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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7850896 | Method of producing a folded honeycomb structure for a sandwich component and foldable sheet-like material In a method of producing a folded honeycomb structure for a sandwich component a sheet-like material is provided. The sheet-like material comprises a softening temperature and is heated to at least the softening temperature in a region about predetermined folding li... | 12/14/2010 |
| 7641844 | Method of making a fiber-reinforced medical balloon A method of making a fiber-reinforced medical balloon is described herein. The method entails pressurizing a portion of a balloon, and ejecting a fiber precursor fluid from at least one nozzle adjacent to the portion. One or more fibers are formed from the fiber pre... | 01/05/2010 |
| 7611656 | Method and device for fabricating plastic molded article A method of fabricating a plastic molded article is disclosed. In the method, a compound liquid, including two component liquids insoluble in each other and having different dielectric constants, is supplied between two electrodes, and an electric field is applied b... | 11/03/2009 |
| 7431878 | Process of making an electron-emitting device A method of making an electron-emitting device including the steps of (A) preparing a member comprising first and second substances composed of carbon, wherein the substances have respective reaction rates different from each other for a gas, and (B) heating the mem... | 10/07/2008 |
| 7294295 | Method of manufacturing molded product of foamed resin and apparatus for molding foamed resin While steam is supplied to flow channels to heat inner cavity surfaces to a temperature equal to or higher than the heat distortion temperature of a molding resin, the resin mixed with a supercritical fluid is injected from an injection molding machine into a mold c... | 11/13/2007 |
| 7226530 | Conducting polymer nanofiber sensors Polymer nanofibers, such as polyaniline nanofibers, with uniform diameters less than 500 nm can be made in bulk quantities through a facile aqueous and organic interfacial polymerization method at ambient conditions. The nanofibers have lengths varying from 500 nm t... | 06/05/2007 |
| 7199508 | Coaxial flexible piezoelectric cable polarizer, polarizing method, defect detector, and defect detecting method The invention provides a defect inspecting apparatus and a defect detecting method for specifying a position of a defect before polarization when the defect is included in a coaxial flexible piezoelectric member. Further, when a piezoelectric tube is moved in polari... | 04/03/2007 |
| 7143663 | Steering wheel with thermoplastic composites A steering wheel or other component for motor vehicle interiors, is produced by pressure thermoforming an external layer of decorative material, together with an internal structural layer of support material that includes a matrix of thermoplastic material and a plu... | 12/05/2006 |
| 7135134 | Method for forming microscopic polymer interconnections Polymer fiber interconnects are produced between microscale features on substrate using only electrostatic forces. In one embodiment, electric field driven directed growth of fibers is achieved between microscale droplets of a concentrated polymer solution deposited... | 11/14/2006 |
| 7114751 | Composite liner for oilfield tubular goods A composite lined tube is disclosed having end couplings. The tube includes a resin impregnated fiber preform pressed progressively along an inner wall of the tube. The tube may further include an inflatable bladder inserted into the tube. The bladder is adapted to ... | 10/03/2006 |
| 7083692 | Method and device for vulcanizing shaped bodies from rubber mixtures Methods and devices for vulcanizing or cross-linking under pressure and increased temperature shaped bodies that consist especially of rubber mixtures. The shaped body is first dipped into a bed of fine-grained pourable or free-flowing bulk material with the section... | 08/01/2006 |
| 7073536 | Apparatus, methods, and liners for repairing conduits An apparatus and method for repairing the juncture or intersection of a first conduit and a second conduit is disclosed. The apparatus includes a main body for transporting and positioning a repair material impregnated with at heat curable resin system or matrix. An... | 07/11/2006 |
| 7066472 | Conductive seal as well as a method and apparatus for its production A conductive seal that is formed on a first sealing surface by extruding an elastically curing material intermixed with conductive particles is in addition intermixed with magnetic particles. After applying the material to the first sealing surface, its cross sectio... | 06/27/2006 |
| 7019261 | Apparatus and method for a steering wheel with a preformed heating element A heated steering wheel with a preformed heating member, having an inner rim portion; a cushion layer disposed about the inner rim portion; and a preformed heating element disposed about the cushion layer; wherein the cushion layer is applied using a molding process... | 03/28/2006 |
| 6875394 | Method and device for transforming crystalline or semicrystalline polymers A method for processing thermoplastics in a shaping device, whereby before and/or during its passage in the shaping device the thermoplastic is submitted to a static electrical field. ... | 04/05/2005 |
| 6558585 | Techniques for electrode poling of electro-optic polymers to eliminate poling induced optical loss and poling induced damage to electro-optic chromophores Method for manufacturing an electro-optic polymer waveguide device including the step of electrode poling an electro-optic polymer material of the device in an oxygen-free environment. In a preferred embodiment, the electrode poling is performed at a temp... | 05/06/2003 |
| 6524515 | Method of producing a vehicle steering wheel The method provides for forming a supporting structure of the steering wheel, the structure having a metal core and an outer cover layer of polymer material; for each portion of the structure to be covered with valuable material (e.g. brier), two curved p... | 02/25/2003 |
| 6524479 | Pleated filter element with melt-bonded support rod and method of making same A filter element 10 for purifying fluids having a filter medium 11, an enclosure member 12, and a rod 13. The filter medium 11 has folds 14, which may be zigzag-shaped, and which define a fold height 15 and a pleat surface 16. At right angles to folds 14 ... | 02/25/2003 |
| 6395215 | Method of producing a plastic component and fuel tank for a motor vehicle In a method of producing a fuel tank from plastic, a heating element is located between two shell parts to be welded to one another. When the shell parts are pressed together, the heating element melts into the plastic and produces a weld that provides a ... | 05/28/2002 |
| 6368448 | Method for joining thermoplastic resin molded products A method for joining thermoplastic resin molded products by pressing together joining surfaces of two molded products with electric resistance wire therebetween is provided, wherein the method comprising: a first step in which electric resistance wire 20 ... | 04/09/2002 |
| 6322653 | Method for joining spiral wound pipes A method for joining thermoplastic pipes made by spiral winding a hollow profile with mainly rectangular cross section. The method includes: cutting an end of the pipe along an inside of a profile side wall fastened to a nearest preceding wound round of s... | 11/27/2001 |
| 6200515 | One-step synthesis and consolidation of nanophase materials Solid reaction products with a dense nanocrystalline structure are formed from reactant particles with diameters in the nano-scale range by compacting the particles into a green body, then passing an electric current through the body causing Joule heating... | 03/13/2001 |
| 5994250 | Sintered ceramic bodies and ceramic working tools A sintered ceramic body which can be worked by electrical discharge machining, has high mechanical strength, and can be worked into sintered ceramic tools which have long life is disclosed. Further, sintered ceramic tools which have long life and scarcely... | 11/30/1999 |
| 5972275 | Method of relieving stresses in extruded members having reinforcing bars Stresses are relieved in elongated extruded plastic members by passing electric currents through electrical conductors embedded in the reinforcing bars. The reinforcing bars are manufactured according to a pultrusion process in which 1/16 inch diameter MI... | 10/26/1999 |
| 5968442 | Method for thermally connecting two molded products with a resistance heating element A molded product which is molded with thermoplastic resin by a thermal deposition method. The method uses a substantially ring-shaped resistance heating element. A hole is provided for impressing the voltage by inserting the electrode from this hole and i... | 10/19/1999 |
| 5849239 | Process of programming end-product properties of same phase electroset compositions A new class of programmable electroset compositions in an uncured state consist of both a dielectric phase changing vehicle that is a fluid and an electrically conductive additive which is also a fluid. Compositions of the present invention are programmab... | 12/15/1998 |
| 5695865 | Automotive upholstery components and method for making the same In an automotive upholstery component including a trim main body and an ornamental sheet mounted on a selected part of the surface of the trim main body, the ornamental sheet is attached to the trim main body without using a bonding agent so that the fabr... | 12/09/1997 |
| 5641449 | Method and apparatus for high-speed drying and consolidating of structural fiberboard Methods and apparatus for rapidly drying and compacting wet fiber mats are disclosed. Rapid drying is produced by heating the wet fiber mats with a combination of radiowave energy and conductive heating. As the fiber mats are heated, three-dimensional com... | 06/24/1997 |
| 5606997 | Method for rehabilitating pipe line and resin impregnated lining having an integral heating element A method and lining for rehabilitating a pipe or conduit. The method comprising providing a heat curable resin impregnated lining with first and second conductive strips extending lengthwise through the lining from a first end to a second end and separate... | 03/04/1997 |
| 5538571 | Method of manufacturing hollow resin molding An internal molding having a predetermined shape of a hollow portion of a manifold is integrally molded by blow molding or the like, and external molding elements having a predetermined shape of the exterior of the manifold and being split into a pluralit... | 07/23/1996 |
| 5529474 | System for preheating a molding compound A system (30) and method for preheating molding compound in the form of resin pellets (20) used in molding integrated circuits (50). A slanted plate (36) is connected to an electrode (31) to preheat resin pellets (20). The slanted plate (36) produces a te... | 06/25/1996 |
| 5489403 | Method for welding pipe pieces made of thermoplastics In a method for connecting pipe pieces of corrugated pipes to form a pipe, which is to be used in particular as a protection pipe for communication cables or light wave guides, external pipe segments are formed by appropriate cutting in the vicinity of th... | 02/06/1996 |
| 5451351 | Method for rehabilitating a pipe with a liner having an electrically conductive layer A lining and method for in situ rehabilitation of a pipe. The lining includes a tubular shaped resin impregnated composite having a conductive layer surrounding an inflatable bladder. The method includes the steps of positioning the lining within a pipe s... | 09/19/1995 |
| 5451257 | Porous film and porous film manufacturing apparatus This invention provides a porous film useful as a fresh fruit and vegetable wrapping material which is obtained by forming a large number of small recesses in an organic film and which does not allow permeation of water, bacteria, and viruses, but allows ... | 09/19/1995 |
| 5382405 | Method of manufacturing a shaped article from a powdered precursor A method of manufacturing a shaped article from a powdered precursor, wherein the components of the powdered precursor are subjected to a self-propagating high-temperature synthesis (SHS) reaction and are consolidated essentially simultaneously. The shape... | 01/17/1995 |
| 5380409 | Field-assisted combustion synthesis A method of combustion synthesis is provided wherein a relatively low field or voltage is applied to a precursor material prior to ignition. The field is at a voltage level effective to energize the material such that a combustion wave is propagated in a ... | 01/10/1995 |
| 5367854 | Methods for connection of precast concrete units A wet connection method for the precast concrete units capable of performing the connection of the units in a shorter time by electrically heating the concrete placed in the connection part. This method comprises the steps of connecting the reinforcing ba... | 11/29/1994 |
| 5312526 | Method for increasing or decreasing bond strength between concrete and embedded steel, and for sealing the concrete-to-steel interface A process for adjusting the steel-to-concrete bond strength in a hardened concrete structure having embedded steel elements. A source of DC voltage, preferably in the range of 5-40 volts, is connected at its negative side to the embedded steel and at its ... | 05/17/1994 |
| 5296170 | Method for improving the internal surface of seamless tube of multi-layer plastics film laminate A method for improving the internal surface of a gas-barrier, when required heat-shrinkable, multi-layer plastics film laminate in the form of a seamless tube having the innermost layer of olefin resin, the method including applying corona discharge emplo... | 03/22/1994 |
| 5271876 | Process for analyzing, monitoring and/or controlling the internal structure of non-conductive, moldable material by inducing an electrical effect therein before it is molded A process is provided for electrically treating a non-conductive, moldable material by inducing therein a desired electrical effect before it is molded into a desired shape. The process includes pressing, injecting or extruding a material to form a tube, ... | 12/21/1993 |
