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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7096770 | Optical recording medium-manufacturing apparatus There is provided an optical recording medium-manufacturing apparatus that is capable of accurately transferring a disk-shaped apparatus during a manufacturing process, and at the same time occupies a small installation area. A control section causes a cut-forming m... | 08/29/2006 |
| 6871572 | Drive for precision oscillations A drive device for generating oscillations, especially for the blade of a microtome, with a power generator and a power transmission element, which with the power generator is movable in a predetermined oscillation direction (S), whereby the power generator includes... | 03/29/2005 |
| 6799356 | Screw/insert saver A machine having a machine tool operatively connected thereto by manually manipulatable fastening members. A fastening member receiving and retaining device is adapted for placement beneath the machine tool for catching fastening members when inadvertently dropped. ... | 10/05/2004 |
| 6732627 | Carrying mechanism for power tools A power tool including a motor, a housing having first and second holes, and first and second plugs disposed within the first and second holes, respectively, the first and second plugs each connectable to a belt. One of the first plug and the belt has a hole and the... | 05/11/2004 |
| 6619173 | Vibratory fiber chopper This fiber chopper overcomes the disadvantages of the previous cutting rollers for chopping continuous filaments. The apparatus includes a means for feeding continuous fibers to a vibrating cutting blade. The vibrating blades engage the continuous fiber a... | 09/16/2003 |
| 6568308 | Work table with a portable table saw support A work table with a portable table saw support including a table portion comprised of a pair of elongated horizontal segments positioned in a spaced and parallel orientation. The horizontal segments each include a central section and opposed end sections.... | 05/27/2003 |
| 6539831 | Circular power saw A circular power saw includes a saw base having a stand and a table on the stand, and a tool rack coupled to one side of the stand and turned between the open position and the close position for keeping tools.... | 04/01/2003 |
| 6467385 | Panel trimming system One side of an access panel is trimmed while an opposite side of the panel is secured in an opening between skin sheets on the underside of an aircraft wing. The trimming apparatus includes a frame secured to one of the skin sheets with a rail extending a... | 10/22/2002 |
| 6431241 | Roll-fed labelling apparatus A Roll-fed labeling apparatus is disclosed which includes a delivery means for delivering a label web to a rotary cutting drum, and one or more cutting assemblies located on the cutting drum providing cutting means for cutting with a slicing action the we... | 08/13/2002 |
| 6397948 | Shearing arrangement for subsea umbilicals A load limiting break away arrangement for a subsea umbilical includes telescoping inner and outer bodies. The inner body includes multiple cross-bored holes; the outer body has slotted openings on its top and bottom sides. A shearing blade is positioned ... | 06/04/2002 |
| 6112628 | Adjustable cutting roll assembly for severing pieces of material and method for adjusting same A cutter assembly for severing pieces from a length of material and advanced into proximity thereto includes a driven anvil roll and a driven rotary cutter roll disposed in opposed relation with each whereby the length of material is advanced between the ... | 09/05/2000 |
| 6058823 | Ultrasonic cutting device The invention relates to an ultrasound cutting device comprising an ultrasound generator having a given natural frequency, coupled to a cutting tool. The cutting tool is a disk that is driven in rotation, and the ultrasound generator is coupled to a centr... | 05/09/2000 |
| 5819615 | Cutting process A process for cutting food products, especially brittle food products such as frozen fish. The process involves mounting a cutting blade on an ultrasonic system in a manner such that the blade is vibrated parallel to the out face and the aspect of travel ... | 10/13/1998 |
| 5768970 | Ultrasonic cutting system An ultrasonically vibrating and mechanically reciprocating elongate cutting ember provided with individual ultrasonic transducers at opposite ends thereof, the transducers being each connected to amplitude amplifiers and to a common ultrasonic generator co... | 06/23/1998 |
| 5735186 | Punching-nibbling press Punching-nibbling press, in particular for sheet metal or the like includes at least one punch or stamp mounted coincident with a coaxial die or mold. The punch can be moved in the direction of the die, executing a punching-nibbling stroke towards the die... | 04/07/1998 |
| 5619896 | Base of a sawing machine A base of a sawing machine is provided which includes a base portion, and a bench portion disposed on the base portion. A drive device may be disposed on an under side of the of the bench portion, with a saw disk extending through an aperture in the bench... | 04/15/1997 |
| 5524386 | Method and apparatus for uniting a scion to a stock A grafting method for uniting a scion to a stock includes forming conical projection on either a lower portion of a scion or an upper portion of a stock, forming a conical recess on either a lower portion of a scion or an upper portion of a stock, and joi... | 06/11/1996 |
| 5509256 | Fibrous material packaging machine An apparatus for packaging fibrous material in uniform, high density, self supporting, packages. Fibrous materials, such as alfalfa hay, grasses, etc. in the form of bales or loose material, are received. The material is moved through a cutting device, if... | 04/23/1996 |
| 5479840 | Braking system for portable machine tool A portable machine tool such as a table saw that can be moved from position to position and locked in place for operation is disclosed. The portable machine tool includes a supporting base and at least one pair of spaced wheels depending from the supporti... | 01/02/1996 |
| 5469768 | Machining head for a water jet cutting machine and aiming device intended to equip such head A machining head for a water jet cutting machine as well as an aiming device equipping such head, includes: an interchangeable tip (28) coupled to a feed source (A) of water under pressure, an acceleration nozzle (22) fixed to the casing (2) and connected to t... | 11/28/1995 |
| 5437215 | Ultrasonic cutting device An ultrasonic cutting device includes a transducer, an ultrasonic horn and a cutting blade. The transducer generates ultrasonic vibrations in a direction having a longitudinal axis, and the ultrasonic horn has a nodal point and at least three projections ... | 08/01/1995 |
| 5413018 | Piezo-electric actuator operated press A piezo-electric actuator operated press in which piezo-electric actuators are employed as punch driving sources, and, with a workpiece held between an upper and lower die set, the punches are driven by the piezo-electric actuators to punch the workpiece;... | 05/09/1995 |
| 5377569 | Signature booklet maker with a modified fold blade and a trim waste elimination device A signature booklet maker (SBM) finishing apparatus for an image producing device includes a modified fold blade having a plurality of contacting teeth spaced part by a predetermined distance. The contacting teeth further include a predetermined contact s... | 01/03/1995 |
| 5355755 | Circuit board trimming apparatus and method It is an object of the present invention to provide a circuit board trimming apparatus and method used, in which apparatus and method a wiring pattern on a printed circuit board is trimmed, and to provide a circuit board trimming apparatus and method, in ... | 10/18/1994 |
| 5318420 | Apparatus for ultrasonically cutting workpieces made of polymers The invention relates to an apparatus for cutting a workpiece made of a polymer. The apparatus combines a cutting tool operable to perform a feed movement along a desired line of cut relative to a portion of the workpiece to be cut, the cutting tool inclu... | 06/07/1994 |
| 5301587 | Method and cutting assembly for manufacturing three-dimensional shaped pieces from a pre-fabricated block of a material having large pores Method of cutting a three-dimensional shaped piece of a material having large pores out of a block by trimming the block with adjacent cuts of a predetermined width guided along planes extending tangentially to the surface of the shaped piece whereby scra... | 04/12/1994 |
| 5265508 | Ultrasonic cutting system for stock material An ultrasonic cutting system for stock material temporarily bonds the stock material to an anvil incorporated in a processing table and cuts the stock material at a low angle with an ultrasonic cutting tool. The ultrasonic cutting tool is mounted on a car... | 11/30/1993 |
| 5245898 | Slicing machine lift arrangement A safe lift device for a slicing machine as provided which enables at least a portion of the slicing machine to be raised from the table or counter upon which it rests. Intermediate the two legs to be raised, a retention leg is pivotally attached to the s... | 09/21/1993 |
| 5228372 | Cutting device An ultrasonic cutting device includes an ultrasonic vibrating device and an elongated cutting blade. The ultrasonic vibrating device generates vibrations along a longitudinal axis and includes two or more parallel support members extending in the directio... | 07/20/1993 |
| 5228373 | Method and apparatus using electrostatic charges to temporarily hold packets of paper In a paper processing machine, the method and apparatus of this invention apply an opposite electrostatic charge to stacks and reams of paper to eliminate the repelling force from like charges on both sides of the individual sheets of the stack or ream to... | 07/20/1993 |
| 5226343 | Ultrasonic cutting apparatus Materials are cut by ultrasonically vibrating a cutting blade transverse to the plane of passage of the blade through the material and passing the vibrated blade through the material. An ultrasonic cutting device combines one or more cutting blades with a... | 07/13/1993 |
| 5195410 | Cutting brittle materials A method of cutting a brittle workpiece comprises applying to the surface of the workpiece a pointed tool, applying high frequency vibrations in a longitudinal direction to the tool, and moving the tool along a line to be cut of the workpiece while applyi... | 03/23/1993 |
| 5191935 | Universal table-top jig for table-mounted power tools A table-top jig for a table-mounted power tool comprises an apertured platform, the aperture extending longitudinally along the platform to allow free passage of the power tool saw through platform as the platform is slid over the table-top. The table-top... | 03/09/1993 |
| 5177902 | Ultrasonic grinder system for ceramic filter and trimming method therefor An ultrasonic grinder system for a ceramic filter is disclosed. A metallic layer on the ceramic filter is trimmed by a cutting blade which is vibrated at an ultrasonic frequency. Further, the vibration is fed back to a microcomputer via a sensor and the m... | 01/12/1993 |
| 5101599 | Ultrasonic machine having amplitude control unit An amplitude control unit for an ultrasonic machine comprises a load detector for detecting the load applied to the tip of a tool during ultrasonic machining on the work, a load/amplitude conversion circuit for converting the load output detected by the l... | 04/07/1992 |
| 5079393 | Control device for stopping plate saws A control device for stopping and/or starting plate saws, for a plate saw having at least one workpiece support table operably associated therewith. An actuation member is provided which is accessible to an operator positioned adjacent the workpiece suppo... | 01/07/1992 |
| 5062332 | Cutting machine for cutting flat workpieces A cutting machine for cutting a flat workpiece comprises a cutting table having a working surface for supporting the flat workpiece, a support movable parallel to the working surface, and a cutting unit mounted on the support above the working surface, th... | 11/05/1991 |
| 5058272 | Tool apparatus for applying large forces A tool apparatus for applying a large closing force to an object is disclosed. The tool apparatus, capable of improving the efficiency and ease of effort required to crimp nuts onto bolts and to cut materials such as multi-strand cables, bars and the like... | 10/22/1991 |
| 5044243 | Cutting apparatus A cutting apparatus including a pair of blades respectively having linearly extending cutting edges so that the cutting edges are brought into sliding contact with each other to cut a member to be cut which is put between the cutting edges. The cutting ap... | 09/03/1991 |
| 5007315 | Automatic sidewall servicer A servicer is described for supplying two cut-to-length strips of sidewall simultaneously to a tire building drum without handling by the tire builder, thereby eliminating any stretching of the sidewalls or distortion of the shape of the sidewalls which c... | 04/16/1991 |
