Metal working inventions 01/07

20070017077 - Method for manufacturing condenser microphone: A circuit board forming member, a case forming member, a spacer forming member, a diaphragm sheet and a diaphragm plate forming member are laminated to form a portion, as excepting a back plate and a contact spring, of a condenser microphone, in plurality in a laminate. Moreover, the back plate... Agent: Sughrue Mion, PLLC

20070017078 - Valve spring compressor tool adapter: In combination with a C-clamp type valve spring compressor, an adapter, comprising a circular proximal plate having a top surface and a concentric proximal hole; multiple vertical support members having proximal and distal ends, the proximal ends are integrally attached to the top surface of the proximal plate and equally... Agent: Mckay & Associates, PC.

20070017079 - Offset base storage rack assembly: A storage rack assembly includes a base detachably secured to the storage rack. The base has a recessed bottom portion closest to the aisle to protect the front legs from accidentally being hit by a forklift truck.... Agent: Camoriano & Associates

20070017080 - Apparatus for securing a trim cover with a foam pad and method of using the same: An apparatus for securing a trim cover to a foam pad includes a base and a platform coupled thereto that defines a working surface for supporting the foam pad thereon. A plurality of actuators project from the working surface. Each actuator is capable of movement away from and toward the... Agent: Wood, Herron & Evans, LLP (lear)

20070017081 - Method and device for the positionally precise mounting of an add-on part on a vehicle body: A method for the mounting of an add-on part (3) on a workpiece (1), in particular on a vehicle body, the intention being for the add-on part (3) to be aligned on the workpiece (1) in a precisely positioned manner in relation to a reference region (12, 13). Use is... Agent: Davidson Davidson & Kappel

20070017082 - Heater coupling apparatus of washing machine and coupling method of the same: Provided is a heater coupling apparatus of a washing machine and a coupling method for the heater coupling apparatus. The heater coupling apparatus includes a tub, a heater coupling portion, a heater, and a bracket. The heater coupling portion is formed on the tub. The heater is coupled to the... Agent: Fleshner & Kim, LLP

20070017083 - Method for manufacturing split nut: A method of manufacturing a split nut comprising the steps of fabricating a first semi-arc shaped member (1) having thin-walled hinge parts (2, 12) and thick-walled center parts (5, 15) at one end and thin-walled engagement parts (3, 13) at the other end and a second semi-arc shaped member (11)... Agent: Irving Keschner

20070017085 - Deflection element for safety belt systems in vehicles: A method for producing a deflection element for safety belt systems in vehicles, includes making grooves in a flat metal blank, using an embossing tool, and producing a metal body from the flat metal blank, by means of punching and cold deformation. The metal body has an attachment opening and... Agent: William Collard Collard & Roe, P.C.

20070017084 - Manufacturing method for a composite striking plate of a golf club head: A manufacturing method for a composite striking plate includes the steps of: preparing a faceplate and an adapter plate; joining the faceplate and the adapter plate in heating and rolling processes to form the composite striking plate; and welding the adapter plate of the composite striking plate to a golf... Agent: Birch Stewart Kolasch & Birch

20070017086 - Method of fabrication for tape medium read head with unitary formation of multiple elements: A method is presented for fabrication of a tape medium read head having a unitary formation of multiple elements for reading multi-track data from a magnetic tape. The method includes providing a continuous substrate layer, and forming a sensor material layer on the continuous substrate layer. Photoresist material is deposited... Agent: Intellectual Property Law Offices

20070017087 - Method for making magnetic write head: After defining the P2 pole of a magnetic read head, alumina is deposited over it and planarized by CMP, with the portion of the alumina overlaying the ABS region of the P2 pole subsequently being masked by a photoresist layer and with the portions of the alumina overlaying the flare... Agent: Rogitz & Associates

20070017088 - Board cleaning apparatus and board transporting apparatus: The present invention provides a board cleaning apparatus excellent in foreign-matter removing efficiency. Fixed brushes are each made in contact with a circuit board over an entire width thereof, and attached to a case of a board cleaning apparatus respectively on the upstream side and the downstream side of the... Agent: Wenderoth, Lind & Ponack L.L.P.

20070017089 - Bottle manufacturing equipment: a regulating means 110 for regulating forward movement of each of the processing tools 32 or the die-ring 22 to prevent the space between each of the processing tools 32 and the die-ring 22 at the forward end of the tool holding part or the die-ring, from lessening to be... Agent: Darby & Darby P.C.

20070017090 - Method of forming metal plate pattern and circuit board: A method of forming a high aspect ratio metal plate pattern and a circuit board by multi-stage etching with a metal mask is disclosed. A resist (12) is coated on one of two surfaces of a copper plate (10) and patterned to form a resist pattern. A tin plating layer... Agent: Chadbourne & Parke, L.L.P.

20070017091 - Method for manufacturing multi-layered ceramic electronic component: The method for manufacturing a multi-layered ceramic electronic component according to the present invention includes a step of positioning a multi-layered unit including a release layer, an electrode layer and a ceramic green sheet formed on a support sheet in such a manner that the surface of the multi-layered unit... Agent: Seed Intellectual Property Law Group PLLC

20070017092 - Method and apparatus for forming multi-layered circuits using liquid crystalline polymers: A method and apparatus for producing high layer count, multi-layer circuits which includes fabricating a fixture having an opening therein for placement within a press. A material stack, particularly a material stack having multiple layers of liquid crystalline polymer, is placed within the opening of the fixture before activating the... Agent: Snell & Wilmer

20070017093 - Method of making an interposer with contact structures: A method of making an interposer having an array of contact structures for making temporary electrical contact with the leads of a chip package. The contact structures may make contact with the leads as close as desired to the body of the chip package. Moreover, the contact structures can be... Agent: Trask Britt

20070017094 - Anode copper ball for plating and method of manufacturing the same: A method of manufacturing an anode copper ball for plating by forging in an oilless state, and to minimize flat portions existing on the surface of the ball to improve the rolling property of the ball. Manufacturing an anode copper ball for plating which forms a ball by subjecting a... Agent: Darby & Darby P.C.

20070017095 - Low cost radiant floor comfort systems: A rapidly assembled pre-fabricated array of heating elements, such as tubing or wire, on a rigid mesh, for use in radiant panel heating and/or cooling systems, reduce costs by streamlining both the design layouts and the labor operations to fabricate and install the systems. The pre-fabricated arrays may be installed... Agent: Oliff & Berridge, PLC

20070011854 - Modular set of cladding elements: A modular set of cladding elements, comprising a plurality of substantially square elements and a plurality of substantially rectangular elements, each square element and each rectangular element having sides whose length is substantially equal to a multiple of the length of the sides of the smallest square element that belongs... Agent: Modiano & Associati

20070011855 - Method, bar blade, and use thereof for milling spiral bevel gears and hypoid gears: In a method and a bar blade for milling spiral bevel gears and hypoid gears, a shaft of the bar blade has a blade profile that is formed by the cross-section of at least one cutting area, at least two free areas, and at least one top area. The blade... Agent: Michaud-duffy Group LLP

20070011856 - Method and apparatus for precisely aligning and securing plural plates together: Two or more plates, each having a matching alignment hole, are precisely aligned and mated together by an aligning and clamping device that includes: (a) a plurality of movable aligning fingers, retraction means for causing the aligning fingers to move into a retracted state where they occupy a first volumetric... Agent: Macpherson Kwok Chen & Heid LLP

20070011857 - Electrical connector extraction and/or insertion tool: A tool for extracting or inserting a connector into a connector receptacle includes a tool body having an elongated shape with a first end and a second end. The first end is adapted to engage and stabilize the connector.... Agent: Mccormick, Paulding & Huber LLP

20070011858 - Apparatus to roll, cut, weld, and form tank car outer jackets: A system and method of fabricating tank car outer jackets are provided that include supporting a plurality of coils of sheet metal on a plurality of coil supports such that the central longitudinal axes of the plurality of coils are generally parallel to a central longitudinal axis of a mandrel... Agent: Baker Botts L.L.P.

20070011859 - Method to assemble components using brackets and bracketed assemblies: The invention discloses unique brackets, which form a bracket assembly that may be placed at any location of various components to form an assembly piece, such as furniture. An assembled furniture piece made of furniture panels interconnected with attached engaging and receiving brackets is provided. The engaging and receiving brackets... Agent: Butler, Snow, O'mara, Stevens & Cannada PLLC

20070011860 - Method for making a form-fitting connection between a tool insert and a tool holder of a rotating tool: Method for making a form-fitting connection between a tool insert and a tool holder of a rotatingly driven tool, wherein the tool holder has bearing surfaces by which forces or torques are transmitted to the tool insert, wherein the tool insert is made from a material harder than that of... Agent: Vidas, Arrett & Steinkraus, P.A.

20070011861 - Cutting method and apparatus and rib electrode for electric discharge machining: An object of the present invention is to provide a cutting method and apparatus and a rib electrode for electric discharge machining which can cut a rib portion of a workpiece efficiently and accurately. For this purpose, a cutting tool 11 having cutting edges 23a, 23b extending in parallel or... Agent: Paul And Paul

20070011862 - Lighting element comprising an inserted light-guiding body: A method produces a lighting element that includes at least one luminescent diode and an inserted light-guiding body. The light-guiding body receives light emitted by the luminescent diode. The luminescent diodes are secured to the light-guiding body by an injection molding process of a transparent plastic material such that at... Agent: Clark Hill, P.C.

20070011863 - Manufacturing methods of electromagnetic-wave shielding and light transmitting window material, display panel, and solar battery module: In order to decrease the time (adhesion time in an adhesion step) for manufacturing an electromagnetic-wave shielding and light transmitting window material and a display panel, a top mold 43 and a bottom mold 44, which are made of a synthetic resin having high heat resistance, are disposed between a... Agent: Sughrue Mion, PLLC

20070011864 - Motor actuator: For easy and accurate assembly of a motor actuator with improvement of quality and productivity, a motor accommodating hole (2) continuously having a pressure insertion hole (2a) and an insertion hole (2b), and a coupler (4) having terminals (5, 6) are integrally formed in a motor case (1), the insertion... Agent: Bacon & Thomas, PLLC

20070011865 - Method and fixture for assembling supporting disk of motor rotor: An assembly method and fixture for assembling a supporting disk of a motor rotor according to the invention is based on an “adjusting, and fixing” concept. A functional axis fixture and an adjusting axis fixture, which can match with each other for holding the supporting disk and the rotor, are... Agent: Birch Stewart Kolasch & Birch

20070011866 - Die assembly and method for manufacturing lamina stacks including formed features: A progressive die assembly and method for manufacturing lamina stacks from a strip of substantially planar material, in which at least some of the individual laminas are formed with portions which extend from, or are otherwise not within, the plane of the material strip. The die assembly includes die stations... Agent: Baker & Daniels LLP 111 E. Wayne Street

20070011867 - Micromachined mass flow sensor and methods of making the same: A mass flow sensor is manufactured by a process of carrying out a micro-machining process on an N or lightly doped P-type silicon substrate with orientation <100>. This mass flow sensor comprises a central thin-film heater and a pair of thin-film heat sensing elements, and a thermally isolated membrane for... Agent: Bo-in Lin

20070011868 - Apparatus fo processing workpieces containing plastics material: An apparatus for processing workpieces containing plastics material by welding, stamping, cutting and/or bonding is described. The apparatus includes a loading and unloading station for loading and unloading the workpieces (35), a processing station with a free space for processing the workpieces (35) and at least one interchangeable module (15)... Agent: Striker, Striker & Stenby

20070011869 - Electronic component mounting apparatus: This invention is directed to prevention of reduction of a pickup rate of an electronic component when a component feeding unit is dismounted from a feeder base and mounted back thereon. A CPU sends a feeding command to a component feeding unit feeding an electronic component belonging to a first... Agent: Morrison & Foerster LLP

20070011870 - Method of manufacture of an identification wristband construction: A method of manufacture of a wristband includes the steps of providing a bottom substrate. First circuit elements are deposited on the bottom substrate. A dielectric material is deposited at predetermined areas on the bottom substrate. A remainder of the circuit is deposited on the bottom substrate and dielectric materials.... Agent: Edwards & Angell, LLP

20070011871 - Method of manufacturing a device, device, non-contact type card medium, and electronic equipment: Wirings 2B1 are formed by application of heat treatment after an ink jet system is used to discharge a conductive liquid L onto a provisional substrate 5 having a predetermined repellent property, bonding an insulating layer 4B1 to the wirings 2B1 with an adhesive material 3B1 therebetween, peeling and removing... Agent: Harness, Dickey & Pierce, P.L.C

20070011872 - System and method for repairing a gas turbine engine component: A method of repairing a defect in a component includes forming a slot in the component, thereby removing at least a substantial part of the defect from the component, where the slot has a predetermined geometry.... Agent: Kinney & Lange, P.A.

20070011873 - Methods for producing even wall down-hole power sections: Embodiments of the present invention provide methods for manufacturing an even-wall rotor or stator that do not suffer from drawbacks of the prior art. Even-wall rotors or stators produced according to those methods are also provided. In one embodiment, a method for manufacturing a rotor or stator for use in... Agent: Patterson & Sheridan, L.L.P.

20070011874 - Exhaust treatment devices and methods of making the same: Disclosed herein are exhaust treatment device designs and methods of assembly. In one embodiment an exhaust treatment device can comprise a substrate having a downstream end, a mat assembled around the substrate forming a substrate/mat sub-assembly wherein a portion of the mat extends beyond the downstream end, and a shell... Agent: Paul L. Marshall Delphi Technologies, Inc.

20070011877 - Method for fabricating cooling device: A method for fabricating a cooling device. The cooling device includes a heat pipe and a plurality of thin fins. First, a through hole is formed on each thin fin. The through hole includes a surrounding wall of gradually withdrawing radius, so as to stack the thin fins together. Then,... Agent: Hdsl

20070011875 - Method for manufacturing minute structure, method for manufacturing liquid discharge head, and liquid discharge head: A method for manufacturing a minute structure comprises a step of forming an ionizing radiation decomposing type positive type resist layer including a methyl isopropenyl ketone as a first positive type photosensitive material layer, a step of forming an ionizing radiation decomposing type positive type resist layer including a photosensitive... Agent: Fitzpatrick Cella Harper & Scinto

20070011876 - Method of manufacturing an inkjet nozzle assembly for volumetric ink ejection: A method is provided for manufacturing a printer nozzle. The method includes the step of depositing a metal layer upon a semi-conductor wafer. The metal layer defines a pair of protruding portions which each form a respective electrical contact. The method further includes the step of etching the metal layer... Agent: Silverbrook Research Pty Ltd

20070006434 - Method for manufacturing a piezoelectric vibration device: Manufacturing a piezoelectric vibration device, includes: forming a bonding electrode on a part of a piezoelectric substrate to which a cover makes contact; forming a part defining a through hole to the cover so that a profile of an edge of an opening of the through hole at a first... Agent: Oliff & Berridge, PLC

20070006435 - Capacitive devices, organic dielectric laminates, multilayer structures incorporating such devices, and methods of making thereof: The present invention relates to methods of forming multilayer structures and the structures themselves. In one embodiment, a method of forming a multilayer structure comprising: providing a dielectric composition comprising: paraelectric filler and polymer wherein said paraelectric filler has a dielectric constant between 50 and 150; applying said dielectric composition... Agent: E I Du Pont De Nemours And Company Legal Patent Records Center

20070006436 - Machining apparatus: A machining apparatus for conducting at least one of a cutting process and a grinding process, comprises a stationary base; and a working device mounted on the stationary base and having a degree of freedom of more than two axes to conduct at least one of a cutting process and... Agent: Cohen, Pontani, Lieberman & Pavane

20070006437 - Shaft seal pulling device: A seal pulling tool includes an elongate shaft extending from a manual grip handle. The shaft is bent and includes a seal gripping hook at its outer end and an adjustable fulcrum support post slidably mounted and laterally projecting from the shaft intermediate the handle and hook.... Agent: Banner & Witcoff, Ltd.

20070006438 - Regeneration process for catalytic converters: This invention describes a method of regenerating run-down or no longer efficient catalytic converters. The converter is cut perpendicularly to its axis in the area where the catalytic unit to be substituted is housed. The internal part of any residue of the catalyst that was inside is emptied and cleaned.... Agent: Egbert Law Offices

20070006439 - Method of designing and forming a demolition tool unit: A multiple tool attachment system is adapted to be attached to demolition equipment. The system includes a universal body attached to the demolition equipment. A series of tools is independently attachable to the universal body. The universal body includes a guide slot extending longitudinally along the universal body. Each tool... Agent: The Webb Law Firm, P.C.

20070006440 - Apparatus and method for attaching a drive system and a stand to a ring in a medicine gantry: A mounting assembly for attaching the drive system and stand to a ring in a medicine gantry is disclosed. The mounting assembly includes at least one mounting bar (e.g., two mounting bars), at least one mounting plate and at least one adjuster (e.g., a screw). The mounting bar is securable... Agent: Peter Kendall, Esq. Siemens Corporation

20070006441 - Method for retaining a vascular stent on a catheter: A method of securely mounting a stent on a balloon of a catheter. The method generally includes crimping a stent on a balloon of a catheter at least one time, and positioning the balloon with the stent thereon within a polished bore of a mold formed at least in part... Agent: Fulwider Patton

20070006442 - Stamping process and structure of anti-magnetic cover: The present invention is improving stamping process and structure of anti-magnetic cover. The said anti-magnetic cover is laid over electronic component for preventing the interference of electromagnetic wave. During stamping the said anti-magnetic cover, two plate materials are fed into one cavity from different directions. After stamping process, a frame... Agent: Bacon & Thomas, PLLC

20070006443 - Mounting structure of open/close valve in sealed body and device for manufacturing sealed body with open/close valve: Provided is a mounting structure of an open/close valve in a sealed body, wherein the open/close valve 2 mounted in the sealed body comprising soft resin sheets and allowing air to be filled therein is stuck on one sheet constituting the expansion part 12 of the sealed body and is... Agent: Birch Stewart Kolasch & Birch

20070006444 - Tightening method and member to be thread-clamped: A bearing cap, a type of thread-clamped member, is clamped to a cylinder block by flanged hexagonal bolts. The material of the bearing cap is aluminium alloy, while the material of the bolts is steel. The bearing cap has a raised seat the end surface of which provides a bearing... Agent: Nixon Peabody, LLP

20070006445 - Composite generator rotor shaft: A method for manufacturing a rotor shaft is provided. A rod is formed from a metal matrix composite material, the rod having an outer diameter. The rod is heated to attain a stiffness thereof that is greater than about 300 GPa. A machinable sleeve is formed from material having a... Agent: Honeywell International Inc.

20070006446 - Method of manufacturing head gimbal assemblies, actuators and disk drives by removing thermal pole-tip protrusion at the spin stand level: Thermal pole tip protrusion is caused by the materials in and around the head slider expanding during write operations till part of those materials protrude, leading to contact with the rotating disk surface, altering the flying height and often wearing down part of the disk surface. While it is well... Agent: Gregory Smith & Associates

20070006447 - Automated continuous operation tube forming system: An automated, continuous tube forming system comprising: a plurality of workstations which respectively perform various operations on a workpiece; an indexing transfer carousel having a plurality of workpiece-holding collets provided in a spaced arrangement around the periphery-circumference of the of the carousel and which are adapted to support a plurality... Agent: Carrier Blackman And Associates

20070006448 - Component pressing device: In a component pressing head which holds a component with a component holding tool provided at one end of a shaft member, rotates the component around an axis of the shaft member and presses the component in an axial direction of the axis, a first voice coil motor and a... Agent: Pearne & Gordon LLP

20070006449 - Device for assembling connector: A process and device for assembling a connector is provided, by which the production efficiency can be improved by preventing the problem of insertion error from occurring in a step of terminal insertion into a connector housing in the manufacturing process of the wiring harness by using an automatic assembly... Agent: Armstrong, Kratz, Quintos, Hanson & Brooks, LLP

20070006450 - Pallet assembling machine: The machine is designed to form pallets by assembling cardboard longitudinal beams (1) and transverse beams (2) comprising means for storage, feed and dosification of longitudinal beams (1) and with means for storage, feed and dosification of transverse beams (2), means provided at corresponding areas (4, 5) for placing the... Agent: Klauber & Jackson

20070006451 - Method of forming a metal wiring in a semiconductor device: Example embodiments of the present invention relate to a method of forming a metal wiring in a semiconductor device. Other example embodiments of the present invention relate to a method of forming a metal wiring in a semiconductor device without a generation of a bridge between adjacent metal wirings. In... Agent: Harness, Dickey & Pierce, P.L.C

20070006453 - Component mounting apparatus and component mounting method: In a component mounting apparatus in which integrated components having a chip-on-chip structure are formed by mounting upper chips on lower chips. The lower chips picked up from a component carrying-in unit by a component carrying-in head are placed on a mounting stage, and the upper chips picked up from... Agent: Pearne & Gordon LLP

20070006454 - Component mounting apparatus and component mounting method: In a component mounting apparatus in which integrated components having a chip-on-chip structure are formed by mounting upper chips on lower chips. The lower chips picked up from a component carrying-in unit by a component carrying-in head are placed on a mounting stage, and the upper chips picked up from... Agent: Pearne & Gordon LLP

20070006452 - Method of making a circuitized substrate with sintered paste connections and multilayered substrate assembly having said substrate as part thereof: A method of making a circuitized substrate which includes a high temperature dielectric material in combination with a low temperature conductive paste, the paste including an organic binder component and at least one metallic component. The flakes of the metallic component are sintered to form a conductive path through the... Agent: Lawrence R. Fraley Hinman, Howard & Kattell, LLP

20070006455 - Methods for forming high density data storage devices with read/write probes with hollow or reinforced tips: Systems and methods in accordance with the present invention can include a tip contactable with a media. In an embodiment, the tip comprises a substantially hollow structure formed of a metal. The tip can be formed by depositing a first metal layer over silicon thereby defining a cantilever structure, depositing... Agent: Fliesler Meyer, LLP

20070006456 - Method for manufacturing circuit board with built-in electronic components: Disclosed is a method for manufacturing a circuit board, comprising step for preparing an insulating member and an electronic component having position-setting means on the lower surface thereof (S110), step for forming mounting holes in the insulating member (S120), step for mounting the electronic component on the insulating member to... Agent: Gottlieb Rackman & Reisman PC

20070006457 - Spool valve assembly apparatus using air vortex insertion: The effects of an air bearing may be augmented in various ways in order to assist in the automated assembly of valve spools into valve bores. Such augmentation may be achieved by agitating one end of the valve spool with sequentially applied pulses of pressurized air as the spool is... Agent: Reising, Ethington, Barnes, Kisselle, P.C.

20070006458 - Exhaust treatment device, a diesel particulate filter, and method of making the same: An exhaust treatment device comprises a substrate assembly disposed in a housing, wherein the substrate assembly comprises a first rack comprising a first array of openings, a second rack comprising a second array of openings, wherein the second array of openings correspond to the first array of openings, a plurality... Agent: Paul L. Marshall Delphi Technologies, Inc.

20070006460 - Method of manufacturing header pipe, header pipe and heat exchanger with header pipe: A method of manufacturing a header pipe for a heat exchanger, including (a) forming a header pipe as a single body with a vertically separating panel between first and second channels, including a plurality of slots through the pipe adapted to connect to cooling fluid tubes of a heat exchanger,... Agent: Wood, Phillips, Katz, Clark & Mortimer

20070006459 - Method for manufacturing printing head: An object of the present invention to provide a process for manufacturing a printing head, the process being able to maintain an appropriate connection between a substrate and flying leads. The present invention includes a connecting step of connecting electric connection terminals of a substrate and flying leads provided on... Agent: Fitzpatrick Cella Harper & Scinto

20070006461 - Method for manufacturing automotive structural members: A method for making structural automotive components and the like includes providing a blank of air hardenable martensitic stainless steel in the annealed condition. The steel blank has a thickness in the range of 0.5-5.0 mm., and is formed utilizing stamping, forging, pressing, or roller forming techniques or the like... Agent: Drummond & Duckworth

20070006462 - Apparatus for accurately positioning and supporting modular tooling: A tooling apparatus for positioning end effector tooling for engagement with a workpiece to facilitate the performance of work operations on the workpiece. The apparatus includes an elongated rectangular tubular backbone member, a plurality of tubular collars positioned over and secured to the backbone member at predetermined longitudinally spaced locations... Agent: Young & Basile, P.C.

20070000109 - Chamber inserts and apparatuses for processing a substrate: Chamber inserts and apparatuses for processing a substrate. In an example, the chamber insert may include a cylindrical body portion including an open top end portion and an open bottom end portion, a first protruding portion extending outwardly from a first portion of the cylindrical body portion, the first portion... Agent: Harness, Dickey & Pierce, P.L.C

20070000110 - Method for treating pzt element, pzt micro-actuator, head gimbal assembly and disk drive unit with treated pzt micro-actuator: A method for manufacturing a head gimbal assembly incorporating a PZT micro-actuator includes providing a PZT element, mounting the PZT element to a micro-actuator to provide a PZT micro-actuator, mounting a slider to the PZT micro-actuator to provide a slider and PZT micro-actuator assembly, mounting the slider and PZT micro-actuator... Agent: Nixon & Vanderhye, PC

20070000111 - Assembly apparatus and process for a chair back: An office chair is provided having a contoured back assembly comprising a back frame and a suspension fabric. The fabric is attached to the back frame through a spline wherein the back frame has a three-dimensional contoured shape formed by overlapped frame rings with the fabric being joined thereto by... Agent: Flynn, Thiel, Boutell & Tanis, P.C.

20070000112 - Assembly apparatus and process for a chair back: An office chair is provided having a contoured back assembly comprising a back frame and a suspension fabric. The fabric is attached to the back frame about its periphery wherein the back frame has a three-dimensional contoured shape formed by overlapped frame rings with the fabric being joined thereto. The... Agent: Flynn, Thiel, Boutell & Tanis, P.C.

20070000113 - Fuel injector pulling tool: A tool is provided for removing a fuel injector from a cylinder head. The tool comprises a pair of threaded bolts and an engaging member. The engaging member has a pair of threaded openings for threadably receiving each of the bolts. The engaging member is positioned adjacent the fuel injector... Agent: Moore & Van Allen PLLC

20070000114 - Cold-headed standoff: A process for cold forging a metal fastener such as a self-clinching standoff includes a punch and die set at the final head trimming station which produces the shear burr only on the underside of the fastener head where it is not visible after installation. A knock-out pin which is... Agent: Gregory J. Gore

20070000115 - Method of manufacturing permanently magnetized elements: There is disclosed a method of manufacturing a plurality of removable permanently magnetized elements from a substrate comprising ferrite material. The method prints symbol images on the substrate with an offset, automatic sheet-fed press, and die cuts the symbol images on the substrate with an automatic sheet-fed die cutter to... Agent: Craig Wilson

20070000116 - Methods and devices for installing a garbage disposer: The installation kit is used to install a garbage disposer. The kit is used to apply a compressive force to the sink flange during installation of a plumbing element, such as a strainer assembly, and also to support the motor/chopping assembly. The kit facilitates fast and safe installation of the... Agent: Hoekendijk & Lynch, LLP

20070000117 - Method for producing hardened parts from sheet steel: The invention relates to a method for producing hardened structural parts from sheet steel. The method includes shaping at least one shaped part made of sheet steel provided with a cathodic corrosion protection coating, performing any required final trim of the shaped part and possibly any required punching, or the... Agent: Pauley Petersen & Erickson

20070000118 - Method and apparatus for automated manufacture of a probe tip: A method and apparatus for attaching a proximity probe offset to an axis defining an extension cable. The method and apparatus include a sensing element; a cylindrical part molded with a moldable material; a recess configured in one of two opposing ends defining the cylindrical part to receive the sensing... Agent: Cantor Colburn, LLP

20070000119 - Method of manufacturing rotary driving device and the same device: A method of manufacturing a rotary driving device is disclosed. The method includes the steps of mounting a turntable, which is equipped with an anti-slipping section on a disc-placeable surface, to a rotary shaft; rotating the turntable; and shaving off a disc-contact surface, with which a disc contacts when the... Agent: Ratnerprestia

20070000120 - Method of forming magnetoresistive junctions in manufacturing mram cells: A method of forming a magnetoresistive junction in a process of manufacturing a magnetoresistive memory cell includes providing a semiconductor substrate having at least one via contact layer on a main surface thereof, depositing a layered structure of magnetoresistive junction layers on the via contact layer, depositing an etch stop... Agent: Edell, Shapiro & Finnan, LLC

20070000121 - Method of making non-aqueous electrochemical cell: A lithium electrochemical cell includes an electrolyte having a mixture of solvents including propylene carbonate (PC) and dimethoxyethane (DME), and a salt mixture. The salt mixture includes lithium trifluoromethanesulfonate (LiTFS), and lithium trifluoromethanesulfonimide (LiTFSI), and the cell contains less than 1500 ppm by weight of sodium. The mixture of solvents... Agent: Fish & Richardson P.C.

20070000122 - Rectangular wire coil head shaping machine and method therefore: A machine to form the heads of coils made of relatively large rectangular wire so that it fits within the slots of the stator of an electric machine is described herein. The machine receives a coil having unformed first and second heads separated by first and second legs and apply... Agent: Muirhead And Saturnelli, LLC

20070000123 - System and method for stringing an element through a sheath: A method for stringing a conductive element through a hollow sheath to assemble an electrical cable is provided by injecting compressed gas into the sheath to propel the conductive element therethrough. The conductive element is loaded into a closed channel in fluid communication with a source of compressed gas. A... Agent: Boston Scientific Patent Docketing Faegre & Benson, LLP

20070000124 - Terminal feeding device for a termination machine: A terminal crimping machine includes an applicator having crimp tooling configured to crimp a terminal to a wire in a crimping zone and an applicator motor driving the crimp tooling to and from the crimping zone. The machine also includes a feeder device positioned adjacent to the applicator, wherein the... Agent: Lisa B. Vaccarelli Tyco Electronics Corporation

20070000125 - Component mounting device and component mounting method: A component mounting device includes a head to which a component is attached e.g. by suction and a base for holding a substrate onto which the component is to be mounted. The head and the base are shifted relatively in an axial direction in order to mount the component onto... Agent: Ostrolenk Faber Gerb & Soffen

20070000126 - Flexible printed circuit board assembly, method for manufacturing the same, and portable terminal comprising the same: The present invention relates to a flexible printed circuit board assembly. A flexible printed circuit board assembly of the present invention comprises a flexible printed circuit board having a plurality of circuit patterns; a connector mounted at a location spaced apart by a certain distance from an end of the... Agent: Birch Stewart Kolasch & Birch

20070000127 - Cable with a central conductor of aluminum: A method of fabricating a cable and the cable obtained by implementing the method. The cable comprises a central conductor of aluminum covered in a layer of copper, said method improving the mechanical characteristics of the cable, in particular in terms of elongation and bending, and increasing its lifetime. According... Agent: Sofer & Haroun LLP.

20070000129 - Cylinder liner, method for the production thereof and a combined: The present invention relates to a cylinder liner made from gray cast iron, an aluminum material or a ceramic material for an engine block for an internal combustion engine. According to the invention, it is provided that the cylinder liner has a thermally sprayed layer of a low-alloy iron alloy... Agent: Crowell & Moring LLP Intellectual Property Group

20070000128 - Fuel injector nozzle manufacturing method: A method of manufacturing a fuel injector nozzle where a nozzle seat and a nozzle insert are made using a metal injection molding process. The nozzle seat and the nozzle insert are assembled and bonded together while in their green state. The resulting nozzle assembly is then debinded and sintered... Agent: Osler, Hoskin & Harcourt LLP (brp)

20070000130 - Process of durability improvement of gear tooth flank surface: Pinion gears for planetary gear transmissions are hobbed, heat treated, and then ground to get better control of the leads/profiles on all the gear teeth. Then a light shot peening is applied to the tooth flanks to achieve the desired compressive residual stresses on the tooth surface. By applying the... Agent: Deere & Company

20070000131 - Solid coated coil and a method of coating a coil: A method of coating a hearing aid coil component. A fluidized bed is provided with a fusing powder. The coil component is heated to a predetermined temperature. The heated coil component is dipped into the fluidized bed for a predetermined dipping time of 3 seconds or less to develop a... Agent: Jenkens & Gilchrist, P.C.

20070000132 - Method of manufacturing porous bearing component, and method of manufacturing fluid dynamic-pressure bearing furnished with the porous bearing component: Manufacturing method for impregnating with lubricant a porous bearing material retained in a bearing retaining cavity in a bearing retainer. Under a reduced-pressure space within a vacuum chamber, a bearing structural unit in which a porous bearing material is retained in a bearing retaining cavity in a bearing retainer is,... Agent: Judge & MurakamiIPAssociates