Metal deforming inventions 06/07

20070144228 - Tool and method for cutting a hollow profile: A tool for cutting a hollow profile is designed both for cutting a flange on the hollow profile and for forming the hollow profile using an internal high pressure forming process. The tool has at least one cutting device which extends parallel to the longitudinal extent of the hollow profile,... Agent: Crowell & Moring LLP Intellectual Property Group

20070144229 - Method for reducing shearing and crop losses at rolling of assembled slabs: A method for increasing slab rolling yields and rolling mill efficiency by minimizing shearing and crop losses in the rolling of assembled slabs. An assembled structure for aluminium rolled products includes a core slab with a reduced cross-section in the thickness direction of the slab in at least one of... Agent: Venable LLP

20070144230 - Shearing device: In a shearing device (10), a plate-like work piece (50) is seated on a die (20) positioned on a lower side thereof is clamped by a pad (30), so that a predetermined portion of the work piece (50) is processed into a predetermined shape by a punch positioned on an... Agent: Patterson, Thuente, Skaar & Christensen, P.A.

20070144231 - Cable crimp tool: A telecommunications device is disclosed. The telecommunications device includes a crimp tool assembly for crimping a center conductor of a cable to a center conductive pin. The crimp tool assembly includes an insert assembly which includes an insert that is configured to receive at least two different types of coaxial... Agent: Merchant & Gould PC

20070144232 - Press brake tool safety key assemblies: The invention provides a press brake tool having a retractable safety key. In some embodiments, the tool includes a lock that can positively lock the safety key in an extended position. Different lock assemblies of this nature are provided. Also provided is a combination including a press brake tool and... Agent: Intellectual Property Group Fredrikson & Byron, P.A.

20070137275 - Method for the manufacturing of a fluid conduit, particularly a fluid conduit in a co2 refrigeration system: The invention relates to a method for producing a fluid conduit, in particular a fluid conduit for a CO2 refrigerating plant. The aim of said invention is to develop a quick and inexpensive method. For this purpose, several pipes (5-9) are simultaneously supplied by means of at least one roller... Agent: Mccormick, Paulding & Huber LLP

20070137276 - Longitudinal curvature adjustment assembly for a rain gutter roll forming machine: A rain gutter roll forming machine wherein the final forming station has the exit drive rollers removed therefrom. The forming rollers for the lower front and back corners of the gutter are mounted for rotation about a single substantially horizontal axis and are supported by a camber adjustment plate. The... Agent: David L. Davis, Esq.

20070137277 - Light weight, stiffened, twist resistant, extruded vehicle axle: An extruded, tubular vehicle axle for front and rear wheel applications, is formed with integral, radially outwardly extending ribs, at the radial top and bottom dead centers of the axle, and continuously extending longitudinally along substantially the entire length of the axle parallel to the axis of the axle. The... Agent: Harness, Dickey & Pierce, P.L.C

20070137278 - Trimless forged products and method: A method of manufacturing an irregularly shaped forging includes heating a billet to a predetermined temperature, placing the heated billet within the cavity of a die, advancing a punch into the cavity to begin to disperse the material into a plurality of radially extending extremities of the cavity and continuing... Agent: Harness, Dickey & Pierce, P.L.C

20070137280 - Apparatus for forming production parts under internal high-pressure conditions: An apparatus for forming production parts under internal high-pressure conditions, has an internal high-pressure forming tool which includes a top and a bottom die half and also can produce a fluidic internal high pressure inside the closed die. A support plate is movable in a reciprocating manner relative to a... Agent: Crowell & Moring LLP Intellectual Property Group

20070131012 - Hybrid component and associated production method: The present invention relates to a hybrid component comprising a sheet-metal metal body and a plastic body injection-molded onto the sheet-metal body. The sheet-metal body is produced by cutting, edging, stamping and/or plastic forming a plate-shaped metal sheet, and has a surface coating on at least one visible side, as... Agent: Crowell & Moring LLP Intellectual Property Group

20070131013 - Method and apparatus for equal channel angular extrusion of flat billets: The invention comprises a method and apparatus for equal channel angular extrusion (ECAE) of flat billets to control material structure and properties. The improvements of the method include the special systems of billet orientations, billet lubrication, billet ejection from dies, and a press/die control system those eliminate surface cracks, flashes... Agent: Richard W. Hoffmann

20070131014 - Flanged housing member, forming method and forming device: A flanged housing member is formed using a forming method and a forming device from a forming material having a pre-flanged forming portion 2 is disposed at one end of a trunk portion 1. The entire external surface of the flanged housing member can be ironed with a sufficient degree... Agent: GlobalIPCounselors, LLP

20070131015 - Pipe member, method of manufacturing the same, and roller using the same: In order to manufacture a pipe member there is provided a metal sheet having a first end and a second end extending in a first direction corresponding to an axial direction of the pipe member. First convex portions and first concave portions are alternately formed on the first end of... Agent: Hogan & Hartson L.L.P.

20070131016 - Transferring die(s) from an intermediate surface to a substrate: Dies that are attached to a die plate can be transferred to a substrate. An actuator can be used to cause a die to be released from the die plate and to come into contact with the substrate. For example, the die may cover a corresponding hole in the die... Agent: Sterne, Kessler, Goldstein & Fox P.l.l.c.

20070125143 - Center shifted roll forming: The present invention provides a bending machine for strip, webbing, or rod material comprising: an electronic control means; two cylinders, each acting selectively as a forming mandrel or a forming tool; an angular displacement means, controlling the orbit of the forming mandrel; and a feeding means, controlling the rate of... Agent: Aaron Mcgushion

20070125144 - Rolling mill: The rolling mill comprises a pair of work rolls for rolling a plate material in the thickness direction, a guide for guiding the leading end of the plate material between the work rolls, and a rolling oil supply member for supplying rolling oil between the work rolls through a rolling... Agent: Ostrolenk Faber Gerb & Soffen

20070125145 - High-pressure shaping system: A high-pressure system for hydroshaping a hollow workpiece has a lower die and an upper die vertically shiftable above the lower die and forming therewith a cavity shaped to hold the workpiece. An upper actuating element bears downward via a vertically compressible hydraulic operating cylinder on the upper die. A... Agent: The Firm Of Karl F Ross

20070125146 - Torque support: The invention relates to a torque support on oil collecting receptacles (2, 2′) in a region of a paired connection of spindle heads and roll necks (1, 1′) in rolling mill stands during adjustment thereof in both vertical and axial directions, with a respective attachment point on both upper and... Agent: Abelman, Frayne & Schwab

20070125147 - Method of forming a part: A method of forming a part comprising the steps of forming a round sheet metal blank, pressing the sheet metal blank through a first forming die to form a blank, the blank having a bearing seat, the bearing seat having a bearing seat edge, pressing the blank through a second... Agent: Jeffrey Thurnau The Gates Corporation

20070125148 - Method and apparatus for forging gear teeth: A forged gear and a method of manufacture thereof. The forged gear comprises a bevel gear with a plurality of teeth, each tooth having a tip disposed between two faces and two ends, the two faces extending in a substantially longitudinal direction of the tooth, wherein the tip of each... Agent: Birch Stewart Kolasch & Birch

20070125149 - Press-formed member having corner portion, press-formed member manufacturing apparatus and press-formed member manufacturing method: A press-formed member includes a first wall with a first thickness, a second wall with a second thickness, and a first corner portion. The first corner portion is disposed between the first and second walls, with the first corner portion having an increased thickness formed by pressure-forming such that the... Agent: GlobalIPCounselors, LLP