Metal working inventions 08/06

20060191118 - Vacuum processing apparatus: Disclosed herein is a vacuum processing apparatus for performing a desired process for a substrate after establishing a vacuum atmosphere therein. More particularly, the vacuum processing apparatus includes a vacuum chamber, which is divided into a chamber body and an upper cover. The upper cover is configured to be easily...

20060191119 - Method for inspection and repair: A method for the inspection and repair of a tube includes electrical discharge machining an access hole into the tube, optionally at or near the uppermost location on the tube, near the upper header; performing inspection of the tube, optionally using a visual or an eddy current inspection technique; providing...

20060191120 - Method and apparatus for monitoring blind fastener setting: A method of monitoring the setting operation for a blind fastener comprising the step of measuring, as a function of time, an electronic signal indicative of the load being applied to the fastener during the setting operation and, from which, determining a mandrel entry load and associated mandrel entry time...

20060191121 - Tissue shaping device with integral connector and crimp: A tissue shaping device adapted to be deployed in a vessel to reshape tissue adjacent to the vessel. In some embodiments the device includes first and second anchors and a connector disposed between the first and second anchors, with the connector being integral with at least a portion of the...

20060191122 - Miter joint assembly system and method: A miter joint assembly system. The system comprises a generally planar assembly plate. A clamping assembly is attached to the assembly plate. At least one drill guide is detachably coupled to the assembly plate at a predetermined orientation. The clamping assembly is configured to releasably secure a first and a...

20060191123 - Agitator construction: An agitator includes a high strength, continuous metal axle, a pulley held on one end of the metal axle and a sleeve of lightweight plastic material received over the axle. The agitator is manufactured by molding a pulley body onto an underlying metal support or D-nut, fitting an axle into...

20060191124 - Wire and wire harness order reception and production method, order reception and production system thereof, and wire crosslinking device: Provided is an order-receiving production system and so on of a wire and wiring harness, by which the cost of the wire and a product using the wire can be prevented from increasing and the resource-saving can be attained. An order-receiving production system 1 of a wiring harness includes a...

20060191125 - Self-assembled electrical networks: Techniques for self assembly of macro-scale objects, optionally defining electrical circuitry, are described, as well as articles formed by self assembly. Components can be joined, during self-assembly by minimization of free energy, capillary attraction, or a combination....

20060191126 - Layered wing coil for an electromagnetic dent remover: Methods of fabricating electromagnet assemblies are disclosed. In one embodiment, a includes forming a first helix and a second helix, each helix having a first end and a second end and a substantially oval cross-section, the cross-section having a major axis, each helix being configured to concentrate electromagnetic flux at...

20060191127 - Method to detect magnetic pole defects in perpendicular recording heads at wafer level: The perpendicular magnetic head fabrication and testing method includes the additional fabrication of magnetic pole testing structures in the kerf area of the wafer substrate. Particularly, magnetic interconnect pieces are fabricated in the kerf area to magnetically connect an extending portion of the first magnetic pole with an extending portion...

20060191128 - Magnetic head slider and method for manufacturing the same: A magnetic head includes a slider having a thin-film magnetic element disposed at a trailing end of a surface of the slider opposite a magnetic recording medium. The slider has side surfaces that may be substantially perpendicular to the surface opposite the recording medium and may extend in a direction...

20060191129 - Method of manufacturing thin-film magnetic head: A method of manufacturing a thin-film magnetic head comprises the steps of forming a first pole layer, forming a gap layer on a pole portion of the first pole layer, and forming a second pole layer on the gap layer. The second pole layer incorporates a first layer adjacent to...

20060191130 - Current-perpendicular-to-the-plane structure magnetoresistive element and method of making same: The upper portion of a magnetoresistive film is interposed between insulators in the lateral direction of a recording track in a current-perpendicular-to-the-plane structure magnetoresistive element. Domain control magnetic layers sandwich the upper portion of the magnetoresistive film along with the insulators in the lateral direction. The insulators serve to establish...

20060191131 - Electronic part mounting apparatus: In an electronic part mounting apparatus provided with first, second and third beam members 31, 32 and 33, all supported by a common Y-axis frame at both ends thereof, holding a chip 6 by suction from an electronic part feeding unit 2 by means of a mounting head attached to...

20060191132 - Coax connector compression tool: A compression tool having a connector engagement design that improves the quality of the installation of a cable connector onto a cable. The compression tool provides at least one chamfered mating surface that is configured to engage a middle portion of a connector. Engagement of a mating surface with the...

20060191133 - Multilayer board and its manufacturing method: A base material (20) is arranged on top of at least one first internal layer base material (10), and a second internal base material (30) is arranged underneath the base material (10). And thereafter a surface layer circuitry conductive foil (40) is arranged underneath the base material (30), and subsequently...

20060191134 - Patch substrate for external connection: Embodiments include a generally planar patch substrate having external connection pads on one side, electrical connections connected to the external connection pads and extending through the substrate, and plated contacts formed on the electrical connections and extending beyond the other side of the patch substrate. The external connection pads may...

20060191135 - Methods for establishing electrical connections by drawing one or both of an element of an electrical connector and a contact toward the other: A method for establishing an electrical connection includes drawing at least one of a member of an electrical connector and a contact in communication with at least one device. The drawing may be affected nonrigidly. It may occur in a direction substantially normal to a plane of the semiconductor device....

20060191136 - Method of making microelectronic spring contact array: A method of making a microelectronic spring contact array comprises forming a plurality of spring contacts on a sacrificial substrate and then releasing the spring contacts from the sacrificial substrate. Each of the spring contacts has an elongated beam having a base end. The method of making the array includes...

20060191137 - Method for producing a moulded rubber seal: A method is provided for producing centering elements in a molded rubber seal that is reinforced with metal. Metal is cut out of at least one edge area of the metal element and the freed material is shaped by being bent upwards away from the plane of the metal element....

20060191138 - Nozzle plate for liquid droplet ejecting head, method of manufacturing the same, and punch: A nozzle plate of the invention has nozzle opening including a taper part 2 for guiding ink in a pressure generation chamber and a straight pore part 3 formed contiguous with the taper part....

20060191139 - Developing roller and manufacturing method thereof: A developing roller 20 included in a developing device 1 and a photoconductor drum 100 are located adjacently to or in contact with each other. A toner absorbed on the surface of the developing roller 20 moves to the photoconductor drum 100 by an electrostatic force, whereby an electrostatic latent...

20060185138 - Method and apparatus for connecting loops of barbed tape to each other: The present invention is a method and apparatus for automatically attaching loops of a coil together at desired points. The apparatus comprises a frame, a rotatable barrel, wire separators, alignment fingers, a clipping rack further comprising pincers, and a clipping gun. The barrel, wire separators and fingers cooperate to attach...

20060185139 - Film acoustically-coupled transformers with two reverse c-axis piezoelectric elements: Embodiments of an acoustically-coupled transformer have a first stacked bulk acoustic resonator (SBAR) and a second SBAR. Each of the SBARs has a lower film bulk acoustic resonator (FBAR) and an upper FBAR, and an acoustic decoupler between the FBARs. The upper FBAR is stacked atop the lower FBAR. Each...

20060185140 - Method of making multilayered construction for use in resistors and capacitors: The invention concerns a method of making multilayered constructions useful in forming capacitors and resistors, which may be used in the manufacture of printed circuit boards and microelectronic devices. According to the inventive method, a thermosetting polymer layer or layers are attached directly onto a heat resistant film layer, specifically...

20060185141 - Multilayer wiring board and manufacture method thereof: In a multilayer wiring board comprising a core board, and a wiring layer and an electrically insulating layer that are stacked on one surface of said core board, a thermal expansion coefficient of said core board in XY directions falls within a range of 2 to 20 ppm, a core...

20060185143 - Method and device for manufacturing sections for transportation systems: A device for manufacturing sections that are composed of several individual components uses a plurality of workstations. According to an embodiment of the invention, each workstation is designed for carrying out at least one of at least three manufacturing steps. Sections may be processed in each workstation regardless of their...

20060185144 - Method for determining the position of a milling tool and a machining head designed for carrying out the method: A method for determining the position of a milling tool for micro-structuring a substrate relative to a machining head, the machining head including a tool holder securing the milling tool, includes placing the milling tool against a reference surface of the substrate, opening the tool holder to enable an axial...

20060185142 - Method and apparatus for making a braided stent with spherically ended wires: A method and apparatus for cutting a braided wire stent to a predetermined length such that a ball or sphere is formed on the end of each cut wire of the stent. These spheres are advantageous in that they provide added comfort to the patient and also act against the...

20060185145 - Single slitting process for recycling rail: A method for recycling rail is provided wherein the rail is heated, and then slit into two pieces. The two pieces are passed through a single mill pass line such that each piece of the rail is deformed to have a generally uniform shape....

20060185146 - Pulse synchronized load stabilization for fastening torque recovery: A pulse synchronize load stabilization routine for adjusting a fastener to a desired torque level with a tool operatively connected to a fastener is provided. The method includes applying a first level of current to the tool, pulsing the tool to cause the fastener to rotate and measuring a dynamic...

20060185147 - Disposable/reusable core adapters: A core adapter formed as a hollow cylindrical sleeve. A plurality of apertures extend through the sleeve, parallel to the sleeve's longitudinal axis. A plurality of radial apertures are formed in the sleeve for each longitudinal aperture. Each radial aperture is perpendicular to sleeve's axis and intersects a longitudinal aperture....

20060185148 - Method of forming axles with internally thickened wall sections: A method for forming a variable wall thickness axle or tube with internally thickened wall sections comprises extruding a tubular metal blank within an elongated die. An elongated punch pushes the blank through the die. The punch has an end abutting and pushing the blank into and through the die...

20060185149 - Screw feeder: A fastener feeder for feeding fasteners that have a head and a shaft including: a substantially stationary bin, an inline feeder, with a feed track located higher than an upper level of fasteners in the bin and sloped downwardly and operably connected to a vibrator such that the vibrator vibrates...

20060185150 - Flexible whisk: A kitchen whisk having a whisk-head attached to a grippable handle by a coupling, the handle having a flex zone for enhancing the “whipping” action of the whisk-head. A cable can be embedded within the flex zone region of the handle for reinforcing the same, the ends of the cable...

20060185151 - Tapering device for removing portions of a gypsum board: A device 10 and method for forming a non-tapered end 12 of a gypsum board 14 into a tapered configuration or portion 16 includes a rotary drive tool 18 that imparts rotary motion to a tool bit 20 removably secured thereto, a pair of oppositely disposed angle members 22 having...

20060185152 - Process for producing stator of dynamo-electric machine: The present invention provides a method for manufacturing a dynamoelectric stator enabling coil ends to be impregnated with varnish simply and to a high fill factor by adjusting varnish viscosity at a temperature of a stator during varnish application to a predetermined range. The configuration includes a varnish treatment process...

20060185153 - Method of making crystalline to surround a nuclear-core of a nuclear-cored battery: A method of manufacturing a crystalline that is a ceramic phosphor material having a structural defect such that the ceramic material within the ceramic phosphor material is used to shield and absorb the radiation emitted by a nuclear core while the phosphors are excited by radioactive radiation causing them to...

20060185154 - Method of manufacturing secondary battery electrode, apparatus for manufacturing the same and secondary battery electrode: With a method of manufacturing a secondary battery electrode having active material (111) on a current collector (110), a computer (100) acquires a deposition pattern (PT) for depositing a plurality of kinds of active materials, different in electrical characteristic, onto discrete areas of a current collector, and the computer allows...

20060185155 - Processing transport apparatus: In a conveyor-like work-piece processing system, transport carriages move along a work path, each carriage carrying a plurality of work-piece articles. In the disclosed embodiment, the path is folded back upon itself forming two parallel paths, one above the other, with transport carriages moved vertically from the lower path to...

20060185156 - Disposable/reusable core adapters: A core adapter formed as a hollow cylindrical sleeve. A plurality of apertures extend through the sleeve, parallel to the sleeve's longitudinal axis. A plurality of radial apertures are formed in the sleeve for each longitudinal aperture. Each radial aperture is perpendicular to sleeve's axis and intersects a longitudinal aperture....

20060185157 - Parts packaging device and parts packaging method: In component mounting process for a plurality of components to be mounted onto a board, a plurality of bump electrode portions formed on mounting-side surfaces of the components to be mounted onto the board are brought into contact with a bonding-assistant agent so that the bonding-assistant agent is supplied thereto...

20060185158 - Wire insertion system and method: A wire insertion apparatus and method. The apparatus includes a frame that supports X-axis and Y-axis linear actuators driven by corresponding DC motors. The Y-axis linear actuator supports a laser that generates a laser beam to illuminate a specific wire cavity on an electrical connector body. The connector body is...

20060185159 - Memory card insertion tool: An insertion tool for installing an electronic package to a mating connector includes a body comprising a stop surface for the electronic package, and guide elements extending from the body adjacent the stop surface. The guide elements are configured to engage respective edges of the electronic package, and at least...

20060185160 - Access door for production machine: A production-machine door assembly has an annular frame fixed on the production machine and defining an opening through which access to its workspace is possible. A plurality of door panels in a closed position are generally coplanar and substantially cover the opening with edges of the door panels immediately juxtaposed....

20060185161 - Method of fabrication of low-loss filter and frequency multiplexer: A method of fabricating a waveguide filter includes forming a monolithic polymeric dielectric core configured for fabricating a dielectric-filled cavity, where the core includes a plurality of spaced-apart depressions; applying a layer of conducting metal to an outer surface of the core to form a metallized core with a conductive...

20060185162 - Electronic component mounting method and electronic component mounting apparatus: The invention is directed to prevention of interference of an operation of mounting proper electronic components and improvement of usability without reduction of a manufacturing speed of printed boards. Suction states of electronic components held by suction by suction nozzles are detected by a line sensor unit. When the detection...

20060185163 - Method of manufacturing wiring board: A method of manufacturing a wiring board, including: providing a resin substrate on which is formed a metal layer including a first layer and a second layer formed on the first layer; forming an interconnecting pattern by etching the metal layer so that the interconnecting pattern includes the patterned first...

20060185164 - Methods for making plated through holes usable as interconnection wire or probe attachments: Methods are provided for making plated through holes usable for inserting and attaching connector probes. In a first method, a curved plated through hole is formed by bonding curved etchable wires to a first substrate, plating the wires with a non-etchable conductive material, encasing the plated wires with a dielectric...

20060185165 - Method for assembling tiled detectors for ionizing radiation based image detection: The present technique provides a multi-tile detector and a process for assembling the multi-tile detector using a flexible structure and intermediate electrical connections. The present technique minimizes edge gaps between adjacent detector tiles by coupling the detector tiles to the flexible structure and then flexing the flexible structure to close...

20060185166 - Automated seal strip assembly method and apparatus for rotary machines: A automated sealing assembly for rotary machines including: a seal guide assembly, the seal guide assembly aligns and holds a caulk wire and a sealing strip in a rotor groove for peening; a peening tool, the peening tool peens said caulk wire to deform the caulk wire and secure the...

20060185167 - Mechanical method for joining of tubular member to a plate member: A method for joining an inlet/outlet pipe to a heat exchanger core in which a standard coupler of stepped cylindrical shape is first brazed integrally to the core. A unique pipe is then attached inside the outer end of the coupler purely mechanically, with a compression ring that is forced...

20060185168 - Aluminum pipe and process for producing same: An inlet pipe 6 and an outlet pipe 7 for a condenser are made from an alloy containing 0.9 to 1.5 mass % of Mn, and the balance Al and inevitable impurities. Each of the inlet pipe 6 and the outlet pipe 7 contains Zn diffused through a surface layer...

20060185169 - Methods for manufacturing endodontic instruments: Endodontic instruments having a desired cutting edge are formed, at least in part, using a cold forming process. The method of forming the endodontic instrument includes providing a blank metal thread or wire and at least one die that has a negative impression of a cutting edge. The die is...

20060185170 - Methods for manufacturing endodontic instruments from powdered metals: Endodontic instruments or intermediate products (e.g., blanks) used to form finished endodontic instruments having a desired cutting edge and/or taper are formed, at least in part, by molding a metal powder into a desired shape and then sintering the metal particles together. The metal powder is initially formed into a...

20060185171 - Method of swaging a spherical bearing: A method of swaging a spherical bearing comprising a ball and a bearing housing, the method comprising: providing a ball and a bearing housing to be swaged around the ball; creating a temperature differential between the temperature of the housing and the temperature of the ball, the ball being at...

20060179626 - Method and apparatus for a partially etched capacitor layer including a connection member: An apparatus which includes a capacitor stack including a plurality of substantially planar electrodes, a first partially etched anode layer of the capacitor stack including a first substantially unetched portion, a second anode layer of the capacitor stack, a first connection member connected to the first substantially unetched portion and...

20060179627 - Solid electrolytic capacitor and method for producing the same: A method for producing a solid electrolytic capacitor, comprising coating a solution containing a monomer of an electroconducting polymer and a solution containing an oxidizing agent in repeating sequence on a valve-acting metal anode having formed on the surface thereof an oxide dielectric film, and then polymerizing wherein the electroconducting...

20060179625 - Solid electrolytic capacitor and method of manufacturing the same: A solid electrolytic capacitor includes: a capacitor element comprising an anode made of a valve metal having an oxide film formed on a surface thereof, a cathode provided with a valve metal, and a separator provided between the anode and the cathode, the anode and the cathode and the separator...

20060179629 - Assembly plant and assembly method for vehicle: Supplying work for many parts supplied for vehicle assembly is progressed toward one radiation center, and the supplied parts are assembled into one vehicle on a rotary-type assembly bed provided at the radiation center....

20060179628 - Joining device and joining process: A joining method and to a joining device (1) for joining roof skins (11) to parts (4) of vehicle bodies (3) is provided. The joining device (1) includes one or more joining grippers (2), which are comprised of at least one frame (24), of a number of gripping elements (29,...

20060179630 - Method of using multi-ceramic based liquid insulation compositions and textile products coated with multi-ceramic based liquid insulation compositions: A method of imparting fire-resistant properties, insulation properties, acoustic properties, and/or anti-microbial properties, and/or reducing static electricity propensity, to items including carpet, flooring and/or textile products including woven and/or non-woven products, synthetic products, and/or natural fiber products, includes coating the item with a multi-ceramic based liquid insulation composition....

20060179631 - Automatic suction and repelling device for rivet gun: An automatic suction and repelling device for rivet gun, which comprises a body and a handle, and the intake passages thereof are in communication each other; the rear center of the body is furnished with a regulation ring and a used-nail cylinder; the regulation ring can be adjusted to move...

20060179632 - Support system for semiconductor wafers: A semiconductor wafer may be secured to a wafer support system by causing a supported surface of the semiconductor wafer to be at a lower gas pressure than an exposed surface of the semiconductor wafer....

20060179633 - System, method, and apparatus for detecting fasteners during automated re-work of defective workpieces: A system for locating and determining the orientation of fasteners in hard disk drive spindle assemblies utilizes a sensor system that facilitates an automated rework process for the spindle assemblies. The screw locating system identifies the locations of the screws in a spindle and generates a signal for a screw...

20060179634 - Reducing machine rotor assembly and methods of constructing and operating the same: A rotor assembly operable with anvil mechanism for comminuting waste wood and other fragmentable material has a rotating drive shaft with a series of rotors fixed in axially spaced relation thereon. A series of radially projecting hammers mechanisms are situated along the axis of the shaft and powered by the...

20060179635 - Weir valve purge plate: The invention is generally directed towards apparatuses and methods that provide for improved effectiveness in purging oxygen at a surface of a weir valve, as that surface is welded to another component. In one embodiment, the amount of oxygen at a weir valve weld surface can be lessened by more...

20060179636 - Wire twisting method and apparatus: A method and apparatus for twisting wire using an axially elongated hand-holdable tool having an outer axially extending slot and an inner axially extending hole in an end thereof for receiving and supporting an axially extending length of wire and an adjacent end of the wire respectively during a turning...

20060179637 - Longitudinal seam-structure assembly of aircraft fuselage: When assembling longitudinal seams, the shells in the region of overlap are moved together over lining-up drill holes, the shells are fastened and subsequently the pilot holes are transferred. Thereafter, these pilot holes are deburred, which involves temporary moving apart of the shells. According to one embodiment of the present...

20060179638 - Method for producing a steel product: The invention provides a method which allows reliable production of steel products from a light steel. The steel products according to the invention exhibit isotropic deformation behaviour and are ductile at low temperature with high yield strengths. This is achieved according to the invention by a method for producing a...

20060179639 - Work treatment installation: A work treatment installation comprises several side-by-side machine tools and at least one work supply and discharge device. It further comprises a work transport device which bridges both of them and comprises a displaceable and vertically sliding lifting skid with a work grab. The work transport device comprises lowering stops...

20060179641 - Liquid composites and fabrication method used in catheter probe endoscopic ultrasound: The method of making a liquid composite and fabrication used in catheter probe endoscopic ultrasound, wherein the composite is made by the mixture of edible powder and water. The fabrication method is to mix the edible powder and water and then stir and heat it to the desired temperature; after...

20060179642 - Method for manufacturing a film bulk acoustic resonator: A method for manufacturing a film bulk acoustic resonator includes forming a closed room in a supporting substrate; forming a bottom electrode above the closed room, the bottom electrode provided on a surface of the supporting substrate; forming a piezoelectric film on a surface of the bottom electrode; forming a...

20060179640 - Ultrasonic transducer and method for manufacturing the same: A technology capable of preventing the degradation of operation reliability of CMUT when a lower electrode for CMUTs arranged in an array is divided in order to control the CMUTs independently is provided. Also, a technology capable of preventing the formation of a convex or concave distortion in an insulating...

20060179643 - Rechargeable lithium polymer cell and process for the production of rechargeable lithium polymer batteries: A process for the production of a lithium polymer cell is involves extruding a material mixture for an anode and a mixture for a cathode to form an anode and cathode masses. At least one of the masses is extruded with a mixture of cyclohexanone and methyl ethyl ketone. The...

20060179644 - Method and apparatus for manufacturing motor coil: The present invention provides a process and an apparatus for the preparation of a motor coil by which a longitudinally wound motor coil, so called, can be easily prepared. First, a molded product 10 comprising a column part 11, and a fin part 12 projected in the form of flat...

20060179645 - Component mounting apparatus and component mounting method: In component mounting for executing component feed operation and component holding and pickup operation, a recipe for the component holding and pickup operation that is an operation program for executing the component holding and pickup operation is received in a head unit, and the component holding and pickup operation is...

20060179646 - Connector compression tool and method of use thereof: A connector compression tool is provided wherein the tool includes a handle, pivotally moveable from a second position to a first position, a body, configured to compress together when the handle is moved to the first position, and a jaw, operably associated with the body, wherein the jaw includes at...

20060179647 - Tool adaptor: A tool adaptor for securing a compression type end connector to the prepared end of a coaxial cable. The adaptor includes two slide members that are mated in an interlocking sliding relationship with the end connector placed in engagement with contoured seats located in each of the slide members. Opposed...

20060179648 - Continuous finishing apparatus for slide fastener: The invention is a continuous finishing apparatus for a slide fastener having a slider introduction portion for successively introducing a slider by intermittently running a slide fastener chain, wherein, a slider introduction member thrusts into the space portion when the slider held by a slider holding member is brought into...

20060179649 - Magnetic rivet retention system for a rivet gun: A magnetic rivet retention system for a rivet gun, wherein a magnet is provided in a frame that is engageable with a powered handle. The magnet attracts a rivet and aligns the rivet relative to a punch and die of the rivet gun. The magnet is disposed in an internal...

20060179650 - Magnetic tape cassettes and processes for producing them: The magnetic tape cassette has a base with an opening for forming a transparent window and a transparent resin-made window member to be installed in said opening. The window member is provided with an engaging unit which is to be fitted into the base at an angle and the base...

20060179652 - Connecting flexible circuitry by stitching: A means is described of connecting multiple flexible printed circuit (FPC) tags. The means is suitable where electrical circuitry has been printed or otherwise applied to one side of flexible substrates, and where the circuitry of two such substrates is required to be brought into electrical continuity. In this method,...

20060179651 - Telecommunications cable jacket adapted for post-extrusion insertion of optical fiber and methods for manufacturing the same: The present disclosure relates to a telecommunications cable having a jacket including a feature for allowing post-extrusion insertion of an optical fiber or other signal-transmitting member. The present disclosure also relates to a method for making a telecommunications cable having a jacket including a feature for allowing post-extrusion insertion of...

20060179653 - Sintering apparatus for heat pipe and method for manufacturing the same: A sintering apparatus for heat pipe includes a pipe body with a shrunk end and a second positioning point, a shaft with a tapered head and a filling tool with a first positioning point. The method for manufacturing the sintering apparatus includes the steps of inserting a shaft inside the...

20060179654 - Method and adjusting the throttling action of a valve: Method for adjusting the throttling action of a valve comprising a valve body with at least one through-channel for a working medium, where the working medium is throttled by at least one valve disk which covers the throttle channel. By making use of the effect of the heat of a...

20060179655 - Method of forming a metal matrix component: A method of forming a metal matrix component and product that comprises forming scrap sheet metal material, shredding the scrap sheet metal material to a predetermined size range, filling the shredded scrap sheet metal material into a compacting die, adding an adhesive material to the shredded scrap sheet metal material...

20060179656 - Method for assembling rolling bearing device: A roller bearing assembly is assembled using a first cage 25 featuring high general-purpose versatility and supporting individual first-row tapered rollers 18a by means of the first cage 25 in a manner that in a state where the first cage 25 is horizontally supported and has its greater diameter side...

20060174463 - Flat capacitor for an implantable medical device: One aspect provides a capacitor feedthrough assembly having an electrically conductive member dimensioned to extend at least partially through a feedthrough hole of a case of the capacitor, the conductive member having a passage therethrough....

20060174464 - Multiple operation gear manufacturing apparatus with common work axis: A gear production apparatus for producing a gear from a blank includes a base, a first stock slidable along a longitudinal axis of the base and including a first tool rotatably supported thereon and a second stock slidable along a first transverse axis of the base and including a second...

20060174465 - Strut spring compression apparatus: A spring-compression apparatus for facilitating maintenance of a strut assembly comprises a guide member, a carriage assembly, and a rest assembly. The guide member comprises a first member end and a second member end. The carriage assembly comprises a jack assembly and a slide assembly. The jack assembly is operable...

20060174466 - Blind rivet setting tool: A blind rivet setting tool has a construction in which a tubular spring-biased handle gripped by an operator moves axially of the tool. An interlock between a trigger lever and the handle prevents operation of the tool until a rivet held by the tool is properly positioned in a hole...

20060174467 - Manually operated impact tool: A manually operated impact tool having: a handle; an anvil movably connected to the handle, the anvil having an anvil surface, the anvil further having a fastener engagement portion for engaging a fastener to be loosened or tightened, the fastener engagement portion being substantially rigidly attached to the anvil; a...

20060174468 - Method of manufacturing double pipe: A double pipe has an outer pipe and an inner pipe that is formed in a spiral or wavy configuration and is held by an inner circumferential face of the outer pipe....

20060174469 - Method for producing a cam for a clutch, device for milling the contour surfaces of the cam, and device for shortening the cam journal: Cams for clutches have been produced by a machining in a highly complex manner. To reduce the corresponding production costs, the cam (6) is first formed or deformed in such a way that the outer surface (13) has its finished measures and the cam journal (18) has an overlength. Mechanical...

20060174470 - Transfer resistant rfid tag: A transfer resistant RFID tag preferably includes an identification chip, a tag coil, a housing and a cap. The identification chip is electrically connected to the tag coil with two wires. A first quantity of bonding compound is applied to a surface that is slightly greater than a surface area...

20060174472 - Swaging-optimized baseplate for disk drive head suspension: A baseplate for swaging a disk drive head suspension to an arm having a thickness and a neutral axis. The baseplate includes a boss tower having an outer diameter high point configured to be located within about ±6% of the arm thickness from the neutral axis when swaged to an...

20060174473 - Magnetic random access memory device and method of forming the same: Example embodiments of the present invention disclose a semiconductor memory device and a method of forming a memory device. A semiconductor memory device may include a digit line disposed on a substrate, an intermediate insulating layer covering the digit line, a magnetic tunnel junction (MTJ) pattern disposed on the intermediate...

20060174471 - Method of manufacturing magnetic head: A method of manufacturing a magnetic head is provided which can improve controlling a thickness of a gap layer. A coil base layer having at least a surface layer formed of one or two or more alloys selected from Au, Ru, and Rh is formed on a contact layer. Thereby,...

20060174474 - High milling resistance write pole fabrication method for perpendicular recording: A mask structure for fabricating a write pole for a perpendicular write head. The mask structure includes a first and second hard mask structures separated by an image transfer layer, such as DURAMIDE®. The first mask structure may be a bi-layer mask structure that functions as a CMP stop as...

20060174475 - Magnetic head and method of manufacturing same, and magnetic head substructure: A method of manufacturing magnetic heads comprises the step of: fabricating a magnetic head substructure by forming components of a plurality of magnetic heads on a single substrate, wherein a plurality of rows of pre-head portions that will be the respective magnetic heads later are aligned in the substructure; and...

20060174476 - Method of manufacturing a heated windshield: A method of making a windshield having first and second outer layers and a conductive bar, an electrical connector, and an intermediate layer positioned between the outer layers. The method includes the step of sinking the conductive bar and the electrical connector into a surface of the intermediate layer so...

20060174477 - Wiring board provided with a resistor and process for manufacturing the same: A wiring board provided with a resistor comprises: an insulating substrate having a surface; wiring patterns formed on the surface, the wiring patterns including first and second electrodes spaced from each other by a certain distance; a first resistor (horizontal type resistor) formed on the surface, the first resistor having...

20060174478 - Apparatus for disposing capillary structure into heat pipe: An apparatus for disposing a multi-layered capillary structure into a heat pipe. The apparatus drags a multi-layered interwoven web into a heat pipe body, so as to form a capillary structure of multi-layered interwoven web in the heat pipe body. The apparatus includes a base, a towing mechanism, an affixation...

20060174479 - Device for fitting electric wires with sleeves: A sleeve-fitter includes a sleeve module, a fitting module, a control and a base module. The fitting module and control are part of the base module. In operation, a centering pin and a round hole cooperate when the sleeve module is in contact with the base module and the sleeve...

20060174480 - Inspection method and apparatus for mounted electronic components: An inspection apparatus for mounted electronic components in a component mounting apparatus is provided with camera means capable of placing within its sight a whole printed board. The camera means picks up a first image for the whole printed board which does not have any electronic component mounted thereon. Those...

20060174481 - Electrical connector and method for producing the same: An electrical connector and a method for producing the same are described. The electrical connector has an insulative housing and a plurality of metallic wires. The insulative housing has a plurality of slots formed therein, and the slots are defined with a width less than that of the metallic wire....

20060174482 - Gas turbine blade having a monocrystalline airfoil with a repair squealer tip, and repair method: A repaired gas turbine blade includes a turbine blade body having a monocrystalline airfoil made of a first nickel-base superalloy, and a repair squealer tip welded to a tip of the airfoil. The repair squealer tip is made of a second nickel-base superalloy different from the first nickel-base superalloy and...

20060174483 - Device for surface blasting component: A device for surface blasting, e.g., for ultrasonic shot blasting, components, e.g., gas turbine components, includes at least one vibrator having an oscillating surface, e.g., having at least one ultrasonic sonotrode, the or each oscillating surface of the or each vibrator being adjoined by a machining chamber for receiving a...

20060174484 - Heat pipe and manufacturing method thereof: A heat pipe and manufacturing method thereof. The manufacturing method includes steps of: providing a pipe; shaping the pipe by bending or pressing according to requirements of a heat-dissipation module of an electronic device; inserting a molding bar into the pipe; forming a wick structure in the pipe; separating the...

20060174485 - Bush and method of manufacturing a bush: A lined and flanged bush and method of manufacturing the same comprising: providing a liner having an aperture; locating the aperture in the liner around the spigot such that the liner lies on the surface; and stamping out the blank around the spigot to provide a lined and flanged bush....

20060168787 - Process for manufacturing an electrochemical cell and an electrochemical cell: A method for manufacturing an electrochemical cell first includes providing a cup-shaped housing with at least one first indentation. Thereafter, an electrode stack is placed in the housing and then, the first indentation is indented further in a direction towards the inside of the housing by a applying a force...

20060168788 - Method for designing a micro electromechanical device with reduced self-actuation: A method is described for designing a micro electromechanical device in which the risk of self-actuation of the device in use is reduced. The method includes locating a first conductor in a plane and locating a second conductor with its collapsible portion at a predetermined distance above the plane. The...

20060168789 - Holder unit and hemming processing device with the same: A hemming apparatus (1) includes a holder unit (2), a lower die (3) on which the holder unit (2) is installed, and an upper die (4) which is installed on the lower die (3) vertically movably. The holder unit (2) includes a base (5) secured to the lower die (3)...

20060168790 - Flange restoring device and method: A method and a device for straightening out irregularities in a flange by pressing a roller against a first side of the flange while supporting an opposite side thereof to preserve the angle between the flange and the part when undergoing compression loading by way of the roller....

20060168791 - Method of making a bifurcated stent with improved side branch aperture: A stent for insertion into a blood vessel is made from a sheet having a longitudinal axis and a first portion and a second portion. The first portion has a proximal end and a distal end and a first lateral side and a second lateral side with the lateral sides...

20060168792 - Apparatus and method for forming a joint between adjacent members: An apparatus and method for joining adjacent members, wherein the members are placed in an overlapping layered relationship. The members are clamped between a die and a blank holder. Once clamped, a clinching operation is performed on the members to create at least a partial bond between them. In addition...

20060168793 - System and method for estimation of integrated circuit signal characteristics using optical measurements: Systems and methods for making electrical measurements using optical emissions include positioning a sensor/photodetector to measure radiation emissions from devices to be tested. Radiation emission information is collected from the device to be tested during electrical operation. Characteristic features of the radiation emission information are determined, and differences between the...

20060168794 - Method to control mask profile for read sensor definition: A method for constructing a magnetoresistive sensor that avoids shadowing effects of a mask structure during sensor definition. The method includes the use of an antireflective coating (ARC) and a photosensitive mask deposited there over. The photosensitive mask is formed to cover a desired sensor area, leaving non-sensor areas exposed....

20060168795 - Method of manufacturing a disk drive to chassis coupling apparatus for rigidly coupling a disk drive to a chassis of a computer: Embodiments of the present invention pertain to a method of manufacturing a disk drive coupling apparatus for rigidly coupling a disk drive to a chassis of a computer. In one embodiment, a disk drive to chassis coupler is formed and a disk drive to chassis coupler engaging mechanism is created....

20060168796 - System and method for improving the electrical connection of a hard drive relay flexible circuit assembly to an hga flexure cable: A system and method are disclosed for improving the electrical connection of a hard drive relay flexible circuit assembly to a head-gimbal assembly (HGA) flexure cable. In one embodiment, a flexible circuit assembly is attached to a hard drive coil carriage via a U-shaped connector and is electrically coupled to...

20060168797 - Method of fabricating magnetic sensors with pinned layers with zero net magnetic moment: A method for achieving a nearly zero net magnetic moment of pinned layers in GMR sensors, such as Co—Fe/Ru/Co—Fe, is described. The method determines a thickness of the first pinned layer which will yield the desired net magnetic moment for the pinned layers. A series of test structures are deposited...

20060168798 - Method of lapping row bar in which perpendicular magnetic heads are formed and lapping machine: According to one embodiment, there is provided a method of lapping a row bar in which perpendicular magnetic heads each including a read element as well as a main pole and a return yoke are formed. The method includes preparing a row bar in which first lapping guides are formed...

20060168799 - Recycling method for magnetic field generator: A magnetic field generator comprises a pair of plate yokes connected by a column yoke. The pair of plate yokes has a pair of opposed surfaces each provided with a permanent magnet including a plurality of neodymium magnets. In a method in which the neodymium magnets are demagnetized and adhesive...

20060168800 - Non-aqueous electrolyte secondary battery and method of manufacturing the same: A non-aqueous electrolyte secondary battery has an electrode plate assembly including a positive electrode, a negative electrode, and a separator interposed between the positive electrode and the negative electrode; a non-aqueous electrolyte including a lithium salt and a non-aqueous solvent; and a gas absorbing element that absorbs gas produced in...

20060168801 - Apparatus for manufacturing film cartridge and for feeding plate material: A film cartridge assembling apparatus including one or more assembly chucks each including two die elements formed by combining partial cylindrical inner surfaces thereof together. The circumference of a resulting cylinder being partially cut to form an opening. One of the die elements includes a member having a flat surface...

20060168802 - Wireless identification device, rfid device with push-on/push-off switch, and method of manufacturing wireless identification device: A wireless identification device including a housing; circuitry in the housing configured to provide a signal to identify the device in response to an interrogation signal; and a selectively actuated switch supported by the housing and controlling whether the circuitry identifies the device. A method of manufacturing a wireless identification...

20060168803 - Layered board and manufacturing method of the same, electronic apparatus having the layered board: A layered board includes a core layer that serves as a printed board, a buildup layer that is electrically connected to the core layer, the buildup layer including an insulation part and a wiring part, and a junction layer that electrically connects and bonds the core layer with the buildup...

20060168804 - Method for providing an electrical connection: A preferred method for electrically connecting a first and a second component includes inserting a wire pin through a through hole formed in the first component so that a first portion of the wire pin is located within the through hole and a second portion of the wire pin is...

20060168805 - Method of manufacturing a medical lead: A method of manufacturing a segmented electrode assembly. An electrically conducting tube is coupled to an electrically insulating material. The tube is generally cylindrical and hollow and defines one or more gaps at a first axial position. The tube also includes one or more bridges located at a second axial...

20060168806 - Dry machining of aluminum castings: Additions of small but effective amounts of one or more of bismuth, indium, lead and/or tin to an aluminum casting alloy markedly improved the dry machinability of a casting made from the modified alloy. The added elements, which are softer and lower melting than the matrix alloy form as small...

20060168807 - Pressure energized metallic seal: A pressure-energized, annular metallic seal is provided that includes a central annular portion and a pair of annular leg portions extending from the central portion. Each leg portion includes a convex sealing surface lying in sealing plane. One of the leg portions preferably has an annular flange offset from its...

20060168809 - Apparatus and methods for repairing compressor airfoils in situ: The apparatus includes a track mounted in the inlet of a compressor. A manipulator is mounted for movement about the track and carries three modules, the last of which mounts a tool head for movement in a Cartesian coordinate system and about the track. A measuring head measures the location...

20060168808 - Plasma arc weld repair of in100 material: A method for weld repairing airfoils made from nickel based super alloy material is provided. The method includes removing a damaged portion of the airfoil by machining the airfoil to a relatively smooth surface. Powdered alloy material, such as IN-100 material is then fed to a plasma arc welding device....

20060168810 - Process and apparatus for producing a structured sheet-metal strip: A method for producing a structured sheet-metal strip includes feeding a smooth sheet-metal strip to a shaping apparatus along a guiding direction. A primary structure is produced in the smooth sheet-metal strip through the use of the shaping apparatus, during which a number of separate shaping tools act upon the...

20060168813 - Heat exchanger and heat exchange ventilator: A heat exchanger for realizing a high degree of humidity exchange efficiency at a low cost. The heat exchanger in which partition members respectively separated from each other by a spacing maintained by one of spacing members facilitate circulation of two different air flows, with total enthalpy heat exchange occurring...

20060168812 - Method of forming heat exchanger tubing and tubing formed thereby: A method of forming tubing with integral fins oriented parallel to its length, and to a heat exchanger tube produced by such a method. The invention involves extruding a tube so that the tube has at least one internal longitudinal passage, an external surface having a cross-sectional shape in a...

20060168811 - Process for producing inkjet recording medium: A method for manufacturing an inkjet recording medium comprising the steps of: applying a coating color containing a pigment and a binder as major components to at least one side of a base material using a transfer roll coater, subsequently drying coating layer to form an ink absorbing layer, wherein...

20060168814 - Method and machine tool for machining a tire of a train wheel set: Disclosed is a wheel set which comprises two wheel disks and is placed upon several support and drive rollers of a movable wheel set machine. The wheel set axle is the received between lathe centers of two tailstocks which are supported relative to each other. The position of the wheel...

20060168815 - Method for producing a metallic dental implant and a blank for carrying out said method: The invention relates to a method for producing a metallic dental implant, to a blank, an intermediate body and a binder for producing said implant. The inventive method consists in obtaining a blank consisting of a solid powder metaliferous mixture, in processing said blank in such a way that the...