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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7290319 | Methods for installing a fuel pellet locking retainer in a nuclear fuel rod A method for installing a locking retainer in a tube to maintain internal components within the tube under compression comprising the steps of: a) providing an elongated retainer spring having large and small diameter sections with the large diameter section of a si... | 11/06/2007 |
| 6735840 | Burnishing tool A burnishing tool is disclosed in one presently preferred embodiment of the present invention as including a first end, a second opposing end, and an elongated intermediate portion disposed between the first and second ends. The intermediate portion of the burnishin... | 05/18/2004 |
| 6321431 | Process and device for removing oxide skin from metal strips A method and device for A process for removing oxide skin from cut surfaces of a thin-walled metal strip used for preparing strip material for welded pipes. The invention comprises passing the metal strip between pairs of rotating cutting tools and applyi... | 11/27/2001 |
| 6282795 | Wallpaper scarifying device A wallpaper scarifying device including a plate and at least one scarifying assembly coupled to the plate. The scarifying assembly includes a swivel fixture rotatably coupled to the plate about an axis of rotation and rotatably carrying a cutting disk at ... | 09/04/2001 |
| 5950312 | Wallpaper scarifying device A wallpaper scarifying device including a plate and at least one scarifying assembly coupled to the plate. The scarifying assembly includes a swivel fixture rotatably coupled to the plate about an axis of rotation and rotatably carrying a cutting disk at ... | 09/14/1999 |
| 5184382 | Pneumatically driven descaling tool A pneumatically driven impact type of descaler tool includes a manually gripped housing having a rear portion of generally circular cross-section which includes therein a pneumatically driven reciprocating piston assembly which acts as a hammer and a righ... | 02/09/1993 |
| 5007268 | Method and device for edge-finishing An edge-finishing device comprises a drive unit (L), a holder (M) and a notched tip (N). The tip combines a number of geometric features known as land radius (Y), flank faces (K), flank radii (I) and root radius (J). Typical useage of the device requires ... | 04/16/1991 |
| 4750249 | Pipe scraping tool A pipe scraping tool for cleaning scale and other deposits from the exterior surfaces of pipes. The tool includes a plurality of inverted "U"-shaped scraper members each of which is carried by one of a series of interconnected hinged links, each link (pre... | 06/14/1988 |
| 4668302 | Grill cleaning tool A tool for cleaning the wires of a grill comprises a handle with a head having a plurality of recesses in the periphery of the head. The recesses are sized for receiving the wires so that the head closely engages the wires. The recesses are spaced apart s... | 05/26/1987 |
| 4305175 | Scraping tool An improved scraping tool particularly suited for scraping ice from an automobile windshield is formed from a shell member 10 having two pairs of blades (20, 21) disposed longitudinally along the shell. One blade (21) from each pair is straight and dispos... | 12/15/1981 |
| 4282625 | Scraping tool for cleaning cooking grills A tool for use in scrape-cleaning cooking grills and as a tongs is formed of two normally substantially parallel rod members in a plane joined at a closed loop end to form a handle. Forward of the handle each rod member curves to one side of and then proj... | 08/11/1981 |
| 4242780 | Hammer with chipping blade A chipping hammer for cleaning welds or deburring the oxidized metal about the cut from a cutting torch which comprises a handle and a head of unique configuration secured to an end of the handle. The head is secured at right angles to the axis of the han... | 01/06/1981 |
