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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8161849 | Torque limiter An adjustable torque limiter that can be coupled between a high speed driver and the socket that rotates a mechanical fastener. When a preset torque level is reached, the torque limiter disengages the rotational drive force from the bit. The adjustability of the tor... | 04/24/2012 |
| 8161850 | Indexable cutting inserts and methods for producing the same A method of making a cutting insert includes: (i) forming a blank having a substrate and superhard material, the substrate having more than 4 pockets, the superhard material disposed within the pockets; (ii) removing cutting tips from the blank by cutting the blank ... | 04/24/2012 |
| 8161851 | Composite trimming process A method and device for trimming components may include mounting a component in a fixture and providing a cutting tool having a cutting portion, wherein the cutting tool is displaceable in at least three axes relative to the fixture. Gas may be supplied through a su... | 04/24/2012 |
| 8161852 | Rotary centering device for the guided transfer of bars from a feeder to a lathe A rotary centering device for the transfer of a bar from the guiding channel of a feeder to a lathe, comprising a supporting element and provided with at least one circular seat in which a grip element for a bar is supported, the grip element being constituted by a ... | 04/24/2012 |
| 8161853 | Centering bushing for centering material bars The invention relates to a centering bushing for centering a material bar which is supplied to a chuck of a lathe. An outer construction and an inner construction arranged therein are rotatably arranged about the longitudinal axis of a material bar. The inner constr... | 04/24/2012 |
| 8161854 | Box cutter and method Apparatus and method for cutting boxes. The box cutter has a rectangular work area defined by the upper run of an oblique-roller conveyor belt selectively driven forward or reverse in coordination with the actuation and deactuation of the obliquely rotatable belt ro... | 04/24/2012 |
| 8161855 | Cutting machine and method for controlling head moving device of same A cutting machine secures safety of a worker during movement of a head without lowering production efficiency. When moving a cutting head without cutting material to be cut upon a table, a moving truck and the cutting head are moved at a higher speed as compared wit... | 04/24/2012 |
| 8161856 | Apparatus for cutting food product A cutting apparatus having an annular-shaped cutting head and an impeller assembly coaxially mounted for rotation within the cutting head to deliver food products radially outward toward the cutting head. The cutting head has at least one knife extending radially in... | 04/24/2012 |
| 8161857 | Blind and shade cutting center for cutting two different window covering products A sizing center for and a method of sizing different styles of window coverings includes at least two sizing mechanisms disposed on a sizing center in which each sizing mechanism is adapted to size a different style of window covering. Each window covering includes ... | 04/24/2012 |
| 8161858 | Table cutting machine One aspect of the invention can include a cutting machine having a table, a cutting machine body supported by the table via a sliding mechanism to allow movement in a vertical direction and a horizontal direction, the cutting machine body including a fixed cover pos... | 04/24/2012 |
| 8161859 | Miter saw A miter saw which prevents deterioration in perpendicularity of a cutting blade to the upper surface of a base part when slide of a pipe is regulated by pressing a pipe. In a miter saw, a pair of pipes support a cutting part, on one end side. On the other end side, ... | 04/24/2012 |
| 8161860 | Rotary cutter and rotary cutting apparatus provided with the rotary cutter A rotary cutter for a rotary cutting apparatus. The rotary cutter includes a shaft and a mantle having at least one cutting member. The shaft is non-rotatable, and the mantle is rotatably mounted to the shaft and can be removed therefrom in an axial direction. The s... | 04/24/2012 |
| 8161861 | Battery assist device The present invention is a battery assist devise to aid in the locking and unlocking of the bolt in a long firearm. The battery assist devise attaches to the both catch button of the firearm and thereafter acts as an extension thereof. The battery assist device comp... | 04/24/2012 |
| 8161862 | Hybrid laminated transparent armor A transparent armor laminate system is described that utilizes a glass-ceramic material as the strike-face material, one or a plurality of intermediate layers, and a backing material. This laminate system offers improved performance with reduced weight over conventi... | 04/24/2012 |
| 8161863 | Recoil-actuated gun scavenger A recoil-actuated gun scavenger for a gun having a bore, a breech, a recoiling mass, and a non-recoiling mass. The scavenger may include a pneumatic cylinder and a piston translatable therein. A rod may be fixed to the piston. The cylinder and rod may be fixed to re... | 04/24/2012 |
| 8161864 | Firearm gas piston operating system A gas piston operating system for an autoloading firearm. The gas piston system may include a barrel having a longitudinally-extending bullet pathway, a gas block defining a piston bore, a passageway fluidly connecting the bore with the bullet pathway for diverting ... | 04/24/2012 |
| 8161865 | Modular flavor dispenser for use with food or beverage machines An improved modular flavor dispenser for dispensing a plurality of different flavors is shown and described. One disclosed modular flavor dispenser includes a controller that is linked to a coordinator or interface with a controller associated with the food or bever... | 04/24/2012 |
| 8161866 | Capsule for preparation of a beverage with a sealing member attached thereto and method of producing the same A method for producing a capsule containing beverage ingredients designed for insertion in a beverage production device in which a liquid under pressure enters the capsule in order to interact with the ingredients in the capsule and to form beverage. The method incl... | 04/24/2012 |
| 8161867 | Automatic dispenser of ground coffee An automatic dispenser for ground coffee composed of a reservoir for grounds, the reservoir having a bottom provided with an outlet opening, rotatable dosing paddles at the bottom of the reservoir for dispensing a predetermined quantity of ground coffee through the ... | 04/24/2012 |
| 8161868 | Rigid filter for capsules suitable for extracting beverages, particularly espresso coffee A rigid filter for capsules suitable for extracting beverages, comprising a flat body having a plurality of through filtering holes, which are sized so as to block the passage of solid particles and allow passage of brewed water or beverage, wherein the holes have a... | 04/24/2012 |
| 8161869 | Device and method for cleaning a french or coffee press A press cleaning device and method are described for removing coffee grinds from a French or coffee press. The device includes a stem having a handle and a circular disk-shaped declining plane ramp disposed at different ends. The circumference of the ramp is substan... | 04/24/2012 |
| 8161870 | Heating cooker A heating cooker includes a steam generator for generating steam for heating cooking, a removable water tank for storing water to be supplied to the steam generator, a pump 35 for supplying water from the water tank to the steam generator, a drain valve 70... | 04/24/2012 |
| 8161871 | Puffing apparatus for producing cereal crackers and methods thereof An apparatus for making puffed food products from starch-containing raw materials. The apparatus has a baking and molding chamber defined by several heatable mold elements. The mold elements are individually actuated by direct hydraulic drive systems. The hydraulic ... | 04/24/2012 |
| 8161872 | Automated juice extractor An automatic juicer turns and pushes an upward facing juicing cone into a fruit for releasing and collecting juice. The juicer includes a base containing a clutch and gearing assembly connected to a motor. A center column assembly rotates and advances the juicing co... | 04/24/2012 |
| 8161873 | Servo press and operating method thereof The invention provides a servo press which can obtain a higher speed in a moving section of a slide, and a higher pressure in a pressurizing section near a bottom dead point without enlarging a capacity of a motor. The servo press is provided with a multi-toggle mec... | 04/24/2012 |
| 8161874 | Variable cutoff printing unit with belt blanket and method of printing A variable cutoff printing press is provided. The variable cutoff printing press includes a first plate cylinder, a second plate cylinder, a continuous belt blanket contacting the first and second plate cylinders and a movable support cylinder supporting the belt bl... | 04/24/2012 |
| 8161875 | Apparatus and method for changing printing plates An apparatus and method for changing printing plates is disclosed. A printing plate cartridge for a printing press has multiple cases for accommodating printing plates to be removed during a printing plate change and for accommodating printing plates to be installed... | 04/24/2012 |
| 8161876 | Register mark to be detected by a register sensor An apparatus in a machine for processing printing material has a register sensor for register measurement between at least two color separations of a printed image printed above one another on a printing material. The register sensor registers optically deviations b... | 04/24/2012 |
| 8161877 | Electronic firing systems and methods for firing a device An electronic firing system comprising a control system, a charging system, an electrical energy storage device, a shock tube firing circuit, a shock tube connector, a blasting cap firing circuit, and a blasting cap connector. The control system controls the chargin... | 04/24/2012 |
| 8161878 | Safety and arming unit for a projectile A safety and arming unit for a fuze of a projectile has a rotor for interruption of a firing chain. The rotor can rotate from a safe position to an armed position. In order to allow the safety and arming unit to be designed to be physically compact and such that it ... | 04/24/2012 |
| 8161879 | Methods and apparatus for sensing acceleration Methods and apparatus for sensing acceleration according to various aspects of the present invention comprises a non-rigid membrane and a switching latch electrically coupled to the membrane. The membrane is responsive to acceleration forces and is configured to pro... | 04/24/2012 |
| 8161880 | Deflagration to detonation transition device A detonator assembly is provided. The detonator assembly comprises a deflagration to detonation transition body, a first thermally stable secondary explosive contained by the body, and a bulkhead coupled to the deflagration to detonation transition body. The bulkhea... | 04/24/2012 |
| 8161881 | Ring booster for fuze A fuse and a fusing method comprising initiating detonation of a first booster comprising a circular shaped charge and thereby causing detonation of a second booster. ... | 04/24/2012 |
| 8161882 | Propellant charge A propellant charge for use for ammunition, in which the propellant charge is separate from the projectile, has a propellant charge substance which can be initiated by a fuse. In order to solve the problem of providing a propellant charge for use in a two-part munit... | 04/24/2012 |
| 8161883 | Flash-bang grenade with greater flash intensity A safer flash-bang grenade that yields the state of the art sound intensity, plus a brighter, more intense flash of the order of 13.5 million candela—which effect is due to a combination of a particularly efficacious pyrotechnic formulation and a particular reacti... | 04/24/2012 |
| 8161884 | System and method for explosively stamping a selective fragmentation pattern A selective fragmentation pattern of explosive material is applied to a surface of a munition. None, some, or all of the explosive material in the selective fragmentation pattern may be detonated, selectively stamping the surface of the munition with the detonated e... | 04/24/2012 |
| 8161885 | Cartridge and bullet with controlled expansion A bullet or a cartridge containing a bullet having an elongated body with a forward end and an opposed rear end. The body has an intermediate cylindrical portion between the rear and forward ends, and the front end of the body defines a cavity. A resilient nose elem... | 04/24/2012 |
| 8161886 | Short magnum shotshell cartridge and firing assembly A sabot-retaining shotshell cartridge and firing assembly including a barrel or barrel insert for firing the sabot-retaining shotshell cartridge. The shotshell cartridge includes a cylindrical hull, a sub-caliber projectile, a propellant charge, and a sabot. A centr... | 04/24/2012 |
| 8161887 | System for moving and stabilising a mobile base The system for moving and stabilizing (1) moves and stabilizes a mobile base (10), which is part of a robotic unit (100) for handling which is designed to move objects in an automated shop or an automated warehouse (200). The system (1... | 04/24/2012 |
| 8161888 | Car wash roller and method for manufacturing the car wash roller A car wash roller and a manufacturing method are provided. The roller includes a body with first and second apertures and a shaft disposed in the first aperture. The body further includes a third aperture extending from a top surface to the first aperture. The shaft... | 04/24/2012 |
