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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7281677 | Strip winding machine A take-up roll forming apparatus for flexible strip material comprises a motor-driven shaft journaled for rotation on a frame where the shaft extends through a circular plate that is affixed to the shaft. A plurality of magnets is affixed to the plate in a predeterm... | 10/16/2007 |
| 7234381 | Dispensing appliance for wiping material Wiping material dispenser apparatus includes a basic housing that receives an articulated cover and a cartridge including two transverse flanges. An upper part of the flanges receives a roll of material and a lower part thereof receives a first blade-holder drum and... | 06/26/2007 |
| 7147102 | Consumer tote with core A consumer tote for a roll of wallpaper is provided. The tote comprises a disposable exterior in which formed a main access flap and a pair of axially disposed core access openings. The tote has an interior in which is located a disposable core which is aligned with... | 12/12/2006 |
| 7106160 | Coil bobbin with anti-rotational elements A bobbin for an electromagnetic inductive wire coil, to which at least one terminal is attached, has a hollow body with two opposite ends. A side flange is molded integrally to each one of the opposite ends. Each side flange has a plurality of corners and at least o... | 09/12/2006 |
| 7066070 | Device for controlling and repositioning a roll of wiping material in an automatic cutting dispenser A machine for dispensing a strip of material comprises a housing accommodating an internally hollow drum with a longitudinal slit which accommodates an articulated cutting device, and two end shields of articulated design to accommodate a reel holder which supports ... | 06/27/2006 |
| 7063245 | System for dispensing plurality of wet wipes There is provided a wet wipes dispensing system. The system includes a plurality of separably joined wet wipes and the plurality of separably joined wet wipes include a lubricant. The system also includes a dispenser including a sealed chamber, the sealed chamber ho... | 06/20/2006 |
| 7040566 | Dispenser with material-recognition apparatus and material-recognition method Dispenser apparatus for dispensing flexible sheet material including material-recognition apparatus permitting the dispenser to recognize sheet material from an authorized source and to be enabled for operation with such material. The dispenser preferably includes s... | 05/09/2006 |
| 6905275 | Pen card An apparatus for a housing 12 having a longitudinal slot 38 passing therethrough communicating with a housing cavity that has a spool 32 positioned therein with flexible sheet material 24 wound on the spool which is extendable and retract... | 06/14/2005 |
| 6903654 | Automatic dispenser apparatus The invention is directed to improved automatic dispenser apparatus for dispensing sheet material and the like without contact between a user and the dispenser. Proximity detection apparatus is provided to detect the presence of a user in a detection zone generated ... | 06/07/2005 |
| 6902242 | Apparatus for supplying items to be used in garages An apparatus for supplying items to be used in garages includes a fixing device including two supporting elements and at least two associated suspending elements. The supporting elements include front supporting surfaces, and they are designed and arranged to approx... | 06/07/2005 |
| 6830210 | Apparatus and methods usable in connection with dispensing flexible sheet material from a roll A powered dispenser for dispensing individual sheet segments from a continuous roll of sheet material provided with spaced tear lines comprises a powered feed mechanism, a releasable, powered drive mechanism, a powered transfer mechanism, a pair of web sensing senso... | 12/14/2004 |
| 6820835 | Apparatus and method for coupling and driving a reel shaft A device for rotating a web material roll supported on a reel shaft having a pair of ends. The rotating device includes a female drive member coupled to one end of the reel shaft and defining an opening having a non-circular perimeter, such as a square opening. Also... | 11/23/2004 |
| 6691945 | Spool drive for tension control device A spool drive (70) for selectively retaining a spool (S) having end flanges (96) with radial ribs (97) and a central contact area (98) about a bore (99) while filamentary material (F) on the spool is payed out under tension having, a spindle (25) adapted ... | 02/17/2004 |
| 6684751 | Rolled web dispenser and cutting apparatus A roll web guide system for defining a web travel path in a dispenser is provided. The web guide system includes a drive roller that is rotatably mounted within the dispenser. The drive roller defines at least one annular groove. A guide roller is also pr... | 02/03/2004 |
| 6440268 | High bulk tissue web A partially unwound roll is moved for splicing with a subsequent parent roll, and the united web is rewound. The torque transmitting means include side clamping mechanisms engaging only the end surfaces of the parent rolls. In one aspect, an automated off... | 08/27/2002 |
| 6386477 | Station for continuous unwinding of a material web An unwinding station continuously unwinds a material web, notably a paper or cardboard web, for a machine, specifically a coater, for conversion of the material web. The station includes a primary unwinding system, a secondary unwinding system and a splic... | 05/14/2002 |
| 6371402 | Apparatus for winding or unwinding material webs onto or from a winding core An apparatus for winding or unwinding material webs onto or from a winding core (3) has a bearing device (5) and a drive device (9) for driving the winding core (3) that is rotatably mounted in the bearing device (5). The drive device (9) comprises a driv... | 04/16/2002 |
| 6355139 | Processed tissue webs A high bulk tissue web is made by depositing an aqueous suspension of papermaking fibers onto a forming fabric to form a web, drying the web, winding the dried web to form a plurality of large diameter parent rolls wound on a core, and transporting the pa... | 03/12/2002 |
| 6199792 | Device and module for feeding web-like material This web feeding device comprises at least one spindle (11, 12, 13) pivotally mounted in a frame (14), each spindle connected to a pair of drive motors and longitudinally divided into two sections (11a, 11b; 12a, 12b; 13a, 13b) that are mounted so as to r... | 03/13/2001 |
| 6065883 | Franking apparatus and printing means thereof A method and apparatus is disclosed for controlling energization of a take-up motor driving a take-up spool of used ink ribbon in thermal printing apparatus. Prior to a printing cycle, the take-up motor is energized to rotate the take-up spool until terns... | 05/23/2000 |
| 6030496 | Making a web A method of making a tissue web is disclosed for forming a wet web, drying the web, winding the dried web to form a plurality of parent rolls, unwinding the parent rolls using center drive unwind means, moving the partially unwound roll to effect splicing... | 02/29/2000 |
| 5803393 | Strip decoiler A turntable has a drive for rotating it. A vertical control rod extending up alongside the turntable carries a dancer arm adjustably mounted thereon. The strip coming off the supply coil trains over the spool. A variable electrical control is adjacent the... | 09/08/1998 |
| 5743019 | Rotary flail feeding device and method A rotary flail feeding device includes a rotary enclosure for a large diameter coil of flail, a central post with a small diameter flail winding surface located inside the enclosure and an annular opening in the external surface of the enclosure surroundi... | 04/28/1998 |
| 5699979 | Machine of the type capable of using strips of material wound in reels A machine of the type capable of using strips of material wound in reels, for example wrapping, packaging and cellophane wrapping machines for cigarettes, or similar, the machine comprising at least one unwinding spindle of a reel of a strip of material w... | 12/23/1997 |
| 5670725 | Apparatus for dividing wire coils Method and apparatus for dividing wire coils into two wire coils of equal weight or any different weights. A non-bound, loose wire coil is placed on a double screw rod on which two screws of reverse directions of thread are facing in opposite directions a... | 09/23/1997 |
| 5520346 | Reel payout system A reel payout system preferably for optical fiber guided tactical weapon tems to dispense a fiber data link or other strand member through a relatively small diameter exit aperture at a cone-shaped end of a housing containing the reel at relatively high ... | 05/28/1996 |
| 5461881 | Arrangement for driving a warp beam An arrangement for driving a warp beam employs a stepless adjustable drive (7) whose coupling element (8) is displaced by a setting member (11). The setting member (11) is controlled-by a computer (10) which provides an input arrangement (17) for the take... | 10/31/1995 |
| 5454500 | Toilet-paper holder A toilet-paper holder has a casing with a pan. The pan has a base, a peripheral wall extending from the base and an open end. The peripheral wall has an exit opening. The casing further has a cover which is pivoted to the pan and which covers openably the... | 10/03/1995 |
| 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 |
| 5318234 | Automatic wire de-spooler for wire bonding machines A de-spooler apparatus for paying out fine wire from a spool of wire, for use in wire bonding machines, maintains a relatively constant slack length of wire within the apparatus, thereby allowing wire to be drawn from the machine as needed with a minimum ... | 06/07/1994 |
| 5312021 | Motorized toilet tissue dispenser The present invention provides a dispenser for both rolled paper products and liquid fluid having scent therein. The dispenser allows an individual that is injured, handicapped, or otherwise unable to grasp and unroll the rolled product, to have the produ... | 05/17/1994 |
| 5186410 | Wire reel mechanism A device for winding wire onto or off of a spool, especially in conjunction with the laying or take up of fence wire. The device includes a platform having a depending post structure adapted to fit into a stake pocket in the side wall of a pickup truck ca... | 02/16/1993 |
| 5176080 | Cloth supply system for blanket cylinder for use in printing presses A cloth roll and mechanism for supporting and controlling feeding of the cloth from the cloth roll for cleaning a blanket cylinder of a lithographic press.... | 01/05/1993 |
| 5123607 | Automatic wire dispenser The invention relates to a variable speed, motorized wire dispenser which automatically dispenses wire to a wire using machine under variable wire feed rate conditions. The dispenser includes a support means for a coil of wire, an electric motor to rotate... | 06/23/1992 |
| 5123602 | Machine for winding cables or the like on or off a drum A drive for machines for winding cables or similar elongate objects on and off a flanged drum having a center hole includes at least two columns and a pair of support elements that are supported by a respective one of the columns for vertical powered move... | 06/23/1992 |
| 5069395 | Method for delivering thread to a thread user and apparatus for performing the method A method and apparatus for delivering thread from a coiled thread supply to a thread user, is arranged and constructed to avoid twisting, snagging, and breaking of the thread, especially threads of the so-called "Lurex".RTM. type. For this purpose the sup... | 12/03/1991 |
| 5025998 | Unwinding carriage for rolls of strip materials A torsion stiff frame formed by a swingable plate, a bracing bar and a hollow member or tube is mounted upon a torsion stiff frame formed by support plates and a round bar defining the pivot axis. The roll carrying arms are engaged with the central tube a... | 06/25/1991 |
| 5007597 | Automatic dispenser for elongated flexible coiled elements An automatic dispensing machine for elongated flexible elements, such as a wire, string, rope, flat steel and the like in which the element being dispensed passes through a first guide member mounted for rotation substantially about the axis of rotation o... | 04/16/1991 |
| 5007270 | Web handling apparatus for metal ribbon stock A web handling apparatus for supplying material to a metal forming machine wherein an uncoiler unit is mounted on a frame to draw metal web from a coil. A pivot support is mounted on the frame and supports a dancer arm with a track roller assembly. The da... | 04/16/1991 |
| 4979688 | Method of feeding yarn A motor driven bobbin is rotated in one direction to wind yarn on the bobbin for use in a hand craft and rotated in the opposite direction to feed yarn from the bobbin to form a temporary supply of slack yarn to be used in forming stitches in the hand cra... | 12/25/1990 |
