Abstract: Structure equivalent to conventional printed circuits is made by forming round wires, usually copper, into the shapes the conductor strips are to occupy, fixing the wires to a surface of a thin plastic sheet, and then pressing the assembly between flat opposed die surfaces to form the wires into thin flat flexible strips.

Abstract: The present method and apparatus are believed to be the first to achieve, at least in a practical manner susceptible of widespread use on large numbers of joints, both proper engagement and proper makeup torque between tapered threaded members such as sections of pipe in an oil well or pipeline. In accordance with one embodiment, presently preferred, gage means are employed to determine the actual hand tight plane of each tapered threaded member, and a mark is made on each such member in predetermined relationship to the hand tight plane. Such marks are then employed for field inspection of joints which have been made up to a predetermined, measured, desired makeup torque. In accordance with another embodiment, the members (for example, casing and tubing sections and collars) are made up until the marks on the collar and the pipe are at a predetermined axial distance from each other at a predetermined makeup torque or predetermined desired range of makeup torques.

Abstract: A mandrel that forms an annular space when inserted within a tube and has O rings adjacent each end and a leading end having a tapered portion and a spring cooperatively associated with the O ring to facilitate sliding the mandrel into the tube and forming a fluid-tight seal adjacent the leading end of the mandrel so that pressurized fluid can be introduced into the annular space to expand the tube into engagement with a tube sheet.

Abstract: A method for manufacturing a base of a pressure mount type semiconductor device which has a base body of electrically and thermally conductive metal material and a cylindrical wall integrally and vertically provided on the top of the base body and adapted to engage a pellet pressurizing member so that the pellet pressurizing member is restrained from its upward movement, the base body being integrally provided with an annular projection of weldable material which is used to projection weld to the base on the upper surface, a shell to cover a semiconductor pellet on the base and with a stud to be threaded later.

Abstract: A method for assembling a pressure gauge which employs a removable metal safety plate. The gauge movement, comprising a Bourdon tube, pointer, gauge dial and gear mechanism is mounted on both sides of a metal safety plate and the entire assembly is then inserted into the gauge case and fastened in place.

Abstract: A characters carrying aggregate or assembly for a printing machine includes a characters carrying disk carrying the characters on the outer ends of radial arms extending from the disk. The disk is mounted on a hub and may include a crown mounted opposite the hub. The assembly is manufactured on a base plate having at least two positioning pins corresponding to two positioning holes in the disk. The base-plate includes a central hole or protrusion for aligning with a central protrusion or hole in the hub. The base-plate further includes an alignment finger which extends through an orientation hole in the disk into a specific oriented alignment with an orientation hole in the hub. The aligned hub and disk are then secured together.

Abstract: A method of making an annular biased frequency interference shielding member having securement tabs for mounting between plug and receptacle shells of an electrical connector, and having folded resilient fingers having base and distal portions respectively engageable with said plug and receptacle shells under resilient pressure engagement. The folded resilient fingers are precisely dimensioned and formed about an axis such that minimal space intervals are provided between adjacent edges of adjacent resilient fingers whereby virtually 360.degree. shielding integrity is afforded.

Abstract: A mechanism for automatically engaging a slider upon a pair of slide fastener chains having teeth, includes a curved track which is supplied with sliders from a hopper. One slider at a time moves to a position in front of a carrier on which is mounted a pivotable lever. The first slider from the hopper is held in position by a horizontal retractable pin extending to the track. The lever has a foot which clamps the end slider from the hopper. Jaws carrying a pair of slide fastener chains move to the clamped slider which is moved by the carrier toward the jaws. The adjacent end of each chain is inserted into the body of the clamped slider as the carrier moves forwardly. The carrier continues to move forwardly with the lever and clamped slider causing the teeth of the chains to close. The jaws and lever then release the new assembly of slider and two engaged chains, and other jaws grasp the new slide fastener assembly and move it to another processing station.

Abstract: Method of producing variety of golf club shafts from universal blank shaft of given length includes steps of determining actual natural frequency of blank shaft. Selected amounts of shaft length are then removed from both tip and butt end portions of blank in correlation with natural frequency of blank. Total amount removed from blank solely depends upon length of shaft desired while selected amounts removed from tip and butt end portions of blank solely depend upon natural frequency of shaft desired. As proportional amount removed from tip portion increases, frequency of produced shaft also increases. Conversely, as proportional amount removed from tip portion decreases, frequency of produced shaft also decreases.

Abstract: Disclosed is a fabric covered ink roll and method of making same. The ink roll has side washers with peripheral lips clinching the fabric cover into the roll. The method disclosed can be performed semi-automatically using a collapsible mandrel which permits the roll to be covered with fabric and the fabric clinched to the roll.

Abstract: An electrically heated nozzle device for plastic molding or die casting equipment having a novel casing with an integral heater core, and means to seal the casing for retaining the heater core in place and to electrically insulate the electrical heating element from the casing and prevent loss of thermal transmitting packing contained in the casing, which is structured to receive the heater core in the area close to its passage for carrying molten material to be molded or cast in a forming cavity, and which may be shaped. The casing may also include a probe for a thermocouple or a thermocouple well for sensing temperature; and the method includes the steps of arranging an unsheathed electric heating element in a bore formed in the nozzle casing in proximity to its molding material orifice, filling the bore with heat transmitting electrical insulation embedding an electric heating element, compacting the insulation about the heating element and in the bore to eliminate air voids, and sealing the bore.

Abstract: Electronic calculators are manufactured by affixing conductors on an insulated substrate, by attaching a semiconductor logic and a tape-mounted display device to selected conductors and by interconnecting the conductors with a keyboard. The tape-mounted display device is provided with a plurality of leads carried by the tape different preselected distances from an axis of the display device. By using the method disclosed, the number of holes provided in the insulated substrate can be reduced or the use of such holes eliminated.

Abstract: A method of manufacturing a passive hermetically sealed electronic component having a coupling element of soft alloy material between the component element and the leads for providing strain relief. The component element is composed of a passive element having coated ends composed of a refractory metallic material for providing reliable electrical and mechanical connection to the coupling element.

Abstract: A process for producing articles of jewelry, trinketry and the like, such as rings, necklaces, bracelets and the like starting from a composite tubular element made of different elements, characterized by the fact that it comprises the following steps of:Drawing a plurality of hollow tubular elements, each made of a metal of a different color or color tonality and each having an outer diameter slightly less than the inner diameter of another of said elements, while the element of the smallest outer diameter has a solid cross section;Inserting said tubular elements into each other in order to obtain a multi-layer composite tubular element having adjacent layers of different colors or color tonalities;Drawing said composite multi-layer element until the various adjacent tubular components perfectly adhere to each other;Cutting sections of the desired lengths from the composite elements obtained in preceding the step;Shaping each length of said composite element according to the desired configuration, optionally

Abstract: An apparatus for disassembling a standard wooden pallet having parallel top and bottom boards nailed to lateral stringers therebetween. The apparatus first removing the top boards from the lateral stringers and then removing the stringers from the bottom boards thereby completely disassembling the pallet.

Abstract: A sheathed electric heater for use as an engine glow plug or the like is formed by providing a closed end metal sheath with a diameter larger than the finished diameter, Installing in the sheath a centered electric heating element having an enlarged diameter portion that engages the sheath adjacent to its closed end, the sheath and heating element being formed of compatible metals capable of being welded together by cold working, filling the sheath interior around the element with granular electrical insulating material, and swaging the assembly to reduce its diameter, extend its length, compact the insulation and cold work the engaged end portions of the sheath and heating coil so as to increase their engagement pressure and thereby establish a low resistance electrical connection between them.

Abstract: Individual slide fasteners are manufactured from a pair of continuous slide fastener stringers having stringer tapes made of a fabric including thermoplastic synthetic fibers. While being advanced intermittently in the longitudinal direction, the stringers are stamped out to form an element-free gap therein and cut to sever off an individual slide fastener length simultaneously at a first station with the application of heat to fuse and solidify the cut end against reveling. A bottom end stop is mounted on the cut end portion of the severed slide fastener length also at the first station. During advancing movement from the first station, the fastener chain is threaded through a slider fixedly supported between the first station and a second station located downstream of the first station. A top end stop is mounted on the cut end portion of the continuous slide fastener stringers at the second station simultaneously with the steps repeated at the first station.

Abstract: A separable bottom end stop having a pin member and a box member is attached to a pair of slide fastener stringers each comprising a row of helically coiled coupling elements supported on and along one side of a marginal edge of a stringer tape, there being a filler cord extending in and along the row of coupling elements. In preparation for the mounting of each of the pin member and the box member, a length of the row of coupling elements is removed, and the exposed filler cord portion and element-free tape portion are pressed together so that the exposed filler cord portion remains in substantial alignment with a portion of the cord which extends over the element-supporting stringer portion, and the element-free tape portion is bent into pressed contact with the exposed filler cord portion. The pin member and the box member are injection-molded on the element-free tape portions and the exposed filler cord portions of the stringers.

Abstract: A method employed in the spacing and gapping the product containing rollers contained within a plurality of continuous casting discharge racks. Both the method, and apparatus with which the method is employed, insure the accurate gapping of the discharge rack rollers from a specific centerline, the latter being in a given spacial relationship with a given benchmark located upon the rack per se such that the centerlines of a plurality of such racks are collinearly aligned when positioned using their respective benchmarks within a continuous casting machine.

Abstract: Screw rotors for a screw compressor or expander incorporating improved screw profiles on both male and female rotors wherein certain mating portions of the two rotor screws have involute profiles to provide conjugate action of these screw portions with minimum sliding motion of such mating portions and with the remaining non-involute screw portions having generally circular arc profiles so that gear cutting and measuring techniques can be used in the production of such screw rotors.