Abstract: An improved process for sealing at least one ultracapacitor which includes a multi-layer structure is disclosed. The process includes the step of applying a substantial vacuum to press together an uppermost layer of the structure and a lowermost layer of the structure and to evacuate ambient gasses, wherein a sealant situated in a peripheral area between the facing surfaces of the layers forms a liquid-impermeable seal for the structure under the vacuum. In some embodiments, a press is used to apply pressure to the peripheral area on which the sealant is disposed. Usually, the ultracapacitor would be situated within an enclosable region of the press, and a collapsible membrane would be fastened over the ultracapacitor to fully enclose the region and transmit the vacuum force to the multi-layer structure. The force applied by the press itself causes the sealant to flow, thereby ensuring a complete seal upon curing of the sealant.

Abstract: In a method of manufacturing an ultrasonic transducer array a plurality of discrete transducer elements are formed on an initially flat flexible substrate together with electrically conductive tracks, through which the transducer elements will be energized in use, the flexible substrate with the discrete transducer elements and conductive tracks mounted thereon then being formed into a cylinder and mounted on the end of a catheter tube, the substrate being radially outwardly of the transducer elements so that it is in a position to act also as an acoustic matching layer between the material of the transducer elements and the human tissues or blood when in use.

Abstract: The invention proposes a lamellar wood panel (1) comprising stacked, flatly superposed wood layers (3) cemented to each other at pairwise adjacent large faces (15), part of the wood layers (3) having mutually transverse fiber direction, part of the large surfaces (15) being fitted with a plurality of slots whereby the slots of the adjacent large surfaces (15) are mutually crossing, at least in part, pairwise adjacent wood layers (3) having mutually transverse fiber directions.The invention also proposes a method for manufacturing a lamellar wood panel (1) in which wood layers (3) are stacked together and cemented to each other, at least part of the wood layers (3) with mutually transverse fiber directions being stacked, slots being fitted in part of the wood-layer large surfaces (15), the wood layers (3) being stacked, and the wood stack being moved into a tightly sealable enclosure which is evacuated during at least part of the cement setting period.

Abstract: The present invention provides a method for the production of a hollow golf ball, which has a perfect spherical hollow portion and possesses excellent durability and good shot feel at the time of hitting, without adversely affecting a good rebound performance. The present invention provides a method for producing a hollow golf ball comprising a hollow core (5) having a hollow center (2) and a hollow portion (1) and, optionally, at least one intermediate core layer (3) formed on the hollow center (2), and a cover (4) formed on the hollow core (5), wherein the step of producing the hollow center (2) comprises:(i) preparing a rubber composition for hollow center;(ii) forming a bowl-shaped half-shell from the rubber composition for the hollow center and vulcanizing only the inside of the half-shell; and(iii) bonding two of the half-shells together to form a complete sphere body which is then vulcanized to obtain the hollow center (2).

Abstract: Conductors are placed in insulator which acts as a spacer/centralizer for the conductors, which are in turn mounted within tubing. The void spaces between the insulator and the tubing inside wall can be filled with a sealing material. Alternatively, the voids around the substantially centralized conductors can be used as flow channels for the transmission of fluid pressure to a remote location, such as downhole. The conductors are protected because they are kept away from the tubing wall and can be further protected by the addition of the sealing material.

Abstract: A process serves for recoating a deactivated catalyst coating of a catalyst for converting harmful constituents from the exhaust gas of an internal combustion engine, particularly in a motor vehicle. In this process, washcoat and/or noble metal compounds are sprayed by means of an aerosol into the catalyst. The noble metal compounds are subsequently brought into their elemental state by means of a reducing medium flowing through the catalyst, after which the washcoat applied is dried by heat treatment or calcination. In an apparatus for carrying out the process, a first line for a carrier gas and a second line for the washcoat and/or the noble metal compounds are provided. The first line is arranged at least partly in a region before the catalyst within the second line and at its ends nearest the catalyst is provided with an atomization device.

Abstract: A multiple panel is manufactured having individual panels in each of which a sealing material surrounds a pixel region and peripheral driver circuit regions. At least a part of the sealing material in the respective panels is provided with seal openings to enable a liquid crystal material to be injected into the inside of the sealing material. A single or a plurality of injection holes leading to the seal openings to permit the liquid crystal material to pass are formed on a side among the peripheral portion of the multiple panel. Vacuum injection method is carried out in a vacuum chamber, and the liquid crystal material is injected into the inside of the sealing material of the respective panels over the pixel regions and the peripheral driver circuit regions from the injection hole through the seal openings of the respective panels. Thereafter, the multiple panel is separated into individual panels.

Abstract: When applying a flux 2 kept in a container 16 onto a conductive ball 1, the flux 2 is first applied by a squeegee unit 17 on a bottom 16a of container 16 in the form of layer having a certain predetermined layer thickness. Then, a suction head 20 holding a solder ball 1 is lowered towards the container 16. As soon as a touch sensor 43 detects a touching of the solder ball 1 to the bottom 16a, the suction head 20 is lifted, and the solder ball 1 held to the suction head 20 is transferred onto a workpiece. Thus a solder ball 1 may be transferred onto a workpiece after being applied with a certain specific amount of flux 2 with precision.

Abstract: A first adhesively coated tape material length is supplied to a first die associated with a cutting and application mechanism. A second length of adhesively coated tape material is also provided to a second die of the cutting and application mechanism. A plurality of LOC leadframes is supplied sequentially through the application structure to apply a first decal cut from the first tape material to a first die site at a first location and to apply a second decal cut from the second tape material to a second die site at a second location.

Abstract: This invention concerns a process for producing an electromagnetically screening seal (15) which consists of a substrate (10) to which a sealant strand (14) out of an elastic and electrically conducting sealant material is firmly affixed. In this process a curable elastic and electrically conducting sealant material in paste form is applied to adhere in a pre-set geometrical pattern to the substrate (10) and subsequently is cured. The flexibility in the application is increased in that the sealant is applied to the substrate (10) through a nozzle (13) in the form of a sealant strand (14) by means of an application device (12) which moves relative to the substrate (10). The sealant strand (14) then is cured.

Abstract: The use of polymers ofA) from 30 to 90 wt % of ethylene,B) from 0 to 10 wt % of other .alpha.-olefins containing 2 to 12 C-atoms which may also carry halide atoms,C) from 3 to 40 wt % of one or more acrylates or methacrylates, in which the ester radical consists of C.sub.1 -C.sub.20 alkyl, C.sub.5 -C.sub.18 cycloalkyl, or C.sub.7 -C.sub.18 aralkyl, where the said ester radicals may also carry halide atoms,D) from 7 to 30 wt % of acrylic acid and/or methacrylic acid, andE) from 0 to 10 wt % of other copolymerizable monomerfor coating or sealing panes of laminated safety glass.

Abstract: Integrated multiple optical elements may be formed by bonding substrates containing such optical elements together or by providing optical elements on either side of the wafer substrate. The wafer is subsequently diced to obtain the individual units themselves. The optical elements may be formed lithographically, directly, or using a lithographically generated master to emboss the elements. Alignment features facilitate the efficient production of such integrated multiple optical elements, as well as post creation processing thereof on the wafer level.

Abstract: An assembly of air heaters and reciprocally movable air driven staking tools is provided for use in the assembly of pieces using thermally softenable and pressure deformable studs. The air heaters and air driven staking tools are assembled in a supporting structure through which air is circulated to cool the staking tools to limit adhesion of hot softened material to the working face of each staking tool. The air heaters and air driven staking tools are individually selectable and controllable to meet the requirement of each workpiece to be hot staked. The method of operating the hot staking assembly is also disclosed.

Abstract: A machine for attaching a book cover to endsheets within an adhesive is set forth. The adhesive is applied while it is within a predetermined temperature range. The machine includes a housing, an application roller journalled within the housing, and a metering roller journalled within the housing. The metering roll is axially parallel to the application roller and nearly contacts the application roller at a nip. The region above the nip defined by the application and metering rollers, and two internal seals with the housing is an adhesive reservoir. The adhesive remains in this reservoir before it is applied by the application roller. The machine also includes a level detector which detects the level of the adhesive in the adhesive reservoir. The level detector is coupled to a controller and produces a low level signal when the level of the adhesive is below a predetermined level threshold.

Abstract: A packaging material comprising a plurality of flexible strips of material intertwined with and bondably connected to one another so as to form a cohesive cushioning unit and method for forming same is provided. The strips of material have a bonding material disposed thereon for bondingly connecting the strips of material to one another and enabling the strips of material to be bondingly connected to a container and an article.

Abstract: An apparatus and method for increasing integrated circuit density comprising utilizing chips with both direct (flip chip type) chip to conductors connection technology and wire bonds and/or TAB. An aspect of the present invention comprises at least one semiconductor die with a face surface having both flip chip type electric connections and bond pads for wirebonding or TAB attachment thereof to at least one leadframe. Another aspect of the present invention comprises using two pair of back to back attached dice with leadframe lead fingers disposed between the dice pairs. The die face surfaces adjacent to the lead fingers are in direct electrical communication therewith via flip-chip type connectors. Bond pads on the die face surface facing outward from the lead fingers are electrically connected to the leadframe via wire bonds and/or TAB.

Abstract: A method of manufacturing a semiconductor device includes providing an apparatus (210, 510) having tabs (212, 214, 412, 414) for holding and separating semiconductor substrates wherein a first tab (212, 412) is different from a second tab (214, 414), using the first tab (212, 412) to support a semiconductor substrate (224) wherein the second tab (214, 414) does not support the semiconductor substrate (224), and exposing the semiconductor substrate (224) to a chemical to move the semiconductor substrate (224) towards the second tab (214, 414) without removing the semiconductor substrate (224) from the apparatus (210, 510).

Abstract: A method of preparing a prelaminate for a safety glazing which involves providing a thermoplastic interlayer having a first air removal surface which includes a multiplicity of microscopic embossments of substantially identical shape integrally projecting from the plane of one side of the interlayer in a regular pattern of rows and a second air removal surface on the other side of the interlayer which is different from the first air removal surface and includes a multiplicity of microscopic peaks and valleys of varying heights and depths arranged in an irregular, non-linear pattern, interposing the interlayer between two layers of glass and deairing the interfaces with the glass layers during which the first air removal surface is partially transferred to and imposed on the second air removal surface to provide deair paths of reduced obstruction.

Abstract: A eucalyptus floral product and a method for producing the same is provided. The floral product is non-perishable and permanent, while appearing to be naturally grown as opposed to artificially manufactured. The eucalyptus leaf floral product comprises a plurality of eucalyptus leaves attached to a central stem to substantially resemble a corolla. Additionally, the corolla preferably resembles a rosette. The central stem is preferably a length of wire, and the eucalyptus leaves are preferably preserved eucalyptus leaves. The corolla includes an underside, and a plurality of smaller eucalyptus leaves attached to the underside of the corolla form to substantially resemble a calyx. Additionally, the leaves can be soaked in a mildly acidic solution, such as vinegar, before the leaves are formed into the floral product.

Abstract: A method and apparatus for strengthening a writing instrument (11) such as a crayon with a self-adhesive wrap (14) having a writing zone (20) printed thereon is disclosed. The wrap (14) is applied to the writing instrument (11) to strengthen the writing instrument against breakage and to display the writing zone (20) to permit a child to personalize and identify his or her writing instruments.