| Provo Craft and Novelty, Inc. Patent applications |
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| 20110280999 | Foodstuff Crafting Apparatus, Components, Assembly, and Method for Utilizing the Same - A crafting apparatus that performs work on a workpiece is disclosed. The workpiece includes, for example, an edible foodstuff material. In an embodiment, the edible foodstuff material includes nutritional value and is consumable by, for example, human beings, animals or the like. | 11-17-2011 |
| 20110232437 | Methods for Cutting - A method of cutting for an electronic cutter includes receiving a signal that a sheet has been loaded and receiving a size of the sheet. The method also includes receiving data from a removable electronic memory device containing shape data. The method further includes selecting a shape from said shape data from a user interface, and cutting said shape in the sheet | 09-29-2011 |
| 20110197735 | Blade Housing for Electronic Cutting Apparatus - A blade housing for an electronic cutting apparatus includes an outer housing having a distal end, an inner housing coupled to the inner housing and longitudinally selectively adjustable relative thereto and a blade rotatably coupled to the inner housing with a sharpened distal end. Adjustment of the inner housing relative to the outer housing adjusts an amount of the blade that protrudes from the distal end of the inner housing. | 08-18-2011 |
| 20110073519 | Decorative Object Arrangement Device and Method for Utilizing the Same - An arrangement device is disclosed. The arrangement device includes a tray portion having a body that forms a plurality of passages. The arrangement device also includes a plurality of pattern adjustment plungers movably-secured to the tray portion within the plurality of passages. | 03-31-2011 |
| 20110052301 | (Moab Omnibus-Apparatus) Crafting Apparatus Including a Workpiece Feed Path Bypass Assembly and Workpiece Feed Path Analyzer - A crafting apparatus that includes a body defining at least one passageway for receiving a workpiece, a cutter disposed along the at least one passageway, a printer disposed along the at least one passageway and spaced from the cutter, and a feed path bypass assembly disposed along the at least one passageway between the cutter and the printer. The feed path bypass assembly alters a feed path of the workpiece through the at least one passageway. | 03-03-2011 |
| 20110048266 | Crafting Apparatus Including a Workpiece Feed Path Bypass Assembly and Workpiece Feed Path Analyzer - A method of operating a crafting apparatus. The method includes moving a workpiece along a first feed path for printing on the workpiece with a printer and moving the workpiece along a second feed path for cutting the workpiece with a cutter. The first feed path bypasses a workpiece mover of the cutter. | 03-03-2011 |
| 20100217719 | Controller Device - A method of validating a cartridge for use with a controller device. The method includes reading a cartridge identifier from at least one of memory of the cartridge and memory of the controller device, obtaining known content associated with the cartridge based on the cartridge identifier, reading actual content from memory of the cartridge, comparing the known content with the actual content, and permitting communication between the controller device and the cartridge when the known content matches the actual content. | 08-26-2010 |
| 20100217428 | System for Controlling an Electronic Cutting Machine - A system for controlling an electronic cutting machine. The system comprises a cartridge having an interfacing connector and memory and a controller device. The controller device comprises a cartridge connector for establishing an electrical connection with the interfacing connector, memory, and a processor executing a controller application. The controller application writes a controller device identifier to the memory of the connected cartridge, writes a cartridge identifier to the memory of the controller device, and permits usage on the controller device of content associated with the cartridge. | 08-26-2010 |
| 20100217427 | Controller Device - A method of operating a controller device of an electronic cutting machine. The method includes writing a controller device identifier to memory of the cartridge, writing a cartridge identifier to memory of the controller device, and permitting communication between the controller device and the cartridge. | 08-26-2010 |
| 20100214607 | Controller Device - A method of using a controller device for an electronic cutting machine. The method includes associating at least one of cutting operations and printing operations with glyphs, retrieving the glyphs from at least one of memory of a cartridge in communication with the controller device and memory of the controller device, arranging the glyphs in a screen overlay, and rendering the screen overlay on a screen of the controller device. | 08-26-2010 |
| 20100119282 | System and Method for Printing and Cutting - A system for printing and cutting including a housing. A printing system is connected to the housing. The printing system including a print head having a bottom surface. A cutting system is connected to said housing. A movable floor is connected to said housing where the movable floor adjusts to the thickness of a stock to be printed. The movable floor providing a predetermined distance from the bottom surface of the print head and the upper surface of the stock. | 05-13-2010 |
| 20100111587 | PRINTING AND CUTTING - A method including printing an image onto a medium and printing an alignment region onto the medium. The method further including loading the medium to an electronic cutter and aligning the medium with the electronic cutter. The method further including cutting the image from the medium. | 05-06-2010 |
| 20100107906 | Cartridge System - A multi-cartridge system including a plurality of cartridge connectors configured to receive electronic cutting cartridges, and an external connector for operably connecting the electronic cutting cartridges to an electronic cutting machine. The cartridge connectors are in electrical communication with an external connector. | 05-06-2010 |
| 20100102772 | System and Method for Storing and Releasing Energy - A power system includes a housing having a base and a handle, a battery; a charge controller, and an inverter. The power system further includes a chimney-like venting system for cooling the power system. The chimney venting system may have at least one opening near said base and at least one opening near said handle. | 04-29-2010 |
| 20100064913 | Screen Printer - A screen printer includes a support portion and a cover portion movably-connected to the support portion. The cover portion includes a body defining a passage, an upper surface, and a lower surface, The lower surface includes a portion for retaining the screen body. | 03-18-2010 |
| 20100064911 | EMBOSSING DEVICE AND METHODS FOR USING AND MANUFACTURING THE SAME - An assembly is disclosed. The assembly includes an embossing device including a blank portion workpiece including a plurality of layers, wherein the blank portion workpiece is separated to include a first blank portion and a second blank portion, wherein each of the first and second blank portions include portions of at least two layers of the plurality of layers; and a blank portion retainer including a first flap and a second flap, wherein the first flap and the second flap are connected by a member consisting of a hinge, wherein the hinge and the first flap and the second flap define a folder, wherein each of the first and second flaps define an inner surface and an outer surface, wherein the first blank portion is attached to the inner surface of the first flap, wherein the second blank portion is attached to the inner surface of the second flap | 03-18-2010 |
| 20090294490 | Bow Maker - A bow maker includes a base portion having a plurality of holes. The bow maker further includes at least two pegs configured to be received by the plurality of holes and at least one wire holder. | 12-03-2009 |
| 20090000444 | Cutting Apparatus - An apparatus includes a housing and a cutting mechanism coupled to said housing and configured for cutting a sheet. The apparatus further includes a user interface incorporated into said housing for allowing a user to select through said user interface at least one shape to be cut by said cutting mechanism. Additionally, the apparatus includes a processor housed within said housing for controlling movement of said cutter assembly and for receiving commands through said user interface. The apparatus also includes a memory device in communication with said processor, said memory device containing a library of shapes to be cut with said cutting mechanism for selecting by a user through said user interface | 01-01-2009 |
| 20090000437 | Methods for Cutting - A method of cutting for an electronic cutter includes receiving a signal that a sheet has been loaded and receiving a size of the sheet. The method also includes receiving data from a removable electronic memory device containing shape data. The method further includes selecting a shape from said shape data from a user interface, and cutting said shape in the sheet | 01-01-2009 |
| 20080223083 | Loom Clip - A knitting loom clip includes a rigid member configured to be connected to a base structure of a knitting loom. The knitting loom clip includes a knitting peg attached. The knitting peg is configured to be positioned between two substantially parallel rows of knitting pegs on the knitting loom. | 09-18-2008 |
