Metal working inventions 02/07

20070039147 - Variable capacitor and method of manufacturing variable capacitor: The first movable electrode is flat, but the second movable electrode is deformed into a convex shape. A dielectric layer is placed on the facing surface of the second movable electrode. By adjusting a voltage to be applied between the first movable electrode and the second movable electrode, an arbitrary... Agent: Arent Fox PLLC

20070039148 - Tool clamping insert and tool clamping device: A tool clamping insert has a tool holder for receiving a tool shank. The tool holder hole is nominally smaller than the tool shank to be therein but upon heating of the insert expands to a size permitting insertion of the tool shank and, upon cooling, shrink fitting therein. The... Agent: Emch, Schaffer, Schaub & Porcello Co

20070039149 - Method for producing a threaded tubular connection sealed to the outside: In a threaded connection with tapered male and female threads, an annular housing is provided in the vicinity of the free end of the female element, which housing receives a portion of a deformable sealing ring, which is radially compressed, while a retaining lip of the ring is immobilized in... Agent: Oblon, Spivak, Mcclelland, Maier & Neustadt, P.C.

20070039150 - Convertible furniture system comprised of modular convertible box frames and methods of forming various furniture configurations therefrom: Modular convertible furniture systems include a pair of similar open-ended box frame assemblies which are nestable one within the other. A pair of slotted support rails are attached pivotally at respective opposing corners of one of the box frame assemblies so as to be movable between raised and lowered positions.... Agent: Nixon & Vanderhye, PC

20070039151 - Method and apparatus for replacing gripping member on wire bucket handle: An apparatus and method for replacing the gripping member of the handle of a bucket. The replacement gripping member includes a plurality of interfitting pieces which can be installed on the handle of a bucket without requiring that the handle be removed from the bucket.... Agent: Tod R. Nissle, Esq. Tod R. Nissle, P.C.

20070039154 - Frictional spot joining method and frictional spot joining apparatus: The first and second metal members are joined by being pushed against the interposed member by the rotating tool in a state in which part of the surface of the second metal member corresponding to the joining portion contacts the contacting face of the interposed member that has a larger... Agent: Nixon Peabody, LLP

20070039155 - Method and apparatus for assembling exterior automotive vehicle boby components onto an automotive vehicle boby: The present invention generally relates to a method and programmable apparatus for the assembly of body components to an automotive body that has undergone a progressive series of framing and welding steps so as to produce a structurally rigid body frame, termed a body-in-white. More specifically, this invention relates to... Agent: Van Ophem & Vanophem, PC Remy J Vanophem, PC

20070039152 - Method and mechanism for fixing window glass of automobile: A window glass can be accurately and preferably mounted by correcting a displacement of a curved surface shape of the window glass in the crosswise direction even when there is a displacement of the curved surface shape of the window glass in the crosswise direction. A slit laser beam is... Agent: Arent Fox PLLC

20070039153 - Method for forming a tool and a tool: A tool 10 and a methodology for creating the tool 10 in which welded joints are used to secure pairs of adjacent sectional members, such as sectional members 12, 14 in order to cause the created tool 10 to have a desirable physical attributes and a desirable and relatively long... Agent: Brooks Kushman P.C.

20070039156 - Container and method for transporting a syringe containing radioactive material: A method and apparatus for transporting syringes containing radioactive material. The apparatus includes a radiopharmaceutical pig having an inner chamber in which a sharps container can be secured. The sharps container has a housing and an attachable cap. The method includes assembling the radiopharmaceutical pig so that the chamber of... Agent: Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP

20070039157 - Split ceramic bore liner, rotor body having a split ceramic bore liner and method of lining a rotor bore with a split ceramic bore liner: A rotor body (22) having a plurality of cylindrical bores (24) each adapted to receive a piston (30) for reciprocating movement therein, each of the bores (30) being lined with a ceramic liner (42) having a first split (44), and a method of forming a rotor (16) having a ceramic... Agent: Honeywell International Inc.

20070039158 - Feed-through assembly: A feed-through subassembly includes a plurality of wires. The feed-through subassembly is positioned in a holding device such that the plurality of wires are pointed in an upward direction. A protective tube is placed over the plurality of wires. Heat is applied to the protective tube. A portion or all... Agent: Medtronic, Inc.

20070039159 - Method of forming a cabinet assembly: A method of producing a fastener free cabinet assembly. An embodiment of the method includes selecting at least two cross rails and at least two stiles. Each rail has a set of projecting tenons formed at opposite ends of the rail. Each tenon further has a contact surface defined at... Agent: Calfee Halter & Griswold, LLP

20070039160 - Resin impregnated continuous fiber plug with non-metallic element system: A non-metallic element system is provided which can effectively seal or pack-off an annulus under elevated temperatures. The element system can also resist high differential pressures without sacrificing performance or suffering mechanical degradation, and is considerably faster to drill-up than a conventional element system. In one aspect, the composite material... Agent: Patterson & Sheridan, L.L.P.

20070039161 - Gripping assembly for expandable tubulars: Grip between a tubular being expanded and the surrounding tubular is enhanced by disposing a wire in a groove. The wire is preferably harder than the surrounding tubular so that it can dig in upon expansion. The wire is mounted in the groove so that it is not stretched due... Agent: Duane, Morris, LLP

20070039162 - Folded-seam connection, method of producing it and device: In ventilation and air-conditioning technology, so-called spiral pipes have to be joined together in a tightly sealed manner at widely differing angles, which is generally carried out by segment bends and pipe sections. An improved, durable seal of folded-seam connections is achieved by a flange-like double fold which is arranged... Agent: Schweitzer Cornman Gross & Bondell LLP

20070039163 - Method for producing a cup-shaped annular part having an inner toothing, a cup-shaped preform and a cup-shaped annular part: The invention relates to a method for producing a cup-shaped annular part (2′) having an inner toothing. The invention also relates to a cup-shaped preform and to a cup-shaped annular part.... Agent: Jacobson Holman PLLC

20070039164 - Led package and fabrication method thereof: An LED package and a fabrication method thereof are provided. The LED package includes an upper metal plate having an LED-receiving hole therein; a lower metal plate disposed under the upper metal plate; and an insulator which the upper metal plate and the lower metal plate from each other. A... Agent: Sughrue Mion, PLLC

20070039165 - Vacuum processing chamber and method of processing a semiconductor work piece: A vacuum processing chamber and method of using a vacuum processing chamber are described and which includes a chamber defined by a chamber body, and wherein the chamber body defines an internal cavity; first and second electrodes are mounted in the internal cavity as defined by the chamber body; an... Agent: Wells St. John P.s.

20070039166 - Process to manufacture narrow track cpp head with bias cancellation: The problem of increased edge sensitivity associated with the reduction of the spacing between bias magnets in a CPP head has been solved by limiting the width of the bias cancellation layer and by adding an extra layer of insulation to ensure that current through the device flows only through... Agent: Saile Ackerman LLC

20070039167 - Installation, insulation displacement, and terminating tool: An installation, insulation displacement, and terminating power tool, for inserting electrical wires into, and for electrically connecting the electrical wires to electrical contact members disposed within, an electrical connector, comprises a three-chamber pneumatic driving section for developing an enhanced level of driving force necessary for inserting and terminating the electrical... Agent: Paul F. Donovan Illinois Tool Works Inc.

20070039168 - Dual crimping of single and multi-strand aluminum wire with quick-change crimp head: A base unit for an insulated single and multi-strand aluminum wire crimping system includes a receptacle into which a quick-change crimp head may be slipped and locked. The crimp head includes a set of crimp-seal dies axially spaced from a set of continuity-crimping dies with both sets being mounted in... Agent: Bruce A. Jagger

20070039169 - Apparatus for producing core packets: An apparatus for producing core packets used in the foundry industry wherein a plurality of tools for shooting cores are arranged on a rotary table so that the tools can be serially moved between a shooting station and a removal station where the cores are removed and assembled to form... Agent: Alston & Bird LLP

20070039171 - Method of fabricating a high-layer-count backplane: Method and apparatus are disclosed for flow control over Point-to-Point Protocol (PPP) data links. A method of negotiating such flow control between two PPP peers is disclosed, along with methods for operating flow control across a PPP link. In one embodiment, flow control frames carry an IEEE802.3x MAC control frame... Agent: Haynes And Boone, LLP

20070039170 - Three-dimensional metal microfabrication process and devices produced thereby: The present invention relates, in general, to a method for three-dimensional (3D) microfabrication of complex, high aspect ratio structures with arbitrary surface height profiles in metallic materials, and to devices fabricated in accordance with this process. The method builds upon anisotropic deep etching methods for metallic materials previously developed by... Agent: Gates & Cooper LLP Howard Hughes Center

20070039174 - Manufacturing a rocker lever using cold forming and welding: A method and system for forming a rocker assembly includes cold forming a metal blank to produce a portion of the rocker assembly. This portion has a tubular portion that rotatably engages a shaft and an arm that couples with a pushrod. This portion is welded to a valve lever... Agent: Arthur J. Plantamura General Chemical Performance Products LLC.

20070039173 - Method and apparatus for staking a hardened shaft: In a method and apparatus for staking a hardened shaft in bores in a hydraulic lifter body, the shaft is inserted into the bores such that the shaft ends are substantially flush with the bore exits which are slightly chamfered to receive staked material displaced from the shaft. Mechanical rams... Agent: Delphi Technologies, Inc.

20070039172 - Method for manufacturing a camshaft:

20070039176 - Method for restoring portion of turbine component: A method for restoring a removed portion of the airfoil wall of a turbine component. This method comprises the following steps: (a) providing a turbine component comprising an airfoil having a metal substrate with a wall thickness, wherein a portion of the wall thickness has been removed so as to... Agent: Jagtiani + Guttag

20070039177 - Method of regenerating stator vane of gas turbine and gas turbine: A method of regenerating gas-turbine stator vane comprising the steps of: grinding the oxidized layer and the cracks 2 formed at surface portion so that a part of the cracks 2 remains; filling an equivalent material and a brazing material 4 into the ground portion, the equivalent material 3 having... Agent: Foley And Lardner LLP Suite 500

20070039175 - Methods for repairing turbine engine components: A method for repairing a turbine component includes identifying a crack in a surface of the component and applying a fluoride mixture to the surface of the component containing the crack. The method also includes exposing the portion of the component including the fluoride mixture to a controlled atmosphere and... Agent: John S. Beulick (12729) C/o Armstrong Teasdale LLP

20070039178 - Fans and turbines: Overlapping twisted radial aerofoil blades or vanes (70) are formed on a compressor rotor or turbine disk or the like (68) by electro-discharge machining with a curved round section wire tool electrode (72) which is turned by a tool holder (28) as it is advanced on a helical path to... Agent: Ober/kaler C/o Royal W. Craig

20070039179 - Method for the production of gas turbine rotors having integrated blading: A method is provided for the production of gas turbine rotors with integrated blading. In a first step, rotating blades are produced. Subsequently, at least one of the produced rotating blade blanks is connected to the rotor bearing, then the or each of the rotating blade blanks connected to the... Agent: Davidson, Davidson & Kappel, LLC

20070039181 - Multi-tube insertion fixture and process: A method and fixture for assembling a plurality of tubes to a tubesheet. A first end of each of the tubes is situated over a corresponding support rod that extends from a pattern block of the fixture. A first end of a plurality of locating members is inserted into a... Agent: Locke Liddell & Sapp LLP Attn. Docketing

20070039180 - Method of manufacturing nozzle for inkjet head: A method of manufacturing a nozzle for an inkjet head is disclosed. With the method of manufacturing a nozzle for an inkjet head, comprising (a) coating photoresist on an inkjet head structure comprising a nozzle part; (b) adjusting exposure conditions and performing exposure and developing on the nozzle part to... Agent: Staas & Halsey LLP

20070039182 - Gas-liquid contact plate and gas-liquid contactor: The gas-liquid contact plate is constructed so that a plurality of straight rows are provided; irregularities are formed over both surfaces of the plate at equal intervals in the row; the adjacent rows have repeated irregularities opposite to each other; and in a peak or valley portion of the irregularities,... Agent: Oblon, Spivak, Mcclelland, Maier & Neustadt, P.C.

20070039183 - Method of assembly and dual-sided seat recliner assembly: A method of assembling a dual recliner mechanism includes positioning a first recliner mechanism, positioning a second recliner mechanism relative to the first recliner mechanism, assembling a first member of a cross rod to the first recliner mechanism, assembling a second member of the cross rod to the second recliner... Agent: Harness, Dickey & Pierce, P.L.C

20070039184 - Apparatus for manufacturing and/or treating a material web, in particular a paper or board web: An apparatus for manufacturing and/or treating a material web, in particular a paper or board web, having a roll with bearing journals which are provided at the ends, a roll frame having bearings, in which the roll is mounted with its bearing journals so as to be rotatable about its... Agent: Taylor & Aust, P.C.

20070039185 - Dynamic bearing manufacturing method: A method of manufacturing a dynamic bearing comprises providing a bearing having a through hole. A photoresist is coated on an inner wall of the through hole. An ultraviolet lamp capable of inserting into the through hole is provided. A mask having patterns of pressure-generating grooves is attached to the... Agent: Birch Stewart Kolasch & Birch

20070039186 - Dynamic bearing manufacturing method: A dynamic bearing manufacturing method including steps as follow. A plate is provided and a plurality of grooves is formed on a surface of the plate. The plate formed with grooves is rolled into a hollow cylinder. The grooves are located on the inner surface of the hollow cylinder, and... Agent: Birch Stewart Kolasch & Birch

20070039188 - Method and tool for producing a flange on a bush bearing: The invention relates to a method for producing at least one axial flange on an elastomer bush bearing. According to the invention, the axial flange(s) is/are produced by flanging one or both axial ends of the outer sleeve of the pre-assembled bearing after the bearing has been assembled. During this... Agent: Welsh & Katz, Ltd

20070039187 - Method and device for prestressing tapered roller bearings of a rolling mill roller: An annular pressure-applying device is supported on the roll (2) by an axial bearing provided on the roll end neck, is arranged against the bearing outer ring of the tapered roller bearing (1) and, upon application of pressure, displaces the chock (4) with the bearing outer ring (13) in a... Agent: Abelman, Frayne & Schwab

20070033781 - Method for high-precision fixing of a miniaturized component on a support plate: The invention relates to a method for high-precision fixing of a miniaturized component (1), in particular having a microoptical element (2), on a predetermined fixing section (3) of a support plate (4) by a solder joint. The support plate is formed throughout from a metallic material and has a cut-out... Agent: Workman Nydegger

20070033782 - Electrode sandwich separation: Materials bonded together are separated using electrical current, thermal stresses, mechanical force, any combination of the above methods, or any other application or removal of energy until the bonds disappear and the materials are separated. In one embodiment the original bonding was composed of two layers of material. In another... Agent: Borealis Technical Limited

20070033783 - Solid electrolytic capacitor and manufacturing method therefor: A solid electrolytic capacitor of the present invention includes an anode element made of a sintered body of a valve-action metal; a dielectric coating, a solid electrolyte layer, and a cathode lead layer, sequentially formed on a surface of the anode element; and an anode lead member made of a... Agent: Westerman, Hattori, Daniels & Adrian, LLP

20070033784 - Method for producing actuator device, actuator device, liquid-jet head and liquid-jet apparatus: A method for producing an actuator device, comprising the steps of: forming a vibration plate on a substrate; and forming a piezoelectric element composed of a lower electrode, a piezoelectric layer, and an upper electrode on the vibration plate, wherein in the step of forming the piezoelectric element, the upper... Agent: Sughrue Mion, PLLC

20070033786 - Milling machine turning systems and methods: A milling machine system includes a tooling platform, a cutting too spindle, an automated control system including code for controlling operation of a milling machine to perform milling operations, and software that converts the code for controlling operation of a milling machine to perform milling operations into code for controlling... Agent: Fish & Richardson, PC

20070033785 - Ridge vent with biocidal source: A balance monitoring system utilizes existing Z-axis servo motor and control features of a machine tool to sense disturbances directly related to rotary table imbalance. It has been found that a Z-axis following error signal is the most noise free and most asily correlated axis control indictor. Since the Z-axis... Agent: Reising, Ethington, Barnes, Kisselle, P.C.

20070033787 - Processing method for brake rotor-equipped wheel bearing devices: An outer member 10 and an inner member 20 constituting a wheel bearing device are assembled and the brake rotor 40 is fixed to the hub ring 20A of the inner member. In this state, the pad slide surfaces 40a and 40b of the brake rotor 40 are lathed with... Agent: Wenderoth, Lind & Ponack, L.L.P.

20070033788 - Rivet monitoring system: A rivet monitoring system is provided which has a micro-strain or micro fluid pressure sensor that measures strains or pressures within a tool component. These measured signals are compared to a number of tolerance bands formed about median strain or pressure versus time curve. Various techniques are provided to analyze... Agent: Harness, Dickey & Pierce, P.L.C

20070033789 - Stent to be implanted in human body and method of producing stent: A stent, to be implanted in a human body, is made of a super-elastic metal which is formed approximately cylindrically and integrally and which shows super-elasticity before and after said stent is inserted into said human body. The stent has a plurality of annular parts (expansion element) deformable in a... Agent: Buchanan, Ingersoll & Rooney PC

20070033790 - Robotic vehicle panel alignment system and process: A robotic system and process for automatically orienting/positioning a vehicle panel prior to its installation to a vehicle. The panel is first moved by the robot from a temporary storage position to an alignment fixture that acts to initially define the orientation/position of the panel in two directions. The robot... Agent: Standley Law Group LLP

20070033791 - Panel assembly system: A panel assembly system is disclosed, which includes an anchor; a tension line, secured to the anchor; and a puller, comprising an engaging face, a pivot joint secured to the engaging face, a lever rotatably mounted about the pivot joint, and a roller mounted on the lever, wherein the puller... Agent: Westman Champlin & Kelly, P.A.

20070033792 - Key, x-structure and manufacturing method thereof: A X-structure of a key and a manufacturing method thereof are disclosed. The X-structure comprises a first frame and a second frame. The first frame comprises a bar. The first frame is connected and pivoted to the second frame via a fold located on the bar. The key comprises a... Agent: Quintero Law Office

20070033793 - Method of manufacturing a flowmeter for the precision measurement of an ultra-pure material flow: A method of manufacturing a Coriolis flowmeter for the measurement of a process material requiring an ultra high level of purity. This is achieved by forming the entire flow path of the Coriolis flow meter from a PFA plastic material that does not transfer ions from the Coriolis flowmeter to... Agent: The Ollila Law Group LLC

20070033794 - Method of producing honeycomb structure: A method for producing a honeycomb structure is disclosed which includes forming two hexagonal cell metal plates each having uniformly-spaced hexagonal pegs, using a mould and a press, applying a fusing material or strong adhesive to outer surfaces of the hexagonal pegs, and overlapping the metal plates such that surfaces... Agent: Cantor Colburn, LLP

20070033795 - Apparatus and method for quadrail ergonomic assembly: A quadrail ergonomic apparatus includes two or more pathways designed to permit movement in two or more directions mounted to a static object above a surface. One or more carriages designed to move in two or more directions are disposed within the pathways. Each carriage is suspended above the surface... Agent: Bachman & Lapointe, P.C. (p&w)

20070033796 - Cross-over of conductive interconnects and a method of crossing conductive interconnects: A cross-over (140); of first (142) and second (144) separate elongate conductive interconnects, comprising: a first elongate conductive interconnect (142); a first conductive portion (110a) separate from the first elongate conductive interconnect (142); a second conductive portion (110b) separate from the first elongate conductive interconnect (142); first insulating material (122)... Agent: Hewlett Packard Company

20070033798 - Coil component and method of manufacturing the same: There is provided a common mode choke coil whose impedance value can be easily adjusted by changing the thickness of an insulation layer for impedance value adjustment appropriately. An insulation layer for impedance value adjustment is formed throughout a principal surface of a first magnetic substrate. Coil patterns and insulation... Agent: Oliff & Berridge, PLC

20070033797 - Method of making a transformer having a stacked core with a split leg: The present invention is directed to a method of making a transformer having a stacked core, which includes top and bottom yokes and first and second outer legs. The core also includes an inner leg that is formed from a pair of stacked plates, which abut each along a seam... Agent: Abb Inc. Legal Department-4u6

20070033799 - Self aligned magnetoresistive sensor and method of manufacture thereof: A magnetoresistive sensor having a pinned layer that extends beyond the stripe height defined by the free layer of the sensor. The extended pinned layer has a strong shape induced anisotropy that maintains pinning of the pinned layer moment. The extended portion of the pinned layer has sides beyond the... Agent: Zilka-kotab, PC

20070033800 - Method for electrically contacting a component to a flat cable: m

20070033801 - Method and system for component positioning during assembly of scroll-type fluid machine: A positioning system used in assembling a scroll-type fluid machine exerts a horizontal thrust on a stationary scroll in a direction opposite to a direction in which an eccentric shaft end portion formed at one end of a rotary shaft is oriented while turning the rotary shaft, and determines an... Agent: Buchanan, Ingersoll & Rooney PC

20070033802 - Process to minimize turbine airfoil downstream shock induced flowfield disturbance: A process of designing a transonic airfoil that results in an exit deviation angle that is optimized to minimize downstream shock induced flowfield disturbances. Specifically, a design process of a transonic airfoil minimizes pitchwise variation in downstream static pressure that includes determining an airfoil exit deviation angle and downstream turning... Agent: Honeywell International Inc.

20070033804 - Method for producing a fluid treatment device having a honeycomb member: The present invention is directed to a method for producing a fluid treatment device having a honeycomb member in a metallic cylindrical housing with a shock absorbent member wrapped around the honeycomb member. The method comprises the steps of (1) inserting the honeycomb member with the shock absorbent member wrapped... Agent: Oliff & Berridge, PLC

20070033803 - Methods for substrate retention: Disclosed herein are methods of substrate retention properties utilizing compression features. In one embodiment a method for producing compression features comprises: assembling a mat around a substrate to form a substrate/mat sub-assembly, disposing the mat/substrate sub-assembly within a shell to form a retention assembly, and forming a compression feature on... Agent: Paul L. Marshall Delphi Technologies, Inc.

20070033805 - Method of producing jewelry and other precious metal products with complex geometries: The present invention relates to a novel method of producing in one and the same operation precious hallmarked precious metal products. The method is particularly suited for production of such precious metal products, i.e. jewelry and objets d'art, which have complex geometries. The basic principle of the invention is the... Agent: Christie, Parker & Hale, LLP

20070028437 - Substrate processing apparatus and substrate processing method: A substrate processing apparatus flows a propagation liquid for propagating ultrasonic vibrations, and controls the flow rate thereof. The ultrasonic vibrations are scattered by the flow of the propagation liquid, so that a concentrated impact of the ultrasonic vibrations given on a substrate is relieved. The substrate processing apparatus can... Agent: Ostrolenk Faber Gerb & Soffen

20070028438 - Hunting structures using die cut sheet material for enhanced concealment: A hunting structure designed to support or conceal a hunter for hunting includes a sheet material having a die cut pattern of openings therein. The sheet material attached to the structure or fabric associated with the structure so as to cover at least a portion of the hunting structure to... Agent: Clark & Brody

20070028439 - Automatic work-piece setting and taking-out method and automatic work-piece setting and taking-out apparatus using that method: To provide the method and apparatus for automation of conventional manual operation of setting the work-pieces on the hanger (H) for transporting the work-pieces, which moves such as in the surface treatment equipment (300) and taking-out the work-pieces therefrom after the completion of the process, so as to provide the... Agent: Apex Juris, PLLC Tracy M Heims

20070028440 - Method for fabricating an electromagnet: A method of of fabricating an electromagnet is provided in which a core having a flux return backplate on one end and a cover plate on the other end of the core is provided. For example, the flux return backplate may be fixed to one end of the core and... Agent: Alston & Bird LLP

20070028442 - Longitudinal bias structure having stability with minimal effect on output: It is necessary to stabilize the free layer of GMR or TMR devices by providing a longitudinal bias field. As read tracks become very narrow, this field can drastically reduce the strength of the output signal. This problem has been overcome by adding an additional, compensatory, bias layer. This layer... Agent: Saile Ackerman LLC

20070028441 - Method of partial depth material removal for fabrication of cpp read sensor: A method for fabricating a read head sensor for a magnetic disk drive is presented. The method includes providing a layered wafer stack to be shaped, where the layered wafer stack includes a free layer, a barrier layer and a pinned layer. A single- or multi-layered photoresist mask is formed... Agent: Intellectual Property Law Offices

20070028443 - Method and an apparatus for making a short-circuiting member and a method for making a commutator: A short-circuit member includes a short-circuit conductor and a short-circuit insulator. The short-circuit conductor includes superimposed first and second short-circuit member formation groups. Each of the short-circuit member formation groups has outer terminals, inner terminals, and linking portions. The outer terminals contact one another and the inner terminals contact one... Agent: Fulwider Patton

20070028444 - Method of manufacturing electronic device including aligning first substrate, second substrate and mask, and transferring object from first substrate to second substrate, including irradiating object on first substrate with light through mask: The invention provides a manufacturing apparatus in which inter-substrate transfer of a thin film circuit or a thin film element can automatically be performed. An apparatus for manufacturing electronic devices includes a laser device to generate laser beams, a masking unit having a masking substrate to shape beam spots of... Agent: Oliff & Berridge, PLC

20070028445 - Fluxless bumping process: A process including providing a semiconductor device including a bond pad, and an under bump metallurgy overlying the bond pad. Forming a solder structure over the under bump metallurgy, and wherein the solder structure includes an outer layer including tin oxide. Producing a plasma from at least one of CF4... Agent: Randy W. Tung Tung & Associates

20070028446 - Gear wheel with a multiple helical toothing, pressed in one part, and a method and device for manufacturing the same: A gear wheel includes multiple helical toothings, each having a different helical angle. A pressing method for molding a gear wheel involves introducing a compactable material into a chamber of a pressing tool, compacting the material, exposing the helical toothings of the gear wheel, and removing the molded body from... Agent: Ratnerprestia

20070022588 - O-ring locking mount: An end effecter (201) is provided herein which comprises a blade (203) having a depression (213) formed in the surface (210) thereof, an elastomeric pad (209) disposed in said depression and a fastener (215) for releasably securing the pad within said depression such that a portion of the pad extends... Agent: Fortkort & Houston P.C.

20070022590 - Capacitor and method for producing the same, and circuit board with a built-in capacitor and method for producing the same: A miniature solid electrolytic capacitor is provided, which is suitable for being disposed within an electrically insulating layer, and is connected to other component using an electrically conductive adhesive with a connection resistance at an anode low and with connection reliability improved. Specifically, the electrolytic capacitor includes a valve metal... Agent: Wenderoth, Lind & Ponack, L.L.P.

20070022589 - Stacked solid electrolytic capacitor: A stacked solid electrolytic capacitor has an anode foil composed of a valve metal, a cathode foil having carbon grains that are evaporated or physically adhered to a surface thereof, a separator and a solid electrolytic layer composed of a conducting polymer. The anode foil, the separator and the cathode... Agent: Arent Fox PLLC

20070022591 - Cutting machine with a workpiece changer: A cutting machine comprises a workpiece changer possessing a receiving element for the workpieces and/or workpiece palettes, said receiving element being able to be pivoted about a vertical axis and to be linearly shifted in a plane normal to such axis. At least one slide arrangement is able to be... Agent: Browdy And Neimark, P.l.l.c. 624 Ninth Street, Nw

20070022592 - Prying tools: Prying tools are provided. A prying tool is used to separate engaged objects having a groove formed where the objects meet. A prying tool includes a pair of pivotally interconnected handles each having a prying slice at one end. The prying slices can be partly inserted into the groove when... Agent: Birch Stewart Kolasch & Birch

20070022593 - Vehicle body sheet metal clinch nut feeder: A vehicle body clinch nut feeder (22) includes a dispensing head (54) having an inlet passage (60) through which oriented clinch nuts (26) are fed single file. The leading clinch nut is moved laterally to between a pair of clamp members (64, 66) of a clamp (62) where a second... Agent: Brooks Kushman P.C.

20070022594 - Device and method for releasing a rivet connection: A device is proposed for releasing a rivet connection, in particular a press-in nut, which device comprises a pin which can be screwed into a thread which secures a threaded pin. The head of the rivet can be milled away by means of a milling cutter running around the threaded... Agent: Charles N. J. Ruggiero Ohlandt, Greeley, Ruggiero & Perle, L.L.P.

20070022595 - Attachment for power tool: An attachment for a rotary cutting tool includes a first member for selectively coupling the attachment to a rotary cutting tool at a first location and a second member for selectively coupling the attachment to the rotary cutting tool at a second location. The attachment also includes a body extending... Agent: Foley & Lardner LLP

20070022596 - Method of manufacturing stator of rotating electric machine: A method of manufacturing a stator of a rotating electric machine includes a conductor end shaping process for shaping multiple lead wires aligned side by side in a single layer into a specific form in a plane in which the lead wires are initially aligned before a flat-patterned winding assembly... Agent: Sughrue Mion, PLLC

20070022597 - Positioning structure between parts of different materials, and assembly structure of motor: A first part formed of a first material is positioned to a second part formed of a second material, which is different from the first material in degree of modification due to environmental variation, by contacting surfaces of the first and second parts. At least three projections are formed on... Agent: C. Irvin Mcclelland Oblon, Spivak, Mcclelland, Maier & Neustadt, P.C.

20070022598 - Method for tunnel junction sensor with magnetic cladding: Methods and apparatus are provided for sensing physical parameters. The apparatus comprises a magnetic tunnel junction (MTJ) and a magnetic field source whose magnetic field overlaps the MTJ and whose proximity to the MTJ varies in response to an input to the sensor. A magnetic shield is provided at least... Agent: Ingrassia, Fisher & Lorenz, P.C.

20070022599 - Edge intensive antifuse and method for making the same: An antifuse including a bottom plate having a plurality of longitudinal members arranged substantially parallel to a first axis, a dielectric layer formed on the bottom plate, and a top plate having a plurality of longitudinal members arranged substantially parallel to a second axis, the top plate formed over the... Agent: Kimton N. Eng, Esq. Dorsey & Whitney LLP

20070022600 - Terminal inserting device: A terminal inserting device is provided, by which pulling force to pull a terminal fitting can be changed after the terminal fitting is inserted. The terminal inserting device includes an inserting unit and a control device. The inserting unit includes a front chuck unit and electric wire chuck unit, by... Agent: Armstrong, Kratz, Quintos, Hanson & Brooks, LLP

20070022601 - Dual-damascene bit line structures for microelectronic devices and methods of fabricating microelectronic devices: The present invention is directed toward methods of fabricating components for microelectronic devices, microelectronic devices including memory cells or other components, and computers including memory devices. For example, one embodiment is directed toward a method of fabricating a memory cell on a workpiece having a substrate, a plurality of active... Agent: Perkins Coie LLP Patent-sea

20070022602 - Forming conductive traces: A method of forming a flexible conductive strip includes: molding a continuous, flexible base of an electrically insulating thermoplastic resin, while forming channels in a surface of the base; at least partially filling the formed channels with a flowable, electrically conductive composition; and then stabilizing the flowable composition in the... Agent: Fish & Richardson PC

20070022603 - Vapor chamber and manufacturing method thereof: A vapor chamber applied to an electronic device generating heat is provided. The vapor chamber includes a hollow tube and a capillary structure, which is continuously formed on the inner surface of the hollow tube. The method for manufacturing the vapor chamber includes providing a hollow tube, forming the capillary... Agent: Birch Stewart Kolasch & Birch