Tools & Tooling
Hand tools, powered tools, robotic tooling and the tooling that holds and shapes work.
Category CAT-000000081
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- OT-2026-000003280
A method of connecting an end of a plastic, male vacuum-component to a female component in a vacuum system, by attaching an elastomeric sealing member to the end of the male vacuum-component, and inserting the end of the male vacuum-component into a female vacuum-component until the elastomeric sealing member is in at
- OT-2026-000003276
A fastener, driving device, and method are provided for repairing a tear in soft tissue of a patient, a particular exemplary embodiment comprising a meniscal tear in a knee. The fastener has a variable-pitch helical protrusion along a central portion that decreases from the distal end to the proximal end, which can ser
- OT-2026-000003274
The invention relates to a novel configuration of a transport means (5) for a controlled, striding motion along a substrate (14), having several striding elements each comprising a standing or foot element capable of being lowered and raised, respectively, for placement in contact with and removal from contact with the
- OT-2026-000003272
A pneumatic tool (10) is described for diverting exhaust air from an air motor (18) between a rearward opening (22), a forward opening (24), or both, without requiring any disassembly. An exhaust diverting valve selector (26) allows adjustment of the direction of flow as determined by an exhaust diverting valve (60) fr
- OT-2026-000003265
An orthopedic fixation device includes a fixation plate having at least one through hole in which a direction adjusting ring is held securely. The direction adjusting ring is provided with an inner threaded hole engageable with a second threaded portion of a double-threaded bone screw. Located at a lower portion of the
- OT-2026-000003260
A self-actuated vacuum grip includes a piston mounted for back and forth movement within a chamber or cylinder. When the piston moves in one direction, it creates a partial vacuum in the chamber that can be used to grip an article. When the piston moves in the opposite direction, the partial vacuum is destroyed and the
- OT-2026-000003255
A vacuum vice for holding a bowling ball when drilling holes or engraving the ball includes inner and outer o-rings seals which form inner and outer concentric vacuum chambers that work together to form a seal with a bowling ball having surface imperfections or engraving. The inner vacuum chamber holds the ball against
- OT-2026-000003254
An apparatus is disclosed for joining structural units. A structural unit, such as a precast concrete section of pipe, decking, bridge structure, building structure, or pavement, includes a plurality of spaced, longitudinally aligned tubular members. The ends of each structural unit are flush, and the ends of the tubul
- OT-2026-000003252
For replacement of automotive windshields by aftermarket installers, two mirror image grips have a curved tubular handle which is welded to a sheet metal base with two legs which are at an obtuse angle to one another. The curved handle allows smooth repositioning of an installer's hands as the large windshield is s
- OT-2026-000003249
A coupling device adapted for use with floor maintenance machines of the type used for floor brushing, buffing, polishing, scrubbing or the like and which facilitates the coupling of a maintenance element (i.e., brush, buffing disk or the like). The device comprises an annular plate member having a circular opening ada
- OT-2026-000003246
A device for processing ophthalmic lenses, which has at least one processing station for processing an edge and/or a surface of the ophthalmic lens and a multiaxial positioning unit, which has a gripping unit, which grips the ophthalmic lens and inserts it into a respective processing station and removes it therefrom.
- OT-2026-000003241
A vacuum plate system comprises a support plate (310) formed of a plurality of support plate modules (320-380) that are supported on a base plate, and serve to transfer vacuum between vacuum apertures in the base plate and a workpiece held on the support plate (310). The support plate module (340) is formed with a plur
- OT-2026-000003236
A clamping device (2) adapted to be used to grasp an article or to clamp a tool to a workpiece, comprising: (a) a substantially flat or curved vacuum chamber (21) having a lower surface contained or comprised in a vacuum body (14, 15); (b) a compressible seal (18) located at or adjacent the perimeter of the vacuum body
- OT-2026-000003235
In a screw made of biodegradable material for bone surgery purposes, the outer surface of the screw body is provided with a coaxial external thread. A coaxial channel of sawtoothed star-shaped transverse cross-sectional profile is provided in the screw body, which channel is open at the proximal end in order to receive
- OT-2026-000003231
A device (10) for correcting for the out-of-level condition of a weighing apparatus (20), which includes a scale (22) and a clinometer (24) to provide an accurate weight measurement of a load disposed thereon whenever the tilt of the scale (22) is within preselected out-of-level angles. The device (10) is configured su
- OT-2026-000003227
A fastener, driving device, and method are provided for repairing a tear in soft tissue of a patient, such as a meniscal tear in a knee. The fastener has a variable-pitch helical protrusion along a central portion that decreases from the distal end to the proximal end, for bringing two sides of the tear into apposition
- OT-2026-000003225
A portable leveling vacuum tool to align a substantially flat top surface of a plurality of workpieces in a coplanar orientation. The vacuum tool includes a pair of parallel frame rails spaced apart from each other to define an intermediate area therebetween. The frame rails have substantially flat, coplanar bottom sur
- OT-2026-000003223
An osteosynthesis device having a bone screw, particularly a pedicle screw, a fork head that has a groove and a corrective pin seated in the groove of the fork head. A corrective pin is secured against twisting in that the bottom of the groove of the fork head is provided with a plurality of longitudinal slots lying pa
- OT-2026-000003222
A tong apparatus is provided for gripping a pipe. The apparatus includes a support having a track, a first positive stop, and a second positive stop. The apparatus also includes a jaw assembly having a base slidably coupled to the track of the support. The jaw assembly includes a cylinder having a movable piston. The c
- OT-2026-000003221
A safety device for detecting improper positioning of a ladder including an alarm connected to an energy source. A longitudinal and lateral level indicator switch are connected between the alarm and energy source with a first orientation for precluding power transfer to the alarm when the ladder is orientated in a safe
- OT-2026-000003218
A clamping device for holding, for example a work piece in a machine tool, has a housing with a cylindrical bore and a clamping piston with a dead-end cavity axially slidable in the housing. A clamping lever extends through a ball-bushing with an inner end into the dead-end cavity of the piston and with an outer end ca
- OT-2026-000003213
A quick-change chuck device has a body member having a recess defined therein for receipt of a circular tool shank. The body member includes a number of tapered slots defined therein in communication with the recess. An outer sleeve member is coaxial about the body member and axially movable relative to the body member
- OT-2026-000003208
The present invention provides a tool for converting axial force into torque comprising a body and set teeth positioned on the body. The tool also has a mandrel positioned to move relative to the body and drive teeth positioned on the mandrel such that there is relative motion between said set teeth and said drive teet
- OT-2026-000003190
A level indicator attachment for a power hand tool to indicate the angle of inclination of the tool for making cuts at a predetermined angle. In a preferred embodiment, the level indicator comprises a circular bubble level adjustably positioned in a housing and frame mounted to the tool by use of preexisting fasteners
- OT-2026-000003187
Apparatus for transporting substrates to and from at least one device (1) for holding substrates (2), the at least one device having a substrate support (5) disposed in a vacuum chamber (4, 4', 4"). The apparatus includes at least one displaceably disposed gripper (75), which can be displaced by a mechanical an
- OT-2026-000003185
Drawing sheets for gauge with mechanical indicator and reconfigurable gauge display, reproduced from the published facsimile. The written description is in the original document, which is linked above.
- OT-2026-000003183
A modular storage and display device for essentially flat containers. The display device has a vertically retained column and a plurality of connecting members mounted on the column. The connecting members have a pair of resiliently displaceable gripping arms integrally formed at one portion of the connecting members.
- OT-2026-000003180
The present invention involves both an apparatus and a method for handling and holding panels and other substrates for photolithographic exposures. In one of its aspects, the present invention comprises bi-modal vacuum cup-bellows devices which automatically retract behind (below) the surface of a chuck, and to remain
- OT-2026-000003176
A spiral drive system for threaded fasteners includes driver-engageable surfaces on the head end of the fastener in which at least some of the driver-engageable surfaces are defined by a spiral segment configured to maximize torque transmission while spreading the driving load over a broad driver-fastener interface to
- OT-2026-000003174
A flow sensor device includes a main passage having a normally open shut off valve therein which is configured to shut off at a predetermined rate of air flow therethrough. The shut off valve includes a seating structure and a centering structure positioned within the main passage, a sealing member being positioned bet
- OT-2026-000003173
The device comprises a transfer unit with a block (44) containing wells (48) in which suckers (50) are located. The wells (48) comprise a border (72) made of a sealing and friction material. The peripheral wall (60) of the sucker (50) is flexible enough to permit axial movement of the lip (62) between an expanded posit
- OT-2026-000003172
Sterile bone fixation devices, such as bone screws, pins, anchors and plates, fabricated from bone tissue and the method of making such devices.
- OT-2026-000003170
A biocompatible fastener that may be used for attachment of a fixation plate to bone is described herein, where the fastener has features that facilitate its deployment in a surgical environment. The fastener is composed of a screw, having a threaded shaft and slotted head, and a detachable body that is used for deploy
- OT-2026-000003169
A hand-held pneumatic device, such as a C ring clamping device, comprises a main body, a grip joined to a lower portion of the main body, a pneumatic cylinder contained in the main body, and a directional control valve contained in the main body. A first air discharge passage formed in the grip is connected to a first
- OT-2026-000003168
An air ratchet hand tool has an elongated, generally cylindrical handle portion with an axial air inlet passage therethrough, and having an outer surface with two longitudinally extending channels formed therein, each communicating with the air motor. A thermoplastic grip jacket covers the handle portion and cooperates
- OT-2026-000003167
An apparatus for holding flitches for slicing in a vertical slicing process. The apparatus includes a clamp having a centrally located vacuum pocket disposed between two opposed clamping dogs. The clamp provides a vacuum assisted clamp for vertical slicing of thin veneers.
- OT-2026-000003166
A screw device for the coaptation of two small bone fragments includes a threaded proximal head part and a threaded distal part, the proximal part having a diameter greater than the distal part and having a thread pitch smaller than that of the distal part. The distal part is threaded over substantially its entire leng
- OT-2026-000003150
A replaceable, flexible and resilient grip is slidably fitted over a generally cylindrical handle portion of a power hand tool housing. In one embodiment, for use with a pistol grip housing with a separable end cap, the grip has a flange which is clamped between the end cap and the barrel of the housing and has lugs wh
- OT-2026-000003148
A mechanism for selectively securing a cover to a flange of a pressure vessel. The cover and flange each have openings that are aligned when the cover is in position facing the flange. The mechanism includes an anchor plate having a hole therethrough. A piston is slidable in a direction normal to the cover in alignment
- OT-2026-000003147
A device on hand-held tool-driving machines for the coupling of pounding and/or drilling tools is proposed, wherein on the tool shank (11) and the tool holder (10) are located at least three couplings comprising grooves (17, 18, 22) that run axially to the shank end and coupling gibs (19, 20, 23) on the tool holder (10
- OT-2026-000003146
The present invention relates to a device for transferring at least one fluid from a stationary machine part (1) to a machine part (3) rotatable about an axis of rotation (10), wherein at least one of at least two mutually engageable sealing surfaces (2, 4) is arranged on each of the stationary (1) and rotatable (3) ma
- OT-2026-000003145
A housing (11) has a piston (17) inserted thereinto. A pull rod (12) is connected to the piston (17). An annular collet (13) is externally fitted onto the pull rod (12). When clamping, an engaging member (14) provided on a peripheral wall of the collet (13) is inserted into an engaging hole (2) of a workpiece (1) and t
- OT-2026-000003141
A speed command value X1 for a first arm 3 is decided depending on a lever input amount in the direction c, d. Assuming that the side d corresponding to move-up of the first arm is positive, the side c corresponding to move-down thereof is negative, and a speed command value resulted upon full lever operation and corre
- OT-2026-000003140
A control apparatus of a construction machine, such as hydraulic excavator, includes arms supported on the construction machine body side, a working member supported by the arms and hydraulic cylinder actuators for operating the arms and the working member, for realizing a smooth variation of an instruction value to th
- OT-2026-000003138
The clamping device serves for the releasable connection of two profile pieces, it being possible for an insert core (1) to be introduced and fixed in a first of the profile pieces, in which insert core an axially movable slide (7) bears two pivotable clamping elements (11) each with a clamping hook (13; 14) which can
- OT-2026-000003136
A blade control system is configured to control the spatial orientation of an earthmoving blade mounted on a frame of an earthmoving machine for working a surface of earth to a desired shape. The blade slope angle required to maintain a selected cross-slope angle is calculated and the blade slope is then controlled so
- OT-2026-000003133
The present invention relates to an osteosynthesis device with a bone screw and a correction rod, in which the correction rod is placed in a bifurcated head of the bone screw and axially fixed. To that end, the bifurcated head has structure that prevent the longitudinal displacement of the correction rod.
- OT-2026-000003132
A dynamic fusion device for facilitating arthrodesis in a disc space between adjacent vertebrae that includes a body and an engaging member. The body extends along a longitudinal axis having a first portion and two or more legs depending from the first portion. The legs are laterally spaced apart from each other and de
- OT-2026-000003131
The invention concerns a clamping device for detachably connecting two profiled parts (1, 19). There can be inserted and secured in a first profiled part (1) an insert core (2) comprising an axially movable slide (7) with an end part having a projection (17, 18) which can be at least partially inserted into an opening
- OT-2026-000003130
A system and method for tracking the position and orientation of a movable medical imaging device using a first and second sensor disposed on the device. The second sensor is of a different type than the first sensor and measures a P/O parameter different from that of the first sensor. The system and method also includ