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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7685719 | Circle cutting device A rotary disc assembly for use with a cutting tool to cut circles from a material. The rotary disc assembly includes an outer ring frame having an inner flange and a rotary disc, rotatably attached to the inner flange of the outer ring frame. The rotary disc has a r... | 03/30/2010 |
| 7424780 | Device for cutting sanitary containers, in particular sacks, bags, and/or pouches for stomas A device for cutting sanitary containers, in particular sacks, bags, and/or pouches for stomas, includes a structure (2) provided with a housing portion (3). The housing portion (2) has a cutting plate (4, 10) whereon is set down a contai... | 09/16/2008 |
| 7278343 | Apparatus for lap seaming floor coverings The present invention pertains to an apparatus for continuously cutting different floor coverings to form a uniform seam between them. The apparatus is particularly suited for vinyl and linoleum tile floor coverings. The apparatus is secured to a floor at a referenc... | 10/09/2007 |
| 7254855 | Multi-purpose hand tool and scribing apparatus utilizing multi-purpose hand tool A multi-purpose hand tool has a first member having a first portion and a second portion. A second portion member is slidably and pivotally coupled to the second portion of the first member. A coupling assembly pivotally couples the second member to the second porti... | 08/14/2007 |
| 7029479 | System and method for joint resurface repair The present invention provides tools and methods for mapping and measuring the articular surface of a joint (or of any bony surface) and for fabricating a prosthetic device based on this recorded data. In one embodiment, once the defect of the chondral surface has b... | 04/18/2006 |
| 7020968 | Fruit and vegetable coring machine A coring tool is designed to first pierce the skin of a fruit and/or vegetable such as a pepper. A second phase blade of the coring tool preferably has a pair of oval blades, each with a sharpened leading edge to core the inside of the pepper. Thus, the two phase to... | 04/04/2006 |
| 7010860 | Hand-held cutting device A cutting device is operable with one hand for cutting a circle or an elliptical shape in a sheet of material. In a first embodiment for cutting elliptical shapes, the cutting device includes a first member for placement on the sheet material and a second member for... | 03/14/2006 |
| 6971180 | Paint can channel perforating apparatus A paint can channel perforating apparatus includes a perforating member, a stiffening brace and a plurality of perforating bits. The perforating bits are arranged normal to the plane defined by the perforating member. A protective housing may be adapted to enclose t... | 12/06/2005 |
| 6948717 | Joint assembly employing multi-ring gasket A multi-ring gasket (140) is for sealing the joint between two flanged general non-metallic pipes. In one embodiment, the gasket has an inner ring (72) an outer ring (132) and a plurality of spokes (77) connecting the inner ring (72 | 09/27/2005 |
| 6941605 | Multi-purpose hand tool and scribing apparatus utilizing multi-purpose hand tool A multi-purpose hand tool has a first member having opposite main surfaces and an elongated slot extending through the the main surfaces. A second member is slidably and pivotally coupled to one of the main surfaces of the first member. The second member has opposit... | 09/13/2005 |
| 6918720 | Circle forming attachment for hand held power tool A circle forming apparatus (100) for a power tool and a method for using the apparatus provides for the formation of circles or circular apertures in a workpiece. A first arm (104) and second arm (106) are rotatably coupled, and a fastener allow... | 07/19/2005 |
| 6796211 | Circle cutting machine A circle cutting machine includes a template that is removeably installed in the bottom of a base. On the base bottom surface are a number of segments that define respective grooves for receiving the template. The base has a cross-beam that defines an axis of rotati... | 09/28/2004 |
| 6755481 | Cutting blade and method for cutting pavement in a circle A method for cutting pavement of an asphalt road or a concrete road in a circle for installation of a manhole, by using a cutting blade which has a pavement cutting edge serves as a tip for cutting the pavement and side edges serve as an inclined cutting surface to ... | 06/29/2004 |
| 6668461 | Hand-held cutting device A cutting device is operable with one hand for cutting a circle or an elliptical shape in a sheet of material. In a first embodiment for cutting elliptical shapes, the cutting device includes a first member for placement on the sheet material and a second... | 12/30/2003 |
| 6574873 | Arch cutting jig An jig for a hand-held saw having a powered blade includes a slotted trammel arm, one end of the arm being formed for fixably engaging a guide holder of the saw. A clamp assembly fixably locatable on the workpiece includes a frame having a planar, face me... | 06/10/2003 |
| 6484615 | Slicing blade for concurrently slicing a plurality of product loaves disposed in a side-by-side relationship A slicing machine including a slicing blade for slicing at least first and second product loaves disposed in a side-by-side arrangement using a single rotation of the slicing blade is set forth. A single rotation of the slicing edge about the center of ro... | 11/26/2002 |
| 6484406 | Hand-held cutting devices A cutting device is operable with one hand for cutting a circle or an elliptical shape in a sheet of material. In a first embodiment for cutting elliptical shapes, the cutting device includes a first member for placement on the sheet material and a second... | 11/26/2002 |
| 6419428 | Circular hole cutting devices A circular hole cutting device (1) for making a circular hole in an object comprises a bit holder (3) which can be attached to a drive shaft of an electric power tool in such a way that the bit holder (3) with a bit (2) attached to a far end of the bit ho... | 07/16/2002 |
| 6374503 | Oval cutter An apparatus for rendering ovals of adjustable sizes and ellipticity upon various materials. An oval cutter comprises a clickerplate for adjusting the ellipticity of ovals in a single movement. The clickerplate can be rotated about a base using a knob mou... | 04/23/2002 |
| 6357972 | Tool and method for cutting holes in film A cutting tool for locating an axis in a first member and cutting a sized hole in a second member overlying the first member. The cutting tool includes a base assembly and a cutter assembly which may be used independently of the base assembly. The cutter ... | 03/19/2002 |
| 6286216 | Tool for making circular cuts A hand tool for forming circular cutouts of sheet material secures the material so that no generally central penetration in the form of a pilot hole or the like, is required. The resulting cutout is useful in the construction of an article assembled from ... | 09/11/2001 |
| 6158133 | Oval cutter An apparatus for rendering ovals of adjustable sizes and ellipticity upon various materials. An oval cutter comprises a clickerplate for adjusting the ellipticity of ovals in a single movement. The clickerplate can be rotated about a base using a knob mou... | 12/12/2000 |
| 6052909 | Hand-held oval cutting device A cutting device is operable with one hand for cutting an elliptical shape in a sheet of material. The cutting device includes an elliptically-shaped base plate for placement on the sheet material and a cutting member for simultaneous pivotal and translat... | 04/25/2000 |
| 5974672 | Circle cutter A circle cutter, particularly a cutting instrument, is adapted for cutting circles on objects. It includes a rotary disc assembly and a cutting tool. The rotary disc assembly is made up of an outer ring board, a rotary disc, a fixing ring cap and a plural... | 11/02/1999 |
| 5930901 | Hand tool and method for carving a vegetable into a predetermined shape A hand tool for carving a generally ellipsoid shaped vegetable, such as a potato, turnip, radish or carrot, into a predetermined shape, particularly a mushroom shape, is provided. The hand tool includes a hollow elongated cylinder that has a first end ter... | 08/03/1999 |
| 5895183 | Circular hole cutter A circular hole cutting apparatus comprising a support frame, having a forward end, a rearward end, a lower end, and an upper end; the forward end forming a cutting bit mounting means, capable of rotatably retaining a cutting bit so that the upper end of ... | 04/20/1999 |
| 5860217 | Material circle cutter A circular material cutter having a disk-shaped base with a rotating top member attached thereto via a spring and shaft assembly. The top member has a handle formed on its top surface and four legs which extend downwardly from the top surface radial edge,... | 01/19/1999 |
| 5740612 | Plastic bottle cutting implement A plastic bottle cutting implement for reducing a plastic bottle such as a PET bottle to an easily compactible form for disposal comprises a cylindrical or part-cylindrical covering member and a blade disposed projecting from the inside surface of this co... | 04/21/1998 |
| 5690662 | Device and method to create a smooth opening on a tubular structure such as an artery or a vein An apparatus for creating a substantially circular hole in a wall of a vessel of a patient is provided, comprising an elongated circular knife with a proximal end, a distal end with a circular knife edge, and an inner channel, an elongated probe with a pr... | 11/25/1997 |
| 5617634 | Slicer for slicing cheese and the like articles of food A slicer for slicing cheese and the like articles of food comprising a slicing string being connected to a finger grip at one end. Moreover, the slicer is provided with a shank having an insertion portion adapted to be inserted into the cheese and a gripp... | 04/08/1997 |
| 5596809 | Circle cutter for drywall with measure guide The present invention provides for circle cutters to cut drywall. The circle cutters include a removable pivoting member, a beam and a cutting member. The beam has a groove with teeth in the bottom as well as a slot. The pivoting member includes a surface... | 01/28/1997 |
| 5526573 | Device for circumscribing circles and ellipses A device for circumscribing selectively both circles and also ellipses of variable proportions includes a housing in which is rotatably mounted an armature. The armature is constrained to move on two axes disposed at right angles to one another, so as to ... | 06/18/1996 |
| 5461788 | Grass trimming device for pop-up sprinklers A device is disclosed for trimming grass from around a pop-up sprinkler having an annular top and a pop-up head concentrically mounted within the top. The device comprises a handle having a grip mounted on one end. A circular cutting element is mounted on... | 10/31/1995 |
| 5438757 | Multifunction cutting tool A multifunction cutting tool includes a cutting head adjustable for straight, free form or circular cutting of glass and tile, interchangeably mountable hobby and hook blades for cutting carpet, PVC, matting and the like, a roller cutter for cutting cloth... | 08/08/1995 |
| 5437103 | Radial guide device for a saw apparatus A radial guide device for a power saw apparatus to accommodate the radius of the circular pattern to be cut from a hard relatively smooth surfaced planar material. The present invention also contemplates a slidably movable pivot means to adjust a selectiv... | 08/01/1995 |
| 5430946 | Device for circumscribing circles and ellipses A device for circumscribing selectively both circles and also ellipses of variable proportions includes a housing in which is rotatably mounted an armature. The armature is constrained to move on two axes disposed at right angles to one another, so as to ... | 07/11/1995 |
| 5349760 | Measuring and cutting tool An improved measuring and cutting tool is provided, which consists of an extensible tape measure. A mechanism for cutting is on a first end of the extensible tape measure. A structure for guiding is on a second opposite end of the extensible tape measure.... | 09/27/1994 |
| 5333385 | Movable automatic sawing and clamping framework A movable and automatic sawing and clamping device for wood, wherein two pipe-like frame portions are separated from each other by a suitable distance. Two sets of horizontal pieces are orthogonal to these portions and are separately provided therebetween... | 08/02/1994 |
| 5317808 | Hole cutting apparatus A circle cutting devices includes a pair of opposing discs rotatably coupled together about a common axis by a spindle extending axially from one of the discs. A spring biasing assembly is coupled to the spindle to bias the discs together by a constant pr... | 06/07/1994 |
| 5233748 | Adjustable oval mat cutter An oval mat cutter allows the continuous adjustment of the overall size of the oval as well as the difference between its larger and smaller axes. The cutter may also produce circles. The cutter separates the knife from a first point which it keeps in a f... | 08/10/1993 |
