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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7125316 | Method and device for producing molds for toothed belts The invention relates to a method and to a device for producing molds for toothed belts. A grinding wheel (9) that has a profiled periphery is used instead of a milling cutter to provide the circumference of a roller-shaped blank (4) with the matrix of... | 10/24/2006 |
| 7112257 | Method of mechanical softening of sheet material New and improved methods and products are disclosed relating to softness of fibrous webs. Increased softness, among other things, is obtained by abrading the surface of the web to create fuzziness from protruding fibers. ... | 09/26/2006 |
| 7112126 | Belt sander for delivering workpiece at a constant speed A belt sander includes a sand belt unit including an upper roller, a lower roller located under the upper roller and rotated by a propeller shaft of a drive motor, and two auxiliary rollers located at two sides of the lower roller. Each of the two auxiliary rollers ... | 09/26/2006 |
| 6986702 | Centerless grinding apparatus and centerless grinding method A centerless grinding apparatus (10) includes an outer diameter surface grinding wheel (11) for grinding the outer diameter surface of a work (1) of a substantially cylindrical shape, a regulating wheel (12) for supporting the outer diame... | 01/17/2006 |
| 6978707 | Cutting machine with built-in miter cutting feature A miter cutting arrangement for a cutting machine is provided to accommodate cutting work at an angle or a bevel for precisely cutting on a work piece. It includes a platform support arm longitudinally mounting to a cutting head support bracket, a platform pivot arm... | 12/27/2005 |
| 6949013 | Peripheral length correction device of metal rings In the peripheral length correction device of metal rings, a metal ring is laid on a driving roller and a driven roller which are displaceable in mutually separating directions. One or both of the rollers are displaced while rotating the rollers, thereby applying te... | 09/27/2005 |
| 6932073 | Power tool work table A work table includes a work surface having two generally parallel bars extending across and above the work surface. Two sleeves are slidably connected to the two generally parallel bars, each sleeve of the two sleeves positioned around each bar of the two generally... | 08/23/2005 |
| 6796886 | Apparatus for grinding rigid materials A method and apparatus for processing of planar rigid materials is provided whereby the edges of separate materials can be processed simultaneously, quickly and efficiently. Separate planar materials are moved in position and are clamped in place in horizontal align... | 09/28/2004 |
| 6350182 | V-ribbed belt and method for fabricating the same A V-ribbed belt B has bottom and back faces each provided with a plurality of ribs 3, 4 of approximately trapezoidal section which extend in parallel with each other along the belt length. In order to suppressing a discrepancy between respective speed rat... | 02/26/2002 |
| 6322428 | Working device and working method for magnet member A working apparatus of a magnet member comprises: a transfer path for guiding magnet members to be ground in one direction; transfer means for pushing the plurality of magnet members in a transfer direction to continuously send out the magnet members to t... | 11/27/2001 |
| 6220932 | Method of producing a double-sided belt structure and belt structure made according to the method A method of producing a double-sided belt structure from an endless body having a length, a first surface, a second surface, at least one load carrying cord embedded in the body with a lengthwise center and extending along the length of the body between t... | 04/24/2001 |
| 6213850 | Method and apparatus for producing a raw edge belt A method and apparatus is provided for producing raw edge belts. Plural square-cut ring-shaped belts are suspended across a main spindle roller and a tension roller, and while the belts are made to run circularly, the belts are ground into V-section belts... | 04/10/2001 |
| 6171176 | Method of effecting a precision saw-toothed grinding on the surface of a given workpiece Disclosed is an improved method of forming a series of hills and valleys alternately arranged at a predetermined pitch on the surface of a given workpiece. It comprises the steps of: carrying out a first grinding on the workpiece with a saw-toothed grinds... | 01/09/2001 |
| 6146254 | Sander having two or more sander wheels A sander includes two sander wheels of different sanding devices are rotatable secured on top of a frame. A work table is slidably disposed in the frame for supporting work pieces and for moving the work pieces toward the sander wheels. A pair of rollers ... | 11/14/2000 |
| 5941101 | Belt edge burnishing machine A belt edge burnishing machine for burnishing the edges of a plurality of belts simultaneously. The belt edge burnishing machine comprises a conveyor and at least one buffing wheel positioned above the conveyor which is rotated about an axis parallel to t... | 08/24/1999 |
| 5762542 | Edge grinder for mechanically rounding off edges of structural members An edge grinding device for rounding off edges of members which are passed through the grinding device. The device includes a main frame for supporting the structural member, and a grinding aggregate which is pivotably mounted on the frame about an axis r... | 06/09/1998 |
| 5759089 | Apparatus for in-line surface finishing of cylindrical tubing such as stainless steel tubing with supporting mandrel and method A surface finishing apparatus for in-line outer surface finishing of elongate cylindrical tubing. The tubing, such as tubing, is fed onto an elongate mandrel and through the finishing apparatus from an infeed to an outfeed position and rotated on the mand... | 06/02/1998 |
| 5738571 | Apparatus and method for forming ribs on a belt/belt sleeve An apparatus and method for forming at least one of a rib and groove on a surface of a power transmission belt/belt sleeve. The apparatus has first and second supports on which the belt/belt sleeve can be mounted for movement in an endless path. First str... | 04/14/1998 |
| 5582539 | Feeding mechanism for a sander A sander includes a work table for supporting a work piece and having a frame secured on one end. A housing has one end slidably engaged in the frame and movable upward and downward toward the work table. A motor is secured to the housing and has a spindl... | 12/10/1996 |
| 5558559 | Polishing system for opposite edge faces of plated steel strip This invention completely removes a plating layer on the edge faces of a plated steel strip. A polishing system 100 for opposite edge faces of a plated steel strip S wherein a plating layer on opposite edge faces of the plated steel strip S is removed, co... | 09/24/1996 |
| 5549510 | Endless power transmission belt processing apparatus, a grinding wheel therefor, and a method of using the endless power transmission belt processing apparatus A grinding wheel for treating a surface of a power transmission belt/belt sleeve. The grinding wheel has a cylindrical body defining a rotational axis and having a circumferential outer surface with there being a plurality of abrading elements arranged in... | 08/27/1996 |
| 5501629 | Buffing apparatus suitable to buff thin plate work and controlling method for the apparatus A buffing apparatus which can buff a thin plate work without causing buckling. The buffing apparatus comprises a plurality of buffing rolls removably secured in a predetermined spaced relationship from each other to a shaft which is driven to rotate, a ba... | 03/26/1996 |
| 5464363 | Polishing stack for thermoplastic films or sheets The invention relates to a polishing stack with at least one fixed and one moveable polishing roll for polishing a plastic sheet leaving a wide extrusion die. A device is provided that preloads the frames and the bearings and acts on a roll gap adjusting ... | 11/07/1995 |
| 5312569 | Method for marring fiber optic substrates A method and apparatus for marring the surface of a fiber optic substrate by feeding the substrate between a pair of rotating rollers. One of the rollers is coated with an abrasive. The second roller may be hard or have a deformable cover. Alternatively, ... | 05/17/1994 |
| 5214881 | Apparatus for producing driving belts An apparatus for producing driving belts is improved with regard to an increased production speed, reduced energy requirements for each belt produced, and increased environmental compatibility. A semifinished belt is clamped on two rolls and is provided w... | 06/01/1993 |
| 5109630 | Machine and method to enhance fabric Method and apparatus to surface treat a web of fabric by passing it over and in contact with a rotating tungsten carbide coated roll. The selvedges of the web of material are held on rotating members with pins on the periphery thereof which penetrate the ... | 05/05/1992 |
| 5054243 | Brake lining grinder apparatus and method A brake lining grinder has feed wheels and an abrasion wheel defining a finishing throat through which one of a plurality of brake lining blanks are feed for simultaneously finishing the arcuate inner surface of the lining to precisely conform to the shap... | 10/08/1991 |
| 5046286 | Apparatus and method for removing photographic images from a flexible film member This apparatus and method for removing photographic images from a flexible Mylar film member is based on scraping laterally spaced areas of the film member passing between respective power-driven film-advance rollers and spring-biased pressure rollers. Th... | 09/10/1991 |
| 4991354 | Abrasive saw adjustable workpiece supporting frame An adjustable workpiece supporting frame is disclosed for use with an abrasive saw supported relative to a base pan. The frame is removably mounted to the base pan and includes a plurality of generally parallel rails extending generally horizontally of th... | 02/12/1991 |
| 4941290 | Apparatus for removing photographic images from a film member Apparatus for removing photographic images from Mylar film comprising first and second abrading rollers and deformable and resilient pressure rollers which partially overlie the abrading rollers at laterally offset locations so different segments of the f... | 07/17/1990 |
| 4845897 | Grinding machine for grinding or rasping of rubber items A grinding machine for grinding or rasping of the back of tread rubber (20 for retreading rubber tires comprises a conveyor belt (1) carrying the rubber item (2) in under a grinding roller (3) assisted by one-sidedly rotating rollers (4,5). Under the grin... | 07/11/1989 |
| 4691684 | Apparatus for modifying building blocks Apparatus for modifying building blocks which vary somewhat in size to provide spaced-apart depressions in the top and bottom surfaces thereof with the bottoms of the depression in the bottom surface being at a uniform distance from the top surface of the... | 09/08/1987 |
| 4503642 | Belt grinder for chip board and the like A belt grinder has a pressure roll which is designed as a deflection controlled roll with a hollow cylinder which is supported on a rotation-proof crosshead, and is braced from the inside against the crosshead, particularly hydraulically, with a space bet... | 03/12/1985 |
| 4322916 | Apparatus for making multiple rib belts An apparatus and method is provided for making endless multiple rib power transmission belts each comprising one or more pulley engaging sections by separating these belts from belt bodies having a greater number of pulley engaging sections. The apparatus... | 04/06/1982 |
| 4250588 | Bench top printed circuit board scrubbing device A bench top printed circuit board scrubber apparatus is disclosed having a roller conveyor for transporting varying thickness circuit boards through a scrubbing and drying compartment. The apparatus includes a pivotal top plate which mounts a scrubber bru... | 02/17/1981 |
| 4119015 | Billet milling equipment Billet milling equipment including first frames which are laid on a traveling path of a billet, a pair of upper and lower clamping frames which are movable so as to follow a deformation of the billet and which are installed on the first frames, and millin... | 10/10/1978 |
| 3977298 | Machine for trimming and edge-profiling plate-like workpieces A machine for trimming and edge-profiling plate-like workpieces includes a track means, workpiece carrier means movable on said track means and at least one milling unit positioned adjacent said track means for performing operations on said plate-like wor... | 08/31/1976 |
| 3962831 | Automatic grinding method and apparatus for wood working An automatic grinding apparatus for wood working comprising means for maintaining substantially constant the contact pressure between a grinding wheel and a material to be ground and the peripheral speed thereof irrespective of abrasion of the grinding wh... | 06/15/1976 |
