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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7373961 | Worktable that is extendible in two steps A worktable includes two first rails arranged in parallel on a base, two guide rods movable along the first rails in a first direction and a second direction reversed to the first direction, two second rails respectively slidably coupled to the guide rods, a sliding... | 05/20/2008 |
| 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 |
| 7255337 | Oscillating transport unit for post-processing device A post processing apparatus for processing image-recorded sheets, having: a transporting unit for transporting a booklet comprising a plurality of image-recorded sheets; a trimming section for trimming the booklet; and an oscillating mechanism for oscillating the tr... | 08/14/2007 |
| 7208000 | Surgical cutting device The present invention provides a single-use surgical cutting device for cutting a planar piece of tissue into a predetermined shape. The cutting device comprises a housing having one or more side walls, a top, a base, and a hollow interior portion. A blade retaining... | 04/24/2007 |
| 7127976 | Guide for a cutting tool A guide comprises one or more brackets for securing the guide to a cutting tool, a horizontal support member secured to and moveable with respect to the brackets, and one or more arm assemblies secured to the horizontal support member and adapted to secure a working... | 10/31/2006 |
| 7066068 | Table saw A table saw having a frame to support a powered saw blade, a work surface moveably mounted on the frame, the work surface having at least two portions with a space therebetween to allow the saw blade to pass between the two portions. The work surface portions are jo... | 06/27/2006 |
| 7000519 | Jointer clamp A clamp to make a straight edge on a working board has a base with a lower surface to slide on a table saw and a main wall that extends upward from the base. A lower support extends outwardly from the main wall in opposite directions, and two upper supports extend o... | 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 |
| 6935215 | Slicing machine and conveyor system with automatic product width compensation The invention provides a slicing and conveying system that includes a slicing blade that cuts slices from a loaf, and an output conveyor located below the slicing blade for receiving the slices in a draft. A control system automatically adjusts a lateral movement of... | 08/30/2005 |
| 6817275 | Push cutting device for a table saw A push cutting device for a table saw includes seat board adapted to be mounted on a working table of a base of the table saw, a slide plate reciprocally slidably mounted on a top face of the seat board and a slide board reciprocally slidably mounted on a top face o... | 11/16/2004 |
| 6668692 | Process and device for the control of a motorized feed drive The invention consists of a process for the control of the motorized feed drive for the movable workplace table of a machine tool, in particular the rolling carriage of a circular saw. The manual force that is applied by the operator in direction of the f... | 12/30/2003 |
| 6615698 | Dual-end blinds trimming machine A dual-end cutting machine for trimming assembled blinds has fixed spacing between a pair of trimming units, which are adapted from conventional power miter saws. The blind assembly is clamped to a carriage that is movable on tracks between the trimming u... | 09/09/2003 |
| 6508153 | Conveyor product transfer apparatus and method The conveyor product transfer apparatus of the present invention includes at least one product transfer member mounted for translational (and preferably reciprocating) movement between product conveying surfaces or between a discharge or receiving station... | 01/21/2003 |
| 6382063 | Workpiece holder for cutting a 45 degree bevel A workpiece holder for cutting a 45 degree bevel in a workpiece with a table saw. The holder includes a frame having first and second end plate members that are identical in size and shape and parallel to each other, and a plurality of stabilizer bars ext... | 05/07/2002 |
| 6295906 | Apparatus and method for advancing, cutting and ejecting a tubular workpiece The present invention is a method for advancing and cutting tube blanks into desired lengths and ejecting the unusable piece of tubing remaining after all of the usable cuts have been made. The machine for cutting the tubes of the present invention is pre... | 10/02/2001 |
| 6244147 | Weld sample cutter A weld sample cutter has a rotating saw blade and a vice. The vice has jaws which will retain a cylindrical work piece so that it can be cut either longitudinally or transversely by the blade. The vice is movable along a slide plate so that the work piece... | 06/12/2001 |
| 6142050 | Cutting machine for elongate workpieces A cutting machine (A) simultaneously cuts an elongate workpiece (a) into one or more building products, wherein each product is of a predetermined length. The machine includes a frame or foundation (1), which supports an input or carry-in conveyor (2) for... | 11/07/2000 |
| 5894776 | Table saw top and mitre bar A combination tablesaw top and mitre bar is provided which eliminates the play encountered in previous systems. In addition the manufacturing tolerances are much relaxed, leading to reduced cost and little if no operator adjustment. In a preferred embodim... | 04/20/1999 |
| 5893310 | Method and apparatus for cutting a rubber sheet material used to form power transmission belts A cutting apparatus for sheet material, such as a power transmission belt molding pad, which cutting apparatus has a first structure for supporting a sheet material, a second structure for engaging and advancing the sheet material on the first structure t... | 04/13/1999 |
| 5784936 | Slice stacker for a slicing machine An improved slice stacking device for a food slicing machine. The machine has a reciprocating carriage to which an elongated food product workpiece is mounted. The workpiece reciprocates through a cutting blade, forming a slice in each cycle. A stacking b... | 07/28/1998 |
| 5735054 | Fixture for a table saw A self-adjusting accessory for a table saw that includes a guide for sliding in the guide groove of the work supporting table of a table saw and which is biased against the edge of the guide groove which is closest to the cutting blade. The guide bar is u... | 04/07/1998 |
| 5634386 | Wedge cutting jig device A new Wedge Cutting Jig Device for offering a tool that enables one to cut wood wedges and shims and the like with a variety of thicknesses. The inventive device includes a base, a handle, a wood pocket, a wood push wall, and a thickness adjustment means.... | 06/03/1997 |
| 5613431 | Avocado cutter A tool for use on an avocado, for separating the meat of an avocado from its skin while simultaneously cutting the meat into separate slices, comprising a handle having a first end and a second end and a frame mounted at one end of the handle. The frame h... | 03/25/1997 |
| 5339945 | Indexing device for a gravity log-feeding system A device (200) for indexing logs of frozen fish or the like is disclosed including log support fixtures (208) horizontally slideably mounted to slide blocks (206) in turn vertically slideable on guide rods (202). Horizontal legs (210) of the log support f... | 08/23/1994 |
| 4913019 | Ham loaf size sensing means in a ham slicing machine In a ham loaf slicing machine having a rotary cutter supported for cyclical orbital movement into and out of a slicing station, a ham loaf size sensing mechanism is provided in a collar having an aperture for supporting a ham loaf in position at the entra... | 04/03/1990 |
| 4830075 | Device for holding down and guiding workpiece plates A device for holding down and guiding workpiece plates to be machined on a wood working machine and advanced along a straightedge to ensure that the workpiece plates during the feed movement remain with one of their trimmed longitudinal edges in steady co... | 05/16/1989 |
| 4612966 | Process for the parallel splitting up of trimmed workpiece panels, in particular, of laminated, compressed wood panels During the parallel splitting up of workpiece panels, in particular, consisting of laminated, compressed wood, it is usually not possible to prevent one of the two panel sections resulting after completion of the last separating cut, more particularly, th... | 09/23/1986 |
| 4577539 | Apparatus for cutting sheets of plate glass according to a programmed profile Apparatus for cutting sheets of plate glass, particularly for making automobile windows, according to a profile programmed in a digital control unit the control output of which is coupled to electrohydraulic amplifiers, each of which controls the movement... | 03/25/1986 |
| 4432449 | Log cutting device having log shifting means A one man operable, mobile, field usable log cutting device is provided for quickly and easily loading, handling and transversely cutting of heavy logs to yield finished log segments or discs. The device includes a rotatable, powered saw blade along with ... | 02/21/1984 |
| 4091699 | Method and device for cutting a bundle of tubes The invention relates to a method and device for cutting a bundle of tubes containing a nuclear fuel into pieces having a preset length so that the fuel can be dissolved in a suitable solution. The bundle of tubes is introduced into a guide tube in a shearing ... | 05/30/1978 |
| 4063482 | Machine tool indexing mechanism The present invention relates to an indexing mechanism for stepwise advancing a workpiece relative to a cutting tool of a machine tool, to enable slices or wafers of predetermined thickness to be cut from the workpiece. The indexing mechanism comprises fi... | 12/20/1977 |