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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7603999 | Metal bonded drilling and boring tool A metal bonded drilling and boring tool which can prevent the separation of abrasive grains during drilling and boring to maintain a stable working performance for a long period of time without the need for tool exchange. The tool includes a rod-shaped body having a... | 10/20/2009 |
| 7404399 | Diamond tool, synthetic single crystal diamond and method of synthesizing single crystal diamond, and diamond jewelry Various types of diamond tools are provided by utilizing the fact that a synthetic single crystal diamond for use in a tool having a nitrogen content of 3 ppm or less exhibits an enhanced hardness in a (100) plane in a direction and simultaneously the reductio... | 07/29/2008 |
| 7363922 | Flat chisel The invention relates to a flat chisel, in particular an insertion chisel for power-driven drill and chisel hammers for working stone, having a chisel head which has a main tip disposed transversely to a chisel longitudinal axis, a front and rear striking surface, a... | 04/29/2008 |
| 7204560 | Rotary cutting bit with material-deflecting ledge A cutting bit includes a body having a front surface and a side surface, the side surface including a shoulder below the front surface and extending substantially perpendicular to a central axis of the body, and a ring that is harder than the body attached to the bo... | 04/17/2007 |
| 7118465 | Grinding assembly of semiconductor wafer back-grinding apparatus and method of fastening a grinding plate to a grinding mount of the same A semiconductor manufacturing apparatus includes a wafer support having a grinding base on which a wafer is disposed, and a grinding assembly disposed above the grinding base. The grinding assembly includes a grinding plate having grinding projections at the bottom ... | 10/10/2006 |
| 7044121 | Cutting mechanism minute adjustment device for a stone cutter A cutting mechanism minute adjustment device for a stone cutter includes a framed base having a hollow interior rectangular support arm on a front corner including a sustaining plate fixed therein inserted into a rectangular receiving spaced under a left portion of ... | 05/16/2006 |
| 7044120 | Baseplate for tool A baseplate for a tool having a support member with a passage way therein which has an inlet for receiving fluid and at least one outlet for directing fluid underneath the support member and rotating means attached to the bottom of the support member. The invention ... | 05/16/2006 |
| 7007686 | Repair assembly for a worn skid plate of a circular saw A repair assembly for the skid plate of a circular saw and its associated method of repair. If a circular saw has a skid plate that is worn to a point where it needs replacement, this repair assembly is used to reinforce the worn skid plate so it can again be used. ... | 03/07/2006 |
| 6997175 | Portable apparatus for working, shaping and polishing stone and other hard materials A wheeled trolley carries various tools across an object to be worked. A track attaches directly to the work and simultaneously isolates the tool from the work. A standard connection to the trolley readily accommodates a variety of diverse tools, using a keyway or t... | 02/14/2006 |
| 6948489 | Stone cutter A rock cutter for splitting stones is disclosed which shows a support surface for holding the rock and a first blade and a second blade which may be positioned to hold the rock between the first and second blades and on the support surface along with a means for mov... | 09/27/2005 |
| 6915796 | Superabrasive wire saw and associated methods of manufacture A superabrasive wire saw having a plurality of individual coated superabrasive particles attached to a wire with an organic binder is disclosed and described. The superabrasive particle can be coated with a solidified coating of a molten braze alloy that is chemical... | 07/12/2005 |
| 6851418 | Metal bonded drilling and boring tool A metal bonded drilling and boring tool which can prevent the separation of abrasive grains during drilling and boring to maintain a stable working performance for a long period of time without the need for tool exchange. The tool includes a rod-shaped body having a... | 02/08/2005 |
| 6739327 | Cutting tool with hardened tip having a tapered base A cutting tool has a centrally located tungsten carbide insert brazed into a seat at the forward end of the tool. The seat has a circular mouth and rearward of the mouth is a frustoconical inner wall. At the bottom of the seat is a transverse surface. A tungsten car... | 05/25/2004 |
| 6712061 | Portable apparatus for working, shaping and polishing stone and other hard materials A wheeled trolley carries various tools across an object to be worked. A track attaches directly to the work and simultaneously isolates the tool from the work. A standard connection to the trolley readily accommodates a variety of diverse tools, using a keyway or t... | 03/30/2004 |
| 6668817 | Chuckable natural stone tile edge chipping tool A method and tool for chipping the edges of natural stone tile may be used to give the tile a used or rustic appearance. The tool includes an axially-rotatable, cylindrical member having an array of studs affixed or embedded in the cylindrical surface. A ... | 12/30/2003 |
| 6638151 | Polishing instrument The present invention relates to a polishing instrument for polishing a surface into a predetermined configuration. The present invention aims to provide a polishing instrument superior in operability and stability and capable of polishing a surface into ... | 10/28/2003 |
| 6539933 | Process and device for splitting stones A tool for shell or slab-splitting rocks or for wedging rocks in tunnels comprising a hydraulic/pneumatic cylinder (2) with an internal first piston (3), said first piston (3) being provided with a hydraulic/pneumatic pressure by supplying a fluid, prefer... | 04/01/2003 |
| 6439219 | Machine tool for working stone and agglomerates of inert materials A machine tool for working stones and agglomerates of inert materials having a support for the abrasive or, respectively, cutting material to contact the stone during working and a connecting part for connecting the tool to the machine which generates and... | 08/27/2002 |
| 6367468 | Base plate for masonry tool A baseplate for a masonry tool having a support member with a passageway therein which has an inlet for receiving fluid and at least one outlet for directing fluid underneath the support member and rotating means attached to the bottom of the support memb... | 04/09/2002 |
| 6283113 | Strip separation tool A tool is provided herein for separating stacked strips of semiconductor structures held by a magazine, which strips have become attached together. The tool is made up of first and second elongated members in side-by-side relation, each member defining a ... | 09/04/2001 |
| 6003505 | Device for removing stains A cleaning tool for cleaning vinyl or acrylic type items, such as swimming pools or hot tubs. An aggregate and a binder are mixed together to provide an improved cleaning device. The binder and the aggregates are matched so as to wear at substantially ide... | 12/21/1999 |
| 5992405 | Tool mounting for a cutting tool A tool mounting block having a forward surface and a rearward surface and a cylindrical transverse aperture extending therethrough opening onto both the forward and rearward surfaces. The tool has a tapered forward cutting end, and axially aligned behind ... | 11/30/1999 |
| 5927264 | Extended wear stone polishing disk The invention is directed to an extended wear stone polishing disk for use with an automatic polishing head. The disk consists of a first plastic plate of prescribed flexibility having a pair of mounting studs secures therewith to extend above its upper f... | 07/27/1999 |
| 5887580 | Cutting element with interlocking feature A cutting element having a body which includes a grip portion from which extends a protrusion which is concentric to the grip portion. The diameter of the grip portion is larger than the diameter of the protrusion. Moreover, the upper portion of the protr... | 03/30/1999 |
| 5598832 | Method and apparatus for cutting stone based material The present invention is concerned with a method and an apparatus for cutting a stone based material of which product can conveniently be used in the form of a tile or the like employable for constructing a walking road, a building floor, a building wall ... | 02/04/1997 |
| 5318006 | Cutting insert utilizing superabrasive compacts Disclosed is a cutting insert, particularly an indexable cutting insert for mining applications. The illustrated embodiment is an indexable cutting insert for chain saws used in the quarrying of natural stone. The cutting insert has a support member and a... | 06/07/1994 |
| 5146909 | Stationary fine point diamond trueing and dressing block and method of use There is provided a tool for trueing and dressing a variety of grinding wheels, comprising a metal block having a thin vertical layer of diamond particles forming a contacting surface. The tool may have a straight edge profile for trueing and dressing Typ... | 09/15/1992 |
| 5078551 | Diamond tool A diamond tool 1 comprising a tool tip 5 of boron-containing single-crystal diamond.... | 01/07/1992 |
| 5044568 | Hand crusher with rotatably mounted handle A hand crusher with a main body, which consists of a cylinder unit having a built-in oblong hydraulic cylinder and a parallel plate unit bonded on the periphery of said cylinder unit. Crushing arms are pivotally supported on the lower portion of the paral... | 09/03/1991 |
| 4829976 | Tool for cutting tiles in earthenware or similar materials The invention relates to a cutting tool constituted by an elongated body having a first end and a second end, and being provided at each of these ends with means such as a screw thread for removably fixing a holding member or handle, and at its first end ... | 05/16/1989 |
| 4361130 | Glass sheet shaping and trimming (grozing) tool and method of use A tool for rapidly nibbling at an edge of a glass sheet to shape (groze) the edge without splitting or cracking the sheet is described. The tool has hinged jaw surfaces which are shaped in a V so as to contact only corners at the edge when the jaws are mo... | 11/30/1982 |
| 4114226 | Wear resistant alpha alumina article useful to clean magnetic tape and the process of producing said A fracture resistant wearing edge is provided on unicrystalline alpha alumina material by the intersection of planar surfaces which are parallel to m-planes of the unicrystalline alpha alumina. Such planar surfaces intersect at an angle of 60° or 120° a... | 09/19/1978 |
| 4089562 | Cutter for asphalt paving An asphalt-paving cutter tool, adapted to be driven by a power-operated hammer mechanism, has an upper shank adapted to be received and held in the socket of the hammer mechanism, and a wide lower cutter portion terminating at the lower end in a chisel-li... | 05/16/1978 |