Abstract: To fabricate a magnetic field sensor, a copper barrier film is formed. A magnetic metal film is formed on the barrier film. A plurality of trenches is formed with a desired thickness in the magnetic metal film. A copper film is formed in the plurality of trenches, so that multiple layers of magnetic metal film and copper film are formed. The RF semiconductor device equipped with the magnetic field sensor includes a magnetic field sensor made by the above method. The magnetic field sensor is attached on a semiconductor substrate. Metal wirings are formed at near the both sides of the magnetic field sensor. An insulating film is formed on top. An inductor is formed on the insulating film at predetermined locations.

Abstract: A magnetic head for a hard disk drive. The magnetic poles of the head are formed with a NiFe alloy having a graduated composition in which a higher Fe concentration is fabricated proximate the write gap layer between the magnetic poles. Each magnetic pole is fabricated in a single electroplating step in which the duty cycle of the electroplating current is altered during the electroplating operation. Where the duty cycle is greatest the Fe ion concentration is likewise greatest.

Abstract: A process for forming the P2 pole tip/yoke interface of a magnetic head that includes a second CMP polishing step that is performed on the surface of the write head wafer subsequent to the plating of the P2 pole tip thereon, and subsequent to a first CMP step. This second CMP step utilizes a relatively soft polishing pad and an acidic polishing slurry which preferentially attacks the P2 pole tip material. This results in the recession of the upper surface of the P2 pole tip relative to the dielectric layer surrounding it, and significant rounding of the upper edges of the dielectric trench in which the P2 pole tip is formed. Thereafter, when the yoke is plated onto the P2 pole tip the rounded upper edges of the dielectric trench result in a concave curved interface between the yoke and the P2 pole tip.

Abstract: The invention provides a stator coil construction in which the thickness of the stator windings is reduced without the need for interconnections within the stator. The reduction in thickness of the stator windings is accomplished by wire flattening.

Abstract: A method and apparatus for assembling motorcycle frames includes a conveyor defining a path of travel and at least one pallet movable along the conveyor through at least one workstation. The pallet supports at least one rotatable frame for receiving individual components and/or sub-assemblies in fixed relationship with respect to one another in a geometry fixture. The angular position of the rotatable frame and supported geometry fixture can be reoriented about an axis of rotation by engagement with a drive motor. The rotatable frame is normally locked in an angular orientation with respect to the pallet. When the movable section of the conveyor and supported pallet are moved, the movable section of the conveyor is guided between raised and lowered positions with respect to the workstation, and the support pallet is accurately and repeatably positioned with respect to the workstation for automated processing operations at the workstation.

Abstract: An apparatus for assembling components of a data storage system. Assembly components are housed by a component storage member removably coupled to the frame of the apparatus for supporting a plurality of component stacks for automated assembly. The apparatus includes an assembly coupled to the component storage member for sequentially unloading components and assembling the unloaded components in a data storage system. The apparatus is adapted for high capacity, production and speed assembly.

Abstract: A pierce nut installation apparatus having a feed passage, a plunger passage and a plunger which reciprocates through the plunger passage to engage and install a pierce nut in a panel opposite the plunger passage, wherein the end of the plunger passage includes a nut guide element projecting from the end of the plunger including a frustoconical outer surface having a major diameter adjacent the end face of the plunger substantially equal to the crest diameter of the pierce nut bore which accurately locates the pierce nut on a panel and prevents cocking of the pierce nut in the plunger passage.

Abstract: A helical corrugated coaxial cable possesses low cost of manufacture comparable to that of braided shield coaxial cable, electrical performance comparable to solid tubular shielded cable, flexibility of helical and annular corrugated cable, and fluid blockage comparable to annular shielded cable. The cable has an inner conductor surrounded by a foam dielectric insulator. A tubular shield surrounds the dielectric and has helical corrugations penetrating into and compressing the foam dielectric to effectively suppress the formation of fluid migration air gaps or passageways between the shield and the dielectric. The shield is preferably composed of aluminum or aluminum alloy. Alternatively, the shield may be annularly corrugated for improved water blocking performance. The manufacturing process employs high speed welding and multi-lead corrugating operations to reduce cost.

Abstract: A full-wafer probe card, a method for making the probe card and a full-wafer testing system are provided. The probe card includes test probes comprising cantilever elements configured and arranged with probe tips in a pattern corresponding to an array of bond pads of semiconductor dice residing on a device wafer. The probe card is desirably fabricated of the same material, such as silicon, as the device wafer to be tested. The cantilever elements may be fabricated from the material of the probe card substrate using known silicon micro-machining techniques including isotropic and anisotropic etching. Additionally, conductive feedthroughs or vias are formed through the probe card to electrically connect the probe tips with conductive pads on an opposing side of the substrate which interface with test contacts of external test circuitry. The conductive feedthroughs may be formed as coaxial structures, which help to minimize stray capacitance and inductance.

Abstract: In the present invention, a reference conductive layer and a first surface conductive layer are respectively provided on a surface and a back face of a first base film. The first base film includes a first via hole penetrating the first surface conductive layer. After a first electroless plating layer and a first conductive material are sequentially grown on a surface of the first base film, a first coating conductive layer composed of the first electroless plating layer, the first conductive material and the first surface conductive layer, is etched to have a reduced thickness. Then, the first coating conductive layer is patterned to form a first wiring layer. In this manner, a desired pattern width can be obtained even in the case where the first coating conductive layer is patterned by isotropic etching such as wet etching.

Abstract: A method to replace an electrical interface on a printed circuit board having a plurality of contact pads on a top surface, the contact pads being connected to conducting material extending through said circuit board. For the contact pad being replaced, drilling a hole through said printed circuit board at that location, and removing any remaining conductor material attached to the contact pad on the top board surface. Providing a replacement conductor/contact pad structure having a generally T-configuration with a stem and a head that completely surrounds the stem, wherein said head has a diameter greater than the diameter of the drilled hole. Inserting the replacement conductor/contact pad into the hole with said stem extending beyond the second surface of the board with the bottom surface of the head being in contact with the first surface of said board. A replacement conductor/contact pad on repaired board is also described.

Abstract: A device for electrically interconnecting and packaging electronic components. A non-conducting base member having a component recess and a set of specially shaped lead channels formed therein is provided. At least one electronic component is disposed within the recess, and the conductors of the component are routed through the lead channels. A set of insertable lead terminals, adapted to cooperate with the specially shaped lead channels, are received and captured within the lead channels, thereby forming an electrical connection between the lead terminals and the conductors of the electronic component(s). A method of fabricating the device is also disclosed.

Abstract: A multi-axial pivoting liner within the combustion system of a turbine engine allows the system to work with minimum thermal interference, especially during system operation at transient conditions, by allowing the liner to pivot and slide about its centerline and relative to the turbine scroll. The pivoting liner has the ability to control and minimize air leakage from part to part, for example, from the liner to the turbine scroll, during various operating conditions. Additionally, the liner provides for easy assembly with no flow path steps. Finally, the pivoting liner tolerates thermal and mechanical stresses and minimizes thermal wear.

Abstract: In a manufacturing method of a valve plate for a compressor according to this invention, a punch die 43 formed with a convex and concave configuration at its tip end face 42 is set at a press machine 41, and the punch die 43 is depressed against a surface of a valve plate 9 to transfer the convex and concave configuration of the tip end face 42. Thus, peripheral portions of a suction port and a discharge port of the valve plate 9 are roughened.

Abstract: A process for producing a catalyst by providing a monolith with a polygonal cross section, tightly enclosing the monolith with a single part jacket made of metal sheet or plate, placing a layer of expanded matting between the jacket and the monolith, bending the jacket with at least one of a bending and a clamping device into a proper final shape so that edges of the jacket which extend at least essentially in a longitudinal direction of the monolith at least contact each other, and undetachably joining the edges to each other.

Abstract: A notebook computer has a base housing with a heat-generating microprocessor therein, and a lid housing pivotally connected to the base housing. Operating heat from the microprocessor is transferred to the lid housing, for dissipation therefrom, via a specially designed thermosyphoning heat pipe structure formed from first and second heat pipes. The first heat pipe representatively has a rectangular cross-section, an evaporating portion thermally communicated with the microprocessor, and a coiled condensing portion centered about the lid hinge line and having a circularly cross-sectioned interior side surface portion defined by flat sides of the first heat pipe. The second heat pipe has a circular cross-section, an evaporating portion pivotally received within the coiled first heat pipe portion, and a condensing portion thermally communicated with the lid housing.

Abstract: A method of manufacturing herringbone gears starting with non-hardened cylindrical stock material, establishing a relief notch for each tooth in the cylindrical stock where the two helices meet, roughing the double helical teeth, and case-hardening the gear teeth. The teeth are then finished using high accuracy Cubic Borzon Nitride (CBN)-faced cutters with the relief notch allowing run-out of the cutters.

Abstract: A method of forming a joist assembly including the steps of forming a top chord, forming a bottom chord, bending a tubular member into a serpentine configuration, positioning an upper bent portion of the tubular member into the top chord, positioning a lower bent portion of the tubular member into the bottom chord, and welding the tubular member to the top chord and to the bottom chord. The top and bottom chords are cold formed of a single length of generally rectangular tubular material.

Abstract: A power hand tool of the type adapted to operate with one of a variety of elongated blades and being configured for vacuuming debris from an area near the blade during operation of the tool, wherein the tool includes a housing, a motor located within the housing, a port within said housing configured to receive a vacuum attachment, and a storage receptacle configured to carry at least one elongated blade and to matingly engage the port.

Abstract: A multi-purpose rotary cutting tool having a plurality of interchangeable head attachments, wherein the head attachments are easily attached and detached to a rotary cutting device, thereby providing various tools for a multitude of applications.

Abstract: A power tool, such as a reciprocating saw, including a spindle for supporting a tool element, a body defining a pivot axis and housing a motor and a drive mechanism driven by the motor, the drive mechanism driving the spindle, the body having a forward end supporting the spindle and a rearward end, and a grip connected to the rearward end of the body for pivoting movement about the pivot axis. The reciprocating saw may include a locking assembly for locking the grip in a pivoted position relative to the body and a switch assembly at least partially supported on the grip. The switch assembly is preferably inoperable when the locking assembly is in an unlocked condition, and the locking assembly preferably cannot be moved to the unlocked condition when the switch assembly is in an operating condition. Also, the reciprocating saw may include a grip portion provided by the body and engageable by the operator's other hand.

Abstract: To provide a rotation angle detector with high detecting accuracy for use in association with a steering wheel on a vehicle and the like, a rotation angle detector is constructed by providing a recess surrounding a shaft portion in a top face of a detecting member, and extending a shaft support, formed on an upper cover, into the recess.

Abstract: An apparatus for determining a level surface includes a housing having a plurality of apertures and a power supply source disposed therein. A plurality of laser beam supply sources are operably controlled by the plurality of switches. A plurality of reflecting members spaced from the plurality of laser beam supply sources and receive a plurality of laser beams having respective first paths and reflect same away in corresponding second paths. A plurality of angle-adjusting members receive the plurality of laser beams and direct same along a third path and out of the housing via the plurality of apertures, respectively. A plurality of control dials are operably connected to the plurality of angle-adjusting members for positioning same to thereby establish the respective third angles of the plurality of laser beams. A plurality of leveling devices are attached to the housing and help position the apparatus at a substantially level position.

Abstract: A vial having an outer wall which is straight and cylindrical and a curved inner cavity. The inner cavity is curved in a substantially uniform arc. The apex of the curved cavity is closer to the cylindrical outer wall of the vial than the ends of the inner cavity. The inner cavity is substantially uniform in cross section throughout its length.

Abstract: A bricklayer's combination level and plumb having a first I-section beam, a second I-section beam, and a connector pivotally and slidably connecting the second I-section beam to the first I-section beam wherein the second I-section is angularly displaceable up to and including a right angle relative to the first I-section beam.

Abstract: A conical hydrodynamic bearing gauging and seating system that enables the efficient seating of conical hydrodynamic bearings to a rotor shaft and hub while the rotor assembly remains in a pressing fixture. The invention provides a conical hydrodynamic bearing gauging and seating apparatus comprising a capacitive probe assembly disposed within a hollow pressing fixture in communication with a rotor shaft.

Abstract: An assembly aid in which a self-adhesive component can be placed and with which the component is precisely positioned on or relative to a surface for adhesion. The assembly aid having a template-like structure. Thus, the assembly aid has an opening that is matched to the component, wherein the component itself is held within the opening and is thus fixed exactly in place in the template. The assembly template has an outside contour by which precise positioning for attachment of the component to the adhesion surface is accomplished. Not until it has been definitively positioned is the component, which can be freely moved with the template over the surface, pressed out of the template against the adhesion surface.

Abstract: A measuring system for the recording of angular or position values, wherein the scale includes a measurement track with absolute encoding, and which is scanned by a sensor is provided. The scale is composed of at least two segments with similar absolute encoding, and a suitable track is provided on the scale with which the absolute value of the particular segment reached is calculated by a further sensor arrangement. The total absolute value is then gained from the combination of both absolute values.

Abstract: The present invention concerns a length or roll of tape that has been designed to be easily removed. The tape has a substrate or film on which two opposingly located adhesive sections are formed. A non-adhesive section is also located on the substrate between the adhesive sections. The non-adhesive section forms a graspable handle at one end of the substrate which makes the tape easier to remove. The invention may also comprise a single adhesive and non-adhesive section which forms a graspable handle. In addition, the non-adhesive section may be substituted with a low strength adhesive section as well.

Abstract: A guide for assisting in marking a measurement and/or scoring a sheet of drywall, paneling or other planar building material has a bore for receiving a pencil or other marker and has a slot for receiving a scoring blade therethrough. The guide may have a support for maintaining the pencil, marker or a knife having a scoring blade, in a steady relationship with the surface to be scored or marked. The guide may have a curvature or curvatures for cooperating with the pencil, marker or knife. The guide may also have an attaching structure, such as a flange or slot, to attach the guide to a measuring device, including a retractable carpenter's tape, combination square or other rule.

Abstract: A container which is to be autoclaved has a shiftable plunger that defines a compartment filled with a fluid. The container is confined in a pressurizable chamber and heated so as to change a pressure in the compartment of the container. The pressure in the compartment of the container is monitored and an output corresponding thereto is generated. Pressure in the chamber around the container is continuously varied so as to be generally equal to the instantaneous monitored pressure in the compartment of the container. In this manner the plunger is not moved by thermal expansion or contraction of the fluid.

Abstract: A method of manufacture of footwear and the footwear comprising the steps of providing a last with an upper thereon, providing a mold insert on the bottom of the last, providing a mold having a mold cavity for a tread sole, disposing the last and upper against the mold with the mold insert disposed within the mold cavity, forming a sole in the mold cavity having a depression therein in the shape of the mold insert, providing an insole with a first portion in the shape of the depression and a second portion substantially in the shape of the sole and securing the first portion of the insole in the depression. The tread sole and insole are formed of materials preferably having different physical properties. The tread sole can include one of tongues and grooves and the insole would then have the other of tongues and grooves, said tongues and grooves mating with each other.

Abstract: A golf alignment system and method that allows a golfer to properly align his or her feet in relation to the already positioned golf club prior to attempting a shot. The invention comprises one or more substantially horizontal alignment stripes disposed upon a pair of shoes worn by a golfer. The alignment stripes may be of any color or material provided they are visually discernable from the rest of the shoe. The present invention uses aligned stripes skewed at a slight angle, offset from the longitudinal axis of the golfer's shoes. Because a human's back or heel portion of the foot is narrower than the front portion, adjacent horizontally disposed alignment stripes on each individual shoe, when brought together, would not result in a series of horizontal lines. However, when utilizing the present invention at the beginning of the alignment process before the golfer actually strikes the ball, the golfer brings his or her feet together or very close to each other.

Abstract: A failure detection device for a hydraulic motor according to the present comprises a hydraulic pump (3) that is driven by a prime mover (2); a hydraulic motor (1) that is driven by hydraulic oil discharged from the hydraulic pump (3); an abnormality detection device (35) that detects a sign of abnormal operation of the hydraulic motor (1); and a warning device (39, 40) that issues a warning when the sign of the abnormal operation of the hydraulic motor (1) is detected by the abnormality detection device (35).

Abstract: A loader-type heavy construction machine has a chassis and work equipment. The work equipment includes two parallel arms articulated relative to the frame, a bucket articulated relative to the arms, a set of link rods forming, with a portion of the bucket and of the arms, a deformable parallelogram, and a bucket actuator capable of being controlled to cause deformation of the deformable parallelogram so as to orient the bucket with respect to the arms. A cam is moved by a connecting bar connected at one end to the deformable parallelogram so that the position of the cam is dependent on the orientation of the bucket with respect to the chassis. The cam interfaces with an hydraulic circuit to ensure that the bucket is maintained in a position preventing it from accidentally tipping over backwards, regardless of commands exerted on an hydraulic manipulator by a driver of the machine.

Abstract: A magnetic card holder for mounting on a magnet attracting surface having a flexible and transparent and removable window positionable in a pocket over a card inserted in the pocket and locking the card in the pocket with means for subsequently unlocking the flexible transparent and removable window for removal of the card which locking means involves flexing of the card holder simultaneously with flexing of the flexible transparent and removable window.

Abstract: The invention relates to a device for feeding cartridges (15) from magazines to small arms, in particular to rifles with a cartridge feed device (3-7, 25-29), which transports the cartridges from a tubular magazine (11) to the barrel (1) by means of a device, in particular a rocker/spoon (3, 25-29). Said device comprises a breech, which receives the cartridges from the cartridge feed device, slides them into the barrel and closes the latter. The rocker/spoon of the cartridge feed device can be removed from the intermediate chamber between the tubular magazine and the lock (13) and an interchangeable cartridge magazine (16) can be inserted in the empty intermediate chamber (21). In a first embodiment, the rocker (3) can be displaced from a front position into a rear position. In a second embodiment, the rocker (3) can be pivoted from an upper, approximately horizontal position into a lower, approximately perpendicular position.

Abstract: The invention relates to a safety device and a securing method, in particular for securing firearms against unauthorised use. A device according to the invention is provided with at least one clamping or locking portion that is insertable into a barrel 100 of a firearm and is optionally lockable and/or unlockable or permanently clampable therein and/or detachable therefrom. Moreover, it is provided with a control unit, such as an electronic authentication means that is capable of authenticating a user and, if the user is authorized, makes at least one clamping portion clampable within the barrel of the weapon or detachable therefrom. The safety device is completely insertable into the barrel.

Abstract: A lure comprising: a) a hollow body, made of hard plastic, having a shape approximating the front of a natural fish, and including several ribs with through holes; b) several weights, affixed inside the hollow body; c) a resilient skin, having the shape, texture and coloration of the front of a natural fish and an eye sockets, adhered around the hollow body, around the ribs and through the through holes; d) a resilient tail having the shape, texture and coloration of the tail of a natural fish, integral with the resilient skin; the resilient tail including approximately vertical slits; e) a diving bill affixed to the hollow body just below the nose and protruding through the skin; f) a reflective eye attached to the hollow body within the eye socket; g) a line eye hook, affixed to the hollow body at the nose and protruding through the skin; and h) a fish hook eye hook, affixed to the hollow body underneath and protruding through the skin).

Abstract: A virtually continuously adjustable plant support system utilizing oriented, high-modulus fiber-reinforced plastic matrix composites and plastics to form a three component plant system that can be assembled into a virtually infinite array of plant support configurations. The system includes at least one stake, at least one coupling element that can be slidably received on the stake for adjustment of its position on the stake. The coupling element includes through passageways for receiving a fiber-reinforced strand that passes through the coupling elements to position the strands in a desired orientation to support a plant. The strands are flexible and have structural memory. A loop defined by a strand can be of any desired diameter, which can be readily changed as needed or desired to accommodate a particular plant configuration.

Abstract: A floral sleeve sized to fit a flower pot, the sleeve generally having a conical shape and having a bonding material disposed thereon for connecting the sleeve to a pot disposed within the sleeve or connected via a banding element to a pot disposed within the sleeve.

Abstract: A window regulator includes a main arm, a first sub-arm, and a second sub-arm. The main arm has a hole through it. A flange member surrounds the hole. The first sub-arm includes a shaft section which projects through the hole and is secured to the second-sub arm. In one embodiment, the distal edge portion of the flange member is curved. In a second embodiment, the flange member extends transversely from the main arm, and a low-friction member is between the distal edge portion of the flange member and a surface portion of the first sub-arm. In a further embodiment, the main arm and the second sub-arm have sliding surfaces in contact with each other, and a concave lubricant holding portion is provided on one of the sliding surfaces. The window regulator reduces noise during raising and lowering of the window and ensures rigidity of the first sub-arm.

Abstract: A side sliding door apparatus for an electric railcar includes a side sliding door suspended from a horizontal door rail with a C-shape cross-section. The side sliding door is capable of moving freely via a door roller, and a gap is formed between the door roller and a ceiling of the door rail. A guide roller with a smaller diameter than that of the door roller is provided adjacent to the door roller. A gap between the guide roller and the ceiling of the door rail is set to be smaller than that between the door roller and the ceiling of the door rail. Preferably, a gap adjusting mechanism is provided for adjusting the gap between the guide roller and the ceiling of the door rail.

Abstract: A flashing structure for mounting onto a roof surface and used for receiving shingles. The flashing structure includes a first drainage channel extending longitudinally along the flashing structure. The flashing structure also includes a securing lip positioned over the first drainage channel and extending along the same, a gap being defined between the securing lip and the first drainage channel, the gap being shaped and sized for receiving the shingles. The flashing structure also includes a second drainage channel extending longitudinally along the flashing structure, the second drainage channel being fluidly connected to the first drainage channel. These features can be adapted to various flashings used in the metal roofing industry, including, but not limited to gable-end flashings, end-wall flashings, and valley flashings, as well as other related flashing structures.

Abstract: A roof edging system for providing an aesthetically pleasing appearance to the periphery of a building roof is provided. The system includes an anchor bar releasably engageable with an anchor cleat having any desired width. After the anchor bar and anchor cleat are engaged with one another, the anchor bar and anchor cleat are secured to the exterior of the building using fasteners inserted through a number of apertures in the anchor bar and anchor cleat. The engagement of the anchor bar with the roof provides a waterproof seal between a roofing membrane placed on the roof and the anchor bar. A durable cover plate of a desired size may then be engaged with the anchor cleat and anchor bar to obscure the anchor cleat and anchor bar and provide an aesthetically pleasing appearance to the periphery of the roof of the building.

Abstract: Gasket devices having a crawling arthropod deterring substance for fitting adjacent to connection points to permanent fixture objects on walls, ceilings and floors to interior spaces. The novel gasket devices can be used for protecting gaps and spaces between permanent fixtures such as shower heads, faucets, drainpipes, incoming waterlines into various rooms such as but not limited to bathrooms and/or kitchens, and anywhere these fixtures exist. Additionally, the gasket devices can be used for protecting gaps and spaces between other permanent fixtures such behind plates such as but not limited to electrical sockets, switches, cables, telephone jacks thermostats, and the like. Additionally, the gasket devices can be used behind ventilation vent covers, and the like. Finally, the gasket covers can be used about wall mounted stems of on hanging fixtures such as lights, chandeliers, and ceiling fans, and the like.

Abstract: A structurally integrated solar collector. Roof and wall covering components are integrated with solar collectors to permit solar energy to be converted to heat, electricity and hot water for use within a building. A roof truss is described that additionally captures sunlight for illuminating a building. The roof and wall components are adaptable to heating and cooling seasons so as to minimize the loss of air-conditioned air in the summer time and to maximize solar heating during cold months. Solar energy captured by a structurally integrated solar collector can be directly converted to electricity through use of photovoltaic materials or by harnessing airflow through structurally integrated solar collector to obtain electricity through mechanical conversion.

Abstract: The invention generally discloses a means for securing an impact resistant panel within a frame by utilizing a restraint channel system. One common type of impact resistant panel may be a piece of glass that has been covered substantially on one face with a window film.

Abstract: A rail system for holding a panel, such as a plate glass pane, in a door and/or wall partition. The rail system includes a housing and a clamp member having a wedging geometry so that when the clamp member is actuated with respect to the housing in a first direction, at least a portion of the clamp member will move in a clamping direction, which is different than the first direction to clamp the panel.

Abstract: A fastening element for operatively connecting masonry units together in a fixed relation. The fastening element comprises a body with a web having opposing surfaces, and a plurality of projections that extend in a generally perpendicular direction therefrom. The projections are spaced apart from each other and configured to engage portions of masonry units therebetween in a constrained relation. The fastening element permits two, three, or four masonry units to be operatively connected together in variety of configurations without the use of mortar.