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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7337648 | Clamp and repair tool A tool for gripping, clamping or holding an object, wherein the tool has a handle portion, a linkage portion and a working portion, and wherein the working portion includes two workpiece contacting surfaces, at least one of the surfaces shaped to generally conform t... | 03/04/2008 |
| 7320445 | Electrician's caddy An electrician's caddy useful for conveyance and dispensing of wire wound on wire spools. ... | 01/22/2008 |
| 7312421 | Detachable heat sealing apparatus A detachable heat sealing apparatus includes a size-adjustable unitary externally-attached electric heating device and a power supplier, wherein the electric heating device is coupled to the external front side of a power supplier holding casing by means of a detach... | 12/25/2007 |
| 7199333 | Branding iron A personalized branding iron with interchangeable symbols, including: a handle arrangement having a first end and a second end; a mounting arrangement mechanically connected to the first end; and at least one unitary substantial symbol configured for branding. The m... | 04/03/2007 |
| 7008222 | Root canal plugging apparatus for dental work A root canal plugging apparatus for dental work is provided. The apparatus includes a pen tip for compacting a filler material in a root canal, a pen for holding the pen tip, a tapered needle for injecting the filler material into the root canal, and a gun for holdi... | 03/07/2006 |
| 6993999 | Expander locking plier A clamping device utilizes the mechanism of conventional vise-grip locking pliers to clamp internally or to expand workpieces with adjustable force. The invention comprises a fixed arm, a movable arm with quick release mechanism, a pair of special design, crossed cl... | 02/07/2006 |
| 6948933 | Complex root canal plugging apparatus for dental work A complex root canal plugging apparatus for dental work, with a gun-type injection device and a pen-type vertical spreader connected to a single controller, is disclosed. The spreader consists of a body part, a power transmission part, a chucking part, and a plugger... | 09/27/2005 |
| 6831252 | Electric soldering iron An electric soldering iron useful for heavy duty applications, such as sheet metal lamination, comprises a soldering tip held between two carbon electrodes which are electrically connected through busses to a source of low voltage, variable amperage current. The car... | 12/14/2004 |
| 6797924 | Cordless soldering iron and electrical continuity testing device The present invention provides a soldering iron with a graphite tip having two separate halves that are electrically isolated from one another. The tip halves are each electrically connected to the opposite sides of an electrical power source. When both halves of th... | 09/28/2004 |
| 6707007 | Electrically heated soldering pliers with removably attachable jaw portions A soldering tool for holding wires together such that solder may be applied. The soldering tool includes a pliers comprising a pair of elongated members pivotally coupled together and each having a first end and a second end. Proximal portions of the elongate member... | 03/16/2004 |
| 6646228 | Cordless soldering iron The present invention provides a soldering iron with a graphite tip having two separate halves that are electrically isolated from one another. When both halves of the tip are applied to an electrically conductive material, such as the material to be sold... | 11/11/2003 |
| 6294759 | Portable soldering station with a plurality of tools positioned in associated recesses A soldering station system for transporting, utilizing, and storing the unique tools required for soldering electrical wiring assemblies, printed circuit boards, and other small electronic sub-assemblies is provided. The soldering station system includes ... | 09/25/2001 |
| 6119919 | Method and device for repairing defective soldered joints Method for repairing defective soldered joints, in which in a first method step a soldering material handling device is placed with a soldering material removal device at a soldering material defect point and a defective soldering material deposit is loos... | 09/19/2000 |
| 6100501 | Tick removal device with heating and illumination A device for removal of a tick from the skin of a host and alternately to be used as a flashlight, such device having an open-ended casing for receiving the tick in a V-shaped alignment guide and slot defined in the casing, such tick to be trapped in the ... | 08/08/2000 |
| 5861607 | Braid singeing clamp A braid singeing clamp for singeing the end of a braid to prevent said braid from coming undone. The braid singeing clamp comprises a pair of pivotally connected clamping surfaces having grips on one end and heating elements on the opposite end. The heati... | 01/19/1999 |
| 5152448 | Integrated circuit disassembly apparatus To effect disassembly of components relative to an integrated circuit board, the circuit board and its typical construction, including the soldering of the various components projected through the circuit board, is effected by an anvil, including a plural... | 10/06/1992 |
| 4441013 | Dental instrument heater A dental instrument heater having a pair of contact blades connected to a battery. The contact blades have notches formed along their respective edges, and they are mounted in parallel, spaced-apart relationship to each other. Consequently, a dental instr... | 04/03/1984 |
| 4367396 | Thermal tool including twisted tip for the tool and method of making tip A thermal tool and tip for the tool are disclosed. The tip includes a twisted loop of heat generating wire where the ends thereof are adapted for insertion into electrical connectors in the end of the tool. The loop is twisted at an intermediate portion a... | 01/04/1983 |
| 4317986 | Convertible electrically heated tool for removing wooden or metal golf club heads An electrically heated convertible tool for removing a golf club head from a shaft inserted in the hosel of both metal and wooden golf club heads includes a pair of plier-like pivotally connected opposed jaws each carrying an electric heating block. The h... | 03/02/1982 |
