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Metal working November recently filed with US Patent Office 11/10

20100293770 - Method for manufacturing acoustic wave device: Provided is a method for manufacturing an acoustic wave device that has an excellent temperature coefficient of frequency (TCF) and high accuracy of IDT pattern forming and is capable of resisting high temperature processing of 200 degrees or more. The method for manufacturing an acoustic wave device according to the... Agent: Harness, Dickey & Pierce, P.L.C

20100293771 - Process and apparatus for corner tucking a covering sheet of an upholstered article: An apparatus and process for causing excess covering material at a workpiece corner to be gathered, folded and secured to a back side of the panel. A corner tucking apparatus includes a gathering plate positioned adjacent a positioning structure, and moves inwardly across the back side of the workpiece, from... Agent: Flynn, Thiel, Boutell & Tanis, P.C.

20100293774 - Assembly for a microstimulator: An electrode assembly includes an electrode electrically connected to a capacitor with a wire. An assembly carrier may be used to hold and secure at least the wire and capacitor during assembly. A method of assembly for attaching a wire to a capacitor and an electrode may include an assembly... Agent: Wong, Cabello, Lutsch, Rutherford & Brucculeri LLP

20100293772 - Method of manufacturing the backrest, seat-cushion and armrest of sofa by using bow-shaped springs: A method of manufacturing the backrest, seat-cushion and armrest of sofa using bow-shaped springs, includes such steps as continuously curving the steel wire to become S-shaped bands, curved top in the middle, and both sides with V-shaped surface and Z-shaped surface separately; parallel arranging the bow-shaped springs, fixing the both... Agent: Jacobson Holman PLLC

20100293773 - Molding installation method and device: A device capable of smoothly, easily and automatically installing a molding on a door panel for an automobile is provided and includes a molding installation jig and a dynamic sensor located between a jig body and an arm. The dynamic sensor is designed to detect a force applied from the... Agent: Rankin, Hill & Clark LLP

20100293775 - Reversible attachment mechanisms: Mechanically interlocking releasable fastener systems include a reinforced shape memory polymer for forming one of the interlocking components. The reinforced shape memory polymer includes a filler material in the form of a fiber and/or platelet. The filler can include an electrically conductive filler, a thermally conductive filler, a dielectric fillers,... Agent: Cantor Colburn LLP-general Motors

20100293776 - Method for fastening a retainer of an airbag: The invention concerns a method for fastening a retainer of an airbag, in particular of a window bag, to a body of a motor vehicle. The method for fastening including the steps of: arranging the retainer on the body by inserting a hollow pin in a corresponding bodyshell opening; positioning... Agent: The Black & Decker Corporation

20100293777 - Methods and apparatuses relating to findable balls: Golf balls and methods and systems for manufacturing golf balls. In one exemplary embodiment, a portion of a golf ball comprises a core material having a void, a semiconductor component disposed at least partially in the void, and a filler material in the void and surrounding the semiconductor component, the... Agent: Blakely Sokoloff Taylor & Zafman LLP

20100293778 - Method of assembling split core type stator of inner rotor type rotary electric machine: The teeth 61 and 61 of the split cores 6 are moved to the centripetal direction while holding the in-slot conductor portions 11 of the distributed winding coil by the conductor guide planks 50 and 50 at predetermined circumferential positions, and at the same time, the in-slot conductor portions 11... Agent: Nixon & Vanderhye, PC

20100293779 - Electrochemical device comprising aliphatic mono-nitrile compound: Disclosed is a cathode comprising a complex formed between the surface of a cathode active material and an aliphatic mono-nitrile compound, and an electrochemical device comprising the cathode. A non-aqueous electrolyte containing a lithium salt, a solvent and an aliphatic mono-nitrile compound, and an electrochemical device comprising the electrolyte are... Agent: Cantor Colburn LLP

20100293780 - Terminal reel cart: A terminal reel cart that supports a reel of terminals and a terminal applicator such that the terminal applicator can be loaded with the strip of terminals and moved into position relative to a wire processing system. The terminal reel cart supports the reel of terminals and a terminal applicator.... Agent: Andrus, Sceales, Starke & Sawall, LLP

20100293781 - Offshore wind turbine installation: Installation vessels and methods for offshore wind turbine installation are disclosed. In one embodiment, a cantilever mast is used to transfer of wind turbine components from an installation vessel to an offshore installation site and guide the transfer to prevent undesired swinging movements of the wind turbine components. In another... Agent: Renner Otto Boisselle & Sklar, LLP

20100293783 - Method for increasing the current carried between two high voltage conductor support towers: A method for increasing the current carried between two high voltage conductor support towers is provided. The method includes removing a first high voltage carrying cable mounted between the towers and replacing it with a composite core cable. This replacement of cable may be accomplished with existing cable hanging equipment... Agent: Christie, Parker & Hale, LLP

20100293782 - Method for manufacturing light-emitting device: An object of one embodiment of the present invention is to provide a more convenient highly reliable light-emitting device which can be used for a variety of applications. Another object of one embodiment of the present invention is to manufacture, without complicating the process, a highly reliable light-emitting device having... Agent: Robinson Intellectual Property Law Office, P.C.

20100293784 - Electronic interface apparatus and method and system for manufacturing same: A method for manufacture of an electronic interface card including defining a pair of apertures in a substrate layer, associating an antenna with the substrate layer such that opposite ends of the antenna terminate at the apertures, placing a conductor in each of the apertures, connecting the antenna to the... Agent: Quarles & Brady LLP

20100293785 - Crush resistant conductor insulation: A process of twinning a pair of polymer-insulated conductors to form a twisted pair, where the polymer-insulated conductors are formed by extruding a uniformly thick coating of polymer onto the conductors. More than one twisted pair is encased in a polymer jacket forming a cable. The twisted pair obtains a... Agent: E I Du Pont De Nemours And Company Legal Patent Records Center

20100293786 - Method and apparatus for rebuilding gas turbine engines: A method for repairing a turbine blade for a gas turbine engine is provided. The method includes securing the blade into a clamping fixture, obtaining a zero reference from a gauging surface on the clamping fixture, coupling the clamping fixture to a grinding machine, and grinding the blade based on... Agent: John S. Beulick (12729) C/o Armstrong Teasdale LLP

20100293788 - Zirconium phosphating of metal components, in particular iron: The present invention relates to a method for the corrosion-protective pretreatment of metal components, which at least partially comprise metal surfaces made of iron, using a chromium-free aqueous treatment solution, which contains fluoro-complexes of zirconium and/or titanium and phosphate ions in a specific ratio range to one another, and a... Agent: Henkel Corporation

20100293787 - Method of manufacturing a porous catcher: According to one feature of the present invention, a method of manufacturing a porous catcher includes providing a catcher face material layer; forming pores in the catcher face material layer using a first etching process that is controlled by a first photolithographic mask; providing a reinforcing structure material layer that... Agent: Andrew J. Anderson Patent Legal Staff

20100287751 - Method for producing functional composite material: P

20100287753 - Device for molding bistable magnetic alloy wire: A device for molding a bistable magnetic alloy wire having a feed reel, a feed roller, a furnace, a positioning roller, a receiving roller, and a receiving reel; a winch for passing the alloy wire through is disposed between the positioning roller and the receiving roller; the winch rotates around... Agent: Matthias Scholl

20100287752 - Rivet system: A rivet system having a rivet and an installation anvil, wherein the rivet has a hollow body portion and a head portion, wherein the hollow body portion has a first and a second ends, wherein the hollow body near the second end is sufficiently designed to pierce work pieces during... Agent: Intellectual Property

20100287754 - Repair of a stationary rotor seal: A method and an apparatus for mobile repair of a stationary rotor seals of a turbo machine is provided. The method includes the following steps, 3D-scanning of the stationary seal, generation of 3D-model of the stationary seal, removing of the damaged spots of the seal using laser cutting, and generating... Agent: Siemens Corporation Intellectual Property Department

20100287755 - Method for manufacturing a bendable tube: With a method for manufacturing a bendable tube, which is preferably envisaged for an endoscopic instrument, first a tube is separated into several tube sections in a manner such that adjacent tube sections engage into one another with a positive fit in the axis direction of the tube. After the... Agent: Panitch Schwarze Belisario & Nadel LLP

20100287756 - Efficient assembly of triple pane windows: This invention describes a process flow and method to assemble triple IG units without contaminating the center glass lite. A non-contact vacuum pad is used to lift a glass lite off from a horizontal or vertical support that conveys it from a glass washer to an assembly station. Each of... Agent: Tarolli, Sundheim, Covell & Tummino L.L.P.

20100287757 - Connection mechanism for a uterine mobilizer: A new connecting mechanism for the Valtchev® uterine mobilizer, model VUM-6 having a straight tube with a locking wheel attached close to one end of the tube pivotally mounted in a housing of the space bar and maintained by a spring loaded pin in realizable way. The another end of... Agent: Konstantin Lazarov Valtchev

20100287758 - Method and assembly device for producing a rotary joint: A method and an assembly device for producing a rotary joint between a drive element and a flange are defined. The drive element and the flange are screwed together by a nut and a bolt of the drive element. The bolt is drawn axially in to a bore in the... Agent: Lucas & Mercanti, LLP

20100287759 - Apparatus for setting a core in a molding machine, a molding machine, and a method for setting a core: The object of the invention is to provide an apparatus for setting a core, a molding machine, and a method for setting a core where the configuration of the apparatus and the machine is simplified and the accuracy of the core-setting is high. The apparatus is one for setting a... Agent: Finnegan, Henderson, Farabow, Garrett & Dunner LLP

20100287760 - Manufacturing method of golf club head: A manufacturing method of the present invention includes the steps of: preparing a pre-line forming member having no face line; and cutting the pre-line forming member using a cutter 12 to form the face line on the pre-line forming member. The cutter 8 has a tip part having a cutting... Agent: Birch Stewart Kolasch & Birch

20100287761 - Medical slings: A medical sling made from material that is suitably shaped for use in a medical application has sides, portions of which are smoothed to prevent abrasion of surrounding tissue.... Agent: Bingham Mccutchen LLP

20100287762 - 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: Connolly Bove Lodge & Hutz LLP

20100287763 - Battery production method: A method for producing a battery comprises a deformation step for moving a first metal foil (11) forming a pair of perpendicularly intersecting portions (44d, 44e) of a first metal, respectively, toward the outside in a second radial direction while enlarging the inside diameter, in the second radial direction (Y),... Agent: Finnegan, Henderson, Farabow, Garrett & Dunner LLP

20100287764 - Electrochemical cell structure and method of fabrication: A method of forming an electrochemical cell includes the steps of disposing a separating material on a first conductive material, disposing a metal oxide on the first conductive material of an opening of the separating material, and disposing a dye on the metal oxide.... Agent: Oliff & Berridge, PLC

20100287765 - Crimper cable retainer: A cable crimper comprises one or more handles, a crimping element affixed to the one or more handles, and a cable securing element. The cable securing element comprises a platform affixed to the crimping element and two grasping prongs slidably affixed to the platform such that the grasping prongs move... Agent: Thomas, Raring, & Teague, P.C.

20100287766 - Method and apparatus for fastening a decorative item to clothing: An apparatus for attaching a decorative item, such as a flower, to clothing. The apparatus may include a first section having a first slot, a second section having a second slot, and a connecting section which connects the first section and the second section. The apparatus may also include a... Agent: Mr. Walter J. Tencza Jr.

20100287767 - Device for assembling vehicle body: The present invention relates to a device for assembling a vehicle body, and more particularly to a device for assembling a vehicle body that is capable of corresponding to various models of vehicles in a process of manufacturing a vehicle body.... Agent: Edwards Angell Palmer & Dodge LLP

20100287768 - Mehtod of manufacturing electrostatic chuck mechanism: There is provided a method of manufacturing an electrostatic chuck which is free from fluctuations in performance or incomplete detachment from the beginning of use, without being influenced by the impurities that remain on the surface of, or in the inside of, a dielectric layer at the time of manufacturing... Agent: Tomoko Nakajima Cermak Nakajima LLP

20100287769 - Method and process for manufacturing a terminal block: A method of manufacturing a terminal block for a telecommunication cable comprising the steps of providing a mold having a first half and a second half, each forming a respective body cavity configured to form a terminal block and configured to receive a substrate comprising a plurality of openings adapted... Agent: Buchanan, Ingersoll & Rooney PC

20100287770 - Manufacturing an electrode carrier for an implantable medical device: According to one aspect of the present invention, there is provided a method for manufacturing an electrode carrier comprising one or more electrode contacts of an implantable medical device, comprising: coupling at least one electrode to a base plate, securing the base plate in a mold, injecting the mold with... Agent: Kilpatrick Stockton LLP

20100287771 - Method for manufacturing electric fuel pump: A fuel pump includes a case member defining a fuel passage, an inlet, and an outlet. A pump portion is provided in the fuel passage for pumping fuel from the inlet to the outlet. A motor portion is provided in the case member for driving the pump portion. A positive... Agent: Nixon & Vanderhye, PC

20100287772 - Method for surface strengthening and smoothening of metallic components: With a method for surface strengthening and smoothening of metallic components, in particular of rotors or rotor drums (7) with integral blading for aircraft engines, the components are loaded in a vessel (2) which is filled with strengthening elements (10). A tumbling movement is performed by which the metallic components... Agent: Shuttleworth & Ingersoll, P.L.C

20100287773 - Method for manufacturing microstructure, and method for manufacturing liquid jetting head: A manufacturing method for a liquid ejecting head, wherein said liquid ejection head includes a flow passage wall member having an ejection outlet for ejecting liquid and the liquid flow path in fluid communication with the ejection outlet, said manufacturing including providing a substrate provision an organic resin material layer... Agent: Fitzpatrick Cella Harper & Scinto

20100287774 - Injector seat that includes a coined seal band with radius: A fuel injector apparatus and method is provided for use in a fuel injection system of an internal combustion engine that includes a body, a valve seat, closure member, and an orifice plate. The valve seat comprises the intersection of two angled surfaces with a radius before assembly of the... Agent: Manelli Denison & Selter PLLC

20100287775 - Method and device for producing helical screens: A method and a device for producing helical screens by winding wires made of plastic into individual spirals, which are inserted into each other in an overlapping way in the transversal direction on a working surface and are united parallel to each other into permeable sheet materials by fixing wires.... Agent: Fulbright & Jaworski, LLP

20100287777 - Air bag deployment chute and method: An integrated air bag support structure that includes a support base for attachment to the rear side of a substrate. The support base is configured to surround a door support panel and both are configured for attachment to the rear side of a substrate in an area that is pre-weakened... Agent: Automotive Components Holdings LLC C/o Macmillan, Sobanski & Todd, LLC

20100287776 - Method for assembling a part of a metal material and a part of a composite material using a fastener: A method for assembling a part of a metal material and a part of a composite material, the junction of the two parts being achieved through a fastener having a substantially constant section and received in a first hole formed in the part of a metal material and a second... Agent: Perman & Green, LLP

20100281663 - Apparatus for the connection of articles via at least one connection element plasticizable by heat: An apparatus for the connection of articles via at least one connection element plasticizable by heat includes a heatable cap, which is movable toward and away from the connection element and which has a shaft, for the forming of a rivet head at the connection element and having means for... Agent: Townsend And Townsend And Crew, LLP

20100281664 - Tool for installation of tubing in flooring: A tool for installing tubing in channels of floor panels comprises a handle attached to an upper portion of a front frame and a pair of wheels attached to a bottom portion of the front frame, a pneumatic drive, mounted between a front frame spacer and a bearing block, drives... Agent: Pearson & Pearson, LLP

20100281665 - Bearing puller: A novel and improved puller that provides a safe and efficient manner and tooling to remove bearings, bushings, gears, etc. The invention is simple and highly efficient is its design and use due to incorporating multiple design elements into the main collets or bearing adapters. My present invention uses a... Agent: Michael J Punaro

20100281666 - Assembling device for bed assembly: An assembling device for bed assembly, including a main stand, a bracket and a rest assembly. The bracket is fixedly disposed on the main stand and extends from the main stand. At least one support member is disposed on the bracket and upward extends therefrom. The rest assembly is mounted... Agent: Nikolai & Mersereau, P.A.

20100281667 - Positioning device of position sensor: A positioning device of a position sensor that does not require re-positioning and re-fastening at the time of mounting the position sensor. A positioning tool provided with a driving section and a positioning section is mounted on a position sensor. Then, positioning projections of the positioning section are engaged with... Agent: Rankin, Hill & Clark LLP

20100281668 - Single slitting process for recycling rail: A method for recycling rail is provided wherein the rail is heated, and then slit into two pieces. The two pieces are passed through a single mill pass line such that each piece of the rail is deformed to have a generally uniform shape.... Agent: Haynes And Boone, LLPIPSection

20100281669 - Method of manufacturing a component by consolidating powder material: A method of manufacturing a blisk comprising a disc joined to an aerofoil, wherein a union piece of partially sintered powder and having an alignment feature is provided. The union piece is connected between the disc and the aerofoil, which is aligned relative to the disc by the alignment feature... Agent: Oliff & Berridge, PLC

20100281670 - Tube repair insert: A tube can be repaired from its interior surface by inserting into the tube a cylindrical repair member The cylindrical repair member is a memory metal which has a first martensitic size that is less than the internal diameter of the tube, and a second austenitic size that is at... Agent: Wood, Herron & Evans, LLP

20100281671 - Kit for mounting a plat tv and a method for mounting a flat tv using such a kit: Kit for mounting a flat TV (1), comprising at least one foot (2) providing a vertical support and a horizontal connector (3) to be mounted on a wall, a stand (4) or the like and on the backside (1a) of the TV (1) for providing support in a horizontal direction.... Agent: Philips Intellectual Property & Standards

20100281673 - Method for attenuating driveline vibrations: A method for attenuating vibration in a driveline having a shaft assembly that transmits torque between first and second driveline components. The shaft assembly can have a hollow shaft member and at least one liner. The liner has a mass and a stiffness that are tuned such that the liner... Agent: Harness, Dickey & Pierce, P.L.C

20100281672 - Method for constructing a support ring in a curved wall: A method for constructing a support ring in a curved wall, in particular around an opening in a curved wall of a hot blast stove, wherein the method includes providing a plurality of standardized wedge-shaped bricks with side faces having tongue and groove profiles for cooperating with the side faces... Agent: Cantor Colburn, LLP

20100281674 - Tablet cutter: The invention is directed to a pill cutter that has a protected cutting edge. The pill cutter includes a guard, a base, and a cover. The components are arranged such that the guard slides over the cutting edge when the pill cutter is in an open position and the guard... Agent: Merchant & Gould PC

20100281675 - Method and apparatus for horizontal assembly of a high-voltage feed-through bushing: A method for horizontal assembly of a high-voltage feed-through bushing includes vertically-assembling a field shaper assembly of a high-voltage feed-through bushing on a field shaper fixture. The field shaper assembly is then rotated within the field shaper fixture such that the field shaper assembly is oriented on a horizontal axis.... Agent: Office Of Patent Counsel

20100281676 - Method for making a high performance metal bat having a reactive hitting surface: A method for making a metal bat of the kind used for playing baseball or softball and having a hollow metallic shell including a wide barrel at one end, a narrow handle at the opposite end, and a tapered portion laying therebetween. The bat shell is initially thinned such that... Agent: Morland C. Fischer

20100281677 - Production of a planned distribution of internal stress in components by the insertion of screws or threaded rods having a thread pitch that is variable in the longitudinal direction: Method for reinforcing a component and/or for introducing force into a component using a screw or a threaded rod, wherein the screw or threaded rod has a thread with a variable thread lead, which thread creates an internal stress distribution, which is suitable to reduce at least one maximum in... Agent: Foley And Lardner LLP Suite 500

20100281678 - Surgical tools facilitating increased accuracy, speed and simplicity in performing joint arthroplasty: Disclosed herein are tools for repairing articular surfaces repair materials and for repairing an articular surface. The surgical tools are designed to be customizable or highly selectable by patient to increase the speed, accuracy and simplicity of performing total or partial arthroplasty.... Agent: Sunstein Kann Murphy & Timbers LLP

20100281679 - Fabricating method for multi-layer electric probe: A method of fabricating a multi-layer electric probe. The method includes forming a first strip layer. The first strip layer has a first conductivity and a first mechanical strength. Then, a second strip layer is solidly adhered to a surface of the first strip layer to form a structural body,... Agent: Jianq Chyun Intellectual Property Office

20100281680 - Forming machine for forming meandering loop winding and method of forming meandering loop winding: A method for forming a loop winding having a plurality of meandering parts and disposed in a stator of a motor which includes: disposing the loop winding between a first die unit having a plurality of first dies and a second die unit having a plurality of second dies; and... Agent: Arent Fox LLP

20100281682 - Bipolar unit for fuel cell provided with porous current collectors: The invention describes a bipolar unit consisting of a pair of metal plates at least one of which is corrugated, fixed by continuous and hydraulically impervious connections, and provided on the external surfaces thereof with porous electric current collectors also suitable for the distribution of the gaseous reactants. The collector... Agent: Finnegan, Henderson, Farabow, Garrett & Dunner LLP

20100281681 - Method for manufacture of battery pouch terminals: A manufacturing method for battery pouches enables the subsequent welding together of a stack of battery terminals with an interconnect member to form a battery pack. According to the method, a plurality of pouches containing energy storage medium and having positive terminals and negative terminals extending therefrom are supported side... Agent: Charles E. Leahy

20100281683 - Electronic device manufacturing chamber and methods of forming the same: A non-polygon shaped, multi-piece chamber is provided. A non-polygon shaped, multi-piece chamber may include (1) a central piece having a first side and a second side, (2) a first side piece adapted to couple with the first side of the central piece, and (3) a second side piece adapted to... Agent: Dugan & Dugan, PC

20100281684 - Cable harness production system: A cable harness production system includes an electronic controller and at least one installation plate to which a plurality of mounting stations is fastened. Each of the mounting stations supports a receptacle for a functional element, which is directly connected to at least one cable harness or is shaped as... Agent: Edwin D. Schindler

20100281685 - Electrode winding apparatus and electrode winding method (as amended): In a displacement detecting method, displacement between a strip-shaped electrode (13) and the strip-shaped separator (14) is detected. The strip-shaped separator (14) is semitransparent. In the method, first, the strip-shaped electrode (13) is photographed through the strip-shaped separator (14) at a position where the strip-shaped electrode (13) and the strip-shaped... Agent: Finnegan, Henderson, Farabow, Garrett & Dunner LLP

20100281686 - Method of manufacturing a wiring material: A wiring material is provided by electrically connecting a connecting terminal with two single line conductors arranged in parallel. The connecting terminal is provided with a tube-shaped section for storing two single line conductors, the two single line conductors are inserted into the tube-shaped section, resistance welding is performed by... Agent: Scully Scott Murphy & Presser, PC

20100281687 - Method and system for electrically coupliing an information carrier to a contact element: The invention relates to a method and to a system for electrically coupling an information carrier to a contact element, wherein the information carrier has a conductor tract structure with a contact zone, which is embedded between two substrate layers, which are connect firmly to one another, and the contact... Agent: Renner Kenner Greive Bobak Taylor & Weber

20100281688 - Process for producing a rotor: A process is provided for producing a rotor which is made by welding together disk-shaped and/or drum-shaped elements, in particular disks, wherein a device is used to join the disks together axially in sequence along a longitudinal axis and the disks are welded in a two-stage welding process. As they... Agent: Volpe And Koenig, P.C. Dept. Alstom

20100281689 - Methods and apparatus for fabricating a turbine nozzle assembly: An apparatus enables a turbine nozzle, including at least two turbine nozzle singlets to be fabricated. Each singlet includes inner and outer bands and a vane extending therebetween. The vane also includes first and second sidewalls coupled together at a leading edge and a trailing edge. The apparatus comprises a... Agent: John S. Beulick (12729) C/o Armstrong Teasdale LLP

20100281690 - Method of manufacturing a blade: A method of manufacturing a blade comprising: applying a stop-off material in a first predetermined pattern between a first layer and a membrane so as to prevent a diffusion bond from forming between the first layer and the membrane across said first predetermined pattern; and applying the stop-off material in... Agent: Oliff & Berridge, PLC

20100281691 - Method for manufacturing a solid housing: The method for manufacturing a solid housing, in particular a valve housing for an electromagnetically operable valve, is characterized in that the following method steps are used: a) providing a sheet metal strip made of a magnetic or magnetizable material, b) introducing an additive into a middle area of the... Agent: Kenyon & Kenyon LLP

20100281692 - Axle assembly method: A method that includes positioning a differential assembly between a pair of journals in a differential housing, threading hollow adjusters into the journals, installing a retaining member over each of the hollow adjusters such that the retainer engages a non-circular feature on a respective one of the hollow adjusters, and... Agent: Harness, Dickey & Pierce, P.L.C

20100275423 - System for preloading piezoelectric actuators and method: A system for preloading piezoelectric actuators includes a fixture, a preloading mechanism configured to apply a mechanical force to a piezoelectric element supported by the fixture, and a sensor configured to sense an electrical property induced by the mechanical force in an electrical circuit having the piezoelectric element therein. A... Agent: Caterpillar Inc. Intellectual Property Dept.

20100275424 - Blind rivet fastening device: When the nose is connected slidably to the tool housing in the axial direction, the nose resists the action of the elastic pushing means and is slid so as to be pulled rearward in the axial direction, and the jaw is pulled rearward in the axial direction in the jaw... Agent: The Black & Decker Corporation

20100275425 - Drill bit cutter pocket restitution: A pocket restitution assembly is disclosed comprising a pocket formed in a surface comprising a central axis, an anchor seated in the pocket and aligned with the central axis, a tool attachment comprising an end for connection to the anchor and a hollow bit slidably and rotatably sitting on the... Agent: Tyson J. Wilde Novatek International, Inc.

20100275427 - Apparatus and method for assembling liquid crystal display: A method for assembling a liquid crystal display includes steps of disposing a liquid crystal panel and a backlight module and blowing an ionic flow into the space between the liquid crystal panel and the backlight module to clean the surfaces of them. In addition, the method can be proceeded... Agent: Birch Stewart Kolasch & Birch

20100275428 - Food carrier: A method for carrying a plurality of food containers that includes an insulated housing having a closed bottom, a closed top located substantially vertically above the bottom, and at least one side wall having a first opening proximate the top of the housing and a second opening proximate the bottom... Agent: Price Heneveld Cooper Dewitt & Litton, LLP

20100275430 - Gas generator and method for manufacturing the same: A gas generator that eliminates work for welding-fixing a holder to a housing and subjecting the holder to an excess processing, which can be easily manufactured at low cost, and a method for manufacturing the gas generator. The gas generator includes an approximately short cylindrical housing including a bottomed member... Agent: Oblon, Spivak, Mcclelland Maier & Neustadt, L.L.P.

20100275429 - Method for producing an internal or external part of an opposed track joint: A method for producing an internal or external part of a torque-transmitting opposed track joint, such as a fixed constant velocity ball joint, in which approximately axially parallel extending track bases of the joint tracks have curvatures which deviate in their axial course from the curvatures of the ball contact... Agent: Crowell & Moring LLP Intellectual Property Group

20100275426 - Method of erecting collapsible container for air shipment of cargo: A collapsible cargo container (10) is configurable into an erected condition and a collapsed condition. The container (10) comprises a base (12), a pair of opposed side walls (14) hinged to the base (12), a top (16) hinged to the side walls (14), a front wall (18) hinged to the... Agent: Wood, Herron & Evans, LLP

20100275431 - Drug delivery from stents: A method of producing an intravascular stent has a coat comprising a crosslinked amphiphilic polymer and a sparingly water soluble matrix metalloproteinase inhibitor (MMPI). Preferably the polymer is formed from 2-methacryloyloxy-2′-ethyltrimethylammonium phosphate inner salt, C4-18 alkyl methacrylate and reactive and/or crosslinking monomer and the MMPI is a hydroxamic acid, more... Agent: Squire, Sanders & Dempsey LLP

20100275432 - Locking element for vascular closure device: In one illustrative example, a device for sealing an opening in a vessel wall and/or tissue tract may include an anchor, a filament, a plug, and a knot. The anchor may be configured to be disposed adjacent to an interior surface of the vessel wall adjacent the opening in the... Agent: Crompton, Seager & Tufte, LLC

20100275433 - Method and apparatus for the attachment of a fastener element to a component, in particular to a sheet metal part: A method and an apparatus for the attachment of a fastener element to a component, for example a sheet metal part, wherein the fastener element is a nut element and has an axis of symmetry, a head part having a contact surface which enters into contact with the component, a... Agent: Hershkovitz & Associates, LLC

20100275434 - Press-fitting method of member and press-fitting apparatus: The pressing jig 45 includes a main body 46 having a guide pin containing part 47 which is open downward, a compression coil spring (a resilient member) 48 which is contained in an upper part of the guide pin containing part 47, a guide pin 49 which is contained in... Agent: Mcginn Intellectual Property Law Group, PLLC

20100275435 - Method for manufacturing thermoelectric conversion element: Provided is a method for manufacturing a thermoelectric conversion element. The method includes a metal layer formation step of comprising spreading a metal compound which decomposes upon heating to generate a metal, on a surface of a thermoelectric conversion element main body heated to the decomposition temperature of the metal... Agent: Panitch Schwarze Belisario & Nadel LLP

20100275436 - Split stator manufacturing method: Disclosed is a split stator manufacturing method, which is enabled to enhance a production efficiency and to charge a thermoplastic resin between an insulator and a coil by molding the resin. The split stator manufacturing method comprises a setting step of setting an insulator and a split stator core element... Agent: Kenyon & Kenyon LLP

20100275437 - Method of laying a superconductor cable: A method for laying a superconductor cable having a superconductive cable core and a cryostat enclosing the superconductive cable core, with the superconductive cable core being arranged freely mobile in the cryostat. The method includes cooling the superconductive cable core to the operating temperature after laying the superconductor cable, shortening... Agent: Sofer & Haroun LLP.

20100275438 - Riveting system and process for forming a riveted joint: A riveting system is operable to join two or more workplaces with a rivet. In another aspect of the present invention, a self-piercing rivet is employed. Still another aspect of the present invention employs an electronic control unit and one or more sensors to determine a riveting characteristic and/or an... Agent: Harness Dickey & Pierce, P.L.C (stanley B&d)

20100275439 - Multiple tube processing coil: A multiple tube processing coil for processing two or more elements that are ring-shaped in the processing area thereof, are made of an electrically conductive material and each element tightly encompasses a pressing zone of a mating piece. The multiple tube processing coil includes a pulsed power source and an... Agent: Edwin D. Schindler

20100275440 - Highly conductive thermal interface and no pump-out thermal interface greases and method therefore: A high performance thermal conductive composition derived from an unsaturated diorganopolysiloxane and a saturated diorganopolysiloxane, a thermally conductive filler, and a silicone crosslinking agent without any cure step. The compositions unexpectedly have high thermal conductivity W-mK values, no observed pump-out, and good processing properties.... Agent: Lord Corporation Patent & Legal Services

20100275441 - Adjustable scalable rack power system and method: Systems and method for installing computer equipment and power distribution equipment in facilities is provided. In one aspect, the present invention provides an uninterruptible power supply system for use with a plurality of devices, each of the plurality of devices having a power input to receive power. The uninterruptible power... Agent: Lando & Anastasi, LLP

20100275442 - Method and system for disengaging a shrink coupling on a turbine generator: A system and associated method for disengaging a shrink coupling that secures a shaft to a drive train component, such as a gearbox, includes a reaction plate erected around the shaft at a location displaced from the shrink coupling, with the reaction plate being anchored in place relative to the... Agent: Dority & Manning, P.A. And General Electric Company

20100275443 - Method of producing exhaust-gas carrying devices, in particular exhaust-gas cleaning devices: A method of producing exhaust-gas carrying devices, in particular exhaust-gas cleaning devices, makes provision that the outer geometry of each substrate is ascertained. An outer housing with an adapted geometry is manufactured dependent on this outer geometry. The substrate, together with a compensation element, are accommodated and clamped in this... Agent: Pamela A. Kachur

20100275444 - Water heater base: A method of making a circular support base for a water heater in which a sheet of material having two ends is formed with corrugations such that the corrugations are progressively more pronounced towards one longitudinal edge thereby creating a generally circular shape out of the formerly straight sheet material,... Agent: Michael Best & Friedrich LLP

20100275445 - Valve assembly having a unitary valve sleeve: A valve assembly preferably including a housing having a recess and a flange face and a valve sleeve disposed within the recess. The sleeve preferably includes an annulus having an outer surface and an inner surface that defines a passageway about a central axis, the outer and inner surfaces being... Agent: Tyco International