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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7987750 | Cutter structure of labeling machine The present invention discloses a cutter structure of a labeling machine, wherein a transmission belt driven by a power source is utilized to drive a ring-shaped gear, which is concentric with a through hole and supported by a bearing, and through the inner teeth on... | 08/02/2011 |
| 7673543 | Apparatus for making a fracture cut between the cup and the safety ring in plastic caps An apparatus for making a fracture cut between the cup and the safety ring in plastic caps, which comprises rotary elements provided with at least one mandrel that can be arranged inside the cup and is suitable to produce the rolling, about its own axis of symmetry,... | 03/09/2010 |
| 7513180 | Cutting device for thin metallic plate A cutting device for a thin metallic plate is provided which shortens time for shaping or the like on a cut edge to improve manufacturing efficiency, and increases the life of a cutter. The cutting device for cutting a thin metallic plate W with a predetermined widt... | 04/07/2009 |
| 7398716 | Method and apparatus for processing a tube When a tube is to be cut into a plurality of sections, a tube feed assembly is operated to rotate the tube and to move the tube along its longitudinal central axis into a work station. The tube and a mandrel move into a telescopic relationship at the work station. T... | 07/15/2008 |
| 7347130 | Apparatus and method for cutting spinal implants An apparatus and method for cutting spinal implants to a desired length is disclosed. The spinal implant is supported on a mandrel that rotates while a cutting blade cuts the spinal implant. The apparatus and method accurately size and cut spinal implants to the des... | 03/25/2008 |
| 7331156 | System for securely conveying articles and related components A system is disclosed for conveying articles for processing, the system including a conveyor configured to convey articles to the processing station. The conveyor includes a plurality of links, each link including at least one movable gripper for gripping an article... | 02/19/2008 |
| 7252025 | Swivel head module for a clamshell lathe A swivel head assembly for a clamshell lathe is provided. The swivel head module includes an adjustable tool head assembly. The adjustable tool head assembly has a tool for machining a work piece, and is capable of being incrementally advanced in a radial direction ... | 08/07/2007 |
| 7131238 | Method of testing seismic braces Braces for bracing objects in structures against forces due to earthquakes are tested by subjecting components of the braces for attaching the braces to the object or structure to cyclic loading of approximately 15 cycles. The cyclic forces are applied to different ... | 11/07/2006 |
| 7127974 | Core reduction apparatus Apparatus and processes for producing paper roll products with spaced core sections. A core substrate is arranged on a mandrel, and then divided into a plurality of core sections. The core sections are then separated from each other on the mandrel to form gaps betwe... | 10/31/2006 |
| 7124673 | Horizontal cutter of double-bodied bottles attached to each other at the neck A horizontal cutter of double-bodied bottles attached to each other at a neck which comprises means (2) for advancing the bottles (3) and a cutting device (1) of the neck of the bottles. The cutting device (1) comprises a pair of blades (... | 10/24/2006 |
| 7103950 | Pipe beveling tool and method A tool assembly which is adapted to perform a cutting operation and also a beveling operation on a pipe. There is a rotary power saw which has rotary drive member to which a saw blade can be mounted. There is a bevel section having a mounting member that connects to... | 09/12/2006 |
| 7093525 | Chipless trimming of plastic bottles Method and apparatus for trimming the neck of plastic bottles includes means for rapidly rotating a cutting blade around the neck being trimmed while progressively moving the cutting blade through the thickness of the neck. During the cutting, a flat surface of the ... | 08/22/2006 |
| 7007333 | System and method for a combined contact and non-contact wafer cleaning module A system and a method for cleaning and rinsing a wafer includes at least three rollers that are capable of supporting a wafer by an edge of the wafer. At least one of the rollers is driven and thereby capable of rotating the wafer. At least one of the rollers is a m... | 03/07/2006 |
| 6952988 | Method and apparatus for trimming containers Method and apparatus for trimming a container having an open end wherein the container is held during the trimming operation, including a multi-station assembly for holding the container to be trimmed stationary during trimming, ejecting the trimmed portion and ejec... | 10/11/2005 |
| 6938313 | Portable plastic pipe cutter beveller system A pipe-cutting device comprising a portable support; a device for rotating said pipe relative the support; a cutter associated with said support for cutting the pipe during rotation of the pipe. ... | 09/06/2005 |
| 6935030 | Spiral cut craft tool A spiral cut craft tool and method of making a spiral cut is provided. The spiral cut craft tool has a housing with a cutting guide in the housing. A cutting edge is provided that is projecting into the cutting guide. The cutting edge is coupled to the housing. The ... | 08/30/2005 |
| 6931970 | Roller shade cutting machine A roller shade cutting machine includes a base, a track assembly, a shade holder, a slat cutting device and a shade cutting device. The track assembly is mounted the base and includes a stationary track and an adjustable track with a ruler slidably mounted on the st... | 08/23/2005 |
| 6928913 | Method and apparatus for trimming containers Method and apparatus for trimming a container having an open end wherein the container is held during the trimming operation, including a multi-station assembly for holding the container to be trimmed stationary during trimming, ejecting the trimmed portion and ejec... | 08/16/2005 |
| 6918278 | Pipe preparation tool adaptable for different diameter pipes A tool for preparing pipes for coupling using mechanical couplings is disclosed. The tool has a movable roller pivotally attached to a body, a tapered roller rotatably attached to the body and a plurality of tool rollers rotatably mounted on a carriage slidable with... | 07/19/2005 |
| 6907637 | Edge wheel assembly in a substrate processing brush box An edge wheel assembly for use in a semiconductor wafer fabrication brush box is provided. The edge wheel assembly is configured to support and to rotate a semiconductor wafer in a vertical orientation and includes an edge wheel assembly block having at least two pa... | 06/21/2005 |
| 6892612 | Tire uniformity machine drive assembly A tire uniformity machine having a framework for receiving a tire to be tested, a rotatable chuck located within the framework and having a spindle driven by a motor directly coupled to the spindle to selectively cause rotation thereof, whereby the tire is chucked w... | 05/17/2005 |
| 6832536 | Machine and method for servering a thin-walled tube A tube cutting machine comprises a tube secured in a chuck tightened against an outer tube wall and by a mandrel expanded within the tube against the tube inner wall opposite the chuck. A blade with a conical body side on the tube body side advances into the tube at... | 12/21/2004 |
| 6817276 | Apparatus for forming bridges in tamper-indicating closures A tamper indicating closure comprising a base wall and a peripheral skirt having an internal thread adapted to engage the threads of a container wherein a tamper indicating band is provided on the skirt by a plurality of circumferentially spaced bridges. The band in... | 11/16/2004 |
| 6742423 | Perpendicularly displaced window shade roller cutting assembly A window shade roller cutting assembly includes a base placed on a surface, a hollow guiding rod perpendicularly mounted on top of the base and having a fixing plate securely mounted on a side of the guiding rod, a measuring rod movable relative to the guiding rod, ... | 06/01/2004 |
| 6644151 | Apparatus for the continuous, chipless separation of individual, identical disk-shaped blanks or rods from round bar-shaped workpieces Apparatus for the continuous, chipless separation of individual, identical pieces from a solid round workpiece, includes at least two cutting rollers, cooperating with one another, for separating and rolling the workpiece. Each of the cutting rollers is d... | 11/11/2003 |
| 6584877 | Tire uniformity machine drive assembly A tire uniformity machine having a framework for receiving a tire to be tested, a rotatable chuck located within the framework and having a spindle driven by a motor directly coupled to the spindle to selectively cause rotation thereof, whereby the tire i... | 07/01/2003 |
| 6557227 | Hard pipe cutting equipment The present invention relates to a novel cutting equipment, which automatically cuts hard plastic pipes produced from an extruder, having a table, an input V shape leading wheel, an input fixing clamp apparatus mechanism, a cutting mechanism, a bearing tr... | 05/06/2003 |
| 6427566 | Self-aligning cylindrical mandrel assembly and wafer preparation apparatus including the same A self-aligning mandrel assembly is provided. The assembly includes a cylindrical inner core and a fulcrum disposed on an outer surface of the cylindrical inner core. A mandrel shell surrounds the cylindrical inner core. The mandrel shell has a wafer prep... | 08/06/2002 |
| 6405623 | Paper removal device A device for removing paper from a damaged paper roll. The device comprising a rotatable platform to support and rotate the paper roll about a central axis. Additionally, the device comprises a circular saw blade attached to a movable arm attached to a tr... | 06/18/2002 |
| 6383567 | Multiple cut to core tape roll A roll of web and a method of making it has a total web width that is divided into n+1 portions by n circumferential slits. Each portion has a width less than the total web width such that the sum of the width of the portions equals the total web width an... | 05/07/2002 |
| 6257811 | Machine tool with a working area extending outside a workpiece table A machine tool has a vertical-axis tool spindle that receives a tool, and a workpiece table on whose upper side is arranged a fixture for clamping in a workpiece. The tool spindle and workpiece table are displaceable relative to one another in a working r... | 07/10/2001 |
| 6240819 | Apparatus for cutting a scrap tire An apparatus for cutting a scrap tire includes a base with a top face, a vertical shaft mounted on the base, a tire support mounted rotatably on the vertical shaft, and first and second cutting units. The first cutting unit is mounted on the base and is a... | 06/05/2001 |
| 6212986 | Rapid breakdown excision tool (RaBET) Provided is an automated case cutting device that may be remotely controlled to rotate and cut an outer case of an object. It can be applied to the disassembly and disposal, testing, or inspection of munitions. In one application, the device cradles a gen... | 04/10/2001 |
| 6209430 | Method and apparatus for producing a continuous web from a block of material The present invention provides a method and an apparatus for forming a continuous web from a block of material. The block material has a base and a central axis extending generally orthogonally from the base. The apparatus preferably comprises a bath incl... | 04/03/2001 |
| 6101910 | Apparatus for cutting tubes An apparatus for cutting tubes has at least one cutting tool that contacts an anvil of a counterstay. The anvil is arranged relative to a cutting point of the cutting tool within the interior of a tube. The cutting tool can be fed in towards the counterst... | 08/15/2000 |
| 5992275 | Pipe cutter having non-rotating, overlapping knives A pipe cutter having non-rotating, overlapping knives is provided. Also provided is a pipe cutter having non-rotatable overlapping knives wherein one of the knives is continuously reciprocated.... | 11/30/1999 |
| 5964133 | Method of precision finishing a vacuum imaging drum The present invention is for a method of precision finishing a vacuum imaging drum (300) comprising the steps of positioning a finishing tool (352) at an axial starting point; rotating said vacuum imaging drum (300) at a predetermined speed; moving the fi... | 10/12/1999 |
| 5916342 | Apparatus for scoring plastic tamper indicating closures A method and apparatus for scoring plastic tamper indicating closures to provide the tamper indicating band that is connected to the closure by bridges formed by scoring. The scoring is achieved by successively moving a rotating closure past a stationary ... | 06/29/1999 |
| 5857391 | Device for cutting a protective layer away from a material roll Device for cutting a protective layer away from a material roll of web-formed material, comprising a rotation device which rotates the roll. The rotation device includes at least two rotatable carrier rollers, on which the material roll is supported and i... | 01/12/1999 |
| 5839334 | Ornamental article and method of producing the same The invention provides an ornamental article which can be produced readily in a mass together at a low cost without requiring a special skill and a production method therefor. The ornamental article is produced by fixing a base plate element having a thre... | 11/24/1998 |
