Patents Examined by Willmon Fridie, Jr.
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Patent number: 7025381Abstract: A report cover (10) is disclosed which can be used with a report (12) bound by a flexible comb binding (14). An insert (20) is bound with the report (12) in the flexible comb binding (14). The insert (20) is then fit within a pocket (38) in the back cover (28) of the cover (26). The spine or side cover (30) and front cover (32) of the cover (26) then encloses the report (12) and spiral binding (14) to provide an attractive, book-like report with spine labeling and titling for easy shelf reference. The spine also provides a space for advertising. The report cover can be used with a report that is bound with a spiral, wire loop or three ring binding also. A modified cover (100) can be formed with integral side tabs (110) and end tab (112) to form the pocket (102) without the use of adhesive or other fastener.Type: GrantFiled: August 22, 2003Date of Patent: April 11, 2006Inventor: William E. Lockhart
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Patent number: 7024974Abstract: A vertical lathe is provided with a base, a main spindle, a headstock, a tool rest and a splash guard. The headstock is movable in a Z-axis direction and an X-axis direction and grips a bar workpiece by a chuck. The bar workpiece is machined by moving the headstock and a tool. A part which has been subjected to the machining is cut by a cut-off tool as a machined workpiece. The lathe has a supporting means, provided above the headstock, for supporting an upper end of the bar workpiece and a transfer means for receiving the machined workpiece from the chuck and for transferring the machined workpiece to an outside of a machining area.Type: GrantFiled: September 24, 2003Date of Patent: April 11, 2006Assignee: Mori Seiki Hitech Co., Ltd.Inventors: Takashi Shimada, Etsuro Shimada
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Patent number: 7021183Abstract: In order to provide a drive housing for machine tool drives which offers the possibility, with simple production technology, of not being subject to any restrictions whatsoever with respect to the recess to be provided, it is suggested that this have a plurality of segments which are stacked in a stacking direction, are cut out from flat material and extend in stacking planes transversely to the stacking direction and each of which has continuous material web systems of a constant thickness which extend in such a manner that segments following one another in stacking direction abut on one another with their material web systems, thereby forming overlapping surfaces, and are connected to one another areally and with a material fit in the area of their overlapping surfaces.Type: GrantFiled: February 6, 2004Date of Patent: April 4, 2006Assignee: Index-Werke GmbH & Co. KG Hahn & TesskyInventor: Guenther Heinrich Trautmann
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Patent number: 7013774Abstract: An improved tool holder, such as a shave tool (20), broadly includes: an adapter plate (23) adapted to be mounted on the screw machine (21) for controlled movement toward and away from the workpiece (W); a tool block (24) slidably mounted on the adapter plate for relative movement relative thereto along a first axis (x—x); a slide body (25) mounted on the tool block for rotation relative thereto about a second axis (y—y), an adjustment mechanism (28) acting between the slide body and the tool block for controllably varying the angular position of the slide body relative to the tool block; and a head (26) slidably mounted on the slide body for movement relative thereto along a third axis (z—z). The head has a roller (22) and cutting tool (T) spaced from the roller.Type: GrantFiled: October 20, 2004Date of Patent: March 21, 2006Assignee: C.J. Winter Machine Technologies, Inc.Inventors: Paul W. Allart, David G. Cole, Liberato Pietrantoni
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Patent number: 7013775Abstract: A cutter holder for CNC lathe is disclosed to include a bottom holder block, which is affixed to the frame of a CNC lathe with screws and has a positioning groove with a middle semispherical recess for holding a barrel that holds a tool shank with a front chuck for holding a cutting tool, and a top holding down block, which is detachably affixed to the bottom holder block with screws to hold down the barrel and has a semispherical bottom recess fitting the spherical middle flank portion of the barrel corresponding to the middle semispherical recess of the bottom holder block.Type: GrantFiled: July 28, 2005Date of Patent: March 21, 2006Inventors: Yeo-Ching Song, Ting-Tsai Hsu
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Patent number: 7013772Abstract: A method and an apparatus for truing the interface between an arrow shaft or insert and the arrow tip is provided. A squaring tool having a frame with at least one V-shaped channel supports an arrow shaft in parallel with the frame longitudinal axis. A cutting tool is mounted on the frame. A cutting surface of the cutting tool is perpendicularly aligned to both the tool frame longitudinal axis and the V-shaped channels. Each channel supports the arrow wherein an arrow longitudinal axis aligns in parallel with the frame longitudinal axis. The arrow is placed in the tool having the interface adjacent to the cutting surface and the assembly is rotated within the channels as the arrow shaft is translated against the cutting surface. The interface is cut by the cutting surface to perpendicularly align the interface with the arrow longitudinal axis.Type: GrantFiled: February 20, 2003Date of Patent: March 21, 2006Assignee: G5 Outdoors, LLCInventors: Louis Grace, Jr., Nathaniel E. Grace
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Patent number: 7014396Abstract: A tangential cutting insert having two identical opposing end surfaces with two identical opposing major side surfaces and two identical opposing minor side surfaces extending between them. Each end surface has a peripheral edge containing cutting edges and four corners of which two are lowered and two are raised. Each end surface is provided with at least one projecting abutment member having a projecting abutment surface, wherein in a side view of either major side surface, the at least one projecting abutment surface is concave.Type: GrantFiled: August 20, 2004Date of Patent: March 21, 2006Assignee: Iscar Ltd.Inventors: Amir Satran, Daniel Dagan
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Patent number: 7013773Abstract: A tool holder simultaneously carries at least two diametrically arranged tool heads, each tool head carrying cutting inserts for chip removing machining. The tool holder includes an adaptor connected to a coupling. The adaptor has at least two diametrically opposite side surfaces which-diverge away from the coupling. The side surfaces have seats in order to replaceably receive respective tool heads. A line which lies in both a first basal plane and in one of the side surfaces forms an angle in the interval 1°–15° with a longitudinal center line of the tool holder.Type: GrantFiled: December 10, 2002Date of Patent: March 21, 2006Assignee: Sandvik ABInventor: Per Hansson
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Patent number: 7014394Abstract: Rotary cutting tools for cutting various types of sheet material are known. However, when cutting non-ferrous materials, damage known as fluttering is caused to both surfaces of the sheet material being cut. The requirement for the cutting of larger and larger sheets of material for safety critical applications such as aircraft wings has made fluttering unacceptable. Furthermore, scrapping sheets of material which exhibit fluttering is extremely expensive. Fluttering occurs as a result of excess pressure being placed on a workpiece edge as it is being cut. A rotary cutting tool (10) for a power tool is disclosed in which the cutting tool comprises body means (12) having a first flute (20, 30), a substantially planar first cutting surface (22, 32) and a first cutting edge (24, 34) formed on said first cutting surface; and wherein said first cutting edge (24, 34) is formed at a first angle to a longitudinal axis of the cutting tool. This cutting tool addresses the problems associated with fluttering.Type: GrantFiled: August 6, 2004Date of Patent: March 21, 2006Assignee: Exactaform Cutting Tools, Ltd.Inventor: John Inglis
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Patent number: 7007979Abstract: Advertising materials are provided for cooperative promotions. The materials comprise of a set of print or electronic coupons printed on removable tabs and a promotional piece or flare. Each coupon entitles its purchaser to a substantial discount on a product. Selected coupons entitle its purchaser to a prize. Multiple break-open windows are formed on the coupons and are movable between closed and open positions respectively concealing and revealing outcome-determining indicia. The indicia comprise symbol combinations and identify respective coupons as either losers or winners entitled to pre-determined awards. A cooperative promotional method utilizing the advertising materials is also disclosed.Type: GrantFiled: January 29, 2004Date of Patent: March 7, 2006Assignee: Adams Enterprises, Inc.Inventor: Robert E. Mitchell
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Patent number: 7008147Abstract: A rectangular blade-type cutting tool having two edge-on cutting inserts mounted at one end of the blade in a staggered formation with their cutting edges partially overlapping. This type of cutting blade finds particular application in disc-type cutting tool assemblies used for cutting pipes. In such a cutting tool assembly the blade-type cutting tools in accordance with the present invention are equally peripherally distributed on an end face of the cutting tool assembly with the operative cutting edges of each of cutting blade inwardly directed and equally distanced with respect to the axis of rotation of the cutting tool assembly. With such a cutting tool assembly it is only necessary to cut the thickness of a pipe without the necessity of passing across its entire diameter allowing for quick and economical cutting of the pipe.Type: GrantFiled: April 1, 2004Date of Patent: March 7, 2006Assignee: Iscar Ltd.Inventors: Yaron Eisen, Tsahi Ashkenazi
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Patent number: 7007575Abstract: An on-car disc brake lathe system for resurfacing a brake disc of a vehicle brake assembly includes a lathe body with a driving motor, a cutting head operably attached to the lathe body, and a drive shaft. The system also includes an alignment system having an electronic controller, input and output adaptors configured to rotate with the drive shaft, one or more adjustment discs, and an adjustment mechanism. The adjustment disc is positioned between the input adaptor and the output adaptor, and an axial alignment of the input adaptor relative to the output adaptor may be varied based on a rotational orientation of the adjustment disc. The adjustment mechanism is configured to change the rotational orientation of the adjustment disc in response to commands from the electronic controller.Type: GrantFiled: September 25, 2002Date of Patent: March 7, 2006Assignee: Pro-Cut Licensing Company, LLCInventors: Harold Newell, John Wiggins
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Patent number: 7008145Abstract: A milling cutter having a cutter body with a plurality of cutting inserts secured thereto. Each cutting insert has a serrated peripheral surface comprising crests and troughs which are aligned with crests and troughs of serrations of an adjacent portion of the cutter body.Type: GrantFiled: July 20, 2004Date of Patent: March 7, 2006Assignee: Iscar Ltd.Inventor: Eduard Astrakhan
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Patent number: 7008146Abstract: A milling cutter with tangentially mounted cutting inserts includes cutter pockets that are arranged at one end of the cutter body such that the screws for retaining the inserts generally radiate from the cutter's center. The cutter pockets are designed to secure a generally rectangular insert with eight or less cutting edges. The number of inserts and corresponding flutes vary as a function of the diameter of the cutter body. For example, four inserts with corresponding flutes are mounted on a 1.25? diameter cutter body, and three inserts with corresponding flutes are mounted on a 1.00? diameter cutter body. The increased number of flutes provide for increased metal removal rates and higher feed rates, as compared to an inserted ball nose mill or end mill.Type: GrantFiled: July 21, 2003Date of Patent: March 7, 2006Assignee: Kennametal Inc.Inventors: Kenneth G. DeRoche, Mark A. Francis
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Patent number: 7004689Abstract: A high-speed milling cutter (10) includes a shank (12), a front portion (14), and a transition surface (16) between the shank (12) and the front portion (14). The cutter (10) also includes an insert pocket (20) having a bottom surface (22) and side surfaces (24, 26). The bottom surface (22) includes a raised boss (28) for supporting a cutting insert (30). The cutting insert (30) has a top surface (32), a bottom surface (34) and side surfaces (36, 38, 40, 42). The cutting insert (30) includes a primary cutting edge (44, 46) formed at an intersection between the top surface (32) and two of the side surfaces (36, 38, 40, 42). The top surface (32) of the cutting insert (30) includes a concave or dish-shaped topography that is designed for high-speed milling operations of a metallic work piece.Type: GrantFiled: January 9, 2004Date of Patent: February 28, 2006Assignee: Kennametal Inc.Inventors: Kenneth G. DeRoche, Mark A. Francis, Brian D. Hoefler
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Patent number: 7001113Abstract: Tools, including end mills, include a flute having a helix which varies along the length of the tool. The invention is not limited in terms of the number of flutes, whether odd or even; helix change(s) within a flute or between flutes; or indexing between cutting edges or flutes. Nor is the invention limited in terms of materials used, and may employ carbide or high-speed steel grades of materials, ceramics, or any other material that will be used in the future for material removal in a rotary tool. According to the invention, a ‘slow’ or ‘high’ helix may be used at the end or starting point of the tool, depending upon the application. A slow helix at the end or starting point is desirable for a strong corner in ramping and plunging into the material. When a higher helix is used at the end transitioning to a smaller helix at the shank, the corner is also protected because of the helix change. The high helix at the tip may be needed for shearing action in a given material.Type: GrantFiled: September 10, 2002Date of Patent: February 21, 2006Inventors: Clifford M. Flynn, Paul St. Louis
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Patent number: 7000511Abstract: The invention relates to a machining unit in which the pieces are carried by an electric turning spindle radially arranged on a turret with a vertical axis of rotation. On rotation of the turret the pieces are successively introduced into machining stations, arranged peripherally around said turret and comprising tool support means. A large space is thus available around the periphery of the machine for housing the tools. The electric turning spindles are adapted to selectively hold the pieces at any fixed angle, thus permitting not only turning operations but also other machining operations on fixed pieces.Type: GrantFiled: June 14, 2002Date of Patent: February 21, 2006Assignee: Machines-Outils Wirth & GruffatInventor: Laurent Zuccalli
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Patent number: 7001115Abstract: A cutting insert for metalworking operations has an insert core with a pair of cutting portions having cutting tips extending therefrom such that a toolholder having a pocket to accept such a core is suitable to accept different cutting inserts having a common core plus different cutting portions. As a result, for example, an 80° diamond, a 55° diamond and a 35° diamond cutting insert may all be utilized within a common toolholder. The invention is also directed to a toolholder that will accept such a variety of cutting inserts.Type: GrantFiled: July 21, 2003Date of Patent: February 21, 2006Assignee: Kennametal Inc.Inventors: Robert A. Erickson, William M. Alexander, IV
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Patent number: 7000510Abstract: Disclosed is an adjustable locator for a machining lathe for machining a pipe or similar work piece. The locator includes a locator pad having a main body and a shoulder which is inserted into a socket in the stationary member of the machining lathe. The locator pad also includes an extension plate which can be both axially displaced or adjusted relative to the main body and shoulder to thereby position the clamshell lathe relative to the workpiece.Type: GrantFiled: October 6, 2004Date of Patent: February 21, 2006Inventors: Brent Place, Donato L. Ricci
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Patent number: 7001096Abstract: An apparatus for binding a stack of paper with at least one hole defined therein. The apparatus includes a male element having at least one post with a plurality of teeth. The post is configured to receive the stack of paper by threading the post through the hole. A female element with at least one aperture defined therein is placed substantially over the male element. The female aperture is structured to releasably engage at least one of the plurality of post teeth with sufficient grip to bind the stack of paper together.Type: GrantFiled: May 12, 2004Date of Patent: February 21, 2006Inventor: Jere L. With