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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7335152 | Web forming machine A web forming machine, and a method of forming a web is described and which includes a first rotatable assembly; a second rotatable assembly positioned in spaced relation relative to the first rotatable assembly, and wherein a gap is defined between the first rotata... | 02/26/2008 |
| 7322091 | Vibration isolating bushing and its manufacturing method This invention relates to a vibration isolating bushing, for example, built into a suspension system, an inside diameter of one edge (4) of an inner cylinder (1) being made larger than that of the other edge (6). The outside diameter of the thin... | 01/29/2008 |
| 7222405 | Device for determining axial alignment or misalignment of a punch with respect to a die In an apparatus in which workpieces are joined by self-piercing rivets, for example, a jig is used to determine whether axial alignment of a punch and a die is within an acceptable range. The jig substitutes for a die and has a shank and a head, the shank fitting wi... | 05/29/2007 |
| 7194820 | Punch press alignment instrument A punch press alignment instrument has upper and lower cylindrical components that are associated for vertical displacement relative to one another. Both components have outer tool holder engaging surfaces which are to be aligned with one another so as to in turn al... | 03/27/2007 |
| 7171882 | Knife-like cutting die A knife-like die for cutting a thermoformed plastic article from a sheet of thermoformable plastic. The die includes a die build up plate that is mounted to a first platen and a striker plate that is mounted to a second platen. The die further includes a die board h... | 02/06/2007 |
| 7171883 | Punching apparatus and the punching unit thereof A punching apparatus is provided which can of punch a non-circular holes at a predetermined position of a work piece. In the punching apparatus for punching a hole by means of a punch integrated into any one of the moving part of a press working machine or the suppo... | 02/06/2007 |
| 7131360 | Thermoforming trim press having adjustable bushing assembly, trim tool guide assembly, and method A thermoforming trim press is provided with a frame, a punch plate, a die plate, and a bushing. The frame has a guide post including a tapered outer surface with increasing cross-sectional dimension toward a closing position. The punch plate has a male cutting die. ... | 11/07/2006 |
| 7024978 | Concentric alignment device for dies and die stripper A punch and die alignment system. A first die includes a first die aperture for receiving a punch. A second die includes a second die aperture for receiving the punch. A first housing includes a first die-receiving passage for receiving at least a portion of the fir... | 04/11/2006 |
| 7011009 | Magnetically aligned hole punch A punching device for punching paper and like sheet material contains an upper frame, a cooperating upper magnetic base supporting the upper frame, and a punch rod slideably disposed within the upper frame, and passing through a clearance hole formed in the upper ma... | 03/14/2006 |
| 7007535 | Method and apparatus for aligning components of a press A method and apparatus for aligning opposed telescopically engageable cut ring and blank and draw die when mounted in a can body forming press to form non-round disc-shaped blanks which are subsequently formed into container bodies. A pair of opposed precision forme... | 03/07/2006 |
| 6915828 | Punch die for punching and laminating simultaneously A punch apparatus for punching and laminating simultaneously a plural number of thin sheets is disclosed. This punch apparatus includes a punch provided on an upper portion of the punch apparatus, a die provided on a lower portion of the punch apparatus and used for... | 07/12/2005 |
| 6875631 | Semiconductor device and a method of manufacturing the same A CF card (1) comprises: a casing constituted by two panel plates (2, 2) and a frame (3); and a printed wiring board (4) accommodated in the casing. A plurality of claw-like engaging parts (5) are provided to the peripheries of the... | 04/05/2005 |
| 6704995 | Method for swaging a suspension assembly to an actuator arm of an actuator block A method for swaging a suspension assembly to an actuator arm of a data storage device is disclosed. The method includes steps of inserting a deformable tubular stake into an aperture of an actuator arm and inserting an expandable swaging member into a channel of th... | 03/16/2004 |
| 6691395 | Method of preparing a system of converting tools and presetting table for working the method as well as an assembly of components for preparing an upper stripping die A presetting table for preparing a system of converting tools in a stripping station of a converting press positions the following face to face, in a position simulating cantering along the machine axis and positioning at the first rule: the stripper-hold... | 02/17/2004 |
| 6550126 | Method for mounting electrode assembly A mounting method for mounting an electrode assembly on a plasma etching apparatus includes inserting alignment pins in apertures of the plasma etching apparatus. Apertures of the electrode assembly are aligned relative to the alignment pins. The electrod... | 04/22/2003 |
| 6352236 | Method and apparatus for forming concrete products A mold box is flexibly mounted to a product forming machine having upper and lower vertically displaceable beams. A feed drawer dispenses concrete material into the mold box while a vibration system vertically vibrates the mold box while dampening horizon... | 03/05/2002 |
| 6344013 | Toroidal-type continuously variable transmission and method for manufacturing trunnion for use in same transmission The toroidal-type continuously variable transmission includes an input disk, an output disk disposed coaxially with the input disk, a trunnion capable of swinging about its pivot shaft portion situated at a torsional relation with respect to the respectiv... | 02/05/2002 |
| 6317976 | Method of making a catalytic converter for use in an internal combustion engine The invention is directed at a method of manufacturing these catalytic converters having non-round honeycomb substrates and comprises the following steps: (1) wrapping a non-round monolithic ceramic substrate, having a major and minor orthogonal axis, in ... | 11/20/2001 |
| 6306677 | Method and apparatus for punch and place inserts for manufacture of oxygen sensor Disclosed herein is an apparatus and process for punching and placing inserts of electrolyte and other material into a substrate layer for a gas sensor. The insert can be the solid electrolyte, porous electrolyte or protective layer of a gas sensor. The s... | 10/23/2001 |
| 6301768 | Closure panel hemming method A closure panel hemming apparatus includes a lower support supporting a lower hemming die and an upper support spaced from and mounted above the lower support supporting an upper hemming die. The upper and lower supports are relatively vertically moveable... | 10/16/2001 |
| 6119556 | Combination precision punch assembly and guide/matrix assembly and method of precision installation of a punch set In combination, a guide body/matrix body assembly and a precision punch set assembly and method, the combination forming a precision punching system for highly accurate registration hole placement in film and plate sheet material used in subsequent precis... | 09/19/2000 |
| 6088912 | Self-aligning slider and platform clamping system for manufacturing integrated lead suspensions A clamp assembly holds an integrated lead suspension during assembly. The clamp assembly has a number of features for precisely positioning the integrated lead suspension while transducer heads are being mechanically and electrically connected to it. The ... | 07/18/2000 |
| 6073525 | Method and apparatus for aligning tools provided on a C-frame Tools (3, 4) mounted on the free ends of the arms of a C-frame applicator are aligned by providing the arms of the C-frame (1) in a form which is capable of flexing between a first position in which the axes of the tools (3, 4) are disposed at an angle re... | 06/13/2000 |
| 6066231 | Laminating device for joining a metal strip and an insulating material strip Apparatus for bonding an insulating material to a metal strip having a conveyor for moving a strip of insulting material along a path of travel and a mechanism for placing perforations in the strip and cutting the strip into sections of predetermined leng... | 05/23/2000 |
| 6042624 | Method of making an implantable medical device having a flat electrolytic capacitor An implantable medical device such as a defibrillator is described. The device includes an hermetically sealed housing containing a flat electrolytic capacitor and an energy source such as a battery. The battery is connected to the capacitor and provides ... | 03/28/2000 |
| 5989088 | Manufacturing method of flat-panel display unit, display panel carrier therefor and manufacturing method of electronic device or optical device The present invention provides a manufacturing method of a flat-panel display unit and a carrier therefor which make it unnecessary to implement alignment in each step, except for alignment which require higher precision, by performing the alignment in ad... | 11/23/1999 |
| 5898997 | Method for manufacturing a wheel bearing spindle A wheel bearing spindle is produced by an improved method which provides adequate structural clearance from the sharp edge of a wheel drum hub, while actually improving the effective yield strength of the spindle. The spindle is produced from a near net s... | 05/04/1999 |
| 5878473 | Method for aligning tube bracket holes A method for providing an article of manufacture is described such that the article has a bracket with a pair of parallel, spaced-apart arms affixed thereto, with a hole in each of the arms, the holes being aligned with each other and precisely spatially ... | 03/09/1999 |
| 5774964 | Apparatus for forming a profiled element A process for forming a profiled element from a generally longitudinally extending extruded sheet-form member having a plurality of transversely spaced longitudinally extended ribs upstanding therefrom is provided. The process includes the step of removin... | 07/07/1998 |
| 5620634 | Method of making fiber waveguide connectors The specification describes a fiber lightguide connector for interconnecting large arrays of lightwave fibers. Linear arrays of lightwave fibers, for example those in so-called ribbon cables, are effectively interconnected using known v-groove connector a... | 04/15/1997 |
| 5572789 | Process for forming a profiled element A process for forming a profiled element from a generally longitudinally extending extruded sheet-form member having a plurality of transversely spaced longitudinally extended ribs upstanding therefrom is provided. The process includes the step of removin... | 11/12/1996 |
| 5557848 | Rotary atomisers An improved method of producing a rotary dispersion member comprises providing a frusto-conical from (23) with a cylindrical base (25), operating a cutting wheel (27) to cut a groove (28) in the from (23) by moving the cutter along a line (29) parallel to... | 09/24/1996 |
| 5532450 | Apparatus and method capable of manufacturing two or more different types of welded panels An apparatus for manufacturing a single welded panel from a plurality of material panels by abutting together the material panels using a welder member and irradiating the abutted edges with a welding beam. The apparatus includes two or more bases each pr... | 07/02/1996 |
| 5487219 | Method of manufacturing engine cradles A method for forming a structural member, the method comprising the steps of placing a first sheet member having a length dimension greater than a width dimension in a press, placing a second sheet member having a length dimension greater than a width dim... | 01/30/1996 |
| 5480449 | Composite prosthesis and method of manufacture A process for making a composite stem for a prosthesis by providing a tapered metal core with a predetermined cross section and a composite shell having a tapered cavity having a cross sectional configuration to receive the metal core. Adhesive is applied... | 01/02/1996 |
| 5477613 | Method of simultaneously forming rocket thrust chamber cooling tubes A plurality of tubes are placed side-by-side on the forming surface of a die, another die is brought into contact with the tubes, thus sandwiching the tubes therebetween. The two dies are then placed into a press that forces the dies together, simultaneou... | 12/26/1995 |
| 5367770 | Method for embossing indented door light opening edge The present invention provides an automated method for forming indented embossed edges around along the periphery of a light aperture for mounting a panel light's pane and frame assembly therein. A panel blank made of sheet metal is mounted on the table o... | 11/29/1994 |
| 5333369 | Method and apparatus for positioning dies A method for positioning both dies set to both movable and stationary platens of a plastic molding machine to form a cavity by fitting convex and concave portions formed on the facing surfaces of the dies into a spigot respectively, wherein a movable die ... | 08/02/1994 |
| 5299346 | Fuel injector upper needle guide burnishing and alignment tool An apparatus is used to align, burnish, and secure an upper needle guide for a fuel injector valve body. The apparatus includes a lower portion having a fixture containing a spring-loaded plunger and a spring-loaded centering pin, and an upper portion hav... | 04/05/1994 |
| 5181309 | Stapling unit having an auxiliary device for attaching an anvil A stapling unit includes an auxiliary device for attaching an anvil thereof adjustably relative to a stapler head of the stapling unit. The auxiliary device includes a rib-type projection for inserting into the stapler head of the unit, and a positioning ... | 01/26/1993 |
