Method and apparatus for GMAW welding
Having thus defined the invention, the following is claimed: 1. A method of welding along a pass line on a steel workpiece, said method comprising the steps of: (a) providing first and second consumab... Read More
Inventors: Fratiello, Paul J.; Hartman, Dennis K.; Seufer, Lee E.;, Assignee: The Lincoln Electric Company (Cleveland, OH) |
Tandem electrode welder and method of welding with two electrodes
Having thus defined the invention, the following is claimed: 1. An electric arc welding apparatus comprising at least a first consumable electrode and a second consumable electrode movable in unison a... Read More
Inventors: Stava, Elliott K.; Peters, Steven R.;, Assignee: Lincoln Global, Inc. (Monterey Park, CA) |
Apparatus for and method of automatically assembling an automobile body structure
What is claimed is: 1. A method of assembling an automobile body structure, comprising the steps of: providing an automobile body floor panel and a pair of automobile body side panels; conveying the f... Read More
Inventors: Sekine, Yoshitada; Fujikawa, Tsuneo;, Assignee: Nissan Motor Co., Ltd. (JA) |
Method for diffusion welding under isostatic pressure
According to the invention structural components are joined to each other by diffusion welding involving the combination of the following steps. A metallurgical layer is applied to part or all of at l... Read More
Inventors: Kunzmann, Dieter; Pertler, Helmut; Seidl, Helmut;, Assignee: Messerschmitt-Boelkow-Blohm GmbH (Munich, DE) |
Installation for automatic assembly of components and, in particular, components of motor vehicle bodies
We claim: 1. Installation for assembling various constitute or subassembly parts, said installation including: at least one programmable welding robot; a transfer line having a plurality of consecutiv... Read More
Inventors: Marianne, Jean J.; Jablonski, Pierre;, Assignee: Sciaky S.A. (Vitry Sur Seine, FR) |
Pneumatic hammer
In accordance with one aspect of the present invention, a pneumatic hammer is provided and comprises a casing having a neck extending therefrom and a cylinder received in the casing. A piston rod exte... Read More
Inventors: Liao, Walter;, Assignee: |
Remote control cable
The present invention achieves an inextensible conducting cable which exhibits improved characteristics relative to the previous cables, particularly with respect to the spacing and holding of the con... Read More
Inventors: Seguin, Pierre;, Assignee: Chavanoz SA (Pont-de-Cheruy, FR) |
Low loss buoyant coaxial cable
The low loss buoyant coaxial cable provides a great improvement in attenuation over previously employed buoyant coaxial cables thereby permitting the transfer of higher frequency radio signals and/or ... Read More
Inventors: Hafner, Jr., Kurt F.;, Assignee: The United States of America as represented by the Secretary of the Navy (Washington, DC) |
Remote control cable for transmitting electrical signals and process and apparatus for production thereof
I claim: 1. A remote control cable suitable for controlling bodies moving at high speed comprising, in combination: (a) a central element consisting of a textile element; (b) two conducting wires in c... Read More
Inventors: Seguin, Pierre;, Assignee: |
Anchoring braided metal sheath on ignition wire
As explained in my parent application, I sheathe generally known ignition wire 10 with shiny braided metallic sheath 11 that improves the appearance, protects the wire from heat and mechanical damage... Read More
Inventors: Hurwitz, Scott L.;, Assignee: Magnum Shielding Corp. (Pittsford, NY) |
Heat exchanger performance monitor
The present inventon provides a monitoring system which has equivalent performance to prior art computer monitoring systems while costing less and being faster in operation. Essentially the advantages... Read More
Inventors: Kaya, Azmi; Keyes, IV, Marion A.;, Assignee: |
Cable collet termination
The disclosed electrical connector terminating the shield conductor of a coaxial cable comprises the combination of: (a) a tubular collet of electrically conductive material, having a first and second... Read More
Inventors: Spencer, Mark;, Assignee: W. L. Gore & Associates, Inc. (Newark, DE) |
Hydraulic control valve with manual override
In accordance with one aspect of the invention, a manual override handle is mounted for pivoting motion on a plurality of axes fixed with respect to the housing of a control valve containing a movable... Read More
Inventors: Wilke, Raud A.; Paik, Michael;, Assignee: Husco International, Inc. (Waukesha, WI) |
Bulkhead connector
AND ADVANTAGES The subject invention is directed toward a bulkhead connector assembly for supporting a bus bar as it passes through a bulkhead. The bulkhead connector assembly includes a rectangular p... Read More
Inventors: Ziberna, Rick P.; Kaptur, Timothy D.;, Assignee: General Motors Corporation (Detroit, MI) |
Streamer cable
OF A PREFERRED EMBODIMENT In the following detailed desription and corresponding figures, like reference numerals indicate like components, wherein FIG. 1 generally illustrates a ship 10 towing a str... Read More
Inventors: Bledsoe, Steven W.; McMurry, Alan D.;, Assignee: Western Atlas International, Inc. (Houston, TX) |
Method of attaching guideways to a machine tool bed
OF THE INVENTION FIGS. 1, 2 and 3 illustrate views of a fixture for precisely orienting guideways with respect to each other and onto a bed of a machine tool. FIGS. 4 and 5 illustrate the guideways b... Read More
Inventors: Knight, Edwin L.; Shea, William S.;, Assignee: The Warner & Swasey Company (Cleveland, OH) |
Continuous compounding and mixing apparatus
OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENT Now an exemplary embodiment of this invention will be described with reference to FIG. 4, in which: 1 is a mixer of this invention; 2 is a rotary agitator; 3 is a motor fo... Read More
Inventors: Jakob, Peter Michael;, Assignee: Colortronic Reinhard & Co., KG (Friedrichsdorf-Koppern, DT) |
Manure spreader
The present invention relates generally to a liquid and semi-liquid type manure spreader, and more particularly, is directed to a manure spreader incorporating a V-shaped body for holding the manure, ... Read More
Inventors: Martin, Mervin G.;, Assignee: Hedlund Manufacturing Co., Inc. (Boyceville, WI) |
Drop jet apparatus
An object of the invention is to provide a drop jet apparatus such as an ink-jet printing apparatus which has a good productivity and a small amount of scattering in the characteristic of drop formati... Read More
Inventors: Matsuda, Yasumasa; Sagae, Syoji; Kasahara, Masatoshi; Uchida, Hiroyasu;, Assignee: Hitachi, Ltd. (Tokyo, JP); Hitachi Koki Co., Ltd. (Tokyo, JP) |
Drip feed device for irrigation purposes
I claim: 1. A drip feed device for irrigation purposes in which a body (25) has a cylindrical wall (27) closed at one end by a transverse first wall (26) having on it an inlet member (32) for fluids, ... Read More
Inventors: Tucker, Alfred D.;, Assignee: RIS Irrigation Systems Pty. Ltd. (Elizabeth, AU) |
Loudspeaker diaphragm
What is claimed is: 1. A plane-type or cone-type loudspeaker diaphragm with a foam material having an inclined surface formed to shape a frustum of a cone, said cone having an inward step provided the... Read More
Inventors: Suzuki, Akihisa;, Assignee: Sharp Kabushiki Kaisha (Osaka, JP) |
Ultrasonic cleaning and sterilizing apparatus
The present invention relates to apparatus for the ultrasonic cleaning and sterilization of soft contact lenses. A transducer element is electrically connected to a source of oscillating current to pr... Read More
Inventors: Browning, Iben; McClure, Robert E.;, Assignee: McClure; Robert E. (El Cerrito, CA) |
Wheel cover locking device
OF THE INVENTION Referring to the drawing there is shown an expanded, schematic view of an embodiment of the invention associated with a vehicle wheel 10. The wheel includes several wheel lug bolts 1... Read More
Inventors: Scruggs, Charles;, Assignee: |
Fuel feeding device for a heating unit, especially for vehicles
This invention relates to a fuel feeding device for a heating unit, especially for vehicles of the type preferably comprising a combustion air fan, the feed line of which fans terminates in a combusti... Read More
Inventors: Friedl, Reiner; Galtz, Rudiger; Hornfeck, Werner;, Assignee: Webasto-Werk W. Baier GmbH & Co. (DT) |
Ink-jet printing head
One of the objects of the present invention is to provide an ink-jet printing head which can be fabricated with a minimum number of component parts, a minimum number of fabrication steps and with a hi... Read More
Inventors: Umezawa, Michio;, Assignee: Ricoh Co., Ltd. (Tokyo, JP) |
Printer head for an ink-on-demand type ink-jet printer
What is claimed is: 1. A printer head for an ink-on-demand type ink-jet printer for squirting ink droplets onto a printing medium, said printer head comprising: an ink chamber filled with ink; a nozzl... Read More
Inventors: Suga, Michihisa; Tsuzuki, Mitsuo;, Assignee: Nippon Electric Co., Ltd. (Tokyo, JP) |
Method of providing rapid conversion of an aircraft weapon carriage
The subject method for providing rapid conversion of a weapon carriage on an aircraft allows the user of an aircraft to quickly convert from weapons mounted internally to weapons mounted externally. F... Read More
Inventors: Hardy, Richard; Neumann, Frank D.;, Assignee: The Boeing Company (Seattle, WA) |
Surge suppression apparatus for compressor-driven system
I claim: 1. A control system for dynamically controlling surge in a compressor-driven system wherein gas flows through a containment circuit including an adjustable capacity compressor, the discharge ... Read More
Inventors: Venema, Harry J.;, Assignee: Borg-Warner Corporation (Chicago, IL) |
Method and apparatus for promoting a surge condition in a gas turbine
OF THE INVENTION FIG. 1 shows a simplified view of one form of a gas turbine engine 20 along with a block diagram of one means for implementing the present invention. The gas turbine engine 20 has an... Read More
Inventors: Mani, Ramani;, Assignee: General Electric Company (Schenectady, NY) |
Variable capacity compressor having a capacity control system using an electromagnetic valve
It is a first object of the invention to provide a variable capacity compressor having a capacity control system which is capable of quickly changing the angular position of the control element as wel... Read More
Inventors: Nakajima, Nobuyuki; Yamaguchi, Toshio;, Assignee: Zexel Corporation (Tokyo, JP) |
Gutter-related 
