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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8051569 | Method of building a boiler frame New and useful method of building a boiler frame significantly reduces the use of high load-lifting height crane and improves the operation efficiency despite bad weather. Multiple levels of steel supporting posts, which are established beforehand, are linked togeth... | 11/08/2011 |
| 8006387 | Method and apparatus for holding parts during manufacturing processing A method for processing parts. In one advantageous embodiment, a setoff set of studs are welded to a part to form a set of fixed studs. A set of tabs are attached to the set of fixed studs. The set of tabs are affixed to a manufacturing tool. ... | 08/30/2011 |
| 7584540 | Method of constructing formwork and an element for casting concrete components A concrete component firstly includes arranging on a casting substrate, a plurality of elongate casting elements to define the outline of the component to be cast. A plurality of wall portions are then selected having a width commensurate with the width of the sides... | 09/08/2009 |
| 7487591 | Method of constructing a fire-resistant frame assembly Fire resistant door, glazing, and mullion frames include intumescent material at least partially embedded in the frame adjacent the door or glazing. Trim materials are positioned over the intumescent material to prevent tampering with and damage to the intumescent m... | 02/10/2009 |
| 7290376 | Wall device for fittings A wall device for supporting fittings includes a plurality of horizontal and vertical uprights (2), which can be assembled together to form the wall device. The horizontal and vertical uprights are mutually coupled together by at least one first adjustable fi... | 11/06/2007 |
| 7257873 | Method for manufacturing hand guards The present invention addresses an ATV clamp assembly. The clamp assembly includes a central body having a handlebar leg and a hand guard leg, a handlebar clamp pivotally connected to the handlebar leg and removably clamped to the ATV's handlebar and a hand guard me... | 08/21/2007 |
| 7204531 | Bumper beam structure for vehicles A bumper beam includes a metallic center beam mounted with a plurality of vertical members each integrally crossed by a horizontal member. A plastic outer beam encompasses an external side of the center beam and a plurality of ribs are mounted at the outside of the ... | 04/17/2007 |
| 7137200 | Method of constructing a buoy Buoys are used for mooring purposes and as navigational marks. An embodiment of the invention is be explained in relation to catenary anchor leg mooring (CALM) buoys. Conventional CALM buoys generally have a hull constructed of steel plate by traditional ship... | 11/21/2006 |
| 7121004 | Method of fabricating security door A security door for a gate or building opening is formed of a metal frame that defines a pair of hollow stile frame members and upper and lower hollow transverse rail frame members. Each of the frame members has an inner face with an attachment flange projecting the... | 10/17/2006 |
| 7111391 | Method and apparatus for lifting a truss from a truss assembly table Apparatus and methods for moving a truss assembly from a truss assembly table work surface are presented having lift out rails movable between a recessed position beneath the work surface and a raised position above the work surface. A support element assembly is mo... | 09/26/2006 |
| 7107682 | Method for manufacturing tubes and profiles The invention relates to a method for manufacturing tubes and profiles with variable wall thickness over the length. The method comprises the steps of flexible rolling of continuous material strip with variable thickness in the longitudinal direction of the strip ma... | 09/19/2006 |
| 7098396 | Method and apparatus for making a lid with an optically transmissive window A metal plate (126) has a plurality of openings (127) extending through it, and is cleaned using a wet hydrogen process (157). Glass windows (106) are then placed in the openings, and are each fused to the metal plate by heat (231)... | 08/29/2006 |
| 7076927 | Apparatus for manufacturing muntin bar assemblies Methods and apparatus for assembling muntin bar lattices and spacer frames for use in insulating glass units are disclosed. One method of assembling a muntin bar lattice in accordance with the present invention comprises the steps of providing a muntin bar segment a... | 07/18/2006 |
| 7062854 | Apparatus and method for assembling a gate A clamping fixture for use in the assembly of a gate comprised of a number of plastic members includes a flat stationary clamping surface attached to a stationary frame and a flat moving clamping surface extending parallel to the flat clamping surface and driven tow... | 06/20/2006 |
| 7025105 | Sliding screen edge seals A sliding screen edge sealing device for an edge of a sliding screen of flexible material comprises a pair of sealing brushes one on each side of the screen. Each sealing brush comprises brush filaments projecting from a base that is non-pivotally mounted, the arran... | 04/11/2006 |
| 7021110 | Apparatus for preparing U-shaped spacers for insulating units A device is disclosed for preparing a U-shaped spacer having a longitudinal axis, wherein the spacer has first and second opposing sides extending from a spacer bottom, and wherein the spacer is to be used as a spacer between glass sheets on insulating frames. A met... | 04/04/2006 |
| 7017254 | Rail clip for seat bases A monolithic rail clip, formed from a single piece of material, comprising a plurality of integrated hooks spaced along an angled rail body for use in constructing a seat base. A pair of the rail clips are attached to a pair of opposing members of a frame of the sea... | 03/28/2006 |
| 6964096 | Method of manufacturing a structural member and a member provided by such method Method for manufacturing a structural member having a body portion (4) and at least one flanged terminal portion (22) comprising the steps of extruding a profile and making one or more lengthwise splits (8) in one end of said profile to obtain a... | 11/15/2005 |
| 6935025 | Tower reinforcement apparatus and methods An apparatus for reinforcing one or more load-bearing sections of a tower assembly, which apparatus comprises two leg members, a plurality of brace members, sized and configured for connection to both of the leg members and at least one connecting plate sized and co... | 08/30/2005 |
| 6912787 | Method of forming a joist assembly and a chord used in such joist assembly A method of forming a joist assembly including the steps of forming a top chord, forming a bottom chord, bending a tubular member into a serpentine configuration, positioning an upper bent portion of the tubular member into the top chord, positioning a lower bent po... | 07/05/2005 |
| 6684505 | Method for manufacturing a bumper bar In a bumper bar for vehicles, the bar is extended in one dimension, has a closed cross-section and two ends and includes at least one front flange, one rear flange, one top side and one bottom side. The bumper bar has at least one part of the rear flange,... | 02/03/2004 |
| 6681833 | Screen frame having corners under compression A frame for a ventilation screen-frame assembly includes a body having a mounting surface for receiving ventilation screen material. In one example, the body has at least three V-shaped cuts partially through it. Each V-shaped cut leaves an edge of the bo... | 01/27/2004 |
| 6665935 | Method of making a vehicle chassis of extruded links and couplers A method of manufacturing a vehicle chassis and a vehicle chassis that is formed in modules with couplers for connecting extruded beams. The method includes extruding a plurality of beams and a plurality of couplers that are loosely assembled together to ... | 12/23/2003 |
| 6643931 | Method of manufacturing a one-piece tubular doorbeam A method of rollforming one-piece tubular doorbeams. The method includes the steps of drawing a continuous metal strip, creating cut-outs in the edges of the strip at spaced locations, rollforming the strip into a tube so that the unindented edges engage ... | 11/11/2003 |
| 6571841 | Unit and method for bending wood Wood is bent using a unit and a method in which a continuous and uninterrupted curved path is defined over a workpiece-supporting surface and form and clamp blocks are electromagnetically attached to the workpiece-supporting surface adjacent to the path. ... | 06/03/2003 |
| 6557254 | Metallic wall framing, method and apparatus for producing same Metallic track members having locking slots designed for receiving and retaining metallic stud members that contain construction aids enable the assembly of metallic frames used in the construction of buildings. A flat metallic strip is converted to a W-s... | 05/06/2003 |
| 6470561 | Spacer and spacer frame for an insulating glazing unit and method of making same A substrate having a bead of a moisture and/or gas pervious adhesive having a desiccant therein is shaped to provide U-shaped spacer stock. The spacer stock is bent to provide a spacer frame having continuous corners.... | 10/29/2002 |
| 6467385 | Panel trimming system One side of an access panel is trimmed while an opposite side of the panel is secured in an opening between skin sheets on the underside of an aircraft wing. The trimming apparatus includes a frame secured to one of the skin sheets with a rail extending a... | 10/22/2002 |
| 6418621 | Method of preparing a sleeve for installation of an air conditioning unit A method for preparing a sleeve for installation of an air conditioning unit within the sleeve uses a C-bracket that is positioned about the flange that encompasses the opening of the sleeve. A J-bracket is positioned in abutting relation with the C-brack... | 07/16/2002 |
| 6357197 | Polymer covered advanced polymer/wood composite structural member A composite structural member of the invention comprises a linear member having a first end and a second end attached to each end of the linear member as an end piece or end cap structure. Covering the composite member is a thermoplastic envelope preferab... | 03/19/2002 |
| 6212773 | Method of shaping profiled frame members, and method of manufacturing frames A method for forming shaped members by drilling, milling or pushing. The positions of tools are preset with respect to at least one reference surface of the machine. A reference surface of each of the members to be machined is placed on the machine refere... | 04/10/2001 |
| 6212756 | Dispensable non-adhesive desiccated matrix system for insulating glass units The present invention includes a method of making an edge assembly for an insulating glass unit, the edge assembly including a closed hollow spacer, the method comprising (1) dispensing a flowable desiccating matrix formulation onto a portion of the space... | 04/10/2001 |
| 6212847 | Frame-connecting members and manufacturing method therefor Disclosed are frame-connecting members such as straight, straight-curved, T-shaped and cross-shaped connecting members being used when assembling or fabricating vinyl houses, etc, and method for manufacturing the same. The frame-connecting member comprise... | 04/10/2001 |
| 6205740 | Supporting element and method for manufacturing the same An elongate supporting element has a cross section with a web (9) and two side flanges (10, 11) for the supporting of building panels or the like. The web (9) has an elongate, stress-equalising zone (4) which extends wholly or partly between the two outer... | 03/27/2001 |
| 6202305 | Method of constructing a large elongate fluid-confining internal structure surrounded by an external structure In this method of constructing a composite structure with an internal structure surrounded by an external structure, plural composite modules are constructed by joining, for each of the modules, a section (1) of the internal structure to a corresponding s... | 03/20/2001 |
| 6192584 | Method for manufacturing a structural member for collison impact A method for manufacturing a structural member (1), especially a vehicle assembly member serving to absorb collision energy and forces by direct or indirect collision impact, for the purpose of obtaining a deformation body which is processed from an extru... | 02/27/2001 |
| 6141874 | Window frame welding method A frame member is extruded from a composite material including plastic and wood fiber. A plastic end cap is sonically welded to a cut end of the frame member despite the presence of wood fiber at the interface.... | 11/07/2000 |
| 6138359 | Curved wall and ceiling frame member and method and apparatus for producing the same Method and apparatus for producing a predetermining curvature in the flange and web of a structural member including an indexing mechanism and method for controlling the amount of curvature produced.... | 10/31/2000 |
| 6061910 | Framing stud and method of making the same A individual, unattached framing stud comprises a wooden, elongate framing member having at least one through-hole for receiving a service line, such as electrical wiring. A metal safety or protective plate is preferably secured to a side edge of the fram... | 05/16/2000 |
| 6041564 | Clinched double web grid tee A grid tee of the double-web type in which the elements of the web are tied together by a plurality of clinched openings spaced apart along the length of the grid tee. The clinched openings are sized and shaped for receiving wires which support the grid t... | 03/28/2000 |
