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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7346985 | Bearing assembly spacer adjustment system and method for adjusting spacer A system for adjusting at least one spacer of a bearing assembly includes a force-transmitting member and a preload regulator. The force-transmitting member is configured to operatively receive a force and to transmit the force to an adjustable spacer. The preload r... | 03/25/2008 |
| 7340932 | Wire-rolling apparatus A rolling-mill cooling unit has a cooling-unit conveyor transporting fanned-out loops of wire in a transport direction toward a coiler spaced downstream from the cooling-unit conveyor and serving to organize the fanned-out loops of wire into coils or bundles. A feed... | 03/11/2008 |
| 7284305 | Apparatus and process for automatically cutting textile web with reduced wrinkling The present invention generally relates to an apparatus and process for automatically cutting a textile web with reduced wrinkling. The process includes passing the textile web across a first guide roller having a first guide surface directing the textile web to the... | 10/23/2007 |
| 7251892 | Bearing assembly spacer adjustable system and method for adjusting a spacer A system for adjusting at least one spacer of a bearing assembly includes a force-transmitting member and a preload regulator. The force-transmitting member is configured to operatively receive a force and to transmit the force to an adjustable spacer. The preload r... | 08/07/2007 |
| 7240595 | Process for producing magnetic tape A process for producing a magnetic tape is provided, in which a web is extended in the width direction immediately before it is cut by a slitter when the web is supplied to the slitter to be cut into several magnetic tapes. The extension of the web is performed by a... | 07/10/2007 |
| 7204748 | Poultry breast portion sizing apparatus An apparatus for producing portions severed from a poultry breast of controlled size and weight having a rotary mounted product holder including a generally cylindrical outer surface provided with at least one product cavity for receiving a first portion of a poultr... | 04/17/2007 |
| 7186390 | Brine maker An improved brine maker includes a hopper having open upper and lower ends, a solids screen, and a receiving tank having an open upper end and closed lower end. The solids screen and receiving tank are pivotally secured to the hopper adjacent its lower end. The rece... | 03/06/2007 |
| 7146685 | Process and arrangement for producing airborne fibers A process for producing a flow of airborne fibers includes feeding a continuous length (2) of a thread bundle of fiber material from a stock (1) of fiber material through a roll press (4) which rotates at a rate of feed and with the thread bundl... | 12/12/2006 |
| 7140115 | Shaving apparatus with wheel Provided are shavers that are particularly applicable to shaving a user's head, but that may be utilized for shaving any part of the body. More specifically, a shaver according to the present invention has one or more of the following elements: a wheel or other roll... | 11/28/2006 |
| 7137203 | Shaving apparatus A shaving apparatus includes a razor blade, a reservoir for containing a non-solid shaving aid material, at least one conduit extending between the reservoir and one or more ports, and a pump in fluid communication with one or both of the reservoir and the conduit. ... | 11/21/2006 |
| 7138026 | Protective winter turf cover A method of preventing crown hydration of a golf green by providing a polyethylene tube, stretching the tube to form a stretched tube, cutting the tube in a spiral fashion to form a first sheet with force striations at an acute angle to an edge of the sheet, forming... | 11/21/2006 |
| 7047852 | Feedforward control system for an elastic material A process for providing feedforward control to control the feed rate of an elastic material. The process involves measuring the distance between registration marks on the elastic material prior to cut-off. These measurements are compared to a target cut length. The ... | 05/23/2006 |
| 7007390 | Water irrigated and articulated razor An irrigated razor includes a resilient, hollow handle terminating in a transverse head piece provided with a slot wherein razor blades are mounted and exposed to the exiting water flowfrom the handle. The surfaces of the handle subjacent the head piece are folded i... | 03/07/2006 |
| 7004053 | System for measuring and controlling cut length of discrete components in a high-speed process A closed-loop system can maintain a pre-set cut length of a material as the material is cut and placed on a web. The system has the ability to measure the actual cut length, compare the average actual cut length to a target cut length, and to adjust web tension or f... | 02/28/2006 |
| 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 |
| 6955108 | Sawing device for sheets of wood, plastic or the like A sawing device for sheets of wood and plastic material has a support with at least one transport belt. The transport belt has longitudinal profiled sections arranged in the transport direction of the transport belt. The longitudinal profiled sections are positioned... | 10/18/2005 |
| 6800231 | Method for cutting suture A method for cuffing suture, including: feeding the suture to a drawing axis for drawing and cutting thereof; heating the suture to stiffen a small length; gripping the suture and alternately drawing it along the drawing axis by first and second grippers; cutting th... | 10/05/2004 |
| 6715387 | Producing method of film with through-holes A film is made of an elastic material. The film is stretched in at least one direction in parallel to a surface of the film. Then, through-holes are punched in the film be means of needles, in a state the film is stretched. After the punching is completed, the stret... | 04/06/2004 |
| 6684744 | Producing method of film with through-holes A film is made of an elastic material. The film is stretched in at least one direction in parallel to a surface of the film. Then, through-holes are punched in the film be means of needles, in a state the film is stretched. After the punching is completed... | 02/03/2004 |
| 6439090 | Method for removing waste material from an annular, elastomeric article A method of removing waste material from an annular, elastomeric article 10. The method includes the steps of: securing at least a portion of the annular, elastomeric article 10; securing at least a portion of the waste material; penetrating the waste mat... | 08/27/2002 |
| 6382061 | Method for cutting a resilient workpiece A method of cutting a resilient workpiece having sides in opposition to one another to form at least one cut in the workpiece includes the steps of stretching the workpiece, maintaining the workpiece in stretched condition by applying clamping forces to t... | 05/07/2002 |
| 6244145 | Method for penetrating a sheet material web An apparatus for penetrating a sheet material web being carried on a fabric. The apparatus including a penetrating device and an air flow that separates a portion of the sheet material web from the fabric adjacent the penetrating device so as to bring the... | 06/12/2001 |
| 6212982 | Process for manufacturing slot-shaped openings on hollow sections and apparatus for implementing same A process and apparatus for manufacturing slot-shaped openings on hollow sections is disclosed in which the openings are produced by a piercing cutting operation by means of a blade-type cutting tool by the displacement of material in a cutout-free manner... | 04/10/2001 |
| 6128816 | Suture cutting method An apparatus for cutting an indefinite length suture strand to uniform lengths for subsequent threading and swaging to a surgical needle includes a drawing tower having at least one guide member defining a drawing axis parallel thereto. First and second g... | 10/10/2000 |
| 6070507 | Method for punching a sealed package from first and second webs A package is provided with a lid and container that are heat sealed together. A multi-ply sheet material is provided for being thermoformed to define the container which has a tapering wall and bulge-resistant bottom end. Prior to thermoforming the contai... | 06/06/2000 |
| 5878489 | Method of producing flat electric wire harnesses An inexpensive flat electric wire for a wire harness and an inexpensive wire harness utilizing the flat electric wire can be produced. A flat electric wire (P) is produced by juxtaposing a plurality of insulator-sheathed electric wire elements (a), each h... | 03/09/1999 |
| 5802938 | Slitter for use with rolled material A slitting machine for cutting rolled material is disclosed which is maintained in position through use of a support frame. A support cylinder is unmovably connected to the support frame at one end. An expansion rod is centered within the support cylinder... | 09/08/1998 |
| 5782735 | Method and apparatus for producing individual rolls of packing material An expanded paper cylinder formed from a spiral is disclosed as a void fill. A delivery system is provided for manual and automatic delivery of the expanded paper from a continuous, unextended wound roll of an extendible sheet material. The cushioning mat... | 07/21/1998 |
| 5709138 | Method and apparatus for precision cutting of fibers An apparatus for precision cutting of fiber tow is provided which includes a structure for securing a taut length of fiber tow between two points, a movable cutter, and a structure for guiding a cutting edge of the cutter substantially perpendicularly aga... | 01/20/1998 |
| 5699706 | Apparatus for cutting a non-metallic magnetic component from a strip of non-metallic magnetic material useable on a rotor or the like An apparatus for cutting a non-metallic magnetic component from a strip of non-metallic magnetic material useable on a rotor or the like includes a pair of blocks placeable in juxtaposed position to form a support frame having a predetermined length. Each... | 12/23/1997 |
| 5662759 | Apparatus and method for providing uniform stretched edges of strip material for splicing A strip of resilient material is clamped uniformly across the width of the material at a first position by vertically spaced clamps which are separated to stretch a section of the material beyond the elastic limit. The stretched section of material is rel... | 09/02/1997 |
| 5639506 | Rotary suture cutting apparatus and method of use A rotary suture cutting apparatus includes a base having an upper resilient layer, and a cutting assembly. The cutting assembly includes a frame and a rotary cutting tool having a disk shaped circular blade. The cutting tool is slidably mounted to the fra... | 06/17/1997 |
| 5529005 | Towel cloth drawing-out device A towel cloth drawing-out device comprises a pair of working tables facing each other with a gap therebetween, a towel cloth drawing unit for drawing out the towel cloth from the towel material to hang the same in the gap, a towel cloth clamp member which... | 06/25/1996 |
| 5484247 | Bag breaker A separation system tears apart trash bags in a manner that will ensure that the trash and recyclable material inside the bag will fall out onto a conveyer while at the same time maintaining the bag in substantially one piece. The bag is dropped onto two ... | 01/16/1996 |
| 5455389 | Conductor cutting method and coil parts By applying a tension to the conductor to be cut off, and locally heating the intended cutting position to provide a temperature difference of 20° to 300° from other parts, the cutting position is lowered in tensile force as compared with other parts, a... | 10/03/1995 |
| 5402697 | Depilatory applicating razor A depilatory applicating razor includes a handle with a cutting head mounted to the handle. The cutting head includes at least one cutting blade. The cutting head also includes a depilatory applicator through which a depilatory substance may be discharged... | 04/04/1995 |
| 5386751 | Method and apparatus for forming and gripping a web beginning of a replacement roll A method and an apparatus for forming and gripping a beginning of a web of a replacement roll. At least one suction ledge is placed on an outer layer of the roll in a position in which the suction ledge extends parallel to the axis of the roll. The outer ... | 02/07/1995 |
| 5386752 | Perforation apparatus and method for use with sealing devices A perforating device for punching pores in shrink-wrap film as the film moves along a film path is described. A biasing apparatus is used to bias the film towards a tension-creating apparatus and a microperforator apparatus so that pores can be punched in... | 02/07/1995 |
| 5372672 | Apparatus for mechanically removing circumferentially complete sheets from containers Apparatus for mechanically removing circumferentially complete labels from cylindrical external surfaces of successive containers, such as bottles, which are transported in upright or horizontal position past a removing station has a mechanical or pneumat... | 12/13/1994 |
| 5344506 | Shape memory metal actuator and cable cutter A shape memory alloy (SMA) actuator predeformed in compression actuates a cable cutter mechanism. A cable or other item to be cut is placed between an anvil and a movable blade affixed to the SMA element. The SMA element is heated by an electrical resista... | 09/06/1994 |
