Abstract: Machines and methods suitable for performing cutting operations on a product to yield a reduced-size product, for example, slicing and strip-cutting elongate food products. Such a method includes introducing a product into an impeller, rotating the impeller to form at least a first longitudinal cut through the product with a slicing knife and produce therefrom a sliced product, and producing strip-cut products from the sliced product by forming at least a second longitudinal cut that is substantially perpendicular to the first longitudinal cut made with the slicing knife.

Abstract: One embodiment of a dual sided razor comprises a handle and a cartridge attached to the handle, the cartridge further comprising a first shaving side and a second shaving side, the cartridge being switchable relative to the handle between the first and second shaving sides.

Abstract: The film dispenser includes a folding box (51) having an outer guide wall (55) and an inner guide wall (65) which both have a guide gap (53, 63), and a cutting device (1) which is configured to be displaced in a cutting direction (S) in a manner guided in the two guide gaps (53, 63) at the two guide walls (55, 65).

Abstract: Pruning shears include a cutting head with a spring-biased blade; a driving line connected at a first end to the blade; an elongated body; a handle; and a frusto-conical shaped wheel connected rotatably to the handle. The diameter of the wheel at a first end being smaller than the diameter at a second end. The line is wound into a spiral groove around the wheel at the first end; a second end of the line is attached to a second end of the elongated body; and the line wound around the wheel moves toward the second end of the wheel when unwinding a part of the line from around the wheel and winding another part of the line around the wheel for decreasing the distance between the first and second ends of the line, resulting in movement of the blade in relation to the jaw, when the handle is moved.

Abstract: A combination of a rotary knife blade and a trim guide for a power operated rotary knife. The annular rotary knife blade supported for rotation about a central axis of rotation in a direction of rotation and rotating with respect to the trim guide, the knife blade including a blade section extending from an annular body, the lower end of the blade section defining a plurality of circumferentially spaced apart notches including an opening at the lower end and a central open portion defined by a peripheral wall, the peripheral wall including an arcuate cutting portion adjacent the lower end of the blade section. The trim guide including a guide section defining a plurality of circumferentially spaced apart notches extending from a lower end, each of the plurality of notches including a shearing portion in overlapping axial alignment with the arcuate cutting portions of the blade section.

Abstract: A portable bandsaw attachment for cutting symmetrical or asymmetrical convex curved sides into a multisided three dimensional workpiece comprising a rotating table that supports the workpiece, a stationary base that supports the rotating table and provides an attachment point for the rotating table, laterally movable guides and backstop arrangement attached to the rotating table for locating and securing the workpiece relative to the bandsaw blade. The attachment can include handles to grip and turn the rotating table, an opening in the stationary base to provide clearance for the bandsaw blade, and means for securely mounting the stationary base to the bandsaw table.

Abstract: Disclosed is a chainsaw capable of introducing outside air into a body casing by rotation of a cooling fan to adequately cool a control unit provided inside the body casing. The chainsaw is configured to cool a control unit provided inside a body casing by a cooling fan being rotated under driving of an electric motor, wherein a handle comprises a base portion through which the handle (30) is attached to the body casing, and a grip formed to extend from the base portion in such a manner as to be grippable by a worker; and an air inlet is formed in a counter wall of the body casing opposed to the base portion of the handle, and wherein the base portion is attached to the counter wall of the body casing to cover the air inlet in an air introduceable state.

Abstract: A can opener has a cutter blade mounted with a body and a traction wheel mounted with the body on or adjacent the cutter blade. One of the cutter blade or traction wheel is movable with respect to the other between an inoperative position and an operative position. In the inoperative position the traction wheel and the cutter blade are spaced apart so that a rim of a can to be opened may be located between the traction wheel and the cutter blade. In the operative position the traction wheel and the cutter blade engage a can for opening the can. The can opener has an operating element that is operable by a user of the can opener for turning the traction wheel. Operation of the operating element also moves the cutter blade and traction wheel from the inoperative position to the operative position.

Abstract: A cutting method and cutting stage of toughened glass with which a piece of toughened glass is divided into unit pieces of toughened glass. The cutting method cuts a piece of toughened glass which is strengthened by forming a compressive stress in the surface of a raw glass plate. The method includes the steps of reducing the central tension inside a cutting portion of the piece of toughened glass that is to be cut by concavely bending the cutting portion; and cutting the piece of toughened glass by forming a median crack in the cutting portion.

Abstract: A cutting tool includes first and second blades attached to each other by a joint, and first and second handles. A first inlay having a protruding end protrudes into a hole in the first blade. A shaft has a first end joined to the protruding end of the first inlay, and has a second end with at least one transverse shoulder. A second inlay has a protruding end protruding into a hole in the second blade and a hole receives the second end of the shaft, and an engaging surface engages with the shoulder of the shaft. The hole of the second inlay has a shape and width allowing the second end of the shaft with the shoulder to pass into the hole in a release position, but prevents the shaft and shoulder from passing through the hole when the shaft and second inlay are not in the release position.

Abstract: A rod cutter having two cutters that are exchangeable and with one thereof being operatively stationary and the other being pivotally and with cutting edges therebetween. A cover extends over the cutters so that access to the cutters is available, and they can be interchanged in their installed positions to reposition the cutting edges exposed to the rod. A ball bearing supports the pivotal cutter and it has an axial restriction for rendering axial support to the pivotal cutter. The method of cutting with both radial and axial cutter support is described.

Abstract: A lubricated hair clipper drive system includes a clipper frame with a pair of opposed arms separated by a drive space, a drive shaft reciprocating laterally between the arms at high speed, a drive member receiving motive power from a power source and secured to the shaft for common reciprocation within the drive space, and a lubricant reservoir and applicator disposed on the shaft between the drive member and a corresponding one of the arms.

Abstract: When user data fails to be recorded in an address of a user data area, the same data is recorded in an address of a spare area. Information indicating that the data for the address of the user data area is recorded in the address of the spare area is registered in a DL that is loaded in a buffer memory, and the information is recorded in a currently-valid DL area of DMA1. As similar thereto, the information is recorded in a currently-valid DL area of DMA2. If the recording fails, the DL is alternatively recorded in another DL area of the same DMA2. Thereafter, DDSs of DMA2 are deleted, and then, without changing information of the number of times of updating the DDSs, only the staring address of the DL of the DDSs is updated. According to the updating method, it is possible to shorten the time required for updating management information of a medium in an information recording/reproducing apparatus.

Abstract: A recording medium comprising a recording area, the recording area includes a first area and a second area, the first area includes a frame area, the frame area includes an area in which a second synchronization code sequence and at least a portion of data are to be recorded, and the second area includes an area in which a third synchronization code sequence and a fourth synchronization code sequence are to be recorded.

Abstract: An optical disc apparatus having a construction that lowers a peak value of a laser beam applied to an optical disc and controls a current supplied to the laser. Provisions are made to prevent recorded marks on the optical disc from degrading by utilizing the laser beam radiated onto the optical disc. Provisions are also made to minimize gradual deterioration of the laser itself that would otherwise be caused by the emission of laser beam, to minimize unwanted radio waves that would otherwise be produced from the optical disc apparatus by the emission of laser beam, and to prevent the responsiveness of the optical disc apparatus from being impaired.

Abstract: When it is determined that the disc loaded on a player is a hybrid next generation DVD, the DVD layer is reproduced with a red laser light. In parallel with this reproduction process, a process for notifying the presence of the HDDVD layer is performed. That is, determination is made on whether the notification timing defined in advance has been reached. If the notification timing has been reached, a control instruction is output from a controller to an AV processing circuit, and the image information including the image notifying the presence of the HDDVD layer is output from the AV processing circuit. Thus, the user may learn that the HDDVD layer can be reproduced.

Abstract: Disclosed is a spindle motor comprising: an integral turntable including: a table on which a rotating body to be installed, and an inner side wall and an outer side wall formed to be recessed upwards at a portion therebetween on a lower surface of the table so that a predetermined hollow is formed, a surface of thereof being formed slant; a ball cover for covering a ball inserted into the hollow and the hollow; a rotation shaft an upper portion of which is inserted into a center of the integral turntable; a bearing supporting a lower portion of the rotation shaft; a coil formed on an outside of the rotation shaft; and a magnet formed on an outside of the coil.

Abstract: Provided is a small form factor optical/magnetic disk including an integrated metal hub and a disk plate. The integrated metal hub includes a circular upper metal hub and a circular lower metal hub integrally formed with and disposed under the upper metal hub. The circular lower metal hub has a smaller diameter smaller than the upper metal hub. A central hole is formed in central portions of the upper and lower metal hubs and passes through the upper and lower metal hubs. The disk plate has a through-hole that is formed in a central portion and is directly associated with the integrated metal hub, and a recess that is formed around the through-hole and allows the upper metal hub to be mounted therein. Since the central portion of the small form factor optical/magnetic disk is not thick, the small form factor optical/magnetic disk can contribute to an ultra thin small form factor information storage device. Also, since manufacturing processes are simple, price and quality competitiveness can be enhanced.

Abstract: An information recording method includes the steps of recording test data with changing a top pulse width Ton and monitoring reflected light intensity; determining an optimum top pulse width from the monitoring result; determining respective optimum off pulse widths according to multilevel data from a monitoring result of the determined optimum top pulse width; recording test data with changing recording power in sequence with the use of the optimum top pulse width and the optimum off pulse width determined, monitoring reflected light intensity, and thus determining optimum recording power.

Abstract: The conventional free layer in a TMR read head has been replaced by a composite of two or more magnetic layers, one of which is iron rich The result is an improved device that has a higher MR ratio than prior art devices, while still maintaining free layer softness and acceptable magnetostriction. A process for manufacturing the device is also described.