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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7765846 | Method of producing a hollow shaft A method of producing a hollow shaft having first and second profilings provided for torque transmission at respective ends thereof, wherein a shaft section between the ends has a smaller diameter than at least one of the profilings, and the hollow shaft is assemble... | 08/03/2010 |
| 7343770 | Stamping system for manufacturing high tolerance parts A system and process for stamping parts having tolerances below 1000 nanometers. The inventive system and process is particularly suited for producing optoelectronic parts. The system includes a stamping press and one or a progression of stamping stations for suppor... | 03/18/2008 |
| 7290337 | Manufacturing method for frame body and frame body In this manufacturing method for a frame body, after ring rolling a metal material to form a ring-shaped member, a rectangular member is formed by pressing and deforming this ring-shaped member in the radial direction. At this time, an angle of corner portions that ... | 11/06/2007 |
| 7260970 | Hot forge forming facility A hot forge forming facility includes at least a material supply device, a heating device, a guiding device and a punching device. The material supply device carries a continuous supply of metal material in rolls. The heating device heats and softens the metal mater... | 08/28/2007 |
| 7252325 | Work vehicle cab screen A side screen for the cab of a work vehicle, such as a skid steer loader, comprises a panel having strips defining openings therebetween. A high percentage of the area of the screen is open for visibility. At least one reinforcing member, such as a rib, is formed in... | 08/07/2007 |
| 7205478 | Active device thread electrical connections Methods and an active device thread system are disclosed for electrically connecting an active device thread to an output. In one embodiment, an active device thread includes a substantially conical end that has elements of the thread exposed for coupling to a matin... | 04/17/2007 |
| 7165433 | Method of manufacturing a chamber plate for a liquid ejection head There is disclosed a method of manufacturing a chamber formation plate of a liquid ejection head. The chamber formation plate includes a first region formed with at least recess portions to be pressure generating chambers communicated with nozzles from which liquid ... | 01/23/2007 |
| 7159746 | Staple-forming apparatus A staple-forming and inserting apparatus 10 is provided having an apparatus 22 for movement of the cutter box 20 to allow automatic variations in staple length for one or more staple-forming and inserting apparatus 10 said staple-forming ... | 01/09/2007 |
| 7138896 | Ferrite core, and flexible assembly of ferrite cores for suppressing electromagnetic interference Ferrite cores are provided with rounded, convex head ends and complimentary rounded, concave tail ends. The configuration of the head and tail ends permits a reduction in gap width between adjacent cores when they are joined together into a core assembly that suppre... | 11/21/2006 |
| 7118203 | Peristaltic pump An occlusion for use in a peristaltic pump includes independently movable occlusion fingers. The fingers are integrally formed as a single unitary body. ... | 10/10/2006 |
| 7100416 | Carrier and method of manufacturing carrier A carrier C is integrally formed of a pair of flanges opposed to each other and designed to rotatably support rotating bodies therebetween and a plurality of joints for connecting the flanges. A groove is formed on the border between the flanges and the joints, and ... | 09/05/2006 |
| 7082806 | Method of manufacturing a diaphragm backing plate A method of manufacturing a diaphragm backing plate for use in a brake booster comprising the steps of moving a coil of metal having parallel first and second sides that define a first width to a first station. Applying a stamping force to remove a section from the ... | 08/01/2006 |
| 7076986 | Process for forming a linking element for a push belt for a continuously variable transmission In a process for forming a linking element for a push belt for a continuously variable transmission, material is displaced from a central portion of the linking element during a blanking process, which central portion is substantially centrally located in the horizo... | 07/18/2006 |
| 7069763 | Container end and forming systems therefor A method and apparatus for forming container ends includes tooling which forms dome members for can ends, which dome members include an open neck thereon. Thread lugs are formed as integral spaced apart shaped protrusions from the neck exterior. A system is also dis... | 07/04/2006 |
| 7065853 | Method of forming a hex nut from a planar material A hex nut formed from cutting and deforming a rigid planar material and having an integral attachment surface continuous with the deformable planar material allows attachment of the hex nut to any suitable surface. A rigid planar material such as a piece of flat met... | 06/27/2006 |
| 7051885 | Cross-merchandising display shelf Shelf units adapted to be mounted on vertical walls for displaying merchandise are adapted to utilize removeable hooks which are used for cross-merchandising complimentary products. The shelf unit is also adapted to be mounted on the exterior face of a wall, door or... | 05/30/2006 |
| 7028964 | Tubular structure for supporting a product A base pad for supporting and cushioning a product such as a major home appliance. The base pad is made from a tube formed into a desired cross-sectional shape (profile) and folded into a square or rectangular frame-like configuration. V-shaped sections are cut out ... | 04/18/2006 |
| 7021111 | Forging machine with a guiding roller mechanism for guiding movement of a sliding plate unit A forging machine includes a machine bed, a driving unit driven by a driving source to activate a feeding unit, a sliding seat unit, and a forging unit. The machine bed includes left and right sidewalls. The driving unit is disposed at an inner side of the left side... | 04/04/2006 |
| 7013594 | Pivoting split shot attachment and removal tool A fishing tool is designed to attach and remove split shot to/from fishing line. The tool comprises a top member, which is a flexible bowed strip of spring metal, pivotally connected to a base member, which is a rigid strip of sheet metal. The top member comprises a... | 03/21/2006 |
| 7010880 | Split shot attachment and removal tool A fishing tool designed to attach and remove split shot to/from fishing line is disclosed. The tool comprises a top member, which is a flexible bowed strip of spring metal, pivotally connected to a base member, which is a rigid strip of sheet metal. Split shot is at... | 03/14/2006 |
| 7000442 | Rotary die blade member bending method, and rotary die blade member binding device Method and apparatus for making a rotary die blade from a straight blade blank to be conformable to the contour of the rotary die block include inserting a blade blank between a first press face of a first presser and a second press face of a second presser; and com... | 02/21/2006 |
| 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 |
| 6952943 | Method and machine of manufacture of rotor elements A rotor assembly for an electric motor comprising rotor elements each having a body portion and pole portions formed integrally as a pressing from strip steel, Each successively formed rotor element is formed with its pole portions offset relative to its body portio... | 10/11/2005 |
| 6751997 | Stamping press arrangement and method Stamping press arrangement, comprising an impact member (3), a supporting member (4) and a movably arranged cutting tool (5), the impact member (3) being arranged to perform at least one striking movement against the cutting tool (5 | 06/22/2004 |
| 6748785 | Forming machine with cutting device A machine with a cutting device includes a stationary bar-cutter blade and a slicing blade which cooperates with and is displaceable in relation to the bar-cutter blade. The slicing blade is a closed circular blade. The bar-cutter blade is a half blade and cooperate... | 06/15/2004 |
| 6571596 | Automatic two-station adiabatic blank cut-off and part forming system A system for automatically producing formed parts from feedstock using two successive adiabatic processing stations, a first station performing adiabatic cut-off of blanks from the feedstock, and the second station performing adiabatic forming of the blan... | 06/03/2003 |
| 6427512 | Method of and apparatus for blanking elements of belt for continuously variable transmission A metal sheet having a pair of thin portions on respective marginal edges thereof which are joined to a remaining portion of the metal sheet via respective corners is centered by positioning the center between the corners as the center of the metal sheet.... | 08/06/2002 |
| 6408670 | Carrierless progressive die system A carrierless progressive die system and method for improving part quality and reducing cost. A strip of sheet material advances between a plurality of die stations along a continuous planar surface of a die lifter and stripper pad combination formed or a... | 06/25/2002 |
| 6378351 | Method for manufacturing endoscopic biopsy forceps cup A method for manufacturing a biopsy forceps cup for an endoscope in which a spoon-shaped forceps cup is formed by drawing a metal plate blank by a press, includes forming a first cut on the metal plate blank, wherein the first cut surrounds a contour of a... | 04/30/2002 |
| 6079308 | Apparatus for sheet-metal plate processing to be employed at inclined C-frame presses An apparatus is provided for a plate processing at inclined C-frame presses for an automatic cutting of tin-can covers and lids of tin cans and the like from sheet-metal plates with a piston plunger of a press moving up and down, where the sheet-metal pla... | 06/27/2000 |
| 5966980 | Method for fabricating end plugs for nuclear fuel rods The process includes hot-forming a large diameter Zircaloy ingot to a flat plate having longitudinal, transverse and depth dimensions and forming blanks in a transverse direction from the flat plate for ultimately forming the end plugs of a nuclear fuel r... | 10/19/1999 |
| 5829300 | Apparatus for transferring and forming parts in a press The present invention includes an apparatus and a method for transferring and forming parts in a press (20). The press (20) has a plurality of longitudinally dispose workstations (W). A parts transfer system (22) has a grasping unit (69) for releasably gr... | 11/03/1998 |
| 5813271 | Method of manufacturing frame for cathode ray tube A method of manufacturing a frame for cathode ray tubes includes the steps of blanking a workpiece while keeping junctions thereon and punching a transformable area of the workpiece to form pilot holes thereon, piercing the blanked portion into a TV or mo... | 09/29/1998 |
| 5791186 | Press working method for plate material and press working apparatus using the same According to the present invention, in a press die unit for performing a plurality of pressing steps on a strip-like plate material, there are provided a pair of stationary dies and a pair of movable dies. In each pair of dies, a plurality of punches and ... | 08/11/1998 |
| 5787751 | Apparatus and method for the cutting and bending of sheet material such as metal Plural station apparatus and method is provided for the making of articles of manufacture from sheet material. The first work station performs a first cutting operational step on the sheet material to cut a plurality of precisely cut blanks, and two bendi... | 08/04/1998 |
| 5781976 | Method of and apparatus for fabricating dimensionally stable, cylindrical filler bodies and expanded material A method of and an apparatus for the performance of the method for the fabrication of dimensionally stable, cylindrical filler bodies for increasing the surface area in receptacles, e.g. for the protection against explosive combustions, consisting of foil... | 07/21/1998 |
| 5771736 | Apparatus and method for the cutting and bending of sheet material such as metal Plural station equipment is provided for the making of articles of manufacture from sheet material such as sheet metal. The first work station performs a first operational step on the sheet material to form precise blanks, and the second station performs ... | 06/30/1998 |
| 5689986 | Apparatus and method for prenotching and dimensionally measuring a roll formed part A plurality of successively spaced notches are formed in a side edge of a metal strip by first and second adjustably positionable dies prior to roll forming of the strip to a formed configuration. After roll forming, fingers engage selected edges of the n... | 11/25/1997 |
| 5678444 | Method of sequentially manufacturing hollow knock pins A method of sequentially manufacturing a hollow knock pin avoids distortion due to the large forces of shearing. A rounded corner of a deep-drawn cup shape is supported closely both on the inside radius and on the outside radius by curved walls matched to... | 10/21/1997 |
| 5676012 | Process for forming endoscopic shaver blade from elongate tube A process of forming a one piece weld free endoscopic shaver blade from an elongate metal cylindrical tube includes first cutting the tube first distal end to a predefined opening shape. A mandrel is inserted into the longitudinal tube with its working en... | 10/14/1997 |
