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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8172650 | Automatic shift dual-action tool Tools providing automatic, smooth shifting between random orbital and rotary motion by simply increasing or decreasing force applied are taught. Exemplar is a finishing tool switchable between grinding rotary action and random orbital sanding action without powering... | 05/08/2012 |
| 8162727 | Motor-driven machine tool A motor-driven machine tool, in particular a hand-held power tool (1) includes a rotatably driveable tool (6), a drive shaft (4) which is driven by a drive unit (2), and an output shaft (5) on which the tool (6) is mounted. ... | 04/24/2012 |
| 8152601 | Motor-driven machine tool A motor-driven machine tool (1) with a tool that can be rotatably driven comprises a drive shaft (5) and a tool shaft (6) on which the tool is received, the rotational movement of the drive shaft being transmissible onto the tool shaft via a cou... | 04/10/2012 |
| 8113921 | Tool set for an eccentric grinder The invention relates to a grinding disk for an eccentric grinding machine. In order to operate the grinding disk (22) having different disks diameters on one and the same eccentric grinding machine for achieving grinding results at optimum quality, without a... | 02/14/2012 |
| 8109809 | Eccentric transmission with an imbalance An eccentric transmission having an imbalance compensation element (10a-10e) and having an eccentric element (12a-12e) for converting a revolving rotary motion of an armature shaft (14a-14 | 02/07/2012 |
| 8105132 | Eccentric grinder An eccentric grinder has a drive which is arranged in a housing and the drive shaft of which drives a supporting shaft of a back-up pad by way of an eccentric mounting. Also provided is a friction braking device, which comprises a friction braking element on the hou... | 01/31/2012 |
| 8100745 | Low vibration sander with a flexible top handle A power tool includes a tool body, and the tool body is subject to vibration during operation of the power tool. The power tool also includes a handle adapted to be grasped by an operator of the power tool for controlling the motion of the power tool, and at least o... | 01/24/2012 |
| 8096856 | Motor-driven machine tool A motor-driven machine tool (1) with a tool (7) that can be rotatably driven comprises a drive shaft (5) and a driven shaft (6) on which the tool (7) is received, the rotational movement of the drive shaft (5) being transmis... | 01/17/2012 |
| 7878886 | Pneumatic grinder with an improved air intake control apparatus In a pneumatic grinder with an improved air intake control apparatus, a press board is designed on the bottom of a handle of the grinder and disposed at a position proximate to a grinding head, and a force applying end of the press board is turned by fingers by mean... | 02/01/2011 |
| 7867065 | Hand-held power tool The present invention is based on a hand-held power tool with a housing (12), an oscillating body (18) provided for oscillation relative to the housing (12), and connecting means (22) which fasten the oscillating body (18) to the h... | 01/11/2011 |
| 7736216 | Sander having removable platen A tool for moving an abrasive media. The tool includes a tool body, a platen, a drive system and a retaining knob. The platen has an exterior platen surface and a knob aperture that is formed through the exterior platen surface. The drive system is housed in the too... | 06/15/2010 |
| 7731571 | Electric sanding machine An electric sanding machine has a housing with a drive device disposed therein, a base plate disposed under the housing, and a driven shaft for driving the base plate. A sanding device is attached to the base plate. The housing has a drive device housing part substa... | 06/08/2010 |
| 7713110 | Locking random orbital dual-action head assembly A head assembly for a rotary tool, comprising a body arranged for connection to a drive means, the drive means rotatable about a first axis of rotation; a rotatable element arranged for connection to a pad assembly, the rotatable element rotatable about a second axi... | 05/11/2010 |
| 7427228 | Handheld material conditioner A handheld material conditioner including at least three orbital head assemblies. The handheld material conditioner including a motor, where the motor is connected to the at least three orbital head assemblies. The handheld material conditioner including a housing t... | 09/23/2008 |
| RE40345 | Powered oscillating hand tool A powered oscillating hand tool includes a drive unit having an electric motor and a drive shaft; a bearing eccentrically mounted on the drive shaft and located radially eccentrically relative to the drive shaft; a carrier plate mounted on the bearing and a platen f... | 05/27/2008 |
| 7377838 | Floor treating machine A floor treating machine has a frame and a housing connected rotatably to the frame according to a main rotation axis. At least three heads are suspended rotatably with respect to the housing according to respective rotating axes, which are generally parallel to the... | 05/27/2008 |
| 7371150 | Electric sander and motor control therefor A hand held orbital sander has a housing having an electronically commutated motor disposed therein and an orbit mechanism disposed beneath the housing. A motor controller is coupled to the motor. The motor controller changes the speed of at which it runs the motor ... | 05/13/2008 |
| 7367981 | Device for dermabrasion Skin dermabrasion device by gently contacting the skin with an abrasive, comprising a handleable housing (10) and driving means for the abrasive. This device is intended in particular for cosmetic treatments of the epidermis called microepidermabrasion. The d... | 05/06/2008 |
| 7364499 | Orbital sander with liquid dispenser housing An orbital sander liquid dispenser that includes a head with a hollow fluid distribution ring attached thereto that includes a plurality of jet openings formed on its bottom surface design to spray a desired liquid onto the working surface. A liquid is pumped by mea... | 04/29/2008 |
| 7348485 | Power tool with internal fastening element The present invention relates to a power tool, including at least a first and a second housing part, many components, in particular electric motor components or electrical components, and one fastening element for fastening the many components to the first housing p... | 03/25/2008 |
| 7322879 | Reprofiling device for the rails of railroads that captures waste A device for the continuous reprofiling of the rails of railroads includes at least one abrasive rail reprofiling unit (2) guided along the railroad tracks and comprising at least one abrasive disk (3) that can be pressed against a rail (1). Thi... | 01/29/2008 |
| 7320634 | Sanding tool and dust collection system therefor A hand-held manually-operated sanding tool includes a base having a lower surface including a plurality of attachment posts extending outwardly therefrom and a handle opposite the base lower surface for a user to grasp and maneuver the tool. ... | 01/22/2008 |
| 7318768 | Low profile electric sander A power tool is a “low profile” power tool, that is the overall height of the power tool is sufficiently small that a user can grasp the top of the power tool with the user's hand and the hand will be positioned relative close to the bottom of the power tool com... | 01/15/2008 |
| 7313838 | Powered cleaner/polisher A motorized cleaning/polishing device includes a housing and a carrier with a detachable cleaning/polishing attachment. The housing contains a rechargeable battery, motor and flex mount having flexible pillars to which the carrier is mounted. The carrier is also cou... | 01/01/2008 |
| 7311588 | Water grinder A water grinder including: a housing in which a rotary shaft is drivably disposed, the rotary shaft being formed with an axial passage; a water incoming flow way formed in the housing; a valve disposed in the housing and controllable by a selection switch; an extern... | 12/25/2007 |
| 7311587 | Polishing machine with a brake device A polishing machine includes a body. A driving motor is installed in the body. The driving motor has an eccentric shaft mounted at a bottom of the motor, and a polishing wheel connector mounted under the eccentric shaft. A dust shield is mounted on the body and outs... | 12/25/2007 |
| 7308764 | Power tool with movable handle A movable handle and a power tool. The power tool comprises a housing, a motor supported by the housing and operable to drive a tool element about an axis, and a handle supported by the housing for rotation relative to the housing about the axis. Preferably, the pow... | 12/18/2007 |
| 7300337 | Grinding machine with a dust collector A grinding machine with a dust collector includes a driving portion, a transmitting portion, a dust-collecting tube, a fender, an air intake connector and a grinding wheel. The dust produced by the rotation of the grinding wheel is sucked by the dust-collecting tube... | 11/27/2007 |
| 7294113 | Eccentrically rotatable massaging device A massaging device includes a housing, a motor, a cover, and an operation mechanism. The operation mechanism includes a rotation member secured on the rotation shaft of the motor to rotate therewith, and a massaging member pivotally mounted on the rotation member to... | 11/13/2007 |
| 7294300 | Grinding plate for an electric hand grinder, and method of producing the same A grinding plate for an electric hand grinder has a plate member having an upper plate surface with an upper plate edge, a lower plate surface with a lower plate edge for placement of a grinding means and extending at least partially beyond the upper plate edge, and... | 11/13/2007 |
| 7291062 | Manual power grinder, in particular a battery-powered manual power grinder A manual power grinder has a housing, a motor received in the housing, a grinding disk driven by the motor and located on an underside of the motor, a drive shaft arranged so that the drive shaft and the motor are located parallel to one another and vertically to th... | 11/06/2007 |
| 7291061 | Manual power grinder, in particular a battery-powered manual power grinder A manual power grinder has a housing, a motor received in the housing, a grinding disc driven by the motor and located on an underside of the motor; a drive shaft arranged so that said drive shaft and the motor are located parallel to one another and vertically to t... | 11/06/2007 |
| 7288022 | Water-driven tool A portable water-driven rotary tool for drilling, grinding and polishing concrete and stone that provides for high torque and that uses water pressures as the power source, the tool including a water control valve, an impeller with blades and a drive shaft that has ... | 10/30/2007 |
| 7270591 | Electric sander and motor control therefor A hand held orbital sander has a housing having an electronically commutated motor disposed therein and an orbit mechanism disposed beneath the housing. A motor controller is coupled to the motor. The motor controller changes the speed of at which it runs the motor ... | 09/18/2007 |
| 7270598 | Orbital sander An orbital sander is provided having a number of novel features including a high speed permanent magnet DC motor having a relatively flat rpm versus torque curve. The sander includes an AC to DC power supply, a remotely located on/off switch operated by a switch act... | 09/18/2007 |
| 7267476 | Dual handle immersion blender There is provided an immersion blender essentially having a housing or body portion for containing a drive motor, a shank or drive shaft operatively connected to the drive motor, and a processing tool operatively connected to the drive shaft. The immersion blender a... | 09/11/2007 |
| 7252580 | Grinder with easily installable/detachable grinding disc A grinder with easily installable/detachable grinding disc, including: a main body in which a driving unit is disposed for driving a rotary shaft, an annular toothed section being formed on the circumference of the rotary shaft; a bracket rotatably disposed under th... | 08/07/2007 |
| 7241209 | Orbiting polishing tool An orbiting polishing tool for at least one of polishing and material removal. The orbiting polishing tool may include a housing of a housing assembly rotatable about a first axis. The orbiting polishing tool may also include at least one abrasive wheel rotatable ab... | 07/10/2007 |
| 7238096 | Orbital rotary blade sharpener An orbital rotary blade sharpener for sharpening rotary cutter blades and other rotary blades includes a bottom blade holding portion having a center and a perimeter edge, a top blade holding portion rotatably connectable to said bottom blade holding portion, having... | 07/03/2007 |
| 7238095 | Pneumatic grinder with improved muffling structure A pneumatic grinder with improved muffling structure primarily comprises a driving portion, a grinding wheel fixing portion provided at one end of the driving portion, a first housing connected to the other end of the driving portion by means of a combining portion,... | 07/03/2007 |
