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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7364394 | Break away fastening system A fastening system is providing, the fastening system has a weld stud having an annular weldment portion and a fracturable nut. The fracturable nut and stud construction is configured to fail under torsional load prior to the structural parts failure. ... | 04/29/2008 |
| 7347351 | Apparatus and system for unitized friction stir welded structures and associated method An assembly for positioning a structural assembly for friction stir welding, and a system and method for friction stir welding the structural assembly are provided. The assembly includes an engaging structure and at least one tooling block capable of engaging the en... | 03/25/2008 |
| 7341394 | Gear shift mechanism gate plate assembly and method for producing same A plate-like functional component and method of making same, in particular a gate plate of an automatic gear shift mechanism with locking gate is provided. The gate plate includes engagement holes for engagement elements which kinetically interact with the functiona... | 03/11/2008 |
| 7246601 | Common rail A ring-shaped connecting portion is formed on a seat surface side of a pipe connector. The connecting portion is tapered so that thickness thereof gradually reduces toward a tip end thereof. A protrusion is formed on the tip end of the connecting portion. A ring-sha... | 07/24/2007 |
| 7243471 | Friction stir welding method, and hollow shape member for friction stir welding Face plates 11 and 12 of a hollow shape member 10 are abutted against face plates 21 and 22 of a hollow shape member 20. Grooves 18 formed to said face plates 11 and 12 at the abutted region receive proj... | 07/17/2007 |
| 7231702 | Connector and method of use thereof A connecting structure is provided. The structure includes a post with a first end, middle portion, and a second end, a plurality of prongs flexibly connected to the first end, extending toward the second end in a V-shape. ... | 06/19/2007 |
| 7225543 | Connector for structural sandwich plate members A connecting member for structural sandwich plate members comprises a prismatic metal body having one, or preferably two, tapered edges which provide landing surfaces and weld preparations for the face plates of the structural sandwich plate members. ... | 06/05/2007 |
| 7186049 | Pin to thin plate joint and method for making the joint A pin to plate joint and method of making the joint comprising a plate comprising an entry side and an exit side with the plate defining cutouts, and the pin movable through the plate from the entry side to the exit side and in doing so pushes tab members at angles ... | 03/06/2007 |
| 7150391 | Material for welding and welded article A material for welding 5 having a region 11 in which welding such as laser welding or arc welding is performed, the region including indentations 5a-1 which are produced by carrying out a first working step comprising embossing, V-... | 12/19/2006 |
| 7137897 | Shaft comprising a part connected thereto by welding A shaft (1) with a co-rotating element (2) which is secured to it and has a surface located perpendicular to the axis (3) of the shaft, the welding taking place in the fillet formed between the seating surface (4) of the shaft (1) ... | 11/21/2006 |
| 7115322 | Hem flange An open hem flange for a vehicle door includes an inner reinforcing panel and an outer panel having a first outer portion and a second inner portion folded about the inner panel at a base. The inner reinforcing panel includes dimpled sections against the second oute... | 10/03/2006 |
| 7090423 | Connecting structures Joint formations that, in joining together joining members employed in a variety of electrical and electronic components, yield sufficiently high joint strength in the direction perpendicular to the plane in which two joining members join, and meanwhile in the direc... | 08/15/2006 |
| 7082868 | Lightweight armor with repeat hit and high energy absorption capabilities A lightweight armor with repeat hit capability includes at least one layer of material that absorbs energy upon being impacted by an object through a reversible phase change and/or an elastic strain deformation of at least 5%. Once the energy of the object has been ... | 08/01/2006 |
| 7033019 | Eyeglass device An eyeglass device comprised of a primary eyeglass frame and an auxiliary eyeglass frame, each containing lenses therein. The primary eyeglass frame includes a bridge and earpieces, which are connected to extensions on each side of the frame. The bridge may made of ... | 04/25/2006 |
| 7011350 | Flash welded joint structure and method for making a joint structure An energy absorbing assembly for a vehicle including an elongated crash box having ends with circular cross sections. One end of the crash box is received in a bumper beam and is friction welded to an inside surface of the beam. The other end of the crash box is fri... | 03/14/2006 |
| 7005607 | Welding method, welding device, welded joint, and welded structure A welding method is disclosed for butt welding a first base material 1 and a second base material 2 with each other. To also permit stable and efficient formation of a bead in the form of a fillet weld on a back side of a groove by conducting arc weldi... | 02/28/2006 |
| 7001671 | Kinetic sprayed electrical contacts on conductive substrates The present invention is directed to electrical contacts that comprise spaced electrically conductive particles embedded and bonded into the surface of conductors in which the particles have been kinetically sprayed onto the conductors with sufficient energy to form... | 02/21/2006 |
| 6960383 | Combined boards and methods for manufacturing the same Combined boards are taught that comprise a second board substrate (12) having a through bore (14) formed therein, a first board substrate (10), and a connector pin (40, 50) received in the through bore (14) of the second board subs... | 11/01/2005 |
| 6953212 | Weld mount hoist ring A hoist ring assembly adapted to be arc welded directly to an object to be lifted. A hoist ring mount is provided with the assembly having a generally radially extending flange portion integral with the proximal end of a generally cylindrically bearing portion. The ... | 10/11/2005 |
| 6899488 | System for mounting flanged part to hardened plate A fastening system has a mounting plate of substantially greater area than a flange of a part being attached to a hardened plate. This mounting plate is sandwiched between the flange and an outer face of the hardened plate and has an outer periphery spaced well outw... | 05/31/2005 |
| 6851885 | Lever and a method for providing the same A connecting indentation or protrusion section is formed on one end section of an arm member of a lever, and by pressing one end section of a shaft pipe member to a indentation or protusion of the arm member the two members are engaged. The two members are integrall... | 02/08/2005 |
| 6851886 | Knee joint assembly A knee joint assembly for an agricultural implement or a vehicle includes a relatively short knee casting with an apertured end of rectangular cross section which is inserted in a mating steel knee tube. The apertures in the casting end align with beveled apertures ... | 02/08/2005 |
| 6818851 | Break away fastening system A fastening system is providing, the fastening system has a weld stud having an annular weldment portion and a fracturable nut. The fracturable nut and stud construction is configured to fail under torsional load prior to the structural parts failure. ... | 11/16/2004 |
| 6661331 | Thermal-effect controlled-release mechanism The present invention provides a device forming a controlled-release mechanism, the device comprising: two structural elements suitable for relative movement; and locking means suitable initially for preventing relative movement between the two structural... | 12/09/2003 |
| 6598923 | Joint structure and method for making a joint structure A joint structure is ideally suited for use in the manufacture of assemblies and subassemblies in aluminum structures. More particularly, the alternative joint structures and methods of forming joint structures facilitate the assembly of a vehicle body-in... | 07/29/2003 |
| 6568872 | Connection member for friction stir welding An abutted portion of face plates (12b and 22b) of hollow frame members (10 and 20) is carried out according to a friction stir joining. Next, a connection member (30) is mounted, one end of the connection member (30) is abutted to an end portion of the f... | 05/27/2003 |
| 6547474 | Connecting device In a connecting device for binding or lashing having a connecting part (1) and at least one fixing part (2), a number of spacing cams (7) are disposed on the outer surface (6) of the fixing part (2). The position of the spacing cams is selected so that, w... | 04/15/2003 |
| 6533493 | Structural body In a case where a welding of a member is performed through a friction stir welding, to restrain the generation of a clearance in a portion to be joined by the welding and to provide a joint having a good joining portion, abutting faces of members are form... | 03/18/2003 |
| 6530713 | Structural body In a case where a welding of a member is performed through a friction stir welding, to restrain the generation of a clearance in a portion to be joined by the welding and to provide a joint having a good joining portion, abutting faces of members are form... | 03/11/2003 |
| 6527470 | Structural body and friction stir welding method In a case where a welding of a member is performed through a friction stir welding, to restrain the generation of a clearance in a portion to be joined by the welding and to provide a joint having a good joining portion, abutting faces of members are form... | 03/04/2003 |
| 6502518 | Converted multiple hopper rail car and method for making same A dual hopper rail car is converted from a three-hopper rail car. The converted rail car includes a pair of hoppers with each hopper including a discharge opening for discharging contents of the hopper. A center sill, pair of top chords, a pair of side si... | 01/07/2003 |
| 6494637 | Apparatus having a disc-shaped component support force-coupled to a drive shaft In an apparatus (1) having a drive shaft (18) and having a disc-shaped support (17) which is rotationally locked to the drive shaft (18) the support (17) has two tubular projections (22, 23) each having a connecting zone (24, 25) in its interior, which co... | 12/17/2002 |
| 6450392 | Groove shape for single butt welding and inspection method of weld zone thereof A groove shape and an inspection method capable of securely recognizing existence of a weld flaw of a single butt weld zone by a nondestructive inspection, such as a radiograph test or an ultrasonic test, are provided. A groove shape where a concave porti... | 09/17/2002 |
| 6404322 | Fusible link A new and improved fusible link having opposite ends. The fusible link comprises two pieces each having opposite ends. One of the opposite ends of each piece defines the opposite ends of the link. The other end of said pieces overlap each other and have a... | 06/11/2002 |
| 6379254 | End fitting adapted to be secured to driveshaft tube by electromagnetic pulse welding A method for securing components of a vehicular driveshaft includes disposing a neck of an end fitting into the open end of a driveshaft tube. The end fitting is held with respect to the driveshaft tube so that an annular gap is formed between the neck an... | 04/30/2002 |
| 6374560 | Plastic batten shutter A decorative shutter assembly includes a plurality of slats arranged in a row presenting a decorative surface with side flanges projecting rearwardly. At least one cross member overlays each of the slats and presents a decorative cross surface with side c... | 04/23/2002 |
| 6334731 | Connector and fixing method thereof A connector and a fixing method of this connector, which in particular are used for a submarine apparatus, in which in case that the connector is fixed to the submarine instrument tail cable, a polyethylene sheath covering the submarine instrument tail ca... | 01/01/2002 |
| 6302616 | Rotation mechanism including rotation shaft and fixed member with welding structure, and producing method of the same A fixed member is fixed to a rotation shaft. The rotation member is rotatably fitted to the rotation shaft. In a state in which one of end surfaces of the rotation shaft abuts against one of side surfaces of the fixed member, the rotation shaft and the fi... | 10/16/2001 |
| 6303861 | Connector for connecting a conductor to a structural member A grounding connector includes a frame with upper and lower arms cantilevered from a center section to form a channel adapted to receive a section of a structural steel member. The frame has a conductor receiving region in each of the cantilevered arms, e... | 10/16/2001 |
| 6270045 | Perimeter weld flanges A perimeter weld flange comprising an inner and external perimeter wall surface and a perimeter weld lip on said flange for welding said flange onto a receiving surface. The perimeter weld flange herein is particularly suitable for weldable metal-gasketed... | 08/07/2001 |
