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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 6733369 | Method and apparatus for polishing or lapping an aspherical surface of a work piece An apparatus for polishing or lapping an aspherical surface of a work piece comprises a tool rotatable about an axis, the working surface area of the tool being smaller than the work piece, and an arrangement by means of which the tool and the work piece are adjusta... | 05/11/2004 |
| 6572459 | Machine for machining in particular superfinishing, cylindrical surfaces of circular cylindrical workpieces, using an abrasive belt moving tangentially Machine for machining using abrasive belts circular workpieces supported by at least one pair of parallel rollers. To pass the workpieces under the machining station(s) 6, the support rollers 16 driven in rotation are moved in translation parallel to their ... | 06/03/2003 |
| 5674112 | Process and apparatus for centerless superfinishing of rollers In a process and an apparatus for centerless superfinishing of rollers with arbitrarily curved jacket faces by means of an oscillatingly driven honing stone, the rollers are transported in the continuous process and the honing stone moves together with th... | 10/07/1997 |
| 5460565 | Pivoting polishing block for use in apparatus for cleaning and polishing roll assemblies A pivoting polishing block assembly comprises a torsion arm having a molded polishing block joined thereto in pivoting relation about the central axis of the torsion arm. The molded polishing block comprises a polishing block holder having a plurality of ... | 10/24/1995 |
| 5447463 | Apparatus for microfinishing The invention relates to an apparatus for fine-working or microfinishing of workpiece surfaces, particularly rotationally-symmetrically moved workpieces with oscillating or rotating tools such as honing stones or fine polishing stones, which are in-fed ag... | 09/05/1995 |
| 5224300 | Machine for the abrasive machining of cylindrical parts Machine for the abrasive machining of cylindrical parts, on which the parts to be machined are driven in rotation and in axial translational motion by supporting and driving means. The machine comprises a plurality of bands (17) of abrasive cloth having g... | 07/06/1993 |
| 4558537 | Centerless honing machines having automatic size control Centerless honing machines are described for honing external cylindrical surfaces on a series of workpieces. Each machine comprises a pair of spaced adjacent rotary rollers for supporting and rotating workpieces while also causing them to travel axially a... | 12/17/1985 |
| 3952457 | Dual surface article abrading apparatus The invention is a machine having a reciprocating carriage for abrading both sides of a flat article which is transmitted to the carriage through a series of pinch rollers. The carriage carries an abrading tool with floating abrading surfaces such that th... | 04/27/1976 |
