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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7856860 | Bottle cap flattener and method for flattening bottle caps The present invention in one embodiment is a device and method for flattening bottle caps from beverage containers. In a preferred embodiment of the invention, the bottle cap flattener includes a bottle cap positioner, a bottle cap holder, a bottle cap flattening to... | 12/28/2010 |
| 7162903 | Shaft truing system An apparatus for processing a drive shaft (11) for a vehicle, the drive shaft (11) having a longitudinal axis and first and second ends. There is provided a drive arrangement for coupling to the first end of the drive shaft and applying a rotatory forc... | 01/16/2007 |
| 6505490 | Method of forming a sheet metal cup without a mandrel The invention comprises a method of forming a sheet metal cup without using a mandrel. A cup shaped blank is first produced having a relief on a rim or outer circumference. The blank is clamped in the spinning machine. The relief controls and facilitates ... | 01/14/2003 |
| 5876525 | Bobbin body and process for producing the same In order to simplify the production of a nigh-resistance bobbin body made of an aluminum alloy, the following process steps are performed: (a) extruding or flow extruding an essentially cylindrical bobbin blank; (b) cutting the bobbin blank to a length in... | 03/02/1999 |
| 5763777 | Conical tool holder for precision balancer A machine for determining dynamically a residual unbalance in a workpiece having a conical surface is provided with a plurality of support elements, such as roller elements, that communicate with the workpiece at the conical surface thereof. The roller el... | 06/09/1998 |
| 5158435 | Impeller stress improvement through overspeed A method for improving the capability of a body to withstand stress during rotation of the body by inducing at a selected location in the body a residual compressive stress which opposes the steady tensile stress produced by rotation. The method comprises... | 10/27/1992 |
| 4922739 | Roller milling tool unit for a milling machine tool A roller milling tool unit is compact enough for insertion into a tool magazine of a machine tool and constructed to operate by a fluid circulating circuit of the machine tool. The unit has a tool section including a milling roller element and a fluid pre... | 05/08/1990 |
| 4691550 | Method and apparatus for making a pressure hose socket A method and apparatus for making a pressure hose socket with at least one inwardly projecting crown having at least one tooth therein which points toward an end of the socket. The socket is pressed on its outer surface to form the inwardly projecting cro... | 09/08/1987 |
| 4628704 | Surge tank for air-conditioning compressor A new and improved surge tank for the refrigeration circuit of an automobile air-conditioning system is fabricated from tube stock and comprises a unitary main cylindrical body having a sidewall and end walls. The end walls are formed by friction spinning... | 12/16/1986 |
| 4502310 | Conveyor roller and method of manufacture thereof A conveyor roller wherein a hollow cylindrical shaft 1 with perpendicular end walls 2 carries axle shafts 3 for mounting the bearings. The end walls 2 and axle shafts 3 are made integral with the hollow cylindrical shell 1, the end walls 2 being of a vari... | 03/05/1985 |
| 4416133 | Automatic machine for finishing cookware body blanks A machine for finishing substantially cup-shaped blanks that are to comprise the bodies of saucepans or the like has a table on which the blanks slide horizontally, bottom wall down. They are advanced along the table from station to station by a shuttle c... | 11/22/1983 |
| 4383427 | Apparatus for the machining of cylindrical surfaces An apparatus for the machining of cylindrical surfaces on machine tools comprising headstock and tailstock centers to support the work placed therebetween, a tool head, and a head with deforming rollers spaced equidistantly apart in a circumferential dire... | 05/17/1983 |
| 4060707 | Balancing device and method for a rotating body A balancing device and method for balancing a rotating body during operation. The device and method detects the phase and amount of unbalance and provides signals in synchronism with the unbalance. Local heating of the rotating body is provided to counter... | 11/29/1977 |
| 3964285 | Pipe cage end forming machine and method The specification discloses apparatus and a process for forming the female or bell end of welded wire reinforcing cages, particularly cages of the type used to reinforce concrete pipe. A cylindrical wire cage assembly is automatically centered and positio... | 06/22/1976 |
| 3956914 | Spin lathe A spin lathe embodying novel means to deliver pressurized fluid to means controlling operation of the work holding chuck, and a manually adjustable hydraulically actuated switch element for limiting travel of the work piece forging tool for "necking" oper... | 05/18/1976 |
