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

Class
076
METAL TOOLS AND IMPLEMENTS, MAKING

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Subclass		Title
ClassTitle		===> METAL TOOLS AND IMPLEMENTS, MAKING
1		MISCELLANEOUS
12		FILE CUTTING
13		. Rasp-punching
14		. Swaging
15		. Trip-operated cutter
16		. . Blow-controlled
17		. Idle cutter, hammer-operated
18		. . Blow-controlled
19		. Pressers
20		. Beds and clamps
21		. Cutter heads
22		. Feeding
23		. . Screw-operated
24.1		. Process
24.5		. . Chemically sharpening
25.1		SAW-MAKING OR FURBISHING DEVICE OR MACHINE
		. Stretching
26		. . Hammer
27		. . Roller
		. Tooth
28		. . Chisel-cutting
29		. . Die-cutting
		. Sharpening and gumming
30		. . Die cutting
31		. . Reciprocating tool
32		. . . Gin saws
33		. . . Traveling tool carriage
34		. . . Clamp feed
35		. . . Tooth-engaging feed
36		. . . File holders and guides
37		. . Rotating tool
38		. . . Spiral
39		. . . Switch-cam feed
40		. . . Pivoted gate
41		. . . Sliding gate
42		. . . Pivoted saw carriage
43		. . . Sliding saw carriage
44		. . . Milling
45		. . . Disks and cutters
46		. Dressing, jointing and gauging
47.1		. Dressing or jointing
48		. . Circular saw
49		. . Compressing
50		. . Rotary tool
50.2		. . Band saw dressing
50.4		. . Jointing
51		. Swaging
		. . Pivoted swage
52		. . . Lever-operated
		. . Sliding swage
53		. . . Lever-operated
54		. . Cam swage
55		. . Idle swage
56		. . Tools
57		. . Anvils
58		. Setting
59		. . Rotary set
60		. . Screw-operated set
		. . Pivoted set
61		. . . Multiple
62		. . . Trip
63		. . . Lever-operated
64		. . . . Pliers
65		. . . Idle
		. . Sliding set
66		. . . Multiple
67		. . . Trip
68		. . . Lever-operated
69		. . . . Pliers
70		. . . Idle
71		. . Spring set
72		. . Swage set
73		. . Anvil set
74		. Guides
75		. Feeding
76		. . Clamp feed
77		. . Tooth-engaging feed
78.1		. Clamp
79		. . Center supports
79.5		. . Vice
80		. Tooth-inserters
80.5		. Chain saw sharpener
		MACHINES
2		. Auger
3		. . Clearing and lip-cutting
4		. Die-forming
5.1		. Drill-forming or sharpening
5.4		. . Forging
5.6		. . Punching
6		. Eye-headed tool
7		. . Ax
8		. . . Adjustable header
9		. Socket, strap and tang tool
10		. Wrench
11		. Blank-splitting
		TOOL SHARPENERS
81		. Stropping devices
81.1		. . Under tension
81.2		. . . By threaded means
81.3		. . Including self-storage or kit
81.4		. . . Strop biased for retraction
81.5		. . With end-attaching means
81.6		. . . Including swivel
81.7		. . Rotary or oscillating
81.8		. . Including nonplanar working surface
82		. Cutting
82.1		. . Lawn mower
82.2		. . Scissors
83		. . Skate
84		. . Butchers' steels
85		. . Rotary
		. . Multiple cutter
86		. . . Converging
87		. . . . Disks
88		. . Cutter and guide
89		. . . Disk
89.1		. Edge-serrating
89.2		. Swaging
101.1		BLANK OR PROCESS
102		. Augers
103		. Axes, hammers and hatchets
104.1		. Cutlery
105		. . Forks and spoons
106		. . Hollow handles
106.5		. . Hand shears
107.1		. Die
107.4		. . Drawing die
107.6		. . Spinnerette
107.8		. . Steel rule die
108.1		. Drill
108.2		. . Rock drill
108.4		. . Well drill
108.6		. . Twist drill
109		. Hoes, mattocks and picks
110		. Keys
111		. Pitchforks and rakes
112		. Saws
113		. Shovels
114		. Wrenches
115		. Rotary cutter
116		. Cutter of sheet metal
117		. Involving use of tap or die
118		. Scythe
119		. Hand tool
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		DIGESTS
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DIG 1		Bowling pin
DIG 2		Case hardening
DIG 3		Casting
DIG 4		Chromium
DIG 5		Electric welding
DIG 6		Laminated
DIG 7		Plastics
DIG 8		Razor blade manufacturing
DIG 9		Razor blade sharpeners
DIG 10		Soldering and cooling
DIG 11		Tungsten and tungsten carbide
DIG 12		Diamond tools

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Last Modified: 6 October 2000