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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7770875 | Chain vise pipe clamp An aspect of the invention is provides a clamping shell for placement about an elongate pipe for accommodating a chain vise thereover, the clamping shell having: a pair of elongate generally arcuate half-shells, each half shell having an internal portion for engagem... | 08/10/2010 |
| 7334331 | Methods and apparatus for machining components A method of using a machining assembly to machine a plurality of different turbine components that include a dovetail having a contoured profile. The method includes removably coupling a first set of retainers into the machining assembly, the first set of retainers ... | 02/26/2008 |
| 7219408 | Tool for securing a component A method enables a component to be secured within a tool for manufacture. The tool includes a fixture, a component locator, and a clamping member. The method includes fixedly coupling the component locator to the fixture, coupling the clamping member to the fixture,... | 05/22/2007 |
| 7021688 | Test core clamp A test core clamp comprising a first longitudinally split tube comprising a split portion having opposing ends and attached to a base, and a tightening device for moving the opposing ends towards each other. The tightening device comprises two brackets one affixed t... | 04/04/2006 |
| 6969057 | Method and apparatus for adjusting and positioning air caps A device and a method are provided for positioning an air cap of a pneumatically aided atomizer. The air cap has air horns extending from its face to provide flows of air to aid in atomizing and shaping the atomized particle stream. The method and apparatus contempl... | 11/29/2005 |
| 6955344 | Tool and connector system for clamping A system of tools and connector assemblies can be erected in numerous arrangements and configurations, in positive, selected interrelationships, for the mounting and support of a workpiece or the like. Engagement portions on the tools are clamped by the clamping blo... | 10/18/2005 |
| 6830240 | Methods and apparatus for securing components for manufacture A method for securing a component for manufacture. The method includes fixedly coupling a first clamping member and a biasing mechanism to a tool that includes a fixture. The fixture includes a first clamping member, a second clamping member, and a biasing mechanism... | 12/14/2004 |
| 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 |
| 6701594 | System for securing interface strips at road/rail crossings At a crossing, rubber interface strips are positioned between the rails and the asphalt or concrete. A U-shaped spring-clip fits underneath the rail, and has upstanding arms that carry tappets, which engage the strips. One of the arms is threaded, and car... | 03/09/2004 |
| 6530567 | Clamping method and system for fixing workpieces A clamping device for work piece(s) having at least one clamping surface and coupling elements on the clamping surface. The clamping device comprises a first clamping element having a contact surface and a plurality of form-fit elements and a second clamp... | 03/11/2003 |
| 6401318 | Apparatus for securing interface strips at road/rail crossings At a crossing, rubber interface strips are positioned between the rails and the asphalt or concrete. A U-shaped spring-clip fits underneath the rail, and has upstanding arms that carry tappets, which engage the strips. One of the arms is threaded, and car... | 06/11/2002 |
| 6264134 | Apparatus and method for centering a spool or similar object An apparatus and method for centering a film spool or similar object. A quill or object support means arranged on either inboard and outboard ends a frame are used to engage end portions or flanges of the film spool. A pivot member provides translational ... | 07/24/2001 |
| 6213376 | Stacked chip process carrier An apparatus used for holding a first semiconductor device in proper alignment to a second semiconductor device, whose size is different from the first device, while performing a C4 bond between the two devices. The apparatus for holding the two devices i... | 04/10/2001 |
| 5946998 | Bagel, roll, and bun holder device A bagel, roll, and bun holder device for holding a bagel, roll, bun or other similar object which provides a safe and stable device for slicing the bagel, roll, bun or other similar object with a hand-held knife is provided. The bagel, roll, and bun holde... | 09/07/1999 |
| 5896760 | Tool for mounting a door lock assembly A tool for holding an exterior hub component of a dead bolt door lock within a cylinder bore extending between interior and exterior surfaces of a door includes first and second flat rigid plates elongated between proximal and distal extremities, and a se... | 04/27/1999 |
| 5770006 | Butt fusion machine for manufacturing full size segemented pipe turns A machine for use in butt fusing in axial alignment plastic pipe having a selected maximum diameter is adaptable by the use of specially designed inserts secured in the lower portions of fixed and moveable clamps, the inserts serving to elevationally rais... | 06/23/1998 |
| 5556085 | Work holder for eyeglasses Work holder comprising a first adjustable jaw having spaced holding surfaces thereon and a second jaw comprising a pair of arms pivoted in the housing and having holding surfaces on their distal ends, the arms adapted to be drawn together by a threaded ad... | 09/17/1996 |
| 5497982 | Universal ski holding device A universal ski holding device positively and fixedly mounts a ski, via its binding's heel piece and toe piece, in its inverted position with its major bottom surface uppermost for maintenance and tuning. Two mounting supports support an elongated bed hav... | 03/12/1996 |
| 5228668 | Hand-held bagel slicing jig A hand-held jig for confining a bagel, or like object, while it is being sliced by a knife blade and a method of using the jig are disclosed. The jig comprises two identical structures that are joined together by a specialized hinge. The two structures ar... | 07/20/1993 |
| 5203484 | Bracket for transporting a cycle A cycle bracket for transport of a cycle on a vehicle roof is provided with an anchorage strut secured to the vehicle roof and provided with two clamps which are adjustable to one another and which, by means of gripping members manufactured of a semi-rigi... | 04/20/1993 |
| 5178431 | Double-V block fingers with cruciform recess In a robot having a gripper including a pair of fingers and a drive motor for driving the fingers toward and away from one another while the fingers remain parallel to each other, the fingers consist of finger pads, which interface with a handle on an obj... | 01/12/1993 |
| 5107935 | Stake setting accessory for jack hammer An accessory for a jack hammer that includes clamping means for gripping the upper end of the stake so that the stake can be controllably driven into the ground by the user. The accessory includes a stake receiver that has a channel into which the end por... | 04/28/1992 |
| 5067532 | Apparatus for filling self-sealing tubes An apparatus includes a conveyor system for conveying tubes, having respective self-sealing closure members, sequentially to a station whereupon the conveyor system is temporarily halted. At the station, a clamping device having a clamp lowers to prevent ... | 11/26/1991 |
| 5054193 | Printed circuit board fixture and a method of assembling a printed circuit board A fixture for supporting a double-sided surface mount printed circuit board during installation of components on a second side of the board. After components have been installed on one side of the board, a slab of controllably shapable material such as th... | 10/08/1991 |
| 5048808 | Clamping devices for irregular shaped workpieces A clamping device for clamping a workpiece and, in particular an irregularly-shaped workpiece is disclosed. The device includes a pair of movable jaws. Each of the jaws carries at least one clamping member, including a clamping surface, thereon for moveme... | 09/17/1991 |
| 4997174 | Barstock locating device A workpiece positioning system for a machine (34) which is supplied by a robotic transfer mechanism, the system being composed of: a workpiece (2) in the form of a length of barstock having a longitudinal dimension and two opposed longitudinal ends (8), with e... | 03/05/1991 |
| 4953602 | Apparatus and associated methods for forming curved wooden hand rails for spiral staircases and the like The construction and installation of a curved, laminated wooden bending rail used as a hand rail on a spiral staircase or the like is significantly facilitated utilizing a series of contoured clamp structures which circumscribe the rail and uniformly enga... | 09/04/1990 |
| 4934677 | Holder for electronic devices A work piece holder for dual-in-line packages and other electronic devices comprises a base on which is mounted a fixed jaw and a movable jaw having opposing vertical surfaces that are substantially parallel to one another. At least a portion of the area ... | 06/19/1990 |
| 4877227 | Apparatus for machining a work piece and a jig assembly for holding the work piece A set of jaw pieces comprising at least two separate jaw pieces for use in a vice arrangement is provided in which the individual jaw pieces can move between a release position in which a work piece may be selectively inserted or removed and an operative ... | 10/31/1989 |
| 4722257 | Apparatus for cutting threaded rods The invention relates to an apparatus for cutting threaded rods. This apparatus essentially comprises a frame (1) to which a square (2) is fixed by a bolt (6), the said square having a semicylindrical threaded nest (2a) at the top, and to which a moving part (... | 02/02/1988 |
| 4655267 | Holder for embossing items of irregular cross-section A holder for embossing items of irregular cross-section is utilized in an embossing machine which has a pair of opposed platens with embossing dies mounted thereon. The holder includes a support plate positioned between the platens and having a central op... | 04/07/1987 |
| 4542825 | Packaging and handling device for an item that is to remain protected from any direct manual contact, and set including such a device and such and item Packaging and handling device for an item that is to remain protected from any direct manual contact, as well as a set of such a device and such an item. The device includes a forceps and a box cooperating in such a manner that the jaws of the forceps rem... | 09/24/1985 |
| 4519129 | Mass termination connector tool assembly A tool assembly for use with a prime mover, such as a bench press, for terminating a plurality of insulated conductors in a mass terminator connector. The tool assembly includes a pair of supports, at least one of which is adapted for attachment to the pr... | 05/28/1985 |
| 4417515 | Lateral support for squeegee A lateral support for a squeegee of an application mechanism of an application machine, has a supporting element arranged to support one end portion of a squeegee, and at least one substantially upright upwardly open guiding element arranged to slidingly ... | 11/29/1983 |
| 4375284 | Fly tiers' vise A fly tying device including relatively heavy resilient steel bars which are provided with a supportive means and also concave edges which face each other to space the bars for a major portion of the length thereof together with a cam to temporarily sprea... | 03/01/1983 |
| 4350381 | Gripper with serially pivoted fingers A manipulator gripper includes a plurality of serially pivoted cylindrical finger members 3, each having an axially parallel but eccentrically disposed bore hole 14 slidably accommodating a piston 5. Upon the application of fluid pressure each piston acts... | 09/21/1982 |
| 4322065 | Fly tyer's vise A fly tyer's vise comprising a pair of hardened spring members rigidly adjacent one end of the pair and having a cam operated device for spreading the opposite ends to accept hook, the members including a relatively small transverse slotted member for rec... | 03/30/1982 |
| 4309849 | Workpiece holder A workpiece holder is provided for holding a workpiece, such as an airfoil, during a machining operation. The holder comprises a first mold part having a first resilient member shaped to conform to one side of the workpiece and a second mold part having a... | 01/12/1982 |
| 4288066 | Container for medical device The present invention provides a container, package, or case and at the same time an article of surgical equipment for the storage, transportation, asepsis and surgical preparation of a medical device. The container is especially adapted for small, delica... | 09/08/1981 |
| 4105358 | Support device for pipe driller A support device for a pipe driller and particularly for sewer pipe which eliminates excavation from the underside of the pipe. A support means engages a standard pipe driller and arm members extend from the support. The arm members are pivotally secured ... | 08/08/1978 |
