Metal working inventions 10/07

20070245531 - Method and device for machining rotationally symmetrical surfaces of a workpiece: To produce rotationally symmetrical surfaces of a workpiece (10), the rotationally driven workpiece (10) is subjected to rotational machining. For this purpose, a tool is used (12), whose blade (16) is advanced in a circular arc motion (f). The blade (16) takes the form of a coaxial helix in relation... Agent: Nath & Associates

20070245532 - Grouped reaction nozzle tip shrouds with integrated seals: A reaction turbine stator vane segment comprising an integral grouping of plural vanes, an arcuate tip shroud connected between radially inner tips of the vanes, and an arcuate mounting portion extending across radially outer tips of the vanes, the arcuate tip shroud formed with plural seal components extending radially inwardly... Agent: Nixon & Vanderhye P.C.

20070245533 - Adjustable prewinder assembly for wire insert installation tool: A prewinder apparatus attached to a drive tool to install helical coil inserts includes an adapter attached to the drive tool. A rotatable tubular sleeve in the adapter is engaged with the tool drive and has opposed engagement walls of a longitudinal slot extending through a hollow portion. A mandrel... Agent: Harness, Dickey & Pierce, P.L.C

20070245536 - Membrane probing system: A substrate, preferably constructed of a ductile material and a tool having the desired shape of the resulting device for contacting contact pads on a test device is brought into contact with the substrate. The tool is preferably constructed of a material that is harder than the substrate so that... Agent: Chernoff, Vilhauer, Mcclung & Stenzel

20070245535 - Side locking insert and material removal tool with same: An indexable insert has one or more recesses formed in a frontside or backside surface which receives a surface of the head of a locking screw. When mounted, the insert is forced against respective support surfaces of an insert pocket. The locking screw is threaded into a counterbored tap hole... Agent: Drinker Biddle & Reath (dc)

20070245534 - Temperature tolerant hooks and method of making temperature tolerant hooks for hook and loop attachment: A temperature tolerant hook and loop attachment, a method of forming a sheet of the hooks and, a method of insulating the skin of a flight vehicle. Temporary loops are formed in a fabric containing temperature tolerant fiber tows, e.g., the tows may be carbon, a metal, a carbide such... Agent: Law Office Of Charles W. Peterson, Jr. -- Boeing

20070245537 - Station for working on a workpiece: The invention concerns a method for handling at least one part in a station for fixing two parts one on the other, characterized in that it comprises the following steps: positioning the parts in a station using a support (4); starting the fixing operation; replacing the support with a gripping... Agent: Young & Thompson

20070245538 - Plastic aerosol container and method of manufacturing same: A container (1) for dispensing a pressurised product and a method for manufacturing the container. The container (1) includes a body (2), a collar (3) and a dispensing valve (4). The body (2) is moulded from PET or like plastics, and has a shaped neck (7) surrounding an opening. The... Agent: Gary M. Nath The Nath Law Group

20070245540 - End portion machining apparatus and method of manufacturing a tubular good therewith: An end portion machining apparatus capable of achieving an increase in both productivity and accuracy. The apparatus comprises a rotatable chuck which holds the vicinity of one end of a tubular good LP, a thread cutting machine 12 which is installed in the vicinity of the chuck and which has... Agent: Clark & Brody

20070245542 - Method for making condenser microphones: A method for making condenser microphones includes: forming a fixed electrode layer structure of a plurality of fixed electrode units; forming a sacrificial layer of a plurality of sacrificial units on one side of the fixed electrode layer structure; forming a diaphragm layer structure of a plurality of diaphragm units... Agent: Ostrolenk Faber Gerb & Soffen

20070245543 - Rotary electric machine: A rotary electric machine is provided in which the press-fit load of a stator magnetic pole to a frame is stabilized, thus stabilizing the performance of the rotary electric machine, and that has high anti-corrosiveness and anti-rusty sealing property and is inexpensive. Particularly a rotary electric machine suitable for a... Agent: Sughrue Mion, PLLC

20070245544 - Method for making a perpendicular magnetic recording write head: A method for making a write pole in a perpendicular magnetic recording write head uses a metal mask to pattern the primary resist and only ion milling during the subsequent patterning steps. A layer of primary resist is deposited over the magnetic write pole material and a metal mask layer... Agent: Thomas R. Berthold

20070245545 - Method of manufacturing a wrap around shield for a perpendicular write pole using a laminated mask: A method for constructing a magnetic write head for use in perpendicular magnetic recording, the write head having a write pole with a trailing shield that wraps around the write pole. The method allows the trailing shield to be constructed with a very well controlled trailing gap thickness and also... Agent: Zilka-kotab, PC

20070245546 - Electrode for a lithium battery, method for production of such an electrode and lithium battery comprising said electrode: The invention relates to a lithium battery, comprising at least one lithium intercalation compound, made up of crystallites and obtained by a production method, comprising at least the following steps: formation of a homogeneous mixture of at least one precursor for the lithium intercalation compound with a given adjunct, chemically... Agent: Oliff & Berridge, PLC

20070245547 - Insert-molded, externally manifolded, sealed membrane based electrochemical cell stacks: The present invention provides, among other things, membrane cassettes and stacks thereof which are suitable for a use in a variety of electrochemical applications. The invention further provides membrane cassettes which comprise one or more external manifolds which deliver reagents and/or coolant to one or more reactant or coolant flow... Agent: Edwards Angell Palmer & Dodge LLP

20070245550 - Hold down device in a terminal applicator: A terminal applicator (50) for attaching electrical terminals (52) to a wire includes a terminal hold down device (90) for limiting movement of the terminal during the crimping process. The hold down device (90) includes a hold down arm (92), a pair of guide rods (102), and a removable standoff... Agent: Tyco Electronics Corporation

20070245551 - Method of manufacturing coreless substrate: A method for manufacturing coreless substrates is provided herein. The method first provides a base whose top and bottom sides are covered with metal layers respectively that are detachable from the base. From the two metal layers, the method then develops the bump-pad side or ball side wiring layers required... Agent: Lin & Associates Intellectual Property

20070245552 - Probe interposers and methods of fabricating probe interposers: The invention includes probe interposers and methods of fabricating pose interposers. In one implementation, a method of fabricating a probe interposer includes providing a substrate having a frontside and a backside. Probe tips are lithographically patterned on the substrate frontside. The probe tips have electrically conductive outer ends configured to... Agent: Wells St. John P.s.

20070245553 - Fine pitch microfabricated spring contact structure & method: An enhanced microfabricated spring contact structure and associated method comprises improvements to spring structures above the substrate surface, and/or improvements to structures on or within the substrate. Improved spring structures and processes comprise embodiments having selectively formed and etched, coated and/or plated regions, which are preferably further processed through planarization... Agent: Glenn Patent Group

20070245554 - Fabrication method for electronic system modules: This specification describes techniques for manufacturing an electronic system module. The module includes flexible multi-layer interconnection circuits with trace widths as narrow as 5 microns or less. A glass panel manufacturing facility, similar to those employed for making liquid crystal display, LCD, panels is preferably used to fabricate the interconnection... Agent: Townsend And Townsend And Crew, LLP

20070245555 - Method for manufacturing a ceramic electronic component: A photo-resist 11 of a dry film 10 is patterned to form opening portions 111 and non-opening portions 112 (see FIG. 1(a)). An electrically conductive paste 21 is applied by a doctor blade 31 (see FIG. 1(b)) and thereafter is dried (see FIG. 1(c)). Then, a release film 12 of... Agent: Pearne & Gordon LLP

20070245556 - A method and system for plated thru hole placement in a substrate: A method, system, and computer program product for the layout of ground and power Plated Thru Holes (PTH) in a substrate. The PTHs can be used in a defined pattern depending upon whether anisotropy is a concern, and placed at the apex of an equilateral triangle in various arrangements.... Agent: Ibm Corp. (wip) C/o Walder Intellectual Property Law, P.C.

20070245557 - Process to open connection vias on a planarized surface: A method for forming a via in an alumina protective layer on a structure such as a magnetic write head for use in perpendicular magnetic recording. A substrate such as an alumina fill layer, magnetic shaping layer, etc. is formed with region having a contact pad formed therein. A structure... Agent: Zilka-kotab, PC

20070245558 - Method for linking elements to hollow shafts, preferably for producing camshafts, and resulting camshaft: A method for the linking of components to hollow shafts, preferably for producing camshafts, is disclosed where the components, especially cam rings, are manufactured so as to generate their function-related contour, that either a hardenable material is used for this purpose which, aside from its elastic deformability, after hardening still... Agent: Berliner & Associates

20070245560 - Method for manufacturing a heat exchanger: Heat exchange plates are stacked, with a pressing force applied to the plates so as to maintain parallelism of them and prevent deformation of them during a diffusion bonding process. The stacking condition is maintained and adjacent plates come into contact with each other at projections and peripheral edges. Space... Agent: Rader Fishman & Grauer PLLC

20070245559 - Fluid ejection device with data storage structure: A fluid ejection device having storage and methods of forming and using such fluid ejection devices are described. In one embodiment, a substrate comprises multiple heater resistors supported thereby, and configured for ejecting fluid onto a medium. One storage structure is supported by the substrate and configured to store data.... Agent: Hewlett Packard Company

20070245561 - Method of manufacturing throttle body, and throttle body: A resin main body (3) defining a bore (7) through which intake air flows, and a valve body (60) having a shaft part (20) rotatably supported by the main body (3) and a valve part (4) for opening and closing the bore (7) of the main body (3) are provided.... Agent: Dennison, Schultz & Macdonald

20070245563 - Extractor: A bearing extractor including a probe having an inlet bore at one end for pressurised hydraulic fluid, an outlet for the pressurised hydraulic fluid in an outer circumference of the probe, and a seal on each side of the outlet for forming a seal between the probe outer circumference and... Agent: Dickstein Shapiro LLP

20070240293 - Expanded metal machine and method of producing expanded metal: Expanded metal machine includes a stationary knife and an adjustable knife which is adjustable in a vertical direction and a transverse direction. The adjustable knife includes a cutting edge with spaced-apart cutting projections in the transverse direction. A transport device for transporting a flat material in a direction of transport... Agent: Shlesinger, Arkwright & Garvey LLP

20070240294 - Mems piezoelectric longitudinal mode resonator: A longitudinal mode resonator that includes a substrate and a bar that is suspended relative to the substrate. The bar is suspended such that it is free to expand and contract longitudinally in response to the application of an electric field across its thickness. The expansion and contraction of the... Agent: Goodwin Procter LLP Patent Administrator

20070240296 - Industrial tire ring tool: A tire ring tool used in connection with a lock ring and a retaining ring for securing a tire on a rim, the ring tool including a handle and a working end extending from the handle adapted to manipulate the lock ring.... Agent: Renner Kenner Greive Bobak Taylor & Weber

20070240297 - Chip antenna: A chip antenna has an antenna body and a package. The antenna body has multiple meandered metal lines and is encapsulated with the package. The material of the package is a dielectric composite formed with polymers and ceramic powders, which has a dielectric constant designed for the antenna. The characteristics... Agent: Glenn Patent Group

20070240298 - Inductor layout using step symmetry for inductors: A differential circuit layout can advantageously use step symmetry for inductors and mirror symmetry for the rest of the circuit. Interconnect segments can be used to connect the terminals of the inductors to other components in the circuit. These interconnect segments facilitate the transition from the step symmetry of the... Agent: Bever Hoffman & Harms, LLP

20070240301 - Methods and apparatus for connecting conductors using a wedge connector: A method for connecting first and second elongate conductors using a wedge connector includes: providing a wedge connector including a sleeve member, a wedge member, and a lubricant coating disposed on at least one of the sleeve member and the wedge member, the sleeve member defining a sleeve cavity; mounting... Agent: Tyco Electronics Corporation Intellectual Property Law Department

20070240302 - Device for feeding workpieces to a rotary table: A device for feeding workpieces to a rotary table includes a loading star which rotates about an axis which is parallel to the axis of the rotary table. Workpieces which are held in successive receptacles in the loading star can be successively transferred into corresponding receptacles in the rotary table.... Agent: Birch Stewart Kolasch & Birch

20070240303 - Printed circuit board including embedded capacitors and method of manufacturing the same: Disclosed herein is a printed circuit board including embedded capacitors, composed of a polymer condenser laminate including a plurality of polymer condenser layers, each of which has a polymer sheet and a conductor pattern formed on the polymer sheet, and a via hole for interlayer connection therethrough, and a circuit... Agent: Darby & Darby P.C.

20070240305 - Probe card and method for producing the same: A probe card is used in conducting a visual test for a target test object through simultaneous contact of the probe card with each and every electrode pad of the target test object. The probe card includes a plurality of probes composed of conductive wire strands and having elastically deformable... Agent: Lowe Hauptman Ham & Berner, LLP

20070240306 - Post and tip design for a probe contact: The present invention relates to A microfabricated tip and post structure comprising a post having a rough top surface that diffuses incident light and a cross-section, and a tip, lithographically plated on the rough top surface of the post, having a smooth reflective surface appropriate for automatic vision recognition, and... Agent: Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP

20070240307 - Method for manufacturing constituents of a hollow blade by press forging: A method for manufacturing a hollow blade for a turbomachine is disclosed in which the blade is manufactured using a preform derived from external primary parts. A primary part comprising a root portion is formed by upset forging a bar in which material has been forced into a large volume... Agent: Oblon, Spivak, Mcclelland, Maier & Neustadt, P.C.

20070240308 - Method and system for vibration dampening: A method and system dampens vibrations associated with a device installed in a system by supporting the device with one or more support members having a rigid support portion and a dampening support portion made from an elastic material. In one embodiment, an information handling system fan assembly is made... Agent: Hamilton & Terrile, LLP

20070240310 - Thermal management system and associated method: A method for making a thermal interface structure is provided. The method may include disposing a thermal transport layer on a resin layer to form a stacked structure, and slicing the stacked structure to form a cross-sectional slice having a first exposed portion of the thermal transport layer on a... Agent: General Electric Company Global Research

20070240309 - Methods and systems for forming slots in a semiconductor substrate: The described embodiments relate to methods and systems of forming slots in a semiconductor substrate. In one exemplary embodiment, a slot is formed by cutting with a disk into a semiconductor substrate into one of a first and second surfaces. A trench is created in the semiconductor substrate into the... Agent: Hewlett Packard Company

20070234537 - Method for manufacturing an energy storage device: The present invention relates to methods of manufacturing an electrochemical energy storage device, such as a hybrid capacitor. The method comprises saturating a porous electrically conductive material in a solution comprising an organic solvent and a metal complex or a mixture of metal complexes; assembling a capacitor comprising the positive... Agent: Kirkpatrick & Lockhart Preston Gates Ellis LLP (formerly Kirkpatrick & Lockhart Nicholson Graham)

20070234538 - Plurality of capacitors employing holding layer patterns and method of fabricating the same: A plurality of capacitors employing holding layer patterns, and a method of fabricating the same, the plurality of capacitors including a plurality of cylinder-shaped lower plates repeatedly aligned in two dimensions. Holding layer patterns are located between the uppermost portions and the lowermost portions of the plurality of lower plates,... Agent: Volentine & Whitt PLLC

20070234540 - A method of attaching a capacitor to a feedthrough assembly of a medical device: A method for attaching a capacitor to the feedthrough assembly of a medical device having a terminal pin comprises threading a first washer over the terminal pin, and placing a body of epoxy in contact with the first washer. The capacitor is positioned over the terminal pin such that the... Agent: Medtronic, Inc.

20070234541 - Machine tool and method for cutting machining of workpieces: A machine tool for the cutting machining of workpieces, in particular of metallic workpieces, has a first and a second tool spindle for receiving a first and a second machining tool, and it has a first and a second workpiece carrier for receiving a first workpiece and a second workpiece.... Agent: Klarquist Sparkman, LLP

20070234542 - Method for producing metallic flat wires or strips with a cube texture: Method for producing metallic flat wires or strips with a cube texture that can be used, for example, as a base for physical-chemical coatings. The products can be produced after the last forming step in their finished width without further processing of the edges. The method includes processing a material... Agent: Greenblum & Bernstein, P.L.C

20070234543 - Duct stretcher: A duct stretcher that is used to conveniently bring the joining ends of a sheet metal air carrying duct system together so that the two ends can be joined and essentially sealed.... Agent: MckellarIPLaw, PLLC

20070234544 - Fabric bushing installation to repair a hole: A method and system for repairing a damaged hole includes a deformable rod and a fabric wrapped around a middle portion of the rod. A first portion of the rod is inserted into the damaged hole. The rod is stretched to align the middle portion of the rod and the... Agent: Kinney & Lange, P.A.

20070234545 - Method for producing metal nanofibers, yarns and textiles: A method for fabrication of nanometer scale metal fibers, followed by optional further processing into cables, yarns and textiles composed of the primary nanofibers. A multicomponent composite is first formed by drilling a billet of matrix metal, and inserting rods of the metal desired as nanofibers. Hexed or round rods... Agent: Klauber & Jackson

20070234546 - Pallet changer and system and method for using the same: A pallet changer and a system and a method for using the same attach, secure and/or connect a part and/or pallet assembly to a receiver assembly for machining the part. A groove and/or a pull post of the pallet assembly is insertable between a first wedge arm and a second... Agent: Patents+tms, P.C.

20070234548 - Method and apparatus for aligning a liftgate: A liftgate may be aligned to a vehicle by: (a) attaching at least one guide member having an aligmnent member with a contact surface to the liftgate; (b) adjusting the alignment member into a first open position; (c) positioning the liftgate at least partially under the vehicle to a position... Agent: Brouse Mcdowell Lpa

20070234549 - Braze/weld manipulator and method of manipulating nozzles: A manipulator assembly for supporting and manipulating a nozzle segment, for example of a gas turbine or a steam turbine. The assembly includes a vertical support member and a horizontal support member. The vertical support member is mounted for selective vertical displacement relative to a base and the horizontal support... Agent: Nixon & Vanderhye P.C.

20070234550 - Device for machining the corner area of a frame welded together out of profiled pieces: This invention relates to a device for machining the corner area (1) of frames welded together out of profiled pieces (2, 3) such as, for instance, window or door frames, comprising at least one machining tool (4, 5, 6) that can be moved by means of a tool carrier (7)... Agent: Connolly Bove Lodge & Hutz, LLP

20070234551 - Nonwoven amorphous fibrous webs and methods for making them: Nonwoven fibrous webs including amorphous polymeric fibers with improved and/or more convenient bondability are disclosed. The nonwoven fibrous webs may include only amorphous polymeric fibers or they may include additional components in addition to amorphous polymeric fibers. The amorphous polymeric fibers within the web may be autogeneously bonded or autogeneously... Agent: 3m Innovative Properties Company

20070234552 - Method for manufacturing linear motor: The method for manufacturing a linear motor includes the steps of: disposing the soft magnetic member around a peripheral space of a pipe shaped member, prior to the time when inserting a plurality of magnets into the pipe shaped member; aligning the plurality of magnets in a line in the... Agent: Cantor Colburn, LLP

20070234553 - Process for making uhf antennas for eas and rfid tags and antennas made thereby: A method of making UHF antennas for security tag and antennas thereby. A web of electrically conductive material having a thickness in the range of approximately 5 to approximately 50 microns is releasably secured to a carrier web using a releasably securable adhesive substantially coextensive with the conductive web. A... Agent: Caesar, Rivise, Bernstein, Cohen & Pokotilow, Ltd.

20070234554 - Method for fabricating a transformer integrated with a semiconductor structure: A substrate is provided and a top interconnection metal layer and a primary winding layer are formed thereon. Then a passivation layer having a plurality of via exposed parts of the top interconnection metal layer is formed on the substrate. A secondary winding layer and at least a bonding pad... Agent: North America Intellectual Property Corporation

20070234555 - Rotor assembly fixture for magnet magnetization: A fixture used for supporting and protecting a rotor during the magnetization process comprising features enabling it to properly support and protect a delicate rotor is described herein. Generally, the fixture is prevented from rolling on a horizontal surface, may seal the delicate rotor assembly therein, maintains the rotor assembly... Agent: Fulbright & Jaworski L.L.P.

20070234556 - Compression tool with adjustable driving pin: A compression tool having a pin assembly with at least two driver pins attached to allow compression of different sized connectors onto wires. The driver pins are attached to prevent loss of equipment use due to misplaced or loose connectors.... Agent: Schmeiser, Olsen & Watts

20070234557 - Apparatus for sealing a feedthrough assembly: An apparatus is provided for forming a seal within a ferrule having a compression ring disposed therein. The apparatus comprises a frame assembly for crimping a portion of the ferrule, and a push rod assembly coupled to the frame assembly. The push rod assembly is capable of independent articulation with... Agent: Medtronic, Inc.

20070234560 - Method and apparatus for forming multi-layered circuits using liquid crystalline polymers: A method and apparatus for producing high layer count, multi-layer circuits which includes fabricating a fixture having an opening therein for placement within a press. A material stack, particularly a material stack having multiple layers of liquid crystalline polymer, is placed within the opening of the fixture before activating the... Agent: Snell & Wilmer L.L.P. (main)

20070234562 - Method and apparatus for forming multi-layered circuits using liquid crystalline polymers: A method and apparatus for producing high layer count, multi-layer circuits which includes fabricating a fixture having an opening therein for placement within a press. A material stack, particularly a material stack having multiple layers of liquid crystalline polymer, is placed within the opening of the fixture before activating the... Agent: Snell & Wilmer L.L.P. (main)

20070234564 - Method and apparatus for producing blades: A method and system for manufacturing blades, such as turbine blades, includes a device that measures the blade surface, a motorized edge cutter and a spacer, which regulates the extent of contact between the edge cutter and the blade.... Agent: Empk & Shiloh, LLP

20070234565 - Foam core heat exchanger and method: A method for manufacturing a heat exchanger, including forming at least one flexible heat exchanging assembly with first and second adjacent conduits defined therein, shaping the flexible heat exchanging assembly, and heating the heat exchanging assembly to transform at least a portion of the flexible heat conducting material into a... Agent: Ogilvy Renault LLP (pwc)

20070234566 - Method for adhering a heat pipe wall and a wick structure: A method for adhering a heat pipe wall and a wick structure includes the steps of preparing at least one layer of wick structure; attaching an appropriate amount of metal powder on the wick structure; placing the wick structure into a hollow heat pipe body; supporting the wick structure at... Agent: Hdsl

20070234569 - Modular fuel nozzle and method of making: A modular fuel nozzle configuration is defined which permits lower-cost manufacturing operations such as injection moulding to be employed. Also described is a method of making such a component.... Agent: Ogilvy Renault LLP (pwc)

20070234568 - Pipe coupling methods: A pipe coupling method includes at least one end seal, a clamping device and forming a flared end on two adjacent pipes. An internal slot is formed on both sides of the end seal to receive the flared ends of the adjacent pipes. An inner perimeter is formed through each... Agent: Donald J. Ersler

20070234570 - Method and apparatus for a carrier spider: The present invention provides a method for producing a carrier spider. The method preferably includes providing a generally circular blank such as with a stamping operation. The blank is preferably flow-formed to form a work-hardened wall portion having a variable thickness. The variable thickness of the wall portion defines a... Agent: Christopher Devries General Motors Corporation

20070234571 - Method for fabricating a hearing aid shell and mold incorporating test fitting by the user: In a method for fabricating a hearing aid device, a hearing impaired person visits an audiologist at a dispenser location, and is examined to determine electronic settings for a hearing aid to correct the person's hearing impairment. At the same visit, an ear mold of the patient is obtained, which... Agent: Schiff Hardin, LLP Patent Department

20070226972 - Common carrier: A method for mounting a film, used to fabricate a mask for use in screening an electronic device, to a common carrier frame. The common carrier frame has an outer edge along an outer periphery and an opening in a central portion of the frame. The method includes applying external... Agent: Law Office Of Delio & Peterson, LLC.

20070226973 - Diffusion bonded fluid flow manifold with partially integrated inter-active component: A space-conserving integrated fluid delivery system which is particularly useful for gas distribution in semiconductor processing equipment. The fluid delivery system includes an integrated fluid flow network architecture, which may include, in addition to a layered substrate containing fluid flow channels, various fluid handling and monitoring components. The layered substrate... Agent: Shirley L. Church, Esq.

20070226975 - Cell driving type piezoelectric/electrostrictive actuator and method of manufacturing the same: A piezoelectric actuator capable of being driven with a high electric field intensity, obtaining a larger displacement and being high in electric conducting reliability of electrodes, and comprising: at least one cell defined by two side walls, a substrate and a ceiling wall; the two side walls being disposed on... Agent: Burr & Brown

20070226976 - Ultrasound probe transducer assembly and production method: An improved ultrasound transducer assembly, e.g. a thickness-mode transducer assembly includes a plurality of elements comprising piezoelectric material, and a backing material disposed adjacent to a back surface of the plurality of elements. The piezoelectric material and backing material define at least a portion of a side surface, wherein an... Agent: Marsh, Fischmann & Breyfogle LLP

20070226977 - Machining technique with selective and localized placement of tooling material: A method of holding a billet of material (70) to a machining table (106) includes determining a first set of outer dimensions of a component (72) to be machined. The billet of material (70) is selected in response to the first set of outer dimensions to have a second set... Agent: Ostrager Chong Flaherty & Broitman, P.C.

20070226978 - Automated sidewall assembly machine: An automated sidewall assembly machine is provided for attaching a sidewall panel to a top and bottom rail of a wheeled trailer. The machine comprises a frame, a carriage for longitudinal movement relative to the frame, an automated punch mounted proximate the frame and an automated riveting press mounted proximate... Agent: Baker & Daniels LLP

20070226979 - High durability structures of amorphous alloy and a method of forming: Articles of bulk-solidifying amorphous alloys with improved durability and fatigue resistance, and more specifically articles of bulk-solidifying amorphous alloys subjected to a surface treatment, such as shot-peening, which creates deformations in the exterior surface, and methods of improving the durability and fatigue resistance of bulk-solidifying amorphous alloys using a surface... Agent: Christie, Parker & Hale, LLP

20070226980 - Apparatus for installing a fastener: An apparatus for installing a fastener on a workpiece, typically a resilient retainer clip or spring fastener attached to a post or projecting member on the workpiece. The apparatus has a floating coupling that enables the fastener holder and correspondingly the fastener to vary its orientation. Accordingly, as the fastener... Agent: Van Ophem & Vanophem, PC Remy J Vanophem, PC

20070226981 - Alignment tool apparatus and method: An alignment apparatus and method for aligning work pieces. The alignment apparatus includes a base member and at least on adjustable leg that extends from the base member. The alignment apparatus additionally includes a vacuum plate mounted to the adjustable leg. The alignment apparatus also has a an actuator mounted... Agent: Baker & Hostetler, LLP For Boeing Company

20070226982 - Joining process, stamping apparatus and associated die: A process for connecting at least two workpieces forming a workpiece arrangement, by means of a joining element having at least one radial recess, the joining element being driven axially into the workpiece arrangement while the workpiece arrangement is supported in the axial direction by a hollow die, so that... Agent: Miles & Stockbridge PC

20070226983 - Gas assist molded wiper arm: A wiper apparatus for a window includes a wiper arm having an injection molded body with a chamber formed therein. The chamber is formed with a gas and the chamber selectively directs a fluid to a nozzle.... Agent: Rader, Fishman & Grauer PLLC

20070226984 - Manufacturing method of caulking-assembled part: The present invention provides a caulked assembly to be manufactured at low cost, and maintain sufficient caulking strength, and the manufacturing method and apparatus thereof. The manufacturing method comprises steps of forming a mounting hole for inserting and assembling a columnar body in a metal plate body, and forming a... Agent: Kratz, Quintos & Hanson, LLP

20070226985 - Apparatus and method for an adjustable tool holder: A method of making an adjustable tool holder includes providing a tool holder body portion having a spindle-end portion and a shoulder portion and a neck portion and a bore. A collar having a plurality of threaded apertures is provided to engage the neck portion in a heat shrink relationship.... Agent: Foley & Lardner LLP

20070226986 - Arthroplasty devices and related methods: Arthroplasty jigs, arthroplasty jig blanks, and related methods and devices are disclosed. Some variations of the methods comprise forming an arthroplasty jig from a near-shape arthroplasty jig blank, where the near-shape arthroplasty jig blank has at least one feature specific to a target site to be matched by the arthroplasty... Agent: Morrison & Foerster LLP

20070226989 - Precision rogowski coil and method for manufacturing same: An improved Rogowski coil is formed on a toroidal core made of a thermoplastic or other moldable material, the core having a preferably continuous groove or grooves extending around the core. The grooves correspond in size to magnet wire which registers within the grooves, thus controlling the specific location of... Agent: David M. Mundt, Cook, Alex, Mcfarron, Manzo, Cummings & Mehler, Ltd.

20070226996 - Hybrid integrated circuit device and method of manufacturing the same: An object of the present invention is to provide a method of manufacturing a hybrid integrated circuit device, in which multiple circuit boards are manufactured from one large metal board by dicing. The hybrid integrated circuit device of the present invention includes a circuit board with a surface provided with... Agent: Watchstone P+d, PLC

20070226997 - Method and apparatus for electrically connecting two substrates using a resilient wire bundle captured in an aperture of an interposer by a retention member: A method and apparatus for electrically connecting two substrates using resilient wire bundles captured in apertures of an interposer by a retention film. The interposer comprises an electrically non-conductive carrier having two surfaces and apertures extending from surface to surface. A resilient wire bundle is disposed in each aperture. An... Agent: Ibm Corporation RochesterIPLaw Dept. 917

20070226998 - Multi-layer circuit assembly and process for preparing the same: Processes for fabricating a multi-layer circuit assembly and a multi-layer circuit assembly fabricated by such processes are provided. The process includes (a) providing a substrate at least one area of which comprises a plurality of vias, these area(s) having a via density of 500 to 10,000 holes/square inch (75 to... Agent: Ppg Industries Inc Intellectual Property Dept

20070227000 - Apparatus for coating engine valves with protective coatings and curing the coatings using infrared radiation: A system for applying a coating to an engine valve and curing the coating using infrared radiation includes a spraying device, an infrared oven, and a movable track. A plurality of engine valves is transported through the system on the movable track. The spraying device applies a protective coating composition... Agent: John M. Guynn Workman Nydegger

20070227001 - Method of producing metal tubular member: A method of producing a metal tubular member that is composed of two or more tube forming bodies and has at least one portion at which the tube forming bodies are superposed on each other, wherein one open annular end section of one of the tube forming bodies, which one... Agent: Stevens Davis Miller & Mosher, LLP

20070227002 - Method for satining a ring made of rigid material and jig therefor: Disclosed are a jig and a method for forming a satin surface on an outer peripheral surface of a ring made of a rigid material by processing the outer peripheral surface of the ring using a diamond bite in a state in which inner and outer peripheral surfaces of the... Agent: Holland & Hart, LLP

20070227003 - Structure for inlaying precious metal in an outer peripheral surface of a ring and method for manufacturing a ring inlaid with precious metal in an outer peripheral surface: Disclosed are structure for inlaying precious metal in and outer peripheral surface of a ring and method for manufacturing a ring inlaid with precious metal in an outer peripheral surface. The ring includes a annular blank obtained by compressing a powdered mixture including 80 to 85 weight percent of tungsten... Agent: Holland & Hart, LLP