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| Application No. | Application Title | Issue Date |
| 20120047702 | SHAFT ALIGNMENT HAND TOOL A shaft alignment hand tool comprises a hand tool rectangle body with six flat sides, a slotted cavity between the top and bottom surfaces running the entire length of the embodiment. Top side of the body having three threaded orifices through one side into the slotted ... | 03/01/2012 |
| 20120023732 | Alignment Tools and Methods of Tool Alignment An automated driver for tightening a fastener bolt includes a housing body including a handle. A chuck is rotatably connected to the housing body. An actuation system is operatively connected to the chuck for rotating the chuck. A tool element is held by the chuck, the ... | 02/02/2012 |
| 20110277290 | Rake tine replacement tool A tool for replacing rake tines, having inner and outer ends, of a rake wheel which includes a central disc-shaped support plate means and a peripheral rim spaced outwardly of the support plate means with the peripheral rim having a plurality of spaced-apart openings fo... | 11/17/2011 |
| 20110239426 | Aligner for use with a staked fastener An aligner and a method for its use in staking a fastener. More specifically, the aligner guides a tip of a staking tool in some portion of a staking operation properly into alignment with a clinch portion of a staked fastener. As a result, the clinch portion is shaped ... | 10/06/2011 |
| 20110197411 | Device for Holding Timing Gears Disclosed is a device for holding a relative angle between two timing gears. The device includes a connector, two stationary engagement elements, two levers, two movable engagement elements and two fastening units. Each of the stationary engagement elements extends from... | 08/18/2011 |
| 20110167604 | Fixture for aligning and installing drawer fronts/faces to drawer boxes A portable fixture/method for installing drawer fronts/faces to drawer boxes. The fixture provides the proper alignment/orientation of the drawer front/face to the drawer box based on two dimensions set by the user. Said dimensions, covers full inset to full overlay app... | 07/14/2011 |
| 20110061219 | SPACING TOOL AND METHOD OF USE The invention includes a hand tool that may be used for applying a design to a jewelry line. The tool may include at least one three-dimensional object having a slot spanning at least the distance of one side of the object. The slot may be receptive to a jewelry line, s... | 03/17/2011 |
| 20100319174 | Adjusting Mechanism and Adjusting Method Thereof An adjusting mechanism adjusts a boat to be parallel to a furnace having an opening and a receiving space, which has a first symmetrical line. When the boat having a second symmetrical line is inserted into the space, a first gap area is formed between sidewalls of the ... | 12/23/2010 |
| 20100300408 | FUEL INJECTOR, CLAMPING ASSEMBLY AND METHOD OF MOUNTING A FUEL INJECTOR A fuel injector, a method of mounting a fuel injector, a combination injector and clamping, and a clamp are all provided for ensuring the fuel injector is mounted in a proper rotative position in an injector mounting bore of any one of multiple internal combustion engin... | 12/02/2010 |
| 20100263192 | Multi-Element Mirror Assembly and Alignment Methods and apparatus for aligning a mirror block with a base plate to form a mirror assembly are disclosed. According to one aspect of the present invention, a method for forming a mirror assembly includes positioning a mirror block in contact with a base plate that ha... | 10/21/2010 |
| 20090282667 | Method for Installing a Built-In Device on a Unit Niche and Adjusting Tool A built-in device, in particular a kitchen device, is provided and includes a front side and a unit wall comprising a unit front surface. Said method consists of the following steps: at least one adjusting device is secured to the built-in device in such a manner that a... | 11/19/2009 |
| 20090255107 | PIPING ALIGNMENT DEVICE AND METHOD An apparatus is presented for providing vertical or horizontal alignment to a pipe or conduit extending through a floor, wall or ceiling surface, comprising a box-like housing having a first set of one or more openings extending therethrough, one or more pipe stubs for ... | 10/15/2009 |
| 20080282525 | BEARING POSITIONING TOOL SET A bearing-positioning tool set comprises a grip having an inner end fixed with a combining rod extending outward, said combining rod bored with a combining threaded hole; at least one positioning press blocks respectively formed with two different diameters, said positi... | 11/20/2008 |
| 20080178455 | Method and apparatus for installing a waste disposer sink mount An apparatus and method enhances installation of a waste disposer mounting assembly at a drain-received sink flange. The apparatus comprises a carriage guide, a carriage assembly, and a spring-actuable notch stop. The carriage guide comprises a hooked end, a handled end... | 07/31/2008 |
| 20070283547 | Aligner for use with a staked fastener An aligner and a method for its use in staking a fastener. More specifically, the aligner guides a tip of a staking tool in some portion of a staking operation properly into alignment with a clinch portion of a staked fastener. As a result, the clinch portion is shaped ... | 12/13/2007 |
| 20070271755 | Tool for aligning work pieces A tool comprising a first portion and a second portion, the first and second portions being connected by means of an off-set connecting portion, wherein the first and second portions are generally perpendicular to each other. The tool is of particular use in aligning wo... | 11/29/2007 |
| 20070271758 | A SYSTEM AND METHOD OF INSTALLING AN INSTRUMENT PANEL A system and a method of installing an instrument panel in a motor vehicle. The system includes a decking arm assembly having a support structure for supporting the instrument panel, an actuator, a cradle disposed proximate the actuator, and a sensor assembly. The cradl... | 11/29/2007 |
| 20070209188 | Pipe joiner A pipe joiner includes a power assembly and first and second attachment retainers, each retainer configured to accept a pipe claw. A frame supports the first and second attachment retainers. The power assembly is coupled to the frame in such a manner that operating the ... | 09/13/2007 |
| 20070209204 | Hose Assembly Process, Device, and Product-by-Process A process for assembling a rigid fitting to a flexible or elastic tube or hose within one of a portable, hand-held and/or mountable assembly device, including the steps of slip-fitting the fitting within a pusher member of the device that includes a torque-producing sou... | 09/13/2007 |
| 20070050961 | Fuel hose line installation apparatus A fuel hose line assembling apparatus comprises a base, a transmission, a fixing member and a hose fixing jig. The base comprises at least two chutes. The transmission and the hose fixing jig are mounted on two sides of the base respectively. An adjusting screw is movab... | 03/08/2007 |
| 20060156523 | Adjustable support assembly A support assembly useful in supporting a plumbing fixture in the course of effecting connections thereto includes a base provided with a vertical tube segment supporting a nut assembly threadably engaged to a rod partly received in the segment with the upper rod end su... | 07/20/2006 |
| 20060021217 | Rocker arm alignment tool and method An apparatus for and method of aligning rocker arms (401 and 403) with push rods (611) during the assembly of an internal combustion engine utilizes an installation tool (100). The tool (100) includes a plurality of alignment members (... | 02/02/2006 |
| 20050251983 | Garbage macerator installation mount A support assembly useful in aligning and mounting a garbage disposal to the drain fitting of a sink includes a base provided with a vertical tube segment supporting a nut assembly threadably engaged to a rod partly received in the segment with the upper rod end support... | 11/17/2005 |
| 20050183258 | Hydraulic hand tool A handheld hydraulic assembly tool for advancing a fitting's swage ring onto a fitting's connecting body while a conduit is received in the connector body to mechanically and sealingly connect the fitting to the conduit includes a clamping assembly defining a piston cha... | 08/25/2005 |
