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A pizza mold for forming a plurality of concentric raised ridges of dough (i.e., crust) on the surface of a pizza pie.
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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7238092 | Low-force electrochemical mechanical processing method and apparatus The present invention relates to semiconductor integrated circuit technology and discloses an electrochemical mechanical processing system for uniformly distributing an applied force to a workpiece surface. The system includes a workpiece carrier for positioning or ... | 07/03/2007 |
| 7207869 | Apparatus for supporting airfoils in a grit blasting process An apparatus provided for supporting at least one component in a grit blasting process comprises a base and a platform table assembly mounted to the base. The platform table assembly includes a platform table therein which is rotatable and angularly adjustable with ... | 04/24/2007 |
| 6530397 | Multi-channel rotary joint A multi-channel rotary joint including a first joint structural member rotatably linked to a second joint structural member. Sealing regions defined and formed by mechanical seals that are lined up concentrically around relative rotational axis are provid... | 03/11/2003 |
| 6120357 | System and method for CO2 cleaning of data storage disks Systems and methods of thermal control in the carbon dioxide cleaning of data storage disks to reduce or prevent condensation on the surface of the media during cleaning with frozen carbon dioxide are disclosed. A hub recess receives at least a portion of... | 09/19/2000 |
| 5807162 | Grinding apparatus, and process for the operation thereof A grinding apparatus comprises a table having a first bearing surface; a chuck mounted on the table for rotation about a chuck axis and provided with means for holding a workpiece, the chuck having on its underside a second bearing surface, such that when... | 09/15/1998 |
| 5486131 | Device for conditioning polishing pads A device for conditioning the surface of a polishing pad covering a platen mounted on a polishing machine for rotation about a vertical axis, comprising a rigid carrier element carrying cutting means on its bottom surface and which is adapted for vertical... | 01/23/1996 |
| 5342156 | Machine tool having partition plates for preventing splash of cutting fluid A first partition plate is fixed to an upper surface of a rotatable table to separate a work position from a standby position. A second partition plate is mounted to a lower end of a door, and a forked member is mounted to a lower end of the second partit... | 08/30/1994 |
| 5187900 | Auxiliary device for a machine tool An auxiliary device for a machining tool that converts a standard rotary machining tool into an oscillation-machining tool. The device has a chuck, or other workpiece gripping device, at an upper end of a shaft. The shaft may be rotated around an axis par... | 02/23/1993 |
| 5140774 | Apparatus for polishing hard disk substrates An apparatus capable of simultaneously polishing a plurality of hard disk substrates at the same time includes at least three substrate carriers which are rotatably disposed on an index table and which carry and transfer a plurality of hard disk substrate... | 08/25/1992 |
| 5083403 | Workpiece supporting fixture for use with an abrasion tool to form circular workpieces A workpiece supporting fixture pivotally mounted on the table of an abrasion tool enabling the manual shifting of the peripheral edge of the workpiece toward the powered abrasive element of the abrasion tool and the manual rotation of the workpiece with r... | 01/28/1992 |
| 4996797 | Apparatus for sharpening edge tools Apparatus for sharpening an edge tool comprises a rotary grindstone mounted so as to be rotatable about a first axis of rotation, and a tool mount for a tool to be sharpened, in which the tool mount is turnable about an axis whereby to permit the edge too... | 03/05/1991 |
| 4587763 | Grinding machine Grinding machine having a plurality of wheelheads for simultaneously grinding internal and external surfaces of revolution on a large workpiece, the machine including a temperature-controlled reference plate.... | 05/13/1986 |
| 4563837 | Ultra-precision grinding machine An ultra-precision grinding machine for finishing the work portion of the workpiece very accurately is disclosed, in which a Y-table which can freely move in the Y-axis direction is mounted on an X table which can freely move in the X-axis direction on a ... | 01/14/1986 |
| 4520595 | Automatic machine tool The invention relates to an automatic machine tool for machining workpieces, including a number n of workpiece receivers that can be adjusted in angular and/or spatial position and including an equal number n of work stations, one of said work stations be... | 06/04/1985 |
| 4422265 | Multistation grinding machine A multi-station grinding machine has a worktable mounted on a machine bed to rotate about a principal axis. The worktable has a plurality of workpiece holding devices at equal angular intervals around the axis and uniformly spaced therefrom, each holding ... | 12/27/1983 |
| 4412401 | Apparatus for processing tubes An apparatus for processing especially heavy metal tubes comprises a frame supported by wheels, the frame having a plurality of supports consisting of rollers which may together support the tube to be processed. With a support which is quickly movable alo... | 11/01/1983 |
| 4387014 | Electrochemical metal processing apparatus An electrochemical apparatus with a table formed by three slabs on which the workpiece rests. The table is mounted for rotation about a vertical axis and rests on a fixed support. A plurality of rollers in recesses of the fixed support engage the undersur... | 06/07/1983 |
| 4211512 | Rotary table with ballscrew drive A rotary table is driven by a pair of perpendicularly disposed linear slides which are each driven by a ballscrew drive. One of the linear slides is mounted on the movable member of the other linear slide and is coupled to the rotary table by a crank stud... | 07/08/1980 |
| 4060021 | Circular indexing plate for a machine tool The present invention relates to a machine-tool having a circular indexing plate, provided at its periphery with jacks adjustable in height, abutting on the foundation of the plate. The stroke of the jacks in the direction of the support surfaces may exceed ... | 11/29/1977 |
| 4024673 | Machines with a circular blank-holder spindle The contact surfaces between a seat and a base member are planar. This base member defines a shouldered bore for a retaining plate connected to the seat by locking and unlocking screws. This seat is integral with a pivot which is in two parts, whereof one... | 05/24/1977 |
| 3936983 | Sanding fixture for producing circular parts This invention relates to a device useful in making circular shapes of predetermined size on power sanding machines and the like. The device is essentially a fixture which enables a workpiece to be located on an adjustable center so that it can be rotated... | 02/10/1976 |
| 3932960 | Single slide grinding machine A single-slide, mechanically and electrically programmed grinding machine comprising a rigid enclosed base, a fixed workhead assembly on the base, a pair of parallel slidebars mounted on the base, and a wheelslide assembly mounted on the base for longitud... | 01/20/1976 |
