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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7926184 | Diamond-tipped indenting tool The present invention relates to a diamond tipped indenting tool for marking the surface of metal parts. The indenting tool comprises a shank having a tip end and a diamond affixed to the tip end by a braze material. The braze material preferably comprises a braze a... | 04/19/2011 |
| 7284332 | Punch device and system comprising same A hole center marking system comprises a punch device and an alignment member. The punch device includes a body assembly and a punch movably disposed within the body assembly. The body assembly has a circular cross-sectional exterior shape at a first end portion the... | 10/23/2007 |
| 7251895 | Molding and name plate removal tool A multifunctional molding name plate removal tool includes a blade attached to a blade retainer having a drive arm and a threaded handle attached thereto. The threaded handle may be removed in order to enable a pneumatic tool to drive the tool. ... | 08/07/2007 |
| 7228631 | Contouring shave The invention is directed to a hand tool for cutting shavings from the surface of a workpiece of wood (or other workable material) to shape and make smooth any three-dimensional surface having concave, flat, and/or convex contours. The thickness of the shavings is m... | 06/12/2007 |
| 7204400 | Method for glass separation for flat panel displays A method and apparatus for separating glass panels that minimizes process failures and improves separation process consistency by utilizing a separation handle which applies the minimal pressure necessary to remove the edge portion from the glass panel. The glass pa... | 04/17/2007 |
| 7062858 | Hand tool and knife for deburring A hand tool for deburring is provided, as well as a cutting blade to be inserted into the tool, the tool comprising a housing, and a rotatable holding device, the holding device being positioned in and being rotatable in the housing and having a chamber for releasab... | 06/20/2006 |
| 7032586 | Single point engraving cutter tip An improved single point engraving burin tip, for use in hand engraving and stone setting in the hand engraving and jewelry fields. More specifically, the invention provides a single point engraving tip with a secondary relieving area to the primary cutting edge. | 04/25/2006 |
| 7029479 | System and method for joint resurface repair The present invention provides tools and methods for mapping and measuring the articular surface of a joint (or of any bony surface) and for fabricating a prosthetic device based on this recorded data. In one embodiment, once the defect of the chondral surface has b... | 04/18/2006 |
| 7028408 | Artist shading tool, guide, and drawing surface in a metalpoint drawing system A metalpoint drawing system is provided. The system may include a drawing surface having a sheet of translucent paper with a coating substance applied thereto. The coating substance may be a correction fluid. The system may also include a tool for use by an artist f... | 04/18/2006 |
| 6944953 | Corner cutter A cutting tool provides a device for cutting a plate glass corner. The structure includes upper and lower blades which are opened and closed to cut the plate glass. The upper and lower blade edge lines mutually oppose each other to form a cutter body having a scisso... | 09/20/2005 |
| 6907669 | Drawing compass A drawing compass with a structure of L shape and a method of using the same provide improved single-hand manipulation and handling of drawing an arc or circle. The drawing compass comprises a handle rotatably mounted on one end of an arm and a pivot pin holder slid... | 06/21/2005 |
| 6905290 | Hand rasp with groove blade and adjustable guide for scoring construction material An improved hand rasp comprises a planar plate with an anterior surface and an opposing posterior surface. An ergonomic handle is affixed to the anterior surface of the plate. A groove blade is removably affixed to the posterior surface of the plate by attachment me... | 06/14/2005 |
| 6671965 | Diamond-tipped indenting tool The present invention relates to a diamond tipped indenting tool for marking the surface of metal parts. The indenting tool comprises a shank having a tip end and a diamond affixed to the tip end by a braze material. The braze material preferably comprise... | 01/06/2004 |
| 6470782 | Scribe device A scribe device comprises a body (10). A holder (20) is supported by the body (10) such that the holder (20) can slightly slide in a direction of a slide axis (Lb) which intersects a surface of a workpiece (100). Retaining portions (15, 21) spaced apart i... | 10/29/2002 |
| 6405440 | Glass tapping tool with optional glass cutting head A glass tapping tool for tapping glass and breaking glass along a score-line that has been previously cut. In one embodiment, the tool comprises a hollow tube with a first end and a second end. A stationary striking member is attached to the first end of ... | 06/18/2002 |
| 6099177 | Engraving head An engraving head that includes a movement mechanism for moving an engraving stylus within the body housing of the engraving apparatus is provided. The movement of the engraving stylus causes the tip of the engraving stylus to approach and recede from an ... | 08/08/2000 |
| 6058539 | Convenient scribe gauge A quick-availability scribe utilizes a body having a generally rectangular center format, each corner of the rectangular format extending to a curved space along the ends of the body to define a number of curved slots. Each curved slot has a first side pe... | 05/09/2000 |
| 6021574 | Scribing tool An improved stylus assembly for replacing state of the art compressed air powered scribing tools, said stylus stem and point being monolithic and capable of operation indefinitely without failure of the stem, requiring only infrequent sharpening of the sc... | 02/08/2000 |
| 5676593 | Cutter for soft materials and method for making it A cutter for soft materials is described. The cutter is made from a conventional cutting instrument such as a dental drill bit having hard particles embedded in the tip surface. The cutter is ground at the tip end so as to remove particles which leave cav... | 10/14/1997 |
| 5507212 | Radial arm saw glass cutting attachment A radial arm saw glass cutting attachment including an arm having an orthogonal and a radially oriented glass cutter. The arm attaches to the radial arm saw blade attachment shaft and the shaft is oriented orthogonally to a glass plate being prepared for ... | 04/16/1996 |
| 5501015 | Hand-held instrument for cutting paper or similar planar sheet material An instrument for cutting paper or similar planar sheet material is provided which comprises a cutter blade mounted in a head portion for rotation about an axis, an elongate handle portion and a neck portion connecting the head portion to the handle porti... | 03/26/1996 |
| 5400510 | Windshield glass knife brace The invention is a brace for a windshield glass knife. In a preferred embodiment, the brace has a hollow, cylindrical sleeve which fits over the top of the handle of a conventional manual windshield glass knife. The cylindrical sleeve is rotatably attache... | 03/28/1995 |
| 5058273 | Vibratory carving tool kit A carving tool member utilizes a vibratory motor to effect vibratory energy to a shaft projection directed longitudinally of a housing, with the shaft projection mounted to a clamp cylinder. The clamp cylinder selectively mounts a neck member therewithin.... | 10/22/1991 |
| 4991274 | Tool holder for burnishing cutter A flexible tool holder for a burnishing cutter has a main body attachable to a rotatable member of an engraving machine, a tool holding element which is axially floatingly movable relative to the main body in an axial direction, and a spring which forces ... | 02/12/1991 |
| 4974324 | Appliance for cutting out thin film A cutting appliance for cutting a thin film has a cutter with a cutting edge held in a frame which slides on the thin film. The cutter is positioned to extend down to the plane of the bottom of the frame, where said frame has an opening therein. A magnify... | 12/04/1990 |
| 4905374 | Modular hand tool system A modular hand tool system in which a tool piece is detachably secured to a handle has an elongated planar handle having a centrally located rectangularly-shaped cutout extending inwardly from one end. The tool piece, which may take a variety of forms, ha... | 03/06/1990 |
| 4858322 | Circle cutter employing base, swivel handle, and pivot bar with adjustable knife An improved circle cutting tool for performing circular cuts on a wide variety of materials. Comprises a body (10) having a horizontal rotating radius bar (18) which is provided with an adjustable knife holder (20) and knife blade (30). The knife holder m... | 08/22/1989 |
| 4829976 | Tool for cutting tiles in earthenware or similar materials The invention relates to a cutting tool constituted by an elongated body having a first end and a second end, and being provided at each of these ends with means such as a screw thread for removably fixing a holding member or handle, and at its first end ... | 05/16/1989 |
| 4791807 | Apparatus for determining the relative hardness and abrasion resistance of industrial film coatings and linings A novel apparatus for determining the relative hardness and abrasion resistance of industrial film coatings and linings is disclosed. In its preferred form, the apparatus comprises a rigid handle incorporating a pre-set angle between its flat lower surfac... | 12/20/1988 |
| 4644647 | Device for cleaving an optical fiber in a ferrule An optical fiber cleaving tool is disclosed wherein a housing insertably receives an optical fiber extending from a fiber optic ferrule. A cleaving module is contained in a housing for scoring the extending fiber. The cleaving module is moveably supported... | 02/24/1987 |
| 4637139 | Ampoule cutter An ampoule cutter has a pair of shells into which the tip of an ampoule may be inserted. When inserted, the neck of the ampoule is received within the V-notch of a blade carried within the cutter. The ampoule may be rotated to score the neck of the ampoul... | 01/20/1987 |
| 4573617 | Tool means for severing an optical fiber Tool means for severing an optical fiber which comprises first and second members joined together by pivotal connecting means for movement between opened and closed terminal positions. The members each have first portions spaced opposite to each other for... | 03/04/1986 |
| 4570838 | Ampoule opener An ampoule opener which comprises an elongated flat body having a ceramic ampoule-neck scorer affixed in the body in a longitudinal dimension thereof, e.g. along a longitudinal edge or upon a longitudinal ledge. The body is provided with a row of holes ex... | 02/18/1986 |
| 4530452 | Apparatus for cleaving an optical fiber A hand-held optical fiber cleaving tool has a shaft for receiving a fiber which has had the end portion of the protective cover removed. A reduced diameter section in the shaft acts as an abutment, and the exposed end of the fiber is held in a V-block cla... | 07/23/1985 |
| 4523865 | Marking and engraving machine A marking machine for marking and engraving upon a work surface. The machine comprises a rotary marking wheel having marking characters upon the periphery of the wheel and an engraving tool or stylus. The engraving tool may be employed as part of the prin... | 06/18/1985 |
| 4506817 | Device for opening ampoules A device for opening ampoules comprises a hollow cylindrical body, the peripheral wall of which has slits forming two halves which can flex relatively apart or together at an open end of said body to enable entry of an ampoule head portion and for ejectio... | 03/26/1985 |
| 4473946 | Pyrographic iron tip A pyrographic iron for sculpting fine feather barbs on a realistic wooden bird carving uses interchangeable tips slide fitting on the irons. The tips have a head with a flat surface tapered toward one or two outer edges, the surface having from 3 to 100 s... | 10/02/1984 |
| 4459746 | Tool for cleaning the exposed end of an optical fiber The invention discloses a method of forming a terminal for an optical fiber cable consisting of an optical fiber, a plastic buffer and at least a protective sheath. Also there is disclosed a tool for scribing the projecting end of the optical fiber so tha... | 07/17/1984 |
| 4404749 | Combination tool apparatus Combination tool apparatus including a handle portion and a tool portion; the handle portion including an elongated handle member, the handle member including an opening extending into the member from one end thereof, the opening including an internal sid... | 09/20/1983 |
| 4372048 | Optical fiber cleaver with puller A hand-held fiber cleaving tool has an elongate channel for receiving a fiber, a shroud for exposing a part of the fiber and a fiber cleaving unit including a cutting element rotative through the shroud about an axis parallel to and spaced from the channe... | 02/08/1983 |
