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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 09, 2003
Filed:
Aug. 24, 2001
Applicant:
Inventors:
Kenneth R. Brennan, Westmont, IL (US);
Theodore Costopolous, Lisle, IL (US);
Frederick J. Whiting, Burr Ridge, IL (US);
Thaddeus A. Niemiro, Lisle, IL (US);
Xin Xin Wang, Naperville, IL (US);
Assignee:
Goss Graphic Systems Inc., Westmont, IL (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B41F 1/356 ; B65H 2/302 ; G01N 2/186 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B41F 1/356 ; B65H 2/302 ; G01N 2/186 ;
Abstract
A tension control device for a printing press having an adjustment roller, with a web of the press passing from a supply roll of the web to the adjustment roller. Means are provided for measuring the tension on opposed sides of the web passing downstream from the adjustment roller, and means are provided responsive to the measuring means for automatically approximately equalizing the tension of the web by adjustment of the adjustment roller on one end only of the adjustment roller.