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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7052126 | Inkjet recording apparatus An inkjet recording apparatus for providing a high-quality image wherein a recording medium is thoroughly sucked by a conveyance belt and is accurately conveyed, thereby saving much time and effort. A conveyance belt 7 for supporting and conveying a recording... | 05/30/2006 |
| 6787196 | Apparatus for making a web of paper or board containing calcium carbonate Apparatus for forming a paper or board web made from fibers in which the web is treated with calcium hydroxide and then with carbon dioxide gas so as to form calcium carbonate. ... | 09/07/2004 |
| 6680086 | Method for making paper, assembly for implementing the method and paper product produced by the method Method and assembly for forming a paper or board web and a product made using the method. According to the method, the web (11) is made from fibers and then the web (11) is treated with pigment particles. The web is treated with microscopic pigment partic... | 01/20/2004 |
| 6604345 | Apparatus for applying a banderole An apparatus for applying a banderole around one or a plurality of products creating an electrostatic attraction between the band material being supplied and the conveyor unit. The conveyor unit is connected to earth potential, and electrodes are position... | 08/12/2003 |
| 6551562 | Method and apparatus for guiding a web of paper or board web during manufacture Method and apparatus for guiding a web of paper or board or, alternatively, an edge strip sheared therefrom, in a paper machine or finishing equipment, the method being particularly suited for threading the web tail or edge strip through the machine in co... | 04/22/2003 |
| 6175716 | Continuous medium printing apparatus The invention provides a continuous medium printing apparatus which can exert a transporting force to act upon a continuous medium without additional provision of a new tractor mechanism or some other transport mechanism. In the continuous medium printing... | 01/16/2001 |
| 5964988 | Web feeder with controlled electrostatic force and method A method and apparatus for applying a uniform electrostatic force to a web moving between a pair of electrodes to create an electron wind that urges the web toward one of the electrodes controls the current forming the electron wind to maintain the curren... | 10/12/1999 |
| 5900218 | Web feeder with controlled electrostatic force and method A method and apparatus for applying a uniform electrostatic force to a web moving between a pair of electrodes to create an electron wind that urges the web toward one of the electrodes controls the current forming the electron wind to maintain the curren... | 05/04/1999 |
| 5605607 | Web feeder with controlled electrostatic force and method A method and apparatus for applying a uniform electrostatic force to a web moving between a pair of electrodes to create an electron wind that urges the web toward one of the electrodes controls the current forming the electron wind to maintain the curren... | 02/25/1997 |
| 5587993 | Optical tape cartridge having improved tape movement mechanism An optical tape cartridge is disclosed that is suitable for playing by an optical tape player. The tape player provides the cartridge with a voltage supply capable of supplying the optical tape with a relatively high voltage. The tape cartridge includes a... | 12/24/1996 |
| 5518570 | Apparatus and method for bonding sheet material and its application to manufacture of flexible flat cable There is disclosed an apparatus and method for bonding a sheet material to an elongated base material, in which the sheet material is transferred by a transferring device towards the base material, and the sheet material is bonded by a bonding device to t... | 05/21/1996 |
| 5427021 | Calender for material webs or the like A calender for material webs of paper or the like comprises at least one pressing gap. At least one temperature controlled tempering roller is disposed adjacent to the gap. A charging device is disposed adjacent to the gap. The charging device electrostat... | 06/27/1995 |
| 5387298 | Apparatus and method for bonding sheet material and its application to manufacture of flexible flat cable There is disclosed an apparatus and method for bonding a sheet material to an elongated base material, in which the sheet material is transferred by a transferring device towards the base material, and the sheet material is bonded by a bonding device to t... | 02/07/1995 |
| 5275103 | Device for increasing heat transmission to the cooling cylinders in rotary-offset machines A device for increasing heat transmission to the cooling cylinders in rotary-offset machines in order to cool a web of printed and dried stock. One or more charging electrodes are positioned where the web comes into contact with the cooling cylinders.... | 01/04/1994 |
| 5065196 | Electrophotographic printer An electrophotographic printer is provided with: a photosensitive drum; a feeding device which feeds a continuous recording sheet; a transfer device which transfers a toner image formed on the photosensitive surface of the drum onto the sheet; a cleaning ... | 11/12/1991 |
| 5019871 | Apparatus for electrostatically absorbing an image supporting material on an image supporting carrying member based on the kind of material used An image forming apparatus includes a movable image carrying member, a latent imager for forming a latent image on the image carrying member, a developer for developing the latent image by a toner, a transferrer for transferring a toner image on the image... | 05/28/1991 |
| 5009352 | Apparatus for conveying dielectric sheets In an apparatus for conveying dielectric sheets used in copying machines, etc., sheets are held by electrostatic adhesion on the surface of a conveyor when such surface is electrically charged and thus conveyed by the conveyor, wherein a dielectric layer ... | 04/23/1991 |
| 4978118 | Paper sheet transporting method that applies an electrostatic attractive force between a paper sheet and a reinforcing insulating sheet prior to feeding A paper sheet transporting method comprises a step of superposing a paper sheet on a reinforcing sheet and a step of affording an electrostatic attractive force between the sheets due to electrostatic charges given thereto. The reinforcing sheet is made o... | 12/18/1990 |
| 4856769 | Apparatus for conveying sheets A conveyor surface composed of a single belt, a plurality of belts or of other structures such as a plurality of panels or other moving surface, or a fixed surface over which sheets of non-conductive material as paper or textiles can be caused to travel o... | 08/15/1989 |
| 4852820 | Winding method and apparatus A method of winding a continuously moving web, such as a flexible polymer film, by forming leading web edges and contacting them in sequence with a number of cores for adhesion thereon so as to start winding consecutive web portions onto the cores; when a... | 08/01/1989 |
| 4462529 | Linear accelerator system for axially advancing an elongate workpiece A linear accelerator system for linearly advancing an electrically conductive, elongate workpiece, such as tubing, along its longitudinal axis toward a cutoff station or the like includes a helically configured electrical coils concentrically disposed aro... | 07/31/1984 |
| 4462528 | Electrostatic web clamp An electrostatic field equal to or greater than a predetermined magnitude is established between the ends of a multiplicity of conductive bristles and a stationary conductive reference surface spaced from the end of the bristles for the puspose of rapidly... | 07/31/1984 |
| 4393967 | Electrostatic clutch An electrostatic clutch operable by the Johnsen-Rahbek effect, which may be used to operate, e.g., a print hammer device, is described, said clutch comprising a rotatable drum and a band engagable therewith, wherein the engagable surface of the drum is a ... | 07/19/1983 |
| 4330194 | Method of driving copy material and photosensitive member of copying apparatus In superposing a copy web and a photosensitive member one over another and transferring a toner image of the copy web by transfer printing from the photosensitive member carrying a toner image of an original formed by following the steps of charging the p... | 05/18/1982 |
| 4253896 | Method of maintaining key between silicone belt and vinyl resin blanket by applying a corona discharge to the belt A method of causing a vinyl resin blanket to adhere to a silicone belt during removal of a printing transfer sheet by applying a corona discharge to the belt.... | 03/03/1981 |
| 4211349 | Method and a device for applying an enlacing tape around an object A method of and a device for applying an enlacing tape around an object, in hich the tape is taken along its path around the object to be enlaced by an endless conveyor belt by its being held urged against said belt and at the same time is fed by a tape fe... | 07/08/1980 |
| 4197970 | Electrostatic drive system An apparatus for transporting a recording medium, such as transparent electrophotographic film, which has a conductive layer, from a supply to a take-up roll. The apparatus includes a drive roller that has a conductive ring. The conductive layer of the fi... | 04/15/1980 |
| 4129469 | Splicing process and apparatus Webs such as thermoplastics films are spliced together by electrostatic charges while moving at equal speeds. Particularly useful in the production of thermoplastics such as polyethylene terephthalate films and in a preferred embodiment facilitates the th... | 12/12/1978 |
| 4110027 | Image transfer mechanism This specification discloses an improvement in a mechanism for transferring the image on an image-bearing member onto a continuous transfer medium by bringing said transfer medium into contact with the image on the image-bearing member. The mechanism of t... | 08/29/1978 |
| 4046842 | Casting of polymeric film AC electrostatic-pinning for the casting and quenching of polymeric film, especially polyethylene terephthalate film.... | 09/06/1977 |
| 4014605 | Transfer system with tailored illumination In an electrostatographic copying system wherein a toner image is transferred from an original image support surface to a copy surface by an electrically biased transfer member generating a transfer field, the transfer field is tailored by providing a pho... | 03/29/1977 |
| 4009508 | Method for forwarding and charging a bundle of filaments Method for charging and forwarding a group of filaments to a web formation zone wherein an attenuator forwards the group of filaments along a path into impingement with a target electrode positioned downstream from the attenuator and in the filament path,... | 03/01/1977 |
| 3981498 | Non-uniform charging of sheet material A roller having an outer textured cylindrical surface applies, by means of a constant current, a non-uniform charge pattern over the surface of a sheet of material such as, for example, sheets of paper or plastic as used in xerographic transparencies and/... | 09/21/1976 |
| 3966199 | Belt transfer loading system An electrostatographic copying system in which an image is formed on an imaging surface and transferred at a transfer station to a copy sheet, where the copy sheet is electrostatically transported through the toner transfer station on a belt. As the sheet... | 06/29/1976 |
| 3936177 | Electrostatic copying machine An electrostatic copying machine comprises a photosensitive screen having a number of fine openings therein, means for forming on the screen a primary electrostatic latent image corresponsing to an original image, an electrostatic attracting device for el... | 02/03/1976 |
