Metal working inventions 11/07

20070271751 - Method of forming a reliable electrochemical capacitor: The present invention generally relates to the method of creating a reliable and cost efficient electrochemical capacitor electrode that has an improved lifetime, lower production cost and improved process performance. The invention generally includes treating or conditioning an electrode surface by depositing a ruthenium containing layer, or layers, having good... Agent: Patterson & Sheridan, LLP

20070271752 - Passive device structure: A method including forming a ceramic material directly on a sheet of a first conductive material; forming a second conductive material on the ceramic material; and sintering the ceramic material. A method including forming a ceramic material directly on a sheet of a first conductive material; forming a second conductive... Agent: Intel/blakely

20070271753 - Gripper device for mounting rubber elastic rings and finger for a gripper device of this type: The present disclosure relates to a gripper device (10) for mounting rubber elastic rings (5) on the inner wall (62) of a workpiece opening and/or on the exterior of a workpiece. Said device comprises a basic housing (12), forming jaws (14) that can be displaced in relation to the basic... Agent: Brinks Hofer Gilson & Lione

20070271756 - Plate material vertical processing line: A plate material vertical processing line that is capable of subjecting large-sized and thinned glass plates to scribing, venting, etc without degrading their quality, comprises a plurality of processing devices each having a modular structure; wherein each of the processing devices includes a platform; a belt conveyor that is mounted... Agent: Fitch Even Tabin And Flannery

20070271758 - A system and method of installing an instrument panel: A system and a method of installing an instrument panel in a motor vehicle. The system includes a decking arm assembly having a support structure for supporting the instrument panel, an actuator, a cradle disposed proximate the actuator, and a sensor assembly. The cradle engages a steering shaft assembly of... Agent: Brooks Kushman P.C./fgtl

20070271760 - Electric toothbrush: An electric toothbrush has a first brush that oscillates and a second brush that oscillates opposite the first brush. The electric toothbrush also has a shaft assembly that includes a moveable pin that creates an oscillating motion of a first brush on a head of the toothbrush. The method of... Agent: Mckee, Voorhees & Sease, P.L.C

20070271759 - Method for connecting components: The invention relates to a method for the connecting of components, namely for the connecting of at least one pipe-shaped or rod-shaped component with a wall-type component, with the following steps: a) providing a wall-type component (11), whereby the wall-type component (11) comprises a sandwich-type structure of two plate-shaped or... Agent: Fasse Patent Attorneys, P.A.

20070271761 - Apparatus and method for fastening together structural components: An apparatus and method for fastening a wood panel to a high structural strength steel frame member using self-drilling, self-tapping screws. An electrically powered rotary driver with an attached screw driver bit is carried by a pneumatically-powered telescoping driver support/fastener-positioning unit that includes a fastener positioning plate, telescoping members attached... Agent: Nicholas A. Pandiscio Pandiscio & Pandiscio, P.C.

20070271765 - Machining system for cutting cylinder heads: A machining system for cutting cylinder heads (3) and comprises a plurality of machining stations, in which the cylinder heads (3) to be machined are machined in different orientations is provided. Each machining station comprises one or more identical machine tools (9). Each of these machine tools (9) has a... Agent: Davidson, Davidson & Kappel, LLC

20070271768 - Method of manufacturing superconducting wire: A method of manufacturing a superconducting wire includes the step of drawing a wire formed by coating raw material powder for a superconductor with a metal, the step of first rolling a multifilamentary wire after the step of drawing, and the step of first sintering the multifilamentary wire after the... Agent: Foley & Lardner

20070271770 - Fuel cell and production of fuel cell stack: Separators (5A, 5B, 6) and membrane-electrode assemblies (2) of a fuel cell stack (1) are alternately stacked in a guide box (40). The separators (5A, 5B, 6) each have groove-like gas paths (10A, 10B). Powder of an adhesive agent (7) is adhered in advance to the surfaces of the separators... Agent: Foley And Lardner LLP Suite 500

20070271771 - Apparatus for producing an inductor: An apparatus for producing an electronic inductor includes a coil winder, a locator of inductor, and a spot electric welder. The coil winder includes a brushless DC motor, a single chip for controlling the DC brushless motor and a digital display screen. Locator of inductor is connected to a rotational... Agent: Thomas, Kayden, Horstemeyer & Risley, LLP

20070271774 - Method for detachably attaching a device to a substructure: Each of one or more devices to be detachably attached to a mechanical substructure includes rails on opposed sides with insertion/extraction mechanisms. Each of a plurality of pairs of guides mounted on the substructure slidably receives and retains a respective set of rails upon attachment of the devices. The insertion/extraction... Agent: C. Robert Von Hellens Cahill, Von Hellens & Glazer P.L.C

20070271775 - Ball grid array rework using a continuous belt furnace: Disclosed is an apparatus for separating interconnects between, for example, a card and a substrate. The apparatus includes one or more rotationally biased (e.g., spring-loaded, etc.) partial-circle structures (e.g., blades, squeegee, plow, etc.) and one or more temperature-sensitive releases connected to the partial-circle structures. The partial-circle structures are positioned to... Agent: Frederick W. Gibb, Iii Mcginn & Gibb, PLLC

20070271778 - Assembly with detachably attachable devices: Each of one or more devices to be detachably attached to a mechanical substructure includes rails on opposed sides with insertion/extraction mechanisms. Each of a plurality of pairs of guides mounted on the substructure slidably receives and retains a respective set of rails upon attachment of the devices. The insertion/extraction... Agent: C. Robert Von Hellens Cahill, Von Hellens & Glazer P.L.C

20070271779 - Method for covering a plurality of apertures while accommodating passage of devices: Each of one or more devices to be detachably attached to a mechanical substructure includes rails on opposed sides with insertion/extraction mechanisms. Each of a plurality of pairs of guides mounted on the substructure slidably receives and retains a respective set of rails upon attachment of the devices. The insertion/extraction... Agent: C. Robert Von Hellens Cahill, Von Hellens & Glazer P.L.C

20070271780 - Method for producing a proximity switch and a proximity switch produced according to the method: The invention relates to a method for producing a proximity switch, in which the molding of the electronic components with a plastic compound results in a molded body whose external dimensions correspond to the internal dimensions of a housing and the molded part is inserted into the housing and connected... Agent: St. Onge Steward Johnston & Reens, LLC

20070271781 - High density integrated circuit apparatus, test probe and methods of use thereof: The present invention is directed to a high density test probe which provides a means for testing a high density and high performance integrated circuits in wafer form or as discrete chips. The test probe is formed from a dense array of elongated electrical conductors which are embedded in an... Agent: Dr. Daniel P. Morris, Esq. IBM Corporation

20070271782 - Electrical multilayer component with solder contact: An electrical multilayer component includes a base body having stacked ceramic dielectric and metallization layers that are formed into component structures among the dielectric layers. Solder contacts are on the underside of the base body. Plated through-holes connect the component structures to the solder contacts. The plated through-holes have at... Agent: Fish & Richardson PC

20070271783 - Multilayer core board and manufacturing method thereof: A multilayer core board 10 includes tapered first via hole conductors 51 extending from the outer surface of a first insulating layer 24 to conductive portions 42a of a power source layer 42, second via hole conductors 52 extending from the outer surface of a second insulating layer 26 to... Agent: Oblon, Spivak, Mcclelland Maier & Neustadt, P.C.

20070271785 - Fans and turbines: Overlapping twisted radial aerofoil blades or vanes are formed on a compressor rotor or turbine disk or the like (102) by electro-discharge machining with a curved tool electrode which is in the form of an elongate and substantially rigid element other than a wire (150) which is turned by a... Agent: Ober/kaler C/o Royal W. Craig

20070271786 - Apparatus and method for manufacturing a catalytic converter: Disclosed herein is a method of making a catalytic converter; forming a shell having a welding deformation detail; inserting and housing a catalyst substrate inside the shell, wherein a mat support material is disposed between the shell and the catalyst substrate; welding an end cone having a flange to the... Agent: Delphi Technologies, Inc.

20070271793 - Hybrid component: A hybrid component for lightweight, structural uses, including a steel member formed of a high strength steel; and a cast coupling member cast on a portion of the steel member by casting-in-place a semi-solid aluminum about the portion of the steel member, thereby positively and rigidly securing the coupling member... Agent: Harness, Dickey & Pierce, P.L.C

20070266538 - Methods of handling wind turbine blades and mounting said blades on a wind turbine, system and gripping unit for handling a wind turbine blade: The invention relates to methods of handling wind turbine blades and mounting said blades on a wind turbine, said method comprising the steps of lifting a wind turbine hub to the nacelle of wind turbine with a lifting system and mounting the hub on the nacelle. Further, the method comprises... Agent: Cantor Colburn, LLP

20070266539 - Multipackage applicator device: A device for applying a flexible carrier to a plurality of containers includes a plurality of distal jaws and a plurality of proximate jaws, spaced apart from the distal jaws. A flexible carrier having a plurality of apertures is positioned between the distal jaws and the proximate jaws and an... Agent: Pauley Petersen & Erickson

20070266541 - Method for opening an automotive fuel door: A tool having a grip head and a stem is placed behind the body panel to which the fuel door is hinged. The grip head interfaces with the goose neck of the fuel door at a location not visible to an onlooker when the fuel door is at its open... Agent: General Motors Corporation Legal Staff

20070266542 - Radiopaque marker for intraluminal medical device: An intraluminal medical device including at least one radiopaque marker is described. The radiopaque marker includes an eyelet having a thickness and an opening extending through the thickness from a first side to a second side. The opening is defined by at least an inclined surface generally facing toward the... Agent: Brinks Hofer Gilson & Lione/chicago/cook

20070266543 - Methods of making refrigerator storage assemblies: A method of making a removable refrigerator storage assembly is provided. The method includes feeding a polymeric or metal material into an extruder and directing the material through a die having an aperture with a first and second leg formed therein, thereby forming an intermediate shelf extrusion. The intermediate shelf... Agent: Womble Carlyle Sandridge & Rice, PLLC

20070266545 - Impact wrench anvil and method of forming an impact wrench anvil: An anvil adapted to be received within an impact wrench comprises a round body and a square head. The square head is formed at an end of the round body. A tapered ramp extends from the round body to the square head. A radius is formed in the tapered ramp.... Agent: Harness, Dickey & Pierce, P.L.C

20070266544 - Rolling installation and method for producing metal strips: The invention relates to a rolling installation (100) and a method for its operation known rolling installations (100) typically include a reversing stand (110) for rolling a metal strip (200) in several steps until the metal strip reaches a desired thickness. The reversing stand (110) is usually associated with at... Agent: Abelman, Frayne & Schwab

20070266551 - Abs through aggressive stitching: Aggressive (i.e. tight tolerance) stitching offers several advantages for magnetic write heads but at the cost of some losses during pole trimming. This problem has been overcome by replacing the alumina filler layer, that is used to protect the stitched pole during trimming, with a layer of electroplated material. Because... Agent: Saile Ackerman LLC

20070266553 - Process and system for joining battery plates to form packs and for inserting these packs into cassettes: A system in which bridges (16, 18) with flanges (17, 19) for intercell connectors (24) connect positive lugs (12), on the one hand, and negative lugs (14), on the other, are, in a casting station (270), cast onto the lugs (12, 14) of positive and negative battery plates, which are... Agent: Young & Thompson

20070266555 - Apparatus for making circuitized substrates in a continuous manner: Apparatus for making circuitized substrates using a continuous roll format in which layers of conductor and dielectric are fed into the apparatus, bonded, and passed on to other nearby work stations in which various processes such as hole formation, circuitization and, finally, segmentation occur. The resulting substrates can then be... Agent: Lawrence R. Fraley Hinman, Howard & Kattell, LLP

20070266556 - Mounter device, part cartridge for the device, and method of holding and carrying substrate: A part cartridge for a mounter device used in a mounting process for mounting electronic parts on a substrate by heating the substrate to a predetermined temperature after the electronic parts are mounted on the substrate put on a conveying carrier by the mounter device, comprising holding part holding the... Agent: Wood, Herron & Evans, LLP

20070266560 - Method of manufacturing sheet metal back face pulley: In the invention, a sheet metal-made cup-shaped material (4) comprising: a circular base plate portion (2); and a cylindrical portion (3) which extends from an outer peripheral edge portion of the base plate portion (2) in one direction along the axis of the base plate portion (2) is prepared, an... Agent: Bacon & Thomas, PLLC

20070266562 - Synthetic roofing shingle or tile: A synthetic roofing shingle or tile is provided, in which a core material is formed, of generally less expensive material, and with a skin material provided, disposed on a plurality of surfaces of the shingle or tile, with the skin material being generally of greater expense and having desirable weather-withstanding... Agent: John F. Mcnulty At Paul & Paul

20070266563 - Ball socket with film backing: A bearing shell for a ball and socket joint has a core made of plastic, which is jacketed by a film at least in some areas.... Agent: Mcglew And Tuttle John James Mcglew

20070261221 - Bearing removal devices: Load-balancing and bearing removal devices useful in removing bearings, such as rolling element bearings, for rotating machine maintenance and replacement. Insulation assemblies useful with bearing assemblies that fit in openings in bearing brackets of rotating machines, such as large synchronous motors or generators.... Agent: Fulbright & Jaworski L.L.P.

20070261222 - Lateral interface device extended bladder: The invention subject of this disclosure is for an in situ pipe repair lateral interface device comprising a housing component comprising fluid inflation components and a bladder mounting flange and a housing extension fluid sealably attachable to the housing and containing a heatable and inflatable bladder that may be attached... Agent: Law Office Of David Mcewing

20070261224 - Methods and articles in having a fringed microprotrusion surface structure: Composite articles and a method for making the same, wherein the articles include at least two bodies that are attached at an interface that includes a fringed microprotrusion surface structure. The method generally includes the steps of providing a first body that includes a fringed microprotrusion surface structure on one... Agent: Dobrusin & Thennisch PC

20070261223 - Replacement of steering rack boots: A replacement stretch type boot (8) is applied to the tie rod shaft (10) of a steering rack assembly using an application aid consisting of a sleeve of flexible sheet material (20) which is applied over the tie rod end (2) to provide a smooth surface for passage of the... Agent: Knobbe Martens Olson & Bear LLP

20070261225 - Process for producing leaves for leaf seal: In a process for producing leaves (20, 20′) for a leaf seal, in particular as a seal for a gas turbine, which leaves (20, 20′) are laterally delimited by a peripheral edge contour and have regions of different thicknesses (d1, d2), a simplification, without sacrificing precision, is achieved by virtue... Agent: Cermak Kenealy & Vaidya LLP

20070261226 - Marine riser and method for making: A method for forming an aluminum alloy riser includes forming a riser tube from an aluminum alloy. At least one flanged coupling is formed from the aluminum alloy. The flanged coupling is friction stir welded to one end of the tube. In one embodiment, an end of the tube is... Agent: Richard A. Fagin

20070261228 - Continuous cable processing apparatus: A continuous cable processing apparatus for producing cable sections with processed ends comprises a cable transport apparatus having at least one transport means for moving and holding the cable in the axial direction and, transversely thereto, a knife station. According to a special variant, two transport means are arranged in... Agent: M. Robert Kestenbaum

20070261229 - Method and apparatus of producing stator: Using a jig formed by a first holding groove group and a second holding groove group at the outer circumference which is the same in number as the first holding groove group and has the same pitch as the first holding groove group, one side of coils are inserted into... Agent: Morgan & Finnegan, L.L.P.

20070261231 - Methods of manufacturing and assembling electromagnetic assemblies and core segments that form the same: Electromagnetic assemblies, core segments that form the same, and their methods of manufacture. The segments have an interlocking engagement, whereby a variety of assemblies can be produced from a very small number of similar or complementary segments in a manner that provides excellent mechanical stability. The articles and methods of... Agent: Kirkpatrick & Lockhart Preston Gates Ellis LLP

20070261232 - Method for trimming resistors: There is provided a method and circuit for trimming a functional resistor on a thermally isolated micro-platform such that a second functional resistor on the same micro-platform remains substantially untrimmed; a method and circuit for providing and trimming a circuit such that at least two circuit elements of the circuit... Agent: Ogilvy Renault LLP

20070261233 - Method and system for fabricating a semiconductor device: A fabrication method of a semiconductor device is disclosed. The method includes the following steps. First, a given number of projection electrodes are formed on each of a given number of semiconductor chips, and a thermosetting insulating adhesive is applied to areas of mounting parts where the semiconductor chips are... Agent: Armstrong, Kratz, Quintos, Hanson & Brooks, LLP Suite 1000

20070261235 - Electronic device removal tool and carrier: A tool is used for the removal of a processor from a heat sink for replacement or repair, or for delivery of the processor for servicing. The tool combines the features for the removal of the processor from the heat sink and a covered container for storage and delivery of... Agent: Driggs, Hogg & Fry Co., L.p.a.

20070261237 - Methods for hardening pump casings: A method for manufacturing a hardened casing for a vane pump is disclosed. The method includes providing a vane pump casing; hardening the casing by (i) cleaning the casing with a high pressure fluid containing abrasive material, (ii) loading the casing in a furnace, (iii) purging the furnace with an... Agent: Miller, Matthias & Hull

20070261238 - Compressor: There is provided a high performance compressor that causes no possibility of mixing foreign materials or of leaking refrigerant, that reduces strain otherwise generated in a compressor mechanism section and that is highly reliable even for a long-term use. The compressor mechanism section in which pairs of prepared holes are... Agent: Buchanan, Ingersoll & Rooney PC

20070261244 - Leveling method for embedding heat pipe in heat-conducting seat: A leveling method for embedding a heat pipe in a heat-conducting seat includes preparing at least one heat pipe and a heat-conducting seat connected to the heat pipe, providing grooves at the bottom surface of the heat-conducting seat for embedding the heat pipe therein; horizontally arranging the heat pipe into... Agent: Hdsl

20070261243 - Method for making plate type heat pipe: A method for making a plate type heat pipe includes following steps: (A) providing a metallic hollow casing unit, which includes a first casing member with a first joining part at the periphery thereof and a second casing member with a second joining part at the periphery thereof corresponding to... Agent: G. Link Co., Ltd

20070261242 - Method for manufacturing phase change type heat sink: A method for manufacturing a phase change type heat sink, includes following steps: (1) offering a workpiece as parent material and fixing it; (2) performing a cutting operation on an surface of the workpiece to form a cover integrated with a group of fins; (3) offering a tank with a... Agent: PCe Industry, Inc. Att. Cheng-ju Chiang Jeffrey T. Knapp

20070261241 - Water heater leak detection system: An original equipment manufacturer water heater including a water tank including an inlet and an outlet, means for heating water in the water tank, a base pan at least partially supporting the water tank such that water leaked from the water tank collects in the base pan, a valve closable... Agent: Michael Best & Friedrich LLP

20070261240 - Charge plate and orifice plate for continuous ink jet printers: A charge plate is fabricated for a continuous ink jet printer print head by applying an etch-stop to one of the opposed sides of an electrically non-conductive substrate. An array of charging channels are etched into the substrate through the etch-stop layer adjacent to predetermined orifice positions. The charging channels... Agent: Eastman Kodak Company Patent Legal Staff

20070261239 - Electroformed integral charge plate and orifice plate for continuous ink jet printers: According to a feature of the present invention, an integrated orifice array plate and a charge plate is fabricated for a continuous ink jet print head by providing an electrically non-conductive orifice plate substrate having first and second opposed sides and an array of predetermined spaced-apart orifice positions. A plating... Agent: Mark G. Bocchetti Patent Legal Staff

20070261245 - Movable core with valve shaft of solenoid valve and method of manufacturing the same: A method of manufacturing a movable core having a valve shaft, of a solenoid valve with which the movable core and the valve shaft can be easily and accurately aligned with each other. The valve shaft and the movable core are manufactured by sintering as follows. First, with a lower... Agent: Buchanan, Ingersoll & Rooney PC

20070261246 - Cutting and transport device for webs of material: m

20070261247 - Window frame corner fabrication: Method and Apparatus for fabricating a spacer frame for use in an insulating glass unit. A roll former bends a strip of material to form a spacer frame having side walls to which an adhesive is applied during fabrication of an insulated glass unit. Alternately a plastic frame is formed... Agent: Tarolli, Sundhelm, Covell & Tummino, LLP

20070261248 - Method of manufacturing fluid dynamic bearing assembly: In a method of manufacturing a dynamic bearing assembly having a shaft and a sleeve whose inner circumferential surface faces an outer circumferential surface of the shaft, the shaft is inserted into a bearing hole from an upper end opening toward a bottom end opening of the bearing hole. Upon... Agent: Volentine & Whitt PLLC

20070256287 - Cutting tool with adjustable indexable cutting insert: A cutting tool is provided and includes a plurality of cutting inserts located in respective insert pockets. The cutting inserts each include a top cutting plane with at least one cutting edge and a bottom support plane. The top cutting plane includes an engagement portion for mating with a respective... Agent: Drinker Biddle & Reath (dc)

20070256288 - Method and device for welding pipes: A method for welding a plurality of pipes, including first, second and third pipes, to each other, the method comprising the steps of: (a) providing a clamping apparatus comprising a rigid frame, first and second clamping means for clamping the pipes, said first and second clamping means being supported on... Agent: Ladas & Parry LLP

20070256289 - Method of manufacturing injection needle and injection needle: An injection needle master is manufactured (S1), the injection needle master is mounted on a master receiving holder (S2), an electroforming metal is adhered to the injection needle master by an electroforming treatment (S3) and, finally, the injection needle master is pulled from an electroforming tank together with the master... Agent: Malloy & Malloy, P. A.

20070256290 - Method for fabricating luminescent solid key: A method for making a luminescent key. The key has a 3-dimensional shape and is extraordinarily thin. Besides, the key evenly emits luminescence. The key can be used in a mobile phone to save space so that more components can be put into the mobile phone.... Agent: Troxell Law Office PLLC

20070256291 - Electronic devices with small functional elements supported on a carrier: Methods and apparatuses for an electronic assembly. The electronic assembly has a first object created and separated from a host substrate. The first object has a first electrical circuitry therein. A carrier substrate is coupled to the first object wherein the first object is being recessed below a surface of... Agent: Blakely Sokoloff Taylor & Zafman

20070256292 - Method of fabrication of magnetic head having annealed embedded read sensor: A method of fabrication of a magnetic head including a read head sensor includes providing a read sensor stack having a front edge, a rear edge, a right side edge and a left side edge, and at least one pinning layer. The left side edge, right side edge, front edge... Agent: Intellectual Property Law Offices

20070256294 - Piston for automatic speed changer: A piston for an automatic transmission including a cylindrical portion and a bottom portion formed integrally with one of opposite axial end portions of the cylindrical portion and being formed by a press-forming operation, including a lug formed on the cylindrical portion by cutting and radially outwardly raising a predetermined... Agent: Oblon, Spivak, Mcclelland, Maier & Neustadt, P.C.

20070256295 - Shipping comb and method for assembling disk drive using same: A shipping comb for assembling a disk drive comprises: a comb block, wherein the comb block comprises a locking portion having a comb pin hole forming therein, at least one spacer and a connecting beam to connect the locking portion and the at least one spacer; a comb pin received... Agent: Nixon & Vanderhye, PC

20070256296 - Assembling machine with continuous periodic assembly motion: An assembling machine with a feeder is provided. The feeder feeds receiving components into an assembler, where a moveable coupling mechanism couples attaching components to the receiving components. Transporting mechanisms coupled to a plurality of drive trains deliver the receiving components across the feeder table and to the assembler. The... Agent: Philip H. Burrus, Iv

20070256297 - Method of manufacturing printed wiring board with component mounting pin: The present invention is to provide a method of manufacturing a printed wiring board with a component mounting pin to connect a printed wiring board and an electronic component A method of manufacturing a printed wiring board (1) with a component mounting pin (18) at a stage to form a... Agent: Oblon, Spivak, Mcclelland, Maier & Neustadt, P.C.

20070256298 - Boring device for boring via holes for connecting contact regions of multilayer printed circuit boards: Boring device for boring via holes for connecting contact regions of a first layer of a multilayer printed circuit board to contact regions of a second layer of the circuit board includes boring device for boring the via holes and control device for generating control signals for controlling boring device... Agent: Shlesinger, Arkwright & Garvey LLP

20070256299 - Approach for fabricating cantilever probes: An approach is provided for fabricating cantilever probes. The approach generally includes using various techniques to secure a cantilever probe in a manner to allow a tip to be created on the cantilever probe. For example, embodiments of the invention include attaching the cantilever probe to a carrier structure by... Agent: Hickman Palermo Truong & Becker, LLP

20070256300 - Method and device for machining cracking groove for connecting rod: A method and a device for machining a cracking groove for a connecting rod, wherein a drive pulley is rotated under the driving action of a rotatingly driving source installed in a body to transmit the rotatingly driving force of the drive pulley to a driven pulley through a drive... Agent: Birch Stewart Kolasch & Birch

20070256301 - Method of manufacturing inkjet printhead using crosslinked polymer: Provided is a method of manufacturing an inkjet printhead. The method includes: preparing a substrate having thereon a heater for heating ink and an electrode for supplying current to the heater; applying a negative photoresist composition to the substrate having thereon the heater and the electrode and patterning the same... Agent: Stanzione & Kim, LLP

20070251065 - Method and apparatus for forming centrifugal fan impellers: The apparatus for forming centrifugal fan impellers (1) comprises a main body (7) equipped with a first bed (8) and a first platform (9), a table (10) for mounting two half-moulds (11, 12), a second platform (17) and a second bed (18), the half-moulds (11, 12) being designed to house... Agent: Nath & Associates

20070251066 - Multilayer chip capacitor and method for manufacturing the same: A multilayer chip capacitor, and a method for manufacturing the same are Provided. The capacitor comprises a capacitor body having a plurality of dielectric layers stacked therein, a plurality of first and second internal electrodes formed on the dielectric layers, each of the internal electrodes including a main electrode portion... Agent: Mcdermott Will & Emery LLP

20070251067 - Swarf cutter: An assembly suited to the lathing of cylindrical workpieces, such as photoreceptor blanks, includes a first drive system which rotates an associated workpiece about an axis of rotation. A machining tool machines a circumference of the workpiece to generate a strip of material. A cutting apparatus cuts the strip of... Agent: Patrick R. Roche Fay, Sharpe, Fagan, Minnich & Mckee, LLP

20070251068 - Interlocking tool holder: An end mill chucking structure for chucking an end mill. The chucking structure includes an end mill holder; a shank receivable in an axial opening in the holder; a cone having an exterior cone shape adapted to be received in a drive spindle and an axial opening that is telescopically... Agent: Steve M Clemmons

20070251070 - Roller holder unit: The pressing tool comprises a drive unit (70), a piston cylinder unit (5) with a fork-like receiver (55) and the actual clamping pincer (60). The clamping pincer (60) comprises a T-shaped mounting which is connected to a retaining bolt (54) and a retaining bolt receiver (61) with the fork-like receiver... Agent: Fay Sharpe LLP

20070251072 - Adaptive machining and weld repair process: The present invention provides an apparatus and method for an adaptive machining and weld repair process useful for repairing airfoils, particularly damage to an airfoil leading edge and tip. The process first machines away damaged portions of the airfoil. Next, the actual profile of the airfoil subsequent to the removal... Agent: Honeywell International Inc.

20070251073 - Spatula blade changing apparatus and method: An apparatus and method for changing a spatula blade is provided. The apparatus has a restraining element for engaging the blade to restrain the blade on a blade support surface. A restraining member is movable from a first position spaced from the blade support surface, and a second position for... Agent: Ryndak & Suri LLP

20070251074 - Method and apparatus to promote used oil filter recycling and biological control of their residual oil: The present invention attaches to the bottom of the used filter in a one-way locked fashion. It can be described as a concave surface, equipped with a plurality of one-way locking barbs, or locking means, that upon a quick insertion, or turning process into the normally provided center threaded channel... Agent: Adan Reinosa

20070251076 - Bearing removal methods: Load-balancing and bearing removal devices useful in removing bearings, such as rolling element bearings, for rotating machine maintenance and replacement. Insulation assemblies useful with bearing assemblies that fit in openings in bearing brackets of rotating machines, such as large synchronous motors or generators.... Agent: Fulbright & Jaworski L.L.P.

20070251079 - Dispensing closure, package and method of manufacture: A dispensing closure includes a base having a lid integrally connected to the base by a hinge. The base has a deck with a central portion, a dispensing opening in the in the central portion, and a peripheral portion surrounding the central portion. The peripheral portion includes a raised wall... Agent: Owens-illinois, Inc.

20070251078 - Method and process of fabricating iron-based alloy clip-on wheel balance weight: The method for producing large-scale in simple and low-cost iron-based alloy clip-on wheel balance weight composed of an iron-based alloy weight body and a clip having one end caulking embedded to said weight body. Said clip is fixed to weight body in three axis to tightly form an iron-based alloy... Agent: Westerman, Hattori, Daniels & Adrian, LLP

20070251077 - Method for manufacturing golf club heads: A method for manufacturing a golf club head comprises material preparing, mold casting, material pouring, mechanical pressing, cutting manufacture, embedding, and surface treatment in sequence, and such manufacturing process mechanically presses and combines layers of different substrates into a plate, and cuts the combining plate into the shape of a... Agent: Birch Stewart Kolasch & Birch

20070251080 - Beam assembly method for large area array multi-beam dut probe cards: A method for fabricating beams for a probe card includes dividing a large beam panel into smaller sub-panels before attaching the beams to corresponding posts on a substrate. Each sub-panel may have a sufficient number of beams to test several devices under test. The beam sub-panels may be aligned to... Agent: Hickman Palermo Truong & Becker, LLP

20070251081 - Brake liquid pressure control unit of on- vehicle device and its manufacturing method: In brake liquid pressure control unit for an on-vehicle device and its manufacturing method, a lid member constituting at least one reservoir together with a cylindrically shaped hole is formed substantially in a bell shape, the lid member comprising a cylindrical wall projected externally from one of four base surfaces... Agent: Foley And Lardner LLP Suite 500

20070251082 - Process for manufacturing electronically conductive components: A method of forming a device, such as an electrode array for a cochlear implant. The method comprises a step of forming a predetermined pattern of relatively electrically conductive regions and relatively electrically resistive regions in a sheet of biocompatible electrically conductive material, such as platinum foil. The method can... Agent: Christie, Parker & Hale, LLP

20070251083 - Moisture resistant barrier for batteries: The present subject matter includes method and apparatus for an insulating layer applied to a battery to effectively increase the insulated separation between the anode and cathode contact surfaces of the battery. This increase in effective separation between anode and cathode decreases the probability that moisture applied to the battery... Agent: Schwegman, Lundberg & Woessner, P.A.

20070251084 - Device and method for product-related adjustment of an apparatus for processing a carrier with electronic components: The invention relates to an apparatus for processing electronic components mounted on a carrier, comprising at least two engaging elements which co-act when engaging on a carrier. The invention also relates to a processing element for processing electronic components mounted on a carrier, which processing element can be coupled interchangeably... Agent: The Webb Law Firm, P.C.

20070251087 - Shaped lead assembly for optoelectronic devices: An optoelectronic package is attached to a printed circuit board, in which optoelectronic package has a shaped lead configuration. The lead configuration enables the shaped leads to electrically connect with through-hole vias defined in a printed circuit board while minimizing space requirements and providing stress relief for the leads. In... Agent: Workman Nydegger

20070251089 - Solder ball loading method and solder ball loading apparatus: This invention provides a solder ball loading apparatus which enables fine solder balls to be loaded on pads while void is blocked from being caught into bump upon reflow. Inactive gas is supplied and the inactive gas is sucked from a loading cylinder located above a ball arrangement mask so... Agent: Oblon, Spivak, Mcclelland, Maier & Neustadt, P.C.

20070251090 - Methods and apparatus for fabricating blades: A method for fabricating a blade using a mold having a shape corresponding to a predetermined finished shape of at least a portion of the blade. The method includes stacking a plurality of layers of a material in the mold, stacking at least one component with the stack of the... Agent: Patrick W. Rasche (22402)

20070251091 - Heat exchanger and method for manufacturing the same: A method for manufacturing a heat exchanger according to the present invention includes the steps of forming a thermally sprayed layer on a surface of an aluminum tube core by thermally spraying Al—Si series alloy brazing material onto the surface of the aluminum tube core to obtain a tube 2,... Agent: Oblon, Spivak, Mcclelland, Maier & Neustadt, P.C.

20070251092 - Method of mnaufacturing a screen cylinder and a screen cylinder: The present invention relates to a method of manufacturing a screen cylinder, and a screen cylinder that is particularly suitable for screening, filtering, fractionating, or sorting cellulose pulp suspensions of the pulp and paper making industry, or other similar suspensions. The present invention relates more particularly to a screen cylinder... Agent: Heslin Rothenberg Farley & Mesiti PC

20070251093 - Assembly and method for vent installation: A vent connection assembly for use in the installation of a vent on an exterior wall of a building and interconnection with a conduit in the interior of the building, including a first plate having a diameter smaller than the diameter of the vent, a second plate having a diameter... Agent: Law Offices Of Mark E Wiemelt, PC