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Glam girl Heddy Lamar may have used her good looks to good effect on the silver screen, but she put her smarts to better use as an inventor. During World War II, she co-patented a frequency-switching system for torpedo guidance that was considered years ahead of its time.
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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7311029 | Quick-pin blade tensioning device A quick-pin blade tensioning device for a band saw comprises a sliding tension bracket coupled with an upper arm of the band saw. The sliding tension bracket engages an upper band wheel which has a band saw blade coupled to it. A lifting shoe, slidably disposed with... | 12/25/2007 |
| 7114422 | Method and device for producing a product made of strip tape, especially a medical product and/or a product containing active substances as well as fillable receptacles or pouches whose edges can be sealed 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 vacuum roll, conveying each strip in a vacuum conveyor channel, turning the strips on their way to the c... | 10/03/2006 |
| 7100486 | Apparatus for dicing a deformable product An apparatus for cutting a product includes a conveyor assembly and a slitter assembly. The conveyor assembly conveys the product in a feed direction and defines a conveyance surface, on which the product is conveyed. The slitter assembly slits the product into stri... | 09/05/2006 |
| 7011006 | Automated board processing apparatus In preferred embodiments the invention includes a transverse board conveyor, a board extrusion portion, a marking station, a sawing portion, and a plurality of board feeding portions, all of which are controlled by a process controller. In such preferred embodiments... | 03/14/2006 |
| 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 |
| 6966246 | Horizontal band saw A horizontal band saw includes a base assembly, a sawing mechanism and a bevel cutting adjustment device. The base assembly includes a frame and a conveyer. The frame has a transverse passage. The conveyer is mounted in the transverse passage of the frame. The sawin... | 11/22/2005 |
| 6872044 | Apparatus for and method of manufacturing sheets Sheets held by a sheet transfer mechanism are supplied from a supply unit to an aligning unit, and aligned with each other by the aligning unit. Thereafter, corners of the sheets are cut off by first and second cutting units, and then the sheets are vertically inver... | 03/29/2005 |
| 6854372 | Enhanced miter saw A miter saw is adapted for performing lengthwise, or rip, operations on a work piece such as wood. A back support arm is positioned off-center such that the work piece can be inserted under the miter saw substantially parallel to the blade. An arcuate aperture in th... | 02/15/2005 |
| 6766720 | Method and apparatus for forming cuts in catheters, guidewires and the like A system configured for forming precision cuts in an elongate object comprising a base member and a movable member carried by the base member and movable toward and away from the elongate member, and a cutting blade carried by the movable member; and a clamping devi... | 07/27/2004 |
| 6722545 | Tablet cutting apparatus A tablet cutting apparatus of the present invention comprises a conveyor 20 for conveying a tablet in a horizontal transport direction; a cutter 22, disposed above the conveyor 20, for cutting a notch in the tablet disposed on the conveyor 20... | 04/20/2004 |
| 6647850 | Food slicing apparatus A bagel or bun slicing apparatus includes a frame mounted to a vertically adjustable stand and base. The frame defines a vertical channel which houses a reciprocating blade and rollers for transporting the bagel or bun through the channel and across the b... | 11/18/2003 |
| 6553880 | Micromachining system A micro-machining system configured for cutting an elongate object, including a clamp configured to enable repeatedly releasing and then holding the elongate object in a position suitable for cutting the elongate object transversely relative to its length... | 04/29/2003 |
| 6553879 | Paper toweling dispensing system Apparatus for dispensing paper toweling includes a rotatable toweling support roller and a cutter blade pivotally mounted on the outer peripheral portion of the roller. The blade is movable between a first position in which the cutting edge of the blade i... | 04/29/2003 |
| 6539830 | Automated board processing apparatus In preferred embodiments the invention includes a transverse board conveyor, a board extrusion portion, a marking station a sawing portion, and one or more board feeding portions, all of which are controlled by a process controller. In such, preferred emb... | 04/01/2003 |
| 6532850 | Method and apparatus for dissecting logs A method and an apparatus for dissecting logs in a sawing installation are disclosed. The installation having a reciprocally moving longitudinal conveyor for moving the logs reciprocally through a double band saw assembly utilizing band saw blades having ... | 03/18/2003 |
| 6431039 | Method and apparatus for forming cuts in catheters, guide wires, and the like A method of forming cuts in elongate objects such as a catheters and guide wires, using a cutting device which includes a movable cutting means, a clamping means for holding the elongate object while the cutting means makes an incision therein, and a mani... | 08/13/2002 |
| 6382064 | Apparatus and method for trimming formed elements A formed element trimming apparatus includes a base member, a nesting member connected to a ram cylinder mounted on one end of the base member, a clamping member connected to a clamping cylinder mounted to a second end of the base member, and a cutting pl... | 05/07/2002 |
| 6314850 | Paper toweling dispensing system Apparatus for dispensing paper toweling includes a rotatable toweling support roller and a cutter blade pivotally mounted on the outer peripheral portion of the roller. The blade is movable between a first position in which the cutting edge of the blade i... | 11/13/2001 |
| 6311828 | Stepped positioning fence A board positioning device selectively positions in a lateral direction in a generally horizontal plane a board translating in a longitudinal direction in the horizontal plane, wherein the board is aligned along its length in the lateral direction. The de... | 11/06/2001 |
| 6308602 | Apparatus for bite cutting made to order garments An apparatus and method for cutting pattern pieces from a continuous marker are disclosed. According to the invention, pattern pieces comprising made to order garments are cut from successive bites of limp sheet material. Means are provided for creating t... | 10/30/2001 |
| 6283001 | Facility for cutting fabric, facility for feeding fabric and method for cutting fabric An apparatus for cutting fabric includes at least one fabric wind-off device (1, 1') for one fabric bolt (7), a conveyor belt (5) for conveying the unwound fabric, and a cutting device (3) which cuts a piece of fabric to a given shape from the length of f... | 09/04/2001 |
| 6260458 | Method and apparatus for forming cuts in catheters, guide wires, and the like A system and method for making at least one cut in a catheter, guide wire or other elongate cylindrical object having a lengthwise axis, comprising a securing means for repeatedly releasing and then holding the elongate object in a position suitable for c... | 07/17/2001 |
| 6056682 | Method and apparatus for severing a running material web in a folding apparatus of a web-fed rotary printing press The present invention generally relates to severing a running material web in a folding apparatus of a web-fed rotary printing press. In one exemplary embodiment, a severing element is moved in the traveling direction of the web with a speed which is subs... | 05/02/2000 |
| 6014919 | Method and apparatus for forming cuts in catheters, guidewires, and the like A catheter, guidewire or other cylindrical object cutting device which includes a base, at least one circular saw blade mounted on a spindle member, and a clamp for manipulating the object to be cut. The at least one circular saw blade is rotatably mounte... | 01/18/2000 |
| 5979519 | Machine tool having improved means for holding workpieces A machine tool having a base unit, a table mounted on the base unit, at least one workpiece support member mounted on the table having a work support surface disposed at an angle to the horizontal, devices for removeably securing a workpiece on the work s... | 11/09/1999 |
| 5979038 | High-accuracy processing machine A machine for processing a workpiece is provided wherein the machine has a movable continuous belt rotatably mounted around a slider bed mounted on a frame, wherein the movable belt feeds the workpiece into and through the machine and allows for the proce... | 11/09/1999 |
| 5825652 | Sample garment making system A system for automatically making sample garments comprises a controller having a central process for preparing a marker based on data representing individual pattern pieces of an overall garment design and data representing selected portions of the sheet... | 10/20/1998 |
| 5784937 | Three dimensional automatic food slicer A machine for slicing a food product in the three dimensions in a single continuous cycle to produce an end product having a determined size and shape. The machine incorporates a first slicing station for slicing a determined length of a first slice off t... | 07/28/1998 |
| 5680888 | Saw trimmer and method for trimming lumber pieces The saw trimmer is used for trimming lumber pieces. The saw trimmer comprises a conveyor for longitudinally moving lumber pieces across the saw trimmer. The lumber pieces are transversely disposed on the conveyor with reference to the longitudinal directi... | 10/28/1997 |
| 5628237 | Slicing machine for two or more food loaves A high speed slicing machine supports first and second food loaves for movement along parallel loaf paths into a slicing station where both loaves are sliced by one cyclically driven knife blade; the slices are stacked or shingled in groups on a receiving... | 05/13/1997 |
| 5596917 | Apparatus for conveying and cutting sheet material on a vacuum bed with system for sealing end portions of the bed An apparatus for conveying and cutting sheet material has an endless conveyor belt trained over rotatable end units. The endless belt defines an upper run for supporting the sheet material, a lower run spaced below the upper run, and two arcuate end secti... | 01/28/1997 |
| 5550033 | Mold plunger and method for embedding tissue samples A method and apparatus for preparing tissue samples for subsequent slicing in a microtone, utilizing a thermally transmissive body and removable mold heads to facilitate encapsulation of tissue samples in a gelatinous substance so that the samples may be ... | 08/27/1996 |
| 5524328 | Workpiece holddown assembly for machine tools In a machine tool having a base member, a table supported on the base member, on which a workpiece may be positioned to be machined, and a toolhead assembly supported on the base member, provided with a tool engageable with the workpiece positioned on the... | 06/11/1996 |
| 5441092 | Method and apparatus for the production of heart centered, substantially square timbers A method and apparatus for the efficient production of heart wood centered small dimensioned, square timber comprising a log feed system for the storage and dispensing of individual logs to the production facility; a log centering system wherein the log i... | 08/15/1995 |
| 5390716 | Device for the slicing production of boards A machine is described for the slicing removal of a board from a cant adved longitudinally past a blade and pressed, from the side opposite from the blade, by means of a pressing device against the blade and a counterpressure rail mounted in front of the... | 02/21/1995 |
| 5320017 | Floating top conveyor having endless belt with dual independently movable tensioning rollers A roll slicing machine includes an endless conveyor belt moving in a first horizontal direction and having rolls thereon, a pressure applying arrangement spaced above the conveyor which can engage the tops of the rolls, and a roll slicing knife provided v... | 06/14/1994 |
| 5287782 | Gang saw with horizontally and vertically movable hold-downs A rip saw with multiple saws adjustably positionable along a power-driven arbor. A clamp or hold-down assembly is provided on its upstream side, and on the downstream side, of the arbor and its saws. Each assembly is passable along an inclined path that c... | 02/22/1994 |
| 5282407 | Leakage preventive device combined with automatic sheet cutting apparatus The present invention relates to an automatic sheet cutting apparatus which cuts off a sheet like a knit or a woven fabric into a predetermined shape and more particularly to a vacuum air leakage preventive device combined with an automatic sheet cutting ... | 02/01/1994 |
| 5271304 | Automatic food slicing machine A conveying system for an automatic food slicing machine is disclosed. The conveying system has a floating upper conveyor positioned above a lower conveyor. The conveyors cooperatively feed the food item to be sliced an incremental length into the slicing... | 12/21/1993 |
