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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7647802 | One-piece flexible tube connector and method of making the same A method of manufacturing a one-piece flexible tube connector includes obtaining a tube blank having an initial length, an initial outer diameter, and an initial wall thickness. The tube blank is secured in a fixture and fed longitudinally into a forming tool. Durin... | 01/19/2010 |
| 7216521 | Composite fabrication facility of steel tube and fabrication method of steel tube The present invention pertains to a combined machining equipment for steel tubes, and a machining method is of a small size, can easily be moved, and is capable of not only flaring a steel tube, but also grinding a flared surface, forming a groove, and peeling off a... | 05/15/2007 |
| 7163763 | Cold formed battery terminal A method and apparatus for cold forming a battery terminal having a base and an insert. The insert includes a first portion encapsulated within the base and a second portion that extends beyond a first side of the base. ... | 01/16/2007 |
| 7152445 | Method and forming machine for working a workpiece The invention relates to a method and a forming machine for working a workpiece, for example by deforming it or fixing it in another workpiece, in which the workpiece is fitted over a mandrel, at least a part of the mandrel is expanded so as to fix the workpiece, th... | 12/26/2006 |
| 7146269 | Method for determining defective actuators in an internal combustion engine Defective actuators in an internal combustion engine with at least one cylinder are detected. A mean value, in particular the arithmetic mean value, determines a measurement variable of all the actuators of a given type present on the cylinders. The measurement vari... | 12/05/2006 |
| 7131181 | Tool for manufacturing ballpoint pens A tool and method of manufacturing a tool for making ballpoint pen tips, called rough tips, in their seat zone and preferably in their cone zone. The tool is mounted in fast-rotating precision spindles and the position of the tool may be adjusted to adjust the dimen... | 11/07/2006 |
| 7096725 | Cylinder head gasket with integrated sensor A multilayer metal gasket for an internal combustion engine having an integrated sensor or sensors, such as a pressure sensor. The sensor is located within a combustion cylinder opening in the gasket. Preferably, a sensor is located within each combustion cylinder o... | 08/29/2006 |
| 6978648 | Acetabular reamer lipping system and method A lipping tool for lipping an acetabular reamer, the lipping tool comprising a bending form having a bending form curved surface and a bending form axis of rotation; and a pressure tool having a pressure tool curved surface adjacent to and complimentary with the ben... | 12/27/2005 |
| 6971256 | Method and apparatus for incremental forming An incremental forming apparatus 100 holds a workpiece 10 onto a table 110. A spindle is disposed perpendicularly above table 110. For incremental forming, an incremental forming tool 150 is mounted on the spindle, and a form porti... | 12/06/2005 |
| 6959576 | Cold forming of splined transmission hubs A method for cold forming splined transmission hubs is provided. A blank (10) with an inner surface and an outer surface is secured on a tool insert support member (100). The tool insert support member (100) has an internal spline tooth profile ... | 11/01/2005 |
| 6931902 | Tube flaring machine A tube flaring machine having a frame having an upper end and having a lower end; a tube clamp having a plurality of radially arranged clamping shoes; a collet ring and a gantry fixedly attached to and overlying the collet ring; a radially segmented anvil ring cumul... | 08/23/2005 |
| 6929076 | Bore hole underreamer having extendible cutting arms A bore hole underreamer is provided having a hollow body with a longitudinal axis, which has an external wall, at least two cylindrical bores provided through the external wall and whose axes are transverse to the longitudinal axis. Each of the bores have a cylindri... | 08/16/2005 |
| 6918277 | Method of working end part of metallic tube body and metallic tube body, and method of manufacturing vibrationproof bush using the working method and vibrationproof bush This invention has an object of diminishing an inside diameter while securing the area of the terminal edge larger, at the extremity of a cylindrical body made of a metal used for a vibration isolating bushing and the like. Accordingly, the present invention provide... | 07/19/2005 |
| 6850813 | Method of producing a wobble die The invention relates to a method of manufacturing a wobble die (9) for shaping the internal contour or the external contour of a workpiece (4) in a wobble process. Thereby a wobble movement is initially selected. The three-dimensional geometry of the ... | 02/01/2005 |
| 6792782 | Method for deforming a tube near one of its ends and tool used in this method The invention concerns a method using steps of placing a tube in an opening matrix having an impression corresponding to the desired final external shape; inserting the end of the tube into a cavity of a shaping component, the cavity having a base, a side wall with ... | 09/21/2004 |
| 6782622 | Method for manufacturing wheel-supporting hub unit and pressing mold for manufacturing same hub unit A cylindrical portion formed in the inside end portion of the hub is caulked and spread using a pressing mold assembled to an oscillating/caulking apparatus to thereby form the caulking portion. In working or forming the caulking portion, a cylindrical projecting po... | 08/31/2004 |
| 6772615 | Method of manufacturing hub unit for supporting wheel and die for manufacturing the same When a shape of the cylindrical portion (8b) to be formed into the calking portion (9b) is devised and when a sectional shape of the annular recess portion (23) of the die (15a) for plastically deforming the cylindric... | 08/10/2004 |
| 6748780 | Numerically controlled forming method The present invention is a method for forming sheet material into contoured parts. The invention method includes these steps: A die is fashioned having an outside surface corresponding to the inside surface of the desired part. A plastically deformable sheet of mate... | 06/15/2004 |
| 6745606 | Device and method for bending cylinder edge An apparatus and method for forming cylindrical magnetic assemblies for rotating electrical machines. The apparatus and method pre-bends and finally bends a flange of the supporting shell to lock the permanent magnets in place. This is done in a single station and i... | 06/08/2004 |
| 6711817 | Hypoid ring gear for differentials and method of producing the same The invention is intended to reduce the installation cost and running cost, minimize the production cost and increase the tooth surface strength of hypoid teeth. To this end, a hypoid ring gear for differential is produced by the steps of upset-forging a roun... | 03/30/2004 |
| 6694791 | Method of spin forming and part made thereof A method of cold forming a capped cylinder with geometrically spaced torsional engagement radial projections on an exterior side of the capped cylinder is provided. The method includes the step of striking a generally flat blank to form a drawn part havin... | 02/24/2004 |
| 6672123 | System for cold-forming a flange A flange is formed on a workpiece by first mounting the workpiece in an inner holder shiftable along about a main axis and securing the inner holder against rotation about the main axis. A roller is rotated about the main axis adjacent the inner holder. T... | 01/06/2004 |
| 6672122 | Apparatus and method for conditioning the outer flanges of a vehicle wheel An apparatus adapted to condition the outer flanges of a vehicle wheel includes a main base assembly secured to a fixed surface, a lower tool assembly operatively supported by the main base assembly, at least one upper drive assembly operatively supported... | 01/06/2004 |
| 6561002 | Incremental forming method and apparatus for the same In a state in which a material (blank) cut in a predetermined shape is mounted on a die and the bottom of the material is supported by a seat, the material is pressed by a tool from above and the tool is moved along the die so that the material is increme... | 05/13/2003 |
| 6532786 | Numerically controlled forming method The present invention is a method for forming sheet material into contoured parts. The invention method includes these steps: A die is fashioned having an outside surface corresponding to the inside surface of the desired part. A plastically deformable sh... | 03/18/2003 |
| 6516647 | Method of producing homokinetic joints The invention relates to a method of manufacturing the outer part of a constant velocity joint, the outer part having in the finished condition a hollow chamber with a cylinder-shaped inner wall, in which there are provided ball raceways (1c) which run ob... | 02/11/2003 |
| 6438844 | Method and apparatus for manufacturing constant velocity joints A method and tool are provided for manufacturing an outer race for constant velocity joints by plastic deformation of a preform having a cavity open on one side to produce axial ball tracks and cage guide surfaces. the preform is inserted within an outer ... | 08/27/2002 |
| 6363764 | Forming apparatus for duct members The invention provides an apparatus and method for automated manufacture of connective fittings on a duct member, and particularly a tapered adjustable take off. The connective fitting is generally placed near the inlet of the duct member and comprises a ... | 04/02/2002 |
| 6276180 | Method and apparatus for manufacturing a shift gearwheel and shift gearwheel manufactured by same The subject matter of the invention is a method of manufacturing a shift gearwheel (1) with coaxially disposed and axially projecting shift teeth (5), which have an axial undercut. To said end, a shift gearwheel blank (1) having preformed shift teeth (5) ... | 08/21/2001 |
| 6233990 | Method for manufacturing a formed piece of metal The present invention relates to a method for manufacturing a formed piece of aluminum or some other relatively soft metal. In accordance with the invention, a slice is cut form a rod of aluminum or some other raw-cast metal; the slice forms a blank (3), ... | 05/22/2001 |
| 5465598 | Method for forming an annular member An annular member is placed on a forming profile of a convex die without fixing the annular member to the convex die. Then, the convex die is moved toward a concave die which has an axis inclining with respect to an axis of the convex die. When the convex... | 11/14/1995 |
| 5119659 | Device for changing stroke of caulking machine A device for changing the stroke of a caulking machine having a table on which is placed an article having a plurality of rivet shanks, and a rivet head forming tool. The table is adapted to be moved back and forth and right and left to bring the rivet sh... | 06/09/1992 |
| 5104031 | Distributor tube end former A method of forming a joint between a workable tubing of a first diameter and a tubing of a second, larger diameter proceeds with the formation of a bell in the end of the workable tubing. The workable tubing is clamped, with the end of the workable tubin... | 04/14/1992 |
| 5049060 | Seal flaring and shipping mandrel assembly The Assembly has a circular platform, which is threaded about its periphery, and has an upstanding stub about which to set a sleeve-type or cylindrical seal, as well as an arcuately cross-sectioned groove in circumscription of the base of the stub. A cup-... | 09/17/1991 |
| 4646930 | Bottom profile for a seamless container body A bottom profile for a cylindrical two-piece drawn steel can is configured during manufacture so that the resultant bottom profile shape includes areas of highly worked metal positioned to assume processing stresses. A bottom wall bead is included and has... | 03/03/1987 |
| 4462235 | Method for threading closures A method for threading a closure having cylindrical walls which includes securing the closure in a stationary nest, inserting a threading tool having indentions on the outside thereof into the interior of the closure, moving the closure into a ring having... | 07/31/1984 |
| 4454742 | Bottom roll-forming method and apparatus and resultant can end configuration A generally dome-shaped end closure for a receptacle, such as, the bottom end wall of a beverage container is roll-formed in a closely coordinated sequence of steps wherein the receptacle is fixed in position so that the external surface of the end wall t... | 06/19/1984 |
| 4450700 | Method and apparatus for necking and flanging container bodies A method and apparatus for necking and flanging container bodies are disclosed. One or more free-wheeling dies are rotated within a stationary outer die and are journeled for radial movement within the outer die. The open edge portion of a metallic can bo... | 05/29/1984 |
| 4445264 | Tool for a method of forming dimples in sheet metal for recessing rivet heads This invention relates to the joining of two metal sheets such as in the repair of automobile body components. There is provided a tool which may be utilized to first form a dimple in one or more sheets, and then form a bore through the one or more sheets... | 05/01/1984 |
| 4423614 | Apparatus for shaping articles by rolling In the upper portion of a frame there is mounted a drive for producing oscillating motion, and a pressing device in kinematic connection therewith. A punch is fixed in the lower portion of the pressing device to operate on a workpiece. Below is mounted a ... | 01/03/1984 |
