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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7647806 | Drive A drive for operating a movable part with respect to a fixed part includes: a driving member having a linear shape and being made of a shape-memory alloy; and a crimp terminal for holding one end of the driving member at the fixed part or the movable part. At least ... | 01/19/2010 |
| 7331207 | Metal shaping apparatus A power hammer assembly providing forming capabilities while remaining economical with respect to performance, vibration, footprint size and acquisition costs. The power hammer assembly can provide for a single stroke speed and/or a single set stroke with respect to... | 02/19/2008 |
| 7292894 | Methods and apparatus for joining small diameter conductors within medical electrical leads A conductor assembly and methods for mechanically and electrically coupling a small diameter conductor to a lead component having a relatively larger sized conductor bore is provided. The assembly includes a sizing member sized to fit securely around a relatively sm... | 11/06/2007 |
| 6662619 | Mold clamping device for pressing machine A mold clamping device for a pressing machine which bends a plate material inserted between upper and lower molds. The mold clamping device comprises a main frame (1) of integral structure, a holding ram (13) mounted on the upper half of the mainframe (1)... | 12/16/2003 |
| 5927140 | Tool accelerator A tool accelerator is disclosed that is cooperatively disposed in a stamping and forming machine that is adapted to operate on a strip of relatively hard material. The tool accelerator generally includes a trigger punch having a proximal end and a distal ... | 07/27/1999 |
| 5893289 | Machine having crimp height compensation A machine (144) for crimping terminals onto conductors, is disclosed which automatically compensate for different conductor density and terminal sizes for maintaining a desired crimp height for each different combination of sizes. The machine (144) includ... | 04/13/1999 |
| 5551274 | Impact absorption for stamping press In a stamping press, an outer slide lowers an upper holding ring toward a lower holding ring for pinching the edge of a piece part for maintaining the piece part in fixed position between a lower die and a moveable upper die. Further downward displacement... | 09/03/1996 |
| 5257523 | Can body maker with magnetic ram bearing and redraw actuator A can body maker apparatus including a stationary support frame; a housing having forming and ironing dies located therein mounted on the support frame; an elongated ram; a reciprocating ram drive; and a redraw assembly which includes a redraw sleeve for ... | 11/02/1993 |
| 5253508 | Force transmitting coupling for stamping and forming machine Force transmitting coupling (44) for transmitting force from an actuator (16) which oscillates along an arcuate path to a ram block (12) which reciprocates along a rectilinear path comprises a flexible member (50) coupling which is connected to the actuat... | 10/19/1993 |
| 5050284 | Rivet setting apparatus and method of setting a rivet A rivet setting apparatus having a first driver with a rivet deforming piece and an opposite second driver with a rivet deforming piece. One of the rivet deforming pieces has an outer housing with a deforming seat in its front end and an aperture into the... | 09/24/1991 |
| 4624123 | Straightening machine for motor armature assemblies and the like A machine for straightening cylindrical workpieces such as motor armature assemblies having diametrically enlarged intermediate sections and reduced diameter opposite end sections coaxial with the intermediate sections. The machine has first and second se... | 11/25/1986 |
| 4610156 | Progressive die apparatus having resilient tool support means A resilient tool support for mounting either an upper or lower tooling member on a press ram or stationary press bed for performing a variety of operations on easy open can ends. The resilient tool support comprises a metallic member having a longitudinal... | 09/09/1986 |
| 4576032 | Crimping press capable of crimping terminals onto a range of wire sizes Crimping press comprises an anvil and a die which is movable towards and away from the anvil. The anvil is moved by a rotating shaft having a crank-type coupling to the die. The shaft is capable of limited movement in the direction of movement of the die ... | 03/18/1986 |
| 4507951 | Force producing and transmitting apparatus Apparatus is described which includes force-producing and force-transmitting means. The force-transmitting means comprises resilient plastic. The apparatus of the invention is especially useful in the straightening or shaping of metal, e.g., vehicle bodie... | 04/02/1985 |
| 4384667 | Fastener installation tool and bolster assembly The fastener installation head and bolster assembly of this invention is particularly adapted to assure constant installation pressure for fasteners installed in a reciprocating press die, such as pierce and clinch nuts. The fastener installation head inc... | 05/24/1983 |
| 4377941 | Rolling mills with varied size angularly displaceable roll A rolling mill is provided in which the stands can be angularly displaced about the longitudinal axis of the work material so that the drive shaft slopes upwardly or downwardly from the associated output spindle of the drive transmission. This enables rol... | 03/29/1983 |
| 4346581 | Apparatus for manufacturing fittings An apparatus for manufacturing fittings in one press stroke comprising a bed, a lower die mounted on the bed, the lower die having formed therein a stepped bore adapted to receive a blank to be worked, a hollow knockout slidable in the stepped bore, a sli... | 08/31/1982 |
| 4026207 | Pre-loaded ram-tool holder energy absorbing mechanism A pre-loading and energy absorbing mechanism in a press having a ram and a primary overload release comprising a preloaded spring assembly interposed between connecting rod pin and the ram and the connecting means to the tooling to take up excessive loads... | 05/31/1977 |
