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...that the x-ray was discovered purely by accident? When German physicist Wilhelm Konrad von Roentgen was experimenting with cathode rays in 1895, he put an activated Crookes tube in a book and went out to lunch. When he returned, he discovered that a key that had also been placed in the book showed up as an image on the developed film!
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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 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 |
| 7360958 | Sheet processing apparatus There are provided a sheet inlet, a saddle-stitch compilation tray for aligning and accommodating plural sheets that are input through the sheet inlet, and a rotary cutter unit for cutting a saddle-stitched sheaf of sheets accommodated in the saddle-stitch compilati... | 04/22/2008 |
| 7299727 | Liquid transport cavity saw blade A saw blade has a saw body and a cutting edge for cutting during movement of the saw blade. A lubricating guide support has a bearing surface disposed immediately adjacent the saw body for proper alignment of the saw blade during cutting. The guide support contains ... | 11/27/2007 |
| 7281535 | Saw singulation Improved systems and methods for singulating a substrate into a plurality of integrated circuit devices are disclosed. One aspect of the invention corresponds to a fixture that holds the substrate during the dicing process. Another aspect of the invention pertains t... | 10/16/2007 |
| 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 |
| 7204113 | Punch for hydroforming die A punch for a hydroforming die includes a body, a neck extending axially from the body, a head extending axially from the neck and having a diameter less than a diameter of the body and a thumbnail slot extending axially and radially into the head to allow fluid wit... | 04/17/2007 |
| 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 |
| 7146891 | Device for transferring two-dimensional products onto a transportation device A method for segregating and transferring a product from a web of material includes the steps of conveying the web of material between a punching roll and a counter pressure roll, the punching roll having at least one cutting edge and at least one suction orifice; p... | 12/12/2006 |
| 7127817 | Shaving preparation for wet shaving assembly A shaving assembly for simultaneously applying a shaving preparation and removing hair in a single step includes a base having an upper end, a lower end and a hollow space between the upper and lower ends, whereby the hollow space defines an opening at the upper end... | 10/31/2006 |
| 7041579 | Hard substrate wafer sawing process Die of high aspect ratio formed in a hard wafer substrate are sawed out without requiring tape, obtaining high die yields. Preliminary to sawing the semiconductor die (3) from a sapphire wafer (2), the wafer is joined (20) to a silicon carrier s... | 05/09/2006 |
| 7024978 | Concentric alignment device for dies and die stripper A punch and die alignment system. A first die includes a first die aperture for receiving a punch. A second die includes a second die aperture for receiving the punch. A first housing includes a first die-receiving passage for receiving at least a portion of the fir... | 04/11/2006 |
| 7011004 | Trimming apparatus and method for fuel cell membrane/electrode coupling and transporting apparatus A membrane/electrode assembly trimming apparatus (10) made up of a lower trimming die (14) on which a membrane/electrode assembly (65) is set, an upper trimming die (16) having a trimming blade (15) and a pressing member (17... | 03/14/2006 |
| 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 |
| 6938529 | Shortening the flap of paper following a supply-roll change A flap projecting from a glue joint between two paper strips after an on-the-fly supply roll change is shortened by continuously displacing the strips in a straight line, in a travel direction, and at a travel speed along a path such that the flap lies flatly agains... | 09/06/2005 |
| 6923100 | Method and apparatus for punching particle board A punch and backer plate combination is disclosed as an example of the present invention. The punch has a concave recess in its extended end. The punch may be round or have a rectangular shape in plan view and includes a backer plate having an aligned opening with a... | 08/02/2005 |
| 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 |
| 6877930 | Method of working a concrete surface A method for working a concrete surface uses a water jet ejected from a nozzle of a nozzle holder. The nozzle holder reciprocates in cutting sweeps and moves together with a working apparatus in steps between the cutting sweeps. The water jet is directed in directio... | 04/12/2005 |
| 6862968 | Cutting assembly for removing a windshield and method relating to same The cutting assembly functions to sever the urethane bed bonding a windshield to a vehicle. The assembly comprises a reciprocating air gun connected with a cutting blade by a shaft. The blade has a straight front cutting edge about 4 inches in width. The blade is re... | 03/08/2005 |
| 6852002 | Apparatus and methods for Z-axis control and collision detection and recovery for waterjet cutting systems This invention relates to apparatus and methods for z-axis control and collision detection and recovery for waterjet and abrasive-jet cutting systems. In one embodiment, an apparatus includes a linear rail, a slide member coupleable to a cutting head and slideably c... | 02/08/2005 |
| 6826987 | Method for cutting movable web material A cutting apparatus and method wherein a blade holder includes two blades which are each designed for cutting web material (e.g., dry film photoresist) in a reverse manner prior to application of the material to a substrate (e.g., dielectric-conductor structure) des... | 12/07/2004 |
| 6755803 | Single operator exchange fluid jet thrombectomy device A single operator exchange fluid jet thrombectomy device having an outer catheter assembly and separable and exchangeable components in the form of an inner catheter assembly allowing functioning as a rheolytic thrombectomy catheter or as a crossflow thrombectomy ca... | 06/29/2004 |
| 6705188 | Saw blade having liquid transport cavity for use with lubricating guide support assembly A saw arrangement includes the combination of a circular saw blade and a lubricating guide support assembly. The circular saw blade includes a saw plate having openings formed therein and carbide insert teeth disposed circumferentially about the saw plate. The lubri... | 03/16/2004 |
| 6673752 | High performance cutting fluids for glassy, crystalline, or aggregate materials A cutting fluid applicable for the machining of vitreous, crystalline or aggregate materials such as glass, glass-ceramics, ceramics, stone, concrete, silicon and the like. The cutting fluid comprises a solution containing organic molecules--in particular... | 01/06/2004 |
| 6562168 | Method for cutting and sealing an absorbent member A web including a fibrous material and superabsorbent material is fed to a station. The web has a first surface, a second surface, a first side edge and a second side edge. At the station, the operation of applying a superabsorbent material movement obstr... | 05/13/2003 |
| 6540586 | Apparatus and methods for collision detection and recovery for waterjet cutting systems This invention relates to apparatus and methods for collision detection and recovery for waterjet and abrasive-jet cutting systems. In one embodiment, an apparatus includes a first mount member coupleable to a controllably positionable mounting portion of... | 04/01/2003 |
| 6415800 | Method of shaving and a dispensing apparatus therefor Disclosed is a method of shaving hair by spraying a shaving preparation directly onto an area of skin to form a dispersed layer of the shaving preparation without the need for hand spreading and shaving the area with a razor. Also disclosed is a dispensin... | 07/09/2002 |
| 6412377 | Method for maintaining a cutting blade centered in a kerf A saw having a self-pumped hydrodynamic blade guide or bearing for retaining the saw blade in a centered position in the saw kerf (width of cut made by the saw). The hydrodynamic blade guide or bearing utilizes pockets or grooves incorporated into the sid... | 07/02/2002 |
| 6413566 | Simultaneous slicing and washing of vegetables Simultaneous slicing and washing of relatively firm raw vegetable or fruit products is accomplished in a vat of water into which a slicer apparatus is positioned such that the slices are formed and discharge directly into the water. An inclined takeout co... | 07/02/2002 |
| 6379214 | Apparatus and methods for z-axis control and collision detection and recovery for waterjet cutting systems This invention relates to apparatus and methods for z-axis control and collision detection and recovery for waterjet and abrasive-jet cutting systems. In one embodiment, an apparatus includes a linear rail, a slide member coupleable to a cutting head and ... | 04/30/2002 |
| 6308600 | Method of orienting and positioning vegetables on a pocketed conveyor A continuous flighted conveyorbelt (18) is fed product (12) from a transverse direction. As the belt moves the product forward, offset water jets (56) cause some of the items not seated in a flight (20) to be rotated and captured in the flights. Further m... | 10/30/2001 |
| 6283001 | Facility for cutting fabric, facility for feeding fabric and method for cutting fabric An apparatus for cutting fabric includes at least one fabric wind-off device (1, 1') for one fabric bolt (7), a conveyor belt (5) for conveying the unwound fabric, and a cutting device (3) which cuts a piece of fabric to a given shape from the length of f... | 09/04/2001 |
| 6212982 | Process for manufacturing slot-shaped openings on hollow sections and apparatus for implementing same A process and apparatus for manufacturing slot-shaped openings on hollow sections is disclosed in which the openings are produced by a piercing cutting operation by means of a blade-type cutting tool by the displacement of material in a cutout-free manner... | 04/10/2001 |
| 6199465 | Liquid coater A liquid coater which includes a mist feed tube (5) for feeding oil mist into an airtight container (2), an air hose (10) for feeding air into the airtight container (2) and a mist conveyor pipe (11) for conveying the oil mist pressurized by air inside th... | 03/13/2001 |
| 6095023 | Methods of cutting and mounting soft parts and apparatuses for cutting and mounting soft parts Soft part cutting and mounting methods and soft part cutting and mounting apparatuses are capable of cutting and mounting without human intervention by using an automatic soft part apparatus. The apparatus which uses a sheet material continuously formed f... | 08/01/2000 |
| 6050163 | Saw blade having liquid transport cavity for use with lubricating guide support assembly A saw arrangement includes the combination of a circular saw blade and a lubricating guide support assembly. The circular saw blade includes a saw plate having openings formed therein and carbide insert teeth disposed circumferentially about the saw plate... | 04/18/2000 |
| 6035749 | Patterned shearing of pile fabrics A method and apparatus by which selected pile across the face of a web of pile fabric such as carpet may be raised or lowered in accordance with a pattern as the fabric passes through shearing apparatus so that certain pile of the pile may be sheared more... | 03/14/2000 |
| 5905440 | Acoustic emission severance detector and method The invention has utility generally for monitoring any part for severance of the part. The invention is specifically useful for monitoring severance of a tension blade in a tension blade grid. For general monitoring of a part, the apparatus has wireless c... | 05/18/1999 |
| 5836224 | Method and apparatus for working on sheet material An automatically controlled cutting machine for working on limp sheet material utilizes positive air pressure and vacuum to hold the material in place during a work operation. The level of the pressure is set or regulated with a pressure sensor to develop... | 11/17/1998 |
| 5794500 | Apparatus and method for slitting thin webs Knives (28, 30, 122) are held in tangential, resilient (106, 108) or fixed (132, 136) contact with a surface of an air bar (12-20) or air table (142); so that a web (26) moving on a cushion of air (46) over the air bar or table is cleanly slit into webs (... | 08/18/1998 |
| 5782152 | Vacuum fixture and method for dimensioning and manipulating materials A method and apparatus is provided for dimensioning and manipulating a patterned material by selectively applying a vacuum and/or positive pressure to the patterned material.... | 07/21/1998 |
