Abstract: A method of remodeling a subsisting countertop by casting a polymer-modified cementitious casting compound thereupon has some of the following steps. Given a subsisting countertop, without altering it, temporarily attaching edging forms or flow checks around all the free edges of the subsisting countertop, both of which forms and flow checks operate to check the flow of the casting compound at least to the height of a given rise. Following that, pouring a polymer-modified cementitious casting compound over the countertop to the height of the given rise and as checked within the edging forms and flow checks. The final step involves optionally removing the forms before the lapse of a full day.

Abstract: An appliance knob has a polymeric body, which is molded, and a metal cup, which is made by stamping and drawing a metal sheet or a metal strip. The polymeric body has a central boss, which has an end face, a cylindrical wall, and an annular recess encompassing the central boss and having an annular floor. The cylindrical wall adjoins the annular floor. The metal cup, which is adapted to fit over the central boss, has a circular plate covering the end face top of the central boss and a cylindrical skirt encompassing the cylindrical wall of the central boss. The cylindrical skirt is unitary with the circular plate. The metal cup is secured to the polymeric body via two unitary tabs, which project through associated slots in the annular floor and coact with the polymeric body, as well as adhesively.

Abstract: In a fuel injection valve, an adjustment pipe made of stainless steel and for adjusting a compression amount of a spring biasing a valve member is press-fitted into a cylindrical housing made of stainless steel, and a fuel injection amount is adjusted by adjusting a spring force of the spring in accordance with a press-fitted amount of the adjustment pipe. The adjustment pipe is immersed in an oxalic acid solution so that an oxalate film is formed thereon before being press-fitted into the cylindrical housing. Therefore, the oxalate film prevents a direct press-contact between an outer peripheral surface of the adjustment pipe and an inner peripheral surface of the cylindrical housing.

Abstract: A manufacturing method of a multicolored interior member is provided in the present invention. Said manufacturing method comprises a base member and a surface member attached on a surface of said base member comprising; forming concave groove(s) in preset portion(s) of said base member, tucking said surface member into said concave groove(s) to form parting line, covering said surface member attached on one side from said parting line with a masking member, forming an engaging flange at the end edge of said masking member, inserting said engaging flange into the crevice of said parting line to fix said masking member, and then coating said surface member attached on the other side from said parting line with a different color from the color of the surface member attached on one side from said parting line.

Abstract: A method for creating a hot melt foamed form for an air induction system. A block of thermal mastic elastomer is melted and blended with nitrogen gas to create a foamed material. The foamed material is applied by robotic techniques over a base material on the surface of a polypropylene glass lower shell. After the foamed material cures, a polypropylene glass cover is applied over the foamed material form to create an air tight dust/water seal. The cover does not adhere to the cured foamed material and is removable when service is necessary. The foam material can also be dispensed into a mold and then transferred to the base, allowing for changes in the shape and profile of the foamed material. This method can also be employed to create an isolation pad on an air induction system to absorb engine shock. The thermal mastic elastomer can also be employed to create a seal between the cover neck of an air induction assembly and a mass air flow sensor.

Abstract: Sub-blanks having different thicknesses and/or different materials are joined together along a joint line or boundary line. The joint line can have an axial directional component and/or a radial directional component. The blank is formed into a U-shaped structure with two substantially parallel arms and the arms can be overbent toward each other by a distance that varies along the axial length of the U-shaped member. The U-shaped member can be subjected to a press forming operation to form a substantially tubular member. The substantially tubular member can have a non-circular cross-sectional shape. A step can be formed at the joint line as a result of different thickness sub-blanks. The step is placed in a press forming die facing outwardly so that the step is reduced during the press forming operation.

Abstract: A fence construction system and a method for building such a fence are provided. The fence looks like a wall and has wall characteristics, such as a post-tension condition, but is much less expensive and easier to build. The method includes the steps of erecting a plurality of fence posts including two end fence posts, erecting two stressing posts within and closely adjacent the two end fence posts, placing a respective spacer between each stressing post and the adjacent end post, stringing a plurality of high-tension tensile wires between the two end posts, tensioning the high-tension tensile wires, securing the high-tension tensile wires to the fence posts, securing wire lath to the pre-stressed high-tension tensile wires and fence posts, applying fence coating material to the wire lath, cutting the high-tension tensile wires between the end fence posts and the stressing posts, and removing the spacers.

Abstract: A process for the production of multi-layer metal composite tubes (10), wherein a metal strip is shaped to form a tube (16) and butt-welded along its two longitudinal edges. A plastic inner layer (12) is applied by extrusion in firmly adhering manner to the inside (12) of the metal tube (16) and a plastic outer layer (14) is applied by extrusion in firmly adhering manner to the outside (26) of the metal tube (16).

Abstract: A process to provide a surface with a fire-proof and/or wear resistant lining involving the following steps: a) mechanically fixing anchoring means to the surface, which anchoring means are pre-coated with a coating that melts at a temperature in the range from 40° C. to 100° C.; b) applying a lining material onto the surface provided with the anchoring means; c) curing the lining material to obtain a solid mass; and d) drying the lining, to a temperature at least sufficient to melt the coating on the anchoring means, to obtain a fire-proof and/or wear resistant lining. Anchoring means used in this process.

Abstract: To adopt die casts product as parts of a vehicle body frame. A vehicle body frame is provide with an alumite treating, showing that brightness and appearance of pivot plates which are die cast products differ from those of non-die cast products, head pipes, longitudinal pipes and cross pipe. By carrying out a local coating treatment on the pivot plates, the pivot plates are provided with a color the same as that of the pipe, the longitudinal pipes and the cross pipe. By making die cast products portion of constituent parts, the fabrication cost of the vehicle body frame can be reduced.

Abstract: A method for producing a flat commutator includes forming a metallic supporting body with segment supporting parts and forming a hub of an electrically insulating material. The supporting body is connected in an electrically conductive and mechanically fixed manner to an annular disc resistant in a reaction-promoting environment. The supporting body is divided into segment support parts. The annular disc is divided into annular segments. The surfaces of the metallic segment supporting parts which are bare as a result of the division of the supporting body are coated with a coating that is resistant to the environment. The coating is carried out by currentless deposition. The commutator produced according to this method has the hub adjacent to the supporting body in the vicinity of the division.

Abstract: Automated method and machinery for fabricating a wrought-iron fence panel. The machinery includes (a) automated programmable machinery for welding vertical pickets to horizontal runners to form a fence panel; (b) automated programmable machinery for straightening the fence panel; (c) automated programmable machinery for washing the fence panel; (d) automated programmable machinery for drying the fence panel; (e) automated programmable machinery for painting the fence panel; and (f) automated programmable conveyor machinery for conveying the vertical pickets, the horizontal runners, and the fence panel from station to station.

Abstract: In order to manufacture a fuel inlet, bulge forming and bend processing are conducted to a stainless pipe which will serve as an inlet pipe. Next, one end of the stainless pipe is eccentrically expanded, and the hardened portion is removed. After the pipe expanding step is finished, boring processing is conducted so that a breather pipe can be inserted into the inlet pipe, a guide is spot-welded to the inside of the eccentrically expanded portion, and a screw structure is formed. The inlet pipe and the breather pipe are degreased and cleaned as a pretreatment for brazing, and brazing is conducted by using BAg-4 (Low-temperature brazing material) at a temperature of 750-850° C. Removing of the flux and cleaning are conducted as a post-treatment for brazing, and finally coating is conducted.

Abstract: There is disclosed a car body having a shell body, having a pattern excellent in beautification at the outer surface portion, made by forming a shell body by cutting, shaping and combining a metal plate, covered with patterned plastic film, which is used at the main outer surface of the car body, or by forming a shell body by fitting up the car parts, made by cutting, shaping and combining a metal plate, covered with patterned plastic film, to a previously assembled main body.

Abstract: A method of making a motorcycle backrest which has a back support cushion with a handhold aperture, and a support arm for mounting the backrest on a motorcycle saddle or frame uses a mold with a cavity and central post. A rigid frame is encapsulated in a rigid resin base and a cushion layer is formed thereon. The base and cushion layer have an aperture extending therethrough. The flexible cover is formed about the cushion layer and about the periphery of the backrest structure and through the aperture, and it is secured to the surface of the rigid base. A protective cover plate is secured over the cover on the rigid base.

Abstract: A tailored blank article and a manufacturing method thereof, which is used for partitioning an inside and an outside such as a dashboard panel for partitioning an engine room of a car body and the inside of a car room. A thick plate blank and a thin plate blank are joined by a mash-seam welding or a laser welding, and are subjected to a pressing. Thereby, the thin plate blank is bent until an inner surface of the thin plate blank is made flush or almost flush with an inner surface of the thick plate blank, subsequently, a connection part having a portion connected over a welding portion is connected to at least one of an outer surface and the inner surface of the tailored blank article comprising the thick plate blank and the thin plate blank, and then an entire tailored article including the connection part is coated.

Abstract: A washing tub is formed with a reinforcing body made from a non-metallic material, such as plastic or fiberglass, and a thin interior liner portion constituted by a metallic material, preferably stainless steel. The metallic material is preferably sprayed onto a tub shaping member and then the reinforcing body is attached to the metallic material. In accordance with one embodiment of the invention, the reinforcing body is formed from plastic, such as polypropylene, which is injected about a mold core following the spray coating of the metallic material on the core. In another embodiment, the reinforcing material is constituted by fiberglass which is layered about a shaping member having the metallic liner portion deposited thereon. In any case, an aesthetically appealing and extremely cost effective, high quality washing tub is produced.

Abstract: The present invention provides an improved conditioning wheel for conditioning polishing pads used to polish semiconductor wafers. In one embodiment, the conditioning wheel includes a planar body having a metal surface located thereon. The metal surface has abrasive particles embedded therein and a retainer coating deposited over the metal surface and the abrasive particles. The retainer coating inhibits the abrasive particles from dislodging during a conditioning process.

Abstract: Automated method and machinery for fabricating a wrought-iron fence panel. The machinery includes (a) automated programmable machinery for welding vertical pickets to horizontal runners to form a fence panel; (b) automated programmable machinery for straightening the fence panel; (c) automated programmable machinery for washing the fence panel; (d) automated programmable machinery for drying the fence panel; (e) automated programmable machinery for painting the fence panel; and (f) automated programmable conveyor machinery for conveying the vertical pickets, the horizontal runners, and the fence panel from station to station.

Abstract: A coating method according to the present invention includes a step of producing plural exterior members which constitute the outside portion of a vehicle body, and a step of forming and joining plural inside members which constitute the inside portion of the vehicle body, thereby producing a chassis. Each of the exterior members is a precoat metal sheet in which a rust-preventing layer and a coat which contains a lubricating component are formed on a surface of a metal sheet. Accordingly, the exterior members joined to the chassis need only intermediate coating and overcoating. The chassis constituent members are made of a precoat metal sheet in which a rust-preventing layer which contains a lubricating component is formed on a surface of a metal sheet. Accordingly, it is not necessary to carry out electrodeposition coating which is considered to be necessary for the chassis.

Abstract: The method for precise position assembling a planetary gear unit consisting of a planetary gear, a planet shaft, a bearing, two thrust washers and two guide washers, especially for use in a planetary transmission for an automatic transmission of a motor vehicle consists in that the planetary gear unit is inserted within mean position tolerance, aligned and braced in a tool which tool has two displaceable stamps and two jaws with indented rings which jaws surround the stamps forming a ring and can be displaced independently of the stamps. By closing the tool, the indented rings clamp the guide washers until a constant pressure is exerted against them. The stamps are pressed against the ends of the planet shaft until they are forged.

Abstract: A method of manufacturing an electromagnetic flow sensor having a measuring tube with an insulating liner having a reinforcing body embedded therein includes the steps of producing the liner in situ in a support tube, and forming a sintering space in the support tube by inserting a sintering mandrel therein. The support tube is closed, leaving one filling aperture for a granular material to be sintered. The reinforcing body is formed in the support tube such that it fits its lumen, by introducing the material to be sintered into the sintering space, sintering, and removing the mandrel. A casting space is formed in the support tube by fixing a casting mandrel therein, and leaving one casting aperture for a liquefied insulting material. The liner is formed by introducing the insulating material into the casting space, allowing to penetrate into the reinforcing body, and solidify in the support tube lumen.

Abstract: A method of making a face mask including the steps of providing a plurality of lengths of Grade 2, commercially pure titanium wire, having a diameter of from about 0.21 to about 0.24 inches; forming each length at room temperature to a desired bend angle by bending the member at room temperature using rotary bending apparatus to a first bend angle that is from about 1.25 to about 1.35 times greater than the desired bend angle; and welding each of the thus formed lengths to at least one other of the lengths in an ambient, oxygen containing environment.

Abstract: A method is provided for coating a radiator support assembly for a motor vehicle including the steps of providing magnesium components for the radiator support assembly and coating the magnesium components. The method also includes the steps of assembling the magnesium components into the radiator support assembly and painting the radiator support assembly.

Abstract: A method of making a heated injection molding nozzle with an integral tip insert. First, an inner portion, an outer collar portion, and an electrical heating element are made and integrally brazed together in a vacuum furnace using a first nickel alloy brazing material. Then a tip insert is made having a desired configuration and seated in the front end of the inner portion and a second nickel alloy brazing material is applied around it. The second brazing material has a melting temperature which is substantially below that of the first brazing material. The tip insert is then integrally brazed in place by heating them to a temperature above the melting temperature of the second brazing material and below the melting temperature of the first brazing material. In addition to not affecting the metallurgical bonding between the other components, this allows the tip insert to be easily removed for replacement by again heating the nozzle to this same temperature.

Abstract: A method for assembling a modular siderail for attachment to a bed comprises forming a first end section to include a first connector joint, forming a second end section to include a second connector joint, and coupling the first connector joint and the second connector joint to form a skeletal structure.

Abstract: The present invention is a synthetic-core construction panel having a polyurethane core encased by a metal grid. The grid system comprises a first series of metal bars disposed in parallel to each other, equally spaced apart around the circumference of the core; a second series of metal bars, disposed in parallel to each other and perpendicularly to the first series of metal bars, equally spaced apart, are also disposed around the circumference of the core; and a plurality of diagonal cross-member reinforcements welded at their edges to each connecting point between the first series of metal bars and the second series of metal bars. The metal grid serves as a surface accepting masonry/plaster as a finish for the panel after installation. An apparatus for making the synthetic core construction panels is also described and claimed.

Abstract: A porcelain coated steel wire oven rack. The preferred coated steel wire oven rack includes a plurality of elongated steel wire members joined together to form an oven rack having an outer surface. The plurality of elongated steel wire members are made from a steel rod material containing from about 80 to about 99.9% by weight of iron, from about 0.001 to about 0.08% by weight of carbon and from about 0.001 to about 0.2% by weight of a carbon stabilizing transition metal, preferably selected from the group consisting of Vanadium, Tantalum, Titanium and Niobium.

Abstract: A method of manufacturing a fuel inlet having an improved anti-rust property. As material for an inlet pipe 2 and a breather tube 4, stainless pipes are used. A pipe expanding process in which an end portion of the inlet pipe 2 is enlarged in diameter to form a filling part 6, a screw-thread forming process in which a helical groove 12 is formed on a periphery of the filling part 6, a welding process in which the breather tube 4 is welded to the inlet pipe 2, and a coating process in which a cationic electrodeposition coating is applied to a fuel inlet 1 after the welding process are performed in turn, thereby obtaining the fuel inlet 1 having an improved anti-rust property.

Abstract: A sensor for measuring electrochemical corrosion potential, and a method for manufacturing a sensor, the sensor comprising a tubular ceramic probe having a closed tip at one end, the probe at least partially filled with a powder comprising metal and metal oxide; a metal support tube having one end receiving an opposite end of the probe, and joined thereto by a braze joint therewith; an electrical conductor extending through the support tube and into the probe, and having an end buried in the powder for electrical contact therewith; and a protective band bridging the probe and tube at the joint for sealing thereof, the protective band consisting essentially of a metallic coating.

Abstract: A grout float, including a blade and a pair of core sections defining a handle. Interlocking male tapered bosses and female tapered receptacles join the core sections. Tapered tongues on the core sections pass through openings in upstanding flanges on the blade. The tapered tongues produce a wedging action with the flange openings whereby the locking union of the core sections also secures the handle rigidly to the blade. For comfort, the assembled handle and blade are encapsulated in an overmolded elastomeric liquid-tight sheath.

Abstract: A tailored blank article and a manufacturing method thereof, which is used for partitioning an inside and an outside such as a dashboard panel for partitioning an engine room of a car body and the inside of a car room. A thick plate blank and a thin plate blank are joined by a mash-seam welding or a laser welding, and are subjected to a pressing. Thereby, the thin plate blank is bent until an inner surface of the thin plate blank is made flush or almost flush with an inner surface of the thick plate blank, subsequently, a connection part having a portion connected over a welding portion is connected to at least one of an outer surface and the inner surface of the tailored blank article comprising the thick plate blank and the thin plate blank, and then an entire tailored article including the connection part is coated.

Abstract: A method for manufacturing a welded cylinder is provided wherein a seal (such as an O-ring seal or a cured polymeric sealant) is disposed between the tube of a cylinder and its welded end plug. The seal is spaced away from the circumferential weld that joins the end plug to the cylinder to reduce the hoop stress in the tube adjacent the weld, thereby reducing the tensile stress at the weld joint.

Abstract: Improved prosthetic components and a method for assembly therefor are described wherein the prosthesis comprises prefabricated modular components including a socket adapter, shank or pylon, a keel, and a foot. The method for preparation of the improved prosthesis reduces the time required for prosthesis preparation over that of the prior art, and includes the steps of making a cast of the remaining leg stump and forming a socket therefor; placing the socket in an alignment jig; assembling modular pieces including a prefabricated keel, pylon, and socket adapter; attaching the socket adapter to the socket; draping a final coating of copolymer on the prosthesis; and removing the pylon and socket adapter from the interior of the prosthesis.

Abstract: The present invention is a strengthened fiber optic cable and the process for inserting the strengthened cable into a duct. The invention consists of pre-coating a fiber optic waveguide with an ultra violet (UV)/visible light curable resin such that the resin buffers the fiber optic waveguide. The pre-coated fiber optic waveguide is then cured in an UV/visible light oven at a temperature at ambient or above. An UV/visible light curable resin is pre-heated to a selected temperature and the buffered fiber optic waveguide and the at least one reinforcing fiber are transported through a binding resin bath, the fiber optic waveguide maintaining linear alignment throughout the bath as at least one reinforcing fiber is disposed about the fiber optic waveguide. The resin coated fiber optic waveguide and the least one reinforcing fiber are then cured in an UV/visible light curing station so as to form a fiber optic cable.

Abstract: A method of making a gasket of a variety which includes a generally annular retainer member having an inner and outer diametric extent which define a perimeter of a closed geometric shape, and at least one generally annular seal member formed of an elastomeric material and supported on the retainer member to be compressible intermediate a pair of interface surfaces for providing a fluid-tight seal therebetween. At least a first and a second retainer segment each is provided as extending intermediate a first end and a second end, and as having an inner periphery and an outer periphery. To form the retainer member, the first end of each of the retainer segments is connected to the second end of an adjacent segment such that the inner periphery of each segment defines a portion of the inner diametric extent of the retainer member, with the outer periphery of each segment defining a portion of the outer diametric extent of the retainer member.

Abstract: A drill-chuck jaw is made by first forming an elongated metal body with a toothed back face and a planar front face and thereafter laser-welding an insert to the body on the face. After machining the body but before laser-welding the inserts to it, the body is heat-treated and surface hardened. After the heat-treating and surface-hardening step and before the laser-welding step, the body in tampered.

Abstract: The invention relates to a method for lining a high pressure pipe with a tube made from interlocking, high-tensile high performance fibers, with a plastic coating applied thereto, whereby the high performance fibers are arranged in an interwoven structure and introduced into the pipe in a state of mobility relative to each other. The introduced meshing is then pressed against the inner wall of the pipe by altering the geometrical arrangement of the high performance fibers with relation to each other and then fixed by the mutual arrangement of the high performance fibers adopted after the laying thereof.

Abstract: An alloy film is fabricated, on the face of a heat exchanger for an integrated circuit, by a process that dispenses various liquids onto the heat exchanger's face. To prevent those liquids from falling off of the heat exchanger's face onto other components which hold the heat exchanger on a frame, the process begins by combining the heat exchanger into an assembly that includes a retainer and a compliant member. The retainer catches any liquids that fall off the heat exchanger's face, and the compliant member forms a seal between the heat exchanger and the retainer which prevents the liquids from leaking onto the other components.

Abstract: A flexible source wire is provided containing a radioactive source that is capable of maneuvering through a tortuous narrow passage to a treatment site within the body. This source wire includes a thin flexible housing tube, housing therein a flexible backbone wire, wherein both the tube and the wire are constructed from a material exhibiting little or no memory retention when bent. A radioactive core is provided in the proximal end (i.e., the treatment end) of the thin flexible housing tube and abuts the proximal end of the backbone wire. Both ends of the source wire are sealed and the proximal end of the source wire is rounded to allow ease of movement as it travels through the bends and turns in the body.

Abstract: A method of manufacturing a body, preferrably an automotive vehicle body, to have a plurality of coating layers, starts with assembling the body out of parts made from pre-coated metal. A pretreatment step provides for paint adhesion and/or corrosion protection for cut edges, weld spots or metal finished areas. A powder paint base coat is then applied onto the pre-coated metal of the vehicle body. The pre-coat layer is one of the plurality of coating layers and the powder paint base coat is another one of the plurality of coating layers. In another embodiment, the powder paint base coat is applied in two steps, a first powder paint base coat and a color powder paint base coat. The first powder paint base coat is applied to a first portion of the vehicle body and the color powder paint base coat is applied to a second portion of the vehicle body.

Abstract: Automated method and machinery for fabricating a wrought-iron fence panel. The machinery includes (a) automated programmable machinery for welding vertical pickets to horizontal runners to form a fence panel; (b) automated programmable machinery for straightening the fence panel; (c) automated programmable machinery for washing the fence panel; (d) automated programmable machinery for drying the fence panel; (e) automated programmable machinery for painting the fence panel; and (f) automated programmable conveyor machinery for conveying the vertical pickets, the horizontal runners, and the fence panel from station to station.

Abstract: Improved prosthetic components and a method for assembly therefor are described wherein the prosthesis comprises prefabricated modular components including a socket adapter, shank or pylon, a keel, and a foot. The method for preparation of the improved prosthesis reduces the time required for prosthesis preparation over that of the prior art, and includes the steps of making a cast of the remaining leg stump and forming a socket therefor; placing the socket in an alignment jig; assembling modular pieces including a prefabricated keel, pylon, and socket adapter; attaching the socket adapter to the socket; draping a final coating of copolymer on the prosthesis; and removing the pylon and socket adapter from the interior of the prosthesis.

Abstract: Sucker rod is made at a well site by welding 40 foot lengths of straight round bar. The welded rod is then coiled on large radius coils at the well site. Round bar is prepared for welding by pencil pointing and then mig welded. The coils are large enough that the bending stress of the rod is not exceeded.

Abstract: A coating method according to the present invention includes a step of producing plural exterior members which constitute the outside portion of a vehicle body, and a step of forming and joining plural inside members which constitute the inside portion of the vehicle body, thereby producing a chassis. Each of the exterior members is a precoat metal sheet in which a rust-preventing layer and a coat which contains a lubricating component are formed on a surface of a metal sheet. Accordingly, the exterior members joined to the chassis need only intermediate coating and overcoating. The chassis constituent members are made of a precoat metal sheet in which a rust-preventing layer which contains a lubricating component is formed on a surface of a metal sheet. Accordingly, it is not necessary to carry out electrodeposition coating which is considered to be necessary for the chassis.

Abstract: This invention provides a car body coating process wherein the metal-exposed portion of a shell body, a part or whole of which has been made of plastics-covered metal plates, is electrocoated with use of an electrodeposition paint which contains no coloring pigment and has a bath solid content of at most 10% by weight and which is capable of forming a clear coating film.

Abstract: A method of facing a substrate comprises the steps of first welding a body of a hard facing material to the substrate and then filling a space around the body with a molten metal. The method can be used in the hard facing of metal components with, for example, hard facing materials such as tungsten carbide. The substrate can comprise a metal surface, which can, for example, be the surface of any suitable component, tool, or implement subject to wear in use. The method is particularly suitable for hard facing the wear surfaces of components for use in drill strings in down-hole drilling technology, for example, drill stabilizers.

Abstract: A mandrel, and a method using a mandrel, for fabricating a cosmetic cover for a prosthetic limb having a socket for placement over a wearer's residual limb and having a component positioned outside, and attached to, the socket through aligned holes of the component and the socket. The mandrel has a mandrel plate attached to a mandrel shaft. The mandrel plate has holes aligned with the holes of the socket so the mandrel plate may be attached to the socket and the component thereby supporting the prosthetic limb. The mandrel shaft is placed in a chuck of a milling machine when the supported prosthetic limb, with an attached cosmetic cover blank, is attached to the mandrel plate, and the outside surface of the cosmetic cover blank is milled to match a mirror image of the wearer's sound limb.

Abstract: A novel insert assembly for use in snowboards and other sporting equipment provides for embedded insert location, regardless of the properties of the insert material per se, and without requiring either expensive equipment or a complex location process. This is achieved by positioning a small inexpensive magnet on or within the insert cavity, or placing a plug-like magnet in the open threaded end of the inserts. After the board assembly is complete, a magnetic material such as iron powder is dusted on the surface of the board to react with the field lines created about each insert, revealing the insert location. Then, the board can be drilled to pierce the insert cap, and facilitate removal of any plug in the insert. It is also possible to provide, through powdered metal technology, an insert material which itself will produce the desired magnetic field of sufficient intensity at the dusted surface of the board.

Abstract: A flexible source wire is provided containing a radioactive source that is capable of maneuvering through a tortuous narrow passage to a treatment site within the body. This source wire includes an elongated flexible housing tube with its proximal end (i.e., the treatment end) modified to receive a radioactive core. The preferred embodiment of the source wire is constructed from a material exhibiting little or no memory retention when bent such as certain nickel/titanium alloys. Both ends of the source wire are sealed and the proximal end of the source wire is rounded to allow ease of movement as it travels through the bends and turns in the body.