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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8074551 | Cutting wheel for liquid crystal display panel A cutting assembly for cutting a substrate has two circular cutting wheels. The cutting wheels are bonded together as a unitary unit. Each cutting wheel has cutting protrusions on its circumference. The cutting assembly creates two lines of intermittent cuts on the ... | 12/13/2011 |
| 7975589 | Scribing wheel for brittle material and manufacturing method for same, as well as scribing method, scribing apparatus and scribing tool using the same A scribing wheel for a brittle material includes a circumferential ridgeline in which two truncated cones have connected bottoms so as to share a rotational axis. Alternating notches and protrusions are formed along the circumference ridgeline. The protrusion are po... | 07/12/2011 |
| 7415916 | Scribing system with particle remover Particle removal structure is employed with a scribing tool to remove particles from the surface of a semiconductor wafer being scribed and transport the particles to another location. ... | 08/26/2008 |
| 7392732 | Scribing tool and method A scribing tool for use in semiconductor scribing apparatus includes a rotatable semiconductor wafer scribing wheel engageable with the semiconductor wafer to form a scribe line when the tool exerts pressure on the semiconductor wafer and the scribing wheel rotates.... | 07/01/2008 |
| 7371431 | Method for producing small, sheet glass plates and larger sheet glass plates as semifinished products for producing the former In the method of producing smaller, sheet glass plates having a predetermined geometry and lateral dimensions in the millimeter range from a larger sheet glass plate, a joining material is imprinted on one side of the larger sheet glass plate in accordance with a jo... | 05/13/2008 |
| 7335421 | Heatable windshield A heatable transparency includes a first ply having a No. 1 surface and a No. 2 surface and a second ply having a No. 3 surface and a No. 4 surface. The No. 2 surface faces the No. 3 surface. An electrically conductive coati... | 02/26/2008 |
| 7319815 | Stage apparatus and camera shake correction apparatus using the same A stage apparatus includes a stationary support base-plate; a Y-direction moving member supported on the stationary support base-plate to move in a Y-direction; and an X-direction moving member supported on the Y-direction moving member to move in an X-direction ort... | 01/15/2008 |
| 7308846 | Apparatus for cutting liquid crystal display panel An apparatus for cutting a liquid crystal display panel includes a cutting wheel having a spindle shape substantially corresponding to two conical shapes being attached to each other at circular bottom surfaces, a cutting blade along a central portion of the cutting... | 12/18/2007 |
| 7302761 | Automatic tool tilting apparatus for a scribe tool An automatically programmable tilting mechanism for holding a scribe tool at varying angles using an aerostatic bearing. The air bearing secures the scribe tool about its longitudinal shank and generally allows for free axial movement while the tool holding structur... | 12/04/2007 |
| 7278343 | Apparatus for lap seaming floor coverings The present invention pertains to an apparatus for continuously cutting different floor coverings to form a uniform seam between them. The apparatus is particularly suited for vinyl and linoleum tile floor coverings. The apparatus is secured to a floor at a referenc... | 10/09/2007 |
| 7258049 | Method of operating a flying shear A method of operating a flying shear for cutting a rolled strip, which includes at least one drum provided with a blade, includes synchronizing a peripheral speed of the blade with a feed rate of the rolled strip, and cutting the rolled strip by effecting a partial ... | 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 |
| 7168364 | Method and apparatus for marking workpieces A method and an apparatus are provided for marking a sheet-shaped workpiece using a marking tool. The marking tool is mounted in a punch holder of a punch press and a counter-support is fixed in place on a side opposite of a marking surface of the workpiece to be ma... | 01/30/2007 |
| 7131562 | Scribing and breaking apparatus, system therefor, and scribing and breaking method A separation apparatus comprising a first and a second scribing means for scribing front and rear surfaces of a first mother substrate made of a brittle material along first predetermined scribing lines previously provided on the front and rear surfaces of the first... | 11/07/2006 |
| 7096692 | Visible-light-responsive photoactive coating, coated article, and method of making same A method is provided for forming a photoactive coating having a photoabsorption band in the visible region of the electromagnetic spectrum. The method includes depositing a precursor composition over at least a portion of a float glass ribbon in a molten metal bath ... | 08/29/2006 |
| 7071133 | Colored glass compositions and-automotive vision panels with-reduced transmitted-color shift A neutral gray colored glass composition for automotive vision panels having reduced transmitted color shift characteristics is provided. The glass composition has a base portion including 65 to 75 weight percent SiO2, 10 to 20 weight percent Na2 | 07/04/2006 |
| 7054708 | Sheet material cutting system and methods regarding same A system and/or method for cutting designs of text and/or shapes out of sheet material, such as paper, vellum, and other materials used in, for example, the scrapbooking and card making industries. ... | 05/30/2006 |
| 7028597 | Perforating apparatus with fine setting In a perforating apparatus which has a holder to which a perforating blade can be fastened, the perforation is produced via the movement of a piston by the piston pressing against an air cushion, which in turn transmits this pressure to a perforating piston which pr... | 04/18/2006 |
| 7013785 | Ceramic cutters A ceramic cutting device having a base, longitudinal guides mounted to the base, and a support movably mounted on the longitudinal guides. A cutting-wheel handle holder is pivotably mounted to the support. A cutting-wheel handle is mounted to the handle holder and t... | 03/21/2006 |
| 6997095 | Apparatus and method for making labels A label making apparatus includes a cutter that cuts sheets along a desired line, the cutter being switchable between a full cutting state and a half cutting state. A controller controls a switching device to switch the cutter between the full cutting state and the ... | 02/14/2006 |
| 6979499 | Image display system utilizing light emitting material A display system includes at least one light emitting material having an absorption band carried on a support, wherein the support is a laminated article having a first ply and a second ply; and a projection assembly having an electromagnetic radiation source, the p... | 12/27/2005 |
| 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 |
| 6972244 | Marking semiconductor devices through a mount tape Wafer level techniques for marking the back surfaces of integrated circuit devices are described. The back surface of the wafer is laser marked while being supported by a mount tape. In some embodiments, the mount tape is sufficiently transparent that the laser ligh... | 12/06/2005 |
| 6935544 | Manual tile cutter The invention relates to a manual tile cutter comprising a support base (1), the short sides of which are provided with diverging walls (2) that extend upwards. Both ends of the longitudinal guides (3) for the cutting head are fixed inside said ... | 08/30/2005 |
| 6813985 | Insulation carrying and cutting device A device and method for simultaneously cutting and scoring pieces of insulation consisting of thick fiber on a foil backing, for joining pieces of insulation. A dolly is provided for carrying a fifty-pound roll of insulation so that insulation can be pulled from the... | 11/09/2004 |
| 6796212 | Scribing method for brittle materials, a cutter wheel used therefor and an apparatus provided therewith A cutter wheel for brittle materials includes a disk with two side planes and an outer peripheral portion between the planes. The outer peripheral portion includes two bevel portions and a ridge portion between the bevel portions. The ridge portion has a plurality o... | 09/28/2004 |
| 6766720 | Method and apparatus for forming cuts in catheters, guidewires and the like A system configured for forming precision cuts in an elongate object comprising a base member and a movable member carried by the base member and movable toward and away from the elongate member, and a cutting blade carried by the movable member; and a clamping devi... | 07/27/2004 |
| 6722545 | Tablet cutting apparatus A tablet cutting apparatus of the present invention comprises a conveyor 20 for conveying a tablet in a horizontal transport direction; a cutter 22, disposed above the conveyor 20, for cutting a notch in the tablet disposed on the conveyor 20... | 04/20/2004 |
| 6708686 | Power glide tile cutter A tile cutter includes a base having a support surface upon which tiles to be cut may be supported, a pair of guide rails mounted upon the base, the guide rails being parallel to one another and being spaced from the support surface to enable a tile to be located be... | 03/23/2004 |
| 6658974 | Glass sheet cutting tool A glass sheet cutting tool prevents wasted lubrication and includes a cutting section, an oil introduction section and an oil storage section established along a common line. An open section and an opening and closing tap section are established along ano... | 12/09/2003 |
| 6629484 | Cutter wheel for brittle sheets A cutter wheel for forming scribe lines on a brittle plate has a disk with two side planes. The disk has an edge formed at the outer periphery of the disk and a shaft hole formed at the center of the disk for inserting a rotational shaft. Further, at leas... | 10/07/2003 |
| 6553880 | Micromachining system A micro-machining system configured for cutting an elongate object, including a clamp configured to enable repeatedly releasing and then holding the elongate object in a position suitable for cutting the elongate object transversely relative to its length... | 04/29/2003 |
| 6457469 | Device for cam-cutting slabs or tiles The invention relates to a device for cutting slabs or tiles, comprising a frame which has a support surface for the slabs or tiles and a cutting mechanism which is displaceably mounted on the frame, above the support surface, in order to produce a point ... | 10/01/2002 |
| 6431039 | Method and apparatus for forming cuts in catheters, guide wires, and the like A method of forming cuts in elongate objects such as a catheters and guide wires, using a cutting device which includes a movable cutting means, a clamping means for holding the elongate object while the cutting means makes an incision therein, and a mani... | 08/13/2002 |
| 6430810 | Mechanical scribing methods of forming a patterned metal layer in an electronic device This invention pertains to methods of forming a patterned metal layer in an electronic device, wherein the metal layer is in contact with an underlying organic polymeric layer (e.g., a conductive or semiconductive organic polymeric layer), which methods c... | 08/13/2002 |
| 6412378 | Method of cutting/scoring adjacent flat elements and system for performing the method A cutting/scoring method for at least one row of adjacent flat elements (3a, 5n) in a material in strip form (1), of which at least one cutting edge (3'-5') or scoring line, transversely of said strip material (1), is straight and extends from one edge of... | 07/02/2002 |
| 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 |
| 6286499 | Method of cutting and separating a bent board into individual small divisions Disclosed is an improved method of cutting and separating a bent board into individual small divisions. Prior to the cutting and separating of the board into the individual chips the board is cut and separated into two or more pieces each large enough to ... | 09/11/2001 |
| 6273975 | Method for producing a metal strip and device for reducing the risk of such a strip breaking A method for producing a metal strip which reduces the risk of the strip breaking over the course of a path, the strip being conveyed under stress in the strip direction and in which, in an upstream feed path of the metal strip, defects in the edges of th... | 08/14/2001 |
| 6269994 | Manual tile cutter A manual tile cutter includes a base adapted to support a tile, a rail connected to the base above the tile and a carriage slidably mounted on the rail. A manually operated lever and a cutting toolholder are independently pivotally mounted to the carriage... | 08/07/2001 |
