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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7322266 | Table saw having a scale device A table saw includes a stationary table, a movable table linearly movable relative to the stationary table, a rip fence movable relative to the stationary table and the movable table, and a scale device mounted between the stationary table and the movable table and ... | 01/29/2008 |
| 7263172 | X-ray apparatus having means for determining movable component positions The invention relates to an apparatus, notably an X-ray apparatus, which comprises two components which are displaceable relative to one another. A position visualization unit is arranged on one component of the apparatus and the other component of the apparatus is ... | 08/28/2007 |
| 7048273 | System and method for monitoring grouped resources System and method for monitoring grouped resources. A system and method of monitoring resource units in a stack is provided. The system and method includes providing a group of resource units and determining a thickness of one or more of the resource units. The syst... | 05/23/2006 |
| 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 |
| 6216574 | Automated stop positioning system apparatus Disclosed is an apparatus for precisely, easily and automatically setting and resetting stops on a cutting table. In particular, a hand manipulable pointer slideable along a scale may be moved a desired and equal distance to that desired of the stops, and... | 04/17/2001 |
| 6148703 | Movable fence for a machine tool An adjustable rip fence for a machine tool has a fence which is movable with respect to the cutting tool due to a rack and pinion. The rail assembly supporting the fence include a pair of stationary rails which are secure to the machine tool. A movable ra... | 11/21/2000 |
| 5806398 | Method and apparatus for determing the number of sheets in a stack A method and apparatus are disclosed for determining the quantity of sheets of material in a stack containing an unknown quantity. The method can be practiced with existing machines which perform various operations on the sheets of material while they are... | 09/15/1998 |
| 5795113 | Optical unit for image projection and tool incorporating same An optical unit for projecting an image including first and second locating lines for substantially eliminating the introduction of visual parallax error. In one preferred form, the optical unit is incorporated into a machine for performing a forming oper... | 08/18/1998 |
| 5735324 | Miter box with electronic measuring of lumber The invention is directed to measuring the length of a piece of wood to be cut in a miter box, a frame and trim saw, a radial saw and the like. The miter box includes a back (24) having a surface (24a) against which the piece of wood is placed and slid in... | 04/07/1998 |
| 5685212 | Rotating punch A key punch apparatus is provided for selectively removing notches of material from a key blank. The apparatus includes a punch and die subassembly which is rotatable between first and second positions. A carrier holds the key blank in an operative relati... | 11/11/1997 |
| 4727787 | Apparatus for measuring elongate articles Structural steel measuring apparatus comprises a reversible powered roller conveyor for advancing the structural member in opposite directions relative to a work station and a carriage movable alongside the conveyor and releasably clamped to the end of th... | 03/01/1988 |
| 4537106 | Stand for dispensing filamentary material from reels A display and dispensing rack is disclosed in which reels of filamentary material are rotatably supported upon a pair of roller covered, spaced, parallel bars so that the filamentary material may be withdrawn therefrom, passed through a measuring device a... | 08/27/1985 |
| 4524657 | Automatic wire cutting machine In an automatic wire cutting machine a stepper motor driven knurled roller is positioned between two wire guide channels to drive a wire toward a cutting station. The length of wire to be cut is set in a length counter. Drive cycles, during which the wire... | 06/25/1985 |
| 4385540 | Apparatus for scoring glass sheets Apparatus for scoring glass sheets comprises a rotary drive roll having a tire of resilient material for drivingly engaging the underside of a sheet of glass to be cut. A scoring wheel is mounted above the drive roll and is adjustable to move toward and a... | 05/31/1983 |
| 4230011 | Automatic center punch for templates A machine for production shops to make templates, the machine including a flat base having stops against which a template blank can be rested two tracks going north to south, or vice-versa, along which a first gauge carriage travels ONLY north to south, o... | 10/28/1980 |
| 4158320 | Miter device A jig, having two fixed jig faces forming a right angle, is rotatably mounted on a guide rail which can slide in each of the linear grooves formed parallel to and on opposite sides of a conventional wood-cutting saw table. Complementary cuts for the const... | 06/19/1979 |
| 4112793 | Device for cutting ovals in mats or glass sheets A device for cutting ovals or circles in sheet material. A baseboard is secured adjustably atop a parallel pair of base channels by a combination of screws and coil springs. A base plate secured to one end of the baseboard supports (1) a pair of swivel-mo... | 09/12/1978 |
| 4016072 | Control apparatus for a length determining machine Control apparatus for a length determining machine having a length determining assembly and a removal assembly, the control apparatus comprising a length control portion controlling the operation of the length determining assembly of the length determinin... | 04/05/1977 |
| 3981215 | Apparatus for cutting sheet material Apparatus for cutting sheet material unwound from a roll supported adjacent a cutter, the cutter comprising a stationary cutting member and a distinct movable cutting member adapted to cut material placed between the cutting members. The stationary cuttin... | 09/21/1976 |
| 3967519 | Multi directional web cutter An apparatus which cuts web, eg mat board, in several directions is provided, which includes a knife carriage which rides on moveable rails over the mat board, the knife carriage having mounted thereon a rotatable blade assembly which indexes the blade to... | 07/06/1976 |
