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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8132322 | Automatic inserting method, system and device for PCB board The present invention relates to the electronic manufacturing field and provides an automatic inserting method, an inserting system and an inserting device for a PCB board The method includes: obtaining the insertion paths for insertion of components in the PCB, cal... | 03/13/2012 |
| 8117746 | Method and machine for installing electrical box, wiring, and receptacle or switch simultaneously A machine for installing electrical box, wiring, and receptacles or switch simultaneously, A process that allows electricians to perform all 3 tasks at one time without the need to return to install receptacles or switch after wallboard is installed, Comprised of: H... | 02/21/2012 |
| 8117745 | Method of using a foldable card as a USB contact The method is for using a foldable card as a USB contact. A foldable flat card has a folding line and a foldable front flap section and foldable rear flap section. The card has contact segments. The front flap section is upwardly folded until the front flap section ... | 02/21/2012 |
| 8108994 | Process for manufacturing electrosurgical forceps with composite material tips An electrosurgical forceps has at least the tip of one blade member formed of a composite material having aligned elongated particles of nickel interspersed in a matrix of silver particles. The tip can be provided as a tip member attached, such as by brazing, to the... | 02/07/2012 |
| 8087165 | Lightweight audio system for automotive applications and method A lightweight radio/CD player for vehicular application is virtually “fastenerless” and includes a case and frontal interface formed of polymer based material that is molded to provide details to accept audio devices such as playback mechanisms (if desired) and ... | 01/03/2012 |
| 8074353 | Methods of providing semiconductor components within sockets The invention includes methods of utilizing removable mechanical precising mechanisms and/or optical-based precising mechanisms to align chips within sockets. The sockets can be configured so that compression of the sockets opens a clamping mechanism. A chip can be ... | 12/13/2011 |
| 8051561 | Method of manufacturing an image drum A method of manufacturing an image drum includes fixing a control circuit board inside the drum body so that a plurality of terminals of the control circuit board are located in the slot formed longitudinally on the drum body, forming an insulation layer to the enti... | 11/08/2011 |
| 7979984 | LED lamp manufacturing method An improved LED lamp manufacturing method is described. An LED lamp bulb and a pair of electrical cables are provided. The LED lamp bulb is electrically coupled with the pair of electrical cables. A main body is provided to enclose the LED lamp bulb, wherein the mai... | 07/19/2011 |
| 7966723 | Method for facilitating access to electronic components An electronics component support assembly and an electronics system assembly employing the component support assembly are provided. The component support assembly includes a rotatable base support and a component connector assembly. The rotatable base support is siz... | 06/28/2011 |
| 7963031 | Package for semiconductor device and method of manufacturing the same In a package for a semiconductor device, a core substrate has two metal plates, each of which includes a first through hole, a second through hole, a projection, and an insulating layer formed on its surface. The metal plates are stacked in a manner that the project... | 06/21/2011 |
| 7941917 | Methods of assembling cable seals A method of sealing a cable penetration includes assembling a cable seal and inserting the cable seal into a cable penetration. Assembling the cable seal includes adhering at least a portion of a heat-shrinkable tubing to at least a portion of a cable outer jacket, ... | 05/17/2011 |
| 7905015 | Method for terminating a telecommunications cable A method for terminating a telecommunications cable where the cable comprises a plurality of twisted pairs of wires is disclosed. The method comprises providing an interconnection module comprising a pair of contacts for each of the twisted pairs, aligning the end p... | 03/15/2011 |
| 7886439 | Ground stud installation on composite structures for electrostatic charges Apparatus for bleeding electrical charge and methods for installing a ground stud in a composite structure. The apparatus includes a ground stud and a composite structure including a hole. In one embodiment the ground stud engages the hole in the composite structure... | 02/15/2011 |
| 7870666 | Wire routing tool and method A wire routing tool includes a guiding tip, a malleable shaft having a first end operatively connected to said guiding tip and a second end, and a guiding head having a first end operatively connected to said second end of said malleable shaft and a second end inclu... | 01/18/2011 |
| 7823279 | Method for using an in package power supply to supply power to an integrated circuit and to a component A packaged device may be provided with an in package power supply. The in package power supply may be selectively coupled to another component when the packaged device is not active. ... | 11/02/2010 |
| 7814652 | Method of making through-hole vias in a substrate A sensor assembly for sensors such as microfabricated resonant sensors is disclosed. The disclosed assembly provides improved performance of the sensors by providing a thermally insensitive environment and short pathways for signals to travel to processing component... | 10/19/2010 |
| 7774933 | Method of manufacturing ultrasound catheters An ultrasonic catheter is manufactured by providing an inner tube having an inner diameter sufficient to accommodate a guidewire, and mounting a tubular ultrasound radiating member around a distal region of the inner tube. Two electrical conductors are positioned al... | 08/17/2010 |
| 7765693 | Electrically connecting two substrates using a resilient wire bundle captured in an aperture of an interposer by a retention member A method and apparatus for electrically connecting two substrates using resilient wire bundles captured in apertures of an interposer by a retention film. The interposer comprises an electrically non-conductive carrier having two surfaces and apertures extending fro... | 08/03/2010 |
| 7726017 | Method of fabricating an electrical feedthru A method and apparatus for electrically interfacing between two or more distinct environments. The method and apparatus are directed to an electrical feedthru with exterior traces traversing a core. The electrical feedthru may be very small, facilitating its use in ... | 06/01/2010 |
| 7617599 | Sensor packaging method for a human contact interface Methods of packaging systems pressure-sensitive devices that are subject to human contact force are disclosed. The methods include coupling and attaching the sensing devices and at least one other integrated circuit to a substrate; applying and curing a relatively-s... | 11/17/2009 |
| 7614148 | Method of providing connector compatibility for data interface Cable connection unions are rapidly replaced in a universal seismic data acquisition-module without opening a main electronic circuitry protective chamber. Different connector types required for the many data transmission cable designs needed to service a wide range... | 11/10/2009 |
| 7603773 | Towing vehicle receptacle adaptor Disclosed are apparatus and methods for adapting a first receptacle coupled to a vehicle to power a second receptacle coupled to the vehicle without the need for modifying the vehicle's electrical system wiring. A method is provided in which a vehicle plug connected... | 10/20/2009 |
| 7562448 | Method of preventing electrically induced fires in gas tubing The present invention provides a method of preventing electrically induced fires in household gas tubing. The method involves coupling conductive wire and conductive appliance connectors to the gas tubing, wherein the conductive wire provides direct electrical conta... | 07/21/2009 |
| 7559140 | Method for mounting multishaft servo amplifier module In a method for mounting a plurality of multishaft servo-amplifier modules, each of which has an identical shape and an identical function to each other and carries semiconductor power elements, on a multishaft servo-amplifier for driving motors, a plurality of mult... | 07/14/2009 |
| 7533460 | Method for partitioning banks of processors in large computer systems Systems and methods for operatively connecting processor banks in large computer systems are disclosed herein. In one embodiment, a computer system includes a first bank of processors, a second bank of processors spaced apart from the first bank of processors, and a... | 05/19/2009 |
| 7523551 | Manufacturing method of a multi-layer circuit board embedded with a passive component A manufacturing method of a multi-layer circuit board embedded with a passive component includes the steps of: providing a conductive foil which has one or more pairs of metal protruding points; connecting a passive element to the corresponding metal protruding poin... | 04/28/2009 |
| 7513038 | Method of connecting electric signals between electronic apparatus In a method of connecting electric signals between electronic apparatus, various signal terminals or sockets used to connecting power supply, audio/video signals, or transmission cables are integrated into a stackable connection terminal interface. Each of the conne... | 04/07/2009 |
| 7454834 | Method of fabricating semiconductor chip assemblies A method of making a microelectronic package includes providing a first microelectronic element having electrically conductive parts and including first and second surfaces and providing a compliant element including a releasable adhesive over the first surface of t... | 11/25/2008 |
| 7441316 | Method for manufacturing electronic apparatus A method for manufacturing an electronic apparatus comprises forming a quartz crystal tuning fork resonator having a fundamental mode of vibration and a second overtone mode of vibration each comprised of a flexural mode of an inverse phase, a series resistance R | 10/28/2008 |
| 7430799 | Apparatus for deforming flexible cable sections extending between rigid printed circuit boards A method for preforming of two or more flexible cables in an arrangement consisting of a combination of rigid printed circuit boards and flexible cable sections extending therebetween. Moreover, also provided is an apparatus for the preforming of two or more flexibl... | 10/07/2008 |
| 7425818 | Apparatus for connecting a prime mover driven alternator to a circuit with an existing alternating current The present invention provides a connector arrangement operative to connect a prime mover driven alternator to an alternating current circuit with an existing alternating current. For example, the connector arrangement may be used to connect an alternator driven by ... | 09/16/2008 |
| 7413790 | Adhesive attachment with electrical ground An adhesive attachment is provided for securely mounting an attachment component such as a threaded stud or the like on the surface of a selected substrate, wherein the adhesive attachment provides an electrically conductive ground path for grounding the attachment ... | 08/19/2008 |
| 7408112 | Outlet cover with barrier wall An outlet cover with barrier wall, the cover for an outlet box mounted in a building wall including an outer wall with an outer opening formed in the outer wall; a surrounding wall integrally joined to an outer periphery of the outer wall and extending substantially... | 08/05/2008 |
| 7380337 | Holder for electronic component, holding sheet for electronic component, electronic module using holder, electronic module using holding sheet, lamination of electronic modules, method for manufacturing electronic module, and method for testing electronic module A first cavity in a holder is provided with a plurality of spiral contactors and a thermosetting adhesive member. In a state where a first bare chip is mounted in the first cavity and spherical contactors on the first bare chip are pressed against the plurality of s... | 06/03/2008 |
| 7377034 | Method for flexible circuits A flexible printed circuit improves data transfer rates by disposing ground wires in a ground plane proximate to signal wires disposed in a signal channel plane. One or more ground wires is associated with each signal wire pair or each signal wire for imaging of the... | 05/27/2008 |
| 7370410 | Method of manufacturing a device, device, non-contact type card medium, and electronic equipment Wirings 2B1 are formed by application of heat treatment after an ink jet system is used to discharge a conductive liquid L onto a provisional substrate 5 having a predetermined repellent property, bonding an insulating layer 4B1 to... | 05/13/2008 |
| 7367121 | Electrical wiring method An electrical box is mounted on a wall stud, and a wiring panel is installed within the electrical box so as to partition the interior of the electrical box into a user inaccessible wiring compartment and a user accessible module compartment. A protective cover is a... | 05/06/2008 |
| 7363694 | Method of testing using compliant contact structures, contactor cards and test system A compliant contact structure and contactor card for operably coupling with a semiconductor device to be tested includes a substantially planar substrate with a compliant contact formed therein. The compliant contact structure includes a portion fixed within the sub... | 04/29/2008 |
| 7358722 | Integrated three-dimensional magnetic sensing device and method to fabricate an integrated three-dimensional magnetic sensing device An integrated three-dimensional magnetic or any field sensing device and a method to fabricate an integrated three-dimensional magnetic sensing device is presented. An integrated three-dimensional magnetic sensing device comprises an apparatus that defines at least ... | 04/15/2008 |
| 7353595 | Method for manufacturing a printed circuit board that mounts an integrated circuit device thereon A tape substrate includes IC lands electrically connected to pins of a driver IC (integrated circuit), circuit board terminal lands electrically connected to an external circuit board, test lands for testing the driver IC mounted on the tape substrate, and a plating... | 04/08/2008 |
