Patents by Inventor Woodrow A. Powers, II

Woodrow A. Powers, II 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).

  • COATED AND RECESSED INDUSTRIAL PAPER KNIFE
    Publication number: 20160221202
    Abstract: An industrial knife for attachment to a cutting machine is presented having a front beveled side and a back cutting side where the back cutting side has an upper portion that is recessed from a lower face to define an adhesive collection surface. The back cutting side and the bevel on the front beveled side is coated with a low friction coating material to reduce adhesive build-up on the blade faces of the knife during cutting and trimming of sheet media.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 2, 2015
    Publication date: August 4, 2016
    Inventor: Woodrow A. Powers, II
  • Knife assembly for a trimming machine
    Patent number: 8833220
    Abstract: A knife assembly for attachment to an industrial paper trimming or cutting machine having a primary blade and a backbone blade where the cutting edge of the backbone blade is offset at an angle ? from the cutting edge of the primary blade. The knife assembly is removably attached to a cutting machine configured to move in a reciprocating motion to trim edges from soft bound single paper products.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 16, 2009
    Date of Patent: September 16, 2014
    Inventor: Woodrow A. Powers, II
  • KNIFE ASSEMBLY FOR A TRIMMING MACHINE
    Publication number: 20130233144
    Abstract: A knife assembly for attachment to an industrial paper trimming or cutting machine having a primary blade and a backbone blade where the cutting edge of the backbone blade is offset at an angle ? from the cutting edge of the primary blade. The knife assembly is removably attached to a cutting machine configured to move in a reciprocating motion to trim edges from soft bound single paper products.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 29, 2013
    Publication date: September 12, 2013
    Inventor: Woodrow A. Powers, II
  • Portable sharpening system for a dual-knife cutting machine
    Patent number: 7125325
    Abstract: A grinding apparatus (36) for a paper cutting mechanism (10) is shown and includes a coupler (38), for mounting on an upper rail (14) of the cutting mechanism (10), a motor-driven grinder (40), and an adjustable support (42) for adjustably positioning the motor-driven grinder (40) in the direction of the rail (14).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 19, 2002
    Date of Patent: October 24, 2006
    Assignee: Jorson & Carlson Co.
    Inventor: Woodrow A. Powers, II
  • Portable sharpening system for a dual-knife cutting machine
    Publication number: 20050239377
    Abstract: A grinding apparatus (36) for a paper cutting mechanism (10) is shown and includes a coupler (38), for mounting on an upper rail (14) of the cutting mechanism (10), a motor-driven grinder (40), and an adjustable support (42) for adjustably positioning the motor-driven grinder (40) in the direction of the rail (14).
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 19, 2002
    Publication date: October 27, 2005
    Inventor: Woodrow Powers II