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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7350286 | Rotational and axial power transmitting apparatus Threaded member assembling can be performed using a rotational/axial-movement-transmitting unit including an upper frame; a motor held by the upper frame; a female threaded member secured to the upper frame; a male threaded member assembled in the female threaded me... | 04/01/2008 |
| 7311025 | Powered driver with location specific switching Powered drivers and methods are disclosed, the drivers including a head housing a motor driven drive transfer assembly for operating a rotatable socket engageable at a threaded connector. A reaction unit having a fitting engagement attached to rail guides is movably... | 12/25/2007 |
| 7234536 | Power screwdriver A power screwdriver is disclosed having a drive which is coupled via a clutch, disengaging as a function of torque, to a tool drive shaft for driving a tool. The screwdriver comprises an electronic control unit for controlling the drive, and a sensor which is couple... | 06/26/2007 |
| 7188548 | Adapter frame for a power frame In one embodiment, an adapter frame is provided for use with a power frame to support a tong assembly. When the adapter frame is coupled to the power frame, the load capacity of the power frame is increased, thereby allowing the power frame to be used with larger to... | 03/13/2007 |
| 7121780 | Multiple load path fastener systems Dual load path fastener systems, and methods for their use, are described herein. In one embodiment, a dual load path fastener system includes first and second fasteners. The first fastener has a first end portion, a second end portion spaced apart from the first en... | 10/17/2006 |
| 7100698 | Make-up control system for tubulars A make-up control method and system for creating a threaded connection between a first tubular and a second tubular are provided. The make-up control system including a top drive connected to the first tubular and a controller operably connected to the top drive tha... | 09/05/2006 |
| 7036605 | Power tools A detector is disclosed that detects impact sounds, e.g., a hammer striking an anvil or oil pulses from an oil unit. The detector may comprise a receiver that selectively converts sound within a narrow frequency range into electric signals. Preferably, the impact so... | 05/02/2006 |
| 7003862 | Power tool and method of assembling parts using a two-part separable washer A washer has a body having an axis and provided with a first bearing face surface located at one axial side and adapted to cooperate with a nut, a second bearing face surface located at an opposite axial side and adapted to cooperate with an object, at least one thi... | 02/28/2006 |
| 6954048 | Apparatus for monitoring electric motor screw driver system A driver monitor for a driver system. A driver monitor includes a driver monitoring unit for monitoring the fastening operation of the driver based on pre-determined fastening information. A rotation start signal and a rotation stop signal are used to determine whet... | 10/11/2005 |
| 6951052 | Fastener insertion apparatus and method A rivet is inserted into a workpiece by apparatus that includes an internal roller screw linear actuator in which rotational movement of an internally threaded cylinder is converted into linear movement of a fastener insertion actuator assembly. The cylinder is driv... | 10/04/2005 |
| 6931969 | Adjustable spanner having a torque detection function A adjustable spanner includes a main body having a first end formed with a handle portion and a second end formed with a drive portion having a fixed jaw, a movable jaw movably mounted on the drive portion relative to the fixed jaw, and a torque detection device mou... | 08/23/2005 |
| 6923268 | Electric rotational tool driving switch system An electric or power rotational tool including a driving switch of a push operating system that switches the electric motor ON when the rotational tool contacts a work object such as a screw, etc. and is displaced by being pressed, and a driving switch of a lever op... | 08/02/2005 |
| 6857189 | Method and apparatus for assembling a hydrodynamic bearing A method and apparatus for assembling a hydrodynamic bearing in a motor is provided. The method comprises affixing a first bearing upon a shaft, applying an axial tension force to the shaft, and affixing a second bearing upon the shaft in a spaced apart relation to ... | 02/22/2005 |
| 6782594 | Method and apparatus for auditing a tension load in the threaded fastener The present invention is directed towards a method and an apparatus for accurately estimating the tension or clamp force in a bolted joint. An installed fastener is rotated and the torque necessary to rotate the fastener and the angle through which the fastener is r... | 08/31/2004 |
| 6684506 | Bearing assembly adjustable spacer and gage part adjustment method One or more force application members (e.g., a force transmission member and/or a hydraulic force application member) may be employed to provide a desired adjustment (e.g., a preload and/or a compression) to an adjustable spacer of a bearing assembly. The... | 02/03/2004 |
| 6615471 | Method of locating the blade holders in a fin folding machine A fin folding machine has a base, a pair of vertical side support members extending from the base. A top support member is spaced from the base and is attached to the pair of vertical side support members. The base, pair of vertical side support members, ... | 09/09/2003 |
| 6539603 | Method for self-programming a power nutrunner control system during initial tightening processes A method for self-programming a computerized power nutrunner control system for tightening a number of similar screw joints to a desired final torque level (MF) is provided. The method includes the steps of: (i) tightening initially at a low sp... | 04/01/2003 |
| 6385837 | Method and apparatus for fixedly connecting threaded tubes, and recording medium storing control program for practicing or controlling those method and apparatus Method of fixedly connecting together externally and internally threaded tubes by tight engagement of externally and internally threaded portions of the tubes, wherein a wrenching operation is performed to rotate the externally and internally threaded tub... | 05/14/2002 |
| 6233807 | Process for automatically screw-connecting two components A process is provided for automatically screw-connecting two components using the torque-controlled tightening method, and to a stud and a union nut provided for carrying out the process. Also provided are an automatic fitting machine and a connecting ele... | 05/22/2001 |
| 6212763 | Torque-turn system for a three-element sucker rod joint A sucker rod tool system for oil wells monitors both torque and angular displacement of a three-element sucker rod connection. The tool system engages two sucker rods that are at least partially screwed into opposite ends of a sucker rod coupling. The sys... | 04/10/2001 |
| 6021555 | Method of inserting a threaded fastener into a fastening element A method of inserting a threaded fastener having a threaded portion into a fastening element having a threaded recess. The method includes the steps of positioning the threaded portion of the threaded fastener at an entry point of the threaded recess and ... | 02/08/2000 |
| 5604968 | Fastener system including a swage fastener and tool for installing same A fastener system for multi-piece swage type fasteners, including a pin and a collar, and providing a stump type fastener constructed to be set as a pull type fastener with the fastener pin having a threaded gripping portion and including an installation ... | 02/25/1997 |
| 5321506 | Automatic screw-on pipe couplings The invention is a method and apparatus for continuously monitoring the application of a coupling to a pipe. The invention operates in several modes. In the position mode, the apparatus rotates the coupling to a desired final position. In the program mode... | 06/14/1994 |
| 5233742 | Method and apparatus for controlling tubular connection make-up Make-up of a pipe section and coupling to form a tubular joint having proper stand-off at proper make-up torque is automatically controlled. The coupling is first rotated onto the pipe section to a hand-tight position and the length of the coupling and th... | 08/10/1993 |
| 5212862 | Torque-angle window control for threaded fasteners A method for tightening threaded fasteners to any desired proportion of the way through a torque-angle specification window defined by low and high angle limits and low and high torque limits. The torque rate for the joint is determined from torque and an... | 05/25/1993 |
| 5125156 | Process for setting bearings The indirectly mounted tapered roller bearings which support a pinion shaft in a differential housing are set by turning a nut at the end of the shaft down to reduce the spacing between the cones of the two bearings. Initially, the bearings exist in end p... | 06/30/1992 |
| 5065494 | Method of securing fastener A method for automatically tightening a tapped member such as a nut is disclosed. A socket of an open end air wrench mounted on a nut tightening robot is coupled with the tapped member. The robot rotates the socket in a first direction, i.e., a tightening... | 11/19/1991 |
| 5040827 | Method and apparatus for improved oilfield connections An improved method of making up a pressure sealing threaded connection for oilfield country tubular goods is provided. A threaded connection is of the non-shouldered type, and includes a pin member having an external tapered thread and a box member having... | 08/20/1991 |
| 5014794 | Power driven tool and drive system therefor A portable screw fastener driving tool is driven electrically from a solid state inverter and intended to be coupled to any selected one in a set of screw fastener engaging members, each demanding a drive enabling tightening of the engaged fastener by par... | 05/14/1991 |
| 4995145 | Reduction of relaxation induced tension scatter in fasteners A method of reducing variations in the static torque of threaded fasteners, as measured after a relaxation period, uses an instrumented nutrunner to "break" the joint. Breaking the joint is done by monitoring the torque and angle of the fastener during a ... | 02/26/1991 |
| 4987669 | Method of tightening screw In a method of tightening a screw member, the difference between the tightening axial force which is produced at the limit of elasticity when the friction coefficient between the screw member and a member into which the screw member is to be threaded is a... | 01/29/1991 |
| 4906980 | Detector of false rotation of power screwdriver The start of the final tightening of a screwdriver and rotation of the screwdriver after the start of the final tightening are detected. The detected rotation is compared with a standard value. The screwdriver should rotate very little during the final ti... | 03/06/1990 |
| 4639996 | Screw fastening method An apparatus in which a threaded fastener is automatically attached to an article. The apparatus positions the threaded fastener in contact with the article and applies a torque thereon. A signal is generated indicating the torque level. The signal is com... | 02/03/1987 |
| 4620450 | Method of evaluating tightening condition of screw When tightening a screw member with a nut runner, the turning angle of the screw member and the tightening torque of the same are detected. The ratio of increase in torque to increase in the tightening turning angle, that is, the torque increasing rate is... | 11/04/1986 |
| 4592125 | Method and apparatus for analysis of torque applied to a joint The invention relates to a method and apparatus for continuously monitoring the making-up a joint between two mutually-engageable threaded members (12,13,14,22,23), the threaded members having co-operating shoulder seal elements (18,19,20,21). The inventi... | 06/03/1986 |
| 4413396 | Microprocessor control yield point tightening system A method for tightening a fastener to yield point wherein areas under a torque-angle curve--each of said areas including a constant abscissa--are successively measured. A decrease of area in a subsequently measured area, indicates that yield point of the ... | 11/08/1983 |
| 4402052 | Apparatus for making threaded joints incorporating a make-up speed controller An apparatus is provided for controlling the speed of rotation of a joint member during the operation of making a threaded joint. At lower speeds of rotation, a counter means receives clock pulses generated at a predetermined frequency and counts down fro... | 08/30/1983 |
| 4377129 | Apparatus for coating moving strips and a method for producing the apparatus The invention relates to an apparatus for coating moving strips with several layers, in particular for coating photographic films and papers with photographic emulsions and layers, the apparatus consisting of a coating block comprising several profiled pa... | 03/22/1983 |
| 4365402 | Method for counting turns when making threaded joints A method and apparatus are disclosed for making threaded joints, such as pipe joints, within a range of predetermined applied torque and turns values. A pipe or a pipe and a coupling are threaded onto the end of a pipe string. The applied torque is monito... | 12/28/1982 |
| 4361945 | Tension control of fasteners There is disclosed a technique for tightening threaded fasteners in which values of offset torque, initial tension rate relative to angle, final tension rate relative to angle and other joint related factors are empirically determined by instrumenting a p... | 12/07/1982 |
