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Glam girl Heddy Lamar may have used her good looks to good effect on the silver screen, but she put her smarts to better use as an inventor. During World War II, she co-patented a frequency-switching system for torpedo guidance that was considered years ahead of its time.
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| Application No. | Application Title | Issue Date |
| 20110300647 | METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING SEMICONDUCTOR CHIPS FROM A SEMICONDUCTOR WAFER A method for manufacturing semiconductor chips from a semiconductor wafer, including the steps of: fastening, on a first support frame, a second support frame having outer dimensions smaller than the outer dimensions of the first frame and greater than the inner dimensi... | 12/08/2011 |
| 20110232621 | Portable stone shaper The present invention provides a portable stone shaper resembling a tabletop jigsaw, this machine contains operational components germane to larger stone and tile cutters. Yet, in addition to its compact size, the Portable Stone Cutter embodies other unique design featu... | 09/29/2011 |
| 20110197870 | Base For Supporting Tiles To Be Cut, A Kit and A Method For Adapting A Manual Tile-cutting Machine The invention relates to a base (2) for restingly receiving tiles to be cut, comprising: a surface (13) for restingly receiving a tile; and a blade (4) for encountering a lower surface of the tile during a stage of scoring the tile. The rest surface... | 08/18/2011 |
| 20110100348 | Mounting Plate For A Wire Sawing Device, Wire Sawing Device Comprising The Same, And Wire Sawing Process Carried Out By The Device The device (1) for wire sawing of a piece (10) to be sawed that is mounted on a support table (20) comprises fastening means (15, 26, 40) for fastening said piece (10) to be sawed to a carriage (18) apt to cooperate with a guide... | 05/05/2011 |
| 20100300424 | COMBINED APPARATUS FOR MACHINING OF ARTICLES IN PARTICULAR IN FORM OF SLABS An apparatus for machining an article (L) in the form of a slab or the like comprises—in addition to a rotary tool (24) associated with a spindle (22)—a nozzle (26) ejecting water at very high pressure. Both the rotary tool and the nozzle are su... | 12/02/2010 |
| 20100288257 | TABLE SAW HAVING A DETACHABLE TABLE EXTENSION FOR CUTTING TILE A tile saw comprises a frame, a primary table moveably supported by the frame for supporting a work-piece to be cut, a water tray located under the primary table, a supporting arm mounted on the frame, and a cutting device supported by the supporting arm. The primary ta... | 11/18/2010 |
| 20100258102 | DEVICE AND METHOD FOR PROCESSING SLABS OF STONE OR STONE-LIKE MATERIALS A device (1) for processing a slab of stone or stone-like material, comprises a support table (2), adapted for receiving slab, and a fixed guide rail (3) running in a first direction (X) along a side of the support table. The device further comprise... | 10/14/2010 |
| 20100126488 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR CUTTING WAFERS BY WIRE SAWING A method and apparatus of cutting wafers by wire sawing is disclosed. In one embodiment, a wire sawing apparatus includes a horizontal ingot feeding wire slicing apparatus which includes a vertical wire web, in which sawing wires of the vertical wire web are located sub... | 05/27/2010 |
| 20100043771 | JIG FOR CUTTING A BRICK OR BRICKS A jig (1) for cutting a brick or bricks, comprises a base (3) and alignment means (7, 9, 11, 13) arranged such that the brick or bricks can be laid out on the base (3) with part of the or each brick in contact with the alignment means (7, ... | 02/25/2010 |
| 20090273130 | TILE HOLDING FIXTURE ASSEMBLY Embodiments of the present invention are directed to a fixture assembly that is capable of holding work pieces such tiles of various sizes in various positions in a manner which enables freehand cutting. Various embodiments include a main fixture having a working top su... | 11/05/2009 |
| 20090266350 | TABLE SAW A table saw for cutting materials, such as, for example, porcelain tiles, ceramic tiles, stone and glass. The table saw includes a base and a working table slidably positioned on the base. The table saw further including a power tool detachably mounted to the base and h... | 10/29/2009 |
| 20090126711 | THIN VENEER STONE SAW A thin veneer stone saw and related methods are provided. The thin veneer stone saw includes one or more circular saw blades. In an embodiment, two circular saw blades are arranged such that a masonry block, such as stone, may be sawed completely through in a single pas... | 05/21/2009 |
| 20090064982 | WORKPIECE MOUNTING AND METHOD FOR WIRE SAWING A method and a device for cutting a workpiece in a wire saw is described, wherein a workpiece is fixed in a wire saw by means of a mounting beam. In the method according to the invention, the generation of a mark or a step on the cutting area along the cutting slit at t... | 03/12/2009 |
| 20080257328 | Tile saw A tile saw includes a base, a frame assembly disposed on the base, a first rail disposed on the frame assembly, the first rail having a longitudinal axis, a table slidingly disposed on the first rail, a support assembly disposed on the base, a saw assembly supported by ... | 10/23/2008 |
| 20080173294 | PLATFORM MINUTE ADJUSTMENT, EXPANSION AND WATER COLLECTION DEVICES A platform minute adjustment, expansion and collection device for a stone cutter includes a water tank supported by a pair of racks, a pair of guide rods spacedly bridged on the racks, a first water collection plate and a second water collection plate, both of which are... | 07/24/2008 |
| 20080105247 | WAFER MANUFACTURING METHOD AND DEVICE The invention relates to a device for manufacturing semiconductor material wafers with a sawing device for the sawing of slices attached to a saw holder, a pre-cleaning device arranged in the process direction downstream of the sawing device for pre-cleaning the surface... | 05/08/2008 |
| 20080070382 | FIXING APPARATUS FOR SEMICONDUCTOR WAFER A wafer fixing apparatus is disclosed including a dicing stage structured to fix a semiconductor wafer. A die attach film is disposed on the dicing stage to attach the semiconductor wafer to the dicing stage. The die attach film attaches the semiconductor wafer to the d... | 03/20/2008 |
| 20060180136 | Tape expansion apparatus A tape expansion apparatus for expanding a holding tape, which is mounted on an annular frame and to which a wafer having a plurality of areas sectioned by a plurality of dividing lines is affixed, comprising a frame holding means for holding the annular frame; a plural... | 08/17/2006 |
| 20050172947 | Apparatus for roughing the surfaces of casted concrete block A casted concrete block surface-roughing machine having an in-line conveyor displaceable over a stationary horizontal support surface for slidingly supporting a lower surface of concrete blocks displaced thereon by the conveyor. At least two pairs of spaced-apart vertic... | 08/11/2005 |
