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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7182679 | Conical point sharpener A conical point sharpener for sharpening conical shaped points such as fishhooks, needles, surgical instruments includes a handle, a mandril with an abrasive material coating fixed to one end of said handle, a drive spindle, wherein said drive spindle is movably att... | 02/27/2007 |
| 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 |
| 6447384 | Jig for grinding sharp-edged tools Jig for grinding sharp-edged tools. The jig consists of a housing in the form of a casing designed with a passage running through it whose at least one end is flat, plus a seat, also in the form of a casing designed with a passage running through it, loca... | 09/10/2002 |
| 6004195 | Crown and bridge clamp and finishing system A support system enabling the dental technician an easy and concise method of grinding dental castings including a pedestal for supporting the underside, an outer arm which supports the outside surface of the casting, both being variably shaped to adapt t... | 12/21/1999 |
| 5921847 | Grinding fixture and method of remanufacturing tool inserts A swing grinding fixture and process for using the same is disclosed that enables a conventional surface grinder to remanufacture a machine tool cutting insert by grinding a predetermined shape into the insert. A quick clamping insert holder coupled to a ... | 07/13/1999 |
| 5897428 | Device for contouring and sharpening ice skate blades A device and method for contouring and sharpening an ice skate blade. The device uses a fixture for holding the ice skate. The fixture employs retractable depending cam rollers to be guided by cam templates recessed into the top surface of the table of th... | 04/27/1999 |
| 5830048 | Pivot sample block cross-section tool A tool and method for holding an integrated circuit (IC) sample so that only a cross-section of the processed layers of the sample is polished and exposed. The tool includes (a) a mounting block with a recess, (b) a pivoting member pivotably attached in t... | 11/03/1998 |
| 5816898 | Cutter sharpening device A cutter sharpening accessory or cutter holder for use in conjunction with a drill press, radial arm saw or like woodworking apparatus to which a grinding tool, such as a diamond cup wheel, can be secured and rotated at high speed and having a work surfac... | 10/06/1998 |
| 5775180 | Sharpening device A sharpening device (2) for sharpening the teeth (131) of a rotary blade (130) is described in which the device (2) comprises a substantially planar base (4) to which is pivotally attached a back plate (10) containing a number of components or subassembli... | 07/07/1998 |
| 5664993 | Air bearing for a spin index fixture A spin index fixture has a housing which is provided with an air inlet shaft for permitting pressurized air to enter the housing and to propagate through grooves disposed along the outer surface of the sleeve. The air then enters into a clearance volume b... | 09/09/1997 |
| 5643065 | Indexing mechanism for rotatably mounted work holding spindle An indexing and rotational feed control apparatus for a rotationally mounted spindle holding a work piece includes an indexing housing connected to the spindle and carrying an indexing finger is rotatably mounted relative to an indexing plate such that ro... | 07/01/1997 |
| 5549506 | Apparatus for supporting and containing a dental prosthesis during the micro-etching thereof Apparatus for supporting and containing a dental prosthesis during the micro-etching thereof is disclosed. The apparatus includes a framework, a holding mechanism carried by the framework for holding the prosthesis in a position which permits micro-etchin... | 08/27/1996 |
| 5413523 | Driving mechanism for moving table A grinding machine includes a working table slidably engaged on the base, an opening is formed in the base, a belt is extended through the opening, a rotating wheel is coupled to the belt for driving the belt, another belt is extended between the working ... | 05/09/1995 |
| 4895033 | Sample holder for use in the grinding or polishing of samples A plurality of fragments of printed circuit boards, so-called coupons, each having a row of plated-through holes to be examined and two reference holes, are mounted on positioning pins extending through the reference holes, and are then embedded in a mold... | 01/23/1990 |
| 4873794 | Holder for milling countersink filler plugs A holder for milling a countersink filler plug, the holder having a bolt-like configured support on which the filler plug is mounted prior to the milling procedure. A sleeve slidably circumscribes the bolt-like support and is of a height less than the hei... | 10/17/1989 |
| 4805354 | Apparatus and method for lapping an edge surface of an object An apparatus for lapping an edge surface of an object comprises a block having a side adapted to engage a wide surface of an object, adjustable spacers disposed on the block and adapted to engage a lap plate, and a weighted spring disposed on the block fo... | 02/21/1989 |
| 4382351 | Chuck assembly for lens block A chucking method and apparatus for processing a lens blank in a manner requiring only a single mounting of the blank to an associated lens block. The lens block is mounted to the convex lens blank surface by a hot melt type of adhesive so as to extend ou... | 05/10/1983 |
| 4100702 | Fast grind fixture An indexing fixture adapted for operation with an internally held collet-receiving work piece and having means for both indexed axial rotation and indexed axial tilting in a vertical plane has certain moving parts which may be adversely affected by grindi... | 07/18/1978 |
| 4040314 | Chain saw blade sharpening accessory A grinder accessory for use with a bench grinder including a uniquely designed three element structure and associated connecting and releasing means for attaching the accessory to the grinder when chain saw blades are to be sharpened while permitting quic... | 08/09/1977 |
| 4040313 | Precision circular saw blade grinding machine A grinding machine for sharpening circular saw blade teeth. The machine includes an arbor for supporting a circular saw blade at a pre-selected position relative to a grinding disc. The grinding disc is mounted to a parallelogram linkage that has a tracin... | 08/09/1977 |
