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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8158271 | Waveform panel A panel is disclosed formed of sheet material, the panel having opposite edges and being profiled to include a plurality of formations spaced along the length of the panel and extending between the edges, each formation including a substantially convex section and a... | 04/17/2012 |
| 8029913 | Waveform panel A panel is disclosed formed of sheet material, the panel having opposite edges and being profiled to include a plurality of formations spaced along the length of the panel and extending between the edges, each formation including a substantially convex section and a... | 10/04/2011 |
| 7820302 | Planar metal element and profile element An areal metal element is described having a surface which extends from a first outside edge to a second outside edge lying opposite the first out-side edge. The region of the metal element adjoining the first outside edge forms a first edge region and the region of... | 10/26/2010 |
| 7749609 | Metal plate for producing flat tube, flat tube and process for producing the flat tube A metal plate for producing a flat tube including a metal body having a joint portion, first and second flat wall forming portions connected by the joint portion, reinforcing wall forming portions projecting from the first and second flat wall forming portions and e... | 07/06/2010 |
| 7381476 | Structural element having a metal wall of generally tubular shape At least one plane blank (20) is cut out from a sheet of metal material, the blank comprising a main part having the developed shape of the wall of the structural element and at least one additional overlap and fixing tab (26, 27, 28), the cutout blank... | 06/03/2008 |
| 7318497 | Exhaust device including a resin muffler cover and muffler protector To provide an exhaust device for enhancing the appearance quality, secure the degree of freedom in designing and enhance the cooling performance. An exhaust device in which a second exhaust muffler at a rear portion of an exhaust system extends rearwardly from an en... | 01/15/2008 |
| 7284933 | Square embossed roof and rib plate Disclosed is a mine roof and rib support system generally including a square bearing plate. A through hole is positioned near a center portion of the square bearing plate. A peripheral section at least partially circumscribes the bearing plate. In between the throug... | 10/23/2007 |
| 7231746 | Sheet metal stud and composite construction panel and method Steel studs for use in construction having a web, main web openings through the web, a right angular flange formed on a free edge of the web, and depressions in the web and depression openings in the depressions. An alternate form of stud has a triangular tube struc... | 06/19/2007 |
| 7229700 | Corrosion-resistant coating for metal substrate A novel coating composition is provided for imparting corrosion and wear resistance to metal substrates. The novel coating composition is thermally applied and comprises an aluminum alloy mixed with a hard, inert matrix. The coating composition has found particular ... | 06/12/2007 |
| 7195999 | Metal-substituted transistor gates One aspect of this disclosure relates to a method for forming a transistor. According to various method embodiments, a gate dielectric is formed on a substrate, a substitutable structure is formed on the gate dielectric, and source/drain regions for the transistor a... | 03/27/2007 |
| 7182548 | One-piece safety cleat A one-piece safety cleat with a flat base having an upstanding rim surrounding it to form an open shallow cup-structure. The rim has at least one drainage opening. Multiple one-piece safety cleats can be attached to flooring to increase traction on the floor surface... | 02/27/2007 |
| 7171940 | Heat shield for engine mount A heat shield adapted to protect an engine mount is disclosed. The heat shield has a substrate positionable substantially surrounding the engine mount. The substrate has a heat reflecting surface facing outwardly away from the engine mount to block radiant heat tran... | 02/06/2007 |
| 7165367 | Composite profile and method for producing a composite profile The invention relates to a composite profile and to a method for the producing a composite profile. The profile is configured as an assembly with at least one metal profile and at least one insulating profile, wherein a tolerance-compensating gap is located between ... | 01/23/2007 |
| 7163120 | Contour fit pan liner for a food service pan An apparatus, system, and method for forming an improved barrier between a pan, such as a food service pan, and a substance, such as food, contained therein using a contour fit pan liner are provided. The apparatus includes a pan liner having a contoured bottom edge... | 01/16/2007 |
| 7134879 | Anisotropic conductive material body, display apparatus, method for producing the display apparatus, and conductive member An anisotropic conductive material body includes an insulating medium; and a plurality of conductive members dispersed in the medium. At least a surface of each of the plurality of conductive members is conductive. A force is applied to at least one of the plurality... | 11/14/2006 |
| 7096641 | Hollow profile A hollow profile (1) formed of a flat material (31) having a width (d) has at least one groove (6.1, 6.2, 7.1, 7.2) provided on an outer side of at least one of the plurality of walls (2.1, 2.2, 5.1, 5.2) of the profile (1) and hav... | 08/29/2006 |
| 7028441 | Structural member and a method of manufacturing said member The structural member (1) has a generally U-shaped cross-section and comprises a base portion (2) and two leg portions (3) extending at substantially right angles from said base portion. The member comprises at least one thin sheet or foil which... | 04/18/2006 |
| 7026056 | Multicompartment structure for insulation and other materials A structure for encapsulating and protecting fiber insulation material as well as other materials in multicompartment devices in order to provide unitized material which can be applied to any surface desired for insulation or other purposes. A first sheet of materia... | 04/11/2006 |
| 7011893 | Metallic layer with regions of varying material thickness, method for producing such a metallic layer and honeycomb body at least partly produced from such metallic layers A process for producing a metallic layer includes forming structures at least in subregions of the metallic layer. The structures have corrugation troughs and corrugation peaks, an upper bearing surface formed at least in part from the peaks, and a lower bearing sur... | 03/14/2006 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 6855409 | Method for connecting insulator coated wire There is provided a method for connecting an insulator coated wire with a conductive member while keeping the electrical resistance low and enough joint strength at the joint section therebetween without removing the coating film of the insulator coated wire beforeh... | 02/15/2005 |
| 6854240 | Trim insert and trim A trim insert 10 made of metal sheet in which a plurality of core pieces 11 arranged parallel to each other at regular intervals are connected together via bonded portions 12, wherein a deformed linear section 20 is formed in the lengthwi... | 02/15/2005 |
| 6846574 | Honeycomb structure thermal barrier coating A device having an improved thermal barrier coating (46) and a process for manufacturing the same. A support structure (28) for retaining a ceramic insulating material (46) on a substrate (16) is formed by the deposition of a support stru... | 01/25/2005 |
| 6835487 | Stainless steel separator for fuel cells, method for making the same, and solid polymer fuel cell including the same A stainless steel separator having gas channels including grooves and projections for fuel cells. The separator has a composition including about 0.03 mass percent or less of carbon; about 0.03 mass percent or less of nitrogen, the total content of carbon and nitrog... | 12/28/2004 |
| 6821640 | Bent extruded profile A method for producing a bent extruded profile that includes extruding a first profile bar having a first lateral formation, extruding a second profile bar having a second lateral formation corresponding in a form-fitting manner to the first lateral formation, and i... | 11/23/2004 |
| 6797402 | Insulated heat shield with waved edge An improved heat shield offers thermal insulation and reduced noise transmission for vehicular engine components, including exhaust manifolds. The structure has three layers: an outer structural metal layer, a center insulation layer to isolate heat and dampen noise... | 09/28/2004 |
| 6790536 | Sheet metal profile support, in particular for automotive construction, and method for producing it A sheet metal profile support (10) for automotive construction, such as a cross member, rocker panel, or frame support is disclosed, with a U-shaped, parabolic, or horseshoe-shaped profile cross section (12), in which, in at least one section (14 | 09/14/2004 |
| 6777105 | Part A part has a body unit; and one or more leg formed on the body unit. One or more slit is formed on the body unit adjacent to the leg. The legs are inserted to insert holes of a printed wiring board or the like and soldered thereto. Since the slit is formed adjacent ... | 08/17/2004 |
| 6662618 | Method and apparatus for checking sheet metal forms A method of manufacturing a workpiece is provided. The method includes forming a sheet of material having a predetermined shape. A physical marker is then formed on the sheet of material. The physical marker is formed to indicate a position on the sheet o... | 12/16/2003 |
| 6660403 | Flexible corrugated multilayer metal foil shields and method of making A rigid structural foil and a method for forming a rigid structural foil is provided. The structural foil includes at least two layers of metal sheets, valley areas and spacers. The metal sheet layers include metal foil having a thickness of 0.006 in. The... | 12/09/2003 |
| 6609830 | Bearing having multilayer overlay and method of manufacture A multilayer engine bearing (10) includes a steel backing (12) having a liner (14) of bearing metal of either copper-lead or aluminum alloys formed on the backing (12). A multilayer overplate (24, 124) is formed on the base lining member (16) and includes... | 08/26/2003 |
| 6579591 | Method of producing copper surfaces for improved bonding, compositions used therein and articles made therefrom This invention relates to a method of forming a substrate with preparing a surface capable of making a cocontinuous bond comprising the steps of 1) obtaining a copper or copper alloy substrate and 2) applying an etching composition which comprises (a) an ... | 06/17/2003 |
| 6511758 | Porous structure body and method of forming it A porous structural material having a solid shape with a curved surface of which the dimensional accuracy is high and the uses are wide is produced. The porous structural material is made form metallic chips containing at least one kind of ingredients, an... | 01/28/2003 |
| 6465111 | Metal foam jointing method In a metal foam jointing method for joining preformed bodies, a first preformed body (1) and a second preformed body (1, 2) are located in fixed positions relative to each other. By means of a jointing clamp (10), an encasement of a space (9) is formed in... | 10/15/2002 |
| 6423423 | Formed strip and roll forming A V-shaped metal strip has a U-shaped bottom having U-shaped inside and outside surfaces. Only the U-shaped inside surface is formed with a plurality of fold lines extending in a longitudinal direction of the strip and reducing the influence of springback... | 07/23/2002 |
| 6306522 | Metal lamella strip, process for its production, as well as a framework band made from it A lamella strip intended for further processing into a framework band with a U-shaped or V-shaped cross-section comprises lamellae (2) defined by separating cuts (1) which stand opposite one another in pairs, which lamellae are connected with one another ... | 10/23/2001 |
| 6280856 | Deformable roof flashing material and a method of manufacturing such a material A deformable sheet material at least partly comprising a sheet metal or metal foil which is corrugated, e.g. by rolling, in continuous waveform in two directions (A, B) substantially orthogonal to each other. The sheet material can comprise aluminum foil ... | 08/28/2001 |
| 6258465 | Energy absorbing member Provided is an energy absorbing member which makes it possible to induce contraction and deformation into a form of bellows, with Euler's buckle being restrained. An energy absorbing member comprises a hollow extrusion which is made of an aluminum alloy a... | 07/10/2001 |
| 6139974 | Forming a composite panel A composite panel is formed by bonding together at least two overlying sheets of metal. The method comprises performing a first corrugating operation on each of said sheets, and positioning said sheets in overlying relationship with the corrugations of ea... | 10/31/2000 |
