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Dining Table Having Integral Dishwasher
A space-saving dishwasher, which may be installed within a counter top or table, having a dish-carrying rack that is vertically shiftable through the open top of the dishwasher for facilitating loading and unloading of the dishes.
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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7434373 | Method for automatically cutting and removing stacks of pieces in a web of sheet material Stacks of pieces (24) are cut out from the lay-up (20) on a cutting table, on the basis of recorded information relating to the locations of the pieces on the surface of the lay-up, and the skeleton (26) of the lay-up is split up (lines 28 | 10/14/2008 |
| 7428860 | Cheese slicer with a cutting wire on a rotable arm and a holding arm A cheese slicer having a bottom plate on which a block of cheese can be placed, a vertical guide rod mounted on the bottom plate having an external thread on which a slicing arm with a slicing string, and a roundel with an internal thread, which is received on the e... | 09/30/2008 |
| 7258051 | Arrangement for cutting an optical fibre An arrangement for cutting an optical fibre comprises a fibre cutter for cutting the fibre. A motor is provided to operate the cutter. To start a cutting movement, the motor is controlled by a control unit in response to a start signal. The start signal is generated... | 08/21/2007 |
| 7258049 | Method of operating a flying shear A method of operating a flying shear for cutting a rolled strip, which includes at least one drum provided with a blade, includes synchronizing a peripheral speed of the blade with a feed rate of the rolled strip, and cutting the rolled strip by effecting a partial ... | 08/21/2007 |
| 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 |
| 7047855 | Apparatus for cutting pieces of material into appropriate shaped portions An apparatus for cutting a material having prevalently two-dimensional extension into appropriately shaped portions, in particular for cutting a fabric or the like into shaped portions for the manufacture of clothing items or other items, comprising a support frame ... | 05/23/2006 |
| 7011007 | Apparatus for cutting and creating notches and apertures in sheet-type work material In an apparatus for cutting pattern pieces and creating apertures in sheet-type work material a frame has a support surface mounted thereon for carrying at least one layer of the work material. A carriage is coupled to the frame for movement back-and-forth there alo... | 03/14/2006 |
| 6843155 | Pattern cutting A method of cutting pattern pieces from a continuous roll of material comprising the steps of unrolling said material unto a rotating cylindrical cutting surface, and then cutting said material while said material is in rolling contact on said cylindrical surface du... | 01/18/2005 |
| 6748836 | Dual sharpener apparatus for maintaining the sharpness of the cutting edge on blades used to cut sheet-type work materials A sheet material cutting apparatus includes a cutting head and a knife frame rotatably coupled to the cutting head. A blade defining a cutting edge is coupled for reciprocation to the knife frame, as is a primary sharpener for sharpening substantially the entire cut... | 06/15/2004 |
| 6681669 | Method and apparatus for cutting a compressible material having an uncompressed thickness greater than a radius of a wheel cutter A wheel cutter for cutting a compressible material having a relaxed thickness greater than a radius of the wheel cutter is disclosed, wherein a compressor guide locally compresses the batting to a thickness less than a radius of the wheel cutter. In one c... | 01/27/2004 |
| 6640680 | Apparatus and methods for sculpting carpet Apparatus and methods for cutting carpet pile are disclosed as including a clipper having a driver, a reciprocating blade and a fixed blade. The fixed blade and the reciprocating blade define an area there between. The fixed blade has a bore passing throu... | 11/04/2003 |
| 6619168 | Method and apparatus for automatic precision cutting of graphics areas from sheets An improved method and apparatus for automatic cutting of graphics area(s) from a sheet of material which includes such graphics area(s), the graphics areas having a plurality of registration marks in predetermined positions with respect thereto and inclu... | 09/16/2003 |
| 6619167 | Method and apparatus for precision cutting of graphics areas from sheets An improved method and apparatus for cutting a graphics area from a sheet of material which includes such graphics area. The method improved involves applying a plurality of registration marks on the sheet at and about the graphics area in predetermined p... | 09/16/2003 |
| 6520057 | Continuous system and method for cutting sheet material A system and method for performing operations such as cutting on sheet material such as cloth wherein the sheet material is scanned at an inspection station to determine the existence and location of flaws in the material, the material is transferred to a... | 02/18/2003 |
| 6502489 | Method for cutting a layup of sheet material An apparatus for cutting and matching parts in a layup of material that includes a cutter tool for cutting the parts and a camera for detecting and analyzing match points located on the individual parts that need to be matched to other parts. The apparatu... | 01/07/2003 |
| 6430787 | Apparatus and method for carving and separating carpet A design is formed in a carpet secured to a table with a carriage controlled and moved over the table by a computer. A carver is mounted to the carriage and is computer-controlled to carve a design into the secured carpet. Also, a separator is mounted to ... | 08/13/2002 |
| 6360639 | Reciprocating knife sheet material cutting apparatus with knife sharpener A reciprocating knife cutter for performing a cutting operation on sheet material is provided wherein the knife is not limited to reciprocation along a vertical axis. The cutter includes a guide which engages the knife, whereby the knife and guide are con... | 03/26/2002 |
| 6294755 | Gantry-mounted laser nozzle and method for controlling laser positioning Method and positioner apparatus are provided for minimizing the time required to move a tool along a continuous path such as over material conveyed continuously thereunder. The continuous path is discretized into geometric moves, pairs of which are prefer... | 09/25/2001 |
| 6234052 | Matcutter with clamping system and cutting head A machine for cutting a sheet material incorporates a system for clamping the sheet material against an underlying support surface, which system employs linear arrays of clamp units, each unit including a separate clamping member having a head portion wit... | 05/22/2001 |
| 6205370 | Method of making a nest of cuts For making a nest of cuts (N) for cutting blanks out of flat, irregular workpieces (W), the contour (U) and the flaws (F) of the spread workpieces (W) together with a workpiece characteristic are detected by means of a digitizing unit (3), and the corresp... | 03/20/2001 |
| 6152003 | Cutting device with elevation regulation There is described a cutting device for fabric and similar material which comprises a cutting table on the surface of which a material support is mounted; a cutting tool which is moveable over the table to penetrate and cut material lying on the support; ... | 11/28/2000 |
| 6131498 | Reciprocating knife cutter, a cutting apparatus including such a cutter, and a knife sharpener for a cutting apparatus A reciprocating knife cutter for performing a cutting operation on sheet material is provided wherein the knife is not limited to reciprocation along a vertical axis. The cutter includes a guide which engages the knife, whereby the knife and guide are con... | 10/17/2000 |
| 6125729 | Multiple heads cutting unit Multiple head cutting unit, especially suitable for machines utilized to cut leather, skin and synthetic materials with a water jet, including at least a carriage (16), movable along several axes with respect to an underlying work table (14) and a cutting... | 10/03/2000 |
| 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 |
| 5857398 | Glass plate cutting device A glass plate cutting device 1 with a bridge frame 4 supported at its opposite ends 5 and 6 so as to be movable in a Y direction. The bridge frame 4 has an X direction linearly moving unit 3 for moving a cutter head 2 linearly in the X direction. Ball scr... | 01/12/1999 |
| 5832801 | Numerical controller cutter apparatus for cutting a glass plate Apparatus is provided for cutting a plate-like member, having a cutter head and a bridge frame for supporting the cutter head movably in the X-direction. The bridge frame is supported at opposite side ends thereof and is movable in the Y-direction on a ba... | 11/10/1998 |
| 5791216 | Cutting control method A sheet material 2 is cut with a round blade 10 and a notching blade 11. It is assumed that, in a straight section P1-P2-P3-P4, a distance between the end point P1 and the end point P2 is not shorter than a blade width W10 of the round blade 10, a distanc... | 08/11/1998 |
| 5791215 | Method of cutting patterns out of patterned fabrics with a cutting apparatus which includes a scanning device Precise cutting of pattern strips and pattern pieces from lace and similar patterned fabrics requires correct mutual positioning of the fabric and fabric cutter for precise alignment with the boundary of the pattern pre-existing on the fabric. Patterned f... | 08/11/1998 |
| 5524328 | Workpiece holddown assembly for machine tools In a machine tool having a base member, a table supported on the base member, on which a workpiece may be positioned to be machined, and a toolhead assembly supported on the base member, provided with a tool engageable with the workpiece positioned on the... | 06/11/1996 |
| 5505108 | Cutting knife and sharpener for automatic machines for cutting cloth and similar sheet materials In an automated machine for cutting cloth or fabric and similar sheet materials the knife is made from a high-alloy tool steel to provide the knife with a sharp cutting edge capable under a given set of conditions to cut sheet material for a far longer pe... | 04/09/1996 |
| 5407415 | Automated composite trim workstation An automated workstation is adapted to cut parts of different size and shape from workpieces of flat sheet or molded preforms. A fixtured workpiece is moved into the work area of a preprogrammed cutting robot on a shuttle table. The position of the workpi... | 04/18/1995 |
| 5398579 | Glass plate cutting device A glass plate cutting device 1 with a bridge frame 4 supported at its opposite ends 5 and 6 so as to be movable in a Y direction. The bridge frame 4 has an X direction linearly moving unit 3 for moving a cutter head 2 linearly in the X direction. Ball scr... | 03/21/1995 |
| 5388488 | Mat cutting system A system for cutting windows or openings in mats used in framing works of art. The system involves the use of a variably positionable head to which a cutting blade is attached for cutting a beveled edge in the mat. A longitudinal drive means, transverse d... | 02/14/1995 |
| 5261305 | Apparatus for cutting laminate A laminate placed on a supporting belt is covered with an air-impermeable sheet, then compressed by sucking air from sucking mechanisms, and the laminate is cut by a cutter which is supported at two locations. A belt retaining mechanism comprises a number... | 11/16/1993 |
| 5224406 | Apparatus for cutting laminate A laminate 88 placed on a supporting belt 3 is covered with an air-impermeable sheet 89. Air is withdrawn from suction ports 37 and 44 formed in upper surfaces of a number of belt support plates 9 constituting a first suction mechanism 34 and an upper sur... | 07/06/1993 |
| 5214590 | Method for splitting marker lines and related method for bite-by-bite cutting of sheet material In the bite-by-bite cutting of a length of sheet material split points for pattern pieces extending between adjacent bites are assigned to bite overlap regions containing sheet material capable of being cut at the cutting station either before or after a ... | 05/25/1993 |
| 5205196 | Machine tool, particularly cutting machine A machine tool for processing flat stock comprises a work table having a processing surface, which can preferably be subjected to a vacuum, and a tool carriage, which is movable along the processing surface. A feeder is associated with the work table at o... | 04/27/1993 |
| 5150639 | Method of cutting thin film out and device for practicing same A method in which a thin continuous film for conveying a base plate put on the film and another thin continuous film stuck to the main surface of the plate are automatically cut out along the contour of the plate, wherein a cutter is moved to one end of e... | 09/29/1992 |
| 5134911 | Method for the interrupted cutting of a line in sheet material In the case of the cutting of a line in a quantity of sheet type work material where the cutting is interrupted before the line is completely cut, with the cutting tool being removed from the material at the point of interruption and later brought back in... | 08/04/1992 |
| 5020405 | Apparatus with moveable pins for spreading and cutting layups of sheet material In an apparatus for spreading and cutting layups of sheet material pin mechanisms are distributed over the supporting surface of the table and include pins moveable between raised and lowered positions to enable selected portions of the supporting surface... | 06/04/1991 |
