Manual of U.S. Patent Classification
as of June 30, 2000

Class
029
METAL WORKING

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Subclass		Title
ClassTitle		===> METAL WORKING
1.1		ARMS MAKING
1.11		. Ordnance
1.2		PROJECTILE MAKING
1.21		. Hollow shrapnel forming projectile
1.22		. Bullet or shot
1.23		. . Jacketed or composite
1.3		CARTRIDGE CASING MAKING
1.31		. Heading
1.32		. Trimming
2		BATTERY-GRID MAKING
2.1		BIAS (I.E., HELICALLY) CUTTING OF TUBULAR STOCK
2.11		. Including orbital cutter
2.12		. . Within stock support
2.13		. . With orbiting strip accumulator
2.14		. Including means to inflate stock
2.15		. With means to feed stock along support or mandrel
2.16		. . Single means produces compound motion
2.17		. . . Endless belt drive means
2.18		. . Axially
2.19		. . Rotatably
2.2		. With means to rotate and store stock supply
2.21		. . Axis of rotation parallel to support or mandrel
2.22		. With means for arcuate shift of mandrel
2.23		. Including means to handle produced strip or web
2.24		. . With common adjustment for cutter
2.25		. Method
3		BUCKLE MAKING
4		BUTTON-FASTENER MAKING
4.51		SHREDDING METAL OR METAL WOOL ARTICLE MAKING
4.52		. Metal wool making
4.53		. . Shaving or longitudinal cutting
4.54		. . . Soap-pad making
4.55		. Metal wool bundling
4.56		. . Soap-pad making
4.6		CORD HEDDLE MAKING
5		COTTER-PIN MAKING
6.01		CRANKSHAFT MAKING APPARATUS
6.1		EXPANDED METAL MAKING
6.2		. By use of reciprocating perforator
7		EYEBOLT OR HOOK MAKING
7.1		FENCE BARB MAKING
7.2		. By use of reciprocating cutter or die
7.3		. By use of rotary cutter or die
8		FINGER-RING FORMING OR SIZING
9		FISHHOOK MAKING
10		GEM AND JEWEL SETTING
11		HINGE MAKING OR ASSEMBLING
12		LACING-STUD MAKING
13		PAPER-FASTENER MAKING
14		PLOW OR CULTIVATOR IRON MAKING
15		PUDDLERS` BALLS MAKING
16		RAILWAY-CHAIR MAKING
17.1		FOIL OR OTHER THIN SHEET-METAL MAKING OR TREATING
17.2		. Method
17.3		. . Clad or other composite foil or thin metal making
17.4		. . With assembling or disassembling of a pack
17.5		. . . Using transitory solid cover material
17.6		. . . Including bond prevention treatment
17.7		. . . Disassembling of a pack
17.8		. . By shaving or longitudinal cutting
17.9		. . Using transitory material
18.1		. Means for opening or separating a pack
20		SPECTACLE-FRAME MAKING
20.1		SPIRAL CUTTING OF FLAT STOCK
21		STEREOTYPE-PLATE FINISHING
21.1		MEANS FOR FORMING CLENCH-TONGUE (E.G., FOR TIEBAND)
22		TIRE UPSETTING, WITH CUTTING, PUNCHING, ETC.
23.1		TOOTHED-CYLINDER MAKING APPARATUS (E.G., TEXTURE WORKING CYLINDER)
23.51		IMPELLER MAKING APPARATUS
24		TYPE FINISHING AND GROOVING
24.5		VENETIAN BLIND ASSEMBLING
25		UMBRELLA-FRAME MAKING
25.01		BARRIER LAYER OR SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE MAKING
25.02		. Barrier layer device making
25.03		. . Electrolytic device making (e.g., capacitor)
25.35		PIEZOELECTRIC DEVICE MAKING
25.41		ELECTRIC CONDENSER MAKING
25.42		. Solid dielectric type
76.1		FILING
76.2		. Of key article
76.3		. Continuous band type
76.4		. Reciprocating type
77		. File-blank stripper
81.01		SCALE REMOVER OR PREVENTOR
81.02		. For hollow workpiece
81.021		. . Interior surface
81.03		. Rolling deformation or deflection
81.04		. . For wire or rod
81.05		. With rotary head
81.06		. Fluid impingement
81.07		. . With heater
81.08		. . Liquid jet
81.09		. . Airblast
81.1		. Chainer
81.11		. Scraper or scalper
81.12		. Brush type
81.13		. Mechanically powered operator
81.14		. . Tack or needle type
81.15		. . Hammer
81.16		. . Blade or chisel
81.17		. Hand tool
89.5		BURNING IN, WEARING IN, OR OIL BURNISHING
90.01		BURNISHING
90.1		. Of water laid fibrous article (e.g., paper)
90.2		. . Heated burnishing member
90.3		. . . Burnishing tool reciprocates across work surface
90.5		. Continuous feed
90.6		. Of gear article
90.7		. By shot peening or blasting
91		UPHOLSTERED ARTICLE MAKING
91.1		. Method
91.2		. Tufting
91.3		. . With means to clench fastener
91.4		. . With means to insert guide pin or fastener
91.5		. Cover stretching
91.6		. Edge-roll forming
91.7		. Form or holder
91.8		. . With follower
592		METHOD OF MECHANICAL MANUFACTURE
592.1		. Electrical device making
593		. . Including measuring or testing of device or component part
594		. . Acoustic transducer
595		. . Indicating transducer
596		. . Dynamoelectric machine
597		. . . Commutator or slip ring assembly
598		. . . Rotor
599		. . Superconductor
600		. . Antenna or wave energy "plumbing" making
601		. . . With other electrical component
602.1		. . Electromagnet, transformer or inductor
603.01		. . . Magnetic recording reproducing transducer (e.g., tape head, core, etc.)
603.02		. . . . Including dissassembly step
603.03		. . . . Making disc drive
603.04		. . . . Mounting preformed head/core onto other structure
603.05		. . . . . Mounting multitrack head
603.06		. . . . . With bonding
603.07		. . . . Fabricating head structure or component thereof
603.08		. . . . . Treating to affect magnetic properties
603.09		. . . . . Including measuring or testing
603.1		. . . . . . Using reference point/surface to facilitate measuring
603.11		. . . . . . With dual gap materials
603.12		. . . . . . With significant slider/housing shaping or treating
603.13		. . . . . . Depositing magnetic layer or coating
603.14		. . . . . . . Plural magnetic deposition layers
603.15		. . . . . . . With etching or machining of magnetic material
603.16		. . . . . Machining magnetic material (e.g., grinding, etching, polishing)
603.17		. . . . . . Employing workholding means
603.18		. . . . . . By etching
603.19		. . . . . Multitrack heads having integral holding means
603.2		. . . . . With bond/laminating preformed parts, at least two magnetic
603.21		. . . . . . Using glass bonding material
603.22		. . . . . . With work positioning means
603.23		. . . . . Providing winding
603.24		. . . . . . Multilayered winding
603.25		. . . . . . By coating
603.26		. . . . . . Preformed winding
603.27		. . . . . Specified diverse magnetic materials
604		. . . Data storage inductor or core
605		. . . By winding or coiling
606		. . . By assembling coil and core
607		. . . Including permanent magnet or core
608		. . . . From comminuted material
609		. . . . Laminated
609.1		. . . Acoustic transducer
610.1		. . Resistor making
611		. . . Heater type
612		. . . Thermally variable
613		. . . With envelope or housing
614		. . . . Filling with powdered insulation
615		. . . . . With direct compression of powdered insulation
616		. . . . Powdering the insulation
617		. . . . . By oxidation
618		. . . . With winding
619		. . . . Applying terminal
620		. . . Coating resistive material on a base
621		. . . Applying terminal
621.1		. . . Strain gauge making
622		. . Switch making
623		. . Fuse making
623.1		. . Electric battery cell making
623.2		. . . Including sealing
623.3		. . . Including laminating of indefinite length material
623.4		. . . Including adhesively bonding
623.5		. . . Including coating or impregnating
825		. . Conductor or circuit manufacturing
826		. . . Brush
827		. . . Beam lead frame or beam lead device
828		. . . Co-axial cable
829		. . . On flat or curved insulated base, e.g., printed circuit, etc.
830		. . . . Assembling bases
831		. . . . Assembling formed circuit to base
832		. . . . Assembling to base an electrical component, e.g., capacitor, etc.
833		. . . . . By utilizing optical sighting device
834		. . . . . With component orienting
835		. . . . . . And shaping, e.g., cutting or bending, etc.
836		. . . . . . Different components
837		. . . . . By inserting component lead or terminal into base aperture
838		. . . . . . With deforming of lead or terminal
839		. . . . . . . Including metal fusion
840		. . . . . By metal fusion
841		. . . . . With encapsulating, e.g., potting, etc.
842		. . . . Assembling terminal to base
843		. . . . . By metal fusion bonding
844		. . . . . By deforming or shaping
845		. . . . . . With shaping or forcing terminal into base aperture
846		. . . . Manufacturing circuit on or in base
847		. . . . . With selective destruction of conductive paths
848		. . . . . With molding of insulated base
849		. . . . . . Simultaneous circuit manufacturing
850		. . . . . By using wire as conductive path
851		. . . . . With sintering of base
852		. . . . . By forming conductive walled aperture in base
853		. . . . . . With deforming of conductive path
854		. . . Assembling electrical component directly to terminal or elongated conductor
855		. . . . With encapsulating
856		. . . . . By molding of insulating material
857		. . . Assembling terminal to elongated conductor
858		. . . . With molding of electrically insulating material
859		. . . . . By shrinking of cover
860		. . . . By metal fusion bonding
861		. . . . By deforming
862		. . . . . Of ferrule about conductor and terminal
863		. . . . . Of terminal
864		. . . . . . With forming eyelet from elongated conductor
865		. . . . . . With penetrating portion
866		. . . . . . . Through insulation
867		. . . . . . With insulation removal
868		. . . Assembling elongated conductors, e.g., splicing, etc.
869		. . . . With end-to-end orienting
870		. . . . . Including fluid evacuating or pressurizing
871		. . . . . Including deforming of joining bridge
872		. . . . With overlapping orienting
873		. . . . . Including oppositely facing end orienting
874		. . . Contact or terminal manufacturing
875		. . . . By powder metallurgy
876		. . . . By assembling plural parts
877		. . . . . With bonding
878		. . . . . . Of fused material
879		. . . . . . . Metal
880		. . . . . . . . By impregnating a porous mass
881		. . . . . By elastic joining
882		. . . . . With deforming
883		. . . . . With molding of insulation
884		. . . . . Forming array of contacts or terminals
885		. . . . With coating
886		. . Electret making
887		. . Insulator making
888		. Prime mover or fluid pump making
888.01		. . I.C. (internal combustion) engine making
888.011		. . . Repairing, converting, servicing or salvaging
888.012		. . . Rotary or radial engine making
888.02		. . Fluid pump or compressor making
888.021		. . . Repairing, converting, servicing or salvaging
888.022		. . . Scroll or peristaltic type
888.023		. . . Screw or gear type, e.g., Moineau type
888.024		. . . Centrifugal type
888.025		. . . Vane type or other rotary, e.g., fan
888.03		. . Valve lifter making
888.04		. . Piston making
888.041		. . . Repairing, converting, servicing or salvaging
888.042		. . . Multi-element piston making
888.043		. . . . Utilizing a high energy beam, e.g., laser, electron beam
888.044		. . . With assembly or composite article making
888.045		. . . . With thermal barrier or heat flow provision
888.046		. . . . With fiber reinforced structure
888.047		. . . . By composite casting or molding
888.048		. . . . By coating or cladding
888.049		. . . Ring groove forming or finishing
888.05		. . . Gudgeon pin, wrist pin, piston pin, or boss therefor
888.051		. . . With other attaching provision for connecting rod
888.06		. . Cylinder, cylinder head or engine valve sleeve making
888.061		. . . With liner, coating, or sleeve
888.07		. . Piston ring or piston packing making
888.071		. . . Including forging or hammering
888.072		. . . Including casting or molding
888.073		. . . Including rolling or die forming, e.g., drawing, punching
888.074		. . . Including coating or plating
888.075		. . . Including grinding or honing
888.076		. . . Including machining or angular cutting
888.08		. . Crankshaft making
888.09		. . Connecting rod making
888.091		. . . Including metallurgical bonding
888.092		. . . Including metal forging or die shaping
888.1		. . Camshaft making
888.2		. . Push rod or rocker arm making
888.3		. . Seal or packing making
888.4		. . Poppet or I.C. engine valve or valve seat making
888.41		. . . Valve guide making
888.42		. . . Repairing, converting, servicing or salvaging
888.43		. . . Valve tappet making
888.44		. . . Valve seat making
888.45		. . . Composite or hollow valve stem or head making
888.451		. . . . Including forging
888.452		. . . . Including extruding
888.453		. . . . Including casting
888.46		. . . With assembly or composite article making
889		. Impeller making
889.1		. . Repairing or disassembling
889.2		. . Turbomachine making
889.21		. . . Assembling individual fluid flow interacting members, e.g., blades, vanes, buckets, on rotary support member
889.22		. . . Assembling fluid flow directing devices, e.g., stators, diaphragms, nozzles
889.23		. . . Shaping integrally bladed rotor
889.3		. . Axial blower or fan
889.4		. . Centrifugal blower or fan
889.5		. . Fluid coupling device
889.6		. . Propeller making
889.61		. . . Utilizing hollow tube blank
889.7		. . Blade making
889.71		. . . Composite blade
889.72		. . . Hollow blade
889.721		. . . . With cooling passage
889.722		. . . . . Passage contains tubular insert
890		. Catalytic device making
890.01		. Rocket or jet device making
890.02		. Burner, torch or metallurgical lance making
890.03		. Heat exchanger or boiler making
890.031		. . Repairing, converting, servicing or salvaging
890.032		. . Heat pipe device making
890.033		. . Solar energy device making
890.034		. . Regenerator or recuperator making
890.035		. . Cooling apparatus making, e.g., air conditioner, refrigerator
890.036		. . Tube inside tube
890.037		. . Tube wound about tube
890.038		. . Tube joined to flat sheet longitudinally, i.e., tube sheet
890.039		. . Sheet joined to sheet
890.04		. . . With inserted tubes
890.041		. . . Utilizing bond inhibiting material
890.042		. . . . With subsequent fluid expansion
890.043		. . Tube joint and tube plate structure
890.044		. . . Including conduit expansion or inflation
890.045		. . Tube with heat transfer means
890.046		. . . Finned tube
890.047		. . . . Common fin traverses plurality of tubes
890.048		. . . . Helically finned
890.049		. . . . Internally finned
890.05		. . . . Made from unitary workpiece, i.e., no assembly
890.051		. . Boiler making
890.052		. . Header or manifold making
890.053		. . Tube making or reforming
890.054		. . With metallurgical bonding
890.06		. Accumulator making
890.07		. Condenser, evaporator or vaporizer making
890.08		. Muffler, manifold or exhaust pipe making
890.09		. Fluidic or fluid actuated device making
890.1		. Fluid pattern dispersing device making, e.g., ink jet
890.11		. Tapping device making
890.12		. Valve or choke making
890.121		. . Repairing, converting, servicing or salvaging
890.122		. . Valve seat forming
890.123		. . Valve stem or tire valve making
890.124		. . With assembly, disassembly or composite article making
890.125		. . . Joining plural semi-circular components
890.126		. . . With material shaping or cutting
890.127		. . . . Including molding or casting
890.128		. . . . Including machining or drilling
890.129		. . . . Including metallurgical bonding
890.13		. . . . Including metal deforming
890.131		. . . Including metallurgical bonding
890.132		. . Including metal shaping and diverse operation
890.14		. Gas and water specific plumbing component making
890.141		. . Plumbing fixture making
890.142		. . Nozzle making
890.143		. . . Sprayer
890.144		. . Flexible conduit or fitting therefor
890.145		. . Flue connector device making
890.146		. . Trap making
890.147		. . Return connector device making
890.148		. . T-shaped fitting making
890.149		. . Elbow or L-shaped fitting making
890.15		. . Ferrule making or reforming
891		. Agricultural device making
891.1		. . Traction apparatus, e.g., for tractor
891.2		. . Harvester guard
892		. Pulley making
892.1		. . Assembly
892.11		. . . With shaping
892.2		. . Disc splitting to form pulley rim groove
892.3		. . Groove forming in sheet metal pulley rim
893		. Gear making
893.1		. . Assembling of gear into force transmitting device
893.2		. . Gear mounting
893.3		. . Gear shaping
893.31		. . . Worm gear
893.32		. . . Roll forming
893.33		. . . Punching or stamping
893.34		. . . Die-press shaping
893.35		. . . Gear tooth cutting
893.36		. . . Gear blank making
893.37		. . . With specific gear material
894		. Wheel making
894.01		. . Railway or trolley wheel making
894.011		. . . Multiple part or composite
894.012		. . . . With axle or hub
894.1		. . Steering wheel
894.2		. . Material winding, e.g., reel, spool
894.3		. . Land wheel
894.31		. . . Assembling tire to wheel body
894.32		. . . Disc type wheel
894.321		. . . . Assembling wheel disc to rim and hub
894.322		. . . . Assembling wheel disc to rim
894.323		. . . . . With disc shaping
894.324		. . . . Integral rim and disc making
894.325		. . . . Disc shaping
894.33		. . . Tensioned spoke type wheel making
894.331		. . . . Tensioning all spokes simultaneously
894.332		. . . . Tensioning spokes in series
894.333		. . . . Tensioning spokes individually
894.34		. . . Compression, e.g., nontension, spoke type wheel making
894.341		. . . . Joining spokes to rim and hub
894.342		. . . . Joining spokes to rim
894.343		. . . . Joining spokes to hub
894.344		. . . . Making plural spokes from a single blank
894.345		. . . . Individual spoke making
894.35		. . . Rim making
894.351		. . . . With assembling
894.352		. . . . . Demountable rim making
894.353		. . . . Die-press shaping
894.354		. . . . Roller forming
894.36		. . . Hub making
894.361		. . . . With assembling
894.362		. . . . Hub shaping
894.37		. . . Tire making
894.38		. . . Wheel trim making, e.g., wheel cover, hubcap
894.381		. . . . With means for retaining trim member on wheel
895		. Roller making
895.1		. . Repairing or servicing
895.2		. . Assembling preformed components
895.21		. . . Work contacting surface element assembled to core
895.211		. . . . Work contacting surface wound about core
895.212		. . . . With prestressing of component by heat differential, e.g., shrink, fit
895.213		. . . . Work contacting surface having annular axial sections
895.22		. . . Work contacting surface element assembled to end support members
895.23		. . . Includes securing removable cover on roller
895.3		. . Fabricating and shaping roller work contacting surface element
895.31		. . . Toothed roller
895.32		. . . With coating or casting about a core
895.33		. . One-piece roller making
896.1		. Dental appliance making
896.11		. . Orthodontic device making
896.2		. Sound device making
896.21		. . Hearing aid component making
896.22		. . Musical instrument or tuning fork making
896.23		. . Including diaphragm or support therefor
896.24		. . Phonograph component making
896.3		. Watch or clock making
896.31		. . Having arbor, pinion, or balance
896.32		. . Having indicia, face, or dial
896.33		. . Having case, cover, or back
896.34		. . Having crown, stem, or pendent
896.4		. Jewelry or locket making
896.41		. . Human adornment device making
896.411		. . . Bracelet making
896.412		. . . Finger ring making
896.42		. . Latch, clasp, or fastener component making
896.43		. . Ornamental stock making
896.5		. Knob or knob shank making
896.6		. Multiperforated metal article making
896.61		. . Coil wound wall screen
896.62		. . Filter
896.7		. Turnbuckle making
896.8		. Spring-head clip making
896.9		. Spring making
896.91		. . For vehicle or clutch
896.92		. . For human comfort
896.93		. . Resilient shock or vibration absorber utility
897		. Structural member making
897.1		. . Restoring existing member, e.g., reinforcing, repairing
897.15		. . Grille making
897.2		. . Vehicular structural member making
897.3		. . Static structure, e.g., a building component
897.31		. . . Openwork, e.g., a truss, joist, frame, lattice-type or box beam
897.312		. . . . Frame component
897.32		. . . Panel
897.33		. . . Columnar member
897.34		. . . Metal reinforcement member for nonmetallic, e.g., concrete, structural element
897.35		. . . Beam or girder
898		. Process for making bearing or component thereof
898.01		. . Repairing
898.02		. . Fluid bearing
898.03		. . Linear bearing
898.04		. . Rotary bearing
898.041		. . . Thrust bearing
898.042		. . . Plain bearing
898.043		. . . . Self-adjusting or self-aligning, including ball and socket type, bearing and component making
898.044		. . . . . Deforming socket to secure ball
898.045		. . . . . . Die-press shaping
898.046		. . . . . . . Having liner
898.047		. . . . . Having liner
898.048		. . . . . Socket making
898.049		. . . . . . By molding or casting
898.05		. . . . . . Nonmetallic socket
898.051		. . . . . . By assembling
898.052		. . . . . Ball making
898.053		. . . . . . With metallurgical bonding
898.054		. . . . Sleeve or bushing making
898.055		. . . . . Nonmetallic
898.056		. . . . . Strip or blank material shaping
898.057		. . . . . . Die-press shaping
898.058		. . . . . . . Having inner lining layer
898.059		. . . . . Having liner
898.06		. . . Anti-friction bearing or component thereof
898.061		. . . . Assembling of race, cage, and rolling anti-friction members
898.062		. . . . Assembling of race and rolling anti-friction members
898.063		. . . . . With race making
898.064		. . . . Assembling of cage and rolling anti-friction members
898.065		. . . . . With cage making
898.066		. . . . Race making
898.067		. . . . Cage making
898.068		. . . . Roller making
898.069		. . . . Ball making
898.07		. . Mounting
898.08		. . Demounting
898.09		. . Pre-usage process, e.g., preloading, aligning
898.1		. . Lubricating
898.11		. . Sealing
898.12		. . Coating or casting
898.13		. . Bearing surface treatment
898.14		. . Specific metallic composition
898.15		. . Nonmetallic bearing element
899		. Ball making
899.1		. . Hollow ball
401.1		. Converting
402.01		. Repairing
402.02		. . Seal or element thereof
402.03		. . With disassembling
402.04		. . . Including reconditioning of part
402.05		. . . . By shaping
402.06		. . . . . Removing material
402.07		. . . . . . And by a metallurgical operation, e.g., welding, diffusion bonding, casting
402.08		. . . Replacing of defective part
402.09		. . By attaching repair preform, e.g., remaking, restoring, or patching
402.11		. . . And removing damaged material
402.12		. . . . Mechanically attaching preform with separate fastener
402.13		. . . . Metallurgically attaching preform
402.14		. . . Mechanically attaching preform by separate fastener
402.15		. . . . Screw threaded fastener
402.16		. . . Metallurgically attaching preform
402.17		. . . Screw threaded preform
402.18		. . By applying fluent material, e.g., coating, casting
402.19		. . By shaping, e.g., bending, extruding, turning, etc.
402.21		. . . Including heating
403.1		. Scrap recovering or utilizing
403.2		. . Metalworking to consolidate scrap
403.3		. . Separating one material from another
403.4		. . . By burning or heating
404		. During simulated operation or operating conditions
405		. . Temperature
406		. Center locating and shaping
407.01		. With testing or indicating
407.02		. . Torquing threaded assemblage or determining torque herein
407.03		. . . Determining relative number of threaded member rotations
407.04		. . Using optical instrument (excludes mere human eyeballing)
407.05		. . Quantitative measuring or gauging
407.06		. . . By radioactive tracing
407.07		. . . By vibratory or oscillatory movement
407.08		. . . Pressure, force, or weight determining
407.09		. . With aligning, guiding, or instruction
407.1		. . . Assisting assembly or disassembly
408		. Of a slide fastener
409		. . Of slider
410		. . Of interlocking element
411		. Obtaining plural composite product pieces from preassembled workpieces
412		. Obtaining plural product pieces from unitary workpiece
413		. . Breaking through weakened portion
414		. . Dividing through modified portion
415		. . Dividing on common outline
416		. . Coacting pieces
417		. . Dividing sequentially from leading end, e.g., by cutting or breaking
418		. Providing transitory integral holding or handling portion
419.1		. Shaping fiber or fibered material
419.2		. Magnetically shaping
421.1		. Shaping by direct application of fluent pressure
421.2		. . Explosively shaping
422		. Shaping container end to encapsulate material
423		. Utilizing transitory attached element or associated separate material
424		. . Temporary protective coating, impregnation, or cast layer
425		. Shaping mating parts for reassembly in different positions
426.1		. Disassembling
426.2		. . With other than ancillary treating or assembling
426.3		. . With conveying of work or disassembled work part
426.4		. . By altering or destroying work part or connector
426.5		. . By applying force
426.6		. . . To elastically deform work part or connector
428		. Assembling or joining
429		. . Progressively advancing of work assembly station or assembled portion of work
430		. . . Advancing work to successive stations (i.e., assembly line)
431		. . . Advancing station
432		. . Punching, piercing or reaming part by surface of second part
432.1		. . . With shaping
432.2		. . . . Of first part
433		. . By stringing
434		. . Retaining clearance for motion between assembled parts
435		. . . Between tube-forming helical coils
436		. . . Through resilient media
437		. . . By deforming interlock
438		. . . . By folding part into plural ears
439		. . . . By wrapping around
440		. . . . . Of link closure
441.1		. . . . Of sphere, i.e., ball, in socket
441.2		. . . . . Ball point pen making
442		. . . . . Allowing assembled sphere to move in single plane only
443		. . . . Of flange into tubular socket
444		. . . . Outwardly deforming internally fitted rod
445		. . Sizing mating parts during final positional association
446		. . With prestressing of part
447		. . . By temperature differential (e.g., shrink fit)
448		. . . Of skin on frame member
449		. . . . By flexing
450		. . . Elastic joining of parts
451		. . . . Confining elastic part in socket
452		. . . Prestressing rod, filament or strand
453		. . . By snap fit
454		. . Of flexible wall, expansible chamber devices (e.g., bellows)
455.1		. . Spaced wall tube or receptacle
456		. . Of separate helix (e.g., screw thread)
457		. . Ribbing
458		. . With coating before or during assembling
459		. . . To roughen surface
460		. . Subsequently coating
461		. . With spreading of cable strands
462		. . Joining plate edge perpendicularly to frame
463		. . Peripheral joining of opposed mirror image parts to form a hollow body
464		. . Associating parts by use of aligning means (e.g., use of a drift pin or a "fixture")
465		. . . Registering mating opposed tool parts (e.g., registering a punch and a cooperating die)
466		. . . By multiple cooperating aligning means
467		. . . Sequentially associating parts on stationary aligning means
468		. . . By manipulating aligning means
469		. . Assembling a subassembly, then assembling with a second subassembly
469.5		. . Metal deforming with nonmetallic bonding
505		. . Joining by deforming
506		. . . Securing cup or tube between axially extending concentric annuli
507		. . . . By expanding inner annulus
508		. . . . By constricting outer annulus
509		. . . Overedge assembling of seated part
510		. . . . By necking in cup or tube wall
511		. . . . . At cup or tube end
512		. . . . By flaring inserted cup or tube end
513		. . . . By bending over projecting prongs
514		. . . Of parallel side-by-side elongated members
515		. . . Inward deformation of aperture or hollow body wall
516		. . . . Hollow body is axially joined cup or tube
517		. . . . . Joined to rod
518		. . . . . . Joined to overlapping ends of plural rods
519		. . . . . . After thinning
520		. . . . By axially applying force
521		. . . Surface interlocking
522.1		. . . Radially expanding part in cavity, aperture, or hollow body
523		. . . . Radially expanding internal tube
524		. . . . Peripheral edge joining of abutting plates
524.1		. . . . Riveting
525		. . By driven force fit
525.01		. . By applying separate fastener
525.02		. . . Multipart cooperating fastener (e.g., bolt and nut)
525.03		. . . . Nonthreaded
525.04		. . . . At least one part is nonmetallic
525.05		. . . Fastener deformed after application
525.06		. . . . Riveting
525.07		. . . . . At least one part nonmetallic
525.08		. . . Nonresilient fastener
525.09		. . . . At least one part nonmetallic
525.11		. . . Threaded fastener
525.12		. . . . At least one part nonmetallic
525.13		. . . With supplemental joining
525.14		. . . . Metal fusion joining
525.15		. . . . At least one part nonmetallic
526.2		. With separating, localizing, or eliminating of as-cast defects from a metal casting (e.g., anti-pipe)
526.3		. . Compressing ingot while still partially molten
526.4		. . Removing defects
526.5		. . . From center of ingot to leave hollow blank
526.6		. . . After deforming
527.1		. Combined manufacture including applying or shaping of fluent material
527.2		. . Coating
527.3		. . . And casting
527.4		. . . Subsequent to metal working
527.5		. . Metal casting
527.6		. . . Followed by cutting or removing material
527.7		. . . Combined with rolling
530		. . Filling of opening
557		. Shaping one-piece blank by removing material
558		. . Successive distinct removal operations
559		. Work holding
560		CONVERTIBLE METAL WORKING MACHINE
560.1		. Vise type
33R		PLURAL DIVERSE MANUFACTURING APPARATUS INCLUDING MEANS FOR METAL SHAPING OR ASSEMBLING
33.2		. Slide fastener or slide fastener element
33.5		. Binding or covering and cutting
33.52		. . Cutting covering material only
		. Type of machine
26R		. . Drill press
26A		. . . Drilling and other
26B		. . . Portable
27R		. . Lathe
28		. . . Grinding attachment
29		. . . Pulley or wheel
27A		. . . Convertible
27B		. . . Commutator
27C		. . . Lathe and tool
30		. . Planer
34R		. Forging and bending, cutting or punching
34A		. . Fastener (zipper)
34B		. . Riveting
34C		. . Ball making
34D		. . Wire working
561		. With means to feed work during tool contact
562		. . Including nonrotary flying tool
563		. With means to feed work intermittently from one tool station to another
37R		. . Stock turret
37A		. . . Swiss type
38R		. . Blank turret
38A		. . . Rotary work - vertical axis
38B		. . . Rotary work - horizontal axis
38C		. . . Stationary work
38D		. . . Belt drive
38E		. . . Crankshaft
38F		. . . Collapsible tube
38.9		. . Endless belt
564		. Separate tool stations for selective or successive operation on work
564.1		. . Including assembling or disassembling station
564.2		. . . And means to machine work part to fit cooperating work part
564.3		. . . And means to sever work prior to disassembling
564.4		. . . . Comprising means to strip insulation from wire
564.5		. . . And means to stake electric wire to commutator or armature in assembling of electric motor or generator
564.6		. . . And means to sever work from supply
564.7		. . . And means to machine product
564.8		. . . . To sever product to length
565		. Common reciprocating support for spaced tools
566		. Including composite tool
566.1		. . Including severing means
566.2		. . . To sever electric terminal from supply strip
566.3		. . . To trim electric component
566.4		. . . . Means comprising hand-manipulatable implement
35.5		. With turret mechanism
36		. . Multiple turret
39		. . Tool turret
40		. . . Rotary tool holder
41		. . . Sliding tool holder
42		. . . Fluid operated
		. . . Cam operated
43		. . . . Longitudinal turret axis
44		. . . . Transverse turret axis
45		. . . Lever operated
46		. . . Rack-and-pinion operated
47		. . . Screw operated
48.5R		. . Including rotating and/or locking means
49		. . . Frictional and positive
48.5A		. . . Lock means for tool or work turrets
50		. Multiple-tool holder
51		. . Laterally movable stock holder
52		. . Axial tool and transversely movable slide rest
53		. . . Rotary tool spindle
54		. . Longitudinally and transversely movable
55		. . . Rotary tool spindle
56		. . Oscillating tool
56.5		. Including machining means
56.6		. . And work-holder for assembly
57		. Attachment
64		. Speed controller
65		. Carriage stop mechanism
33A		. Flash remover
33B		. Welding strip ends
33C		. Casting and working
33D		. Tube making
33E		. Covering
33F		. Wire working
33G		. Radiator making
33H		. Printing plate
33J		. Turret
33K		. Assembly
33L		. Armature
33M		. Electrical connector or terminal
33N		. Tire valve or spark plug
33P		. Multiple station with conveyor
33Q		. Multiple stations working strip material
33S		. Continuous strip
33T		. Work on tubes
650		PLURAL DIVERSE MANUFACTURING APPARATUS
700		MEANS TO ASSEMBLE OR DISASSEMBLE
701		. With means to regulate operation by use of templet, tape, card or other replaceable information supply
702		. . With comparator
703		. . . Computer input
704		. . Web or strand-carried information supply
705		. With means to test work or product
706		. With randomly actuated stopping or disabling means
707		. . Responsive to condition of work or product
708		. . Responsive to operative (e.g., safety device, etc.)
709		. With control means energized in response to activator stimulated by condition sensor
710		. . Including means to divert defective work part
711		. . Multiple station assembly or disassembly apparatus
712		. . . Including position sensor
713		. . Responsive to timer
714		. . Responsive to work or work-related machine element
715		. . . With means to fasten by deformation
716		. . . . Self-piercing work part
717		. . . With means to fasten by elastic joining
718		. . . With means to fasten by frictional fitting
719		. . . Including means to apply magnetic force directly to position or hold work
720		. With signal, scale, illuminator, or optical viewer
721		. . For work-holder for assembly or disassembly
722		. Including means to provide a controlled environment
723		. Nuclear device
724		. Roller or ball bearing
725		. . Including deforming means
726		. Heat exchanger
726.5		. . Including means to manipulate heat exchanger tube bundle
727		. . Including deforming means
728		. Means to place sheath on running-length core
729		. Means to assemble electrical device
730		. . Storage cell or battery
731		. . . Including deforming means
732		. . Motor or generator
733		. . . Means to assemble commutator
734		. . . Means to position insulation
735		. . . Means to stake wire to commutator or armature
736		. . . Including deforming means
737		. . Magnetic memory device
738		. . Laminated device
739		. . Means to fasten electrical component to wiring board, base, or substrate
740		. . . Chip component
741		. . . Multilead component
742		. . Multiple station assembly apparatus
743		. . Means to apply vacuum directly to position or hold work part
744		. . Means to apply magnetic force directly to position or hold work part
745		. . Conductor
746		. . . Electrode
747		. . . Terminal or connector
748		. . . . Assembled to wire-type conductor
749		. . . . . Means to simultaneously assemble multiple, independent conductors to terminal
750		. . . . . Means comprising hand-manipulatable implement
751		. . . . . . Fastening by deformation
752		. . . . . . Fastening by elastic joining
753		. . . . . Means to fasten by deformation
754		. . . . . Means to fasten by elastic joining
755		. . . Multiple, independent conductors
756		. . . Switch or fuse
757		. . Means to simultaneously fasten three or more parts
758		. . Means comprising hand-manipulatable implement
759		. . Means to align and advance work part
760		. . With work-holder for assembly
761		. . Means to fasten by deforming
762		. Means to disassemble electrical device
763		. . Storage cell or battery
764		. . Means comprising hand-manipulatable implement
765		. Means to place traveler on ring or ring on bobbin of a textile machine
766		. Slide fastener
767		. . Means to assemble stop onto stringer
768		. . Means to assemble slider onto stringer
769		. . Means to assemble teeth onto stringer
770		. . Disassembly means
771		. Means to interrelatedly feed plural work parts from plural sources without manual intervention
772		. . Box or pallet assembly means
773		. . Means to assemble container
774		. . . Handle to container
775		. . . Label to container
776		. . . Pressurized dispensing container
777		. . . Hypodermic syringe
778		. . . Including fluid component
779		. . Running-length work
780		. . . Means including orbiting running-length work supply
781		. . . Pipe section
782		. . . Assembled to article
783		. . Multiple station assembly apparatus
784		. . Including assembly pallet
785		. . Including turret-type conveyer
786		. . Including converging conveyers
787		. . And means to fasten work parts together
788		. . . By deforming
789		. . . By elastic joining
790		. . . By friction fit
791		. Multiple station assembly or disassembly apparatus
792		. . Including turret-type conveyer
793		. . Including converging conveyers
794		. . . And primary central conveyer
795		. . Means to fasten work parts together
796		. . . By deforming
797		. . . By elastic joining
798		. Means to drive self-piercing work part
799		. Including assembly pallet
800		. Including provision to utilize thermal expansion of work
801		. Means to assemble or disassemble container and fluid component
802		. Vehicle wheel
803		. . Railway wheel
804		. Tumbler lock
805		. Toy doll
806		. Film or tape cartridge
807		. Crystal to watch or clock
808		. Means to insert or extract pen point
809		. With magazine supply
810		. . And magnetic work-holder or positioner
811.2		. . Assembling means comprising hand-manipulatable implement
812		. . . One work part comprising living tissue
812.5		. . . Comprising driver for snap-off-mandrel fastener; e.g., Pop (TM) riveter
813		. . . One work part comprising nut or screw
814		. . . One work part comprising paper clip
815		. . . Means to assemble tire stud into tire tread
816		. . . Means to fasten by deforming
817		. . . . Fastening sinker to fishing line
818		. . Means to fasten by deforming
819		. Running-length work
820		. . Assembled on core
821		. Including means to vibrate work
822		. Including work conveyer
823		. . Including transporting track
824		. . . And work carrying vehicle
213.1		. Valve applying or removing
214		. . Engine valve unit puller or applier
215		. . Engine valve spring compressor (only)
216		. . . Plural spring engagement
217		. . . Screw operated
218		. . . . Parallel or tong type, side entrance
219		. . . Lever operated
220		. . . . Single jaw or valve engagement
221		. . . . Plier type
221.5		. . To or from wheel rim of resilient tire or tube
221.6		. . Removal tool
222		. Piston ring inserter or remover
223		. . Plier-type operation
224		. . . With ring encirclement
225		. Spring applier or remover
226		. . Transmission spring
227		. . Helical spring
228		. . Flat spiral spring (e.g., watch or clock type)
229		. . Circular spring
230		. . Leaf spring
231		. Means to stake watch or clock
232		. . Plier type
233		. Brake lining to brake shoe
234		. Tube and coextensive core
235		. To apply or remove a resilient article (e.g., tube, sleeve, etc.)
235.5		. . Nipple to nursing bottle
236		. . Well protector to sucker rod
237		. Coupling to conduit
237.5		. Loose-leaf sheet binder
238		. Compressing parts together face to face
239		. Spreading parts apart or separating them from face to face engagement
240		. By rotation of work part
240.5		. . Means to insert or remove helix
241		. Means to string
242		. Tool handle and tool
243		. Tool chuck and tool
243.5		. Overedge assembling means
243.51		. . Belt-hook attacher
243.517		. . Annular work
243.518		. . . With radially acting tool inside annular work
243.519		. . . With second workpiece inside annular work one workpiece moved to shape the other
243.521		. . . . Comprising driver for snap-off-mandrel fastener; e.g., Pop (TM) riveter
243.522		. . . . . Including near side fastener shaping tool
243.523		. . . . . Pneumatic- or fluid-actuated tool
243.524		. . . . . . Liquid
243.525		. . . . . . . And gas
243.526		. . . . . Having rotary drive mechanism
243.527		. . . . . Having allochiral actuating handles
243.528		. . . . . Having repositionable annulus engaging tool
243.529		. . . . Including near side fastener shaping tool
243.53		. . Riveter
243.54		. . . Single header
243.55		. . . . Pipe joiner
243.56		. . Clip applier
243.57		. . Binding or covering
243.58		. . . Edge binding
244		. Puller or pusher means, contained force multiplying operator
245		. . Hubcap and hub
246		. . Battery post and terminal
247		. . Cotter pin and cooperating member
248		. . . Plier type means
249		. . Valve stem pin or key and another member
250		. . Machine key and another member
251		. . Arbor-type press means
252		. . Having fluid operator
253		. . Having wedge operator
254		. . Having percussion or explosive operator
255		. . . Tube, sleeve, or ferrule inserting or removing
256		. . Having screw operator
257		. . . C-frame
258		. . . Central screw, work-engagers around screw
259		. . . . Work-engager arms along or parallel to screw
260		. . . . . With arm connecting engaging means
261		. . . . . Pivotal arms
262		. . . . . Pivotal grippers on screw
263		. . . . Tubular or tube segment forms work-engager
264		. . . . . Screw threaded work-engager
265		. . . . . Movable grippers on screw
266		. . . . Plate or bar forms work-engager
267		. . Having lever operator
268		. . . Plier type means
269		. Means comprising piston ring group contractor or holder
270		. Means comprising hand manipulatable tool
271		. . Aligner or center
272		. . . Tube with tube
273		. . . Auto wheel with auto chassis
274		. . . Clutch plates
275		. . Means comprising impact receiving tool
276		. . . C-frame
277		. . . Thread protector (e.g., wheel axle type)
278		. . Hand gripper for direct push or pull
279		. . . Centrifugal separator
280		. . . Tube sleeve or ferrule applying or removing
281		. . . . Thread-tapping grip
281.1		. With work-holder for assembly
281.2		. . For assembling a luminescent mantle
281.3		. . And assembling press (e.g., truss assembling means, etc.)
281.4		. . Having means to permit support movement while work is thereon
281.5		. Including means to relatively position plural work parts
281.6		. Work-supported apparatus
282		. Tube, sleeve or ferrule
283		. Work gripper, anvil, or element
283.5		. By deforming
284		MISCELLANEOUS APPARATUS
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		CROSS-REFERENCE ART COLLECTIONS
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900		METHODS AND APPARATUS FOR ASSEMBLY BY ELECTROSTATIC ATTRACTION
901		BALANCING METHOD
902		FILTER MAKING
903		FIREARM BOLT MAKING
904		LAMINATED METAL ARTICLE MAKING
905		MAKING COIL WOUND WALL SCREEN
906		NUCLEAR DEVICE MAKING
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		DIGESTS
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DIG 1		Method or apparatus involving adhesive
DIG 2		Method or apparatus using aluminum
DIG 3		Method or apparatus with bending
DIG 4		Method or apparatus with brazing
DIG 5		Method or apparatus with casting
DIG 6		Method or apparatus with centrifugal casting
DIG 7		Method or apparatus with cleaning
DIG 8		Method or apparatus with composite casting
DIG 9		Method or apparatus with cup formed and bottom removed
DIG 10		Method or apparatus with die casting
DIG 11		Method or apparatus with drawing
DIG 12		Method or apparatus with electroplating
DIG 13		Method or apparatus with electric heating
DIG 14		Method or apparatus with enameling
DIG 15		Forming article on end of long stock and then cutting off
DIG 16		Method or apparatus with etching
DIG 17		Method or apparatus with making flow lines; crystals
DIG 18		Method or apparatus with forging
DIG 19		Method or apparatus with grinding
DIG 20		Method or apparatus for double blank
DIG 21		Method or apparatus for heating
DIG 22		Method or apparatus using indium
DIG 23		Method or apparatus with knurling
DIG 24		Method or apparatus with local heating
DIG 25		Method or apparatus with particular material
DIG 26		Method or apparatus with machining
DIG 27		Method or apparatus using magnesium
DIG 28		Magnetic recording digest
DIG 29		Molding with other step
DIG 30		Ornamenting with other step
DIG 31		Pressing powder with other step
DIG 32		Rolling with other step
DIG 33		Scoring with other step
DIG 34		Scaling with other step
DIG 35		Shrink fitting with other step
DIG 36		Shot blasting with other step
DIG 37		Stamping with other step
DIG 38		Spot welding with other step
DIG 39		Spraying with other step
DIG 40		Strips of repeated articles - cut up later
DIG 41		Taper tube making
DIG 42		Tension applied during working
DIG 43		Upsetting and flanging tube end
DIG 44		Vacuum
DIG 45		Titanium
DIG 46		Vibration
DIG 47		Extruding with other step
DIG 48		Welding with other step
DIG 49		Work hardening with other step
DIG 50		Cutting fluid application and debris control
DIG 51		Power stop control for movable element
DIG 52		Chip breaker
DIG 53		Workpiece and debris separator
DIG 54		Fluid control interrelated with machine tool mechanism
DIG 55		With cutter drive
DIG 56		With shield or hood movements
DIG 57		With cutter feed
DIG 59		Hood actuated by tool or work approach
DIG 60		Progressive displacement of hood
DIG 61		Plural-type debris removers
DIG 62		Rubbing transfer of solid coating to rotating element
DIG 63		Fluid conveyor or applicator
DIG 64		Ambulatory cutter with fluent conduit
DIG 65		Cutter contained supply reservoir
DIG 66		Fluid flow to channeled cutter
DIG 67		Rotating cutter
DIG 68		Hollow spindle contains
DIG 69		Fluid spreader contacts cutter
DIG 70		Rotary or oscillating fluid applicator
DIG 71		Complete immersion of cutter
DIG 72		Dip or splash supply
DIG 73		Chain or belt conveyor
DIG 74		Partial immersion of cutter
DIG 75		Adjustable liquid level
DIG 76		Movable liquid-carrying trough
DIG 77		With separator or filter
DIG 78		Air blast and/or vacuum conveyor
DIG 79		Removable debris receptacle
DIG 81		Gas as a conveyor
DIG 82		Air current generated by cutter
DIG 83		Fan coaxial with cutter
DIG 84		Vacuum exhaust type
DIG 85		With fluid control valve
DIG 86		Hood encased cutter
DIG 87		Multiple fluid paths
DIG 88		By projecting, squirting or dripping
DIG 89		Gas entrained liquid supply
DIG 90		Elevated tank supply
DIG 91		Plural discharge openings
DIG 92		Fluid channel in cutter
DIG 93		Plural discharge loci
DIG 94		Debris remover, catcher, or deflector
DIG 95		Magnetic or electrostatic
DIG 96		Mechanical removal assistant
DIG 97		Cutter engaging cleaner
DIG 98		Rotating, reciprocating or oscillating cleaner
DIG 99		Flexible conveyor
DIG 100		Screw or cam conveyor
DIG 101		Pan, bed, or table
DIG 102		Debris chute
DIG 104		Tool or work attached
DIG 105		Assembly, magnetic, or indicia tool