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| Application No. | Application Title | Issue Date |
| 20120047834 | COLD FORMED STUD A cold formed metal stud is provided for commercial and residential construction applications. The metal stud of the present invention is suitable for use in both composite and non-composite applications. The metal stud of the present invention includes an intermediate ... | 03/01/2012 |
| 20120040205 | METHOD FOR PRODUCING A PRESS-QUENCHED METAL COMPONENT The invention relates to a method for producing a press-hardened metal component, in which a blank (2) or a semi-finished product (30, 40, 50, 60) is press hardened in a forming tool (12), wherein the blank (2) or the semi-finished product (<... | 02/16/2012 |
| 20110167587 | Method of Manufacturing Composite Bushing Substrate A composite bushing substrate and method of producing the same are provided. The composite bushing substrate may include a clad metal, created by metallically bonding a high strength base layer and an interlayer. The surface of the interlayer may be textured or embossed... | 07/14/2011 |
| 20110162430 | METAL MEMBER MANUFACTURING METHOD, INDENTER AND METAL MEMBER MANUFACTURING APPARATUS A metal member manufacturing method is achieved by pressing a second region of a metal material without pressing a first region of the metal material, and pressing the first region without pressing the second region. The metal material has a hole formation region in whi... | 07/07/2011 |
| 20110132060 | Enlargement Processing Method for Workpiece A workpiece enlarging method is provided, by which an enlarged portion can stably be formed on a portion of a workpiece such as a shaft member, and a drive force required to form the enlarged portion can be reduced. The workpiece enlarging method forms the enlarged port... | 06/09/2011 |
| 20110068150 | Friction Stir Weld Assembly And Associated Method For Mitigating Distortion In A Friction Stir Weld Joint A method of mitigating distortion in a friction stir weld joint as well as an associated friction stir weld assembly for mitigating distortion in a friction stir weld joint are provided. In this regard, a workpiece having a friction stir weld joint and associated distor... | 03/24/2011 |
| 20110048097 | METHOD OF MANUFACTURING OUTWARDLY FLANGED METAL MEMBER There is provided a method of manufacturing an outwardly flanged metal member, by which a metal member having outward flange portions which extend radially outwardly from a plurality of positions along a circumferential direction on an outer peripheral surface can be fo... | 03/03/2011 |
| 20110036141 | Incremental Forging Any of various features of a workpiece are forged by a common set of tools. The feature is incrementally forged as the tool set is moved to successive forging locations on the surface of the workpiece. One of the tools is used to plasticize and extrude a portion of the ... | 02/17/2011 |
| 20100276543 | AIRCRAFT DOOR AND A METHOD FOR THE MANUFACTURE OF AN AIRCRAFT DOOR OF THIS TYPE An aircraft door includes an outer skin configured as a panel structure; and a rear body structure configured as an integral cast structure and operatively connected to the panel structure so as to provide rigidity.... | 11/04/2010 |
| 20100218583 | TRANSMISSION SUITABLE FOR A MOTOR VEHICLE, SHAFTS THEREFOR AND METHOD OF PRODUCING SUCH SHAFTS A transmission, particularly for a motor vehicle, having at least two torque transmitting shafts, shafts suitable for use in such a transmission, and a method for the production such shafts. At least one of the shafts is composed of a shaft base body (10) and at ... | 09/02/2010 |
| 20100162843 | RACK AND MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREOF To sufficiently secure the width dimension, strength and rigidity of the rack teeth 10, and to realize the light weight construction and the manufacturing method of the rack 8, the rack teeth 10 is formed by plastic working on one side surface in th... | 07/01/2010 |
| 20100065145 | METHOD AND APPARATUS TO DEFORM THE CROSS SECTION OF ONE OR MORE LONGITUDINAL SECTIONS OF AN OBLONG OBJECT The invention relates to such a method and apparatus, as well as to the resulting deformed object out of a relatively hard material such as e.g. a metal or plastic wire in which an undeformed section (2) is clamped near its ends (3, 4) and is subsequently ... | 03/18/2010 |
| 20100016117 | Friction-ring transmission having a friction ring, and method for producing a friction cone For further development of friction-ring transmissions, a friction-ring transmission has a friction ring, a first friction cone including a first friction-ring running surface, a second friction cone including a second friction-ring running surface, and at least one axi... | 01/21/2010 |
| 20090266135 | METHOD OF PRODUCING SHEET METAL BLANKS HAVING A VARING THICKNESS A method of producing a flat sheet metal blank which varies in thickness. The sheet metal blank is produced for manufacturing components for motor vehicles. The method comprises the steps of providing a flat sheet metal blank having a variable thickness and prefabricate... | 10/29/2009 |
| 20090234385 | Thermal Forming of Refractory Alloy Surgical Needles A method of thermal forming of refractory alloy suture needles is disclosed. Needle blanks made from refractory alloys are used to form surgical needles, which are heated to a temperature above the ductile to brittle transition temperature but below the recrystallizatio... | 09/17/2009 |
| 20090223271 | SWAGING METHOD AND SWAGING APPARATUS An upsetting method capable of reducing a molding pressure is provided. The upsetting method uses a receiving die 11 and a guide 20 having an insertion hole 23 for inserting and holding a diameter expansion scheduled portion 2 of the raw mate... | 09/10/2009 |
| 20090217730 | UPSETTING METHOD AND UPSETTING APPARATUS An upsetting method capable of eliminating a correction step by preventing occurrence of quench distortion is provided. The method includes the step of preparing an upsetting apparatus 10 equipped with a forming die 11 and a guide 20 having an inser... | 09/03/2009 |
| 20090213481 | SIDE MIRROR ASSEMBLY WITH INTEGRATED SPOTTING MIRROR A mirror assembly for a motor vehicle includes a base that is fixedly secured to the motor vehicle. A housing is fixedly secured to the base. The housing defines an opening. A mirror is operatively secured to the housing at the opening. The mirror defines a main viewing... | 08/27/2009 |
| 20090205393 | Method For Providing an Armature Housing The invention relates to a method of providing an armature housing having the steps of providing a solid cylinder of malleable material having a first part and a second part; raising at least a part of a perimeter of the first part in a direction away from the second pa... | 08/20/2009 |
| 20090191424 | MANUFACTURING METHOD FOR A COMPOSITE METAL WIRE USED AS A PACKAGING WIRE AND PRODUCTS THEREOF A manufacturing method for a composite metal wire used as semiconductor packaging wire and products thereof. Au, Ag and Cu materials are melted in a vacuum melting furnace, and then trace metal elements are added into the vacuum melting furnace and melted together with ... | 07/30/2009 |
| 20090044591 | FORGING METHOD, FORGED PRODUCT AND FORGING APPARATUS A forging method for upsetting end portions of a raw material as diameter expansion scheduled portions includes: providing an upsetting apparatus having a fixing die, guides each having an insertion passage for inserting and holding an end portion of the raw material in... | 02/19/2009 |
| 20090038139 | Device and Method for Finishworking of a Forming Tool for an Auto Body Sheet Metal Part The invention relates to a device for finishworking of a forming tool for an auto body sheet metal part in which, in a first working step for identifying a surface region of a tool surface to be remachined, a sheet metal part which has been coated with a marking paint c... | 02/12/2009 |
| 20090025450 | METHODS FOR MANUFACTURING FLANGED ARTICLE Methods are taught for manufacturing a work having a peripheral flange by pressing a sheet material may include half die cutting the material so as to simultaneously form inner and outer circumferential surface of the peripheral flange while the peripheral flange is sim... | 01/29/2009 |
| 20080276681 | Preparation method of laminated composite materials of different alloys The invention relates to a new preparation technique of composites, in details, i.e. a method of producing laminated composite materials of different alloys. In the preparation method, the bi-layer or multi-layer composites are prepared by means of the equal channel ang... | 11/13/2008 |
| 20080257009 | Method Of Providing A Solenoid Housing The invention relates to a method of providing a solenoid housing, including the steps of providing a solid cylinder of malleable material having a first part and a second part; reducing a diameter of the first part of the cylinder to be less than a diameter of the seco... | 10/23/2008 |
| 20080245128 | Method and Apparatus for Forming Metal Reinforcing An apparatus for forming a metal reinforcing bar incorporates a multi stage forming line forming a termination on an enlarged end portion of the bar. The termination is shaped to form part of an interlock to connect the bar to another member. In one form, the forming li... | 10/09/2008 |
| 20080210037 | Gear A helical gear having helical tooth portions of the helical gear being worked by a punch and a die having a land of a smaller distance between opposed working surfaces formed to be inclined than that of other portion, formed on predetermined portions in tooth directions... | 09/04/2008 |
| 20080150349 | Flexible Axle Comprising a Cross-Member with Trapezoid Cross-Section, Corresponding Cross-Member, Vehicle and Manufacturing Method A flexible axle for motor vehicle has a cross-member (1) connecting two longitudinal arms (2), wherein said cross-member (1) has a closed cross-section, and said cross-member has, at least in a central zone, a substantially trapezoid cross-section (... | 06/26/2008 |
| 20070204669 | Method Of Manufacturing Tooth Profile Part A method of manufacturing a tooth profile part by cold forging comprising: an initial step of forming a initial tooth profile: a completing step of forming a completed tooth profile by sizing: between the initial step and the completing step, maintaining a tooth thickne... | 09/06/2007 |
| 20070017273 | Warm forming of metal alloys at high and stretch rates Process for production of metallic components by warm forming of blanks of alloys with superplastic micro-structure, wherein the deforming pressure in the deforming tool is kept at least 20% below the deformation pressure necessary for forging of the respective alloy wi... | 01/25/2007 |
| 20060174678 | Cobalt chrome forging of femoral knee implants and other components Cobalt chrome forging of complex parts such as femoral knee implants is described. ... | 08/10/2006 |
| 20060137424 | Reconfigurable tools and/or dies, reconfigurable inserts for tools and/or dies, and methods of use A reconfigurable tool and/or die geometry and methods of use generally comprise forming at least a portion of a shape defining surface with a shape memory material. In response to an activation signal, the shape memory material changes geometry of the shape defining sur... | 06/29/2006 |
| 20060130553 | Method for the manufacture of highly loadable components by precision forging A method for the manufacture of highly loadable components by precision forging, e.g., of gas turbine compressor blades with different stress zones, initially provides for the production of a preform in a one-step forming operation, e.g., casting or sintering, with furt... | 06/22/2006 |
| 20050103086 | Method of cold forming a self-attaching female fastener element A method of cold forming a self-attaching female fastener (20) which includes deforming a fastener blank (120) having an annular pilot, (122) an annular flange (128) surrounding the pilot and a groove (132) in the flange having cylindr... | 05/19/2005 |
| 20050044922 | Grindless surgical needle manufacture A method for manufacturing a surgical needle devoid of a grinding process includes the steps of swaging a needle blank to define a substantially tapered or conical needle end, pressing the tapered needle to form a plurality of intersecting surfaces and forming cutting e... | 03/03/2005 |
| 20050034503 | Method of forming sputtering articles by multidirectional deformation A method of producing a valve metal mill form having dimensions sufficient to be divided to form a plurality of sputter targets is described. The method includes multidirectional deformation of an ingot to form a mill form having a preferred average grain size of about ... | 02/17/2005 |
