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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8047044 | Method of manufacturing a contact cooling device A high performance cold plate cooling device including multiple, relatively thin plates, each having patterns formed thereon that, as arranged within the device, cause turbulence in a fluid passing within the cooling device. Adjacent plates within the cooling device... | 11/01/2011 |
| 8020423 | Electronic casing and method of manufacturing the same An electronic casing and a method of manufacturing the same are provided. The method includes the following steps. Step (a): a metal laminate and a die of a predetermined shape are provided. The metal laminate comprises a metal top layer and a metal bottom layer tha... | 09/20/2011 |
| 7886568 | Method for rolling electrode hoop In a rolling step of feeding an electrode hoop (1) having electrode mixture layers (3a, 3b) formed on both sides of a band-shaped core (2) made of a metal thin plate to between a pair of mill rolls (8a, 8 | 02/15/2011 |
| 7322400 | Cooling apparatus having low profile extrusion A cooling apparatus has a low profile extrusion with a plurality of micro tubes extended there through. The low profile extrusion is placed into thermal connection with heat producing components. A heat transfer fluid removes heat via an adiabatic process. ... | 01/29/2008 |
| 7296453 | Method of forming a structural component having a nano sized/sub-micron homogeneous grain structure A method of making nano/sub-micron sized grains in a work piece material having a lateral side has the steps of providing a die. The die has an entrance channel with a longitudinal axis and an exit channel. The entrance channel and the exit channel are connected to ... | 11/20/2007 |
| 7243523 | Metal unit nesting machine The invention is a machine, machine system, and method of using a machine that alters metal plates to enable rigid stacking of the metal plates. In a preferred embodiment, the machine system includes a machine cabinet, a first altering system secured in the machine ... | 07/17/2007 |
| 7240531 | Press for forming containers with profiled bottoms A press for forming a container with a bottom profile is provided. The press may have a profile pad that is secured within a base of the press or is secured to a die core riser that is axially movable up and down. The press may have one or more biasing members that ... | 07/10/2007 |
| 7198096 | Stacked low profile cooling system and method for making same A stacked array of low profile heat pipes each with a plurality of micro tubes extended therethrough. The stacked low profile heat pipes are placed into thermal connection with heat producing components. A heat transfer fluid is contained in the micro tubes of the l... | 04/03/2007 |
| 7143514 | Method for manufacturing a vehicular body panel A vehicular body panel or component part having a reinforcing backing plate reconciled or joined to a part of a blank material at a position wherein a bending formation is implemented. The backing plate has one or more apertures formed in at least one lateral row at... | 12/05/2006 |
| 7073703 | Aluminum/ceramic bonding substrate and method for producing same An aluminum plate 12 having a purity of 99.5% or more, preferably 99.9% or more, is caused to contact at least one side of a ceramic substrate 10 of aluminum nitride or alumina to be heated at a temperature of 620 to 650° C. in an inert gas to bond th... | 07/11/2006 |
| 7066702 | Aerosol can ends A dome of a domed aerosol can end is initially formed and then a crown of the can end is formed so that material flow within a workpiece from which the can end is formed is controlled to substantially eliminate wrinkling problems associated with the use of sheet mat... | 06/27/2006 |
| 7003997 | Method and apparatus to reduce deformation in sheets cut by cutting tool The present invention is a method for reducing the deformation along a cut contour edge (26) of a sheet (2) caused by the cutting process whereby sheet material (4) protrudes above the top surface of the sheet being cut. One group of embodiments... | 02/28/2006 |
| 6949295 | Structural panel and method of manufacture A fibrous core material is disposed between and bonded to metal skins to form a structural laminate having comparable strength to steel sheets of greater weight. ... | 09/27/2005 |
| 6935409 | Cooling apparatus having low profile extrusion A cooling apparatus has a low profile extrusion with a plurality of micro tubes extended there through. In the caps interconnect the ends of the micro tubes in fluid communications and to inlet and outlet tubes. The low profile extrusion is placed into thermal conne... | 08/30/2005 |
| 6660403 | Flexible corrugated multilayer metal foil shields and method of making A rigid structural foil and a method for forming a rigid structural foil is provided. The structural foil includes at least two layers of metal sheets, valley areas and spacers. The metal sheet layers include metal foil having a thickness of 0.006 in. The... | 12/09/2003 |
| 6613174 | Process for the manufacture of an acoustically effective foil stack for a vehicle heat shield The method and the device for manufacturing an acoustically effective foil stack (9) made of embossed foil webs (5e, 5f, 5g, 5h) is characterised by the fact that at least two foil webs lying over one another (5a, 5b, 5c, 5d) are embossed at the same time... | 09/02/2003 |
| 6547895 | Superplastic multi-layer forming The superplastic forming of suitable metal alloy sheets into strong components, such as automobile body structures or panels, is improved and accomplished faster by simultaneously forming two or more substantially identical, relatively thin sheets, prefer... | 04/15/2003 |
| 6509541 | Method for molding an assembly panel The present invention provides a method for molding an assembly panel by manufacturing a blank for a main panel and a blank for a reinforcing panel; temporarily welding the blank for the reinforcing panel to the blank for the main panel along a predetermi... | 01/21/2003 |
| 6451447 | Shaped multilayer metal foil shield structures and method of making A forge/swage formed three dimensional multilayer metal foil shield having areas therein where the layers are in a spaced apart relationship, areas therein where the layers are tensioned or stretched, and areas therein where the layers are compressed and ... | 09/17/2002 |
| 6276044 | Shaped multilayer metal foil shield structures and method of making A forge/swage formed three dimensional multilayer metal foil shield having areas therein where the layers are in a spaced apart relationship, areas therein where the layers are tensioned or stretched, and areas therein where the layers are compressed and ... | 08/21/2001 |
| 6227029 | Method of manufacturing belt-driven tape cartridge Base plates for magnetic data tape cartridges, are initially formed from roll stock of sheet material and are processed to form apertures to receive press-fitting tape guides and pins. The base plates are stacked in orientations that inhibit alignment of ... | 05/08/2001 |
| 6207293 | Flexible corrugated multilayer metal foil shields and method of making A flexible multilayer metal structure includes using multiple layers interlocked to form folds holding the layers together. These folds can extend into non-edge portions of the multilayer structure so that the multilayer structure defines air gaps that ai... | 03/27/2001 |
| 6139974 | Forming a composite panel A composite panel is formed by bonding together at least two overlying sheets of metal. The method comprises performing a first corrugating operation on each of said sheets, and positioning said sheets in overlying relationship with the corrugations of ea... | 10/31/2000 |
| 6070448 | Method of using profiles, and producing metal sheets with stepped cross-sections and different wall thicknesses In a method of using a closed, extruded profile, developing a hollow profile and producing a stepped cross-sectional metal sheet with different wall thicknesses, the profile or the hollow profile is used as a starting material for rolling. The hollow prof... | 06/06/2000 |
| 5958603 | Shaped multilayer metal foil shield structures and method of making A forge/swage formed three dimensional multilayer metal foil shield having areas therein where the layers are in a spaced apart relationship, areas therein where the layers are tensioned or stretched, and areas therein where the layers are compressed and ... | 09/28/1999 |
| 5939212 | Flexible corrugated multilayer metal foil shields and method of making A flexible corrugated multilayer metal foil structure comprising a stack of metal foil layers which are formed in corrugations extending across a stack of the metal foil layers, wherein all of the layers have the same corrugated pattern and shape as a res... | 08/17/1999 |
| 5682663 | Manufacture of covering for infusion bottle A covering (A) which is developed as closure for infusion bottles (3) or the like, having a cap (1) adapted to be flanged at its lower edge (11) onto the neck (2) of the bottle, the cap having a hole (9) in its top (8) for the formation of a puncture regi... | 11/04/1997 |
| 5571348 | Method and apparatus for improving alloy property and product produced thereby A method for improving the properties of an alloy is provided. The method includes steps of a) preparing a raw alloy to be worked, b) providing a working apparatus, and c) repetitively kneading the raw alloy in the working apparatus until a desired proper... | 11/05/1996 |
| 5353639 | Method and apparatus for sizing multiple tubes A sizing die for sizing a plurality of micro-extruded tubes has a side fence, a clamping fence in substantial parallel relation with and movable with respect to the side fence, a base fence adjacent to and perpendicular to ends of the side fence and the c... | 10/11/1994 |
| 5331735 | Method of forming a flexible connector A method is disclosed for forming a flexible connector. An outer die is formed having a mold surface defining an outer surface of the connector. An inner die is formed to have an outer surface defining an inner surface of the connector. A plurality of she... | 07/26/1994 |
| 5180322 | Manufacturing process of shadow mask and shadow mask plate therefor A process of manufacturing a shadow mask includes the steps of preparing a plurality of metal plates having a surface deviation characterized in that its Rsk value is not more than 0.3 μm, preferably less than 0, its Sm value is not less than 60 μm, and... | 01/19/1993 |
| 5119535 | Method of reconfiguring rigid and semirigid structures A fluid such as a fluidized bed or a molten bath, is heated to a temperature sufficiently high to soften a substantially rigid body of material and sufficiently low to avoid damage to the material. While maintaining the fluid at this temperature, the body... | 06/09/1992 |
| 5115660 | Method for making band plates deformed in section A method for making sectionally deformed band plate feeds by cold-rolling metal band plate feeds between work rolls wherein at least one of the work rolls has a barrel provided with a circumferential groove, a plurality of metal band plate feeds with subs... | 05/26/1992 |
| 4951377 | Core sizing method A method for predeterminately sizing a core using a pair of generally opposed die means operable for compressing only an outer circumferential section of the core defined generally axially between a pair of opposite end faces of the core at least generall... | 08/28/1990 |
| 4881430 | Method of making heterogeneous blade-like metallic cutter member The method of making a heterogeneous, Damascus-type cutting blade, comprising forming an open metal enclosure, placing a stack of metal foils in the enclosure, placing a metal plate in the enclosure on top of the stack of foils, folding in portions of the... | 11/21/1989 |
| 4856162 | Fabrication of bonded structures Bonding pressure is uniformly applied to the lay-up (70) of a bonded product (10) by the disposition of flexible, compressible, perforated sheet material (85) between the lay-up and a pair of molds (75 and 80) during the manufacture of the product by diff... | 08/15/1989 |
| 4732031 | Method of forming a deep-drawn and ironed container A method of forming a deep-drawn and ironed container having a bottom profile wherein a cup is formed by drawing an inverted cup and reverse drawing the cup and simultaneously imparting a bottom profile thereto while controlling the thickness of the mater... | 03/22/1988 |
| 4606979 | Porous thin foil and method for manufacturing the same A method for manufacturing a porous thin foil at least comprising a process for folding a first metallic plate having a large elongation percentage in half and putting a second metallic plate having a small elongation percentage between the folds of the f... | 08/19/1986 |
| 4530230 | Foil rolling method and apparatus A method and apparatus for rolling of bright foil wherein a foil pack is comprised of foil webs each having a relatively bright side and a relatively gray side, which webs are provided by a split mill having work rolls which are differentiated as to surfa... | 07/23/1985 |
| 4482334 | Method for making CRT shadow masks A method of making a mask arrangement including two (2) or more of masks for a mask-focusing color picture tube and the mask arrangement formed by the method. A plurality of apertured flat masks, each mask comprising an effective portion having apertures ... | 11/13/1984 |
