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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8127582 | High velocity forming of medical device casings Methods and devices provide for high velocity forming of medical device casings. The high velocity forming may be produced by creating a pressure wave within a liquid contained by an enclosure. A die and a workpiece adjacent to the die are in the path of the pressur... | 03/06/2012 |
| 8099989 | Electromagnetic shape calibration of tubes Articles are often formed from a tubular workpiece in a process which does not usefully shape the ends of the tube. In an embodiment of the invention, tube ends may be mechanically reduced in cross section and then expanded against a secondary forming surface(s) usi... | 01/24/2012 |
| 8056381 | Device for producing patterns A device for producing a pattern onto a work piece includes a die, an electromagnetic actuator and a base. The die includes a patterned surface, and the patterned surface includes a pattern. The electromagnetic actuator includes an plate body, a convex part and a st... | 11/15/2011 |
| 8047036 | Device and method for explosion forming With the invention, a method and a device for explosive forming of a tubular work piece, which comprises a multipart forming die almost fully enclosing the work piece in the closed state, and in which a plug is provided in the area of at least one end of the forming... | 11/01/2011 |
| 8015849 | Method of forming metal Electromagnetic forming can lead to better formability along with additional benefits. The spatial distribution of forming pressure in electromagnetic forming can be controlled by the configuration of the actuator. A type of actuator is discussed which gives a unifo... | 09/13/2011 |
| 7918118 | Method of using an electromagnetic forming machine to hem a plurality of panels to form a panel assembly A method of using an electromagnetic forming machine to hem a panel assembly includes providing an inner panel and an outer panel. The outer panel has a plurality of flanges and a plurality of relief areas. An electric forming machine is provided having a coil for d... | 04/05/2011 |
| 7827838 | Pulsed electro-hydraulic calibration of stamped panels A tooling method for calibrating a partially formed metal part in an electro-hydraulic forming tool. The method includes loading a partially formed metal part onto a forming surface of a die. The part is then clamped onto the forming surface and the part is pulsed w... | 11/09/2010 |
| 7802457 | Electrohydraulic forming tool and method of forming sheet metal blank with the same An electrohydraulic forming (EHF) tool and a method of forming a sheet metal blank in an EHF operation. The tool may include a pair of electrodes and may be filled with a liquid. A high voltage discharge may be produced between the electrodes in a manner that induce... | 09/28/2010 |
| 7530247 | Device for hydroforming metal elements A hydroforming device includes a top die and a bottom die, set between which is a metal element to be formed and which are pressed against one another during a hydroforming process. A relative movement of the two dies between the open condition and the closed condit... | 05/12/2009 |
| 7487655 | Process for producing tubular ring with beads and die for use therein A metal mold is disposed adjacent to the outer circumference of a base ring, and has a molding face in the inner circumference and a plurality of grooves for forming beads on the molding face along the circumferential direction. A coil for electromagnetic forming is... | 02/10/2009 |
| 7467532 | Apparatus for electromagnetically forming a workpiece An apparatus for electromagnetically forming a workpiece. The apparatus includes a solenoid coil for generating an electromagnetic force and a tool for concentrating electromagnetic force against the workpiece. The tool includes an electrically conductive body havin... | 12/23/2008 |
| 7395597 | Opposed current flow magnetic pulse forming and joining system An opposed current flow magnetic pulse forming and joining system in electrical communication with a magnetic pulse power supply having a positive connection and a negative connection. The system may be used in forming individual workpieces or joining multiple workp... | 07/08/2008 |
| 7389664 | Electromagnetic forming device for sheet of material An electromagnetic forming device for a sheet of material is provided. The electromagnetic forming device includes a fixing base, a magnetic concentration block, an electromagnetic actuator, and a die. The fixing base has a groove. The magnetic concentration block i... | 06/24/2008 |
| 7367405 | Electric pressure actuating tool and method Disclosed herein is a downhole tool actuation arrangement. The arrangement includes a housing having a chamber, at least one piston in operable communication with the chamber and at least one electrode exposed to the chamber. The electrodes are receptive to a power ... | 05/06/2008 |
| 7364062 | Magnetic pulse welding of steel propshafts A method of magnetically welding an end fitting to a metal tube includes assembling a driver ring over an end of the tube and inserting a length of the end fitting into a bore of the tube. An overlap region of the tube, the driver ring and the cylinder are encompass... | 04/29/2008 |
| 7363945 | Low chamfer angled torque tube end fitting with elongated overflow groove A method of forming a torque-transmitting coupling (193) includes forming at least one fitting (192) having a tube conforming area (200). The forming area (200) includes a material overflow groove (194) and multiple flat surfaces (... | 04/29/2008 |
| 7360384 | Apparatus and method for hydroshearing and hydrotrimming for hydroforming die An apparatus and method for hydroshearing and hydrotrimming for a hydroforming die includes a cutting insert fixed relative to the hydroforming die. The apparatus and method also includes a disposable insert fixed relative to the hydroforming die. The apparatus and ... | 04/22/2008 |
| 7340978 | Method and apparatus for making a rotary tool for chip removing machining A method for manufacturing a rotary tool for chip removing machining with at least one chip flute that extends in the longitudinal direction of the tool. The method involves preparing a mixture of a cemented carbide, cermet or ceramics powder and a carrier, such as ... | 03/11/2008 |
| 7339145 | Apparatus and a method for induction heating of pieces of electrically conducting and non-magnetic material An apparatus and a method for induction heating of pieces or blanks (10) of electrically conducting and non-magnetic material, wherein a device creates a static magnetic field (3) and a second device is arranged to cause a relative movement (4) ... | 03/04/2008 |
| 7335857 | Glow plug including a rod-shaped heating element attached in a tubular carrier element by having been magnetically deformed A rod-shaped heating element with a tubular carrier element attached to a cylindrical carrier ring and to the rod-shaped heating element using a magnetic forming process, the carrier ring and the rod-shaped heating element being within the tubular carrier element wi... | 02/26/2008 |
| 7318334 | Powered pipe flaring tool The powered pipe cutter and the pipe flaring tool both have a piston slidably mounted in a cylinder. The cylinder has a top end closed by a top end plug. A crimped cartridge bore in the top end plug communicates with a gas expansion chamber. A bolt and firing pin as... | 01/15/2008 |
| 7290318 | Electromagnetic flanging and hemming apparatus and method Apparatus and methods are disclosed for applying electromagnetic force (EMF) to flanging and hemming metal panels to form a hemmed panel assembly. First and second apparatus and method steps use a translating EMF coil to flange a sheet and to finish a hem by progres... | 11/06/2007 |
| 7285761 | Hot forming system for metal workpieces A device including at least one transformer with primer/seconder coil ratio more than one and including a control unit used to control timing and magnetute of the primer current is employed to heat a metal workpiece to be subjected a subsequent forming operation. An... | 10/23/2007 |
| 7278195 | Method for producing a coated medical support device Method for producing a coated medical support device capable of insertion into the body, the method including the procedures of applying a coating to a section of a work-piece, positioning the work-piece in the vicinity of an electromagnetic field generator, and sub... | 10/09/2007 |
| 7275600 | Apparatus and method for expanding tubular members Apparatus and methods of expanding tubular members are disclosed. In one embodiment, the apparatus includes a vibrating device that is capable of imparting a longitudinal and/or lateral and/or oblique vibration to a tubular member or string as it is being run into a... | 10/02/2007 |
| 7266982 | Hydroforming device and method An apparatus (10, 110) and method to form a workpiece (32, 132) into a useful product (28, 128) using a pressurized fluid (14), also termed as “hydroforming”. The workpiece may be a tube or may be one or a plurality of sheets of a mat... | 09/11/2007 |
| 7263757 | Electromagnetic trimming, flanging and hemming apparatus and method Electromagnetic (EMF) trimming, flanging and hemming steps are performed at a single workstation in a combined fixture designed to form a hemmed panel assembly, such as a vehicle closure panel. Two or more formed sheets, outer and inner panels, are positioned togeth... | 09/04/2007 |
| 7257979 | Device and method for reshaping bar-shaped materials particularly for drawing and extruding An apparatus for reforming rod-shaped, electrically conductive and/or magnetizable materials, in particular for drawing and extruding, having the following features: the apparatus has a female mold having a die, which forms the tool for reforming; the apparatus has ... | 08/21/2007 |
| 7256373 | Apparatus and method for manufacture of a driveshaft by a pulsed magnetic force process An apparatus (30) and method for forming of a vehicle's driveshaft (32) is provided which makes use of a PMF process. The coil device used in the PMF apparatus is assembled around the shaft from two or more coil sections (40, 41, 43; 42, 44, 45)... | 08/14/2007 |
| 7249480 | In-die hydropiercing device for piercing holes in hydroformed parts An in-die hydropiercing device comprises a punch with an annular shearing blade which is operated by a hydraulic cylinder and is received in a ring-shaped die button mounted in one of the dies that form a die cavity for the hydroforming of a part, a center support m... | 07/31/2007 |
| 7244381 | Method for blow forming a container made of plastic and for coating the inside of said container The invention relates to a method for blow forming a container (1) from a parison (2) made of plastic. After heating, said container is preformed by a gas injected into the container (1, 2) at a low pressure of 5 bar and by expanding the inner v... | 07/17/2007 |
| 7240532 | Hybrid metal forming system A hybrid metal forming system includes a die cavity defined by a first die and a second die and a press adapted to apply a static pressure over the first die to deform a workpiece against the second die. The hybrid forming system also includes a dynamic loading syst... | 07/10/2007 |
| 7238366 | Submicron liposome suspensions obtained from preliposome lyophilizates This invention provides an aqueous/t-butanol solvent-system, facile reconstitute, submicron-reconsitiute preliposome-lyophilaye and method of its preparation and use. In one embodiment this entails a modified method for the preparation of a submicron and stab... | 07/03/2007 |
| 7181951 | Dent removal device and method In a system and method for removing a dent from an automotive vehicle body surface, first and second suction elements are each formed of a flexible disc, a support disc, and a pull stud attached to the support disc. A releasable lever engagement member is provided a... | 02/27/2007 |
| 7178240 | Method for molding bicycle tube This invention relates to a method for molding a bicycle tube and the method comprises the following steps: first, providing a tube and then controlling thickness of the tube by a drawing and extruding process for forming a molding portion. Second, plasticize other ... | 02/20/2007 |
| 7165429 | Device for and method of electromagnetic high energy pulse deformation of workpieces, in particular metal sheets of electrically conductive material A device for electromagnetic high energy pulse deformation of workpieces of an electrically conductive material has a deformation tool including a coil carrier and at least two partial coils arranged on the coil carrier, at least one surge current generator to which... | 01/23/2007 |
| 7162910 | Hybrid metal forming system and method A hybrid metal forming system includes a die cavity defined by a first die and a second die and a press adapted to apply a static pressure over the first die to deform a workpiece against the second die. The hybrid forming system also includes a dynamic loading syst... | 01/16/2007 |
| 7155948 | Forming tool The invention relates to a forming tool for forming sheet blanks in a diaphragm press of the kind comprising an openable, closed pressure chamber, which is divided in a gas and liquid tight manner by means of a flexible diaphragm. The forming tool is arranged on one... | 01/02/2007 |
| 7155949 | Fluid cell press with a gripping arrangement and method and use of the press The present invention relates to a method in a press of pressure cell type comprising a forming tool and, separated therefrom, a diaphragm, which define a forming space in which a blank is inserted for forming thereof against the forming tool by pressing the diaphra... | 01/02/2007 |
| 7146700 | Method of manufacturing a pressure damper for a fluid conduit A pressure damper for use with a fluid conduit, such a fuel rail in a vehicular fuel delivery system, is manufactured by deforming a workpiece, such as by stamping, hydroforming, or magnetic pulse forming, to have an enlarged portion of predetermined size and reduce... | 12/12/2006 |
