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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7236166 | High-resolution rapid manufacturing The present invention is a method for forming an object, the method comprising jetting a first material to form a plurality of layers that define a support structure increment, and extruding a second material to form a layer of the object. The layer of the object su... | 06/26/2007 |
| 7134584 | Control method for guiding the movement of materials to be transported The invention relates to an open-loop control process for the motional guidance of conveyed material (32) in a conveying device (30) and to a corresponding conveying device (30). The conveying device (30) has a movable means (36) f... | 11/14/2006 |
| 6454150 | Soft-start feature for continuous web cutters A method and device for improving the throughput of a continuous web cutter, which is operated in move-and-pause cycles to allow the web to be cut into cut sheets. To avoid tear and web breakage, the web is fed at a low cycle rate at the starting stage. T... | 09/24/2002 |
| 6422445 | Method and device for feeding of long objects A method and apparatus for feeding of strip material to a working machine in which the material is worked upon and separated into individual parts includes intermittent feeding of the strip material to working machines wherein the feed rate is controlled ... | 07/23/2002 |
| 6357688 | Coiling device A device for coiling and uncoiling elongated goods (K), such as wire, cable or the like, onto a drum (13) comprises a support (12) with driving means (25) for a spreader arm (10). The spreader arm (10) is rotatably mounted on the support (12) and supports... | 03/19/2002 |
| 6085957 | Volumetric feed control for flexible filament A volumetric feed control apparatus for a build material element such as a filament used in a three-dimensional modeling machine having an application tip includes a pair of feed rollers feeding the filament to the application tip, and a sensor or sensor ... | 07/11/2000 |
| 6059391 | Apparatus and method for ink jet printing on large or irregular fabrics An ink-jet printing technique for printing on flat or seamed or irregular surfaced fabric sections or on seamed or irregular continuous rolls of fabric, for example as caused by hems or collars. The position of an ink-jet printing head is automatically ad... | 05/09/2000 |
| 5873507 | Top of form setting apparatus for a printer A top of form setting apparatus for a printer, which has a printing device for printing on paper, a paper storage for storing the paper, a paper feeding device for feeding the paper in a forward direction toward the printing device and in a reverse direct... | 02/23/1999 |
| 5860579 | Transfer apparatus As a negative film having a multiplicity of perforations provided therein at equal intervals is being transferred, its perforations are detected to produce a corresponding pulse signal. The pulse signal is then fed to a controller which in turn calculates... | 01/19/1999 |
| 5833105 | Stamping press damped follower loop control system Stock material is supplied to a machine press by a coiled material supply apparatus which utilizes a damped follower loop control system for distributing loop reaction among two separate loops so as to reduce coil material slippage and deformation caused ... | 11/10/1998 |
| 5695107 | Ticket dispenser with ticket guide and drag mechanism for use with thin tickets A redemption ticket and dispenser therefor. The redemption tickets or "stamps" are printed with indicia that include a sequence of successive characters printed across multiple tickets. The tickets may have about a thickness of white bond paper (20 lb.) a... | 12/09/1997 |
| 5560527 | Compensation loop device for a web and its operation Web compensation loop device for a web of flexible laser printing paper positioned between a paper supply for supplying paper from a box containing the web in a folded condition or from a reel to a variable speed laser printer. Paper is fed to the printer... | 10/01/1996 |
| 5343266 | Film extraction unit Described herein is a film extraction unit for use in a loading device for photographic processing apparatus. The unit comprises an unloading station (12) into which a film cassette (100) is positioned with the film leader extending therefrom to lie betwe... | 08/30/1994 |
| 5297712 | System for feeding and positioning articles being processed A system for feeding and positioning articles being processed comprises: a conveying device for driving and conveying the articles; a passage detecting component for detecting the passage of a part to be detected of one part of an article, which is being ... | 03/29/1994 |
| 5295616 | Switchable automatic document feeder capable of feeding continuous form documents or single sheet documents An automatic document feeder for use with an electrophotographic copier, digital copier or similar image recorder capable of transporting ordinary documents in the form of separate sheets and a continuous document in the form of computer form (CF) paper w... | 03/22/1994 |
| 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 |
| 5259544 | Automatic document feeder capable of feeding a document in the form of computer form paper 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 separate sheets and a continuous document in the form of computer form (CF) p... | 11/09/1993 |
| 5234146 | Compensation loop device for a web and its operation Compensation loop device between a web feed system and the input of the web in a paper using machine such as a high speed printer, for example, a laser printer, including a frame provided with sliding feeding rollers, the latter roller being driven by an ... | 08/10/1993 |
| 5119646 | Bleaching kier for continuous bleaching of elongated cloth A bleaching kier comprising a compartment of container into and out of which flaccid material is conveyed, in combination with (a) a control device for controlling the amount of elongated cloth being conveyed to the compartment, (b) a device for conveying... | 06/09/1992 |
| 5098507 | Relieved plastic floor tile rolling press with an automatic alignment device A relieved plastic floor tile rolling press having an automatic alignment device comprising a surface roller from which a surface substratum with plane patterns printed thereon is unwound, a pressing roller on which recessed carves shaped the same as the ... | 03/24/1992 |
| 5045134 | Method for splicing trailing and leading ends of sheets A splicing apparatus for joining a trailing end of a first sheet to a leading end of a second sheet comprises a first servomechanism including a first drive for engaging and advancing the first sheet in a direction of advance; a second servomechanism incl... | 09/03/1991 |
| 4932581 | Method of and device for metering a solder material in a soldering device A method of and a device for metering a solder wire to a solder location in which an electric motor for driving solder wire feed means supported on a carriage of a solder wire metering device is actuated to provide for feeding a predetermined length of th... | 06/12/1990 |
| 4717059 | Label positioning method and label feeder for continuous label printer A label positioning method and a label feeder for use with a continuous label printer are disclosed. The printer includes a stationary printing head for printing in position the leading label of any of several kinds of continuous label webs. Each label we... | 01/05/1988 |
| 4676443 | Yarn dispensing device The present invention relates to a dispensing device for yarn which includes a loose skein holding section and a pair of feed rolls having a bite therebetween to move yarn from the skein holding section to a discharge side. A yarn gathering guide is posit... | 06/30/1987 |
| 4546931 | Method and apparatus for coiling a continuous string of molded items about a vertical axis A plurality of continuous strings which have been formed in a molding machine are wound about vertical axes. The strings are pulled from the molding machine simultaneously by a first tensioning device which maintains the strings under tension. The strings... | 10/15/1985 |
| 4526309 | Compatible copying of computer form documents Automatically feeding document pages into registration over the conventional platen of a copier wherein the document pages comprise single page individual sheets and plural page connected unseparated segments of elongate computer forms webs, comprising: f... | 07/02/1985 |
| 4508251 | Cable pulling/feeding apparatus A cable pulling/feeding apparatus comprises a fixed base, a cable pulling/feeding unit having a drive/brake unit for pulling or feeding a cable, a sensor supported on the fixed base so as to be movable in both directions in which the cable is pulled and f... | 04/02/1985 |
| 4422583 | Wire feeder A wire feed control device having driven rolls to pull wire from a reel type wire source, the driven rolls pass the wire through a housing, with the wire coacting with a control to the roller drive so that as the wire is accumulated in the housing, the co... | 12/27/1983 |
| 4406391 | System for accumulating and handling strips of pocketed springs A system is provided for handling a strip of pocketed coil springs in an organized manner. An accumulator bin receives the strip from a conveyor assembly which oscillates about a pivot axis to feed the strip evenly across the width of the bin. The bin is ... | 09/27/1983 |
| 4359179 | Apparatus for detecting a malfunction in the paper feed system of a printer The drive shaft 30 of a printer 10 engages a tractor 16 which, in turn, moves a paper web 12 across a print mechanism 14. Located on the drive shaft 30 is a drive shaft advance cam 78 which is fixed to drive the shaft 30 and rotate therewith. Additionally... | 11/16/1982 |
| 4353492 | Ends-down sensor device An ends-down sensor device for detecting breakage or absence of a cabinet end of filamentary yarn, involving a cylindrical roller seated upon a fixed center post with the center of gravity of the roller causing it to rotate relative to the center post in ... | 10/12/1982 |
| 4344690 | Arrangement for treating photographic bands running in parallel paths An arrangement for treating photographic paper bands which run in parallel paths has at least one treatment station in which the bands are transported with a predetermined speed and treated, winding spools for winding the bands after treating in the treat... | 08/17/1982 |
| 4341155 | Custom label printer This invention relates to a printing apparatus and more particularly relates to a printer which permits rapid preparation of the label legend and quick printing of relatively small numbers of customized labels for use in labelling medicaments in hospitals... | 07/27/1982 |
| 4167803 | Apparatus for detecting foreign bodies in a textile lap An apparatus for detecting metallic bodies in a running textile lap performs the steps of generating a high-frequency electromagnetic field; passing the textile lap through the high-frequency electromagnetic field; and deriving a sensor signal as a functi... | 09/18/1979 |
| 4165028 | Method for controlling a web of material A method for controlling the movement of a web of material. The web material advances in a forward direction, thus creating an unsupported loop which characterizes the festoon arrangement of the invention. Web material is advanced into the festoon dependi... | 08/21/1979 |
| 4162756 | Automatic stop mechanism An automatic stop or change-over mechanism for tape recorder or other article moving apparatus. After the article has stopped at the sensing location the drive means can be switched off or changed over automatically by movement of a zero member which is p... | 07/31/1979 |
| 4125326 | Paper feed cut off for photographic printer A photographic printer has a paper feed system for automatically advancing print paper by a predetermined feed length after each exposure. A paper feed cut off circuit terminates the paper feed after a predetermined time period in the event that the paper... | 11/14/1978 |
| 4107801 | Loop length correction of spirally set textile fabric in processing apparatus A method of correcting individual loop lengths of a spirally looped textile fabric in a processing apparatus comprises the steps of: connecting a leader cloth having detectable portions spaced apart by a predetermined distance commensurate with an ideal l... | 08/22/1978 |
| 4103521 | Apparatus for successively processing continuous textile fabric A continuous textile fabric comprises a processing chamber containing a processing liquid, a squeeze roll assembly disposed above the processing chamber, and guide rolls disposed on opposite sides of the squeeze roll assembly, the textile fabric in rope-l... | 08/01/1978 |
| 4095732 | Method and apparatus for accurately controlling the position of a film transport device Method and apparatus for use in a web transport system wherein the web is stopped at a position it occupied when an event occurs. In particular, a motor driven capstan is provided to drive a web, such as a filmstrip, between first and second reels. A tach... | 06/20/1978 |
