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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7408204 | Flip-chip packaging structure for light emitting diode and method thereof A packaging structure and method for a light emitting diode is provided. The present invention uses flip-chip and eutectic bonding technology to attach a LED to a thermal and electrical conducting substrate. The flip-chip packaging structure comprises a thermal and ... | 08/05/2008 |
| 7222846 | Sheet take-out apparatus and method of taking out sheets A sheet take-out apparatus is disclosed that includes a sheet-feeding member on which sheets are placed. The apparatus includes an air spout unit to spout out air towards a right or left side of a front portion of the sheets with respect to a take-out direction of t... | 05/29/2007 |
| 6732896 | Apparatus and process for dividing a nonwoven web An apparatus and process for dividing a nonwoven web into a plurality of ribbons. An assembly of converging ribbons receive and grip the incoming continuous web to create a travel distance differential. One portion of the continuous web is pulled through the assembl... | 05/11/2004 |
| 6705785 | Apparatus for removing perforated side edge guide strips from printer paper A guide strip removal system includes a pair of guide strip removal devices positioned on opposite sides of a printer outlet where a continuous sheet of paper is discharged. The guide strip removal devices each include a pair of plate members secured together in a s... | 03/16/2004 |
| 6467763 | System for assembling collation sets from a split web A method and corresponding system for assembling collation sets from a split web consisting of two webstreams, each providing a series of collations of connected sheets. The method includes the steps of: alternately selecting the two webstreams and from t... | 10/22/2002 |
| 5516221 | Quick-attaching edge trimmer for pin-feed paper systems A paper edge trimmer for a printer using pin-feed paper with holed edges has a edge trimmer body that fits on a support member in close proximity to a feed roller. In several embodiments, the body has two opposing portions joined by an integral hinge and ... | 05/14/1996 |
| 5470004 | Separating apparatus for a punched sheet There are provided a feed roller 1 for feeding a punched sheet and a press roller 6 disposed above the feed roller 1, which elastically pinch a tip end portion of the punched sheet 2 fed between the rollers. An actuator 7 actuates the press roller 6 to mo... | 11/28/1995 |
| 5300009 | Paperboard waste stripping apparatus Apparatus for stripping waste material from a paperboard web in a die cutter or die cutting section of a press that includes an outer pin cylinder, carrying self cleaning stripper pin mechanisms, and an inner ejection cylinder mounted eccentrically within... | 04/05/1994 |
| 5259543 | Parting tool for tractor feed paper A parting tool is attached to a tractor feed mechanism for separating the guide strip from the tractor feed paper as the paper passes through the mechanism. The parting tool includes a blade intersecting the plane of the paper for shearing the paper along... | 11/09/1993 |
| 5219108 | Punch sheet separation apparatus An apparatus for separating a portion of a punch sheet enclosed with intermittently formed notches or cuts comprises a rotation roller, a press roller disposed above the rotation roller, a sheet feeding member for feeding the punch sheet towards the rotat... | 06/15/1993 |
| 5190386 | Printer with edge strip trimmer A printer having first and second opposed sprockets positioned on opposed sides of a printer platen for feeding from an upstream to a downstream direction continuous-feed paper sheets having continuous-feed edge strips formed along the opposing sides of t... | 03/02/1993 |
| 5025609 | Sheet separator device A sheet separator device for side-by-side parallel sheet articles being handled and conveyed in sheet handling machines comprises first and second endless belt arrangements for conveying sheet articles in nips between belts, wherein first and second belt ... | 06/25/1991 |
| 4819848 | Apparatus for making perforated roofing material A perforated web-like bituminous roofing material comprising a perforated, bituminized carrier, at the side facing, in the condition of use, the roof area to be coated, is provided with a metal foil leaving clear the perforations in the bituminized carrie... | 04/11/1989 |
| 4710158 | Method and apparatus for producing deckled edge paper Process and apparatus for producing a deckle edge on paper which involves applying a stream of liquid to a paper to form a wetted line thereon and applying a shearing force sufficient to cause the paper to separate into two parts along the wetted line the... | 12/01/1987 |
| 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 |
| 4637139 | Ampoule cutter An ampoule cutter has a pair of shells into which the tip of an ampoule may be inserted. When inserted, the neck of the ampoule is received within the V-notch of a blade carried within the cutter. The ampoule may be rotated to score the neck of the ampoul... | 01/20/1987 |
| 4616773 | Forms feeding apparatus An overhead unit used with a printer having a platen for feeding continuous, fan-folded, edge perforated forms. Tractors engage the feed perforations on the forms. The unit automatically bursts the side perforations by the use of flexural members which ex... | 10/14/1986 |
| 4610408 | Strip feed mechanism Apparatus is described by means of which sheet metal strip, unwound from a coil construct having a vertical axis of rotation, is fed to a strip processing station at regulated rates. The feed rate control mechanism is particularly adapted to accommodate s... | 09/09/1986 |
| 4586916 | Corrugated carton separator Apparatus for separating folded two-on cartons is characterized by a carton supply station for advancing cartons seriatim to a separating station. At the separating station, opposite edges of each carton are gripped and first moved away from each other to... | 05/06/1986 |
| 4561579 | Precision slitting of material An apparatus and method for slitting an endless strip of material having substantially planar surfaces by forming a pair of adjacent grooves in each surface of the material with corresponding grooves in each surface of the material being orthogonally alig... | 12/31/1985 |
| 4487539 | Method and apparatus for the scoring and parting of can bodies In the production of metal cans, a sheet metal body plate (blank) is scored with aligned upper and lower score lines and then formed into a cylindrical single can body. Preferably the scoring is in steps; first, scoring the upper score line using a scorin... | 12/11/1984 |
| 4467948 | Waste stripper A waste stripping machine for automatically removing waste from previously die-cut blanks is disclosed. The machine incorporates a feed conveyor to deliver the blanks individually to a stripping section in planar alignment. The stripping section includes ... | 08/28/1984 |
| 4423975 | Form trimming apparatus and method for line printer In a line printer, form trimming apparatus for automatically separating paper-drive edge perforated tear strips from a continuous paper form comprises a trimmer having hold-down sections which include slots for receiving the sprocket of a paper driver to ... | 01/03/1984 |
| 4367069 | Apparatus for stripping scrap from die cut blanks Stripping apparatus to remove scrap around die cut blanks in a web comprises a roll pair through which the web is passed, one roll carrying spikes to impale the scrap pieces and the other roll carrying abutments to contact the scrap pieces on the opposite... | 01/04/1983 |
| 4361531 | Container molding and trimming method and apparatus A method and apparatus for molding plastic containers and the like and for removing unwanted flash material therefrom. In the molding step, an unwanted tail flash portion is molded to have a weakened area along the line of attachment to the bottom of the ... | 11/30/1982 |
| 4351459 | Automatic glass tube cutter Disclosed herein is a cutter for long glass tubes which are placed on a feeding table, and dropped into a carrier one by one, and then onto a specially wound conveyor for wave-like-transversal feed. When the glass tubes pass the cutter, they are cut one b... | 09/28/1982 |
| 4341003 | Method and apparatus for separating rolls of web material A method and apparatus for separating rolls of web material of the type where two or more rolls are attached at the side edges thereof comprising passing the first roll between an upper and lower conveyor defining a first path of travel, and simultaneousl... | 07/27/1982 |
| 4331273 | Method of and apparatus for severing a glass sheet Scores between leading and trailing edges of an advancing sheet are opened as the sheet moves over score opening wheels having their rotating axis transverse to the path of the sheet. The wheels are moveable along a path transverse to the sheet path to al... | 05/25/1982 |
| 4316565 | Sheet transfer apparatus Apparatus for marshalling glass sheets comprises a conveyor capable of conveying an array of sheets lying in a transverse sheet array across the conveyor to a sheet removal station, transverse conveying means extending transversely above the conveyor and ... | 02/23/1982 |
| 4310112 | Apparatus and method for removal of flash from containers Apparatus for separating pendent tail scrap from the bottoms of containers advanced continuously in series by exerting a tensile force between each advancing container and the pendent tail. Each container is advanced with its pendent tail extending throug... | 01/12/1982 |
| 4305904 | Container molding and trimming method and apparatus A method and apparatus for molding plastic containers and the like, and for removing unwanted flash material therefrom. In the molding step, the unwanted dome portion of a container is molded to have a conveyor engaging groove therein, and the unwanted ta... | 12/15/1981 |
| 4281444 | Wire stripper A device and method are described for stripping the outer jacket from the inner core of an electrical cable or the like. The device comprises means for generating a high-pressure jet of fluid, means for directing the jet along the length of the electric c... | 08/04/1981 |
| 4243012 | Apparatus for separating joined-bricks Apparatus for separating joined-bricks includes a transport means for moving the joined-bricks and a separating means disposed along the transport means for separating the joined-bricks into two parts, the separating means including a pressure bar engagea... | 01/06/1981 |
| 4196891 | Briquet strip breaker Apparatus for separating a strip of briquets issuing from a briquetting machine into individual briquets by bending the briquet strip both longitudinally and transversely to break the connections between adjacent briquets. The apparatus includes a carryin... | 04/08/1980 |
| 4131222 | Snapping of sheets of glass Glass snapping apparatus comprises a plurality of conveyors diverging away from each other in the direction of advance, lifting means for raising the trailing edge of the sheet above the leading edge and for imposing on the trailing edge a bending moment ... | 12/26/1978 |
| 4096981 | Apparatus for stripping a continuous web of material from the marginal edge of a body An apparatus for use in stripping a continuous web of severable material from at least along a portion of the marginal edge of a body comprising supporting means having a receiving surface upon which the body with the continuous web is advanced along a pr... | 06/27/1978 |
| 4080694 | Method for separating and winding pre-treated tire cord A method and apparatus for separating and winding pre-treated yarn, for example, tire cord, the method comprising two stages. In a first stage, a coated and heat-set fabric, constituted of longitudinally running warp cords and laterally running picks inte... | 03/28/1978 |
| 4047474 | Apparatus for separating and stacking blanks of a die cut sheet An apparatus for separating a plurality of interconnected blanks formed in a sheet and for stacking the separate blanks in a plurality of designated stacks characterized by an input carrier receiving a sheet such as from a delivery end of a die cutting pl... | 09/13/1977 |
| 4033240 | Rotary stripping wheel A plurality of transversely adjustable rotary stripping wheels of general disc-like configuration for use in a stripping machine for removing automatically the waste material from die cut blanks. The outer periphery of the stripping wheel is knurled to en... | 07/05/1977 |
