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...that Charles Goodyear performed some of his experiments on rubber while in debtor's prison? He was there so often he referred to it as his "hotel". Chronically in debt because of poor business sense and ill health, Goodyear depended on the generosity of friends and family. Even after he unlocked the secret to vulcanizing rubber, he was unable to improve his financial situation. When he died, his estate was $200,000 in debt.
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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7509902 | Device for slicing food products An apparatus for slicing food products having a machine housing. A cutting head housing with a rotatably driven blade is bonded to the machine housing by an adjustment device. The adjustment device includes a frame which is only moveable in a Y direction relative to... | 03/31/2009 |
| 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 |
| 7013782 | Apparatus and method for cutting and stripping covering layers from a filamentary core including both rotary and reciprocating cutting blades A cutting/stripping apparatus, and methods of operation thereof, which include at least one first blade for rotary motion about the central axis of a multi-layered workpiece, and at least two, second members/blades reciprocally movable along essentially linear axes,... | 03/21/2006 |
| 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 |
| 6840147 | Orbiting blade coaxial cable cutter/stripper Apparatus for supporting a coaxial cable, or the like, and effecting cutting and stripping operations to remove a portion of one or more layers which concentrically cover a central conductor. A single blade, having a circular cutting edge, is moved in an orbital pat... | 01/11/2005 |
| 6832537 | Roll paper cutter A roll paper cutter, for cutting roll paper which is fed out from a roll of paper so that it can be separated from an outer circumference of the roll of paper, comprises: a rail extending in the longitudinal direction of the rail perpendicular to the roll paper feed... | 12/21/2004 |
| 6484615 | Slicing blade for concurrently slicing a plurality of product loaves disposed in a side-by-side relationship A slicing machine including a slicing blade for slicing at least first and second product loaves disposed in a side-by-side arrangement using a single rotation of the slicing blade is set forth. A single rotation of the slicing edge about the center of ro... | 11/26/2002 |
| 6267033 | Close tolerance food slicing apparatus, blade and method Apparatus device and method improved slicing of large food sticks, loaves and the like are provided. A slicing blade which may have a top flat surface or top flat land width along its cutting edge provides generally longitudinal forces on the food product... | 07/31/2001 |
| 6142048 | Dual rotating blade cutting device for cutting a continuous material The cutting device (1) for a continuous material, in particular a corrugated web, consists of rotating paired cutter bars (5, 6) mounted in bearings above one another, with blades (8) which run in the lengthwise direction of the cutter bars. Each cutter b... | 11/07/2000 |
| 5988033 | Food slicing apparatus, blade and method Apparatus, device and method for improved slicing of large food sticks, loaves and the like are provided. A slicing blade which has a top flat surface or top flat land width along its cutting edge provides generally longitudinal forces on the food product... | 11/23/1999 |
| 5979285 | Apparatus for cutting dough products An apparatus for cutting dough products fed by a conveyor assembly into a cutting section comprises a segmented, generally spiral-shaped straight cutting blade or three-dimensional or helical-shaped cutting blade having an angled blade edge, the blade att... | 11/09/1999 |
| 5884545 | Log sawing assembly There is provided a device for sawing logs to a predetermined length which includes a log lead-in support member, a log support frame, a log cutting station and a log collection deck. The log support frame includes a front end, a rear end, opposite sides ... | 03/23/1999 |
| 5460069 | Machine for stripping outer jacket from multi-conductor cables An automated wire stripper has a forward wire-gripping assembly, a rearward insulation-pulling assembly, and a rotatable knife hub assembly positioned intermediate of the forward and rearward assemblies. The knife hub assembly includes a pair of thermal k... | 10/24/1995 |
| 5445054 | Sheet cutting apparatus and method A sheet cutting apparatus and a method of cutting tobacco sheet into cut filler are disclosed. The apparatus comprises a fixed ledger blade and a rotatable cutter blade coacting with the ledger blade to simultaneously cut the tobacco sheet transversely an... | 08/29/1995 |
| 5404777 | Yield improving food slicing method and slicing apparatus Method and apparatus for improved slicing of large food sticks, loafs and the like are provided. A slicing blade having a flat top surface or top flat land width along its cutting edge provides generally longitudinal forces on the food product being slice... | 04/11/1995 |
| 5386753 | Tab cutting Cross cuts for forming the ends of a tab on a sheet, for example a glue tab on a corrugated paperboard container blank, are performed by independent rotary cutter units. Each cutter unit has a spirally convoluted blade which, as it rotates, cuts progressi... | 02/07/1995 |
| 5345848 | Cutter A cutter which is particularly suitable for raw sausage production. Setting out from a knife with a knee and two circular cutting curves of equal radius and an outer edge concentric to the pivot, the base point of a perpendicular drawn from the knee onto ... | 09/13/1994 |
| 5320014 | Yield improving continuous food slicing method and apparatus Method and apparatus for improved slicing of large food sticks, loafs and the like are provided. A slicing blade having a flat top surface or top flat land width along its cutting edge provides generally longitudinal forces on the food product being slice... | 06/14/1994 |
| 5317808 | Hole cutting apparatus A circle cutting devices includes a pair of opposing discs rotatably coupled together about a common axis by a spindle extending axially from one of the discs. A spring biasing assembly is coupled to the spindle to bias the discs together by a constant pr... | 06/07/1994 |
| 5301577 | Method of food slicing to form multiple slices each blade revolution A method is provided for slicing food product sticks such as loaves or chubs or the like of meat and cheese. A blade assembly is utilized which includes a plurality of, typically two, blade members, each of which has a curved cutting surface that terminat... | 04/12/1994 |
| 5291815 | Cutter For dividing a chunk of material which comprises areas tending to deform as well as rigid areas, a cutter with a spiral cutting edge is provided. The cutting edge has two sections of which the first in the direction of rotation, is unserrated and undergoe... | 03/08/1994 |
| 5282406 | Slicing machine A slicing machine includes a blade-plate assembly and a stationary support structure capable of slicing multiple as well as varied food products at the same time. The blade-plate assembly includes a spiraled outer edge support plate and a circular blade h... | 02/01/1994 |
| 5182896 | Apparatus and method for heat-sealing a film cover to open ended containers A film cover is heat-sealed to the open end of containers and cut from a film stock by a cam-actuated, orbitally moving knife blade which severs the film stock along a circumferential region closely adjacent the container's open end. A major extent of the... | 02/02/1993 |
| 5065656 | Food slicing with multiple cutting surface blade An apparatus is provided for slicing food product sticks such as loaves or chubs or the like of meat and cheese. A blade assembly is utilized which includes a plurality of, typically two, blade members, each of which has a curved cutting surface that term... | 11/19/1991 |
| 4949606 | Apparatus for severing data-bearing tapes which are dispensed by a machine An apparatus for severing data-bearing tapes which are dispensed by a machine, which apparatus comprises an electric motor for driving a double-edged helical rotary cutter for cooperating with a spring-loaded stationary cutter, comprises an angle-section ... | 08/21/1990 |
| 4914997 | Transverse cutting device for cutting into lengths a strip traveling continuously along a predetermined path A transverse cutting device for cutting into lengths a strip traveling continuously along a predetermined path, which device presents a drum for feeding and guiding the strip through a cutting station; and a cutting unit for successively cutting the strip... | 04/10/1990 |
| 4821616 | Machine for cutting food products such as in particular vegetables This machine is of the type comprising a frame (1) supporting a hopper (2) for charging the products, a cutting plate, an ejection plate (6a, 6b) for ejecting the cut products disposed under the cutting plate (4), and a device (13) for driving in rotation... | 04/18/1989 |
| 4747995 | Velocity limiter shear for BWR control rods An apparatus for the simultaneous shearing of two sides of the boiling water nuclear reactor control rod. The rotation of the rods at 90 degree rotation and the shearing of the second two sides underwater in a nuclear waste storage pool. In a previous app... | 05/31/1988 |
| 4679323 | Rotary nibbler A rotary type nibbler comprising a spindle having a helical groove, the spindle being rotatable in a body which terminates in a flat workpiece engagement face which is at an angle with respect to the axis of rotation approximating the helix angle of the g... | 07/14/1987 |
| 4671150 | Apparatus and method for cutting pipe into small pieces An apparatus and method for cutting a pipe into a multiplicity of small pieces are provided wherein the pipe is fed by rotating the pipe about its longitudinal axis and simultaneously moving the pipe in a direction generally parallel to the longitudinal a... | 06/09/1987 |
| 4619164 | Orbital stripping device A cable cutter and stripper uses fixed and moving plates, each having aligned orifices. The moving plate orifices have sharpened edges and are orbited in a plane parallel to the fixed plate to cut through the cable insulation. The radius of orbit is adjus... | 10/28/1986 |
| 4593465 | Rotary nibbler A rotary type nibbler comprising a spindle having a helical groove, the spindle being rotatable in a bearing sleeve which terminates in a flat workpiece engagement face which is at an angle with respect to the axis of rotation approximating the helix angl... | 06/10/1986 |
| 4173913 | Hole cutter having rotatable blade carrier The cutter is primarily intended for use in cutting holes of various sizes in self-adhesive pads used by people who have had Ilyostomy and collostomy operations. It consists of a holder in the form of a hinged case for a square pad, a rotatable blade carr... | 11/13/1979 |
| 4116748 | Dry wall taping machine having an improved tape shear A hand-operated dry wall taping machine includes an elongated tubular main body portion, to be held by the operator, with a tape applicator head at the end adjacent the seam being taped. A supply reel of tape is carried from the tubular body. The applicat... | 09/26/1978 |
| 4114491 | Full rotation type paper web cutting device A paper web cutting device of a full rotation type comprises, in combination: a rotary cutter including a shank with rotary shafts at both ends, a cutting blade affixed to the shank, with its edge inclined circumferentially relative to the common axis of ... | 09/19/1978 |
| 4074603 | Nibbling tool A nibbling tool for contour cutting and for forming holes in a plate or the like, comprising one movable and one stationary member, and a supporting element with a shaft. The shaft has a first longitudinal axis, and the supporting element is rotatable abo... | 02/21/1978 |
| 4069729 | Fabric cutter Bias cutting of rubberized fabric material having high strength material embedded therein, wherein a carriage is reciprocated on a support frame, which frame may be adjusted angularly to determine the bias angle of cut. A cutter support is mounted on the ... | 01/24/1978 |
| 4022090 | Electrically actuated punch press The power stroke of the within punch press results from the electrical interaction of an armature, attached in depending relation from a superposed positioned die set, and a solenoid coil located in the supporting base of the press. In assembling each com... | 05/10/1977 |
