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Wearable Device For Feeding and Observing Birds and Other Flying Animals
A device for feeding and observing flying animals comprising a hat, a support mounted on the hat and extending outward from the hat, and a feeder mounted on the support.
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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8113032 | Punch device Referring to a punch device in accordance with the invention, the punch stamp (10) is driven by a hydraulic actuating drive (6), in which case, in connection with an advance device (4) driven by a servo motor and travel-measuring systems on the ... | 02/14/2012 |
| 7415856 | Method and device for shaping and then lifting a workpiece Implementations of the present invention relate to a method and a corresponding device for shaping a workpiece, in which the lifting of the workpiece from the tool after a shaping process is automated. One implementation of the method relates to (a) placing the work... | 08/26/2008 |
| 7412861 | Device for monitoring an area of coverage on a work tool A device for monitoring an area of coverage on a work tool may comprise a lighting unit, a camera, and an evaluation unit. The lighting unit may be adapted to emit light rays for illuminating the area of coverage. The camera may be adapted to detect two-dimensional ... | 08/19/2008 |
| 7308816 | Forming machine having transmission mechanisms A forming machine includes a first transmission mechanism connected to a cutting mechanism and a conveying clamp mechanism, a drive mechanism for driving the first transmission mechanism; and a second transmission mechanism driven by the drive mechanism for driving ... | 12/18/2007 |
| 7249485 | Substrate processing apparatus Substrate processing apparatus for processing holes accurately positioned in an long film, comprising: work supporting devices for supporting the work; clamping devices for clamping the work onto the work supporting devices; first movement devices for moving the wor... | 07/31/2007 |
| 7237416 | Robotic turntable drive arrangement in a robotic roller hemming system A robotic turntable drive arrangement in a robotic roller hemming system includes a turntable having a top plate and a lower frame. The top plate is rotatable about the lower frame. The turntable further includes a plurality of lock positions. The arrangement also i... | 07/03/2007 |
| 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 |
| 7204121 | Method and apparatus for inserting blanks to be threaded in automatic rotary rolling machines A method for inserting blanks to be threaded in automatic rotary rolling machines, in which the step for inserting parts to be machined in the working position occurs at an adjustable, optimized rate, so that the portions of the outer surface of the roller tool affe... | 04/17/2007 |
| 7197909 | Press unloader A press unloader is provided for unloading parts from a press. The unloader comprises at least one arm. The arm is operative to rotate responsive to rotation of a shaft into and out of the press between an internal position between the dies of the press and an exter... | 04/03/2007 |
| 7127931 | Tandem press shuttle area isolation gate system and method of use The present invention is directed to a tandem press shuttle area isolation gate system and its method of use. The system and method of the present invention allows workers to safely enter the shuttle areas between tandem presses concurrently with a die change, there... | 10/31/2006 |
| 7073699 | Fastening tool A fastening tool applies parts, in particular plastic parts, to objects. The plastic parts are supplied in the form of a belt in which the plastic parts are linked together by at least one flexible web. The fastening tool transports the belt by a feed mechanism such... | 07/11/2006 |
| 7027879 | Press apparatus, striker control modular tool apparatus and programmable method for punching apertures into a workpiece Method and apparatus for punching apertures into a workpiece. A press apparatus includes an inputting device, that enables a user of the press apparatus to input working pattern data representing the workpiece, and a display device, that displays a working pattern o... | 04/11/2006 |
| 7024752 | Crimping press with contact feed A crimping press has a tool receptacle arranged at a lower end of a pressing slider provided with a force-sensing device. The forces arising during the crimping operation are transmitted from the supporting surfaces of an upper tool to several points on the force-se... | 04/11/2006 |
| 7024912 | Deformation of thin walled bodies A thin walled body such as a container is gripped at a holding station and tooling is engaged to deform the wall of the body at a predetermined zone. The predetermined wall zone is co-aligned with the tooling by means of co-ordinated movement of the tooling (typical... | 04/11/2006 |
| 7024910 | Stock lifter for metal forming dies and method for making the same A self-contained stock lifter is particularly adapted for use in multiple station, progressive metal forming dies and the like, and includes a base plate with two vertical through holes adjacent opposite sides, and a vertical spring unit aperture located between the... | 04/11/2006 |
| 7003999 | Deformation on thin walled bodies A thin walled body such as a container (1) is gripped at a holding station and tooling (10) is engaged to deform the wall of the body at a predetermined zone. The predetermined wall zone is co-aligned with the tooling (10) by means of coordinate... | 02/28/2006 |
| 7004000 | Deformation of thin walled bodies A thin walled body such as a container is gripped at a holding station and tooling is engaged to deform the wall of the body at a predetermined zone. The predetermined wall zone is co-aligned with the tooling by means of co-ordinated movement of the tooling (typical... | 02/28/2006 |
| 6978535 | Pressing device for thin-film circuit and terminal A pressing device for thin-film circuits and terminals includes the characteristics of a machine base provided with a bottom panel, and a cutting block and a pressing block capable of intermittent up-and-down displacement at an interior thereof; an inner modular bas... | 12/27/2005 |
| 6959572 | Fixture for holding metals parts for bending or twist correction A fixture for supporting a workpiece such as a cast turbine blade allows bending and/or twist correction of the workpiece with the movable ram of a press. The fixture includes a base and a pair of workpiece supports mounted at spaced locations on the base. A bearing... | 11/01/2005 |
| 6857551 | Auto-feed terminal wire clamping machine and its terminal structure An auto-feed terminal wire clamping machine and its terminal structure. This invention can automatically sieve and randomly arrange the disordered terminal inner molds and feed them in an ordered direction to the feeding groove of such terminal wire clamper and auto... | 02/22/2005 |
| 6848290 | Stock lifter for metal forming dies and method for making the same A self-contained stock lifter is particularly adapted for use in multiple station, progressive metal forming dies and the like, and includes a base plate with two vertical through holes adjacent opposite sides, and a vertical spring unit aperture located between the... | 02/01/2005 |
| 6675628 | Punch press To provide a punch press which can realize the high hit rate and the energy saving in the punch drive. A plate material transfer control means 32 and a ram axis control means 33 controlled synchronously are provided. The plate material is started to trans... | 01/13/2004 |
| 6612148 | Press having tilt out feature A mechanical press includes an easy load tilt out loading position that improves operator visibility when loading parts onto operation specific tooling, and which also increases the speed of which such parts can be loaded (and unloaded), and finally reduc... | 09/02/2003 |
| 6594889 | Method for processing leadframe A method of processing a leadframe involves steps of transporting a leadframe to load it into a lead processing unit including plural sets of processing presses; adjusting a press pitch of the processing presses according to a work pitch of workpieces on ... | 07/22/2003 |
| 6532649 | Crimping machine A crimping tool according to the invention includes a cylindrical C-5 carbide rod having a plurality of laser cut pyramid points on one end. An adapter sleeve is also provided for attaching the tool to an existing pneumatic press. The pyramid pattern on t... | 03/18/2003 |
| 6519821 | Hot stamping method and hot stamping device In a hot stamping or embossing method for stamping single sheets or webs with stamping product located on a stamping foil web, the material to be printed is moved through the stamping gap and the stamping foil web is jointly moved in such a way that durin... | 02/18/2003 |
| 6411863 | Auxiliary control system for use with programmable logic controller in a press machine An auxiliary control system is operatively associated with a press machine controller including a programmable logic controller having a main processor. The auxiliary control system includes a sensor assembly arranged to provide sensor information which i... | 06/25/2002 |
| 6298707 | Crimping tool A crimping tool for crimping crimp contacts, in particular crimp contacts in the form of a strip, and which includes a base body (3) which mounts a pressing device (2), and a table (4) associated with the base body for guiding the crimp contacts to a crim... | 10/09/2001 |
| 6233992 | Multi-station rotary endform machine A high production multiple station endforming machine mounts a plurality of work stations upon an indexable rotary head whereby rotation of the head permits the work stations to be indexed between loading, operational and unloading positions. The workpiec... | 05/22/2001 |
| 6221299 | Structuring process that stiffens and protects the surface of thin material webs The present invention provides a profiling process which allows for the material sheet to be profiled so that the surface is minimally affected and only slight plastic deformation of the material occurs, and yet uniform three-dimensional structuring takes... | 04/24/2001 |
| 6217811 | Process and apparatus for vault-structuring of thin material sheets According to the invention thin sheets of foil are stiffened in a particular way by means of vault-structuring. The vault-structuring occurs either by self-organizing or following a self-organized design with a spade-shaped or drop-shaped pattern.... | 04/17/2001 |
| 6186318 | Endless belt coveyor unit for a stamping press An elongated low profile sheet metal tray has a bottom panel adapted to seat on the bolster plate of a stamping press under a die set. The panel supports adjacent upper and lower runs of an endless belt directed around guide rollers and a drive roller sup... | 02/13/2001 |
| 6009733 | Method of orienting cans A method of orienting cans on a continuously rotating machine, in which the machine has a plurality of rotating heads for can bodies (2), each of the heads having a sensor (9) for detecting the orientation of the can body. Each head comprises a mandrel (6... | 01/04/2000 |
| 5983696 | Transfer system A transfer system for moving work pieces held in workpiece grippers along a first, horizontal axis between a plurality of spaced apart workstations, the transfer system including a press having a ram moveable along a second, vertical axis and a bolster al... | 11/16/1999 |
| 5960661 | Apparatus for working a workpiece An apparatus for working a workpiece comprises a drive unit for rotating a forming tool about an axis of rotation, a forming roller for working said workpiece, means for moving the forming roller in an x-direction and a y-direction with respect to said dr... | 10/05/1999 |
| 5950479 | Process and apparatus for moving sheet-metal to and from a bending unit In order to optimize a process for the machining of sheet-metal parts in a bending unit of a bending center, in which the sheet-metal parts are transported one after the other from a feed area to the bending unit for the purpose of bending and are thereby... | 09/14/1999 |
| 5904240 | Endless belt conveyor unit for a stamping press An elongated low profile sheet metal tray has a bottom panel adapted to seat on the bolster plate of a stamping press under a die set. The panel supports adjacent upper and lower runs of an endless belt directed around guide rollers and a drive roller sup... | 05/18/1999 |
| 5887470 | Method and apparatus for dent profiling The present invention discloses a process to produce staggered dent profiled material sheets in response to the application of either excess pressure or underpressure. A rectangular, staggered dent-profiled structure is achieved when a material sheet, in ... | 03/30/1999 |
| 5709123 | Press working machine with a vertically movable lower mold and a horizontally movable workpiece carrier A press working machine includes a lower mold that is vertically movable between a first position for exchanging the lower mold, a second position for exchanging a workpiece, a third position for placing and displacing the workpiece on and from the lower ... | 01/20/1998 |
| 5699688 | Feed control system A feed control system for a metal forming machine. The feed control system includes a feed assembly mounted on the metal forming machine. The feed assembly includes a slide assembly and a rotating ball-screw operatively connected to the slide assembly. Th... | 12/23/1997 |
