Patents by Inventor Dennis Hilgendorf

Dennis Hilgendorf has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Publication number: 20070277657
    Abstract: A shade cutter for trimming rotating window shades includes a larger opening to accommodate larger diameter shades, one blade for cutting both the slat and the shade, a mechanism to remove the shade pin, a protective cover for the blade, and a motor contained in the shade cutting machine base.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 25, 2007
    Publication date: December 6, 2007
    Inventors: Dennis Hilgendorf, David Hilgendorf, David Rynes
  • Publication number: 20070125212
    Abstract: A case cutter apparatus for cutting a container has a conveyor for moving the container in a single direction, a measuring device measuring a length, a width, and a height of the container, a controller for controlling the apparatus and for receiving information from the measuring device, and a first cutting assembly and a second cutting assembly positioned along the conveyor. The first cutting assembly includes an indexing assembly holding the container in a predetermined position during cutting, a carriage moveable in a cutting direction transverse to the direction of the conveyor, and two cutting blades attached to the carriage. The second cutting assembly includes two belts each having a cleat thereon for pushing the container through the second cutting assembly in the direction of the conveyor, and two cutting blades.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 10, 2006
    Publication date: June 7, 2007
    Inventor: Dennis Hilgendorf
  • Publication number: 20070125211
    Abstract: A case cutter apparatus for cutting a container has a conveyor for moving the container in a single direction, a measuring device measuring a length, a width, and a height of the container, a controller for controlling the apparatus and for receiving information from the measuring device, and a first cutting assembly and a second cutting assembly positioned along the conveyor. The first cutting assembly includes an indexing assembly holding the container in a predetermined position during cutting, a carriage moveable in a cutting direction transverse to the direction of the conveyor, and two cutting blades attached to the carriage. The second cutting assembly includes two belts each having a cleat thereon for pushing the container through the second cutting assembly in the direction of the conveyor, and two cutting blades.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 10, 2006
    Publication date: June 7, 2007
    Inventor: Dennis Hilgendorf
  • Publication number: 20070125209
    Abstract: A case cutter apparatus for cutting a container has a conveyor for moving the container in a single direction, a measuring device measuring a length, a width, and a height of the container, a controller for controlling the apparatus and for receiving information from the measuring device, and a first cutting assembly and a second cutting assembly positioned along the conveyor. The first cutting assembly includes an indexing assembly holding the container in a predetermined position during cutting, a carriage moveable in a cutting direction transverse to the direction of the conveyor, and two cutting blades attached to the carriage. The second cutting assembly includes two belts each having a cleat thereon for pushing the container through the second cutting assembly in the direction of the conveyor, and two cutting blades.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 10, 2006
    Publication date: June 7, 2007
    Inventor: Dennis Hilgendorf