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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7314197 | Web separating device A web separating device includes a cutting/joining drum, which is rotatable in contact with web of optical film on a peripheral surface thereof. A cutting drum is positioned for contacting the cutting/joining drum peripherally, and has a cutter for cutting the web b... | 01/01/2008 |
| 7264193 | Changeover device and method for changing over winding of web A web winder of a turret winding type is provided with a first spindle secured to a first drive shaft. A second spindle is secured to a second drive shaft. Positions of the first and second drive shafts are changeable in the web winder. A changeover device changes o... | 09/04/2007 |
| 7182010 | Apparatus and process for producing different hole patterns in sheet-shaped print materials The invention relates to a device for producing different hole patterns in sheet-shaped print materials. An apparatus and process for producing different hole patterns in a sheet-shaped print material is provided wherein a punch in a tool roller is raised and lowere... | 02/27/2007 |
| 7124979 | Winder with constant packing roll According to one exemplary embodiment, a turret-type winder is provided and includes a rotatable turret assembly having a first core and a second core supported thereby. The turret is rotatable so that the first core can be positioned at a first location while the s... | 10/24/2006 |
| 7021030 | System for recovering and recycling unused toilet tissue and method of use and manufacture thereof The present invention provides for a system for recovering and recycling unused toilet tissue from partially used toilet tissue rolls. In one embodiment, the system is comprised of (1) a hopper for the collection of at least one partially used roll of toilet tissue,... | 04/04/2006 |
| 7011268 | Method and device for cutting through a running web of material and for fixing the start of the following web section on a core For the winding of a material web on a driven winding roll, it is cut through after the completed winding of a winding roll and the start of the following web is fastened on a winding core. The web is fed in the winding roll via a guide device, preferably consisting... | 03/14/2006 |
| 6851642 | Apparatus for web cut-off in a rewinder A web cut-off assembly for a rewinder apparatus includes a bedroll having a pair of retractable bedroll blades that move to a protracted position to engage the web material for a web cutting event. A chopper roll is disposed proximate to the bedroll and includes a f... | 02/08/2005 |
| 6805316 | Apparatus for severing, carrying or winding a web A device including blades and pins is mounted for interaction with a bedroll for separating or cutting a web or sheet of material as the web travels around the circumference of the bedroll. The assembly comprises a clamp having a bottom side and a front side. Two bl... | 10/19/2004 |
| 6647872 | Cutter for a measured length of sheet material A cutting machine which dispenses and cuts sheet material includes a carriage on rails for movement parallel to the horizontal rolls carried on a vertical carrousel. The carriage supports a cutting table top and a drive roller at one side for driving the ... | 11/18/2003 |
| 6513750 | Lockout cam for a bedroll of a rewinder A rewinder includes a lockout cam for controlling the actuation of transfer pins and transfer pads on the bedroll of a rewinder. The transfer pins and transfer pads are mounted on a rotatable pin shaft and a rotatable pad shaft, respectively. A cam follow... | 02/04/2003 |
| 6450076 | Folded/unfolded paper towel dispensing apparatus Apparatus for dispensing paper materials from a supply roll mounted within a housing. The housing has lateral flanges for permitting rapid installation of a drum, its associated cutoff device, and a supply roll tensioning device. The drum is a modular uni... | 09/17/2002 |
| 6179241 | Control mechanism for a bedroll of a rewinder The invention provides a new latch mechanism which is controlled by a camshaft which is mounted axially in the bedroll and by a servo motor which rotates the camshaft. The servo motor normally rotates the camshaft in the same direction and at the same spe... | 01/30/2001 |
| 5848761 | Slitting and transporting roller for sheets of material A slitting and transporting roller of the described type for sheets of material is suitable particularly as a mating roller in an apparatus for winding up sheets of film, paper and similar materials coming in continuously. In the inner cavity of the rolle... | 12/15/1998 |
| 5791587 | Apparatus and method for transferring a feeding web from a filled takeup core to an empty takeup core Apparatus for transferring a web moving in a guided and supported web feeding course traversing around a rotary frame and passing therefrom to and winding as a web stock on a first core at a winding station proximal a rotary frame periphery is provided wi... | 08/11/1998 |
| 5713534 | Continuous web winding apparatus A web winding and severing apparatus using a linear carriage arrangement wherein the cores are positioned relative to feed to a winding drum in a bilateral manner such that a core is always adjacent to the drum ready to receive the leading edge of the web... | 02/03/1998 |
| 5505402 | Coreless surface winder and method A coreless surface winder and method wherein two of the winding drums are slightly spaced apart by a distance less than two web thicknesses which then operate to cause a folded leading edge on a transversely severed web to roll upon itself and develop an ... | 04/09/1996 |
| 5402960 | Coreless surface winder and method A coreless surface winder and method wherein one of the winding rollers is accompanied by a slightly spaced apart arcuate dead plate which operates to cause a folded leading edge on a transversely severed web to roll upon itself and develop an incipient l... | 04/04/1995 |
| 5346150 | Tail gap winder The tail gap winder transfers a web from a first wind-up spindle to a second wind-up spindle by, immediately after the web is cut, pivoting the idler roller to lengthen the distance between the idler roller and the rotating drum to create a gap between th... | 09/13/1994 |
| 5344091 | Apparatus for winding stiffened coreless rolls and method An apparatus and method for winding stiffened coreless rolls which include a spiral wound roll formed from this product paper, conventionally paper having a printed pattern or design on one side, and a spiral stiffener sheet extending completely around th... | 09/06/1994 |
| 5226611 | Twin station rewinder A twin station rewinder having a transfer roll and a pair of rewinding rolls alternately rewinds a succession of paper logs at a pair of rewinding stations from a continuously advancing web of paper. The logs are wound on cores supplied to the each rewind... | 07/13/1993 |
| 5150848 | Re-reeling machine working at constant speed and related cutting device The object of the invention is a re-reeling machine comprising a conveyor roller (11), suitable for being partially wound with a sheet material (40), a movable winding roller (13), able to be positioned by means of the rotation of a control cam (18), suit... | 09/29/1992 |
| 4583698 | Web-winding machine for winding paper webs onto cardboard cores or the like The continuous paper web, unwound from a feeding roll, is first passed through a perforation station to generate pre-established tear-off lines and then through a severing station where it is severed into sheets of the desired length. From the severing st... | 04/22/1986 |
| 4529141 | Method and apparatus for rewinding, severing and transferring web-like material A method and apparatus for rewinding and severing a web delivered to a winding core and then transferring the leading end of the remaining web to an empty core while the winding core is being filled. The web to be rewound and severed is passed between a v... | 07/16/1985 |
| 4404880 | Method for web cutting in rolled sheet material dispensers A mechanism for cutting a web of flexible sheet material which is adapted to be used in a dispenser having a feed roller and a pinch roller between which rollers the web passes. A knife is pivotally mounted in the feed roller to swing about an axis latera... | 09/20/1983 |
| 4339092 | Rotary cutter for sheet or strip material and its use in a belt wrapper A rotary cutter for sheet or strip material, comprises a roller with an air-pervious surface to which negative air pressure can be applied and an axially disposed knife in the roller which intermittently projects radially from the roller to cut the materi... | 07/13/1982 |
| 4280669 | Automatic web rewinder for tensioned web In web rewinding apparatus for producing hard-wound individual rolls, a knife for cutting through the web is carried for substantially radial extension and retraction by a cutoff roll which cooperates with a bed roll around which the web has substantial w... | 07/28/1981 |
| 4243366 | Apparatus for forming starting tail for film rolls A method of affecting the tail end of a roll of plastic film to render it readily identifiable and easy to grasp and start without tearing the film web into strips. The tail end of the film is embossed on-line as it is separated and about to be wound up o... | 01/06/1981 |
| 4228579 | Method and apparatus for winding a strip of film and for inserting it in a cassette A method and an apparatus of cutting a strip of film and a protective paper tape to length, winding them and inserting them into a cassette. The strip of film is wound together with the protective paper tape which is offset in the longitudinal direction a... | 10/21/1980 |
| 4189105 | Apparatus for winding a reel of film This invention relates to an apparatus for automatically winding a reel of perforated film strip and at the same time inserting a perforated covering strip, which produces reels of uniform quality with an accurately defined starting position and with the ... | 02/19/1980 |
| 4169122 | Method of forming starting tails for film rolls A method of affecting the tail end of a roll of plastic film to render it readily identifiable and easy to grasp and start without tearing the film web into strips. The tail end of the film is embossed on-line as it is separated and about to be wound up o... | 09/25/1979 |
| 4056918 | Winding machine A method and roll-winding apparatus for automatically winding into rolls a sheet of material and automatically applying a leader tape to the trailing end of a length of sheet material wound into a roll. The trailing end section may likewise be automatical... | 11/08/1977 |
| 4038127 | Apparatus for controlling the angular orientation of the end of a rolled web An apparatus for accurately positioning the end of a web being wound on a roll at a predetermined angle of the roll. An operator sets up in thumbwheel switches a predetermined number representing the additional angular rotation of the roll after the web h... | 07/26/1977 |
| 3997387 | Apparatus for applying leading tips to a continuous sheet material and cutting the same Apparatus for applying leading tips to a continuous sheet material and then cutting the same comprises a rotatable cut drum, a cutting knife contained in the cut drum and adapted to be caused to project outwardly through the surface of said cut drum at a ... | 12/14/1976 |
