Patents Examined by Liang Dong
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Patent number: 11491563Abstract: In some embodiments, a cutting system including a movable blade operably coupled to a motor is disclosed, wherein the cutting system comprises a diverting feature. In some embodiments, a diverter proximity relative to the movable blade is selected to facilitate diversion of a material during cutting. In at least one embodiment, the movable blade may be a circular blade or a reciprocating blade with a thickness of less than 3/32 of an inch. A cutting system according to the present invention may be coupled to a container, for example, a residential trash container or a residential recycling container.Type: GrantFiled: October 13, 2020Date of Patent: November 8, 2022Inventors: Trent N. Butcher, Larry A. Butcher
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Patent number: 11485034Abstract: A shaving device comprising a handle, a support member, a blade cartridge retention frame, and a replaceable blade assembly. The support member is disposed about a first end of the handle and includes at least one arm extending outward from a yoke. The blade cartridge retention frame includes a blade cartridge retention frame magnet and is coupled to the at least one arm and configured to pivot about a pivot axis. The replaceable blade assembly includes a blade assembly magnet and a blade assembly body having a face with a razor blade. The blade assembly magnet and the blade cartridge retention frame magnet are configured to create a repulsive magnetic force therebetween to releasably couple the replaceable blade assembly to the blade cartridge retention frame.Type: GrantFiled: March 26, 2020Date of Patent: November 1, 2022Assignee: INSIGNIA IP HOLDING COMPANY, LLCInventor: Ruairidh Robertson
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Patent number: 11465309Abstract: A paper roll cutting device comprises a rotating motorized arm (20), provided with a rotation axis (21) fixed in the space, and at least one cutting blade (30) to cut at least a paper stick (100) obtaining said paper rolls connected to the rotating motorized arm (20), wherein the rotation axis (31) of the cutting blade (30) is cyclically movable during the rotation of the motorized arm (20), the distance between the rotation axis (21) of the rotating arm (20) and the rotation axis (31) of the cutting blade (30) being progressively cyclically variable during the rotation of the motorized arm (20) with a minimum distance at the lower point of the rotation trajectory of the cutting blade (30).Type: GrantFiled: January 19, 2021Date of Patent: October 11, 2022Assignee: GAMBINI S.P.A.Inventors: Fabio Picchi, Giovanni Buffa
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Patent number: 11465305Abstract: A method of assembling a razor cartridge. A housing is injection molded. An elastomer is co-injection molded to the housing forming a pair of laterally spaced apart blade stabilizers. A primary blade member having a cutting edge is mounted to the housing. The cutting edge of the primary blade member is contacted with the laterally spaced apart blade stabilizers. A blade retention member is mounted to a top surface of the housing. A pair of lateral ends of the cutting edge of the primary blade member is constrained between the blade retention member and the pair of laterally spaced apart blade stabilizers.Type: GrantFiled: August 10, 2020Date of Patent: October 11, 2022Assignee: The Gillette Company LLCInventors: William Thomas O'Connor, William Owen Jolley, Kelly Daniel Bridges
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Patent number: 11460636Abstract: A fiber separation tool is provided. The fiber separation tool includes a fin configured to maintain the fiber separation tool in a parallel orientation with respect to a plurality of fibers, a hook tip at a first end of the fin, wherein the hook tip is configured to separate the plurality of fibers, a blade disposed in the fin above the hook tip, wherein a portion of a cutting edge of the blade protrudes from a blade opening in the fin, and wherein the blade is configured to slice through a bonding material connecting the plurality of fibers, a lip at each side of the blade opening, wherein the lip is configured to prevent individual fibers of the plurality of fibers from contacting the blade, and a pivot point configured to guide the fiber separation tool between the individual fibers.Type: GrantFiled: March 5, 2020Date of Patent: October 4, 2022Assignee: Prysmian S.p.A.Inventors: Clint Nicholaus Anderson, Ehsan Fallahmohammadi
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Patent number: 11440110Abstract: According to one implementation, a machining apparatus includes an electromotive saw and an attaching structure. The electromotive saw cuts off a workpiece to be machined. The attaching structure attaches the saw to an arm of a robot. Further, according to one implementation, a machining method is provided. In the machining method, a machined product is manufactured by processing a composite material or a honeycomb structure with a cutting tool attached to an arm of a robot. Further, according to one implementation, a machining method is provided. In the machining method, a machined product is manufactured by processing a workpiece to be machined with a cutting tool attached to an arm of a robot. The workpiece is processed along a shape of a jig for setting the workpiece. The workpiece is processed with contacting a guide with the jig. The guide is attached to the arm.Type: GrantFiled: November 21, 2019Date of Patent: September 13, 2022Assignees: SUBARU CORPORATION, FUYO JITSUGYO CO. LTD.Inventors: Yuichi Ishikawa, Atsushi Rihei, Shinya Matsuo, Tatsuo Nakahata, Yasuto Nishiwaki, Masao Watanabe, Saichiro Yamashita, Yasushi Miyashita
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Patent number: 11413692Abstract: A saw device includes a motor having a motor output shaft and a drivetrain that includes a gear train and a chain drive. The gear train has a first gear fixedly connected to the motor output shaft and a second gear fixedly connected to an intermediate shaft, the first gear meshing with the second gear so as to transmit rotation from the motor output shaft to the second gear. The chain drive has a driving sprocket fixedly connected to the intermediate shaft, a driven sprocket, and a chain configured to transmit rotation of the driving sprocket to rotation of the driven sprocket. The saw device further includes an arbor shaft fixedly connected to the driven sprocket, the arbor shaft configured to mount a saw blade such that the saw blade rotates with the arbor shaft, and an upper guard configured to enclose at least a portion of the saw blade.Type: GrantFiled: September 26, 2019Date of Patent: August 16, 2022Assignees: Robert Bosch Power Tools GmbH, Robert Bosch GmbHInventor: Plamen V. Marinov
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Patent number: 11407136Abstract: A trimmer comprises a trim knife for trimming the bound material, a blade receiving portion 19 for receiving a blade edge of the trim knife, and an adjustment mechanism 60 configured to adjust a position of the blade receiving portion 19 in such a manner that each of one side 191 and other side 192 of the blade receiving portion 19 moves by not only a same amount but also a different amount and in directions toward and away from the blade edge of the trim knife. Each of positions of the one side 191 and the other side 192 of the blade receiving portion 19 can be adjusted.Type: GrantFiled: September 6, 2017Date of Patent: August 9, 2022Assignee: HORIZON INTERNATIONAL INC.Inventors: Yoshinari Kuwabara, Osamu Nishimura, Satoshi Tsunawaki
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Patent number: 11400608Abstract: A cutting device includes cutting device includes a housing including an aperture, and a blade cartridge removably coupled to the housing through the aperture. The blade cartridge is configured to hold a plurality of blades. The cutting device further includes a cartridge ejector configured to eject the blade cartridge from the housing.Type: GrantFiled: May 22, 2020Date of Patent: August 2, 2022Inventor: Earl Stuart Douglass
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Patent number: 11396439Abstract: Disclosed is a tape dispenser for cutting tape, while the tape is being unwound by rotation of a tape roll, including: a fixing part coming into close contact with an outer peripheral surface of the tape roll so as to fix the tape roll thereto; a fixing lever to which a given force is applied so that the fixing part rotates to come into close contact with the outer peripheral surface of the tape roll; a rotating shaft connected to the fixing lever and rotating to come into close contact with the outer peripheral surface of the tape roll; an extended part for connecting the fixing part and the rotating shaft with each other; and a close-fitting member disposed on the inner side of the tape roll so as to apply a given force to the tape roll in one direction.Type: GrantFiled: December 27, 2018Date of Patent: July 26, 2022Inventor: Yong Chul Oh
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Patent number: 11389884Abstract: A handheld portable cutting apparatus has a cutter unit with a cutter unit longitudinal axis. In a central housing section of the cutting apparatus, a drive connection is arranged between an electric drive motor and the cutter unit, wherein a motor housing having a motor housing longitudinal axis extends from the central housing section. A handle extends from the central housing section in a handle longitudinal axis. The cutter unit includes a guide bar with a saw chain circulating thereon, wherein, in a side view onto the cutting apparatus, the point of intersection between the handle longitudinal axis and the motor housing longitudinal axis and also the point of intersection between the handle longitudinal axis and the cutter unit longitudinal axis lie in the central housing section.Type: GrantFiled: November 14, 2017Date of Patent: July 19, 2022Assignee: Andreas Stihl AG & Co. KGInventors: Harald Mang, Alexander Trenn
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Patent number: 11370134Abstract: A stationary blade for a blade set of a hair cutting appliance includes a top wall, a bottom wall, and a guide slot formed between the top and bottom walls to accommodate a movable blade. The stationary blade further includes a plurality of stationary blade teeth each having a frontal end. The top and bottom walls are mutually joined at the frontal ends, where the top and bottom walls are, at least at the frontal ends, made from sheet metal material. Further, at the frontal ends, two or more sheet metal folded edges are present.Type: GrantFiled: April 9, 2018Date of Patent: June 28, 2022Assignee: KONINKLIJKE PHILIPS N.V.Inventor: Kin Fatt Phoon
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Patent number: 11351640Abstract: Provided is a cutting tool that includes a cutting head, a frame, a working table, a guiding rail assembly, and a fence. The cutting head is configured to perform a cutting function. The frame is configured to support the cutting head. The working table is configured to place an object to be cut. The guiding rail assembly is configured to enable the working table to slide along a first straight line relative to the frame. The fence is mounted to the working table, includes at least one fence surface extending in a direction perpendicular to the first straight line. The cutting tool enables a workpiece to be cut to be stably placed on the working table during a cutting operation.Type: GrantFiled: December 13, 2018Date of Patent: June 7, 2022Assignee: Nanjing Chervon Industry Co., Ltd.Inventors: Zhifeng Chen, Zhigang Pan, Yang Cao, Yu Xu
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Patent number: 11338472Abstract: A cutting apparatus is provided. The cutting apparatus includes a processing chamber, a chuck table, a transferring mechanism, and a cleaning member. The chuck table is disposed in the processing chamber and configured to hold a workpiece on a chuck surface of the chuck table during a cutting process. The transferring mechanism is configured to transfer the workpiece to the chuck surface before the cutting process or transfer the workpiece away from the chuck surface after the cutting process. The cleaning member is disposed in the processing chamber, and is configured to move across and clean the chuck surface, driven by the transferring mechanism.Type: GrantFiled: June 15, 2020Date of Patent: May 24, 2022Assignee: TAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR MANUFACTURING CO., LTDInventor: Chih-Min Tseng
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Patent number: 11331824Abstract: A method and device for managing and separating a tongue from a tongue blank, including cutting a first edge of a tongue from the tongue blank by rotating a tool which includes a protruding part, and displacing the tongue by the protruding part to a tongue queue. The method and device may include a second tool for cutting a second edge of the tongue from the tongue blank.Type: GrantFiled: June 28, 2017Date of Patent: May 17, 2022Assignee: VALINGE INNOVATION ABInventors: Fredrik Myllykangas, Jonas Fransson
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Patent number: 11325273Abstract: A safety razor is provided having a blade head capable of having an adjustable angle relative to a grasping handle and an adjustability of tension of a pivot to the blade. The blade head is connected by an adjustment mechanism for adjusting the blade head that is substantially enclosed within a conduit formed within the grasping handle. The blade head is angularly adjustable between an angle >95° from a linear centerline of the handle to about 22° from the linear centerline of the handle. A blade head adapter may be further provided to allow for attachment and use of alternate existing blade head cartridges.Type: GrantFiled: August 15, 2020Date of Patent: May 10, 2022Inventors: P. J. Insana, John Hollis, Gabriel Puerto, Mike Tracz, Joe Spalding, Jason Kocher, Jon Morgan, Monica Schnee, Amy Hawk
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Patent number: 11320593Abstract: An optical fiber cleaver includes: a body unit on which an optical fiber extending in a first direction is loaded; a lid unit connected to the body unit to be rotatable and openable; a pair of retainers arranged to be separate from each other in the first direction and retain the optical fiber between the pair of retainers when the lid unit is closed with respect to the body unit; a blade member that comes into contact with the optical fiber from one direction side of a second direction intersecting the first direction between the pair of retainers and hurt the optical fiber; and a movement unit that brings the blade member into contact with the optical fiber from the one direction side of the second direction and move the blade member to one direction side of a third direction intersecting the first direction and the second direction.Type: GrantFiled: December 11, 2018Date of Patent: May 3, 2022Assignees: SUMITOMO ELECTRIC INDUSTRIES, LTD., JAPAN COMMUNICATION ACCESSORIES MANUFACTURING CO., LTD.Inventors: Motoyoshi Kimura, Daizo Nishioka, Yusuke Takai, Kazuyuki Miwa, Tsuyoshi Imaizumi
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Patent number: 11285629Abstract: A shaving razor cartridge with a housing having a top surface and a bottom surface. A guard is at the front of the housing. A cap is at a rear of the housing. At least one blade is mounted to the housing between the guard and the cap. The housing has a wall defining an opening extending from the top surface to the bottom surface that is configured to receive a portion of a handle. The bottom surface has a handle docking alignment member indicating an intended direction for the handle to be inserted into the opening.Type: GrantFiled: March 28, 2019Date of Patent: March 29, 2022Assignee: The Gillette Company LLCInventor: Jack Anthony Washington
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Patent number: 11280060Abstract: The present invention relates to a laying machine for laying at least one flexible casing or tube, cable or wire including: a blade arrangement for making a trench in the ground, a consolidation and laying means being arranged behind the blade arrangement, for clearing and safe-guarding the trench from collapsing while laying at least one flexible casing or tube, cable or wire into the trench. A blade assembly comprising compartments for cooling fluid and air.Type: GrantFiled: November 12, 2018Date of Patent: March 22, 2022Assignee: Husqvarna ABInventors: Lars Gustafsson, Rolf Johansson, Fredrik Sjödahl, Tobias Nilsson, Donald F. Meister
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Patent number: 11267159Abstract: Mobile assembly for cutting wood includes a base supported by wheels, and a plurality of posts extending upwards from the base. A frame is removably coupled to a distal post and a proximal post. The frame configured to pivot relative to at least one of the distal and proximal posts when coupled thereto, the frame configured for positioning at different heights along the at least one of the distal and proximal posts. An arm is supported by the frame, the arm configured for sliding about, and parallel to, the frame. The arm includes a chainsaw attached to a distal region of the arm.Type: GrantFiled: September 17, 2019Date of Patent: March 8, 2022Inventor: Justin William Johnson