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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7333767 | Paper post-processing apparatus and image recording apparatus An apparatus and method for punching a hole in a paper with a punching unit in a paper post-processing apparatus. The paper is nipped and transported with a transporting roller system arranged downstream of the punching unit in a paper transport direction to make at... | 02/19/2008 |
| 7260970 | Hot forge forming facility A hot forge forming facility includes at least a material supply device, a heating device, a guiding device and a punching device. The material supply device carries a continuous supply of metal material in rolls. The heating device heats and softens the metal mater... | 08/28/2007 |
| 7246422 | Feeding unit for engaging element metallic linear material in continuous manufacturing apparatus for fastener stringer The invention provides a feeding unit for a metallic linear material having an irregular shaped section applicable to a continuous manufacturing apparatus for a fastener stringer, the feeding unit comprising the seventh and eighth rollers rotatably supported at thei... | 07/24/2007 |
| 7171883 | Punching apparatus and the punching unit thereof A punching apparatus is provided which can of punch a non-circular holes at a predetermined position of a work piece. In the punching apparatus for punching a hole by means of a punch integrated into any one of the moving part of a press working machine or the suppo... | 02/06/2007 |
| 7065994 | Magnetic marker for manufacturing processes and identification of finished workpieces A permanent invisible magnetic marking and positioning system of unfinished steel rods, spring steel bars, workpieces, and the like. A midpoint or center of the rod, bar or workpiece is automatically located and a high-energy pulse is applied for an embedded magneti... | 06/27/2006 |
| 7032486 | Reciprocating saw comprising a program-controlled feed conveyor for advancing the item to be cut The description refers to a mill saw with a saw gate (3) driven via a slider-crank drive (4), whose parallel saw blades (5), which cut in only one stroke direction, are provided with a bias, and with a feed conveyor (6) for the stock to b... | 04/25/2006 |
| 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 |
| 6929152 | Assembly for the packaging and application of a fluid product An assembly for the packaging and application of a fluid product in a container. A closure element closes an opening in the container in a manner which is leaktight for the product, with the closure element being fixed on the container by snap-fastening or screwing.... | 08/16/2005 |
| 6912940 | Cutting table and clamp for use therewith A clamp is provided that is capable of restraining an item during cutting and rotating the item between cutting a first end of the item and cutting a second end of the item. The clamp includes an upper jaw, a lower jaw, and a backplate that pivotally connects the lo... | 07/05/2005 |
| 6868764 | Material cutting and feeding machine A material cutting and feeding machine for cutting and perforating a roll of paper. The material cutting and feeding machine includes a generally rectangular frame. A material feeding roller is mounted to the frame. The feeding roller is adapted to hold a roll of pa... | 03/22/2005 |
| 6739228 | Process for minimizing waste during processing of a length of stock A process is provided for minimizing waste during processing of a length of stock into one or more shorter usable segments, where in connection with the processing station upon which the length of stock is processed, the length of stock has a minimum handling length... | 05/25/2004 |
| 6701817 | Automatic iron core air gap cutting apparatus An automatic iron core air gap cutting apparatus includes an electronic control box and a transmission system to receive signals and control from the electronic control box for receiving finished iron cores to perform air gaps cutting operations. The comp... | 03/09/2004 |
| 6526793 | Magnetic marking and positioning system for unfinished metal bars A permanent invisible magnetic marking and positioning system of cylindrical metal steel rods. To accurately locate the physical midpoint of the rod-to-be-cut, a novel head centering and positioning mechanism automatically sets the midpoint distance for e... | 03/04/2003 |
| 6422112 | Machine for cutting stacked sheets of stock A machine for cutting stacked sheets of stock. The machine has a counter for accommodating the stock. The rear of the counter accommodates the stock to be cut and the front of the counter the cut stock. The rear of the counter also accommodates a mechanis... | 07/23/2002 |
| 6308603 | Method and apparatus for bucksawing logs Previous methods of bucksawing logs slow the throughput of a sawmill in that the conveyor line is stopped while a given log is bucksawed to length. The present invention provides a method for bucksawing a log which improves the throughput speed, comprisin... | 10/30/2001 |
| 6289767 | Band saw blades A method of automatically cutting a variable tooth pitch band saw blade from a bulk reel 40 of blade material 14 is achieved by using a cut to length machine 8. Blade material 14 from the bulk reel 40 is pulled on to a bed 42 of the machine 8. The blade m... | 09/18/2001 |
| 6283001 | Facility for cutting fabric, facility for feeding fabric and method for cutting fabric An apparatus for cutting fabric includes at least one fabric wind-off device (1, 1') for one fabric bolt (7), a conveyor belt (5) for conveying the unwound fabric, and a cutting device (3) which cuts a piece of fabric to a given shape from the length of f... | 09/04/2001 |
| 6089135 | Method and apparatus for bucksawing logs Previous methods of bucksawing logs slow the throughput of a sawmill in that the conveyor line is stopped while a given log is bucksawed to length. The present invention provides an apparatus for bucksawing a log which improves the throughput speed by a) ... | 07/18/2000 |
| 6050166 | Non-contact sheet measurement and cutting device A non-contact measurement and cutting device for cutting sheets of predetermined length from a roll of material comprises a frame having feed rollers journalled thereon and a feed roll drive for actuating the feed rollers. Cooperating cutting blades are c... | 04/18/2000 |
| 6042864 | Method and apparatus for cutting bread bowl bakery products A machine and method for cutting plugs in the tops of baked products which serve as bread bowls when the plugs are removed. The products are conveyed in successive rows to a cutting station where they are stopped and centered beneath a row of cutters by a... | 03/28/2000 |
| 6012366 | Slitting mechanism of a card cutting machine A slitting mechanism for a card cutting machine including a pair of rotating shafts having conveying rollers and cutting disks with cutting edges secured thereto. The slitting mechanism also includes a plate positioned in the space between adjacent cuttin... | 01/11/2000 |
| 5842267 | Method and apparatus for forming parts of a predetermined shape from a continuous stock material The present invention provides a method and apparatus for forming a plurality of parts, such as spade-type boring bits, from a continuous stock material. Thus, the various steps of the forming method of the present invention can be performed to predetermi... | 12/01/1998 |
| 5758248 | Image forming apparatus capable of automatically discharging a cut-off portion of a new roll sheet An image forming apparatus which is adapted to transfer an image on a roll sheet fed out of a roll body and transported through a transportation path to an image forming section. When a user opens a front door of the image forming apparatus and sets a new... | 05/26/1998 |
| 5470300 | Web registration system and method A system and method in the manufacture of plastic bags for accurately registering a web having graphic material printed repetitively thereon with respect to a transverse cutting and sealing device comprise detecting the passage of an eyemark printed on th... | 11/28/1995 |
| 5429024 | Card cutting machine A card cutting machine is disclosed herein, which includes a feeder and a cutting unit. A sheet with a mark affixed to an end thereof is conveyed from the feeder to the cutting unit, where it is cut into a desired card size. The machine further includes a... | 07/04/1995 |
| 5373762 | Method of cutting label tapes A method by which when a long label tape is cut at a number of cut marks made thereon into a number of labels, the cut marks can be reliably confirmed. The long label tape is advanced in its longitudinal direction, a cut mark is confirmed, and the tape is... | 12/20/1994 |
| 5308435 | Method and apparatus for fabricating honeycomb insulating material A method and apparatus for producing one or more individual stacks of superimposed, secured together, expandable tubular strips forming an expandable honeycomb panel. The strips coated with adhesive are advanced sequentially to the inlet of a stacking cha... | 05/03/1994 |
| 5286317 | Rotary die cutting mechanism A rotary label die cutting apparatus and process comprises a servo motor driving either a rotary die cutter or its backup roll, preferably the latter, a servo motor driven roll pulling a web carrying uncut label under the die cutter and an electronic proc... | 02/15/1994 |
| 5153661 | Apparatus and method for laser recording of an image with means for feeding a material An apparatus for laser recording of an image onto a selected length of photosensitive material has a loosening device positioned downstream from a feeding device for feeding the photosensitive material in a first direction so that the photosensitive mater... | 10/06/1992 |
| 5072639 | Method and apparatus for removing wastepaper from a continuous web of photographic prints Disclosed is a method and apparatus for removing wastepaper (W) from a continuous web(2) of photographic paper upon which photographic images (P1, P2 . . . ) have been printed. Between each photograph there exists a cut mark (4) that... | 12/17/1991 |
| 5017257 | Variable length die cutter and method of cutting composite label A system (and method) for providing a label for deposit on a product from a composite that includes the label, as one of a plurality of labels, on a backing. A transporter moves the composite translationally and accurately in a direction, e.g., the X-dire... | 05/21/1991 |
| 5009137 | Cutter module for a modular mailing machine A cutter module for a mailing machine having a support wall and base includes a cutter support member slideably mounted to one of the mailing machine support walls such that the cutter support member can be slideably displaced longitudinally traversed to ... | 04/23/1991 |
| 4982337 | System for distributing lottery tickets A system and method for distributing lottery tickets includes a large number of remote, ticket-dispensing units which are connected intermittently, e.g., once each day or week to a central computer. The units record the numbers of tickets sold and transmi... | 01/01/1991 |
| 4972743 | Apparatus for feeding sheets An apparatus for feeding sheets comprises a variable speed conveyor for feeding a sheet cut from a web. A high speed conveyor receives the sheet fed by the variable speed conveyor, and feeds it at a high speed v1. A cutting completion detector detects the... | 11/27/1990 |
| 4943270 | Photographic print cutter A print cutter suitable for use in an order finishing station or as a stand-alone unit includes a reel mount for accepting a reel of photographic prints formed in a continuous web. An automatic threader threads the leading end of the web through a loop gu... | 07/24/1990 |
| 4938907 | Braided sleeve cutter and method Braided plastic sleeving useful in electronic applications is readily cut by means of a hot wire which is advanced through the sleeving when in flattened form at a controlled rate. It is important that the sleeving be under tension at the location where t... | 07/03/1990 |
| 4932296 | Apparatus for cutting a continuous strip of limp material An apparatus and method for cutting segments from a strip of limp sheet material advanced lengthwise along a planar support surface utilizes a finger mechanism for ensuring that following severance of the strip from the remainder thereof, the remainder of... | 06/12/1990 |
| 4840696 | Label dispenser and a franking machine equipped with said dispenser The label dispenser comprises a cutter (11) for cutting a label from a continuous tape (1), with first and second means (10, 12) disposed on either side of said cutter for holding and for driving said tape. The dispenser further includes cells (25, 26) fo... | 06/20/1989 |
| 4829864 | Plate workpiece processing machine A process a plate workpiece with high precision at high speed, the plate processing machine comprises a workpiece side surface positioning device (SPD) provided with magnet rollers (MR); a workpiece trimming device (TD) provided with a tool actuating swit... | 05/16/1989 |
| 4737904 | Standard-length positioning apparatus A standard-length positioning apparatus wherein acceleration and deceleration of a driving mechanism for actuating a mechanism for feeding a material is controlled by a digital positioning mechanism according to a position feedback. Marks marked on the ma... | 04/12/1988 |
