Helical Or With Helical Component Patents (Class 428/592)
  • Patent number: 11833561
    Abstract: A method of manufacturing a coiled tubing string that meets specified material properties in a single continuous operation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 16, 2019
    Date of Patent: December 5, 2023
    Assignee: Forum US, Inc.
    Inventor: Raymond Rowland
  • Patent number: 11590570
    Abstract: A material for porous metal body having a coil shape of a wire material wound in a helical shape, made of metal which having good thermal conductivity and can join by sintering; an average wire diameter Dw of the wire material is 0.05 mm to 2.00 mm inclusive, an average coil outer diameter Dc is 0.5 mm to 10.0 mm inclusive, a coil length L of 1 mm to 20 mm inclusive, and a winding number N is 1 to 10; and the plurality of materials for porous metal body are combined and sintered to form a metal porous body having a plurality of pores so that a pore ratio of the metal porous body is facilitated to be controlled.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 16, 2019
    Date of Patent: February 28, 2023
    Assignee: MITSUBISHI MATERIALS CORPORATION
    Inventor: Toshihiko Saiwai
  • Patent number: 11587870
    Abstract: An apparatus comprising a multilevel wiring structure comprising aluminum interconnections. The aluminum interconnections comprise a first portion, a second portion, and a third portion, where the second portion is between the first portion and the third portion. The third portion comprises a greater width in a lateral direction than a width in the lateral direction of the second portion. A memory device comprising a memory array comprising memory cells and a control logic component electrically connected to the memory array. At least one of the memory cells comprises a multilevel wiring structure comprising interconnect structures, where the interconnect structures comprise a first portion, a second portion adjacent to the first portion, and a third portion adjacent to the second portion. The third portion comprises a greater width in a lateral direction than a width in the lateral direction of the second portion. Related apparatus, memory devices, and methods are also disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 13, 2019
    Date of Patent: February 21, 2023
    Assignee: Micron Technology, Inc.
    Inventors: Shigeru Sugioka, Noriaki Fujiki, Keizo Kawakita, Takahisa Ishino
  • Patent number: 11510283
    Abstract: An access point (AP) configured for wireless local area network (WLAN) sensing is configured to encode a trigger frame (TF) for transmission. The trigger frame allocates resource units (RUs) for receiving high-efficiency (HE) trigger-based (TB) physical-layer protocol data units (PPDUs) (HE TB PPDUs) from a plurality of client devices (non-AP STAs). The trigger frame may solicit each of the client devices to transmit an HE TB PPDU in accordance with an UL OFDMA technique or an UL MU-MIMO technique. The AP may decode the HE TB PPDUs received from the client devices and may estimate channel state information (CSI) for a radio link associated with each of the client devices based on an HE-LTF of an associated one of the HE-TB PPDUs received from one of the client devices. In accordance with these embodiments, the AP may process changes in the CSI of the radio links over time for a WLAN sensing application.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 13, 2020
    Date of Patent: November 22, 2022
    Assignee: Intel Corporation
    Inventors: Bahareh Sadeghi, Carlos Cordeiro, Claudio Da Silva, Cheng Chen
  • Patent number: 11079104
    Abstract: A flame-resistant wick includes a hollow chamber and at least one capillary structure surrounding the hollow chamber. The at least one capillary structure is interlaced by a plurality of wire strands into a tubular shape. Each of the plurality of wire strands consists of a plurality of core wires made of a material having a melting point of not less than 800° C.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 18, 2019
    Date of Patent: August 3, 2021
    Assignee: Pro-lroda Industries, Inc.
    Inventor: Wei Cheng Wu
  • Patent number: 10012099
    Abstract: Aspects of the disclosure are directed to a seal configured to interface with at least a first component and a second component of a gas turbine engine. A method for forming the seal includes obtaining an ingot of a fine grained, or a coarse grained, or a columnar grained or a single crystal material from a precipitation hardened nickel base superalloy containing at least 40% by volume of the precipitate of the form Ni3(Al, X), where X is a metallic or refractory element, and processing the ingot to generate a sheet of the material, where the sheet has a thickness within a range of 0.010 inches and 0.050 inches inclusive.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 22, 2016
    Date of Patent: July 3, 2018
    Assignee: United Technologies Corporation
    Inventors: Alan D. Cetel, Dilip M. Shah, Eric A. Hudson, Raymond Surace
  • Patent number: 9598972
    Abstract: An abradable seal for a gas turbine engine includes a metal alloy and a plurality of pores in the metal alloy. The plurality of pores have a diameter of approximately 1 to 10 microns.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 30, 2010
    Date of Patent: March 21, 2017
    Assignee: United Technologies Corporation
    Inventor: Christopher W. Strock
  • Patent number: 9267376
    Abstract: A cable bolt comprising a plurality of flexible steel filaments formed around a central member, the cable bolt having spaced bulbous portions along the length of the bolt each bulbous portion defining a cavity containing a segmented ring that surrounds the central member to engage the filaments of the bulbous portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 28, 2013
    Date of Patent: February 23, 2016
    Assignee: FCI Holdings Delaware, Inc.
    Inventors: Jeremy Ross Arnot, Kenneth Sargood
  • Patent number: 9147517
    Abstract: Disclosed herein is a multilayer coil component, in which a copper-nickel mixture is used for an internal electrode, to form a nickel and ferrite mixed region at an interface between the internal electrode layer and a ceramic layer, thereby interrupting contact between the ceramic layer and the internal electrode, so that insulation resistance, which may be generated between the two materials can be increased and thus the deterioration in the characteristics of the multilayer coil component can be prevented.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 19, 2013
    Date of Patent: September 29, 2015
    Assignee: SAMSUNG ELECTRO-MECHANICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Soo Hwan Son, Byeong Cheol Moon, So Yeon Song, Young Il Lee
  • Patent number: 8906514
    Abstract: Provided are a reinforcement material, not causing undesired stress and having excellent shape stability characteristics, a rubber product using the material and a method for producing the product, and a pneumatic tire using the material and a method for producing the tire. The reinforcement material for rubber has a flat coil shape where, when the material is in a single free state, loop portions are partly superposed on each other in sequence, and is embedded in a rubber product such as a pneumatic tire.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 22, 2004
    Date of Patent: December 9, 2014
    Assignee: The Yokohama Rubber Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Shuichi Fukutani, Hidenori Matsushima
  • Publication number: 20140302339
    Abstract: Disclosed is a preparation method for a composite which comprises the following steps: (a) preparing unit metal pieces comprising two or more types of different metals; (b) circumferentially arranging the two or more types of unit metal pieces in a mold comprising upper and lower dies; (c) applying compressive stress to the loaded metal pieces using the upper and lower dies; and (d) rotating the upper and lower dies in one or two directions to apply torque in the pressed state.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 2, 2012
    Publication date: October 9, 2014
    Inventors: Hyoung Seop Kim, Kang Hyun Choi, Dong Jun Lee, Eun Yoo Yoon
  • Publication number: 20140272448
    Abstract: Embodiments of the present disclosure are directed to coiled steel tubes and methods of manufacturing coiled steel tubes. In some embodiments, the final microstructures of the coiled steel tubes across all base metal regions, weld joints, and heat affected zones can be homogeneous. Further, the final microstructure of the coiled steel tube can be a mixture of tempered martensite and bainite.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 26, 2014
    Publication date: September 18, 2014
    Applicant: Tenaris Coiled Tubes, LLC
    Inventors: Martín Valdez, Gonzalo Gomez, Jorge Mitre, Bruce A. Reichert
  • Publication number: 20140242406
    Abstract: A heat-resistant protective layer having heat resistance than a catalyst layer and permeability which allows an exhaust gas to be supplied to the catalyst layer is formed on a surface of the catalyst layer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 6, 2014
    Publication date: August 28, 2014
    Applicant: HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Toshiaki KIMURA, Hiroyuki HORIMURA, Takeshi ENDO
  • Patent number: 8815407
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a sliding bearing which is usefully applicable to equipment to which high surface pressure is applied, by processing an inner surface of a sliding bearing manufactured in the form of a sintered body to be optimized to lubrication characteristics.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 10, 2011
    Date of Patent: August 26, 2014
    Assignee: Doosan Infracore Co. Ltd.
    Inventor: Choung Rae Lee
  • Patent number: 8782898
    Abstract: A method for fabricating a hollow bar that forms elements of a grille or railing of a metalwork piece where the bar is twisted manually, machine-assisted or automated machinery, into a spiral form for decorative or ornamental purposes. By providing the hollow bar to be comprised of separate longitudinal parts which may be hinged-joined to complementarily fastened to each other to form the hollow bar, the longitudinal joints are thus amenable to increased torsional stress, such that each of the parts may be twisted without breaching the material's fatigue limit and the bar as a whole capable of being twisted with more spiral turns within its elasticity limits. The twisted bar may thus be released for re-working for adjustments or re-installation. A number of exemplary joint embodiments, internal and external bracing accessories are also disclosed to cater for the different longitudinal part fabrication, e.g. by extrusion or roll-milling.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 19, 2009
    Date of Patent: July 22, 2014
    Inventor: Kian Yong Heng
  • Publication number: 20140099515
    Abstract: A steel cord (20) comprises a plurality of steel filaments (22, 24) arranged in parallel to the longitudinal axis of the steel cord (20) without twisting. The steel cord (20) further comprises a wrapping filament (26) twisted around the steel cord (20). Each of said steel filaments (22, 24) is a flat wire having flat surfaces. The steel filament (24) near the center of the steel cord (20) has a bigger width than the steel filaments (22) further away from the center of the steel cord (20) such that the cross-section of said steel cord (20) approximates an oval shape with the bending stiffness around the shorter axis of the oval shape being greater than the bending stiffness around the longer axis. In a tire, the steel cord being used as a reinforcement, the longer axis being arranged perpendicular to the radial direction of the tire.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 3, 2012
    Publication date: April 10, 2014
    Inventors: Pengfei Wang, Zhichao Cheng, Jiankao Chen, Yiwen Luo
  • Publication number: 20130167755
    Abstract: Concrete reinforcing members having rolled cross sections, and methods for manufacturing and using such reinforcing members in concrete construction are disclosed herein. In one embodiment, a concrete reinforcing member is formed from a piece of metal having a first elongate edge portion spaced apart from a second elongate edge portion. The piece of metal further includes an inner surface portion extending between the first and second edge portions, and an outer surface portion extending between the first and second edge portions. In this embodiment, the piece of metal is rolled about a longitudinal axis in an overlapping fashion into coiled or spiral cross-sectional shape.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 10, 2010
    Publication date: July 4, 2013
    Applicant: EMPIRE TECHNOLOGY DEVELOPMENT LLC
    Inventor: Sukho Jung
  • Publication number: 20130089750
    Abstract: In some examples, the technology described herein includes a method for coiling a continuous wire coil. The method includes winding a continuous strand of wire around a first rod to form a primary coil. The method further includes stretching the primary coil to form a primary spiral. The method further includes winding the stretched primary spiral around a second rod to form a secondary spiral.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 5, 2011
    Publication date: April 11, 2013
    Inventor: Marius S. Winograd
  • Patent number: 8372521
    Abstract: A method for producing a twisted wire (1) by twisting two wires (2) together. When that portion of the twisted wire (1) extending from one ends (3) of the two wires (2) to a first predetermined position (4) is defined as a one end-side twisted portion (5), and that portion of the twisted wire (1) extending from the first predetermined position (4) to a second predetermined position (6) is defined as an intermediate twisted portion (7), and that portion of the twisted wire (1) extending from the second predetermined position (6) to the other ends (8) of the two wires (2) is defined as an other end-side twisted portion (9), a twisting pitch of the one end-side twisted portion (5) and the other end-side twisted portion (9) is smaller than a twisting pitch of the intermediate twisted portion (7).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 1, 2012
    Date of Patent: February 12, 2013
    Assignee: Yazaki Corporation
    Inventor: Daisuke Watanabe
  • Publication number: 20120244373
    Abstract: There are provided a method for producing a magnesium alloy sheet having good press formability and a magnesium alloy coil stock obtained by coiling the magnesium alloy sheet. After a raw material sheet 1 composed of a magnesium alloy is preheated to 280° C. or less, the heated raw material sheet 1 is rolled with a reduction roll 3 and the obtained long rolled sheet is coiled. The surface temperature of the reduction roll 3 is set to be 230° C. or more and 290° C. or less. The preheating, rolling, and coiling are repeatedly performed in a continuous manner. By setting both the temperatures of the raw material sheet 1 and reduction roll 3 to be certain temperatures, the rolling property of the raw material sheet can be improved and the raw material sheet can be properly rolled in a continuous manner. In addition, a variation in temperature in the width direction of the reduction roll can be suppressed and uniform rolling can be performed, resulting in the production of a long magnesium alloy sheet.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 15, 2010
    Publication date: September 27, 2012
    Applicant: SUMITOMO ELECTRIC INDUSTRIES, LTD.
    Inventors: Nobuyuki Mori, Yukihiro Oishi
  • Publication number: 20120214016
    Abstract: The present invention provides a method of making a flanged metal article. The method comprises (a) applying a first braze compound to a first portion of a metal article; (b) winding the first portion of a metal article with a length of a constraining metal member; and (c) heating an assembly of the metal article, the constraining metal member, and the first braze compound to a temperature above the solidus temperature of the first braze compound, typically a temperature in a range from about 300° C. to about 2500° C., to provide a flanged metal article, wherein the metal article has a coefficient of thermal expansion CTE 1, the constraining metal member has a coefficient of thermal expansion CTE 2, and CTE 1 is greater than CTE 2. The invention further provides a metal flange, which minimizes thermal expansion mismatch between a high expansion metal and a low expansion brittle material.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 22, 2011
    Publication date: August 23, 2012
    Applicant: GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY
    Inventors: Jeremy Daniel Van Dam, Karen Kettler Denike, Kiruba Sivasubramaniam Haran, Don Mark Lipkin, Myles Standish Peterson, II
  • Publication number: 20120214017
    Abstract: A method of providing a weld overlay structure on a heat transfer tube or a membrane surface. A first continuous bead portion of an overlay material is applied onto the heat transfer tube or membrane surface by using a weld head to melt the overlay material. A second continuous bead portion of the overlay material is applied onto the heat transfer tube or membrane surface by using a weld head to melt the overlay material, in which the second bead portion partially overlaps with the first bead portion, forming a groove between the first bead portion and the second bead portion. A third continuous bead portion of an overlay material is applied onto the heat transfer tube or membrane surface by using a weld head to melt the overlay material into the groove between the first bead portion and the second bead portion, so as to form a relatively smooth surface.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 22, 2011
    Publication date: August 23, 2012
    Applicants: POURIN WELDING ENGINEERING CO., LTD., FOSTER WHEELER NORTH AMERICA CORP.
    Inventors: John MURPHY, Haisheng LEE
  • Publication number: 20120177940
    Abstract: A steel cord used for reinforcing rubber product with an oval cross-section has a structure of m+n, while m is the number of core wires (26) and n is the number of the outer layer wires (22). The core wire (26) is untwisted while m is 1 or the core wires (26) are untwisted and aligned in parallel while m is between 2 and 4, and the outer layer wires (22) are twisted around said core wires (26). The core wires (26) are oval wires and the outer layer wires (22) are round wires. The wires (22, 26) in the steel cord have a carbon content not less than 0.60%.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 10, 2010
    Publication date: July 12, 2012
    Applicant: NV BEKAERT SA
    Inventors: Zhichao Cheng, Hongzhen Zhu, Hao Zhou, Huanjiong Pang, Junhua Kan
  • Patent number: 8206837
    Abstract: According to one aspect, an interventional medical device includes a first wire disposed at a distal end and made of an alloy containing Ti and a transition metal other than Ti and Cr, and a second wire disposed at a proximal end of the first wire and made of an alloy containing Cr and a transition metal other than Cr and Ti. The device may include the first wire and the second wire being brazed to each other by a brazing material. The brazing material contains a metal whose ionization tendency is more basic than Ti and Cr. The brazing material is preferably an Ag—Mg alloy or an Ni—Mg alloy, and preferably has a composition near the eutectic point.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 27, 2007
    Date of Patent: June 26, 2012
    Assignee: Terumo Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventor: Katsuro Mishima
  • Publication number: 20120137886
    Abstract: Methods of producing corrosion-inhibiting aluminum foil products suitable for culinary use involve metallurgical sequestration of aluminum radicals by applying a copper-containing barrier metal layer to a substrate aluminum foil, followed by application of a biocompatible, lipid-based sealant layer to seal any gaps in the barrier layer and provide a non-stick coating. The sealant, which has a vegetable cooking oil, or oil mixture, as its primary ingredient, may also function as a natural antimicrobial and/or anti-fungal agent. Various sealant additives may increase the thermal stability of the oil base, enhance the antimicrobial properties thereof, and increase shelf life. Aluminum foil products include a coated aluminum foil with a copper-containing barrier layer applied to an aluminum substrate layer, with a sealant layer applied to the barrier layer. The coated foil may be wound in a coil around a hollow tube which contains a desiccant.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 3, 2010
    Publication date: June 7, 2012
    Inventor: Marc Werblud
  • Patent number: 8182930
    Abstract: A twisted wire 1 is produced by twisting two wires 2 together. When that portion of the twisted wire 1 extending from one ends 3 of the two wires 2 to a first predetermined position 4 is defined as a one end-side twisted portion 5, and that portion of the twisted wire 1 extending from the first predetermined position 4 to a second predetermined position 6 is defined as an intermediate twisted portion 7, and that portion of the twisted wire 1 extending from the second predetermined position 6 to the other ends 8 of the two wires 2 is defined as an other end-side twisted portion 9, a twisting pitch of the one end-side twisted portion 5 and the other end-side twisted portion 9 is smaller than a twisting pitch of the intermediate twisted portion 7.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 24, 2009
    Date of Patent: May 22, 2012
    Assignee: Yazaki Corporation
    Inventor: Daisuke Watanabe
  • Publication number: 20120100386
    Abstract: A heating yarn includes an insulating yarn and a conductive yarn that is wound around the insulating yarn. The conductive yarn has an insulating core yarn and a plated layer (such as a copper plated layer) formed on a peripheral surface of the core yarn, and the core yarn is a high elasticity yarn (such as an aramid fiber) with an initial tensile resistance of 4.9 GPa or higher. Moreover, the heating yarn is woven in or knitted into the woven or knitted fabric as part of the constituent yarn.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 17, 2011
    Publication date: April 26, 2012
    Applicant: TOYOTA BOSHOKU KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Yoshiteru HONMA, Hideaki KUNISADA
  • Patent number: 8075978
    Abstract: A method for producing a honeycomb body includes providing an annular radial partial region with channels through which a fluid can flow. The honeycomb body is formed from at least one metallic layer fastened at least at one fastening point to an outer casing tube. Each metallic layer has alternating substantially smooth and structured sections folded onto one another. A honeycomb body is also provided. The method and the honeycomb body advantageously permit an annular honeycomb body with low material expenditure and good durability to be produced.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 10, 2008
    Date of Patent: December 13, 2011
    Inventors: Naroa Zaldua-Moreno, Ferdi Kurth, Rolf Brück
  • Publication number: 20110293959
    Abstract: A method for fabricating a hollow bar that forms elements of a grille or railing of a metalwork piece where the bar is twisted manually, machine-assisted or automated machinery, into a spiral form for decorative or ornamental purposes. By providing the hollow bar to be comprised of separate longitudinal parts which may be hinged-joined to complementarily fastened to each other to form the hollow bar, the longitudinal joints are thus amenable to increased torsional stress, such that each of the parts may be twisted without breaching the material's fatigue limit and the bar as a whole capable of being twisted with more spiral turns within its elasticity limits. The twisted bar may thus be released for re-working for adjustments or re-installation. A number of exemplary joint embodiments, internal and external bracing accessories are also disclosed to cater for the different longitudinal part fabrication, e.g. by extrusion or roll-milling.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 19, 2009
    Publication date: December 1, 2011
    Inventor: Kian Yong Heng
  • Publication number: 20110212342
    Abstract: A shape-changing structural member has a shape-changing material, such as a suitable foam material, for example a polymer foam capable of withstanding at least 300% strain or a metal alloy foam capable of withstanding at least 5% strain. Springs, such as one or more coil springs, provide structural support for the shape-changing material. The springs may also be used to provide forces to expand and contract the shape change material. The springs may include pairs of concentric springs, one inside of another. The concentric springs may surround an underlying skeleton structure that supports the shape-changing material and/or aids in changing the shape of the material. The concentric springs may or may not be wrapped around the underlying skeleton structure. Multiple springs or pairs of springs may be coupled together using a sheet metal connector.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 9, 2011
    Publication date: September 1, 2011
    Inventors: David R. Sar, Terry M. Sanderson
  • Publication number: 20110151271
    Abstract: A metal forming process and welded coil assembly that may be used to form complex metal components in a manner that is efficient, reduces scrap material, and maintains the structural integrity of the components. Generally, a number of individual metal blanks are welded to one or more sheet metal coils in order to produce a welded coil assembly. The metal blanks may be welded along the length of the inner sides of two sheet metal coils, or the metal blanks may be welded along the length of the outer sides of a single sheet metal coil, to cite a couple of possibilities. The welded coil assembly can then be fed through a progressive stamping apparatus or other machine to create a complex metal part.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 10, 2009
    Publication date: June 23, 2011
    Applicant: SHILOH INDUSTRIES, INC.
    Inventor: James F. Keys
  • Publication number: 20110143160
    Abstract: Metal cable having two layers of construction 4+N comprising an inner layer C1 of 4 wires of diameter d1 wound together in a helix at a pitch p1, this layer C1 itself being surrounded by an outer layer C2 of N wires of diameter d2 wound together in a helix at a pitch p2, characterised in that said cable furthermore has the following characteristics (d1, d2, p1 and p2 in mm): 0.25<d1<0.40; 0.25<d2<0.40; 3.5<p1<7<p2<14. Such a cable, of preferred construction 4+9, is in particular usable for reinforcing tires, in particular as an anchoring means for a carcass reinforcement of a tire without a solid bead wire.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 17, 2010
    Publication date: June 16, 2011
    Applicant: Michelin Recherche et Technique S.A.
    Inventors: Henri Barguet, Thibaud Pottier, Denis Alvarez, Christian Signoret
  • Publication number: 20110008643
    Abstract: This invention discloses a method, using pure niobium as a transient liquid reactive braze material, for fabrication of cellular or honeycomb structures, wire space-frames or other sparse builtup structures or discrete articles using Nitinol (near-equiatomic titanium-nickel alloy) and related shape-memory and superelastic alloys. Nitinol shape memory alloys (SMAs), acquired in a form such as corrugated sheet, discrete tubes or wires, may be joined together using the newly discovered joining technique. Pure niobium when brought into contact with nitinol at elevated temperature, liquefies at temperatures below the melting point and flows readily into capillary spaces between the elements to be joined, thus forming a strong joint.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 7, 2010
    Publication date: January 13, 2011
    Applicants: THE REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN, BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY
    Inventors: John A. Shaw, David S. Grummon
  • Publication number: 20100233502
    Abstract: The present invention provides an explosion-proof material which includes a flaky material (11) with high void; With one side (12) of the material as center, the flaky material (11) with high void is wound into multilayer material body (1) along the direction perpendicular to the side (12); The skeleton (13) is inserted between the multilayer flaky material (11) with high void of the material body (1) to fix and support the material body (1); The present invention also provides a processing method for explosion-proof material, including: firstly, by cutting the curly open width raw material, forming a grid-form semi-finished material; Then, gradually expanding outward both sides of this grid-form semi-finished material into honeycomb reticular shape, and thus forming the flaky material (11) with high void; then, with one side (12) of this flaky material (11) with high void as center, winding the material along the direction perpendicular to this side; finally, in the process of winding, inserting the skeleton
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 31, 2007
    Publication date: September 16, 2010
    Inventor: Xiaodong Huang
  • Patent number: 7785716
    Abstract: A bearing apparatus includes a coil spring having a center portion in which a wire is wound at a predetermined pitch, and end turn portions arranged at both end portions of the center portion. Each of the end turn portions is formed by winding the wire at least three turns with a pitch which is smaller than the predetermined pitch of the center portion. A bearing member has a main body with an opening for supporting a shaft, and a connecting portion for connecting the coil spring to the main body. The main body and the connecting portion are integrally formed from a resin material by molding, and the end turn portion of the coil spring is connected to the connecting portion through molding of the main body and the connecting portion. The connecting portion of the bearing member has an inner connecting portion which protrudes into an inside of the end turn portion of the coil spring, and an outer connecting portion which surrounds an outside area of the end turn portion of the coil spring.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 16, 2004
    Date of Patent: August 31, 2010
    Assignee: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Yoshiaki Sasatani, Hiroshi Toda, Katsushige Uematsu
  • Publication number: 20100098965
    Abstract: A method for forming a concentric multiple looped structure from an elongated rigid workpiece includes rotating one of the workpiece and a cutting tool relative to the other of the workpiece and cutting tool. The cutting tool has a shear edge operatively mounted to engage an end face of the workpiece. The shear edge of the cutting tool is urged against the end face of the workpiece to cut the workpiece during rotation of one of the workpiece and cutting tool relative to the other of the workpiece and cutting tool. The workpiece is cut into a continuous series of connected loops forming a concentric multiple looped structure.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 24, 2008
    Publication date: April 22, 2010
    Inventors: Thomas Mask, Mark Evans
  • Publication number: 20090176119
    Abstract: A metal cord includes at least one preformed elementary metal wire. The metal cord has an elongation at break, measured on the bare cord, higher than or equal to 3%, preferably 4% to 6%; an elongation at break, measured on the rubberized and vulcanized cord, which differs in an amount not higher than or equal to 15%, preferably 2% to 10% with respect to the elongation at break measured on the bare cord; a part load elongation, measured on the bare cord, higher than or equal to 0.4%, preferably 0.5% to 1.5%; a part load elongation, measured on the rubberized and vulcanized cord, which differs in an amount not higher than or equal to 15%, preferably 0.5% to 10%, with respect to the part load elongation measured on the bare cord.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 10, 2006
    Publication date: July 9, 2009
    Applicants: PIRELLI TYRE S. P. A., PIRELLI PNEUMATICI S.P.A.
    Inventors: Fabrizio Cristofani, Luca Cirilli
  • Publication number: 20090133798
    Abstract: A method for manufacturing a bead cord wire includes the steps of subjecting a steel wire to a descaling treatment, subjecting the descaling-treated steel wire to a chemical conversion coating treatment through electrolysis so as to form a phosphate coating on a surface of the steel wire, and subjecting the chemical-conversion-coating-treated steel wire to drawing so as to produce a bead cord wire. In producing the bead cord wire, the drawing is conducted in such a way that the phosphate coating remains on the surface of the bead cord wire.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 16, 2007
    Publication date: May 28, 2009
    Applicants: SUMITOMO (SEI) STEEL WIRE CORP., SUMITOMO ELECTRIC TOCHIGI CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Hiroshi Sasabe, Hitoshi Wakahara, Yuichi Sano, Kenichi Okamoto
  • Publication number: 20090088278
    Abstract: An annular metal cord includes an annular core portion formed in an annular shape, and an outer layer portion spirally wound around the annular core portion while running over an annular circumference thereof plural times and covering an outer peripheral surface of the annular core portion. Each of the annular core portion and the outer layer portion are formed by a strand material which is formed by intertwisting a plurality of metal filaments. The annular core portion and the outer layer portion are formed by a continuous strand material.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 5, 2007
    Publication date: April 2, 2009
    Applicants: SUMITOMO (SEI) STEEL WIRE CORP., SUMITOMO ELECTRIC TOCHIGI CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Hiroshi Sasabe, Hitoshi Wakahara, Yuichi Sano, Kenichi Okamoto
  • Publication number: 20090087678
    Abstract: An annular metal cord and an endless metal belt are provided which have superior breaking strength and which are easy to be produced. The annular metal cord includes an annular core portion 3 and an outer layer portion 4. The annular core portion 3 is formed by connecting together both ends of a first strand material 1 which is made up of six twisted first metal filaments 5. The outer layer portion 4 is formed by winding spirally a second strand material 2 which is made up of six twisted second metal filaments 6 around the annular core portion 3. The second strand material 2 is wound at a predetermined winding angle relative to a center axis of the annular core portion 3, and a winding initiating end portion and a winding terminating end portion thereof are connected together. Since it is not that six second strand materials 2 are not wound but that the second strand material 2 is wound six rounds, there only has to be the single second strand material 2, and there is only one connecting portion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 9, 2006
    Publication date: April 2, 2009
    Inventors: Hiroshi Sasabe, Hitoshi Wakahara, Yuichi Sano, Kenichi Okamoto, Koji Kato, Masaki Saito
  • Publication number: 20090042052
    Abstract: It is the object of the present invention to provide an inner cable that keeps durability and has hardly rotating property.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 8, 2006
    Publication date: February 12, 2009
    Applicant: Hi-Lex Corporaton
    Inventor: Akira Tsuda
  • Publication number: 20080318077
    Abstract: Metal cable having two layers of construction 4+N comprising an inner layer C1 of four wires of diameter d1 wound together in a helix at a pitch p1, this layer C1 itself being surrounded by an outer layer C2 of N wires of diameter d2 wound together in a helix at a pitch p2. The cable has the following characteristics (d1, d2, p1 and p2 in mm): 0.25<d1<0.40, 0.25<d2<0.40, 3.5<p1<7<p2<14. Such a cable, of preferred construction 4+9, is in particular usable for reinforcing tires, in particular as an anchoring means for a carcass reinforcement of a tire without a solid bead wire.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 11, 2005
    Publication date: December 25, 2008
    Inventors: Henri Barguet, Thibaud Pottier, Denis Alvarez, Christian Signoret
  • Publication number: 20080262611
    Abstract: A foldable polymer-based coil structure and a method for fabricating the same are disclosed. The coil structure has metal wirings and interconnections between the wirings. The wirings and connections are embedded by a polymer. The coil structure is foldable in two or more layers. In the folded condition, coils of one layer overlap the coils of another layer. A stackable structure and jigs for aligning the foldable and stackable structures are also disclosed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 19, 2008
    Publication date: October 23, 2008
    Inventors: Wen Li, Damien C. Rodger, Yu-Chong Tai
  • Publication number: 20080171217
    Abstract: According to one aspect, an interventional medical device includes a first wire disposed at a distal end and made of an alloy containing Ti and a transition metal other than Ti and Cr, and a second wire disposed at a proximal end of the first wire and made of an alloy containing Cr and a transition metal other than Cr and Ti. The device may include the first wire and the second wire being brazed to each other by a brazing material. The brazing material contains a metal whose ionization tendency is more basic than Ti and Cr. The brazing material is preferably an Ag—Mg alloy or an Ni—Mg alloy, and preferably has a composition near the eutectic point.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 27, 2007
    Publication date: July 17, 2008
    Inventor: Katsuro Mishima
  • Publication number: 20080148680
    Abstract: Furred woven wire fabric lathing is provided which incorporates a plurality of wires twisted together forming a wire mesh with a major portion of the wire in a plane with a portion of the mesh comprising furr portions extending out of the plane of the mesh and configured for embedment in plaster upon application of plaster to the wire mesh.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 12, 2007
    Publication date: June 26, 2008
    Inventors: Howard W. Jaenson, Robert E. Actis, Bradley P. Actis
  • Patent number: 7220492
    Abstract: Mold components comprising soluble cores, metal matrix composite articles, and methods of making metal matrix composite articles.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 18, 2003
    Date of Patent: May 22, 2007
    Assignee: 3M Innovative Properties Company
    Inventors: Michael J. Fick, James P. Sorensen
  • Patent number: 7108233
    Abstract: A wire ring net, particularly for providing barriers for rocky walls and the like comprises a plurality of braided wire rings, each wire ring comprising, at a starting end of its wire, a first curled portion wound about the wire of the first turn and, at the terminal, end of the wire, a second curled portion wound about the rope forming the wire ring.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 3, 2004
    Date of Patent: September 19, 2006
    Inventor: Mauro Giuseppin
  • Patent number: 7047703
    Abstract: A building strut is formed as a cylinder having a plurality of contiguous sidewalls. Opposing terminal ends of the sidewalls define the ends of the cylinder. One or more of the sidewall ends are formed as a coiled spiral. These spirals may be formed within one of the ends of the cylinder or lateral to the cylinder's end and thus provide extreme strength to the end of the cylinder. The ends of the sidewalls that are not coiled may terminate adjacent to the coiled sidewall or may extend axially beyond it, and they may be separated to form independent ears, or they may maintain their mutual integrity. If the ears are separate, they may be bent outwardly lateral to the cylinder, or at an angle to it, to facilitate joining to other structural members.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 18, 2003
    Date of Patent: May 23, 2006
    Inventor: Billy B. Waldrop
  • Patent number: 6908065
    Abstract: A method for weaving beads together in order to form a textured chamber comprised of woven strings of beads and products generated thereby is shown. A plurality of bead strings, referred to herein as chains, are used which are comprised of beads connected by strings. Each bead has spacing corresponding to and functionally working with the spacing of the joining strands of string. There is near identity as far as bead spacing and bead size in the preferred embodiment between the multiple hanging chains and the single locking chain of beads. Two to three beads of each hanging chain are skipped, while preferably each bead after one or more initial strands of the locking chain are used in order to form a structure which has flexibility but strong contact. When multiple (three or more) separate chains are inter-woven with appropriate spacing, then the resulting structure is expanded outward to form a tube. This tube can be maintained by proper spacing and by locking the beads at either end.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 30, 2003
    Date of Patent: June 21, 2005
    Inventor: Gregory Ritchie
  • Patent number: 6897399
    Abstract: Manufacturing narrow-diameter hollow metal objects utilizing metals difficult to work plastically has been problematic with conventional manufacturing methods; the narrower the diameter the higher the manufacturing cost has been, and under some circumstances manufacturing has been impossible. A plurality of metal wires is worked into a twisted wire cluster, adjoining companion metal wires are brought into contact in planar contacting portions, and the cluster is made unitary by supplying an adhesive agent along the outer side, producing a hollow metal object possessing a uniform inner diameter and a clean inner surface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 4, 2003
    Date of Patent: May 24, 2005
    Assignee: Sumitomo Electric Industries, Ltd.
    Inventors: Akira Tsuda, Masatada Numano, Yoshihiro Nakai, Tsuyoshi Nomura, Takashi Kondo