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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 23, 2003
Filed:
Mar. 12, 1997
Applicant:
Inventor:
Ferdinand D. DiMaria, Wappingers Falls, NY (US);
Assignee:
International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B26D 7/02 ; B26D 7/26 ; B26F 1/02 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B26D 7/02 ; B26D 7/26 ; B26F 1/02 ;
Abstract
A method and apparatus for punching holes in a substrate which is disposed between a punch head with a fixed partial pattern of holes and a die having a full array pattern of holes. The punch head punches holes in the substrate by aligning with the die and contacting the substrate. Punches contained in the punch head articulate in at least one of x, y, and theta positions in order to precisely align with holes in the die thereby producing holes in the substrate which precisely match holes in the die.