Abstract: A method for applying pressure to the area of a composite part masked by a secondary feature comprises the steps of positioning a pressure augmentation strip in contact with the masked area, securing a pressure transfer wedge on each of two sides of the secondary feature, such that pressure is transferred to the pressure augmentation strip during co-curing/co-bonding, and co-curing/co-bonding the composite part and the secondary feature. When the area between the composite part and the secondary feature is fairly large, the method can comprise the further steps of positioning a sine wave spring between the pressure augmentation strip and the secondary feature, injecting a structural paste adhesive into the voids around the sine wave spring, and curing the structural paste.

Abstract: A method of securing body panels to a space frame for a vehicle is disclosed. The body panels are secured to rivet nuts that are assembled to frame members. The location of the rivet nuts or rivet nuts supporting surface is measured and the rivet nuts are milled or machined to correspond to reference body coordinates. The milled rivet nuts function as a integral shim pack and obviate the need for shims between the space frame and body panels.

Abstract: A method of assembling a filter element includes the initial step of forming a plastic filter casing with openings from a flat blank with opposite ends thereof bent towards one another and joining these opposite ends together by a sealing seam. Also, a resilient mat filter is folded into a cylindrical shape and pushed open on a fluid-permeable supporting pipe to surround and engage the surrounding pipe. The cylindrical shape of the mat filter has an exterior diameter prior to introduction into the casing that is larger than an interior diameter of the filter casing along the entire axial length of the mat filter. The mat folder is folded into a conical shape to facilitate its introduction thereof into the filter casing. After the axial end is formed, the mat filter and supporting pipe are introduced into the filter casing to define a filter chamber. Finally, two end caps are joined to the filter casing.

Abstract: The present invention is directed to a method of preparing an article of manufacture. The method includes bringing at least a portion of a heated thermoplastic sheet into contact with at least a portion of the first surface of a support having a plurality of perforations. A vacuum is formed on the second surface of the support, and portions the heated thermoplastic sheet are drawn through the perforations of the support and to the second surface side of the support. Thermoplastic attachment heads are formed on the second surface side of the support, from the thermoplastic material of the sheet that is drawn through the perforations. The thermoplastic sheet and the support are fixedly attached one to the other by means of the edges of the perforations being embedded in the thermoplastic material of the sheet drawn therethrough, and the thermoplastic attachment heads. Also disclosed are articles of manufacture, such as interior and exterior automotive body panels and components.

Abstract: A method of joining two components of a vinyl frame provides first and second components each having an end and having surfaces defining at least one channel open at the end and extending into the associated component. A coupling structure is provided and has at least a first member and a second member and includes energy receiving structure. The first member is inserted to extend at least partially into the channel of the first component and the second member is inserted so as to extend at least partially into the channel of the second component so that the energy receiving structure is generally adjacent to certain surfaces defining the associated channel. Energy is directed to the coupling structure to cause the energy receiving structure to fuse with the certain surfaces, thereby joining the first and second components together. Improved component sealing and water pathways are also provided.

Abstract: A system of composite and adhesive materials provides for a high strength, producible closeout joint in the form of tapered tension bond joint for high performance structures. The system includes one skin that is co-bonded to flat panel spars, with the joint being positioned at the opposite side of the spars. The spar includes a female receptacle that receives a male blade from the closeout skin assembly. The flat panel spars have imbedded nut elements in the blade that serve as “internal tooling” to provide a positive stop for locating and clamping the lower skin. The disruption of the blade by the imbedded nuts gives the final assembled structure a very significantly enhanced ballistics survivability. The nuts act to stop cracks formed in the structure when the structure is impacted. A very significant amount of tolerance is allowed between the blade and the receptacle to further reduce cost.

Abstract: An improved method of countertop manufacture having a laminate or veneer horizontal upper surface and a laminate or veneer vertical face with a corner element with an arcuate surface that smoothly fairs into both the upper surface and the face. The countertop is manufactured by first mounting a piece of solid surface to a backer and finishing to a desired arc. The solid surface is then bonded to the vertical laminate surface and substrate to create a joined edge piece. The joined edge piece is finished to form a flat base. The finished edge piece with an arcuate corner element is then bonded to the horizontal surface to form a countertop with a rounded corner joining the vertical laminate surface and horizontal upper surface.

Abstract: A preglued underlayment assembly comprises a substantially rigid underlayment having an upper and a lower surface, a pressure sensitive adhesive layer disposed on the upper surface, and a release layer disposed on the adhesive layer. Another pressure sensitive adhesive layer and another release layer optionally are provided on the lower surface of the preglued underlayment. One or more performance enhancing layers, such as foam and solid layers, can be disposed between the underlayment and the adhesive layer to modify and/or enhance various properties of the preglued underlayment. Mechanical fasteners, such as staples, penetrate the preglued underlayment assembly and engage a structural support member to attach the preglued underlayment assembly thereto.

Abstract: In the present method for producing a planar element (2) for car bodies in differential construction, which includes an external skin (4) and at least one stiffening means implemented as planar, profiles (8) and profile nodes (10) being provided in a predetermined arrangement on the external skin (4), in a first step the stiffening means is glued to the external skin (4), in a second step profiles (8) and profile nodes (10) are arranged and joined into a frame, at least partially using a cold joining method, and in a third step the frame is joined to the external skin (4) on the side of the stiffening means, at least partially using a cold joining method. High planar buckling resistance of the plate panels is achieved through these measures.

Abstract: A soluble rivet tape is provided. The tape includes a soluble film and an adhesive coating that is applied to one or more sections of the soluble film. A plurality of rivets are inserted into place on a product, such as an airplane. The soluble rivet tape is applied to the product over the placed rivets. The plurality of rivets are set and the soluble rivet tape is removed. Any remaining rivet tape on the product is dissolved during a washing process.

Abstract: An adhesive attachment assembly is provided for mounting an attachment member such as a threaded stud or the like onto a substrate, wherein the attachment assembly includes a heat source for rapidly curing a selected adhesive bonding agent. The adhesive attachment assembly includes a first attachment component defining a base surface for receiving the curable bonding agent thereon, and a second attachment component adapted for temporary connection to the substrate. Upon pressed mounting of the first attachment component with bonding agent thereon onto the substrate, the second attachment component is movable into temporary engagement with the substrate, and a spring member reacts between the first and second attachment components to apply a positive force urging the first attachment component toward the substrate for the duration of the bonding agent cure time. A heat source is carried by the first attachment component for activating and/or rapidly curing the bonding agent.

Abstract: In the present method for producing a planar element (2) for car bodies in sandwich construction, which includes an external skin (4) and a hump plate (6) having edge profiles (8, 10) arranged between them, in a first step the edge profiles (8, 10) are joined to the hump plate (6), at least partially using a mechanical joining method, in a second step the hump plate (6) is glued to the external skin (4), and in a third step the edge profiles (8, 10) are joined to the external skin (4), at least partially using a mechanical joining method. Through these measures, high shear and buckling resistance of the planar element is achieved.

Abstract: In a method of forming an airbag, first and second main panels for constituting an airbag, and first and second inner panels in a form of a strip are prepared. The first and second inner panels are sewed together along longitudinal directions thereof without interposing a material therebetween, and an adhesive is provided at edge portions of the first and second main panels. The first and second inner panels sewed together are disposed between the edge portions of the first and second main panels so that the first and second main panels are directly joined together along the peripheries of the first and second main panels by the adhesive. The first and second inner panels sewed together are directly joined to the first and second main panels by the adhesive, respectively.

Abstract: Sheeting is disclosed for securing to a structure to provide a barrier isolating one side of the sheeting from the other, which sheeting comprises an impervious base sheet and a strip of material joined to the base sheet, which strip includes a series of openings so arranged that a tie can engage one or more openings and in the strip to hold the sheeting on a structure, wherein the part of the strip in the region of the openings is not joined to the base.

Abstract: A method and apparatus for forming an improved pultruded and clinched Z-axis fiber reinforced composite laminate structure. The upper and lower skins and the core are pulled automatically through tooling where the skin material is wetted-out with resin and the entire composite laminate is preformed in nearly its final thickness. The preformed composite laminate continues to be pulled into an automatic 3-dimensional Z-axis fiber deposition machine that deposits “groupings of fiber filaments” at multiple locations normal to the plane of the composite laminate structure and cuts each individual grouping such that an extension of each “grouping of fiber filaments” remains above the upper skin and below the lower skin. The preformed composite laminate then continues to be pulled into a secondary wet-out station.

Abstract: A preglued underlayment assembly comprises a substantially rigid underlayment having an upper and a lower surface, a pressure sensitive adhesive layer disposed on the upper surface, and a release layer disposed on the adhesive layer. Another pressure sensitive adhesive layer and another release layer optionally are provided on the lower surface of the preglued underlayment. One or more performance enhancing layers, such as foam and solid layers, can be disposed between the underlayment and the adhesive layer to modify and/or enhance various properties of the preglued underlayment. Mechanical fasteners, such as staples, penetrate the preglued underlayment assembly and engage a structural support member to attach the preglued underlayment assembly thereto.

Abstract: A composite structural laminate plate suitable for building maritime vessels or for building civil structures such as double hull oil tankers, bulk carriers, barges decks for roll-on roll-off ferries, orthotropic bridge decks or for building any structural application in which the traditional method of construction uses stiffened steel plates. The laminate has two facing metal layers that are structurally bonded to a polyurethane elastomer core which may have steel or rigid foam void sections embedded within. The laminate provides equivalent inplane and transverse stiffness and strength, reduces fatigue problems, minimizes stress concentrations, improves thermal and acoustical insulation, and provides vibration control. The laminate provides a structural system that acts as a crack arrest layer and that can join two dissimilar metals without welding or without setting up a galvanic cell.

Abstract: A method for manufacturing a cross car beam assembly for use with a vehicle includes joining first and second support brackets to opposite ends of a cross car beam using an adhesive, such that the adhesive is a primary attachment means for joining the support brackets to the cross car beam. Furthermore, the support brackets are attachable to the vehicle so as to support the cross car beam in the vehicle.

Abstract: A glazing provided with an electric circuit includes an electrically conducting substrate and a terminal for making electrical connection thereto. The terminal is attached to the glazing by an adhesive, rather than solely by solder, and the electrical connection between the terminal and the substrate is provided by means other than, or additional to, physical contact between the terminal and the substrate. For instance, the adhesive may be electrically conducting, or a soldered joint may additionally be provided if the adhesive is electrically insulating, or of insufficient conductivity for the type of circuit in question. The adhesive may be pre-applied to the terminal, and may be a tack-free adhesive activated or cured by heat. The terminal may be in two parts, with the base part of a standardised design. The glazing is suitable for use in buildings, appliances or vehicles, especially automotive vehicles.

Abstract: In a fastening device with tape, a synthetic resin first member is integrally molded on front and back surfaces of a tape having at least one attachment hole in such a manner as to hold an entire peripheral edge portion of the attachment hole of the tape and has an opening portion at a center thereof, and then a synthetic resin second member is attached, by molding or the like, to the first member along an inner peripheral surface of at least the opening portion of the first member and has an engaging portion to be engaged with an opposing fastener.

Abstract: The object of the invention is a process for the production of a multi-directional textile preform, in which there is deposited on a substrate suitable for stitching (M) a first layer of sections of thread, then, if desired, one or several other layers in different directions, so as to produce a sequence of depositions, then, carrying out if desired one or several other sequences of deposition of layers, each section of thread (31, 32, 33) being, at each end, fixed by stitching without knotting into said substrate (M) with the help of a needle (11, 12), characterized in that the stitching at the two ends of each section (31, 32, 33) is carried out independently with the help of two needles (11, 12) using separate threads (Pl , P2) from that of the layers, the end of the section of thread being, upon arrival of the deposition head at the height of its point of turning back, fixed by the stitching thread, the embedded stitching needle serving as a hooking pin for the thread during deposition of the following se

Abstract: This invention provides multi-layered composites, laminates and composite joints in which at least one resin-impregnated, fiber-containing layer is joined or laminated to a core layer having a lower flexural modulus or higher elongation at break, higher toughness, or a combination of all or some of these properties. The multi-layer composite produced by laminating or joining these materials together has improved shearout, impact and cutting resistance, since stresses caused by outside forces can be more widely distributed throughout the composite.

Abstract: Cementitious building panels are connected together using a connector plate made of a composite material of carbon fibers embedded in an organic matrix. The interconnection is made by removing cementitious material to form recesses in the building panels, applying an adhesive material into the recesses prior to placing the connector plate into the recesses, and thereafter affixing the connector plate to the first-panel face and to the second-panel face in the recesses and extending across the gap between the first-panel edge and the second-panel edge.

Abstract: This is a process for laminating spars, masts or columns using fiber reinforced plastics such as carbon fiber/epoxy, using a concave or “U” shaped female mould. After curing, the “U” shaped section is removed from the mould and clamped so that the flanges meet or overlap and can be bonded and/or fastened together to form a closed section with the finished surface on the outside.

Abstract: A process for installation of surface elements (1), the surface elements (1) comprising a core, a decorative upper surface (3) and edges (2) provided with joining means for mechanically locking the surface elements (1) together. Predetermined portions of the edges (2) are provided with a glue which is present on the edges (2) of the surface elements (1) in a passive dry form and which may be activated by applying a liquid. The surface elements (1) are joined to each other by use of the joining means wherein a unit of a plurality of surface elements (1) is formed.

Abstract: An apparatus, device and method for producing end seals on a continuous supply of fastener strip having first and second interlocked profiles before the fastener strip is attached to a supply of thermoplastic film used to make a reclosable bag. The fastener strip is advanced through a guide. A first section is identified and fused thereby providing a first end seal. A second end section is identified with the identification based on the first end seal. The second section is fused, thereby providing a second end seal with the result of a length of fastener strip including a pair of end seals. A device is provided to simultaneously fuse and cut the fastener strip at the exiting end of the fastener guide.

Abstract: Flooring material comprising sheet-shaped floor elements with a mainly square or rectangular shape. The floor elements are provided with edges, a lower side and an upper decorative layer. The floor elements are intended to be joined by means of joining members. The floor elements are provided with male joining members on a first edge while a second edge of the floor elements are provided with a female joining member. The male joining member is provided with a tongue and a lower side groove while the female joining member is provided with a groove and a cheek, the cheek being provided with a lip. The floor elements are provided with a male vertical assembly joining member on a third edge while a fourth, opposite, edge is provided with female vertical assembly joining member. The floor elements are alternatively provided with a male vertical assembly joining member on a third edge while a fourth, opposite, edge also is provided with male vertical assembly joining member.

Abstract: Disposable personal care products, such as diapers, feminine care products and adult incontinence products, are provided. More specifically, disposable personal care products having improved absorbent core integrity and core absorbency are provided. These products eliminate the need for costly adhesives. A method for making the products is also provided. The method includes forming a plurality of localized compressions by ultrasonically compressing the natural fiber core between, although not necessarily adjacent to, at least one upper and at least one underlying fusible material. The periphery of the article is then bonded by conventional means, such as adhesives, crimping or fusing. This process reduces costs associated with the manufacturing of such articles by eliminating or reducing the amount of adhesives in the final product, and by eliminating costly and intermittent bonding procedures.

Abstract: Process for assembly of a flexible panel on an open structure, and installation to make use of this process. According to the invention, a flexible panel (12) is attached to an open structure (10) by pre-assembling these two parts by cold gluing before they are fixed using attachment devices such as rivets. Cold gluing is done using a gluing cap (48) on the inside of which linear and individual inflatable joints (54, 56) are fitted to press the panel (12) into contact with the framework (10) in unperforated parts of the framework. The time necessary for assembly is thus very much reduced, while the quality of part positioning is unaffected.

Abstract: A process for installation of surface elements (1), the surface elements (1) comprising a core, a decorative upper surface (3) and edges (2) provided with joining means for mechanically locking the surface elements (1) together. Predetermined portions of the edges (2) are provided with a glue which is present on the edges (2) of the surface elements (1) in a passive dry form and which may be activated by applying a liquid. The surface elements (1) are joined to each other by use of the joining means wherein a unit of a plurality of surface elements (1) is formed.

Abstract: A fastening device, which will facilitate the assembly of associated parts or manufactured articles, and electromagnetically absorptive component for absorbing electromagnetic waves and converting wave energy to heat; an expansive component, which expands upon exposure to heat emanating from the target material; matrix material, which will become adhesively active and effect the adherence of the associated parts upon exposure to heat emanating from the target material, and a stiffening component.

Abstract: A method for manufacturing a cross car beam assembly for use with a vehicle includes joining first and second support brackets to opposite ends of a cross car beam using an adhesive, such that the adhesive is a primary attachment means for joining the support brackets to the cross car beam. Furthermore, the support brackets are attachable to the vehicle so as to support the cross car beam in the vehicle.

Abstract: Improved joints for cryogenic liquid-containing tanks are disclosed. The joints include a support plate, a lower arm mounted on the support plate, an upper arm mounted on the support plate spaced from the lower arm, and tank skins extending into the space between the lower and upper arms. Sealing layers are provided between the tank skins and the joint arms. The joints are particularly useful for space launch vehicle cryogenic liquid propellant tanks which must be lightweight, withstand high structural loads and maintain leak-free conditions.

Abstract: A method is provided for securing a three-dimensional woven preform to a first composite laminate component, the preform having a base and at least one leg extending from the base. The preform may be used to attach a second component or may be used alone to stiffen the first component. The preform and the first component are uncured, whereas the second component is cured prior to assembly. The preform is positioned on the first component, adhesive optionally being located between the preform and the first component. Z-pins are driven through the base of the preform and into the first component, the pins extending into the base and the first component. The second component is attached to the leg of the preform. A vacuum bag and tooling are used while curing the first component and the preform and the preform to the first component. The second component may be bonded or fastened to the preform.

Abstract: A method for joining two or more substrates with a seam is provided. The seam is formed with a thermoplastic tape that is capable of forming an adhesive bond and a physical bond with a substrate. For instance, in one embodiment, the thermoplastic tape is formed from a polyurethane film. In addition, the seam can be utilized in a flat configuration or folded into a variety of different shapes, such as in a z-shaped configuration. As a result of the present invention, it has been discovered that a seam can be formed to have improved strength without substantially sacrificing the desired functional properties of the substrate materials.

Abstract: A method of securing a sealing washer to one surface of a metal sheet while welding a head of a fastener to a second surface of a metal sheet, the method comprising: compressing the head onto the second surface of the sheet between a first electrode engaging the head and a second electrode engaging the first surface of the sheet, welding the head to the second surface of the sheet by electrical resistance welding to heat the first surface of the sheet proximate to the first electrode, urging a sealing washer into the heated first surface with the second electrode to heat the sealing washer and thereby bond the sealing washer to the first surface.

Abstract: A soft soothing bath scrub is formed of a scrubbing layer, such as a a sponge layer, and a wash cloth layer. A stabilizing layer may be interposed, preferably by first attaching it to the underside of the sponge layer, and attaching the sponge layer to the wash cloth layer by intermittent fastening such as by stitches, through the wash cloth layer and into side edge of the sponge layer.

Abstract: A sealing method and apparatus involves positioning sealant carriers in a gap between first and second components to be sealed. Sealant is applied to a first major surface of the sealant carriers. As the first and second components are tightened together, the carriers are compressed and cause sealant to travel from the first major surface and through the carriers to a second major surface which is opposed to the first major surface. The sealant carriers may be positioned on respective carrier supports while sealant is being applied to the first major surface of the sealant carriers. The supports are used in initially positioning the sealant carriers in place and then are removed prior to tightening the first and second components together. The supports may include alignment mechanisms for use in aligning the sealant carriers with one of the first and second components. The sealant adheres the sealant carriers to such one of the first and second components following removal of the supports.

Abstract: A method of repairing or refurbishing a filter screen is described. The type of screen is defined in the specification. The repair or refurbishment is effected by stripping worn or damaged wirecloth from the surface of the frame and placing fresh cloth over the frame and tensioning it as appropriate. Heat is then applied so as to soften surfaces of the frame over which wirecloth is stretched, so that the latter can penetrate softened plastics material in the surfaces and become embedded therein. The frame and its associated fresh cloth is allowed to cool, after which the applied tensioning is removed. Exposed edges of the wirecloth can be trimmed back to the surrounding flange. Plastics material may be applied to the surface of the frame which is to receive the new wirecloth, before the latter is fitted, to provide additional plastics material for bonding the wirecloth to the frame.

Abstract: A method for forming convexities and/or concavities on cloths for a garment at almost entire portions of the garment or any desired portion of the garment without any substantial limitation from a design point of view. The method for forming a garment having convexities and/or concavities which can expand and contract in both the weft and wrap directions like a knitted fabric. Cloths including thermoplastic fiber are cut into parts of the garment, the parts are sewn in a shape of the garment. The garment is overlaid on a thermo-shrinkable cloth. They are sewn together with stitches of water-soluble threads. The sewn cloths are heated under dry heat and without applying any pressure to the cloths so as to permit the thermo-shrinkable cloth to shrink and form convexities and/or concavities on the cloths of the garment. The water-soluble threads are solved and removed, and the cloths of the garment are separated from the thermo-shrinkable cloth.

Abstract: A semiconductor chip pickup jig which separates semiconductor chips affixed to an adhesive sheet from the adhesive sheet includes first and second thrust pin groups and a pin holder on which base portions of the first and second thrust pin groups are mounted. The thrust pins of the first thrust pin group are arranged in positions corresponding to corner portions of the semiconductor chip and thrust up the semiconductor chip by use of first front end portions thereof with the adhesive sheet disposed therebetween. The thrust pins of the second thrust pin group are arranged in positions corresponding to a nearby portion of a central portion of the semiconductor chip with second front end portions thereof being set lower than the first front end portions and thrust up the semiconductor chip by use of the second front end portions thereof with the adhesive sheet disposed therebetween.

Abstract: An apparatus for repairing concrete structures utilize a generally flat composite material insert. The insert is inserted into a slot formed in a preexisting section of concrete and bonded to the preexisting section using an adhesive. The insert is installed such that a portion of the insert extends beyond the preexisting structure and into a void where damaged concrete has been removed and where the new concrete is to be poured. The insert then functions to join the preexisting section and the new concrete section. Alternatively, the insert may comprise an extension to attach an external fixture to the concrete section. Alternatively, a slot can be created within two preexisting concrete sections, adhesive added to the slot, and an insert installed in the slot. Again, the insert functions to join the two concrete sections.

Abstract: An external reinforcement for structures includes a composite of longitudinally oriented reinforcing fibers in a thermoplastic matrix. The reinforcement is useful to shore up damaged structures or to provide, for example, additional protection against natural phenomena such as earthquakes or storms.

Abstract: A method of attaching a plastic or polyethylene liner to a fabric bag by first providing a plastic liner of the type used in fabric bulk bags, which may be open ended on both its upper and lower ends; rolling the upper end of the plastic liner at strategic points along the liner around a circular item, which will be termed a “button,” so that multiple layers of the liner are rolled around the “buttons”; next, tying off the multiple layers of liner along the undersurface of the button so as to allow the button to serve as an attachment point between the liner and the bulk bag; inserting the liner into the fabric bag; next, rolling up a portion of the outer fabric bag around the buttons, then tying off the fabric bag around each button, so that the attachment is provided between the liner and the outer fabric bag, at each of the buttons.

Abstract: To make an annular fiber structure, a strip-shaped fabric (50), is used which is made up of two superposed unidirectional sheets, with the directions of the sheets forming opposite angles relative to the longitudinal direction of the strip, the two sheets being bonded together so as to form deformable elementary meshes, the fabric being wound while being deformed so as to transform it into a flat helix, the elementary meshes deforming in such a manner that variation in mass per unit area between the inside and outside diameters of the turns remains small, and the flat turns are pressed against one another.

Abstract: An external corner formative member which comprises an angled corner plate portion, and a pair of groove portions formed on the opposite sides of the corner plate, respectively, for receiving a side edge portion of a building board, wherein at least one rib which is adapted to be contacted with the building board so as to function as a weir for preventing rain water from penetrating (or for receiving the kinetic energy of rain water) is projected from the bottom of the groove portions. A broad space is formed between the rib and a back plate portion of the groove so as to interrupt the flow of rain water running toward the interior of building frame. A ridge functioning as a weir may be formed on the back plate portion of the groove portion.

Abstract: A method and apparatus for repairing concrete structures utilize a generally flat composite material insert. The insert is inserted into a slot formed in a preexisting section of concrete and bonded to the preexisting section using an adhesive. The insert is installed such that a portion of the insert extends beyond the preexisting structure and into a void where damaged concrete has been removed and where the new concrete is to be poured. The insert then functions to join the preexisting section and the new concrete section. Alternatively, the insert may comprise an extension to attach an external fixture to the concrete section. Alternatively, a slot can be created within two preexisting concrete sections, adhesive added to the slot, and an insert installed in the slot. Again, the insert functions to join the two concrete sections.

Abstract: One or more reinforcement pins are inserted between the lid and base of a sealed integrated-circuit package. The reinforcement pins reinforce a sealing layer between the lid and the base, particularly against shear forces exerted on the sealing layer between the lid and the base of a package. Shorter pins are provided which do not extend through the lid or base. Longer pins are provided which extend through the lid or base, with the ends of the pins being mechanically secured to the lid or base and sealed with solder, glass, or epoxy material.

Abstract: A method of manufacturing a pipe liner bag which is composed of a tubular resin absorbent material having an outer surface covered with a highly air-tight plastic film and a hardenable resin impregnated in the tubular resin absorbent material. The method involves folding a strip-shaped resin absorbent material and aligning both ends thereof in the width direction, straight sewing overlapped portions to form a tubular resin absorbent material while leaving a sewing margin, turning the tubular resin absorbent material inside out such that a previous inner surface thereof appears outside, and welding or adhering a plastic film entirely or partially on the outer surface of the tubular resin absorbent material to air-tight seal the outer surface. The method can reduce a time required for a joining operation and simplifying a sealing operation after both ends of the strip-shaped resin absorbent material have been joined.

Abstract: A wooden rail for a ride, in particular for a roller coaster, comprising a number of layers of individual planks/boards, laminated veneer wood or presspahn wood, bonded with each other and milled to the precise rail form in accordance with the roller coaster design. Furthermore, the invention refers to a method for the fabrication of such a wooden rail, wherein the layers are bonded with each other to form a wood package in oversize and wherein, after hardening, the bonded wood package is given the precise rail form in accordance with the design of the ride by means of machining. Finally, the invention also refers to a method for mounting such a wooden rail on a rail support, fixed to a trestle of the ride, wherein the finished rails, particularly those provided with steel sheets, rail joints and connection elements, are secured to said rail support.