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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8123207 | Nacelle lifting tool and method A nacelle lifting tool and method for lifting the nacelle of a wind generator in relation to the rotating ring. The inventive tool is formed by first and second fixing devices which replace brake callipers that are disposed on front and rear lifting devices. The afo... | 02/28/2012 |
| 7181887 | Framing lumber products and methods Lumber having stud locator markings spaced along lengths thereof. The marked lumber assists in layout and assembly of a frame wall comprising bottom plate, top plate, and a plurality of studs extending between the bottom and top plates at one or more of a limited nu... | 02/27/2007 |
| 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 |
| 7114894 | Key cutting machine and method A key cutting machine for cutting a notch pattern on a key blank is disclosed. The key cutting machine comprises a pair of cutting heads and a clamp mechanism. Each cutting head includes a cutting wheel having an edge and an alignment structure mounted behind the cu... | 10/03/2006 |
| 7007361 | Method of extracting and inserting upper and lower molds A mold fixture 20 for safe and efficient extraction, insertion and storage of mold inserts 26, 28 is provided. The mold fixture 20 includes a lower receiving area 24 for fixedly receiving a lower mold insert 28, an upper receiving ... | 03/07/2006 |
| 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 |
| 6938528 | Method and apparatus for stabilizing a workpiece An apparatus for supporting a molding article that is to be cut by a sawing device. The apparatus includes a bottom supporting surface having opposing front and rear edges and opposing first and second side edges. A first wall is included that is upstanding from the... | 09/06/2005 |
| 6591724 | Structure for saw clip This invention is an improved structure for saw clip. On the working desk, there is a lead trough. On the pivot of this working desk, there is a block section for items to wait to be sawed. A top pusher block, when moved onwards, can be used to fix the it... | 07/15/2003 |
| 6491775 | Method of applying a semi-rigid film to a substrate A method of adhesively bonding an adhesive coated, semi-rigid film to a substrate is reported. The method utilizes at least two alignment tools that are each positioned to substantially contact the surface of a substrate at an outer edge of the substrate.... | 12/10/2002 |
| 6481320 | Crown molding holder for miter saws and miter boxes A workpiece holder having a horizontal bottom plate and a vertical side plate of integral construction used in combination with a motorized miter box for cutting miter joints in a workpiece, such as a crown molding. A method of supporting and cutting the ... | 11/19/2002 |
| 6347445 | Method and apparatus for removing and installing spindle and cutting blades A method of removing and installing two blades and their mounting spindles from the deck of a lawn mower including holding the spindle heads simultaneously against rotation with a wrench have two operative ends and an adjustable connection connecting the ... | 02/19/2002 |
| 5906365 | Clamping device for key duplicating machine A clamping device for a key duplicating machine includes two pairs of fixed jaws and movable jaws arranged on a base, and can be relatively moved to each other along two horizontal parallel upper and lower guide rods. The fixed and movable jaws are provid... | 05/25/1999 |
| 5887861 | Workpiece stop device In order to improve a workpiece stop device for a machine tool, in particular, a sheet metal working machine, comprising a support frame, an adjustment carriage displaceable on the support frame in a stop direction and a stop element movable by the adjust... | 03/30/1999 |
| 5653011 | Fixture for replacing a bearing For use in replacing a bearing in a machine that has a body, a shaft extending from the body, a bearing by which the shaft is mounted to the body, a wheel mounted on the shaft outside the body for rotation with the shaft, and a belt passing circumferentia... | 08/05/1997 |
| 5649347 | Apparatus for use in assembling a frame An apparatus is disclosed for assembling a frame, wherein the frame includes slotted side members connected by corner members insertable into slots of the slotted side members. The apparatus includes a table for holding side members of the frame, and a pa... | 07/22/1997 |
| 5605086 | Compound mitre saw A compound miter saw comprises a base, an arm rotatingly connected thereto about a horizontal plane, and a pair of adjustable vertical saw supporting members on either end thereof. The improvement thereof comprises a plurality of longitudinally aligned ro... | 02/25/1997 |
| 5544559 | Workpiece abutment for machine tools An adjustable stop mechanism for limiting the movement of a rip fence toward the cutting plane of a tiltable panel saw as an automatic function of the selected orientation of an abutment bar. The abutment bar has first and second orientations alternately ... | 08/13/1996 |
| 5487319 | Saw guide apparatus A saw guide is arranged to include first and second gauge sectors pivotally mounted relative to first and second table plates that are telescopingly mounted relative to one another. A fence member extends along the first and second table plates for guidan... | 01/30/1996 |
| 5483858 | Sawing machine having angle-adjustable clamping mechanism and safety alignment mechanism A power-controlled sawing machine provided with a clamping and angle-adjusting mechanism and a safety alignment mechanism. The clamping and angle-adjusting mechanism consists of first and second clamping plates to clamp an object to be cut therebetween. T... | 01/16/1996 |
| 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 |
| 5228666 | Fixture for fabricating full width scanning or imaging arrays from subunits A fixture for fabricating a full width scanning or imaging array from a plurality of relatively short subunits which provides immunity from vertical misalignment of the subunits caused by particle contamination. This is accomplished by providing a clearan... | 07/20/1993 |
| 4934421 | Wood cutting machine A wood cutting machine having a first saw blade adapted to cut a horizontal groove in a wood member, a second saw blade adapted to cut a vertical groove in the wood member, motive means for moving the saw blades selectively into engagement with the wood m... | 06/19/1990 |
| 4909111 | Saw table A saw table suitable for use with a portable circular saw comprises a bed, and upstanding therefrom adjacent the rear end a pair of walls meeting at an apex including an angle of 90° pointing towards the forward end, forming a miter fence. A pair of axia... | 03/20/1990 |
| 4882960 | Lawn mower blade lock A lawn mower blade lock is provided which is especially useful for servicing a lawn mower by enabling both lifting one side of a lawn mower to expose the blade and simultaneously securing the blade of the mower against rotation during efforts to remove th... | 11/28/1989 |
| 4871156 | Mat bevel cutting machine A mat cutting machine utilizes a trolley which runs smoothly and accurately along a shaft mounted upon the clamping bar assembly. Means is provided for precisely adjusting the relationship between the bevel cutting blade and the edge of the clamping bar, ... | 10/03/1989 |
| 4832324 | Fixture for holding different workpieces in different positions thereon A fixture includes a base having an index surface. The index surface has a reference hole, 360 positioning holes formed about the reference hole and angularly equally spaced from each other at an interval of one degree, and a plurality of fastener holes f... | 05/23/1989 |
| 4803772 | System for maximizing machine utilization A system and method for increasing machine utilization and for minimizing tool changeover time comprising a storage and retrieval system located in near proximity to a press or a machine line for storing a plurality of dies or tooling fixtures, a pair of ... | 02/14/1989 |
| 4771669 | Programmable corner cutter A corner cutting machine for notching corners out of plate stock located on a work table by means of upper and lower knives arranged at an angle to form a V-shaped cutting edge. Work piece stop and positioning edges are mounted to adjustment heads which a... | 09/20/1988 |
| 4767111 | Apparatus for framing garment portions in hoops An apparatus for facilitating the framing of target portions of garments in hoops for attachment to embroidery machines or the like. The apparatus includes a workboard adjustably mounted to a base and movable between garment-mounting and hooping positions... | 08/30/1988 |
| 4691607 | Radial arm saw positioner A board positioner operationally cooperates with a radial arm saw with a workpiece fence to measure a board to be cut by the saw. The positioner comprises a support structure, a slide bar supported by the structure and a slide mounted on the slide bar. Th... | 09/08/1987 |
| 4646801 | Picture frame molding holding and cutting apparatus and method of using A picture frame molding holding and cutting apparatus and a method of using the apparatus is described. The apparatus has a miter square, adjustable stop means and adjustable clamping means for holding a molding to be cut in position during the cutting of... | 03/03/1987 |
| 4617160 | Method for fabricating modules comprising uniformly stacked, aligned circuit-carrying layers A method and related fixtures are disclosed which permit formation of stacks of thin circuitry-carrying layers. The layers terminate in an access plane having a two dimensional array of closely-spaced electrical leads. The method includes the steps of mea... | 10/14/1986 |
| 4577538 | Backgauge device The present invention relates to a backgauge device comprising a plurality of guide members extending substantially parallel to one another, a movable body supported on each guide member so as to be movable in the direction of the guide member, a drive me... | 03/25/1986 |
| 4565358 | Plate positioning apparatus A plate positioning apparatus which determines the position of a plate workpiece for a processing machine by an aligning member which moves in the X-axis direction and an aligning member which moves in the Y-axis direction. The Y-axis aligning member is p... | 01/21/1986 |
| 4564991 | Tool for holding a blade for installation and removal thereof Disclosed is a tool for holding a lawnmower blade for installation and removal thereof. The tool comprises an elongate lever having a handle at one end, a blade engaging section about the other end, and a channel therebetween for accommodating the housing... | 01/21/1986 |
| 4433600 | Workpiece locating device for a corner shear machine A new and unique workpiece locating device for a corner shear machine which serves for determining a required position prior to starting a shearing operation when it is to be conducted at a corner or on one side of a workpiece in the form of square or rec... | 02/28/1984 |
| 4420890 | Micrometer adjustable backgauge A backgauge locator which provides manual adjustment of the backgauge relative to the die elements of a machine tool press brake. When used in pairs, each probe tip is contiguous with the outer edge of the workpiece to prevent parallel misalignment. The b... | 12/20/1983 |
| 4412468 | Table mounted stop gauge for a cutoff saw A saw gauge for quickly and accurately measuring lengths of boards to be cut with a cross-cut saw is disclosed. The gauge includes a series of two or more bar segments having a flat base portion adapted for mounting on a cutting table in line with a guide... | 11/01/1983 |
| 4252303 | Self-alignable holder for a row of slide fastener coupling elements A self-alignable holder holds a row of coupling elements mounted on a slide fastener stringer tape in alignment with a slot cutter regardless of the size of the coupling elements. The holder includes a base having a slot receptive of the stringer tape, a ... | 02/24/1981 |
| 4200274 | Fixture for holding a faceplate and a funnel of a CRT during sealing A fixture for supporting and aligning the faceplate and funnel of a CRT while they are being sealed together includes a plurality of alignment structures, at least one of which comprises rotatable rollers on a shaft oriented so that peripheral surface por... | 04/29/1980 |
