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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7357060 | Vehicle armor A vehicle is armored the steps of sequentially making a steel plate with a thickness of 4 mm to 15 mm of by weight | 04/15/2008 |
| 7350584 | Formed tubulars A method of lining a drilled bore comprises running a tubular into a drilled bore and then corrugating the tubular in the bore. The tubular may also be expanded in the bore. In other aspects of the invention the tubular is corrugated prior to running into the bore a... | 04/01/2008 |
| 7341482 | Strain relief for ball grid array connectors Strain relief devices for electrical connectors are disclosed and include an insert for insertion into a housing. The insert may include spring beams that deflect during insertion into the strain relief housing. When the insert is fully received in the housing, a sl... | 03/11/2008 |
| 7341176 | Method of tying two or more components together Method of tying two or more components together using a fastener. Each component is provided with a hole and the components are placed so that the holes overlap one another in order to receive the fastener in the holes. The fastener is placed in the holes and mechan... | 03/11/2008 |
| 7325821 | Suspension mounting system and a method of assembling the same A suspension mounting system and a method of assembly of the same are disclosed. The system has an axle housing having two hollow arms and an upper portion and a lower portion. At least one suspension bracket is located between the upper portion and the lower portio... | 02/05/2008 |
| 7287684 | Filter cartridge assembly and method of manufacture An apparatus for filtering well fluids and method of manufacture is disclosed. The apparatus comprises an inner support, a filter spirally wrapped around the inner support, and an outer support wrapped around the filter enclosing the filter between the inner and out... | 10/30/2007 |
| 7230186 | Covered wire and automobile-use wire harness A lightweight insulated electric wire and an automobile wire harness using the same insulated electric wire where the insulated electric wire has a conductor portion including one or more first wires and one or more second wires, which are stranded together. The fir... | 06/12/2007 |
| 7197809 | Method for fabricating an helical stranded cable, particularly for mechanical motion transmission, and cable produced by that method A method for fabricating a stranded cable particularly for mechanical motion transmission, which cable is composed of multiple strands or wires, helically wound around a common longitudinal axis, including the steps of: a—winding... | 04/03/2007 |
| 7096584 | Flexible connectors and methods of manufacturing same A flexible connector comprises a length of corrugated tubing, a polymeric sleeve aligned with the distal end of the length of corrugated tubing, and a length of mesh tubing extending the entire length of corrugated tubing and over the polymeric sleeve. The distal en... | 08/29/2006 |
| 7047632 | Method of mounting electronic components An electronic component mounting apparatus removes an electronic component supplied to a part feeder in face-up status and mounts it to a board. A flip-chip supplied from a first holding table is removed and flipped over by a take-out head and then delivered to a mo... | 05/23/2006 |
| 6922893 | Flexible connectors and methods of manufacturing same A flexible connector comprises a length of corrugated tubing, a polymeric sleeve aligned with the distal end of the length of corrugated tubing, and a length of mesh tubing extending the entire length of corrugated tubing and over the polymeric sleeve. The distal en... | 08/02/2005 |
| 6916391 | Adhering sealing member to metal with weld heat A method of securing a sealing washer to one surface of a metal sheet while welding a head of a fastener to a second surface of a metal sheet, the method comprising: compressing the head onto the second surface of the sheet between a first electrode engaging the hea... | 07/12/2005 |
| 6913187 | Method and arrangement for providing Vias in printed circuit boards A method of providing thermal vias in a printed circuit board that includes one or more layers of board material is disclosed. The vias provide for conducting heat from components mounted on the board. One or more holes (4) are provided in a printed circuit b... | 07/05/2005 |
| 6866085 | Plastically worked cast aluminum alloy product, a manufacturing method thereof and a coupling method using plastic deformation thereof The newly proposed cast aluminum alloy product has the composition consisting of 6.5-8.0% Si, 0.25-0.45% Mg, 0.08-0.40% Fe, 0.001-0.01% Ca, P less than 0.001%, 0.02-0.1% Ti, 0.001-0.01% B, optionally one or two of 0.05-0.3% Cr and 0.05-0.2% Mn, and the balance being... | 03/15/2005 |
| 6837419 | Recuperator for use with turbine/turbo-alternator An annular recuperator for use with an annular combustor. The annular recuperator includes a frame and an enclosure provided about its frame that defines a recuperator chamber. A plurality of involute shaped sealed and open recuperators are received in the recuperat... | 01/04/2005 |
| 6781088 | Pin to thin plate joint and method for making the joint A pin to plate joint and method of making the joint comprising a plate comprising an entry side and an exit side with the plate defining cutouts, and the pin movable through the plate from the entry side to the exit side and in doing so pushes tab members at angles ... | 08/24/2004 |
| 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 |
| 6617537 | Method for combining a golf club head and a ball striking plate A method for combining a golf club head and a ball striking plate, includes the following steps: letting an outer edge of a ball striking plate and an inner edge of a recessed seat of a golf club head incline outward matingly, and forming an annular weldi... | 09/09/2003 |
| 6508393 | Suspension system including arm having zero clearance axle connection A suspension system is provided which includes an arm having a zero clearance axle connection. In a described embodiment, a method is provided for manufacturing the suspension system, which method includes the steps of welding an axle connector to an axle... | 01/21/2003 |
| 6347663 | Fitting/manifold assembly and method for a heat exchanger A fitting/manifold assembly and method are provided for a heat exchanger. The method includes the steps of providing a manifold (22) including a wall (30) having an aperture (32) therethrough; providing a fitting (24) including a body (42), a nipple (44) ... | 02/19/2002 |
| 6283357 | Fabrication of clad hollow cathode magnetron sputter targets A method is provided for forming clad hollow cathode magnetron sputter targets that are lighter in weight and/or less expensive than monolithic targets. A plate of sputter target material is bonded to a sheet of cladding material that is lighter in weight... | 09/04/2001 |
| 6250689 | Reinforced tube joint A reinforced tube joint formed by a first tube having an end portion; a stress collar fitted, with an interference fit, about the first tube so that the end portion of the first tube extends beyond the stress collar; and a second tube having an end rigidl... | 06/26/2001 |
| 6230959 | Head suspension having gram load change reduction and method of assembly A suspension assembly for a magnetic head reduces isolation forces caused by swaging the suspension to an actuator arm of a disk drive. The suspension is formed with a first end, and a second end having an inner periphery which defines an opening. Tabs ex... | 05/15/2001 |
| 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 |
| 6161876 | Elbow connection for tubular manifold for a motor vehicle air-conditioning condenser A device inserted through a tubular wall by means of a cylindrical flange surrounding a through-bore which is used to insert a tool for flaving the annular region defined by the flange around the bore on the inside of said wall, so that the device may be ... | 12/19/2000 |
| 6138355 | Method for manufacturing wheels A method for manufacturing a vehicle wheel includes the steps of providing a wheel rim and a spider and positioning the wheel rim and the spider adjacent each other. The wheel rim and the spider are then friction welded to each other. Subsequently, a port... | 10/31/2000 |
| 6073828 | End effector for substrate handling and method for making the same An end effector has a tower with non-stacked spatulas. Tolerance stacking is avoided by making grooves in the tower relative to a common reference surface, and mounting the spatulas in such grooves. The grooves are provided in separate planar walls of the... | 06/13/2000 |
| 5957250 | Brake shoe assembly formed using hot staking method A brake shoe assembly is formed by precision stamping a net shaped web blank having a series of tabs projecting outward therefrom and stamping a corresponding table member provided with tab receiving apertures and bending the table member into a semi-cyli... | 09/28/1999 |
| 5947365 | Process for producing flat heat exchange tubes A process for producing a flat heat exchange tube having opposed upper and lower walls and a plurality of reinforcing walls connected by brazing between the respective upper and lower walls for dividing the tube interior into parallel fluid passages. In o... | 09/07/1999 |
| 5940951 | Process for the manufacture of cladded metal pipes A process for the manufacture of cladded metal pipes facilitates joining of a tube blank and a coaxially disposed pipe section received therein, for subsequent extrusion of a resultant tube blank-pipe combination to form an internally-clad pipe of desired... | 08/24/1999 |
| 5911356 | Method for attaching lead parts and shield case to printed circuit board, and method for attaching chip parts, lead parts and shield case to printed circuit board A method of attaching a lead part and a shield case for preventing a high-frequency signal from being leaked to a printed circuit board includes a solder coating step of coating solder so that the solder should cover the whole of an aperture provided thro... | 06/15/1999 |
| 5836428 | Brake shoe assembly having brake lining retainer members A brake shoe assembly including retainer members which aid in retaining the brake shoe lining in position on the brake shoe table. The retaining members include distal flanges which abut beveled distal edges of the brake shoe lining and a central wedge wh... | 11/17/1998 |
| 5714233 | Metal sandwich structural body and manufacture thereof A metal sandwich structural body and manufacture thereof is provided in such a manner that a core body composed of a pair of core members is provided between surface plates made of superplastic metallic materials, these core members are bonded to the surf... | 02/03/1998 |
| 5638869 | Flexible metal hose connector and method of forming same An end fitting is secured to a flexible metal hose comprised of a corrugated tube enclosed in a tubular braid in a manner that provides a single weld operation. An end of the hose is cut to bring the tube and braid ends into alignment. Thereafter, an end ... | 06/17/1997 |
| 5511720 | Flexible metal hose connector and method of forming same An end fitting is secured to a flexible metal hose comprised of a corrugated tube enclosed in a tubular braid in a manner that provides a single weld operation. An end of the hose is cut to bring the tube and braid ends into alignment. Thereafter, an end ... | 04/30/1996 |
| 5503256 | Brake shoe assembly and method of forming A brake shoe assembly is formed by precision stamping a net shaped web blank having a series of tabs projecting outward therefrom and stamping a corresponding table member provided with tab receiving apertures and bending the table member into a semi-cyli... | 04/02/1996 |
| 5499439 | Method of forming a flexible metal hose connector An end fitting is secured to a flexible metal hose comprised of a corrugated tube enclosed in a tubular braid in a manner that provides a single weld operation. An end of the hose is cut to bring the tube and braid ends into alignment. Thereafter, an end ... | 03/19/1996 |
| 5423474 | Electric wire joining method There is disclosed an electric wire joining method wherein, for connecting a crimp terminal (10) to electric wires (11, 12), invading projections (10b, 10c) of the crimp terminal (10) break through insulative coating portions (11a, 12a) of the electric wi... | 06/13/1995 |
| 5333918 | Unitary brazed tubing fitting assembly with deformed sealing web A threaded fitting, having an external thread and sealing surfaces to match standard tubing fitting designs. The fitting has an internal bore which is defined by two coaxially aligned cavities; an upper cavity is the diameter to receive a standard diamete... | 08/02/1994 |
| 5251714 | Method for soldering pipe end and counter member A method for soldering in a furnace the end of a small diameter metallic pipe to a mating member. The soldered product is generally used as an oil or air supply means for automobiles and other various kinds of machines and devices. According to the method... | 10/12/1993 |
