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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7353584 | Deck tool A tool that can be used to join adjacent deck sections along their side edges. The tool can include a handle portion that is used by the operator to maneuver the tool and a cutting and folding assembly that is at the base of the tool. The cutting and folding assembl... | 04/08/2008 |
| 7159296 | Coil-winding machine stator installation jig A stator stack and stator jig assembly provide a consistent amount of slack in stator coil wires without increasing the complexity of coil-winding machines or adding production steps, and prevent crossing of the stator coil wires in the slack areas. A stator stack h... | 01/09/2007 |
| 7124499 | Apparatus for installing a length of wire The apparatus is used for installing a wire in a crimp, in particular a wire being provided on a wire spool mounted on a spool holder. The wire outputs the apparatus at a wire output guide. The apparatus comprises a crimp punch tool located in front of the wire outp... | 10/24/2006 |
| 7093344 | Slack-forming mechanism for stator coil A slack-forming mechanism for stator coils that is able to impart slack of appropriate size to the stator coil without imposing an excessively heavy burden on the coiling machine. The slack-forming mechanism includes a coiling machine attachment jig having a protrud... | 08/22/2006 |
| 7082656 | Pipe beveling system A tool for beveling the end of a pipe is comprised of a hollow, tubular body having a central, longitudinal axis of rotation, an inboard coupling end, and an opposite outboard working end. A plurality of longitudinally spaced, transversely directed latching pin bore... | 08/01/2006 |
| 7073245 | Multiple-wire termination tool with translatable jack and cutting blade precision alignment carrier A tool that seats and cuts multiple wires inserted into terminals of a multi-terminal jack includes a support housing for a linearly translatable, and removable carrier. The carrier fixedly retains one of a blade head and a jack, and slidably retains the other of th... | 07/11/2006 |
| 7036544 | Wire connecting apparatus An apparatus is provided for connecting ends of wires. Ends of wires (a, a′) to be connected are placed linearly on a base plate (11). An adhesive tape (t) is placed on an auxiliary plate (12) near the base plate (11). A movable plate (33 | 05/02/2006 |
| 7021110 | Apparatus for preparing U-shaped spacers for insulating units A device is disclosed for preparing a U-shaped spacer having a longitudinal axis, wherein the spacer has first and second opposing sides extending from a spacer bottom, and wherein the spacer is to be used as a spacer between glass sheets on insulating frames. A met... | 04/04/2006 |
| 6938453 | Tool for applying clips A closure tool (10, 40) for closing heavy-duty clips (11) as used for example in the building trade and in agriculture has a body (13), a pair of handles (14) mounted on the body (13) on pivots (15) and a pair of anvils (... | 09/06/2005 |
| 6928900 | Tool for shearing bolts A tool for breaking a shaft includes two aligned tubular elements (20, 22), each having an end portion for receiving a contiguous length of the same shaft (2). Means are provided for locking each end portion against rotation relative to the shaft lengt... | 08/16/2005 |
| 6912762 | Pallet de-banding machine with improved analytical abilities An automated de-banding machine which can perform by scanning the surface of the pallet to determine the number and position of bands to be removed. The machine also is capable of analyzing to determine the overlay bands from underlay bands. The overlay bands are re... | 07/05/2005 |
| 6817083 | Processing device for an elongated workpiece A processing device for an elongated workpiece defining a primary axis and further defining a first row and a second row of alignment holes, the first and second rows running parallel to the primary axis, is disclosed. The processing device includes a belt having a ... | 11/16/2004 |
| 6581259 | Attachment construction of fastening member An attachment construction includes an attachment member in which a body of a blind rivet is integral with a head of the blind rivet. The body of the blind rivet is inserted into a fastening hole formed in a base material. The head of the blind rivet is p... | 06/24/2003 |
| 6560859 | Capillary cassette and method of producing the same Capillary columns (102) pass through and are inserted in a rubber plate (14), held and fixed by elastic force of rubber, and two-dimensionally arranged on a sample injection side. It fixes the capillary columns (102) arranged on a plane in close contact b... | 05/13/2003 |
| 6543127 | Coplanarity inspection at the singulation process In accordance with the objectives of the invention a new method and apparatus is provide for assuring contact balls coplanarity. The process and apparatus for coplanarity inspection is integrated with the current processing step of BGA device singulation ... | 04/08/2003 |
| 6445969 | Statistical process control integration systems and methods for monitoring manufacturing processes A method and system for monitoring process parameters associated with a manufacturing or testing process. The system includes: at least one machine which is used in the manufacturing or testing process; at least one sensing device, coupled to the at least... | 09/03/2002 |
| 6363604 | Method and apparatus for cutting braided sheath of shielding wire Firstly, the tip portion of the braided sheath S3 exposed at the terminal thereof by stripping the outer jacket off S4 is widened into the shape of a funnel. Then the internal blades 9 disposed in the shape of a two-piece cylinder hold the periphery of th... | 04/02/2002 |
| 6353996 | Apparatus for wiring electrical terminals of electrical devices or systems For automatic wiring of terminals of electrical apparatus, for example fluorescent lamp luminaires, a line or wire-laying tool is used which has a finger (31) on which a pressure element (37), movable between three positions I, II, III with respect to the... | 03/12/2002 |
| 6240614 | Blind rivet disassembling device and method and production system using the method A blind rivet disassembling device comprising a cutting means adapted to get in between a flange portion of a blind rivet and a base metal and cut a body portion of the blind rivet in a direction perpendicular to the axial direction of the body portion an... | 06/05/2001 |
| 6216522 | Tool for installing a turn vane A tool for installing a turn vane within air conditioning duct work includes an octagonal shaft having a cutting head at an end thereof. The cutting head includes a pair of spaced parallel outer blades each having a downwardly angled cutting surface. Disp... | 04/17/2001 |
| 6047458 | Rotatable dewiring apparatus An apparatus for severing and removing wires surrounding a bale of pulp are disclosed, as well as a unique severing and coiling head. A bale of pulp is loaded onto a turn conveyor which transports the bale from where it was loaded to the operating positio... | 04/11/2000 |
| 6023837 | Winding head Device for producing a coil winding (33) from winding wire on a winding carrier (32) with a winding head (10) which has a wire guiding means (16) and is movable relative to the winding carrier (32) in which a wire connecting means (17) and a wire severing... | 02/15/2000 |
| 5896644 | Wire end preparation apparatus and method An apparatus for preparing the free ends of individual wires of a multi-conductor cable is disclosed. The apparatus includes a wire nest for separating the individual wires into distinct multiple wire sets and each wire of the wire sets includes multiple ... | 04/27/1999 |
| 5894648 | High speed depaneling apparatus and method Individual printed circuit boards are routed from a panel comprised of an array of printed circuit boards. The individual printed circuit boards are moved as a group, after being routed from the panel, to a registration nest for holding the individual pri... | 04/20/1999 |
| 5878489 | Method of producing flat electric wire harnesses An inexpensive flat electric wire for a wire harness and an inexpensive wire harness utilizing the flat electric wire can be produced. A flat electric wire (P) is produced by juxtaposing a plurality of insulator-sheathed electric wire elements (a), each h... | 03/09/1999 |
| 5784771 | Stator manufacturing method and apparatus Finish leads of coils wound onto stator cores without terminal boards are automatically secured before the stator is removed from the winding apparatus. Tooling is provided that is moved into position adjacent the stator at a lead tuck station to cooperat... | 07/28/1998 |
| 5742994 | Pipe wrap removal tool A specialty tool designed for the efficient removal of strips of the outer sheathing (or "wrap") from underground pipe, consisting of a slotted cylindrical steel shaft (10) with female ratchet drive couplings (16) matched into each end, and having cutting... | 04/28/1998 |
| 5685051 | Method and apparatus for aligning battery lugs Apparatus and method to prepare battery plate lugs for use with automated machines for cast on operations. The apparatus comprises an anvil having top and opposite side walls for receiving a battery cell including a plurality of plates with lugs attached ... | 11/11/1997 |
| 5501005 | Mounting device of electronic components and a mounting method In an apparatus for mounting electronic components, punched out from film carriers to a substrate, there is disclosed an upper die for punching the electronic components through a hole formed in a lower die. A take out nozzle is located under the through ... | 03/26/1996 |
| 5497645 | U-shaped closing staple for bags and flexible tubes and apparatus for closing them In U-shaped closing staples for bags and flexible tubes, which staples are made of strip material and consist of a crosspiece (7) and two legs (4) and in which the leg ends of the staple have been bent off outwardly to constitute a connecting web (2), by ... | 03/12/1996 |
| 5442848 | Wire positioning and cut-off tool To permit close positioning of a wire positioning finger (2) adjacent a slit blade insulation piercing connector, a pressing element (19) having a pressure surface (22) is movably located adjacent a wire outlet opening (10) of a wire guide duct (4) in the... | 08/22/1995 |
| 5351386 | Bundling strap dispenser A bundling strap dispenser includes a housing, a trigger pivotally mounted in the housing and is manually operable from outside, a cutting blade pivotally mounted in the housing and actuatable by the trigger, a retaining member mounted to the cutting blad... | 10/04/1994 |
| 5323632 | Calking structure and jig intended for calking A calking structure wherein a calked member is calked firmly in a fixed member and a jig intended for obtaining the structure are disclosed. Cutting edges 2a, 2b of calking jigs 15, 16 are provided with slant faces 3a or 3b, 3c for subjecting calking piec... | 06/28/1994 |
| 5309622 | Pressing tool for the production of multilayer formed plates A compression molding tool comprises an upper part (3) and a lower part (2) connected by guides (4). A die (5) arranged in the lower part (3) of the tool cooperates with a force plug (6) arranged on the upper part (2) of the tool. The die (5) contains a m... | 05/10/1994 |
| 5267391 | Tool for installing demountable-wall clips on wall-board panels An embodiment of the present invention is a hand-held tool for use by a construction worker and comprises a top plate, a main drive assembly with a return spring, and a demountable-wall drop tube insert for receiving a belt of clips. The worker places the... | 12/07/1993 |
| 5259107 | Microjoint separation apparatus A tapping function is imparted to a microjoint separation apparatus in order to obtain uniform cycle time and to improve productivity. The apparatus includes: grips (6) for moving a workpiece (2) in the X-axial direction of the main body (1) of the appara... | 11/09/1993 |
| 5253399 | Method and apparatus for processing a plurality of wire leads An apparatus and method for the high speed manufacture of a plurality of leads allows for the manufacture of various lengths of leads, as well as leads utilizing different wire gauges. The lead making apparatus has a plurality of wire gripping devices whi... | 10/19/1993 |
| 5233744 | In site flywheel repair apparatus Method and apparatus are provided for repairing machine drive elements and particularly vehicle flywheels in situ. The apparatus includes a jig assembly mountable on a transmission housing and provided with a supporting surface including a slide mount ass... | 08/10/1993 |
| 5153989 | Process of producing electrical terminal with electrical contacts and system thereof A process of producing electrical terminals with electrical contacts, including the steps of: a first step for continuously providing contact mounting holes at a first predetermined distance in an electrical conductive base and conveying the electrical co... | 10/13/1992 |
| 5140730 | Printed circuit board assembly apparatus Printed circuit board assembly apparatus comprises means for supporting a printed circuit board for assembly of components on one side of the board by inserting leads of the components into corresponding holes formed in the circuit board at predetermined ... | 08/25/1992 |
