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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:
Jul. 28, 1998
Filed:
Nov. 14, 1996
Applicant:
Inventors:
Joseph Albert Watkins, Rochester, NY (US);
Thomas Allen Sisson, Hilton, NY (US);
Assignee:
Eastman Kodak Company, Rochester, NY (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B26D / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
83528 ; 83615 ; 83628 ; 100264 ;
Abstract
Apparatus for cutting a web, including a frame ((70, 186); a crank (188) mounted for rotation on the frame; an upper platen (210); a pair of linear guides (212) for the upper platen; a first crank arm (196) connected between the upper platen and the crank; a lower platen; second and third crank arms (218, 220) connected between the lower platen and the crank; an upper die shoe (262) mounted to the upper platen; a lower die shoe (260) mounted to the lower platen; a pair of linear guides (264) between the die shoes; and a system (287-290, 298-300) for rotating the crank.