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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7441486 | Bottle trimmer and method Apparatus for trimming plastic from blow molded one-bottle or two-bottle logs during movement of the logs on log holders moving along a conveyor path extending from an inlet end to an outlet end. The apparatus includes a frame and, connected to the frame, a log conv... | 10/28/2008 |
| 7335009 | Roller mold press A detachable roller mold press includes two rollers that can rotate relative to each other. The rollers are securely fastened to a predetermined location, which can drive a press mold or a knife mold plate. The roller mold press of the present invention is detachabl... | 02/26/2008 |
| 7293501 | Press with compact worm unit A press includes an arm mechanism to input force transferred to upper and lower rollers by a worm unit. The worm unit occupies less space so that even if the size of the press is increased, the worm unit can be used without too much change. The handle is located on ... | 11/13/2007 |
| 7270038 | Mat for die cutter A cutting mat includes a flat, planar sheet of rigid but flexible material with a plastic film affixed to the lower surface and extending across the length and width of the sheet. In the preferred embodiment, the mat is formed of spring steel. A holder for the mat i... | 09/18/2007 |
| 7124673 | Horizontal cutter of double-bodied bottles attached to each other at the neck A horizontal cutter of double-bodied bottles attached to each other at a neck which comprises means (2) for advancing the bottles (3) and a cutting device (1) of the neck of the bottles. The cutting device (1) comprises a pair of blades (... | 10/24/2006 |
| 7059793 | Printer and cutter A printer with automatic cutter, provided with a built-in type cutting section. The printer includes a printing section, a cutting section arranged downstream of the printing section in a paper feeding direction, a support mechanism for supporting the printing secti... | 06/13/2006 |
| 7051633 | Ampoule card splitter A device for splitting apart a card of thermoplastic ampoules is described. The splitter device includes a card receiving base, a cutter assembly, and a pusher assembly for pushing the card along the base through the cutter assembly so as to divide the card into sep... | 05/30/2006 |
| 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 |
| 6959634 | Device for die cutting a stack consisting of sheet-type materials The invention concerns a device for die-cutting a stack of sheet-like materials, particularly labels, whereby the stack is pressed into the die-cutter blade by a relative movement of a punching ram and a hollow cylindrical die-cutter blade. For a device such ... | 11/01/2005 |
| 6758120 | Blind cut down apparatus An apparatus for trimming the width of blinds of the type having a headrail, and a bottom rail and blind slats, and having a support body with a headrail opening, and a bottom rail opening, and a blind slat opening the blind components being insertable into their op... | 07/06/2004 |
| 6408727 | Paper cutter using a blade lifting mechanism A printer mechanism includes a single motor turning a system drive gear in a paper feeding direction, and in a cam driving direction, opposite the paper feeding direction. When the system drive gear is turned in the paper feeding direction, a paper feedin... | 06/25/2002 |
| 6234054 | Cutter for automatic trimming of leaflets magazines and books A cutter arrangement for automatically trimming flat products, such as leaflets, magazines and books transported along a horizontal path includes a clamping mechanism positioned along the path for clamping the products, respectively, during a trimming ope... | 05/22/2001 |
| 6220136 | Material cutting device and method A material cutting device for cutting material using blade-cut dies includes a base plate adapted to support a blade-cut die thereon and a carriage movably mounted on the base plate. A press roller is rotatably mounted on the carriage, the press roller ha... | 04/24/2001 |
| 6209432 | Method and apparatus for cutting wire A fixed blade and a rotary cutter are mounted in a supporting frame of a wire cutting apparatus. A clearance not larger than a half of a diameter of the wire is provided between a tip of the fixed blade and a tip of the rotary cutter. The rotary cutter ha... | 04/03/2001 |
| 6199467 | Bucket assembly for holding and cutting dry spaghetti and method for cutting dry spaghetti An apparatus for cutting dry pasta strands includes a frame and a guide rail mounted to the frame. A bucket is slidably mounted to the guide rail and linearly moves along the guide rail. The bucket has a stepped pasta-receiving channel including a cutting... | 03/13/2001 |
| 6196099 | End trimming apparatus for blinds An apparatus for trimming the width of blinds in which the blinds have a headrail, and a bottom rail and blind slats, and the apparatus has a support body with a headrail opening, and a bottom rail opening, and a blind slat opening in which the blind comp... | 03/06/2001 |
| 6192778 | Cutting apparatus for separating packages from a line A cutting apparatus for separating packages from a line of interconnected packages. The technical problem is to simplify the cutting apparatus and shorten the set-up times and the work cycles. This problem is achieved with a lower knife (4) capable of bei... | 02/27/2001 |
| 6178857 | Method of end trimming of blinds A method for trimming the width of blinds of the type having a headrail, a bottom rail and blind slats, by an apparatus having a support body with a headrail opening, and a bottom rail opening, and a blind slat opening, the headrail, bottom rail and blind... | 01/30/2001 |
| 5997453 | Clamshell press having shiftable honeycomb chase A preferred clamshell press (10) includes a changeover apparatus (12) for shifting the tool support chase (22) between an operating position and a shifted position in which the chase (22) is positioned for facilitating tool changing thereon while remainin... | 12/07/1999 |
| 5806394 | End trimming device for blinds An apparatus for trimming the width of blinds of the type having a headrail, and a bottom rail and blind slats, and having a support body with a headrail opening, and a bottom rail opening, and a blind slat opening the blind components being insertable in... | 09/15/1998 |
| 5749277 | Cutting mechanism for receipt printer The present invention features a cutting mechanism for a receipt-printing machine, which has paper dispensed from a paper-supply roll. The cutting mechanism has a "v"-shaped, guillotine blade that is held in a blade holder. The blade is driven via the bla... | 05/12/1998 |
| 5647260 | Roller cutting machine A roller die cutting machine includes a base having a drive roller assembly generally centered thereon between opposing side edges. A first table is located between the drive roller assembly and the first side edge to support a die assembly, and a second ... | 07/15/1997 |
| 5299482 | Vertical die cutter An apparatus for cutting a three-dimensionally shaped work-piece includes a frame, a first surface movably mounted on the frame, a mold mounted on the first surface for receiving the work piece and having an approximate shape which conforms to the final d... | 04/05/1994 |
| 5279195 | Apparatus for continuously transporting, separating, and changing the path of webs An apparatus for continuously transporting, separating, and changing the path of webs in machines for processing webs prior to further processing are disclosed. A web consisting of at least one ribbon of material is conveyed by a pair of nip rollers arran... | 01/18/1994 |
| 5239903 | Device for severing and holding a torn web In an apparatus for severing and holding a torn web for a web processing machine and more particularly for a web feed rotary printing press, comprising a knife beam having a stationary knife and arranged across the conveying plane of the web, and furtherm... | 08/31/1993 |
| 5152204 | Clam shell die cutter An improvement is made to a die cutting press and to the method of die cutting in a press by providing two opposing and oppositely driven clamping bars which move together to clamp the die board and to accurately position the clamped die board at a predet... | 10/06/1992 |
| 5022298 | Rotary handle cutout with heated knife Continuously produced plastic bags are made with cutouts in the bags to serve as handles for the bags. A rotary wheel set is used to interface with a circumferential knife blade to cut the holes in the bags. An improved bag tensioning platen and holding a... | 06/11/1991 |
| 4945751 | Re-rod cutter and bender The present invnetion is a portable reinforcing rod cutter and bender. A cutting die having elongate and oblique holes for receiving a plurality of rods to be sheared cooperates with a cutting blade connected to a hydraulically operated ram. A female bend... | 08/07/1990 |
| 4862780 | Apparatus for cutting sheets of material A cutting die (10), which has one or more blades (20) forming the perimeter of a ply (16) to be cut from a sheet of material (14), has a resilient insert (40) placed within the blades to detach the ply (16) from the material and from the cutting die (10) ... | 09/05/1989 |
| 4848201 | Apparatus for dispensing strip material or the like and cartridge therefor An apparatus for dispensing strip material and the like from a source of the material, the apparatus having a frame; a mount borne by the frame for receiving a source of the material; a drive member mounted on the frame for feeding a strip of material fro... | 07/18/1989 |
| 4843930 | Apparatus for trimming a tubular article The apparatus comprises axially aligned punches 1 and 2 which are operated to cooperate with dies 3 and 4 to trim the flanged ends of a tubular article. The dies are formed in two halves which are opened to allow an article to be positioned at the work st... | 07/04/1989 |
| 4813318 | Press type cutting machine for fabric The cutting device is composed of a press cutting plate installed liftably at a cutting position, a cutting table installed to slide and shift in a horizontal direction in the upper part of the press cutting plate, and pattern plates setting a predetermin... | 03/21/1989 |
| 4724606 | Method and apparatus for making a subminiature fuse A method for assembling terminal cup-shaped end caps over the ends of cartridge-type electrical subminiature fuses during the assembly thereof has for its novel feature the provision of a centered axially extending handling wire attached to the outer face... | 02/16/1988 |
| 4671151 | Paper tail cutter A paper tail cutter for cutting and deflecting a tail from a moving sheet of paper. A cutter body member is pivotally mounted to swing a knife up through the moving sheet of paper, thereby cutting a narrow tail at one side of the moving sheet. The tail is... | 06/09/1987 |
| 4638702 | Web cutting method and apparatus The disclosed cutting method and apparatus produces a pattern cut in web material by providing a generally conically-shaped rotatable anvil and oppositely disposed knife edge shaped to produce the pattern cut. The axes of symmetry containing the apex of t... | 01/27/1987 |
| 4638696 | Apparatus for dispensing strip material or the like An apparatus for dispensing strip material or the like from a source of said material, the apparatus having a frame; a mount borne by the frame for receiving a source of the material; a drive member mounted on the frame for feeding a strip of the material... | 01/27/1987 |
| 4633744 | Punch press for cutting windows in a ball cage A punch press for cutting windows in a ball cage. The ball cage is held in an established position. A first press assembly includes a first frame member and a punch assembly on a first surface of the cage, for cutting a portion of the cage. A second press... | 01/06/1987 |
| 4610650 | Plastic bag handle forming apparatus There is disclosed a bag making machine for producing bags from an elongate strip of plastic web material. The disclosure relates to various improvements in the bag making machine such as the apparatus for forming the bag handle. This apparatus includes a... | 09/09/1986 |
| 4548106 | Process and apparatus for continuous cutting of strip- or rope-like material According to the disclosed process, an endless fibrous material to be cut is wound in spiral form onto a rotatable cutter roll having radially outwardly oriented knives. A cutting force acts from the outside of the cutter roll radially inwardly, by way of... | 10/22/1985 |
| 4466318 | Drive system for a cutting station in a platen press A drive system for the cutting station in a platen press has four toggle joints supporting the platen and each having a cam follower for moving the toggle joint by an associated rotating cam. The four toggle joints are disposed in pairs perpendicularly to... | 08/21/1984 |
