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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7377214 | Apparatus and method for temporarily compressing loose, multiply bent, pieces of scrap sheet metal into compacted wafers The bulk volume of large numbers of loose, separated, multiply bent, irregularly shaped scrap sheet metal is temporarily reduced, for transportation and storage of the metal for recycling purposes, by compressing the metal into temporary, compacted wafers formed of ... | 05/27/2008 |
| 7334315 | Method of servicing a channel bus splice assembly For use in switchgear equipment having channel bus bars joined together at a bus joint, there is provided a method of servicing and maintaining a channel bus splice assembly and method. The channel bus splice assembly comprises switchgear or switchboard equipment ha... | 02/26/2008 |
| 7168151 | Method of manufacturing yoke of rotary electric machine A method of manufacturing a yoke includes a step of cutting a steel plate into a rectangular sheet having a plurality of first dovetail convexities at one end thereof and a plurality of second dovetail convexities at the other end, a step of rolling the rectangular ... | 01/30/2007 |
| 7103961 | Production method of amorphous laminate core and amorphous laminate core An amorphous laminated core and a method of making an amorphous laminated core by punching core pieces from amorphous thin sheet material, laminating the plural sheets of core pieces, and forming caulking through-holes by punching. Rod shaped materials are directed ... | 09/12/2006 |
| 7040000 | Method for manufacturing a golf club head A method for manufacturing a golf club head with a disparate metallic material provided on a hosel side of the head, which can improve degree of freedom in the design of a head. A head body is made up of a columnar material body 13 made from a forgeable metal... | 05/09/2006 |
| 6973724 | Method for making a tubular element and resulting tubular element A method for making a tubular element, in particular a motor vehicle front cross member (1), for forming at least an air conduit (2,3,4) including at least two half-shells (5,6) assembled on two outer longitudinal edges (5a, 6 | 12/13/2005 |
| 6895651 | Method for jointing metal components A method for joining metal components includes a body and at least a sideboard. A plurality of lock members are installed on a side of the body. Each of the lock members is punched directly and extended into a shape for being cut into two corresponding bending parts... | 05/24/2005 |
| 6857812 | Process for assembling at least two constituent metal parts in order to create a structure The invention concerns a method for assembling at least two simple sheet metal elements (1, 2, 3, 11, 12, 21, 21′, 22, 22′) for producing a structural part with open section, preferably U-shaped, or closed section, at least one of the metal elements havin... | 02/22/2005 |
| 6804874 | Method of manufacturing yoke of rotary electric machine A method of manufacturing a yoke includes a step of cutting a steel plate into a rectangular sheet having a plurality of first dovetail convexities at one end thereof and a plurality of second dovetail convexities at the other end, a step of rolling the rectangular ... | 10/19/2004 |
| 6754945 | Method of forming a stress isolating joint on a dump body A method of forming a stress isolating joint on a dump body of on an off-highway rubber-tired haulage vehicle includes providing a first plate having an elongated edge, a top side, and a face, and providing a second plate including an elongated edge. Overlapping the... | 06/29/2004 |
| 6722009 | Metallic sheet hydroforming method, forming die, and formed part A sheet hydroforming method is disclosed wherein two stacked metallic sheets are clamped between a pair of upper and lower dies 10, 11 and a fluid is introduced and pressurized between mating surfaces of the metallic sheets, causing the metallic sheets to bul... | 04/20/2004 |
| 6289577 | Method of making a swing actuator A joined metal-resin plate body having a metal plate (1, 12) and a resin plate (2, 13) joined together, in which an insert member having a through-hole therein is embedded in the resin plate. The insert member is in close contact with the resin of the res... | 09/18/2001 |
| 5933938 | Band clamping machine A band clamping machine is provided for clamping a metallic clamping band having a band section, a lever for reducing an inner diameter of the looped band section, and a pair of fixing pieces for holding the lever. The band clamping machine includes a dia... | 08/10/1999 |
| 5725038 | Router baseplate and table A router baseplate and router table, and a method for accurately mounting the baseplate on a router base and machining table top material to receive the baseplate so that the router may be used suspended upside down in the table top. The router baseplate ... | 03/10/1998 |
| 5487219 | Method of manufacturing engine cradles A method for forming a structural member, the method comprising the steps of placing a first sheet member having a length dimension greater than a width dimension in a press, placing a second sheet member having a length dimension greater than a width dim... | 01/30/1996 |
| 5251371 | T-lock shingle attachment for pneumatic nailers A conventional pneumatic nailer commonly used in the construction trades includes a forwardly protruding horizontal T-lock spoon member attached to a nail discharge shoe of the pneumatic nailer to enable a roofer to lock T-shaped tabs of a conventional T-... | 10/12/1993 |
| 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 |
| 5191696 | Method for joining rolled plates In a continuous rolling line wherein the tail end part of a preceding rolled plate and the head end part of a following rolled plate are joined subsequently to a rough rolling and subjected to a following continuous finish rolling: a joining method of rol... | 03/09/1993 |
| 4985979 | Method of installing interference fit sleeved fasteners having radiused intersection for stress coining In this fastening system two or more layers of material are fastened together by inserting a hollow sleeved fastener such as a rivet or a bolt into the hole in a high interference fit to expand the hole radially. The sleeve is configured either as a colla... | 01/22/1991 |
| 4982204 | Method of adjusting the light-emission of a light emitting diode at a given driving current A method is disclosed of adjusting the light-emission of a light-emitting diode to a predetermined output level for a given driving current. The light-emitting diode is irradiated with a laser beam in a manner to burn tiny holes in the light-emitting surf... | 01/01/1991 |
| 4865502 | Fastening means and method for the use of porous materials A fastener for use in porous granular or other easily penetratable material includes as a first element a guide element in the form of a flat plate having opposite faces and at least one guide slot which is open along the opposite faces of the plate and w... | 09/12/1989 |
| 4790623 | Optical fiber cable assemblies A hollow tubular structure having edges held in close proximity by residual compressive forces in the material forming the tubular structure is formed by first drawing a metal or metal alloy strip through a first die and forming an open tube section and t... | 12/13/1988 |
| 4688953 | Bearing race manufactured from preprofiled wire An interlocking thrust washer is disclosed as well as a method for its manufacture. It is made from a flat wire section which is bent into a ring and held together by a complementing tongue and mouth which are formed of opposite ends of the wire. By this ... | 08/25/1987 |
| 4442150 | Flexible two-dimensional material The invention relates to a flexible two-dimensional material, as well as to a method and an apparatus for the production thereof.... | 04/10/1984 |
| 4383354 | Method of forming an interlocking metal joint A metal structure such as a tube having an axial seam formed with interlocked tongues and recesses with in-plane stabilization created by locally moving areas of the metal out of plane to form dimple-like structures ("dimples") either before or after form... | 05/17/1983 |
| 4250612 | Method for working the end of a synthetic resin molding having laminated thereon a metal foil A method of processing the end and joint portion of a decorative molding comprising a synthetic resin base having laminated thereon a layer of metal foil is disclosed. In accordance with the invention areas of reduced thickness are formed in the moldings ... | 02/17/1981 |
| 4248915 | Process for applying a thick inset of antifriction resins on a surface A process is disclosed for applying a thick inset of an antifriction or a thermosetting resin on a metallic surface, comprising the steps of forming a set of parallel and adjoining grooves on said metallic surface, jumping-up alternately the intergroove r... | 02/03/1981 |
