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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8087141 | Method for producing a pricking element The sheet metal or substrate material 22 is constructed by a photo-chemical machining or milling method. In this exemplary process, an etching mask 24 is applied to both sides of the substrate 22 and covers the structure of the flat-shaped membe... | 01/03/2012 |
| 7752729 | Method for shaping a metallic flat material, method for the manufacture of a composite material and devices for performing these methods The invention relates to a method and a device for shaping a metallic flat material to give a metallic wave profile, in which the flat material is passed between two meshing tooth systems of two rotating, toothed rolls. For setting a desired profile height, the cent... | 07/13/2010 |
| 7454825 | Method of manufacturing thin-walled structures A method of manufacturing a thin wall structure involves reinforcing the thin wall structure with a meltable matrix to resist the stresses induced in the structure during machining. ... | 11/25/2008 |
| 7300706 | High-carbon steel wire with nickel sub coating A wire for external exposure, i.e. without chemical binding with a polymer or rubber matrix. The wire has a steel core, a nickel sub-coating and a zinc or zinc alloy top coating above the nickel sub-coating. The steel core has a carbon content exceeding 0.20%. The w... | 11/27/2007 |
| 7257281 | Method for fabricating thick film alumina structures used in high frequency, low loss applications and a structure resulting therefrom A method for fabricating thick film alumina structures used in high frequency, low loss applications is provided. More particularly, the invention is directed to a co-fire process for fabricating, or laminating, thick film structures to one another by printing a con... | 08/14/2007 |
| 7252853 | Protective coating and method of using such coating A vehicle masking material and method of use. The masking material in one embodiment includes polyvinyl alcohol, ethyl alcohol, glycerine or triethylene glycol, a surfactant, and water. The masking material is applied to a surface which is to be protected from paint... | 08/07/2007 |
| 7237996 | Nut feed system and nut A nut feed system and method of feeding nuts through a nut feed passage which avoids contact between the feed pawl and the nut bore. The end face of the nut includes a nut feed groove extending perpendicular to the nut bore and the free end of the feed pawl is recei... | 07/03/2007 |
| 7216420 | Method of manufacturing print head A print head manufacturing method in which satisfactory precision can be obtained by simple processes are provided. Projecting objects having a predetermined shape are formed on a substrate, and a setting resin is applied on the substrate and is set. Then, the proje... | 05/15/2007 |
| 7204112 | Method of lubricating a workpiece for hydroforming An apparatus and method of applying a lubricating material to an outer surface of a workpiece. Initially, a workpiece is provided that is preferably formed from a closed channel structural member having a circular or box-shaped cross sectional shape. Lubricating mat... | 04/17/2007 |
| 7201639 | Powder for disks A plurality of disks include a first disk and a second disk stacked upon the first disk. The first disk and the second disk are each formed from glass or glass-ceramic. A powder is disposed between the first disk and the second disk. The powder is selected from the ... | 04/10/2007 |
| 7166174 | Bundle drawn stainless steel fibers The invention relates to stainless steel fibers obtained by bundled drawing of stainless steel wires embedded in a matrix material. The composition of the stainless steel fibers comprises iron and the following components expressed in percent by weight: C £ 0.05%, ... | 01/23/2007 |
| 7165307 | Method and machine for forming protective film on sprayed coating of large-sized product There are disclosed a method and apparatus for applying a strippable paint to a large-sized product finished with a sprayed coating, such as an automobile, to form a protective film on the surface of the coating. The product is conventionally kept in stock for a per... | 01/23/2007 |
| 7138598 | Apparatus and method for accommodating part mismatch during joining A method of joining a pair of overlapping workpieces, the method includes: inserting a filler material between the pair of overlapping workpieces; applying a pressure to at least one of the workpieces so that the filler material is crushed; and joining the two workp... | 11/21/2006 |
| 7115443 | Method and apparatus for manufacturing a packaged semiconductor device, packaged semiconductor device obtained with such a method and metal carrier suitable for use in such a method The invention relates to a method of manufacturing a packaged semiconductor device comprising subjecting a metal carrier provided with at least one semiconductor crystal, the semiconductor crystal being provided with an encapsulation, to a singulation step in a dici... | 10/03/2006 |
| 7098396 | Method and apparatus for making a lid with an optically transmissive window A metal plate (126) has a plurality of openings (127) extending through it, and is cleaned using a wet hydrogen process (157). Glass windows (106) are then placed in the openings, and are each fused to the metal plate by heat (231)... | 08/29/2006 |
| 7077937 | Large surface area electrode and method to produce same A large surface area electrode well-suited to electrochemical applications is produced by winding many turns of a metallic fiber tow on to a sheet metal rectangle. In the preferred embodiment, an anode that can be used to purify water by electrochemical production o... | 07/18/2006 |
| 7065478 | Computer-aided progressive die design system and method According to one embodiment of the invention, a computerized method for designing a progressive die used in the manufacturing of a part formed from sheet metal includes receiving, at a computer, information regarding one or more features of the part, and determining... | 06/20/2006 |
| 7051290 | Graphical interface for receiving eyeglass prescription information A high volume lens curing system is described. The high volume lens curing system is configured to cure multiple eyeglass lenses in a continuous manner. The lens curing system includes a computer-implemented method configured to collect prescription information, sav... | 05/23/2006 |
| 7043837 | Method of manufacture of inkjet printer head The inkjet recording head includes a head body and a metallic film is provided at least on a part of at least one side of the head body. The head body includes a plurality of orifices, an ink ejection unit arranged so as to correspond to each of the orifices, an ind... | 05/16/2006 |
| 7021875 | Coated, weldable fastener, a method of preventing adherence of a second coating to a fastener portion, and a method fastening Accordingly, this invention provides a fastener system which is weldable to a substructure that overcomes the problems and disadvantages of the fasteners of the prior art. Generally, a weldable fastener is disclosed that has a coating applied to at least one surface... | 04/04/2006 |
| 7013551 | Method or manufacturing thin wall isogrid casings In one aspect of the invention a method of manufacturing a thin wall isogrid casing by a chip machining process comprises the steps of: positioning a substantially cylindrical casing (10) on a support (20); the support having a substantially continuous... | 03/21/2006 |
| 7012319 | System for integrating a circuit on an isolation layer and method thereof A method for integrating a system on an isolation layer. A first isolation substrate including a first circuit deposition region and a first substrate-combining region, and a second isolation substrate including a second circuit deposition region and a second substr... | 03/14/2006 |
| 6996905 | Method of making gear pump An improved high pressure intermeshing gear pump that achieves high efficiency and a low cost by forming the pumping cavity such that no fillets exist at the corners permitting closed fits without utilizing bearing end plates. In addition an improved coupling betwee... | 02/14/2006 |
| 6991521 | Edge finishing process for glass or ceramic disks used in disk drive data storage devices The circumferential edges of glass or ceramic disks used in disk drive data storage devices are preferably finished by ductile grinding to produce an essentially fracture-free surface, which is not chemically strengthened. Preferably, the material is glass, and both... | 01/31/2006 |
| 6968616 | Method of manufacturing nozzle plate A nozzle plate is manufactured by providing a material plate and a punch. The material plate is punched by the punch to form a provisional nozzle orifice hole on the material plate. The punching is repeated such that the provisional holes formed by a given punch are... | 11/29/2005 |
| 6951423 | Sintered bearing and production method therefor A sintered bearing is produced by a production method comprising: compacting a metallic raw material powder into a bearing green compact; sintering the green compact into a sintered compact; forming a resin coating 20 over the entire surface of the sintered c... | 10/04/2005 |
| 6944983 | Changing color object A device displaying a polychromatic effect, comprising a light source a first linear polarizing layer optically coupled to said light source a first bi-refringent layer a second linear polarizing layer a motor coupled to said first linear polarizing layer so that sa... | 09/20/2005 |
| 6941632 | Conformal transverse hat profile roller There is provided a variable pressure roller system for installing a preform having contact surfaces onto a configuration of a mold surface by applying pressure thereon. The roller system of the present invention comprises a roller carriage. A grasping handle may be... | 09/13/2005 |
| 6935008 | Method for making metallic cord A method for making a metallic cord made up of one or more metallic wires comprises: making at least two layers of at least two metallic elements including copper and zinc on the surface of a base wire; heating the layers to cause the metallic elements thermodiffusi... | 08/30/2005 |
| 6935002 | Method of manufacturing a nonreciprocal circuit device A method of manufacturing a nonreciprocal circuit device is performed such that matching capacitors are formed of single-board-type capacitors including capacitor electrodes formed so as to be opposed to each other on both main surfaces of a dielectric substrate wit... | 08/30/2005 |
| 6923942 | Compressible preform insulating liner The invention provides a preform insulating end cone suitable for forming the end cone of a pollution control device. The preform insulating end cone includes a cone shaped intumescent or non-intumescent sheet material. The sheet material has a plurality of slits en... | 08/02/2005 |
| 6921014 | Method for forming a channel on the surface of a metal substrate A method for forming a channel within a coated, metal-based substrate is described. In one technique, a channel-forming material is first deposited on the substrate, followed by the deposition of a bonding agent, such as a braze. One or more coatings can then be app... | 07/26/2005 |
| 6905041 | Fuel tank made from aluminum coated steel sheet An Al-coated steel sheet is improved in anti-scratching property during press-working and corrosion-resistance to a stored fuel by direct formation of an alkali-soluble resin film on an Al-coated steel sheet. An alkali-soluble resin, which can be dissolved in an alk... | 06/14/2005 |
| 6904657 | Brittle wire extrusion method and apparatus A method and apparatus is presented for the manufacture of brittle wire by the co-extrusion, or filled billet method. The invention involves a step by step method by which a billet can is specially prepared with a chamfered front end and a concave, collapsible front... | 06/14/2005 |
| 6860795 | Edge finishing process for glass or ceramic disks used in disk drive data storage devices The circumferential edges of glass or ceramic disks used in disk drive data storage devices are preferably finished by ductile grinding to produce an essentially fracture-free surface, which is not chemically strengthened. Preferably, the material is glass, and both... | 03/01/2005 |
| 6842963 | Process for finishing an end surface of a non-circular post A process for finishing an end surface of a non-circular post is provided to obtain a good surface precision. The process includes the steps of providing a workpiece having a first end with a first end surface, mounting a filling block around the first end of the wo... | 01/18/2005 |
| 6766571 | Adhesive composition comprising thermoplastic polyester and trapped gas bubbles A glazing adhesive product comprising a thermoplastic polyester material having trapped gas bubbles dispersed therein whereby the product has surface pores to provide a suction effect. Also provided is a method of installing/removing vehicle glazing. ... | 07/27/2004 |
| 6742257 | Method of forming powder metal phosphor matrix and gripper structures in wall support A method of fabricating a support structure. In one embodiment, the method is comprised of providing a mold. The mold is for defining the physical dimension of the support structure. The mold is disposed upon a substrate surface. In one embodiment, the method is fur... | 06/01/2004 |
| 6718612 | Method for manufacturing a magnetic disk comprising a glass substrate using a protective layer over a glass workpiece A method for manufacturing a glass substrate for use in magnetic disk manufacturing comprises the steps of a) forming a glass sheet; b) forming a protective sheet over one or both sides of the glass sheet; c) cutting the glass sheet into workpieces; d) cutting the w... | 04/13/2004 |
| 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 |
