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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7360482 | Crank roller paper cutting device This invention reveals a crank roller paper cutting device, which comprises a base, a supporter, a handle part, a master roller, a slave roller, and a group of speed-reducing gears. Via the group of speed-reducing gears, handle part correlates to the master roller a... | 04/22/2008 |
| 7255253 | Method and equipment to divide glass plates into cut pieces A method of dividing glass plates for the purpose of reducing the required space in an interim buffer (80) reducing the transit times of different kinds of glasses, comprises generating a sequence of sub-plates (T) from the glass plates (P) stored in a blank ... | 08/14/2007 |
| 7216573 | Portable shear A portable shear comprises at least two shear blades. The shear blades are in close proximity with one another, and each shear blade has a cut-out. A force apparatus applies a force to at least one of two blades such that the blades move relative to each other. In a... | 05/15/2007 |
| 7155938 | Method and device for loading a glass processing installation In the method for loading a glass processing installation (5) with loading portions (10a), glass plates (10, 10b) are extracted repeatedly from a storage unit (20) in a predetermined sequence and divided into a residual port... | 01/02/2007 |
| 7143915 | Process to fracture connecting rods and the like with resonance-fatigue A process to fracture connecting rods and the like, that are made of high strength materials, comprises of the following mechanisms: (a) Fatigue: fluctuation of stresses in a pre-notched connecting rod due to the use of harmonic excitation will extend t... | 12/05/2006 |
| 7116882 | Device for cleaving an optical fibre A device for cleaving an optical fibre includes a fixing mechanism to fix a fixing element to the optical fibre, and a cleaving mechanism to cleave the optical fibre. The fixing element may be a ferrule, and the fixing element may be fixed to the fibre such that the... | 10/03/2006 |
| 7051911 | Apparatus and method for cutting sheet materials A method and apparatus are taught for cutting a sheet material comprising the steps of engaging a first side of the laminated web structure with a crack initiator having a high rake angle, the crack initiator extending from a first cutter base having a low rake angl... | 05/30/2006 |
| 6978071 | Apparatus for cleaving optical fiber An apparatus to cleave an optical fiber includes a base plate, a jig slidably provided on the base plate and holding the optical fiber, a stripper provided near the jig, and including a hot plate heating a sheath of the optical fiber, a sheath cutter cleaving the sh... | 12/20/2005 |
| 6957482 | Space forming apparatus for a slide fastener chain The space forming apparatus includes at least a pair of fixed grippers disposed in a lower part thereof; a pair of movable grippers disposed with a gap in a front-to-rear direction such that the movable grippers are movable in a vertical direction toward and away fr... | 10/25/2005 |
| 6945443 | Device for parting laminated substrate and liquid crystal cell A device for parting a laminated substrate used for a liquid crystal cell is provided which is capable of obtaining, at a time of the parting, a parting line being vertical to a face on which a scribe line is formed, thus enabling prevention of a failure in the part... | 09/20/2005 |
| 6820784 | Method of cutting a laminated web and reducing delamination A method for cutting a laminated web including the steps of engaging a first side of the laminated web with a crack initiator having a high rake angle, the crack initiator extending from a first cutter base having a low rake angle, the laminated web including at lea... | 11/23/2004 |
| 6766933 | Automobile escape hammer gun An automobile escape hammer gun includes a body, a striking hammer and a lever. The body has a front and a lower passage formed in the body at the front. The striking hammer is movably mounted in the lower passage, is spring-loaded and has a bottom tip extending out... | 07/27/2004 |
| 6644529 | Process to fracture connecting rods and the like with resonance-fatigue A process to fracture connecting rods and the like, that are made of high strength materials, comprises of the following mechanisms: (a) Fatigue: fluctuation of stresses in a pre-notched connecting rod due to the use of harmonic excitation will extend the ... | 11/11/2003 |
| 6402004 | Cutting method for plate glass mother material The present invention is directed to a method of cutting glass mother material involving preparing the plate glass mother material in which a plurality of grooves are scribed, disposing the plate glass mother material with the grooves turned inward; and p... | 06/11/2002 |
| 6276585 | Apparatus for separating pre-scribed shapes from a glass sheet An apparatus for separating pre-scribed glass shapes 10 from a glass sheet 12 includes a conveyor 22 for transporting the glass sheet parallel to its edges 14 with the margins 18 of the sheet accessible from both sides of the sheet. A pair of glass-cracki... | 08/21/2001 |
| 6247284 | Roof tile design and construction A concrete or other roofing tile is provided which simulates wood shake roofing, and which may be used in either a direct deck or batten configuration. The simulated wood shake configuration includes an angled cut portion by means of a butt treatment, and... | 06/19/2001 |
| 6240914 | Tile cutter A tile cutter provided with a supporting rail of which cross section is inverted T having a straight supporting ridge portion in a longitudinal direction, a front fixation post having a tile contact portion in a direction at right angles with the supporti... | 06/05/2001 |
| 6189757 | Optical fiber cutter using the principle of stress rupture An optical fiber cutter for cutting an optical fiber wire according to the principle of the stress-rupture includes a tension applying mechanism and a movable blade. The tension applying mechanism applies tension to the optical fiber wire in an axial dire... | 02/20/2001 |
| 6098862 | Incrementally continuous laser cleaving process An incrementally continuous cleaving system allows for sequential flow of "material-to-be-cleaved" through a cleaving apparatus. In particular, a continuous feed tape membrane is used to support sequentially loaded optical bars (or, perhaps, wafers) that ... | 08/08/2000 |
| 5873773 | Glass-plate working apparatus A glass-plate working apparatus 1 includes: a supporting device 7 for supporting a glass plate 6 from a glass plate carrying-in section 2; a main cutter head device 9 for forming a main cut line 8 for bend-breaking on the glass plate 6 supported by the su... | 02/23/1999 |
| 5765727 | Solid rubber tire separation method A tire separation method employs a cutting head and a press for separating treads from rims of solid rubber tires. The cutting head has an annular blade with a blunt edge for tearing the rubber from the rim of the tire. Three spoke blades are spaced apart... | 06/16/1998 |
| 5460311 | Optical fiber cleaving tool An optical fiber cleaving tool a terminus ferrule is affixed to an optical fiber prior to entry of the fiber into the tool. A portion of the optical fiber is passed through an elongated opening which is coaxial about the common axis of the fiber and the t... | 10/24/1995 |
| 5359690 | Cutting method and apparatus for removing a secondary coating layer from a jacketed optical fiber A jacket layer of a jacketed optical fiber is cut by a cutting method and apparatus in which (A) a terminal portion of a jacketed optical fiber is straightened and grasped by a fiber holder, and (B) a blade device having (a) a pair of cutting blades and (... | 10/25/1994 |
| 5144891 | Web handling method and apparatus There is disclosed a web handling apparatus including a printer for printing on longitudinally extending multi-portion webs, with the web including a plurality of longitudinally extending web portions and connected at a longitudinal line of weakening betw... | 09/08/1992 |
| 5104667 | Process of making coarse cookies A process is provided for making a cookie preform from a continuous cookie dough rope by inserting finger means into said rope in a direction generally transverse to a longitudinal axis of said rope and displacing at least selected ones of said finger mea... | 04/14/1992 |
| 5088366 | Pinfeed hole punch assist A label press for manufacturing labels on an elongated web of release liner having thereon label stock and having a longitudinal axis, the press comprising a roller for moving the web in the direction of the axis, apparatus for manufacturing labels from t... | 02/18/1992 |
| 4785696 | High-speed apparatus for forming sheets from a web A method and apparatus for presenting a serial succession of cut sheet portions to a work station. The sheet portions are cut from a continuous webbing which is processed by a cutting station and a web-breaking station. The cutting station partially sever... | 11/22/1988 |
| 4768693 | Canister opener A hand-operated canister opener tool, and method, for opening a frangible, plastic-walled, hollow canister (such as one containing a cryptographic, secret, military code) having two pivotally connected elements carrying a canister piercing member for pier... | 09/06/1988 |
| 4768694 | Connecting rod fracture machine A connecting rod fracture machine for fracture separating the caps and bodies of integrally formed connecting rod workpieces includes a cryogenic cooling station for embrittling the large ends, a fracture station for fracture separation of the embrittled ... | 09/06/1988 |
| 4677886 | Honeycomb cutter and chip breaker/chaf remover A tool in the form of a honeycomb cutter/chip breaker assembly for conveniently and efficiently machining a workpiece of honeycombed material or the like. The assembly includes a honeycomb cutter member having a cutting knife and a shaft. The cutting knif... | 07/07/1987 |
| 4677888 | Self-contained machine for simultaneously slicing and perforating muffins prior to packaging A self-contained machine for simultaneously slicing and perforating severally the baked goods, such as English muffins, bagels, buns, rolls or the like, in two rows; the machine including a framework on which are mounted but a single motor, a split belt c... | 07/07/1987 |
| 4669644 | Production of paper with decorative, non-rectilinear edges A method and apparatus of trimming a travelling web of paper along the longitudinal direction of the web comprising transporting the web through a trimming station and continuously trimming said web in said station, wherein said method comprises supportin... | 06/02/1987 |
| 4565311 | Syringe disposal device A machine for destroying used syringes. A box includes a pair of bearing rods extending internally thereacross which slidably receive a carriage having a pair of spaced apart knives mounted thereto. A funnel mounted within the box is positioned beneath an... | 01/21/1986 |
| 4332323 | Destruction device for injection needles A device for the destruction of an injection needle has a sleeve (6; 14) in which the needle (3) mounted on a syringe may be inserted. The sleeve includes projections (9; 16) located beneath one another and projecting from opposite sides towards the path ... | 06/01/1982 |
| 4307827 | Method and device for feeding plant cells in a planting machine A method for feeding plant cells in a planting machine, whereby a unified line of cells consisting of plant cells connected to each other is detached from a unified cell sheet comprising plant cells, the unified line of cells is shifted downwards on upwar... | 12/29/1981 |
| 4296542 | Control of small parts in a manufacturing operation In a manufacturing operation, a stretched diaphragm is used to support a quantity of small parts which are individually secured to the diaphragm in predetermined spaced relation. An individual part is elevated relative to the remainder of the array, for p... | 10/27/1981 |
| 4269341 | Stationery burster A stationery burster having substantially abutting, rotatably mounted, first and second infeed rolls, substantially abutting, rotatably mounted first and second outfeed rolls spaced from the infeed rolls along a path of stationery travel and a relief in t... | 05/26/1981 |
| 4243166 | Method for separating and stacking sheets of paper and the like Methods for separating and stacking sheets of paper, cardboard and the like delivered from sheet punching machines and consisting of useful and waste portions connected together by small fillets are disclosed. The methods include supplying punched but uns... | 01/06/1981 |
| 4222510 | Muffin separator and muffin holder and safety guard A muffin holder and safety guard comprising a box-like member having an open end and dimensioned to receive a muffin separator therein. The holder and safety guard further includes means for releasably holding a muffin or like bakery product within the ho... | 09/16/1980 |
| 4184619 | Cutting device A cutting device for cutting sheets of material wherein a cutting member co-operates with a bed of upstanding pins which support the sheet. Although the cutting member may be a knife, it is preferably composed of a line of upstanding pins which are suffic... | 01/22/1980 |
