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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7328503 | Recycling system for engine oil filter A recycling system is used for processing an engine oil filter and comprises a frame, a filter net, a cutting device, a dividing device, and a compressing device. Thus, all of the parts of the used engine oil filter can be divided, processed and reused respectively,... | 02/12/2008 |
| 7299837 | Planing heads assembly for an automated planing machine A planing heads positioning device to be used with an automatic planing machine for planing sides of a piece of lumber moving along a travelling course is provided. The device includes a main frame and a planing assembly including first and second planing head arran... | 11/27/2007 |
| 7228631 | Contouring shave The invention is directed to a hand tool for cutting shavings from the surface of a workpiece of wood (or other workable material) to shape and make smooth any three-dimensional surface having concave, flat, and/or convex contours. The thickness of the shavings is m... | 06/12/2007 |
| 7150104 | Tool and method for scribing longitudinal lines on a cylindrical rod A tool for scribing a longitudinal groove on an elongate cylindrical rod suitable for implanting as a prosthetic in a living being supports the rod in a linear groove on a bed of a frame of the tool. A track is mounted on the frame and runs parallel to the groove. A... | 12/19/2006 |
| 7028360 | Multi-functional hand tool for punching holes and inserting fittings in irrigation pipes A multi-functional hand tool for punching holes into plastic piping and for inserting fittings, primarily intended for use in making holes in irrigation pipes of all sizes, with holes of 2–5 mm in diameter, and for inserting drips and sprinklers into the pipes. Th... | 04/18/2006 |
| 6752052 | Cutter assembly The present invention includes a cutter assembly and a method of using a cutter assembly. The cutter assembly comprises a fixed knife support shaft with a top end and a bottom end, a fixed knife mounted adjacent the top of the fixed knife support shaft, a moving kni... | 06/22/2004 |
| 6536314 | Device for continuous chipless separation of single identical rings from tubular workpieces A device for continuous chipless separation of single identical rings from a tubular workpiece, includes at least two cutting rollers which are placed about the tubular workpiece, and which operate in a same direction and are interconnected by a positive ... | 03/25/2003 |
| 6134997 | Tube cutter and method Hand held tool having a pair of gripper rollers and a cutter roller, all of which grip and hold the tube to be cut. An electric motor in the casing drives the gripper rollers and rotates the tube. A second motor in the casing moves the cutter roller into ... | 10/24/2000 |
| 5682681 | Fiber drum chime removing system A fiber drum chime removing system for disassembling fiber or paperboard drums having metal chimes has a stationary cutting assembly and a movable cutting assembly. The stationary cutting assembly cuts the upper edge of the fiber sidewall of the drum to r... | 11/04/1997 |
| 5463919 | Apparatus for cutting wound coils A wound coil which is rotating about its axis is cut and severed against a stationary member by moving a rotatable cutting blade incorporating a circular cutting edge towards the rotating coil and the stationary member such that the cutting blade rotates ... | 11/07/1995 |
| 5458031 | Core cutter An adjustable cardboard core cutter for precisely cutting cardboard tubes used as cores in steel slitting operations. The core cutter includes an axially fixed main shaft fixed core support plate, and an axially shiftable core support plate. Cores to be c... | 10/17/1995 |
| 5214830 | Apparatus for recycling used oil filters An apparatus for recycling used oil filters is disclosed wherein an oil filter canister of the type having a base portion and a cover portion enclosing a pleated filter element is placed in a separating means wherein the filter cover is separated or cut f... | 06/01/1993 |
| 5205195 | Oil filter recycler apparatus An oil filter recycler for severing the casing of an automotive oil filter, for separating the filter into its components for recycling, and for removing engine waste oil for environmentally safe disposal, characterized by a turntable for rotating a cylin... | 04/27/1993 |
| 5182842 | Oil filter disassembly and recycling apparatus A continuously cycling oil filter disassembly and recycle apparatus and method comprising tandem transport of filters and filter components in a given spaced relation to and from a disassembling facility where the filters are cut while rotatably retained ... | 02/02/1993 |
| 5133234 | Oil filter cutting device A cutting device is provided for opening the container of a standard oil filter and comprises a rigid mounting frame; first and second support disks rotatably mounted to the mounting frame, the first support disk including an outer edge which is roughened... | 07/28/1992 |
| 5127290 | Method for trimming or dressing of abrasive finishing tools A method for trimming or dressing the filaments of abrasive finishing tools to an exact and uniform length to create a precision face by means of a rotatable turntable having a cutting surface upon which a finishing tool may be axially mounted and fixedly... | 07/07/1992 |
| 5111721 | Tube truncation apparatus and method Apparatus and method of truncating a tube by having a knife act against a counter-knife which is positioned within the interior of the tube. The counter-knife is maintained in a desired position with respect to the knife by a magnetic apparatus.... | 05/12/1992 |
| 5086677 | Tube truncation apparatus and method The invention relates to a device for truncating tubes, comprising at least one knife, which cooperates at the end of the cut with a counter-knife positioned within the tube to be truncated and which is connected mechanically to a core of strong magnetic ... | 02/11/1992 |
| 4889023 | Tube truncation apparatus and method An apparatus and method of truncating a tube by having a knife act against a counter-knife which is positioned within the interior of the tube. The counter-knife is maintained in a desired position with respect to the knife by a magnetic apparatus.... | 12/26/1989 |
| 4805498 | Apparatus for cutting adhesive tape roll stocks A feeder is provided for feeding a plurality of adhesive tape roll stocks to a cutting section, a tape stock holding device having a plurality of shafts to be inserted into corresponding paper bobbins of tape stocks, and a cutting blade receiving shaft de... | 02/21/1989 |
| 4776248 | Machine for cutting pipe, tubing or the like with cutter plane adjustment A pipe cutting machine having a pair of parallel, horizontal driven rollers for supporting and rotating the work to be circumferentially cut. A cutter head assembly includes a free rotating cutter wheel on a shaft generally parallel to the driven rollers.... | 10/11/1988 |
| 4748880 | Process and apparatus for truncating tubes The invention relates to a process and apparatus for truncating tubes by means of a knife activated by a jack. The knife is mounted on a knife carrier pivotable on a base by one of the ends of a jack the other end of which is journalled on a lever similar... | 06/07/1988 |
| 4748881 | Roll slicing machine A machine for cutting slices from a cylinder of material. The machine has a machine frame with a holding assembly thereon for holding a cylinder of material for cutting and rotating the material cylinder about a central longitudinal axis. A disc shaped ro... | 06/07/1988 |
| 4706481 | Apparatus for cutting hollow pipe An apparatus for cutting hollow, metal, spirally formed pipes is disclosed. The apparatus uses two passive, rotatable knife blades to cut the pipe. An upper knife blade is positioned inside the pipe so that its cutting edge is adjacent to the inner pipe s... | 11/17/1987 |
| 4589313 | Automatic shade cutter An automatic shade cutter for cutting stock width shades to a particular width includes a clamping system for securing the shade in a selected cutting position on a longitudinal axis and a measuring scale positioned for use in selecting the desired width.... | 05/20/1986 |
| 4589312 | Automatic shade cutter An automatic shade cutter for cutting stock width shades to a particular width includes a clamping system for securing the shade in a selected cutting position on a longitudinal axis and a measuring scale positioned for use in selecting the desired width.... | 05/20/1986 |
| 4279181 | Tool control head for pipe and tubing cutting machine A machine for performing cutting, roll-grooving and like operations on pipe or tubing. A pneumatically operated head assembly provides for rapid tool advancement to a first predetermined position short of work engagement and hydraulically cushioned advanc... | 07/21/1981 |
| 4216686 | Rotary cutting mechanism A rotary cutting mechanism for transversely slicing an elongated rotatably driven roll of material such as plastic film into a number of narrower rolls includes a pair of spaced-apart knife cutting blades mounted for free rotation about an axis parallel t... | 08/12/1980 |
| 4126064 | Preparation of annular blanks from tube stock A method and machine for preparing an annular workpiece from tube stock, using a part-off rolling tool. The rolling tool is advanced radially of the tube stock to a depth approximately equal to the desired bore diameter of the workpiece so as to partially... | 11/21/1978 |
| 4112794 | Tube cutter with phase changer A tube cutoff device which includes a rotatable cutter head for radially slidably supporting a cutter and a pair of support rollers in circumferentially spaced relationship. A stationary tubular guide extends through the cutter head for permitting a tube ... | 09/12/1978 |
| 4072073 | Machine for cutting pipe and tubing A pipe cutting machine having a pair of driven rollers and a free wheeling cutter wheel with novel means for advancing the cutter radially into the work. A single column with rack and key adjustment arrangement accommodates different pipe diameters rapidl... | 02/07/1978 |
| 3933063 | Turret roll slitting machine A multiple shaft, turret roll-slitting machine having a slitting knife mounted for movement along a path parallel to the axis of a roll to be slit and for radial movement into the roll at selected axial locations. The machine has at least two shafts upon ... | 01/20/1976 |
