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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7418834 | System, method, and apparatus for interchangeably accommodating both fixed and floating takeout inserts A takeout jaw for handling glass bottles includes a holder for both fixed and floating inserts. This design allows an insert to be in a fixed position when the insert is provided with a nominal thickness. When a floating insert of a lesser thickness is installed, th... | 09/02/2008 |
| 7118104 | Gripper system for a machine which processes printing material sheets A gripper system for a machine that processes printing material sheets has a gripper with a first clamping surface and a gripper pad, for cooperating with the gripper, with a second clamping surface. One of the two clamping surfaces is formed with a surface relief. ... | 10/10/2006 |
| 7055813 | Vise mate An auxiliary mechanism for a vise called a Vise Mate. This device features extender jaws to enable a person to hold larger than normal objects in a common shop vise. These extender jaws featured with a stabilizer bar permit a person to quickly expand the physical ca... | 06/06/2006 |
| 7048268 | Workpiece supporting device and seating mechanism therefor In order to detect accurately a seating of clamped body and a clamping force at a seating, the workpiece supporting device has plural seating mechanisms 40. Each of the seating mechanisms 40 includes a load sensing element 45 receiving a clampin... | 05/23/2006 |
| 6910685 | Method of manufacturing an elevated non-slip cutting board An elevated, portable non-slip cutting board for use in cutting and supporting foodstuffs, household and miscellaneous items comprising a rigid, planar base board to which is fixed numerous non-skid projections downwardly directed, spaced apart projections of such a... | 06/28/2005 |
| 6886821 | Portable, adjustable vertical work holder device The present invention is directed to a portable, adjustable vertical work holder device. The device includes a base support having an arcuate front view profile and a flat bottom view, and has a top and a bottom. There is a pair of opposing jaws connected to the bas... | 05/03/2005 |
| 6848684 | Workbench having plastic clamping work surface A portable workbench includes a top structure, a support structure and a collapsible frame. The top structure includes top members lying in a common plane. The top members include upper working surfaces and lower supporting surfaces. The lower supporting surfaces in... | 02/01/2005 |
| 6805339 | Sandwich board for erecting clamping devices for workpieces A sandwich board for erecting workpiece clamping devices has an upper plate forming a clamping surface provided with fastening bores and a lower plate forming a support surface. Support bodies are positioned between the upper plate and the lower plate. The support b... | 10/19/2004 |
| 6702273 | Non-skid wooden cutting board A wooden cutting board for cutting vegetables, bread and other food stuffs, especially useful on a dry or wet countertop for providing improved traction for the cutting board, comprising a wooden cutting board body having a plurality of traction plates, o... | 03/09/2004 |
| 6598867 | Vise system A vise system including a plurality of jaws associated with a vise body. A first jaw is attached to a first shaft which are both slidable with respect to the vise body. A second jaw is attached to a second shaft which are both slidable with respect to the... | 07/29/2003 |
| 6595506 | Apparatus and method for reduced particulate generation during workpiece handling This invention relates generally to the reduction of particulate material generation by workpiece handling components. Reduced levels of scratching, abrasion, wear and particulate generation are achieved by improved smoothing and flattening of the surface... | 07/22/2003 |
| 6478292 | Elevated non-slip cutting board A elevated, portable non-slip cutting board for use in cutting and supporting foodstuffs, household and miscellaneous items comprising a rigid, planar baseboard to which is fixed a traction means having at least 13 downwardly directed, spaced apart projec... | 11/12/2002 |
| 6439559 | Vacuum control device for holding a workpiece The present invention relates to a vacuum control device used for holding a workpiece during the machining process. The vacuum control device may be activated by placing the workpiece onto the vacuum control device. Once the workpiece is removed, the vacu... | 08/27/2002 |
| 6209859 | Universal reflow fixture A frame comprising four angles each angle having two legs, each leg connected to a a leg of a neighboring angle wherein locations of attachment of the legs are adjustable so as to accommodate a range of sizes of boards for a surface mount manufacturing pr... | 04/03/2001 |
| 6202998 | Apparatus for supporting a sheet material along its peripheral edges An apparatus for supporting a thermoformable material along its peripheral edges includes a frame forming a channel therealong for receiving the peripheral edges of the thermoformable material. The channel has an opening formed between first and second ed... | 03/20/2001 |
| 6196532 | 3 point vacuum chuck with non-resilient support members The present invention generally provides a workpiece handling device and, more particularly, a vacuum operated chuck for securing a substrate to a substrate handling device. In one embodiment, the invention provides a chuck having three vacuum chuck rings... | 03/06/2001 |
| 6184972 | Substrate transport apparatus, substrate holding apparatus and substrate processing apparatus Spoke shaped (petal shaped) through holes or cavities are provided at the center or a substrate holder which attaches and holds a substrate over substantially the entire surface, to allow vertical movement of a center-up member having a plurality of radia... | 02/06/2001 |
| 6175999 | Universal fixture for pre-assembly of computer components A universal fixture for a pre-assembly of computer components includes a base and a support plate adjustably mounted on the base for movement to various inclined positions. At least one support arm interconnects the base and the support plate for securing... | 01/23/2001 |
| 5901948 | Jig for holding contact lens material, using light-scattering bonding adhesive A jig adapted to hold a contact lens material having a concave surface, for holding the contact lens material, including a protruding portion which has a top end having as an outer surface thereof a convex surface. This convex surface of the jig is bonded... | 05/11/1999 |
| 5893551 | Vise with fully machinable jaws A vise having machinable low profile removable jaws includes a stationary jaw attached between two movable jaws for holding two work pieces during a machining process. The stationary jaw is positioned adjacent to a pair of guide rails, which are mounted o... | 04/13/1999 |
| 5843623 | Low profile substrate ground probe According to the preferred embodiment, the invention is a simplified, low profile, adjustable substrate ground probe used in electron beam photolithography processing. The low profile substrate ground probe is compatible with state-of-the-art, electron be... | 12/01/1998 |
| 5820120 | Cradle system repair of model railroad trains This invention provides a portable system for adjustably grasping and cradling a model train engine or other car (especially Garden Scale) without damaging it and presenting the desired portion of such engine or car for repair or maintenance. The device u... | 10/13/1998 |
| 5562872 | A method for manufacturing an antibacterial chopping board A chopping board of the present invention is formed in a manner that synthetic rubber (NBR) and hard chloroethene as a basis are kneaded into wherein an anti-bacterial agent is mixed. Definitely, a stiffening agent of synthetic rubber, low-pressure polyet... | 10/08/1996 |
| 5549238 | Heat exchanger brazing tray A method and brazing fixture are provided for passing a plurality of heat exchanger components through a brazing furnace to provide a heat exchanger for use in a motor vehicle air conditioning system. The brazing fixture includes a reusable brazing tray h... | 08/27/1996 |
| 5529297 | Clamp having internal snap-fit attachments A clamp having internal snap-fit attachments has a first member, a second member and an actuating mechanism. At least one of the preceding members has a pair of sections thereof which are attached together by a plurality of snap-fit attachments.... | 06/25/1996 |
| 5491999 | Gripper means for stretcher leveler apparatus The present invention is an element for gripping metal to be stretched by a stretcher leveler apparatus. The gripping element includes a first and preferably a second high density cast polyurethane gripping pad adapted for engagement with the metal to be ... | 02/20/1996 |
| 5487536 | Banner table A cutting table is disclosed which can be used to cut workpieces such as banners. The device comprises a hard-surfaced vacuum table, with a rectangular grid pattern of cutting grooves. One or more raised measuring guides allow quick and accurate alignment... | 01/30/1996 |
| 5433424 | Anti-bacterial chopping board A chopping board of the present invention is formed in a manner that synthetic rubber (NBR) and hard chloroethene as a basis are kneaded into a mixture wherein an anti-bacterial agent is mixed. Definitely, a stiffening agent of synthetic rubber, low-press... | 07/18/1995 |
| 5428199 | Frame member for supporting a workpiece in a machine tool A frame member, comprising a pair substantially parallel base members connected by a pair substantially parallel intermediate members extending therebetween, has its base members formed of the same material as the machine bed wherein the material is a cas... | 06/27/1995 |
| 5324012 | Holding apparatus for holding an article such as a semiconductor wafer A holder which cleanly holds an article such as a semiconductor wafer and which is high in rigidity, light in weight, high in dimensional stability and excellent in dust resistance. The wafer holder includes a vacuum holding surface formed with a pluralit... | 06/28/1994 |
| 5316586 | Silicon sample holder for molecular beam epitaxy on pre-fabricated integrated circuits The sample holder of the invention is formed of the same semiconductor crystal as the integrated circuit on which the molecular beam expitaxial process is to be performed. In the preferred embodiment, the sample holder comprises three stacked micro-machin... | 05/31/1994 |
| 5193792 | Soft jaw attachment system for a vise A soft jaw attachment to machine vises having precision ways and flat vise jaw faces with widely spaced fastener openings through said vice jaw faces, the soft jaw being an elongated bar of resilient material having a flat face to interface with the vice ... | 03/16/1993 |
| 5181411 | Gripper means for stretcher leveler apparatus A gripper means for use in a stretcher leveler apparatus in which the surface for engagement with the metal to be stretched comprises a smooth polymeric material most desirably of a thermoset polyurethane.... | 01/26/1993 |
| 5156383 | Window polishing stand A window polishing stand for securely receiving and holding selected ones of a class of aircraft window panels during a polishing operation. The stand consists of a planar panel member having a generally oval hole cut centrally therein and having at least... | 10/20/1992 |
| 5143359 | Swivel clamp guard A plastic protective gripping member or guard fits on the jaw of a Vise-Grip type locking wrench whose jaws have lateral protuberances at their tips. The gripping member can be in a form of a block or cup having a slot with internal recesses on each side ... | 09/01/1992 |
| 5123636 | Low-contaminate work surface for processing semiconductor grade silicon The present invention is a low-contaminate work surface for processing semiconductor grade silicon. The work surface is comprised of a parallel array of silicon elements forming a planar surface. The silicon elements are of comparable purity with the semi... | 06/23/1992 |
| 5096172 | Quick-change vise A quick-change vise including a T-shaped clamp extending from within a jaw member which engages a T-shaped channel in a jaw blank to releasably secure the jaw blank to the jaw member. The jaw blank may be provided with a parallel bar or angle parallel to ... | 03/17/1992 |
| 5085416 | Sterilized food cutting board A sterilized cooking board comprises a base board and an organic polymer layer containing an antibacterial zeolite and formed on the entirety of at least one surface of the base board in an upheaval shape.... | 02/04/1992 |
| 5048807 | Clamping tool for carrying out a chemical vapor infiltration of a material within a fibrous preform during the manufacture of composite parts The clamping tool comprises two plates (1,2) held together by sets of nuts and bolts (4,5) with a precise spacing therebetween determined by spacers (6). In order to obviate the need to machine the tool elements after each infiltration operation due to de... | 09/17/1991 |
| 4982593 | Gripper means for stretcher leveler apparatus A gripper means for use in a stretcher leveler apparatus in which the surface for engagement with the metal to be stretched comprises a smooth polymeric material most desirably of a thermoset polyurethane.... | 01/08/1991 |
