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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7963198 | Tool for cutting used containers of recyclable plastic material into ribbons A tool for cutting PET bottles and the like into ribbons. The tool includes a toolhead having an opening, a cutting blade housed inside the opening and a slot open above and extending perpendicular to the plane of the blade, downwards through the toolhead a short di... | 06/21/2011 |
| 7607375 | Apparatus and method for attaching spouts to containers A method and apparatus for cutting moils from necks of molded plastic containers and installing spouts in the necks are disclosed. The apparatus includes a pick and place mechanism that rotates along an arcuate path transporting the containers between a cutting stat... | 10/27/2009 |
| 7526984 | Roll cutting apparatus Apparatus for cutting an industrial-size roll of paper or other sheet material into two or more rolls. The apparatus includes a circular saw with a radius large enough to cut through such a roll in a single cut, leaving press-ready rolls that require no finish-trimm... | 05/05/2009 |
| 7398716 | Method and apparatus for processing a tube When a tube is to be cut into a plurality of sections, a tube feed assembly is operated to rotate the tube and to move the tube along its longitudinal central axis into a work station. The tube and a mandrel move into a telescopic relationship at the work station. T... | 07/15/2008 |
| 7357165 | Method and apparatus for cutting protective tape The present invention provides a method of moving a cutter blade along a circumferential edge of a semiconductor wafer, thereby cutting a protective tape joined to a surface of the semiconductor wafer with a pattern formed thereon for protecting the pattern before t... | 04/15/2008 |
| 7281720 | Drum transport cart A drum dolly on which an upright drum may be placed. A C-shaped frame is supported on side members which are each supported on front and rear casters. The frame includes a support ledge to receive the rim of the drum. The underside of the support ledge is positioned... | 10/16/2007 |
| 7275469 | Planetary tubing cutter The planetary tubing cutter of the invention provides a gearing assembly having a pair of ring gears and a number of pinions with a blade affixed to each pinion. The ring gears are parallel to one another and are individually driven. The pinions are rotatably mounte... | 10/02/2007 |
| 7226560 | Method for making a blow molded container A blow molded container (10) having a trimmed nonround opening (12) is blow molded from a preform (36) and then positioned by a positioner (50) of a nonround trimmer (16) that includes a rotary driven arm assembly (56) havin... | 06/05/2007 |
| 7201548 | Weight-compensating device The present invention relates to a weight compensating device comprising a carrier and a component which is supported on the carrier and is displaceable particularly in vertical direction by means of a drive, characterized in that the carrier and the component have ... | 04/10/2007 |
| 7194170 | Elastic microchannel collimating arrays and method of fabrication A microchannel collimating array may be fabricated by casting an elastic sheet onto a substrate containing a plurality of pedestals. The elastic sheet may be cured, and then pulled away from the substrate, leaving the elastic sheet with a plurality of tubes at the l... | 03/20/2007 |
| 7127974 | Core reduction apparatus Apparatus and processes for producing paper roll products with spaced core sections. A core substrate is arranged on a mandrel, and then divided into a plurality of core sections. The core sections are then separated from each other on the mandrel to form gaps betwe... | 10/31/2006 |
| 7124673 | Horizontal cutter of double-bodied bottles attached to each other at the neck A horizontal cutter of double-bodied bottles attached to each other at a neck which comprises means (2) for advancing the bottles (3) and a cutting device (1) of the neck of the bottles. The cutting device (1) comprises a pair of blades (... | 10/24/2006 |
| 7107888 | Core reduction method and apparatus Apparatus and processes for producing paper roll products with spaced core sections. A core substrate is arranged on a mandrel, and then divided into a plurality of core sections. The core sections are then separated from each other on the mandrel to form gaps betwe... | 09/19/2006 |
| 7093525 | Chipless trimming of plastic bottles Method and apparatus for trimming the neck of plastic bottles includes means for rapidly rotating a cutting blade around the neck being trimmed while progressively moving the cutting blade through the thickness of the neck. During the cutting, a flat surface of the ... | 08/22/2006 |
| 7093360 | Method of removing boiler tubes Boiler tubes are removed from a boiler vessel without damaging the vessel by severing the boiler tube near the exterior periphery of the vessel, and using a piloted rotary cutting tool fixtured with respect to the longitudinal axis of the severed boiler tube to remo... | 08/22/2006 |
| 7082656 | Pipe beveling system A tool for beveling the end of a pipe is comprised of a hollow, tubular body having a central, longitudinal axis of rotation, an inboard coupling end, and an opposite outboard working end. A plurality of longitudinally spaced, transversely directed latching pin bore... | 08/01/2006 |
| 7059232 | Method of forming bridges in tamper-indicating closures A tamper indicating closure comprising a base wall and a peripheral skirt having an internal thread adapted to engage the threads of a container wherein a tamper indicating band is provided on the skirt by a plurality of circumferentially spaced bridges. The band in... | 06/13/2006 |
| 7028750 | Apparatus and method for horizontal casting and cutting of metal billets The invention relates to an apparatus for continuous casting of metal billets comprising a horizontal casting mold having and inlet end and an outlet end. It includes a feed trough for feeding molten metal to the mold inlet end and a horizontal conveyor for receivin... | 04/18/2006 |
| 7007575 | Apparatus and method for automatically compensating for lateral runout An on-car disc brake lathe system for resurfacing a brake disc of a vehicle brake assembly includes a lathe body with a driving motor, a cutting head operably attached to the lathe body, and a drive shaft. The system also includes an alignment system having an elect... | 03/07/2006 |
| 7000512 | Blow molding trimming A blow molded container (10) having a trimmed nonround opening (12) is blow molded from a preform (36) and then positioned by a positioner (50) of a nonround trimmer (16) that includes a rotary driven arm assembly (56) havin... | 02/21/2006 |
| 6971294 | Numerically controlled lathe and method of machining work using this numerically controlled lathe An NC lathe performs various processing at the same time to a plurality of works. The NC lathe includes a first spindle and a second spindle, and a tool rest having tools for processing works. The tool rest is freely movable in the direction of Z1-axis and X1-axis. ... | 12/06/2005 |
| 6960909 | Measuring assembly A measuring assembly and machining assembly allowing for easy access and maintenance of the measuring assembly. The measuring assembly is disposed within a bushing to allow for easy removal of the measuring assembly. Furthermore, the machining assembly allows for ac... | 11/01/2005 |
| 6952987 | Method for scroll-free machining rotationally symmetrical surfaces A process for cutting machining of rotating rotationally symmetrical workpieces with a defined cutting edge, wherein the resulting rotationally symmetrical surface has either no twist or a twist which is only insignificant in terms of transport effect and abrasive a... | 10/11/2005 |
| 6952988 | Method and apparatus for trimming containers Method and apparatus for trimming a container having an open end wherein the container is held during the trimming operation, including a multi-station assembly for holding the container to be trimmed stationary during trimming, ejecting the trimmed portion and ejec... | 10/11/2005 |
| 6928913 | Method and apparatus for trimming containers Method and apparatus for trimming a container having an open end wherein the container is held during the trimming operation, including a multi-station assembly for holding the container to be trimmed stationary during trimming, ejecting the trimmed portion and ejec... | 08/16/2005 |
| 6886435 | Turning and quality assurance process for thermally sprayed turbomachine linings A rotational machining and quality assurance method for thermally extruded linings of turbomachinery are provided. First, a harder top coating is removed by turning, then the lining is finish-turned to size. During the finish-turning, defined turning parameters are ... | 05/03/2005 |
| 6742422 | Numerically controlled lathe and method of cutting workpiece on the numerically controlled lathe There is provided a numerically controlled lathe capable of simultaneously performing various kinds of machining to a plurality of workpieces. An NC lathe according to the present invention has a first main shaft 121 and a second main shaft, a first to... | 06/01/2004 |
| 6609446 | Separating apparatus, separating method, and method of manufacturing semiconductor substrate When a bonded substrate stack prepared by bonding a first substrate in which a single-crystal Si layer is formed on a porous layer, and an insulating layer is formed on the single-crystal Si layer to a second substrate is to be separated at the porous lay... | 08/26/2003 |
| 6578454 | Machining process for hydrodynamic bearing An improved hydrodynamic bearing design and method for fabricating a hydrodynamic bearing is disclosed, which incorporates a filling groove so that oil or other lubricating fluid can be efficiently inserted into the bearing gap without risking the loss of... | 06/17/2003 |
| 6568884 | Cutter head adjustment device A device aids the setter of a cutter head for cutting, e.g., milling or hobbing, of spiral bevel gears to align all rod-shaped blades with their tip cutting edges to an axial height which is as uniform as possible and to move them with their profile cutti... | 05/27/2003 |
| 6568303 | Method and apparatus for cutting rings from ring forgings A method and apparatus for cutting rings from ring forgings of titanium or related materials is described. The ring forging is gripped and rotated about its centerline in a centering chuck. A tool holder is mounted parallel to and spaced from the centerli... | 05/27/2003 |
| 6550360 | Method for chamfering the cam plate of a swash plate compressor A method for chamfering the cam plate of a swash plate compressor comprising a cylinder block provided with cylinder bores, pistons inserted into the cylinder bores to be slidable, a driving shaft, a cam plate slantedly fixed to the driving shaft and shoe... | 04/22/2003 |
| 6510769 | Pick-up and back machining system for a multi-spindle machine A multi-spindle machine system includes a pick-up attachment. Both the rotational and the axial positions and speeds of the pick-up spindle may be selectively controlled. A plurality of clutches may be used to rotate the pick-up spindle at different speed... | 01/28/2003 |
| 6502486 | Method for producing steel rolling bearing rings A method for producing steel rolling bearing rings, starting from a hot-rolled tube, the structure of which is similar to a spheroidized structure and from which rings of the same continuous length are hot-cut while supplying a lubricant and, after coolin... | 01/07/2003 |
| 6477927 | Method for improving the machining accuracy of a precision machine tool The operating precision of super precise machine tools can be significantly improved over their design specifications by the combination of careful set up, testing of the specific machine tool to determine the most accurate operating parameters of accurac... | 11/12/2002 |
| 6474203 | Apparatus and method for automatically compensating for lateral runout An on-car disc brake lathe system for resurfacing a brake disc of a vehicle brake assembly includes a lathe body with a driving motor, a cutting head operably attached to the lathe body, and a drive shaft. The system also includes an alignment system havi... | 11/05/2002 |
| 6470775 | Crankshaft machining + hardening + machining + finishing The present invention concerns a method of finishing machining rotary parts which are at least partially subjected to a hardening process until they are in a condition of being ready for use. The rotary parts may be crankshafts, or bearing surfaces of cra... | 10/29/2002 |
| 6463835 | Method and apparatus for controlling motor-driven chucking device A method and apparatus for controlling a motor-driven chucking device which are capable of delicately controlling the workpiece gripping force, the travel speed of gripping jaws, and so forth. The method controls a motor-driven chucking device in which gr... | 10/15/2002 |
| 6460436 | Reversible micromachining locator A locator with a part support is used to hold a part onto the kinematic mount of a tooling machine so that the part can be held in or replaced in exactly the same position relative to the cutting tool for machining different surfaces of the part or for pe... | 10/08/2002 |
| 6443040 | Process for manufacturing screws and a device for actuating the process A device for manufacturing a screw (2) comprises a cylindrical support (3) having a horizontal axis (x-13 x)and being rotatable there about. A straight bar (7) is wound spirally about the support (3). The bar (7) is constrained to a guide (8) and can perf... | 09/03/2002 |
