Did You Know...
...Chester Carlson was a patent agent who tired of having to make multiple copies of patent applications using the only duplication method available at the time: carbon paper. In 1959 he came up with a new copying system and took it to IBM for evaluation. The "experts" at IBM determined potential sales to be only 5,000 units because people wouldn't want to use a bulky machine when they had carbon paper. Carlson's invention was the xerography process, the company founded on the system is Xerox.
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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8067097 | Woven laminate as lining for sound absorption of inlet and outlet sound absorbers and method of production of an acoustic insulation unit A woven laminate for sound absorption that includes a first woven layer, a second woven layer, and a third woven layer. The first woven layer has a coarse structure. The second woven layer has a fine structure. The third woven layer has a medium structure. Each of t... | 11/29/2011 |
| 7955713 | Laminate of metal sheets and polymer The invention relates to a laminate of metal sheets and fiber-reinforced polymer layers connected thereto. The laminate comprises at least one thick metal sheet with a thickness of at least 1 mm that is connected to the rest of the laminate by means of at least one ... | 06/07/2011 |
| 7790294 | System, method, and apparatus for three-dimensional woven metal preform structural joint A three-dimensional, woven metal fiber preform and metal braze matrix forms a high temperature metallic structural joint. The preform is used with a braze alloy matrix to join a structural skin to a flangeless frame. This same basic joint can be used to create large... | 09/07/2010 |
| 7524566 | Composite material, method for the production of a composite material and the utilization thereof A composite material is formed of several assembled discs of matrix material, wherein each disc preferably has at least one groove therein, and at least one fiber (14) is inserted in each groove. A composite of matrix material and fibers (14) is presen... | 04/28/2009 |
| 7368048 | Method for forming Re alloy coating film having high-Re-content through electroplating Disclosed is a method for forming a high-Re-content alloy film, such as a Re-based film containing Re at 98% or more by atomic composition, or an alloy film containing Re in the range of 65 to less than 98% by atomic composition and at least one of Ni, Fe and Co. Th... | 05/06/2008 |
| 7325652 | Bumper/muffler assembly A bumper/muffler assembly is provided comprising a bumper; and a muffler having an outer shell. The outer shell may be formed from a non-high impact resistant material, such as a thin metal or a composite material. The muffler may comprise a separate element from th... | 02/05/2008 |
| 7284590 | Method for manufacturing cast components A method for manufacturing cast components, in which method the cast mold and/or macroscopic inserts to be placed either totally or partly inside thereof are left totally or partly as a part of the final component to be used, after the casting the piece is further t... | 10/23/2007 |
| 7234667 | Modular aerospace plane This invention relates to the design of a Modular Aerospace Plane (MAP) comprising a forward fuselage section, a main wing section, a tail section and wing attachments. Various sections can be integrated to offer a variety of aircraft characteristics, performance an... | 06/26/2007 |
| 7210216 | Method of producing superconducting wire A method of producing Nb3Sn superconducting wire, including the steps of: preparing a plurality of Sn modules obtained by burying Sn-based metal cores in a Cu-based metal matrix and a plurality of Nb modules obtained by burying Nb-based metal filaments in... | 05/01/2007 |
| 7196600 | Low resistance shield A flat multi-layer arrangement (1; 1a–1f) of superconducting wires (4,5) with normally conducting substrate (17) and at least one fiber (16) which is electrically conductingly connected to the substrate (17) ... | 03/27/2007 |
| 7192501 | Method for improving crack resistance in fiber-metal-laminate structures A method is provided for altering residual stresses in a fiber-metal-laminate structure. At least a first fiber laminate substrate layer having first and second surfaces is provided. At least a first outer metallic laminate layer having third and fourth surfaces is ... | 03/20/2007 |
| 7188559 | Fabrication of interleaved metallic and intermetallic composite laminate materials Typically 20–40 films of a tough first metal, normally 0.1–1.0 mm thick films of titanium, nickel, vanadium, and/or steel (iron) and alloys thereof, interleaved with a like number of films of a second metal, normally 0.1–1.0 mm thick films of aluminum or alloy... | 03/13/2007 |
| 7172800 | Sheet molding compound damper component, and methods for making and using the same A damper component for absorbing and dissipating vibration and/or noise resonating from a device is provided. The damper component includes a viscoelastic damper layer, and a continuous constraining layer intimately contacting and encasing the damper layer. The cons... | 02/06/2007 |
| 7126096 | Resistance welding of thermoplastics in aerospace structure Rib and spar webs are joined in a composite wingbox to eliminate fasteners by welding the webs along bondlines defined by overlapping sections of the webs. Heat to produce the weld is generally achieved resistively by connecting a multistrip susceptor positioned alo... | 10/24/2006 |
| 7115323 | Titanium foil ply replacement in layup of composite skin Laminate structures and methods for forming same are disclosed. In one embodiment, a laminate structure includes a metal-polymer composite lamina. The metal-polymer composite lamina has a first face and a second face spaced apart, and extends to a terminal edge. The... | 10/03/2006 |
| 7063214 | Interlocking screens for vibratory separators Interconnectible screen assemblies for vibratory separators or shale shakers and methods for manipulating such screen assemblies which, in certain aspects, include a first screen assembly and a second screen assembly positioning at least a portion of the first scree... | 06/20/2006 |
| 7060364 | Film carrier tape for mounting electronic devices thereon A film carrier tape for mounting electronic components or devices that excels in not only migration resistance but also adhesiveness of wiring to insulating film; and a process for producing the same. The film carrier tape for mounting electronic components or devic... | 06/13/2006 |
| 7043939 | Band-like ring An adjustable band ring includes a band formed by threading a thread through a thread hole provided on each of individual jewel or precious metal beads, a chain-like band formed by joining individual sub-chains made of precious metals, or a ring band formed by joini... | 05/16/2006 |
| 7045220 | Metal casting fabrication method A metal casting fabrication method is provided. In accordance with the method, first a metal plate is disposed in the cavity of molding dies. This metal plate includes a first surface formed with a heat insulating layer, and a second surface opposite to the first su... | 05/16/2006 |
| 7038142 | Circuit board and method for fabricating the same, and electronic device The circuit board for mounting semiconductor elements comprises a core substrate 10 formed of a fiber reinforced metal, an insulating layer 14 formed on the core substrate 10, and an interconnection layer 20 formed on the insulating layer... | 05/02/2006 |
| 7025305 | Aircraft panel An aircraft panel comprising a sandwich construction with an outer skin portion of high strength material, an inner portion of high strength material and an intermediate core material. The core material includes areas with low density core material and a reinforceme... | 04/11/2006 |
| 7025797 | Folded mesh filter for particulates A wire mesh filter is made from a knitted wire sock, folded along its length, and then wound into a spiral, and is useful for diesel traps and other particulate filters that are regenerable by heating the filter. ... | 04/11/2006 |
| 7005175 | Ventilated double-walled composite aircraft fuselage shell An aircraft fuselage shell is fabricated of a double-walled composite structural component, including a core element bonded and sandwiched between an inner cover layer and an outer cover layer. The inner cover layer forms the main load bearing fuselage inner skin, a... | 02/28/2006 |
| 7005598 | Process for producing a fiber-reinforced semifinished product in the form of metal strips, metal sheets or the like and apparatus for carrying out the process A process for is producing a fiber-reinforced semifinished product in the form of metal strips, metal sheets etc., from at least one layer of fibers which includes a number of long to endless reinforcing fibers spaced apart from one another and arranged in parallel ... | 02/28/2006 |
| 6974634 | Metal felt laminates A finished laminate is provided. The laminate includes an imperforate metal layer having a metallic surface, and a metallic felt layer having a first surface attached to the metallic surface and an exposed second surface facing away from the metallic surface. Also p... | 12/13/2005 |
| 6966402 | Acoustical heat shield A heat shield includes an inner portion, an outer portion, first and second insulating portions, and a deflecting portion. The inner portion includes a reflective material to reflect thermal energy that radiates from a heat/acoustic source. The outer portion include... | 11/22/2005 |
| 6945448 | Method for attaching a porous metal layer to a metal substrate A method for attaching a porous metal layer to a dense metal substrate, wherein the method is particularly useful in forming orthopedic implants such as femoral knee components or acetabular cups. The method, in one embodiment thereof, comprises providing a structur... | 09/20/2005 |
| 6942930 | Cooling roll, ribbon-shaped magnetic materials, magnetic powders and bonded magnets Disclosed herein is a cooling roll which can provide bonded a magnet having excellent magnetic properties and having excellent reliability. A melt spinning apparatus 1 is provided with a tube 2 having a nozzle 3 at the bottom thereof, a coil ... | 09/13/2005 |
| 6916550 | Method of manufacturing a metal matrix composite structure A method for mechanically cutting a continuous circular shaped groove in a foil sheet for use in a metal matrix composite product. In one form the foil sheet is held adjacent a rotating machine tool by vacuum and a cutting tool is moved relative thereto to cut a spi... | 07/12/2005 |
| 6881904 | Heat-Shrinkable EMI/RFI shielding material The present invention relates to a material for shielding electromagnetic interference (EMI) and radio frequency interference (RFI) between a, electrical conductor or bundle of conductors and the environment. The material comprises a heat-shrinkable woven fabric coa... | 04/19/2005 |
| 6872466 | Method and apparatus for repairing screens A method of plugging an area of damaged mesh in a sifting screen. The method is applicable to screens in which woven wire mesh is stretched, tensioned and secured over a supporting frame containing a plurality of windows and in which local damage to the mesh is in a... | 03/29/2005 |
| 6869661 | Flexible radiant barrier The present invention provides a flexible heat reflective radiant barrier that may be conveniently installed on a structure without the need to simultaneously replace rigid construction decking panels. The flexible heat reflective radiant barrier is for use as part ... | 03/22/2005 |
| 6861156 | Metal fiber-reinforced composite material as well as a method for its production A metal fiber-reinforced composite material can be produced by providing metal layers and reinforcing layers disposed alternately into a sandwich structure, the reinforcing layers containing fibers of a high-strength metallic material, which are disposed in the form... | 03/01/2005 |
| 6858350 | Composite materials and methods of forming A pack-bonded, multiphase composite material is provided. The multiphase composite material has at least two layers of a matrix material pack-bonded with at least one layer of a reinforcement material. The reinforcement material is oriented in a pack-bonded directio... | 02/22/2005 |
| 6821601 | Stitchbonded fabric and process for making same An improved stitchbonded fabric has a pattern of stitches formed by a multi-needle stitched set of contractible stitching threads in a planar material that comprises a non-fibrous layer of polymer or metal, such as a metallic foil, a polymeric film, or a leather. Co... | 11/23/2004 |
| 6764772 | Sandwich material A sandwich material comprising two metal plates affixed to and separated by a fibrous core, is characterised in that the core comprises a three-dimensional porous network comprising metal fibres, wherein substantially all of the fibres are inclined at an acute angle... | 07/20/2004 |
| 6730412 | Metal matrix composite The present invention provides a metal matrix composite having stable performance without extremely weak portions and capable of assuring strength with a simple structure, the metal matrix composite being formed by hot-pressing or hot-isostatic-pressing a flat forma... | 05/04/2004 |
| 6713190 | Reinforcement for a moulded filtering screen support frame A method is described for making a reinforcing wire frame for embedding in a moulded polymer support frame over which woven wire cloth is to be stretched and secured to form a sifting screen. The method involves locating lengths of cut wire substantially equally spa... | 03/30/2004 |
| 6699540 | Materials of packing and packing made from the materials A packing material wherein one or a plurality of hard metal wire and one or a plurality of soft metal wire are tied up or twisted in a bundle to construct a weft material wherein the ratio of the number of the former to the number of the later is 1:1-0.3,... | 03/02/2004 |
| 6635349 | Friction material for brake The present invention provides a friction material for brake not containing materials including heavy metals such as Cu or antimony. The friction material contains a fibrous component, a binding component and a friction modifying component, wherein magnes... | 10/21/2003 |
