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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7926400 | Cutting rotor for granulating plastic castings The invention relates to a rotary cutter for the pelletization of plastic extrudates, said rotary cutter being provided with knives projecting axially away from its end surface, said knives being individually affixed to supporting surfaces of the rotary cutter by me... | 04/19/2011 |
| 7337994 | Rope-on-spool uncoiler and granulator Rope made of cellulose fibers, the polymeric chemical structure of which fibers has not been modified (referred to as “raw” cellulose fibers), are subjected to intense electron beam irradiation insufficient to degrade their chemical structure but sufficient to m... | 03/04/2008 |
| 7258044 | Apparatus and process for cutting of 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, ... | 08/21/2007 |
| 7243646 | Apparatus and method for shearing reinforced concrete piles and metal piles and crushing reinforced concrete piles An apparatus (10) for shearing off reinforced concrete piles and metal piles, casing and conductor pipes, and crushing reinforced concrete piles has a frame (11) with first and second ends and a cutter blade (41) movably mounted on the frame dri... | 07/17/2007 |
| 7194933 | Composite circular slicer knife A substantially circular slicer knife is provided having an interior base portion made of a first material and an outer edge portion made of a second material. The outer edge portion is metallurgically bonded to the interior base portion. ... | 03/27/2007 |
| 7181993 | Apparatus and process for cutting of 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, ... | 02/27/2007 |
| 7143674 | Imaging element having improved crack propagation during conversion The invention relates to an imaging member comprising an imaging layer and a base wherein said base comprises a closed cell foam core sheet and adhered thereto an upper and lower flange sheet, wherein said foam core sheet has a modulus of between 100 and 2758 MPa an... | 12/05/2006 |
| 7051911 | Apparatus and method for cutting sheet materials A method and apparatus are taught for cutting a sheet material comprising the steps of engaging a first side of the laminated web structure with a crack initiator having a high rake angle, the crack initiator extending from a first cutter base having a low rake angl... | 05/30/2006 |
| 6908253 | Split slitter A mating arrangement for a split slitter, anvil, spacer or any other similar device provides for precision alignment of the two halves of the split slitter in both the axial and radial directions. ... | 06/21/2005 |
| 6820784 | Method of cutting a laminated web and reducing delamination A method for cutting a laminated web including the steps of engaging a first side of the laminated web with a crack initiator having a high rake angle, the crack initiator extending from a first cutter base having a low rake angle, the laminated web including at lea... | 11/23/2004 |
| 6612213 | Double-cut lobed belt diverter A method and device for diverting signatures is disclosed. A first cutting device partially cuts a web, while a second cutting device downstream of the first cutting device fully cuts the web so as to form a plurality of signatures. At least one first bel... | 09/02/2003 |
| 6537050 | Underwater cutting granulating device In a knife used in an underwater cutting granulating device for cutting and granulating a fused resin extruded from a die to a water chamber by a cutter rotated in the state where the knife is opposed to the die, the knife of the cutter has a convex guide... | 03/25/2003 |
| 6520060 | Cut-off mechanism for elongate stock A cut-off mechanism for forming metal parts from elongate stock and the like includes a first jaw having a laterally inclined first cutting surface that extends between a sharpened leading edge and a trailing edge. A second jaw has a laterally inclined se... | 02/18/2003 |
| 6481326 | Cutting assembly and related apparatuses In the field of clearance of unexploded ordnance from land, there is a need for an improved apparatus for removing unexploded ordnance from the ground. A cutting apparatus includes a plurality of blades on a rotatable shaft, the blades being tapered towar... | 11/19/2002 |
| 6431037 | Method for engagement cutting an imaging element The present invention is a method of cutting an imaging element. An imaging element is moved through a cutting zone formed by a first cutting blade having a first cutting surface and a first engaging surface and a second cutting blade having a second cutt... | 08/13/2002 |
| 6427572 | Circular tool for cutting rolls of paper and similar Circular tool (10) for cutting rolls of paper and similar, the tool (10) including a central axial hole (11), two lateral surfaces (10a) and an outer cutting edge (12) defined by two chamfers or bevels (13a, 13b) inclined at respective angles ",&#x... | 08/06/2002 |
| 6253651 | Rotary knife cutter A rotary knife cutter is provided. The rotary knife cutter has a flywheel to which knife blades are attached at the circumference of the flywheel. The flywheel is directly driven by a gear reducer that is directly connected to a servo-motor. The servo-mot... | 07/03/2001 |
| 6182546 | Apparatus and methods for separating microelectronic packages from a common substrate An apparatus for excising microelectronic packages assembled to a common substrate includes a mechanical element which travels over a path defined on the common substrate, a castor element pivotally mounted to the mechanical element for movement about a p... | 02/06/2001 |
| 6148702 | Method and apparatus for uniformly slicing food products A method of cutting food products into uniform thickness slices using a rotary cutting wheel fitted with radially extending, circumferentially spaced, tensioned and forwardly pitched bevel sharpened cutter blades rotating in a cutter plane and extending b... | 11/21/2000 |
| 6119568 | Piercing apparatus In order to achieve speed up of the piercing operation to form elongated forms in a thin sheet whose length is greater than the thickness and width thereof, a piercing apparatus is provided with an upper roller die having a first cutter roller held betwee... | 09/19/2000 |
| 5658601 | Machine for cutting strand A strand cutting machine at least includes a rotary blade assembly (A) having a plurality of rotary blades, a stationary blade unit (B) having a guide portion (7) for guiding strands toward the rotary blade in an axial direction of a rotary shaft of the r... | 08/19/1997 |
| 5527176 | Pelletizer A pelletizer for plastics a braking unit including has a brake drum disposed on a sleeve for holding a cuttler drive shaft and a diaphragm disposed on a housing. The brakes unit both biasing and axial movement of cutter knives to a die surface through the... | 06/18/1996 |
| 5493940 | Machining bar A cutter has a roller body which is made from a hollow profile-like inner part and a tubular profile-like outer part having an irregular cross-sectional shape. The outer part and inner part are such that the working flight circle of a tool on the body is ... | 02/27/1996 |
| 5429025 | Severing apparatus for sheet-laminating machines A severing apparatus for sheet-laminating machines for separating sheets, transported as single sheets and coated with a continuous film layer, with severing of the overhanging film layer in the edge region of the overlapping area by means of a moving kni... | 07/04/1995 |
| 5423240 | Side-crowned carbide cutting blades and cutting devices Blades with tungsten carbide cutting edges have a surface at a relief angle and a surface at a reverse angle at the periphery. A smooth crown is provided at the intersection of the surfaces. The crown will contact and be included within an overlap of a co... | 06/13/1995 |
| 5423239 | Method for slitting a magnetic tape A method for slitting a continuously running magnetic tape having a magnetic layer formed on the surface of a non-magnetic substance without producing burring. The tape is slit from the front and rear side surfaces of the magnetic tape by a pair of upper ... | 06/13/1995 |
| 5365821 | Shoulder knife and cutting device The invention relates to a circular knife (12) as well as a cutting device (11-15) for cutting materials into webs. The cutting device comprises at least one circular knife (12) arranged on a shaft (11) and characterized in that the circular knife is dire... | 11/22/1994 |
| 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 |
| 5197366 | Roller assembly for paperboard slitting apparatus A roller assembly for supporting a running web of corrugated paperboard in a slitting apparatus includes a pair of rollers which define therebetween a slot for receipt of a rotary slitting blade. The rollers are mounted on separate rotational axes which a... | 03/30/1993 |
| 5191819 | Cutter assembly for strand cutting machine and resin material cutting assembly A cutter assembly of a strand cutting machine comprises a fixed cutter member, over which the strand is to be drawn after being cooled and dewatered, and a rotary cutter member coactive with said fixed cutter member to cut a strand of resin into pellets. ... | 03/09/1993 |
| 5181665 | Food slicing with multiple cutting surface blade An apparatus and method are 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 surfa... | 01/26/1993 |
| 5165319 | Cutting knife with multiple insert blades A rotary cutting knife for paper cutting apparatus or the like includes a circular periphery carrier with a planar front face and a peripheral wall. Cylindrical bores in the peripheral wall receive cylindrical blade inserts. Each blade insert includes at ... | 11/24/1992 |
| 5144993 | Single blade tree cutting apparatus A tree cutting apparatus includes a frame having forward and rearward ends, with single generally planar blade rotatably mounted on the forward end of the frame. The blade has a cutting edge extending around a portion of the periphery thereof. The cutting... | 09/08/1992 |
| 5127296 | Device for holding a cutting tool The lower cutter of an apparatus for longitudinally slitting a continuous web is rotatably mounted about a support shaft extending perpendicular to a direction of formation of the web to be slit. The shaft is fixedly mounted on a machine frame, and the lo... | 07/07/1992 |
| 5101873 | Tree cutting apparatus A tree cutting apparatus includes a frame having forward and rearward ends, with a pair of generally planar blades rotatably mounted on the forward end of the frame. The blades are mounted spaced apart within the same plane, each blade having a cutting ed... | 04/07/1992 |
| 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 |
| 4972750 | Blade construction for use in slicing material webs The present invention concerns a blade construction (10) for use in longitudinally cutting (in slicing) material webs, such as various paper and cardboard webs, films and recorder tapes, etc., with said cutter a material web being longitudinally parted in... | 11/27/1990 |
| 4934231 | Rotary die-cutting apparatus A rotary die-cutting apparatus having cylindrical rollers mounted for rotation on spaced parallel axles. Die plates are mounted on the rollers in tight surface-to-surface contact with the outside surfaces thereof. Each roller has a body with a generally c... | 06/19/1990 |
| 4914994 | Automated apparatus for debeading of scrap tires An apparatus for removing the bead wires from a scrap tire having a pair of overlapping and counterrotating shearing members mounted on a movable carriage. The carriage provides reciprocating motion to the shearing members between two shearing work statio... | 04/10/1990 |
| 4913203 | Tree harvester A tree shear is disclosed which has a frame on which is mounted a pair of blades for pivotal movement relative to one another in scissors fashion; the blades being pivoted by hydraulic jacks. Each blade pivots on a rotary shaft having an eccentric center ... | 04/03/1990 |
