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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7250132 | Apparatus for enabling fabrication of accurate angular cuts in a pipe An apparatus for enabling fabrication of accurate angular cuts in a pipe includes a first fixture adapted to be clamped on a pipe and adjusted relative to the pipe so as to define a substantially planar surface aligned with a desired cut angle relative to a longitud... | 07/31/2007 |
| 7150104 | Tool and method for scribing longitudinal lines on a cylindrical rod A tool for scribing a longitudinal groove on an elongate cylindrical rod suitable for implanting as a prosthetic in a living being supports the rod in a linear groove on a bed of a frame of the tool. A track is mounted on the frame and runs parallel to the groove. A... | 12/19/2006 |
| 7099008 | Alignment adjuster of probe, measuring instrument and alignment adjusting method of probe A probe alignment adjuster (10) for adjusting an angle of a probe (22) for measuring a configuration of a workpiece has an angle adjuster (21) capable of adjusting the angle of the probe so that the angle aligns with a reference axis line. Since... | 08/29/2006 |
| 6022506 | Device for cutting circular openings in pipe, vessels, and flat material A circle cutting device that is particularly useful for cutting openings through pipe and round vessels and may also be utilized for cutting circular openings through flat material. The device utilizes a conventional oxygen acetylene cutting torch or plas... | 02/08/2000 |
| 5160549 | Tube fin trimming machine and method for use A tube fin trimming machine adapted for clamping and cutting elongated finned structures, such as finned tubes. The trimming machine includes an elongated main frame having at least one guideway, support means attached to the baseplate and adapted for sup... | 11/03/1992 |
| 5110095 | Spacer blocks for pipe beveling and/or welding machine Spacers for supporting an arcuate saddle in concentric relation with respect to each of three specifically different sizes of pipe wherein a plurality of spacers are connected to the saddle and disposed radially between the saddle and one of the pipes, ea... | 05/05/1992 |
| 5055236 | Method and apparatus for underwater remote controlled radioactive waste reduction of boiling water nuclear reactor control rods Apparatus for cutting a cruciform shaped radioactive control rod into three separate cut sections, the cruciform shaped radioactive control rod being of the type having four substantially equidistantly spaced sheaths extending from and along a large porti... | 10/08/1991 |
| 4755232 | Method and apparatus for mechanically controlling the flame cutting and/or connection welding of workpieces A method and apparatus for mechanically controlling the flame cutting and/or connection welding of workpieces. The difficulty encountered during the mechanized burning of holes in vessels, containers or tanks and the welding of connecting members into the... | 07/05/1988 |
| 4717124 | Steering mechanism for autogenous cutting torch The invention relates to a steering mechanism for an autogenous cutting torch, wherein an autogenous cutting torch (5) is fastened to the end of a steering arm (2) shaped as a long shaft. Steering arm (2) is adapted to be axially movable and rotatable aro... | 01/05/1988 |
| 4643845 | Method of cutting high-activity solid waste A method of and an apparatus for cutting a high-activity solid waste, such as a used channel box and a used control rod, to reduce same in size to facilitate its disposal. The channel box is cut axially through opposing corners to produce elongated split ... | 02/17/1987 |
| 4618378 | Pipe cutting templet A templet for cutting patterns in pipe with a torch includes a tube that is axially split into hemicylindrical segments. The segments are biased together in alignment with a coil spring. The segments are spread apart by squeezing attached handles together... | 10/21/1986 |
| 4593887 | Cutting torch guide A strip made up of a linear series of rigid links hinged together. Magnets are mounted on certain links, at spaced points, for holding the strip on the object to be cut by a torch. Spacers are located on the links on which the magnets are not mounted, hol... | 06/10/1986 |
| 4480821 | Apparatus for performing a work function on a tubular workpiece An apparatus for performing a work function on a tubular workpiece includes a support frame movable along an X-axis, a bracket on the frame movable toward and away from the workpiece along a Z-axis, a support arm mounted on the bracket for movement about ... | 11/06/1984 |
| 4455015 | Steering apparatus for an autogenous cutting torch A steering apparatus for an autogenous cutting torch for cutting holes of desired shape in flat or curved sheet walls, such as in the wall of a pipe. The steering apparatus comprises a holder arm for an autogenous cutting torch and means for guiding the h... | 06/19/1984 |
| 4440383 | Pipe cutting apparatus Apparatus for cutting a pipe tube turn has a frame that may be fixed on the pipe and mounts a cutting torch for movement orbitally of the tube turn's longitudinal axis and in a plane that is at right angles to such axis. The cutting torch is stabilized an... | 04/03/1984 |
| 4414041 | Guide system for flame cutting of pipe A guide system for a gas cutting torch used to bevel the ends of pipe in preparation for welding includes a circular sleeve with integral spacer bars coacting with a radial screw for fixing the circular sleeve coaxially around a pipe to be bevelled; the s... | 11/08/1983 |
| 4411410 | Apparatus for cutting openings in pipes A mechanism is provided for torch cutting openings in pipes wherein the openings are dimensioned according to the size of other pipes to be connected by welding at the opening. The mechanism comprises a frame structure which is adapted to be secured in im... | 10/25/1983 |
| 4384901 | Method and apparatus for cutting and beveling pipe A method and apparatus for cutting a pipe. A pipe is positioned on a plurality of support rollers for rotating the pipe. A cutting torch, mounted on a telescoping arm, is movable along the longitudinal axis of the pipe. The angle that the cutting torch ma... | 05/24/1983 |
| 4381854 | Guide bar for cutting torch A flexible guide bar for a cutting torch and the like having magnetic means for engaging the piece to be cut and also having adjustable means for engaging metal pipe. Stiffeners may be utilized to assist the guide bar when used to guide the cut of flat st... | 05/03/1983 |
| 4368876 | Self-propelling bevel fusion-cutting machine A self-propelling bevel fusion-cutting machine for beveling pipes has a machine main body which holds a fusion-cutter, such as a burner, for effecting the bevel fusion-cutting of the end face of a pipe, traveling guide rollers which roll on the pipe end f... | 01/18/1983 |
| 4323223 | Apparatus for forming a closed cut surface in a wall of a workpiece The cutting apparatus is used to cut a hole in a workpiece such as a pipe of relatively large thickness. The burner is mounted on a carriage which is reciprocated along a radially directed carrier which rotates about an axis perpendicular to the carrier. ... | 04/06/1982 |
| 4279405 | Device for making emergency exits in a crushed transport means A device comprises a gas cutter in the form of an annular combustion chamber (10) provided with injectors and manifolds for delivery of oxidant and fuel into the combustion chamber (10) and an annular nozzle (9) adapted to cut an escape hatch out of the i... | 07/21/1981 |
| 4265430 | Device for marking and/or cutting pipes The present invention is directed to a device for marking and/or cutting a pipe. The device includes a fixture for clamping one of the pipe fittings in a desired position relative to an axis passing through the pivot center of a projecting boom to which a... | 05/05/1981 |
| 4137101 | Apparatus and method for removing tires from wheels To remove a solid tire from a wheel over which that tire has been pressed, a transverse groove is cut in the tread of the tire with a cutting apparatus so as to expose the underlying rim. Then the exposed portion of the rim is cut with a flame that is pas... | 01/30/1979 |
| 4091514 | Subsea machine tool A subsea machine tool for preparing the end of a bare piece of pipe in a subsea location for receiving an overfitting coupling and includes a support assembly adapted for raising and lowering in a body of water. A pipe clamp is attached to each end of the... | 05/30/1978 |
| 4053145 | Cutting torch guide A guide for a cutting torch providing means for effecting circular cutouts in large vessels or large diameter pipe without the need of a lay-out other than fixing a working point and providing multiple adjustments so that cuts may be made of the desired d... | 10/11/1977 |
| 4029301 | Connective means for providing variable attitude A connective means which provides a variable attitude between a torch and a pipe beveling machine including a fixed plate with a flat surface attached to the pipe beveling machine. The plate is provided with two slots in the flat surface, a central slot a... | 06/14/1977 |
| 4018629 | Apparatus and method for guiding a cutting torch Apparatus is disclosed for guiding a metal cutting torch to enable the flame thereof to cut a controlled thickness of metal material from the length of the outer surface of a elongated hollow cylindrical workpiece mounted securely to a shaft extending the... | 04/19/1977 |
