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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8142037 | Ribbon cable lighting for a water-bearing household appliance A water-bearing household appliance such as a dishwashing machine is provided with a housing having a housing edge which defines a washing compartment opening and with a washing compartment which is enclosed by the housing and which is defined by the housing. A seal... | 03/27/2012 |
| 7993019 | Enclosure for a laser scanner for use in a sawmill The laser enclosure includes an enclosure body which is adapted to accommodate a laser scanner therein. The enclosure with the laser assembly is used in a sawmill environment. The enclosure body includes an assembly for moving the mounted enclosure body to obtain an... | 08/09/2011 |
| 7828454 | Machine tool comprising a protective cabinet and an illumination system A machine tool having a protective cabinet and an illumination system comprising at least one discharge lamp installed in the interior space of the protective cabinet. The discharge lamp is formed as a flat lamp radiating over a large area with a uniform luminous in... | 11/09/2010 |
| 7658501 | Cutoff/milling device A cutoff/milling device with a motor-driven cutoff/milling element, a work support surface or a guide surface, and a light projection device, the light projection device projecting a light beam onto a workpiece which is located on the work support surface or under t... | 02/09/2010 |
| 7458696 | Adjusting structure of a laser indicator of a sawing machine A laser indicator is secured on a rotating shaft of a sawing machine, on which rotating shaft a saw is fitted; the laser indicator consists of a base, an upper cover, a laser module, and a threaded adjusting element passed through a screw hole of the upper cover; th... | 12/02/2008 |
| 7409898 | Paper cutter A paper cutter utilizing a lamp to illuminate a cutline scored into a transparent plastic surface located below directly below the paper to be cut. The silhouette of the cutline acts as the guideline for placement of the cutting blade of the paper cutter to thereby ... | 08/12/2008 |
| 7377202 | Lighted power tools A power tool includes a base for supporting a workpiece to be machined. A tool unit can move relative to the base and has a tool for machining the workpiece. A light projection device can project light onto the workpiece. A control device can control the light proje... | 05/27/2008 |
| 7369916 | Drill press A power tool control system connected with a drill press provides a system for determining operational settings for the drill press and/or structural factors of a workpiece to be operated upon by the drill press. For instance, the power tool control system may estab... | 05/06/2008 |
| 7359762 | Measurement and alignment device including a display system A graphical user interface communicatively coupled with a non-contact measurement and alignment device enables user control over and display of the readings from the non-contact measurement and alignment device. In operation with a power tool, the graphical user int... | 04/15/2008 |
| 7347133 | Laser guiding device for tile cutting machine A laser guiding device is adjustably connected to a protection member on a top surface of the tile cutting machine so as to produce a laser beam on a tile to be cut. An adjusting screw threadedly and transversely extends through the laser guiding device and the prot... | 03/25/2008 |
| 7290474 | System for rapidly stopping a spinning table saw blade A system for stopping a spinning table saw blade is comprised of a pin assembly disposed adjacent to a saw blade assembly for stopping a spinning saw blade. A receiving block is disposed on a side of the saw blade opposing the pin assembly for receiving the tip of t... | 11/06/2007 |
| 7267039 | Circular sawing machine with a multi-directional adjustable laser indication device A circular sawing machine has a multi-directional adjustable laser indication device that includes a body, a support rod disposed rotatably and movably within the body, and a laser lamp fixed on the support rod so as to form a visual indication line on a worktable. ... | 09/11/2007 |
| 7252402 | Lighting device for baking oven A lighting device for illuminating the inside of a baking oven containing an oven muffle and a front flap or door including a viewing window. The lighting device having a light beam path inside of the front flap and at least one mirror arranged in the front flap for... | 08/07/2007 |
| 7243440 | Gauge for use with power tools A gauge for connecting with a power tool and providing a system for determining structural factors of a workpiece to be operated upon by the power tool is provided by the present invention. The gauge including a probe connected with a sensor via a spring, wherein co... | 07/17/2007 |
| 7226179 | Optical alignment system for power tools An optical alignment system. In an embodiment, the system includes an optical emitting device for projecting an optical indicator onto a workpiece surface area. Further, a lateral arm may be coupled to the optical emitting device for supporting such device. In addit... | 06/05/2007 |
| 7222983 | Electronic system having front panel assembly with reflective capability A front panel assembly is capable of being used with an electronic equipment rack configured to support electronic circuitry having multiple LEDs (e.g., a rack mount data storage system having a row of disk drives). The front panel assembly includes a cover portion ... | 05/29/2007 |
| 7192150 | Work piece holding apparatus, work piece illumination apparatus and work piece inspection system The present invention relates to an electronic part holding apparatus used for an FPC bonding apparatus or the like. An object of the present invention is to provide the structure including an illumination apparatus used for image detection that can illuminate a pre... | 03/20/2007 |
| 7152329 | Electric jigsaw capable of improved illumination of workpieces An electric jigsaw (1) includes a main housing (2) containing a gear housing (10), a reciprocating rod (11) vertically projecting from within the gear housing, a saw blade (13) coupled to the rod via a coupling ring (12), an... | 12/26/2006 |
| 7137327 | Riving knife assembly for a dual bevel table saw An embodiment of the present invention is directed to a riving knife assembly for a dual bevel table saw, comprising: a first armature configured for coupling with a beveling member; a second armature adjustably and rotatably coupled with the first armature; a first... | 11/21/2006 |
| 7131206 | Jig saw with laser alignment system A jig saw for more precise movement during cutting with a laser alignment system for projecting a marker onto a workpiece to align with a target line to be cut. The laser alignment system comprises a housing, a laser generator within the housing, an internal battery... | 11/07/2006 |
| 7127315 | Method and apparatus for acting on articles in the tobacco-processing industry A method is provided for acting on a product in a machine operating in a machine cycle in the tobacco-processing industry in dependence on information about the product. Information about the product is detected synchronously with the machine cycle. The information ... | 10/24/2006 |
| 7104666 | Cooling chamber and system of a cooling chamber with a microtome A cooling chamber 10 for a microtome 1 is disclosed. A knife 2 having a cutting edge 16 is arranged in the cooling chamber 10 opposite a sample holder 4 having a sample 4a retained therein. The microtome 1 | 09/12/2006 |
| 7066627 | Laser light beam guiding device on a stone cutter A laser light beam guiding device on a stone cutter includes a tubular main body pivoted to a lug of a seat which is secured to a front top of a blade guard of the stone cutter, a battery chamber in the main body controlled by a switch button on the top, a tubular s... | 06/27/2006 |
| 7048402 | Lamp assembly for a microscope A lamp assembly for a microscope, the microscope having a stand, comprising a female member comprising a first electrical socket, the socket arranged to provide a source of electricity for a lamp, the female receptacle located inside the microscope stand, and, a mal... | 05/23/2006 |
| 6988439 | Cutting apparatus with a light-emitting unit for alignment of a workpiece A cutting apparatus includes a base, a blade-holding arm mounted rotatably on the base, a blade mounted rotatably on the blade-holding arm and rotatable about an axis, and a light-emitting unit mounted on the blade-holding arm and adapted to project an image line on... | 01/24/2006 |
| 6976764 | Laser guiding device for tile cutting machine A laser guiding device is adjustably connected to a support frame on a top of the tile cutting machine and includes a frame in which a laser generating piece is received. An adjusting screw threadedly and transversely extends through the frame and is rotatably conne... | 12/20/2005 |
| 6964491 | Gaming machine A gaming machine in which the number of parts for securing a decorative panel is small, so the decorative panel is easy to attach and detach. A frame supports a decorative panel from a front face of the decorative panel. The frame is detachably attached to a door. T... | 11/15/2005 |
| 6929391 | Light guide panel and method of use A light guide panel is disclosed. The panel comprises a plate for dispersing light and at least one light-emitting diode (LED) coupled to the plate for providing the dispersed light. When the panel is coupled to a keyboard, the at least one LED is under a portion of... | 08/16/2005 |
| 6923584 | Image forming apparatus A printer includes a front panel having an approximately flat main surface which serves as one of the surfaces of the external housing of the printer, a feed-tray attachment hole for detachably attaching a feed tray which stores a paper sheet to the main body of the... | 08/02/2005 |
| 6921235 | Laser centering mechanism of a drilling machine A laser centering mechanism of a drilling machine includes a clamp ring fitted around a drill chunk of a drilling machine, upper and lower knobs, and two laser modules. The clamp ring has several spaced upwards-sticking flexible plates, and several downwards-stickin... | 07/26/2005 |
| 6918331 | Lighted cutting tools A cutting tool includes a saw blade and a blade case adapted to cover the saw blade. A light may have a light for illuminating a portion of a workpiece that will be cut by the saw blade during a cutting operation. The light may be mounted within the blade case, so t... | 07/19/2005 |
| 6892485 | Electrically operated household appliance An outer housing of a household appliance, preferably, in cupboard form, includes an inscription concerning the origin of the appliance on the front side of the housing in the form of a trademark formed from a glass body. To increase the conspicuousness of the mark,... | 05/17/2005 |
| 6766933 | Automobile escape hammer gun An automobile escape hammer gun includes a body, a striking hammer and a lever. The body has a front and a lower passage formed in the body at the front. The striking hammer is movably mounted in the lower passage, is spring-loaded and has a bottom tip extending out... | 07/27/2004 |
| 6722869 | Cotton candy making apparatus In a cotton candy making apparatus with a removable tray, a main power supply switch and an auxiliary switch are provided. The main power supply switch is locked by being rotated in a predetermined direction while being depressed. Contacts of the auxiliary switch ar... | 04/20/2004 |
| 6715910 | Vertical carousel and vertical lift module position indicator system A storage and/or retrieval system such as a Vertical Carousel (VC) or Vertical Lift Module (VLM), which has a common light source or light source grid, consists of LED's and the like incorporated into the body of the machine in proximity to the access point operator... | 04/06/2004 |
| 6616295 | Lighting devices for power tools A lighting device includes a mount adapted to be attached to a power tool. A flexible support extends from the mount and permits the lighting device to be oriented in any desired direction. A fluorescent lamp is mounted on the flexible support opposite to... | 09/09/2003 |
| 6530677 | Method of manufacturing a wire harness, and a work-performing instruction apparatus therefor A method and apparatus for instructing a procedure for manufacturing a wire harness are provided. A plurality of work positions is simultaneously illuminated with the visible light, and a procedure related to each work position is displayed with an optica... | 03/11/2003 |
| 6481322 | Sawing apparatus combined with marking device A marking device is provided for sawing apparatus having a sawing blade and a blade rack behind the sawing blade and supporting the sawing blade. The marking device comprises a fixing frame arranged on the blade rack, a marker arranged within the fixing f... | 11/19/2002 |
| 6362861 | Microdisplay system A micro display system is provided that uses ambient light to illuminate the microdisplay. A wave-guide contains an embedded dye which absorbs ambient light through the surface of the wave-guide and re-emits light. Total internal reflection in the wave-gu... | 03/26/2002 |
| 6352354 | Light pinpointing device for a robot The light pinpointing device is for producing a pinpointing light signal at an operative center point of a robot tool. The pinpointing light signal is useful to properly position the robot tool during the teaching phase. The light pinpointing device compr... | 03/05/2002 |
