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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7281402 | Method and apparatus for optimizing forging processes A method and apparatus for optimizing the forging of a workpiece that is moved along a longitudinal axis of a forging press. The method includes detecting the relative positions of the first and second ends of the workpiece along the longitudinal axis and calculatin... | 10/16/2007 |
| 7127927 | Continuous shear-deformation apparatus for controlling thickness uniformity of a metal sheet A continuous shear deformation apparatus comprises: a roller for pushing a metal sheet to be processed into dies; the dies having an inlet for introducing a metal sheet, a shear deformation zone for shear-deforming the sheet, and an exit; and a control unit for cont... | 10/31/2006 |
| 7117712 | Removal tool A security system for a shipping container includes a cover and seal pin, and a special removal tool for removing the pin from the cover. The cover includes a vertical channel with top and bottom plates mounted therein to form a rearwardly opening box. A pair of ver... | 10/10/2006 |
| 7086261 | Crimp state estimation apparatus for crimp contact terminal and quality determination apparatus for crimp contact terminal A crimp state estimation apparatus includes: an information input section for inputting information on an crimp contact terminal, an electric wire, an anvil, and the crimper and an input compression ratio of a core wire of the electric wire; and an estimation unit f... | 08/08/2006 |
| 6625884 | Method of determining a connection state of metal terminal and a wire A method of determining whether a metal terminal including a conductor clamping section for clamping a wire is satisfactorily connected to the wire. First, a first metal terminal including a first conductor clamping section for clamping a first wire there... | 09/30/2003 |
| 5634365 | Process allowing background noise to be reduced during eddy-current testing of metal tubes, and tubes produced using this process The process relates to the aptitude for detectability of defects using eddy-currents on metal tubes cold laminated using a pilger mill and relates more particularly to the possibility of reducing the background noise and increasing the ratio between a sta... | 06/03/1997 |
| 5277044 | Wire drawing machine with diameter watching-system A wire drawing machine having a watching system of the wire diameter at one or more watched locations in the machine. The diameter is measured by measuring the wire speed as compared to the reference wire speed at a reference location where the diameter i... | 01/11/1994 |
| 5152162 | System and method for crimping articles A crimping system for crimping electrical connectors to cables. The system can automatically sense the size of a connector and can automatically determine a minimum acceptable distance of work travel in relation to the size of a connector. The system can ... | 10/06/1992 |
| 4425776 | Production workpiece straightening system A production system for simultaneously correcting multiple distortions in multiple extensions of an irregular workpiece within tolerance requirements including for each distortion a gauge for determining direction and magnitude automatically employed to m... | 01/17/1984 |
| 4344160 | Automatic wafer focusing and flattening system An automatic focusing system for positioning silicon or other wafer within the focal plane of a photolithographic mask projection system. The position of the wafer is measured at a plurality of points and compared to the position of an optical flat locate... | 08/10/1982 |
| 4079609 | Control system for multiple stage reducing apparatus A control system for a multi-stage reducing apparatus having a series of material reducing stages through which elongate material is continuously advanced and progressively reduced in cross section. The control system is settable for establishing voltage ... | 03/21/1978 |
