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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8171606 | Method of manufacturing a hinge assembly utilizing a metal injection molding process and a die A THIXOMOLDING™ process and a die are utilized to fabricate a hinge assembly for moving a step on a motor vehicle between a stowed position and a deployed position. The hinge assembly includes a rail bracket fixedly secured to the vehicle and including inner and o... | 05/08/2012 |
| 8156619 | Hinge and method of making same A method of making a hinge has the steps of forming a region of a piece of sheet metal with a groove and then bending the piece of sheet metal to form the region into an eye with the groove opening inwardly into the eye so that the piece of sheet metal with the eye ... | 04/17/2012 |
| 8001665 | Door hinge repair apparatus and method Apparatus for use in repairing, and methods of repairing, a door hinge of a vehicle includes use of a substitute hinge bracket and at least one pin configured to be received through at least one opening of a vehicle frame bracket. A locking portion of the at least o... | 08/23/2011 |
| 7979967 | Method for manufacturing a hinge, hinge and hinge pin The invention relates to a method for manufacturing a hinge between two workpieces or components; first a hinge socket is inserted in an opening of the first component and then a hinge pin is inserted in the hinge socket; the second component can be fastened to the ... | 07/19/2011 |
| 7568267 | Door hinge repair apparatus and method Apparatus for use in repairing, and methods of repairing, a door hinge of a vehicle includes use of a substitute hinge bracket and at least one pin configured to be received through at least one opening of a vehicle frame bracket. A locking portion of the at least o... | 08/04/2009 |
| 7412758 | Method for hingedly coupling components with one another The progressive die tooling component carrier is adapted to serve as a hinge connection between the components that it connects. The carrier allows for the reeling of a series of components for storage and transportation without causing the warping or bending of the... | 08/19/2008 |
| 7363683 | Spring hinge An electrically weldable spring hinge comprising a housing, a recess in the housing, an outside of the housing, at least one welding projection on the outside of the housing and arranged in a region of the housing to which forces are applied during a welding operati... | 04/29/2008 |
| 7228597 | Partition apparatus and hinge apparatus A partition apparatus or system having one or more panels each releasably fixed with respect to a hinge element. The hinge element has at least one hinge leaf, each with an outer edge. Each hinge leaf has at least one opening, preferably multiple openings, extending... | 06/12/2007 |
| 7203996 | Hinge door arrester for vehicle doors The invention relates to a hinge door arrester, particularly for vehicle doors, comprised of two hinge parts (2, 4), which are connected by a hinge pin (6) in a manner that permits them to swivel about a rotational axis (8) and between which a d... | 04/17/2007 |
| 7197797 | Method for manufacturing a vehicle door hinge A method for manufacturing a vehicle door hinge having a hinge axis, the method including providing a first hinge part having a first arm and a second arm axially spaced from the first arm, the hinge axis passing through the first arm and the second arm. The method ... | 04/03/2007 |
| 7182905 | Blow molded article with retaining feature and method of creating same A blow molded article includes an outer wall and an article retaining feature projecting outwardly therefrom. The article retaining feature includes a distal wall and a side wall connecting the distal wall and the outer wall of the blow molded article. The side wall... | 02/27/2007 |
| 7111358 | Tensioned pivot assembly A spring biased pivot assembly for operative connection across a lower edge of a self-returning door structure. An adjustable spacer projects outwardly from a downwardly extending shoulder structure and towards a tension pin in tangential relation to the axis of rot... | 09/26/2006 |
| 7103947 | Molded insulating hinge for bipolar instruments An electrosurgical instrument includes a pair of first and second elongated shafts each having an end effector attached to a distal end thereof and a handle. The handle is movable from a first position wherein the end effectors are disposed in spaced relation relati... | 09/12/2006 |
| 7100258 | Method and device for simulation of a closing wedge The invention concerns a method and a device (10) for closing wedge simulation to set gap dimensions between a movable flap (5; 5a, 5b) of a vehicle and the surrounding body (1) of the vehicle. The flap (5; 5a, | 09/05/2006 |
| 7055573 | Systems and methods for reducing gap space between door sections Systems and methods for reducing gap space between sections to enhance safety and to enable one section of the door to support the weight of another. An overhead door having a variety of sections comprises a first section that includes a contour and a corresponding ... | 06/06/2006 |
| 6968612 | Line facility for producing structure A production line (1) is constituted of a sliding path (10) as a moving path provided along nine working step positions from a first step position (P1) to a ninth step position (P9), nine skids (20) as support-receipt plates slidab... | 11/29/2005 |
| 6958563 | Riser commutators Rotary switches, and in particular riser-style commutators, are detailed together with featured strips from which they are made. Segments formed from the strips may include anchor notches and slots for receiving reinforcing rings. The structure of the strip addition... | 10/25/2005 |
| 6928694 | Apparatus for controlling a door Door check device for a vehicle door, movable from a closed position in a door frame to a plurality of different open positions and held in the open positions, includes a strip connected to the door or door frame and a braking mechanism connected to the other of the... | 08/16/2005 |
| 6928713 | Hinge mounting system A hinge that has a first mounting base for attachment to a first hinged object. The hinge also has first and second hinge members pivotally connected together. The first hinge member and the first base are configured and dimensioned for cooperatively positioning and... | 08/16/2005 |
| 6918167 | Method of attaching and aligning a closure panel A method of aligning and duplicating alignment includes welding a washer over a larger opening in a hinge once in an aligned position relative to a vehicle door. The door is mounted into an alignment fixture and the hinges are installed over threaded studs extending... | 07/19/2005 |
| 6915571 | Automobile assembling system and method of assembling automobiles An automobile assembly system 1 for assembling plural types of automobiles including a type equipped with a slide door and/or a tailgate, comprising: a front door sub-line 7 for assembling front door assemblies; a rear door sub-line 8 for assemb... | 07/12/2005 |
| 6910738 | Device and method for assembling a recliner mechanism An adjustable pivot rotatably supports and adjusts a position of a pivoting member within a housing. The adjustable pivot includes a central cylinder defining a first axis and rotatably supporting the pivoting member. A second cylinder extends from the central cylin... | 06/28/2005 |
| 6889411 | Shape memory metal latch hinge deployment method A conductive hinge is made of a superelastic shape memory alloy such as nitinol (NiTi) having a large elastic strain limit for enabling the hinge to bend to a small radius during stowage and flexible return to a trained rigid hinge position by training the shape mem... | 05/10/2005 |
| 6637096 | Process for forming striker for glove box A novel striker for locking a glove box comprises a bracket (11) having at least two fastener holes (13), a bracket (11) being attached to an interior wall of crash pad or dashboard by fasteners through fastener holes (13) and a U-shaped latching loop (15... | 10/28/2003 |
| 6630094 | Flexible plastic hinge having tear resistance A tear-resistant flexible hinge structure is placed between a pair of substantially rigid panels so as to permit the panels to be hinged one with respect to the other, where the flexible hinge is formed from a plastics material such as polyvinyl chloride.... | 10/07/2003 |
| 6591467 | Method of manufacturing a thermoformed hinge A method of making a hinge joining two rigid pieces each with top and bottom surfaces, comprising the steps of thermoforming a first piece of rigid plastic material having a first hinge joint; machining a hole with a tubular shape through each of two exte... | 07/15/2003 |
| 6581244 | Hinge construction, especially for items of jewellery A method and hinge construction for mounting to an item, such as, jewelry. An H-shaped mounting plate has two support legs for mounting to the item. The plate has a hinge pin pivotally receiving the Y-shaped end of a hinge component with the opposite end ... | 06/24/2003 |
| 6539598 | Hinge component blank made from a rolled or drawn profiled material strip In a hinge-part blank made from a rolled or drawn profiled strip of stock that is separated into the individual hinge-part blanks by beam-cutting along an oblique boundary line (I) followed by parting along a parting line (II), the profiled strip of stock... | 04/01/2003 |
| 6522675 | Wavelength control circuit and wavelength control method of light emitting device A wavelength control circuit includes a temperature control loop monitoring the ambient temperature of an LD device and driving an electronic heating and cooling device so that the temperature is constant on the basis of a difference signal between a sign... | 02/18/2003 |
| 6473949 | Method for producing articulated joints The invention relates to a method for producing articulated joints by assembling prefabricated parts, which comprise a pin defining an axis on which at least one articulated part having a bearing hole is to be pivotally mounted by means of a bearing bush.... | 11/05/2002 |
| 6450003 | Tool and method for straightening a door hinge A tool for adjusting a door hinge so that the door hangs properly. The tool is a tube with a slot extending from one end of the tube to the other end of the tube and having a bore to permit sliding the tube over the knuckles of the door hinge. In use, the... | 09/17/2002 |
| 6381819 | Double-walled blow-molded article with insertable handle and method for making same A method of constructing a double-walled blow-molded article with a hinged handle is performed on an article comprising a receiving member and a pinned member. The receiving member is a double-walled blow-molded thermoplastic component having an outer wal... | 05/07/2002 |
| 6314614 | Pivot brakes for doors In order to keep the braking moment in doors with a pivoting brake for the continuously progressive braking moment variation with different inclinations of the pivoting axis of the doors to the vertical within a determined range, rules given for calculati... | 11/13/2001 |
| 6304433 | Portable computer having a sealed hinge clutch A portable computer including two plastic enclosures has a first hinge body attached to a first one of the enclosures. The first hinge body includes a bore formed therein. A flowable lubricant such as grease is disposed within the bore. A second hinge bod... | 10/16/2001 |
| 6286198 | Process for producing basic furniture structure A structure is formed by folding a panel along one or more V-grooves cut in the inside surface of the panel. The verticies formed by the V-groove on the folded panel includes film hinges which are formed by injecting a plastic material in a groove formed ... | 09/11/2001 |
| 6269672 | Indentations to control metal curling A method of curling a first metal portion of a planar workpiece over a second cooperating curled workpiece by making indentations in the first metal portion on the inside surface of the portion to be curled by a machine punch. A hinge can be constructed w... | 08/07/2001 |
| 6249942 | Making items of jewelry and apparatus therefor A method and device for forming hinges between components of jewelry with the components having a tongue and a pin. A jig with a curved surface supports the two components while a die is moved into engagement with the tongue and pin to force them against ... | 06/26/2001 |
| 6044540 | Electronics chassis and methods of manufacturing and operating thereof A chassis for containing electromagnetic interference ("EMI") generating equipment and methods of operation and manufacturing thereof. The chassis includes: (1) a cabinet having a base wall, the base wall having hinge race slots located along a forward ed... | 04/04/2000 |
| 5884363 | Hinge A hinge for a sectional overhead door. The hinge having first and second hinge parts. The second part has side flanges and a connecting base. The first part has a body and an integral sleeve of a length greater than the distance between extremities of the... | 03/23/1999 |
| 5822840 | Method of manufacturing spring hinges A method of manufacturing a spring hinge including forming a spring hinge housing and a hinge member of strip materials, and assembling a unitary assembly formed of at lest the hinge member and a spring member by mounting the spring member on the hinge me... | 10/20/1998 |
