Metal working inventions 08/07

20070199185 - Method of manufacturing an acoustic mirror for piezoelectric resonator and method of manufacturing a piezoelectric resonator: A mirror for a piezoelectric resonator consisting of alternately arranged layers of high and low acoustic impedance is manufactured by at first producing a first layer on which a second layer is produced, so that the second layer partially covers the first layer. Then, a planarization layer is applied on... Agent: Maginot, Moore & Beck Chase Tower

20070199187 - Apparatus and method for machining long workpiece: There are provided a base frame 12 positioned below a horizontal axis O; a pair of clamp units 14 positioned at the two ends above the base frame; a pair of support units 16 that horizontally support the long workpiece in two locations, and that are capable of moving vertically;... Agent: Griffin & Szipl, PC

20070199188 - Door pod assembly: A door pod assembly includes a housing that defines a cavity for emergency equipment, a pod door, and a latch retaining the pod door in a closed position relative to the housing. The assembly is configured such that the latches, upon activation free the release door thereby exposing the emergency... Agent: Peter K Hahn Luce, Forward, Hamilton, Scripps, LLP.

20070199189 - Hand held tool for facilitating removal and installation of a return spring and rollers in an s-cam type drum brake assembly: A hand held tool for maintaining an S-cam drum brake assembly includes an elongated middle portion and a first end which is adapted for facilitating removal and installation of the return spring. A notch is provided in the first end for receiving a rigid rod of the return spring and... Agent: James Ray & Associates

20070199190 - Method and apparatus for cold joining flanges and couplings elements to pipes: A method for joining flanges or other couplings to pipes, wherein a plurality of radially expanding segments (10) with circular ridges (11) on a tool inserted into the pipe (1), press beads (5, 6) in the pipe wall into corresponding grooves (3, 4) in the surrounding coupling element (2), where... Agent: Rodman Rodman

20070199191 - Method for fabricating a three-dimensional acceleration sensor: According to the present invention, a method for fabricating a three-dimensional acceleration sensor, comprising: providing a semiconductor substrate having first and second surfaces; forming an insulating layer on the first surface of the semiconductor substrate; forming an active layer on the insulating layer; forming a plurality of openings on the... Agent: Rabin & Berdo, PC

20070199193 - Wire winding device for electrical components: A wire winding device for electrical components has a transmission member, a wire feeding member, a wire winding member, a spool feeding member, and a driving member. Spools are respectively inserted into the wire winding member via the spool feeding member and rotated by the driving member. Wires are moved... Agent: Patenttm.us

20070199194 - Method of electroplating a plurality of conductive fingers: A method of electroplating may include placing a pair of conductive fingers in proximity to an edge of a circuit board, where the pair are coupled to be electrically isolated, and where the pair are substantially longitudinally oriented away from the edge. A trace electrically couples the pair of conductive... Agent: Motorola, Inc.

20070199195 - Method for making a multilayered circuitized substrate: A method of making a multilayered circuitized substrate in which a continuous process is used to form electrically conductive layers which each will form part of a sub-composite. The sub-composites are then aligned such that openings within the conductive layers are also aligned, the sub-composites are then bonded together, and... Agent: Lawrence R. Fraley Hinman, Howard & Kattell, LLP

20070199196 - Method of fabricating a motorhome: A method of fabricating a motorhome, wherein the motorhome comprises a chassis, a vehicle frame, and a coach body. In one embodiment, the method begins by prefabricating the frame by joining a plurality of parallel elongate members with cross-tie members. The frame is prefabricated separate from the chassis, and in... Agent: Knobbe Martens Olson & Bear LLP

20070193010 - Process for forming a variable gauge metal sheet into a desired shape: The present invention relates to a process for forming a variable gauge metal sheet into a desired shape, said process comprising: providing a variable gauge metal sheet having a first surface and a second surface, the metal sheet having a thickness measured at any point on the metal sheet as... Agent: Riches, Mckenzie & Herbert, LLP

20070193011 - High-pressure plug valve: A high-pressure plug valve is refurbished by replacing a valve plug, a valve plug cage, and flow path inserts that line a flow path through the plug valve. The valve plug cage has first and second opposed flat side surfaces, each side surface has a port for receiving one of... Agent: Nelson Mullins Riley & Scarborough, LLP

20070193012 - Metal forming process: The present invention generally relates to improved process control systems and methods for sheet metal forming processes. Embodiments of the present invention utilize machine vision systems to monitor features of a product created by a sheet metal forming process and alter process parameters based at least in part on the... Agent: Alston & Bird LLP

20070193013 - Method for forming a complex-shaped tubular structure: A method is provided for forming a complexly-shaped tubular structure such as a tapered pillar or other structure for a vehicle body. A sheet metal blank having a longitudinal axis is rolled about the longitudinal axis to form a tubular shape and the side edges of the blank are then... Agent: General Motors Corporation Legal Staff

20070193015 - Flexible couplings: Addressed are couplings for transferring rotational motion from one shaft to another. The couplings may include flexible components and may be designed to accommodate angular, axial, and parallel misalignments. Included as components of the couplings may be hub portions, each having dowel pins and clearance holes, and a center member... Agent: John S. Pratt, Esq Kilpatrick Stockton, LLP

20070193014 - Methods and system to facilitate installation and removal of a generator rotor assembly: A method of installing a rotor assembly in a generator stator including a central bore is provided. The method includes coupling at least one of a first rotor section and a second rotor section of the rotor assembly to a conveyor such that at least a portion of the rotor... Agent: John S. Beulick (17851)

20070193017 - Hollowed, deformable, raised face bolt-ring and method of use: A bolt-ring pipe connector system for connecting thermoplastic (HDPE) stub end pipe is shown. The bolt-ring has an outer vertical rim portion, an inner vertical rim portion and an interconnecting web portion provided with spaced bolt holes. The top side of the bolt-ring has a beveled and angular top surface.... Agent: Charles D. Gunter, Jr. Whitaker, Chalk, Swindle & Sawyer, LLP

20070193018 - Methods of beta processing titanium alloys: Various non-limiting embodiments of the present invention relate to methods of processing titanium alloys wherein the alloys are subjected to deformation above the beta transus temperature (Tβ) of the alloys. For example, one non-limiting embodiment provides a method of processing an alpha+beta or a near-beta titanium alloy comprising deforming a... Agent: Allegheny Technologies

20070193019 - Small volume in vitro sensor and methods of making: A sensor utilizing a non-leachable or diffusible redox mediator is described. The sensor includes a sample chamber to hold a sample in electrolytic contact with a working electrode, and in at least some instances, the sensor also contains a non-leachable or a diffusible second electron transfer agent. The sensor and/or... Agent: Attention Of Mara E. Deboe Merchant & Gould P.C.

20070193020 - Method of manufacturing an inlet member for an electronic tag: In order to offer the technology which can form the pattern of the antenna of the inlet for electronic tags accurately and cheaply, the resist layer at the time of forming the pattern of an antenna by chemical etching is formed using a photogravure printing machine. Let the extending direction... Agent: Mattingly, Stanger, Malur & Brundidge, P.C.

20070193022 - Surface-mounting coil component and method of producing the same: A surface-mounting choke coil has a resin coating material with magnetic powder which is filled a space between the upper flange and the lower flange of a drum-type ferrite core, while covering the circumferential of the winding. The resin coating material with magnetic powder has a glass transition temperature Tg... Agent: Knobbe Martens Olson & Bear LLP

20070193023 - Method of manufacturing magnetic head: The method of manufacturing a magnetic head is capable of securely insulating coils in different layers when the magnetic head including a lower magnetic pole, an upper magnetic pole and a write-head constituted by a plurality of the layered coils is produced. The method of manufacturing a magnetic head, which... Agent: Greer, Burns & Crain

20070193025 - Ferrule assembly and methods thereof: A ferrule assembly for terminating at least one fiber of a ribbon cable in a ferrule, where the ferrule assembly is disposable in a housing of an optical connector, is provided. The ferrule assembly includes the ferrule having a mating face, at least one groove for receiving the fiber and... Agent: Blank Rome LLP

20070193028 - Method for winding a strand of material around a substrate and products formed thereby: A process for applying a cushioning material around a substrate, that is a catalytic converter or a muffler, includes rotating the substrate, and winding a strand of fibers around an outer surface of the rotating substrate.... Agent: Owens Corning

20070193029 - Heat dissipating apparatus having micro-structure layer and method of fabricating the same: The present invention relates to a heat dissipating apparatus having micro-structure layer and method for fabricating the same. The method provides two highly heat conductive members having structure patterns. A highly heat conductive material is coated on the structured patterns by means of injection molding for forming a micro-structure layer.... Agent: Rabin & Berdo, PC

20070193032 - Assembling method for bearing device: An annular seal, tapered rollers and a retainer are arranged on the outer peripheral surface on the flange section side of an inner shaft to form an inner shaft assembly. An annular spacer capable of being split in the circumferential direction is arranged between the flange section of the inner... Agent: Jordan And Hamburg LLP

20070193033 - Bearing device: A bearing assembly is disclosed which addresses the problem of axially retaining a bearing journaled onto a shaft within a casing in an axially compact and technically economic and reliable way by first mounting a retaining plate (6) onto an outer race of the bearing (1). The mounting can be... Agent: Gauthier & Connors, LLP

20070193031 - Method of manufacturing bearing device for vehicle: To securely do turning to the cylindrical body part of an outer ring even if the axial length of the fitting tolerance part thereof is short in a bearing device for a vehicle. After the outer and inner peripheral surfaces of the cylindrical body part are made turning in a... Agent: Jordan And Hamburg LLP

20070186399 - Seal installation tool: A tool and a method for installing a seal in a fitting through which gas is flowing is disclosed. The tool has a sleeve with a first socket that receives and holds the seal, and a second socket, adjacent to the first, that receives the fitting. A shaft is axially... Agent: Air Products And Chemicals, Inc. Patent Department

20070186400 - Method and apparatus for protected coal mill journals: A method of protecting coal mill journals from abrasive wear due to impingement of coal fines includes the steps of fabricating and attaching a mild steel liner form to the journal and welding wear plates to the liner form. Welding the plates to the form can occur before and/or after... Agent: Young & Basile, P.C.

20070186402 - Circular-shaped metal structure, method of fabricating the same, and apparatus for fabricating the same: A method of fabricating a circular-shaped metal structure includes the steps of (a) rotating a pipe around an axis thereof, the pipe being composed of a plastic-workable metal, (b) moving a jig towards the pipe in a direction perpendicular to the axis until the jig makes contact with an outer... Agent: Hayes Soloway P.C.

20070186401 - Method for mounting an element to a work piece: A method for mounting a machine element to a work piece in one embodiment includes performing a mounting process for mounting a machine element to a work piece; and sucking air from a vicinity of the machine element while moving the machine element during at least part of the mounting... Agent: Zilka-kotab, PC

20070186403 - Method for applying elastic element to a material web: A method for applying elastic elements (1a, 1b, 1c) to a continuous material web (7) includes a first roll device (4, 5; 4, 5′) for advancing the elastic elements (1a, 1b, 1c) in series and at a first predetermined speed (v1) and a second roll device (6; 11, 12) for... Agent: Buchanan, Ingersoll & Rooney PC

20070186404 - Reusable support for a contoured surface of a part allowing machining of an opposite side of the part: A process can include the step of forming a removable support having a complementary contour to a machined surface of a block of material to be processed in order to support the machined surface from an opposite planar surface formed on the removable support during machining of the opposite side... Agent: Young & Basile, P.C.

20070186405 - Cutting assemblies and methods: Cutting assemblies are disclosed that include an entrance portion and a receiving portion, with the receiving portion defining a receiving opening configured to be axially aligned with an entrance opening of the entrance portion when mounted to the surface of a cutting apparatus. Cutting assemblies are also provided that include... Agent: Wells St. John P.s.

20070186406 - Method for producing stator packs for long-stator linear motors of magnetic levitation railways: A method for producing stator packs for long-stator linear motors of magnetic levitation vehicles is described. At first steel sheets (3) are stacked to form a sheet stack (2), cross members (6) are inserted into grooves of the sheet stack (2) and the sheet stack (2) and the cross members... Agent: Michael J. Striker

20070186407 - Method for making a high current low profile inductor: A high current, low profile inductor includes a conductor coil surrounded by magnetic material to form an inductor body. The inductor coil is formed from a flat plate which is cut into a sine-shaped configuration and then is folded in accordion fashion to create a helical coil.... Agent: Mckee, Voorhees & Sease, P.L.C

20070186408 - Head for perpendicular magnetic recording with a self-aligning side shield structure: An embodiment of the invention is a method for fabricating a head for perpendicular recording with self-aligning side shields. The voids where the side shields will be formed are milled into the layer of material for the pole tip to achieve self-alignment. A mask is patterned with openings defining initial... Agent: Marlin Knight

20070186409 - Manufacturing method of a perpendicular recording magnetic head: Embodiments in accordance with the present invention relate to methods wherein when a main pole is processed by using an ion milling technique, a re-adhesion layer created on the side face of the resist mask is removed with certainty. In one embodiment, an inorganic insulator from 5 nm to 100... Agent: Townsend And Townsend And Crew LLP

20070186410 - Method of assembling a carriage assembly: When crimping suspensions to carriage arms using a metal ball by applying ultrasonic vibration to a crimping tool, the suspensions can be crimped to the carriage arms without causing deformation to the suspensions and the like. A method of assembling a carriage assembly aligns attachment holes provided in front ends... Agent: Patrick G. Burns, Esq. Greer, Burns & Crain, Ltd.

20070186414 - Multilayer wiring board incorporating carbon fibers and glass fibers: A multilayer wiring board (X1) comprises a core portion (100) and out-core wiring portion (30). The core portion (100) comprises a carbon fiber reinforced portion (10) composed of a carbon fiber material (11) and resin composition (12), and an in-core wiring portion (20) which has a laminated structure of at... Agent: Staas & Halsey LLP

20070186415 - Anticorrosive bipolar fuel cell board and method for manufacturing the same: A method of manufacturing an anticorrosive bipolar fuel cell board is disclosed and comprises the following steps. Step (a) is to provide a first printed circuit substrate with at least a first predetermined region and etch metal on the regions. Step is to provide a second printed circuit substrate with... Agent: G. Link Co., Ltd

20070186416 - Component repair process: Component repair process, in which a loss of wall thickness is repaired just by a standard coating, results in a component with a layer which has properties that are less than optimum in the repaired region at elevated temperatures. The process according to the invention includes a plastic deformation and... Agent: Siemens Corporation Intellectual Property Department

20070186417 - Method for electronically identifying a coded part: A method for electronically identifying a coded part includes the step of locating a machine-readable area relief pattern formed with a surface of the part. The relief pattern includes separate and distinct code elements extending along both x and y axes. Each code element has a profile dimension extending along... Agent: Schwartz Law Firm, P.C.

20070186418 - Method for manufacturing a hearing device and a use of the method: m

20070180672 - Resonant-oscillating-device fabrication method: There is provided a resonant-oscillating-device fabrication method comprising a thickness measurement step of measuring a thickness of a substrate, a piezoelectric-layer formation condition determination step of determining conditions of forming a piezoelectric layer to bring frequency of resonant oscillation of an oscillating element to a desired resonant frequency in accordance... Agent: Oliff & Berridge, PLC

20070180674 - Fastener automation system and method of assembly: A fastener automation system for assembly of fasteners to a substrate, includes a projection system for projecting an image on a substrate of a predetermined location of a correct fastener to be installed in the substrate and data relating to the correct fastener and the substrate, and a computer operably... Agent: Howard & Howard Attorneys, P.C.

20070180673 - Method of assembling a carriage assembly: There is provided a method of assembling a carriage assembly that can crimp suspensions to carriage arms by applying ultrasonic vibration to a crimping tool without causing deformation of the suspensions and the like. The method of assembling a carriage assembly aligns attachment holes provided in front ends of carriage... Agent: Greer, Burns & Crain

20070180675 - Method and device for mounting axle module: Mounting of an axle module to a chassis frame is carried out in vertically normal orientation (not in an inverted state). In the process, no heavy-duty equipment or steps are required to hoist chassis frames in the air and turn them upside down. The ceiling space above production lines is... Agent: Smith, Gambrell & Russell

20070180677 - Internal high-pressure shaping method for shaping conical tubes made of metal: The invention relates to an internal high pressure shaping method for shaping metal tubes (5) produced from metal, especially steel, in a tool (1) that has a die cavity (2) with a complex contour. Said die cavity (2) has cylindrical sections (2a, 2b) on its two opposite ends. The tube... Agent: Proskauer Rose LLP Patent Department

20070180678 - Robot system and method for bolt removal from sag and/or ball mills in ore concentration processes: At present, the removal of the bolts which fasten the liners should be carried out manually as part of the maintenance procedure SAG mills should be subjected to. The disadvantage of this procedure is the fact it should be carried out manually which makes the system to lose efficiency due... Agent: Hugo Salamanca P.

20070180679 - Stacked family molding and subsequent assembly process: The subject invention relates to a precision injection molding of multi-piece parts and the subsequent handling and assembly of those parts produced from the mold. In an exemplary embodiment, a surgical suture package with a top part and a bottom part is molded and assembled. In such a method and... Agent: Bose Mckinney & Evans LLP James Coles

20070180680 - Enhanced heat transfer for housings: An apparatus that has housing for containing objects. The housing has two heat-conducting partial-boundaries having an interface between them. The apparatus also has a medium for enhancing heat transfer across the interface.... Agent: Fogg & Powers LLC

20070180682 - Electric rotating machine and stator for the same: An electric rotating machine has a rotor having N and S poles and includes a stator with an annular stator core and slots. Multiple-phase stator windings are embedded in the slots, and are formed by winding continuous wires such that straight parts of the stator windings pressed in a flat... Agent: Crowell & Moring LLP Intellectual Property Group

20070180683 - Insulated motor core and method for producing same: A motor core coated with a multi-layer insulating film. The insulating film preferably includes in order: an electrodeposited coating film applied upon an outer surface of the motor core; a first spray coated insulating film applied upon an outer surface of the electrodeposited coating film the first film having a... Agent: Ostrolenk Faber Gerb & Soffen

20070180681 - Method of manufacturing stator winding of rotary electric machine: A method of manufacturing a winding includes steps of twisting U-shaped conductor segments, inserting straight portions of the twisted conductor segments in slots of a stator core, bending ends of the straight portions in a circumferential direction of the stator core and joining the ends. The method further includes a... Agent: Oliff & Berridge, PLC

20070180684 - Method for manufacturing monolithic ceramic electronic component, and multilayer composite: A multilayer composite including a core made of a magnetic ceramic sintered compact disposed therein, and shrinkage restraining layers including an inorganic powder that is not substantially sintered at the sintering temperature of the green ceramic layers are sintered in order to reduce the difference in shrinkage behavior during firing... Agent: Murata Manufacturing Company, Ltd. C/o Keating & Bennett, LLP

20070180685 - Method for producing a winding support for an electrical machine: A method for producing a winding support for an electrical machine, in which the winding support has a plurality of pole teeth. Adjacent pole teeth between them define at least one slot which is filled with at least one winding each. The pole teeth before being filled, have an installation... Agent: Ronald E. Greigg Greigg & Greigg P.l.l.c.

20070180686 - Electrode plate winding device and rolling method for cylinder type battery: An electrode plate winding device and rolling method for cylinder type battery that is to increase a battery capacity by rolling the electrode plate in a cylinder-like shape. The electrode plate winding device has a mandrel which winds electrode plates coated with the active material layers having different polarity and... Agent: Stein, Mcewen & Bui, LLP

20070180688 - Method for producing a lithium secondary battery: A secondary battery exhibiting a long cycle life and comprising a negative pole activating material made of lithium or zinc is provided. The battery at least having a negative pole made of lithium or zinc serving as the negative pole activating material, an electrolyte (electrolytic solution), a separator, a positive... Agent: Fitzpatrick Cella Harper & Scinto

20070180687 - System and method for manufacturing a thermal battery: A method of manufacturing thermal batteries is disclosed. In the method according to the present invention, pellets used in the manufacture of thermal batteries are grouped together based on certain material characteristics such as weight, thickness, and density. Pellets with different material characteristics can be grouped together in a single... Agent: Snell & Wilmer L.L.P. (main)

20070180691 - Automated tracking and storage system for use with an automated thermal battery manufacturing system: The present invention is directed at a system for automatically manufacturing thermal batteries. In the present invention, thermal batteries are manufactured using a press system, a stacking system and an enclosing system. The present invention uses a tracking, storage, and/or retrieval system to track various components used in the manufacturing... Agent: Snell & Wilmer L.L.P. (main)

20070180690 - System and method for manufacturing a thermal battery: An automated system and method for manufacturing a thermal battery is disclosed. In an exemplary embodiment, the system comprises a press system, a stacking system, and an enclosing system to automate the manufacturing process of thermal batteries. A method of manufacturing a thermal battery using the system is also disclosed.... Agent: Snell & Wilmer L.L.P. (main)

20070180692 - Device for installing a cylindrical gradient coil in a cylindrical magnet of a magnetic resonance system: A device for installing a gradient coil into a magnet of a magnetic resonance system has a frame with a coil carrier passing through the gradient coil and accommodating the gradient coil. The coil carrier is arranged on two lateral supports, upon which the frame stands on the base, with... Agent: Schiff Hardin, LLP Patent Department

20070180694 - Arrangement and method for producing a camshaft: An arrangement and method for producing a camshaft comprised of a shaft (2) and of a number of cams (3, 3′, 3″) pressed thereon comprises at least two machining stations (11) of which at least one is provided in the form of knurling station (4) and at least one is... Agent: David A. Guerra International Patent Group, LLC

20070180695 - Method and device for press-fitting, into storage outer tube, ceramic catalyst carrier having non-expansion mat wrapped therearound into storage outer tube: A ceramic catalyst carrier 6 with a non-expandable mat 7 being assembled on an outer periphery thereof is, after the entire outer peripheral surface of the non-expandable mat 7 is evenly pressed in a radial direction and an contour thereof is press formed to be close to an inner diameter... Agent: Foley And Lardner LLP Suite 500

20070180696 - Composite gear and method of manufacturing the same: A composite gear, wherein an external gear and a rotation support surface are formed on the outer peripheral surface thereof and a first internal gear and a second internal gear are formed on the inner peripheral surface thereof at a predetermined interval in the rotating axis direction. A chuck portion... Agent: Kenyon & Kenyon LLP

20070180698 - Link rod manufacturing method: In a link rod manufacturing method, a bracket material (14) having a ring portion and a mounting projection (15) is made by extrusion molding a material at the length corresponding to a plurality of brackets. On a forward end of the mounting projection (15), an engaging projection (17) with upper... Agent: Rankin, Hill, Porter & Clark LLP

20070175010 - Method for monitoring the installation of blind rivets: Apparatus is provided for monitoring the installation of a blind rivet to attach together top and bottom members. The blind rivet installation tool includes a housing having an anvil seated on the rivet head. A collet is reciprocable within the tool housing and carries jaws for gripping the mandrel of... Agent: General Motors Corporation Legal Staff

20070175011 - Spindle extension for securing automotive chassis components to automotive body: Apparatus for securing an automotive chassis component to an automotive body. The apparatus comprises a vertically movable pallet, and a spindle extension mounted on the pallet generally perpendicularly thereto. The spindle extension includes a shaft, a bolt socket on an upper end of the shaft, and a driver socket on... Agent: Wood, Herron & Evans, LLP

20070175012 - Bowling pin re-manufacturing process: A bowling pin refurbishing process is disclosed. The bowling pin refurbishing process comprises the following steps. First, providing a plurality of bowling pins. Each of the plurality of bowling pins having an outer surface and a base portion. Each of the plurality of bowling pins also comprising an existing post... Agent: Dykema Gossett PLLC

20070175014 - Method and apparatus for making metal ball bats: A process for manufacturing a hollow metal ball bat includes forming a shell into a tubular shape using a pilger mill. The wall thickness of the tube shell is reduced by drawing the tube shell with the draw bench. A handle section and a taper section are created using the... Agent: Kelly Lowry & Kelley, LLP

20070175016 - Method and apparatus for removing and replacing components of an airplane: The invention relates to apparatus and methods to shore an airplane to facilitate the replacement of one or more airplane parts, such as an airplane's upper skin panels, lower skin panels, and/or window assemblies. In one aspect of the invention, a method is provided which comprises disposing at least one... Agent: Wildman Harrold Allen & Dixon

20070175017 - Wiper blade, jig for heat treating wiper frame of wiper blade and method for machining wiper frame using the same: The present invention relates to a wiper blade mounted to a wiper apparatus for a vehicle to wipe a windshield, a jig for heat treating a wiper frame of a wiper blade, and a method for machining a wiper frame using the same. An object of the present invention is... Agent: Paul, Hastings, Janofsky & Walker LLP

20070175019 - Electrical component, method for the manufacture thereof and employment thereof: An electrical component having a base body includes a layer stack of mutually overlapping, electrically conductive electrode layers that are separated from one another by electrically conductive ceramic layers. The electrically conductive ceramic layers are composed of a ceramic whose specific electrical resistance exhibits a negative temperature coefficient. The electrically... Agent: Schiff Hardin, LLP Patent Department

20070175021 - Arrangement for mounting electronic components on a support: An arrangement for mounting a multiplicity of components (9, 10), particularly with irregular surface topography, on a support (7) using an assembly tool which has a tool substructure (5) and a tool superstructure (6), where the tool substructure (5) is designed to receive the support and the components which are... Agent: Baker Botts, L.L.P.

20070175025 - Method of manufacturing multi-layer wiring board: A method of manufacturing a multi-layer circuit wiring board, including simultaneously laminating a second flexible resin film on one surface of a first flexible resin film having a first wiring pattern on at least one surface thereof, and a third wiring pattern on another surface of the first flexible resin... Agent: Staas & Halsey LLP

20070175023 - Tamper barrier for electronic device: A tamper protected printed circuit board assembly including a printed circuit board and a partially enveloping tamper wrap covering the entirety of the top surface of the printed circuit board and a first portion of the bottom surface of the printed circuit board, wherein a second portion of the bottom... Agent: Pitney Bowes Inc. 35 Waterview Drive

20070175027 - Triaxial connector including cable clamp: The present invention relates to a center conductor insulator with a tapered entry for use with a coaxial cable transmission line connector that provides guiding and centering of a center conductor pin within the connector. The present invention further relates to a front sleeve assembly for use with a coaxial... Agent: Attention Of Steven C.bruess Merchant & Gould P.C.

20070175028 - Method for producing exterior component of assembled camshaft: Chillers (4) rapidly remove heat from a coupling of cam pieces (6) immediately after molten metal is injected, so as to make the coupling of cam pieces (6) chilled (be a white cast iron). As a result, tensile strength and shear strength of the coupling of cam pieces (6) decreases... Agent: Birch Stewart Kolasch & Birch

20070175031 - One-piece inner shell for full barrel composite fuselage: A method of manufacturing a unitary seamless section of an aircraft fuselage comprises disposing a thin lay-up mandrel element onto the outer shell surface of a cylindrical inner mandrel shell, thereby forming a mandrel with a lay-up surface. A plurality of resin impregnated stiffener fibers may be layed-up within a... Agent: Ostrager Chong Flaherty & Broitman, P.C.

20070175030 - Preparation of an article surface having a surface compressive texture: A method for preparing a surface includes providing an article having an article surface, thereafter first processing the article surface to establish a first residual compressive stress state and a first surface roughness in the article surface, and thereafter second processing the article surface by surface compressive texturing to establish... Agent: Mcnees, Wallace & Nurick LLC

20070175033 - Metal carrier and manufacturing method of metal carrier: A metal carrier according to the present invention is produced by superposing a metal flat sheet and a metal corrugated sheet on each other and winding them. In a winding end when the corrugated sheet and the flat sheet are wound, a corrugation height of the corrugated sheet is gradually... Agent: Foley And Lardner LLP Suite 500

20070175034 - Method of forming bent heat dissipating unit and apparatus therefor: In a method of forming bent heat dissipating unit, the following steps are included: putting a plurality of radiating fins on and around a straight heat pipe to form a heat dissipating unit; engaging the heat dissipating unit with a forming die assembly, so that a plurality of locating die... Agent: Birch Stewart Kolasch & Birch

20070175035 - Level wound coil, method of manufacturing same, and package for same: A level wound coil (LWC) having a plurality of coil layers each of which has a pipe wound in alignment winding and in traverse winding. The LWC has a shift section where the pipe is shifted from the m-th coil layer to the (m+1)-th coil layer on a bottom surface... Agent: Foley And Lardner LLP Suite 500

20070175036 - Process and equipment to make elbows for draining rainwater: Installation for making elbows for draining rainwater, formed by execution of a series of external and internal welds on the superimposed edges of an assembled pair of elbow halves, causing said pair to slide around and along an arched bar between two projecting external and internal welding points, respectively connected... Agent: Michael J. Striker

20070175038 - Method for producing a wheel disc: A method of forming a wheel disc starts with a flat blank. A plurality of windows are formed in the wheel disc, wherein each window has a respective outer edge proximate with a continuous outer band around a periphery of the wheel disc. The windows define a plurality of spokes... Agent: Macmillan Sobanski & Todd, LLC

20070175037 - Method for producing a wheel, disc: A method of forming a wheel disc starts with a flat blank. A plurality of windows are formed in the wheel disc, wherein each window has a respective outer edge proximate with a continuous outer band around a periphery of the wheel disc. The windows define a plurality of spokes... Agent: Macmillan Sobanski & Todd, LLC

20070175039 - Window component notching system and method: A system and method is provided for producing window components using polymer based, metallurgy based, extruded, injection molded, or wooden lineal material. The lineal material is notched at intervals calculated to include a stretch treatment and folded to form window components such as window sashes, frames, and the like. Internal... Agent: Snell & Wilmer L.L.P. (main)

20070175040 - Press-hardened component and method for the production of a press-hardened component: A method for the production of press-hardened components, in particular a vehicle body component, from a semifinished product (2) made of unhardened, hot-workable steel sheet. A component blank (10) is formed from the semifinished product (2), pre-coated with a first coating (33), by a cold-forming method, in particular a drawing... Agent: Davidson, Davidson & Kappel, LLC

20070175041 - Method of forming a core component: The present invention is directed to a method of forming a molded core component. A mat formed from cellulosic fiber and resin is provided. The mat is consolidated in a first press until the resin is substantially fully cured, and then removed from the first press. The consolidated mat is... Agent: Berenato, White & Stavish