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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.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 17, 1984
Filed:
Sep. 27, 1982
Applicant:
Inventors:
Edward M Kapura, Carlisle, PA (US);
Henry C Goode, Owen Sound, CA;
Assignee:
PPG Industries, Inc., Pittsburgh, PA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C03B / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
65 995 ; 651824 ; 651825 ;
Abstract
A cylindrical ribbon engaging device is rotated about an axis of rotation substantially parallel to the direction of ribbon flow to positively exert lateral forces to an elongated substantial continuum of the marginal edge portion of the ribbon. Provisions are made to maximize lateral forces while minimizing longitudinal forces.