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FIELD OF THE INVENTION The present invention relates generally to sorting apparatus and more particularly to a diverter chute assembly for automatically separating the molded product from the runner in the injection molding process. The diverter chute assembly has a deflection plate pivotally mounted within a hou...
A diverter chute assembly for automatically separating the molded part from the runner in the injection molding process. The diverter chute assembly has a deflection plate pivotally mounted within a housing. The deflection plate is responsive to control signals generated in synchronization with the ejection of the prod...
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FIELD OF THE INVENTION The invention relates to insulation and construction devices. More particularly, it relates to the design and manufacture of rigid foam insulating panels. BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION Rigid foam panels have been in wide use since the oil crisis of the early 1970's. Whether for exte...
A method and apparatus for making an rigid foam insulating panel is disclosed. The panel includes an rigid foam sheet with a plurality of grooves or recesses in which reinforcing strips are placed. Both sides of the sub-assembly are covered with a reinforcing sheet made of plastic, paper, foil, or a combination thereof...
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BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION The present invention relates to a novel shedding device. A device of this kind is known from the EP-A 348 338. In a device of this type a hooking device is formed at the so-called hooking-in element which can engage and disengage a counterhook which is formed at the lifting blad...
A shedding device for a textile machine contains two lifting blades (120) which move to and fro antagonistically, two traction elements (121) which can be engaged and disengaged with the lifting blades (120) and an insertion device (12) which is arranged so that the traction elements adopt a defined position with respe...
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BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION The present invention relates to a crankcase or cylinder block for an internal combustion engine of any type, for example the V-shaped block or the in-line cylinder type block. During operation of an internal combustion engine, combustion gas leaks occur at the piston rings causi...
The invention concerns a crankcase or cylinder block for an internal combustion engine of any type, for example, of the V or in-line cylinder type. The upper half of the crankcase comprises internal conduits which connect the upper part of the crankcase with the lower compartments separating the crankshaft bearings, th...
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CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATION [0001] This application claims priority and benefit from Korean Patent Application No. 10-2014-0153709, filed on Nov. 6, 2014, with the Korean Intellectual Property Office, the disclosure of which is incorporated herein in its entirety by reference. TECHNICAL FI...
A refrigerator equipped with a water tank that is easily accessible to a user and a method of using the same. A water dispenser is installed on the front side of a refrigerator. A water tank coupled to the water dispenser is detachably installed on a lower inner inside of a refrigerator door such that a user can conven...
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The present invention relates generally to paper treating apparatus and more particularly to a paper machine having a guide wire device which is curved in the wet area of the treatment mechanism. The machine of the type to which the present invention relates provides dewatering elements and support elements under...
Apparatus for processing paper wherein a pair of endless curved wire devices operate to pass therebetween a sheet material to be treated for a dewatering operation or the like. A support structure in the form of individual support segments made from sintered oxide ceramics are arranged to extend over the width of the a...
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BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention This invention relates to a fixing device for a distributor for supplying ignition voltage to an engine, and more particularly to a fixing device provided with a means which does not allow the distributor, after having once been position settled by the a...
A fixing device used for a distributor which includes a cylindrical portion, through which a driving shaft is pierced, and a flange for fastening the distributor to the engine with a bolt. The fixing device consists mainly of a pair of container-like covers to be faced to each other with an opening portion thereof for ...
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BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention is directed to a propelling cage sabot for a subcaliber projectile. The propelling cage sabot includes a fiber component connected with a support member for absorbing tensile stresses. 2. Description of the Prior Art A c...
The invention relates to a propelling cage sabot for a subcaliber, armor piercing kinetic energy projectile having a high length to diameter ratio which will be placed in a tube of a weapon and lauched by propelling charge gases. The sabot has a support member and fixing means. The sabot further having a gas pressure r...
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CROSS REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATION This is a continuation of applicant's application, Ser. No. 10/621,799, filed Jul. 17, 2003, now U.S. Pat. No. 6,873,304, which is incorporated herein by reference. FIELD OF THE INVENTION The invention relates to satellite dishes. BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION ...
A method of installing a satellite dish mast, comprises providing a mast member including a generally cylindrical wall and having an aperture therethrough, and providing a level mounted interior of the mast member but visible from outside the mast member through the aperture in the mast member; and adjusting the positi...
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BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION [0001] 1. Field of the Invention [0002] The invention generally relates to an RFID tag, in particular, to a security monitor method and monitor apparatus utilizing a RFID tag. [0003] 2. Description of Prior Art [0004] Emergency buttons are wi...
A security monitor method and monitor apparatus utilizing a RFID tag. A wearer wears a RFID tag having an acceleration sensor and a magnetic field sensor. The status of the wearer is determined by an acceleration variation and an angle variation of an included angle with the terrestrial magnetism on X axis, Y axis and ...
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BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention This invention is particularly related to the production of collars and the like which are particularly used in heating and ventilating systems. In such systems, heated or cooled air is introduced into ducts, and pipes are connected to the ducts at vario...
An apparatus for producing shaped metal objects such as collars for ventillating systems. The apparatus includes drive means for advancing a flat metal sheet past a rotary tool whereby notches are formed along one side of the sheet. The tool is provided with a stabilizing fitting and spring means to insure consistent n...
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CROSS REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATION This application is a 35 U.S.C. §371 national stage application of PCT International Application No. PCT/SE2008/050973, filed on 28 Aug. 2008, the disclosure and content of which is incorporated by reference herein in its entirety. The above-referenced PCT International Appl...
The present invention provides a method of detecting a faulty network element in a network, the network comprising at least a plurality of first network elements having a first network element type, and at least a plurality of second network elements having a second network element type. The method comprises the steps ...
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CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATION [0001] This application claims priority under 35 U.S.C. §119(e) to U.S. Provisional Patent Application Ser. No. 62/046,467, filed Sep. 5, 2014. The entire content of this application is hereby incorporated by reference herein. BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTIO...
One embodiment of the invention provides a perfusion system including: a first circuit adapted and configured to circulate a first perfusate through a lumen of a small intestine and a second circuit adapted and configured to circulate a second perfusate through one or more blood vessels of the small intestine. Another ...
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CROSS-REFERENCE [0001] This application is a continuation of Ser. No. 12/716,122, filed Mar. 2, 2010, entitled Apparatus and Method for Electrostatic Discharge Protection by Armando Leon Perezelsky, et al., which is incorporated herein by reference in its entirety and to which application priority is claimed...
A biometric sensor apparatus and method are disclosed, which may comprise a flexible substrate comprising a first side surface and a second side surface opposing the first side surface; a biometric sensor portion comprising biometric image sensing elements formed on the second side surface forming at least part of a bi...
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This is a continuation of application Ser. No. 752,226 filed Jul. 3, 1985, and now abandoned. This invention relates to microprocessor interface devices. BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION The Z80 family of integrated circuits manufactured by Zilog, Inc. includes not only the Z80 microprocessor (wh...
A device for rendering a data source compatible with a processor having a predetermined protocol for receiving information from peripheral devices, comprises a controller for receiving information from the data source and conducting the protocol with the processor to place the processor in a condition for receiving the...
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FIELD OF THE INVENTION [0001] The present invention relates to a system for tenderizing meat. More specifically, the present invention relates to a device and method for tenderizing meat that eliminates the potential for cross-contamination between successive pieces of meat product. BACKGROUND ...
A system for tenderizing meat that minimizes the probability of cross-contamination between successive pieces of meat product is disclosed. The apparatus includes at least one tenderizing head, a tenderizing station for supporting the meat product, and a treatment area where the tenderizing heads are cleaned and saniti...
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CROSS REFERENCES TO RELATED APPLICATIONS The Present Application claims priority to U.S. Provisional Patent Application No. 60/827,384, filed on Sep. 28, 2006. STATEMENT REGARDING FEDERALLY SPONSORED RESEARCH OR DEVELOPMENT Not Applicable BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of t...
An ink, method of inkjet printing the ink and game ball utilizing the ink are disclosed. The ink preferably comprises a diacrylate oligomer. The ink more preferably comprises an acrylate monomer in an amount ranging from 15 to 40 parts of a solid component of the ink, a diacrylate oligomer in an amount of 20 to 40 part...
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TECHNICAL FIELD [0001] Embodiments of the present disclosure pertain to a diesel emission fluid quality detection system and method. BACKGROUND [0002] Increasingly stringent government standards associated with combustion engine emissions have increased the burden on manufacturers to reduc...
An exhaust treatment system is provided including: a selective catalyst reduction (SCR) unit; a reducing agent dispensing unit configured to introduce a reducing agent into the exhaust; a first NO X sensor upstream of the SCR unit; a second NO X sensor at a location downstream of the SCR unit; a first temperature sen...
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This Application is a Continuation of Ser. No. 08/775,592, filed Dec. 31, 1996, now abandoned; which is a Continuation of Ser. No. 08/457,986, filed Jun. 1, 1995, now abandoned. BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a safety device for an auto...
A safety device for an automatic window opening and closing mechanism which includes a first detector for detecting a foreign object caught in the window, when the relative velocity decrease detected by a first relative velocity detector is greater than a first reference value, with the window in a safety control range...
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The present invention relates to molybdenum metal powder with a shell of oxides of molybdenum and to processes for its preparation. BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION Molybdenum metal powders with a defined oxygen content are used for plasma spraying in order to achieve particularly hard spray coatings. Molybdenum...
A molybdenum metal powder having an outer shell coating of MoO 2 is useful in flame spray or plasma spray processes and is prepared by partially oxidizing molybdenum powder in a carbon dioxide atmosphere at temperatures of up to 1200° C.
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CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATION The benefit of U.S. provisional patent application Ser. No. 60/112,427 filed Dec. 16, 1998 is hereby claimed. The entire disclosure of application Ser. No. 60/112,427 is incorporated herein by reference. FIELD OF THE INVENTION The invention relates to t...
Peptide analogs the high molecular weight kininogen domain 3 are potent inhibitors of angiogenesis. The peptides have the formula (a) X 1 -Asn-Asn-Ala-Thr-Phe-Tyr-Phe-Lys-X 2 , (b) X 3 -Cys-Val-Gly-Cys-X 4 , (c) X 5 -Leu-Asp-X 7 -Asn-Ala-Glu-Val-Tyr-X 6 , or (d) Tyr-Phe-Ile-Asp-Phe-Val-Ala-Arg-Glu-Thr-Thr-X 7 -Ser-Lys-...
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[0001] This application claims priority under 35 U.S.C. § 119(e) to U.S. Provisional Application Ser. No. 60/743,388, filed Mar. 1, 2006, which is expressly incorporated by reference herein. BACKGROUND [0002] The present disclosure relates to burner assemblies, and particularly to a low-e...
An apparatus and process is provided for combining fuel and combustion air to produce a mixture. The mixture is burned in a combustion chamber to produce a flame.
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FIELD OF THE INVENTION The present invention relates to cutter bit assemblies and arrangements for use with mineral winning machines, tunnel driving machines and the like. BACKGROUND TO THE INVENTION It is known with mineral winning machines, such as ploughs, which work by skimming or stripping a face...
A cutter bit assembly for a mining or tunnelling machine has a cutter shank detachably fitted into a socket of a holder. To secure the shank in position a piston is displaced to cause pressure fluid to flow into a working chamber and act on a piston at one end of a rod-like securing element. The element is forced again...
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This is a division, of application Ser. No. 07/968,558 Oct. 29, 1992 which is a division of Ser. No. 07/852,858, now U.S. Pat. No. 5,248,820, filed on Mar. 17, 1992 which is a division of Ser. No. 07/341,350, now U.S. Pat. No. 5,185,464 filed on Feb. 21, 1989 (as a request for U.S. examination of International applicat...
A process and intermediates for the manufacture of S-3-methylheptanoic acid from S-citronellol; a novel crystalline form of immunoregulatory N-(S-3-methlylheptanoyl)-D-gamma-glutamyl-glycyl-D-alanine, an immunoregulatory agent; and an improved process and intermediates therefor.
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FIELD OF THE INVENTION [0001] This invention relates generally to overhead doors and, more particularly, to a method and apparatus for preventing a door lift cable from disengaging from its mounting pulley. [0002] Overhead doors are used to occlude openings in structures such as warehouses, fact...
A cable-and-pulley mounted overhead door includes a mechanism for sensing when the cable is tending to slacken and to automatically take-up the slack so as to thereby prevent the cable from disengaging from its pulley. When the overhead door includes an automated drive system, provision is further made for sensing when...
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CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS [0001] The present application claims the benefit of U.S. Provisional Patent Application No. 61/506,986, filed on Jul. 12, 2011, the content of which is hereby incorporated by reference in its entirety. FIELD OF THE INVENTION [0002] The pres...
A refill head, and oral care implement incorporating the same, wherein the refill head can be uncoupled from a stem of a handle by compressing a portion of a tubular sleeve of the refill head radially inward, therby retracting a locking lug of the refill head radially outward
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FIELD OF THE INVENTION This invention relates to fluorenyl-type ligands useful in metallocene-type olefin polymerization catalysts and more particularly, to the preparation of such fluorenyl-type ligand structures. BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION Fluorenyl based metallocene catalysts are effective catalys...
Methods for the preparation of fluorenyl-type ligand structures and substituted fluorenyl groups which may be employed in metallocene-type olefin polymerization catalysts. There is provided a 2,2′-dihalogen-diphenylmethylene having a methylene bridge connecting a pair of phenyl groups. Each phenyl group has a halogen o...
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FIELD OF THE INVENTION [0001] This application claims priority to provisional U.S. Application Ser. No. 60/452,453, filed Mar. 6, 2003. [0002] The invention relates to a shock absorber used to assist the movement of a vehicle such as a automobile or motorcycle. More specifically, the inventi...
An advanced system externally controlling the internal valve components of a shock absorber is provided. An actuator and controller is utilized to adjust the valving to a predetermined dampening rates as a function of a predetermined event or series of events and independent of the forces acting upon the associated whe...
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CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS This application claims the benefit of the filing of U.S. Provisional Application No. 60/363,547, filed Mar. 13, 2002. The contents of the provisional application are hereby expressly incorporated by reference. BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention ...
A combined target sight and range finder with a bulls-eye pin and slotted sight plate that receives an adjustable “belly bar” is disclosed. A “set-in” procedure is used to establish a set-in distance and to generate a scale of various target sizes. The “set-in” procedure involves adjusting such that the bulls-eye pin i...
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BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a nuclear magnetic resonance imaging apparatus for obtaining nuclear magnetic resonance images of an object to be examined. 2. Description of the Background Art As is well known, in a nuclear magnetic resonanc...
A method and an apparatus of nuclear magnetic resonance imaging, capable of minimizing a wasteful unproductive power capacity of the gradient magnetic field power source. A required amount of current is supplied to the gradient magnetic field coil by a basic power source for supplying the current up to a predetermined ...
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This is a continuation of application Ser. No. 182,509, filed Apr. 18, 1988, now abandoned. BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION The present invention relates in general to an appliance, such as an automatic washer or dryer, and more particularly to an appliance having a clothes holding drum which rotates ...
A drive system for an automatic washer or dryer having a rotatable drum about a horizontal axis. An induction motor drives the drum and is connected to and disconnected from a source of alternating voltage by a microprocessor to control the speed of the motor. The microprocessor senses the zero crossing of the alternat...
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FIELD OF THE INVENTION [0001] The invention relates generally to the field of in vitro amplification and detection of nucleic acids. Specifically, it relates to the simultaneous amplification and detection of nucleic acids using fluorescently labeled probes, while the probes are not being hydrolyzed during a...
The invention is a method for amplification and detection of nucleic acids using primers and at least one hybridization probe labeled with a first fluorescent moiety and a second moiety, capable of changing the fluorescence of said first fluorescent moiety. The method comprises the steps of effecting denaturation of sa...
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RELATED APPLICATIONS This application is a continuation of U.S. application Ser. No. 09/393,831 filed Sep. 10, 1999, now U.S. Pat. No. 6,426,328 which is a continuation-in-part of U.S. application Ser. No. 09/293,754 filed Apr. 16, 1999 now U.S. Pat. No. 6,403,548 which claims the benefit of U.S. Provisional Appl...
The inclusion of one or more wrinkle reducing ingredients in a laundry detergent product is described. The benefits are delivered to the laundered item during the cleaning step and, therefore, reduces the need for further wrinkle reducing steps when the items are taken from the dryer or after hang drying.
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FIELD OF THE INVENTION This invention is directed to a beach towel which has pockets thereon to enhance the utility of the beach towel. BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION When people go to the beach, they often carry beach towels with them. Despite the name "towel," many beach towels are not used for...
Beach towel has envelopes attached thereto so as to create closeable envelopes on the towel and pockets behind the envelope. The envelopes and/or pockets can be used for storing needed items such as sunscreen lotion, clothing items, or entertainment items such as a book or radio. The envelopes and/or pockets can altern...
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FIELD OF THE INVENTION The present invention relates to a drive unit for propelling a transport trolley of a conveyor system. BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION The type of drive unit for transport trolley with which this invention is concerned employs a driving chain formed by alternately linking a center l...
The present invention intends to prevent generation of metallic noise when both longitudinal sides of the chain supporting trolley (22) installed to the center link (19) of the chain collide against the ends of the adjoining side links (20a, 20b, 25) when the driving chains (18) which comprise linkchains in which a cen...
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BACKGROUND This invention relates to a silicon nitride type composite ceramic material reinforced with use of silicon carbide whiskers. More particularly, it is concerned with a composite ceramic material which is widely useful as a material for cutting tools capable of performing high speed cutting of high nicke...
A composite ceramic material reinforced with silicon carbide whiskers consists essentially of 5 to 45% by weight of SiC whiskers, 3 to 20% by weight of at least one selected from the group consisting of oxides and oxynitrides of zirconium calculated on zirconium, and the balance being a SiZlON-based ceramic substance. ...
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BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention This invention relates generally to insect rearing media and specifically to the use of soybean fiber therein. 2. Brief Description of the Prior Art Insect larvae are usually reared on a variety of nutrients in an aqueous solution solidified ...
Insect larvae of a variety of types are raised successfully on a feed containing a variety of nutrient ingredients admixed with a small amount of soybean solids as a gelling agent and nutrient. The soybean solids are present in the amount of 5-20% by weight of the final gel composition. The nutrient composition may als...
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FIELD OF THE INVENTION The present invention relates to papermaking machinery in general, and to extended nip presses for paper manufacturing applications in particular. BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION As the manufacturing of paper has improved over time, a major factor in increasing the cost effectivenes...
An extended nip press has a shoe driven by two pistons to engage a blanket-supported web against a crown controlled roll. Each ENP shoe piston is offset from the line of force application of the crown control piston by a moment arm distance. A balancing of the hydraulic pressures in the ENP shoe cylinders and the crown...
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BACKGROUND The present disclosure relates to profiling tasks performed in distributed systems, and more specifically, to tracing calls across virtual machines to enable profiling in a distributed computing system. Distributed computing systems provide a seamless computing experience to end users from a vari...
A task comprising at least a first subtask on a computer system is analyzed. As part of the analysis, a profiler controller transmits a first profile instruction to a first profiler instance. The profiler controller transmits a second profile instruction to a second profiler instance. In response to the first profile i...
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TECHNICAL FIELD [0001] The present invention relates generally to dispensers. More particularly, the present invention relates to dispensers for dispensing small items such as pieces of candy. BACKGROUND [0002] Containers for storing and dispensing small items such as tablets or pieces of ...
A dispenser for dispensing small items such as pieces of candy is disclosed herein. The dispenser includes an outer housing and an inner housing slidably coupled to the outer housing, the outer housing and the inner housing defining a main cavity thereinbetween. The dispenser includes a pocket within the inner housing ...
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BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION The invention proceeds from a stator for an electric machine, in particular a small-power electric motor. In a known stator of this type for a bipolar low-power motor, the two laminate stack parts are constructed symmetrically and each carry a magnet pole. Extending from each mag...
The stator for an electric machine has a two-part stator laminate stack for mounting a stator winding consisting of two laminated stack parts (21,22) having a self-centering device. The laminated stack parts each consist of a plurality of laminations (11) and the self-centering device consists of a plurality of locking...
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BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION Certain rodents such as gophers live in underground cavities and frequently like to inhabit garden and lawn areas where they are not wanted. Various methods of eradicating these animals have been devised usually comprising spring-trap type devices or poisons. Obviously both of these me...
A device for attachment to a gas-generating apparatus such as a gasoline-powered lawnmower to receive and transmit the exhaust gas from the apparatus to an opening in an underground cavity to asphyxiate rodents inhabiting the cavity.
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CROSS REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS [0001] This application is a continuation application of pending U.S. patent application Ser. No. 12/645,659, filed Dec. 23, 2009, which is a continuation application of pending U.S. patent application Ser. No. 12/175,532, filed Jul. 18, 2008, which is a continuation a...
A wireless communication method of a base station that transmits a modulation signal based on an orthogonal frequency division multiplexing scheme to a plurality of terminals. The method includes determining, for each terminal of the plurality of terminals, which subcarrier group or how many symbols along a time axis a...
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[0001] This application claims priority of PCT application PCT/EP2009/004123 having a priority date of Jul. 15, 2008, the disclosure of which is incorporated herein by reference. TECHNICAL FIELD [0002] The invention relates to a weaving machine for producing a fabric having a profiled cro...
The loom contains a weaving station, at which warp yarns can be interwoven by means of at least one weft yarn, a device for supplying the warp yams, and a device for supplying the at least one weft yam. A shedding device for forming a shed from the warp yarns, and a weft insertion needle for inserting a weft yarn loop ...
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CROSS REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS This application is a divisional application of U.S. patent application titled USER FRIENDLY DISPENSER Ser. No. 10/939,062 filed Sep. 9, 2004 (now U.S. Pat. No. 7,238,280), which is a continuation in part of U.S. patent application titled DISPENSER SYSTEM Ser. No. 10/636,82...
A user friendly system that permits an unskilled person to quickly add dispersant material to a fluid system with the user friendly system utilizing operator evident dispersant carriers such as drawers, hangars or insertable cartridges.
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TECHNICAL DOMAIN The invention relates to the domain of optical microstructures and microtechnologies. In particularly it relates to the domain of integrated optical switches. It also relates to the domain of optomechanical micro-devices, for example microdeflectors. STATE OF PRIOR ART Document FR-A-2...
A positioning system for an optical microstructure ( 64 ) in a devise ( 6 ) operating under the action of a control means includes a flexible element ( 63 ) supporting the optical microstructure and connected to the device. The orientation of the flexible element with respect to the device can be varied under the actio...
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CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS [0001] This application claims priority to German Patent Application No. 10 2012 223 643.0, filed Dec. 18, 2012, and International Patent Application No. PCT/EP2013/076821, filed Dec. 17, 2013, both of which are hereby incorporated by reference in their entirety. ...
A separation device for separating contaminates from a gas flow may include a raw chamber receiving a contaminated gas and a clean chamber out of which a treated gas exits. A dividing wall may separate the raw chamber from the clean chamber. The dividing wall may include a perforated region defining a plurality of pass...
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FIELD OF THE INVENTION This invention relates to a sewing machine control apparatus whereby a seam of a predetermined shape is formed while a fabric holding body holding an article to be stitched is moved horizontally relative to a needle rod and then halted. PRIOR ART The aforementioned type sewing m...
A sewing machine control apparatus is adapted to move a needle rod to a predetermined stitching starting point automatically when a stitching operation is performed, even if a fabric holding body holding an article to be stitched is displaced relative to the needle rod. The apparatus is equipped with operating means fo...
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This application is a continuation-in-part of identically titled application Ser. No. 07/547,598 filed July 2, 1990, now abandoned. BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention This invention relates to a fire and/or explosion suppression system for process equipment wherein a pneum...
A differential fire and explosioin protection system is for a containment enclosure which receives pneumatically conveyed process air containing a combustible media. A pair of temperature sensors located in opposed relationship in the outlet duct of containment enclosure are responsive to changes in the outflow tempera...
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BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a plasma processing apparatus such as a plasma chemical vapor deposition apparatus and a plasma etching apparatus, which are used for manufacturing semiconductor devices such as various kinds of sensors using semiconducto...
In a plasma processing apparatus, wherein a power application electrode for generating plasma and an electrode opposed thereto are disposed in a process chamber which can be exhausted to attain a predetermined vacuum pressure, an electric power is applied to the power application electrode to generate the plasma from a...
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BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION The present invention relates generally to paper machines and, more particularly, to methods and apparatus for preventing the formation of an unduly high positive pressure and for maintaining the pressure at a desired level in a wedge-shaped space formed between the wall of the headbox...
Method and apparatus for regulating pressure in a wedge-shaped space between the wall of the headbox lip beam or the like and the breast roll. An arrangement is provided by which air jets are directed in a direction opposite to the direction in which the forming wire moves on the breast roll to eject air out of the wed...
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FIELD OF THE INVENTION [0001] This invention relates to a novel medical device and surgical procedure for the treatment of glaucoma in patients with primary and secondary open angle glaucoma, closed-angle glaucoma, and refractory glaucoma. BACKGROUND [0002] The present invention generally ...
A medical device and surgical procedure for the treatment of glaucoma in patients with primary open angle glaucoma, secondary open angle glaucoma, closed angle glaucoma, and refractory glaucoma. The device is inserted between two scleral flaps, cutting the trabecular meshwork and the sclera. When the device is removed,...
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BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION This invention relates to a system and process for the processing of the spent black liquor from a kraft pulping process to recover the chemicals and produce fresh pulping liquor. More specifically, the system and process of this invention relate to an integrated system for the warm-up...
A kraft black liquor gasification system is provided with a hot flue gas generator which serves both as a means for generating a hot flue gas to warm-up the gasifier in preparation for start-up and as a means for generating an inert purge gas to purge the gasifier of flammable gases in the event of an emergency trip of...
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CROSS REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS The present application is a continuation of U.S. patent application Ser. No. 09/385,610, filed Aug. 30, 1999 now U.S. Pat. No. 6,297,491. Said U.S. patent application Ser. No. 09/385,610 is herein incorporated by reference in its entirety. FIELD OF THE INVE...
A media scanner scans information disposed on a media such as a business card or envelope. The media scanner requires no moving parts and may be incorporated in a portable, hand held, battery powered information handling system such as an electronic address book or personal digital assistant. The scanner includes a sca...
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FIELD OF THE INVENTION [0001] This invention relates generally to verifying a description of a network and, more particularly, to confirming that the description of the network is consistent with communication paths of the network. BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION [0002] Networks, such as ...
An apparatus and method are disclosed for verifying that a description of a network corresponds to communication paths of the network. The verification is accomplished by accessing data that represents of a plurality of logical links of the network. A determination is made whether each of the logical links correspond t...
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This invention relates to a high temperature abrasion-resistant material in the form of a sintered mass which is not liable to crack or separate into two layers even when used in a high temperature oxidizing atmosphere and accordingly is useful particularly as a lubricating material or a seal material for regenerators ...
A high temperature abrasion-resistant material in the form of a sintered mass such as a board consists of NiO and/or CoO, Ni and/or Co, and a solid lubricant such as CaF 2 . The concentration of the total oxide in the mass is maximum at the surface and continuously decreases as the depth from the surface increases, but...
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CROSS REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATION This application is a continuation of my copending application, Ser. No. 818,952, filed July 25, 1977, entitled "Impregnating a Fibrous Web with Liquid," now abandoned. BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION This invention relates to methods and apparatuse...
A moving, fibrous web is impregnated with a liquid by placing the liquid on the surface of the web, spreading the liquid over the web surface, pressuring a portion of the liquid into the web to partially saturate the web with the liquid and leave residual liquid on the web, and metering the residual liquid into a layer...
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CLAIM OF PRIORITY [0001] This divisional application is related to, and claims priority to provisional utility application entitled “PEAK POWER SYSTEM,” filed on Aug. 11, 2008, having an application number of 61/087,963; and further is related to, and claims priority to provisional utility application entitl...
An integrated Energy Management and/or Control System method and apparatus that continually monitors power consumption on each piece of equipment 2417 and performs detailed analyses of energy consumption curves including derivatives and compares data to historical data on the same equipment as well as going online an...
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RIGHTS OF THE GOVERNMENT The invention described herein may be manufactured and used by or for the Government of the United States for all governmental purposes without the payment of any royalty. BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION This invention relates to an infrared sensors performance measureme...
A passive target array, for measuring the resolution of infrared reconnaissance sets, having a heat retaining background pad. A plurality of perforated aluminum strips are laid on the pad in a conventional photographic resolution target configuration.
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FIELD The present improvements generally relate to the field of building construction, and more particularly to insulated walls of buildings. BACKGROUND In the construction industry, it is known to build walls by installing factory-made insulated wall sections on the construction site. The wall sectio...
A section of the wall has a plurality of interspaced structural members mounted between an upper frame member and a lower frame member, and insulating material generally filling the space between the structural members and upper and lower frame members.
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CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS [0001] The present application claims the benefit of priority under U.S. Provisional Patent Application No. 61/525,441, having a filing date of Aug. 19, 2011, which is incorporated herein in its entirety by reference. BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION ...
A refining plate segment for a mechanical refiner of lignocellulosic material including: a convex conical refining surface on a convex conical substrate of the plate, wherein the refining surface is adapted to face a concave conical refining surface of an opposing refiner plate, the convex conical refining surface incl...
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BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION [0001] The present invention relates generally to integrated circuit devices such as the microprocessors of computers and more particularly to the cooling of such devices to below ambient temperatures for improved efficiency and enhanced speed of operation. [0002] ...
An apparatus and method for controlling the temperature of an integrated circuit device includes a refrigerant system having a coolant loop containing refrigerant, an evaporator, a compressor, and a condenser. The condenser has a variable speed fan controlled to maintain the temperature of the refrigerant at a predeter...
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FIELD OF THE INVENTION [0001] The present invention relates broadly to an amplifier structure for uni-directionally amplifying a bi-directional, multiplexed optical signal comprising different blocks of wavelengths, each block of wavelengths having a specified propagation direction with respect to the amp...
An optical network hub structure comprising a WDM unit arranged in line with a fiber trunk carrying a bi-directional optical network signal to drop/add blocks of wavelengths destined to/originating from the network hub structure and to through connect other blocks of wavelengths, and at least one amplifier structure di...
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FIELD OF THE INVENTION [0001] The present invention relates to a retaining wall block that is resistant to damage and wear caused by the environment and includes a chamber, which allows the flow of fill material to adjacent blocks below and above. The deterioration resistant block is generally a hollowed f...
The present invention relates to a retaining wall block that is resistant to damage and wear caused by the environment and includes a chamber, which allows the flow of fill material to adjacent blocks below and above. The deterioration resistant block is generally a hollowed frame or shell of a deterioration resistant ...
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This is a continuation of application Ser. No. 08/109,683 filed Aug. 20, 1993, now abandoned. TECHNICAL FIELD The present invention is directed to a method for regulating the secretion of neuropeptide hormones. More specifically, the invention is to a method of using neuroactive steroids to regula...
Methods are described for regulating neuropeptide secretion to alleviate premature labor, hypertension, fluid imbalance, and risk of heart disease: using neuroactive steroids targeted for a newly-identified site of action in the nerve terminals of neurosecretory neurons. The steroids 17 betaestradiol and dehydroepiandr...
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FIELD OF INVENTION [0001] The present invention relates to a window lift system, especially a window lift system for a side window of an automotive vehicle, comprising a catch for a window pane which can be moved up and down by a pulling device, in accordance with the preamble of the main claim. The present ...
A window lift system, especially for the side window of a motor vehicle, includes (i) a pulling device and (ii) a catch for a window pane, which can be moved up and down using the pulling device. The catch has a first fastening point for an upward pulling end of the pulling device and a second fastening point for a dow...
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BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION Low-cost disposable packaging containers have been designed and produced for commercial foodstuffs, such as various bakery goods, for the last several decades. Frequently these containers take the form of circular or rectangular containers constructed of thin-walled aluminum sheeting h...
A thin-walled easily opened container and method of making the same for commercial food products that includes congruent mating and overlapping sections crimped over a cover panel.
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SPECIFICATION This invention relates to the feed of fasteners, and more particularly to the variable pitch feed of fasteners. A common fastener for tagging or attaching items is of the kind shown and described, for example, in U.S. Pat. No. 3,380,122. The fasteners (sometimes called "tag pins") are ...
A tag attaching gun in which an ejector rod is advanced by a trigger operated lever to sever an individual fastener from a fastener assemblage and dispense the severed fastener through a hollow slotted needle. This apparatus incorporates a unitary, single-tooth feed member for advancing the fastener assemblage to bring...
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CROSS RELATED APPLICATION [0001] This application claims the benefit of U.S. Provisional Patent Application Ser. No. 60/949,987 filed Jul. 16, 2007, the entirety of which is incorporated by reference. BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION [0002] This invention relates to an impregnation ves...
An impregnation vessel including: a vessel container including an upper inlet to receive cellulosic material; a lower discharge port to discharge the cellulosic material from a discharge section of the vessel container; a convergence section internal to the vessel through which passes a flow of the cellulosic material ...
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BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION This device relates to habit devices generally, and more particularly to a habit cessation aide, such as a smoking cessation aide. Approximately 25% of the American population currently smokes. Smoking contributes to numerous medical problems and an early death in approximately one-t...
A habit cessation aide includes a user-modifiable quitting schedule, a user-initiated habit-occurrence indicator, a display for displaying messages dependent upon the quitting schedule and the number of times the user-initiated habit-occurrence indicator is used, and an overall visual indication of the degree to which ...
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FIELD OF THE INVENTION [0001] The invention relates to a semi-rigid craft, meaning a craft comprising a rigid hull, and upper side walls (also referred to herein as plating) and a bow which consist of pneumatic floats in the form of an inflatable tube. [0002] More specifically, the invention rel...
A craft includes a rigid hull ( 1 ) that consists of a V-shaped bottom ( 5 ) and a bridge ( 4 ) on which a load can rest. The hull includes plating consisting of compartmentalized pneumatic floats ( 2 ), the rear compartments ( 32 ) of which are combined with an inflation and deflation system so as to vary the buoyancy...
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BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION The present invention generally relates to a water heater device and, more particularly, to a gas water heater and a method of operating the same. Gas water heaters using natural gas such as LNG (liquefied natural gas), LPG (liquefied petroleum gas) or SG (synthetic gas) as fuel for ...
A gas water heater device includes a combustion chamber for providing a gas flow, a pipe assembly, and a heat exchanger disposed over the combustion chamber including a plurality of thermal conductors disposed in parallel with each other, each of the plurality of thermal conductors further comprising a base, a pluralit...
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BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention This invention relates to human body composition and, more particularly, to a system for measuring a user's body fat percentage taking into consideration hydration levels. 2. Background Art Individuals and businesses worldwide are becomin...
A system for measuring percentage of body fat for a user. The system has: structure for measuring body hydration and generating a signal representing a measured hydration value; structure for selectively changing the measured hydration value to an adjusted hydration value based upon a first parameter to thereby reflect...
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BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION The present invention relates to the general field of pedestrian barriers, and more particularly to the field of barriers used to control and direct groups of people in public places. Queue barriers are commonly used to guide and control crowds of people at public events and exhi...
A retractable cord queue barrier system uses a spring-biased pulley refraction mechanism acting on a stretchable cord. A constant-force coiled metal spring is used, such that the retraction force on the cord does not increase as the cord is extended—as it would for a helical spring governed by Hooke's Law. The use ...
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CONTINUING STATUS This application is a divisional of application Ser. No. 374,161, filed May 3, 1982, now U.S. Pat. No. 4,452,618 titled Suction Cleaners with a Bag Transfer Arrangement and owned by a common assignee. BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The invention...
A dirt collecting bag is disclosed having a face plate or collar with a slotted configuration along one of its edges to aid in mechanical transfer of it from a storage magazine to a bag mounting and transfer apparatus in a vacuum cleaner.
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PRIORITY This application claims priority to U.S. Provisional Patent Application Ser. No. 61/870,332, entitled “Method of Producing a High Permeability Grain Oriented Silicon Steel Sheet With Improved Forsterite Coating Characteristics,” filed on Aug. 27, 2013, the disclosure of which is incorporated by reference...
Increasing the chromium content of an electrical steel substrate to a level greater than or equal to about 0.45 weight percent (wt %) produced a much improved forsterite coating having superior and more uniform coloration, thickness and adhesion. Moreover, the so-formed forsterite coating provides greater tension poten...
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BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a personal watercraft (PWC) which ejects water rearward and planes on a water surface as the resulting reaction. More particularly, the present invention relates to an engine for the personal watercraft. 2. Descript...
Disclosed is a personal watercraft which is equipped with an engine designed in such a way that, even when the engine is splashed with water, its ignition plugs will not get wet and the heat generated from the engine or exhaust pipe will not act on, e.g., a riding seat. The personal watercraft includes a multi-cylinder...
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FIELD OF THE INVENTION This invention relates to the field of error correction in data. More particularly, the present invention relates to the field of error correction in data for digital communications using a Reed-Solomon type decoder. BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION The use of Reed-Solomon (BCH) code...
A method and apparatus for decoding Reed-Solomon codes in large Galois Fields GF(2 n ) represents the finite field as a quadratic extension field of one or more subfields GF(2 m ). This type of field representation allows embedded subfields, as well as the primary extension field to be simultaneously represented in nor...
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FIELD OF THE INVENTION The present subject matter relates to color sensing in appliances. More particularly, the present subject matter relates to color sensing of previously used or “grey water” in appliances. BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION In a typical laundry cycle the user will fill the tub with a la...
Apparatus and methodologies are provided to selectively activate a liquid usage option in a washing apparatus based on the color of the liquid. Light from different light sources is passed through a liquid to be tested and the intensity of the light passing through the liquid is measured. The measurement is adjust base...
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This application is a continuation of application Ser. No. 07/520,369, filed on May 4, 1990, now abandoned. BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION The subject matter of the present invention relates generally to dewatering apparatus for papermaking machines and in particular to suction box apparatus, includi...
Dewatering apparatus for papermaking machines, such as suction boxes, are provided with spaced cover elements of a composite structure. The cover elements include ceramic cover strips which engage the porous conveyor belt that conveys the paper web and are separated by drainage slots. The ceramic cover strips are bonde...
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CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATION [0001] This application claims priority from New Zealand complete patent application No. 601839, filed on 15 Aug. 2012, the content of which is incorporated by reference herein in its entirety. TECHNICAL FIELD [0002] The invention relates to an ozone ...
The invention relates to an ozone unit for a shipping container configured to be easily retrofitted to or integrated in a shipping container.
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BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to an optical recording card and a method of producing the same. More particularly, it relates to preformatting pits in the optical recording medium of the optical recording card. In recent years a number of cards in w...
An improved art of producing an optical recording medium by utilizing a photo-etching technique is disclosed. Pits pattern of address for guide groove and sector on each of tracks of optical recording medium to be preformatted is formed in accordance with a photo-etching process or a resist lift-off process. A film of ...
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BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION This invention is concerned with fiber treatment agents. More specifically, it is concerned with fiber treatment agents for giving fiber materials long-lasting electrostatic prevention characteristics, moisture absorbence, perspiration absorbence, antisoiling characteristics, softness,...
Fiber-treating compositions are disclosed which contain two types of organofunctional polysiloxanes, one bearing amino-functional organic groups and polyoxyalkylene groups and the other bearing either carboxy-functional organic groups or epoxy-functional groups, in addition to polyoxyalkylene groups. These compos...
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FIELD OF THE INVENTION The present invention relates generally to earth boring and drilling, and more particularly to a method of and system for monitoring drilling parameters in real time. DESCRIPTION OF THE PRIOR ART The overall management of drilling operations is better described as an experientia...
A system includes a database that is adapted to store substantially continuously measured or calculated drilling parameters. At least one computer can access the database to display simultaneous user configurable graphical representations of selected drilling parameters. A user can observe multiple parameters graphical...
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FIELD OF THE INVENTION The present invention is directed to a window operator having a handle. More particularly, the present invention is directed to a fold down handle for a window operator of a type used with casement windows. BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION Manually operated windows, such as manually ...
A window operator is disclosed. The window operator may be provided with a handle that may be folded from an operable (or extended) position to a stored (or retracted) position. In the window operator, a spring assembly having an integrally formed spring finger operates within a cavity in the body of the handle of the ...
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FIELD OF THE INVENTION This invention relates to electrical terminals and more particularly to electrical terminal block assemblies having multiple terminals. BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION Industrial system controllers, such as programmable logic controllers, generally comprise a series of modules mount...
A terminal block assembly comprising terminals in combination with associated signal indicators is disclosed. The assembly includes one or more rows of terminals and, associated with each row of terminals, a row of signal indicators. The signal indicator typically is a light emitting diode. Each indicator is located in...
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BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention This invention relates to a cushioning insert into the heel area of a shoe, especially an athletic shoe, such as a soccer shoe, which has a honeycomb body, and to a shoe with such a cushioning insert. 2. Description of Related Art A cushionin...
A cushioning insert ( 1 ) to be inserted in the heel zone of a shoe is provided with a honey-comb structure ( 2 ) which is improved in such a manner that it provides good cushioning properties and sufficiently supports the heel even if the outsoles or soles ( 16 ) of the shoe are relatively thin. To this end, the cushi...
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CROSS REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS [0001] This application claims priority to U.S. patent application Ser. No. 13/228,909, filed on 9 Sep. 2011 and U.S. Provisional Application 61/524,430, filed on 17 Aug. 2011. These applications are hereby incorporated by this reference in their entireties for all of ...
The disclosure herein provides a compound of formula 1. The disclosure also provides a method of synthesizing the compound of formula 1. The compound of formula 1 or its pharmaceutical acceptable salts, as well as polymorphs, solvates, and hydrates thereof may be formulated as pharmaceutical composition. The pharmaceut...
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BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION [0001] The invention concerns a cable block, especially a lower block for a cable actuator, with at least one cable roller or sheave that is enclosed in a shrouding cover, or housing, with entry and exit openings for a carrying cable. [0002] From German Patent D...
The invention concerns a cable block, especially a lower block for cable controls, with at least one cable roller enclosed by a shrouding cover with entry and exit openings for a carrying cable, wherein a cover element is inserted in the entry and exit opening, having an opening for the carrying cable. The opening in t...
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TECHNICAL FIELD [0001] The present invention relates to an industrial production process for inactivating virus (hereinafter, for example, Sendai virus (also, referred to as HVJ)) to obtain an inactivated virus envelope. The inactivated virus envelope is used as a reagent for use in preparing a vector cap...
The present invention relates to an advantageous process for industrially producing an inactivated virus (e.g. HVJ, etc.) envelope. To solve the problem, the present invention provides a process for treating a virus with an alkylating agent to produce an inactivated virus envelope. A vector for introducing a biological...
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CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATION This application is a continuation-in-part of prior copending application Ser. No. 06/448,303, filed Dec. 9, 1982, for TAMPER EVIDENT CHILD-RESISTANT CONTAINER CLOSURE, now U.S. Pat. No. 4,457,437. BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION The prior application discl...
A taper evident child-resistant container closure is rendered further tamper evident and resistant to prying off with an implement through provision of an interfitting complete circle recess in the upper face of the container dust ring and a depending tamper evident full circle skirt extension on the closure side wall.
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CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS This application is a Continuation-in-Part of U.S. patent application Ser. No. 10/740,263, filed Dec. 18, 2003, which claimed priority to provisional U.S. patent application Ser. No. 60/434,245, filed Dec. 18, 2002. BACKGROUND The embodiments relate to...
Disclosed are creatine salts having the general formula wherein A is a member of a group consisting of an anion of ketoglutaric acid and succinic acid.
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CONTRACTUAL ORIGIN OF THE INVENTION [0001] The United States Government has rights in this invention pursuant to Contract No. W-31-109-ENG-38 between the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) and The University of Chicago representing Argonne National Laboratory. FIELD OF THE INVENTION ...
A method of producing and purifying an organic acid by producing an aqueous solution of the ammonium salt of the organic acid through fermentation and/or bioconversion and neutralization. The solution is heated to thermally crack the ammonium salt of the organic acid producing a vapor phase of ammonia and water and org...
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BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION [0001] The present invention relates in general to product dispensers that enable the delivery of a product from a storage location to a remote site. The storage location may be integrated into the dispenser or may be separate. The remote site may be a use location or an interme...
A product dispensing apparatus for a granule product includes a unitary, plastic housing having an open first end closed by a cap and an open second end for the dispensing of product. The housing includes a product storage compartment that is accessible by way of the first end when the closing cap is removed. A plunger...
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BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION This invention relates to a process for the separation of a butene mixture to produce a n-butene rich product and an isobutylene rich product in a fractionator wherein a portion of the fractionator overhead is isomerized and the entire isomerization effluent is introduced into the frac...
A butene mixture is separated to yield a n-butene rich product and an isobutylane rich product in a fractionator system. Other suitable olefins may be separated in a similar manner.
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BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Background of the Invention The present invention relates to a scrubbing, dust mopping, or a sweeping apparatus and in particular to scrub brushes or applications where material is being removed by an apparatus. The present invention relates to a swivel joint two piece unitary...
An adjoined flexible two-piece swivel joint type floor cleaning attachment in which either upper or lower and/or both sections are made from a unitary flexible elastomer material allowing for a unitary quick release clamp mechanism that adjoins to a cleaning head apparatuses. The combination of the quick release unitar...
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BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION The foregoing abstract is not to be taken as limiting the invention of this application, and in order to understand the full nature and extent of the technical disclosure of this application, reference must be made to the accompanying drawings and the following detailed description. ...
A press section for extracting water from a continuous traveling web in which the web is sandwiched between a traveling belt and a drum. The belt is wrapped partially about the drum and a pressure shoe exerts pressure on the belt in the wrap area to press the web. The laterally outer ends of the drum are relieved to pr...
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TECHNICAL FIELD This invention relates to printing mechanisms for dot matrix printers and, more particularly, to print heads for serial dot matrix printers. BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION In general, dot matrix printers can be separated into two types of printers--line printers and serial printers. Line ...
A print head for a serial dot matrix printer comprising a sandwich structure including a base plate, a segmented-ring magnet, a print hammer disc and face plate is disclosed. The segmented-ring magnet comprises a ring formed of a magnetic material having spaced apart, magnetized, regions (segments). The print hammer di...
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CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS This Application is a Continuation-In-Part and claims priority to U.S. Provisional Application No. 62/077,522, entitled “Modular Boat Lift Cover,” filed on Nov. 10, 2014; and U.S. patent application Ser. No. 14/636,409 entitled “Modular Boat Lift Cover,” filed on Mar. 3, 20...
The modular boat lift cover for a watercraft comprises a gable assembly and an adjustable support structure. All of the straight components are packaged into the main box frame channels for simplicity in packaging as well as quality control, ensuring no components are missing during packaging and shipping. The box fram...
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BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION In container filling processes such as canning or bottling lines, it is often useful to monitor characteristics of the containers being filled. For example, the levels to which containers have been filled may be monitored for quality control purposes. It is known to use a radiati...
A container inspection system for inspecting a moving container includes a radiation source positioned to direct radiation at the moving container. A radiation detector is positioned to receive a portion of the radiation from the radiation source that is not absorbed or blocked by the moving container and to generate e...
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