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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7146705 | Manufacturing cell using tooling apparatus A manufacturing cell having a plurality of work stations, where at least one of the work station comprises a metalworking machine, and where at least one metalworking machine is provided with a modular tooling apparatus. The modular tooling apparatus consists of a b... | 12/12/2006 |
| 7082974 | Box joint fixture and method An apparatus for cutting dados in two boards used to form a box joint includes a support member and a rear member adapted for securing the apparatus to a miter of a table saw or to another type of a woodworking power tool. An insert assembly in the support member in... | 08/01/2006 |
| 7032287 | Edge grip chuck An actuated edge grip chuck includes tabs with raised portions that press against the side of a substrate as opposed clamping on the top or bottom surfaces. The edge grip chuck includes a solid-state actuator to move a moveable tab into an open position. The solid-s... | 04/25/2006 |
| 7021305 | Cutting guide arrangement for power saw machine A cutting guide arrangement cutting guide arrangement, which is incorporated with a power saw machine which includes a cutting platform, having a cutting channel, for supporting a work piece thereon and a cutting blade overhung above the cutting platform for cutting... | 04/04/2006 |
| 6993821 | Manufacturing cell using tooling apparatus A manufacturing cell having a plurality of work stations, where at least one of the work station comprises a metalworking machine, and where at least one metalworking machine is provided with a modular tooling apparatus. The modular tooling apparatus consists of a b... | 02/07/2006 |
| 6959632 | Cutting guide arrangement for power saw machine A cutting guide arrangement cutting guide arrangement, which is incorporated with a power saw machine which includes a cutting platform, having a cutting channel, for supporting a work piece thereon and a cutting blade overhung above the cutting platform for cutting... | 11/01/2005 |
| 6945569 | Enhanced durability hammer union A union for connecting two tubular members. The first tubular member has an external flange, and the second tubular member has a set of external threads. An annular nut surrounds the first tubular member. The nut has an internal flange that surrounds the first tubul... | 09/20/2005 |
| 6553644 | Fixture, carrier ring, and method for processing delicate workpieces A device for processing workpieces utilizes a frame and a fixture. The frame has a perimeter with an opening, and inner and outer side walls. A pair of shelves are located in the opening for supporting a workpiece and a spring retains the workpiece on the... | 04/29/2003 |
| 6328296 | Holder for a semiconductor substrate, and method of manufacturing a semiconductor device using such a holder The invention relates to a holder for a semiconductor substrate including a main body which is provided with three or more projections by means of which the substrate can be held fixed in the holder. Two projections are fixedly connected, and a third proj... | 12/11/2001 |
| 6264186 | Top load threaded bolt assembly A top load threaded bolt assembly (60) for restraining a workpiece (36) on a operating surface (32) of a tooling fixture (50) is provided. Top load threaded bolt assembly (60) includes a housing (66) having a bolt cavity (75) and a bolt passage (76) dispo... | 07/24/2001 |
| 5954322 | Elevation fixture for a machine tool An elevation fixture for supporting a workpiece on the work supporting table of a machine tool. The fixture includes a pair of flanged support beams, each of which has a transverse groove at the bottom of the beam. The fixture also includes a key for each... | 09/21/1999 |
| 5871017 | Relative motion cancelling platform for surgery An apparatus for open-heart surgery includes a platform (20) to support the surgeon's hand (or an instrument) and a cam (30) for reciprocating the platform oscillation around a hinge (12). The cam is shaped so that the pattern of the platform oscillation ... | 02/16/1999 |
| 5824388 | Clamping apparatus for imprinting disk-shaped information medium Clamping apparatus for disk-shaped information medium having a central hole, the disk-shaped information medium having a surface upon which information is to be printed, including a baseplate having holes; a slider guidably mounted on the baseplate for ce... | 10/20/1998 |
| 5816986 | Universal chuck and automated machining system Universal chuck for holding of irregular or regular shaped parts for machine processing such as milling, shaping, grinding and the like. Movable and fixed platens have grid-like patterns including protrusions and spaces into which gripping jaw members, ha... | 10/06/1998 |
| 5593040 | Rotary clip for solder pallet A pallet holds one or more circuit boards for processing. A pallet opening for receiving the circuit board has grooves at one side to retain an edge of the circuit board and rotary clips at the other side to receive and hold the opposite edge of the board... | 01/14/1997 |
| 5293961 | Method and apparatus for fabricating arcuate wooden structures An apparatus for fabricating arched wooden structures such as headers for window and door jambs, said apparatus comprising a mandrel table having a planar bed from which a plurality of rigid arms upwardly extend. Each of the arms is movable on the bed so ... | 03/15/1994 |
| 5149073 | Apparatus for use in the repair of machines Apparatus for use in repairing turbine rotors comprises a stand which supports a turbine rotor at positions spaced along its axis, the stand further comprising work stations adapted to provide a work surface extending alongside a blade positioned in an ar... | 09/22/1992 |
| 5139245 | Jig for setting up and clamping work pieces A jig comprising a plurality of clamping heads arranged in an adjustment device, with each clamping head comprising two elements adjustable in different planes, with one of the actuating elements connected with a suction part which comes to contact the wo... | 08/18/1992 |
| 5123160 | Alignment apparatus This invention relates to apparatus for aligning groups of plates and separators in a group for use in an accumulator battery and can more broadly relate to general alignment apparatus. In one construction the alignment apparatus 19 has a table 20 which is ... | 06/23/1992 |
| 4934422 | Bench mountable plate joining machine Disclosed is a bench mountable joining machine. The joining machine comprises machine apparatus for supporting and positioning a workpiece while making a slot-like plunge cut into a joint surface of the workpiece. The machine also includes a base member f... | 06/19/1990 |
| 4535924 | Apparatus for supporting a pipe and pipe snapping tool An apparatus for supporting a pipe and pipe snapping tool having the advantages of ease of assembly and disassembly and portability. The apparatus includes a main support and pair of upwardly opening pipe trays fixedly attached to the main support and ali... | 08/20/1985 |
| 4527783 | Universal contoured parts holding fixture A universal apparatus for holding contoured work-pieces in a selected pre-determined contour during the performance of various manufacturing operations is disclosed. The apparatus comprises a spring metal frame supported by a base, which through the activ... | 07/09/1985 |
| 4415149 | Portable workbench A portable workbench including a pair of front legs and a pair of rear legs, with a support extending between the legs. A pair of beams extends laterally across the support and provides a work surface. The pair of beams and the support are adjustable to p... | 11/15/1983 |
| 4256296 | Printed circuit board assembly fixture This printed circuit board assembly fixture is of such structure, that it will enable an assembler to assemble a multiple number of printed circuit boards at the same time, and it consists of an angular support frame, so as to enable the user to work at a... | 03/17/1981 |
| 4191295 | Processing rack A universal self-aligning rack for carrying and holding substrates of different sizes and shapes during the processing of the substrates. The rack includes first and second spaced substrate supports which are pivotal about parallel axes. Each support incl... | 03/04/1980 |
| 4009874 | Propeller making apparatus Apparatus for making propellers having a base plate with an upstanding central shaft for receiving a blank propeller hub. A plurality of blocks are radially arranged on the plate about the central shaft, and each block has an upwardly projecting pin near ... | 03/01/1977 |
| 3933348 | Double plating wall framer A double plating wall framer for use in assembling wall frames with a series of cross beams secured at each end to an end beam and, optionally, to an auxiliary end beam. The wall framer includes a movable frame locating member for retaining the end beams ... | 01/20/1976 |
