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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7588208 | Process and device for active vibration damping for winding machines Process and apparatus for damping vibrations in a machine for winding material webs, in which the apparatus includes at least two cylindrical bodies. The process includes positioning the at least two cylindrical bodies to roll on each other to form a nip, such that ... | 09/15/2009 |
| 7441723 | Rolling and feeding structure of a fabric rolling machine A rolling and feeding structure of a fabric rolling machine comprises a frame disposed on the fabric rolling machine, a transmission axle rotatably coupled to a sidewall of the frame, two lumps, two stoppers corresponding to the lumps and each having an end pivotall... | 10/28/2008 |
| 7398943 | Apparatus for winding paper with static control An apparatus and method for winding a roll is disclosed. The apparatus engages a reel spool against an endless flexible belt spanning two rolls to form an unsupported span of the belt. The tissue web is carried to the free span on the endless flexible belt, and the ... | 07/15/2008 |
| 7353754 | Apparatus and method for marking a J-line A marking unit having a writing device that marks a material web which can be wound up onto a core by a winding device to form a reel, the marking device having a signal generator that is operatively connected to the core of the winding device. Depending on the rota... | 04/08/2008 |
| 7344105 | Method of controlling the winding of a roll of web material A method controls the response rate and profile of a variable parameter. The method determines an error value for a first variable parameter as the difference between a first parameter set point and a first parameter analog value. An output, controlled by a first va... | 03/18/2008 |
| 7335151 | Method, apparatus and system for making cushioning product, and roll tensioner therefor A method, apparatus and system for making cushioning product, and a roll tensioner therefor apply frictional resistance to the periphery of a roll of material to be converted into cushioning product with at least one roll support member which supports the roll in ad... | 02/26/2008 |
| 7294232 | Shortened layout from dryer to reel in tissue machine A dry end of a tissue machine is made shorter by close-coupling a reel-up to the drying section and supporting the web from the drying section to the reel-up by a foil or a belt such that web stability is maintained, thus allowing high-speed operation. The foil's do... | 11/13/2007 |
| 7292807 | Assembly and method for reducing shaft deflection A shaft mounting and loading arrangement includes a shaft rotatably mounted within a frame of an imaging machine by a pair of spaced mounting bearings. A belt is entrained on the shaft between the bearings. The belt applies a belt load to the shaft along an axially ... | 11/06/2007 |
| 7284743 | Hoist limiting system A hoist limiting system (15) comprising a frame (16), a hoist drum (17) supported by the frame and rotatable about a hoist axis (x-x), a hoist driver (19) supported by the frame and configured to rotate the hoist drum in opposite upward (... | 10/23/2007 |
| 7222814 | Deviating device for a band in a reeling plant A deflection for deflecting a strip in a reeling plant, in particular, of a metal strip from an initial channel to a final channel arranged above the initial channel and vice versa, wherein a drive acts with an upper drive roller on the upper side and with a lower d... | 05/29/2007 |
| 7219879 | Apparatus for signaling rotation of a winch to an operator thereof An apparatus for signaling rotation of a winch in which a rotating gear internal in the winch turns an optical disc with alternating segments of distinguishing features. The disc is then in turn read by an optical sensor that can generate a pulsed output signal base... | 05/22/2007 |
| 7198221 | Device for controlling the discharging of rolls from a rewinder and rewinder comprising said device A description is given of a device for controlling the discharging of rolls (R) from a rewinder, comprising a rolling surface (11) on which the rolls roll as they leave said rewinder and a member (17) able to rotate about an axis parallel to said rolli... | 04/03/2007 |
| 7194896 | Surface hardness distribution measuring method and apparatus It is possible to blast air on a surface portion of a measured object from a hole of pressing means, project illumination light in a concentric pattern with an optical element and shoot the measured object with a CCD so as to visually grasp hardness distribution on ... | 03/27/2007 |
| 7190466 | Inspection device of a tape reel An inspection device of a tape reel comprises a first inspection device 10 consisting of a light projector 11, a mirror 12, and a light receiver 13, a second inspection device 20 consisting of a light projector 21, a mirror ... | 03/13/2007 |
| 7162932 | Method for determining the modulus of elasticity of paper In a method for determining the radial modulus of elasticity of paper or a corresponding web-like material that can be reeled or wound on a reel, the connection between the force and deflection of a material arranged in layers is measured. The measurements of force ... | 01/16/2007 |
| 7097155 | Winch or hoist including a device for signaling when a preset minimum number of cable windings are left on a winding drum A method and apparatus for indicating when only a given minimum preset number of winding layers are present on a drum of a winch. An optical sensor system is included in a space in a hollow housing to count the number of revolutions of the drum and the direction of ... | 08/29/2006 |
| 7089771 | Method and strip processing line, especially a strip rolling mill train or strip rolling mill stand for preventing band sticking during winding In a method and a strip treatment installation, in particular a strip rolling mill train or a strip rolling stand, to avoid strip stickers, as the material is being wound up the distribution of the radial pressure exerted by the strip on the coiler drum or a winding... | 08/15/2006 |
| 7073744 | Method and apparatus for winding a material web Apparatus for winding a material web includes one of a spool and a reel. A carrier drum forms a winding nip with the spool or the reel. The material web is guided over the carrier drum. Primary arms guide the spool or the reel when the spool or the reel is in a prim... | 07/11/2006 |
| 7058539 | Devices relating to rolled product A code applying device is provided which can efficiently manufacture an information recording paper roll having a code relating to the information recording paper. The code applying device includes a tubular body holding section which holds a tubular body and can ro... | 06/06/2006 |
| 7028944 | Take-up device for web-shaped materials, especially plastic films In the take-up device for web-shaped materials, especially plastic films, there is at least one bearing unit which acts between the ends of the contact roller on its peripheral compressive surface and supports the contact roller. The contact roller is made with a re... | 04/18/2006 |
| 7021584 | Automatic control of sod roll flaps A sod roller for automatically controlling the angular position of the end or flap of a roll of sod about the roll. A device senses the end, or trailing edge, of a strip of sod as a roll is formed on a roll-up conveyor. The sod roller holds the roll in the roll-up c... | 04/04/2006 |
| 7022060 | Method, apparatus and system for making cushioning product, and roll tensioner therefor A method, apparatus and system for making cushioning product, and a roll tensioner therefor apply frictional resistance to the periphery of a roll of material to be converted into cushioning product with at least one roll support member which supports the roll in ad... | 04/04/2006 |
| 7011267 | Method and device for winding a paper or board web In paper winding, separate rolls are formed side by side around roll cores (10a, 10b) placed one after the other while supported by support members. The cores are pressed at their ends against one another by core chucks (20) arrang... | 03/14/2006 |
| 7008125 | Printing device An IC memory module 33 for storing paper-related information is embedded in a core 31 of a roll paper member 30. A control circuit 50 accesses the IC memory module 33 embedded in the core 31 of roll paper member 30 vi... | 03/07/2006 |
| 7004421 | Inspection device of winding appearance of tape and improvement processing method for the same To provide a winding appearance inspection device of a tape capable of gathering a line speed in an inspection process, as well as capable of inspecting a winding appearance of the tape wound on a roll body core, even in a reel having a flange formed in a roll body ... | 02/28/2006 |
| 6935794 | Image recording apparatus An image recording apparatus in which a photosensitive material is rewound into a magazine while maintaining a predetermined disposition. Prior to rewinding of the photosensitive material, a distance between concave portions of guide members which constitute a guide... | 08/30/2005 |
| 6923400 | Process and device for continuous reeling of a pulp sheet A process for continuous reeling of a pulp sheet, particularly a paper sheet, where the sheet runs over a reel drum and is later wound on a winding unit. The pressing force in the nip between the horizontal reel and the reel drum being measured without any losses du... | 08/02/2005 |
| 6918560 | Winding apparatus and feeding apparatus A winding apparatus adaptable to longer films with minimum design changes in existing apparatus has a winding shaft 31 on which a reel member 50 capable of winding a given film at multiple stages can be mounted. The winding shaft 31 can be moved... | 07/19/2005 |
| 6901818 | Tension measuring device for mooring line A device for measuring tension in a line for mooring a ship to a dock or an anchor. The device includes three pulleys secured to rigid frames or springs. Sensors are placed on rigid frames, springs or shafts for securing the pulleys. Portions of the mooring line ext... | 06/07/2005 |
| 6873879 | Winding control process and program A fully-integrated computer-aided method for sizing and building paper reels from which a plurality of smaller rolls of paper are created. Data pertaining to the measurements of paper reels and the rolls to be built therefrom is entered into a computer programmed wi... | 03/29/2005 |
| 6840475 | Method and device for the rolling or winding of strip The invention relates to a method and a device for the rolling or winding of strip having an equal thickness over the strip width, in which the tension in a strip length portion limited by rolls, winders, or control, guide or deflecting rollers is measured by means ... | 01/11/2005 |
| 6814329 | Production managing method for photo film production A production managing method for production of motion picture photo film is provided. At first, film web is slitted to produce continuous photo film having a predetermined width. Production managing information is written to an RFID (radio frequency identification) ... | 11/09/2004 |
| 6810706 | Apparatus for reducing tension variations in a metal strip The invention provides apparatus and methods for coiling and uncoiling a metal strip in which the angular position of a coiler is measured and an actuator is provided for a moveable roll, the moveable roll position being varied as a function of the coiler. The prese... | 11/02/2004 |
| 6752347 | Method for improving the operating reliability of a reel-up In reeling up of a paper web, a continuous paper web is reeled around a reeling core/reeling cores into successive machine reels or customer rolls. The actual control system controlling the reeling up process is supplemented with a substantially separate, model-base... | 06/22/2004 |
| 6738684 | Method and apparatus for controlling converting rewinder lines A method of controlling a converting line having a rewinder, accumulator, and downstream equipment includes: providing upper and lower target limits for the accumulator level; determining the slowest maximum speed of the downstream equipment; determining the fastest... | 05/18/2004 |
| 6736347 | Magnetic tape cutting system and method A magnetic tape cutting system having a storage unit for storing positional information of defect portions of a whole roll of magnetic tape and a winding apparatus for playing out magnetic tape from the roll and winding the magnetic tape as a product. A defect remov... | 05/18/2004 |
| 6698680 | Magnetic recording medium winding apparatus and magnetic recording medium winding method A magnetic recording medium winding apparatus for rolling up an original roll of the magnetic recording medium, comprising: an arm member rotatably supporting a pushing roller at one end side thereof and supported turnably around the other end side thereo... | 03/02/2004 |
| 6698681 | Apparatus and method for winding paper An apparatus and method for winding tissue webs into a parent roll is disclosed which results in greater uniformity in the wound tissue roll and improved turn-up efficiency. The apparatus and method includes engaging the tissue web against a reel spool wi... | 03/02/2004 |
| 6672530 | Method of and apparatus for winding film, method of and apparatus for supplying film roll core, and method of and apparatus for inspecting appearance of film roll A film winding apparatus has a film winding mechanism for rotating a roll core to wind an elongate film around the roll core thereby to produce a film roll, a product receiving mechanism for gripping the film roll while tensioning the elongate film, the p... | 01/06/2004 |
| 6634591 | Magnetic tape cutout apparatus and method A magnetic tape cutout apparatus 10 having storing member for storing a position of a defect portion of an original roll of a magnetic tape, a winding apparatus 14 for reeling off the magnetic tape from the original roll and winding the magnetic tape as a... | 10/21/2003 |
