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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8061004 | Method of manufacturing a test strip The test strip stabilizes skin prior to incision by a lancet tip. The innovative test strip includes a pair of skin contacting tabs that apply pressure linearly to the skin to stretch the skin taut. Beneficially an incision by a lancet tip to an accurate depth can b... | 11/22/2011 |
| 7624489 | Method of manufacturing a plurality of plates for a padlock A padlock includes a lock body, a shackle, and a sleeve. The lock body includes opposed front and rear longitudinally extending side walls terminating at first and second end portions. The shackle extends from the first end portion of the lock body. The sleeve cover... | 12/01/2009 |
| 7523534 | Method for assembling a closure tab to a lid A method and apparatus for assembling a first thermoformed workpiece, such as a tab closure, to a second thermoformed workpiece, such as a lid. ... | 04/28/2009 |
| 7451535 | Semi-frameless cabinet and method for making the same A semi-frameless cabinet system including a top panel, bottom panel, two side panels, and a back panel. The cabinet may also include one or more middle shelves, drawers, or doors. Each of the forward facing sides of the cabinet include a grooved surface, wherein edg... | 11/18/2008 |
| 7441331 | Turbine engine component manufacture methods A cooled turbine engine component is made by providing first and second pieces respectively having first and second surfaces. At least one circuit is formed in at least one of the first and second surfaces. A first plurality of apertures is provided in the first pie... | 10/28/2008 |
| 7398585 | Method for manufacturing an internal core for injection mold tool An internal core is separated along a horizontal plane delineated at the transition point between the tapered wall portion and the parallel wall portion of the core to divide the core into a tapered wall component part manufactured by a WEDM process to obtain the de... | 07/15/2008 |
| 7389575 | Method of manufacturing permanently magnetized elements There is disclosed a method of manufacturing a plurality of removable permanently magnetized elements from a substrate comprising ferrite material. The method prints symbol images on the substrate with an offset, automatic sheet-fed press, and die cuts the symbol im... | 06/24/2008 |
| 7385142 | Manufacturing method of electronic part and wiring substrate A manufacturing method of an electronic part, comprises: sectioning a wiring substrate along a line intersecting a through hole, the wiring substrate having; a base substrate, a wiring pattern provided on a first surface of the base substrate, a reinforcement member... | 06/10/2008 |
| 7364637 | Method and apparatus for manufacturing friction plate A method for manufacturing a friction plate in which a plurality of frictional material segments are adhered to a substantially annular core plate. The method previously registers the frictional material segments to adhesion positions, and presses the core plate to ... | 04/29/2008 |
| 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 |
| 7353582 | Method for assembling a closure tab to a lid A method and apparatus for assembling a first thermoformed workpiece, such as a tab closure, to a second thermoformed workpiece, such as a lid. ... | 04/08/2008 |
| 7353581 | Method for manufacturing archery risers In a preferred embodiment of the present invention, a riser for an archery bow is manufactured by providing a flat workpiece, forming the flat workpiece to a pre-bent profile of an archery riser, placing the flat workpiece in a press, and bending the flat workpiece ... | 04/08/2008 |
| 7353583 | Method of forming an umbrella canopy A method of forming an umbrella canopy having a substantially continuously aligned decorative pattern displayed thereon, wherein the canopy is of the type used on large, outdoor and/or recreational umbrellas. The method includes forming an elongated sheet of canopy ... | 04/08/2008 |
| 7351313 | Production device and production method for conductive nano-wire The object of the present invention is to provide a nano-scale molecular assembly such as a conductive nano-wire. Specifically, there is provided an electrolytic apparatus for forming a molecular assembly, including two electrodes and an electrolytic cell holding an... | 04/01/2008 |
| 7350285 | Method of manufacturing a switch panel to be disposed close to a magnetic sensor A method of manufacturing a movable contact unit includes manufacturing a movable contact, sticking the movable contact to a base sheet made of insulating resin, and applying demagnetization to the movable contact so that the residual magnetic flux density is smalle... | 04/01/2008 |
| 7314067 | Design and manufacturing method for multi-material tube structures The present invention provides an improved tubular structure which uses the properties of different materials, such as stiffness, strength, and density are exploited in a manner which combines the most attractive characteristics of existing metal and composite tubes... | 01/01/2008 |
| 7314417 | Method for the manufacture of hollow body elements, hollow body element and also progressive tool for carrying out the method A method of manufacturing hollow body elements such as nut elements for the attachment to components consisting normally of sheet metal, in particular to the manufacture of hollow body elements with an at least substantially square or rectangular outer periphery by ... | 01/01/2008 |
| 7308745 | Method and device for edge-machining of a plastic optical lens and a combination tool therefor An edge-machining device in particular plastic spectacle lenses (L) has two aligned holding shafts (14, 16) rotatable with a controlled angle of rotation (φB) about a rotational axis of a workpiece (B) between which the lens may be clamped and a t... | 12/18/2007 |
| 7303925 | Method of detecting an analyte for lateral flow immunoassay tests A visual perception of a colored site in an immunoassay device comprising a strip for enabling capillary migration of a fluid sample therealong, a labeled reagent disposed on the strip and formulated for suspension in the sample migrating therepast and a captive rea... | 12/04/2007 |
| 7302985 | Lowerable blind for irregularly-shaped windows A window covering for an irregularly-shaped window includes a panel, comprising accordion folds, configured to fold up at a base of the window, and to raise and unfold to a substantially planar configuration. A top edge of the panel is shaped to match a top shape of... | 12/04/2007 |
| 7281324 | Method of simultaneously fabricating circuit blocks A method of simultaneously fabricating a plurality of circuit blocks is presented. Each circuit block is configured for aligned positioning onto a housing of an individual electrical connector. The method includes simultaneously fabricating a plurality of circuits o... | 10/16/2007 |
| 7272890 | Method for producing a wiper arm A wiper arm (10), in particular for a wiper apparatus of a motor vehicle, having at least one joint part (12) and/or one fastening part (18) with a base (30) is proposed, from which at least one and preferably two lateral flanks (32 | 09/25/2007 |
| 7266869 | Method for manufacturing a piezoelectric oscillator A method for manufacturing a piezoelectric oscillator. The method having the step of preparing a master substrate partitioned into plural substrate regions. Mounting on each of the substrate regions a piezoelectric vibrator and an IC for controlling an oscillation o... | 09/11/2007 |
| 7266868 | Method of manufacturing liquid delivery apparatus A method of manufacturing a liquid delivery apparatus comprising: a plurality of pressure chambers accommodating a liquid; nozzles communicating with the respective chambers; and a plurality of piezoelectric ceramic sheets disposed at respective positions correspond... | 09/11/2007 |
| 7257873 | Method for manufacturing hand guards The present invention addresses an ATV clamp assembly. The clamp assembly includes a central body having a handlebar leg and a hand guard leg, a handlebar clamp pivotally connected to the handlebar leg and removably clamped to the ATV's handlebar and a hand guard me... | 08/21/2007 |
| 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 |
| 7247237 | Fluid cleaning filter and filter device A fluid cleaning filter of the present invention consists of a composite matrix composed of a pleated substrate 2 configured into a pleated shape and an active carbon-containing layer 3, wherein the pleated substrate 2 is made of polyurethane fo... | 07/24/2007 |
| 7244246 | Eyewash system An eyewash system is disclosed. The eyewash system includes a mounting apparatus and a container coupled to the mounting apparatus and having a removable portion. Movement of the container relative to the mounting apparatus separates the removable portion from the c... | 07/17/2007 |
| 7243473 | Post assembly and trim ring An assembly for posts includes a rigid interior column and a decorative shell mounted around the column. The interior column is anchored to a base that is mountable to a floor, ceiling or other support structure. The base has one or more vertical uprights configured... | 07/17/2007 |
| 7237324 | Method for manufacturing chip resistor A multiple chip resistor is manufactured in the following method. First electrode layers are formed on a first surface of a substrate. Resistor elements electrically connected to the first electrode layers, respectively, are formed on the first surface of the substr... | 07/03/2007 |
| 7225510 | Fastener product A hook member is provided that is capable of engaging fibers. The hook member includes a stem extending upwardly from a sheet-form base to a distal end. The stem has leading and trailing edges that form an apex angle therebetween. A crook is integrally formed with a... | 06/05/2007 |
| 7207354 | Design and manufacturing method for multi-material tube structures The present invention provides an improved tubular structure which uses the properties of different materials, such as stiffness, strength, and density are exploited in a manner which combines the most attractive characteristics of existing metal and composite tubes... | 04/24/2007 |
| 7197808 | Process for forming a groove in a friction layer Device for forming of at least one groove (92, 93, 94, 95, 96, 97, 98) in a friction layer (91) of a covered disk (90) for a force transmission aggregate, in particular for a disk clutch, with a rolling device (1, 11, 21, 31) with at leas... | 04/03/2007 |
| 7185425 | Method for connecting printed circuit boards By forming a terminal at a tip of a lead part of a lead frame, and by fixing this terminal and a connecting pad which was formed on an upper surface of a first printed circuit board, the lead frame is attached to the first printed circuit board. By cutting off a fra... | 03/06/2007 |
| 7178223 | Method of manufacturing a movable contact unit to be disposed close to a magnetic sensor A method of manufacturing a movable contact unit includes manufacturing a movable contact, sticking the movable contact to a base sheet made of insulating resin, and applying demagnetization to the movable contact so that the residual magnetic flux density is smalle... | 02/20/2007 |
| 7172439 | DVD integrated CRT television and connector fixing structure The present invention makes it possible to fix connector pins at low cost. Connector pins penetrate both a holding substrate and a main substrate. The connecter pins can be restrained from an outward radial direction by both wall surfaces of pin holes of the holding... | 02/06/2007 |
| 7162794 | Manufacturing method for multilayer ceramic elements A multilayer integrated substrate includes breaking grooves arranged in a grid pattern so as to section the main surface of the substrate into a plurality of blocks, and also includes fracture-preventing conductor films arranged so as to cross the breaking grooves. ... | 01/16/2007 |
| 7163838 | Method and apparatus for forming a DMD window frame with molded glass An improved method for fabricating a window frame/window piece assembly is disclosed in this application. A window frame having an opening in its inner portion is provided. According to one aspect, the window frame can be formed from a unitary piece of sheet metal. ... | 01/16/2007 |
| 7161727 | Digital micromirror device having a window transparent to ultraviolet (UV) light A UV-transmissable window assembly for a DMD device includes a UV-transmissable glass window provided in a frame. The window and frame are bonded together to preferably effect a hermetic seal therebetween. Optical coatings specific to the intended wavelength of ligh... | 01/09/2007 |
| 7157744 | Surface mount package for a high power light emitting diode A package for a light emitting diode (LED) including an electrically insulating substrate layer, a non-conductive layer disposed on the electrically insulating substrate layer, and a reflector layer disposed on the non-conductive layer. The electrically insulating l... | 01/02/2007 |
