Metal working inventions 04/07

20070089282 - Brake spring tool: A novel brake spring tool for engaging the brake spring in a braking system, comprises a pair of opposed handle portions and a pair of working ends, where each working end compatibly engages a brake spring end. When the handle portions are transitioned towards each other, the working ends expand... Agent: Christopher D. Harrington Suite 350

20070089283 - Intermittent sealing device and method: An exemplary embodiment disclosed herein relates to an articulatable sealing device. The device includes a plurality of seal elements each of which is urgable against a seal-surface, a fixing member tightenable about a perimeter of the seal elements, and a retractor in operable communication with the plurality of seal elements... Agent: Cantor Colburn, LLP

20070089284 - Method of manufacturing of an armature winding for electro-mechanical machines: A method of manufacturing armature windings for an electromechanical machine, includes manufacturing a band of conductor elements with at least one layer, formation of windings on a tool and installation of the windings into an armature. The method results in a highly uniform winding, increased fill percentage in slots, improved... Agent: Vedder Price Kaufman & Kammholz

20070089285 - Method for manufacturing a structurally integrated antenna: A method for manufacturing a structurally integrated antenna into a fiber composite carrier structure of a vehicle includes the following method steps: arranging an antenna preform on a carrier system primary structure which is the form of a fibrous semifinished product, whereby the antenna preform comprises one or more flexible... Agent: Crowell & Moring LLP Intellectual Property Group

20070089286 - Rfid antenna with pre-applied adhesives: A radio frequency identification (“RFID”) system antenna having adhesive pre-applied to one or more of its contact pads to allow for high speed attachment of the antenna to the RFID die or die strap. Also disclosed is a method for attaching an RFID antenna having pre-applied adhesive to a die... Agent: National Starch And Chemical

20070089287 - Method for manufacturing magnetostrictive torque sensor: A method for manufacturing a magnetostrictive torque sensor having low nonuniformity of sensitivity characteristics. The residual austenite content in the rotating shaft of the torque sensor is measured first. A magnetic film is subsequently subjected to a heat treatment under heat treatment conditions that are different for each of the... Agent: Arent Fox PLLC

20070089288 - Method for repairing photoresist layer defects using index matching overcoat: A method is presented for repairing damaged photomasks for electronic component fabrication processes, particularly for fabrication of the ABS of a disk drive slider. The method includes applying an overcoat of material having index of fraction which is close to the index of refraction of the photoresist material of the... Agent: Intellectual Property Law Offices

20070089289 - Battery cathodes: Batteries and related compositions and methods are disclosed. In some embodiments, a method of making a battery can include heating at least one cathode including a cathode material in an atmosphere including oxygen, heating the cathode in a vacuum, adding the cathode into a housing, adding a separator into the... Agent: Fish & Richardson P.C.

20070089290 - Method of making a printed circuit board with low cross-talk noise: A method of making a printed circuit board in which the board includes a common power plane having dielectric layers on opposing sides thereof and a signal layer on each of said dielectric layers, each signal layer comprising a plurality of substantially parallel signal lines running in substantially similar directions... Agent: Lawrence R. FraleyIPLaw Counsel

20070089291 - Electronic part mounting substrate and method for producing same: In a method for producing an electronic part mounting substrate wherein a heat sinking metal base plate 12 is bonded to one side of a ceramic substrate 10, and one side of a circuit forming metal plate 14 is bonded to the other side thereof, an electronic part 16 being... Agent: Bachman & Lapointe, P.C.

20070089292 - Circuit board having a backdrilled multi-signal via: A method for producing a printed circuit board is described. A substrate having a via is provided with the via being coated with a conductive layer defining a perimeter of the via. The conductive layer defining an open via hole. The open via hole is filled with a non-conductive filling... Agent: Dunlap, Codding & Rogers P.C.

20070089293 - Mechanical packaging of electronics: Electronics mounted on a printed circuit board are housed within a high conductivity case with connecting pins extending therethrough. The case is filled with thermally conductive potting material to provide thermal conduction from the printed circuit board to the case. The case may be a conduit having open ends through... Agent: Hamilton, Brook, Smith & Reynolds, P.C.

20070089294 - Coating apparatus and die coater manufacturing method: A coating apparatus comprising a pocket section for spreading a coating solution across the coating width, a coating solution supply port for supplying this coating solution to the pocket section, and a slit section for discharging the coating solution from the pocket section to an object to be coated, the... Agent: Cantor Colburn, LLP

20070089295 - Installation construction method for boiler facilities: An installation construction method is provided for boiler facilities in which the boiler facilities include a boiler building configured of a steel structure, a boiler main unit to be installed within the boiler building, various types of equipment to be installed to the boiler main unit, and accessory members which... Agent: Crowell & Moring LLP Intellectual Property Group

20070089296 - Installation construction method for boiler facilities: With an installation construction method for boiler facilities, the boiler facilities comprise a boiler building configured of a steel structure, and a boiler main unit suspended within the boiler building from the upper portion of the boiler building. A portion of the boiler building is constructed, a portion of the... Agent: Crowell & Moring LLP Intellectual Property Group

20070084032 - Method of making an orientation-insensitive ultra-wideband coupling capacitor: A method of making an orientation-insensitive ultra-wideband coupling capacitor, including the steps of securing an unterminated multi-layer capacitor of a low frequency portion of the orientation-insensitive ultra-wideband coupling capacitor, coating completely the unterminated multi-layer capacitor of the low frequency portion with an adhesion layer having opposing ends, creating a circumferential... Agent: Charles E. Baxley, Esq.

20070084031 - Separator sheet and method for manufacturing electric double layer capacitor using the same: A separator sheet for manufacturing an electric double layer capacitor, and a method for manufacturing the electric double layer capacitor using the same, are provided. According to an embodiment, the separator sheet for manufacturing the electric double layer capacitor comprises: a plurality of separators; and a resin film holding the... Agent: Birch Stewart Kolasch & Birch

20070084033 - Method of manufacturing actuator device and liquid-jet apparatus: A method of manufacturing an actuator device configured to prevent separation of a vibration plate and to enhance durability and reliability, and a liquid-jet apparatus are provided. The method includes the steps of forming a vibration plate on one surface of a substrate, and forming a piezoelectric element having a... Agent: Sughrue Mion, PLLC

20070084034 - Piezoelectric actuator and method for manufacturing piezoelectric actuator: In a method for manufacturing a piezoelectric actuator, a ceramic sintered body is prepared and a size of the ceramic sintered body is adjusted in a thickness direction defined below by grinding piezoelectric ceramic layers, included in the ceramic sintered body, located outermost in the thickness direction. In the ceramic... Agent: Murata Manufacturing Company, Ltd. C/o Keating & Bennett, LLP

20070084035 - Measurement error correcting method and electronic component characteristic measurement device: A measurement error correcting method and electronic component characteristic measuring device capable of accurately coping with an electronic component which includes nonsignal line ports and whose electrical characteristics are changed by a jig. The method includes the steps of measuring an electrical characteristic, with correcting-data-acquisition samples mounted on a test... Agent: Ostrolenk Faber Gerb & Soffen

20070084036 - End-wise connection of second chimney components and method therefor: A joint assembly and method for end-wise connection of two chimney components wherein each component has an open end section with a flanged extremity. The assembly includes an inner tubular collar having one end insertable in one end section of a first chimney component and an opposite end insertable in... Agent: Akerman Senterfitt

20070084037 - Method for building and installing a modular carwash assembly: A method for assembling a prefabricated modular carwash assembly, including a carwash module and an equipment module, and transporting the assembly to a predetermined building site includes the fabrication of the carwash and equipment modules at an origin and transporting those modules to a desired location. The carwash module includes... Agent: Smith, Gambrell & Russell

20070084038 - Riveting method: According to the invention, the method comprises a presentation step between the preparation step and the insertion step, during which penetration surface (6) of the rivet (3) is brought into contact with a portion of the surface of a first element (1), the penetration surface (6) being shaped such that... Agent: Wolf, Block, Schorr & Solis-cohen LLP

20070084039 - Fastener clearing systems and methods: Fastener clearing systems and methods for a fastener delivery system are provided. In one embodiment, a system includes an extractor tool having one or more vacuum generators in fluid communication with a catcher for retaining fasteners during transport. The vacuum generators are selectively activated to draw fasteners into the catcher.... Agent: Lee & Hayes, PLLC

20070084040 - Process for producing a breech slide for a firearm: A method for producing a breech slide of a firearm in a metal injection molding process. The process includes the following steps: a green body is injected in an injection mold. The green body is cooled. The binder is removed from the green body to form a brown body. Then... Agent: Lerner Greenberg Stemer LLP

20070084042 - Isolated planar mesogyroscope: An inertial sensor includes a mesoscaled disc resonator comprised of micro-machined substantially thermally non-conductive wafer with low coefficient of thermal expansion for sensing substantially in-plane vibration, a rigid support coupled to the resonator at a central mounting point of the resonator, at least one excitation electrode within an interior of... Agent: Canady & Lortz

20070084041 - Single-mask fabrication process for linear and angular piezoresistive accelerometers: An accelerometer and a method of fabricating an integrated accelerometer comprises the steps of providing an SOI wafer with a selected resistivity to eliminate any need for additional doping of the SOI wafer, providing a single mask on the SOI wafer, and simultaneously defining all components of the accelerometer in... Agent: Daniel L. Dawes Myers Dawes Andras & Sherman LLP

20070084043 - Conductive adhesive attachment of capacitor terminals: An improved electrical terminal attachment process for a wound polymer film/foil or metallized film capacitor is described that minimizes thermal damage to the capacitor structure and improves the current carrying capability of the capacitor. The process employs an electrically conductive adhesive that can be cured at low temperatures. The disclosed... Agent: Mr. Terry Alan Hosking

20070084044 - Method and apparatus for installing a switch pad: Methods and apparatuses are disclosed for assembling a first component, such as a switch pad, to a second component, such as a circuit board.... Agent: Delphi Technologies, Inc.

20070084045 - Monitoring system for clinching process: A monitoring device monitors an apparatus that clinches together sheet metal panels. In particular, a die assembly positioned on one side of the panels has a button forming die cavity defined by an anvil at the bottom of the die cavity and a plurality of radially moveably die blades at... Agent: General Motors Corporation Legal Staff

20070084046 - Method of repairing helical cable sheathing: A method of joining two pieces of helically wound armored cable sheathing, including trimming adjacent ends of the two pieces of armored cable sheathing to provide complimentary interlocking features. The two pieces of armored cable sheathing are threadably coupled by engaging the complimentary interlocking features and twisting the two pieces... Agent: Grossman, Tucker, Perreault & Pfleger, PLLC

20070084047 - Method for repairing and/or modifying component parts of a gas turbine: A method is for repairing and/or modifying component parts of a gas turbine. First, at least one, particularly damaged section of the component part that is to be repaired is cut out of the component part. In addition, if it does not exist, a data record is generated for a... Agent: Kenyon & Kenyon LLP

20070084049 - Methods to facilitate extending gas turbine engine useful life: A method facilitates extending the useful life of a turbine engine including a combustor and a turbine downstream from and in flow communication with the combustor. The method comprises identifying at least a portion of the combustor that is at least one of distressed, worn, deteriorated, satisfied pre-determined threshold data,... Agent: John S. Beulick (12729) C/o Armstrong Teasdale LLP

20070084050 - Turbine vane airfoil reconfiguration method: A method for reconfiguring an airfoil of a turbine vane segment. In at least one embodiment, the method may be used to straighten an airfoil of a turbine vane segment to remove lean, twist, or racking, or any combination thereof. The airfoil may be straightened by heating the airfoil to... Agent: Siemens Corporation Intellectual Property Department

20070084048 - Turbine vane airfoil reconfiguration system: A system and method for reconfiguring an airfoil of a turbine vane segment. In at least one embodiment, the system may be used to straighten an airfoil of a turbine vane segment to remove lean, twist, or racking, or any combination thereof. The airfoil may be straightened by applying a... Agent: Siemens Corporation Intellectual Property Department

20070084051 - Methods of welding turbine covers and bucket tips: Bucket tips and covers for the bucket tips are robotically welded to one another. Profiles of the bucket tips are patterned on the covers and openings generally corresponding to those profiles are formed through the covers. The openings may be stepped to limit the penetration of the bucket tip into... Agent: Nixon & Vanderhye P.C.

20070084052 - Methods and apparatus for manufacturing components: A method for manufacturing a turbine nozzle assembly using a fixture including a biasing mechanism. The method includes moving the biasing mechanism from a biased first position to a second position using at least one of hydraulic, pneumatic, and electrical power, positioning at least one datum of the turbine nozzle... Agent: John S. Beulick (12729) C/o Armstrong Teasdale LLP

20070084053 - Blade tip grinding tooling: A fixture assembly for securely positioning a plurality of blades loosely assembled on to a rotor of a gas turbine engine in which axial clamping forces are translated to apply radial expansion forces on the blades to simulate a centrifugal force on the blades during engine operation.... Agent: Ogilvy Renault LLP (pwc)

20070084054 - Method for producing ink jet head: A method for producing an ink jet head including, on a substrate, a piezoelectric element for discharging an ink from a discharge port, and an ink flow path communicating with the discharge port so as to correspond to the piezoelectric element, the method comprising in this order a step of... Agent: Fitzpatrick Cella Harper & Scinto

20070084055 - Method of manufacturing light-alloy wheel for vehicle and the wheel: An outer rim molded material is molded by forging or casting, a portion of the outer rim which extends from a hump to a bead seat is separated from part of a rim flange precursor 2a and is caused to fall in a sloping fashion inwards of a wheel width... Agent: Jordan And Hamburg LLP

20070084056 - Method for making a bicycle hub: A method of making a front hub of a bicycle comprises: swaging a straight pipe into an hour-glass-shaped semi product, extruding the semi-product to form a face chuck, punching a plurality of holes in the face chuck of the semi-product, trimming the semi-product; and chamfering the holes of the semi-product... Agent: Charles E. Baxley, Esq.

20070079488 - On-chip bypass capacitor and method of manufacturing the same: An on-chip bypass capacitor and method of manufacturing the same, the on-hip bypass capacitor including at least two capacitor arrays, each capacitor array including a first layer connecting the at least two capacitor arrays in series, each capacitor array including a plurality of capacitors, each of the plurality of capacitors... Agent: Harness, Dickey & Pierce, P.L.C

20070079489 - Rotational tool alignment adapter arrangement and associated provision method: A cutting tool assembly includes a spindle having a rotational axis and a component secured to the spindle. A cutting head assembly having a rotational cutting axis is removably affixed to the component. The component is adjustable relative to the spindle for retaining the rotational cutting axis of the cutting... Agent: Pearne & Gordon LLP

20070079490 - Method of mounting a panel over an opening: A transparency of a panel of the invention is secured to an recess in a vehicle by biasing the panel toward a hole in the recess defined by an end of a flange, and fixedly mounting the panel to the flange in less than 10 minutes. In one embodiment, the... Agent: Ppg Industries Inc Intellectual Property Dept

20070079491 - Method and apparatus for detecting rivets: In a method for detecting presence of rivets in riveting machines, an allowed rivet is detected by comparing the light reflected from it with a predetermined limit value.... Agent: Crowell & Moring LLP Intellectual Property Group

20070079492 - Method for producing a packaging material: Press roll for a laminating machine for producing a packaging material which comprises a carcass layer consisting of paper or carton, and which carcass layer exhibits crease lines, through holes, openings or slits, which carcass layer exhibits, on one of its sides, a barrier layer, a plastic lining which is... Agent: Buchanan, Ingersoll & Rooney PC

20070079493 - Method of manufacturing a brush seal for sealing between stationary and rotary components: A method of manufacturing a brush seal includes wrapping wire about spaced frames to form a pair of wire runs of multiple wire thicknesses. Two pairs of interior plates are inserted between the wire runs at an angle and in spaced relation to one another. Two pairs of plates are... Agent: Nixon & Vanderhye P.C.

20070079495 - Flexible connectors and methods of manufacturing same: An end piece for a flexible connector comprises a sleeve defining the proximal end thereof. A length of corrugated tubing is extended into the sleeve and the sleeve is crimped thereby joining the length of corrugated tubing to the end piece. For high pressure applications a length of polymeric tubing,... Agent: Michael A. O'neil, P.C.

20070079494 - Stent loader: A stent loading device may comprise a stent crimping device, a fluid source and a support device arranged to support and move a stent delivery device. The fluid source may provide chilled fluid capable of placing a shape memory material into a martensitic state. After stent crimping, as the crimping... Agent: Vidas, Arrett & Steinkraus, P.A.

20070079496 - Method and device for manufacturing non-contaminated mox fuel rods: The invention relates to a method and device for production of non-contaminated rods from MOX tablets in columns, within a confinement chamber divided into compartments, by means of a centering and aligning element for the tablets and a long pushrod with a sensitive drive.... Agent: Sughrue Mion, PLLC

20070079497 - Rotatable assemblies having chemically bonded lamination stacks: A rotor assembly or other rotating device having a stack of laminations or laminates that are chemically bonded together. Chemical bond of the laminates may have a strength that approaches the strength of the material of metal laminates. Chemical bonds may be effective in holding the laminates at temperatures when... Agent: Honeywell International Inc.

20070079498 - Method of manufacturing a spin-valve giant magnetoresistive head: Multiple thin films of spin-valve GMR sensor are formed in a trapezoidal cross-sectional shape by laminating an antiferromagnetic layer, a pinned magnetic layer, a nonmagnetic conductive layer, a free magnetic layer and a nonmagnetic protective layer on a lower insulated gap layer. The amount of etching of the lower insulated... Agent: Antonelli, Terry, Stout & Kraus, LLP

20070079499 - Encapsulated miniature hard disc drive: A miniature hard disc drive has a metal base plate, an actuator assembly wherein the actuator assembly comprises a plurality of bearings, a shaft, and a conductor. A spindle motor assembly comprises a stator with conductors, a shaft, a plurality of bearings, and a rotor. Methods of developing and constructing... Agent: Brinks Hofer Gilson & Lione

20070079500 - Conformal lithium polymer battery: This invention is a method of fabricating a conformal lithium polymer battery comprising the steps of: selecting a slab of lithium polymer battery material of a desired height, containing a desired number of cells; freezing the slab; vertically cutting the slab to a desired shape; attaching a lead to each... Agent: Bruce A. Jagger

20070079501 - Terminal applicator apparatus, system, and method: Apparatuses, systems, and methods are provided for automatically crimping terminals or connectors to wires wherein the terminals or connectors are provided in strip form and may be of varying sizes, shapes, and pitches. An apparatus according to the present invention includes an applicator body and a ram movably mounted in... Agent: Ward And Smith, P.A.

20070079502 - Convenient auto-assembling system for small shell devices: The present invention discloses an auto-assembling system for assembling the frames and the covers of devices, completely. The auto-assembling system configured on a platform includes a transportation device, a lateral assembling power module, a buffer, a control circuit and a power source. The above-mentioned transportation device has a fillister for... Agent: Kusner & Jaffe Highland Place Suite 310

20070079503 - Door installation system having synchronous movement function: During assembly of a vehicle door to a vehicle body, a door installation apparatus is mounted to a frame unit, which is movably mounted on a running rail. A synchronous drive unit, controlled by a user via a control panel, includes a drive roller mounted to the frame unit, a... Agent: Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP (sf)

20070079504 - Fastener installation system: The blind fastener installation tool also comprises a fastener installation assembly comprising (1) a pull rod assembly comprising means for pulling a first portion of a fastener; (2) an annular, piston-actuated, direct action, piston-decoupled pull rod actuation assembly to translate the pull rod assembly relative to said fastener installation assembly... Agent: Law Office Of Paul W. Fulbright, PLLC

20070079505 - Tape feeder for component mounter providing stable tape feeding and method for mounting a component on a circuit board with component mounter: Provided are a tape feeder for use in chip mounters that can reduce a chip feeding duration and prevent chips from being turned over or assuming wrong postures to feed the chips stably, and a chip mounting method. The tape feeder includes a second link having one end linked to... Agent: Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP Attn: Patent Docket Dept.

20070079506 - Method of providing non-uniform stator vane spacing in a compressor: Stator blade counts of an upper compressor casing for adjacent stages S0 and S1 are changed in the field to provide additional stator vanes and hence an increased vane count. Particularly, the upper casing half of the compressor is removed from the lower casing half. The original stator vanes on... Agent: Nixon & Vanderhye P.C.

20070079507 - Blade shroud repair: A method for restoring a turbine engine blade includes removing material from a wear/damage site on an OD shroud of the blade. Additional material is laser cladded to the site and then machined to restore the shroud.... Agent: Bachman & Lapointe, P.C. (p&w)

20070079508 - Apparatus and method of manufacturing a heat pipe: A powder feeding apparatus of manufacturing a heat pipe includes a vibration tray having a supporting board and a plurality of pipes positioned in the supporting board of the tray. A mandrel is coaxially inserted in each of the pipes. A feeder is located corresponding to an end of each... Agent: PCe Industry, Inc. Att. Cheng-ju Chiang Jeffrey T. Knapp

20070079509 - Method of forming low-stiction nozzle plate for an inkjet printhead: A method of forming a low-stiction nozzle plate for an inkjet printhead, said nozzle plate having a plurality of nozzle apertures defined therein, each nozzle aperture having a respective nozzle rim, said method comprising the steps of: (a) providing a partially-fabricated printhead comprising a plurality of inkjet nozzle assemblies sealed... Agent: Silverbrook Research Pty Ltd

20070074382 - Shape member manufacturing apparatus and shape member manufacturing method: A plurality of mounts 11 having a side structure 8 placed thereon are arranged in the longitudinal direction of the side structure. A joint projection 8B of a welded portion or a friction stir welded joint is formed on the surface of the side structure 8 in its longitudinal direction.... Agent: Antonelli, Terry, Stout & Kraus, LLP

20070074383 - Process for forming the stator of a linear motor, annular stack of lamination elements and stator for an electric motor: A process for forming the stator of a linear electric motor, an annular stack of lamination elements, and a stator for an electric motor, said stator comprising an annular stack of laminations elements (5) within which is mounted a tubular coil (6), said process comprising the steps of: a-providing lamination... Agent: Darby & Darby P.C.

20070074385 - Flat-plate antenna and method for manufacturing the same: A flat-plate antenna having thinner shape and excellent productivity, reducing labor for installation in an electrical apparatus or on a wall, and exhibiting desired antenna characteristics stably is provided. The flat-plate antenna comprising a conductive flat-plate, a slit portion formed through said conductive plat-plate with width proportional to frequency band... Agent: Foley And Lardner LLP Suite 500

20070074384 - Manufacturing method for a wireless communication device and manufacturing apparatus: A method for manufacturing wireless communication devices for use in tracking or identifying other items comprises a number of cutting techniques that allow the size of the antenna for the wireless communication device. Further, the chip for the wireless communication device is nested so as to be flush with the... Agent: Christensen O'connor Johnson Kindness PLLC

20070074386 - Method of forming a power module with a magnetic device having a conductive clip: A method of forming a power module located on a conductive substrate by providing power conversion circuitry. The method of providing the power conversion circuitry includes forming a magnetic device by placing a magnetic core proximate a conductive substrate with a surface thereof facing a conductive substrate, and placing a... Agent: Slater & Matsil, L.L.P.

20070074387 - Electronic component mounting apparatus: The invention is directed to minimization of mounting time of each of electronic components by starting simultaneous operations of the suction nozzle in vertical movement and horizontal movement based on start delay of a vertical movement mechanism or horizontal axes of the suction nozzle. When the suction nozzle is to... Agent: Morrison & Foerster LLP

20070074388 - Auto-assembling system for small shell devices: The present invention discloses an auto-assembling system for small shell devices. The system includes a first transportation component, a second transportation component, a first driving module, a second driving module, a power assembling module and a control circuit. The first transportation component having a first transportation belt and the second... Agent: Kusner & Jaffe Highland Place Suite 310

20070074389 - Reducing loadline impedance in a system: In one embodiment, the present invention includes a method of mounting a semiconductor device to a first side of a circuit board; and mounting at least one voltage regulator device to a second side of the circuit board, the second side opposite to the first side. The voltage regulator devices... Agent: Trop Pruner & Hu, PC

20070074390 - Component mounting apparatus: The present invention is intended to realize a hold posture inspection of a plurality of components sucked by a plurality of nozzle rows provided on a head with a single scanning operation, thereby reducing the time for the hold posture inspection and improving the accuracy thereof. In order to achieve... Agent: Wenderoth, Lind & Ponack L.L.P.

20070074391 - Method of producing circuit board: A method of producing a circuit board includes a step of providing a conductive paste including metal nano-particles at an insulating substrate, and a step of sintering the conductive paste so as to form a circuit conductor. In the sintering step, the conductive paste is sintered in a low-oxygen condition... Agent: Harness, Dickey & Pierce, P.L.C

20070074392 - Membrane probing system: A substrate, preferably constructed of a ductile material and a tool having the desired shape of the resulting device for contacting contact pads on a test device is brought into contact with the substrate. The tool is preferably constructed of a material that is harder than the substrate so that... Agent: Chernoff, Vilhauer, Mcclung & Stenzel

20070074393 - Process for producing a high temperature-resistant structure with application of lubricant: A process for producing a high temperature-resistant structure provides at least one at least partially structured metallic layer. A smooth metallic layer is deformed by a rolling process, in which oil at least partially wets the at least one layer. The oil is at least partially removed. Lubricant is fed... Agent: Lerner Greenberg Stemer LLP

20070074396 - Apparatus and method for manufacturing a heat pipe: A powder feeding apparatus and a method of manufacturing a heat pipe are disclosed. The method includes: a) proving the powder feeding apparatus including a vibrating tray and a pump (800); b) positioning a tube in the vibrating tray; c) inserting a mandrel (400) into the tube from a first... Agent: PCe Industry, Inc. Att. Cheng-ju Chiang Jeffrey T. Knapp

20070074395 - Method for sealing a heat pipe: A method for sealing a heat pipe, includes the steps of: providing a metallic pipe with an end sealed and an opposite open portion; pressing the open portion of the pipe to form a two layer portion by using two pairs of pressing molds; welding an end part of the... Agent: PCe Industry, Inc. Att. Cheng-ju Chiang Jeffrey T. Knapp

20070074397 - Lifting construction method and raising/lowering equipment of boiler module: An interference with existing structures is prevented at a time of a lifting construction of a boiler module. When the boiler module is lifted from the ground by lifting jacks provided on a steel frame main-beam and made an install construction to the main-beam, lifting jacks enabled to move laterally... Agent: Oliff & Berridge, PLC

20070074394 - Method for manufacturing liquid jet head: A method for manufacturing a liquid jet head is provided which includes a flow channel board having at least pressure-generating chambers communicating with nozzle holes and a pressure generator above one surface that applies pressure for jetting liquid to the pressure-generating chambers, and a silicon single-crystal reservoir board having at... Agent: Workman Nydegger (f/k/a Workman Nydegger & Seeley)

20070074398 - Method of manufacturing subframe for vehicles: Methods for manufacturing a vehicle subframe are provided which can be performed in a simplified manner and with reduced area of welded portions, thus preventing the completed subframe from being undesirably deformed and maintaining high precision of the subframe.... Agent: Edwards & Angell, LLP

20070074399 - Fluid cooled bearing method: A method of manufacturing a bearing having improved cooling features is disclosed. A cooling coil is positioned in a casting mold for a bearing component. The cooling coil defines a conduit for the transmission of coolant through the coil. The bearing component is then cast within the mold to form... Agent: Rockwell Automation, Inc./(at)