Did You Know...
...that Robert Adler has the dubious distinction of being the Father of the Couch Potato? Back in 1955 Adler was employed by what was then Zenith Radio Corp., where he was charged to invent something that would allow viewers to turn down the TV volume without leaving their chairs. After a series of flops (such as a wired contraption that people tripped over), Adler hit on the idea of using sound waves. Thus the Remote Control was born...
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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7959498 | Grinding disk shield The invention relates to an internally cooled grinding disc shielding (16), wherein a cooling liquid (14) outwardly flows thorough a recess embodied in the peripheral surface of a grinding disk, the shielding is provided with a collecting groove (17... | 06/14/2011 |
| 7883398 | Abrasive tool An abrasive tool, suitable for cutting, slotting, grinding and polishing hard materials, such as ceramics, metals, and composites thereof, and methods for making same. The tool includes a plurality of pores positioned in an abrasive region adjacent an outer circumfe... | 02/08/2011 |
| 7582004 | Coolant nozzle A coolant nozzle is used in a machine tool having a rotating bit. The nozzle includes a through-aperture for accommodating the bit. The nozzle has a coolant inlet and a number of coolant outlets at more than one angular position about the through-aperture. Internal ... | 09/01/2009 |
| 7393268 | Ring system for guiding a medium in an abrasive disk The invention relates to a ring system for accommodating a medium, to a method for compressing and guiding a medium for use in any known grinding methods for abrasive disks that consist of a support (1) and an abrasive lining (2) disposed on the circum... | 07/01/2008 |
| 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 |
| 7328639 | Tile saw A tile saw includes a base, a frame assembly disposed on the base, a first rail disposed on the frame assembly, the first rail having a longitudinal axis, a table slidingly disposed on the first rail, a support assembly disposed on the base, a saw assembly supported... | 02/12/2008 |
| 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 |
| 7235003 | Method and apparatus for grinding of concrete floors A method for dry finishing of a floor surface consisting of concrete, stone, marble, terrazzo, densite or other hard materials is disclosed. The method comprises finishing of the floor surface using a cutting, grinding and/or polishing tool. In the method, a vapor o... | 06/26/2007 |
| 7235007 | Divided grinding tool The invention relates to a grinding tool which comprises at least two detachable parts which are connected together. Both parts form a grinding disk-type body comprising a grinding surface which is interrupted on the peripheral area thereof. Said parts can be adjust... | 06/26/2007 |
| 7198555 | Atomizer cooling by liquid circulation through atomizer tip holder An improved atomizer, in which the liquid to be sprayed is circulated around the nozzle tip to prevent degradation of the liquid in hot environments. The circulation is controlled by a valve, which permits the liquid to circulate even when no liquid is being sprayed... | 04/03/2007 |
| 7189154 | Orbital sander with liquid dispenser An orbital sander liquid dispenser that includes an adapter that attaches to the head on a sander. Attached to the adapter is a hollow fluid distribution ring with jet openings formed on its bottom surface design to spray a desired liquid onto the working surface. A... | 03/13/2007 |
| 7182674 | Coolant delivery apparatus for machine tool A coolant delivery apparatus for a machine tool wherein the position of the coolant delivery apparatus is controllable such that coolant may be delivered to the machining contact zone of a tool even though the location of the machining zone of the tool may change su... | 02/27/2007 |
| 7172496 | Method and apparatus for cleaning slurry depositions from a water carrier Disclosed herein is a process for diminishing contamination of an integrated circuit wafer caused by residual slurry components disposed on a back side of a carrier for engaging an integrated circuit wafer. Also disclosed is a CMP machine configured to wash a back s... | 02/06/2007 |
| 7153189 | Coolant supply method and apparatus for grinding machine In a coolant supply method and apparatus for a grinding machine, when an end surface of a workpiece is ground with a grinding wheel end surface of a grinding wheel with coolant being supplied toward a grinding point, a first coolant flow is ejected toward a first po... | 12/26/2006 |
| 7144312 | Scratch removal tool and system A system for removing scratches from glass windows, windshields and the like utilizing a compound applied to a powered polishing disk/pad which effectively “scrubs” away the scratches. Liquid needs to be applied during the process. To enable the operator to use ... | 12/05/2006 |
| 7101269 | Cylindrical grinding machine Disclosed is a cylindrical grinding machine of the type that a workpiece support device composed of a work head and a foot stock is mounted on a forward upper portion of a bed while a wheel head unit composed of a slide base and a wheel head is mounted on a rear upp... | 09/05/2006 |
| 7052379 | Methods and apparatus for machining a coupling A method facilitates fabricating a coupling including a first annular coupling member and a second annular coupling member. The method comprises coupling the first coupling member to a machine assembly that includes a plurality of grinding wheels coupled to a tool s... | 05/30/2006 |
| 7021994 | Method and apparatus for metalworking using a coolant fluid A metal machining apparatus for removal of metal from a workpiece, that employs a laser-targeted coolant nozzle to apply coolant fluid to a machining tool, such as a grinding wheel, to remove metal from a workpiece. The laser-targeted coolant nozzle has a coolant no... | 04/04/2006 |
| 7014528 | Grinding machine and grinding fluid supply-nozzle therefor It is one object of a grinding machine and a grinding fluid supply-nozzle therefor according to the present invention to supply grinding fluid to a moving grinding point reliably, even if the surfaces of a grinding wheel is abraded up. A wheel head 5 a... | 03/21/2006 |
| 6991523 | Coolant nozzle A coolant nozzle is used on a machine tool having a rotating bit of convoluted longitudinal profile for cutting a number of slots in a disk. The nozzle includes at least one coolant inlet and at least one coolant outlet. The coolant outlet has a convoluted section a... | 01/31/2006 |
| 6971137 | Floor maintenance machine with air-cooled motor A burnishing machine having a burnishing motor in a motor compartment covered with a hood defining an air plenum having at least one air inlet positioned near the top of the hood spaced from the floor. The plenum includes a discharge outlet immediately adjacent the ... | 12/06/2005 |
| 6955590 | Ice resurfacing blade sharpener Blade sharpener apparatus and method for ice resurfacing machines which can include a tabletop for laying a longitudinal blade from an ice resurfacing machine thereon in a stationary position. A moveable carrier assembly attached to the table includes a drill press ... | 10/18/2005 |
| 6932673 | Grinding method and device for the same The present invention supplies coolant to a grinding wheel surface and reliably guides the coolant to a grinding point on the grinding wheel surface, thereby significantly reducing the amount of coolant to be used. In a grinding method and device for supplyin... | 08/23/2005 |
| 6932073 | Power tool work table A work table includes a work surface having two generally parallel bars extending across and above the work surface. Two sleeves are slidably connected to the two generally parallel bars, each sleeve of the two sleeves positioned around each bar of the two generally... | 08/23/2005 |
| 6921321 | Grinding method and grinding machine In the grinding process, grinding fluid is supplied toward the grinding point where a workpiece is ground with a grinding wheel. At the same time, a fluid jet is ejected across the air flow above the grinding point in the rotational direction of the grinding wheel. ... | 07/26/2005 |
| 6908373 | Shear blade sharpener method and apparatus Blade sharpener apparatus and method for ice resurfacing and paper cutting machines includes a table for laying a longitudinal blade in a stationary position thereon. A moveable carrier assembly attached to the table has a drill press power head that is lowered from... | 06/21/2005 |
| 6902467 | Apparatus for processing a lens and process for processing a lens A apparatus comprises a portion for setting a load 133 which sets the load of pressing a lens to a rotating tool, a portion for setting the rotation speed of a lens shaft 132 which sets the rotation speed and the direction of rotation of a lens-holding... | 06/07/2005 |
| 6902470 | Apparatuses for conditioning surfaces of polishing pads The invention includes a method for conditioning a surface of a polishing pad after chemical-mechanical polishing of a semiconductor substrate with the pad surface. The method includes exposing the pad surface to steam, and the steam can comprise ammonium citrate. T... | 06/07/2005 |
| 6881131 | Method and apparatus for diamond wire cutting of metal structures A method and apparatus for diamond wire cutting of metal structures, such as nuclear reactor vessels, is provided. A diamond wire saw having a plurality of diamond beads with beveled or chamfered edges is provided for sawing into the walls of the metal structure. Th... | 04/19/2005 |
| 6848985 | Hand tool comprising a dust suction device The dust removal device comprises a fan (18), a dust collection receptacle (24), and a suction passage (28). The dust collection receptacle (24) equipped with a dust filter (26) is located in the path of air flow (34, 36) be... | 02/01/2005 |
| 6802766 | Air-guiding structure for an air sander An air-guiding structure for an air sander includes a muffler assembly integrally formed from plastic material, a main passageway and a sub-passageway formed in the muffler assembly, a dust collection port formed at a bottom end of the sub-passageway, and a baffle i... | 10/12/2004 |
| 6796890 | Extendable wet saw water shield The present invention is a splash shield housing for encompassing wet saws having a trough positioned along the interior of the housing for containing the overspray. The housing can be extended to encompass three sides of a wet saw with the extension maintaining the... | 09/28/2004 |
| 6793564 | Rotary tool with combined abrasive and fragmentation action for producing profiles or cuts on sheets of fragile material such as marble, granite, stone, glass and the like The rotary tool for producing profiles or cuts in hard fragile materials such as marble, granite, stone, glass and the like comprises at least one rotationally symmetrical body (1, 2) involving a configuration defined by the envelope of a multiplicity of circ... | 09/21/2004 |
| 6739960 | Turbine ported grinding wheels The present invention relates to a ported grinding wheel for use on a grinding machine. The grinding wheel comprises at least one fluid inlet port located on a first surface of the grinding wheel, a plurality of fluid outlet ports on a working surface of the grindin... | 05/25/2004 |
| 6726529 | Low temperature chemical mechanical polishing of dielectric materials The present invention is an improved apparatus and process for chemical mechanical polishing layers which have a low dielectric constant (K). The present invention lowers the temperature of the material having a low dielectric constant and then polishes that materia... | 04/27/2004 |
| 6692341 | Abrasive machine The abrasive machine of the present invention is capable of controlling a shape of an abrasive face of a small abrasive plate. The abrasive machine comprises: a plate holder holding an abrasive plate; a fixed engaging member being fixed to the plate holde... | 02/17/2004 |
| 6688947 | Porous, lubricated nozzle for abrasive fluid suspension jet A nozzle apparatus for use with an abrasive fluid jet cutting system, and its method of construction and operation, are disclosed that reduce the wear and erosion problems typically experienced in the cutting jet's nozzle. This improved nozzle apparatus c... | 02/10/2004 |
| 6669532 | Device and method for cool air cooling type machining A cold-gas-blow-cooling type machining apparatus including a relative movement device which moves a workpiece and a machining tool relative to each other, and a cold-gas-blow supply device which supplies a cold gas blow to a machining point at which the w... | 12/30/2003 |
| 6666748 | Machining center and method of changing tools thereof The invention provides a machining center for machining a workpiece by moving a grinding wheel and the workpiece relative to each other in the X, Y and Z directions. The machining center has a main spindle for removably mounting a grinding wheel, a spindl... | 12/23/2003 |
| 6648738 | Grinding fluid supply device of lens grinding apparatus Disclosed is a grinding fluid supply device of a lens grinding apparatus. The grinding fluid supply device includes first grinding fluid supply means for supplying a grinding fluid in a tangent direction of a circular grinding wheel, which has a grinding ... | 11/18/2003 |
