MICHAEL ALAN KANE
Pilots at Wood St, Chicago, IL

4654101, Mar 31, 1987

Feb 21, 1985

6/703928

Michael Kane - Chicago IL

Kane Graphical Corporation - Chicago IL

B32B 3118

156250

A method of making sign component pieces to be interfitted in close abutting relationship. The preferred method aspect of the invention involves imprinting upon one or more flexible rectangular translucent cover sheets successive horizontal bands of repeated sign-forming indicia, the indicia being precisely positioned with respect to two intersecting reference margins of the sheet. The cover sheets are then laminated to a thin flexible backing sheet capable of adhering subsequent to be severed component sign pieces to a component piece support surface. The resulting laminated sheet is then applied to individual cutting devices, each having an adjustable backstop positioned to effect a linear cutting operation spaced a distance therefrom equal to the horizontal or vertical extent of the component piece involved. The cutting devices are scissor-type shearing devices which forms a bevelled undercut so that the bevelling is identical for the top and right sides of each severed component piece and forms an opposite bevelled undercut along the left and bottom margin of each component piece formed therefrom.

5221396, Jun 22, 1993

Mar 12, 1992

7/849943

Michael Kane - Chicago IL

Kane Graphical Corporation - Chicago IL

B44C 504

156250

A mass-production technique for fabricating individual indicia-bearing display sign plaques (10) employs fabricating sheets of large plaque stock (36) as a laminate of a stiffening substrate (12) and an indicia-bearing front sheet (22) adheringly affixed thereto, the indicia (24) on the front sheet bearing the indicia of the desired plaque replicated thereon preferably as a large rectangular array of elements having common boundaries subsequently to be severed along severance lines (38). For wall-mounting of finished plaques adhesive tape strip stock (40) is affixed to lie generally centered on the common boundaries of the array elements, as well as around the periphery of the laminate stock. An edge-registered stack (41) of laminates 41 is then cut along the severing lines by repeated passes of a guillotine-type blade 42. The material forming the substrate and all layers emplaced thereon is chosen to yield clean shearing under such a blade, with the result that the individual plaques 10 when separated have clean sharp edge faces with the peripheral adhesive tape precisely edge-registered thereto.

5096758, Mar 17, 1992

Aug 14, 1989

7/393600

Michael Kane - Chicago IL

Kane Graphical Corporation - Chicago IL

B44C 504

428 40

A mass-production technique for fabricating individual indicia-bearing display sign plaques (10) employs fabricating sheets of large plaque stock (36) as a laminate of a stiffening substrate (12) and an indicia-bearing front sheet (22) adheringly affixed thereto, the indicia (24) on the front sheet bearing the indicia of the desired plaque replicated thereon preferably as a large rectangular array of elements having common boundaries subsequently to be severed along severance lines (38). For wall-mounting of finished plaques adhesive tape strip stock (40) is affixed to lie generally centered on the common boundaries of the array elements, as well as around the periphery of the laminate stock. An edge-registered stack (41) of laminates 41 is then cut along the severing lines by repeated passes of a guillotine-type blade 42. The material forming the substrate and all layers emplaced thereon is chosen to yield clean shearing under such a blade, with the result that the individual plaques 10 when separated have clean sharp edge faces with the peripheral adhesive tape precisely edge-registered thereto.