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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7350558 | Method of venting a spray metal mold The present invention relates to a novel method of venting a spray metal molding surface. More particularly the invention relates to a method of manufacturing a mold using a thermal spray process to produce a metal surface containing passages in the spray metal to v... | 04/01/2008 |
| 7331097 | Method of manufacturing a workpiece chuck A workpiece chuck includes an upper assembly on which can be mounted a flat workpiece such as a semiconductor wafer. A lower assembly is mountable to a base that supports the chuck. A non-constraining attachment means such as vacuum, springs or resilient washers app... | 02/19/2008 |
| 7322082 | Eyeglass lens processing apparatus An eyeglass lens processing apparatus for processing a periphery of an eyeglass lens, the apparatus includes: a lens chuck shaft that holds and rotates the lens; an end mill that processes the periphery of the lens; an end mill tilting unit that varies a tilt of the... | 01/29/2008 |
| 7320166 | Speed sensor encoder wheel and method of making A method of making an encoder for use in a speed sensor includes providing a metal tube. A material containing ferrite is then extruded over the metal tube to produce an encoder tube. The encoder tube is cut to a given length to form an encoder. The encoder is then ... | 01/22/2008 |
| 7316057 | Method of manufacturing a rotating apparatus disk A method (20) of fabricating a large component such as a gas turbine or compressor disk (32) from segregation-prone materials such as Alloy 706 or Alloy 718 when the size of the ingot required is larger than the size that can be predictably formed with... | 01/08/2008 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 7263758 | System and method for casting toilet bowls The present invention provides an improved system and method for casting toilets. In the disclosed method, at least one of a shell, engine and rim configuration for a toilet is provided, wherein the configuration is selected from a plurality of shell, engine and rim... | 09/04/2007 |
| 7219409 | Method of remodeling a countertop A method of remodeling a subsisting countertop by casting a polymer-modified cementitious casting compound thereupon has some of the following steps. Given a subsisting countertop, without altering it, temporarily attaching edging forms or flow checks around all the... | 05/22/2007 |
| 7207105 | Method for producing an integral ceramic circuit board A substrate for mounting an electronic component, includes a baseplate having a main surface formed with or without a recess. A ceramic substrate is provided on the main surface of the baseplate and has a smaller size than the baseplate. A metal layer is provided to... | 04/24/2007 |
| 7169023 | Method and apparatus for manufacturing hourglass worm rolling die An apparatus manufactures a die for rolling an hourglass worm in improved processing accuracy. The apparatus includes a swing table swung, a movement table mounted on the swing table, and a workpiece shaft arranged on the movement table. The axis of a disk-shaped wo... | 01/30/2007 |
| 7143498 | Method of manufacturing, 100% grained with non-shut-off condition two shot interior component The present invention relates to a two-shot, non-shut-off method of manufacturing a 100% grained trim component for a vehicle. The method includes actuating a tool insert between a mold cavity and a secondary void to form a molded trim component having a groove. A f... | 12/05/2006 |
| 7093359 | Composite structure formed by CMC-on-insulation process A method of manufacturing a composite structure uses a layer of an insulating material (22) as a mold for forming a substrate of a ceramic matrix composite (CMC) material (24). The insulating material may be formed in the shape of a cylinder (10... | 08/22/2006 |
| 7076857 | Method for making foamed products A method for making foamed products includes the steps of: (a) foaming a foamable blank at an elevated temperature; (b) forming a plurality of blind holes in the blank which has been foamed, by using a mold having a plurality of protrusions, the protrusions pressing... | 07/18/2006 |
| 7051290 | Graphical interface for receiving eyeglass prescription information A high volume lens curing system is described. The high volume lens curing system is configured to cure multiple eyeglass lenses in a continuous manner. The lens curing system includes a computer-implemented method configured to collect prescription information, sav... | 05/23/2006 |
| 7024750 | Method for the manufacture of layered metal product slabs and layered metal product slabs A method for the production of a layered metal slab by casting, which strip contains a central layer (2) and surface layers (3) on either side of it. The central layer (2) is introduced as a strip through a mould (4), into which is introd... | 04/11/2006 |
| 6983540 | Method for manufacturing elastic cylindrical body and method for manufacturing elastic roll A liquid mixture containing a liquid polymeric material and a granular filler is injected into a mold (11) for centrifugal molding and subjected to centrifugal molding, thereby preparing a cylindrical body including a homogeneous dispersion layer (2) h... | 01/10/2006 |
| 6974554 | Potting method A method of forming a pot for an array of hollow fiber membranes (7) is provided, including the steps of placing the ends (6) of the fiber membranes (7) in a mould (5); forming a first layer (20) of curable resin material in a non-... | 12/13/2005 |
| 6957489 | Method for producing a light-alloy bearing bush with a rough external surface The aim of the invention is to produce a light-alloy bearing bush with a rough external surface. To achieve this, particles, which are subsequently surrounded in part by the molten metal, are applied to the surface of the casting mould. When the bearing bush is rele... | 10/25/2005 |
| 6950713 | Method for creating a three-dimensional engraving in a solid and a product created by said method A method for creating a three-dimensional engraving within a solid. A three-dimensional illustration of the solid is scanned into a numerical controller associated with a machining center. The 3D illustration is projected in the solid according to individual depths ... | 09/27/2005 |
| 6915570 | Resin roller and device and method for manufacturing the resin roller A resin roller (10) is produced by disposing a core body (21) in a forming metal mold (1) having a cylindrical metal mold (13) and core supporting members (14) furnished at both edge parts of the cylindrical metal mold (13) ... | 07/12/2005 |
| 6877334 | Cooling unit and manufacturing method of the same A cooling unit adapted for use in a freezing mechanism, which is composed a metallic cylindrical evaporator housing and a metallic freezing pipe helically wound on an outer periphery of the evaporator housing for thermal contact with the evaporator housing, wherein ... | 04/12/2005 |
| 6842979 | Method of producing a cylinder in a two-cycle engine A method is provided for producing a cylinder in a two-cycle engine. The cylinder bore is first machined as a preparation for the provision of a coating. The thereby resulting window edges that surround an inlet window are then at least partially chamfered. The cyli... | 01/18/2005 |
| 6836952 | Mouse pad fabrication method A mouse pad fabrication method utilizing bark sourced from the cork tree. After the purging and cleaning of surface foreign matter, the tree bark is pulverized into appropriately minute particles. These are then blended with a natural resin glue and after becoming m... | 01/04/2005 |
| 6818162 | Method of manufacture of baby-feeding nipple There are provided methods for fabricating baby bottle nipples which mimic the function of the human breast nipple. In the human breast nipple, milk is delivered to the baby through 15-25 fluid-delivery capillaries called lactiferous ducts. These ducts are 2-4 centi... | 11/16/2004 |
| 6796030 | Method of fabricating a vehicle body frame for a motorcycle To adopt die casts product as parts of a vehicle body frame. A vehicle body frame is provide with an alumite treating, showing that brightness and appearance of pivot plates which are die cast products differ from those of non-die cast products, head pipes, longitud... | 09/28/2004 |
| 6772502 | Methods for casting a motor end shield A cast end shield includes an opening extending therethrough and an insert at least partially embedded within the end shield at the opening. The end shield also includes a plurality of slots extending to the insert. In one embodiment, the insert is a substantially c... | 08/10/2004 |
| 6757960 | Method for manufacturing hermetically sealed pressure detecting apparatus A pressure detecting apparatus is composed of a first case insert-molded with connector pins, and a second case made of metal. The first case and the second case are assembled together to form a pressure detection chamber hermetically sealed with an O-shaped ring sa... | 07/06/2004 |
| RE38494 | Method of construction for density screening outer transport walls A method for combining three different means of constructing the concentric layers of the outer collecting wall for industrial size centrifuges, whereby treating the inward-facing elements of easily cast or stamped materials using processes such as Physical Vapor De... | 04/13/2004 |
| 6671958 | Method for producing a roll for a paper/boardmaking machine A roll for a paper or board machine is produced by forming a tubular roll blank by bending out of a planar sheet or by means of centrifugal casting. The roll blank is first coated with a material having a modulus of elasticity and a density lower than tho... | 01/06/2004 |
| 6626468 | Pipe joint, its manufacturing method, and fluid device using the same A pipe joint is made by filling resin in at least an inside of a hole passed through the substrate and opened at the substrate's surface. A resin die is formed projected out of the surface of the substrate. A layer-form member is formed integrally at the ... | 09/30/2003 |
| 6613106 | Membrane electrode assemblies Membrane electrode assemblies are described that include an ion conductive membrane a catalyst adjacent to the major surfaces of the ion conductive membrane and a porous particle filled polymer membrane adjacent to the ion conductive membrane. The catalys... | 09/02/2003 |
| 6438841 | Device for holding fixing roller, method for manufacturing fixing roller, and image forming apparatus There is described a method for manufacturing fixing rollers and a roller body holding device utilized for manufacturing fixing rollers. The method includes steps of press-fitting flanges into a roller body, shaped in a hollow cylinder, from each of both ... | 08/27/2002 |
| 6434811 | Weighting system for a golf club head A golf club head has a weight compartment within a hollow interior, and a weight member that is injected into the weight compartment subsequent to formation of the body of the golf club head. The preferred weight member is bismuth. The golf club head has ... | 08/20/2002 |
| 6412825 | Assembly of an end-fitting and a flexible pipe An assembly of an end-fitting and a flexible pressure pipe which is of a non-bonded structure and comprises a number of layers including at least one layer (5) having a number of helically wound flat metallic tensile armour wires with end parts which, in ... | 07/02/2002 |
| 6378208 | Process for producing a motor vehicle body part in a sandwich construction A process for producing a motor vehicle body part, especially a motor vehicle roof, which is built in a sandwich construction having layers including an outside shell (10) made of a foam material having an outside skin, and an inside shell (11) that is a ... | 04/30/2002 |
| 6345439 | Method for manufacturing a cylinder for internal combustion engine A method of manufacturing a cylinder for an internal combustion engine, which is manufactured by a process wherein a raw cylinder body having an insert core left remained therein is obtained using an insert core comprising a cylindrical body having almost... | 02/12/2002 |
| 6321434 | Method for manufacturing sealing tool A method for manufacturing sealing tool comprising a socket (3) and a head (4) at one end and the other end of a linear element (2) respectively and a protrusion (11) for locking the head (4) in a head-insertion hole (10) of the socket (3), which comprise... | 11/27/2001 |
| 6253442 | Retroreflective cube corner sheeting mold and method for making the same A method is disclosed for manufacturing a plurality of laminae for use in a mold suitable for use in forming retroreflective cube corner articles. Each lamina has opposing first and second major surfaces defining therebetween a first reference plane. Each... | 07/03/2001 |
| 6243935 | Modular work surface and method for making same A self-supporting, solid surface (SS) work surface adapted to be installed atop a support structure is manufactured from one or multiple modules that are joined together to form a visually single SS work surface. Each module includes a centrally-disposed ... | 06/12/2001 |
