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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8070562 | Granite finishing tools A polishing stand for supporting a slab of solid material comprises a plurality of vertical supports, a horizontal platform attached to the vertical supports, and at least one clamp member attached to the horizontal platform, the clamp member comprising a vertical s... | 12/06/2011 |
| 7591716 | Producing notch feature in small diameter steel alloy needle wire A notch-locating fixture for forming notches at predetermined locations along a needle wire used in a surgical suturing apparatus includes a base having at least one semi-circular recess shaped and dimensioned for receiving the needle wire. The fixture also includes... | 09/22/2009 |
| 7367929 | Machine tool and method for cutting machining of workpieces A machine tool for the cutting machining of workpieces, in particular of metallic workpieces, has a first and a second tool spindle for receiving a first and a second machining tool, and it has a first and a second workpiece carrier for receiving a first workpiece a... | 05/06/2008 |
| 7338349 | Apparatus and process for cylindrically grinding workpieces An apparatus for cylindrically grinding workpieces includes a first holding tool (100) for positioning pre-grinding workpieces (40) and a second holding tool (200) for positioning partially ground workpieces (i.e. workpieces which have been grou... | 03/04/2008 |
| 7335093 | Blade sharpening holder A sharpening holder for manually-sharpening a cutting edge to be honed over a honing surface includes a body, an adjustable clamping component, and a plurality of roller members. The body has a first end, a second end and a tool support surface between the first end... | 02/26/2008 |
| 7334306 | Methods and apparatus for fabricating a turbine nozzle assembly An apparatus enables a turbine nozzle, including at least two turbine nozzle singlets to be fabricated. Each singlet includes inner and outer bands and a vane extending therebetween. The vane also includes first and second sidewalls coupled together at a leading edg... | 02/26/2008 |
| 7328496 | Apparatus for rebuilding gas turbine engine blades An apparatus for aligning a gas turbine engine blade including an airfoil and a dovetail is provided. The apparatus includes at least one locator pin configured to engage a serration formed on the blade dovetail, a locator block supporting said locator pin where sai... | 02/12/2008 |
| 7303172 | Secure dish holder A secure dish holder that easily and firmly attaches to tables and various other structures without relying on suction or adhesive. The secure dish holder is easily released by an adult, but securely holds a dish or another article so that it is not easily spilled o... | 12/04/2007 |
| 7238082 | Workpiece headstock Workpiece headstock for a machine tool, especially for a grinding machine, with a spindle (6); with a clamping device (7), which is connected to the spindle (6) and which is used to clamp a wor... | 07/03/2007 |
| 7219408 | Tool for securing a component A method enables a component to be secured within a tool for manufacture. The tool includes a fixture, a component locator, and a clamping member. The method includes fixedly coupling the component locator to the fixture, coupling the clamping member to the fixture,... | 05/22/2007 |
| 7198547 | Lens edger A lens edger which is capable of measuring the curvature of an eyeglass lens is disclosed. The lens edger includes a carriage which rotatably fixes a pair of lens fixing shafts and moves the position of the lens fixing shafts clamping a lens to be processed; a lens ... | 04/03/2007 |
| 7169020 | Grinding jig set and grinding method A grinding jig set comprising a combination of several jig units and a method for grinding a number of objects are provided. The method comprises a series of steps from arranging the objects to be ground on a grinding jig (a master plate) through removing the ground... | 01/30/2007 |
| 7147550 | Holding apparatus for grinding members A holding apparatus for grinding members includes two clamping disks that have respectively a plurality of anchor plates and a plurality of anchor slots on different perimeters. The anchor plates and anchor slots may be wedged to form a mechanical interference betwe... | 12/12/2006 |
| 7137878 | 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... | 11/21/2006 |
| 7134950 | Center clamp A center clamp used with a machining tool having an annular edge has a C-shaped body having an inner end inside the edge and an outer end outside the edge and spaced from it along a clamp axis. A push rod extends along the axis through the outer body end. A rotary j... | 11/14/2006 |
| 7125320 | Apparatus and method for grinding and/or polishing an edge of a glass sheet An apparatus and method are described herein which help prevent particles and other contaminants that are generated when an edge of a glass sheet is processed from contaminating or damaging the glass sheet. The apparatus includes an encapsulation device and a proces... | 10/24/2006 |
| 7125319 | Apparatus and method for grinding and/or polishing an edge of a glass sheet An apparatus and method are described herein which help prevent particles and other contaminants that are generated when an edge of a glass sheet is processed from contaminating or damaging the glass sheet. The apparatus includes an encapsulation device and a proces... | 10/24/2006 |
| 7074012 | Turbine blade A front engagement face 27f of a front engagement member 27 and a rear engagement face 29f of a rear engagement member 29 are respectively configured to be located a little back from a virtual plane VF coplanar with one side... | 07/11/2006 |
| 7040971 | Carrier head with a flexible membrane A carrier head for a chemical mechanical polishing apparatus is described. The carrier head has a base, a rigid body, a membrane and a pressurizing structure. The rigid body is movable relative to the base and includes a downwardly-extending projection. The membrane... | 05/09/2006 |
| 6979255 | Holder for optical fiber ferrule end face grinding apparatus A holder for an optical fiber ferrule end face grinding apparatus is provided which can grind an increased number of optical fiber ferrules simultaneously. The holder comprises a holder plate provided with a plurality of ferrule insertion holes, a seat extending to ... | 12/27/2005 |
| 6974365 | Machine and method for machining workpieces of wood, plastic material or the like A machine for machining workpieces of wood or plastic material has at least one longitudinal profiling unit with at least one longitudinal profiling spindle. At least one advancing unit is provided for moving a workpiece past the at least one longitudinal profiling ... | 12/13/2005 |
| 6966818 | Direct clamp tooling for robotic applications A direct clamp robotic finishing system is provided including a robot, a gripper secured to the robot, and a pair of fingers secured to the gripper. A tray assembly is also provided for supporting a plurality of implants for picking up by the fingers. An implant reo... | 11/22/2005 |
| 6931751 | Methods and apparatus for securing components for inspection A method enables a component to be secured for inspection. The method comprises providing a tool including a first clamping member and a second clamping member coupled to a guide rail assembly, fixedly securing the first clamping member to the guide rail assembly, s... | 08/23/2005 |
| 6913522 | Method and device for grinding central bearing positions on crankshafts An apparatus for grinding center bearings of crankshafts includes a clamping unit for clamping and driving a crankshaft; a grinding spindle, positionable perpendicular to the crankshaft; a plurality of grinding wheels on the grinding spindle, corresponding to the nu... | 07/05/2005 |
| 6899608 | Clip mechanism on a grinding cloth platform This invention relates to an improvement of a clip mechanism on a grinding cloth platform wherein the clip mechanism includes a jack post, a movable knob, and a clamp, providing for a bottom side of the movable knob to engage the clamp at the two sides of the jack p... | 05/31/2005 |
| 6890248 | Apparatus and method for consistently retaining a gas turbine engine blade in a predetermined position and orientation A method and apparatus of retaining a gas turbine engine blade in a fixed predetermined position includes the following steps: inserting an airfoil portion of the gas turbine engine blade within a device so as to be loosely held therein; orienting the gas turbine en... | 05/10/2005 |
| 6878042 | Devices and methods for holding an optical element with reduced stress in an optical column and while performing an out-of-column procedure on the element Methods and devices are disclosed for holding an optical element in an optical column with reduced stress (e.g., thermal stress) to the optical element. The devices and methods are especially useful for holding reflective optical elements in an optical column of an ... | 04/12/2005 |
| 6866563 | Apparatus and method for target polishing intraocular lenses A mask for removably covering an IOL to protect a sharp peripheral edge of the IOL optic during polishing. ... | 03/15/2005 |
| 6855033 | Fixture for clamping a gas turbine component blank and its use in shaping the gas turbine component blank A gas turbine component blank is shaped by clamping the gas turbine component blank into a fixture that accurately positions the gas turbine component blank in three dimensions. The positioning is accomplished against stops accurately machined into a base of the fix... | 02/15/2005 |
| 6808444 | Polishing fixture for fiber optic connectors A polishing fixture is provided for polishing the optic ends of a fiber optic cable terminated in a fiber optic connector. A holding plate has a receptacle for receiving the fiber optic connector, with at least a portion of each of a first side and a second side of ... | 10/26/2004 |
| 6783299 | Latch for detachably attaching and mounting a semiconductor wafer to a support ring A plurality of latches are employed for detachably holding a semiconductor wafer to a ring support during processing. Each latch is rotatably mounted on a post which is secured to the ring so that it can move to engage and disengage the wafer, alternately clamping a... | 08/31/2004 |
| 6764383 | Methods and apparatuses for processing microfeature workpiece samples Methods and apparatuses for processing microfeature workpiece samples are disclosed herein. An apparatus in accordance with one embodiment of the invention includes a support body, a first contact surface portion, a second contact surface portion, and a sample holde... | 07/20/2004 |
| 6739586 | Apparatus and method for forming workpieces A forming apparatus includes a workbench and a pivot device. The pivot device includes a pivot plate (40) and a fixed plate (60). The pivot plate is fixed below the workbench, and rotatably seated on the fixed plate. The fixed plate defines two cutouts... | 05/25/2004 |
| 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 |
| 6726547 | Cutting device for sheet metal drum A drum slicing apparatus is capable of highly accurately and efficiently slicing a drum made of a thin metal sheet which is relatively highly flexible. The drum slicing apparatus has a support shaft rotatable about its own axis, a cylindrical drum holder supported o... | 04/27/2004 |
| 6726537 | Polishing carrier head The present invention provides a method for manufacturing an integrated circuit using a polishing head in a polishing apparatus. In one advantageous embodiment, the polishing head comprises a wafer carrier having an outer periphery and a wafer holder. The wafer hold... | 04/27/2004 |
| 6726554 | Guide ring removal device A guide ring removal device. The guide ring removal device includes a column press, a first disc, a second disc, and a plurality of fasteners. The first disc is disposed on the column press. The second disc is disposed on a point of the column press to exert force o... | 04/27/2004 |
| 6669535 | Platform table for cleaning parts An apparatus is provided for cleaning parts in a production line. The part is placed on the apparatus at an ergonomically comfortable height and angle with respect to the worker, thus avoiding fatigue, while at the same time providing a faster turn-around... | 12/30/2003 |
| 6652369 | Fixture for clamping a gas turbine component and its use in shaping the gas turbine component A gas turbine component such as a turbine blade is clamped into a fixture having a base upon which a remainder of the fixture is supported, a stop which limits the movement of the gas turbine component, and two clamp arms affixed to the base and controlla... | 11/25/2003 |
| 6645058 | Clamp mechanism for rotary tool disc A clamping assembly adjustable from a first position with a first stack height to a second position with a second stack height less than the first stack height, whereby said clamping force is substantially released, said clamping assembly comprising: a fl... | 11/11/2003 |
