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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7341246 | Truss manufacturing apparatus The machine has stopper pins for locating two or more truss members to be connected in respective predetermined design positions and a press head adapted for movement from a pre-pressing position in which one or two nail plates may be loaded for pressing to a range ... | 03/11/2008 |
| 7290472 | Miter saw with improved safety system Miter saws are disclosed having a base, a blade supported by the base, a detection system adapted to detect a dangerous condition between a person and the blade, and a reaction system associated with the detection system to cause a predetermined action to take place... | 11/06/2007 |
| 7284325 | Retractable finning tool and method of using An improved tool and method for enhancing the surface of a heat transfer tube are provided. The tool, which can be easily added to existing manufacturing equipment, includes cutting bits that may be retracted with a housing. The cutting bits include a cutting edge t... | 10/23/2007 |
| 7207753 | Apparatus and method for shaping an edge of a tile An apparatus and method for shaping an edge of a tile. The preferred embodiment enables an operator to place a tile between an elevator and a reference plate. The operator snugs the edge of the tile up against a reference plate, and causes the elevator to press the ... | 04/24/2007 |
| 7108044 | Method and apparatus for producing mold A method and an apparatus for machining a mold material to produce a mold. By casting based on a cast mold model (15), a mold material (20) is produced in a form having a work margin. Thereafter, a shape of the mold material (20) is measured by ... | 09/19/2006 |
| 7069637 | Wirelaying tool A wirelaying apparatus and method using a tool (30) having a cutter/cutting tip (31) operatively opening a cut in the interior bore surface (11) of a cylindrical pipe fitting (10), laying wire (12) into the cut and closing the cut ... | 07/04/2006 |
| 7011122 | Edge-routing unit for a program-controlled feed-through machine An edge-routing unit has a routing tool (4) on a shaft (9) of a routing motor (6), which is arranged on a rest (10), and which is controlled approximately along a workpiece outline in a workpiece feed-through direction, an X-axis, and in ... | 03/14/2006 |
| 7008152 | Machine tool for processing work pieces on at least three axes A machine tool for at least triaxially machining work pieces (15) comprises a work spindle (10) and a working area (14) before the work spindle (10). A z skid (23), which is displaceable in the direction of the spindle (10),... | 03/07/2006 |
| 7003865 | Machine for trimming doors and/or drawer fronts for cabinets and method In a preferred embodiment, a machine for milling doors and/or drawer fronts, including: apparatus to horizontally clamp a door or drawer front to a horizontal movable table; apparatus to remove vertically disposed scribe pins from the door and/or drawer front, backs... | 02/28/2006 |
| 6751840 | Wirelaying tool and method for laying a wire into an interior bore surface of a cylinder A wirelaying apparatus and method using a tool (30) having a cutter (31) operatively opening a cut in the interior bore surface (11) of a cylindrical pipe fitting (10), laying wire (12) into the cut and closing the cut using a flan... | 06/22/2004 |
| 6658312 | Wire harness manufacturing apparatus and method A wire harness manufacturing apparatus includes plural manufacturing lines for respectively manufacturing plural sub-wire harnesses as constituents of a wire harness to be produced, each of the manufacturing lines including plural constituent devices arra... | 12/02/2003 |
| 6530139 | Wirelaying tool A wirelaying apparatus and method using a tool (30) having a cutter (31) operatively opening a cut in the interior bore surface (11) of a cylindrical pipe fitting (10), laying wire (12) into the cut and closing the cut using a flange closer (33). The wire... | 03/11/2003 |
| 5922168 | Apparatus for making laminated electrical and electronic devices An apparatus for automatically making a laminated electrical or electronic device has a series of processing stations including an inspection station for inspecting the quality of printing at a series of indexed segments on a ceramic coated, continuous ta... | 07/13/1999 |
| 5146670 | Profiling and deburring of workpieces The invention is directed to a device and method for profiling and deburring a workpiece. The device includes a profiler having a cutting edge for profiling a workpiece, a deburrer having a cutting edge for deburring profiled edges of a workpiece, and a y... | 09/15/1992 |
| 5058466 | Device for inserting polygonal and shaped bars in the collet of a chuck of machine tools The device for inserting polygonal and shaped bars in the collet of the chuck of machine tools comprises a bar pusher element arranged inside a bar guiding channel and a motor element connected to a worm screw which cause sliding of a slider rigidly assoc... | 10/22/1991 |
| 4984351 | Machine tool A machine tool includes two movable tables on which workpiece is mounted. A base mount has an upper surface provided with at least two machinable regions and workpiece handling regions. A column is supported above the base mount and movable in a first dir... | 01/15/1991 |
| 4976572 | Method and automatic machine for machining coiled stock The automatic machine works on coiled stock to produce a series of workpieces. It comprises a spindle arranged to turn around its axis, but only somewhat more than through an angle of 360°, between two fixed angular limits. The tools consist of shaped mi... | 12/11/1990 |
| 4907325 | Blind trimmer A blind trimmer includes a machine frame and an immovable as well as a movable trimming mechanisms respectively mounted on two longitudinal sides of the frame. Each trimming mechanism includes a plate, a saw, a cylindrical milling blade, and a clamping de... | 03/13/1990 |
| 4750254 | Continuously operating one-sided formatting and edge shaping machine A continuously operating one-sided formatting and edge shaping machine for edge processing four sides of work pieces is driven by a continuously running primary conveying means (10). A conveying device is mounted ahead of this single primary conveying mea... | 06/14/1988 |
| 4510668 | Machining center A machining center of a horizontal type including a vertical base is disclosed. A pallet carrying a workpiece to be machined is mounted on a pallet slide with a pallet surface being vertical so that the pallet is movable along a first horizontal axis and ... | 04/16/1985 |
| 4466170 | Adjustable circular insulation saw system A machine for cutting insulation material into semi-circular blocks. Circular cutting blades are mounted reciprocally on a support shaft. A router functions to cut a groove in the insulation material to provide clearance for the cutting blade support shaf... | 08/21/1984 |
| 4403389 | Slide mechanism A stationary base includes a planar surface and a bore having an axis lying in a plane parallel to the planar surface. A slide element having a planar surface slidably disposed against the planar surface of the base, is attached to a reciprocally movable ... | 09/13/1983 |
| 4295263 | Circular insulation saw system A machine for cutting insulation material into semi-circular blocks. Circular cutting blades are mounted reciprocally on a support shaft. A router functions to cut a groove in the insulation material to provide clearance for the cutting blade support shaf... | 10/20/1981 |
| 4260001 | Woodworking machines An apparatus and method for shaping and finishing at least a part of the periphery of a planar workpiece of wood or similar material in which the workpiece and a template are mounted on a carrier block which is drawn along a machine bed where the workpiec... | 04/07/1981 |
| 4084309 | Apparatus and method of manufacturing flexible ducting An apparatus and method for manufacturing flexible duct comprising feeding a strip of cloth and a channel formed strip of metal in parallel through a work station having a pair of crimping rollers which fasten an edge of the fabric into the channel. A for... | 04/18/1978 |
