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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8146240 | Riveting system and process for forming a riveted joint A riveting system is operable to join two or more workplaces with a rivet. In another aspect of the present invention, a self-piercing rivet is employed. Still another aspect of the present invention employs an electronic control unit and one or more sensors to dete... | 04/03/2012 |
| 7913378 | Wire stitcher having a stitching head for processing annular-eyelet staples A stitching method and a wire stitcher having a stitching head for stitching sheet-like materials using annular-eyelet staples, includes a staple support with a supporting body in the stitching head. The staple support supports a region of the annular eyelet during ... | 03/29/2011 |
| 7752739 | Riveting system and process for forming a riveted joint A riveting system is operable to join two or more workplaces with a rivet. In another aspect of the present invention, a self-piercing rivet is employed. Still another aspect of the present invention employs an electronic control unit and one or more sensors to dete... | 07/13/2010 |
| RE41258 | Self-piercing rivet, process and device for setting a rivet element, and employment thereof A fastening element (1), in particular for blind riveting, has a setting head (4), a deformation segment (2) and a shank end (3). The deformation segment (2) is arranged between the setting head (4) and the shank end (3 | 04/27/2010 |
| 7596858 | Self-piercing device for setting a rivet element A system useful for riveting sheets of metal together. The system having a fastening element having a head on one side and a self-piercing surface on an opposite end, a die having an elastically moveable annular stop and a ring boost, and a ram assembly operably pun... | 10/06/2009 |
| 7559133 | Riveting system A riveting system is operable to join two or more workplaces with a rivet. In another aspect of the present invention, a self-piercing rivet is employed. Still another aspect of the present invention employs an electronic control unit and one or more sensors to dete... | 07/14/2009 |
| 7409760 | Riveting system and process for forming a riveted joint A riveting system is operable to join two or more workplaces with a rivet. In another aspect of the present invention, a self-piercing rivet is employed. Still another aspect of the present invention employs an electronic control unit and one or more sensors to dete... | 08/12/2008 |
| 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 |
| 7299544 | Apparatus for separating cull of semiconductor package molding system Disclosed is an apparatus for separating culls coupled to a lead frame when a semiconductor chip is molded. The apparatus includes a lower plate, on which culls coupled to a lead frame are placed, an upper plate pressing culls placed on the lower plate in order to s... | 11/27/2007 |
| 7269893 | Tool for piercing nut A tool for piercing nuts that includes a die part, a punch part and a piercing nut feeder incorporated into the punch part. The piercing nut feeder is adapted to feed piercing nuts into a piercing nut holder in the punch part so that these nuts, when the punch part ... | 09/18/2007 |
| RE39624 | Feed head A feed head has a delivery path along which nuts are fed to a pressing station in the feed head, the pressing station having a pressing die which is reciprocated transversely to the delivery path under the action of a press to fasten a nut to a sheet metal member. A... | 05/15/2007 |
| 7131564 | Fastener insertion apparatus Fastener insertion apparatus comprises a nose having a fastener delivery passage and side entry port. Fasteners such as rivets are supplied to the nose via a fastener supply passage and a fastener feeder assembly. A punch reciprocally disposed for movement in the de... | 11/07/2006 |
| 7123982 | Riveting system and process for forming a riveted joint A method of manufacturing, using a riveting system, is operable to join two or more workpieces with a rivet. In another aspect of the present invention, a self-piercing rivet is employed. Still another aspect of the present invention employs an electronic control un... | 10/17/2006 |
| 7055393 | Blind fastener setting tool There is provided a blind fastener setting tool (12) which has a front end face (218) against which a blind fastener (14) is held during a conventional setting operation and which further has a piezo-electric thin film load measuring device (... | 06/06/2006 |
| 7051427 | Integrated circuit trimming device broken die sensor A broken trim die tool detection sensor. The lands of the tie bar die connect with the leads of the unit to form switches. The states of these switches indicate broken die lands or other malfunctions. ... | 05/30/2006 |
| 7043812 | Apparatus and method for button indexing in button attaching machine, and method of adjusting the apparatus A button indexing device used in a button attaching machine for attaching a button to be indexed in a specific orientation on a fabric of garments or the like, including lower mold provided at a button attaching position of the attaching machine, a driving section f... | 05/16/2006 |
| 7040006 | Self-piercing rivet, process and device for setting a rivet element, and employment thereof A fastening element (1), in particular for blind riveting, has a setting head (4), a deformation segment (2) and a shank end (3). The deformation segment (2) is arranged between the setting head (4) and the shank end (3 | 05/09/2006 |
| 7032296 | Self-piercing fastening system The preferred embodiment of a fastening system includes a self-piercing fastener having a thread-like pattern. In another aspect of the present invention, a fastener insertion machine employs an electromagnetic actuator without fluid actuation. A further aspect of t... | 04/25/2006 |
| 7024746 | Method and apparatus for monitoring blind fastener setting A method of monitoring the setting operation for a blind fastener comprising the step of measuring, as a function of time, an electronic signal indicative of the load being applied to the fastener during the setting operation and, from which, determining a mandrel e... | 04/11/2006 |
| 7024270 | Riveting system and process for forming a riveted joint Computer software for controlling a riveting system is operable to join two or more workpieces with a rivet. In another aspect of the present invention, a self-piercing rivet is employed. Still another aspect of the present invention employs an electronic control un... | 04/04/2006 |
| 7010851 | Automated machine for setting bendable nailing pins on a frame The machine includes a movable carriage (5) carrying an application gun (8) filled with pins for application, which is movable above a work station composed of a table (1) carrying an endless belt (2). The machine is provided with a rack ... | 03/14/2006 |
| 6993831 | Fastener installation apparatus The disclosed fastener installation apparatus includes a plurality of spaced parallel feed passages each communicating with a plunger passage in a moveable member and the fixed member includes a plunger assembly having a plurality of spaced parallel legs which recip... | 02/07/2006 |
| 6979160 | Fixing element A fixing element comprising a fixing section and a tubular stamped or riveted section in which the stamped or riveted section enable the fixing element to be placed on a metal part and the fixing section enables an object to be placed on the metal part. A bearing su... | 12/27/2005 |
| 6968605 | Tagging apparatus and method A tag apparatus and method includes a nail gun with a tag positioning device. The tag positioning device is connected to a nail gun safety probe. Flexible tags are held in a tag magazine. Upon depression of the safety probe, a tag is rotated from its storage positio... | 11/29/2005 |
| 6961984 | Method and apparatus for detecting setting defects in self-piercing rivet setting machine In order to detect setting defects of a self-piercing rivet in a self-piercing rivet setting machine, on a graph having X-Y coordinates representing a rivet driven stroke and a rivet driving load, a normal upper limit curve 37 defining the upper limit of a no... | 11/08/2005 |
| 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 |
| 6944944 | Fastening machines Fastener delivery apparatus for automatically selecting and delivering fasteners such as rivets to a setting tool. The fasteners are pre-loaded in a package and dispense via at least one fastener delivery tube that interconnects the setting tool to a fastener feeder... | 09/20/2005 |
| 6942134 | Self-piercing rivet setting machine A self-piercing rivet setting machine 1 comprises a C-shaped frame 3, a punch 9 disposed at one end of the C-shaped frame 3, and a die 10 disposed at the other end of the C-shaped frame 3. The punch is attached to the edge o... | 09/13/2005 |
| 6938314 | Method and apparatus for connecting two or more components by rivets A method of fastening at least two large-surface components together by hole-punching rivets, in which the rivets are driven through the components by rivet drivers and against dollies, and fastening the components together. The components rest on supports, and the ... | 09/06/2005 |
| 6912776 | Pierce nut installation apparatus A pierce nut installation apparatus having a feed passage, a plunger passage and a plunger which reciprocates through the plunger passage to engage and install a pierce nut in a panel opposite the plunger passage, wherein the end of the plunger passage includes a nu... | 07/05/2005 |
| 6860001 | Splicing device for joining component belts A splicing device for connecting component belts via metal splicing two jaws that can be pressed together. At least two centering pins are located in one of the jaws. The centering pins are spaced at single or multiple intervals of holes of transport perforation pro... | 03/01/2005 |
| 6543115 | Process and device for joining by punching and riveting A method as well as an apparatus manufactures a punch riveted joint, wherein at least two layers are pressed by a holding-down device against the die and a rivet, in particular a semitubular rivet, is provided for joining the layers. The holding-down devi... | 04/08/2003 |
| 6526650 | Feed head A feed head has a delivery path along which nuts are fed to a pressing station in the feed head, the pressing station having a pressing die which is reciprocated transversely to the delivery path under the action of a press to fasten a nut to a sheet meta... | 03/04/2003 |
| 6502008 | Riveting system and process for forming a riveted joint A computer program operably controls a riveting system to join two or more workpieces with a rivet. In another aspect of the present invention, a self-piercing rivet is employed with computer software to sense, measure and/or determine riveting and/or joi... | 12/31/2002 |
| 6442830 | Fastener installation assembly A fastener installation assembly having a base, a first support member mounted to the base to slide upon the base and a second support member mounted to the first support member to the slide upon the first support member. The first and second support memb... | 09/03/2002 |
| 6398096 | Hydraulic drive mechanism for a joining tool A hydraulic drive mechanism to actuate a tool for joining at least two work-pieces of ductile material such as by self-piercing riveting or clinching. The drive mechanism comprises a punch drive for actuating a punch and a clamp drive for actuating a clam... | 06/04/2002 |
| 6276050 | Riveting system and process for forming a riveted joint A riveting system is operable to join two or more workpieces with a rivet. In another aspect of the present invention, a self-piercing rivet is employed. Still another aspect of the present invention employs an electronic control unit and one or more sens... | 08/21/2001 |
| 6154943 | Device for closing sheathings such as cable conduits The invention relates to a device for closing sheathings, such as cable conduits 23, flexible pipe lines or container elements by means of a closure device 25 provided on a tool 24, wherein closure elements 26 at two oppositely located rim parts of the sh... | 12/05/2000 |
| 6067696 | Quality control system for a clinching station A clinching station for securing a first workpiece to a second workpiece includes control logic receiving a punch position sensor output and processing the punch position sensor output and an established position signature to generate a clinching operatio... | 05/30/2000 |
| 6018863 | Fastener installation head having a pivoting fastener drive assembly The installation head of the present invention has a pivoting driver which pivots from the fastener loading position to the installation position. By pivoting the driver to the load position, fasteners can be loaded into the driver in proper orientation f... | 02/01/2000 |
