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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7204178 | Power cutting saw with dust catching device Cutting saw with a workpiece supporting surface, a holder mounted on the carrier, a saw assembly, having a motor and saw blade, being pivotably attached to the holder above the carrier, and a dust catching device mounted on the saw assembly. The saw assembly can piv... | 04/17/2007 |
| 7169034 | Blade mounting device A blade mounting device for the mounting of blades, in particular, for skinning and stripping machines with a blade mount fixing (1), a blade support (3), a retaining strip (6) and a tensioning device (8) for holding the blade support and... | 01/30/2007 |
| 7152514 | Fiber chopper apparatus and method A chopper for chopping fibers or fiber strands having a back up roll and a blade roll containing blades that work against a peripheral surface of the back up roll and a method of using is disclosed. The chopper has a number of improved features for reducing the freq... | 12/26/2006 |
| 7140284 | Device for cold cutting elongate members along a longitudinal axis A cold separation device for separating an elongate metallic member along its length. The device has a separation unit having a driven blade, support member to support the elongate member upstream and downstream of the separation unit. The device further has to feed... | 11/28/2006 |
| 7077040 | Shrink wrap and security tape opening apparatus and method An efficient and safe device designed to perform the difficult task of opening tightly fitting Shrink Wrap plastic packaging material and security tape around a product or product case, particularly that used for the distribution of CD-ROM'S, DVD'S, videogames, and ... | 07/18/2006 |
| 7069831 | Sawdust collection system for a circular saw A sawdust collection system includes a sawdust duct secured in a saw blade housing and having an enlarged portion formed on a front end thereof. A sawdust chute is partially pivotally received in a lower portion of the enlarged portion of the sawdust duct such that ... | 07/04/2006 |
| 7000521 | Pleated shade cut-off method and apparatus The method of cutting a pleated shade to selected length, said shade having pleats retained in pleated condition between longitudinally elongated first and second retainers, that includes the steps providing a blade having a cutting edge, orienting the blade to exte... | 02/21/2006 |
| 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 |
| 6971295 | Sheet delivery apparatus A sheet delivery apparatus includes a cutter cylinder, a cutter reception cylinder, and a conveyor provided downstream of the cylinders. The cutter cylinder and the cutter reception cylinder cooperatively cut a paper web so as to yield sheets of predetermined size. ... | 12/06/2005 |
| 6895843 | Method of using band saw with reciprocating workpiece A resaw apparatus and method of sawing a succession of boards from a cant of a succession of cants. A band saw is vertically positioned to cut the succession of boards from the cant as the cant is reciprocated through the saw. A pivoted raker gate downstream of the ... | 05/24/2005 |
| 6868764 | Material cutting and feeding machine A material cutting and feeding machine for cutting and perforating a roll of paper. The material cutting and feeding machine includes a generally rectangular frame. A material feeding roller is mounted to the frame. The feeding roller is adapted to hold a roll of pa... | 03/22/2005 |
| 6772665 | Band saw with reciprocating workpiece and method of using A resaw apparatus and method of sawing a succession of boards from a cant of a succession of cants. A band saw is vertically positioned to cut the succession of boards from the cant as the cant is reciprocated through the saw. A pivoted raker gate downstream of the ... | 08/10/2004 |
| 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 |
| 6557446 | Apparatus for cutting and sorting diagnostic strips Diagnostic strips of the kind which are exposed to biological fluids such as blood or urine to detect or monitor medical conditions are cut sequentially from elongated cards by a reciprocating shear blade. The cards may be ones which exhibit defective are... | 05/06/2003 |
| 6477930 | Jogger member, system and method for mounting jogger members and female and male blanking dies provided therewith A female blanking die for a die cutting machine for die cutting and/or blanking a carton blank, as well as a male blanking die/female blanking die combination, and methods of producing them, and elements constituting essential integers thereof, are all pr... | 11/12/2002 |
| 6435395 | Post processor for the image formation machine Sheet post processing apparatus is disclosed in a compact form for receiving from an image forming machine successive sheets of printed material and performing post processing thereto, by feeding sheets into the apparatus at the output speed of the image ... | 08/20/2002 |
| 6074113 | Tape printer having a cutter with a guide mechanism A tape printing device which receives a tape cassette that accommodates a printable tape. The tape cassette includes a housing having a wall portion which is arranged to support the tape during a cutting operation which is performed with a cutting mechani... | 06/13/2000 |
| 5967012 | Waste aerosol container processor The invention features implementation of a flat triangular blade which has wo cutting edges and a sharp point. The blade is caused to move pointwise across a cylindrical can's diameter, with the plane of the blade perpendicular to the can's axis, so that t... | 10/19/1999 |
| 5782153 | Desk-top circular saw including chip discharging means In a desk-top circular saw comprising a base, a turntable mounted on the base, an arm provided on the rear of the base, and a saw blade assembly pivotally attached to the upper end of the arm with a pivot shaft, a horizontal cylinder is provided in the ar... | 07/21/1998 |
| 5695105 | Apparatus for cutting a web at a predetermined length and supplying the same A cutting roller having cutting blades and a receiving roller are provided downstream of pulling-out rollers for pulling out a web, and the web passing between them is cut. Accelerating rollers rotated at a transmitting speed higher than that of the pulli... | 12/09/1997 |
| 5628864 | Cutting unit in automatic enclosing and sealing apparatus A continuous sheet cutting unit constituting a part of an automatic enclosing and sealing apparatus, and making single sheet from a continuous sheet and supplying the single sheet to a subsequent unit. A setting information showing at least the width of t... | 05/13/1997 |
| 5431077 | Paper cutting device using a movable cutting wheel A paper cutting device provided in a facsimile machine, copier, printer, or the like for cutting paper discharged from a roll at a predetermined length. The paper cutting device includes a stationary cutter (2), a movable cutter (5) and movable carriage (... | 07/11/1995 |
| 5368291 | Media stripper mechanism A media stripper mechanism for a plotter in which the media is supported by a support having a recess therein adapted to be covered by the media. A stripper is positioned external of the support and is adapted to be extended a preselected distance into th... | 11/29/1994 |
| 5337639 | Outfeed lifter ramp for blanking boxes and other die-cut paper products The present invention contemplates an outfeed lift ramp (24) for use with a male (19) and female (18) combination of blanking dies for separating a diecut paper box blank (21) from an attendant web portion (20). Outfeed lift ramp (24) is appended to the l... | 08/16/1994 |
| 5209149 | Apparatus for the cutting of stacked sheet-like material The invention comprises an apparatus for cutting stacked sheet-like material, including: a table having a surface upon which the material may be laid, the table being defined to be within a work zone, a cutting knife and a press bar located above the work... | 05/11/1993 |
| 5195415 | Apparatus for cutting elongate pieces A power-driven chopper for cutting up elongate material. The chopper includes a pair of feed rolls, each of which is motor-driven, delivering material to an anvil. A knife on a knife pivot arm is moved in an arc pass the knife to cut material. A motor act... | 03/23/1993 |
| 5119705 | Saw band guide The invention relates to a saw band guide, comprising a supporting roller 3 supporting the saw band at its unserrated rear edge, and a guide fork 2 whose fork branches 2a, 2b, bearing hard metal plates 4a, 4b, form a guide gap in which the saw band 1 is g... | 06/09/1992 |
| 5113732 | Apparatus for preparing wire pieces for a stapling machine A wire piece forming device includes a wire piece dispenser with a cutting mechanism, a receiver member which receives wire pieces from the dispenser and a take-over member. The wire piece dispenser includes a feed device for the stepwise feeding of the w... | 05/19/1992 |
| 4949608 | Combined web-cutting and sheet stacking apparatus Apparatus for cutting a continuously fed web into sheets and for vertically stacking such sheets. The apparatus receives the web between a pair of cutting knives, one of which is periodically rotatable by a motor periodically connected thereto by a pulse ... | 08/21/1990 |
| 4944207 | Single shear blade mechanism for gob severing A gob severing mechanism comprises a single blade which severs a series of gobs by passing rapidly through columns of glass, severing a first series on movement in one direction and a second series on movement in the other direction. In rest positions on ... | 07/31/1990 |
| 4791845 | Straight line shear A straight line shear has a pair of carriages which support opposed pairs of shear blade assemblies. These carriages are displaceable to shear gobs from molten runners of glass. Each shear blade assembly can be adjusted relative to its carriage, in the di... | 12/20/1988 |
| 4726271 | Rotary cutting machine A rotary cutting assembly for cutting sheets of veneer as they are moving on a conveyor belt is provided. The rotary cutting assembly (10) includes at least one rotary blade assembly (12), a conveyor belt (20) for conveying material and acting as a cuttin... | 02/23/1988 |
| 4644838 | Apparatus for helical cutting of potatoes A method and apparatus for cutting articles such as potatoes into helical strips wherein the potato is held against rotation and aligned by a plurality of fingers and moved longitudinally against a rapidly rotating cutting head. The cutting head may inclu... | 02/24/1987 |
| 4643059 | Tape dispenser A tape dispenser having a hollow body to receive a supply of medicated tape to be dispensed in predetermined lengths into the mouth of an animal, the tape dispenser is trigger operated and is provided with a barrel along which a delivery head moves, a pre... | 02/17/1987 |
| 4535664 | Dispenser means for rolled sheet materials The invention comprises a light-tight dispenser for rolled sheet materials, such as negative stock, emulsified paper, and like photographic supplies, having nipping rollers for paying-out of the rolled materials, and a translatable blade for severing a se... | 08/20/1985 |
| 4472989 | Blade holder for microtome for cutting frozen sample A blade holder for microtome for cutting frozen samples, in which a replaceable blade is clamped between a holder body and an urging member, and which comprises a bracket mounted on a rear portion of the holder body, a rotary shaft supported in the bracke... | 09/25/1984 |
| 4472988 | Web slitting apparatus Web slitting apparatus is provided with a web guide below the web path. The web guide is moveable between operative and inoperative positions. In the inoperative position, the web guide has a portion for supporting a central portion of the web when it is ... | 09/25/1984 |
| 4376400 | Improvements in a machine for applying a gusset to tubular articles such as women's pantyhose A device is provided for feeding a continuous fabric web to a machine for sewing women's pantyhose. The continuous fabric web is formed into a gusset for the pantyhose by various devices including a motor controlled by a photoelectric device for feeding t... | 03/15/1983 |
| 4354408 | Place mat producing and dispensing apparatus An improved apparatus for producing and dispensing place mats from a roll of sheet material including curved guide member cooperating with said apparatus to receive said place mats and to curl upwardly the side edge portions thereof permitting said place ... | 10/19/1982 |
| 4214494 | Apparatus for straight line shearing A straight line shearing mechanism which includes a unique pneumatic control system to cause the operation of the shears. One feature involves the cushioning of the piston member of the pneumatic cylinder assembly on the return stroke. Another feature is ... | 07/29/1980 |
