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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7462143 | Machine spindle An exchangeable spindle assembly for a machine tool. The spindle assembly includes an assembly attachment coupling being connectable to said machine tool, a tool spindle having a predetermined spindle diameter, and a spindle drive coupling being connectable with a d... | 12/09/2008 |
| 7437210 | Punching tool provided with a tool identification medium and punch press provided with a tool identification medium reader A punch press has a punch supporting member (22) for supporting a plurality of punches (26) and a die supporting member (24) for supporting a plurality of dies (28), wherein identification media (34, 36) representing a punch and a ... | 10/14/2008 |
| 7431682 | Smart accessories for power tools Accessories for power tools and combinations are provided. An accessory for a power tool may include a body including a connecting portion for connecting the accessory to the power tool and a communication member positioned on the body for communicating with the pow... | 10/07/2008 |
| 7367761 | Tool, tool holder and machine tool A tool attachable to a spindle of a machine tool in the same way as an ordinary tool, capable of being driven without connecting with an external power supply etc., giving a higher rotational speed than that of the spindle of the machine tool without supplying elect... | 05/06/2008 |
| 7364393 | Machine adaptation The invention relates to the transmission of power and/or data from/to a stationary part of a machine tool 200 to/from an accessory 100 mounted in the spindle 210 of the machine tool 200. A first electrical link or interface 1a,... | 04/29/2008 |
| 7338419 | Tool coupler for connecting tool heads, such as drills, reamers, millers, turn-cutters, dies, and rams, to a tool holder A tool coupler for connecting tool heads, such as drills, reamers, millers, turn-cutters, dies, and rams, to a tool holder. The tool coupler has a hollow shaft, a ring-shaped collar, and a gripper groove, in which gripper groove are disposed two diametrically opposi... | 03/04/2008 |
| 7286897 | Real time monitoring system of semiconductor manufacturing information The present disclosure provides a system for monitoring semiconductor manufacturing in real time which includes an icon module with a database for storing a plurality of icons to provide stored icons that use vector data to represent respective pieces of equipment e... | 10/23/2007 |
| 7282017 | Tool-switching device Tool-switching device for a machine for measuring coordinates wherein the tool is fastened on the tool-carrier and held by the action of elements exerting an axial force. The locking force is taken over symmetrically by the elements of a Boys connection, which incre... | 10/16/2007 |
| 7217072 | Tool holder for a tool, especially a boring, milling or rubbing tool, which can be rotated about a rotational axis A tool holder for a tool which can be rotated about an axis of rotation, in particular a drilling, milling or reaming tool, comprises a clamping shank which, in an end shank region (7), has an accommodating opening (9) which is central in relation to t... | 05/15/2007 |
| 7211033 | Machine tool A machine tool has at least one working spindle, in which a tool receptacle for tool holders is provided. Furthermore, there is a tool-changing arm with a gripper, for a tool holder in order to transfer this tool holder between its magazine position, which is spaced... | 05/01/2007 |
| 7182558 | Tool holder for a tool that can rotate about an axis of rotation A tool holder is disclosed for a boring, milling or reaming tool that can rotate about an axis of rotation. At the end of its clamping shank that is located on the side of the tool, the tool holder has a bush part with a mounting opening, which is centered with rega... | 02/27/2007 |
| 7156795 | Tool change system for a machine A plurality of atomizers or other tools are disposed in a mounting plate (10) in storage places (12), respectively. The mounting plate (10) is rotatable relative a paint robot of a coating installation and has a pneumatic lock or a tool holder (... | 01/02/2007 |
| 7115082 | Machine tool A machine tool has a working spindle in which a tool receptacle for tool holders is provided. Furthermore, there is at least one tool-changing arm with a gripper in which a tool holder is held in a peripheral alignment with respect to the gripper in order to transfe... | 10/03/2006 |
| 7070549 | Inducing mechanism for a tool changing device of a machine A tool changing device of a machine includes an inducing frame connected between the body and the motor of the machine and a plurality of inducing members radially connected in the inducing frame. A signal coupler is connected to an output shaft of the motor and the... | 07/04/2006 |
| 7012212 | EDM drill An EDM drill comprised of an automated electrode tube replacing means to allow fully automated and continuous working on holes; and further comprised of an electrode tube guide selection device to allow fully automated and continuous working on holes of various diam... | 03/14/2006 |
| 7011613 | Spindle comprising a data storage element The invention relates to a spindle (9) for a machine tool, having a housing (12) to accommodate an electric motor (11) and a shaft (13) driven by the latter and having a tool holder for a tool (10) for machining workpieces, at leas... | 03/14/2006 |
| 7010898 | Tool with a sensor chip The invention relates to a tool, especially in a packaging machine, for closing cavities in packaging and/or sealing and cutting packaging. The tool is raised and lowered by a lifting device. The invention also relates to a packaging machine comprising the tool and ... | 03/14/2006 |
| 7008362 | Tool holder arrangement A tool identification system has a tool holder allowing removable attachment thereto of any one of a plurality of tools; a sensor arrangement operable to sense features present on a tool attached to the tool holder; a processor operable to identify uniquely, from th... | 03/07/2006 |
| 6999841 | Control system of a numerical tool machine with a reusable software structure A control system of a numerically controlled machine tool with a software structure, the control system including a program code of a control program specific to a machine tool and a framework that is independent of an application, wherein the framework is implement... | 02/14/2006 |
| 6930461 | Device and method for controlling a machine tool A device and a method are provided for controlling a machine tool, at least one arbitrarily organized database having supplementary data being used for workpiece machining. During the execution of a machining program using a processing unit, the database commands ar... | 08/16/2005 |
| 6921877 | EDM drill An EDM drill is provided which includes an automated electrode tube replacing mechanism for fully automated and continuous operation. The EDM drill further includes an electrode tube guide selection device to allow the fully automated and continuous operation on hol... | 07/26/2005 |
| 6860705 | Auto-lock tool mounting system A mounting system for mounting tools to a base includes a movable base, a tool mounting frame for selective attachment to the base, and a locking assembly movable between a locked position where the tool mounting frame is securely attached to the base and an unlocke... | 03/01/2005 |
| 6585628 | Cutter tool assembly and system A cutter tool assembly includes a cutter head having an axial end face with an axially extending recess in the end face. A plurality of cutter blades are carried by and extend axially from the end face of the cutter head. A non-volatile memory device is d... | 07/01/2003 |
| 6360136 | Method and device for distinguishing and automatically identifying and classifying tools A device and a method for distinguishing and automatically identifying and classifying tools using the device are disclosed. The device has a fixed reading unit attached to a machine tool and a coding system on a rotating tool. The coding system is a seri... | 03/19/2002 |
| 6350222 | Machine tool with improved tool changer means A tool changer for a machine tool having a toolhead assembly including a spindle with a device detachable securing a tool thereto, generally consisting of at least one device for holding a tool detachably securable to the spindle, pivotally connected to t... | 02/26/2002 |
| 6344018 | Press machine A punch press is replaced for processing where the punch press has a cartridge on which a plurality of tools are mounted. The punch press includes a control apparatus for controlling a press machine body and a tool information storage device for storing p... | 02/05/2002 |
| 6163734 | Punching tool provided with tool identification medium and punch press provided with a tool identification medium reader cross reference to related application A punch press has a punch supporting member (22) for supporting a plurality of punches (26) and a die supporting member (24) for supporting a plurality of dies (28), wherein identification media (34, 36) representing a punch and a die identification infor... | 12/19/2000 |
| 6072146 | Resistance welding gun with on-board memory A resistance welding device having a welding current source, a control and/or regulating device for regulating the welding current, and at least one set of interchangeable welding guns on which welding electrodes are mounted in such fashion that they can ... | 06/06/2000 |
| 5943240 | Machine tool control system and method utilizing metal mold arrangement information A machine tool control system and method are provided that utilize metal mold arrangement information to improve machining efficiency and control. According to the disclosure, a machining schedule, a machining program and metal mold information (indicatin... | 08/24/1999 |
| 5879277 | Tool storage and retrieval system The present invention relates to a versatile apparatus for securely storing and retrieving a variety of tools. A tool holding rack according to the present invention has a plurality of tool-holding clamping units. The tool-holding clamping units are mount... | 03/09/1999 |
| 5692998 | Tool data carrier for attachment to a tool carrier A data carrier in the form of an elastic ring segment has a radially outwardly facing surface to which the data providing tool information, are applied for example by printing. The ring segment has at least one radially inwardly effective connector elemen... | 12/02/1997 |
| 5443436 | Automatic exchanging device of cross bar of transfer feeder and control system therefor The present invention is aimed to provide an automatic exchanging device of a cross bar of a transfer feeder and a control system therefor, which makes it possible to perform automatic exchanging of the cross bar. The cross bar automatic exchanging device... | 08/22/1995 |
| 5401229 | Automatic machining apparatus An automatic machining apparatus includes a rack for storing workpieces mounted on pallets, setting stations for setting the workpieces on the pallets, processing machines for processing the workpieces according to specified processing information, and a ... | 03/28/1995 |
| 5378218 | NC-machining controller According to this invention, common tool codes for specifying tools are used in a whole system, a T code command including tool codes, tool shape information and tool machining ability information are inputted into each NC machine, and this information is... | 01/03/1995 |
| 5257199 | Apparatus for identifying tools and for managing tool data In a machine tool such as a machining center or the like having an automatic tool changing apparatus, the tool holders adapted to respectively hold the tools provided for the automatic tool change are equipped with transmitters for transmitting signals in... | 10/26/1993 |
| 5248867 | Electric spark machine An electrode for use in an electric spark machine has recording means integral therewith which stores an electrode information unique to the electrode. The electric spark machine reads the electrode information when the electrode is mounted thereon and st... | 09/28/1993 |
| 5205805 | Printed circuit board processing machine incorporating tool holding device A tool holding device for use in a printed circuit board processing machine is provided with a record which is capable of storing data concerning the states of tools held on the tool holding device and data concerning processing conditions and which enabl... | 04/27/1993 |
| 5193421 | System and method for presetting tooling A machine tooling system is provided, comprising a tooling machine having a plurality of adjustable cutting units installed at various locations therein, a collet for holding a workpiece to be tooled, and a presetter machine for adjusting the adjustable c... | 03/16/1993 |
| 5046014 | Automatic tool position recognizing device recognizing bar codes on tools An automatic tool position recognizing device. This device reads symbols, preferably bar codes, from each of a plurality of respective tools. A plurality of tools are located in a sequencing device, and the sequencing device is rotated such that each tool... | 09/03/1991 |
| 4922591 | Tool storage and changing system A system and method for storing and selectively transferring cutting tools to a tool holder of a machine tool comprising a bar coder for providing coded labels containing information such as the type of tool and their offsets and affixing the label to the... | 05/08/1990 |
