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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7152266 | Scrubbing device A scrubbing device for facilitating scrubbing of a surface. The scrubbing device includes a base member being designed for being gripped by a hand of a user. A brush member is rotatably coupled to the base member. The brush member is designed for engaging a surface ... | 12/26/2006 |
| 7108595 | Apparatus for manual sharpening of the blades of cutting tools An apparatus for the manual sharpening of blades of cutting tools, includes at least two sharpening elements each with at least one sharpening edge, wherein the sharpening elements can be disposed to be partially overlapping, and partially in contact with each other... | 09/19/2006 |
| 7101263 | Flank superabrasive machining The present invention relates to a quill to be used to superabrasively machine complex shapes, such as airfoil shapes, into a substrate. The quill has a shaft portion, an enlarged head portion adjacent the shaft portion, and a tapered grinding portion adjacent the e... | 09/05/2006 |
| 7056201 | Cylindric drum with sanding elements The invention concerns a cylindric drum for a sanding/polishing tool which in its drum surface is provided with a number of undercut axial grooves for mounting one or more axially displaceable sanding elements, where an annular groove has been provided either in the... | 06/06/2006 |
| 7052385 | Self-aligning blade angle guide A device for use in the manual sharpening of arrow broadheads, razor blades and the like includes a unique symmetrical clamp and axle assembly having interchangeable, matched pairs of special purpose jaw members for gripping blades of differing configurations. When ... | 05/30/2006 |
| 7018281 | Sharpening apparatus The sharpening apparatus of the present invention preferably comprises a hand sharpener that may be assembled or mounted on the knife (e.g., sold mounted on the knife by the knife manufacturer or purchased separately and mounted on the knife by the end-user), and wh... | 03/28/2006 |
| 6960082 | Atraumatic approximal space dilator The invention relates to a dental device for dilating interdental spaces. The device comprises two interdental matrices that can be inserted into interdental spaces two retaining arrangements to retain the interdental matrices, and a spacer device for guiding the re... | 11/01/2005 |
| 6955591 | Adjustable abrading tool An abrading tool, abrasive star and abrading kit, in which the abrading kit includes the abrasive star and the abrading tool. The abrading tool includes a threaded drive rod, retaining member for retaining an abrasive material about the threaded drive rod, an expand... | 10/18/2005 |
| 6942559 | Polishing device The polishing device has a shank and at least one polishing disk arranged on one end of the shank, that can be friction-fixed by two stops one opposite another. The polishing device has a protective element preventing contact between the surface to be polished and t... | 09/13/2005 |
| 6786812 | Supporting disk for a surface grinding wheel and surface grinding wheel A supporting disk for a surface grinding wheel comprises a glass-fiber reinforced phenolic resin body which has an upper covering layer of a textile glass fabric or a glass-yarn layer, an intermediate layer of a fiber mat, and a lower covering layer of a textile gla... | 09/07/2004 |
| 6743085 | Rotating back up abrasive disc assembly A holder for an abrasive disc allows for a quick manual change of the abrasive disc. The holder including an uncoupling mechanism that in turn includes a handle comprising a pin and an adjacent hub comprising a partial annular channel. The handle and hub have a limi... | 06/01/2004 |
| 6129620 | Honing tool and method of making Honing tools and methods of making such tools utilize a compact bundle of abrasive containing plastic monofilaments projection a relatively short distance from a holder with the compacted tips forming the working face of the tool. The bundle may be secure... | 10/10/2000 |
| 5752876 | Flap disc abrasive tool A flap disc for use with a rotary surface finishing tool, the flap disc includes a backing plate which attaches to and is rotated by the finishing tool. The backing plate has a mounting flange on which a plurality of abrasive flaps are radially disposed. ... | 05/19/1998 |
| 5727995 | Rotary peening tool A surface preparation tool for peening and removing a coating from a work surface, the tool including a rotating hub which retains a plurality of peening flaps with peening particles attached at one end. The peening particles impact the work surface as th... | 03/17/1998 |
| 5707278 | Honing tool and method for manufacturing same An improved honing tool including a holder having an open sided cavity located in one side thereof, a sidewall portion extending around at least a portion of the cavity, and one or more elongated filaments of a polymeric material having particles of an ab... | 01/13/1998 |
| 5556328 | Abrasive filament honing tool and method of making and using same A honing tool characterized in one form by an elongated rectangular cup element or holder having a bottom interior surface, a bundle of closely packed relatively short discrete generally parallel abrasive containing filaments secured in the holder, and a ... | 09/17/1996 |
| 5443417 | On edge honing devices A honing device for mounting on a honing tool for rotation therewith including a backing material having opposite end surfaces, opposite side surfaces, and an edge surface extending between the opposed end and side surfaces, and a layer of an abrasive suc... | 08/22/1995 |
| 5321919 | Internal abrading tool and method of making A twisted stem internal abrading tool having molded axially curved swept back filaments is formed from a twisted stem internal finishing tool having strips of abrasive containing plastic arrayed in a radial pattern about a twisted tool stem. The filament ... | 06/21/1994 |
| 5318603 | Abrasive filament honing tool and method of making and using same A honing tool characterized in one form by an elongated rectangular cup element or holder having a bottom interior surface, a bundle of closely packed relatively short discrete generally parallel abrasive containing filaments secured in the holder, and a ... | 06/07/1994 |
| 5216847 | Abrasive filament honing tool and method of making and using same A honing tool characterized by an elongated rectangular cup element or holder having a bottom interior surface, a bundle of closely packed relatively short discrete generally parallel filaments secured in the holder, and a thin layer of instant adhesive s... | 06/08/1993 |
| 5187904 | Abrasive finishing elements, tools made from such elements, and methods of making such tools A plastic strap or tape having granular abrasive embedded homogeneously throughout is cut, shaped and formed into a variety of abrasive finishing tools. The plastic working element is preferably rather stiff 6/12 nylon and contains about 30 to 45% by weig... | 02/23/1993 |
| 5155945 | Abrasive finishing elements, tools made from such elements, and methods of making such tools A plastic strip or strap having granular abrasive embedded homogeneously throughout is cut, shaped and formed into a variety of abrasive finishing tools. The plastic working element is preferably rather stiff 6/12 nylon and contains about 30 to 45% by wei... | 10/20/1992 |
| 5129191 | Adhesive bonded flexible abrasive finishing tool An adhesive bonded flexible abrasive finishing tool and method of making the same includes a cup-shape shank of plastic or metal. Flexible nylon abrasive loaded monofilaments of uniform length are formed into a cylindrical bundle. A measured amount of liq... | 07/14/1992 |
| 5085014 | Honing tool and method for the surface machining of bore walls A honing tool is used for the surface machining of the cylinder working surfaces of cylinder bores of an internal combustion engine. In order to obtain a uniform plateau texture over the entire surface of the cylinder bore, working elements are provided w... | 02/04/1992 |
| 5050352 | Honing stone assembly An abrasive honing stick is bonded within a channel-shaped shell which is made of sheet metal and which is secured detachably to a stone holder by a pair of retaining studs. Each stud extends through a hole in the shell, is telescoped into an alined hole ... | 09/24/1991 |
| 4969299 | Flap wheel Abrasive particles are adhered to a first surface of a backing member to define an abrasive-coated flap. The abrasive particles are removed from support portions of the flaps in a pack but only substantially at the positions on the flaps where the flaps i... | 11/13/1990 |
| 4945685 | Honing apparatus having electrically operated actuator for relative reciprocating movement between honing head and workpiece A honing apparatus for honing a cylindrical surface of a workpiece, including a honing head supporting honing stones, a first drive device having an electrically operated bidirectional actuator for effecting a relative reciprocating movement between the h... | 08/07/1990 |
| 4936058 | Precision hone A precision hone is set forth particularly for use in the honing of relatively small diameter bores, wherein a main body telescopingly receives therein a sleeve insert secured at its upper end to a tension release spring. A plurality of diametrically oppo... | 06/26/1990 |
| 4907378 | Flap wheel assembly A hub for a flap wheel assembly adapted to finish an arcuate convex surface. The hub has a central cross section around its axis with a circular periphery of a first diameter, opposite circular end cross sections axially spaced on opposite sides of the ce... | 03/13/1990 |
| 4677793 | Method and apparatus for high tolerance polishing of a workpiece surface Apparatus for finishing a workpiece comprising a resilient abrasive finishing element arranged for motion relative to a workpiece surface and in pressure engagement therewith. Methods of finishing a workpiece employing this apparatus are also disclosed. B... | 07/07/1987 |
| 4583328 | Apparatus for high tolerance polishing of a workpiece surface Apparatus for finishing a workpiece comprising a resilient abrasive finishing element arranged for motion relative to a workpiece surface and in pressure engagement therewith. Methods of finishing a workpiece employing this apparatus are also disclosed. B... | 04/22/1986 |
| 4493170 | Abrading tool An abrading tool for finishing surfaces comprising, in one embodiment (5), one or more sanding fingers (20) keyed to a rotatable disc (15). A biasing spring (65), disposed proximate each sanding finger (20), tends to force the sanding fingers (20) towards... | 01/15/1985 |
| 4461127 | Abrading tool An abrading tool having, in one embodiment (280), at least one abrasive member (20) carried by a rotatable disc (285). A flexible elastomeric biasing spring (290) imparts a force upon the abrasive member (20) to urge the abrasive member (20) to a position... | 07/24/1984 |
| 4361987 | Apparatus for high tolerance polishing of a work-piece surface A method for polishing a workpiece comprising the steps of providing a polishing element formed of a volume of abrasive containing resilient material and causing the polishing element to move rapidly against a workpiece surface under pressure. Apparatus f... | 12/07/1982 |
| 4305234 | Composite brush A brush suitable for use with floor maintenance equipment and having both abrasive nonabsorbent bristles and nonabrasive absorbent bristles. The bristles are fairly evenly intermingled in each tuft, and the brush includes a plurality of tufts such that th... | 12/15/1981 |
| 4196547 | Cylinder liner honing It is desirable to provide a relatively coarse finish at one end of an inner cylindrical wall of a cylinder or a cylinder liner and a relatively finer finish towards another end of said inner cylinder wall. A honing member is provided for rotation and osc... | 04/08/1980 |
| 4179850 | Reaction honing tool for honing a flat surface Apparatus and method for honing internal surfaces of a workpiece wherein at least one of the surfaces to be honed is a flat or non-circular aperture. Movable honing stones are mounted in a holding tool such that they can move back and forth transversely o... | 12/25/1979 |
