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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7832459 | Methods, tools, and products for molded ordered porous structures A method of forming a molded porous product is provided. The method comprises injecting a material into a mold to form a molded product, and removing the molded product from the mold. The mold comprising multiple layers of shaping elements extending through a cavity... | 11/16/2010 |
| 7250221 | Method of producing clad metal products A method of producing a clad metal ingot suitable for rolling to form a clad metal sheet, and the clad metal ingot so produced. The method involves providing a solid core ingot having an upper side with a rolling face thereon having cavities extending inwardly into ... | 07/31/2007 |
| 7097801 | Method of making an integrated mold product The present invention involves a method of making an integrated mold product with a molding tool. The method includes introducing polymeric material in the molding tool and molding the polymeric material to define an outer layer in the mold. The outer layer has a ch... | 08/29/2006 |
| 7082984 | Article casting method The present invention is a method for casting a part having a complex shape or having a complex shape thereon. The method includes providing a pattern and securing at least one core to the pattern. A conformable material is located about the pattern and the core to ... | 08/01/2006 |
| 7005598 | Process for producing a fiber-reinforced semifinished product in the form of metal strips, metal sheets or the like and apparatus for carrying out the process A process for is producing a fiber-reinforced semifinished product in the form of metal strips, metal sheets etc., from at least one layer of fibers which includes a number of long to endless reinforcing fibers spaced apart from one another and arranged in parallel ... | 02/28/2006 |
| 6789724 | Welding apparatus and method An exothermic welding system uses compressible layers of disposable refractory batting or gaskets to form a weld chamber for parts to be welded. The parts to be welded are layered with the batting between a base and a crucible platen supported by a clamping fixture.... | 09/14/2004 |
| 6615900 | Connecting rod with ball joint and manufacturing method thereof An object of this invention is to provide a connecting rod in which a pair of ball-shanks are connected to a rod main body such that they are axially perpendicular to each other, having a sufficient strength and which can be produced easily and at low cos... | 09/09/2003 |
| 6595264 | Method of manufacturing a tube-and-plate structure of metal-matrix composite material A method of manufacturing a tube-plate structure of metal-matrix composite material in which a single mold is used having a first fiber preform of shape comparable to that of the tube, a second fiber preform of shape comparable to that of the plate, and a... | 07/22/2003 |
| 6510888 | Substrate support and method of fabricating the same A substrate support and method of fabricating the same are provided. Generally, one method of fabrication includes assembling a subassembly comprising a first reinforcing member and a heating element, supporting the subassembly at least 40mm from a bottom... | 01/28/2003 |
| 6468671 | Foamed metal preformed body In a foamed metal preformed body, including foamed metal foam material, at least one flow conduit (18) for communicating a thermal treatment fluid is guided through or into the foamed metal foam material.... | 10/22/2002 |
| 6465111 | Metal foam jointing method In a metal foam jointing method for joining preformed bodies, a first preformed body (1) and a second preformed body (1, 2) are located in fixed positions relative to each other. By means of a jointing clamp (10), an encasement of a space (9) is formed in... | 10/15/2002 |
| 6428907 | Positioning arm for positioning and assembling systems and method for producing positioning arms Positioning arms for positioning and assembling systems are subjected to high accelerations and must therefore be made lightweight but nevertheless resistant to bending and twisting. The use of composite materials based on metal or ceramic foams and non-e... | 08/06/2002 |
| 6328092 | Process and a system for connecting at least two components A process for connecting at least two components, particularly body components of motor vehicles, wherein the first component has an undercut on a side facing the second component. In the area of the undercut, a connection piece is cast to the first compo... | 12/11/2001 |
| 6216764 | Method and apparatus for making lead-acid batteries A cast-on method and its apparatus for joining battery plates to a post in which heat capacity of a mold for forming a post and a strap is less than five times of heat capacity of metals to be introduced in the mold. The mold is made of materials having l... | 04/17/2001 |
| 6171713 | Iron alloy member and method An impeller shoe (110) having a front side (112) with a series of half column members (114) and raised upper and lower rims (116, 118) that form the impact surface of the impeller shoe. Half columns (114) and raised rims (116, 118) are formed with carbide... | 01/09/2001 |
| 6145574 | Manufacturing for a cast engine part having a bearing arrangement shaped in several parts via fracture separating A core is formed and a prefabricated bearing bore is provided. Two separate projections are provided on the core wherein free projection edges of the two separate projections have a respective shaping radius between R=0mm and Rࣘ0.45mm. | 11/14/2000 |
| 6129133 | Method for forming a cylinder bore isolator core for casting engine cylinder blocks The isolator core cooperates with companion core elements in a casting operation to form a short coolant jacket surrounding the upper portion of each engine cylinder adjacent the air/fuel combustion chamber and an air pocket that surrounds the lower regio... | 10/10/2000 |
| 6112803 | Process for producing cylinder heads for internal combustion engines The cylinder head for internal combustion engines is produced by pouring liquid cylinder head material, especially aluminum, into a cylinder head mold containing a mold core having stepped sections in the region of the valve seat ring and the valve guide.... | 09/05/2000 |
| 6050323 | Diecasting structural components for automobile bodies The castings are cast in several casting slices. The casting slices of a casting are cast, staggered timewise in succession using the same method and from the same alloy but in different casting molds or different parts of a casting mold. At the seams, th... | 04/18/2000 |
| 5964273 | Fiber reinforced ceramic matrix composite internal combustion engine intake/exhaust port liners A heat-resistant, thermally insulative, ductile port liner for a head of an internal combustion (IC) engine having a tube-shaped structure formed from at least one layer of fiber reinforced ceramic matrix composite (FRCMC) material. The FRCMC material inc... | 10/12/1999 |
| 5896911 | Process for making a selectively reinforced ground engaging tool component A metal ground engaging tool (GET) component is selected. One or more critical wear surfaces on the GET component are identified. The GET component is selectively reinforced by depositing one or more metal matrix composite components at the one or more id... | 04/27/1999 |
| 5800902 | Metal die cast article with reinforcing insert A stamped, steel insert for use in metal die cast articles. The insert includes first and second interconnected stamped steel insert halves spaced from one another at certain locations to define a void. Openings communicating with the void extend through ... | 09/01/1998 |
| 5685398 | Fast response adjustable brake A brake (30) includes a magnetically permeable body (38) having a pole face (40), an armature (42) axially movable toward and away from the pole face, an energization coil (44) energizable to magnetically attract the armature toward the pole face, biasing... | 11/11/1997 |
| 5531259 | Method for intermediate cast type welding of finely pearlitized rails Method for intermediate cast type welding of finely pearlitized rails by pouring steels produced by the Thermit fusion process into a casting mold, which surrounds the two rail ends 13 separated from each other by an intrinsic gap L1, wherein the actual r... | 07/02/1996 |
| 5469617 | Friction forming A method of forming a plug-like member comprises placing a consumable member (4) in a bore (1) of a workpiece (2). The consumable member (4) is rotated relative to the workpiece (2) while they are urged together so as to generate frictional heat and the f... | 11/28/1995 |
| 5437093 | Method of making an injection molding nozzle A method of manufacturing an injection molding nozzle having an integral electrical heating element. The heating element is mounted in a space formed between an inner core, an outer rear collar and an outer sleeve. The space is first sealed by brazing wit... | 08/01/1995 |
| 5398746 | Golf club head with integrally cast sole plate and fabrication method for same A metal wood golf club head with a hollow body shell of a first lightweight material and a sole plate of a second material having a higher specific weight density than the first material. The sole plate is attached to the shell without welding, fasteners ... | 03/21/1995 |
| 5381849 | Casting method for casting a part onto a hollow section A method for casting a cast part onto the end of a hollow section places the end of the hollow section in a defined position in a die which is then closed. The end opening in the hollow section is closed in a sealed manner against the penetration of cast ... | 01/17/1995 |
| 5372178 | Method of producing ceramic composite bodies This invention relates generally to a novel method of preparing self-supporting bodies, and novel products made thereby. In its more specific aspects, this invention relates to a method for producing self-supporting bodies comprising one or more boron-con... | 12/13/1994 |
| 5371043 | Method for forming a power circuit package A method for forming a power circuit package (45) having a porous base structure (20) electrically isolated from a first porous die mount (21) and a second porous die mount (22) by a dielectric material (29). The porous base structure (20) is bonded to a ... | 12/06/1994 |
| 5365997 | Method for preparing an engine block casting having cylinder bore liners A method for preparing an engine block casting having integral cylinder bore liners (10). A barrel slab core (14) includes barrel cores (18). Bore liners (10) surround the barrel cores (18) and are fixed in relation to the barrel slab core (14). A cylinde... | 11/22/1994 |
| 5346148 | Asymmetric pulverizer tire Reinforcement sections are provided at an outer surface and at an inner surface of a tire for a roll wheel assembly used in a pulverizer for crushing a material such as coal. These reinforcing sections cause the tire to be asymmetrical and are located on ... | 09/13/1994 |
| 5333668 | Process for creation of metallurgically bonded inserts cast-in-place in a cast aluminum article Processes for coating a ferrous or aluminum article, such as an engine cylinder liner insert, to provide a metallurgical bond with aluminum alloy material cast around the article. The article surface to be bonded is treated to remove impurities, oxides, a... | 08/02/1994 |
| 5232041 | Method for metallurgically bonding cast-in-place cylinder liners to a cylinder block A method for metallurgically bonding cast-in-place cylinder liners 12 to a cylinder block 38 includes first coating the outer surface of the liners 12 with a low melting point molten metal material 14 and allowing it to solidify. The coated liners 12 are ... | 08/03/1993 |
| 5224533 | Method of forming metal matrix composite bodies by a self-generated vaccum process, and products produced therefrom The present invention relates to a novel process for forming metal matrix composite bodies. Particularly, a suitable matrix metal, typically in a molten state, is in contact with a suitable filler material or preform in the presence of a suitable reactive... | 07/06/1993 |
| 5170835 | Method and apparatus for manufacturing batteries A pot of molten lead is situated adjacent to a mold chamber containing a mold. A displacement piston is lowered into the pot to displace lead into the mold chamber to fill the mold. The displacement piston them allows the lead to flow back into the pot, l... | 12/15/1992 |
| 5163499 | Method of forming electronic packages The present invention relates to the formation of a macrocomposite body by spontaneously infiltrating a permeable mass of filler material or a preform with molten matrix metal and bonding the spontaneously infiltrated material to at least one second mater... | 11/17/1992 |
| 5161597 | Method for the mass production of rotors for electric motors A method for the mass production of squirrel-cage rotors for electric motors includes the step of die casting-in-place rotor bars within the slots formed by stacked steel laminations. The molten metal alloy utilized in the method consists essentially of a... | 11/10/1992 |
| 5121786 | Process for manufacturing siamese-type cylinder block A process for manufacturing a siamese-type clyinder block which is disclosed herein comprises a blank making step of providing a cylinder block blank in which a sleeve made of a cast iron is cast in each cylinder barrel of a siamese-type barrel made of an... | 06/16/1992 |
| 5111872 | Transmission casing cover with tubular mechanically crimped conduit cast in situ A novel cover (10) for one end of the casing within which a vehicular transmission is housed and a unique method for making the cover. The cover (10) has a metallic body portion (12) within which a unitary manifold (40) has been cast in situ. The manifold... | 05/12/1992 |
