Abstract: A saw blade comprises a plate having a plurality of teeth. Each of the teeth includes a tip where the tip has a smooth curved surface welded to the plate. The tip comprises a solid piece of hard material and has a generally rounded wedge shape. A method of forming a saw blade having cutting tips welded to the plate is also provided.

Abstract: In one embodiment of the invention, the saw blade of the invention includes a plate supporting a plurality of teeth about the periphery thereof. Each tooth consists of a tooth support supporting a cutting tip. The tips are formed and arranged such that tips having a narrower profile are alternated with tips having a wider profile. In another embodiment of the invention teeth are provided where the distal ends of every other tip extend radially further from the center of the blade than the other tips. In another embodiment of the invention, a plurality of teeth consisting of a tooth support and tip are formed around the periphery of the plate such that teeth having a first hook angle alternate with teeth having a second hook angle. In a method of manufacturing the blade of the invention, identical tips are formed on all of the tooth supports and the ends of the tips are ground to the desired dimension after being formed on tooth supports.

Abstract: The invention includes a self-propelled camera dolly having a camera support unit, a drive unit, and a flexible coupling placed between the camera support unit and the drive unit. The camera support unit includes wheels and a camera. The drive unit can move in at least one of a horizontal direction and a vertical direction. The flexible coupling may include three pivots, where two of these pivots may be orientated in the vertical direction and the other in the horizontal direction to aid the movement of the drive unit.

Abstract: The invention includes a method of shooting a scene in a motion picture. A track is provided as including two outer rails and a center rail. The center rail is located somewhere between the two outer rails. The center rail includes a top, a first side, and a second side. A self-propelled camera positioning device is also provided. The self-propelled camera positioning device includes a camera support unit having wheels and a camera. The self-propelled camera positioning device also includes a drive unit coupled to the camera support unit. The drive unit includes at least one drive roller, two guide rollers positioned adjacent to the at least one roller. The guide rollers are biased against the first side and the second side of the center rail. The wheels on the two outer rails are positioned on the two outer rails. The camera support unit is moved along the track to define information of the motion. This information is stored.

Abstract: A camera positioning system comprising a track having two parallel outer rails and a center rail, a self-propelled camera positioning device comprising a chassis configured to support a camera, wheels coupled to the chassis for riding on the outer rails of the track, and a drive unit for propelling the chassis along the track, said drive means comprising at least one roller coupled to the chassis for engaging the center rail of the track, and a motor for rotating said at least one roller against the center rail, thereby positioning the chassis along the track; and a control logic for controlling the drive unit.

Abstract: A continuously variable transmission (CVT) system for use on snowmobiles, ATV's and similar vehicles. The CVT includes a rotatable drive clutch connected to an input shaft (the input shaft being connectable to an engine), and a roller clutch carried on the input shaft. The CVT also includes a rotatable driven clutch connected to an output shaft, the driven clutch having a laterally stationary sheave and a laterally movable sheave that is normally biased toward the stationary sheave. An endless flexible drive belt is disposed about the drive and driven clutches. The clutches and drive belt are configured so that when the engine is idling the belt firmly engages a drive surface of the roller clutch that is connected to the drive clutch.

Abstract: Grinding apparatus including a grinding disc for grinding a tool having tungsten carbide tips is disclosed, and a recirculating coolant system is provided with a magnetic separator for removing particles of tungsten carbide from the recirculating coolant. The magnetic separator includes an elongated, labyrinthine flowpath through which the coolant flows while the tungsten particles are separated from the coolant by a magnetic field.