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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8016279 | Jaw assembly A jaw assembly to hold hooks when tying artificial lures and flies for fishing is disclosed. The jaw assembly utilizes jaw members with angled surfaces and a cam with an off-center pivot pin to open and close the jaws. A tension spring may be used to lessen the clam... | 09/13/2011 |
| 7370496 | Multi-use portable lock system A multi-use portable lock system is provided. The system enables a user to secure valuable personal particles placed on top of the desk, like a keyboard, phone, answering machine, notebook and the like, without prior preparations and without damaging the desk. The s... | 05/13/2008 |
| 7325271 | Clamp device for removably attaching a vacuum cleaner component to a structure A clamp device for removably attaching a vacuum cleaner component to a structure according to an embodiment of the invention includes a clamp adapted to removably attach to the structure, a slot formed in the clamp, and a knob attached to the vacuum cleaner componen... | 02/05/2008 |
| 7080586 | Triple action cam die set for cutting the ends of metal tubes The triple action cam die set has an upper die, lower die and a cam system that works on multiple axes. A feeder delivers tubes sequentially to a loading station from where the tube is moved to a work station where the ends of the tube are cut and then the cut tube ... | 07/25/2006 |
| 7044462 | Fixture A fixture 3 for fixing an article to be fixed, such as a workpiece 2, to a fixture base 1 comprises a fixture body 5 detachably mountable on a mounting object, such as the fixture base 1. A linking member 4 is detachably mou... | 05/16/2006 |
| 7011284 | Pivotable clamp A pivotable clamp is provided. One embodiment of the present invention comprises a clamp that includes a first member that is pivotably coupled to a second member. A third member is pivotally coupled to the second member. The first member is sized to slidably engage... | 03/14/2006 |
| 6993821 | Manufacturing cell using tooling apparatus A manufacturing cell having a plurality of work stations, where at least one of the work station comprises a metalworking machine, and where at least one metalworking machine is provided with a modular tooling apparatus. The modular tooling apparatus consists of a b... | 02/07/2006 |
| 6959580 | Sheet metal bending brake A sheet metal bending brake having a frame with a planar work supporting surface and a plurality of spaced frame members extending over the work support surface. Each frame member has a throughbore and these throughbores are aligned with each other. A plurality of e... | 11/01/2005 |
| 6595251 | Portable work bench An improved portable work bench includes a structural body, and a platform disposed on and frictionally contacting the structural body. In addition, the platform includes an override mechanism for allowing horizontal movement of the platform along the str... | 07/22/2003 |
| 6522953 | Thermal polymer clamping tool A workpiece is held between a movable clamping element (56) and a stationary clamping element (52). During setup, a hex drive (58) is rotated to move a traveler (100) which is connected to the movable clamping element along a threaded shaft (80). The thre... | 02/18/2003 |
| 6415831 | Portable work bench An improved portable work bench includes a structural body, and a platform disposed on and frictionally contacting the structural body. In addition, the platform includes an override mechanism for allowing horizontal movement of the platform along the str... | 07/09/2002 |
| 6354579 | Vise for holding workpiece A vise suitable for securely holding a workpiece relative to a machine table. The vise is comprised of an integral block of readily machinable material, e.g., soft steel, aluminum, or plastic. A slot extends into the block from a top surface toward a lowe... | 03/12/2002 |
| 6126158 | Soft jaw for a machine vise A jaw assembly for use on a slideway of a machine table includes one or more guide rods over which a vise jaw freely slides. No fasteners or mounting members are required to mount and demount the jaw from the assembly. Before the jaw is tightened to apply... | 10/03/2000 |
| 6105947 | Low profile pneumatic retractor clamp A low profile fixture clamp which provides a clamping force in two perpendicular directions through the motion of a pneumatic cylinder in a single plane. The principle component of the clamping force is a horizontal force in-line with the force generated ... | 08/22/2000 |
| 5988243 | Portable work bench An improved portable work bench includes a structural body, and a platform disposed on the structural body. In addition, the platform includes a cam mechanism for locking the position of the platform along the structural body. Further, the portable work b... | 11/23/1999 |
| 5806841 | Fluid-actuated workholding apparatus A fluid-actuated workholding apparatus that includes a base member that has a longitudinally extending slot and a fixed jaw attached thereto. The apparatus further includes first and second movable jaw members that are operably supported on the base membe... | 09/15/1998 |
| 5718420 | Workholding wedge clamp A wedge workholding clamp has a clamp body that is adapted for mounting onto a table and is used for holding various objects, and specifically for holding piece parts in machining. The clamp body slidably mounts a movable jaw that is actuated with a wedge... | 02/17/1998 |
| 5699608 | Connector holding device A connector holding device (A) is provided which is adapted to hold a connector (C) having a terminal insertion opening formed on a rear face (40) thereof and a retainer attachment opening (45) formed on an upper or lower face thereof. The connector holdi... | 12/23/1997 |
| 5690546 | Edge clamp apparatus An edge clamp apparatus includes an elongated body 14 defining a cylindrical bore within which a piston 86 is received for movement between retracted and extended positions. The body 14 includes a mounting surface 18 and opposed front and rear body portio... | 11/25/1997 |
| 5657975 | Clip head apparatus for retaining a semiconductor wafer on a pedestal A clip assembly for retaining a semiconductor wafer on a pedestal during processing of the wafer, and releasing the wafer for removal from the pedestal after processing, includes a pair of tines each having a lower sloping surface for contacting an edge o... | 08/19/1997 |
| 5513836 | Clamping device for holding doors, panels and the like in an upright position A clamping device is disclosed for holding doors, panels and similar generally planar workpieces in an upright position while the device is attached to a stationary or movable support. Automatic clamping of a workpiece is accomplished by placing the workp... | 05/07/1996 |
| 5499801 | Tool holding an elongate profile material to be sliced An end holder (5) has a main recess (8) and cavities (8a) to fit on an end of an extruded aluminum profile material (1) having a semi-hollow portions (1a). Each of chucks (6) can protrude into the semi-hollow portion placed in the cavity (8a) so as to chu... | 03/19/1996 |
| 5458322 | Debris trapping/anti clip for retaining a semiconductor wafer on a pedestal A clip assembly for retaining a semiconductor wafer on a pedestal during processing of the wafer, and releasing the wafer for removal from the pedestal after processing, includes a pair of tines each having a lower sloping surface for contacting an edge o... | 10/17/1995 |
| 5397425 | Total containment welding of plastic tubes A pair of plastic tubes are welded together by mounting each tube in the clamp jaws of a holder. A heated wafer is movably mounted in the gap between the tubes to cause the ends of the tubes to melt. The melted ends of the opposed tubes are pressed into c... | 03/14/1995 |
| 5375636 | Pocket joint cutter system A pocket joint cutter system for forming a pocket cut and fastener bore into a workpiece. The pocket cut and fastener bore receives a fastener such as a self-tapping screw which passes through the bore and into a second workpiece for forming a Joint betwe... | 12/27/1994 |
| 5318316 | Cart for vertically oriented longitudinally extending objects Carts for transporting doors, sheets of plywood and dry wall, narrow crates, mirrors, and other large, awkward-to-handle and perhaps fragile articles of similar configurations in a horizontal orientation which allows the object to be freely manipulated th... | 06/07/1994 |
| 5277412 | Assembly orientation jig An orientation jig for facilitating assembly of a structure including a plurality of structural members and for positioning each structural member in predetermined orientation with respect to one another is provided. The orientation jig includes a mountin... | 01/11/1994 |
| 5253411 | Method of securing semi-conductor wafer using retention clip A clip for removably securing a semi-conductor wafer to the treatment surface of a semi-conductor wafer processing pedestal. The clip is constructed with a pair of spaced apart, forwardly extending tines adapted to engage outer edges of a semi-conductor w... | 10/19/1993 |
| 5183245 | Semi-conductor wafer retention clip A clip for removably securing a semi-conductor wafer to the treatment surface of a semi-conductor wafer processing pedestal. The clip is constructed with a pair of spaced apart, forwardly extending tines adapted to engage outer edges of a semi-conductor w... | 02/02/1993 |
| 5169132 | Workpiece handler Substrate handling apparatus includes a trigger handle which forms a trigger-like mechanism with a handle grip. The trigger handle is interconnected with activation means such that application of pressure on the trigger handle activates the activation mea... | 12/08/1992 |
| 5115110 | Hydraulic quick change clamp Hydraulically actuated quick release base mounted clamp particularly capable of use for clamping interchangeable production heat treating induction coils to produce intimate pressurized electrical conductive contact between elongated base mounted and indu... | 05/19/1992 |
| 5056766 | Precision machine vise A vise for use with a machining table having an elongated T-slot in its upper surface includes a stationary jaw and a jaw support transversely extending over the T-slot and clamped against the table in spaced relation to one another by a clamping device c... | 10/15/1991 |
| 4969636 | Fly tyer's vise A fly tyer's vise which has a pair of spring members at one end so as to receive and clamp a fish hook and which can be separated by a cam operated lever wherein said jaws are mounted on a shaft received in an adaptor such that when the supporting shaft i... | 11/13/1990 |
| 4961702 | Retainer for injection molds A retainer for use in connection with injection molding that is used to retain a slide in its open position when the mold is opening. The retainer has two pivotally connected jaw members and a coiled compression spring that applies spring pressure to the ... | 10/09/1990 |
| 4949579 | Apparatus for gripping high density disk packs for precision balancing A balancing apparatus for balancing a high precision magnetic disk drive includes a plate having a circular aperture in which three mounting surfaces grip a precision mounting ring on the disk pack to be balanced. The plate is mounted on a pivoting platfo... | 08/21/1990 |
| 4848723 | Overload protector for clamping jaw mechanism An overload protection device for the clamping portion of a tube cutoff die set. The overload protection device is used to prevent destructive overload forces in the event a mechanical obstruction prevents the tube clamping die jaws from fully closing in ... | 07/18/1989 |
| 4830349 | Hydraulic clamp with a swinging clamp arm A hydraulic clamp is provided that is suited for fixing a workpiece on the table of a machining center work pallet and the like. In a clamp housing there are arranged a swingable clamp arm and a hydraulic cylinder one before the other longitudinally, the ... | 05/16/1989 |
| 4815648 | Hand-held cold pressure weld device A hand-held welding device utilizes a multiple upset cold pressure welding technique to join abutting end surfaces of a pair of wire members. The welding device includes a pair of spaced-apart, parallel tie rods for supporting a stationary V-block in spac... | 03/28/1989 |
| 4802661 | Method and apparatus for producing eyeglass frames An eyeglass frame is produced from a plastic workpiece panel of elongated outer periphery having two lens-holding apertures, each aperture having a groove about its perimeter for receiving the lens of the eyeglass. The workpiece is placed upon a holder ha... | 02/07/1989 |
| 4796877 | Workpiece holder and saw guide device A holder and saw guide device for an elongated tube or rod type workpiece includes V-shaped support areas accommodating various size workpieces in a first cavity. A gripping member extends into the first cavity for positioning in a gripping relation with ... | 01/10/1989 |
