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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8181501 | Tool for rammer die-cutting A tool for rammer die-cutting an annular part is disclosed. The tool includes a lower insert holder with a lower die cooperating with an upper insert holder and an upper die. Both dies include a die-cutting annular recess. The tool further includes a guiding device ... | 05/22/2012 |
| 7992420 | Method for the production of a housing of a brake caliper A brake caliper for a disk brake, in particular for motorcycles and/or bicycles, includes a housing (30) in which a disk space (39) for receiving a brake disk and a brake cylinder (35) for receiving a brake piston (25) are formed. The bra... | 08/09/2011 |
| 7370506 | Forging die with marking means A forging die includes on one face, a half-imprint of a part to be forged such as a turbine engine blade. The die also includes on the face, a device for forming a marking along two directions relatively to which the position of the imprint is defined, the device in... | 05/13/2008 |
| 7360845 | Cold-formed rotatable cutting tool and method of making the same A cutting tool body includes a net-shaped steel body that has an axial forward end and an axial rearward end. The net-shaped steel body contains at the axial forward end thereof a cold-headed socket. The net-shaped steel body further contains a cold-headed puller gr... | 04/22/2008 |
| 7280087 | Multiple browser interface The present invention provides a display controller driving multiple browser displays, which are associated with user input devices. Preferably, the display controller runs a browser application for each display and receives input from each user input device. Primar... | 10/09/2007 |
| 7254976 | Method of manufacturing liquid ejection head There is provided a first die in which a plurality of projections are arrayed in a first direction with a fixed pitch. Each projection is elongated in a second direction perpendicular to the first direction. The first die faces a first face of a plate member. A seco... | 08/14/2007 |
| 7241722 | Sliding component A sliding component has a metal base member and a coating layer. The metal base member has a sliding surface. The layer is made of silane-modified resin. The silane-modified resin is made from resin that is soluble in solvent and is equal to or higher in heat-resist... | 07/10/2007 |
| RE39647 | Disk for toroidal type continuously variable transmission The disk has a traction surface having a concave-arc-shaped cross section which is interposed between a small diameter end portion and a large diameter end portion. In the central portion of the end face of the disk on the small diameter end portion side, there is f... | 05/22/2007 |
| 7194886 | Method for forging plate and method for manufacturing a liquid ejection head There is disclosed a punch for forging a metallic plate member. A first die is adapted to be opposed to a first face of the plate member. A second die is adapted to be opposed to a second face of the plate member. A plurality of first projections are provided on the... | 03/27/2007 |
| 7069764 | Method for manufacturing a hollow rack shaft A hollow rack shaft is manufactured through a first step, a second step and a third step. At the first step, the plate-like workpiece of substantial rectangular shape is press formed into a gutter-like shape. The first die set used at this step is provided with slan... | 07/04/2006 |
| 7055237 | Method of forming a drug eluting stent The present invention provides a method of forming a drug eluting stent, the method comprising coupling a stent framework to a mandrel, inserting the mandrel with stent framework into an open die, the die including a forming surface including a plurality of raised i... | 06/06/2006 |
| 7040000 | Method for manufacturing a golf club head A method for manufacturing a golf club head with a disparate metallic material provided on a hosel side of the head, which can improve degree of freedom in the design of a head. A head body is made up of a columnar material body 13 made from a forgeable metal... | 05/09/2006 |
| 7007537 | Clam shell system A work piece has an interior cylindrical component. The interior cylindrical component is composed of a beam. The beam is adapted to apply pressure to remove the work piece. An intermediate cylindrical component has four radial spaced cylindrical control arms, an in... | 03/07/2006 |
| 6708549 | Method and device for moulding a tripod spider A method of and device for forming a tripode star for a tripode joint, which tripode star comprises an annular hub member and three arms which adjoin the hub member, extend radially relative to a longitudinal axis (A) and form faces of spherical portions each positi... | 03/23/2004 |
| 6481258 | Removable trailer hitch ball A removable trailer hitch ball in which a generally spherical configuration hollow ball with opposed upper and lower vertically aligned bore holes for removable attachment to a stud with a cross bore aligned with transversely aligned holes on opposite sid... | 11/19/2002 |
| 6397652 | Tool body and method of manufacture A tool body is cold formed by inserting a blank into a die which defines a portion of the outer surface of the tool body after which a punch applies an impact to the blank causing the outer surface of the blank to conform to the contour defined by the die... | 06/04/2002 |
| 6336780 | Blank edge reform method and apparatus for a container end closure A non-precurled, non-curled shell is transferred to a reform station. The reform station contains a coin die and a coin punch. The coin die has the desired round finished blank diameter machined into its face. The die cavity has a round die wall which sto... | 01/08/2002 |
| 6113514 | Disk for toroidal type continuously variable transmission The disk has a traction surface having a concave-arc-shaped cross section which is interposed between a small diameter end portion and a large diameter end portion. In the central portion of the end face of the disk on the small diameter end portion side,... | 09/05/2000 |
| 5992205 | Means to manufacture steering rack bars A die for forming the toothed end of a steering rack bar from a cylindrical blank includes first and second die blocks relatively movable to converge on the blank. The die blocks incorporate opposed generally semicircular recesses to accommodate the blank... | 11/30/1999 |
| 5744175 | Device for expanding rotationally symmetrical shaped parts A device for expanding rotationally symmetrical shaped parts (16), including a divided expanding mold (1), a pressure die (11) and a pressurizing means (14), wherein a mold cavity (9) of the expanding mold (1) is defined in axial directions by continuous ... | 04/28/1998 |
| 5177991 | Method of and apparatus for coining tapers at opposite ends of a sleeve member A method of and apparatus for coining tapers at opposite end faces of a sleeve member in which upper and lower punches are displaced relative to upper and lower dies, respectively, before start of a coining operation, to engage the opposite end faces of t... | 01/12/1993 |
| 5106012 | Dual-alloy disk system Two pieces of metal are bonded together at a surface by placing the two pieces into contact at the surface and forging the two pieces in a die which causes substantial displacement of the metal originally at the surface in a direction parallel to and outw... | 04/21/1992 |
| 5100050 | Method of manufacturing dual alloy turbine disks An article of manufacture having at least a first and a second part, each part having different mechanical properties, compositions, microstructures or combinations thereof, being joined together using a forging process to yield a substantially defect-fre... | 03/31/1992 |
| 5005755 | Flexible tube of endoscope and method of and apparatus for producing the same An elongated flexible tube that constitutes an insert part of an endoscope. The flexible tube comprises: a spiral tube made of a precipitation hardening metal and having a groove which is recessed inwardly from the outer surface of the tube, the groove ex... | 04/09/1991 |
| 4984445 | Ceramic isothermal forging die A ceramic isothermal forging die comprises a pair of disk-shaped die halves that are formed of ceramic and have die cavities cut in their mating surfaces and a pair of die half holders each having a recess for accommodating one of the die halves. Each die... | 01/15/1991 |
| 4829803 | Method of forming box-like frame members A box-like frame member is formed by compressing an internally-pressurized tubular blank within a die having a cavity conforming to the final box-like cross section desired for the product, and increasing the pressure to exceed the yield limit of the wall... | 05/16/1989 |
| 4798077 | Method for producing a family of forged ring rolling preforms and forging die therefor A method (FIGS. 4 and 4a) for making ring rolling preforms (102) of substantially toroidal shape for ring rolling (84) into substantially rectangular cross-sectional wall shaped forging blank rings (104) to be precision forged (86) into near net ring gear... | 01/17/1989 |
| 4744237 | Method of forming box-like frame members A box-like frame member is formed by compressing an internally-pressurized tubular blank within a die having a cavity conforming to the final box-like cross section desired for the product, and increasing the pressure to exceed the yield limit of the wall... | 05/17/1988 |
| 4685606 | Oxide-free extruded thermal joint A method of joining a thermally conductive element to an electric circuit chip for cooling the chip includes initial steps of forming an oxide-free preform of a fusible metal alloy by extrusion of alloy between two mold blocks or plates. During the extrus... | 08/11/1987 |
| 4653310 | Die assembly for use in general type mechanical press machine A die assembly for use in a general type mechanical press machine has opposite upper and lower dies adapted to be fitted in upper and lower die sets, respectively, so as to be slidable freely by a predetermined stroke, and a differential mechanism interpo... | 03/31/1987 |
| 4590787 | Screw press A slide is vertically movable in a press frame and supports the upper die. A threaded main spindle is operative between the press frame and the slide. A clutch disc connected rationally rigidly to the spindle is connectable by friction contact to a driven... | 05/27/1986 |
| 4584744 | Apparatus for assembling and forming parts An assembly machine is disclosed in which a slug of one metal is inserted and staked in a cup formed of another metal. During the staking operation, the shape of the slug and the cup is altered by forming loads thereon. Cups are fed to an assembly positio... | 04/29/1986 |
| 4576701 | Nickel electroplating anode and method of forming This invention relates to a plating electrolytic nickel anode which is in the form of a sphere by directly and plastically deforming a plate-like electrolytic anode of high purity. This invention further relates to a method of producing a plating electrol... | 03/18/1986 |
| 4543812 | Forging apparatus A blank section of a steel rod is heated and then successively impacted between hot forging dies to form a preform or rough forging ball joint socket having a tubular socket portion and a laterally projecting mounting flange portion. The rough forging is ... | 10/01/1985 |
| 4512175 | Swash plate type compressor shoe and manufacturing method therefor There are disclosed a shoe which is interposed between a swash plate and a piston of a swash plate type compressor and which converts rotary movement of the swash plate into reciprocal movement of the piston, and a method for manufacturing the same. Accor... | 04/23/1985 |
| 4510788 | Method of forging a workpiece A metal workpiece, such as a gear blank, is forged in a press. The workpiece is first heated and then placed in a working chamber above the press. Force is applied against opposite sides of the workpiece to press the metal of the workpiece outwardly again... | 04/16/1985 |
| 4463591 | Method of fabricating scroll members by coining and tools therefor Method for forming scroll members comprising an end plate having an involute wrap rigidly affixed thereto. The end plate and involute wrap are precision formed, e.g., by casting, either as an integral element or as two separate elements and then the scrol... | 08/07/1984 |
| 4462238 | Method for controlling properties of metals and alloys A method for increasing strength and/or hardness of a preshaped metal specimen by cold working is disclosed. Compressive force is applied to the specimen slowly so that the yield strength of the specimen progressively increases and the specimen exhibits s... | 07/31/1984 |
| 4461162 | Forging of conical liners Apparatus for forming, from a generally conical billet, a hollow forging of desired wall thickness having a generally conical portion tapering to a smaller cylindrical extension, the inner and outer surfaces of the conical portion having minor predetermin... | 07/24/1984 |
| 4437331 | Universal transmission coupling and a process for manufacturing such a coupling A universal coupling comprising an outer element integral with a first shaft having a spherical cavity inside which are formed grooves, an inner element integral with a second shaft and having an external surface in which grooves are also formed whose bot... | 03/20/1984 |
