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...that power steering was invented by independent inventor Francis W. Davis? As chief engineer in the 1920s of the truck division of the Pierce Arrow Motor Car Company, he saw how hard it was to steer heavy vehicles. So that he would be able to keep the profits from his future invention, Davis left his job, rented a small engineering shop in Waltham, Mass., and developed a hydraulic power steering system that led to power steering.
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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7776176 | Process for marking composite panel A process for marking a composite panel prior to curing for subsequent identification. An illustrative embodiment of the process includes applying a label strip made of a resin-permeable material to a composite panel formed of a resin and curing the panel to an elev... | 08/17/2010 |
| 7390374 | Leather or leather-like composite material A leather or leather-like composite material that supports a layer of soft foam laminated to its back side, the outside of which foam is flocked with textile staple fibers. When this material is manufactured, the back side of a leather or a leather-like material is ... | 06/24/2008 |
| 7347148 | Shipping pallet equipped with a non-structural member carrying a readable device A shipping pallet comprised of at least one layer of substantially parallel, structural deck boards attached to a plurality of stringers is disclosed. The layer of deck boards defines a three-dimensional, substantially rectilinear deck zone that is defined by a top ... | 03/25/2008 |
| RE40145 | Ultra-thin flexible durable radio frequency identification devices and hot or cold lamination process for the manufacture of ultra-thin flexible durable radio frequency identification devices A ultra-thin flexible durable radio frequency plastic of other substrate identification device, such as cards, tags, badges, bracelets and labels including at least one electronic element embedded therein and a hot or cold lamination process for the manufacture of r... | 03/11/2008 |
| 7338701 | Laminated composite wooden material and method of manufacturing material A seven-layered laminated composite lumber 1 is constructed by stacking veneers 2, whose oven-dry specific gravity is 0.6 or larger, alternately with veneers 3, whose oven-dry specific gravity is 0.4 or less, and by bonding them together. The in... | 03/04/2008 |
| 7285862 | Electronic parts packaging structure in which a semiconductor chip is mounted on a wiring substrate and buried in an insulation film The present invention includes the steps of forming a first resin film uncured on a wiring substrate including a wiring pattern, burying an electronic parts having a connection terminal on an element formation surface in the first resin film uncured in a state where... | 10/23/2007 |
| 7263811 | System and method for forming surfaces using tiled components and product resulting therefrom Disclosed are systems and methods which provide durable and substantially smooth surfaces comprised of a number of smaller pieces of surfacing material. For example, tiles of natural materials, such as marble or granite, are formed into larger unitary structures, wh... | 09/04/2007 |
| 7261795 | Method for encapsulation of light emitting polymer devices A cost effective manufacturing process encapsulates a light emitting polymer (LEP) device between two flexible sheet materials, where one sheet may act as the substrate for the LEP device and the other sheet may act as a cover for the LEP device, and at least one of... | 08/28/2007 |
| 7261791 | Board for gliding over snow with a decorative and protective exterior assembly, and manufacturing method A method for manufacturing a board for gliding over snow comprises producing a decorative and protective exterior assembly with at least one additional piece. At least one opening is made in the exterior assembly. The additional piece or pieces are placed on an oute... | 08/28/2007 |
| 7235150 | Multi-channel laser pump source for optical amplifiers An optical assembly, such as a multiple output diode laser pump source for EDFAs, is formed by pressing an optical array emitter chip against a standoff structure protruding from a submount such that the emitter chip deforms to match the curvature of the standoff st... | 06/26/2007 |
| 7235151 | Adhesive transfer device The present application generally relates to adhesive transfer devices. One embodiment of the application discloses a hand-held actuatorless adhesive transfer device. Another embodiment of the application discloses an adhesive transfer device for applying adhesive t... | 06/26/2007 |
| 7207152 | Method for handling, labeling and filling syringes An inventive method, system and apparatus are provided for syringe handling, and more particularly, for syringe labeling, filling and capping operations. To facilitate syringe handling, an inventive apparatus includes a plurality of syringe bodies interconnected in ... | 04/24/2007 |
| 7195690 | Roll-good fuel cell fabrication processes, equipment, and articles produced from same Fabricating roll-good fuel cell material involves laminating first and second bonding material webs having spaced apart windows to first and second surfaces of a fuel cell membrane web. First and second active regions of the membrane web are positioned within the re... | 03/27/2007 |
| 7163745 | Odor adsorption agent in hygiene articles An odor adsorption agent, in particular for use in a hygiene article, is formed of a thermoplastic granulate and a zeolite bonded to the thermoplastic granulate by means of a welded bond. ... | 01/16/2007 |
| 7160405 | Integral joining A method for joining bodies by melting down a joining element. The joining element acts on a surface of one of the bodies and penetrates the surface as a result of a directed force. Once in a penetrated condition, a mechanical excitation is generated such that durin... | 01/09/2007 |
| 7140741 | Color shifting retroreflector and method of making same Color shifting retroreflective articles can provide features such as decorative effects, evidence of tampering, security authentication or positional information. In some embodiments, the color shifting retroreflective article includes a layer of microspheres, and a... | 11/28/2006 |
| 7128799 | Method of manufacturing precured tread with reflective grooves A laminar “precured” or “replacement” tread for wheeled vehicles operating at night on retreaded tires is made more readily visible when grooves in the tires are provided with elastomeric strips or bands in which are embedded retroreflective elements such as... | 10/31/2006 |
| 7097911 | Multi-layered flame retardant wrap A layered flame retardant system and method is disclosed comprising a first flame retardant stable layer for covering a solid combustible material and a second moisture protecting polyolefin stretch film layer. The polyolefin stretch film layer further compactly aff... | 08/29/2006 |
| 7074296 | In-ear hearing aid and method for its manufacture A method of manufacturing a hearing device including providing a hearing aid housing having an opening, providing an electric/acoustic transducer, providing a support plate forming a blind hole having a membrane as a base, inserting the transducer into the blind hol... | 07/11/2006 |
| 7033457 | Method of attaching optical waveguide component to printed circuit board Disclosed is a method of attaching an optical waveguide component to a printed circuit board, which is a double-sided or a multilayer printed circuit board, through pre-bonding and main-bonding by use of an adhesive tape. Prior to being attached to the printed circu... | 04/25/2006 |
| 7025849 | Method of attaching optical waveguide component to printed circuit board Disclosed is a method of attaching an optical waveguide component to a printed circuit board, which is a double-sided or a multilayer printed circuit board, through pre-bonding and main-bonding by use of an adhesive tape. Prior to being attached to the printed circu... | 04/11/2006 |
| 6976349 | Method for filling and capping syringes An inventive method, system and apparatus are provided for syringe handling, and more particularly, for syringe labeling, filling and capping operations. To facilitate syringe handling, an inventive apparatus includes a plurality of syringe bodies interconnected in ... | 12/20/2005 |
| 6966959 | Method for vulcanizing an object formed of unvulcanized rubber and rubber product A method of vulcanizing an object formed of unvulcanized rubber, in which the unvulcanized-rubber formed object is vulcanized by pressing and heating by mold means, comprises disposing a fiber sheet member on a surface of the unvulcanized-rubber formed object and vu... | 11/22/2005 |
| 6957522 | Method and system for labeling syringe bodies An inventive method, system and apparatus are provided for syringe handling, and more particularly, for syringe labeling, filling and capping operations. To facilitate syringe handling, an inventive apparatus includes a plurality of syringe bodies interconnected in ... | 10/25/2005 |
| 6945466 | PC adapter cards and method of manufacturing the same A method of manufacturing a mini-card with a semiconductor memory device includes the steps of (a) providing an array of substrates including a plurality of individual substrates; (b) mounting a semiconductor memory device on each of the individual substrates formin... | 09/20/2005 |
| 6923841 | Filter element of an air filter with far infrared energy A filter element of an air filter includes a main body and a substrate. The far infrared emission powder substances are embedded at certain grain sized and at certain ratio to the substrate, thereby forming the main body that is adapted in form to various internal c... | 08/02/2005 |
| 6924243 | High performance fire-retardant kraft facing for fiberglass insulation A process for preparing a fiberglass insulation product, including the steps of: (a) providing a layer of fire-retardant kraft paper, (b) coating the fire-retardant kraft paper layer with from 2 to 10 pounds of HDPE or of polypropylene per 3000 square feet of the pa... | 08/02/2005 |
| 6924781 | Smart electronic label employing electronic ink The present invention provides for smart and dumb implementations of a stand-alone, remotely updateable, remotely alterable, flexible electronic label. The electronic label provides for displaying information in connection with a mammal, non-mammal, an item or locat... | 08/02/2005 |
| 6915619 | Method for handling syringe bodies An inventive method, system and apparatus are provided for syringe handling, and more particularly, for syringe labeling, filling and capping operations. To facilitate syringe handling, an inventive apparatus includes a plurality of syringe bodies interconnected in ... | 07/12/2005 |
| 6849223 | Fabrication of a polymeric prosthetic implant Processes for fabricating a customized, three-dimensional, bioerodable, polymeric prosthetic implant are provided. In a highly preferred embodiment, the prosthetic implant has a porous network. The method employs a sterolithography instrument, a solution comprising ... | 02/01/2005 |
| 6827802 | Optical recording head having a solid immersion lens An optical recording head is provided which includes a slider body having a leading edge. A void is formed in the slider body to receive a sphere of optically transparent material. The sphere is inserted into the void such that a portion of the sphere protrudes from... | 12/07/2004 |
| 6802918 | Fabrication method for adhesive pressure bonding two components together with closed-loop control Two components are bonded together in a bonding apparatus using a bonding medium of malleable metallic spheres and a curable adhesive. The two components are bonded by positioning the components in a facing-but-spaced-apart relation in the bonding apparatus with the... | 10/12/2004 |
| 6793749 | Automated method of attaching flip-chip devices to a substrate Apparatus and method for attaching, assembling, and/or mounting a substrate to any semiconductor device or a flip-chip type semiconductor device. ... | 09/21/2004 |
| 6773523 | Automated method of attaching flip chip devices to a substrate Apparatus and method for attaching, assembling, and/or mounting a substrate to any semiconductor device or a flip-chip type semiconductor device. ... | 08/10/2004 |
| 6705003 | Printed wiring board with plurality of interconnect patterns and conductor bumps A manufacturing method of a printed wiring board. On a conductor plate 1, approximately conical conductor bumps 1a, 1a, . . . are formed, the conductor bumps 1a, 1a, . . . being caused to penetrate throu... | 03/16/2004 |
| 6682688 | Method of manufacturing a three-dimensional object A three-dimensional object is manufactured by filling and hardening a powder material around a core. A powder material is first filled and layered around the core, and a beam is then selectively irradiated on the layer of powder material to form a hardene... | 01/27/2004 |
| 6645337 | Technique for partially joining copper foils and separator sheets This technique involves joining copper foils of any type and thickness to aluminum sheets of any alloy and thickness in order to simplify the assembly of multilayer press books, whereby two copper foils of any type and thickness and one aluminum sheet of ... | 11/11/2003 |
| 6635141 | Engineered wood member and method of its manufacture The invention is a wane-free engineered wood product and the method of its manufacture. Lumber having wane along one or more edges is first milled to produce rectangular notches along each of the four edges. The notches are sized to remove all or most of ... | 10/21/2003 |
| 6576080 | Adhesive transfer device The present application generally relates to adhesive transfer devices. One embodiment of the application discloses a hand-held actuatorless adhesive transfer device. Another embodiment of the application discloses an adhesive transfer device for applying... | 06/10/2003 |
| 6576073 | Adhesive control during stiffener attachment to provide co-planarity in flip chip packages A process for fabricating a BGA flip chip package containing a stiffener or heat spreader monitors edges of the adhesive that attaches the stiffener or heat spreader. The monitoring ensures that the adhesive extends beyond the centers of the outermost sol... | 06/10/2003 |
