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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7987753 | Apparatus and method for cutting injection molded product A cutting machine is configured for cutting an injection molded original product. The injection molded original product has a component and stub bar connected to the component. The cutting machine includes a base portion, a supporting arm attached to the base portio... | 08/02/2011 |
| 7950315 | Tile saw A saw includes a base, a frame assembly disposed on the base, a first rail disposed on the frame assembly, and a table slidingly disposed on the first rail. The table has an upper surface for supporting a workpiece. A support assembly is disposed on the frame. A saw... | 05/31/2011 |
| 7762170 | Heat-effect reduceable finishing unit and image forming system using the same A perforator configured to perforate a sheet includes a first frame and a blade. The first frame includes a first main face having a first hole, and is provided under a transport path of the sheet. The blade is moved into the first hole to perforate the sheet transp... | 07/27/2010 |
| 7637189 | Apparatus for face-side machining of a profile element forming a negative mold for the branch of a channel in a shaft floor An apparatus is described for machining on the face side a negative mold for a profile element (1) which is made of thermoplastic foamed material, forms the branch of a channel of a shaft floor and can be applied in an interlocking manner to a profile strand ... | 12/29/2009 |
| 7614327 | Device for processing the contact surface of a mold profile, which forms a negative mold for a shaft floor drain and is possibly assembled from profile parts, made of thermoplastic foam A device for processing the contact surface of a mold profile has a table for receiving the mold profile and a heating wire running in accordance with the cross-sectional profile of the contact surface to be produced, which is movable in relation to the table along ... | 11/10/2009 |
| 7434500 | Method and apparatus for cutting a ribbon of rubber-coated fabric A method for cutting a ribbon of rubber-coated fabric includes dragging a free end of the ribbon past a working position of a punching device, forming a notch between two adjacent reinforcing cords of the ribbon using the punching device, moving a counter-blade of t... | 10/14/2008 |
| 7370564 | Cutting device and transporting roller for webs of material The transporting roller, which serves for transporting a web of material which is wound up onto a winding shaft, is provided with a cutting device, which comprises a cutter and a cutter holder. The transporting roller has a groove, in which the cutter is guided. A c... | 05/13/2008 |
| 7370563 | Process and device for manufacturing a product from strip tape, especially for manufacturing a medicinal and/or active substance-containing product as well as fillable containers or sealed-margin bags A process for manufacturing a product from strip tape starting from a broad web of material includes the step of separating the web into individual strips with a smooth stripping roll, conveying each strip in a vacuum conveyor channel, turning the strips on their wa... | 05/13/2008 |
| 7328639 | Tile saw A tile saw includes a base, a frame assembly disposed on the base, a first rail disposed on the frame assembly, the first rail having a longitudinal axis, a table slidingly disposed on the first rail, a support assembly disposed on the base, a saw assembly supported... | 02/12/2008 |
| 7313993 | Feeding mechanism for a microtome A feed device (1) for a microtome, in particular for a cryostat microtome, for setting the cut thickness of the specimen (2) to be sectioned, is described. In order to set the cut thickness, either the cutting knife or the specimen holder (3) is... | 01/01/2008 |
| 7308844 | Tile saw A tile saw includes a base, a frame assembly disposed on the base, a first rail disposed on the frame assembly, the first rail having a longitudinal axis, a table slidingly disposed on the first rail, a support assembly disposed on the base, a saw assembly supported... | 12/18/2007 |
| 7303385 | Heating tool for shaping soft materials and shaping apparatus using the same A heating tool for shaping a soft material is provided. The heating tool is mounted to a predetermined position of a shaping apparatus and connected to a power source provided at a predetermined position of the shaping apparatus to melt and shape the soft material u... | 12/04/2007 |
| 7299727 | Liquid transport cavity saw blade A saw blade has a saw body and a cutting edge for cutting during movement of the saw blade. A lubricating guide support has a bearing surface disposed immediately adjacent the saw body for proper alignment of the saw blade during cutting. The guide support contains ... | 11/27/2007 |
| 7287388 | Cryostat having an integrated staining station A cryostat (1) having a sealable housing (2) is described. The housing (2) encloses a coolable cryostat chamber (3), and a refrigeration device (4), a control system (5) and a power supply (6) are provided for cooling... | 10/30/2007 |
| 7278343 | Apparatus for lap seaming floor coverings The present invention pertains to an apparatus for continuously cutting different floor coverings to form a uniform seam between them. The apparatus is particularly suited for vinyl and linoleum tile floor coverings. The apparatus is secured to a floor at a referenc... | 10/09/2007 |
| 7270532 | Skimmer tab former Systems for leaching liquid waste, particularly waste water. More particularly, a cylindrical conduit or pipe for use in leaching systems. Even more particularly, a cylindrical conduit which has apertures/skimmer tabs created either during the manufacture/forming/ex... | 09/18/2007 |
| 7238312 | Method and apparatus for forming apertures in foamed polystyrene and other foamed plastic panels An apparatus is adapted to form a plurality of apertures in a panel made from a meltable foamed plastic material. The apparatus has a movable panel support device for supporting said panel and a heating array. The heating array has a plurality of heating elements mo... | 07/03/2007 |
| 7204179 | Shear assembly for a roll forming machine A shear assembly for a roll forming machine which forms a rain gutter. A pair of coplanar blade members separated along a vertical line are caused to first move vertically downwardly, then have their lower ends pivot outwardly and, finally, have their upper ends piv... | 04/17/2007 |
| 7198043 | Method for extending diamond tool life in diamond machining of materials that chemically react with diamond The present invention provides a method for extending diamond tool life in diamond machining of materials that chemically react with the diamond tool in which the surface electric potential of the workpiece is adjusted or tuned to be adequate to inhibit the chemical... | 04/03/2007 |
| 7182008 | Sheet material cutting method for cutting thermal imaging material A decurl apparatus includes a heating device to heat an image recording carrier web at a constant temperature, which exceeds the glass transition temperature of a support for a constant time period; and a cooling device for subsequent cooling of the image recording ... | 02/27/2007 |
| 7171882 | Knife-like cutting die A knife-like die for cutting a thermoformed plastic article from a sheet of thermoformable plastic. The die includes a die build up plate that is mounted to a first platen and a striker plate that is mounted to a second platen. The die further includes a die board h... | 02/06/2007 |
| 7152596 | Circular saw blade body A circular saw blade body having a plurality of cutting teeth, at least one mounting hole, and an arrangement of cooling holes along a projected groove line. The arrangement of cooling holes help promote the removal of residual powder during usage of the blade and a... | 12/26/2006 |
| 7134750 | Ink jet printer An ink jet printer having: an ink heating device for heating an ink whose viscosity decreases as temperature increases; a printing head for jetting an ink heated by the heating device onto a recording medium; a carrying device for carrying the recording medium while... | 11/14/2006 |
| 7093639 | Method and apparatus for sealing and cutting of foil tubes A procedure and device for longitudinal sealing and cutting of a film web, in particular a foil tube, in which the film web shows at least two layers of film, made of thermoplastic synthetic material, and in which the film web is sealed and cut in a continuous proce... | 08/22/2006 |
| 7072408 | Method and system for using power lines for signaling, telephony and data communications The present invention provides a burst mode power line data network system having at least one burst mode power line transmitter (BMPLT) and at least one burst mode power line receiver (BMPLR) for enabling signaling, telephony and data communications via power lines... | 07/04/2006 |
| 7025054 | Method of cutting rare-earth alloy A method of cutting a rare-earth alloy with a wire saw, obtained by fixing abrasive grains on a core wire with a resin layer, includes the step of moving the wire saw while a portion of the rare-earth alloy being machined with the wire saw is immersed in a coolant, ... | 04/11/2006 |
| 7013782 | Apparatus and method for cutting and stripping covering layers from a filamentary core including both rotary and reciprocating cutting blades A cutting/stripping apparatus, and methods of operation thereof, which include at least one first blade for rotary motion about the central axis of a multi-layered workpiece, and at least two, second members/blades reciprocally movable along essentially linear axes,... | 03/21/2006 |
| 7007579 | Paper elimination in the production of battery plates A method and apparatus for continuously producing pasted positive and negative electrode plates from pasted lead or lead alloy expanded, punched or cast metal mesh strip for use in lead-acid batteries without the use of paper barriers. The heating of cutting devices... | 03/07/2006 |
| 6988880 | Apparatus for cutting and shaping rubber band members Apparatus for highly reliably cutting a rubber strip (12) even when reinforcement cords are embedded therein, and for shaping the upper surfaces of the trailing end of a resultant rubber band member (15) and the leading end of the remaining rubber stri... | 01/24/2006 |
| 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 |
| 6978707 | Cutting machine with built-in miter cutting feature A miter cutting arrangement for a cutting machine is provided to accommodate cutting work at an angle or a bevel for precisely cutting on a work piece. It includes a platform support arm longitudinally mounting to a cutting head support bracket, a platform pivot arm... | 12/27/2005 |
| 6945242 | Cutting method using wire saw, wire saw device, and method of manufacturing rare-earth magnet A method of cutting a rare-earth alloy with a wire 20, on which abrasive grains are fixed with a resin layer provided on the outer surface of a core wire, includes the steps of: providing a wire, of which the surface is coated with a lubricant including a gly... | 09/20/2005 |
| 6938339 | Method and apparatus for forming an inlet and outlet face of a catalyst support An apparatus for forming shaped surfaces of an elongate substrate is disclosed. The apparatus includes a first and second collar spaced along the substrate, wherein a cutting filament extends between the collars. The collars are selectively rotated to pass the cutti... | 09/06/2005 |
| 6936126 | Method of manufacture of a drip irrigation hose A drip irrigation hose of the continuous emitter type in which the outlets from the regulating passage each comprise a single longitudinal slit. By controlling the length of the slits and the flexibility of the film, water drips from the outlets when the hose is pre... | 08/30/2005 |
| 6928911 | Method and apparatus for cutting tire ply stock Method and apparatus for severing tire ply stock (S) wherein the apparatus includes a knife assembly (14) utilizing a blade (50) having a curved leading edge (58) and a straight trailing edge (62) which meet at a leading point (66)... | 08/16/2005 |
| 6916550 | Method of manufacturing a metal matrix composite structure A method for mechanically cutting a continuous circular shaped groove in a foil sheet for use in a metal matrix composite product. In one form the foil sheet is held adjacent a rotating machine tool by vacuum and a cutting tool is moved relative thereto to cut a spi... | 07/12/2005 |
| 6886439 | Paper elimination in the production of battery plates A method and apparatus for continuously producing pasted positive and negative electrode plates from pasted lead or lead alloy expanded, punched or cast metal mesh strip for use in lead-acid batteries without the use of paper barriers. The heating of cutting devices... | 05/03/2005 |
| 6874399 | Cutting machine with built-in miter cutting feature A miter cutting arrangement for a cutting machine is provided to accommodate cutting work at an angle or a bevel for precisely cutting on a work piece. It includes a platform support arm longitudinally mounting to a cutting head support bracket, a platform pivot arm... | 04/05/2005 |
| 6860001 | Splicing device for joining component belts A splicing device for connecting component belts via metal splicing two jaws that can be pressed together. At least two centering pins are located in one of the jaws. The centering pins are spaced at single or multiple intervals of holes of transport perforation pro... | 03/01/2005 |
| 6857346 | Apparatus for removing the tips of tablet punches A machine for removing the tips of tablet punches includes a housing that contains a turret that is rotated about a substantially vertical axis and a cutting wheel. The turret supports a plurality of tablet punches in a substantially vertical position with the tips ... | 02/22/2005 |
