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A pizza mold for forming a plurality of concentric raised ridges of dough (i.e., crust) on the surface of a pizza pie.
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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8177205 | Device for displacing jaws of a clamp A mechanical device for displacing jaws of a spring biased clamp includes a housing for receiving handles of the spring biased clamp. The housing has a platform moveable toward and away from a wall to move the handles of the clamp toward and away from one another, t... | 05/15/2012 |
| 8167289 | Clamping element for workpieces, in particular a vice This invention relates to a clamping element for workpieces, in particular a vice (10, 33, 40), comprising a first clamping jaw (12, 34, 41) and a second clamping jaw (13, 35, 42), which are mounted on a carriage bed (11). To avoid bendin... | 05/01/2012 |
| 8132797 | Floating-type clamping device A floating-type clamping device includes a pneumatic cylinder unit, a pressing plate, a floating plate, two grips, an air supply pipe unit, and a safety control unit. The pneumatic cylinder unit includes at least one cylinder. The floating plate includes a plate bod... | 03/13/2012 |
| 7618031 | Mass impact claw bar Embodiments of a mass impact claw bar are disclosed which may be used as a pry bar or as a tool to separate articles such as trim board from wallboard. The device has a substantially vertical claw at one end and a substantially horizontal claw at the other end. Forc... | 11/17/2009 |
| 7370856 | Rotating head pin clamp A clamp includes a body, a lead pin moveable relative to the body and an actuator supported by the body. The actuator is axially moveable between an extended position and a retracted position. The actuator includes a camshaft drivingly coupled to the lead pin. Axial... | 05/13/2008 |
| 7299704 | Meter connection spreading tool The meter connection spreading tool is used to separate a water meter from a conduit entering or exiting the meter. The tool has an elongated handle terminating in a bifurcated fork. The tines of the fork are elongated and adapted for bearing against the body of the... | 11/27/2007 |
| 7290429 | Automatic idle adjusting apparatus with side shift function An automatic idle adjusting apparatus with a side shift function automatically adjusts the position of guides according to the kind of the workpiece provided and adjusts the distance between two workpieces processed using one metal mold. The apparatus includes two i... | 11/06/2007 |
| 7275899 | Machining apparatus with coolant-operated clamp device Machining coolant/lubricant is used to operate a piston of a clamping-side coupler by feeding same via a coolant feed passage to a clamping pressure chamber through a first check valve and a clamping pressure fluid passage. The same coolant/lubricant is discharged f... | 10/02/2007 |
| 7213803 | Clamp and method for operating same A clamp having a frame and a latch member mounted within the frame so that the latch member is translatable along a displacement axis and rotatable about the displacement axis. A guide pin mounted to the frame engages a channel operatively associated with the latch ... | 05/08/2007 |
| 7207753 | Apparatus and method for shaping an edge of a tile An apparatus and method for shaping an edge of a tile. The preferred embodiment enables an operator to place a tile between an elevator and a reference plate. The operator snugs the edge of the tile up against a reference plate, and causes the elevator to press the ... | 04/24/2007 |
| 7204480 | Prying tool for dislodging concrete forms from poured concrete walls The pry tool of the present invention is utilized for dislodging concrete forms from set concrete. It includes a fulcrum assembly and pivoting leveraging member in operative juxtaposition to the fulcrum assembly. One end of the fulcrum assembly engages a first singl... | 04/17/2007 |
| 7202657 | Manual actuator for loading leadless microcircuit packages in a circuit tester An actuator for pressing a plurality of circuit contacts carried on a microcircuit package against a plurality of test contacts has a frame having a top surface and a bottom surface facing away from the top surface. The frame has first and second end slots each inte... | 04/10/2007 |
| 7201059 | Magnetic force sensor assembly for workholding fixtures A magnetic force sensor assembly for a workholding fixture includes a magnetic force switch operatively supported by a base of a component disposed on the workholding fixture. The magnetic force sensor assembly also includes a sensor operatively supported by the bas... | 04/10/2007 |
| 7175024 | Configurable insert for a manufacturing carrier A manufacturing carrier has an insert that can be configured and reconfigured for a wide variety components. The carrier has a frame configured to be transported by a conveyor, an insert and at least one positioner. The insert has pin holes arranged in a matrix. The... | 02/13/2007 |
| 7156384 | Multi-purpose flexible jaw universal vise with removable clamp feature A flexible hydraulic vise that is actuated hydraulically along the entire length of the jaw travel. The vise includes master jaws disposed in a complementary shaped tracks, connected to pistons by pins. Top jaws with spring loaded ball detents are secured to the mas... | 01/02/2007 |
| 7083166 | Light-weight, modular work-holding chassis A work-holding chassis is constructed of at least one lower manifold/bracket and at least one upper manifold/bracket with fixture plates attached thereto. An optional center manifold/bracket can be included for additional strength. This chassis is light-weight since... | 08/01/2006 |
| 7073783 | Hydraulic-operated vise device A hydraulic-operated vise device for holding and clamping objects for working on the objects. The hydraulic-operated vise device includes a base assembly including a housing sleeve and also including a first jaw member being attached to the housing sleeve; and inclu... | 07/11/2006 |
| 7055238 | Method and device for connecting two components and an assembly of the components A method and device for connecting two components by way of high fluid pressure are provided, the components being pushed onto one another, and the two components then being pressed against one another by way of the high pressure. In order to interconnect components... | 06/06/2006 |
| 7048266 | Device and method for temporarily fastening a plurality of workpieces in response to the introduction of pressurized fluid Disclosed is a fastener and method for temporarily fastening a plurality of workpieces. The fastener uses pressurized fluid to facilitate the actuating clamping motion of a temporary fastener as opposed to conventional mechanically actuation devices. The fastener of... | 05/23/2006 |
| 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 |
| 6929255 | Two-stage actuation clamp for electrical device under test (DUT) with DUT-linked double action A novel two-stage clamp used in testing a device-under-test (DUT) is herein presented. The two-stage clamp provides two sequential actuations via one linear force, and includes clamps moving in multiple different directions. The two-stage clamp uniquely uses the DUT... | 08/16/2005 |
| 6877729 | Reconfigurable workholding fixture A reconfigurable fixture for workpieces is disclosed. It utilizes a flat surface magnetic chuck with modular workpiece supporting, locating and clamping elements that are carefully located on it and held by magnetic attraction to it. These elements are precisely loc... | 04/12/2005 |
| 6842971 | Pallet pressure monitor A pallet pressure monitor (10) broadly comprises a pressure detector (14) to sense hydraulic pressure within a hydraulic system (16) of a pallet (22), a pallet transmitter (18) to monitor the detector (14), and a receiver un... | 01/18/2005 |
| 6832755 | Clamping element A clamping element for clamping workpieces in a flexible position. Two slides (2 and 3) guided in parallel slide in cutouts (4 and 5), which are provided in a housing (1). The force for moving the slides is introduced via plunger p... | 12/21/2004 |
| 6726192 | Wood panel clamping tool A power-operated hand tool has a handle portion or frame that is gripped by the operator using two hands. A clamping portion comprising a pair of opposed jaws extends outwardly from the handle portion and utilizes an air cylinder to move an upper clamping jaw toward... | 04/27/2004 |
| 6641323 | Spherical locking device A cylindrical body has a first part-spherical socket portion in the top, fittingly receiving a ball. A ball retainer has a second part-spherical socket portion facing the first part-spherical socket portion and receiving the ball therein. A post has a pro... | 11/04/2003 |
| 6634072 | Machining apparatus and equipment of thin section long workpiece There is a workpiece clamp device 10 for horizontally holding a thin section long workpiece 1 having a constant section shape or having the same section shape in spaced positions in a longitudinal direction in two positions of the same section shape. The ... | 10/21/2003 |
| 6557600 | Hold down apparatus for commercial wood molder A hold down apparatus for a commercial molder is provided. The hold down apparatus generally includes a number of hold down plates adapted to hold down a work piece as it is conveyed through the commercial molder. A method of holding down a work piece in ... | 05/06/2003 |
| 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 |
| 6502809 | Workpiece holding fixture A fixture for holding workpieces on a machine tool table includes: a base plate for placement upon table rails and slidable along such rails; a locking plate under the base plate for rotation between a locking position to secure the base plate to the tabl... | 01/07/2003 |
| 6488060 | Woodworking tooling machine, capable of processing items of variable size and complex shape, and the relative method This invention refers to a woodworking machine equipped with fastening devices capable of allowing the processing of items of complex shape and variable size, characterized in that it provides a multiple number of devices which are mobile and capable of b... | 12/03/2002 |
| 6427313 | Circuit board holding apparatus and circuit board hold releasing method When a movable member (14) is moved from a gripping position in which a circuit board (2) was gripped by the movable member (14) and a stationary member (13), a separation mechanism (7, 12) forcibly separates the circuit board from the stationary member (... | 08/06/2002 |
| 6425577 | Fastening unit for blocking the items to be processed on the working plane of a woodworking tooling machine, and a tooling machine equipped with said unit A fastening unit for fastening the items to be processed on the working plane of a tooling machine having a mobile support movable along a guide equipped with devices for fastening the items. The fastening unit has at least one device for fastening an ite... | 07/30/2002 |
| 6390170 | Apparatus for locating and securing supports to panels A manufacturing apparatus and method for facilitating, locating and securement of supports or cushioning blocks on a container panel includes a table for receiving the container panel and a bi-directionally, vertically movable frame which receives a templ... | 05/21/2002 |
| 6386532 | Clamp squeeze apparatus and method A clamp squeeze apparatus and method for squeezing a pair of handles of a hand clamp to open a jaw of the hand clamp, is provided. The clamp squeeze apparatus includes a body, a handle, a pair of squeeze jaws and a fluid pressure device. The handle is con... | 05/14/2002 |
| 6206352 | Circuit board holding apparatus When a movable member (14) is moved from a gripping position in which a circuit board (2) was gripped by the movable member (14) and a stationary member (13), a separation mechanism (7, 12) forcibly separates the circuit board from the stationary member (... | 03/27/2001 |
| 6202999 | Workpiece support device A workpiece support device comprises an array of rods in columns and rows with free ends of the rods forming, a support surface, in which support surface recesses can be created by selectively retracting individual ones of the rods. Each rod is coupled to... | 03/20/2001 |
| 6202996 | 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... | 03/20/2001 |
| 6158780 | Coupling for use in supplying air pressure to an air driven pump on a pallet A coupling for use in supplying air pressure to an air driven pump on a pallet is disclosed. The male half of the coupling is affixed to a pallet changing station and the female half is suspended from a pallet. Suspension of the female half from the palle... | 12/12/2000 |
| 6089815 | Basket assembly for wheel rim transfer A basket assembly for holding a vehicle wheel rim. The basket assembly includes a basket adapted to hold the wheel rim, and a pair of pads connected to the basket. At least one of the pads is adjustable between a first position, in which the pads do not c... | 07/18/2000 |
