Did You Know...
...that when IBM conducted a market study of Chester Carlson's invention in 1959, the company concluded that it would take only 5000 units of his new product to saturate the market? IBM therefore declined to be part of the new product introduction. Too bad for IBM. Carlson's invention was the xerography process, and his new product was the beginning of the Xerox Corporation. It is estimated that every day, worldwide, 3,000,000,000 copies are made!!
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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7854364 | Golf club head having a composite crown The present invention resides in a golf club head having a high COR that is durable and has desirable acoustic qualities. The club head includes a body portion, a striking face and a crown forming a hollow cavity of at least 150 cc in volume. The crown is secured to... | 12/21/2010 |
| 6581820 | Lead bonding method for SMD package Disclosed herein is a lead bonding method for SMD packages. The lead bonding method includes the step of placing a package body with its lead-positioning surface facing upward. A lead with solder is arranged on the lead-positioning surface of the package ... | 06/24/2003 |
| 6543673 | Dissolving shunt connection system for ESD sensitive components A method and system are disclosed for protecting an electrical component from electrostatic discharge prior to its electrical connection to an additional component. Specifically, a flex on suspension circuit of a disc drive that is electrically connected ... | 04/08/2003 |
| 6543672 | Method of forming vacuum chamber of control valve for variable capacity compressor A vacuum chamber-forming method for forming a vacuum chamber in a power element of a control valve for a variable capacity compressor through a reduced number of steps. A power element is assembled in the atmospheric air by arranging a disk, a diaphragm, ... | 04/08/2003 |
| 6354484 | Process for producing a metal-ceramic composite substrate A metal-ceramic composite substitute is produced by joining a metal plate to a ceramic substrate by using a brazing material in a paste form prepared by adding 10-14 parts by weight of a vehicle to 100 parts by weight of a powder of which the solid centen... | 03/12/2002 |
| 6299056 | Light-emitting diode and manufacturing method thereof and method for mounting light-emitting diode on electric wiring board There is provided an LED that can prevent the dissolution and separation of electrodes due to etching in the manufacturing stage and has a high light emission efficiency even when horizontally mounted as well as a method for manufacturing the LED. In a li... | 10/09/2001 |
| 6295709 | Printed circuit board assembly and method for making a printed circuit board assembly A PCB assembly which allows economical and reliable rework. The PCB assembly contains a soldermask and a trace with a portion of the trace exposed by a soldermask relief When one needs to rework the PCB assembly, one bonds a rework wire, using conventiona... | 10/02/2001 |
| 6160237 | Friction welding process for mounting blades of a rotor for a flow machine The invention is directed to a friction welding process for mounting blades of a rotor for a flow machine. A plurality of oblong welding surfaces are provided at a circumferential surface of a carrier and are respectively welded to a welding surface of a ... | 12/12/2000 |
| 6142358 | Wafer-to-wafer transfer of microstructures using break-away tethers Break-away tethers to secure electronic, mechanical, optical, or other microstructures, during release from one substrate and transfer to another. Microstructures are fabricated with integrated tethers attaching them to a first substrate. The structures a... | 11/07/2000 |
| 6138889 | Device for assembling motor-vehicle bodies by spot-welding There is described a device for welding motor-vehicle bodies, comprising a welding station provided with welding programmable robots, to which the floor panels of the bodies to be welded are fed along a vertical direction by a lifting device. The componen... | 10/31/2000 |
| 6092714 | Method of utilizing a plasma gas mixture containing argon and CF4 to clean and coat a conductor A method for cleaning and coating a conductor in a plasma reaction chamber utilizing a plasma gas mixture containing Argon and CF4 to clean and coat a conductor. The method for cleaning and coating a conductor includes the combination of cleani... | 07/25/2000 |
| 6045029 | Earth-boring bit with improved rigid face seal An earth-boring bit has a bit body, at least one cantilevered bearing shaft, including a base and a cylindrical journal bearing surface extending inwardly and downwardly from the bit body, and at least one cutter mounted for rotation on the cylindrical jo... | 04/04/2000 |
| 5950906 | Reversible brazing process A method of reversibly brazing surfaces together. An interface is affixed to each surface. The interfaces can be affixed by processes such as mechanical joining, welding, or brazing. The two interfaces are then brazed together using a brazing process that... | 09/14/1999 |
| 5634585 | Method for aligning and assembling spaced components A method for aligning and bonding spaced components, such as a baseplate and a faceplate of a field emission display, is provided. The method includes: providing an optical alignment tool suitable for flip chip bonding; calibrating the tool to simulate a ... | 06/03/1997 |
| 5632437 | Method of centering a lid seal clip A lid is sealed to an integrated circuit package by a method that uses a spring biased pressure foot that is structurally carried by a secondary loading jig to impose sealant curing load on the lid. The pressure foot is retracted against the spring bias w... | 05/27/1997 |
| 5551623 | Process for welding two blade parts Process for welding two blade parts (9, 10) by a means such as a linear friction welding machine, in which a collar or flange (15) of material to be sacrificed is placed between the contact surfaces (16) or around the latter in order to increase the heat ... | 09/03/1996 |
| 5411199 | Method for attaching a shield A method for attaching a shield (102) to a an electronic assembly (116) having a heat sink (110) includes applying solder on the inner walls (104) of the shield (102). Next, the shield (102) is placed over the electronic assembly (116) such that the elect... | 05/02/1995 |
| 5400952 | Method and apparatus for damping a brush seal There is provided by the present invention method and apparatus for damping vibrations or other unwanted motions of a brush seal, the apparatus including a damper having a plurality of individual plates that are bonded directly to the inlet rows of bristl... | 03/28/1995 |
| 5330095 | Method of assembling a universal joint A constant velocity universal joint designed as a fixed or plunging joint permits the use of balls with a larger diameter, with the selectable shaft diameter not being adversely affected by using such balls with a larger diameter. The objective is achieve... | 07/19/1994 |
| 5299727 | Method of manufacture of an optoelectronic coupling element The invention relates to a method for manufacture of an optoelectronic coupling element having a multi-part housing, in which a first housing section is designed as a plug and a second housing section as the receptacle receiving said plug, and where at le... | 04/05/1994 |
| 5297719 | Method of producing the inner part of a tripod joint A method of producing inner parts of a tripod joint followed by a tubular shaft has one end of the tubular shaft deformed in a non-chip-forming way. The deforming increases the wall thickness. Radial arms are connected to the thickened region of the tubul... | 03/29/1994 |
| 5230461 | Apparatus for connecting pipe sections Apparatus is described for transporting sections of pipe and connecting them together for laying pipe above ground or in a trench. The apparatus includes a wheeled frame (e.g., a trailer), rotary support for supporting one end of a first pipe section, and... | 07/27/1993 |
| 5100047 | Spacing ring for tubes in high temperature environment A spacing ring for placement between a radially inwardly facing annular surface on a first member and a radially outwardly facing annular surface on a second member to maintain the first and second members in predetermined radially spaced relationship. Th... | 03/31/1992 |
| 5094384 | Rapid response soldering station A soldering tip is provided with a sensor to sense soldering tip temperature during a soldering cycle. The sensor is embedded in the soldering tip and positioned immediately adjacent to the tip's working surface. The sensor location provides rapid respons... | 03/10/1992 |
| 5083697 | Particle-enhanced joining of metal surfaces A method for joining a first metal surface to a second metal surface employs metallized particles or protuberances disposed between said surfaces. The metallized particles include a core particulate composed of a material having a hardness greater than th... | 01/28/1992 |
| 5076485 | Bonding electrical leads to pads with particles Bonding a plurality of TAB tape leads to electrical pads in and aligned with the surface of a die by covering the pads with a plurality of electrically conductive particles, aligning the electrical leads with the particles and the pads, and simultaneously... | 12/31/1991 |
| 5074456 | Composite electrode for plasma processes An electrode assembly for a plasma reactor, such as a plasma etch or plasma-enhanced chemical vapor deposition reactor, comprises an electrode plate having a support frame attached to one surface thereof. The electrode plate is composed of a substantially... | 12/24/1991 |
| 5070775 | Removable cooking surface for the movable platen of a two-sided cooking device An improved removable cooking surface assembly for the upper movable heated platen of a two-sided cooking device includes a cooking surface device having a planar rigid heat-conducting metal platen with threaded studs bonded to its upper surface, the stud... | 12/10/1991 |
| 5016807 | Method for producing workpieces of metal In a method for producing workpieces of metal having profiled outer and/or inner contours which have any desired shape contours and are or can be profiled in thickness, the workpiece (R) is to be divided in terms of construction into simple part-profiles ... | 05/21/1991 |
| 4995551 | Bonding electrical leads to pads on electrical components Bonding a plurality of TAB tape leads to electrical pads in and aligned with the surface of a die by covering the pads with a plurality of electrically conductive particles, aligning the electrical leads with the particles and the pads, and simultaneously... | 02/26/1991 |
| 4907733 | Method for attaching carbon composites to metallic structures and product thereof A method is disclosed for creating a strong point for the attachment of carbon composites to metallic bodies that is suitable at high temperatures (1600° F.) as well as ambient temperatures. A pocket of suitable dimensions and depth is molded into the ca... | 03/13/1990 |
| 4808246 | Composite material in rod, tube, strip, sheet or plate shape with reversible thermomechanical properties and process for its production A composite material in rod, tube, strip, sheet or plate shape with reversible thermomechanical properties is produced by joining of at least two parts consisting of a total of at least one shape memory alloy having a two-way effect, whereby each part has... | 02/28/1989 |
| 4739206 | Base assembly for dynamo-electric machine A base assembly for mounting a dynamo-electric machine on a planar mounting surface includes a generally rectangular metal sheet with flat foot portions and a cradle portion intermediate the foot portions. Leg portions of the metal sheet each incline upwa... | 04/19/1988 |
| 4443921 | Method for the manufacture of heat exchangers with curved elements A method for the manufacture of heat exchangers where tubes of rectangular section are assembled with dissipators for forming a plane core which is curved by applying a bending force on the small sides of the tubes, thereby making cores. These cores are a... | 04/24/1984 |
| 4327800 | Method of manufacturing heat exchanger core and assembly therefor Prior art exchanger cores (10) have been expensive to produce and have too often had poorly heat conductive joining of the liquid circulating tubes (12) to the cooling fins (14). Herein, the tube (12) is fitted into holes (28) in the fins (14) with a smal... | 05/04/1982 |
| 4181249 | Eutectic die attachment method for integrated circuits A method is described for attaching sapphire, quartz, Spinel, etc. die to gold pads in a ceramic package. Because sapphire is not directly bondable to or alloyable with gold, while silicon is, silicon is either evaporated or deposited onto the backside of... | 01/01/1980 |
| 4162700 | Mechanisms for controlling temperature and heat balance of molds This disclosure covers a process and mechanisms for controlling the temperature and heat balance of molds. More particularly, this invention relates to molds with built-in devices for heating and cooling various regions within molds. These devices are so ... | 07/31/1979 |
