Did You Know...
...that Robert Adler has the dubious distinction of being the Father of the Couch Potato? Back in 1955 Adler was employed by what was then Zenith Radio Corp., where he was charged to invent something that would allow viewers to turn down the TV volume without leaving their chairs. After a series of flops (such as a wired contraption that people tripped over), Adler hit on the idea of using sound waves. Thus the Remote Control was born...
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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7866597 | Reinforcing bar binding machine, wire reel, wire, and method of determining kind of wire A reinforcement binding machine (1), comprising a wire reel storage part (3) having a rotation detection lever (8) and a photo sensor (7). When a wire reel is rotated in starting binding, the rotation detection lever is turned on and off ... | 01/11/2011 |
| 7850115 | Fishing line dispensing arrangement and method A fishing spool dispenser for the easy manipulation and severance of a fishing line. A first flange contains a radially expanding, angled guide slot to secure the free end of the fishing line. A radially inward extending holding clip is disposed along the outer edge... | 12/14/2010 |
| 7533848 | Tape reel and magnetic tape cartridge In a single-reel type tape cartridge of a servo tracking system in which signal recording is performed, a tape reel capable of eliminating edge projection during tape winding and achieving high recording density of a magnetic tape and a magnetic tape cartridge for h... | 05/19/2009 |
| 7438258 | Reel device for winding an electrical cable thereon A reel device includes a spool unit and a handle unit. The spool unit includes a tubular winding body and a pair of first and second flanges. The winding body has opposite first and second open ends, each of which has a peripheral edge. Each of the first and second ... | 10/21/2008 |
| 7434761 | Cable deployment and storage system and associated methods A cable deployment and storage system includes a cable reel mounting device, and a cable reel for carrying a length of cable. The cable reel includes a hub that may be rotatably mounted on the cable reel mounting device during deployment of the length of cable, a pa... | 10/14/2008 |
| 7410118 | Magnetic tape cartridge reel A magnetic tape cartridge reel includes a hub having a first end and a second end configured to receive a magnetic tape to be wound thereon and at least one flange which is attached to at least one of the first end and the second end of the hub, wherein the at least... | 08/12/2008 |
| 7384012 | Long-distance casting spool for fishing reels The invention relates a long-distance casting spool 1 for fishing reels, with a spool body 2 comprising a spool base 3 and limit flanges 4, 5 on both sides, where limit flange 4 pointing in the run-off direction is provided with a ... | 06/10/2008 |
| 7364113 | Corrugated flanges for spools and reels A flange design providing improved strength, fracture resistance, and the like using corrugations extending substantially radially from an arbor aperture toward a rim portion. A spool or reel may include a tubular member to receive a stranded material wrapped therea... | 04/29/2008 |
| 7341220 | Roll support member and recording material package employing same A roll support member is provided that is used for suspending in a packaging case a roll-form recording material wound around a core. The roll support member includes a four corner-cut square flange portion having a thickness and an insertion portion that projects c... | 03/11/2008 |
| 7300017 | Reel for metal linear material A reel around which a fine metal linear material, such as a filament for a tire cord, a saw wire, or the like, is wound, is formed by fixedly joining flanges (2) made of a steel sheet and having a hollow ring-shaped outer edge reinforcing portion (8) a... | 11/27/2007 |
| 7243877 | Tape reel In one embodiment, a tape reel includes a hub and spaced apart opposing flanges extending out from the hub such that a tape may pass between inner surfaces of the flanges and wrap around the hub. The flanges have a cross section in which a rate at which a distance b... | 07/17/2007 |
| 7232088 | Reel and recording tape cartridge A reel comprises a hub onto which recording tape is wound and a flange that is disposed on an end portion of the hub and retains a width-direction end portion of the recording tape, wherein plural cutout portions that locally divide the hub and the flange are formed... | 06/19/2007 |
| 7222818 | Shipping spool A spool is provided having opposing identical end flanges coupled to a central barrel. An annular rim portion of the flanges is provided with a plurality of openings positioned at different radial and circumferential positions. The openings are sized such that if th... | 05/29/2007 |
| 7204452 | Dispenser for elongate material A dispenser for an elongate material is provided having a support and a spool rotatably mounted in the support. The spool includes a core and two ends extending radially outward from the core. At least one ring on the support encircles a respective end of the spool.... | 04/17/2007 |
| 7178754 | Balloon anchor The present invention provides a balloon anchor including a spool having opposing sides, a pair of flanges, one flange extending from each opposing side of the spool, at least one of the flanges having a cutout section, the cutout section having a first side and a s... | 02/20/2007 |
| 7152826 | Tape reel A tape reel includes a hub in a cylindrical shape around which a magnetic tape is adapted to be wrapped, an upper flange and a lower flange respectively provided at an upper end and a lower end of the hub. The tape reel is constructed in such a manner that a distanc... | 12/26/2006 |
| 7147180 | Tape reel with self-generating negative pressure A tape winding method and apparatus for facilitating the escape of air from between layers of a tape during a tape winding operation. A tape winding apparatus has a tape reel onto which a tape is adapted to be wound during a tape winding operation. A plurality of ge... | 12/12/2006 |
| 7137587 | Spool for winding optical fiber A spool for winding an optical fiber includes flanges attached to each other using an ultrasonic fusion splicer. The spool has first and second cylindrical barrels, on which the optical fiber is wound. The flanges have a disk shape and protrude radially from the fir... | 11/21/2006 |
| 7111806 | Spool for supply of image receiving medium A spool for a supply of printing material includes a first part having a shaft on which the supply of printing material is mountable, and a second part having an opening and being arranged to retain the supply of printing material mounted on the first part. The open... | 09/26/2006 |
| 7077354 | Edge guiding tape reel Tape is spooled onto a hub by receiving the tape between guide members. The guide members guide one or both edges of the tape as the tape begins to wrap around the hub and floats on a layer of air formed between the tape and a previously wound layer of the tape.... | 07/18/2006 |
| 7073742 | Tape guiding reel A take-up or supply reel for aligning and stacking storage tape. The tape reel may include a hub, where tape wraps around the hub and two flanges. The flanges are spaced apart on the hub, where surfaces of the flanges face each other at a distance such that the tape... | 07/11/2006 |
| 7066424 | Spool for winding optical fiber A spool for winding an optical fiber includes flanges attached to each other using an ultrasonic fusion splicer. The spool has first and second cylindrical barrels, on which the optical fiber is wound. The flanges have a disk shape and protrude radially from the fir... | 06/27/2006 |
| 7066425 | Device with retractable anti-roll means, and use thereof in wire dispensing reels The invention a device with retractable anti-roll means designed in particular for a wire dispensing reel (10) having a cylindrical body (11) and end flanges (12, 13). The end flange (12) comprises a circular peripheral rolling edge (2... | 06/27/2006 |
| 7032855 | Magnetic tape cartridge reel A magnetic tape cartridge reel includes a hub having a first end and a second end configured to receive a magnetic tape to be wound thereon and at least one flange which is attached to at least one of the first end and the second end of the hub, wherein the at least... | 04/25/2006 |
| 7014139 | Unwind spool assembly An unwind spool assembly for dispensing material wound into a roll includes a rotatable shaft and a mounting block rotatably mounted on the shaft for rotation about the shaft in a wind direction and an unwind direction, wherein in the unwind direction the material u... | 03/21/2006 |
| 7007885 | Wire segment reel assembly and method A reel assembly includes a reel having a magnet rim, turntable, magnetic key, and a wire feed tube. The reel is self starting and holds the feed wire upon the completion of winding. ... | 03/07/2006 |
| 6959887 | Spool for dual-bearing reel A spool for a dual-bearing reel that allows accurate casting to be performed is provided. A spool includes a tubular bobbin trunk, and flange portions that project radially outward on both sides of the bobbin trunk. The flange portions include inner flange portions ... | 11/01/2005 |
| 6942096 | Light shielding flange Paired light shielding flange members, each having: a hollow cylindrical boss section to be inserted into a core around which a photosensitive material has been wound, wherein a plurality of rip sections are formed on the exterior surface of the cylindrical b... | 09/13/2005 |
| 6932295 | Tape reel flange having an effective zero taper A tape reel within a tape path is disclosed for storing a tape. The tape reel includes a first flange having an inner surface and an outer surface. The first flange is attached to a hub. The tape reel also includes a second flange attached to the hub. The second fla... | 08/23/2005 |
| 6786445 | Method for packing tape on a spool without tape edge wear A spool system for packing tape on a hub. The spool has upper and lower flanges on the hub, and a flexure positioned on the hub between the two flanges. The flexure is normally parallel to the flanges, but when a force is applied to the tape lead-in edge of the flex... | 09/07/2004 |
| 6783833 | Protector for sheet metal coils A protector for sheet metal coil is formed of plastic with a flange and sleeve which are joined together at a ridge portion. The protectors incorporate symmetrically disposed groupings of stacking features or components which include a finger within a stacking acces... | 08/31/2004 |
| 6783094 | Recording-media tape reel A recording-media tape reel including a cylindrical hub with its center line as an axis of rotation, and a pair of disc flanges extending radially from upper and lower ends of the hub. The tape reel meets the following Equation: H1 | 08/31/2004 |
| 6739538 | Tape reel assembly with self-adjusting flange for a data storage tape cartridge A tape reel assembly for a data storage tape cartridge including a hub, and first and second flanges. The hub defines a hub axis and opposing first and second ends from which the flanges extend, respectively. The first flange includes a radially extending main body ... | 05/25/2004 |
| 6715710 | Self aligning stackable cable reel A self-aligning stackable cable reel has a pair of spaced apart disc-shaped flanges joined by a tubular central core. Each flange has a periphery and an outside face. A generally annular rim extends around the periphery of each flange and projects outwardly from the... | 04/06/2004 |
| 6612515 | Telecommunications cable storage spool A ribbon cable storage spool, tray and method of use. The spool comprising a center post and a plurality of radially extending top and bottom fins. The spool may also comprise a guide wall, a ribbon retention tab, a channel wall defining a channel and a l... | 09/02/2003 |
| 6609676 | Wire reel A cable reel is fabricated from wood and is of open or skeletal design while retaining the strength and ruggedness of traditional solid, metal reels. The reel includes two flanges which are constructed of a plurality of arcuate members fastened together a... | 08/26/2003 |
| 6604700 | Tape cassette In an inner surface of a lower flange of the magnetic tape reel, 6 concave portions each shaped in nearly as isosceles triangle are made formed at even angle intervals of 60 degrees with their circumferential cross-section area being larger as approaching... | 08/12/2003 |
| 6478249 | Reel flange A reel flange is provided comprising wooden pieces (2A) disposed in a plane so as to constitute a disk and a connector (100) for maintaining said wooden pieces in the required position. The wooden pieces (2A) each have an overall sector shape which, when ... | 11/12/2002 |
| 6450438 | Apparatus and methods for forming a tape pack The invention includes apparatus and methods for forming a tape pack on a drum or the like in aligned formation. An apparatus in accordance with the present invention can include at least one alignment member. The tape pack, as it is formed, can be period... | 09/17/2002 |
| 6435451 | Compliant tape reel flanges A reel for holding tape includes a hub with a cylindrical surface about which the tape is wound to form a tape pack. Flanges are fixed to either end of the hub, forming parallel inner surfaces. At least one of the inner surfaces has a compliant raised pat... | 08/20/2002 |
