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Comic actor Danny Kaye received patent D166,807 for the co-design of "Blowout Toy or the Like". It's similar to one of those toys that unravels when you blow into at a birthday party except Kaye's has three blowouts going in different directions, not just one.
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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8141405 | Method for producing ultra thin wall metallic tube with cold working process An exemplary embodiment of the invention provides a method for producing an ultra thin wall metallic tube by cold working method with significant wall thickness reduction. In a method for producing the metallic tube with a cold pilger mill according to the invention... | 03/27/2012 |
| 8141404 | Method of manufacturing structural components from tube blanks of variable wall thickness A method for forming a tubular structural member includes the steps of cold forming a tube blank to have a longitudinally variable but circumferentially constant wall thickness (t1, t2, t3) and forming the blank into the desired structural membe... | 03/27/2012 |
| 8074482 | Plug for cold drawing and method for manufacturing of metal pipe A plug 1 includes a first columnar portion 20, a tapered portion 30, and a second columnar portion 40. The first columnar portion 20 has an outside diameter D1. The second columnar portion 40 has an outside diameter D... | 12/13/2011 |
| 7788959 | Method of producing ultra thin wall metallic tube by cold drawing process In a method of producing an ultra thin wall metallic tube by a cold drawing process in which a drawing machine is used, a wall thickness of the metallic tube is reduced to perform drawing while a tube-wall centerline diameter of a tube material is expanded, using a ... | 09/07/2010 |
| 7681426 | Unitary rear axle housing and method for manufacturing same A method for manufacturing a one piece axle tube housing with an integral spindle includes providing a tube blank, providing the blank with a region of increased thickness, inserting a mandrel having a reduced diameter profile, passing a reducing die over the tube t... | 03/23/2010 |
| 7644601 | Reducing tubes over a stepped mandrel to manufacture tubular shafts having an undercut in one operation A method for manufacturing hollow shafts having end portions of greater wall thickness and at least one intermediate portion of reduced wall thickness, from a tube having constant wall thickness. The method includes providing a mandrel having diameters stepped over ... | 01/12/2010 |
| 7412866 | Tubular articles with varying wall thickness and method of manufacturing same A method for manufacturing a one-piece axle tube housing with localized sections of increased wall thickness includes providing a tube blank, inserting a mandrel having a reduced diameter profile, passing the tube through an extrusion die to conform the tube to the ... | 08/19/2008 |
| 7334312 | Method of forming axles with internally thickened wall sections A method for forming a variable wall thickness axle or tube with internally thickened wall sections comprises extruding a tubular metal blank within an elongated die. An elongated punch pushes the blank through the die. The punch has an end abutting and pushing the ... | 02/26/2008 |
| 7328599 | Method and apparatus for making metal ball bats A process for manufacturing a hollow metal ball bat includes forming a shell into a tubular shape using a pilger mill. The wall thickness of the tube shell is reduced by drawing the tube shell with the draw bench. A handle section and a taper section are created usi... | 02/12/2008 |
| 7225658 | Method for manufacture of a metal shell, and a cup designed to serve as a blank The invention relates to manufacture of a cup (1) that is designed to serve as a blank in the production of a metal shell (2) by providing a body (3) of a bar material, placing the body (3) in a counterdie (6) in which a first end ... | 06/05/2007 |
| 7219522 | Oval cross section metal tube producing device and producing method It is an object of the present invention to provide a novel aluminum tube of an oval cross section that has a wider range of applications and added values. A disk-shaped metal slug (21) is impact-extruded with the use of a die (14) and a punch (13 | 05/22/2007 |
| 7178240 | Method for molding bicycle tube This invention relates to a method for molding a bicycle tube and the method comprises the following steps: first, providing a tube and then controlling thickness of the tube by a drawing and extruding process for forming a molding portion. Second, plasticize other ... | 02/20/2007 |
| 7140226 | Methods for making a bicycle frame part having a disproportionally enlarged end section A bicycle frame part having a disproportionally enlarged end section and a method for making the same. The method may include disproportionally enlarging an end section of an aluminum alloy tube of a bicycle frame part includes the steps of (a) drawing the tube to f... | 11/28/2006 |
| 7114362 | Method of making metal workpiece A method for draw forming a desired contour to the outer diameter of a tubular work piece provides that the selected work piece have a wall thickness uniform throughout its length. The outer diameter of selected work piece is reduced along essentially only a part of... | 10/03/2006 |
| 7021106 | Apparatus and method for forming internally ribbed or rifled tubes A plug tool for forming internally helically ribbed tube comprises a plug body for being rotatably disposed in a die orifice of a drawing die. The plug body has a central longitudinal axis, a plurality of external grooves equally spaced about the axis and a pluralit... | 04/04/2006 |
| 6913074 | Method of making an internal grooved tube A method of manufacturing an internal grooved tube according to the present invention includes the steps of inserting a grooved plug into a blank tube rotatably, and then pressing the blank tube against the outside surface of the grooved tube with several balls revo... | 07/05/2005 |
| 6837091 | Tube drawing method and device A method of elongating a tube (10) by way of a drawing ring (13), wherein, when elongating the tube (10), tensile forces are applied to an elongated tube portion (22) which has already passed through the effective drawing ring cross-secti... | 01/04/2005 |
| 6779375 | Method and apparatus for producing tubes and hollow shafts A method and apparatus for producing an end connection by which a tube of variable wall thickness can be formed by being drawn between a die and a mandrel. The end of tubular stock is reduced and its wall thickness increased by being extruded into the space between ... | 08/24/2004 |
| 6682610 | Manufacturing method for hollow stabilizer A manufacturing method for a hollow stabilizer comprises a primary pipe manufacturing process for subjecting a seam-welded pipe to hot reduction working, thereby obtaining a primary pipe, and winding the primary pipe in a coil, a cold drawing process for ... | 01/27/2004 |
| 6634201 | Method and apparatus for drawing elongated stock continuously A method and apparatus for continuously drawing an elongated stock permit plural types of drawings within a narrower area, by a series of automated steps and permit easy adjustment of the distance between a front end position of a plug and an outlet posit... | 10/21/2003 |
| 6568076 | Method of making an internally profiled stator tube A method of manufacturing a thick walled Moineau-style stator entails drawing a thick walled tube through rotatable internal and external dies to form a helical outer profile including crests and through on the tube. The tube initially has one end with a ... | 05/27/2003 |
| 6523385 | Process for preparing the end of a pipe for drawing over a mandrel A process for preparing the end of a pipe for drawing over a drawing mandrel, including the following steps: (a) inserting a preforming mandrel into an end of the pipe, the preforming mandrel having a first section having a diameter which is substantially... | 02/25/2003 |
| 6470723 | Apparatus for manufacturing internal grooved tube The present invention is an apparatus for manufacturing an internal grooved tube, in which has a rotary die and a working head having a plurality of balls retained inside in such a way as to rotate with play are provided along the drawing direction of a m... | 10/29/2002 |
| 6134937 | Golf club and shaft therefor and method of making same A golf club 20 includes a shaft 22 having a club head 32 secured to a tip end section 24 thereof and a grip 34 secured to a butt end section 26 thereof. A central section 28 of the shaft 22 is formed with a plurality of segments 44 which are of successive... | 10/24/2000 |
| 6079248 | Drawing process and machine According to the invention, a drawing carriage is made to execute a forward stroke and a return stroke alternately, along longitudinal guides on a drawing bench, between two opposite drawing heads, each disposed in one end area of the said bench and each ... | 06/27/2000 |
| 5989133 | Golf club and shaft therefor and method of making same A golf club 20 includes a shaft 22 having a club head 32 secured to a tip end section 24 thereof and a grip 34 secured to a butt end section 26 thereof. A central section 28 of the shaft 22 is formed with a plurality of segments 44 which are of successive... | 11/23/1999 |
| 5881592 | Floating plug for drawing of tubes A draw tool and process for producing internally finned copper tubing in which the draw tool has longitudinally extending exterior teeth and grooves having working surfaces that are shaped at interacting angles providing metal flow at tensile forces below... | 03/16/1999 |
| 5809822 | Method of producing a metallic hollow body with a breaking line Disclosed is a method of producing a hollow metallic body having a cylindrical shell provided on its outer surface with at least one predetermined breaking line. The shell is formed by a drawing process and the predetermined breaking line is produced cont... | 09/22/1998 |
| 5660071 | Automatic drawing device A drawing device including a drawing block and a traction device, where the traction device includes two drive belts and an automatic engagement device. This automatic engagement device includes an auxiliary traction device propelled with power by the tra... | 08/26/1997 |
| 5607524 | Drive shafts for vehicles and other applications and method for production Methods for making an aluminum drive shaft for automobiles or trucks or other drive shaft applications from aluminum alloy tube and methods for making said tube including using an aluminum alloy containing about 0.5 to 1.3% magnesium, about 0.4 to 1.2% si... | 03/04/1997 |
| 5586462 | Device and method for forming bent pipe of non-annular cross-section A device for converting a straight pipe having an annular cross-section defined between an inner diameter and an outer diameter into a bent pipe having a non-annular cross-section, and method for making the same are disclosed. The device includes a round,... | 12/24/1996 |
| 5557981 | One-piece gearshift lever with cold formed end A gearshift lever and a method of forming the lever is disclosed. The lever includes a one-piece shaft with a functional end and an operative end, the functional end being cold formed to a specific configuration for mechanical cooperation with components ... | 09/24/1996 |
| 5533376 | Method for preparing a tubular blank having a thick wall for a following cascade drawing operation A tubular blank formed by casting or extrusion or the like and having a relatively thick wall is prepared for a following drawing operation, such as a tandem or cascade drawing, by widening one end of the tubular blank with a shackled mandrel. Then the wi... | 07/09/1996 |
| 5526663 | Devices for the grooving of tubes A device for grooving the internal surface of tubes is disclosed as including a holding die for holding in position inside the tube a floating chuck equipped with a grooved chuck and a grooving unit including a rotating cage for retaining a number of rota... | 06/18/1996 |
| 5487292 | Method and apparatus for advancing tubing into a draw die The invention is directed to a method and apparatus for advancing tubing into a draw die in reducing the diameter of the tubing. The tubing is advanced forward through opposed rotating tolls which apply compressive stress to the tubing and through a close... | 01/30/1996 |
| 5467631 | Method for manufacturing a plug-type chamber used in the cascade drawing of tubes, and device for implementing the method A method and apparatus for manufacturing a plug-type chamber to accommodate at least two floating plugs for use in the cascade drawing of tubes is disclosed. A starting tube is first fixed in position by a clamping and denting device. A necking-down ring ... | 11/21/1995 |
| 5293766 | Method for making slender seamless steel mold A method for making slender seamless steel mold is disclosed, wherein the outer surface of a solid slender male mold is first chased with concave and convex stripes. Then, the male mold is hardened and fitted into a hollow female mold which has not been g... | 03/15/1994 |
| 5233859 | Process for the preparation of tubular ingot moulds intended for installations for the continuous casting of steel The process serves for the preparation of tubular copper or copper alloy chills or ingot moulds for use in continuous steel casting system, including a first stage comprising the formation of an inclined shoulder on one end of a tubular blank having a rec... | 08/10/1993 |
| 5231859 | Fluting machine A fluting machine and method produce fluted poles. The fluting machine has an aperture means, a carriage, and a track configured so that the carriage can travel on the track toward the aperture means. The carriage has a fluted mandrel for holding a pipe t... | 08/03/1993 |
| 5156036 | Method and apparatus for drawing open-sided channel members Method and apparatus for minimizing or eliminating die breakage when performing a drawing operation on an open-sided channel member. A drawing die has an insert portion that includes a discrete element mounted for transverse movement with respect to the d... | 10/20/1992 |
