Metal deforming inventions 12/07

20070295048 - Method of and apparatus for strip blow-off: The invention relates to a method of strip blow-off at an exit of rolling mills for producing a spotless and clean rolled strip, according to which the strip (5) is blown off with at least one nozzle (16) arranged above the upper side (14) of the strip, and a rolling... Agent: Abelman, Frayne & Schwab

20070295049 - Anastomosis apparatus and methods of deployment and manufacture: A method and apparatus for making an anastomosis between a tubular duct and a vessel has an annulus having a longitudinal axis, a first set of fingers and a second set of fingers. The first set of fingers extend axially from the annulus in one direction and the second set... Agent: Dickinson Wright PLLC

20070295050 - Alignment device and methods of using the same: An alignment device is located on a mandrel of an installation tool and is used to align a structural member in an opening of a workpiece while seating a radial flange of the structural member against a first surface of the workpiece. The alignment device comprises a disk-shaped device having... Agent: Seed Intellectual Property Law Group PLLC

20070295052 - Device for the stepped displacement of work pieces: A device (1) for the stepped displacement of workpieces inside a press (2) or similar processing equipment is provided. The device includes at least one or two gripper rails (4) that can be displaced back and forth in the direction of a longitudinal extent thereof and in the feed direction,... Agent: Volpe And Koenig, P.C.

20070295054 - Apparatus and method for compensations for stress deformations in a press: An apparatus is provided for compensating for such deformations as occur in operation in first and second clamping surfaces intended for a tool in a press. The clamping surfaces are reciprocally moveable towards and away from one another in order to move a first and second part of the tool... Agent: Barry L Kelmacher Bachman & Lapointe

20070289349 - Method for producing longitudinal grooves in cylindrical workpieces: The invention relates to a method for producing longitudinal grooves in cylindrical workpieces using a rolling deformation method preceded by a preforming method.... Agent: Burr & Brown

20070289351 - Wave relieving geometric features in structural members that are radially expandable into workpieces: A bushing with wave relieving geometric features includes a unique geometric end feature such as a countersink or arcuate surface, which creates a pocket, volume, and/or reservoir, to receive an amount of material that is extruded in a longitudinal direction during radial expansion of the bushing. At the mandrel exit... Agent: Seed Intellectual Property Law Group PLLC

20070289352 - Workpiece conveyance device for pressing machine: A work conveyance device for a pressing machine, consuming less energy and enabling reduction in production costs. The workpiece conveyance device has a pair of transfer bars provided in parallel to a feed direction; support members for moving each of the transfer bars freely in the feed direction while restricting... Agent: Wenderoth, Lind & Ponack, L.L.P.

20070289353 - Clamping tool: A clamping tool has first and second handles operatively connected to first and second jaws, e.g. clamping or crimping jaws and a retractable third handle attached to the first handle. A spring biases the first and second handles toward a non-engaging position and a restraint arrangement maintains the position of... Agent: The Webb Law Firm, P.C.

20070289354 - Method and apparatus for feeding fasteners to a processing device: A method and apparatus for feeding fasteners with at least two parallel boundary surfaces to a processing device includes lining up the fasteners in the same orientation by a feeder. The fasteners move through a conveying duct to a loading device arranged on a processing device. Individual conveying steps are... Agent: Harness, Dickey & Pierce, P.L.C

20070283736 - Extrusion die for metallic material: In some preferred embodiments, an extrusion die for metallic material capable of obtaining a high quality extruded article can be provide while securing sufficient strength and durability. The extrusion die is provided with a die holding case 20 having a dome portion 21 with an external surface functioning as a... Agent: Oblon, Spivak, Mcclelland Maier & Neustadt, P.C.

20070283738 - Shell press and method for forming a shell: An apparatus and method for forming a shell with a central panel and a chuck wall is provided. The apparatus and method employ the use of a biasing member to selectively bias and control movement of the inner pressure sleeve and a die core having an outer diameter equal to... Agent: David P. Maivald Eckert Seamans Cherin & Mellott, LLC

20070283739 - Flange sleeve, method for the production thereof and bending tool for producing flanges on a sleeve: A flanged bush for plain bearings having at least one flange formed thereon having axially facing inner and outer surfaces and including at least one metallic layer. The flange includes material-displacing recesses impressed axially into said flange in said metallic layer at at least two points distributed over said flange... Agent: Robert L. Stearns Howard & Howard Attorneys, P.C.

20070277573 - Hydroforming using high pressure pulsation during fluid intensification cycle: A method and apparatus for hydroforming a metal part includes placing a part to be formed (510) within a die (512), closing the die to enclose the part to be formed, and introducing a high pressure fluid to an interior of the die for expanding the part against an interior... Agent: Harness, Dickey & Pierce, P.L.C

20070277574 - Internal high-pressure shaping device: The invention relates to a device (10) for the internal high pressure forming of a hollow profile (5), comprising a forming tool and a sealing arrangement for holding and sealing an end (12) of the hollow profile (5), this end (12) projecting from the impression (16) of the forming tool,... Agent: Crowell & Moring LLP Intellectual Property Group

20070277575 - Thermoshaping machine: A shaping machine has upper and lower shaping tools movable vertically between an open position spaced apart and spacedly flanking a shapable strip passing between them in a generally horizontal travel direction and a closed position gripping the strip and also movable horizontally parallel to the strip between an upstream... Agent: K.f. Ross P.C.

20070277576 - Bar speed changing device: A bar speed changing device (48) comprising a pair of upper rollers (55, 55′) and a pair of lower rollers (59, 59′). Said device receives a bar section with the rollers (55, 55′, 59, 59′) in the open position and rotating at a given speed. Upon leaving the device (48)... Agent: Stetina Brunda Garred & Brucker

20070277577 - Sheet metal brake and hinge mechanism therefor: A bending brake assembly for manually bending pieces of sheet metal material including a base (20) supporting a plurality of c-shaped members (22). Each c-shaped member (22) presents opposing clamping surfaces (24) for receiving a sheet metal material between the clamping surfaces (24). The assembly also includes a bending member... Agent: Howard & Howard Attorneys, P.C.

20070277579 - Method and tool for closed die forging: A press tool for closed die forging a blank into a product is described. Said tool including upper and lower centre members and first and second side members. Said members define a cavity with the form of the product. In a two-step closed die forge process the blank is placed... Agent: Timothy J. Keefer Seyfarth Shaw

20070277580 - Aluminum pipe production method: The invention is directed to a aluminum pipe production method comprising an extrusion step for obtaining an aluminum raw pipe (10) and a drawing step for executing a drawing process of the aluminum raw pipe (10). Before executing the drawing step a slug removing step for removing aluminum slugs (1)... Agent: Oblon, Spivak, Mcclelland Maier & Neustadt, P.C.