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4833831 Apparatus and method for sizing and finishing fixed jaw openings of open-ended wrenches  
A system and a method for sizing and finishing the opposed interior side walls and the interior bottom wall between the fixed jaws of an open-ended wrench. The system includes a creep feed grinding...
4829723 Rail grinding machine  
A rail grinding machine especially designed for grinding railroad track rails at railroad track switches and road crossings. The grinding machine includes an articulated grinding module supporting...
4827675 Method and apparatus for forming a curved slot  
A dish-shaped wheel having an essentially slot-shaped conically extending cutting tip with the tip extending angularly from the wheel surface. The tip includes a super abrasive plating suitable for...
4821459 Multilevel grinding apparatus and method  
A grinding apparatus comprises first and second grinding wheels for grinding the arms of E-cores, or any other desired item, having two different lengths, in a single grinding operation.
4819386 Optic fiber sanding fixture and method of using  
A fixture and method for mounting one or more optic fibers and attached ferrule assemblies transverse to an abrasive surface. The fixture includes a holder plate (12) having one or more boreholes...
4817340 Tool and method for repairing flat bearing surfaces  
A tool and method for truing and reconditioning flat bearing surfaces without damaging adjacent cylindrical bearing seats is disclosed. The tool employs a journaling member which precisely...
4817339 Process and device for grinding elongated objects  
A process and a device for grinding, especially edge grinding, of elongated objects (15), the device consisting of a basic frame (1) which supports a carriage (13) horizontally displaceable by...
4815714 Process for the manufacture of microporous film  
A vapor permeable and liquid impermeable microporous film suitable for diaper back sheets and other disposable applications is produced by first abrading a filled, unoriented film by passing it...
4813187 Method of grinding arcuate surfaces of workpieces  
A method of grinding an arcuate (concave or convex) surface of a workpiece in a grinding machine involves rotation of the workpiece about an axis which may but need not intersect the workpiece and...
4805351 Blade airfoil holding system  
A method and apparatus for accurately positioning successive turbine blades in a fixture in preparation for grinding of the root form and/or of the shroud thereof. The leading edge of the airfoil...
4800684 Apparatus for grinding and lapping sealing surfaces in slide valves and the like in situ or in the workshop  
An apparatus for grinding and lapping sealing surfaces in slide valves and the like in situ or in the workshop has a base plate (21), a drive (6), and a rotatably mounted tool plate (3) which is...
4798024 Method and apparatus for deburring the inner edge of part of a workpiece  
A method and apparatus for deburring the inner edge of the bore of a workpiece. A tool is introduced into the bore, is rotated at high speed, and has a wobbling movement imparted thereto....
4789438 Cathode surface treatment for electroforming metallic foil or strip  
An electrodeposited foil having isotropic tensile elongation properties. The foil is formed by a process and apparatus wherein the plating surface is polished in a random manner. This provides a...
4785589 Process for measuring and grinding the profile of a rail head  
By means of several measuring sensors (C1 to C6), the distance (h1 to h6) from several generatrices (s1) to s6) of the rail-head profile to a reference base are measured and are compared as actual...
4764448 Amorphous silicon hydride photoreceptors for electrophotography, process for the preparation thereof, and method of use  
An amorphous silicon photoreceptor for electrophotography having a specific surface roughness is disclosed herein. Also provided are a process for the preparation and/or regeneration of the...
4753048 Method of for grinding  
There is disclosed a method of and apparatus for improving surface finishing and accuracy in a grinding operation employing a manipulator such as a robot which is coupled to a rotary grinding tool....
4750298 Method and device for controlling the drive of different successively operated grinding disks  
A method and a device for controlling a drive of successively operated grinding disks which are made of different compositions. The condition, for example metallic inclusions or the like, in each...
4738055 Methods of adjusting optical fiber connector components  
An alignment sleeve (66) for holding two conically shaped portions (30-30) of plugs (24-24) each of which terminates an optical fiber (25) includes two conically shaped cavities (68, 70)...
4736545 Machine for tapering fiberglass pipe ends and method of using the machine  
A machine for tapering the ends of lengths of fiberglass pipe is disclosed. The machine includes an enclosing cabinet having mounted therein an electric motor and a vacuum system. A grinding wheel...
4731954 Method and apparatus for initiating an operation for dressing a grinding wheel in conformity with its degree of bluntness  
In the method for introducing an operation for dressing a grinding wheel, actual differential value is formed from its infeed distance and the material removed from a workpiece, which value is...
4722152 Method and apparatus for grinding the sliding surface of skates  
An automatic sharpening of the slide surface of a skate to desired profile with regard to at least two dimensions x and y in a coordinate system is disclosed. A grinding wheel is by guide means...
4715147 In-process gaging equipment for flexible grinding cells  
A flexible grinding cell in-process gage system includes a pallet assembly and gage bench fixture assembly with means to preset the gage for subsequent use at a grinding station. The preset pallet...
4707201 Method of producing polished block type, single mode, evanscent wave directional couplers by means of mass production of the coupler halves  
A process for the production of polished block single mode, evanescent wave directional optical couplers. The process comprises producing a plurality of discrete coupler halves, each coupler half...
4703587 Method and relevant apparatus for controlling machine tools  
Two machine tools are provided with control systems for machining two different types of pieces to be matched to each other. In order to obtain small batches of relevant pieces that basically can...
4703589 Method of driving a reciprocating sander  
A reciprocating sander particularly adapted for sanding remote surfaces such as ceilings and walls is provided by concentrating a substantial part of the weight of the sander in a motor assembly. A...
4688355 Method and apparatus for continuous compensation of grinding wheel unbalance  
The invention pertains to a method of continuous compensation of unbalance present in a rotor, in particular, a grinding wheel. This is done by feeding a compensation fluid into correction chambers...
4686796 Method and apparatus for improved polishing of turbine blades  
An improved method and apparatus for polishing turbine blades is disclosed wherein the path of a sanding shoe with respect to the turbine blade is controlled as the turbine blade is rotated on a...
4680897 Method for machining holes in composite materials  
A method for boring well-defined holes in a composite material such as graphite/epoxy. A slurry of silicon carbide powder and water is projected onto a work area of the composite material in which...
4676030 Apparatus and method for detecting a tool edge  
A force transducer and circuit are used to detect the edge of a rotating grinding wheel. The force transducer produces an output signal indicative of a force applied thereto. The output signal is...
4674235 Grinding wheel crack detector and method  
A grinding wheel capable of detecting and a method of monitoring it to detect, the development of a crack or like damage therein are disclosed. The wheel is constituted of an electrically...
4670972 Method for making magnetic heads  
In the manufacture of a magnetic head, a magnetic layer is sputtered or evaporated on a surface of a first substrate of glass or nonmagnetic material and a nonmagnetic material such as glass is...
4669228 Tire uniformity abrading method  
An apparatus for reducing radial force variations of pneumatic tires by removing rubber in selected areas of the shoulders wherein the current generated by each grinder motor is detected, converted...
4665660 Millimeter wavelength dielectric waveguide having increased power output and a method of making same  
A millimeter wavelength solid dielectric waveguide having either an undulng or roughened outer surface is disclosed. As configured, and properly designed, for the wavelength of interest, the...
4663889 Apparatus and method for grinding sidewall areas of tires  
A grinder for removing a predetermined amount of rubber at a predetermined angle from a raised or recessed area on the sidewall of an inflated tire as the tire rotates. A pair of spaced sensors...
4656790 Burnishing method and apparatus for magnetic disk  
A magnetic disk is rotated by a drive mechanism, and compressed air is jetted to the same positions on the two surfaces of the magnetic disk. An abrasive tape and a magnetic material surface of the...
4648211 Grinding guide and method for controlling the automatic grinding of objects  
A guide for the grinding of a surface of an object having a region to be examined is provided by this invention. The guide includes at least two conductive leads and a conductive control track...
4645561 Metal-polishing composition and process  
The working surfaces of nickel-coated substrates for rigid magnetic discs are polished in a single-step process that employs a polishing composition comprising an aqueous suspension of unlubricated...
4637171 Method of continuous compensation of unbalance present in a rotor and in particular in a grinding wheel  
A method of continuous compensation of unbalance present in a rotor, in particular, a grinding wheel, where a compensation fluid is fed into correction chambers rotating with and arranged on the...
4627196 Pressure-compensated hydraulic positioning system  
A conditioner grinder having a workpiece carried by a car that reciprocates adjacent a grinding wheel. The grinding wheel is supported for movement in a direction both normal to the surface to be...
4622098 Method for manufacturing semiconductor strain sensor  
A semiconductor strain sensor has a semiconductor substrate having a pair of major surfaces parallel to each other. The substrate is worked to constitute a frame and a thin diaphragm by forming a...
4616447 Method and apparatus for machining a workpiece ultrasonically  
In uninterrupted and neat machining of a workpiece or material, particularly extremely hard material, with an ultrosonic tool is obtained by keeping constant or substantially constant the contact...
4607461 Accurate positioning apparatus  
The incremental very accurate positioning device is operable to control accurate positioning of a movable member such as a tool. The apparatus comprises a base with a mounting bar spaced from the...
4603509 Magnetic attraction system grinding method  
A magnetic attraction system grinding method and apparatus comprised of arranging a magnetic circuit forming means between an abrasive tool and a workpiece, thereby generating a grinding pressure...
4590422 Automatic wafer prober having a probe scrub routine  
In an automatic wafer prober, the prober steps through a certain predetermined sequence of die on the wafer. After a certain predetermined number of die have been probed, the prober automatically...
4587771 Process for the backside-gettering surface treatment of semiconductor wafers  
Point defects or impurities, which are detrimental to the quality of elecnic components, can be eliminated by means of rearsurface damage, which induces dislocations and/or stacking faults, by...
4587765 Method of an apparatus for grinding work surface  
A method of and apparatus for grinding a work by a surface grinder having a rotating grinding wheel with a flat grinding surface. During the grinding of the work, a support for the spindle of the...
4584244 Preparation of cold flow resistant polymer powders  
Free-flowing, reagglomeration-resistant powders are prepared utilizing finely divided polymer particles coated with alumina. The alumina-coated polymer powder exhibits cold-flow...
4575971 Device for holding and aiding in the sharpening of welding rods  
A device for holding and aiding in the sharpening of welding rods includes an elongated handle member defining an axial elongated cavity into which a workpiece can be inserted and housed. The...
4569720 Copper etching system  
The invention relates to a novel process of etching a metal clad substrate which comprises contacting said substrate with one or more reactive gases, as for example ozone, to form one or more...
4559743 Method for calibrating a machining sensor  
A method of calibrating an analog machining sensor of the varying resistance type which has been deposited on a surface involves depositing adjacent it with great positional accuracy relative to a...