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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7559182 | Method and arrangement for placing reel end shields The invention relates to a method and arrangement for placing end shields on the ends of paper, pulp, or board reels (1) in connection with packing. The arrangement comprises at least one first conveyor (1) for transporting the reels (3) in a di... | 07/14/2009 |
| 7338421 | Method and a device for making filters for tobacco products Filters for tobacco products are manufactured by a device comprising a conveyor drum rotatable about a horizontal axis and furnished with peripheral grooves, each holding a leaf of paper material preassembled with a first filter element. The single groove is flanked... | 03/04/2008 |
| 7213387 | Method of crimping paper roll wrap A method for crimping paper roll wrap overhang is provided. The method comprises (a) forcing a portion of the wrap overhang towards the longitudinal axis for generating a fold in the wrap overhang, and (b) creasing the fold against the end face with a creasing membe... | 05/08/2007 |
| 7032359 | Roll wrap crimper A crimper and method for crimping roll wrap overhang are provided. The crimper comprises a rotatable support for mounting to a drive shaft, a folding member on the support for engaging and bending flexible material (such as paper roll wrap) to generate a fold upon r... | 04/25/2006 |
| 6964143 | Packaging apparatus for roll product and package of roll product When packaging a roll product in which a belt-shaped sensitized material has been wound around a core with a light shielding sheet, the packaging apparatus is capable of forming an angle pleated portion of a gather-folded portion which covers a roll end surface with... | 11/15/2005 |
| 6678928 | Apparatus and method for paper roll refurbishing The apparatus and method for application of a protective covering to an unprotected paper roll in locations without major paper handling equipment is described to provide an inexpensive and portable system for paper roll refurbishing. Apparatus used in th... | 01/20/2004 |
| 5971590 | Method for fetching heads from stacks In a method for manipulating paper roll heads by a multi-axis robot (8), heads are picked-up and transferred by the robot (8) from multiple stacks in accordance with stored data concerning the height and position of each stack as well as the dimension cha... | 10/26/1999 |
| 5960608 | Method and apparatus for placing inner headers onto the ends of paper rolls A method and apparatus for placing headers onto the ends of paper or paperboard rolls by inserting the headers into the tubular cavity formed by the overlapping rim of the roll wrapper to the roll end. The roll to be packaged is transferred to the header ... | 10/05/1999 |
| 5943843 | Device and method for packaging a material web roll A device and method for packaging a web roll, having a longitudinal axis, with a packaging sheet. The device includes a packaging sheet dispenser which dispenses the packaging sheet to produce a body packaging by dispensing, on at least a portion of a lon... | 08/31/1999 |
| 5907941 | Web roll wrapping apparatus A web roll wrapping apparatus comprises a shaft for holding a core of a photographic film roll, a folding unit for folding a protruding part of a light-shielding sheet wound around the photographic film roll, a heating unit for heat-sealing the folded par... | 06/01/1999 |
| 5761881 | Process and apparatus for wrapping paper rolls An apparatus for wrapping paper rolls as a roll handler to position a roll, a wrapping mechanism that applies a side wrapper, a header applicator that places a header against an end of the roll, and a pressure mechanism with one of a heated roller or a co... | 06/09/1998 |
| 5642600 | Method and apparatus for wrapping, crimping and heading paper rolls at a single station A method and apparatus for applying a wrapper to a paper roll, a turret mechanism has a crimper and an inside head holder on one side and an outside head applying platen on the opposite side, a drive for rotating the turret mechanism to place the crimper ... | 07/01/1997 |
| 5572848 | Rolled paper wrapping apparatus A header heat plate for a large paper roll wrapping machine comprising a plurality of separate face plate sections that are mounted on a common backing plate to form a complete header plate for applying a roll header to an end of a paper roll. A roll head... | 11/12/1996 |
| 5546729 | Wrapping machine A wrapping machine for applying a paper or a plastic film to a roll, such as a paper roll, is disclosed. The wrapping machine includes a frame having opposed side members and an upper top member. A turning assembly for receiving and rotating a roll is pos... | 08/20/1996 |
| 5533321 | Method and apparatus for wrapping, crimping and heading paper rolls at a single station A method and apparatus for applying a wrapper to a paper roll, a turret mechanism has a crimper and an inside head holder on one side and an outside head applying platen on the opposite side, a drive for rotating the turret mechanism to place the crimper ... | 07/09/1996 |
| 5392585 | Rolled paper wrapping apparatus A header heat plate for a large paper roll wrapping machine comprising a plurality of separate face plate sections that are mounted on a common backing plate to form a complete header plate for applying a roll header to an end of a paper roll. A roll head... | 02/28/1995 |
| 5265399 | Method and apparatus for wrapping rolls, paper rolls in particular, in a wrapper sheet The present invention concerns a method and assembly for wrapping paper rolls in a wrapping material (12). The method employs such wrapping material that incorporates a heat-meltable laminate layer (26). According to the method the paper roll (23) is rota... | 11/30/1993 |
| 5046298 | Method and apparatus for wrapping a roll with stretch wrap The invention involves a method of wrapping a roll wherein a sleeve wrap having a width substantially equal to the width of the paper roll is wraped around the cylindrical portion of the roll. A head of the same size as the end of the roll is coupled to e... | 09/10/1991 |
| 5003753 | Inside head inserting apparatus and method The invention provides an apparatus and method of inserting a lightweight, oversized, inside head to the end of a partially wrapped roll. An inside head is attached to multiple articulated arms extending from a spider assembly. The spider is moved toward ... | 04/02/1991 |
| 4958478 | Apparatus for storing and supplying end closures for envelopes of cylindrical commodities Apparatus for applying disc-shaped end walls to the end faces of rolls of convoluted paper in a positioning unit wherein the rolls are maintained in horizontal positions has a magazine with two rows of floor-mounted pallets for stacks of superimposed end ... | 09/25/1990 |
| 4918905 | Method and device for packaging an elongate body The invention relates to a method and apparatus for packing an elongated body, for example a stack of covers or lids, by wrapping the body and folding the protruding portion of the wrapper from two opposing sides relative to each of the end faces such tha... | 04/24/1990 |
| 4848059 | Apparatus for packing a cylindrical stack of disk-like workpieces The apparatus for packing cylindrical stacks of a plurality of disk-like workpieces, particularly covers, positioned beside each other with equal numbers of workpieces, in a jacket made of wrapping paper has at least one receiving trough for the stacks an... | 07/18/1989 |
| 4840008 | Roll wrapping head transfer and placement apparatus A total system and method for storage and delivery of heads of various sizes is disclosed. The system and method are particularly adapted for application of circular disc heads to the end of a paper roll during a roll wrapping operation. A plurality of ve... | 06/20/1989 |
| 4820374 | Roll header platen The specification discloses an improved platen for a paper roll header. The platen has a two-piece face including an inner circular portion and an outer portion eccentrically surrounding the inner portion. The two face portions are independently heatable ... | 04/11/1989 |
| 4698292 | Photopolymerizable recording roll material with end caps A photopolymerizable recording material comprising a transparent support film, a thermoplastic photopolymerizable photoresist layer, and a flexible covering film on the exposed surface of the photoresist layer. The material is in the form of a roll. The e... | 10/06/1987 |
| 4679376 | Arrangement in a roll wrapping apparatus for the application of headers The present publication describes an arrangement in a roll wrapping apparatus for the application of headers (5), and in particular of soft headers, to the ends of paper rolls (1) or corresponding rolls. The arrangement comprises a header (5) storage unit... | 07/14/1987 |
| 4633650 | Method and a device for cutting end disks for the packing of paper rolls The invention relates to a method and a device for the cutting of end disks for the packing of paper rolls. The invention is characterized in that the diameter of each roll is measured in a measuring unit (1) in a production line, that the number of disk ... | 01/06/1987 |
| 4596108 | Apparatus for confining rolls of convoluted paper or the like Apparatus for providing rolls of convoluted paper or the like with cylindrical envelopes defines an elongated path wherein the rolls are advanced sideways first to a centering station where the end faces of successive rolls are overlapped by inner discs w... | 06/24/1986 |
| 4565049 | Method and apparatus for wrapping paper rolls Large, paper mill reels of product are protectively wrapped for shipment by capping the reel ends with a header sheet of larger area than that reel end face circle to pleat a flange portion of the header sheet onto the cylindrical surface of reel with a r... | 01/21/1986 |
| 4534151 | Method and apparatus for packaging paper rolls A method and an apparatus for packaging paper rolls (2), wherein a wrapper sheet (1) of such a size as to exceed the axial length of the roll is wrapped around the roll and the width of the wrapper sheet is reduced to a size corresponding to the length of... | 08/13/1985 |
| 4524562 | Method and apparatus for making a cylindrical package for steel strip coil A method and apparatus for making a cylindrical package in which a cylindrically shaped coil of a long steel strip having a peripheral surface, two end surfaces and a hollow cylindrical center is completely wrapped with a wrapping sheet material so as to ... | 06/25/1985 |
| 4505090 | Method and apparatus for wrapping paper rolls Large, paper mill reels of product are protectively wrapped for shipment by capping the reel ends with a header sheet of larger area than that reel end face circle to pleat a flange portion of the header sheet onto the cylindrical surface of reel with a r... | 03/19/1985 |
| 4485612 | Apparatus for manipulating rolls of convoluted paper or the like Apparatus for providing cylindrical paper rolls with envelopes consisting of inner discs which are adjacent to the end faces of the rolls, of blanks which are draped around the peripheries of the rolls and whose marginal portions are folded over the inner... | 12/04/1984 |
| 4339904 | Roll packaging arrangement A roll packaging arrangement for applying headers or corresponding package units on paper rolls or the like of different diameter. The arrangement comprises a storage unit for the headers and an application unit including press members. Each header size h... | 07/20/1982 |
| 4303462 | Roll wrapper header apparatus Apparatus for applying outside heads in the form of paperboard disks to the ends of wrapped paper rolls has platens provided with means, i.e., recesses, for accommodating protruding roll core ends in a manner to avoid interference of such protruding core ... | 12/01/1981 |
| 4201028 | Apparatus for applying end caps to rolls of sheet stock Apparatus for supporting a roll of sheet stock and for applying end caps at opposed ends of the roll. The device includes rotatable, axially shiftable end assembly means positionable selectively to accommodate rolls of different overall lengths. Means are... | 05/06/1980 |
| 4195399 | Method and apparatus for inserting end caps into cores of wound rolls End caps are pressed into the opposite ends of cores of wound rolls of paper, such as toilet tissue, paper towels and the like, by transferring end caps in succession from a rotating drum feeder located at each side of the path of movement along which the... | 04/01/1980 |