"To place a man in a multi-stage rocket and project him into the controlling gravitational field of the moon where the passengers can make scientific observations, perhaps land alive, and then return to earth--all that constitutes a wild dream worthy of Jules Verne. I am bold enough to say that such a man-made voyage will never occur regardless of all future advances."
Lee deForest, American radio pioneer ; 1957
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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7275898 | Threading tap for cutting threads in blind holes and methods of its manufacture A threading tap for cutting threads in blind holes includes an elongated body with a central axis, the body having at a rear end a connector portion, and having at a front end a threading portion. The threading portion is provided with at least one helical thread-cu... | 10/02/2007 |
| 7241088 | Threading tap for cutting threads in blind holes and methods of its manufacture A threading tap for cutting threads in blind holes includes an elongated body with a central axis, the body having at a rear end a connector portion, and having at a front end a threading portion. The threading portion is provided with at least one helical thread-cu... | 07/10/2007 |
| 7150588 | Thread forming tap with a non-circular cross-section and radially extending cutting edges A thread-forming tap includes an elongated body having, at first end, a connector portion, and having at a second end, a thread-forming portion. The thread-forming portion includes at least one thread-forming helical thread exhibiting a non-circular cross-section ha... | 12/19/2006 |
| 7144208 | Low torque tap A low torque tap includes a shank portion with a driving square and a thread cutting portion. The thread cutting portion includes a threaded body with one or more asymmetrical straight flutes that run essentially parallel to a longitudinal axis of the tap. The threa... | 12/05/2006 |
| 6918718 | Thread cutting tool having cutting teeth with stepped undercut flanks A thread cutting tool for cutting female threads includes a shaft and a cutting section composed of several groups of cutting teeth alternating with chip grooves. At least some of the teeth, preferably teeth disposed in a front region of the tool, have undercuts in ... | 07/19/2005 |
| 6688988 | Looking thread cold forming tool A thread forming tap comprising a shank section, a body section extending longitudinally from the shank section, a helical thread formed on the body section having radially converging flank portions and an undercut ramp formed in at least one of said flan... | 02/10/2004 |
| 6217267 | Cold forming tap having internal finish cutting edge and method of producing the same A cold forming tap with an internal finish cutting edge includes an external thread portion having radially outwardly protruding portions and relief portions which are alternately located in a helical direction in which an external thread extends. The pro... | 04/17/2001 |
| 6213693 | Taper taps for pipe threads made of hard material A high durability taper tap for pipe threads which can cut threads in a pipe made of hard materials having hardness of approximately 50 HRC. The sum Σγ of the width angle of cutters is large, approximately 130°, thereby achieving high strength and rigi... | 04/10/2001 |
| 5897593 | Lordotic spinal implant A lordotic implant has a frusto-conical shape with external threads. Prior to placement of the implant, vertebrae are distracted in a manner to provide a desired lordosis between the vertebrae. The pre-distracted vertebrae are then tapped to provide a tap... | 04/27/1999 |
| 5803676 | Method and tool for repairing damaged threads A thread repair tool and method of manufacturing are disclosed, along with a method for repairing damaged threads of a bolt, stud, or the like. The thread repair tool includes a pair of chaser sections each having a threaded inner diameter to match the th... | 09/08/1998 |
| 5664915 | Tap and method of making a tap with selected size limits A nib tap configuration in which the thread turns are of progressively increasing pitch diameter over a range of size limits associated with a standard basic pitch diameter. A particular size limit can be provided by grinding off the turns of a larger lim... | 09/09/1997 |
| 5127776 | Tap with relief There is a tap whose thread portion 2 forms a cutting section 5 and a guiding section 6 and is provided on a plurality of adjacent thread teeth of the cutting section 5 with a relief 8. It is desirable that a further machining measure be provided for the ... | 07/07/1992 |
| 5112168 | Tap with tapered thread There is a tap having a tapered threaded portion 2 whose thread teeth 4 located in the tapered section are provided with a relief arranged at a clearance angle. It is desirable that the cutting moment and friction should decrease to the back towards the g... | 05/12/1992 |
| 4547104 | Tap A self-locking fastener includes a male member, such as a bolt, having a standard, helical, male thread of constant diameter which is deformed by the special female locking threads of a female member, such as a nut. The female threads are defined by leadi... | 10/15/1985 |
| 4536107 | Drill bit A self-feeding, self-aligning drill bit includes a working end with a cylindrical portion having a desired cutting diameter and a conical threaded portion extending therefrom terminating in a threaded tip. The diameter of the threaded portion increases fr... | 08/20/1985 |
| 4462727 | Fluted tap A fluted screw tap has a plurality of thread lands each with a pair of outwardly facing flanks. Each flank of a pair has a different asymmetric relief ground flank surface extending in a spiral form along the length of the thread land. Each thread land ha... | 07/31/1984 |
| 4271554 | Combination drill and tap tool An elongated rectilinear tool for formation of a threaded hole in ductile metal by the coining or flowing of the metal. The tool typically is employed to form through threaded holes in a piece of ductile metal, and features a working end having a boring t... | 06/09/1981 |
| 4171177 | Screw thread cutting member A male screw thread-formed member such as an insert having a thread cutting action has an exterior peripheral portion of substantially full V-thread form along which two or more angularly spaced apart flutes extend from one or both ends of the member, the... | 10/16/1979 |
| 4127355 | Wood bit A drill bit for drilling holes of a given diameter in wood or similar material comprising a drill body having a series of stepped cylindrical portions increasing in diameter from the small entry end of the drill to the full diameter of the hole to be dril... | 11/28/1978 |
| 4074950 | Locking thread forming tap A thread forming tap comprising a shank section, a body section extending longitudinally from the shank section, a helical thread formed on the body section and having radially outwardly converging flank portions which define an inclined ramp arranged at ... | 02/21/1978 |
| 4023914 | Locking thread forming tap A thread forming tap comprising a shank section, a body section extending longitudinally from the shank section, a helical thread formed on the body section and having radially converging flank portions which define an inclined ramp area arranged at a pre... | 05/17/1977 |