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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7698969 | Nut runner mounting structure A nut runner mounting structure for supporting one or more nut runner spindles includes a spindle supporting base plate, and at least one support pillar extending in parallel with the spindles and secured at its forward end to the base plate and at its rear end to a... | 04/20/2010 |
| 7387049 | Animal water feeding bottle cap handling system An economical system and method for eliminating manual operations in smaller scale animal feeding water bottle management is provided. A hand held cap removal tool captures the perimeter of the water bottle cap for automatic capping or decapping. Provisions for susp... | 06/17/2008 |
| 7353580 | Technique for automatically analyzing Z-pin dynamic insertion data In accordance with the present invention, there is provided a method of automatically verifying the acceptable insertion of at least one Z-pin into a composite laminate. The method comprises the initial step of positioning at least one Z-pin upon the composite lamin... | 04/08/2008 |
| 7325777 | Portable articulating tool support A portable multiple-component articulating support apparatus for engaging, moving, orientating and manipulating a hand-operated power tool within and throughout a three-dimensional workspace. The apparatus includes a clamping device for demountable engagement with a... | 02/05/2008 |
| 7249538 | Manipulator for automatic screwdriver The instant invention relates to the manufacture and/or repair of trailer and truck decks or similar. In particular, the invention relates to the installation of self tapping screws into pre-drilled holes or the installation of self drilling, self tapping screws whe... | 07/31/2007 |
| 7210379 | Rigging tool A rigging tool for use with a turnbarrel for joining ends of cables together in which the rigging tool has a first gripping member with a receptacle suitable for receiving a terminal end of a cable therein, a second gripping member having a receptacle suitable for r... | 05/01/2007 |
| 7055789 | Articulating tool arm with positional feedback A power hand-tool support apparatus includes a multi-component articulating arm with pneumatic lifting assist to hold the hand-tool and protect the operator from tool induced torque, the apparatus equipped with positional feedback optical encoders, to communicate wi... | 06/06/2006 |
| 7040196 | Assembly machine with spatial positioning control An assembly machine includes a support structure having a plurality of selectively moveable support members that facilitate manually manipulating a tool relative to a work piece. A controller continuously gathers position information regarding the support members to... | 05/09/2006 |
| 7036402 | Water main T-bar and adaptor A torque applying tool with a removable adaptor for actuating an underground valve of a fluid-carrying conduit, such as a water main, gas line, petroleum pipeline, etc. The adaptor has a hollow cylindrical sleeve for receiving an elongate rod of a T-bar tool, the ro... | 05/02/2006 |
| 7013759 | Apparatus for handling tubulars and method A device for torquing a tubular connection. The device comprises an upper assembly having an upper jaw member, a lower assembly having a lower jaw member, an upper gear for advancing the upper jaw member, and a lower gear for advancing the lower jaw member. The uppe... | 03/21/2006 |
| 7013760 | Torque reaction control jig A torque reaction control jig that transfers reaction torque from a drive member to a wheel upon tightening of a spindle nut onto a vehicle axle. The jig includes a jig body, an alignment member, and a barrier member. The jig body is secured to the drive member in a... | 03/21/2006 |
| 7000503 | Support system for power tong assembly A tong assembly having a powered tong mounted over a backup tong is supported at its rear by a post with torque measuring means. The powered tong is supported at its front, near its throat, by one or more struts that extend downwardly to the backup tong. Such strut ... | 02/21/2006 |
| 6973856 | Screw tightening apparatus In order to provide a space-saving inexpensive screw tightening apparatus by forming the same apparatus as a whole to a rational simple construction, a screw tightening apparatus M is provided with a robot 5 for retaining a nut runner 1, which is adapt... | 12/13/2005 |
| 6960910 | Method for phase matching by detecting magnetic flux A method for phase matching matches a relative phase of a first element and a second element by detecting a magnetic flux. The method provides a magnetic flux generator to generate the magnetic flux. The method also provides a magnetic sensor in order to detect the ... | 11/01/2005 |
| 6776070 | Iron roughneck An iron roughneck has a pair of upper jaws carrying pipe gripping dies for gripping tool joints. The jaws have recesses formed on each side of the pipe gripping dies to receive spinning rollers. By positioning the spinning rollers in the upper jaws at the same level... | 08/17/2004 |
| 6736033 | Device for the control of the thrust force of a manually operated pneumatic screw driver A device for controlling the vertical translation of a pneumatic tool includes a drive means and a control means. The pneumatic tool is supported by a holding device which configured to allow the pneumatic tool to be translated in a vertical direction. The pneumatic... | 05/18/2004 |
| 6711972 | Articulated support for manually-operated tool An articulated support for a manually-operated power tool, such as a manually-positioned and trigger-operated tool having a driven rotary spindle for engagement with a work, includes a plurality of elongated segments that are connected by articulating joints to ther... | 03/30/2004 |
| 6364318 | Device for holding a tool bit and selectively transmitting or releasing torque between a torque generating means and the tool bit A device for holding a tool bit and selectively transmitting or releasing torque between a torque generating means and the tool bit, comprises an elongate body having a tool bit holding means at one end and a torque input shaft at the other end, the torqu... | 04/02/2002 |
| 6321622 | Structure for attaching a suspending device to an electric power tool A screwdriver 1 includes a hook 7 which is configured to fit in an accommodating recess 20 grooved in a motor housing 4 and a handle cover 5. The hook 7 includes an extending portion 8 for being accommodated in a first groove 21 and a base block 9 for bei... | 11/27/2001 |
| 6308593 | Apparatus for adjusting tie rod In a tie rod adjusting apparatus which adjusts a tie rod of a steering mechanism for steering a front wheel of a motor vehicle, an open end wrench is supported by a supporting mechanism which has a freedom of four axes so as to be movable in the vehicle w... | 10/30/2001 |
| 6289774 | Mobile automatic machine for fastening of fasteners A mobile automatic machine for fastening fasteners which includes a rod mounted on wheels (11) and is attachable to and held in contact with a workpiece by a vacuum in suction cups (3) is disclosed. The fasteners are blown from a fastener feeder (14) thro... | 09/18/2001 |
| 6244138 | Torque reaction device A torque reaction device (16, 90, 110, 130, 150) is disclosed which can be used with a power wrench (14) to open and close a valve (10) in a valve assembly (12) which absorbs the shock of opening and closing the valve. The torque reaction device includes ... | 06/12/2001 |
| 6189417 | Picture frame assembly machine A machine is disclosed for assembling a metal picture frame having mitred frame sections connected to each other by L-shaped corner pieces which have legs extending into receiving channels within the frame sections and screws in each leg accessible from t... | 02/20/2001 |
| 6065373 | Power tool holding assembly that enables easier operation of a power tool A power tool holding assembly includes a first direction guiding unit that has a piston-cylinder construction and a linear movement guiding unit that includes a ball spline and is connected via ball bearings to a piston rod of the piston-cylinder construc... | 05/23/2000 |
| 5974914 | Ergonomic spike-changing work station An ergonomic work station is disclosed for relative quick removal and conversion of golf shoes from metal spikes to non-metal spikes. The work station includes a frame member having an adjustable support member attached thereto, with one or more shoe hold... | 11/02/1999 |
| 5924442 | Countertorque assembly for automatic valve actuator A countertorque arm assembly mounts onto a pressure cylinder valve body for cradling an actuator that operates to rotate the valve stem in response to a sensed condition.... | 07/20/1999 |
| 5890523 | Curved rail with tool support trolley for workstation A workstation is provided with a curved tool rail suspended above a work surface. The curved tool rail has a tool trolley slidably coupled thereto for movably supporting a tool or part above the work surface. In a preferred embodiment, the work surface is... | 04/06/1999 |
| 5730034 | Automatic bolt driving apparatus for driving bolts to secure elongated concrete molding frame segments A movable automatic bolt driving apparatus sequentially drives a plurality of bolts positioned substantially in line on flanges of elongated concrete molding frame segments for producing columnar concrete products. The apparatus has a vertically movable b... | 03/24/1998 |
| 5671643 | Extension wrench for water meter nut An extension wrench is presented which is especially adapted to remove nuts from underground water meters which are located in a confined space. The invention is approximately six feet long having two handles at the top and a ratchet mechanism located at ... | 09/30/1997 |
| 5580021 | Power tool suspension mechanism with momentary tension relieving device A suspension mechanism for a manually manipulated power tool which, upon actuation of the power tool momentarily relieves the tension supporting the power tool and enables the power tool's weight to be utilized to augment the axial force required to perfo... | 12/03/1996 |
| 5544554 | Ergonomic torque wrench mounting An automatic assembly apparatus for repetitively driving fasteners into a work piece without having an operator's arms and wrists absorb torques generated during the fastening operation. A pneumatic torque wrench is mounted on a torque arm attached to a r... | 08/13/1996 |
| 5515752 | Apparatus for tightening loosening a screw member for fastening a form A tightening/loosening apparatus comprises a displacing mechanism (170) for forcibly displacing a wrench (74) from a screw member (18) with the movement of a processing mechanism (42) due to a movement of the wrench for rotating the screw member, while en... | 05/14/1996 |
| 5495782 | Power wrench The power wrench comprises a housing (10) consisting of a head portion (11) and a drive portion (12). The drive portion (12) contains a cylinder sleeve (21) which is introduced into the housing (10) from the side facing away from the head portion (11). A ... | 03/05/1996 |
| 5429017 | Fluid-operated torque tool A fluid-operated torque tool for tightening and loosening threaded connectors has an engaging element having an axis and two axial ends with at least one of the ends adapted to engage a threaded connector to be tightened or loosened, and a driving element... | 07/04/1995 |
| 5367924 | Support arm for a power screwdriver A support arm for supporting a power screwdriver or similar device. The support arm prevents the transmission of the rotational force generated by the screwdriver to the hands and wrists of the operator. The support arm includes an internal lock plate sec... | 11/29/1994 |
| 5320003 | Wrench for underground valves There is presented a device for operating a valve handle in an underground location spaced from a ground surface, the device having brace means for preventing rotation of a housing portion thereof during operation of a turning portion thereof. The brace m... | 06/14/1994 |
| 5271297 | Apparatus and device for automatically inserting and removing screw-threaded elements into and from tapped bores Apparatus employs a device for automatically threading and unthreading studs into tapped bores of a pressure vessel containing nuclear fuel to detach or fit a cover thereto. The apparatus also employs a device with a carrier ring supporting piston and cyl... | 12/21/1993 |
| 5245895 | Method and apparatus for automatically tightening and untightening a bolt A method and apparatus for automatically tightening and untightening bolts which are assembling and fastening devices for a form used in centrifugal compacting and molding concrete products, in which engaging members are brought into engagement with rotar... | 09/21/1993 |
| 5109736 | Automatic assembly machine with steering/up-down control handle An automatic screwdriver is mounted on a cantilevered support to move horizontally to various positions above a workpiece and also to move vertically to drive screws into the workpiece. A depending handle with a hand grip is used to steer the screwdriver ... | 05/05/1992 |
| 5101694 | Apparatus for screwing in and out studs or bolts of large dimensions The apparatus for screwing in and out studs (3) of large dimensions, particularly for fastening a cover (2) of a vessel (2) provided with threaded holes, comprises a system (13) which serves to balance the weight of the stud and is force pilot operated by... | 04/07/1992 |
