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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7314067 | Design and manufacturing method for multi-material tube structures The present invention provides an improved tubular structure which uses the properties of different materials, such as stiffness, strength, and density are exploited in a manner which combines the most attractive characteristics of existing metal and composite tubes... | 01/01/2008 |
| 7287382 | Gas turbine combustor end cover An end cover for a gas turbine combustor that eliminates the use of braze joints within the plate portion of the end cover is disclosed. The end cover comprises a plate and a plurality of fluid inlets with the fluid inlets directing fluids to first and second manifo... | 10/30/2007 |
| 7207354 | Design and manufacturing method for multi-material tube structures The present invention provides an improved tubular structure which uses the properties of different materials, such as stiffness, strength, and density are exploited in a manner which combines the most attractive characteristics of existing metal and composite tubes... | 04/24/2007 |
| 7052495 | Polypectomy snare instrument A surgical snare instrument according to several embodiments includes a first handle capable of controlling the rotational position of the snare, and a second handle adapted to control the opening and closing of the snare and cauterization. The first handle serves a... | 05/30/2006 |
| 6955286 | Use of silver-copper-palladium brazing alloys A compound arrangement comprising a first component of metal being brazed to a second component of metal. The first component has an external cylindrical surface touching an cylindrical internal surface of the second component. The second component clasps the first ... | 10/18/2005 |
| 6926069 | Method for manufacturing a double-walled heat exchanging tube with leak detection Method for manufacturing a double-walled heat exchange tube with leak detection, wherein inner tube is slipped into an outer tube, after a surface profiling has been provided on at least the outer surface of the inner tube or the inner surface of the outer tube, and... | 08/09/2005 |
| 6805281 | Method of melting material between telescopingly engaged elements A method of forming a meltable material at a joint between telescopingly engaged male and female elements, with the female element having a joint surface that surrounds a joint surface of the male element. The method includes the steps of: placing a ring of the melt... | 10/19/2004 |
| 6698644 | Use of silver-copper-palladium brazing alloys A single-tube Coriolis mass flow sensor includes a stainless steel sleeve having an unplated interior surface and a titanium member having a cylindrical end inserted into the stainless steel sleeve. The exterior surface of the titanium cylindrical end for... | 03/02/2004 |
| 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 |
| 6478213 | Fluxless fabrication of a multi-tubular structure A multi-tubular structure is fabricated without the use of a brazing flux by assembling a brazing assembly having no flux and having an inner tube, a bottom outer tube overlying the inner tube, and a top outer tube overlying the inner tube. The top outer ... | 11/12/2002 |
| 6474534 | Hydroforming a tubular structure of varying diameter from a tubular blank made using electromagnetic pulse welding A method of hydroforming a tubular structure of varying diameter along its longitudinal axis, comprising the formation of a tubular blank member by welding together, at their periphery, tubes of different diameters using electromagnetic pulse welding.... | 11/05/2002 |
| 6352196 | Use of silver-copper-palladium brazing alloys Surprisingly, silver-copper-palladium brazing alloys, which have hitherto been used only for the brazing of components of the same material, are also very well suited for brazing directly titanium to stainless steel if, the latter component clasps the tit... | 03/05/2002 |
| 6329079 | Lined alloy tubing and process for manufacturing the same A tube for a cracker unit in which ethylene is produced withstands, without oxidizing or losing its strength, the elevated temperatures required to effect cracking, yet retards coking. The tube has a shell formed from stainless steel or high nickel alloy ... | 12/11/2001 |
| 6325278 | Concentric, insulated tubular conduits and method of assembly Concentric, tubular sections are assembled by first securing annular centralizers and insulation about the external surface of the smaller diameter tube while the tube is horizontally disposed. The larger tube is then vertically aligned and lowered into a... | 12/04/2001 |
| 6316122 | Titanium fiber and method of producing the same A metal fiber of titanium or titanium alloy has given equivalent area diameter and specific surface area and is produced by a bundle drawing method wherein mild steel is used as a material for covering layer and outer housing and a composite wire is subje... | 11/13/2001 |
| 6189768 | Process and apparatus for pressing an external sleeve onto a tube for enhancing weld design A process and apparatus that would hydraulically compress the external sleeve onto the inner APH tube, without deforming the inner surface of the APH tube during the process. The system would include a heating tube of the type having a continuous wall por... | 02/20/2001 |
| 6112971 | Multi-nozzle combustion end cover vacuum brazing process A brazing process is provided that addresses the braze joint failure problems encountered in some multi-nozzle combustion end covers. The brazing process embodying the invention provides optimal, predictable low cycle fatigue joint life in particular when... | 09/05/2000 |
| 6065664 | Method of installing heat pipes using internal vapor pressure The disclosure is for a method of installing a heat pipe within another structure. A completely processed heat pipe is coated with solder and inserted into a cylindrical hole within the structure with sliding clearance. The casing of the heat pipe is then... | 05/23/2000 |
| 6045025 | Method and apparatus for soldering and soldering land of a printed circuit board A pair of soldering irons are fixed to a sliding plate at a predetermined interval. The soldering irons are integrally moved so as to reciprocate in a rectangular direction relative to a conveyor belt. One of the soldering irons is conveyed to a working p... | 04/04/2000 |
| 6013190 | Catheters with integrated lumen and methods of their manufacture and use A catheter with at least one integrated lumen and methods of its manufacture and use are provided. A method of manufacture includes: (1) covering a primary mandrel with a first layer, (2) disposing a second layer on the first layer, wherein the second lay... | 01/11/2000 |
| 5988484 | Clad tubular product and method of manufacturing same A method of manufacturing clad tubular product from a hollow carbon steel billet having an inner diameter and a hollow corrosion resistant alloy billet having an outer diameter, comprising the steps of: machining the inner diameter of the hollow carbon bi... | 11/23/1999 |
| 5932348 | Composite with non-segregating reinforcing elements A method of making an improved composite containing substantially non-segregating solid reinforcing elements therein is disclosed. New composites and non-segregating solid reinforcing elements for these composites are also disclosed.... | 08/03/1999 |
| 5689875 | Superconductor with high volume copper Large amounts of stabilizing copper may be added to a superconducting core using an economical cladding process. One or more cladding strips of copper are bonded directly to the core without the use of a bonding agent. The copper cladding is fused to the ... | 11/25/1997 |
| 5485948 | Shaft and method of making same A shaft for such items as sporting goods, including golf clubs fishing rods bicycle frames, and ski poles is constructed of metallic tubular structures. The hollow tubular shaft is brazed to a helical coil of reinforcing wire which fits snugly against the... | 01/23/1996 |
| 5093209 | Compound steel workpiece A compound steel workpiece and a process for its production, wherein a support jacket is provided with at least one recess, which in turn is furnished with a lining resistant to attrition and corrosion, which lining is connected to the support jacket by a... | 03/03/1992 |
| 5005755 | Flexible tube of endoscope and method of and apparatus for producing the same An elongated flexible tube that constitutes an insert part of an endoscope. The flexible tube comprises: a spiral tube made of a precipitation hardening metal and having a groove which is recessed inwardly from the outer surface of the tube, the groove ex... | 04/09/1991 |
| 5004143 | Method of manufacturing clad bar The present invention relates to a method of manufacturing a clad bar and is basically characterized in that a columnar core member is fitted in a cylindrical outside layer member and the resulting assembly is heated, and then the heated assembly is rolle... | 04/02/1991 |
| 4923108 | Process for internally strengthening tubes The strengthening and stiffening of long, curved or tapered tubes is achieved by using internal strengtheners. The strengthening element conforms to the internal shape of the tube as it is inserted into the tube. The parts of the strengthening element whi... | 05/08/1990 |
| 4886203 | Method of producing by brazing bimetallic cylindrical articles A method of brazing of an outer carbon steel shell to an inner stainless steel shell, in which a stainless steel sheet material of the inner shell is rolled up with an overlap and arranged with a clearance inside the outer shell, braze material is placed ... | 12/12/1989 |
| 4620662 | Two-position sleeve brazing process A process for brazing a sleeve within a tube which is resistant to longitudinal expansion is disclosed herein. In the first step of the process, a thermally induced radial expansion is induced in the tube in a first longitudinal section of the tube which ... | 11/04/1986 |
| 4594218 | Method of producing multifilament lengths of superconductor from ternary chalcogenides of molybdenum The present invention concerns superconductor lengths constituted by superconducting filaments based on a ternary chalcogenide of molybdenum (PbMo6 S8) assembled within a stabilizing matrix based on copper. The invention provides a m... | 06/10/1986 |
| 4584169 | Process, apparatus and installation for the continuous production of a filler wire In the installation, a strip is shaped from a split tube which is welded or seamed to give a closed tube in a welding or seaming station. Associated with the welding or seaming station is a suction mechanism used for the removal of on the one hand the col... | 04/22/1986 |
| 4569604 | Printing head apparatus and manufacturing method A printing head apparatus for impact dot printing and a method for manufacturing the apparatus, wherein those portions of the armature, printing wire and collar which are to be held in contact with each other and those other portions thereof which are to ... | 02/11/1986 |
| 4376227 | Thermocouple seal A device for pressure sealing a reactor or thermowell extending therein comprising a disc having individual tubes welded thereto and sheathed thermocouples passing through such tubes and brazed thereto.... | 03/08/1983 |
| 4260095 | Method of manufacturing a clad product A clad product having predetermined closely-toleranced shape and dimensions. The product is made by first preforming a base material and a cladding of dissimilar material in dimensions substantially the same as the clad product, with at least the base or ... | 04/07/1981 |
| 4249291 | Method for forming a liquid cooled airfoil for a gas turbine A method for forming a liquid cooled airfoil for a gas turbine is disclosed. A plurality of holes are formed at spaced locations in an oversized airfoil blank. A pre-formed composite liquid coolant tube is bonded into each of the holes. The composite tube... | 02/10/1981 |
| 4130233 | Process for making porous metal heat sink from clad aluminum wire A method of making porous metal heat sinks from aluminum is described. The sink, in its simplist form, is composed of layers of aluminum wire mesh randomly stacked and brazed together to form a rigid porous metal panel. Devices to be heated (or cooled) ar... | 12/19/1978 |
| 4053971 | Wrapping machine for layered vessels A wrapping machine for use in constructing layered vessels having at least one layer formed of adjoining vessel sections wherein the wrapping machine has an interlooped band mechanism for positioning adjoining vessel sections adjacent one another and a ti... | 10/18/1977 |
| 4026583 | Stainless steel liner in oil well pipe An oil well pipe incorporates a corrosion-resistant, metallic liner which is intimately metallurgically bonded to the pipe bore.... | 05/31/1977 |
| 4013211 | Method of forming a clad wire A clad wire having a cast metal core with a formed sheath intimately bonded to the core with the interface portions thereof being effectively free of intermetallic compounds. The clad product may be formed by the steps of forming a strip of first metal in... | 03/22/1977 |
