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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7704020 | Core drilling machine A drilling assembly for drilling holes in concrete structures. The assembly includes a base assembly defining a longitudinal axis and adapted to support at least two concrete structures, for example, on turntables positioned in spaced apart relation along the longit... | 04/27/2010 |
| 7371033 | Twin chuck drill with one drive shaft A pistol grip drill (1) has two control triggers (3 and 9) on its hand grip (4). One trigger (3) controls power to a motor in a casing (2) of the drill and the other trigger (9) initiates a sequence which interchanges... | 05/13/2008 |
| 7367757 | Electric drill with modified bit gripping assembly An electric drill (10) has a drive assembly (31, 70), and a pivot head (32) having first and second bit gripping assemblies (14, 22) disposed at 90 degrees to each other. The electric drill (10) also includes means for adjusting th... | 05/06/2008 |
| 7356895 | Machine tool Machine tool furnished with: a table (20) free to swivel about a horizontal swivel center axis, and having a table body (22) for carrying a workpiece, and an axially rotatable rotary shaft (23) disposed with the axis of the rotary shaft (23 | 04/15/2008 |
| 7275897 | Drilling machine for panels A drilling machine for drilling variable-thickness on-edge supported wood, plastics material, aluminum panels, comprises a bottom intermittent conveyor for abutting against a bottom edge of a panel and horizontally conveying a panel to be processed to a tool bearing... | 10/02/2007 |
| 7250023 | Drill accessory A tool for a power drill allows fast and convenient loading and unloading of a screw bit, drill bit, or other implement. The user preferably loads the tool with the necessary implements which are then carried with the tool. Each received implement is movable from a ... | 07/31/2007 |
| 7210879 | Universal holding frame for certain drill accessories A universal holding frame provides convenience and safety for certain drill accessories which all have an elongate drivable shaft and a mounted storage barrel. The universal holding frame maintains the mounted storage barrel against rotation with the shaft of the dr... | 05/01/2007 |
| 7152711 | Spline lubrication apparatus for lubricating a spline A spline lubrication apparatus is disclosed for lubricating a spline of a pump drive. The apparatus includes a housing and a rotatable spline disposed within the housing. The spline includes a shaft having a first and a second end and an external surface extending b... | 12/26/2006 |
| 7150085 | Turret for machine tool A turret for use on a machine tool has a turret body, a swivel drum, an indexing actuator, a drive motor and a joint. While one of rotating tools on the turret is indexed to an indexed position, the joint directly connects the rotating tool to the drive shaft of the... | 12/19/2006 |
| 7137760 | Methods and apparatus for manufacturing operations using opposing-force support systems Methods and apparatus for manufacturing operations using opposing-force support systems are disclosed. In one embodiment, an apparatus includes a track assembly adapted to be attached to a workpiece, and a carriage moveably coupled to the track assembly. The carriag... | 11/21/2006 |
| 7066692 | Dual chuck electrical hand drill A drill comprising: a power head having a first chuck positioned on a first end and a second chuck positioned on an opposite second end of the power head; a handle attached to the power head, the handle having a trigger switch for controlling a drive motor coupled t... | 06/27/2006 |
| 7066691 | Power drill/driver A hand-held power tool having a multi-speed transmission and a clutch. The multi-speed transmission and the clutch are coupled to one another via a set of interconnecting tabs that are slidingly engaged to one another and secured with pins to inhibit the withdrawal ... | 06/27/2006 |
| 7059812 | Portable, hand-held multiple bit drill A portable hand-held multiple bit drill imparts a set of linearly aligned work areas of a work piece, which work areas are respectively and simultaneously drilled by the respective drill bits. A rotary power source communicates with a hand-held body holding a plural... | 06/13/2006 |
| 7037053 | Tool holder A tool holder is equipped with a tip run-out correction mechanism for correcting run-out of the tip of the tool. The tip run-out correction mechanism includes an annular stepped portion formed on a cylindrical support portion of a holder body; a ring member rotatabl... | 05/02/2006 |
| 7008151 | Power driver having geared tool holder A power driver includes a motor and a spindle having a distal end thereof opposite the motor. The distal end has an axial bore formed therein. A gear assembly is disposed operatively between the motor and the spindle so that the motor rotationally drives the spindle... | 03/07/2006 |
| 6971209 | Stabilization system for an anchor and method of use thereof A stabilization system, including a drive head, stabilization cap and anchor is provided for boring an anchor into the ground and engaging the stabilization cap with the surface of the ground. The drive head engages the head of the anchor and the stabilization cap. ... | 12/06/2005 |
| 6925694 | Tool turret A tool turret includes a housing (10) for connection to a machine tool, and an electric drive motor (28). A tool disk (14), is mounted to rotate relative to the housing (10) about a longitudinal axis (34), may be fixed in selected ... | 08/09/2005 |
| 6715969 | Hand-held turret drill A hand-held drill that includes a casing with a rotatably journaled driving spindle for during operation rotating a driven spindle on a turret head having at least two driven spindles. The drill also has a first coupling part on the driven spindle and an opposite se... | 04/06/2004 |
| 6612837 | Dental milling instrument A dental milling instrument includes a base connected to a guide column for a vertically adjustable milling arm which receives a milling unit. The milling arm can be displaced by its supporting slide along a guideway of the guide column, by means of an el... | 09/02/2003 |
| 6609861 | Drilling apparatus for panels A drilling apparatus for panels of wood, plastics, aluminium or the like, comprises conveyor means for conveying a panel to be processed along a horizontal axis x, in an intermittent manner, to locate the panel at a tool bearing rotary turret, and being c... | 08/26/2003 |
| 6506002 | Turret hand drill A turret hand drill (10) features a turret (22) mounted on the drill for swivel motion about a pivot axis (5) angularly spaced from the tool drive axis (3) of the drill between a pair of opposite index positions. The turret (22) includes a pair of chuck a... | 01/14/2003 |
| 6467145 | Operating unit with an automatic tool changing device and transfer tool machine including the same An operating unit for a transfer tool machine comprises a turret head having a rotary plate, a plurality of tool holding devices arranged on the rotary plate, a supporting arm supporting the turret head on the tool machine framework and a mandrel which is... | 10/22/2002 |
| 6442815 | Reconfigurable automatic tool changer A reconfigurable tool changer allows a tool cartridge to be easily attached to, or detached from, a standard machine-tool spindle head. The modular design, includes a revolving tool cartridge having a plurality of tool holders, a meshing gear for engaging... | 09/03/2002 |
| 6385506 | Robot A motion deciding means is provided to decide a motion based on transmitted information which is transmitted from another robot apparatus, so that it is possible to realize a robot apparatus which operates in cooperation with other robot apparatuses regar... | 05/07/2002 |
| 6279445 | Multi-tool alignment apparatus A self-aligning multi-tool for use in a punch press having a ram. The multi-tool includes a housing carrying a striker and a magazine bearing a plurality of circumferentially spaced tools and rotatable with respect to the housing so as to bring a single d... | 08/28/2001 |
| 6276035 | Tool-changing device The tool-changing device comprises a tool carrier rotatably mounted in a basic housing by means of a hollow shaft. This tool carrier is driven via a ring motor, the rotor of which is directly connected to the hollow shaft. A servomotor for the drive of to... | 08/21/2001 |
| 6237212 | Rotary turret head apparatus A rotary turret head apparatus for installing a fastener such as a rivet. The rotary turret head apparatus has a plurality of machining and fastener installation tools disposed perpendicular to the axis of rotation of the turret. The individual tools are ... | 05/29/2001 |
| 6016729 | Turret device Positioning engaging members (27) are provided between a base table (10) and a turret (11) which is indexed relative to the base table (10) by a driving force of an indexing/tool turning motor (32) so as to be engageable with or disengageable from each ot... | 01/25/2000 |
| 6007277 | Multiple bit power tool The present invention relates to a portable electric drill having a rotatable magazine containing multiple tool bits from which a single bit may be selected for use. The magazine is in the form of an approximate 120-degree segment of a cylinder with a plu... | 12/28/1999 |
| 6003415 | Toolholder with cam locking mechanism The invention relates to toolholders and mechanisms for securing the toolholder to a lathe turret or tool indexer. One embodiment of the invention comprises a base adapted to be secured to a rotary lathe table via a mechanism receivable in slots or groove... | 12/21/1999 |
| 5921159 | Rotating turret for an engine lathe A rotating turret (10) having an outer plate (12) with several interchangeable tool (13) posts mounted to an index plate (22). The index plate (22) is mounted to a first axle (23) that extends through a block (24) and rotates on a set of bearings (28) mou... | 07/13/1999 |
| 5893685 | Multiple bit power tool The present invention relates to a portable electric drill having a rotatable magazine containing multiple tool bits from which a single bit may be selected for use. The magazine is in the form of an approximate 120-degree segment of a cylinder with a plu... | 04/13/1999 |
| 5842392 | Indexing device and method of driving the same There are provided a pair of positioning engaging members (27) which are engageable with or disengageable from each other between a base table (10) and a turret (11), and the turret (11) is prevented from rotating when the positioning engaging members (27... | 12/01/1998 |
| 5833410 | Chamfer forming apparatus for a crank shaft oil hole A chamfer forming apparatus for a crank shaft oil hole is provided with a spindle chuck which is variably moved in response to different locations of a crank shaft oil hole inlet portion. The invention includes linearly translating rack gear driven by an ... | 11/10/1998 |
| 5791032 | Robotic turret tool A robotic turret tool for use with an industrial robot is mountable onto the spindle of the robot and capable of having multiple tools mounted thereto. The turret tool includes a mounting bracket adapted to be affixed to the spindle of the industrial robo... | 08/11/1998 |
| 5745967 | Turret head device for machine tool A turret head device for machine tool comprises a housing; a motor mounted on a rear surface of said housing; a first and second planetary gear mechanisms, both integrated into the housing; a turret for mounting tools; and a tool driving shaft integrated ... | 05/05/1998 |
| 5727297 | Tool turret with offset clutch drive A tool turret has a housing, a head connected nonrotatably with the housing, and a tool face arranged concentrically to and encompassing the head. The tool face is rotatable around the housing longitudinal axis relative to the housing and head, and is loc... | 03/17/1998 |
| 5720090 | Machining apparatus with modular machine tools A machining apparatus is disclosed which includes a rotatable tool turret having a plurality of modular machine tools removably supported thereon in circumferentially spaced apart relationship, a transmission assembly for effectuating the indexed rotation... | 02/24/1998 |
| 5664308 | Machine tool having a tool mounted eccentrically on a rotatable turntable A machine tool includes a machine table for receiving a workpiece, a headstock disposed above the table, a turntable mounted on an underside of the headstock and being rotatable relative thereto about a vertical first axis, and a spindle mounted on the tu... | 09/09/1997 |
| 5597275 | Tool with changeable working tip A tool with changeable working tips has a tool shaft with an attachment end adapted to receive the attachment end of a working tip in freely removable engagement therewith. A sleeve is moved over the engagement of the shaft and working tip to securely hol... | 01/28/1997 |
