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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7160175 | Attitude control device and precision machining apparatus An attitude control device and a precision machining apparatus capable of accurately controlling the attitude of an object mounted on the attitude control device according to grinding stages. The attitude control device is constituted by a first flat-plate member | 01/09/2007 |
| 6932684 | Reciprocal blade lapping machine A reciprocal blade lapping machine (20) is taught that is used for sharpening cutting and shearing blades. The lapping machine consists a convex lap plate (32) mounted on an enclosure (22) rotated by an electric motor (34) connected to a ... | 08/23/2005 |
| 6890243 | Processing method and apparatus of distal end of optical fiber A method and apparatus are disclosed wherein, while holding an optical fiber 1 by an optical fiber holder section 4 so as to serve a distal end 1a of the optical fiber 1 as a free end and holding the distal end 1a of ... | 05/10/2005 |
| 6758721 | Apparatus and method for lapping magnetic heads An apparatus for lapping a workpiece including a plurality of magnetic heads supported by a tool is disclosed. The lapping apparatus comprises a rotary-lapping table having an abrasive surface, and a lapping device assembly provided so as to be movable with respect ... | 07/06/2004 |
| 6485362 | Concave optical fiber ferrule holding plate A concave optical fiber ferrule holding plate for polishing an end face of an optical fiber is disclosed. The holding plate may be used alone for hand polishing or be provided as a component of an optical fiber polishing machine. The circular holding plat... | 11/26/2002 |
| 6471569 | Rotary mower blade grinder A device for grinding a rotary mower blade (16), the device comprising an adjustable support for receiving a rotary mower blade, means for fixing the blade relative to the support, means for feeding the support and blade both axially and transversely rela... | 10/29/2002 |
| 5938511 | Grinding guide assembly A grinding guide assembly for grinding or sharpening the carbide surface of a snowmobile wear bar. The grinding guide assembly features a pair of angle adjusters and a support guide that slide together back and forth across a pair of substantially paralle... | 08/17/1999 |
| 5735731 | Wafer polishing device An improved chemical mechanical polishing (CMP) device for chemically and mechanically planarizing the surface of a semiconductor wafer includes a flat wafer stage for loading and affixation of the semiconductor wafer so that the surface of a material to ... | 04/07/1998 |
| 5445050 | Hand-held ice skate blade sharpener tool A hand-held ice skate blade sharpener tool is provided which includes a configuration for honing, concurrently, the hollow groove and the side walls of an ice skate blade, to dress the edges of the blade in situ, at any convenient time. The tool has a gui... | 08/29/1995 |
| 5349784 | Optical fiber polishing apparatus An apparatus is provided for polishing the end face of an optical fiber encapsulated within a ferrule portion of a fiber optic connector device which terminates the optical fiber. The end of the optical fiber projects from the ferrule portion. A mounting ... | 09/27/1994 |
| 5218787 | Apparatus for sharpening implements A fixture form of apparatus is provided which performs in conjunction with a typical bench grinder to retain and maneuver implements having to be sharpend such as mower blades. The apparatus includes a base member upon which is mounted a forwardly dispose... | 06/15/1993 |
| 5165205 | Device for vibrating materials to be ground A device for vibrating a workpiece to be processed, serves as a workpiece table to be used to processing the workpiece by means of a rotating tool having a grindstone. The device comprises a table for supporting the workpiece and a base to be detachably f... | 11/24/1992 |
| 4993189 | Floating fixture platen A floating fixture platen for use on machine tools having a machine support structure and a machine tool portion rotatable about an axis of rotation, the floating fixture platen including a planar member mounted on the machine support structure in a posit... | 02/19/1991 |
| 4414780 | Gear burnishing and honing machine A gear finishing machine is provided which utilizes a driven rotary finishing gear and two idler finishing gears. In addition a reciprocating oscillatory mechanism that employs leaf springs as the coupling member, changes rotary into reciprocating motion,... | 11/15/1983 |
| 4330966 | Groove grinding fixture A grinding fixture provides for grinding a pair of oppositely positioned complementary ball engaging meridian race grooves in the external surface of the inner race member of a constant velocity universal joint, wherein the race grooves are characterized ... | 05/25/1982 |
