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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 6902360 | Method of cutting a hole in a composite material workpiece A hole of a hole size is cut in a composite material workpiece by selecting a milling cutter having an effective cutter size less than the hole size, mounting the composite material workpiece in operable relation to the milling cutter, rotating the milling cutter ab... | 06/07/2005 |
| 6890134 | Method of producing endodontic instruments Methods for manufacturing endodontic instruments are provided. Methods relate to milling a blank with a cutting process to shape the instrument. Instruments so produced are also provided. ... | 05/10/2005 |
| 6877934 | Milling head for thread whirling A milling head for thread whirling, the milling head includes a plurality of cutting elements evenly disposed around a center hole, each cutting element in the plurality of cutting elements includes at least two cutting surfaces formed thereon. Any one of the at lea... | 04/12/2005 |
| 6442814 | Apparatus for manufacturing a bone dowel Apparatus for manufacturing a bone dowel includes a machine base with tracks on a surface thereof. Modules configured to slide in the tracks may include a module for a high speed rotary tool, a collet module, a vise module and a threading module.... | 09/03/2002 |
| 6231281 | Thread milling cutter with drilling edges A thread milling cutter with drill blade has a drill blade 6 at the leading end of a land 5 divided by grooves 3 and a tapered tapping blade 7 provided behind the drill blade, with the upper end thereof in the direction of rotation projecting outward beyo... | 05/15/2001 |
| 6035744 | Method for the production of a cutting insert for thread cutting The invention concerns a process for the manufacture of a cutting insert (1) for thread cutting, with several cutting teeth (2-6) simultaneously engaged in incrementally cutting the thread profile. The blank is manufactured by pressing and sintering so th... | 03/14/2000 |
| 6012882 | Combined hole making, threading, and chamfering tool with staggered thread cutting teeth Solid tungsten carbide is the popular material for these combinations tools. High resultant side forces on the tool during the thread milling phase are caused by relatively high circumferential engagement of the tool and a very low feed per tooth (chip th... | 01/11/2000 |
| 5873684 | Thread mill having multiple thread cutters A milling tool 8 includes a tool holder 10 for housing multiple thread cutting inserts 24 for precise milling of threads on a workpiece. The tool holder 10 is rotatable in an orbitable path spaced radially from a milling axis and is simultaneously rotatab... | 02/23/1999 |
| 5869147 | Method of making a multilayer tool surface with PCNA interruption of CVD, and tool made by the process A tool is made in a coating vessel, depositing upon the base tool body of a hard metal or cermet, a coating by chemical vapor deposition by admitting to the vessel a reactive gas mixture capable of forming a composition selected from the group which consi... | 02/09/1999 |
| 5626064 | Lathes for cutting straight and helical threads In an otherwise conventional, mechanically controlled lathe the workpiece support spindle can be disconnected from the main mechanical drive transmission and coupled to the main drive motor via a second mechanical transmission which can introduce an angul... | 05/06/1997 |
| 5465631 | Shaft with a worm formed onto it, and milling machine for manufacturing a worm A system performing a conical transition from a shaft to the core diameter of a worm is disclosed. The disclosed system includes inserting a rough milling machine in an axial direction before a disk milling machine used for milling the worm. The rough mil... | 11/14/1995 |
| 5250007 | Method and apparatus for forming threads with variable pitch Apparatus and methods for forming a thread of varying pitch by utilizing a threading assembly which includes a plurality of threading elements having thread cutting or forming portions on the different elements for engaging the work piece at different loc... | 10/05/1993 |
| 5244320 | Wood tapping machine A wood tapping machine includes a cutting device formed on a machine body which has a tapping rod extending horizontally from the cutting device. A guiding path is formed on the machine body and has a toolrest which is disposed slidably thereon. The toolr... | 09/14/1993 |
| 4666348 | Cutter for thread rolling dies Thread rolling dies for pointed fasteners having an improved working face contour which promotes displacement of blank material from the blank point area at an early stage in the thread rolling sequence to avoid excessive pressures in the die and blank at... | 05/19/1987 |
| 4248559 | Controlled depth scoring system A system is disclosed for the controlled depth scoring of conduits for the pneumatic transfer of particulate plastic materials comprising: a scoring assembly having interconnected drive power inlet means, motor drive means, drive coupling means, centering... | 02/03/1981 |
| 4222691 | Method for machining the screw of a compression or expansion machine and a device for the application of said method A tool having only an end cutting-edge carries out a first movement of penetration into a screw blank so as to produce a groove having flanks substantially parallel to the pinion axis. The tool-holder is angularly displaced with respect to the spindle whi... | 09/16/1980 |
| 4221513 | Method of continuously machining supports for electromagnetic wave guides Continuous machining of grooves in a cylindrical dielectric rod is achieved by guiding the rod into a heating machining head incorporating a rotating cutter made from a chemically etched stainless steel sheet and guiding the rod downstream of said head. A... | 09/09/1980 |
| 4064657 | Machine for machining spiral cutting edges on cutting tools A machine for machining a spiral cutting edge on an elongate workpiece having a rounded head by moving the workpiece relative to a rotating tool comprises a support unit mounted for vertical translational movement and rotation about a vertical axis. The s... | 12/27/1977 |
| 3946774 | Device for employing a motorized hand tool to cut a spiralled groove in a workpiece This invention provides a device for employing a motorized hand tool, such as a portable router and the like, to cut a spiralled groove in a workpiece, such as a leg for a table, chair, and the like. Basically, the device comprises: frame means including ... | 03/30/1976 |
