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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7441434 | Channel letter machine and method thereof A channel letter bending machine for bending a return of a channel letter from a stock includes a feeding unit disposed along a path of travel of the stock to be bent for feeding the stock, a flanging unit for forming a flange along one edge of the stock, a notching... | 10/28/2008 |
| 7412862 | Sheet bending brake A bending brake for sheet material includes frames; an upper jaw and a lower jaw that cooperate to hold the sheet material a bending surface pivotally connected to the lower jaw to bend the sheet material against an anvil of the upper jaw; an interlocking unit conne... | 08/19/2008 |
| 7401539 | Blade material cutting device A blade material cutting device for producing a blade material used as a punching blade. Included are: a stationary blade part having a pair of front and rear support faces on which a strip plate part and a blade edge part of the blade material are to be overlaid, a... | 07/22/2008 |
| 7361015 | Clamp device and clamp method for heat-treated article A heat treatment operation can be executed, suppressing a wave-shaped deformation at a non heat-treatment region of an article to be heat treated. To an elongated-shaped article to be heat treated to which a raised portion extending in the longitudinal direct... | 04/22/2008 |
| 7325787 | Barrier A barrier formed from one or more barrier tapes, which may be barbed. Two lower barrier tapes are supported on the opposed projecting arms of outrigger system installed atop a structure such as a wall, gate or fence. Each extended lower barrier tape is formed from l... | 02/05/2008 |
| 7260969 | Bending machine for profiles and relative bending method Bending machine for profiles in the form of bars sheared to size, including at least a drawing assembly, shearing apparatus and bending apparatus. At least part of the drawing assembly is movable between a first loading position, wherein it is upstream of and remote... | 08/28/2007 |
| 7254974 | System and method for bending strip material to create cutting dies The present invention is a bending machine for bending material such as steel to form cutting dies for products such as cloth, leather or the like. Coiled material is fed through a material washer, straightener and printer by a material feeder to a bending head. If ... | 08/14/2007 |
| 7231860 | Blade material cutting device A blade material cutting device has a stationary blade part with a pair of front and rear support faces which are separated from each other by a gap. A pair of opposed front and rear stationary edges are disposed in the pair of support faces. A movable blade part wh... | 06/19/2007 |
| 7197970 | Apparatus for trimming metal An apparatus for trimming scrap from an aluminum sheet metal blank is provided. The apparatus includes a clamping base comprising a clamping base engagement surface positioned between a clamping base upper surface and a clamping base bottom surface. The clamping bas... | 04/03/2007 |
| 7159430 | Bending device with cutting mechanism The bending device with a cutting mechanism has a bending die corresponding to a desired bending shape, a bending arm that rotates on the bending die, and a clamping die on the bending arm that moves toward a longitudinal workpiece. Corresponding to rotation of the ... | 01/09/2007 |
| 7124486 | Fast and automated tool-changing device with standard conical tool support for digitally controlled bending machine A digitally controlled machine for bending, forming, folding or coiling a bar conventionally includes a frame, and a rotary bending tool for producing bends in different planes. A bar is moved along an axis and is brought through a bending snout associated with the ... | 10/24/2006 |
| 7117705 | Adjustable cutoff A cutting assembly (20) is removably supported on a sheet bending brake (24) for cutting a work piece (22). The cutting assembly (20) includes a cutter body (32), and a first (42) and a second cutting disk (48), each ... | 10/10/2006 |
| 7104102 | Bending machine for profiles such as reinforcement round pieces or similar Bending machine (10) to obtain shaped elements from pre-cut profiles (11), equipped with a drawing assembly (14) which draws the profiles (11), first shearing means (13) arranged downstream of the drawing assembly (14) and b... | 09/12/2006 |
| 7093526 | Forming die apparatus A method of manufacturing a billet for cold forging according to the present invention is characterized by the first spheroidizing annealing step of spheroidizing a carbide in a blank, the drawing step of drawing the blank at a predetermined sectional area reduction... | 08/22/2006 |
| 7093475 | Orbital machine for bending tubes An orbital machine for bending tubes includes a fixed base frame on which is displaced in translation a guiding support cooperating with a feed-off arm driven in rotation around a horizontal axis and that forms an integral unit with a bending head having two tighten... | 08/22/2006 |
| 7062947 | Cutting and folding machine A machine for cutting and edge folding foils includes a cutting/folding station. At the cutting/folding station is a folding form about which the foils may be folded. A feeder feeds a length of foil to the cutting and folding station. At the folding station a cutter... | 06/20/2006 |
| 7037054 | Apparatus for forming groove used in cutting blade Disclosed is an apparatus for defining a bending or welding groove in a cutting blade. A pair of fixed blocks are fixed to a base of a cutting blade forming apparatus. A slider is slidably coupled to each fixed block, and a bit support block is slidably coupled to t... | 05/02/2006 |
| 7021096 | Front gauge for a sheet bending brake A method, a front gauge and a sheet bending brake with a front gauge providing a scale for gauging a workpiece of sheet material, and optionally also for supporting the workpiece and/or squaring or angling the workpiece relative to a bending anvil of the brake. Moun... | 04/04/2006 |
| 7021110 | Apparatus for preparing U-shaped spacers for insulating units A device is disclosed for preparing a U-shaped spacer having a longitudinal axis, wherein the spacer has first and second opposing sides extending from a spacer bottom, and wherein the spacer is to be used as a spacer between glass sheets on insulating frames. A met... | 04/04/2006 |
| 7007371 | Method of manufacturing a magnetic strip magnet speed ring A method of manufacturing a speed ring in a continuous process using a magnetizing fixture and a trimming fixture. An unmagnetized magnetic strip is fed into the trolley of a magnetizing fixture, clamped stretched, and magnetized by a coil. The newly magnetized stri... | 03/07/2006 |
| 7004003 | Bending machine for profiles Bending machine for profiles comprising at least a drawing assembly able to draw the profiles, a first shearing device arranged downstream of the drawing assembly and bending means arranged downstream of the first shearing means. A second shearing device is arranged... | 02/28/2006 |
| 6997026 | Quick change metal stud to hemmed track roll forming system An apparatus and method for selectively forming metal stud and track members from sheet material, the apparatus including a stud forming assembly capable of transforming the sheet material into a stud member as the material exits the stud forming assembly, and a tra... | 02/14/2006 |
| 6993950 | Rebar cutter and bender A portable devic for bending and cutting rebar, reinforcing rod, and the like. For cutting, a shaft assembly is movable along a first longitudinal axis (A—A) between a retracted and an extended position. A movable cutting head carried by the shaft assembly coacts ... | 02/07/2006 |
| 6978532 | Mower bed blade method A method of forming a durable mower bed blade is provided in which the grain of the metal is perpendicular to the longitudinal axis of the blade. The blade is formed in part by coining the blade on a hydraulic press which strengthens the cutting edge and other areas... | 12/27/2005 |
| 6968721 | Method of manufacturing blade retainer and manufacturing devices therefor A method of manufacturing a turbine blade retainer using a material cutting device and a material bending device includes steps for suspending a bar stock material between a polyurethane shock absorber and a bore of a cutting jig support, moving the cutting punch do... | 11/29/2005 |
| 6813922 | Bending machine for rods with resettable folding shank A digitally controlled machine for bending, forming, or curving raw parts, such as rods, wires or profiled sections, comprises a conventional main frame (1) and a rotating bending head capable of bending articles in different planes. The rod (4) is hor... | 11/09/2004 |
| 6763695 | Sheet material cutter and cut-off gauge for use in combination with a sheet bending brake A sheet material cutter and bending brake combination includes a sheet bending brake having a base member with a clamp surface, and an anvil member for clamping sheet material against the clamp surface. The anvil member has a track extending longitudinally of the an... | 07/20/2004 |
| 6755067 | Trim stock scoring tool A scoring tool supported by a carriage that is moved along a track on a sheet stock bending brake. A knife blade is pressed into engagement with sheet stock as the carriage is moved on a track. The knife blade is pivotally retained in a retainer housing that is secu... | 06/29/2004 |
| 6748783 | Bend/cut-off gauge for a portable sheet bending brake A bend/cut-off gauge includes a hanger having a first portion adapted to engage at least one track feature on the anvil member of a sheet bending brake, and a second portion extending from the first portion so as to be cantilevered from the anvil member adjacent to ... | 06/15/2004 |
| 6601426 | Laser stretch-forming processing apparatus for sheet metal A processing apparatus is provided which includes a stretch-forming apparatus and a beam processing unit or apparatus, which can be controlled by a common control unit. The beam processing unit can be a laser beam processing unit, which permits a sheet me... | 08/05/2003 |
| 6530255 | Forming press apparatus A forming press apparatus with which forming of a plurality of different workpieces can be carried out using a single press. The press has raise/lowerable upper and lower die sets. A plurality of forming die pairs corresponding to a plurality of forming s... | 03/11/2003 |
| 6487887 | Working apparatus and method for band blade A working apparatus for band blade provided with a bender for bending a band blade into a predetermined configuration, and a cutter cutting the band blade. The cutter is positioned successively after the bender. And, a working method for band blade having... | 12/03/2002 |
| 6397651 | Die assembly and method of manufacturing die assembly A cutting edge is formed by build-up welding on a die of a die assembly made of a base material of an aluminum/copper-based zinc alloy. The cutting edge comprises an underlying layer and an overlying layer. The underlying layer is made of a copper alloy t... | 06/04/2002 |
| 6367302 | Method for bending and cutting metal strip material A device for forming a cutting blade for prints is disclosed. The device of this invention forms cutting blades by appropriately bending and cutting a metal strip into desired blades through integrated work regardless of a difference in the size of metal ... | 04/09/2002 |
| 6295857 | Method and machine for automatically bending profiled elements and the like The machine for automatically bending profiled elements and the like comprises a line for feeding the profiled elements to be bent. Bending means are suitable to end at least a rear end of the profiled elements in a bending station which is arranged in an... | 10/02/2001 |
| 6227026 | Band-blade cutting tool and band-blade working apparatus The present invention relates to a band-blade cutting tool which is used for cutting a band blade that is a so-called Thomson blade, and also to a band-blade working apparatus having a function of cutting such a band blade into a predetermined shape and l... | 05/08/2001 |
| 6185974 | Machine for punching and bending metal sheets There is described a machine for machining metal sheets, which comprises a bending machine for bending sides of a metal sheet and a manipulator-rotator that is mobile in relation to the bending machine for automatic positioning of the metal sheet during b... | 02/13/2001 |
| 6158264 | Method of working a band blade The present invention relates to a method of working a band blade that is a so-called Thomson blade. In the invention, a band blade 1 is bent into a predetermined shape by a bending mechanism 7, the bent band blade is then forward fed, and a rear portion ... | 12/12/2000 |
| 6145359 | Device for forming cutting blade for prints A device for forming a cutting blade for prints is disclosed. The device of this invention forms cutting blades by appropriately bending and cutting a metal strip into desired blades through integrated work regardless of a difference in the size of metal ... | 11/14/2000 |
| 6128940 | Folding system for a cutting blade The present invention provides an unified folding system for processing in one work line all working processes needed in cutting and folding a cutting blade in a shape suitable to a sheet matter molding. A cutting blade supplied from a transferring unit o... | 10/10/2000 |
