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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7441435 | Apparatus and method for automatic swaging of tubes An automatic swaging machine including a conveyor system for moving tubes into position for swaging a clamping apparatus to secure the tubes adjacent a swaging station to receive a swaging tool releasing a clamping apparatus during the swaging operation, reclamping ... | 10/28/2008 |
| 7401487 | Apparatus and methods for material fabrication Apparatus and methods for fabricating materials by die-forming that may be implemented to form a joggle in a bendable workpiece by securing the workpiece to each of at least two respective adjacent working areas, and then by displacing at least one of the at least t... | 07/22/2008 |
| 7350389 | Method and device for reshaping a work piece with automatic handling Aspects of the present invention relate to an automated handling device for handling a forged piece during a forging press. A method in accordance with an implementation of the present invention involves positioning the workpiece between two tools in a predetermined... | 04/01/2008 |
| 7347079 | Wheel reconditioning device WHEEL RECONDITIONING DEVICE, composed of a base (1), from whose upper facing extends a vertical, rear column (2), from which extend forward one upper cross brace (3) and one intermediate cross brace (4), the latter equipped with axles ( | 03/25/2008 |
| 7328510 | Elbow rotator An elbow rotator apparatus for rotating an integrally formed section of an elbow workpiece includes a pair of gripping arms which are selectively positionable in a first position displaced from the elbow workpiece, and a second position in which the gripping arms ar... | 02/12/2008 |
| 7287410 | Automobile damage repairing machine An automobile body repair machine incorporating a quill and shaft load shouldering assembly whose quill includes lateral, medial, and oppositely lateral sections; slide stopping set screws extending through the quill sections for impingement upon the quill and shaft... | 10/30/2007 |
| 7260973 | Method and apparatus for repairing a damaged propeller blade A propeller straightening apparatus utilizes a pair of adjustable hydraulic cylinders to apply pressure to a selected propeller blade of the propeller. Adjustments can include lateral, longitudinal and tilt angle. A propeller mount holds the propeller in a fixed pos... | 08/28/2007 |
| 7254975 | Vehicle repair clamps Devices for straightening portions of a vehicle, particularly the unibody and/or frame of a vehicle following a collision. A device comprising a clamp which is attachable to a pulling device which exerts a pulling force in a direction P. The clamp comprises jaws whi... | 08/14/2007 |
| 7194887 | Press for holding and pressing a workpiece The press of the invention includes a first component and a second component for holding and pressing a workpiece to be processed between them, the first component being driven into translation relatively to the second component by an air cylinder. Thus, the first c... | 03/27/2007 |
| 7150176 | Vehicle frame attachment apparatus method and system A vehicle frame attachment apparatus encompasses a vehicle frame and efficiently distributes the holding or pulling forces involved in aligning a vehicle frame. The frame attachment apparatus includes a vise and a containment mechanism that secures the vehicle frame... | 12/19/2006 |
| 7073364 | Die assembly having floating die section A die assembly for use on a press and adapted to form a plurality of features on a strip of material. The die assembly includes a first die section and a second die section. The first die section is supported on the press and has a first tooling surface for forming ... | 07/11/2006 |
| 7054711 | Unit for the production of track elements According to the invention, a unit (10) is proposed for the production of track elements (25), which comprises a plurality of clamping devices (14) arranged one after another in the longitudinal direction of the unit. Provided in the clamping de... | 05/30/2006 |
| 7043954 | Apparatus for straightening a propeller drive shaft An apparatus and method for straightening propeller drive shafts without the need for removing the shaft from the lower unit/drive assembly is disclosed. In an embodiment of the present invention, a mechanical linkage is provided that is configured to securely grip ... | 05/16/2006 |
| 7040001 | Metal encaustic tile making machine A metal encaustic tile making machine includes a machine base, a corrugation forming roller unit controlled to corrugate a continuous sheet of metal sheet material into a corrugated metal sheet, an angle forming unit controlled to stamp the corrugated metal sheet in... | 05/09/2006 |
| 7000443 | Apparatus and method for folding a sheet material Apparatus and method for folding a sheet material, preferably an electrode sheet, into a fan-fold orientation. A securement means secures a portion of the sheet material to a rotatable plate in a plane parallel to the rotatable plate. A rotatable releasable clamp se... | 02/21/2006 |
| 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 |
| 6957558 | Encaustic metal tile fabrication equipment An encaustic metal tile fabrication equipment includes a roller unit operated to roll an encaustic metal sheet into a corrugated encaustic metal sheet, a shape forming mechanism having a first shape forming mold unit and a second shape forming mold unit and operated... | 10/25/2005 |
| 6918810 | Tool for closing a stuffed toy A wedge tool for operating a slide fastener having an auto-locking biasing member, the wedge tool having elongated arms and a tapered wedge tip extending from at least one arm toward the opposing arm. The wedge tip releases the slide fastener's auto-locking member a... | 07/19/2005 |
| 6792784 | Method and device for folding of ribbon cables The ribbon cable being folded is fixed with a first end, called the fixed end, on a folding table and guided with another end, called the manipulated end, by a handling device. The handling device brings the manipulated end into the position that it is supposed to h... | 09/21/2004 |
| 6735995 | Device and method for shaping conductor material into U-shape by bending the same A shaping device for producing a U-shaped conductor includes a holding portion, a feeding portion, a core metal portion and a shaping portion. The core metal portion includes a core metal and an upper guide portion. The core metal forms a die. The upper guide portio... | 05/18/2004 |
| 6644081 | System and method for adjusting helicopter blade trim tabs A system and method for adjusting the orientation of trim tabs on a helicopter rotor blade includes a gage, a bender and a calibrator plate. The gage is secured to the calibrator plate which holds the gage in an orientation that simulates a rotor blade wi... | 11/11/2003 |
| 6640600 | Bending device A bending device has one or more bending tools and each bending tool has one or more adjustable bending jaws and one or more stationary bending jaws for producing a fold on a sheet metal plate. The adjustable bending jaw is pivotably supported on the stat... | 11/04/2003 |
| 6612143 | Robot and method for bending orthodontic archwires and other medical devices A robotic bending apparatus for bending archwires and other types of elongate, bendable medical devices into a desired configuration includes a first gripping tool and a moveable gripping tool. The first gripping tool can be either fixed with respect to a... | 09/02/2003 |
| 6276187 | Hydra clamp A clamping device including a housing having a base portion slideably mounted to be positionable along the width of a carriage, the carriage being slideably mounted to be positionable along the length of a guide track. The housing includes a clamping jaw ... | 08/21/2001 |
| 6272898 | System for anchoring frames to a platform A system (20) for anchoring a vehicle frame (22) to a platform (24) utilizes a variety of securement components (34, 36, 38, 40, 42, 44, 46, 48) to secure the vehicle frame (22) from movement at desired locations while the vehicle frame (22) is being alig... | 08/14/2001 |
| 6185975 | Apparatus for cold bending of metal sheets for making elongated articles with predetermined profile In an apparatus for cold bending a metal sheet for making an elongated article with a predetermined pro-file, supports are provided to receive opposite ends of the sheet being formed. A form, whose cross section defines a predetermined profile, is operate... | 02/13/2001 |
| 6044680 | Machining of sheet without removal of material A method and device for machining a sheet contains a jaw equipped with two plates mounted opposite each other in order to delimit a calibration opening between said plates in which it is possible to vary the spacing between plates. A clamp is provided for... | 04/04/2000 |
| 5979214 | Bending machine for sheet-like workpieces, particularly for creating bent edges on sheet metal pieces A bending machine (1) for bending the edges (3) on sheet-like workpieces (2). The workpieces (2) can be grasped by clamping jaws (12) located on a manipulator (11) and supplied to a tool (6) and a mount. The manipulator (11) is located and supported above... | 11/09/1999 |
| 5852945 | Apparatus for forming rod-like components Apparatus for forming and in particular for bending rod-like components or sections of pipe with clamping units that can rotate and can travel longitudinally within the machine and transversely with the machine as well as with at least two bending units t... | 12/29/1998 |
| 5836193 | Apparatus for forming elongated metal articles and related method Apparatus and a method for forming an elongated workpiece are provided. In a first embodiment, a press has a ram and movable upper platen to which is secured a first die. Upper guide members are provided on the upper platen for movement of slide members o... | 11/17/1998 |
| 5819576 | Snowmobile straightening repair system Self-contained snowmobile straightening system with a repair table. The table includes a two-location anchoring system assuring that both the chassis and the suspension of the snowmobile are immobilized in place on the table so that repair work can be acc... | 10/13/1998 |
| 5765426 | Pipe bending apparatus In a pipe bending apparatus, a chuck unit is movable along a straight pipe for holding it in position between a pair of bending units which are also movable along the pipe. The apparatus can bend even a long metal pipe having a small diameter accurately a... | 06/16/1998 |
| 5715721 | Floating forming die Flanges are forming simultaneously around multiple holes in a sheet metal part with a press in which multiple sets of tooling are mounted on a pair of plates fastened to the top and bottom platens of the press. The plates have guides for ensuring that the... | 02/10/1998 |
| 5713233 | Vane adjustment machine The present invention is a vane adjustment machine for adjusting contoured vanes on a vane ring. The vane adjustment machine has a support structure with a bench top and a free-floating suspension. The bench top supporting a programmable rotary table whic... | 02/03/1998 |
| 5615570 | Method for bending a pipe and apparatus for bending the same The present invention can provide a method and an apparatus for bending a pipe whose bending cross section has reduced compressed ratio, reduced reduction ratio of area and reduced reduction in thickness and in which bending can be conducted at the desire... | 04/01/1997 |
| 5507165 | Hemming fixture A device for prehemming at least a portion of an upstanding flange of a sheet metal panel which has a tapered roller which is moved into engagement with the flange while moving the roller along the flange with its axis of rotation disposed in a path which... | 04/16/1996 |
| 5499522 | Double-head pipe bending machine The pipe-bending machine comprises two bending heads (11,12) being configured so as to be mirror-inverted with respect to each other and projecting in cantilever-like manner from a machine frame (10). A cross slide (26) supporting the pipe holding device ... | 03/19/1996 |
| 5394726 | Apparatus and method for positioning and pressing curved surgical needles The present invention relates to an apparatus and method for positioning and pressing surgical needle blanks. The apparatus includes a needle blank transferring system which transfers needle blanks between a gripping position and a pressing position. A si... | 03/07/1995 |
| 5359872 | Method and apparatus for sheet-metal processing The portion to be deformed of a metal sheet is heated by irradiating it with a laser beam which is scanned at a high speed, and, when the portion to be deformed has attained a predetermined temperature, a bending force is applied to the portion to be bent... | 11/01/1994 |
| 5293767 | Machine tool A force isolating machine tool. The invention is directed to a machine tool divided into two separate cooperating structures, a first frame structure for supporting and guiding a pair of tools to provide precision of movement and a second frame structure ... | 03/15/1994 |
