Patents Examined by Minh Trinh
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Patent number: 7793396Abstract: A manufacturing method includes forming a dielectric part by oxidizing an entire first surface of a valve metal sheet; forming a through hole in the valve metal sheet in which the dielectric part is formed; applying an adhesive conductive material to a surface of a substrate; attaching the valve metal sheet in which the through hole is formed, to the substrate so that the first surface contacts the conductive material on the substrate surface; forming a conductive layer by curing the conductive material; forming a protection layer which covers a second surface of the valve metal sheet which is opposite to the first surface of the valve metal sheet; forming openings in the protection layer, so that the conductive layer in the through hole and the second surface of the valve metal sheet are partially exposed from the openings; and filling up the openings in the protection layer with another conductive material to form electrode terminals.Type: GrantFiled: September 19, 2007Date of Patent: September 14, 2010Assignee: Fujitsu LimitedInventors: Takeshi Shioga, Kazuaki Kurihara
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Patent number: 7793405Abstract: A method of constructing fabric microwave antennas with a calendering apparatus which comprises: providing a calendaring apparatus having a plurality of roller two of said rollers are arranged as a nip or meeting point; heating said rollers located at said nip; setting the pressure at said nip or meeting point of said rollers; shaping antenna patches from conductive fabric; feeding at least one roll of carrier fabric into said heated and pressurized nip; placing said preformed conductive patches on to the carrier fabric before said carrier fabric enters said heated and pressurized nip of the calendering apparatus so that said preformed conductive patches and said carrier fabric are bonded or calendered by the heat and pressure effects of said nip; and cutting said calendered or bonded layers of conductive and non-conductive fabric into desired shapes for incorporation into flexible structures.Type: GrantFiled: March 20, 2008Date of Patent: September 14, 2010Assignee: Applied Radar IncInventors: Michael A. Deaett, William H. Weedon, III, Terezie Zapletalova
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Patent number: 7788793Abstract: A method for manufacturing a broadband antenna, such as applicable for a low radar cross-section ground penetrating radar. A conductive film is deposited along a dielectric member, such as by sputtering, in such a manner that the impedance of the conducting film is a continuous function of length along the dielectric member. A sampling circuit is then coupled electrically to the feedpoint.Type: GrantFiled: December 2, 2005Date of Patent: September 7, 2010Inventor: Gunter Wichmann
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Patent number: 7791209Abstract: This invention relates to ejecting an underfill resin at multiple semiconductor die edges such that vacuum suction provided at a laminate through hole located beneath a stage enables spread of underfill resin from each edge simultaneously for quicker spread and reduction of voids. The excess underfill resin intentionally suctioned through the through hole air vent on the underside of the laminate is attracted to re-usable tape. The attracted underfill resin is cleaned from a rotating head mechanism by a cleaning pad positioned beneath a lower surface of the head.Type: GrantFiled: March 12, 2008Date of Patent: September 7, 2010Assignee: International Business Machines CorporationInventors: Takashi Hisada, Sayaka Nishi
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Patent number: 7788790Abstract: A stator of a rotary electric machine having secured core slot insulators includes a multi-phase stator winding, having a plurality of slot segments that are adapted to be radially inserted into a plurality of circumferentially spaced axially-extending core slots in a surface of a cylindrically-shaped stator core. The stator winding includes the plurality of slot segments alternately connected at the first and second ends of the stator core by a plurality of end loop segments to form the winding. The plurality of core slots house an insulator to electrically isolate the slot segments from the core slots. The insulator is secured to the sides of the core slot prior to the process of radial inserting the plurality of slot segments into the plurality of core slots of the cylindrically-shaped stator core.Type: GrantFiled: March 27, 2006Date of Patent: September 7, 2010Assignee: Remy Technologies, L.L.C.Inventor: Kirk E. Neet
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Patent number: 7788791Abstract: In a method, a first electrode is moved to contact with first paired ends of first paired conductor segments. Next, a second electrode is moved opposing the first paired ends Electric conduction is established between the first electrode and the second electrode via the first paired ends of the first paired conductor segments to weld the first paired ends of the first paired conductor segments based on the electrical conduction therebetween. Next, the second electrode is moved opposing second paired ends of second paired conductor segments while the first electrode is kept in contact with the first paired ends. Electric conduction is established between the first electrode and the second electrode via the welded first paired ends and the second paired ends to thereby weld the second paired ends of the second paired conductor segments based on the electrical conduction therebetween.Type: GrantFiled: December 19, 2007Date of Patent: September 7, 2010Assignee: Denso CorporationInventor: Satoru Hara
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Apparatus for wire coil lead placement in machinery for producing dynamo electric machine components
Patent number: 7779536Abstract: Apparatus for forming wire coil leads that depart from wire coils inserted into a dynamo-electric machine component is provided. A plurality of wire coils may be received on an insertion tool. A wire lead may be anchored at a location on the insertion tool. A wire coil corresponding to the wire lead may encircle the location in a plane of the insertion tool. None of the plurality of wire coils preferably surmounts a first portion of the wire lead anchored at the location. In some embodiments, a template for winding the wire coils may be provided that has a seat portion on the underside of the template. The seat portion may receive a wire lead such that the lead is aligned with the anchoring location on the insertion tool.Type: GrantFiled: April 8, 2008Date of Patent: August 24, 2010Assignee: Atop S.p.A.Inventors: Gianfranco Stratico, Maurizio Mugelli -
Patent number: 7779532Abstract: A manufacturing method of a hybrid permanent magnet type electric rotating machine including a stator that is constructed by winding excitation coils around respective main poles. A rotor is constructed by fixing a first rotor unit, which consists of a pair of rotor cores and a magnetic material sandwiched between the rotor cores, and a second rotor unit, which has the same construction as the first rotor unit, to a rotation shaft. The rotor is assembled to the stator to form an assembled body. The magnet material of the first rotor unit is magnetized in the axial direction by a magnetizing flux passing through a half of the assembled body in the axial direction. The magnet material of the second rotor unit is magnetized in the axial direction in an opposite polarity by a magnetizing flux passing through the remaining half of the assembled body in the axial direction.Type: GrantFiled: February 22, 2007Date of Patent: August 24, 2010Assignee: Nidec Servo CorporationInventors: Masafumi Sakamoto, Toru Kobayashi, Masahiko Azegami, Yasuaki Motegi, Takaya Kato, Shoji Oiwa, Yasuo Matsuda, Kazuo Onishi, Tadashi Fukushima, Norimoto Tanaka
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Patent number: 7770289Abstract: A tool for making the semiconductor package accurately contact with the terminals of a electrical connector, comprises a body with a through hole for passing through the semiconductor package thereof, a plurality of the latching members mounted on the body and a guiding member, the guiding member is received in the body and could move up and down relative to the body. The guiding member of the invention is a floatable model to decrease the damage of the semiconductor package while loading.Type: GrantFiled: September 26, 2007Date of Patent: August 10, 2010Assignee: Hon Hai Precision Ind. Co., Ltd.Inventors: Ming-Yue Chen, Chun-Fu Lin
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Patent number: 7773364Abstract: One capacitor fabrication process including metal layer forming a metal layer on one surface of a substrate, dielectric layer forming a dielectric layer on the metal layer, metal foil forming a metal foil on the dielectric layer, separating the noble metal layer from the dielectric layer, and electrode layer forming an electrode layer on the second surface of the dielectric layer, wherein the second surface faces away from the first surface of the dielectric layer with the metal foil. Another capacitor fabrication process includes separation layer forming a separation layer on one surface of a substrate, dielectric layer forming a dielectric layer on the separation layer, metal foil forming a metal foil the dielectric layer, separating the substrate from the separation layer, and an electrode layer forming an electrode layer on the second surface of the dielectric layer, wherein the second surface faces away from the first surface of said dielectric layer with the metal foil.Type: GrantFiled: July 18, 2007Date of Patent: August 10, 2010Assignee: TDK CorporationInventors: Tomohiko Kato, Yuko Saya, Osamu Shinoura
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Patent number: 7765674Abstract: In a magnet cover caulking method of an electric motor, the method achieves caulking and fixation by forming a taper-shaped outer peripheral portion, a diameter of which is reduced toward an outer side in an axial direction, in an outer periphery of a magnet holder, arranging an annular caulking jig in an outer periphery of a rotating shaft, pressing a taper-shaped forming portion a diameter of which is increased toward an outer side in an axial direction, provided in one end side of an inner periphery of the caulking jig to a straight end portion of a magnet cover installed to the outer periphery of the magnet and the magnet holder from the axial direction, and forming the end portion of the magnet cover according to the taper-shaped outer peripheral portion of the magnet holder.Type: GrantFiled: March 7, 2008Date of Patent: August 3, 2010Assignee: Showa CorporationInventors: Masami Nakano, Takayuki Kobayashi
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Patent number: 7765660Abstract: A method of manufacturing a multilayered piezoelectric element having a multilayered structure by which an internal electrode and a side electrode are strongly connected. The method includes the steps of: forming first and second side surfaces by dicing the multilayered structure to protrude end portions of first and second electrode layers to an outer side than adjacent piezoelectric material layers and secure insulating regions between each electrode layer and respective one side surface; and forming a first side electrode on the first side surface and a second side electrode on the second side surface.Type: GrantFiled: May 23, 2008Date of Patent: August 3, 2010Assignee: FUJIFILM CorporationInventor: Tetsu Miyoshi
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Patent number: 7765682Abstract: An apparatus for attaching substrates is provided with a buffering member between an upper chamber and a lower chamber. The buffering member reduces a load applied to a lifting device during vacuum exhaustion of a sealing space between the chambers. Therefore, it is possible to reduce a force applied to a lifting screw and a frame supporting a chamber, thereby extending the lifetime of the substrate attaching apparatus and component replacement. Also, it is possible to increase a lower chamber supporting force of a lifting part by coupling the lifting part to an external frame with a fixing device. As the result, the lower chamber is stably fixed and thus it is possible to reduce failures in a substrate attaching process.Type: GrantFiled: October 3, 2007Date of Patent: August 3, 2010Assignee: ADP Engineering Co., Ltd.Inventors: Jae Seok Hwang, Dong Gun Kim
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Patent number: 7761976Abstract: The present invention relates to a method for mounting magnet elements on the surface of a rotor for use in a permanent magnet motor. The method comprises the steps of : providing a first tube like element, wherein said first tube like element has an inner diameter that corresponds to an outer diameter of said rotor, providing a second tube like element, wherein said second tube like element has an inner diameter that is larger than an outer diameter of said first tube like element, inserting said first tube like element into said second tube like element, in order to create a hollow space between them, inserting a number of magnet elements into said hollow space, and inserting said rotor into said first tube like element, whereupon said magnet elements are in a tight fit arrangement between said first tube like element and said second tube like element.Type: GrantFiled: September 21, 2006Date of Patent: July 27, 2010Assignee: ITT Manufacturing Enterprises Inc.Inventors: Bo Aronsson, Tomas Bartholf, Jörgen Engström, Tanja Heikkilä
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Patent number: 7758028Abstract: An improved vacuum box assembly for use in printed circuit board manufacturing where the printed circuit board is supported during manufacturing operations on the second side of the board. The vacuum box uses a unique and improved side plate that securely retains commercially available substrate support devices within the vacuum box. The side plate has a retention cavity configured to receive one or more substrate support devices therein. The side plate retains the substrate support device in a desired position. Open or unoccupied regions of the retention cavity may be sealed by use of specifically configured vacuum blocking plates.Type: GrantFiled: September 25, 2007Date of Patent: July 20, 2010Inventors: Douglas T. Farlow, Thomas Alan Gordon
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Patent number: 7752743Abstract: An apparatus for making an antenna for wire transponders of electrically conductive material, comprising at least one depositing device for depositing said wire on a substrate placed on a support element, said at least one depositing device and said substrate being movable with respect to each other; said support element being movable along directions parallel to at least two axis of a Cartesian reference system.Type: GrantFiled: January 27, 2006Date of Patent: July 13, 2010Assignee: Smart Res Joint-Stock CompanyInventor: Marcello Lolli
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Patent number: 7752748Abstract: A method for detecting a condition of a nozzle member of a multi-nozzle type component mounting head, in which it is determined that a nozzle is pressed against a load cell when the difference between a measured vertical position of the nozzle and a reference positional information of the nozzle is equal to or greater than a determined value and the measured vertical position of the nozzle is at a lower level position than the reference positional information, and when it is determined that the nozzle is pressed against the load cell, measuring the output value of the load cell.Type: GrantFiled: October 5, 2005Date of Patent: July 13, 2010Assignee: Panasonic CorporationInventors: Noboru Yamasaki, Kazunori Kanai, Hidehiro Saho, Akira Noudo
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Patent number: 7752740Abstract: The invention relates to a laying vehicle for laying electric lines (8) in the grooves (6) of an inductor (4), for example a longitudinal stator of a maglev railway. The laying vehicle contains a first, preceding vehicle part (11) comprising a bending and offset unit (14) for configuring winding undulations, a second following vehicle part (16) comprising a pressing station (18) for pressing limbs (8a) of the undulations into the grooves (6), the second vehicle part (16) being displaceable in relation to the first vehicle part (11) and a slide (15) that is coupled in a driven manner to the first vehicle part (11), for transferring the undulations to the second vehicle part (16). According to the invention, a delivery unit (27), which is coupled to the second vehicle part (16), is located between the slide (15) and the pressing station (18), said unit receiving the limbs (8a) from the slide (15) and transferring them to the pressing station (18) at essentially constant intervals.Type: GrantFiled: June 21, 2005Date of Patent: July 13, 2010Assignee: ThyssenKrupp Transrapid GmbHInventors: Juergen Braun, Xiufei Liu
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Patent number: 7752733Abstract: The method of providing a motor, includes providing a first thin-walled end cap having first inner and outer walls connected by a first integral side wall, the first outer wall defining a first terminal edge; providing a second thin-walled end cap having second inner and outer walls connected by a second integral side wall, the second outer wall defining a second terminal edge; providing a stator, having multiple parallel laminations defining an axially extending bore to receive a laminated rotor, the stator having end laminations, positioning the end caps so that the edges extend adjacent stator opposite end laminations.Type: GrantFiled: November 6, 2006Date of Patent: July 13, 2010Assignee: Lin Engineering, Inc.Inventor: Richard Badgerow
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Patent number: 7739784Abstract: A method for installing a grounding clip into an antenna tube, comprising providing the antenna tube having a cylindrical tube, an upper end and an inner end opposite the upper end, a circumferentially extending groove in the cylindrical tube located between the upper end and the inner end and a tapered lip at the inner end of the cylindrical tube, providing the grounding clip having a resilient base ring, the base ring having an outer circumference for contact with the antenna tube and a gap in the base ring and at least one resiliently flexible contact pin being affixed to and extending from a first end of the base ring, deforming the grounding clip, inserting the deformed grounding clip over the circumferentially extending groove and releasing the clip to allow the clip to expand, wherein the expanded clip is held between the circumferentially extending groove and the tapered lip.Type: GrantFiled: May 29, 2008Date of Patent: June 22, 2010Assignee: Research In Motion LimitedInventors: Chao Chen, Timothy H. Kyowski