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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7487703 | Dual headed punch with tapered neck A tool is disclosed, for use with a punching press for punching holes in workpieces. A punch body is provided, elongated in an axial direction. A first punch head is formed on an end of the punch body, and has a first radial diameter, perpendicular to the axial dire... | 02/10/2009 |
| 7269989 | Method of using a tool to form angled orifices in a metering orifice disc A method of using a tool for punching orifice that has wall surfaces extending at an angle relative to a generally planar surface of a workpiece. The method includes sequentially forming two spaced apart impressions formed in the workpiece between first and second g... | 09/18/2007 |
| 7228776 | Punch assembly A Punch Assembly and the method of use thereof is disclosed. Also disclosed is. The device is designed to be accepted within the chuck of a powder-actuated tool. The device can create a hole in steel decking when the device is shot into the decking by a powder-actua... | 06/12/2007 |
| 7117706 | Programmable apparatus and method for body panel attachment A method and apparatus for forming attachment pads in an inner body panel for the precise attachment of an outer body panel thereto. The apparatus positions a fixed anvil at a predefined net reference position while a face plate simultaneously “finds” the panel ... | 10/10/2006 |
| 6009787 | Process and device for punching holes in flat workpieces To manufacture orifice disks, polygonal workpieces are prefabricated and oblique holes are punched successively by positioning the polygonal workpieces in different angular positions between lateral stops on an inclined bearing surface of a fixed punch di... | 01/04/2000 |
| 5957024 | Piercing apparatus for lining material A piercing apparatus for forming partially overlapped small holes in upper and lower layers of lining material includes upper and lower piercing stands having piercing members affixed thereto respectively. The upper and lower piercing members have engagin... | 09/28/1999 |
| 5893312 | Film re-shaping device A film re-shaping device for orienting and re-shaping the end of a filmstrip in a desired configuration having, a base, an alignment post mounted on the base, an elongated metal lower die plate with an guide hole for positioning the die plate over the ali... | 04/13/1999 |
| 5740717 | Blister package scoring machine In contrast to typical machines though, the present invention discloses a device which allows the plate to "float" within the mechanism, so that any inaccuracies in dimensional tolerances between plate and knife are absorbed in a damping of the plate or b... | 04/21/1998 |
| 5253559 | Device and system for piercing printed circuits A first tool assembly includes a punch holder assembly and a circuit board clamp and a second tool assembly includes a die for receiving punches held and driven by the punch holder assembly. A circuit board has holes formed by the punches and is clamped b... | 10/19/1993 |
| 4905557 | Non-circular slug splitter punch The punch comprises peripheral cutting edges and lateral cutting edges. The peripheral edges cut a slug in the desired shape, for examples, rectangular, square, oval, trapezoidal, D and double D-shaped, etc. while the lateral edges cut transversely from o... | 03/06/1990 |
| 4762043 | Long wearing punch An improved punching tool having a long wearing characteristic and characterized in having at least first and second punching edges disposed on the leading end of the punch body wherein these punching edges are separated by an annular groove and wherein t... | 08/09/1988 |
| 4739687 | Punch The punch includes a working end with multiple working surfaces of special configuration to reduce the force required to effect punching and improve stripping action from the workpiece.... | 04/26/1988 |
| 4543722 | Slug-splitting punch A male punch member is disclosed for use with a female die member to remove a slug in two pieces from a sheet metal workpiece. The working end of the punch member is specially configured to enable punching and splitting of a slug into two pieces from a wi... | 10/01/1985 |
| 4418471 | Method of producing a stator yoke of a small-sized motor A method of producing a stator yoke of a motor such as an inner rotor type stepper motor, the yoke having a multiplicity of polar teeth. The method has the steps of forming an intermediate blank which has an outer cylindrical portion and an inner cylindri... | 12/06/1983 |
| 4228709 | Flat cable preparation tool assembly A tool assembly for use with a prime mover, such as a bench press, to prepare a flat cable for its termination in a mass termination connector. The assembly includes upper and lower supports, at least one of which is adapted for attachment to the prime mo... | 10/21/1980 |
| 4079647 | Sheet punching apparatus Apparatus for use with a pair of thermoplastic strips of the type illustrated in U.S. Pat. No. 3,608,117 wherein one strip is formed with studs longitudinally spaced at intervals and a second strip apertured and counterbored at the same intervals is used ... | 03/21/1978 |
