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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7367455 | Box for glass vials with an ensemble of tools for facilitating breaking of the necks of the vials A dinked card (53, 51, 57, 53, 64) that forms a box is equipped with an appendage (78) constituting an ensemble of strip (80), each with a central hole (80A), which are individually detachable from the appendage; the appendage (78)... | 05/06/2008 |
| 7350446 | Wafer dividing apparatus A wafer dividing apparatus for dividing along dividing lines a wafer whose strength is reduced, along the dividing lines, comprising a tape holding means for holding a protective tape affixed to one surface side of the wafer; and a wafer dividing means comprising a ... | 04/01/2008 |
| 7329220 | Sheet punching and embossing machine A sheet punching and embossing machine includes a device for punching blanks from sheets. The device has a frame and a bearing plate is mountable in the frame. The bearing plate is equipped with punching and grooving knives. Hydraulically activated clamping elements... | 02/12/2008 |
| 7318543 | Apparatus for separating the bearing cap of a connecting rod by fracture The apparatus includes a frame supporting two fixtures, of which at least one is movable, and which have respective crescents adapted to be brought together to form a circular profile engageable with the big end of a connecting rod and separable by an opening device... | 01/15/2008 |
| 7299609 | Piston-cylinder actuator and mounting support for the lower tool of an indexing packaging machine A piston-cylinder arrangement is provided for mounting and actuating the lower tool of an indexing packaging machine, which has an annular piston head that has a ratio of outer diameter to inner diameter that is less than two, and which drives a relatively oversized... | 11/27/2007 |
| 7293820 | Weather strip for motor vehicle A weather strip for a motor vehicle, which is capable of being attached to a flange provided in an opening portion of a vehicle body or a closing member for closing the opening portion irrespective of a configuration of the flange. The weather strip includes a base ... | 11/13/2007 |
| 7225731 | Sheet punching and embossing machine A sheet punching and embossing machine includes a device for stripping waste from a punched and embossed sheet at a stripping station, the device having a stripping plate for supporting the sheet. Also included are gripper carriages fixed to revolving chains, for gr... | 06/05/2007 |
| 7185797 | Rail assembly for blanking tool insert A rail assembly is provided for supporting a blanking tool insert on an outer frame for a lower blanking tool of a die cutting machine. The rail assembly includes an elongated insert receiving structure for receiving a portion of the blanking tool insert. A plate me... | 03/06/2007 |
| 7182235 | Frame assembly for carton die cutting machine A jogger is provided for aligning carton blanks die cut from a sheet supported on inner grid mounted to an outer frame for a lower blanking tool of a carton die cutting machine. The jogger includes a plate member defining inner and outer faces. The plate member havi... | 02/27/2007 |
| 7166561 | Lubricant-carrying substrate for maintenance of paper shredders Paper shredders are maintained using lubrication substrates that have been treated with or that carry a lubricant. The lubrication substrate is fed through the shredding mechanism of a paper shredder. Rather than requiring disassembly of the paper shredder, maintena... | 01/23/2007 |
| 7156798 | Blanking station of a diecutting press The blanking station of a diecutting press comprises an upper cradle for a blanking device and gripper bars for conveying the sheets in progress. This upper cradle includes devices for the removable mounting alternately of a blanking device or of a delivery device o... | 01/02/2007 |
| 7143916 | Connection device for interconnecting a grid element to lower frame assembly of a blanking tool A connection device is provided for interconnecting a grid element to a support rail for a lower blanking tool of a carton die cutting machine. The connection device includes a generally flat base having first and second sides and an inner surface for engaging the g... | 12/05/2006 |
| 7134583 | Storage and dispensing apparatus The present invention is directed to an improved gift wrap storage and dispensing device, comprising a container and a lid, which are rotatable with respect to one another. Wrapping paper is stored on dowels within the container and is dispensed through openings in ... | 11/14/2006 |
| 7128703 | Flush mounted presser assembly A flush mounted presser assembly for a die cutting machine. The presser assembly includes a support member having an upper surface which defines a substantially horizontal plane, a presser movable vertically in a plane perpendicular to the horizontal plane of the su... | 10/31/2006 |
| 7115181 | Method of manufacturing fabric with rubber for tire A method of manufacturing a rubber coated fabric for a tire which includes a weft cutting step of cutting a weft of the rubber coated fabric base substance using a cutting device at a cut pitch Cp of two to five times an arrangement pitch P of a warp. The cut ductil... | 10/03/2006 |
| 7074290 | Cushioning material for packaging and method and device for manufacturing the cushioning material A recyclable cushioning material for packaging obtained by forming a cushioning material for packaging used to protect articles supplied for physical distribution from being impacted with one sheet of corrugated fiberboard and a method and device for manufacturing t... | 07/11/2006 |
| 7044525 | Automotive extrusion-molded product and manufacturing method therefor An automotive extrusion-molded product includes a core material (2) having a U-shaped cross section which is made of a hard synthetic resin. The core material has cut portions (7, 8) with various shapes extending in the lengthwise direction. A coating ... | 05/16/2006 |
| 7025104 | Tire-use rubber-covered fabric, production method therefor, production method for pneumatic tire using rubber-covered fabric, and pneumatic tire A rubber-coated fabric 10 for a tire, obtained by rubber-coating a rattan blind woven stuff 14 in which wefts 11 and warps 12 made of tire cords 13 are woven into a rattan blind form. The wefts 11 have a break elongation of ... | 04/11/2006 |
| 6997363 | Device for removing break-off components from a sheet of material or equivalent The invention relates to a device for removing break-off pieces (12), especially waste parts, from a sheet of material containing blanks or similar flat pieces. An abutment device (20) which can move in a longitudinal direction is associated with a bre... | 02/14/2006 |
| 6966873 | Flush mounted presser assembly A flush mounted presser assembly for a die cutting machine. The presser assembly includes a support member having an upper surface which defines a substantially horizontal plane, a presser movable vertically in a plane perpendicular to the horizontal plane of the su... | 11/22/2005 |
| 6962279 | Apparatus and method for glass separation for flat panel displays A method and apparatus for separating glass panels that minimizes process failures and improves separation process consistency by utilizing a separation handle which applies the minimal pressure necessary to remove the edge portion from the glass panel. The glass pa... | 11/08/2005 |
| 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 |
| 6925922 | Apparatus for removing tiebars after molding of semiconductor chip An apparatus for removing tiebars of a lead frame after one or more semiconductor components have been encapsulated in a resin to form a package body includes first and second removing stations. The second removing station is provided for removing scraps that may be... | 08/09/2005 |
| 6912941 | Steel rule die with removable cutting units A steel rule die for cutting cloth and synthetic materials. The cutting die includes a primary substrate and a plurality of cutting units that are removably attachable to the substrate in such a manner that they are easy to adjust, remove and replace. The cutting un... | 07/05/2005 |
| 6913177 | Blanking method and device into a cutting machine for plate elements Blanking device in a cutting machine for plate elements in a sheet, such as a paper, cardboard or plastic sheet, which had been previously cut into several blanks that are maintained together in the sheet by a number of nicks: a lower tool, an upper tool movable tow... | 07/05/2005 |
| 6817505 | Method and device for fracture-splitting a workpiece The invention relates to a method for fracture-separating a workpiece which comprises one or more ring-shaped workpiece sections that are aligned axially one behind the other. The method comprises the following steps: fixing the workpiece for the fracture-separation... | 11/16/2004 |
| 6796474 | Jogger for lower frame assembly of blanking tool A jogger is provided for aligning carton blanks die cut from a sheet supported on inner grid mounted to an outer frame for a lower blanking tool of a carton die cutting machine. The jogger includes a plate member defining inner and outer faces. The plate member havi... | 09/28/2004 |
| 6698637 | Method and device for fracture-splitting a workpiece The invention relates to a method for fracture-separating a workpiece which comprises one or more ring-shaped workpiece sections that are aligned axially one behind the other. The method comprises the following steps: fixing the workpiece for the fracture... | 03/02/2004 |
| 6641016 | Device for fracture-splitting a workpiece The invention relates to a device for fracture-separating a workpiece comprising several ring-shaped workpiece sections which are aligned axially one behind the other. The device comprises at least one expansion device which can be introduced axially into... | 11/04/2003 |
| 6578748 | Connecting rod breaking and dividing device A device for breaking and dividing an enlarged bearing portion of a connecting rod into a main body portion and a bearing cap portion includes a split mold which is insertable into an aperture in the enlarged bearing portion. A pressing mechanism includes... | 06/17/2003 |
| 6571999 | Connecting rod fracture machine and method for fracture separating connecting rod using the machine A connecting rod fracture machine is disclosed which mateably inserts a half-split type mandrel into an opening of a large end portion of a connecting rod to expand the opening. The machine comprises first and second support members (31), (32) for support... | 06/03/2003 |
| 6418922 | Method and tools for cutting semiconductor products A method of cutting a wafer of a semiconductor material, including breaking the wafer along cutting paths using a knife hitting a sheet supporting the wafer in a frame. The method includes using knives of different lengths according to the wafer region in... | 07/16/2002 |
| 6325263 | Movable tool for separating blanks from a sheet of die-cut blanks A movable upper tool for separating blanks comprises a base plate with apertures and on a lower side is provided with punches. The tool cooperates with a lower tool having separating bars for the separation of the blanks. The apertures of the upper tool a... | 12/04/2001 |
| 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 |
| 6257474 | Ampoule opener An ampoule opener for opening a glass ampoule containing a medication. The ampoule opener has a transparent, cylindrical container removably attached to an annular metal base. A rubber flap member is attached to the inner edge of the base. The flap member... | 07/10/2001 |
| 6218793 | Plate glass snapping machine A machine for bend-breaking a glass plate 1 comprises: an endless belt 3 on which the glass plate 2 is placed; a supporting member 4 for supporting the endless belt 3; a glass plate receiving device 7 including a glass plate receiving surface 6 for receiv... | 04/17/2001 |
| 6203654 | Method of making a slitted or particulate absorbent material A method of making a slitted or particulate absorbent material for an absorbent article such as sanitary napkins, diapers, incontinence devices, and the like. The method can be carried out in situ on another component of the absorbent article in a manufac... | 03/20/2001 |
| 6102268 | Device for removing separated portions A device for removing pre-cut portions of a material sheet (10) comprising scores or the like. The sheet is placed on the cutting surface (2) of a die (1) so that the pre-cut portion (11) covers an opening (3) in the die (1). The opening (3) in the die (1... | 08/15/2000 |
| 6047872 | Core breaking machine for partially breaking the core of weather strip A core breaking machine including a plurality of shafts arranged in a row and supported for rotation, bending members on which weather strip is mounted, and gears fixedly mounted on the lower ends of the shafts so that the adjacent gears are engaged with ... | 04/11/2000 |
| 5987737 | Gate break device and gate break method A device and method for positioning a resin-sealed lead frame that includes semiconductor devices and resin for sealing the semiconductor devices on the lead frame. A break unit is provided for moving the resin-sealed lead frame to a break table. The brea... | 11/23/1999 |
