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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7207869 | Apparatus for supporting airfoils in a grit blasting process An apparatus provided for supporting at least one component in a grit blasting process comprises a base and a platform table assembly mounted to the base. The platform table assembly includes a platform table therein which is rotatable and angularly adjustable with ... | 04/24/2007 |
| 6908363 | Method for target polishing intraocular lenses A method for polishing targeted areas of an IOL while leaving other areas unpolished such as sharp posterior edges designed to inhibit PCO. In the preferred embodiment, the polishing method utilizes a stream of polishing agent directed at the IOL which is mounted to... | 06/21/2005 |
| 6726548 | Parts hangers for rotating table blast machine A blast machine having a table with a satellite table rotatably mounted thereon and a support rack upstanding from the satellite table and multiple attachment arms projecting outwardly from the support rack. ... | 04/27/2004 |
| 6568994 | Shifting edge scrubbing A workpiece includes an aperture bordering a surface at a shifting edge. A stream of pliant shot is discharged in a carrier fluid at the edge with a shallow angle of incidence. And, the workpiece is rotated to sweep the shot stream along the shifting edge... | 05/27/2003 |
| 6520838 | Shielded spin polishing A shield is placed next to a workpiece to form a passage therebetween. The workpiece and shield are rotated, and a stream of abrasive shot is blasted toward the spinning workpiece and shield to periodically enter the passage to selectively abrade the work... | 02/18/2003 |
| 5323561 | Blasting apparatus using mixture gas and powder A blasting apparatus for blasting a predetermined portion of a work by spraying a powder to the work in a blasting chamber. The blasting apparatus includes a work bed for placing the work thereon, a spray nozzle for spraying the powder onto the work, a fi... | 06/28/1994 |
| 5209028 | Apparatus to clean solid surfaces using a cryogenic aerosol The present invention is an apparatus for cleaning semi-conductor solid surfaces using a spray of frozen cryogen, such as argon, to impinge on the solid surface to remove contaminant particles. The apparatus includes an appropriate nozzle positioned in a ... | 05/11/1993 |
| 4907379 | Shot blasting machinery A shot blasting machine including a blast cabinet having at least one internal abrasive throwing wheel rotatably mounted therein and directly coupled to a driving motor mounted externally on one wall of the blast cabinet. The opposed wall of the blast cab... | 03/13/1990 |
| 4896464 | Formation of metallic interconnects by grit blasting This invention relates to a ceramic module and to methods for forming protruding, upstanding electrically conducting pins by the selective abrasion of a surface 18 of a multilayered ceramic module 10. An abrasive blasting device 40 is disposed adjacent to... | 01/30/1990 |
| 4769956 | Abrasive cleaning and treating device A cleaning and treating apparatus which employs a series of nozzles or guns for propelling abrasives into interior and exterior exposed surfaces of components. The forces required to propel the abrasive materials are provided by fluid pressure supply sour... | 09/13/1988 |
| 4753051 | Apparatus for processing workpiece with sandblasting There is disclosed a method of and an apparatus for performing, using a sandblasting, a processing such as a chamfering of a workpiece which has a surface to be processed and a surface not to be processed located adjacent to each other. The workpiece (W) ... | 06/28/1988 |
| 4741130 | Method and apparatus for sandblasting a workpiece A method and apparatus for sandblasting a workpiece. The workpiece is placed at a machining position. Air is sucked around the workpiece at the machining position in a first direction to produce air streams. During sucking, abrasive grains are blown again... | 05/03/1988 |
| 4738056 | Method and blasting apparatus for preparation of silicon wafer A process and apparatus for improving the finishing of silicon wafers intended for use as a base plate of an I.C. device. After the wafer has been cut from a silicon crystal and initially ground, then a slurry of water and silicon carbide particles is bla... | 04/19/1988 |
| 4662125 | Centrifugal blasting machine having a rotatable workpiece holder A holding device for workpieces, which is rotatably mounted in the side-walls of a centrifugal blasting machine, including a support member and holding member. Both members are pivotably mounted diametrically opposed with respect to the axis of rotation. ... | 05/05/1987 |
| 4319435 | Blasting machine for deburring workpieces A wet blasting machine for permitting deburring of workpieces by utilizing a slurry of water and abrasive particles. The slurry is discharged by a blasting gun against the workpiece, and is then collected within a reclaiming tank. The top water flows from... | 03/16/1982 |
| 4269003 | Centrifugal blasting machine for large workpieces A machine for centrifugally blasting large surface and large volume workpieces (3) includes a closed blasting chamber (1), blast wheel units (5) and a supply arrangement (6) for the blasting agent. The blast wheel units and supply arrangement are disposed... | 05/26/1981 |
