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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8099867 | Method for manufacturing of fuel nozzle floating collar A floating collar is metal injected molded with an excess portion intended to be separated, such as by shearing, from the reminder of the molded floating collar to leave a chamfer thereon and/or remove injection marks. ... | 01/24/2012 |
| 8056232 | Method for manufacturing of fuel nozzle floating collar A floating collar is metal injected moulded with an excess portion intended to be separated, such as by shearing, from the reminder of the moulded floating collar to leave a chamfer thereon and/or remove injection marks. ... | 11/15/2011 |
| 7941923 | Drilled and integrated secondary fuel nozzle and manufacturing method A secondary fuel nozzle is formed by brazing and welding a central core, a cylindrical body, and a unitary secondary fuel nozzle portion. The central core has a central bore for receiving a liquid fuel cartridge, and at least two passages concentric with the central... | 05/17/2011 |
| 7926178 | Method of fuel nozzle construction A method of assembling a fuel nozzle includes providing a first nozzle component and a second nozzle component, wherein the first nozzle component is configured and adapted to engage within the second nozzle component. Braze is applied to at least one of the first a... | 04/19/2011 |
| 7658006 | Method of manufacturing a handle for a beverage dispensing head In a method of manufacturing a beverage dispensing head, a first section is molded to include an exit channel and a first portion of a valve bore. A second section is molded to include an entry channel, a passage through the second section, and a second portion of t... | 02/09/2010 |
| 7654000 | Modular fuel nozzle and method of making A modular fuel nozzle configuration is defined which permits lower-cost manufacturing operations such as injection moulding to be employed. Also described is a method of making such a component. ... | 02/02/2010 |
| 7543383 | Method for manufacturing of fuel nozzle floating collar A floating collar is metal injected moulded with an excess portion intended to be separated, such as by shearing, from the reminder of the moulded floating collar to leave a chamfer thereon and/or remove injection marks. ... | 06/09/2009 |
| 7370417 | Method of installing a mold gate insert in an injection molding apparatus An injection molding apparatus including an injection manifold having a manifold melt channel, a mold plate having a mold bore, and a hot runner nozzle located in the mold bore and having a nozzle melt channel. A mold insert including a melt channel includes an uppe... | 05/13/2008 |
| 7322099 | Method for producing heated components for injection moulding apparatus A method for producing components for injection moulding comprising a body made of thermally conducting material with expansion coefficient matching that of the insulating layers and provided with a passage for the material to be injected. At least one strip of elec... | 01/29/2008 |
| 7316067 | Forming a perforate membrane by laser drilling and a subsequent electro-polishing step A method of forming a perforate membrane (1) is disclosed for use in a liquid transport device. The membrane has at least plural nozzles (10) formed therethrough. Each of those nozzles has a throat portion (12) opening at opposite end through op... | 01/08/2008 |
| 7269989 | Method of using a tool to form angled orifices in a metering orifice disc A method of using a tool for punching orifice that has wall surfaces extending at an angle relative to a generally planar surface of a workpiece. The method includes sequentially forming two spaced apart impressions formed in the workpiece between first and second g... | 09/18/2007 |
| 7231716 | Method of making a thin wall nozzle A novel method of making a nozzle by forcing a malleable metallic disk into a series of cavities in progression using punches to draw down a formed section so metal can be pulled into the shape of the next cavity in the series. Each cavity differs in size and shape,... | 06/19/2007 |
| 7201289 | Method for introducing a catalyst solution into a coating formulation A method for introducing a polymerization catalyst into a coating formulation as the formulation flows from a reservoir includes the steps of: opening the first end of a sealed dispenser holding a predetermined volume of a polymeri... | 04/10/2007 |
| 7194886 | Method for forging plate and method for manufacturing a liquid ejection head There is disclosed a punch for forging a metallic plate member. A first die is adapted to be opposed to a first face of the plate member. A second die is adapted to be opposed to a second face of the plate member. A plurality of first projections are provided on the... | 03/27/2007 |
| 7182591 | Injection nozzle system and injection molding machine incorporating same A nozzle system is provided for an injection molding machine. The nozzle system includes a nozzle tip that is removably connected to a nozzle body with a sealing and mounting sleeve element. The nozzle body includes a first connector for releasably connecting with a... | 02/27/2007 |
| 7165433 | Method of manufacturing a chamber plate for a liquid ejection head There is disclosed a method of manufacturing a chamber formation plate of a liquid ejection head. The chamber formation plate includes a first region formed with at least recess portions to be pressure generating chambers communicated with nozzles from which liquid ... | 01/23/2007 |
| 7162907 | Punch tool for angled orifice A punch tool for punching orifice that has wall surfaces extending at an angle relative to a generally planar surface of a workpiece. The punch tool of the preferred embodiments is provided with configurations that, at the very least, increase the life of the tool, ... | 01/16/2007 |
| 7159436 | Asymmetrical punch An asymmetrical tool is provided to form an asymmetric orifice for an orifice disc. The asymmetric orifice is initially formed with a wall portion extending generally perpendicular to first and second generally parallel surfaces of the orifice disc. The wall of the ... | 01/09/2007 |
| 7150101 | Apparatus for fabricating components A system for machining a component with complex contour. The machining system includes a coolant flow nozzle with an interior passage with a first portion having a first cross-sectional shape, and a second portion having a second cross-sectional shape, with the seco... | 12/19/2006 |
| 7114910 | Method and injection nozzle for interspersing a gas flow with liquid droplets In the method for interspersing a gas flow (8) with fluid droplets (5), the fluid droplets (5) are injected in a fluid injection plane into the gas flow (8), characterised in that an auxiliary gas (6.1, 6.2) is simultaneously injec... | 10/03/2006 |
| 7040134 | Punch for forging a liquid ejection head A male die for forming a member incorporated in a liquid ejection head is disclosed. Each of a plurality of first forging punches is operable to form a first recess on a metal plate. The first forging punches are arranged at a fixed pitch to form a punch row in a fi... | 05/09/2006 |
| 7040017 | Methods for making and implementing fluid delivery ring A fluid delivery module for use in preparing a substrate is provided. The fluid delivery module includes a process bowl designed to contain a substrate to be prepared. The process bowl has a bottom wall and a sidewall. The fluid delivery module further includes a fl... | 05/09/2006 |
| 7022244 | Method and apparatus for generation of fine particles To supply microfine liquid droplets to a microscopic space for enabling micromachining and provide a method and an apparatus for forming the microfine liquid droplets, there is provided a method and an apparatus for generating liquid fine particles, comprising atomi... | 04/04/2006 |
| 7007383 | Methods for forming dovetails for turbine buckets A dovetail preform having linearly extending hooks and slots is finished to provide arcuate slots and hooks for securement of the finished bucket dovetail to a correspondingly-shaped dovetail of a turbine wheel. An electrode having the general configuration of the d... | 03/07/2006 |
| 7007869 | Seal between elements of a fuel-injection nozzle for an internal combustion engine A fuel-injection nozzle for an internal combustion engine is disclosed. The nozzle comprises a nozzle body (2), in which a nozzle needle (10) with a stop (34) is positioned so that it can be displaced, and a nozzle holder (6), in which a ... | 03/07/2006 |
| 7003880 | Injector nozzle and method of manufacturing injector nozzle A fuel injector has an orifice member having an aperture for injecting atomizing and metering fuel. The orifice member is made of a plate material. The orifice member is machined to form the aperture. Then, the orifice member is processed by at least two shot blasti... | 02/28/2006 |
| 6997027 | Forging punch There is disclosed a punch for forging a metallic plate member. A first die is adapted to be opposed to a first face of the plate member. A second die is adapted to be opposed to a second face of the plate member. A plurality of first projections are provided on the... | 02/14/2006 |
| 6973681 | Spa jet mounting assembly and method of installation A spa jet mounting assembly and method of installing and utilizing the same. An outer housing with an interior threaded chamber is connected to water and air pipes outside a bath. An inner housing, with an external threaded section is inserted through a passageway i... | 12/13/2005 |
| 6968723 | Method of punching small hole and method of manufacturing liquid ejection head using the same An upper die and a lower die are provided. An unpenetrating hole is formed at an upper face of a metal board with the upper die, so that a protrusion is formed on a lower face of the metal board at a portion corresponding to the unpenetrating hole. A flat portion is... | 11/29/2005 |
| 6957451 | Flow control device for tub, spa, or shower A hydrotherapy spa includes an interior having an interior surface, a plurality of ports, and at least one flow control device. The interior surface is configured to receive a person. The plurality of ports include a first port configured to discharge fluid toward t... | 10/25/2005 |
| 6948244 | Method of molding fluidic oscillator devices Methods of molding fluidic oscillator device having at least a power nozzle for projecting a jet of liquid into an interaction region with an upstream end, opposing side walls, opposing top and bottom walls, and a pair of control ports at the upstream end. The side ... | 09/27/2005 |
| 6945478 | Fuel injector having an orifice plate with offset coining angled orifices A fuel injector having an orifice plate proximate the outlet. The orifice plate has first and second plate surfaces spaced at a predetermined distance from one another and an orifice, the orifice extending along a longitudinal axis and includes a first surface and a... | 09/20/2005 |
| 6942815 | Ink jet recording head and method for manufacturing the same An ink jet recording head is capable of: preventing any of stagnation in ink flow, formation of vapor bubbles, cavitation, or like problems from occurring in the ink flow; realizing an excellent ink ejection operation, and thereby realizing a high quality gradation ... | 09/13/2005 |
| 6931729 | Method for manufacturing a filler neck In response to the recent various requests, the present invention provides a method for manufacturing filler neck to facilitate jointing a mouthpiece and a feeding pipe which were manufactured separately into an integrated filler neck having an excellent hermeticity... | 08/23/2005 |
| 6926925 | Method of making a continuous coating on the surface of a part A method and apparatus for a continuous coating of a part may include providing a separation layer made of a material that is weaker than the material of the coating to be made. The part may be placed on one or more supports, the supports coated with the separation ... | 08/09/2005 |
| 6924454 | Method of making an abrasive water jet with superhard materials Methods for making abrasive water jet mixing tubes with superhard materials are presented. Also presented are methods for making a tubular elongate superhard material bodies. ... | 08/02/2005 |
| 6921055 | Method for securing frame members for an electrical cabinet In a cabinet having vertically extending side members (5) forming part of a chassis of the cabinet, panel mounts (1), also to extend vertically in the cabinet and to have panels mounted thereupon, are mountable to the side members (5) by integra... | 07/26/2005 |
| 6918378 | High-pressure fuel injection pipe In a high pressure fuel injection pipe, pipe extension and heat treatment are repeated by using a header manufactured by transformation induced plastic type strength steel. A process for depositing residual austenite is then performed, after which a final pipe exten... | 07/19/2005 |
| 6907664 | Method for manufacturing fuel inlet A method for manufacturing a fuel inlet having a good sealing property and a screw structure formed in a precise position involves expanding one end of a long-length stainless pipe (metal pipe) using a cored bar, the tip of the expanded portion which becomes non-uni... | 06/21/2005 |
| 6789406 | Methods of forming angled orifices in an orifice plate Several methods of forming angled orifices in a metal sheet are described in which an angled orifice can be formed from a preformed right-angled orifice. Each angled orifice has an oblique axis relative to at least one of a first surface and a second surface of a me... | 09/14/2004 |
