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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8033003 | Fastening assembly and disposable sleeve for same A fastening assembly, comprising a first element forming a first contact surface and a second element forming a second contact surface, which for producing a clamping force may be moved relative to one another in an axial direction is disclosed. The fastening assemb... | 10/11/2011 |
| 7996978 | Retrogression heat treatment A method for producing a product includes the steps of taking heated and cooled extrusion, preferably aluminum, and reheating a selected area of the extrusion. There is the step of requenching the extrusion. There is the step of forming the reheated area into a desi... | 08/16/2011 |
| 7958614 | Method of making a fastening device for visually indicating tension The present invention relates to fasteners and more specifically to a fastener adapted to visually indicate tension, and method of making thereof. ... | 06/14/2011 |
| 7891070 | Method for handling elongate strength members A method and device for handling an elongate strength member. In the method, an elongate strength member with a plurality of elongate composite rods, or metal wires or plastic fibers are bundled together with the composite rods, or metal wires, or plastic fibers in ... | 02/22/2011 |
| 7757367 | Method for tightening a threaded fastener to clamp a thread-clamped member A bearing cap, a type of thread-clamped member, is clamped to a cylinder block by flanged hexagonal bolts. The material of the bearing cap is aluminum alloy, while the material of the bolts is steel. The bearing cap has a raised seat the end surface of which provide... | 07/20/2010 |
| 7743479 | Method of tensioning a wall strap on a metal wall A wall strap tensioner for tensioning a wall strap of a metal wall. The wall strap tensioner includes first and second links pivotally connected together. A fastener is secured to each of the first and second links for engaging and fastening to the wall strap. Dispo... | 06/29/2010 |
| 7549205 | Assembly and method for pre-stressing a magnetic coupling canister An assembly for pre-stressing a canister within a magnetically coupled device having a housing body, a housing head and a canister connectable to the housing body, a pin and pin plate combination disposed between the housing head and the canister, and wherein the ho... | 06/23/2009 |
| 7500301 | Method of clamping paper in a paper clip A method of clamping paper in a paper clip is disclosed where the paper clip has spaced first and second opposed surfaces connected together at a rear edge and a cam member having a tab at one end thereof and a cam surface at another end thereof whereby the tab is m... | 03/10/2009 |
| 7451536 | Lance-tab mounting method Aspects of the present disclosure provide methods for mounting fingerstock EMI shielding gaskets on sheet metal structures. The fingerstock EMI shielding gasket may include a generally D-shaped cross section with at least one mounting tab forming at least part of an... | 11/18/2008 |
| 7402739 | Method for manufacturing a percussion instrument A method of manufacturing a percussion instrument has the steps of providing a first member into a liquid with the first member having a first diameter. The first member has a first end and a second end. The method also has the step of heating the liquid and stretch... | 07/22/2008 |
| 7380334 | Device for pre-stressing a wheel bearing A clamping device (1) for receiving and for the clearance-free prestressing of a wheel bearing comprises a clamping mechanism (3) which radially prestresses the wheel bearing (8) from the outside. ... | 06/03/2008 |
| RE40335 | Method and apparatus for assembling/disassembling a flexible ring to in or from a tired wheel Method of, and apparatus for, fitting a resilient ring substantially circular in shape into a tire, and removing it therefrom, the method comprising the following steps in sequence: initial deforming of the resilient ring by slight... | 05/27/2008 |
| 7373708 | Method for manual adjustment of the length of a mop handle A locking device for two units (1), (3) displaceable one inside the other, such as the handle of an implement with variable length, comprising a locking member (4) arranged at one end of the outer element (3), said locking member (4 | 05/20/2008 |
| 7371300 | Adhesive composition comprising thermoexpandable microcapsules The invention relates to a composition, its use and a method of its use as a glazing adhesive. The composition comprises an adhesive agent with thermoexpandable microcapsules which act as pressure actuators dispersed therein. The microcapsules are heat triggered so ... | 05/13/2008 |
| 7367100 | Method for manufacturing a stamper ball socket A stamped ball socket for attaching a headlamp pod to a mounting bracket comprising a base having an opening which is adapted to accept a fastener. The ball socket further comprising at least two walls extending from the base and at least two lock-in fingers protrud... | 05/06/2008 |
| 7356903 | Stent delivery system The present invention is a device for delivering a self-expanding stent. The device has an inner shaft and an outer shaft moveable with respect to the inner shaft. The self expanding stent is received on the inner shaft adjacent its distal end. A tapered tip is loca... | 04/15/2008 |
| 7358835 | Constant contact pressure PIM interface An interface that provides minimum changes in contact pressure over a thermal range is disclosed. The interface is a mated joint of given material, typically metallic, joined by a mechanical fastener or fasteners. The fastener(s) create contact pressure at the joint... | 04/15/2008 |
| 7346985 | Bearing assembly spacer adjustment system and method for adjusting spacer A system for adjusting at least one spacer of a bearing assembly includes a force-transmitting member and a preload regulator. The force-transmitting member is configured to operatively receive a force and to transmit the force to an adjustable spacer. The preload r... | 03/25/2008 |
| 7338034 | Elastomeric spring An elastomeric spring including an elongated elastomeric body defining a longitudinal axis for the spring and having first and second longitudinal ends. An outer surface of the elastomeric body extends between the first and second ends and has four generally planar ... | 03/04/2008 |
| 7334331 | Methods and apparatus for machining components A method of using a machining assembly to machine a plurality of different turbine components that include a dovetail having a contoured profile. The method includes removably coupling a first set of retainers into the machining assembly, the first set of retainers ... | 02/26/2008 |
| 7335085 | Entertainment and stress relief disk A device is described that possesses an overall shape that comfortably fits into a user's hand, and in particular, can be manipulated by the fingers. The device is fabricated of a pliable material that readily can be manipulated by manual pressure, yet holds its equ... | 02/26/2008 |
| 7334308 | Method of securing a body mount support bracket on a vehicle body and frame assembly A body mount support bracket, including a central body portion having a pair of leg portions depending therefrom, is secured to a frame portion of a vehicle body and frame assembly by flexing the leg portions from a first, unstressed position to a second, stressed p... | 02/26/2008 |
| 7325305 | Method for producing a built shaft A method of producing a built shaft in which at least one part, particularly a cam, is mounted on the shaft, particularly a camshaft, includes inserting the shaft into an opening of the part. Before mounting the part, the shaft is stretched by a stretching and tight... | 02/05/2008 |
| 7310866 | Method for manufacturing a percussion instrument A method of manufacturing a percussion instrument has the steps of providing a first member into a liquid with the first member having a first diameter. The first member has a first end and a second end. The method also has the step of heating the liquid and stretch... | 12/25/2007 |
| 7305759 | Device for the manufacture of a shaft assembly for a hydrodynamic bearing In order to improve a device for the manufacture of a shaft assembly for a hydrodynamic bearing by pressing a shaft into a fit bore in a bearing disk, comprising a first pressing tool and a further pressing tool, in such a way that enables high accuracy to be achiev... | 12/11/2007 |
| 7302746 | Coldwork holes with rotating mandrel and method A method and apparatus for coldworking holes using rotational mandrel. The apparatus uses a tubular seamless sleeve made of shape memory alloys having a superelasticity property, a mandrel having major and minor diameter portions, an end-cap to seat and restrain axi... | 12/04/2007 |
| 7304818 | Preconditioning an elastomeric stop member for use as a reference position An apparatus and associated method for preconditioning an elastomeric stop member to create a stabilized reference position for a moveable member by repetitively biasing the moveable member against the stop member and using the stabilized reference position to initi... | 12/04/2007 |
| 7304248 | Multi-layer printed circuit board and method for manufacturing the same A multi-layer printed circuit board includes: a resin substrate including a plurality of laminated thermoplastic resin films; a thin film resistor embedded in the resin substrate; and an electrode disposed on the thin film resistor. The thermoplastic resin film incl... | 12/04/2007 |
| 7293820 | Weather strip for motor vehicle A weather strip for a motor vehicle, which is capable of being attached to a flange provided in an opening portion of a vehicle body or a closing member for closing the opening portion irrespective of a configuration of the flange. The weather strip includes a base ... | 11/13/2007 |
| 7290319 | Methods for installing a fuel pellet locking retainer in a nuclear fuel rod A method for installing a locking retainer in a tube to maintain internal components within the tube under compression comprising the steps of: a) providing an elongated retainer spring having large and small diameter sections with the large diameter section of a si... | 11/06/2007 |
| 7290338 | Method and apparatus of manufacturing electric pole Disclosed are an electric pole manufacturing apparatus having an improved distal end, capable of reducing the cost, arranging tensile cores corresponding to a design load, and providing a high quality electric pole, and a method of manufacturing the electric pole. T... | 11/06/2007 |
| 7284492 | Replaceable hook modules A hook module assembly for a tufting machine is provided that allows for broken and damaged hooks of a level cut loop tufting machine to be replaced. The hook module assembly includes modular blocks having a series of slots in which level cut loop hooks are received... | 10/23/2007 |
| 7284308 | Method for manufacturing a leaf spring Leaf springs have improved durability in spite of using inexpensive spring steel such as SUP9 and SUP11 as materials. While a spring main body, made of the spring steel in which Brinell hardness is under 555 HBW and not less than 388 HBW (corresponding to a diameter... | 10/23/2007 |
| 7275462 | Tensioning device for prestressing a rod, and related tensioning method The invention relates to a device for tensioning a threaded rod (1). The inventive device comprises: an actuator (5) which can exert an axial force; and a tie rod (6) which transmits the axial force from the actuator (5) towards a threade... | 10/02/2007 |
| 7266875 | Joint restraint assembly A joint restraint assembly for connecting pipe ends together, or to other objects, which includes a body encircling the pipe. The body has a plurality of cavities adjacent to the pipe with a segment configured to fit into each cavity. One or more threaded bores are ... | 09/11/2007 |
| 7263756 | Lance-tab mounting method A method for mounting a fingerstock EMI shielding gasket on a sheet metal structure includes the steps of forming tabs which protrude from the surface of the sheet metal structure. The shielding gasket, which has a generally D-shaped cross section with at least one ... | 09/04/2007 |
| 7251892 | Bearing assembly spacer adjustable system and method for adjusting a spacer A system for adjusting at least one spacer of a bearing assembly includes a force-transmitting member and a preload regulator. The force-transmitting member is configured to operatively receive a force and to transmit the force to an adjustable spacer. The preload r... | 08/07/2007 |
| 7250022 | Exercise device with centrally mounted resistance rod An exercise machine has resilient elongate members for providing balanced resistance in the form of elongate resilient members oriented horizontally such that the intermediate portion of the elongate members contact a fulcrum of the exercise machine. The user adjust... | 07/31/2007 |
| 7228935 | Attachment pin for an exhaust-gas muffler The invention relates to an attachment pin (1) for fixing an exhaust-gas muffler (2) in an apparatus part (4) of a portable handheld work apparatus (5) driven by an internal combustion engine. The exhaust-gas muffler (2) includes e... | 06/12/2007 |
| 7210884 | Fastening component and appliance There is provided a fastening component and an appliance having a fastening structure, in which the appliance can be readily disassembled without detaching the fastening component from a structural body. The fastening component is constituted of a head disposed at a... | 05/01/2007 |
