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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7568412 | Method for order transition on a plunge slitter An order transition in a corrugated is accomplished by creating an overlap of the slits made by the slitting tools associated with the expiring (running) and new orders. However, the slit tool associated with the innermost slit between the upper and lower level outs... | 08/04/2009 |
| 7568411 | Method for order transition on a plunge slitter An order transition in a corrugated is accomplished by creating an overlap of the slits made by the slitting tools associated with the expiring (running) and new orders. However, the slit tool associated with the innermost slit between the upper and lower level outs... | 08/04/2009 |
| 7371302 | Method for forming fastening members A method for forming a plurality of pairs of fastening members is disclosed. Each fastening member extends in a longitudinal dircetion and in a lateral direction and comprises a base panel and a tab extending laterally from the base panel. The tab has first fastenin... | 05/13/2008 |
| 7255030 | Method and device at running webs have been printed in a high-speed printer The present invention relates running webs which have been printed in a high-speed printer. A method and a device are provided for longitudinal cuffing of a running, unseparated web in two web portions, wherein the unseparated web (2) is printed in a high-spe... | 08/14/2007 |
| 7054708 | Sheet material cutting system and methods regarding same A system and/or method for cutting designs of text and/or shapes out of sheet material, such as paper, vellum, and other materials used in, for example, the scrapbooking and card making industries. ... | 05/30/2006 |
| 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 |
| 6949395 | Method of making diode having reflective layer A method of forming a light emitting diode includes forming a transparent substrate and a GaN buffer layer on the transparent substrate. An n-GaN layer is formed on the buffer layer. An active layer is formed on the n-GaN layer. A p-GaN layer is formed on the active... | 09/27/2005 |
| 6655248 | Cheese cutting A cutter, preferably a cheese cutter, for cutting food into consumer-size chunks. The cutter comprises a feed conveyor, slab drive apparatus for driving a slab along the feed conveyor, and a cutting harp adjacent the discharge end of the feed conveyor. Th... | 12/02/2003 |
| 5953971 | Dual web singulating cutter A method and apparatus for producing an array of individual business forms from a web allow two or more sets of forms from a single web to be formed and integrated in a final array, preferably an in seriatim array with a spacing between the individual for... | 09/21/1999 |
| 5605731 | Process for obtaining disposable cleaning cloths and resulting disposable cleaning cloth A process for obtaining disposable cleaning cloths is disclosed which consists in taking a fabric piece of a width corresponding to that of the cleaning cloth to be obtained and subjecting it to successive intermittent transversal cuts in the direction of... | 02/25/1997 |
| 5393294 | Method and apparatus for producing sheets of corrugated cardboard with a variable format Method for producing sheets of corrugated cardboard with a variable format in which a web of corrugated cardboard is removed continuously from a heating and pulling device of s conventional corrugated cardboard installation. The sheets are processed to th... | 02/28/1995 |
| 5309803 | System including method and apparatus for cutting each layer of a double-layered roll of sheet to different lengths and widths Method and portable apparatus for separately cutting respective layers of sheet of double-layered sheets which includes a portable apparatus with a pair of adjustable upper and lower parallel cutting assemblies each having angularly oriented cutting blade... | 05/10/1994 |
| 5211098 | Apparatus for forming a helical spiral food product A cut food piece formed in the shape of a helical split ring (10) having a predetermined number of spirals by means of first piercing a series of slots in the whole food product by penetration blade assembly (248) prior to urging the whole food product in... | 05/18/1993 |
| 5146820 | Paper cutting apparatus and method The cutting apparatus and method of the present invention involve feeding a newsprint wrapper or any other sheet of paper downwardly along a planar path between two rotating cutters. Each of the cutters includes a planar blade member with an outer, sawtoo... | 09/15/1992 |
| 5123316 | Method and apparatus for the reduction of paper waste A method and apparatus for the reduction of paper waste in a web fed printing machine utilizes one or more cutting mark reading heads and a strip cutting register device to vary the path of travel of a stack of part web strips in accordance with deviation... | 06/23/1992 |
| 5120290 | System for positioning cutting and folding computer generated drawing pages A plotter (1) provides, in accordance with command inputs, drawings on a web (2) of predetermined width; the drawings may have different sizes or formats, and are provided by the plotter for optimal distribution of the sheets across the width (B) of the w... | 06/09/1992 |
| 5074178 | Apparatus and method for cutting drawings from a web of sheet material Disclosed are a method and an apparatus for cutting drawings from a web that has emerged from a computer controlled graphics plotter. The apparatus includes a support for holding the spool of paper from the plotter and a drive means for pulling the paper ... | 12/24/1991 |
| 5010796 | Helical split ring french fry and apparatus for making the same A cut food piece formed in the shape of a helical split ring (10) by means of first cutting a slot in the whole food product by slot cutter (30) prior to urging the whole food product into engagement with cutter blade assembly (20) having wheel plate (21)... | 04/30/1991 |
| 4995933 | Method of producing mat strips from wide panels of adhesive material covered with release layers and apparatus for implementing the method The present invention relates to a method and an apparatus for producing mat strips from wide panels or sheets of an adhesive material covered with release layers by subdividing the panels of material in the longitudinal and transverse direcitons subseque... | 02/26/1991 |
| 4704369 | Method of severing a semiconductor device An improved method for severing a large area semiconductor device, including a substrate having a base electrode region thereupon, semiconductor body and top electrode into smaller area devices includes the steps of supporting the semiconductor device fro... | 11/03/1987 |
| 4681001 | Method of making scroll strip blanks Polygonally-shaped blanks useful in making products such as can parts are formed by dividing a relatively wide web of material into a plurality of relatively narrow strips, each strip having longitudinal edges delimited by scroll lines formed from a plura... | 07/21/1987 |
| 4624161 | High-speed cutting apparatus for card sheets A method and apparatus for high-speed and accurate cutting of cards from sheets, printed with an array of card layouts, moving along a unidirectional path. The apparatus includes rollers for initial accurate sheet feeding, a plurality of pairs of rotation... | 11/25/1986 |
| 4308773 | Method for shearing and separating battery grids The subject invention is related to a cutting apparatus for forming individual battery grid structures from a sheet material having cut out portions thereon, the apparatus comprising spaced apart first and second rotatable devices, a plurality of leading ... | 01/05/1982 |
| 4230004 | Method of sawing and stacking board A method of sawing and stacking sheets of fiberboard and similar material includes placing a first sheet to form a support. A plurality of second sheets are now divided into smaller sheets and are stacked on the first sheet without altering their position... | 10/28/1980 |
| 4207667 | Method and apparatus for automatic sheet cutting and stacking A method and apparatus are disclosed for forming a stack of neatly aligned sheets of microfoam plastic material from a web of microfoam material. The method and apparatus provide for supplying the web of material to a cutting station and transporting an e... | 06/17/1980 |
| 4054070 | Panel saw mechanism A cut-to-size saw mechanism having a dual, programable control system is provided for large sheet material, as plywood, hardboard, chipboard, fiberboard, and other large panels to be divided into small pieces by sawing. Sheet sizes in the range of 5 × 18... | 10/18/1977 |
| 3968710 | Apparatus and method for manufacturing resilient bands An endless elastic band is severed either from a flat partially slit strip or a tube of resilient material while the interior of the resultant band is being engaged by tensioning fingers which can be manipulated to deliver the band in at least partially e... | 07/13/1976 |
| 3935768 | Method of making a disposable diaper An improved self-containable disposable diaper wherein a portion of the disposal pouch is slit so as to form integral, oppositely extending wings, the wings preferably having means thereon for completing the attachment of the diaper to an infant. A method... | 02/03/1976 |