IP Library Granted Patent US 5,979,731
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US 5,979,731 · App. 08/959,920

Method and apparatus for preventing creases in thin webs

Inventors: Michael Long, James A. White
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Granted: Nov 9, 1999 Filed: Oct 29, 1997
Inventors
Michael Long
James A. White
Assignee (at issue)
EASTMAN KODAK COMPANY

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Quick Facts
Patent No.
US 5,979,731
App. No.
08/959,920
Filed
1997-10-29
Granted
1999-11-09
Kind
A