Class / Patent application number | Description | Number of patent applications / Date published |
029447000 | By temperature differential (e.g., shrink fit) | 37 |
20080209710 | Well Screen Fabrication - Well screen fabrication. A method of fabricating a well screen includes the steps of: providing a filter portion having an inner dimension, and then increasing the inner dimension, the providing and increasing steps being performed prior to installing the well screen in a wellbore. Another method of fabricating a well screen includes the steps of: providing a base pipe having an outer dimension, providing a filter portion having an inner dimension less than or equal to the outer dimension, then increasing the inner dimension to greater than or equal to the outer dimension, and then decreasing the inner dimension. Another method of fabricating a well screen includes the steps of: providing a base pipe having an outer dimension, providing a filter portion having an inner dimension, and then providing an interference fit between the inner and outer dimensions. | 09-04-2008 |
20090139074 | METHODS FOR MAKING REFRACTORY CRUCIBLES CAPABLE OF MANAGING THERMAL STRESS AND SUITABLE FOR MELTING HIGHLY REACTIVE ALLOYS - Methods for making refractory crucibles capable of managing thermal stresses and suitable for melting highly reactive alloys, the method involving providing a crucible having at least a facecoat and a backing, heating at least one retaining ring, applying the at least one retaining ring about at least a portion of the backing of the crucible; and allowing the at least one retaining ring to cool and shrink-fit about the crucible. | 06-04-2009 |
20090139075 | Process for making a plastic-lined metallic pipe for conveying liquid or gas - A process for making plastic-lined metallic pipes for conveying liquid or gas includes the steps of heating a metallic pipe evenly to a first temperature; cooling a plastic pipe evenly to a second temperature; inserting the plastic pipe into the metallic pipe to constitute an inner sleeve; drawing the metallic pipe from its two ends; and cooling the sleeved pipe to a storage temperature. The pipe includes a continuous inner plastic sleeve and an outer seamless metallic pipe. The outer diameter of the plastic sleeve is circumferentially melt-bonded to the inner diameter of the outer pipe. The plastic sleeve constitutes an uninterrupted lining for the metallic pipe. | 06-04-2009 |
20090144961 | MIRROR MOUNTING STRUCTURES AND METHODS EMPLOYING SHAPE MEMORY MATERIALS FOR LIMITED ROTATION MOTORS AND SCANNERS - A mirror mounting assembly is disclosed for use in a limited rotation motor system. The mirror mounting assembly includes a collar formed of a shape memory material and a mounting unit including a tapered base that couples with a tapered output shaft of a limited rotation motor under a radial force applied by the collar. | 06-11-2009 |
20090282669 | Method And Apparatus For Reducing Stress During Stent Manufacture - The invention relates to a method and apparatus of reducing stress during stent manufacture. Particularly, the invention is directed to a method and apparatus for expanding a stent using primarily radial loads thereby reducing the stresses that are generated due to the axial loads applied during loading of the stent onto a mandrel or other expansion device. The method of the invention provides for the stepwise expansion of shape memory stents, while reducing the overall stresses that the stent encounters, and thereby improving manufacturing yields due to fractured struts during expansion. | 11-19-2009 |
20100242254 | Method Of Crimping A Polymeric Stent - A method of crimping a stent to a support element is disclosed, the method comprising: positioning a polymeric stent around a support element; heating the stent, wherein the heated stent is above ambient temperature; and allowing the heated stent to radially contract onto the support element, wherein the heated stent radially contracts at least partially due to heating the stent. | 09-30-2010 |
20100299907 | Methods and Systems for Creating Assemblies - Systems and methods for creating assemblies are described. One method described comprises providing a first element at a first temperature, providing a second element at a second temperature lower than the first temperature, coupling the first and second elements to create an assembly, and changing the first temperature to a third temperature, thereby preloading and interlocking the assembly. The first element comprises a first dimension at the first temperature. The second element comprises a second dimension lesser than the first dimension at the second temperature. The first element comprises a third dimension at the third temperature lesser than the first dimension. | 12-02-2010 |
20110192008 | REINFORCED MULTI-LUMEN CATHETER - A reinforced multi-lumen catheter and method of manufacturing the same. An assembly for manufacturing the multi-lumen catheter includes a proximal catheter body substrate including a septum, a first and second distal catheter body substrate, a first and second mandrel, a reinforcing element and a sleeve. The reinforcing element is positioned over the proximal catheter body substrate and at least a proximal region of the first and second distal catheter body substrates. | 08-11-2011 |
20110192009 | METHOD FOR ASSEMBLING A DOWN HOLE DRILL - A method for assembling a down hole drill comprises the steps of providing a cylindrical casing and a fluid distributor cylinder. Prior to assembly, the casing inner diameter is smaller than the fluid distributor cylinder outer diameter. A preassembly thermal treatment step is executed, in which the casing is heated to increase the casing inner diameter, or the distributor cylinder is cooled to decrease the distributor outer diameter, or both the casing is heated and the distributor cylinder is cooled. The distributor cylinder is then inserted into the cylindrical casing, and threaded into threads inside the cylindrical casing. Thermal energy is transferred between the cylindrical casing and the distributor cylinder, causing the casing inner diameter and the fluid distributor cylinder outer diameter to return to their preassembly sizes. This results in an interference fit along the outer surface of the distributor cylinder and the inner surface of the cylindrical casing. | 08-11-2011 |
20110277303 | METHOD OF ASSEMBLING PRINTHEAD FLUID DISTRIBUTION COUPLING - A method of assembling a coupling for distributing fluid to a printhead, the method having, mounting a seal member on a housing, inserting a shaft through a hole in the housing and the seal member, positioning a compression spring on the shaft and mounting a port plate on the shaft using a washer about the shaft so that the spring is compressed between the port plate and the housing and a plurality of ports in the port plate align with respective ones of a plurality of seals of the seal member for receiving respective fluid spouts of the printhead. | 11-17-2011 |
20120017416 | Method For Stent Retention On A Balloon Catheter - A balloon is inflated from a collapsed configuration, then deflated. A polymeric stem is then disposed over the deflated balloon and the stent crimped to the balloon. | 01-26-2012 |
20120066884 | ASSEMBLY FACILITATION APPARATUS AND METHOD - An assembly apparatus including a bearing support mechanism configured to hold a bearing for assembly into a housing and a housing register mechanism operatively connected to the bearing support mechanism. The housing register mechanism receives and aligns a housing with a bearing on the bearing support mechanism when the housing is placed over the housing register mechanism. | 03-22-2012 |
20120180299 | INTEGRITY OF THE UNION BETWEEN COMPONENTS - An improved method of shrink fit assembly of two components increases resistance to torsional and/or axial loads without the need for a separate key element. Use of a roughened surface, in combination with a softer deformable material, creates a keyed type interaction at the contact areas of the shrink fitted components. One of the shrink fitted components may include the softer material, though intermediate layers and sleeves can be used. | 07-19-2012 |
20120180300 | METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING A PROSTHETIC HIP ACETABULUM - A method for manufacturing a prosthetic hip acetabulum includes the steps of: a) providing an insertion cup ( | 07-19-2012 |
20120198681 | METHOD FOR LOCKING A NUT MADE OF A MATERIAL HAVING A LOW CAPABILITY OF PLASTICALLY DEFORMING - The invention relates to a method for locking a nut with an inner thread, in which:
| 08-09-2012 |
20120272504 | METHOD FOR FASTENING STRIPS TO LEISURE CHAIRS - A method for fastening strips to leisure chairs aims to fasten a plurality of strips to a frame of a leisure chair. The method includes the steps of: first, preparing the frame with two side tubes and a coupling tube to bridge one end of each side tube; bending inversely two ends of each strip towards the center and fastening the two ends to the strip to form respectively a coupling opening at the two ends; heating and softening the strip; coupling the softened strips on the two side tubes through the coupling openings; and finally bridging a support tube on another two ends of the two side tubes opposite to the coupling tube to stretch the strips coupled on the two side tubes to achieve supporting effect. The method makes assembly of the strips easier and increases production speed of the leisure chairs. | 11-01-2012 |
20130019452 | Optical Connector with Ferrule Interference Fit - An optical connector having a front and back orientation and suitable for operating with a temperature range, the connector comprising: (a) a ferrule comprising a first material having a first coefficient of thermal expansion (COE), and having no greater than a first diameter below a transition temperature with the temperature range, and no less than a second diameter above the transition temperature; (b) a spring disposed behind the ferrule and in contact with the ferrule to apply a forward urging force to the ferrule; and (c) a housing comprising a second material having a second COE, the housing defining a bore hole having a diameter greater than the second diameter, and an interface portion having a restricted bore hole having no greater than a third diameter below the transition temperature, and no less than a fourth diameter above the transition temperature. | 01-24-2013 |
20130036595 | METHOD FOR PRODUCING A COMPONENT COMPRISING AT LEAST ONE HOLLOW PROFILE - A method for producing a component with at least one hollow profile from a fiber composite material includes producing a component blank from the fiber composite material. The component blank includes a hollow profile with open ends. The component blank is thermally treated. Each open end of the hollow profile is closed with a stopper that includes at least an outer circumference of a closed-pore foam. The thermally treated component blank is tested using ultrasound in accordance with a non-destructive material-testing method. The component blank is then mechanically treated so as to obtain a finished component and the stoppers are removed. Alternatively, the component blank is mechanically treated to obtain the finished product before the ultrasound testing. | 02-14-2013 |
20130081253 | PRECONDITIONED ILLUMINATOR SYSTEM AND METHOD - Embodiments of endo-illuminators and related methods are disclosed. One embodiment of an illuminator can comprise a cannula defining a passage, an optical element disposed at an end of the cannula, and an optical fiber running through the passage with the distal end of the optical fiber in contact with the optical element. The optical fiber includes at least a heat preconditioned distal portion that terminates in the distal end that is in contact with the optical element. | 04-04-2013 |
20130097843 | Assembling a multi-fiber multi-spot laser probe - In certain embodiments, assembling a multi-fiber multi-spot laser system includes heating a ferrule until an interior diameter of an interior volume of the ferrule has expanded to greater than a predetermined diameter. End portions of a number of optical fibers are disposed within the interior volume. The ferrule is cooled to allow a cross-section of the fibers to conform to a fiber pattern having the predetermined diameter. At least a portion of the ferrule is disposed within a connector body to yield at least a portion of an optical fiber connector. In certain embodiments, the ferrule is rotated with respect to the connector body to align the fiber pattern with a laser spot pattern. | 04-25-2013 |
20130145600 | Golf Club Head With Grooves And Method Of Manufacture - Embodiments of golf clubs with grooves and methods of manufacture thereof are described herein. Other embodiments and related methods are also disclosed herein. | 06-13-2013 |
20130152368 | WORK SETTING APPARATUS AND METHOD THEREOF - A work setting apparatus includes a lower table | 06-20-2013 |
20130333193 | TEMPERATURE CONTROLLED CRIMPING - This disclosure describes a method for crimping a stent with a polymer coating onto a catheter for percutaneous transluminal coronary angioplasty or other intraluminal interventions. The method comprises crimping the stent onto a catheter when the polymer coating is at a target temperature other than ambient temperature. The polymer coating can optionally comprise drug(s). | 12-19-2013 |
20140000091 | CONFIGURATION AND METHOD FOR FIXATION OF A FILTER TO A CATHETER | 01-02-2014 |
20140026390 | SHAPE MEMORY POLYMER DEVICES - Various shape memory polymer (SMP) devices are disclosed. Many of these SMP devices can be used as attachment and/or release mechanisms for any number of different applications. These SMP devices can use various characteristics of the SMP material to allow for various shape changes. These shape changes, in some embodiments, can be used to provide for release and/or attachment devices, for example, SMP bolts, SMP screws, SMP collars, SMP pillars, SMP panels, and/or SMP rivets, to name a few. An SMP device can include a first geometric state and a second geometric shape. The first geometric shape can restrict motion of two distinct objects relative to one another and the second geometrical shape can allow motion of two distinct objects relative to one another. | 01-30-2014 |
20140259616 | METHOD FOR PRODUCING A FLUIDIC CONNECTION COMPONENT FOR CHROMATOGRAPHY - A method for producing a fluidic connection component for chromatography is described. A connection component includes a main body and at least one insert held in the main body. The main body is prefabricated with an aperture for the at least one insert. The at least one insert is connected to the main body securely and fluidically tightly by a thermal process and by making use of a thermal expansion of the main body and/or of the insert that occurs during the thermal process. The method may include a thermally induced change in volume of the main body and/or of the insert that is retained after completion of the thermal process. The material and the geometry of the main body and of the insert and the thermal process are chosen such that, after completion of the thermal treatment, there is a secure and fluidically tight connection. | 09-18-2014 |
20150107082 | TOOL FOR BANDING MECHANICAL COMPONENTS AND BANDING METHOD USING SUCH A TOOL - A tool for shrink-fitting mechanical parts includes a fixed portion, a movable portion movable relative to the fixed portion, a support for a part to be shrink-fitted, a docking part for docking the tool on a hoop, and an actuator displacing the movable portion when the part to be shrink-fitted is detected in a shrink-fitting position on the hoop receiving the part. In particular, the fixed portion includes a fixed jaw and a housing, and the movable portion includes a movable jaw and a housing. The support and the docking part are disposed in the corresponding housing, respectively, so that the support and the docking part determine sets of parts to be shrink-fitted and/or of hoop parts for the tool. The housings dispose on the tool the docking part and the support with geometric reference to the hoop. | 04-23-2015 |
20150121677 | METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR FORMING A GLASS INSERT IN AN AMORPHOUS METAL ALLOY BEZEL - Methods and apparatus for creating an integral assembly formed from a transparent member and a housing formed at least in part of a bulk-solidifying amorphous alloy. The methods and systems create integral transparent member and amorphous metal alloy-containing parts using thermoplastic molding techniques in which the amorphous metal is molded to the transparent member in a thermoplastic, not liquid, state. | 05-07-2015 |
20150289633 | LANYARD ATTACHMENT ASSEMBLY - A lanyard attachment assembly has a sleeve with an inside surface and an outside surface. The inside surface defines a passageway through the sleeve. A strap passes through the passageway and forms a closed loop to link the closed loop to the sleeve. The assembly optionally includes a connector with a connector opening therethrough. When the assembly includes a connector, the strap passes through the connector opening where the closed loop links the connector to the sleeve. | 10-15-2015 |
20150290751 | WORK SETTING APPARATUS AND METHOD THEREOF - A work setting apparatus includes a lower table | 10-15-2015 |
20150308535 | DAMPING MECHANICAL LINKAGE - A mechanical linkage includes first and second end members and a pair of generally parallel arcuate beams, interconnecting the end members and defining a lateral space therebetween. A plurality of alternating fingers extend from each beam into the lateral space, and a damping member is attached between each adjacent pair of fingers within the lateral space. | 10-29-2015 |
20150335436 | METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING A PROSTHETIC HIP ACETABULUM - A method for manufacturing a prosthetic hip acetabulum includes the following steps. First, one provides an insertion cup ( | 11-26-2015 |
20150360331 | APPARATUS FOR ASSEMBLING A COMPOSITE ARRANGEMENT - An apparatus for assembling a composite arrangement including a plurality of functional elements each having an aperture for a shaft, in a predetermined angular position on the shaft, may include a plurality of retaining devices each intended for accommodating a functional element. The retaining devices may be arranged vertically one above another such that the apertures of the functional elements may lie on a vertical line. The apparatus may also include a vertically movable guide slide for the shaft so that a joining of the shaft with the functional elements may take place in a vertical direction. The apparatus may also include a heating device by which at least two functional elements may be heated simultaneously. The apparatus may further include a gripping device by which at least two functional elements which are to be joined may be removed together from the heating device and introduced into the retaining devices. | 12-17-2015 |
20160001405 | AN ANTI-FROZEN PROCESSING APPARATUS AND METHOD - The invention provides an anti-frozen processing apparatus and method used in a shrink fitting process of an inter component and outer component, which can reduce and eliminate the icy layer on the surface of low temperature inner component, and also can increase the productivity, improve the fitting quality and reduce the nitrogen consumption. | 01-07-2016 |
20160084282 | Stress Concentration Reduction Method And Design For Improved Fatigue Performance - A method of reducing the concentration of stress that occurs when joining two cylindrical component ends with a tube. Grooves are placed near the ends of the cylindrical components that alleviate the stress/strain felt by the cylindrical components when undergoing flex cycling. | 03-24-2016 |
20160107273 | SENSOR-CONTAINING CONNECTION ELEMENT AND MANUFACTURING METHOD - A connection element consists of a longitudinally oriented support structure that is at least partially hollow and a sensor unit that is arranged in the inside of the support structure, is connected to a signal transmission device, and is non-positively connected to the support structure. The required force for the non-positive connection is produced by internal stresses after a plastic deformation of the support structure during a joining process of the support structure and the sensor unit. A method for manufacturing a connection element consisting of a support structure that is at least partially hollow and a sensor unit includes positioning the sensor unit in a region of the support structure and, using radially movable tool segments, exerting a force on the support structure in the radial direction and at the same time reducing the periphery of the support structure in the region in which the sensor unit is positioned. | 04-21-2016 |
20160169256 | METHOD AND ASSEMBLY FOR ATTACHING COMPONENTS | 06-16-2016 |