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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7370522 | Sensor system for tire A sensor system for a tire, which enables the installation condition of a sensor unit in a tire's air chamber to be know. A sensor system where a sensor unit is installed in a tire's air chamber has detecting means for detecting a relative change in the distance bet... | 05/13/2008 |
| 7305744 | Apparatus for forming a power transmission belt An apparatus for forming a power transmission belt/belt sleeve with first and second shafts around which a belt/belt sleeve preform is trained. The belt/belt sleeve preform is guided and driven in an endless path around the shaft. A cutter bears against the belt/bel... | 12/11/2007 |
| 7255033 | Apparatus and method of making a compound-angled orifice in a disc for a fuel injector An apparatus and method for piercing a metering disc from a workpiece of a fuel injector. The metering disc includes first and second surfaces that extend substantially parallel to a base plane. The first and second surfaces are spaced along a longitudinal axis that... | 08/14/2007 |
| 7255171 | Method and apparatus for manufacturing an expandable slotted tube A method of manufacturing an expandable slotted tube fabricated from at least one tubular element and at least two annular elements connected to the opposite ends of the tubular element by means of butt joints wherein axially extending slots are formed at a uniform ... | 08/14/2007 |
| 7216415 | Pallet scuffing apparatus A scuffing device (30) arranged to impart texture to a plastic pallet surface (12) having a plurality of cutting members (34) axially aligned and mounted adjacent each other, the cutting members (34) having radial toothed edges for cuttin... | 05/15/2007 |
| 7140089 | Processor-controlled carving and multi-purpose shaping device One embodiment of the present invention is a compact, low-cost, lightweight, versatile and easy-to-operate, processor-controlled carving and multi-purpose shaping device (“PCCMPS machine”). The PCCMPS machine that represents one embodiment of the present inventi... | 11/28/2006 |
| 7013938 | Shiftable rolling feed device for a wood planing machine A drive shiftable rolling feed device includes front and rear feed rollers mounted on a support carriage of a wood planing machine for feeding a workpiece, a reduction gear train disposed to convert a primary drive of a cutter shaft into two reduction drives and cou... | 03/21/2006 |
| 6938321 | Pallet scuffing apparatus A scuffing device (30) arranged to impart texture to a plastic pallet surface (12) having a plurality of cutting members (34) axially aligned and mounted adjacent each other, the cutting members (34) having radial toothed edges for cuttin... | 09/06/2005 |
| 5921729 | Double-surface machining system A double surface machining system for machining both side surfaces of a workpiece comprises, in an operational state, a pair of upper and lower spindle heads to be vertically positioned and driven, respectively, a pair of upper and lower spindles provided... | 07/13/1999 |
| 5882157 | Belt refurbishing apparatus Apparatus and method for refurbishing damaged belting. The apparatus includes a frame with a conveyor system. A mechanism is attached to the frame for removing a desired amount of the belting surface as the belting moves relative to the frame on the conve... | 03/16/1999 |
| 5626447 | Belt refurbishing method and apparatus Apparatus and method for refurbishing damaged belting. The apparatus includes a frame with a conveyor system. A mechanism is attached to the frame for removing a desired amount of the belting surface as the belting moves relative to the frame on the conve... | 05/06/1997 |
| 5620286 | Flycutting machine for manufacturing printed circuit boards A flycutting apparatus and a method of manufacturing printed circuit boards are disclosed. The flycutting apparatus may include a sensor for detecting changes in the relative positioning of an associated rotatable flywheel and the surface of an object, su... | 04/15/1997 |
| 5389060 | Notching machine for cardboards The present invention relates to a cardboard notching machine which mainly consists of a body, a transmission group, a roller group, an adjustment group, and a forming group. The roller group is driven by the transmission group so as to feed in cardboards... | 02/14/1995 |
| 4976572 | Method and automatic machine for machining coiled stock The automatic machine works on coiled stock to produce a series of workpieces. It comprises a spindle arranged to turn around its axis, but only somewhat more than through an angle of 360°, between two fixed angular limits. The tools consist of shaped mi... | 12/11/1990 |
| 4969380 | Gypsum board grooving system An apparatus and method for forming a flat-bottomed V-groove in wallboard involving a pair of oppositely angled circular saws, wherein saw blades have an obtusely angled outer edge, as by grinding back one corner of each of a plurality of carbide tips on ... | 11/13/1990 |
| 4868961 | Apparatus for engraving vein cuts An apparatus for engraving vein cuts in a flat metal strip is described including a support adapted to support the metal strip thereon. Three air-driven motors are mounted on the support and have rotary cutting tools thereon which are utilized to cut angu... | 09/26/1989 |
| 4782575 | Method of fabricating a power transmission belt and apparatus therefor A power transmitting belt manufacture wherein belts are molded to have various cross sections. The belts are machined to a desired cross section. Each belt is entrained about drive and driven pulleys to run the belt under a preselected tension. At least o... | 11/08/1988 |
| 4781049 | Apparatus for creating a florentine pattern on a gold strip An apparatus for creating a florentine finish on a gold strip comprising a table-like support including spaced-apart driven friction wheels which move the gold strip across the upper surface of the support beneath a rotating and oscillating cutter wheel w... | 11/01/1988 |
| 4733998 | Method and apparatus for machining the side edge surface of a web plate A side edge surface of a web plate is trimmed or machined after by feeding a milling cutter into the side edge surface of the web plate, which cutter has on its outer peripheral surface cutting edges at a predetermined angle with respect to its rotary axi... | 03/29/1988 |
| 4626148 | Mount machining assembly A milling assembly 10 for machining an I-beam 12 including tube flange portions 14, 16 and a web portion 18 therebetween including a pair of oppositely disposed and spaced milling heads 134 for milling the two flanged portions 14, 16 of the I-beam 12 and ... | 12/02/1986 |
| 4538945 | Apparatus for machining a polygon profile on a workpiece In an apparatus for machining polygon profiles, comprising a workpiece spindle and a tool spindle (12) driven in synchronism therewith and carrying an eccentric tool (22), wherein the transmission ratio between the workpiece spindle and the tool spindle a... | 09/03/1985 |
| 4534687 | Polymeric belt cutting apparatus A belt cutting apparatus and method of making same are provided for cutting a non-contoured and cured polymeric belt sleeve to define an endless power transmission belt construction having at least one pair of opposed non-parallel side portions wherein su... | 08/13/1985 |
| 4483052 | Machine tool attachment A machine tool attachment which provides for material handling, positioning, and clamping during machining and also eliminates the need for custom tool fixtures is described. The machine tool attachment mechanically advances material to be machined throug... | 11/20/1984 |
| 4277868 | Machine and method for single pass taper milling A strip of metal under tension is driven over an anvil wheel where the strip is contoured by a milling cutter. The moving strip is punched to provide an indexing hole. The milling cutter is programed to advance toward or to retract from the anvil wheel ba... | 07/14/1981 |
| 4047470 | Machine for working metal surface Apparatus for machining the surface of an elongated rigid workpiece passing therethrough in a predetermined direction along a path. The apparatus includes at least one station having opposed tools for engaging opposite sides of the workpiece. The tools ha... | 09/13/1977 |
