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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7814819 | Tip holder A rotating shaft (23) is inserted through an axial center of a cutter wheel tip for scribing a brittle object. The rotating shaft (23) is integrally provided with the cutter wheel tip. The rotating shaft (23) is inserted into supporting holes ( | 10/19/2010 |
| 7762171 | Tip holder A rotating shaft (23) is inserted through an axial center of a cutter wheel tip for scribing a brittle object. The rotating shaft (23) is integrally provided with the cutter wheel tip. The rotating shaft (23) is inserted into supporting holes ( | 07/27/2010 |
| 7368758 | Method for hermetically housing optical components, and optical components produced according to said method A method is provided for producing a housing body for optoelectronic components that are reliable and inexpensive. The method creates a hermetic joint between a metal sleeve and a glass pane by joining together a housing element and a preferably metallic housing arr... | 05/06/2008 |
| 7267037 | Bidirectional singulation saw and method A singulation saw for sawing either substrate or wafers includes a pair of counter-rotating saw blades mounted for independent movement in a vertical direction for alternatively engaging with a substrate to be singulated. The singulation saw further includes a trans... | 09/11/2007 |
| 7258053 | Hot dog slicer A food slicer 10 of the present invention contains a hollow body 12 having an inner wall 13 defining an interior 17 and an outer wall 15 for containment of a food product therein. A plurality of blades 32 extends across the ... | 08/21/2007 |
| 7234383 | Chip holder A rotating shaft (23) is inserted through an axial center of a cutter wheel tip for scribing a brittle object. The rotating shaft (23) is integrally provided with the cutter wheel tip. The rotating shaft (23) is inserted into supporting holes ( | 06/26/2007 |
| 7178435 | Glass substrate and display apparatus Glass substrates for display apparatuses of the related art which is cut from the mother glass have different glass size from each other in accordance with demand of respective display apparatus manufacturing company or factory. Therefore, it is not always effective... | 02/20/2007 |
| 7073240 | Duct joint layout tool A layout tool and a means for using the tool to fabricate multi-segment elbows and offset joints from rectangular cross-section fibrous air ductboard material. The tool has a triangular main body having at least one structural feature that defines a plane. At least ... | 07/11/2006 |
| 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 |
| 6521153 | Method for in-situ green sheet slitting The present invention relates generally to a new apparatus and method for in-situ green sheet slitting. More particularly, the invention encompasses an apparatus and method that uses a modified green sheet slitting machine so that it can provide an in-sit... | 02/18/2003 |
| 6311601 | Method of manufacturing dies used in cutting and creasing paperboard A die for working sheet material by cutting the sheet material along cutting lines and scoring the sheet material along scoring lines offset from the cutting lines includes a pair of opposed, coacting die plates. One of the die plates carries knife edges ... | 11/06/2001 |
| 6026727 | Rotary scoring apparatus having retractable scoring blade An improved scoring apparatus of the type used in box making operations for the purpose of creating strategically located scores and cuts in box blanks that define the folding lines and tabs of the finished boxes. The scoring apparatus includes a selectiv... | 02/22/2000 |
| 5935629 | Apparatus and method for cross-scoring a dough loaf An apparatus for scoring surfaces of objects, such as unbaked bread loaves, is provided. A tray is configured to hold unbaked bread loaves. A conveyor advances the tray along a transport path. Sensors detect the tray's presence and orientation. A control ... | 08/10/1999 |
| 5860348 | Apparatus for dividing frozen fish slabs A method of dividing deep-frozen food blocks comprising forming a succession of spaced parallel blade rows each row having a plurality of spaced parallel coaxial freely rotatable discoid blades and advancing successive food blocks past the successive blad... | 01/19/1999 |
| 5855154 | Method of forming large diameter duct with liner and the product formed thereby A method of forming a duct liner from a duct insulation board includes cutting a plurality of parallel grooves into duct boards with a plurality of rotary saw blades which are spaced on 1.57 inch or 3.14 inch centers. The saw blades have peripheral teeth ... | 01/05/1999 |
| 5746106 | High volume meat product incisor A device and method for superficially incising a sausage-like meat product includes a plurality of rotatable cutting elements which are arranged to define a chute therebetween. Each cutting element includes a cylinder and has a circular blade which projec... | 05/05/1998 |
| 5697282 | Apparatus for and method of forming large diameter duct with liner and the product formed thereby A duct insulation board grooving apparatus cuts a plurality of parallel grooves into duct boards with a plurality of rotary saw blades which are spaced on 1.57 inch or 3.14 inch centers. The saw blades have peripheral teeth which project outwardly on both... | 12/16/1997 |
| 5690601 | Method and apparatus for slitting and scoring corrugated paperboard sheets for folding Corrugated paperboard box blanks are formed with corner fold lines defined by a colinear slit and score. The score deflects one slit edge of the liner out of the plane of the blank such that, when a subsequent lateral fold is made on the line, one slit ed... | 11/25/1997 |
| 5582571 | Apparatus and method for perforating and creasing paperboard The present invention provides an apparatus and method for perforating and creasing a paperboard sheet utilizing a rotary die process. The method and apparatus employ a die rule that comprises a base adapted to be attached to a die roll of a rotary die ma... | 12/10/1996 |
| 5533889 | Apparatus for in-situ green sheet slitting The present invention relates generally to a new apparatus and method for in-situ green sheet slitting. More particularly, the invention encompasses an apparatus and method that uses a modified green sheet slitting machine so that it can provide an in-sit... | 07/09/1996 |
| 5168788 | Cutting head turret assembly A turret assembly for a cutting head has a glass-cutting wheel and a plastic-cutting blade portion disposed at spaced peripheral locations. Rotation of the turret body brings the cutting elements into their operative positions, and cooperating detent elem... | 12/08/1992 |
| 5133235 | Skip-scorer, skip perforator for use with printing press systems An attachment for use with existing cylinders in printing press equipment. The existing cylinder is machined to have an an annular groove around the center portion thereof. The attachment is mounted in the groove such that a scorer/perforator blade extend... | 07/28/1992 |
| 5109899 | Cant-making apparatus and process Coaxial centers for engaging opposite ends of a log sector to turn about the axis through the centers are mounted on a frame below an overhead sawing device movable along a track extending lengthwise of such axis. Such frame is tiltable about an axis exte... | 05/05/1992 |
| 5054355 | Automatic glass cutting and positioning system An apparatus for cutting glass produced in a continuous flow process is disclosed. The apparatus includes a cutting and/or scoring means, a linear step motor means, a rail means, an actuator for elevating a cutting and/or scoring means, and a control mean... | 10/08/1991 |
| 5045045 | Skip-scorer, skip-perforator for use with printing press systems A web scoring and/or perforating apparatus for signature folding machines or the like including first and second rollers. Each roller has a scoring or perforating blade portion and a resilient roller portion. The rollers are mounted, preferably, on existi... | 09/03/1991 |
| 4987814 | Turret assembly for cutting machine head A turret assembly, having peripheral stations for mounting a glass-cutting wheel, and for mounting two different blades for cutting mat and plastic sheet, is attached to a cutting head by a bolt. With the mounting bolt extended, the turret assembly can be... | 01/29/1991 |
| 4951539 | Apparatus for cutting duct board and the like An apparatus which cuts grooves in duct board panel is provided which includes a cutting head assembly which travels transversely across the apparatus on a cross track which is mounted to travel along the length of the apparatus. The cross track is positi... | 08/28/1990 |
| 4817245 | Meat saw and method of processing meat The present invention provides a meat saw for simultaneously making multiple cuts in a piece of meat and a process for cutting a piece of meat. The meat saw includes a base and a saw table supported by the base. The saw table is adapted to support the pie... | 04/04/1989 |
| 4604934 | Carriage train precision linear positioning system A system for positioning a plurality of carriages to preselected positions across a supported article includes moving a train of detachably interconnected carriages with an engine carriage functionally connected to a driving facility, and simultaneously d... | 08/12/1986 |
| 4581971 | Automatic roll and bread top slicer An automatic roll and bread top slicer for forming vertical slits to a predetermined depth along the top, longitudinal axis of various-sized rolls and bread loaves preliminary to baking. It includes tracks, shuttle, and shuttle drive which move across the... | 04/15/1986 |
| 4481875 | Bulb peeling apparatus Here is disclosed a bulb peeling apparatus wherein a means of incising grooves on the outer peripheral surface skins of bulbs while rotating the bulbs is arranged in the course of a bulb conveying means and a compressed air blowing means is arranged furth... | 11/13/1984 |
| 4470345 | Apparatus for peeling skins off the bulbs of onions Apparatus for peeling onion skins from the bulbs of onions comprising conveyor means for transporting the onion bulbs from a supply thereof and a roller conveyor including a plurality of rotatable cutters. The onion bulbs are supplied by the conveyor mean... | 09/11/1984 |
| 4411195 | Printing press within tear-line tracing means A printing press including a printing section delivering printed sheets onto a conveying section at a receiving station, the conveying section incorporating a horizontally movable conveyor provided with grippers for grasping printed sheets discharged from... | 10/25/1983 |
| 4291824 | Self-aligning method for scoring fracturable material An apparatus for scoring a glass sheet includes a scoring wheel rotatably mounted to one end of a shaft mounted in a rod end ball joint and a spring acting on the other end of the shaft to urge the wheel toward a sheet movement path under a predetermined ... | 09/29/1981 |
| 4283981 | Indexing mechanism for tool head Apparatus for treating sheet or continuous ribbon material including a table with idler rolls to support the material to be treated, a drive roll to move the material over the table and vertical guide rolls at an edge of the table. An elongated beam exten... | 08/18/1981 |
| 4282996 | Method of continuous slitting of flat material and apparatus therefor A method and apparatus for continuous cold cutting or slitting of a flat material wherein the flat material is subjected to a first step of partial-shearing or penetration in a zigzag state to a controlled depth of penetration, and subsequently to a secon... | 08/11/1981 |
| 4246838 | Multi-row dough slitting apparatus Apparatus for slitting the upper surfaces of a plurality of parallel rows of proofed dough pieces on a conveyor, including a plurality of spray nozzles respectively in general vertical alignment with the longitudinal midline of the path of each row of pro... | 01/27/1981 |
| 4242558 | Device for breaking off the wire-like or strip-like electrode in an electro-erosion machine A device is disclosed for breaking off the wire-like or strip-like consumed electrode in electro-erosion machines for the processing of workpieces. At a delivery side of the device the consumed electrode is moved by feed rollers into a gap between the sur... | 12/30/1980 |
| 4221150 | Glass scribing apparatus Apparatus for scribing a planar work piece includes a vacuum chuck table and a scribe bridge assembly moveable along shaft tracks straddling the table surface. The bridge assembly supports first and second sets of scribe devices which can be alternately r... | 09/09/1980 |
| 4213550 | Method of and apparatus for initiating a damage-free score in a refractory material A glass ribbon advances through a first scoring station where a conventional score is imposed in the ribbon to provide a zone of damage to initiate a subsurface score and thereafter through a second scoring station where the subsurface score is imposed in... | 07/22/1980 |
