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"It is my heart-warmed and world-embracing Christmas hope and aspiration that all of us, the high, the low, the rich, the poor, the admired, the despised, the loved, the hated, the civilized, the savage (every man and brother of us all throughout the whole earth), may eventually be gathered together in a heaven of everlasting rest and peace and bliss, except the inventor of the telephone. "
Mark Twain ; Christmas greetings, 1890
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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7402219 | Method and device for the production of a multi-layered three-dimensional component The invention relates to a method and a device (12, 13) for producing a multi-layered three-dimensional component (14). In a first step, a layered geometrical structure is formed, said structure consisting of at least two webs (16) of an at leas... | 07/22/2008 |
| 7372060 | Container for fissile material and a method of making the same A container (10) for fissile material comprises an inner annular shaped receptacle (12) contained within an outer annular enclosure (14). The receptacle (12) and the enclosure (14) define an inner chamber (16) surrounded by ... | 05/13/2008 |
| 7363796 | Cold form nozzle for laser processing A method for cold-forming a nozzle for a laser includes placing a slug or tube of oxygen-free copper into a die. A mandrel is forced into the copper slug or tube. The resultant compressive force causes the copper to cold flow around the mandrel and the die to define... | 04/29/2008 |
| 7318267 | Strip production equipment Arranged are a twin- or single-roll continuous casting machine supplied with molten metal from a tundish arranged above so as to continuously cast a strip with a predetermined width, a trimmer arranged downstream of the continuous casting machine to trim widthwise e... | 01/15/2008 |
| 7311239 | Probe attach tool A tool for attaching fine preformed probes to a substrate for use with a vacuum source is disclosed. The apparatus comprises a body portion; a tip portion disposed at one end of the body portion; a first orifice extending from a first end of the body portion to the ... | 12/25/2007 |
| 7261230 | Wirebonding insulated wire and capillary therefor An improved method of bonding an insulated wire (14) that has one end connected to a first bond pad (16) to a second bond pad (18) includes moving a tip of a capillary (20) holding the bond wire (14) over the surface of the second ... | 08/28/2007 |
| 7261307 | Suspension arm A suspension arm made of an aluminum alloy extruded profile having a portion forming a bottom portion, portions forming at least two vertical walls, and a horizontal rib which connects the two vertical walls, wherein a suspension part lower end support portion is fo... | 08/28/2007 |
| 7249702 | Multi-part capillary A bonding tool for bonding a wire to a substrate. The bonding tool has a cylindrical body portion formed from a first material and a conical tip portion separately formed from a second material. The conical tip portion is coupled to one end of the body portion. ... | 07/31/2007 |
| 7247211 | Method of manufacture of ultra-low carbon steel A steel sheet with a thickness of at least 0.30 mm is made of an ultra-low carbon steel with a chemical composition including C: at most 0.010%, Si: at most 0.5%, Mn: at most 1.5%, P: at most 0.12%, S: at most 0.030%, Ti: at most 0.10%, Al: at most 0.08%, and N: at ... | 07/24/2007 |
| 7216794 | Bond capillary design for ribbon wire bonding A device (100) and method (200) for bonding a ribbon wire (104) to a workpiece (106) comprising feeding the ribbon wire through a passageway (116) of an ultrasonic bond capillary (102) and clamping the ribbon wire against an... | 05/15/2007 |
| 7214606 | Method of fabricating a wire bond with multiple stitch bonds The invention provides a wire bond bonding a wire to a connection pad of an electronic device, and a method of forming the wire bond. A first stitch bond is formed on the connection pad, and a second stitch bond is next formed on the connection pad that is contiguou... | 05/08/2007 |
| 7194933 | Composite circular slicer knife A substantially circular slicer knife is provided having an interior base portion made of a first material and an outer edge portion made of a second material. The outer edge portion is metallurgically bonded to the interior base portion. ... | 03/27/2007 |
| 7192508 | Devices to conduct current to or from the electrodes in electrolysis cells, methods for preparation thereof, and an electrolysis cell and a method for production of aluminum by electrolysis of alumina solved in a melted electrolyte Device (1) to conduct current to or from the electrodes of an electrolysis cell, which device in the direction towards the electrolysis cell comprises three types of segments; at least one outer segment (2) joined with at least one intermediate segment... | 03/20/2007 |
| 7182543 | Joining structure A structure is provided between a first columnar structural member and at least a second structural member in which the stress concentration at the fixed end portion of the reinforcing member with the first columnar structural member and the second structural member... | 02/27/2007 |
| 7124610 | Method for producing a torsional vibration damper housing, especially a housing for a viscosity torsional vibration damper The invention relates to a method for producing a torsional vibration damper housing, especially the housing for a viscosity torsional vibration damper, whereby the damper housing is manufactured from an existing plate circular blank and the shaping of the damper ho... | 10/24/2006 |
| 7102216 | Semiconductor package and leadframe with horizontal leads spaced in the vertical direction and method of making A leadframe, a semiconductor package, and methods of making the same are disclosed. A leadframe includes leads having an inner end segment. A first subset of the leads include a recess in a first surface of the inner end segment. A second subset of the leads include... | 09/05/2006 |
| 7083077 | Method and contact point for establishing an electrical connection A method for establishing an electrical connection between a first contact surface and a second contact surface, with a wire-bonding tool being used to provide a contact wire between the contact surfaces by bonding the contact wire to the first contact surface and s... | 08/01/2006 |
| 7077306 | Ceramic armor and method of making by encapsulation in a hot pressed three layer metal assembly A ceramic armor is disclosed in several embodiments. In a first embodiment, a metal base plate has a metal frame assembled on it having a central opening into which the ceramic material is placed. A cover plate is placed over the frame to enclose the ceramic materia... | 07/18/2006 |
| 7055243 | Crankshaft damper with integral pulse ring and method The invention comprises a crankshaft damper having an integral pulse ring. The crankshaft damper comprises an inner hub and outer pulley with an elastomeric connecting member between each. The elastomeric ring dampens a crankshaft vibration. The integral pulse ring ... | 06/06/2006 |
| 7025053 | Cutting table for large stone work pieces A cutting table for large stone work-pieces, such as marble includes an axel fixed to a base, and a spinning drum attached to the axel. A brake cooperates with the axel and the drum, either stopping or allowing the drum to rotate around the stationary axel. A mounti... | 04/11/2006 |
| 6997026 | Quick change metal stud to hemmed track roll forming system An apparatus and method for selectively forming metal stud and track members from sheet material, the apparatus including a stud forming assembly capable of transforming the sheet material into a stud member as the material exits the stud forming assembly, and a tra... | 02/14/2006 |
| 6979886 | Short-prevented lead frame and method for fabricating semiconductor package with the same A short-prevented lead frame and a method for fabricating a semiconductor package with the lead frame are proposed, wherein each lead of the lead frame is formed with a thickness-reduced portion at a peripheral position of the lead frame, allowing thickness-reduced ... | 12/27/2005 |
| 6976617 | Uninterrupted continuous rolling of bar and rod products Discrete billets are rolled through a plurality of roll stands arranged along a rolling mill pass line to produce successive product lengths having reduced cross sections and front and tail ends. At a selected location along the pass line, the tail end of each produ... | 12/20/2005 |
| 6941646 | Electric-component mounting system A method of detecting a relative positioning error between a fiducial-mark imaging device and a substrate-holding device in an electric-component mounting system wherein the fiducial-mark imaging device is arranged to take an image of at least one substrate fiducial... | 09/13/2005 |
| 6929170 | Solder deposition method A solder deposition method according to the present invention comprises the steps of: (1) providing a solder slab; (2) providing a complementary means having a plurality of through holes; (3) providing a circuit element, which is composed of an insulating body and a... | 08/16/2005 |
| 6928850 | Method and tooling for z-axis offset of lead frames A method and apparatus for enabling z-axis offset of narrow metal ties straps in lead frames used for packaging integrated circuits to prevent bowing or distortion. Simultaneous offsetting of the tie strap and stress relief mechanisms are provided on both the front ... | 08/16/2005 |
| 6910618 | Method for preparing pipe for butt welding A steel pipe is welded to a threaded connector that has an end with a desired nominal inner diameter. A swage is forced over an end of the pipe, reducing an outer diameter and an initial inner diameter of the end of the pipe. A die is then forced into the end of the... | 06/28/2005 |
| 6907666 | Method of assembly of vehicle body structure A method of manufacture of a body assembly of a refuse vehicle includes forming a first, second and third components of the assembly. A first and second locating constructions are formed in the first component. The second component is formed so as to have a first ma... | 06/21/2005 |
| 6909988 | Method for positioning defects in metal billets A process for positioning at least one defect in a billet being forged into an article is described. The size and location of the billet is first determined, using a non-destructive test such as ultrasonic inspection. The movement of the defect under selected forgin... | 06/21/2005 |
| 6892931 | Methods for replacing portions of turbine shroud supports A method facilitates replacing a portion of a gas turbine engine turbine support. The turbine support includes a body including a forward leg, an aft leg, and a mounting flange that each extend radially outwardly from the body. The forward leg is axially upstream fr... | 05/17/2005 |
| 6880742 | Separating seam welding device Shown is a device and a process for the simultaneous separating and welding of foils or foil tubes (5) where the device comprises at least one welding terminal (2) and an opposing terminal (3), | 04/19/2005 |
| 6877652 | Metal tubular body and manufacturing method thereof Side hole-bearing tubular bodies made of metal and having an inside diameter of up to 2 mm are manufactured by a method which includes punching from a metal sheet a sheet blank in the developed shape of a tubular body and punching in the sheet blank a hole which cor... | 04/12/2005 |
| 6718812 | Method for making a beam from a metal sheet A method for making a beam from a metal sheet (10), includes the steps of providing a metal sheet having opposite first and second side edges (12, 14) extending longitudinally along opposing sides of the metal sheet, and a first and a second generally ... | 04/13/2004 |
| 6641029 | Guide assembly for cutting torch A holder secured to the tip of a cutting torch supports a guide about which a hole is to be cut in a steel pipe or sheet. A fixture, magnetically attached to the pipe or sheet supports a magnetically retained fitting to be tack welded to the cut hole at t... | 11/04/2003 |
| 6612480 | Method of forming preforms for metal repairs Preforms for use in base metal repair are formed by thermally spraying preferably a blend of a braze alloy and a high temperature alloy onto a separation sheet thereby forming a preform sheet. The separation sheet is removed from the preform sheet and the... | 09/02/2003 |
| 6513700 | Welded structure and welding method for boss and bracket To provide such a boss welding structure for the arm of a working implement that is light in weight and easy in manufacture. A cylindrical body formed of one sheet metal, there are formed a first hole and a second hole of predetermined shapes. A boss is e... | 02/04/2003 |
| 6491210 | Method and apparatus of butt welding A method of butt welding is performed in the following steps: a step of pressing first and second blank materials onto first and second loading bases respectively by clamping devices thereby fixing them; a step of shearing end surfaces of the first and se... | 12/10/2002 |
| 6409069 | Apparatus for manufacturing unit elements for chip components, and chip components mounting structure A chip component is manufactured through a step of burning a unburned unit element made of ceramics having prism-shaped parts at its ends, a step of polishing the edges of the burned unit element, and a step of forming a resistor conductor, an electrode c... | 06/25/2002 |
| 6273326 | Method and device for producing a metallic or ceramic body In a method for manufacturing a metallic or ceramic body constructed in layers from a real body elements, the a real body elements are cut out of a body material connected to a support material. Subsequently, the a real body elements are sequentially conn... | 08/14/2001 |
| 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 |
