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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7217070 | Deburring tool and cutting insert therefor A deburring tool having an indexable cutting insert having four cutting edges. The cutting insert has a main body portion and a protruding guide member. The cutting insert is slidably retained in an insert pocket with the main body portion of the insert located in a... | 05/15/2007 |
| 7066690 | Apparatus for repairing vehicle axles A boring apparatus and method for in-situ repair of motor vehicle axles includes a universal mounting plate assembly for attachment to a vehicle axle, both longitudinal (on-axis) and transverse (radial) adjustment assemblies, a bearing assembly and a boring bar and ... | 06/27/2006 |
| 6929430 | Pipe fitting removal tool A method and tool are disclosed for removing a plastic water closet flange from the waste pipe to which it is attached so that a new flange may be chemically bonded to the existing waste pipe. A preferred embodiment of the water closet flange removal tool includes a... | 08/16/2005 |
| 6908264 | Quick change drill bit A quick-change core drill includes an adapter and a generally tubular drill barrel. The adapter comprises a first end adapted to be removably connected to a drill spindle and a second end adapted to be removably connected to the drill barrel. The drill barrel includ... | 06/21/2005 |
| 6869257 | Method for deburring and tool for use therein A method for deburring and tool for use therein wherein workpiece-engaging portions of a cutter of the tool prevent the cutting of chamfers to hole edges of boreholes. The tool removes burrs from a drilling operation performed on a steering yoke. The yoke includes t... | 03/22/2005 |
| 6755598 | Multi-tool boring head and process for boring A boring head is disclosed in which a plurality of boring tools provide a plurality of simultaneous cuts to a workpiece. A tool holder supports the plurality of boring tools generally perpendicular to a bore axis, so as to increase the rate of a boring operation. | 06/29/2004 |
| 6554549 | Tool with a base body and method for forming bores in a work piece using such a tool A tool having a base body which carries cutters for machining bores in a workpiece, the cutters being arranged coaxially with one another. The base body further has at least one lifting element, with which the base body can be moved from an eccentric posi... | 04/29/2003 |
| 6536997 | Process for chip-removing machining of bore surfaces A process is proposed for chip-removing machining of bore surfaces spaced at a distance from one another in axial direction, particularly of crankshaft and/or camshaft bearing bores, in which at least one of the two outermost bore surfaces is machined to ... | 03/25/2003 |
| 6343899 | Machine tool There is disclosed a machine tool for machining bores having a large axial length and a boring tool especially suited for a machine tool of this kind in which a boring bar holding at least one tool lip is supported by a steady adapted to be connected to t... | 02/05/2002 |
| 6287057 | Device for machining bores in a workpiece and a method for machining bores by employing such device A device for machining bores in a workpiece has a tool with a base member and cutting blades mounted on the base member for machining coaxial bores in the workpiece. At least one guide bearing for supporting the tool is provided. The at least one guide be... | 09/11/2001 |
| 6210082 | Method for repairing diametral surfaces of glass manufacturing molds A method of repairing a diametral surface of a mold of the type used in manufacturing glass containers by an I.S. machine, after a repair procedure that causes or can cause an out-of-roundness condition in the diametral surface. The method, which is appli... | 04/03/2001 |
| 6071048 | Preform gate cutter A preform gate cutter for cutting a hole in a preform gate includes a cutter, a housing forming a cutting chamber, and a preform chuck having a longitudinal preform bore for receiving a preform. The preform chuck is insertable into a housing bore. The pre... | 06/06/2000 |
| 6010284 | Boring machine for machining or boring a semi-cylindrical workpiece There is disclosed a boring machine capable of achieving high processing precision and high processing efficiency. A table is mounted on a bed for reciprocal movement in right and left directions. A workpiece fixing device for fixing workpieces W of a sem... | 01/04/2000 |
| 5836725 | Apparatus and method for boring overhead cam engine cylinder heads A method and machine for repairing overhead cam engine cylinder heads and the like. The method includes the steps of removing the caps from the bases of the bearing towers or housings, removing material from the legs of the caps to reduce their height, re... | 11/17/1998 |
| 5655278 | Apparatus and method for boring overhead cam engine cylinder heads A method and machine for repairing overhead cam engine cylinder heads and the like. The method includes the steps of removing the caps from the bases of the bearing towers or housings, removing material from the legs of the caps to reduce their height, re... | 08/12/1997 |
| 5540526 | Fluid bearing tool and a method for forming the same An improved tool and method for the machining (e.g., boring, cutting, grinding and the like) of a workpiece. The tool includes a body that can be connected in a cantilevered arrangement to a machine for rotating machining operations and has fluid distribu... | 07/30/1996 |
| 5209615 | Boring bar support means An improved support mechanism for supporting a boring bar at spaced locations along its length within a workpiece during a boring operation, the present support mechanism being particularly adaptable for precision in-line boring of the cam shaft bores ass... | 05/11/1993 |
| 5159862 | Method and apparatus for machining the inside surface of a closed hollow casing A method and apparatus for machining the inside surface of the two halves of the hollow casing of a machine or the like with the two halves positioned and mated together to form the closed hollow casing thereby providing machined areas on the inside surfa... | 11/03/1992 |
| 5069093 | Method and apparatus for forming an incomplete hole in a workpiece A method and apparatus for removing metal from a workpiece so as to form an incomplete hole therein is disclosed. The tool includes a shank having a plurality of cutting inserts adjustably attached to one end thereof. The cutting inserts are axially space... | 12/03/1991 |
| 4986702 | Fastener collar remover A device for removing a collar coaxially fixed to a projecting end of a fastener axially extending through the surface of a substrate, the device comprising a jig having opposed base and top surfaces and a cavity open at the base surface and disposed to c... | 01/22/1991 |
| 4924588 | Tool for the non-destructive removal of tubes from heat exchangers Method for the non-destructive removal of tubes or of portions of tubes from heat exchangers, comprising: (a) the lengthwise cutting along at least one generatrix of one tube or of a plurality of tubes of said exchanger, to a depth at least equal to the t... | 05/15/1990 |
| 4822216 | Partial hole threading system Improved apparatus for threading a longitudinally divided partial hole in a machine component has a tap driving spindle selectively and reciprocally carried by a frame. On a base plate is a positioning means for holding the component in a predetermined re... | 04/18/1989 |
| 4730958 | Overhead cambearing line boring tool A portable cambearing line boring tool for an internal combustion engine with an aluminum head or a cast iron block with aluminum caps and an overhead camshaft with non-replaceable bearings that are cast in as an integral part of the cylinder head which u... | 03/15/1988 |
| 4701081 | Boring process and apparatus A boring apparatus and process comprising suspending a boring bar for boring a hole in a workpiece for universal pivotal movement in all directions. Then, the workpiece is brought below the boring bar with the axis of the hole being vertical. Thereafter, ... | 10/20/1987 |
| 4678379 | Apparatus for machining a valve's seat Apparatus for machining a stop valve seat ring while the valve remains piped to a turbine comprises a pair of spiders with adjustable arms which fit within the valve and a shaft rotatably supported by the spiders and driven through a gear train by a motor... | 07/07/1987 |
| 4652186 | Portable boring machine A portable boring machine for boring bearing housings in situ includes a pair of spaced apart mounting members for adjustably positioning a boring bar within a row of bearing housings. The spaced apart mounting members are removably positionable on the bo... | 03/24/1987 |
| 4646413 | Tube extractor drill jig The invention relates to a drill jig assembly for use in the removing a tube from a wall structure. the device fits within the tube and defines drill guide grooves along its length such that, a rotating drill inserted into the guide grooves will cut away ... | 03/03/1987 |
| 4619167 | Adjustable circular insulation saw system A machine for cutting insulation material into semicircular blocks. Circular cutting blades of different diameter and thickness are mounted reciprocally on a support shaft.... | 10/28/1986 |
| 4573837 | Longitudinal feed attachment for a boring bar A feed attachment for controlling the axial movement of a rotatable boring bar relative to a workpiece. The feed attachment includes a split clamp selectively secured to the boring bar for rotation with the boring bar about its axis. A collar is rotatably... | 03/04/1986 |
| 4571129 | Mandrel assembly An apparatus and method is provided for an air bearing support of a rotatable tooling bar, such as a boring bar. One or two mandrels may be provided for this tooling bar to form a complete mandrel assembly with the tooling bar. An air pressure expansible ... | 02/18/1986 |
| 4488841 | Apparatus for machining workpieces to a predetermined shape An apparatus for machining a workpiece to a predetermined contour in accordance with a reference pattern comprises a cam mechanism which defines the reference pattern. The cam mechanism is mounted on a carrier assembly, on which is mounted a rotary workpi... | 12/18/1984 |
| 4466170 | Adjustable circular insulation saw system A machine for cutting insulation material into semi-circular blocks. Circular cutting blades are mounted reciprocally on a support shaft. A router functions to cut a groove in the insulation material to provide clearance for the cutting blade support shaf... | 08/21/1984 |
| 4451186 | Tool for use in line boring of diesel engine blocks A tool for use in the line boring of diesel engine cylinder blocks. The tool includes a mounting pad having a pair of holes for fitting over dowel pins projecting from the end of the cylinder block. A central opening of the pad is then centered in alignme... | 05/29/1984 |
| 4434809 | Pipe coupling A pipe coupling, which renders it possible to connect branch pipes (24) to a feed-pipe (1) without requiring the flow in the feed-pipe to be shut off. In a cylindrical guide passageway (5) of one of two coupling parts (2a,2b) embracing the feed-pipe a pis... | 03/06/1984 |
| 4406192 | Apparatus for machining a planar side face of a piston ring Apparatus for machining the planar side face of a piston ring having a cutting tool holder reciprocable with respect to the planar side faces of the piston rings in the axial direction thereof. A cutting tool is secured to the cutting tool holder so that ... | 09/27/1983 |
| 4395167 | Router especially for use as a fiber-metal cutter A router is made from a carbide shaft or rod which has two sets of flutes, which preferably turn in the same direction and overlap each other in each and every circumference of the fluted part of the shaft. One set of flutes has a slow spiral and sharp cu... | 07/26/1983 |
| 4356669 | Cam control grinding machine A grinding apparatus for forming and grinding complex curved surfaces such as the peritrochordal bore of rotary a combustion engine, e.g. Wankel engine, having a cam member with a surface corresponding to the surface of the workpiece to be ground, a grind... | 11/02/1982 |
| 4325662 | Tubular key cutting machine A machine for cutting a tubular key from a tubular key blank. The tubular key blank is mounted on a stanchion and is rotatable in respect thereto. Also, the tubular key blank is movable a limited lineal distance in respect to the stanchion. A key ejector ... | 04/20/1982 |
| 4295263 | Circular insulation saw system A machine for cutting insulation material into semi-circular blocks. Circular cutting blades are mounted reciprocally on a support shaft. A router functions to cut a groove in the insulation material to provide clearance for the cutting blade support shaf... | 10/20/1981 |
| 4213721 | Align boring machine An align boring machine for boring bearing housings of an automotive engine block wherein a boring bar is rotatably suspended by and rotatably driven between two columns positioned upon machine ways, and the engine block is mounted for aligned movement al... | 07/22/1980 |
