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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7766727 | Tribological surface and lapping method and system therefor A tribological system including: a tribological workpiece having a working surface adapted for moving relative to a counter-surface in a presence of a lubricant, in a load-bearing environment, the working surface for disposing generally opposite the counter-surface,... | 08/03/2010 |
| 7438629 | In-line sander An in-line profile sander is disclosed. The in-line profile sander includes a sander housing configured to be grasped by a user. A plurality of interchangeable profile sanding pads can be mounted at a head of the housing. The sander includes an in-line oscillating m... | 10/21/2008 |
| 7338351 | Apparatus and method for sharpening tool blades A sharpening device for the blade of a tool such as a chisel or plane is in two parts. The first is a jig into which the blade is inserted with its tapered end projecting some distance beyond the jig. This distance is related to the angle to which the blade is to be... | 03/04/2008 |
| 7241207 | Grinding machine and method for grinding a workpiece Disclosed is a grinding machine comprising oscillating driving means (3, 4) for setting grinding means (1) into an oscillating grinding motion and an actuation device (7) that is provided with a plurality of actuation areas (8) which can ... | 07/10/2007 |
| 7219419 | Component mounting apparatus including a polishing device Component (3) is pressed onto a circuit board (4) so that their respective metal interconnects (5), (6) are in close contact with each other, and ultrasonic vibration is applied to the suction nozzle (14) holding the component (... | 05/22/2007 |
| 7220174 | Drywall sander The present invention provides an adjustable drywall sander capable of imparting more than one type of motion. In an exemplary embodiment, the sander includes a power unit with a motor and a sanding assembly coupled to the power unit. A telescopic support arm assemb... | 05/22/2007 |
| 7195547 | Dual plate sander The present invention relates to a dual plate sander comprising a housing, a motor mounted in the housing, first and second transmission devices driven by the motor and eccentric shafts each rotating about a main drive shaft connected to the transmission device. Twi... | 03/27/2007 |
| 7186169 | Angle positioning tool and hand-scaler grinding device using same The object of the present invention is to provide an angle setting tool for setting the blade section of a hand scaler at a predetermined angle during sharpening of the scaler, and a hand scaler sharpening device which has a relatively simple structure, is easy to o... | 03/06/2007 |
| 7115027 | Grinding tool for sharpening work pieces A grinding tool for sharpening tools is provided comprising an oscillatory drive the output shaft of which is driven oscillatingly about its longitudinal axis. The grinding tool comprises a holder for mounting a working part which is configured as a grinding plate h... | 10/03/2006 |
| 7104876 | Cutter-grinder An innovative cutter-grinder comprised of a base, a cutter holder, and a mobile base plate; the base plate being mounted with emery cloth before being placed on a deck of the frame to secure the emery cloth and allow easy replacement of the emery cloth; the cutter h... | 09/12/2006 |
| 7090569 | Manual clutch device for a roller sander for controlling reciprocating movement of a roller A clutch device for a roller sand for controlling reciprocating movement of a roller includes a belt wheel, a connecting shaft and a adjusting button. The roller sander consists of a base, a motor set, a roller set and a linking device. The belt wheel is pivotally c... | 08/15/2006 |
| 6951500 | Workpiece-surface processing head A workpiece-surface processing head has at least one processing tool which comes into contact with the surface to be processed and whose longitudinal axis is oriented essentially perpendicularly to the surface to be processed. The processing tool, for processing the... | 10/04/2005 |
| 6926595 | Oscillatory drive An oscillatory drive comprising a rotating drive shaft is disclosed. The oscillatory drive is driven by an eccentric element that is coupled via a pivot element to a tool drive shaft arranged at an angle to the drive shaft for oscillatingly driving the tool drive sh... | 08/09/2005 |
| 6910946 | Polishing machine The polishing machine processes a workpiece put on table of body by four-directional control and is provided with a pair of columns. It comprises: first carrying unit having both ends fixed to pair of columns and having carrying part mounted on upper side; a second ... | 06/28/2005 |
| 6887139 | Sander blocks for minisaws A device for use with air and electric powered and manual minisaws all of which are used with reciprocating action, to extend the functionality of the saw. The device is a sanding block having a vertical arm attached to a mounting plate on a first side of the plate.... | 05/03/2005 |
| 6824457 | Angle measurement device An angle-measurement assist device suitable for a visual inspection to determine a blade angle of a dental scaler is provided with a holder having a flat face thereof adapted to be in contact with a bladed portion of the scaler, a permanent magnet mounted to the hol... | 11/30/2004 |
| 6805619 | Knife sharpening system A knife sharpening system for sharpening blade edges of knives. The knife sharpening system includes a base portion having an elongate guide rail having a top surface at a first level, a knife support for maintaining a blade of a knife being sharpened with its blade... | 10/19/2004 |
| 6783440 | Polishing apparatus A polishing apparatus has a top ring for holding a workpiece to be polished and a polishing table movable relative to the top ring. The polishing table has a polishing surface for polishing the workpiece held by the top ring. The polishing apparatus further has a po... | 08/31/2004 |
| 6739957 | Apparatus for reciprocally powering one or more working tools A surface abrader apparatus includes a casing, a motor mounted on the casing, one or more working tools, and an operating mechanism mounted to the casing and supporting the working tools outside of the casing. The operating mechanism is drivingly coupled to the moto... | 05/25/2004 |
| 6733365 | Method and apparatus for hard machining A hard machining process uses a cylindrical tool (21) of ceramic or other hard machining material of comparatively low cost that provides a circular cutting edge to be engaged in cutting relation with hardened workpiece (20) to be machined. As tool cut... | 05/11/2004 |
| 6539932 | Apparatus and method for cutting ingots A thin strip-shaped grindstone 12 is held flat under tension and moved backwards and forwards in the longitudinal direction, while the grindstone is moved in a direction perpendicular to a cylindrical ingot 1 and cuts the ingot. A metal-bonded grindstone ... | 04/01/2003 |
| 6468132 | Grinding arrangement A grinding arrangement for grinding knives of a chopper drum of a forage harvester includes a movement arrangement for effecting movement of a grinding stone over the length of each of the knives, where individual locations of the knives can be associated... | 10/22/2002 |
| 6454631 | Polishing apparatus and method An apparatus and method for polishing, especially adapted for polishing fiber optic connectors and similarly configured industrial components. The polishing apparatus includes a first stage having a first mounting member and a first staging member support... | 09/24/2002 |
| 6428391 | Method and apparatus for polishing A method and machine for polishing, especially adapted for polishing fiber optic connectors and similarly configured industrial components. The polishing machine includes a first stage having a first mounting member and a first staging member supported on... | 08/06/2002 |
| 6428394 | Method and apparatus for chemical mechanical planarization and polishing of semiconductor wafers using a continuous polishing member feed A method and apparatus are disclosed for chemically-mechanically polishing and planarizing semiconductors. An apparatus includes first and second rollers connected by a tension belt. A polishing member is releasably attached to the first and second roller... | 08/06/2002 |
| 6425808 | Honing tool A honing tool has a large-diameter portion thereof provided with a plurality of stone holding recesses arranged radially from the inner bore to the outer edge for slidably holding grinding stones. Each stone holding recess is arranged to form an upper gui... | 07/30/2002 |
| 6352071 | Apparatus and method for reducing bow and warp in silicon wafers sliced by a wire saw A wire saw slicing apparatus capable of slicing a cylindrical workpiece into wafers having a flat shape with reduced bow and warp. The slicing apparatus includes a layer of parallel wires moving with reciprocating or continuous movement while a workpiece ... | 03/05/2002 |
| 6302763 | Apparatus for polishing A machine or apparatus for polishing, especially adapted for polishing fiber optic connectors and similarly configured industrial components. The polishing apparatus includes a first stage having a first mounting member and a first staging member supporte... | 10/16/2001 |
| 6257969 | In-line sander An in-line sander comprising a sander body which houses a motor coupled to an in-line oscillating mechanism. The in-line oscillating mechanism is adapted and configured to move a sanding pad in a linear oscillating motion. A corner or detail pad has a sub... | 07/10/2001 |
| 6254464 | Hand scaler polishing unit and hand scaler polishing apparatus A hand scaler sharpener unit adapted to sharpen a hand scaler with a grindstone for restoration of the hand scaler, including a base member having a base surface slanted at an angle to a level line, a grindstone mounting member for mounting a grindstone t... | 07/03/2001 |
| 6244937 | Grinding wheel with geometrical pattern A vibration inducing grinding wheel for removing material from a workpiece is provided. The vibration inducing grinding wheel is for use in a grinding machine. The vibration inducing grinding wheel includes a generally cylindrically shaped body defining a... | 06/12/2001 |
| 6186874 | Blade sharpening apparatus A blade sharpening apparatus having a hollow housing with an internal drive motor for inducing back and forth movement on a pair of aligned elongated abrasive stones. The abrasive stones are retained by a stone holder and possess a cross section in the fo... | 02/13/2001 |
| 6149512 | Linear pad conditioning apparatus A linear pad conditioning mechanism provides a linear in situ or ex situ conditioning for a polishing pad mounted on a polishing belt of a CMP apparatus. The linear pad conditioning mechanism includes a linear oscillation mechanism for driving a condition... | 11/21/2000 |
| 6139407 | Method for processing using beam of magnetic line of force, apparatus for carrying out said method, and carriage member for hard disk drive processed by said method The present invention provides a method for processing such as deburring, polishing and washing of surfaces of slits of a workpiece, having slits with narrow width from outer surface toward inside, with high accuracy and high efficiency. Magnetic abrasive... | 10/31/2000 |
| 6120356 | Grinding wheel with geometrical pattern A vibration inducing grinding wheel for removing material from a workpiece is provided. The vibration inducing grinding wheel is for use in a grinding machine. The vibration inducing grinding wheel includes a generally cylindrically shaped body defining a... | 09/19/2000 |
| 6103628 | Reverse linear polisher with loadable housing The present invention is directed to a method and apparatus for polishing a surface of a semiconductor wafer using a pad moveable in both forward and reverse directions. In both VLSI and ULSI applications, polishing the wafer surface to complete flatness ... | 08/15/2000 |
| 6095907 | Reciprocating assembly for abrading a workpiece A reciprocating assembly for moving an abrasive element over a workpiece. The reciprocating assembly utilizes a piston arrangement operated by pressurized fluid wherein the abrasive element is extended over the workpiece at one rate and is retracted along... | 08/01/2000 |
| 6074282 | External hone and method of making and using the same A honing member for use in honing the external cylindrical surface of a workpiece comprising an elongated annular member having a passageway extending the entire length therethrough, the inner annular surface of such passageway having abrasive particles a... | 06/13/2000 |
| 6042460 | In-line sander An in-line sander comprising a sander body which houses a motor coupled to an in-line oscillating mechanism. The in-line oscillating mechanism is adapted and configured to move a sanding pad in a linear oscillating motion. A corner or detail pad has a sub... | 03/28/2000 |
| 5924914 | Rotary cutter head knife jointer A rotary cutter head knife jointer is disclosed, in which a rigid base is adapted for mounting in a fixed position adjacent a rotary cutter head. The jointer includes a first carriage and a first guide that mounts the first carriage to the rigid base for ... | 07/20/1999 |
