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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8176764 | Termination tool Disclosed is a termination tool and a method for securing a connector to a cable. The termination tool includes a holder receivable of the connector and a push block slideably located in the termination tool. The push block is capable of forming at least one axial c... | 05/15/2012 |
| 8122751 | Clamp and repair tool A tool for gripping, clamping or holding an object, wherein the tool has a handle portion, a linkage portion and a working portion, and wherein the working portion includes two workpiece contacting surfaces, at least one of the surfaces shaped to generally conform t... | 02/28/2012 |
| 8001822 | Crimping die A hydraulic crimping tool crimping die including a first section adapted to be removably connected to a die mounting area of a hydraulic crimping tool, and a second section forming a crimping surface adapted to crimp a connector onto a conductor. The crimping die co... | 08/23/2011 |
| 7882722 | Jaw assembly A jaw assembly including a first jaw, a second jaw, and a pivot pin. The first jaw has two spaced first ears having pivot pin holes through the first ears. The second jaw has two spaced second ears having a pivot pin holes through the second ears. The pivot pin is l... | 02/08/2011 |
| 7665343 | Identification attachments for compression tools An identification attachment is provided for a compression tool of the character having a pair of jawarms pivotally mounted between a pair of side plates by pivot pins having outer ends including pin retainers for maintaining the jawarms and side plates in assembled... | 02/23/2010 |
| 7493791 | Electrical connector crimp die with crimp overlap indicia forming An electrical connector crimp die including a main body and an indicia forming section. The main body has a connector contacting surface between opposite ends of the main body. The indicia forming section is on the connector contacting surface. When the crimp die fo... | 02/24/2009 |
| 7484398 | Compressive tool A compressive tool having two jaw halves that run longitudinally from a rear to a front end and are connected to each other in an articulating manner and that can be moved from an open into a closed position. The jaw halves each have an intake contour at the rear en... | 02/03/2009 |
| 7434441 | Pair of pressing jaws for hydraulic or electric pressing tools The invention relates to a pair of pressing jaws for hydraulic or electric pressing tools for pressing fittings onto pipes or for the press connection of electric cables, the two pressing jaws being disposed for rotation about a common axis and each pressing jaw for... | 10/14/2008 |
| 7421871 | Pressing tool and pressing process for extruding press fittings A pressing tool (13) includes a fluid pump (4), a cylinder element (5) arranged connecting with this and a piston which can be slid forward in the cylinder element (5) by pressure fluid of the fluid pump (4) and reset by a return s... | 09/09/2008 |
| 7409846 | Pair of pressing jaws for hydraulic or electric pressing tools, and insulating covering for a pressing jaw An insulating covering is provided for a pressing jaw of a pair of pressing jaws for hydraulic or electric pressing tools for pressing fittings onto pipes or for the press connection of electric cables. The insulating covering includes a pair of legs having a substa... | 08/12/2008 |
| 7409847 | Method and apparatus for securing connecting ferrules A ferrule securing assembly including a die set assembly for reducing a cylindrical ferrule. The die set assembly having a female die and a male die. The female die having a female die opening sequentially defined by a tapered section, a parallel section, and a conc... | 08/12/2008 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 7340936 | Handheld crimping tool and method of using same Apparatuses and methods for an improved handheld crimping tool for crimping a wire. The handheld crimping tool includes a head portion having a crimping device positioned adjacent a first end thereof. The crimping device may have an adjustable die cavity to facilita... | 03/11/2008 |
| 7337648 | Clamp and repair tool A tool for gripping, clamping or holding an object, wherein the tool has a handle portion, a linkage portion and a working portion, and wherein the working portion includes two workpiece contacting surfaces, at least one of the surfaces shaped to generally conform t... | 03/04/2008 |
| 7320240 | Oil grooves formed in a race A device, such as an inner race of a torque converter's overrunning clutch, is formed by powder metallurgy. The race includes oil grooves and chamfers formed in each face by forging. The oil grooves on the first face open onto the chamfer. The chamfer on the second ... | 01/22/2008 |
| 7305749 | Wire terminal crimper A wire terminal crimper is comprised of a frame, a crimping bolt, an anvil, a detent pin and a wire guide. The frame has an anvil bore, a threaded bolt opening and a detent pin opening. The bolt is screwed into the bolt opening. In use, the bolt is tightened upon a ... | 12/11/2007 |
| 7299674 | Swaging tool A swaging tool for swaging fittings and joining separate tubes together. The swaging tool includes a removable head assembly having a head member and a first spring clip adapted to retain a first die to a portion of the head member. The head assembly includes a die ... | 11/27/2007 |
| 7299543 | Multiple connector compression tool A multiple connector compression tool for use with multiple sized connectors and a cable is disclosed. The tool is designed to receive at least two different connector configurations. The tool does not require using adaptors which may be lost or misplaced. The tool ... | 11/27/2007 |
| 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 |
| 7285287 | Carbon dioxide-assisted methods of providing biocompatible intraluminal prostheses Methods of producing biocompatible intraluminal prostheses are provided and include immersing polymeric material of an intraluminal prosthesis in a densified carbon dioxide composition under controlled conditions such that toxic materials are absorbed by the densifi... | 10/23/2007 |
| 7260975 | Compression tool jawset A compression tool having a pair of jaw arms pivotal between side plates and having inner edges provided with laterally inwardly open opposed spring pin recesses providing an opening therebetween for a spring pin, and a spring associated with the pin and biasing the... | 08/28/2007 |
| 7240770 | Roof anchor A roof anchor including a pair of blocks positioned side-by-side. The blocks have adjacent, inner surfaces with notches cut therefrom for receiving a standing seam of a metal roof. The blocks also have outer surfaces remote from the inner surfaces. A bracket is posi... | 07/10/2007 |
| 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 |
| 7237427 | Pressing tool for the pressing-together of workpieces A pressing tool includes at least two pressing jaws hinged together to enclose a workpiece having an inserted pipe end. The pressing tool also includes an opening area located between the at least two pressing jaws and at least one hinge pin arranged opposite the op... | 07/03/2007 |
| 7216523 | Pair of pressing jaws for hydraulic or electric pressing tools, and insulating covering for a pressing jaw The invention relates to a pair of pressing jaws for hydraulic or electric pressing tools for pressing fittings onto pipes or for the press connection of electric cables, the two pressing jaws being disposed for rotation about a common axis and each pressing jaw for... | 05/15/2007 |
| 7207204 | Crimper In one embodiment, an apparatus for shaping an article may comprise a plurality of movable dies arranged to form a chamber whose size may be varied by moving the dies. Each of the dies may have a contacting surface for contacting the article to be shaped. The chambe... | 04/24/2007 |
| 7188508 | Jaw arm for compression tools A jaw arm for a compression tool has a jaw recess at one end and a jaw insert is supported in the recess for pivotal displacement relative thereto about an insert axis. A compression tool comprises a pair of parallel spaced apart side plates, and a pair of the jaw a... | 03/13/2007 |
| 7165436 | Crimp die locator A compression connector crimp die is disclosed. The crimp die includes a first section and a second section. The first section connects the crimp die to a compression connector tool, and the second section is connected to the first section for crimping the connector... | 01/23/2007 |
| 7159832 | Surgical table top and accessory clamp used thereon A medical accessory clamping system includes a table and an accessory clamp. The table has an upper surface and a lower surface, a first ridge positioned on the upper surface and a second ridge positioned on the lower surface of the table. The accessory clamp has a ... | 01/09/2007 |
| 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 |
| 7155791 | Connecting rod cap separator system A connecting rod cap separator system comprising a housing having a pair generally side components each with an inside face and an outside faces adapted to fit inside the circular aperture of a connecting rod; a pair of support screws; an activation shaft with a thr... | 01/02/2007 |
| 7146839 | Press tool A press tool for pressing a receiving part of a fitting onto a pipe is provided. The press tool includes two elastically-deformable press elements, each having a first end, a pressing region, assigned to the sealing section, having an inner shape that at least parti... | 12/12/2006 |
| 7143625 | Stent crimper An apparatus for reducing the size of a medical device, the apparatus including at least one independently operable discrete section which can reduce the diameter of the medical device, the independently operable discrete section including a plurality of coupled mov... | 12/05/2006 |
| 7143626 | Crimping jaw having energy efficient crimping dies A jaw (39) for crimping a generally cylindrical compression sleeve (34) in a compression coupling is disclosed in, which at least two support members (39, 41) are adapted to support at least two arcuately shaped dies (24) for movement tow... | 12/05/2006 |
| 7124608 | Pressing tool and pressing process for extruding press fittings A pressing tool (13) includes a fluid pump (4), a cylinder element (5) arranged connecting with this and a piston which can be slid forward in the cylinder element (5) by pressure fluid of the fluid pump (4) and reset by a return s... | 10/24/2006 |
| 7124619 | Hydraulic tool working head A hydraulic tool working head including a frame, a ram and a connection between the ram and the frame. The frame has a first section with a hydraulic cylinder area, an opposite second section and a middle section connecting the first and second sections to each othe... | 10/24/2006 |
| 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 |
| 7036806 | Press tool comprising a spindle for moulding coupling elements An electrically driven press tool that is compact, reliable and cost-effective. There is a press tool in which a crimping tool is retained in a recess by a bolt. An electromotor drives a spindle, which interacts with the crimping tool, by a reducing gear. The spindl... | 05/02/2006 |
| 7021114 | Stent crimper An apparatus for applying an inward force to a medical device may include at least two independently operable sections. Each section may include a plurality of movable blades arranged to form an aperture or chamber whose size may be varied. Each blade may be pivotal... | 04/04/2006 |
