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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| RE42705 | Method for the manufacture of an X-ray tube cathode filament A method for the manufacture of a cathode filament of an X-ray tube and an X-ray tube formed by the method wherein the filament has at least two legs and one body, the filament being a single-piece filament. Spraying at least one material on a support by plasma spra... | 09/20/2011 |
| 7516528 | Method for the manufacture of an X-ray tube cathode filament A method for the manufacture of a cathode filament of an X-ray tube and an X-ray tube formed by the method wherein the filament has at least two legs and one body, the filament being a single-piece filament. Spraying at least one material on a support by plasma spra... | 04/14/2009 |
| 7412758 | Method for hingedly coupling components with one another The progressive die tooling component carrier is adapted to serve as a hinge connection between the components that it connects. The carrier allows for the reeling of a series of components for storage and transportation without causing the warping or bending of the... | 08/19/2008 |
| 7398596 | Production method of water jacket spacer A production method of a water jacket spacer for use in a cylinder block with a water jacket formed around plural cylinder bores. The method comprises the fist step of integrally forming a tubular spacer body with a peripheral wall and a connecting bridge by way of ... | 07/15/2008 |
| 7313867 | Inner cutter of a reciprocating electric shaver A method for manufacturing an inner cutter for a reciprocating electric shaver, including the steps of: press-stamping a thin metal plate to obtain a thin metal plate element that has an outer contour of an unfolded inner cutter and elongated openings that extend su... | 01/01/2008 |
| 7311514 | Die plate In a die plate having a hardened surface for sliding a knife, a plurality of WC alloy plates 1b are diffusion-bonded to a base metal 2b, whereby the hardened surface h is formed. A plurality of nozzle holes 4a, 4a ... | 12/25/2007 |
| 7243576 | Method for manufacturing an inner cutter of a reciprocating electric shaver and an inner cutter of a reciprocating electric shaver A method for manufacturing an inner cutter for a reciprocating electric shaver, including the steps of: press-stamping a thin metal plate to obtain a thin metal plate element that has an outer contour of an unfolded inner cutter and elongated openings that extend su... | 07/17/2007 |
| 7204748 | Poultry breast portion sizing apparatus An apparatus for producing portions severed from a poultry breast of controlled size and weight having a rotary mounted product holder including a generally cylindrical outer surface provided with at least one product cavity for receiving a first portion of a poultr... | 04/17/2007 |
| 7174613 | Method for manufacturing a foam core having channel cuts A method of manufacturing a mattress including providing a foam block, convoluting the foam to form a tongue extending longitudinally along the foam block, and removing at least a portion of the tongue, to thereby form a channel within the foam block. ... | 02/13/2007 |
| 7146726 | Cooling tower method and apparatus A cross-flow cooling tower having a frame assembly that is unitarily molded from a plastic material. The frame assembly has opposing top and bottom walls along with opposing side walls and opposing ends. The side walls extend parallel to one another between the top ... | 12/12/2006 |
| 7143512 | Method of making a brazed metal heat exchanger core with self-shearing reinforcement A radiator core reinforcement self shears in the braze oven as strategically placed voids in the reinforcement erode away under the flowing action of the melted surface braze layer. ... | 12/05/2006 |
| 7134510 | Motor housing and assembly process for power tool A handle for a power tool is provided including a field case and front handle portion formed as a single piece. The front handle portion has an opening in a rear side thereof for receiving the wiring for the power tool. The wiring is connected to a motor that is mou... | 11/14/2006 |
| 7134730 | Seat trim cover assembly aid A method of manufacturing a seat that includes the steps of attaching adjacent upholstery panels with a locator strip and attachment strip sandwiched therebetween. The attachment strip includes an enlarged edge portion that engages clips in a molded foam seat backin... | 11/14/2006 |
| 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 |
| 7103955 | Machining apparatus and machining line provided with same A drill fitted to an adapter is used to drill a hole in a workpiece fixed on a table of a machining center. When the hole drilling is finished, the drill is removed from the adapter, and a workpiece holding jig is fitted to the adapter. Then, the adapter is lowered,... | 09/12/2006 |
| 7096557 | Making panel reinforcements during hot stretch forming Small sheet metal reinforcement pieces are co-formed with a larger sheet metal part during a hot stretch forming against a heated forming tool surface. Locator holes are made in blanks for the reinforcing pieces so they can be precisely located on locator pins in th... | 08/29/2006 |
| 7073637 | Double-wrap brake band apparatus A double-wrap band brake apparatus has a double-wrap brake band comprising an annular intermediate band a pair of annular outer bands. The brake apparatus is used to brake a rotating member fitted in the double-wrap brake band. A center deviation correcting member i... | 07/11/2006 |
| 7065877 | Undercutter for a shaving apparatus An undercutter assembly for a shaver of the dry-type having an outer cutter and a motor drive mechanism. The undercutter includes a primary undercutter adapted to be reciprocated by the drive mechanism and having primary blade elements, and a secondary undercutter d... | 06/27/2006 |
| 7051416 | Golf club head and method of making the same A golf club head comprises a hollow body having a cavity, a plurality of rib-like walls provided on the inner surface of the hollow body so as to extend backward from a position near the face portion, and a sound bar disposed behind the face portion so as to extend ... | 05/30/2006 |
| 6976308 | Method for conductively connecting first and second electrical conductors A method for conductively connecting first and second electrical conductors is described which consist of different materials. In carrying out the method the ends of the first and second conductors are brought into mechanical contact with each other in an overlappin... | 12/20/2005 |
| 6932930 | Intraluminal prostheses having polymeric material with selectively modified crystallinity and methods of making same Methods of manufacturing polymeric intraluminal prostheses include annealing the polymeric material to selectively modify the crystallinity thereof. Annealing may be utilized to selectively modify various properties of the polymeric material of an intraluminal prost... | 08/23/2005 |
| 6932390 | Swivel fitting A swivel fitting comprising a tubular entry member and a tubular exit member, the internal diameter of the tubular exit member being larger than the internal diameter of the tubular entry member, thus facilitating the transition of an inserted cable or cable or wire... | 08/23/2005 |
| 6932875 | Golf club head and method for manufacturing the same A golf club head has a metal base, face and tubular neck and a carbon-fiber cover. The face extends up vertically from one edge of the base. The tubular neck is integrally connected to the base and the face. The cover is made of a carbon-fiber material and is secure... | 08/23/2005 |
| 6910261 | Method of fabricating a colossal magneto-resistive detector using a thin film transfer method A method of fabricating a colossal magneto-resistive detector using a thin film transfer method includes the use of a perovskite oxide material as a substrate, and a rock salt structure material as a buffer layer, template layer, and release layer. Advantages associ... | 06/28/2005 |
| 6878412 | Corrosion resistant component and method for fabricating same A process of fabricating a corrosion and erosion resistant component. In one embodiment, the process entails applying one or more corrosion resistant materials onto a pre-formed, sacrificial core and then enclosing this first material and the core with a surrounding... | 04/12/2005 |
| 6845558 | Method of fabricating vanes This is a method for fabricating non rotating stator vanes that can be configured into a fixed stator vane or dam by forming a plurality of circumferentially spaced vanes extending from the peripheral edge(s) of an annular portion which portion is sacrificial in tha... | 01/25/2005 |
| 6826367 | Camera exterior part and camera with lens barrier In a camara exterior part according to the present invention, a front mold member having in one piece a reinforcing portion for preventing deformation is formed using a resin by injection molding. The front mold member is fixed to the inner surface of a front cover ... | 11/30/2004 |
| 6818162 | Method of manufacture of baby-feeding nipple There are provided methods for fabricating baby bottle nipples which mimic the function of the human breast nipple. In the human breast nipple, milk is delivered to the baby through 15-25 fluid-delivery capillaries called lactiferous ducts. These ducts are 2-4 centi... | 11/16/2004 |
| 6814693 | Master processing apparatus A master processing apparatus for use with a pair of removable feed rolls carrying a supply of stock material includes a frame and a master processing assembly operable to cause adhesive bonding between the stock materials and a master. The apparatus includes a cutt... | 11/09/2004 |
| 6807718 | Method for attaching a vibration absorber to a mountain support A method for attaching the elastic spring elements of a vibration absorber to a metallic mounting support, in particular of a vibration absorber that is to be placed in a steering wheel of a motor vehicle to a metal mounting plate or the bottom of the steering wheel... | 10/26/2004 |
| 6745446 | Method for producing mechanical parts from an assembly of layers which are turned over during machining, and the elemental laminations and assembled parts produced Mechanical parts and other objects are produced from a specific computer-assisted design by successive steps including producing pieces of the part or object in elementary layers or strata, building up the collection of layers, and assembling the layers. The layers ... | 06/08/2004 |
| 6718611 | Method of manufacturing perforated metal cover A method of manufacturing a perforated metal cover (1) includes steps of: step (60), successively punching holes in a piece of metal sheet at a plurality of workstations and cutting the metal sheet into a plurality of metal bases; step (62), sta... | 04/13/2004 |
| 6708392 | Method of fabricating uncooled IR detector and arrays using colossal magneto-resistive materials and rock salt structure material substrates A method of fabricating a colossal magneto-resistive detector using a thin film transfer method includes the use of a rock salt structure material as a substrate. In a second embodiment, the method includes the use of a perovskite oxide material as the substrate, an... | 03/23/2004 |
| 6701617 | Spin-forming method for making catalytic converter A method is provided for forming a catalytic converter that includes a catalyst substrate having a noncircular circumference and surrounded by a metal housing. The catalyst substrate is initially measured to determine the radial dimension of the substrate... | 03/09/2004 |
| 6662447 | Method and apparatus for the production of double-walled hollow sections by means of internal high-pressure forming The invention relates to a method and apparatus for the production of double-walled hollow sections by means of internal high-pressure forming, a first hollow section being inserted into a second hollow section, after which the double-walled hollow sectio... | 12/16/2003 |
| 6651339 | Method for producing a wiper-strip support element for motor vehicle windshield wipers The invention relates to a method for producing a bandlike-elongated, spring-elastic element (12) for supporting a rubber-elastic wiper strip (22) of a windshield wiper for vehicles, which element has two spring rails (26, 28), located with a spacing (24)... | 11/25/2003 |
| 6612671 | Shelf mounting support arrangement A shelf mounting support includes an annular flange portion having a side surface from which projects a cavity defining body portion. The mounting support is adapted to extend through an aperture formed in a liner of an appliance with the body portion of ... | 09/02/2003 |
| 6601281 | Method for molding substance on substrate and device formed thereby A method for molding a molded substance to a substrate is provided. A substrate connected to a fixing portion by a connecting portion is prepared. The substrate is placed in a mold, wherein a portion of the fixing portion is protruding from the mold. The ... | 08/05/2003 |
| 6598296 | Method of manufacturing a wheel rim for a two-piece vehicle wheel assembly A method for manufacturing a wheel rim for a two-piece vehicle wheel assembly. The method includes the step of providing a one-piece alloy wheel form defining an integrally-formed annular rim blank and a rigidifying flange. The rim blank includes first an... | 07/29/2003 |
| 6564441 | Method and apparatus for manufacturing wiper levers A wiper blade includes a lever assembly that has several types of levers. The levers of each type are efficiently manufactured in the following manner. First, a lever unit, which has a frame bar and several levers integrated with the frame bar, is pressed... | 05/20/2003 |
