Class / Patent application number | Description | Number of patent applications / Date published |
156293000 | Inserting of lamina in hole, aperture or recess of other lamina and adherence to side walls thereof | 87 |
20080257491 | REINFORCEMENT SYSTEM UTILIZING A HOLLOW CARRIER - A system and method for reinforcing at least a portion of a structural member, including at least one hollow carrier, having an exterior shell and an interior portion, which substantially conforms to the dimensions and geometry of the structural member being reinforced; and a lightweight, low density material for filling the interior portion of one or more of the carriers. The material filling one or more of the carriers of the present invention can be a reinforcement material, self-curing material, or a heat activated expandable material. The carrier can be produced by blow molding or rotational molding and has an adhesive material disposed along at least a portion of the exterior shell used to place, adhere, and affix the carrier to a targeted portion of the structural member selected to be structurally reinforced. | 10-23-2008 |
20090032185 | NEEDLE-BASED MEDICAL DEVICE INCLUDING NEEDLE GUIDE AND METHOD FOR CONSTRUCTING - A needle-based medical device including a needle guide and a method for constructing the same are disclosed. The needle-based medical device includes a tube having a first lumen; a needle guide which is dimensioned to be inserted into the lumen of the tube, and a needle. The needle is inserted such that an end is positioned in the needle guide. A glue may also be provided to secure the needle guide to the tube. In one embodiment, the tube may be made of extruded plastic. | 02-05-2009 |
20090050265 | Apparatus for making a fishing line knot - A method and apparatus for attaching a fishing line to a fishing hook is presented. The method includes steps of obtaining an amount of adhesive material, applying the adhesive material to an end portion of the fishing line, passing the end portion through a hook eye of the fishing hook and knotting the end portion in a manner such that the adhesive material substantially prevents slipping in the knot and substantially reduces slipping of the fishing line on the hook eye whereby breakage of the fishing line is substantially reduced during fishing. | 02-26-2009 |
20090205780 | BONDING PAD FOR ELECTRONIC SUBASSEMBLIES - A method for installing a bonding pad as a gasket for an electronic subassembly includes providing a bonding pad comprising an expandable foam; an air-tight bladder covering at least one side of the expandable foam; a layer of conductive material covering the air-tight bladder and comprising at least one contact point; and an open port; removing air from the air-tight bladder, thereby compressing the expandable foam; installing the bonding pad into a gap between two surfaces; allowing the compressed foam to expand under atmospheric pressure; and electrically bonding the two surfaces with the bonding pad. | 08-20-2009 |
20090211701 | ASSEMBLY OF DATA STORAGE COMPONENTS - A process for assembling data storage components in which a cylindrically shaped first structure of a data storage device is inserted into an aperture of a second structure, the first structure having a circumferentially extending outer surface and the aperture of the second structure having an aperture sidewall. An annular gap is formed between the outer surface of the first structure and the inner sidewall of the aperture of the second structure, and a plurality of discrete dots of adhesive are placed to span the annular gap following which the adhesive is cured by exposing the adhesive to ultraviolet radiation to attaches the first and second structures into a sub-assembly. | 08-27-2009 |
20090242115 | Method of manufacturing insertion portion of endoscope - The present invention provides a simple method of manufacturing an insertion portion of an endoscope. | 10-01-2009 |
20090242116 | MICRO-FLUIDIC INTERCONNECTOR - A method of bonding a capillary tube made of a thermally deformable material to a passage in a glass wafer comprising the steps of treating the surface of the capillary tube to render the surface bondable and wettable by a conventional epoxy resin; inserting a support inside the capillary to prevent inward deformation of the capillary during subsequent fabricating steps; inserting the supported capillary inside the port on the wafer; heating an end of the capillary proximate a bottom portion of the port to effect melting of a portion of the heated end of the capillaries; moving the melted end of the capillary into contact with a wall of the port at a desired location for the capillary in the port, thus forming a temporary seal between the capillary and the wall of the port; and introducing an epoxy around the capillary to bind the capillary to the wafer. | 10-01-2009 |
20090277579 | Joining of Concentric Section Polymer Composite Components - A process for assembling a composite component with a thermoplastic surface into or around a second component, the process including selecting a first component with a thermoplastic surface and a second component that, when assembled with the first component has at least some points of contact, shaping where necessary at least one component in the joint area, and pressing the components together to achieve relative immobility between the components. A second process involves the selection of a third thermoplastic component to be assembled with the first two components with at least some points of contact with the first and second components are achieved, shaping where necessary, and assembling such that relative immobility is achieved between all three components. In both processes, the joint area is then heated to allow the thermoplastic to flow and preferably weld the assembled components together. | 11-12-2009 |
20090283212 | Method for Sealing a Pipe Section - A pipe section in a pipe is quickly sealed with a hardenable, partially hardened, flat insert mat or prepreg. Adhesive is applied at least to the outer surface of the insert, adhesive is introduced between two superposed end regions of the insert, and to insert is given the form of a cylinder jacket. The insert is placed on an elongated balloon, a part of the insert is placed against the balloon and its jacket continuously covered at least in a partial area, and the remaining region of the insert which does not adjoin the balloon is turned into a loop and pressed against the outer surface of the insert. The balloon with the insert is inserted into the pipe and positioned at the leak or weak location. Then the balloon is inflated, such that the insert is pressed against the inside wall of the pipe and the adhesive is hardened. | 11-19-2009 |
20090308533 | FAST-CURING CHEMICAL FIXING SYSTEM AND USE THEREOF - Rapidly functional chemical fixing systems for anchoring elements, which fixing systems comprise a radically curing olefinic reactive resin formulation, a hardener and optionally additives, wherein the reactive resin formulation is composed of one or more curing olefinic reactive resins, one or more aminic accelerators, one or more non-phenolic (anaerobic) inhibitors and no or one or more phenolic inhibitors, and as the hardener there is provided a hardener with at least one peroxide as the initiator, wherein as the aminic accelerator(s) the reactive resin formulation comprises at least one highly active aminic accelerator in an amount of at least 1.5% by weight, based on the mass of the reactive resin formulation, the mass ratio of the accelerator to phenolic initiator is >5, and the reactive resin formulation comprises as non-phenolic inhibitor(s) up to 5% by weight of at least one non-phenolic inhibitor which has hardly any effect on the curing time, and in the hardener at least 1% of peroxide is provided. The very rapidly curing chemical fixing systems are especially suitable for fixing anchoring elements in the construction industry; these anchoring elements may become fixed a short time after the introduction of the chemical fixing system. | 12-17-2009 |
20100012270 | PROCESS FOR MOUNTING A METAL PART IN A COMPOSITE MATERIAL PART - A process for mounting a metal part ( | 01-21-2010 |
20100051197 | THERMOPLASTIC ELEMENT FOR PROTECTION AGAINST CORROSION IN THE THERMOFUSION COUPLING OF A THERMOPLASTIC TUBE - It is the object of the present invention a thermoplastic element for the protection against corrosion in the thermofused splicing of a thermoplastic tube to a thermoplastic connection, which element has the shape of a fully thermoplastic tubular sleeve, able to be introduced into a socket mouth formed by the expansion of the tube end, said splice element bearing only one internal diameter and two external diameters which define a cylindrical external portion of larger diameter and a tubular projection which diameter is smaller than the former, and which is introduced into the thermoplastic tube, a lateral wall of the external portion defining a front butt of said thermoplastic element against the end of the thermoplastic tube. Said splicing element also exhibits an auxiliary ring which operates as a reference point for the assembly thereof. | 03-04-2010 |
20100065206 | Blanket-Like Laminate for Insulating Surfaces - An insulation product is comprised of a fibrous layer pre-assembled with a flexible foam layer. The layer containing the fibrous material may comprise a fiberglass layer or a layer containing cellulosic fibers. The foam layer, on the other hand, may comprise any suitable flexible foam, such as an elastomeric polyurethane foam, that creates an air barrier. The two materials are laminated together and the resulting product is delivered to a building or structure for installation. | 03-18-2010 |
20100132884 | METHOD FOR ASSEMBLING JOINTED WIND TURBINE BLADE - A method of assembling a wind turbine blade comprises providing a first blade segment comprising at least two first spar cap segments; providing a second blade segment comprising at least two second spar cap segments; inserting the second blade segment into the first blade segment wherein a spar cap cavity is formed between each set of corresponding first and second spar cap segments; injecting an adhesive into the spar cap cavities to bond the blade segments together, wherein a scarf joint is formed between each set of corresponding first and second spar cap segments. | 06-03-2010 |
20100193123 | CONNECTION DEVICE FOR CONNECTION BETWEEN PIPE AND CONNECTION MEMBER - A connecting device | 08-05-2010 |
20100243154 | Cured In Place Pipe Liner With Styrene Barrier - A liner for repairing damaged pipes, such as underground sewer or gas pipes is disclosed. The liner comprises a TPU coating on fibrous mat of non-woven fabric. The TPU coating contains a barrier layer to retard the migration of styrene from the liner to the media used to force the liner against the damaged pipe and to activate the thermoset resin. The thermoset resin converts the liner from a flexible state to a rigid state as the liner is cured in place inside the pipe. | 09-30-2010 |
20110132536 | MOTOR AND MANUFACTURING METHOD OF THE SAME - A motor is provided with a chucking device enabling attachment and detachment of a disk-shaped storage medium. In the motor, a turntable forming a portion of the chucking device is disposed axially above a rotor holder. The turntable has a placement portion on which the storage medium is placed. An inner recess is formed on an outer surface of a shaft between a position at which the rotor holder is fitted and another position at which the turntable is fitted. An outer recess is formed to radially face the inner recess and is concave away from a center axis. Adhesive is placed in the inner recess and the outer recess. | 06-09-2011 |
20110174436 | Thermal conductivity treatment - Often it is beneficial to divert the heat generated in an electronic device away from some specified spots. If the substrate on which the device is fabricated has a high thermal conductivity (e.g. silicon), considerable amounts of heat can be transferred to unwanted regions by conduction. The transferred heat might cause unwanted processes or damages to the device. In one embodiment, the present invention successfully diverts heat from protected areas by anisotropy induced by fabrication of grooves or other features in the substrate. | 07-21-2011 |
20110203729 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR INSTALLING FLEXIBLE LININGS IN UNDERGROUND PIPES - A method and apparatus for installing a flexible lining tube in an underground pipe by eversion. A pressure vessel is equipped with a gasket that has an arcuate slot for receiving the lining tube in a manner that provides an effective seal without creating undue friction. A guide has a cylindrical wall curved in conformity with the slot and a conical surface leading to the cylindrical wall. | 08-25-2011 |
20110232842 | PIPE PREFORMED LINER COMPRISING METAL POWDER - The present invention relates to a preformed liner of tetrafluoroethylene/perfluoro(alkyl vinyl ether) copolymer adhered to the surface of a pipe, and in particular, an oil well pipe, without the need for either a primer layer or an adhesive. The liner comprises an effective amount of metal powder which provides adhesion between the liner and the surface of the pipe. The present invention also relates to a process for making such pipe, where in a preferred embodiment, the liner is co-extruded to form an inner layer and an outer layer. This co-extrusion embodiment is particularly useful in applications where high purity is necessary. In this case, the inner layer comprises an effective amount of metal powder and the outer layer is pure tetrafluoroethylene/perfluoro(alkyl vinyl ether) copolymer. | 09-29-2011 |
20110272094 | PLANAR ELECTRONIC DEVICE HAVING A MAGNETIC COMPONENT AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING THE ELECTRONIC DEVICE - A method for manufacturing a planar electronic device includes applying a non-conductive fluid polymer to a lower side of a planar substrate. The substrate includes a hole extending through the substrate. The method also includes curing the fluid polymer to form a solid centering layer on the lower side of the substrate, with the centering layer extending across the hole along the lower side of the substrate. The method further includes loading a ferrite material body into the hole of the substrate through the upper side of the substrate, embedding the ferrite material body in an encapsulating material in the hole, and forming one or more conductive loops around the ferrite material body. The ferrite material body is held within the substrate between the lower side and the upper side of the substrate by the encapsulating material. | 11-10-2011 |
20120018090 | HIGH PRESSURE BALLOON - Composite fiber reinforced balloons for medical devices are prepared by applying a web of fibers to the exterior of a preformed underlayer balloon, encasing the web with a matrix material to form an assembly, and inserting the assembly into a preformed outer layer balloon to form the composite balloon. | 01-26-2012 |
20120043019 | BONDING WITH ADHESIVE BEADS OR PLOTS - A structural member includes one or more walls that define a cavity. A system for reinforcing the cavity includes a substantially rigid carrier configured to reside in the cavity. The carrier includes a pathway disposed in the carrier that provides an aperture between an exterior surface of the carrier and an interior surface of the carrier. An adhesive is disposed in a gap between at least a portion of the exterior surface of the carrier and the wall of the structural member. The adhesive is disposed proximate to the pathway. | 02-23-2012 |
20120055630 | AIRCRAFT FRONT NOSE LANDING GEAR AND METHOD OF MAKING AN AIRCRAFT LANDING GEAR - An aircraft front nose landing gear having both elastomeric and nonelastomeric elements is provided along with a method of making the same. The aircraft front nose landing gear includes the ability to reduce/inhibit oscillating shimmy rotation vibrations. The method further provides for making a landing gear with a shimmy damper for further reducing oscillating rotations. | 03-08-2012 |
20120073747 | EMBEDDED PRINTED CIRCUIT BOARD AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE SAME - Disclosed is an embedded printed circuit board, in which electronic devices having different thicknesses can be embedded together, thus achieving highly dense electronic devices, and when electronic devices having considerably different thicknesses are embedded, two electronic devices which are comparatively thinner can be embedded in a perpendicular direction, thus reducing an embedding area and suppressing warping of the printed circuit board, and an insulating member the thickness of which is variably adjusted is interposed between base substrates, so that spaces between the electronic devices are completely filled therewith, thus solving the problem of void defects, resulting in reliable printed circuit boards, and, when a base substrate includes a core made of metal, the printed circuit board can less warp. Also a method of manufacturing the embedded printed circuit board is provided. | 03-29-2012 |
20120103514 | Lateral pipe lining method and lateral pipe lining apparatus - A main pipe is lined by a main pipe lining material comprising a resin pipe made of a thermoplastic resin. A flange of a lateral pipe lining material is formed of a material capable of being welded to the thermoplastic resin of the resin pipe of the main pipe lining material. The thermoplastic resins of the flange of the lateral pipe lining material and the resin pipe are heated for plastic welding by a heater to integrally join the flange of the lateral pipe lining material with the main pipe lining material. This prevents the ingress of underground water together with sediment into the main pipe from the section where the lateral pipe and the main pipe intersect. | 05-03-2012 |
20120152456 | CONNECTING PROFILE, STRUCTURE FIXED TO THE EDGE OF A SURFACE TO BE WET-SEALED, AND METHOD - A connecting profile for binding water sealing paste to a structure at an edge of a zone to be protected by wet sealing. The connecting profile is adapted to be attached tightly to the structure and that the installed connecting profile comprises or forms together with the structure at least one groove which is adapted to receive water sealing paste applied on the connecting profile. Also provided is the structure, for example a floor drain, that has the connecting profile and a method for attaching water sealing paste on the connecting profile or on the structure. | 06-21-2012 |
20120180950 | PRIMER COMPOSITIONS TO TOUGHEN ADHESIVE BONDS - A primer composition including a toughening agent can be applied to a surface to be bonded using a separate curable adhesive composition. The primer composition toughens cured reaction products of the adhesive composition. In some embodiments the primer composition can also enhance reactivity of the curable adhesive composition. | 07-19-2012 |
20120211158 | Method for Manufacturing A Micro Tube Heat Exchanger - Method for fabricating a heat exchanger which, in one aspect, includes providing a stack of a plurality of lamina each of which defines a pattern of lamina apertures, the apertures being substantially alignable in the stack; disposing a plurality of microtubes through respective aligned lamina apertures extending through and defined by the stack of lamina so as to form a subassembly, a clearance existing between each of the microtubes and their respective aligned apertures when the microtubes are so disposed; and adhering together the lamina in the stack and the plurality of microtubes so disposed while forming a seal at the clearances. | 08-23-2012 |
20120241086 | LINED PIPES FOR CONVEYING CHEMICALS - The present invention relates to a vessel, in particular a pipe, especially an oil pipe, having a preformed film adhered onto the interior surface of the pipe, the interior surface of the preformed film reducing the deposition of at least one of asphaltenes, paraffin wax, and inorganic scale by at least 40% as compared to the interior surface of said oil pipe without said preformed film being present. In a preferred embodiment, the preformed film is adhered to the interior surface of the pipe with a primer layer with an optional barrier layer between the primer layer and the preformed film. | 09-27-2012 |
20120279650 | Insulated Beverage Container - A container including a wall that defines an internal volume and an opening into the internal volume, the wall including an internal surface and an external surface, and being formed as a layered structure that includes a first layer positioned proximate the internal surface and a second layer positioned proximate the external surface, the second layer including major bosses extending into engagement with the first layer to space the second layer from the first layer. | 11-08-2012 |
20120291951 | DRY GROUT COMPOSITION AND CAPSULE FOR ANCHORING REINFORCING MEMBER, DOWEL OR ANCHOR ELEMENTS - A dry grout composition including a calcium aluminosulfate based hydraulic cement, a mineral filler, a thixotropic agent, and a superplasticizer agent. Also, an anchoring capsule, containing the dry grout composition, for use in anchoring reinforcing member dowel, or anchor elements in a hole of a substrate, and a method of use. | 11-22-2012 |
20120305180 | METHOD OF RESIN SEALING PERMANENT MAGNETS IN LAMINATED ROTOR CORE - A laminated rotor core ( | 12-06-2012 |
20130000839 | EPOXIDE-BASED FIXING MORTAR HAVING SILANE ADDITIONS - The invention relates to a fixing mortar system for embedding anchoring means in mortar in holes or crevices, based on one or more hardening epoxy-based reactive resins, characterised in that it includes silanes which may or may not have reactive groups capable of participating in the polymerisation with a synthetic resin based on the hardening epoxy-based reactive synthetic resin(s) but which in any case have Si-bonded hydrolysable groups, and to related inventive subject matter such as processes, kits and uses. | 01-03-2013 |
20130008597 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR POSITIONING AN OPTICAL DEVICE - An apparatus for positioning an optical device includes (i) a holder assembly for holding an optical device and for limiting movement of the optical device within the holder assembly to movement in the Z-direction and (ii) a housing for permitting limited movement of the holder assembly in the X-direction, for supporting and optionally permitting movement of the holder assembly in the Y-direction, for supporting and for substantially preventing movement of the holder assembly in the Z-direction. When the holder assembly optionally holding the optical device is positioned within the housing to obtain a desired position of the optical device, a bonding material may be used for fixing the location in the X-direction, and optionally the Y-direction, of the holder assembly within the housing. A method of operating the apparatus for obtaining a desired position of an optical device is further provided. | 01-10-2013 |
20130008598 | Two-Piece Washing Tank For A Dishwasher And A Method For Manufacturing A Two-Piece Washing Tank For Dishwashers - A two-piece washing tank for a dishwasher and a method for manufacturing the two-piece washing tank for a dishwasher. The dishwasher includes a washing container and an assembly base made from plastic. The washing container has a base formed from a substantial portion of the top side of the plastic assembly base and side and rear walls formed substantially of stainless steel. | 01-10-2013 |
20130025780 | MANUFACTURE OF AN ACOUSTIC SILENCER - A method for manufacturing a resonator is disclosed in which a sleeve insert is placed into a fixture within a blow molding apparatus. The sleeve insert has a wall with a first plurality of apertures in the wall at a first axial distance and a second plurality of apertures in the wall at a second axial distance. A parison is slid over the sleeve insert; the mold is clamped over the parison causing the parison to press into the sleeve insert at three locations: near the ends of the sleeve insert and at a location between the pluralities of apertures; and air is blown into the sleeve insert, via a blow pin, to expand the parison into the walls of the mold to form cavities proximate the first and second pluralities of aperatures. After cooling, the mold opens to release the newly formed resonator. | 01-31-2013 |
20130186562 | SHAPE MEMORY MATERIAL BASED ON A STRUCTURAL ADHESIVE - A composition including at least one curable structural adhesive, and at least one chemically cross-linked elastomer, wherein the chemically cross-linked elastomer is present in the structural adhesive as penetrating polymer network. Such a composition constitutes a so-called shape memory material and is suitable for reinforcing cavities in structural components, such as, for example, in automobile bodies. | 07-25-2013 |
20130186563 | METHOD FOR ATTACHING GUIDE RING TO ROLLER AND JIG FOR ATTACHING GUIDE RING - A jig provided with a holding protrusion is used; a guide is overlaid on an outer circumferential surface of the holding protrusion; the guide ring is compressed toward an inner circumferential side through a decompression hole opened in the outer circumferential surface of the holding protrusion; the guide ring is brought into close contact with the outer circumferential surface of the holding protrusion; an adhesive is applied to an outer circumferential surface of the guide ring; the roller is overlaid on the guide ring; pressure reduction is released to return the guide ring to its original outer diameter and press the adhesive applied to the outer circumferential surface of the guide ring against an inner circumferential surface of the roller; and after adhesively fixing the guide ring to the inner circumferential surface, the roller is removed from the jig. | 07-25-2013 |
20130228279 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR ENHANCING PACKER OPERATION AND LONGEVITY - A technique improves the formation of dependable seals along wellbores. A packer is constructed with a plurality of elastomeric layers and an internal mechanical layer that extend between mechanical extremities. One or more of a variety of features can be added to, or used in conjunction with, the packer to reduce wear and the potential for detrimental damage during use of the packer. | 09-05-2013 |
20130228280 | METHOD OF MANUFACTURING LAMINATED CORE - A method of manufacturing a laminated core includes inserting permanent magnets | 09-05-2013 |
20130284363 | SLEEVE MEMBER FOR USE IN GOLF CLUB GRIPS AND THE LIKE - Disclosed are grips and methods of making grips for use with the handle of an article, and in particular for use with golf clubs, fishing poles, bicycle handles, hand tools, etc. Embodiments preferably include a first portion made of a first material and a second portion made of a second material. The first portion is preferably less dense and/or lighter than the second portion to allow for the manufacture of a light grip with different characteristics. | 10-31-2013 |
20140008017 | EJECTION APPARATUS FOR LIFTING CHIPS OFF OF CARRIER MATERIALS - An ejection device and a method for lifting a chip ( | 01-09-2014 |
20140048206 | VACUUM TRANSFER ELEMENT AND METHOD FOR TRANSFERRING TUBULAR LABELS - There is described a vacuum transfer element for transferring a tubular label having a first axis (A) form a first to a second position, comprising a first surface which may reciprocate along a second axis (E) parallel to first axis (A), comprises a plurality of ports and is adapted to cooperate with an outer side, opposite to first axis (A), of said tubular label; first ports are selectively connectable to a vacuum source to establish a vacuum suction action on outer side, at least when first surface moves from first to second position; surface is angularly fixed relative to said second axis (E); first surface is angularly fixed relative to second axis (E). | 02-20-2014 |
20140096907 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR MICROELECTRONICS LAMINATION PRESS - The system contains a lamination press. The first cavity is formed in a chassis. A film assembly is fitted within the chassis. A buffer mounts over the film assembly and within the chassis. A tool set is shaped to fit within the first cavity. The tool set and chassis are positioned within the lamination press to confer heat and pressure from the lamination press to the film assembly and chassis. | 04-10-2014 |
20140174653 | METHODS AND ASSEMBLIES FOR WELDING A GASKET TO A PIPE SECTION - The present disclosure is directed to a method of welding a gasket to a spigot portion of a pipe section. The method includes supporting the gasket in a recess on the spigot portion of the pipe section. The gasket includes a seating portion and a sealing portion. The sealing portion includes a first shoulder portion and a second shoulder portion. A first bonding portion extends from the first shoulder portion and a second bonding portion extends from the second shoulder portion. The first bonding portion and the second bonding portion are provided to bond the gasket to the spigot portion. The method further includes heating a portion of the gasket and an adjacent surface of the spigot portion and applying a force onto the portion of the gasket following the application of heat to fuse the gasket onto the spigot portion. | 06-26-2014 |
20140190630 | Method for Forming Catheter Balloon - Method of making a balloon catheter includes providing an elongated shaft having a proximal end and a distal end and an inflation lumen extending therein, providing a multilayer tube, forming a multilayer balloon by blow-molding the multilayer tube such that the multilayer balloon is blown, in at least a first stage, to a final working radial dimension, and securing the multilayer balloon on a distal section of the shaft with an interior of the multilayer balloon in fluid communication with the inflation lumen. The ADDR of the multilayer balloon after formation is approximately 2.0. | 07-10-2014 |
20140238597 | COMPOSITE PRESSURE VESSEL AND METHOD OF ASSEMBLING THE SAME - A method for assembling a composite pressure vessel includes disposing a sealant into each of a plurality of annular slots defined in an exterior surface of a body portion of an end cap. The end cap is aligned with an end portion of a tubular member such that the exterior surface of the body portion of the end cap abuts an interior surface of the tubular member. A force is applied to the tubular member having the end cap aligned with the end portion of the tubular member. The force is applied while rotating the tubular member. The force deforms the tubular member such that the end portion conforms to the plurality of annular slots defined in the body portion of the end cap. | 08-28-2014 |
20140246150 | Method for laminating a component by means of a laminating tool with a laminating element - A method for laminating a component by means of a laminating tool with a laminating element, wherein the component has a groove, wherein the component has a first surface and second surface, wherein the first surface and the second surface border on one another in the groove, wherein the method comprises the following steps:
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20150007937 | FLUID DYNAMIC BEARING APPARATUS AND MOTOR COMPRISING THE SAME - A fluid dynamic bearing apparatus with an increased adhesive strength between a component having an adhesion fixing face and a bracket is provided by appropriately controlling the adhesion gap. Materials for a bracket and a housing are selected so that the value obtained by dividing the linear expansion coefficient of the housing fixed to the inner periphery of the bracket by the linear expansion coefficient of the bracket having a portion for mounting a stator coil of a motor is not lower than 0.5 but not higher than 2.0. An adhesion fixing face formed on the outer periphery of the housing is adhesively fixed to the inner circumferential surface of the bracket with an anaerobic adhesive or an epoxy-based adhesive. | 01-08-2015 |
20150013903 | COUPLING DEVICE FOR TUBE WITH ANNULAR CORRUGATIONS - The disclosure includes the combination of a flexible rubber tube with annular corrugations and a coupling device for connecting the tube to a fitting. The device includes a latch secured to an end of the tube and a catch associated with the fitting. When the latch is engaged with the catch, the device forces the specially shaped flat annular side wall of the forward most corrugation into surface-to-surface contact with an annular end face of the fitting. | 01-15-2015 |
20150041058 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR ASSEMBLING CONFORMAL ARRAYS - Systems and methods according to the present disclosure for assembling conformal arrays utilize an outer tool for insertion into an open cell of a conformal array, an inner tool for insertion into the outer tool, and an adhesive source for delivering adhesive to the edges of the open cell via the inner tool and the outer tool. An assembled conformal array includes adhesive extending along the edges of the open cell. | 02-12-2015 |
20150096678 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR ADHESION OF INSERTS - The present invention contemplates a method for the attachment of a component to a honeycomb structure comprising forming a cavity in the honeycomb structure whereby the cavity is formed within one or more honeycomb cells; placing an insert adapted to enable the attachment of the component to the honeycomb structure whereby a reformable epoxy resin adhesive is injected about the insert or an expandable reformable epoxy resin adhesive is overmolded onto the insert; heating the reformable epoxy resin adhesive; and hardening and adhering the reformable epoxy resin adhesive to one or more interior walls of the cavity upon cooling. | 04-09-2015 |
20150101748 | Flexible Stent with Hinged Connectors - A composite implantable prosthesis including a scaffold with a plurality of axially spaced apart sections connected by one or more bridges, each bridge including one or more hinges, and methods of making the prosthesis. The material of the bridges may be generally distinct from the material of the scaffold. | 04-16-2015 |
20150330846 | MOUNTING METHOD FOR A STRAIN GAGE - A method of adhesively bonding a strain gauge in an opening having the steps of providing a component, cleaning the inner lateral surface of the opening, providing an insert, wherein the insert has an outer lateral surface which corresponds essentially to the inner lateral surface of the opening and, on its outer lateral surface, has a mount for the strain gauge, wherein the strain gauge is positioned in the mount, introducing an adhesive into the opening and/or applying an adhesive to the strain gauge, positioning the insert in the opening, wherein the strain gauge is moved into the vicinity of that region of the inner lateral surface on which it is to be fastened. | 11-19-2015 |
20150370018 | ALIGNING A FIBER IN AN OPTICAL FIBER CONNECTOR - According to certain embodiments, a method comprises disposing a first nanofiber portion of a nanofiber and a first assisting fiber portion of an assisting fiber into a ferrule of a connector. A second assisting fiber portion is heated. The nanofiber and assisting fiber are moved such that a portion of the heated assisting fiber portion is disposed within the ferrule. According to other embodiments, a method comprises placing a fiber within a ferrule of a connector having a fixed point such that a fiber center is a fiber distance away from a receptacle center. The fiber distance between the fiber center and receptacle center is measured. An angular offset between the fixed point and fiber center is measured about the receptacle center. A rotation angle for the fiber distance and angular offset is determined. The ferrule is rotated relative to the connector according to the rotation angle. | 12-24-2015 |
20160041346 | FIBER OPTIC CONNECTOR WITH VENTED FERRULE HOLDER - A fiber optic connector includes a ferrule having a mating end and an insertion end and a ferrule holder having a first end portion in which the ferrule is received and a second end portion opposite the first end portion. The first end portion defines a first bore having a first bore width for receiving the ferrule. Additionally, the first end portion defines a bore surface and at least one groove formed in the bore surface. The at least one groove extends from where the insertion end of the ferrule is located within the first bore to a front face of the ferrule holder. Ridges are formed around the first bore because the at least one groove also extends in a circumferential direction. The ridges contact the ferrule and are deflected by the ferrule in a direction toward the insertion end of the ferrule. | 02-11-2016 |
20160059263 | ELECTRONIC COMPONENT MANUFACTURING METHOD AND FILM FORMING APPARATUS - An electronic component manufacturing method includes inserting an electronic component base body, which has a substantially rectangular parallelepiped shape and paired opposing end surfaces, paired opposing lateral surfaces connecting the end surfaces, and paired opposing principal surfaces perpendicular to the end surfaces and the lateral surfaces and connecting the end surfaces, in a receiving portion of a component holder. The receiving portion defining an accommodation space that is capable of receiving the electronic component base body, forming an oleophobic film over the surfaces of the electronic component base body by exposing the surfaces of the electronic component base body inserted in the receiving portion to gas containing an oleophobic material, taking out the electronic component base body, which includes the oleophobic film formed thereon, from the receiving portion, and forming outer electrodes on the electronic component base body having been taken out. | 03-03-2016 |
20160076387 | TOOLING FOR FASTENING METAL REINFORCEMENT ON THE LEADING EDGE OF A TURBINE ENGINE BLADE, AND A METHOD USING SUCH TOOLING - A tooling for fastening metal reinforcement on the leading edge of a turbine engine blade, the tooling including a blade support for receiving a blade while leaving surfaces of the leading edge of the blade disengaged; and a leading edge reinforcement support on which the blade support is designed to be mounted, and including two lateral wedges between which the metal reinforcement for the leading edge of the blade is positioned, the wedges being suitable for being capable of moving towards each other and apart from each other and each of them being provided with a suction grid for gripping the metal reinforcement, the leading edge reinforcement support further including heater elements for polymerizing an adhesive film applied on the leading edge surfaces of the blade. | 03-17-2016 |
20160089834 | ASSEMBLED INTEGRAL PLASTIC ELEMENTS ON AN ANODIZED MOBILE DEVICE ENCLOSURE - Methods and systems for manufacturing composite parts that include anodizable portions and non-anodizable portions such that an interface between the anodizable portions and non-anodizable portions are free of visible defects are described. The non-anodizable portions can be made of anodizable metals such as aluminum or aluminum alloy. The non-anodizable portions are made of material that do not generally form an anodic film, such as plastic, ceramic or glass materials. In particular, the methods described relate to manufacturing methods that are compatible with anodizing processes and avoid defects related to anodizing processes. In particular embodiments, the methods involve avoiding trapping of anodizing chemicals within a gap between an anodizable portion and a non-anodizable portion, which prevents the anodizing chemicals from disrupting the uptake of dye in a post-anodizing dyeing process. | 03-31-2016 |
20160097415 | Combination Countertop Leveling and Connecting Device and Method - A combination leveler and fastening device for mounting a countertop to a floor cabinet. The device includes a body with a longitudinally aligned bore, a continuous external threads formed on the outside surface of the body, two opposite ends perpendicularly aligned with the body's longitudinal axis and a plurality of radially slots formed on each end. The device is screwed into a hole formed in the cabinet's corner block, brackets or a sub-top. By rotating the device in the hole, the upper portion of the device that extends above the block, bracket or sub-top may be selectively adjusted to level the countertop when placed over the floor cabinet. Depending on the construction of the countertop, either a threaded connector with a narrow threaded shaft and wide head may be inserted into the device's bore which its tip embedded into the bottom surface of the countertop, or a compatible adhesive may be squeezed into the bore which flows and spreads laterally through the radial slots formed on the upper end of the device and into the space created between the bottom of the countertop and the top edge of the floor cabinet, the corner bracket, block or sub-top. | 04-07-2016 |
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20160183823 | METHOD FOR MAKING A LOW OHMIC PRESSURE-CONTACT ELECTRICAL CONNECTION BETWEEN SPLIT RING ELECTRODE AND LEAD WIRE - A method for attaching a split ring electrode to a catheter tip section includes providing a tubing with a lumen and an opening in the tubing side wall, passing an electrode lead wire through the opening, and wrapping the lead wire around the tubing. A split ring electrode is mounted on the tubing over the wrapped lead wire and opening, with electrically-conductive thermoplastic elastomeric adhesive applied between the ring electrode and the outer surface of the tubing, and reheated to reflow. | 06-30-2016 |
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20090133828 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR MAKING AN INFLATABLE BED - A method for making an inflatable bed includes the steps of: sleeving a plurality of tubular tension members onto a guide bar; placing a bottom plastic sheet on a carrier that has a plurality of aligned through holes extending through top and bottom surfaces of the bottom plastic sheet; laying the guide bar on the bottom plastic sheet with the guide bar being aligned with the aligned through holes and with each of the tubular tension members being aligned with one of the through holes; laying a top plastic sheet on the guide bar and the bottom plastic sheet; and welding the tubular tension members to the top and bottom plastic sheets. A system for making an inflatable bed is also disclosed. | 05-28-2009 |
20100122767 | METHOD, APPARATUS AND SYSTEM FOR LINING CONDUITS - A method for inverting a tubular liner in a hollow conduit involves: forming a cuff from the tubular liner, the cuff having an opening through which the liner is fed; and while feeding the liner through the cuff opening, feeding a gas under pressure through a gas inlet port formed in the liner to a space between the cuff and the remainder of the liner, thereby causing inversion and inflation of the liner into and through the conduit. After a portion of the liner has been inverted in the conduit, a region of the cuff and liner upstream of the gas inlet port is sealed off, thereby causing inversion of the remainder of the liner in the conduit. Optionally, before a trailing end of the liner is fed through the opening of the cuff, the trailing end is sealed to prevent flow of gas therefrom. When the liner is intended to line the conduit, the liner resin-impregnated either outside or in the conduit and, after complete inversion of the liner in the conduit, the resin is cured and the ends of the liner are sealed to the inside surfaces of the conduit. An apparatus and system for conducting the method are also provided. | 05-20-2010 |
20100193124 | Method of Lining a Well or a Pipe Using an Inflatable Bladder - According to the method, a cylindrical tube ( | 08-05-2010 |
20100236710 | Medical Devices Including Aerated Adhesive Bonds and Methods of Forming the Same - Medical devices can be formed from medical device components that are bonded together with an adhesive that resists stresses caused by adhesive curing. In particular, a medical device can include a first component and a second component. The second component can be configured to fit at least partially over the first component. An aerated adhesive layer can be formed or disposed between the first and second components. | 09-23-2010 |
20100288438 | METHOD AND STRUCTURE FOR BONDING METAL MEMBER TO BE BONDED - A metal member ( | 11-18-2010 |
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20120145317 | NON-COMPLIANT MULTILAYERED BALLOON FOR A CATHETER - Method of making a multilayer balloon for a catheter having a nominal working diameter comprises forming a tube having at least a first layer and a second layer having a combined wall thickness. The first layer is made of a first polymer material having a first maximum blow-up-ratio and the second layer is made of a second polymer material having a second maximum blow-up-ratio greater than the first maximum blow-up-ratio. The second layer is an inner layer relative to the first layer. The method also comprises forming the multilayer balloon from the tube in a balloon mold having an inner diameter corresponding to the balloon's nominal working diameter. The at least first and second layers of the multilayer balloon define a compliance less than that of a single layer balloon made of the first polymer material with a wall thickness equal to the combined wall thickness. | 06-14-2012 |
20120145318 | METHODS FOR MAKING AN ENCAPSULATED STENT AND INTRALUMINAL DELIVERY THEREOF - A method for making an encapsulated stent includes providing a first seamless unsintered ePTFE tube, providing a second seamless unsintered ePTFE tube, positioning a balloon-expandable stent between the first and second ePTFE tubes to form an assembly, disposing an ePTFE interlayer member between the first and second ePTFE tubes, and joining the first ePTFE tube to the second ePTFE tube through openings in a wall of the stent by applying first pressure, and then heat, to the assembly. | 06-14-2012 |
20120193027 | System and Method for Conduit Reparation - Disclosed is a system and method for conduit expansion for use in expanding a liner conduit within a host conduit. The system includes injection hardware positioned on a first end of the liner conduit and the host conduit, and distal end cap hardware positioned on a second end of the host conduit and liner conduit. Both the injection hardware and the distal end cap hardware are in communication with a control mechanism for use in monitoring and/or controlling the operating parameters of the system. | 08-02-2012 |
20120205044 | METHOD FOR FORMING A FILTER MAT - The invention relates to a method for forming a filter mat ( | 08-16-2012 |
20130000840 | Methods for Producing Optical Fiber Preforms with Low Index Trenches - Methods for forming optical fiber preforms with low-index trenches are disclosed. According to one embodiment, the method includes depositing silica-based glass soot on a bait rod to form a low-index trench region of the optical fiber preform. The silica-based glass soot is deposited such that the low-index trench region has a first density. Thereafter a barrier layer having a second density greater than the first density is formed around the low-index trench region. Therafter, an overclad region is deposited around the barrier layer. The bait rod is then removed from a central channel of the trench-overclad assembly. A separate core assembly is inserted into the central channel. A down-dopant gas is then directed through the central channel of the trench-overclad assembly as the trench-overclad assembly is heated to dope the low-index trench region. The barrier layer prevents diffusion of the down-dopant from the low-index trench region into the overclad region. | 01-03-2013 |
20130126087 | MEDICAL DEVICE AND TECHNIQUE FOR USING THE SAME - An inflatable balloon cuff may be adapted to seal a patient's trachea when associated with an endotracheal tube. These cuffs may include indicia that facilitate attachment of the cuff relative to the tube to reduce manufacturing variability for such characteristics as rotational and length alignment. Such indicia may include protrusions that are formed in the wall of the cuff collars or may include visual indicators, e.g., colorimetric or shape-wise indicators. Cuffs with improved attachment relative to the tube may have increased sealing performance. | 05-23-2013 |
20130160943 | METHODS FOR AN EXPANDABLE COVERED STENT WITH WIDE RANGE OF WRINKLE-FREE DEPLOYED DIAMETERS - An improved stent-graft device is provided that delivers a smooth flow surface over a range of operative expanded diameters by applying a unique cover material to the stent through a technique that allows the cover to become wrinkle-free prior to reaching fully deployed diameter. The unique cover material then allows the device to continue to expand to a fully deployed diameter while maintaining a smooth and coherent flow surface throughout this additional expansion. Employed with a self-expanding device, when the device is unconstrained from a compacted diameter it will self-expand up to a fully deployed diameter with the graft being substantially wrinkle-free over diameters ranging from about 30-50% to 100% of the fully deployed diameter. | 06-27-2013 |
20130199722 | FLUID CONVEYANCE SAFETY DEVICES, METHODS, AND SYSTEMS - The disclosed subject matter includes a structure and method for making a dual-lumen needle from single lumen needles to take advantage of the much higher economies of scale. Variations include two needles joined by a flow junction and one needle and a single cannula joined by a flow junction. In addition disclosed are methods of using a dual-lumen needle in a two needle access for blood treatment is disclosed in which at least venous flow is provided through a dual-lumen needle with arterial flow just sufficient to provide air infiltration detection in the event of withdrawal of the dual-lumen needle. | 08-08-2013 |
20130333836 | BALLOON DILATION CATHETER SHAFT HAVING END TRANSITION - A catheter includes a balloon and a shaft having a coaxial portion including an outer tubular member having a bore, a transition neck, an access fitting adjacent the proximate end of the catheter shaft for directing a guidewire into the catheter shaft, an inflation port, a guidewire tubular member disposed coaxially in the outer tubular member, the outer tubular member and guidewire tubular member defining a first, annular inflation/deflation lumen fluid communication with the inflation port, at least one second inflation/deflation lumen separate from and non-coaxial with the guidewire tubular member and having a cross-sectional area less than the cross-sectional area of the first inflation/deflation lumen and opening at a proximate end into the first inflation/deflation lumen and at the distal end of the transition neck. | 12-19-2013 |
20140048207 | Dual-Use Modular Carbon-Fiber Ladder and Bridge - A dual-use ladder and bridge modular system preferably includes tubes, gussets, flanges, and/or joints. In a preferred embodiment, the tubes, gussets, flanges, and/or joints are made of carbon fiber. A method connects and disconnects modular carbon fiber ladder segments. Another method creates a lightweight carbon-fiber beam with exceptionally high stiffness and strength using a combination of carbon-fiber braid material, uni-directional cloth, and pultruded carbon-fiber strips. A carbon fiber ladder segment and tube connectors are also disclosed. | 02-20-2014 |
20140209238 | METHODS OF MAKING ENCAPSULATED HEART VALVES - The present disclosure concerns embodiments of implantable prosthetic devices, and in particular, implantable prosthetic valves, and methods for making such devices. In one aspect, a prosthetic device includes encapsulating layers that extend over a fabric layer and secure the fabric layer to another component of the device. In particular embodiments, the prosthetic device comprises a prosthetic heart valve, and can be configured to be implanted in any of the native heart valves. In addition, the prosthetic heart valve can be, for example, a transcatheter heart valve, a surgical heart valve, or a minimally-invasive heart valve. | 07-31-2014 |
20140251536 | METHODS FOR MANUFACTURING A CATHETER USING AN ALUMINUM NITRIDE BONDING APPARATUS - Apparatuses and methods for joining one or more tubing sections together to form a tubular catheter device, for shaping one or more tubular sections of a catheter device, and/or for fusing elements (e.g., a radiopaque marker) onto a portion of the catheter. Each section of the catheter is typically fabricated independently from the other sections. Subsequently, the separate sections are fused together to form the catheter. The methods described herein allow the various sections of the catheter to be fitted together for fabrication without the use of heat-shrink tubing. The fitted parts are clamped in a die or mold at a temperature at or near room temperature; the die is then rapidly heated to fuse the parts, rapidly cooled back down to a temperature at or about room temperature, and removed from the die. | 09-11-2014 |
20140332158 | HOLLOW, COMPOSITE-MATERIAL REBAR FABRICATION METHODOLOGY - A method of making an elongate, composite-material, hollow rebar structure including (a) forming an elongate, composite-material, hollow core, (b) in association with such forming, preparing along the core's length an elongate, composite-material, core-circumsurrounding, hollow sleeve having inner and outer surfaces, (c) in association with such preparing, creating, unitarily with the sleeve, and in a manner distributed along the length of the sleeve's outer surface, an external-purchase-enhancing structure possessing radial-dimensionality, and (d) bonding the inner surface of the sleeve to the outer surface of the core. | 11-13-2014 |
20150122415 | COMPOSITE BAT WITH VARYING BARREL THICKNESSES - A baseball or softball bat includes a composite bat body having a handle and a barrel extending from the handle. The bat body is of a variable thickness along a length thereof. A generally tubular, resilient sleeve is disposed adjacent to an exterior of the barrel intermediate ends of the bat body. The bat body and sleeve are interconnected with one another such that the sleeve and bat body provide a generally continuous exterior surface of the bat. | 05-07-2015 |
20160008590 | RAPID EXCHANGE CATHETERS HAVING A SEALED GUIDEWIRE LUMEN AND METHODS OF MAKING THE SAME | 01-14-2016 |
20160158508 | INTEGRAL DILATION ELEMENT FOR A BALLOON CATHETER - A balloon catheter is provided for dilating hardened stenoses. The balloon catheter has dilation elements integrally formed on the outer surface of the balloon. The dilation elements have cross-sectional shapes that improve the performance of the balloon catheter. | 06-09-2016 |