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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7334614 | Depth adjustment mechanism A depth adjustment mechanism, disposed on a router, is enabled using a worm drive that includes a shaft member engaging with a rack member. The shaft member couples with a sleeve disposed on a base of the router. The rack member is coupled with a motor casing of the... | 02/26/2008 |
| 7318693 | Device for machining workpieces and machine arrangement therefor The invention relates to a device for machining workpieces, especially for chip removing machining. The device includes a spindle which is mounted on a first end of a pivoting arm in such a way that it can be linearly displaced in a direction parallel to the rotatio... | 01/15/2008 |
| 7310416 | Method and apparatus for improved personal communication devices and systems A system for adding or updating contact data in a wireless communication device, cellular telephone, pager or personal digital assistant (PDA) is shown. Contact data associated with actual or potential communicants may be entered into a database in the wireless comm... | 12/18/2007 |
| 7137940 | Machining center Machining is possible in such a manner that an optional position of a workpiece is positioned just under a tool by rotation of a turn table in a C-axis direction, movement of the turn table in a Y-axis direction, and movement of a spindle in a Z-axis direction, so t... | 11/21/2006 |
| 7137763 | Pneumatically driven deburring tool having an articulated air joint A pneumatically driven deburring device having a housing and a pneumatic motor mounted therein which is adapted to receive and drive a deburring tool. A pivot bearing is mounted within the housing adjacent the pneumatic motor. A motor support is held within the pivo... | 11/21/2006 |
| 7108463 | Lift mechanism for routers A support mechanism for selectively mounting a fixed base or plunge type router on a router table comprises a table plate having top and bottom sides and an opening therethrough having an opening axis, and a carriage beneath the table plate for supporting a router c... | 09/19/2006 |
| 6974286 | Deburring tool A robotic deburring tool having a housing. Mounted within the housing is a pneumatic motor that includes a backwall and a drive shaft. Secured to the terminal end of the drive shaft is a deburring tool. A pivot-bearing is mounted in the housing adjacent the backwall... | 12/13/2005 |
| 6968768 | Slitting saw The disclosure describes a slitting saw used to cut an opening in a pipe. The saw generally comprises a housing mounted on an XYZ positioning system, a drive assembly and a cutting blade. A motor is used to drive a gear train which creates rotating of the cutting bl... | 11/29/2005 |
| 6854938 | Automatic locking depth guide for cutting tools and the like A guide (12) for setting the depth of cut of a rotary cutting tool, or other hand-held power tool, which automatically locks into a desired position to set the depth of a cut without requiring manual operation of a locking knob or similar structure. The depth... | 02/15/2005 |
| 6626617 | Process for the milling of a groove into a board-like workpiece as well as processing machine for carrying out the process In order to further develop a process for making a groove in a board-like workpiece by means of a processing machine, wherein the workpiece is placed on a supporting table of the processing machine aligned essentially horizontal for holding the workpiece ... | 09/30/2003 |
| 6592307 | Planing device for removing weld beads on car sheet metal A planing device for removing weld beads on car sheet metal, which comprises a handle, a cylinder cover and a support frame; the front end of the support frame is mounted with a round milling cutter; the inner side of the round milling cutter is furnished... | 07/15/2003 |
| 6582168 | Machine tool A machine tool having at least one tool spindle which can be moved and positioned in at least one working plane by a movement system. It is proposed to produce the movement system from at least two guide rods connected to one another in an articulated man... | 06/24/2003 |
| 6579047 | Guide and support device for small machine tools, in particular for rotating-mass balancing machines It is provided a support and guide device for small machine tools, in particular for rotating-mass balancing machines, comprising: a base element (2), at least one moving element (3) in engagement with the base element (2), support elements (4) for the mo... | 06/17/2003 |
| 6558091 | Plunge base router A plunge base router for use in an upright and an inverted position is disclosed. The router includes a depth adjustment mechanism, a depth stop mechanism, a post lock mechanism, and a return spring defeat mechanism. The depth adjustment mechanism include... | 05/06/2003 |
| 6447221 | Structure of drilling machine A structure of a drilling machine having a main machine provided on one end thereof with a control switch, with this, by pressing the control switch to position a clamping portion for a bit, the bit can be changed conveniently; and an adjusting and fixing... | 09/10/2002 |
| 6443676 | Automatic locking depth guide for cutting tools and the like A guide for setting the depth of cut of a cutting tool, or other hand-held power tool, which automatically locks into a desired position to set the depth of a cut without requiring manual operation of a locking knob or similar structure. The depth guide i... | 09/03/2002 |
| 6318936 | Plunge router adjustment mechanism and method A plunge router adjustment mechanism including a drive shaft longitudinally fixed but rotatable in a base plate and extending towards an opposite end of the plunge router. A carriage moveable along the drive shaft is connectable to the router housing. Opt... | 11/20/2001 |
| 6261036 | Plunge router locking system Improvements made to a router relate to a plunge router locking system. The locking system comprises a locking arm lever coupled to a threaded member arm which engages a plunge guide post to hold the router motor housing at a desired height above the rout... | 07/17/2001 |
| 6139229 | Plunge router fine depth adjustment system Improvements made to a router relate to a fine adjust depth stop system. The preferred router comprises a micro-adjust knob coupled to a threaded member within one of a plurality of plunge guide posts. A depth stop nut is coupled to the treaded member suc... | 10/31/2000 |
| 6071050 | Fine feed adjustment for milling machines and methods relating thereto A fine feed adjustment adapter for new milling machinery or retrofitted to existing milling machines is used in order to obtain adjustments of between 1/4 and 1/10,000th of an inch along the z-axis. The fine feed adjustment mechanism does not interfere wi... | 06/06/2000 |
| 6050759 | Depth of cut mechanism A hand held router (2) includes a rotatable member (22) having screwthread engagement with the housing (4) of the router (2). Rotation of the rotatable member (22) causes adjustment of the depth of cut of the router bit (18) protruding through the rotatab... | 04/18/2000 |
| 5987217 | Robotic furniture texturing A programmable furniture texturing robotic system includes a programmable multiaxis robot fixed to a support frame and a table fixed to a support frame such that they form an integrated unit and the programmable multiaxis robot has a furniture texturing t... | 11/16/1999 |
| 5915898 | Adapter arm for machine tools The present invention is directed to an adapter arm for coupling a fabrication tool or workpiece to the work table of a machine tool, the adapter arm comprising an elongated shaft having first and second ends, the first end being adapted to be removably c... | 06/29/1999 |
| 5895178 | Large hole cutter A cutting tool having spaced elongate teeth. The tool facilitates 1) the removal of cut particles from the surface to be cut thereby enabling efficient cutting particularly of deeper holes; and, 2) the removal of the center cut out portion from the cuttin... | 04/20/1999 |
| 5853274 | Vertical adjustment mechanism for fixed-base router The fixed-base router has an annular base member supporting a cylindrical base member. A cylindrical motor housing is telescopingly received within the cylindrical base member; the motor housing includes three vertically aligned notches. A vertically disp... | 12/29/1998 |
| 5678966 | Milling cutter for a wheel set milling machine A milling cutter for truing railroad wheels has a milling drive shaft (10) with at least two, preferably three, cutter sections (3, 4, 5). One fixed cutter section (4) is rigidly connected to the shaft (10). At least one, preferably two, cutter sections (... | 10/21/1997 |
| 5653273 | Universal precision woodworking center A woodworking center comprising a horizontal frame supporting a work table assembly at a level comfortable for the operator. For most woodworking operations the workpiece is supported by the work table assembly. The work table assembly can be moved horizo... | 08/05/1997 |
| 4969380 | Gypsum board grooving system An apparatus and method for forming a flat-bottomed V-groove in wallboard involving a pair of oppositely angled circular saws, wherein saw blades have an obtusely angled outer edge, as by grinding back one corner of each of a plurality of carbide tips on ... | 11/13/1990 |
| 4338052 | Variable geometry router A router is mounted in a resilient support within a housing mounted on the end of a robot arm to permit substantial lateral movement of the router relative to the housing in any radial direction as the router traverses a template; the router being concent... | 07/06/1982 |
| 4266893 | Positioner for rotary tool A rotary tool is rotationally coupled to but axially slidable along a shaft that is driven by a motor. This tool is biased axially in one direction by a compression spring on the shaft and in the opposite direction engages via a thrust bearing on a force-... | 05/12/1981 |
| 4215962 | Internal milling machine for milling crank pins The machine of the present invention is an internal milling machine designed to mill the crank pins and crank arm cheeks of heavy crankshafts to precise dimensions. Positively locked clamping systems are employed to rigidly fix the headstock at indexed po... | 08/05/1980 |
| 4199285 | Machining unit having adjustable cutter spindle A machining unit with a working spindle supported in a spindle housing and a saddle on which the spindle housing is removably secured and which is guided on a saddle carrier for sliding movement axially of the working spindle to cause the working spindle ... | 04/22/1980 |
| 4163465 | Apparatus for cutting dovetail joints A router is mounted on the back of a support plate which can be raised or lowered to a precise adjusted position with respect to a base plate such that a dovetail cutting tool cuts precision dovetail joints in wooden workpieces. Other cutting tools can be... | 08/07/1979 |