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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7979970 | Apparatus and method for repairing out-of-round tubular cores, and tubular core and coiled strapping assemblies Apparatus for repairing out-of-round cores, upon which strapping material has been coiled, when the core and coiled strapping material assembly has been deformed and is therefore no longer capable of being mounted upon strapping unwinding and dispensing apparatus. T... | 07/19/2011 |
| 7765667 | Reversible flange plate A reversible flange plate for refinishing differently configured brakes on a brake lathe adapter is provided. The reversible flange plate includes a body formed with a hollow bore extending substantially through the center of the body. Opposing rings adjacent the bo... | 08/03/2010 |
| 7353579 | Flange restoring device and method A method and a device for straightening out irregularities in a flange by pressing a roller against a first side of the flange while supporting an opposite side thereof to preserve the angle between the flange and the part when undergoing compression loading by way ... | 04/08/2008 |
| 7287930 | Vehicle impact attenuator A vehicle impact attenuator that can be installed at low cost in a narrow installation space, immediately stop a colliding vehicle, and effectively mitigate the impact on the vehicle. The vehicle impact attenuator includes a shock absorber that deforms upon a collis... | 10/30/2007 |
| 7264623 | Tissue grasping instrument and method for use in arthroscopic surgery A tissue grasping instrument and method for use in arthroscopic surgery is disclosed. Typically, the instrument will be used in the manipulation of sutures and a graft in the form of an acellular matrix during the repair of rotator cuffs. ... | 09/04/2007 |
| 7162784 | Apparatus and method for channelizer drum reformer An apparatus and method for reforming deformed drums. Deformed drums are placed over an apparatus that expand a series of arms as a user exerts a force generally downward and outward along a sliding axis of a central mast. The apparatus is secured to a rigid mount t... | 01/16/2007 |
| 7089773 | Apparatus and method for forming an elongated article An Apparatus and method for forming elongated metal articles includes one or more rotating dies (1) each provided with an indentation (3). The indentation (track) is shaped so as to be complementary to the actual final shape of the resulting articles, ... | 08/15/2006 |
| 7032279 | Apparatus and methods for repairing compressor airfoils in situ The apparatus includes a track mounted in the inlet of a compressor. A manipulator is mounted for movement about the track and carries three modules, the last of which mounts a tool head for movement in a Cartesian coordinate system and about the track. A measuring ... | 04/25/2006 |
| 6944925 | Articulated connector reconditioning process and apparatuses A method for reconditioning an articulated connector while it is still mounted to the end structure of a rail car is disclosed. The connector is measured to find areas and amounts of wear on portions of the connector. The measurements are taken relative to a referen... | 09/20/2005 |
| 6907651 | Manufacturing and assembly of structures using shims The invention relates to a method of assembling a structure, particularly those structures requiring very tight tolerances. The structure may be assembled by positioning shim material on at least part of a sub-structure, curing the shim material in situ, machining t... | 06/21/2005 |
| 6839949 | Zipper repair tool and method of use therefore A hand tool that has a pliers-like body and a special head. The head has a pair of parallel teeth that fit onto the grooves of a zipper guide. As the tool is squeezed, the teeth force the grooves closed uniformly and symmetrically. In this way, the tool can adjust t... | 01/11/2005 |
| 6832424 | Symmetrical mill An apparatus and method for in-situ milling includes a support and a pair of spaced apart rails attached to the support. The support and rails are mounted between a pair of opposed mill housing wear plate surfaces. A milling assembly is reversibly mounted on the rai... | 12/21/2004 |
| 6701615 | Inspection and sorting system and method for part repair An inspection and sorting system for part repair includes at least one sensor for inspecting a part. The sensor is configured to obtain inspection data for the part. A comparison module is configured to receive the inspection data, to generate a repair pr... | 03/09/2004 |
| 6574519 | Method of repairing a vehicle body, method of calculating amount of a repair work, and sheet for repairing vehicle body A method of calculating the amount of a repair work of a vehicle body including marking pulling-out points of a damaged part at prescribed intervals in the damaged part of the panel of the vehicle body, counting the number of points marked , and calculati... | 06/03/2003 |
| 6560838 | Sheet metal repair method, sheet metal repair tool, and sheet-like member fixing device A method for repairing a sheet metal (14) of a car body (10), which comprises the steps of removing a damaged part, bending a portion near the end part of a repair member (22) with a sheet-metal repair tool, and bonding the portion near the end part of th... | 05/13/2003 |
| 6557231 | Method of repairing a vehicle body, method of calculating amount of a repair work, and sheet for repairing vehicle body The present invention relates to a method of repairing the damage of the outside plate panel of a vehicle. The method includes the steps of: (a) marking points at a damaged part of the vehicle panel, the points being distributed from the central part to t... | 05/06/2003 |
| 6518537 | Welding electrode tip dressing apparatus A welding electrode tip dressing apparatus for grinding a pair of electrode tips mounted on two opposite shanks and for removing the electrode tips when they are spent. The dressing apparatus includes a tip grinding unit and a tip removal unit. The tip gr... | 02/11/2003 |
| 6408512 | Method of correcting deformed turbine blades A method of correcting deformed turbine components (1) in an incompressible medium (4) is achieved via means of a pressure wave (6). The turbine component (1) is rigidly fixed to a matrix (3) containing a specified mold (2) and is put into the incompressi... | 06/25/2002 |
| 6389692 | Method for removing stuck locking pin in turbine rotor A stuck locking pin is removed from a turbine rotor by forming an aperture in the locking pin. The diameter of the aperture is less than the diameter of the locking pin, such that a thin shell portion remains in the locking pin receiving slot of the rotor... | 05/21/2002 |
| 6347444 | Method for refurbishing an automotive wheel A method of refurbishing a damaged section of the outer rim bead of an automotive wheel. The method comprises the initial step of contouring the outer rim bead via a first grinding process to create a feathered transition between the damaged section and t... | 02/19/2002 |
| 6345427 | Apparatus and method for re-shaping brake cores A coining die apparatus for reshaping the backing plates of spent rotary drum brake cores in the production of remanufactured brake shoes comprises a lower die having a concave working surface configured to support a convex outer surface of a brake core b... | 02/12/2002 |
| 6338265 | Device for straightening aluminum fins A device for straightening metal fins on heat exchangers used in air conditioning and refrigeration systems. The device is comprised of interchangeable, detachable combs that are made to vibrate by an electrically powered vibrator. The vibrating combs can... | 01/15/2002 |
| 6302625 | Method and apparatus for refurbishing a gas turbine airfoil A portable device for refurbishing an edge of an airfoil is provided that has an edge shaper and airfoil positioners that positively engage the airfoil. A method for refurbishing an edge of an airfoil is also provided that includes the steps of (a) provid... | 10/16/2001 |
| 6234000 | Ball-bat repairing method The present invention provides a ball-bat repairing apparatus to repair, for example, softball and baseball bats, in which particularly aluminum ball-bats which have been deformed from repeated use are returned to substantially their original diameter alo... | 05/22/2001 |
| 6195860 | Welding electrode reshaping device A welding electrode dressing device in particular in automated welding stations comprises an electrode treatment head (11, 111) equipped with upsetting members (15, 115) which reshape the tip of an electrode inserted in it without removing material. Advan... | 03/06/2001 |
| 5946804 | Apparatus for straightening purlin beams of a roof structure An apparatus for straightening portions of a plurality of purlins of a roof structure which have been moved from an original position to a deformed position and a method of using the same is disclosed. A carriage is provided which is mounted for movement ... | 09/07/1999 |
| 5913555 | Methods of repairing worn blade tips of compressor and turbine blades In a method of repairing worn blade tips of compressor or turbine blades, the worn blade tip (4) is first removed from the remaining blade portion (2) at a standardized height (h). The actual geometry of the end of the remaining blade portion (2) at the h... | 06/22/1999 |
| 5655297 | Method to part welded vessel sections without violating internal cleanliness A method and apparatus of separating a vessel which is partly welded to a tubesheet of a tube bundle, includes removing the weld seam and reducing the wall thickness of the vessel until only approximately 1/8" of wall thickness remains and thereafter part... | 08/12/1997 |
| 5644828 | Device for in situ repairing of a cylinder in a printing machine A device for repairing a cylinder in a printing machine while the cylinder is installed in the printing machine. The device includes a cross slide rail having a base body with longitudinal guides, a longitudinal support slidably mounted on the longitudina... | 07/08/1997 |
| 5630265 | Wine barrel reconditioning method and apparatus A method and apparatus for reconditioning wood wine barrels. An open wine barrel is placed on a barrel rotator stand and positioned into a planer-cutter apparatus. Cutting parameters are set, and a horizontal screw advances the cutter into the barrel, cut... | 05/20/1997 |
| 5608958 | Gear box housing face repair The repair of a warped peripheral planar sealing surface commonly provided on gear box or similar complex housings comprises the machining of the entire sealing face of the housing to a planar configuration and then removing additional metal from the edge... | 03/11/1997 |
| 5544549 | Process for the production of a steel punching sheet A process for producing a steel punching sheet that has the same ideal dimension over the entire length of the punching edge has the following steps: producing webs carrying punching edges on a steel starting sheet; processing the punching edges, wherein ... | 08/13/1996 |
| 5511299 | Gear box valve housing repair In many complicated castings, such as those utilized to define a gear box for an aircraft jet engine, valve housings or mounting recesses may be integrally formed in the casting. Such housings incorporate a plurality of sealing surfaces which cooperate wi... | 04/30/1996 |
| 5503711 | Method of rehabilitating a wood pulp digester A method of rehabilitating a wood pulp digester, comprising applying to an interior surface of the digester wall a tacky silicone rubber layer, and then applying vertical strips of metallic sheet material to form a composition layer of said silicone rubbe... | 04/02/1996 |
| 5471730 | Method for refurbishing worn turret punch press bores A method for restoring worn bores in a turret or other tool punch press is disclosed. The worn turret bore is refurbished by using a special boring bar and drive mechanism to enlarge the diameter of the worn section of the bore. A cylindrical sleeve is in... | 12/05/1995 |
| 5437086 | Method of fabricating a bi-metal pipe section A method of making a bi-metal pipe section, and especially reclaiming a used or damaged pipe section by making it into a bi-metal pipe section which resists corrosion. The bi-metal pipe section is used in constructing a pipe line or production tubing that... | 08/01/1995 |
| 5402570 | Method for repairing boiling water reactor shrouds A method of repairing nuclear reactor core shrouds having horizontal cracks in heat affected zones of welds includes applying vertical compressive forces to the shroud in situ to urge opposed surfaces of the cracks toward one another. A plurality of tie r... | 04/04/1995 |
| 5295300 | Salvage method for turbocharger bearing housing A salvage method for a turbocharger bearing housing includes the steps of removing the bearing housing from the turbocharger, setting up the bearing housing on a lathe and machining the worn or damaged surfaces at one end of the bearing housing where such... | 03/22/1994 |
| 5263237 | Method for restoring punch and die alignment of a turret-type punch press machine A method for restoring the alignment of the apertures of the upper and lower turrets of a punch press machine includes the steps of determining the radial and angular misalignment, if any, of an individual turret aperture relative to a reference axis such... | 11/23/1993 |
| 5255423 | Process for installing a helical added thread in an internally threaded orifice for repairing the internal threads of the orifice To repair the internal thread (2b) of a large diameter orifice, an added thread is screwed into the orifice in a form wound on a threaded part of the surface of a drum screwed into an internally threaded centering ring engaged in the entry part (2a) of th... | 10/26/1993 |
