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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 6908266 | Apparatus for forming a microlens array mold An apparatus for making microlens molds and microlens array molds is described which utilizes a forming element having a rotating half radius diamond cutting member. A substrate is alignably arranged with the diamond cutting member so that the cutting member can mil... | 06/21/2005 |
| 6374879 | Carpentry coping machine A coping machine for making miter cuts on baseboard or crown molding stock includes a work platform supported on vertically movable spring assemblies. Stock to be cut is positioned on the work platform. A rotating cutting knife is disposed adjacent a rear... | 04/23/2002 |
| 6138818 | Workpiece inversion system for milling machines A workpiece inversion system for orienting a workpiece in a conventional milling machine or the like. The workpiece is securely attached to a pallet. The pallet is of uniform design to provide a standard interface for presenting the workpiece to the milli... | 10/31/2000 |
| 6113322 | Cylinder head clamping fixture A universal roll-over cylinder head clamping fixture utilizes columns to support a first and a second pillow block. Each pillow block has a spherical recess that accepts a spherical joint. Spherical joints are positioned on extensions of a device that fas... | 09/05/2000 |
| 5960531 | Drill press with switched reluctance motor Disclosed herein is a drill press including a vertical support post, a pivot assembly supported upon the support post, the pivot assembly being pivotable about a vertical axis defined by the post, a table supported on the pivot assembly, a head supported ... | 10/05/1999 |
| 5924827 | Drill press having pivotable table A drill press including a vertically disposed support post and a pivot assembly supported upon the support post is disclosed. A table is supported on the pivot assembly. The pivot assembly is pivotable about a first substantially horizontal axis, with the... | 07/20/1999 |
| 5765273 | Drill press having pivotable table A drill press including a vertically disposed support post and a pivot assembly supported upon the support post is disclosed. A table is supported on the pivot assembly. The pivot assembly is pivotable about a first substantially horizontal axis, with the... | 06/16/1998 |
| 5655278 | Apparatus and method for boring overhead cam engine cylinder heads 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... | 08/12/1997 |
| 5603149 | Table replacement apparatus in a numerical control router Apparatus and method for operating a numerical control router in which two processing tables are employed such that when a process board on one table is being processed, another process board may be loaded on to the second table and when processing is com... | 02/18/1997 |
| 5273090 | Wood working assembly A wood working assembly for use in preparing and finishing wooden surfaces for shaping and joining wooden members with portable hand tools including a frame sub-assembly, tool support means, including means for supporting and directing a portable hand too... | 12/28/1993 |
| 5234295 | Adjustable support fixture An adjustable support fixture and method for using same with a cutting assembly for milling or grinding a flat surface on a workpiece, the fixture including a suspended platen on which the workpiece is mounted, removable apparatus for establishing the cut... | 08/10/1993 |
| 5113677 | Apparatus and method for selectively forming a thickened edge on a plate of formable material In conventional fabrication manufacture the thickness of the steel plates are often determined by the metal section required at the weld joints. The subject apparatus and method overcomes this problem by selectively forming a thickened edge along the edge... | 05/19/1992 |
| 4867621 | Indexing and locating tooling support component An indexing and locating component to be used with a fixture for precision machining of parts. The component includes a housing that is positioned on the upper surface of the fixture and which contains a bevel gear arrangement which moves a locating pin a... | 09/19/1989 |
| 4789279 | System and apparatus for reboring main bearings An engine block reboring system for main bearings in which the block is mounted on a pair of rails extending laterally on a workbed and is rebored by a tool driven by a right-angle drive extension on a vertical boring machine after the position of the blo... | 12/06/1988 |
| 4739545 | Composite movement table apparatus By operating a Z direction position adjustment mechanism by a driving motor, a Z table movable in the X and Y directions can be moved in a Z direction while maintaining its horizontal condition. Vibrations caused in the Z table when the Z table is moved a... | 04/26/1988 |
| 4730373 | Machine tool for multiple surface machining The invention relates to a machine tool for multiple surface machining having a work supporting device provided on a base and having a work supporting portion which is freely rotatable and freely adjustable in a vertical position, a slide base freely adju... | 03/15/1988 |
| 4667548 | End preparation tool for pipe fittings An end preparation tool for pipe fittings includes an end preparation tool having a rotary cutting head with shaping bits carried thereon mounted on a base that also carries a universal clamping fixture for pipe fittings having end openings to be machined... | 05/26/1987 |
| 4657446 | Boring machine for cam shaft bearings A boring machine used for a line boring bearing housings of an automotive engine block which provides for very secure mounting and precise operation by having rigidity built into the mounting table but yet is low cost, easy to fabricate, and readily adapt... | 04/14/1987 |
| 4657452 | Contouring machine for printed circuits Contouring of a stack of one or more circuit boards is effected by first partially cutting the contour, leaving a portion of the contour long enough to ensure the rigidity of the circuit with respect to the board. The circuit is then clamped, while the re... | 04/14/1987 |
| 4600342 | Control means for knee of metal cutting apparatus A control assembly for the knee of a metal cutting apparatus which is substantially self-contained and which can be moved readily from one apparatus to another to provide a potential Z axis capability to a plurality of apparatuses with a single control as... | 07/15/1986 |
| 4561815 | Machine tool adjustment The invention pertains to an adjustment for machine tool components, such as a head or slide, wherein minute dimensional variations are achieved by the utilization of a wedge acting against a spring biasing force. The wedge is longitudinally displaced by ... | 12/31/1985 |
| 4305439 | Woodworking fixture A woodworking fixture for positioning and guiding a workpiece under a stationary routing head, whereby the workpiece is subject to a composite movement as it progresses under the routing head. The fixture comprises an indexing table having a clamp for sec... | 12/15/1981 |
| 4184235 | Apparatus for shaping anodes An apparatus for shaping anodes for electrolytic refining in the form of flat plates having support ears extending outwardly of a top edge and opposite side edges thereof, the apparatus including a receptacle for holding the plates parallel, vertical and ... | 01/22/1980 |
