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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7160178 | In situ activation of a three-dimensional fixed abrasive article An apparatus including a fixed abrasive article interposed between a substrate and a support assembly. The support assembly creates regions of high and low erosion force at the interface between the substrate and the fixed abrasive article. The high erosion force is... | 01/09/2007 |
| 7097543 | Burr removal apparatus Apparatus for removing a burr from an aperture in a workpiece, using a rotating deburring tool having a flexible or partly flexible shaft, an abrasive mechanism that rotates on the shaft and a collar that protects the workpiece from abrasion when the abrasive mechan... | 08/29/2006 |
| 6835124 | Adjustable sanding block A sanding block holds a continuous loop sanding belt tightly thereon. The block includes a hollow block body including a spring clamp having top and bottom racks of serrated indented teeth, which extend longitudinally therein, forming the top and bottom gear racks. ... | 12/28/2004 |
| 6439976 | Polishing tape A polishing tape makes use of a foamed material such as polyurethane foam attached to a plastic backing material. The foamed material is elastic and some of its gas holes formed inside but near one of its surfaces are exposed externally. Because of its el... | 08/27/2002 |
| 6361399 | Slider processing apparatus, load applying apparatus and auxiliary device for processing slider It is an object of the invention to prevent a lapping member from being cut by an edge of a slider when the edge is chamfered by lapping it with the lapping member. A slider held by a slider holding jig according to the invention is put in contact with a ... | 03/26/2002 |
| 6257959 | Apparatus and method for processing slider, load applying apparatus and auxiliary device for processing slider It is an object of the invention to prevent a lapping member from being cut by an edge of a slider when the edge is chamfered by lapping it with the lapping member. A slider held by a slider holding jig according to the invention is put in contact with a ... | 07/10/2001 |
| 6171177 | Apparatus and method for midspan access of encapsulated optical fibers Midspan access to selected optical fibers which are encapsulated in an optical ribbon or tube is achieved by placing the desired span of the encapsulated fibers to be accessed between opposing abrasive layers and controllably urging at least one of the ab... | 01/09/2001 |
| 5928063 | Pneumatically assisted unidirectional arcuate diaphragm conformal tool A tool for polishing/fining an ophthalmic lens has a housing with an interior open at the ends thereof. Resiliently elastic diaphragms with central spherical work surfaces extend across the ends of the housing. A cluster of rods extends longitudinally in ... | 07/27/1999 |
| 5795217 | Stressed burnisher A burnisher for disassociating undesirable material from a work piece includes a wire and a burnishing medium operably associated with the wire. The flexibility of the burnisher permits forces to be generated to disassociate the burnishing medium.... | 08/18/1998 |
| 5672093 | Specimen load control mechanism for automatic polishing apparatus An improved mechanism for applying a controlled load to a specimen being polishing in an automatic polishing machine including a tension spring for exerting a downward load which is transmitted to the specimen to press the same against an abrasive polishi... | 09/30/1997 |
| 5377453 | Automated method and apparatus for polishing hot strip mill run-out table rolls Apparatus for automatically polishing run-out table rolls, comprising: (a) a run-out table polisher take-up reel operatively connected to a carrier belt having abrasive material affixed thereto; and (b) control means for paying out and then retrieving the... | 01/03/1995 |
| 5179805 | Sanding method and apparatus Two juxtaposed sanding belts are pressed against a surface of a wood workpiece which is being fed on a table in a direction. The sanding belts are simultaneously reciprocally moved in mutually opposite directions along the workpiece feeding direction, the... | 01/19/1993 |
| 5127195 | Profile grinding machine and method A profile grinding machine has at least two tool holders which are fixed in a frame and on each of which is fixed a grinding tool, for machining workpieces transported past the profile grinding machine in a working plane. The tool holders can be arranged ... | 07/07/1992 |
| 5065547 | Surface processing machine for hard disks and the like A surface processing machine employing a processing tape cartridge for polishing or grinding disks or the like. The machine employs a processing tape cartridge which rotatably accommodates in a casing a pair of reels for the winding of processing tape. Th... | 11/19/1991 |
| 5065548 | Surface treating tape cartridge and surface treating machine Described herein is a surface treating tape cartridge packaging a surface treating tape in a casing ready for loading the tape on a surface treating machine, and a surface treating machine capable of automatically loading a surface treating tape in positi... | 11/19/1991 |
| 4929169 | Working equipment for roughening the side of optical fiber The invention provides a working equipment for roughening the side of optical fiber having a hot stamper, a sheet having rough surface to be transferred, a cushion, and a cushion-mounted plate having a portion formed in stepwise or continuously curved or ... | 05/29/1990 |
| 4543751 | Combined surgical instrument polisher and wiper A combined instrument polisher and wiper for use with surgical instruments is disclosed. The polisher and wiper comprises a panel of foam or sponge-like material, having a ridge which is formed in the upper surface thereof, near one end. On the upper surf... | 10/01/1985 |
| 3932967 | Sharpener for rotary electric razor A rotary action electric razor which has a blade with heads rotating in an annular, slotted comb, is sharpened by inserting between the blade heads and comb a flat, annular, flexible disc having a sharpening abrasive surface and having a tab extending gen... | 01/20/1976 |
