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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7523699 | Linear motor mounted press machine and method for controlling linear motor mounted press machine The present invention provides a linear motor mounted press machine which uses a boosting mechanism to enable machining with a greater press tonnage using a press driving source with relatively low power and which, for machining with a smaller press tonnage, enables... | 04/28/2009 |
| 7434505 | Servo press control system and servo press control method High production processing and high accuracy processing are selectively performed with a single press. To this end, there are provided a system and method for controlling a servo press 1 in which an eccentric rotation mechanism 20 is driven by a servo ... | 10/14/2008 |
| 7401547 | Bale set-down system A bale set-down system and method for setting down bales from an agricultural baling press onto a field includes placing down of at least one bale on a ground, and setting down at least one another bale in a direct vicinity of the first mentioned bale that has alrea... | 07/22/2008 |
| 7353686 | Press A press comprises a servo motor (6), a ball screw (9), and a roller guide (11) in which machining accuracy is enhanced while reducing the overall size and weight, noise and vibration, and power consumption of the press. ... | 04/08/2008 |
| 7293751 | Adjustable support for lap work An adjustable support for a portable computer or the like having a main or center board, side boards, and cylindrical stackers interconnecting them. The device is designed to hold a portable computer on the main board and to dispose it weightlessly in the lap area o... | 11/13/2007 |
| 7275110 | Authentication using portion of social security number A system and method for an access code issuer to receive an on-line application including certain personal information from a user of a computer network such as the Internet, to independently operatively connect to a database and obtain or verify demographic and add... | 09/25/2007 |
| 7251474 | Identification based operational modification of a portable electronic device Identification based operational modification of a portable electronic device includes detecting the presence of an employee identification badge, authenticating the identification badge as an eligible identification badge based at least in part upon data associated... | 07/31/2007 |
| 7187996 | Press machine A press machine uses a crank mechanism which can perform pressing by a pressing force control when a slide exists in a pressing region. When the slide is determined to exist between an initial position and a switching position to the pressing region, the slide is mo... | 03/06/2007 |
| 7174831 | Baler plunger drive load measurement pin offset from either connecting rod center line or horizontal mid-plane of baling chamber A baler for making large parallelepiped bales includes a plunger drive and plunger arrangement wherein one or more load pins are located offset vertically from a centerline of a connecting rod or a mid-plane of the baling chamber. Such an arrangement permits load pi... | 02/13/2007 |
| 7155955 | Crimping assembly A crimping assembly is disclosed. The assembly includes cam profiles on the ends of the arms. The cam profiles are engaged by the crimping tool and control the input force versus displacement of the tool. The cam profile includes a first portion defined by a radius,... | 01/02/2007 |
| 7140170 | Device and method for measuring and controlling bale length A device for determining and controlling a bale length on a pick-up baler for agricultural harvested material has a pick-up device, a feed channel connected to the pick-up device, and a pressing channel with pressing piston connected to the feed channel. A conveying... | 11/28/2006 |
| 7124608 | Pressing tool and pressing process for extruding press fittings A pressing tool (13) includes a fluid pump (4), a cylinder element (5) arranged connecting with this and a piston which can be slid forward in the cylinder element (5) by pressure fluid of the fluid pump (4) and reset by a return s... | 10/24/2006 |
| 7086262 | Electric press An approach sensor 2 is provided to give a signal to a control device, that is, CPU 1, when the approach sensor 2 detects an operator approaching a region predetermined in consideration of a region where a ram 20 is driven. The CPU 1 | 08/08/2006 |
| 7079919 | Method for setting the travel of a press brake A method for setting the travel of a press brake comprising at least one sensor, which measures a physical parameter (p) that varies with the force exerted by the punch on a piece of sheet metal placed on the die, and an electronic device that controls the displacem... | 07/18/2006 |
| 7073434 | Baler plunger drive load measurement pin offset from either connecting rod center line or horizontal mid-plane of baling chamber A baler for making large parallelepiped bales includes a plunger drive and plunger arrangement wherein one or more load pins are located offset vertically from a centerline of a connecting rod or a mid-plane of the baling chamber. Such an arrangement permits load pi... | 07/11/2006 |
| 7076314 | Precision positioning device and processing machine using the same A precision positioning device comprises a hydraulic cylinder extending along the vertical direction and a piston member accommodated in the cylinder. The inside of the cylinder is divided into two chambers by a piston head of the piston member. A hydraulic circuit ... | 07/11/2006 |
| 7069847 | Overload protection control method for pressing machine An overload protection control method for a pressing machine capable of performing overload protection with excellent responsiveness with a simple structure is provided. For this purpose, the overload protection control method includes the steps of driving a slide (... | 07/04/2006 |
| 7063010 | Platen design for a C-frame press A platen design is provided for a C-frame press whereby an un-stiffened platen column connected in series to the tie rod; therefore, the stiffness of the tie rod is reduced. The unique design improves the fatigue strength of the tie rod by moving the reinforcing web... | 06/20/2006 |
| 7059166 | Method and apparatus for assuring or determining appropriate closure of a crimp assembly Methods and apparatus are disclosed for assuring or determining appropriate closure of a crimp ring assembly. In some embodiments, positive stopping apparatus on the crimp ring are used to assure appropriate closure of a crimp ring assembly. The positive stopping ap... | 06/13/2006 |
| 7036806 | Press tool comprising a spindle for moulding coupling elements An electrically driven press tool that is compact, reliable and cost-effective. There is a press tool in which a crimping tool is retained in a recess by a bolt. An electromotor drives a spindle, which interacts with the crimping tool, by a reducing gear. The spindl... | 05/02/2006 |
| 7028611 | Motor driven link press The present invention provides a motor driven link press which enables working with a heavy press load and also enables a working cycle time to be improved even when a motor with a relatively low output power is used and which can be properly controlled easily. A mo... | 04/18/2006 |
| 7011018 | Material compaction apparatus The material compactor generally includes a feed apparatus and a final compaction apparatus. The final compaction apparatus generally includes a compaction chamber having confronting compression plates and an adjustably taperable portion. The area of the inner cavit... | 03/14/2006 |
| 7007612 | Laptop computer support system A laptop computer support system for elevating a laptop to a comfortable viewing level and adequate space for an external keyboard. The laptop computer support system includes a support frame, at least one support platform attached to the support frame, and a first ... | 03/07/2006 |
| 7004616 | Kneading apparatus and method for kneading rubber-based composition using the same A kneading apparatus includes a barrel having a cylindrical chamber; a screw assembly rotating in the chamber so that a material to be kneaded is extruded in the axial direction by the rotation, the screw assembly including a screw section having helical blades and ... | 02/28/2006 |
| 7000537 | Press and machine tool A press having a machine frame section (10) and a movable section capable of reciprocal movement in a vertical direction relative to the machine frame section, for making products using a pair of dies. The movable section includes a slide (24) to which... | 02/21/2006 |
| 6970767 | Die height adjusting device for pressing machine A die height adjusting device for a pressing machine, which withstands high vibrations and high impacts during pressing work, and is capable of realizing high precision of a slide position, is provided. For this purpose, the die height adjusting device includes an i... | 11/29/2005 |
| 6948398 | Joystick with enabling sensors A multi-axis vehicle control device or “joystick” includes one or more sensors defining discrete sensor zones on the handle portion thereof. The sensors are operative to passively detect the presence of a person or object in the vicinity of the handle. Location ... | 09/27/2005 |
| 6948424 | Material compaction apparatus The material compactor in accordance with the present invention generally includes a feed apparatus, a preliminary compaction apparatus, and a final compaction apparatus. The final compaction apparatus generally includes a compaction chamber having an adjustably tap... | 09/27/2005 |
| 6915736 | Baler calculating device A baler is described which has a collection chamber or duct and a baling chamber. Crop material enters the duct until a pre-determined level has been reached at which time a stuffer transfers the pre-compressed crop to the baling chamber. A control system is provide... | 07/12/2005 |
| 6790316 | Method and arrangement for positioning a shoe of a shoe press/shoe calendar in a paper machine The invention relates to a method for positioning a shoe of a shoe press/shoe clender in a paper machine. In the method, the position of the shoe (11) of the shoe calender/shoe press is measured and, based on the results of the measurement, the position of th... | 09/14/2004 |
| 6786143 | Baler control system A baler is described which has a collection chamber or duct and a baling chamber. Crop material enters the duct until a pre-determined level has been reached at which time a stuffer transfers the pre-compressed crop to the baling chamber. A control system is provide... | 09/07/2004 |
| 6774586 | Trash bin equipped with an automatic lifting lid A trash bin equipped with an automatic lifting lid includes a lid mounted onto a bucket. The lid has a base seat to hold batteries, a switch, a circuit board and an electronic component, a motor and a reducing gear box. The circuit board includes the electronic comp... | 08/10/2004 |
| 6748990 | Method and apparatus for waterproofing a wire harness A plurality of electric wires of a wire harness have a filler applied to predetermined waterproofing portions thereof. A sheet is wound on a peripheral surface of a bundle of electric wires to which the filler has been applied, and the sheet-wound waterproofing port... | 06/15/2004 |
| 6745679 | Grinding sludge compacting machine A compressing machine includes a press unit 12 for compressing a concentrated sludge within a squeezing chamber to provide a briquette B, and a press control means 13 for controlling the press unit 12. The press control means 13 includes ... | 06/08/2004 |
| 6738732 | System and method for graphically providing/analyzing operational compactor status information of a waste compactor container A system and method is provided, which monitors multiple pressure readings of the compactor assembly during each of one or more compaction cycles, and upon request, graphically displays the monitored information corresponding to one or more of the compaction cycles,... | 05/18/2004 |
| 6675561 | Round baler with semi-automatically sequenced operating cycles and selectively variable point of operator intervention A semi-automatic round baler having an "auto kick" or "auto wrap" mode. In the auto kick mode, at the conclusion of the forming cycle the baler will stop and await the operator's signal to continue. Once the operator has signaled to continue, the baler wi... | 01/13/2004 |
| 6650946 | Apparatus and method for planning and controlling production sequences An apparatus for planning and controlling production sequences, in particular printing processes in a printing system. The apparatus includes a sequence control apparatus formed of at least one data input unit, a data output unit, a data processing system... | 11/18/2003 |
| 6556928 | System and method for evaluating a tipping moment experienced by a movable press member A system is provided for monitoring the operation of a press machine over a series of press running cycles. A plurality of press operating events associated with the operation of the press machine are defined. Each press operating event has a modifiable c... | 04/29/2003 |
| 6546856 | Safe and environment friendly press A pressing machine, particularly a fast operating pressing machine equipped with a pressing head forced into longitudinal jigging motion in a working range over a bench (46) by an eccenter disk (8), having an eccentric shaft, through a crank arm (9). The ... | 04/15/2003 |
| 6520077 | Screw press A screw press which can ensure the positional precision of the ram when the rotation amount of the press motor does not directly translate into the position of the ram because there is other machinery, such as a decelerator and the like, present between t... | 02/18/2003 |
