Did You Know...
...that when IBM conducted a market study of Chester Carlson's invention in 1959, the company concluded that it would take only 5000 units of his new product to saturate the market? IBM therefore declined to be part of the new product introduction. Too bad for IBM. Carlson's invention was the xerography process, and his new product was the beginning of the Xerox Corporation. It is estimated that every day, worldwide, 3,000,000,000 copies are made!!
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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8118204 | Portable fastening tool To provide a compact portable fastening tool which can be easily pushed at its handle portion onto a punched side, even in case a magazine is attached at an inclination with respect to the horizon, so that it can be easily used even in a narrow place. An electric fa... | 02/21/2012 |
| 8028881 | Nailer strike plate A device for impacting a fastener in one embodiment includes a housing with an upper housing portion, a middle housing portion, and a side housing portion extending between the upper housing portion and the middle housing portion, a drive cylinder configured to vent... | 10/04/2011 |
| 7950557 | Pneumatic tool with air duster An air duster duct is formed to branch off at an intermediate portion along the length of an air duct which connects a compressed air supply source with a pneumatic tool. A valve mechanism having a selector valve and an operating device is provided at the branch por... | 05/31/2011 |
| 7918375 | Pneumatically operable fastener-driving tool and seal mechanism assembly, and a method of operating the same A pneumatically operable fastener-driving tool and seal mechanism assembly, and a method of operating the same, comprises the use of a single, annular seal member, having a substantially V-shaped cross-sectional configuration, disposed within an annularly recessed p... | 04/05/2011 |
| 7918374 | Portable fastener driving device The present invention includes various embodiments directed to apparatus and methods surrounding a fastener device. In particular embodiments, the fastener device is a quick charging and discharging device that includes a solenoid, a fastener striker, a flash capaci... | 04/05/2011 |
| 7845532 | Cordless fastener driving device A fastener driving device includes various interconnected systems within a device housing for efficiently regulating and transferring compressed gas provided by user-replaceable cartridges to drive a fastener securely into a workpiece. An improved cartridge containm... | 12/07/2010 |
| 7802711 | Hand-held power tool with a pneumatic percussion mechanism A hand-held power tool includes a pneumatic percussion mechanism (20) having a driving member (22) reciprocating in the guide tube (21), a percussion member (23) driven by the driving member (22), and an air spring (24) loca... | 09/28/2010 |
| 7780053 | Nail gun with air injection mechanism An air injection mechanism for nail guns includes a gun body having an air chamber; a valve base having a rod hole disposed in the gun body; a movable valve rod, one end of the valve rod engages with the rod hole and extends out of the gun body to form a press end, ... | 08/24/2010 |
| 7770772 | Jet pump cooling system for combustion-powered fastener-driving tools A cooling system for combustion-powered fastener-driving tools comprises the use of cooling fin structures upon the external wall members of the combustion chamber and cylinder. Fluid flow paths are constructed between internal wall portions of a surrounding tool ho... | 08/10/2010 |
| 7712647 | Driving machine A driving machine includes a cylinder, a piston fitted into the cylinder in a reciprocatingly movable manner, a driver connected to the piston, a bumper provided in the bottom portion of the cylinder, a housing, a return air chambe... | 05/11/2010 |
| 7708178 | Handheld pneumatic tool for breaking up rock A tool (12) has a body (14) having an opening (16) forming a barrel (18) which has a top and a bottom (20 and 22), an opening (30) at the bottom (22), and a pressure input (44) for fluid communication. T... | 05/04/2010 |
| 7703651 | Driving tool A striking cylinder 6 is disposed within a body 1. A main air chamber 7 for reserving compressed air therein is disposed at an outside of the striking cylinder 6. A cylinder cap 8 for covering the striking cylinder 6 and the... | 04/27/2010 |
| 7690546 | Pneumatic tool actuation device The present invention is directed to a pneumatic tool actuation device comprising a housing configured to be attached to a pneumatic tool, a piston slidably moveable within a drive chamber formed within the housing and an air inlet chamber formed within housing and ... | 04/06/2010 |
| 7686198 | Nail gun bushing and cylinder valve arrangement A bushing for conducting air in a nail gun is arranged between an air chamber and a cylinder received in a housing of the nail gun. The bushing is adjacent to a bottom of a main valve for driving hitting motion of the nail gun. A number of main valve holes that are ... | 03/30/2010 |
| 7677426 | Fastener driving device A fastener driving device includes a nose assembly carried by a housing that has a reservoir. The nose assembly has a fastener drive track. At least a portion of the fastener drive track is defined by a movable portion of the nose assembly. A fastener driver is mova... | 03/16/2010 |
| 7637406 | Nailing machine driven by pressurized gas in liquid state The present invention relates to a nail shooter. The present invention provides the nail shooter driven by a high-pressurized gas in liquid state, in order to resolve technical problems with the prior nail shooters, such as difficulty in application, a loud noise, a... | 12/29/2009 |
| 7556183 | Control device for nail hitting of pneumatic nail guns A control device for hitting nails of a pneumatic nail gun includes a control valve. The control valve is arranged in a main air flow passage between a trigger of the nail gun and the main air valve. The control valve has valve cover to open or close the main air fl... | 07/07/2009 |
| 7503473 | Pneumatic fastener A pneumatic fastener includes a housing and a handle coupled to the housing. The handle defines an inlet channel for delivering compressed gas to the housing. A trigger valve is in communication with the inlet channel and configured to actuate the pneumatic fastener... | 03/17/2009 |
| 7490748 | Pneumatically operated fastener driving tool A pneumatically operated fastener driving tool capable of avoiding accidental release of a head bumper from a housing. The head bumper is made from an elastic material and is compressedly fitted to the housing. The head bumper has a contacting portion deflectable up... | 02/17/2009 |
| 7484649 | Adjustable exhaust assembly for pneumatic fasteners An adjustable exhaust assembly for a pneumatic fastening tool having body and a handle extending from the body, the handle defining an inlet channel for receiving input of pressurized gas and an outlet channel for outputting exhaust. The adjustable exhaust assembly ... | 02/03/2009 |
| 7475800 | Trigger valve for pneumatic nail gun A nail gun includes an air chamber, a main air passage, and a trigger valve with a valve body is disposed between the air chamber and the main air passage. The trigger valve includes a valve bar, an air exhausting passage an air guiding passage and a stopper. The st... | 01/13/2009 |
| 7451903 | Main valve mechanism of compressed air nailing machine An air intake valve seat 24 is formed by mounting a cylinder seal 29 of rubber or the like from an upper face of a ring-shaped flange portion 28 formed to project from an outer peripheral face of a strike cylinder 15 over to an upper end ... | 11/18/2008 |
| 7448524 | Moveable cylinder driving air passage of nail gun A nail gun includes a moveable cylinder, an air collecting chamber and a main passage. An air passage includes a trigger valve; an air-in passage formed in the trigger valve connecting between an air collecting chamber and a main passage; an air-out passage formed i... | 11/11/2008 |
| 7438207 | Dust-removing structure of a nailer The present invention provides a dust-removing structure for the nailer. The dust-removing structure, located at a preset position of the nailer, includes a release valve lever with a control unit for drive. The control unit is a lever-type control unit, having a pi... | 10/21/2008 |
| 7431185 | Fan control for combustion-powered fastener-driving tool based on firing rate A combustion-powered fastener-driving tool includes a combustion-powered power source; at least one fan associated with the power source during operation; and a control system operationally associated with the power source and connected to the at least one fan for a... | 10/07/2008 |
| 7427007 | Combustion-powered nail gun A combustion-powered nail gun drives nails into a workpiece when both a head switch and a trigger switch are turned ON while a safety switch is turned ON. The nail driving operation cannot be performed if the safety switch is not ON even if both the head switch and ... | 09/23/2008 |
| 7422133 | Gas combustion operated fastener driving tool with casing floating at the front end The gas-operated fixing device comprises an internal combustion engine for driving fasteners, arranged in a case (9) fitted in a handle (13) and fixed to it at the rear (14-17, 56, 21-24). The front (91) of the case (9 | 09/09/2008 |
| 7419079 | Pneumatic tool The pneumatic tool has a check valve placed inside that includes an internal and external valve base and traveling valve. The internal valve base has an inlet hole, and an enlarged slot is formed on the external end of the inlet hole. An annular oblique edge is form... | 09/02/2008 |
| 7407071 | Setting tool A setting tool for driving fastening elements in a constructional component includes piston stop device for braking the setting piston, and is located at an end region of the hollow chamber of the piston guide in which the setting piston is displaceable, and has a d... | 08/05/2008 |
| 7407070 | Fastener installation tool A fastener installation tool to install fasteners, such as rivets, risers, standoffs, and other types of fasteners operates upon vacuum and air pressure. Fasteners are installed with minimal reactive forces to the operator's hand, thus reducing the risk of repetitiv... | 08/05/2008 |
| 7395953 | Fastener driving tool A fastener driving tool includes: a driver blade which is driven by compressed air so as to move in a vertical direction for striking a fastener such as a nail, an injection hole which guides said driver blade and forms a passage for the compressed air to be exhaust... | 07/08/2008 |
| 7395954 | Pneumatic nail gun A pneumatic nail gun includes a gun body having an immovable cylinder therein; a hitting piston disposed in the cylinder; a main air housing collecting a compressed high pressure air with a constant pressure; and at least one main passage disposed at a peripheral po... | 07/08/2008 |
| 7392922 | In-can fuel cell metering valve A fuel cell for use with a combustion tool for delivery of a predetermined amount of fuel with each stem actuation is provided and includes a housing defining an open end enclosed by a closure. A main valve stem has an outlet, disposed in operational relationship to... | 07/01/2008 |
| 7383974 | Combustion chamber control for combustion-powered fastener-driving tool A combustion-powered fastener-driving tool includes a combustion-powered power source, a valve sleeve reciprocable relative to the power source between a rest position and a firing position, and a lockout device in operational proximity to the valve sleeve and confi... | 06/10/2008 |
| 7377413 | Pneumatic nail gun A pneumatic nail gun includes a gun body, a movable cylinder, a piston and a slidable sleeve valve. The gun body has a main air housing collecting a compressed high pressure air with a constant pressure, and a trigger at one end of the main air housing driving the h... | 05/27/2008 |
| 7357286 | Nailing machine A contact nose 15, in which an ejection opening 24 is formed coaxially with an ejection opening 18 of a nose portion 13 that guides a driver slidably, is slidably provided at an end part of the nose portion 13 to be urged in a dire... | 04/15/2008 |
| 7357194 | Percussion power tool A percussion power tool includes a motor (6) located in the tool-housing (4) for driving the output member (12) and the percussion mechanism (10), a chuck (20) for receiving a working tool (22), a locking mechanism (24 | 04/15/2008 |
| 7341174 | Pneumatic nail gun A pneumatic nail gun includes a gun body having a movable cylinder therein; a hitting piston disposed in the cylinder; a main air housing collecting a compressed high pressure air with a constant pressure; and at least one main passage disposed at a peripheral porti... | 03/11/2008 |
| 7341171 | Fan control for combustion-powered fastener-driving tool A combustion-powered fastener-driving tool includes a combustion-powered power source, at least one fan for associated with the power source, at least one temperature sensing device in operational proximity to the power source and a control system operationally asso... | 03/11/2008 |
| 7341173 | Exhaust gas diffuser and filter system for a pneumatic nail gun The exhaust gas diffuser and filter system for a pneumatic nail gun provides for the diffusion and filtering of exhaust gas, which is typically pressurized air, generated by the pneumatic nail gun during usage thereof. The system includes a diffuser plate adapted fo... | 03/11/2008 |
