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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7410176 | Core chuck with positive engagement There is disclosed chuck configurations for internally engaging the hollow core element of a roll of packaging or printing sheet or other web material in which a generally cylindrical chuck body insertable in a web core has at least one hole through the chuck body a... | 08/12/2008 |
| 7374712 | Method for building three-dimensional models from thermoplastic modeling materials The present invention is a method and apparatus for building three-dimensional models by deposition modeling techniques from moisture-sensitive thermoplastics. A feedstock of thermoplastic modeling material is dried to a low moisture content and supplied to a dispen... | 05/20/2008 |
| 7232268 | Roll sheet holder and tape printer A tape printer includes a roll sheet holder storage part of which a bottom is formed with a positioning recess which is rectangular in plan view and long sideways and has a predetermined depth. A discrimination recess rectangular in plan view is provided between the... | 06/19/2007 |
| 7228677 | Membrane releasing-tightness adjusting device for a membrane strapping dispenser A membrane releasing-tightness adjusting device for a membrane strapping dispenser is installed at one side of a basic body of a membrane strapping dispenser and provided with a threaded rod having a support shaft and a tightening member pivotally assembled thereon ... | 06/12/2007 |
| 7070348 | Roll sheet holder and tape printer A tape printer includes a roll sheet holder storage part of which a bottom is formed with a positioning recess which is rectangular in plan view and long sideways and has a predetermined depth. A discrimination recess rectangular in plan view is provided between the... | 07/04/2006 |
| 6978072 | Rare-earth doped optical fiber module and manufacturing method therefor A rare-earth doped optical fiber module including a resin reel having elasticity and a rare-earth doped optical fiber wound around the resin reel. The rare-earth doped optical fiber module further includes a single-mode optical fiber spliced to the rare-earth doped ... | 12/20/2005 |
| 6977588 | 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 ... | 12/20/2005 |
| 6968112 | Compact packaging of multiple fiber lasers A compact fiber packaging system for fiber lasers is provided that comprises a series of spools nested inside one another for efficient volume utilization. The spools comprise an inner spool nested inside at least one outer spool to form a module. Generally, the fib... | 11/22/2005 |
| 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 |
| 6666364 | Easy loading dispenser Opposed cantilevered adapters are provided for supporting a roll of material. The adapters have a roll bearing surface, a projection surface with a first end and a second end such that the first end is coterminous and substantially perpendicular to the ro... | 12/23/2003 |
| 6547689 | Angular motion translator The angular motion translator is a device with direct mechanical coupling which allows a user to reliably and durably change the angular relationship between two elements in a rotating frame (i.e. two output shafts) by changing the angular relationship be... | 04/15/2003 |
| 6056231 | Pushing member for apparatus for paying out a roll of insulation material An apparatus for providing a roof structure having a plurality of purlins spaced apart from one another in a parallel arrangement is disclosed. The apparatus includes a carriage which is movable in a downstream direction along the length of the purlins. A... | 05/02/2000 |
| 5816553 | Paper roll holder A holder for paper rolls includes a base with a plate having a receiver and a stem for extending through the base plate receiver. The stem is releasably retained in the base plate receiver by an annular snap ring in the base plate receiver engaging an ann... | 10/06/1998 |
| 5570853 | Releasable cable holder assembly for winding machines A releasable cable holder assembly including pairs of pawl devices mounted on the winding wheel of a winding machine for winding a cable, and a knock-out control mechanism controlled to release the pawl devices from the finished winding of cable, wherein ... | 11/05/1996 |
| 5377831 | Core or tube plug and roll assembly therewith Core or tube plugs protect ends of hollow cores (around which material is wrapped) during transport when a plurality of such wrapped cores is assembled for shipment. Assemblies of a plurality of rolls of such wrapped cores are prepared by inserting a holl... | 01/03/1995 |
| 5267704 | Paper roll supporting and holding device with expansible end support member A supporting and holding device in which end supporting members are coupled to both ends of a core of a roll of paper, and are then supported by holding members in the sheet supplying section of an image forming apparatus. Flanges of the end supporting me... | 12/07/1993 |
| 4993651 | Yarn winding apparatus A yarn winding apparatus for high speed yarn winding with long spindles and multiple bobbins having a reduced diameter, the apparatus having spindles with one or both of the bobbin holder or driving shaft made of a composite layer made of reinforcing fibe... | 02/19/1991 |
| 4811914 | Winding wheel for high-temperature baking of stacked capacitors The invention pertains to a winding wheel for stacked capacitors, in the shape of a wheel body on which a rim is fixed in a detachable way, said rim having its circumference cut along a certain length and being clamped in a hoop made of a material with an... | 03/14/1989 |
| 4588139 | Apparatus for winding fishing line onto a fishing reel An apparatus for winding fishing line from a supply spool onto either a crank-type or a crankless reel is provided. A spindle is provided on the frame of the apparatus for supporting the supply spool in a freely rotatable position on the frame. A motor-dr... | 05/13/1986 |
| 3991458 | Apparatus for use in repairing rolls supporting web material Apparatus for replacing a damaged core having web material wound thereabout comprises an elongate fixture having longitudinally aligned separably stackable sections, one fixture section having configuration in part facilitating insertion of the fixture wi... | 11/16/1976 |
