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Comic actor Danny Kaye received patent D166,807 for the co-design of "Blowout Toy or the Like". It's similar to one of those toys that unravels when you blow into at a birthday party except Kaye's has three blowouts going in different directions, not just one.
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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8100040 | Rotary cutting device The invention relates to a rotary cutting device comprising a rotatable cutting tool and a rotatable anvil roller incorporating a cutting support, wherein a cutting edge, which co-operates with the cutting support, is arranged on the cutting tool for cutting a web o... | 01/24/2012 |
| 7954405 | Hands-free paper towel dispenser and dispensing system A dispensing unit includes an outer front wall, two outer side walls, a housing for holding a pile of a continuous length of accordion-like folded web of towels of tissue paper or nonwoven including bundles, the outer front wall having an access opening to the pile,... | 06/07/2011 |
| 7942089 | Anvil drum and an anvil assembly provided with such an anvil drum An anvil drum for a rotary cutting apparatus having a rotary axis comprises an axle on each axial side of the anvil and concentric with the axis. Each of the axles is adapted to receive a bearing, and an anvil surface substantially concentric with the rotary axis. A... | 05/17/2011 |
| 7424842 | Fiber chopper A method and apparatus for separating long, unwound items like fiber, fiber strands, yarn, etc. into short lengths. The apparatus has a backup roll, a blade roll, an idler roll, and a new-strand starting mechanism. The improvements include a guide roll for the items... | 09/16/2008 |
| 7338425 | Variable length cutting device A variable length cutting device includes a cutting cylinder and a transfer cylinder. The transfer cylinder cooperates with the cutting cylinder for cutting a ribbon into signatures having a desired cutoff length. An adjustable diameter portion of the transfer cylin... | 03/04/2008 |
| 7308735 | Roller pair for stretching strips of filter material Roller pair for tensioning strands of filter material in the manufacture of cigarette filters with a first roller made of metal which is rotatably driven by a drive and a second roller of which the surface consists of a resilient material, the two rollers being moun... | 12/18/2007 |
| 7299729 | Rotary die module A die apparatus for supporting and retaining rotary dies in operation having a base, a cover supported by a plurality of columns, a cross member moveable along the columns and modular die supports rollingly engaged with the rotary dies. A method of installing and re... | 11/27/2007 |
| 7258066 | Inking system for flexographic printing presses An inking system of a flexographic printing press with an anilox roller and a printing plate roller involved in color transport is shown. The positions of these two rollers relative to each other and to the impression cylinder are set using positioning elements that... | 08/21/2007 |
| 7252026 | Strand oscillator assembly for choppers and method An improved oscillator assembly that can be used on a chopper for chopping strands of fiber and other long or continuous it items into segments. The improved oscillating assembly moves the items back and forth across the surface of a working layer of the chopper whi... | 08/07/2007 |
| 7243585 | Rotary cutter and method for manufacturing fibrous product using the same Disclosed is a rotary cutter including a first roll and a second roll. With contact peripheries of the first roll being pressed against contact peripheries of the second roll, the first roll and the second roll are driven to rotate in synchronism with each other so ... | 07/17/2007 |
| 7191690 | Helical mechanism cutting unit and method for operating for the same A cutting unit is described that contains a pair of cylinders disposed opposite one another with a gap formed there-between for receiving a ribbon. The pair of cylinders include a first cutting cylinder having a periphery with a cutting knife disposed helically abou... | 03/20/2007 |
| 7175578 | Rotary die cutter with rectilinear split die cylinder translation A rotary die cutter having an anvil cylinder that is operable alternately with one of a pair of die cylinders includes a vertical support and rectilinear translation arrangement that permits selective repositioning of each of the die cylinders between an operative p... | 02/13/2007 |
| 7171885 | System for fixing rotary cutting dies in machines for die cutting laminar material System for fixing rotary die cutters in die cutting machines for cutting laminar material includes a fixing means between the die (1) and a die-holder surface or cylinder (2) around which the die (1) is arranged, wherein the a fixing element inc... | 02/06/2007 |
| 7159515 | Device for attaching a roller to an abutment moving essentially at the peripheral speed of the roller by means of a spindle-nut combination A spindle-nut combination for applying a roller to a counterbearing moved essentially at the circumferential speed of the roller. In order to be able to adjust the play of the spindle in a simple manner, an additional nut is associated with, and displaceable against... | 01/09/2007 |
| 7146893 | Cutting device and cutting tool In order to provide a cutting device, comprising a machine frame, an anvil roller which is mounted for rotation on the machine frame and a cutting tool which is mounted for rotation on the machine frame, wherein the cutting tool has a cutting edge cooperating with a... | 12/12/2006 |
| 7134371 | Apparatus for guiding continuous fibers The present invention is directed towards an apparatus for guiding continuous materials. In one embodiment of the invention, the apparatus comprises first and second conveyors, each comprising a continuous conveyor belt carried by a set of pulleys including a drive ... | 11/14/2006 |
| 7127975 | Rotary cutter and method for manufacturing fibrous product using the same Disclosed is a rotary cutter including a first roll and a second roll. With contact peripheries of the first roll being pressed against contact peripheries of the second roll, the first roll and the second roll are driven to rotate in synchronism with each other so ... | 10/31/2006 |
| 7111536 | Mailpiece perforating/cutting system A method for expelling air out of mailpieces includes the steps of creating a stack of the mailpieces; cutting an opening in at least some of the mailpieces; jogging the stack of mailpieces; and subjecting the stack of mailpieces to at least one compression/decompre... | 09/26/2006 |
| 7100487 | Punch device for creating a guide notch in a polymeric fastener attached to a plastic package A method and apparatus for punching a guide notch in a polymeric zipper having a male and female track with respective fins. The method includes sliding the zipper into position in a punch housing and punching a guide notch into the zipper. The guide notch is define... | 09/05/2006 |
| 7070406 | Apparatus for embossing a flexible substrate with a pattern carried by an optically transparent compliant media An apparatus for embossing a flexible substrate with an optically transparent compliant media is disclosed. The complaint media includes an optically transparent imprint stamp with an imprint pattern therein. The flexible substrate is coated with a photopolymer mate... | 07/04/2006 |
| 7060016 | Device for rotary converting a web or sheet matter A device for rotary conversion of a web or sheet material by cooperating cylindrical tools. The tools are arranged in a cassette. A driving device connects with the tools for rotating them. The cassette with the tools is placed in an adaptive cassette receiver. The ... | 06/13/2006 |
| 7051632 | Magnetic rotary die A rotary cutting die which is mountable on a metal cylinder. The rotary cutting die includes a rotary die plate having a concave, inner surface which is magnetically attractable and magnetically mountable on a metal cylinder. A cutting blade is mounted on a concave,... | 05/30/2006 |
| 7032488 | Device for supporting a material web A support for a material web for use with a longitudinal cutting device for cutting the material web, includes a support shaft having an axis of rotation. At least one bearing mechanism positions the at least one support shaft, wherein the at least one bearing mecha... | 04/25/2006 |
| 7007580 | Apparatus for removably securing a cutting component An apparatus for removably securing a cutting component on a cutting component cylinder of a web printing press includes a first axial anvil member disposed at a periphery of the cutting component cylinder and a second axial anvil member disposed at the periphery of... | 03/07/2006 |
| 7007579 | Paper elimination in the production of battery plates A method and apparatus for continuously producing pasted positive and negative electrode plates from pasted lead or lead alloy expanded, punched or cast metal mesh strip for use in lead-acid batteries without the use of paper barriers. The heating of cutting devices... | 03/07/2006 |
| 7000517 | Machine for cross cutting a material web A machine for cross cutting a material web has a main frame part unitarily formed with a pair of transversely spaced main sides and with at least one main traverse extending transversely between the main sides and a secondary frame part unitarily formed with a pair ... | 02/21/2006 |
| 6994662 | Machine for punching blanks out of a web of corrugated cardboard and for forming folding lines in said blanks A machine for punching blanks (10) of corrugated cardboard out of a web or plates of corrugated cardboard and for forming folding lines (5) in said blanks. The machine has two cylinders (2, 3) rotating towards each other and of which at least on... | 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 |
| 6971295 | Sheet delivery apparatus A sheet delivery apparatus includes a cutter cylinder, a cutter reception cylinder, and a conveyor provided downstream of the cylinders. The cutter cylinder and the cutter reception cylinder cooperatively cut a paper web so as to yield sheets of predetermined size. ... | 12/06/2005 |
| 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 |
| 6886439 | Paper elimination in the production of battery plates A method and apparatus for continuously producing pasted positive and negative electrode plates from pasted lead or lead alloy expanded, punched or cast metal mesh strip for use in lead-acid batteries without the use of paper barriers. The heating of cutting devices... | 05/03/2005 |
| 6817274 | Cam driven pin stripping device The present invention generally encompasses a device for removing waste material from a blank. The invention includes a rotatable stripping pin housing and a stationary cam. The stripping pin housing includes a number of radially extending grooves in its axial surfa... | 11/16/2004 |
| 6658973 | Device for transferring two-dimensional products onto a transportation device A device for transferring segregated flat-shaped products includes a transfer device and a transport device by which the products transferred from the transfer device are further transported along a transport path. The transport device includes a moveable... | 12/09/2003 |
| 6634269 | Apparatus and method for associating cut sheet sections with a moving carrier web Apparatus and a method for providing cut pieces from a first moving web and associating the cut pieces with a second, faster-moving carrier web. A vacuum roll is provided and cooperates with an adjacent cutter roll to enable transverse cuts to be made in ... | 10/21/2003 |
| 6631665 | Perforating tools having plural blades The invention relates to a method of manufacturing perforating tools, as well as perforating tools manufactured according to the method. The tool is manufactured in that a number of blades (2) are placed densely packed together in a bracket. The blades (2... | 10/14/2003 |
| 6616134 | Device for electrically insulating rotating components in rotary printing machines A device for electrostatically charging a multilayer material web includes electrostatic charge elements assigned to outer sides of the multilayer material web, the charge elements being disposed upline of an inlet of the multilayer material web into a cy... | 09/09/2003 |
| 6530771 | Rotary cutter handling system A cutter carriage for moving a rotary cutter between a front side of the back roller and a back side of the back roller. The preferred system has a pair of guide rods located on the left and right side plates of the sheeting head. The rotary cutter is hel... | 03/11/2003 |
| 6513750 | Lockout cam for a bedroll of a rewinder A rewinder includes a lockout cam for controlling the actuation of transfer pins and transfer pads on the bedroll of a rewinder. The transfer pins and transfer pads are mounted on a rotatable pin shaft and a rotatable pad shaft, respectively. A cam follow... | 02/04/2003 |
| 6460441 | On-demand skip perforating An on-demand exact registration form web perforating apparatus is simple yet effective, and can operate at high speed and has a long life. A form web is moved in a predetermined path past first and second rotatable continuous circumferential perforator wh... | 10/08/2002 |
| 6460439 | Integrated knife assembly The present invention is related to an apparatus for cutting webs of material, including a first revolving member and a second revolving member having cutting elements integrated therein. Said revolving members, respectively, define a cutting region there... | 10/08/2002 |
