Patents Issued in March 8, 2007
  • Publication number: 20070051426
    Abstract: A foam transfer device (600) is described, for use with aerosol canister apparatus for producing a sclerosant foam for the treatment of, inter alia, varicose veins. The device enables diversion of an initial quantity of below-specification foam from the canister to waste, e.g. to an integral waste chamber, before dispensing a further quantity of foam for use in treatment. The switching of the flow from the waste chamber to a different outlet (618) for use is accomplished without interrupting the flow from the aerosol canister since this would cause the foam to drop below specification again. The waste chamber may be transparent so that the foam entering it can be observed and a decision made by a user when to stop diverting foam to waste. Alternatively, the foam may be diverted automatically e.g. when a set time has elapsed or a set volume of foam dispensed. The foam for use is normally dispensed into a syringe for subsequent injection into a varicose vein of a patient.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 9, 2004
    Publication date: March 8, 2007
    Applicant: BTG International Limited
    Inventors: Anthony Harman, David Wright, Jam Mijers, Stuart Kay, Christopher Huristone, Julian Dixon, Andrew Pocock, Brendan Hogan
  • Publication number: 20070051427
    Abstract: A stump grinder having a clutch assembly which includes a system for cooling the clutch bearings. The clutch assembly is mounted onto a crankshaft extending from the power source for the grinder and a fan is keyed to the crankshaft. The fan that is adapted to drive air over the clutch assembly during operation and thereby cool the same. More specifically, the fan drives air toward the clutch bearings to reduce the temperature thereof.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 6, 2005
    Publication date: March 8, 2007
    Applicant: RAYCO MANUFACTURING, INC.
    Inventor: Jerry Wise
  • Publication number: 20070051428
    Abstract: A portable chamfer tool includes a housing configured to support a blade to cut a tenon into a workpiece as the housing is rotated about the workpiece. The portable chamfer tool also includes a passage through the housing configured to receive the workpiece and expose the workpiece to at least one blade to form the tenon and at least one sighting hole disposed in the housing to expose a portion of the workpiece as it travels through the passage. The portable chamfer tool further includes a plurality of measuring markers disposed about the at least one sighting hole to indicate a measure of a length of the portion of the workpiece exposed by the at least one sighting hole. Accordingly, the portable chamfer tool provides a means to form a taper on a first end of a peg disposed in a tenon and mortise joint that is substantially matched to a preformed taper on a second end of the peg that was driven through the tenon and mortise joint.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 18, 2006
    Publication date: March 8, 2007
    Inventor: Scott Sullivan
  • Publication number: 20070051429
    Abstract: The present invention is directed to a system and method for forming an arched top door facing, and the resulting facing. The system includes a panel, a table and a cutting assembly. The panel has a first surface intended to be interiorly disposed and a second surface intended to be exteriorly disposed. At least one boss extends from the first surface. The table has a planar surface and a locator extending outwardly from the planar surface. The locator cooperates with the boss to locate the panel on the planar surface. The cutter assembly is operatively associated with the table, and includes a blade spaced from the locator. The blade engages the panel and forms a curved edge in the panel when one of the blade and the panel is rotated about the locator.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 16, 2005
    Publication date: March 8, 2007
    Inventors: Steven Lynch, Mark Ruggie, Jason Caulk
  • Publication number: 20070051430
    Abstract: The present invention provides a production method for a powdered core, including steps of preparing a mixture including a soft magnetic powder and a resin powder to obtain a mixture, compacting the mixture into a predetermined shape to obtain a green compact and heating the green compact, and wherein the resin powder has a median size of not more than 50 ?m, and the resin powder amount is 0.01 to 5 vol %. The method reduces production cost, and decreases eddy-current loss We and hysteresis loss Wh, whereby a powdered core in which a durability is improved and the technical advantages are expanded can be provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 2, 2006
    Publication date: March 8, 2007
    Applicants: HITACHI POWDERED METALS CO., LTD., DENSO CORPORATION
    Inventors: Chio Ishihara, Kazuo Asaka, Kei Ishii, Tamio Takada, Tsuyoshi Akao, Isao Makino
  • Publication number: 20070051431
    Abstract: A rare-earth alloy ingot is produced by melting an alloy composed of 20-30 wt % of a rare-earth constituent which is Sm alone or at least 50 wt % Sm in combination with at least one other rare-earth element, 10-45 wt % of Fe, 1-10 wt % of Cu and 0.5-5 wt % of Zr, with the balance being Co, and quenching the molten alloy in a strip casting process. The strip-cast alloy ingot has a content of 1-200 ?m size equiaxed crystal grains of at least 20 vol % and a thickness of 0.05-3 mm. Rare-earth sintered magnets made from such alloys exhibit excellent magnetic properties and can be manufactured under a broad optimal temperature range during sintering and solution treatment.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 2, 2006
    Publication date: March 8, 2007
    Inventors: Kazuaki Sakaki, Koji Sato, Takahiro Hashimoto, Hajime Nakamura, Takehisa Minowa
  • Publication number: 20070051432
    Abstract: A steel wire rod is obtained, in which a gas flow rate during gas stirring in molten steel treatment is controlled to be 0.0005 Nm3/min to 0.004 Nm3/min per molten steel of 1 ton, thereby the rod satisfies a specified composition, and oxide base inclusions in any section including an axis line of the steel wire rod satisfy the following composition X, the inclusions having width of 2 Am or more perpendicular to a rolling direction, wherein the number of the oxide base inclusions of the following composition A is 1 to 20, and the number of the oxide base inclusions of the following composition B is less than 1: composition X: when composition of inclusions is converted to Al2O3+MgO+CaO+SiO2+MnO=100%, Al2O3+CaO+SiO2?70% is given. composition A: when composition of inclusions is converted to Al2O3+CaO+SiO2=100%, 20%?CaO?50% and Al2O3?30% are given; and composition B: when composition of inclusions is converted to Al2O3+CaO+SiO2=100%, CaO>50% is given.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 21, 2006
    Publication date: March 8, 2007
    Applicant: Kabushiki Kaisha Kobe Seiko Sho (Kobe Steel, Ltd)
    Inventors: Sei KIMURA, Tsuyoshi Mimura, Tetsushi Deura
  • Publication number: 20070051433
    Abstract: In order to provide a high tensile strength steel having excellent low temperature toughness and which can withstand large heat input welding, a steel comprises, in mass percent, C: 0.01-0.10%, Si: at most 0.5%, Mn: 0.8-1.8%, P: at most 0.020%, S: at most 0.01%, Cu: 0.8-1.5%, Ni: 0.2-1.5%, Al: 0.001-0.05%, N: 0.0030-0.0080%, O: 0.0005-0.0035%, if necessary at least one of Ti: 0.005-0.03%, Nb: 0.003-0.03%, and Mo: 0.1-0.8%, and a remainder of Fe and impurities, and the N/Al ratio is 0.3-3.0.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 26, 2006
    Publication date: March 8, 2007
    Inventors: Takahiro Kamo, Takeshi Urabe, Hirofumi Nakamura, Kazushi Ohnishi, Masahiko Hamada
  • Publication number: 20070051434
    Abstract: A ready-for-use low-carbon steel mechanical component, like wheel swivel joints of terrestrial vehicles, pins, shafts, suspension bars, links . . . with elevated characteristics obtained by a hot or cold plastic transformation of a laminated long steel product (wire or rod) without any further heat treatment, the chemical composition of said steel complies with the following analysis, given in percentages by weight, based on the iron: C?0.15%; 0.04%?Nb?0.10%; 0.001%?B?0.005%; 0.15%?Mo?0.35%; 1.3%?Mn?2.0%; 0.15%?Si?1.30%; 0.01%?Al?0.08% and N?0.015% with Ti?3.5×% N and said long steel product is obtained from a semi-finished product coming from the continuous casting and hot-rolled in the austenitic range to obtain a bainitic or essentially bainitic structure, and worked by a cold or hot plastic transformation into its final shape, exhibiting a tensile strength at break greater than 800 MPa. The invention is particularly directed to applications of stamping or cold forging or hot forging.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 27, 2003
    Publication date: March 8, 2007
    Inventors: Bernard Resiak, Mario Confente
  • Publication number: 20070051435
    Abstract: This invention relates to a platinum alloy for use in fine jewelry as an alternative to traditional grades of platinum or white gold. This alloy affords a much whiter color and a higher level of hardness to maintain the surface over an extended period of time that a piece of jewelry may be worn (sometimes many years). Platinum alloys have many desirable working properties, which this alloy equals or surpasses.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 7, 2005
    Publication date: March 8, 2007
    Inventor: Kenneth Fogel
  • Publication number: 20070051436
    Abstract: Platinum, silver and gold solder compositions for repairing, assembling, or sizing jewelry. Platinum compositions having about 90% to about 95% by weight platinum. Silver compositions having at least 92.5% by weight silver. Gold solder compositions having about 25% to about 91.6% gold. The platinum and silver solder compositions further consisting of about 8.3% to about 75% by weight of an alloy consisting essentially of gallium, indium and copper in respective ratios of 6:3:1. The gold solder compositions further consisting of about 2% to about 14% by weight of an alloy consisting essentially of gallium, indium, and copper in respective ratios of 6:3:1. The melting temperature ranges of the respective solder compositions are from about 1300° C. to about 1500° C. for platinum, from about 1000° F. to about 1400° F. for silver, and from about 1100° F. to about 1550° F.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 8, 2006
    Publication date: March 8, 2007
    Inventor: Keith Weinstein
  • Publication number: 20070051437
    Abstract: In a method and system for evaluating sub-critical fatigue crack growth in a semiconductor device, a plurality of energy pulses generated by an energy source are repeatedly impinged onto the semiconductor device for a predefined time interval. The repeated impinging of the plurality of energy pulses induces a mechanical stress within the semiconductor device. The induced mechanical stress, maintained below a threshold and repeated for a predefined number of cycles, causes a formation of a sub-critical fatigue crack within the semiconductor device. A detector detects the presence of the sub-critical fatigue crack leading to a fatigue failure. A rapid determination of a pass or fail status for a fatigue test of the semiconductor device is made by comparing a total number of cycles to fatigue failure to a predefined benchmark.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 22, 2005
    Publication date: March 8, 2007
    Applicant: Texas Instruments Incorporated
    Inventors: Cheryl Hartfield, Darvin Edwards
  • Publication number: 20070051438
    Abstract: A process of production for producing a high strength galvannealed steel sheet by a hot-dip galvanized steel sheet production equipment using an all radiant tube type annealing furnace and a production equipment for the same are provided, comprising continuously hot-dip galvanizing a high strength steel sheet having a content of Si of 0.4 to 2.0 wt % during which making the atmosphere of the reducing zone an atmosphere containing H2 to 1 to 60 wt % and comprised of the balance of N2, H2O, O2, CO2, CO, and unavoidable impurities, controlling the log(PCO2/PH2) of the carbon dioxide partial pressure and hydrogen partial pressure in the atmosphere to log(PCO2/PH2)??0.5 and the log(PCO2/PH2) of the water partial pressure and hydrogen partial pressure to log(PH2O/PH2)??0.5, and controlling the log(PT/PH2) of the total partial pressure PT of the carbon dioxide partial pressure PCO2 and water partial pressure PH2O and the hydrogen partial pressure to ?3?log(PT/PH2)??0.5.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 19, 2004
    Publication date: March 8, 2007
    Inventors: Kazuhiko Honda, Koki Tanaka
  • Publication number: 20070051439
    Abstract: The invention relates to a method for processing a steel product, in which the steel product is passed between a set of rotating rolls of a rolling mill stand in order to roll the steel product. According to the invention, the rolls of the rolling mill stand have different peripheral velocities such that one roll is a faster moving roll and the other roll is a slower moving roll, and the peripheral velocity of the faster moving roll is at least 5% higher and at most 100% higher than that of the slower moving roll, and the thickness of the steel product is reduced by at most 15% per pass, and the rolling takes place at a maximum temperature of 1350° C. The invention also relates to a steel product produced using the method, and to the use of this steel product.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 13, 2004
    Publication date: March 8, 2007
    Applicant: CORUS TECHNOLOGY B.V.
    Inventor: Menno Van Der Winden
  • Publication number: 20070051440
    Abstract: Methods for producing zirconium strips that demonstrate improved formability are disclosed. The zirconium strips of the present disclosure have a purity and crystalline microstructure suitable for improved formability, for example, in the manufacture of certain articles such as panels for plate heat exchangers and high performance tower packing components. Other embodiments disclosed herein relate to formed substantially pure zirconium strip, articles of manufacture produced from the substantially pure zirconium strip, and methods for making the articles of manufacture.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 7, 2005
    Publication date: March 8, 2007
    Inventor: Craig Eucken
  • Publication number: 20070051441
    Abstract: A copper alloy material having: 1.0 to 5.0 mass % of Ni; 0.2 to 1.0 mass % of Si; 1.0 to 5.0 mass % of Zn; 0.1 to 0.5 mass % of Sn; 0.003 to 0.3 mass % of P; and the balance consisting of Cu and an unavoidable impurity. The mass ratio between Ni and each of Si, Zn and Sn is to be Ni/Si=4 to 6, Zn/Ni=0.5 or more, and Sn/Ni=0.05 to 0.2.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 28, 2006
    Publication date: March 8, 2007
    Inventors: Hiroaki Takano, Yoshiki Yamamoto, Koichi Kotoku, Chingping Tong
  • Publication number: 20070051442
    Abstract: A copper alloy material for electric parts having: 1.0 to 5.0 mass % of Ni; 0.2 to 1.0 mass % of Si; 0.05 to 2.0 mass % of Sn; 0.1 to 5.0 mass % of Zn; 0.01 to 0.3 mass % of P; 0.05 to 1.0 mass % of at least one of Fe and Co; and the balance consisting of Cu and an unavoidable impurity. The ratio, (Ni+Fe+Co)/(Si+P), between the total mass of Ni, Fe and Co and the total mass of Si and P is 4 or more and 10 or less.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 28, 2006
    Publication date: March 8, 2007
    Inventors: Yoshiki Yamamoto, Hiroaki Takano, Koichi Kotoku, Chingping Tong, Katsumi Nomura
  • Publication number: 20070051443
    Abstract: A method of press quenching a 6020 aluminum alloy comprising the steps of providing an ingot or billet of 6020 aluminum alloy consisting essentially of about 0.5 to about 0.6% silicon, about 0.7 to about 0.8% magnesium, about 0.55 to about 0.65% copper, about 0.35 to about 0.45% iron, about 0.01 to about 0.04% manganese, about 1.05 to about 1.15% tin, and about 0.04 to about 0.06% chromium; homogenizing the billet, cooling the billet, reheating the billet, extruding the billet, quenching the extrusion, and artificially aging the extrusion. The alloy has enhanced productivity, strength, and machinability and can be used as a direct replacement for lead containing alloy 6262 T-6.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 2, 2005
    Publication date: March 8, 2007
    Inventors: David Lukasak, Thomas Klemp
  • Publication number: 20070051444
    Abstract: Disclosed herein is a method for improving the formability of an aluminum alloy sheet by locally modifying the surface of the aluminum alloy sheet. The method comprises: a sheet fixing step of fixing a sheet to be locally surface-modified; and a local surface modification step comprising adhering a probe closely to a region of the fixed sheet, which is in need of surface modification, by the application of pressure, and then rotationally moving the probe on the region at high speed. According to the method, the region of the sheet in which a fracture can occur due to the concentration of strains and stresses during the formation of the aluminum alloy sheet into a product is subjected to local surface modification so as to improve the formability of the aluminum alloy sheet compared to the parent metal, so that the aluminum alloy sheet can be easily formed into a product.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 28, 2006
    Publication date: March 8, 2007
    Inventors: Chang-Gil Lee, Sung-Joon Kim, Heung-Nam Han, Kwan-Soo Chung, Sang-Joon Park
  • Publication number: 20070051445
    Abstract: The invention disclosed herein relates to an explosive capable of enhanced combustion efficiently capable of sustaining a high pressure over a period of time in a confined environment, such as an air tight room or a cave, where oxygen may be in limited supply. An embodiment of the present invention is a metal composite that combines a binder, a nano-sized reactive metal and an oxidizer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 8, 2006
    Publication date: March 8, 2007
    Inventors: May Chan, Alan Turner
  • Publication number: 20070051446
    Abstract: A tire/wheel assembly comprising a wheel having a rim, a pneumatic tire fitted to the rim and a run-flat support member. The pneumatic tire includes a cavity, and the run-flat support member is disposed in the cavity of the pneumatic tire. The run-flat support member includes an annular shell and elastic rings. The annular shell has a support surface located radially outward and two leg portions formed radially inward. The elastic rings support the leg portions on the rim. The leg portions of the annular shell are detachably attached to the elastic rings.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 2, 2006
    Publication date: March 8, 2007
    Inventors: Shinichi Mori, Mitsuo Kurebayashi
  • Publication number: 20070051447
    Abstract: The present invention is directed to a pneumatic tire having at least one component including a sulfur vulcanizable rubber composition, the rubber composition including at least one diene based rubber and at least one zinc phthalocyanine compound.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 8, 2005
    Publication date: March 8, 2007
    Inventors: Carlo Kanz, Uwe Frank
  • Publication number: 20070051448
    Abstract: A pneumatic tire reduces the columnar resonance noise of the tire while controlling the lowering of wet performances, wherein four circumferential grooves continuously extending in the circumferential direction of the tire are disposed in a treading face and a plurality of lateral grooves each having one end opened to the circumferential groove and terminated in a land portion are formed with respect to two circumferential grooves among the four circumferential grooves, and these lateral grooves and the respective circumferential grooves have such a groove width that both groove walls of the groove do not contact with each other in a ground contact face and one or more lateral groove are always completely included in the ground contact face, and an extending length of a portion of each lateral groove in the ground contact face having a groove width of the lateral groove corresponding to not less than 30% of a groove width of the circumferential groove is made not less than 40% of an extending length of the ci
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 10, 2004
    Publication date: March 8, 2007
    Inventor: Keita Yumii
  • Publication number: 20070051449
    Abstract: The tire cross section height is less than 110 mm. A sidewall rubber disposed in a sidewall portion is formed of a laminated body of a narrow rubber ribbon wound along a circumferential direction of the tire. An outer peripheral surface in a region extending from a shoulder portion of the sidewall rubber to a tire maximum width position is formed of a wide rubber ribbon which is wider than a narrow rubber ribbon and has a thickness of 1.2 to 3.0 mm.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 5, 2006
    Publication date: March 8, 2007
    Inventor: Kazuma NISHITANI
  • Publication number: 20070051450
    Abstract: A process for manufacturing an electric cable. In particular, the process includes the steps of: a) feeding a conductor at a predetermined feeding speed; b) extruding a thermoplastic insulating layer in a radially outer position with respect to the conductor; c) cooling the extruded insulating layer at a temperature not higher than 70° C.; and d) forming a circumferentially closed metallic screen around the extruded insulating layer. The process is carried out continuously, i.e., the time occurring between the end of the cooling step and the beginning of the screen forming step is inversely proportional to the feeding speed of the conductor.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 18, 2003
    Publication date: March 8, 2007
    Inventors: Fabrizio Donazzi, Sergio Belli, Paolo Maioli, Alberto Bareggi
  • Publication number: 20070051451
    Abstract: Systems for ultrasonically welding described herein include a sonotrode for delivering ultrasonic vibrations to two or more plastic sheets, so as to form a weld between them. The sonotrode and the plastic sheets are arranged such that the ultrasonic vibrations delivered by the sonotrode travel along a path that is oriented at an angle ? with respect to a tangent to the surface being welded, wherein the angle ? is less than 90 degrees. Methods for ultrasonically welding described herein include providing two or more plastic sheets to be welded together and delivering ultrasonic vibrations to form a weld between them, such that the ultrasonic vibrations travel along a path that is oriented at an angle ? with respect to a tangent to the surface being welded, wherein the angle ? is less than 90 degrees.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 7, 2006
    Publication date: March 8, 2007
    Inventors: Saeed Mogadam, Donald Patten, Tony DiFinizio, Shane Beam
  • Publication number: 20070051452
    Abstract: Laminates comprising at least two glass plys surrounding at least one interlayer having at least one bore extending through the laminate are produced by excluding the interlayer from the area surrounding the bore(s) and positioning a load bearing insert around the bore. The insert may be positioned before or after the laminating process. The invention reduces the tendency for delamination around the area of the bore when the laminate is placed under load.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 15, 2004
    Publication date: March 8, 2007
    Inventors: Peter Ward, Eric Rowland, William Brunt
  • Publication number: 20070051453
    Abstract: A method is provided for protecting a virgin surface of a tire innerliner from contamination by a release agent during curing. A pressure-sensitive adhesive (PSA)-coated thermoformable film is pressed onto an exposed virgin surface of a green tire innerliner to adhere the PSA to the virgin surface and thereby form a protected green innerliner. The PSA is based on a rubber that is compatible with the rubber of the tire innerliner. The protected green innerliner is then exposed to the release agent, and cured. By virtue of the PSA, the film stays reliably in position. The thermoformable film is then removed to reveal the cured virgin surface substantially free of the release agent.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 8, 2005
    Publication date: March 8, 2007
    Inventors: Ramendra Majumdar, Ronald Page
  • Publication number: 20070051454
    Abstract: A producing method of a pneumatic tire includes a step of forming a sidewall rubber by winding a wide rubber ribbon around an outer periphery of a cylindrical carcass ply along a circumferential direction in a state where a central portion of the carcass ply is swelled and deformed radially outward, the wide rubber ribbon is spirally wound so as to be superimposed toward the outer side of the tire such that the wide rubber ribbon is deviated radially outward of the tire, and a radially inner end of the outermost wide rubber ribbon is disposed on a radially inner side of a tire maximum width position.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 5, 2006
    Publication date: March 8, 2007
    Inventor: Kazuma NISHITANI
  • Publication number: 20070051455
    Abstract: Process for manufacturing a component with an insert made of a composite comprising a metal matrix, within which ceramic fibers extend, the insert made of a composite being obtained from a plurality of coated filaments, each comprising a ceramic fiber coated with a metal sheath, characterized in that it comprises the manufacture of an insert with a step of winding a bundle or bonded sheet of coated filaments around a body of revolution perpendicular to the axis of rotation of said body. The insert is then subjected to a hot isostatic pressing step in a container. The process is applied to the manufacture of aeronautical turbomachine components.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 26, 2006
    Publication date: March 8, 2007
    Applicant: SNECMA
    Inventors: Jean-Michel Franchet, Jean-Francois Fromentin, Christophe Grosbois, Gilles Klein
  • Publication number: 20070051456
    Abstract: A cellular structure is formed on a wheel from an elongated tubular structure. At least one longitudinal line of a slow cure adhesive is applied to the exterior surface of the elongated tubular material. Then the material is wrapped around a collector in a manner to cause the adhesive to be positioned between overlying surfaces of the elongated tubular material and to form a cellular structure on the collector. The cellular structure is cut from the collector before the adhesive has fully cured and is placed on a flat surface where the adhesive has fully cured.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 2, 2004
    Publication date: March 8, 2007
    Inventor: Ren Judkins
  • Publication number: 20070051457
    Abstract: A process for encapsulating assemblies (21,41) from a plurality of sub-assemblies (1, 10; 32) is disclosed. Each sub-assembly is in turn formed by at least partial encapsulation thereby avoiding the need to glue, nail or otherwise secure the individual components (2-4, 11-12, 15; 31) of the sub-assemblies in place. The subassemblies can be easily stored and/or manipulated prior to the subsequent encapsulation step. The fabrication of a cable tray (21) including a number of wiring harness (1, 10) and a multi-tiered pallet (41) is specifically disclosed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 11, 2004
    Publication date: March 8, 2007
    Inventor: Frank Matich
  • Publication number: 20070051458
    Abstract: In order to impart, concurrently with the transfer of a decorative layer, a surface protection function able to mechanically and chemically protect the decorative layer to be hydraulic-transferred of an article, a solventless type ultraviolet-curing resin composition is applied onto the dried printed pattern of a transfer film, an article is pushed into water along with the transfer film, with the printed pattern activated by a non-solvent activating component in the ultraviolet (uv)-curing resin composition and its adhesion force reproduced, and a ultraviolet ray is applied to the article to which the printed pattern, now impregnated and completely integrated with the uv-curing resin composition, has been transferred to thereby cure the uv-curing resin composition.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 2, 2004
    Publication date: March 8, 2007
    Inventors: Wataru Ikeda, Nobuyuki Otaki, Tomomi Kiyotaki
  • Publication number: 20070051459
    Abstract: The method for forming wiring includes: laminating a thermosetting resin film in a semi-cured state and a metallic foil in this order on an insulating substrate where base-layer wiring is formed, a mat surface of the metallic foil facing the resin film, pressing the film and the foil with application of heat; forming an opening in the metallic foil so as to expose a part of the insulating resin layer in which a via hole is to be formed; forming the via hole in the insulating resin layer by irradiating high-energy beams on to insulating resin layer by using as a mask the metallic foil in which the opening is formed; performing a desmear process of the via hole via the opening of the metallic foil; removing the metallic foil by etching; forming an electroless-plated layer that continuously covers the top surface of the insulating resin layer, a side surface of the via hole and a top surface of the base-layer wiring corresponding to the bottom of the via hole; and forming wiring including an electroplated layer
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 7, 2006
    Publication date: March 8, 2007
    Inventors: Takaharu Yamano, Kosaku Harayama, Hiroyuki Kato, Tetsuya Koyama
  • Publication number: 20070051460
    Abstract: Method for bonding a layer of thermoplastic polymer to the surface of an elastomer. A foamed elastomer having, preferably, an open-pore surface is used. The thermoplastic layer is pressed against this surface while it is heated by heat radiation, in particular laser light. The thermoplastic layer is transparent to this radiation, whereas it is they are absorbed by the surface of the elastomer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 2, 2004
    Publication date: March 8, 2007
    Inventors: Axel Boywitz, Marco Michel
  • Publication number: 20070051461
    Abstract: In a method for joining work pieces of transparent plastic material, wherein absorption layers are applied to an interface area between the work pieces to be joined and, wherein the work piece areas to be joined are firmly engaged and pressed together, and the interface area is subjected to laser radiation so that the absorption layer is heated and the work pieces are joined by welding, the absorption layer consists of carbon or gold with a thickness of 5 nm to 15 nm.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 7, 2006
    Publication date: March 8, 2007
    Inventors: Wilhelm Pfleging, Oliver Baldus, Alessandro Baldini
  • Publication number: 20070051462
    Abstract: A substrate bonding apparatus for bonding substrates together in a vacuum at high speeds, with a high degree of accuracy includes a first chamber C1, a second chamber C2, and a third chamber C3. Two substrates to be bonded together are loaded in the first chamber C1. The two substrates are bonded together in the second chamber C2. The two substrates bonded together are unloaded in the third chamber C3. The first and third chambers are variably controlled from an atmospheric pressure state to a medium vacuum state. The second chamber is variably controlled from the medium vacuum state to a high vacuum state.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 31, 2006
    Publication date: March 8, 2007
    Inventors: Yukinori Nakayama, Tatsuharu Yamamoto, Masayuki Saito
  • Publication number: 20070051463
    Abstract: Stretchable material with recovery properties that are waterproof and conformable in two or three dimensions particularly adapted for flashing in structures, especially at the bottom and lower corners of openings where water is likely to collect. A method of installing flashing materials in openings in structures.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 2, 2006
    Publication date: March 8, 2007
    Inventors: James Waggoner, Mieczyslaw Stachnik, Theresa Weston, James Herrin
  • Publication number: 20070051464
    Abstract: The invention concerns a sleeve to be mounted on a metal support cylinder and including at least one functional covering (20) forming the external surface of the sleeve, and an integration covering (21) on the cylinder (1) whose constitutive material is intended to be fixed to the metal of the cylinder by a physical link. The invention is applicable to the transformation of lap products.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 8, 2006
    Publication date: March 8, 2007
    Inventors: Henri Bertoncini, Helene Biava, Jerzy Kuczynski, Laurent Aubanel, Yves Lemble
  • Publication number: 20070051465
    Abstract: The present invention includes methods of bonding two or more components to form a unitary article. The methods involve placing the components in their final assembled position to create a joint cavity, filling the cavity with an adhesive, and curing the adhesive so that it can be handled without dissociating the components. The invention also relates to articles formed by the disclosed methods.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 28, 2006
    Publication date: March 8, 2007
    Inventors: Padraig Naughton, Toni Ristoski
  • Publication number: 20070051466
    Abstract: In a process involving at least two film-shaped substrates (44, 46) bonded together by means of at least one adhesive layer containing a catalyst which accelerates hardening of the adhesive, a first substrate (44) is coated with a liquid film comprising three layers viz., two adhesive layers (34, 38) and an intermediate layer (36), which is situated between the adhesive layers (34, 38) and contains a catalyst (37), using liquid film coating in the form of curtain coating or slide-coating and subsequently bonded onto the second substrate (46). The laminate (48) formed may be coated via at least one liquid film coating with a further three layer liquid film comprising two adhesive layers (134, 138) and an intermediate layer (136), which is situated between the adhesive layers (134, 138) and contains a catalyst (137), using curtain coating or slide-coating and subsequently bonded onto at least one additional substrate (50) to form an additional laminate (52).
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 29, 2006
    Publication date: March 8, 2007
    Inventor: Hans-Rudolf Nageli
  • Publication number: 20070051467
    Abstract: A production method of a decorative film comprising a step of, in a state in which a transparent resin film is laid on a surface of a laminate sheet in which a pattern layer is placed on one surface of a base film of a thermoplastic resin, inserting the laminate sheet and the transparent resin film into between a pair of endless belts placed opposite each other, thereby obtaining a decorative film, wherein the transparent resin film is preheated by contact with a peripheral surface of a preheat roll urged toward the endless belt, and the transparent resin film is run so as to constantly contact a peripheral surface of at least one guide roll during a period between departure from the peripheral surface of the preheat roll and contact with the laminate sheet.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 22, 2006
    Publication date: March 8, 2007
    Applicant: Shin-Etsu Polymer Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Tsutomu Aso, Satoshi Tamura, Atsushi Taniguchi
  • Publication number: 20070051468
    Abstract: A process for manufacturing a laminate (48) made up of two film-shaped substrates (44, 46) joined together by a layer of adhesive is such that a first substrate (44) is coated with a multi-layer liquid film comprising at least two adhesive layers (34, 38) by liquid film coating using curtain coating or slide coating, and subsequently bonded to a second substrate (46).
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 29, 2006
    Publication date: March 8, 2007
    Inventor: Hans-Rudolf Nageli
  • Publication number: 20070051469
    Abstract: A method of disassembling at least a portion of a structure that includes parts which are bonded together. The method includes selecting a subsurface depth within the structure at which it is desired to cause debonding of the structure. A laser beam diameter, pulse width and power level predetermined to produce a peak tensile stress within the structure at the selected depth are selected. A laser having the selected beam diameter is used to apply a shock load at the selected pulse width and power level to the structure. Using this method, damaged or unwanted aircraft skin, patches or overlays on structure can be removed more cleanly and simply than milling, grinding or other mechanical methods.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 23, 2005
    Publication date: March 8, 2007
    Inventors: Richard Bossi, Val Brustad
  • Publication number: 20070051470
    Abstract: A plasma processing apparatus includes: a processing chamber; a state detector for detecting a state of plasma in the processing chamber; an input unit for inputting process result data of a specimen processed in the plasma processing chamber; and a controller including a prediction equation forming unit for forming a prediction equation of a process result in accordance with plasma state data detected with the state detector for the plasma process simulating a specimen existing state in the processing chamber in a specimen non-placed state and process result data of the specimen input with the input unit and processed by the plasma process in a specimen placed state, and storing the prediction equation, wherein the controller predicts the process result of a succeeding plasma process in accordance with plasma state data newly acquired via the state detector in the specimen non-placed state and the stored prediction equation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 27, 2006
    Publication date: March 8, 2007
    Inventors: Takehisa Iwakoshi, Junichi Tanaka, Hiroyuki Kitsunai, Toshio Masuda, Daisuke Shiraishi
  • Publication number: 20070051471
    Abstract: One embodiment of the present invention is a stripping reactor that includes: (a) a remote plasma source disposed to output a gas; (b) a gas distribution plate connected to ground that transmits the gas output from the remote plasma source to a processing chamber; (c) a wafer support disposed in the processing chamber; (d) a wafer support assembly disposed about the wafer pedestal that includes an outer conductive peripheral structure connected to ground; and (e) an RF power supply connected to supply RF power to the wafer support.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 4, 2002
    Publication date: March 8, 2007
    Inventors: Mark Kawaguchi, Elizabeth Pavel, James Papanu, Jonathan Mohn, John Yamartino, Christopher Lane, Michael Barnes, Robert Wunar
  • Publication number: 20070051472
    Abstract: A ring-shaped component for use in a plasma processing includes an inner ring-shaped member provided to surround an outer periphery of a substrate to be subjected to the plasma processing and an outer ring-shaped member provided to surround an outer periphery of the inner ring-shaped member. The outer ring-shaped member has a first surface facing a processing space side and a second surface facing an opposite side of the plasma generation side. The second surface has thereon one or more ring-shaped grooves.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 29, 2006
    Publication date: March 8, 2007
    Applicant: TOKYO ELECTRON LIMITED
    Inventors: Takahiro Murakami, Nobuhiro Sato
  • Publication number: 20070051473
    Abstract: Disclosed is a label that is made of polyester fibers and comprises a transponder (8) which is disposed between two layers of fabric (4, 6). Said layers of fabric are connected to each other at least on two opposite sides (10,12). In order to be able to produce the inventive label in a simple manner, the layers of fabric (4, 6) are produced independently and are connected to each other at least on the two opposite sides (10,12) at least by means of spot welding (14, 16).
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 5, 2004
    Publication date: March 8, 2007
    Applicant: TEXTILMA AG
    Inventor: Francisco Speich
  • Publication number: 20070051474
    Abstract: The painter's tape dispenser with cutter has a base, a rotatable spindle for receiving a roll of tape, and a cutter mounted on the base, which is ergonomically dimensioned for a comfortable fit on the user's forearm. The base is generally triangular in shape, with a pair of elongated sides and a relatively narrow base of the triangle, so that the base is adapted to extend along the inside of the forearm between the elbow and the wrist. The spindle is mounted on the wide end of the base and the cutter is mounted opposite the base, which is retained on the forearm by a pair of straps. The tape dispenser is positioned ready for hands-free tape dispensing when the spindle is loaded with a roll of tape.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 2, 2005
    Publication date: March 8, 2007
    Inventor: Charles Grenier
  • Publication number: 20070051475
    Abstract: A security shade for use in an automotive vehicle. The security shade includes a cassette having a roll tube arranged therein. The roll tube has a shade panel fixed to the roll tube at one end thereof. The security shade also includes a bearing arranged in an end of the roll tube and a spring housing arranged in an end of the cassette. A motor spring is arranged within the spring housing and is axially fixed with relation to the roll tube and the cassette. The security shade also includes an end cap arranged over an end of a cassette. The security shade has the compressible end cap over each end of the roll tube and cassette.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 7, 2005
    Publication date: March 8, 2007
    Inventors: Joseph Wieczorek, Bryan Busha