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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7299731 | Paper trimmer A material trimmer including a base having a support surface and a cutting region having a channel. A plate is movably attached to the base and includes oppositely facing upper and lower surfaces, an elongated slot therethrough, an elevated portion proximate each si... | 11/27/2007 |
| 7021185 | Registration apparatus for a sheet material article handler A registration device for a sheet material article handler includes a movable backstop which sequentially engages a leading edge portion of a sheet material article as the article moves in a direction of movement along a path of movement in the sheet material articl... | 04/04/2006 |
| 7022889 | Isomerization process using novel catalyst A process for the isomerization of a feedstream comprising C5–C6 hydrocarbons where the process involves charging hydrogen and a feedstream comprising at least normal C5–C6 hydrocarbons into an isomerization zone and c... | 04/04/2006 |
| 7015175 | High-activity isomerization catalyst and process A catalyst and process is disclosed to selectively upgrade a paraffinic feedstock to obtain an isoparaffin-rich product for blending into gasoline. The catalyst comprises a support of a sulfated oxide or hydroxide of a Group IVB (IUPAC 4) metal, a first component of... | 03/21/2006 |
| 6979396 | Combination reforming and isomerization process A reforming and isomerization process has been developed. A reforming feedstream is charged to a reforming zone containing a reforming catalyst and operating at reforming conditions to generate a reforming zone effluent. Hydrogen and an isomerization feedstream is c... | 12/27/2005 |
| 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 |
| 6227090 | Oscillating assembly for pivoting a blanking die The present invention relates to an oscillating assembly for pivoting a blanking die that is constructed and arranged to cut blanks from sheet material. The oscillating assembly comprises a die supporting structure that pivots about a pivot axis. The die ... | 05/08/2001 |
| 5195411 | Method and apparatus for correcting cut edge position A cut edge position correcting apparatus is used for correcting a direction and a wave-like contour of a cut edge of a belt-shaped member cut by a cutter unit. The cut edge position correcting apparatus includes a support base for supporting a belt-shaped... | 03/23/1993 |
| 5016506 | Method for multidirectional sheet feeding A multidirectional sheet feeding apparatus includes a sheet loader and a sheet feeder disposed adjacent a press. Both the feeder and loader include carriages movable toward and away from the press and carriages movable laterally with respect to the direct... | 05/21/1991 |
| 4949609 | Cutting appratus for towel cloth A piece of towel material is separate from a long sized towel cloth by cutting off margin portions composed of only warp yarn spaced in a predetermined interval. A plurality of comb teeth are fixedly mounted on a comb tooth fixing shaft. Each comb tooth c... | 08/21/1990 |
| 4926728 | Band saw for cutting shaped pieces of bar stock The present invention relates to a band saw machine having the capability to produce finished piece parts by employing a rotatable collet and an index vise to rotate and longitudinally position the piece part, a band saw blade positioned in a blade twist ... | 05/22/1990 |
| 4926725 | Device for aligning and cutting a web A device for aligning and cutting a web having a thickness which varies in the longitudinal direction, e.g. a terry cloth with piled portions alternating with pile-free portions. The device comprises a pair of rulers extending across the web and which rul... | 05/22/1990 |
| 4926724 | Method and apparatus for multidirectional sheet feeding A multidirectional sheet feeding apparatus includes a sheet loader and a sheet feeder disposed adjacent a press. Both the feeder and loader include carriages movable toward and away from the press and carriages movable laterally with respect to the direct... | 05/22/1990 |
| 4619165 | Apparatus for cutting off pieces from wire comb binding material An apparatus with a cutting device for cutting-off pieces of a wire comb binding material for binding packs of sheets with marginal perforation. The pieces to be cut-off from the material shall have an entire number of teeth. The apparatus has a guide and... | 10/28/1986 |
| 4615246 | Method of cutting a slide fastener chain In a method of cutting a continuous slide fastener chain into individual slide fastener lengths, the fastener chain is tensioned between its leading end and a succeeding element-free portion as they are gripped by downstream and at upstream grippers, resp... | 10/07/1986 |
| 4602541 | Punch press with means for rotating the workpiece and method of using same and tooling therefor A punch press which has an X-Y guidance system for moving the workpiece relative to the workstation also includes means for rotating the workpiece on the worktable upon release of the workpiece from the X-Y guidance system. In this fashion, the workpiece ... | 07/29/1986 |
| 4598745 | Feeding wood chipping Wooden logs are chipped by alternating forward feed of the log towards a cutting device, to obtain cutting and retracting the log from the cutting device, either as instigated manually or when the cutter speed drops below a predetermined value.... | 07/08/1986 |
| 4555968 | Web fed die cutting press having automatic 3-axis die registration system A die cutting press for processing web material is disclosed which is operable to provide very precise alignment of a reciprocable die cutting unit with each succesive area of the web to be die cut. In operation, the web is incrementally advanced toward t... | 12/03/1985 |
| 4493234 | Device for straightening and cutting a textile strip A device for straightening a distorted strip article, particularly a textile strip having a marking thread or the like, and for cutting along a stitch or print line of the strip article. A plurality of movable straightening elements are arranged transvers... | 01/15/1985 |
| 4487045 | Cradle straightener feeder A cradle straightener feeder for feeding sheet metal to an accessory unit comprising a bottom payoff cradle feeder, driving the coil at the outer periphery thereof, a straightener feeder having an output which feeds sheet metal to an accessory unit, a mec... | 12/11/1984 |
| 4459884 | Method of and apparatus for processing a pair of slide fastener stringers In a method of and an apparatus for processing a pair of continuous slide fastener stringers having element-free spaces between a plurality of longitudinally spaced chains of partly interengaged coupling elements with sliders mounted respectively thereon,... | 07/17/1984 |
| 4436007 | Automated feed for a punch press and method of using same A stack of strips of feed stock are placed on an adjustable height table. The strips are positioned on the table by arms which align the stack to the centerline of punching dies in a punch press. A pneumatic actuated head uses vacuum cups to raise the end... | 03/13/1984 |
| 4382395 | Loading device for a machine tool, particularly for machining panels of sheet metal or other materials Automatic loading device for automatically positioning of panels of sheet metal or the like and to transfer the panels to a feeding device of a machine tool, preferably a cutting press. The cutting press cuts a plurality of blanks out of the panel along a... | 05/10/1983 |
| 4367666 | Ticket stock feed and shear system A stock feed and shear system which may be utilized in an automatic ticket vending machine for cutting tickets from different rolls of stock and delivering the tickets to other components such as a printer and a magnetic encoding transport. The rolls are ... | 01/11/1983 |
| 4355556 | Vehicle tire rim core remover An apparatus for removing the wire-reinforced inside rim cores of automobile tires and the like so as to permit shredding for fuel or other use of the remaining carcass, such apparatus principally featuring axially aligned reciprocative action tubular cut... | 10/26/1982 |
| 4329898 | Apparatus for subdividing a web of wrapping material into sections of predetermined length Apparatus for subdividing a web of wrapping material into sections of predetermined length has a reciprocable carriage for a pair of grippers which are pivotable into engagement with the web to thereby clamp the web against the carriage while the latter m... | 05/18/1982 |
| 4321847 | Continuous cold cut slicing machine A continuous cold cut slicing system utilizing a slicing machine having a conveyor which feeds a loaf into engagement with a series of drums located on each side of the slicing machine channel; the drums are driven by a variable speed motor with the rotat... | 03/30/1982 |
| 4311073 | Method and apparatus for cutting brick mouldings from a clay strip An improved method and apparatus for efficiently and at an improved rate cutting an extruded clay column, strand or strip, or a portion thereof, into individual brick mouldings. A conveyor brings the uncut strip portion into a predetermined position benea... | 01/19/1982 |
| 4309927 | Continuous cold cut slicing machine A continuous cold cut slicing system utilizing a slicing machine having a conveyor which feeds a loaf into engagement with a series of drums located on each side of the slicing machine channel; said drums are driven by a variable speed motor with the rota... | 01/12/1982 |
| 4306474 | Trim press with oscillating canopy sheet feed An oscillating canopy is employed in the feeding of an elongate sheet of synthetic plastic material having articles, such as cups, for example, formed in the sheet, to a die which trims the articles from the sheet. The canopy has a downwardly concave curv... | 12/22/1981 |
| 4305317 | Feed and cutting device for dividing a continuous web into portions A feed and cutting device for dividing a continuous web into portions is described. The device comprises along a feed plane, guiding device for the web comprising a pair of mutually tangential rollers, apparatus for feeding the web along said plane and a ... | 12/15/1981 |
| 4302994 | Method of and apparatus for removing front and rear segments of rolled wire A method of and apparatus for removing front and rear segments of rolled wire or wire rod which, in the form of winding packages, is supplied to the apparatus (connected before a collecting device) and is subdivided by separating procedures into good wind... | 12/01/1981 |
| 4295399 | Apparatus for intermittent feeding of web-type or strip-type material An apparatus for the intermittent feeding of web-type or strip-type material by means of feed roll into an operating chamber of a press. The feed rolls are driven by a main press drive through a mechanical connection and a feed gear mechanism. A scrap cut... | 10/20/1981 |
| 4262569 | Apparatus for the fabrication of a slide fastener chain with reinforcement tapes A method is provided for fabricating a slide fastener chain having a certain length and reinforcement tapes at its ends from a manufactured, continuous length fastener chain which is provided with space sections each of which entirely consists of a reinfo... | 04/21/1981 |
| 4235139 | Automatic shearing apparatus Automatic power shearing apparatus and method for trimming sheet material into finished blanks comprising blade means, x and y axis feeding means and sheet feeding means including a first power driven means for moving the sheet in x and y directions and a... | 11/25/1980 |
| 4149484 | Cutting apparatus A cutting apparatus for severing portions of identical length from a strip. This cutting apparatus comprises a feed means which is coupled to a drive means and which is adapted to feed the strip to a pair of advancing rolls located between the feed means ... | 04/17/1979 |
| 4086833 | Ticket issuing machine A ticket issuing machine is constructed with a ticket wheel rotatably mounted adjacent a ticket supply for feeding tickets by means of pins which engage in holes in the ticket web and a wheel advancing mechanism including a manually operable means engagea... | 05/02/1978 |
| 4077287 | Apparatus for cross cutting coiled strip into rectangular and oblique angled plates and cutting off acute angles The invention relates to automatic lines for cross cutting of coiled strips and is used to best advantage for cross cutting of coiled strips into plates intended for the manufacture of transformers. The automatic line of this invention comprises guillotine she... | 03/07/1978 |
| 4034634 | Apparatus and method for unwinding and cutting a fabric web into individual uniform lengths An apparatus or system for the aligning and severing of fabric webs which have a thickness differing in the longitudinal direction, for example a terry cloth fabric with napless lanes extending crosswise to the longitudinal direction and lanes which have ... | 07/12/1977 |
| 3958472 | Apparatus for cutting out predetermined shapes In the hitherto known apparatus of a similar kind the table adapted to support thereon a shape being cut out is mounted on a base for motion solely in a vertical direction. A characteristic feature of an apparatus in accordance with the invention is that ... | 05/25/1976 |
