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7624610 |
Thin plate formation method, thin plate and suspension correction apparatus, and correction method
Laser beam irradiation areas are provided in a load curve portion and an angle adjustment portion of a suspension. The laser beam irradiation areas are oriented in a direction in which the...
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7574884 |
Apparatus and method for sheet material forming
The present invention relates to a heating and forming apparatus for sheet material and method for rapid heating and shaping of sheet material. The apparatus comprises a first and second...
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7574888 |
Method of working metal, metal body obtained by the method and metal-containing ceramic body obtained by the method
A method of working metal in which the microstructure of metal body is rendered fine to thereby enhance the strength, ductility or homogeneity thereof; a metal body obtained by the metal working...
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7516640 |
Method and apparatus for forming a blank as a portion of the blank receives pulses of direct current
A method is provided for forming a sheet metal blank or tubular blank in a metal forming tool, such as a sheet metal press or a media forming tool. The sheet metal press has an upper die and a...
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7464572 |
Process for forming tubular member
A process for forming a tubular member is provided which includes a pre-forming process for tube-expanding (bulge) forming and bending forming a tubular material using first and second molds and a...
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7431780 |
Method and apparatus for distorting a workpiece
The method of distorting a workpiece ( 8 ) includes selecting a desired configuration of the workpiece; determining distortions ( 14 ) to be applied to at least two regions of the workpiece to...
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7337644 |
Assembled workstation
A workstation has a base, a conveying device, a driving assembly and a working device. The base is composed of multiple supporting frames. The conveying device is mounted on the base and has a...
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7305860 |
Method for tube forming
A method is provided for forming a tube between a pair of dies. The tube is captured between a pair of dies having die surfaces constructed of an electrically non-conducting material defining a die...
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7278287 |
Apparatus for shaping metal sheets
Apparatus for shaping metal sheets including a shaping tool having an forming space for receiving a metal sheet. At least one heating element is disposed in a recess of the shaping tool for heating...
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7275408 |
Scanning beam suspension adjustment
Apparatus and method for simultaneously adjusting the gram load and radius geometry height of a head suspension by scanning a spring region of the head suspension with a laser beam. The incremental...
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7269986 |
Method of forming a tubular blank into a structural component and die therefor
A method of forming an elongated metal blank into a structural component having a predetermined outer configuration. The method includes providing a shape imparting cavity or shell section formed...
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7237422 |
Method of drawing a composite wire
An apparatus and method is disclosed for drawing continuous metallic wire having a first diameter to a metallic fiber having a reduced second diameter. A feed mechanism moves the wire at a first...
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7213433 |
Method for adjusting a head suspension parameter
A method for adjusting the static attitude of a head suspension by scanning a region of the head suspension with a laser. A head suspension having a gimbal region is provided that permits a head...
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7140224 |
Moderate temperature bending of magnesium alloy tubes
A method for bending magnesium alloy tubes. The method includes heating the tube at moderate temperature in the range of about 100° C. to 200° C., and bending the tube to a bend angle or forming...
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7086266 |
Method of producing tapered or pointed cannula
A method of producing a tubular device is provided. The method comprises providing a tubular stock having an axial passage, heating the tubular stock at a first heating location to form a softened...
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7076987 |
Method of producing tapered or pointed cannula
A method of producing a tubular device is provided. The method comprises providing a tubular stock having an axial passage, heating the tubular stock at a first heating location to form a softened...
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7004004 |
Method of making a hardened motor-vehicle part of complex shape
A hardened steel part of complex shape is made from a workpiece by first heating the workpiece to an annealing temperature. Then, while the workpiece is still at the annealing temperature, the...
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7003996 |
Method of forming a tubular blank into a structural component and die therefor
A method of forming an elongated tubular blank into a tubular structural component having a predetermined outer configuration, the method comprising: providing a shape imparting shell formed from a...
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6971256 |
Method and apparatus for incremental forming
An incremental forming apparatus 100 holds a workpiece 10 onto a table 110. A spindle is disposed perpendicularly above table 110. For incremental forming, an incremental forming tool 150 ...
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6935150 |
Superplasticity forming mould and mould insert
The mould ( 10 ) includes at least one part ( 20 ), intended to be in contact with the component ( 12 ) being moulded, made from sintered vitreous silica. According to the process, said component (...
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6868708 |
Blank guided forming
The invention relates to workpiece control shaping of metal, preferably in the form of plates or bands, which metal workpiece has a high tensile limit, preferably about 1000 N/mm 2 , and is...
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6813923 |
Method and apparatus for flexible manufacturing a discrete curved product from feed stock
An apparatus for manufacturing a discrete curved product from a feed stock includes a source of heat that is adapted to impose a focused beam of light on at least one surface of a work piece to...
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6732562 |
Apparatus and method for drawing continuous fiber
An apparatus and method is disclosed for drawing continuous metallic wire having a first diameter to a metallic fiber having a reduced second diameter. A feed mechanism moves the wire at a first...
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6711929 |
Method and apparatus for adjusting load applied by suspension
A load applied to a slider by a suspension is adjusted as follows. First, the suspension is held while no external force to bend the suspension is applied to the suspension. Then, in this state, a...
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6675625 |
Method and arrangement for changing the shape of thin-shell articles manufactured by spray-form techniques
The present invention discloses a method of correcting the shape of a spray-formed article which has a concave bowing relative to the working surface of the article. Specifically, deviations of...
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6644085 |
Printing plate bender apparatus
A printing plate bender for forming shaped edges on a substrate. The printing plate bender generally has a frame, and an elongate mandrel rotatably supported on the frame. The mandrel includes a...
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6640604 |
Laser bending method and apparatus for bending a work piece in normal and reverse directions
A work piece can be bent in opposite directions by irradiating a laser beam onto one side of the work piece. A tension anneal is applied to a metal plate. The metal plate is bent by irradiating a...
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6606895 |
Method of manufacturing a crown-shaped component
Described is a method of manufacturing a crown-shaped component 3 having a plurality of axially extending protrusions 2 which are formed at an end of a cylindrical portion 1. The method...
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6601426 |
Laser stretch-forming processing apparatus for sheet metal
A processing apparatus is provided which includes a stretch-forming apparatus and a beam processing unit or apparatus, which can be controlled by a common control unit. The beam processing unit can...
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6536254 |
Method and device for producing a metal strip for tailored blanks to be cut to length
The invention relates to a process for the production of tailored blanks by the hot rolling of a strip and to an apparatus for the performance of said process. To obtain tailored blanks to be cut...
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6526794 |
Plate for the spin drum of a centrifuge with spacers and process for its manufacture
The invention relates to a plate for a spin drum in a centrifuge. The plates contain integrally formed spacers. These plate spacers are comprised of plate material thickenings and are designed to...
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6463779 |
Instant heating process with electric current application to the workpiece for high strength metal forming
A process and relevant tools for hot forming of high strength metal workpieces by means of applicating high density current to the workpiece directly and generating heat inside it by using its own...
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6401509 |
Method for producing a hollow body made of metal
The present invention relates to a method for manufacturing a hollow body made of metal whose cross sectional shape changes in longitudinal direction, a tubular slug being sealed at its end and...
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6334349 |
Method for the manufacturing of a shaft with a larger diameter flange
The invention relates to a method for the manufacture of a shaft with a larger diameter flange, particularly for a cone gear, a round stock as the workpiece being rotated about its longitudinal...
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6324883 |
Method and tool for formation of an enlarged end portion of a bar
A method and apparatus for the formation of an enlarged end portion of a bar (48) by upset forging. Before upsetting, the bar end portion (46) is heated to a forging temperature and passed through...
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6321581 |
Process for increasing the wall thickness in hollow sections
The invention relates to a process for producing a region of greater wall thickness in a longitudinal hollow section (1) which, to this end, is subjected to a radial and axial pressure and...
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6309588 |
Process and apparatus for bending thin-wall plastic tubing
Process and apparatus for bending thin-wall thermoplastic tubing utilizing pressure inside the tube portion being bent to thereby maintain the shape of the tube during bending, and applying heat...
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6279368 |
Nitinol frame heating and setting mandrel
An apparatus for heating and setting a stent having curved limb elements. The apparatus is a mandrel having a restraining mechanism such as pins placed on the outer surface of the mandrel or...
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6234913 |
Method of manufacturing of fastening elements
A method for manufacturing of fastening elements (5, 6) and including producing a blank (1) having a length exceeding a combined length of two fastening elements, upsetting a head (2, 3) at each of...
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6178800 |
Zone heating methods and apparatuses for metal workpieces for forging
Methods and apparatuses are disclosed for heating workpieces that are to be warm forged into parts having integral portions of different configurations, such as reduced portions and upset portions....
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5890388 |
Method and apparatus for forming structural members
A method and apparatus for forming structural members from a substrate heats a middle portion of the substrate in combination with edge guide rolls for laterally displacing mass of the substrate....
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5737957 |
Apparatus for straightening a cylindrical member
An apparatus for straightening a cylindrical member having an imperfection. An imperfection detector is used to locate the imperfection. A plasma arc torch is used to heat a portion of the...
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5713233 |
Vane adjustment machine
The present invention is a vane adjustment machine for adjusting contoured vanes on a vane ring. The vane adjustment machine has a support structure with a bench top and a free-floating suspension....
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5611234 |
Process for modifying the section of a railway rail and rail thus obtained
The process consists in increasing the height of the rail to the detriment of the thickness of the web (16) and of the flange (18). Firstly, the thickness of the upper part of the web (16) below...
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5592842 |
Method and device for shaping details by means of superplastic forming
A method and an apparatus for forming details in a foil or plate material by means of superplastic forming, wherein the foil or plate material is heated over a selected localized area to a suitable...
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5572895 |
Method of mutually displacing at least two parts of an actuator, and actuator for use in such a method
A method for the mutual displacement of at least two parts of an actuator interconnected by a bridge, and such an actuator. The bridge which connects the two parts and extends parallel to a main...
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5522247 |
Method and apparatus for manufacturing a corrugated tube
In a method and apparatus for manufacturing a corrugated tube, a tube is clamped by a pair of spaced apart chucks. A local portion of the tube is softened. The chucks are moved in the same...
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5406824 |
Process of hot forging at ultrahigh temperature
A process of hot forging a steel at an ultrahigh temperature, including the steps of: heating a steel containing 0.1 wt % or more and less than 1 wt % carbon, in a non-oxidizing gas atmosphere, at...
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5359872 |
Method and apparatus for sheet-metal processing
The portion to be deformed of a metal sheet is heated by irradiating it with a laser beam which is scanned at a high speed, and, when the portion to be deformed has attained a predetermined...
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5354522 |
Method of bending a laminate having a thermoplastic core layer and metal sheets on each side
Bending a laminate having a thermo-plastic core layer and metal sheets adjoining the core layer on both sides, is performed by heating the laminate and then bending it. To allow bends of small...
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