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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8110050 | Actively damped tension member A system and method for actively damping tension members modulates the natural frequency of shape memory alloys incorporated into tension members, such as suspension ropes or cables. The frequency of the tension member can be modulated by heating the shape memory al... | 02/07/2012 |
| 7335426 | High strength vacuum deposited nitinol alloy films and method of making same A vacuum deposition method for fabricating high-strength nitinol films by sputter depositing nickel and titanium from a heated sputtering target, and controlling the sputter deposition process parameters in order to create high-strength nitinol films that exhibit sh... | 02/26/2008 |
| 7134304 | Micro-roll forming device A micro-roll forming device for providing a cylindrical blank metal article with a minute convexoconcave bearing surface, comprises a powered article holding structure that, when energized, rotates the cylindrical blank metal article about its axis; a forming tool t... | 11/14/2006 |
| 7082868 | Lightweight armor with repeat hit and high energy absorption capabilities A lightweight armor with repeat hit capability includes at least one layer of material that absorbs energy upon being impacted by an object through a reversible phase change and/or an elastic strain deformation of at least 5%. Once the energy of the object has been ... | 08/01/2006 |
| 7084381 | Method and apparatus for controlling part movement There is disclosed herein an apparatus and a method in which a workpiece is loaded into the apparatus and the apparatus then moves and positions the workpiece in a multitude of directions based upon the directions and controls supplied to the apparatus through eithe... | 08/01/2006 |
| 7033015 | Inkjet printer An inkjet printer includes a conveyance belt including a groove, a conveyance mechanism, a cutting mechanism, a control unit, and a judgment unit. After the cutting mechanism cuts the printing medium, The judgment unit judges whether or not a cut position of the pri... | 04/25/2006 |
| 6969821 | Airfoil qualification system and method A method for qualifying airfoil blades includes securing an airfoil blade into a fixture, taking digital measurements of the airfoil blade, comparing the digital measurements of the airfoil blade with measurements of a target model, calculating deviations between th... | 11/29/2005 |
| 6723185 | Method for producing defects and tensile residual stresses A method, which is used to make controlled defects corresponding to natural flaws and residual stresses in various kinds of test pieces. Defects identical to natural flaws are required to qualify non-destructive testing (NDT) procedures. In the method, sequential, r... | 04/20/2004 |
| 6512584 | Quality control for laser peening A method of testing the operation of a laser peening system includes providing a sensor in a possible laser beam path, applying a transparent overlay material to the sensor, directing a pulse of coherent energy to the sensor through the transparent overla... | 01/28/2003 |
| 6423164 | Method of making high strength aluminum sheet product and product therefrom A method of producing aluminum alloy sheet product includes casting a slab or ingot, homogenizing the cast slab, and hot rolling the homogenized slab to provide an intermediate gauge product. The temperature and other operating parameters of the hot rolli... | 07/23/2002 |
| 6338765 | Ultrasonic impact methods for treatment of welded structures This invention provides methods of treatment for work products of materials such as steel, bronze, plastic, etc. and particularly welded steel bodies by pulse impact energy, preferably ultrasonic, to relax fatigue and aging and extend expectant life. The ... | 01/15/2002 |
| 6258612 | Determination of flux prior to package assembly A package assembly is formed by applying flux to a device and/or a substrate and inspecting the applied flux to determine whether the amount applied is within a predetermined range. Embodiments include applying a rosin based flux on a laminate substrate a... | 07/10/2001 |
| 6183882 | In plane deflection coupon for monitoring and controlling of laser shock peening A test coupon is formed from a metallic strip having opposite first and second sides that generally define a plane of the strip and the strip includes a laser shock peened patch of the strip that has first and second laser shock peened surfaces on the fir... | 02/06/2001 |
| 6176944 | Method of making low magnetic permeability cobalt sputter targets The present invention provides a high purity cobalt sputter target having a single phase h.c.p. structure and a magnetic permeability less than the intrinsic magnetic permeability of the material. Substantially pure cobalt is cast and slowly cooled, such ... | 01/23/2001 |
| 6094260 | Holographic interferometry for monitoring and controlling laser shock peening A method for quality assurance of a laser shock peening process uses interferometry to form a fringe image from first and second interferograms of unstressed and stressed laser shock peened patches respectively of a workpiece. The fringe image may then be... | 07/25/2000 |
| 5951790 | Method of monitoring and controlling laser shock peening using an in plane deflection test coupon A method for quality assurance of a laser process and more particularly a laser shock peening process that uses a test coupon having a deflection formed by a laser firing. The test coupon is from a metallic strip having opposite first and second sides tha... | 09/14/1999 |
| 5882444 | Manufacture of two-way shape memory devices A process is provided for the manufacture of a two-way shape memory alloy and device. The process of the invention allows a reversible adjustment of the characteristic transformation temperatures, as well as the direction of the two-way shape memory effec... | 03/16/1999 |
| 5687597 | Gram load adjusting system for magnetic head suspensions A system for adjusting the gram load of a suspension with a high degree of accuracy and repeatability includes a clamp, load-engaging member, actuator, laser and control system. The mounting region of a suspension to be adjusted is releasably received and... | 11/18/1997 |
| 5624508 | Manufacture of a two-way shape memory alloy and device A process is provided for the manufacture of a two-way shape memory alloy and device. The process of the invention allows a reversible adjustment of the characteristic transformation temperatures, as well as the direction of the two-way shape memory effec... | 04/29/1997 |
| 5433800 | Scanning induction hardening A scanning induction hardening process in which a steel workpiece is surface hardened by progressively traversing its length with an inductor coil energized by an alternating electric current and immediately thereafter quenching the heated portion of the ... | 07/18/1995 |
| 5423926 | Method of controlling heat input to an alloying furnace for manufacturing hot galvanized and alloyed band steel A plate temperature and an emissivity are determined at the outlet of an insulated heated zone, and compensations are established which reduce deviations between the respective measured values and the respective target values. A heat input is compensated ... | 06/13/1995 |
| 5235838 | Method and apparatus for truing or straightening out of true work pieces In a straightening or truing operation for straightening out of true work pieces the characteristic fatigue strength or an increased fatigue strength achieved in a previous strengthening operation of the work piece to be straightened, is maintained. This ... | 08/17/1993 |
| 5174835 | Method of strip elongation control in continuous annealing furnaces Strip elongation in a continuous annealing furnace is controlled by passing the strip around a first driven roll, then through a portion of the furnace, then around a second driven roll, wherein the elongation of the strip is sensed. One method is to sens... | 12/29/1992 |
| 4878961 | Method and system for controlling tension to be exerted on metal strip in continuous annealing furnace An annealing operation is performed with controlling tension force to be exerted on a metal strip depending upon thermal crown of hearth rolls. The thermal crown magnitude is assumed based on various factors influencing for the magnitude of the effective ... | 11/07/1989 |
| 4753379 | Method and apparatus for regulating the length of workpieces An apparatus for regulating the length of divisional spacings of a metal band comprises at least two workpiece conveying roller pairs spaced from one another in the direction of the workpiece length and arranged for holding and advancing the workpieces in... | 06/28/1988 |
| 4233831 | Method for superplastic forming A method is provided for controlling the strain rate during superplastic forming of a blank of material into a part. The method produces a part in a minimum time by deforming the material under suitable-optimum superplastic conditions. A relationship is d... | 11/18/1980 |
| 4217773 | Method of determining the relative solid solution contaminate content of metallic wires A method is disclosed for determining relative solid solution contaminate content of a wire wherein a selected quantity of thermal energy is applied to the wire, the degree of annealment achieved determined, and the quantity of energy applied compared wit... | 08/19/1980 |
| 4186039 | Method of stabilizing springs In a method of treating a coil spring to improve its performance and reliability when operating at elevated temperatures, the spring is first stressed by applying a load of preselected magnitude and then, while the load is maintained, the spring is heated... | 01/29/1980 |
| 4147569 | Method of heating of at least two elongated tubular metallic objects A process for heating at least two metal pipes wherein each pipe is individually preheated in response to sensors detecting its initial temperature and wall thickness. The pipe then passes through a continuous heater which applies an equal amount of energ... | 04/03/1979 |
| 4061508 | Method for continuously measuring the annealing level on wires or strips In a method and apparatus for continuously measuring the annealing level on wires or strips, a wire or strip is passed, in a continuous feed, over a pulley of small diameter, at a tension less than that corresponding to the elastic limit of the material o... | 12/06/1977 |
| 4050963 | Method of quenching large-diameter thin-wall metal pipe A method of quenching a large-diameter thin-walled metal pipe includes the steps of moving the metal pipe through a heating zone and passing the pipe through a cooling zone following passage of the pipe through the heating zone. The cooling zone includes ... | 09/27/1977 |
| 3964938 | Method and apparatus for forming high tensile steel from low and medium carbon steel The specification discloses a completely automated method and apparatus for producing high tensile steel, of a controlled, predetermined U.T.S. and cross sectional area, from low and medium carbon steel by subjecting the steel to substantial elongation wh... | 06/22/1976 |
