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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8162024 | Bottle label removal apparatus A device is provided for removal of a layer, such as a label, from a cylindrical surface of an object. The device includes a guide, a cutting instrument, and a base connecting the guide and the cutting instrument. The guide and the cutting instrument are separated b... | 04/24/2012 |
| 7263923 | Food product cutting apparatus and process An apparatus and process for cutting food products, in which the products are fed single-file by gravity through a cutting device comprising one or more cutting elements. The apparatus makes use of a device for contacting and positioning the products as they drop th... | 09/04/2007 |
| 7162941 | Universal slicer with positioning plate A universal slicer contains a housing, a rotatably mounted revolving blade, a positioning plate which is provided with a bearing surface for a product that is to be sliced, and a mechanism regulating the width of cut by adjusting the positioning plate in relation to... | 01/16/2007 |
| 7017464 | Woodworking tension board A tension board comprises a bow member that can deform resiliently to apply lateral force to a workpiece pushed between it and the fence of a table saw, and that may have an associated tension gauge element. Combination tools may employ two bow members having differ... | 03/28/2006 |
| 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 |
| 6929178 | Cash storage apparatus In a cash storage apparatus having plural drawers, operation of these drawers is improved. A first and a second drawer, one being stacked on other, are received in a body casing of the cash storage apparatus. The apparatus is provided with a cylinder-lock for lockin... | 08/16/2005 |
| 6918329 | Carriage coupling device A positioning carriage is coupled to a fence structure by a rigid sheet having one or more bends around an axis parallel to the direction of fence structure movement. ... | 07/19/2005 |
| 6722244 | Cutting mechanism for sheet-like conveyed material and photographic processing apparatus A cutting mechanism for sheet-like conveyed material comprising: a unit provided across the transfer path for conveying the long sheet-like conveyed material in a lengthwise direction; a movable member provided in the unit for moving forward and backward along a cro... | 04/20/2004 |
| 6679305 | Fence assembly for table saw A fence assembly for a table saw includes a track for mounting on one edge of the table saw perpendicular to a slot in the table top of the saw and a blade in the slot, a carriage slidable on the track, a fence rotatable on the carriage for defining a str... | 01/20/2004 |
| 6591728 | Clamping power tool guide with integral measurement tool Prior power tool guides have not been successful as they have been awkward and inconvenient for a busy tradesperson to position on the workpiece. Those tool guides which have an integral gauge for measuring the required spacing between the guide and the t... | 07/15/2003 |
| 6471574 | Dust protection cover for a rotary grinding tool A dust protection cover for a rotary grinding tool and having a base (1, 11, 21) fixedly securable with the tool housing (10) a substantially circular cover body (2, 12, 22) connectable with the base (1, 11, 21) for completely circumferentially covering t... | 10/29/2002 |
| 5768965 | Cash drawer assembly with cutter A cash drawer assembly includes a housing having a drawer slidably mounted therein which receives a till containing compartments for storing cash. A cutter in the form of a flat plate is removably trapped laterally between the till and the drawer, and inc... | 06/23/1998 |
| 5746103 | Coin roll opening device A cash drawer having a coin roll opening device for opening a roll of coins quickly, conveniently and safely. The device includes a cash drawer having guides for receiving a coin roll. The cash drawer further includes a receptacle for receiving a blade as... | 05/05/1998 |
| 5609086 | Coin roll opening device A cash drawer having a coin roll opening device for opening a roll of coins quickly, conveniently and safely. The device includes a cash drawer having guides for receiving a coin roll. The cash drawer further includes a receptacle for receiving a blade as... | 03/11/1997 |
| 5406872 | Side-by-side programmable feed system A side-by-side material feed system is provided for feeding two dissimilar strips of material. The material is fed along parallel feed paths by first and second material feeders which move the material toward respective cutters. The operation of the feede... | 04/18/1995 |
| 5387305 | Method for producing a theroelectrically weldable zone in a thermoplastic material The process for the production of a thermoelectrically weldable zone in thermoplastic materials is significantly improved by the true-to-size, air-free embedding of the heating conductor at a clearly defined depth below the joining surface. For this purpo... | 02/07/1995 |
| 5337639 | Outfeed lifter ramp for blanking boxes and other die-cut paper products The present invention contemplates an outfeed lift ramp (24) for use with a male (19) and female (18) combination of blanking dies for separating a diecut paper box blank (21) from an attendant web portion (20). Outfeed lift ramp (24) is appended to the l... | 08/16/1994 |
| 5309803 | System including method and apparatus for cutting each layer of a double-layered roll of sheet to different lengths and widths Method and portable apparatus for separately cutting respective layers of sheet of double-layered sheets which includes a portable apparatus with a pair of adjustable upper and lower parallel cutting assemblies each having angularly oriented cutting blade... | 05/10/1994 |
| 5123319 | Circular saw A circular saw shaft for cutting wood comprises a motor-driven shaft and a ircular saw blade mounted on the shaft. A support disk is mounted on the shaft in spaced relationship to the saw blade to apply to the wood a supporting force in a direction extendi... | 06/23/1992 |
| 5038649 | Food slicer adapter A food slicer adapter is provided for securement in combination with a food slicer containing an underlying hopper with relatively movable blades mounted therewithin. The adapter is provided for sliding inter-engagement with one of a plurality of feed hop... | 08/13/1991 |
| 4957022 | Pipe slitter Method and apparatus are disclosed for cutting a slit along the length of a pipe in such a manner that expansion of a diameter of the slitted pipe is possible without creating a gap at the slit. This is accomplished by advancing the pipe to be slit past a... | 09/18/1990 |
| 4779504 | Device for fancy cutting melons and the like A device for effecting continuous annular fancy cuts such as serrations around melons and the like comprises an elongated substantially linear base and support member having a trough-like cross section. A flat central portion of the base and support membe... | 10/25/1988 |
| 4724606 | Method and apparatus for making a subminiature fuse A method for assembling terminal cup-shaped end caps over the ends of cartridge-type electrical subminiature fuses during the assembly thereof has for its novel feature the provision of a centered axially extending handling wire attached to the outer face... | 02/16/1988 |
| 4650606 | Apparatus for collapsing burnable poison rods for storage in reduced volume An apparatus for collapsing and storing used burnable poison assemblies in a reduced volume, which includes a hanger member movable up and down for lifting a holder portion of a burnable poison assembly; a cutter for cutting solid portions of thimble plug... | 03/17/1987 |
| 4643845 | Method of cutting high-activity solid waste A method of and an apparatus for cutting a high-activity solid waste, such as a used channel box and a used control rod, to reduce same in size to facilitate its disposal. The channel box is cut axially through opposing corners to produce elongated split ... | 02/17/1987 |
| 4639973 | Device for cutting off the tail of slaughtered poultry Device for cutting of the tail of slaughtered poultry which is moved forward, hanging by the legs on a conveyor track, comprising a cutting knife fixedly mounted under the conveyor track, having a V-shaped cutting edge and being supported by a guide for t... | 02/03/1987 |
| 4604847 | Medicine package, method of opening the package, and machine for performing the method A medicine package including a reservoir containing the medicine, the package bearing a machine readable code indicative of the characteristics of the medicine contained therein. If from reading the code it is determined that the medicine contained in the... | 08/12/1986 |
| 4418597 | Anti-kickback device A flat support member mounted on and extending above a horizontal worktable has an elongated, inclined slot therein with a rack formed along its upper side, a wheel lying along one side of the member and rolling on a workpiece on the table has a coaxial p... | 12/06/1983 |
| 4290906 | Apparatus for cutting channel box for fuel assembly and method therefor Apparatus including two types of cutting means or roller cutters and shears for cutting a channel box for a fuel assembly for a nuclear reactor and method therefor. The roller cutters and shears are located in the lower portion of a casing having inserted... | 09/22/1981 |
| 4175599 | Balsawood stripper A strip cutting device for wood or the like having a plurality of parallel slots of different depths with a cutter disposed above the slots and means for holding the cutter across a plurality of the slots and at an angle to said slots and intermediate the... | 11/27/1979 |
| 4175460 | Felt, belt, and fabric trimmer Trimmer apparatus for trimming the edge of an endless belt of felt, fabric, or other similar material. The apparatus provides quick-release pins for easy removal of the cutting apparatus from the mounting brackets. The mounting brackets are adjustable in ... | 11/27/1979 |
| 4016728 | Device for severing underwater cables A device is attachable to an outwardly extensible, rotatable arm of a manned submergible chamber and is formed with a horizontally pivoted gate to engage and hold a cable upon rotation of the arm. The device is provided with a track-mounted blade to sever... | 04/12/1977 |
| 3995515 | Bakery product slicer A bakery product slicer and method for forming vertical slits extending along proof lines between adjacent buns in clusters of buns. The slicer includes a rotary vertical slicing blade located in the path of movement of clusters past the slicer at the nom... | 12/07/1976 |
| 3938413 | Extrusion preparation apparatus Multiflanged extrusion preparation apparatus including means by which multiflanged elongated extrusions are aligningly fed to punch press operated dies which notch, trim, and otherwise prepare the extrusions for use in assembling and installing of fiberbo... | 02/17/1976 |
