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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7073421 | Slicing machine, and method of use and components thereof An ergonomically designed food slicing machine including a rotatable blade (800, 2800) for slicing bulk food product, a motor (1400, 3400) operably connected to the rotating blade (800, 2800), and a base (100) portion located below the ro... | 07/11/2006 |
| 7040209 | Tool fixtures for use in rotational processing A fixture for holding tools to be processed in a rotational processing apparatus. The fixture includes at least one mounting rod with a plurality of spacers slidably disposed on the mounting rod. A plurality of tools are disposed about the rod, each tool being space... | 05/09/2006 |
| 7029386 | Retaining ring assembly for use in chemical mechanical polishing A retaining ring assembly for use in chemical mechanical polishing that includes an annular plastic retaining ring portion defining an annular projection thereon, an annular metal backing defining an annular channel therein for receiving the projection and a pair of... | 04/18/2006 |
| 6923713 | Cylindrical grinder, and mechanism for producing relative movement between grinding wheel and workpiece in cylindrical grinder A cylindrical grinder includes a workpiece support section adapted to support a generally cylindrical workpiece and rotate the workpiece about a rotational axis, and a wheel head adapted to support and rotate a grinding wheel. The wheel head is moved relative to the... | 08/02/2005 |
| 5591072 | Sharpening device for food slicer The invention is a sharpener for a knife of a food slicer. The sharpener includes a base assembly and a sharpener assembly. The base assembly includes a lever mounted thereto on a pivot; the lever carrying a cam member which extends therefrom. The sharpen... | 01/07/1997 |
| 5303515 | Method and device for automatically sharpening cutting blades The device for sharpening a cutting blade presenting a sharp edge includes at least one grinding wheel provided at least on the surface with abrasive material. The grinding wheel has a cylindrical body presenting a V-sectioned peripheral groove, and is mo... | 04/19/1994 |
| 5152203 | Apparatus and method for sharpening saw blades having planetary motion in transverse cutting A method and apparatus for sharpening saw blades having planetary motion in transverse cutting as for multi-ply webs in stacks or log rolls wherein a saw blade is carried on a planetary arm moving through an orbit skewed relative to the path of travel of ... | 10/06/1992 |
| 5101704 | Slicer knife guard and sharpener Slicing machine has a protective knife or blade edge guard for that portion of the periphery of the circular knife which is not coverable by the conventional gauge plate during sharpening of the knife edge or cleaning of the face and rearside of the knife... | 04/07/1992 |
| 4497143 | Device for sharpening rotating blades A device for sharpening rotating blades, in which a transverse approaching movement of a grindstone-carrying shaft towards an associated rotating blade to be sharpened is controlled, within a predetermined range, by a sensor sensitive to the speed of rota... | 02/05/1985 |
| 4173846 | Orbital saw sharpening device A sharpening device for an orbital saw involving a pair of circular grinding stones freely journalled in a sub-assembly which in turn is slidably and pivotally mounted on the frame of the saw while being pivotally supported on the member providing the orb... | 11/13/1979 |
| 4062111 | Sharpener mounting structure and knife guard for circular knife type of cloth cutting machine A guard and sharpener construction for a rotary cutting machine having a base, a circular knife mounted on the base, a motor for driving the circular knife, a standard for mounting the motor above the base, an elongated slotted rod slidable to cover a seg... | 12/13/1977 |
| 4019286 | Hone for involute knife A hone for sharpening an involute rotary knife blade on a machine, such as a slicing machine, in which the grinding assembly is adjustably secured to the end of a pivot hone arm adjustably mounted on the machine. The length of the arm (location of the gri... | 04/26/1977 |
| 3993116 | Rasp sharpener A sharpening device for the rotatable cutting rasp of a tire buffing machine comprises a cylindrical rotatable sharpening stone carried at the free end of an arm which is pivoted to the frame of the machine to allow the operator to bring the stone into co... | 11/23/1976 |
| 3986304 | Sharpener for commodity slicing machine The guard cover for a commodity slicing machine sharpener extends over and protects the otherwise exposed knife edge at the knife sharpening area. The guard protects the knife edge at all times regardless of whether the sharpener is in the sharpening posi... | 10/19/1976 |
| 3958478 | Sharpener for commodity slicing machine The guard cover for a commodity slicing machine sharpener extends over and protects the otherwise exposed knife edge at the knife sharpening area. The guard protects the knife edge at all times regardless of whether the sharpener is in the sharpening posi... | 05/25/1976 |