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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8011284 | Die-cutting device for performing slots perpendicular to the feeding direction of box-forming paperboard sheets A die-cutting device is herein disclosed for performing slots perpendicular to the feeding direction of paperboard sheets used for making boxes, which is mounted on a supporting framework which can be driven in a cross direction with respect to the longitudinal feed... | 09/06/2011 |
| 7252216 | Food wrap cutter A food wrap cutter includes a base body disposed under a slot on the front wall of a main body, a guiding element with elastic moving function disposed on the base body, and a guiding wedge of the two guiding elements coupled to a cam slot at a lower panel. Thus, wh... | 08/07/2007 |
| 7168602 | Sheet material dispenser with transfer system and method A dispenser having a transfer mechanism for transferring between a first source and a second source of sheet material, and a method for transferring between the first source and the second source. Dispensing is transferred from a first source to a second source upon... | 01/30/2007 |
| 7164508 | Image reading apparatus An image reading apparatus having an illuminating device for illuminating a film original, an image reading device for reading an image on the film original illuminated by the illuminating device and outputting image signals. The image reading apparatus further incl... | 01/16/2007 |
| 7124674 | Protective spool dispenser and cutter The present invention relates to a protective spool dispenser that is portable, efficient and convenient for dispensing line. The dispenser has four corner members and upper and lower sidebars, forming a box-like outer frame. A crossbar extends between two adjacent ... | 10/24/2006 |
| 6979153 | Deep-grooving insert having stepped cutting edge A deep-grooving chip-forming cutting insert includes a rear mounting portion, a front cutting portion, and a pair of side walls, each side wall extending along the front and rear portions. The front cutting portion includes a front end surface, a top surface, and a ... | 12/27/2005 |
| 6974060 | Multiple roll tape dispenser A multiple roll tape dispenser consists of a spool unit and a spool housing assembly. The spool unit consists of a first end cap connected to a second end cap by at least one inner tape roll supporting cross member for rotatably supporting a first tape roll having a... | 12/13/2005 |
| 6938529 | Shortening the flap of paper following a supply-roll change A flap projecting from a glue joint between two paper strips after an on-the-fly supply roll change is shortened by continuously displacing the strips in a straight line, in a travel direction, and at a travel speed along a path such that the flap lies flatly agains... | 09/06/2005 |
| 6915935 | Sheet dispensing system for rolled materials A dispensing system including a plurality of covered dispensers and an uncovered dispenser for readily dispensing sheet materials in a rapid and safe fashion. Each covered dispenser includes: a tray surface, arcuate in cross-section, for receiving a roll of sheet ma... | 07/12/2005 |
| 6826985 | Method of dispensing sheet material A dispenser having a transfer mechanism for transferring between a first source and a second source of sheet material, and a method for transferring between the first source and the second source. Dispensing is transferred from a first source to a second source upon... | 12/07/2004 |
| 6772666 | Bag stand The present invention is an apparatus for storing rolls of material so that a user can create individual bags from the rolls. For example, the device may store vacuum bag material suitable for filling with food and vacuum sealing. The apparatus has a support platfor... | 08/10/2004 |
| 6732779 | Method and apparatus for building a multi-layered finite length structure A building unit for constructing a multi-layered, finite length structure, and a method of building such a structure is disclosed. Rolls of stock material are stored in cartridge stations adjacent to a build table. Mounted on the build table and capable of traveling... | 05/11/2004 |
| 6722244 | Cutting mechanism for sheet-like conveyed material and photographic processing apparatus A cutting mechanism for sheet-like conveyed material comprising: a unit provided across the transfer path for conveying the long sheet-like conveyed material in a lengthwise direction; a movable member provided in the unit for moving forward and backward along a cro... | 04/20/2004 |
| 6694850 | Cutter for cross cutting of reeled webs Cutter for cross cutting of reeled webs comprising a rotary cutting assembly including a blade and a counter blade rotated in synchronism with an advancement assembly of the web. The rotation axes of the blade and of the counter blade are displaceable rel... | 02/24/2004 |
| 6679409 | Dispenser for rolls of web-shaped material Dispenser for rolls of a web-shaped material, such as paper, said dispenser having space for at least two rolls, at which one space is located adjacent the outlet opening (14) and is intended for a first roll in a use position and the second space is loca... | 01/20/2004 |
| 6609450 | Automatic dispensing apparatus for paper towels and toilet paper An automatic paper dispensing apparatus for dispensing one of toilet paper and paper towels includes a protective cover hingably attached to the housing, in which the housing of the paper towel dispensing version of said apparatus further includes a pair ... | 08/26/2003 |
| 6609449 | Automatic dispensing apparatus for paper towels and toilet paper An automatic paper dispensing apparatus includes a molded plastic housing and a protective cover hingably attached to the housing, the housing further including a pair of parallel end shields disposed in a lower part of the housing. Each of said parallel ... | 08/26/2003 |
| 6591727 | Recessed apparatus for cutting and dispensing a web of rolled material A dispenser for dispensing and cutting a measured amount from a web of roll material includes a housing and a roll carrier disposed within the housing to rotationally carry a first web of roll material. A rotatable drum is disposed in the housing proximat... | 07/15/2003 |
| 6532851 | Apparatus for supporting product during cutting An apparatus for supporting an elongated circular product during cutting includes a fixed lower support frame and a movable upper support frame. Right and left bottom support links include a lower end which is pivotally connected to the lower frame. Right... | 03/18/2003 |
| 6443043 | Automatic dispensing apparatus for paper towels and toilet paper Automatic dispensing apparatus for paper rolls, including a molded housing containing a take-off reel, a cutting blade and a tensioning device in the upper section. A mechanism controls the tensioning and cutting of strips from the roll. A protective cove... | 09/03/2002 |
| 6283001 | Facility for cutting fabric, facility for feeding fabric and method for cutting fabric An apparatus for cutting fabric includes at least one fabric wind-off device (1, 1') for one fabric bolt (7), a conveyor belt (5) for conveying the unwound fabric, and a cutting device (3) which cuts a piece of fabric to a given shape from the length of f... | 09/04/2001 |
| 6250530 | Multiple roll towel dispenser A dispenser for dispensing a web from a roll of paper includes a housing and a cover connected thereto to provide access to the housing interior. The dispenser has mechanism for supporting a paper roll and a drive roller and tension roller operatively ass... | 06/26/2001 |
| 6006642 | Dispensing machine for strips of coiled wadding material using automatic or semi-automatic traction with spare roll A twin-roll paper dispensing machine for dispensing coiled wadding paper includes a housing having a protective cover, the housing being defined by lateral sides spaced to accommodate a spare roll in an upper part, a service roll in a middle part and a cu... | 12/28/1999 |
| 5979284 | Automatic dispensing apparatus for paper towels and toilet paper Automatic dispensing apparatus for paper rolls, including a molded housing containing a take-off reel, a cutting blade and a tensioning device in the upper section. A mechanism controls the tensioning and cutting of strips from the roll. A protective cove... | 11/09/1999 |
| 5934167 | Photographic material feeder apparatus A photographic material feeder apparatus includes a paper conveyor for conveying cut papers to an exposure station and a plurality of paper magazines arranged in a cluster around a loading end of the conveyor. Each magazine accommodates therein a respecti... | 08/10/1999 |
| 5927173 | Dispenser Apparatus for flexible duct connector A dispenser apparatus for holding, dispensing, and severing lengths of flexible duct connector material from side-by-side coils thereof includes a guide station and a cut-off station shiftable laterally of the apparatus and into alignment with a selected ... | 07/27/1999 |
| 5924617 | Multiple roll towel dispenser A dispenser for dispensing a web from a roll of paper includes a housing and a cover connected thereto to provide access to the housing interior. The dispenser has mechanism for supporting a paper roll and a drive roller and tension roller operatively ass... | 07/20/1999 |
| 5913958 | Machine for laying out laminar products Machine for laying out laminar products from a first bobbin on which a first laminar product is coiled and a second bobbin on which a second laminar product is coiled. The machine includes a device for unwinding the first laminar product from the first bo... | 06/22/1999 |
| 5865084 | Externally driveable cassette for photosensitive web material, with knife for cutting material and closing exit slit from cassette A cassette (10) for photosensitive web material includes a hollow housing (12) having a peripheral wall (16); an exit slit (42) extending through the peripheral wall; a device (20), located within the housing, for rotatably supporting a roll (22, 24) of w... | 02/02/1999 |
| 5715738 | Skate for end cutter A skate for an end cutter for cutting sheet material such as cloth as the sheet material lies on a supporting surface having opposite sides, the end cutter comprising an elongated track extending across the supporting surface between the sides and having ... | 02/10/1998 |
| 5553522 | Method and device for changing strip material on a production machine A method and device whereby a first runout strip, fed at a first speed along a guide by a traction device, is replaced with a new strip by cutting the first strip; activating both a push device, by which the new strip is engaged and fed along the guide at... | 09/10/1996 |
| 5505398 | Device for supplying and exchanging a plurality of cables A device for supplying and changing a multiplicity of cables is disclosed ving a cable changing and supply unit, which is provided with stationary reels which guide individual cables fed from a cable storage and releasable clamping elements associated wit... | 04/09/1996 |
| 5463921 | Method and apparatus for automated handling of cut material Method and apparatus for nondestructively removing a cut segment of predetermined shape from a limp material sheet workpiece and transporting the cut workpiece segment to a staging area for further processing. The cut segment is picked up by a picker whic... | 11/07/1995 |
| 5448934 | Strip material automatic change-over method and device An automatic change-over method and device for strip material in which a new strip is timed in relation to the end portion of a run-out strip fed by traction rollers along an unwinding path, by feeding a portion of the new strip along the unwinding path a... | 09/12/1995 |
| 5442983 | All-electric web feeding, cutting and sheet dispensing machine An all-electric web feeding, cutting and sheet dispensing machine includes a bi-directional cutting knife on a reversible carriage driven by a reversible-rotation knife-drive shaft. The carriage includes a ball-bearing-wheeled linear actuator riding on th... | 08/22/1995 |
| 5441374 | Apparatus for feeding strips coated with a fusion adhesive on one of their surfaces to an advancing transport unit Method and apparatus for feeding strips having a fusion adhesive coating on one of their surfaces to an advancing transport unit, in particular a sheet-stack binding apparatus where loose sheets are bound to form brochures or books. The method is carried ... | 08/15/1995 |
| 5421227 | Method of subdividing webs A web of coherent labels or coherent blanks of wrapping material is advanced along an elongated path toward a severing station where the web is cut at selected intervals by an orbiting knife in cooperation with a stationary or moving knife to yield a succ... | 06/06/1995 |
| 5406872 | Side-by-side programmable feed system A side-by-side material feed system is provided for feeding two dissimilar strips of material. The material is fed along parallel feed paths by first and second material feeders which move the material toward respective cutters. The operation of the feede... | 04/18/1995 |
| 5394778 | Shoulder strip forming apparatus Web-shaped packaging material, which is to be cut into strips for integration into a package, is fed through a web-changing device which has knives and two conveying sections, the conveying sections converging upstream of the strip-cutting station. In ord... | 03/07/1995 |
| 5361663 | Chain cutter A chain merchandising apparatus includes a frame, a cabinet secured to the frame, and a chain support mounted to the frame and located within the cabinet for supporting a plurality of chain containers. A chain cutter is moveably fixed to the apparatus so ... | 11/08/1994 |
