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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7892073 | Bowling ball abrader and polisher system and method A bowling ball abrader and polisher utilizes cooperative rotational inter-engagement between a cup-shaped abrading an polishing tool and a non-motorized rotating ball holder assembly to obtain even, concentric abrasion patterns on a bowling ball surface. Upon placem... | 02/22/2011 |
| 7371158 | Plating removing apparatus for two-piece wheel To provide a plating removing apparatus for 2-piece wheels, which can easily and beautifully remove plating at the welding planned portion on the rim inner circumferential surface and achieves 2-piece wheels with rims plated without requiring any troublesome operati... | 05/13/2008 |
| 7356927 | Method for making ceramic spheres A method of making ceramic sphere, a pair of rollers and a core drill with a stopper are employed. The rotating core drill in cooperation with the rollers machines a cylinder-shaped ceramic core to make a ceramic sphere. The rotating core drill continuously machines... | 04/15/2008 |
| 7273409 | Process for forming spherical components A process is disclosed for forming a spherical component using a centrifugal processing machine. The process includes the steps of providing a component having an initial shape with at least a portion that is non-spherical, placing the component into a container in ... | 09/25/2007 |
| 7252576 | Method and apparatus for magnetic float polishing A method of polishing workpieces in a magnetic float polishing chamber comprising a lower chamber piece and an upper chamber piece which is removably receivable in the lower chamber piece and is connected to a powered spindle for rotating the upper chamber piece in ... | 08/07/2007 |
| 7220171 | Cutting cup for sphere making machines A cutting cup for a sphere making machine. The cutting cup includes a cylindrical ring having an outer wall, an inner wall, a bottom wall, and a top wall, the top wall having at least one beveled facet angled downwardly from the outer wall to the inner wall. A cutti... | 05/22/2007 |
| 7063607 | Bowling ball resurfacing apparatus A bowling ball resurfacing apparatus comprises a housing, first and second vertical support rollers mounted to the housing for rotation about parallel vertical axes, each of the vertical support rollers adapted to make contact with the surface of the bowling ball at... | 06/20/2006 |
| 6998083 | Automated flash removal in golf ball production An automated flash/overflow removal system for the manufacturing of golf balls, including a gripping assembly mounted on a motion system. The gripping assembly includes a plurality of gripping members capable of clamping and releasing the flash/overflow from a golf ... | 02/14/2006 |
| 6899599 | Manufacturing process to make a valve ball A manufacturing process to make a ball valve of the present invention includes the following steps: a) prepare flat circular metallic plates each of which has a rectangular indentation in a circumference; b) mold those plates into bowl shape; c) remove the circular ... | 05/31/2005 |
| 6887135 | Ball finishing apparatus and process An apparatus and process of surface finishing golf balls prior to painting is provided. The apparatus and process make use of nylon loops as a finishing material that is used to abrade the surface of adjacent moving golf balls. Optionally, the abrading process betwe... | 05/03/2005 |
| 6880727 | Precision liquid mixing apparatus and method A system, apparatus and method is disclosed for providing a consistent liquid mixture according to a predetermined recipe for use at a point of use. The apparatus includes a plurality of liquid component reservoirs in which a constant gas pressure is maintained. A p... | 04/19/2005 |
| 6821191 | Ball finishing process An apparatus and process of surface finishing golf balls prior to painting is provided. The apparatus and process make use of nylon loops as a finishing material that is used to abrade the surface of adjacent moving golf balls. Optionally, the abrading process betwe... | 11/23/2004 |
| 6746315 | Ball spinner and polish apparatus An apparatus is provided for polishing balls that comprises a cradle that is supported for rotation about a first axis. The cradle is shaped to support a spherical object and includes a ball spinner positioned and adapted to spin the spherical object in the cradle a... | 06/08/2004 |
| 6595831 | Method for polishing workpieces using fixed abrasives A polishing method and apparatus can concurrently establish a stable removal rate, a small step height reduction rate, and reduction of detects on the polished surface for various kinds of polished subjects, while providing less environmental problems and... | 07/22/2003 |
| 6596395 | Balls of single crystal silicon and method of making the same Silicon balls of single crystal silicon for use in semiconductir circuit substrates or the like, which have been lapped to satisfy necessary requirements and a method of making the same. The silicon ball of single crystal silicon is a lapped ball of singl... | 07/22/2003 |
| 6488454 | Method for machining shoe pocket for piston in variable displacement swash plate type compressor A method for machining a pair of shoe pockets for piston in a swash plate type compressor is disclosed. In this method, the shoe pockets are respectively formed on the opposed walls of the slot in the piston of the compressor while conforming to a single ... | 12/03/2002 |
| 6439982 | Ball spinner and polish apparatus An apparatus is provided for polishing balls that comprises a cradle that is supported for rotation about a first axis. The cradle is shaped to support a spherical object and includes a ball spinner positioned and adapted to spin the spherical object in t... | 08/27/2002 |
| 6431954 | Method and apparatus for grinding workpieces with precision work performed at the same time as the grinding A description is given of an apparatus and a method for grinding a workpiece, in particular a shaft part. According to the method, the workpiece is clamped in place for the grinding working and its geometry is subsequently ground in such a way as to maint... | 08/13/2002 |
| 6317955 | Method of producing a resinous dome forming mold A method of forming a mold for forming a resinous domed article which may be employed as a cover of a monitor camera is provided. The mold consists of a female block and a male block. The female block has formed therein a domed mold cavity which includes ... | 11/20/2001 |
| 6200413 | Quadri-point precision sphere polisher A system and method for polishing spherical shaped devices is disclosed. The system includes a carrier and an enclosure. The carrier has two projections so that when a device is placed between the projections, it contacts the carrier at two contact points... | 03/13/2001 |
| 6186875 | Bowling ball surfacing machine A machine for lapping bowling balls and, thus, re-rounding, smoothing, and cleaning the balls. The machine is comprised of three concave abrasion blocks with drive motors, adjustable mounting brackets attached to an adjustable support table, a catch basin... | 02/13/2001 |
| 6171179 | Ball grinding machine A ball grinding machine for grinding ceramic bearing balls and the method thereto employing a non-rotating upper circular plate and a rotating lower circular plate to perform precision grinding of ceramic balls. The grinding mechanism according to the pre... | 01/09/2001 |
| 6165049 | Golf ball deburring method A molded golf ball having burrs in a region of its surface is ground using a grinding head having an abrasive surface of a sufficient width or diameter to cover the burr-bearing region of the golf ball surface and a drive mechanism for driving the grindin... | 12/26/2000 |
| 6129611 | Golf ball buffing apparatus and method A golf ball buffing apparatus includes a holder for holding a golf ball and an assembly for buffing the surface of the golf ball. The buffing assembly mounted for motion toward and away from the golf ball includes a rotating shaft; a buffing head affixed ... | 10/10/2000 |
| 6126522 | Method for manufacturing golf ball A method for manufacturing a golf ball, wherein a grinding tool and a ball to be ground are rotated so that their adjacent points move toward opposite directions. A grinding face of the grinding tool is arranged to be Japanese Industrial Standard grain si... | 10/03/2000 |
| 6071179 | Apparatus and method for grinding and polishing spherical bodies A spherical body grinding and polishing apparatus comprises: a rotary shaft having a spiral path groove in the outer cylindrical surface along which spherical bodies to be processed are moved, the rotary shaft being vertically movable and rotatable; and a... | 06/06/2000 |
| 5980765 | Method of manufacturing composite ceramics balls for ball-point pens Using a newly developed composite ceramics material suited for balls of ball-point pens, a method of manufacturing composite ceramics balls for ball-point pens that have affinity for both oil-based ink and water-based ink is provided. In this method, the ... | 11/09/1999 |
| 5921851 | Sphere polisher A sphere polisher capable of making uniform conditions under which balls are polished is provided. The inner and outer polishing circuits are defined by the grooves 23 provided on the rotative disc 10 and the fixed disc 20. The storage conveyor 50 is prov... | 07/13/1999 |
| 5913717 | Sphere polishing machine In a sphere polishing machine, workpiece balls in a ball passageways which are formed by guide grooves 5 formed in a stationary board 2 and guide grooves 1a formed in a rotary board 1 are moved along the ball passageways while being rotated by the rotary ... | 06/22/1999 |
| 5906535 | Ball polishing method and apparatus, and annular groove forming method A ball polishing method includes the steps of rotating one of two plates through use of a rotating mechanism while balls are sandwiched between the plates, pressing one of the two plates against the other plate via a guide slide mechanism for guiding one ... | 05/25/1999 |
| 5810647 | Tool quill and method for finishing fuel injector needle tips A tool quill for carrying out superfinish polishing of a fuel injector needle tip to insure proper sealing of a fuel injector has a universal joint which allows tilting of a polishing stone during the finishing operation to accommodate slight positioning ... | 09/22/1998 |
| 5791972 | Polishing/grinding method A method of working a workpiece with an apparatus comprising the steps of holding the workpiece by a holding means, rotating the held workpiece by a rotational means in a direction of a tool to match a rotational axis line of the workpiece with a rotation... | 08/11/1998 |
| 5658188 | Method for grinding golf ball surface and golf ball A method for grinding a surface of a golf ball and removing the thin outer layer thereof, wherein grinding tools arranged on three axes on a plane which axes radiate from a definite point at intervals of 120° between one another are used. Each of the gri... | 08/19/1997 |
| 5613896 | Automatic bowling ball resurfacing machine A machine for refinishing the surface of a bowling to improve the roundness of the bowling ball with the machine including individual bowling ball resurfacing units each having a cone-shaped cup resiliently supported on the bowling ball resurfacing unit w... | 03/25/1997 |
| 5611723 | Apparatus for modifying attitude of golf ball having burrs formed thereon and deburring machine employing the same An apparatus for modifying the attitude of a golf ball having burrs formed thereon, the apparatus having a second station in which a CCD camera takes image data of the golf ball while rotating, one time, the golf ball around the X-axis by a step motor, an... | 03/18/1997 |
| 5520573 | Spherical member polishing apparatus A spherical member polishing apparatus has a fixed disk which is disposed in opposition to a rotating disk with a predetermined clearance. The rotating disk is rotated, and spherical members are clamped and pressurized between the rotating disk and the fi... | 05/28/1996 |
| 5496031 | Method of fabricating a table soccer of fussball playing game ball A substantially improved table soccer/fussball game playing ball is fabricated by molding an oversized spherical blank entirely from a single thermoplastic material, preferably a urethane material having a hardness without the approximate range of from ab... | 03/05/1996 |
| 5484329 | Bowling ball surface finishing tool assembly A tool assembly for finishing a spherical surface of a bowling ball includes a tool having a pliable solid right cylindrical body with concave-shaped depressions formed in opposite faces of the body and a pair of abrasive disks disposed in the depressions... | 01/16/1996 |
| 5301470 | Ball lapping machine In a ball lapping machine in which balls are machined by lapping between two lapping plates, namely a stationary plate and a turn table, the structure is arranged with a central shaft having a common center line with a sleeve rotative around the center sh... | 04/12/1994 |
| 5299394 | Method and apparatus for buffing spherical parts A method and apparatus for buffing the balls of ball joint studs. The apparatus includes a frame structure including a base; an index table; a plurality of fixtures spaced circumferentially about the index table and each arranged to rotatably mount the sh... | 04/05/1994 |
