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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7328568 | Device and method for correcting a flexible material web guided to a processing machine A device for correcting a flexible material web that is guided to a processing machine, wherein the underside of the material web incorrectly points upward due to wrongly connected web ends or due to twisting. The device comprises a rotatable pair of cylinders that ... | 02/12/2008 |
| 7275405 | Straight drawing machine Rectilinear drawing machine for drawing material, especially bars, pipes or sections, with at least two movable drawing cars which are driven on a path, one run being assigned to each drawing car, and the runs can be fixed in a variable manner. ... | 10/02/2007 |
| 7146892 | Cutting installation with two gripper beams displaceable in opposite directions A cutting installation for a fabric web comprising an unwinding unit, a downstream dancer unit serving as a buffer, and a downstream cutting frame with a cutting unit disposed thereon. At least two gripper beams extending parallel to the cutting unit and guided alon... | 12/12/2006 |
| 6919557 | Device for continuous movement of objects with symmetry, use for visual inspection and control A device for controlling a continuous movement of an object with symmetry of revolution (1) comprises a conveyor (5) having two parallel guides, (6) and at least one pair of belts (8) stretched on the guides, between and on which these ob... | 07/19/2005 |
| 6595597 | Combined dust cap and position indicating device, particularly for vehicle wheel nuts For indicating relative rotational displacement between a fixed first member, such as a stud (20) on a wheel hub, and a second member, such as a wheel nut (22), which is rotatably engaged with the first member, a safety device (24) comprises a body (26) h... | 07/22/2003 |
| 6113753 | Systems and methods for making a magnetic recording medium on a flexible metal substrate A method is provided for processing a metal foil sheet to produce magnetic recording media. The method comprises providing an elongate metal foil sheet having a first side and a second side. The sheet is advanced through a plurality of processing stations... | 09/05/2000 |
| 5779623 | Positioner for medical instruments A remote-controlled device is capable of selectively positioning a medical instrument within a predetermined region of space. The device includes a clamp having two pivotally mounted sections enabling the clamp to be placed in either an opened position or... | 07/14/1998 |
| 5540649 | Positioner for medical instruments The invention features a remote-controlled device for selectively positioning a medical instrument within a predetermined region of space. The remote-controlled device has a motor which provides mechanical energy to the remote-controlled device, a driver ... | 07/30/1996 |
| 5460850 | Hold-down device in apparatus for metalizing internal surfaces of metal bodies Apparatus for internally coating a pipe, comprising means heating a pipe as it is internally spray coated, a plurality of first rollers mounted on a first rotatable shaft having an inlet end proximate the heating means and an outlet end spaced from the he... | 10/24/1995 |
| 5042287 | Manipulator device for a bending machine and a method for changing the position of the workpiece in a bending process A manipulator device for a bending machine includes a pair of elongate die and punch for bending a workpiece. A first manipulator has a first clamping device for clamping the workpiece to be bent, a first support for supporting the first clamping device i... | 08/27/1991 |
| 4789290 | Machine for orienting and stacking receptacles A machine for orienting and stacking receptacles, such as cups having a base end and a mouth end, which machine includes a receiving area wherein the cups are initially received and are then fed to an upright, angularly disposed conveyor, the cups being r... | 12/06/1988 |
| 4753563 | Welded tube seam positioner and method Apparatus for positioning the seam of a welded tube comprises a plunger rod of a diameter less than the tube having a first longitudinal axis supported and journaled upon its first axis for reciprocal and rotational movements. A radial knife edge projects... | 06/28/1988 |
| 4735541 | Tube drive apparatus employing flexible drive belts An improved tube drive apparatus includes drive units disposed in respective orientations angularly displaced about and radially extending from a longitudinal centerline of a tube to be driven by the drive units and a drive train drivingly coupling a moto... | 04/05/1988 |
| 4621971 | Means for rotating tree trunks A means for rotating tree trunks or equivalent into correct position regarding their curvature, prior to their feeding into a machine processing round timber. The means is primarily intended to be used as an ancillary in a timber feeding means which feeds... | 11/11/1986 |
| 4566358 | Bar stock guide arrangement for screw machines A bar stock guide arrangement for screw machines having a rotatably mounted fitting which has a horizontal opening for loosely passing the bar stock and guide rollers in the fitting at circumferentially spaced locations around the bar stock. The guide rol... | 01/28/1986 |
| 4562713 | Cold pilger mill A cold pilger mill including a rolling mechanism for intermittently rolling a tubular material over a mandrel to a reduced-diameter pipe. A detector is associated with the rolling mechanism for detecting the rolling phase in the rolling mechanism. A feedi... | 01/07/1986 |
| 4557367 | Helical conveyor A helical conveyor is especially adapted to convey cylindrical articles such as projectiles quickly between two points. The helical conveyor may include an internal helical skeleton about which a helical casing rotates. Alternately, the helical conveyor m... | 12/10/1985 |
| 4429753 | Rotary pull down pull up drive for drill pipes A gear drive used in water well drilling or blast hole drilling to remove overburden in open pit coal mining, not only rotates the drill pipe but also pulls down or pulls out the drill pipe as it rotates. A hydraulic motor within a housing operates a firs... | 02/07/1984 |
| 4279559 | Support installation for large cylindrical load units, particularly large tubes A support installation is provided for use with large, cylindrical loads to provide rotational and longitudinal movement therefor. The support includes a plurality of non-driven all-round rolls and at least one driven all-round roll, the principal rotatio... | 07/21/1981 |
| 4253792 | Pipe nesting apparatus and method of nesting and unnesting pipes with the apparatus An apparatus for and a method of nesting pipes of varying diameters or unnesting the resulting assembly into individual pipes for efficient transport of the pipes. The apparatus comprises a support arm for supporting a pipe with the arm extending therethr... | 03/03/1981 |
| 4252039 | Silent bar stock feeder A silent feeder for revolving bar stock has a horizontal elongated feed bed with a beam supported by plural columns. Spaced adjustable holders are mounted on the feed bed at opposite sides of the stock, and each holder has a plurality of rollers bearing o... | 02/24/1981 |
| 4206620 | Dual motor carriage drive A tube bending machine includes a carriage mounting a rotatable chuck for grasping and positioning a length of tube relative to the bending head of the machine. Motion of the carriage along the bed of the machine toward the bending head and rotation of th... | 06/10/1980 |
| 4142644 | Telescoping vehicles Telescoping vehicles particularly designed and constructed for supporting the opposite ends of elongated members whereby one elongated member is suspended between a pair of the vehicles and a succeeding elongated member is suspended between a succeeding p... | 03/06/1979 |
| 4142596 | Drive link permitting feed and rotation of drills of various sizes A special drive link permits drilling of holes of different diameters with the same drill drive. The drill shaft has a helical pattern of scroll-like projections for removal of cuttings. The drill drive mechanism includes sprockets carrying two chains of ... | 03/06/1979 |
| 4094426 | Apparatus for imparting independent rotational and translational movement Independent rotational and translational movement imparting apparatus is provided to move a workpiece along its axis and to rotate it about its own axis. The apparatus includes two separate timing mechanisms which are interconnected with a common mechanis... | 06/13/1978 |
| 4049043 | Installation for extracting pipes from a centrifugal casting machine This installation has an extracting carriage provided with an extracting tongs. The extracting carriage is provided with means for driving the extracting tongs in rotation at the same speed as the mould. Consequently, in the extraction of large diameter c... | 09/20/1977 |
| 3982888 | Heat treatment tunnel kiln for products having a circular cross-section Heat treatment tunnel kiln for products having a circular cross-section, comprising a main heat treatment zone for circulating tubes or bars perpendicular to their axis, ensuring the rolling of the tubes or bars inside the supports, and zones for circulat... | 09/28/1976 |
