Celebrity Inventors
Superstar singer Michael Jackson co-patented a "Method and means for creating anti-gravity illusion" in 1993.
PatentStorm News
Make the Most of Our Site
See this month's Top Inventors and Most Cited Patents.
Stay on top of the latest innovations by subscribing to an RSS feed.
Registered users: Manage your profile.
| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7419137 | Cable handling apparatus A feed control assembly for feeding a cable on to a rotatable reel has a primary guide for controlling the location of the cable as it feeds on to the reel, and a drive assembly arranged to reciprocate the primary guide means as the cable feeds through the primary g... | 09/02/2008 |
| 7392975 | Vehicle mounted winch assembly with powered sliding cable guide Disclosed is a vehicle mounted winch and cable assembly that may include a slide track, a winch, a cable guide and a powering means. Also disclosed is a related method. The slide track may be rigidly mounted to the vehicle and may have a track axis extending general... | 07/01/2008 |
| 7300018 | Method and device for stabilizing high-speed unwinding of a strip product The invention relates to a method and a device for stabilizing high speed running along a longitudinal direction, of a band (4) applied on a rotary surface (3) and along which a portion of the surrounding air forms a boundary layer (43) trapped ... | 11/27/2007 |
| 7296717 | Method and apparatus for controlling a moving web A method of controlling a moving web in relation to a selected transverse position comprising positioning a first positioning guide proximate a second positioning guide wherein the second positioning guide has a mechanism for positioning the web having minimal backl... | 11/20/2007 |
| 7275404 | Method and an apparatus to control the lateral motion of a long metal bar being formed by a mechanical process such as rolling or drawing An adjustable guide, includes two or more mechanisms each having a rotatable retaining element containing a retaining groove with a variable radius in its perimeter surface. The grooves form a guidance path to control the lateral, i.e. non-axial, motion of a long ba... | 10/02/2007 |
| 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 |
| 7204187 | Device for tensioning and sealing tightening straps Disclosed is a device for tensioning and sealing tightening straps of plastics for package tightenings, in which the superposed strap ends are received in a strap channel which is essentially open at a longitudinal outer side and the two faces. The strap channel has... | 04/17/2007 |
| 7099120 | Method for supporting a tape head assembly on an air cushion A method of supporting a transducer head in a read/write application provides an air bearing member that has a bearing surface area. The transducer is reciprocally supported on the air bearing member. Gas is flowed out of the bearing surface area so that the transdu... | 08/29/2006 |
| 7090065 | Keyless frictional shaft locking device with integrated frictional drum conveyor pulley end disc A keyless frictional shaft locking device with integrated frictional drum conveyor pulley end disc is disclosed. The end disc is concentrically centered around a keyless frictional locking device, and the locking device is configured so as to lock around a shaft whi... | 08/15/2006 |
| 7073747 | Guiding roller and adjusting method A guiding roller, that is used to turn a web of material, has a jacket surface provided with holes over at least a portion of its periphery. An inner surface of the guiding roller is provided with compressed air. A piston is axially displaceable in the roller inner ... | 07/11/2006 |
| 6963467 | Method and apparatus for compensating for media shift due to tape guide A method and apparatus for compensating for media shift due to spiral groove roller tape guide is disclosed. The lateral tape shift is measured. Then the control of the coarse actuator is adjusted for the lateral tape shift so that the movement of the coarse actuato... | 11/08/2005 |
| 6955323 | Web guider A web guider comprising a movable section that has an inlet roller for picking up a web, an outlet roller for releasing the web, and a curved rail; and a fixed section that has a guider for guiding the curved rail and a motor for providing a driving force for swingi... | 10/18/2005 |
| 6942175 | Winding apparatus having Bernoulli guide shoe leading into roller-core nip and method A winding apparatus has a rotary element, such as a core, that is rotatable about a winding axis. A roller is disposed adjoining the rotary element. The roller and rotary element together define a nip. A guide shoe has a chute wall and a plenum. The chute wall is al... | 09/13/2005 |
| 6929210 | Fiber payout follower A follower apparatus mounted on a track running parallel to an axis of rotation of a spool. The apparatus has a base with a roller mounted thereon and having an axis of rotation parallel to the rotational axis of the spool, the roller providing support and guidance ... | 08/16/2005 |
| 6930244 | Flexible wiring and tubing carrier for slide-out rooms A line carrier for supporting wiring and tubing extending between a vehicle and a slide-out room of the vehicle comprises an elongated strip of a flexible and material having a first end secured to a skirt of the slide-out room which extends below the vehicle floor ... | 08/16/2005 |
| 6923402 | Tape guide post mechanism A tape guide post mechanism for guiding running of a tape includes: a post arm, the post arm including a tape guide post, around which the tape is looped at a predetermined angular distance, and which guides running of the tape, and a hole; an arm shaft which engage... | 08/02/2005 |
| 6910360 | Multiple wire feed for spring coiling machine and method An apparatus for making mattress and upholstery spring coils. The apparatus has a wire feeding device and a wire guide adapted to support first and second wires of different diameters. The wire guide is movable to first and second positions to align the first and se... | 06/28/2005 |
| 6909581 | Tape head assembly with air bearing guide A transducer head assembly used in a read/write recording apparatus employs an air bearing that supports a carriage on an air cushion for reciprocal motion. The carriage supports a transducer and is moved by a drive in order to read or write on a track located on a ... | 06/21/2005 |
| 6866176 | Web tension equalizing roll and tracking apparatus A self-tracking roller for centering conveyor belts and web materials on conveyor systems having a guide wheel at each end of a centrally pivoting shaft for contacting the belt or web. The self-tracking roller will pivot in the direction of travel of the belt or web... | 03/15/2005 |
| 6830212 | Web tension equalizing roll and tracking apparatus A web tracking and repositioning apparatus having at least one pivoting conveyor roll pivotable and rotatably supported at its center about a bearing assembly through which extends a longitudinal fixed shaft with said bearing assembly connecting to a coaxially mount... | 12/14/2004 |
| 6676066 | Spiral winder wrinkle remover A spiral winder wrinkle remover capable of wrapping a material of varying thickness into a structurally stable, smooth coil. As a material is supplied to the spiral winder, the collecting device, such as a spool, rotates and oscillates linearly along the ... | 01/13/2004 |
| 6622622 | Adjustable paper guide device Disclosed is a paper guide device suitable for a label printer. The paper guide device comprises left and right guide members defined, on one side surfaces thereof facing each other, with guide grooves which receive and guide both widthwise edges of paper... | 09/23/2003 |
| 6578789 | Deflection method and deflection device for a strip, especially a metal strip The invention relates to a deflection method for deflecting a strip (3, 8), especially a metal strip (3, 8), from an initial guide channel (5) to a final guide channel (9) which runs next to said initial guide channel (5). When passing through the initial... | 06/17/2003 |
| 6499281 | Deflecting subassembly A deflecting subassembly 10 for the guided deflection of a band 12 consisting, in particular, of plastic may be provided, in particular, for a strapping machine 16 comprising a strapping subassembly 14, for the purpose of deflecting the band 12 in a regio... | 12/31/2002 |
| 6501620 | Tape guide mechanism which orients tape in transverse and normal-to-transverse directions for adjusting tape stiffness A guide mechanism and method for positioning a tape media in a transverse position at a transducer. A first surface guide disposed to one side of the transducer engages the tape media surface to orient the tape media surface non-planar with respect to the... | 12/31/2002 |
| 6476349 | Strip guiding device In a method of manufacturing articles to be included in cans, a metal strip (1) is fed to an article forming unit (11), in which it is punched and stamped to form the articles. Before the article forming operations, the strip (1) is provided with laser en... | 11/05/2002 |
| 6427939 | Coiling method and coiling apparatus for a metal foil An anti-crimping roll is fixed to a vehicle moving in a direction perpendicular to the moving trace of a piston by way of a cylinder extending/shrinking the piston in a linear direction, and they are disposed at a position capable of moving along a longit... | 08/06/2002 |
| 6398095 | Magnetic tape recording/reproducing apparatus A magnetic tape recording/reproducing apparatus has a capstan tilt adjustment mechanism for adjusting the tilt of the capstan so that a magnetic tape runs substantially smoothly and without damage to the edges of the tape. The capstan tilt adjustment mech... | 06/04/2002 |
| 6354478 | Apparatus for guilding an endless paper web An apparatus comprising two lateral guide devices guiding the paper web at the longitudinal edges of the endless paper web, and a deflection means is provided. With the aid of the deflector the paper web is deflected at least once from its direction of mo... | 03/12/2002 |
| 6352188 | Edge drive for photosensitive media A transport mechanism for transporting photographic media along a processing path. The mechanism includes a roller assembly having a pair of space support roller assemblies disposed along a common shaft. Each pair of roller assemblies having a support rol... | 03/05/2002 |
| 6226972 | Twisted union yarn manufacturing method and device To provide a method and device with which Alternate Twisted Yarn can be produced simply and inexpensively. An Alternate Twisted Yarn is produced by alternately repeating with a neutral and tilt switching method and twisting yarn 1 in the reverse direction... | 05/08/2001 |
| 6105899 | Web tension equalizing roll and tracking apparatus A web tracking and repositioning apparatus having at least one pivoting conveyor roll pivotable and rotatably supported at its center about a bearing assembly through which extends a longitudinal fixed shaft with said bearing assembly connecting to the co... | 08/22/2000 |
| 6101792 | Feed guide for strapping machine A feeding device for a strapping machine comprises a feed guide mounted to a frame to receive a nylon strap from a feed coil. The feed guide comprises a housing having a triangular cross-section and an apertured transition member mounted therein which rec... | 08/15/2000 |
| 6092761 | In-line web separator The present invention is directed to a method and apparatus for in-line separation of polymer film and non-woven to compensate for the increased width due to stretching in the cross-machine (CD) direction. Due to the stretching in the cross-machine direct... | 07/25/2000 |
| 6039283 | Thin strip coiling system A coiling system for thin steel strip which avoids problems of thin steel strip winding on its pinch rolls and assures that the strip is guided towards the predetermined coiling roll, thus decreasing operational delays and increasing productivity of a thi... | 03/21/2000 |
| 5971313 | Apparatus for equalizing tension in a traveling web The present invention provides apparatus for equalizing the tension across the width of a web traveling under tension in a generally flat plane. The apparatus includes a longitudinal extending bladder formed of an elastic material and inflated with a flui... | 10/26/1999 |
| 5967457 | Airfoil web stabilization and turning apparatus and method An apparatus and method for stabilizing and changing the direction of a web moving in a web path between web handling devices. The apparatus includes an airfoil having a bulbous front end tapering to a narrowed rear end, the airfoil having first and secon... | 10/19/1999 |
| 5947410 | Tape tensioning device and a method for tape tensioning A tensioning device loaded tape transversal tension control device and method are provided to equalize tape tension across a transverse cross-section of a tape to provide a more stable tension throughout the tape such that a reduction in maximum tape tens... | 09/07/1999 |
| 5868350 | Tape tensioning device A spring loaded tape transversal tension control device is provided to equalize tape tension across the transverse cross-section of a tape to provide a more stable tension throughout the tape such that a reduction in maximum tape tension can be achieved. ... | 02/09/1999 |
| 5833171 | Web tension equalizing roll and tracking apparatus A rotating sleeve coaxially mounted upon an inner nonrotating pivoting sleeve by at least two rotary bearings on either side of a center mounted pivoting bearing assembly within the nonrotating pivoting sleeve supported by a stationary shaft. The nonrotat... | 11/10/1998 |
