07/16/2002 |
| 5913470 | Roll feeder An electric motor driven roll feed system for intermittently advancing stock into the work station of a punch press. The roll feed system is designed so that its main rotating elements have greatly reduced rotational inertia. A low inertia overall roll ar... | 06/22/1999 |
| 5727724 | Method and apparatus for transporting a web material An apparatus for transporting web material, such as a folded paper web in a web-fed rotary printing press, is disclosed which includes a first nip roller having a first set of driven and non-driven wheels which are arranged side by side along a rotational... | 03/17/1998 |
| 5152522 | Sheetlike article conveying roller assembly A sheetlike article conveying roller assembly comprises at least one rotary shaft, a plurality of rollers mounted on the rotary shafts at an optional positions, and a plurality of rings held on the rollers. The rollers on one of a pair of shafts are axial... | 10/06/1992 |
| 4571958 | Yarn feeder for circular knitting machine equipped with stripers A yarn feeder for a circular knitting machine having stripers receiving the yarns from the machine creel, each yarn following a set route through a plurality of fixed eyelets and moving eyelets located on a pivotable arm. The pivoting of the arm causes th... | 02/25/1986 |
| 4346883 | Document positioning and feeding apparatus for high speed printers The present invention relates to document positioning and feeding apparatus for high speed printers, such as normally associated with data processing systems. The document feeding apparatus is particularly adapted to provide high quality, high speed print... | 08/31/1982 |
| 4165029 | Paper advance mechanism for an ink jet printer An advancing mechanism for a recording web, such as paper, for an ink jet printer. The apparatus, including a platen having coaxially mounted discs on a shaft with the center disc of much higher coefficient of friction than the remaining discs, a tensioni... | 08/21/1979 |
| 4096907 | Strand withdrawal assembly for continuous casting plants A strand withdrawal assembly for use in clamping strands being withdrawn from a casting mould of a continuous casting plant is disclosed. At least two strands are withdrawn and are clamped between a lower, driven roll and a pair of upper rolls. The upper ... | 06/27/1978 |
| 4061260 | Bag making machine A machine for cutting and sealing bags from a web of thermoplastic sheet material includes low inertia drive rolls to feed the thermoplastic sheet in closely controlled, incremental lengths. The drive rolls are driven by a fluid motor which is controlled ... | 12/06/1977 |
| 4036421 | Weighted pinch rolls A mechanism for biasing a plurality of pinch rolls into engagement with a drive roll is provided wherein the biasing force is effected by a weight or weights. The pinch rolls are mounted on a common rotatable shaft, which rotates on supports which indepen... | 07/19/1977 |
| 4004466 | Drive means Drive means for moving a flat, thin sheet, belt or tape in a straight path without need for guide devices separate from the drive means to limit horizontal wandering of the driven element.... | 01/25/1977 |
