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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8037584 | Printed circuit board, method of manufacturing the same, and apparatus for perforating via holes A printed circuit board, a method of manufacturing the printed circuit board, and an apparatus for perforating via holes are disclosed. By use of a method of manufacturing a printed circuit board that includes forming a first circuit pattern, which includes a refere... | 10/18/2011 |
| 7886415 | Machine tool In a machine tool with at least two axes of movement (2, 7) defining, respectively, the mobility of a first function-supporting unit (1) and of a second function-supporting unit (5), only the first function-supporting unit (1) is provided... | 02/15/2011 |
| 7137763 | Pneumatically driven deburring tool having an articulated air joint A pneumatically driven deburring device having a housing and a pneumatic motor mounted therein which is adapted to receive and drive a deburring tool. A pivot bearing is mounted within the housing adjacent the pneumatic motor. A motor support is held within the pivo... | 11/21/2006 |
| 7128507 | Machine tool The present invention provides a machine tool capable of achieving a higher feed rate of a spindle and weight reduction while ensuring necessary stiffness of a column. The present invention includes: a bed; a saddle disposed on the bed to be movable in a Y-axis dire... | 10/31/2006 |
| 7111372 | Computer-controlled milling machine for producing lenses for clip-on accessory A milling machine for shaping blanks to create filter lenses for a clip-on accessory whose pair of filter lenses register with a pair of optical lenses in prescription eyeglasses when the accessory is hitched onto the frame of the eyeglasses. The frame of the eyegla... | 09/26/2006 |
| 6666245 | Tree trimming apparatus A tree trimming apparatus is provided for preparing a tree, such as a Christmas tree, for attachment to a tree stand. The tree trimming apparatus includes a raised platform supported by a plurality of legs. The platform also includes an opening for receiv... | 12/23/2003 |
| 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 |
| 6293320 | Multi-purpose machining apparatus A precision multi-purpose machining apparatus for facilitating lathing, milling, drilling, sawing or routing operations typically using a rotary-type cutting tool. In a preferred embodiment the multi-purpose machining apparatus of this invention is charac... | 09/25/2001 |
| 6102089 | Assembly for converting a drill press into a wood lathe The present invention relates to a new and improved modification for converting a drill press into a wood lathe. Further, the present invention relates to an adaption kit for the modification of a conventional drill press into a general-purpose wood lathe... | 08/15/2000 |
| 5694685 | Method and apparatus for treating header plug gasket face An apparatus and method for roughening or otherwise changing the gasket face of a bolt-like header plug. This apparatus utilizes a cutting or etching tool that cuts into the originally flat gasket face. A threaded shank formed by a lathe or other screw cu... | 12/09/1997 |
| 5157823 | Apparatus for supporting a machine tool on a robot arm An apparatus for supporting a machining tool on a robot arm is disclosed having first and second support members with the second support member attached to the first support member by torsion bar elements so as to be movable with respect to the first memb... | 10/27/1992 |
| 4820089 | Apparatus for boring articles An apparatus and method is directed to onsite repair of vehicle front axle steering components. The apparatus includes a pair of generally mirror-image members coupled by linear bearings and locking device which secure them to the ends of the axle. A firs... | 04/11/1989 |
| 4594035 | Drilling stand A drilling stand has an axially extending guide column with a U- or C-shaped transverse cross-section forming an interior space in which a carriage is guided for movement in the axial direction. A drilling unit is mounted on the carriage and includes a dr... | 06/10/1986 |
| 4543020 | Method of manufacturing large gears A method of manufacturing large gears by performing all steps required on a single vertical boring mill without removing the gear blank from the rotary table of the mill.... | 09/24/1985 |
| 4507834 | Drilling monitor A drilling monitor employs laser optics and an associated signal processing device to provide intelligent control capable of making the optimum decision to maintain hole quality and maximize drill life during the drilling of via holes in a circuit board. ... | 04/02/1985 |
| 4473937 | System for automatic fine adjustment of tools A novel machining center having a plurality of tools, including adjustable tools incorporating an externally accessible rotatable socket for fine-adjusting the tool bit thereon; a tool drive for actuating each tool; a storage device for storing a pluralit... | 10/02/1984 |
| 4459190 | Method of and apparatus for machining a 3-D cavity in a workpiece A method of forming a cavity of a desired three-dimensional contour in a workpiece utilizes two steps of machining operation. In the first step (a), a multiplicity of holes are mechanically drilled in the workpiece substantially all over but within a thre... | 07/10/1984 |
| 4332066 | Compliance mechanism A tool holder has compliance features that allow a hole to be drilled at high tolerances by a remote controlled control arm. The holes are drilled in a workpiece that has a template secured over it with guide holes for positioning the holes to be drilled.... | 06/01/1982 |
| 4187601 | Universal type machine tool A universal type machine tool has a horizontal bed which, via a turnable intermediate slide, supports a rectangular work table, the slide being displaceable along the bed. A vertical column, displaceable along a bed perpendicular to the first bed has a se... | 02/12/1980 |
| 4182205 | Turret type metal working machine A turret type machine tool indexable to selected positions with a plurality of identical tools supported in each of the indexed positions to work on a like number of rotatable workpieces. The tool carrying turret is indexable about an axis located in the ... | 01/08/1980 |
| 4138773 | Woodwork drilling and screwing machine Drilling and screwing machine intended more particularly for fitting door-hinge plates or like hardwares on pieces of joinery or similar elements, this machine comprising in the known fashion: a pivoting assembly consisting of a table supporting on one si... | 02/13/1979 |
| 4097175 | Machine for drilling holes in right-angular work surfaces A drilling machine comprises a ram movable up and down on a carriage slidably mounted on a horizontal crossrail. A toolhead is mounted on the bottom end of the ram for pivotal movement about a horizontal axis at right angles with the crossrail and is pivo... | 06/27/1978 |
| 4041588 | Machine tool provided with a tool magazine A machine tool having a tool magazine containing a plurality of tools which can be conveyed into a working or reference position by movement of the tool magazine. The tools are disposed in the magazine in the form of a matrix having rows and columns. The ... | 08/16/1977 |
| 3946470 | Double flush riveting machine An accessory for riveting machines, replacing the conventional lower anvil, which permits both the top and bottom exposed surfaces of a laminated assembly to be countersunk and flush riveted. It includes a selectively and sequentially engageable sheet cla... | 03/30/1976 |
