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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8069696 | Method for producing a gear wheel A method is described for producing a gear wheel from a powdered metal blank (1) compressed and sintered having a machining allowance in the gearing area, the powdered metal blank (1) being compacted by the machining allowance with a plastic deformatio... | 12/06/2011 |
| 7024905 | Portable electrical conduit pipe bending system A pipe bending system for bending a length of pipe, using a pair of bending assemblies, each bending assembly having a hub having a central shaft having an outer circumference and a central shaft, and a roller assembly mounted for orbital movement around the outer c... | 04/11/2006 |
| 6923035 | Method and apparatus for forming a modified conduit A conduit modifier may be used to corrugate at least a portion of a conduit. The conduit modifier may include at least a first plurality of rollers arranged in a first pattern around a passageway. The first plurality of rollers may form ridges and grooves lengthwise... | 08/02/2005 |
| 6305202 | Rotatable stuffing device for superplastic forming and method Superplastic forming equipment and processes featuring a rotatable, low-friction stuffing unit for engagement with a blank sheet of superplastic formable metal to optimize the quantity or amount of material that is drawn onto a forming die for improved pa... | 10/23/2001 |
| 6183879 | Rigid thin sheet material and method of making it Lightweight flexure-resistant thin metal sheet is produced by passing flexible thin metal sheet between rolls having defined teeth, the teeth having radiused corners so that rows of projections are formed on both faces of the sheet without damage to the s... | 02/06/2001 |
| 6035691 | Adjustable rod bending device for a corrective spinal rod which is used in a surgical operation An adjustable rod bending device includes a support table, a pivot base mounted on the support table, a pivot bracket pivotally mounted on the pivot base, and multiple juxtaposed rollers mounted in the pivot bracket to pivot therewith and each having an u... | 03/14/2000 |
| 5992200 | Apparatus for bending laminations in general and computer diskette sliding covers in particular An apparatus for bending metallic and nonmetallic laminations in general and sliding covers for computer diskettes in particular, which has the particularity that it comprises a forming die provided with a lower base and a movable upper part. The lower ba... | 11/30/1999 |
| 5943899 | Method of processing corners of metal panel The present invention relates to a method of processing corners of metal panel, and more particularly to a method of processing corners of metal panel which is capable of processing the corners of the metal panel without tearing or notching of the materia... | 08/31/1999 |
| 5794475 | Apparatus and process for manufacturing profiled bodies For shaping longitudinal grooves or comparable longitudinal structures into round housings or housings which are otherwise regularly shaped with respect to a longitudinal axis, a press is provided with a deforming tool whose top tool presses a workpiece t... | 08/18/1998 |
| 5477724 | Apparatus for forming bale tie for package For tying a compressed bale tending to expand primarily along a major axis, a bale tie made preferably from steel wire or alternatively from steel strap is bent to form two marcelled portions, which are characterized by sinusoidal undulations, which are o... | 12/26/1995 |
| 5001918 | Method and apparatus for making blanks of a profile varying lengthwise A method for making blanks of a profile varying lengthwise, such as few-leaf springs involves placing a heated billet (1) on a sizing former (2) and feeding it to a deformation zone for forming a product of a preset profile which is carried out from the m... | 03/26/1991 |
| 4798078 | Rebar cutting and bending machine A hand-operated rebar bender, bent rebar straightener, and rebar cutting machine which includes a base, a pair of spaced apart bending posts, and a linearly reciprocable slide disposed between the posts and movable reciprocally in directions perpendicular... | 01/17/1989 |
| 4788847 | Rod bending apparatus A rod bending device using a combination of a movable mandrel and two moving rollers, between which mandrel and which rollers the rod bending is effected, the movements of which mandrel and rollers are effected simultaneously by the same power system and ... | 12/06/1988 |
| 4485664 | Device for forming and bending metal A metal forming tool having a reciprocal ram carrying tubular beam to which is attached a metal plate upon which workpiece holders are mounted, the tubular beam having a pivotal support to allow the tool to be pivoted between a vertical position in which ... | 12/04/1984 |
