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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7127840 | Laundry article spreader apparatus and method A towel spreader is provided. A trailing corner is clamped to isolate an edge of a towel where the edge is either along a fold in a towel or along an outer extremity of the towel. The towel is then flattened in a single or two layers using motion and gravity while b... | 10/31/2006 |
| 6996881 | Method and plant for automatic washing and/or ironing of substantially flat objects, and plant for carrying out the method Method and plant for processing in the form of washing and/or ironing of substantially flat items (4), such as textiles and the like, which individually can be fed continuously and successively into a processing plant. The processing plant contains fixed as w... | 02/14/2006 |
| 6742948 | Apparatus for flattening a substrate and method thereof A method and apparatus for flattening a substrate against a surface of a platform is provided. The method comprising positioning guides within a platform so that opposite edges of a substrate placed on the platform do not come in contact with at least one print head... | 06/01/2004 |
| 6239620 | Method and apparatus for generating true/complement signals A true/complement signal generator for a dynamic logic circuit having a dynamic node is disclosed. The true/complement signal generator for a dynamic logic circuit having a dynamic node includes a cascaded inverter circuit, a first half-latch circuit, and... | 05/29/2001 |
| 5996195 | Cross machine tensioning system and method An apparatus for tensioning, stretching or pulling a traveling web of material (e.g., single or multiple layers) lateral to the longitudinal or machine direction of the traveling web is disclosed. The apparatus includes at least one but usually a pair of ... | 12/07/1999 |
| 5437238 | Waist band attachment system A continuous loop waist band (10) is placed in edge alignment with a garment body (11), and the garment parts are stretched about spindles (19, 20, 21 and 23). The spindles are moved away from one another so as to stretch the aligned edges of the garment ... | 08/01/1995 |
| 5042121 | Method and apparatus for decurling and tentering fabric A tenter frame for spreading and treating open widths of a moving fabric which includes a pair of endless tenter chains each of which has a plurality of upstanding pins adapted to engage opposed edges of the fabric for transporting the fabric through the ... | 08/27/1991 |
| 4928610 | Sewing machine pneumatic decurler An apparatus for eliminating curls at the cut ends of fabric workpieces provides air tubes directed toward the curls so that air flow flattens the curls. The apparatus includes a device for generating air flow; a first tube connected to the device for gen... | 05/29/1990 |
| 4829918 | Replenishing apparatus for web processing machines with edge decurler A web replenishing apparatus and method for replacing an exhausted web supply with a fresh web supply. The apparatus includes means for detecting the exhaustion of the web supply and for stopping the web processing machine when the tail end of the web rea... | 05/16/1989 |
| 4578845 | Web edge decurling device A device for removing curl, folds and the like from a moving web in which opposing banks of elongate fins cooperate to define a web passageway therebetween. The banks of fins are preferably associated with top and bottom plates, respectively, that may be ... | 04/01/1986 |
| 4507943 | Drying press for hides A drying press for hides, comprising two endless drying felts (1; 4) passed over rolls (2, 3; 5, 6), said felts being pressed against each other at press rolls (2, 5) to form a drying press gap for hides which are passed therethrough, as well as hide stre... | 04/02/1985 |
| 4447937 | Web edge decurling device A device for removing curl, folds and the like from a moving web in which elongated fins associated with top and bottom plates cooperate to define a web passageway therebetween. The top plate is preferably associated with the bottom plate such that the to... | 05/15/1984 |
| 4388750 | Wrinkle remover for a web of running material Method and apparatus to remove wrinkles in a running web of material by the use of rotating members on the selvedges of the fabric in conjunction with vacuum pressure to urge the selvedges outward and to slightly overfeed the fabric.... | 06/21/1983 |
| 4322802 | Control apparatus for adjusting the position of a workpiece A web is conducted through various equipments for printing, cutting, creasing etc. It is important to make certain positional adjustments of the web as it travels through such equipment. For example, a web supplied from a roll has a natural but deleteriou... | 03/30/1982 |
| 4322026 | Method and apparatus for controlling a moving web Method and apparatus for smoothing and laterally guiding a longitudinally moving web of material wherein the web is longitudinally moved in a generally upward vertical direction past first pressurized fluid discharge manifolds disposed adjacent the web pa... | 03/30/1982 |
| 4218810 | Pile fabric sculpturing apparatus An improved sculpturing apparatus having an asymmetric blade, improved fabric support means and an improved screen for applying stiffening agent is disclosed.... | 08/26/1980 |
| 4217682 | Web edge decurling device and method for using same A device for engagement with a moving web to remove curl, fold or crease from an edge thereof. Opposite banks of elongated stationary fins are angularly disposed with respect to the direction of movement of the web and are spaced apart to define a predete... | 08/19/1980 |
| 4197621 | Apparatus for flattening the bent-up edge of a sheet workpiece A sheet workpiece having an edge bent over on one face of the workpiece towards the center of the workpiece is continuously displaced in a transport direction over a flat support surface that lies against the other face of the workpiece at the bent-over e... | 04/15/1980 |
| 4145796 | Apparatus for flattening the bent-up edge of a sheet workpiece A sheet workpiece having an edge bent over on one face of the workpiece towards the center of the workpiece is continuously displaced in a transport direction over a flat support surface that lies against the other face of the workpiece at the bent-over e... | 03/27/1979 |
| 4097973 | Apparatus for unfolding, spreading and guiding travelling fabric An apparatus comprises guide means including a stationary roller and a movable roller opposed to the stationary roller and movable toward or away therefrom to nip a selvage of the fabric between the rollers when required to correct deviation of the fabric... | 07/04/1978 |
| 4053967 | Apparatus for flattening the bent-up edge of a sheet workpiece A sheet workpiece having an edge bent over on one face of the workpiece towards the center of the workpiece is continuously displaced in a transport direction over a flat support surface that lies against the other face of the workpiece at the bent-over e... | 10/18/1977 |
