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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7634958 | Rotary cutter A cutter for cutting elongate material into sections, the cutter including a motor coupled to a blade shaft, wherein said motor selectively rotates said blade shaft, a blade mounted on said blade shaft and rotatable therewith, and an actuator adapted to drive said b... | 12/22/2009 |
| 7387056 | Slide compound saws Slide compound saws (1, 100, 150) may include a table (3b) defining a table surface. A saw unit (20) may be pivotable relative to the table surface. A first slide bar (31, 51, 251, 351) may be slidably coupled to the table and may ... | 06/17/2008 |
| 7258051 | Arrangement for cutting an optical fibre An arrangement for cutting an optical fibre comprises a fibre cutter for cutting the fibre. A motor is provided to operate the cutter. To start a cutting movement, the motor is controlled by a control unit in response to a start signal. The start signal is generated... | 08/21/2007 |
| 7054708 | Sheet material cutting system and methods regarding same A system and/or method for cutting designs of text and/or shapes out of sheet material, such as paper, vellum, and other materials used in, for example, the scrapbooking and card making industries. ... | 05/30/2006 |
| 7011006 | Automated board processing apparatus In preferred embodiments the invention includes a transverse board conveyor, a board extrusion portion, a marking station, a sawing portion, and a plurality of board feeding portions, all of which are controlled by a process controller. In such preferred embodiments... | 03/14/2006 |
| 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 |
| 6789587 | Method and apparatus for underwater tree cutting and retrieval The invention relates to an apparatus and method for cutting submerged trees at an underwater logging site and for retrieving the cut trees. Once cut, each tree is retrieved to the water surface by an inflatable bag deployed from and inflated by the apparatus. The a... | 09/14/2004 |
| 6644159 | Trimmer for strip and scrap cutter A trimming apparatus for metal strip has trimming heads on opposite sides of a turntable along each edge of the strip so that the trimming heads can be rotated into the trimming position or into the maintenance and blade-replacement positions. On each of ... | 11/11/2003 |
| 6575071 | Portable sawing apparatus Paper handling apparatus, used in particular for sawing reels of paper, having a saw blade mountable on a carriage slide, a saw drive motor to drive the saw blade, a mechanism for mounting the carriage slide onto an object to be sawn, and a mechanism for ... | 06/10/2003 |
| 6539830 | Automated board processing apparatus In preferred embodiments the invention includes a transverse board conveyor, a board extrusion portion, a marking station a sawing portion, and one or more board feeding portions, all of which are controlled by a process controller. In such, preferred emb... | 04/01/2003 |
| 6314853 | Portable cutting apparatus A cutting apparatus for cutting a rail or other elongated workpiece includes a rotatable blade for cutting the rail, a blade cover for covering the blade, an engine (or motor) for driving the blade, and a frame for supporting the blade, the blade cover an... | 11/13/2001 |
| 5967013 | Corner undercut jamb saw A powered circular saw blade on a vertical shaft is supported on a slide which is slideably mounted on a guideway having feet to enable moving the assembly around on a building sub-floor. The feet are adjustable to enable raising or lowering the guideway ... | 10/19/1999 |
| 5964136 | Apparatus for trimming sheets and strips A trimming shears for sheets and strips having two shears frames arranged opposite one another and on supports and being rotatable about a central vertical axis. A pair of vertically stacked adjustable roll blades are mounted in each shears frame at diago... | 10/12/1999 |
| 5937723 | Mechanism for cutting a sheet A mechanism for cutting a sheet of paper includes a rotary blade and a counter blade. The periphery of the counter blade is substantially flush with a paper-setting surface on one side of a stand portion of a cutter frame. The axis of the counter blade is... | 08/17/1999 |
| 5907984 | Parallel cutting assembly for cutting sheet material A method and apparatus for cutting sheet material upon an apertured support surface, the apparatus including a pair of spaced apart parallel cutters. The cutters are spaced apart by a distance greater than a dimension of the apertures, but less than an in... | 06/01/1999 |
| 5896798 | Chop/slide saw A saw comprising a table, a support mounted on the table, a saw assembly including a blade journalled in the assembly and a motor to drive the blade, and a slot in the table through which the blade can be plunged, wherein the support defines a channel whi... | 04/27/1999 |
| 5882128 | Self-adjusting wheel for directly positioning and holding media during a cutting operation in a printer A method and device for directly positioning and holding media against an output platen while a cutter traverses across a media path. A cutter assembly is mounted on an arm which periodically passes over the media, and includes a cutter blade and at least... | 03/16/1999 |
| 5868182 | Submersible logging device The underwater logging device of the present invention is selectively remotely maneuverable to engage submerged free standing timber with sawing and dogging apparatus for selectively sawing and dogging the timber. The device includes a buoyancy tank mount... | 02/09/1999 |
| 5848930 | Aircraft trimming device Provided is an aircraft trimming device including a guide assembly (24) and a cutting tool (26). The guide assembly (24) includes a rigid plate (25) and a T-shaped track (30) mounted to one side of the plate to serve as a support and a guide for the cutti... | 12/15/1998 |
| 5839340 | Apparatus for cutting tubes A machine for cutting a tube having a frame encompassing the tube on which supports are conducted and moveable in two vertically stacked axial directions on a plane running at a right angle to the tube longitudinal axis. At least two supports are driven e... | 11/24/1998 |
| 5832801 | Numerical controller cutter apparatus for cutting a glass plate Apparatus is provided for cutting a plate-like member, having a cutter head and a bridge frame for supporting the cutter head movably in the X-direction. The bridge frame is supported at opposite side ends thereof and is movable in the Y-direction on a ba... | 11/10/1998 |
| 5379670 | Guide for a mitre saw A guide for a mitre saw is described which includes a base having a face with a first side edge, a second side edge, a first edge and a second edge. A guide member is pivotally mounted to the face of the base. The guide member can be locked to the base in... | 01/10/1995 |
| 5120290 | System for positioning cutting and folding computer generated drawing pages A plotter (1) provides, in accordance with command inputs, drawings on a web (2) of predetermined width; the drawings may have different sizes or formats, and are provided by the plotter for optimal distribution of the sheets across the width (B) of the w... | 06/09/1992 |
| 5066153 | Paper shear for printer A paper shear includes a flat disk with unsharpened edges pivotally mounted on an assembly carried by the printer carriage. The paper shear is pivoted between paper shearing engaged and disengaged positions relative to a shear platen. The mounting assembl... | 11/19/1991 |
| 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 |
| 4862781 | Circular saw A circular saw comprises a machine structure, a gearbox, a motor-driven circular saw blade rotationally mounted on the gearbox and a pivot shaft on which the gearbox is pivotably supported. The pivot shaft is firmly connected at one end to the machine str... | 09/05/1989 |
| 4701063 | Printing apparatus with document cutting device A printing mechanism is provided with a rotary cutter mounted on a printing trolley to enable a recording medium or document to be cut as the printing trolley moves during a printing operation. The recording medium is supported by a platen which has a cou... | 10/20/1987 |
| 4696615 | Copying machine In a supply magazine of a copying machine closed copy paper packages are arranged in stacked relation. The copy paper has been preconditioned by the manufacturer and provided with a packing that protects the preconditioning. Whenever the copy paper supply... | 09/29/1987 |
| 4640007 | Apparatus and method for replacing bearings in a walking beam in trucks and trailers having tandem axles This invention is directed to the removal and also to the replacement of a beam end connection assembly in a walking beam. A walking beam comprises a beam hanger axle bracket and also an equalizer beam. The beam end connection assembly comprises an inner ... | 02/03/1987 |
| 4614140 | Safety device for rocking arm saw A safety device for a rocking arm saw includes a blade guard assembly which may be selectively mounted on a handle which rocks the saw blade for crosscutting operations or on a workpiece supporting surface for ripping operations. The blade guard assembly ... | 09/30/1986 |
| 4531440 | Radial arm timber saw and power controller therefor A hydraulically powered mobile radial arm timber saw and control assembly in which positive control of saw movement is maintained from the fully retracted saw position to the fully extended saw position by a novel hydraulic control assembly.... | 07/30/1985 |
| 4510835 | Apparatus for guiding a powered circular saw along an elliptical cutting path Apparatus for controlling the operating relationship of a rotatably driven circular saw blade to an adjacent workpiece includes a base carrying an elongated slide plate having a longitudinal slot adjacent one end. An indexing assembly is disposed between ... | 04/16/1985 |
| 4471678 | Ring saw for cutting a tube A ring-blade saw for cutting a tube generally centered on a tube axis has a subtantially stationary base, an outer frame displaceable in a straight line in a plane, and an actuator connected between the base and the outer frame for displacing the frame re... | 09/18/1984 |
| 4401001 | Apparatus for cutting sheet material with a cutting wheel An automatically controlled cutting machine for cutting sheet material employs a cutting wheel and a hard, smooth and continuous surface of ferromagnetic material on which the sheet material is spread for cutting. To prevent shifting during cutting, the m... | 08/30/1983 |
| 4401003 | Lead trimmer for printed circuit boards An apparatus for trimming the wire leads of electronic components mounted on printed circuit boards is provided, which comprises a base plate, an adjustable holding fixture for a printed circuit board fixedly disposed on the base plate, a pivotable cantil... | 08/30/1983 |
| 4382834 | Rotating cutter and stitcher for severing material from a body In a machine for covering a toroidal body with layers of elastomeric material wherein a cutting and stitching apparatus is provided for severing a scrap portion of a sheet of material (32) from a portion of the sheet that has been applied to a toroidal co... | 05/10/1983 |
| 4336733 | Rocking arm saw A rocking arm saw is disclosed which may be used in one mode with an operating handle as a pull-through power saw for accurate cross or angle cutting while being readily convertable by removal of the handle to a table saw for ripping or groove cutting. Th... | 06/29/1982 |
| 4294143 | Method and apparatus for cutting into segments a continuously moving web of rigid insulation Two chain-type endless belts are positioned to transversely span a continuously moving strip-like web, one belt facing each of the two major web surfaces, the belts oriented at an acute angle to the longitudinal web axis. Disk-type freely rotatable cutter... | 10/13/1981 |
| 4289054 | Circular saw with means for opening up the cut slit A cutting tool arrangement for performing the process of opening up the slit cut in the workpiece by circular saws before the saw is retracted to facilitate removal of the saw. The workpiece being severed is moved perpendicular to the cutting plane as is ... | 09/15/1981 |
| 4192067 | Apparatus for cutting through a tube bundle Cutting apparatus having spaced apart cutters which can be brought closer together are disposed on one end of a boom which is movable in a plane transverse to the longitudinal axis of a closely packed tube bundle to cut out short segments from the tubes s... | 03/11/1980 |
