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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 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 |
| 7351019 | Clamping mechanism for an elongated workpiece The clamping mechanism is used in an automated tooling machine to secure and hold an elongated workpiece for processing. The machine includes a frame, automated router assembly and a conveyer table. The workpiece is supported on the conveyer table and secured by the... | 04/01/2008 |
| 7275899 | Machining apparatus with coolant-operated clamp device Machining coolant/lubricant is used to operate a piston of a clamping-side coupler by feeding same via a coolant feed passage to a clamping pressure chamber through a first check valve and a clamping pressure fluid passage. The same coolant/lubricant is discharged f... | 10/02/2007 |
| 7272882 | Multiple table routing machine with roller hold-down A routing machine including a plurality of worktables for supporting at least a first workpiece and a second workpiece, a hold down assembly, and a toolhead assembly for machining the first workpiece on one of the worktables and then machining the second workpiece o... | 09/25/2007 |
| 7261500 | Method and apparatus for machining a blank from all directions in a machine tool or milling machine The corresponding machine tool or milling machine for carrying out the method described has a milling spindle which is displaceable in three spatial directions and with which the workpiece can be machined in a machining region, the machine tool or milling machine ha... | 08/28/2007 |
| 7131800 | Circuit board router apparatus and method thereof A circuit board router (10) and method thereof. De-paneling of printed circuit boards (62) off a panel 860) is efficiently increased by a router (40) which is positioned at a location above the panel (60). A fixture positions the p... | 11/07/2006 |
| 7114894 | Key cutting machine and method A key cutting machine for cutting a notch pattern on a key blank is disclosed. The key cutting machine comprises a pair of cutting heads and a clamp mechanism. Each cutting head includes a cutting wheel having an edge and an alignment structure mounted behind the cu... | 10/03/2006 |
| 7112017 | Method and apparatus for machining a blank from all directions In a method of machining a blank from all directions using at least one machine tool, such as a milling machine, production of the ready-to-use, measured component which is controlled and classified with regard to quality, such as a turbine blade, occurs in as few s... | 09/26/2006 |
| 7040629 | Clamping device for elongated workpieces An arrangement for clamping raw materials in a machine tool for machining elongated workpieces is provided. The arrangement comprises a supporting plate with at least one thoroughgoing opening and at least one clamping device arranged in front of one of the openings... | 05/09/2006 |
| 6932686 | Piston ring grinder A piston ring grinding device (10) includes a base portion (12) which is provided with spaced collars (21, 22) which receive an axle (28). A grinding wheel (26) having an abrasive surface (27) is carried by the axle (28 | 08/23/2005 |
| 6901831 | Support fixture In a fixture for supporting a workpiece in a machine tool by means of two support elements held in a housing with the workpiece lying on them, the support elements are configured as levers held in a rotating mounting in the housing, the levers being driveably connec... | 06/07/2005 |
| 6874980 | Controller for the electric motor of a high-speed spindle attachment used with computer-controlled milling machines An improved electronic controller for the motor of a high-speed spindle attachment used in conjunction with a cnc milling machine. The controller comprises preventative circuitry that protects the spindle assembly of the attachment from overload accruing as a result... | 04/05/2005 |
| 6832879 | Machine tool for at least partial contour-dependent cutting or milling A machine tool (1) for the at least partial machining, contour-dependent cutting or milling of a component from a plate-shaped workpiece (2), for example a wood plate, is provided, and includes a suction device used as a clamping device for engaging on... | 12/21/2004 |
| 6830416 | System and method for securing workpieces to a worktable of a CNC machining system utilizing a low level vacuum source A system and method for operating a machine whereby a workpiece is held on a worktable of the machine with a suction force. When the work piece has a surface area insufficient to receive a full cut from a tool mounted in a tool head of the machine, the machine autom... | 12/14/2004 |
| 6612789 | Compact disc shaping apparatus and method The system constructed according to the present invention operates by properly positioning a base compact disc (CD) onto a cutting table and then cutting the CD to a preprogrammed shape. Base CDs are stacked on an elevator system. The CDs include one side... | 09/02/2003 |
| 6607336 | Suction table apparatus for a numerical control machine Long support members are mounted on a table and are moved in the direction of a width of the table, rule stopper frames are moved and pad frames are fixed on long support members, or rule stopper frames are fixed and pad frames are moved on long support m... | 08/19/2003 |
| 6386805 | Suction table apparatus for a numerical control machine Long support members are mounted on a table and are moved in the direction of a width of the table, rule stopper frames and pad frames are moved on long support members, such that a rectangular process board or a process board having a curved edge are pos... | 05/14/2002 |
| 6328507 | Working table apparatus for a cutting machine tool A working table apparatus for a cutting machine tool comprising a working table slidably mounted on a bed of the machine tool, and positioning members mounted on the under side of the working table that are selectively projectable from or retractable into... | 12/11/2001 |
| 6174114 | Draw-in nipple for a palette or clamp-on plate for securing workpieces for the purpose of metal machining Described is a draw-in nipple for fastening a palette on a machine tool, with the draw-in nipple for fastening of the palette being received by a rapid-action clamping system, with the draw-in nipple being attached afflicted with clearance on the palette ... | 01/16/2001 |
| 6161991 | Method of machining crankshaft A method of machining a crankshaft from a workpiece whereby all of pin and journal portions of the workpiece are milled and thereby machined with a single crankshaft miller unit. The method comprises: establishing a phase position of the workpiece (3) wit... | 12/19/2000 |
| 6116829 | apparatus for machining at least one edge of at least one sheet metal plate The invention relates to a process of butt-welding together sheet metal plates, in particular those having different sheet metal thicknesses, by means of an edge preparation to the extent that the edges of the sheet metal plates are milled in a sheet meta... | 09/12/2000 |
| 6086297 | Apparatus for forming grooves in bell-shaped pipes Equipment for machining a bell portion of plastic pipe. The equipment includes a device for clamping the pipe against movement, at least one rotary cutter for cutting at least one groove in the bell portion, and mechanisms for causing at least one rotary ... | 07/11/2000 |
| 6059495 | Engraving apparatus An engraving apparatus for engraving a workpiece selected by a user. The workpieces are contained in storage columns and biased into a shuttle by a spring system mounted externally to each storage column. The shuttle is moved by the engraver between loadi... | 05/09/2000 |
| 6033165 | Numerical control router enclosed by a housing A numerical controlled router having a housing mounted on a support structure wherein an opening of the housing is formed in front of a head structure and a table support member is provided outside of the housing, a suction table is rotatably supported by... | 03/07/2000 |
| 5979519 | Machine tool having improved means for holding workpieces A machine tool having a base unit, a table mounted on the base unit, at least one workpiece support member mounted on the table having a work support surface disposed at an angle to the horizontal, devices for removeably securing a workpiece on the work s... | 11/09/1999 |
| 5938381 | Method and tool for creating a concave surface from a spectacle blank A method for creation of a surface from a rough blank for spectacles is which is suitable for both brittle-hard materials and for plastics uses makes use of a disk-shaped, rotation-symmetrical tool of relatively large diameter, by means of which the mater... | 08/17/1999 |
| 5829930 | Arrangement for preventing chip from flying about in crankshaft miller A crankshaft miller performs cutting work by means of a cutter mounted on a rotary cutter drum, for a work which both ends are gripped by chucks, and clamps a portion in the vicinity of a processed portion of the work by a rest arm to be opened and closed... | 11/03/1998 |
| 5788434 | Apparatus for facing a bearing cap A method and machine for repairing overhead cam engine cylinder heads and the like. The method includes the steps of removing the caps from the bases of the bearing towers or housings, removing material from the legs of the caps to reduce their height, re... | 08/04/1998 |
| 5746553 | Dual purpose lay-up tool A method of manufacturing a laid-up, bonded and, cured composite part, includes filling a groove on a facing surface of a tool with a foaming, self-skinning sacrificial material and covering the facing surface of the tool with a caul sheet. The tool is he... | 05/05/1998 |
| 5695305 | Feed device for machine tools, in particular for finishing screwdriver bits The invention relates to a feed device for machine tools with chuck arranged at the free end of a spindle, to which chuck the workpiece is fed axially through the inside of the spindle from the rear by means of compressed air from a compressed air nozzle ... | 12/09/1997 |
| 5647706 | Device to machine workpiece edges The invention relates to a device to machine workpiece edges with variable dimensions using a device for clamping the workpieces and a machining unit, whereby the device according to the invention is characterized by a first clamping bed with a clamping p... | 07/15/1997 |
| 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 |
| 5525017 | Work support device of camshaft miller In a work support device of a camshaft miller in which a plurality of journal portions (3b) of a work (3) to be machined are supported by a plurality of supporting portions (6), (7) from a lower side and a side reverse to a work milling direction, the wor... | 06/11/1996 |
| 5403131 | Method and apparatus for trimming flash from plastic molded parts An improved worktable for cutting and machining operations, and particularly for removing flash from plastic parts, includes a floating work surface. The floating work surface is slidably supported on a lower fixed surface by a cushion of air. Four guides... | 04/04/1995 |
| 5344261 | Lens generator and tool cutter The lens generator which produces a curved surface in a lens blank while simultaneously producing a complementary curved surface in a lap or tool used to fine and polish the lens. By producing a tool having the exact shape as the lens, it is possible to m... | 09/06/1994 |
| 5230594 | Machine tool for processing platelike workpieces A machine tool for processing platelike workpieces, particularly for machining the contours of superimposed sheet metal elements, comprises a work-supporting deck having a supporting surface and workpiece-fixing means, and a tool unit, which is mounted on... | 07/27/1993 |
| 5097576 | Traveling steel pipe cutting machine of milling type The known traveling steel pipe cutting machine of a milling type, which cuts a pipe while traveling in synchronism with a pipe manufacturing speed, is improved so as to facilitate the calculation of positional loci and the control of a milling cutter, to ... | 03/24/1992 |
| 5096346 | Side face machining apparatus A side face machining apparatus includes a pair of slide blocks opposed to each other and provided with work supports on respective opposed ends. At least one of the slide blocks is reciprocatingly movable toward and away from the other slide block. A pai... | 03/17/1992 |
| 5073069 | Machine for milling the ends of ingots or slabs The present invention relates to a machine for milling the ends of ingots or slabs, which comprises a fixed standard, a broach head mounted to slide on two vertical guiding slideways with which said standard is provided and bearing a horizontal-axis cylin... | 12/17/1991 |
| 5037253 | Apparatus for making Venetian blinds An apparatus and method are provided for finishing the fabrication of venetian blinds at or near a point of purchase. The blinds are shipped to the point of purchase in a partially completed condition wherein the slats of the blinds have registered apertu... | 08/06/1991 |
