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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7971511 | Panel saw machine A panel saw machine comprises: a horizontal work table movable in a forward and backward direction; a clamping unit equipped with one or more gripping elements for retaining panels while they are being machined; a cutting unit that divides the panels into sub-panels... | 07/05/2011 |
| 7311029 | Quick-pin blade tensioning device A quick-pin blade tensioning device for a band saw comprises a sliding tension bracket coupled with an upper arm of the band saw. The sliding tension bracket engages an upper band wheel which has a band saw blade coupled to it. A lifting shoe, slidably disposed with... | 12/25/2007 |
| 7299728 | Loaf end trimming station for slicing machine A loaf end trimming station for a high speed food loaf slicing machine, includes a frame, a first knife and a second knife spaced apart along the frame and oriented in positions corresponding to a lead end trimming location and a trailing end trimming location of a ... | 11/27/2007 |
| 7143676 | Vise carriage and support mechanism A roller table with a vise carriage and movable roller supports for moving, positioning, and supporting material. In the preferred embodiment, a hydraulic cylinder and piston rod are used in conjunction with a rack and pinion system such that there is a doubling eff... | 12/05/2006 |
| 7140409 | Portable pipe cutting apparatus A complete and portable tool for retaining round, square or other non-flat stock, especially pipes, in a secure fashion while cutting and related operations are performed thereon. The portable pipe cutting tool includes an adjustable work support, V-shaped trough, c... | 11/28/2006 |
| 7131362 | Punching machine and method thereof A punching machine includes a body frame having a table to support a workpiece. First and second work movement positioning apparatuses are mounted at both sides to move and position the workpiece in a direction of axis X. A work head is mounted on the body frame and... | 11/07/2006 |
| 7076986 | Process for forming a linking element for a push belt for a continuously variable transmission In a process for forming a linking element for a push belt for a continuously variable transmission, material is displaced from a central portion of the linking element during a blanking process, which central portion is substantially centrally located in the horizo... | 07/18/2006 |
| 7073419 | Positioning method and device A method and apparatus for slicing a food product. The food product is moved in a conveying direction toward a rotary cutter driven in a cutting plane. A sensor detects the width of the food product and provides an output to an adjustment circuit which moves the foo... | 07/11/2006 |
| 7059227 | Paper abutted ruler A paper abutted ruler is provided which can easily be moved on the surface of a surface plate and can simply and accurately be positioned in place. The paper abutted ruler is constructed such that magnet bases rotatably supported at their one ends to a bottom portio... | 06/13/2006 |
| 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 |
| 6971296 | Venetian blind cutting machine A Venetian blind cutting machine is constructed to include a machine base, two blind locating modules mounted on the machine base at different elevations, each of which having a set of through holes for supporting component parts of a Venetian blind to be cut, a bli... | 12/06/2005 |
| 6935215 | Slicing machine and conveyor system with automatic product width compensation The invention provides a slicing and conveying system that includes a slicing blade that cuts slices from a loaf, and an output conveyor located below the slicing blade for receiving the slices in a draft. A control system automatically adjusts a lateral movement of... | 08/30/2005 |
| 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 |
| 6880438 | Method and system for cutting puzzle cut petals in belts A method for cutting belt material to accurate dimensions and for forming the mating edges of a puzzle cut joint for joining the ends of the belt material to form a continuous belt for use in a document processing application. The belt material is maintained in accu... | 04/19/2005 |
| 6729215 | Dicing machine In the dicing machine, a parallel adjustment process between a cut-line of a blade and cut-line images displayed on a monitor can be easily performed. In the dicing machine, at least one of the first and second cut-line images displayed on the monitor is electronica... | 05/04/2004 |
| 6708593 | Folding, straight-line, workpiece guide for a band saw A folding, straight-line, workpiece guide for a saw having a base, a saw blade extending vertically through the base, and a feed path relative to the saw blade. The workpiece guide comprises an elongated table which can be collapsed into a folded configuration or se... | 03/23/2004 |
| 6681671 | Method and system for cutting puzzle cut petals in belts An apparatus and method for cutting belt material to accurate dimensions and for forming the mating edges of a puzzle cut joint for joining the ends of the belt material to form a continuous belt for use in a document processing application. The workpiece... | 01/27/2004 |
| 6655250 | Punching apparatus A punching apparatus is provided capable of punching a non-circular hole at a predetermined position on a work even when the rotatable range of the work setting is restricted. In the punching apparatus for punching a non-circular hole at a predetermined p... | 12/02/2003 |
| 6427512 | Method of and apparatus for blanking elements of belt for continuously variable transmission A metal sheet having a pair of thin portions on respective marginal edges thereof which are joined to a remaining portion of the metal sheet via respective corners is centered by positioning the center between the corners as the center of the metal sheet.... | 08/06/2002 |
| 6397713 | Automated infeed system An apparatus and methodology are presented for automatically infeeding workpieces to a saw. A first workpiece is selected at an input station. A servo-driven friction belt system is connected to the input station, and advances the workpiece under a laser ... | 06/04/2002 |
| 6325119 | Device for producing square beams from tree trunks To produce square beams from tree trunks (13), a device is proposed in which a tree trunk (13) is first positioned by a centering device (4) such that the lengthwise axis (14) of the tree trunk (13) assumes essentially always the same stipulated position.... | 12/04/2001 |
| 6295906 | Apparatus and method for advancing, cutting and ejecting a tubular workpiece The present invention is a method for advancing and cutting tube blanks into desired lengths and ejecting the unusable piece of tubing remaining after all of the usable cuts have been made. The machine for cutting the tubes of the present invention is pre... | 10/02/2001 |
| 6196101 | Method and apparatus for moving workpieces A workpiece moving machine comprising: an elongate frame with an endless belt mounted on the frame and extending between the ends of the frame. A plurality of trolleys are slidably mounted on the frame for movement along the frame. Each trolley has a clam... | 03/06/2001 |
| 6164176 | Woodworking accessory for making tapered cuts on a workpiece A fixture for use with a saw table or router table for supporting an elongated workpiece used in conjunction with the rip fence mounted on the table. The fixture has a first rail pivotally connected at one end to one end of a second rail. The first rail i... | 12/26/2000 |
| 6145424 | Punching machine and method thereof A punching machine includes a body frame having a table to support a workpiece. First and second work movement positioning apparatuses are mounted at both sides to move and position the workpiece in a direction of axis X. A work head is mounted on the bod... | 11/14/2000 |
| 6029554 | Apparatus for trimming a fabric panel An apparatus for trimming the edges of a fabric panel. The apparatus includes a holding fixture for holding the panel such that the edges to be trimmed hang freely in the holding fixture. A trimming apparatus is insertable into the holding fixture for tri... | 02/29/2000 |
| 5974925 | Continuous feed for food loaf slicing machine A high speed slicing machine feeds two or more food loaves continuously along parallel loaf paths through an orifice member into a slicing station for slicing by one cyclically driven knife blade; the slices are stacked or shingled in groups on a receivin... | 11/02/1999 |
| 5924345 | Method for precisely perforating an opening in footwear A method for precisely perforating an opening in footwear by positioning the footwear on a foot form with the outsole facing upward, supporting the vamp area of the footwear by a V-shaped support, clamping the rear section of the footwear to stabilize the... | 07/20/1999 |
| 5850774 | Panel cutting machine A machine including a loading station for loading a pack of panels; a cutting station in which a cutting line is defined; a fixed structure located between the loading and cutting stations presenting a work surface; and a device for 90° rotation of the p... | 12/22/1998 |
| 5819622 | Automated infeed system An apparatus and related method for automatically infeeding workpieces to a saw includes a first workpiece that is selected at an input station. A servo-driven friction belt system is connected to the input station, and advances the workpiece under a patt... | 10/13/1998 |
| 5752425 | Microtome A microtome particularly suitable for sectioning specimen to be observed on a transmission type electron microscope. Mounted on top of and located to one side of a machine base (2) are an X-Y axis stage and a tilting stage (4) which in turn supports there... | 05/19/1998 |
| 5701791 | Workpiece processing machine with retractable clamping device A workpiece being processed on a machine tool is moved by control devices to the tool head or work station of the machine mechanically or automatically. A stop defines an area around the work station from which the holding devices must be kept to prevent ... | 12/30/1997 |
| 5561912 | Three axis goniometer A goniometer arm for use in conjunction with a precision cutting apparatus comprising an arm for supporting a rotating adaptor arm which in turn supports and secures a rotating disc and a specimen holder. The goniometer arm allows a specimen to be cut alo... | 10/08/1996 |
| 5461953 | Multi-dimension microtome sectioning device A method and apparatus for cutting tissue sections from an organic tissue specimen to generate multiple tissue ribbons having any desired section sequencing. A three-dimensional microtome which allows relative movement between the tissue specimen and the ... | 10/31/1995 |
| 5456147 | Precision cutter saw An automatic saw is provided having a rotatable saw blade for cutting through a workpiece which is carried on a movable arm, which permits the workpiece to be moved into engagement with the saw blade. The saw blade is mounted on a first shaft while the wo... | 10/10/1995 |
| 5381712 | Infeed system for a gang saw An infeed system for a gang saw includes at least one loading station laterally displaced from the infeed station of the gang saw, a pivotable skewing tube arrangement operable at the loading station for orienting a two-sided cant to a given orientation r... | 01/17/1995 |
| 5315905 | Method and apparatus for shaping antiperspirant sticks and similar products A method and apparatus for shaping a solid antiperspirant stick composition. The antiperspirant composition is produced in a generally cylindrical form having an oval or elliptical cross-section and the method and apparatus disclosed herein form the expos... | 05/31/1994 |
| 5305671 | Universal coil cutter A universal coil cutter for reclaiming dynamo electric machines. Specifically to cut-off the end turns of the coils of stators, rotors or armatures. The coil cutter consisting of a direct drive cutter(16), spindle and motor(15) and motor driven carriages ... | 04/26/1994 |
| 5195417 | Registration of artwork panels in the manufacture of printed circuit boards In the registration of artwork panels for the manufacture of printed circuit boards, each panel is located, in turn, above two target location areas. Targets are provided upon the panel and these targets are positioned over the target location areas. With... | 03/23/1993 |
| 5186090 | Sheeting apparatus Apparatus for cutting a strip of paper along transverse cut lines spaced along the strip of paper. The apparatus permits ready access to adjustable paper cutting blades utilized in the apparatus and enables ready adjustment of the direction of travel of t... | 02/16/1993 |
