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Mountable Printable Placard With Headband
A resilient headband in a shape for being mounted on the head of the user. The headband is equipped with a longitudinal slotted member for holding a placard.
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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7346969 | Machining method using multiple workpiece mounting device for manufacturing structures A machining method for manufacturing structures includes a preprocessing step (11), a clamping step (13), a machining step (15) and an extracting step (19), which are performed in that order. The preprocessing step is performed to get wor... | 03/25/2008 |
| 7210990 | Treatment apparatus for treating workpieces or groups of workpieces In order to provide a treatment apparatus for treating workpieces or groups of workpieces that are conveyed from an inlet to an outlet of the treatment apparatus, wherein the treatment apparatus comprises a plurality of treatment levels and with said treatment appar... | 05/01/2007 |
| 7196009 | Lapping carrier, apparatus for lapping a wafer and method of fabricating a lapping carrier A method of fabricating a lapping carrier is provided that includes the steps of defining at least one opening extending through a workpiece that is sized to receive a wafer, and cryogenically tempering the workpiece to produce a lapping carrier. By cryogenically te... | 03/27/2007 |
| 7169022 | Method and apparatus for creating a groove in a collector ring of an electrical device A method and apparatus for creating a groove in the surface of a collector ring for use in an electrical device. The method and apparatus can be used to create a new groove in the surface of a collector ring having none, or can be used to enhance or re-form an exist... | 01/30/2007 |
| 7153198 | Fixture for slider lapping, lapping device and lapping method A fixture for slider lapping includes a holding portion for holding the object with its surface to be lapped toward the lapping surface of the lapping device; a main body for mounting the lapping fixture to the lapping device; a plurality of load-applied portions wh... | 12/26/2006 |
| 7140949 | Tool and process for chrome plating a vehicle wheel surface A cutting tool having a crystalline tip is pressed with a uniform pressure against the outboard surface of a vehicle wheel as the wheel is rotated. The smoothed wheel surface is then chrome plated to provide a cosmetic finish to the wheel face. ... | 11/28/2006 |
| 7044460 | Concealed fastener, system, and associated methods A device for affixing a decking member to a joist includes a jig body positionable atop a pair of spaced-apart decking members positioned atop a joist. The jig body has an angled bore having a bottom end extending through a bottom face of the jig body, the bottom en... | 05/16/2006 |
| 6974365 | Machine and method for machining workpieces of wood, plastic material or the like A machine for machining workpieces of wood or plastic material has at least one longitudinal profiling unit with at least one longitudinal profiling spindle. At least one advancing unit is provided for moving a workpiece past the at least one longitudinal profiling ... | 12/13/2005 |
| 6942551 | Method for forming a cutting edge along an edge portion of a blade stock A method for forming a cutting edge along an edge portion of a blade stock, wherein the method includes moving the blade stock with respect to a first cutting element rotating about a first rotational axis, the first rotational axis forming one of an acute angle and... | 09/13/2005 |
| 6939209 | Method and apparatus for global die thinning and polishing of flip-chip packaged integrated circuits A reliable, inexpensive “back side” thinning process and apparatus therefor, capable of globally thinning an integrated circuit die to a target thickness of 10 microns, and maintaining a yield of at least 80%, for chip repair and/or failure analysis of the packa... | 09/06/2005 |
| 6912774 | Apparatus and method for assembly of motorcycle frame A method and apparatus for assembling motorcycle frames includes a conveyor defining a path of travel and at least one pallet movable along the conveyor through at least one workstation. The pallet supports at least one rotatable frame for receiving individual compo... | 07/05/2005 |
| 6907809 | Positioning device for saw blades A saw blade positioning device has two drive mechanisms and two guidance devices, which are preferably oriented at right angles in respect to each other. If a first guidance device is oriented in the radial direction of the circular saw blade by the linear guides, a... | 06/21/2005 |
| 6884154 | Method for apparatus for polishing outer peripheral chamfered part of wafer In a process for polishing the chamfered peripheral part of a wafer using a polishing cloth while supplying a polishing slurry in order to improve productivity of the process by reducing a polishing time, at least two steps of polishing processes are performed in se... | 04/26/2005 |
| 6786806 | Rotary mower blade sharpener A mower blade sharpener apparatus has an automatic reciprocating holder means to sharpen lawn mower blades conveniently with any stationary circular flat-faced grindstone with its driving motor affixed to a common base. A housing frame having open opposing sides con... | 09/07/2004 |
| 6758721 | Apparatus and method for lapping magnetic heads An apparatus for lapping a workpiece including a plurality of magnetic heads supported by a tool is disclosed. The lapping apparatus comprises a rotary-lapping table having an abrasive surface, and a lapping device assembly provided so as to be movable with respect ... | 07/06/2004 |
| 6699103 | Mower reel blade grinding device The present invention is a device for relief grinding a blade having a radially outer edge of an elongated length and first and second faces, with the first and second faces extending generally radially from a reel axis. The device includes a rotatable gr... | 03/02/2004 |
| 6685544 | Automatic mower reel grinder A grinding system (10) for sharpening the blades in cutting reels of mowing units incorporates an articulated grinding head (90) mounted for movement on a carriage (92). A unique index/guide assembly (160) is mounted on the grinding head (90). The index/g... | 02/03/2004 |
| 6629345 | Chucking device A chucking device, in particular for workpieces that are to be machined on more than one side, has a workpiece carrier with at least one turret, arranged to receive workpieces, that is supported rotatably about an axis of rotation on the workpiece carrier... | 10/07/2003 |
| 6585578 | Girinding wheel machine bracket adjustable in angle A grinding wheel machine bracket comprises a fixations eat having a long through hole to receive a screw for fastening the fixation seat with a grinding wheel machine. The fixation seat has a pivoting seat with an axial hole, and a pointer located at the ... | 07/01/2003 |
| 6375556 | Grinding apparatus for grinding workpieces The apparatus includes a frame and a holder rotatably secured to the frame for releasably holding a first workpiece of the workpieces. A mechanism is provided for rotating the holder from a loading station to a grinding station and a grinder is movably se... | 04/23/2002 |
| 6290581 | Automatic mower reel grinder A grinding system (10) for sharpening the blades in cutting reels of mowing units incorporates an articulated grinding head (90) mounted for movement on a carriage (92). A unique index/guide assembly (160) is mounted on the grinding head (90). The index/g... | 09/18/2001 |
| 6206765 | Non-rotational dresser for grinding stones A dresser for a grinder having at least one rotatable platen and at least one grinding stone includes a frame and at least one abrasive block for contacting the grinding stone. The grinding stone is mounted to the platen which rotates about a vertical axi... | 03/27/2001 |
| 6186867 | Method for manufacturing precisely shaped parts A method for forming a precisely shaped part includes providing a blank having at least two spaced apart locators, providing a fixture having a U-shaped base with two spaced apart end walls, one supporting a clamping mechanism and the other supporting an ... | 02/13/2001 |
| 6185802 | Multiple clamping device for work pieces on a carrier An elongated and cross-section polygonal work piece carrier (1) has at least two clamping surfaces (2) extending parallel to its longitudinal axis (3). It is retained in bearing (5, 9) at least at one end, to be rotatable about its longitudinal axis over ... | 02/13/2001 |
| 6168499 | Grinding apparatus for semiconductor wafers The present invention provides a grinding apparatus for semiconductor wafers for preventing the silicon powder generated from the wafer grinding process and mixed with cooling water from contaminating height gauges of the grinding apparatus because the si... | 01/02/2001 |
| 6139412 | Fixture for manufacturing precisely shaped parts A fixture for manufacturing a precisely shaped part, such as a turbine blade, securely holds a blank for subsequent machining. A blank for use with the fixture generally comprises a tip, a root region longitudinally spaced from the tip, and a midspan regi... | 10/31/2000 |
| 6120358 | Apparatus and method for grinding a punch An apparatus for automating the machining operations required to form a teardrop shaped recess in a cylindrical member, such as provided for punches. The apparatus includes a four station turntable assembly, the four stations include a loading/retrieving ... | 09/19/2000 |
| 6070496 | Method and apparatus for crankpin phase indexing A chuck (25) for chucking a journal (271) of a crankshaft (27) is attached to the distal end of a main spindle (22) rotated by a drive motor. A phasing rotary shaft (53) is connected to the chuck (25) to rotate about an axis offset from the axis of the ma... | 06/06/2000 |
| 6017263 | Method for manufacturing precisely shaped parts A method for forming a precisely shaped part includes providing a blank having at least two spaced apart locators, providing a fixture having a U-shaped base with two spaced apart end walls, one supporting a clamping mechanism and the other supporting an ... | 01/25/2000 |
| 6010394 | Automatic mower reel grinder A grinding system (10) for sharpening the blades in cutting reels of mowing units incorporates an articulated grinding head (90) mounted for movement on a carriage (92). A unique index/guide assembly (160) is mounted on the grinding head (90). The index/g... | 01/04/2000 |
| 5906539 | Work station for turret tooling The present invention provides work stations 10 for servicing turret tooling. The work station 10 is portable and includes a rotatable, indexable platter 12 having multiple tool stations defined by cavities 18 within the platter 12. Each tool station 18 i... | 05/25/1999 |
| 5879224 | Reel assembly grinder with automatic indexing and grinding control A reel assembly grinder with automatic indexing and grinding control including a conventional reel assembly with a cylindrical configuration. The reel assembly has a central axial shaft with a plurality of twisted blades situated therearound in a generall... | 03/09/1999 |
| 5759085 | Process for avoiding overstressing a workpiece during grinding A process is proposed for recognizing thermal overstressing of a workpiece during grinding (overheating) by way of a grinding arrangement with a grinding spindle and a driving machine, the speed of rotation of the grinding spindle is measured, the measure... | 06/02/1998 |
| 5759092 | Apparatus for sharpening circular saw teeth An apparatus for sharpening the teeth of a circular saw comprises a rocking arm with a pawl to engage and actuate the teeth of an indexing ratchet wheel which is mounted coaxially with the circular saw for synchronous clockwise indexing, and a grinding wh... | 06/02/1998 |
| 5674110 | Machine and a process for sizing and squaring slabs of materials such as a glass, stone and marble, ceramic tile and the like The machine comprises at least one workpiece-bearing device is provided, upon which a tile or a stack thereof can be placed and blocked. The workpiece-bearing device is revolvable and can be positioned at any angle about a fixed axis. At least one drive h... | 10/07/1997 |
| 5661883 | Machine tool having revolvable spindles A machine tool comprises at least one revolvable spindle having an end for supporting a work piece, a first processing tool disposed opposite to the end of the spindle for processing the work piece, a second processing tool disposed parallel to the first ... | 09/02/1997 |
| 5643065 | Indexing mechanism for rotatably mounted work holding spindle An indexing and rotational feed control apparatus for a rotationally mounted spindle holding a work piece includes an indexing housing connected to the spindle and carrying an indexing finger is rotatably mounted relative to an indexing plate such that ro... | 07/01/1997 |
| 5618228 | Holding fixture for a wheel and tire assembly A holding fixture for a wheel and tire assembly enabling a single person to perform an operation on the tire such as grooving or the like. The fixture comprises a first U-shaped bracket having a base for mounting on a wall or other vertical surface and le... | 04/08/1997 |
| 5549508 | Sharpening lawn mower blades Apparatus and a method for sharpening blades of a lawn mower cutting cylinder are disclosed. In the apparatus, a cutting cylinder is mounted on a fixed bed whereupon it can be subjected to the sharpening action of a grinding wheel passing along the length... | 08/27/1996 |
| 5525094 | Method and device for resharpening knives used in cutting machines A method of resharpening the knives in a chipping machine while they are installed in the knives' rotor is disclosed. For this purpose all knives are moved forward one after another to their functional position by an amount that corresponds to the wear of... | 06/11/1996 |
