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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 06, 2022
Filed:
Aug. 28, 2018
Applicant:
Tti (Macao Commercial Offshore) Limited, Macau, MO;
Inventors:
Michael R. Hart, Anderson, SC (US);
Sumithra Janardhanan, Saratoga, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B23D 47/02 (2006.01); B28D 1/04 (2006.01); B28D 7/04 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B23D 47/025 (2013.01); B28D 1/047 (2013.01); B28D 7/04 (2013.01); Y10T 83/647 (2015.04);
Abstract
A tile saw includes a table configured to support a workpiece, a guide rail upon which the table is supported and movable along a longitudinal axis, a saw unit for cutting the workpiece as the table moves along the longitudinal axis, and a roller assembly for coupling the table to the guide rail. The roller assembly includes an upper roller engaged with an upper portion of the guide rail, a lower roller engaged with a lower portion of the guide rail, and a resilient member biasing at least one of the upper roller or the lower roller against the guide rail.