Patents Examined by Nhat Chieu Do
  • Patent number: 9517573
    Abstract: A rotary cutting apparatus is configured to rotate about a first longitudinal axis. The cutting roll includes a cutting member. The apparatus includes an anvil roll that is configured to rotate about a second longitudinal axis. The anvil roll is positioned relative to the cutting roll such that the first longitudinal axis is substantially parallel with the second longitudinal axis. The anvil roll includes an outer circumferential surface. The second longitudinal axis is selectively movable between a first position and a second position relative to the first longitudinal axis. In the first position, a first minimum distance is defined between the first longitudinal axis and the second longitudinal axis. In the second position, a second minimum distance is defined between the first longitudinal axis and the second longitudinal axis, and wherein the second minimum distance is greater than the first minimum distance.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 27, 2013
    Date of Patent: December 13, 2016
    Assignee: The Procter & Gamble Company
    Inventors: Uwe Schneider, Daniel Patrick Findley
  • Patent number: 9502704
    Abstract: A separator conveying device includes a columnar rotor that holds a continuously supplied separator material on an outer circumferential surface thereof; a cutting unit that cuts the separator material while the separator material is held on the outer circumferential surface of the columnar rotor into a separator with a predetermined shape; and a control unit configured to control a suction force in a slip region. The separator cut out by the cutting unit is conveyed by rotating the columnar rotor while maintaining a state where the separator is held on the outer circumferential surface of the columnar rotor. The outer circumferential surface of the columnar rotor is formed into a suction region where the separator material or the separator is sucked and the slip region where the suction force is switched between sucking and fixing the separator material, and slipping the separator material while sucking the separator material.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 6, 2012
    Date of Patent: November 22, 2016
    Assignee: NISSAN MOTOR CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Hiroshi Yuhara, Takahiro Yanagi, Manabu Yamashita
  • Patent number: 9486929
    Abstract: A screw cutting tool for cutting a screw comprising a first grip having a first cutting aperture, a second grip pivotally connected to the first grip, the second grip having a second cutting aperture, a measuring scale attached to a proximal end of the first or second grip, and a screw holder slidably attached to the measuring scale having a hole extending therethrough, wherein the hole aligns with the first and second cutting apertures in at least one position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 30, 2013
    Date of Patent: November 8, 2016
    Assignee: Stryker European Holdings I, LLC
    Inventors: Tobias Behlen, Manfred Schmuck, Martin Knape
  • Patent number: 9434013
    Abstract: Illustrative embodiments of sheet cutting shears are disclosed. A sheet cutting shears may include a tool body and a cutting head. The tool body may include a drive housing and a handle coupled to the drive housing. The handle may be inclined toward the cutting head so that at least a portion of the drive housing located between the handle and the cutting head is within a footprint of the handle when viewed from above. A handle axis and a housing axis may form an acute angle located at least in part between a front side of the handle and a top side of the drive housing. The sheet cutting sheers may further include a trigger configured to move between an off position and an on position, the trigger being spaced apart from the drive housing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 13, 2012
    Date of Patent: September 6, 2016
    Assignee: Ingersoll-Rand Company
    Inventors: Joshua Odell Johnson, Christopher Anthony Kokinelis
  • Patent number: 9427859
    Abstract: A power tool includes a housing, an output shaft supported by the housing for rotation about an axis, a battery terminal selectively operable to receive a DC power supply from a battery, and a receptacle selectively operable to receive an AC power supply from an AC power source. The power tool further includes a motor operable in a first power mode, in response to receipt of the DC power supply, to rotatably drive the output shaft, and also operable in a second power mode, in response to receipt of the AC power supply, to rotatably drive the output shaft. The power tool also includes a mechanical interlock movable between a first position in which the interlock inhibits the flow of the AC power supply to the motor and a second position in which the interlock inhibits the flow of the DC power supply to the motor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 8, 2013
    Date of Patent: August 30, 2016
    Assignee: TECHTRNOIC OUTDOOR PRODUCTS TECHNOLOGY LIMITED
    Inventors: Rafael Máynez, G. Michael Hornick, Gerald Satterfield, Matthew H. Malone, Sr., John W. Olson
  • Patent number: 9403225
    Abstract: A miter saw has a base, a working table arranged above the base and rotatably connected with the base around a pivoting axis, and a cutting assembly having a cutting blade arranged above the working table. A first locking assembly is arranged between the base and the working table for positioning the base and the working table at a certain angle. The first locking assembly includes an operating button rotating about a first pivoting shaft to force the first locking assembly to be in a locked state or an unlocked state, the working table has a shift position hole having a locked type shift position and a released type shift position for locking the rotation positions of the operating button, and the first pivoting shaft is parallel to the cutting blade.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 8, 2013
    Date of Patent: August 2, 2016
    Assignee: Chervon (HK) Limited
    Inventors: Kesong Xu, Yun Huang
  • Patent number: 9403226
    Abstract: A chain saw includes a housing, an oil supply system disposed in the housing, a trigger linkage assembly, and a switch controlled by the trigger linkage assembly. The oil supply system includes an oil can and an oil pump assembly connected with the oil can via an oil inlet tube. The trigger linkage assembly includes a switch trigger. The chain saw further includes a pressing member driven by the trigger linkage assembly. When the switch trigger is not activated, the pressing member is located at a first position and can press the oil inlet tube tightly to isolate an oil circuit of the oil supply system. When the switch trigger is pressed down, the pressing member can be driven by the trigger linkage assembly to a second position to release the pressing for the oil inlet tube so that the oil circuit of the oil supply system is allowed to flow.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 23, 2013
    Date of Patent: August 2, 2016
    Assignee: Chevron (HK) Limited
    Inventors: Huixing Fu, Fangjie Nie
  • Patent number: 9375859
    Abstract: An apparatus for slicing food products, in particular sausage, meat or cheese, includes a product support for at least one product, a cutting blade which is disposed after the product support and to which the product can be supplied along a conveying direction, and at least one product holder movable along the conveying direction and cooperating with the product at least at times during the slicing procedure, wherein the product support has a loading zone which is disposed between a starting position and an end position of the product holder and in which the product support can be loaded with the product and wherein the product holder is movable from the end position back into the start position while bypassing the loading zone.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 21, 2012
    Date of Patent: June 28, 2016
    Assignee: Weber Maschinenbau GmbH Breidenbach
    Inventor: Günther Weber
  • Patent number: 9295592
    Abstract: A cutting apparatus includes a holding conveying mechanism configured to convey a web using a holding surface, and a cutting mechanism configured to perform first cutting to cut the web conveyed while being held by the holding conveying mechanism along a crossing direction crossing a conveyance direction of the web and performing second cutting to cut the web along the crossing direction with a predetermined distance from the first cutting. The holding surface includes a main holding area configured to hold the web along the crossing direction between the first cutting and the second cutting, and an auxiliary holding area configured to hold the web by a holding power weaker than the holding power in the main holding area, at least in either upstream or downstream of the conveyance direction of the main holding area.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 7, 2011
    Date of Patent: March 29, 2016
    Assignee: UNICHARM CORPORATION
    Inventor: Hiroki Yamamoto
  • Patent number: 9272432
    Abstract: An apparatus for cutting expanded fibrous and soft foam materials has a linear clamping feature with an integrated blade guide, suspended in a position to allow unobstructed travel of a cutting blade. Compression and cutting features are separated so that the cutting blade is protected from undue wear, cuts are consistent and uniform, and the apparatus is safe to use.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 11, 2013
    Date of Patent: March 1, 2016
    Inventors: Nathaniel Paul Brand, Dalen Eugene Gunn
  • Patent number: 9241444
    Abstract: The invention provides a drive train for a hedge trimmer, the drive train being arranged, in use, to provide power to a downstream mechanism, the drive train comprising: a motor having an output shaft; a pinion coupled to the output shaft; a reduction gear arranged to be driven by the pinion, the reduction gear contained within a gear housing; a flywheel engageable to the output shaft, wherein the flywheel is arranged within the gear housing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 6, 2012
    Date of Patent: January 26, 2016
    Assignee: BLACK & DECKER INC.
    Inventor: David Barker
  • Patent number: 9231386
    Abstract: An electric cable cutter used with a hand-held tool includes a housing; a pair of cutting blades supported by the housing; a pair of orthogonal gears; a drive shaft with an eccentric shaft portion attached to an output gear of the pair of orthogonal gears; a differential gear mechanism which decelerates a rotation of the drive shaft; and an Oldham coupling which corrects an eccentric rotation of an output gear of the differential gear mechanism. A circular-arc-shaped outer surface of the one cutting blade is supported by the other cutting blade so as to be openable and closable. The pair of cutting blades is provided with an outer toothed portion engaging with an output gear of the Oldham coupling. An input gear of the pair of orthogonal gears is connected through an adapter pin to the hand-held tool attachable and detachable through a one-touch operation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 12, 2012
    Date of Patent: January 5, 2016
    Assignee: TOA INTERSYSTEM INC.
    Inventors: Minoru Kochi, Sadayoshi Kobayashi, Kentaro Abe
  • Patent number: 9221187
    Abstract: A sawmill including a band saw, mounted on a carriage. A moving shear rail is connected to the carriage such that the shear rail moves in synchronization with the band saw. The moving shear rail has a notch formed in the upper edge, and is positioned so that the notch is aligned with the band saw blade, and the upper edge of the moving shear rail extends at least to even with the band saw blade, and possibly even beyond the saw blade. The moving shear rail includes a shear rail plate carrying the notch, and a flexible element connected at each end of the shear rail plate. The flexible element is formed of conveyor links reeved about a pair of reels, including a last link that is removably connected to the shear rail plate. Each of the reels is mounted to a standard, one having a pivot, allowing that reel to be pivoted away.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 20, 2012
    Date of Patent: December 29, 2015
    Assignee: Cleereman Industries, Inc.
    Inventors: Rodney H. Chitko, Jeffrey J. Krueger
  • Patent number: 9186737
    Abstract: A self-powered chainsaw, typically a battery powered chainsaw, including a housing, a power source, an endless cutting chain having a plurality of cutting elements and a motor arranged to drive the chain relative to the housing using power from the power source. The chainsaw also includes a sharpening element which is arranged so as to be driven relative to the cutting elements and the housing using the power source.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 20, 2010
    Date of Patent: November 17, 2015
    Assignee: HUSQVARNA AB
    Inventors: Pär Martinsson, Johan Svennung, Peter Lameli, Ottmar Locher, Christoph Schiedt, Martin Bepler, Hans Waigel
  • Patent number: 9186807
    Abstract: A device for forming a pattern in a sheet of material is provided. The device includes a base having a detent portion and a locating portion that provides a first position, a platform moveably coupled to the base, and a punch supported by the platform and configured to move between a reset position and a depressed position. The platform includes a detent element configured to engage the detent portion when the platform is proximate the first position and a locating element configured to provide fine location of the platform in the first position relative to the base by engaging the locating portion. The punch forms a pattern in a sheet of material when the punch moves from the reset position to the depressed position and a sheet of material is present proximate the depressed position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 6, 2012
    Date of Patent: November 17, 2015
    Assignee: Fiskars Brands, Inc.
    Inventors: Michael D. Wallom, Daniel Cunningham, Colin Roberts, Daniel J. Lipscomb, Douglas Nelson, Andrew P. Block, Scott Roelke
  • Patent number: 9180600
    Abstract: A cutting tool for cutting sheets of building materials, such as, for example, laminate baseboards, chair rails and crown molding, at an angle. The cutting tool includes a base connected to a cutting platform with a hinge connection. The cutting platform further includes a blade that can be moved downward on the cutting platform to cut the building material. The hinge connection allows the cutting platform to be angled relative to the base to cut the building material at a range of angles from 0°, vertical, to 60° or more.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 7, 2012
    Date of Patent: November 10, 2015
    Assignee: D-Cut Products, Inc.
    Inventor: Charlie Zhang
  • Patent number: 9120240
    Abstract: A kitchen tool that cuts a zig-zag pattern into a vegetable or fruit which encompasses the total circumference is disclosed. This is accomplished by rotating two handles relative to each other so that movable blades, via cams, are forced into the fruit/vegetable. The movable blades are constrained to a linear motion by guiding surfaces in top and bottom plates along with cams and pins. The entire cutting assembly is readily cleanable by easy disassembly or thorough rinsing/washing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 24, 2013
    Date of Patent: September 1, 2015
    Inventors: Chester M. Haworth, Jr., Steven A Haworth
  • Patent number: 9067335
    Abstract: An apparatus configured to cooperate with a rotating anvil to cut corrugated board comprises a rotary cutting die configured to rotate in one direction and to cooperate with the anvil to cut corrugated board. The cutting die includes a base and at least one scrap cutting blade and a scrap stripper that comprises one or more fingers that project from the base at an incline and which is slanted forwardly in the direction of rotation of the cutting die for stripping cut scrap pieces of corrugated board from the blade.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 8, 2012
    Date of Patent: June 30, 2015
    Assignee: Container Graphics Corporation
    Inventor: Ronald Carl Dulaney
  • Patent number: 9056400
    Abstract: A process for use in an in-mold labeling application utilizes a rolled label sheet having a multiplicity of pre-printed non-adhesive labels and a pre-printed registration mark associated with each of the labels, the process detecting each of the registration marks to alignment the label sheet in a predetermined longitudinal position before labels are cut therefrom, conveying the rolled label sheet forward or backward, cutting one or more labels from the label sheet, forming a controlled loop in the label sheet, detecting each of the registration marks for aligning the label sheet in a position of registration, providing a hold down vacuum for maintaining the label sheet in a position of registration during conveyance to a predetermined label removal position, and releasing the hold down vacuum to permit removal, by an external pick and place device, of one or more of the previously-cut labels.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 22, 2013
    Date of Patent: June 16, 2015
    Assignee: CBW Automation, Inc.
    Inventors: David E. Carson, Matthew C. Davis, Thomas A. Sahrle, Geoffrey S. White, Robert J. Wooden
  • Patent number: 9016179
    Abstract: A positioning device for a turnable table of a saw machine having a pivot shaft that pivotally connects a pair of clamping units. A pressing member with an attachment portion for attaching to a coupling unit may be formed on each clamping unit. By manipulating a trigger of the coupling unit, the pair of clamping units can be driven to rotate a pair of corresponding clench members for selectively clamping or unclamping a base of the saw machine. Thereby, the turnable table can be secured in place upon adjustment.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 11, 2012
    Date of Patent: April 28, 2015
    Assignee: Rexon Industrial Corp., Ltd.
    Inventor: Cheng-Hung Chiu