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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8122802 | Multi-function power saw A power saw includes a saw assembly attached to a base assembly with an offset support that provides a clear path in line with the saw blade, thereby providing a miter saw, a table saw or a radial arm saw The height of the offset support is adjustable to make dado c... | 02/28/2012 |
| 7930960 | Universal machinery fence system A universal machinery fence system includes an L-shaped fence or a box shaped fence and clamp block which clamps to a rail extrusion with a half dovetail on the front on the edge of a table saw, band saw, shaper, router table, mortiser, or other woodworking or metal... | 04/26/2011 |
| 7441487 | Table saw having locking mechanism for locking table extension thereof A table saw includes two guide bars movable along two opposite sides of a worktable to carry a table extension, and a locking mechanism for locking the guide bars in position. The locking mechanism includes a handle pivoted to a coupling block at the bottom side of ... | 10/28/2008 |
| 7406901 | Auto sheet threading and cutting device and method An apparatus and method for cutting and threading a sheet of material is described. The apparatus can facilitate the transfer of a sheet from a sheet forming machine to a processing machine, and can halt the feeding of sheet material to the processing machine. When ... | 08/05/2008 |
| 7404350 | Positioning device for the work-piece backing plate of a table sawing machine A positioning device for the work-piece backing plate of a table sawing machine includes a machine seat, a work-piece backing plate and a position-limiting device. The work-piece backing plate has its opposite sides respectively fixed with a rack engaged with a gear... | 07/29/2008 |
| 7377201 | Food processing apparatus for forming strips, slices and cubes A food processing apparatus comprises a first and second shaft and first, second, third and fourth subsets of blades. The first and second subsets of blades are mounted to the first shaft. The blades of the first subset of blades are separated by a first displacemen... | 05/27/2008 |
| 7360567 | Positioning system for work piece milling An adjustable back fence for work piece milling on woodworking tools is disclosed having an indexing channel system including at least one channel having an elongated slot with a channel stop at one end. The channel is adjustably attachable to the woodworking tool i... | 04/22/2008 |
| 7350549 | Folding work bench The folding work bench folds compactly for storage when not in use and occupies a minimal work space. The folding work bench has a durable work surface, a top storage shelf, a back board for hanging tools, a locking mechanism, and a work table that can be folded up ... | 04/01/2008 |
| 7337701 | Sliding table for workbench The sliding table is used in conjunction with a workbench and includes a panel slidable along a path which is disposed normal to the longitudinal axis of the workbench. The panel has stop points in front and behind the workbench. At each stop point, the panel has an... | 03/04/2008 |
| 7322266 | Table saw having a scale device A table saw includes a stationary table, a movable table linearly movable relative to the stationary table, a rip fence movable relative to the stationary table and the movable table, and a scale device mounted between the stationary table and the movable table and ... | 01/29/2008 |
| 7320270 | Table saw A table saw includes a table, a saw unit coupled to a substantially inverted U-shaped suspension girder, two supporting devices fixedly fastened to the bottom side of the table to support the suspension girder, and two sliding blocks respectively fastened to the two... | 01/22/2008 |
| 7263922 | Fence A fence for guiding a work surface past a saw blade supported by a table having a support tube running substantially perpendicular to the saw blade. The fence includes a rip fence having a plurality of studs disposed on opposing sides thereof. A pair of fence faces ... | 09/04/2007 |
| 7245199 | Miter bar The saw table guide bar has magnets thereon so that when it is inserted into the slot in an iron saw table it is urged to slide along the side of the slot. The magnetic saw table guide bar is used to support various measuring devices and overcomes measuring difficul... | 07/17/2007 |
| 7234380 | Side pressure splitter The present invention is directed to an apparatus for maintaining contact between a portion of a workpiece between a kerf intrusion device and an alignment fence. In an aspect of the present invention, a table saw is configured with a support having a support surfac... | 06/26/2007 |
| 7231858 | Table saw having a measurement and display system A table saw having various embodiments of a measurement and display system. Several embodiments have at least one fence rail on which a removable fence is movably supported and comprise an elongated sensor strip that is located adjacent the fence rail and a sensing ... | 06/19/2007 |
| 7228774 | Adjustable cleat The present invention is directed to a method and system for providing workpiece positioning for power tools, such as miter saws. The apparatus includes an adjustable positioning device such as a threaded rod. A retention member is connected to the adjustable positi... | 06/12/2007 |
| 7210510 | Work bench A work bench includes an elongated main body including a track portion having first and second spaced apart rail members. A tool mount assembly includes a tool mount having a support structure that supports a tool and a releasable fastener mounted to the support str... | 05/01/2007 |
| 7201090 | Front-accessible bevel locking system A front-accessible bevel locking system for use with a power tool, including a mechanism for locking the power tool into a selected tilt or bevel position for bevel angle cuts. The bevel locking mechanism has a lever attached to a link rod by a cam mechanism such th... | 04/10/2007 |
| 7198082 | Adjusting device for the angle blocking plate of a planing machine An adjusting device for the angle blocking plate of a planing machine includes a material conveying table having one side provided with a hand wheel. A worm has its outer end connected with the hand wheel and its inner end meshed with the worm gear of a transmission... | 04/03/2007 |
| 7174820 | Rip fence for cutting machine A rip fence for movable and positionable use on a worktable of a cutting machine includes an adjusting handle for control locking of the fence to the worktable, and a trigger, which keeps the fence locked to the worktable when it is not pressed and, which enables th... | 02/13/2007 |
| 7162941 | Universal slicer with positioning plate A universal slicer contains a housing, a rotatably mounted revolving blade, a positioning plate which is provided with a bearing surface for a product that is to be sliced, and a mechanism regulating the width of cut by adjusting the positioning plate in relation to... | 01/16/2007 |
| 7140286 | Dual adjustable feather jig A dual adjustable feather jig for simultaneously holding a piece of wood stock firmly against a stationary rip fence and against the top surface of a worktable. The feather jig includes a lower feather board with a âTâ in channel bar adjustably mounted on the bo... | 11/28/2006 |
| 7127976 | Guide for a cutting tool A guide comprises one or more brackets for securing the guide to a cutting tool, a horizontal support member secured to and moveable with respect to the brackets, and one or more arm assemblies secured to the horizontal support member and adapted to secure a working... | 10/31/2006 |
| 7100653 | Angle adjustable sawing table An angle adjustable sawing table adapted to allow the installation of a circular saw. Wood material is placed at pre-set geometric angles. One end of a gage is placed on a table, and another end of the gage is flush against a measurement member for adjustment to a p... | 09/05/2006 |
| 7089841 | Attachment assembly for conventional bench saw An attachment assembly for mounting to a conventional bench saw having a frame, a work supporting table on the frame displaying an opening therethrough and a pair of longitudinal grooves on a top face thereof, a moveable structure mounted to the frame and carrying a... | 08/15/2006 |
| 7073422 | Linkage device for linear positioning apparatus A linkage device for coupling a linear positioning apparatus to a machine includes a pair of coupling mechanisms formed of plural plate members in various configurations. ... | 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 |
| 7040206 | Straddle safety pusher system An adjustable pushing apparatus (50) for safely moving a work piece (22) past a cutting tool (16). The apparatus includes a body (52), a first leg (56), a second leg (58) and a moveable center leg (60) defining a leg ... | 05/09/2006 |
| 7036414 | Work piece guiding system for a table saw An improved table having improvements related to stock support, such as a rip fence stock support, as well as a lateral-table support system; features of laterally-slideable front and back rip fence guide rails, including an improved front rail configuration, an imp... | 05/02/2006 |
| 7000519 | Jointer clamp A clamp to make a straight edge on a working board has a base with a lower surface to slide on a table saw and a main wall that extends upward from the base. A lower support extends outwardly from the main wall in opposite directions, and two upper supports extend o... | 02/21/2006 |
| 7000518 | Apparatus for cutting food product An apparatus for cutting food product so that the product is properly oriented and stabilized before and throughout the cutting operation to produce a sliced product of uniform thickness, even if the delivered food product varies in shape and size, such as when both... | 02/21/2006 |
| 6994006 | Movable fence for a machine tool An adjustable rip fence for a machine tool has a fence which is movable with respect to the cutting tool due to a rack and pinion. The rail assembly supporting the fence include a pair of stationary rails which are secure to the machine tool. A movable rail telescop... | 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 |
| 6962279 | Apparatus and method for glass separation for flat panel displays A method and apparatus for separating glass panels that minimizes process failures and improves separation process consistency by utilizing a separation handle which applies the minimal pressure necessary to remove the edge portion from the glass panel. The glass pa... | 11/08/2005 |
| 6941864 | Method to control optimized cutting of stock to satisfy a cut list A method of processing material involves cutting pieces of material pursuant to a cut list and managing remaining salvage and defect pieces. A computer may be connected to a saw machine, and programmed to optimize cutting of stock to satisfy a cut list. An operator ... | 09/13/2005 |
| 6918329 | Carriage coupling device A positioning carriage is coupled to a fence structure by a rigid sheet having one or more bends around an axis parallel to the direction of fence structure movement. ... | 07/19/2005 |
| 6899003 | Rotary cutting machine for corrugated cardboard plate A cutting machine for cutting a flat cardboard plate 2 includes first and second rotary cutters 7 and 8 rotatable in respective directions counter to each other for cutting upper and lower portions of a thickness of the flat cardboard plate 2... | 05/31/2005 |
| 6899004 | Sawing apparatus and saw fence system A sawing apparatus and a saw fence. The saw apparatus may include a work surface. The saw may include a rail system disposed along the edges of the work surface, for the attachment of accessories thereto. The saw may be provided with workpiece guide adapted to be at... | 05/31/2005 |
| 6854371 | Device for smooth sliding of a positioning rod of a sawing device platform A device for smooth sliding of a positioning rod of a sawing device platform is disclosed. The device includes a support platform or a lateral side of an auxiliary platform with a calibration rod and a gap is formed between the calibration rod. A support platform or... | 02/15/2005 |
| 6851345 | Cutting table fence A fence is described for attachment to a cutting table or in combination with a cutting table. The fence includes pair of elongated guide rails with brackets configured to be mounted to the cutting table. An endless chain is provided on each guide rail, trained abou... | 02/08/2005 |