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(11) EP 0 465 631 A1

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(43) Date of publication:
15.01.1992 Bulletin 1992/03

(21) Application number: 91903728.0

(22) Date of filing: 24.01.1991
(51) International Patent Classification (IPC): 
B65H 19/ 18( . )
B65H 35/ 07( . )
B65H 35/ 00( . )
G03D 15/ 04( . )
(86) International application number:
PCT/US1991/000495
(87) International publication number:
WO 1991/011380 (08.08.1991 Gazette 1991/18)
(84) Designated Contracting States:
BE DE FR GB IT NL

(30) Priority: 26.01.1990 US 19900471159
26.01.1990 US 19900471176
26.01.1990 US 19900471177

(60) Divisional application:
94103720.2 / 0606116

(71) Applicant: EASTMAN KODAK COMPANY
Rochester, New York 14650-2201 (US)

(72) Inventors:
  • LONG, Michael
    Rochester, NY 14612 (US)
  • HUTTEMANN, Lyndon, Rae
    Rochester, NY 14622 (US)
  • SANFORD, Robert, Wayne
    Wyoming, NY 14591 (US)
  • LONGBOAT, Robert, Donald
    Ohsweken, Ontario N0A 1MO (CA)

(74) Representative: von Hellfeld, Axel, Dr. Dipl.-Phys., et al 
Wuesthoff & Wuesthoff Patent- und Rechtsanwälte Schweigerstrasse 2
D-81541 München
D-81541 München (DE)

   


(54) APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR SPLICING WEBS OF INDETERMINATE LENGTH