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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7805972 | Integrally bladed rotating turbo machinery and method and apparatus for achieving the same A method and an apparatus for performing the method of inducing compressive residual stress in blading members integrally formed with a rotor. The method includes using a caliper-type burnishing tool such that the caliper arms of the tool are contoured and oriented ... | 10/05/2010 |
| 7412868 | Electrohydraulic pressing device and method for operating same An electrohydraulic pressing device is suitable for one-handed operation. The device includes a housing having a working head attached thereto, an electric motor provided within the housing for actuating the working head, the electric motor being rearward of the wor... | 08/19/2008 |
| 7395685 | Deformation of thin walled bodies A thin walled body is deformed in a process in which the body is gripped securely in a holding station and, whilst gripped in the holding station, tooling engages to deform the peripheral wall of the body at a predetermined wall zone. The tooling is provided at a to... | 07/08/2008 |
| 7395592 | Apparatus for processing electrical connection terminal for coaxial cable An apparatus for processing of an electrical connection terminal for a coaxial cable, wherein the processing is automated and further laborsaving can be achieved in the processing operation. The apparatus comprises a tool means 11 for axially stripping an out... | 07/08/2008 |
| 7367211 | Forging device and method for forging work A forging device includes a die having an axis extending generally vertically. A work is placed in the die along the axis. First and second punches extend coaxially with the die and can interpose the work therebetween. A pressurizing section pressurizes the first an... | 05/06/2008 |
| 7363799 | Dual operation crimp and press jawset A jawset for crimping and punching an associated clamping workpiece has a pair of spaced apart side plates, a pair of pivot pins holding a pair of jawarms between the side plates, tooth members formed on the jawarms to crimp an associated clamp ring workpiece in a f... | 04/29/2008 |
| 7331281 | Press with vertically reciprocated frame A press has an upper traverse, a lower traverse below the upper traverse, and vertical frame elements extending between the traverse, fixing same together against relative movement, and forming a rigid frame with the upper traverse and lower traverse. A central trav... | 02/19/2008 |
| 7325437 | Long reach press The present invention is a long reach press comprising a low force actuator for operably urging first tooling into a working position. It further includes an opposed high force actuator for operably urging second tooling into engagement with the first tooling. The l... | 02/05/2008 |
| 7290431 | Rivet squeezer A pneumatically operated rivet squeezer is described, having features that allow for the miniaturization of a squeezer to a size smaller than portable rivet squeezers presently available. A first feature of the invention is that a return spring is accommodated withi... | 11/06/2007 |
| 7254982 | Electrohydraulic pressing device and method for operating the same The invention relates to an electrohydraulic pressing device (1) that can be operated using one hand. The device comprises a working head (30), an electric motor (4), a pump (20), a hydraulic reservoir (33), and a gear mechanism ( | 08/14/2007 |
| 7251980 | Hydraulically powered gripping tool A hydraulic operated tool includes a body (B), a pair of jaws (21) mounted with respect to the body so that at least one of the jaws is movable between an opened jaw position and a closed jaw position so as to engage workpiece (W) between the jaws. A ram asse... | 08/07/2007 |
| 7207472 | Cartridge with locking knife for a curved cutter stapler A surgical instrument adapted for applying a plurality of surgical fasteners to body tissue includes a cartridge module having a cartridge housing containing a plurality of surgical fasteners and a knife. The cartridge module includes a driver disposed to push surgi... | 04/24/2007 |
| 7171837 | Hollow stepped shaft and method of forming the same A hollow stepped article is formed from a solid blank to reduce the material cost, and cracking is prevented in a stepped portion of large diameter when a portion of the blank is deformed by its radial expansion. A hollow stepped shaft is formed by holding an upper ... | 02/06/2007 |
| 7155955 | Crimping assembly A crimping assembly is disclosed. The assembly includes cam profiles on the ends of the arms. The cam profiles are engaged by the crimping tool and control the input force versus displacement of the tool. The cam profile includes a first portion defined by a radius,... | 01/02/2007 |
| 7104190 | Method employing high kinetic energy for working of material The present invention relates to a method for material working utilizing high kinetic energy, in which a stamp or striking body transfers, by delivering a blow, high kinetic energy to a material body that is to be worked, after which a rebound of the stamp occurs. I... | 09/12/2006 |
| 7100260 | Programmable apparatus and method for body panel and clinch nut attachment A method and apparatus for forming attachment pads on a panel for attachment of a clinch nut thereto. The panel is formed between a forming die and a fixed anvil, which occupies a predefined net reference position. A face plate simultaneously “finds” the panel a... | 09/05/2006 |
| 7066003 | Hydraulic tool with rapid ram advance A hydraulic tool including a frame having a hydraulic conduit system; a ram movably connected to the frame; and a multi-speed ram advancement system for advancing the ram in at least two different rates of movement on the frame. The multi-speed ram advancement syste... | 06/27/2006 |
| 7013694 | Portable, metal bending apparatus A metal bending apparatus which has a base member and a cross member connected together by two posts extending therebetween. A spring and sleeve are slidably positioned on each post, and a wedge is secured between the sleeves, the wedge includes a pointed end direct... | 03/21/2006 |
| 7000442 | Rotary die blade member bending method, and rotary die blade member binding device Method and apparatus for making a rotary die blade from a straight blade blank to be conformable to the contour of the rotary die block include inserting a blade blank between a first press face of a first presser and a second press face of a second presser; and com... | 02/21/2006 |
| 6931899 | Swaging technology A swager for swaging marker bands to a medical catheter, comprises an article input mechanism, the article input mechanism having a first input roller assembly for receiving and conveying an article, a first sensor for detecting a predetermined aspect of the article... | 08/23/2005 |
| 6871524 | Method, impact machine, and equipment included in an impact machine The invention relates to a method for the manufacture of an annular article, which substantially consists of metal, ceramic material, and/or polymer. A cavity in a die is filled with a formable working material, which shall form said article. A tubular, upper punch ... | 03/29/2005 |
| 6862912 | Impact machine The invention concerns an impact machine for forming, cutting, or punching a working material in a mould die by impact action during an impact operation carried out by means of impact devices, preferably from two opposite directions, said impact devices being provid... | 03/08/2005 |
| 6799448 | Device for placing a mechanical retaining means An apparatus for mounting mechanical fasteners comprises first elements to set, limit and/or measure a path or a length or a distance when the fastener is being mounted. Said apparatus also comprises second elements to set, limit and/or measure at least one force co... | 10/05/2004 |
| 6739172 | Pressing tongs Pressing tongs have at least two pressing jaws wherein at least one of the pressing jaws is configured to be moved from a closed position into an open position. At least one first connector is provided to connect the pressing tongs to a motor-driven actuating device... | 05/25/2004 |
| 6722174 | Device and method for manufacturing hot-rolled sheet steel and device and method for sheet thickness pressing used for the device and method According to an apparatus and a method for manufacturing a hot-rolled steel plate, a roughing process for reducing a thickness of a continuously cast slab is performed to obtain a sheet bar, and a finishing rolling process for rolling the sheet bar is effected to pr... | 04/20/2004 |
| 6708540 | Machine for simultaneously caulking both ends of an object A machine simultaneously caulks both axial ends of an object. The machine has an upper pressure plate having a first caulking punch mounted thereon is screwed to left and right ball threads at one side thereof, and a lower pressure plate having a second caulking pun... | 03/23/2004 |
| 6698267 | Method and impact machine for forming a body A method of forming a body of a formable working material in an impact machine, which comprises an upper impact unit (29 with an upper ram (14), an upper punch (17), a lower impact unit (3) with a lower ram (24), a lower punch (27), and mould cavity for t... | 03/02/2004 |
| 6601429 | Upsetting tool for forming continuous cast slab in slab upsetting presses An upsetting tool for forming continuous cast slab in upsetting presses has one or more first plane upsetting surfaces extending at a slant to a transport direction of the slab being transported through the upsetting press. A second plane upsetting surfac... | 08/05/2003 |
| 6499331 | Parts stamper A parts stamper which includes a pair of jaw members, including at least one movable jaw member. The movable jaw member(s) include(s) a cam bearing. The parts stamper includes an actuator which is coupled to a cam element. The cam element cooperates with ... | 12/31/2002 |
| 6434998 | Pressing pincer A pressing apparatus with an associated, exchangeable pressing tool. The pressing apparatus has a drive unit and a connection unit for connection to a pressing pincer. The connection unit has two holding plates. The pressing pincer with its two T-shaped c... | 08/20/2002 |
| 6389871 | Slab sizing press and sizing press load transmission method A slab sizing press, of which the mechanism is stable and the construction is simple and the maintainability is excellent, comprises a crank shaft, an arm rotatably mounted on the crank shaft, an outer block transmitting a load to and from the arm, an inn... | 05/21/2002 |
| 6324886 | Parts stamper A parts stamper which includes a pair of jaw members, including at least one movable jaw member. The movable jaw member(s) include(s) a cam bearing. The parts stamper includes an actuator which is coupled to a cam element. The cam element cooperates with ... | 12/04/2001 |
| 6269675 | Crimping tool for plastic pipe and the like A first jaw is rigidly mounted to a handle. A second jaw is pivotally mounted to a portion of the first jaw adjacent the portion to which the handle is secured. A spring biases second jaw member toward a closed position with respect to the first jaw. A cr... | 08/07/2001 |
| 6209381 | Method and system for chamfering and press therefor In a vertical press that simultaneously forms chamfers at edges on both sides of a punched sheet material by using an upper chamfering punch and a lower chamfering punch, the lower chamfering punch is supported by conical disc springs piled on a support b... | 04/03/2001 |
| 6170392 | Upper slide drive rod and spacer design A drive rod composed of segments joined together to form a single length for use in a mechanical press. The individual drive rod segments may be separated for ease of assembly into the mechanical press or for servicing the mechanical press. In addition, a... | 01/09/2001 |
| 6125684 | Parts stamper A parts stamper which includes a pair of jaw members, including at least one movable jaw member. The movable jaw member(s) includes a cam bearing. The parts stamper includes an actuator which is coupled to a cam element. The cam element cooperates with th... | 10/03/2000 |
| 6122952 | Multiple actuation press for metal working and method of metal forming A forming press that can perform multiple actuations within a single forming press, and which can be done accurately and with reduced overall machine size requirements. A first component side of the forming press can comprise multiple forming components, ... | 09/26/2000 |
| 6095507 | Pneumatic clamp A clamp having a pneumatic cylinder with an actuating rod connected to one end of a drive arm which has its other end attached to a crankshaft which in turn has crankpins eccentrically mounted thereon to drive inner and outer clamp arms between retracted ... | 08/01/2000 |
| 5901602 | Method for the lateral compacting of slabs and relative device Method and device for the lateral compacting of slabs, which is employed in a rolling line at least upstream of the finishing rolling mill stands as an alternative to, or in cooperation with, rolling mill stands with vertical rolls, employing two counter-... | 05/11/1999 |
| 5884520 | Die set having shut height adjust and stripper plate actuator mechanisms A die set (24) for use with a stamping and forming machine (10) includes two opposed tooling plates (50, 52) arranged to undergo reciprocating motion with respect to a base plate (40) toward and away from a strip of material (30) that is fed along a feed ... | 03/23/1999 |
