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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8127424 | Method for assembling components of a microstimulator An electrode assembly includes an electrode electrically connected to a capacitor with a wire. An assembly carrier may be used to hold and secure at least the wire and capacitor during assembly. A method of assembly for attaching a wire to a capacitor and an electro... | 03/06/2012 |
| 8042253 | Method of manufacturing a golf club head, of the wood type, by assembling welding, and finish grinding the weld joints A club head manufacture method has steps of: (a) providing a sole base, a crown cover and a striking face plate; (b) assembling a club head; (c) fore-welding the club head; (d) post-welding the club head; and (e) grinding an outer surface of the club head. When the ... | 10/25/2011 |
| 8011081 | Bedknife for reel cutting unit and manufacturing method for same A method of manufacturing a bedknife for a reel cutting unit comprises providing a base having a tool steel insert that forms a cutting edge of the bedknife. The base comprises a heat treatable steel. Both the base and the insert are heat treated prior to joining th... | 09/06/2011 |
| 7963019 | Method of roll-forming an automotive support member A roll-forming process for the manufacture of a structural member can be used in the manufacture of an automotive vehicle. The roll-forming process creates a component that has multiple cells with an integral internal web separating the cells, enhancing the strength... | 06/21/2011 |
| 7870656 | Method for connecting two or more metal sheets or profile parts, especially of an automobile body segment, and said automobile body segment description Method for connecting two or more metal sheets or profile parts, especially of an automobile body segment as well as said automobile body segment. A method is described for joining two or more metal sheets and/or profile parts of which typically one is... | 01/18/2011 |
| 7607210 | Method and machine for the production of reinforcement and dowel side frames for concrete reinforcement from wire or rod or other material of prismatic cross section According to the method, the transversal wire or rebar to be formed (1) and the longitudinal wires or rebars or other material of prismatic cross section (2), (3) are fed to the main forming and welding machine subsystem, in a stepwise manner, a... | 10/27/2009 |
| 7520043 | Method of securing a tube in a bore through a spherical wall, and a device for depositing welding material in a facing An annular facing is machined in an inside surface of the spherical wall around the periphery of a zone where the wall has a bore for securing the tube passing therethrough. A first welding material is deposited in the facing, and the bore is made by drilling throug... | 04/21/2009 |
| 7386938 | Method of joining hydroformed tubular members A hydroformed dovetail joint and method of joining tubular members includes a first hydroformed tubular member having a depression therein and a second hydroformed tubular member having an end. The end of the second hydroformed tubular member is disposed over the de... | 06/17/2008 |
| 7350280 | Method to seal reactive materials under vacuum A method of sealing a low enriched uranium (LEU) foil in a vacuum is provided. The LEU foil is inserted into a stainless steel foil pouch. Sealing components are assembled with the stainless steel foil pouch with a vacuum pump connection extending through an opening... | 04/01/2008 |
| 7334528 | Well car with cross member A well car for carrying shipping containers has a pair of end structures supported by rail car trucks, a pair of first and second spaced apart side beams extending between the end structures and a well defined therebetween. A container support cross member is mounte... | 02/26/2008 |
| 7328494 | Driving tool having piston and driver blade A method for fixing a driver blade to a piston of a fastener driving tool having a housing, a cylinder, a piston having a piston body and a boss with a groove, extending in the axial direction, and a driver blade having a pair of protrusions. The method includes pos... | 02/12/2008 |
| 7325290 | Method of manufacturing vibration and noise reduction assembly A method is disclosed for manufacturing a multi-part component that dampens vibration and noise caused by forces acting on the component. A pre-formed first part is treated for application of a resilient material. The material is dissolved in a solvent and is select... | 02/05/2008 |
| 7316066 | Method of manufacturing an article by applying heat and pressure, a method of connecting a pipe to a sealed assembly and a connector for use therein A method of manufacturing an article by diffusion bonding at least two metal components (30,36) comprises assembling the metal components (30,36) into a stack relative to each other so that the surfaces (34,40) are in mating contact. The edges o... | 01/08/2008 |
| 7303370 | Fluid flow engine and method of producing a guiding grid A fluid flow engine comprises: a turbine housing including at least one supply channel for supplying a driving fluid; at least one turbine rotor rotatably supported in the turbine housing about an axis of rotation; and a guiding grid of variable turbine geometry rad... | 12/04/2007 |
| 7278197 | Method for producing a tool A tool 10 which is made by a method which efficiently allows internal passageways, such as passageway 50, which are at least partially circumscribed by thermally conductive material 103, to be formed in the tool 10, thereby allowing for e... | 10/09/2007 |
| 7263754 | Truck sleeper A truck cab and sleeper unit are extended using a preferred stepped aerodynamic roof which at a first ceiling level corresponds to the original sleeper unit ceiling height, and which at a second ceiling level corresponds to the original sleeper unit ceiling height p... | 09/04/2007 |
| 7257874 | Process for manufacturing ring-type metal joints for high pressure ducts Improved process for manufacturing ring-type metal joints for high pressure ducts, characterized because it presents the following steps: a) oval bar manufacturing and b) ring-type metal joints manufacturing, wherein the oval bar manufacturing comprises the followin... | 08/21/2007 |
| 7237313 | Elongated medical device for intracorporal use Alternative designs, materials and manufacturing methods for medical devices. Some embodiments disclosed deal with attachment of an elongated structure, such as a wire or ribbon, or a tubular member, such as a coil, to an elongated member in an elongated device. For... | 07/03/2007 |
| 7225521 | Method of connecting shaped parts made of plastics material and metal A method of connecting (fixedly joining/attaching) a shaped metal part and a shaped thermoplastics part together is disclosed. The method includes: (a) contacting a surface of the shaped metal part with a surface of the shaped thermoplastic part, thereby forming a c... | 06/05/2007 |
| 7216795 | Mechanical weldable fitting for use in tapping a pipeline A mechanical weldable fitting for use in tapping a pipe includes a first and second metal collar, each formed of attachable upper and lower semi-toroidal portions that when assembled on the pipe providing spaced-apart external cylindrical surfaces. Each collar havin... | 05/15/2007 |
| 7182159 | Drill member for rock drilling and a method for manufacturing the drill member A drill member for percussive rock drilling is formed by forming a compound component and friction welding the compound component to the end of a drill rod. The compound component is formed by welding a core part within a shell part and machining a thread into eithe... | 02/27/2007 |
| 7174618 | Reinforcing and strengthening device and method to prevent de-bonding of foam insulation Methods and apparatuses are provided for preventing de-bonding of insulation from a propellant container surface. When assembled to a propellant container, the container includes a substrate having an outer surface, a base material having an overall rough outer surf... | 02/13/2007 |
| 7165710 | Method and apparatus for fastening steel framing with a spin weld pin A spin weld pin according the principles of the present invention can be rotated at a high speed relative to two or more framing members by a torque transmitting device. An axial force is applied to the pin as it rotates so that the pin contacts the framing members ... | 01/23/2007 |
| 7162787 | Method for constructing a honeycomb extrusion die A honeycomb extrusion die includes an inlet face having a plurality of feed channels, and a discharge face having an array of intersecting honeycomb discharge slots. The extrusion die also includes a bonded array of pin elements each exposed on the discharge face of... | 01/16/2007 |
| 7131198 | Process and device for producing metallic honeycomb bodies using radiation heaters A method for producing metallic honeycomb bodies contains the step of stacking and/or winding of at least partially structured metallic foils to form a honeycomb structure with channels. The metallic foils are heated using at least one radiant heater from the open f... | 11/07/2006 |
| 7127813 | Method for the production of pistons having depression edge armoring, for internal combustion engines A method for the production of pistons having depression edge armoring for internal combustion engines, in which a more heat-resistant armoring ring, in comparison with a forged piston blank having a combustion depression, is connected with the piston blank in the r... | 10/31/2006 |
| 7107682 | Method for manufacturing tubes and profiles The invention relates to a method for manufacturing tubes and profiles with variable wall thickness over the length. The method comprises the steps of flexible rolling of continuous material strip with variable thickness in the longitudinal direction of the strip ma... | 09/19/2006 |
| 7043818 | Vehicle axle and method and apparatus for manufacturing the same A vehicle shaft has a rigid intermediate portion with a shaft journal welded to each of the two ends of the shaft portion. The shaft journal and/or the intermediate portion are/is provided with a material thickness reduction within a distance a from the contact surf... | 05/16/2006 |
| 6918167 | Method of attaching and aligning a closure panel A method of aligning and duplicating alignment includes welding a washer over a larger opening in a hinge once in an aligned position relative to a vehicle door. The door is mounted into an alignment fixture and the hinges are installed over threaded studs extending... | 07/19/2005 |
| 6883699 | Rivet with sliding cap for friction stir riveting A friction stir rivet is rotated and driven through a first fusible workpiece into an engaged second fusible workpiece, causing local portions of the first and second workpieces to plasticize. A slideable cap contacts the exposed surface of the first workpiece short... | 04/26/2005 |
| 6836948 | Method of joining a sheet metal part to a metal tube The present invention provides a method of joining a sheet metal part to a metal tube to form an assembly. In an overlapping configuration, the parts are held together under a clamping force while a self-piercing rivet is driven through the assembly by a welding ele... | 01/04/2005 |
| 6725522 | Method of assembling target and backing plates A low temperature target and backing plate bonding process and assemblies made thereby. A plurality of male projections (8) are formed in one member (2) of the assembly with a plurality of corresponding female recesses (9) formed in the other me... | 04/27/2004 |
| 6704991 | Method for forming a railway car with improved crosstie connections A connection or weld attachment and method are disclosed for use in connecting a first structural member with a second structural member. An end plate is preferably attached to one end of the first structural member. The end plate and first structural member may the... | 03/16/2004 |
| 6702535 | Rivet with sliding cap and extendable stirrer for friction stir riveting A friction stir rivet is rotated and driven through a first fusible workpiece into an engaged second fusible workpiece, causing local portions of the first and second workpieces to plasticize. A slideable cap contacts the exposed surface of the first work... | 03/09/2004 |
| 6694593 | Method for making identity cores for ultrasound seals The invention concerns a method for making identity cores for ultrasound seals. Each core comprises a chip consisting of a brazed stack of metal disks 1 bearing at least one notch 3, the resulting identity being defined by the number, the size and the ran... | 02/24/2004 |
| 6688000 | Joining of tubular parts in a T-joint by riveting/brazing In attempting to reduce deformity when joining vehicle frame components, a riveting/brazing process has been proposed. This process includes joining tubular members, such as hydroformed parts, by cutting at least one flange into one end of a first body me... | 02/10/2004 |
| 6640414 | Method for attaching metal members A method of attaching metal members, including placing the metal members in contact with each other and fastening them with a metal fastener having a central axis wherein the metal fastener includes an elongated portion having a substantially constant cro... | 11/04/2003 |
| 6588102 | Method of assembling a fuel injector body An engine fuel injector body is assembled using a furnace brazing method to provide structural and hermetic internal joints at interior locations with minimum size and processing. The method of assembling an injector with such an internal hermetic and str... | 07/08/2003 |
| 6588084 | Process for producing a circumferentially closed hollow profile A process is for producing a circumferentially closed hollow profile, which is of frustoconical form in sections, from a sheet-bar blank. To produce hollow profiles of this type, the sheet bar is cut to size so that a blank with a rectangular section and ... | 07/08/2003 |
| 6539631 | Tapered trailer with horizontal seams and support rails A process for manufacturing a sidewall for a trailer in the shape of a trapezoid having a right edge and a left edge of differing lengths and the top edge perpendicular to the right and left edges. A first rectangular sheet has lengths of a top and a bott... | 04/01/2003 |
