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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7895926 | Die cutting under vacuum through rollers In a process and apparatus for cutting a sheet material, one or more sheets of the material are placed over a die attached to a die board. A cutting pad is placed over the sheet material. Seals are placed around or between the die board and cutting pad to create an ... | 03/01/2011 |
| 7367252 | Integrated circuit package separators An integrated circuit package separator. A base having a plurality of pins extending upwardly therefrom is provided. A support is provided over the base. The support has an upper surface and a plurality of holes. The pins extend through the holes and upwardly beyond... | 05/06/2008 |
| 7294300 | Grinding plate for an electric hand grinder, and method of producing the same A grinding plate for an electric hand grinder has a plate member having an upper plate surface with an upper plate edge, a lower plate surface with a lower plate edge for placement of a grinding means and extending at least partially beyond the upper plate edge, and... | 11/13/2007 |
| 7276397 | Integrated circuit package separator methods An integrated circuit package separator method for separating integrated circuit packages from a board having a plurality of integrated circuits. The method includes providing a base having a plurality of pins, providing a support over the base and having a pluralit... | 10/02/2007 |
| 7270038 | Mat for die cutter A cutting mat includes a flat, planar sheet of rigid but flexible material with a plastic film affixed to the lower surface and extending across the length and width of the sheet. In the preferred embodiment, the mat is formed of spring steel. A holder for the mat i... | 09/18/2007 |
| 7230788 | System and method for tape drive control A system and method for damping the motion of the head of a tape drive is disclosed. The method includes measuring the position of the head over time with a position sensor; damping the motion of the head based on the measured position of the head over time; and tun... | 06/12/2007 |
| 7174613 | Method for manufacturing a foam core having channel cuts A method of manufacturing a mattress including providing a foam block, convoluting the foam to form a tongue extending longitudinally along the foam block, and removing at least a portion of the tongue, to thereby form a channel within the foam block. ... | 02/13/2007 |
| 7066065 | Compression-cutting assembly and method At least one longitudinally extending series of cuts and separable connectors is formed in a fibrous insulation blanket with one or more rotating compression-cutting blades and a cooperating anvil to form separable blanket sections in the insulation blanket. The siz... | 06/27/2006 |
| 7029739 | Pre-cut fibrous insulation for custom fitting wall cavities of different widths An elongated fibrous insulation blanket is pre-cut for custom fitting the insulation blanket into wall, floor, ceiling and roof cavities of different widths formed by the framework of a building. The blanket has at least one, preferably two or three, series of cuts ... | 04/18/2006 |
| 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 |
| 6920815 | Integrated circuit package separators An integrated circuit package separator for separating integrated circuit packages from a board includes a base, a support over the base, and a pair of pneumatic actuators including first and second lift members laterally spaced from the base and beneath respective ... | 07/26/2005 |
| 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 |
| 6902754 | Blunt edge dough cutter A dough cutting apparatus is suitable for cutting a sheet of dough. The dough cutting apparatus includes a structure defining a blunt dough engaging portion. The present invention can be embodied in a number of different ways, including a wheel cutter, a rotary drum... | 06/07/2005 |
| 6854369 | Compression-cutting assembly and method At least one longitudinally extending series of cuts and separable connectors is formed in a fibrous insulation blanket with one or more rotating compression-cutting blades and a cooperating anvil to form separable blanket sections in the insulation blanket. The siz... | 02/15/2005 |
| 6681669 | Method and apparatus for cutting a compressible material having an uncompressed thickness greater than a radius of a wheel cutter A wheel cutter for cutting a compressible material having a relaxed thickness greater than a radius of the wheel cutter is disclosed, wherein a compressor guide locally compresses the batting to a thickness less than a radius of the wheel cutter. In one c... | 01/27/2004 |
| 6668698 | Continuous platform cutting method A method for shaping a slab of polyurethane foam (80) cuts portions of the foam material from one surface. A moving patterned platform (32) is interposed in a gap formed between a compression roller (56) and a drive roller (18) and defines at least one re... | 12/30/2003 |
| 6513414 | Method of cutting a cellular polymer surface with a continuous platform cutting apparatus A method for shaping a slab of compressible or cellular polymer material, such as polyurethane foam, by cutting portions of the material from one surface uses a compression roller, a support surface, a blade and a moving patterned platform interposed betw... | 02/04/2003 |
| 6477931 | Synthetic foam surface contouring machine A machine for rotary cutting of continuous synthetic foam sheets while compressed between two rollers has a roller drive featuring individually adjustable roller speed to allow use of rollers of dissimilar diameter, such as a large diameter pattern roller... | 11/12/2002 |
| 6372076 | Convoluted multi-layer pad and process The present invention relates to a process of forming a multi-layer pad of a non-woven fiber batt and a foam layer having conforming convoluted surfaces and to a multi-layer pad incorporating a non-woven fiber batt and foam layer. The process of forming a... | 04/16/2002 |
| 6177037 | Method of forming a slit in a reseal element for a needleless injection site A method of forming a slit in a reseal element having an outer surface defined by a proximal end thereof, a semi-spherical inner surface portion defined by a dome region of the proximal end, and an annular inner surface portion which circumvents the semi-... | 01/23/2001 |
| 6176164 | Compression cutting process for flexible form and template for use therewith A process for the compression cutting of foam which uses a moving table which supports a template over which a foam block to be cut is placed. The foam block and template are moved under an angled moving belt compressed and passed against a moving blade. ... | 01/23/2001 |
| 6175776 | Side and edge seal for minimizing vacuum losses from a permeable support surface In an apparatus for minimizing vacuum losses from a permeable support surface having one or more layers of sheet-type work material positioned thereon, the support surface includes opposed lateral edge surfaces, each defining an upper and lower section. A... | 01/16/2001 |
| 6173638 | Method for cutting a cellular polymer surface with multiple continuous platforms Methods for continuously shaping a compressible or cellular polymer material such as polyurethane foam, by cutting portions of the material from a surface of one or more slabs of material (180) include (a) compressing one or more slabs of cellular materia... | 01/16/2001 |
| 6158313 | Process for conveying thick matter containing preshredded scrap metal or similar solids Thick matter and solids are conveyed together and substantially continuously through a conveyor pipeline. The thick matter is forced by a conveyor piston driven by a piston pump from a feed container into a conveyer cylinder. A forward face of the piston ... | 12/12/2000 |
| 6142053 | Method of cutting a cellular polymer surface with a continous platform cutting apparatus A method for shaping a slab of compressible or cellular polymer material, such as polyurethane foam, by cutting portions of the material from one surface uses a compression roller, a support surface, a blade and a moving patterned platform interposed betw... | 11/07/2000 |
| 6106878 | Method for separating sausages In a method for separating sausages which are joined together by means of a twisting point at which a clip may be situated, the twisting point is to be cut through by a laser beam.... | 08/22/2000 |
| 6101913 | Device for cutting meat The present invention relates to a method for cutting a piece of meat into a predetermined number of steaks. To allow the piece of meat to be cut in a rapid and simple manner with small losses of raw material, the piece of meat is placed in a mould whose ... | 08/15/2000 |
| 6024225 | Chain of elastic bands, method and installation for the production of a chain of elastic bands and method and installation for feeding elastic bands from the chain of elastic bands to a handling installation A chain of elastic bands (1) includes at least two elastic bands (3), wherein adjacent elastic bands are joined to one another by means of at least one bridging piece (4). The longitudinal direction (A) of the elastic bands preferably extends transversely... | 02/15/2000 |
| 6015581 | Method and apparatus for preparing a bread snack The top of bread-product can be removed by a process, wherein the bread-product is subjected to forces, so that a bread product with a bent profile is obtained and subjecting this bent product to a cutting under removal of the top of the product, resultin... | 01/18/2000 |
| 5979277 | Method and apparatus for punching a thin metal tape to provide a lead frame for a semiconductor device A stripper holder for holding a stripper plate conforms with the deformation of a die plate. A pressing force applied to the stripper plate and is greater than an elastic limit of a metal tape to be punched, and less than a pressing deformation or breakag... | 11/09/1999 |
| 5899130 | Apparatus for compacting and cutting voluminous objects of strong elasticity, notably of pneumatics Apparatus for compacting and for cutting voluminous objects of strong elasticity, notably pneumatics. The apparatus includes shears; positioned at the extremity of a tunnel of arranging and compacting, the tunnel has a rectangular cross section, narrowing... | 05/04/1999 |
| 5881611 | Punch button and process A punch button (32) has a central disc (36) integral with and separable from an outer peripheral annular ring (38). The disc and ring are joined by a breakaway portion (40) of reduced thickness. A pair of peel points or pilot cuts (50 and 52) may be provi... | 03/16/1999 |
| 5774972 | Method of punching a composite plate A novel method is provided for forming a clear hole through a composite plate. In the present method, the hole is twice-punched by a punching apparatus. At least two plates can be joined together to form a wall of a trailer. Each composite plate is formed... | 07/07/1998 |
| 5749993 | Method of making an automotive carpeting with precut conforming foam underlayment A thermal and acoustic barrier for automotive floor pan carpeting is made by cutting synthetic foam sheet in a continuous process to create a foam surface complementary to the three dimensional shape of the floor pan surface. The cut foam sheet is bonded ... | 05/12/1998 |
| 5692423 | Vibration finishing method and apparatus for same A vibration finishing method and apparatus in which the surface roughness and form of a hole in a compound material such as a printed board can be made excellent and the working accuracy of the hole can be significantly improved and the working cost of th... | 12/02/1997 |
| 5688538 | Apparatus for three dimensional surface shaping of synthetic foam Synthetic foam compressed between a pattern roller and a smooth compression roller is driven against a cutting edge closely adjacent and tangent to the pattern surface but spaced from the compression roller to reproduce a three dimensional pattern roller ... | 11/18/1997 |
| 5647255 | Expandable gasket for a head disk assembly of a disk drive An expandable gasket for a head disk assembly, wherein the gasket is initially formed having a geometry that maximizes the number of gaskets realized per sheet of material used. The gasket includes a series of spaced-apart thinned pivot regions and is exp... | 07/15/1997 |
| 5549858 | Silicone foam symmetrical inversion molding process A method for molding silicone foam into an article having the features of a designated object. The method includes the steps of introducing a silicone foam mixture into a first mold having a first cavity, wherein the silicone foam mixture forms a first mo... | 08/27/1996 |
| 5534208 | Three dimensional surface shaping of synthetic foam pads by continuous rotary process A continuous rotary method for surface shaping of resilient material such as synthetic foam. Three dimensional surface geometries of well defined and arbitrary shapes are obtained by pressing foam against a die roller to compress some foam portions to a r... | 07/09/1996 |
| 5460067 | Continuous cycle mechanical architecture able to simultaneously block and cut layers of any non-rigid materials A device for performing the continuous cutting of materials of any form and nature, provided they are stratified and not flexionally rigid. The device generally comprises: fixed and mobile support surfaces; a mobile cutting shear cooperating with a fixed ... | 10/24/1995 |
