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A pizza mold for forming a plurality of concentric raised ridges of dough (i.e., crust) on the surface of a pizza pie.
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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7441994 | Machine tool having a C-shaped frame A machine tool includes a machine frame, a worktable, and a spindle unit. The worktable is movable on the machine frame along a first horizontal direction, a second horizontal direction perpendicular to the first horizontal direction, and a vertical direction. The s... | 10/28/2008 |
| 7353936 | Wiper apparatus for clearing shavings A wiper apparatus for sweeping or clearing debris from a surface, such as cuttings generated in a machining operation that have collected on a collecting surface, comprises rotatable wiper arms and dependent wiper blades. The wiper apparatus can be self-powered or i... | 04/08/2008 |
| 7272882 | Multiple table routing machine with roller hold-down A routing machine including a plurality of worktables for supporting at least a first workpiece and a second workpiece, a hold down assembly, and a toolhead assembly for machining the first workpiece on one of the worktables and then machining the second workpiece o... | 09/25/2007 |
| 7210675 | Versatile palletized work holding system A versatile palletized system provides for work to be held in place even while a top plate (7) as one type of workholder web is transferred. Movement can be provided by a coordinated topographically fixed movement web (39) which may have hydraulic pist... | 05/01/2007 |
| 6641340 | Apparatus and method for machining a prosthetic tooth restoration The present invention is directed to enhancing the accuracy with which tooth restorations are performed, including the manner by which a tooth is prepared and fit with a dental prosthetic, such as a crown or bridge. Further, the present invention is direc... | 11/04/2003 |
| 6471452 | Process and apparatus for balancing rotating bodies, in particular rotors of electric motors The process contemplates material removal from the surface of rotating bodies (11) by moving at least one milling cutter (5) along an arched trajectory (21) in a plane transverse to the axis of the bodies, so as to remove the material in the circumferenti... | 10/29/2002 |
| 6364818 | CNC machine center with double-speed shifting feature in X and Z axes A CNC machine center with double-speed shifting feature in X and Z axes, comprises an upright stand for disposing a worktable assembly and a tool holder assembly. The worktable assembly and the tool assembly are relatively movable with each other in two p... | 04/02/2002 |
| 6334745 | Apparatus and method for working double sided workpiece An apparatus for working on both sides of a flat workpiece includes a first support surface having a first axial line thereacross, a second support surface juxtaposed to and associated with the first support surface and having a second axial line thereacr... | 01/01/2002 |
| 5979519 | Machine tool having improved means for holding workpieces A machine tool having a base unit, a table mounted on the base unit, at least one workpiece support member mounted on the table having a work support surface disposed at an angle to the horizontal, devices for removeably securing a workpiece on the work s... | 11/09/1999 |
| 5871314 | Device for balancing rotors by material removal A device (1) for balancing rotors (3) by material removal is disclosed, which comprises a milling tool (18) provided with a first and a second cutting regions (18a, 18B) disposed transversely of each other, to remove material in the presence of feed movem... | 02/16/1999 |
| 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 |
| 5730195 | Machining center for the machining of flat workpieces An apparatus for machining workpieces includes a feed conveyor which has an alignment station and a discharge conveyor which adjoin a machining zone. Between the feed conveyor and the discharge conveyor, there is a transport device which is disposed at on... | 03/24/1998 |
| 5647705 | Crankshaft miller and method of use thereof A crankshaft miller includes a pair of work heads for supporting both ends of a work, a cutter unit for processing the work and a work rest for supporting the work during processing. The cutter unit and the work rest are provided separately, but are coupl... | 07/15/1997 |
| 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 |
| 5611137 | Machine tool, more particularly for drilling and milling A machine tool more particularly for drilling and milling, possesses a machine bed, on which a power driven longitudinal slide is adapted to run horizontally on rails. A machining head having a rotary drive device for at least one table forming part of sa... | 03/18/1997 |
| 5524328 | Workpiece holddown assembly for machine tools In a machine tool having a base member, a table supported on the base member, on which a workpiece may be positioned to be machined, and a toolhead assembly supported on the base member, provided with a tool engageable with the workpiece positioned on the... | 06/11/1996 |
| 5326200 | Press and suction apparatus of a numberical control router Press members are fixed to operating shafts of cylinders and guides attached to supporting portions are fixed to a supporting frame and suction ducts are fixed to cylinders provided with the supporting frame. The press members are driven to suck a sacrifi... | 07/05/1994 |
| 5231799 | Rail following "Q"-height grinder A localized grinder is traversed in series over flat tension mask support rails affixed to a CRT front panel to produce a constant "Q"-height on the mask support surface above the rails. A local measuring device is used to develop point-specific rail heig... | 08/03/1993 |
| 5207749 | Inner surface shaper Disclosed is an improved inner surface shaper comprising, on a bed, a first reciprocating stock having a first working spindle and a drive screw, a servomotor to drive the drive screw for making a linear reciprocation of the first reciprocating stock, a s... | 05/04/1993 |
| 5067229 | Cutting device for use in manufacturing electronic components The present invention provides a method of producing electronic components such as LED displays and hybrid IC's from a board supply frame. The frame comprises a parallel pair of elongate side bands, and a plurality of unit circuit boards integrally incorp... | 11/26/1991 |
| 4966508 | Work holding device for cutting printed boards A work holding device used in an external form cutting machine for printed boards, the cutting machine including a work mounting table movable in X direction and a cutter mounting spindle movable in Y direction perpendicular to X direction, comprising hol... | 10/30/1990 |
| 4949942 | Table exchanging device for wood working machine A table exchanging device for a wood working machine wherein workpieces of wood can be individually attracted and fixed by a sucking action by vacuum and such sucking action can be maintained also while the slide tables are slidably moved. The device comp... | 08/21/1990 |
| 4686798 | Optical blank carrier for lathing lenses and process therefor A carrier is disclosed for supporting an optical blank in the chuck of a lathe, for machining the optical blank into a lens. The carrier has a substantially cylindrical body formed of a machinable material. The cylindrical body has an opening at a first e... | 08/18/1987 |
| 4610582 | Roller hold down device A roller hold down device for removable work table which has a pair of rollers which extend transversely across the workpiece mounted on the movable table so as to hold it down and with a pair of cam roller members mounted on either side of the movable ta... | 09/09/1986 |
| 4561814 | Mechanical tool manipulating method and apparatus A mechanical tool manipulating method and apparatus including apparatus and process for splitting axes of drive, wherein the drive means include preloaded lead screw nuts for minimal backlash, and "v" wheels and cylindrical slides for lineal tracking, as ... | 12/31/1985 |
| 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 |
| 4443141 | Pinless pressure foot for machine tool A novel arrangement of pressure foot and drive therefor for providing a frictional clamping arrangement for holding a workpiece being cut by a router so as to prevent movement of the cutout portion of the workpiece in the last increment of the cut. The pi... | 04/17/1984 |
| 4313478 | Wood working router A wood working router which comprises a plurality of turret heads adapted to be selectively operated and each having a plurality of radially and outwardly extending tools and the corresponding number of motors for driving the individual tools, a mechanism... | 02/02/1982 |
| 4234275 | Method and apparatus for mounting an engine block boring machine A method and apparatus for positioning a boring machine relative to an engine block or the like has a base plate suitable for arrangement upon a deck surface of the block, the plate being formed with openings above each of the cylindrical bores as well as... | 11/18/1980 |
| 4205933 | Method for machining outer surfaces of bodies of revolution A method of machining outer surface of bodies of revolution by way of cutting, wherein a blank and a cutting tool are rotated about their axes, arranged out of line in mutually perpendicular planes, and are moved relative to each other at the beginning of... | 06/03/1980 |
| 4171654 | Internal milling machine for milling crank pins The machine of the present invention is an internal milling machine designed to mill the crank pins and crank arm cheeks of heavy crankshafts to precise dimensions. By relatively simply substitutions of gage blocks, the machine is capable of milling crank... | 10/23/1979 |
| 4091514 | Subsea machine tool A subsea machine tool for preparing the end of a bare piece of pipe in a subsea location for receiving an overfitting coupling and includes a support assembly adapted for raising and lowering in a body of water. A pipe clamp is attached to each end of the... | 05/30/1978 |
| 3952630 | Truck rim edge milling apparatus Apparatus for milling the end edge surfaces of truck rims to remove weld projections including a frame having a clamping means for holding the rim in an operating station, a pair of spaced apart power heads carrying cutting tools and actuator means for mo... | 04/27/1976 |
