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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7793400 | Method for making composite material components A system and method for making and using composite material components is disclosed. Composite material components are preferably constructed in patterns where every part needed for a given filler is included in a single series pattern. Using these series patterns, ... | 09/14/2010 |
| 7360972 | Indexable cutting inserts and methods for producing the same A method of making a cutting insert includes: (i) forming a blank having a substrate and superhard material, the substrate having more than 4 pockets, the superhard material disposed within the pockets; (ii) removing cutting tips from the blank by cutting the blank ... | 04/22/2008 |
| 7354354 | Article comprising a fine-grained metallic material and a polymeric material Lightweight articles comprising a polymeric material at least partially coated with a fine-grained metallic material are disclosed. The fine-grained metallic material has an average grain size of 2 nm to 5,000 nm, a thickness between 25 micron and 5 cm, and a hardne... | 04/08/2008 |
| 7305744 | Apparatus for forming a power transmission belt An apparatus for forming a power transmission belt/belt sleeve with first and second shafts around which a belt/belt sleeve preform is trained. The belt/belt sleeve preform is guided and driven in an endless path around the shaft. A cutter bears against the belt/bel... | 12/11/2007 |
| 7264464 | Cooling tube with a low friction coating An intimate fit preform cooling tube with an inner mating surface that includes a polymeric coating to increase its lubricity and thereby reduce friction with a preform to be engaged therewith. The cooling tube of the present invention substantially reduces or elimi... | 09/04/2007 |
| 7246423 | System and method for in-line production of insulated glass units for custom windows A system and a method for in-line production of insulated glass units (IGU) for custom windows. The system and method schedule IGU production based on the order in which the cut glass is available, or broken out, from a glass cutting station. Once the IGUs are assem... | 07/24/2007 |
| 7201082 | Automobile pedal supporting structure The automobile pedal supporting structure includes a first bracket 5, the front end of the first bracket 5 being fixed on a dash panel 1, and the rear end of the first bracket 5 being fixed on a vehicle-side member 8 which is more ... | 04/10/2007 |
| 7168279 | Method of manufacturing metal ring for endless metal belt A metal ring with smaller stress concentration is manufactured, and the manufacture and maintenance of a rolling roller for transferring a mesh-shaped unevenness to the metal ring is facilitated. A mesh-like unevenness 8 is formed to the surface of an inner c... | 01/30/2007 |
| 7127813 | Method for the production of pistons having depression edge armoring, for internal combustion engines A method for the production of pistons having depression edge armoring for internal combustion engines, in which a more heat-resistant armoring ring, in comparison with a forged piston blank having a combustion depression, is connected with the piston blank in the r... | 10/31/2006 |
| 7117708 | Die set for press forming metal sheet and press forming method of metal sheet A die set for press forming a metal sheet is provided, which comprises: at least a punch; and a die, wherein a punch-die clearance CL2 corresponding to a site to be formed immediately after the initial stage of press forming and a punch-die clearance CL1 | 10/10/2006 |
| 7100250 | Garment closure and method of making same Flexible strips of a garment closure are injection molded around skeletons of the more rigid fastener members which are held together by ligatures embedded in the strip material. The closure members are of the snap/hook-type. ... | 09/05/2006 |
| 7076927 | Apparatus for manufacturing muntin bar assemblies Methods and apparatus for assembling muntin bar lattices and spacer frames for use in insulating glass units are disclosed. One method of assembling a muntin bar lattice in accordance with the present invention comprises the steps of providing a muntin bar segment a... | 07/18/2006 |
| 7059040 | Optical module with lens integral holder fabrication method A method of forming an optical module includes mounting an image sensor to a base of a substrate and bonding a lens housing to a sidewall of the substrate. A mounting surface of the lens housing includes a locking feature having a horizontal surface and a vertical s... | 06/13/2006 |
| 6977324 | Process for producing adhesive wound dressings A process for producing adhesive wound dressings, from a continuous strip (2) affixing a plurality of pads (3), each pad defining an adhesive wound dressing with a respective strip portion (4), each two adjacent strip portions (4) having ... | 12/20/2005 |
| 6957486 | Device and process for the production of gasket layers In order to provide a device for the production of gasket layers for single or multiple layered gaskets from one respective gasket layer section of a starting material comprising several continuous gasket layer sections, comprising a follow-on combination tool with ... | 10/25/2005 |
| 6848170 | Method for fabricating a ferromagnetic plate A magnet for magnetic resonance imaging has an interior working space within the magnet frame sufficient to accommodate a physician and a patient. Because the physician is positioned inside the magnet frame, the physician has unimpeded access to the patient. Element... | 02/01/2005 |
| 6787382 | Method and system for singulating semiconductor components A method for singulating a substrate containing semiconductor components is performed using a nest for holding the substrate, a prestage alignment base for aligning the substrate during a prestage alignment step, and a vacuum cutting base for holding the nest and th... | 09/07/2004 |
| 6740131 | Apparatus for automatically fabricating fuel cell An apparatus and method provide for automated converting of a web of a thin patterned catalyst-coated membrane to separate membrane sheets for fuel cell assembly. The membrane typically has a thickness of about one thousandth of an inch. Automated web converting inv... | 05/25/2004 |
| 6705509 | Method of recovering lead-free solder from printed circuit boards Discarded printed circuit boards are sorted according to the alloying elements in solder used on the printed circuit boards. After sorting, the printed circuit boards are heated to melt the solder, and the molten solder is collected. ... | 03/16/2004 |
| 6668451 | Methods for trimming electrical parameters in an electrical circuit Electrical circuit trimming methods. In one aspect of the invention, a trimming method includes assembling one or more components of an electrical circuit onto a printed circuit board having one or more electrical connections coupled to the said one or mo... | 12/30/2003 |
| 6609294 | Method of bulk fabricating printed wiring board laminates A novel process for fabricating metal clad laminates used in the manufacture of printed wiring boards. The process which eliminates multiple use separator plates within laminate books during buildup and pressing, utilizes a sacrificial separator sheet bet... | 08/26/2003 |
| 6557232 | Method of making brassiere fastener by injection molding on fabric tape A method of making snap type hook-and-eye fasteners for garments such as brassieres in which the fabric halves are injection molded on respective tapes, the tapes are covered with brushed fabric which is welded to the tapes along longitudinal welds having... | 05/06/2003 |
| 6481094 | Method of manufacturing chip PTC thermistor A method of manufacturing a chip PTC thermistor utilizes a piece of conductive polymer having a PTC characteristic and metal foils formed by patterning and provided on the upper and the lower sides of the piece under pressure integrally into a sheet, maki... | 11/19/2002 |
| 6381822 | Method and apparatus for manufacturing friction plate The present invention provides a method for manufacturing a plurality of friction plates obtained by adhering friction members to substantially annular core plates, comprising the steps of simultaneously stamping a plurality of coaxial core plates having ... | 05/07/2002 |
| 6256880 | Method for preparing side attach pad traces through buried conductive material A circuit substrate utilizes buried edge connectors. The buried edge connectors are mechanically disposed within the edge of the substrate and have substantial thickness. The configuration and method for making the same provides relatively large edge conn... | 07/10/2001 |
| 6182357 | Method and apparatus for dicing electronic substrate A manufacturing method and apparatus for dicing printed circuit boards is disclosed that permits PCB's to be manufactured with greater component density and cut less expensively. The disclosed method includes forming a raw substrate to include conductive ... | 02/06/2001 |
| 6148508 | Method of making a capillary for electrokinetic transport of materials A method for fabricating a capillary element for electrokinetic transport of materials. The method comprises providing a first capillary element which has a first capillary channel disposed through its length. The capillary channel comprises first and sec... | 11/21/2000 |
| 5948233 | Method of manufacturing an electric component which can be mounted on the surface of a printed circuit board Electric component which can be mounted on the surface of a printed circuit board as well as a method of manufacturing such components. The invention relates to an electric component (surface mountable component) which can be mounted on the surface of a p... | 09/07/1999 |
| 5930882 | Method of making injection molding cooled thread split inserts A method of making pairs of thread splits inserts used to injection mold bottle preforms. Machining a hollow outer part of the pair of thread split inserts with an opening therethrough and outer portions of two cooling conduits extending from the opening ... | 08/03/1999 |
| 5928592 | Method of manufacturing an electric dust collection unit An electric dust-collection unit including needle electrodes for the purpose of charging particulates within the air by causing corona discharges around their tips, collector cells (collector electrodes) arranged in tubular shape corresponding to the need... | 07/27/1999 |
| 5826331 | Method for the production of a fracture split connection component A method of manufacturing a component formed of parts capable of being separated for reassembly around another component. The process starts by taking separate, e.g., rod and cap, forgings and coining or forging them together prior to machining. The matin... | 10/27/1998 |
| 5813105 | Methods of making metal cutting inserts having superhard abrasive bodies A metal cutting insert comprises a carbide substrate, and at least one body of superhard abrasive material, such as PCD or PCBN, bonded to an edge surface of the substrate and extending from one side surface to the other side surface of the substrate. The... | 09/29/1998 |
| 5759468 | Raised zone retroreflective cube corner article and method of manufacture A cube corner article and method of manufacturing the article from a series of unitary substrates. A plurality of pins are assembled to form a mold having an array of cube corner elements on a surface. Then, a replica of the cube corner element array is p... | 06/02/1998 |
| 5737821 | Production of shaped filamentary structures A method of producing a shaped fibrous fabric structure is similar to that described in the parent application, in that a continuous filament sheet is subjected to a needle punching action, segments are cut from the sheet and these segments are assembled ... | 04/14/1998 |
| 5722135 | Umbrella rib fabrication method An umbrella fabrication method including the steps of (I) preparing a bamboo tube by cutting off nodes from a bamboo cane, (II) bonding a resin compound to the inside of the bamboo tube thus obtained, so as to obtain a resin bonded bamboo tube, and, (III)... | 03/03/1998 |
| 5630577 | Clamp assembly A clamp assembly for clamping first and second objects together includes a sleeve adapted to fit within a first bore in the first object, the sleeve having a first end, a second end, and a slit extending from the first end to the second end. Bolt-driven s... | 05/20/1997 |
| 5609652 | Method of manufacturing a synthetic resin part integrally formed with metal members Disclosed are a method of manufacturing a synthetic resin part integrally formed with metal members, including the steps of: integrally forming a plurality of metal member sets through coupling portions, each of the metal member sets including a plurality... | 03/11/1997 |
| 5507090 | Method for making stress sensors A method for making a plurality of stress sensors includes creation of cavities and corresponding diaphragms in a thin metal front plate, preferably by an acid etching process. A thin back plate, preferably comprising metal, is secured to the front plate ... | 04/16/1996 |
| 5440802 | Method of making wire element ceramic chip fuses A method of manufacturing a chip fuse includes the steps of depositing a plurality of columns of electrically conductive metal film on a green, unfired ceramic substrate, and disposing a plurality of wire elements on the substrate over the film columns an... | 08/15/1995 |
| 5441333 | Method for making cleaning pad A flexible, shape conforming pad for use in cleaning, smoothing or finishing. The pad has an abrasive cover and an absorbent core. The edges of the core are anchored to the edges of the cover by compressing and heat sealing the core's edges between the co... | 08/15/1995 |
