Did You Know...
...that after Parker Brothers executives turned down the game of Monopoly because it had "52 fundamental errors" (including taking too long to play), a copy of the game wound up in the home of the company president who stayed up until 1 a.m. to finish playing it? He was so impressed by the game that the next day he wrote to inventor Charles Darrow and offered to buy it!
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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8172125 | Vehicle door frame and method of producing the same A vehicle door frame includes first and second door frame members which are positioned end-to-end to be butt-welded to each other, wherein each of the first and second door frame members includes a design part, an enclosed section provided on a vehicle interior side... | 05/08/2012 |
| 8002167 | Method of producing a tube connection, and tube connection A method for connecting a tube and a cast component includes widening an end section of the tube to form a widened section, positioning the cast component adjacent to the widened section, and welding the cast component to enclose at least a portion of the widened se... | 08/23/2011 |
| 7905386 | Method for airtightly joining reinforced platinum hollow tube with platinum flange The present invention provides a new method for airtightly joining a hollow tube made of a reinforced platinum and a flange made of platinum or a platinum alloy, which prevents decreasing of mechanical strength of the hollow tube made of a reinforced platinum due to... | 03/15/2011 |
| 7832617 | Adapter assembly and method of manufacture A method of welding an adapter fitting to a fitting on a measuring device system. The present disclosure also provides for a measuring device system having a first fitting that includes a stem, a second fitting that defines an opening sized to receive the first fitt... | 11/16/2010 |
| 7819303 | Method for airtightly joining reinforced platinum hollow tube with platinum flange The present invention provides a new method for airtightly joining a hollow tube made of a reinforced platinum and a flange made of platinum or a platinum alloy, which prevents decreasing of mechanical strength of the hollow tube made of a reinforced platinum due to... | 10/26/2010 |
| 7673785 | Method for manufacturing a cutting pick and the resulting pick A cutting pick comprising a cutting tip 10 formed such as from SiC-D and a metal pick body 11. The pick body 11 has a greater coefficient of thermal expansion than the cutting tip 10. The pick body 11 includes a generally cylindric... | 03/09/2010 |
| 7575149 | Method of connecting a metallic bolt to a plastic workpiece A method of connecting a metallic bolt to a plastic work piece is shown and described. The object to provide a method which makes possible a reliable connection between metal workpieces on the one hand and plastic workpieces on the other hand is achieved in that a f... | 08/18/2009 |
| 7330525 | Method and apparatus for maximizing radiation shielding during cask transfer procedures A transfer cask for maximizing the radiation shielding for spent nuclear fuel during cask transfer procedures has a cylindrical inner shell forming a cavity within which a spent nuclear fuel canister can be placed; a cylindrical outer shell concentric with and surro... | 02/12/2008 |
| 7189083 | Method of retaining a solder mass on an article A method of retaining a solder mass to a solder-bearing article is provided and includes the steps of: (a) forming a plurality of openings in the solder-bearing article; (b) disposing a length of solder mass over at least some of the plurality of openings; and formi... | 03/13/2007 |
| 7150418 | Nozzle plate member for supplying fluids in dispersed manner and manufacturing method of the same The present invention is directed to a gas supply nozzle plate constructed by laminating a plurality of metal members each having a fluid path and branch. A fluid nozzle plate member provided by the invention has high sealing at a joined part, and high reliability e... | 12/19/2006 |
| 7100697 | Method and apparatus for reforming tubular connections The present invention generally relates to methods and apparatus for connecting tubulars and reforming the connection between the tubulars. In one aspect of the invention, the tubulars are aligned, connected, and then reformed at the connection. In one embodiment, t... | 09/05/2006 |
| 7044677 | Fatigue resistant slot and tab design Engineers have found that use of a slot and tab method to assemble a fabrication assembly is limited to fabrication assemblies that will be subjected to relatively low stress. In order to expand the use of the slot and tab method to fabrication assemblies that are s... | 05/16/2006 |
| 6966188 | Plate-like body connecting method, connected body, tail pipe for gas turbine combustor, and gas turbine combustor The present invention provides a plate-like body connecting method in which functions such that cooling capability is not reduced. There is provided a plate-like body connecting method for connecting at least two plate-like bodies each having passages that extend al... | 11/22/2005 |
| 6926619 | Golf club head with customizable center of gravity A golf club (40) having a club head (42) with a face component (60) and an interchangeable aft body (61) is disclosed herein. The face component (60) has a striking plate portion (72) and a return portion (74). The af... | 08/09/2005 |
| 6926371 | Detachable spindle with sleeved cross connector for trailer axles The present invention 10 discloses a tag axle commonly used in light, medium and heavy duty trailers 14 and is comprised of an axle beam 16 with a removable and replaceable spindle 24. The detachable spindle 24 has an extended back... | 08/09/2005 |
| 6918617 | Self-centering soldered feed-through A soldered feed-through device that is inserted into a bulkhead opening has one or more sets of laterally protruding and symmetrically distributed teeth that cut through the bulkhead material as the feed-through is inserted into the bulkhead opening. The teeth autom... | 07/19/2005 |
| 6912929 | Multi-piece crankshaft construction A multi-piece crankshaft having a shaft with two ends and in which the shaft is adapted to rotate about its shaft axis and a crankpin with at least one indentation. The shaft and crankpin are placed within a mold having a first mold cavity corresponding in shape to ... | 07/05/2005 |
| 6855061 | Vehicular driveshaft assembly A weld between a tube yoke and a driveshaft tube can accommodate a greater amount of torsional shear stresses and, therefore, increase the load carrying capacity of a driveshaft assembly. The driveshaft assembly includes a yoke having a sleeve portion and a drivesha... | 02/15/2005 |
| 6851468 | Heat exchanger The invention relates to a heat exchanger, in particular a refrigerant condenser, especially for a motor vehicle air-conditioning unit. The heat exchanger is comprised of a block of tubes and fins and of collecting tubes which are arranged on both sides and receive ... | 02/08/2005 |
| 6845559 | Method for coupling a protective net to flexible tube for a sprinkler A structure and a method for coupling a protective net to a flexible tube, comprising shaping the flexible tube, wrapping the flexible tube with the meshed protective net made of stainless steel, and welding both ends of the flexible tube to both ends of the protect... | 01/25/2005 |
| 6742699 | Method for manufacturing a cooling element and a cooling element A method for manufacturing a cooling element comprising a housing part and ceramic lining elements arranged on the housing part surface. The ceramic lining elements (2) are connected to the element housing part (1) by using in the joint between the lin... | 06/01/2004 |
| 6723950 | Method for welding thin tabs in wide slots A system and method for reliably welding a relatively thin tab into a relatively wide slot is provided. The system and method forms a protrusion on the tab. When the tab with the protrusion is inserted into the slot, the protrusion causes the tab to be firmly presse... | 04/20/2004 |
| 6712259 | Method for assembling sheet metals and rigid structure obtained by said method A method for assembling a rigid industrial food-cooking container is disclosed wherein metal sheets respective recesses and projecting elements are first assembled and then shaped to a specific predetermined geometry for receiving the industrial food and the sheets ... | 03/30/2004 |
| 6705510 | Valve housing fabrication process enabling complete coverage of joint surfaces with protective coating A value housing having overlapped inner and outer members is fabricated by a process including placing the members in position where one side of the joint is accessible for welding and the opposite side is inaccessible, single welding from the accessible side and br... | 03/16/2004 |
| 6704991 | Method for forming a railway car with improved crosstie connections A connection or weld attachment and method are disclosed for use in connecting a first structural member with a second structural member. An end plate is preferably attached to one end of the first structural member. The end plate and first structural member may the... | 03/16/2004 |
| 6688000 | Joining of tubular parts in a T-joint by riveting/brazing In attempting to reduce deformity when joining vehicle frame components, a riveting/brazing process has been proposed. This process includes joining tubular members, such as hydroformed parts, by cutting at least one flange into one end of a first body me... | 02/10/2004 |
| 6634541 | Method of manufacturing metal containers A method of manufacturing a container formed of five rectangular metal panels including a bottom panel, opposed side panels and opposed end panels, each panel having peripheral edges there around, including the steps of forming spaced apart notches leavin... | 10/21/2003 |
| 6607115 | Junction box An electrical junction box for a vehicle has a connector circuit having bus bars fixed on an insulation substrate to connect to electrical connectors, a fuse circuit having bus bars fixed on an insulation substrate to connect to fuses, and a relay circuit... | 08/19/2003 |
| 6552311 | Highly gas tight chamber and method of manufacturing same A method of manufacturing a hermetically sealed chamber, including preparing two aluminum or aluminum alloy material members which face each other, forming at least one extending groove portion on a surface to be metal-bonded of one of the two aluminum or... | 04/22/2003 |
| 6519828 | Method for mounting a metal body on the measuring tube of a coriolis mass flowmeter Description and illustration of a method for mounting a metal body (1) on an essentially straight measuring tube (2), made of titanium or zirconium, of a Coriolis mass flowmeter. The method ensures secure retention of the metal body (1) on the measuring t... | 02/18/2003 |
| 6457630 | Tank trailer construction An improved method for constructing a container having at least three panels, all of which intersect at a common point and each adjacent pair of which intersect along a line, includes welding each adjacent pair of panels to join them together by placing a... | 10/01/2002 |
| 6442832 | Method for coupling a circuit board to a transmission line that includes a heat sensitive dielectric A preferred method for coupling a transmission line to a circuit board includes the steps of: providing a circuit board with a first side and an opposing second side; dispensing solder upon the first side of the circuit board; providing a first coupler ha... | 09/03/2002 |
| 6419147 | Method and apparatus for a combined mechanical and metallurgical connection A combination mechanical and metallurgical connection is provided for joining members such as conduits wherein amorphous diffusion bonding material is placed at mating or abutting surfaces in the mechanical joint, the bonding material is compressed under ... | 07/16/2002 |
| 6376815 | Highly gas tight substrate holder and method of manufacturing the same A hermetically sealed chamber and the method of manufacturing same, which comprises the steps of: (a) preparing two aluminum or aluminum alloy material members which face each other; (b) forming at least one extending groove portions on a surface to be me... | 04/23/2002 |
| 6371357 | Highly gas tight chamber and method of manufacturing same A hermetically sealed chamber and the method of manufacturing same, which comprises the steps of: (a) preparing two aluminum or aluminum alloy material members which face each other; (b) forming at least one extending groove portions on a surface to be me... | 04/16/2002 |
| 6253989 | Press fit joint with puddle weld retention An improved press fit joint is particularly useful for iron parts. An outer part receives an inner part which is press fit into a bore in the outer part. The outer part has a hole, and the inner part has a dimple which is aligned with the hole when the in... | 07/03/2001 |
| 6247636 | Hollow golf club head and method for manufacture A golf club head is formed from two separate pieces. One of such pieces constitutes the face plate while the other piece constitutes the sole plate and the top crown of the club head. The pieces are welded together to form a hollow shell. The sole plate a... | 06/19/2001 |
| 6241144 | Friction fit tab and slot shape An apparatus and method for positioning a first piece relative to a second piece in a predefined position is disclosed. This apparatus has a tab and a slot. The tab projects from one of the first piece and the second piece and defines a preestablished con... | 06/05/2001 |
| 6196442 | Method for brazing aluminum tube assemblies There is disclosed a method for forming an aluminum tubular assembly in a controlled atmosphere brazing furnace. The assembly includes a variety of components of differing compositions, sizes and masses. Multiple, distinct brazing materials are used on th... | 03/06/2001 |
| 6131798 | Electrowinning anode In an electrowinning anode in which a lead anode sheet is tightly fitted to a copper busbar, the anode sheet is additionally joined to the busbar by pinning to prevent damage to the joint. A lead coating is electrodeposited onto the busbar, pin and the so... | 10/17/2000 |
