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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8127419 | System and method for retasking salvaged guardrail materials An environmentally responsible system and method of reusing discarded guardrail materials to provide affordable, high-strength barriers and fencing. Discarded guardrails, guardrail posts, and guardrail blockouts are resized and reconfigured to provide barriers for u... | 03/06/2012 |
| 8117724 | Method for joining together steel pipes for conveying fluids under pressure A method for joining fluid carrying steel pipes together including the following steps. Identifying a subject pipe section to be replaced and intercepting the fluid flow by fastening stoppers inside of pipe portions upstream and downstream from the subject pipe sect... | 02/21/2012 |
| 8108979 | Using a stiffener to repair a part for an aircraft engine A method of repairing a part, which has a first side, a second side opposite of the first side, and an aperture that makes the part susceptible to cracking, includes the steps of forming a slot in the first side of the part near the aperture, inserting a stiffener i... | 02/07/2012 |
| 7921533 | Refractory protected replaceable insert The refractory protected, replaceable insert for a gasifier includes a replaceable floor edge insert that is formed with a predetermined mating profile that is complementary to a finished mating profile of the gasifier floor. The geometry of the mating profiles of t... | 04/12/2011 |
| 7866020 | Method for repairing a crack in an electromechanical rotor, method for preventing crack growth in the same, electromechanical rotor and rotary electrical machine A method for repairing a crack in an electromechanical rotor (10), including forming a plurality of slots (12) on a periphery of a core portion (11) of an electromechanical rotor (10) along an axial direction thereof; inserting coils into... | 01/11/2011 |
| 7761966 | Method for repairing a microelectromechanical system A method for repairing a damaged probe from a probe card comprising the steps of removing the damaged probe from the probe card, separating one a plurality of replacement probes from a substrate and installing the one probe separated from the plurality of replacemen... | 07/27/2010 |
| 7721400 | Spiked plate A plate (10) with spikes (11) projecting therefrom to impale a log on respective opposite sides of a crack (20) in the end of the log and wherein the plate has pull tabs (18, 19) integral therewith and grippingly engageable by a tool (... | 05/25/2010 |
| 7650678 | Fabric bushing installation to repair a hole A method and system for repairing a damaged hole includes a deformable rod and a fabric wrapped around a middle portion of the rod. A first portion of the rod is inserted into the damaged hole. The rod is stretched to align the middle portion of the rod and the fabr... | 01/26/2010 |
| 7647682 | Motor mount repair system and methods therefor A motor mount repair system for use in a component assembly comprising a degradable member, a framework and a bolt-housing shaft of the component assembly includes an adhesion and sealing material comprising at least one resin. The degradable member of the component... | 01/19/2010 |
| 7441332 | Method for restoring performance capabilities of exhaust gas treatment apparatus To provide a method for recovering performance of a discharge gas processing apparatus, the method being capable of recovering NOx removal performance of a deteriorated NOx removal catalyst without replacing the deteriorated NOx remo... | 10/28/2008 |
| 7401647 | Flush mounted tubular patch Casing or other well tubulars that have failed are repaired in a manner that doesn't reduce the final inside diameter and doesn't further propagate the failure. The tubular needing repair is first expanded on at least one zone above and below the damaged area. This ... | 07/22/2008 |
| 7389572 | Method of retrofitting a probe station A method of retrofitting a probe station having a head plate (12), so that the probe station (10) is adapted to mate with a predetermined probe card dish (16) and any tester (18) out of a set of testers. A depression is then machined into... | 06/24/2008 |
| 7356900 | Manipulator needle portion repairing method In a manipulator needle portion defect repairing method, the existence of an abrasion or a fracture in a needle portion for holding a sample at an end of a manipulator disposed in an FIB device is confirmed using a microscope function of the FIB device. The abrasion... | 04/15/2008 |
| 7343658 | Reinforcement member arrangement jig for concrete electric pole In a method of reinforcing an existing concrete electric pole having an annular side wall, an inner hollow portion provided therein and an opening portion formed to a position of the annular side wall to be penetrated therethrough, at least one of a predetermined am... | 03/18/2008 |
| 7343676 | Method of restoring dimensions of an airfoil and preform for performing same A method of restoring dimensions to an article includes the steps of providing an article having a section requiring dimensional restoration, providing a preform having first and second layers made from different materials, and joining the preform to the article. | 03/18/2008 |
| 7325286 | Remote control device for the quick-coupling and quick-release of a pipe fitting to a flanged pipe A device for the quick coupling of a pipe fitting (50) to a flanged pipe is described. The device comprises a coupling plate (13) that is rigidly fastened to one end of the fitting so as to be axially approachable to the front of a terminal flange (... | 02/05/2008 |
| 7316835 | Wall patch A wall patch includes a body with a lower surface and an upper surface. An adhesive is located on the lower surface to secure the wall patch to a wall surface. The upper surface is ready-to-paint and can also be pre-textured, if desired. A center reinforcement can b... | 01/08/2008 |
| 7278208 | Method of replacing an abradable portion on the casing on a turbojet fan A simple and low cost method of replacing an abradable portion on the fan casing of a turbojet includes an inside heating belt together with holding sectors therefor are put into place against the abradable portion, each holding sector including an inflatable bladde... | 10/09/2007 |
| 7278829 | Gas turbine blade having a monocrystalline airfoil with a repair squealer tip, and repair method A repaired gas turbine blade includes a turbine blade body having a monocrystalline airfoil made of a first nickel-base superalloy, and a repair squealer tip welded to a tip of the airfoil. The repair squealer tip is made of a second nickel-base superalloy different... | 10/09/2007 |
| 7275315 | Method for repair soldering of multi-pole miniature plug connectors A method for repair soldering of multi-pole miniature plug connectors on printed circuit boards, having signal contact pins in the SMT design and shroud pins in the THR design. The plug connectors have shrouds whose shroud pins project out on the back of the printed... | 10/02/2007 |
| 7261784 | Method of making a coating on a metal substrate and/or an article, such a coating, such a metal substrate and/or an article, and a cam forming such an article The method of the invention enables a coating to be made on at least one face to be protected of a metal substrate and/or article in order to improve its performance in terms of resistance to wear by friction, in particular at high temperature. The method comprises ... | 08/28/2007 |
| 7240414 | Prosthetic interior casting process and product A method of sizing, resizing or reshaping the interior of a prosthetic device includes placing a lightweight moldable or shape assuming, pliable material that adheres and hardens on the interior sides of a socket of a prosthetic device. An end of a residual limb is ... | 07/10/2007 |
| 7235146 | Method for repairing the electric insulation layers between pieces of sheet metal of sheet metal segments of electric generators and motors In a method for repairing electric insulation layers between sheet metal pieces of sheet metal segments of electric generators or motors, wherein between two neighboring sheet metal pieces an electric insulation is arranged, two neighboring sheet metal pieces are sp... | 06/26/2007 |
| 7231701 | Modular PCB and method of replacing a malfunctioned module of the PCB Modular PCB and method of replacing one of a plurality of modules of a first PCB are provided. One embodiment of the method includes checking each module of the first PCB and each of a plurality of modules of a second PCB, cutting a malfunctioned module from the fir... | 06/19/2007 |
| 7231713 | Method of reconditioning a turbine blade A method of reconditioning a rotating blade (1) with a shroud (8) following the operation in a gas turbine, includes the application of a barrier (14) placed on the edge of the shroud (8) facing the edge of a shroud (8) of an adjac... | 06/19/2007 |
| 7222422 | Method for refurbishing surfaces subjected to high compression contact A process for refurbishing a worn surface of a shroud support component of a turbomachine, as well as a shroud support component refurbished with the process. The process generally entails removing a surface region of the worn surface so as to define a repair surfac... | 05/29/2007 |
| 7219409 | Method of remodeling a countertop A method of remodeling a subsisting countertop by casting a polymer-modified cementitious casting compound thereupon has some of the following steps. Given a subsisting countertop, without altering it, temporarily attaching edging forms or flow checks around all the... | 05/22/2007 |
| 7219424 | Method for temporary repair of the overbraid for metal overbraided wiring harnesses A method for the repair of the overbraid for metal overbraided wiring harness is provided. The method requires no special wiring harness design, uses readily available materials and can be accomplished without removing the wiring harness. The method involves trimmin... | 05/22/2007 |
| 7216428 | Method for turbine element repairing Physical vapor deposition is utilized to deposit repair material on Ti alloy turbine components. ... | 05/15/2007 |
| 7204019 | Method for repairing an apertured gas turbine component A method for repairing defects in a gas turbine component that comprises a substrate and an existing coating on the substrate. The article includes cooling holes having a predetermined air flow requirement and an outer shaped portion and an inner metering portion. T... | 04/17/2007 |
| 7188416 | Restoration process for porosity defects in high pressure die cast engine blocks A restoration process for restoring surface porosity defects in engine blocks cast using a high pressure die cast method. The areas of an engine block having surface porosity defects are identified and the areas not containing surface porosity defects are masked usi... | 03/13/2007 |
| 7146707 | Method of assembling a balanced high speed generator rotor An improved apparatus and method of having a pair of end caps on a rotor assembly of a multi-pole high-speed generator is provided for use with a turbine engine. The rotor assembly provides improved balancing and/or cooling during generator operation. The rotor asse... | 12/12/2006 |
| 7143492 | Printed circuit board defective area transplant repair method A printed circuit board defective area transplant repair method in which printed circuit boards that are determined to be defective undergo a series of reworking procedures comprised of plotting the printed circuit board area block plan, selecting the printed circui... | 12/05/2006 |
| 7118640 | Method for reinforcing a double-shell structure The invention concerns a method for reinforcing a double-shell structure in which a cellular core (2) is arranged between a first shell (5) and a second shell (6). In the method according to the invention, at least one cavity is formed in the do... | 10/10/2006 |
| 7089642 | Device used to protect/repair debris chute The device used to protect/repair a debris chute is a sheet of material adapted to fit over and between the conical funnel sections of construction debris chute. Two chain segments are attached to the sheet to allow a user to connect the sheet to the two chute suppo... | 08/15/2006 |
| 7082998 | Systems and methods for placing a braided, tubular sleeve in a well bore Systems and methods for placing a tubular, braided sleeve in a well bore. The sleeve is positioned within an interior of a carrier configured to hold the sleeve in an undeployed position, followed by lowering the carrier into the well bore. The sleeve may be used in... | 08/01/2006 |
| 7082662 | Method and apparatus for installing sectional flooring A sectional flooring installation device allows carpet installation teams to quickly remove and install sectional carpeting in locations that have multitudes of the bookshelf assemblies, for example, libraries. The sectional flooring installation device includes a b... | 08/01/2006 |
| 7065850 | Hardened motor-vehicle part with repair point A hardened metal part is created having a pair of opposite faces and a dimple open at one of the faces and forming a pocket. This hardened metal part is installed in a motor vehicle over an element of the vehicle with the one face turned toward and the dimple aligne... | 06/27/2006 |
| 7047612 | Method for repairing a casting This invention relates generally to a method for repairing a casting, and more specifically to a method of repairing a casting by pouring melted filler material into a damaged portion of the original casting. Damaged cast metal components, such as a cylinder head of... | 05/23/2006 |
| 7000303 | Method of repairing a crack in a component utilizing friction stir welding A method of repairing a crack (14) in a component (12). The method includes preparing a surrounding surface (22) of the crack (14) for repair and welding a first portion (24) of the component (12) on a first side (26)... | 02/21/2006 |
