Cutting inventions 05/07

20070119283 - Overdrilling apparatus: An apparatus for overdrilling a buried line includes a rotatably driven thrust linkage and/or traction linkage, and has a forward end which is connected to a ring-shaped to hollow cylindrical overdrilling head which embraces the line. The overdrilling head is provided interiorly with a centering protrusion for spontaneous centering of... Agent: Henry M Feiereisen, LLC

20070119284 - Method for producing parts for passive electronic components and parts produced: Method for producing parts for passive electronic components according to which: a laminated strip (1) is produced which is constituted by at least one stack of a thin metal strip and a layer of adhesive material, and at least one part (6) is cut from the laminated strip (1), the... Agent: Sughrue Mion, PLLC

20070119285 - Cutting blade that can be rotationally driven: The invention relates to a cutting blade that can be rotationally driven in which a stabilization area provided in the form of at least one bulge is provided between a central fixing area and an edge area whose outer periphery is provided in the form of a cutting edge.... Agent: Gifford, Krass, Sprinkle,anderson & Citkowski, P.c

20070119286 - Underwater cutting pelletizer: An underwater cutting pelletizer is disclosed wherein a water chamber is circular in plan, an inlet portion is formed on one side in a diametrical direction of the water chamber to introduce cooling water into the water chamber, and an outlet portion is formed on the other side in the... Agent: Reed Smith LLP

20070113713 - Method of aligning a cutting tool: Disclosed herein is a method for aligning a cutting tool comprising displacing a first slide comprising a microscope in a first direction at a first speed; displacing a second slide comprising an adjustable tool holder and a cutting tool in a second direction at a second speed; wherein the adjustable... Agent: Cantor Colburn, LLP

20070113714 - Modular guard system and apparatus for a power saw: A preferred embodiment of the present invention is directed to a modular saw guard system for a power saw of the type which has a table top, a rotatable circular saw blade that is vertically adjustable relative to the table top, the table top having an opening through which the... Agent: Greer, Burns & Crain

20070113715 - Modular guard system for a power saw: A preferred embodiment of the present invention is directed to a modular saw guard system for a power saw of the type which has a table top, a rotatable circular saw blade, the table top having an opening through which the saw blade can extend, the system comprising a riving... Agent: Greer, Burns & Crain

20070113716 - Sawdust-free wood cutting method and apparatus: A sawdust-free wood cutting apparatus (10) comprises a guide (62, 72) for guiding a piece of wood (W) along a feed path having a cutting zone. At least one circular blade (18b) is mounted in the cutting zone and driven in rotation about an axis transversal to the feed path.... Agent: Ogilvy Renault LLP

20070113717 - Cutting fixture for printed circuit board mounted with electronic components: A cutting fixture for a printed circuit board mounted with electronic components is proposed. The cutting fixture includes a base and a replaceable cover plate mounted on the base. The cover plate has openings for receiving the electronic components of the printed circuit board, cutting through holes for allowing a... Agent: Edwards & Angell, LLP

20070113718 - Power miter saw with hinge linkage linear guides: A power miter saw comprises a saw base having a fence for positioning a work piece, a table rotatably connected to the saw base; a miter arm assembly for angularly positioning the table relative to the saw base, a saw blade and motor assembly operatively connected to the table, a... Agent: Greer, Burns & Crain, Ltd.

20070107570 - Cutting apparatus employing high pressure fluid jet: Provided is a cutting apparatus employing a high pressure fluid jet including a super high pressure pump for increasing pressure of a fluid so as to form a super high pressure fluid, a super high pressure fluid nozzle having an orifice for ejecting the super high pressure fluid so as... Agent: Wenderoth, Lind & Ponack, L.L.P.

20070107571 - Method of manufacturing absorbent article, manufacturing apparatus for absorbent body, and absorbent article manufactured thereby: An apparatus for manufacturing an absorbent body for an absorbent article includes a conveying mechanism for conveying a continuous absorbent sheet, a slitting mechanism configured so that a plurality of slitting blades are pressed against the absorbent sheet conveyed by the conveying mechanism, the slitting blades extending in a predetermined... Agent: Butzel Long

20070107572 - Method for automatically cutting and removing stacks of pieces in a web of sheet material: Stacks of pieces (24) are cut out from the lay-up (20) on a cutting table, on the basis of recorded information relating to the locations of the pieces on the surface of the lay-up, and the skeleton (26) of the lay-up is split up (lines 28) into a plurality of... Agent: Smith, Gambrell & Russell

20070107573 - Light beam alignment system: A saw such as a chop saw, a circular saw, a compound miter saw or a sliding compound miter saw having a rotatable saw blade is provided with a laser arbor alignment system. The laser arbor may include a power generator that generates power as the saw blade and the... Agent: Brinks Hofer Gilson & Lione

20070107574 - Spindle drive support: There is provided a machine for processing workpieces. In one embodiment, there is provided a workpiece processing machine including a processing tool movable to engage a workpiece with a force applied along a tool drive axis, a spindle member coupled to the processing tool and having two helical spindle drive... Agent: Fish & Richardson PC

20070107575 - Paper cutting device and a printer with a paper cutting device: A paper cutting device for cutting sheet material from the lengthwise edges of the material toward the middle comprising a stationary blade and first and second movable blades with the sheet material placed between the stationary blade and the first and second movable blades. The paper cutting device enables the... Agent: Anderson Kill & Olick P.C.

20070107576 - Paper punch with two articulated linkages: A paper punch has a base, two cutters, two articulated linkages and a lever. The base has a top, an open bottom, a cavity, two punch holes and two brackets. The punch holes are defined through the top. The brackets are mounted on the top and each bracket has two... Agent: Rosenberg, Klein & Lee

20070107577 - Sheet punch device, sheet processing device, image forming system, program, and recording medium: A sheet punch device for punching a sheet with a punch edge comprises a motor performing a punching operation and a position detection unit detecting a position of the punch edge. A control unit controls the motor and the position detection unit, wherein the control unit causes the position detection... Agent: Oblon, Spivak, Mcclelland, Maier & Neustadt, P.C.

20070107578 - Adjustable cutting die mounting assembly: An adjustable cutting die mounting system includes at a least pair of securable and releasable two axis mounting and securement assemblies. Each assembly includes a square or rectangular opening in the cutting die board which receives an opposed pair of slotted brackets or guides which are secured to the die... Agent: Brinks Hofer Gilson & Lione

20070101840 - Counter-rotating spindle transmission: There is provided a counter-rotating spindle transmission. More specifically, in one embodiment, there is provided a punching machine comprising a tool bearing configured to mate with a punching tool, a rotary/lifting drive coupled to the tool bearing to move the tool bearing axially along a tool bearing lifting axis and... Agent: Fish & Richardson PC

20070101841 - Press with cutting shock dampening: To increase the cutting quality and to improve the operation of a press, in particular in punching high-strength martensitic materials or when punching thick sheet metal, a sheet metal holding device is provided for securely clamping the respective workpiece during the punching operation. The clamping force is increased to 40%... Agent: Crowell & Moring LLP Intellectual Property Group

20070101842 - Woodworking machines with overmolded arbors: Power equipment with various safety systems is disclosed. Table saws with safety systems and/or blade retraction are disclosed. Over-molded arbors are disclosed, including arbors with prepreg over-molding.... Agent: Sd3, LLC

20070101843 - Machine for creating grout lines on boards and/or for cutting tiles from boards and corresponding methods: The invention relates to a machine for creating grout lines on boards and/or for cutting floor panels or tiles from boards comprising a feeding means, a support surface and a sawing device wherein due to the fact that the sawing device is moveably arranged with respect to the support surface,... Agent: David I. Roche Baker & Mckenzie LLP

20070101844 - Punching device: A punching device includes a rotatably disposed punching cylinder and a rotatable counterpressure cylinder. A distance exists between the punching cylinder and the counterpressure cylinder, the distance being adjustable and in which distance a web of material is guidable therethrough. Also included is at least one elastic ring arranged on... Agent: Barnes & Thornburg LLP

20070101845 - Saw: A saw including a base assembly, and a saw unit moveably mounted on the base assembly. The saw unit is movable towards or away from the base assembly. A pivotal guard is pivotally mounted on the saw unit. The guard can be pivoted from a first position surrounding at least... Agent: The Black & Decker Corporation

20070101846 - Compensating stripper rings for material slitting machines: Stripper rings and knife holder assemblies for use with material slitting machines. Various disclosed stripper ring embodiments have annular grooves formed in the lateral faces of the ring to permit the ring to compress in separate directions when encountering compressive forces during operation.... Agent: Kirkpatrick & Lockhart Preston Gates Ellis LLP

20070101847 - Paper perforator mechanism: There is provided a paper perforator mechanism which includes: a base; a paper processing main device working for cutting, perforating or stapling to papers, wherein the paper processing main device is placed on the base; a paper adjuster projectable from the upper surface of the base, wherein the end of... Agent: Wood, Phillips, Katz, Clark & Mortimer

20070101848 - Corner trimming device: A corner trimming device includes a base, a placement seat secured on the base, an anvil secured on the placement seat, a pivot seat pivotally mounted between the base and the placement seat, a trimming blade secured in the pivot seat to move therewith and movable relative to the anvil,... Agent: Nikolai & Mersereau, P.A.

20070101849 - Ball-lock punch retainer inserts: A ball-lock punch retainer insert comprises a tapered oblong or teardrop shape or an enlarged headed shape that completely encloses the punch hole or socket and the angle hole ball detent mechanism. The insert fits in a tapered oblong or teardrop hole or a counterbored hole formed in a block,... Agent: James M. Deimen

20070101850 - Efficient food slicer: A food slicer comprises a fan-cooled electrically powered motor driving a slicer blade. The motor is mounted within an enclosure which comprises at least one air intake port and at least one exhaust port on opposite sides of one nominally air-tight first partitioning wall within the enclosure to confine the... Agent: Connolly Bove Lodge & Hutz LLP

20070101851 - Stand for supporting a hand-held powered operated band saw: A method and apparatus for converting a portable band saw to an upright stationary table band saw includes a stand having a base, at least one vertically extending side wall, and a top. A work piece support surface can include an opening through which one run of a closed loop... Agent: Young & Basile, P.C.

20070095180 - Cutting method for dwdm filter and dwdm filter made thereby: A method for cutting a DWDM filter from a substrate is disclosed, including a two-step process having an initial cutting step and a subsequent cutting step. The initial cutting step forms a slot on a substrate according to size requirement of a finished filter product. The slot has a width... Agent: Madson & Austin Gateway Tower West

20070095181 - Die with counter, systems and processes: A die has a counter configured to advance a count as the die is used to cut material. The output of the counter, or the variance of the count over a period of time, is used to determine the extent of use of the die over a period to time,... Agent: Bereskin And Parr

20070095178 - Disposable/single-use blade lancet device and method: Single-use blade lancet device includes a body having a rear end and a front end. A triggering mechanism has a blade tip opening and is mounted to the body. A blade member is movably mounted within the body and includes a front end and a rear end. The blade member... Agent: Greenblum & Bernstein, P.L.C

20070095182 - Method and device for trimming print products: A trimming apparatus comprises a conveying device, a movable upper knife, an immovable lower knife, a movable press crosshead, a first drive, and a control unit. The print product is pressed down with the press crosshead. The pressed down print product is trimmed with the upper and lower knives. The... Agent: Venable LLP

20070095176 - Method for perforating a sheet: A method for perforating a sheet (1) with the aid of a stamp (3) and a matrix (2) is described, the sheet (1) being elongated before the hole punching in accordance with the setpoint diameter in the hole boundary area through bulging of the hole area. In order to be... Agent: William Collard Collard & Roe, P.C.

20070095177 - Mounting apparatus for an electric saw: A mounting apparatus for an electric saw includes a base having an aperture designed to receive a saw blade and one or more mounting brackets for positioning a workpiece; a support arm attached to the base; and a cradle capable of supporting an electric saw attached to the support arm.... Agent: Robert M. Mcdermott, Esq.

20070095179 - Systems and methods for cutting woven blinds: A cutter system to cut woven blinds. The cutter system includes a table, a rotary cutter having a circular knife blade, a carriage coupled to the table to support the rotary cutter, a movable holding bar configured to hold a woven work piece against the table and counteract a distortion... Agent: Robert D. Fish Rutan & Tucker, LLP

20070095183 - Sheet cutting apparatus, and sheet processing apparatus and image forming apparatus having the sheet cutting apparatus: The present invention relates to a sheet cutting apparatus comprising cutting means for cutting a sheet bundle, receiving means for receiving the cutting means, receiving position moving means for moving a receiving position on the receiving means for receiving the cutting means; and counting means for counting a number of... Agent: Fitzpatrick Cella Harper & Scinto

20070095184 - Positioning device for the work-piece backing plate of a table sawing machine: A positioning device for the work-piece backing plate of a table sawing machine includes a machine seat, a work-piece backing plate and a position-limiting device. The work-piece backing plate has its opposite sides respectively fixed with a rack engaged with a gear set installed in the interior of the machine... Agent: Troxell Law Office PLLC

20070095185 - Quickly detachable protective cover unit of a table sawing machine: The quickly-detachable protective cover unit of a table sawing machine includes a protective cover, a non-return plate, a protective plate, a combining plate and an extending plate. The extending plate positioned at one side of the saw blade of a table sawing machine has its inner end fixed with a... Agent: Troxell Law Office PLLC Suite 1404

20070095186 - Guide and portable cutting tool provided therewith: A portable cutting tool includes: a cutting tool main body having a motor, a rotating blade and a saw cover for covering a part of the rotating blade, a base including a slide surface and a supporting part, and a guide including a pole supported by the supporting part, and... Agent: Mattingly, Stanger, Malur & Brundidge, P.C.

20070095187 - Device for cutting through a binding strip: A device for parting a strip (6) of binding material that has been fitted around an article (5), such as a roll of sheet material or bundle of sections and the like, comprising a housing (1) provided with a support (12) for supporting the device with respect to the article... Agent: Cooper & Dunham, LLP

20070095188 - Knife holder for a microtome having a vibrating knife: A knife holder (1) for a microtome having a vibrating knife comprises a support element (2) and a clamping element (4) movable relative to the support element (2). The support element (2) is embodied with a support surface (2a) for the knife (3), and the clamping element (4) is embodied... Agent: Hodgson Russ LLP

20070095189 - Combination food preparation device: A combination slicing and dicing food processing device. The device generally includes a cutting box and gliding body which travels back and forth across the cutting box. The gliding body features a food cradle that is configured to hold a food product which is to be processed. The food cradle... Agent: John Wiley Horton Pennington, Moore, Wilkinson, Bell & Dunbar, P.A.

20070095190 - Disk cutter with plurality of thicker portions: A disk cutter including an annular disk-shaped base adapted to be driven about an axis of rotation, the base having a first thickness, a plurality of tip supports formed along the outer circumference of the base integrally therewith so that a gullet is defined between adjacent ones of the tip... Agent: Rader Fishman & Grauer PLLC

20070095191 - Bagel sandwich knife: A knife 100 has two blades 120.1, 120.2 that are spaced apart from each other and are supported at one pair of ends in a handle 130 and at the other pair of ends 132. Side guards 110.1. and 110.2 extend from the handle to the tips of the blades... Agent: Howard J. Greenwald P.C.