"Rail travel at high speeds is not possible because passengers, unable to breathe, would die of asphyxia."
Dionysius Lardner, Professor of Natural Philosophy and Astronomy at University College, London ; 1830
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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7331502 | Method of manufacturing electronic part and electronic part obtained by the method In a process for producing an electronic part which comprises soldering (A) an electronic member having conductor portions I for electric connection having a solder layer or a solder bump (a solder portion) on a surface of a tip and (B) an electronic member to be co... | 02/19/2008 |
| 7325300 | Method of manufacturing printed wiring boards In a heat and press stage of manufacturing printed wiring boards, a functional surface layer having release property is provided on a surface of a cushion, and a blocking layer is prepared between the functional surface layer and an inner layer having cushion proper... | 02/05/2008 |
| 7223318 | Method for forming a laminate with a rebate A method for the production of a laminate consisting of metal layers as well as at least one fibre-reinforced bonding layer (5–7) that is located between the metal layers (1–4), which laminate has at least one region (9) that has a smaller n... | 05/29/2007 |
| 7183140 | Injection molded metal bonding tray for integrated circuit device fabrication An injection molded metal bonding tray may be utilized in the fabrication of integrated circuit devices. In one embodiment, a substrate of an integrated circuit device is placed in a pocket of an injection molded metal bonding tray. A plurality of conductors is plac... | 02/27/2007 |
| 7175980 | Method of making a plastic colorimetric resonant biosensor device with liquid handling capabilities Methods of producing liquid handling biosensor devices are provided. The liquid handling biosensor devices allow detection of biomolecular interactions in liquid. The use of labels is not required and the methods can be performed in a high-throughput manner. ... | 02/13/2007 |
| 6955740 | Production of laminates for printed wiring boards using protective carrier A laminate to be used in the manufacture of printed circuit boards is formed by contacting one surface of a layer of a conductive foil (e.g. copper foil) with protective-carrier sheeting (e.g., aluminum foil) and the other surface of the conductive foil with a diele... | 10/18/2005 |
| 6929711 | Method of making an interior trim part A method of making a vehicle interior trim part includes forming an air-permeable substrate into a desired shape; positioning the formed substrate and a cover material on a vacuum mold such that the substrate extends between the cover material and the mold; and vacu... | 08/16/2005 |
| 6913947 | Multi-layer circuit board and method of manufacturing the same A multi-layer circuit board is manufactured by laminating and bonding together a plurality of resin films, on each of which a circuit pattern is directly drawn by injecting ink. The ink includes metal particles, having a diameter in the order of nanometers, disperse... | 07/05/2005 |
| 6910340 | Airflow control device An airflow control device has a fixed damper element and a movable damper element. Shape memory wires are connected to the fixed damper element and the movable damper element. The shape memory wires are alternately electrified to cause the contraction thereof to mov... | 06/28/2005 |
| 6881464 | Method and apparatus for producing optical recording media with accurately parallel surfaces An apparatus and method that produces recording media using at least two platens. A first platen is movable relative to a second platen, and each platen has respective first and second support surfaces onto which substrates are placed, the first and second substrate... | 04/19/2005 |
| 6797086 | Anticipative temperature control for thermal transfer overcoating Method and apparatus for thermal transfer overcoat technology. Throughput conditions are anticipated. Multi-stage preheating of the fuser is performed such that active heating during thermal transfer overcoat is eliminated. Thermal waves create an accumulated fuser ... | 09/28/2004 |
| 6789595 | Substrates laminating apparatus and method At least when an upper glass substrate 3 held by an upper retention head 10 and a lower glass substrate 4 held by a lower retention head 11 are abutted on each other through a sealing material 5, air cylinders 25, 25 apply a... | 09/14/2004 |
| 6783624 | Modular headliner assembly and method of making same A modular headliner assembly (10) includes a headliner (12) having an appearance surface (13) and a back surface (14). At least one component (19, 20, 22, 23) is disposed adjacent the back surface (14) of the headliner (1... | 08/31/2004 |
| 6568148 | Covering element for building surfaces or the like and method for the production thereof The present disclosure involves a covering element for building surfaces and a method for the production thereof. The covering element includes a decorative visible side generally having a support plate having top and bottom surfaces, an upper transparent... | 05/27/2003 |
| 6537412 | Process and apparatus for producing multilayers A process and an apparatus are provided for producing multilayers having on each of their two outer sides an outer metal foil and between them at least one additional layer. These foils and/or layer(s) are connected to each other by intermediate layers im... | 03/25/2003 |
| 6500295 | Laminate making method A hot-melt web has a buffer adhesive layer of a thermosetting resin on a light transmissive, heat resistant resin support. The hot-melt web has the advantages of light transparency, heat resistance, weather resistance, controlled entrainment of bubbles an... | 12/31/2002 |
| 6449915 | Inner wall finishing humidity control panel of cultural property storehouse A wall panel structure for controlling humidity within a building having a panel assembly attachable to an inner wall surface of the building including: a first panel having a surface with a first predetermined porosity to moisture; and a second panel sec... | 09/17/2002 |
| 6436223 | Process and apparatus for improved module assembly using shape memory alloy springs A fixture and process for assembly of semiconductor modules. Each module comprises a substrate and a cover attached to the substrate. The fixture comprises a baseplate adapted to accept the substrate and a spring-loading device containing a shape memory a... | 08/20/2002 |
| 6375777 | Process for the production of a thermosetting laminate Process for the production of a thermosetting laminate made of a number of continuous paper webs impregnated with a thermosetting resin. The dry webs are fed continuously between an upper and a lower press belt (101 and 102 respectively) of a continuous d... | 04/23/2002 |
| 6350631 | Electronic device, method of manufacturing the same, and apparatus for manufacturing the same An electronic device such as a semiconductor device, a method of manufacturing the same, and an apparatus for manufacturing the same, wherein by placing a ceramic substrate provided with a metallic thin film integrated into at least one selected from an u... | 02/26/2002 |
| 6328201 | Multilayer wiring substrate and method for producing the same A multilayer wiring substrate which can be produced by a simple method and has a high connection reliability is disclosed. The multilayer wiring substrate is produced by the steps of: preparing a plurality of double-sided circuit substrates each comprisin... | 12/11/2001 |
| 6264786 | User-created temporary tattoos A temporary tattoo formed from an image-bearing laminate for attachment to human skin. The laminate includes a printable release coating on a backing sheet and an image printed with ink on the printable release coating. A film that is impenetrable to the ... | 07/24/2001 |
| 6245167 | Platen press for laminated plastic cards The invention involves a platen press for manufacturing laminated plastic cards, in particular contactless cards with integrated electronic components. In the press, above the uppermost platen, a heating plate is arranged which is mounted to be vertically... | 06/12/2001 |
| 6238802 | Laminate for sealing capsules For sealing and shielding purposes, a laminate is used, including a layer of ionomer plastics bonded to a metal sheet or a metal plate. The bonding is made without any addition of adhesive agents between the plastics layer and the metal surface by pressin... | 05/29/2001 |
| 6179947 | Method for manufacturing laminates A method and apparatus for manufacturing laminates are arranged for forming a laminate block by sequentially folding back continuous metal sheets 3 and 4 drawn through outlets 16 out of rolls 5 and 6 of the sheets wound on reels 1 and 2, with synthetic re... | 01/30/2001 |
| 6140004 | Organophotoreceptors for electrophotography featuring novel charge transport compounds An organic photoreceptor that includes: (a) a charge transport compound having the formula ##STR1## where n is an integer between 2 and 6, inclusive; R1 and R2, independently, are an alkyl group, a cycloalkyl group, or an aryl group,... | 10/31/2000 |
| 6130000 | Copper and steel components for use in manufacturing printed circuit boards A corrosion resistant sheet alloy separator sheet for use in a press lay-up between printed circuit board panels.... | 10/10/2000 |
| 6129990 | Copper/steel laminated sheet for use in manufacturing printed circuit boards A sheet laminate for use in a press lay-up between printed circuit board panels having a steel substrate layer and a copper foil layer releasibly bonded to at least one surface of the substrate layer.... | 10/10/2000 |
| 6127051 | Copper/steel laminated sheet for use in manufacturing printed circuit boards A sheet laminate for use in a press lay-up between printed circuit board panels having a metal substrate layer and a copper foil layer disposed on at least one surface of the substrate layer. The foil layer is attached onto the surface of the substrate la... | 10/03/2000 |
| 6113730 | Metal-foil-clad composite ceramic board and process for the production thereof A metal-foil-clad composite ceramic board produced by impregnating a sintered substrate (II) of an inorganic continuously porous sintered body (I) having a true porosity of 12 to 50% and an open porosity of at least 10%, with a thermosetting resin (R) und... | 09/05/2000 |
| 6106644 | Application of stop-off material, particularly for use in diffusion bonding and superplastic forming A method of applying a pattern of stop-off material to a sheet is described, the pattern being stored in a computer memory; the method comprises: (a) placing the sheet (22) on a table (12) that is traversable by a printing head (14) capable of applying je... | 08/22/2000 |
| 6074509 | High strength, lightweight pressurized structure for use as the skin of a spacecraft or other vehicle A sandwich skin construction that is comprised of an internal structure comprising a plurality of cones disposed between two outer skins is disclosed. The interior contains a pressurized gas to give the resulting sandwich skin construction added strength ... | 06/13/2000 |
| 6048430 | Component of printed circuit boards A component for use in manufacturing articles such as printed circuit boards comprising a laminate of a sheet of copper foil and a sheet of aluminum or the like. A band of flexible adhesive joins the sheets around their borders and creates a protected cen... | 04/11/2000 |
| 6025074 | Precoating type adhesive composition An adhesive composition for use in precoating a screw member or the like, which comprises: (A) a suspension solution comprising a mixture of: (A1) one or more polymerization accelerator; (A2) one or more compound having at least one polymerizable double b... | 02/15/2000 |
| 5989741 | Electrochemical cell system with side-by-side arrangement of cells An electrochemical cell system including an anode compartment and a cathode compartment separated by a membrane and electrode structure. This structure has an anode surface with a plurality of anodes in a side-by-side arrangement exposed to the anode comp... | 11/23/1999 |
| 5989377 | Method of protecting the surface of foil and other thin sheet materials before and during high-temperature and high pressure laminating A method for protecting a substrate sheet such as a conductive foil suitable for use in the manufacture of printed circuit boards involving applying a lamination mold-release layer to one side of a protective film, and applying a preferably electron beam ... | 11/23/1999 |
| 5972140 | Method of fabricating multilayer structures with nonplanar surfaces A method of fabricating a plurality of multilayer structures which includes at least one recess defined by a nonplanar surface. The method including the steps of: (a) providing a resilient, compliant material on over one or more stacks of layers including... | 10/26/1999 |
| 5951803 | Component of printed circuit boards A method of making printed circuit boards and components there of comprising laminating a sheet of copper foil and a sheet of aluminum or the like. A band of flexible adhesive joins the sheets around their borders and creates a protected central zone at t... | 09/14/1999 |
| 5928456 | Method for irreversibly transferring a diffraction grating, transfer film and device therefor The present invention relates to a procedure for irreversibly transferring a diffraction grating, such as a stamped hologram, onto a substrate, such as a document or a product to be secured, which procedure consists of preparing a transfer film consisting... | 07/27/1999 |
| 5891281 | System and method for uniform product compressibility in a high throughput uniaxial lamination press The apparatus of the present invention enables the lamination of a plurality of planar and non-planar objects in a lamination apparatus where multiple frames per platen and multiple platens per cycle are used. With the preferred embodiment, lamination of ... | 04/06/1999 |