"It is my heart-warmed and world-embracing Christmas hope and aspiration that all of us, the high, the low, the rich, the poor, the admired, the despised, the loved, the hated, the civilized, the savage (every man and brother of us all throughout the whole earth), may eventually be gathered together in a heaven of everlasting rest and peace and bliss, except the inventor of the telephone. "
Mark Twain ; Christmas greetings, 1890
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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7240595 | Process for producing magnetic tape A process for producing a magnetic tape is provided, in which a web is extended in the width direction immediately before it is cut by a slitter when the web is supplied to the slitter to be cut into several magnetic tapes. The extension of the web is performed by a... | 07/10/2007 |
| 7234382 | Slicer with unitary handle A slicer comprising a slicer body including a rotatable blade for slicing a product, and a tray mounted for reciprocal movement relative the slicer body and for supporting and moving the product relative the blade. The tray includes a tray body and a unitary handle.... | 06/26/2007 |
| 7231856 | Apparatus and method for detecting dangerous conditions in power equipment A machine such as a saw, jointer, planer, etc. is disclosed. The machine has cutting tool, a direct drive mechanism configured to move the cutting tool, a detection system adapted to detect the occurrence of an unsafe condition between a person and the cutting tool,... | 06/19/2007 |
| 7197969 | Logic control with test mode for fast-acting safety system Woodworking machines including cutting tools and motors adapted to drive the cutting tools are disclosed. The machines also include a detection system adapted to detect a dangerous condition between the cutting tool and a person, and a reaction system adapted to per... | 04/03/2007 |
| 7185574 | Method and device for separating disc-shaped bodies from an original body A device for separating disc-shaped bodies from an original body includes a separating device, a feeding device, an optical recognition device for determining the front face contour of the original body and lamps for illuminating the surroundings of the cutting surf... | 03/06/2007 |
| 7173537 | Device for protecting against accidental contact and method for protecting against accidental contact of a displaceable part The device according to the invention has a sensor (5) for generating and detecting an electromagnetic field situated in the vicinity of a moving part (1) that should not be touched. The device according to the invention also has an evaluation unit ( | 02/06/2007 |
| 7134372 | CNC slitter machine A machine for slitting a metal sheet has a number of knife holder assemblies each containing a rotary knife. The knife holder assemblies are mounted for movement along upper and lower rotating shafts which rotate the knives during a slitting operation. The position ... | 11/14/2006 |
| 7124670 | Method and apparatus for estimating a life-span of a cutter An apparatus for estimating a lifetime of a cutter for cutting a sheet comprising: a detector for detecting a value of a parameter representing a cutting resistance during sheet cutting; a comparator for comparing the detected value of the parameter with a predeterm... | 10/24/2006 |
| 7121177 | Method and apparatus for punching out a plurality of parts from tape-like member Method and apparatus for punching out a plurality of parts from a tape-like member including the parts to be punched out and positioning holes. The method and apparatus execute the steps of: a capturing step for capturing one after another an image of at least one p... | 10/17/2006 |
| 7090120 | Sheet punching device and image forming apparatus having the same A sheet punching device that cuts holes in a sheet while punches are entering die holes, in which a plurality of punch trains along each of which a plurality of punches are aligned on a rotating shaft in parallel with the rotating shaft are disposed in the rotation ... | 08/15/2006 |
| 7073419 | Positioning method and device A method and apparatus for slicing a food product. The food product is moved in a conveying direction toward a rotary cutter driven in a cutting plane. A sensor detects the width of the food product and provides an output to an adjustment circuit which moves the foo... | 07/11/2006 |
| 7055417 | Safety system for power equipment Safety systems for power equipment are disclosed. The safety systems include a detection system adapted to detect contact between a person and a working portion of a machine, where the detection system is adapted to capacitively impart an electric charge on the work... | 06/06/2006 |
| 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 |
| 6966246 | Horizontal band saw A horizontal band saw includes a base assembly, a sawing mechanism and a bevel cutting adjustment device. The base assembly includes a frame and a conveyer. The frame has a transverse passage. The conveyer is mounted in the transverse passage of the frame. The sawin... | 11/22/2005 |
| 6931973 | Slicing-machine drive A slicing machine has a blade having an edge, and a carriage adapted to carry a foodstuff to be sliced and displaceable past the blade edge in forward and reverse directions. A reversible drive on the support is connected to the carriage for displacing it in both di... | 08/23/2005 |
| 6925916 | Two stage punch press actuator with output drive shaft position sensing A press for forming a workpiece with a tooling set includes an actuator assembly carrying a movable half or punch of the tooling set and having a two phase operation. In the first phase the actuator provides relatively low force in moving the punch to an intermediat... | 08/09/2005 |
| 6889585 | Cutter blade position detection mechanism and method of reporting cutter malfunction A sheet cutting device utilizing cutter blades as a position detection mechanism and a method of reporting cutter malfunctions is provided. The sheet cutting device including a cutter having a pair of cutter blades, one of the blades connected to a cutter driving me... | 05/10/2005 |
| 6883408 | Method and device for feeding and cutting a rolled transfer paper with improved operability A paper feeding device and method, wherein a tray including a paper loading unit, a paper feeding device, a paper cutting device is slid out of a main body of an image forming apparatus. When a new rolled transfer paper is loaded in the paper loading unit, the rolle... | 04/26/2005 |
| 6877408 | Press punching method and apparatus for forming a plurality of through holes by changing a travel distance of a punching mold A press punching apparatus makes many holes at the same time and changes an arrangement of the holes without changing a punch block and a die block. A punching mold is provided with a plurality of punches having different lengths. A travel distance of the mold is ad... | 04/12/2005 |
| 6722238 | Method and device for feeding and cutting a rolled transfer paper with improved operability A paper feeding device and method, wherein a tray including a paper loading unit, a paper feeding device, a paper cutting device is slid out of a main body of an image forming apparatus. When a new rolled transfer paper is loaded in the paper loading unit, the rolle... | 04/20/2004 |
| 6561066 | Cutting apparatus equipped with a blade aligning means Disclosed is a cutting apparatus equipped with a device for alignment of its rotary blade relative to a selected street on a semiconductor wafer. The cutting apparatus has a marking member positioned at such a place that the rotary blade can make an align... | 05/13/2003 |
| 6494122 | Alignment method and apparatus for aligning cutting blade Alignment method and apparatus for aligning a cutting blade with a selected street on a semiconductor wafer. It has square chip areas defined by crossing streets and alignment spots formed on its surface. Two street lines with at least one street interven... | 12/17/2002 |
| 6418824 | Two stage punch press actuator with output drive shaft position sensing A press for forming a workpiece with a tooling set includes an actuator assembly carrying a movable half or punch of the tooling set and having a two phase operation. In the first phase the actuator provides relatively low force in moving the punch to an ... | 07/16/2002 |
| 6397713 | Automated infeed system An apparatus and methodology are presented for automatically infeeding workpieces to a saw. A first workpiece is selected at an input station. A servo-driven friction belt system is connected to the input station, and advances the workpiece under a laser ... | 06/04/2002 |
| 6223638 | Slicing apparatus A slicing method and slicing apparatus eliminate occurrence of cracking and/or chipping of a to-be-machined object without reducing the processing speed thereof. To this end, the slicing method comprising cutting the to-be-machined object W by supporting ... | 05/01/2001 |
| 6050168 | Cutter table for performing work operations on one or more layers of sheet-type work material In a cutter table for performing work operations on one or more layers of sheet-type work material a work material support surface is mounted to a frame having an elongated support mounted for movement thereon. A cutter head for carrying a reciprocating c... | 04/18/2000 |
| 6021696 | Slicing method for adjusting a force applied to an object A slicing method and slicing apparatus eliminate occurrence of cracking and/or chipping of a to-be-machined object without reducing the processing speed thereof. To this end, the slicing method comprising cutting the to-be-machined object W by supporting ... | 02/08/2000 |
| 5953972 | Punch press drive device A device that increases the range of speeds at which the servo-motor may be used and stops insufficient output at times of slow speed, wherein an intermediate terminal is arranged in a primary winding as an output characteristic adjustment means for adjus... | 09/21/1999 |
| 5941148 | Automatic slitter blade sharpener A device for automatically sharpening the circular cutting edge of a disk-like blade while it is rotatably mounted in a blade cartridge is disclosed. The sharpener includes a coupling assembly adapted to matingly retain the cartridge in the same manner th... | 08/24/1999 |
| 5819190 | Ground leveling control system for a bulldozer A ground leveling control system for a bulldozer, comprising: (a) a cutting edge position detector for detecting a position of a cutting edge of a blade with respect to the ground; and (b) a blade controller for controlling the blade to be lifted or lower... | 10/06/1998 |
| 5797305 | On demand cross web perforation A moving web is either perforated or cut using a knife cylinder having at least one blade, and an anvil cylinder having at least one raised anvil surface, and preferably a plurality (e.g. about 22) of alternating substantially uniform raised surfaces and ... | 08/25/1998 |
| 5787776 | Food slicer A food slicer includes a feeder for feeding a lump of food in one direction, an end detector for detecting an end portion of the lump of food fed by the feeder, a cutter for cutting the lump of food from its leading end into slices, and slice receivers ar... | 08/04/1998 |
| 5706711 | Punch drive control apparatus A control apparatus which increases a hit rate, stabilizes a punch process, and makes use of a small motor. Such control apparatus is applicable to a punch drive apparatus that drives a punch tool by a servomotor via a ram and a toggle system. Such a stru... | 01/13/1998 |
| 5609083 | Method of and an apparatus for sectioning a specimen A method and an apparatus for sectioning a specimen (9) by whereas the apparatus is a microtome. The microtome has at least one optical and one additional sensor (35-37) used for generating signals, the value of which is a measure of the sectioning functi... | 03/11/1997 |
| 5421683 | Machine tool with temperature compensation A machine has a cutter for performing a cutting operation on a series of workpieces. The cutter is moved toward the workpiece to perform the cutting operation, and a control regulates the amount of such movement to an infeed distance for effecting a prede... | 06/06/1995 |
| 5400259 | Work clamp protection system and a method for use A system is provided for identifying no-punch zones corresponding to positions of work clamps on a carriage holding a workpiece to be positioned for tools of a punch press. The system provides a method for storing geometric information with respect to the... | 03/21/1995 |
| 5327353 | Method of detecting state of cutting rubber sheet having parallel cords embedded therein A state of an operation of cutting a rubber sheet having a number of parallel cords embedded therein by moving a cutter in a cutting direction which is in parallel with a direction in which the cords extend is detected by monitoring a first displacement o... | 07/05/1994 |
| 5299477 | Method of selecting a tool in a punching press machine In a method of tool selection control for a punching press machine equipped with a multi-tool holder, a tool selection instruction (1) consisting of 4-digit T codes such as (T1101) associated with a first punch tool (42a) of the multi-holder (42) is read ... | 04/05/1994 |
| 5241885 | Slicing machine with accident protection A slicing machine has a housing, a rotatable blade on the housing having an edge defining a blade plane, and an input table on the housing displaceable parallel to the plane past the blade edge and having a holder adapted to hold a foodstuff to be sliced ... | 09/07/1993 |
| 5237897 | Automatic bandmill strain and saw tracking method and apparatus The invention provides a bandmill having an endless loop of bandsaw blade which is automatically strained to a desired tension, and automatically driven at an accurate location or tracking position. The bandmill runs on a pair of spaced co-planar wheels, ... | 08/24/1993 |