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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 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 |
| 6315852 | Production process of varying thickness osteosynthesis plates The invention concerns a process for the production of osteosynthesis plates with a varying thickness to whatever degree. The plates are manufactured by a metal cutting process carried out on a composite structure made by a layer of the material which wil... | 11/13/2001 |
| 6063228 | Method and apparatus for sticking a film to a lead frame An apparatus for sticking a film to a lead frame has a punch moving up and down for punching a film, a die for placing the film to be punched, and a heating plate for heating a lead frame. A punched film with a predetermined shape is applied on the lead f... | 05/16/2000 |
| 5458717 | Method of shearing thin metal sheet A method of shearing a thin metal sheet having a thickness of approximately 0.1 mm or less so as to be separated into a product and scrap by a pair of dies. A chamfer or a round having a size of approximately from 5 to 10 times greater than the thickness ... | 10/17/1995 |
| 4704928 | Device for aligning and cutting lengths of material A device for aligning and cutting lengths of terrycloth along the woof thread comprises two aligning ledges capable of movement relative to one another that can be lowered into the pileless rows of the length of material. The aligning ledges are connected... | 11/10/1987 |
| 4574445 | Method and apparatus for manufacturing a nozzle plate for ink-jet printers Nozzles are formed in a plate for an ink-jet printer by holding a metal foil tightly against the side of the plate from which the nozzle is to protrude, and then pressing and punching through the plate and the metal foil together, through an aperture of a... | 03/11/1986 |
| 4543862 | Vacuum die cutting apparatus for foam backed materials A stationary steel rule cutting die for cutting a fixed pattern in each of a plurality of stacked compressible material layers according to the shape of the rule die including a vacuum system for reducing the stack height of the compressible material laye... | 10/01/1985 |
| 4232576 | Device for severing a continuous axially moving rod-like member into separate elements A device for severing a continuous rod-like member into separate elements during axial movement along a predetermined path through a severance zone comprising a ledger for engaging and maintaining said member in said path during its passage though said zo... | 11/11/1980 |
| 4060017 | Method of cutting lithium A method for cutting lithium metal into a plurality of pieces, and a device for accomplishing the method, are disclosed, comprising the steps of positioning a quantity of lithium metal at a predetermined position between an anvil means and a cutting means... | 11/29/1977 |
