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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 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 |
| 6958341 | Pyrazolopyrimidines as CRF antagonists The present invention relates to pyrazolopyrimidines according to formula (I) and stereoisomers, isomers and salts thereof wherein R1-R5 are selected from certain alkyl, aryl and heteroaryl specie... | 10/25/2005 |
| 6912941 | Steel rule die with removable cutting units A steel rule die for cutting cloth and synthetic materials. The cutting die includes a primary substrate and a plurality of cutting units that are removably attachable to the substrate in such a manner that they are easy to adjust, remove and replace. The cutting un... | 07/05/2005 |
| 6352013 | Butter dish A butter dish for storing and dispensing specific sized slices of butter. The dish has two a base plates movable relative to each other and a removable lid pivotally connected to one of the base plates such that an interior space for holding a stick of bu... | 03/05/2002 |
| 5816124 | Method and device for transverse separation of a running material web A device and method for separating a running material web includes a knife, having a substantially planar body and a toothed edge, and an apparatus for swinging the knife into the running material web. The method includes running the material web in a dir... | 10/06/1998 |
| 5289750 | Apparatus for bonding continuous thin film to discrete base plates and film cutting apparatus therefor An apparatus for bonding thin film supplied from a continuous roll to at least one bonding surface along the entire length of a discrete printed surface base plate and efficiently cutting the film to a proper length which covers an entire planar surface o... | 03/01/1994 |
| 5279195 | Apparatus for continuously transporting, separating, and changing the path of webs An apparatus for continuously transporting, separating, and changing the path of webs in machines for processing webs prior to further processing are disclosed. A web consisting of at least one ribbon of material is conveyed by a pair of nip rollers arran... | 01/18/1994 |
| 5001833 | Letter opener A device for opening envelopes which comprises a rotatable shaft having an elongate recess in line with the axis of the shaft. A first cutting blade is located on the top edge of the recess and a second cutting blade is secured to a base which supports th... | 03/26/1991 |
| 4827820 | Paper web cut-off device A paper web cut-off device, comprising a frame and a blade member mounted on the frame. The blade member is disposed to execute cutting of the paper web, with an actuator being provided for producing, on the blade member, the force required for cutting th... | 05/09/1989 |
| 4697488 | Device for slicing and storing food such as cheese and the like A device for slicing and storing food such as cheese and the like for cutting of said food into slices of any thickness. Said device comprises a carrier with a top, a bottom, two sides, one enclosed end and a closable aperture end. A pusher, integral to t... | 10/06/1987 |
| 4630765 | Dispenser for tape with a stretchable backing A tape dispenser for pressure sensitive adhesive coated tape having a stretchable backing. The dispenser includes a housing comprising a base portion having a cavity in which a roll of the tape is mounted, and a slotted land area spaced from the hub again... | 12/23/1986 |
| 4620467 | Film cutter An improved film cutter for severing sheets of soft stretch film which is drawn in a plane into a wrapping machine from a continuous source of such film comprises a first elongated knife blade extending laterally across the plane defined by the film and h... | 11/04/1986 |
| 4459886 | Shearing apparatus to cut notches at the end of pipes and the like A shearing apparatus adapted to cut one or more notches at the end of a pipe and the like, to produce properly fitting endwise engagement of that end of the pipe against another pipe. This shearing apparatus features only one cycle of operation to cut two... | 07/17/1984 |
| 4337679 | Plate shears Plate shears comprise a fixed blade (2) secured on a bed (1), and a movable blade (3) fixed in a blade beam (4). The blade beam (4) is mounted for reciprocation in the direction of shearing in guides (7) of a clamping beam (5) which is permitted turning m... | 07/06/1982 |
| 4206668 | Cutting and sizing device for foamed material Apparatus for cutting a block of foamed material to the size of a laminate adhered thereto includes a support table and a carrier frame pivotally attached to the table. The carrier frame carries an electrical resistance wire and maintains same constantly ... | 06/10/1980 |
| 4196647 | Carton for dispensing and cutting sheet material A carton for cutting and dispensing sheet material in flattened form with a cutter mechanism for effecting same. The cutter is part of an upper bar suitably attached to the top wall member of the carton with the top normally maintained open by a spring ca... | 04/08/1980 |
| 4170914 | Chewing gum carrier and cutter A chewing gum dispenser is described wherein a rectangular box having a top, a bottom, two sides, a front and a rear end is dimensioned to contain a plurality of sticks of gum when the sticks of gum are stacked one upon another within the interior of the ... | 10/16/1979 |
| 4015498 | Cutter Cutting apparatus including an anvil portion having a slot therethrough, a rotatable knife portion disposed within the anvil, anvil support means swingable from an operating position to a rest position, positioning means for moving the anvil support means... | 04/05/1977 |
