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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7748718 | Expanable mandrel An expandable mandrel for holding a part has a shank with inclined radial slots slidably engaged by keys. The keys are coordinated by a collar which engages an extension on each key. A platen affixes to the shank of the mandrel to provide a stop that will index the ... | 07/06/2010 |
| 7415766 | Method and apparatus for processing/machining a vehicle wheel/rim preform A method of processing a vehicle wheel/rim preform with a centersection/spider and an annular wall extending around a first rotational axis and having an annular surface defining axially spaced, annular inboard and outboard bead seats. The method includes the steps ... | 08/26/2008 |
| 7182722 | Film roll holder for laminators A film roll holder for laminators by which a hollow paper tube wound with a film thereon is held around a rolling shaft of a laminator while the film wound around the hollow paper tube is transferred to a heating roller, thus preventing air pockets from being genera... | 02/27/2007 |
| 7114559 | Method of repair of collapsed or damaged tubulars downhole A method of repairing tubulars downhole is described. A swage is secured to a force magnification tool, which is, in turn, supported by an anchor tool. Applied pressure sets the anchor when the swage is properly positioned. The force magnification tool strokes the s... | 10/03/2006 |
| 6953198 | Short pull-back chuck The present invention relates to a chuck for gripping workpieces having an outer chuck body rotatable about a chuck axis and defining a cavity. The chuck includes a collar, coupled to the outer chuck body, having a slot with a slot axis angled relative to said chuck... | 10/11/2005 |
| 6378877 | Apparatus for clamping a work piece The apparatus comprises a chuck member to be mounted within the operating area of the machine tool and a work piece carrier that can be put onto the chuck member and clamped thereto. First positioning members provided on the chuck member and second positi... | 04/30/2002 |
| 5264068 | Expandable drum including adjustable stops for setting drum circumference Apparatus for forming an annular product features in such arrangement that, around a drum shaft sheathing over a main shaft, tapering structures each having axial slidability are provided, and in response to a slide move of the tapering structure, drum se... | 11/23/1993 |
| 5234222 | Workpiece support tool A workpiece support tool is disclosed for use with in providing an infinite variety of positions to receive and engage workpieces of differing shapes and sizes. The workpiece support tool provides precise support and positioning of the workpiece with resp... | 08/10/1993 |
| 5066354 | Building drum for a tire belt-tread stock package A radially expandable and contractable tire building drum has a drawbar positioned along the centerline of the drum, a slidable cone fixed to the drawbar, and a plurality of slides connected to the cone and extending in a radial array therefrom. The slide... | 11/19/1991 |
| 4995564 | Rewinder for thin tape A rewinding device includes an upper frame linked to a lower frame and a tape rewinding unit for each tape. Each unit has a motor-driven hub for a take-up reel being positioned on the upper frame, and a tensioning arrangement including a slidable dancer d... | 02/26/1991 |
| 4777714 | Quick-change mount for chucks A quick-change mount for chucks is incorporated into a rotatable hollow spindle (10) of a machine tool and comprises servo-actuated drive sleeve (32) for power transmission to clamp the chuck (20) to the spindle flange (12). Slidable within the drive slee... | 10/18/1988 |
| 4715553 | Roll core holding device The present invention relates to a roll core holding device equipped with a roll core release mechanism which can facilitate to automatically and certainly release the empty roll core from a rotary printing machine. The roll core holding device for each e... | 12/29/1987 |
| 4694559 | Expanding arbor The present invention relates to an expandable arbor which is removably attached to a standard decoiler mechanism. The expandable arbor has at least two opposed sections, each having an elongated transversely curved outer surface interconnected by a guide... | 09/22/1987 |
| 4570949 | Chuck A workpiece chuck has a plurality of support blocks adapted to be mounted on the front face of the chuck body in circumferentially spaced relation and at various locations spaced radially different distances from the central axis of the chuck. Within each... | 02/18/1986 |
| 4519621 | Chuck for a machine tool A chuck for a machine tool is disclosed which comprises a cylindrical scroll board with a scroll groove being formed on one end surface thereof and having three radial slots formed therethrough at equi-angular intervals, three slider blocks radially movab... | 05/28/1985 |
| 4358122 | Apparatus for power clamping work pieces According to the present apparatus work pieces such as railroad wheels are power clamped on a cone shaped inwardly facing side. In a first clamping step clamping areas are impressed into the side or surface of the work piece said clamping areas having a s... | 11/09/1982 |
| 4320675 | Mandrel for the coaxial external machining of workpieces with internal toothing In a mandrel for the coaxial external machining of workpieces with internal toothing, a reception sleeve with an external toothing corresponding to the workpiece toothing and having openings along the clamping length extending only on a portion of the cir... | 03/23/1982 |
| 4285528 | Chuck assembly A chuck assembly includes a plurality of locking keys disposed within longitudinally extending grooves in an outside surface of an arbor and arranged to centrally locate and clamp a hollow work piece to a spindle.... | 08/25/1981 |
| 4141517 | Apparatus for adjusting the lateral position of a rolled web Apparatus for adjusting the lateral position of a rolled web includes a spindle on which the rolled web is mounted for rotation. Extensible through openings in the spindle are chuck members for chucking and supporting the rolled web. The chuck members are... | 02/27/1979 |
| 4066270 | Nipple chuck Pipe chucking apparatus comprises: A. a tubular mandrel, B. driver means to engage the exterior of the mandrel and rotate same, C. a work pipe to be rotated relative to a forming tool, D. jaws on the mandrel and releasably coupled to the bore of the work pipe, E. actuat... | 01/03/1978 |
