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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7802456 | Work bending angle detecting device and work bending machine A bending angle detecting device for a workpiece used in a bending machine that bends the workpiece in cooperation of upper and lower tools. The bending angle detecting device has a detector which includes a casing and which can detect a bending angle of the workpie... | 09/28/2010 |
| 7661281 | Method and device for shaping an orthodontic archwire Methods and an apparatus for bending orthodontic wires are provided. An apparatus for bending an orthodontic wire can determine an optimal shape of a portion of an archwire to include a pair of nominal bends, apply an actual bend to the archwire at a location coinci... | 02/16/2010 |
| 7624607 | Universal degree stop pipe hand bender A pipe hand bender with v-shaped milled degree ports to accommodate various style stop members and shallow cut degree slots in the outer edges of the bend through walls using a snap in place stop member with v-dents matched to the v-ports. ... | 12/01/2009 |
| 7624608 | Rebar bending device end; a first steel pin for pivotally connecting the rotator plate to the base plate, a handle disposed on the second end of the rotator plate; a second measurement plate fixedly attached to the first measurement plate and the rotator plate; a second steel pin dispos... | 12/01/2009 |
| 7584637 | Bending apparatus and method of bending a metal object A method of bending a metal object, such as a tube, is provided that uses real time, closed-loop feedback of the actual springback of the object in order to modify the applied bending force or preprogrammed bending coordinates so that the final desired bend geometry... | 09/08/2009 |
| 7475580 | Pipe bending clinometer A pipe bending angle indicator comprising two protractors with pivoting pointers. The protractors are mounted to stand-offs which in turn are mounted to their respective bases. The base holds the tool in the proper position. The base is held onto the conduit by mean... | 01/13/2009 |
| 7350311 | Pipe cutting template A universal reusable template for cutting ends of cylindrical objects such as pipes, in preparation for joining the cylindrical objects to other cylindrical bodies. The template is formed as a flat flexible bendable sheet with magnetic properties allowing the sheet ... | 04/01/2008 |
| 7328601 | Precision degree pipe bender A three version precision degree pipe hand bender using stop members inserted into degree slots cut into a bender head outer periphery to signal pipe bend completion as the pipe being bent touches a stop member. ... | 02/12/2008 |
| 7302823 | Gauge for pipe bending machine A pipe bending system employing a sensing and indicating system that provides feedback to an operator regarding the position of components of the pipe bending system, such as the pin-up shoe and the stiffback. Apparatus for retrofitting a sensing and indicating syst... | 12/04/2007 |
| 7210321 | Method and apparatus for measuring centerline runout and out of roundness of a shaft The centreline runout (a) and out of roundness (b) of a shaft (100) is measured by measuring the distance between the central longitudinal axis (102) of the shaft (100) and each of a plurality of angularly spaced measurement points (103) ... | 05/01/2007 |
| 7063625 | Putting aid and method for using same A golf putting aid is used with a putter having a handle, a putter head, and an elongated putter shaft. The putting aid includes an elongated member affixed to the putting aid and an attachment member capable of detachably securing the putting aid to the shaft of a ... | 06/20/2006 |
| 6253595 | Automated pipe bending machine A pipe bending system employing a feedback and control system that provides continuous data to a programmed processor. The processor is programmed to automatically carry out an incremental bending cycle in which the pipe is clamped by a predefined pressur... | 07/03/2001 |
| 6209371 | Pipe bender angle indicator An angle indicator is provided for use with a pipe bender and is adapted to be removably mounted to a handle of a pipe bender. The angle indicator includes a plate; a first wheel rotatably mounted to the plate and including a plurality of angle indicating... | 04/03/2001 |
| 5974645 | Portable golf club customizing system A system for customizing a golf club which utilizes a hosel to interconnect the had and the shaft includes a hosel bending vise. The hosel bending vise imparts an offset bend and a lie angle bend in the hosel. The shaft of the golf club is then cut to len... | 11/02/1999 |
| 5906126 | Angle adjusting device of steel bar bending apparatus An angle adjusting device of a steel bar bending apparatus includes at least an adjusting unit, having a casing inside which a worm and worm gear pair is disposed. The worm is rotatably fit over a shaft which is in turn rotatably supported within the casi... | 05/25/1999 |
| 5819571 | Apparatus for bending surgical instruments An apparatus that allows a surgeon to bend a surgical instrument such as a phaco-emulsification tip at a surgical site. The apparatus includes a clamp that is mounted to a housing. The clamp may hold a proximal end of a phaco-emulsification tip. The tip i... | 10/13/1998 |
| 5697240 | Method of determining the bend in a section of pipe A system for determining the bend in a section of pipe which is being bent by a bending machine which includes a stiffback and a pinup shoe. The pipe to be bent is placed in the stiffback and extends out the end at the pinup shoe and its angle Si | 12/16/1997 |
| 5634362 | Supplemental bending method for correcting already bent workpiece, and apparatus for determining information for supplemental bending on the workpiece Method of effecting a supplemental bending operation on an initially bent workpiece which has been subjected to an initial bending operation at an initial bending position selected along the centerline of the workpiece, the method including a step of dete... | 06/03/1997 |
| 5539992 | Fixture for alignment of vacuum nozzles on semiconductor manufacturing equipment An apparatus for measuring and correcting the straightness of a hollow vacuum nozzle for semiconductor assembly equipment comprises a collet which can rotate over 360° and holds the nozzle. An indicator, such as a dial indicator, has a tip which conforma... | 07/30/1996 |
| 5433013 | Fixture for alignment of vacuum nozzles on semiconductor manufacturing equipment An apparatus for measuring and correcting the straightness of a hollow vacuum nozzle for semiconductor assembly equipment comprises a collet which can rotate over 360° and holds the nozzle. An indicator, such as a dial indicator, has a tip which conforma... | 07/18/1995 |
| 5305223 | Tube bending machine A tube bending machine in which a tube detecting sensor detects an amount of bending a tube during the bending process and a controlling unit performs control so that the amount of bending detected by the sensor becomes a value corresponding to the progra... | 04/19/1994 |
| 5285668 | System for detecting bending angle for press brake It is an object to provide a bending angle detecting system for a press brake which can perform high precision bending process without employing a special die, The bending angle detecting system includes a sensor (20) provided on a back stop (8) for deter... | 02/15/1994 |
| 5275031 | Bend correction apparatus and method A bend correction apparatus for bending a workpiece subject to springback, the apparatus having a pressure die for holding a workpiece, a radius die for providing a radius form about which the workpiece is bent, and a clamping die for engaging and bending... | 01/04/1994 |
| 5253499 | Method for straightening coupling shafts A method and apparatus are provided for straightening a coupling shaft comprising a tubular member having a midship tube shaft affixed at one end thereof, with the midship tube shaft mounted in a center shaft support bearing assembly. The coupling shaft i... | 10/19/1993 |
| 5222384 | Reciprocal conduit bender A reciprocating bender for conduit which may make equal and opposite bends in a length of conduit. The reciprocating bender includes a bending deck, a traveling bending shoe, a rising bending shoe, a jack, and a stabilizer. The conduit is placed adjacent ... | 06/29/1993 |
| 5144823 | Bend angle indicator A removable attachment for a tube bender or for the tube to be bent for predetermining a selected bend angle to which the tube is to be bent prior to the bending operation. In a first embodiment of the device, an audio and/or visual indicator indicates wh... | 09/08/1992 |
| 4785650 | Tube pipe bender assembly A pipe bender assembly comprising a pipe bender and a pipe clamp (36) cooperable therewith, the pipe bender including a body (10), a main die (12) forming part of, or mounted on the body, the main die having at least one part annular groove on its periphe... | 11/22/1988 |
| 4649726 | Radio-telemetry inclinometer A system for determining the bend in a section of a pipe which comprises supporting the pipe section on a conventional pipe bending apparatus which consists essentially of a device for holding the pipe section in a relatively horizontal position, for main... | 03/17/1987 |
| 4622837 | Tube bender with spirit level indicator The conduit bending tool of this invention has on its body a pair of pads which are spaced apart in the direction lengthwise of the arcuate bending shoe and which define recesses that open to one side of the body wherein end portions of a straight cylindr... | 11/18/1986 |
| 4563802 | Method and apparatus for the production of exhaust pipes for automotive vehicles A method for the continuous production of exhaust pipes for automotive vehicles comprises the steps of continuously withdrawing an elongated substantially flat metal strip from a coil and subsequently bending and forming the moving strip into a longitudin... | 01/14/1986 |
| 4425784 | Angle indicator attachable to tube benders and the like A device for indicating the angular movement of a tube bender and the like is disclosed comprising a plate assembly having an alignment groove for attaching, in desired position, the plate to the elongated handle of the tube bender, and wherein the plate ... | 01/17/1984 |
| 4321820 | Pipe-bending tool A pipe-bending tool which includes a pipe-bending head mounted on a handle assembly having an adjustable gauge arm which allows an operator of the tool to accurately bend a pipe or hollow conduit to a desired bending angle. The gauge arm projects from the... | 03/30/1982 |
| 4249405 | Wire or cable bending apparatus A manually operated wire or cable bending apparatus comprising a support assembly for supporting a forming die at one end thereof. A drum assembly comprising a pair of spaced apart interconnected weighted members is mounted on the support assembly, one su... | 02/10/1981 |
| 4052881 | Process for providing offset bends of the correct dimension in pipe and the like A pipe bending tool has two indicators one at the upper surface between the shank and the bending finger and calibrated to determine the bending required for a given dimensional offset and the curved anvil bending surface for the tool also has calibration... | 10/11/1977 |
| 4009602 | Tube bending tool with angle sighting means A hand bender tool for bending tubes, pipes, conduits and other tubular material, and which is provided with raised indicators on a bending shoe and handle socket that coact with a conical sighting indicator disposed in a position above the shoe, to allow... | 03/01/1977 |
| 3954000 | Bending tool for semi-rigid coaxial cable A cable-bending tool comprising a removable, cylindrical mandrel with a gved circumference, an adjustable clamp positioned adjacent to the grooved circumference of the mandrel and forming therewith a cable-holding vice, a compass with suitable angle mark... | 05/04/1976 |
