Winding, tensioning, or guiding inventions

20090277983 - Method and apparatus for producing film roll, and film roll: A method for producing a film roll of a wound film substrate includes, a spacer placing step for placing belt-like spacers respectively at both sides of the film substrate and at a middle portion of the film substrate between the sides such that the spacers extend in a longitudinal direction... Agent: Sharp Kabushiki Kaisha C/o Keating & Bennett, LLP

20090277984 - Reverse prevention mechanism for lever drag reel: A reverse prevention mechanism is configured to prevent reverse rotation of a drag disk, in a line-releasing direction, when braking a spool. The reverse prevention mechanism includes a rotation member, a pawl member, and an urging member. The rotation member includes an outer periphery portion with a plurality of engaging... Agent: GlobalIPCounselors, LLP

20090277985 - Backlash prevention apparatus for bait reel: A backlash prevention apparatus for a bait reel is provided. The apparatus can stepwise control a braking power of a spool according to a user's request by stepwise releasing restraint of first to eighth brake shoes that generate a friction force by manipulating a control dial installed in a side... Agent: Hyun Jong Park Park & AssociatesIPLaw LLC

20090277986 - Belt retractor with axial securing and method for the production thereof: b

20090277987 - Adjuster: An adjuster comprises three holes, all of which can be passed through by a string, wherein, one of the three holes is smaller than a knot of the string, another of them is the biggest and sized sufficiently both for the string to pass through and for a peg to... Agent: Oblon, Spivak, Mcclelland Maier & Neustadt, L.L.P.

20090277988 - Device for holding an elastically deformable winding article and apparatus for winding the winding article into the device: The invention relates to a device for holding an elastically deformable winding article, in particular a flexible medical instrument such as a medical guidewire or a catheter, with a winding article receptacle and with a housing part (14) covering the winding article receptacle at least in parts, which form a... Agent: Kriegsman & Kriegsman

20090277989 - Spool, spool unit, and spool unit production method: [Solving Means] This spool 11 has a base plate 14, thread retaining members 15 and 16, and auxiliary plates 17 and 18. The base plate 14 is made from a resin, paper, or the like and in the form of an elongated rectangle. The base plate 14 is folded at... Agent: Birch Stewart Kolasch & Birch

20090272831 - Spool for spinning reel: A spool for a spinning reel is attached to a non-circular portion formed on a tip of a spool shaft. The spool shaft moves back and forth but is prevented from rotating with respect to a reel unit. The spool includes a spool unit and a bearing member. The spool... Agent: GlobalIPCounselors, LLP

20090272832 - Attachable accessory device: An attachable accessory device is provided which has a housing assembly with an external cylindrical tube with an elongate slot, an internal cylindrical tube capable of rotational movement within the external cylindrical tube, and housing a spring member for providing the rotational movement. An elongate spring member is engaged within... Agent: Jeanne E. Longmuir

20090272833 - Sensor unit for activating a blocking mechanism for a belt retractor of a motor vehicle: A sensor unit for activating a blocking mechanism for a belt retractor of an occupant protection system for motor vehicles is provided. The sensor unit comprising a sensor element, a receptacle for displaceably mounting the sensor element so that it is deflected by the impact of forces acting transversally to... Agent: Foley And Lardner LLP Suite 500

20090272834 - 3-dimensional strip winding system for special giant all-steel radial otr tire: 3-D Strip Winding System for a special giant all-steel radial OTR tire comprising: a movable base plate, a pivoting device, a support, a winding and applying device, and a bracket. The pivoting device comprises a spin orbit of an external gear ring, a positioning and rotating inner race, a support... Agent: Matthias Scholl

20090272835 - Method and machine for forming logs of web material, with a mechanical device for forming the initial turn of the logs: The rewinding machine includes a winding unit; a feed path of a web material; a separator device to sever the web material upon completion of winding each log; an insertion path of the winding cores towards the winding unit; a movable mechanical member to facilitate forming a first turn of... Agent: Breiner & Breiner, L.L.C.

20090272836 - Hands-free paper towel dispenser: A hands-free towel dispenser is provided which utilizes an active sensing system, preferably an infra-red system, for detecting when a dispense of toweling should occur. The control for the dispenser is designed for low power use, thereby allowing the dispenser to be battery powered. The dispenser can also be powered... Agent: Merchant & Gould PC

20090272837 - Packaging of component structures of spool: An improvement in the packaging of component structures of spool is described which includes the arrangement of the disks, wood for the nucleus, hardware and closures in only one volume, facilitating the storage and the transportation of the dismantled spools, being the lathes (10) intercalated by disks (20), said lathes... Agent: Sughrue Mion, PLLC

20090272838 - Roll-sheet feeding device and image forming apparatus: A roll-sheet feeding device stores therein a roll sheet, rotates the roll sheet in an unwinding direction, and feeds the roll sheet. The roll-sheet feeding device includes a jumping preventing unit that suppresses a jumping of the roll sheet when feeding the roll sheet in the unwinding direction by applying... Agent: Harness, Dickey & Pierce, P.L.C

20090266925 - Adjustable belt tensioning utilizing active material actuation: A restraining belt comprising a webbing, and utilizing active material actuation for selectively modifying the tensile load strength of, stiffness of, or the tensioning applied to the webbing.... Agent: Slj, LLC

20090266926 - Roll paper type recording medium transporting mechanism and image forming apparatus: In a recording medium transporting mechanism, a flange member is attached on either side of a roll paper and the flange member has a diameter smaller than a maximum outer diameter of a roll paper. Support rollers support a corresponding one of the flange members in a rotatable manner. The... Agent: Harness, Dickey & Pierce, P.L.C

20090266927 - Winding plant for use in plastic film production lines, in particular, extendable plastic films, and winding method of plastic film rolls: A winding plant for use in plastic film production lines comprises a plurality of reels (11-14) connected to a star-like reel carrier (15) rotatable around its own axis. According to the invention, said reels (11-14) are arranged around said star-like reel carrier (15) in a manner such that at least... Agent: Hedman & Costigan P.C.

20090266928 - Two roll toilet tissue dispenser: A two-roll dispenser is disclosed for a plurality of rolls of products, in one embodiment a plurality of toilet paper rolls. The operation of resetting the device to accept replacement rolls of product is achieved by opening the casing. The seer mechanism is also disclosed maintaining a secondary roll of... Agent: Hughes Law Firm, PLLC

20090266930 - Dual roll toilet tissue dispenser: A two-roll dispenser is disclosed for a plurality of rolls of products, in one embodiment a plurality of toilet paper rolls. The operation of resetting the device to accept replacement rolls of product is achieved by opening the casing. The seer mechanism is also disclosed in one form maintaining a... Agent: Hughes Law Firm, PLLC

20090266929 - Two roll drop front toilet tissue dispenser: A two-roll dispenser is disclosed for a plurality rolls of products, in one embodiment a plurality of toilet paper rolls. The operation of resetting the device to accept replacement rolls of product is achieved by opening and re-closing the casing. The seer mechanism is also disclosed, maintaining a casing door... Agent: Hughes Law Firm, PLLC

20090266931 - Rolling door assembly and related methods: A rolling door assembly includes an axle assembly having an axle extending through a tube to which the door curtain is attached. A plurality of drums extends between the tube and the axle. The cost and weight of the axle assembly can be significantly reduced forming the drums from stamped... Agent: Herbert L. Allen Allen, Dyer, Doppelt, Milbrath & Gilchrist, P.A.

20090261192 - Cross-grade spin welding apparatus and method: A method for welding parts formed of polymeric resins having different melt-index grades. The method may include the steps of selecting a tube formed of a first thermoplastic in an extrusion process, selecting a first flange formed of a second thermoplastic in an injection molding process and having a containment... Agent: Pate Pierce & Baird

20090261193 - Webbing retractor: A webbing retractor is provided that can structure a WSIR mechanism with a small number of parts. When a second gear, that is pivotally-supported so as to rotate freely at a trigger lever, revolves around a first gear while rotating around a shaft, the trigger lever pulls a lock pawl... Agent: Roberts Mlotkowski Safran & Cole, P.C. Intellectual Property Department

20090261194 - Winding apparatus and winding method: A winding apparatus includes a head 12 that supports a nozzle 11; a head support shaft 13 that supports the head 12; a traverse shaft 14 that rotates about an axial center independently of the head support shaft 13 and is connected to the head support shaft 13 in an... Agent: Rabin & Berdo, PC

20090261195 - Breakdown reel: The present device provides a breakdown reel that includes a spool barrel, at least one flange and likely two, one disposed at each end of the barrel, and a locking mechanism such that the flange lockingly engages and removeably disengages the barrel. The locking mechanism is divided into two sections,... Agent: Robert L. Rispoli Clayman, Tapper & Baram, LLC

20090261196 - Welding wire guide ring: A wire guiding device includes a base and a guide portion for streamlining the flow of coiled wire from a storage container. Side walls may be included to bridge the distance between the device and the storage container to prevent wire from rising upward around the outside of the wire... Agent: Hahn Loeser / Lincoln