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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7938049 | Trimmer with quick adjustment feature An apparatus has a rotatable base having a plurality of guide features with opposed sides and supports. Each of the supports are slidably disposed in one of the plurality of guide features. The supports and the base member have spacer engagement surfaces which are c... | 05/10/2011 |
| 7334718 | Stapling and cutting in resectioning for full thickness resection devices A stapling unit for use with an endoscopic stapling system adapted to be advanced along an endoscope to a predetermined location within a body lumen to staple the portion of tissue, as part of an occlusal or full thickness resectioning procedure. The stapling unit c... | 02/26/2008 |
| 7086315 | Straddle-cutting tool A straddle-cutting device for machining a pair of parallel surfaces on a rotating workpiece in a single cut as the cutting tool is advanced over the workpiece. Apparatus is provided for biasing the cutting tools using a stack of spring washers and a pneumatic... | 08/08/2006 |
| 6748835 | Container trimming apparatus An improved apparatus for trimming an irregular open end of a container body is disclosed. The improved trimmer cartridge includes a sealed gear housing, for retention of interior lubricant and to reduce contamination. An adjustment mechanism, accessible from the ex... | 06/15/2004 |
| 6474204 | Process for producing substrate for photosensitive drum and substrate for photosensitive drum The present invention relates to a process for producing a substrate for a photosensitive drum, comprising machining a cylindrical stock tube by a turning tool to form a cylindrical substrate having a surface roughness of 0.5 to 5 μm and being provided o... | 11/05/2002 |
| 6443041 | Card edge chamfering system A milling system to be used in the manufacturing of electronic card for chamfering the edge of a card (e.g. a SIMM card) to facilitate its insertion in a socket on a board. According to a preferred embodiment of the present invention, the card to be chamf... | 09/03/2002 |
| 6055893 | Machining unit with a rotating head The machining unit is composed mainly of three essential elements which are the rotor, the phase displacement device and the tool drive mechanism. The rotor (100) includes a rotating shaft (1) and is equipped, for example, with four bores, extending paral... | 05/02/2000 |
| 5647803 | Thread cutting device A device for cutting threads into an unthreaded end of a shaft member has a cutting blade support member mountable on a first side of an elongate frame, an adjustably moveable shaft support mountable on a second end of the elongate frame in opposed relati... | 07/15/1997 |
| 5603250 | Radial cutting tool having indexed pair of bit-subassemblies with simultaneous feed for cutting thick-walled tubes Relatively thick-walled (or solid) tubular members may be cut by a cutting tool which includes an annular frame having a rotatable ring which is adapted to surround the tubular member to be cut. A pair of cutting assemblies are radially connected to the r... | 02/18/1997 |
| 5601004 | Tire cutting apparatus A tire cutting apparatus for severing the tread portion from the sidewall portion of a tire. The severed tread is cut transversely so that it can be extended and placed flat down and used to form a wall, fence or the like. The apparatus includes cutting w... | 02/11/1997 |
| 5404776 | Apparatus for trimming a can body Apparatus for trimming away the open end of an untrimmed can body using a plurality of can trimming apparatuses mounted on a rotating turret wherein each can trimming apparatus has a rotatable first shaft having a radially outer or inner knife and a knurl... | 04/11/1995 |
| 5146818 | Can trimming apparatus The apparatus includes a rotatable headstock trimmer unit including reciprocating spindles that are rotatable about a horizontal axis, one spindle having a first rotatable cutting element secured to one end thereof, the second spindle having a second rota... | 09/15/1992 |
| 5054341 | Apparatus and method for trimming a can body Apparatus and method for trimming away a portion of the open end of an untrimmed can body to form a trimmed can body and a trimmed away portion using a plurality of can trimming apparatuses which are mounted on a turret which is secured to a main drive sh... | 10/08/1991 |
| 5014579 | Tube cutting apparatus and methods A tube supported on a rotating mandrel is cut by a pair of cutter blades spaced apart a distance corresponding substantially to the diameter of the mandrel and which are moved simultaneously in a direction toward the mandrel and transversely of its axis o... | 05/14/1991 |
| 4914990 | Apparatus for trimming flanged cans The apparatus includes a rotatable headstock trimmer unit including a reciprocating spindle that is rotatable about a horizontal axis and has an annular cutting element secured to one end thereof for engaging the open upper end of an outwardly flanged can... | 04/10/1990 |
| 4905552 | Rotary pipe cutting apparatus The pipe rotary cutting device of this invention comprises shifter means which is operative to rotate a cylindrical body relative to a main shaft to thereby rotate an internal gear secured to the cylindrical shaft. The rotation of the internal gear rotate... | 03/06/1990 |
| 4302958 | Making rings from tube stock The invention relates to methods and apparatus for making rings from tube stock (10) by a part-off rolling tool (12,15) which is advanced radially into the tube stock to form successive rings, e.g. annular blanks for subsequent roll forming into bearing r... | 12/01/1981 |
| 4181050 | Can cutting apparatus and method A can end trimmer has a main rotary support shaft with a radial turret plate. A plurality of self-contained cutter unit cartridge assemblies have radial head flanges directly connectable to one side of the turret plate with driven members in each cutter u... | 01/01/1980 |
| 4134316 | Apparatus for cutting tire carcasses into individual annular elements An apparatus for severing tire carcasses of any diameter through the tread portion to reduce the carcass to a plurality of annular disposable rings. The apparatus further provides a support for the tire carcass as well as a driving means therefor with the... | 01/16/1979 |
| 4072072 | Dual tire cutting machine A device is provided which permits the simultaneous cutting or bisecting of a plurality of tires. Large, vertically mounted, circumferentially slotted wheels each adapted to receive a circular cutting blade in each slot, receive the tires. The cutting bla... | 02/07/1978 |
| 4025598 | Method of producing threads or fibers of synthetic materials A method of producing threads and fibers of synthetic materials uses a cylindrically-shaped body of the synthetic material which is allowed to rotate against a scratching tool and a peeling knife arranged to follow the scratching tool in the direction of ... | 05/24/1977 |
