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...that the x-ray was discovered purely by accident? When German physicist Wilhelm Konrad von Roentgen was experimenting with cathode rays in 1895, he put an activated Crookes tube in a book and went out to lunch. When he returned, he discovered that a key that had also been placed in the book showed up as an image on the developed film!
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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7703363 | Apparatus for generating and manipulating a high-pressure fluid jet An apparatus for generating and manipulating a high-pressure fluid jet includes an assembly coupled to a motion assembly that imparts motion to the assembly along one or more axes. The motion assembly includes two motors coupled together to form a gimbal wrist, each... | 04/27/2010 |
| 7614328 | Apparatus and method for causing paper webs to tear off within rewinding machines Apparatus for causing paper webs to tear off within rewinding machines, the said web (2) being provided, at regular intervals, with transverse perforation which subdivide the web into sheets joined to each other but able to be separated in correspondence of s... | 11/10/2009 |
| 7464630 | Apparatus for generating and manipulating a high-pressure fluid jet An apparatus for generating and manipulating a high-pressure fluid jet includes an end effector assembly coupled to a manipulator that imparts motion to the end effector. The end effector assembly includes a cutting head coupled to a source of high-pressure fluid an... | 12/16/2008 |
| 7448094 | Planar robot with parallel axes and fixed motors for a water jet cutter A planar robot for cutting products, such as pieces of meat. The product is displaced along a conveyor or positioned onto a working table and is cut by a tool, preferably a water jet. The tool is held by a pair of arms. The arms have first extremities pivotally moun... | 11/11/2008 |
| 7406901 | Auto sheet threading and cutting device and method An apparatus and method for cutting and threading a sheet of material is described. The apparatus can facilitate the transfer of a sheet from a sheet forming machine to a processing machine, and can halt the feeding of sheet material to the processing machine. When ... | 08/05/2008 |
| 7402096 | Device for machining material plates A device for working of glass panes (1) has a support (5) for the glass panes (1) and a nozzle (2) from which a water jet emerges for cutting the glass panes (1). The nozzle (2) can be moved on a guide (8) parallel to... | 07/22/2008 |
| 7387072 | Pulsed fluid jet apparatus and munition system incorporating same A fluid jet apparatus includes a housing defining a propellant cavity, a fluid cavity, and a passage through the housing in fluid communication with the fluid cavity. The apparatus further includes a membrane separating the propellant cavity and the fluid cavity, a ... | 06/17/2008 |
| 7367426 | EZ change oil An oil extraction apparatus for extracting oil from the oil pan of a vehicle is provided. The oil extraction apparatus includes a pump assembly operationally coupled to a power source of a vehicle. An inlet port assembly operationally coupled to the pump assembly. T... | 05/06/2008 |
| 7361131 | Systems and methods for processing a container blank A system includes a first scoring station, an optional second scoring station, and a cutting station. The first scoring station includes a stationary platen for supporting a substrate, a movable platen juxtaposed a spaced distance therefrom, and one or more scoring ... | 04/22/2008 |
| 7357697 | Superhard material article of manufacture The invention relates to abrasive water jet systems comprising an abrasive water jet mixing tube having a longitudinal bore lined with a superhard material, including such systems which use cubic boron carbide (CBN), diamond, or other materials with a hardness great... | 04/15/2008 |
| 7331842 | Contour follower for tool A contour follower includes a plurality of sensors spaced around a waterjet nozzle, each of the sensors being configured to measure a distance between a working surface and a first plane, perpendicular to a longitudinal axis of the nozzle. The sensors may include ha... | 02/19/2008 |
| 7316556 | Apparatus for cutting dough with nested pattern cutters A method is provided for producing individual dough products, comprising the steps of conveying a continuous dough sheet along a travel path, engaging a first die cutter with a first portion of the dough sheet to cut a first portion of the peripheral shape of at lea... | 01/08/2008 |
| 7299732 | Honeycomb removal Honeycomb removal comprises directing a nozzle at the surface of a substrate at an angle of less than about 90° such that the water will strike the substrate at the base of the honeycomb, parallel to the direction of the ribbon which forms the honeycomb structure. ... | 11/27/2007 |
| 7231855 | Method and related apparatus for cutting a product from a sheet material A method of cutting a product of a predetermined shape from a sheet material (1) by firstly supporting a sheet material in a first position by a first support means (2) whereafter she sheet (1) may be cut through by moving a line type cutter ( | 06/19/2007 |
| 7182234 | Substrate cutting device and method An automatic cutting device is described for cutting an assembly. The assembly includes a material having a weakened zone therein that defines a useful layer and being attached to a source substrate. The cutting device includes a cutting mechanism and a holding and ... | 02/27/2007 |
| 7166194 | Water jet cutter A water jet cutter for separation of a trim strip from a moving paper, cardboard, tissue or other type of fiber web, in a machine for the production and/or conversion of the fiber web, including at least one nozzle whose water jet is directed onto the fiber web. An ... | 01/23/2007 |
| 7163449 | Hand held abrasive blaster A hand held abrasive blaster includes a tubular wand housing and an abrasives conduit which extends into the wand housing. The abrasives conduit includes a fixed portion at the rearward end and a rotatable portion at the forward end. A motor rotates the rotatable po... | 01/16/2007 |
| 7141136 | Method and apparatus for applying a film adhesive to a perforated panel A method and apparatus for preparing a perforated panel for reticulation to a film adhesive. The method includes supporting the perforated panel. The method also includes adhering the film adhesive to the perforated panel without initiating a cure of the film adhesi... | 11/28/2006 |
| 7134938 | System, device and method for cutting steel plate A system for cutting steel plate, in particular for cutting the bottom and/or the wall of an oil storage tank, comprising a hydraulic or pneumatic pump and a movable cutting device comprising a hydraulic or pneumatic motor for moving the cutting device, wherein the ... | 11/14/2006 |
| 7125322 | Media transport device providing stable flow of media A media transport device for use in shot peening, blast cleaning, granite cutting, and similar applications transports media from a storage hopper to a workpiece. The media transport device includes a source of compressed air, a supply hose connecting the compressed... | 10/24/2006 |
| 7117775 | Method and apparatus for transferring a paper web A method of, and apparatus for, transferring a web, in particular a paper web or cardboard web or an insertion tail severed from the web, from a web-discharging web-guiding surface, via a web conveying apparatus, to the next structural unit of a machine for producin... | 10/10/2006 |
| 7108585 | Multi-stage abrasive-liquid jet cutting head A multistage abrasive-liquid jet cutting head comprising at least a first and a second mixing stage. Within the first mixing stage is a first mixing chamber arranged to accept a first flow of accelerated abrasive particles from a first abrasive feed tube and a press... | 09/19/2006 |
| 7089839 | Method and apparatus for transferring a paper web A method of, and apparatus for, transferring a web, in particular a paper web or cardboard web or an insertion tail severed from the web, from a web-discharging web-guiding surface, via a web conveying apparatus, to the next structural unit of a machine for producin... | 08/15/2006 |
| 7074112 | Apparatus that holds and tilts a tool The invention provides an apparatus that holds and tilts a tool over a tilt range and substantially about a vertex. The apparatus includes a base having pivots defining a base line and a base pivot distance. The apparatus also includes first and second pivot arms co... | 07/11/2006 |
| 7063713 | Method for severing or removing a biological structure, especially bones The invention relates to a method for severing or removing a biological structure, especially bones, by using a water jet cutting device (R) from which a pressurized severing medium (4) is discharged. According to the invention, the severing medium (4)... | 06/20/2006 |
| 7052378 | Liquid jet machining apparatus A liquid jet machining apparatus including holding means for holding a workpiece, liquid jet application means for applying a liquid jet to the workpiece held by the holding means, and catching means for catching the liquid jet which has penetrated the workpiece. Th... | 05/30/2006 |
| 7040959 | Variable rate dispensing system for abrasive material and method thereof An abrasive jet apparatus is provided which includes an abrasive dispenser defining a compartment for storing a granular abrasive material and at least one metering orifice disposed in open communication therewith for dispensing the granular abrasive material. The a... | 05/09/2006 |
| 7032459 | Structures including network and topology for identifying, locating and quantifying physical phenomena A method and system for detecting, locating and quantifying a physical phenomena such as strain or a deformation in a structure. A plurality of laterally adjacent conductors may each include a plurality of segments. Each segment is constructed to exhibit a unit valu... | 04/25/2006 |
| 7035708 | Automated fluid-jet tilt compensation for lag and taper A computerized method for determining a tilt parameter of a cutting head of a fluid-jet apparatus. The method includes receiving a target-piece shape, describing an ordered path defining the target-piece shape, and segmenting the path into small straight lines of ap... | 04/25/2006 |
| 7033256 | Abrasive fluid jet machining apparatus A valve for controlling a flow of abrasive particles suspended in a pressurized carrier fluid has at least two apertured valve seats (74, 75) in face to face contact. One of the valve seats (74, 75) may be slid between a first position in which the ape... | 04/25/2006 |
| 7013777 | Nozzle unit for cutting by means of liquid, and method for cutting using same The device for cutting a paper web or the like is arranged to cut in such a manner that a liquid medium is sprayed via nozzles (3). The device comprises a nozzle unit (2) that is arranged movable and comprises a nozzle (3) and a high-pressure pu... | 03/21/2006 |
| 7000513 | High pressure seed potato cutter A method of cutting seed potatoes prior to their planting is provided in which a high pressure water jet is employed to slice the potatoes into the desired sized pieces. The present invention employs a single water jet, a plurality of water jets, or a cutting tube c... | 02/21/2006 |
| 6996452 | Method and system for automated software control of waterjet orientation parameters Methods and systems for automating the control of fluid jet orientation parameters are provided. Example embodiments provide a Dynamic Waterjet Control System (a “DWCS”) to dynamically control the orientation of the jet relative to the material being cut as a fu... | 02/07/2006 |
| 6988434 | Multi-axis tool positioner and related methods Disclosed herein are positioning devices and related methods of positioning a tool in a desired location. In one exemplary embodiment, a positioning device includes a base having a length extending along a first horizontal axis. In addition, the positioning device i... | 01/24/2006 |
| 6983678 | Apparatus and method for portioning and automatically off-loading portioned workpieces A conveyor (22) moves workpieces (WP) past a scanning station (40) to ascertain one or more physical parameters of the workpiece (WP) and to a portioning station (24) wherein the workpiece (WP) is portioned into desired smaller portions. Thereaf... | 01/10/2006 |
| 6979153 | Deep-grooving insert having stepped cutting edge A deep-grooving chip-forming cutting insert includes a rear mounting portion, a front cutting portion, and a pair of side walls, each side wall extending along the front and rear portions. The front cutting portion includes a front end surface, a top surface, and a ... | 12/27/2005 |
| 6976419 | Surface pit forming method and member with surface pit A forming method is provided that has surface pits, and the formed product thereof including a member adjust step for obtaining a member having a surface layer portion constructed by weak portions and high strength portion of relatively higher strength than the weak... | 12/20/2005 |
| 6973862 | Method and apparatus for delivering product to a cutting device A method and apparatus by which potatoes and other elongate food product can be properly oriented and stabilized during a slicing operation performed by a cutting device having a horizontal cutting plane. The apparatus includes a passage extending downwardly toward ... | 12/13/2005 |
| 6963047 | Device for accommodating flat materials during separation by a separating device, and a separating method The invention relates to a device for accommodating flat materials when separated by laser, water-jet, cutting torch or milling. The slot provided under the separating device is displaced by enlarging one bearing surface and reducing the size of the other bearing su... | 11/08/2005 |
| 6955107 | Equipment for cutting particularly a paper web with a water jet Support and positioning means (10) and a cutting head (13) supported on them extend in the operating position of the area of the edge part (14′) of a paper web (14). In the cutting head (13), there is a support surface (16... | 10/18/2005 |
