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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 23, 1992
Filed:
Jul. 31, 1990
Applicant:
Inventors:
Assignee:
Asahi Glass Company, Ltd., Tokyo, JP;
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B24B / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
5116577 ; 5128 / ; 511313 ;
Abstract
A method of grinding a plate-like material comprises supporting a plate-like material on a circular carrying member having a gear at its outer circumference, engaging the gear of the circular carrying member with first and second transferring means which oppose at a predetermined distance, grinding a surface of the plate-like material in a grinding unit placed at or near a transferring path which is formed between the first and second transferring means by moving the carrying member which is driven by the first and second transferring means, and moving the carrying member from the grinding unit by driving the first and second transferring means after the completion of the grinding operation.