Did You Know...
...that when IBM conducted a market study of Chester Carlson's invention in 1959, the company concluded that it would take only 5000 units of his new product to saturate the market? IBM therefore declined to be part of the new product introduction. Too bad for IBM. Carlson's invention was the xerography process, and his new product was the beginning of the Xerox Corporation. It is estimated that every day, worldwide, 3,000,000,000 copies are made!!
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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7431636 | Adjustment device for adjusting a level difference between rollers of a roller belt sander An adjustment device for adjusting a level difference between rollers of a roller belt sander includes a base, an eccentric shaft and a restricting knob. The base is fixed on an interior wall edge of a main body corresponding to two ends of a roller. The eccentric s... | 10/07/2008 |
| 7347765 | Honing installation with several work stations A honing installation for honing workpieces comprises a plurality of work stations, each work station being configured for performing at least one working step on a workpiece and at least part of the work station is set up as a honing station for performing at least... | 03/25/2008 |
| 7347769 | Method of fabricating pliant workpieces, tools for performing the method and methods for making those tools An improved method of manufacturing automotive accessory drive belts or other workpieces of pliant material which have a grooved operative face, a tool having an abrasive ramp configuration for performing said improved method and a method of manufacturing said tool ... | 03/25/2008 |
| 7294047 | Sander device A sander device includes a housing pivotally attached to a supporting base and rotatable between a horizontal position and a vertical position, a driven roller and an idle roller rotatably disposed in the housing, and an endless driving belt engaged over the driven ... | 11/13/2007 |
| 7294045 | Apparatus and method for edge processing of a glass sheet An apparatus for edge processing of a glass sheet, the apparatus including a shroud, a finishing member and a wiping device. The finishing member is substantially enclosed by the shroud. The apparatus uses pressurized air emitted by at least one slot in the wiping d... | 11/13/2007 |
| 7281537 | Multi-station block-texture modifying system and block-spacer Disclosed herein is a block-texture-modifying apparatus for modifying the surface texture of blocks. The apparatus comprises a support for supporting blocks thereon, a multi-station block-texture modifier for engaging blocks on the support, and a translational displ... | 10/16/2007 |
| 7235003 | Method and apparatus for grinding of concrete floors A method for dry finishing of a floor surface consisting of concrete, stone, marble, terrazzo, densite or other hard materials is disclosed. The method comprises finishing of the floor surface using a cutting, grinding and/or polishing tool. In the method, a vapor o... | 06/26/2007 |
| 7235002 | Method and system for making glass sheets including grinding lateral edge(s) thereof A method and system for making glass sheets is provided. At least one grinding wheel is provided for grinding a lateral edge of a glass sheet. An airbag and corresponding air pressure regulator are provided for biasing the grinding wheel against the lateral edge of ... | 06/26/2007 |
| 7232361 | Rock saw The present invention discloses an automated rock saw having a saw motor load sensor to control the speed of the conveyor bringing the rock to the saw blade. As the saw motor works harder to cut a given rock, the controller automatically slows the conveyor belts, re... | 06/19/2007 |
| 7207865 | Apparatus for machining workpieces, in particular workpieces provided with cutting teeth In an apparatus for machining workpieces, in particular workpieces provided with cutting teeth, such as bandsaw blades or circular-saw blades for example, comprising a base (12), a machining device (18) displaceable relative to the base (12) and... | 04/24/2007 |
| 7198557 | Sanding machine incorporating multiple sanding motions A sanding machine includes a conveyer and a sanding assembly for sanding a workpiece by moving the sanding assembly in multiple linear and/or nonlinear motions relative to the conveyed workpiece. ... | 04/03/2007 |
| 7140948 | Machine for machining elongate workpieces provided with cutting teeth, in particular for grinding bandsaw blades A machine for machining bandsaw blades. A machining device, a feed device, a workpiece-fixing device and a workpiece guiding device are mounted to a common central machine block. The machining device has a rotatably driven positionable adjustable grinding wheel with... | 11/28/2006 |
| 7131896 | Device for grinding of clothing in a textile machine A grinding device for the flats of a card comprises elastically bendable elements which enter between the clothing points, brush over the side flanks of the points and thereby grind the points. Additional grinding elements are provided in order to treat the front si... | 11/07/2006 |
| 7125319 | Apparatus and method for grinding and/or polishing an edge of a glass sheet An apparatus and method are described herein which help prevent particles and other contaminants that are generated when an edge of a glass sheet is processed from contaminating or damaging the glass sheet. The apparatus includes an encapsulation device and a proces... | 10/24/2006 |
| 7125320 | Apparatus and method for grinding and/or polishing an edge of a glass sheet An apparatus and method are described herein which help prevent particles and other contaminants that are generated when an edge of a glass sheet is processed from contaminating or damaging the glass sheet. The apparatus includes an encapsulation device and a proces... | 10/24/2006 |
| 7104876 | Cutter-grinder An innovative cutter-grinder comprised of a base, a cutter holder, and a mobile base plate; the base plate being mounted with emery cloth before being placed on a deck of the frame to secure the emery cloth and allow easy replacement of the emery cloth; the cutter h... | 09/12/2006 |
| 7101270 | Sanding machine A sanding machine (1; 300) comprising a support structure (2; 302) for the piece (3) to be processed and a sanding unit (4) for the piece (3) itself. The sanding unit (4) comprises a frame (40) that supports a winding... | 09/05/2006 |
| 7090569 | Manual clutch device for a roller sander for controlling reciprocating movement of a roller A clutch device for a roller sand for controlling reciprocating movement of a roller includes a belt wheel, a connecting shaft and a adjusting button. The roller sander consists of a base, a motor set, a roller set and a linking device. The belt wheel is pivotally c... | 08/15/2006 |
| 7082646 | Revolving flats cleaning brushing and resharpening apparatus in a carding machine An apparatus for on card cleaning and grinding of revolving flats (4) in a carding machine is disclosed. The apparatus mounts an interchangeable rotary cleaning brush (14) or grinding wheel (16) on a wheel drive (11) so that the wheel can... | 08/01/2006 |
| 7056188 | Rock saw The present invention discloses an automated rock saw having a saw motor load sensor to control the speed of the conveyors bringing the rock to the saw blade. As the saw motor works harder to cut a given rock, the controller automatically slows the conveyor belts, r... | 06/06/2006 |
| 7037181 | Device for grinding of clothing in a textile machine A grinding device for the flats of a card comprises elastically bendable elements which enter between the clothing points, brush over the side flanks of the points and thereby grind the points. Additional grinding elements are provided in order to treat the front si... | 05/02/2006 |
| 7014544 | Reciprocating and deflecting swing device for the roller of a cylindrical emery-polishing machine A reciprocating and deflecting swing device for the roller of a cylindrical emery-polishing machine includes a motor fixing base having its inner side provided with a lower holder engaged thereon with an upper holder, with an emery-tape roller fitted in the upper ho... | 03/21/2006 |
| 6969300 | Automated processing unit for a working station An automatic processing unit comprising a conveyor (1) extending through the automated processing unit and having a longitudinal direction and a transversal direction; and at least one working station located above the conveyor (1) for processing a wor... | 11/29/2005 |
| 6947281 | Cooling units An electrically powered cooling unit (130), such as a fan unit, is mountable on a support structure (110) within a housing (140), for example a computer housing. The support structure (110) can mount one or more electrically powered cooli... | 09/20/2005 |
| 6916232 | Apparatus for superpolishing the inside surface of a seam of a continuous photoreceptor belt Apparatus is provided for superpolishing the inside diameter surface of a seam of a flexible continuous photoreceptor belt. The apparatus includes (a) spaced apart support rollers for supporting the inside surface of the flexible continuous photoreceptor belt into a... | 07/12/2005 |
| 6899606 | Rotary grinding machine A rotary grinding machine includes a rotary grinding member for grinding a workpiece on a workpiece feeding member. The grinding member is coupled with an output shaft of a motor through a drive transmission mechanism. The feeding member is coupled with the output s... | 05/31/2005 |
| 6579159 | Chemical planar head dampening system An improved polishing apparatus having a dampening system to prevent fluctuations between the planar head polishing device and the circuit panel. The dampening system includes a load actuation arm having a hydraulic-pneumatic cylinder which is controlled ... | 06/17/2003 |
| 6569003 | Coolant apparatus for a chainsaw sharpener A coolant apparatus for a chainsaw sharpener for improving the performance of a chainsaw sharpening tool. The coolant apparatus for a chainsaw sharpener includes a coolant support structure including a ledge, an upper back wall, a lower back wall, a botto... | 05/27/2003 |
| 6497793 | Apparatus and method for grinding webs made of fiber material Apparatus and method for grinding levelling of paper, cardboard or a similar continuous web manufactured from vegetative based fibrous raw-material, said apparatus comprising a plurality of grinding means such as rolls or belts preferably arranged on both... | 12/24/2002 |
| 6468133 | Method for treating fibrous webs The present invention concerns a method for treating the surface of a fibrous web by mechanical grinding. According to the invention, the grinding is performed at substantially dry state by removing only the higher parts of the paper surface without subst... | 10/22/2002 |
| 6431969 | Device for Grinding of Card Clothings A grinding device for the flats of a card comprises elastically bendable elements which enter between the card clothing points, brush across the lateral surface of the points and thus grind them, whereat the material that has been ground off is removed by... | 08/13/2002 |
| 6428390 | Method and apparatus for edge finishing glass sheets A method and apparatus for holding a sheet of material during grinding of the edge of the sheet. The method and apparatus comprises supporting one surface of the sheet on a conveyor. A force is exerted on the sheet with a fluid pressure device, either usi... | 08/06/2002 |
| 6322428 | Working device and working method for magnet member A working apparatus of a magnet member comprises: a transfer path for guiding magnet members to be ground in one direction; transfer means for pushing the plurality of magnet members in a transfer direction to continuously send out the magnet members to t... | 11/27/2001 |
| 6277006 | Coated media bearing surface for conveying abrasive media and the like An apparatus (10) and method for conveying abrasive web (16), such as photographic media, has a pair of closely spaced rollers (12, 14) through which the abrasive web (16) is conveyed while in contact with a coated media bearing surface (80, 90). The medi... | 08/21/2001 |
| 6273784 | Surface treatment method and apparatus for support of lithographic plate There is provided at least one of a moving device for moving a graining brush in the width direction of aluminum web and a turning device for turning the graining brush so that the graining brush can be placed obliquely against a transporting direction of... | 08/14/2001 |
| 6264538 | Edge-finishing machine This invention provides an improved machine for finishing the edges of glass or other brittle materials. The machine is distinguished by its few moving parts, and its ease of maintenance. The edge-finishing machine includes a main conveyor section includi... | 07/24/2001 |
| 6254463 | Chemical planar head dampening system An improved polishing apparatus having a dampening system to prevent fluctuations between the planar head polishing device and the circuit panel. The dampening system includes a load actuation arm having a hydraulic-pneumatic cylinder which is controlled ... | 07/03/2001 |
| 6129614 | Apparatus for grinding clothing of a textile machine A grinding apparatus for the flats of a card comprises elastically bendable elements which penetrate between the points of the flat clothing sweep along the lateral flanks of the flat clothing wires and grind the points in the process.... | 10/10/2000 |
| 6018860 | Process for manufacturing drilled taper point surgical needles A process for manufacturing wire or needles having a taper point and mechanically drilled suture mounting holes in the proximal ends. Needle or wire blanks are cut from a roll of wire and mounted to a carrier strip. The carrier strip and needles are moved... | 02/01/2000 |
| 5921848 | Multi-directional abrading machine A multi-directional abrading machine for surface conditioning in the flat for elongated components, in particular, bumpers for motor vehicles. The machine comprises a frame including an upper portion and a lower portion. The upper and lower portions are a... | 07/13/1999 |
