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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 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 |
| 7069108 | Automated engraving of a customized jewelry item A method for manufacturing a ring (i.e. class, championship, or affiliation) begins by receiving order data specifying a series of personalization elements, such as the addition of text and icon designs. A geometric model for each personalization item is constructed... | 06/27/2006 |
| 6902360 | Method of cutting a hole in a composite material workpiece A hole of a hole size is cut in a composite material workpiece by selecting a milling cutter having an effective cutter size less than the hole size, mounting the composite material workpiece in operable relation to the milling cutter, rotating the milling cutter ab... | 06/07/2005 |
| 6445959 | System for monitoring CNC machine controllers A number of computer-numerical-control (CNC) machine controllers are associated in the same plant or facility or in related facilities. Each CNC machine controller gathers and stores status information related to the state of operations being performed. A... | 09/03/2002 |
| 5926388 | System and method for producing a three dimensional relief A method and system for producing a three-dimensional image of a person's head and the relief produced by the process. The method may be used for producing a three dimensional charm or pendant of a person's face, a three dimensional model of a person's he... | 07/20/1999 |
| 5888037 | Method of and apparatus for moving feed shafts of numerical controlled machine tool A feed-shaft moving method and an apparatus capable of reducing non-cutting motion time. In a first section and a second section, an immediately preceding path is connected with a rapid traverse by a rapid traverse motion path having a curve continuous wi... | 03/30/1999 |
| 5733079 | Surface determination and automatic milling in spinnerette manufacturing A numerically controlled milling machine is used to mill the surface of a coined spinnerette after punching and before broaching the holes in the spinnerette. A probe is mounted on the milling machine to obtain data points on the bumpy surface of the coin... | 03/31/1998 |
| 5649497 | Sewing apparatus A sewing apparatus is provided with an X-Y unit 4 for horizontally moving a cassette in relation to a sewing machine 3, memory 23 for holding sewing data for driving the X-Y unit 4 in accordance with a sewing pattern and feeding data for feeding only the ... | 07/22/1997 |
| 5575099 | Method and apparatus for producing signs with prismatic letters and graphic images A method is disclosed for producing signs having raised, prismatic graphic images such as letters, numbers and other graphic images. Initial values for the graphic images are provided, and includes information defining an initial graphic representation fo... | 11/19/1996 |
| 5312211 | Method and system for embodying a plane reference surface defined by a specific equation on an assembling frame of a structure from a rough surface A method is provided for embodying a plane reference defined by a specific equation within a rough surface of a frame of a structure being assembled. The equation characterizing the reference surface is stored in a memory. With the aid of an optical sight... | 05/17/1994 |
| 5229861 | Electronic gravure engraving apparatus including photo tone and character/solid tone processing A manuscript picture is inputted at a picture input unit (10) as a set of pixels having a density value. On the plate, cells corresponding to inputted respective pixels are engraved by a stylus (32). The stylus is vibrated by a drive device (33) and is sc... | 07/20/1993 |
| 5116174 | Method and apparatus for manufacturing jewelry, and an article of jewelry made thereby A method and apparatus for manufacturing jewelry, and an article of jewelry made thereby. According to the method, a pattern is provided for the article in a form suitable for controlling a mechanical table, the workpiece is mounted on the mechanical tabl... | 05/26/1992 |
| 4878524 | Woodworking machine having a plurality of sequentially operative multiple tool units A woodworking machine has a series of stations spaced along a conveyor having a clamp support for holding flat wood parts and passing the edges through the stations which include cope stations as well as others. The coping stations have a tool unit with a... | 11/07/1989 |
| 4798506 | Apparatus for forming precisely arcuate cuts in a workpiece A woodworking apparatus for forming arcuate and circular cuts in a workpiece, includes an elongate base on which an arm is slidably supported with a mounting plate at the outward end of the arm for supporting a router. The base has openings for affixation... | 01/17/1989 |
| 4319615 | Router attachment for ornamenting a workpiece Undulatory rails on a track can be oriented in any given direction by placing the track on a turntable. A wheeled carriage rides to or fro on the track and carries a router. The router bit rises and falls in response to the particular profile of the rails... | 03/16/1982 |
| 4185671 | Accessory for routing apparatus An accessory is provided for use with routing apparatus to facilitate the routing of arcuate designs in cabinet doors and similar panels. The routing apparatus is of the type in which a router is mounted on the end of a bar for extension over a panel to b... | 01/29/1980 |
| 4174007 | Machine for the production of shaped parts Machine for fabricating shaped parts, such as chair legs in particular, into which the parts to be shaped are positioned by means of a suitable loader. The parts are moved along a substantially straight path and movable tools are movable at right angles t... | 11/13/1979 |
| 4164097 | Optical lens grinder device An optical lens grinder device including a main base and a lens carriage pivotally slidably connected along one edge to the base. A first motor mounted on the base drives a pair of closely spaced apart grinder wheels, one for shaping and sizing a lens bla... | 08/14/1979 |
| 4130073 | Automatic sewing machine In an automatic sewing machine of the type comprising a memory device storing a predetermined sewing pattern, a movable head including a cloth clamping member for clamping a piece of cloth to be sewed to a movable head, a pulse motor controlled by an elec... | 12/19/1978 |
| 4056900 | Cam machining apparatus A cam machining apparatus are arranged such that: in a cam machining tool, oscillating motion is rendered between a work piece and a rotating tool in a manner that the center of the rotating tool stays on the normal line at a working point where the rotat... | 11/08/1977 |
| 4046057 | Propeller milling machine A propeller milling machine having a double-column bridge under which a work to be machined is placed. A plurality of ram assemblies with built-in ram shafts are supported by a horizontal crossrail laid on the bridge so as to traverse horizontally along, ... | 09/06/1977 |
| 4012027 | Metal cutting machine with scrap saving feature A machine for repetitive cutting of small identical parts from a relatively large metal plate. A scanning head is positioned on a carriage above a template which is mounted to a tracing table, and one or more metal cutting heads are also mounted on the ca... | 03/15/1977 |
| 3981605 | X-Y table for machining Precision ball bushings running on pecision shafts provide the basic movement and positioning for both the X and Y axes. For smooth precise operation there must be practically nil deflection of the shafts. To accomplish this, cam followers running on guid... | 09/21/1976 |
