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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7871737 | Metal composite for fuel cell and fuel cell bipolar plate using same, and fabrication method for same A metal composite for fuel cells according to the present invention, which includes: a core of a metal; cladded layers of a corrosion resistant metal covering both surfaces of the core; and a through-hole formed through the core and cladded layers. The through-hole ... | 01/18/2011 |
| 7407713 | Simultaneous multi-alloy casting A method of casting a multi-layered metal ingot including the steps of delivering a metallic divider member into a direct chill mold, pouring a first molten metal into the mold on one side of the divider member, and pouring a second molten metal into the mold on the... | 08/05/2008 |
| 7354234 | Method for manufacturing can body printed to shoulder portion A can body manufacturing method, in which a bottomed cylindrical long cup is shaped from a metal material, in which a printed decoration is then applied to the outer face of a cylindrical trunk portion of the long cup, and in which one of the end sides of the long c... | 04/08/2008 |
| 7335421 | Heatable windshield A heatable transparency includes a first ply having a No. 1 surface and a No. 2 surface and a second ply having a No. 3 surface and a No. 4 surface. The No. 2 surface faces the No. 3 surface. An electrically conductive coati... | 02/26/2008 |
| 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 |
| 7255802 | Tape substrate and method for fabricating the same A method for fabricating a tape substrate includes forming, on an insulating film, a copper foil pattern having a connecting area; coating a solder resist on the formed copper foil pattern, at a region other than the connecting area; plating a barrier layer on the c... | 08/14/2007 |
| 7247515 | Frame for semiconductor package A frame for a semiconductor package has die-pads supported with suspending leads of individual lead frames. Semiconductor devices are arranged on the die-pads. These semiconductor devices are collectively molded with molding compound, and then the collectively molde... | 07/24/2007 |
| 7198242 | Vent cover bracket and process therewith The invention concerns a bracket, e.g., for securing a vent cover to a vent. The bracket includes a plate having a front face, a back face, a length, a width, and opposing side edges extending in respective length and width directions. The plate includes at least tw... | 04/03/2007 |
| 7195702 | Tin alloy electroplating system Disclosed are systems and methods of plating a tin alloy in an efficient, economical, and environmentally friendly manner. An electrochemical cell containing an anolyte compartment and a catholyte compartment separated by a selective membrane is employed. The select... | 03/27/2007 |
| 7193177 | Method of metallurgically bonding articles and article therefor An article suitable for arc-welded metallurgical bonding having a first part having a lower surface, and a second part having an upper surface is disclosed. The lower surface of the first part is disposed at the upper surface of the second part to provide for a fayi... | 03/20/2007 |
| 7174763 | Hotformed hubs and method A method of manufacturing an irregularly shaped forging includes heating a billet to a predetermined temperature, placing the heated billet within the cavity of a die, advancing a punch into the cavity to begin to disperse the material into a plurality of radially e... | 02/13/2007 |
| 7172143 | Method and plant for separating polymeric materials A method for recycling polymeric materials, including a mechanical separation step (B), a first density separation step (C), an intensive cleaning step (E), and a second density separation step (G, V) is described. Additional separation steps, such as a third densit... | 02/06/2007 |
| 7107808 | Shearing method for thin plate A shearing method for a thin plate including forming a protruded product part having a first sagging part when the thin plate with a thickness of not more than approximately 0.3 mm is performed with a half die cutting by pressing the half die cutting punch slightly ... | 09/19/2006 |
| 7096557 | Making panel reinforcements during hot stretch forming Small sheet metal reinforcement pieces are co-formed with a larger sheet metal part during a hot stretch forming against a heated forming tool surface. Locator holes are made in blanks for the reinforcing pieces so they can be precisely located on locator pins in th... | 08/29/2006 |
| 7097897 | Powder coated strap and method for making same A corrosion-resistant coated strap is formed from an elongated metal strap base element having a width and a thickness and defining first and second sides and a pair of edge regions. A coating is applied and cured onto the base element. The coating has a substantial... | 08/29/2006 |
| 7098078 | Microelectronic component and assembly having leads with offset portions A microelectronic component comprising a dielectric layer having an opening and leads extending across the opening is disclosed. The leads have an offset portion. A method of making a microelectronic assembly comprises connecting each of the leads to a contact on a ... | 08/29/2006 |
| 7094476 | Surface-treated product, surface-treatment method, and surface-treatment apparatus There is provided a surface treated product that moves relatively in a fluid, wherein a surface of the surface treated product has continuous dimples, each dimple having a diameter of 10 to 2500 μm and a depth of 50 μm or less. The surface treated product signific... | 08/22/2006 |
| 7081293 | Metallic nanowire and method of making the same A metallic nanowire having an aspect ratio of at least 100 and a diameter less than 200 nanometers composed of at least one of bismuth, indium, tin, lead, zinc, antimony and alloys of the same and a method of making the same from a thin film composite. ... | 07/25/2006 |
| 7073492 | Cylinder crankcase, procedure for manufacturing the cylinder bushings for the cylinder crankcase, and procedure for manufacturing the cylinder crankcase with these cylinder bushings A light metal cylinder crankcase for combustion engines has cylinder bushings with a running layer that forms the running surface and a rough, external bonding layer for bonding the cylinder bushings to the cylinder crankcase while pouring the cylinder crankcase. At... | 07/11/2006 |
| 7065858 | Method for welding components of a disk drive head suspension A method of affixing head suspension components to one another using an edge weld formed at the edge of one head suspension assembly component positioned in an overlapping fashion relative to another head suspension assembly component, and an apparatus assembled by ... | 06/27/2006 |
| 7063814 | Accelerated steel cutting methods and machines for implementing such methods A method for cutting steel includes heating a portion of the steel until it is molten, positioning a cutting torch to have a high angle of incidence relative to the molten steel, and blasting high pressure oxygen at the molten metal. The blast of high pressure oxyge... | 06/20/2006 |
| 7059290 | Cylinder liner with its inner peripheral surface formed with surface treatment layer, and method for machining to the surface treatment layer A cylinder liner for use in an internal combustion engine has an inner peripheral surface at which a surface treatment layer is formed upon water vapor treatment. The surface treatment layer has a surface configuration capable of providing excellent lubrication oil ... | 06/13/2006 |
| 7037559 | Immersion plating and plated structures A first metal is plated onto a substrate comprising a second metal by immersing the substrate into a bath comprising a compound of the first metal and an organic diluent. The second metal is more electropositive than the first metal. The organic diluent has a boilin... | 05/02/2006 |
| 7036278 | Bird deflector devices and methods A bird deterring device has a base and a stem, wherein a plurality of spikes are coupled to the stem and/or base, and wherein the distal ends of the spikes have an anti-condensation drip element to avoid or reduce drip marks produced by previously known devices.... | 05/02/2006 |
| 7017768 | Floatable barrier for use with a beverage container A floatable barrier suitably adapted for use with a beverage container having a circular base and a cylindrical wall extending vertically therefrom. The floatable barrier comprising top and bottom planar surfaces for displaying advertising material thereon and for f... | 03/28/2006 |
| 7014924 | Metal member to be cast-wrapped A metal member to be cast-wrapped by a metal cast article, a manufacturing method thereof and a metal cast article including the metal member cast-wrapped are provided. A hollow cylindrical metal member having an outer surface with projections to be cast-wrapped by ... | 03/21/2006 |
| 7014132 | Method and plant for separating polymeric materials A method for recycling polymeric materials, including a mechanical separation step (B), a first density separation step (C), an intensive cleaning step (E), and a second density separation step (G, V) is described. Additional separation steps, such as a third densit... | 03/21/2006 |
| 6991856 | Methods of making and using freestanding reactive multilayer foils Reactive foils and their uses are provided as localized heat sources useful, for example, in ignition, joining and propulsion. An improved reactive foil is preferably a freestanding multilayered foil structure made up of alternating layers selected from materials th... | 01/31/2006 |
| 6986949 | Fugitive patterns for investment casting A fugitive pattern of an article to be investment cast wherein the pattern includes a plurality of locator embossments disposed in an array to provide a datum reference system by which the pattern can be held and positioned by a manipulator, such as for example a gr... | 01/17/2006 |
| 6977355 | Tailored blank The present invention provides a tailored blank having a pair of sheet metal constituent parts each having a pair of oppositely directed major surfaces. The first constituent part has an aperture while the second constituent part has an embossment to fit the apertur... | 12/20/2005 |
| 6976414 | Method and apparatus for trimming aluminum sheet A method and apparatus are provided for reducing or eliminating sliver formation during aluminum sheet trimming operations. By controlling parameters such as trimming angle and cutting blade clearance, aluminum sheet can be trimmed while substantially eliminating th... | 12/20/2005 |
| 6962742 | Pattern card A pattern card has a base material being composed of a paper sheet and a color texture layer printed on the paper sheet. A wax layer is formed on the base material. A protection printing ink is coated on the wax layer. A picture printing ink is partially coated on t... | 11/08/2005 |
| 6957848 | Engineered welded blank A laser welded blank for use in applications calling for an engineered or tailor welded blank, such as in vehicle door panel assemblies. Two sheet metal pieces of different thicknesses are in edge-to-edge abutment such that an interface is formed therebetween, howev... | 10/25/2005 |
| 6929843 | Fence tape A tape barrier consisting of flexible material, has generally parallel edges and substantially greater length than width. Cuts are made into the tape at intervals along the tape forming slits that define cross members that extend generally along the length of the ta... | 08/16/2005 |
| 6923246 | Billet, horizontal continuous casting process, and thixocasting process A billet for a thixocasting process and a thixocasting process using the billet allows casting using a thixocasting process to be realized at low production cost without permeation of an oxide film to the inside of the billet in injection molding. In a billet used f... | 08/02/2005 |
| 6913835 | Metal wire rod for forming slide fastener coupling elements and slide fastener coupling element formed from the same metal wire rod In a Y bar for forming coupling elements, an opening angle of a pair of right and left leg parts is narrower than that of the ordinary ones. Plural bent portions, which are bent inward, are formed successively in an extending direction of the leg parts in a range fr... | 07/05/2005 |
| 6908691 | Metal strip for epitaxial coatings and method for the production thereof The aim of the invention is to provide a metal strip for epitaxial coating with a biaxially textured layer, this metal strip, however, being able to be produced in an uncomplicated manner and having a high tensile strength, low magnetic losses and/or a high electric... | 06/21/2005 |
| 6904657 | Brittle wire extrusion method and apparatus A method and apparatus is presented for the manufacture of brittle wire by the co-extrusion, or filled billet method. The invention involves a step by step method by which a billet can is specially prepared with a chamfered front end and a concave, collapsible front... | 06/14/2005 |
| 6881494 | Method for shaping an initial profile or a similar workpiece using an internal high pressure and profile therefor A process for forming an initial section or like component featuring a hollow interior to a final shape by high internal pressure in the sealed hollow interior using a medium that can flow. In order to shape-form the initial section featuring at least one corner reg... | 04/19/2005 |
| 6872463 | Reinforcing rod for body and/or chassis elements for a motor vehicle A reinforcing bar for body and/or chassis parts of a motor vehicle includes a one-piece element (8) extending from one end of the bar to the other and having a median portion (10) with closed tubular cross-section and at least one end portion (12 | 03/29/2005 |
