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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7325968 | Structure for holding either a cylindrical or square shaped container during a mixing operation Apparatus and method for mixing a fluid dispersion disposed in a container having either a cylindrical or a square shape. The apparatus includes a holding structure having a retaining structure connected to a base. The retaining structure prevents lateral movement o... | 02/05/2008 |
| 7207865 | Apparatus for machining workpieces, in particular workpieces provided with cutting teeth In an apparatus for machining workpieces, in particular workpieces provided with cutting teeth, such as bandsaw blades or circular-saw blades for example, comprising a base (12), a machining device (18) displaceable relative to the base (12) and... | 04/24/2007 |
| 7201638 | Environmental control system for a centrifugal processor A centrifugal processor is disclosed with includes an outer frame having an inner surface and an axis. At least one inner vessel positioned within the outer frame and is adapted to receive an object to be processed. A drive system rotate the inner vessel with respec... | 04/10/2007 |
| 7144309 | Rotational processor with drive rollers A rotational processor comprises an outer vessel and a plurality of inner vessels having an outer traction surface adapted for rolling contact with an inner surface of the outer vessel. A plurality of drive rollers drive the inner vessels about a center line of the ... | 12/05/2006 |
| 7118454 | Machine and method for finishing automotive wheels A machine for finishing automotive wheels having a rotatable turret, a plurality of containers or barrel cages journaled on the turret capable of selective rotation independent of the turret, with cartridges loaded into said containers or cages from the end through ... | 10/10/2006 |
| 7059763 | Gyroscopic mixer A gyroscopic mixer is disclosed which features a direct drive connection to a motor and a clamping mechanism which enables the mixer to accommodate containers of various sizes and configurations. The motor is connected to a drive shaft which is connected to a first ... | 06/13/2006 |
| 7056197 | Dry surface treating apparatus and dry surface treating method using the same apparatus A dry surface treating apparatus of the present invention comprises, within a treating chamber, a surface-treating material supply section and a tubular barrel having a porous peripheral surface for accommodating a work piece, to treat a surface of the work piece wh... | 06/06/2006 |
| 6945852 | Method for finishing automotive wheels and resulting wheels A machine for finishing automotive wheels having a rotatable turret, a plurality of containers or barrel cages journaled on the turret capable of selective rotation independent of the turret, with cartridges loaded into said containers or cages from the end through ... | 09/20/2005 |
| 6843260 | Vibrating abrasive cleaning apparatus and method This invention relates to a vibrating abrasive cleaning apparatus and method which is powered by at least one electric motor specially fabricated to the cleaning container assembly mounted on a rigid square tubing frame on one side by compression springs, on the opp... | 01/18/2005 |
| 6758729 | Centrifugal barrel finishing apparatus A centrifugal barrel finishing apparatus centrifugally polishing, grinding or otherwise finishing workpieces includes a revolving member mounted on a first rotatable shaft so as to be rotated with the first shaft, a barrel mounted to be rotated about a second shaft,... | 07/06/2004 |
| 6733374 | Grinding machine The invention proposes a device for grinding or polishing workpieces by means of an abrasive, having a container and a rotary disk located therein and rotatable relative thereto, in which the rotary disk is made from elastic material, is provided with an upwardly di... | 05/11/2004 |
| 6733375 | Horizontal finishing machine A horizontal centrifugal finisher is disclosed for subjecting a product to centrifugal and rotational motion. The finisher includes a main frame which rotationally supports a central shaft about a horizontal longitudinal axis. At least two radial supports are mounte... | 05/11/2004 |
| 6666757 | Centrifugal barrel finishing machine The present invention is directed to a centrifugal barrel finishing machine. The present invention is contemplated to provide the centrifugal barrel finishing machine, which has means for driving each barrel separately from a turret so as to correct a pos... | 12/23/2003 |
| 6599176 | High speed centrifugal processor An apparatus is disclosed for performing high speed processing of a workpiece. The apparatus includes an outer vessel having an inner surface and a central axis. At least one intermediate vessel is located within the outer vessel and has an outer surface ... | 07/29/2003 |
| 6364754 | Machine for finishing automotive wheels A method and apparatus for finishing automotive wheels having a rotatable turret, a plurality of containers journaled on the turret capable of receiving media and capable of selective rotation independent of the turret, and fixtures in the containers that... | 04/02/2002 |
| 6174220 | Method of manufacturing surgical needles having blunt tips A method of manufacturing blunt tip surgical needles. Taper point needles having conventional piercing tips are placed into a vessel containing a grinding media. The needles are maintained in the vessel for a sufficient amount of time to convert the pierc... | 01/16/2001 |
| 5961370 | Intraocular lens tumbling process using coated beads A method of processing a soft or foldable lens includes a step of tumbling (grinding) the lens in a tumbling medium. The tumbling medium includes a mixture of glass beads coated with an abrasive material, alcohol and water. This process applies to single ... | 10/05/1999 |
| 5848929 | Centrifugal finisher with fixed outer vessel and rotatable inner vessel A centrifugal finisher uses centrifugal and rotational forces for finishing at least one object. A fixed, non-rotatably outer vessel has an inner surface and a central axis. At least one inner vessel is positioned inside the outer vessel and is adapted to... | 12/15/1998 |
| 5823861 | Spiral-flow barrel finishing machine This invention relates to a spiral-flow barrel finishing machine having a cylindrical stationary metallic barrel equipped with a lining layer at a lower inside portion. A rotating barrel is equipped with a lining layer on a metallic rotational body and is... | 10/20/1998 |
| 5601475 | Method of manufacturing surgical needles having blunt tips A method of manufacturing blunt tip surgical needles. Taper point needles having conventional piercing tips are placed into a vessel containing a grinding media. The needles are maintained in the vessel for a sufficient amount of time to convert the pierc... | 02/11/1997 |
| 5531637 | Automatic centrifugal fluidizing barrel processing apparatus A horizontal full automatic centrifugal fluidizing barrel processing apparatus which does not damage working environment and offers superior working efficiency. When two disk members are rotated together with a revolutionary shaft, a planetary moving mech... | 07/02/1996 |
| 5486135 | Vibratory tumbling machine vessel for burnishing or cleansing metal, plastic or ceramic elements Accressory burnishing-treatment apparatus for treatment, namely deburring, turning corners, polishing or cleaning of elements, namely metal, plastic, or ceramic (typically glass) elements. The apparatus is a self-contained hollow sphere, preferably made f... | 01/23/1996 |
| 5476415 | Dry barrel finishing machine An improved dry barrel finishing machine is described, in which a mass consisting of media and workpieces is flowed in the barrel of the machine for abrasive finishing of the workpieces and in which air suction is used to remove dust resulting from the fi... | 12/19/1995 |
| 5454749 | Grinding method and apparatus A grinding method is provided which is capable of uniformly and precisely grinding objects for a short time, softening shocks produced when the rotation of a grinding barrel is changed between the forward direction and the backward direction to thereby el... | 10/03/1995 |
| 4967514 | Tumbling apparatus with double rotation Tumbling of workpieces is improved by providing a double rotation about two axes which do not intersect but rather lie in mutually parallel spaced apart planes.... | 11/06/1990 |
| 4949510 | Full-automatic multi-function barrel finishing machine A full-automatic multi-function workpiece finishing machine provides different types of operations that can be caused to occur in any sequence that meets the requirements for a particular type of workpieces to be surface-finished. The machine includes a s... | 08/21/1990 |
| 4807403 | Rotating barrel finishing method under heavy resultant force A method consists of causing a barrel container to revolve with less than the numbers of axial and orbital revolutions n and N defined as n=42.2/Ýa;d x4 Ýa;1+x2, where n is the number of axial revolutions per minute for the b... | 02/28/1989 |
| 4776135 | System for deburring of articles The invention includes a method and apparatus for automatic deburring of articles. The articles are placed in a barrel which is rotated so that the articles are deburred by centrifugal force. The barrel experiences two degrees of rotation. It rotates abou... | 10/11/1988 |
| 4727684 | Full-automatic work finishing machine with high-speed rotating barrel containers A high-speed work finishing machine includes a plurality of work finishing units each supported by a high-speed turret for carrying barrel containers to be driven for both orbital and axial rotations. It further includes a circulating transport path for c... | 03/01/1988 |
| 4718199 | Orbital barrel finishing machine and automated system therefor An orbital barrel finishing machine employs rotatable drums which are removable from the machine. A coupling member mounting a plurality of angularly spaced axially extending pins engages slots of a second coupling member to provide a rotational drive eng... | 01/12/1988 |
| 4638600 | Multi-function work finshing machine using barrel containers A multi-function barrel finishing machine includes a central work processing section which is supported by a tiltable main spindle from horizontal to vertical or to inclined positions, and vice versa, the central work processing section including a turret... | 01/27/1987 |
| 4615148 | Orbital barrel finishing machine and automated system therefor An orbital barrel finishing machine employs rotatable drums which are removable from the machine. A coupling member mounting a plurality of angularly spaced axially extending pins engages slots of a second coupling member to provide a rotational drive eng... | 10/07/1986 |
| 4586292 | Machine imparting complex rotary motion for lapping a spherical inner diameter An apparatus for imparting complex rotary motion is used to lap an inner spherical diameter surface of a workpiece. A lapping tool consists of a dome and rod mounted along the dome's vertical axis. The workpiece containing the lapping tool is held in a gi... | 05/06/1986 |
| 4581855 | Centrifugal barrel finishing method and apparatus In the centrifugal barrel finishing machine of the type having X barrel assemblies, in which X is integer, the method and apparatus are provided whereby during a given total finishing time Y of the workpieces, each succeeding assembly containing finished ... | 04/15/1986 |
| 4505072 | Centrifugal rotary barrel-type finishing machine A centrifugal rotary barrel-type finishing machine makes use of the produced centrifugal force for the purpose of the work surface finishing, stirring, mixing and/or milling, including work or material handling upright tubs, each having a top opening and ... | 03/19/1985 |
| 4308693 | Barrel-finishing apparatus The barrels orbit to create a centrifugal force on the barrel contents while the barrels are concurrently rotating about internal axes counter to the orbital movement, utilizing endless members to impart both the orbital and counter rotating movement to a... | 01/05/1982 |
| 4242838 | Centrifugal drum apparatus A centrifugal drum apparatus for finishing the surfaces of metal objects is disclosed, including a housing, a disk-shaped rotor member connected with the housing for rotation about a generally horizontal axis, and a plurality of finishing drums open at on... | 01/06/1981 |
| 4172339 | Finishing machine A gyratory finishing machine, of the type in which the finishing units gyrate about a common center and advantageously rotate about their own axis, is provided with loading and unloading means for loading and unloading selected finishing chambers without ... | 10/30/1979 |
| 4104831 | Automatic centrifugal barrel finishing machine Automatic centrifugal barrel finishing machine of the type which includes a turret turning on its central axis at a high speed and carrying a plurality of barrels open at top which rotate on their own axes and revolve around the turret central axis, compr... | 08/08/1978 |
| 4073095 | Centrifugal drum polishing machine Apparatus for grinding and polishing small parts which is of the centrifugal drum polisher type, said apparatus including a stationary support, a rotor mounted on the support, and a plurality of drum containers mounted on the rotor and in frictional engag... | 02/14/1978 |
