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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8043684 | Low transient and steady state thermal stress disk shaped components A process for manufacturing a disk shaped component comprising fabricating a disk shaped component using a composite material having at least a first material and a second material, wherein the first material is disposed at and proximate to a center portion of the d... | 10/25/2011 |
| 7862875 | Flinger disc To achieve proper lubrication, a bearing housing or reservoir is filled with a predetermined amount of lubricant. When the machine, of which a bearing is a component, is operated, a flexible flinger disc provides proper lubrication by disturbance of the lubricant. | 01/04/2011 |
| 7449226 | Dicing die-bonding film, method of fixing chipped work and semiconductor device The dicing die-bonding film of this invention comprises a pressure-sensitive adhesive layer on a supporting base material and a die-bonding adhesive layer on the pressure-sensitive adhesive layer, wherein a releasability in an interface between the pressure-sensitiv... | 11/11/2008 |
| 7445829 | Washer, methods, apparatus and upholstery A washer (100) comprising wadding material and having an aperture (104) extending therethrough is disclosed. The wadding material is compressed at least around the periphery (102) of the aperture (104). The compressed wadding material is ... | 11/04/2008 |
| 7384792 | Method of fabricating nano-structured surface and configuration of surface enhanced light scattering probe A method to fabricate an optical scattering probe and the method includes the steps of a) depositing an conductive layer on a substrate followed by depositing a noble metal layer on top of the conductive layer and then an aluminum layer on top the noble metal layer;... | 06/10/2008 |
| 7361395 | Synchronizer ring A synchronizer ring 1 has an annular ring body 2; a friction material 4 joined integrally to a cylindrical inner peripheral surface 3 of the ring body 2; a conical surface 5 formed on an inner surface of the friction materia... | 04/22/2008 |
| 7354526 | Processing method for glass substrate, processed glass product and stress applying apparatus A processing method for glass substrate of the present invention includes: applying heat and external force to a glass substrate and then cooling it down to thereby form a compression stressed part having a different etching rate from that of other parts with respec... | 04/08/2008 |
| 7347924 | Anodizing of optically transmissive substrate Metallization is disposed on at least a portion of an electrically nonconductive substrate. Plating is then disposed on the metallization, and an anodized layer of the plating is configured to provide the substrate with an anodized surface. The substrate may be glas... | 03/25/2008 |
| 7337946 | Device for resolving interpersonal relationship issues A device for resolving interpersonal relationship issues comprising: (a) a plurality of text sheets comprised of flexible, transparent material; (b) a rigid front cover; and (c) a rigid back cover; wherein each text sheet comprises an opaque band bearing text on eit... | 03/04/2008 |
| 7325510 | Securable medication reminder device A medication dosage reminder device (1300) operating on the exterior of a medication container (C6) includes a selector member (1304) retentively engaged with an attached cooperating support member (1306). The selector is engageably movab... | 02/05/2008 |
| 7320166 | Speed sensor encoder wheel and method of making A method of making an encoder for use in a speed sensor includes providing a metal tube. A material containing ferrite is then extruded over the metal tube to produce an encoder tube. The encoder tube is cut to a given length to form an encoder. The encoder is then ... | 01/22/2008 |
| 7288154 | Apparatus for optical disc spin-coating and method of coating optical disc There is provided an apparatus for optical disc spin-coating, comprising a cap having a tapered protruding portion or a recess in its central lower portion; a turntable for rotation that has a tapered recess or protruding portion formed in an end of its central axis... | 10/30/2007 |
| 7284734 | Hanger A hanger comprising a base having a supported surface adapted to be positioned along a generally vertical surface, and an elongate peg having one end mounted on the base with a portion of the peg projecting from an outer surface of the base opposite its supported su... | 10/23/2007 |
| 7282268 | Structure, method of manufacturing the same, and device using the same A composite structure is formed so as to contain aluminum and silicon or silicon/germanium. The composite structure comprises pillar-shaped members containing aluminum and a region containing silicon or silicon/germanium and surrounding the pillar-shaped members. Th... | 10/16/2007 |
| 7276119 | Method and apparatus for producing cover layers in Blu-ray discs Techniques for a cover layer with uniform thickness are disclosed. The cover layer is formed with a type of material, such as glue, in hardened form. In one embodiment, a certain amount of the material in liquid form is dispensed onto a dispensing structure. After t... | 10/02/2007 |
| 7227817 | Low profile optical head An optical head of a type useable in a optical disk reader/writer is provided. The optical head has a low profile, e.g., in a vertical direction parallel to the disk spin axis, such as less than about 5 mm preferably less than about 3 mm. Substantially all component... | 06/05/2007 |
| 7227717 | Asymmetric disk surface properties in one head disk drives A disk drive for storing data includes a drive housing and an asymmetrical storage disk. The storage disk includes a body region, a first side region, and an opposed second side region. The side regions are asymmetrical relative to the body region. Various structure... | 06/05/2007 |
| 7191153 | Content distribution method and apparatus Media which stores protected content is distributed to users without the need for payment at the time of media distribution. Payment can be performed at a later time in response to which content may be enabled, and/or users may selectively pay for, and receive enabl... | 03/13/2007 |
| 7168572 | Plastic molded center tube assembly A filter for a fluid system includes a housing having an interior cavity. A filter media is disposed in the housing and defines a central opening. A center tube assembly is arranged within the central opening and includes discs which are stackable upon one another. ... | 01/30/2007 |
| 7138167 | Preform precursor for fiber-reinforced composite material, preform for fiber-reinforced composite material, and method of manufacturing the precursor and the preform A preform for a fiber-reinforced composite material including a bent portion along a curved line for bending, a flange portion corresponding to an outer circumferential portion, and a semi-cylindrical portion formed by bending an inner circumferential portion along ... | 11/21/2006 |
| 7121924 | Abrasive articles, and methods of making and using the same An attachable abrasive article comprises an abrasive member having an attachment device affixed thereto. The attachment device comprises a fastener having a flange thereon. Thermoplastic material is disposed between the flange and the abrasive article. The disclosur... | 10/17/2006 |
| 7112359 | Method and apparatus for multilayer optical articles The present invention provides a method and apparatus for a multilayer optical articles. A method comprises forming a first multilayer article with a first substrate and a second substrate with a first adherent disposed between the first and second substrate. A firs... | 09/26/2006 |
| 7103957 | Expendable torque converter alignment ring and assembly method In a preferred embodiment, an expendable alignment ring is adapted for centering opposing conical surfaces of a transmission torque converter and an engine crankshaft. The ring has an annular body formed of a thermoplastic such as high density polyethelene. The body... | 09/12/2006 |
| 7095146 | Motor having housing member A running motor (100) used for vehicles is provided with a stator (200), a rotor (300) and a housing (400) for holding them, wherein the rotor has a support member (330) for preventing rotor magnets (320) from separating fro... | 08/22/2006 |
| 7088666 | High density optical disk having capacity of 25GB A high density disc having a data area which is set such that compatibility is secured in the same drive while maintaining a superior recording/reproducing feature, is disclosed. The high density disc has a center hole, a clamping area, a data area where user... | 08/08/2006 |
| 7060134 | One piece shim A one-piece or otherwise unitary annular shim member made from a carbon material or a metallic is used to maintain a space between stacked annular preforms during a manufacturing process, such as densification. The one-piece structure advantageously simplifies the a... | 06/13/2006 |
| 7060339 | Dicing/die-bonding film, method of fixing chipped work and semiconductor device A dicing/die-bonding film including a pressure-sensitive adhesive layer (2) on a supporting base material (1) and a die-bonding adhesive layer (3) on the pressure-sensitive adhesive layer (2), wherein a releasability in an interface betwe... | 06/13/2006 |
| 7043770 | Puncture and cut resistant surgical glove with macrosphere capture devices A puncture and cut resistant surgical glove is provided for protection against injury from sharp surgical instruments and needles. The puncture and cut resistant surgical glove includes overlaid arrays of adjacent substantially spherical macrospheres. Each macrosphe... | 05/16/2006 |
| 7045999 | Rubber bearing with a jounce sensor A bearing for a control arm of a wheel suspension of a vehicle has at least one sensor (18, 28, 38, 48, 58) arranged in or at the bearing (11, 21, 31, 41). The sensor determines the relative movement of the vehicle parts connected to each other by the ... | 05/16/2006 |
| 7041190 | Adhesive sheet for dicing glass substrate and method of dicing glass substrate An adhesive sheet for dicing glass substrate comprising a base film and an adhesive layer arranged on the base film, wherein the base film has a thickness of 130 μm or more and a tensile modulus of 1 GPa or more, and the adhesive layer has a thickness of 9 μm or l... | 05/09/2006 |
| 7018692 | Penetration resistant fabric with multiple layer guard plate assemblies and method of making the same A fabric includes a fabric substrate and a plurality guard plate assemblies affixed to the fabric substrate in a spaced relationship to each other. Each guard plate assembly includes a first layer of material affixed to the fabric substrate and a second layer of mat... | 03/28/2006 |
| 7017513 | Dosage reminder device and medication carton A dosage reminder device (100) and medication carton (130) includes an indicator/support (140) formed from the carton's flat exterior wall (132) retentively engaging a rotateable ring (110). The ring includes dosage time period ind... | 03/28/2006 |
| 6983857 | Venting liner A venting cap liner used in a pressurized container closure arrangement. The cap liner includes a multi-layer sandwich structure having a first layer and a generally flat resilient intermediate layer. The layers include at least one perforation extending through the... | 01/10/2006 |
| 6980652 | Combination mastered and writeable medium and use in electronic internet appliance An optical medium uses a single structure or format (such as identical materials, layers and the like) for both a region for holding mastered data and a writeable area. In one aspect, a writeable region of a medium with mastered content is used in connection with pa... | 12/27/2005 |
| 6972276 | Process for making amine compounds There is provided a process for producing amine reaction product, in particular suitable for industrial process, whereby high yields of the amine reaction product is obtained. This is achieved by having a selected temperature range upon the contacting of the amine c... | 12/06/2005 |
| 6966530 | End securing device for telescopic tube An end securing device for a telescopic tube includes a vacuum sucker made up of a suction cup, a retaining piece, a control piece, and an activation piece to be mounted to both ends of a telescopic tube thereof respectively wherein the suction cup has a driven post... | 11/22/2005 |
| 6964812 | Carbon-containing aluminum nitride sintered compact and ceramic substrate for use in equipment for manufacturing or inspecting semiconductor An objective of the present invention is to provide an aluminum nitride sintered body making it possible to keep a volume resistivity of 108 Ω·cm or more, and guarantee covering-up capability, a large radiant heat amount and measurement accuracy with a ... | 11/15/2005 |
| 6962739 | Supple penetration resistant fabric and method of making A punture, pierce, and cut resistant fabric comprised of a plurality of sheets of plates arranged in a repeating pattern. A material interconnects the plates. The fabric is twistable, bendable, and flexible. It is constructed of substances that will withstand cuttin... | 11/08/2005 |
| 6955843 | Label assembly A label assembly including a face sheet having a removable label portion and a layer of adhesive adhered to the face sheet. A back sheet includes a removable first portion generally coextensive with the label portion of the face sheet so that when the first portion ... | 10/18/2005 |
| 6953514 | Method and device for assembling substrates A method and apparatus for joining at least two substrates together, especially to form an optical data carrier, are provided. Substrates are disposed in a spaced-apart manner between two plates that are disposed opposite from, and are movable relative to, one anoth... | 10/11/2005 |
