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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 5177908 | Polishing pad A polishing pad for semiconductor wafers, having a face shaped to provide a constant, or nearly constant, surface contact rate to a workpiece such as a semiconductor wafer, in order to effect improved planarity of the workpiece. The favored face shape is ... | 01/12/1993 |
| 5138914 | Scroll saw wrench A wrench for rapid and safe adjustment of a scroll saw blade retaining clamp screw. The wrench provides a parallel guide pin attached to the wrench. The guide pin is inserted into a hole in the blade retaining clamp jaws, aligning and supporting the wrenc... | 08/18/1992 |
| 5129190 | Machining and apparatus Method and apparatus are provided for machining processes involving the generation of frictional heat in which the workpiece is contacted by a coolant whose viscosity progressively increases with decreasing temperature and by a pressurized fluid that, upo... | 07/14/1992 |
| 5129290 | Tool to aid in loosening and/or tightening threaded fastners, particularly in vehicle wheels A tool to aid in loosening and/or tightening a threaded fastener with respect to an article receiving the fastener, particularly a vehicle wheel, comprises a base member carrying a rotatably mounted applicator bar having a connector at one end to be coupl... | 07/14/1992 |
| 5119703 | Cam shaft tool A cam shaft tool for a slide type lathe. The invention generally comprises an improved adjustable tool wherein a plurality of holders each carrying a cutting insert is fixed to a main block via an adjustment block. The holder is radially adjustable relati... | 06/09/1992 |
| 5113730 | Bar stock guide arrangement for screw machines A bar stock guide arrangement for screw machines having a rotatably mounted fitting which has a horizontal opening for loosely passing the bar stock and guide rollers in the fitting at circumferentially spaced locations around the bar stock. The guide rol... | 05/19/1992 |
| 5114282 | Indexable insert for roughing and finishing A cutting tool employing negative cutting inserts providing both high volume stock removal and a fine surface finish. The insert utilizes negative radial and positive axial rake angles and incorporates a lead angle of between about 30° degrees to about 9... | 05/19/1992 |
| 5111622 | Slicing and grinding system for a wafer slicing machine A grinding wheel is mounted coaxially of an internal diameter saw blade and rotates with the saw blade during operation. The grinding wheel includes a grinding disc and a center rod which is movably mounted within a central bore of the spindle of the slic... | 05/12/1992 |
| 5111721 | Tube truncation apparatus and method Apparatus and method of truncating a tube by having a knife act against a counter-knife which is positioned within the interior of the tube. The counter-knife is maintained in a desired position with respect to the knife by a magnetic apparatus.... | 05/12/1992 |
| 5101700 | Rotatable tool head A rotatable tool head for a machine tool includes a tool slide and a mass balancing counter slide which are radially displaceable in opposite directions. The counter slide is mounted in a central recess of the tool slide such that the mass centers of the ... | 04/07/1992 |
| 5098365 | Method of connecting a gripping device to sheet or web-formed packaging material A method is disclosed of attaching a gripping device to a sheet of packaging material that is to be formed into a container includes the steps of forming a hole in the sheet of packaging material, inserting an anchorage device in the hole, sealing the anc... | 03/24/1992 |
| 5095663 | Size control shoe for microfinishing machine Microfinishing devices and processes for in-process gauging of a microfinishing process of generally cylindrical workpieces. A size control shoe is used with a microfinishing shoe such that the diameter of a generally cylindrical workpiece can be continua... | 03/17/1992 |
| 5094656 | Servo drive bag machine A machine for the continuous production of plastic bags utilizes a servo drive motor to drive the machines film web draw roll assembly and through a seal roll index gear also to drive a seal roll of the machine in coordination with the servo driven draw r... | 03/10/1992 |
| 5092814 | Method and apparatus for supplying casings Disclosed are a method and an apparatus for supplying casings to a stuffing device having a stuffing tube for stuffing a content into a casing. The apparatus includes a supplying member having an arranging surface for arranging thereon a plurality of casi... | 03/03/1992 |
| 5087222 | Method and system for dressing cattle and the like A method and system for dressing cattle in which, after kill, the carcass is suspended in a generally horizontal position by at least one foreleg and one hind leg, with the legs uppermost, and transported while so suspended along a dressing line. In such ... | 02/11/1992 |
| 5086677 | Tube truncation apparatus and method The invention relates to a device for truncating tubes, comprising at least one knife, which cooperates at the end of the cut with a counter-knife positioned within the tube to be truncated and which is connected mechanically to a core of strong magnetic ... | 02/11/1992 |
| 5083999 | Electrostatic pinning in a process for gusseting film web Disclosed is an apparatus and process for gusseting plastic film web having a means for applying an electrostatic charge of negative or positive polarity to the gusset to maintain stable gusset folds prior to storing or processing the gusseted web into a ... | 01/28/1992 |
| 5081820 | Method and an arrangement for the application of an end plate to a packing container body A method for applying an end plate to a container body includes applying a heated end blank made of deformable material to one end of the container body and creating a pressure difference between the two sides of the end blank to seal the edges of the end... | 01/21/1992 |
| 5076021 | Flat grind stage assembly for an automatic edge grinder The flat grind stage assembly is programmed so that the grinding wheel is first caused to move along a straight path to form a flat on a wafer while the wafer is held in a stationary position. Thereafter, the grinding wheel is returned to the mid-point of... | 12/31/1991 |
| 5074721 | Metal cutting blade and process for manufacture thereof A hard metal cutting blade comprises a blade body having front and rear faces. The blade body is meant for engagement to a tool head and for rotation about a rotation axis. The blade is moved in a feed direction for the fine machining of bores that extend... | 12/24/1991 |
| 5074174 | Socket wrench A socket wrench which includes a body, a plurality of socket members telescopically assembled into the body, the socket members being movable in an upward or downward direction, an adjustment member mounted onto the body for adjusting the up-down movement... | 12/24/1991 |
| 5074833 | Method of making a container bag A method of making an intermediate bulk container having zones (12) for the attachment of lifting loops (20) from a fabric (10) having eight such zones with lifting loops attached to the zones comprises attaching the opposite selvedges (14, 16) of the fab... | 12/24/1991 |
| 5072636 | Tool-carrying slide for lathes The slide 14 carries a support 18 for a plurality of tools, which is secured to a sleeve 34 rotatable and axially slidable on a body 38. The slide 14 carries a series of hydrostatic bearings 36, 39 and 87 to guide rotatably the sleeve 34 and axially the b... | 12/17/1991 |
| 5072549 | Method of cutting gemstones and product A method of cutting facets on a gemstone to form a pentagonal shaped gem product such that the cut facets produce a five-legged star to appear beneath the gem table. The gem product produced by this method comprises a pavilion having thirty facets and fif... | 12/17/1991 |
| 5069052 | Method for roll forming and apparatus for carrying out the method Apparatus for reforming an end wall of a container comprises a pair of cooperating pads 10, 11 cooperable to clamp the wall firmly on a central axis of the pads and wall, and a cluster of work rolls 12 arranged around the pads so that when a clamped wall ... | 12/03/1991 |
| 5069658 | Method and apparatus for making display boxes having windows The present invention relates to a method and apparatus for making display boxes having windows made of substantially rigid plastic material. The boxes comprise substantially rigid opaque material, such as paperboard, in combination with substantially rig... | 12/03/1991 |
| 5067341 | Transfer plate lifts for shell press A method and apparatus are disclosed for making and transferring shells for cans within a ram press. The shells are formed in a two-step operation in which shell preforms are formed at a first station within the press and then transferred to second statio... | 11/26/1991 |
| 5067377 | Method of manufacturing a master for the fabrication of projection screens and tool for carrying out the method A method of manufacturing a master for projection screens, according to which a pattern of parallel rectilinear grooves and ribs is formed on one side of a plate of machinable material by a slotting operation performed by means of a profile chisel. The gr... | 11/26/1991 |
| 5064403 | Apparatus for separating meat from poultry bones Apparatus for removing meat from the drumsticks of poultry, such as turkeys and chickens, utilizes aligned, tandem cylinders, the first of which urges the second along a guided path, the second carrying a centering cone pusher thereon for receiving the me... | 11/12/1991 |
| 5062328 | Plastic wrench with metal insert A plastic wrench consitsint of a handle (2) and a gripping head (3,4), having a polygonal opening (5,6) in which there is embedded an open metal insert (10,11), likewise polygonal, and the walls of which form gripping jaws, wherein the walls (12,13,14,15)... | 11/05/1991 |
| 5062820 | Automatic animal processing An apparatus for automatically processing an animal carcass (8). Suspension means (122, 123) suspends the carcass (8) in an inverted position with the spine inclined upwardly towards the neck (11) with the spine located beneath the carcass (8) and so that... | 11/05/1991 |
| 5061141 | Method and apparatus for producing can bodies A method and apparatus for producing can bodies, wherein blanks are laterally centered after removal from a magazine, are engaged in the center of their rear edge and are transported into a shaping station in which initially the center section of the blan... | 10/29/1991 |
| 5058326 | Tilting system for centrifugal finishing machine A tilting system for centrifugal finishing machines which include a finishing chamber or tub in which parts or work pieces are treated and which is pivoted about a horizontal axis for tilting to remove the parts comprising a hydro-mechanical system which ... | 10/22/1991 |
| 5059069 | Insert for thread cutting A thread cutting insert comprises a block having along one edge thereof a plurality of teeth for successively cutting a thread in a workpiece. The teeth are of successively increasing heights from a first to a last of the teeth. The first tooth has a smoo... | 10/22/1991 |
| 5059164 | Spiral tube winding methods and apparatus including ply break sensing In a spiral tube winder, the plies going to the winding mechanism are monitored to make sure that no ply is broken. If any ply breaks, the machine is stopped so that the broken ply does not become entangled in the apparatus, especially in the glue applyin... | 10/22/1991 |
| 5058465 | Key holding tool for impressioning A device for holding a lock key firmly while inserting the key in a lock on a building, automobile, filing cabinet or other. The purpose of the tool is to impart torque simultaneous with a rocking motion to the key. This causes marks to be made on the key... | 10/22/1991 |
| 5056275 | Continuously-operable abrasive blasting apparatus A hydraulic blasting apparatus has an abrasive storage tank disposed operatively between an abrasive recovery tank and a hydraulic pressurized tank. The abrasive storage tank is provided with a first valve openable from the inside of the storage tank to t... | 10/15/1991 |
| 5056266 | Rotary brake rotor resurfacer A rotary brake resurfacer includes a first electric motor, a geared motor speed reducer operatively associated with the first motor for outputting a reduced rotational speed and a driven shaft mounted for rotation at the reduced output speed of the speed ... | 10/15/1991 |
| 5057070 | Apparatus for folding and compacting a large dimension document A multipurpose template for folding oversized variable linear dimensioned documents, prints or plans adapted to fit over a vertical support surface, such as a room or closet door, which provides two perpendicularly oriented alignment elements fixedly secu... | 10/15/1991 |
| 5054265 | Method of aseptic packaging and closing containers A packaging container is closed by using a double seam 152 to secure over the container body 70 a cover 74 of smaller diameter than is usual, creating a radial space 104 around the cover chuck wall 122 into which the body sidewall 72 is deformed to form a... | 10/08/1991 |
