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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.

Date of Patent:
May. 14, 2024

Filed:

Mar. 11, 2021
Applicant:

Cryovac, Llc, Charlotte, NC (US);

Inventors:

Alan Ronald Murzynowski, Grand Island, NY (US);

Theodore F. Cyman, Grand Island, NY (US);

Daniel Edward Kanfoush, Grand Island, NY (US);

Anthony Vincent Moscato, N. Tonawanda, NY (US);

Myron Chester Heeb, West Seneca, NY (US);

Brett Christopher Rimes, Grand Island, NY (US);

Assignee:

Cryovac, LLC, Charlotte, NC (US);

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B65H 27/00 (2006.01); B41J 3/407 (2006.01); B41J 11/00 (2006.01); B41J 11/04 (2006.01); B41J 11/42 (2006.01); B41J 15/04 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B65H 27/00 (2013.01); B41J 3/407 (2013.01); B41J 11/0005 (2013.01); B41J 11/0035 (2013.01); B41J 11/0095 (2013.01); B41J 11/04 (2013.01); B41J 11/42 (2013.01); B41J 15/04 (2013.01); B41J 2203/011 (2020.08); B65H 2404/13161 (2013.01); B65H 2404/13162 (2013.01); B65H 2515/84 (2013.01); B65H 2801/15 (2013.01);
Abstract

According to one aspect, a web handling system comprises a plurality of cross-grooved idler rollers, an imaging drum, a nip roller adjacent the imaging drum and forming a nip therewith, and a spreader roller disposed between the plurality of idler rollers and the nip roller. Each idler roller is disposed no more than a first distance from an adjacent idler roller, spreader roller, and nip roller and the spreader roller is disposed no more than a second distance from the nip. The first distance is in a range of 38 to 28 inches, 36 to 30 inches, or 35 to 33 inches and the second distance is in a range of 6 to 11 inches, 6.5 to 9 inches, or 7.0 to 8.5 inches.


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