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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 5951939 | Method for heating films for thermoforming A method of heating a film prior to thermoforming by the following steps. A thermoplastic flexible film having a painted surface and a thermoplastic backing sheet is placed within a frame. The frame and film are placed within a heater. The heater has firs... | 09/14/1999 |
| 5947073 | Adhesively bonded plastic automotive air intake assembly A bonded multi-piece plastic automotive air intake assembly having first and second housing members that include a 3-dimensional mating surface. The first member has a continuous first perimeter edge and the second member has a continuous second perimeter... | 09/07/1999 |
| 5947540 | Tailgate assembly A vehicle tailgate assembly having a transverse beam placed between the inner and outer surfaces of a tailgate. The transverse beam transfers a load placed on the tailgate to side plates secured to the transverse beam. The side plates transfer the load to... | 09/07/1999 |
| 5948194 | In-line microwave heating of adhesives A method of dispensing the material that is heated by microwave energy immediately before the material is dispensed. The method comprises a series of steps including conveying the material through a pressurized passage through a dispensing tube that has r... | 09/07/1999 |
| 5928404 | Electrical solder and method of manufacturing A method of manufacturing an electrical solder paste having primary solder powder and an additive metal powder component that does not melt during the soldering process. Metal powders may be either elemental metal or a metal alloy. The primary powder is t... | 07/27/1999 |
| 5916674 | Article having a removable protective film A method for identifying and protecting activated surface portions of a plastic substrate is provided. The method includes the steps of providing a plastic substrate having one or more activated surface portions and applying a solution containing a water-... | 06/29/1999 |
| 5906782 | Method for the simultaneous curing of thermosetting resins In resin transfer molding, each mold cavity is charged initially with a hot curing resin system, then while the first resin is still uncured, successively injecting one or more resin systems which push the previous systems to the periphery of the mold. Ea... | 05/25/1999 |
| 5906766 | Method for dielectrically heating an adhesive A method of heating an adhesive including the steps of placing a dielectrically heatable adhesive between first and second members. A high frequency electric field is applied between the first and second members sufficient to dielectrically heat the adhes... | 05/25/1999 |
| 5865940 | Reversible attachment using dielectric heating The present invention relates to a method of removably adhering a non-conductive member to a conductive member comprising the steps of placing an electrode on the non-conductive member. The electrode overlies matting surfaces of the conductive and non-con... | 02/02/1999 |
| 5863493 | Lead-free solder compositions Electrical solder compositions (by weight percent) having between 91.5-96.5% Sn; 2-5% Ag; 0.1-3% Ni; and 0-2.9% Cu; and having a melting temperature 220° C. or less. The solder compositions have microstructure with uniformly dispersed fine grains of Sn--... | 01/26/1999 |
| 5861579 | Method and apparatus for installing/dressing a wiring harness A wiring harness shroud to enshroud a wiring harness. The shroud holds pigtails, takeouts, connectors, harness hold-downs and the like which otherwise extend from the harness against a trunk of the harness so that it can be inserted through an opening in ... | 01/19/1999 |
| 5853649 | Method for manufacturing a foam panel A method of manufacturing a panel having a foam interlayer. A flexible cover is placed adjacent a first mold in an open tool. A rigid substrate is placed adjacent a second mold, or alternately, is place atop the flexible cover in the first mold, of the op... | 12/29/1998 |
| 5833913 | Injection molding method forming strengthened weld line An injection molding process for a thermoplastic resin using a mold having disrupters in the location in which weld lines will be formed. Molten resin is injected into a mold cavity as at least two separate streams having a flow front and a flow core. The... | 11/10/1998 |
| 5833499 | Insulated battery-cable connector An encapsulated electrical connector is molded to the end portion of a battery cable to provide a releasable electrical connection between the cable and a battery terminal. The dielectric molding includes a hinged cover that is automatically moved to a re... | 11/10/1998 |
| 5826673 | Hybrid electric propulsion system using a dual shaft turbine engine An electric propulsion system for a vehicle having an electric drive motor. A generator supplies electric current to the motor. A dual shaft turbine engine having a compressor and a gasifier coupled with a first shaft and a power turbine, flywheel and gen... | 10/27/1998 |
| 5823494 | Pen holder A pen holder holds a pen 16 by friction created between the surface of the pen and the surface of the holder. The holder has a bridge 12 which stands up above a base plate 10, and two opposed reaction surfaces 12, 14 so that the pen can be pushed into the... | 10/20/1998 |
| 5810388 | Instrument panel air bag door and method of making thereof A method of manufacturing an automotive instrument panel that conceals an airbag. The steps of manufacturing the instrument panel include providing a molded substrate having first and second surfaces and an aperture therethough, and a metal door having a ... | 09/22/1998 |
| 5795423 | Method for manufacturing a fiber reinforced article A method of manufacturing a fiber reinforced article. A first fiber reinforcing layer is impregnated with an initiator. A second fiber reinforcing layer is impregnated with a cyclic resin. The first and second reinforcing layers are brought into contact w... | 08/18/1998 |
| 5786892 | Plastics identification To enable a spectrometer (10) to be used for taking analysis readings from plastics articles (24) of varying shapes and degree of preparation, the spectrometer (10) is enclosed within a housing which has an interface device (14) attached to the sensing wi... | 07/28/1998 |
| 5762156 | Hybrid electric propulsion system using a dual shaft turbine engine An electric propulsion system for a vehicle having an electric drive motor. A generator supplies electric current to the motor. A dual shaft turbine engine having a compressor and a gasifier coupled with a first shaft and a power turbine, flywheel and gen... | 06/09/1998 |
| 5755896 | Low temperature lead-free solder compositions Solder compositions (by weight percent) (1) comprising between 37-53% tin, 37-57% bismuth, and 6-10% indium and having a melting temperature between 99°-124° C., and (2) comprising between 48-58% tin, 40-50% bismuth, and 2-5% indium and having a melting... | 05/26/1998 |
| 5750970 | Method for dielectrically heating an adhesive A method of heating an adhesive including the steps of placing a dielectrically heatable adhesive between first and second members. A high frequency electric field is applied between the first and second members sufficient to dielectrically heat the adhes... | 05/12/1998 |
| 5736078 | Method for manufacturing uncoated vinyl covering A method of manufacturing an uncoated covering for an automotive instrument panel. The method comprises the steps of providing an electroplated nickel tool having a grained surface. A quantity of melt fusible powered vinyl is dispensed within the tool. Th... | 04/07/1998 |
| 5736272 | Battery tray A battery tray assembly that includes a first member having a first interface surface and a first battery retaining surface. The first retaining surface retains a top surface of a first battery. A second member having a second interface surface and a seco... | 04/07/1998 |
| 5724140 | Method and apparatus for determining the quality of flat glass sheet A method of determining the quality of flat glass sheet comprising the steps of illuminating a glass sheet with a light ray at an acute angle. A mask having alternating opaque and transparent portions is positioned to receive light from the ray after it h... | 03/03/1998 |
| 5705003 | Method for manufacturing a linear vibration welded carpeted panel The present invention relates to a method of producing a carpeted vehicle interior panel. A rigid backing having a carpeted surface and a mating surface is molded such that the backing mating surface is 3-dimensional and self-supporting after molding. The... | 01/06/1998 |
| 5704579 | Drink container holder usable especially in automotive vehicles A holder for a beverage container including a container support platform having a central axis, and a series of container contact elements disposed around the central axis for exerting positioning forces on side surfaces of the container. Each container c... | 01/06/1998 |
| 5702772 | Method for identifying and protecting an activated plastic surface A method for identifying and protecting activated surface portions of a plastic substrate is provided. The method includes the steps of providing a plastic substrate having one or more activated surface portions and applying a solution containing a water-... | 12/30/1997 |
| 5702584 | Enhanced plating adhesion through the use of metallized fillers in plastic substrate A polymer substrate is plated with a metal, using metallic filler particles in the polymer as anchorage points for a layer of metal formed by an electroless plating operation. The polymer has a filler that includes non-metallic filler particles and metall... | 12/30/1997 |
| 5685591 | Modular vehicle package tray A package tray for a motor vehicle comprises a generally planar first surface element, a second surface element substantially parallel and attached to the first surface element having an access surface exposed to the trunk of the motor vehicle, a cavity f... | 11/11/1997 |
| 5679301 | Method for molding a multilayered trim component A method and apparatus (10) for molding a multilayered automotive trim component (12) having a covered edge portion (60). A flexible covering (32) is positioned between opposable molds (14, 16) that are continuously operable between an open position and a... | 10/21/1997 |
| 5676216 | Structural two-piece composite instrument panel cross-beam with integrated air distribution system A vehicular assembly incorporating knee bolsters and supporting the steering column. The assembly uses a beam fabricated largely from integrally injection molded plastic that is capable of reinforcing the knee bolsters, supporting the instrument panel and... | 10/14/1997 |
| 5674603 | Molded article with integral heat shield A molded article comprising a molded body and one or more layers of heat shielding material attached to the molded body and a method of making same. The heat shielding material is placed on localized areas of the molded article which are exposed to elevat... | 10/07/1997 |
| 5660639 | Method and apparatus for plasma treating an article An improved plasma treatment apparatus and method are provided, wherein the flow of ionizable gas across an article surface to be treated is optimized through the use of one or more flow lines having a plurality of distribution orifices therealong. The fl... | 08/26/1997 |
| 5655432 | Swash plate with polyfluoro elastomer coating A swash plate type compressor having a cylinder block with cylinder bores disposed parallel to the axis of the cylinder block. A rotary shaft rotatably mounted within the cylinder block carries an aluminum swash plate. The swash plate is fixed to the rota... | 08/12/1997 |
| 5618599 | Multi-layer molded polymer compositions A multi-layer molded polymer composition comprising a polyolefin layer and a immiscible polymer layer adjacent the polyolefin layer. The immiscible polymer layer is selected from a polymer that is normally immiscible for the polyolefin layer. A compatibil... | 04/08/1997 |
| 5607538 | Method of manufacturing a circuit assembly A method of manufacturing a circuit assembly is provided. The circuit assembly (10) manufactured according to the present invention includes a circuit board (12) and a heat sink (22). The circuit board (12) has a first side (16) and a second side (20), an... | 03/04/1997 |
| 5608326 | Plastics identification Triboelectricity, that is the electrostatic charging of materials by rubbing them against one another, is used to identify particular plastics materials which produce a characteristic charge polarity when rubbed against another known material. An apparatu... | 03/04/1997 |
| 5599086 | Vehicle track lighting system A vehicle lighting system having an elongated track mounted to the roof of the vehicle and placed adjacent one or more seating positions. An illuminator is slidably mounted to the track and is movable along the track to illuminate a longitudinal area adja... | 02/04/1997 |
| 5584174 | Power turbine flywheel assembly for a dual shaft turbine engine A power turbine/flywheel assembly for use in a dual shaft turbine engine having a compressor and a gasifier coupled to a first shaft. The assembly includes a second shaft that is uncoupled from the first shaft and is allowed to rotate independently of the... | 12/17/1996 |
