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| Application No. | Application Title | Issue Date |
| 20110296891 | CORRUGATED INSERT CUTTING APPARATUS AND METHOD An insert cutting apparatus useable in a production line for producing tubes from shaped sheet-metal strips includes an upper die having a first row of punches, and a lower die having a second row of punches. The first and second rows of punches can form predetermined b... | 12/08/2011 |
| 20110265539 | METHOD OF MAKING MICRO-HOLES ON METAL PLATE A method of making micro-holes on a metal plate includes: (A) feeding a metal plate on a workbench forward to extend beyond a shearing edge; (B) locating a punching head at a first position, and keeping a working space between the punching head and the workbench; (C) ex... | 11/03/2011 |
| 20110252855 | Metal Embossing Hand Tool The preset invention is directed to an embossing tool. The embossing tool includes a drive mechanism that advances a tape, an embossing mechanism and a cutting mechanism. The cutting mechanism cuts the tape to form a tag. The cutting mechanism also forms a mounting feat... | 10/20/2011 |
| 20110120205 | ONE-PIECE ELBOW HYDRAULIC FITTING DESIGNED FOR ELECTRIC ARC STUD WELDING AND PROCESS FOR PRODUCING THE SAME A process of forming a hydraulic port weld stud that includes providing a billet of material; forging an initial forging from the single billet of material including a stud portion having a longitudinal axis and a port portion extending along an axis transverse to the l... | 05/26/2011 |
| 20110043084 | Information Handling System Enclosure And Process For Manufacture Of Cosmetic Formed Corners An information handling system enclosure is formed from a metal panel having a thickness, such as approximately 1 mm, by stamping a raised edge from the panel so that the height of the edge appears as a thickness of the panel, such as 2.5 mm. The raised edge is stamped ... | 02/24/2011 |
| 20110011146 | METHOD OF FORMING A TENON ON ONE SIDE OF A METAL PLATE MEMBER A method of forming a tenon on one side of a metal plate member by means of punching the wall of one side of the metal plate member with a punch or punches to form a protrusion and then punching the protrusion with a punch rod to extend the height of the protrusion and ... | 01/20/2011 |
| 20100251795 | Device for Manufacturing Profiles A device for manufacturing profiles from a sheet includes at least one work station with a base plate and two die halves, wherein the die halves and the base plate extend in the longitudinal direction of the profile to be manufactured, and the die halves are arranged on... | 10/07/2010 |
| 20100236315 | Electrical connector configuring dies, tool and method A die set adapted to remove an end of a substantially flat lug of an electrical connector. The die set includes a first die and a second die. The first die includes a first frame and a spring loaded member connected to the first frame. The first frame includes a first c... | 09/23/2010 |
| 20100139354 | STRETCHED METAL ARTICLE HAVING REINFORCED TERMINAL EDGE AND METHOD OF MAKING SAME A reinforced wall in a drawn metal workpiece is formed by folding an annular wall back on itself in a punch-driven operation.... | 06/10/2010 |
| 20100104781 | Method for Working a Tube Made from a Metallic Material, and Such a Tube In the case of a method for working a tube made from a metallic material, wherein at least one punching is made in a tube wall of the tube at at least one first circumferential location of the tube wall, the tube wall is provided, at at least one second circumferential ... | 04/29/2010 |
| 20100058589 | Structured material web having a multi-dimensional structure, and method for the production thereof The invention relates to a structured material web, particularly a metal web, having a multi-dimensional structure comprising beads or creases and structures disposed next to each other and each formed by a surface section enclosed by the beads or the creases, wherein e... | 03/11/2010 |
| 20090311901 | LAND GRID ARRAY SOCKET HAVING SIMPLIFIED FASTENING STRUCTURE A land grid array (LGA) connector includes an insulative housing, a number of contacts received in the insultive housing, a stiffener disposed around the insulative housing, a metallic clip rotatably mounted to the stiffener, and a lever rotatably mounted to the stiffen... | 12/17/2009 |
| 20090293572 | CAN END SCORING METHOD, AND TOOLING ASSEMBLY AND CONVERSION PRESS THEREFOR A tooling assembly for scoring a can end is provided. First and second opposing tool members cooperate to create a depression in the can end, and to form a scoreline within the depression. A conversion press for converting a can end shell into a can end, and a method fo... | 12/03/2009 |
| 20090274924 | Microperforated Metal Foil The invention relates to a microperforated metal foil and to a process for the preparation thereof which is characterized in that a self-supporting metal foil is perforated with a needle-punching machine.... | 11/05/2009 |
| 20090241631 | HOSE FITTING A machine, tooling and method for cold forming complex metal parts such as a banjo style hose fitting starting with a near net shape volume of wire and continuing with multiple forging blows and an intermediate rotation of the blank to produce a hose coupling shell end,... | 10/01/2009 |
| 20090133461 | MACHINING METHOD, PROGRAM, MACHINING-PROGRAM GENERATING PROGRAM AND MACHINING APPARATUS OF PRESS DIE A machining method of a press die having a pierce cutter and a secondary relief-clearance area recessed inward relative to a profile of the pierce cutter is provided. A plunge cutting tool having a tool body and at least one edge portion provided on an outer circumferen... | 05/28/2009 |
| 20090107201 | METHOD OF FORMING CAM LOBE A primary intermediate formed article is formed into a substantially columnar shape. A secondary intermediate formed article is obtained by piercing a preliminary hole in the primary intermediate formed article such that a radial thickness of a prospective cam top part ... | 04/30/2009 |
| 20080163662 | TUBE PUNCHING AND COLLARING SYSTEM, DEVICE AND METHOD A tube punching system for punching at least one hole into a tube, said system comprising: a punch, an external mold and a counter die. The mold and punch are positioned relative to each other such that the mold exerts a counterforce onto the tube when the hole is punch... | 07/10/2008 |
| 20080149503 | Device and Method For Crimping A Tube A device for contamination-free sealing of a tube having a collar positioned thereon. The device can include a first jaw portion and a second jaw portion. The first jaw portion can include two pressing bars extending outwardly therefrom, and a pressing piece extending o... | 06/26/2008 |
| 20070245797 | Tool and Method for the Internal High Pressure Forming of a Hollow Section A tool (1) for the internal high pressure forming of a hollow section (2). The tool (1) is designed both for forming the hollow section (2) and for making an embossment on the outside of the hollow section (2) and for making a hole in ... | 10/25/2007 |
| 20070234776 | Press die, burring machining method, method of manufacturing pressed product, and pressed product A burring method forms a boss on a metal sheet, using a press die including: a die with a burring hole formed therein; and a burring punch having a shape adapted to be inserted into the burring hole. In the burring method, a width of a clearance formed between the burri... | 10/11/2007 |
| 20070227217 | Method and device for the manufacture of perforated films or foils A device for the manufacture of perforated films or foils comprises a means (5) for the perforation of the film or foil (2), as well as a means (19) for crimping the edges of the thusly produced holes. By crimping the edges, the holes are fixed afte... | 10/04/2007 |
| 20070157695 | Punch, apparatus and method for forming opposing holes in a hollow part, and a part formed therefrom A punch, apparatus and method for forming opposing holes in a hollow part, and a part formed therefrom. The punch includes an end portion adapted to pierce an entry hole and bend material around the entry hole to form a retained slug along an inner edge of the entry hol... | 07/12/2007 |
| 20060288754 | Method and apparatus for hole punching A hole punching method capable of executing hole punching with high material yield at a low load and preventing occurrence of underfill is provided. The hole punching method includes a step of expanding a hole punching scheduled portion 2 of a raw material 1 <... | 12/28/2006 |
| 20060272379 | Crimping tool A crimping tool for crimping sections of different sizes, includes a first jaw with a die and a second jaw with a crimping piece including a pointed elongated element having a longitudinal extent that defines a work direction. The first jaw includes a jaw body with a fr... | 12/07/2006 |
| 20060243017 | Device for forming protruding parts on the carrier plate of a brake-lining The inventive device makes it possible to form protruding parts (18) teeth, spigots, corrugations and the similar on a carrier plate (8) of a brake-lining by introducing a tool into said carrier plate (8) of a brake-lining with the aid of a pressure... | 11/02/2006 |
| 20060213245 | Method and tooling for forming sheet material with bend controlling displacements A method of preparing a sheet of material for bending along a bend line includes the step of forming at least one displacement in the thickness direction of the sheet of material, the displacement including a flat zone substantially parallel to the sheet of material wit... | 09/28/2006 |
| 20060201225 | Metal stud punch system A portable metal stud punching system with a controller. The punch system may be set for a desired number of punches, N. When N equals 0, N may be reset though the entry of a code to reset N or increase the value of N to a number greater than 0. ... | 09/14/2006 |
| 20060117829 | Forging punch, method of manufacturing liquid ejection head using the same, and liquid ejection head manufactured by the method A male die for forming a member incorporated in a liquid ejection head is disclosed. Each of a plurality of first forging punches is operable to form a first recess on a metal plate. The first forging punches are arranged at a fixed pitch to form a punch row in a first ... | 06/08/2006 |
| 20060101887 | Forging punch, minute forging method using the same, and method of manufacturing liquid ejection head using the same There is disclosed a punch for forging a metallic plate member. A first die is adapted to be opposed to a first face of the plate member. A second die is adapted to be opposed to a second face of the plate member. A plurality of first projections are provided on the fir... | 05/18/2006 |
| 20050217343 | Punch press die A punch press tool includes a cylindrical punch guide in which a punch body provided with a punch tip for press forming is fit slidably. The punch tip consists of an appropriate number of long forming punch tips each including a press forming portion in the leading end ... | 10/06/2005 |
| 20050210949 | Punch tool for angled orifice A punch tool for punching orifice that has wall surfaces extending at an angle relative to a generally planar surface of a workpiece. The punch tool of the preferred embodiments is provided with configurations that, at the very least, increase the life of the tool, redu... | 09/29/2005 |
| 20050188736 | Fine forging method, manufacturing method of liquid ejection head, and liquid ejection head An object is to provide a fine forging method for forming partitions of recesses precisely and forming recess shapes for pressure generation chambers etc. with high accuracy as well as a liquid ejection head that is produced by using the fine forming method. A fine forg... | 09/01/2005 |
| 20050056072 | Power crimping tool A tool for crimping work pieces to one another is disclosed. The tool is mounted on a power actuator having a reciprocating ram for effecting crimping. The tool includes a body engageable with the workpiece. A movable head is mounted on the body and receives the ram. A ... | 03/17/2005 |
| 20050044919 | Liquid ejection head, method of manufacturing the same, and mold used in the method A metallic plate member having at least one through hole to be a part a common liquid reservoir of a liquid ejection head is provided. In a first die, a plurality of first projections are arrayed in a first direction with a fixed pitch. Each of the first projections is ... | 03/03/2005 |
