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Document | Title | Date |
20080245836 | Cleaving Apparatus - A method of cleaving an optical fiber and apparatus therefor including a hand tool wherein the optical fiber to be cleaved ( | 10-09-2008 |
20080251557 | Scribing unit and apparatus for scribing panel with the scribing unit, and scribing method and method for manufacutring substrate - A scribing unit is provided to perform a scribing process in which unit substrate are separated from a panel where the unit substrates are formed. The scribing unit includes a megasonic vibrator, which applies a megasonic vibration to a wheel to make fracture surfaces of the unit substrates smooth. Therefore, it is possible to omit a process of grinding the edges of the fracture surface of the unit substrates before cleaning the separated unit substrates. | 10-16-2008 |
20080264994 | Apparatus, system, and method for scoring a moving glass ribbon - An apparatus for scoring a glass ribbon moving along a longitudinal axis of a channel includes a linear slide adapted for mounting across the channel at an angle relative to a transverse axis of the channel, a traveling carriage coupled to the linear slide for travel along the linear slide, and a light-emitting device coupled to the traveling carriage and operable to emit a light beam at a wavelength that is absorbable at a surface of the glass ribbon. | 10-30-2008 |
20080290127 | Ticket Dispensing Apparatus - An improved ticket dispensing apparatus to efficiently and expeditiously control the separation and dispensing of tickets from a continuous strip of tickets. Once a ticket selection is made, a control circuit activates the dispensing mechanism for dispensing the selected number of tickets. The strip of tickets is drawn into engagement with a pair of drive rollers and forced into engagement with a downstream deflector plate. Once a measured and predetermined ticket length has been met, the direction of movement for the drive rollers is reversed and a unidirectional clutch engaged. The clutch rotates a deflector plate used to force the strip of tickets into engagement with a stationary cutting blade along a perforated line scored in the ticket strip so that the desired number of tickets are separated from the ticket strip. | 11-27-2008 |
20090001118 | Method and Device for Separating Plates from Mechanically Brittle and Nonmetal Materials - The invention concerns a method for separating plate-shaped workpieces of mechanically brittle and nonmetal materials along any contour desired, comprising the following steps:
| 01-01-2009 |
20090050660 | METHOD OF APPARATUS FOR SEPARATING A WEB MATERIAL - An apparatus and method for separating a web material are disclosed herein. The apparatus includes a bedroll and a chop off roll. The bedroll includes a bedroll blade and a bedroll web pin. The chop off roll includes a pin pad and a plurality of chop off roll blades. The bedroll web pin and the bedroll blade mesh with the pin pad and the chop off roll blades. The chop off roll blades are moved relative to the bedroll blade, stretching and separating the web material. The web pin perforates the web material and may completely or partially separate a portion of the web material. The web pin and the separated portion perforate the pin pad. The separated portion is stripped from the web pin as the pin passes out of the pin pad. | 02-26-2009 |
20090050661 | Glass Cutting Apparatus With Bending Member and Method Using Thereof - Disclosed herein is glass cutting apparatuses and methods of cutting glass using the glass cutting apparatuses. More particularly, disclosed is a glass cutting apparatus which cuts a glass sheet ( | 02-26-2009 |
20090065545 | METHOD AND DEVICE FOR PRODUCING GLASS PANES OF ANY DESIRED CONTOUR FROM SHEET GLASS - A method for producing glass plates of any desired contour from sheet glass, comprising the following steps: scribing scribe lines into a least one face of the sheet glass along the contour down to a depth, using a cutting device, and positioning the glass plate on a support. The method is further characterized in that a defined force F is applied to the sheet glass so that it breaks along the scribe lines, said break extending through the entire thickness of the sheet glass. The flat glass may be sandwiched between two flexible plates prior to being placed on a base pad and being subjected to the breaking force. | 03-12-2009 |
20090120988 | GLASS PLATE CUTTING METHOD AND GLASS PLATE CUTTING MACHINE - A glass plate cutting machine | 05-14-2009 |
20090194572 | METHOD OF MANUFACTURING ELECTRO-OPTICAL DEVICE - A method of manufacturing a plurality of electro-optical devices by notching, dicing, and cutting a composite substrate obtained by adhering a first substrate and a second substrate which faces the first substrate with an electro-optical layer interposed therebetween. | 08-06-2009 |
20090236384 | METHOD FOR PROCESSING SUBSTRATE, APPARATUS FOR PROCESSING SUBSTRATE, METHOD FOR CONVEYING SUBSTRATE AND MECHANISM FOR CONVEYING SUBSTRATE - A method and an apparatus process a substrate to divide a mother substrate into unit substrates. The apparatus is provided with a scribing portion for drawing a scribe line on a mother substrate, a breaking portion for breaking a mother substrate along the formed scribe line, and a portion for conveying a substrate for conveying a mother substrate or a unit substrate at least between the above described respective portions, wherein portion for conveying a substrate has a number of rotational supports and with a suction surface for sucking and holding each substrate from a main surface, rotational supports and have rotational axes, as well as suction members for respectively sucking and rotating a substrate which rotates substrates around rotational axes approximately simultaneously in such a manner that at least two main surfaces of each substrate are turned over in the upward and downward direction. | 09-24-2009 |
20090250497 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR SEPARATING A PANE OF BRITTLE MATERIAL FROM A MOVING RIBBON OF THE MATERIAL - A pane is separated from a moving ribbon of brittle material by restraining the ribbon upstream of a score line prior to separating the pane. The ribbon is restrained by selectively contacting a first side and a second side of the ribbon in one of an opposite, overlapping or offset relation. The ribbon can be restrained prior to, substantially simultaneous with or subsequent to forming the score line. The restrained status of the ribbon is maintained during and immediately after separation of the pane from the ribbon, thereby reducing the introduction of a disturbance or bending moment into the upstream ribbon. | 10-08-2009 |
20100012697 | Sheet glass break method and machine - A method and machine whereby a sheet of glass, held on a table of the machine, is first scored to form at least one score line, and is then broken along the score line by transmitting vibratory action to the sheet, about the score line. | 01-21-2010 |
20100044406 | OPTICAL FIBER CUTTING APPARATUS AND OPTICAL FIBER CUTTING METHOD - There are provided an optical fiber cutting method and a cutting apparatus which can easily cut a coated optical fiber without a step of removing a coating from the optical fiber. It includes a clamp which holds the coated optical fiber, having a glass fiber and the coating, on both sides of a portion-to-be-cut, a disk-shaped blade member which moves at the portion-to-be-cut in a direction orthogonal to an axis of the optical fiber to cut the coating and to provide a slit into the glass fiber, and a support which presses, with a predetermined pressing force, the portion-to-be-cut from an opposite side of the blade member with respect to the portion-to-be-cut when cutting the coating and providing the slit into the glass fiber. A head of the support is formed with a groove along a sliding direction of the blade member. | 02-25-2010 |
20100089961 | APPARATUS AND METHOD OF CUTTING LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY DEVICE - An apparatus for cutting a liquid crystal display (LCD) device is disclosed for a fast cutting of liquid crystal display panels, the apparatus including: a table on which a first mother substrate a second mother substrate having N×M (N,M≧2) liquid crystal display panels are loaded; a guide bar disposed at one side of the first and second mother substrates; and N scribing units each installed at the guide bar and configured to move along the guide bar to cut the first and second mother substrates, wherein each of the scribing units includes first and second supporting portions movable up and down along the guide bar, first and second rotational shafts installed at the first and second supporting portions, respectively, and first and second cutting members installed at the first and second rotational shafts, respectively, to cut the first and second mother substrates, respectively, in cooperation with the rotation of the rotational shafts, wherein the first and second cutting members of each scribing unit are installed such that a spacing therebetween is adjustable as wide as a width of a pad unit formed on the first mother substrate, wherein the first and second cutting members cutting the first and second mother substrates in an aligned state at one side of liquid crystal display panels where the pad unit is not formed, and simultaneously cut the first and second mother substrates with being spaced from each other by a width of the pad unit at another side of the liquid crystal display panels where the pad unit is formed. | 04-15-2010 |
20100127034 | Optical Fiber Cleave Tool - An apparatus and method for cleaving an optical fiber. The method includes supporting a connector in a fixed axial position along an axis of an optical fiber extending from an end of the connector, and placing an axial tension along the axis of the optical fiber. A fiber engaging member is moved along an arcuate path such that a sharpened blade tip of the fiber engaging member cuts across a cut location of the optical fiber. The axial tension induces crack propagation through the thickness of the optical fiber at the cut location. | 05-27-2010 |
20100163592 | PROCESS AND APPARATUS FOR SCORING AND BREAKING INGOTS - An apparatus for scoring and breaking ingots ( | 07-01-2010 |
20100187276 | OPTICAL FIBER CUTTING DEVICE, OPTICAL FIBER CUTTING METHOD, AND OPTICAL FIBER CUTTING BLADE MEMBER - An optical fiber cutting device and method, and optical fiber cutting blade member in which excellent workability is obtained by a simple configuration, and a cost reduction can be attained are provided. | 07-29-2010 |
20100230460 | Method for separating label assembly - A label assembly including a face sheet, a back sheet, and a layer of an adhesive positioned between the face sheet and the back sheet. A separation line divides the label assembly into at least two portions. The separation line is formed by a first tearable line of separation extending across the back sheet and a second tearable line of separation extending across the face sheet. The first tearable line of separation is offset with respect to the second tearable line of separation, and at least one of the first and second tearable lines of separation includes a non-linear portion directed toward and/or an angled portion extending at an angle to an other of the at least one of the first and second tearable lines of separation. | 09-16-2010 |
20100252599 | MANUFACTURING METHOD FOR DISPLAY DEVICE - The present invention provides a manufacturing method for a display device according to which an unused portion can be cut out without damaging the surface having an electrode terminal. The manufacturing method is for a display device having at least one display region formed between a first substrate on which an electrode terminal is formed and a second substrate made of a resin, and has the steps of creating a scribe line on the second substrate and pasting a columnar body of revolution of which the round surface is made of an elastic body and adhesive to the outer surface of the second substrate so that the second substrate is bent as the body of revolution rolls over the second substrate, which is thus cut along the scribe line. | 10-07-2010 |
20100258604 | FRACTURE SEPARATION MODULE FOR A MACHINE TOOL, MACHINE TOOL WITH A FRACTURE SEPARATION MODULE, AND FRACTURE SEPARATION METHOD - Fracture separation module for insertion into a machine tool, comprising: A drive spindle ( | 10-14-2010 |
20100258605 | APPARATUS FOR CUTTING LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY PANEL - An apparatus for cutting liquid crystal display panels is disclosed in the present invention. The apparatus includes at least one table receiving bonded mother substrates having a plurality of unit liquid crystal display panels, at least one cutting wheel forming a scribing line on a surface of the bonded mother substrates, and a suction unit coupled to the at least one cutting wheel and sucking in glass debris on the surface of the bonded mother substrates. | 10-14-2010 |
20100270350 | BLADELESS OPTICAL FIBER CLEAVER AND METHOD - A bladeless optical fiber cleaver is provided for cleaving an optical fiber connector in a straightforward manner. The bladeless optical fiber cleaver includes a generally planar body that includes a first body portion and a second body portion pivotably coupled to each other, where the second body portion is movable with respect to the first body portion. The fiber cleaver includes a mechanism to create a strain force in a stripped portion of the optical fiber, where the stripped portion under strain is exposed to receive contact from a flexible abrasive material, the flexible abrasive material introducing a flaw in the optical fiber where the cleave takes place. | 10-28-2010 |
20110000947 | Perforated Bag Separation Method and Apparatus - A method and apparatus for partially separating bags in a longitudinally extended continuous flattened extruded tubular web having a series of seal lines and rupturable separation lines defining a series of separable individual bags. A rupturing member applies force perpendicular to a portion of the surface of the web while the web moves and is under tension in the longitudinal direction and thereby causes the separation lines to partially rupture, leaving a slot in the middle of each separation line and leaving the outer portions of each separation line intact, so that the position of the separation line can be readily determined by a person holding a roll of partially separated bags. | 01-06-2011 |
20110084108 | SURGICAL ROD SCORER AND METHOD OF USE OF THE SAME - A surgical rod scorer is provided. The surgical rod scorer includes a handle having an elongated shaft extending therefrom defining a longitudinal axis therethrough. A knob supported on a proximal end of the handle is movable about the longitudinal axis. A reciprocating member is operably disposed and translatable within the handle and the shaft of the surgical rod scorer. A drive member operably coupled to the proximal end of the reciprocating member and to the knob is configured to translate the reciprocating member along the longitudinal axis. The shaft and the reciprocating member including a respective distal end and operable head configured to support one or more cutting elements thereon. The reciprocating member including the one or more cutting elements supported thereon is translatable from a retracted position, to an extended position for scoring surgical rod. | 04-14-2011 |
20110095062 | BREAKING APPARATUS AND BREAKING METHOD - [Object] To provide a breaking apparatus with which a substrate can be divided with a smaller breaking load. | 04-28-2011 |
20110132954 | SCRIBING WHEEL AND METHOD FOR SCRIBING BRITTLE MATERIAL SUBSTRATE - A scribing wheel having a long life with little wear at the blade even when used to scribe a substrate that is relatively hard, such as a ceramic substrate, which can create deep vertical cracks if necessary is provided. A number of grooves | 06-09-2011 |
20110204116 | BLADELESS CLEAVERS HAVING AN ARCUATE EXTERIOR SURFACE AND RELATED METHODS FOR CLEAVING AN OPTICAL FIBER USING AN ABRASIVE MEDIUM - Methods, cleavers, and packagings for cleaving an optical fiber using an abrasive medium are disclosed. In one embodiment, a bladeless cleaver includes a body having an arcuate exterior surface, which may be provided in one embodiment by an exterior surface of a tool or toolkit, such as, but not limited to, a consumables kit or other packaging. A cleaver structure is disposed on the body such that a space between the arcuate exterior surface of the body and the cleaver structure is configured to receive a portion of the optical fiber to be cleaved. The cleaver structure comprises an abrasive medium carrier that is configured to be actuated to place the abrasive medium in contact with the portion of the optical fiber to create a flaw in the portion of the optical fiber. In another embodiment, the portion of the optical fiber may be positioned directly along the arcuate exterior surface of the body. | 08-25-2011 |
20110204117 | BLADELESS CLEAVERS HAVING A FLEXIBLE TONGUE AND RELATED METHODS FOR CLEAVING AN OPTICAL FIBER USING AN ABRASIVE MEDIUM - Methods, cleavers, and packagings for cleaving an optical fiber using an abrasive medium are disclosed. In one embodiment, the bladeless cleaver includes a body having a flexible tongue configured to receive an optical fiber. The flexible tongue is further configured to provide an arcuate surface to bend a portion of the optical fiber. The bladeless cleaver in this embodiment also includes a cleaver structure attached to the body that comprises an abrasive medium carrier configured to support an abrasive medium. The abrasive medium carrier is configured to be actuated to place the abrasive medium in contact with the portion of the optical fiber to create a flaw in the portion of the optical fiber. | 08-25-2011 |
20110226832 | MECHANICAL SCORING AND SEPARATION OF STRENGTHENED GLASS - A strengthened glass sheet is separated into undamaged sheet segments by mechanically scribing one or more vent lines of controlled depth into the sheet surface, the depths of the scribed lines being insufficient to effect sheet separation, and then applying a uniform bending moment across the vent lines to effect separation into multiple sheet segments, the vent lines being scribed from crack initiation sites comprising surface indentations formed proximate to the edges of the glass sheet. | 09-22-2011 |
20110253760 | SURGICAL ROD SCORER AND METHOD OF USE OF THE SAME - A method for cutting surgical rod in situ is provided. The method includes positioning an operable end of a surgical rod scorer around surgical rod that has been previously affixed to a spinal segment via at least two pedicle screws. A portion of the surgical rod is scored with the surgical rod scorer. The scored surgical rod is grasped with a surgical rod bender. And, the scored surgical rod is bent such that the surgical rod separates along the scored portion of the surgical rod. | 10-20-2011 |
20110266325 | BREAKING APPARATUS AND BREAKING METHOD FOR SUBSTRATE MADE OF BRITTLE MATERIAL - In a breaking operation, a substrate is moved so that a blade can be situated in line with a scribe line, and the blade is lowered to break the substrate. After the breaking, the blade is raised. Then, the substrate is moved along its surface while taking an image of the substrate by using a camera after the breaking. Moreover, the blade is lowered to break the substrate. After the breaking, the blade is raised. Then, the substrate is moved along its surface while performing image processing concurrently. After the movement of the substrate, the position of the substrate is corrected so that the following scribe line to be cut for breaking can be situated immediately below the blade. In this way, the time required for breaking the substrate formed with a multiplicity of scribe lines into pieces can be shortened. | 11-03-2011 |
20110315735 | Unknown - A method of cutting a glass strip, the method including the steps of feeding the strip along a straight path; detecting the travelling speed of the strip; and scoring and breaking the strip transversely on the basis of a travelling speed corrected by automatically multiplying the detected travelling speed by a correction factor; the correction factor being determined by determining, a given time after the scoring operation, the actual position of the score line along the path, and determining the difference between the actual position of the score line, and a theoretical position in which the score line would be located when the travelling speed of the strip equals the detected travelling speed. | 12-29-2011 |
20120000956 | DETERMINISTIC CLEAVE OF OPTICAL FIBER - Axial tension is applied to an optical fiber that had been scored at the intended cleave location, wherein the axial tension is applied in a time-varying manner to maintain the stress intensity factor for crack on the fiber within an acceptable level to produce a stable crack growth at a reasonable rate to cleave the fiber without requiring polishing of the end surface. Careful control of the applied tension force with time acts to control the velocity of the propagating crack by maintaining substantially constant stress intensity factor. The applied axial tension force is reduced with time and/or crack growth (as crack propagates). As a result, the strain energy in the fiber material is released by formation of a single plane with an optical quality surface without requiring polishing. A substantially flat optical surface of enhanced optical quality is formed at the cleaved end of the optical fiber. | 01-05-2012 |
20120012632 | CUTTER AND METHOD FOR CUTTING BRITTLE MATERIAL SUBSTRATE USING SAME - A cutter with which a diagonal crack can be created without fail deeply within a brittle material substrate is provided. The cutter has such a form that two cones or truncated cones are joined through the same bottom so as to share the same rotational axis, and the circumference of the above described bottom is used as the blade edge ridge line. In addition, grooves that incline at a predetermined angle relative to the direction of the rotational axis are created around this blade edge ridge line at predetermined intervals. Furthermore, the angles between the sides of the above described two cones or truncated cones and the above described bottom are different from each other. | 01-19-2012 |
20120018481 | COMMERCIAL PACKAGING OF DISPOSABLE CLEAVER - A method of cleaving an optical fiber using a disposable abrasive film is disclosed. The method includes preparing an end of an optical fiber by exposing a length of the optical fiber. The exposed optical fiber is brought into contact with a tangential swipe formed of abrasive film to cause the optical fiber to cleave substantially at the location of contact leaving an optical fiber stub with a cleaved end. The optical fiber stub is polished with a polishing film having a coarse grit and may be polished a second time with a polishing film having a fine grit. | 01-26-2012 |
20120018482 | BLADELESS OPTICAL FIBER CLEAVER - A bladeless optical fiber cleaver includes a first clamp and a second clamp coupled to each other via a generally support tray, where the second clamp is movable with respect to the first clamp along an axis of the optical fiber. The first and second clamps each receive a portion of the optical fiber. The fiber cleaver includes a mechanism to create a tension force in a stripped portion of the optical fiber, where the stripped portion of the fiber under tension is exposed to receive contact from a flexible abrasive material, the flexible abrasive material introducing a flaw in the optical fiber where the cleave takes place. | 01-26-2012 |
20120024928 | CLEAVING METHOD FOR A GLASS FILM - Provided is a cleaving method for a glass film (G) including: cleaving, during conveyance of the glass film (G) in a predetermined direction, the glass film (G) continuously along a preset cleaving line ( | 02-02-2012 |
20120061440 | METHOD AND APARATUS FOR PRODUCING AN ELASTICALLY DEFORMABLE GLASS PLATE - The invention relates to an apparatus and to a method for the industrial production of elastically deformable large-surface-area glass plates in high quantities, comprising the following characteristics: a) a device for feeding a glass plate ( | 03-15-2012 |
20120097726 | METHOD OF SEPARATING A LENGTH OF SINGLE-STRAND WIRE - A method of separating a length of single-strand wire at a notch location includes forming at least one notch in the length of single-strand wire at the notch location. The notch location is subjected to tensile strain until the notch location ruptures at the notch to separate the length of single-strand wire into a first single-strand wire and a second single-strand wire. After separation of the length of single-strand wire, the first and second single-strands each present a generally tapered end that corresponds to the notch location. | 04-26-2012 |
20120104065 | METHOD FOR CUTTING A CONTINUOUS GLASS SHEET DURING THE PRODUCTION OF FLAT GLASS - In the method for cutting a continuously moving glass sheet with an inhomogeneous thickness distribution across the glass sheet, a cutting tool is moved across it at an angle to its travel direction to form a fissure and then the glass sheet is broken along the fissure. To avoid premature breakage in thin regions the applied cutting force is controlled by a controller based on control commands so that the cutting force is decreased when the glass sheet thickness decreases and is increased when it increases. In a preferred embodiment cutting force switchover points are based on an initial measurement of the thickness distribution. In another embodiment the thickness is continuously measured and the applied cutting force is automatically adjusted accordingly, so that the cutting force is greater when the thickness is greater, and vice versa. | 05-03-2012 |
20120104066 | METHOD FOR CUTTING PROCESSING TARGET - A rear face | 05-03-2012 |
20120138653 | METHOD FOR CUTTING LIQUID CRYSTAL PANEL - The present invention relates to a method for cutting a liquid crystal display panel. A method for cutting a liquid crystal display panel which includes an upper panel and a lower panel includes: forming scribe lines on the upper panel and the lower panel respectively along a cutting direction; and breaking the upper panel and the lower panel by applying an external force at an outside of the scribe lines in a direction to urge the lower panel to be bent toward an outer surface thereof. | 06-07-2012 |
20120199625 | METHODS AND APPARATUS FOR SCRIBING AND BREAKING LAYERS WITH CURVED EDGES - Layers of material such as glass layers for displays may be cut using scribing and breaking techniques. Scribing-and-breaking equipment may include a scribe tip that forms a loop-shaped scribe line in the surface of a layer of material. The loop-shaped scribe line may have a rectangular shape with four straight sides and four rounded corners. A breaking structure such as a rectangular ring-shaped metal break frame with rounded corners may be configured to match the shape of the scribe line. During breaking operations, the layer of material may be supported on a support structure. The support structure may have a flexible material such as an elastomer and a lower-friction coating layer such as a polytetrafluoroethylene coating. The break frame may be aligned with the scribe line and may be used to press down on the layer of material, thereby breaking the layer of material along the scribe line. | 08-09-2012 |
20120211537 | PROCESS FOR PRODUCING WEB SECTIONS FROM A FLEXIBLE WEB MATERIAL AS WELL AS FOR PRODUCING PACKING CONTAINERS - A process produces web sections from a flexible web material. The flexible web material is provided with tear-off lines at the distance of the length (L) of the web sections to be formed, which tear-off lines weaken the web material but do not bring about a complete separation of the web sections from the web material. The web sections are separated from the web material along the tear-off lines by tearing. The web material comprises a fabric made of small stretched plastic bands, and the tear-off lines are produced by laser beam processing. | 08-23-2012 |
20120241488 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR CUTTING A SUBSTRATE - A substrate cutting apparatus for cutting a large size substrate into smaller unit substrates includes a rotating table and a push plate. The rotating table, on which the large size substrate having formed thereon a plurality of cutting lines is mountable, includes rotating shafts at locations corresponding to the cutting lines. The push plate fixes a position of the large size substrate on the rotating table. | 09-27-2012 |
20120267412 | METHOD OF PRODUCING CERAMIC SUBSTRATES - A ceramic base plate is divided into a plurality of substrate regions | 10-25-2012 |
20120267413 | CONNECTING ROD BREAKING METHOD - A notch is formed in an inner circumference of a bolt hole formed on each side of a large end of the connecting rod such that the notch extends continuously along the inner circumference. By radially propagating progress of breakage from the notch as a starting point, a connecting rod is broken into a rod portion and a cap portion. In this case, since no confluence of breakage propagation exists, the connecting rod can be broken without generating any breaking surface step. | 10-25-2012 |
20120318838 | METHOD FOR CUTTING GLASS SHEET - Provided is a method for cutting a glass sheet whereby even a thin glass sheet having a thickness of 1 mm or less can be suitably cut. A nick ( | 12-20-2012 |
20130015227 | APPARATUS AND PROCESS FOR FORMING GRANOLA PIECES - A rotary sizing apparatus to form granola pieces includes a transfer device to move a granola slab and a diversion portion extending along a transfer axis between a receiving end and an exit end for receiving the slab from the transfer device. A rotary breaking device is disposed adjacent and in spaced relationship to the exit end for receiving the granola slab. The rotary breaking device is rotatable about a rotary breaking axis disposed above the transfer axis, and includes at least one blade for rotatably striking the top side of the moving granola slab to break the granola slab into a plurality of granola pieces. The at least one blade engages the top side of the granola slab during rotation of the blade to establish a breaking angle between zero and forty five degrees relative to the top side of the granola slab. | 01-17-2013 |
20130037592 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR REMOVING PERIPHERAL PORTION OF A GLASS SHEET - Process for removing peripheral portions such as bead regions of a glass sheet including a step of pushing the glass sheet in the peripheral portion using a pushing mechanism such as a pushing bar, and corresponding apparatus. As a result of the use of the pushing mechanism, the engagement completion time for suction cups, if used, are reduced significantly. A process without using suction cups is enabled with enhanced yield. The increased process stability and enlarged process window are particularly advantageous for processing glass sheets having high flexibility. | 02-14-2013 |
20130105538 | METHODS FOR CLEAVING A BONDED WAFER STRUCTURE | 05-02-2013 |
20130112727 | PROCESSES FOR RECYCLING CARPET AND PRODUCTS OF SUCH PROCESSES - Methods for the recycling of carpet are disclosed that produce clean face fiber suitable for industrial use. The methods allow the recovery of face fiber material, for example a polyester or a polyamide, from carpets that includes a face fiber material and a backing material, and include the steps of heating the carpet to a temperature lower than the melting point of the face fiber material, but higher than the initial thermal decomposition temperature of the backing material, for a time and at a temperature sufficient to thermally decompose, pyrolyze, or oxidize at least a portion of the backing material, rendering the backing material friable, that is more friable than the untreated backing; and applying mechanical force to the carpet so as to liberate the friable backing material from the face fiber material. | 05-09-2013 |
20130119106 | Device and Method for Cleaving. - A device and method for cleaving a sample includes: Creating an indentation on a top surface of the sample by applying a downward force along a vertical axis, the axis arranging perpendicularly to the top surface of the sample; Providing a breaking pin and arranging the breaking pin under the sample to touch the bottom surface of the sample at a position that is directly opposite from the indentation; And, applying a downward force on the sample by providing a left side and right side breaker pin wherein the downward force comprises a left-side downward force extended through the left-side breaker pin and right-side downward force through the right side breaker pin. Further the pins that provide the left-side and right-side downward force are disposed on a breaker bar and arranged to be on opposite sides of a vertical axis that extends through the indentation on the top surface. | 05-16-2013 |
20130126573 | METHOD OF MATERIAL PROCESSING BY LASER FILAMENTATION - A method is provided for the internal processing of a transparent substrate in preparation for a cleaving step. The substrate is irradiated with a focused laser beam that is comprised of pulses having an energy and pulse duration selected to produce a filament within the substrate. The substrate is translated relative to the laser beam to irradiate the substrate and produce an additional filament at one or more additional locations. The resulting filaments form an array defining an internally scribed path for cleaving said substrate. Laser beam parameters may be varied to adjust the filament length and position, and to optionally introduce V-channels or grooves, rendering bevels to the laser-cleaved edges. Preferably, the laser pulses are delivered in a burst train for lowering the energy threshold for filament formation, increasing the filament length, thermally annealing of the filament modification zone to minimize collateral damage, improving process reproducibility, and increasing the processing speed compared with the use of low repetition rate lasers. | 05-23-2013 |
20130126574 | CARRIAGE FOR CUTTING A SHEET OF GYPSUM BOARD, CUTTING KIT AND METHOD FOR IMPLEMENTING SAME - The invention proposes a solution for cutting a sheet of gypsum board quickly and allowing a flat cut edge to be obtained. The invention relates to a carriage comprising a chassis ( | 05-23-2013 |
20130126575 | BLADE FOR CUTTING A PIECE OF PLASTERBOARD, METHOD FOR IMPLEMENTING SAID BLADE, AND USE THEREOF - The invention relates to a solution for rapidly grooving a piece of plasterboard, enabling the creation of a plane cutting edge and a precise cut-out of the layer(s) of paper or cardboard. To this end, according to the invention, the cutting is carried out in three main steps by means of a blade having a particular shape and sharpness: a step of grooving, a step of breaking the plasterboard, and a step of levelling the cutting edge. The invention therefore relates to a blade ( | 05-23-2013 |
20130126576 | APPARATUS AND METHOD CHARACTERIZING GLASS SHEETS - An apparatus and method for continuous edge separation in a continuous process for a ribbon of flexible brittle material such as a thin ribbon of glass is disclosed wherein an initial flaw or score is formed in the ribbon. The initial flaw is turned into a crack that propagates continuously throughout the processing of the ribbon. The cracking itself results in no material loss. After cracking, the cut side edge is routed along a path different than the interior quality region to avoid contact damage between the quality region and the edge portion. The quality region can be provided for further processing or be stored. The flexible, brittle ribbon can be sourced from a hot forming device or from a roll (spool) of substrate. | 05-23-2013 |
20130134198 | METHODS AND APPARATUS FOR MANAGING STRESS IN GLASS RIBBONS - A device for engaging and tensioning a glass ribbon includes a center frame member, and first and second outer frame members connected thereto. The first outer frame member includes a suction cup that engages an edge area of the glass ribbon and an actuator for moving the suction cup of the first outer frame member. The second outer frame member includes a suction cup that engages an opposite edge area of the glass ribbon and an actuator for moving the suction cup of the second outer frame member. The actuators of the first and second outer frame members moves the suction cups of the respective frame members in directions away from each other. | 05-30-2013 |
20130134199 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR REMOVING PERIPHERAL PORTION OF A GLASS SHEET - Process for removing peripheral portions such as bead regions of a glass sheet including a step of pushing the glass sheet in the peripheral portion using a pushing mechanism such as a pushing bar, and corresponding apparatus. As a result of the use of the pushing mechanism, the engagement completion time for suction cups, if used, are reduced significantly. A process without using suction cups is enabled with enhanced yield. The increased process stability and enlarged process window are particularly advantageous for processing glass sheets having high flexibility. | 05-30-2013 |
20130134200 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR REMOVING PERIPHERAL PORTION OF A GLASS SHEET - Process for removing peripheral portions such as bead regions of a glass sheet including a step of pushing the glass sheet in the peripheral portion using a pushing mechanism such as a pushing bar, and corresponding apparatus. As a result of the use of the pushing mechanism, the engagement completion time for suction cups, if used, are reduced significantly. A process without using suction cups is enabled with enhanced yield. The increased process stability and enlarged process window are particularly advantageous for processing glass sheets having high flexibility. | 05-30-2013 |
20130134201 | GUIDE FOR GUIDING THE CUTTING OF A PIECE OF PLASTERBOARD, AND KIT AND METHOD FOR THE IMPLEMENTATION THEREOF - The aim of the invention is to provide a solution for guiding the cutting of a piece of plasterboard, which can be rapidly implemented, and does not require any finishing step for refilling the surface of the piece of plasterboard. To this end, the invention relates to a guide element ( | 05-30-2013 |
20130221053 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR SEPARATION OF STRENGTHENED GLASS AND ARTICLES PRODUCED THEREBY - Methods and apparatus for separating substrates are disclosed, as are articles formed from the separated substrates. A method of separating a substrate having a main surface, a tension region within an interior thereof, and a compression region between the main surface and the tension region, includes forming a modified stress zone extending along a guide path within the substrate such that a first portion of the substrate is within the modified stress zone, wherein the portion of the substrate within the modified stress zone has a modified stress different from a preliminary stress of the first portion. A vent crack also formed in the first main surface. The vent crack and the modified stress zone are configured to separate the substrate along the guide path. | 08-29-2013 |
20130240591 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR SEPARATING A PANE OF BRITTLE MATERIAL FROM A MOVING RIBBON OF THE MATERIAL - A pane is separated from a moving ribbon of brittle material by restraining the ribbon upstream of a score line prior to separating the pane. The ribbon is restrained by selectively contacting a first side and a second side of the ribbon in one of an opposite, overlapping or offset relation. The ribbon can be restrained prior to, substantially simultaneous with or subsequent to forming the score line. The restrained status of the ribbon is maintained during and immediately after separation of the pane from the ribbon, thereby reducing the introduction of a disturbance or bending moment into the upstream ribbon. | 09-19-2013 |
20130292442 | MECHANICAL SCORING AND SEPARATION OF STRENGTHENED GLASS - A strengthened glass sheet is separated into undamaged sheet segments by mechanically scribing one or more vent lines of controlled depth into the sheet surface, the depths of the scribed lines being insufficient to effect sheet separation, and then applying a uniform bending moment across the vent lines to effect separation into multiple sheet segments, the vent lines being scribed from crack initiation sites comprising surface indentations formed proximate to the edges of the glass sheet. | 11-07-2013 |
20130292443 | METHODS FOR SCRIBING AND SEPARATING STRENGTHENED GLASS SUBSTRATES - A method of forming a scribe line in a strengthened glass substrate includes providing a strengthened glass substrate having a first surface, a second surface, a first edge and a second edge. The first and second surfaces have a strengthened surface layer under a compressive stress, and a central region under tensile stress. The method further includes applying a scoring blade to the first surface at an initiation location that is offset from the first edge by an initiation offset distance greater than a diameter of the scoring blade, and translating the scoring blade or the strengthened glass substrate such that the scoring blade scores the first surface. The translation is terminated such that the scoring blade stops at a termination location that is offset from the second edge of the strengthened glass substrate by a termination offset distance greater than the diameter of the scoring blade. | 11-07-2013 |
20130313301 | METHODS OF SEPARATING STRENGTHENED GLASS SHEETS BY MECHANICAL SCRIBING - A method of separating a strengthened glass sheet includes positioning a serrated scribing wheel at a position spaced apart from a first edge of the glass sheet and offset below a top surface of the glass sheet, where the glass sheet comprises a surface compression layer of layer depth DOL and a central region. The method also includes translating the serrated scribing wheel in a first direction at an initiation speed such that the serrated scribing wheel forms a crack initiation site comprising surface indentations extending into the surface compression layer, accelerating the serrated scribing wheel in the first direction from the initiation speed to a scoring speed to scribe a score line extending into the glass sheet to a median crack depth greater than DOL, and stopping the serrated scribing wheel in the first direction before the score line reaches a second edge of the glass sheet. | 11-28-2013 |
20130341372 | CELL CUTTING DEVICE AND CELL CUTTING METHOD - A cell cutting device and a cell cutting method are disclosed. The cell cutting device includes a loading stage configured to load a display sheet including a plurality of display cells, a rotation driving unit connected to the loading stage and configured to rotate the loading stage and to separate the display sheet into the plurality of display cells, and a position change unit connected to the loading stage and configured to change a position of the loading stage. | 12-26-2013 |
20140042202 | Cutting Method And Cutting Stage Of Toughened Glass - A cutting method and cutting stage of toughened glass with which a piece of toughened glass is divided into unit pieces of toughened glass. The cutting method cuts a piece of toughened glass which is strengthened by forming a compressive stress in the surface of a raw glass plate. The method includes the steps of reducing the central tension inside a cutting portion of the piece of toughened glass that is to be cut by concavely bending the cutting portion; and cutting the piece of toughened glass by forming a median crack in the cutting portion. | 02-13-2014 |
20140054348 | METHOD FOR CUTTING PLATE-LIKE GLASS, AND CUTTING DEVICE THEREFOR - A full body of a glass sheet (G) is cut by forming an initial crack ( | 02-27-2014 |
20140084039 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR SEPARATING WORKPIECES - The invention is method and an apparatus for performing the method having the steps of providing a workpiece, cleaving the workpiece to form a first unit piece and a second unit piece having a spatial relationship with the first unit piece in which the second unit piece abuts the first unit piece. Without substantially altering the spatial relationship after cleaving the workpiece, forming a first crack within the first unit piece and propagating the first crack from the first unit piece into the second unit piece. | 03-27-2014 |
20140091125 | ROD-SHORTENING TOOL - A tool for shortening an implant rod has a base housing part and a movable housing part shiftable toward and away from each other in a predetermined direction. At least one guide roller is provided on the movable housing part, and a cutter is provided on the base housing part. The rod is fittable between the cutter and the guide roller in a spread position of the housing parts. A biasing unit urges the parts together and thereby presses the cutter into the rod with a predetermined force. Thus the cutter is pressed against the workpiece with a force that does not change and that is not under the control of the user, ensuring that the force applied lies within an acceptable safe range. | 04-03-2014 |
20140103088 | BREAKER AND BREAKING METHOD FOR LIQUID CRYSTAL PANEL - A breaker for a liquid crystal panel, comprising an upper breaking plate and a lower breaking plate for clamping an edge-cutting area of the liquid crystal panel, wherein the breaker further comprises a first clamping mechanism for clamping two end portions of the upper breaking plate and two end portions of the lower breaking plate and a second clamping mechanism for clamping middle portions of the upper breaking plate and the lower breaking plate, and the second clamping mechanism comprises an upper clamping board, a lower clamping board parallel to the upper clamping board, and an assisted adjusting member for adjusting a distance between the upper clamping board and the lower clamping board. | 04-17-2014 |
20140131413 | METHOD AND DEVICE FOR PRODUCING EDGE CUTOUTS IN SHEET GLASS - To produce an edge cutout, in the shape of a segment of a circle in a glass pane, a cutting tool having a small cutting wheel is used to produce a circular arc-shaped score line, whose ends lie at the edge of the glass pane. By applying pressure to the region defined by the score line from the face having the score line and by counter-pressure from the opposite face, the part of the glass pane defined by the edge and the score line is separated from the glass pane. A device for carrying out the method, includes the small cutting wheel on a support and a head movable into an operative position to break out the portion in the shape of a segment of a circle, and a punch that can be extended from a support for the glass pane and engages on the face opposite the score line. | 05-15-2014 |
20140138420 | Methods Of Cutting A Laminate Strengthened Glass Substrate - Methods of cutting laminate strengthened glass substrates are disclosed. A method is disclosed which includes providing a laminate strengthened glass substrate having a glass core layer with first and second surface portions, and at least one glass cladding layer fused to the first surface portion or the second surface portion of the glass core layer. The glass core layer has a core coefficient of thermal expansion that is less than a cladding coefficient of thermal expansion. The method further includes forming an edge defect on the laminate strengthened glass substrate, heating first and second regions of the laminate strengthened glass substrate on the at least one glass cladding layer. The first and second regions are offset from first and second sides of a desired line of separation, respectively. The method further includes propagating a crack imitated at the edge defect between the first and second regions. | 05-22-2014 |
20140138421 | SEPARATION APPARATUSES AND METHODS FOR SEPARATING GLASS SHEETS FROM GLASS RIBBONS - Apparatuses and methods are described for separating glass sheets from glass ribbons. In one embodiment, a glass substrate separation apparatus comprises a support nosing. The support nosing comprises a nosing material having a Shore hardness greater than 64A and less than or equal to 80A and a coefficient of friction less than or equal to 1.2 relative to a glass substrate. The apparatus also comprises a scoring device opposing the support nosing and an actuator coupled to the support nosing for engaging the support nosing with the glass substrate. | 05-22-2014 |
20140144965 | METHOD TO MANIPULATE BRITTLE MATERIAL SHEET COMPOUND SHAPE - A method for manipulating a glass sheet compound shape during a severing operation including, for example, positioning a scoring device against the first side of the central portion of the glass sheet, and temporarily bending an extended portion of the glass sheet located between the scoring device and a selected one of the edge portions from a first orientation to a severing orientation by applying a force to the extended portion of the glass sheet. In one example, the force can be applied to achieve a predetermined surface stress in the glass sheet. The method can further include forming a score line along the first side of the central portion of the glass sheet while the force is being applied to the extended portion, and breaking away the selected one of the edge portions from the glass sheet along the score line. | 05-29-2014 |
20140239034 | METHODS OF MANUFACTURING A THIN GLASS PANE - Methods of manufacturing a glass pane comprise the steps of providing a glass sheet with a thickness of less than about 1.6 mm between a first major surface and a second major surface of the glass sheet. The methods include scoring the first major surface of the glass sheet to provide a boundary score line and a relief score line. In some examples, the method provides a relief score depth that is greater than a boundary score depth. In another example, the method includes the step of placing the glass sheet on a conveyor belt including a Shore A hardness of greater than or equal to 70. In further examples, methods of breaking a glass sheet with an oversized template are provided. | 08-28-2014 |
20140263524 | METHOD AND DEVICE FOR CLEAVING WAFERS - A method for cleaving wafers comprising the following steps: providing a slice of a crystalline material with at least a first plane side, providing at least one stressing means to be attached to said slice, wherein said at least one stressing means is at least in parts made of a material with a coefficient of thermal expansion different from that of the slice, attaching said stressing means to said first plane side of said slice to form a stack, inducing a thermal shear stress to said slice by applying a temperature change to said stack. | 09-18-2014 |
20140284366 | METHOD OF CUTTING A TEMPERED GLASS SUBSTRATE - A method of cutting a tempered glass substrate, which is capable of cut a tempered glass substrate without mechanical breaking process and cooling process , is disclosed. The method of cutting a tempered glass substrate, includes, forming an initial crack at a cut-starting point of the tempered glass substrate; forming a heated line at the tempered glass substrate by irradiating laser beam from a point different from the cut-starting point with the initial crack to the cut-starting point with the initial crack through optical heater; and automatically propagating the intimal crack along the heated line to cut the tempered glass substrate. | 09-25-2014 |
20140326775 | Methods For Scribing and Separating Strengthened Glass Substrates - A method of forming a scribe line in a strengthened glass substrate includes providing a strengthened glass substrate having a first surface, a second surface, a first edge and a second edge. The first and second surfaces have a strengthened surface layer under a compressive stress, and a central region under tensile stress. The method further includes applying a scoring blade to the first surface at an initiation location that is offset from the first edge by an initiation offset distance greater than a diameter of the scoring blade, and translating the scoring blade or the strengthened glass substrate such that the scoring blade scores the first surface. The translation is terminated such that the scoring blade stops at a termination location that is offset from the second edge of the strengthened glass substrate by a termination offset distance greater than the diameter of the scoring blade. | 11-06-2014 |
20140332577 | Method for Fracture Splitting a Connecting Rod and Corresponding Device - A method and a device for fracture splitting a connecting rod and a connecting rod formed therefrom are provided, in which a force exerted on an outer rim of an eye of the connecting rod by a separating tool is generated by an electromagnetic force. The separating tool includes at least two separating members inserted into the eye, and the electromagnetic force is generated by displacing the at least two separating members away from each other inside the eye in response to application of the electromagnetic force. The electromagnetic force may be generated by passing current through coils positioned between the at least two separating members in a manner that causes the coils to repel one another, preferably with a pulse duration of less than 100 microseconds, in order to minimize plastic deformation at the fracture locations. | 11-13-2014 |
20140339280 | Method and Device for Scribing and Breaking Glass Substrate - The present invention discloses a method for scribing and breaking a glass substrate and related device. The method includes: scribing the glass substrate to form a scribing notch; making a transmission medium of supersonic waves contact the scribing notch; transmitting supersonic waves to the scribing notch via the transmission medium to break the scribed glass substrate under an effect of supersonic waves. The present invention adjusts the frequency of the supersonic waves to make the frequency close to the natural frequency of the scribing notch such that they resonate together. Therefore, the resonation force is uniformly applied on all scribing notch. Therefore, this resonation force can break the scribed glass substrate along the scribing notch beautifully without any damages on the scribing notch and terminals. | 11-20-2014 |
20150034691 | METHOD OF MANUFACTURING MAGNET SEGMENT OF FIELD POLE MAGNET BODY - A method of manufacturing a magnet segment of a field pole magnet body includes cleaving a magnet material at a plurality of cleavage target regions arranged with an interval in a longitudinal direction of the magnet material. The cleavage process includes cleaving the magnet material sequentially from the cleavage target region closer to one side edge of the longitudinal direction of the magnet material, wherein a notch is formed in each of the plurality of cleavage target regions of the magnet material such that a depth of the notch closer to the one side edge becomes deeper. | 02-05-2015 |
20150060509 | Method of Controlled Crack Propagation for Material Cleavage using Electromagnetic Forces - To address the needs in the art, a method of cleaving substrate material that includes forming an initial crack in a bulk substrate material, where the crack is aligned along a cleaving plane of the bulk substrate material, aligning the cleaving plane between two parallel electrodes in a controlled environment, wherein the parallel electrodes include a top electrode and a bottom electrode, where the cleaving plane is parallel with the two parallel electrodes, where a bottom portion of the bulk substrate material is physically and electrically connected to the bottom electrode, and applying a voltage across the two parallel electrodes, where the voltage is at least 50 kV and establishes a uniform electromagnetic force on the top surface of the bulk substrate material, where the electromagnetic force is capable of inducing crack propagation along the cleaving plane and separating a cleaved substrate material from the bulk substrate material. | 03-05-2015 |
20150144676 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR LARGE FEATURE CREATION IN GLASS AND GLASS-CERAMIC ARTICLES - A method for forming a hole in a glass or glass-ceramic sheets includes scoring a major surface of a glass or glass-ceramic sheet to define the hole, placing the sheet on receiving surface of a mount where a cavity is formed in the receiving surface such that a peripheral edge of the cavity is positioned external to the area bounded by the first score, and fracturing the sheet along the first score to break away the portion of the sheet defined by the first score, wherein the broken away portion of the sheet is contained within the cavity. | 05-28-2015 |
20150298227 | Fracture-Splitting Apparatus and Fracture-Splitting Method for Fracture-Splitting Workpieces - A fracture-splitting method and a fracture-splitting apparatus for fracture-splitting workpieces having a cooling device for cooling the workpiece in a splitting zone, and having a fracturing device for fracture-splitting the workpiece in the region of the cooled splitting zone, wherein an inflow coolant duct opens out at at least one outlet opening of the cooling device in order to cool the splitting zone, wherein the cooling device has at least one sealing portion for bearing in a sealing manner against the workpiece next to the splitting zone in order to cool the workpiece in the splitting zone in a locally delimited manner, and/or has at least one admission opening of at least one outflow coolant duct, said admission opening being arranged next to the at least one outlet opening of the inflow coolant duct, in order to conduct the coolant away from the splitting zone of the workpiece. | 10-22-2015 |
20160059346 | HYBRID MECHANICAL-THERMAL PROCESS FOR COATING REMOVAL - A method of removing a coating ( | 03-03-2016 |
20160064229 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR THINNING WAFER - A method and an apparatus for thinning a wafer are provided. The method for thinning a wafer, according to one embodiment of the present invention, comprises the steps of: irradiating a line beam focused at a specific depth of the wafer; scanning the wafer by using the line beam so as to form an interface at the specific depth of the wafer; and cleaving the wafer on which the interface is formed into a pattern wafer and a dummy wafer. | 03-03-2016 |
20160068424 | DEVICE AND METHOD FOR CUTTING THROUGH WORKPIECES OF MECHANICALLY BRITTLE AND NON-METALLIC MOVING AT A SPEED - A device for cutting through workpieces of mechanically brittle and non-metallic material moving at a speed along a separation line after scoring is provided. The device includes a tool holder that is rotatable about an axis of rotation. The tool holder accommodates at least one cutting wire as a cutting tool to introduce a surface rupture or a crack into the workpiece. The cutting wire is disposed in the tool holder in such a manner that the surface rupture or the crack is introduced substantially perpendicular to a feed direction of the workpiece moving at a speed. | 03-10-2016 |
20160074960 | SiC INGOT SLICING METHOD - Disclosed herein is an SiC ingot slicing method including: an initial separation layer formation step for scanning a focal point of a laser beam parallel to an end face of the SiC ingot along a scheduled separation plane, and forming a separation layer at a position at a distance from the end face; a repetition step for sequentially moving, after the initial separation layer formation step, the focal point by the distance equal to the thickness of an SiC plate from the separation layer toward the end face, scanning the focal point parallel to the end face, repeating the formation of the separation layer, and forming the plurality of separation layers; and a separation step for applying an external force to the plurality of separation layers formed by the repetition step, peeling off the SiC plates starting from the separation layers, and acquiring the plurality of SiC plates. | 03-17-2016 |
20160097900 | METHODS AND DEVICES FOR CLEAVING OPTICAL FIBERS - Methods for cleaving an optical fiber that extends from a ferrule are provided herein. The ferrule can be aligned on a first side of a scribe wire and an unconstrained end of the optical fiber on a second side of the scribe wire. Tension can be applied to the scribe wire with the optical fiber. Relative motion between the scribe wire and the optical fiber can be caused, while the tension is applied with the optical fiber. The scribe wire and the optical fiber can be separated. A fiber optic shard can be cleaved from the optical fiber. The fiber optic shard may include the unconstrained end of the optical fiber. | 04-07-2016 |
20160114501 | Method and apparatus for handling in-mold labels - A blank non-adhesive label stock roll containing a continuous blank non-adhesive label sheet is printed as it is being unrolled to provide a multiplicity of pre-printed labels thereon. As the label sheet is being unrolled, each of the printed labels is partially cut along a peripheral edge thereof to leave a plurality of spaced apart uncut ties joining points along the peripheral edge to a scrim area of the label sheet to thereby maintain removable attachment of each of the pre-printed labels to the scrim area. Following printing and partial cutting of the labels, the label sheet is rerolled to form a pre-printed and pre-cut label stock roll, which is then controllably unrolled to permit selective removal of the pre-printed and pre-cut labels by an apparatus that conveys them for use in an external molding process. | 04-28-2016 |
20160114926 | PROCESS FOR FORMING A SLEEVE ON A CONTAINER - A process for forming a sleeve on a container including the steps of: providing a container having a shrink sleeve conformed to the container, the shrink sleeve having a predetermined removeable portion; providing a striker moving tangentially relative to the predetermined removeable portion; and removing the predetermined removeable portion by contacting the striker to the predetermined removeable portion. | 04-28-2016 |
20160130172 | METHOD FOR SCRIBING TEMPERED GLASS PLATE AND METHOD FOR CUTTING TEMPERED GLASS PLATE - Provided is a method of scribing a tempered glass sheet, which involves forming a scribe line (S) for cutting a tempered glass sheet (G) with a scribing wheel (H) moving along a preset cutting line (CL) while pressing a front surface (Ga) of the tempered glass sheet (G), the method including: starting the forming of the scribe line (S) by causing the scribing wheel (H) to climb onto an edge portion (Ea), which is one of edge portions of the tempered glass sheet (G) positioned on one end side of the preset cutting line (CL); and finishing the forming of the scribe line (S) by moving the scribing wheel (H) to a position where a vicinity of an edge portion (Eb), which is another of the edge portions of the tempered glass sheet (G) positioned on another end side of the preset cutting line (CL), remains as an unscribed portion. | 05-12-2016 |
20160137543 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR PROCESSING LENGTHS OF FLEXIBLE GLASS - Apparatuses and methods are described for separating glass sheets from lengths of flexible glass. According to one embodiment, a glass processing apparatus comprises a vent forming device configured to provide a partial or full vent in a surface of a length of flexible glass along an intended line of separation, a break table comprising a first portion and a second portion, the first second portions of the break table configured to rotate with respect to each other along a hinging line, and a glass securing device configured to secure the length of flexible glass to the first and second portions of the break table for separating the length of flexible glass into multiple lengths of flexible glass along the intended line of separation. | 05-19-2016 |
20160151929 | METHOD OF AND APPARATUS FOR DIVIDING PLATE MEMBER MADE OF BRITTLE MATERIAL | 06-02-2016 |
20160158881 | WAFER PRODUCING METHOD - A wafer producing method for producing a hexagonal single crystal wafer from a hexagonal single crystal ingot includes a separation start point forming step of setting the focal point of a laser beam inside the ingot at a predetermined depth from the upper surface of the ingot, which depth corresponds to the thickness of the wafer to be produced, and next applying the laser beam to the upper surface of the ingot while relatively moving the focal point and the ingot to thereby form a modified layer parallel to the upper surface of the ingot and cracks extending from the modified layer, thus forming a separation start point. In the separation start point forming step, the laser beam is applied to the ingot plural times with the focal point of the laser beam set at the modified layer previously formed, thereby separating the cracks from the modified layer. | 06-09-2016 |
20160185648 | MANUFACTURING OF WAFER-LIKE THIN GLASS PLATES HAVING STRUCTURES THEREON AND SEPARATION THEREOF INTO INDIVIDUAL SMALLER THIN GLASS PLATES - A method for manufacturing wafer-like thin glass plates having structures thereon and for separating the wafer-like thin glass plates into individual smaller thin glass plates is provided. The method includes the steps of: providing thin glass in wafer size, having an upper surface and a lower surface; producing scorings in the lower surface of the thin glass using a mechanical scoring tool in order to delimit individual smaller thin glass plates from each other; applying structures on the upper surfaces of the individual smaller thin glass plates; applying a blasting liquid to form a moisture film on the thin glass thereby wetting the scorings; and heating the moisture film until it evaporates at least partially thereby causing cleaving of the scorings and singulation of the thin glass into the individual smaller thin glass plates having fresh break edges. | 06-30-2016 |
20160187583 | TENSIONING DEVICE HAVING A FLEXURE MECHANISM FOR APPLYING AXIAL TENSION TO CLEAVE AN OPTICAL FIBER - A tensioning tool device includes a flexible or spring support having a spring bearing that translates a linearly applied external force at an input to linear displacement at an output of the spring bearing. An external force applied to the input of the spring bearing causes the output to pull on a section of the optical fiber and imparts axial strain and tension in the optical fiber. The spring bearing includes one or more sets of parallel flexible beams cantilever-coupled to the input and output, to provide a flexible/spring structure that couples an external force input to an output coupled to the first section of the optical fiber. The external force is applied to displace the input to flex the fixed-guided beam(s) to impart axial tension in the optical fiber at the output of the flexible bearing. | 06-30-2016 |
20160193690 | WAFER PRODUCING METHOD | 07-07-2016 |
20160193691 | WAFER PRODUCING METHOD | 07-07-2016 |
20160380605 | SAW DEVICE MANUFACTURING METHOD - A SAW device wafer has a crystal substrate having a front side partitioned into a plurality of regions by a plurality of crossing division lines, a pair of comblike electrodes formed in each region defined on the front side of the crystal substrate by the division lines, and a cover layer formed of resin for covering the whole of the front side of the crystal substrate. The SAW device is manufactured by forming a laser processed groove on the cover layer along each division line, the laser processed groove having a depth not reaching the crystal substrate, forming a modified layer inside the crystal substrate along each division line, and applying an external force to the SAW device wafer, thereby dividing the SAW device wafer along each division line to obtain the plural SAW devices. | 12-29-2016 |