Metal working inventions 06/07

20070143977 - Powder compaction press for capacitor anodes: A powder compaction press having opposed rib and channel punches which are interleaved and a production method are used to produce capacitor elements having a uniform compaction density and which are free of surface imperfections.... Agent: John B. Hardaway, Iii Nexsen Pruet Jacobs & Pollard, LLC

20070143978 - Valve core remover and installation tool: A tool used for removing and installing Schrader-type valve cores on all mounted or dismounted rims especially dual mounted rims. Tool consists of a handle portion that has a chamber which snaps over a valve stem, the forked shaft enters the valve stem and extracts the core simply by rotating... Agent: Curtis Matthew Stewart

20070143979 - Software and methods for automated pallet inspection and repair: An automated pallet inspection and repair apparatus comprises an inspection station and a repair station. The inspection station comprises a laser that illuminates a pallet, a camera that collects the reflected light and a computer system. The computer system analyses the output of the camera and acquires the pallet's geometry... Agent: Mcdonnell Boehnen Hulbert & Berghoff LLP

20070143980 - Attaching components of a carrier head: Techniques for attaching a retaining ring to a carrier head so that the bottom surface of the retaining ring is orthogonal to a central rotational axis of the carrier head are described.... Agent: Patent Counsel Applied Materials, Inc.

20070143981 - Device for fixing a chute to a powder-product-feed hopper of an electrolytic cell: The invention relates to a device for fixing a chute to a powder-product-feed hopper of an electrolytic cell. According to the invention, the chute (4) is fixed to the base of a hopper (3) or a similar powder-product-feed apparatus. The hopper (3) comprises chute-support and fixing means consisting of at... Agent: Banner & Witcoff, Ltd.

20070143983 - Method and apparatus of producing stator: Using a jig having on its outer circumference a holding groove group formed by a plurality of slit-shaped holding grooves with pitches of integral multiple pitches of a slot of a stator core, one side of each coil is projected outside the jig, the other side of each coil is... Agent: Morgan & Finnegan, L.L.P.

20070143984 - Method of manufaturing a digital magneto-optical signal write/read head: A method of manufacturing a digital magneto-optical signal write/read head (1) including a thin-film in-plane magnetic coil (3) disposed on an outwardly directed surface (5A) of a coil substrate (7). Coil lead in and coil lead out sections (11,15) of the coil (3) are extended to an interconnection part (9A)... Agent: Philips Intellectual Property & Standards

20070143985 - Plate member, magnetic element using the same, and magnetic element manufacturing method: A plate member includes a frame portion (51) provided in a state of coupling both one end portion and other end portion and mounting terminal portions (44) protruding from the one end portion and the other end portion of said frame portion (51) to approach each other, from which a... Agent: Reed Smith, LLP Attn: Patent Records Department

20070143986 - Method for loading single head in a hard disk drive: A method for loading single head in a hard disk drive includes the following steps: mounting a head assembly (30) in a baseplate (10) of a hard disk drive, the head assembly comprising an actuator arm (32), a suspension (34) and a HGA, the baseplate engaging a motor (110) and... Agent: Saile Ackerman LLC

20070143987 - Method and apparatus for forming a mono-diameter wellbore casing: A mono-diameter wellbore casing. The mono-diameter wellbore casing is formed by plastically deforming and radially expanding a first tubular member within a wellbore. A second tubular member is then plastically deformed and radially expanded in overlapping relation to the first tubular member. The second tubular member and the overlapping portion... Agent: Haynes And Boone, LLP

20070143988 - Method for molding vehicular wheel rim: There is provided a method for preventing a cylindrical body from buckling in externally curling edges of both side portions by pressing by curling dies in an axial direction after molding the cylindrical body having a drop portion whose outer diameter is small and the both side portions whose outer... Agent: Wenderoth, Lind & Ponack, L.L.P.

20070143989 - Apparatus and method for fabricating cathode collectors for lithium/oxyhalide electrochemical cells: An apparatus and method for fabricating continuous cathode collecters for use in lithium/thionyl chloride and lithium/sulfuryl chloride cells is described. The preferred electrically conductive material is acetylene black mixed with a polytetrafluroethylene (PTFE) binder in a dry, powderized form. The collector substrate is a nickel or stainless steel foil that... Agent: Greatbatch Ltd

20070143990 - Cable connector handling tool: A tweezers type cable connector handling tool features two levers in guiding interaction via respective guiding faces to increase angular lever stiffness. The handling tool features also a central cable receiving channel to hold the extending cable of a connector clamped at the gripping end of the tool and to... Agent: Johannes Schneeberger

20070143992 - Method for manufacturing wiring board: In a method for manufacturing a wiring board in which two base members 10 made of metal are pasted in a manner that one side surfaces thereof are opposed and pasted to each other, then a wiring board formed by plural layers is formed on the other surface of each... Agent: Rankin, Hill, Porter & Clark LLP

20070143991 - Method for the production of a circuit board element and circuit board element: A circuit board element (11) and production thereof are disclosed, whereby a noble metal (16) is applied to a structured conductor layer (13) on a circuit board substrate (12), comprising said conductor layer (13). The conductor layer (13) is roughened on the surface, preferably after the structuring thereof and the... Agent: Ladas & Parry

20070143993 - Substrate structure with capacitor component embedded therein and method for fabricating the same: A capacitor components embedded substrate structure comprises a substrate, capacitor components, a first and second dielectric layers, and a circuit layer. The substrate includes a first surface, a second surface, and a hole penetrating the first and the second surfaces. The capacitor components whose surface is pretreated with a roughness... Agent: Mr. Joseph A. Sawyer, Jr. Sawyer Law Group LLP

20070143995 - Circuit board having a 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.

20070143994 - Thermally isolated via structure: This document discusses, among other things, a flexible circuit or other laminate comprising a first conductive layer and a second conductive layer disposed over the first conductive layer. An insulator is disposed between the first and second conductive layers. A conductive via extends through the insulator and electrically connects the... Agent: Schwegman, Lundberg, Woessner & Kluth, P.A.

20070143998 - Method for jointly fitting or removing a piston and a cylinder liner: A method of jointly fitting or removing a piston (1) and a cylinder liner (6) in or from an engine block of an internal combustion engine, wherein during the fitting or removal operation the cylinder liner (6) is supported or held on a contact shoulder (16) which is arranged at... Agent: Wenderoth, Lind & Ponack, L.L.P.

20070143996 - Cylinder block and method for manufacturing the same: A cylinder block has a metal film on an inner circumferential surface of each cylinder. The film is constituted by a first sprayed layer formed on the inner circumferential surface of the cylinder and a second sprayed layer formed on the inner circumferential surface of the first sprayed layer. The... Agent: Kenyon & Kenyon LLP

20070143997 - Crankshaft comprising a combined gear wheel and method for the production and use of said crankshaft: Motors with high power densities and ignition pressures, for example diesel motors, require crankshafts with combined gear wheels, which can withstand high stresses, especially in their connection areas. As a consequence, forged steel crankshafts, to which tempered gear wheels are fixed by means of screws or welding, are usually employed.... Agent: Akerman Senterfitt

20070143999 - Method and molding for producing a dimensionally accurate honeycomb body and exhaust gas treatment unit having a honeycomb body: A method for producing a honeycomb body having a honeycomb structure disposed in a housing, includes at least forming a honeycomb structure, inserting the honeycomb structure into a housing, carrying out a heat treatment operation on the honeycomb structure having the housing, contacting outer regions with a molding, at least... Agent: Lerner Greenberg Stemer LLP

20070144001 - Manufacturing method of ink jet head: A manufacturing method of an ink jet head has: a step of forming a flow path hole on each of first plates to be flow path plates; a step of laminating one or plurality of said flow path plates on which said flow path hole is formed and a second... Agent: Eugene Ledonne, Esq. Reed Smith LLP

20070144000 - Method of manufacturing ink-jet head: There is provided a method of manufacturing an ink-jet head comprising a passage unit, a piezoelectric actuator, and a wire member. The passage unit has a surface on which a pressure chamber is provided in a form of a recess. The piezoelectric actuator includes a piezoelectric body that closes the... Agent: Baker Botts LLP C/o Intellectual Property Department

20070144003 - Method of producing energy efficient printhead in-situ: A method of producing a printhead to have a structure of a plurality of nozzle openings defined through a single surface layer is provided. In the method the structure is formed in-situ on a substrate having heater elements for heating bubble forming liquid so that the surface layer has a... Agent: Silverbrook Research Pty Ltd

20070144002 - Method of producing high nozzle density printhead in-situ: A method of producing an ink jet printhead is provided so that the printhead has a structure with a plurality of nozzles, each having a nozzle opening through a single surface layer of the structure, with the areal density of the nozzles being greater than 10 nozzles per square centimeter... Agent: Silverbrook Research Pty Ltd

20070144004 - Method of producing pagewidth printhead structures in-situ: A method of producing a pagewidth inkjet printhead to have structures of a plurality of nozzle openings defined through a single surface layer is provided In the method, the structures are formed in-situ on a substrate having heater elements for heating ink so that the surface layer has a thickness... Agent: Silverbrook Research Pty Ltd

20070144005 - Robot system and method for reposition and/or removal of base plates from cathode stripping machines in electrometallurgical processes: At present, the reposition of base plates in the electrochemical process, as a result of the rejection which takes place in the cathode stripping machine system, is carried out manually or using mechanical equipment, which implies a loss in the efficiency of the stripping system, high exposure to risk associated... Agent: Hugo Salamanca P.

20070144006 - Robotic system and method for a transfer station for cathodes and/or base plates: Due to the above, a robot system and method have been developed to move and guide the base plates and cathodes synchronized with different equipments or mechanisms replacing the current transfer stations. The robotic system is composed mainly by a robotic manipulator (1) of at least 5 degrees of freedom,... Agent: Hugo Salamanca P.

20070144008 - Bicycle spoked wheel and an accessory for bicycle: A method is intended for manufacturing a bicycle spoked wheel. By inserting the nipples or barrels for the attachment of the spokes in the spoke attachment seats from the inside of the spoke attachment chamber instead of from the outside, after having inserted them in the chamber from a suitably... Agent: Volpe And Koenig, P.C.

20070144007 - Method for marking a vehicle wheel for subsequent identification and tracking: A method is provided for marking a vehicle wheel for subsequent identification. The method includes the steps of forming a wheel shape, and marking the wheel shape with a first ID mark. The wheel shape is then machined in regions including that of the first ID mark to create a... Agent: Schwartz Law Firm, P.C.

20070144010 - Method of manufacturing dynamic pressure bearing member: A method of manufacturing dynamic pressure bearing member is provided. A method of manufacturing a dynamic pressure bearing member, by providing a metal mold die including a core pin provided with protruding stripes of a predetermined shape formed on an outer peripheral surface for forming dynamic pressure grooves, and injecting... Agent: Bell, Boyd & Lloyd, LLP

20070130738 - Vacuum processing apparatus and zonal airflow generating unit: A vacuum processing apparatus includes a vacuum processing chamber; a load lock chamber connected to the vacuum processing chamber via a gate valve or via a gate valve and a depressurized space and also connected to an atmospheric space via a door valve, an interior atmosphere of the load lock... Agent: Oblon, Spivak, Mcclelland, Maier & Neustadt, P.C.

20070130739 - Method for fabricating piezoelectric element: A masking agent is applied as a patterned film 12 to a surface of piezoelectric material 11 to be processed, fluidized by contact with a solvent vapor V and dressed to a domed mask 14 by its surface tension. When the piezoelectric material is dry etched together with the domed... Agent: The Webb Law Firm, P.C.

20070130740 - Piezoelectric actuator, method of manufacturing liquid ejection head, liquid ejection head and image forming apparatus: The method of manufacturing a piezoelectric actuator includes the steps of: carrying out a first heat treatment of a diaphragm of stainless steel containing iron, chromium and aluminum, in a gas containing oxygen, so as to form an aluminum oxide film on a first surface of the diaphragm and form... Agent: Birch Stewart Kolasch & Birch

20070130741 - Method of connecting a metallic bolt to a plastic workpiece: A method of connecting a metallic bolt to a plastic work piece is shown and described. The object to provide a method which makes possible a reliable connection between metal workpieces on the one hand and plastic workpieces on the other hand is achieved in that a first plastic work... Agent: Marshall, Gerstein & Borun LLP

20070130742 - Recovery method of electric appliance, electric appliance, information system of electric appliance and recovery apparatus of electric appliance: A mark is displayed to a manually scrapped component capable of being disassembled manually without disassembling or crushing by machine at the time of discard or recovery of an electric appliance after use, and the manually scrapped component is manually scrapped from a product, and in the case of crushing... Agent: Oblon, Spivak, Mcclelland, Maier & Neustadt, P.C.

20070130745 - Die storage tray having machined grooves and vacuum channels: A die holding tray useful for testing a plurality of individual dies placed into the holding tray together with a method of making the same. The holding tray has machined lateral and longitudinal sets of grooves with one set of grooves filled with strips in order to form pockets from... Agent: Oliff & Berridge, PLC.

20070130743 - Gripping inserts: The present application discloses gripping systems and various uses thereof. As one example, a gripping system including a gripping jaw and an extensible bar is disclosed. The gripping jaw includes two opposing members that are operable to grasp a gripped object between the opposing members. The system further includes a... Agent: Townsend And Townsend And Crew, LLP

20070130744 - Method for manufacturing dishwashers of different widths: A method for making a dishwasher includes providing a wash chamber receivable in a housing. The wash chamber includes a left side part capable of having a first functional component disposed thereon, a right side part capable of having second functional component disposed thereon, and a first middle part disposed... Agent: Darby & Darby P.C.

20070130746 - Spray coating method and spray coating device: A cylinder block has at least two cylinder banks each having cylinder bores arranged in at least two directions relative to an axis for a crankshaft. A rotator on which the cylinder block is securely disposed has a convex rounded surface. When the rotator rotates, the convex rounded surface moves... Agent: Young & Basile, P.C.

20070130747 - Manufacturing method for the hole-punching assembly of a hole-punching unit: An improved manufacturing method for the hole-punching assembly of a hole-punching unit is disclosed. The method of the present invention comprises the following steps: (1) forming a plurality of aluminum balancing pieces with a rectangular shape by extrusion, and forming an indentation area on one side of each balancing piece;... Agent: Pai Patent & Trademark Law Firm

20070130748 - Method of forming a needle for auto-sampler: In a method of forming a needle for an auto-sampler successively collecting liquid samples from plural sample containers, a parent material forming the needle is coated with a coating material having a chemical activity small than that of the needle. Then, the coated parent material is polished so that the... Agent: Kanesaka Berner And Partners LLP

20070130749 - High speed linear motion mechanism: A motion mechanism is described. In one embodiment, the motion mechanism includes a base portion, a flexure portion, and a transducer. The flexure portion includes a payload support portion configured to support a payload, a first plurality of elongated portions extending substantially in a first direction and contacting the payload... Agent: Foley And Lardner LLP Suite 500

20070130750 - Method of providing a seat back involving the use of a design manikin: A method of providing a seat back (17) of a seat assembly including shape defining steps that involve the use of a design manikin (14). A contour of the centerline (15) for the seat back is determined according to a hip point (10), or ‘h-point,’and a torso line (12) of... Agent: Clark Hill, P.C.

20070130751 - Method of forming a spark plug with multi-layer firing tip: A spark plug having a multilayer firing tip that minimizes the amount of precious metal used and a method of assembling a spark plug with a multilayer firing tip. The firing tip includes a discharge end and a weld end, with the weld end being connected to a center electrode,... Agent: Dickinson Wright PLLC

20070130752 - Motor driving device manufacturing method and motor driving device: A motor driving device manufacturing method for manufacturing a motor driving device including a motor case, a rotor, and a stator disposed concentrically with the rotor on the outer periphery of the rotor, includes a measuring step for measuring a position of the stator relative to an axial center of... Agent: Oliff & Berridge, PLC

20070130753 - Stator position measuring method and measuring device: A stator position measuring method and device relating to a motor driving device including a motor case, a rotor, and a stator disposed on an outer periphery of the rotor concentrically with the rotor, includes measuring a position of the stator relative to an axial center of the rotor, wherein... Agent: Oliff & Berridge, PLC

20070130754 - Laser ablation prototyping of rfid antennas: A laser ablation radio frequency identification (RFID) antenna prototyping system includes an antenna design module, an ablation laser, and a laser driver. The antenna design module includes design parameters for an RFID antenna prototype. The laser driver communicates with the antenna design module and the ablation laser. The laser driver... Agent: Alston & Bird LLP

20070130755 - Electronics assembly machine with embedded solder paste inspection: A pick and place machine includes a placement head configured to releasably grasp a component for placement. A robotic system is coupled to the placement head to generate relative movement between the placement head and a workpiece. An image acquisition system is configured to acquire at least one image of... Agent: Christopher R. Christenson C/o Westman, Champlin & Kelly, P.A.

20070130756 - Electronic component mounting apparatus: The invention is directed to an unfailing pickup operation of an electronic component from a component storage portion at a seam of storage tapes connected even using a connection tape and prevention of reduction in a pickup rate of an electronic component. A CPU sends a feeding command to a... Agent: Morrison & Foerster LLP

20070130757 - Multiple connector compression tool and method: A multiple connector compression tool for use with multiple sized connectors and a cable is disclosed. The tool is designed to receive at least two different connector configurations. The tool does not require using adaptors which may be lost or misplaced. The tool has a long life because there are... Agent: Schmeiser, Olsen & Watts

20070130758 - Multiple connector compression tool and method: A multiple connector compression tool for use with multiple sized connectors and a cable is disclosed. The tool is designed to receive at least two different connector configurations. The tool does not require using adaptors which may be lost or misplaced. The tool has a long life because there are... Agent: Schmeiser, Olsen & Watts

20070130759 - Semiconductor device package leadframe formed from multiple metal layers: A leadframe having raised features for use a semiconductor device package, is fabricated by bonding together at least two metal layers. A first metal layer may define the lateral dimensions of the leadframe, including any diepad and leads. A second metal layer bonded to the first metal layer, may define... Agent: Townsend And Townsend And Crew, LLP

20070130760 - Collapsible duct: A duct for containing a cable and method for mounting the cable therein include providing the duct with a collapsible or flexible wall movable between a contracted condition for mounting the duct in a conduit and an extended condition of increased cross-sectional area for inserting a cable in the duct.... Agent: Pearne & Gordon LLP

20070130762 - Circuit substrate manufacturing method: A circuit substrate manufacturing method including the steps of preparing a substrate on which a metallic foil is formed in a releasable state, forming a build-up wiring on the metallic foil, obtaining a circuit member having a structure that the build-up wiring is formed on the metallic foil by releasing... Agent: Armstrong, Kratz, Quintos, Hanson & Brooks, LLP

20070130761 - Method of manufacturing printed circuit board having landless via hole: Disclosed is a method of manufacturing a printed circuit board having a landless via hole. Specifically, this invention provides a method of manufacturing a printed circuit board having a landless via hole without the upper land of a via hole using a photoresist (P-LPR) which is loaded in the via... Agent: Staas & Halsey LLP

20070130763 - Method of fabricating electrical connection terminal of embedded chip: An electrical connection terminal of an embedded chip and a method for fabricating the same are proposed. Firstly, an insulating layer is provided on a circuit board integrated with a chip and is produced a plurality of first openings on the circuit board, wherein at least one of the first... Agent: Clark & Brody

20070130764 - Method and apparatus for mounting conductive ball: A method of mounting conductive balls comprises a step of setting, on a substrate, a mask that includes a plurality of apertures for disposing conductive balls on the substrate and a filling step. The filling step includes using a head that moves along a surface of the mask, holding a... Agent: Buchanan, Ingersoll & Rooney PC

20070130765 - Method of assembling a modular portable compressor: A method of assembling a portable compressor package comprises steps of assembling a sub-frame module that comprises the mechanical components of an apparatus for ease of assembly to associated structural modules for minimisation of assembly time and ease of assembly.... Agent: Hamilton Sundstrand Corporation Intellectual Property Dept.

20070130766 - Impeller clearance tool: A tool and method are provided for providing a predetermined clearance between an impeller and a shroud of a jet engine assembly, wherein the shroud has a mating surface, and the impeller and shroud are partially disposed within a casing having a mating surface, wherein the shroud mating surface and... Agent: Honeywell International Inc.

20070130767 - Methods and apparatus for performing engine maintenance: A maintenance tool for a gas turbine engine includes a housing coupled to the gas turbine engine, and a drive portion inserted at least partially through the housing. The drive portion is configured to enable the gas turbine engine to be selectively rotated during non-operational periods. Moreover, the maintenance tool... Agent: John S. Beulick (12729) C/o Armstrong Teasdale LLP

20070130768 - Method for heating a roller, and heatable roller: Disclosed is a method for heating a roller that is used in the production and/or finishing of a web of material, particularly a paper web or paperboard web. According to said method, the heat required for heating the roller is generated at least in part inside the roller by combusting... Agent: Greenblum & Bernstein, P.L.C

20070130769 - Micro heat pipe with pligonal cross-section manufactured via extrusion or drawing: A method for fabricating a metal micro heat pipe with a polygonal cross-section to allow working fluid to flow by capillary force generated at edges of the polygonal of the micro heat pipe. The polygonal cross-section is formed of a single metal layer via a single drawing process. The micro... Agent: Blakely Sokoloff Taylor & Zafman

20070130770 - Structure for preventing refrigerant from leaking in heat exchanger and method for forming the same: A refrigerant leak-preventive structure in a heat exchanger is described. The refrigerant leak-preventive structure includes a tube group having refrigerant leak-preventive grooves recessed at ends of the fin-tubes group, and headers having refrigerant leak-preventive projections formed by double injection molding solution introduced into and cooled in the refrigerant leak-preventive grooves... Agent: Greenblum & Bernstein, P.L.C

20070130771 - Methods for producing ultrasonic waveguides having improved amplification: Methods for manufacturing ultrasonic waveguides having improved velocity gain are disclosed. Additionally, methods for manufacturing ultrasonic medical devices including the ultrasonic waveguides are disclosed. Specifically, the ultrasonic waveguides comprises a first material having a higher acoustic impedance and a second material having a lower acoustic impedance.... Agent: Senniger Powers (kcc)

20070130772 - Method for producing a three-dimensionally formed armoring component for motor vehicle bodies: A method produces three-dimensionally formed armoring components for vehicle bodies. The armoring components are produced in a repeatedly accurate manner with minimal post-machining requirements and with lower dimensional tolerances than comparable weldments. Sheet metal molded parts are produced from hardenable steel by a thermal pre-treatment, the heating speed and temperature... Agent: Lerner Greenberg Stemer LLP

20070130773 - Method for aligning female connector in fixture for use in reconditioning of articulated connector: A method for aligning a female portion of an articulated connector while it is still mounted to the end structure of a rail car to a reconditioning fixture is disclosed. The fixture is removably secured to the female connector. A bearing is preferably secured to the fixture such that its... Agent: Brinks Hofer Gilson & Lione

20070124903 - Method of producing laminate-type piezoelectric element: A method of producing a laminate-type piezoelectric element, wherein a ceramic laminated body therein is formed through an intermediate laminated body-forming step of forming an intermediate laminated body 100 by alternately laminating green sheets 110 that serve as the piezoelectric layers and the inner electrode layers 20, and a calcining... Agent: Nixon & Vanderhye, PC

20070124904 - Automatic screw machine with multi-axis drive control: The disclosed embodiments are directed to an improved automatic screw machine employing a first servomotor connected to cause rotation of a first set of tooling cams independently of the operation of a spindle drive, and a second servomotor to cause rotation of a second set of cams independently of the... Agent: Basch & Nickerson LLP

20070124905 - Object-handling device, object-handling installation and object-handling method: The invention relates to a device (11) for handling an article (13) such as a coil spring, and to an installation for handling an article. The device (11) comprises a body (10) having an internal housing (12) suitable for containing said article (13), said housing (12) presenting at least one... Agent: Sutherland Asbill & Brennan LLP

20070124906 - System for method of disassembling end-of-life vehicles: A disassembling process of end-of-life vehicles (ELVS) takes place in a circular two-story structure. An elevator moves a vehicle between stories of the structure, and a conveyor system moves the vehicle between facilities in each story. The first and last steps in the disassembling process take place on the first... Agent: Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP (sf)

20070124907 - Split-sleeve heater and removal tool: A tool for removing a split-sleeve heater from a target object, such as a hot runner nozzle body, is provided that includes a handle, a shaft extending from the handle, and a protrusion disposed around at least a portion of a distal end portion of the shaft. The protrusion defines... Agent: Harness, Dickey & Pierce, P.L.C

20070124908 - Frame joint structure joining method: A structure of joining in a T shape two frame members of U-shaped cross sections having openings is provided. At a joint of the first frame member and the second frame member, a reinforcing member mounted with unfoamed resin is set within the first and second frame members. A foamed... Agent: Rankin, Hill, Porter & Clark LLP

20070124909 - Heat transfer tube and method of and tool for manufacturing heat transfer tube having protrusions on inner surface: An improved heat transfer tube and a method of formation thereof. The inner surface of the tube is enhanced with a plurality of protrusions that reduce tube side resistance and improve overall heat transfer performance. The protrusions create additional paths for fluid flow within the tube and thereby enhance turbulence... Agent: John S. Pratt, Esq Kilpatrick Stockton, LLP

20070124910 - Insertion tool for drywall hanger: A method for installing a hanger in gypsum board wherein the hanger comprises a steel strip bent into a Vee to provide two legs, the first leg being arcuate with a pointed end and functioning as an anchor when installed in the board, and the second leg being straight and... Agent: Robert B. Jones

20070124911 - Joining method and a device for operating a fastening tool: In a method for joining at least two plate-shaped workpieces by a fastening tool and a device for operating the fastening tool, the fastening tool comprises a punch for exerting a punch force to perform a joining operation and a clamp for exerting a clamping force upon the workpieces at... Agent: Harold V. Stotland, Seyfarth Shaw LLP Suite 4200

20070124912 - Method and device for connecting a plastic workpiece to a further workpiece: A method of connecting a plastic workpiece to a further workpiece and a device for carrying out the method are shown and described. The object of providing a method with which a positive-locking connection between a plastic workpiece and a further workpiece can be produced in a short time and... Agent: Marshall, Gerstein & Borun LLP

20070124913 - System and method for casting toilet bowls: The present invention provides an improved system and method for casting toilets. In the disclosed method, at least one of a shell, engine and rim configuration for a toilet is provided, wherein the configuration is selected from a plurality of shell, engine and rim configurations defined by a corresponding plurality... Agent: American Standard Inc.

20070124914 - Radio frequency identification antenna coil and fabricated method therefor: A radio frequency identification (RFID) antenna coil and fabricated method therefor are provided. One or more antennas are connected to be a plane or three-dimensional structure via substrate surface modified procedure, an inkjet-printing process for forming antenna patterning, and an electroless plating process, so that the RFID antenna coil can... Agent: Rabin & Berdo, PC

20070124915 - Manufacture of toroidal transformers: The present invention relates to a novel and efficient method for manufacture of toroidal transformers, a bobbin for manufacture of toroidal transformers and a system for performing said method for manufacture of toroidal transformers. Said method for manufacture of toroidal transformers has properties superior for automated mass production and comprises... Agent: Harness, Dickey & Pierce, P.L.C

20070124916 - Method of making slotted core inductors and transformers: Slot core inductors and transformers and methods for manufacturing same including using large scale flex circuitry manufacturing methods and machinery for providing two mating halves of a transformer winding. One winding is inserted into the slot of a slot core and one winding is located proximate to the exterior wall... Agent: Knobbe Martens Olson & Bear LLP

20070124917 - Integration of small flash field, zero bias, and non-reactive ion milling for pole tip uniformity: A method of manufacturing a magnetic write head that provides improved pole critical dimension control, such as improved track width control (improved sigma) and improved flare point control. The method involves a combination of several process improvements, such as photolithographically patterning a P2 pole tip defining photoresist frame using a... Agent: Zilka-kotab, PC

20070124918 - Method for fabricating embedded thin film resistors of printed circuit board: A method for fabricating the embedded thin film resistors of a printed circuit board is provided. The embedded thin film resistors are formed using a resistor layer built in the printed circuit board. Compared with conventional discrete resistors, embedded thin film resistors contribute to a smaller printed circuit board as... Agent: Supreme Patent Services

20070124919 - Device for aligning two shell molds: A device for aligning a first and a second shell mold comprises a first gripper for holding the first shell mold, a second gripper for holding the second shell mold, and a centering station. Both grippers can be displaced relative to one another and relative to the centering station along... Agent: David B Ritchie Thelen Reid & Priest

20070124920 - System for mounting a snap ring: A system for mounting a snap ring to a workpiece includes: a supporting structure; a snap ring guide unit mounted to the supporting structure by a first actuating device; a snap ring assembling unit including a supporting portion connected to the supporting structure by a second actuating device, a snap... Agent: Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP (sf)

20070124921 - Pneumatic bearing race and pinion race driver set: A bearing race and pinion bearing race installation tool kit or set includes a pneumatic and manual driver handles in combination with a multiplicity of separate drivers. The component parts may be selected from the kit, combined and then used for installation of a bearing raceway.... Agent: Banner & Witcoff, Ltd.

20070124922 - Component mounting apparatus: A component mounting apparatus includes one head unit which has a component holding member capable of holding a component and which is selected from among a plurality of types of head units according to a type of the fed component, a head moving unit which has a head fitting portion... Agent: Wenderoth, Lind & Ponack L.L.P.

20070124923 - Rotatable clamp for wire harness and unit utilizing same: The present invention is to prevent an interference between a wire harness and a member disposed in the vicinity of the wire harness, and improve an endurance of the wire harness and stability of an electric power supply. A rotatable clamp for a wire harness includes an inner clamp for... Agent: Armstrong, Kratz, Quintos, Hanson & Brooks, LLP

20070124926 - Circuit board and method for manufacturing the same: In a circuit board according to the present invention, on a substrate, in at least a portion of a phase change layer including a phase change material that is capable of changing alternately between an electrically insulating state and an electrically conductive state, a conductive path is formed that has... Agent: Hamre, Schumann, Mueller & Larson, P.C.

20070124924 - Method of manufacturing wiring substrate and method of manufacturing electronic component mounting structure: A method of manufacturing a wiring substrate including the steps of, obtaining a temporary substrate from a prepreg, and concurrently attaching a metal foil onto at least one surface of the temporary substrate, by disposing the metal foil on a prepreg through a underlying layer interposed between them, in a... Agent: Armstrong, Kratz, Quintos, Hanson & Brooks, LLP

20070124925 - Method of manufacturing wiring substrate and method of manufacturing electronic component mounting structure: In a method of manufacturing a wiring substrate according to the present invention, a metal foil is tentatively fixed onto a temporary substrate, which is made of a nonwoven fabric impregnated with resin, by selectively attaching a peripheral side of the metal foil to an outer peripheral portion of a... Agent: Armstrong, Kratz, Quintos, Hanson & Brooks, LLP

20070124927 - Apparatus and method for assembling electronic circuits: A device for assembling electronic circuits comprises a placing station (7) for placing circuit components on a circuit carrier (1) held at a placing location (17), a fixing station (19) for fixing the circuit components to the circuit carrier (1) under the effect of heat, and a belt conveyor means... Agent: Kirschstein, Ottinger, Israel & Schiffmiller, P.C.

20070124928 - Circuit substrates, semiconductor devices, semiconductor manufacturing apparatuses, methods for manufacturing circuit substrates, and methods for manufacturing semiconductor devices: A method is provided to control the height of bump electrodes and increase a clearance between edge sections of a semiconductor chip and lead terminals of a tape substrate. By pushing up on a tape substrate by a bonding stage, and applying suction to the tape substrate through a suction... Agent: Harness, Dickey & Pierce, P.L.C

20070124930 - Coaxial via in pcb for high-speed signaling designs: A method of fabricating a printed circuit board having a coaxial via is disclosed. The method includes assembling a plurality of layers configured in a stack so that the plurality of layers has a top signal layer and a bottom signal layer; forming a hollow via through the plurality of... Agent: Sierra Patent Group, Ltd.

20070124929 - Method for manufacturing printed wiring board and printed wiring board: A printed wiring board having a through hole conductor formed on the surface of a through hole formed in a copper-clad laminate board, and on the surface of the copper-clad laminate board 1 in the vicinity of an opening of the through hole. The through hole conductor is filled with... Agent: Ibm Microelectronics Intellectual Property Law

20070124931 - Rigid flex interconnect via: A rigid-flexible printed wire assembly which employs a blind via for interconnection is disclosed. Preferably, the assembly includes a rigid section having a through hole formed therethrough and a flexible section having an inner metal layer. Laser ablation is preferably utilized to form a blind via in the flexible section,... Agent: Tessera Lerner David Et Al.

20070124932 - Probe with trapezoidal contactor and device based on application thereof, and method of producing them: A probe is disclosed, comprising a beam 4B, which has a front end 4b1, an intermediate portion 4b2 and a base end 4b3, the front end being a portion for contacting a test subject through a contactor, the base end being a portion for fixing the probe; and a substantially... Agent: Oblon, Spivak, Mcclelland, Maier & Neustadt, P.C.

20070124933 - Methods for machining turbine engine components: A method for machining a blank includes machining a first pocket in the blank having a first sidewall, machining a second pocket in the blank, machining a groove within material located between the first and second pockets to expose a second sidewall opposite the first sidewall, machining the first and... Agent: John S. Beulick (12729) C/o Armstrong Teasdale LLP

20070124934 - Water block and manufacturing method thereof: In a water block and its manufacturing method, a porous microchannel structure adopts a first casing and a second casing to form a water block. Water inlet and outlet pipes are extended from both ends of the first casing respectively. The second casing has a porous microchannel structure made by... Agent: Hdsl

20070124935 - Methods and apparatus for installing a bearing: A method for installing a bearing into a component using an insert includes aligning the insert with an opening within the component that has a dimension that is less than a complimentary dimension of the insert, aligning the bearing with the insert, inserting the insert at least partially into the... Agent: Patrick W. Rasche (12552)