{"id":12,"date":"2026-05-11T00:33:11","date_gmt":"2026-05-11T00:33:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/rollershark.com\/?page_id=12"},"modified":"2026-06-29T16:20:25","modified_gmt":"2026-06-29T16:20:25","slug":"rollershark","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/rollershark.com\/","title":{"rendered":"HOME"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"533\" src=\"https:\/\/rollershark.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/crop-wordlogo-1024x533.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-65\" srcset=\"https:\/\/rollershark.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/crop-wordlogo-1024x533.png 1024w, https:\/\/rollershark.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/crop-wordlogo-300x156.png 300w, https:\/\/rollershark.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/crop-wordlogo-768x400.png 768w, https:\/\/rollershark.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/crop-wordlogo.png 1089w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-x-large-font-size wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Web Guides with Selectively Protruding Fins<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/rollershark.com\/?page_id=111\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">US Patent 12,595,147 B2<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Published:  7 April 2026<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Innovative new method to reduce scrap, rework, downtime, and damage in media web and conveying equipment sets<br><br><strong>Watch the Video: <a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/Isy7pvSFmKc\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">https:\/\/youtu.be\/Isy7pvSFmKc<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/rollershark.com\/?page_id=138\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Overview Slides<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/rollershark.com\/?page_id=117\">Tech Snapshot<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"568\" src=\"https:\/\/rollershark.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/wire-assembly-1024x568.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-16\" srcset=\"https:\/\/rollershark.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/wire-assembly-1024x568.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/rollershark.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/wire-assembly-300x166.jpg 300w, https:\/\/rollershark.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/wire-assembly-768x426.jpg 768w, https:\/\/rollershark.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/wire-assembly.jpg 1521w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"568\" src=\"https:\/\/rollershark.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/wire-3-assembly-1024x568.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-25\" 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https:\/\/rollershark.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/shaded-assembly-2.jpg 1520w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"569\" src=\"https:\/\/rollershark.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/shaded-fins-1-1024x569.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-22\" srcset=\"https:\/\/rollershark.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/shaded-fins-1-1024x569.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/rollershark.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/shaded-fins-1-300x167.jpg 300w, https:\/\/rollershark.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/shaded-fins-1-768x426.jpg 768w, https:\/\/rollershark.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/shaded-fins-1.jpg 1520w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"569\" src=\"https:\/\/rollershark.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/shaded-fins-2-1024x569.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-23\" srcset=\"https:\/\/rollershark.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/shaded-fins-2-1024x569.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/rollershark.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/shaded-fins-2-300x167.jpg 300w, https:\/\/rollershark.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/shaded-fins-2-768x426.jpg 768w, https:\/\/rollershark.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/shaded-fins-2.jpg 1522w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<section class=\"card\" id=\"problem\" aria-labelledby=\"problemHeading\">\n  <h2 id=\"problemHeading\">Overview<\/h2>\n  <p class=\"muted\">Equipment processing media webs (paper, plastics &amp; films, textiles, etc.) and conveying systems (warehouse, airport, etc.) can be subject to sheet weave and web \/ belt path drift from a variety of sources. If not corrected swiftly, this misalignment can be costly to a business in terms of scrap, downtime, and equipment damage.<\/p>\n  <h2 id=\"problemHeading\">Problem<\/h2>\n  <p class=\"muted\">Web path drift damages product, reduces accuracy, and increases scrap, rework, and downtime in web machines and conveyor systems.<\/p>\n  <ul>\n    <li>Misalignment in printing and coating operations<\/li>\n    <li>Position fluctuations that cause conveyor wear and damage<\/li>\n    <li>Sheet or film weave that cause downtime and rework<\/li>\n    <li>Large, complex guides are costly and hard to fit into constrained machines<\/li>\n  <\/ul>\n<\/section>\n\n<section class=\"card\" id=\"solution\" aria-labelledby=\"solutionHeading\">\n  <h2 id=\"solutionHeading\">Solution \u2014 Selectively Protruding Fins<\/h2>\n  <div class=\"cols\">\n    <div>\n      <ul>\n        <li>Fins housed inside a slotted roller move between retracted and extended positions<\/li>\n        <li>Actuator-controlled fins change the roller\u2019s effective diameter on demand<\/li>\n        <li>Compact, simpler mechanism compared with conventional web guides<\/li>\n      <\/ul>\n    <\/div>\n    <div>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" \n    src=\"https:\/\/rollershark.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/text-example-2.png\" \n    alt=\"Rollershark Sample Configuration\" \n    width=\"600\" \n    height=\"400\" \n    class=\"alignleft\"\n\/>\n      <h2>Key Benefits<\/h2>\n      <div class=\"benefit\"><div><b>Responsive correction:<\/b><\/div><div class=\"muted\">Rapid diameter change lets the guide counteract tracking shifts quickly.<\/div><\/div>\n      <div class=\"benefit\"><div><b>Compact design:<\/b><\/div><div class=\"muted\">Smaller footprint eases integration into constrained web machines.<\/div><\/div>\n      <div class=\"benefit\"><div><b>Cost-effective:<\/b><\/div><div class=\"muted\">Simpler actuator\/fin assembly reduces complexity and improves reliability.<\/div><\/div>\n    <\/div>\n  <\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n<section class=\"card\" id=\"patent\" aria-labelledby=\"patentHeading\">\n  <h2 id=\"patentHeading\">Patent Details<\/h2>\n  <p><strong>US 12,595,147 B2 \u2014 WEB GUIDES WITH SELECTIVELY PROTRUDING FINS<\/strong><\/p>\n  <p class=\"muted\"><strong>Status:<\/strong> Granted (US patent B2)<\/p>\n  <p class=\"muted\"><strong>Scope (summary):<\/strong> Roller with slotted tube wall, internal control surface assembly with fins aligned to slots, and a fin actuator to selectively move fins between retracted and extended positions. A web guide system including sensors and a control unit to dynamically instruct linear actuator motion.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n\n<section class=\"card\" id=\"tech\" aria-labelledby=\"techHeading\">\n  <h2 id=\"techHeading\">Technical Snapshot<\/h2>\n  <ul>\n    <li>Tube wall with circumferentially spaced slots connecting interior to exterior<\/li>\n    <li>Internal control surface assembly aligns fins with slots<\/li>\n    <li>Actuator capable of moving fins between retracted and extended positions<\/li>\n    <li>Suited for webs: paper, PET film, battery separator film, conveyor belts, abrasive belts, treadmill loops<\/li>\n  <\/ul>\n<\/section>\n\n<section class=\"card\" id=\"usecases\" aria-labelledby=\"usecasesHeading\">\n  <h2 id=\"usecasesHeading\">Use Cases \/ Applications<\/h2>\n  <ul>\n    <li>Paper production &amp; conversion, printing presses (improved registration)<\/li>\n    <li>Conveyor and sorting systems at warehouses, airports, shipping facilities<\/li>\n    <li>Manufacturing and processing lines for roofing shingles, battery separators, textiles, plastic and other films<\/li>\n    <li>Treadmill and closed-loop web devices requiring controlled tracking<\/li>\n  <\/ul>\n<\/section>\n\n\n\n<section class=\"card\" id=\"contact\" aria-labelledby=\"contactHeading\">\n  <h2 id=\"contactHeading\">Contact \/ Inquiries<\/h2>\n  <div class=\"contact\">\n    <div>\n      <p class=\"muted\">For licensing, sales, or general inquiries, please email. Provide organization, application, and any NDA status if relevant.<\/p>\n      <p><strong>Email:<\/strong> <a href=\"mailto:info@rollershark.com\">info@rollershark.com<\/a><\/p>\n      <p class=\"muted\">Please allow 2-3 business days for response<\/p>\n    <\/div>\n\n<\/div><\/section>\n\n<footer>\n  \u00a9 2026 ROLLERSHARK LLC. 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