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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7409898 | Paper cutter A paper cutter utilizing a lamp to illuminate a cutline scored into a transparent plastic surface located below directly below the paper to be cut. The silhouette of the cutline acts as the guideline for placement of the cutting blade of the paper cutter to thereby ... | 08/12/2008 |
| 7235697 | Use of H2S-containing offgas streams for preparing sulfur-containing products The present invention relates to a process for preparing sulfur-containing compounds of the general formula I in which Q, R1 and R2 are each independently defined as follows: Q:... | 06/26/2007 |
| 7231857 | Depaneling systems A depaneling system is disclosed for cutting a panel. The depaneling system comprises a tooling apparatus and a cutting apparatus. The tooling apparatus helps hold the panel in place with suction during cutting of said panel and collects dust particles generated by ... | 06/19/2007 |
| 7093353 | Automatic unit for inserting hangers from a strip of attached staples A hanger taken from a strip of hangers is positioned on a fastening and cutting anvil (6) displaceable between a bottom position, in which it retracts below the level of the support plate (1) and a top position, in which it projects above the plate. A ... | 08/22/2006 |
| 6988880 | Apparatus for cutting and shaping rubber band members Apparatus for highly reliably cutting a rubber strip (12) even when reinforcement cords are embedded therein, and for shaping the upper surfaces of the trailing end of a resultant rubber band member (15) and the leading end of the remaining rubber stri... | 01/24/2006 |
| 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 |
| 6871571 | Web or sheet-fed apparatus having high-speed mechanism for simultaneous X,Y and theta registration Web processing apparatus (30, 300) is provided for high speed, extremely accurate die cutting or lamination operations. Processing station (32, 300) includes a Vacuum hold down plate (32, 308) which receives and holds an image bearing incrementa... | 03/29/2005 |
| 6824720 | Method for cutting and shaping rubber band members Method and apparatus for highly reliably cutting a rubber strip (12) even when reinforcement cords are embedded therein, and for shaping the upper surfaces of the trailing end of a resultant rubber band member (15) and the leading end of the remaining ... | 11/30/2004 |
| 6763749 | Web speed metering apparatus and method A web speed metering device to which a moving web is fed at a constant web infeed speed and from which the web periodically exits at a different speed that is correlated with the timing of a downstream operation performed on the moving web. The metering device is a ... | 07/20/2004 |
| 6666122 | Web or sheet-fed apparatus having high-speed mechanism for simultaneous X, Y and θ registration and method High speed, extremely accurate web or sheet-fed segment die cutting or lamination apparatus (30, 300) has a processing station (32, 300), which receives a sheet or web segment, and is provided with a vacuum hold-down plate (142, 306) for holding initially... | 12/23/2003 |
| 6412383 | Device for cross cutting material webs A device for cross cutting material webs includes a cutting-cylinder pair formed of mutually cooperating cylinders having respective cylinder cores and circumferential surfaces formed by exchangeable circumferential elements, the circumferential elements ... | 07/02/2002 |
| 6053086 | Rotary suture cutting apparatus and method of use A rotary suture cutting apparatus includes a base having an upper resilient layer, and a cutting assembly. The cutting assembly includes a frame and a rotary cutting tool having a disk shaped circular blade. The cutting tool is slidably mounted to the fra... | 04/25/2000 |
| 6012365 | Reduced maintenance cutting machine An apparatus for cutting, including an anvil cylinder which may have a plurality of cut rubbers strips affixed around the anvil cylinder and a cut cylinder which is mounted for rotation about an eccentric axis. Two knife boxes may be mounted on the cut cy... | 01/11/2000 |
| 5901628 | Die lifting system for a turret punch press A single die raising device is arranged on a turret for raising a die used for forming so that such die-raising device does not become an obstruction when the work is delivered. Apparatus is described in which each of a plurality of form dies (5) arranged... | 05/11/1999 |
| 5816527 | Tape winding apparatus and tape winding method To assure that a tape-shaped package is automatically wound around a reel, a tape winding apparatus includes as essential components a reel driving shaft having a reel fitted thereonto, a tape-shaped package guiding slider for guiding the movement of a ta... | 10/06/1998 |
| 5806399 | Counter-strip for a perforating device A counter-strip for a perforating device in a signature perforating assembly for a printing press is made of a resilient material and has a linearly extending bore. A support is placed in the bore and has a number of openings which will not interfere with... | 09/15/1998 |
| 5785806 | Ultrasonic cutting apparatus An ultrasonic apparatus and method for cutting a non-planar workpiece. The apparatus includes an anvil having a non-planar surface for closely engaging an underside of the workpiece. An ultrasonic horn has a non-planar cutting surface closely receiving a ... | 07/28/1998 |
| 5611255 | Food film cutter assembly A cutter assembly for food film includes a rigid planar base with a movable metal strip anvil movably positioned thereon. A slidable cutter arm for forward or rearward movement is attached to a rear axle affixed to the base. The assembly, in one embodimen... | 03/18/1997 |
| 5569354 | Tape cutting apparatus An apparatus for separating tape at a cut edge is described in which a bend is formed in the tape and in which a wall portion acts against the cut edge of the tape so that as the tape is drawn to straighten it, there is resilience in an upper layer of the... | 10/29/1996 |
| 5538591 | Tape cutting apparatus A tape cutting apparatus is described for cutting off a portion of tape (4) comprising first and second layers (4a,4c) secured one to another by an adhesive layer (4b). The apparatus comprises an anvil (40) and a cutter support member (31) carrying a blad... | 07/23/1996 |
| 5435217 | Disc-shaped knife rotary cutter An improved disc-shaped knife rotary cutter which has a reduced size and is not complicated in structure as a whole, and which require a knife only on the upper side of a traveling sheet. The knife can be used over a long period and paper powder produced ... | 07/25/1995 |
| 5403428 | Apparatus for producing communication articles including postcards and envelopes The present invention relates to a method and apparatus for producing communication articles such as postcards, envelopes or the like in each of which display surfaces for information or the like are separably bonded with a synthetic resin therebetween by... | 04/04/1995 |
| 5358226 | Brush mounting structure for a cutting support surface in an automatic cutting machine A brush mounting structure for a cutting support surface in an automatic cutting machine capable of dismounting a desired damaged brush out of plural brushes mounted on the cutting surface and disposed in parallel on the brush mounting table. The inventio... | 10/25/1994 |
| 5349890 | Apparatus for severing off pieces from an endless web A heated knife has a motor adapted to drive the knife against a cutting block with the web inbetween. The knife body is metal and has a cutting edge with side surfaces at an obtuse angle to each other. The knife is formed with a lengthwise bore which hous... | 09/27/1994 |
| 5269981 | Process for hydrosonically microaperturing A method for forming microapertures in a thin sheet material where the area of each of the formed apertures generally ranges from about 10 square micrometers to 100,000 square micrometers. The method includes the steps of (1) placing the sheet material on... | 12/14/1993 |
| 5219352 | Skin graft preparation apparatus A skin graft preparation apparatus is disclosed which includes the use of an extruded skin carrier having guide surfaces thereon which mesh with corresponding guide surfaces on one of the rollers of the apparatus. The device includes structure allowing ea... | 06/15/1993 |
| 5214990 | Method and system for punching holes in a sheet material A method and system for forming an artwork on a sheet material and punching holes therethrough while the sheet material is disposed on a working surface so that the holes are punched in precise registration with the artwork. The method comprises the steps... | 06/01/1993 |
| 5172622 | Quick change die cutter A quick change die cutter is provided for permitting interchangeable die elements to be readily inserted and removed without the need for tools. A receiver is provided for carrying the die element which presents a cutting edge thereon, and a lever serves ... | 12/22/1992 |
| 5152205 | Rotary shear An improved rotary shear for performing slotting work or cutting work upon a corrugated cardboard web at right angles to its traveling direction for making order change easy and smooth, is disclosed. The rotary shear comprises a knife cylinder having a kn... | 10/06/1992 |
| 5121664 | Forming of protective strips on paper cutting machines The invention relates to a plastic strip, which prevents the blade of a paper cutting machine from touching the panel of the work surface. The latter is thus protected from damage. The specific shape of the strip makes it possible to produce the strip of ... | 06/16/1992 |
| 5065798 | Stretched strap cable tie tensioning and severing tool A stretched strap cable tie tensioning and severing tool includes a means for positioning a cable tie strap between a severance blade and an anvil and means for moving the severance blade completely through the strap and into engagement with the anvil to ... | 11/19/1991 |
| 5031495 | Sheet punching cutter A cutter for punching a sheet of material having a fixed block disposed so as to face one side of the sheet, a punching blade disposed at the opposite side of the sheet relative to the fixed block, a cutting blade disposed spacedly and along the punching ... | 07/16/1991 |
| 5004468 | Skin graft preparation apparatus A skin graft preparation apparatus is disclosed which includes the use of an extruded skin carrier having guide surfaces thereon which mesh with corresponding guide surfaces on one of the rollers of the apparatus. The device includes structure allowing ea... | 04/02/1991 |
| 4922690 | Round baler The round baler for agricultural stalk crops comprises a round-bale wrapping device with a netting web, as well as a separation device for severing the netting web. Said device consists of a beating knife bar and an anvil which is formed as a countercutte... | 05/08/1990 |
| 4850579 | Supporting bed for sheet material cutting machine and method of manufacture A supporting bed for supporting a stack of sheet material in a cutting machine of the type retaining the material by means of a vacuum applied from below the supporting bed is manufactured from a composite structure of starting material including individu... | 07/25/1989 |
| 4828238 | Supporting bed for sheet material cutting machine and method of manufacture A supporting bed for supporting a stack of sheet material in a cutting machine of the type retaining the material by means of a vacuum applied from below the supporting bed is manufactured from a sheet of reticulated polyurethane foam material which has b... | 05/09/1989 |
| 4825739 | Punch system for perforating plastic sheets A punch system for rigid and brittle plastic sheet materials such as polycarbonates comprising a punch body mounted in a carrier board and having an upwardly projecting head portion which defines the shape of the hole to be punched, a ring of high duromet... | 05/02/1989 |
| 4823660 | Label cutting device and method A device and method for cutting labels from a strip of heat meltable material comprises a frame, a die plate mounted for resilient movement on the frame and a punch mounted for movement toward and away from the die plate. The punch carries a cutting edge ... | 04/25/1989 |
| 4759248 | Bed knife for granulating plastic strands A bed knife that acts together with a cutting blade moved past it, particularly for granulating plastic strands, consisting of individual aligned sections of the same type that are fastened to a supporting beam and whose knife edge consists of a cutter ma... | 07/26/1988 |
| 4718970 | Apparatus for stress relief and edge sealing of welded joints in plastic parts In order to stress relieve exposed portions of plastic welds, and thereby reduce susceptibility of such welds to solvent-induced crazing and cracking, the welded parts are formed with flanges extending outwardly therefrom. These flanges are at least parti... | 01/12/1988 |
