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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7765669 | Method of forming shadow mask pattern Disclosed is a method of forming a pattern on a mask sheet including an attaching portion to be attached to a mask frame, and a pattern area in which the pattern is formed. The method includes positioning the mask sheet on an auxiliary sheet with a thickness greater... | 08/03/2010 |
| 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 |
| 7398586 | Methods and systems for manufacturing a family of aircraft wings and other composite structures Methods and systems for manufacturing composite aircraft wings and other structures are disclosed herein. A tool assembly for use in manufacturing composite laminates in accordance with one embodiment of the invention includes a tool plate carried by a movable suppo... | 07/15/2008 |
| 7395590 | Method for assembling a frame assembly for a chair An office chair is provided having a contoured back assembly comprising a back frame and a suspension fabric. The fabric is attached to the back frame about its periphery wherein the back frame has a three-dimensional contoured shape formed by overlapped frame rings... | 07/08/2008 |
| 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 |
| 7278198 | Mandrel segment loader A mandrel segment loader provides a reliable means of assembling the segments of a large multi-piece mandrel designed for the lay-up of composite materials in the manufacture of large structures such as one-piece fuselage barrels for wide-body aircraft and can also ... | 10/09/2007 |
| 7270378 | Chair having a suspension seat assembly A suspension seat assembly for an office chair is provided which has a support frame and a suspension fabric connected about its periphery to the frame. The fabric is first laid across the frame and then the peripheral edges of the suspension fabric are secured in p... | 09/18/2007 |
| 7228611 | Method of transferring large uncured composite laminates A method of transferring an uncured composite laminate skin from a lay-up surface of a male mandrel tool to a female cure tool includes defining multiple vacuum zones on the lay-up surface, each zone corresponding to one of a multiple of portions into which the skin... | 06/12/2007 |
| 7222401 | Method for making a head restraint assembly A head restraint assembly comprising a frame assembly including a retention member. A pillow coupled to the frame assembly with the pillow configured to allow access to the retention member. A cover assembly having a back end and a front end envelopes and conforms t... | 05/29/2007 |
| 7159293 | Load bearing fabric attachment and associated method An attachment structure for a load bearing fabric. The attachment structure includes interfitted inner and outer rings. The outer ring includes a fabric leg 74 carrying a load bearing fabric. The inner ring defines a channel receiving the fabric leg 74... | 01/09/2007 |
| 7152296 | Selective cutting one shot The invention relates to a process and a device for forming a planiform piece intended, in particular, for the interior fittings of motor vehicles, in which a layer of support material (1) is covered, at least on one of its faces (2) and in the area of... | 12/26/2006 |
| 7076856 | Adjustable system and method for supporting and joining structural members An apparatus and associated method for joining structural members are provided. The apparatus includes a support structure of extendable members, each with an adjustable support surface for engaging the structural members so that structural members of different size... | 07/18/2006 |
| 7059029 | Method of testing a sensor array incorporated into a vehicle seat The present invention provides a method of testing a sensor array that is incorporated into a vehicle seat. The method includes the steps of placing a seat pan and cushion assembly having a seat trim cover and a sensor array into a seat build fixture and electricall... | 06/13/2006 |
| 7024752 | Crimping press with contact feed A crimping press has a tool receptacle arranged at a lower end of a pressing slider provided with a force-sensing device. The forces arising during the crimping operation are transmitted from the supporting surfaces of an upper tool to several points on the force-se... | 04/11/2006 |
| 6996895 | Elastomeric material application system A material application system for applying a panel of material to a framework with a shoe for retaining the framework, a nest, opposed mechanisms for retaining opposite portions of the panel of material traversing between the shoe and the nest, an arrangement for se... | 02/14/2006 |
| 6961983 | Tooling for rivet gun Method and apparatus of back riveting construction for sections of aircraft structure utilizing the flush riveting wherein the back bar tooling for all the rivets in the entire section is a single piece of stationary tooling which conforms to the exterior shape of t... | 11/08/2005 |
| 6961982 | Rivet gun Method and apparatus of back riveting construction for sections of aircraft structure utilizing the flush riveting wherein the back bar tooling for all the rivets in the entire section is a single piece of stationary tooling which conforms to the exterior shape of t... | 11/08/2005 |
| 6892434 | Methods of manufacture of a gusset for a light-weight bag and of assembly of a bag therefrom A light-weight side gusset for a bag is manufactured from a formed composite frame having a peripheral raised region and a depressed central region. An opening is formed through the depressed central region to form a relatively narrow border portion around the inner... | 05/17/2005 |
| 6880215 | Method of manufacturing cushion construction for seating unit A method of manufacturing a seating unit, such as a chair, includes manufacturing a cushion made from a non-woven fibrous material, and attaching the cushion to the seating unit for comfortable support. The cushion is made by cutting a blank from non-woven fibrous s... | 04/19/2005 |
| 6880216 | Seat assembly machine with independently moveable headrest alignment A seat assembly machine includes an independently adjustable alignment mechanism. A seat holding mechanism secures a seat frame in place relative to a fabric cover that is supported on another portion of the machine. An independently moveable alignment mechanism inc... | 04/19/2005 |
| 6862809 | Manufacturing process of roof unit and basic structure of a road-bound vehicle A process for manufacturing a road-bound, horizontally fitted vehicle body with a roof unit having an outer skin and an inward facing ceiling with a ceiling frame, and a basic structure having longitudinal frames and front and rear cross members. The ceiling and the... | 03/08/2005 |
| 6842959 | Load bearing fabric attachment and associated method An attachment structure for a load bearing fabric. The attachment structure includes interfitted inner and outer rings. The outer ring includes a fabric leg 74 carrying a load bearing fabric. The inner ring defines a channel receiving the fabric leg 74... | 01/18/2005 |
| 6735866 | Method for manufacturing elements of composite materials by the co-bonding technique Method for manufacturing elements made from composite material using the co-bonding technique, in which uncured elements (preformed beams (2)) are bonded onto another cured element (the skin (3)) with multiple thickness changes, using a rigid tooling m... | 05/18/2004 |
| 6578250 | Method for constructing a sign frame assembly A sign frame assembly for supporting a flexible fascia. In one embodiment, a frame member extends in a first direction and has first and second bracket-mounting sections spaced apart from each other in the first direction. First and second brackets have i... | 06/17/2003 |
| 6314633 | Method for manufacturing a jounce bumper assembly A mounting plate is provided having at least one protuberance protruding from a face thereof. A bumper is molded around the mounting plate such that an end of the protuberance extends out from the bumper. A mounting cup is also provided having a recess si... | 11/13/2001 |
| 6308411 | Truck cab sidewall and method for making the same A sidewall skin is provided having a front edge, rear edge, top edge, and bottom edge, and a first exterior side and a second interior side. An inwardly directed front flange is provided along the front edge, and an inwardly directed flange is also provid... | 10/30/2001 |
| 6292990 | Method of spreading a sheet on a frame member and method of manufacturing a chair by the sheet spreading method The present invention realizes spreading a sheet on a frame member by a simple structure and a simple process, and prevents uneven tension charged against the sheet. In the sheet spreading method of the invention, a core member for a backrest of a chair w... | 09/25/2001 |
| 6125521 | Process for making an office chair A method of making an office chair by stretching a membrane in a stretching machine and retaining the stretched membrane on a loom. The loom, with the retained stretched membrane, is removed from the stretching machine and positioned between molds of a mo... | 10/03/2000 |
| 6065197 | Method of spreading a sheet on a frame member and method of manufacturing a chair by the sheet spreading method The present invention realizes spreading a sheet on a frame member by a simple structure and a simple process, and prevents uneven tension charged against the sheet. In the sheet spreading method of the invention, a core member for a backrest of a chair w... | 05/23/2000 |
| 5878474 | Method for installing flexible sign panels with movable trolley An apparatus and method for stretching and installing a flexible face sign panel is disclosed. A frame-like trolley structure is provided which is positioned on a frame structure, preferably on a service station canopy fascia. A roll of sign panel materia... | 03/09/1999 |
| 5867882 | Process for the preparation of silk-screens for use in printing half tones An apparatus and process for the manufacture of silk-screens is provided for use in the printing of halftones, e.g. in a four color printing process. The angle at which the mesh of a silk-screen should be relative to the screen frame to eliminate or at le... | 02/09/1999 |
| 5848465 | Method for fabrication of probe A method for fabrication of a probe includes the steps of: (1) forming a structure wherein a contact part formed on one side of an insulating flexible substrate and a conductor formed on either side or the inside of the flexible substrate are electrically... | 12/15/1998 |
| 5768761 | Chair seat frame system Process and apparatus to semi-automatically cover the opening in a chair with a two-way stretch fabric which does not require extensive manual operation by an operator. The fabric is automatically clamped and stretched over the chair opening prior to the ... | 06/23/1998 |
| 5750236 | Apparatus and method for forming compound shaped surfaces Apparatus and method for forming compound shaped surfaces. A skin conforming to the visual shape of the surface being formed is prepared from a blank sheet of material that is cut to size and includes any desired stamped-out detailing or notched edges or ... | 05/12/1998 |
| 5685076 | Method of constructing a collapsible structure A collapsible structure having front and back ends with front and back support members includes a single central support member to pass in a direct line along the cover and thus support the entire structure at roughly the center of the cover. The item may... | 11/11/1997 |
| 5681197 | Method of fixing to frame electrode or shadow mask for color image receiving tube A method for fixing to a frame an electrode or a shadow mask for an image receiving tube. The method includes steps for stretching, in opposite directions, supporting ends of a rectangular mask plate having apertures formed between the supporting ends, in... | 10/28/1997 |
| 5669130 | Device for assembling a seat back of a seat A seat back assembling device designed for engaging two hook members of an incomplete seat back unit with each other to close the corresponding opened side thereof so as to form a complete seat back. In the device, all required operative mechanisms are co... | 09/23/1997 |
| 5627321 | Method of straining a diaphragm and a device therefor A method of straining a diaphragm and a device therefor. The diaphragm (3) is placed between two preferably ring-shaped frame parts (1, 2). In addition at least between one frame part (1, 2) and the diaphragm (3) is placed a resilient body (4), which touc... | 05/06/1997 |
| 5603150 | Upholstering apparatus An upholstering apparatus is provided including a frame, a work-supporting plate operably mounted on the frame including a nest configured to support a sheet of upholstery material, especially fabric, and a substrate. A clamp on the frame is configured to... | 02/18/1997 |
| 5586377 | System for covering a cushion member with a trim cover assembly A system for covering a cushion member with a sack-like trim cover assembly, which includes a securing mechanism with support element and a covering guide mechanism. The sack-liked trim cover assembly is turned inside out and secured on the securing mecha... | 12/24/1996 |
