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Mark Twain (Samuel L. Clemens) received Patent No. 121,992 for "An Improvement in Adjustable and Detachable Straps for Garments." He later received two more patents: one for a self-pasting scrapbook and one for a game to help players remember important historical dates.
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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7410176 | Core chuck with positive engagement There is disclosed chuck configurations for internally engaging the hollow core element of a roll of packaging or printing sheet or other web material in which a generally cylindrical chuck body insertable in a web core has at least one hole through the chuck body a... | 08/12/2008 |
| 7318697 | Universal reticle transfer system A specially adapted SMIF pod (20) receives and holds one particular type of reticle cassette (36) or reticle holder (132) selected from among dozens of different configurations thereof. The SMIF pod (20) may be interrogated to determine t... | 01/15/2008 |
| 7157676 | Device with a cooling unit for thermally clamping and releasing tools in shrink-fit chucks A device (10) for thermally clamping and releasing tools (11) in shrink-fit chucks (12), having a socket (15) for a shrink-fit chuck (12), a heating unit (16) that can be moved toward and away from the mounted shrink-fit chu... | 01/02/2007 |
| 7097398 | Multi-functional bit & connect-disconnect coupling used therewith A tool employs a connect-disconnect coupling for a power drill to hold a multi-functional bit having at its one end a drill element adapted to form a hole and a countersink and at its other end a driver element to drive a screw or other type of fastener. ... | 08/29/2006 |
| 7078262 | Semiconductor wafer transport method and semiconductor wafer transport apparatus using the same A wafer formed thin through a back grinding process is placed on a support table included in an alignment stage. When a faulty suction is caused by a warp of the wafer, a surface of wafer is pressed by a pressing plate to be corrected and held by suction. The wafer ... | 07/18/2006 |
| 7062847 | Shrinking arrangement for a tool holder A shrinking arrangement for a tool holder (12) which retains a rotary tool (10) with a press fit in a central accommodating opening (20) comprises an accommodating unit (24) for accommodating the tool holder and a temperature-controlling ... | 06/20/2006 |
| 6948893 | Clamping system coated with solid lubricant for machine tools The invention relates to a clamping system as a point of separation inside a tool or workpiece support system, or as an interface between a tool or workpiece support system and a machine tool for the detachable, non-positive connection of two clamping system parts. ... | 09/27/2005 |
| 6892780 | Apparatus for applying labels to a container A chuck assembly comprises a housing defining a longitudinal axis and having a first end. A plurality of pins extend substantially parallel with the axis from the first end. The plurality of pins is located at a first radius relative to the axis. At least one of the... | 05/17/2005 |
| 6769846 | Coupling device A coupling device for engaging an exchangeable tool support (7) for corotation with a shaft (2) of a motor (1), with the shaft (2) mounting at is driven end a hollow shaft projection (3) for receiving the tool support (7). A... | 08/03/2004 |
| 6680466 | Shrinkage device for tools, especially for hard metal tools A shrinkage device for rapidly shrinking and outshrinking tools, especially hard metal tools, in so-called shrinkage tension chucks using an induction heating coil, wherein a plurality of shrinkage chucks of paramagnetic or ferromagnetic materials can be ... | 01/20/2004 |
| 6612590 | Apparatus and methods for manipulating semiconductor wafers Apparatus and methods for a wafer handling system that manipulates semiconductor wafers. The present invention includes an end effector having a vacuum chuck, an internal vacuum plenum, and a plurality of flow diverters positioned within the vacuum plenum... | 09/02/2003 |
| 6508885 | Edge sealing structure for substrate in low-pressure processing environment A low-pressure processor for processing substrates includes a chuck that engages the substrates' peripheries for purposes of clamping, sealing, and centering the substrates on chuck bodies. For accomplishing all three purposes, a mechanical clamp can be a... | 01/21/2003 |
| 6488285 | Hydraulic chuck with deformable gripping sleeve A hydraulic chuck includes a center bore for receiving a tool shank. At least one closed cavity is disposed in the chuck body adjacent the bore and extend circumferentially by a distance less than 360 degrees. The cavity containing device communicates wit... | 12/03/2002 |
| 6473954 | Mounting tool for hydromechanical chuck A mounting tool for a hydromechanical chuck or mandrel of the type which is clamp connected using a pressure medium in order to clamp connecting a shaft or a shaft tool or a working piece, and in which said shaft or working piece is dismantled from the ch... | 11/05/2002 |
| 6382888 | Vibration dampened spindle and tool holder assembly A vibration dampened spindle and tool holder assembly for a rotary cutting machine. The assembly includes a spindle and a tool holder retained therewith. The tool holder has an interfacing ledge with a top surface for abutment with a distal spindle surfac... | 05/07/2002 |
| 6357974 | Quick release drill chuck A mechanism for engaging a chuck to a chuck body includes a bore within the chuck body having first and second opposed channels in communication therewith. A shaft extending from the chuck is configured for seating in the bore and includes two opposed van... | 03/19/2002 |
| 6339868 | Cutting tool and shrink fitting method for the same A cutting tool including a tool holding portion and a tool. The tool is configured to be inserted into a hole of the tool holding portion. The tool includes a tool main body, a guide portion, and a shoulder portion. The tool maim body has a tool outer dia... | 01/22/2002 |
| 6129363 | Drill chuck with plastic chuck body A drill chuck has a body element formed of fiber-reinforced plastic, centered on and rotatable about an axis, and formed centered on the axis with a rearwardly open spindle hole and a forwardly open tool hole. A ring element is axially fixed but rotatable... | 10/10/2000 |
| 6109842 | Tool holder with harmonic dampening drive mechanism A tool holder that uses a dampening drive member to reduce slippage between the tool holder and the spindle and while further eliminating harmonic resonance. The tool holder is used in a rotating spindle that has at least one cam recess formed on a lower ... | 08/29/2000 |
| 6095530 | Drill chuck with metal-reinforced plastic body A drill chuck has a body centered on and rotatable about an axis and formed centered on the axis with a rearwardly open spindle hole, a forwardly open tool hole, and a plurality of angled guide passages opening axially forward into the tool hole. Respecti... | 08/01/2000 |
| 5997225 | Rotary power tool with remotely actuated chuck A rotary power tool, such as a router, includes an actuating device engaged with a chuck device to move the chuck device between its gripping and release positions. The actuating device includes a lever member that extends axially relative to a casing of ... | 12/07/1999 |
| 5992860 | Chucking device for mounting a tool on a machine tool and clamping device for the shrink-fit clamping of tools A chucking device for mounting a tool on a machine tool is provided, having a mounting section for mounting the chucking device on the machine tool and a thermally expandable shrink section which comprises a holding section intended to receive the tool in... | 11/30/1999 |
| 5975816 | Harmonic dampener for rotary tool holder A tool holder for use in a rotating spindle of a milling machine. The tool holder comprises a conically tapered shank portion for insertion into the spindle and a cutting tool mounting portion. Disposed between the shank and mounting portions is a flange ... | 11/02/1999 |
| 5918887 | Drill chuck with matching jaw and jaw passageways A chuck device for use with a manual or powered driver has a body member with a plurality of angularly disposed passageways formed therethrough. A jaw is slidably positioned in each passageway. Each jaw has a tool engaging face formed on one side and thre... | 07/06/1999 |
| 5882016 | Soft grip keyless chuck assembly A chuck assembly for use with a rotary tool includes a chuck mechanism having a plurality of spaced apart jaws. The jaw spacing is adjusted by rotation of an adjustment ring. A sleeve encircles and is affixed to the adjustment ring. A plurality of spaced ... | 03/16/1999 |
| 5851169 | Rotary plate and bowl clamp for blood centrifuge A system for securing a blood separator bowl in an autotransfusion machine includes a split ring or collar adapted to grip an enlarged cap on the base of the bowl and a clamp assembly for moving the collar between retracted and expanded positions. In the ... | 12/22/1998 |
| 5810366 | Tool-less machine tool chuck The chuck includes a slitted body with an axial bore that holds the tool shank during rotation of the chuck. A gripping sleeve applies compressive pressure via cam elements to reduce the diameter of the axial bore. A spring biased locking sleeve can activ... | 09/22/1998 |
| 5716057 | Tool holding device incorporating a solid film lubricant An improved tool holding device has at least one tool engaging member for selectively engaging a tool during operation, such as the jaw blades of a chuck device and gripping jaw blades of a collet device. The tool holding device includes an actuating mech... | 02/10/1998 |
| 5582494 | Tool holder system and method of use An improved tool holder system and method of using the same is disclosed, characterized by use of a plural extension member assemblies which permit the rapid adaptation of conventional machine tool holders for use in both automated machine tool changers a... | 12/10/1996 |
| 5501555 | Blocking device for tool holder of hand power tool and hand power tool provided therewith A hand power tool has a tool holder, and a blocking device for the tool holder, the blocking device being connectable with the tool holder and provided with a key unlockable blocking body which secured the blocking device from undesired withdrawal. When t... | 03/26/1996 |
| 5496139 | Collet lock arrangement for power tool An improved collet lock arrangement for a hand-held power tool having a housing is provided. The collet lock arrangement includes a powered rotatable shaft including a base portion and distal end portion defining a collet for adaptably connecting a driver... | 03/05/1996 |
| 5382030 | Collet and method for optimizing gripping action thereof The present invention relates to a method and process for manufacturing an improved machine tool collet. The invention further relates to an improved machine tool collet having design parameters optimized to maximize the gripping strength of the collet. T... | 01/17/1995 |
| 5342067 | Method and apparatus for machining substrate plates for magnetic memory disks This invention relates to a method and apparatus for retaining disk-like structures, such as magnetic memory substrate plates, or disks, during machining, cutting, or grinding operations. A fluid is applied to one surface of the disk to retain the other s... | 08/30/1994 |
| 5303939 | Apparatus for and method of picking up flexible disk center hub The present invention relates to an apparatus for and method of picking-up a center hub used with a flexible disk at a step of fixing the center hub and flexible disk to each other or at a similar step in the flexible disk cartridge manufacturing process.... | 04/19/1994 |
| 5280671 | Process and device for clamping tools in a clamping chuck The invention indicates a device and a process for clamping tools in a clamping chuck which possesses a shrinkage segment (14) to receive the tool, with a heating apparatus (26), preferably designed as a gas burner, being associated with the shrinkage seg... | 01/25/1994 |
| 5277435 | Standard shank and method for directly locating rotating cutting tools in a machine tool work spindle A cylindrical standard shank is provided for rotating cutting tools for locating a standard shank in a cylindrical location opening, precisely produced with regard to shape and true-running accuracy, in the work spindles of so-called transfer lines or of,... | 01/11/1994 |
| 5273295 | Debuckler An improved machine tool having means for automatically sensing axial movement of the jaw members relative to the collet housing and for adjusting the axial position of the collet to automatically compensate for the jaw movement to allow radial gripping o... | 12/28/1993 |
| 5219174 | Drill chuck for a drill to be used particularly for surgical purposes A drill chuck is provided for surgical drilling machines in which the entire chuck is made of material permeable to X-radiation.... | 06/15/1993 |
| 5193824 | Chuck having a drive bit socket A chuck is provided that has a threaded axial bore so that the chuck may be mounted onto a threaded spindle. The chuck body has an integrally formed socket that accepts a drive bit so that the chuck may be screwed onto the spindle by inserting a drive bit... | 03/16/1993 |
| 5180174 | Potter's wheelhead assembly with relocatable axis of rotation A wheelhead assembly for use upon a vertical rotary power drive shaft of a potter's wheel includes a top plate, a drive shaft coupler, and a locking arrangement for releasably securing and adjustably relocating the top plate relative to the drive shaft co... | 01/19/1993 |
