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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7080431 | Apparatus and methods for double ended processing System, including apparatus and method, involves processing materials in opposite directions between two machines along a processing path. ... | 07/25/2006 |
| 6974365 | Machine and method for machining workpieces of wood, plastic material or the like A machine for machining workpieces of wood or plastic material has at least one longitudinal profiling unit with at least one longitudinal profiling spindle. At least one advancing unit is provided for moving a workpiece past the at least one longitudinal profiling ... | 12/13/2005 |
| 6952989 | Apparatus for cutting food product A food product cutting apparatus that makes a substantially horizontal cut through food product being delivered in a substantially vertical direction. The food product is delivered to a cutting device through an internal passage of at least one feed member above the... | 10/11/2005 |
| 6915725 | Engraver's workstation Described is a device that is useful for allowing an engraver, or the like, to have their workpiece rotated without the need to lift their tools from the work piece, and to eliminate hesitation or stopping in the course of engraving circles, spirals, curves, or conv... | 07/12/2005 |
| 6745452 | Apparatus for assembling temporary road mats An apparatus for making temporary road mats characterized by multiple layers of mutually perpendicular elongated timbers having an array of vertical intersections aligned in lateral rows. The apparatus includes a pair of assembly tables spaced along an assembly line... | 06/08/2004 |
| 6666245 | Tree trimming apparatus A tree trimming apparatus is provided for preparing a tree, such as a Christmas tree, for attachment to a tree stand. The tree trimming apparatus includes a raised platform supported by a plurality of legs. The platform also includes an opening for receiv... | 12/23/2003 |
| 6640855 | Log home fabrication process and associate log cutting machine A log processing machine and associate method employs one or more log guides to make joinery cuts in a processed log which has at opposed edges of the processed log the raw log's natural external contour. In a preferred embodiment of the invention, each l... | 11/04/2003 |
| 6629549 | Lathe attachment for a portable bandsaw mill The present invention consists of a lathe attachment for installation on a portable bandsaw mill, for turning round shafts from wood blocks on the portable bandsaw mill. The lathe attachment has an elongated chassis, a tailstock and a headstock mounted on... | 10/07/2003 |
| 6390159 | Drill press and saw table An apparatus for automatically cutting a drawer slide groove and drilling a drawer-securing pin hole in a drawer with a bottom with a number of edges extending downwardly from the bottom, and a rear wall. The apparatus includes a support, the drawer resti... | 05/21/2002 |
| 6343632 | Jig for fitting locks to doors A jig (11) for removable fitment along the edge of a door (19) which provides a suitable combination of guides and stops to allow the location and operation of suitable cutting tools such as drills or routers. The jig comprises a pair of parallel guide pl... | 02/05/2002 |
| 6223794 | Woodworking station A woodworking station is provided, in which cutting heads and cutting bits, e.g. routers, small-bodied rotary tools, plunge routers, and others, are either permanently or interchangeably positioned with respect to a tiltable and rotatable cutting table, s... | 05/01/2001 |
| 6142196 | Machine for forming bottom rail and valance of window blind unit A machine for forming a bottom rail and a valance for a window blind unit. The machine has a support member upon which a length of wood ultimately destined to be a bottom rail or a valance can reside while cutting occurs, and includes at least one lateral... | 11/07/2000 |
| 5992485 | Sawing machine and sawing processing method for a plate member A workpiece processing apparatus for processing a predetermined plate member and a sawing process method therefor. A workpiece processing apparatus which includes a workpiece mounting assembly for receiving a workpiece; a tool assembly having a tool mount... | 11/30/1999 |
| 5890521 | Multi-use craftsman table A multi-use craftsman table (10) for connection of at least one of a plurality of tools (14) for performing a variety of operations on wood work pieces is disclosed by the present invention. The multi-use craftsman table (10) includes a tool table top (16... | 04/06/1999 |
| 5819828 | Method and apparatus for preparing a flitch for cutting The present invention includes an apparatus for preparing a flitch for slicing where the flitch includes a veneer-producing zone and a staylog-engaging zone. The apparatus comprises a drill mechanism for drilling a plurality of holes in the flitch and a m... | 10/13/1998 |
| 5809631 | Multiple-axis machining apparatus A multi-axis machining apparatus including structure for positioning a workpiece in a precise and repeatable manner in relation to a tool bit. The multi-axis machining apparatus includes a main table forming a horizontally disposed upper surface and havin... | 09/22/1998 |
| 5694995 | Method and apparatus for preparing a flitch for cutting The present invention includes an apparatus for preparing a flitch for slicing where the flitch includes a veneer-producing zone and a staylog-engaging zone. The apparatus comprises a drill mechanism for drilling a plurality of holes in the flitch and a m... | 12/09/1997 |
| 5515894 | Multiuse craftsman table A multiuse craftsman table comprising a tool table and a plurality of specific tool accessories to perform a variety of operations on wood work pieces according to known machining operations. Each specific tool accessory can be assembled, one at a time, t... | 05/14/1996 |
| 5375636 | Pocket joint cutter system A pocket joint cutter system for forming a pocket cut and fastener bore into a workpiece. The pocket cut and fastener bore receives a fastener such as a self-tapping screw which passes through the bore and into a second workpiece for forming a Joint betwe... | 12/27/1994 |
| 5358018 | Pole framing apparatus An automatic machine for performing framing operations on a power pole. The machine is controlled by a programmable logic control and interchangeable programs are provided to control the operation of the machine according to a pole frame specification. Po... | 10/25/1994 |
| 5316415 | Power drill adapter for sawing operation with a saw blade transmission A power drill with a saw blade transmission including a motor fastened inside a housing to turn a drill, a driven gear meshed with a drive gear mounted on the output shaft of the motor, a channel bearing disposed inside the housing, a transmission gear di... | 05/31/1994 |
| 5119855 | Face frame component machining system An apparatus for cutting and drilling stock wherein the cutting and drilling operations are performed simultaneously at a single station. A table having a planar surface is used for supporting the stock. A saw is disposed above the surface of the table, a... | 06/09/1992 |
| 5009255 | Versatile structure for all machining work mainly on soft materials A multi-purpose machine tool which can include and provides for drilling, sawing, shaping, planning functions, all mounted in a sturdy frame of parallelepiped shape.... | 04/23/1991 |
| 4972885 | Power module for special purpose woodworking tools A power module for providing power to any one of a plurality of special purpose woodworking tools has a variable speed headstock on a base, and a tool support carriage on the base. The tool support carriage is formed with two pairs of tube-receiving socke... | 11/27/1990 |
| 4827819 | Storable radial arm saw A radial arm saw includes a saw assembly pivotally mounted to a support unit which, in turn, is mounted to a wall or other support structure. The saw assembly includes a column that is connectable at one end to a saw table frame or the support unit so as ... | 05/09/1989 |
| 4736511 | Sawing and drilling machine In sawing and drilling machine for splitting up and drilling panel-type workpieces, a saw carriage and a drilling device for planar face and/or end face drilling are guided below a machine table having a saw slit, along a straight-line guide parallel to t... | 04/12/1988 |
| 4694871 | Process for the manufacture of panel-type workpieces with assembly bores, more particularly, made of wood or wood-like material and apparatus for performing the process A process is described, with the aid of which panel-type workpieces to be manufactured from a panel blank may also be provided with flat face and/or end face bores in the course of their manufacture. For this purpose, the panel blank is displaced transver... | 09/22/1987 |
| 4637442 | Machine for coring stumps A machine for coring stumps includes an area for receiving a tree stump that has been removed from the ground. Positioned above this area is an X-shaped wedge concentric with a cylindrical saw, having an annular saw blade. The wedge is dropped into engage... | 01/20/1987 |
| 4598744 | Universal machine for wood and/or synthetic plastic working A universal machine for the wood and/or synthetic plastic working has a base model for mounting of various working aggregates which can also be used as independent working aggregates, and includes a working motor supported in a height-adjusting device ins... | 07/08/1986 |
| 4515191 | Radial universal tool A radial universal tool which is designed to perform the functions of a tablesaw, wood lathe, metal lathe, drill press, horizontal boring machine, milling machine and disc sander, which includes a light-weight frame having a pivoting end member and a non-... | 05/07/1985 |
| 4410025 | Method and apparatus for making wooden chair seats A method and a machine for automatically making wooden chair seats. A feed conveyor is provided to sequentially advance a plurality of boards in a series spaced apart manner along a plurality of separate work stations. Board positioning and holding elemen... | 10/18/1983 |
| 4410024 | Apparatus and method of assembling barge fenders A method of and apparatus for assembling barge fenders which includes chain conveyors for conveying the workpiece through a series of work stations. Spaced pairs of saws are positioned to make angled cuts. Downstream of the saws drilling mechanism provide... | 10/18/1983 |
| 4405003 | Universal table An apparatus that converts a portable hand skill saw or drill into a table mounted skill saw or drill press, the apparatus including a table and a fixture mounted on the table and to which the portable drill is attached, the fixture including a downwardly... | 09/20/1983 |
| 4318432 | Workbench tool assembly A workbench tool assembly which takes the form of a frame upon which is mounted a drill press assembly movable between a stored position within the frame and an extended position above the frame. The drill press assembly includes a counterbalance mechanis... | 03/09/1982 |
| 4288851 | Method of determining position of openings adapted to receive fret saw blade of numerically controlled fret saw machines In a machine for cutting grooves of a given pattern through a blank with a fret saw blade, openings for receiving the fret saw blade at the cutting starting points of the grooves are determined such that the center of each opening is positioned at a point... | 09/08/1981 |
| 4243081 | Automatic apparatus for machining panels, planks and similar articles made of wood, wooden derivatives and the like Disclosed herein is an automatic apparatus for machining panels or similar articles and, particularly, for drilling and milling them in accordance with the "Folding" system. With this apparatus, the panel to be machined is carried by conveyor means, in a ... | 01/06/1981 |
| 4123190 | Apparatus for preparing corrugated sheets automatically Apparatus for preparing corrugated sheets is described which comprises a table for supporting one or more sheets, an assembly of cutting and perforating tools for cutting corners off the sheets and making holes in them, and means for moving the table and ... | 10/31/1978 |
| 4057358 | Dowel bore forming and routing jig A generally horizontal support table is provided including an upper surface and defining a transverse center line. A support member is supported from the table for guided rectilinear reciprocation toward and away from one side of the table in a plane norm... | 11/08/1977 |
| 4033391 | Apparatus and method for forming planks for use in chord components of integral truss-supported decks Method for forming planks for use in chord components of integral truss-supported decks comprises placing the squared off leading edge of a blank, unprocessed plank on a supporting frame; indexing the plank longitudinally and laterally in the frame accura... | 07/05/1977 |
| 4013107 | Saw blade and fret-saw combination and method for use thereof A fret-saw blade in combination with a fret-saw for sawing out slits starting from small-diameter holes, the blade having two rectangular segments of varying width with each of these segments having teeth of the same depth and parallel toothed and untooth... | 03/22/1977 |
