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| Application No. | Application Title | Issue Date |
| 20120034853 | METHOD, SYSTEM, AND APPARATUS FOR MODIFYING SURFACES The present disclosure is directed to method, apparatus, and system for uniformly supporting flexible surface modifying articles during surface modification as well as enabling replacing and repositioning thereof for improving their useful service life as well as improv... | 02/09/2012 |
| 20120021678 | CYLINDRICAL GRINDING AND POLISHING DEVICE A cylindrical grinding and polishing device includes a main body defining a cavity, a polishing device, a cylindrical grinding device, a support device. The polishing device is received in the cavity, and includes a number of polishing wheels positioned along a first di... | 01/26/2012 |
| 20120001262 | METAL CONDUCTOR CHEMICAL MECHANICAL POLISH The present disclosure provides a method of fabricating a semiconductor device, a semiconductor device fabricated by such a method, and a chemical mechanical polishing (CMP) tool for performing such a method. In one embodiment, a method of fabricating a semiconductor de... | 01/05/2012 |
| 20110318998 | POLISHING DEVICE A polishing device includes an outer barrel, an inner barrel, polishing members, and an actuator. The outer barrel defines a chamber and includes inner surfaces substantially parallel to a central axis of the outer barrel. Each of the inner surfaces defines a holding gr... | 12/29/2011 |
| 20110281507 | Large Angle Grinder An angle grinder is provided including a radial fan assembly. The radial fan assembly is configured to direct exhaust radially outwardly and axially away from a user of the angle grinder. Brush card assemblies for an angle grinder are also provided. The brush card assem... | 11/17/2011 |
| 20110237163 | SUBSTRATE POLISHING APPARATUS AND METHOD A substrate polishing apparatus includes a substrate holding mechanism having a head for holding a substrate to be polished, and a polishing mechanism including a polishing table with a polishing pad mounted thereon. The substrate held by the head is pressed against the... | 09/29/2011 |
| 20110237164 | POLISHING APPARATUS, POLISHING METHOD AND PRESSING MEMBER FOR PRESSING A POLISHING TOOL A polishing apparatus polishes a top edge portion and/or a bottom edge portion of a substrate accurately and uniformly. The polishing apparatus includes a rotary holding mechanism 3 configured to hold the substrate W horizontally and to rotate the substrate W; an... | 09/29/2011 |
| 20110207384 | METHOD AND DEVICE FOR MACHINING SHAFTS The invention relates to a device (1) for machining a stepped shaft (2), having a workpiece rest (6); having a disk arrangement (3) which has a grinding disk (4) and a control disk (5); and having an axial stop arrangement (7... | 08/25/2011 |
| 20110195644 | TOOL HOLDER WITH TAPERED SLOT FOR A GRINDING MACHINE A tool holder for a grinding machine, where the tool holder is mounted to a grinding platform of the grinding machine. The tool holder includes a plate member having a tapered slot where opposing stop elements are provided within the slot at a central location. The tool... | 08/11/2011 |
| 20110183586 | ABRADING DEVICE HAVING A FRONT EXHAUST A head for an orbital abrading machine comprising a housing, a shroud including inner and outer portions, defining a chamber between the inner and outer portions, a drive means for driving an abrading pad, the drive means at least partially enclosed by the housing and t... | 07/28/2011 |
| 20110159793 | METHOD OF MANUFACTURING POLISHING PAD HAVING DETECTION WINDOW AND POLISHING PAD HAVING DETECTION WINDOW A polishing pad having a detection window and a method of manufacturing the polishing pad are provided. A dummy detection window is pre-disposed in a mold. A polishing layer precursor is filled into the mold, and then a solidifying process is performed to form a polishi... | 06/30/2011 |
| 20110143539 | POLISHING PAD WITH ENDPOINT WINDOW AND SYSTEMS AND METHODS USING THE SAME A polishing pad including a path therethrough to transmit a signal for in situ monitoring of an endpoint in a polishing operation. In one embodiment, the polishing pad includes a polishing composition distribution layer on a first side of a guide plate and a support lay... | 06/16/2011 |
| 20110104436 | RUNNING BASES The invention relates to miming bases with improved speed and gliding characteristics when they run over water, snow or ice surfaces or artificial materials that mimic these surfaces. In particular the invention relates to a method comprising sequentially treating at le... | 05/05/2011 |
| 20110092140 | Ginder with built-in grinding agent dispenser A grinder with built-in grinding agent dispenser includes a driving shank having an adapter end for operatively coupling with a grinder machine for being driven to rotate, a grinding shaft operatively coupling with the driving shank for being driven to rotate, an abrasi... | 04/21/2011 |
| 20110081834 | METHOD FOR WORKING ON WORKPIECES WITH A WATER JET THAT CONTAINS ABRASIVE AND EMERGES UNDER HIGH PRESSURE FROM A NOZZLE, WATER JET INSTALLATION USEFUL FOR EXECUTING THE METHOD, AND APPLICATION OF THE METHOD In a method for producing a water jet (45) that contains abrasive and emerges under high pressure from a nozzle (44), uninterrupted operation with, at the same time, greater working performance and lower costs is made possible in that, in a first step, an ... | 04/07/2011 |
| 20110053472 | GRINDING DEVICE WITH CLEANING ASSEMBLY An exemplary grinding device includes a fixed barrel, a rotatable barrel, a grinding plate, an actuator and a cleaning assembly. The fixed barrel defines a chamber and includes a number of inner sidewall substantially parallel to a central axis, each of which defines a ... | 03/03/2011 |
| 20110028075 | NOZZLE, A NOZZLE UNIT, AND A BLASTING MACHINE A nozzle, a nozzle unit having a plurality of nozzles, and a blasting machine equipped with the nozzle unit, which can achieve a micro-machining with a high precision and a high productivity for the blasting process, are provided. Since the... | 02/03/2011 |
| 20100273403 | Contour Guide for Ice Skate Sharpener A guide assembly for an ice skate sharpener cooperates with a template of a desired contour of a skate blade to control the relative disposition of a sharpening wheel and a skate blade. The guide assembly comprises a base and a carriage slidably mounted on the base so a... | 10/28/2010 |
| 20100197207 | CHEMICAL MECHANICAL POLISHING APPARATUS A chemical mechanical polishing apparatus includes a container, a platen, first and second brushes, a polishing pad, a carrier, and a slurry supplier. The container has a bottom wall and a side wall. The side wall has an inwardly-extending upper portion. The platen is s... | 08/05/2010 |
| 20100175237 | SYSTEM FOR MOUNTING AN ABRASIVE TOOL TO A DRIVE PLATE OF GRINDING AND POLISHING MACHINES Thus, according to one aspect, the invention provides A system for mounting an abrasive tool to a drive plate of a polisher or grinding tool, the system comprising: an intermediate element mounted to a surface of the drive plate via a first securing means; and a second ... | 07/15/2010 |
| 20100167632 | MANUAL POWER SANDER, AND VIBRATION ISOLATION DEVICE OF A MANUAL POWER SANDER The invention emanates from a hand-held grinder, in particular an orbital grinder, with at least one handle (10) in or on a housing part (19) and with a drive unit (12) to drive a grinding disc (14) in or on a disc-shaped tool carrier (13<... | 07/01/2010 |
| 20100068979 | Tool setter for a grinding machine A device or tool setter has the purpose of setting the position of a support bar, adjustably connected to a grinding machine, in relation to a rotatable grindstone of the machine for obtaining a desired edge angle of a tool supported for grinding by the support bar. The... | 03/18/2010 |
| 20100056029 | Adapter For Mounting A Tool On An Oscillating Drive An adapter is disclosed for mounting a tool on an oscillating drive having a drive shaft that can be driven to oscillate about its longitudinal axis, wherein the adapter is passed by a central opening, and has at its drive end at least one positive-locking element for p... | 03/04/2010 |
| 20090280733 | Assembly/disassembly structure of upstanding grinding axle The present invention provides a woodwork grinder, which can allow the grinding axle to be positioning quickly for replacement, so that the replacement can be carried out smoothly; it comprises a flexible insert rod on the grinding based of the grinding axle, and at lea... | 11/12/2009 |
| 20090156106 | Hand-held power tool with locking nut A hand-held power tool has a drive spindle (2) rotatable about a rotational axis (A) and provided at its free end with a clamping flange (3) and a locking thread (4), a locking nut (7) tightenable on the locking thread (4) for securing... | 06/18/2009 |
| 20090027617 | Method of Manufacturing Rimless Spectacles and a Mask Suited for Use with said Method The invention relates to a method of manufacturing rimless spectacles in which fasteners of the lugs and the bridge of the spectacles are adhesively bonded to the front side or the rear side of the lenses. In the method first of all two lens blanks are manufactured of a... | 01/29/2009 |
| 20080293344 | METHODS AND APPARATUS FOR POLISHING A NOTCH OF A SUBSTRATE USING A POLISHING PAD Methods and apparatus are provided for polishing a notch of a substrate using a polishing tape. In some embodiments, a polishing head may be provided that is adapted to apply the polishing tape against the notch of the substrate, including: a polishing pad having a cavi... | 11/27/2008 |
| 20070232211 | Perforated sandpaper alignment device The present invention discloses a perforated sandpaper alignment device, which is used to accommodate and position perforated sandpapers having multiple through-holes thereon and comprises a seat. The seat has a base; the base has a column, which the perforated sandpape... | 10/04/2007 |
| 20070232210 | Fast perforated sandpaper-replacing device The present invention discloses a fast-perforated sandpaper-replacing device, which is used to attach a perforated sandpaper to a grinder. The device of the present invention comprises a casing. The casing has a through-hole, an aligner installed on its surface, and a m... | 10/04/2007 |
| 20060281395 | Retaining ring with flange for chemical mechanical polishing A retaining ring has a generally annular body with a top surface, a bottom surface, an inner diameter surface, and an outer diameter surface. The outer diameter surface includes an outwardly projecting flange having a lower surface, and the bottom surface includes a plu... | 12/14/2006 |
| 20060084372 | Grinding wheel replacement fixture An apparatus to facilitate the replacement of a grinding wheel secured to a mounting plate. The apparatus includes a frame having two spaced-apart uprights. An elongated support bar extends between and is pivotally mounted to the uprights while a mounting plate of a gri... | 04/20/2006 |
| 20050277376 | Single component pad backer for polishing head of an orbital chemical mechanical polishing machine and method therefor A pad backer for a polishing head of an orbital chemical mechanical polishing (CMP) machine is formed of a flexible pad. A plurality of holes are formed through the flexible pad. The holes are used to accommodate tile flow of a polishing liquid from the underside of the... | 12/15/2005 |
| 20050277375 | Retaining ring assembly for use in chemical mechanical polishing A retaining ring assembly for use in chemical mechanical polishing that includes an annular plastic retaining ring portion defining an annular projection thereon, an annular metal backing defining an annular channel therein for receiving the projection and a pair of elo... | 12/15/2005 |
