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Glam girl Heddy Lamar may have used her good looks to good effect on the silver screen, but she put her smarts to better use as an inventor. During World War II, she co-patented a frequency-switching system for torpedo guidance that was considered years ahead of its time.
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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7337648 | Clamp and repair tool A tool for gripping, clamping or holding an object, wherein the tool has a handle portion, a linkage portion and a working portion, and wherein the working portion includes two workpiece contacting surfaces, at least one of the surfaces shaped to generally conform t... | 03/04/2008 |
| 7331093 | Pieces hold-unit for workstations, transfer machines and like A pieces hold-unit for machine tools such as workstations, transfer machines and milling machines is provided which comprises two parallel supports (12, 13) placed on a plane with at least a first of said support guided, controlled and movable with respect to... | 02/19/2008 |
| 7328496 | Apparatus for rebuilding gas turbine engine blades An apparatus for aligning a gas turbine engine blade including an airfoil and a dovetail is provided. The apparatus includes at least one locator pin configured to engage a serration formed on the blade dovetail, a locator block supporting said locator pin where sai... | 02/12/2008 |
| 7310864 | Tool for performing maintenance on the endless tracks of a tracked vehicle A tool for the installation, removal and tightening of endless tracks of a tracked vehicle includes a first tubular member that telescopically receives a second tubular member with a rotatable handle mounted to the first tubular member opposite the second tubular me... | 12/25/2007 |
| 7293765 | Power vise A power vise in which a supplementary power source is used to open and close the jaws. The power vise may be actuated by a remote control, so the operator may have both hands free to hold the workpiece as it is placed in or removed from the vise and may also include... | 11/13/2007 |
| 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 |
| 7109436 | Laser shock peening target A laser target includes a shank having a first wedge converging from a step to a distal end of the wedge. A complementary second wedge is mounted on the step and converges with the first wedge. The two wedges have respective target apertures aligned with each other ... | 09/19/2006 |
| 7090209 | Adjustable clamp and method of using an adjustable clamp A jaw for a bar clamp having a trigger pivoted to a handle at a position on the handle that is spaced from the bar. The trigger directly contacting a drive lever at a contact point, such that the contact point between the trigger and the drive lever changes along th... | 08/15/2006 |
| 7017898 | Apparatus for securing a workpiece An apparatus for securing a workpiece in accordance with the invention, such as a vise, includes a base for supporting the apparatus on a work surface, a back jaw member connected to the base for engaging a first portion of the workpiece secured by the apparatus, an... | 03/28/2006 |
| 7015066 | Method for stress reduction in flip chip bump during flip chip mounting and underfill process steps of making a microelectronic assembly A method of making a microelectronic assembly buying restraining a substrate in a fixture at room temperature, placing a flip chip on the substrate so that conductive bumps on the flip chip are aligned with contact pads on the substrate, heating the flip chip, the s... | 03/21/2006 |
| 6883225 | Method of using a universal manifold holding fixture A universal manifold holding fixture for holding intake manifolds from v-type engines that establishes and maintains a centerline alignment with respect to the intake manifold and a centering shaft; said centering shaft is configured to be receivable into various ma... | 04/26/2005 |
| 6866256 | Support/chocking device Device for enabling a rigid or semi-rigid material of a planar shape or of the thin, elongate type to be rapidly supported and chocked in order to carry out a finishing process on it. The device includes a top chocking structure on which the material to be finished ... | 03/15/2005 |
| 6799755 | Non-distortion clamp A clamp for gripping a part or workpiece is provided in which the arms of the clamp securely engage the part before being locked in place relative to the body of the clamp. The clamp includes a body and first and second arms extending from the body. The clamp furthe... | 10/05/2004 |
| 6761350 | Clamping device A clamping device having a front member, a back member opposing the front member, a pair of opposing side members, a stop block and a clamping mechanism. The side members extend between and connect the front member and the back member. The work piece is supported by... | 07/13/2004 |
| 6663095 | Universal manifold holding fixture A universal manifold holding fixture for holding intake manifolds from v-type engines that establishes and maintains a centerline alignment With respect to the intake manifold and a centering shaft; said centering shaft is configured to be receivable into... | 12/16/2003 |
| 6659439 | Quickly adjustable multiple clamping system A rapidly adjustable multi-clamping device with at least one clamping module, which is adjustable along the base and can be locked in place thereon, wherein teeth for positioning the clamping modules are provided on the base and on the clamping modules.... | 12/09/2003 |
| 6588815 | Transfer press embodying a piston-cylinder assembly to effect gripping activity A gripping device for use in a transfer press machine includes a jaw assembly having an upper jaw member and a lower jaw member disposed in fixed spaced-apart relationship to one another. A piston-cylinder assembly includes a cylinder element mounted on t... | 07/08/2003 |
| 6415830 | Material support tool used for routers A material support tool used for routers for allowing pieces of wood to be cut accurately and safely. The material support tool used for routers includes a base member having a hole centrally disposed therethrough and being adapted to receive a router bit... | 07/09/2002 |
| 6412764 | Portable pipe fitting table The present invention relates generally to a pipe fitting table used to temporally support a plurality of pipes being connected. More particularly, the present invention relates to providing welding, cutting and clamping devices on the pipe fitting table ... | 07/02/2002 |
| 6347792 | Mechanic's vise A mechanic's bench vise which is easy to use and increases the maximum level of clamping force on a workpiece in a pair of jaws of the vise. Another benefit is that it allows a vise to be used performing operations such as installing bushings, die punchin... | 02/19/2002 |
| 6346155 | Laser bar clamp A clamp for holding laser components during a facet coating process. The clamp includes a first elongate member for contacting a first side of the laser components and a second elongate member for contacting a second opposing side of the laser components.... | 02/12/2002 |
| 6340154 | Motorized clamp device The motorized clamp device includes a motor housing having a first channel. A first motor is movably positioned within the first channel. The first motor moves back and fourth within the first channel thereby increasing or decreasing the distance `d1` bet... | 01/22/2002 |
| 6276047 | Clamping method A clamping device having a front member, a back member opposing the front member, a pair of opposing side members, a stop block and a clamping mechanism. The side members extend between and connect the front member and the back member. The work piece is s... | 08/21/2001 |
| 6179279 | Gripping device A gripper which is structurally simple and can reliably and quickly grip small articles of various different shapes. The gripper has a base including a fixed portion and a movable portion movable longitudinally toward and away from the fixed portion, a fi... | 01/30/2001 |
| 6149146 | Machining vise A system and method for securely clamping a target material that is to be manipulated using conventional machining techniques. The vise includes a single piece that includes a rigid jaw and a floating jaw that are integrally connected. The floating jaw is... | 11/21/2000 |
| 6139000 | Clamp for a power tool In accordance with the present invention, an improved clamping apparatus is employed. The clamping apparatus includes a clamp body having a first and a second end, an attachment member having a first and second end, the first end of the attachment member ... | 10/31/2000 |
| 6062541 | Portable jackbolt positioning system and method A apparatus and method for moving and aligning objects such as machine components includes a plate positionable beneath and engageable with an object to be moved, a block engageable with the plate, and a bolt extending through a bore in the block. The bol... | 05/16/2000 |
| 6044573 | Measuring device A measuring device including a gage having a dial, a pointer associated with the dial, and an actuator stem operatively coupled to the pointer; and a coupling mechanism having a connector portion detachably secured to the actuator stem; and a receiver por... | 04/04/2000 |
| 6024350 | Clamp for a power tool In accordance with the present invention, an improved clamping apparatus is employed. The clamping apparatus includes a clamp body having a first and a second end, an attachment member having a first and second end, the first end of the attachment member ... | 02/15/2000 |
| 5983480 | Circular saw blade changing tool and method A blade changing tool for changing a table saw blade having a cutting blade. The table saw has a top surface and at least a portion of the blade is disposed above the top surface. The blade changing tool includes a housing having a top and two oppositely ... | 11/16/1999 |
| 5964458 | Workpiece clamping tool A workpiece clamp for holding a workpiece securely to a fixture block or work table during operations, such as machining and woodworking. The clamp includes a body and an insert, the insert having a contact face for applying force to the workpiece. The bo... | 10/12/1999 |
| 5960843 | Template and workpiece holder and method for using same A workpiece holder includes a template and a pair of slide blocks mounted to the template for slideable movement with respect to the template. The slide blocks and the template can be mounted to a base plate or can be mounted to each other without the use... | 10/05/1999 |
| 5954320 | Clamping device for a machine tool The clamping device has two jaws between which a workpiece to be machined is immobilized on the table of a machine tool. Each jaw is supported by a carriage, and the carriages are coupled so as to move in a mirror symmetric fashion with respect to a plane... | 09/21/1999 |
| 5941152 | Vise assembly for cutting machine and fabrication method thereof A vise assembly and a method of manufacture therefor includes a threaded feed screw rod having a clamp member at one end thereof and a manually graspable handle at the other end thereof. The feed screw rod is rotatably mounted in a vise mount. The vise mo... | 08/24/1999 |
| 5913509 | Clamp for a power tool In accordance with the present invention, an improved clamping apparatus is employed. The clamping apparatus includes a clamp body having a first and a second and, an attachment member having a first and second end, the first end of the attachment member ... | 06/22/1999 |
| 5863035 | Pipe jack clamp A clamping device capable of engaging a pipe jack for securing a work piece thereon. This device includes a yoke adopted to slidably engage a V-configured pipe jack and further having a threaded orifice contained therein. Contained within the threaded ori... | 01/26/1999 |
| 5816568 | Component holding system A lightweight component holding system which is simple to use, and in which an irregularly component may be readily positioned and repositioned for light assembly or inspection is disclosed. The system comprises: a side assembly having an elongated base h... | 10/06/1998 |
| 5813666 | Clamping device with a mechanical force amplifier The clamping device with a mechanical force amplifier comprises a threaded spindle (9) which can be screwed into a stationary nut and is connected rotationally fast with a housing (10) enclosing the force amplifier (13-16). A first clamping member (13) is... | 09/29/1998 |
| 5791640 | Clamping device A clamping device having a front member, a back member opposing the front member, a pair of opposing side members, a stop block and a clamping mechanism. The side members extend between and connect the front member and the back member. The work piece is s... | 08/11/1998 |
| 5775679 | Tying vise for fly-fishing Tying vise for an artificial fly. The tying vise has a clamp for attachment to a support and, connected to the clamp, a gripping jaw unit for gripping a fishhook, wherein the gripping jaw unit is connected to the clamp across an articulated arm equipped w... | 07/07/1998 |
