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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 6676785 | Method of clinching the top and bottom ends of Z-axis fibers into the respective top and bottom surfaces of a composite laminate A method and apparatus for forming an improved pultruded and clinched Z-axis fiber reinforced composite laminate structure. The upper and lower skins and the core are pulled automatically through tooling where the skin material is wetted-out with resin an... | 01/13/2004 |
| 6394727 | Method of securing bale wrappers to bales and a fastener for carrying out the method Methods are disclosed for securing a wrapper about a bale which is intended to be subsequently treated comprising inserting a fastener pin through the wrapper into the bale, the fastener pin being adapted to remain in the bale during subsequent treatment ... | 05/28/2002 |
| 6145452 | Ceramic lining An arrangement for insulating a wall of a metallic combustion chamber is disclosed. A layer of insulating material is applied to the metallic wall and a plurality of ceramic wall panels are applied over the ceramic insulation material. The wall panels are... | 11/14/2000 |
| 5855042 | Door hinge assembly A door hinge assembly is provided which includes a mounting body with a pocket for receiving an edge of a door, a clamping mechanism positioned on and securing the mounting body to the door, a pin projecting upwards from the mounting body and a bushing fo... | 01/05/1999 |
| 5728445 | Fastening member A fastening member is formed from a fiber-reinforced ceramic composite material, in which a ceramic material is reinforced with a plurality of inorganic long fibers. The inorganic long fibers are located in the ceramic material such that first orientated ... | 03/17/1998 |
| 5454677 | High temperature ceramic nut High temperature ceramic nut of aluminum oxide for use in coupling a flared tube to a flare fitting.... | 10/03/1995 |
| 5314282 | Composite fastener A composite fastener member, in one form, having integral head and shank portions is defined by a plurality of superimposed composite fiber reinforced sheets spirally wound about a longitudinal axis. A plurality of fastener members, oppositely disposed wi... | 05/24/1994 |
| 5304204 | Receiverless surgical fasteners A self-closing receiverless surgical fastener comprises a fastener body of biocompatible or bioabsorbable material including a bridge member and at least two tines extending from opposite ends of the bridge member. The tines are resiliently deformable fro... | 04/19/1994 |
| 5258009 | Malleable, bioabsorbable,plastic staple having a knotted configuration; and method and apparatus for deforming such staple A malleable, bioabsorbable polymeric staple includes a back span with two legs depending perpendicularly therefrom that are deformed along an arcuate path toward each other initially and then upwardly toward the back span such that end points on each leg ... | 11/02/1993 |
| 5175021 | Transmission line for providing power to an electrode boat in a plasma enhanced chemical vapor deposition system A transmission line is constructed from ceramic and nickel materials to provide a characteristic impedance that matches the characteristic impedance of a boat assembly in a chemical vapor deposition system. The transmission line is interposed between a se... | 12/29/1992 |
| 5063861 | Ceramic fiber furnace An excellent ceramic fiber furnace is provided which prevents formation or peeling-off of minute ceramic fibers from a ceramic fiber board of the furnace caused by elevation or lowering of the furnace temperature. As a result, firing methods of using a mu... | 11/12/1991 |
| 5046141 | Low conductivity mounting stud and a method and apparatus for fastening an electronic component using the same A low conductivity mounting stud for attaching an electronic component to a base structure such as a heat sink eliminates the need for several insulating washers and other insulators around the shaft of the mounting stud. The mounting stud may be composed... | 09/03/1991 |
| 5007781 | Tapered split-bushing fastener The tapered split-bushing fastener has been designed for high temperature applications. The fastener consists of a pin (with a standard countersunk head at one end and a tapered end at the other end), a split tapered bushing, a washer and a sleeve with an... | 04/16/1991 |
| 4994073 | Skin fastener A surgical fastener for fastening layers of body tissue as in skin grafting procedures. The fastener comprises a backspan and at least two barbed prongs. The barbs are flat, triangular and are coplanar with respect to each other, as well as being in paral... | 02/19/1991 |
| 4929505 | Carbon-carbon composite structural assemblies and methods of making the same Various methods of fixedly connecting together carbon-carbon composite structures are disclosed herein along with the ultimately connected structural assemblies. These assemblies for the most part consist only of the carbon-carbon composite structures and... | 05/29/1990 |
| 4890613 | Two piece internal organ fastener A sterile internal organ fastening device comprising a staple and a receiver. The legs of the staple have a tapered portion terminating in a sharp point with the taper having a specific configuration to minimize penetration forces and reduce trauma and wi... | 01/02/1990 |
| 4718801 | Composite core fastener A fastener comprises composite head and shank portions having an encapsulating metal sheath thereon that is electrically isolated from conductive fibers in the head and shank portions and from an exposed surface of the head portion.... | 01/12/1988 |
| 4391434 | Ceramic insert A ceramic interiorly threaded hollow insert for incorporation in a refractory preformed shape such as hot metal runners into which eyelet carrying bolts may be threaded so that the preformed shapes can be handled by mechanical means. The ceramic insert is... | 07/05/1983 |
| 4321034 | Coal burners, rotary furnaces incorporating the same and methods of operating A coal burner and rotary metal melting furnace incorporating the same is provided in the form of a generally cylindrical furnace rotatable about a horizontal axis and fired through one end with pulverized coal and preheated air through a burner structure ... | 03/23/1982 |
| 4218213 | Thermally conductive partition A partition of high thermal conductivity is provided to separate a furnace heating zone from a furnace reaction zone, the reaction zone being at least partially heated by radiant heat from the heating zone. In a preferred embodiment, the partition means c... | 08/19/1980 |
| 4016651 | Device for implanting an artificial endosseous element of ceramics and an implant method for use of the device This invention is directed to a device for implanting an artificial endosseous element of ceramics in the fields of dentistry, oral surgery and orthopedics, comprising an implant screw pin and more than one nut element in combination with said screw pin p... | 04/12/1977 |
| 3995092 | Threaded rod composed of laminated material A laminated threaded rod comprises a number of pressed and glued together laminated sections extending longitudinally of the rod. The laminations of all of the sections extend substantially perpendicularly to the superficies of the rod at least at four di... | 11/30/1976 |
