Metal working inventions 06/06

20060137157 - Method of producing lattice body for lead storage battery, and lead storage battery: A method of producing a grid for a lead-acid battery in accordance with the present invention includes the step of placing lead alloy foil on a base material sheet of a lead-calcium alloy and attaching the lead alloy foil under pressure to the base material sheet. The thickness t of...

20060137158 - Dry-particle packaging systems and methods of making same: A dry process based energy storage product and method for making is disclosed....

20060137159 - Window belt molding removal tool: A tool for removal of an automotive window belt molding from a body member includes a formed hook on the end of a generally flat, rigid, elastically deformable planar sheet....

20060137160 - Mounting tool for dustproof shield: A mounting tool for dustproof shield, including a bracket body having two extending arms. A bridge section is interconnected between two ends of the two extending arms, whereby the bracket body is substantially U-shaped. A threaded bush is disposed on the center of the bridge section, through which a threaded...

20060137161 - Side acting extractor tool: A side acting extractor tool of the present disclosure suitable for extracting from a keyway a broken key portion of a cut key includes a handle member; a blade member having a first end for connecting to the handle member, and a second and distal end for inserting into the...

20060137162 - Positioning jig for vehicular-part mounting hole: Extending sections are positioned along X and Y directions by engagement sections, and positioned along Y direction of a vehicle by positioning sections using mounts of a rear bumper. This makes it possible to accurately indicate a forming position of a vehicular-part mounting hole, which is needed to mount a...

20060137163 - Recycling facilitating system, recycling facilitating program, and recycling facilitating method: A recycling facilitating system including an item identification data input unit for inputting item identification data, an item disassembly data memory for storing item disassembly data in correspondence with the item identification data, an item disassembly data retrieval unit for retrieving the item disassembly data, a disassembly diagram constructing unit...

20060137164 - Method and device for mounting several add-on parts on production part: A method for the automated mounting of a plurality of add-on parts (3, 3′) on a work piece (1), in particular on a vehicle body, wherein the add-on parts (3, 3′) are to be attached to the work piece (1) in such a way that they are oriented with respect...

20060137165 - Stamped gate bar for vending machine: A stamped gate bar for a vending machine having an elongated body with opposing ends. The elongated body is formed first and second side walls extending from an integrally formed edge wall. A support member is disposed along at least one of the opposing ends, and an actuation member is...

20060137166 - Element attachable by riveting to a sheet metal part and also a component assembly and a method for the production of the component assembly: An element attachable to a sheet metal part by riveting, in particular an element in the form of a centering bolt, having a shaft part and a head part, wherein the head part has at its side confronting the sheet metal part an at least approximately ring-like ring recess which...

20060137167 - Cold rolled steel sheet for gasket material, method for production thereof and gasket material produced by the method: A cold rolled steel sheet for a gasket material, characterized in that it has a chemical composition, in wt %: C: 0.08 to 0.60%, Si: 1.0 to 3.0%, Mn: 0.5 to 3.0%, P≦0.06%, S;≦0.06%, Al: ≦0.1%, N: 0.0010 to 0.0150%, and the balance: Fe and inevitable impurities: and a method...

20060137168 - Method for producing drawn coated metals and use of said metals in the form of a current differentiator for electrochemical components: The present invention pertains to a process for manufacturing expanded metal provided with a coating, characterized in that the coating is applied to a closed metal foil and this is converted into expanded metal only after the coating. In particular, the coating may be a coating that improves the adhesiveness...

20060137169 - Process and apparatus for producing service blades: A process for machining a blank from all directions with a machine tool, such as a milling machine, involves the machining from all directions being based on a three-dimensional template. In a first step, the three-dimensional form and, if need be, also the surface finish of the three-dimensional template may...

20060137170 - Turning tool for grooving polishing pad, apparatus and method of producing polishing pad using the tool, and polishing pad produced by using the tool: Disclosed is a turning tool for cutting circumferential grooves into a surface of a polishing pad formed of a resin material and utilized for polishing semiconductor devices. The turning tool comprising a cutting part arranged to have a tooth width within a range of 0.005-1.0 mm, a wedge angle within...

20060137171 - Method of testing using compliant contact structures, contactor cards and test system: A compliant contact structure and contactor card for operably coupling with a semiconductor device to be tested includes a substantially planar substrate with a compliant contact formed therein. The compliant contact structure includes a portion fixed within the substrate and at least another portion integral with the fixed portion, laterally...

20060137172 - Brush holder and manufacturing method thereof: A brush holder incorporates a terminal integral part, which has a coupling portion. The coupling portion couples the terminals with each other. The brush holder has a resin body and a plurality of terminals. The resin body has an opening. The terminals are embedded in the resin body. The terminals...

20060137173 - Textured dielectric and patch antenna fabrication method: A textured dielectric panel (305, 520, 625, 745, 925, 1035, 1205) is fabricated by applying a first mask pattern (310, 510, 610, 710, 915, 1015, 1210) to a first side of a solid panel made of a first material that is a ceramic dielectric and then sandblasting the solid panel...

20060137174 - Thin film magnetic head and manufacturing method thereof: The invention is directed to improvement of a write element of a thin film magnetic head. The first pole portion projects from a flat surface of a first yoke portion at a medium-facing surface side and having a reduced width at its upper end. The second pole portion faces the...

20060137175 - Method for manufacturing battery: An alkaline secondary battery has a positive electrode plate having a predetermined shape, formed from a long-shaped electrode substrate. A manufacturing method thereof comprises an impurity detecting step for applying X-rays to the electrode substrate to acquire a transmitted image, and detecting based on the transmitted image whether a metal...

20060137176 - Battery and method of producing the same: A battery manufacturing method including accommodating elements for electromotive force in a battery case having an oval cross section, placing a sealing member on an open end of the battery case with a gasket interposed therebetween, and sealing the battery by inwardly crimping the open end of the battery case....

20060137177 - Device for installation of a gradient coil unit into a magnetic resonance apparatus: A device for installation of a gradient coil unit into a magnetic resonance apparatus has at least one support unit and at least one carrier unit. The carrier unit is fashioned to carry the gradient coil unit, and the at least one support unit is supported thereon such that it...

20060137178 - Wire wrapper: The lubrication process for a wire wrap hand tool can be improved by including a lubrication mechanism in the tool housing. In one such tool, the lubrication mechanism is an opening positioned in the housing that allows the needle portion of a syringe to pass into the housing near a...

20060137179 - Repair of gas turbine blade tip without recoating the repaired blade tip: A damaged gas turbine blade which has previously been in service, and which is made of a base metal, is furnished. Any damaged material is removed from the damaged blade tip. The damaged blade tip is weld repaired with a nickel-base superalloy that is more resistant to oxidation resistance than...

20060137182 - Method for fabricating multi-layer wick structure of heat pipe: A method for fabricating a multi-layer wick structure of a heat pipe includes providing a first and a second weaving meshes, overlaying and winding the first and the second weaving meshes to form an open circular structure with the first weaving mesh encircling the second weaving mesh, inserting the open...

20060137181 - Cooling apparatus having low profile extrusion and method of manufacture therefor: A method for removing heat from a heat generating component using a low profile extrusion with a plurality of micro tubes extended there through. The low profile extrusion is placed into thermal connection with heat producing components. A heat transfer fluid removes heat via an adiabatic process....

20060137180 - Method of manufacturing an ink jet head: In order to avoid arty positional misalignment between an ink passage hole formed on a manifold plate and a nozzle formed on a nozzle plate, the nozzle plate on which no nozzle has been formed, is stacked on and bonded to the manifold plate having the ink passage hole. After...

20060137183 - Recoverable assembly and method of enclosing an elongated substrate using such an assembly: A recoverable assembly for enclosing a substrate has an elastic sleeve mounted in a radially stretched condition on a hold-out member that extends therebeyond at one end of the sleeve. The hold-out includes a plurality of regions of weakness extending circumferentially there around and discretely spaced apart along the length...

20060137184 - Method for manufacturing endodontic reamers and files: An endodontic reamer and a method for manufacturing endodontic reamers and files, more specifically an endodontic reamer having a cylindrical shaft and a working portion extending forward from a removed end of the shaft. The working portion includes, typically, a pair of wedged shaped projecting sections that extend beyond the...

20060137185 - Frame for mounting a lift device for a video display in an article of furniture: A frame for mounting a lift apparatus for a video display in an article of furniture. The frame includes an elongate upper member, an elongate lower member, an elongate connecting member, and lift mounting elements. The elongate upper member has opposite ends and a substantial mid-region. The elongate lower member...

20060137186 - Method for assembling rolling bearing device: In an assembling method for roller bearing assembly according to the invention, a cage 25 featuring high general-purpose versatility is used whereas a retainer ring 40 for preventing the drop-off of first-row tapered rollers 18a is fitted in a sub-assemble member 20 at place diametrically inwardly with respect to the...

20060130300 - Method of producing solid electrolytic capacitor: The invention provides a production method of a solid electrolytic capacitor capable of efficiently producing a solid electrolytic capacitor consisting of a stack of capacitor elements. For producing a solid electrolytic capacitor consisting of a stack of capacitor elements 2, plural sets of capacitor element groups 27 each consisting of...

20060130301 - Solid electrolytic capacitor, transmission-line device, method of producing the same, and composite electronic component using the same: A solid electrolytic capacitor includes a package for a capacitor element including an anode lead portion and a cathode portion. The package includes an insulating resin member which is arranged to cover the capacitor element and which includes hole portions formed therethrough. An anode terminal of the solid electrolytic capacitor...

20060130302 - Method for forming ceramic thick film element arrays with fine feature size, high-precision definition, and/or high aspect ratios: A method is provided that includes providing a mold on a temporary substrate, e.g., a sapphire substrate. Next, a material such as PZT paste is deposited into the mold. Then, the mold is removed to obtain elements formed by the mold. The formed elements will then be sintered. After sintering,...

20060130303 - Method for manufacturing wiring board: A method for manufacturing a wiring board, comprising the steps of: forming a first electrode layer having first and second opening portions, forming a dielectric layer formed on the first electrode layer and having third and fourth opening portions, forming a second electrode layer formed on the dielectric layer and...

20060130304 - Extraction tool: An extraction tool for extracting an object. The extraction tool includes a gripping portion for gripping the object and an impact generating portion connected to the gripping portion. The impact generating portion includes the guiding section, a mobile section connected to the guiding section and mobile with respect thereto, and...

20060130305 - Wear strip replacement method and apparatus: The invention provides a method of replacing a worn wear strip located between a rail and a retaining plate, the method comprising positioning a new wear strip adjacent the worn wear strip, securing a clamping apparatus to the rail adjacent the new wear strip opposite the worn wear strip and...

20060130306 - Method of manufacturing a sliding spline type of slip joint: First and second splined members are manufactured for use in a slip joint by initially providing a first member having a first plurality of splines thereon and a second member having a second plurality of splines thereon. The second plurality of splines defines a shape. A coating of a material,...

20060130307 - Method for molding bicycle tube: This invention relates to a method for molding a bicycle tube and the method comprises the following steps: first, providing a tube and then controlling thickness of the tube by a drawing and extruding process for forming a molding portion. Second, plasticize other portions of the tube into particular diameters...

20060130308 - Infinitely variable needle rotation restrictor: The present invention is directed to an apparatus mounted to a mold for injecting air into a mold cavity and removing exhaust from the mold cavity. The apparatus includes a needle rotation restrictor adapted to fit into a counter bore of a blow cylinder body, where the needle rotation restrictor...

20060130309 - Method of manufacturing a splined member having a coating of a material applied thereto: A method of manufacturing a splined member having a coating of a material applied thereto minimizes the amount of undesirable backlash and broken back when the splined member is assembled with another splined member, such as to form a slip joint. A first splined member, such as a male splined...

20060130310 - High speed linear motion mechanism: A motion mechanism is described. In one embodiment, the motion mechanism includes a base portion, a flexure portion, and a transducer. The flexure portion includes a payload support portion configured to support a payload, a first plurality of elongated portions extending substantially in a first direction and contacting the payload...

20060130311 - Pallet replacing device: A pallet P held in a vertical position is moved from a pallet mounting surface, formed to extend vertically on a table 115 of a machine tool 101, to a pallet mounting surface formed vertically on a pallet support member 17 of a pallet changer 11. After rotationally indexing a...

20060130313 - Method for manufacturing a stator core for a dynamoelectric machine: A cylindrical laminated body is prepared by winding into a helical shape a continuous first sheet formed by press-punching from a thin first magnetic steel sheet material. A second sheet having a predetermined length is prepared by press-punching from a thicker second magnetic steel sheet material. Next, chamfered portions are...

20060130314 - Method for manufacturing a stator core for a dynamoelectric machine: A cylindrical laminated body is prepared by winding into a helical shape a continuous first sheet formed by press-punching from a thin first magnetic steel sheet material. A second sheet having a predetermined length is prepared by press-punching from a thicker second magnetic steel sheet material. Next, chamfered portions are...

20060130312 - Method of making a dynamoelectric machine: A stator core extends along a longitudinal axis and includes a yoke, and a plurality of radially-inwardly projecting teeth separated by intervening slots. A radially innermost portion of each tooth initially includes a pair of legs separated by a recess disposed therebetween. The conventional tooth tips are unformed in the...

20060130315 - Method and device for manufacturing slider: A slider separating method, which is provided for cutting a row bar constituted with a plurality of slider-forming portions along its length direction into individual sliders, includes a bonding process to bond said row bar to a bonding surface of a cutting fixture along a side surface that extends in...

20060130316 - Magnetic disk drive manufacturing method, test/adjustment apparatus, and transport container: The present invention provides an improved magnetic disk drive manufacturing method that is to be employed during an interval between magnetic disk drive assembly completion and shipment. In one embodiment, a magnetic disk drive has an interface connector. The magnetic disk drive is retained by a shock absorber so that...

20060130317 - Method and system for making a computer hard drive platen using a nano-plate: Provided is a method and system for manufacturing a hard drive platen. The method includes depositing two or more types of film around a central core to form a plurality of film layers, each film layer being of a different type than its adjacent layers. Next, the deposited film layers...

20060130318 - Manufacturing method of non-reciprocal circuit device: A support substrate 400 having support portions Q11 to Qnm arranged therein in a lattice-like form is produced, and a previously manufactured gyromagnetic component 1 is bonded on each of the support portion Q11 to Qnm. Then, a permanent magnet plate 200 is bonded. The permanent magnet plate 200 has...

20060130319 - Systems and methods for fabricating thin complaint spring contacts from stressed metal films: Systems and methods are provided for fabricating compliant spring contacts for use in, for example, IC packaging and interconnection between multi-layers in stacked IC packages and electronic components. Internal stresses generated within an formed film are released to cause the film to buckle and/or bow away from a supporting terminal....

20060130320 - Method of layering green sheet and method of producing laminated ceramic electronic component: A method of stacking a green sheet, where, in rolling up a support sheet on which a multilayer unit including a green sheet and/or electrode layer is formed, the multilayer unit can be easily unrolled without adhering to the back surface of the support sheet, and in stacking the multilayer...

20060130322 - Semiconductor inspection device and method for manufacturing contact probe: A semiconductor inspection device for inspecting an electronic device is disclosed. The semiconductor inspection device includes a contact probe including a plurality of column parts disposed in continuation, each of the column parts having different height, a conductive layer formed at least on the surfaces of the column parts, a...

20060130321 - Technique for reducing via capacitance: A technique for reducing via capacitance is disclosed. In one particular exemplary embodiment, the technique may be realized as a method for reducing via capacitance. The method may comprise forming, in a circuit board, a via hole that bridges a first trace and a second trace. The method may also...

20060130325 - Tubular piston for a piston engine and method producing a tubular piston: The invention relates to a tubular piston for a piston engine, comprising a tubular section, a collar shaped region and a ball pivot formed thereon, and an inner tube arranged in an outer tube. A cavity is at least partially formed between the outer tube and the inner tube. Said...

20060130324 - Method for fine machining cylindrical inner surfaces: The invention relates to a method for fine machining a cylindrical inner surface which has materials of different hardnesses in the axial direction, and comprises the following steps: pre-turning of the surface, with at least one softer area of the surface being pre-turned to a greater diameter than a harder...

20060130323 - Method of making bristle arrangement for brush seal: A method of making a bristle arrangement for a brush seal, which includes providing a bristle arrangement with the first size but net the second size ; severing the bristle arrangement, the bristle arrangement now having free ends; and joining the free ends. A method of reworking a bristle arrangement...

20060130326 - Engine service tool: A tool for an internal combustion engine having a plate (419) capable of causing compressive force to be applied to at least one engine valve spring (125), a fastener (505) operably connected to the plate (419) and a support (401), operably connected to the plate (419) and capable of connecting...

20060130327 - Reactor manufacturing method for a fuel cell processor: A method to produce a catalytic bed is initiated by forming apertures in a predetermined pattern on a strip or segment of thin foil. A pattern of desired channels is formed into the apertured foil, for example, as a herringbone pattern. The patterned foil is heat treated, and the surfaces...

20060130328 - Gas turbine fuel nozzle manufacturing: A method and a pre-shaped workpiece for making at least a portion of a gas turbine fuel nozzle are disclosed having opposed gripping tabs which can be secured to machine tool holders during manufacturing by a machine tool....

20060130329 - Method and apparatus for producing a heat exchanger for candy-making compositions: A method for producing a heat exchanger in which the heat exchanger has a plurality of identically embodied guide baffles which form a helical guide for the composition and which are penetrated by heat exchanger tubes. For making through openings in the guide baffles for the heat exchanger tubes, a...

20060130330 - Electroconductive toner supply roller, method of preparing a supply roller, and electrophotographic imaging apparatus: An electroconductive toner supply roller, a method of preparing the supply roller, and an electrophotographic imaging apparatus including the electroconductive toner supply roller are provided. More particularly, an electroconductive toner supply roller including a reactive conducting agent so as to prevent the formation of a sticky foam and migration of...

20060130331 - Apparatus for forming microscopic recesses on a cylindrical bore surface and method of forming the microscopic recesses on the cylindrical bore surface by using the apparatus: An apparatus for forming microscopic recesses on a circumferential surface that defines a cylindrical bore in a workpiece, the apparatus including a form roller, a form roller drive driving the form roller to rotate about a rotation axis in an axially offset position in which the rotation axis is offset...

20060130332 - Filter frame: Distal protection filter frame and method for using and manufacturing the same. A distal protection filter frame may include one or more struts, a mouth, and a filter coupled to the mouth....

20060130333 - Method of forming bearing ring resistant to season cracking: A method sets a retained austenite amount of an edge of a bearing ring of a bearing to between 3% or more and 20% or less. The method includes exposing the bearing ring to an environment having a temperature in the range of 850° C. to 930° C., an ammonia...

20060123608 - Methods of making tungsten carbide-based annular jewelry rings: Methods of making tungsten carbide-based annular jewelry rings including sinterable metal and/or ceramic powder materials compressed into a predetermined configuration and then sintered to form an annular jewelry ring to which softer precious metals, stones, crystals or other materials suitable for use in jewelry may be affixed. Such items of...

20060123609 - Methods of applying separator members to an electrode of a capacitor: A sealed electrode enclosed in separator material is provided for use in a capacitor cell. The separator may either be adhered to the electrode in sheets, or may be formed into a pouch, which is used to enclose the electrode. A method of preparing the electrode sealed with separator is...

20060123610 - Device and method for installing piston ring: A piston-ring-installing device of the present invention includes a base (110) having a through-hole (111); a guide member (120) disposed in the through-hole and fixed to the base, for positioning a piston in the vertical direction while receiving a head of the piston suspended downwardly in the vertical direction, and...

20060123611 - Door hinge pin removal tool: A multifunction tool that allows a user to remove hinge pins and adjust hinges during the installation and removal of hinged doors. In the preferred embodiment, the tool has a hinge pin bit and an anvil extending perpendicularly from opposite sides of the first end of the tool. The second...

20060123612 - Apparatus for centering a workpiece on the central axis of a cylindrical bore: A system for precisely centering a workpiece within a cylindrical bore such that the center of the workpiece is coaxial with the central axis of the bore. An arbor is used within the cylindrical bore to sense and calculate the location of the central axis. The position of the workpiece...

20060123613 - Stent with improved drug loading capacity: The present invention provides a method of forming a drug eluting stent, the method comprising coupling a stent framework to a mandrel, inserting the mandrel with stent framework into an open die, the die including a forming surface including a plurality of raised indention forming portions; closing the die against...

20060123614 - Visor nail: The present invention provides a method of manufacturing a sun visor for a motor vehicle. The method includes the steps of positioning a nail substantially parallel a longitudinal edge of a clamshell visor half and driving the nail though a clip rod positioned in a clip rod recess. The nail...

20060123615 - Robotic pallet drive arrangement in a robotic roller hemming system: A robotic pallet drive arrangement in a robotic roller hemming system including a track and a plurality of pallets movable on the track. The arrangement also includes a robot having an arm adapted for engagement with the pallets. Movement of the robot arm while the robot arm is engaged with...

20060123616 - Cylinder liner preload system: Apparatus and method for applying radial compressive stress pre-loading to a cylinder liner. A cylinder housing is attached to a pump, and a cylinder liner is disposed within the cylinder housing. A fluid inlet in fluid communication with the annular space between the cylinder housing and cylinder liner is disposed...

20060123617 - Flexible connectors and methods of manufacturing same: A flexible connector comprises a length of corrugated tubing having a distal end and an end piece having a proximal end. The proximal end of the end piece is engaged with the distal end of the length of corrugated tubing and a length of polymeric tubing is utilized to initially...

20060123618 - Method of fabricating a tread plate having alternating stripes incorporated thereon: A method of fabricating a tread plate having alternating stripes incorporated thereon is disclosed. The tread plate is comprised of a base plate typically formed from a metallic extrusion. Alternating stripes of resinous material are placed on the base plate and are angularly positioned thereon with respect to the longitudinal...

20060123619 - Strike and method of forming same: A method of forming a strike for a closure involves cutting a metal plate to form a blank having a striker section with a width greater than the thickness of the plate. The striker section may then be compressed to a substantially cylindrical shape. By appropriate choice of the width...

20060123620 - Vehicular body panel or component part and method for manufacturing same: A vehicular body panel or component part having a reinforcing backing plate reconciled or joined to a part of a blank material at a position wherein a bending formation is implemented. The backing plate has one or more apertures formed in at least one lateral row at a location equivalent...

20060123621 - Method of manufacturing stator of rotating electric machine: A stator of a rotating electric machine includes a stator core, multiple pairs of coils and multiple leads. The stator core includes a laminated core assembly formed by laminating thin steel plates in a cylindrical form, the stator core having multiple slots at intervals along a circumferential direction. Each coil...

20060123622 - Architecture of a winding device for an electric energy storage unit: The present invention relates to a device for making electric energy storage assemblies the device including multiple feed means for feeding sheet structures, means for laminating sheet structures received from the various feed means, winder means for winding the resulting laminate, and control means for controlling continuously and in controlled...

20060123623 - Manufacturing tool for fluid dynamic bearing: A manufacturing tool (20) for forming a dynamic pressure groove (52) in an inner peripheral surface of a bearing sleeve (50) includes a tool shaft (21) for being rotated in a bore of the bearing sleeve while being moved in an axial direction thereof. Protrusions (25) are integrally and circumferentially...

20060123624 - Placement system for populating a substrate with electronic components: A novel method and placement system are configured for populating a substrate with an electronic component. The placement system has a substrate holding device for receiving the substrate, a wafer holding device above the substrate holding device serving for receiving a wafer holding frame, and a vacuum forceps holding device...

20060123625 - Slotted cable guide: A guide for inserting the prepared end of a coaxial cable into the cylindrical post of an end connector of a coaxial cable. The guide is an elongated member that is fabricated of a resilient material having a plurality flat sides that come together at equal angles to form a...

20060123626 - Method of making circuitized substrate assembly: A method of making a circuitized substrate assembly wherein the assembly includes individual circuitized substrates bonded together. The substrates each include at least one opening, and a cover is placed over one of the openings and a quantity of conductive paste is positioned thereon prior to bonding the substrates. At...

20060123627 - Method for moving at least two elements of a placement machine as well as such placement machine: A method and placement device are provided for moving at least two elements in and opposite to a predetermined direction. The second element is simultaneously moved by means of the first element. The first element is moved in the predetermined direction, whereas the second element is moved relative to the...

20060123628 - Method of manufacturing a carbon nanotube device: A method of manufacturing a carbon nanotube device including an inner electrode, having connecting step, connecting a carbon nanotube to the inner electrode, wherein the connecting step comprises: attaching a conductor to an end or periphery thereof of a needle-shaped or rod-shaped carrying electrode; arranging the carbon nanotube in contact...

20060123629 - Method and device for the production of a pneumatic tyre rim: Thus, the present disclosure includes a method of producing a weight-optimized pneumatic tire rim having rotationally-symmetrically partially different wall thickness. The steps include: providing a tube section having a first wall thickness and two end sides; leveling the first wall thickness starting from the two end sides over a defined...

20060123630 - Method of manufacturing cylindrical bearing member: A small-bored cylindrical bearing member which can enhance the maintainability for a lubricating oil therein. The member has blind grooves in a seamless cylindrical central body portion of the interior hollow cylindrical surface of the bearing member. A method of manufacturing the cylindrical bearing member having blind grooves with blocked-in...

20060112528 - Transversal surface acoustic wave filter device: In a method for manufacturing a transversal surface acoustic wave filter device, measurement pads for use in probe measurement are formed on a wafer, and are shared by adjacent transversal surface acoustic wave filter devices. The number of measurement pads is reduced to about half the standard, thereby reducing the...

20060112529 - Embedment removal: Draft tube embedments of a hydroelectric turbine are removed for replacement and/or upgrading. Several shafts for saw wire access, forming a horizontal polygonal shape are drilled outside the draft ring and a circular slot cut below the bottom ring to meet the shafts. Shafts and slot encompass the embedments. Additional...

20060112530 - Pulling tool: An improved tool for pulling off a rotor of a motor from a shaft or a fan from a shaft, which improved tool is provided with hooked arms that are releasably but securely held at one end in the housing, without the use of retaining clips, so that the arms...

20060112531 - Method for the exact assembly of a planetary gear unit: A method for assembly of a planetary gear unit of a planetary transmission comprising a planetary gear, a planet shaft which, on a shoulder between a pivot and an outer wall, has an indented ring with a bearing situated between the planetary gear and the planet shaft and two thrust...

20060112532 - Method for using shrinking net system: A method for using a shrinking net system to protect people from falling objects on the premises of a building undergoing construction or renovations is described. The shrinking net system is easy to install and tension. The shrinking net system includes a shrinking net and a means to attach the...

20060112533 - Coldwork holes with rotating mandrel: A method and apparatus for coldworking holes using rotational mandrel. The apparatus uses a tubular seamless sleeve made of shape memory alloys having a superelasticity property, a mandrel having major and minor diameter portions, an end-cap to seat and restrain axial and rotational motion of said sleeve. The preferred coldworking...

20060112534 - End fitting for hose: A method of securing an end fitting (10) to an end of a hose (12) having an outer braid (12a) and a plastic liner (12b) is disclosed, the method including the step of: i) providing a hollow end fitting (10) for a hose (12), the end fitting (10) having a...

20060112535 - Retractable finning tool and method of using: An improved tool and method for enhancing the surface of a heat transfer tube are provided. The tool, which can be easily added to existing manufacturing equipment, includes cutting bits that may be retracted with a housing. The cutting bits include a cutting edge to cut through the surface of...

20060112536 - Method of coating a folded medical device: A non-polymeric or biological coating applied to a radially expandable interventional medical device in a collapsed, wrapped, or folded configuration. Properties of the coating material applied to the medical device are adjusted or varied to result in a desired combination of coverage of the surface of the medical device, drug...

20060112537 - Surface acoustic wave device: A method of manufacturing a surface acoustic wave device having a high electromechanical coefficient and reflection coefficient, and also having an improved frequency-temperature characteristic is achieved by forming a SiO2 film on an IDT so as to prevent cracking from occurring on a surface of the SiO2 film so that...

20060112538 - Layer lamination integrated direct methanol fuel cell and a method of fabricating the same: The invention is disclosed a method of fabricating a layer lamination integrated direct methanol fuel cell. The first step is form a flow-channel/liquid-trench layer by using materials of a printed circuit board (PCB). The second step is to form a membrane electrode assembly layer. The third step is to form...

20060112539 - Method of automated hybrid lithium-ion cells production and method of the cell assembly and construction: The present invention pertains to hybrid lithium-ion based electrochemical devices having a thin microporous polymeric separator bonded to their porous electrodes without special treatment of the separator and without additional adhesive layers. Structures of superior high energy density and power density are disclosed herein, as well as the methods of...

20060112540 - Corrugated fin feeding apparatus and feeding method: The corrugated fin feeding apparatus has cutting devices (1) producing corrugated (C1, C2) fins with a predetermined length and a conveying device (2) determining positions of the corrugated fins and conveying them at predetermined intervals. Further, the feeding apparatus has a forcible conveying device (3) which adds a driving force...

20060112541 - Pressure apparatus and chip mounter: A contact member is supported on the support shaft. A force sensor is coupled to the support shaft. A movable member is coupled to the force sensor. The pressure apparatus allows the movable member to cause the axial movement of the support shaft. A first guide serves to guide the...

20060112542 - Deep-drawing machine for producing deep-drawn objects, containers, packaging or similar and method for producing objects of this type: The invention relates to a deep-drawing machine or thermoforming machine for producing diverse objects, containers, packaging or similar from thermoformable plastics. In said machine, plastic blanks are placed in retaining devices, in particular in holding presses (1) and the latter can be displaced in relation to the processing stations The...

20060112543 - Holding/convey jig and holding/convey method: A jig for holding and conveyance having a weak-adherence adhesive pattern on a plate surface on which a printed circuit board having a conductive portion and a non-conductive portion on the surface of an insulating substrate is placed and held. The weak-adherence adhesive pattern is formed by being restricted to...

20060112544 - Wiring board manufacturing method: The present invention relates to a method of manufacturing a wiring board comprising: a build-up layer, in which wiring patterns are piled with insulating layers; and a core substrate, which is separately formed from the build-up layer, the method comprising the steps of: separably forming the build-up layer on a...

20060112545 - Method and apparatus for mounting electronic components: A method and apparatus for mounting electronic components is provided. The method comprises: rotating at least one rotation housing, and thereby correcting positions of a plurality of nozzle spindles depending on specified absorption positions of the electronic components; absorbing the electronic components by descending at least one nozzle spindle; rotating...

20060112546 - Method of forming external electrode: The object of the invention is to provide a method of forming an external electrode of an electronic component whereby the external electrode can be formed in a stable fashion. In order to achieve this object, a method of fonning an external electrode according to the present invention includes: a...

20060112547 - Method of manufacturing connectors: A method for manufacturing connectors comprises providing a carrier strip with a plurality of first alignment apertures and a plurality of contacts arranged in a row. The carrier strip is cut to desired lengths to form contact band pieces. The first alignment apertures are engaged with first protrusions on a...

20060112548 - Circuit board and processing method thereof: A circuit board essentially comprises a first laminated structure, at least a first plated through hole, at least a second laminated structure, a middle dielectric layer and at least a second plated through hole is disclosed. The first laminated structure has at least three first circuit layers and at last...

20060112549 - Method for standardizing coaxial cable jacket diameters and related preparation tool: A method of preparing the end of a coaxial cable for insertion within a coaxial cable connector involves stripping the cable jacket from the end of the cable, and reducing the outer diameter of the cable jacket portion lying adjacent the stripped portion of the jacket to a relatively constant...

20060112550 - Microprobe tips and methods for making: Embodiments of the present invention are directed to the formation of microprobe tips elements having a variety of configurations. In some embodiments tips are formed from the same building material as the probes themselves, while in other embodiments the tips may be formed from a different material and/or may include...

20060112551 - Apparatus and method for assembling crankshaft-sprocket: An apparatus for assembling a crankshaft-sprocket aligns a timing mark of a sprocket to a predetermined line of a crankshaft, and includes a slider for slidably moving an interior circumference surface of the sprocket to an exterior circumference surface of the crankshaft. A guider is disposed on an end portion...

20060112552 - Method for maintenance and repair of gas turbines: A method for maintenance, in particular repair, of gas turbines, in particular aeroengines. Gas turbines are disassembled, with modules and/or assemblies and/or individual parts of the gas turbines then being inspected and/or repaired, and then assembled from inspected and/or repaired and/or new modules and/or assemblies and/or individual parts. The maintenance...

20060112553 - Method of making a fuel cell device assembly and frame: An exemplary method of making a fuel cell device assemblies includes the steps of: (i) providing a ceramic batch; (ii) extruding the ceramic batch through a die and a mask to form green extrudate that, in cross-section, has at least 10 cells/in2 and wall thickness of 50 mils or less;...

20060112555 - Cold or heat accumulator and process for its manufacture: A cold and/or heat accumulator with a plurality of carrier elements (10) which are charged with a cold or heat storage medium, and with a heat exchanger (12) which is designed to have a heat transfer medium flow through it in order to cause heat exchange between the cold or...

20060112557 - Tube made of a profile rolled metal product and method of producing the same: Disclosed is a tube made of a profile rolled metal product, in particular for use in heat exchangers, a rolled metal product and a method of producing the same. The tube includes a first wall and a second wall forming two opposing sides of the tube, and a plurality of...

20060112554 - Laser processing method of an inkjet head: A laser processing method for making an inkjet head, including a step of irradiating laser light to an inkjet head material for removing a part of the inkjet head material. The laser light is emitted from a solid laser and has a wavelength of not longer than 355 nm....

20060112556 - Method and apparatus of manufacturing grooved pipe, and structure thereof: A method of manufacturing a grooved pipe includes a pressing step and a longitudinally displacing step. The pressing step presses a grooving tool toward an outer surface of a wall of a pipe in a radially inward direction of the pipe at a location, which is separated by a predetermined...

20060112558 - Process of making variable wall thickness tubing: A method for manufacturing a tube with varying wall thickness includes the step of drawing a tube over a generally cylindrical mandrel having an outer diameter that fluctuates along the length of the mandrel between a first diameter and a second diameter. The tube is drawn over the mandrel to...

20060112559 - Filter member producing method: A method for fabricating a filtering member in which overlapping portions of a wire are bonded together in a layered manner through thermal treatment for forming a mesh is disclosed. In accordance with the method, a contact surface pressure between portions of the wire to be bonded together is maintained...

20060112560 - Reinforced impact beam with layered matrix: An impact beam having a polymer matrix and a metal reinforcing structure, the metal reinforcing structure including metal cords that can be made from metal elements having a diameter of 100 μm or more. The polymer matrix can include a thermoplastic material and/or a fiber material, and the metal can...

20060112561 - Ball given quantity supply apparatus and method and apparatus for assembling ball screw apparatus: There are provided with a ball given quantity supply apparatus for supplying a given quantity of balls to an apparatus using a given quantity of balls such as a bearing, a ball screw and a linear guide, and a method and apparatus for assembling a ball screw apparatus for use...

20060112562 - Method of processing female spline of hub unit for supporting wheel: In a method of processing a female spline of a hub unit for supporting a wheel, a hole 3a which is formed to be cylindrical is provided on a shaft portion 3c of a hub unit 103 before plastically deforming by caulking (or clinching), and after the plastically deforming by...