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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 16, 2006
Filed:
Jan. 21, 2003
Russ Angold, San Rafael, CA (US);
Jon Burns, Richmond, CA (US);
Brian Lynch, San Francisco, CA (US);
Nathan Harding, San Francisco, CA (US);
Chris Van Wert, San Francisco, CA (US);
Yu-han Chen, Albany, CA (US);
Russ Angold, San Rafael, CA (US);
Jon Burns, Richmond, CA (US);
Brian Lynch, San Francisco, CA (US);
Nathan Harding, San Francisco, CA (US);
Chris Van Wert, San Francisco, CA (US);
Yu-Han Chen, Albany, CA (US);
Berkeley Process Control, Inc., Richmond, CA (US);
Abstract
An apparatus for transferring material winding between spools. The apparatus includes spindels for positioning first and second spools in a co-planar arrangement with parallel axes of rotation. With the material initially secured to the base of a first spool with tape, a winding mechanism is energized to turn the spools. When the first spool is filled, a first sheave directs the incoming material to the second spool which is rotated at the rate of material supply. A tape applicator is then directed to apply a section of tape over the material, pressing it against the base of the second spool. A small wire is included on the base of the tape being applied. The applicator force on the wire against the material is designed to be sufficient to sever the material, separating the material on the first spool from the material being wound on the second.