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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 6979153 | Deep-grooving insert having stepped cutting edge A deep-grooving chip-forming cutting insert includes a rear mounting portion, a front cutting portion, and a pair of side walls, each side wall extending along the front and rear portions. The front cutting portion includes a front end surface, a top surface, and a ... | 12/27/2005 |
| 6619169 | System for punching metal sheets and for stacking metal sheets in the appropriate punched pattern A system for punching metal sheets and for stacking metal sheets in the appropriate punched pattern, particularly for electric machines, has a die for punching the metal sheets, a die plate cooperating with the die, and a guiding device for guiding the pu... | 09/16/2003 |
| 6397715 | Slug-retaining punch press tool A punch and die tool for cutting a slug from a sheet of material that is retained in the opening of the die and does not adhere to or follow the punch on its upward stroke, and a method for retaining a slug in a die, are disclosed. The die is formed with ... | 06/04/2002 |
| 6324951 | System for punching and bundling metal sheets A system for punching and bundling metal sheets, particularly for electric machines, has a die for punching the metal sheets. A die plate cooperates with the die, and a shaft receives and stacks the punched metal sheets. A device separates the punched met... | 12/04/2001 |
| 6176165 | Device for feeding pieces of strip material to a picking station Device (1) for feeding pieces of strip material (P) to a picking station (6), including a strip feeding unit (3), a cutting unit (4), and a conveying group (5) of the pieces of strip (P) comprising a duct (13b) extending between the cutting unit (4) and t... | 01/23/2001 |
| 6152292 | Device for automatic elimination of scraps in the manufacture of rolls of paper A device for eliminating the head and tail scraps (S) that are left after rolls of paper (2), such as toilet paper, kitchen paper, paper for industrial use and the like, have been cut from a log, said device comprising two belts (4, 5) arranged in a verti... | 11/28/2000 |
| 5865081 | Anti-roll rake An apparatus for cutting thin tissue sections using an anti-roll rake. The anti-roll rake comprises a rake head for engaging the cut tissue section and leading it away from the specimen block without rolling. The rake head is hingedly mounted to a mountin... | 02/02/1999 |
| 5189939 | Apparatus for cutting blocks of ice An apparatus for cutting blocks of ice has a frame which defines a feed chute slightly larger than the uncut block of ice. Four saws are mounted to the frame in pairs. Each pair of saws includes two counter rotating, radial saw blades aligned opposite eac... | 03/02/1993 |
| 5179881 | System for producing helical vegetable strips and turbine therefor The system comprises a tank containing water and potatoes entrained therein. A food pump transports the mixture through a relatively long accelerator conduit of tapering cross section. Some of the water from the output of this conduit is bypassed in accor... | 01/19/1993 |
| 5136907 | Prevention of slug pulling in stamping presses Stamping die for use with a punch to produce holes in strip material with the resulting production of a slug has a camming rib in the die opening. The rib prevents slug pulling when the punch returns from its extended position to its retracted position. T... | 08/11/1992 |
| 4982635 | Vertical deflashing machine A vertical deflashing machine for removing the flashing from blow molded, plastic objects such as containers. The machine has one or more object supporting cavities which support an object to be deflashed in a vertical position. While the object is being ... | 01/08/1991 |
| 4974479 | Punch and die set having improved slug management system System for controlling slugs (10, 10') in a stamping and forming machine has a slug stripper (32) for stripping slugs from the end (13) of the punch (11) and slug supporting bars (78, 80) which support slugs at their edges as they move through a passagewa... | 12/04/1990 |
| 4821615 | Slug retainer for the die assembly of a stamping and forming machine Slug retainer for the die assembly of a stamping and forming machine comprises a thin sheet of resilient metal which is on the rear end of the removable portion of the die assembly. Slugs produced by the punch and die are pushed through a slug passageway ... | 04/18/1989 |
| 4773148 | Method of and apparatus for removing tying band A portion of an endless tying band around a package is displaced from the package thus defining a space between the portion of the tying band and the package. Then, a guide plate is inserted into the space, and the tying band is pressed by the guide roll ... | 09/27/1988 |
| 4765212 | Chip remover for machines which perform cutting operations, especially on metal workpieces Chip remover for machines which perform a machining operation, especially on metallic workpieces, such as strip edging machines, turning machines, etc. The chip remover has a stretched spiral rotating about its longitudinal axis with successive turns spac... | 08/23/1988 |
| 4729415 | Apparatus for debarking trees A debarking apparatus including a closed bottom formed into a channel. A plunger is slidable in the channel and pushes bark material along the channel and out an open end of the channel. The plunger has a top surface that closes the channel as it moves th... | 03/08/1988 |
| 4572045 | Horizontal automatic punching machine having a gripping/lifting attachment and a transfer station An automatic punching machine having a gripping/lifting attachment which grips and lifts upright punched stacks from a delivery channel, turns them and deposits them onto transfer statics for further conveyance to an automatic bundling machine. The deposi... | 02/25/1986 |
| 4307594 | Delivery system for hot-rolled workpieces A workpiece issuing from a rolling mill is directed by a tubular guide to pass above the knives of a flying shear that is driven in a drive train used to rotate a cam used to pivot the guide tube and direct the workpiece into the shear. The workpiece move... | 12/29/1981 |
| 4233868 | Apparatus for moving lightweight articles Apparatus for moving lightweight articles, for instance thermoplastics cups, in which the articles are moved from one location by ejector pins which push the articles onto a conveyor for transfer to another location. The articles are held in a desired ori... | 11/18/1980 |
| 4182207 | Food stack loader A machine for picking up stacks of sliced food obtained from a slicer and loading the stacks into cavities of a packager which then encloses same. The machine includes a transmission driven in synchronism with the packager that pivots a placer having spri... | 01/08/1980 |
