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...that power steering was invented by independent inventor Francis W. Davis? As chief engineer in the 1920s of the truck division of the Pierce Arrow Motor Car Company, he saw how hard it was to steer heavy vehicles. So that he would be able to keep the profits from his future invention, Davis left his job, rented a small engineering shop in Waltham, Mass., and developed a hydraulic power steering system that led to power steering.
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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 6931702 | Inkjet recording head and method for manufacturing the same An inkjet recording head includes a two-dimensional array of a pressure chambers and corresponding array of piezoelectric elements each for applying a pressure wave to ink in a corresponding pressure chamber. In fabrication, a piezoelectric plate temporarily bonded ... | 08/23/2005 |
| 6931703 | Rail producing method and producing equipment The present invention provides a method and equipment for producing a rail, the method and equipment being capable of lowering a bend at an end of a rail effectively and the truncation amount thereof. The present invention is a method for producing a rail, character... | 08/23/2005 |
| 6931704 | Engine valve lifter lifting tool An engine valve lifter lifting tool for lifting valves to clear a camshaft such that the camshaft is replaceable without having to remove the intake manifold includes a plate having a plurality of rods each snugly inserted through a respective alignment tube to perm... | 08/23/2005 |
| 6931705 | Cylinder liner having modified combustion seal and method A method of modifying a combustion seal of a diesel engine fitted with a cylinder liner having an annular top sealing ridge which is damaged or mispositioned so as to interrupt the combustion seal is provided. The method includes exposing the sealing ridge and, with... | 08/23/2005 |
| 6931706 | Disk drive preparation jig assembly A jig assembly for preparing a disk drive for mounting in a computer comprises a bay arranged to receive a disk drive and a pair of side rails to be fixed to opposite edges of the disk drive. Each side rail has captive screws in register with a respective screw-thre... | 08/23/2005 |
| 6931707 | Zipper assist device A device is designed to facilitate operation of a separable slide fastener having a pair of stringers, respectively carrying first and second rows of interlocking elements, the rows respectively terminating at a stop member and a lug, the fastener including at least... | 08/23/2005 |
| 6931708 | Interior and exterior grille inserts and method for making same An exterior grille insert includes a central opening. An interior grille insert conforms to the shape of the interior opening of the exterior grille. The cutting of the interior opening of the exterior grille forms the interior grille. Either the interior grille or ... | 08/23/2005 |
| 6931709 | Method of joining non-metallic and metallic components A method of attaching a first member of one of quartz and a ceramic to a metal member. The method includes creating a hole in the metal member, the hole being smaller in size than the size of the first member over a temperature range, heating the metal member to a t... | 08/23/2005 |
| 6931710 | Manufacturing of micro-objects such as miniature diamond tool tips Techniques for affixing a micro-object to a mounting structure at a desired relative orientation. A shaped portion of a workpiece is caused to become embedded in a reference structure at a first relative orientation. The workpiece is parted into first and second por... | 08/23/2005 |
| 6931711 | Methods and apparatus for removing gases from enclosures A method for reducing oxidation of indium seals within a substantially sealed housing is disclosed. The method includes installing a getter within the housing, the getter including a getter material to reduce oxygen and water vapor levels within the housing, reducin... | 08/23/2005 |
| 6931712 | Method of forming a dielectric substrate having a multiturn inductor A dielectric substrate having an embedded inductor wherein each turn of the inductor traverses several layers such that the top and bottom of each turn of the inductor are parallel to each other but are in different layers and the sides of each turn of the inductor ... | 08/23/2005 |
| 6931713 | Methods of making low loss, high frequency composite magnetic material A high frequency, low loss, power, laminated magnetic material includes alternating magnetic plates of low hysteresis loss material and electrically insulating films. The multi-layer structure allows for independently and simultaneously controlling and reducing hyst... | 08/23/2005 |
| 6931714 | Optical component assembly system Embodiments of the invention generally provide an apparatus for pressing an optical component into an optical housing. The apparatus generally includes a fixture configured to support the optical housing, a press tool configured to press the optical component into t... | 08/23/2005 |
| 6931715 | Pipe assembly table A device to facilitate assembly of plumbing pipes and fittings comprising a frame, a plurality of laterally extending crossbars, and at least one transversely extending pipe jig. The frame has at least a longitudinally elongated rail. The plurality of laterally exte... | 08/23/2005 |
| 6931716 | Electric-component mounting system In an electric-component mounting system including an illuminating device including a light source which emits a light for illuminating an object, a camera which takes an image of the object, and a processing and controlling device which includes a data processing p... | 08/23/2005 |
| 6931717 | Apparatus for mounting an electronic part onto a circuit substrate A mounting apparatus capable of coping with high density mounting, narrower pitch mounting, cavity mounting and the like. In the apparatus, displacement amounts of a chip that is picked up from a wafer by a pick-up nozzle to be held by the pick-up nozzle, with respe... | 08/23/2005 |
| 6931718 | Electri-component holding apparatus An electric-component holding apparatus including a component holder which holds an electric component and includes an engaging portion, a holder-holding member to which the component holder is detachably attached, a lock member which consists of a substantially rig... | 08/23/2005 |
| 6931719 | Insulation-displacement connector connecting apparatus and method An apparatus and method are provided to perform an insulation-displacement connecting operation and a cover mounting operation efficiently, and hence to improve a yield for insulation-displacement joint connectors having many contacts. The apparatus includes a press... | 08/23/2005 |
| 6931720 | Dump truck bed forming apparatus The disclosed device is directed toward an apparatus for forming dump beds. The apparatus comprises a support structure having a base configured to support at least one side. A first side is coupled to the base. A second side is coupled to the base. A header is moun... | 08/23/2005 |
| 6931721 | Method for improving EMC of keyboard soft board A method for improving the EMI compatibility of the keyboard soft board is disclosed. A low-pass filter is installed on the scan lines of the keyboard soft board to remove high-frequency noise signals produced by the soft board circuit, achieving the EMC requirement... | 08/23/2005 |
| 6931722 | Method of fabricating printed circuit board with mixed metallurgy pads A method of fabricating a printed circuit device including an electrically insulating substrate, and first, second, and third sets of conductors formed on a top surface of the substrate is disclosed. The method includes forming an oxide layer on the set of second co... | 08/23/2005 |
| 6931723 | Organic dielectric electronic interconnect structures and method for making A method for making a multi-layer electronic structure. A layer of dielectric material having a top surface and a bottom surface is provided. A layer of electrically conducting material is provided on one of the top surface and the bottom surface of the dielectric l... | 08/23/2005 |
| 6931724 | Insulated multilayered substrate having connecting leads for mounting a semiconductor element thereon A method of producing a multilayered substrate having: a first face being provided with pads bondable to electrode terminals of a semiconductor element, and a body containing a plurality of wiring line layers and insulation layers successively formed from the side o... | 08/23/2005 |
| 6931725 | Circuit component built-in module, radio device having the same, and method for producing the same A circuit component built-in module capable of mounting the circuit component with high density and having high heat releasing property and the high reliability. The circuit component built-in module 100 includes the insulating substrate 101 made of a ... | 08/23/2005 |
| 6931726 | Method of making and interconnect structure A method of making an interconnect structure having an increased chip connector pad and plated through hole density is provided. In particular, the method includes the steps of providing a substrate having at least one plated through hole therein, and positioning a ... | 08/23/2005 |
| 6931727 | Method of connecting multi conductor cable connector This invention is an electrical connection method for connecting multiple conductor cable, ideally flat flexible cable. The method involves using an actuator for pressing the cable against multiple contacts in a base, each of which contacts has a sharp edge for remo... | 08/23/2005 |
| 6931728 | Test model for a gas turbine combustor dome and method of fabricating A method of fabricating a test model of a gas turbine engine combustor dome, and the test model produced thereby. The method entails individually stamping a plurality of dome wall segments and first and second mounting band segments. Each wall segment comprises at l... | 08/23/2005 |
| 6931729 | Method for manufacturing a filler neck In response to the recent various requests, the present invention provides a method for manufacturing filler neck to facilitate jointing a mouthpiece and a feeding pipe which were manufactured separately into an integrated filler neck having an excellent hermeticity... | 08/23/2005 |
| 6931730 | Method of making a vehicle body A method of securing body panels to a space frame for a vehicle is disclosed. The body panels are secured to rivet nuts that are assembled to frame members. The location of the rivet nuts or rivet nuts supporting surface is measured and the rivet nuts are milled or ... | 08/23/2005 |
| 6931731 | Electric shaver An electric shaver with a cutter head that is equipped with a plurality of cutter units as movable units, and at least one cutter unit among these movable units being used after being fixed at a position where this cutter unit has been moved upward or downward from ... | 08/23/2005 |
| 6931732 | Bush cutting machine A bush cutting machine including has an operation rod, a cutter blade mounted to the front end of the operation rod for undergoing rotation, and a prime mover mounted to the rear end of the operation rod for rotationally driving the cutter blade. A throttle lever is... | 08/23/2005 |
| 6931733 | Carpenter's combination plane A carpenter's combination plane comprised of a basic holder and a blade holder, adapted with various holder accessories depending on the size of the work surface and the distance of reciprocal planing; other auxiliary accessories may be provided to the holder access... | 08/23/2005 |
| 6931734 | Marking implement alignment and guide system This description, together with the objects of the invention and the various features of novelty which characterize the invention are pointed out with particularity in the claims annexed hereto and forming a part of this disclosure. For a better understanding of the... | 08/23/2005 |
| 6931735 | Window treatment hanging tool A window treatment hanging tool is made up of two right angled shaped guide components. The first guide component has dual arms positioned perpendicular to each other, each with channeled pathways. The second guide component also has dual arms in perpendicular relat... | 08/23/2005 |
| 6931736 | Method of and apparatus for the inspection of vehicle wheel alignment An apparatus and a method for inspecting wheel alignment employ an optical target mounted on a wheel of a motor vehicle, a support mounting a camera above ground for generating image information of the optical target that falls within the camera's field of view, and... | 08/23/2005 |
| 6931737 | Laser level device A laser level includes a laser light source adapted to emit a laser beam, a beam-splitting unit splitting the laser beam into a number of light beams along multi different directions and a beam-outgoing unit dispersing the number of light beams to form corresponding... | 08/23/2005 |
| 6931738 | Device and procedure for aligning of components The invention relates to a device for alignment of a first component (1) and a second component (2) in a predetermined relation to each other, comprising a transmitter unit (7) arranged for mounting on said first component (1) and compris... | 08/23/2005 |
| 6931739 | Multidirectional laser indicator A laser indicator includes a weight mechanism having a bracket with a weight secured to the bracket in a manner where the weight is suspended by gravity. A plurality of laser generators are arranged about the weight, including a horizontal beam generator, a center l... | 08/23/2005 |
| 6931740 | Line generating device A line generating device may include a housing, a support assembly mounted within the housing, a light source mounted on the support assembly, a lens mounted on at least one of the support assembly and the light source, the lens receiving light and projecting the li... | 08/23/2005 |
| 6931741 | Scale device In a scale device including a scale unit (4) and detector (5), the scale unit (4) includes a scale member (6) formed from a long material and having at least a pair of fixing holes (12) formed therein across a position signal carry... | 08/23/2005 |
