Metal working inventions 07/07

20070169331 - Work assembling device and assembling method: A work (W) with a part assembling surface on many faces is rotated by a work holding jig (10) so as to sequentially convert each of the part assembling surfaces to the upward horizontal attitude, a bolt is fastened from above vertically while gripping an assembly part (B) by a... Agent: Rankin, Hill, Porter & Clark LLP

20070169333 - Microstructured arrays for cortex interaction and related methods of manufacture and use: A brain implant system consistent with embodiments of the present invention includes an electrode array having a plurality of electrodes for sensing neuron signals. A method for manufacturing the electrode array includes machining a piece of an electrically conductive substance to create a plurality of electrodes extending from a base... Agent: Finnegan, Henderson, Farabow, Garrett & Dunner LLP

20070169334 - Method for removing a crack in an electromechanical rotor, electromechanical rotor and rotary electrical machine: A method for removing a crack in an electromechanical rotor, including: forming a plurality of slots on a periphery of a core portion of an electromechanical rotor along an axial direction thereof; inserting coils into the slots, respectively; forming a plurality of wedges for maintaining the coils in the slots,... Agent: Finnegan, Henderson, Farabow, Garrett & Dunner LLP

20070169335 - Method for repairing a crack in an electromechanical rotor, method for preventing crack growth in the same, electromechanical rotor and rotary electrical machine: A method for repairing a crack in an electromechanical rotor (10), including forming a plurality of slots (12) on a periphery of a core portion (11) of an electromechanical rotor (10) along an axial direction thereof; inserting coils into the slots (12), respectively; forming a plurality of wedges for maintaining... Agent: Finnegan, Henderson, Farabow, Garrett & Dunner LLP

20070169336 - Electrically conductive patterns, antennas and methods of manufacture: The invention is to novel electrical connections between an electrical device such as a chip and an antenna. The connections are achieved by electrodeposition of metals to achieve electrical communication between the leads of the device and the antenna. The antenna can be formed by electrodeposition simultaneously with creation of... Agent: Daniel Luch Ertek, Inc.

20070169337 - Method for creating write element having high magnetic moment co-fe-o-n film with soft magnetic properties: A method for creating a write element of a magnetic head according to one embodiment includes forming a first pole pedestal; forming a write gap layer above the first pole pedestal; forming a second pole pedestal above the write gap layer; and forming at least one of: a cap layer... Agent: Zilka-kotab, PC

20070169338 - Method for developing an electrochemical device: The invention relates to the development of an electrochemical device including a lithium salt/polyether electrolyte film between two films forming the cathode and the anode, respectively. The method of the invention involves assembling a multilayer structure consisting of the current-collecting carrier, the cathode-forming film, the electrolyte-forming polyether film and the... Agent: Buchanan, Ingersoll & Rooney PC

20070169340 - Method and apparatus for joining ends of wires and the like: A method of joining the interfacing ends of cables, one to another, wherein each comprises a plurality of conductor strands, comprising (i) providing each of the ends with an enlarged terminal portion of greater diameter than the cable adjacent the end, (ii) inserting the ends into a connecting tube having... Agent: Manelli Denison & Selter

20070169341 - Circuit board design: A circuit board is described where the fiberglass fiber pattern as been modified than what is found in conventional FR4 circuit boards. In one embodiment, the sets of fiberglass fibers are disposed in a zig-zag or herringbone manner. In one use, when a pair of conductors are disposed onto or... Agent: Kenyon & Kenyon LLP

20070169342 - Connection pad layouts: In an implementation of connection pad layouts, a connection assembly includes a substrate assembly and connection pads disposed thereon. The connection pads form a configuration such that each connection pad is configured to align with a different terminal of an interconnect that is warped or otherwise has a non-linear alignment... Agent: Hewlett Packard Company

20070169343 - Methods of fabricating substrates including one or more conductive vias: Substrate precursor structures include a substrate blank having at least one aperture extending substantially through the substrate blank. At least a portion of at least one conductive layer covers a surface of the at least one aperture of the substrate blank. A mask pattern covers a portion of the at... Agent: Trask Britt, P.C./ Micron Technology

20070169344 - Methods and apparatus for manufacturing components: A method for manufacturing a turbine nozzle assembly using a fixture includes providing a first position of the fixture, positioning at least one datum of the turbine nozzle assembly adjacent at least one datum location point on the fixture when the fixture is in the first position, coupling the turbine... Agent: John S. Beulick (12729) C/o Armstrong Teasdale LLP

20070169345 - Decreasing thermal contact resistance at a material interface: A heat sink assembly in which the interface material is chemically bonded to both the heat source material and the heat sink material. The chemical bonding can lower the contact resistance that would otherwise exist using conventional adhesives to attach the heat sink to the heat source. The chemical bonding... Agent: Intel/blakely

20070169347 - Method of making vehicle wheel rim: A method of making a vehicle wheel rim includes the steps of: deep drawing a metal plate to form a substantially cylindrical blank having two axially opposite first and second open end portions; roll-bending a ring portion of the cylindrical blank between the open end portions so that the ring... Agent: Kirschstein, Ottinger, Israel & Schiffmiller, P.C.

20070169346 - Process for making seamless alloy wheel rim with reinforced outboard flange: A process for making seamless alloy wheel rim includes curving an outboard flange inwardly centripetally to be welded to a bead seat portion adjacent to the outboard flange of the wheel rim to thereby seal an annular interior confined by the inwardly curved outboard flange. The strength of the outboard... Agent: David Hui

20070169348 - Method of manufacturing a bearing unit, and a motor having loaded thereon the bearing unit: A bearing unit includes an indent portion arranged on a portion of an inner circumferential surface of a housing to receive an oil supplying component. When inserting the oil supplying component, which is bent into a substantially round shape, a distance between a central axis of the housing and a... Agent: Nidec Corporation C/o Keating & Bennett, LLP

20070163099 - Automated digital inspection and associated methods: An automatic pallet inspection cell (10) comprises one or two multi axis robot arms (14, 15) which terminate in either internal or exterior pallet grippers. The robots are used to transport a gripped pallet (12) through an automated inspection station (16) which compiles a three dimensional data map of a... Agent: Michael W. Taylor

20070163100 - Method of setting the pre-load for a ball socket joint: A method for assembling a ball and socket assembly (10) includes loading a housing (14) with a resilient preload washer (28), an inner bearing (30), a ball stud (12) and an outer bearing (36). A loading tool (50) forcefully compresses the assembled components, as a unit, to an overload compression... Agent: Edmund P. Anderson Dickinson Wright, PLLC

20070163101 - Axial swage alignment tool: An axial swage alignment tool (11) having a bridge member (27) for axially and rotationally aligning a metal tube (21) and a fitting (31) is disclosed. The bridge member that is temporarily bonded to the exterior surfaces of the metal tube and the fitting. The bridge member eliminates the need... Agent: Law Offices Of James E. Walton, PLLC

20070163102 - Chromatography cartridge and method for manufacturing a chromatography cartridge: A chromatography cartridge and method of manufacturing same. A chromatography cartridge of the present invention can include a tubular housing having an open end and an inner surface, and a plug. The plug can be positioned within the open end of the tubular housing and can have an outer circumferential... Agent: Michael Best & Friedrich, LLP

20070163103 - Magnetic head and method of manufacturing same, head suspension assembly and magnetic disk apparatus: A magnetic head has less variations in the resistance of a magneto-resistive device before and after the magnetic head is left in a high temperature environment so as to have higher stability of the characteristics of the magnetic head against a high temperature environment. A TMR device includes a tunnel... Agent: Oliff & Berridge, PLC

20070163104 - Magnetic detection apparatus and method of manufacturing the same: A magnetic detection apparatus can be improved in its product yield. The magnetic detection apparatus includes a resin compact having a the magnet arranged in opposition to an object to be detected for generating a magnetic field, an IC chip with a magnetic detection part built therein for detecting a... Agent: Sughrue Mion, PLLC

20070163106 - Needle having multiple electrodes: Embodiments of the invention generally relate to needles having more than one electrode and which are particularly suited for use in electromyography. One embodiment relates to a tripolar needle having three concentric electrodes. The tripolar needle is formed by providing a needle blank having first and second concentric electrodes and... Agent: Bereskin And Parr

20070163107 - Method and apparatus for engine piston installation by use of industrial robots: A method and apparatus for engine piston installation in which robots are used for the entire engine piston installation process. A first robot equipped with a stuffing gripper and force control picks up a piston with a connection rod, detects the piston ring presence, squeeze the rings, find the engine... Agent: Abb Inc. Legal Dept. - 4u6

20070163108 - Apparatus for tool-less removal of pcb assembly: Apparatus for removing a printed circuit board (PCB) and bezel assembly from a unit includes a pull spring is attached to opposing sides of the PCB and bezel assembly. Each pull spring includes a generally M-shaped spring. A first end of the M-shaped spring includes a first pin carrying a... Agent: Ibm Corporation RochesterIPLaw Dept 917

20070163109 - Strip for integrated circuit packages having a maximized usable area: A strip on which a plurality of integrated circuit package outlines may be fabricated within a plurality of process tools. The strip includes one or more fiducial notches and/or guide pin notches formed in an outer edge of the strip. The one or more fiducial and/or guide pin notches allow... Agent: Vierra Magen/sandisk Corporation

20070163110 - Power inductor with reduced dc current saturation: A method of fabricating conducting crossover structures for power inductors comprises providing a first lead frame array including first lead frames, providing a second lead frame array including said second lead frames, stamping one side of a second lead frame array to define first and second terminals of said second... Agent: Harness, Dickey & Pierce P.L.C

20070163111 - Method for manufacturing a multilayer flexible wiring board: In one embodiment, the present invention provides a process for manufacturing a multilayer flexible wiring board, which allows individual layers of wiring boards to be precisely positioned and to be readily stacked. A mask for exposure is prepared in which a plurality of pattern holes corresponding to individual layers of... Agent: Osha Liang L.L.P.

20070163113 - Chordwidth restoration of a trailing edge of a turbine airfoil by laser clad: A method of restoring a gas turbine engine component includes repairing a turbine airfoil along a chordwidth dimension to rebuild a trailing edge of the turbine airfoil to near original dimensions. An eroded portion of the trailing edge of the turbine airfoil is removed and a filler material is deposited... Agent: Carlson, Gaskey & Olds/pratt & Whitney

20070163114 - Methods for fabricating components: A method for fabricating an assembly having an airfoil extending radially outwardly from a member includes determining three-dimensional information of the airfoil, converting the three-dimensional information into a plurality of slices that each define a cross-sectional layer of the airfoil, successively forming each layer of the airfoil by fusing a... Agent: John S. Beulick (12729) C/o Armstrong Teasdale LLP

20070163115 - Turbine platform repair using laser clad: A method of restoring a gas turbine engine component includes removing a defect section of a turbine engine component according to a template. The template has a standardized shape and is used in a standardized location on the turbine engine component. The template is produced based upon common defect sections... Agent: Carlson, Gaskey & Olds/pratt & Whitney

20070163116 - Method and device for the finish machining of gas-turbine engine blades cast in a brittle material: For the finish machining of turbine blades cast in titanium aluminide, the feeders (3) and runner portions (6) yielded by the casting process remain on the blade and serve as auxiliary clamping structure for clamping the blade to the workpiece carrier (15). In a position corresponding to the reference points... Agent: Harbin King & Klima

20070163117 - Exhaust gas purifying filter and method of manufacturing the same: An exhaust gas purifying filter is made of a ceramic material in a honeycomb structure having introduction passages for introducing exhaust gas that includes particulate matter emitted from an internal combustion engine, porous walls that collect the particulate matter and exhaust passages for exhausting the exhaust gas after the particulate... Agent: Oliff & Berridge, PLC

20070163120 - Cooling plate and manufacturing method thereof, and sputtering target and manufacturing method thereof: The present invention is a cooling plate including a groove, which becomes a passage of a coolant, inside a body, wherein one or more fins are provided inside the groove, wherein the groove is covered with a lid having width larger than the groove, wherein the lid is joined to... Agent: Crowell & Moring LLP Intellectual Property Group

20070163118 - Exhaust line catalyst or muffler shell for motor vehicle and method of producing one such shell: The invention relates to an exhaust line catalyst or muffler shell for a motor vehicle. The inventive shell comprises a tube (8) which is produced by rolling and welding a metal strip (12). At least one of the ends (9, 10) of the aforementioned tube (8) comprises a deformation produced... Agent: Egbert Law Offices

20070163119 - Method of manufacturing a combustion chamber for a water heater: A method of manufacturing a combustion chamber for use in a water heater is provided. A skirt is formed, and an edge portion of a plate is spot welded to the skirt. The edge portion of the plate is circumferentially welded to the skirt, thereby forming a seal between the... Agent: Ratnerprestia

20070157442 - Film bulk acoustic resonator and method for manufacturing the same: A film bulk acoustic resonator, and a method for manufacturing the same. The film bulk acoustic resonator includes a substrate, a protection layer vapor-deposited on the substrate, a membrane vapor-deposited on the protection layer and at a predetermined distance from an upper side of the substrate, and a laminated resonance... Agent: Sughrue Mion, PLLC

20070157443 - Method of attachment for a high pressure reinforced rubber hose coupling: A method of attachment for swage end-connector for high pressure reinforced flexible hose particularly suitable in the petrochemical and drilling industries for hoses is disclosed. Two connectors are discussed one for intermediate hose pressure burst ratings up to 12,500 psi and internal diameters up to 3½ inches and higher hose... Agent: Alworth Law & Engineering

20070157444 - Stud installation tool and method of stud installation: A stud installation tool includes a thrust bearing mounted within an annular housing so that the bearing may be brought in contact with a wheel hub plate and fitted around a stud which is to be drawn into the plate. Lug nuts for the stud may be tightened against the... Agent: Banner & Witcoff, Ltd.

20070157445 - Drive-lock cleat setter tool: A compact, easy-to-use, hand tool which is made for the use of installing “Drive-Lock Cleats” on Heating and Air Conditioning sheet metal ductwork utilizing the “S-Lock and Drive-Lock” assembly system. More precisely the hand tool is used to hold the “Drive-Lock Cleat” steady, preventing damage to the Cleat while the... Agent: Charles R. Sutton

20070157448 - Modular pcb and method of replacing a malfunctioned module of the pcb: Modular PCB and method of replacing one of a plurality of modules of a first PCB are provided. One embodiment of the method includes checking each module of the first PCB and each of a plurality of modules of a second PCB, cutting a malfunctioned module from the first PCB... Agent: Leong C Lei

20070157450 - Bonding method of metal surfaces: It is an object of the present invention to provide means for forming a good bonded interface with a high process yield in the bonding of metal surfaces. Provided is a method of bonding metal surfaces together, and this method includes the steps of: forming a metal-added layer on one... Agent: Antonelli, Terry, Stout & Kraus, LLP

20070157451 - Apparatus for reducing the diameter of a stent: The apparatus (1a) for reducing the diameter of a stent (2) includes compressors (9a) which are supported on a circumferential abutment (3a) and act, at least indirectly, radially on the outer surface of the stent (2). Resiliently elastic tensioning members (15) are provided between the radially inwardly displaceable segmental compressors... Agent: Henry M Feiereisen, LLC

20070157452 - Methods for installing a fuel pellet locking retainer in a nuclear fuel rod: A method for installing a locking retainer in a tube to maintain internal components within the tube under compression comprising the steps of: a) providing an elongated retainer spring having large and small diameter sections with the large diameter section of a size for an interference fit with the interior... Agent: Nixon & Vanderhye P.C.

20070157453 - Self-aligning collar swaging system for airplane panel bolts: A system and method for feeding collar members to an attachment system for assembly of aircraft and similar large scale mechanical assemblies. Collars are fed sideways along a tube having a rectangular internal cross-section to a collar pathway defined by an clamp fork and swaging ram combination. The collar pathway... Agent: Jensen + Puntigam, P.s.

20070157454 - Low mass draw and return tube assembly and process of manufacturing the same: A low mass draw and return tube assembly, for use in fuel tanks, is disclosed.... Agent: Ingrid Mctaggart

20070157455 - Fenestration product and method and apparatus for manufacture: A plurality of sets of clampable jaws are positioned on cooperating pairs of sub-towers, one of each pair moves along the x-axis and one along the y-axis. In using the apparatus, fenestration product frame members which have been precisely cut to a desired cut length are placed in the clampable... Agent: Michael Best & Friedrich, LLP

20070157456 - Retractable finning tool and method of using: An improved tool and method for enhancing the surface of a heat transfer tube are provided. The tool, which can be easily added to existing manufacturing equipment, includes cutting bits that may be retracted with a housing. The cutting bits include a cutting edge to cut through the surface of... Agent: John S. Pratt, Esq Kilpatrick Stockton, LLP

20070157457 - Assembly method and machinery for waterproof testing of electronic devices: A method of waterproof testing an electronic device at a rated water depth is provided. The method may comprise the steps of assembling the electronic device; subjecting the electronic device to a test vacuum pressure associated with the rated water depth; measuring a leak rate of the electronic device after... Agent: Stetina Brunda Garred & Brucker

20070157458 - Tool for certifying a head-gimbal assembly: A device and method for testing a slider of a head-gimbal assembly during disc drive manufacturing. The device includes a test disc, an actuator arm and a control module. The test disc has a first circumferential area for detecting contact between the slider and the test disc and a second... Agent: Shumaker & Sieffert, P. A.

20070157460 - Assembly line for mounted units: A tire assembly line including a wheel soaping work station, a tire soaping workstation, a tire and wheel assembly station, and a tire inflation station. The assembly line is formed from a plurality of modules that are interchangeable and releasably connected to one another. The modules support an endless conveyor... Agent: Gregory D Degrazia Howard And Howard Attorneys

20070157461 - Manufacturing facility for manufacturing a fatigue life enhanced airframe: A manufacturing facility for manufacturing a fatigue life enhanced product from a plurality of workpiece parts. At least one fatigue enhancing operation is performed on a first workpiece at a first work station. At least one fatigue enhancing operation is performed on a second workpiece at a second work station.... Agent: R Reams Goodloe, Jr. & R. Reams Goodloe, P.s.

20070157462 - Electronic component mounting apparatus and electronic component mounting method: An electronic component mounting apparatus includes a mounting device adapted such that the applying unit applies adhesive to a substrate located in a predetermined site, a mounting unit mounts an LSI onto the application of the adhesive, subsequently the applying unit applies another adhesive onto the LSI, and the mounting... Agent: Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman, LLP

20070157463 - Method for gluing a circuit component to a circuit substrate: A circuit component (1) is glued to the circuit substrate (2) by the following steps: a) seizing a circuit component (1) using a grip-per (4); b) moving the gripper (4) towards the surface of the circuit substrate (2) up to a target distance from the surface at which adhesive (3)... Agent: Coats & Bennett, PLLC

20070157465 - Method of fabricating a pressure sensor: A method of fabricating a pressure sensor (30) for harsh environments such as vehicle tires, formed from a wafer substrate (32) with a recess, a flexible membrane (50) covering the recess to define a chamber (58) containing a fluid at a reference pressure. In use, the flexible membrane (50) deflects... Agent: Silverbrook Research Pty Ltd

20070157466 - Substrate supporting apparatus and manufacturing method therefor: A substrate supporting apparatus includes a plate member of an aluminum alloy having a flat upper surface, bottomed pits formed in the plate member, and spacer members held in the pits, individually. The spacer members are sapphire spheres. The diameter of each spacer member is a little smaller than that... Agent: Frishauf, Holtz, Goodman & Chick, PC

20070157467 - Apparatus and system for ensuring proper assembly of an exhaust system: An apparatus and system are disclosed for ensuring proper assembly of an exhaust system. Ensuring proper assembly of an exhaust system is accomplished by providing an inflow exhaust subassembly for receiving engine exhaust, at least one intermediate subassembly that selectively mates and rotationally aligns with the inflow subassembly and receives... Agent: Kunzler & Mckenzie

20070157468 - System and method for facilitating proper assembly of an exhaust system: A system and method are disclosed for facilitating proper assembly of an exhaust system. The system includes a first modular exhaust treatment unit connectable to a second modular exhaust treatment unit. At one end, the first modular exhaust treatment unit includes a substantially continuous collar that integrates a first docking... Agent: Kunzler & Mckenzie

20070157469 - Method for manufacturing plate stacks, particularly cooleres or cooler elements consisting of plate stacks: A method for manufacturing plate stacks for the production of coolers, cooler elements or heat sinks made of at least one plate stack for cooling electric or opto-electric components. The process includes the manufacture of plates or boards of metal, stacking the plates to form a plate stack, joining of... Agent: Hoffman Wasson & Gitler, P.c Crystal Center 2, Suite 522

20070157470 - Foam wheel cladding process: A process for attaching a wheel cover to a wheel in which a wheel cover and wheel are placed together and a foamable adhesive is injected into the gap defined between the wheel cover and wheel. After the foamable adhesive is injected into the gap defined between the wheel cover... Agent: Butzel Long

20070151085 - Refractory protected replaceable insert: The refractory protected, replaceable insert for a gasifier includes a replaceable floor edge insert that is formed with a predetermined mating profile that is complementary to a finished mating profile of the gasifier floor. The geometry of the mating profiles of the replaceable floor edge insert and the gasifier floor... Agent: Cantor Colburn, LLP

20070151086 - Method of testing a seal: The present invention is for a method of testing a seal on a collapsible tube dispensing orifice during the manufacturing process. Air pressure is applied on one side of the seal, and the pressure is monitored on the other side of the seal, for any increase in pressure which would... Agent: Eugene Chovanes Jackson And Chovanes

20070151087 - Machined part and method for machining using sacrificial supports: The present application is directed to a process for forming a machined part. The process comprises providing a substrate and depositing a rough part on the substrate. One or more sacrificial supports are deposited adjacent to the rough part on the substrate. All or a portion of the one or... Agent: Wildman Harrold Allen & Dixon LLP And The Boeing Company

20070151088 - Fuel cell disassembly method: Respective heaters 21 through 24 receive power supply and start heating. The heaters 21 through 24 keep heating sealing layers 8 to or over a softening temperature at which the sealing layers 8 are softened or molten. After the sealing layers 8 are softened or molten to weaken the adhesive... Agent: Oliff & Berridge, PLC

20070151089 - Tension positioning apparatus and method of use for manufacturing poles and columns: The present invention provides for an apparatus and method that allows manufacturing of steel poles and steel honey comb columns. It consists of vertically placing previously cut strips of a desired substance, generally anticipated to be metallic in nature, in a tension positioning apparatus that applies vertical, or longitudinally along... Agent: Loeffler Jonas & Tuggey, LLP

20070151090 - Ceramic substrate: A ceramic substrate includes a stack of layers that contain a ceramic material and that are sintered together. One layer, such as a top layer in the stack, has a higher proportion of a sintering agent than an adjacent layer. A metal paste may be applied to a top layer... Agent: Fish & Richardson PC

20070151091 - Functional element, a component assembly consisting of a functional element and a sheet metal part and also a method for the attachment of the functional element to a sheet metal part: A functional element having a functional portion, a generally tubular rivet portion and a ring-like sheet metal contact surface is characterised in that features of shape are provided at the rivet portion for co-movement of the sheet metal part during the formation of the rivet bead, in particular at the... Agent: Hunton & Williams/new York Intellectual Property Dept.

20070151092 - Method of manufacturing a combustion chamber for a water heater: A method of manufacturing a combustion chamber for use in a water heater is provided. A skirt is formed, and an edge portion of a plate is spot welded to the skirt. The edge portion of the plate is circumferentially welded to the skirt, thereby forming a seal between the... Agent: Ratnerprestia

20070151093 - Stent for angioplasty and associated production process: A stent has surface sculpturing, preferably on its outer surface only, having, for example, microspheres, having the function of increasing the actual geometric surface area of the stent, of creating undercuts and roughness to encourage the application of coatings of active or activatable agents, as well as of improving the... Agent: Popovich, Wiles & O'connell, PA 650 Third Avenue South

20070151094 - Slider having adjusted transducer recession and method of adjusting recession: A method and apparatus are provided for adjusting recession of an element, such as a pole tip, in a transducer structure formed in a plurality of thin film layers on an edge of a slider. A pre-stressed structure is formed as part of the plurality of thin film layers on... Agent: Seagate Technology LLC C/o Westman Champlin & Kelly, P.A.

20070151095 - Main pole forming method of perpendicular magnetic recording head: A main pole forming method is provided. The main pole forming method includes etching an exposed side face of a main pole layer, and the plated foundation film, thereby defining a recording track width. The method also includes etching the nonmagnetic insulating layer, and reattaching a material repelled from the... Agent: Brinks Hofer Gilson & Lione

20070151096 - Method for forming layered heating element for glow plug: A monolithic, multi-layer heating element (26, 126, 226) forms the high temperature tip (22, 122, 222) of a glow plug assembly (20). The heating element (26, 126, 226) includes a conductive core (48, 148, 248) which is surrounded by an insulator layer (50, 150, 250), which in turn supports a... Agent: Dickinson Wright, PLLC

20070151097 - Assembling system: The invention discloses an assembling system, which includes at least one transmission means for transmitting signals and/or sub-atomic and/or atomic particles and/or impulses of energy; at least one input means for providing signals and/or sub-atomic and/or atomic particles and/or impulses of energy to be transmitted to the transmission means; and... Agent: Stites & Harbison PLLC

20070151098 - Extractable electronic apparatus with handle latching structure: An extractable electronic apparatus with a handle latching structure to be installed in a system equipment having an indentation is disclosed. The extractable electronic apparatus comprises a main body having a first side, a handle unit disposed on the main body and being rotatable relative to the first side, the... Agent: Madson & Austin Gateway Tower West

20070151099 - Direct integration of inorganic nanowires with micron-sized electrodes: An electronic device such as a sensor or a NEMS. The electronic device comprises at least one substrate; a plurality of electrodes disposed on the substrate; and at least one nano-wire growing from an edge of a first electrode to an edge of a second electrode. A method for making... Agent: General Electric Company (pcpi) C/o Fletcher Yoder

20070151100 - Method for heat treating serviced turbine part: A method for heat treating a serviced turbine part to improve a hold time fatigue cracking resistance of the serviced turbine part is provided. The method includes positioning the serviced turbine part in a vacuum furnace configured to limit surface oxidation. The serviced turbine part is controllably heated to prevent... Agent: John S. Beulick (17851)

20070151101 - Method for producing a freezing chamber and the freezing chamber obtained with this method: A method for producing a freezing chamber, a so-called whipping and freezing chamber, in ice cream making machines, comprises a step of producing a helical path between an inner cylinder and an outer cylinder, a step of producing a first flange and a second flange for closing the opposite ends... Agent: Harbin King & Klima

20070151102 - Water vacuum break assembly and method for selectively accommodating multiple control systems: The present invention provides a water vacuum break assembly for use in a washing machine and a method of assembling the water vacuum break assembly. The water vacuum break assembly includes a housing defining at least one water inlet opening, a water cavity fluidly connected with the at least one... Agent: Taylor & Aust, P.C.

20070151103 - Pour diverter and method for forming monitored concrete pilings: A method for casting monitored pilings and a pour diverter used in connection with the method is provided. The method includes positioning a plurality of pile strands in a form, and then connecting a suspension assembly having at least one sensor to at least one of the pile strands so... Agent: Volpe And Koenig, P.C.

20070151104 - Dynamic bearing manufacturing method: A dynamic bearing manufacturing includes steps of: providing a bearing and a processing tool, the bearing having an axial hole, and the processing tool having at least one protruding pattern formed on an exterior wall of the processing tool; positioning the processing tool into the axial hole of the bearing;... Agent: Birch Stewart Kolasch & Birch

20070151105 - Bearing support, particularly for a fan casing, and method for manufacturing thereof: Bearing support, particularly for a fan casing, comprising a bearing assembly (2) including at least a couple of bearings (3,4) coaxially arranged and axially spaced apart from one another by means of at least one spacer member (5,6), characterised in that said bearing support comprises a sheath (7) over-injected on... Agent: Pearne & Gordon LLP