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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8037794 | Cutting machine to cut rolls or logs of web material and relative method The cutting machine includes pairs of coaxial blades to simultaneously cut two rolls for each cutting cycle. ... | 10/18/2011 |
| 7390243 | Sharpener for blades of food slicers A sharpener to sharpen the edge of a food slicer blade includes a non-planar abrasive surfaced rotatable disk mounted on a supporting structure. The supporting structure includes one or more surfaces designed to align with at least one of a push bar, thickness contr... | 06/24/2008 |
| 7299731 | Paper trimmer A material trimmer including a base having a support surface and a cutting region having a channel. A plate is movably attached to the base and includes oppositely facing upper and lower surfaces, an elongated slot therethrough, an elevated portion proximate each si... | 11/27/2007 |
| 7286892 | Cutting device A cutting device having cutting means for cutting a cigarette rod transversely along a cutting plane; a carriage for accompanying the rod through the cutting plane; an operating unit for moving the carriage back and forth in a travelling direction crosswise to the c... | 10/23/2007 |
| 7231849 | Reel mower conditioner A computer controlled all-in-one reel mower sharpener and roller alignment system can be rolled under a mower to be conditioned. No removal of the cutting unit is needed. A linear voltage displacement transducer (LVDT 715 or a mechanical dial indicator 715... | 06/19/2007 |
| 7231856 | Apparatus and method for detecting dangerous conditions in power equipment A machine such as a saw, jointer, planer, etc. is disclosed. The machine has cutting tool, a direct drive mechanism configured to move the cutting tool, a detection system adapted to detect the occurrence of an unsafe condition between a person and the cutting tool,... | 06/19/2007 |
| 7214175 | Folding gear comprising a cylinder with adjustable circumference A folding gear is comprised of a cylinder that is mounted to a frame for rotation. At least one clamp is arranged on the outer surface of the cylinder. The at least one clamp can be positioned by an actuator which includes a flexible toothed shell that is shaped by ... | 05/08/2007 |
| 7134937 | Food product slicer with knife sharpener and associated knife guard A food product slicer with a rotatable slicer knife includes a knife sharpener and an associated knife guard assembly with a guard member positioned for protecting the edge of the knife when the sharpener is positioned in its standby, or non-sharpening state. ... | 11/14/2006 |
| 7125325 | Portable sharpening system for a dual-knife cutting machine A grinding apparatus (36) for a paper cutting mechanism (10) is shown and includes a coupler (38), for mounting on an upper rail (14) of the cutting mechanism (10), a motor-driven grinder (40), and an adjustable support (... | 10/24/2006 |
| 7107888 | Core reduction method and apparatus Apparatus and processes for producing paper roll products with spaced core sections. A core substrate is arranged on a mandrel, and then divided into a plurality of core sections. The core sections are then separated from each other on the mandrel to form gaps betwe... | 09/19/2006 |
| 7083503 | Method for sharpening the knife of a rotary trimmer and a rotary trimmer for realizing the method A rotary trimmer includes a first trimming element having a first knife and a second trimming element having a second knife that operates jointly with the first knife. In order to sharpen one knife, the other knife is removed and is replaced with a sharpening disk. ... | 08/01/2006 |
| 7080585 | Hold-down clamp for slitter-punch A clamping arrangement is provided for a slitter and/or hole punch for a plastic film processing machine. The punch can be unitarily formed on a base member, and mounted on a block that is affixed to the end of an actuator rod. A double-acting pneumatic cylinder act... | 07/25/2006 |
| 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 |
| 7054708 | Sheet material cutting system and methods regarding same A system and/or method for cutting designs of text and/or shapes out of sheet material, such as paper, vellum, and other materials used in, for example, the scrapbooking and card making industries. ... | 05/30/2006 |
| 7000520 | Roll supporting slide cutter assembly incorporating a traversable cutter tab and in particular capable of being supported within a carton enclosure associated with a wrap material roll A slide cutter assembly for use in sectioning lengths of a packaging material drawn from a roll. The device includes an elongated and shaped body. A first roll supporting portion is located at a first end of said body and a second roll supporting portion is likewise... | 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 |
| 6971949 | Sharpening guide for dental tools A sharpening guide for a dental tool is provided, with the dental tool having a handle, a working portion, and a shank extending between the handle and the working portion. The sharpening guide includes a guide body and at least one opening formed in the guide body ... | 12/06/2005 |
| 6913566 | Size adjustment of corrugated boards in a box making machine A rotary die cutter mechanism for cutting and/or creasing corrugated boards including a rotatable die cylinder with a cutting die, and a rotatable anvil against which the corrugated boards are cut as they pass between the die cylinder and the anvil. A computer is us... | 07/05/2005 |
| 6868765 | Contour-cutting machine having a light-weight knife carrier A contour-cutting machine, in particular for foam. A workpiece table (1) with a table gap (4) and a drive (2) for moving workpieces (3) in the longitudinal direction (X). A movable cutting-element carrier (20) with four pulleys ( | 03/22/2005 |
| 6786808 | Sharpening device for rotating cutting tools and machine employing said device A device for sharpening a rotating discoidal cutting tool (13) is described, comprising at least one sharpening grinder (21; 23). The device provides a dressing tool (61; 71) which interacts with said at least one grinder to dress the working su... | 09/07/2004 |
| 6748836 | Dual sharpener apparatus for maintaining the sharpness of the cutting edge on blades used to cut sheet-type work materials A sheet material cutting apparatus includes a cutting head and a knife frame rotatably coupled to the cutting head. A blade defining a cutting edge is coupled for reciprocation to the knife frame, as is a primary sharpener for sharpening substantially the entire cut... | 06/15/2004 |
| 6745658 | Severing machine for articles of weblike material having a sharpening zone for the blades separate from the cutting zone The severing machine comprises at least a first series of disk-shaped blades (23A; 23B) rotating about their own axis, which series is carried by a moveable support (21) capable of bringing the series of blades alternately into an active zone wh... | 06/08/2004 |
| 6709319 | Sharpener assembly for a food slicer and related method A sharpener assembly for a food slicer includes a rotatable frame with a sharpening member and a truing member operatively connected for rotation with the frame. The frame is mounted on a food slicer to place the sharpening member and truing member on opposed sides ... | 03/23/2004 |
| 6698951 | Paper jam detection system for folding machine A paper jam detection system for a folding machine includes an interval signal generator for generating an interval signal which assumes ON and OFF levels alternately according to cutting intervals of a cutting cylinder; a signature detection mechanism in... | 03/02/2004 |
| 6644154 | Apparatus for transverse cutting The cutting blade of a continuous motion saw is mounted on a skew arm which rotates about an axis which is skewed relative to the path along which the product to be cut is advanced. The blade rotates about an axis which is parallel to the path. The blade ... | 11/11/2003 |
| 6634579 | Method of and apparatus for sharpening orbiting knives The orbiting knife or knives on a rotary knife holder in a tobacco shredding machine is or are automatically adjusted relative to a sharpening tool in response to signals indicating changes of one or more variable parameters which are indicative of the ne... | 10/21/2003 |
| 6517298 | Method for selectively relieving sharp edges in tools used in die cutting sheet-type work material A method for selectively relieving sharp edges in tools used in die cutting web or sheet-type work material which includes providing a machining apparatus for supporting the tool thereon, where the machining apparatus includes a rotary cutter mounted ther... | 02/11/2003 |
| 6375114 | Process and an apparatus for the servicing of a textile machine During the service of a workstation of a textile machine, a thread, presented to a spool apparatus, is captured by a capture mechanism coordinated with the spool apparatus and conducted to a thread cutting device to be cut through. The thread cutting devi... | 04/23/2002 |
| 6360639 | Reciprocating knife sheet material cutting apparatus with knife sharpener A reciprocating knife cutter for performing a cutting operation on sheet material is provided wherein the knife is not limited to reciprocation along a vertical axis. The cutter includes a guide which engages the knife, whereby the knife and guide are con... | 03/26/2002 |
| 6261161 | Sharpener assembly for a food slicer and related method A sharpener assembly for a food slicer includes a rotatable frame with a sharpening member and a truing member operatively connected for rotation with the frame. The frame is mounted on a food slicer to place the sharpening member and truing member on opp... | 07/17/2001 |
| 6176769 | Ceramics dress substrate and method of using the dress substrate A ceramics dress substrate of the present invention capable of both performances of cutting a cut material with a high accuracy and dressing a diamond cutting grindstone with an excellent cutting property and an reduced wearing amount of the grindstone. T... | 01/23/2001 |
| 6131498 | Reciprocating knife cutter, a cutting apparatus including such a cutter, and a knife sharpener for a cutting apparatus A reciprocating knife cutter for performing a cutting operation on sheet material is provided wherein the knife is not limited to reciprocation along a vertical axis. The cutter includes a guide which engages the knife, whereby the knife and guide are con... | 10/17/2000 |
| 6123002 | Method and apparatus for transverse cutting A method of operating an orbital saw to transversely sever superposed elongated web plies into shorter length products which includes advancing along a linear path superposed elongated web plies having a cross sectional area of at least about 3.5 square i... | 09/26/2000 |
| 6092450 | Rotary cutter for sheet material The rotary cutting blade is mounted on a cutting machine which dispenses and cuts sheet material. The cutting machine includes a frame for supporting a cutting table top and a dispenser for supporting a roll of floor covering material. The rotary disk sha... | 07/25/2000 |
| 6019023 | Cutting machine using a rotary wheel for cutting a flexible material consisting of a single sheet or a small mat of sheets, and method for adjusting said machine The invention relates to a cutting machine for cutting a flexible material by a cutting wheel rotated by a motor. The cutting wheel and the motor are carried by a cutting head mounted to move horizontally along two orthogonal axes and to rotate about a ve... | 02/01/2000 |
| 5941148 | Automatic slitter blade sharpener A device for automatically sharpening the circular cutting edge of a disk-like blade while it is rotatably mounted in a blade cartridge is disclosed. The sharpener includes a coupling assembly adapted to matingly retain the cartridge in the same manner th... | 08/24/1999 |
| 5924346 | Method and apparatus for transverse cutting A method of operating an orbital saw for transversely severing elongated, superposed, multi-ply web material which includes advancing the web material along a path into a cutting station having a skew arm adjacent said path, rotating said arm about an axi... | 07/20/1999 |
| 5649463 | Slicing station for a food loaf slicing machine A slicing station for a high speed food loaf slicing machine that slices one, two, or more food loaves simultaneously using one cyclically driven knife blade; the slices are stacked or shingled in groups on a receiving conveyor located below the slicing s... | 07/22/1997 |
| 5626065 | Cutting device with automatic sharpener The present invention pertains to a device for cutting materials and including a straight blade 10, to which are connected two sharpening units 13, 14 with angulation complementary to that of the cutting edge of the blade. Each sharpening unit 13, 14 comp... | 05/06/1997 |
| 5609082 | Lubrication aid for treating cutting blade and sharpener A method and apparatus deals with a cutter used for cutting a fabric or other material sheet having a layer of active or activatable adhesive disposed on it and provides a lubricant in gel form to be applied to the surfaces of the cutting implement to kee... | 03/11/1997 |
