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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8084141 | Expandable panel structures and methods of manufacturing the same A multi-tiered building structure. The multi-tiered building structure includes a panel member having a pattern of cuts, a pattern of legs, and a pattern of tabs configured to move the panel member between a nonexpanded position, wherein the panel member forms a sub... | 12/27/2011 |
| 8071225 | Die cast orifices with projections The disclosure relates to an industrial die cast component comprising a first side, a second side, said second side having a second side surface, an aperture opening at said second side and through said second side surface, said aperture having a respective first ar... | 12/06/2011 |
| 7923124 | Laminated structure for a fluid A laminated structure is formed by stacking a first block member, an intermediate member, and a second block member together in this order, and then mutually joining each of the members. Further, by setting the elastic constant of the intermediate member to be great... | 04/12/2011 |
| 7897263 | Wire-grid metal sheet and wire grid A wire-grid metal sheet includes a grid portion defined by a plurality of spaced strip-shaped longitudinal members extending longitudinally and cross members extending substantially perpendicular to the longitudinal members. A wire grid is made by attaching the wire... | 03/01/2011 |
| 7838125 | Microperforated metal foil The invention relates to a microperforated metal foil and to a process for the preparation thereof which is characterized in that a self-supporting metal foil is perforated with a needle-punching machine. ... | 11/23/2010 |
| 7803466 | Expandable panel structures and methods of manufacturing the same An expandable panel includes a generally planar panel portion, penetrated by several pluralities of spaced parallel cuts. The cuts include aligned sets of apertures and aligned sets of transverse gaps. The panel is expandable by pulling the sides apart, separating t... | 09/28/2010 |
| 7803467 | Multi-tiered, expandable panel structures and methods of manufacturing the same A multi-tiered building structure. The multi-tiered building structure includes a panel member having a pattern of cuts, a pattern of legs, and a pattern of tabs configured to move the panel member between a nonexpanded position, wherein the panel member forms a sub... | 09/28/2010 |
| 7534501 | Precision-folded, high strength, fatigue-resistant structures and sheet therefor Precision-folded, high strength, fatigue-resistant structures and a sheet therefore are disclosed. To form the structures, methods for precision bending of a sheet of material along a bend line and a sheet of material formed with bending strap-defining structures, s... | 05/19/2009 |
| 7449248 | Screen material manufacturing method and applications thereof A metal screen material (32) having a flat side, in particular electroformed screen material, preferably seamless cylindrical screen material, comprises a network of dikes (34) which are connected to one another by intersections (36), which dike... | 11/11/2008 |
| 7416789 | Refractory metal substrate with improved thermal conductivity A substrate for semiconductor and integrated circuit components including: a core plate containing a Group VIB metal from the periodic table of the elements and/or an anisotropic material, having a first major surface and a second ... | 08/26/2008 |
| 7374810 | Method for precision bending of sheet of materials, slit sheets fabrication process A method for precision bending of a sheet of material (41, 241, 341, 441) along a bend line (45, 245, 345, 445) and the resulting sheet are disclosed. A method includes a step of forming longitudinally extending slits (43, 243, 343, 443) through... | 05/20/2008 |
| 7368175 | Metal band as an inlay for trim strips or sealing strips A metal band as an inlay for trim strips or sealing strips of flexible material, in particular of rubber or plastic, which is in particular bent to form a shape, having a plurality of slots, in particular periodically sequential slots in the longitudinal direction o... | 05/06/2008 |
| 7354657 | Integral channels in metal components and fabrication thereof An internal channel in a metal body for use in applications where internal fluid flow within a metal body is desired, as in a heat exchanger. The internal channel is formed in the metal body by frictionally stirring with a pin plunged into the metal body, and traver... | 04/08/2008 |
| 7354076 | Fitting for formation of a fluid-conducting connection A fitting for formation of a fluid-conducting connection on a container (1) of plastic, in particular a tank for receiving a fluid, specifically a hydraulic fluid, has a connection part in the form of a hollow element (5) with a jacket (21). The... | 04/08/2008 |
| 7341795 | Fe-Cr alloy structure with excellent corrosion resistance and excellent adhesion, and manufacturing method thereof The invention provides a Fe—Cr alloy structure containing Cr of about 6% or more by mass but about 25% or less by mass, having a corrosion-resistant paint film containing metal powder having ionization tendencies greater than iron, with a content of the metal powd... | 03/11/2008 |
| 7323675 | Packaging structure of a light-sensing device with a spacer wall The present invention discloses a packaging structure of a light-sensing device with a spacer wall, wherein a spacer wall is used to protect the light-sensing region from external pollutants or two spacer walls are used to confine the glue to therebetween lest the o... | 01/29/2008 |
| 7304934 | Lens, optical head apparatus, and objective lens for the optical head apparatus A common objective lens typically used in reading data from different optical data storage media that are responsive to laser beams of different wavelengths, such as CD and DVD is provided. The lens has a refracting surface with inner and outer refracting surface re... | 12/04/2007 |
| 7301226 | Conductor substrate, semiconductor device and production method thereof A conductor substrate for mounting a semiconductor element, at least a portion thereof mounting the semiconductor element being sealed with an insulating resin, wherein an uppermost surface layer of the conductor substrate comprises copper or an alloy thereof, and t... | 11/27/2007 |
| 7291003 | Micromachined spinneret A micromachined spinneret is disclosed which has one or more orifices through which a fiber-forming material can be extruded to form a fiber. Each orifice is surrounded by a concentric annular orifice which allows the fiber to be temporarily or permanently coated wi... | 11/06/2007 |
| 7288327 | Plated structures or components Various structures or components can include plated surfaces or other parts. For example, an article can include a base and a plated part with a limit artifact that results from plating adjacent a non-plateable surface; the limit artifact can be disposed away from t... | 10/30/2007 |
| 7287468 | Nickel alloy plated structure A structure and associated methods of formation. The structure includes a layered configuration comprising a copper layer, a first layer, and a second layer. The copper layer consists essentially of copper. The first and second layers are disposed on opposite sides ... | 10/30/2007 |
| 7278365 | Mechanically welded structure with stress-relieving slit and liquefied gas transport ship equipped with such a structure A mechanically welded structure comprising a first flat and thin metallic structural element extending in a plane and delimited by a straight edge on one side, and a second metallic structural element welded to the straight edge of the first structural element, or w... | 10/09/2007 |
| 7276295 | Metal foil with an embossed structure for use in the purification of exhaust gas and a tool and method for its production The subject matter of the present invention relates to a metal foil with an embossed structure for use in the purification of exhaust gas as well as to a tool and a method for its production. In the direction of the main flow, the metal foil has alternating peaks wi... | 10/02/2007 |
| 7252325 | Work vehicle cab screen A side screen for the cab of a work vehicle, such as a skid steer loader, comprises a panel having strips defining openings therebetween. A high percentage of the area of the screen is open for visibility. At least one reinforcing member, such as a rib, is formed in... | 08/07/2007 |
| 7247824 | Disposable utensil for cooking, warming, and heating articles A disposable utensil for cooking, warming, and heating articles. More particularly, in the preferred mode, the invention is a disposable utensil which comprises a liner surrounding a permeable armature, which comprises a plurality of vertical members configured in a... | 07/24/2007 |
| 7216485 | Adjusting airflow in turbine component by depositing overlay metallic coating A method for adjusting the airflow in a turbine component having a plurality of airflow holes. The method comprises the step of depositing an overlay metallic coating on the surface of the turbine component in a manner such that at least some of the airflow holes ar... | 05/15/2007 |
| 7211899 | Circuit substrate and method for fabricating the same A circuit substrate comprises a glass substrate 16, through-holes 18 formed through the glass substrate 16 and via electrodes 20 buried in the through-holes 18. An opening width of the through-holes 18 is minimum inside the ... | 05/01/2007 |
| 7204461 | Wire cloth A wire cloth includes metallic warp wires and metallic weft wires interwoven with one another, wherein the weft wires have each a diameter which is equal or smaller than a clear distance between two neighboring warp wires, and wherein the weft wires are constricted ... | 04/17/2007 |
| 7175816 | Process for the solvent extraction for the radiolysis and dehalogenation of halogenated organic compounds in soils, sludges, sediments and slurries A process of extracting halogenated organic compounds, and particularly PCBs, from soil, sediment, slurry, sludge and dehalogenating the compounds contacts a contaminated soil sample with an extraction medium of a mixture of an alkane and a water miscible alcohol. T... | 02/13/2007 |
| 7161552 | Electromagnetic interference protection for radomes A radome, and corresponding method of making, comprising an electro-optic transparent substrate, a semiconductor coating on the substrate, and a frequency selective surface embedded in the coating. ... | 01/09/2007 |
| 7128532 | Transpiration cooling system A system for cooling a structure or mechanism through transpiration processes. Generally a porous structural material may be used to form a hot wall surface of a high temperature or high heat flux environment component, typically used in combustion type devices. Coo... | 10/31/2006 |
| 7128946 | Plate for forming metal wires and method of forming metal wires using the same A plate for forming the metal wires has an engraved pattern for forming a plurality of trenches and an engraved pattern for forming a plurality of via holes. An insulating film pattern in which the trenches and the via holes are shaped is obtained using the plate. A... | 10/31/2006 |
| 7122144 | Method of making a water conduit connector for sports water bag An integral formation of a water conduit connector for sports water bags includes the following steps: 1) manufacturing molds, which comprises a hole allowing the core mold to go inside, a sprue, positioning holes, and top rejecting holes going through to the mold c... | 10/17/2006 |
| 7115336 | Honeycomb structure and method for production of said structure The invention concerns an alveolar structure (1) comprising at least one alveolar zone (2a, 2b) partially delimited by an associated leak tight surface (4a, 4b) . According to the invention, each alveola... | 10/03/2006 |
| 7096641 | Hollow profile A hollow profile (1) formed of a flat material (31) having a width (d) has at least one groove (6.1, 6.2, 7.1, 7.2) provided on an outer side of at least one of the plurality of walls (2.1, 2.2, 5.1, 5.2) of the profile (1) and hav... | 08/29/2006 |
| 7097914 | Composite structural material, and method of producing the same A plate-shaped composite material has a first member and a second member. The first member is an expanded metal formed of a metal plate. The coefficient of linear expansion of the metal plate is less than or equal to 8×10−6/degrees Celsius. The first m... | 08/29/2006 |
| 7093401 | Light gauge metal truss system and method A truss system wherein the structural components and fixtures are formed from light gauge metal. The trusses are fabricated from roll formed truss chord members and truss web members. The truss chord members are roll formed to have a generally U-shaped cross-section... | 08/22/2006 |
| 7083860 | Metallic honeycomb body having at least partially perforated sheet-metal layers A metallic honeycomb body has an axial length, a partial volume covering at least 55% of the axial length, a radial dimension of at least 20 mm, an inflow end side and an outflow end side. The honeycomb body includes sheet-metal layers structured to permit a fluid t... | 08/01/2006 |
| 7081303 | Function device and method for manufacturing the same, perpendicular magnetic recording medium, magnetic recording/reproduction apparatus and information processing apparatus With regard to a function device formed by filling a porous structure with a functional material and a method for manufacturing the functional device, a technique for realizing a structure on a nanometer scale is not fully established. However, a method for manufact... | 07/25/2006 |
| 7074480 | Porous body and method of manufacturing the same A nanostructure is a porous body comprising a plurality of pillar-shaped pores and a region surrounding them, said region being an oxide amorphous region formed so as to contain C, Si, Ge or a material of a combination of them. Such a nanostructure can be used as fu... | 07/11/2006 |
