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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8033444 | Explosion welding with a mold and copper layer A method for an explosion welding process to form composite pipes, such as for nuclear power equipment. The explosive welding process includes: (1) An explosives preparation method in which low detonation velocity explosives are produced by using powdery emulsion ex... | 10/11/2011 |
| 7721937 | Weld metal material apparatus and method A solid weld-metal-producing material is formed by agglomerating weld metal material powder. An igniter may be integrally formed in or on the agglomerated weld metal material. In addition to typical components of a weld metal material mixture, such as a reductant me... | 05/25/2010 |
| 7530485 | Method for explosive bonding of tubular metal liners An explosion welding method for metal tube liners in which a metal tube of smaller outside diameter is positioned coaxially within a metal tube of larger inside diameter with one or more shims inserted at opposed tube ends to form a uniform annular gap. The tubes ar... | 05/12/2009 |
| 7448527 | Self-welding fastener A fastener device has a body member for welding and securing structural members together. The body member has a lateral bore extending between an upper flat side and a lower flat side. The sides each have a pattern of externally facing grooves communicating with the... | 11/11/2008 |
| 7378622 | System and method for electromagnetic pulse surface treatment A system and method for electromagnetic surface treatment of a work piece has an electromagnetic pulse generator and an electromagnetic pulse tool. The work piece has a working surface. A current pulse generated by the electromagnetic pulse generator travels through... | 05/27/2008 |
| 7350451 | Apparatus comprising an exhaust duct and anti-fratricide shield A missile launcher that combines the functionality of a gas management system and an anti-fratricide shield is disclosed. In accordance with the illustrative embodiment of the present invention, a plurality of gas-uptake ducts are arranged on a boundary that surroun... | 04/01/2008 |
| 7315009 | Material for welding and welded article A material for welding 5 having a region 11 in which welding such as laser welding or arc welding is performed, the region including indentations 5a-1 which are produced by carrying out a first working step comprising embossing, V-... | 01/01/2008 |
| 7240728 | Expandable tubulars with a radial passage and wall portions with different wall thicknesses A tubular liner including a first tubular portion, a second tubular portion, and an intermediate tapered tubular portion coupled to, and positioned between, the first and second tubular portions. ... | 07/10/2007 |
| 7220494 | Metal dusting resistant product A product resistant or immune to carburization, metal dusting, coking, oxidation, and having sufficient mechanical strength for use at temperatures greater than 400° C. The product consists of a load-bearing member and a corrosion resistant member, wherein the corr... | 05/22/2007 |
| 7178233 | Process for producing a collapsed filled via hole A process for producing a printed wiring board-forming sheet comprising a resin sheet having a through hole in the thickness direction and a metal chip inserted in the through hole. The sheet is produced by placing a resin sheet and conductive metal sheet in this or... | 02/20/2007 |
| 7157150 | Brazing titanium to stainless steel using layered particulate A method of bonding a stainless steel part to a titanium part by heating a component assembly comprised of the titanium part, the stainless steel part, and a compact titanium-nickel filler material placed between the two parts and heated at a temperature that is les... | 01/02/2007 |
| 7093470 | Methods of making integrally stiffened axial load carrying skin panels for primary aircraft structure and fuel tank structures Methods for making skin panels suitable for use in aircraft structures and fuel tank structures, such as fuselages and reusable launch vehicle propellant tanks. A first method includes the following steps: machining a starting plate to a final part geometry; and exp... | 08/22/2006 |
| 7090112 | Method and sealant for joints A joint between one or more structural members and an associated method are provided. The joint includes a friction weld joint or other connection between faying surfaces of the members, and an exothermically reacted sealant disposed in an interface defined by the f... | 08/15/2006 |
| 7086577 | Method of manufacturing a miniature X-ray device An emitter for a miniature X-ray apparatus comprises an insulating shell, an anode, and a cathode. The insulating shell includes a conical brazing surface, brazed to a conical brazing surface on the anode. The braze consists of a pure titanium layer and a pure tin l... | 08/08/2006 |
| 7063142 | Method of applying an axial force to an expansion cone A method of applying an axial force to a first piston positioned within a first piston chamber including applying an axial force to the first piston using a second piston positioned within the first piston chamber. ... | 06/20/2006 |
| 7059048 | Wafer-level underfill process making use of sacrificial contact pad protective material A method for connecting electronic components, such as, an integrated circuit die and a package substrate, is described. According to one aspect of the invention, a contact pad protective material is applied on one or more of the contact pads on an integrated circui... | 06/13/2006 |
| 7044221 | Apparatus for coupling a tubular member to a preexisting structure An apparatus for coupling a tubular member to a preexisting structure. ... | 05/16/2006 |
| 7040396 | Apparatus for releasably coupling two elements An apparatus for coupling two elements including an outer tubular member defining one or more outer tubular member slots, an inner tubular member defining one or more inner tubular member slots positioned within the outer tubular member, and a coupling assembly for ... | 05/09/2006 |
| 7025245 | Magnetic welder A magnetic welding and joining device is provided. The device has a separable induction coil that can be selectively coupled to provide an induction coil to be positioned around workpieces that are to be magnetically welded or joined. ... | 04/11/2006 |
| 6991856 | Methods of making and using freestanding reactive multilayer foils Reactive foils and their uses are provided as localized heat sources useful, for example, in ignition, joining and propulsion. An improved reactive foil is preferably a freestanding multilayered foil structure made up of alternating layers selected from materials th... | 01/31/2006 |
| 6977361 | Molecular bonding of vehicle frame components using magnetic impulse welding techniques A method for manufacturing a vehicle frame assembly includes the initial steps of providing first and second structural components, disposing portions of the first and second structural components in an overlapping relationship, and generating an electromagnetic fie... | 12/20/2005 |
| 6966370 | Apparatus for actuating an annular piston An apparatus comprising a first tubular member; a second tubular member positioned within and coupled to the first tubular member; a first annular piston chamber defined by the space between the first and second tubular members; an annular piston movably coupled to ... | 11/22/2005 |
| 6953143 | Explosion welded design for cooling components A method and apparatus are described for making a coldplate. A first component of, for example copper, is explosion welded to a second component of, for example aluminum. The first metal component has a top surface opposite the second metal component and at least on... | 10/11/2005 |
| 6953141 | Joining of tubulars through the use of explosives Embodiments of the present invention generally relate to methods and apparatus of connecting wellbore tubulars by explosive welding, using a frangible anvil, and reforming a surface of wellbore tubulars at a connection. In one embodiment, a first tubular is aligned ... | 10/11/2005 |
| 6941652 | Methods of fabricating a thin-wall expandable well screen assembly An expandable well screen has a desirable thin-wall construction together with a simplified fabrication method. In fabricating the screen, a flexible sheet of metal mesh filter media is diffusion bonded to an inner side of a perforated metal sheet which is then defo... | 09/13/2005 |
| 6921869 | Interlayer connection structure of multilayer wiring board, method of manufacturing method of forming land thereof A conductive pattern made of copper foil is formed on a base material in each of a plurality of laminated flexible printed circuit boards, and a land is formed to expose the conductive pattern at a predetermined position in the base material. The plurality of flexib... | 07/26/2005 |
| 6908023 | Apparatus for securing a yoke to a tube using magnetic pulse welding techniques An apparatus for supporting a workpiece, such as a yoke having a body portion and a pair of opposed yoke arms, during a magnetic pulse welding operation includes a lower jaw, an upper jaw, and a support pin extending therebetween. During the magnetic pulse welding o... | 06/21/2005 |
| 6908024 | Simultaneous magnetic pulse framing A method is performed for permanently attaching framing structural members to an underbody of an automotive vehicle. An underbody structural member including one or more cross members and a plurality of metallic structural members are provided at a workstation. The ... | 06/21/2005 |
| 6886629 | Plate heat exchanger The invention relates to a plate heat exchanger that consists of several pieces of sheet metal that are arranged parallel to one another, that are at least partially corrugated and that form a considerable number of heat-exchange passages. A header creates a flow co... | 05/03/2005 |
| 6854635 | Method of attaching a balancing mass A method of attaching a balancing mass to a rotational member which has to be balanced and comprises a longitudinal axis X. The method uses magnetic pulse welding, wherein the balancing mass, at a high speed, is radially moved towards the longitudinal axis of the ro... | 02/15/2005 |
| 6848608 | Method of bonding sputtering target materials A method of forming a sputtering target is described that involves bonding a backing plate onto a casement having one or more recesses that contain target material to form a bonded target. During the bonding process, the bonded target is optionally vacuum sealed wit... | 02/01/2005 |
| 6843509 | Coupler for use with metal conduits A coupler for joining an aluminum conduit to a steel or stainless steel conduit and which includes a main body which is formed from a first layer of aluminum and a layer of steel or an iron-chromium alloy which are explosively welded together, and wherein the main b... | 01/18/2005 |
| 6835142 | Golf club head for training to improve a user's swing The device according to the invention uses the chemical energy stored in an explosive charge to increase the speed of a golf ball at impact with a golf club head. The device serves also as a training tool for the golf swing precision since the charge is set off only... | 12/28/2004 |
| 6780794 | Methods of bonding physical vapor deposition target materials to backing plate materials The invention encompasses a method of bonding a first mass to a second mass. A first mass of first material and a second mass of second material are provided and joined in physical contact with one another. The first and second masses are then diffusion bonded to on... | 08/24/2004 |
| 6772934 | Kinetic energy welding process A method of laminating a plurality of metal plates one to another, comprising steps of (a) arranging at least first and second generally planar metal plates having exposed surfaces into a spaced apart parallel relationship with one another, (b) anchoring the spaced ... | 08/10/2004 |
| 6749101 | Method for manufacturing x-ray tubes A method for manufacturing x-ray tube parts wherein metallic pieces are explosively bonded together to establish a high strength, stable union between them. The x-ray tube parts may then be milled from the bonded metallic pieces. The explosion bonding process create... | 06/15/2004 |
| 6715993 | Methods and apparatus for manufacturing rotor shafts A method for manufacturing a rotor shaft includes fabricating a first shaft portion that extends axially from a first end to a second end, fabricating a second shaft portion that extends axially from a first end to a second end, and coupling the second shaft portion... | 04/06/2004 |
| 6612478 | Method for manufacturing x-ray tubes A method for manufacturing x-ray tube parts, wherein metallic pieces are explosively bonded together to establish a high strength, stable union between them. The x-ray tube parts may then be milled from the bonded metallic pieces. The explosion bonding pr... | 09/02/2003 |
| 6548792 | Molecular bonding of vehicle frame components using magnetic impulse welding techniques A method for manufacturing a vehicle frame assembly includes the initial steps of providing first and second structural components, disposing portions of the first and second structural components in an overlapping relationship, and generating an electrom... | 04/15/2003 |
| 6534194 | Method of making reactive multilayer foil and resulting product In accordance with the invention a reactive multilayer foil is fabricated by providing an assembly (stack or multilayer) of reactive layers, inserting the assembly into a jacket, deforming the jacketed assembly to reduce its cross sectional area, flatteni... | 03/18/2003 |
