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...that while attempting to develop a super strong glue, 3M employee Spencer Silver accidentally developed a glue that was so weak it would barely hold two pieces of paper together? However, his colleague Art Fry needed the glue. Fry sang with his church choir and marked the pages of his hymnal with small scraps of paper that often fell out. He used Silver's glue to hold the papers in place. Today we call this invention Post-it Notes.
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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7984551 | Fabricated vehicle wheel and method for producing same This invention relates to a fabricated vehicle wheel and method for producing the same. The wheel includes a rim and a disc secured to the rim. The disc includes a plurality of outwardly extending spokes, an outer rim connecting flange defining a side edge surface a... | 07/26/2011 |
| 7415766 | Method and apparatus for processing/machining a vehicle wheel/rim preform A method of processing a vehicle wheel/rim preform with a centersection/spider and an annular wall extending around a first rotational axis and having an annular surface defining axially spaced, annular inboard and outboard bead seats. The method includes the steps ... | 08/26/2008 |
| 7363709 | Wheel and method of manufacturing the same The present invention provides a wheel and manufacturing method of the same which make it possible to prevent the formation of indentations along the hump parts in the inner circumferential surface of the rim. In a wheel which comprises a cylindrical rim consisting ... | 04/29/2008 |
| 7347505 | Full flat wheel A vehicle wheel assembly includes a wheel disc and a rim that are welded together. The wheel disc includes a full face disc portion with a disc lip extending in an inboard direction. The rim includes a main rim body with a rim lip that extends in an outboard directi... | 03/25/2008 |
| 7290318 | Electromagnetic flanging and hemming apparatus and method Apparatus and methods are disclosed for applying electromagnetic force (EMF) to flanging and hemming metal panels to form a hemmed panel assembly. First and second apparatus and method steps use a translating EMF coil to flange a sheet and to finish a hem by progres... | 11/06/2007 |
| 7290838 | Vehicle wheel A vehicle wheel comprises a rim (172) and a disk section (171) separate from the rim. Since the disk section is separate from the rim, the freedom of designing the disk section is improved. The rim comprises an outer rim (178) and an inner rim (... | 11/06/2007 |
| 7228629 | Method of spin forming an automotive wheel rim The present invention is directed to a method of manufacturing a three piece aluminum wheel assembly comprising the steps of providing a pair of circular blanks made of a heat treatable alloy to be formed into preforms of a general shape. The preforms are subjected ... | 06/12/2007 |
| 6945852 | Method for finishing automotive wheels and resulting wheels A machine for finishing automotive wheels having a rotatable turret, a plurality of containers or barrel cages journaled on the turret capable of selective rotation independent of the turret, with cartridges loaded into said containers or cages from the end through ... | 09/20/2005 |
| 6935704 | Vehicle wheel with assembly under the rim seat Wheel for an automobile, in which assembly between the sheet metal disc and the wheel rim is effected under the outer seat of the rim by cylindrical fitting. The profile of the rim may be obtained by a flow spinning process. ... | 08/30/2005 |
| 6869149 | Vehicle wheel and method of manufacturing same It is an object of the present invention to provide a vehicle wheel which can be manufactured at low cost, exhibits superior design characteristics, and with which mechanical strength can be adequately ensured. The vehicle wheel has a construction that is split into... | 03/22/2005 |
| 6785962 | Method for producing a full face fabricated vehicle wheel This invention relates to an improved method for forming a full face fabricated vehicle wheel and includes the steps of: (a) providing a disc blank formed from a metal material; (b) subjecting the disc blank to a metal stamping operation to produce a partially forme... | 09/07/2004 |
| 6757976 | Method for manufacturing alloy wheel for automobile A method for manufacturing an alloy wheel for automobiles, the alloy wheel including a rim part having a portion running in and out from a rim flange to a drop center, and a disc part fitted in the rim part is disclosed. The method comprising forging of an alloy bil... | 07/06/2004 |
| 6754957 | Fabricated vehicle wheel and method for producing the same This invention relates to an improved fabricated vehicle wheel and method for producing the same. The method for producing the fabricated vehicle wheel includes the steps of: (a) providing a wheel rim defining a rim axis and including an inboard tire bead seat retai... | 06/29/2004 |
| 6374493 | Wheel casting and wheel assembly A two-piece tire rim is prepared from a molded, one-piece wheel casting which is generally cup-shaped in configuration. The casting, which is open at one end and closed at its opposite end, has an inner annular recess formed coaxially in the inner surface... | 04/23/2002 |
| 6370777 | Method for producing a full face vehicle wheel A method for producing a full face vehicle wheel wherein at least the inboard tire bead seat is precisely oriented and located relative to all axis of the associated vehicle wheel includes the steps of: (a) providing a vehicle wheel assembly having a whee... | 04/16/2002 |
| 6282788 | Vehicle wheel and method for producing same An improved vehicle wheel and method for producing the same includes a wheel rim and a wheel disc joined together by a weld. The wheel disc includes a generally centrally located wheel mounting portion which defines a vertical axis and an outer annular fl... | 09/04/2001 |
| 6243949 | Cold forming aluminum metal matrix rotors This invention relates to an improved method for producing aluminum MMC rotors. The method comprises the steps of initially casting an aluminum MMC rotor casting having a central pilot aperture, cold forming the friction section, cold forming the mounting... | 06/12/2001 |
| 6193321 | Full faced steel vehicle wheel and method of manufacture A full faced vehicle wheel manufactured by stamping a steel disc, embossing a plurality of vent holes in the disc and rolling a partial steel rim. The partial steel rim has an outer beadseat with an outer edge, the outer beadseat at its inner surface roll... | 02/27/2001 |
| 6138355 | Method for manufacturing wheels A method for manufacturing a vehicle wheel includes the steps of providing a wheel rim and a spider and positioning the wheel rim and the spider adjacent each other. The wheel rim and the spider are then friction welded to each other. Subsequently, a port... | 10/31/2000 |
| 6132008 | Wheel for a motor vehicle and method of making same A wheel for a motor vehicle comprises two shell parts, with one shell part forming a wheel spider and the other shell part forming a rim. The shell parts are fitted into one another and connected together. Air openings in the rim are provided with a cast ... | 10/17/2000 |
| 6073347 | Method of manufacturing a full faced steel vehicle wheel A full faced vehicle wheel manufactured by stamping a steel disc, embossing a plurality of vent holes in the disc and rolling a partial steel rim. The partial steel rim has an outer beadseat with an outer edge, the outer beadseat at its inner surface roll... | 06/13/2000 |
| 6029351 | Method of making a vehicle wheel A vehicle wheel with a roll-formed rim has an interior rim section and axially spaced first and second beadseat sections. A disc is attached at its skirt flange to the first beadseat section. The first beadseat section has radially outward and radially in... | 02/29/2000 |
| 5933956 | Method of making a light-metal strip wheel A light-metal strip wheel, in particular for motor vehicles, which includes a wheel disk and a rim. The wheel disk comprises two wheel-disk parts each having a ventilation hole. The ventilation holes have necks that when pressed into one another, secure t... | 08/10/1999 |
| 5829137 | Method for manufacturing wheels A method for manufacturing a vehicle wheel includes the steps of providing a wheel rim and a spider and holding the spider inside the wheel rim. The wheel rim and the spider are positioned in a high capacity forming machine. At least one of a portion of t... | 11/03/1998 |
| 5694687 | Method for producing a fabricated vehicle wheel An improved method for forming a vehicle wheel includes the steps of steps of: (a) providing a rim defining a rim axis and including a generally axially extending well portion and a pair of opposed ends, one of said ends including an inboard tire bead sea... | 12/09/1997 |
| 5651590 | Multi-disc vehicle wheel and process for manufacturing same A vehicle wheel including a wheel rim having a central axis and a plurality of generally parallel wheel discs extending across the wheel rim. The wheel discs are spaced axially apart and are generally perpendicular to the central axis. The wheel discs are... | 07/29/1997 |
| 5634271 | Method of forming an automotive wheel An automotive wheel and a method for manufacturing, in which a center hub is formed using drawing and stamping methods, is disclosed. A mounting foot is spin forged onto the edge portion of the formed center hub, and the center hub is then polished and mo... | 06/03/1997 |
| 5577810 | Wheel disk having a non-uniform thickness b 55773576.001 A disk having a non-uniform thickness with a thickness of an end portion thereof being smaller than a thickness of a hub coupling portion and a thickness of a hat portion being smaller than the thickness of the end portion. As a result, rig... | 11/26/1996 |
| 5548896 | Method of manufacturing a full face wheel assembly A full face wheel assembly comprises a full face disc and a rim. The disc is preferably cast from aluminum whereas the rim is rolled from aluminum strip stock. The full face disc comprises an outboard bead seat flange, an outboard bead seat and an outboar... | 08/27/1996 |
| 5531024 | Method of making a full face wheel A full face fabricated sheet metal wheel having a rim with dual bead seats and inboard flange and a disc welded to the outboard edge of the rim and providing an outboard tire bead retaining flange with a curl rolled to finish profile without machining. Me... | 07/02/1996 |
| 5490720 | Vehicle wheel having a tinnerman nut clearance groove A vehicle wheel having an annular clearance groove formed in an inboard surface of a center hub. A plurality of stud holes extend through the hub to the clearance groove. The stud holes receive wheel studs when the wheel is attached to a vehicle. The clea... | 02/13/1996 |
| 5388330 | Method for making disc wheels An improved wheel disc and disc and rim wheel assembly, and method and press apparatus for manufacturing the same. The wheel disc is adapted for telescopic press fit precision mounting into a mating wheel rim to form the wheel assembly. A flat disc blank ... | 02/14/1995 |
| 5345676 | Method for producing a full face fabricated vehicle wheel An improved method for producing a full face fabricated vehicle wheel is disclosed, wherein a full face disc is formed by combining stamping and flow spinning operations. The method includes the steps of: (a) providing a generally circular rim defining an... | 09/13/1994 |
| 5295304 | Method for producing a full face fabricated wheel An improved method for producing a full face fabricated wheel. The method includes the steps of: (a) providing a rim defining an axis and including an axially extending well and a pair of opposed ends, one of the ends including an inboard tire bead seat r... | 03/22/1994 |
| 5257455 | Method of making a two-piece/full face sheet metal disk wheel The present invention relates to a two-piece/full-face sheet metal disk wheel including a disk with a full-face structure which utilizes an outer peripheral: portion of the disk as a front-side flange of a rim. This wheel includes the rim, and the disk ha... | 11/02/1993 |
| 4610482 | Vehicle wheel with disc forming outer tire retaining flange An automotive passenger vehicle, full-face styled wheel construction having a sheet metal disc with an outer peripheral portion formed to provide an outboard tire bead retaining flange. The rim includes an inboard tire bead retaining flange, an inboard ti... | 09/09/1986 |
| 4561275 | Method of shaping and machining disc wheel and equipment therefor A method shaping and machining a disc wheel and an equipment therefor wherein, in a disc wheel formed by welding together a rim and a disc, upper and lower mandrels are inscribed with rim bead seat portions formed on both sides of the rim, while upper and... | 12/31/1985 |
| 4490079 | Method of making a wheel A method for making a wheel and a wheel so made is disclosed in which the tire bead seats in the rim are deformed inwardly, the wheel is held by the deformed bead seats, and the bolting surfaces of the web are machined in fixed relation to the bead seats.... | 12/25/1984 |
| 4378623 | Process and apparatus for the production of disc wheels made of sheet metal, particularly light sheet metal Process and apparatus for assembling a wheel rim and dish with a press fit wherein the abutting surfaces are of clean, unscored metal ready for subsequent welding. The rim and dish have relatively mating diameters, either over or undersized, which can be ... | 04/05/1983 |
| 4341425 | Motor vehicle wheel A light-weight vehicle wheel is formed, according to the invention, by shaping a profiled pressed or stamped sheet or band composed of a malleable aluminum alloy (AlMgSl or AlZn4.5Mgl) into the rim or felly, the wheel disk being cast from a casting alloy ... | 07/27/1982 |
