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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7040524 | Automated packaging apparatus and method of optical elements An automatic packaging method of optical elements includes a focusing platform set, a Z-axis feeder set and an automatic feeding set. The Z-axis feeder set is provided above the focusing platform set. An automatic feeding set is arranged on a horizontal plane betwee... | 05/09/2006 |
| 6935550 | Robotic positioner A robotic positioner for use with an automated processing system, such as an automated welding system, for example, includes a base, a support structure rotatably supported on the base, and at least one work surface supported on the support structure suitable for su... | 08/30/2005 |
| 6863207 | System for high speed centrifugal welding An apparatus is disclosed for performing high speed welding of two or more materials. The apparatus includes an outer vessel having an inner surface and a central axis. At least one inner vessel is positioned within the outer vessel and adapted to receive at least t... | 03/08/2005 |
| 6607114 | Weld fixture and method for repairing annular components A multifunctional weld fixture is provided having a base receiving a component and a plurality of locator tabs disposed around its outer edge. A circumferential array of expansion feet are movably attached to the top surface of the base. A disk-shaped wed... | 08/19/2003 |
| 6386419 | Friction pull plug welding: top hat plug design Friction Pull Plug Welding is a solid state repair process for defects up to one inch in length, only requiring single sided tooling, or outside skin line (OSL), for preferred usage on flight hardware. The most prevalent defect associated with Friction Pu... | 05/14/2002 |
| 6344629 | Apparatus for assembling vehicle body On a setting cart which is movable back and forth between a setting station and a vehicle body assembly station, there are provided floor panel setting members, side sill receiving members and side panel forcing members which force side panels toward a fl... | 02/05/2002 |
| 6295707 | Portable boring--welding machine with simplified drive A portable boring-welding machine, in which the rotation of the tool shaft or the torch shaft and, respectively, the axial movement of the tool shaft or torch shaft in both directions are driven by a combination of only two independent motors, which can b... | 10/02/2001 |
| 6169268 | Method and apparatus for forming the ends of metallic tubes A method and apparatus for forming constricted ends on tube products on an automatic continuous basis. The apparatus includes a feeding station including a spindle for supporting a metallic tube. A forming station is positioned downstream from the feeding... | 01/02/2001 |
| 6073322 | Boring machine for boring and welding The boring machine according to the present invention , that may be applied onto the piece to be bored and suitable for performing welding surfacing on the same point to be bored, inside or outside, with working performed in automatic or semi-automatic, c... | 06/13/2000 |
| 6000600 | Method for welding with a vacuum An exemplary method for welding a circular disk coaxially atop a tubular body comprises the steps of rotating the body and disk thereon, drawing a vacuum inside the body for vacuum holding the disk thereon, and welding the disk along a rim thereof to the ... | 12/14/1999 |
| 5919307 | Apparatus for coating an inside of a pipe or tube A method of coating an interior surface of a metal tube with a coating material including the steps of filling the tube with a fluid degradable transport material containing a dispersion of the coating material, rotating the tube, and induction heating th... | 07/06/1999 |
| 5738725 | Cooling system for apparatus of coating an inside of a pipe or tube A method of coating an interior surface of a metal tube with a coating material including the steps of filling the tube with a fluid degradable transport material containing a dispersion of the coating material, rotating the tube, and induction heating th... | 04/14/1998 |
| 5669547 | Apparatus and method for supplying inert gas to a welding location An apparatus for providing inert gas to a desired location for a welding operation is provided. The apparatus includes a gas feed line and structure for mounting the feed line to extend in a first direction in a pipe. A gas locator tube communicates with ... | 09/23/1997 |
| 5603447 | Vehicle wheel welding station with crossed straight welding torches An improved vehicle wheel welding station which minimizes the stoppages of the welding station to replace the contact tip and/or welding wire conduit includes an wheel support fixture for supporting a vehicle wheel and at least three welding torches suppo... | 02/18/1997 |
| 5499755 | Precision alignment welding apparatus A precision alignment apparatus that automatically welds together the parts of a cut-apart torque converter. A precision cast and machined frame is provided onto which are mounted a spindle assembly, a double-end air cylinder and a turntable which are ali... | 03/19/1996 |
| 5375758 | Welding method of and apparatus for reconditioning hard metal products This disclosure is directed to a method of and apparatus for applying a weld bead upon a surface of a chilled white iron product by (a) moving a surface of the product along a predetermined path of travel in a desired direction, (b) directing a stream of ... | 12/27/1994 |
| 5071053 | Method and device for joining well tubulars This invention relates to a method and device for joining well tubulars by a friction welding technique. The device includes apparatus for fixing tubular elements in a substantially vertical and aligned position near the wellhead and apparatus for rotatin... | 12/10/1991 |
| 5069382 | Apparatus and method for producing a pressure vessel from metal tubing Conventional apparatus for forming pressure vessels from tubing involves a separate step of the forming of the tubing into coils and then separately welding the coils together. The conventional method has proven to be costly because of the type of apparat... | 12/03/1991 |
| 5014901 | Rotatable welding fixture and method for metal cladding tubular membrane panels A rotatable welding fixture for supporting elongated structures such as tubes while performing metal welding operations on the tubes. The fixture includes an elongated central rigid frame which is rigidly attached at each end to an end plate and a trunnio... | 05/14/1991 |
| 5013880 | Process for welding a follower pipe to a buried pipe string In a process for welding a pipe string driven horizontally into the ground to a follower pipe, the pipe string buried in the ground and the follower pipe are rotated. A welder then does not need to make vertical welds but can form the weld seams in a posi... | 05/07/1991 |
| 4832322 | Drum welding apparatus An apparatus is disclosed for automatically welding sheet metal panels to form part of a revolving drum for concrete transit mixers. The apparatus includes a fixture having an annular central core, linear and generally longitudinal ribs extended away from... | 05/23/1989 |
| 4805826 | Slag removing apparatus for pad-welding machine Described herein is a slag removing apparatus suitable for use on a padi-welding machine, which permits automation of the pad-welding operation and which essentially includes: a C-shaped roller holder located beneath a movable welding torch and provided w... | 02/21/1989 |
| 4765525 | Apparatus for remotely welding a cover to the wall of a container for storing radioactive fuel elements and wastes The invention relates to an apparatus for automatic or remotely operated welding of the cover and/or the bottom of the walls of a container for receiving and storing radioactive fuel elements and wastes in a hot cell by employing the narrow joint welding ... | 08/23/1988 |
| 4733814 | Friction welding apparatus A friction welding machine, for welding two members such as universal joint parts to the ends of a central component such as a tubular shaft, wherein rotatable holders (20) for the members are connected to a layshift (22) which is arranged to be driven an... | 03/29/1988 |
| 4679722 | Method and apparatus for welding two pipes along their line of penetration A continuous and optimum weld is provided in the weld space between the attachment end of a secondary pipe and the outer surface of a primary pipe by means of a downwardly extending electric welding burner, the secondary pipe being oriented to extend at a... | 07/14/1987 |
| 4674163 | Apparatus for manufacture and repair of tubular products Apparatus useful in the manufacture and repair of automotive drive shafts which includes a frame and an elongate support bed rotatably mounting a multiple jaw chuck for rotary movement, a generally cylindrical workpiece passage extending through the chuck... | 06/23/1987 |
| 4660753 | Automatic welding apparatus An automatic welding apparatus for forming a circular bead along a circumference of a first workpiece at its junction with a second workpiece in order to weld the former to the latter, comprising a turntable, clamp members for clamping the second workpiec... | 04/28/1987 |
| 4660756 | Method and apparatus for producing a substantially cylindrical hollow article The apparatus for the build-up welding of a hollow articles uses at least two rollers for supporting the hollow parent member during application of the build-up welding. The rollers ride on a raceway formed on the hollow parent member. Where the raceway i... | 04/28/1987 |
| 4637540 | Method and apparatus for assembling a structure composing a vehicle's body and the like A method and apparatus for assembling a structure of rolling stock or other vehicles. The method includes: supporting the structure with a long box through fastening devices to a framework on the side of the structure, rotating the structure around an axi... | 01/20/1987 |
| 4618757 | Method and apparatus for manufacturing large, metal cylindrical structures Method for manufacturing a large-sized, cylindrical, metal casing by welding successive cylindrical sections, characterized in that metal in the form of a strip is unwound continuously and at a uniform speed from a coil (6) and in that, as the strip (16) ... | 10/21/1986 |
| 4611751 | Method and apparatus for the manufacture of cylindrical hollow bodies The invention comprises a method and an apparatus for the manufacture of cylindrical hollow bodies by the shape welding process. This apparatus comprises a connection between a rotatably mounted supporting body which can be driven and a base body onto whi... | 09/16/1986 |
| 4598854 | Apparatus for sealing non-cylindrical tanks A machine for automatically applying one or more bonding or sealing seams to the peripheral surface of a tank or vessel having a non-cylindrical cross section. More specifically the machine provides means for supporting and axially rotating a generally re... | 07/08/1986 |
| 4581816 | Method and apparatus for welding turbine rotor shafts A method for axially aligning adjacent opposing faces of a first and second shaft segment having a respective joint face, of a steam turbine rotor to be welded together includes mating the joint faces of each shaft segment, placing a crushable lip, which ... | 04/15/1986 |
| 4579652 | Disk screen shaft assemblies and method of and means for manufacturing the same Disk screen shaft assemblies have an array of concentric annular toothed disks mounted in axially spaced relation on and along shaft perimeters, with the inner diameters of the disks having bevelled edges welded to the shaft perimeters in a manner to conf... | 04/01/1986 |
| 4577795 | Device for overlay-welding pipes bends A device for overlay-welding a pipe interior having an arm extensible into the interior of a respective pipe, the arm carrying a welding head at a free end thereof includes a rotating device in the form of a wheel surrounding and supporting the pipe, and ... | 03/25/1986 |
| 4577089 | Automatic welding machine The automatic welding machine has a pair of closely spaced magnetic rollers which grip the surface of a workpiece and which are driven to rotate the workpiece. The workpiece may rest on a support on the end of a double articulated arm. The driven rollers ... | 03/18/1986 |
| 4570842 | Conduit weld positioner with arc length adjustor A conduit weld positioner for positioning two conduit portions extending at an angle to each other in which one of the conduit portions is grasped by a frame tiltably mounted relative to a turntable adapted to rotate about a central axis. The degree of ti... | 02/18/1986 |
| 4550872 | Fillet-welding equipment for pipe materials A novel and improved fillet welding equipment is disclosed which comprises a movable member adapted to be movable longitudinally of the welding equipment, a threaded shaft inclined forwardly and mounted to the movable member, a welding torch threadedly co... | 11/05/1985 |
| 4548347 | Automated fuel pin loading system An automated loading system for nuclear reactor fuel elements utilizes a gravity feed conveyor which permits individual fuel pins to roll along a constrained path perpendicular to their respective lengths. The individual lengths of fuel cladding are direc... | 10/22/1985 |
| 4523709 | Apparatus for aligning and supporting similar bodies An apparatus for mutually aligning and rotatably supporting similarly shaped facing circumferential surfaces of at least two members, e.g., for producing a circumferential weld, has an endless belt, which can be placed and secured around the adjoining cir... | 06/18/1985 |
