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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8011998 | Expansible sanding block exhibiting oblique extending surfaces A sanding block for supporting an exteriorly mounted looped sanding belt having an elongated and planar shaped base. A planar shaped cover exhibits first and second oblique extending surfaces and, upon engaging with the base by a plurality of mating tabs and slots, ... | 09/06/2011 |
| 7955163 | Abrading device An abrading device features a flexible abrading membrane supported by two supports. The device may be used in either linear or rotary configurations. The device can be used in conjunction with devices that impart continuous or vibratory linear or rotary motion. ... | 06/07/2011 |
| 7938717 | Conformable sanding pad A flexible, hand-held sanding pad comprises a conformable, multi layered, semicircle pad having a surface capable of providing temporary adhesive attachment for a sheet of pressure-sensitive adhesive-coated abrasive material. ... | 05/10/2011 |
| 7824248 | Wheel assembly for a pneumatic sander A wheel assembly includes a first hub assembly sealingly engageable with a first axial opening in one side of a tire. A second hub assembly is sealingly engageable with a second axial opening on the other side of the tire. The hub assemblies define between them a fl... | 11/02/2010 |
| 7553221 | Abrasive holder An abrasive tool comprising of a base portion (2), having a foam layer (3) affixed to the abrasive tool base portion, and a plastic film layer (4) affixed, bonded or glued to the foam layer. This tool is adapted to receive an abrasive material l... | 06/30/2009 |
| 7364493 | Lap grinding and polishing machine An apparatus, system and method for grinding or polishing an optic is provided. The apparatus includes a shell adapted to a bending profile, torque actuators attached at an outer edge of the shell and coupled to each other, a tensioning system attached at the outer ... | 04/29/2008 |
| 7364501 | Sanding block and method of making same A sanding block includes a compressible core having at least one pair of sides characterized such that an abrasive material is adhered to said sides substantially along the surface thereof and having a juncture area defined between said two sides which does not have... | 04/29/2008 |
| 7278908 | Polishing disk for a tool for the fine machining of optically active surfaces on spectacle lenses in particular A polishing disk for a tool for the fine machining of optically active surfaces on spectacle lenses in particular is disclosed, which comprises a support body, to which a foam layer is attached, wherein a polishing film bears against the foam layer. The polishing fi... | 10/09/2007 |
| 7252736 | Compliant grinding wheel A pre-planarization module configured to perform a long range planarization operation is provided. The pre-planarization module includes a semiconductor substrate support configured to rotate about a first axis. The pre-planarization module also includes an annular ... | 08/07/2007 |
| 7241205 | Method of processing a substrate A method of processing a substrate is disclosed, wherein a sidewall surface of a notch portion formed in a circumferential portion of a substrate to be processed is polished by using a cylindrical polishing head rotatable with an axis as a rotational center. ... | 07/10/2007 |
| 7144305 | Polishing apparatus A polishing apparatus includes a polishing jig. The polishing jig includes an elastic balloon member, a fixture, and a fluid supply portion. The fixture airtightly closes the rear opening portion of the balloon member. The fluid supply portion supplies a fluid into ... | 12/05/2006 |
| 7144314 | Sanding rope and applications thereof A disposable sanding device is fabricated as a continuous rope-like article which is adapted for selective segmentation and application as a plurality of serially arranged disposable hand sanding devices or ropes. Each hand sanding device is formed as a generally el... | 12/05/2006 |
| 7131902 | Abrasive holder An abrasive tool comprising of a base portion (2), having a foam layer (3) affixed to the abrasive tool base portion, and a plastic film layer (4) affixed, bonded or glued to the foam layer. This tool is adapted to receive an abrasive material l... | 11/07/2006 |
| 7121933 | Chemical mechanical polishing apparatus Disclosed is a chemical mechanical polishing apparatus for polishing a surface of a wafer using a mechanical friction as well as a chemical polishing agent. The chemical mechanical polishing apparatus includes a polishing head for absorbing a wafer and a polishing m... | 10/17/2006 |
| RE39262 | Polishing apparatus including turntable with polishing surface of different heights A polishing apparatus includes a turntable with an abrasive cloth mounted on an upper surface thereof, and a top ring disposed above the turntable for supporting a workpiece to be polished and pressing the workpiece against the abrasive cloth under a predetermined p... | 09/05/2006 |
| 7066794 | Tool for fine machining of optically active surfaces A tool (10) is disclosed for fine machining of optically active surfaces (F), with a base body (12) that can be attached to a tool spindle of a machine tool, and an elastic membrane (14) that has a machining section (16) to which connects... | 06/27/2006 |
| 7060119 | Therapeutic abrasive sponge The foot smoothing pad has a polyurethane foamed core which is coated with particulate abrasive material. The pad is water resistant and completely washable and may be used either wet or dry. It is used to remove buildup of rough, dry skin, especially on the feet an... | 06/13/2006 |
| 7048618 | Tool having an adjustable curved working surface and a method for using the tool A tool for supporting an abrasive material is disclosed. The tool may be used to abrade a surface, for example, for sanding. The tool includes a flexible base plate, a base plate curvature-adjusting device, a resilient pad with recesses, and clamps for mounting an a... | 05/23/2006 |
| 7014550 | Sanding system The invention provides a sanding system comprising a detachable sanding pad with a plurality of sides adapted for different degrees of sanding retained in contact with a backing plate by teeth penetrating into opposed sides of the sanding pad. ... | 03/21/2006 |
| 7011570 | Set of profiled sanding pads A set of profiled sanding pads for doing bodywork on vehicles and the like where specific areas require sanding attachments that conform to the unique contours encountered. The set of profiled sanding pads includes a plurality of elongate members, each having a dist... | 03/14/2006 |
| 6997786 | Method of preparing a sanding block to repair a damaged surface profile A method of preparing a sanding block to repair a damaged surface profile. A first step involves finding an undamaged surface profile that matches the damaged surface profile. A second step involves providing a moulding block having a body with a flat surface surrou... | 02/14/2006 |
| 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 |
| 6951297 | Sandpaper dispenser A sandpaper dispenser (100) is provided. The sandpaper dispenser includes a frame (102) adapted to be coupled to a sanding device (106) and a sandpaper dispensing assembly 144 coupled to the frame. A sanding pad (105 or 110)... | 10/04/2005 |
| 6935929 | Polishing machines including under-pads and methods for mechanical and/or chemical-mechanical polishing of microfeature workpieces Polishing machines and methods for mechanical and/or chemical-mechanical polishing of microfeature workpieces are disclosed herein. In one embodiment, a machine includes a table having a support surface, an under-pad carried by the support surface, and a workpiece c... | 08/30/2005 |
| 6932678 | Polishing apparatus A polishing apparatus includes a polishing jig. The polishing jig includes an elastic balloon member, a fixture, and a fluid supply portion. The fixture airtightly closes the rear opening portion of the balloon member. The fluid supply portion supplies a fluid into ... | 08/23/2005 |
| 6908267 | Variable radii cutter A variable radii cutter which eliminates the need for having to provide a wide assortment of cutting tool bits for continuously imparting various sizes of radii on a workpiece is disclosed. In one embodiment, the variable radii cutter has a cutter in the form of a p... | 06/21/2005 |
| RE38742 | Quick change bit holder The present invention is an expanding device for supporting grinding sleeves. The device has a cylindrical member with an outer bushing unit, an interior bushing unit, an upper control unit, an expanding unit, and a locking mechanism. The outer bushing unit receives... | 06/14/2005 |
| 6896606 | Drywall sanding implement A drywall sanding implement having a shaft, a yoke attached to the shaft, a block pivotably mounted to the yoke, a pair of spindles mounted to the block, and a sanding block removably mounted on each spindle. ... | 05/24/2005 |
| 6869344 | Apparatus for polishing optical disk The present invention relates to a polishing apparatus for restoring an optical disk. The objects of the present invention are as follows: to obtain an equal pressure appropriately required for polishing; to correct the accuracy of parallelism between the rotation p... | 03/22/2005 |
| 6835124 | Adjustable sanding block A sanding block holds a continuous loop sanding belt tightly thereon. The block includes a hollow block body including a spring clamp having top and bottom racks of serrated indented teeth, which extend longitudinally therein, forming the top and bottom gear racks. ... | 12/28/2004 |
| 6808442 | Apparatus for removal/remaining thickness profile manipulation An invention is provided for removal rate profile manipulation during a CMP process. An apparatus of the embodiments of the present invention includes an actuator capable of vertical movement perpendicular to a polishing surface of a polishing pad. The actuator is f... | 10/26/2004 |
| 6783448 | Foam buffing/polishing pad A buffing/polishing pad that is designed so that the buffing or polishing compound or dressing does not saturate or load up in the central portion of the pad. A frustro-conical cut out at the center of the pad biases buffing material towards movement from the center... | 08/31/2004 |
| 6773339 | Abrasive pad, and method of making the same An abrasive tool for abrasive treatment of curved surfaces, has a base; abrasive elements arranged on the base; and a connecting layer connecting the abrasive elements to the base, the connecting element being composed of an elastic material selected so that when a ... | 08/10/2004 |
| 6755727 | Sanding block for receiving sanding belt A sanding block includes a base member with a flat working surface for being positioned against a generally flattened sanding belt. A tightening arm has a first end hinged to a first end of the base member, and a second end movable between an open position away from... | 06/29/2004 |
| 6685547 | Pneumatic sanding roll for flexible abrasive cloth sleeve The pneumatic sanding roll has an elongate housing with an outside driving axle separated from an inside portion by a large diameter disc. An air supply channel extends in the housing from the driving axle to a mouth of the inside portion. A spacer is in ... | 02/03/2004 |
| 6682400 | Sanding block with anchoring bar A sanding device for use with abrasive sheet material. The device has a body with a rounded side for sanding concave recesses, sharp corner edges for use in sanding ninety-degree corners, and flat surfaces for sanding planar areas. Abrasive sheet material... | 01/27/2004 |
| 6638151 | Polishing instrument The present invention relates to a polishing instrument for polishing a surface into a predetermined configuration. The present invention aims to provide a polishing instrument superior in operability and stability and capable of polishing a surface into ... | 10/28/2003 |
| 6544113 | Adjustable flexibility sanding apparatus A sanding apparatus includes a flexible base member which includes a base member bottom side and a base member top side. A quantity of abrasive material, e.g. a sheet of sandpaper, is adhesively attached to the base member bottom side. A flexible handle i... | 04/08/2003 |
| 6494770 | Variable camber sanding board A variable camber sanding board includes a generally planar and flexible sanding base, which is adapted to receive abrasive sheet material. A front frame is pivotably linked to a mid handle via a front pivot connection. The front pivot connection includes... | 12/17/2002 |
| 6439988 | Corner sanding tool Sanding tools made from a block of a foamed polymer sponge having two contiguous sides meeting at a right angle that are provided with an abrasive coating and which have in addition a means for grasping the tool formed in the body of the sponge so that th... | 08/27/2002 |
