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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7347129 | Tool operable for connecting a male F-type coaxial cable connector A tool including a tubular wrench portion and a hollow grasping portion. The tubular wrench portion has a first end, a second end, a hollow body portion located between the first and second ends and a plurality of arc portions located at the first end. The hollow bo... | 03/25/2008 |
| 7281453 | Adjustable spanner capable of adjusting size of an opening rapidly An adjustable spanner capable of adjusting size of an opening rapidly comprises a handle having a head and a fixing jaw; the handle having a sliding groove and a sliding path; an inner sliding path being extended with a shoulder; a movable jaw having a guide portion... | 10/16/2007 |
| 7185571 | Omnidirectional twisting tool An omnidirectional twisting tool comprises a handle; the handle being a hollow tube body; one end of the handle being opened; a strain gauge installed at a lower portion of the handle; the strain gauge including an integrating element and a connecting unit for conne... | 03/06/2007 |
| 7182005 | Omnidirectional twisting tool An omnidirectional twisting tool comprises a handle; the handle being a hollow tube body; one end of the handle being opened; a strain gauge installed at a lower portion of the handle; the strain gauge including an integrating element and a connecting unit for conne... | 02/27/2007 |
| 7174817 | Omnidirectional twisting tool An omnidirectional twisting tool comprises a handle; the handle being a hollow tube body; one end of the handle being opened; a strain gauge installed at a lower portion of the handle; the strain gauge including an integrating element and a connecting unit for conne... | 02/13/2007 |
| 7168349 | Omnidirectional twisting tool An omnidirectional twisting tool comprises a handle; the handle being a hollow tube body; one end of the handle being opened; a strain gauge installed at a lower portion of the handle; the strain gauge including an integrating element and a connecting unit for conne... | 01/30/2007 |
| 7168350 | Omnidirectional twisting tool An omnidirectional twisting tool comprises a handle; the handle being a hollow tube body; one end of the handle being opened; a strain gauge installed at a lower portion of the handle; the strain gauge including an integrating element and a connecting unit for conne... | 01/30/2007 |
| 7159494 | Torque limiting wrench for ultrasonic scaler tip insertion A torque wrench for preventing transmission of torque in excess of a threshold level to avoid damage to replaceable scaler tips and hand pieces of ultrasonic dental instruments. The torque wrench has a housing with a core seated therein, with a cam mechanism or spri... | 01/09/2007 |
| 6138539 | Torque ratchet tool particularly useful with endosseous dental implants A dental torque ratchet head and driver handle (8) is formed with a chamber (12a) between first (30) and second (32) pivotably mounted handle members which receives a plastic insert (14) formed in a configuration selected so that the insert fractures at a... | 10/31/2000 |
| 5507211 | Releasable socket A handling tool is provided for installing fastening devices such as pedicle screws in a constrained or limited space. The fastening device may be releasably secured with the handling tool to simplify installation procedures. The handling tool includes a ... | 04/16/1996 |
| 5390573 | Fastening system for torque limited fasteners Axially extending lobes extend radially from an internally threaded nut and form axial troughs that receive a respective axial cone mounted in the socket of a driver, the cones being rotatably driven against the lobes to apply a threading torque to the nu... | 02/21/1995 |
| 5000065 | Jaw assembly for power tongs and like apparatus A jaw assembly for apparatus for gripping pipes, the apparatus being of the type having automatic means for exerting increased gripping force upon application thereto, is provided with a member having a concave surface which cooperates with a gripped pipe... | 03/19/1991 |
| 4949602 | Wrench The wrench is for use with a bolt having an axial bore in which is located a pin. The pin is rotatable within the bore until the bolt is tensioned near its elastic limit, at which point rotation of the pin relative to the bolt is restrained. The wrench in... | 08/21/1990 |
| 4773289 | Torque wrench device A screwing spindle (1) is mounted on a frame so as to be capable of rotating about its own axis, and also to be capable of up and down movement along its axis. The spindle is rotated by a drive gear (26) via an intermediate gear (24) which is mounted on a... | 09/27/1988 |
| 4762030 | Fastener collar removal tool A tool for removal of round internally threaded collars from high efficiency aerospace fasteners. The tool includes a central cylindrical pin having a head at one end held against rotation, a non-round extension at the second end and a transverse bore int... | 08/09/1988 |
| 4631992 | Screwdriver A power drive screwdriver that is constructed to automatically stop when a predetermined torque is reached. The screwdriver includes a housing having a pneumatically driven motor therein and an output shaft that is linked to the screwdriver bit through a ... | 12/30/1986 |
