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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7257900 | Canted saw blade A saw blade incorporates an integrated cant angle. The saw blade includes a cutting portion having a toothed edge and opposite edge. The toothed edge defines a cutting plane. A shank portion extends from the cutting portion and is laterally offset from the opposite ... | 08/21/2007 |
| 7228776 | Punch assembly A Punch Assembly and the method of use thereof is disclosed. Also disclosed is. The device is designed to be accepted within the chuck of a powder-actuated tool. The device can create a hole in steel decking when the device is shot into the decking by a powder-actua... | 06/12/2007 |
| 7204180 | Apparatus for cutting plastic profiles An apparatus for cutting plastic profiles includes a knife which is guided transversally to the profile, the knife including a cutting section and a holding section, the cutting section defining a guide portion, a transition portion, and a blade portion defining a t... | 04/17/2007 |
| 7197424 | Position sensing system for moveable member A method of monitoring a position of a movable member having a surface is provided. The method includes sensing an image of a portion of the surface of the movable member and identifying a stored image in a memory corresponding to the sensed image. The method furthe... | 03/27/2007 |
| 7171754 | Blade assembly for double end nibbler tool A blade or punch assembly for double-ended nibbler tools which affords easier removal by in part providing a blade having central portions of a single diameter equal to or slightly less than the composite bore through which it is adapted to extend. ... | 02/06/2007 |
| 7171882 | Knife-like cutting die A knife-like die for cutting a thermoformed plastic article from a sheet of thermoformable plastic. The die includes a die build up plate that is mounted to a first platen and a striker plate that is mounted to a second platen. The die further includes a die board h... | 02/06/2007 |
| 7160097 | Device for forming groove pattern of light-guiding plate and method for forming groove pattern by using the same A device and method for forming a groove pattern in a light-guiding plate for obtaining high luminance and decreasing processing time, thereby improving yield. The device has a tool unit including a tool guide and a head which is further provided with heating plate ... | 01/09/2007 |
| 7147598 | Folded back portion flattening device, sheet processor, and image forming apparatus A folded back portion flattening device includes a gripper and a presser. The gripper grips a sheet bundle formed into a booklet with the folded back portion protruding from the gripper. The presser presses the folded back portion of the sheet bundle gripped by the ... | 12/12/2006 |
| 7121182 | Steel rule die with removable cutting units A steel rule die for cutting cloth and synthetic materials. The cutting die includes a primary substrate and a plurality of cutting units that are removably attachable to the substrate in such a manner that they are easy to adjust, remove and replace. The cutting un... | 10/17/2006 |
| 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 |
| 6997092 | Cutting apparatus A photo cutting apparatus includes a support, a press, a linkage and a cutting device. The press is movably mounted on the support. The linkage is for pressing the press. The cutting device is arranged between the support and the press for separating photos develope... | 02/14/2006 |
| 6994010 | Cutting tool for a punching machine, method for producing said cutting tool and punching machine A cutting tool (1) for a punching machine has a punching body (8) on which a plurality of punching tool elements (5) which are located parallel to each other are provided. The puncing body (8) consists of a double-layered metal sheet (... | 02/07/2006 |
| 6942551 | Method for forming a cutting edge along an edge portion of a blade stock A method for forming a cutting edge along an edge portion of a blade stock, wherein the method includes moving the blade stock with respect to a first cutting element rotating about a first rotational axis, the first rotational axis forming one of an acute angle and... | 09/13/2005 |
| 6912941 | Steel rule die with removable cutting units A steel rule die for cutting cloth and synthetic materials. The cutting die includes a primary substrate and a plurality of cutting units that are removably attachable to the substrate in such a manner that they are easy to adjust, remove and replace. The cutting un... | 07/05/2005 |
| 6786125 | Cutter device for a printer A cutter device has a movable blade, a stationary blade, and a clutch mechanism having a driven gear mounted for undergoing rotation in clockwise and counterclockwise directions and a driving gear for rotationally driving the driven gear about a rotational axis. A c... | 09/07/2004 |
| 6782788 | Cutting blade for a cutting apparatus A cutting blade has a pocketed cutting portion and a massive portion at a lower end of said cutting blade. The cutting blade includes a first face and a second face at a spaced distance from the first face, the first and second faces defining a massive portion of th... | 08/31/2004 |
| 6782787 | Adjustable punch having externally accessible rotation release latch A punch tool including a punch driver and a punch element. The punch element can include a punch secured to a punch holder, with the punch holder and punch slidably disposed within a punch guide. The effective length of the punch tool can be increased by rotating th... | 08/31/2004 |
| 6732622 | Safety manual vegetable cutter The present invention relates to a manual vegetable cutter, for selectively varied cutting. Furthermore, the cutter of the present invention does not expose the user to risks of serious cuts. The cutter comprises a frame fitted with at least one cutting blade mounte... | 05/11/2004 |
| 6725756 | Two-piece metal punch construction An apparatus for providing an improved two-piece punch construction. The two-piece punch construction includes a supporting member and a punch body. The supporting member includes an aperture in which the punch body is accurately located. The supporting member furth... | 04/27/2004 |
| 6658978 | Steel rule die with removable cutting units A steel rule die for cutting cloth and synthetic materials. The cutting die includes a primary substrate and a plurality of cutting units that are removably attachable to the substrate in such a manner that they are easy to adjust, remove and replace. The... | 12/09/2003 |
| 6626965 | Apparatus for forming die cuts and method of manufacturing same A die cutting block for forming die cuts from paper and other materials includes a base portion having a recess formed therein having a desired shape formed therein, an insert portion having an outer contour which substantially matches the contour of the ... | 09/30/2003 |
| 6487949 | Just-in-time bulk rubber bale processor A bale processor for cutting or dicing a bale or slab of unvulcanized rubber produces small cubes or blocks of a predetermined size and uniform shape for continuous feeding at a predetermined rate into a mixing machine or blender. A bale or slab of feedst... | 12/03/2002 |
| 6415698 | Apparatus for cutting wafer sandwiches An apparatus for cutting a wafer sandwich into a plurality of rectangular pieces has a support surface defining a transport path extending longitudinally through a longitudinal-cutting station and a transverse-cutting station. A plurality of stationary an... | 07/09/2002 |
| 6408729 | Steel rule for scrap material ejection die Improved steel rule for use in a cutting die for cutting fixed patterns in a single or plurality of stacked material layers according to the shape of the steel rule. The improvement in the rule assists in the removal of small pieces of scrap material thro... | 06/25/2002 |
| 6405625 | Cutter device and printer including a cutter device A printer is provided with a cutter for cutting recording paper in arbitrary lengths or cutting recording paper with a part left after cutting. A pair of movable blades, at least one of which is displaced in a direction approximately orthogonal to the pap... | 06/18/2002 |
| 6382061 | Method for cutting a resilient workpiece A method of cutting a resilient workpiece having sides in opposition to one another to form at least one cut in the workpiece includes the steps of stretching the workpiece, maintaining the workpiece in stretched condition by applying clamping forces to t... | 05/07/2002 |
| 6318225 | Tortilla cutter An automatic tortilla cutter (10) able to cut stacked tortillas utilizing an openable housing (12) having a left housing (12L) and a right housing (12R) pivotally mounted on a housing bracket (12F) therebetween. The cutter (14) is positioned over the hous... | 11/20/2001 |
| 6282935 | Metal forming apparatus A compact, portable metal forming device comprising: 1) a frame having entry and exit ends; 2) guide means adjacent the entry end for guiding a sheet of metal to be formed to a hand operated drive assembly supported within the frame that engages the metal... | 09/04/2001 |
| 6272962 | Cutting blade A cutting blade includes a shank portion and a cutting portion having a predetermined length and opposed sides, and affixed to the shank portion. The cutting portion has a cutting edge portion having a predetermined length and opposed sides and a continuo... | 08/14/2001 |
| 6244150 | Cheese slicer A cheese slicer having a flat base and a blade holder releasably pivotally secured to the base for moving from a locked upright cheese slicing position to a lowered storing position. A unique wide, flat blade slidably carried in the blade holder and havin... | 06/12/2001 |
| 6152007 | Sheet cutter A sheet cutter has a fixed blade and a movable blade. The fixed blade has a straight edge extending in a lateral direction with respect to a longitudinal direction of a sheet to be cut, and the movable blade is provided so as to be moved in the longitudin... | 11/28/2000 |
| 6148710 | Slitter-punch with quick adapter A slitter-and-hole-punch and quick change adapter combination fits a bag machine or the like for punching holes and slits in a web of film material. A hole punch and a slitter blade are unitarily formed on a base member. Left and right resilient arms exte... | 11/21/2000 |
| 6149510 | Abrading blade An abrading blade having a shank portion configured for attachment to a conventional reciprocating saw and a cutting edge extending along its lower end. The cutting edge is oriented to be substantially parallel to a line of reciprocation defined by the re... | 11/21/2000 |
| 6109154 | Sheet-cutter having motor driven push cutter A sheet cutter cuts a portion of a continuous sheet, discharged through a gap between a pair of moving and stationary knives respectively having arc-shaped and straight knife edges. A motor rotates a pair of rotatable, identical gear wheels engaged with e... | 08/29/2000 |
| 6041686 | Microtome having an oscillating blade The invention relates to a microtome having a blade oscillating transverse to the direction of advancing the cut, for sections on soft tissue samples. The oscillation frequency of the blade is controlled variably by the rotational speed of an electric mot... | 03/28/2000 |
| 5974934 | Apparatus for making a bowl from a loaf of bread A device for hollowing out food products such as loaves of hemispherically shaped bread for the purpose of using the hollowed out loaf as a bowl for food. The device has a knife for cutting into the loaf and a loaf platform for holding the loaf of bread. ... | 11/02/1999 |
| 5971639 | Paper cutting apparatus in a small-sized printer A paper cutting apparatus in a small-sized printer for issuing vouchers or receipts having a cutter base with a paper inlet in one side, a fixed cutter installed on an upper surface of the cutter base, and a cutter cover installed on the upper portion of ... | 10/26/1999 |
| 5967015 | Punching tool The punching blades acts to punch out parts of any desired shape from paper, cardboard, pasteboard, plastics material foils, leather, rubber and the like. In order that an optimum cutting quality can be generated from the start using the punching blade, t... | 10/19/1999 |
| 5941153 | Quick release saw blade chuck for a scroll saw A quick release saw blade chuck includes a mounting block, a clamping block pivotally connected to the mounting block, a bolt member extending through a bore in the clamping block, a threaded unit engaging threadably an externally threaded end portion of ... | 08/24/1999 |
| 5868055 | Apparatus for cutting continuous paper web A continuous paper web is severed transversally in between the transportation cycles at the paper's maximum allowable rate of feed. The transverse cutter device has a stationary bottom blade 6 and a driven upper blade 5 fixed to or integral with a permane... | 02/09/1999 |
