U.S. patents available from 1976 to present.
U.S. patent applications available from 2005 to present.

Icon_funbox Bizarre Patents

Patent No. 5205055

Pneumatic Shoe Lacing Apparatus

This invention provides a pneumatic shoe lacing apparatus for the pneumatic lacing of shoe.

Newsletter  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.

 

Class 228/57 - MISCELLANEOUS


Subclass of Class 228 - Metal fusion bonding
Definition: Device which does not meet the definition of any prior subclass
No. of patents: 78
Last issue date: 04/01/2008


1    
NumberTitleIssue Date
7350684Apparatus and method for forming bump
A preheat device (160) is provided to execute, before forming bumps (16) to electrode parts (15), a pre-formation temperature control for bonding promotion to promote bonding between the electrode parts and the bumps during bump formation. Metal...
04/01/2008
7201179Modular fluid supply system
A modular fluid supply system for use with a liquid supply source includes a plurality of container packs, a fluid delivery line in fluid communication with the containers of the packs, and a controller. Each container pack includes at least one container that conta...
04/10/2007
7177160Circuit board clamping device
A circuit board clamping device is applied to at least two spaced and stacked circuit boards, wherein the two circuit boards are spaced apart and fixed by a plurality of spacing posts. The circuit board clamping device includes a securing member, a pressing member a...
02/13/2007
7165712Transient liquid phase bonding to cold-worked surfaces
A joint having bond line grains that nucleate in the joint region and grow into the adjoined solid substrates. The resulting bond line grains have a size that is greater than a thickness of a molten region. The surfaces of the substrates are cold worked to a desired...
01/23/2007
7128569Welding torch striker with safety stopper
A novel safety stopper for use with a conventional welding torch striker includes a sleeve made of a flexible, non-inflammable, heat-resistant material. The sleeve is shaped to enclose a central portion of both arms of a conventional welding torch striker, while all...
10/31/2006
7068870Variable width waveguide for mode-matching and method for making
A variable width waveguide useful for mode matching between dissimilar optical waveguides and optical fibers and a method for making the same is described. In one embodiment, a tapered waveguide is etched in a substrate, a cladding material is laid over the upper su...
06/27/2006
7028881Method for providing removable weld backing
Method for welding objects having limited backside access to a cavity behind a region to be welded. The method includes inserting a fugitive backing material in an installation state into a first portion of the cavity proximate the region to be welded and then trans...
04/18/2006
6994276Device for mixing fluids
A device for mixing fluids, in particular a gas injection valve, nozzle valve, mixing nozzle or jet compressor, is proposed. To that end, a first fluid-carrying device (12) for carrying a first fluid and a second fluid-carrying device (13) for carrying...
02/07/2006
6764772Sandwich material
A sandwich material comprising two metal plates affixed to and separated by a fibrous core, is characterised in that the core comprises a three-dimensional porous network comprising metal fibres, wherein substantially all of the fibres are inclined at an acute angle...
07/20/2004
6679416Multi-functional welding platform
A multi-functional welding platform is disclosed. The multi-functional welding platform has a box body at a base thereof. The rear side thereof is installed with a power input end, a power regulator, a high voltage discharging plate, a power output end, e...
01/20/2004
6641025Threading tool and method for bond wire capillary tubes
A capillary threading tool is used to thread bond wire through the capillary tool of a wire bond machine. The capillary threading tool includes a handle that is grasped to manipulate a body portion into a gap between the upper end of the capillary tube an...
11/04/2003
6367688Soldering pliers construction
A soldering pliers construction 10 including a pair of pivoted handle members 20, 21 having anvil members 30, 40 provided on their outboard ends. Each of the anvil members 30, 40 are provided with at least one pair of complementary lateral grooves 32, 42 ...
04/09/2002
6294759Portable soldering station with a plurality of tools positioned in associated recesses
A soldering station system for transporting, utilizing, and storing the unique tools required for soldering electrical wiring assemblies, printed circuit boards, and other small electronic sub-assemblies is provided. The soldering station system includes ...
09/25/2001
5373983Composite article having a surface prepared for diffusion bonding
A composite article is manufactured by preparing a machined surface of the composite article for diffusion bonding. The method includes removing most of the exposed fibers by shot peening followed by acid etching. The acid etch may be followed by grit bla...
12/20/1994
5320271Splash protector rails for printed wiring boards
A splash protector assembly for printed wiring boards includes splash protector rails for permitting printed wiring boards to be coupled together without additional aids as they are conveyed in a given conveying direction across different conveying planes...
06/14/1994
5242254Containers
An end wall 9, for attachment to a container, has a central panel 10 and surrounded by a channel portion 11 which includes a deposit of solder 19 in the form of a paste of solder and flux. The can end 9 is joined by a double seam 23 to a sidewall 12 of a ...
09/07/1993
5182435Electric soldering iron with forked suction pipe for removing soldering smoke and cooling the handle of the soldering iron
An electric soldering iron has an elongated hollow handle casing having a tubular hollow holder extending from one end thereof and supporting a soldering bit heated by an electric heater within the holder. A forked suction pipe is secured to the holder an...
01/26/1993
5174489Electrically-driven cam-actuated tool clamp
A mechanical clamping device adapted to engage and secure the upper tooling of a welding knee. The clamping device is motor driven such that several clamping devices can be simultaneously and synchronously operated to engage, align and secure the upper to...
12/29/1992
5163600Fingertip soldering tool
A fingertip soldering tool has been designed which is made up of a small fingertip soldering body that is secured above the human finger (preferably the index finger) via a finger strap. Within the fingertip soldering body is a soldering tip for electrica...
11/17/1992
5161726Spotweld remover tool
In a preferred embodiment, a cutting tool mountable in a rotatable chuck and having a cylindrical cutting member with a cutting surface orthogonal to the axis of the cutting member. The cutting surface includes at least 8 cutting flutes defined therein. T...
11/10/1992
5093987Method of assembling a connector to a circuit element and soldering component for use therein
A connector (10) having one or more arrays of elongate arms (22) of contacts (20) having contact sections (26) on free ends (24) thereof to be soldered to respective traces (94) of a circuit element (90), facilitated by securing a soldering component (40)...
03/10/1992
5025973Surface mount soldering tip holder
A surface mount soldering/de-soldering tip holder includes a base having recesses or pockets formed therein that include at least one wall configured and sized to cooperate to a side surface of the tip. A cover plate having apertures formed therethrough i...
06/25/1991
5025976Manufacturing method for a sculpture having simulated hair
A method for manufacturing a sculpture having simulated hair includes forming a rigid body of an animal figure having a plurality of small holes, cutting a plurality of lengths of metallic link chain to the desired length of hair strands for the body, sol...
06/25/1991
4999480Holder with automatic timed shut-off for large tipped electric soldering irons
A soldering iron holder for holding an electric. Soldering iron having a large square tip at the end of a barrel, such as an iron that is used with surface mounted integrated circuits, has a base with a shield attached to a depressible mounting rod that e...
03/12/1991
4993617Structure of head shield for welding pliers
A welding apparatus that includes a welding rod pliers connected to a portable head shield by an elongated flexible articulated tube. The person can hold the pliers in one hand, with the flexible tube acting to position the shield in a proper location for...
02/19/1991
4986461Method of constructing tools intended for use in work carried out with the aid of shock-wave generating energy sources
When working material with the aid of shock-wave generating energy sources, the problem of tool fatigue occurs. This problem is reduced to a great extent by means of the inventive method, which prevents the occurrence of reflected tensile-force waves. This is ...
01/22/1991
4944444Welding or burning shield
The invention provides a portable welding or cutting shield to assist in preventing welding or burning by-products from contaminating or damaging the inside surfaces of a pipe. The portable welding shield comprises a shield assembly for capturing the by-p...
07/31/1990
4927070Method for making multi-colored composite laminates
A method for making multi-colored composite laminates comprises stacking a plurality of colored strips in a predetermined pattern and bonding the strips into a composite laminate by continuous bonding. The composite laminate is then rolled before being pa...
05/22/1990
4925074Welding tool
The invention provides a tool useful as an aid in joining pipes by welding. The tool includes means for positioning and holding an insert ring in a predetermined position with respect to the end of a pipe while the insert ring is tack-welded to an end of ...
05/15/1990
4919322Desoldering tip and replacement apparatus
A hand held, spring actuated single stroke piston desoldering instrument having a removable, replaceable nozzle tip in combination with a novel removal tool which also serves as a holder for several spare tips is disclosed. The barrel of the desoldering i...
04/24/1990
4913334Device for correcting warp of printed circuit boards in a carrierless soldering apparatus
A device for correcting warp of printed circuit boards in carrierless soldering apparatus wherein the printed circuit boards are soldered while being held by holding claws of a conveying means is disclosed, which comprises a sliding means involving a sing...
04/03/1990
4909429Method and apparatus for solder deposition
A method and an apparatus for depositing solder onto component lead pads of a printed wiring board. Solder preforms which are multi-layer, solder containing members are positively biased against the pwb pad which is then introduced into a vapor phase envi...
03/20/1990
4899409Manual tool for preparing tube ends for jointure
A manual tool for preparing tube ends and/or pipe ends for jointure is provided, to perform the functions of scraping for cleaning, scarifying, deburring and abrading to remove grit and foreign matter such as solder, solder drops, chemical substances, or ...
02/13/1990
4868369Soldering iron stand having an automatically actuated noxious fume removal arrangement
A solder assembly for facilitating soldering operations includes a stand having a pivotally mounted soldering iron rack for receiving and supporting a soldering iron plugged into a power outlet socket on the stand during periods of non-use. The soldering ...
09/19/1989
4834280Device for cleaning the gas nozzle of a welding torch
A device to clean the nozzle of a welding torch in which the nozzle is inserted into the cleaning device, is cleaned by rotating blades and after cleaning the nozzle is sprayed with an anti-adhesive. In front of the access opening there is a cutting devic...
05/30/1989
4817743Butterfly-type shim having semi-opened bottom and double sandwich braze joint produced therewith
Formation of a double sandwich braze joint between the steel body of a bit and a carbide insert tip disposed in a groove formed across the body is facilitated by a butterfly-type shim having a semiopened bottom placed within the groove between surfaces on...
04/04/1989
4817856Method for coating a pump impeller
A pump impeller is coated essentially without use of core structures. The pump impeller coating is performed in several stages. Partial units of the impeller are coated, whereafter the coated partial units are assembled together. Exposed areas of the impe...
04/04/1989
4807799Device for applying solder
A device for applying solder to two opposite faces of an object, such as an array of conductors of a flat electrical cable, in a predetermined location, comprises a support sheet having a line of weakness along which the sheet can be folded to define two ...
02/28/1989
4801065Chip carrier soldering pallet
A pallet for conveying a plurality of ceramic leadless chip carriers (LCC) through an automated wave soldering machine. The pallet includes recesses formed to receive and contain the LDD's with the lid of the LCC facing into the recess. This results in pr...
01/31/1989
4796795Flux fume removal device
A flux fume removal device for series insertion in a vacuum line includes a housing which contains a duck bill valve to provide a pressure drop. After passing through the duck bill valve, the fumes then pass through a sponge which collects liquid flux....
01/10/1989
1    
 
Sign InRegister
Username  
Password   
forgot password?