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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7610835 | Blind cut down machine A blind cut-down apparatus for trimming a blind down to size the blind having at least a head rail component, and blind slats suspended from the head rail, and having a blind holding plate with an opening for holding the components in position for cutting, a slat cu... | 11/03/2009 |
| 7467578 | Piston blind cutter An apparatus for cutting elements of a window covering, such elements including at least a head rail, the apparatus comprising a holding plate having an opening for holding the head rail in a selected position; a cutting die disposed adjacent to the holding plate an... | 12/23/2008 |
| 7434500 | Method and apparatus for cutting a ribbon of rubber-coated fabric A method for cutting a ribbon of rubber-coated fabric includes dragging a free end of the ribbon past a working position of a punching device, forming a notch between two adjacent reinforcing cords of the ribbon using the punching device, moving a counter-blade of t... | 10/14/2008 |
| 7124672 | Blind cut down machine A blind cut-down apparatus for trimming a blind down to size the blind having at least a head rail component, and blind slats suspended from the head rail, and having a blind holding plate with an opening for holding the components in position for cutting, a slat cu... | 10/24/2006 |
| 7121181 | Apparatus and process for cutting extruded material A rotating cutting apparatus comprising a cutting blade holder with at least one hole on the outside diameter of the cutting blade holder into which cutting blades are inserted and bonded to the cutting blade holder. The cutting blade holder encloses a center hole, ... | 10/17/2006 |
| 7114421 | Fabric blind cut down apparatus and method of trimming fabric blinds A method of trimming the width of a blind having a head rail and a fabric panel depending therefrom, by a predetermined trim measurement, by trimming a first length from the head rail, retracting the head rail away from a first side edge of said fabric panel, trimmi... | 10/03/2006 |
| 7017459 | Blind cut down machine A blind cut-down apparatus for trimming a blind down to size the blind having at least a head rail component, and blind slats suspended from the head rail, and having a blind holding plate with an opening for holding the components in position for cutting, a slat cu... | 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 |
| 6877409 | Cutting apparatus and method for venetian blinds A cutting machine for a Venetian blind comprising a head rail, a bottom rail, and a plurality of blind slats. The cutting machine comprises a body defining a head rail opening, a bottom rail opening, and at least one blind slat opening, a plate for cutting the head ... | 04/12/2005 |
| 6836947 | Method of dismantling air conditioner Using a cutting device (10) including a rotor (11) with a principal plane, a spindle (13) provided in a normal direction to the principal plane and at least one impacting body (100) mounted on the spindle rotatably, in which the impacting... | 01/04/2005 |
| 6800351 | Folded honeycomb structure consisting of corrugated paperboard and method and device for producing the same The invention relates to a folded honeycomb structure and to a method and device for producing said folded honeycomb structure from a corrugated core web. The folded honeycomb structure has a number of adjacent corrugated core strips which lie in one plane and are i... | 10/05/2004 |
| 6758120 | Blind cut down apparatus An apparatus for trimming the width of blinds of the type having a headrail, and a bottom rail and blind slats, and having a support body with a headrail opening, and a bottom rail opening, and a blind slat opening the blind components being insertable into their op... | 07/06/2004 |
| 6619167 | Method and apparatus for precision cutting of graphics areas from sheets An improved method and apparatus for cutting a graphics area from a sheet of material which includes such graphics area. The method improved involves applying a plurality of registration marks on the sheet at and about the graphics area in predetermined p... | 09/16/2003 |
| 6619168 | Method and apparatus for automatic precision cutting of graphics areas from sheets An improved method and apparatus for automatic cutting of graphics area(s) from a sheet of material which includes such graphics area(s), the graphics areas having a plurality of registration marks in predetermined positions with respect thereto and inclu... | 09/16/2003 |
| 6604443 | Blind and shade cutting center A method and apparatus for sizing window coverings slidably extendable from a bay into an isle of a retail outlet. The method includes the steps of locating the center of the window covering relative to a cutting station utilizing a half scale for removin... | 08/12/2003 |
| 6336388 | Rotary saw cutter blind cut down machine A blind cut-down apparatus for cutting and sawing a blind having at least a head rail component, and blind slats suspended from the head rail, and having a blind holding plate with an opening for holding the components in position for cutting, a slat cutt... | 01/08/2002 |
| 6305260 | Non-symmetrical heavy duty knife apparatus and cutting method A novel knife apparatus and method are disclosed for cutting a plurality of articles from a sheet or web of material. The knife can be formed in or secured to the outer surface of a rotary die cutter. The knife includes a first cutting member having a fir... | 10/23/2001 |
| 6298760 | Non-symmetrical knife apparatus and cutting method A novel knife apparatus and method are disclosed for cutting a plurality of articles from a sheet or web of material. The knife can be formed in or secured to the outer surface of a rotary die cutter. The knife includes a first cutting member having a fir... | 10/09/2001 |
| 6291317 | Method for dicing of micro devices A method for dicing small devices including MEMS, ink jet printheads, lasers etc. The method comprises making a first pass cut into a substrate with a blade of narrow kerf and having long wear characteristics. This first pass cut is then followed with a p... | 09/18/2001 |
| 6279440 | Heavy duty knife apparatus and cutting method A novel knife apparatus and method are disclosed for cutting a plurality of articles from a sheet or web of material. The knife can be formed in or secured to the outer surface of a rotary die cutter. The knife includes a first cutting member having a fir... | 08/28/2001 |
| 6237454 | Self-centering trim punch Cast metal parts are created for use in making machinery. When these parts are formed, unwanted material remains in the openings of the parts. This material, called flash, must be removed. In the method of the present invention, the cast parts are placed ... | 05/29/2001 |
| 6178857 | Method of end trimming of blinds A method for trimming the width of blinds of the type having a headrail, a bottom rail and blind slats, by an apparatus having a support body with a headrail opening, and a bottom rail opening, and a blind slat opening, the headrail, bottom rail and blind... | 01/30/2001 |
| 6112664 | Plate making apparatus with a cutter and punch mechanism formed in one piece A plate making apparatus of a flexible plate material 13,22 being placed on a plate cylinder 7 for executing planographic printing in multiple colors. The plate making apparatus has a cutter 23 being placed between a storage section 21 of a roll-like plat... | 09/05/2000 |
| 6024225 | Chain of elastic bands, method and installation for the production of a chain of elastic bands and method and installation for feeding elastic bands from the chain of elastic bands to a handling installation A chain of elastic bands (1) includes at least two elastic bands (3), wherein adjacent elastic bands are joined to one another by means of at least one bridging piece (4). The longitudinal direction (A) of the elastic bands preferably extends transversely... | 02/15/2000 |
| 5967009 | Rotary knife apparatus and cutting method A knife apparatus and method are disclosed for cutting a plurality of articles from a sheet or web of material. The knife can be formed in or secured to the outer surface of a rotary die cutter. The knife includes a first cutting member having a first end... | 10/19/1999 |
| 5753158 | Method for manufacturing aspirators for medical and dental use Method for manufacturing aspirator tubes (10) for medical and dental use which are provided with two opposite air apertures (13) adjacent at least one end thereof. The air apertures are made in a tube length which is moving axially and is cut to individua... | 05/19/1998 |
| 5697273 | Method of perforating film A method for making perforations in a continuous film which is thereafter cut into individual filmstrips having variable lengths. A die set unit of the perforator has a plurality of punches and corresponding dies which are respectively arranged along the ... | 12/16/1997 |
| 5697272 | Method of perforating film A method for making perforations in a continuous film which is thereafter cut into individual filmstrips having variable lengths. A die set unit of the perforator has a plurality of punches and corresponding dies which are respectively arranged along the ... | 12/16/1997 |
| 5300345 | Nonwoven fabric made of laminated slit sheet A laminated nonwoven fabric comprising a first web having a network structure having laterally extending ribbons and nodes interconnecting longitudinally adjacent ribbons, and a second web laminated to the first web. The first web is fabricated such that ... | 04/05/1994 |
| 5140879 | Variable array punch A system is provided which utilizes a plurality of sequentially controlled magnetic repulsion punches arranged in a variable array to punch a constantly moving substrate. These punches are disposed adjacent the constant velocity substrate on which holes, ... | 08/25/1992 |
| 5029502 | Method and apparatus for cutting wire-embedded member for use in tire The present invention is drawn to a method an an apparatus for cutting a sheet member embedded with wires for use in tire, having the following characteristics. That is, a wire-embedded member is cut with a rotatable cutter at the middle of the member in ... | 07/09/1991 |
| 4921563 | Method for making foldable plastic products A method is disclosed for making plastic products that enables adjacent portions thereof to be easily folded into juxtaposed relationship. A hinge is formed by utilizing an angled or curved cutting tool to create a continuous slit which in a preferred con... | 05/01/1990 |
| 4790226 | Apparatus for cutting blind slats Disclosed is an apparatus for cutting blind slats, including a conveying device for sequentially conveying a slat material and a cutting device turned on and off in synchronism with the conveyance of the slat material so as to form slats of a desired leng... | 12/13/1988 |
| 4755250 | Method for the production of rigid foam sheets The process and the appropriate apparatus for producing rigid foam elements, in particular of polyurethane, operate with a double-belt unit, in which the rigid foam elements produced are provided with upper and lower cover sheets. A parting agent is appli... | 07/05/1988 |
| 4608890 | Method of cutting elastomeric material An apparatus and method for applying a stabilizer ply to a tire building drum and more particularly an apparatus and method for cutting and applying the stabilizer ply material and specifically an apparatus for cutting the stabilizer ply material between ... | 09/02/1986 |
| 4534247 | Method and apparatus for controlling the feeding of a bandsaw blade in bandsaw machines The present invention relates generally to bandsaw machines having a flexible bandsaw blade trained around a plurality of wheels to perform cutting operations and, more particularly, pertains to a method and apparatus for controlling the feeding of the ba... | 08/13/1985 |
| 4516493 | Apparatus for imprinting and cutting a tape or ribbon An apparatus for serially imprinting and cutting a tape such as an award ribbon includes a pneumatically actuated, heated imprinter and sequentially operated, pneumatically actuated cutter and trimmer. A stepping motor provides incremental movement of the... | 05/14/1985 |
| 4481700 | Panel punch A method and apparatus for cutting a hole with at most one line of symmetry in, for example, a sheet metal panel is disclosed wherein a plurality of holes are first drilled in the panel and thereafter a punch is positioned on one side of the panel and a d... | 11/13/1984 |
| 4404879 | Accurately placed stress concentrating aperture in flexible packages An "easy open" feature for a sealed flexible pouch and method and apparatus for accurately positioning said feature in the sealed border region of said flexible pouch. The feature comprises a stress concentrating aperture exhibiting a strong tendency to i... | 09/20/1983 |
| 4344342 | Method for the manufacture of washers and the like A method of producing washers and the like from a strip of sheet material having at least one straight edge, in which scrap generation is minimized.... | 08/17/1982 |
