| Class / Patent application number | Description | Number of patent applications / Date published |
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| 225093000 | BREAKING OR TEARING APPARATUS | 76 |
| 20090302085 | AUTOMATED AIR PILLOW DISPENSER - A packaging material handling device is disclosed. The device includes a first pair of traction members configured for cooperatively engaging a chain of pre-inflated pillows from opposite sides thereof and being operable for driving the chain in the flow direction. The device further includes a second pair of traction members configured for cooperatively engaging the chain from opposite sides thereof. The second pair of traction members are spaced apart from the first pair of traction members along a flow direction and are operable for driving the chain in the flow direction. The first and second pairs of traction members are operable for holding the first and second portions of the chain during a breaking operation. The device further includes a breaking member disposed between the first and second pairs of traction members and movable against the chain across the flow direction in the breaking operation to break the chain for detaching the first portion from the second portion. | 12-10-2009 |
| 20090302086 | DISPOSABLE AMPOULE OPENERS - A method of opening an ampoule and an ampoule opening device are disclosed. The method in at least one of the embodiments includes providing a structure that includes an elongated housing having a longitudinal housing axis and an inner cavity, an open housing end, a closed housing end, sidewalls disposed between the open housing end and the closed housing end, the sidewalls having an outer housing surface and an inner housing surface forming at least a portion of the inner cavity; and a lid or rotatably flexibly secured to the elongated housing proximate the open housing end; positioning the upper tip portion of the ampoule in the elongated housing such that the upper tip portion is substantially enclosed within the inner cavity of the housing, the lower liquid portion is substantially outside the housing and the longitudinal ampoule axis is substantially parallel to the longitudinal housing axis; pressing the lid against the longitudinal outer surface of the lower liquid portion of the ampoule with a thumb or finger; bending the elongated housing with respect to the ampoule such that the longitudinal housing axis rotates with respect to the longitudinal ampoule axis and the neck portion of the ampoule breaks; and separating the longitudinal outer surface of the lower liquid portion of the ampoule from the lid, after which the lower liquid portion can be secured and the housing containing the upper tip portion of the ampoule disposed of. | 12-10-2009 |
| 20100025449 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR REMOTELY ACTIVATING DESTRUCTION OF A GLASS WINDOW - The disclosure relates to a method and apparatus for activating destruction of window glass. In one embodiment, the disclosure relates to a method for remotely destroying a glass by providing a glass window having a resonant vibration frequency; identifying a frequency channel on the glass window; positioning a resonator at or near the embedded frequency channel, the resonator providing one of an acoustical vibration or mechanical vibration to the glass window, the acoustical vibration or mechanical vibration substantially matching the resonant frequency of the glass window; detecting an external event necessitating destruction of the window glass; activating the resonator to deliver the acoustical vibration or mechanical vibration substantially matching the resonant frequency of the glass to the frequency channel. | 02-04-2010 |
| 20110089212 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING INDIVIDUAL BLANKS FROM A FILM WEB - A device and a method for producing individual blanks from a foil web and their transport are disclosed. The foil web is fed with a first conveyor to a device for producing at least one potential parting line. The formed individual blanks are transferred with a second conveyor and fed for further processing. A tear in the individual blank is formed in the area of a guide system of the second conveyor. | 04-21-2011 |
| 20110114690 | Respiratory face mask dispensed from continuous roll and method for making the same - A respirator mask dispensing system is provided. It includes a carrier material and a plurality of respirator masks mounted in parallel on the carrier material by an adhesive. The carrier material is deformed between adjacent ones of the plurality of respirator masks, the deformation being configured to assist in the tearing of the carrier material at points of deformation. The carrier material with the plurality of respirator masks as mounted therein is wound on the central core member to provide a continuous roll The adhesive bonds more strongly with the respirator masks than the carrier material such that when an individual respirator mask is removed from the carrier material the adhesive will separate from the carrier material and remain attached to the individual respirator mask. | 05-19-2011 |
| 20120055970 | Auto-Breaking Machine - An auto-breaking machine for breaking a base band from terminals of a connector includes a positioning assembly positioning the connector, a feeding assembly driving the positioning assembly to deliver the connector, and a breaking assembly including a motor, an adjusting part connected with the motor, a drive member fastened to the adjusting part and having a front defined as a drive post with an adjustable offset distance between the axis thereof and that of the motor, a slider slidably mounted to a support holder and defining a window having a height corresponding to the diameter of the drive post, and a breaking part fastened on the slider. The drive post is inserted in the window to drive the slider to slide up and down via the turn thereof and further drive the breaking part to move up and down so as to break off the base band from the terminals. | 03-08-2012 |
| 20120125969 | APPARATUS FOR HANDLING MAGNET - An apparatus for handling a magnet handles a plurality of split magnets obtained by sequentially splitting a magnet to be split from one end thereof. The apparatus for handling a magnet is equipped with a mechanism which arranges a split magnet with respect to a previously split magnet so that the magnets are put on top of one another and the corresponding irregularities of a pair of split surfaces thereof are arranged opposite each other. The apparatus for handling a magnet is also equipped with a section where the plurality of split magnets are arranged. | 05-24-2012 |
| 20120267414 | METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR REMOVABLY COUPLING CONSUMABLE PARTS WITHIN A SYSTEM - A layer of adhesive is applied along a separation interface defined between a first surface of a first component and a second surface of a second component. A first portion of a pull cord is embedded into the adhesive layer along the separation interface and between the first and second surfaces. The first portion of the pull cord is positioned to enable the separation interface to be cleaved such that the first component is uncoupled from the second component. A second portion of the pull cord extends externally to the adhesive layer. | 10-25-2012 |
| 20120298710 | SUBSTRATE-SPLITTING DEVICE WITH DETECTION OF OBSTACLES - A device for splitting substrates that include a cleavage plane therein. The device includes a base and a control device for performing controlled displacement of certain substrates. The control device includes at least one pusher that is mobile relative to the base. The pusher is adapted to accommodate substrates in a reception space thereon, and is capable of displacing substrates arranged above it in a substrates support. A detector is provided to determine the absence or the presence of obstacles inside at least one region of the reception space of the pusher when the pusher is in a detection position. | 11-29-2012 |
| 20140061276 | Break-Off Device - The invention relates to a break-off device comprising a break-off pin ( | 03-06-2014 |
| 20140209651 | CONSUMER BAGS AND PROCESSES OF MANUFACTURE, DISPENSERS, AND DISPENSING SYSTEMS FOR CONSUMER BAGS - A process for manufacturing bags and the resulting bag are disclosed. The bags may be continuously and detachably connected, and continuously and detachably connected bags may be wound onto a roll. In addition, a dispenser is disclosed for storing and dispensing bags. Also disclosed is an apparatus for use in dispensing plastic bags. A dispensing system is disclosed for continuously and detachably connected series of bags and in which the removal of a bag results in the subsequent bag in the series being at least partially opened. | 07-31-2014 |
| 20140374459 | FUSION CUTTING DEVICE - A fusion cutting device includes a fusion cutting device body made from a connecting-member enclosure in the shape of a tube, for slidably passing a connecting member therethrough, an electric heater wound outside the connecting-member enclosure in the form of a coil, and a case configured to contain these connecting-member enclosure and electric heater, a power source for supplying electric current to the electric heater, and a switch circuit configured to flow the electric current from the power source to the electric heater. The first object and the second object are fixed by the connecting member. When the switch circuit turns on, electric current flows from the power source to the electric heater, thereby fusion cutting the connecting-member enclosure and the connecting member that pass through the connecting-member enclosure. The first object and the second object are thereby separated. | 12-25-2014 |
| 20150353334 | DEVICE FOR OPENING GLASS AMPOULES - This invention relates to an ampoule opening device ( | 12-10-2015 |
| 20160046474 | AMPOULE OPENER - An ampoule opener is provided. The ampoule opener includes a clamping element and a cylindrical sleeve element. The clamping element includes a plurality of clamping arms. Each one of the plurality of clamping arms includes a clamping terminal. The cylindrical sleeve element is disposed around the clamping element. The cylindrical sleeve element is adapted to move back and forth along the clamping arms thereby adjusting an interval of each two adjacent clamping terminals. The ampoule opener is capable of breaking off ampoules with various calibers due to that the interval between the clamping terminals can be adjusted by moving the cylindrical sleeve element. | 02-18-2016 |
| 20190143553 | PORTAL-SHAPED TEAR PROCESSING DEVICE | 05-16-2019 |
| 20220135463 | METHODS AND APPARATUS FOR FREE-FORM CUTTING OF FLEXIBLE THIN GLASS - Methods and apparatus provide for: supporting a source glass sheet of 0.3 millimeters (mm) or less in thickness; scoring the glass sheet at an initiation line using a mechanical scoring device; applying a carbon monoxide (CO) laser beam to the glass sheet starting at the initiation line and continuously moving the laser beam relative to the glass sheet along a cutting line to elevate a temperature of the glass sheet to provide stress at the cutting line sufficient to cut the glass; and separating waste glass from the glass sheet to obtain a desired shape. | 05-05-2022 |
| 225930500 | Including means to apply thermal shock to work | 1 |
| 20090014492 | Device for the separative machining of components made from brittle material - Device for severing components made from brittle material, for example, glass, ceramics, glass ceramics, by producing a thermally-induced stress fracture on component in a separation zone includes a laser for directing a laser beam onto component to be machined so that component partly transmits laser beam with partial absorption at least twice simultaneously or serially along separation zone at the same point or closely spaced points. Device includes a bearing surface on which component being machined is received, and device for subjecting component to mechanical stresses for promoting thermally induced stress fracture. Bearing surface has at least two bearing surface sections movable relative to each other between a first position and a second position, and component, in the first position, being supported in a manner substantially free from mechanical stresses, and, in a second position, component being subjected to mechanical stresses for promoting the thermally induced stress fracture. | 01-15-2009 |
| 225094000 | Combined with preliminary weakener or with nonbreaking cutter | 11 |
| 20090071995 | SCRIBING AND BREAKING APPARATUS AND SYSTEM THEREFOR - A separation apparatus comprising a first and a second scribing means for scribing front and rear surfaces of a first mother substrate made of a brittle material along first predetermined scribing lines previously provided on the front and rear surfaces of the first mother substrate, the first and second scribing means being opposed to each other on an upper side and a lower side, and a holding and transferring means for holding and transferring the first mother substrate so that the first predetermined scribing lines of the first mother substrate are located between the first and second scribing means. | 03-19-2009 |
| 225096000 | Preliminary weakener | 10 |
| 20100163593 | OPTICAL FIBER CLEAVER - An optical fiber cleaver is disclosed. The optical fiber cleaver of the present invention includes a cleaving unit ( | 07-01-2010 |
| 20120286013 | OPTICAL FIBER CUTTING DEVICE - An optical fiber cutting device includes a fiber holding part holding an optical fiber to be cutting processed, a fiber holding part provided in line with an interval from the fiber holding part and holding a glass core wire part of the optical fiber of which cover is removed, a round blade unit attaching a starting point scratch at a lower surface of a glass core wire of the optical fiber held between the fiber holding parts, and a cutting block pressing an upper surface of the glass core wire corresponding to the starting point scratch from upward, and applying a tensile and a bending stresses to the glass core wire, wherein at least an end face of the cutting block pressing the glass core wire is formed with a rigid material in an R-state along an axis direction of the glass core wire, and the end face is smoothly processed. | 11-15-2012 |
| 20130075440 | FIBER CLEAVER - A fiber cleaver is provided in which a circular blade can be efficiently used without increasing the workload imposed on the worker. The fiber cleaver includes a main body supporting a slider such that the slider is movable in the front-back direction. A disc-shaped circular blade configured to make a flaw in an optical fiber is rotatably provided to the slider. A columnar protrusion stands on a base of the main body. An engaging member engaging with a gear that rotates together with the circular blade is provided at the upper end of the columnar protrusion. The columnar protrusion is connected to an engaging member, which engages with the slider, with a spring interposed therebetween. The base has first to third recessed portions each anchoring the engaging member. The angle of rotation of the circular blade is changed among three angles with the position where the engaging member is anchored. | 03-28-2013 |
| 20140151425 | OPTICAL FIBER CUTTER - An optical fiber cleaver includes a cleaver base body having a holder guide portion which positions a fiber holder holding an optical fiber, and a cleaver lid body attached to the cleaver base body to be openable and closable. A slider having a blade member piercing the optical fiber is attached to the cleaver base body to be movable in a width direction. A pawl member is arranged in one sidewall of the holder guide portion. Further, a count indication mechanism which counts and indicates the number of times the slider returns to an initial position is provided in the cleaver base body. The optical fiber cleaver is configured to enable a counting operation of the count indication mechanism only when the fiber holder is set in the holder guide portion such that the pawl member is pressed. | 06-05-2014 |
| 20140299645 | LOW COST, DISPOSABLE OPTICAL FIBER CLEAVER - According to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention, a device to cleave an optical fiber is provided. The device includes a base and a cover that is rotatably connected to the base. The base has a work surface and a mandrel disposed in the base and extending above the work surface. An optical fiber can be bent over a radiused surface of the mandrel and tensioned prior to cleaving. A shuttle is disposed in the cover over the mandrel, wherein the shuttle includes a flexible abrasive material that is configured to contact the optical fiber and create a flaw on a top surface of the optical fiber to initiate a crack in the optical fiber. | 10-09-2014 |
| 20150076203 | GLASS SHEET CUTTING APPARATUS, GLASS SHEET CUTTING METHOD, GLASS SHEET MANUFACTURING METHOD, AND GLASS SHEET CUTTING SYSTEM - A glass sheet cutting apparatus ( | 03-19-2015 |
| 20150344157 | SEPARATION MECHANISM OF SPACE STRUCTURE - A separation mechanism of a space structure serves to separate a second structure from a first structure in the outer space. The separation mechanism includes a first member fixed to the first structure and a second member fixed to the second structure. The first member and the second member are made of electrically insulating materials, both of which have relatively low thermal conductivity. A conductive layer is interposed between the first member and the second member. The first member or the second member is joined to the conductive layer by a joining layer. The conductive layer is configured to generate heat that destroys or melts the joining layer when electric current is applied to the conductive layer. | 12-03-2015 |
| 225960500 | With means to apply moment of force to weakened work | 3 |
| 20090188960 | Apparatuses for Breaking a Glass Panel Unified with a Process Table - Disclosed herein are apparatuses for breaking a glass panel unified with a process table which break the glass panel formed with scribing lines along the scribing lines by irradiating laser beams. The apparatuses for breaking a glass panel unified with a process table to conduct breaking operations of the glass panel after scribing work of the glass panel as one body with the process table are installed on both sides of the process table included in a transfer-type cutting head laser cutting device. Each apparatus for breaking the glass panel unified with the process table comprises: breaking bars for cutting the glass panel by applying pressure to cutting sections of the glass panel; rotating devices for rotating the breaking bars by combining with both ends of the breaking bars; and a support equipped with cylinders for vertically moving the rotating devices in both sections. | 07-30-2009 |
| 20100065599 | DEVICE AND METHOD FOR CUTTING OFF SUBSTRATE OF FRAGILE MATERIAL - A brittle material substrate cutting method and cutting apparatus are provided, which prevent cut faces of a brittle material substrate from contacting each other after the cutting in a break step of continuously cutting the brittle material substrate, so that a damage or contamination on the brittle material substrate due to the contact can be prevented. A brittle material substrate cutting apparatus includes: a cutting section ( | 03-18-2010 |
| 20140246470 | SINGLE-POINT AMBIDEXTROUS BREAKAGE SYSTEM FOR CERAMIC CUTTING MACHINES - The object of the present invention relates to a breakage system applied to ceramic cutting machines, which configuration and design allows it to be used by right-handed or left-handed people. | 09-04-2014 |
| 225097000 | Plural breakers | 3 |
| 20100065600 | Auto-breaking machine - An auto-breaking machine adapted for breaking metal shells off a base band includes a frame assembly, a first breaking assembly, a power assembly and a turntable. The first breaking assembly has a support assembly disposed on the frame assembly, a first breaking member and a second breaking member pivoted on the support assembly and spaced away from each other for allowing the base band passing therebetween. The second breaking member has a breaking portion at a free end thereof and keeps a distance from a free end of the first breaking member for breaking the metal shells off the base band. The power assembly is disposed on the frame assembly. The turntable is rotatably mounted to the power assembly and driven by the power assembly for driving the base band to move. | 03-18-2010 |
| 20130032623 | DEVICE FOR OPENING AN AMPOULE - The invention relates to a device for opening an ampoule ( | 02-07-2013 |
| 20150321941 | SEPARATION APPARATUSES FOR SEPARATING SHEETS OF BRITTLE MATERIAL AND METHODS FOR SEPARATING SHEETS OF BRITTLE MATERIAL - Methods and apparatuses for separating sheets of brittle material are disclosed. According to one embodiment, a separation apparatus for separating a sheet of brittle material includes a first separation cam positioned adjacent to a sheet conveyance pathway and a second separation cam positioned opposite from and downstream of the first separation cam. The first and second separation cams may be rotated such that the contact faces of the separation cams periodically extend across a centerline of the conveyance pathway. Rotation of the first and second separation cams may be synchronized such that at least the portion of the contact face of the first separation cam and at least the portion of the contact face of the second separation cam periodically extend across the centerline of the conveyance pathway at a separation time and periodically do not extend across the centerline of the conveyance pathway at a non-separation time. | 11-12-2015 |
| 225100000 | Work-parting pullers (bursters) | 4 |
| 20110057011 | PREMIUM SEPARATOR WITH CONTOURED SPACED-APART BELT - Apparatus for separating a fragile, packaged premium from a bandolier of packaged premiums includes a number of gripping pairs disposed along an axis of travel. The gripping pairs are designed to grip the premium packaging at pre-defined grip zones along the peripheral edges of the wrapper without clamping onto the premium-containing portion of the package. Preferably, the gripping pairs are sets of endless tracks that are beveled away from the contact surface of each tread such that the beveled surfaces are superimposed on a marginal portion of the premium-containing zone so as to assist in centering the bandolier on the axis of travel. | 03-10-2011 |
| 20110168750 | APPARATUS FOR CAUSING PAPER WEBS TO TEAR OFF WITHIN REWINDING MACHINES - Apparatus for causing paper webs to tear off within rewinding machines, the web ( | 07-14-2011 |
| 20150297042 | SEPARATION UNIT AND A DISPENSER COMPRISING A SEPARATION UNIT - A separation unit for separating a web material along preformed lines of weakness is provided. The separation unit includes at least a first roller, and at least a second roller having a rotational axis extending parallel with said rotational axis of said first roller. The rotational axis of the second roller is positioned at a distance from the rotational axis of said first roller. Each of the first and said second rollers is provided with at least one protrusion element. Outer portions of the protrusion elements on the first roller are partially overlapping with outer portions of the protrusion elements on the second roller with a radial overlap length, thus forming an undulating passage for a web material between the rollers. The distance between the rotational axes of the first and the second rollers is adjustable, enabling the radial overlap length in the undulating passage to be variable. | 10-22-2015 |
| 225101000 | Relatively movable clamps | 1 |
| 20130105539 | CLAMPING APPARATUS FOR CLEAVING A BONDED WAFER STRUCTURE | 05-02-2013 |
| 225102000 | Axial twisters | 1 |
| 20110062204 | PIN CUTTING TOOL - A tool for breaking a shaft has a first and a second tubular element, both provided with inner through bores adapted to receive a first and second portion of a shaft in a first position of the tool. A first handle is fixedly connected with the first tubular element and the second tubular element is connected to a second handle. A bottom surface of the second tubular element is in contact with a neck surface of the first tubular element forming a shearing plane perpendicular to the main axis of the tool. A rotation between the two tubular elements around this axis creates a twisting movement of the two shaft portions received within the two tubular elements, and shears the shaft portions at the shearing plane. The second handle turns the first tubular element around an axis and has a gear engaging the second tubular element for transmitting the rotation of the second handle into a rotation of the second tubular element for producing the twisting movement. | 03-17-2011 |
| 225103000 | Movable breaking tool | 27 |
| 20090108041 | Breaker Tool - Disclosed herein is a breaker tool, which is provided in breakers or excavators to break materials, such as rocks, hard soil, etc. In the breaker tool of the present invention, slit-grooves are formed around a breaking part, and each slit-groove extends from the breaking part a predetermined height. | 04-30-2009 |
| 20100133311 | TABLET CUTTER - The invention is directed to a pill cutter that has a protected cutting edge. The pill cutter includes a guard, a base, and a cover. The components are arranged such that the guard slides over the cutting edge when the pill cutter is in an open position and the guard exposes the cutting edge when the pill cutter is in a closed position. The invention is also directed at a method for assembling the pill cutter and a method of using the pill cutter to cut a pill or tablet. | 06-03-2010 |
| 20100301088 | Glass Breaking Device - A device for breaking glass, arranged to be mounted on a pane of a breakable substrate, and being actuatable to break the pane. In one embodiment, the device comprises a base, a plunger moveable relative the base and a pin extending from and axially moveable relative the plunger, wherein the plunger is moveable relative the base from a retracted to an extended position so when the base is placed against a first pane, a distal end of the pin strikes and breaks the first pane, and the pin is moveable relative the plunger from a retracted position to an extended position, with the plunger in its extended position, such that the distal end of the pin strikes and breaks a second pane parallel to the first pane. Preferably, the plunger and pin are biased to an extended position each by a biasing means. | 12-02-2010 |
| 20100301089 | Ampule Breaking Aid - The invention relates to an ampule breaking aid | 12-02-2010 |
| 20110132956 | Presser Assembly Having A Presser And An Improved Mounting Arrangement For Mounting A Pressing Member To The Presser - A presser assembly is provided in which a presser plate or presser board mounting adapter is clamped to a lower end of a presser stem. A rail having a lower channel and an upper channel is provided for clamping the presser plate or presser board mounting adapter to the stem, and more particularly, a presser foot coupled to the lower end of the stem. The present invention allows the presser plate or the presser board mounting adapter to be mounted to the stem without the use of tools or fasteners. | 06-09-2011 |
| 20110139847 | CAPSULE TREATMENT APPARATUS - A capsule-treatment machine is arranged for separating a packaging of a capsule, in particular made of metal such as aluminium or plastic, from a capsule food or beverage ingredient contained therein. The machine includes a mechanism for opening the capsule packaging that is fed to the machine and for removing the capsule ingredient from the opened capsule packaging; a parting mechanism for parting the opened capsule packaging from the capsule ingredient; a collector for collecting the opened capsule packaging; and means a collector for collecting the capsule ingredient. | 06-16-2011 |
| 20110266326 | CUTTING DEVICE FOR CUTTING GRAPHENE AND A METHOD FOR CUTTING GRAPHENE USING A CUTTING DEVICE - The invention relates to a cutting device for cutting graphene, with a receptacle ( | 11-03-2011 |
| 20110303716 | APPARATUS FOR BREAKING OFF THE HEAD OF A GLASS AMPOULE - An apparatus for breaking off the head of a glass ampoule that is composed of a cylindrical body, a neck forming a predetermined breaking point and a head, comprising an incline A extending in an inclined manner to the axis of the ampoule to be inserted toward the same, wherein a first support surface (C) is disposed on the side of the incline (A) causing a break-off of the head in the region above the bottom of the ampoule to be inserted at a radius of the ampoule from the axis of the apparatus and a second support surface (B) is disposed on the opposite side beneath the neck of the ampoule (inserted in the apparatus) at a distance from the axis of the apparatus that corresponds to the radius of the ampoule, wherein during a relative movement of the apparatus to the ampoule in the direction of the axis thereof the incline (A) breaks off the head at the neck. | 12-15-2011 |
| 20120006874 | Vial Breaker - The invention relates to a device for vial opening comprising an external container, in which a closed vial having a vial body and a vial head is arranged, and comprising a hollow space in the region of the vial head, whereby the hollow space comprises at least one opening and a connection to the vial, whereby the vial head, at least regions thereof, is arranged in the connection of the hollow space to the vial, and the walls of the external container comprise at least one deformable region or are altogether made of a deformable material, whereby tilting of the vial with respect to the connection is made feasible, and the diameter of the connection is adapted to the dimensions of the vial head in such a manner that the vial head can be fractured or broken off the vial body when the vial is being tilted with respect to the connection. | 01-12-2012 |
| 20120199626 | BLADE SNAP-OFF HOLDER - Disclosed is a blade snap-off holder which enables a safe, easy and smooth operation for snapping off a blade tip of a cutter knife. The holder has an insertion opening on its wall. A tip of a knife blade inserted through the opening is received in a groove of a rotary member located inside the holder. The rotation axis of the rotary member extends substantially parallel to the score of the knife blade. When the rotary member is rotated and a bending force is applied to the tip of the knife blade, the blade tip received in the groove of the rotary member can be snapped off. A user only grasps this holder in one hand and rotates the operation lever with a finger, and then a blade tip can be snapped off cleanly and easily without any subtle control of a force. | 08-09-2012 |
| 20130056511 | Method And Apparartus for Breaking Tablets or Pills - A method and apparatus for breaking tablets or pills into separate, generally equal sized portions. A container for the tablets has a surface with an elongated, generally straight, raised ridge member extending along the container surface. A tablet or pill is placed on the topmost surface of the raised ridge with the outer tablet edges extending along the container surface. A tablet or pill is placed on the topmost surface of the raised ridge with the outer tablet edges extending outwardly beyond the raised ridge and spaced above the container surface. Generally equal forces are simultaneously exerted downwardly on the outer tablet edges urging the outer edges downwardly toward the container surface breaking the tablet into two generally equally sized tablet portions. | 03-07-2013 |
| 20130181026 | FRACTURING APPARATUS - A fracturing apparatus is provided. The fracturing apparatus includes a first board portion, a pressing element, a first suction device, a second board portion, a second suction device, and a cylinder. The first suction device is secured to the first board portion. The second board portion is rotatably connected to the first board portion. The second suction device is secured to the second board portion. The pressing element is secured to the first board portion and disposed between the first board portion and the second board portion. The cylinder is located on the first board portion and includes a piston rod rotatably connected to the second board portion. When the piston rod extends, the second board portion is pressed by the piston rod and swiveled about the first board portion. | 07-18-2013 |
| 20130181027 | Presser Assembly Having A Presser And An Improved Mounting Arrangement For Mounting A Pressing Member To The Presser - A presser assembly is provided in which a presser plate or presser board mounting adapter is clamped to a lower end of a presser stem. A rail having a lower channel and an upper channel is provided for clamping the presser plate or presser board mounting adapter to the stem, and more particularly, a presser foot coupled to the lower end of the stem. The present invention allows the presser plate or the presser board mounting adapter to be mounted to the stem without the use of tools or fasteners. | 07-18-2013 |
| 20130292444 | BREAKING APPARATUS FOR GLASS SUBSTRATE - Disclosed herein is a breaking apparatus for glass substrates. The breaking apparatus includes a breaking bar connected to a linear driver, a plurality of linear bushes longitudinally mounted on the breaking bar and each including an outer barrel, a plurality of buffer cylinders longitudinally mounted on the breaking bar, and a breaking tip extending in one direction and having a bar shape with a predetermined width. Each of the buffer cylinders includes a hollow cylinder body generating pressure therein, a piston received in the cylinder body, and a piston rod connected to the piston. The breaking tip is disposed in a longitudinal direction of the breaking bar beneath the breaking bar and connected to the piston rods and the shafts to be brought into contact with a glass substrate. | 11-07-2013 |
| 20140048577 | AUTOMATED AIR PILLOW DISPENSER - A packaging material handling device is disclosed. The device includes a first pair of traction members configured for cooperatively engaging a chain of pre-inflated pillows from opposite sides thereof and being operable for driving the chain in the flow direction. The device further includes a second pair of traction members configured for cooperatively engaging the chain from opposite sides thereof. The second pair of traction members are spaced apart from the first pair of traction members along a flow direction and are operable for driving the chain in the flow direction. The first and second pairs of traction members are operable for holding the first and second portions of the chain during a breaking operation. The device further includes a breaking member disposed between the first and second pairs of traction members and movable against the chain across the flow direction in the breaking operation to break the chain for detaching the first portion from the second portion. | 02-20-2014 |
| 20140091126 | DEVICE FOR SEPARATING EJECTION WORKPIECES - A device is used for separating an ejection workpiece from a stub bar, and includes a fixing element, a clamp, and a mechanism arm. The fixing element fixes the stub bar. The clamp clamps the ejection workpiece. The mechanism arm connects the clamp and actuates the clamp to clamp the ejection workpiece and then rotates the clamp relative to the stub bar, such that the ejection workpiece is separated from the stub bar. | 04-03-2014 |
| 20140110448 | SHARPS CONTAINER - A process of manufacturing a sharps container and a method of storing needles are disclosed. The sharps container utilizes a blocking member which does not interfere with a needle being inserted into the sharps container, and a latch mechanism which does not require a protruding tab. The latch mechanism requires at least a dual action to open the sharps container, and limits the movement required for opening the sharps container. | 04-24-2014 |
| 20140166716 | SPLITTING APPARATUS - A splitting apparatus suitable to split a work piece along at least one cutting line formed on the work piece is provided. The splitting apparatus includes a chopper, a detector, a controller and an adjustor. The chopper is disposed above the work piece. The detector is disposed above the work piece for transmitting a signal to the work piece so as to get a specification data of the work piece. The controller connects the detector and receives the specification data and generates an adjustment data. The adjustor connects the controller and the chopper. The adjustor receives the adjustment data and adjusts a parameter data of the chopper according to the adjustment data so that the chopper splits the work piece for once along the cutting line formed on the work piece. | 06-19-2014 |
| 20140263529 | AUTOMATED FRANGIBLE CANNULA BREAKER - Apparatus and method are disclosed for opening a frangible internal cannula located in flexible fluid flow path. The frangible cannula has first and second portions joined by a frangible junction and the apparatus and method cause bending of one portion of the cannula relative to the other portion that results in breaking of the frangible junction and opening of the flow path to fluid flow therethrough. | 09-18-2014 |
| 20140263530 | CONFIGURABLE DEVICE TO BREAK DRIED PASTA - Provided is a device including a body, driveshaft, plate and driver. The body includes a receptacle and a recess. The receptacle is to receive a pasta strand and to communicate a portion of the pasta strand into the recess. The driveshaft extends through the body and the recess, and has a first portion extending in relation to the receptacle and a second portion extending in relation to the recess. The plate is secured to the second portion and includes a planar surface having a radial projection extending toward the recess. The planar surface is to abut the portion of the pasta strand received into the recess. The driver has an axial opening to removeably engage the first portion. The driver is enabled to rotate the driveshaft that in turn rotates the plate causing the projection to break the pasta strand. | 09-18-2014 |
| 20140346211 | MACHINE FOR BREAKING A CONNECTING ROD - Machine for cracking a connecting rod having a small end and a big end, into a rod part and a cap part, the machine including positioning elements for positioning the connecting rod in a position for cracking, and an expandable element arranged to be inserted into a bore in said big end of the connecting rod so as to allow for splitting of the connecting rod into a rod part and a cap part by expanding the expandable element, where the machine further includes an electro press with a servomotor for actuating the expandable element. | 11-27-2014 |
| 20150102083 | SEPARATING DEVICE - A separating device for separating a continuous single piece of material into individual work pieces includes an supporting block, a moving assembly, a separating assembly and an controller. The supporting block defines a feeding portion for the single material to pass through. The moving assembly is connected to the feeding portion and blows into the feeding portion to push individual work pieces to move along the feeding portion. The separating assembly is positioned on the supporting block. The controller is positioned on either side of the supporting block for recording and signaling the creation of an individual work piece. When the controller signals another work piece, the first separating element presses a following work piece. | 04-16-2015 |
| 20150335920 | Glass Breaking Tool - A glass breaking tool for breaking glass mounted in a window, may include an attachment plate for attaching the glass breaking tool to an interior wall adjacent to the glass and a sliding shaft cooperating with the attachment plate to rotate and extend and retract with respect to the attachment plate in order to break the glass. The sliding shaft may include a cutting edge to break the glass. | 11-26-2015 |
| 20150364905 | CONDUIT FITTING SPLITTER - A conduit fitting splitter to facilitate the controlled fracture of a conduit fitting with minimal, or no, deformation or damage to the adjacent conduit, and without damaging the internal wiring. This is accomplished through a plurality of unique relationships that promote the initiation of a plurality of cracks within the conduit fitting and control the propagation of the cracks through the conduit fitting until it fractures into multiple pieces, thereby allowing the reuse of adjacent conduit and the internal wiring. | 12-17-2015 |
| 225104000 | Breaking tool intermediate spaced work supports | 3 |
| 20100219223 | MANUAL BREAKER - A rotational shaft | 09-02-2010 |
| 20160136835 | MAGNET CUTTING DEVICE - The magnet cutting device includes a pair of supporting portions spaced apart by a predetermined distance and configured to support the magnet from a bottom side, a blade configured to press the magnet supported by the pair of supporting portions from an upper side of the magnet, and a magnet supporting tool arranged between the pair of supporting portions to support the magnet from the bottom side of the magnet. A surface of the magnet supporting tool to be held in contact with the magnet is shaped such that a central part of an upper end is higher than the upper ends of the pair of supporting portions and an end part of the upper end is lower than the upper ends of the pair of supporting portions when the magnet is placed on the surface, the upper end having a slope connecting the central part and the end part. | 05-19-2016 |
| 225105000 | Clamping supports | 1 |
| 20140263531 | AMPOULE OPENER - An ampoule opener has an opening unit and a cover unit. The opening unit is a rigid frame and has two panels, two head-clamping holes and two pairs of wave-shaped flanges. The panels are respectively an upper panel and a lower panel. The head-clamping holes are elongated in length and tapered in width and are respectively formed through the panels. The pairs of wave-shaped flanges are formed between the panels and the head-clamping holes. The cover unit is flexible, is detachably mounted around the opening unit and has two covering boards, a mounting recess, two body-clamping holes and two pairs of wave-shaped edges. The body-clamping holes are elongated in length and tapered in width and are respectively formed through the mounting boards and communicate with the mounting recess. The pairs of wave-shaped edges are formed between the mounting boards and the body-clamping holes. | 09-18-2014 |
| 225106000 | Web restrainer | 13 |
| 20100252601 | Drywall splitter - A drywall or similar planar material cutting tool is provided that aids in the achieving of clean and square cuts with minimal debris and/or breakage to the drywall material edge. The apparatus defines a generally J-shaped engagement channel, or combinations of J-shaped channels, to engage the edge of a drywall sheet, and a centrally affixed handle located perpendicular to the bottom surface of the J-channel and generally in a parallel plane to the drywall sheet being cut. The unique configuration allows pressure applied to the handle to be uniformly transferred to the J-channel which, in turn, applies a uniformly distributed shear force. The applied force is perpendicular to the plane of the drywall sheet and, at all times, parallel to the pre-applied score mark thereby resulting in a clean snap break of the board with an improved edge quality. | 10-07-2010 |
| 20110089213 | PRE-CUT WIPING MATERIAL DISPENSING APPARATUS - A wipe material dispensing machine includes a housing forming a receptacle with a back plate, a horizontal lower wall, side walls, and an articulated lockable cover. The inner face of the cover has a protruding curved member. A device, articulated relative to the housing, fulfils the functions of loading, guiding and preventing creasing of the pre-cut strip of material which is pulled so that it can be removed from the forward, lower part of the machine. The device includes a raised curved element surrounding the member on the cover when the cover is closed. The element and member being concentric and leaving room for the pulled pre-cut strip of material to pass through. The pre-cut wipe material is wound on a reel or accordion pleated, and the lower part of the machine includes, at the point where the material emerges, opposite-facing limit stops. | 04-21-2011 |
| 20120125970 | Apparatus for Dispensing Plastic Bags - An apparatus for dispensing plastic bags is disclosed. The apparatus includes a dispensing rack having a base, opposing sides, and a front portion. The opposing sides include tracks that accommodate a spindle capable of being inserted through a core of a roll of plastic bags and into the tracks such that the roll of plastic bags is seated in the dispenser rack and rotatable with respect to the spindle. The front portion of the dispensing rack is formed with a tongue which engages with a slit between bags on a roll and causes a bag to separate along a perforation. The front portion of the dispensing rack may also be formed with wedges which angle downward from the sides of the dispensing rack toward a lower portion of the tongue. When a bag is detached, the wedges catch the next bag and hold the next bag in place. | 05-24-2012 |
| 20120273543 | ROLL-FORM TOILET WIPES AND DISPENSER - A roll form toilet wipes dispenser including a housing defining an interior cavity, one open side, and an opening about a front of the housing, a side panel removably received within the open side of the housing and carrying a mandrel thereon, and an openable front cover connected to the housing adjacent the opening on the front of the housing, the front cover and the front opening cooperatively defining a discharge slot for withdrawing the wipes, the front cover having a protrusion extending therefrom in a direction of the housing and protruding through the discharge slot for engaging the wipes to assist in separating the sheets. | 11-01-2012 |
| 20120305619 | CORE PIN BAG DISPENSER - A core pin bag dispenser includes a planar base sized and shaped to fit beneath a roll of film bags. First and second upwardly extending rods are mounted to the base. A retaining pin is sized and shaped to fit slidably within a hollow core of the bag roll. The pin has first and second orthogonal apertures located adjacent the first and second ends that are spaced apart by at least a width of the roll of film bags and are sized and shaped to fit slidably over the first and second upwardly extending rods. An upward pointing snagging hook is mounted adjacent a front edge of the base and is sized and shaped to engage either a chisel cut or a perforation in the bags. Two of the dispensers are mounted to an adapter designed to fit into the side channels of a bin mounted to a vertical surface. | 12-06-2012 |
| 20130256361 | APPARATUS FOR CUTTING TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPE MICRO-GRIDS - An apparatus for cutting micro-grids from a metal substrate is provided. The apparatus includes a support and a cutting module. The support includes a supporting surface, the support is configured to support a micro-grid and the metal substrate. The cutting module includes a fixing element, a spring and a cutting structure. The fixing structure and the spring are located in the cutting structure. The fixing element is configured to fix the micro-grid on the supporting surface. The cutting structure is configured to cut the micro-grid from the metal substrate. | 10-03-2013 |
| 20140151426 | Drywall splitter - A drywall or similar planar material cutting tool is provided that aids in the achieving of clean and square cuts with minimal debris and/or breakage to the drywall material edge. The apparatus defines a generally J-shaped engagement channel, or combinations of J-shaped channels, to engage the edge of a drywall sheet, and a centrally affixed handle located perpendicular to the bottom surface of the J-channel and generally in a parallel plane to the drywall sheet being cut. The unique configuration allows pressure applied to the handle to be uniformly transferred to the J-channel which, in turn, applies a uniformly distributed shear force. The applied force is perpendicular to the plane of the drywall sheet and, at all times, parallel to the pre-applied score mark thereby resulting in a clean snap break of the board with an improved edge quality. | 06-05-2014 |
| 20140263532 | SPEEDY BAG - BAG DISPENSING SYSTEM - A bag dispensing apparatus is described that comprises a container that includes a box and a series of garbage bags. The box includes a top and the top defines an opening. The last bag of the series of garbage bags connects a cut in a plate positioned in the container. When the last bag is pulled from a trash can the last bag pulls the container and plate from the trash can. The container and plate can then be separated from the last bag and recycled. | 09-18-2014 |
| 20140339281 | PERFORATED PAPER TOWEL DISPENSER FOR ONE-HANDED OPERATION - A paper towel dispenser including a base; a center shaft vertically mounted on the base; a spool mount tube rotatably disposed around the center shaft; a biasing element engaging the spool mount tube and placing it at an angle in relation to the center shaft, and brake elements disposed between the center shaft and the spool mount tube. When a user pulls a free end of a paper towel roll outwardly ion a defined direction, the spool mount tube tilts and the brake elements disengage, allowing the spool mount tube to rotate and also allowing paper towel sheets to pay out. If the user pulls at an angle relative to the center shaft on the free end of the paper towel roll, the brake elements engage and prevent rotation of the spool mount tube, thus allowing the user to tear off and separate the dispensed paper towel sheets. | 11-20-2014 |
| 20140361064 | CORE PIN BAG DISPENSER - A core pin bag dispenser includes a planar base sized and shaped to fit beneath a roll of film bags. First and second upwardly extending rods are mounted to the base. A retaining pin is sized and shaped to fit slidably within a hollow core of the bag roll. The pin has first and second orthogonal apertures located adjacent the first and second ends that are spaced apart by at least a width of the roll of film bags and are sized and shaped to fit slidably over the first and second upwardly extending rods. An upward pointing snagging hook is mounted adjacent a front edge of the base and is sized and shaped to engage either a chisel cut or a perforation in the bags. Two of the dispensers are mounted to an adapter designed to fit into the side channels of a bin mounted to a vertical surface. | 12-11-2014 |
| 20150144677 | Produce bag dispenser with unistructural base and guides - A produce bag dispenser includes a) a uninstructural base frame to receive and nest a plastic produce bag roll, including at least two back sections, a bottom section and a rip tongue, at least one back section at said rearward end having an arcuate shape; b) a set of opposing side guide panels connected for stabilizing the movement of a nested plastic produce bag roll; c) a fixed or adjustable connection mechanism connecting the side guide panels to the base frame; and, d) a plastic produce bag guide bar to create a bag flow space. | 05-28-2015 |
| 20150336286 | Paper Cutting Tool - A paper cutting tool is an apparatus that is used to align, measure, cut, and tear paper or other similar materials. The apparatus includes a handle which is gripped by the user during cutting. The handle also allows the user to easily maneuver the apparatus prior to, and after, cutting. A first rigid strip and a second rigid strip are connected to the handle at an angle. Both the first rigid strip and the second rigid strip include a proximal longitudinal edge and a distal longitudinal edge. The first rigid strip and the second rigid strip are connected to the handle at the proximal longitudinal edge. A cutting blade is connected to the distal longitudinal edge of the first rigid strip and is used to aid in the cutting process. The second rigid strip is used to stabilize the apparatus while the user is cutting a piece of paper. | 11-26-2015 |
| 20160051098 | DISPENSER ASSEMBLY - A dispenser assembly designed to tangentially dispense a sheet from a roll of sheet material including sheet material formed from two webs, each web having lines of weakness positioned transversely across the web which allows the web to be separated into a plurality of sheets, the lines of weakness of one web being offset from those of the other web. The dispenser assembly includes (1) a base arranged to hold the roll of sheet material and to couple the dispenser assembly with an environment structure; (2) a first roller and a counter roller between which the sheet material is movable towards a dispensing outlet; and (3) a cradle arranged to support the roll of sheet material and to unwind the sheet material towards the first roller whatever a consumption level of the roll of sheet material. The first roller and the counter roller are positioned relatively to each other spaced according to a fixed nip therebetween to generate a braking force on the sheet material sufficient to break the line of weakness of the web at the dispensing outlet or downstream the dispensing outlet. | 02-25-2016 |
