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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7309464 | Steerable magnetic wheel carriage A lightweight remote controlled carriage apparatus having a frame means composed of a first frame member and a second frame member interconnected by a transverse frame member having a transverse frame member axis; the transverse frame member having a pivot point int... | 12/18/2007 |
| 6627004 | Carriage for cutting, beveling and welding torches A carriage for guiding a cutting, beveling or welding torch on the surface of a metal work piece has a chassis which is transported along a main path on the work piece by a magnetic wheel assembly driven by a reversible motor mounted on the chassis. A rac... | 09/30/2003 |
| 5853655 | Magnetic wheel guided carriage with positioning arm A remote controlled welding and cutting carriage, with an automated positioning arm, to facilitate welding and cutting of flat and curved surfaces including plate and pipe without the use of track, band or similar carriage positioning or guidance mechanis... | 12/29/1998 |
| 4626650 | Two-axis cutting machine using a plasma arc torch or the like A two-axis cutting machine for cutting a workpiece along a desired cutting path, has a frame for holding the workpiece, a rail fixed to the frame, a beam arranged to move along the rail and having a pair of driving points spaced apart along the axis of th... | 12/02/1986 |
| 4610433 | Torch-cutting machine for thermally cutting elongate members In a torch cutting machine for thermally cutting hot elongate members which are conveyed horizontally at a varying speed or with a varying direction of movement, a torch-carrying carriage is movable parallel to and with the elongate member during the cutt... | 09/09/1986 |
| 4583719 | Machine tool for stamping, nibbling and thermal cutting and the like A machine tool for flat workpieces such as sheet material includes at least one work station, a first guidance assembly with a workpiece holding device movable in at least one direction relative to the work station and a second guidance assembly with a wo... | 04/22/1986 |
| 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 |
| 4456228 | Radius attachment for automated welding and cutting torch carriages A radius attachment is provided for use with a conventional welding or cutting torch carriage incorporating a segment of the guide rail carrying a drive means and balancing means, the drive means being driven by the drive of the torch carriage and a conne... | 06/26/1984 |
| 4356043 | Cutting tool carrier and method of cutting A cutting tool carrier for holding a plurality of cutting tools, each tool requiring certain utilities to operate. The carrier includes a body, a plurality of tool holders pivotally mounted within the body and each adapted to receive a cutting tool, first... | 10/26/1982 |
| 4330110 | Apparatus and method for cutting holes in steel plates Single or ganged cutting torches for steel plates preheat the center of each hole to be cut prior to any displacement of the torches. On completion of the preheating, the torches are laterally repositioned in correspondence with the common radius of the h... | 05/18/1982 |
| 4327898 | Traveling torch What is disclosed is a traveling torch comprising a carriage mounted on wheels and adapted to traverse a track; motor and variable speed traction drive transmission for moving the carriage along the track and carried by the carriage with the weight of the... | 05/04/1982 |
| 4280687 | Flame cutter A cutting machine for severing a moving strand portion includes an elongated support; the strand portion normally moves near the support in one direction of elongation thereof, and a carriage may be operably moved on the support in the one direction and i... | 07/28/1981 |
| 4267424 | Spot welding machine for heavy-duty operations on surface contoured workpieces A spot welding machine comprising a pair of vertically spaced-apart guide rails rigidly supported on a framed structure a distance from the ground, a slide member slidably mounted on the guide rails, and a robot arm structure having a housing pivoted at a... | 05/12/1981 |
| 4266989 | Cutting tool guiding system for metal cutting machines A cantilevered transverse arm is mounted for movement along both a longitudinal and transverse axis. The outer end of the arm is adapted to be disposed over a metal slab to be cut and carries a tool assembly which is adjustable thereon. A guiding assembly... | 05/12/1981 |
| 4192487 | Apparatus for cutting sheet plate Sheet plate is cut with a carriage having an elongated support rod journalled therein for linear movement along a path parallel to the longitudinal axis of the rod. The carriage is propelled in a direction substantially perpendicular to the longitudinal a... | 03/11/1980 |
| 4180248 | Flame cutting machine for modification of railway car side sills An improved flame cutting machine for modifying a railway car by trimming or burning to specific shapes or patterns portions of the longitudinally spaced plate members or gussets which form part of the side sill structure of the car. Adjacent to each side... | 12/25/1979 |
| 4175050 | Shaped washing agents having a mosaic-like structure and process A shaped washing agent based on colored soaps and/or synthetic detergents comprising a plurality of individual colored particles of soap and/or synthetic detergent having a size range of 1 to 20 millimeters, so distributed that they adjoin one another wit... | 11/20/1979 |
| 4168056 | Torch cutting machine Torch cutting machines of the type embodying a plurality of torches adjustably mounted with respect to a moving conveyor, such that the torches may cut the flange and central web portions of I-beams, structural members and the like. The machine is charact... | 09/18/1979 |
| 4127258 | Machine for gas-cutting of metals Disclosure is made of a machine in which, according to the invention, a tool carriage is mounted on the crossbeam for rotation in a plane perpendicular to the axis of the crossbeam. A rod rigidly coupled with a cutting torch is mounted on the tool carriag... | 11/28/1978 |
| 4081651 | Apparatus method for welding tank sections Apparatus is disclosed for supporting and rotating a pair of hollow tank sections of generally circular cross section, including scalene frusto-conical tank sections, during welding of the sections in end-to-end abutting relation to form an elongted tank.... | 03/28/1978 |
| 4008384 | Welding apparatus A system for supporting, guiding and controlling a welding head to maintain the welding head normal to the instantaneous surface contour of overlapping, convoluted metal sheets to weld the same together. The system is capable of being supported on the con... | 02/15/1977 |
| 4003556 | Flame-cutting machine A flame-cutting machine having a moving torch carriage includes a scrap-cutting arrangement which is mounted directly on the torch unit and is activated in accordance with the movement of the flame-cutting machine.... | 01/18/1977 |
