Top 100 US Patents in Cabling, filaments, etc.
section b - performing operations; transporting >
conveying; packing; storing; handling thin or filamentary material >
handling thin or filamentary material, e.g. sheets, webs, cables
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US4697485 (A), filed
Apr 16, 1986
, published
Oct 06, 1987
- PRECO IND INC
A die cutting press for processing web material has a registration system which is operable to provide precise alignment of a shiftable die cutting unit along two axes during the time that the web material is advanced along a third axis toward the die unit, so...
US5445345 (A), filed
Mar 21, 1994
, published
Aug 29, 1995
- KAYSERSBERG SA
An anti-theft dispenser of material wound in a core-free roll is provided. The dispenser includes a substantially planar support and a shaft to support the roll which is perpendicular to the support. The shaft is fitted at its free end with a stop and a...
US6508430 (B1), filed
Oct 18, 2000
, published
Jan 21, 2003
A self-applicator for bandages includes a tubular body with two widened areas. One widened area has a greater length than the other widened area. At the one widened area, two internal and opposite semi-bushings are dovetailed to form a handle. At the other end...
US5007595 (A), filed
Oct 10, 1989
, published
Apr 16, 1991
- RIETER AG MASCHF
US5315323 (A), filed
Mar 20, 1992
, published
May 24, 1994
- RICOH KK
An electrostatic plotter or similar color image forming apparatus for forming an image on a recording medium, e.g. a paper web being transported under tension by a transport roller pair by a head while sensing a register mark formed on the medium. The distance...
US6539104 (B1), filed
Apr 12, 1994
, published
Mar 25, 2003
- CUMMINS ALLISON CORP
An improved method and apparatus for discriminating between currency bills of different denominations uses an optical sensing and correlation technique based on the sensing of bill reflectance characteristics obtained by illuminating and scanning a bill along...
US5447410 (A), filed
Oct 22, 1993
, published
Sep 05, 1995
In a method and/or a device for placing and transferring sheet items folded at least once and featuring a stacking device for the delivered sheet items and a compression device and in which the sheet items are placed or stacked singly or bundled on a placement...
US4221373 (A), filed
Mar 20, 1978
, published
Sep 09, 1980
- GRAPHA HOLDING AG
Paper sheets which are creased during transport from a magazine to a folding station are delivered between the outer side of a straight reach of an elastic belt conveyor and a row of folding rollers whose radially outwardly tapering peripheral portions extend...
US5648807 (A), filed
Sep 09, 1993
, published
Jul 15, 1997
- SEIKO EPSON CORP
A method of discharging paper by forcibly urging the paper in a concave shape in which a printed surface is rendered concave as viewed in a discharging direction and an ink jet printer including a pair of supporting portions for supporting both side portions...
US7431284 (B2), filed
Feb 10, 2004
, published
Oct 07, 2008
- HEWLETT PACKARD DEVELOPMENT CO
A sheet transfer apparatus includes a first roller, a second roller and a power train. The first roller is configured to be rotatably driven at a first surface speed. The second roller is spaced from the first roller such that the first roller and the second...
US4774322 (A), filed
Dec 10, 1987
, published
Sep 27, 1988
- COLLAGEN CORP
Two proteins that are found in bone and that have in vivo chondrogenic/osteogenic activity in combination with a co-factor are described. Both proteins also were active in combination with EGF in the in vitro TGF- beta assay. Each has a molecular weight of...
US5453852 (A), filed
Mar 07, 1994
, published
Sep 26, 1995
- PFU LTD
PCT No. PCT/JP93/00329 Sec. 371 Date Mar. 7, 1994 Sec. 102(e) Date Mar. 7, 1994 PCT Filed Mar. 19, 1993 PCT Pub. No. WO93/18993 PCT Pub. Date Sep. 30, 1993.A paper feed roller (5) is divided into a first roller (5a) and a second roller (5b); a slit (58)...
US4203788 (A), filed
Mar 16, 1978
, published
May 20, 1980
- CLEAR THEODORE E
Reinforced facings, including reinforcing webs entrained in hydraulic cement via a slurry bath, adhere to a nailable lightweight aggregate cementitious core to form a panel web. The reinforced web is formed on abutting conveyed carrier sheets, and the web is...
US4872026 (A), filed
Jan 28, 1988
, published
Oct 03, 1989
- HEWLETT PACKARD CO
A novel ink-jet printer (10) is provided. The print provides both paper supply tray (12) and paper collection tray (18) in the front (14) of the printer for ease of paper handling and reduced footprint. The paper collection tray is provided with a pair of...
US4325626 (A), filed
Dec 03, 1979
, published
Apr 20, 1982
- MITA INDUSTRIAL CO LTD
An electrostatic copying apparatus of the type in which a rotary drum having a photosensative member on its surface is rotatably and detachably disposed at a predetermined location within a housing. The apparatus has a pair of inner side plates spaced apart...
US7248731 (B2), filed
Mar 18, 2003
, published
Jul 24, 2007
- CUMMINS ALLISON CORP
An improved method and apparatus for discriminating between currency bills of different denominations uses an optical sensing and correlation technique based on the sensing of bill reflectance characteristics obtained by illuminating and scanning a bill along...
US4660963 (A), filed
Dec 30, 1985
, published
Apr 28, 1987
- XEROX CORP
US4314754 (A), filed
Mar 01, 1978
, published
Feb 09, 1982
- CANON KK
There is disclosed an image forming apparatus in which copying operations are controlled according to a program sequence. Such image forming apparatus has an input unit for entering copying instructions and sense signals, a control unit for controlling active...
US5351947 (A), filed
Dec 03, 1992
, published
Oct 04, 1994
- GRADCO JAPAN LTD
The vertical stack of trays in a movable tray sorter for sheets of paper exiting a copies is moved in a manner to enlarge the spacing between consecutive pairs of the trays to accept consecutive sheets of paper by moving the trays along a pair of helical...
US4613123 (A), filed
May 18, 1984
, published
Sep 23, 1986
- AVG PRODUCTIONS INC
An end effector for use with automatic machines for handing flexible materials including a flat base plate having openings therein, at least two barbs, holders positioning each of said barbs adjacent one of said openings, an arrangement for moving each of said...
US5518576 (A), filed
Oct 18, 1994
, published
May 21, 1996
- TAPELICATOR INC
An applicator for dispensing tape is disclosed. The applicator comprises a shell and a cover that is used as a knob for moving an instrument of a cutting tool for cutting the tape. In operation, the cover is rotated and moved in a counterclockwise direction to...
US7040829 (B2), filed
Feb 02, 2004
, published
May 09, 2006
- LIN CHAO-JEN
A paper dispenser includes a reel tube having a lateral opening and a cavity, a central shaft disposed inside the cavity, a set of spring for shaft with one end inserted and fixed on the central shaft while the other end is connected with the beginning end of...
US6394013 (B1), filed
Apr 14, 2000
, published
May 28, 2002
- XYZ CONTROL INC
A method and apparatus for sewing a fringe to a woven textile work piece. A method and apparatus for cutting a uniform fringe edge on woven textile material fringe. A method and apparatus for severing a woven textile work piece from a sewing machine.
US4371256 (A), filed
Nov 27, 1979
, published
Feb 01, 1983
- CANON KK
A recording device for reproducing an image from an original onto a recording medium as a visible image. The device includes a mounting table for supporting the original and a feeding device for feeding the original onto the mounting table. A detector device...
US5640463 (A), filed
Oct 04, 1994
, published
Jun 17, 1997
- CUMMINS ALLISON CORP
A method and device for authenticating documents comprising an ultraviolet light source illuminating a document to be tested; an ultraviolet light detector generating an output signal responsive to ultraviolet light reflected by the document; and a signal...
US4202621 (A), filed
May 31, 1978
, published
May 13, 1980
- CANON KK
A recording device for reproducing image information onto a recording medium as a visible image, the device including an original mounting table for supporting original containing information to be recorded, an original feeding device to feed the original into...
US7182337 (B2), filed
Nov 04, 2004
, published
Feb 27, 2007
- SEIKO EPSON CORP
A paper feed unit includes a hopper on which sheets are stacked and which is turned around a rotation shaft. The hopper is turned to move apart from or move to a paper feed roller. The paper feed unit has three modes: a large release mode in which the hopper...
US7182333 (B2), filed
Oct 28, 2004
, published
Feb 27, 2007
- RICOH KK
To ensure that the leading edge of the sheet ejected onto a tray 12 does not push and move loaded sheets in advance, loaded sheets are retained at position (II) by a retaining roller. A roller (returning roller in this case) 121 for applying external force to...
US6564020 (B2), filed
Jun 08, 1999
, published
May 13, 2003
- CANON KK
An image forming apparatus includes an image bearing member for bearing an image; a movable recording material carrying member for electrostatically carrying the recording material; transfer means for electrostatically transferring the image from the image...
US5517736 (A), filed
Aug 17, 1994
, published
May 21, 1996
- SPEROTTO RIMAR SPA
A teaseling and/or fluffing machine for fabric and knitwork, with tension control, including a load-bearing structure with two sidepieces supporting at least one drum which rotates about a central shaft and supports on its two lateral endpieces two series of...
US4665823 (A), filed
Nov 01, 1985
, published
May 19, 1987
- DIAMOND ARTHUR S
A paper support bar for replacing the "star wheels" in a sheet-fed, offset printing press, or the like, having a chain delivery system. The bars are formed from hollow cylinders of a resiliently rigid, non-brittle material having adjustable supports on the...
US4894981 (A), filed
Dec 02, 1988
, published
Jan 23, 1990
- LIPP XAVER
US5033173 (A), filed
Jul 24, 1990
, published
Jul 23, 1991
- MCCOY ELLISON INC
A yarn handling unit in a textile warping system having a plurality of rolls for training of a plurality of yarns to travel in side-by-side relation in series peripherally about the rolls, such rolls extending outwardly in a cantilevered manner from each...
US4629319 (A), filed
Feb 14, 1984
, published
Dec 16, 1986
- DIFFRACTO LTD
This invention relates to electro-optical sensing of form type and other defects on surfaces such as sheet metal or plastic panels. Method and apparatus are disclosed for detection and quantification of defects such as dents, creases, low spots, flat spots,...
US4254202 (A), filed
Apr 11, 1978
, published
Mar 03, 1981
- MITA INDUSTRIAL CO LTD
An electrostatic copying apparatus has a housing having at its top surface a transparent plate on which to place an original to be copied, a rotary drum disposed within the housing and having a photosensitive member on its surface, a charging, a developing, a...
US4494861 (A), filed
Dec 10, 1980
, published
Jan 22, 1985
- CANON KK
A copying apparatus has an input unit for entering plural copy mode data into the copying apparatus, a memory for storing the data, and a control circuit for reading out copy mode signals in succession according to the data stored in the memory. The control...
US5324006 (A), filed
Mar 18, 1992
, published
Jun 28, 1994
- PICKRELL JOHN W
A primary device placed at the upstream end of a duct and a relay device placed at an access point pull a cable through respective duct segments. The pulling speed of the primary device is controlled by an operator. The pulling speed of the relay device is...
US5152506 (A), filed
Jun 04, 1990
, published
Oct 06, 1992
- PICKRELL JOHN W
A primary device placed at the upstream end of a duct and a relay device placed at an access point pull a cable through respective duct segments. The pulling speed of the primary device is controlled by an operator. The pulling speed of the relay device is...
US6390405 (B1), filed
Jul 05, 2000
, published
May 21, 2002
- ACUSHNET CO
The present invention is directed to a winding apparatus and method for winding a thread on a golf ball center. The apparatus comprises a plurality of rotating members supported for rotation and guiding the thread to a golf ball center winding station. The sum...
US5959278 (A), filed
Nov 06, 1996
, published
Sep 28, 1999
- NISCA CORP
Recording units including a printer for printing information data on at least one surface of a recording medium card are arranged vertically one over another in an information card producing device. Card turning portions are disposed confronting the respective...
US7140596 (B2), filed
Jun 14, 2004
, published
Nov 28, 2006
- HAYES ROGER DALE
This invention is a spring-powered bolt launcher to facilitate tugging wire or cable between two locations; typically, the locations are in low light levels, are remote by about 10-20 meters and are above a suspended ceiling in a building. The present launcher...
US4563079 (A), filed
Apr 12, 1984
, published
Jan 07, 1986
- CANON KK
An image formation apparatus has a first feeder for feeding a copy sheet from a container containing a number of copy sheets therein, and a second feeder for feeding a copy sheet supplied manually thereto. Both feeders feed the copy sheet to an image formation...
US7073529 (B1), filed
Aug 17, 2005
, published
Jul 11, 2006
- HARKEY ERIC
A retractable garden hose reel that obviates the need for a hand crank to reel in the garden hose includes a pair of wheels pivotally mounted to a frame that includes a handle and a base with a reel shaft and a slide track extending between and interconnected...
US7475876 (B2), filed
Nov 02, 2005
, published
Jan 13, 2009
- CANON KK
In order to reduce the stack failure of a sheet bundle, there is provided a sheet stacking/aligning apparatus comprising: a stack tray for stacking sheets thereon; and a rear end aligning member for pushing and aligning the rear end of a sheet conveyed onto...
US4770331 (A), filed
Feb 22, 1985
, published
Sep 13, 1988
- PLANET PRODUCTS CORP
An improved sheet forming machine and method of making same are provided wherein such machine employs a first set of clamp assemblies and associated moving devices for serially moving the sheet or sheet material along fixed parallel rails through a succession...
US4332375 (A), filed
May 01, 1980
, published
Jun 01, 1982
- TOKYO SHIBAURA ELECTRIC CO
A copy sheet-feeding apparatus comprises a switch and control mechanism. The switch detects an open state of a sheet cover capable of exposing a stack of copy sheet and a closed state of the cover sheet capable of enclosing the stack, and generates signals...
US6749111 (B2), filed
Nov 13, 2001
, published
Jun 15, 2004
- DIEBOLD INC
An automated banking machine (10) includes a user interface (12) including an opening (20). Users of the machine deliver individual sheets and stacks of sheets to and from the machine through the opening. Stacks of sheets may include sheets such as notes,...
US7408674 (B2), filed
Sep 11, 2003
, published
Aug 05, 2008
- CANON KK
When a user enters control information for controlling a printing device, the information is stored in a user information storage unit. All combinations of items of the control information capable of being set by the user and values of items incapable of being...
US4436411 (A), filed
Feb 08, 1983
, published
Mar 13, 1984
- MITA INDUSTRIAL CO LTD
US6499841 (B1), filed
Nov 02, 2000
, published
Dec 31, 2002
- CANON KK
A cleaning apparatus and method for removing a recording ink from a surface of a recording material conveying belt of a recording apparatus. The method includes the steps of contacting a blade member to a surface of the recording material conveying belt and...
US4887133 (A), filed
Sep 13, 1988
, published
Dec 12, 1989
- RICOH KK
A compact printer has a sheet feeder positioned at its front wall and electrophotographic components arranged along a sheet moving path for receiving a sheet from the sheet feeder and for exposing, developing, then transferring a toner image onto the sheet. At...
US7320413 (B2), filed
Jun 07, 2005
, published
Jan 22, 2008
- FUSI JOHN C
A disposable container for holding and dispensing one oral care, candy and/or medicinal strip at a time, without the need to open the package or to insert one's dirty fingers into the package, thereby eliminating the contamination of the remaining strips, and...
US5912680 (A), filed
Oct 09, 1997
, published
Jun 15, 1999
- CANON KK
A cleaning method for removing a recording ink from a surface of a recording material conveying belt of a recording apparatus. The method includes the steps of detecting a recording material jam; press contacting a cleaning member to a surface of the recording...
US4653702 (A), filed
Dec 06, 1985
, published
Mar 31, 1987
- MCGINNIS GREGOR E
A stunt kite string winding device, including a main shaft rotated manually by means of a crank with two string handles removably attached to the main shaft; the main shaft has a stake end opposite the crank end; the main shaft slides back and forth and...
US5049030 (A), filed
Jun 30, 1989
, published
Sep 17, 1991
- LOCKERT TIMOTHY L
A material handling system employs a sheet separator capable of handling sheets of varied thickness and flexibility and a positioner which repetitively positions sheets relative to a pressing unit in a fixed location. A sheet stacker receives and stacks the...
US4564150 (A), filed
Nov 28, 1983
, published
Jan 14, 1986
- ENKEL CORP
Apparatus for continuously supplying a web of sheet material wound on rolls includes a conveyor which carries a roll from a loading station to a splicing station and then to an active or running station. While a running web is being drawn off a roll at the...
US4358103 (A), filed
Nov 30, 1979
, published
Nov 09, 1982
- CANON KK
This invention provides a reference member for supporting and giving reference positions to principal components, i.e. a feed roller for transporting magnetic cards, a driver for driving said feed roller and a member for pressing magnetic cards against the...
US7108108 (B1), filed
Sep 23, 2003
, published
Sep 19, 2006
- HEINZEROTH JERRY E
A device for clamping a rod to stop axial and/or rotative movement between the rod and the device. The device includes pressure and clamp units, the clamp unit having a bushing fixed therein and provided with a radially resilient center section normally sized...
US4680205 (A), filed
Sep 12, 1983
, published
Jul 14, 1987
- AUTOMATED PACKAGING SYST INC
A web structure with electromagnetic radiation shifting indicia is disclosed. The indicia provide signals used in controlling various processes to be performed on the web as well as for controlling movement of the web. The preferred indicia are normally...
US4733274 (A), filed
Oct 06, 1986
, published
Mar 22, 1988
- CANON KK
Apparatus including a first memory for temporarily storing numeric data entered by a numeral key, and a second memory for thereafter storing the numeric data which is transferred thereto from the first memory responsive to operation of a storage control key....
US5921539 (A), filed
Mar 26, 1997
, published
Jul 13, 1999
- EASTMAN KODAK CO
A sheet feeding device (2) for separating an outermost sheet (4) from a stack (6). The sheet feeding device (2) comprises a stack support means (8) positioned in a first portion (10) of a housing (12), and a feed module (14) detachably mounted to a second...
US5683073 (A), filed
Jun 07, 1995
, published
Nov 04, 1997
- J P PATENT HOLDINGS L L C
A primary device placed at the upstream end of a duct and a relay device placed at an access point pull a cable through respective duct segments. The pulling speed of the primary device is controlled by an operator. The pulling speed of the relay device is...
US5077582 (A), filed
Apr 20, 1989
, published
Dec 31, 1991
- MONITEL PRODUCTS CORP
US5184811 (A), filed
Oct 13, 1988
, published
Feb 09, 1993
- SUN AUTOMATION INC
Paperboard sheets are fed by a feeder including driven wheels which engage the lowermost sheet of a stack and drive it through the nip rolls of a box-finishing machine is synchronism with the latter. Supporting the sheets is a grate movable between a raised...
US5738294 (A), filed
Sep 11, 1996
, published
Apr 14, 1998
- MARKETING DISPLAYS INC
An apparatus and method for stretching and installing a flexible face sign panel is disclosed. A frame-like trolley structure is provided which is positioned on a frame structure, preferably on a service station canopy fascia. A roll of sign panel material is...
US6984412 (B2), filed
Oct 28, 2003
, published
Jan 10, 2006
- TDK CORP
The present invention provides a method for removing wrinkles formed on a web, which is continuously transported through a plurality of guide members. The plurality of guide member includes a crown roller which has the diameter gradually increased toward the...
US4935155 (A), filed
Oct 19, 1988
, published
Jun 19, 1990
- STEINER WALTER
US5533711 (A), filed
May 05, 1994
, published
Jul 09, 1996
- J P PATENT HOLDINGS L L C
A primary device placed at the upstream end of a duct and a relay device placed at an access point pull a cable through respective duct segments. The pulling speed of the primary device is controlled by an operator. The pulling speed of the relay device is...
US4854571 (A), filed
Mar 12, 1986
, published
Aug 08, 1989
- CANON KK
A sheet sorting device having a plurality of bin trays has a resilient member for imparting to a bin tray support member a force in the direction opposite to the direction of gravity and reducing a load applied to a bin tray drive source. A detecting device...
US4245835 (A), filed
Mar 08, 1979
, published
Jan 20, 1981
- CIBA GEIGY AG
A film storage device that is placed between an X-ray film cassette and X-ray film processor. The device is capable of storing three X-ray films at a time and enables an operator to reduce the waiting time for a typical set of three films per patient to be...
US6098863 (A), filed
Oct 20, 1999
, published
Aug 08, 2000
- GERBER SCIENT PRODUCTS INC
A web and an associated web feeding and handling apparatus for performing a work operation on the web is disclosed. The apparatus feeds the web in a feed direction longitudinally of itself by means of a friction drive. The operation of the drive is controlled...
US4660822 (A), filed
Feb 07, 1985
, published
Apr 28, 1987
- BRANDT INC
A sheet dispenser for selectively dispensing predetermined numbers of paper currency of different denominations and having plural stations each receiving a stack of bills. The dispenser includes a feed roller with a pair of flanges. The high friction surface...
US5664765 (A), filed
Apr 18, 1996
, published
Sep 09, 1997
- JP PATENT HOLDINGS LLC
A primary device placed at the upstream end of a duct and a relay device placed at an access point pull a cable through respective duct segments. The pulling speed of the primary device is controlled by an operator. The pulling speed of the relay device is...
US5046673 (A), filed
Jun 07, 1990
, published
Sep 10, 1991
- INST TEXTILE TECH
A method and apparatus for winding yarn to produce a wound yarn package having a variable density profile. The variable density profile in the wound yarn is produced by variably tensioning the yarn during the winding process by an electrical apparatus which is...
US5565748 (A), filed
Jul 06, 1994
, published
Oct 15, 1996
- MITSUBISHI ELECTRIC CORP
An apparatus for synchronously controlling the actual operation of a machine using one or more motors, such as servo motors, by simulating in program form a combination of selectable machine mechanisms, including drivers, connecting shafts, clutches, gears and...
US6955733 (B2), filed
Dec 20, 2002
, published
Oct 18, 2005
- PROCTER GAMBLE
A new machine control method and system for registering pro-produced webs into a converting line producing disposable absorbent articles such as diapers, pants, feminine hygiene articles or a component thereof. The pre-produced web can include a multiplicity...
US5276490 (A), filed
Sep 30, 1992
, published
Jan 04, 1994
- TR SYSTEMS INC
A buried electrode drum (48) includes a rigid core (10) over which a controlled durometer layer (12) is disposed. On the surface of the controlled durometer layer (12) is disposed a buried electrode layer (14), having electrodes (16) disposed therein along the...
US6736395 (B2), filed
Feb 21, 2002
, published
May 18, 2004
- ASCOM HASLER MAILING SYS INC
A mechanism for freeing document jams in a machine that transports documents, the machine including a housing having an interior portion and a pivotable cover adapted to permit easy access to the interior portion of the machine housing, the cover pivoting from...
US4379019 (A), filed
Sep 08, 1980
, published
Apr 05, 1983
- POOL DAN L
A roll of tape or paper is releaseably retained upon a roll holder by a flexible retention member, carried by the holder and normally outwardly biased to engage the core of the roll. A pivotally connected arm is biased to urge a bearing element at the free end...
US4478507 (A), filed
Feb 08, 1983
, published
Oct 23, 1984
- MITA INDUSTRIAL CO LTD
US6257568 (B1), filed
May 26, 2000
, published
Jul 10, 2001
- VIJUK EQUIPMENT INC
An apparatus adapted to be used for the automatic handling of sheets from which leaflets are formed and which includes a transfer unit for conveying sheets, an accumulator station disposed adjacent the transfer unit and being adapted to receive sheets from the...
US4603850 (A), filed
Oct 20, 1982
, published
Aug 05, 1986
- KONISHIROKU PHOTO IND
For a sorter with movable bins capable of sorting in both directions from the upper bin to the lower bin and from the lower bin to the upper bin corresponding to a selected number of copies for successive originals, an improved controlling method for the...
US5289673 (A), filed
Aug 19, 1992
, published
Mar 01, 1994
- MESDAN SPA
The device involves the use of two nozzles (5 and 6) alternatively blow air jets against a yarn in the central portion of a channel (1), these nozzles being symetrically placed in relation to a plane containing the channel axis. The jets blowing frequency is...
US7069971 (B1), filed
Feb 18, 2005
, published
Jul 04, 2006
- SHENG WANG CHUN
An adhesive tape dispenser includes a fixed base forming a first cavity in which a movable carrier is removably received. The movable carrier defines a second cavity in which a roll of adhesive tape is rotatably received. The base is provided with a first...
US5007340 (A), filed
Jan 23, 1990
, published
Apr 16, 1991
- TOKYO ELECTRIC CO LTD
US4278624 (A), filed
Oct 25, 1978
, published
Jul 14, 1981
- KORNYLAC CO
Material such as panels, boards, and flexible sheets are produced and processed while passing between two or more surfaces at least one of which has a thin layer of pressurized fluid in direct contact with the product. While in this process zone, the item is...
US6351551 (B1), filed
Jul 30, 1998
, published
Feb 26, 2002
- CUMMINS ALLISON CORP
A currency counting and discrimination device for receiving a stack of currency bills, rapidly counting and discriminating the bills in the stack, and then re-stacking the bills. The device comprises an input receptacle for receiving a stack of currency bills...
US7466438 (B2), filed
Apr 18, 2005
, published
Dec 16, 2008
- SILVERBROOK RES PTY LTD
A printer for printing a second document is provided. The second document is printed in response to first indicating data received from a sensing device. The first indicating data is sensed by the sensing device from first coded data disposed on a first...
US5215300 (A), filed
Sep 09, 1991
, published
Jun 01, 1993
- CANON KK
A sheet stacking tray apparatus for receiving sheets discharged from an image forming apparatus such as a printer or copying machine. The sheets are correctly stacked, that is, without inclination or deviation. The tray apparatus according to the present...
US6607081 (B2), filed
Jul 23, 2001
, published
Aug 19, 2003
- DIEBOLD INC
An automated banking machine can identify and store documents such as currency bills received by a user. The machine can then selectively recover documents from storage and dispense them to other users. Identification devices can identify the type and...
US4469432 (A), filed
Feb 14, 1983
, published
Sep 04, 1984
- MITA INDUSTRIAL CO LTD
US6142288 (A), filed
Nov 06, 1998
, published
Nov 07, 2000
- ASTERISK INC
Apparatus for feeding stacks of fanfold sheets is comprised of a belt conveyor, a positioner, and a splicer. The conveyor feeds stacks deposited thereon by the positioner toward the discharge end. The postioner is comprised of a U-shape bin which receives...
US5624108 (A), filed
Aug 31, 1995
, published
Apr 29, 1997
- NISCA CORP
A sheet feeding device is provided with abreast sheet, stackers each having an elevating tray for stacking sheets, which can be held at an upper sheet send-out position when no sheet is stacked. The elevating tray which remains stationary at the send-out...
US7152449 (B2), filed
Sep 26, 2003
, published
Dec 26, 2006
- IND ORIGAMI LLC
A process for designing and manufacturing precision-folded, high strength, fatigue-resistant structures and a sheet therefore. The techniques include methods for precision bending of a sheet of material ( 41, 241, 341, 441, 541 ) along a bend line ( 45, 245,...
US4867830 (A), filed
Nov 09, 1988
, published
Sep 19, 1989
- CHUNG NAN Y
In a factory for producing rolls of pressure sensitive tape, a tab is applied to the end of such tape by a series of steps comprising: advancing a strip of tab material onto a work station; positioning a placement zone of such tape onto a temporary positioning...
US5096245 (A), filed
Aug 01, 1990
, published
Mar 17, 1992
- MURATA MACHINERY LTD
A package palletizing system is systematized such that it comprises a winder, an inspection station for inspecting cone packages wound up by the winder, and a palletizing station for palletizing the cone packages after inspection in alternately opposite...
US4515465 (A), filed
Feb 08, 1983
, published
May 07, 1985
- MITA INDUSTRIAL CO LTD
US5162035 (A), filed
Nov 07, 1991
, published
Nov 10, 1992
- METIVIER PIERRE
An automated system is disclosed for folding vehicle air bags so that a small folded-bag profile and a desirable bag deployment pattern results. A machine having numerous moveable arms is controlled by a controller. An edge folding assembly (EFA) of the...
US5685054 (A), filed
May 31, 1994
, published
Nov 11, 1997
- MARKETING DISPLAYS INC
An apparatus and method for stretching and installing a flexible face sign panel is disclosed. A frame-like trolley structure is provided which is positioned on a frame structure, preferably on a service station canopy fascia. A roll of sign panel material is...
US6877742 (B2), filed
Jan 22, 2003
, published
Apr 12, 2005
- CANON KK
A document feeding apparatus in which the vibration of a document by the shock when the trailing edge of the document has passed an ante-reading roller is prevented to thereby prevent the misregister or distortion of a read image. More particularly, a document...