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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7275294 | Magnetic parts holder A parts holding device that includes a holder with a row of spaced-apart cavities, within which parts may be disposed. A bar containing a plurality of spaced-apart permanent magnets is movably mounted to the holder and is disposed parallel to the row of the cavities... | 10/02/2007 |
| 7211178 | Fixture for electro-chemical machining On a fixture for electro-chemical machining for the production of long, curved cavities (11) in a component (12), the working electrode (3) of the electro-chemical machining tool (1) is connected to a guide body (1a) which m... | 05/01/2007 |
| 6969817 | Apparatus and method for machining in confined spaces A machining apparatus is provided. The machining apparatus includes a discharge machining head assembly and a slide assembly supporting the head assembly. The machining apparatus also includes an electromagnet configured to support the slide assembly in a position o... | 11/29/2005 |
| 6946062 | Electropolish/grinding means for an inner surface of a long tube The present invention is an electropolishing/grinding device for an inner surface of a long tube, including at least one long tube, one electrode, at least two partitions, one fixed magnet mechanism, one driving apparatus and an axial driven mechanism. The fixed mag... | 09/20/2005 |
| 6824657 | Component support A component carrier for holding at least one component (12), in particular for surface coating by electrodeposition, having at least one holding magnet (31), the magnetic field lines of which run through the component (12) in a region close to a... | 11/30/2004 |
| 6051116 | Etching apparatus An etching apparatus is described comprising a substrate holding segment for holding a substrate with a portion to be etched, an electrolytic bath for maintaining an electrolyte solution therein, a locomotive mechanism for moving the substrate holding seg... | 04/18/2000 |
| 5618396 | Holding and contacting apparatus for galvanically coating work pieces Work pieces to be galvanically coated or plated are held in place with a good electrical contact by a holding device having an electrically conducting hollow carrier (2), a magnet (3) removably mounted inside said hollow carrier (2) the ends of which are ... | 04/08/1997 |
| 5536377 | Galvanizing magazine for coating work pieces A galvanizing magazine has electrically conducting electrodes for holding a multitude of small parts in positions that assure uniform coating conditions for all parts held in any of electrodes held in the magazine. A hollow cylindrical electrode with slot... | 07/16/1996 |
| 5441622 | Sharps destruction apparatus A hygienic apparatus which totally dissolves sharps from such places as health-care centers, operating rooms laboratories, and the like. The apparatus accepts all sorts of metal sharp instruments. The sharp metal portion is removed from any plastic compon... | 08/15/1995 |
| 5393395 | Method of surface-treating a half sliding bearing and apparatus for same An apparatus and a method of surface-treating a half sliding bearing, the method comprising the steps of: preparing a tank which accommodates a surface-treatment solution and an anode of an alloy to be applied to the bearings as a surface treatment; succe... | 02/28/1995 |
| 5332487 | Method and plating apparatus A method of and an apparatus for the electroplating of material onto substrates, such as computer memory disks, by use of a plating cell comprising cathodes, anodes, passive shields, filters, an oscillation system and an electrical power supply. Anodes an... | 07/26/1994 |
| 5316642 | Oscillation device for plating system A method of and an apparatus for the electroplating of material onto substrates, such as computer memory disks, by use of a plating cell comprising cathodes, anodes, passive shields, filters, an oscillation system and an electrical power supply. Anodes an... | 05/31/1994 |
| 4731171 | Process for making a lid having a tear-away opening The process and apparatus of the invention provide a coat of lacquer or varnish covering a tear-off cover, which is formed from a thin ferromagnetic metal, has a circumferential supporting lip and is equipped with a tear-off opening made by scoring and/or... | 03/15/1988 |
| 4540477 | Apparatus for producing acicular or equiaxed iron or iron alloy particles An apparatus for collecting ferromagnetic particles distributed in metal or metal alloy material is disclosed. A tank containing an electrolyte is provided to electrochemically dissolve the metal or metal alloy material without substantial dissolving of t... | 09/10/1985 |
| 4487676 | Anticorrosion anode with magnetic holddown An anode for the internal protection of hollow corrodible magnetically receptive metallic substrates is attached to a flexible permanent magnet along its length, thereby enabling it to hold to the substrate. This prevents abrasion and electrical short-cir... | 12/11/1984 |
| 4124454 | Electrolytic treatment of metal sheet A ferromagnetic metal sheet, e.g. of mild steel to be tin-plated, is transported across the surface of a bath of electrolyte by means of a conveyor comprising a series of rollers. A magnetic field is produced in each roller, e.g. by permanent magnets, so ... | 11/07/1978 |
