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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8096030 | Mobile repair apparatus for repairing a stationary rotor seal of a turbo machine A method and an apparatus for mobile repair of a stationary rotor seals of a turbo machine is provided. The method includes the following steps, 3D-scanning of the stationary seal, generation of 3D-model of the stationary seal, removing of the damaged spots of the s... | 01/17/2012 |
| 7992272 | Method and apparatus for milling thermal barrier coated metals A method is provided for milling a thermal barrier coated metal part. This method includes selectively removing a portion of a ceramic coating using a mechanical cutting tool, thereby forming a counterbore, and machining the metal part through the counterbore. A dri... | 08/09/2011 |
| 7827661 | Control of white-etched layer during machining A machining system includes a support configured to retain an article, such as a rotor disk, having an area, such as a surface of a slot in the disk. A cutting tool, for example, a broach, is movable relative to the support to cut the area. A heating member, such as... | 11/09/2010 |
| 7461441 | Device and method for soft machining of bevel gears and use of the device A device (10) for soft machining of bevel gears, having a receptacle (12) for receiving a bevel gear blank (K1) and having a tool spindle (13.1) for receiving a cutter head (13.2). The device comprises a machining arm (11) h... | 12/09/2008 |
| 7448121 | Metal hand tool and method for manufacturing the same A metal hand tool is fabricated by a method to manufacture the metal hand tool, and the metal hand tool has a body with an outer surface and a preparing region, a printing layer with a mark and an electroplate layer. The method has a forming step, a printing step an... | 11/11/2008 |
| 7419460 | Machine tool with work piece handling arrangement In a machine tool arrangement comprising a machine tool component including a mounting structure for a work piece to be machined by a suitable metal cutting tool, a housing enclosing the machine tool component, a horizontal support beam is disposed above the housing... | 09/02/2008 |
| 7412762 | Method and device for introducing weakened lines into a component rigid per se For introducing a weakened line into a component 10, which is rigid per se and does not conform to a supporting mold or a receiving means in correspondence with the true shape, especially into an injection-molded part such as an instrument panel of an automob... | 08/19/2008 |
| 7356897 | Systems and methods for verifying a pre-programmed materials processing path Systems and methods for verifying a materials processing path on a work piece are described. In one embodiment, a system for verifying a material process path on a work piece includes a processing unit operable to receive processing instructions to control a motion ... | 04/15/2008 |
| 7354227 | Apparatus and method for manufacturing plastic frameworks such as window frames A production line for carrying out machining and cleaning operations on rectangular frameworks, is provided. Elongate plastic frame members are welded together in a welding machine, thereby forming two rectangular frameworks located one above the other. These are mo... | 04/08/2008 |
| 7310863 | De-burring apparatus for a hobbing machine The present invention provides a hobbing machine. The hobbing machine includes a clamp fixture adapted to retain a gear blank. A motor is operatively connected to the clamp fixture and is configured to rotate the clamp fixture and the gear blank together at a predet... | 12/25/2007 |
| 7278806 | Two edge deburring tool A rotating tool for simultaneously deburring two surfaces of a workpiece is disclosed including a rotatable shaft having a first end and a second end with a first deburr surface on the first end facing towards the second end and having a first angle. A second deburr... | 10/09/2007 |
| 7267538 | Adjustable knockout This disclosure is directed to an adjustable knockout rod for use in conjunction with injection molding machines. The knock-out rod disclosed herein is preferably formed of a round bar having a plurality of annular notches or undercuts formed at uniform intervals al... | 09/11/2007 |
| 7257879 | Combination apparatus for machining material with a milling cutter and a laser The invention is directed to an apparatus for cutting material by means of a milling cutter and laser radiation. The apparatus comprises a milling unit, a work spindle, a milling cutter, a laser, deflecting elements, focusing optics, and a work table. According to t... | 08/21/2007 |
| 7251874 | Electrical tool for panning or milling An electrical tool for planning and/or milling has a motor shaft, a working shaft connected with the motor shaft, wherein the working shaft is positioned perpendicular to the motor shaft. ... | 08/07/2007 |
| 7171735 | Shape member manufacturing apparatus and shape member manufacturing method The invention provides a shape member manufacturing apparatus and a shape member manufacturing method which aims at cutting and grinding a joint projection 8B formed when a plurality of shape members are joined together by welding or friction stir welding, in... | 02/06/2007 |
| 7171734 | Apparatus for aligning female connector in fixture for use in reconditioning of articulated connector An apparatus for semi-automatically reconditioning an articulated connector while it is still mounted to the end structure of a rail car is disclosed. The apparatus is mountable to the connector and measures to find areas and amounts of wear on portions of the conne... | 02/06/2007 |
| 7163053 | Heat exchanger A method for adjusting temperature of a machining liquid, e.g., slurry, etching liquid, by passing the machining liquid through a heat exchanger. The heat exchanger, which adjusts the temperature of the machining liquid, includes a ceramic heat exchanging tube which... | 01/16/2007 |
| 7131181 | Tool for manufacturing ballpoint pens A tool and method of manufacturing a tool for making ballpoint pen tips, called rough tips, in their seat zone and preferably in their cone zone. The tool is mounted in fast-rotating precision spindles and the position of the tool may be adjusted to adjust the dimen... | 11/07/2006 |
| 7103973 | Method, device, and tool for chamfering the front-end edges of the inter-teeth grooves of a gear A method for the manufacture of a toothed gear from a gear blank wherein the gear blank loaded into a machine tool and rotationally driven is machined by a hobbing cutter disposed on a rotationally driven tool shaft and the rough-hobbed gear, once produced, is subse... | 09/12/2006 |
| 7093334 | Machining unit with orientable spindle-axis for milling and boring operations A machining unit has a spindle-carrier structure, which can be oriented around a vertical axis. ... | 08/22/2006 |
| 7003867 | Method for winding coils on rotor core A core includes a ring body and a plurality of teeth. The teeth extend radially outward form the outer circumference of the ring body. The core is formed by assembling a first core member and a second core member. Each core member has part of the teeth the number of... | 02/28/2006 |
| 6978536 | Spring-wire clip applicator and method, and spring wire clips useful therewith An applicator for applying, to a plurality of sheets, spring-wire clips made of bent spring-wire having first and second end sections joined together by an elastically-deformable wire juncture section. The applicator includes a holder for holding a plurality of the ... | 12/27/2005 |
| 6928707 | CCFL wrapped with a heater wire, and machines for manufacturing same One aspect of the invention is embodied in a machine for wrapping a heater wire around a cold cathode fluorescent lamp (CCFL). The machine includes means for holding a CCFL, means for guiding a heater wire, and means for moving the holding means in relation to the g... | 08/16/2005 |
| 6915568 | Method of manufacturing connecting rods A streamlined method for the mass production of connecting rods is disclosed, with particular applicability for anticipated in the production of rods made from powdered metal materials. The method contemplates the rough grinding of a work piece, followed by the use ... | 07/12/2005 |
| 6859988 | Processor-controlled carving and multi-purpose shaping device One embodiment of the present invention is a compact, low-cost, lightweight, versatile and easy-to-operate, processor-controlled carving and multi-purpose shaping device (“PCCMPS machine”). The PCCMPS machine that represents one embodiment of the present inventi... | 03/01/2005 |
| 6839953 | Combination gear hobber, chamfer/debur and shaver apparatus and method An apparatus is provided for manufacturing a gear component. The apparatus includes a plurality of tooling stocks movable relative to a base. The tooling stocks function to retain a component, as well as operably driving a combination hob/shaver tool and a combinati... | 01/11/2005 |
| 6757949 | Combination gear hobber, chamfer/debur and shaver apparatus and method An apparatus is provided for manufacturing a gear component. The apparatus includes a plurality of tooling stocks movable relative to a base. The tooling stocks function to retain a component, as well as operably driving a combination hob/shaver tool and a combinati... | 07/06/2004 |
| 6722014 | Energized sequential tool coating In a machining sequence a flow of coating fluid is applied, such as through a nozzle, to wet at least the cutting surface of a tool to be engaged with a part to perform a machining operation thereon. The fluid is applied quickly and dried or cured to form an adheren... | 04/20/2004 |
| 6637088 | Calibrating tool for manufacturing parts with an outer profile In order to manufacture parts with an outer profile, a workpiece 32 is pressed by a pressure piece 24 through a ring-shaped cutting tool 34. The cutting tool 34 has a plurality of disks with inner cutting edges 62 for removing material from the workpiece ... | 10/28/2003 |
| 6615466 | Tool head with spindle bearing arrangement The invention relates to a tool head with a spindle bearing arrangement The bearings (9, 10) of said arrangement rest with one of their bearing shells on a driven spindle (2) with a tool holding fixture (1). With their other bearing shell they interact wi... | 09/09/2003 |
| 6430791 | Device for manufacturing parts with an outer profile In order to manufacture parts with an outer profile, a workpiece (32) is pressed by a pressure piece (24) through a ring-shaped cutting tool (34). The cutting tool (34) has a plurality of disks with inner cutting edges (62) for removing material from the ... | 08/13/2002 |
| 6395616 | Process and apparatus for revealing an alignment mark on an integrated circuit wafer A method is provided for locally creating an aperture in a metal layer that is formed above a base wafer having at least one lateral mark provided in its peripheral edge and at least one surface mark provided at a point on its surface. Coordinates of a st... | 05/28/2002 |
| 6081980 | Ecliptic drive A drive apparatus for a simultaneous operation machine includes a plurality of pulleys and drive belts in a unique orientation to simultaneously drive a plurality of spindles. A first outer spindle is driven about a first axis of rotation to perform a fir... | 07/04/2000 |
| 5797174 | Apparatus for forming curved, rectangular bodied needle blanks from tubular stock There is disclosed an apparatus for forming curved and rectangular bodied needle blanks from a length of needle stock which includes a generally cylindrical inner mandrel having a plurality of longitudinal channels formed in an outer surface thereof, the ... | 08/25/1998 |
| 5658104 | Method and system for the manufacture of CO2 powered dragster A system for the manufacture of a CO2 powered dragster with a low-cost three axis machine tool, the system including an expansion base to be fixedly secured to a support surface of the machine tool, and an indexing fixture to be adjustably secu... | 08/19/1997 |
| 5524328 | Workpiece holddown assembly for machine tools In a machine tool having a base member, a table supported on the base member, on which a workpiece may be positioned to be machined, and a toolhead assembly supported on the base member, provided with a tool engageable with the workpiece positioned on the... | 06/11/1996 |
| 5161291 | Adjustable machining apparatus for machining a cylindrical workpiece Adjustable machining apparatus for machining a cylindrical workpiece, such as an electrical generator rotor or stator. The apparatus includes a spindle for holding a cutting tool, which spindle in turn is engaged by a motor for rotating the spindle and cu... | 11/10/1992 |
| 4881518 | Apparatus for manufacturing and handling thin wafers Apparatus for manufacturing thin wafers from bars, such as in the manufacture of wafers for use as semiconductor substrates, include an arrangement wherein a holder member is fastened to the bar, the bar is sliced to separate a disc-shaped wafer therefrom... | 11/21/1989 |
| 4847961 | Method and apparatus for stitch-machining deep cavities in metal workpieces Stitch-machining the walls of a cylindrical blind cavity of a workpiece, the cavity being deep and narrow with respect to the axis of the cavity, is carried out by: (a) supporting a tubular housing for axial movement throughout substantially the axial ext... | 07/18/1989 |
| 4819312 | Apparatus for removing babbitts from knives A machine and process is provided for automatically removing babbitts from flaker knives and the like, molding new babbitts onto the knives and trimming the new babbitts to precise dimensions. The machien has a frame on which is mounted a magazine for sto... | 04/11/1989 |
