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A pizza mold for forming a plurality of concentric raised ridges of dough (i.e., crust) on the surface of a pizza pie.
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| 7367584 | Gas generating system A gas generator (10) includes an igniter (27) and first and second inflation gas generant compositions (52, 52′) positioned to enable fluid communication with the igniter (27) upon activation of the igniter. Flow regulators (54, 54 | 05/06/2008 |
| 7275760 | Multi-chamber gas generating system A multi-chamber gas generating system (10) has a housing (12) with openings (24) formed in a wall thereof. A gas-tight internal divider (42) separates the housing into two chambers (80, 80′). A first gas generating sub-assembly (... | 10/02/2007 |
| 7267365 | Inflator An inflator for a vehicle occupant restraint system. The inflator includes a cylindrical outer wall having a longitudinal axis and a first opening formed therealong for enabling fluid communication between an interior of the inflator and an exterior of the inflator.... | 09/11/2007 |
| 7237801 | Gas generating system A gas generating system (10) includes a tubular outer housing (12) having a longitudinal axis (L) and one or more apertures (12d) formed therealong to enable fluid communication between an interior of the outer housing and an exterior of ... | 07/03/2007 |
| 7143502 | Method of improving the overall operating efficiency of an electric motor-powered assembly A submersible robotic pool cleaner is provided with an integral sealed rechargeable battery and an inductive charging assembly, a first portion of which is mounted in the pool cleaner housing and during the charging, receives a second separate portion that is connec... | 12/05/2006 |
| 7124490 | Joining of two components in a hot forming process A bushing can be anchored in a sheet steel blank for a cross beam for a vehicle chassis by inserting the bushing into a hole precisely provided in the steel blank, hot forming the steel blank in a die and hardening the hot formed shape steel body in the die. The coo... | 10/24/2006 |
| 7096584 | Flexible connectors and methods of manufacturing same A flexible connector comprises a length of corrugated tubing, a polymeric sleeve aligned with the distal end of the length of corrugated tubing, and a length of mesh tubing extending the entire length of corrugated tubing and over the polymeric sleeve. The distal en... | 08/29/2006 |
| 6931709 | Method of joining non-metallic and metallic components A method of attaching a first member of one of quartz and a ceramic to a metal member. The method includes creating a hole in the metal member, the hole being smaller in size than the size of the first member over a temperature range, heating the metal member to a t... | 08/23/2005 |
| 6865791 | Method of generating force between a structure and an additional member A method of generating force between a structure and an additional member, particularly for reinforcing an existing structure so that an additional member can share existing load. Pre-cooled or pre-heated shims of shape memory alloy (SMA) are inserted between the ad... | 03/15/2005 |
| 6813819 | Single leak point cylinder A cylinder includes a substantially uniform wall thickness and a single potential leak point. A single uniform sheet of material is formed into the cylinder and includes a closed end and an open end. The open end includes a plurality of threads formed adjacent the o... | 11/09/2004 |
| 6672786 | Ceramic to metal joint assembly A joint assembly for coupling a ceramic member to a metal member is comprised of a ceramic shaft portion attached to the ceramic member; a slotted shrink fitter formed of a first metal and disposed around and in torque transmitting contact with the cerami... | 01/06/2004 |
| 6595528 | Chuck for the clamping of tools by shrink fit A chuck for the clamping of tools by shrink fit includes a chuck member which has a longitudinal section having a central receptacle with clamping surface for the insertion and holding of the tool to be clamped with its shank. The longitudinal section inc... | 07/22/2003 |
| 6511077 | Clamping chuck for clamping tools by shrinkage A clamping chuck for clamping tools by shrinkage has a chuck body provided with a receptacle for receiving a tool to be clamped with a tool shaft and having an end-side abutment surface for the insertable tool so that during insertion a rear-side shoulder... | 01/28/2003 |
| 6488285 | Hydraulic chuck with deformable gripping sleeve A hydraulic chuck includes a center bore for receiving a tool shank. At least one closed cavity is disposed in the chuck body adjacent the bore and extend circumferentially by a distance less than 360 degrees. The cavity containing device communicates wit... | 12/03/2002 |
| 6488456 | Slotting cutter A slotting cutter and a method for constructing the slotting cutter. The slotting cutter is structurally divided into two portions, a central adapter portion and a cutter portion. The central adapter portion is a disk with an F-type or S-type adapter. The... | 12/03/2002 |
| 6431781 | Ceramic to metal joint assembly A joint assembly for coupling a ceramic member to a metal member is comprised of a ceramic shaft portion attached to the ceramic member; a slotted shrink fitter formed of a first metal and disposed around and in torque transmitting contact with the cerami... | 08/13/2002 |
| 6394466 | End mill chucking structure An end mill chucking structure for chucking an end mill having a relatively small diameter and used, for example, for deep milling of a die. The end mill chucking structure includes an end mill holder and an end mill. A holder body has a taper hole formed... | 05/28/2002 |
| 6390482 | Cutting tool assembly A tool assembly (10) comprising a male member (12) and a female member (14). The male member having a diameter D1 and being inserted into a variable diameter bore (28) in the front end of the female member (14). The variable diameter bore having a front e... | 05/21/2002 |
| 6339868 | Cutting tool and shrink fitting method for the same A cutting tool including a tool holding portion and a tool. The tool is configured to be inserted into a hole of the tool holding portion. The tool includes a tool main body, a guide portion, and a shoulder portion. The tool maim body has a tool outer dia... | 01/22/2002 |
| 6315506 | Shrinkage fit type tool holder A shrinkage-fit tool holder having a tool holder body 11 having a portion 2 adapted to be connected to a machining center, a manipulator-engaging portion 3, a chuck portion 4 and a tool-holding member 6 for firmly holding a shank of a cemented carbide too... | 11/13/2001 |
| 6312201 | Interference fit type cutting tool In an interference fit type cutting tool according to the present invention, a head section and a shank section are fitted together by shrinkage fitting. The shank section is provided with a shaft portion and a taper portion. The head section is provided ... | 11/06/2001 |
| 6276863 | Friction- and form-grip connection of rotating components In a friction- and form-grip connection of rotating components (1, 2) which have different expansion behavior in the region of the connection during rotation, the form grip is effected via a stepped centering seat (3). The friction grip between the two co... | 08/21/2001 |
| 6260858 | Insulated heat shrink tool holder An improved insulated, heat shrink tool system and method of assembly, which utilizes an insulating sleeve within the internal opening of a heat shrink tool holder wherein the insulating sleeve has a thermal conductivity less than that of the tool holder.... | 07/17/2001 |
| 6243936 | Method for assembling an outer container having a container insert therein for holding a predetermined volume of material An outer container having a container insert therein for holding a predetermined volume of material. The outer container includes a container bottom having a periphery and a container wall extending generally upwardly to define an interior container porti... | 06/12/2001 |
| 6234729 | Shrink fit shoulder interface A machine tool extension for use with a cutting tool having a generally cylindrical shank portion. The machine tool extension comprises an elongate, generally cylindrical shank which is fabricated from a thermally expandable material and includes a first ... | 05/22/2001 |
| 6200016 | Baffle assembly for a mixing vessel A baffle assembly for flow disruption comprising a glass coated baffle. A hollow end of the baffle engages with a connector. An interior tubular portion of the connector is glass coated and forms an interference fit with the glass coated hollow end of the... | 03/13/2001 |
| 6131916 | Chuck A chuck comprises a mounting base 11, and a protruding shaft 12 protruding from a center of a front surface of the base and having a tapered surface 13 on the outer peripheral surface thereof. A hole 16 is formed in the protruding shaft and has an opened ... | 10/17/2000 |
| 6126357 | Friction- and form-grip connection of rotating components In a friction- and form-grip connection of rotating components (1, 2) which have different expansion behavior in the region of the connection during rotation, the form grip is effected via a stepped centering seat (3). The friction grip between the two co... | 10/03/2000 |
| 6009610 | Re-enterable conduit sealing assembly and method A cable re-entry assembly and method for feedthroughs and the like is provided. The preferred embodiment includes an expansion mandrel positionally secured on the conduit with a heat shrinkable locking ring, a transition boot with a heat shrinkable sleeve... | 01/04/2000 |
| 5992860 | Chucking device for mounting a tool on a machine tool and clamping device for the shrink-fit clamping of tools A chucking device for mounting a tool on a machine tool is provided, having a mounting section for mounting the chucking device on the machine tool and a thermally expandable shrink section which comprises a holding section intended to receive the tool in... | 11/30/1999 |
| 5922003 | Angled rotary tissue cutting instrument and method of fabricating the same The present invention is generally characterized in an angled rotary tissue cutting instrument including an outer blade assembly, having a rigid tubular member with proximal and distal portions connected by a bend, and an inner blade assembly rotatably di... | 07/13/1999 |
| 5855444 | Device for centering a rotational unit A device for centering a rotational unit on a rotatable hub for rotation of the unit together with the hub. A centering surface which extends around the circumference of the hub extends essentially from a mounting edge for the rotational unit to a stop su... | 01/05/1999 |
| 5776277 | Environmental sealing A device capable of co-operating with an outer pressure member to form a sealing block between two or more elongate substrates and a hollow housing within which the substrates extend, the device comprising i) an elongate support member and ii) two or more elon... | 07/07/1998 |
| 5713246 | Method for fixing an energy-storing flywheel with pretension on a support and unit comprising an energy storing flywheel Method for applying an energy-storing flywheel (2) with pre-tension with an inner bore on a coaxial support (16) rotating symmetrically with the latter and having a tapering outer surface, in which a ring (22a, 22b, 22c, 22d) is placed in the flywheel bor... | 02/03/1998 |
| 5665187 | Method for connecting composite drive shaft to annular member A method of forming a coupling or connecting a composite drive shaft to an annular member comprising the steps of locating the shaft over the member and injecting adhesive through holes in the shaft to bond the shaft to the member.... | 09/09/1997 |
| 5630671 | Locking device for a bearing assembly An annular collar includes a first clamping surface to be positioned radially outwardly of a surface of a bearing inner ring. The annular collar is made of a thermoelastic material such that an increase in temperature decreases the circumference of the an... | 05/20/1997 |
| 5588325 | Auxiliary power take off assembly and method An auxiliary PTO assembly is designed for attaching a front mounted auxiliary rotary driven hydraulic pump to an OEM truck engine. The PTO assembly includes an auxiliary belt drive pulley which is formed by a ring which is shrink-fitted around a harmonic ... | 12/31/1996 |
| 5585163 | Ceramic-metal composite assembly A ceramic-metal composite assembly includes a ceramic member having a stab shaft and a metallic member having a recess. The ceramic member and the metallic member are joined together by press fit, i.e., by fitting the stab shaft into the recess. The stab ... | 12/17/1996 |
| 5411368 | Ceramic-to-metal stator vane assembly with braze A stator vane assembly for a gas turbine engine that includes a plurality of circumferentially spaced ceramic vanes, each of which has an inner and outer ceramic shroud, and a ceramic post extending from one of the shrouds, and a metallic platform having ... | 05/02/1995 |
| 5380112 | Assembly for concentrically positioning a casing relative to a shaft An arrangement for concentrically positioning a first part relative to a second part, for example, a casing, or sleeve, (2) relative to a shaft (1), when the parts are made from materials with different coefficients of thermal expansion, provides a radial... | 01/10/1995 |
