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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:
Apr. 12, 1994
Filed:
Jun. 08, 1992
Applicant:
Inventor:
James A Whritenor, Mendon, NY (US);
Assignee:
Eastman Kodak Company, Rochester, NY (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B41J / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
346136 ; 366134 ; 366 / ; 400636 ; 400639 ; 4006391 ; 400637 ;
Abstract
A nip-roller pair for transporting a sheet or web of material has one regular roller and a special roller to prevent scarring of the transported material. The special roller has one or more hubs of soft, compressible material that engage the material and hold the material away from the harder, rougher surface of the roller. The rollers close to compress the hubs and transport the material