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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7946205 | Device and method for eliminating trimmings from series of products, such as rolls or the like The device comprises at least a continuous movable flexible member (23) carrying a series of contact members (29, 29A, 29B) for the products (R; R1; RN) aligned with one another. A section of the movable flexible member is devoid of said ... | 05/24/2011 |
| 7347232 | Lumber processing apparatus and method A method and apparatus are provided for processing rough cut lumber to convert the rough cut lumber into trimmed to length and dimensionally trimmed to form a standard piece of dimensioned lumber. The process and apparatus includes the formation of a plurality of co... | 03/25/2008 |
| 7255253 | Method and equipment to divide glass plates into cut pieces A method of dividing glass plates for the purpose of reducing the required space in an interim buffer (80) reducing the transit times of different kinds of glasses, comprises generating a sequence of sub-plates (T) from the glass plates (P) stored in a blank ... | 08/14/2007 |
| 7234620 | Automated flat glass separator Apparatus and methods are provided for separating a pane (11) of a brittle material from a moving ribbon (13) of the material without contact between the newly-formed leading edge of the ribbon and the newly-formed trailing edge of the pane. The appara... | 06/26/2007 |
| 7216573 | Portable shear A portable shear comprises at least two shear blades. The shear blades are in close proximity with one another, and each shear blade has a cut-out. A force apparatus applies a force to at least one of two blades such that the blades move relative to each other. In a... | 05/15/2007 |
| 7194941 | Apparatus for the manufacture of perforated plaster boards as well as method for the manufacture of perforated plaster boards and installation thereof In an apparatus and a method for the manufacture of perforated plaster boards, provision is made for the operations of punching and cutting the sides to take place one directly after the other with the boards being held in position by grabbing and conveying equipmen... | 03/27/2007 |
| 7036412 | Blind cutting center with detachable vacuum bag A method and apparatus for sizing window coverings slidably extendable from a bay into an aisle of a retail outlet. The method includes the steps of locating the center of the window covering relative to a cutting station utilizing a half scale for removing a portio... | 05/02/2006 |
| 6994206 | Apparatus for feeding rolls of cut products to a wrapper An apparatus for advancing cut products from a saw to a wrapper includes a plurality of product supports for supporting multiple rows of cut products. A first or buffer portion of the apparatus includes an entry portion of the product supports and includes a first c... | 02/07/2006 |
| 6979153 | Deep-grooving insert having stepped cutting edge A deep-grooving chip-forming cutting insert includes a rear mounting portion, a front cutting portion, and a pair of side walls, each side wall extending along the front and rear portions. The front cutting portion includes a front end surface, a top surface, and a ... | 12/27/2005 |
| 6942404 | Marker tubing processing methods and apparatus A processing system according to the present invention includes a printer that receives unprocessed marker tubing stock (i.e., multiple rows of uncut and unprinted tubing mounted on a carrier) for simultaneous printing of the marker tubing and the carrier with a sin... | 09/13/2005 |
| 6752056 | Intercalated sheet feeding device for a cold cuts slicer The invention relates to an apparatus for cutting food products. The apparatus includes a support for a food product, a blade, and an intercalated sheet feeding device, which guides a free end of a continuous strip by using compressed air. ... | 06/22/2004 |
| 6332527 | Transport apparatus for handling cut products A transport apparatus for handling rows of units of multi-ply material such as rolls of bathroom tissue or paper toweling and stacks of folding facial tissue or toweling includes a pair of movable shuttles which can be moved together to provide a bridge f... | 12/25/2001 |
| 6279441 | System and apparatus for cutting logs into shorter lengths A log processing system contains a row of tipple units for supporting a log to be cut into programmed lengths by saws swing-mounted on carriages selectively positioned on a truck extending beside said row. Each tipple unit has two oppositely extending win... | 08/28/2001 |
| 6199467 | Bucket assembly for holding and cutting dry spaghetti and method for cutting dry spaghetti An apparatus for cutting dry pasta strands includes a frame and a guide rail mounted to the frame. A bucket is slidably mounted to the guide rail and linearly moves along the guide rail. The bucket has a stepped pasta-receiving channel including a cutting... | 03/13/2001 |
| 6152292 | Device for automatic elimination of scraps in the manufacture of rolls of paper A device for eliminating the head and tail scraps (S) that are left after rolls of paper (2), such as toilet paper, kitchen paper, paper for industrial use and the like, have been cut from a log, said device comprising two belts (4, 5) arranged in a verti... | 11/28/2000 |
| 5492042 | Adjustable workpiece holder for shaft cutting A device is disclosed for use in cutting specific lengths from the end of a shaft, specifically the shaft of a golf club. It includes a base that allows the user to affix the device to a table or support surface and a support block that can be rotated in ... | 02/20/1996 |
| 5483857 | Workpiece finishing and presentation machine A workpiece finishing machine feeds a plurality of interconnected workpieces, in the form of a feedstock bandolier, to a cutting cylinder wherein individual workpieces are separated from the bandolier by a cutting punch. The separated workpiece is subsequ... | 01/16/1996 |
| 5458033 | Trim eliminator for log saw Trim eliminator for log saw and method in connection with the rewinding of webs into logs and rolls or toilet tissue and toweling wherein two independently adjustable suspensions systems are employed for each log/roll lane so as to suspend rolls over a cu... | 10/17/1995 |
| 5261996 | Guiding system for a vacuum wheel applicator An applicator wheel and guide system are provided in order to accurately align and position web material, either as discrete lengths or as a continuous strip, to articles or a continuous web. Specifically, the guide system includes a lateral edge guide di... | 11/16/1993 |
| 5229827 | Image recording apparatus with sheet stackers An electrostatic plotter includes a housing having a side to be confronted by an operator. A recording head is disposed in the housing for recording a latent image on a recording paper supplied from a roll of recording paper disposed in the housing near t... | 07/20/1993 |
| 5101747 | Apparatus and method for separating pattern pieces from waste material In a cutting system and method for cutting pattern pieces from flexible sheet material, after the cutting the cut pattern pieces are separated from the waste material by moving the material forwardly to a separating station at which the waste material is ... | 04/07/1992 |
| 4836070 | Method and apparatus for producing fibrous web pieces A method and apparatus for producing fibrous web pieces by die cutting the pieces from a continuous web. In the method, a fibrous web is provided having adjacent corrugations usually filled with a powder, and the powder-filled web is passed through a matc... | 06/06/1989 |
| 4742743 | Radial saw accessory for preventing sawdust buildup An accessory for use in conjunction with a radial saw for preventing buildup of sawdust on a main table adjacent a fence of said radial saw, the accessory table includes a table member having an upper and a lower surface. The table member comprising a gri... | 05/10/1988 |
| 4691604 | Anti-jamming die An improved press produces oval blanks arranged in a "nested" pattern from a web of material. The press includes a cutting die plate having a plurality of oval-shaped discharge apertures, an inclined die shoe underneath the cutting die plate, and a punch ... | 09/08/1987 |
| 4669344 | Method and apparatus for subdividing webs of coherent paper sheets Successive watermarks on a running web of coherent paper sheets are monitored by a scanner which generates defect signals in response to detection of watermarks outside of selected portions of the respective sheets, and the cross cutter which severs the w... | 06/02/1987 |
| 4662255 | Paper salvage attachment for paper cutter A paper salvage attachment assembly of a paper cutter utilizes a horizontally reciprocable infeed conveyor assembly having an endless conveyor belt which fees bound products to a position beneath the cutting blade of a paper cutter assembly. An outfeed co... | 05/05/1987 |
| 4655110 | Method and apparatus for cutting blemishes from elongate articles A method and apparatus for cutting dark portions such as blemishes from articles such as potato stick. In order to detect the blemishes the articles are conveyed through an inspection station by a conveyor having a plurality of rollers arranged perpendicu... | 04/07/1987 |
| 4640161 | Wood cutting apparatus A wood cutting apparatus for cutting a workpiece from a stock of material includes a guide device for moving the stock material through the apparatus and a pair of saws located to opposite sides of the guide device for movement across the stock material t... | 02/03/1987 |
| 4621552 | Method and apparatus for separating printed-circuit boards from multi-board panels The instant invention is particularly directed to a method and apparatus for automated handling of panels comprising a plurality of interconnected substrates in order to control and separate the circuit boards in a continuous processing line. One embodime... | 11/11/1986 |
| 4583436 | Apparatus for trimming articles moldingly formed on plastic sheet Apparatus for longitudinally and transversely trimming articles moldingly formed on plastic sheet which is brought by means of a pair of clamp chains between longitudinally movable pointed tip knives and longitudinally extended holder members as well as t... | 04/22/1986 |
| 4576071 | Food product defect sensor and trimmer apparatus The food product sensor and trimmer apparatus and method may be used to detect and remove defects from french fried potato strips or other elongated food products as they are conveyed in separate channels on a conveyor belt. Such apparatus comprises a def... | 03/18/1986 |
| 4552049 | Automatic feeding of elongated products An apparatus and method are provided for feeding elongated products, especially food products having generally square cross-sections. Included is a transporting assembly that has a surface for receiving the products and moving them in a direction generall... | 11/12/1985 |
| 4519283 | Band sawmill A sawmill utilizing a bandsaw which is movable back and forth in the operation of cutting planks from a log that is cradled in a horizontal position. The cradle and the bandsaw are so arranged that the cutting portion of the saw is inclined at an angle to... | 05/28/1985 |
| 4515050 | Apparatus for feeding sheet metal plates to a sheet shear arrangement Sheet metal plates are automatically fed for processing to a computerized numerically controlled sheet shear arrangement by means of the feeding apparatus. This feeding apparatus comprises a feeding bar arranged parallel to the cutting blades of the sheet... | 05/07/1985 |
| 4512227 | Apparatus for the automatic shearing of a sheet metal in several pieces of different size Automatic shearing apparatus is provided which includes a shear provided with a shearing blade, a feeding unit for feeding sheet metal to the shear, and at least one movable carrier arranged downstream of the shearing blade. The movable carrier is control... | 04/23/1985 |
| 4506571 | Machine for removing book bindings A machine for removing book bindings from books so that the paper comprising the pages of the book can be recycled is provided. The machine includes a front and a rear deck, a pusher, a machine frame which extends above the decks and the pusher and a knif... | 03/26/1985 |
| 4505173 | Three-knife cutting machine The invention concerns a three-knife cutting machine, in which dogs on a conveying chain in machine tempo transport the material to be cut from a magazine and into a transfer station, in which pushers moveable in the direction of transport take over the m... | 03/19/1985 |
| 4503738 | Can flange trimming Mechanism for locating preformed, open-mouthed cans for the trimming of their flanges, featuring spring-hinged grooved, flange-holding jaws releasably locating cans for the advancing punch and serving to strip the trim from the punch on its return stroke.... | 03/12/1985 |
| 4474094 | Apparatus for outfeeding and stacking of sheet metal sections or cuttings or the like The apparatus forms upon a pallet an orderly arrangement of stacks of sheet metal sections or cuttings at predetermined places with the aid of supporting rake means and abutment means following sheet metal shears. Scrap metal cuttings obtained by trimming... | 10/02/1984 |
| 4464960 | Lead cutting machine Lead cutting machine for cutting the leads of components mounted on printed circuit boards, this machine including a conveyor mechanism for the boards and a rotating cutting knife fixed on a carriage which is slidably mounted in a horizontal plane and und... | 08/14/1984 |
