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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7434440 | Heavy-duty PEX clamp installation tool A heavy-duty hose clamp installation tool is described. A pair of lever arms operates a pair of jaw members to engage a pinch clamp ear. The installation tool includes a pair of jaw members with clamp edges forming a lip for receiving the clamp ears. A pair of exten... | 10/14/2008 |
| 7338245 | Self-attaching nut A self-attaching nut for installation in a panel by a plunger driven against the bottom face of the nut, the bottom face of the nut including parallel rails on opposed sides of a channel-shaped recess and a threaded bore through the recess, eliminating the requireme... | 03/04/2008 |
| 7258517 | Self-punching fastener with radially positioned projections and an annular depression A self-punching fastener (10), which in a way safe against rotation and pressing out can be pressed into a metal sheet member (40) having an annular body, the side of which facing the metal sheet is having radially disposed projections (15, 25),... | 08/21/2007 |
| 7237427 | Pressing tool for the pressing-together of workpieces A pressing tool includes at least two pressing jaws hinged together to enclose a workpiece having an inserted pipe end. The pressing tool also includes an opening area located between the at least two pressing jaws and at least one hinge pin arranged opposite the op... | 07/03/2007 |
| 7225655 | Method for producing a shaft comprising stop caps device containing one such shaft The invention relates to a method to manufacture a shaft (22) as well as a device containing such a shaft (22), in particular an armature shaft (22) of an electromotive drive (10), which is held by at least one shaft mounting, whereby a c... | 06/05/2007 |
| 7159289 | Fastener forming apparatus and method for making a fastener of metal A fastener forming apparatus produces a fastener of metal having a rod-to-plate connection often found in such applications as an automotive door latch striker. The fastener is formed and assembled in a single operation and with only a rod and a stamped plate for pa... | 01/09/2007 |
| 7131181 | Tool for manufacturing ballpoint pens A tool and method of manufacturing a tool for making ballpoint pen tips, called rough tips, in their seat zone and preferably in their cone zone. The tool is mounted in fast-rotating precision spindles and the position of the tool may be adjusted to adjust the dimen... | 11/07/2006 |
| 7127803 | Device for handling an elastic protective bellows and mounting process for arranging a protective bellows on a component A mounting device and process are provided for arranging a protective bellows on a component. The device includes a basic body, a mounting head, which is displaceable at the basic body, an adjusting device for providing an adjusting action and including an electrome... | 10/31/2006 |
| 7114229 | Tube insert installing tool A tube insert installing tool includes first and second tube gripping portions, a tube insert supporting portion and a user actuation portion. The first and second tube gripping portions are configured to engage an end part of a tube. The tube insert supporting port... | 10/03/2006 |
| 7096552 | Ring presser for stapling papers A ring presser for stapling papers comprises a chassis and a clipping device. The clipping device is composed of lateral plates, a handle, an axial rod having gears on its both ends, a fixed pressing rod, a movable base, a clipping plate, and a cover. A fixed pressi... | 08/29/2006 |
| 7090451 | Method for producing hollow bodies, profile for use in said method, hollow body, assembly unit and mold The invention relates to a method for producing hollow bodies such as nut elements to be fastened to components that usually consist of sheet metal. The invention especially relates to a method for producing hollow bodies with an at least substantially square or rec... | 08/15/2006 |
| 7053383 | Method and apparatus for rapid sample preparation in a focused ion beam microscope A coupon for preparing a TEM sample holder comprises a sheet of material that includes a TEM sample holder form. There is at least one section of the sheet connecting the TEM sample holder form to other portions of the sheet. A TEM sample holder is formed by cutting... | 05/30/2006 |
| 7036754 | Injection valve An injection valve for an internal combustion engine including at least a nozzle body, in which a nozzle needle is guided axially displaceably, and an at least one-piece retaining body, in which means for actuating the nozzle needle are disposed. On its circumferent... | 05/02/2006 |
| 7017268 | Seal reforming method and apparatus The present invention relates generally to a method and apparatus for temporarily reforming or deforming the lip portion of a resinous seal so that the seal may be readily installed in an intended application. The invention includes a method and apparatus that inclu... | 03/28/2006 |
| 7007533 | Rotating head The invention relates to a device called a rotating head which is used to deform the edge of the points or nibs of ball-point pens. The inventive device has two rotating rolls which are installed so that they can pivot freely in the rotating head. The rotating rolls... | 03/07/2006 |
| 6997659 | Self-attaching fastener The self-attaching female fastener of this invention includes a re-entrant groove having a V-shaped bottom wall including relatively inclined bottom faces of equal width having an arcuate apex centered beneath the restricted opening to the groove. A die drives a pan... | 02/14/2006 |
| 6935026 | Wheel bearing assembly for motor vehicles The invention relates to a wheel bearing assembly for motor vehicles with a bearing provided with an inner ring and an outer ring, the bearing being fitted with its outer ring into a bearing casing and the outer ring being mechanically supported in axial direction o... | 08/30/2005 |
| 6701595 | Clamp connection and release device A clamp for an inline connector having a male and a female component comprises a first sleeve having a peripheral portion defining an opening for receiving and holding the male or female component. A second sleeve is provided adjacent the first sleeve and... | 03/09/2004 |
| 6634202 | Device for arranging, clamping or contracting a ring shaped securing mechanism A device for arranging, clamping or contracting a ring-shaped securing mechanism, including an open clamping ring (3) with a securing section (5, 7) at each end; and at least two ring-shaped clamping jaws (11) located inside the clamping ring. The clampin... | 10/21/2003 |
| 6571459 | Apparatus for manufacturing spindle components With reference to FIG. 3 the present invention relates to a method of manufacture of a product from a first component (4) of deformable material and a second component (5), the method comprising the steps of: inserting a portion of the first component (4) thro... | 06/03/2003 |
| 6523239 | Die for assembling metal spool having high torque transmitting capacity between spool components A die and method of assembling a high torque capacity metal spool. The spool comprises a cylindrical barrel, a pair of flanges and a pair of flange hubs. The die includes a support member and a curling member that is adapted to move relative to the suppor... | 02/25/2003 |
| 6360577 | Apparatus for contracting, or crimping stents An apparatus for manipulating a medical device is formed of at least three coupled movable blades which are disposed about a reference circle to form an aperture whose size may be varied. The aperture capable of being sized to contain a medical device. Ea... | 03/26/2002 |
| 6298533 | Assembling device for disc cartridge A disc cartridge assembling apparatus in which a protuberance formed on the inner surface of one of cartridge halves of a thermoplastic resin making up a main cartridge body unit is passed through a through-hole formed in the other cartridge half in regis... | 10/09/2001 |
| 6289570 | Die and method for assembling metal spool having high torque transmitting capacity between spool components A die and method of assembling a high torque capacity metal spool. The spool comprises a cylindrical barrel, a pair of flanges and a pair of flange hubs. The die includes a support member and a curling member that is adapted to move relative to the suppor... | 09/18/2001 |
| 6253434 | Eyelet and press machine for attachment of eyelets A press machine for attachment of eyelets including a simple die configuration capable of allowing the user to easily carry out an eyelet attachment process on a table. The press machine includes a die having a rest room for receiving a washer fed from a ... | 07/03/2001 |
| 6219900 | Method of assembling a stator core A method of assembling a stator core, the stator core having a plurality of segmented cores. Each of the segmented cores has an arcuate yoke portion, a pole portion extending diametrically inwards from the yoke portion, and a tooth portion on a diametrica... | 04/24/2001 |
| 6163948 | Stand alone swage method A semi-automated machine and method for singulating individual surgical needles from an bulk supply and attaching a suture to the surgical needle is described. Each of the surgical needles has a suture receiving opening formed therein for receiving a sutu... | 12/26/2000 |
| 6161241 | Mattress vents A mattress ventilator is formed by a disk of sheet metal drawn with an array of tubular protuberances having tubular cross-sections which are very small compared with the area of the disk, open ends of the tubular protuberances being retrovertable by a di... | 12/19/2000 |
| 6128816 | Suture cutting method An apparatus for cutting an indefinite length suture strand to uniform lengths for subsequent threading and swaging to a surgical needle includes a drawing tower having at least one guide member defining a drawing axis parallel thereto. First and second g... | 10/10/2000 |
| 6076255 | Apparatus for manufacturing needle attached sutures This invention relates to a needle attached suture manufacturing method and apparatus capable of cutting a suture exactly at the same length, with a simple construction and high efficiency. A transport/holding device 42 holds a suture Y and transports the... | 06/20/2000 |
| 6062061 | Crimping tool for a sealing washer A crimping tool for a sealing washer includes a cylindrical outer housing having a bore, a cylindrical inner housing disposed within the bore and fixed relative to the outer housing and a crimping arm pivotally mounted to the inner housing. The crimping t... | 05/16/2000 |
| 6036569 | Lamp fabricating mechanism A mechanism for fabricating a metalarc lamp. The metalarc lamp has a glass stem, mount frames, and a banding strap for circumferentially encompassing and binding the mount frames to the glass stem. The mechanism defines a horizontal plane for the mount fr... | 03/14/2000 |
| 6016682 | Swaging apparatus for surgical needles A swaging apparatus for attaching sutures to surgical needles includes at least a first die and a second die. The first die has a first member, which includes a first surface, and a second member, which includes a second surface. The second member is mova... | 01/25/2000 |
| 6006421 | Device for pressing a preassembled ball joint cartridge into a bearing eye of a tie rod end An apparatus is used for pressing a preassembled ball joint cartridge into a bearing eye of a tie rod end, with the ball joint cartridge comprising a ball joint pin, a bearing shell surrounding the joint ball, and a bearing housing that surrounds the bear... | 12/28/1999 |
| 6006423 | Hand press for attaching fasteners An inexpensive hand press for attaching fasteners to a fabric or web comprises a pair of A-shaped legs made of molded plastic and joined by a living hinge at their wider ends. The narrower ends are adapted to carry the fastener parts which are to be secur... | 12/28/1999 |
| 5943765 | Device for making stitching thread attached with a needle An object of this invention is to provide a needle attached suture manufacturing apparatus, with a simple construction and reduced cost, capable of assuredly inserting the lead end of a suture in an insertion hole formed in the end of a needle before the ... | 08/31/1999 |
| 5909907 | Machine for automatically manufacturing puzzle-lock compression rings A method and machine for manufacturing compression rings in which flat band material is fed to a stamping station from a feed station, a blank is stamped out with a mechanical connection having male and female configurations at opposite ends, the blank is... | 06/08/1999 |
| 5815906 | Method of blind riveting, blind rivet with an expansion section and a device for performing the method The present invention concerns a self-cutting blind rivet/expansion rivet without draw nails in the core of the rivet, a method for blind riveting/expansion and an apparatus for performing the method, together with a function for expansion by a combinatio... | 10/06/1998 |
| 5715652 | Apparatus for producing and applying a protective covering to a cut edge of an opening of a container wall For an opening for a container wall, a rivet-shaped protective covering is made and applied by an apparatus. A sheet-like piece of foil is laid down by all applying device on a first wall area bordering the opening. The section overlapping the opening is ... | 02/10/1998 |
| 5671522 | Method and apparatus for sealing a pressure vessel A cylinder is closed to form a sealed container for gases and the like. The cylinder is closed by means of a pair of specially constructed end caps each having annular recesses formed around their circumference. The ends of the cylinders are engaged withi... | 09/30/1997 |