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...that the x-ray was discovered purely by accident? When German physicist Wilhelm Konrad von Roentgen was experimenting with cathode rays in 1895, he put an activated Crookes tube in a book and went out to lunch. When he returned, he discovered that a key that had also been placed in the book showed up as an image on the developed film!
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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7757535 | Punching machine with spring-supported work support A punching machine is provided with a tool holder for a punching tool and a die having a cutting edge which can be passed by the punching tool in a machining stroke direction and a return stroke direction. The machine includes at least one work support, supported by... | 07/20/2010 |
| 7467534 | Punching machine with spring-supported work support A punching machine is provided with a tool holder for a punching tool and a die having a cutting edge which can be passed by the punching tool in a machining stroke direction and a return stroke direction. The machine includes at least one work support, supported by... | 12/23/2008 |
| 7428837 | Tandem press line, operation control method for tandem press line, and work transportation device for tandem press line A rotating speed of a main motor (61) of a second press (3) is regulated so that an angular difference between a press angle of a first press (2) and a press angle of a second press (3) is constant. Further, when the work is carried-out f... | 09/30/2008 |
| 7412863 | Work positioning device Regarding predetermined positioning criteria (M1, M2), ((G1, G2), (N1, or N2), (K1, K2)), there is provided image processing means (40B) for obtaining by image processing,... | 08/19/2008 |
| 7272972 | Method and apparatus for measuring a thickness of a thin film in motion An apparatus for monitoring a thickness of a film in motion. The apparatus comprises a roller for receiving and supporting the film in motion, the roller being adapted to rotate about an axis of rotation. The apparatus also comprises a position detector for detectin... | 09/25/2007 |
| 7219792 | Article carrying apparatus An article carrying apparatus for carrying, in a carrying direction, an article placed on a carry face of a carry section making use of a vibration, includes: the carry section provided with the carry face of which the carrying direction is linearly restricted; and ... | 05/22/2007 |
| 7204120 | Apparatus for cutting a workpiece An apparatus is described for forging a workpiece (3) with an intermittently drivable clamping head (4) for the workpiece (3) and with a counter-holder (5) for receiving the end of the workpiece (3) averted from the clamping head (... | 04/17/2007 |
| 7104170 | Air release stock stop An air release stock stop for detecting the end of a bar stock during a machining process on a turning machine. The air release stock stop includes a pivot member hingedly connected to a base member by a shaft, an activation member adjustably connected through the p... | 09/12/2006 |
| 7076985 | Wire winding machine A wire winding machine has a winding wheel that includes a central core having an adjustable outside dimension. A central member and a plurality of outer members are connected with linkages that allow the outside dimension to be adjusted. At least one of the outer m... | 07/18/2006 |
| 7066083 | Die press with integral cover and guides and improved die feed system Disclosed is a die press, comprising a base, opposing first and second supports extending from the base, at least one cam member that is supported by the opposing supports, means for rotating the cam member, at least one bearing located on the cam member, a platen p... | 06/27/2006 |
| 7028527 | Workpiece processing system and method of reconfiguring a workpiece processing system A workpiece processing system having, a first assembly for performing at least a first processing operation on a workpiece at a first location and having a frame, a nesting assembly, a bolster assembly upon which a workpiece can be supported at the first processing ... | 04/18/2006 |
| 6748784 | Portable sheet bending brake A portable sheet bending brake has a support frame with spaced longitudinally extending rails and a plurality of frame sections interconnecting the rails. A clamp member is carried by the lower arms of the frame sections, and an anvil member is carried by arms pivot... | 06/15/2004 |
| 6634204 | Sheet metal follower for a bending press A sheet metal follower for a bending press that has a bottom fixed table carrying a bending matrix on its top face. The follower is of the type comprising in particular pivot means for pivoting the follower table about a pivot shaft, and means suitable fo... | 10/21/2003 |
| 6422445 | Method and device for feeding of long objects A method and apparatus for feeding of strip material to a working machine in which the material is worked upon and separated into individual parts includes intermittent feeding of the strip material to working machines wherein the feed rate is controlled ... | 07/23/2002 |
| 6122947 | Bar deburring plant A bar deburring plant for cut to size round bars, comprising: a first roller feed path of cut bars towards an alignment element of one first end of said bars, a first transfer element of said bars, with said first aligned end, to a conveyor of said bars, ... | 09/26/2000 |
| 6065325 | Automatic stamping machine An automatic stamping machine, which includes a material feed unit controlled to feed metal sheet materials one after another, a locating unit controlled to position metal sheet materials carried from the material feed unit one after another, a conveyer u... | 05/23/2000 |
| 6038886 | Mold support frame assembly having thermally stable center A mold support frame assembly including a pair of mold support frames between which a connector extends and cooperates with to provide a thermally stable center. Each mold support frame includes a linkage extending between a pair of spaced legs and having... | 03/21/2000 |
| 6006572 | Spring manufacturing machine A spring manufacturing machine enhances an efficiency of operation. A desired one of wire passages in wire feeding rollers is aligned with a wire passage in an auxiliary wire guide and a wire passage in a final wire guide by adjusting a position of a forw... | 12/28/1999 |
| 5960662 | Apparatus for attaching a crane to a sheet metal roll forming machine A roll forming device has a trailer having a hitch mechanism at a front end and a plurality of wheels, a sheet metal roll forming apparatus mounted to the trailer and a crane mounted to the trailer for moving materials to the roll forming apparatus. An ou... | 10/05/1999 |
| 5913930 | Cooling bed for rails A cooling bed for rails (3) with an apparatus (12) which is intended for transferring the rails (3) onto the cooling bed (1) from an infeeding roller table (2) and is set up to bend the rails (3) counter to the bending which they undergo during cooling is... | 06/22/1999 |
| 5901596 | Tube bender loader and unloader A tube bending apparatus having a base and a bend arbor thereon and an X-axis extending spindle selectively rotatably mounted on the base for movement along the X-axis and for lateral movement in orthogonal Y-axis and Z-axis directions. The spindle has a ... | 05/11/1999 |
| 5875673 | Orientation station for multi-station metal-forming machines A reorientation station has front and rear vertical drives that are spaced apart from each other along a flow axis of the orientation station that coincides with the flow axis of the machine. A pivot carriage support bar is coupled at its front end to the... | 03/02/1999 |
| 5709117 | Collet assembly for bending apparatus A collet assembly for a bending apparatus has a support ring the support ring being connected coaxially to a tubular support member, five jaws being pivotally connected to the free end of the support ring by means of parallelogram linkages, each of the pa... | 01/20/1998 |
| 5657662 | Bending brake platform Conventional sheet bending brakes are modified to provide a platform which is easy to assemble or disassemble and which is positioned at the top of the brake for ease of working the sheet material comprising platform brackets which are secured to the uppe... | 08/19/1997 |
| 5456098 | Process and apparatus for controlling the loading of a processing machine with band-like material For loading a processing machine with band-like material from a coil, a rotatable support, on which the coil rests with its axis substantially vertical, is driven by a motor. Since the circumference of the coil decreases during unwinding, a sensor is prov... | 10/10/1995 |
| 5417710 | Suture guide and a fixing mechanism of the suture guide A suture guide used for inserting a suture into a hole of an eyeless needle positioned between an upper guide and a lower guide. This suture guide comprises a first guide member having a certain plane and the second guide member having a first plane posit... | 05/23/1995 |
| 5337594 | Arrangement at press line An apparatus is a press line includes presses along a material flow direction for stepwise processing of a workpiece. A transfer device moves each workpiece from one press to the next in the press line. The transfer devices are displaceable transversely o... | 08/16/1994 |
| 5275033 | Metal can body shaping installation In a hydraulic method and installation for shaping can bodies the can body is filled with a liquid and placed in a die and pressure is applied to the interior of said can body until it assumes the shape of said die.... | 01/04/1994 |
| 5159825 | Dedimpling apparatus A dedimpler apparatus is provided in which tubes are serially introduced into a dedimpler machine which removes constrictions or dimples from the tube wall at the cut ends thereof to form cylindrically true ends, and then the tubes are automatically trans... | 11/03/1992 |
| 5103663 | Dedimpler and deburring apparatus A combination dedimpler and deburring apparatus is provided in which tubes are serially introduced into a dedimpler machine which removes constrictions or dimples from the tube wall at the cut ends thereof to form cylindrically true ends, and then the tub... | 04/14/1992 |
| 5095726 | Dedimpler and deburring apparatus A combination dedimpler and deburring apparatus is provided in which tubes are serially introduced into a dedimpler machine which removes constrictions or dimples from the tube wall at the cut ends thereof to form cylindrically true ends, and then the tub... | 03/17/1992 |
| 5048318 | Intermediate depositing station between machining stages of a press An intermediate depositing station between machining stages of a metal forming machine, having templates for supporting a sheet metal part from below which are adjustable in height, distance and oblique position relative to another sheet metal part. The i... | 09/17/1991 |
| 5035569 | Method and apparatus for positioning a can body An apparatus is described for positioning a can body in the form of a longitudinal seam welded cylinder which is provided with a tongue or the like projection at a predetermined point of its outer circuference, and which is to be further processed, for ex... | 07/30/1991 |
| 5031291 | Apparatus for bending elongated materials in a continuous manner A bending apparatus has a fixed supply head, a movable bending head, a material feeding device, a sliding device, and a swinging device for sliding and swinging the movable bending head. The sliding device and the swinging device slide and swing the movab... | 07/16/1991 |
| 4989444 | Industrial robot for pressing system, pressing system, and method for bending plate material An industrial robot, designed for use in a press brake system, has a holding member for holding a plate shaped material, a base arm, and a working arm. The holding member nearly follows the plate shaped material without holding during a pressing process o... | 02/05/1991 |
| 4985981 | Workpiece transferring mechanism of forming press A swinging mechanism for workpiece holding members of a nut former includes a drive rod to swing a swinging member which is connected to a plurality of seats to support the workpiece holding members. The swinging member is connected to the machine body wi... | 01/22/1991 |
| 4953808 | Apparatus for supplying a sheet metal strip to a press A variable speed D.C. drive is effective to feed a web or strip of sheet metal from a supply coil supported by a pay-off reel to an intermittant stock feeder for a reciprocating mechanical press. The drive is operated by a computer control system accordin... | 09/04/1990 |
| 4918966 | Work table for sheet metal brakes A work table for use in connection with a sheet metal brake is mounted on the frame of the sheet metal brake for swinging movement between a first position, where the table extends over the clamp of the brake to provide a convenient work surface for the p... | 04/24/1990 |
| 4881398 | Transfer press During a tool change, the template is to be moved dimensionally accurately into the idling stage of a transfer press and out of the same on support elements at the sliding table in the tool space of the transfer press. This requires a dimensionally accura... | 11/21/1989 |
| 4805439 | Work following apparatus and method for press working A work following device for controlling the movement of the free portion of a work during a press working process such as a bending press working process to prevent the free portion of the work from warping due to the inertia thereof in the final stage of... | 02/21/1989 |
