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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8087854 | Cutting tool A tool comprising a cutting section, on which a multiplicity of blades or cutting edges and flutes are formed; a shank section, which forms a chucking section on a side which faces away from the cutting section, wherein a number of fluid channels which corresponds t... | 01/03/2012 |
| 7775751 | Rotary cutting tool A rotary cutting tool comprises a cutting head which is axially secured to a forward end of a shank by a locking screw. At least one radially extending locking wing of the locking screw is located in at least one radial recess of the cutting head or at least one rad... | 08/17/2010 |
| 7648315 | Cutter holder A lock body in a locked state is inserted radially inward of an outer surface. A stopper body in a contact state holds the lock body in an unlocked state. The stopper body in a non-contact state is retracted from the lock body. A pressing body is switchable between ... | 01/19/2010 |
| 7575400 | Drilling tool with alternating cutting plates and alternating cutting plates for said drilling tool The invention relates to a dual-cutting drilling tool. The drilling tool comprises a base body (14) which is rotatable about a drill axis (36) and in which two plate seats (16) are arranged on the front face thereof for receiving identically con... | 08/18/2009 |
| 7507057 | Deburring tool for deburring on the interior and/or exterior The invention pertains to a deburring tool for deburring the interior and/or exterior of work pieces, for example, abutting edges on intersecting bores or on longitudinal and transverse grooves in bores or on transverse bores in a deep-hole bore with different diame... | 03/24/2009 |
| 7371034 | Drilling attachment A drilling attachment for use in wet and dry drilling operations includes a housing having first and second fluid conduits, and a drive shaft mounted within the housing and having fluid transmitting first and second end portions in fluid communication with a respect... | 05/13/2008 |
| 7371036 | Tool holding device and method for positioning a tool Disclosed is a tool holding device (22, 50, 58) for retaining a tool (24) on a tool chuck (20). Said tool holding device (22, 50, 58) comprises a tool-accommodating area (32, 52, 66) for at least partly receiving the tool (24 | 05/13/2008 |
| 7371344 | Method and apparatus for manufacturing a blank for a rotary cutting tool A blank for a rotary tool for chip removing machining, such as a helix drill or an end mill is formed by advancing a mixture of hard metal powder and carrier through an extrusion passage. The mixture is fed past a core having pins secured thereto for forming respect... | 05/13/2008 |
| 7360977 | Machine tool gear mechanism A machine tool transmission, in particular a spindle transmission, with which the force and/or the torque transfer from an output shaft (3) of a transmission (1) takes place directly on a spindle (15). The spindle (15) is placed co-axiall... | 04/22/2008 |
| 7357607 | Tool holder A tool holder is provided that is configured to deliver coolant to a work piece and/or a cutting tool. The tool holder includes a tool mounting aperture for receiving a shank of a cutting tool, and an axially extending central passage for receiving coolant deliver t... | 04/15/2008 |
| 7354229 | Drill A drill including a chisel edge provided at a tip end portion, a spiral first chip discharging groove and a spiral second chip discharging groove, land portions provided between the first chip discharging groove and the second chip discharging groove, and a cut blad... | 04/08/2008 |
| 7341409 | Tool for chip removing machining The present invention relates to a tool and a male part for chip removing machining. The tool includes a male part and a holder for the male part. The male part includes a radial and axial supporting and positioning portion and a threaded portion. A largest diameter... | 03/11/2008 |
| 7325471 | Toolholder and cutting insert for a toolholder assembly A toolholder and cutting insert for a toolholder assembly wherein the cutting insert has a tapered shank which provides a resilient interference fit with a tapered section of a bore extending within the toolholder. Additionally, a rearwardly facing face on the cutti... | 02/05/2008 |
| 7326009 | Edge-carrying drill body having an internal chip-removal channel An edge-carrying drill body intended for deep hole drilling, is rotatable around a central geometric axis and comprises a through-channel arranged for internal chip evacuation. The channel mouths in front and rear ends of the drill body. A front channel mouth is bri... | 02/05/2008 |
| 7322778 | Tool with selectively-biased member A tool for working a workpiece has a slot provided between a pair of extremities at its distal end. The extremities have cutting blades mounted thereon. The slot is configured to receive a plate. The tool has a conduit running along its axis for communication of pre... | 01/29/2008 |
| 7311479 | Rotatable tool and a blank The present invention relates to a tool as well as a blank for manufacturing of the tool. The tool is made of solid cemented carbide and includes a shank for mounting in a rotatable spindle and chip flutes. Lines of intersection between the chip flutes and clearance... | 12/25/2007 |
| 7300233 | Shaft tool and associated coolant/lubricant feeding point A shaft tool with a machining section and a cylindrical shaft which comprises at least one internal coolant/lubricant duct which on its end facing away from the machining section comprises at least one orifice, wherein the shaft forms a conical fitting surface that ... | 11/27/2007 |
| 7296953 | Deep hole drill A deep hole drill comprising a cutter carrier, a replaceable cutting insert and at least one replaceable guide strip. The cutter carrier is embodied in such a way that it can be used for a predetermined nominal diameter range. In order to adjust the deep hole drill ... | 11/20/2007 |
| 7278196 | Interlocking tool holder An end mill chucking structure for chucking an end mill. The chucking structure includes an end mill holder; a shank receivable in an axial opening in the holder; a cone having an exterior cone shape adapted to be received in a drive spindle and an axial opening tha... | 10/09/2007 |
| 7252155 | Percussive power tool with flushing head A power tool (1) having a striking means (5), by which a percussive tool (2) that can be driven at least partially along an axis (A) struck directly and having a flushing bore (4) extending at least partially longitudinally through a tool... | 08/07/2007 |
| 7244080 | Quick-change insert for tools, especially for thread drills The present invention relates to a quick-change insert (10) for tools (11), in particular thread drills (12), for minimal lubrication, that is designed for detachable installation in a chuck (30) provided with a central lubricant channel ... | 07/17/2007 |
| 7241087 | Core bit In a core bit formed with a boring blade at a front end thereof and integrally formed with a mounting portion, at a rear end portion thereof, formed with a guide portion in a cylindrical shape mounted to a chuck portion formed at a concrete drill, a ring-like seal m... | 07/10/2007 |
| 7226254 | Rod-shaped tool for machining a workpiece The invention relates to a rod-shaped tool made of sintered material that is used to machine a workpiece. Said tool comprises a rod center axis (1), a shaft area (6) and a chip space area (5) adjacent thereto in the direction of the rod center a... | 06/05/2007 |
| 7214012 | Multi-shaft spindle head of machine tool A multi-shaft spindle head, wherein a plurality of spindles (11) having tools at the tips thereof are disposed in the same direction, the rear ends of cutting fluid feed passages (21a) formed as the inner holes of cutting fluid feed tubes (21... | 05/08/2007 |
| 7207754 | Tool for machining workpieces A tool for the machining of workpieces is provided with a coolant/lubricant supply and an actuation unit for the activation of supplementary functions of the tool, with an actuation element and an actuation medium circuit. The actuation unit is separated from the co... | 04/24/2007 |
| 7207755 | Tool arrangement and tool for chip removal In a cutting tool arrangement and a tool for chip removing machining, the cutting tool arrangement comprises a tool, fastening arrangement, and a shank. The tool is a one-piece unit. The axial channel is of non-circular cross-section to provide a key grip. An end of... | 04/24/2007 |
| 7204327 | Reverse circulation directional and horizontal drilling using concentric drill string Method and apparatus for drilling a directional or horizontal wellbore in a hydrocarbon formation using concentric drill string having an inner pipe and an outer pipe defining an annulus there between. A bottomhole assembly comprising a directional drilling means su... | 04/17/2007 |
| 7192226 | Shrink fit holder and methods of drilling and reaming A drill has a unitary drill bit and chuck structure that includes a drill bit and a chuck. The chuck encloses a portion of the drill bit and has a thread. A rotatable drive element having a thread engages the thread of the chuck. The chuck is heat shrunk onto the dr... | 03/20/2007 |
| 7189039 | Tool coupling for rotating tools A tool assembly includes first and second tool bodies, a tool coupling interconnecting the tool bodies, and a drawing member for drawing the tool bodies together along a common longitudinal axis. The tool coupling includes a male portion disposed on one of the tool ... | 03/13/2007 |
| 7153071 | Device for chip forming machining A device for chip forming machining including first and second rotatable bodies arranged along a common axis of rotation. The first body forms a male element, and the second body forms a female element into which the male element is threaded for forming a threaded j... | 12/26/2006 |
| 7147410 | Tool head for holding a tool in a machine tool A tool head for securing a tool in a machine tool has a stationary spindle bearing housing, a spindle rotatably supported in the spindle bearing housing, and a modular tool changing insert for receiving a tool. The tool changing insert is exchangeably arranged on th... | 12/12/2006 |
| 7144207 | Fluid chuck device and method In a valve disposed between a fluid supply and a socket of a chuck and configured to regulate the flow of the fluid to the socket. There is a seal screw for modulating a preload tension. This seal screw has a first sealing surface. The valve further includes a secon... | 12/05/2006 |
| 7134813 | Cooling channel geometry A drilling tool comprising at least one machined groove and at least one web which extend from a tip of the tool to the shank of the tool. A main cutting edge and an inner cooling channel are formed on each web. Said cooling channel extends from the tip to an opposi... | 11/14/2006 |
| 7131795 | Tool device, and method for drilling A tool, a device, and a method for drilling capable of very easily forming a hole part in a drilled matter by extremely smoothly discharging chips produced at drilled positions so as to maintain an excellent drilling efficiency. By using a drilling tool having a sha... | 11/07/2006 |
| 7125207 | Tool holder with integral coolant channel and locking screw therefor A cutting tool including a cutter body and a locking screw. The cutter body has one or more pockets for receiving one or more cutting inserts and at least one channel for delivering coolant from a milling machine to the cutting inserts. ... | 10/24/2006 |
| 7112020 | Cutting tool configured for improved engagement with a tool holder A cutting tool has a shank with a cylindrical portion that is adapted to fit closely within a tool holder. The shank is adapted to be engaged by a setscrew of the tool holder at a first contact point. A clearance surface is provided opposite the first contact point.... | 09/26/2006 |
| 7112143 | Thread former or tap Cold thread forming tap or screw tap with a shaft, said shaft having a chuck portion at the one end and a forming or cutting profile portion on the other end, the forming or cutting profile portion being realised as a separate profile element and being fixable centr... | 09/26/2006 |
| 7097396 | Drill bit An object of the present invention is to provide a drill bit which is simple in design, high in rigidity, and superior in durability and whose drilling function is in no way inferior to that of conventional drilling bits. To this end, in a drill bit comprising a cut... | 08/29/2006 |
| 7089837 | Combination tool A combination tool including a base body with several reaming blades each having a chamfer and a guide surface, arranged around the circumference of the base body, for reaming a cylinder bore. The combination tool also has at least one grooving blade arranged axiall... | 08/15/2006 |
| 7070367 | Twist drill for drilling having a replaceable drill tip, and a replaceable drill tip for use in a twist drill A twist drill, having a replaceable drill tip, comprising a drill bit shaft (1), a cutting insert (2) which is detachably fixed thereto and which forms the tip area of the twist drill, and comprises a flute (3) that continues into the cutting in... | 07/04/2006 |