Patent ID: 8118075

Claim:
An apparatus for separating a laminated substrate assembly comprising: a planar assembly, the planar assembly comprising a plate assembly for receiving a laminated substrate assembly and a guide assembly configured to guide the plate assembly in at least one direction; an elongated cutting member; a cutting member housing assembly positioned on a first side of the planar assembly suitable for containing the elongated cutting member and releasing an amount of the elongated cutting member; and a cutting member receiving assembly positioned on a second side of the planar assembly, substantially opposite from the first side of the planar assembly suitable for receiving an amount of the elongated cutting member; and a heating assembly coupled to the planar assembly configured to uniformly heat a surface of the plate assembly; wherein at least one of the cutting member housing assembly or the cutting member receiving assembly is configured to provide an amount of tension to an amount of the elongated cutting member as the amount of elongated cutting member is released by the cutting member housing assembly or received by the cutting member receiving assembly, and the elongated cutting member is configured to remove an amount of adhesive from an adhesive layer of the laminated substrate assembly positioned on a top surface of the plate assembly of the planar assembly as the amount of the elongated cutting member is transferred from the cutting member housing assembly to the cutting member receiving assembly.