A Tool Has A Sequence Of Motion In Plural Paths Patents (Class 83/190)
  • Laser tube cutter with in-situ measuring and sorting
    Patent number: 9835437
    Abstract: A laser tube-cutting machine is disclosed. The tube-cutting machine may include a processing station where raw material enter the machine, a holding and positioning station configured to hold and position the raw material, at least one combined measurement and laser cutting station including a laser and at least one sensor configured to measure various aspects of the tube both before and after cutting, and an outflow processing station where cut material exit the machine.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 16, 2015
    Date of Patent: December 5, 2017
    Assignee: MICROLUTION INC.
    Inventors: Andrew Honegger, Andrew Phillip, Onik Bhattacharyya, Kyle Stacy, Grzegorz Nowobilski, Kamil Szczepanik
  • Trimming apparatus for a drawn part
    Patent number: 6578402
    Abstract: A trim die for sheet metal or other materials is provided to trim the entire circumference of a drawn part. The trim die includes a trim plate with a connected trim punch moveably mounted in a stripper plate. Cam punches with cam lobes engage cam followers on the trim plate to impart motion to the trim die. The trim die of the present invention minimizes displacement of the part to be trimmed, including the excess material, and therefore is compatible with progressive dies. The corresponding method of trimming a part is also provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 28, 2001
    Date of Patent: June 17, 2003
    Assignee: MedSource Technologies, LLC
    Inventor: Bernard C. Weil
  • Method for severing the ends of tubing
    Patent number: 4799412
    Abstract: Method for severing the ends of tubing by feeding the end of a tube through a die such that its end to be sheared extends beyond the die while presenting a shear blade with a pointed end in the interior of the tube end. After the shear blade is inserted into the tube, relative vertical movement between the shear blade and the tube is effected to cause the pointed end to initially puncture the tube wall adjacent the die. The shearing blade is thereafter shifted laterally and vertically to shear remaining portions of the tube wall.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 14, 1986
    Date of Patent: January 24, 1989
    Assignee: George A. Mitchell Company
    Inventor: Randall L. Alexoff