| Class / Patent application number | Description | Number of patent applications / Date published |
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| 072310010 | WITH INDICATION OF CONDITION OR POSITION OF WORK, PRODUCT, OR MACHINE ELEMENT (E.G., BROKEN TOOL ALARM, ETC.) | 50 |
| 20090158796 | BENDING BRAKE CARRIER LOCKING MECHANISM AND METHOD - A bending brake includes a rotating carrier that is rotatable about a rotation axis. The carrier has first and second upper jaws connected thereto at different angular locations about the rotation axis. A locking mechanism for preventing rotation of the carrier during operation of the bending brake includes an endplate forming a pocket, the endplate disposed adjacent to a distal end of the carrier. A latch having a trigger portion is pivotally connected to the endplate and located within the pocket such that the trigger portion protrudes from the pocket. A toothed cam wheel rotating with the carrier has at least one tooth formed thereon that engages the trigger portion of the latch to prevent rotation of the carrier in one direction at preselected angular positions corresponding to the first and second upper jaws. | 06-25-2009 |
| 20090255307 | Turbine blade twist angle correction tooling - A tool for correcting the twist angle of a turbine blade includes an adaptor configured to engage a tip of the blade, a socket drive configured to engage the adaptor, a first handle connected to a first side of the socket drive, a second handle connected to a second side of the socket drive, and a torque gauge configured to measure a load applied to the blade. | 10-15-2009 |
| 20090266127 | Device for marking fin material as it is being formed on a fin machine - A device is provided for marking fin material as it is formed on a fin forming machine. Specifically, an air actuated device is connected to the machine cycle count. Each complete cycle of the fin forming machine is counted, and when the correct numbers of cycles have been met, the air switch allows the air cylinder to actuate and drive the indenter into the fin material and then withdraw the indenter to complete the marking process. The fin marking process is done without interruption to the fin forming cycle, and without damage to the fin material. | 10-29-2009 |
| 20100005845 | METHOD OF IDENTIFICATION OF CAUSE OF OCCURRENCE OF SPRINGBACK, METHOD OF DISPLAY OF DEGREE OF EFFECT OF SPRINGBACK, METHOD OF IDENTIFICATION OF LOCATION OF CAUSE OF OCCURRENCE OF SPRINGBACK, METHOD OF IDENTIFICATION OF POSITION OF MEASURE AGAINST SPRINGBACK, APPARATUSES OF THESE, AND PROGRAMS OF THESE - A method of identification of a cause of occurrence of springback comprising a press forming analysis step of numerically analyzing forming conditions of press forming to obtain forming data of a press formed part, a processing step of processing at least one of a physical property value and physical property quantity data of part of the regions of said press formed part among forming data of said press formed part, and a springback value calculation step of calculating a springback value based on the results of said processing. | 01-14-2010 |
| 20100154499 | METHOD AND DEVICE FOR ADJUSTING A FLEXER STATION DURING THE ROUNDING OF METAL SHEETS - During the bending of sheet metal sections ( | 06-24-2010 |
| 20100269557 | Inspection System for Rolled Products of a Milling Station - The aim of the invention is to create an inspection system ( | 10-28-2010 |
| 20110016939 | DIE CONDITION DETECTION | 01-27-2011 |
| 20110219836 | METHOD FOR DETERMINING SHAPE CHANGES OF A WORKPIECE - The invention relates to a method for determining shape changes of a workpiece made of steel or a steel alloy due to forming, in which a varnish is applied to the workpiece, the workpiece is formed and then an optical shape change analysis is carried out by measuring the applied varnish. The object of providing a method for determining shape changes of a workpiece made of steel or a steel alloy, said method also being suitable for analyzing the shape change of a workpiece after hot forming, is solved according to the teaching of the present invention in that before the forming of the workpiece a varnish with an Al proportion of more than 30% by weight is applied to the workpiece, the workpiece is heated for forming to a hot forming temperature and the workpiece is cooled after or during the forming. | 09-15-2011 |
| 20120067097 | METHOD FOR MONITORING THE WEAR OF MANUAL PLIERS AND APPARATUS THEREFOR - A method and apparatus for monitoring the wear of manual pliers. The principles focus on manual pliers, in which press elements can be pressed onto a workpiece and the degree of pressing that can be achieved by actuating the manual pliers can be adjusted with a presetting device. A reference position of the presetting device is measured prior to a first use of the manual pliers, this measurement involving actuating the manual pliers. By an adjustment of the presetting device, the press elements are brought into a position with a reference degree of pressing. Next, after use, the wear position of the presetting device is measured in the same manner, to bring the press elements into a position with the degree of pressing. A message is output when the degree of the wear position deviates from the degree of the reference position by more than the degree of wear permissible. | 03-22-2012 |
| 20130205853 | TOOL DESIGNED FOR RESTORATION/REPAIR OF FORMWORK PROPS, AND ITS USAGE - The aim of this invention is easy to use, practical, light, compact, mobile tool, designed for restoration of the formwork props. This tool very effectively removes uneven places and dents present inside the formwork prop without the need for electric power. No special premises or sites are needed for restoration of the formwork props. The tool is very compact and easily packed into a case-shaped box. When performing formwork prop restoration works, no special physical power of a person is necessary. All of the previously mentioned characteristics are ensured by the special design of this tool, where one ending is inlet into the damaged formwork prop close to the place, which is to be repaired, while the other ending, when using the screwdriver, is rotated around its axis. This rotary motion in one ending of the tool pulls the wedge, which is in the other ending of the tool, and, in this way, it spreads the plates, which touch the walls of the formwork prop, and evens them. | 08-15-2013 |
| 20140083149 | METHOD AND ARRANGEMENT FOR THE WEIGHTED MONITORING OF THE WEAR OF A PAIR OF HAND PLIERS USED FOR CRIMPING WORKPIECES - The invention relates to a method for monitoring the wear of a pair of hand pliers with which crimping elements can be pressed onto a workpiece and a particular degree of crimping m | 03-27-2014 |
| 20140150511 | CORRUGATED METALLIC FOIL TAPE AND DEVICE FOR MAKING CORRUGATED METALLIC FOIL TAPE - A corrugator system for corrugating metallic foil tape. The corrugated metallic foil tape made by the system is suitable to be applied to contoured or three-dimensional surfaces, and is particularly suitable for use in sealing or joining components of heat, ventilation, and air conditioning (HVAC) units. | 06-05-2014 |
| 20140216123 | DIE CONDITION DETECTION | 08-07-2014 |
| 072310020 | Trueness (e.g., devices for repairing, etc.) | 5 |
| 20080257002 | Novel Wheel Repair Machine and Method of Use - The present invention is a novel machine for repairing damaged wheel rims whereby pressure is applied to a damaged rim from a plurality of pressure applicators, and whereby all of the pressure applicators may be used without impairing the sightline of the user. | 10-23-2008 |
| 20090056398 | Wheel Reconditioning Method and Apparatus - A wheel reconditioning apparatus provided. The wheel reconditioning apparatus includes a support frame upon which a base support plate is attached. A rotatable adapter plate is supported on the base support plate by a precision bearing for supporting the rotation of the adapter plate about the vertical axis of a mounted wheel. Adjustable chucks are set in place on the adapter plate. The disfigured wheel is mounted on the adjustable chucks and held in place by the chucks during the reconditioning process. | 03-05-2009 |
| 20090084150 | CIRCULAR-SHAPING DEVICE FOR A ROTATING PART, ESPECIALLY AN EXHAUST HOUSING OF A TURBO ENGINE - A circular-shaping device for a rotating part ( | 04-02-2009 |
| 20100175445 | APPARATUS FOR RESTORING THE CENTERING OF TIRE RIMS - Apparatus for restoring the centering of tire rims, includes: a rod ( | 07-15-2010 |
| 20130283876 | MOTORCYCLE FRAME RACK - A motorcycle frame rack enables a motorcycle frame to be repaired without removing many components from the motorcycle. A motorcycle is positioned on the motorcycle frame rack, secured in place and then the frame is adjusted using chains coupled to towers. A self-centering laser measuring system is able to be used to analyze and measure damage to the motorcycle frame. | 10-31-2013 |
| 072310040 | Tube or rod bending | 5 |
| 20090249851 | System and Device for Designing and Forming a Surgical Implant - A method is provided for determining the shape of a surgical linking device that is to be attached to a bony body structure such as the spinal column based on digitized locations of a plurality of attachment elements engaged to the bony structure. The method is implemented by a computer system through a GUI to generate an initial bend curve to mate with the plurality of attachment elements. The initial bend curve may be simplified based on user input to the GUI to reduce the number of bends necessary to produce a well-fitting linking device and may be altered to help obtain the goals of the surgery. | 10-08-2009 |
| 20140137618 | Systems, Devices, and Methods for Designing and Forming a Surgical Implant - A method is provided for determining the shape of a surgical linking device that is to be attached to a bony body structure such as the spinal column based on digitized locations of a plurality of attachment elements engaged to the bony structure. The method is implemented by a computer system through a GUI to generate an initial bend curve to mate with the plurality of attachment elements. The initial bend curve may be simplified based on user input to the GUI to reduce the number of bends necessary to produce a well-fitting linking device and may be altered to help obtain the goals of surgery. | 05-22-2014 |
| 072310050 | Deflection angle | 3 |
| 20090178453 | BENDING APPARATUS AND METHOD OF BENDING A METAL OBJECT - A method of bending a metal object, such as a tube, is provided that uses real time, closed-loop feedback of the actual springback of the object in order to modify the applied bending force or preprogrammed bending coordinates so that the final desired bend geometry is achieved. The variability of springback from object to object is thus accounted for and the number of objects that must be scrapped due to incorrect bends (over bend or under bend) is reduced. The method is carried out using an apparatus such as a rotary draw bender with a measuring device operable to measure actual bend coordinates of metal objects bent by the bender. A controller is operatively connected to the bender and the measuring device and is configured to control the bender to bend the metal objects at least partly based on measured bend coordinates provided by the measuring device. | 07-16-2009 |
| 20130074559 | METHODS OF MANUFACTURING A RESILIENT RAIL CLIP - A method of manufacturing a resilient rail clip comprises bending a rod, made of metal having a hardness value falling within a known hardness value range, into a predetermined shape and then subjecting the bent rod to a cold setting process in order to induce in the bent rod a predetermined amount of permanent set (S). One cold setting process comprises applying a first load (F | 03-28-2013 |
| 20140260475 | Foldable Conduit Bending Apparatus - A tube bending apparatus comprising a tube bender having a head defining a channel therein to receive the tube, a tube stop, measurement marks indicating bending angle, and a handle with the proximal end affixed to the head; a foldable stand having a first leg with proximal and distal ends, an upper receiver to which the proximal end of the first leg is foldably affixed, a second leg defined by the bender handle and having a connector foldably affixed to the upper receiver, an alignment means for positioning the bender, and a clamp means for releasably attaching the bender to the stand, and a stabilization means for providing stability to the stand, whereby, the foldable stand can be transported to a worksite, deployed from a collapsed position into an operational position in which the bender handle becomes a second leg for the stand, and the stabilization means provides additional support so that the foldable stand with the bender engaged therewith is self-supporting, allowing a user to bend tubes more accurately and efficiently. | 09-18-2014 |
| 072310060 | Tube diameter resizing | 3 |
| 20100300167 | FOREIGN PIPE OR TUBE DETERMINING METHOD - There is provided a foreign pipe or tube determining method capable of accurately determining a foreign pipe or tube. The foreign pipe or tube determining method in accordance with the present invention includes a step for determining the presence of a foreign pipe or tube by comparing the length of each pipe or tube in a size measuring step with the length of each pipe or tube measured in an actual weighing and length measuring step, which is associated with each pipe or tube in the size measuring step, a step for determining the presence of a foreign pipe or tube by comparing the weight of each pipe or tube calculated in a weight calculating step with the weight of each pipe or tube measured in the actual weighing and length measuring step, which is associated with each pipe or tube in a weight calculating step, and a step for determining the presence of a foreign pipe or tube based on the material of each pipe or tube determined in a material determining step. | 12-02-2010 |
| 20120103043 | METHOD OF MONITORING A CRIMPING PROCESS, CRIMPING PRESS AND COMPUTER PROGRAM PRODUCT - A method of monitoring a crimping process is disclosed, which determines whether an actual force stroke progression (Fa)/force-time progression is, a) above, or, b) below an ideal force stroke progression (Fi)/force-time progression in at least one point. The method shifts an upper border (Bu) and/or the lower border (Bl) of a tolerance band upwards in case a) and downwards in case b), utilizing four zones (Z | 05-03-2012 |
| 20150013407 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR IMPRESSING A CORRUGATION INTO A PIPE - An apparatus has a corrugating device through which a pipe is moved producing corrugation in the circumferential direction of the pipe by rotation. The corrugating device has a corrugator head which is rotatable about its axis, and a hollow shaft on which the corrugator head is firmly fitted and via which the corrugator head is driveable in rotation. A vibration measuring means is connected mechanically to the corrugating device for automatically detecting mechanical vibrations of the rotating corrugating device. The vibration measuring means simultaneously detects measured values for vibrations of the hollow shaft which are characteristic of the state of the hollow shaft bearings and measured values for vibrations of the corrugator head which are characteristic of the balancing thereof. A display apparatus displays the measured values detected thereby and/or evaluation results based on the measured values is furthermore provided. | 01-15-2015 |
| 072310070 | Including deformation by roller or roller-like tool | 13 |
| 20100058824 | Monitoring apparatus and monitoring method of seamless pipe or tube production conditions and manufacturing facilities of seamless pipe or tube - It is an object of the present invention to provide a monitoring apparatus and the like of seamless pipe or tube production conditions which enable to quickly correct production conditions during operating the manufacturing facilities of a seamless pipe or tube. | 03-11-2010 |
| 20100154500 | METHOD AND DEVICE FOR BENDING SHEET METAL SECTIONS - During the bending of sheet metal sections ( | 06-24-2010 |
| 20110041580 | ROLLING MILL FOR A PLATE OR A SHEET AND ITS CONTROL TECHNIQUE - The present invention provides a rolling mill of a plate or a sheet which eliminates rolling trouble due to warping of the rolled material and wavy shaped flatness defects running through the plate or sheet width direction such as “waviness”, “full waves, and “small waves” by providing a pair of a top and bottom work rolls, a pair of electric motors independently driving the pair of rolls, and control means for controlling one electric motor using the roll rotational speed as a control target value and controlling the other electric motor using the rolling torque applied to the rolled material from the work roll driven by that electric motor becoming substantially constant as a control target and using the drive torque as a control amount and a control technique of such a rolling mill of a plate or a sheet. | 02-24-2011 |
| 20110252848 | Apparatus for manufacturing a metal strip - An apparatus for manufacturing a metal strip ( | 10-20-2011 |
| 20130192324 | VIBRATION DAMPING SYSTEM FOR A ROLLING MILL WITH FIRST AND SECOND PASSIVE HYDRAULIC ELEMENTS - The present application relates to a vibration damping system for a rolling mill comprising a rolling cage and a bending adjustment system ( | 08-01-2013 |
| 20130276498 | METHOD OF DETECTING FAULT IN PIERCING-ROLLING AND METHOD OF PRODUCING SEAMLESS PIPE OR TUBE - The object is to provide a method of detecting a fault which ensures high-accuracy detection of a fault in piercing-rolling. | 10-24-2013 |
| 20130298625 | FORCE SENSOR SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR MEASURING FORCES OF FILM STRIPS OR SHEET METAL STRIPS DURING ROLLING - A force sensor system for measuring forces that are transferred from film strips or sheet metal strips to a measuring roll during rolling in roll stands can be inserted into a cylindrical hole of a measuring roll under preload. The force sensor system includes a first force sensor and a preloading device for creating a preload on the first force sensor, so that the first force sensor can determine a force acting radially on the measuring roll. The first force sensor has a high sensitivity, which corresponds to the required measurement sensitivity of the contact force of the film strip or sheet metal strip. The force sensor system includes a second force sensor, which also can be placed under preload by means of the preloading device. The second force sensor is a statically measuring force sensor. | 11-14-2013 |
| 20130305798 | ROUND BENDER - A round bender is disclosed. The round bender may include a plurality of bending roll units disposed along a process line between a pair of bender frames so as to bend a straight shaped beam to have a curvature. Each of the plurality of bending roll units may include upper and lower bending rolls rotating between the pair of bender frames and may be adapted to bend the shaped beam to have the curvature when the shaped beam passes between the upper and lower bending rolls. A lower bending roll of a rearmost bending roll unit disposed on a rearmost part of the process line may be configured to be rotatable with reference to an upper bending roll of the rearmost bending roll unit so as to change a curvature radius of some portion of the shaped beam. | 11-21-2013 |
| 20150082848 | ROLLING APPARATUS AND ROLLING MONITORING METHOD - [Object] To provide a rolling apparatus that enables an operator to recognize the rolling status such as the behavior of the steel sheet entering the rolling stand and enables a stable rolling process. | 03-26-2015 |
| 072310080 | Distance between tools of tool couple | 3 |
| 20120151980 | METHOD FOR ADJUSTING THE ROLLS OF A ROLL STAND AND ROLL STAND - The invention relates to a method for adjusting the rolls ( | 06-21-2012 |
| 20140230509 | ROLLING MILL AND ROLLING METHOD - Disclosed is a rolling mill, in particular a rolling mill having more than one mill stand, comprising at least two rolls ( | 08-21-2014 |
| 20150375283 | METHOD FOR ADJUSTING THE ROLLS OF A ROLL STAND AND ROLL STAND - A roll stand having at least two interacting working rolls. One of the working rolls is arranged in the roll stand in a displaceable manner for adjusting a roll gap, and the other working roll can be rotated in the roll stand in a working position, but for defining a passline in the direction normal to the surface of the roll material is non-displaceably fixed. To increase rolling accuracy: a) the position of the working roll arranged in a fixed manner in the roll stand is determined; b) the determined value of the position is compared to a target value; c) the working roll fixedly arranged in the roll stand is adjusted depending on the comparison value determined in step b) using at least one adjusting element such that the position of the working roll fixedly arranged in the roll stand at least largely reaches the target value. | 12-31-2015 |
| 072310090 | Work guide position | 1 |
| 20140076014 | METHOD FOR ROLLING PLATES, COMPUTER PROGRAM, DATA CARRIER AND CONTROL DEVICE - Trouble-free operation of an installation for rolling plates or sheets that have lost their rectangular form and have the form of a parallelogram is ensured by preventing the plate from meandering as it enters a rolling stand. A first rolling pass is carried out and, when the plate runs out from the rolling stand, it is determined whether the side faces of the plate are offset in relation to one another in the rolling direction. If the side faces of the plate are offset in relation to one another in the rolling direction, i.e. if the plate is parallelogram-shaped and has an oblique end, in a second rolling pass guiding elements of the rolling stand are set asymmetrically with respect to a centre line. A first guiding element for the side face, which is the first to enter the rolling stand in the second rolling pass, is thereby adjusted further away from the centre line than the second guiding element. | 03-20-2014 |
| 072310100 | Including deformation by simple bending | 7 |
| 20110061431 | PLATE BENDING METHOD AND BENDING ANGLE DETECTION DEVICE - The invention relates a bending angle detection apparatus in which labor required for a work of bending a plate can be reduced. According to the invention, a bending angle detection apparatus ( | 03-17-2011 |
| 20130025336 | Freely Rotating Magnetic Tip With Surface Trace For Dent Removal Rod - The current invention refers to a pdr tip comprised of a rare earth magnetic sphere which is free to rotate within a mounting cup and attach itself to the inside of a motor vehicle panel at a point on the magnet dictated by its polarity, so that maximum magnetic flux attracts a ferromagnetic ball trace on the panel's outer surface, indicating the exact position of the part of the magnet touching the panel, regardless of the angle at which the tip is held, and so showing the user where to apply pressure to remove a dent. | 01-31-2013 |
| 20130291610 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR MEASURING THE BENDING ANGLE OF A SHEET - An apparatus ( | 11-07-2013 |
| 20150135787 | MEASURING UNIT FOR MEASURING THE BENDING RADIUS AND THE FORWARDING OF A WORKPIECE IN A BENDING MACHINE - The measuring unit comprises a first carriage arranged to be connected to the bending machine and to be passed through by the workpiece under bending coming from the bending machine. The first carriage comprises: a main body; a pair of measure rollers; a first measuring device; a guide device; an elastic device; a second measuring device; and a positioning device. | 05-21-2015 |
| 072310110 | Tool or tool driver travel | 2 |
| 20110088441 | BENDING ANGLE DETECTION DEVICE AND PLATE BENDING METHOD - Labor required for knowing what extent of bending of a plate corresponds to what degree of angle of the bent portion is reduced. A bending angle detection apparatus ( | 04-21-2011 |
| 20110174036 | CONTINUOUS OR INSTRUMENTED INDENTATION DEVICE WITH CONVEX BEARING SURFACE AND USE THEREOF, PARTICULARLY FOR METAL SHEET INDENTATION - The invention particularly relates to a so-called continuous or instrumented indentation device for a material, which includes: an indenter; a bearing means for the material to be indented; a means for moving the indenter and/or the bearing means for contacting said indenter with said material and for pressing the indenter into the material; a means for measuring the force and the movement of the indenter when the same is pressed into the material. The bearing means includes a convex surface for receiving said material and oriented towards the indenter so that said material is capable of bearing on said surface; said indenter is one-piece structure. The means for measuring the movement of the indenter when the same is pressed into the material includes at least three movement sensors angularly arranged at an equal distance about said indenter. | 07-21-2011 |
| 072310120 | Work stop position | 1 |
| 20090193864 | REPEATABLE BENDER ANGLE APPARATUS - Repeatable bending angle apparatus incorporated into existing manually or pneumatically operated metal stock bending apparatus permits making a number of successive bends of metal stock having similar characteristics. A disk is rotatably mounted below the bending apparatus bending arm with its center located at the bending arm axis. The disk can be rotated and locked at any bending angle. In a first embodiment, using manual bending power, an upward extension from the disk into the bending arm path provides a stop for successive bends at identical angles. Second and third embodiments use pneumatic power. The second embodiment utilizes a spring loaded insert from the stop to give the operator an indication of where to stop the apparatus at the desired angle before the disk will be rotated by the bending arm bearing against the stop. In the third embodiment the stop mounts a valve with a spring loaded extension which shuts off air to a pneumatic pump which stops the bending arm at the same angle when the bending arm depresses the valve extension for successive bends of equal angles. | 08-06-2009 |
| 072310130 | Work drawn or extruded through die | 4 |
| 20100005846 | Ultrasonic testing method and manufacturing method of seamless pipe or tube - A circumferential angle of incidence αi of an ultrasonic wave transmitted from an ultrasonic probe | 01-14-2010 |
| 20100064750 | Linear drawing machine and method for linear drawing of a workpiece through a drawing ring - In order to allow a more targeted intervention in a drawing procedure, in particular on a linear drawing device, the invention proposes a linear drawing machine for the linear drawing of a workpiece through a drawing ring, a drawing unit, in which one or more drawing tools grasp the workpiece and draw it linearly in the drawing direction, being situated behind the drawing ring, the linear drawing device being distinguished in particular by a drawing ring which is situated fixed in relation to the drawing direction during the drawing procedure, preferably perpendicularly, and by a workpiece guide situated in front of the drawing ring in the drawing direction, which is displaceable perpendicular to the drawing direction. | 03-18-2010 |
| 20130269406 | LINEAR DRAWING MACHINE AND METHOD FOR LINEAR DRAWING OF A WORKPIECE THROUGH A DRAWING RING - In order to allow a more targeted intervention in a drawing procedure, in particular on a linear drawing device, the invention proposes a linear drawing machine for the linear drawing of a workpiece through a drawing ring, a drawing unit, in which one or more drawing tools grasp the workpiece and draw it linearly in the drawing direction, being situated behind the drawing ring, the linear drawing device being distinguished in particular by a drawing ring which is situated fixed in relation to the drawing direction during the drawing procedure, preferably perpendicularly, and by a workpiece guide situated in front of the drawing ring in the drawing direction, which is displaceable perpendicular to the drawing direction. | 10-17-2013 |
| 20140326031 | Drawing die arrangement and material guide to the arrangement, ahead of a drawing die arrangement, as well as drawing method (s) - The invention relates to a drawing die arrangement having a drawing tool that acts on an elongated workpiece, and having a drawing tool support on which the drawing tool is mounted, counteracting the drawing tool, in which support a measurement device that measures the mass distribution of the workpiece material is disposed on the drawing tool, wherein a coupling medium circulated between the measurement device and the drawing tool is provided. Furthermore, the invention relates to a workpiece guide and to a drawing system. | 11-06-2014 |
