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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7210212 | Bayonet collet pickup tool for agile fixturing A bayonet collet pickup tool includes a collet chuck having a collet portion including a bore disposed therein. A collet is held in the bore and is operable therein. A bayonet cap is mounted to an outer surface of the collet chuck proximate the bore. The bayonet cap... | 05/01/2007 |
| 6343901 | Removable tool holder A rotary device has a releasable tool holder. A spindle with two ends has one end adapted to secure to a rotary device and the other includes a bore to receive a tool. A mechanism to retain and release the tool from the spindle bore is coupled with the sp... | 02/05/2002 |
| 6264209 | Guide bush and method of forming diamond-like carbon film over the guide bush The invention provides a guide bush wherein a cemented carbide alloy containing at least cobalt is provided on an inner surface thereof for holding a workpiece rotatably and slidably in the longitudinal axial direction thereof in close proximity of a cutt... | 07/24/2001 |
| 6234491 | Tool liner A liner for a power tool holder has a wall which defines an interior and an exterior periphery. The interior periphery is sized to receive a tool shaft and the exterior periphery is sized to fit within a tool holder. The liner protects the tool shafts fro... | 05/22/2001 |
| 6227549 | Insulated chuck jaw A chuck jaw that is configured and arranged to be used in combination with other chuck jaws for securely retaining a rotatable accessory, such as a drill bit, in position in a chuck assembly, where the chuck jaw includes a chuck jaw body that defines a ge... | 05/08/2001 |
| 6224303 | Removable tool holder A rotary device has a releasable tool holder. A spindle with two ends has one end adapted to secure to a rotary device and the other includes a bore to receive a tool. A mechanism to retain and release the tool from the spindle bore is coupled with the sp... | 05/01/2001 |
| 6126370 | Removable tool holder A rotary device has a releasable tool holder. A spindle with two ends has one end adapted to secure to a rotary device and the other includes a bore to receive a tool. A mechanism to retain and release the tool from the spindle bore is coupled with the sp... | 10/03/2000 |
| 5941647 | Guide bush and method of forming hard carbon film over the inner surface of the guide bush A hard carbon film is formed directly or through an intermediate layer for enhancing adhesion over an inner surface of a guide bush in such a manner that the thickness of the inner surface at the portion near an open end is greater than that at the inner ... | 08/24/1999 |
| 5865073 | Torque machines A torque machine, for making or breaking screw-threaded joints between lengths of pipe, includes a rotatable head having an aperture into which a length of pipe is introduced, the rotatable head including a number of tongs which are spaced apart around th... | 02/02/1999 |
| 5551710 | Universal modular sleeve-clamp systems A universal sleeve-clamp for using interchangeable jaw pieces to clamp a workpiece has a sleeve with a plurality of radially moveable elements. Features are provided for locating and attaching the jaw pieces to the radially moveable elements so that, when... | 09/03/1996 |
| 5498008 | Chuck jaw locking apparatus for rotatable machine tool This disclosure is directed to a chuck system for a machine tool such as a lathe. It incorporates an elongate cylindrical body which terminates in a set of collet fingers having enlargements at the detail end whereby the enlargements define a circular bod... | 03/12/1996 |
| 5409327 | Lock wire nut drilling An apparatus for drilling lock wire holes in lock wire nuts includes a variable speed drill press mounted on a work bench and having a vertically movable drill quill supporting a rotating drill spindle on one end of which is mounted a drill chuck for hold... | 04/25/1995 |
| 5340128 | Wear-resistant chuck for driving hard-shank bits A chuck for driving drill bits an the like having shafts of hardened steel is provided with clamping jaws which at least at their clamping surfaces have a coating of diamond dust, so that they will have a resistance to abrasion that is greater than that o... | 08/23/1994 |
| 5221099 | Device for conducting forces into movable objects The jaws of a clamp are provided with elastomeric linings, and gripping elements of high hardness in the form of pins or particles are embedded in the linings. The gripping elements have tips which are directed away from the respective jaws.... | 06/22/1993 |
| 4496165 | Adjustable collet An adjustable collet is provided comprising a step collet, a plurality of machinable and removable jaws, and means for interlocking the jaws with the step collet. The interlocking means comprise counter-bored and threaded holes spaced on the face of the c... | 01/29/1985 |
| 4312513 | Gear holding hydraulically actuated chuck This application discloses a work-holding chuck particularly for gears with their exterior teeth finished or substantially finished as by grinding, shaving and the like. This chuck has a plurality of hardened and finished pins which are moved and secured ... | 01/26/1982 |
| 4211425 | Replaceable collet in double diaphragm chuck A work holder adapted to minimize clamp distortion of a workpiece by providing a movable metallic collet encompassing the workpiece, and a plurality of front and rear jaws to grip the metallic collet with different pressure forces at the front and rear se... | 07/08/1980 |
| 4023815 | Collet chuck assembly for custom applications A collet chuck assembly is provided for accommodating workpieces of unusual shape and non-standardized sizes, as well as standard sizes. The assembly includes an insert configured to be firmly received into and held by standard sized collets. The insert h... | 05/17/1977 |
| 3947048 | Segmented circumferentially split collet pad with replaceable serrations A longitudinally sectioned collet pad having plural pad segments of the detachable type, such as are conventionally used in an expansible collet, is provided with a freely interchangeable liner for each pad segment. Fastening means secure each liner again... | 03/30/1976 |
