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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7325428 | Location and identification of a tool in a tool receiving part The invention relates to a combination of at least one tool and at least one tool receiving part having an elongated body comprising location means for at least in longitudinal direction locating the at least one tool in the elongated body. The combination delivers ... | 02/05/2008 |
| 6799450 | Method of stretch forming an aluminum metal sheet and handling equipment for doing the same A method of stretch forming an aluminum metal sheet that includes the steps of placing an aluminum metal sheet in a hot forming tool, forming a shaped part at an elevated temperature, removing the hot shaped part from the forming tool, and thereafter transferring th... | 10/05/2004 |
| 6675626 | Press forming process and product formed thereby with high dimensional accuracy, and workpiece used therefor A press forming process involves a stretching press to form a product with a curved portion from a workpiece by imparting a pad portion to the workpiece prior to starting the press forming process. The curved portion is prepared by spreading the pad porti... | 01/13/2004 |
| 6598296 | Method of manufacturing a wheel rim for a two-piece vehicle wheel assembly A method for manufacturing a wheel rim for a two-piece vehicle wheel assembly. The method includes the step of providing a one-piece alloy wheel form defining an integrally-formed annular rim blank and a rigidifying flange. The rim blank includes first an... | 07/29/2003 |
| 6477879 | Method and apparatus for roller type processing In a prior art roller type processing apparatus for processing a workpiece by roll pressing a roller, the roller is roll-pressed at the same location a number of times. Thus, longer processing time is required compared to processing using pressing dies. I... | 11/12/2002 |
| 6374658 | Bending press with slotted lower panel This invention relates to a bending press for bending metal foils, comprising a mobile panel and a fixed panel. The fixed panel comprises two slots open on the lateral faces of the lower panel and symmetrical with respect to the transverse median plane of... | 04/23/2002 |
| 5666849 | Method of correcting the dimension of workpieces Sliced workpieces severed from a metal extrusion transversely of it and into a desired thickness, or bent ones made from the extruded metal pipes, are restrained at their regulated correct positions each in its entirety or in part. Subsequently, the workp... | 09/16/1997 |
| 5347840 | Press comprising a press table and a sliding table A materials press comprising a press table and a sliding table. The contact surfaces between the press table and the sliding table have surface contours which conform to a bending line which would occur in a planar press table when it is placed under a lo... | 09/20/1994 |
| 5303573 | Wheel straightening method and apparatus Aluminum automobile wheels are straightened by exerting gentle pressure on the wheel to urge the wheel back to its original shape. If the metal does not move under pressure, the wheel is heated, and pressure again exerted, the process continuing until the... | 04/19/1994 |
| 4949565 | Distortion straightening method A straightening method particularly for an elongated metal member having a long longitudinally linear length, is carried out by an automatic straightening apparatus by the manner of preliminarily setting a plurality of points at which distortion are to be... | 08/21/1990 |
| 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 |
| 4637961 | Shell for can ends The disclosure relates to a novel shell such as used in the manufacture of can ends, and to a method and tools for making such a shell. A non-circular blank having rounded corners is cut from thin metal. The blank is oblong in a direction transverse to th... | 01/20/1987 |
| 4630537 | Selective embosser with buckling prevention A method and apparatus for embossing characters on a plate such as a motor vehicle registration plate are provided according to which the blank plate and dies are located between the movable and stationary members of a press, the movable member being cont... | 12/23/1986 |
| 4589836 | Hydraulic press Hydraulic press including a frame with platens, at least one of which is carried or formed by a pressure plate structure adapted for transferring pressing force to an object between the platens, which press is adapted such that the pressure plate structur... | 05/20/1986 |
| 4485662 | Suspension strut adjusting tool A tool is disclosed for adjusting the suspension struts in vehicles, in order to correct wheel camber. A web is bolted to the lug bolts corresponding to the strut being adjusted. A first hydraulically actuated ram is connected to the web and to a portion ... | 12/04/1984 |
| 4464920 | Machine for roller forming metal louvers Disclosed is a roller forming machine for converting a flat metal strip into a louver having long, narrow fins that extend lengthwise of the strip and are all bent laterally in one direction oblique to the plane of the strip. The fins are produced by a pa... | 08/14/1984 |
| 4449623 | Passenger conveyor balustrade A balustrade for use with passenger conveyors including a second deck member bent to assume an arcuate shape at landings, and having a U-shaped cross-section adapted to be opened facing the center of the arc, and deformation preventing strips formed by be... | 05/22/1984 |
| 4273232 | Passenger conveyor balustrade A balustrade for use with passenger conveyors including a deck member bent to assume an arcuate shape at landings and having a U-shaped cross-section with its opening facing the center of the arc, said deck member being formed adjacent the opposite ends o... | 06/16/1981 |
| 3966260 | Prestressed axle beam A nondriven axle suitable for use on trailers, trucks and the like is strengthened by plastically deforming at least a portion of the axle beam to form residual stresses in the axle beam which will resist loads impressed on the axle by the vehicle.... | 06/29/1976 |
