| Class / Patent application number | Description | Number of patent applications / Date published |
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| 140102000 | LOOP FORMING | 12 |
| 20100212771 | EDGEWISE WINDING METHOD AND EDGEWISE WINDING APPARATUS - An edgewise winding method for forming an edgewise winding having a non-circular outer shape including a bent portion, a short side portion, and a long side portion is achieved by feeding a wire by a length corresponding to the short side portion or the long side portion, and edgewise bending the wire by a bending jig while rotating an entire winding to form the bent portion. A side surface of the long side portion of the winding is supported by a first support block, a second support block, a first stopper block, a second stopper block, and others. | 08-26-2010 |
| 20110005633 | WIRE FORMING APPARATUS - A wire forming apparatus which feeds out a wire (W) from a distal end portion of a write guide ( | 01-13-2011 |
| 20110303319 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR FORMING WIRE - The present invention is a method and apparatus for forming wire loops using wire looping pliers. In one embodiment of the invention, the pair of wire pliers having a cylindrical jaw and a recessed jaw for accepting the cylindrical jaw allows the user of the tool to make symmetrical wire loops on a consistent basis. Additionally, the width of the recessed jaw can be set such that the user can use the recessed jaw to measure the distance from a particular point where the neck of the wire loop should be broken. The recessed surface of the recessed jaw and the cylindrical jaw mate together in such a manner as to provide uniform pressure around a significant portion of the loop so as to prevent marring of the surface of the wire. | 12-15-2011 |
| 20120042985 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR FORMING A WIRE LOOP - An apparatus for the formation of a wire loop comprises a wire drive for advancing a wire and a loop layer to grip a first end of the wire and to lay a wire loop. When the wire is advanced, the wire loop is formed into a selected size. The apparatus can also comprise a pull-out gripper and a sensor device, the pull-out gripper being configured to grasp the wire of the wire loop and, after grasping the wire of the wire loop, move relative to the loop layer, thereby tensioning the wire loop in a longitudinal direction. The sensor device can detect a twist in the wire loop. | 02-23-2012 |
| 20160136720 | RETRIEVAL SNARE FOR EXTRACTING FOREIGN OBJECTS FROM BODY CAVITIES AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING THEREOF - A retrieval snare for entrapping and retaining a foreign object located in a body and a method for manufacturing of the snare are provided. The snare comprises a structure having a proximal portion and a distal portion and includes a plurality of filaments. The filaments extend from an end of the proximal portion towards the distal portion and return to the end of the proximal portion to form a plurality of loops. The loops are not interconnected at the distal portion, but each side of each loop are connected to a side of an adjacent loop in the proximal portion at more than one point, thereby providing structural rigidity and dilatation ability to the snare. | 05-19-2016 |
| 140102500 | Implements | 4 |
| 20100294392 | Conductor Loop-Forming Tool - A loop-forming tool for forming a loop in a conductor has a grip with a first end section having a central post and an off-axis post mounted therein. The two posts are spaced to allow a conductor to pass therebetween and to grip the conductor when the tool is rotated, bending the conductor around the central post to form a U-shape. Rotating the tool in the opposite direction changes the U-shaped hook to a “?”-shaped hook for attaching to a tie-down bolt. Index marks can be provided on a terminal surface of the first end section to facilitate making consistent loops. The relative sizes of the posts can be configured to allow the tool to also serve to wrap the loop around the tie-down bolt, and to provide a screwdriver for subsequently tightening the tie-down bolt to secure the looped conductor thereto. | 11-25-2010 |
| 20140166152 | CHECKER BALLOON WINDING MACHINE - A device for winding a filament around a structure disposed concentrically around a distal end of a balloon catheter includes a rotatable holder for retaining a distal end of the balloon catheter, a translatable winding carriage for helically winding the tensioned filament around the balloon catheter distal end, a heater for applying a predetermined amount of heat to a section of the balloon catheter having the filament wound therearound, and a controller for controlling at least the rate of rotation of the holder, the tensioning force applied to the filament, the amount of heat applied by the heater, and the rate of travel of the translatable winding carriage along the longitudinal dimension of the balloon catheter. By use of the device, the balloon is heat set and a predetermined checkering pattern of surface indentations are provided in the structure exterior surface in a single pass. | 06-19-2014 |
| 20140251492 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR FORMING WIRE - The present invention is a method and apparatus for forming wire loops using wire looping pliers. In one embodiment of the invention, the pair of wire pliers having a cylindrical jaw and a recessed jaw for accepting the cylindrical jaw allows the user of the tool to make symmetrical wire loops on a consistent basis. Additionally, the width of the recessed jaw can be set such that the user can use the recessed jaw to measure the distance from a particular point where the neck of the wire loop should be broken. The recessed surface of the recessed jaw and the cylindrical jaw mate together in such a manner as to provide uniform pressure around a significant portion of the loop so as to prevent marring of the surface of the wire. | 09-11-2014 |
| 20150321243 | Manual Tool for Precision Forming of Ear Wires for Jewelry - A tool is provided for bending wire for use in earrings. The tool has a two handles; an anvil plate; two terraced floating bars; two forming links, each having a stanchion projecting therefrom and a forming link rod projecting from the first forming link; an upper and lower linkage arm; a translating pin; and a planetary gear having an eccentric forming rod projecting from its lower face. The anvil plate has a longitudinal slot and arcuate minor and major forming slots formed therethrough; a circumferential gear formed on one side of the anvil plate, adjacent and exterior to the major forming slot, spanning less than 360°; and a retaining wall and a forming anvil formed on the other side of the anvil plate. The handles are pivotally joined to the anvil plate such that the forming link rod and a stanchion engage a wire lying against the retaining wall. | 11-12-2015 |
| 140103000 | Coil springs | 3 |
| 20100252139 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR SHAPING ELECTRIC WIRE FOR STATOR COIL OF ELECTRIC ROTATING MACHINE - An electric wire shaping apparatus is disclosed for shaping an electric wire for a stator coil. The electric wire includes a turn portion that is to be located outside of slots of a stator core and a pair of straight portions that are connected by the turn portion and to be respectively received in two of the slots. The interval between the straight portions defines a coil pitch. The apparatus includes a shaping mechanism and a pair of coil pitch keeping mechanisms. The shaping mechanism presses the turn portion of the electric wire in its width-wise direction, thereby shaping the turn portion to have a desired shape. The coil pitch keeping mechanisms respectively press the straight portions of the electric wire toward the inside space between the straight portions, thereby preventing the interval between the straight portions from being changed by the pressing of the turn portion. | 10-07-2010 |
| 20110247717 | DEVICE FOR PRODUCING A LOOP ON ONE END OF A COIL SPRING - A device for producing a loop at the end of a coil spring has a gripping unit with gripper jaws for retaining the spring in a processing position. The gripping unit is movable to and from the processing position and at least one section of an end turn of the spring protrudes over the gripper jaws. A first slewing gear has an output shaft and a coupling section for detachable coupling of a tool for the forming of a loop on the spring through upward bending of the end turn section protruding over the gripper jaws. A counter block attached laterally to the travel direction of the gripping unit is movable over the section of the end turn of the spring protruding over the gripper jaws and has a bending edge as a bending form for producing a loop with the tool. | 10-13-2011 |
| 20160107220 | Spring Forming Device, Method For Forming A Helical Spring And Corresponding Computer Program - The present invention refers to a spring forming device ( | 04-21-2016 |
