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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7640965 | Creating a well abandonment plug A method is provided of in-situ casting well equipment wherein a metal is used which expands upon solidification. A body of such metal is placed in a cavity in a well. Before or after placing the metal in the cavity in the well, the body is brought at a temperature ... | 01/05/2010 |
| 7351369 | Molded twist-on wire connector A wire connector wherein the wire engaging core and electrically insulated housing are molded with an exterior surface of a molded wire engaging core used as a mold surface as the electrically insulated housing is molded around the wire engaging core to provide a wi... | 04/01/2008 |
| 7331373 | Semi-solid and squeeze casting process A method of making a cast product, includes heating an alloy to a temperature between about 1210 and 1470° F. so that the alloy is in a liquid state, injecting the alloy into a vertical die casting machine cavity, injecting the alloy into a mold having a gated conf... | 02/19/2008 |
| 7201687 | Power transmission chain with ceramic joint components Power transmission chains (10, 40, 60) which are suitable for automotive uses as well as other uses and which have a reduced susceptibility to wear and corrosion, in which such chains (10, 40, 60) are constructed to include a plurality of sets (12, ... | 04/10/2007 |
| 7179682 | Packaged device and method of forming same A method of packaging an integrated circuit die includes the steps of loading an array of soft conductive balls into recesses formed in a platen and locating the platen in a first part of a mold cavity. A second part of the mold is pressed against the balls to flatt... | 02/20/2007 |
| 7152657 | In-situ casting of well equipment A method is provided of in-situ casting well equipment wherein a metal is used which expands upon solidification. A body of such metal is placed in a cavity in a well. Before or after placing the metal in the cavity in the well, the body is brought at a temperature ... | 12/26/2006 |
| 7150309 | Cylinder bore liners for cast engine cylinder blocks A cast-in-place cylinder bore liner (15) is disclosed for use in sand casting of engine cylinder blocks, the cylinder bore liner (15) having a protuberant portion (60) adjacent a first end (61) thereof, whereby accuracy in the positioning... | 12/19/2006 |
| 7073561 | Solid freeform fabrication system and method A system and method of solid freeform work piece fabrication through layered deposition of feedstock material on a mold structure. An energy beam and feedstock are fed to a feed point adjacent to a mold structure, thereby forming a molten puddle. The feed point is m... | 07/11/2006 |
| 7028745 | Apparatus and method for forming a terminal The invention relates to apparatus and methods for forming a terminal on a battery. Terminal forming apparatus (11) has a mould (12) with a cavity (26) which is intended to encircle the post and bush assembly (22, 25) of a battery box ( | 04/18/2006 |
| 6997235 | Plasticizing barrel lined on the inside with a coating, and method of making such a plasticizing barrel A plasticizing barrel for a plastics processing machine includes a body having a hollow cylindrical configuration and defining an axis; and a coating formed on an inner wall surface of the body and including at least one groove extending in axial direction of the bo... | 02/14/2006 |
| 6976849 | Pinless solder joint for coupling circuit boards A technique for connecting a first circuit board to a second circuit board includes aligning appropriate apertures in the circuit boards and forming a solder joint through the aligned apertures. In one application, the techniques of the present invention are used to... | 12/20/2005 |
| 6908288 | Repair of advanced gas turbine blades Methods for repairing and manufacturing a gas turbine blade, and the gas turbine blade repaired and manufactured with such methods are presented with, for example, the repair method comprising providing a gas turbine blade, the blade comprising a blade tip and a bla... | 06/21/2005 |
| 6901307 | Die modification estimate system and program A die modification estimate system comprises a first unit which acquires contents of modification of a die specified by using an input unit. A second unit reads respective reference values for cost estimation, according to the specified contents of the die modificat... | 05/31/2005 |
| 6889744 | Device and method for the in-situ foaming of hollow profiles with metal foam An apparatus and a method for foaming a hollow profile with metal foam are provided. The device comprises induction means, into which the hollow profile can be introduced, in which a foamable raw material is disposed, the hollow profile having an electrical interrup... | 05/10/2005 |
| 6726085 | Method and apparatus for producing a refined grain structure The apparatus for operating on a workpiece includes a die defining first and second apertures and an interior therebetween. The first aperture and the interior of the die are structured to receive the workpiece. The interior of the die can be structured to shape the... | 04/27/2004 |
| 6626228 | Turbine component repair system and method of using thereof A system and method for repairing turbine components. The system includes means for obtaining a rapidly solidified material having a means of forming a rapidly solidified repair material and a means for melting the rapidly solidified repair material at a ... | 09/30/2003 |
| 6622773 | Method and apparatus for forming solder balls Methods and apparatus for forming a plurality of uniformly sized solder balls utilize a stencil having a plurality of holes of uniform volume disposed on a substrate. Solder is disposed in the holes of the stencil on the substrate. Typically, the solder i... | 09/23/2003 |
| 6553667 | Apparatus and method for manufacturing composite articles including wear resistant jewelry and medical and industrial devices and components thereof System, apparatus, and method for making composite articles. Jewelry items such as finger rings, bracelets, earrings, body jewelry, and the like, are examples of such articles. Medical, dental, and industrial devices or components are other examples. Meth... | 04/29/2003 |
| 6481088 | Golf club manufacturing method A golf club which has a clubface of desired shape comprising an alloy metal is provided. The golf club has excellent strength properties as well as excellent ball hitting properties. The clubface is free from casting defects such as cold shuts, and prefer... | 11/19/2002 |
| 6453977 | Metal mold for manufacturing amorphous alloy and molded product of amorphous alloy A metal mold for manufacturing amorphous alloy. A metal mold is composed of a lower mold having a portion for fusing metal material and a cavity portion, and an upper mold working with the lower mold which presses molten metal in the portion for fusing me... | 09/24/2002 |
| 6427753 | Process and apparatus for producing metallic glass A process and an apparatus for producing metallic glass which are capable of producing a bulk amorphous alloy of desired shape, in particular, a bulk amorphous alloy of desired final shape are provided. In the present invention, the molten metal at a temp... | 08/06/2002 |
| 6296044 | Injection molding In a method for injection molding of metallic mixtures, a metallic substance with a high melting point is mixed with a metallic substance having a lower melting point that serves in part as a binder material, and the mixture may be blended to form a homog... | 10/02/2001 |
| 6267170 | Manufacturing apparatus and method for amorphous alloy A metal mold is composed of a lower mold having a portion for fusing metal material and a cavity portion, and an upper mold working with the lower mold which presses molten metal in the portion for fusing metal material and pours the molten metal into the... | 07/31/2001 |
| 6250363 | Rapid induction melting of metal-matrix composite materials A composite material is rapidly melted by furnishing a pre-wetted composite material in the form of granules, placing the granules into an induction coil, and powering the induction heater to melt the metal matrix portion of the granules to form a molten ... | 06/26/2001 |
| 6148900 | Connecting board for connection between base plate and mounting board A connecting board is provided for disposition between a base plate such a LGA base plate and a mounting board such as a printed circuit board. The connecting board has a substrate having a plurality of through holes. Each through hole extends between opp... | 11/21/2000 |
| 6134781 | Method for making a throat insert for rocket thrusters A thruster rocket engine throat insert (12) has a thin walled shell (54) made from a high strength, oxidation resistant material. The shell (54) having a throat (48) of reduced cross-section and a radially extending annular stiffening ring (60) located at... | 10/24/2000 |
| 5918661 | Process to manufacture pore-free cast-on-strap joints for lead-acid batteries A method for producing pore-free cast-on-strap joints for lead-acid batteries including the steps of cleaning a plurality of positive and negative plate lugs by a combined action of flux and ultrasonic vibration, water rinsing the plate lugs under ultraso... | 07/06/1999 |
| 5904201 | Solidification of an article extension from a melt using a ceramic mold A method for forming integral extensions on the end of directionally oriented, superalloy articles, such as airfoil blading members or other components used in gas turbine or other turbine engines. An extension is formed directly on an article by dipping ... | 05/18/1999 |
| 5862852 | Production method for a cylinder block of an internal combustion engine A first cavity is formed between a mold and a core. One of a cylinder block material and a liner material is supplied to the first cavity. A second cavity is formed by expanding or shrinking the core or replacing the core with another core. The other of t... | 01/26/1999 |
| 5836371 | Method and apparatus for attaching terminal post straps to a battery plate group A method and apparatus for more efficiently fusing the straps of pre-formed terminal post members with plate lugs of a battery plate group utilizing a non-reusable, inexpensive plastic mold insert. The method includes positioning the battery plate group i... | 11/17/1998 |
| 5752307 | Method for applying a hard cutting edge to a replaceable bit for a circular saw A replaceable bit for a circular saw is provided with a cutting portion of hard metal alloy by machining off the original cutting portion, supporting the remaining base metal portion such that a predetermined selected part extends into a chill mold, melti... | 05/19/1998 |
| 5716467 | Beryllium-containing alloys of aluminum and semi-solid processing of such alloys Disclosed is a practical aluminum based alloy containing 1 to 99 weight percent beryllium, and improved methods of semi-solid processing of aluminum alloys containing beryllium. The present methods avoid molten beryllium, agitation of molten aluminum-bery... | 02/10/1998 |
| 5676191 | Solidification of an article extension from a melt using an integral mandrel and ceramic mold An extension is formed directly on an article by dipping a portion or end of the article having an attached integral mandrel into a molten bath of a compatible alloy, followed by withdrawal of the end under controlled conditions sufficient to cause an int... | 10/14/1997 |
| 5673745 | Method for forming an article extension by melting of an alloy preform in a ceramic mold An extension is formed directly on an article by melting a compatible alloy preform within a ceramic mold, followed by cooling of the end under controlled conditions sufficient to cause an integral extension to solidify on the article. A ceramic mold is a... | 10/07/1997 |
| 5673744 | Method for forming an article extension by melting of a mandrel in a ceramic mold An extension is formed directly on an article by melting a portion or end of the article having an attached integral mandrel within a ceramic mold, followed by cooling of the end under controlled conditions sufficient to cause an integral extension to sol... | 10/07/1997 |
| 5531261 | Process for diecasting graphite cast iron at solid-liquid coexisting state Graphite cast iron is diecast at a solid-liquid coexisting state with a mold having a gate opened at an area of not more than 1/10 of a pressurized area of a plunger tip.... | 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 |
| 5448929 | Method for hardfacing of chainsaw and guide bars Method for hardfacing of parts of the edges of a chainsaw guide bar, where the chain is guided by a groove, where a wear-resistant alloy is applied in a molten state to parts of the edges (12,13) of a guide bar blank and solidified in nearly final configu... | 09/12/1995 |
| 5372777 | Method for making graded composite bodies and bodies produced thereby The present invention relates to the formation of bodies having graded properties. Particularly, the invention provides a method for forming a metal matrix composite body having graded properties. The graded properties are achieved by, for example, locati... | 12/13/1994 |
| 5350004 | Rigidized filler materials for metal matrix composites and precursors to supportive structural refractory molds The present invention relates to a novel process for forming metal matrix composite bodies. Specifically, in a particularly preferred embodiment for making metal matrix composite bodies by a spontaneous infiltration technique, an infiltration enhancer or ... | 09/27/1994 |
