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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7169022 | Method and apparatus for creating a groove in a collector ring of an electrical device A method and apparatus for creating a groove in the surface of a collector ring for use in an electrical device. The method and apparatus can be used to create a new groove in the surface of a collector ring having none, or can be used to enhance or re-form an exist... | 01/30/2007 |
| 6821193 | Material positioning and shaping system apparatus An apparatus, system, and method thereof for material positioning and shaping. The apparatus includes a two-section positioning system which includes a guide and follower thereon for positioning along a path. ... | 11/23/2004 |
| 6733371 | Machine tool with a separation wall between a housing and a work space A machine tool is provided, especially a multiple station grinding machine for the production of drill bits and similar elongate workpieces, which has at least one axially displaceable and rotatable workpiece holder which has its axial displacement and rotation driv... | 05/11/2004 |
| 6648979 | Apparatus and method for wafer cleaning A semiconductor wafer is cleaned while a sponge or brush is pressed against the wafer with a constant forced applied utilizing a bias in a constant force pencil. The wafer is cleaned in the state wherein a collapsing portion of the constant force pencil w... | 11/18/2003 |
| 6371840 | Method and apparatus for processing a planar structure A method and apparatus are provided for handling planar structures, such as semiconductor wafers, with reduced breakage and cracking. The method includes the step of segmenting a wafer prior to grinding. The apparatus includes a segmented vacuum table for... | 04/16/2002 |
| 6120360 | Apparatus for processing a planar structure A method and apparatus are provided for handling planar structures, such as semiconductor wafers, with reduced breakage and cracking. The method includes the step of segmenting a wafer prior to grinding. The apparatus includes a segmented vacuum table for... | 09/19/2000 |
| 6062961 | Wafer polishing head drive A wafer polisher head drive includes a head drive housing; a head portion extending from the housing for mounting an unpolished wafer when the head drive housing and head portion are in a horizontal orientation; a pivot mechanism extending from the head d... | 05/16/2000 |
| 5713784 | Apparatus for grinding edges of a glass sheet This invention provides a clean and inexpensive apparatus and method of rapidly grinding an edge of a sheet of glass. The method involves: locating a sheet of glass on a support surface, lifting a sheet by a rotatable support which is movable along two ax... | 02/03/1998 |
| 5664985 | Method and apparatus for texturizing disks A method and apparatus is disclosed for texturizing magnetic storage disks. The disk texturizing apparatus utilizes a combination of servomotors for rotating the disk and oscillating the disk towards and away from a texturizing media. The servomotors are ... | 09/09/1997 |
| 5487697 | Polishing apparatus and method using a rotary work holder travelling down a rail for polishing a workpiece with linear pads The present invention relates to an apparatus for polishing semiconductor wafers and, in particular, one in which the polishing pads are linear, that is, the polishing pads have a long linear dimension relative to their width and have a uniform cross-sect... | 01/30/1996 |
| 5384986 | Polishing apparatus A turntable with an abrasive cloth mounted thereon and a top ring positioned above the turntable are independently rotatably provided. The top ring holds a workpiece to be polished and presses the workpiece against the abrasive cloth. The turntable and th... | 01/31/1995 |
| 5323571 | Grinding machine for grinding tripods of constant velocity couplings A grinding machine for grinding tripods of constant velocity couplings allows execution of circular or elliptical profiles on each tripod stem. A piece holder has means for supporting the tripod, which means allows bringing into a working position a new s... | 06/28/1994 |
| 5187900 | Auxiliary device for a machine tool An auxiliary device for a machining tool that converts a standard rotary machining tool into an oscillation-machining tool. The device has a chuck, or other workpiece gripping device, at an upper end of a shaft. The shaft may be rotated around an axis par... | 02/23/1993 |
| 4669223 | Superfinishing and grinding machine for shafts and the like A fine grinding machine for crankshafts, camshafts and the like, has a fixed headstock housing in which the spindle carrying the workpiece chuck is rotatable and axially reciprocatable. The chucking action is effected by an axial displacement of the spind... | 06/02/1987 |
| 4638603 | Device for sharpening single-flute countersinks A device for sharpening a single flute countersink in which a threaded shaft is mounted in an enlarged opening formed at the upper end portion of an upstanding post. One end of the threaded shaft mounts a countersink to-be-sharpened, while the other end h... | 01/27/1987 |
| 4580367 | Abrading apparatus Apparatus for grinding irregular surfaces of a workpiece includes a frame, a slide movable longitudinally on this frame, a shaft mounted for rotation on the slide and having a workholder mounted on it, a grinder adapted to contact the surface to be ground... | 04/08/1986 |
| 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 |
| 4287687 | Variable work holding device for grinding gemstones This invention is that of a variable work holding device to be used for the grinding of various gemstones and industrial diamonds. The design and structure of the device provides that the device may be set up to operate in five different modes and provide... | 09/08/1981 |
| 4144676 | Machine tool having frame mounted head and tail stocks The present machine tool comprises a grinding wheel rotatably mounted on a machine bed. A feed advance is movably mounted on the bed, and carries a vertical frame. Head and tail stocks are mounted in the vertical arms of the frame, for supporting a work p... | 03/20/1979 |
| 4106242 | Workhead for an automatic bur grinding machine A bur grinding machine especially adapted to grind dental burs and including a turntable supporting a plurality of similar workheads having collets to support bur blanks; a plurality of grinding units mounted on a stationary base in circumferentially spac... | 08/15/1978 |
| 4004377 | Machine for forming a locator pin A machine for forming the head end portion of a locator pin has a base rigidly mountable. A housing is transversely movably mounted on the base. A pin mounting is on the housing. The machine in use rotates the pin mount simultaneously with moving the hous... | 01/25/1977 |
