Combined Types Of Cutting Patents (Class 83/862)
  • Patent number: 11858163
    Abstract: Disclosed is a method of making a shrink label for covering a receptacle having a protrusion, from a strip of flexible tubular material, wherein the shrink label has a given length measured from a first end to a second end, being measured in the longitudinal direction of the strip, the method having at least the step of: puncturing the strip to form a puncture being spaced apart from the first end and from the second end, wherein the puncture suits the shape of the protrusion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 25, 2021
    Date of Patent: January 2, 2024
    Assignee: Fuji Seal International, Inc.
    Inventor: Joop Michael Petrus Peeters
  • Patent number: 10850814
    Abstract: A pierce pin for an inflator for piercing the frangible seal of a gas cartridge including in combination a shaft having a axial bore forming a tubular member having a tip with a rim and a pair of slots formed across the rim into the tip into the tubular member to an appreciable depth to form a tab, the tab being bent inwardly into the axial bore after formation of the slots.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 14, 2019
    Date of Patent: December 1, 2020
    Assignee: Halkey-Roberts Corporation
    Inventor: Lyman Fawcett
  • Patent number: 10766804
    Abstract: A conveying device (14) for a glass film (G) includes: a first support (21) configured to support a first portion (Gc) of the glass film (G) having been cut; a second support (22) configured to support a second portion (Gd) of the glass film (G) having been cut; and an opening (23) formed at a position between the first support (21) and the second support (22) and below a laser irradiation apparatus (19). A cutting step for the glass film (G) includes deforming the glass film (G) so as to be convex downward through the opening (23), and radiating a laser beam (LB) from the laser irradiation apparatus (19) to a position which is within a range of the opening (23), and which is prevented from coinciding with a top (GT) of the glass film (G).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 21, 2017
    Date of Patent: September 8, 2020
    Assignee: NIPPON ELECTRIC GLASS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Kaoru Mitsugi, Naohiro Ikai, Shuji Akiyama
  • Patent number: 10710316
    Abstract: Cutting of a material, such as a textile or film, can damage the material. A tool is provided that utilizes vacuum pressure near a knife edge to increase a result of the cut. The vacuum pressure passes through a base portion of the tool that has a recessed portion effective to distribute vacuum pressure to one or more apertures extending around an insert of a core portion. The one or more apertures align with a void between the knife edge and the insert allowing for the void to transmit the vacuum pressure through the tool to the knife edge. A machine horn may then cut the material at the knife edge and couple the material with another material.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 15, 2019
    Date of Patent: July 14, 2020
    Assignee: NIKE, INC.
    Inventors: Dae Young Park, JiHoo Park, Jong Keun Lee, John J. Park, Seung Jo Myung
  • Patent number: 10577213
    Abstract: A counter-ejector comprises: an elevator including a table displaceable in a forward-backward direction parallel to a feeding-out direction; a backward restriction member for restricting a situation where backward edges of corrugated paperboard sheets in a batch are displaced in a direction opposite to the feeding-out direction; table upward-downward movement drive device; a table displacement drive device; and a control device. The control device executes a table downward movement control processing such that the table is displaced backwardly in at least part of a time period when the table is moved downwardly from the hopper part to a table stop position and a time period when the table is stopped at the table stop position, and a table upward movement control processing such that the table is displaced forwardly in a time period when the table is moved upwardly from the table stop position to the hopper part.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 7, 2018
    Date of Patent: March 3, 2020
    Assignee: KABUSHIKI KAISHA ISOWA
    Inventors: Yukiomi Suzuki, Yoshimichi Takahashi
  • Patent number: 10521039
    Abstract: A method for manufacturing a flexible touch display panel is provided. First, a display mother substrate including a plurality of first pad sets and a flexible touch mother substrate including a plurality of second pad sets are provided. Next, a plurality of first openings are formed in the display mother substrate, and a plurality of second openings are formed in the flexible touch mother substrate. Then, the flexible touch mother substrate is adhered to the display mother substrate by an adhesive layer, in which each first opening exposes one of the second pad sets respectively, and each second opening exposes one of the first pad sets respectively. Afterward, a cutting process is performed to form a plurality of touch display units.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 24, 2019
    Date of Patent: December 31, 2019
    Assignee: HannsTouch Solution Incorporated
    Inventors: Shi-Wei Ma, Ching-Feng Tsai
  • Patent number: 10350831
    Abstract: Cutting of a material, such as a textile or film, can damage the material. A tool is provided that utilizes vacuum pressure near a knife edge to increase a result of the cut. The vacuum pressure passes through a base portion of the tool that has a recessed portion effective to distribute vacuum pressure to one or more apertures extending around an insert of a core portion. The one or more apertures align with a void between the knife edge and the insert allowing for the void to transmit the vacuum pressure through the tool to the knife edge. A machine horn may then cut the material at the knife edge and couple the material with another material.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 22, 2017
    Date of Patent: July 16, 2019
    Assignee: NIKE, Inc.
    Inventors: Dae Young Park, JiHoo Park, Jong Keun Lee, John J. Park, Seung Jo Myung
  • Patent number: 9324357
    Abstract: A recording medium production device includes a substrate positioning pin vertically movable that performs positioning to a center-hole of a substrate; a substrate holding portion that performs positioning of substrate using the substrate positioning pin to hold the substrate; a cleaner having a gas ejection portion that ejects gas toward the surface of the substrate held by the substrate holding portion, and a gas suction portion that suctions gas; and a substrate positioning pin fixing portion that can press the substrate positioning pin downward. The fixing portion is configured so as not to contact an inner circumferential side surface of the center-hole of substrate. The substrate positioning pin fixing portion descends inside the center-hole of substrate held by the substrate, and presses and fixes the substrate positioning pin. Then the cleaner performs ejection and suction of gas.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 1, 2011
    Date of Patent: April 26, 2016
    Assignee: PANASONIC INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY MANAGEMENT CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Yuuki Tokunaga, Takehiko Toyota, Tatsuyuki Harada
  • Patent number: 9156177
    Abstract: A device includes a bearing assembly, a supporting assembly, a cutting assembly, a rotation pole, and a transmitting assembly. The supporting assembly includes a driving pole rotatably supported on the bearing assembly and a pair of guiding rails positioned on the bearing assembly. The cutting assembly screws on the driving pole and is slidably supported on the guiding rails. The cutting assembly includes a cutter protruding from the top plate. The rotation pole is rotatably positioned on the bearing assembly and is configured for supporting a lens module. The transmitting assembly drives the rotation pole and the driving pole to rotate. The driving pole drives the cutting assembly to move and the rotation pole to rotate, the cutter cuts the lens module during moving along the driving pole.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 21, 2013
    Date of Patent: October 13, 2015
    Assignee: HON HAI PRECISION INDUSTRY CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Chih-Hao Chu
  • Publication number: 20150135928
    Abstract: A station for cutting a barb suture is provided. The barb cutting station includes a suture transport assembly for supporting a first suture, a first knife assembly for forming barbs on the first suture, and a first clamp and position assembly for approximating the at least first suture towards the at least first knife assembly. The barb cutting station may further include at least a first suture cutting mechanism configured for severing the at least first suture when a defect is detected. The station may also include at least a first visual inspection assembly configured for detecting defective barbs.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 23, 2015
    Publication date: May 21, 2015
    Inventors: Nicholas Maiorino, Timothy Kosa, Mark Buchter, Keith Kroeber, Richard Casey Hart
  • Publication number: 20150059549
    Abstract: An external weld bead removal system for removing and chopping an external weld bead from a tube includes a weld bead cutting apparatus and a weld bead chopper apparatus for chopping the removed external weld bead. The weld bead cutting apparatus includes a cutting tool operative to cut and remove an external weld bead from a tube. The weld bead chopper apparatus, the weld bead chopper apparatus includes a first blade member, a second blade member mounted adjacent the first blade member, and a chopper actuator operable to forcibly rotate the first blade member about a rotation axis relative to the second blade member such that the first and second blade members cooperatively cut the removed external weld bead into smaller weld bead segments as the removed external weld bead is advanced through the chopper apparatus.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 15, 2014
    Publication date: March 5, 2015
    Inventors: Marian Martin Balta, Gheorghe Mihailescu
  • Publication number: 20150027289
    Abstract: A device for punching and scoring a medium includes a punch tool and a grooved score guide. The punch tool has a cutter configured to cut an edge of a sheet of the medium. The positioning edge is disposed on the device and configured to guide an edge of the medium and position the medium with respect to the punch tool. The grooved score guide is formed in the device and configured to match a scoring tool to create a score line in the medium. The arrangement between the punch tool and positioning edge is configured to cut a notch in the edge of the medium at a notch point. The grooved score line is disposed in relationship to the punch tool to create the score line in the medium from the notch point across the medium.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 5, 2013
    Publication date: January 29, 2015
    Inventor: Tavnir John Carey
  • Patent number: 8850972
    Abstract: The preset invention is directed to an embossing tool. The embossing tool includes a drive mechanism that advances a tape, an embossing mechanism and a cutting mechanism. The cutting mechanism cuts the tape to form a tag. The cutting mechanism also forms a mounting feature in the ends of the tag. The cutting mechanism includes a pair of dies with openings therethrough and at least one punch moveable within the openings for engaging the tape.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 28, 2011
    Date of Patent: October 7, 2014
    Assignee: Panduit Corp.
    Inventors: Jack Edward Caveney, Mateusz Kruzel, Mark Shurhay, James R. Ward
  • Patent number: 8833220
    Abstract: A knife assembly for attachment to an industrial paper trimming or cutting machine having a primary blade and a backbone blade where the cutting edge of the backbone blade is offset at an angle ? from the cutting edge of the primary blade. The knife assembly is removably attached to a cutting machine configured to move in a reciprocating motion to trim edges from soft bound single paper products.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 16, 2009
    Date of Patent: September 16, 2014
    Inventor: Woodrow A. Powers, II
  • Publication number: 20140165813
    Abstract: A cable peeling and cutting device comprises a mounting plate, a cutting mechanism, a first peeling member, and a second peeling member. The cutting mechanism comprises a driver mounted on the mounting plate, a first and second connecting rod connected to the driver, a first connecting member connected to the first connecting rod, and a second connecting member connected to the second connecting rod. First cutters, second cutters, and third cutters are mounted to the first connecting member and the second connecting member. A distance between two third cutters is less than a distance between two first cutters and two second cutters. The first and second peeling members are movably mounted on the mounting plate and capable of moving towards and away from third cutters each other.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 6, 2013
    Publication date: June 19, 2014
    Applicants: HON HAI PRECISION INDUSTRY CO., LTD., HONG FU JIN PRECISION INDUSTRY (ShenZhen) CO., LTD.
    Inventor: CHENG ZHANG
  • Patent number: 8683905
    Abstract: Methods of skiving metal using a skiving blade to form a shaving and methods of forming fins in a heat exchanger by skiving using a skiving blade. Where the metal body used to form the shaving or fin is made from a metal material having a hardness greater than that of aluminum.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 28, 2011
    Date of Patent: April 1, 2014
    Assignee: Unison Industries, LLC
    Inventors: Mark Douglas Swinford, Michael Ralph Storage
  • Publication number: 20140020542
    Abstract: A cell cutting device that cuts a mother substrate for display devices includes a fixing unit configured to move in a state where the mother substrate for display devices is fixed on the fixing unit, a cutter configured to perform a cutting process on the mother substrate for display devices and the cutter faces a surface of the mother substrate during the cutting process, a cutter driving unit driving the cutter in a state where the cutter is fixed thereon, and a buffer member arranged on another surface of the mother substrate to correspond to the cutter. The other surface is opposite the surface facing the cutter.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 29, 2012
    Publication date: January 23, 2014
    Inventors: Kyung-Hoe HEO, Seung-Jun LEE
  • Publication number: 20130337990
    Abstract: A panel structure having a low-density core that can withstanding loads normal to a first primary surface, and a first facing of high-density sheet material that can extend along the first primary surface. The high-density sheet material can be laminated on the core such that the laminated core and facing cooperatively resist bending loads and loads along the primary surface. The first facing can extend from the first primary surface on a side of the core along a secondary surface, which can be non-parallel to the first primary surface. The first facing can bend along a score line between the first primary surface and the secondary surface.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 20, 2013
    Publication date: December 19, 2013
    Applicant: HEXACOMB CORPORATION
    Inventors: LAWRENCE JAMES FRENCH, ROBERT EDWARD JAEGERS, SCOTT DAVID DANIEL
  • Publication number: 20130220097
    Abstract: A tool for preparing a cable for connectorization. The tool has a portion for stripping a cable jacket and another portion for cutting fibrous strength elements, such as aramid strength elements, relative to the exposed fiber. The strength element cutting portion includes a blade enclosed in a cover that also serves as a handle for the tool. The cover also has a stop edge to ensure that a desired excess length of the strength element remains after cutting the strength element. The excess strength element length can then be used to connectorize the cable.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 22, 2013
    Publication date: August 29, 2013
    Inventor: Joshua Douglas Raker
  • Publication number: 20130181334
    Abstract: A connector for electrically connecting a chip electrode of a semiconductor element to a lead constituting an external leading terminal of the chip electrode, includes a first connecting part having an interface joined to the chip electrode; a second connecting part having an interface joined to a base end part of the lead; and a plate-shape coupling part for connecting the first connecting part and the second connecting part to each other, and having a step formed on the interface of the first connecting part in a direction away from the chip electrode by a half blanking process.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 6, 2012
    Publication date: July 18, 2013
    Applicant: FUJI ELECTRIC CO., LTD
    Inventor: FUJI ELECTRIC CO., LTD
  • Publication number: 20130167704
    Abstract: Methods of skiving metal using a skiving blade to form a shaving and methods of forming fins in a heat exchanger by skiving using a skiving blade. Where the metal body used to form the shaving or fin is made from a metal material having a hardness greater than that of aluminum.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 28, 2011
    Publication date: July 4, 2013
    Applicant: UNISON INDUSTRIES, LLC
    Inventors: Mark Douglas Swinford, Michael Ralph Storage
  • Publication number: 20130163904
    Abstract: A halved sliding bearing (1) has a recess (7) formed in a circumferential direction from an outer peripheral edge of a mating surface (5) of a semi-cylindrical bearing main body (3). To prevent formation of a burr to an inside of the recess (7) during formation of the mating surface (5), an entirety of at least one edge segment of a peripheral edge of the recess (7) opening on a circumferential end surface of a semi-cylindrical member (23) as an unprocessed body of the bearing main body (3), the at least one edge segment intersecting with an axial direction of the member (23), is chamfered. The mating surface is formed by cutting the circumferential end surface such that a cutting blade (31) firstly reaches the chamfered edge in the peripheral edge of the recess (7). Thus, the bearing main body is produced.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 2, 2012
    Publication date: June 27, 2013
    Applicant: DAIDO METAL COMPANY LTD.
    Inventors: Hiroshi Kaneko, Michitoshi Inagaki, Tsuyoshi Nakashima
  • Publication number: 20130080286
    Abstract: Among other things, a piece of furniture is formed from three separate precut pieces of flat triple wall cardboard. A first one of the pieces has a bottom edge to rest on a floor with the first piece rising vertically from the bottom edge and has at least one slot at an upper edge of the first piece. A second one of the pieces has a bottom edge to rest on the floor with the second piece rising from the bottom edge and having at least one slot at an upper edge of the second piece. A third one of the pieces has a crease across the piece and at least two slots along at least one edge that is parallel to the fold. The piece of furniture is formed by mating the one slot in the first piece with one of the slots of the third piece, folding the third piece of cardboard at the crease, and mating the one slot in the second piece with another one of the slots of the third piece, with the third piece folded along the crease.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 22, 2012
    Publication date: March 28, 2013
    Inventor: Zachary Rotholz
  • Patent number: 8397610
    Abstract: Device (1) for separating a strand (3) of plastic material, which can be moved along a conveying passage (2), into longitudinal portions (3a), having at least one notching device (5) which on all sides of the passage (2) comprises in each case a notching tool (8a to 8d) which can be moved by means of a tool drive (18) in a tool guide (17) between an initial notching position and a notching position, wherein the cutting device (4) comprises two cutting wire holders (24) which are disposed in mutually opposite-lying boundary regions of the passage (2) and which can be moved transversely with respect to the passage (2) by means of a cutting drive (26) in a cutting guide (25), and wherein the notching device (5) with its notching tools (8a to 8d) are disposed its passage (2) the support module (9) which is moveable forwards and backwards [sic].
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 14, 2008
    Date of Patent: March 19, 2013
    Assignee: Hans Lingl Anlagenbau und Verfahrenstechnik GmbH & Co. KG
    Inventor: Rainer Koch
  • Patent number: 8316749
    Abstract: A finisher for a receiver moving in a feed direction includes a cutting device having a cutting blade and a scoring blade on opposite sides of the receiver and oriented perpendicular to the feed direction, and a scoring notch on the opposite side of the receiver from, and parallel to, the scoring blade. An actuator selectively causes the scoring blade to engage the scoring notch as the receiver moves between the scoring blade and scoring notch, so that the receiver is scored, or causes the cutting blade to engage the scoring blade, so that the receiver is cut. A controller receives a job specification including one or more cut or score location(s) on the receiver and causes the receiver to be cut at the cut location(s) or scored at the score location(s).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 13, 2010
    Date of Patent: November 27, 2012
    Assignee: Eastman Kodak Company
    Inventors: Donald S. Rimai, James D. Shifley, Brian J. Kwarta
  • Publication number: 20120198981
    Abstract: A substrate cutting apparatus and a method of cutting a substrate using the same. The substrate cutting apparatus includes: a stand that supports a substrate; a support that is movable up and down, presses the substrate toward the stand, and has a groove forming unit that form grooves corresponding to positions where the substrate is to be cut at an interval; and a cutting unit that is formed in the support to be movable up and down and cuts the substrate using the grooves formed by the groove forming unit. According to the substrate cutting apparatus, V-shaped grooves are formed in advance of cutting a substrate into unit substrates at portions to be cut. Thus, breaking of the substrate may be prevented during the cutting.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 10, 2012
    Publication date: August 9, 2012
    Inventors: Masaaki SOFUE, Young-kyung Kim
  • Patent number: 8201333
    Abstract: Universal master boards and methods of making flush door skins and doors from the universal master boards are disclosed. The universal master boards each have an expansive surface with a graphic design of at least first depressions and second depressions in at least first and second surface regions, respectively. The first depressions simulate a first wood grain pattern, and the second depressions simulate a second wood grain pattern aligned in a different direction than the simulated first wood grain pattern. The universal master boards may be cut and demarcated selectively to establish different assortments of simulated wood patterns and different ornamental features, such as stiles and rails.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 25, 2009
    Date of Patent: June 19, 2012
    Assignee: Masonite Corporation
    Inventors: Gregory J. Wysock, Steven K. Lynch, Robert C. Allen
  • Publication number: 20120114859
    Abstract: An integrated heat spreader is disclosed in which grooves are formed in a recess of the heat spreader to enhance the stiffness and strength of the integrated heat spreader without increasing production costs or complexity. The integrated heat spreader may be fabricated by providing a metal strip having raised portions thereon to provide a recess therebetween, forming grooves on a bottom surface of the recess, where the grooves extend along a periphery of the bottom surface which is substantially free of the raised portions, and subsequently singulating an integrated heat spreader from the metal strip.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 20, 2012
    Publication date: May 10, 2012
    Inventor: Kazuo Ogata
  • Patent number: 8109187
    Abstract: A tissue harvesting method and device for obtaining micrograft tissue particles within the size range of 50-1500 microns, and more preferably 500-1000 microns, and most preferably 600 microns. The particles may be processed after a piece of donor tissue has been excised from the donor site, or processed into the desired size directly at the donor site, and thereafter excised. Cutters having blades or cutting edges spaced in the range of 50-1500 microns are utilized to obtain particles within the desired size range. An elastomer is positioned between the cutting edges to push the excised particles out of the blades for ease of use.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 6, 2007
    Date of Patent: February 7, 2012
    Assignee: KCI Licensing, Inc.
    Inventors: Ajit Mishra, Charles Seegert, Makoto Ohira
  • Publication number: 20120012270
    Abstract: A belt (shoe press belt) for papermaking machines having good wet paper web water squeezing capability, and wherein damage, cracks, and abrasion of the outer circumferential belt surface during use is small, and due to the reduced abrasion between the cutting chips, the cutter and the groove walls, the cutter life is long and the surface roughness is small. The cross-section in the cross-machine direction of the water draining grooves is provided in the machine direction in the felt-side surface of the shoe press belt and the groove corner parts formed by the groove sidewalls and the groove bottom part of the water draining grooves are chamfered in the shape of a trapezoid or a rectangle.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 9, 2010
    Publication date: January 19, 2012
    Applicant: Ichikawa Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Hideo Inoue, Tomoyuki Kawamata
  • Publication number: 20110277613
    Abstract: A finisher for a receiver moving in a feed direction includes a cutting device having a cutting blade and a scoring blade on opposite sides of the receiver and oriented perpendicular to the feed direction, and a scoring notch on the opposite side of the receiver from, and parallel to, the scoring blade. An actuator selectively causes the scoring blade to engage the scoring notch as the receiver moves between the scoring blade and scoring notch, so that the receiver is scored, or causes the cutting blade to engage the scoring blade, so that the receiver is cut. A controller receives a job specification including one or more cut or score location(s) on the receiver and causes the receiver to be cut at the cut location(s) or scored at the score location(s).
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 13, 2010
    Publication date: November 17, 2011
    Inventors: Donald S. Rimai, James D. Shifley, Brian J. Kwarta
  • Publication number: 20110247473
    Abstract: A fiber cleaver having a displaceable fiber guide for aligning and guiding an optical fiber is disclosed. Generally, the fiber cleaver comprises a pair of clamps that may articulate between a retracted position and a clamping position. A displaceable fiber guide directs the optical fiber as it travels along an internal path of the fiber cleaver. The fiber guide translates between a loading position and a clamping position. When the clamps are securing the optical fiber to the internal path, a linear actuator may be depressed in order to translate the fiber guide and ultimately direct the optical fiber toward a scoring blade to cleave the fiber. The fiber guide is sized and shaped such that a predetermined length of optical fiber will remain after cleaving.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 7, 2010
    Publication date: October 13, 2011
    Inventors: Kevin C. Beach, Daniel Leyva, JR., David W. Meek, Jackie E. Thomison, Ashey W. Jones
  • Publication number: 20110194053
    Abstract: Apparatus and methods for resizing electronic displays are provided. The display includes a front plate, a back plate, a perimeter seal spacing the front and back plates apart, image-generating medium contained in an area between the plates, and polarizing layers and/or other films on the outer surfaces of the plates. A target portion of the display is identified, and a saw is passed along a cut line to create a channel that extends through the polarizer to the outer surface of the top plate. A scriber tool is passed along the cut line within the channel to create a scribe line in the outer surface of the top plate. The display is inverted, and the process repeated to cut a channel and scribe the bottom plate. The plates are broken along the scribe line, and a seal is applied along the exposed edge, which may penetrate between the plates.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 15, 2011
    Publication date: August 11, 2011
    Inventor: Lawrence E. Tannas
  • Publication number: 20110154971
    Abstract: A device for cutting reinforced hose to length with limited contamination gaining access to the interior of the hose is disclosed. The device may employ a first rotating blade to circumferentially cut through an outer cover of the hose without penetrating through an interior liner of the hose. The outer cover may be composed of an elastomeric cover reinforced with metallic strands. By preventing the first blade from penetrating the interior liner, the contamination from the kerf created by the blade is not able to access the interior of the hose. After the first blade performs its partial cut around the outer circumference of the hose, the hose may be cleaned and a second blade may be used to cut through the interior liner. The second blade results in very little contamination and thus a cut length of hydraulic hose is created with greatly reduced levels of contamination within the hose without needing a post-cutting cleaning operation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 16, 2010
    Publication date: June 30, 2011
    Applicant: CATERPILLAR, INC.
    Inventor: Douglas Serrurier
  • Publication number: 20110140299
    Abstract: The invention provides a semi-continuity fiber prepreg material, a manufacturing method thereof, and a composite material made of the semi-continuity fiber prepreg material. The semi-continuity fiber prepreg material includes a plurality of intermittency notches and/or continuity notches formed on a fiber prepreg material along at least one direction to make the fiber prepreg material soft and suitable for molding.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 10, 2009
    Publication date: June 16, 2011
    Inventors: Mau-Yi Huang, Geng-Wen Chang, Pai-Lu Wang, Dar-Ping Juang, Cheng-Huan Wang
  • Publication number: 20110132258
    Abstract: There is provided a pellicle in which the frame is chamfered along all of its horizontal edges (as viewed when the pellicle frame is laid flat), and in particular those edges of the frame where the membrane-bonding frame face meets the external side walls of the frame are chamfered to the extent of C:0.01 mm-C:0.12 mm; in relation to this chamfer, a method is also provided wherein, after attaching a preformed pellicle membrane to the membrane-bonding frame face, the excessive part of the preformed membrane which extends beyond outer edges of the frame face is cut off in a manner wherein a blade of a knife is caused to scour the chamfer over the membrane in a manner such that the knife blade is kept in such an angle that the blade gets in a face-to-face contact with the chamfer face or that the blade touches only that edge of the frame where the chamfer face meets the first frame face while the knife blade is moved along the chamfered edge of the frame.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 22, 2010
    Publication date: June 9, 2011
    Applicant: SHIN-ETSU CHEMICAL CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Yoshihiko NAGATA
  • Patent number: 7938437
    Abstract: In a method for producing a weakened zone, in particular a predetermined breaking point for an airbag exit opening, in a carrier part equipped on the visible side with a decorative material, in particular a leather decoration, the carrier part is provided with a weakened section using first process, and weakening of the decorative material is performed through the weakened section of the carrier part using a second process. The weakening of the carrier part and the weakening of the decorative material taking place temporally close to one another, in particular at the same time. Furthermore, the invention relates to a component and an apparatus for carrying out the method.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 20, 2006
    Date of Patent: May 10, 2011
    Assignee: Johnson Controls Technology Company
    Inventors: Martin Lippert, Dieter Renner, Hartmut Harnisch
  • Patent number: 7913602
    Abstract: A method for cutting a ribbon of rubber-coated fabric includes dragging a free end of the ribbon past a working position of a punching device, forming a notch between two adjacent reinforcing cords of the ribbon using the punching device, moving a counter-blade of the punching device away from the working position, inserting at least one cutting blade through the notch, and performing first and second cuts of the ribbon. An associated apparatus includes a punching device and a cutting device. The punching device includes an incision tool, an abutting counter-blade, and control devices for moving the incision tool and the abutting counter-blade toward and away from the ribbon. The cutting device includes at least one cutting blade and a control device for moving the at least one cutting blade toward and away from the ribbon.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 5, 2008
    Date of Patent: March 29, 2011
    Assignee: Pirelli Pneumatici S.p.A.
    Inventors: Pietro Dale', Stefano Bellini
  • Patent number: 7789005
    Abstract: There is provided a tampon applicator apparatus and method for creating and scoring petals or petal tips of the tampon applicator. The apparatus has a holding element for the tampon applicator, a score device for forming a score line at the base of the petals, and two or more punch devices for creating a petal. There is also provided a vacuum for removing the portions of the tampon applicator that are punched out.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 22, 2005
    Date of Patent: September 7, 2010
    Assignee: Playtex Products, Inc
    Inventor: Jamshid Rejai
  • Publication number: 20100107848
    Abstract: A scoreless separation device and method are described herein for separating a glass sheet without needing to score the glass sheet. In one embodiment, the device shears a stationary glass sheet without needing to score the glass sheet. In another embodiment, the device shears a moving glass sheet to remove outer edges from the moving glass sheet without needing to score the moving glass sheet.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 31, 2008
    Publication date: May 6, 2010
    Inventors: Michael Albert Joseph, II, Steven Edward DeMartino
  • Publication number: 20100021762
    Abstract: A metallic part made from a metallic plate by a punching process, includes a highly reflective first surface, a second surface opposite to the first surface, and a side surface connecting the first surface to the second surface. The first surface is high reflective. The first surface and the side surface cooperatively form a sharp-cornered edge in a boundary thereof. The side surface has a plurality of milling traces.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 18, 2009
    Publication date: January 28, 2010
    Applicants: HONG FU JIN PRECISION INDUSTRY (SHENZHEN) CO., LTD., HON HAI PRECISION INDUSTRY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: JING-PING ZHENG, HONG-ZHAN YI
  • Patent number: 7592029
    Abstract: A cheese slice product and a method of making such a cheese slice product are disclosed wherein the cheese slice product contains an array of relatively smaller pieces which are linked together by one or more unslit connecting segments, with the method being directed to incising a standard cheese loaf and subsequently slicing the incised cheese slice loaf into such an array of smaller pieces. Incision patterns are applied to a typical cheese loaf prior to the loaf entering the slicer and line conveying systems. After slicing the incised cheese loaf, an unslit portion in each slice holds the multiple segments in the slice in the dimensional shape of the cross section of the loaf.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 28, 2004
    Date of Patent: September 22, 2009
    Assignee: Sargento Foods, Inc.
    Inventors: Karl L. Linck, Michael A. Matharani, Thomas R. Hiti
  • Patent number: 7587968
    Abstract: A device for dicing a potato or other foodstuff. The foodstuff is pushed through a first assembly of cutters to form foodstuff segments having the shape of french fries. The segments are then pushed through a second assembly of cutters to form foodstuff portions in the shape of cubes. A lever or handle is operated to successively push the foodstuff through the first cutter assembly then push the foodstuff segments through the second cutter assembly.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 28, 2006
    Date of Patent: September 15, 2009
    Inventor: Charles J. Roberts
  • Patent number: 7434500
    Abstract: A method for cutting a ribbon of rubber-coated fabric includes dragging a free end of the ribbon past a working position of a punching device, forming a notch between two adjacent reinforcing cords of the ribbon using the punching device, moving a counter-blade of the punching device away from the working position, inserting at least one cutting blade through the notch, and performing first and second cuts of the ribbon. An associated apparatus includes a punching device and a cutting device. The punching device includes an incision tool, an abutting counter-blade, and control devices for moving the incision tool and the abutting counter-blade toward and away from the ribbon. The cutting device includes at least one cutting blade and a control device for moving the at least one cutting blade toward and away from the ribbon.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 25, 2001
    Date of Patent: October 14, 2008
    Assignee: Pirelli Pneumatici S.p.A.
    Inventors: Pietro Dale', Stefano Bellini
  • Patent number: 7207107
    Abstract: A method and apparatus for through-contacting flexible substrates 1, in particular circuit boards, having electrically conductive contact zones 4, 41 present on two opposing surfaces 1a, 1b of the substrate provides that a cut 11 is produced obliquely to the surfaces of the substrate in the area of the contact zones, and the two substrate areas 20, 30 adjoining the oblique cut are moved past each other until they lock behind each other. Moving them past each other is effected by a ram 12, by the action of compressed air 13, by applying a vacuum 14 or by a driving hook 15 fixed to the cutting tool. The two steps of producing the cut and moving the two substrate areas adjoining the cut past each other are effected in a common processing station, preferably in a single operation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 14, 2002
    Date of Patent: April 24, 2007
    Assignee: Giesecke & Devrient GmbH
    Inventors: Juergen Usner, Ando Welling
  • Patent number: 7143678
    Abstract: A wire-cutting apparatus 10 used in the manufacture of bricks. The apparatus includes a pair of spaced generally parallel coextensive beams 13 and 14 between which cutting wires 15 pass. Associated with each wire 15 are groove-forming blades 27 and 28.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 30, 2001
    Date of Patent: December 5, 2006
    Assignee: Boral Bricks (NSW) Pty. Ltd.
    Inventor: Christopher Charles Norris Callow
  • Patent number: 7140288
    Abstract: A method and cutting device makes incisions in an elongated food product, like a hot dog or sausage, to form a pattern or character after the product is cooked. One form of the cutter includes a hinged housing into which the food product is positioned. The housing includes blades that contact and cut the food product as the housing is closed. Another form of the cutter includes a wheeled cutter and a rack. The wheeled cutter includes gear teeth that permit the rack to be drawn under the wheel as the wheel engages gear openings formed in the rack as the wheel rotates. A food product positioned on the rack is cut by blades on the wheel as the rack travels under the wheel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 26, 2002
    Date of Patent: November 28, 2006
    Inventor: John W. Twerdok
  • Patent number: 7096770
    Abstract: There is provided an optical recording medium-manufacturing apparatus that is capable of accurately transferring a disk-shaped apparatus during a manufacturing process, and at the same time occupies a small installation area. A control section causes a cut-forming machine installed at a cut-forming location to form a cut in a resin layer of a disk-shaped substrate, then causes an indexing mechanism to rotate a transfer stage to thereby transfer the disk-shaped substrate formed with the cut to a central hole-forming location, and then causes a punching machine to punch a central hole.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 23, 2004
    Date of Patent: August 29, 2006
    Assignee: TDK Corporation
    Inventors: Junichi Ide, Haruhiko Yamaguchi, Takeshi Umega, Futoshi Kobayashi, Tsuyoshi Itoh, Yoshimi Yodogawa, Mamoru Usami
  • Patent number: 7097798
    Abstract: An apparatus for molding a honeycomb structure provided with an extruder for the honeycomb structure capable of extruding a honeycomb structure in the gravity direction or an oblique direction at an angle of smaller than 30° with the gravity direction and at least one cradle, said apparatus being provided with a means of being able to place the honeycomb structure extending in length with progress of extrusion on the cradle with cell opening end face 9 of the honeycomb structure being pressure contacted with the cradle under a pressure smaller than the compressive strength at the end face and then to move the cradle at a speed capable of keeping the pressure contact state and in the same direction as the lengthwise direction of the honeycomb structure.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 11, 2003
    Date of Patent: August 29, 2006
    Assignee: NGK Insulators, Ltd.
    Inventors: Takeyuki Ishii, Yuji Asai, Tsutomu Hirota
  • Patent number: 6994816
    Abstract: An apparatus for producing a honeycomb structure having an extruder, at least one cradle and a cutting device comprising a small-gage wire for cutting the honeycomb structure and a notching member; said cradle is provided with a means capable of moving the honeycomb structure extruded from the extruder in the lengthwise direction of the honeycomb structure at nearly the same speed as the extrusion speed of the honeycomb structure, said cutting device is constructed so that the cutting small-gage wire is moved to the honeycomb structure side on the same plane as the plane of stretched small-gage wire, a cutting induction groove is formed on the outer peripheral side surface of the honeycomb structure by the notching member, and immediately thereafter the cutting small-gage wire is positioned in the induction groove, and the cutting small-gage wire is pressed into the honeycomb structure to cut the honeycomb structure.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 11, 2003
    Date of Patent: February 7, 2006
    Assignee: NGK Insulators, Ltd.
    Inventors: Takeyuki Ishii, Yuji Asai, Eiji Ito