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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7451676 | Apparatus and methods for dividing medicinal tablets and for packaging and distributing tablet portions Apparatus for dividing medicinal tablets is disclosed. Such apparatus may include a plurality of tablet dividing members disposed along a common axis, a tablet retention mechanism adapted to hold a plurality of oral solid medicinal tablets, and a controller that cau... | 11/18/2008 |
| 7361131 | Systems and methods for processing a container blank A system includes a first scoring station, an optional second scoring station, and a cutting station. The first scoring station includes a stationary platen for supporting a substrate, a movable platen juxtaposed a spaced distance therefrom, and one or more scoring ... | 04/22/2008 |
| 7258052 | 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 ... | 08/21/2007 |
| 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 |
| 6799496 | Method and apparatus for slicing a number of articles into a plurality of uniform thin slices in a single operation A slicing device for slicing a number of articles in one slicing operation. The device includes a frame, a plurality of horizontally disposed cutting blades mounted in the frame, a pusher pushing the article into the cutting blades, and a support positioned between ... | 10/05/2004 |
| 6612209 | Food processing apparatus A food processing apparatus for conveying food items such as carrots and the like to a cutter comprises a conveyor having a plurality of pockets for receiving the food items. The conveyor moves in a conveyor direction to the cutter for topping, tailing, o... | 09/02/2003 |
| 6067883 | Method and apparatus for providing positive control of a printable medium in a printing system The present invention is directed to a method and apparatus for providing positive control of a printable medium in a printing system such that high speed processing of the printable medium can be achieved without damage to the product (e.g., printed sign... | 05/30/2000 |
| 6041684 | Device for separating curved sausages from a string of sausages In an apparatus for the separating of curved sausages (2) from a sausages string (3) by means of a cutting device at a cutting place (31), the sausages string (3) is fed in an arc to the cutting place (31). In this connection, the arc is defined by at lea... | 03/28/2000 |
| 5974925 | Continuous feed for food loaf slicing machine A high speed slicing machine feeds two or more food loaves continuously along parallel loaf paths through an orifice member into a slicing station for slicing by one cyclically driven knife blade; the slices are stacked or shingled in groups on a receivin... | 11/02/1999 |
| 5950511 | Process and device for handling printed products The invention concerns a method and an arrangement for handling printed products by making an edge cut with the aid of a cutter. The printed products in this case are supplied to the cutter by grippers that circulate along a first conveying loop, and the ... | 09/14/1999 |
| 5924345 | Method for precisely perforating an opening in footwear A method for precisely perforating an opening in footwear by positioning the footwear on a foot form with the outsole facing upward, supporting the vamp area of the footwear by a V-shaped support, clamping the rear section of the footwear to stabilize the... | 07/20/1999 |
| 5832799 | Device for trimming edges from printed documents A device is provided for trimming an edge of printed products which are fed continuously at regular distances to a conveying arrangement. The conveying arrangement includes circulating, pocket-like conveying units that are loaded from above with printed p... | 11/10/1998 |
| 5826476 | Apparatus for trimming folded printed products, such as newspapers, periodicals, brochures and the like An apparatus for trimming printed products which includes a drum with a plurality of radially displaced receiving compartments. The printed products which are to be trimmed rest, along their folded edges, against stops which form the base of the radial re... | 10/27/1998 |
| 5736184 | Process and machine for producing foodstuff particles Foodstuff particles are produced with ragged ends by tearing them from the ends of strips of the foodstuff by bending the ends.... | 04/07/1998 |
| 5715737 | Apparatus for trimming printed products on at least two borders An apparatus for trimming multiple-sheet, folded printed products utilizing two processing drums adjacently arranged. The drums are each rotated about a horizontal axis by a drive mechanism. Each processing drum comprises radial compartments for receiving... | 02/10/1998 |
| 5479839 | Method for cutting tubes, where tubes are moved into the cutting position by a rotatable clamping plate A method is provided for cutting pipes, preferably welded pipes in conjunction with welding the pipes in a welding machine, and for cutting the pipes at a rate determined by the welding machine. At the same time a pipe is cut in a cutting position by a ra... | 01/02/1996 |
| 5307940 | Device for trimming too long sticks and for eliminating those too short In order to convey thin, long and relatively fragile sticks one after another successively in which those too long are trimmed short and those too short are eliminated so that sticks substantially uniform in length can be conveyed to the next step without... | 05/03/1994 |
| 5207139 | Adjusting mechanism for a pin header cutting machine A machine for cutting pin headers of a desired length from lengths of pin header stock is disclosed. A mechanism is provided for adjusting the width of the track opening that receives the pin header stock so that stock of various widths may be accommodate... | 05/04/1993 |
| 5163348 | Method of and apparatus for cutting fibers An apparatus for continuously cutting fibers to a predetermined length to provide staple fibers comprising at least one rotatably supported disc having a peripheral surface formed with a circumferential row of engagement projections radially outwardly pro... | 11/17/1992 |
| 5113731 | Method and apparatus for cutting printed products For cutting multilayer printed products in a continuous process single or multiple printed products 92) are associated with a first knife part (3) which is moved together with the printed products. During the movement, the printed products and the first k... | 05/19/1992 |
| 5088363 | Method and apparatus for an automatic sawmill In an automatic sawmill, logs are first sawn horizontally into pieces that are respectively deposited flat side down on a bed plate and conveyed through multiple, close spaced horizontal bandsaws located above the bed plate. Sawn cants are positioned by c... | 02/18/1992 |
| 4907337 | Apparatus for machining a workpiece of wood, in particular wood beams The drive means (3) is arranged directly on the tool (2) and can be moved together therewith about a plurality of axes (A, B, C and D). The drive means is provided with a tool holding means for automatically delivering or receiving tools in a tool magazin... | 03/13/1990 |
| 4873105 | Method for the treatment of an elongated argicultural produce The present invention concerns a method and a device for the treatment of an elongated agricultural produce, such as vegetables, this device comprising an inner drum coaxial with the treatment drum and rotatably solid with the latter, the inner drum being... | 10/10/1989 |
| 4589318 | Meat roll cutting machine A meat cutting device for cutting long rolls of meat into shorter chunks includes means for conveying long rolls one after another against a plurality of blades, each having converging sharpened edges forming a sharp point. The blades are positioned paral... | 05/20/1986 |
| 4588006 | High speed hopper fed trim saw A high speed hopper fed trim saw. The saw includes a first cutting station where a miter cut is made in a trim board and a second cutting station where a kerf cut is made in the same board. Boards are discharged one at a time from the hopper onto a steppe... | 05/13/1986 |
| 4554852 | Cutting machine for slicing circular articles into wedges A machine for dividing articles into wedge-shaped portions which includes a conveyor for transporting the articles along a processing path and a series of cutting stations spaced along the path. Individual article carriers, each supported on the conveyor ... | 11/26/1985 |
| 4526075 | Potato processing apparatus A walking beam conveyor 28 feeds potatoes in a direction F to a cutting station where they are cut along planes 41 and 42 into four pieces. The conveyor 28 is pocketed and the pockets are configurated so that they cause each potato on the one hand to beco... | 07/02/1985 |
| 4519284 | Universal sheet metal holder A punch press (20) having a worktable (40) for supporting a worksheet (21), a two axis positioning mechanism for positioning the worksheet under a punching head (34) and universal grippers (44, 46) supported on the worksheet positioning mechanism which ca... | 05/28/1985 |
| 4488463 | Method and apparatus for armature stripping A method and apparatus for armature stripping of wire from an electric motor armature having a shaft, a core including slots for winding wire therein and a commutator to effectively, efficiently and inexpensively salvage and recycle the armature is disclo... | 12/18/1984 |
| 4441394 | Table saw guide apparatus A table saw guide apparatus includes a generally flat guide plate adapted to overlie the tabletop of a table saw, and an upstanding stop device is disposed adjacent to, and space laterally by a short distance from the saw blade. A projection is disposed o... | 04/10/1984 |
| 4414708 | Automatic livestock head splitter An automatic livestock head splitter is provided which serves to sever the skull of a butchered hog without damaging the brain or the pituitary gland of the hog. The head splitter preferably includes a frame, a circular blade rotatably carried by the fram... | 11/15/1983 |
| 4392401 | Apparatus for staggered cutting of planar workpieces Apparatus for cutting planar workpieces including a saw movable through a cutting stroke in a substantially horizontal direction with a first and a second table being provided on opposite sides of the saw. The planar workpieces are first fed from the firs... | 07/12/1983 |
| 4356746 | Apparatus for portioning meat The apparatus comprises a horizontally arranged bandsaw and one or more rotary meat holders arranged to feed primal cuts of meat downwards and onto the bandsaw to be cut into portions. A depth stop, which may be adjustable, determines the thickness of the... | 11/02/1982 |
| 4356744 | Shoulder pad former Dome-shaped shoulder pad discs are placed in face-to-face overlying relationship and loaded in segmented carriers of a surface conveyor system. Each carrier moves its shoulder pad discs to a first station where the material is cut between the segments of ... | 11/02/1982 |
| 4128119 | Apparatus for processing workpieces in the form of short-length elongate timber waste into usable timber An apparatus for processing short lengthed, elongate waste timber workpieces to usable timber beams of relatively long length includes a cutter device for cutting wedge-shaped tenons into the ends of the elongate workpieces, a gluing device for applying a... | 12/05/1978 |
| 4050339 | Automatic carousel-type meat cutting machine An automatic carousel-type meat cutting machine in which slabs of meat are placed between pairs of rotating jaws that move around a center vertical axis. One jaw in each pair of jaws is spring-biased for gripping the meat, but the weight of the meat will ... | 09/27/1977 |
| 4004477 | Fabric cutting apparatus Fabric cutting apparatus for accurately cutting over-cut pattern pieces, including a pair of band knives spaced apart a distance equal to the width of the pattern pieces, and a plurality of clamp members which hold a stack of the over-cut pattern pieces w... | 01/25/1977 |
| 3955455 | Ring cutting device A rotatable work holder is used to automate the cutting of rings against fixed blades.... | 05/11/1976 |
