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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8162300 | Clamping device A clamping device has a top part (1) provided with an adjusting mechanism for a clamping arm that can be pivoted into a clamping position and an opening position on the top part (1). A housing (7) carries the top part (1). The housing has... | 04/24/2012 |
| 8152148 | Device for positioning components A device for positioning components, in particular for use in bodymaking of the motor vehicle industry, is provided with a rotatable receiving plate (1) for the components and a drive device for turning the receiving plate (1) about an axis of rotation... | 04/10/2012 |
| 8146900 | Positioning and clamping apparatus A positioning and clamping apparatus, capable of positioning and clamping a panel material and removing the panel material from a locating pin under a state of releasing the clamping, is provided. A base having a contact surface contacting with the panel material is... | 04/03/2012 |
| 8136803 | Armover clamp assembly An armover clamp assembly is provided that includes a housing, an actuator, a cam, a first link, a pivot pin, a driver, a rotating pin, and an arm. The cam includes a cam slot disposed therethrough and is attached to the actuator for linear movement inside the housi... | 03/20/2012 |
| 8132799 | Pin clamp accessories The present disclosure provides a pin clamp having first, second and third pins, a finger and stripper assembly. The first pin moves in response to an actuation. At least one finger is positioned adjacent the first pin, and is movable between clamped and unclamped p... | 03/13/2012 |
| 8132798 | Pin clamp A pin clamp assembly is provided which includes a housing, a locating pin, a body, a twist pin, and a cam pin. The locating pin extends from the body. Both the body and the locating pin include longitudinally extending cavities contiguously disposed therein. The bod... | 03/13/2012 |
| 8132800 | Clamp apparatus A lock mechanism includes a casing that is fixed to a side surface of a body, a handle disposed rotatably on the outside of the casing, and a transmission section, which is capable of transmitting a drive force applied by the handle. An end of a guide rod making up ... | 03/13/2012 |
| 8104751 | Device for holding a double clutch in a balancing machine A device for holding a constructional unit (40) of a double clutch in a balancing machine, wherein the constructional unit (40) comprises a clutch cage (41) to be balanced, with a pivot bearing (45) and driving disks (46, 47), and ... | 01/31/2012 |
| 7815176 | Lock mechanism for pin clamp assembly A pin clamp assembly is provided. The assembly includes a housing, a locating pin, a body, and first and second locks. The locating pin extends from the housing. The body extends from the locating pin. At least a portion of the body is located interior of the housin... | 10/19/2010 |
| 7806393 | Clamp apparatus A clamp apparatus is equipped with a cylinder mechanism having a piston. A driving force of the cylinder mechanism is transmitted to a clamp arm, which is retained on a housing through a block body and a link pin that make up a driving force transmitting mechanism, ... | 10/05/2010 |
| 7762534 | Method and apparatus for supporting turbine components for manufacture A method enables a blade assembly to be secured for manufacture. The blade assembly includes an airfoil, a dovetail, and a platform extending therebetween. The method includes providing a fixture including at least one platform support assembly and at least one dove... | 07/27/2010 |
| 7686286 | Variable thickness pin clamp A pin clamp for use in a manufacturing line. The clamp including a body and a pin arranged on one end thereof. The clamp having a hook arranged within the pin. A first torque arm is connected to the hook and contacts a spring. A second torque arm contacts the spring... | 03/30/2010 |
| 7669840 | Hook clamp unit A hook unit for use with a clamp in a manufacturing environment. The hook unit includes a base and a sliding member arranged therein. A hook extends through the base and sliding member. The hook and sliding member form a barrier for the clamp. ... | 03/02/2010 |
| 7584946 | Electric positioning and clamping apparatus A small-sized electric positioning and clamping apparatus is provided. A panel material is supported on a workpiece supporting face and is positioned by a locating pin being fitted into a positioning hole. A clamp arm is accommodated in a slit formed in the locating... | 09/08/2009 |
| 7516948 | Pin clamp accessories The present disclosure provides a pin clamp having first, second and third pins, a finger and stripper assembly. The first pin moves in response to an actuation. At least one finger is positioned adjacent the first pin, and is movable between clamped and unclamped p... | 04/14/2009 |
| 7467788 | Pin clamp A pin clamp assembly is provided which includes a housing, a locating pin, a body, a twist pin, and a cam pin. The locating pin extends from the body. Both the body and the locating pin include longitudinally extending cavities contiguously disposed therein. The bod... | 12/23/2008 |
| 7448607 | Pin clamp assembly A pin clamp assembly having a housing, locating pin, at least one finger, a drive rod and an actuator is provided. At least a portion of the locating pin may be extendable exterior of the housing. The finger is located adjacent the locating pin and movable relative ... | 11/11/2008 |
| 7377503 | Clamp device The disclosed clamp device for clamping blank pieces may comprise a mounting table, first and second clamping units, positioning units, and lock units. The mounting table is for placing thereon first and second blank pieces. The first and second clamping units have ... | 05/27/2008 |
| 7370856 | Rotating head pin clamp A clamp includes a body, a lead pin moveable relative to the body and an actuator supported by the body. The actuator is axially moveable between an extended position and a retracted position. The actuator includes a camshaft drivingly coupled to the lead pin. Axial... | 05/13/2008 |
| 7367434 | Electric power clamping apparatus In an electric power clamping apparatus that locks a clamping arm when it is not driven by an electric motor attached with the a brake mechanism, manual operation of the clamping arm is facilitated. In an electric power clamping apparatus for transmitting an output ... | 05/06/2008 |
| 7364147 | Workpiece support device A projection amount of rod can be adjusted, and workpiece with various shapes or easily deformable workpiece can be stably supported. When an opening/closing valve is switched to an opening position and a working medium flows and is injected from one medium chamber ... | 04/29/2008 |
| 7357383 | Billet loader for extrusion presses A billet loader for extrusion presses includes a pair of billet grippers supported by two arms. While the first arm is fixed in relation to the supporting structure, the second arm is mobile in relation to the first arm allowing a translational motion along the axis... | 04/15/2008 |
| 7334331 | Methods and apparatus for machining components A method of using a machining assembly to machine a plurality of different turbine components that include a dovetail having a contoured profile. The method includes removably coupling a first set of retainers into the machining assembly, the first set of retainers ... | 02/26/2008 |
| 7331093 | Pieces hold-unit for workstations, transfer machines and like A pieces hold-unit for machine tools such as workstations, transfer machines and milling machines is provided which comprises two parallel supports (12, 13) placed on a plane with at least a first of said support guided, controlled and movable with respect to... | 02/19/2008 |
| 7314214 | Power clamp A power clamp for use in a manufacturing environment. The power clamp including a base and an extruded body secured to the base. The power clamp also includes a cylinder having a rod secured to the body. A shaft is rotatably supported by the body of the clamp. The c... | 01/01/2008 |
| 7311301 | Hook pin unit having weld slag protection A hook pin unit for use in a manufacturing environment. The hook pin unit includes a pin having an orifice through a surface. A base having an orifice with the pin arranged within the orifice of the base. A hook arranged within the pin and moveable between a first a... | 12/25/2007 |
| 7293765 | Power vise A power vise in which a supplementary power source is used to open and close the jaws. The power vise may be actuated by a remote control, so the operator may have both hands free to hold the workpiece as it is placed in or removed from the vise and may also include... | 11/13/2007 |
| RE39786 | Clamp with improved internal cam action A clamping apparatus, for use with an actuator, has a housing with a guide track mounted on or formed in the housing. A roller or cam operably engages with the guide track such that the cam can be moved and positioned along the guide track by way of the actuator. At... | 08/21/2007 |
| 7237465 | Operation mechanism for pressing board of electric paper cutters A pressing board operation mechanism for paper cutter includes an eccentric driving rod to pivot a first link assembly composed of two pairs of triangular plates and the first link assembly is connected to a second link assembly which includes a rack member, two fir... | 07/03/2007 |
| 7229068 | Vane clamp assembly A clamp assembly having a body, a power supply, a vane, jaw arm and stop is provided. The power supply is coupled to the body, and the vane located in the body. The power supply pivots the vane about an axis between first and second positions. The jaw arm is coupled... | 06/12/2007 |
| 7219408 | Tool for securing a component A method enables a component to be secured within a tool for manufacture. The tool includes a fixture, a component locator, and a clamping member. The method includes fixedly coupling the component locator to the fixture, coupling the clamping member to the fixture,... | 05/22/2007 |
| 7213803 | Clamp and method for operating same A clamp having a frame and a latch member mounted within the frame so that the latch member is translatable along a displacement axis and rotatable about the displacement axis. A guide pin mounted to the frame engages a channel operatively associated with the latch ... | 05/08/2007 |
| 7213804 | Chucking device of a part of construction to be machined The device is a clamp (1), designed to hold a construction piece, including a clamping lever (2), which climbs by pivoting around a transverse axis (3), in a case (4) formed by two half-shells (4a, 4b) with mir... | 05/08/2007 |
| 7216045 | Selection of wavelengths for integrated circuit optical metrology Specific wavelengths to use in optical metrology of an integrated circuit can be selected using one or more selection criteria and termination criteria. Wavelengths are selected using the selection criteria, and the selection of wavelengths is iterated until the ter... | 05/08/2007 |
| 7188832 | Locating and clamping apparatus A locating and clamping apparatus can prevent spatter from entering the clamp body through a spatter discharge hole. A longitudinal groove is formed in a side surface of the clamp body so as to communicate with both a spatter discharge hole and a hole for supporting... | 03/13/2007 |
| 7185798 | Apparatus and method for mechanically reinforcing the welds between riser pipes and riser braces in boiling water reactors An apparatus and method for mechanically reinforcing the weld between a riser pipe and riser brace of a jet pump assembly are characterized by first and second attachment members for attachment on a riser brace of the jet pump assembly, and first and second clamp bo... | 03/06/2007 |
| 7182326 | Pin clamp A pin clamp assembly is provided which includes a housing, a locating pin, a body, a twist pin, and a cam pin. The locating pin extends from the body. Both the body and the locating pin include longitudinally extending cavities contiguously disposed therein. The bod... | 02/27/2007 |
| 7178797 | Compact clamping device with side clamping member The toggle-lever clamping device comprises a box-shaped body provided with a clamping member movable between an advanced and a retracted position in which it disengages and respectively locks a work piece. The clamping member is arranged on a side of the box-shaped ... | 02/20/2007 |
| 7178840 | Dome clamp for tanker trucks A dome clamp for retaining the dome lid of a tanker truck in a closed position. The dome clamp includes an upper tube, right and left clamp members, and a vertically adjustable locking means adapted to be movable from an unextended position out of contact with a dom... | 02/20/2007 |
| 7175169 | Spring-lock type clamp device Into a housing (3) is hermetically inserted an annular piston (5), and into the annular piston (5) is hermetically inserted an output rod (8). A spring (14) located below the piston (5) moves the piston (5) upward for... | 02/13/2007 |
