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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7914243 | Method and apparatus for weld profiling A method for removing a weld crown from a weld joint between first and second work pieces includes steps of positioning a rotary milling tool proximate to the joint and at an offset angle to set a cutting arc relative to the joint. The milling tool is positioned so ... | 03/29/2011 |
| 7811034 | Simultaneous pipe cutting, chamfering and grooving device A mobile device for simultaneously cutting, chamfering and grooving a pipe. The device having a frame, at least one pipe collet-clamp attached to the frame and defining a principal axis, a split carriage rotatably mounted with respect to the frame about the axis and... | 10/12/2010 |
| 7578643 | Simultaneous pipe cutting and chamfering device A mobile device for simultaneously cutting and chamfering a pipe is provided having a frame, at least one pipe collet-clamp attached to the frame and defining a principal axis, a split carriage rotatably mounted with respect to the frame about the axis and adjacent ... | 08/25/2009 |
| 7320268 | Cutting, profiling, and edge-preparing apparatus An apparatus for cutting and/or profile machining an edge of a pipe is provided. The apparatus includes a housing, a rotatable faceplate mounted on a front surface of the housing, and a tool holder mounted on the faceplate and holding a cutting tool. In a first embo... | 01/22/2008 |
| 7316529 | Router bit system A router bit system includes a bit (or bits) and a bit holding assembly for attaching the bit to the drive shaft of a router without the use of additional hand tools. The bit holding assembly, which is attached to the drive shaft of the router, includes a chuck havi... | 01/08/2008 |
| 7316690 | Angled driver with depth gauge An angled driver assembly including a rotatable shaft rotatable about a first axis, a rotatable cutting device rotatable about a second axis, the first rotatable portion being coupled to the second rotatable portion, a reference device associated with the rotatable ... | 01/08/2008 |
| 7276274 | Optical recording medium and method for recording and reproducing data An optical recording medium includes a substrate, a light transmission layer and a plurality of recording layers between the substrate and the light transmission layer and capable of recording data in the plurality of recording layers and reproducing data recorded i... | 10/02/2007 |
| 7273333 | Methods and apparatus for counterbalance-assisted manufacturing operations Methods and apparatus for counterbalanced manufacturing operations are disclosed. In one embodiment, an apparatus for supporting a tool relative to a surface of a workpiece includes a base adapted to be attached to the workpiece, a tool support coupled to the base, ... | 09/25/2007 |
| 7270505 | Cutting and beveling tool A cutting tool and mounting system includes a tool carrier arranged to be mounted onto a workpiece, a cutting tool assembly carried by the tool carrier, and a tracking assembly connected to the cutting tool assembly and positioned to follow the contour of an outer s... | 09/18/2007 |
| 7261132 | Base plate circular cutter A jig 10 includes a base plate 12 adapted to be secured to a router and is capable of forming circles, ovals, of the like as well as the traditional router functions. The base plate 12 includes a tip aperture 14 sized and shaped to accept... | 08/28/2007 |
| 7257895 | Apparatus for machining, especially cutting tubular and round section bodies An apparatus for cutting workpieces adapted to engage the workpiece in at least four points of surface engagement. The apparatus has a clamping mechanism designed to be fastened to the workpiece. The clamping mechanism has a tool unit attached which includes adjustm... | 08/21/2007 |
| 7252025 | Swivel head module for a clamshell lathe A swivel head assembly for a clamshell lathe is provided. The swivel head module includes an adjustable tool head assembly. The adjustable tool head assembly has a tool for machining a work piece, and is capable of being incrementally advanced in a radial direction ... | 08/07/2007 |
| 7216408 | Flexible rail multiaxis machine tool and method A flexible rail machine tool couples temporarily to a structure by vacuum cups and positions a tool head at any desired point over an area. The toolhead can perform operations such as drilling, bolt insertion, and acquisition of dimension data. The flexible rail can... | 05/15/2007 |
| 7185407 | Side rack rail system apparatus and method A rail system for positioning a toolhead above a workpiece uses a rack cut into one edge of the rail and driven by a pinion gear whose shaft is approximately perpendicular to a workpiece to couple the rail to the toolhead. Multiple rollers placed on the toolhead all... | 03/06/2007 |
| 7179028 | Device for fixation of a portable drilling or milling machine on a template for making holes in a workpiece, and an orbital machining apparatus for producing such holes A device for the temporary fixation of a portable cutting machine to a template for making holes and/or recesses in a workpiece including a guide sleeve and a tensioning unit. The guide sleeve includes a tubular hub with an outer diameter corresponding to an inner d... | 02/20/2007 |
| 7179027 | Tool for positioning templates with respect to curved rail A tool for positioning a plurality of templates with respect to a curved rail includes a flexible spine that carries a plurality of templates. Each of the templates defines an opening adapted to guide a cutting tool to form a picket hole in the rail. The templates a... | 02/20/2007 |
| 7145976 | Procedure and means for replacing and procedure for repairing a section of a pipe in the primary circuit of a nuclear reactor In a nuclear reactor, cooled by pressurized water, an apparatus is employed for replacing a section of a primary circuit primary pipe that interconnects first and second components of a primary circuit. The apparatus cuts out and removes a section of the primary pip... | 12/05/2006 |
| 7140817 | Router bit system A router bit system includes a bit (or bits) and a bit holding assembly for attaching the bit to the drive shaft of a router without the use of additional hand tools. The bit holding assembly, which is attached to the drive shaft of the router, includes a chuck havi... | 11/28/2006 |
| 7104737 | Pipe beveling tool and method A hand-held pipe beveling tool makes the job of manually beveling the ends of plastic pipe very simple and easy to perform. The pipe beveling tool includes a frame that defines an opening for receiving the end of a pipe. One or more pipe forming members are coupled ... | 09/12/2006 |
| 7094008 | Power driver bit self-centering and positioning apparatus A portable combined clamp and bit guide assembly guides a bit, turned by a power driver, into the exact center between the opposing faces of the clamp. The clamp is designed to hold workpieces having substantially parallel edges and a substantially linear centerline... | 08/22/2006 |
| 7093360 | Method of removing boiler tubes Boiler tubes are removed from a boiler vessel without damaging the vessel by severing the boiler tube near the exterior periphery of the vessel, and using a piloted rotary cutting tool fixtured with respect to the longitudinal axis of the severed boiler tube to remo... | 08/22/2006 |
| 7082656 | Pipe beveling system A tool for beveling the end of a pipe is comprised of a hollow, tubular body having a central, longitudinal axis of rotation, an inboard coupling end, and an opposite outboard working end. A plurality of longitudinally spaced, transversely directed latching pin bore... | 08/01/2006 |
| 7037182 | Template device for the control of the movements of diamond milling cutters or the like, to be mounted on marble or stone slab border polishing machines The template device according to the present invention permits to determine the procedure for an angular displacement of the diamond milling cutter heads in respect to the size of the slab to be worked, and precisely the slab thickness, in order to obtain the same p... | 05/02/2006 |
| 6994002 | End prep tool and tool centering and mounting system for use therewith An end prep tool is mounted in substantial alignment with a theoretical center of a pipe and used to prepare an end of a pipe, for example, by boring and/or cutting the end of the pipe. A tool centering and mounting system comprises a clamp cage and a tool mounting ... | 02/07/2006 |
| 6966731 | Cutting tool and track guidance system A cutting tool and track system includes a multi-segment track assembly configured to be removably attached to a surface of a workpiece, a carriage assembly configured to ride along the track assembly, a carriage drive mechanism arranged to drive the carriage assemb... | 11/22/2005 |
| 6929436 | Method and apparatus for forming patterns in flat, plastic floor coverings A method and apparatus for forming patterns in a flat, plastic material, such as, for example sheet vinyl, linoleum, and other flat sheet floor covering. The apparatus comprises a router die and trimmer base affixed to a router machine. The router die is comprised o... | 08/16/2005 |
| 6918720 | Circle forming attachment for hand held power tool A circle forming apparatus (100) for a power tool and a method for using the apparatus provides for the formation of circles or circular apertures in a workpiece. A first arm (104) and second arm (106) are rotatably coupled, and a fastener allow... | 07/19/2005 |
| 6851900 | Hole cutting tool A hole cutting tool (10) configured for cutting an accurately located and precisely shaped hole in a surface, such as a wall (W) of a finished residential or commercial building is disclosed. The tool (10) provides a frame assembly (12) which is... | 02/08/2005 |
| 6752572 | Circle cutting accessory for a powered rotary hand tool A circle cutting accessory for use with a generally cylindrical powered rotary hand tool with an output shaft at one end thereof, the tool having a second accessory attached to the one end, with the second accessory having at its distal end an outwardly extending fl... | 06/22/2004 |
| 6540455 | Machine and method for circumferentially milling a cylindrical work piece A circumferential milling machine is for milling along an arcuate portion of a cylindrical work piece having a cylindrical outer surface and is capable of milling a series of circumferentially space holes or slots, axially expanded holes or slots and/or t... | 04/01/2003 |
| 6453528 | Device and method for the machining of crankshaft pins Disclosed is a portable apparatus for the machining of a crankshaft pin of a crankshaft installed in an engine. The apparatus is supported on the crankshaft-web side surfaces and performs economical procedures by turning, milling or grinding. The apparatu... | 09/24/2002 |
| 6419428 | Circular hole cutting devices A circular hole cutting device (1) for making a circular hole in an object comprises a bit holder (3) which can be attached to a drive shaft of an electric power tool in such a way that the bit holder (3) with a bit (2) attached to a far end of the bit ho... | 07/16/2002 |
| 6334744 | Circle cutting jig A jig for use in conjunction with a router to cut circular openings is disclosed herein. The circular jig is comprised of a plate that has an escape hole for receiving a bit of the router therethrough, and a plurality of pivot holes formed therein. The pl... | 01/01/2002 |
| 6129489 | Equipment for cutting a hole or cavity formation in a curved or flat wall element and for cutting out a disc-shaped piece of material fitting the hole or cavity formation Equipment for making a hole or cavity formation in a curved or planar wall element, and for cutting out a disc-shaped piece of material fitting the hole or cavity formation, includes a frame with devices for fixing it on the wall element, and a carriage d... | 10/10/2000 |
| 5895183 | Circular hole cutter A circular hole cutting apparatus comprising a support frame, having a forward end, a rearward end, a lower end, and an upper end; the forward end forming a cutting bit mounting means, capable of rotatably retaining a cutting bit so that the upper end of ... | 04/20/1999 |
| 5876161 | Method and apparatus for making a longitudinal hole in a pipe An apparatus and method for making an elongated hole in a pipe which includes drilling a rotating conical tool through the pipe wall by pushing the conical tool in the direction of its rotating axis to a desired depth, then simultaneously lifting and tilt... | 03/02/1999 |
| 5775188 | Apparatus for and method of facing surfaces A portable facing head comprises a feed body portion in threaded engagement with lead screws that extend through the feed body. The lead screws are translated through the feed body by a worm gear enclosed within the feed body wherein the worm gear is rota... | 07/07/1998 |
| 5746550 | Coupling reaming apparatus and method A compact coupling reaming apparatus and method for reaming coupling bolt holes of a rotor coupling. The apparatus includes a fixture plate for mounting the apparatus to the face of the coupling via a plurality of the coupling bolt holes. The apparatus al... | 05/05/1998 |
| 5678965 | Core router and method A device and method are provided for reducing a length of an annular core on which a roll is mounted. If the core extends beyond the end of the roll, the roll is unstable when it is stacked. This device and method will trim the length of the core extendin... | 10/21/1997 |
| 5641253 | Tube chamfering device A tube chamfering device has a support structure with two supporting legs positioned at a first angle to one another for supporting a tube to be chamfered. A holding member is connected to the support structure. At least one chamfering tool, connected to ... | 06/24/1997 |
