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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7152271 | Apparatus for adjusting a vacuum selector A vacuum selector is provided. The vacuum selector includes a housing having first and second faces, the first face including first and second openings, the second face including a primary opening that communicates with the first and second openings along a flow pat... | 12/26/2006 |
| 7108462 | Workpiece clamping device for automated machining processes A workpiece engraving machine provides for a way to clamp, align and identify a workpiece for engraving. An engravable band with a permanently embedded flexible engravable tag and a method of engraving the tag in the engraving machine. In a first aspect, a workpiece... | 09/19/2006 |
| 6976814 | Workpiece clamping device for automated machining processes A workpiece engraving machine provides for a way to clamp, align and identify a workpiece for engraving. An engravable band with a permanently embedded flexible engravable tag and a method of engraving the tag in the engraving machine. In a first aspect, a workpiece... | 12/20/2005 |
| 6745455 | Automatic milling and drilling machine A machining apparatus has a lower housing part, an upper housing part having a lower side, and a plurality of support posts fixed to the upper and lower parts and holding the upper part fixedly at a spacing above the lower part. A tool holder displaceable parallel t... | 06/08/2004 |
| 6632054 | Portal milling machine A portal milling machine has an elongated machine bed (10), the longitudinal direction of which defines an X-direction (2) (machine longitudinal direction). Furthermore, the portal milling machine is provided with a portal (20) which is arranged at right ... | 10/14/2003 |
| 6506143 | Apparatus for finishing inside diameter of work In a finishing apparatus, a plurality of works are retained at distances from each other in a direction of an X-axis. A single spindle is disposed on a table movable in the direction of the X-axis, the spindle has an axis parallel to an axis of each of bo... | 01/14/2003 |
| 6488060 | Woodworking tooling machine, capable of processing items of variable size and complex shape, and the relative method This invention refers to a woodworking machine equipped with fastening devices capable of allowing the processing of items of complex shape and variable size, characterized in that it provides a multiple number of devices which are mobile and capable of b... | 12/03/2002 |
| 6220799 | Machine tool A machine tool of small scale, light weight, and low cost, yet accomplishing a high degree of precision in machining. A spindle (2) is encased in a body frame (1) and disposed preferably in such a manner that the spindle (2) is movable along an axial cent... | 04/24/2001 |
| 6205631 | Machining center in which tool holders have a multiple coupling with a cover A machining center has machine tools which each have a working space for machining workpieces 21, a clamping station 18 in which workpieces 21 to be machined are clamped into workpiece holders 19, and a loading device which transports the workpiece holder... | 03/27/2001 |
| 6192563 | Apparatus having improved cycle time for removing a PC board from a panel A system having improved cycle time for removing PC boards from a connected panel. In accordance with the present invention, a pair of walking clamps are used to receive a panel from a subsequent processing system, and a movable receiving nest is used to ... | 02/27/2001 |
| 6178609 | Rotary pallet changer for machine-tool A rotary device for changing parts to be machined by a machine-tool. The device includes a supporting table which has at least two pallet supports arranged at regular angular intervals for receiving each a part-carrying pallet, and is rotationally mounted... | 01/30/2001 |
| 6174114 | Draw-in nipple for a palette or clamp-on plate for securing workpieces for the purpose of metal machining Described is a draw-in nipple for fastening a palette on a machine tool, with the draw-in nipple for fastening of the palette being received by a rapid-action clamping system, with the draw-in nipple being attached afflicted with clearance on the palette ... | 01/16/2001 |
| 6000113 | Vertical machine tool In a vertical machine tool has a main spindle head (13); a main spindle (15) rotatably supported by the main spindle head vertically; and a worktable (7, 9) movable horizontally, a frontmost stroke end position of the worktable (7, 9) relative to the main... | 12/14/1999 |
| 5970599 | Milling machine A milling machine having a horizontal slide and a vertical slide. The horizontal slide is mounted for movement between a loading station and a milling area. The vertical slide is mounted on the horizontal slide for vertical movement. A chuck is mounted on... | 10/26/1999 |
| 5897275 | Machine tool for machining panels and plates A machine tool for machining panels, plates and discs, is fitted with a number of workpiece clamping devices (10) that move along a work bench (20) of the machine tool. The machine tool has sensors (8) designed to detect the position of the clamping devic... | 04/27/1999 |
| 5894648 | High speed depaneling apparatus and method Individual printed circuit boards are routed from a panel comprised of an array of printed circuit boards. The individual printed circuit boards are moved as a group, after being routed from the panel, to a registration nest for holding the individual pri... | 04/20/1999 |
| 5857251 | Machine for machining sheet-like articles The machine for the machining of sheet-like articles (12) has a toolholder (90) fitted with a milling cutter (92). Said toolholder can be positioned in the direction of the arrow (x). The clamping device (10) capable of being moved in and counter to the d... | 01/12/1999 |
| 5819395 | Machine tool module with cutting tool and superimposed workpiece-carrying platen A machine tool module has a platen supported on a track above a metal-removing tool. A workpiece is placed on the platen at a loading station at one end of the track. A drive is provided to move the platen from the loading station to the metal-removing st... | 10/13/1998 |
| 5788434 | Apparatus for facing a bearing cap 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... | 08/04/1998 |
| 5781983 | Machining center A machining center for the machining of workpieces (26). It comprises at least one work unit (22) with a rotary tool (24) for machining a workpiece (26) arranged in a machining zone (28). The workpiece (26) is secured to a workpiece carrier (15), which fo... | 07/21/1998 |
| 5759140 | Method and apparatus for machining holes in crankshafts A crankshaft is mounted in a fixture which rotates the crankshaft about its longitudinal axis and which tilts the crankshaft about a horizontal axis to allow machining of holes such as oil holes at various rotational positions and at various tilt angles t... | 06/02/1998 |
| 5700117 | Machine tool for machining panels and plates A machine tool for machining panels, plates and discs, is fitted with a number of workpiece clamping devices (10) that move along a work bench (20) of the machine tool. The machine tool has sensors (8) designed to detect the position of the clamping devic... | 12/23/1997 |
| 5647707 | Multiple-axis machining apparatus A multi-axis machining apparatus including structure for positioning a workpiece in a precise and repeatable manner in relation to a tool bit. The multi-axis machining apparatus includes a first table forming a horizontally disposed upper surface and havi... | 07/15/1997 |
| 5321874 | Multi-positioner machining system A machining system that has (i) plural machining cells spaced along a path, each having a single-point-tool and a rapid-positioning assembly for positioning the tool for multiple insertions into a workpiece as well as rapid tool exchange at speed rates th... | 06/21/1994 |
| 4968196 | Pattern wheel cutting apparatus An apparatus for cutting peripheral teeth in a pattern wheel blank for use as a pattern wheel on a textile knitting machine includes a base on which a driven cutting blade is affixed and on which a carriage is reciprocable toward and away from the cutting... | 11/06/1990 |
| 4878789 | Apparatus for cleaning titanium pots Apparatus for cleaning the inside of a metallurgical vessel including an inclined foundation and ways on the inclined foundation to support the carriage of a mobile cleaning device. The mobile cleaning device has a carriage which moves along the ways on s... | 11/07/1989 |
| 4830554 | Routing apparatus for cutting printed circuit boards Routing a circuit board from the bottom side allows board removal from areas not generally accessible from the top side, such as board areas which are overhung by top side, such as board areas which are overhung by electrical connector "headers", as well ... | 05/16/1989 |
| 4633620 | System for processing of steel billets or the like to remove surface defects Methods and apparatus are disclosed for processing of steel billets or the like to remove surface defects. A material-removing device such as a grinding wheel is automatically controlled to initiate removal of material at points where defects have been de... | 01/06/1987 |
| 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 |
| 4529342 | Indexing attachment The invention is directed to an indexing attachment for a numerically controlled milling machine, comprising an indexing spindle rotatably supported in the casing for receiving a workpiece chuck, a bottom plate for fixing the casing on a worktable, and cl... | 07/16/1985 |
| 4444534 | Vertical and horizontal machine tools A machine tool apparatus having a bifurcated column structure comprising spaced apart columns which enclose and slidably secure the mounting end of an arm, the opposite end of which receives a rotating spindle adapted to engage and rotate a variety of mac... | 04/24/1984 |
| 4290237 | Fixture for use in forming cylindrical surfaces of accurate dimension A fixture capable of accurately manipulating a workpiece through a circular arc is provided. Various concepts useful in the formation of a cylindrical surface on the workpiece are developed. One fixture described includes a pair of opposing spherical surf... | 09/22/1981 |
| 3978767 | Automatic center holding fixture for an annular workpiece An apparatus for gripping the interior surface of an annular opening in a workpiece includes a baseplate and a set of elements circularly arranged and coaxial with a shaft or stud extending through and perpendicular to the baseplate. The elements are circ... | 09/07/1976 |
