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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8172738 | Dead-shaft roller with aerostatic rotary union A dead-shaft roller having a shaft and a roll with a fluid circulation passage therein, and at least two bearings support the roll on the shaft. A rotary union is positioned at at least one end of the roll, possibly both. The rotary union has a rotatable sleeve and ... | 05/08/2012 |
| 7811218 | Sheet or film-forming roll A sheet or film-forming roll 10 includes an inner cylinder member 20 having axial parts 21, 22 provided on both sides thereof and rotatably supported by bearing parts 26, 27 through the axial parts 21, 22, a rubber roll 40 f... | 10/12/2010 |
| 7601110 | Cooling of rolls in continuous casting plants A roller device, which includes a right bearing housing, a left bearing housing and a roller, which is rotatably supported by journals in the bearing housings in continuous casting plants. A cooling medium is passed through an axial bore in the roller, and bores, wh... | 10/13/2009 |
| 7427727 | Fixing apparatus and an image formation apparatus A fixing apparatus and an image formation apparatus are disclosed. The fixing apparatus includes two or more heaters with temperature detecting function that generate heat with electric current and detect temperature; a heating unit that includes the heater with the... | 09/23/2008 |
| 7422424 | Device and method for shaping a foil strip Apparatus for the forming of a strip, formable at increased temperature, in particular of a strip consisting of thermoplastic, in a continuous run on the surface of a rotating drum which is to be heated and/or to be cooled in predetermined stationary regions. In ord... | 09/09/2008 |
| 7413436 | Driving apparatus for rollers of roller hearth furnaces and roller hearth furnace A driving apparatus for rollers of roller hearth furnaces includes a bearing beam module having a mounting plate for fixing to a side wall of the roller hearth furnace. The mounting plate has at least one passage opening for receiving a drive journal for driving one... | 08/19/2008 |
| 7389728 | Printing machine A printing machine includes a roller which is hollow and through which a temperature control liquid flows. The roller is mounted in roller fittings constructed as quick-change devices or quick-acting closures, in such a way that the roller can be quickly removed fro... | 06/24/2008 |
| 7367794 | Heating and cooling roller In a cooling roller which cools a molten resin strip discharged from a die, a temperature of a place where a resin comes into contact with the cooling roller, and that of a place where the resin is detached from the cooling roller are individually controlled. The co... | 05/06/2008 |
| 7329215 | Cooling structure for motorized roller A cooling structure for a motorized roller is provided, which has a simple construction, and is capable of effectively reducing temperature increases inside the apparatus. Such a motorized roller includes a motor and a reducer which are disposed inside a roller body... | 02/12/2008 |
| 7325586 | Internally cooled billet guiding roller An internally cooled strand-guiding roll for a continuous casting installation, having a central rotatable shaft and at least one roll shell supported fixed against rotation on the shaft. To make the strand-guiding roll better able to withstand the mechanical and th... | 02/05/2008 |
| 7322917 | Embossing cylinder with interchangeable sleeve and with system for locking the sleeve at the ends and embossing machine comprising said cylinder The rotating cylinder for processing a web material comprises an essentially rigid cylindrical core (13), on which is fitted an interchangeable sleeve (45) of elastically expandable material whose rigidity is less than that of the material of the core;... | 01/29/2008 |
| 7299915 | Motorized pulley The present technique, in accordance with one exemplary embodiment, relates to a motorized pulley. The exemplary motorized pulley includes a rim or housing inside of which are disposed an electric motor and a gear assembly, which is configured to transfer torque of ... | 11/27/2007 |
| 7275632 | Roller conveyor roller, especially for the transport of furnace-heated metallic strip material A roller conveyor roller for furnace-heated metal strip has a roller shell journaled on a shaft with bearings providing thermal and electrical insulation of the shell from the shaft. The shell can be divided into shell segments each of which can have two bearings. O... | 10/02/2007 |
| 7257360 | Induction heated heat pipe fuser with low warm-up time A fusing station (100) for fusing toner to an image receiving medium (102) includes: a fuser roller (120) configured as a heat pipe including a sealed hollow cavity (124) containing a working fluid; a pressure roller (140) that for... | 08/14/2007 |
| 7242899 | Collar assembly for printer fusing system An apparatus and method for stabilizing a fuser in an imaging apparatus. The apparatus includes a hub having a body. The body comprises an outside diameter configured to be at least partially disposed inside an end of a fuser core. The apparatus also includes an ela... | 07/10/2007 |
| 7197808 | Process for forming a groove in a friction layer Device for forming of at least one groove (92, 93, 94, 95, 96, 97, 98) in a friction layer (91) of a covered disk (90) for a force transmission aggregate, in particular for a disk clutch, with a rolling device (1, 11, 21, 31) with at leas... | 04/03/2007 |
| 7150477 | Rotary joints Rotary joints are provided, to allow fluid to flow from a stationary member to a rotating member. The rotary joints include a housing, configured to fit over the rotating member, a rotatable coupling disposed within the housing, configured to be fixedly attached to ... | 12/19/2006 |
| 7150100 | Method of forming a jacketed steam distribution tube A method of forming a jacketed steam distribution tube assembly includes simultaneously extruding an inner tube, an outer tube, and a plurality of connecting members for connecting the inner tube to the outer tube, thereby forming a jacketed steam distribution tube ... | 12/19/2006 |
| 7105063 | Method and materials for extending fuser member life A method of treating a fuser member surface to extend the life thereof includes applying to the fuser member surface an ethylene diamine tetraacetate. In addition, the fuser member may be subjected to a sonic treatment during the application of the ethylene diamine ... | 09/12/2006 |
| 7097605 | Roller for the thermomechanical treatment of a web-shaped medium The present invention relates to a roller for the thermomechanical treatment of a web-shaped medium, the roller including: a roller body; axial bores for a thermal treatment fluid which are incorporated in roller body near to an outer surface of the roller body and ... | 08/29/2006 |
| 7060349 | Resin composition, process for producing the same and electrophotographic fixing member A resin composition having a high adhesion between a resin layer and a metallic layer as well as an excellent durability, a process for producing the same, and an electrophotographic fixing member are provided. In the resin composition, a metallic layer is provided ... | 06/13/2006 |
| 7050748 | Fixing apparatus and image forming apparatus having the same A fixing apparatus including a pair of rotary members forming a nip for pinching and conveying a recording material, and a rotatable heat supplying member in contact with at least either of the rotary members and supplying the rotary member with heat. An image formi... | 05/23/2006 |
| 7031626 | Fixing roller system and method The invention relates to the use of roller fusing in printing. In particular, the invention relates to the use of heated rollers. According to one aspect of the invention, a fixing process and system for use with a printing apparatus is provided wherein a flow of he... | 04/18/2006 |
| 7025123 | Fluid distribution system for thermal transfer rollers A thermal transfer roller includes a first end chamber in communication with a source of thermal transfer fluid, an annulus for receiving the fluid and facilitating thermal transfer to a substrate, and a second end chamber in communication with the annulus for recei... | 04/11/2006 |
| 7024144 | Fixing apparatus and image forming apparatus having the same A fixing apparatus including a pair of rotary members forming a nip for pinching and conveying a recording material, and a rotatable heat supplying member in contact with at least either of the rotary members and supplying the rotary member with heat. An image formi... | 04/04/2006 |
| 7000390 | Stirling cycle engine or heat pump with improved heat exchanger A Stirling cycle machine heat exchanger and a method for making the heat exchanger including, forming an annular ring of a solid heat conductive mass, the annular ring having a central axis and having axially opposite faces. A plurality of passages are drilled throu... | 02/21/2006 |
| 6992272 | Thermal processing roller and temperature control apparatus for roller A thermal processing roller includes a heat transfer medium flowing path therein and heats a member to be processed abutting against a surface of the roller or absorbs heat therefrom by heat transfer fluid flowing through the heat transfer medium flowing path, where... | 01/31/2006 |
| 6983692 | Printing apparatus with a drum and screen A printing apparatus includes a drum having a peripheral surface having passageways therein. A screen having apertures therein is placed over the peripheral surface of the drum. ... | 01/10/2006 |
| 6976429 | Method for tightening an embossing plate ring on a chuck A method for tightening an embossing plate ring on a chuck of a rotary embossing press, wherein the chuck is intended to be connected to a heater for leading the embossing plate ring to a working temperature. Between the chuck and the embossing plate ring is a split... | 12/20/2005 |
| 6971174 | Method of manufacturing a caster roll The caster roll (10) is used in the manufacture of metal plate, strip, sheet, or foil. The caster roll (10) includes a cylindrical roll core (12) and at least one metal overlay (14) formed on the roll core (12). The at least one me... | 12/06/2005 |
| 6972103 | Method and device for producing continuous plastic films, webs and sheets capable of forming optical images In a method and a device for continuously manufacturing films, webs, and sheets of plastics capable of forming optical images a melted plastic mass, pre-shaped as a sheet, is guided into a roller gap of a calender, the roller gap formed between a shaping engraving c... | 12/06/2005 |
| 6969252 | Heating device having resin layer over core metal of heating roller A heating device is used in an image forming apparatus. In the heating device, a resin layer is provided between a core metal of a fixing roller and a ball bearing. The resin layer is adhered to the core metal so as to obviate a noise, caused by a rubbing of the res... | 11/29/2005 |
| 6953420 | Heated roller for a heating device for warming a film strip comprising thermoplastic plastic The heated roller of a heating device for warming a film strip comprising thermoplastic plastic is embodied to be manufactured less expensively, including its coating, even with a relatively large diameter. Moreover, it is lighter and can be brought to a more unifor... | 10/11/2005 |
| 6942606 | Roll having multiple fluid flow channels for use in producing and processing sheet material A heat transfer roll for producing sheet material, particularly material having a cross-section whose thickness varies across the width of a sheet being formed, includes a journal on which the roll is rotatably supported, and at least two cooling channels at the sur... | 09/13/2005 |
| 6938687 | Apparatus for transfer of heat energy between a body surface and heat transfer fluid In apparatus for heat exchange to and from a body surface using a heat transfer liquid a heat exchanger comprises a plurality of elements within a casing connected axially against one another with spacer tube elements. Each element has its periphery spaced from the ... | 09/06/2005 |
| 6935994 | Fixing roller The present invention provides a fixing roller capable of satisfying releasing ability and scratch resistance all together. The fixing roller comprises a core 16, a primer layer 18 applied on the periphery of the core 18, and a fluororesin top l... | 08/30/2005 |
| 6910415 | Printing unit cylinder for a rotary printing machine A printing unit cylinder is subject to only low deformation in the event of operationally induced increases in the temperature of the printing unit. At least the barrel of the body of the printing unit cylinder is produced from a metallic material with a linear coef... | 06/28/2005 |
| 6902394 | Apparatus for aiding the removal of an adhesively coated web from a rotating roll An apparatus for aiding the removal of an adhesively coated web disposed upon the surface of a rotating roll is disclosed. The apparatus includes a movable belt disposed about at least a portion of the surface of the roll and defining a contact region. The belt has ... | 06/07/2005 |
| 6874415 | Mounting cylinder for mounting cylindrical embossing tools for embossing rolls A mounting cylinder (1) for mounting cylindrical embossing tools for embossing rolls for embossing diffraction gratings or holograms includes a mounting shell (3) for mounting the embossing tool and a fixing device for fixing the mounting shell (3 | 04/05/2005 |
| 6868782 | Cylinder of a rotary printing machine having tempering medium flow chamber A cylinder, such as a forme or transfer cylinder of a printing machine has at least one clamping conduit in an outer cylinder body. This clamping conduit extends axially in the cylinder body and has a radial depth. A tempering medium can flow through the cylinder. T... | 03/22/2005 |
