Bizarre Patents
Pneumatic Shoe Lacing Apparatus
This invention provides a pneumatic shoe lacing apparatus for the pneumatic lacing of shoe.
PatentStorm News
Make the Most of Our Site
See this month's Top Inventors and Most Cited Patents.
Stay on top of the latest innovations by subscribing to an RSS feed.
Registered users: Manage your profile.
| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 6291086 | Friction welding interlayer and method for joining gamma titanium aluminide to steel, and turbocharger components thereof This invention concerns a method, materials, and products involving the joining of titanium aluminide to steel by welding each to an iron-based alloy interlayer or connecting piece. The interlayer can be friction welded to the steel and friction welded to... | 09/18/2001 |
| 5980658 | Catalytic converters-metal foil material for use herein, and a method of making the material A metal foil substrate material with improved formability properties for catalytic converters and a method of making the material in which layers of ferritic stainless steel and aluminum are solid state metallurgically bonded together forming a composite ... | 11/09/1999 |
| 5948549 | Sinter joining method and sintered composite member produced by same A sinter-joining method for forming a sinter of high quality at low cost and a sintered composite member produced by the sinter-joining method. A tubular copper-base material is forced into a tubular iron-base material and these materials are sintered at tempe... | 09/07/1999 |
| 5906311 | Secondary coil plate for linear motor and producing method of the same A surface metal plate 2 made of aluminium or aluminium alloy is overlayed upon a backing metal plate 1 and integrally bonded by cold rolling bonding of a rolling machine 30. After that, the thus obtained composite metal plate 3 is annealed, so that the bo... | 05/25/1999 |
| 5836506 | Sputter target/backing plate assembly and method of making same This invention is directed to an improved method for making a bonded sputter target/backing plate assembly as well as assemblies produced therefrom. The assembly includes a sputter target having a bonding surface which is bonded to the bonding surface of ... | 11/17/1998 |
| 5655792 | Composite trailer and van type container assembly using bi-metal materials The present invention is directed to a unique composite trailer and van type container for the transport and management of bulk freight utilizing steel and aluminum components to take advantage of the durability and light weight of aluminum components and... | 08/12/1997 |
| 5531369 | Process for making machines resistant to cavitation and liquid droplet erosion The method comprises explosively bonding a NiTi alloy to a steel workpiece formed in the shape of at least a portion of a desired hydraulic device. The nickel content of the NiTi alloy is sufficient to place the alloy substantially completely in the ... | 07/02/1996 |
| 5516383 | Method of making metal foil material for catalytic converters A metal foil substrate material 50 for catalytic converters 54 and method of making the material in which layers (10, 12, 14) of ferritic stainless steel and aluminum are solid state metallurgically bonded together forming a composite material 24. Such co... | 05/14/1996 |
| 5492264 | Multi-metal composite gear/shaft The invention is directed to a method and a product produced by the method where in there is created a multi-metal composite object that takes on the configuration of a shaft which would include in combination an outer annular element having an outer cyli... | 02/20/1996 |
| 5485950 | Composite material, process for producing composite material, and process for producing composite material molding A composite material comprising a magnetic metal plate and an aluminum or aluminum alloy plate, the magnetic metal plate and the aluminum or aluminum alloy plate being clad together by an axial hot pressing. A process for producing a composite material wh... | 01/23/1996 |
| 5474331 | Composite trailer assembly using bi-metal materials Composite of trailer construction utilizing steel and aluminum components to take advantage of the durability and light weight of aluminum components and the proven strength and fabrication ease of structural steel. More particularly, the process of the p... | 12/12/1995 |
| 5449563 | Galvanic protection of rebar by zinc wire Reinforcing steel bar (rebar) in reinforced concrete is inhibited from corrosion by attaching a zinc wire, such as by welding, soldering or co-extrusion, along the length of the rebar. Zinc wire attached to the rebar provides galvanic protection to the st... | 09/12/1995 |
| 5447698 | Catalytic converters--metal foil material for use therein, and a method of making the material A metal foil substrate material for catalytic converters and method of making the material in which layers of ferritic stainless steel and aluminum are solid state metallurgically bonded together forming a composite material. Such composite material is fu... | 09/05/1995 |
| 5439163 | Method of joining two aluminum tubular members A method of joining two aluminum tubular members comprising steps of: inserting a iron ring member into a first aluminum tubular member, with part of the iron ring member extending out of the first aluminum tubular member; put a second aluminum tubular me... | 08/08/1995 |
| 5383592 | Sheet-steel component and light sheet metal component welded joint A joint between a sheet-steel component and a sheet-aluminum component is welded by a lap or web weld with the aid of an additional part connected to the sheet-aluminum component at the rim and welded to the sheet-steel component. To make the welding of c... | 01/24/1995 |
| 5377898 | Method for explosion welding of joints and cathode protection of pipes For cathodic protection of piping a sacrificial anode sleeve is placed around the pipe and caused to form an electrically conductive connection with the pipe by means of detonation of an explosive charge within the pipe, in the region covered by the sacri... | 01/03/1995 |
| 5366139 | Catalytic converters--metal foil material for use therein, and a method of making the material A metal foil substrate material for catalytic converters and method of making the material in which layers of ferritic stainless steel and aluminum are solid state metallurgically bonded together forming a composite material. Such composite material is fu... | 11/22/1994 |
| 5361965 | Secondary coil plate for linear motor and producing method of the same A secondary coil for a linear motor, which is a composite metal plate comprising a backing metal layer 1, an intermediate bond metal layer 2 and a surface metal layer 3 which are integrally connected, the intermediate bond metal layer being formed of alum... | 11/08/1994 |
| 5314106 | Method for joining steel to aluminum alloy components or titanium alloy components, and turbochargers obtained by the method Blanks or structural components of steel are joined to those of an aluminum alloy (a) or titanium alloy (b) by friction-welding with insertion of at least one transition layer of a ductile subgroup metal, in particular by applying, according to (a), a pur... | 05/24/1994 |
| 5054682 | Method of bonding a tool material to a holder and tools made by the method In a method of joining a metal matrix composite (cermet) or ceramic tool material 1 to a metallic holder 2 by diffusion bonding through an intermediate metallic layer, the tool material 1 includes at least one carbide, nitride or boride in the matrix. In ... | 10/08/1991 |
| 4831708 | Method for producing a clad plate by hot rolling In a method for producing a clad plate by rolling an improvement comprises: a base material, a cladding material, and a cover material overlaid one on another to form a multi-layer structure, and after cleaning joining surfaces of the materials, the cover... | 05/23/1989 |
| 4817857 | Process for restricted lead content soldering of copper with controlled copper contamination of the molten solder reservoir This is a process which provides the first essentially continuous high tin flow soldering method for attaching copper-based fins to non-copper-based tubing. This invention avoids sludge buildup in the reservoir and generally avoids lead carbonate formatio... | 04/04/1989 |
| 4806438 | Titanium-clad steel and method for the manufacture thereof A titanium-clad steel with improved bonding properties and a method for the manufacture thereof are disclosed. The titanium-clad steel is characterized by comprising a Ti-cladding, a base metal steel, and an insert between them, the insert being made of a... | 02/21/1989 |
| 4765530 | Method for forming a titanium lined electrochemical cell The invention is a method comprising: welding a titanium sheet having a thickness of less than about 2 millimeters to a ferrous material through a weldably compatible intermediate material and a titanium intermediate.... | 08/23/1988 |
| 4733816 | Method to produce metal matrix composite articles from alpha-beta titanium alloys A method for fabricating an improved titanium alloy composite consisting of at least one high strength/high stiffness filament or fiber embedded in an alpha-beta titanium alloy matrix which comprises the steps of providing a rapidly-solidified foil made o... | 03/29/1988 |
| 4708282 | Welding alloy and method of making and using the same The invention is a weld metal for welding of a titanium alloy member to a ferrous based alloy member as an intermediate transition zone between such members so as to overcome the metallurgical imcompatability of each such member, and which consists of a v... | 11/24/1987 |
| 4699310 | Method of bonding alumina to metal A method of bonding alumina to a metal characterized in that an aluminum or aluminum-base alloy sheet is inserted between the alumina and the metal when they are bonded together by being heated and pressed, thereby obtaining a product which has a high rel... | 10/13/1987 |
| 4694985 | Method of producing titanium clad steel plate by hot rolling For producing titanium clad steel plates by hot rolling, oxide of Mo or V is used as an intermediate material, and a slab assembly is formed with ferrous bases and titanium cladding materials. At least one side of cladding surfaces of the bases and the cl... | 09/22/1987 |
| 4674675 | Method of bonding titanium or titanium alloy to an iron-nickel alloy Appropriately cleaned titanium or titanium alloy and iron-nickel alloy parts are bonded together to obtain a compound part by providing particular metallic layers in between them and diffusion welding the assembly together. The layer sequence is critical ... | 06/23/1987 |
| 4657171 | Repair of a member having a projection Repair or replacement of a projection such as a labyrinth seal tooth of a metal having relatively poor weldability characteristics is accomplished by removing a portion or possibly all of the seal tooth down to a pedestal and then metallurgically bonding ... | 04/14/1987 |
| 4516715 | Vacuum container of radiation image multiplier tube and method of manufacturing the same A vacuum container of a radiation image multiplier tube is disclosed, which is provided with a radiation input window made of Al or an Al alloy and an output portion made of a glass or ceramic insulator for outputting radiation image multiplied signals. B... | 05/14/1985 |
| 4514470 | Diffusion bonding between titanium base alloys and steels Disclosed is a novel three-layered metallic interlayer material which provides good diffusion bonding between titanium alloys and steel or between titanium alloys and nickel alloys. The interlayer is comprised of three separate layers of metals as follows... | 04/30/1985 |
| 4441646 | Process for manufacturing plastically deformed light metal objects and shaped bodies having a light metal part Manufacture of a light metal shock absorber by impact extrusion of a light metal blank whereby, during the impact extrusion process itself, a steel strip is brought into contact with the base of the part which becomes free of obstructive light metal oxide... | 04/10/1984 |
| 4432487 | Method of overlaying stainless steel material for decorative articles and ornaments with a precious metal alloy In order to overlay a stainless steel material for decorative articles and ornaments with a precious metal alloy, a comparatively thin layer of said alloy or a plurality of constituent thin layers of said alloy are overlaid on a selected surface of said s... | 02/21/1984 |
| 4281235 | Method for welding ferrous alloys to aluminum and aluminum alloys or refractory metals A method for welding ferrous alloys to aluminum alloys or refractory metals includes the step of coating the portion of the ferrous alloy to be welded with an intermediate metal compound or element such as gold alloy or silver. An accelerated particle bea... | 07/28/1981 |
| 4247036 | Process for assembling aluminum-based members and steel members The invention concerns a process for assembling aluminum-based members and steel members. This process is characterized by: covering the steel member with a metal film on the part of the surface to be assembled, disposing grains of silicon at the aluminium-ste... | 01/27/1981 |
| 4230256 | Method of bonding a composite body to a metallic element A method is disclosed for forming a composite body which comprises bonding a moderately deformable metallic element to at least a portion of at least one major surface and to an associated portion of the edge surface of a solid ion-conductive electrolyte ... | 10/28/1980 |
| 4194672 | Process for the diffusion welding of copper and stainless steel A process for the diffusion welding of copper and stainless steel, which comprises sandwiching a thin layer of at least one metal selected from the group consisting of Ni, Ni-base alloys, Cr, Ni-Cr, and Cr-Ni with little gas contents, as an insert metal, ... | 03/25/1980 |
| 4046304 | Process for producing metal composite material A metal composite material having an aluminium surface layer firmly bonded on a substrate material consisting of a metal other than aluminium is produced by cold pressure bonding the metal substrate material to an aluminium foil superimposed thereon, subj... | 09/06/1977 |
| 4023936 | Titanium clad steel and process for making A nickel innerlayer is sandwiched between a steel plate and a titanium plate in a steel assembly, the assembly being hermetically sealed and reduced in a hot rolling operation which results in a metallurgical bond with greatly improved ductility as measur... | 05/17/1977 |
