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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7811155 | Grinding member for buttons on rock drill bit The present invention provides a grinding member or connection to a drive connection member to form a grinding cup for grinding the hard metal inserts or working tips of drill bits (percussive or rotary), tunnel boring machine cutters (TBM) and raised bore machine c... | 10/12/2010 |
| 7494402 | Ferrule holder assembly for optical-fiber-end-face grinding apparatus A ferrule holder assembly for an optical-fiber-end-face grinding apparatus comprises a ferrule holder board supported to be moved upward and downward in parallel with a grinding board of the optical-fiber-end-face grinding apparatus, a ferrule sleeve provided at the... | 02/24/2009 |
| 7198559 | Modular sander-casing architecture A sander-casing may include: a field housing to contain at least a motor, the field housing having an interface connectable to a random orbital sander (ROS) shroud and a quarter sheet sander (QSS) shroud. The ROS shroud can contain an ROS-type power transmission. Th... | 04/03/2007 |
| 7118291 | End face polishing apparatus An end face polishing apparatus has a support member mounted on the main body for undergoing revolving and rotational movement during a polishing operation, a tubular member mounted on the support member for rotation and revolving movement therewith, a lapping membe... | 10/10/2006 |
| 7118467 | Pneumatic buffing machine A pneumatic buffing machine including a housing having an internal chamber in which a pneumatically driven motor set is mounted. The motor set includes an eccentric block for driving a grinding disc. A skirt shade is screwed under a bottom of the housing by means of... | 10/10/2006 |
| 7118609 | Motorized tool with suction and dust collection capacity The present invention refers to a motorized tool with suction and dust collection capacity. The tool comprises: means for extracting dust suitable for producing a flow of air; means for collecting dust having a first duct for the entrance of the air, that can be con... | 10/10/2006 |
| 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 |
| 7108077 | Power tool A power tool (10) with a housing (12) which accommodates a driven shaft (32) for holding a material-removing tool (40) and which sets the driven shaft into rotary oscillating motion capable of being produced by an eccentric (22) ro... | 09/19/2006 |
| 7104873 | Anti-vibration arrangement The present invention relates to an anti-vibration arrangement (10) for a power sander (1) which comprises a housing (2), a motor (4) arranged in the housing (2), a rotary drive shaft (11), a first outer or ring-shaped pad s... | 09/12/2006 |
| 7068906 | Fixture for system for processing fiber optic connectors A fixture for an automated connectorization system for processing fiber optic connectors. The fixture can include a first and second portions configured to hold the connectors. The first portion can include a plurality of clamps, each clamp being configured to clamp... | 06/27/2006 |
| 7063602 | Mounting apparatus for polishing end faces of optical fibers A mounting apparatus for polishing end faces of optical fibers, comprising a main body with fixing grooves; a fixing rod is accepted in each fixing groove; the upper end of the fixing rod is combined with the supporting stand; the bottom of the fixing rod has diamet... | 06/20/2006 |
| 7029385 | Two-way rotary multi-function polisher The present invention relates to a two-way rotary multi-function polisher, which comprises an input shaft driven to rotate by a power resource, a first spur gear and a second spur gear engagably transmitted by the end of input shaft; wherein the first spur gear is i... | 04/18/2006 |
| 7022001 | Polishing apparatus The small polishing apparatus is capable of simultaneously polishing both side faces of a work piece, and a lower polishing plate, an internal gear and a sun gear are respectively driven by direct drive (DD) motors. The polishing apparatus comprises: an upper and a ... | 04/04/2006 |
| 7001080 | End face polishing method An end face polishing method provides an end face polishing apparatus having a main body, a jig board mounted on the main body and supporting at least one workpiece, a polishing board mounted on the main body for undergoing rotational and revolving movements relativ... | 02/21/2006 |
| 6945860 | Apparatus for and method of machining of optical connector end An optical connector machining apparatus (500) is comprised of an operation circuit box (1) containing a drive motor (9) and a battery (10) while serving as a grasping section, and a planetary gear mechanism box (2) having a drive ... | 09/20/2005 |
| 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 |
| 6913528 | Low amplitude, high speed polisher and method A method and apparatus for improving uniformity of the rate of removal of material from the surface of a workpiece, such as semiconductor substrate, by polishing. In accordance with the invention, the workpiece is subjected to a vibratory polishing method, and optio... | 07/05/2005 |
| 6830505 | Polishing machine The polishing machine is capable of evenly applying a pressing force from an upper polishing plate to work pieces accommodated in through-holes of carriers. The polishing machine comprises: a plurality of the carriers provided around a center of gravity of an upper ... | 12/14/2004 |
| 6817931 | End face polishing apparatus An end face polishing apparatus has a lapping board mounted to undergo rotation and revolving movement, a lapping member having a polishing surface and disposed on the lapping board for rotation and revolving movement therewith, a polishing fixture for supporting a ... | 11/16/2004 |
| 6758725 | Lapping method and lapping apparatus A lapping method includes a step of moving a substantially bar-shaped workpiece in a radial direction of a surface of a rotary lapping plate while simultaneously oscillating the workpiece pivotally about a central point in a longitudinal direction of the workpiece i... | 07/06/2004 |
| 6712674 | Polishing apparatus and polishing method A polishing apparatus includes a polishing pad rotated by a surface plate rotating shaft about a surface plate axis, a slurry conduit supplying slurry to an upper surface of the polishing pad, a substrate holding mechanism holding a substrate, a substrate rotating s... | 03/30/2004 |
| 6702657 | Continuous polisher machine The frame of a polishing machine has a disc-shaped polishing table mounted thereon for rotation coaxially about a vertical axis, the table having thereon an upper, generally planar polishing surface for removably supporting thereon a plurality of annular ... | 03/09/2004 |
| 6645056 | Self-forming tooling for an orbital polishing machine and method for producing the same A method for producing, from a blank, restrictive tooling for use in an orbital polishing machine involves urging one of either the workpiece or the blank along a predetermined path against the other to physically impart a proportioned contour of the work... | 11/11/2003 |
| 6602118 | Orbital finishing sander An orbital finishing sander for finishing coarsely sanded wood pieces includes a support frame and a conveyor belt movably mounted on the frame and extending generally horizontally thereon. An orbital sander support such as a plate is mounted on the frame... | 08/05/2003 |
| 6582286 | End face polishing apparatus An end face polishing apparatus has a jig plate for supporting at least one workpiece having an end face and a polishing member for polishing the end face of the workpiece. A support mechanism supports the jig plate to undergo movement in a direction towa... | 06/24/2003 |
| 6565423 | Apparatus and method for polishing a ferrule end face for an optical connector An apparatus and method are provided for polishing end faces of optical connector ferrules, wherein control is performed to achieve uniform pressure of each ferrule with respect to a polishing plate of the apparatus, there by improving the precision of po... | 05/20/2003 |
| 6533648 | Surface preparation device A production type surface finishing apparatus for finishing the surfaces of workpieces such as cabinet doors and the like which include a plurality of relatively large, very lightweight finishing platens that are simultaneously movable in both a reciproca... | 03/18/2003 |
| 6514129 | Multi-action chemical mechanical planarization device and method Specific embodiments of the present invention provide a chemical-mechanical planarization apparatus for planarizing an object comprising a shaft having a shaft axis and being connected with a polishing head which is coupled to a polishing pad. The polishi... | 02/04/2003 |
| 6500055 | Oscillating orbital polisher and method A method and apparatus for improving uniformity of the rate of removal of material from the surface of a semiconductor substrate by chemical mechanical polishing. In accordance with the invention, the semiconductor substrate is subjected to a combination ... | 12/31/2002 |
| 6494772 | Floor conditioning system The present invention is floor conditioning system. The floor conditioning system improves the ease of use as compared to currently available sanding or polishing devices. Thereby, allowing the unsophisticated do-it-yourselfers to use a floor conditioning... | 12/17/2002 |
| 6361418 | Abrasive system The abrasive system of the present invention is capable of automatically and efficiently feeding and discharging work pieces. In the abrasive system, an upper abrasive plate and a lower abrasive plate pinch the work pieces, which are provided in through-h... | 03/26/2002 |
| 6315641 | Method and apparatus for chemical mechanical polishing Method and apparatus for chemically mechanically polishing semiconductor substrates with enhanced durability, reliability and polishing effectiveness. In the method of the present invention, the substrate and the pad respectively orbits to guarantee unifo... | 11/13/2001 |
| 6302773 | Polishing device, end face polishing apparatus having polishing device, and end face polishing method An end face polishing apparatus comprises a polishing board and a jig board for supporting workpieces. A polishing member is detachably arranged on the polishing board and has a polishing film for polishing end faces of the workpieces while the workpieces... | 10/16/2001 |
| 6280296 | Surface polishing method and apparatus wherein axis of autorotation of workpiece is revolved about an axis within circumscribed circle of the workpiece Surface polishing system adapted to polish, lap or grind a surface of a workpiece in a plane such that the workpiece is held in sliding contact with a polishing face of a rotating polishing plate, wherein the workpiece is rotated by a work rotating device... | 08/28/2001 |
| 6280293 | End face polishing apparatus and method for polishing end face of ferrule An end face polishing apparatus comprises a jig plate for supporting a workpiece, a polishing member for polishing an end face of the workpiece, and a movable lever connected to the jig plate. A pressurizing section presses the lever to bring the end face... | 08/28/2001 |
| 6280305 | Vibration surface finishing apparatus An orbiting head is rotatably mounted in the housing. The orbiting head has an axial end with a grinding surface for contact with the workpiece having its surface finished. The orbiting head defines a fluid passage with one end having an opening at the gr... | 08/28/2001 |
| 6244933 | Random orbital finishing apparatus A random orbital finishing apparatus for finishing the surfaces of solid material including wood, plastic, metal and composites, but most particularly plastic solid surface materials. The apparatus includes a conveyor for transporting such unfinished mate... | 06/12/2001 |
| 6238276 | Sizing lapping apparatus A sizing lapping apparatus includes a rotatably provided disk-shaped lap plate for supplying a lapping liquid thereto; at least one holding portion for holding a workpiece, the at least one holding portion being used to press the workpiece against the lap... | 05/29/2001 |
| 6213851 | Abrading apparatus An eccentric orbit abrading apparatus includes a housing having a base for supporting the abrading apparatus on a surface. A workpiece support member is mounted on the housing and provides a surface for supporting the workpiece thereon. A motor is mounted... | 04/10/2001 |
| 6210259 | Method and apparatus for lapping of workpieces A lapping assembly for lapping a group of workpieces including a pair of lapping discs and a cassette for positioning the workpieces between the lapping discs. The lapping discs are provided with two-component translational oscillations at the appropriate... | 04/03/2001 |
