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US 2010/0319507 A1Published application
Cutting device
OwnerJames K. Tse, Peng Li Ming +1inventors
InventorsJames K. Tse, Peng Li Ming, Zhang Zi Peng
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Abstract
A cutting device in accordance with an embodiment of the present application allows users to both cut and print on a substrate provided to the device to create any desired design or pattern. The device includes an integral cutting surface, and thus, avoids the need to mount each piece of material to be cut on a cutting mat prior to use. This allows for the inclusion of a multi-page feeding system that allows multiple pages of paper to be continuously fed into the device for cutting and/or printing.
Claims48
A cutting device comprising:
- an operational head including a cutting element mounted thereon;
- and
- a cutting surface for receiving and supporting unsupported paper, the operational head configured to move relative to the paper supported by the cutting surface to cut a desired pattern therein with the cutting element.
A method for cutting paper comprising the steps of:
- feeding unsupported paper into a paper cutting device;
- supporting the unsupported paper after it has been received in the paper cutting device;
- and
- cutting the supported paper to provide a desired pattern therein.
1 more element
A cutting device comprising:
- an operational head configured to move to a desired position in the cutting device;
- a cutting surface positioned under the operational head;
- a paper driver configured to drive paper through the cutting device between the operational head and the cutting surface;
- wherein, the operational head further includes at least one cutting element configured to selectively cut the paper on the cutting surface to provide a desired pattern;
- and
- a processor configured to control the operational head and the paper driver to position the operational head at the desired position over a desired portion of the paper.
3 more elements
A cutting device comprising:
- an operational head movable to a desired position in the cutting device;
- a cutting surface positioned under the operational head;
- a paper driver configured to drive paper through the cutting device between the operational head and the cutting surface;
- wherein, the operational head further comprises:
- at least one cutting element configured to selectively cut the paper on the cutting surface to provide a desired pattern;
- and
- at least one printing element configured to selectively draw on the piece of paper;
- and
- a processor operable to control the operational head and the paper driver to position the operational head in the desired position over the paper and to control the operation of the at least one cutting element and the at least one printing element.
6 more elements
A cutting device comprising:
- an operational head movable to a desired position in the cutting device;
- a cutting surface positioned under the operational head;
- a paper driver configured to drive paper through the cutting device between the operational head and the cutting surface;
- a paper tray configured to hold a plurality of pieces of paper;
- wherein the paper driver further comprises:
- a feed roller positioned adjacent to the paper tray and configured to rotate to automatically feed the paper into the cutting device from the paper tray;
- and
- wherein, the operational head further includes at least one cutting element configured to selectively cut the paper on the cutting surface to provide a desired pattern;
- and
- a processor operable to control the operational head and the feed roller to respective desired positions and to operate the cutting element to selectively cut the piece of paper in the desired pattern.
7 more elements
A cutting device comprising:
- an operational head movable to a desired position in the cutting device;
- a cutting surface positioned under the operational head;
- a paper driver configured to drive paper through the cutting device between the operational head and the cutting surface;
- wherein the operational head further comprises:
- at least one cutting element configured to selectively cut the paper on the cutting surface to provide a desired pattern;
- a processor configured to control the operational head and the paper driver to position the operational head in the desired position over the paper;
- and
- an input device configured to enable a user to provide information to the processor regarding a desired pattern.
5 more elements
A cutting device comprising:
- an operational head configured to move to a desired position in the cutting device;
- a cutting surface positioned under the operational head;
- a paper driver configured to drive paper through the cutting device between the operational head and the cutting surface;
- and
- a processor configured to control the operational head and the paper driver to position the operational head at the desired position over a desired portion of the paper;
- wherein,
- the operational head further at least one cutting element configured to selectively cut the paper on the cutting surface to provide a desired pattern, and
- wherein the processor controls the at least one cutting element to provide a predetermined number of uncut tabs of paper in the desired pattern.
5 more elements
A method of cutting paper utilizing a cutting device comprising the steps of:
- operating a paper driver to drive paper through the cutting device;
- moving an operational head to a desired position over the paper;
- providing an integral cutting surface under the operational head and the paper;
- and
- lowering a cutting blade from the operational head to cut the paper at the desired position based on instructions provided by a processor to provide a desired pattern.
2 more elements
A method of cutting and printing on paper utilizing a cutting device comprising the steps of:
- operating a paper driver to drive paper through the cutting device;
- moving an operational head to a desired position over the paper;
- providing an integral cutting surface under the operational head and the paper;
- lowering a cutting blade from the operational head to cut the paper at the desired position based on instructions provided by a processor to provide a desired pattern;
- and
- printing on the paper using a printing element based on instructions provided by the processor.
3 more elements
A method of cutting paper utilizing a cutting device comprising the steps of:
- providing a paper tray including a plurality of pieces of paper;
- operating a paper driver to feed paper from the paper tray into the cutting device and drive paper through the cutting device;
- moving an operational head to a desired position over the paper;
- providing an integral cutting surface under the operational head and the paper;
- and
- lowering a cutting blade from the operational head to cut the paper at the desired position based on instructions provided by a processor to provide a desired pattern.
3 more elements
A method of cutting paper utilizing a cutting device comprising the steps of:
- providing a bracket supporting a roll of paper;
- operating a paper driver to feed paper from the roll of paper into the cutting device and to drive paper through the cutting device;
- moving an operational head to a desired position over the paper;
- providing an integral cutting surface under the operational head and the paper;
- and
- lowering a cutting blade from the operational head to cut the paper at the desired position based on instructions provided by a processor to provide a desired pattern.
3 more elements
A method of cutting paper utilizing a cutting device comprising the steps of:
- operating a paper driver to drive paper through the cutting device;
- moving an operational head to a desired position over the paper;
- providing an integral cutting surface under the operational head and the paper;
- lowering a cutting blade from the operational head to cut the paper at the desired position based on instructions provided by a processor to provide a desired pattern;
- and
- raising the blade selectively while cutting the desired pattern to provide uncut tabs of paper in the desired pattern.
3 more elements
A method of printing on paper utilizing a cutting device having an operational head with a cutting element and a printing element, the method comprising the steps of:
- operating a paper driver to drive the paper through the cutting device;
- moving the operational head to a desired position over the paper;
- and
- printing on the paper using a printing element based on instructions provided by a processor.
1 more element
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.