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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7370397 | Tool kit and method for repairing a damage vehicle body member with a hem flange A method and kit for repairing vehicle door skins by reorienting vehicle hem flanges from a closed orientation to an open orientation to allow removal of a damaged door skin from a door frame and replacing with a new door skin with an open orientation hem flange tha... | 05/13/2008 |
| 7370408 | Hold down device in a terminal applicator A terminal applicator (50) for attaching electrical terminals (52) to a wire includes a terminal hold down device (90) for limiting movement of the terminal during the crimping process. The hold down device (90) includes a hold down arm (... | 05/13/2008 |
| 7367210 | Punch press and deburring device for the punch press The present invention provides a deburring device for a punch press which can remove burrs produced along a slot or a cut portion formed in a plate material by punching or cutting using a punch press so that the removal is carried out as a process with the same punc... | 05/06/2008 |
| 7360304 | Folding stand for a portable crimping device A folding stand adapted to be secured to the bottom wall of a portable crimping device which, in a folded position, is substantially flat against a wall portion thereof and, in an unfolded position, vertically raises the crimping device to a predetermined working he... | 04/22/2008 |
| 7346980 | Press-connecting head of press-connecting pliers for coaxial terminal A press-connecting head of a pair of press-connecting pliers for connecting a coaxial terminal, it is composed of an inserting/retracting member and two pressing dies respectively provided on two mutually opposite sides of the inserting/retracting member; wherein th... | 03/25/2008 |
| 7318334 | Powered pipe flaring tool The powered pipe cutter and the pipe flaring tool both have a piston slidably mounted in a cylinder. The cylinder has a top end closed by a top end plug. A crimped cartridge bore in the top end plug communicates with a gas expansion chamber. A bolt and firing pin as... | 01/15/2008 |
| 7265299 | Method for reducing voltage drop across metal lines of electroluminescence display devices A conducting device for a display device is disclosed. It comprises one or more non-conducting base lines formed in predetermined locations on a substrate layer, and one or more conducting line structures formed over the non-conducting base lines on the substrate la... | 09/04/2007 |
| 7237426 | Rotational crimp die A crimp die set for use in a crimping tool is provided, including: a rotating crimp die having a plurality of differently sized male die parts; and a stationary female crimp die having a plurality of differently sized female nests which correspond to one or more of ... | 07/03/2007 |
| 7231800 | Method for fabricating an exterior part of a camera A method of fabricating an exterior part of a camera is disclosed. The exterior part has an arcuate recess for finger gripping during photography and an arcuately bent portion. The method of fabricating the exterior part includes laminating a plastic protective laye... | 06/19/2007 |
| 7194887 | Press for holding and pressing a workpiece The press of the invention includes a first component and a second component for holding and pressing a workpiece to be processed between them, the first component being driven into translation relatively to the second component by an air cylinder. Thus, the first c... | 03/27/2007 |
| 7178233 | Process for producing a collapsed filled via hole A process for producing a printed wiring board-forming sheet comprising a resin sheet having a through hole in the thickness direction and a metal chip inserted in the through hole. The sheet is produced by placing a resin sheet and conductive metal sheet in this or... | 02/20/2007 |
| 7134311 | Device and method for fabricating lead frame by press forming A device for fabricating a lead frame, by press forming, provided with a die having a flat face, on which a lead frame to be fabricated by press forming is to be placed, and a concavity, which is dented relative to the flat face, the die possessing a fabricating fac... | 11/14/2006 |
| 7111487 | Apparatus and method for forming curvature in sheet metal A curvature forming device has an upper member and a lower member. A clamping member is mounted on a spring within a recess in the upper member. An elongate deforming member is fixedly mounted in the same recess. The deforming member protrudes out of the recess more... | 09/26/2006 |
| 7104108 | Dent repair system and method A dent repair system includes a hammer apparatus comprising an elongated base member with proximate and distal ends. An elongated swing member with proximate and distal ends is pivotally mounted on the base member by a hinge assembly mounted on and pivotally connect... | 09/12/2006 |
| 7100417 | Lower die assembly in pressing machine An improved lower die assembly is provided which allows a given lower die in a pressing machine to be replaced with another easily and in a short period of time relative to a die holder. In the lower die assembly in which a lower die is received and securely held in... | 09/05/2006 |
| 7100418 | Metal shaping apparatus A metal shaping apparatus to shape a metal blank into one of a plurality of configurations comprising a radius die including at least one substantially cylindrical die section having a plurality of metal blank receiving channels or slots formed therein to receive an... | 09/05/2006 |
| 7059166 | Method and apparatus for assuring or determining appropriate closure of a crimp assembly Methods and apparatus are disclosed for assuring or determining appropriate closure of a crimp ring assembly. In some embodiments, positive stopping apparatus on the crimp ring are used to assure appropriate closure of a crimp ring assembly. The positive stopping ap... | 06/13/2006 |
| 7047786 | Method and apparatus for improving the fatigue life of components and structures Metal cold-working tooling and a method of employing such tooling. The tooling is used to produce deformation in a workpiece, to provide a selected beneficial residual stress profile in the workpiece, in order to provide high fatigue life structures in a minimum num... | 05/23/2006 |
| 7021108 | Punching tool for connecting decking panels together A crimping tool including a frame, a die fixedly and non-pivotally supported by the frame, a punch arm pivotally mounted on the frame, a mating die affixed to the punch arm, and an actuator interconnected to the punch arm for moving the mating die between a first po... | 04/04/2006 |
| 7010949 | Apparatus for forming optical aperture An apparatus for forming an optical aperture comprises an object having a tip with a pointed end. Stoppers are disposed adjacent the tip. A pressing body applies a loading force to press the pointed end of the tip and at least a part of each of the stoppers to form ... | 03/14/2006 |
| 7007695 | Manner of attaching component elements to filtration material such as may be utilized in respiratory masks A component is attached to filtration material by providing the component with a deformable extension member that is preferably integral with the component and that extends from a base portion of the component. The extension member is inserted through an opening pro... | 03/07/2006 |
| 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 |
| 6966104 | Reinforcing bar tool and method A tool for forming a high strength reinforcing bar coupling driving self-locking wedge sleeves over each end of a contractible jaw assembly bridging the abutting ends of the bar to be joined. The sleeves are seated in collars engaged by the distal ends of arms drive... | 11/22/2005 |
| 6959709 | Manner of attaching component elements to filtration material such as may be utilized in respiratory masks A component is attached to filtration material by providing the component with a deformable extension member that is preferably integral with the component and that extends from a base portion of the component. The extension member is inserted through an opening pro... | 11/01/2005 |
| 6951491 | Connection cap and wire connection method using same A connection cap includes: an insulative cap body for receiving conductors of a wire provided with a back wall and an opening at respective opposite ends thereof; an electrically-conductive conductor connection member which is provided within the cap body and is ada... | 10/04/2005 |
| 6928850 | Method and tooling for z-axis offset of lead frames A method and apparatus for enabling z-axis offset of narrow metal ties straps in lead frames used for packaging integrated circuits to prevent bowing or distortion. Simultaneous offsetting of the tie strap and stress relief mechanisms are provided on both the front ... | 08/16/2005 |
| 6926970 | Apparatus and method for forming weld joints having compressive residual stress patterns The welding apparatus and associated method are provided. The welding apparatus includes a welding tool for forming a weld joint along the surface of at least one workpiece. The welding apparatus also includes a compression tool for selectively inducing a layer of r... | 08/09/2005 |
| 6901784 | Countersinking tool A countersinking tool for countersinking openings into a hollow metal door frame in order to insert wall anchors through the openings to lie flush with the door frame. The countersinking tool has two parts. The nut is a base with a threaded opening extending lengthw... | 06/07/2005 |
| 6823707 | Mobile flange press and method A mobile flange press adapted to be mounted on a flange of a workpiece I-beam and moved thereon including at least one clamp that contacts an underside of the flange of the workpiece I-beam, at least one hydraulic cylinder adapted to apply vertical downward pressure... | 11/30/2004 |
| 6782608 | Terminal-crimping mold In a mold for pressing an electric-wire clamping portion of a terminal, a lower side-wall mold part and an upper side-wall mold part are provided for pressing side walls connected to the electric-wire clamping portion. A pressure face substantially continuously conn... | 08/31/2004 |
| 6769173 | Electrical connector crimping die An electrical connector crimping die comprises a first section for removably connecting the die to an electrical connector compression tool. A second section of the die, which is connected to the first section, is provided for crimping a connector. The second sectio... | 08/03/2004 |
| 6742373 | Method for manufacturing a V-block of a metal belt type continuously variable transmission A method for manufacturing a V-block of a metal belt type continuously variable transmission is provided. The V-block is formed by punching a V-block press material with a main punch and a counter punch. The V-block press material has a sectional view including an o... | 06/01/2004 |
| 6742377 | Passive-adaptive indentor for stress wave cold working A passive-adaptive indentor is provided for cold working a material that includes a material surface and a depth extending in a direction that is perpendicular to a direction of the material surface. The passive-adaptive indentor has a first member that includes a f... | 06/01/2004 |
| 6742372 | Hemming machine A machine for hemming a sheet metal assembly is disclosed in which the sheet metal assembly includes an inner sheet metal panel and an outer sheet metal panel. The outer panel also has an outer lip which lies in a plane transverse with respect to the plane of the in... | 06/01/2004 |
| 6718815 | Crimping tool and device for flexible circuit and crimping station provided with such a device Tool, device and machine for crimping contacts 10 possibly arranged in a housing of connector 20 onto a flexible circuit 40. The tool principally has a solid block 1 provided with a plurality of stamps 3 for crimping. The device ha... | 04/13/2004 |
| 6698268 | Passive-adaptive indentor for stress wave cold working A passive-adaptive indentor is provided for cold working a material that includes a material surface and a depth extending in a direction that is perpendicular to a direction of the material surface. The passive-adaptive indentor has a first member that i... | 03/02/2004 |
| 6684676 | Apparatus for forming optical aperture An apparatus for producing optical aperture is disclosed. A pressing body has a plane covering a tip and at least a part of stoppers. An opaque film formed on the tip. The pressing body is displaced toward the tip for forming an aperture on a point of the... | 02/03/2004 |
| 6660114 | Method for producing a hybrid leaf spring In a method for making a hybrid leaf spring, at least one layer of composite material is molded onto a primary leaf using a mold with an interior cavity having a curvature for receiving the primary leaf at a depressed camber relative to its initial camber... | 12/09/2003 |
| 6615636 | Method and apparatus for improving the fatigue life of components and structures using the stresswave process Metal coldworking tooling and a method of employing such tooling. The tooling is used to produce deformation in a workpiece, preferably via use of stress waves, to provide a selected beneficial residual stress profile in the workpiece, in order to provide... | 09/09/2003 |
| 6604403 | Pocket crimper for fiber optic cables A crimper tool for use in attaching lugs to the metallic sheath covering on fiber optic cables includes a pair of blocks, with a trough formed in each block to accommodate the cable when one block is placed on top of the other. Each block includes at leas... | 08/12/2003 |
