Metal working inventions 09/07

20070220721 - Method for creating solid oxide fuel cell anodes and electrodes for other electrochemical devices: A method for forming an anode supported electrochemical device, such as a SOFC, is disclosed. A thin layer of electrolyte 310 is supported on an anode layer comprised of an active anode layer 320 and a bulk anode layer 340. The bulk anode layer includes silicon carbide 340 in an... Agent: Battelle Memorial Institute Attn:IPServices, K1-53

20070220724 - Manufacturing method of piezoelectric/electrostrictive device: A method is provided for manufacturing a piezoelectric/electrostrictive element that includes a piezoelectric/electrostrictive body containing an alkali metal or alkaline-earth metal and that exhibits stable electrical characteristics without variation. The method includes the step of firing the piezoelectric/electrostrictive body and the step of washing a piezoelectric/electrostrictive element including the piezoelectric/electrostrictive... Agent: Burr & Brown

20070220725 - Thick-film capacitors, embedding thick-film capacitors inside printed circuit boards, and methods of forming such capacitors and printed circuit boards: A method of embedding thick-film capacitors includes etching foil electrodes outside the boundary of the capacitor dielectric to prevent etching solutions from coming in contact with and damaging the capacitor dielectric layers.... Agent: E I Du Pont De Nemours And Company Legal Patent Records Center

20070220726 - Tool carrier: A tool carrier which possesses at least one accommodation bore for the accommodation, positioning, and releasable fixation of a shaft of a tool holder. The front section of the bore, which section accommodates the shaft of a tool holder, is an exchangeable accommodation part.... Agent: William Collard Collard & Roe, P.C.

20070220728 - Strut spring compressor and method: An apparatus and method for use in assembling and disassembling a strut assembly having a shock absorber axially disposed within a coil spring includes a frame, a first section secured to the frame to support one portion of the strut assembly, a second section including a compression head secured to... Agent: Merchant & Gould PC

20070220731 - Apparatus and method for engaging components through thermal contraction: A bushing has an externally threaded portion with a thread pitch P1. A collet body has an internally threaded portion with a thread pitch P2, which is smaller than P1 by a pitch differential, ΔP. To assembly the bushing and collet body, the collet body is heated relative to the... Agent: Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman, LLP

20070220732 - Flexible semi-rigid clothes dryer duct: A semi-rigid, flexible, duct for gas transport and for clothes dryer exhaust transition, and a method for manufacture thereof, including a pair of coaxial sleeves, an inner sleeve and an outer sleeve disposed parallel to and about the inner sleeve, and a resilient helical element disposed between them; wherein each... Agent: Iandiorio & Teska

20070220733 - Sealing methods: The invention relates a method for providing reconnection to a ferrule to a service line from within the bore of a lined host pipe adapted to carry a fluid, comprising lining the host pipe with a liner, locating the ferrule from within the lined host pipe, forming a passage for... Agent: Blakely Sokoloff Taylor & Zafman

20070220734 - Hub seal press assembly: The present invention provides a hub seal press assembly including, a top plate and a base plate, a securing means, and a tightening member whereby the assembly is adapted to provide a means for securely and uniformly press-fitting a seal for a hub.... Agent: Edwin D. Schindler

20070220735 - Fastener assembly for attaching a non-metal component to a metal component: A fastener assembly for attaching components of dissimilar materials includes a fastener having a base portion and a protruding portion, and a mechanism for tightening the assembly. The base portion is shaped to be complementary for mating with an attachment feature formed within the non-metal component such that the base... Agent: Mccormick, Paulding & Huber LLP

20070220738 - Method of forming a transformer coil: A method of forming a transformer coil, wherein first and second fibrous layers are provided. Each of the first and second fibrous layers includes a fabric formed from a plurality of interconnected fibers and a plurality of spacers affixed to the fabric and protruding therefrom. A conductor layer is disposed... Agent: Abb Inc. Legal Department-4u6

20070220739 - Method for fabricating a magnetic head using a ferrofluid mask: A method for fabricating sliders (magnetic heads) with a recessed surface around a magnetic feature such as the active components of the write head on the air-bearing surface (ABS) is described. An embodiment of the method applies a positive photoresist to the exposed ABS surface, a magnetic field is applied,... Agent: Marlin Knight

20070220740 - Novel seed layer for fabricating spin valve heads for ultra-high density recordings: A method for forming a bottom spin valve sensor element with a novel seed layer and synthetic antiferromagnetic pinned layer and the sensor so formed. The novel seed layer comprises an approximately 30 angstrom thick layer of NiCr whose atomic percent of Cr is 31%. On this seed layer there... Agent: Saile Ackerman LLC

20070220741 - Cabeless interconnect system for pick and place machine: A pick and place head for a pick and place machine includes a stationary frame; a first circuit board mounted on the stationary frame, the first circuit board including a first plurality of electric circuits; a rotating frame rotatably mounted to the stationary frame; a plurality of spindle assemblies mounted... Agent: Schmeiser, Olsen & Watts

20070220744 - Wiring circuit board producing method and wiring circuit board: The pattern of electric conductor is deposited by applying the electric conductor forming liquid into the grooves provided in a substrate and distributing the same along the grooves with the action of capillarity. The method starts with patterning the grooves in the surface of the substrate (S1), applying the electric... Agent: Rader Fishman & Grauer PLLC

20070220745 - Method for producing traverse connections in printed circuit board sets: A method for producing printed circuit board sets capable of being made, among other things, without adhesive, in flexible manner and with very small transverse connections with diameters of the order of 1 to 3 μm. The method uses, as starting material for the printed circuit board set, a support... Agent: Bell, Boyd & Lloyd, LLP

20070220746 - Method of manufacturing an electrical lead: An electrically conductive member (10) includes an elongate body (11) which has at least one electrically conductive region (20). The electrically conductive region (20) comprises a porous polymeric material coated with an electrically conductive material. A method of manufacturing the electrically conductive member (10) includes the steps of extruding an... Agent: Morrison & Foerster LLP

20070220747 - Process for producing electromagnetic fuel injection valve: A process for producing an electromagnetic fuel injection valve is provided, the electromagnetic fuel injection valve having a structure in which a valve assembly formed by coaxially joining a movable core and a valve body is spring-biased toward the side on which the valve assembly is seated on a valve... Agent: Arent Fox PLLC

20070220748 - Repair of hpt shrouds with sintered preforms: A method for repairing a gas turbine stationary flowpath shroud. The method comprises providing a superalloy gas turbine stationary flowpath shroud that has previously been in service. The method further comprises preparing a restoration coating for application to the flowpath surface of the shroud by the steps of providing a... Agent: Mcnees Wallace & Nurick LLC

20070220749 - Method of designing tooth profile for internal gear type pump: Disclosed is a method of designing a tooth profile for an internal gear type pump. The method includes revolving a rolling circle, which has an eccentric distance less than the diameter of the rolling circle, around a base circle while the rolling circle is rotating about its center in such... Agent: Mayer, Brown, Rowe & Maw LLP

20070214620 - Substrate processing apparatus and substrate processing method: The present invention relates to a substrate processing apparatus and a substrate processing method suitable for processing a substrate with a plurality of liquids. A substrate processing apparatus comprises a substrate holding device for holding a substrate, a container having an opening portion disposed so that the opening portion is... Agent: Wenderoth, Lind & Ponack, L.L.P.

20070214623 - Nondestructive reliability monitoring method for adhesively bonded structures whose sensitivity is improved by using piezoelectric or conductive materials: A method is disclosed for testing bonded part integrity of bonded structures with increased sensitivity and in a nondestructive manner. The method includes the steps of: mixing a piezoelectric material or an electrically conductive material with an adhesive agent, curing the adhesive agent in between bonding target objects, electrically connecting... Agent: Knobbe Martens Olson & Bear LLP

20070214622 - Surface acoustic wave apparatus and manufacturing method therefor: In a manufacturing method for a SAW apparatus a first insulating layer is formed on the entire surface of a piezoelectric LiTaO3 substrate. By using a resist pattern used for forming an IDT electrode, the first insulating layer in which the IDT electrode is to be formed is removed. An... Agent: Murata Manufacturing Company, Ltd. C/o Keating & Bennett, LLP

20070214624 - Method and device for mounting a fastener element on a part, particularly a sheet metal part: Disclosed are a method and a device for mounting a fastening element (12) to a part (13), e.g. a sheet metal part, said fastening element comprising a head piece (14) with a tubular rivet section (16) which is disposed concentric to an axis of symmetry (18) of the fastening element... Agent: Hunton & Williams/new York Intellectual Property Dept.

20070214625 - Process and apparatus for edge wrapping upholstered articles: A manufacturing apparatus and process to effect substantial automatic wrapping of the edges of a covered article, namely, the wrapping of cover sheet flaps around the edges of a substrate and the adhesive securement of the cover sheet flaps to the back side of the substrate, to form an upholstered... Agent: Flynn, Thiel, Boutell & Tanis, P.C.

20070214626 - method and equipment for positioning when replacing anodes in an electrolysis cell: The present invention concerns a method and equipment for replacing anodes in an electrolysis cell in which a crane with an anode gripper is used to lift out used anodes and to insert new anodes. The new anode is inserted at a height in accordance with a calculated height based... Agent: Wenderoth, Lind & Ponack, L.L.P.

20070214628 - Methods of manufacturing a segmented brush seal for sealing between stationary and rotary components: A method of forming brush seal segments includes mounting a pair of full form plates having opposite arcuate edges in back-to-back relation and wrapping wire about the form plates in multiple passes to form wire runs at angles, e.g., 35-45° relative to radii of the arcuate edges. Half form plates... Agent: Nixon & Vanderhye P.C.

20070214629 - Device and method for mounting part: An object of the present invention is to provide a component mounting apparatus and a component mounting method in which a movement time of a nozzle can be shortened so that production efficiency can be improved. There is provided a control means for controlling movement positions and movement timings of... Agent: Pearne & Gordon LLP

20070214631 - Thermal chuck and processes for manufacturing the thermal chuck: Thermal chucks for processing semiconductor substrates include a cooling passage that provides a laminar flow. The thermal chuck can be fabricated by forming the cooling passage into a selected one of a planar support surface portion and an underside portion; sandwiching a cladding material between the planar support surface portion... Agent: Cantor Colburn, LLP

20070214633 - Rotor of electric rotating machine and manufacturing method thereof: A rotor of an AC generator for vehicle according to the invention in which a conductor is wound around a spool in multi-rows and multi-layers is characterized in that at least gaps between the conductors at the deep portion out of the gaps between the conductors from the innermost layer... Agent: Sughrue Mion, PLLC

20070214635 - Thin film magnetic head and manufacturing method thereof: A method for manufacturing a thin film magnetic head with a write element, the write element having a first yoke portion and a second yoke portion connected to each other by a back gap portion, a first pole portion and a second pole portion disposed in the medium-facing surface side... Agent: Oblon, Spivak, Mcclelland, Maier & Neustadt, P.C.

20070214636 - System and method for forming a membrane electrode assembly for fuel cells: A system for manufacturing a membrane electrode assembly for a fuel cell according to an embodiment of the present invention includes a catalyst solution preheating device, an carrying gas preheater, a cathode catalyst solution spray nozzle, and an anode catalyst solution spray nozzle. The catalyst solution preheating device preheats a... Agent: Mckenna Long & Aldridge LLP

20070214637 - Conductive member for non-contact type data carrier and method and device for manufacturing the same: A conductive member for a non-contact type data carrier such as a wireless tag is simply and cheaply manufactured. A method for manufacturing a conductive member for a non-contact type data carrier comprises: a printing process during which, while a base material (4) is run, a bonding agent layer (5)... Agent: Ladas & Parry LLP

20070214638 - Cable seals and methods of assembly: A method of sealing a cable penetration includes assembling a cable seal and inserting the cable seal into a cable penetration. Assembling the cable seal includes adhering at least a portion of a heat-shrinkable tubing to at least a portion of a cable outer jacket, and positioning a secondary elastic... Agent: John S. Beulick Armstong Teasdale LLP

20070214639 - Roller follower assembly: The present invention relates to a method for fabricating a roller follower assembly, comprising the steps of fabricating a lash adjuster body, fabricating a roller follower body, fabricating a leakdown plunger, fabricating a socket, wherein at least one of the lash adjuster body, roller follower body, leakdown plunger, and socket... Agent: The Maclean Fogg Company C/o Dana Alden

20070214640 - Method and device for surface blasting gas turbine blades in the area of the roots thereof: According to the invention, the processing chamber (14) is embodied in such a manner so that the or each gas turbine blade (11) is orientable in such a manner for the surface blasting so that during the blasting at least one profiled support surface, which is to be processed, of... Agent: Fasse Patent Attorneys, P.A.

20070214641 - Brazed copper heat exchangers and process of manufacturing them by welding: The invention relates to a process for the arc welding of at least one metal workpiece to a matrix comprising at least one brazed zone, the braze of which contains copper and phosphorus, in which (a) at least one layer of an alloy containing copper and more than 1% tin... Agent: Air Liquide Intellectual Property Dept.

20070214642 - Electronic power assist steering worm gears: Composite worm gears having little residual stress are prepared by forming a tube (101) of synthetic resin by extrusion, compression molding, or centrifugal processing, and fixing the tube thus produced or rings (102) cut therefrom onto a boss (103) or core (105), preferably of metal. The process allows high performance... Agent: Brooks Kushman P.C.

20070214644 - Method for solid-phase bonding of iron base alloy and aluminum base alloy: [MEANS FOR SOLVING PROBLEMS] Outer ring (41) of cross roller bearing is a composite part comprised of outer ring main body member (411) of aluminum alloy and, bonded to the inside thereof, outer ring side raceway surface constituting member (412) of iron base alloy. Layer of A7075 type alloy powder... Agent: Flynn Thiel Boutell & Tanis, P.C.

20070209173 - Laminated piezoelectric device: A laminated piezoelectric device obtained by alternately laminating the piezoelectric layers containing Pb and the conducting layers containing palladium as a conducting component, wherein the piezoelectric layer formed between the two conducting layers has layer regions where Pb and Pd are mixed together in the interfacial portions thereof relative to... Agent: Hogan & Hartson L.L.P.

20070209174 - Method of producing a topology-optimized electrode for a resonator in thin-film technology: In a method of producing an electrode for a resonator in thin-film technology, the electrode of the resonator is embedded in an insulating layer such that a surface of the electrode is exposed, and that a surface defined by the electrode and the insulating layer is substantially planar.... Agent: Maginot, Moore & Beck LLP Chase Tower

20070209175 - Method, tool and apparatus for producing lamination packs, and lamination pack: Lamination packs of a controlled height are produced in that laminations are punched with a tool and glue is applied partially onto at least one of an upper surface and a lower surface of each of the laminations without the application device that applies the glue contacting the laminations. Several... Agent: Gudrun E. Huckett Draudt

20070209177 - Piezoelectric vibrator and manufacturing method thereof: A small piezoelectric vibrator having low equivalent series resistance is realized. In the piezoelectric vibrator of the invention, a gettering substance for gettering inner gas is provided in a sealed space formed by a hermetic container where a piezoelectric vibrator piece is arranged. The gettering substance is formed on a... Agent: Bruce L. Adams, Esq.

20070209176 - Voltage controlled oscillator: The present invention provides a voltage controlled oscillator comprising an thin film BAW resonator and a variable capacitor element. The thin film BAW resonator includes an anchor section formed on a Si substrate, a lower electrode supported on the anchor section and positioned to face the Si substrate, a first... Agent: Oblon, Spivak, Mcclelland, Maier & Neustadt, P.C.

20070209178 - Method for forming embedded capacitors on a printed curcuit board and resultant printed circuit board: A method for forming embedded capacitors on a printed circuit board is disclosed. The capacitor is formed on the printed circuit board by a depositing a first dielectric layer over one or more electrodes situated on the PCB. Another electrode is formed on top of the first dielectric layer and... Agent: Motorola, Inc.

20070209179 - Lathe hobbing tool: A hobbing tool connects to a CNC lathe for performing a hobbing operation on a workpiece mounted in the lathe. It includes a drive end for mounting to a tool station of a turret of the lathe and for being driven by the lathe and a hobbing end having a... Agent: Harbin King & Klima

20070209180 - Carpet seaming tool: A carpet tool for use in laying carpets and treating the seams or edges of laid carpets includes a frame supporting a pair of shafts, a handle extending from the frame and at least one roller supported on one of the shafts and a plurality of toothed wheels supported on... Agent: Wood, Herron & Evans, LLP

20070209181 - Modified boiler wall tube tool: A boiler wall tube tool has a first clamp member positioned about one side of the boiler wall and a second clamp member positioned about the opposite side of the boiler wall. The first clamp member has recess or recesses for receiving the tube therein. The second clamp member has... Agent: Robert R. Waters, Esq. Waters Law Office, PLLC

20070209182 - Device for removing an archery arrow or arrowhead from a receiving support: A device to remove an archery arrow or arrowhead from a target or receiving support is fitted to a knife at one or more suitable points and comprises a gripper which can be fitted to and/or receive an archery arrowhead or arrow that penetrates the target or the receiving support.... Agent: Heslin Rothenberg Farley & Mesiti PC

20070209183 - Compression tool with rotating, multiple cable cradle: An adjustable cable compression tool having at least two driver pins and a selectable cable cradle to ensure compatibility with multiple sized wired and connectors. The driver pins are mounted on an assembly to avoid loss when the driver pin is not selected for use.... Agent: Schmeiser, Olsen & Watts

20070209184 - Method and device to remove pipe: A pipe removal method includes navigating a flexible element through a first pipe. At least a portion of the flexible element is coupled with the first pipe. The flexible element and the first pipe are pulled as a composite assembly, and the flexible element reinforces the tensile strength of the... Agent: Schwegman, Lundberg, Woessner & Kluth, P.A.

20070209186 - Locking mechanism for a high-pressure, high-temperature press: A locking mechanism to prevent rotation between a press frame and a hydraulic cartridge threaded into the press frame is disclosed in one aspect of the invention as including a locking mechanism body; one or more fasteners to attach the body to the frame of an HPHT press; and a... Agent: Tyson J. Wilde Novatek International, Inc.

20070209187 - Device for assembling a shield onto tank, shield, assembly method and tank: A device for assembling a shield containing at least one hole onto a tank, a shield intended for such a device, an assembly method using the device, and a tank including the device. The device includes a base configured to be firmly attached to a wall of the tank, and... Agent: Oblon, Spivak, Mcclelland, Maier & Neustadt, P.C.

20070209188 - Pipe joiner: A pipe joiner includes a power assembly and first and second attachment retainers, each retainer configured to accept a pipe claw. A frame supports the first and second attachment retainers. The power assembly is coupled to the frame in such a manner that operating the power assembly draws the retainers... Agent: Fsp LLC Charles A Mirho

20070209189 - Removable device for attaching two mechanical parts: The removable device for attaching two mechanical parts comprises a pin removably locking a first part with respect to a second part, a retainer member associated to the pin and a resiliently loaded tension member which collaborate to prevent the pin from coming out of its lock position; it is... Agent: Sughrue Mion, PLLC

20070209191 - Method for forming a golf club head or portion thereof with reduced porosity using hot isostatic pressing: A process for making a golf club head or a portion thereof with reduced internal flaws and/or improved mechanical properties is disclosed.... Agent: Acushnet Company

20070209192 - Electron-emitting device manufacturing method, electron source manufacturing method, image-forming apparatus manufacturing method, and information displaying and playing apparatus manufacturing method: Provided is an electron-emitting device using a carbon fiber as an electronic member. A carbon fiber through which a cathode electrode and a control electrode are short-circuited is removed to obtain an electron-emitting device having a uniform electron emission characteristic. A first electrode including a plurality of fibers each containing... Agent: Fitzpatrick Cella Harper & Scinto

20070209194 - System and method for the manufacture of coil windings: A method of manufacturing an electrical coil. An embodiment of the method comprises providing a core, the core being constructed of a material suitable for use in an electrical coil, the core being of a generally cylindrical shape; providing wire, the wire being of a type suitable for use in... Agent: Ice Miller LLP

20070209195 - Process for the repair of at least one connecting area between a partition plate and a tube plate of a water chamber of a heat exchanger: The invention relates to a process for repairing at least one connecting area between a partition plate (8) and a tube plate (5) of a water chamber (7) of a heat exchanger (1), in which process the area of weld requiring repair is identified, at least one rail (11) is... Agent: Connolly Bove Lodge & Hutz LLP

20070209196 - Slider row bar de-bond fixture: A slider row bar de-bond fixture has a base plate; a row of separator walls formed on a top surface of the base plate and spaced one another for separating a plurality of slider row bars; and a plurality of grooves defined between the adjacent separator walls for receiving the... Agent: Nixon & Vanderhye, PC

20070209197 - Stapler with illuminated stapling position: With a stapler having a fixed stapling position of its stapling head, in which a set of sheets to be stapled is inserted and at least partially manually repositioned under the stapling head to control the actual staple insertion position, an externally visible illuminated line is provided on the set... Agent: James J. Ralabate

20070209198 - Device for inspecting and rotating electronic components: The invention relates to a device for inspecting and rotating electronic components, particularly flip chips, comprising a component which is rotatably mounted at a position of rotation and which is used to rotate electric components. A first receiving element is fixed to the outer side of the component in order... Agent: Needle & Rosenberg, P.C.

20070209199 - Methods of making microelectronic assemblies: A method of making a microelectronic assembly includes providing a conductive metal layer having a first surface and a second surface, and etching the first surface of the conductive metal layer to form conductive protrusions, whereby after the etching step, the second surface of the conductive metal layer defines a... Agent: Lerner, David, Littenberg, Krumholz & Mentlik

20070209200 - Circuit board, method of manufacturing circuit board, and display device having circuit board: A circuit board manufacturing method includes formation of a thermosetting photosensitive resin film on an insulating board by a spin coat method and the like, exposure of the photosensitive resin film to radiation rays such as ultraviolet rays, development with a developer or by etching, heat-hardening of the photosensitive resin... Agent: Birch Stewart Kolasch & Birch

20070209201 - Multi-level thin film capacitor on a ceramic substrate and method of manufacturing the same: In accordance with the teachings described herein, a multi-level thin film capacitor on a ceramic substrate and method of manufacturing the same are provided. The multi-level thin film capacitor (MLC) may include at least one high permittivity dielectric layer between at least two electrode layers, the electrode layers being formed... Agent: Patent Group 2n Jones Day

20070209202 - Method for the production of circuit boards and/or corresponding constructs: A method for producing printed circuit boards and/or corresponding constructs that includes points where through-connections are created. The method vitiates the need for a very complex brushing process by using low cost lacquer variants. Moreover, the disclosed methods allow additional strip conductors or appropriate layers to be guided directly across... Agent: Bell, Boyd & Lloyd, LLP

20070209203 - Installation of spliced electrical transmission cables: A method of installing an electrical transmission cable includes providing an electrical transmission cable extending from a first end to a second end. The cable includes a flexible, full tension splice between the first end and the second end. Additionally, the electrical transmission cable includes at least one composite wire.... Agent: 3m Innovative Properties Company

20070204446 - Method for manufacturing solid electrolytic capacitor: A solid -electrolytic capacitor manufacturing method according to the present invention includes a dielectric layer formation step for forming a dielectric layer at an inner surface and an outer surface of a porous sintered body (1) to which an anode bar (2A, 2B) including a projecting portion (2a, 2b) is... Agent: Hamre, Schumann, Mueller & Larson, P.C.

20070204447 - Intralevel decoupling capacitor, method of manufacture and testing circuit of the same: A decoupling capacitor is provided for a semiconductor device and may include a first low dielectric insulator layer and a low resistance conductor formed into at least two interdigitized patterns on the surface of the first low dielectric insulator in a single interconnect plane. A high dielectric constant material may... Agent: Mcginn Intellectual Property Law Group, PLLC

20070204448 - Reaction device for forming equipment: A reaction device for forming equipment includes a base, a reaction member movably spaced therefrom by guides, and a return gas spring carried by the base and operatively engaged to the reaction member for yieldably biasing the reaction member away from the base. The base has a return gas spring... Agent: Reising, Ethington, Barnes, Kisselle, P.C.

20070204449 - Apparatus and method for use with automotive door handling process: An automobile door support apparatus including an apparatus support frame, and a door support frame connected to the apparatus support frame. The door support frame may be configured to contact an automobile door at predetermined locations. A support cable may be adjustably connected to the apparatus support frame, and a... Agent: Dykema Gossett PLLC

20070204450 - Method for forming net-cloth enclosed chair: A method for forming a chair comprises the following steps of forming an inner frame of a chair frame by molding injection; enclosing the net cloth around the inner frame of the chair frame; and enclosing an enclosing layer upon the net cloth and the chair frame by injection molding.... Agent: Tsung-chieh Huang

20070204453 - Method for attenuating driveline vibrations: A method for attenuating vibration in a driveline having a shaft assembly that transmits torque between first and second driveline components. The shaft assembly can have a hollow shaft member and at least one liner. The liner has a mass and a stiffness that are tuned such that the liner... Agent: Harness, Dickey & Pierce, P.L.C

20070204454 - Assembly line arrangements for axles: A method of assembling a power transmission device includes positioning an operator along a conveyor system such that the operator may perform multiple operations to a single workpiece at more than one workstation as the workpiece moves along the conveyor system. The assembly method relates to both closed-loop and open-ended... Agent: Harness, Dickey & Pierce, P.L.C

20070204456 - Fastener retention device and method: A fastener retention device and method for retaining a fastener includes a fastener retainer for receiving a fastener and at least one arm extending from the fastener retainer for attachment to a workpiece. The fastener retainer is disposed over an aperture in the workpiece to retain the fastener in a... Agent: Bliss Mcglynn, P.C.

20070204458 - Electrode plate for battery and method and apparatus for forming the same: A method for forming an electrode plate for a battery includes the steps of (a) forming mixture layers on a current collector, lateral end surfaces of the mixture layers forming a continuous plane with at least one lateral end surface of the current collector; and (b) forming a porous film... Agent: Mcdermott Will & Emery LLP

20070204457 - Non-aqueous electrolyte secondary battery and method for producing the same: A non-aqueous electrolyte secondary battery having both high capacity and long-life is provided by solving the problem of the large irreversible capacity of a negative electrode active material. The non-aqueous electrolyte secondary battery is produced by a method including the steps of: reacting lithium with a negative electrode active material... Agent: Mcdermott Will & Emery LLP

20070204459 - Very low resistance electrical interfaces to conductive loaded resin-based materials: Electrical interfaces formed into a conductive loaded resin-based material. The conductive loaded resin-based material comprises micron conductive powder(s), conductive fiber(s), or a combination of conductive powder and conductive fibers in a base resin host. The percentage by weight of the conductive powder(s), conductive fiber(s), or a combination thereof is between... Agent: Douglas R. Schnabel

20070204460 - Very low resistance electrical interfaces to conductive loaded resin-based materials: Electrical interfaces formed into a conductive loaded resin-based material. The conductive loaded resin-based material comprises micron conductive powder(s), conductive fiber(s), or a combination of conductive powder and conductive fibers in a base resin host. The percentage by weight of the conductive powder(s), conductive fiber(s), or a combination thereof is between... Agent: Douglas R. Schnabel

20070204461 - Method of manufacturing bearing device for a wheel: Provided is a method of manufacturing a bearing device for a wheel provided with: a hub wheel (2) having a flange (1) extending radially outward; a constant-speed universal joint (4) having an outer joint member (3) fixed to the hub wheel (2) ; an external member (5) disposed on outer... Agent: Wenderoth, Lind & Ponack, L.L.P.

20070204462 - Loudspeaker gasketing: A seal consists of an annular thermoplastic body having a relatively thinner annular base and a relatively thicker, compressible annular bead. The annular body has a shape that corresponds to a mounting surface of a loudspeaker. A surface of a rim of a loudspeaker basket is placed in contact with... Agent: Fish & Richardson PC

20070204464 - Jewelry making machine with improved cutting capabilities and methods of use thereof: Described herein are jewelry making machines with improved cutting capabilities and methods of use thereof.... Agent: Gardner Groff Greenwald & Villanlleva. PC

20070204465 - Screen manufacturing method and welding apparatus thereof: The present invention relates to a method for manufacturing a screen and welding apparatus thereof, putting a metal filter net around the outside of a support sheath and fixing the metal filter net to the outside of the support sheath by way of welding, such that the metal filter net... Agent: Foley And Lardner LLP Suite 500

20070204466 - Bearing assembly: 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