|
Match
|
Document |
Document Title |
|
|
5181965 |
Method of cleaning electrical contacts for computer and video games
A cleaning cartridge and method for cleaning the electrical contacts of a connector block of a computer or video game having a cartridge receptacle and wherein the cleaning cartridge has a housing...
|
|
|
5179806 |
Method and apparatus for buffing a tire sidewall
An apparatus is provided for removing material from the sidewall of a tire. The apparatus may be used for removing the thin layer of black rubber that normally covers the white letters or white...
|
|
|
5168661 |
Method of grinding the surfaces of cutting blades and grinding wheel therefor
A grinding process and wheel are disclosed wherein any or all surfaces of a cutting blade may be generated in a continuous grinding operation utilizing a single grinding wheel having a simple...
|
|
|
5159786 |
Method for regrinding a worn valve
A centerless valve regrinder for resurfacing a worn valve having a face, a tulip connected to the face, a valve stem connected to the tulip, the stem having an axis, a first notch worn into the...
|
|
|
5151152 |
Method for manufacturing heat-activatable articles
The invention is directed to a method for manufacturing heat-activatable articles from a synthetic thermoplastic material on which a shape memory is impressed by introducing molecular orientations...
|
|
|
5148636 |
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...
|
|
|
5140781 |
Gear finishing process
Reduction of index undulation errors associated with helical gear teeth caused by the grinding process during the manufacture of the gears without degrading other gear accuracies (e.g. profile,...
|
|
|
5140773 |
Ultrasonic machine and its machining method
This invention is directed to an ultrasonic machine and its method of operation. The machine has a main shaft rotatably supported in a housing, a machining head attached to one end of the main...
|
|
|
RE34014 |
Method and apparatus for finishing surfaces
Workpieces having three-dimensional surfaces can be efficiently sanded by rotatable sanding members mounted on spindles which are supported for movement in a circle of revolution over the surfaces...
|
|
|
5134808 |
Method of programming and performing the reprofiling of rails of a railroad track and railroad vehicle for carrying out the same
The invention relates to a programming method for the reprofiling of rails according to which the track is divided in successive sections as from a starting point and for each of these sections one...
|
|
|
5129187 |
Cue-tip conditioner
A device for conditioning a cue tip roughens the tip and applies chalk. The device has a tubular housing having a closed end and an open end. A concave abrasive sieve is secured to the housing at...
|
|
|
5122481 |
Semiconductor element manufacturing process using sequential grinding and chemical etching steps
There is disclosed a method of manufacturing a semiconductor device comprising the steps of: forming a semiconductor element on one of major surfaces of a GaAs substrate; a grinding the substrate...
|
|
|
5107626 |
Method of providing a patterned surface on a substrate
A method of treating a workpiece by an abrasive article, the surface of which has a specified pattern. The abrasive article comprises a backing having at least one abrasive composite bonded...
|
|
|
5107631 |
Abrasive blasting apparatus
A nozzle for sandblasting or shot peening a workpiece comprises a base and a finger, The finger having diameter small enough to allow it to be inserted into an aperture in the workpiece. The finger...
|
|
|
5099613 |
Tire uniformity correction
An apparatus and method for reducing radial force variations of pneumatic tires by removing rubber in selected areas of the tire wherein a tire is rotated at a suitable high speed for nongrinding...
|
|
|
5097635 |
Method and apparatus for automatic ball to seat lapping
Disclosed is a new and improved method and apparatus for automatically lapping a ball and a seat of a valve to produce a non-flat lapped sealing surface finish that provides a reliable fluid seal...
|
|
|
5096854 |
Method for polishing a silicon wafer using a ceramic polishing surface having a maximum surface roughness less than 0.02 microns
The present invention relates to a method for polishing a silicon wafer. The method comprises the steps of: (a) supplying a polishing fluid to a polishing surface, the polishing fluid including an...
|
|
|
5077881 |
Tape scraper and process for producing same
A tape scraper is made of a block of material having first and second planar internal surfaces disposed at an angle relative to each other. An external surface of the block is ground by a...
|
|
|
5067284 |
Machine tool
A workpiece W to be machined by a rotating cutting tool 32 is carried by a rotary workhead 22 which is in turn mounted on a rotary table 16 for movement relative thereto both rotationally about a...
|
|
|
5067283 |
Method and device for the treatment of the upper surfaces of rails
A method and a device for treating the upper surfaces of rails, where the upper surfaces of rails (3) are acted upon by movable grinding blocks (7) disposed on a bogie which can be moved along on...
|
|
|
5064683 |
Method for polish planarizing a semiconductor substrate by using a boron nitride polish stop
In a polish palnarization process using a polishing apparatus and an abrasive slurry, a boron nitride (BN) polish stop layer (18) is provided to increase the polish selectivity. The BN layer...
|
|
|
5054243 |
Brake lining grinder apparatus and method
A brake lining grinder has feed wheels and an abrasion wheel defining a finishing throat through which one of a plurality of brake lining blanks are feed for simultaneously finishing the arcuate...
|
|
|
5040337 |
Method and apparatus for honing aircraft blades
An apparatus for honing workpieces such as the midspans of jet aircraft engine blades is provided. The apparatus includes a flexibly mounted honing stone which will seat itself on the flat surface...
|
|
|
5038526 |
Method and apparatus for profiling
A method and a tool adapter for removing tool marks and smoothing die and mold surfaces which includes a pre-existing profiling tool with an eccentric output, an adapter tool for the output, and an...
|
|
|
5036629 |
Method for preparing a magnetic recording medium
A method for preparing a magnetic recording medium comprising a non-magnetic support having thereon a magnetic layer comprised of ferromagnetic particles of hexagonal crystalline ferrite which...
|
|
|
5033237 |
Method of numerically controlled profile grinding
A method of numerically controlled grinding for forming a curved profile on a workpiece. A rotary grindstone having an arc-shaped grinding periphery. The rotating grindstone is moved along the...
|
|
|
5029418 |
Sawing method for substrate cutting operations
A technique for sawing substrates on a chuck wherein the substrate is secured to a layer of a first sawing tape, and is placed on the major surface of a chuck with a second tape therebetween. The...
|
|
|
5026446 |
Method of manufacturing a disposable diaper having an abraded target strip
In the continuous manufacture of disposable diapers wherein target strips applied to the diaper are cut from a pressure-sensitive adhesive tape that has a low-adhesion backsize coating, better...
|
|
|
5025595 |
Method and device for finishing a concave spherical bearing surface on a roller segment, particularly for a homokinetic joint
A segment (14) is held for the purpose of grinding its spherical internal bearing surface (10). A toric external surface (18) is supported by claws (21) against fixed (17) and movable (19) seats in...
|
|
|
5007208 |
Anchor for rotary sanding drum
A sanding belt for use on a rotating drum, is anchored on the drum by means of an elongated strip of sandpaper having a length slightly less than the circumference of the outer surface of the drum....
|
|
|
5001872 |
Air jet loom reed apparatus and method
Method and apparatus are illustrated for enhancing the air flow characteristics in an air jet loom reed having a tunnel wherein the reed is removed from the loom and positioned in a frame for...
|
|
|
4996800 |
Cautery tip cleaner
An inexpensive, lightweight apparatus and method is provided for removing coagulum and other debris from the tip of cautery blades and needles during use. The cleaner comprises a pad having a lower...
|
|
|
4995197 |
Method of abrading
A method of abrading a tire tread compound to measure its irregular wear characteristics, includes the steps of abrading each of a plurality of sample wheels in rotating engagement with a...
|
|
|
4987703 |
Method of and apparatus for changing material removing wheels in machine tools
A grinding wheel which is mounted on the tool spindle of a grinding machine is detached from the tool spindle and is transferred onto a second spindle while the two spindles rotate. Reattachment of...
|
|
|
4984393 |
Method for tire uniformity correction
A method and apparatus for tire uniformity correction. During a sensing phase, the tire to be corrected is rotated at a speed higher than the industry standard of 60 revolutions per minute while...
|
|
|
4968195 |
Method and tool for machining a three dimensional surface
A three dimensional surface shaping tool comprising a machining portion, wherein a graphical projection of the outermost locus of the motion of the machining portion, onto a plane parallel to the...
|
|
|
4939873 |
Ski grinding device
A ski grinding device and method comprising a holder having an adjustably sizable frame and a plurality of biasing legs disposed to engage the ski and maintain it in a flattened position. By...
|
|
|
4930263 |
Forming markings on a vial surface
Glass laboratory vials are marked by grinding the surface of the vial with an abrasive wheel. The vial is moved relative to the wheel under control of a computer so as to automatically grind a...
|
|
|
4916868 |
Honing, lapping or polishing machine
A honing, lapping or polishing machine includes a central inner gear member and an outer annular gear member each having an annular row of teeth, and a plurality of workpiece holder discs having...
|
|
|
4914871 |
Method for honing thin wall gear parts
Thin wall, torque sensitive pinion gears, sun gears or other such workparts are driven in rotation in a fixture during honing of the internal diameter to minimize out-of-roundness. The fixture for...
|
|
|
4914869 |
Method for correcting and buffing tires
An improved apparatus and method are provided for cutting a tire surface to remove selected portions of rubber from the tire surface while the tire is rotating. The apparatus and method are...
|
|
|
4912882 |
Method of reducing lateral force variation of tire
A method of reducing the lateral force variation of a tire by grinding one of the shoulders of tire over a semicircle thereof and the other shoulder over a remaining semicircle in accordance with...
|
|
|
4908995 |
Rail grinding method and apparatus
For use in the manufacture of flat tension mask cathode ray tubes, a method for forming on a mask support structure a mask receiving surface in a plane parallel to and at a precise fixed distance...
|
|
|
4878315 |
Griding guide and method
A guide for the grinding of a surface of an object having a region to be exposed, including at least two conductive leads and a conductive control track. Each conductive lead is associated with a...
|
|
|
4869028 |
Methods for sharpening points
A needle sharp conical point can be quickly honed by methods and apparatus that employ reciprocating or rotating abrasive surfaces that may be revolved in a circle around the point being sharpened....
|
|
|
4856233 |
Method for sampling a workpiece
A method for sampling a workpiece and for retaining the sample in the workpiece so that it may be retrieved by using a semi-spherical cutting blade rotated about its central axis and articulated...
|
|
|
4854088 |
In-track rail base grinding method
For grinding use on the base underside of continuous in-track welded rail type track defining a railroad right of way, for removing rail excess weld metal from the underside of the rail base, at...
|
|
|
4848039 |
Method and apparatus for grinding multiple workpieces
A method and apparatus are provided for effecting high production rate grinding of a plurality of workpieces on a grinding wheel rotating about an axis with reduced power consumption. Each...
|
|
|
4839996 |
Method and apparatus for machining hard, brittle and difficultly-machinable workpieces
Machining of a hard, brittle and difficultly-machinable workpiece by a grinding wheel made of superabrasive grains. The grinding wheel is rotated at a peripheral speed of 1000 to 5500 m/min., and...
|
|
|
4837980 |
Method and apparatus for tire uniformity correction
A method and apparatus for tire uniformity correction. During a sensing phase, the tire to be corrected is rotated at a speed higher than the industry standard of 60 revolutions per minute while...
|