Metal working inventions 03/08

20080072407 - Methods for fabrication of improved electrolytic capacitor anode: A process of forming porous electrolytic electrode in which alternating layers of a valve metal and a ductile metal are combined to form a billet, and the billet mechanically reduced by exclusion and drawing prior to etching. One or more slots are formed in the billet prior to the mechanical... Agent: Hayes Soloway P.C.

20080072408 - Piezoelectric thin film device and method for manufacturing the same: A piezoelectric thin film device includes an amorphous metal film disposed on a substrate and a piezoelectric film disposed on the amorphous metal. One of crystal axis of the piezoelectric film is aligned in a direction perpendicular to a surface of the amorphous metal.... Agent: Oblon, Spivak, Mcclelland Maier & Neustadt, P.C.

20080072409 - Method of manufacturing capacitor: One capacitor fabrication process of the invention comprises a noble metal layer formation step of forming a noble metal layer on one surface of a substrate, a dielectric layer formation step of forming a dielectric layer on the noble metal layer, a metal foil formation step of forming a metal... Agent: Oblon, Spivak, Mcclelland Maier & Neustadt, P.C.

20080072411 - Starting component for the production of saw blades or bands and method for the production thereof: The present invention relates to a precursor component for the manufacturing of saw blades respectively saw bands, a method for the production of this precursor component, as well as a method for the production of saw blades, respectively saw bands. The above mentioned precursor component comprises at least a pre-manufactured... Agent: Arnold & Knobloch, L.L.P.

20080072415 - Iron core and method of manufacturing the same and apparatus for manufacturing the same: An apparatus for manufacturing an iron core comprising: a plate thickness measurement unit for measuring a thickness of the strip as an intermediate product of the iron core; an inlet guide for positioning the strip in a widthwise direction thereof; a mil roll unit for performing a rolling-bending process to... Agent: Crowell & Moring LLP Intellectual Property Group

20080072418 - Method for manufacturing a magnetic head slider: Embodiments of the present invention provide a method of manufacturing a magnetic head slider, the method being adapted so that throat height of a main magnetic pole piece of a perpendicular recording magnetic head can be controlled with high accuracy. According to one embodiment, a first Electrical Lapping Guide element... Agent: Townsend And Townsend And Crew LLP

20080072420 - Method for manufacturing surface mounted crystal device and aggregated sheet materials used therefor: The invention relates to a method of manufacturing a surface mounted (crystal) device comprising: the steps of providing an aggregated sheet material having a plurality of container main bodies lengthwise and crosswise, accommodating at least a crystal piece inside the concavities of the plurality of container main bodies formed in... Agent: Edwards Angell Palmer & Dodge LLP

20080072421 - Molded substrate for topography based lithography: The present invention is a means for forming substrates for the fabrication of active devices using topography based lithographic manufacturing techniques. A form is used to create a substrate by injection molding, embossing, or by other means of applying a topography to the substrate using a form. This substrate can... Agent: Goodwin Procter LLP Patent Administrator

20080072424 - Adapter mandrel used in conjunction with premolded high voltage connectors and connector components: A mandrel, useful in high voltage cable splicing and termination operations, having a tapered surface and longitudinal ribs for assembly onto a high-voltage cable to be connected to a premolded or extruded high-voltage component. As the premolded high-voltage component is passed over the mandrel, the mandrel expands the internal cavity... Agent: Bakos & Kritzer

20080072425 - High-temperature heat exchanger: A low-cost, high-temperature heat exchanger is made from a notched piece of metal, the metal being folded back and forth upon itself to form a monolith. The notches in the metal piece create openings, communicating with distinct sides of the monolith. Ducts are attached to the openings. Cut pieces of... Agent: Pearne & Gordon LLP

20080072426 - Multi-chamber flat tube: The invention relates to a multi-chamber tube, produced from a flat sheet, welded along the longitudinal surfaces with two planar face surfaces, two curved narrow sides and webs, folded from the flat strip which divide adjacent chambers and which are soldered to the opposing tube inner wall and a method... Agent: Foley And Lardner LLP Suite 500

20080072427 - Method of manufacturing a torque limiter device: A manufacturing method that can stabilize an operation torque of a torque limiter device in a manufacturing stage is provided. The method of manufacturing the torque limiter device 1 includes an assembling step S1 of attaching a clutch disk 13 and a damper mechanism 16 to a spline hub 15,... Agent: GlobalIPCounselors, LLP

20080066277 - Appparatus and method for making a window covering having operable vanes: An apparatus and associated method for manufacturing a window covering 50 for an architectural opening. The apparatus includes a support structure handling assembly 92, an operating element handling assembly 94, and a vane handling assembly 96. The handling assemblies process the respective materials to an assembly station 100 to attach... Agent: Dorsey & Whitney, LLP Intellectual Property Department

20080066278 - Method and apparatus for a capacitor with a flexible interconnect: On embodiment includes a first capacitor stack including a first plurality of substantially planar anodes and a first plurality of substantially planar cathodes, a second capacitor stack including a second plurality of anode layers and a second plurality of cathode layers, an interconnect coupling the first capacitor stack and the... Agent: Schwegman, Lundberg & Woessner, P.A.

20080066279 - Surface acoustic wave device and method for fabricating the same: A novel surface acoustic wave device with a decreased velocity dispersion and a low insertion loss as well as the fabrication method therefor is provided. The surface acoustic wave device includes a substrate, an insulating layer with an indentation on the substrate, a silicon layer with a first portion on... Agent: Volpe And Koenig, P.C.

20080066282 - Recovery method of electric appliance, electric appliance, information system of electric appliance and recovery apparatus of electric appliance: A mark is displayed to a manually scrapped component capable of being disassembled manually without disassembling or crushing by machine at the time of discard or recovery of an electric appliance after use, and the manually scrapped component is manually scrapped from a product, and in the case of crushing... Agent: Oblon, Spivak, Mcclelland Maier & Neustadt, P.C.

20080066285 - Apparatus for manufacturing structures with a continuous sidewall: An apparatus for manufacturing structures having a continuous sidewall includes a stationary inner work station having at least one working level and a stationary outer work station having at least one working level. The outer work station surrounds the inner work station. A shaft is disposed between the inner work... Agent: Davis Bujold & Daniels, P.l.l.c.

20080066287 - Functional element for the attachment to a sheet metal part, component assembly manufactured from these and also a method for the attachment of the functional element to a sheet metal part: A functional element (10), for fixing to a piece of sheet metal (40), such as for example, a nut element or a bolt element with a body section or head section, comprising an annular flange (14) which transforms into a cylindrical rivet section, is characterized in that the transformation from... Agent: Hunton & Williams/new York Intellectual Property Dept.

20080066292 - Electric motor, electric motor manufacturing method, and electric motor manufacturing device: An electric motor is equipped with a housing. The housing comprises a main housing body, with which a cylindrical part and a base are formed integrally in one piece, and an end member. An opening at a central part of the base is blocked by a cover. A first subassembly,... Agent: Rabin & Berdo, PC

20080066294 - Method to protect a gmr head from electrostatic damage during the manufacturing process: A simple method is provided for protecting slider mounted read/write transducers from electrostatic discharge damage during the manufacture of disk drives. The method involves placing a ball of conducting thermoplastic resin, such as a gold or silver epoxy, between the terminal pads of the transducer and using the ball to... Agent: Saile Ackerman LLC

20080066295 - Magnetostrictive coat forming method, magnetostrictive torque sensor manufacturing method, and electric power steering apparatus employing the sensor: For forming an annular magnetostrictive coat on an outer peripheral surface of a rotational shaft associated with a magnetostrictive torque sensor, a magnetostrictive-coat forming method comprises a step of fitting a cylindrical masking jig over the outer peripheral surface of the rotational shaft and securing the masking jig to the... Agent: Hamre, Schumann, Mueller & Larson, P.C.

20080066296 - Method for manufacturing an electric heating mirror and the mirror thereof: There are provided a method for manufacturing an electric heating mirror and the mirror thereof. An electrode pattern is printed on a metal-coated surface of the mirror in which the metal-coated surface is formed on a rear surface of a glass plate, or printed on a rear surface of the... Agent: Rabin & Berdo, PC

20080066300 - Arrangement of a bearing block on a mounting plate: A method is described for the mounting of a bearing block of a coupling plate on a mounting plate, with the bearing block having a bridge-like shape, being provided with bores at its opposite front and rear ends to accommodate fixing screws and being kept in place on the mounting... Agent: Flaster/greenberg P.C. 8 Penn Center

20080066301 - Electric motor, electric motor manufacturing method, and electric motor manufacturing device: An electric motor is equipped with a housing. The housing comprises a main housing body, with which a cylindrical part and a base are formed integrally in one piece, and an end member. An opening at a central part of the base is blocked by a cover. A first subassembly,... Agent: Rabin & Berdo, PC

20080066302 - Manufacturing method of package substrate: A package substrate for carrying a chip with a plurality of bumps thereon is provided. The package substrate includes a first substrate, and an interposer. The first substrate has a first circuit layer disposed on a surface thereof. The interposer includes a second substrate and a second circuit layer formed... Agent: Jianq Chyun Intellectual Property Office

20080066303 - Semiconductor package: A semiconductor package that includes a conductive can, a power semiconductor device electrically and mechanically attached to the inside surface of the can, and an IC semiconductor device copackaged with the power semiconductor device inside the can.... Agent: Ostrolenk Faber Gerb & Soffen

20080066304 - Technique for laminating multiple substrates: The present invention provides a number of techniques for laminating and interconnecting multiple substrates to form a multilayer package or other circuit component. A solder bump may be formed on the conductive pad of at least one of two or more substrates. The solder bump preferably is formed from an... Agent: Steptoe & Johnson LLP

20080066305 - Analyte sensors and methods: A sensor, and methods of making, for determining the concentration of an analyte, such as glucose, in a biological fluid such as blood or serum, using techniques such as coulometry, amperometry, and potentiometry. The sensor includes a working electrode and a counter electrode, and may include an insertion monitoring trace... Agent: Timothy R. Conrad Merchant & Gould P.C.

20080066313 - Beverage dispenser construction: A sandwich panel is constructed by molding or spraying to provide a foam insulated panel for an ice/beverage dispensing machine. The panel comprises a foam thereon and a hard coating on the foam on the side opposite the panel. The foam could be a urethane with a foaming agent and... Agent: Pyle & Piontek LLC

20080060181 - Acoustic resonator performance enhancement using filled recess region: An acoustic resonator that includes a substrate, a first electrode, a layer of piezoelectric material, a second electrode, and a fill region. The first electrode is adjacent the substrate, and the first electrode has an outer perimeter. The piezoelectric layer is adjacent the first electrode. The second electrode is adjacent... Agent: Kathy Manke Avago Technologies Limited

20080060182 - Continuous tool rotation tool turret: A continuous tool rotation tool turret is comprised of a turret head, a plurality of spindles and a motor. The spindles are attached to the turret head. Each spindle is adapted to secure and rotate a cutting tool. The motor simultaneously rotates each spindle. The spindles rotate at an operational... Agent: Gregory T. Zalecki

20080060183 - Diesel engine water elbow removal tool: The invention comprises a means wherein the water elbows of locomotion engines and other lager diesel engines can be removed with a slide hammer by way of attachments. That can be attached to the water elbows.... Agent: Junior E. Walker

20080060184 - Miniature hydro-power generation system: A flow of liquid may be used to rotate a miniature hydro-generator to generate electric power. The hydro-generator may include an outer housing and an inner housing. The inner housing may include a first hub removeably engaged with a second hub. A plurality of paddles may be replaceably engaged between... Agent: Brinks Hofer Gilson & Lione

20080060187 - Method of manufacturing slider of thin-film magnetic head: A slider comprises a slider body and a head element. The slider body has an air bearing surface, an air inflow end and an air outflow end. The air bearing surface has: a first surface including two portions extending in a direction of air passage; a second surface including a... Agent: Oliff & Berridge, PLC

20080060188 - Micro-electromechanical relay and related methods: The present invention provides a micro-electromechanical relay that can produce low electrical contact resistance, and is capable of mechanical latching. More specifically, the present invention combines the clamping actions of cantilever beams with a movable shuttle-like spacer to generate high contact forces at the metal-metal contacts of the micro-electromechanical relay,... Agent: Lambert Intellectual Property Law

20080060190 - Protecting and merging a head stack assembly of a data storage device: A method for protecting and merging a cantilevered flexure. In accordance with various embodiments. A carrier support surface supports a distal end of a cantilevered flexure. A merge support surface of a merge tool is aligned with a medial portion of the flexure. The merge support surface is used to... Agent: Fellers, Snider, Blankenship, Bailey & Tippens

20080060191 - Insulator-combining apparatus: An insulator-combining apparatus which can correctly detects whether or not insulators are lined up in a predetermined sequence is provided. The plate-combining apparatus includes a plate-setting jig which includes a frame, holder, combining part and erroneous attaching-preventing part. The holders hold insulating plates and are provided being spaced from each... Agent: Edwards Angell Palmer & Dodge LLP

20080060192 - High performance nosepiece for blind bolt installation: A nosepiece for use with a pulling head and a riveter for installing blind bolts, primarily the “Unimatic” or “U” type. The nosepiece is preferably made out of two different components (a hard and tough one acting as the interface to the fastener, and a soft, ductile one acting as... Agent: Trexler, Bushnell, Giangiorgi, Blackstone & Marr, Ltd.

20080060193 - Methods of fabricating substrates including at least one conductive via: A method of fabricating a substrate is disclosed. Apertures are formed in a substrate blank. A conductive layer is formed on opposing surfaces of the substrate, as well as inside the apertures. Conductive elements are defined on one or both opposing surfaces by masking and etching. Additional layers of conductive... Agent: Trask Britt, P.C./ Micron Technology

20080060196 - Analyte sensors and methods: A sensor, and methods of making, for determining the concentration of an analyte, such as glucose, in a biological fluid such as blood or serum, using techniques such as coulometry, amperometry, and potentiometry. The sensor includes a working electrode and a counter electrode, and may include an insertion monitoring trace... Agent: Attention Of Timothy R. Conrad Merchant & Gould P.C.

20080060195 - Transducer assembly for an ultrasonic fluid meter: A transducer assembly for an ultrasonic fluid meter. At least some of the illustrative embodiments are transducer assemblies comprising an elongated outer housing defining an interior and an exterior, the elongated outer housing having an axis along its elongated direction, a piezoelectric element coupled to and at least partially occluding... Agent: Conley Rose, P.C. David A. Rose

20080060197 - Turbine blade tip squealer and rebuild method: A turbine blade with a tip squealer and method of rebuilding a turbine blade for a gas turbine engine. The blade is of the type including an airfoil having first and second spaced-apart sidewalls defining an interior void and joined at a leading edge and a trailing edge. The first... Agent: Adams Intellectual Property Law, P.A.

20080052891 - Low cost oil/grease separator: A container for receiving and holding effluent water containing oil/grease to be removed has sectional covers. A main sectional cover supports a partially immersed rotatable disk; a drive on the main sectional cover rotates the disk; a trough on the main sectional cover straddles the disk; and a blade on... Agent: Maccord Mason PLLC

20080052892 - Structural connection aligning device and method of use thereof: A device and method of use for aligning structural elements to be connected is presented. In particular, the present invention relates to providing an end of a first structural element and an end of a second structural element; providing an aligning device including a head configured to be removably secured... Agent: Schmeiser, Olsen & Watts

20080052894 - Work piece centering device and method of broaching: A device for centering a work piece with respect to a centerline of a tool includes a radially-stationary component rigidly secured with respect to the tool such that the radially-stationary component and the tool are concentric. A biasing mechanism is biased away from the radially-stationary component to apply substantially equally-distributed... Agent: Quinn Law Group, PLLC

20080052895 - Multi-flexible manufacturing plant for assemblies, to be joined together from several pre-fabricated parts, of vehicle bodies: A manufacturing plant, in accordance with one embodiment, includes a turntable, interchangeable pick-up, and clamping devices for assemblies at several working locations. The pick-up and clamping devices are assigned at least one processing robot, set up for joining operations, which performs the joining operations on the assemblies held by the... Agent: Proskauer Rose LLP

20080052898 - Active metal/aqueous electrochemical cells and systems: Alkali (or other active) metal battery and other electrochemical cells incorporating active metal anodes together with aqueous cathode/electrolyte systems. The battery cells have a highly ionically conductive protective membrane adjacent to the alkali metal anode that effectively isolates (de-couples) the alkali metal electrode from solvent, electrolyte processing and/or cathode environments,... Agent: Beyer Weaver LLP

20080052899 - Information handling system including battery assembly having multiple separable subassemblies: A device is manufactured to provide a battery assembly that includes a first battery and a second battery subassembly. The first battery subassembly includes a subassembly to subassembly electrical connector, a device power connector for supplying power to the device, and a subassembly to subassembly mechanical connector. The second battery... Agent: Haynes And Boone, LLP

20080052902 - Printed circuit board and manufacturing method thereof: A printed circuit board and manufacturing method thereof. A printed circuit board has an insulation substrate, which includes an insulation layer, a circuit pattern formed on one side of the insulation layer, and an interlayer passage joined to the insulation layer and configured to electrically connect with the circuit pattern,... Agent: Staas & Halsey LLP

20080052903 - Method of forming aluminum based alloy wiring circuit and method of forming element structure of display device: The present invention proposes the technique in which aluminum based alloy is used as a wiring material, and the number of process is sharply reduced in the technique of forming the aluminum based alloy wiring circuit, thereby making it possible to efficiently manufacture the element. The present invention is a... Agent: Roberts & Roberts, LLP Attorneys At Law

20080052904 - Method of manufacturing an electronic circuit assembly: To create very small lines and spaces (≦25 μm, preferably ≧10 μm and being as low as 5 μm) on electronic circuit assemblies with justifiable effort a method is utilized which comprises the following method steps: a) providing a dielectric layer; b) forming a three-dimensional structure in a dielectric layer... Agent: Paul And Paul

20080052909 - Linear-motion device and method of manufacturing the same: A linear-motion device has: a slider provided onto a guide rail relatively movably; and a plurality of rolling elements for causing the slider to move relatively in a longitudinal direction of the guide rail; whereby the slider comprising a slider block having rolling-element rolling grooves that oppose to rolling-element rolling... Agent: Sughrue-265550