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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:
Oct. 30, 2001
Filed:
Sep. 08, 1997
Applicant:
Inventor:
Heinz Joseph Gerber, West Hartford, CT (US);
Assignee:
Gerber Scientific, Inc., South Windsor, CT (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B26D 5/20 ; B26D 7/20 ; A41H 4/300 ; B26F 1/38 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B26D 5/20 ; B26D 7/20 ; A41H 4/300 ; B26F 1/38 ;
Abstract
An apparatus and method for cutting pattern pieces from a continuous marker are disclosed. According to the invention, pattern pieces comprising made to order garments are cut from successive bites of limp sheet material. Means are provided for creating the continuous marker, labeling the pattern pieces and cutting the pattern pieces for subsequent processing.