Did You Know...
...that the Eveready Battery began as an invention called the "electric flowerpot," which was a tube with a battery and light bulb inside? The idea was to fasten this gizmo to the side of a flowerpot so it would illuminate the flowers from the bottom. The idea died on the vine and the businessman who licensed the flower pot, Conrad Huber, was left with a pile of useless tubes -- until he found a way to market them as batteries to light the world!
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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7775476 | Rewinding machine to rewind web material on a core for rolls and corresponding method of winding In a rewinding machine for winding web material onto a core to form rolls which has an unusual capability for accurate regulation of the winding, the web material is supplied to a winding drum and is transferred to the core to form the roll. The core is supported, r... | 08/17/2010 |
| 7360738 | Method for producing variously sized paper logs A method for producing logs of paper comprises: feeding a continuous paper web along a fixed path; transversely perforating the paper web such that the paper can be subdivided into various lengths and detached by t... | 04/22/2008 |
| 7350739 | Method for producing logs of web material and rewinding machine implementing said method A method for producing logs (L1, L2) of web material (N) wound around tubular cores wherein the tubular core (A1-A4) is equipped with glue to secure the initial end of the web material and allow winding. Part of the glue applied to the tu... | 04/01/2008 |
| 7293736 | Rewinding machine to rewind web material on a core for rolls and corresponding method of winding In a rewinding machine for winding web material onto a core to form rolls which has an unusual capability for accurate regulation of the winding, the web material is supplied to a winding drum and is transferred to the core to form the roll. The core is supported, r... | 11/13/2007 |
| 7175127 | Rewinder apparatus and method A rewinder having a first winding roll that transports and supports the web, and a second winding roll located a distance from the first winding roll to define a nip therebetween. The rewinder also include at least one core support plate that is curved for receiving... | 02/13/2007 |
| 7175126 | Rewinding machine for producing variously sized paper logs The invention refers to a rewinding machine and a method for producing logs of paper; the machine comprises means for feeding a continuous paper web (2) along a predetermined path, means for operating a series of discontinuous transverse cuts in order to subd... | 02/13/2007 |
| 7104494 | Log discharge device for a rewinding machine In a rewinding machine (10), a device (50) for discharging logs (20, 20′) comprises: a chute (30) disposed downstream of a winding area (2) designed to allow the formed logs (20′) to roll towards the output of the windin... | 09/12/2006 |
| 6877689 | Rewinder apparatus and method A rewinder having a first winding roll that transports and supports the web, at least one core support plate that is curved for receiving and guiding cores adjacent the first winding roll, and a web separator adjacent the first winding roll and movable into pressing... | 04/12/2005 |
| 6752344 | Machine and method for the production of rolls of impregnated web material A peripheral winding machine for the production of rolls of wound web material is described, comprising a feed path for the web material (N), winding means (1, 3, 5) for winding said web material into rolls (L), and a zone for interruption of the web material... | 06/22/2004 |
| 6715709 | Apparatus and method for producing logs of sheet material The present invention provides an apparatus and a method for forming and ejecting logs from the winding cradle of a surface-driven rewinder comprising a winding cradle formed by a plurality of parallel rollers having gaps there between and wherein at least one of th... | 04/06/2004 |
| 6659387 | Peripheral rewinding machine and method for producing logs of web material A rewinding machine for the production of logs of web material around a tubular core includes a first winding roller around which the web material is fed, a second winding roller forming a gap with the first winding roller, through which gap the core is i... | 12/09/2003 |
| 6629662 | Method and apparatus for rolling carpet A carpet rolling machine for quickly and efficiently rolling carpet around a core without causing damage to the carpet. The machine includes a moveable dispenser for applying an adhesive flap to the core prior to winding the carpet around the core. The le... | 10/07/2003 |
| 6527218 | Device for winding of rolls and winding process Winding device and process for winding wound rolls. The winding device includes a pressure roll axially divided into separate sections and a winding arrangement. The pressure roll is arranged to be placed on the winding arrangement. A coupling device is a... | 03/04/2003 |
| 6325321 | Process for operating a reel winding device, a reel winding device, and a measuring device Process for winding a reel and a reel winding apparatus, as well as a measuring apparatus. The process includes determining the driving forces at the locations of the introduction of the driving force onto the reel, and determining a difference between th... | 12/04/2001 |
| 6260789 | Multi-carrying-roll winder A multi-carrying-roll winder, and method for winding a material web with a multi-carrying-roll winder. The multi-carrying-roll winder comprises a first carrying roll, a second carrying roll, a loading device, and a controller. The first and second carryin... | 07/17/2001 |
| 6089496 | Web tension control system for a winding structure A system to achieve an improved winding structure while winding webs (1, 1', 1" . . . ), especially paper webs, to obtain at least one wound web roll (5, 5', 5" . . . ) on a winding machine, comprises sensors 8A, 9A for determining torque load 8 and rider... | 07/18/2000 |
| 5947164 | Cloth beam arrangement for tubular felts loom A cloth beam arrangement for tubular felts or cloths in a weaving machine brings about feed in the weaving machine of the overfelt and the underfelt. The arrangement comprises an upper first beam, an intermediate second beam and a lower third beam. The un... | 09/07/1999 |
| 5890672 | Surface winder apparatus and method The speeds of support rolls (A) and (B) of a surface winder are controlled during winding by sensing means including a movable roll (C) for detecting variations in web tension. The motors (F) and (G) are controlled responsive to the sensing means by motor... | 04/06/1999 |
| 5853140 | Re-reeling machine for rolls of band-shaped material, with control of the introduction of the winding core A peripheral re-reeling machine including a first winding roller around which a band-shaped material to be wound is guided; a second winding roller, there being defined between the first and second winding rollers a throat into which winding cores are int... | 12/29/1998 |
| 5690296 | Machine and method for the formation of coreless logs of web material There is disclosed a rewinding machine for the production of logs(R) of web material (N) without central winding core. It comprises a first winder roller (11) around which the web material is driven and a second winder roller (13) defining, with the first... | 11/25/1997 |
| 5518199 | Machine for winding paper strips cut from a wide paper web An elongated support roller centered on and rotatable about a horizontal axis radially engages at least one row of takeup rolls coaxial to a takeup-roll axis parallel to the support-roller axis and including at least one central roll and a pair of end rol... | 05/21/1996 |
| 5505405 | Surface rewinder and method having minimal drum to web slippage A surface rewinder and method for cyclically and convolutely winding web logs wherein a three drum cradle includes spaced apart first and second winding drums and a rider drum and wherein the speed and/or space relationship of the drums is between the dru... | 04/09/1996 |
| 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 |
| 5370335 | Surface rewinder and method A surface rewinder and method wherein a three drum cradle includes spaced apart first and second winding drums and wherein the speed profile of the second winding drum is controlled to substantially eliminate slippage between the second winding drum and a... | 12/06/1994 |
| 5368252 | Apparatus and method for winding rolls of web material with severing of web by roll acceleration A machine and process for the production of rolls or logs of web material wherein web material is fed through a nip (5) formed between two winding rollers (1, 3) and wound around a core to form a roll or log (R) within a winding space defined by said two ... | 11/29/1994 |
| 5289087 | Surface winder drive and method A batcher has a brake (E) connected to the packing roll (B) for slowing the packing roll as during an unwinding phase to vary the packing ratio between the packing roll (B) and the drive roll (A). A drive mechanism (D) utilizes a single drive clutch for i... | 02/22/1994 |
| 5257748 | Sheet winding apparatus A batcher-type sheet material winding apparatus includes a pair of driven winding rollers in spaced axially parallel relation for supporting a winding core peripherally between the rollers. A rotating arm assembly positioned above the winding core dischar... | 11/02/1993 |
| 5022597 | Sheet winding apparatus A batcher-type sheet material winding apparatus includes a pair of driven winding rollers in spaced axially parallel relation for supporting a winding core peripherally between the rollers. A pivotable subframe supports the rollers for selective positioni... | 06/11/1991 |
| 4588931 | Tension control for web handling apparatus A batcher and the like is illustrated for utilizing torque control rather than speed control to vary the packing ratio of the rolls of a surface wound cloth roll. A phase shifting differential transmission is controlled by a condensor in series with the a... | 05/13/1986 |
| 4475696 | Two station winding apparatus A roll of web material is initially supported at a first winding station and in engagement with spaced-apart first and second rolls which are driven at different peripheral speeds to provide a "tight" initial wind. The roll of web material is then transfe... | 10/09/1984 |
| 4256269 | Carpet roll forming apparatus and method A carpet web is delivered on a conveyor to a pair of parallel bed rolls which turn in unison in a common direction and initially are in close side-by-side relationship. A single upper roll parallel to the two bed rolls and midway between them rotates slig... | 03/17/1981 |
| 4139166 | Surface wind batcher A surface wind batcher for producing a tightly wound compact roll of web goods on an A frame or the like having a support frame with a wind arm structure pivotally secured at an upper end thereof. A pair of driven rolls are pivotally mounted at an outer f... | 02/13/1979 |
