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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7429034 | Apparatus and method for thermal cutting of a workpiece An apparatus for thermal cutting of workpieces includes a cutting means for separating a workpiece into a finished part and a residual part, a workpiece support, and support elements for supporting the workpiece. Separate first and second support elements are provid... | 09/30/2008 |
| 7370507 | Lugged cap forming system Transfer apparatus and method are provided from first (15A, 16A) to second (15B, 16B) stations of tooling in a cap (11) making press. This cap is biased against the first upper tools by a first airstream (50) introduced unde... | 05/13/2008 |
| 7278288 | Method and device for transferring a workpiece Aspects of the invention relate to a method and a device for transferring workpieces. In the method, at least one first handling device positions and/or securely holds at least one workpiece in a working region of a shaping machine, and, in at least one shaping proc... | 10/09/2007 |
| 7243522 | Method and device for transferring a workpiece Aspects of the invention relate to a method and a device for transferring workpieces. In the method, at least one first handling device positions and/or securely holds at least one workpiece in a working region of a shaping machine, and, in at least one shaping proc... | 07/17/2007 |
| 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 |
| 7143624 | Forging apparatus and conveyor for forming complex articles A cold forging apparatus for forming complex shapes at a single station includes a first multiple function punch assembly having an inner and outer punch. A third punch or a second multiple function punch assembly is provided in a confronting relationship with the f... | 12/05/2006 |
| 7086268 | Apparatus and method for removing and cooling a part from a forming tool An apparatus and method for removing a part from a forming tool and supporting the part. The apparatus includes a support member having a surface contoured to conform to a formed shape of the part and an aperture disposed in the surface. A manipulator moves the supp... | 08/08/2006 |
| 7082803 | Hemming device and hemming method A hand transport section holds and transports a workplace grip hand for gripping and positioning a workpiece. The hand transport section mounts the workpiece grip hand on a hand mount so as to set the workpiece on a lower die. The hand transport section releases the... | 08/01/2006 |
| 7028524 | Pick and place system A wall has a fixed support plate and a die face. A transfer housing and an air cylinder have a cylindrical rod horizontally secured to the support plate. The housing and air cylinder are laterally reciprocable upon the rod. Fingers have lower free ends for receiving... | 04/18/2006 |
| 6964185 | Apparatus for bending and transporting an aluminum sheet A bending apparatus for bending and transporting an aluminum metal sheet. The bending apparatus includes a central retaining portion that has gripping elements mounted on the central retaining portion for retaining an aluminum metal sheet. There is also included a b... | 11/15/2005 |
| 6918280 | Workpiece ejector and transfer apparatus A workpiece ejector and transfer apparatus adapted to automatically extract a workpiece from a tool after work has been performed, and thereby reduce the cycle time for the operation. The apparatus includes a cylinder, a pair of cam plates adapted to convert the rec... | 07/19/2005 |
| 6301949 | Press for forming workpieces A reciprocating press for forming workpieces includes a tilting table that supports the workpiece and positions it with respect to the press tooling as the press closes, and then is pivoted upward into an inclined orientation as the press opens so that th... | 10/16/2001 |
| 6182547 | Unloader conveyor for a blanking die A steel blank can be removed from the space between a lower stationary die and an upper movable die by employing a belt conveyor in a cavity in the upper die. The frame for the conveyor belt mounts an array of permanent magnets that exert a magnetic pick-... | 02/06/2001 |
| 6125683 | Closure panel hemming system A hemming system includes a hemming machine having upper and lower dies moveable between an open spaced apart position and closed hemming position. The upper die includes an engager operative for engaging a part thereon. A robot having a moveable arm with... | 10/03/2000 |
| 6029489 | Process and device for dividing and/or cutting of the wire rolling stock into a strand of rolled wire and pieces of scrap A process and a device for dividing a strand of wire rolling stock and/or for cutting the strand of rolling stock into a wire rolling material strand and pieces of scrap by cropping and/or chopping, has the strand of wire rolling stock moving at a high sp... | 02/29/2000 |
| 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 |
| 5806662 | Hubbed belt and drive for conversion press An endless metal belt (26) for transporting shells (S) through a press (10) which converts the shells into can ends includes a plurality of shell-carrying apertures (32) and a plurality of drive holes (34). The belt is mounted about a pair of spaced-apart... | 09/15/1998 |
| 5711179 | Apparatus for driving indexing conveyor An indexing conveyor apparatus is driven with respect to a press having a reciprocal ram and bolster plate. An elongated conveyor is connectible to the press for moving material with respect to the press. The conveyor includes an endless conveyor belt dis... | 01/27/1998 |
| 5655399 | Apparatus for orienting truss plates An apparatus for bundling truss plates comprises a mechanism for forming a plurality of truss plates and a mechanism for forming these truss plates into a unitized bundle that is easily shipped, stored, and handled. The apparatus can include a mechanism f... | 08/12/1997 |
| 5572926 | Press unloader for unloading presses An apparatus and method for unloading presses with a nonhydraulic press unloader. The apparatus generally includes a support frame, a reciprocating tray, a tray arm, a link arm, an actuating arm, and an attachment arm. The support frame has a pair of supp... | 11/12/1996 |
| 5349843 | Overhead belt discharge apparatus for container end closures An end discharge system is disclosed for quickly removing blanked and formed end closures from a forming press, the end discharge system including rotating overhead belts mounted closely adjacent the press tooling, and operable to receive air-blasted or o... | 09/27/1994 |
| 5301534 | Multiple lane ironing and doming apparatus A multiple lane ironing and doming apparatus for ironing and doming cup-shaped blanks into can bodies by pushing them through ironing dies by reciprocations of punches. The apparatus comprises: a plurality of punches vertically held and retained at their ... | 04/12/1994 |
| 5261264 | Automated forming station An apparatus under control of a computer for forming into a three-dimensional shape a generally planar workpiece having a pair of spaced holes therein at predetermined positions, the apparatus comprising a forming tool including a molding surface having a... | 11/16/1993 |
| 5259496 | Belt for conversion press A conveyor belt and drive structure are disclosed for use with a conversion press in which an upper level of an endless metallic conveyor belt, preferably of stainless steel, is positioned between upper and lower tooling in the press. The conveyor belt is... | 11/09/1993 |
| 5201686 | Process and apparatus for producing a lock nut In production of a lock nut used for fastening in cooperation with a bolt, a tubular material of a polygonal transverse cross section is machined into a crude block integrally made up of an angled main body and a truncated cone having a common, circular c... | 04/13/1993 |
| 5195348 | Bending-shaping machine for sections and method to apply bends in the trailing end of sections Bending-shaping machine for sections (29) in which a drawing unit (10) located downstream of a bending unit (35) and on the same axis as the section (29) takes up not only a retracted position (10B) and a normal working position (10L) but also a high posi... | 03/23/1993 |
| 5193378 | Device for bending rod-like material to form concrete reinforcements Apparatus for bending rod-shaped material to form concrete-reinforcement elements, having a frame (3) for supporting a material feed device (4) and having a bearer for bending members, which bearer is mounted on the frame so as to be rotatable about the a... | 03/16/1993 |
| 5150600 | Resilient member nesting apparatus A resilient member handling apparatus comprising a frame, a mechanism on the frame for bowing successive resilient members, and a mechanism on the frame for forming a nested complement of the resilient members, the mechanism for forming including a first ... | 09/29/1992 |
| 5146781 | Treatment of metal slabs A method of treating hot metal slabs (6) aims to reduce the width of the slab (6) produced by a continuous casting process to avoid the need for the prolific number of moulds otherwise required to produce slabs of various widths. In order to achieve this ... | 09/15/1992 |
| 5136867 | Automatic frame bending machine for bending of steel rods or band steel An automatic frame bending machine is disclosed for bending off rod steel or steel bands, and a process and device for producing spring mattresses. The purpose of the invention is to design a frame bending machine with which frames of the most diverse typ... | 08/11/1992 |
| 5125254 | Apparatus for forming a very open shell for lateral loading of product A substantially rectangular metal blank is formed about a mandrel (76) to provide a very open shell (28) having a pair of axially extending lips (20c,20t) separated by a distance sufficient to permit a prewound spool (10) or other product to be inserted r... | 06/30/1992 |
| 5111678 | Electric heater coil transferring and forming apparatus and method of use A method and apparatus for forming an electric resistance heating coil of desired resistance that involves forming a straight helical coil and centering the formed coil for transfer to a first folding station for holding the straight helical coil into a U... | 05/12/1992 |
| 5079937 | Controllable conveyor arrangement for cooling rolled wire An arrangement for cooling in a controlled manner a rolled wire from rolling temperatures. The arrangement includes a cooling unit arranged following a finishing stand, a coiling unit for the wire and a cooling and conveying system for the spread-out wire... | 01/14/1992 |
| 5078001 | Manufacture, slitting, and reeling of two-out terminal strip Two-out terminal strip (44, 44') is produced by stamping and forming the strip such that the terminals (40) on one of the side edges (36) extend laterally in a first direction of the plane of the stock strip (124) and the terminals (40') on the other side... | 01/07/1992 |
| 5067341 | Transfer plate lifts for shell press A method and apparatus are disclosed for making and transferring shells for cans within a ram press. The shells are formed in a two-step operation in which shell preforms are formed at a first station within the press and then transferred to second statio... | 11/26/1991 |
| 5038595 | Extractor device for extrusion press An extraction device for a metal tube obtained by hot extrusion is located along an extrusion axis downstream of the die of an extrusion press. The extraction device has a group of elastic metal fingers for gripping the tube against a bearing surface of a... | 08/13/1991 |
| 4993253 | Drawing unit downstream of a bending assembly and method to bend the trailing end of bars Method and machine to bend the trailing end of bars, which is to be carried out automatically or otherwise in bending-shaping machines with a working platform (22) that can be positioned as desired in relation to the horizontal and with a bending assembly... | 02/19/1991 |
| 4974439 | Controlled transfer of sheet metal can bodies in can body line Apparatus which eliminates mechanically-moving parts for clasping or releasing a sheet metal can body for moving a can body from a forming station and, which reduces the number of moving parts as well as the type of movements required by such transfer app... | 12/04/1990 |
| 4961337 | Parts unloader for top delivery dies A portable and easily adjustable parts unloader which is usable with different types and sizes of power presses is provided by driving a parts remover tray through a simple cable and sheave arrangement and by mounting the parts remover on top of a telesco... | 10/09/1990 |
| 4941793 | System for sending-off press-formed parts In a system for removing press-formed parts formed in a pressing machine, a loading transfer device is disposed between an ejection position to which a plurality of press-formed parts are simultaneously ejected in parallel from the pressing machine and a ... | 07/17/1990 |
