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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7832077 | Method of manufacturing a coiled tubing system A method of manufacturing a coiled tubing system may involve introducing a first continuous length of coiled tubing onto a surface of a continuous length of flat metal, arranging the first coiled tubing such that the longitudinal axis of the first coiled tubing is p... | 11/16/2010 |
| 7735209 | Method and apparatus for the attachment of a fastener element to a component, in particular to a sheet metal part A method and an apparatus for the attachment of a fastener element to a component, for example a sheet metal part, wherein the fastener element has an axis of symmetry, a head part having a contact surface which enters into contact with the component, a fastening se... | 06/15/2010 |
| 7478469 | Method and apparatus for assembling a 2-piece skin door A method and apparatus for assembling a 2-piece skin door comprising a bottom skin (10) and a top skin (20) wherein each of the bottom and top skins' longitudinal edges have been bent and folded to complementarily hem each other in an interlocking mann... | 01/20/2009 |
| 7379787 | Method for forming a tangible item and a tangible item formed by the method A method and a tangible item 10 which is produced by the use of various softly created sectional members, such as members 12, 14, 16, which are selectively and softly and selectively moved or rotated, in whole or in part, used to create physical sectio... | 05/27/2008 |
| 7357414 | Closure for a gas supply system A seal for a gas supply system of metal, in particular for sealing an airbag conduit, wherein, during operation, the gas supply system has a gas-conducting cross-section and a wall of metal, wherein in the area which seals the cross-section of the gas supply system,... | 04/15/2008 |
| 7172519 | Golf club head composed of damascene patterned metal A golf club head composed of a damascene patterned metal, such as a Damascus steel, is disclosed. The golf club head may be a putter head or an iron-type club head with a majority of the club head body formed of the damascene patterned metal, or a wood-type club hea... | 02/06/2007 |
| 7162788 | Pot and pan washing machine A non-welded field joint for connecting two portions of a pot and pan washing machine together as a single unit is provided. ... | 01/16/2007 |
| 7146702 | Method and apparatus for forming a mono-diameter wellbore casing A mono-diameter wellbore casing. The mono-diameter wellbore casing is formed by plastically deforming and radially expanding a first tubular member within a wellbore. A second tubular member is then plastically deformed and radially expanded in overlapping relation ... | 12/12/2006 |
| 7137201 | Method and apparatus for the production of locally reinforced sheet-metal mouldings and products made thereby A method and apparatus is provided for the production of locally reinforced drawn parts, in which the basic sheet of the structural part, in the flat or only preformed state, is connected in a defined position to the reinforcing sheet and this patched composite shee... | 11/21/2006 |
| 7104719 | Peripheral connecting region of two sheets and peripheral connection method In a peripheral connecting region of two sheets including two overlapping flanges of the sheets, the sheets are connected to each other such that they cannot be displaced relative to each other. In order to be able to connect high-strength sheets or other sheets whi... | 09/12/2006 |
| 7100263 | Structure manufacturing method A liquid application material that is capable of forming an oxidized insulator as a result of baking is applied onto a support substrate to produce an object of processing. Then, a mold having projection structures with intervals of nanometers is pressed against the... | 09/05/2006 |
| 7080438 | Junction method and junction tool While at least one of first and second tools 4 and 5 of a junction tool 6 is rotated, a workpiece W made of a plurality of plate materials W1 and W2 superimposed in their thickness directions is nipped between the first and second ... | 07/25/2006 |
| 7024748 | Segment formed flexible fluid containment vessel A flexible fluid containment vessel or vessels fabricated out of segments of fabric clamped together for transporting and containing a large volume of fluid, particularly fresh water. ... | 04/11/2006 |
| 6986193 | Golf club head composed of damascene patterned metal A golf club head composed of a damascene patterned metal, such as a Damascus steel, is disclosed. The golf club head may be a putter head or an iron-type club head with a majority of the club head body formed of the damascene patterned metal, or a wood-type club hea... | 01/17/2006 |
| 6983526 | Cold formed latch wire A latch restraint and safety anchorage system for securing a child safety seat in an automotive vehicle behind the vehicle's seat is provided. One or more latch wires are generally mounted to a cross member of the anchorage system comprised of a pair of spatially se... | 01/10/2006 |
| 6964091 | Wiper blade claw with crimping design A method of manufacturing a wiper blade for a windshield wiper system of motor vehicles with a yoke system for guiding an elongate wiper strip including a lip mounted on a carrier via a web is disclosed. The wiper blade and method of manufacturing the wiper blade in... | 11/15/2005 |
| 6901648 | Method of manufacturing a nickel-base alloy welding filler metal A welding filler metal is manufactured by casting a nickel-base alloy as an extrusion rod having a diameter of from about 0.2 inch to about 0.5 inch. The extrusion rod has at least about 12 grains in the cross section of the extrusion rod. The extrusion rod is extru... | 06/07/2005 |
| 6543132 | Methods of making mud motors The present invention provides methods of forming mud motors. In one method, rollers are urgingly stroked against a tubular member having a mandrel therein that has an outer profile which is the inverse of the desired profile of the stator. In another met... | 04/08/2003 |
| 6473957 | Method and device for connecting overlapping flat parts The invention relates to a method for connecting overlapping flat parts in a mechanical joining process, for example for connecting panels, using a mould stamp (1a) and a matrix which is provided with a recess, the parts to be connected being placed betwe... | 11/05/2002 |
| 6418607 | Method and apparatus for fabricating a hollow body In a method and apparatus for fabricating a hollow body, preferably of sheet metal, such as for example automobile hoods and doors, at least two blanks are held sealingly together and the hollow body is then shaped by internal hydroforming.... | 07/16/2002 |
| 6301768 | Closure panel hemming method A closure panel hemming apparatus includes a lower support supporting a lower hemming die and an upper support spaced from and mounted above the lower support supporting an upper hemming die. The upper and lower supports are relatively vertically moveable... | 10/16/2001 |
| 6279648 | Method of manufacturing cooling devices made up of several metal shaped-section elements for mounting on semiconductor components, shaped-section elements for use in the manufacture of such cooling devices, and cooling devices manufactured by the method A method of manufacturing cooling devices made up of several metal shaped-section elements. The method calls for grooves and beads on each of the shaped-section elements to be fitted into each other and connected by the application of pressure in the tran... | 08/28/2001 |
| 6237834 | Linear friction welded brake shoe assembly The method of this invention for assembling vehicle brake shoes includes the use of linear friction welding. Two generally planar web members having arcuate edges are precisely aligned. Each of the web members preferably includes a series of projections a... | 05/29/2001 |
| 6052902 | Linear motion bearing fabrication A method of forming a rail having an elongate base member and a load bearing insert is disclosed. The method includes forming a base member having surfaces with at least one longitudinal groove and inserting the load bearing insert into the longitudinal g... | 04/25/2000 |
| 5964904 | Method of making an article that comprises dispersion-hardened lead A lead-acid battery according to the invention contains an electrode grid structure that comprises dispersoid-containing lead having relatively high strength and good corrosion resistance. The dispersoid particles exemplarily are selected from the oxides,... | 10/12/1999 |
| 5930898 | Linear motion bearing fabrication A method of forming a rail having an elongate base member and a load bearing insert is disclosed. The method includes forming a base member having surfaces with at least one longitudinal groove and inserting the load bearing insert into the longitudinal g... | 08/03/1999 |
| 5812623 | Self-aligning absorber tube for a control rod in a nuclear reactor A control rod assembly for a nuclear reactor, wherein a plurality of absorber tubes are arranged and welded in a side-by-side array, the improvement wherein each absorber tube is formed with an elongated slot extending substantially the entire length of t... | 09/22/1998 |
| 5768783 | Method for fabricating a flat or centripetal wire Method of making a flat wire of the type comprising a plurality of bars in substantially axially parallel arrangement relative to one another and including wire slots contained inbetween. Said method comprises providing a plurality of bars and providing a... | 06/23/1998 |
| 5718142 | Metal stitcher A hand-held portable power tool for use in an operation for joining and fastening two or more abutting steel plates, the tool comprises: a housing unit; a clamp, a punch, a power mechanism and a punch actuator. The clamp is mounted on the housing unit and... | 02/17/1998 |
| 5701655 | Method and apparatus for making brake shoes A method and apparatus for producing an arcuate brake shoe from a first strip of material which is to provide a web of the shoe and has a plurality of projections extending from one edge and a second strip which has a plurality of corresponding openings t... | 12/30/1997 |
| 5628103 | Method for mounting a seat attachment A seat attachment capable of being mounting on the standard of a seat. The seat attachment comprises a container holder, a first flexible arm extending from the container holder and a second flexible arm extending from the container holder. A first mounti... | 05/13/1997 |
| 5542470 | Crimped joint design for clamshell heat exchanger The edge seal mechanism of the present invention may be used in connection with clamshell or other formed sheet metal heat exchanger apparatus of the kind utilized for directing hot flue gases into a defined combustion chamber and into various forms of fl... | 08/06/1996 |
| 5369235 | Process for manufacturing a contacting device, contacting device and its use An end (2) of an electrical connecting line (1) for feeding a switching current is connected in an electrically conductive fashion, engaging through a recess (4) of a contact support (3), to a contacting piece (7) arranged on the contact support (3). In o... | 11/29/1994 |
| 5357667 | Process for producing a sheet-metal jacket for pallet containers with an inner container of a synthetic resin A process for producing sheet-metal jackets, especially for pallet containers with an inner container of a synthetic resin, wherein a rectangular cut-to-size sheet-metal blank, the narrow sides of which are folded over into rims, is bent into a tubular me... | 10/25/1994 |
| 5279033 | Method of making a beam for a decorative suspended ceiling A grid beam of inverted T cross section for a suspended ceiling is made from a first strip of metal. A second strip is secured in the bottom of the flange of the beam by flats from the first strip, so that a three-dimensional effect from essentially flat ... | 01/18/1994 |
| 5259166 | Roofing system for potable water A method and system for applying a water gathering and channeling roof covering onto the upper roof of a building, which roof is at least slightly pitched, wherein fully annealed sheets of at least 99% titanium with a thickness of less than 0.020 inches a... | 11/09/1993 |
| 5243750 | Method for forming seams in box-shaped members A method and apparatus for forming the locking bend on a Pittsburgh type seam used in joining the sections during assembly of box-shaped sheet metal ducts. The apparatus provides a means for securely holding the duct without the use of a mandrel to permit... | 09/14/1993 |
| 5222288 | Method for forming a spiral-wound flexible piping Flexible piping includes a first, spiral-wound band forming an inner winding and a second, spiral-wound band forming an outer winding in covering relationship over the inner winding. Inner and outer spiral-wound bands of insulating material are wound betw... | 06/29/1993 |
| 5121537 | Method of production of anchor-bonded composite structures A method of producing an anchor bonded composite plate. Anchor cavities are formed in a base plate by placing a forming plate with a circular hole therethrough over the base plate at a selected anchor cavity location. A punch placed through the circular h... | 06/16/1992 |
| 5104027 | Method of explosion welding An explosion welding method in which plating material is explosion welded to a base material with the aid of a reflected percussion wave generated by a detonating charge. The invention is characterized by placing the explosive charge (1) on that surface o... | 04/14/1992 |
