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REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS
This application is a continuation of copending U.S. patent application Ser. No. 07/772,974 filed Oct. 8, 1991, U.S. Pat. No. 5,141,419, which is a division of U.S. Pat. No. 5,067,883 issued Nov. 26, 1991, which, in turn, is a continuation of U.S. patent application Ser. No. 07/2... | A rotary internal combustion engine, including all types of vehicles and equipments or apparatus provided with such rotary engines, or machines which principally consist of a two, three or four, either radially curved or flat, apex rotor and a radially arcaded or curved epicyclic or two or three lobed epitrochoid housi... | 5 |
FIELD OF THE INVENTION
[0001] The present invention relates to an airbag fabric and a preparation method for the same, and more particularly to a polyester fabric, a preparation method for the same, and an airbag for vehicle comprising the same, where the polyester fabric uses a polyester fiber having low Yo... | The present invention relates to an airbag fabric comprising a polyester fiber, and more particularly to a polyester fabric having a thermal resistance constant (X) of 1.0 to 6.5 in the uncoated fabric state, a preparation method for the same, and an airbag for vehicle comprising the same.
The airbag fabric of th... | 3 |
This is a continuation-in-part patent application claiming priority to U.S. patent application Ser. No. 12/243,036, filed Oct. 1, 2008.
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
1. Field of the Invention
Applicant's invention relates to a gutter retaining system for affixing a gutter to a building wit... | An interlocking gutter system that incorporates a gutter clip and a gutter hanger to affix a gutter to a retaining clip attached to a fascia board of a building, thereby eliminating the need to place holes in the gutter itself to insert screws or nails. The gutter hanger of the present invention is constructed of a sin... | 4 |
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
1. Field of Invention
The invention pertains to looms wherein fabric as it is formed is incrementally advanced by a take-up roll that is rotated by the combination of a ratchet wheel operatively associated with one end thereof and so-called feed and hold-back pawls which are moun... | An improved start mark preventer for looms formed by a manually operable device including a double armed lever having a control handle mounted on one arm and a control pawl on the other arm. The control pawl is disposed in operative engagement with the loom's ratchet wheel which rotates its take-up roll by means of... | 3 |
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
[0001] 1. Field of the invention
[0002] The present invention relates to an optical transceiver for reducing crosstalk and, more particularly, to an optical transceiver for reducing crosstalk, which is implemented by mounting both a light transmitting device and a... | Provided is an optical transceiver for reducing crosstalk, comprising a light signal transmitter, a photoelectric transducer having a light transmitting device that converts the electrical signal into the light signal for transmission and a light receiving device that converts a received light signal into an electrical... | 7 |
RELATED APPLICATIONS
[0001] This application is a continuation application of co-pending U.S. patent application Ser. No. 12/981,930 entitled Method And System For Providing A Fixed Rate Annuity With A Reset Interest Rate Feature, filed Dec. 30, 2010 which is a continuation application of U.S. patent applica... | A data processing method and system for managing interest rate calculations includes a data storage device storing data indicative of an account value of an investment product and a computer configured to determine a current value of an adjustable interest rate, compare the adjustable interest rate to a fixed guarantee... | 6 |
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
The present invention relates generally to communication networks, and more specifically, to upgrading circuits in an optical network in a non-service affecting manner.
Today, SONET/SDH is the predominant technology for transport in worldwide public carrier networks. One of the key a... | A system and method for performing an upgrade in a communication network comprising network elements coupled together to form one or more circuits are disclosed. In one embodiment, the upgrade is generated at a node in communication with the circuits and the method generally comprises providing a list of circuits or sp... | 7 |
CROSS REFERENCE TO RELATED PATENT APPLICATION
The present patent application claims the right of priority under 35 U.S.C. §119 (a)-(d) of German Patent Application No 102005012794.0, filed Mar. 19, 2005.
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
The present invention relates to poly(ether-ester)polyols, processes f... | The invention is directed to novel poly(ether-ester)polyols, processes for their production from monocarboxylic or polycarboxylic acid esters with one or more bound polyether chain(s). This invention also relates to the production of polyurethane materials in which the isocyanate-reactive component comprises these poly... | 2 |
FIELD OF INVENTION
This invention pertains to the field of calculating disparity between two sets of data. More specifically, this invention pertains to calculating disparity in two sets of data using variably sized windows.
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
There are many fields in which measurements of di... | Two data sets are analyzed to determine disparity between them at various interrogation regions (302) of the data sets. The data sets can represent, for example, digital images, acoustical signals, or electrical signals. The size of interrogation regions (302) used for disparity analysis is varied dynamically. An initi... | 6 |
STATEMENT REGARDING FEDERALLY SPONSORED RESEARCH OR DEVELOPMENT
[0001] The U.S. Government may have certain rights in this invention pursuant to contract number N68936-99-C-0117.
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
[0002] This invention relates generally to gas turbine engines and, mo... | A method and apparatus for assessing damage to machine components is provided. The method includes calculating an expected parameter value based on a first parameter value indicator, calculating an estimate of an actual parameter value based on a second parameter value indicator, the second parameter value indicator be... | 6 |
REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS
[0001] The present application claims priority from U.S. Provisional Application No. 60/862,672, which was filed on Oct. 24, 2006, the disclosure of which is incorporated by reference.
FIELD OF THE INVENTION
[0002] Described herein is an embodiment of ... | An embodiment of a water control apparatus is disclosed that may be used with a concrete mixing assembly. The apparatus may include flowmeter unit and a normally closed valve unit. The normally closed valve unit may be in fluid communication with, and removably connected to, the flowmeter unit. A control unit may be pr... | 1 |
CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED PATENT APPLICATIONS
[0001] This application claims priority to U.S. Provisional Application 60/754,058, filed on Dec. 27, 2005, which is incorporated herein by reference in its entirety.
STATEMENT REGARDING FEDERALLY-SPONSORED RESEARCH OR DEVELOPMENT
[00... | A method of functionalizing a carbon nanotube includes providing a carbon nanotube, irradiating at least one exposed portion of the nanotube surface with ions to generate defect sites on the at least one exposed portion, and forming at least one functional group at a defect site. The method optionally includes attachin... | 1 |
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
1. Field of the Invention
This invention relates generally to the separation of gaseous mixtures by selective adsorption, and more specifically to a pressure swing adsorption system designed to purify and quantitatively recover a plurality of components from a multicomponent gase... | Complementary pressure swing adsorption is a method of purifying and quantitatively recovering a plurality of components from a multicomponent gaseous mixture. A plurality of adsorption columns is used, each containing an adsorbent which is selective for one of the components to be recovered, but not the others. Blowdo... | 1 |
CROSS REFERENCES TO RELATED APPLICATIONS
[0001] This application claims the benefit of pending U.S. Provisional Application Ser. No. 60/173,033, filed Mar. 19, 2007, titled “Conforming Protective Leg Guard Device” which is herein incorporated by reference.
BACKGROUND
[0002] When a... | A protective limb guard device for use in athletic or sporting activities is provided wherein the device comprises layers of conformable impact absorbing material that are formed to meet the shape of the user's limbs without the need for custom fitting. The limb guard of the present invention may include an inflata... | 0 |
RELATED APPLICATION
[0001] This application is a continuation-in-part of U.S. patent application Ser. No. 09/052,214 filed on Mar. 31, 1998, the entire teachings of which are incorporated herein by reference.
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
[0002] Implantable medical prost... | The present invention relates to a system for delivering a medical prosthesis into a body lumen. A preferred embodiment of the invention utilizes a catheter having a stent mounted at the distal end that is released into the body lumen by movement of an outer sheath covering the stent in the proximal direction. The sten... | 0 |
CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATION
[0001] The present application is a continuation-in-part of U.S. application Ser. No. 10/714,230 filed Nov. 14, 2003, and also claims priority from U.S. Provisional App. Ser. No. 60/749,429, filed Dec. 12, 2005, the complete disclosures of which are incorporated herei... | A -donor(D)-bridge(B)-acceptor(A)-bridge(B)- or derivative type block copolymer system used in a tandem device of multiple sub-cells, where donor (D) is an organic conjugated donor (p-type) block, acceptor (A) is an organic conjugated acceptor (n-type) block, and bridge (B) is a non-conjugated and flexible chain, has b... | 8 |
CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATION
The present application claims priority from Japanese Patent Application No. JP 2010-041999 filed in the Japanese Patent Office on Feb. 26, 2010, the entire content of which is incorporated herein by reference.
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
1. Field of the Inventio... | A filter device which may include first and second filter elements allowing air to pass therethrough, and first and second filter holding members holding the first and second filter elements such that they are linearly connected side by side. The holding members being connected to be foldable in the position where the ... | 1 |
This application is a continuation of application Ser. No. 08/249,018 filed May 26, 1994, now abandoned.
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
This invention relates to a method of manufacturing an electroformed tool, especially, a method of manufacturing an electroformed tool suitable as a mold to form pla... | An electroformed tool that has a uniform air-releasing hole system with high strength and a simple and convenient method to manufacture it has been created. The method includes conducting electroforming by mixing a non-leveling agent with an electrolytic solution and forming an electroformed layer which has a continuou... | 2 |
FIELD OF THE INVENTION
[0001] The present invention is related to controlled release preparations. Especially the invention is related to controlled release pharmaceutical preparations including active compounds having low solubility in water and to methods of preparing such preparations.
BACKG... | The present invention concerns an extended release formulation having an accelerating erosion and/or dissolution rate of the surface of the formulation. The formulation comprises a drug having low solubility in water dispersed or dissolved in at least one erodable hydrophilic polymeric matrix. | 8 |
FIELD OF THE INVENTION
The field of the present invention relates to tests for determination of Chemical Oxygen Demand (COD) in aqueous samples. More particularly, it relates to a method of removal of chloride ion from COD test samples, so that the chloride ion does not cause an erroneous high sample reading.
... | A method of pretreating aqueous chemical oxygen demand (COD) samples to remove the risk of potential chloride ion interference. The method comprises acidifying an aqueous COD test sample, and thereafter passing the acidified sample through a source of pentavalent bismuth (Bi 5+ ) such as sodium bismuthate. | 8 |
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
1. Field of the Invention
This invention relates to a method for the production of an aqueous dispersion of a N-substituted N',N'-alkylene urea. More particularly, this invention relates to a novel method for the production of an aqueous dispersion of a N-substituted N... | A method for the production of an aqueous dispersion of a water insoluble N-substituted N',N'-alkylene urea having the general formula I: ##STR1## wherein R 1 denotes alkyl having 6 to 20 carbon atoms, phenyl or ##STR2## in case of m=1, or R 1 denotes alkylene having 6 to 20 carbon atoms, phenylene or ##STR3#... | 3 |
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
The present invention relates to a tracking servo circuit, and more particularly, to a tracking servo circuit for controlling the movement of a pickup device relative to a disk type recording medium.
A compact disc (CD) is mainly used as a digital audio recording medium, but it c... | A tracking servo circuit for stopping movement of a pickup device at a target position on a recording track of a recording medium, such as a CD, includes an A/D converter that generates error data from a tracking signal. The tracking error signal has a positive value when the pickup device is located at a first side of... | 6 |
This application is a continuation of application Ser. No. 07/889,905, filed May 29, 1992, now abandoned.
This invention relates to artificial bone implants and more specifically to implants used for cranioplasty.
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
Plastic surgeons often are required to augment or ... | A implant for cranioplasty made of porous high density polyethylene is provided. The implant has a smooth upper surface and a lower surface characterized by a plurality of conical extensions. The implant is flexible so that it can conform to the contour of the cranium and can be cut with a scalpel or surgical scissors ... | 0 |
FIELD OF THE INVENTION
[0001] The present invention relates, in general, to medical devices and, in particular, to medical devices and related methods for the treatment of sinus conditions.
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
[0002] The paranasal sinuses are hollow cavities in the skull connected ... | A medical device, and a system and packaged kit containing the medical device for the treatment of a sinus opening is described. The medical device comprises a proximal end, a distal end, and a shaft system having an inflation lumen and an irrigation lumen the proximal and. The shaft system has a proximal shaft section... | 0 |
FIELD OF THE INVENTION
This invention relates to forestry and wood logging operations, and more particularly to a skyline transport system for transporting cut trees slopewisely of a hill and other loads.
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
In wood logging operations, labour costs constitute a growing concern... | A skyline-suspended carriage system for transporting a heavy load slopewisely of a hill, comprising: (a) first and second vertically-offset and horizontally spaced mobile anchor points; (b) hoists, mounted to the first and second anchor points; (c) a single skyline, partially wound around the hoists; (d) an elongated c... | 1 |
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
1. Field of the Invention
The present invention relates generally to continuously variable transmissions and more specifically to hydraulic control thereof.
2. Background Art
The invention is particularly, although not exclusively, applicable to transmissions which incorporat... | A hydraulic circuit for a continuously variable transmission having a continuously variable ratio unit that is controlled by at least one hydraulic actuator acting on a movable torque transmission element. The actuator has opposed first and second working chambers. The circuit includes first and second flow lines that ... | 5 |
This is a continuation of application Ser. No. 001,692, filed Jan. 9, 1987, now U.S. Pat. No. 4,778,685, issued Oct. 18, 1988, which is, in turn, a division of application Ser. No. 611,671, filed May 18, 1984, now U.S. Pat. No. 4,679,496, issued July 14, 1987.
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
The prese... | A method and apparatus for producing laminated products, such as candy, is disclosed. The method includes the steps of continuously forming a semifluid sheet of a first material on a longitudinally extending conveyor, depositing a semifluid second material on the sheet of the first material, continuously rolling the sh... | 0 |
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
1. Technical Field
This invention relates to a ceramic tile having improved abrasion resistance and a method for applying an abrasion resistant layer. Specifically, it relates to ceramic insulation tiles used in high-temperature aircraft applications to protect metallic structure... | In accordance with the present invention, there is provided an abrasion resistant ceramic insulation tile. The insulation tile is provided with a porous ceramic material having a surface. The insulation tile is further provided with a preceramic polymer which is permeated through the surface. The preceramic polymer for... | 2 |
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
1. Field of the Invention
The present invention relates to lighting fixtures and, more specifically, to a light fixture mounted in a window to shine out in order to obstruct a view inside, while providing those inside a lit view outside.
2. The Prior Art
A number of t... | A lighting system includes a lighting unit and a mounting structure. The lighting unit is mounted adjacent to a window to shine outward, obstructing a view of the inside, while allowing those inside a clear, lighted view of the outside. The lighting unit may be powered by electrical wiring, battery, or solar. Light is ... | 5 |
CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATION
[0001] This application is a continuation-in-part of U.S. application Ser. No. 12/496,254 filed on Jul. 1, 2009, the disclosure of which is incorporated herein in its entirety by reference, which is based on and claims the benefit of Korean Patent Application No. 10-200... | Provided is a hot stamping method for manufacturing high strength vehicle body parts. The hot stamping method includes: high frequency induction heating a blank in a first heating furnace while transferring the blank; heating the heated blank to an austenitization temperature or more of a corresponding blank while tran... | 2 |
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
(1) Field of the Invention
The present invention relates to an insulating film for use in motor of refrigeration compressor. More particularly, the present invention relates to an insulating film for use in motor of refrigeration compressor, which has excellent resistances to the... | The present invention provides an insulating film for use in the motor of a refrigeration compressor using a substitute flon and a refrigerating machine oil in particular combination, which film is obtained by adding to a base film, or coating on the surface of a base film, a compound having at least one carbodiimide g... | 2 |
CROSS REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATION
[0001] This non-provisional application is to fulfill the filing requirements of the provisional application 60/767,004 filed on Feb. 26, 2006 which is hereby incorporated by reference.
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
[0002] Currently if a band o... | Method and apparatus for the purchasing of music using SCA data in common radio waves. This invention allows a portable device to record URLs and keywords inputed by the user for retrieval later by a software program capable of running searches on specified servers or placing a purchase using a specific URL. | 7 |
BACKGROUND OF INVENTION
(1) Field of Invention
This invention relates to novel methods for preparing fluorinated organic compounds, and more particularly to methods of producing fluorinated olefins.
(2) Description of Related Art
Hydrofluorocarbons (HFC's), in particular hydrofluoroalkenes s... | Disclosed is a method for producing fluorinated organic compounds, including petnafluoropropenes, which preferably comprises converting at least one compound of formula (I):
CF n X m CF a X b CH 2 X (I)
to at least one compound of formula (II)
CF 3 CF═CHF (II)
where each X is independently Cl, I... | 2 |
FIELD OF THE INVENTION
[0001] This invention relates to a platform especially suited for use supporting vehicle wheels to provide traction while traveling off-road especially through environmentally sensitive topography and to prevent unnecessary and excessive wear and damage to such off-road paths or trai... | A grid-type platform especially suited for use supporting vehicle wheels to provide traction while traveling off-road especially through environmentally sensitive topography, and to prevent unnecessary and excessive wear and damage to such off-road paths or trails. More specifically this invention relates to a grid-typ... | 4 |
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
1. Field of the Invention
The invention relates to the production of annular parts by means of a generally flat metal sheet and whose initial shape is predetermined in order to form, once deformed, the annular part to be obtained. The invention is advantageously used when machini... | The process and apparatus of the invention permits the production of annular parts, such as ferrules, on which machining operations are to be carried out. The process includes the steps of bending a predimensioned metal sheet by a series of internal supports mounted on a rotary plate and by a pressure roller bearing on... | 1 |
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
1. Field of the Invention
The present invention relates generally to a device and method for aiding the process of loading endoluminal devices into a delivery apparatus. More particularly, the present invention is directed to a device and method to facilitate the collapse of a pr... | A method and method to ensure the uniform collapse and diminished loading forces of a prosthesis, the prosthesis having at least one layer of biocompatible material. The device includes a way to stabilize the prosthesis, wherein the prosthesis can be incrementally axially rotated, and a way to manipulate the layer of b... | 0 |
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
This invention relates to apparatus for depositing coatings on suitable substrates and, more particularly, to an improved radial flow reactor for coating semiconductor substrates utilizing laminar flow of reactant gases in a radial direction.
The invention will be described speci... | An improved radio frequency (rf) powered radial flow cylindrical reactor utilizes a gas shield which substantially limits the glow plasma discharge reaction to a section of the reactor over the semiconductor substrates which are to be coated. The gas shield permits the use of higher rf input power which contributes to ... | 2 |
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
The present invention relates to an apparatus for the preparing or reconditioning the surface of snow skiing courses, or runs, of ski slopes.
The original way of preparing ski runs surfaces consisted of pressing new snow flat by means of rollers. This approach is still used today... | The disclosed apparatus is a machine of the type for connection to a snow skiing course maintenance tractor. It has freely-rolling rollers for compacting the snow and a plurality of scrapers arranged side by side. The scrapers are pivoted vertically about an axis which is adjustable in height. The scrapers are arranged... | 4 |
This application is a continuation of U.S. patent application Ser. No. 07/836,654, filed Feb. 18, 1992, now abandoned.
BACKGROUND TO THE INVENTION
The present invention relates to a transfer adaptor for effecting fluid communication between a vial and another container. The invention is especially... | The present invention relates to a transfer adaptor for use with a vial containing ingredients to be reconstituted, an ampoule containing a reconstituting fluid and a syringe, the adaptor being made preferably of plastic, thereby cutting down on the wasteful use of many needles and reducing the problem of sharps. | 0 |
CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS
[0001] This application claims the benefit of PPA Ser. No. 61/340,183, entitled “Device and means to obstruct propagation of electromagnetic radiation in implanted body electrodes” filed Mar. 15, 2010, by the present inventors. This application is a Continuation in Par... | A device to improve the safety of neuronal, heart, muscle and organ electrical stimulation devices during MRI scanning. The device consists of means to open and/or closing the circuit to the electrical stimulation device and to the battery pack, while, concomitantly, closing and/or opening another circuit to a dedicate... | 0 |
TECHNICAL FIELD
The field of the invention is subsea drilling, including methods and apparatus for securing an umbilical to a subsea riser.
BACKGROUND
In subsea drilling operations, a marine riser with an attached umbilical is often deployed from a drill ship or platform to the sea floor. The umbilica... | An apparatus and method for connecting an umbilical to a marine riser is provided. The method and apparatus can be employed in instances when a riser is already in place in the water, extending from a drilling vessel to subsea equipment on the ocean floor. | 4 |
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
This invention relates to a fuel injection system for a two cycle engine and more particularly to an improved fuel injection nozzle arrangement for such an engine.
The advantages of fuel injection over carburetion are well known. Normally fuel injectors inject either directly int... | Several embodiments of fuel injection systems for two cycle internal combustion engines wherein fuel is injected into a conduit for delivery into the combustion chamber through a port in the cylinder liner. A nozzle insert is positioned in the conduit and has a restricted opening that forms the discharge through which ... | 8 |
CROSS REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATION
This is a continuation of U.S. patent application Ser. No. 08/007,613, filed Jan. 22, 1993, (now abandoned) which is a continuation-in-part of Ser. No. 07/863,949, filed Apr. 6, 1992 (now abandoned), which is a continuation-in-part of Ser. No. 07/591,444, filed Oct. 1, 1990 ... | A scroll type machine is disclosed which is designed to enable it to be fully assembled prior to being installed in a hermetic shell and incorporates an improved mounting arrangement for the non-orbiting scroll member. This design enables the compressor to be tested without the need to first install it in the outer she... | 5 |
FIELD OF THE INVENTION
This invention relates generally to power supplies, and more specifically to switching power supplies adapted to provide uninterrupted power during transient interruption of its input voltage provided by a primary source. It also specifically relates to switching power supplies that have be... | An electronic power supply is adapted to provide uninterrupted power during transients in a voltage input received from a primary power source. The volume of the required storage element is significantly reduced. Adaptations are also made to limit the maximum voltage presented to the voltage converter portion of the el... | 8 |
TECHNICAL FIELD
[0001] The present disclosure generally relates to medical devices for use in correcting foot deformities, and methods for surgically installing such devices and correcting such deformities.
BACKGROUND
[0002] Bunions have long been one of the more common types of painful fo... | The present disclosure generally relates to fixation plates for use in correcting Hallux Valgus deformities under the Lapidus approach. The plate includes holes defined therethrough in such a way to facilitate multiplanar stability across the metatarsocuneiform joint. The plate is further sized and shaped to approximat... | 0 |
FIELD OF THE INVENTION
The present invention relates to medical equipment generally and more particularly to apparatus for sensory and/or pain threshold measurement.
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
There exist a number of known techniques for sensory threshold measurement in general and thermal threshold ... | Apparatus for measuring threshold sensitivity to a stimulus is disclosed. The apparatus includes sensory stimulation application apparatus for providing stimulus to a subject, computer apparatus for governing operation of the sensory stimulation application apparatus and operator interface apparatus for interfacing bet... | 0 |
CROSS REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATION
[0001] This application is a regular application of U.S. Provisional Patent Application Ser. No. 60/893,881 filed Mar. 8, 2007 and entitled “HIGH VOLUME, LOW BACK-PRESSURE GAS SCRUBBER”, the entirety of which is incorporated herein by reference.
FIELD O... | In one aspect of the invention there is provided a gas scrubbing system for removing contaminants from a flow of fluid, comprising a container having an interior volume, an inlet for receiving the flow of fluid and an outlet for dispensing the stream of fluid, a treatment liquid, a porous medium positioned in the inter... | 1 |
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
This invention relates to a liquid fuel gasification device for a liquid fuel combustion apparatus in which liquid fuel is sprayed in an atomized or mist form into an elevated temperature air flow under high pressure and increased whereby the fuel can be efficiently and perfectly gasif... | A perfect fuel gasification device for use in combination with a combustion apparatus in which there is provided a hollow cylindrical main body divided into a plurality of operation zones, an air or fuel conduit extending from and in fluid communication with said main body, fuel intake-spraying or intake-heating-sprayi... | 5 |
FIELD OF THE DISCLOSURE
[0001] The disclosure relates to surfaces having hydrophobic/oleophobic properties and methods of making them. The surfaces disclosed may be used, for example, in touch screen applications or other applications that involve contact with human skin.
BACKGROUND
[0002] ... | Surfaces having hydrophobic/oleophobic properties and methods of making them. The surfaces disclosed may be used, for example, in touch screen applications or other applications that involve contact with human skin. | 8 |
CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS
[0001] The present application claims priority from provisional application No. 60/286,908, filed Apr. 27, 2001. The present application is a continuation-in-part of application Ser. No. 10/135,875 filed on Apr. 29, 2002, which is hereby incorporated by reference in ... | An image sensor is formed with shifts among the optical parts of the sensor and the photosensitive parts of the sensor. The optical parts of the sensor may include a color filter array and/or microlenses. The photosensitive part may include any photoreceptors such as a CMOS image sensor. The shifts allow images to be f... | 7 |
CROSS REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS
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... | The present suitcases only provide the service of carrying clothing and cosmetics. This Invention would carry clothing, cosmetics and bed. | 0 |
CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS
This application is a continuation of U.S. patent application Ser. No. 11/946,454 (now U.S. Pat. No. 8,641,724), filed Nov. 28, 2007, which is a continuation of PCT/US2006/024858, filed on Jun. 26, 2006, which claims priority from U.S. Application No. 60/696,319, filed on J... | Devices, systems and methods are disclosed for the formation of an arteriovenous fistula in the limb of the patient. Embodiments include a device for the creation, modification and maintenance of a fistula that includes an integral fistula creation assembly near its distal end that passes through the skin of the patien... | 0 |
CLAIM OF PRIORITY
This patent application claims the benefit of priority of Michael J. Eberle et al. U.S. Provisional Patent Application Ser. No. 61/102,216, which was filed on Oct. 2, 2009, and which is incorporated herein by reference in its entirety.
BACKGROUND
Bates et al. U.S. Pat. No. ... | An imaging guidewire can include one or more optical fibers communicating light along the guidewire. At or near its distal end, one or more blazed or other Fiber Bragg Gratings (FBGs) can direct light to a photoacoustic transducer material that provides ultrasonic imaging energy. Returned ultrasound can be sensed by an... | 0 |
This is a continuation application to U.S. Pat. No. 5,186,670, filed as U.S. patent application Ser. No. 07/844,369, on Mar. 2, 1992.
FIELD OF THE INVENTION
This invention relates to field emission devices, and more particularly to processes for creating gate and focus ring structures which are se... | A selective etching and chemical mechanical planarization process for the formation of self-aligned gate and focus ring structures surrounding an electron emission tip for use in field emission displays in which the emission tip is i) optionally sharpened through oxidation, ii) deposited with a first conformal layer, i... | 7 |
CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS
This application is related to co-pending and commonly-assigned patent application Ser. No. 09/494,325, filed on Jan. 28, 2000, by Cynthia M. Saracco, entitled “TECHNIQUE FOR DETECTING A SHARED TEMPORAL RELATIONSHIP OF VALID TIME DATA IN A RELATIONAL DATABASE MANAGEMENT SYS... | A method, apparatus, and article of manufacture for detecting subsuming temporal relationships in a relational database. In accordance with the present invention, an invocation of a within operation that specifies a first event and a second event is received. In response to the invocation, a combination of temporal rel... | 8 |
FIELD OF THE INVENTION
[0001] The present invention relates to amplifier circuits generally and, more particularly, to a method and/or apparatus for implementing a low-voltage constant-gm rail-to-rail CMOS input stage with improved gain.
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
[0002] Conventional ampl... | The present invention concerns an apparatus comprising a first circuit and a second circuit. The first circuit may be configured to generate an output signal in response to a differential input signal, a first power supply and a ground. The output signal may have a rail-to-rail voltage with a magnitude between the firs... | 7 |
CROSS REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS
[0001] Not Applicable
STATEMENT REGARDING FEDERALLY SPONSORED RESEARCH OR DEVELOPMENT
[0002] Not Applicable.
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
[0003] Land use and development has become an increasingly important aspect of ... | A vertical burial system is disclosed. The vertical burial system of the present invention comprises an outer, elongate chamber disposed substantially underground, and at least one burial capsule adapted to fit within the burial chamber. The burial chamber has a cover that is removable, so that as the need arises, addi... | 0 |
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
The invention relates to a tool with self-locking grip, interchangeable head-pieces and clamp for fastening to a work bench.
DESCRIPTION OF THE RELATED ART
It is well known that there is currently a vast range of work tools made up essentially of two levers, also known as g... | Tool with self-locking grip featuring a handle ( 1 ), two levers ( 2 a ) and ( 2 b ), and a self-locking device ( 3 ), in which the handle ( 1 ) features a main body ( 45 ), containing two prismatic housing-guides ( 4 a ) and ( 4 b ) which hold the two levers. These are removable and interchangeable with other ... | 1 |
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
[0001] 1. Field of the Invention
[0002] The invention relates to noise control in suspended ceilings. Such suspended ceilings have a grid of intersecting metal beams that are suspended by hangers from a structural ceiling. Panels or drywall sheets are supported on the... | Noise dampers of sound absorbent material are inserted on the metal grid beams in a suspended ceiling.
Hangers, embedded in a structural ceiling, that support the beams, are insulated from the beams by the noise dampers.
Sound vibrations generated in the structural ceiling, which is often a floor, are not t... | 4 |
TECHNICAL FIELD
This invention relates generally to a blade control system having a pair of master/slave cylinders which provide a first stage fluid flow regeneration and more specifically to a system having a second stage of fluid flow regeneration.
BACKGROUND ART
The use of a pair of hydraulic cylin... | A blade control system includes a directional control valve, a fluid regeneration valve and a selector valve for selectively controlling fluid flow between a pump and first and second hydraulic cylinders and between the cylinders. With the valves positioned at preselected operative positions, pressurized fluid from the... | 5 |
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
It is known that certain polysalt compositions which are composed of oppositely charged wet or dry strengthening agents for paper and an ionization suppressor provide paper of improved strength when added to beater pulp. A variety of these compositions and methods for the manufacture o... | The polysalt which consists essentially of a specified acrylamide-styrene-acrylic acid interpolymer and a water-soluble cationic polyamine having a molecular weight in excess of 1,000 (the molar ratio of the anionic to the cationic substituents in the anionic polymer and in the polyamine being within specified ranges) ... | 3 |
RELATED APPLICATIONS
The present invention was first described in a notarized Official Record of Invention on Apr. 3, 2009, that is on file at the offices of Montgomery Patent and Design, LLC, the entire disclosures of which are incorporated herein by reference.
FIELD OF THE INVENTION
The present inve... | A dumpster screen comprising a fenced enclosure around one (1) or more trash dumpsters commonly found by commercial establishments. The fence material is made of an outdoor weather-proof textile material supported on its vertical sides using fence posts and along its horizontal edges using cables. A front portion of th... | 4 |
FIELD OF THE INVENTION
[0001] The invention relates to chemical compounds having kinase inhibitory activity and their use in the treatment of diseases and conditions associated with inappropriate kinase activity.
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
[0002] Protein kinases are key elements in s... | Compounds that selectively inhibit inappropriate kinase activities and methods for their preparation are disclosed. In one embodiment, the compounds are represented by Formula I,
As selective inhibitors of inappropriate kinase activities, the compounds of the present invention are useful in ... | 2 |
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
This invention relates to a resist printing method utilizing different reactivities of reactive dyestuffs, and particularly relates to a resist printing method for vinyl sulfone type reactive dyestuffs.
Reactive dyestuffs have been used preferably for a fast color dyeing of such ... | This invention relates to a resist printing method utilizing of different reactivities of reactive dyestuffs. The development or fixation of a vinyl sulfone type reactive dyestuff in a fibrous material is prevented with the use of a resist printing paste comprising at least one compound which have the following general... | 3 |
CROSS REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATION
[0001] This application is a Continuation-In-Part of the prior application under the Ser. No. 09/656,919 filed on Sept. 07, 2000.
BACKGROUND TO THE INVENTION
[0002] The invention relates to a pile repair jacket form being useful i... | The invention relates to a plastic jacket that is used for repairing underwater or on ground support piles that have been corroded by the wave action at the waterline, by a tidal zone or natural salty air corrosion, respectively. The jacket consists of a cylindrical wall having annular corrugations on its exterior surf... | 4 |
REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS
[0001] This application claims the benefit of the priority date of German application DE 103 27 621.1, filed on Jun. 18, 2003, the contents of which are herein incorporated by reference in their entirety.
FIELD OF THE INVENTION
[0002] The invention re... | The invention proposes includes a circuit that operates continuously in the time domain on the basis of the sigma-delta principle. The circuit includes at least one integrating circuit that is characterized by a first transfer function, and has a comparison circuit having a clock signal applied thereto that compares an... | 7 |
This is a continuation of copending application U.S. Ser. No. 07/896,207, filed Jun. 10, 1992. U.S. Ser. No. 07/896,207 was a continuation-in-part application of U.S. Ser. No. 07/781,758 filed Oct. 23, 1991, both now abandoned.
FIELD OF INVENTION
This invention relates to an improvement in unlubri... | The invention produces a light metal alloy composite having a nickel coated graphite or carbon with a nickel-containing intermetallic phase within a portion of a casting. A mold is provided to cast a light metal into a predetermined shape. A nickel coated carbon phase structure is placed into a portion of the mold. The... | 1 |
FIELD OF THE INVENTION
This invention relates to a method of stabilizing xanthan gum, produced in a liquid nutrient medium by the action of a microorganism belonging to the genus Xanthomonas, in an aqueous solution.
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
Xanthan gum is used widely in a number of industrial field... | A method of stabilizing an aqueous solution of xanthan gum is disclosed, comprising incorporating at least one stabilizing agent selected from thiol derivatives of heterocyclic compounds in an aqueous solution of xanthan gum. | 2 |
CROSS REFERENCES
[0001] None.
GOVERNMENT RIGHTS
[0002] None.
BACKGROUND OF THE DISCLOSURE
[0003] In the field wound care, it is a known strategy to separate whole blood into various sub-components and to apply stimulated sub-components to damaged tissue in an eff... | The present disclosure contemplates the creation of an active turgid gas liquid interface as means to stimulate various blood components contained within a blood sample, thereby facilitating the formation of fibrin contained within the blood sample, thereby increasing the viscosity of the sample, with such sample being... | 0 |
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
The problems involved with proper watering or irrigation of lawns and gardens are well known to every homeowner. Both manual and automatic systems and devices are available for providing water to the lawn and garden areas.
At present, one of the most available methods of lawn and... | An irrigation system employing, in part, a coarse screen or grid of flexible material having internal interconnecting passages for the flow of water or the like therethrough, the grid beng interred under the area of ground which is to be watered. Orifices are distributed along the interconnecting passages to release th... | 4 |
CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS
[0001] This application claims priority under 35 U.S.C. §119(e) from co-pending U.S. Provisional Patent Application No. 62/153,580, by Cynthia Lundberg, “Variable Aperture Flow Control Mechanism for Gas Lift Valves” filed 28 Apr. 2015, which, by this statement, is inco... | This invention is a flow control mechanism for self-contained Gas Lift Valves (GLVs) for artificial lift of oil or liquid loaded gas wells. This invention is an improvement on what currently exists. Rather than obstruct the flow by partially or fully obstructing a fixed aperture (commonly a stem/ball and seat), where t... | 5 |
CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATION
[0001] The subject matter of this continuation-in-part patent application is related to the subject matter of the continuation-in-part application having Ser. No. 10/815,533, which was filed on Apr. 1, 2004, which claims priority to the non-provisional patent applicat... | A compressed building block formed of a pre-mix of fly ash, either of the Class C type, is combined with either ground or pulverized wood chips, or with fine sand, and a plasticizer, and accelerator, then moisturized, and lastly either extruded or compressed in a mold into the configuration of a block. The block lacks ... | 4 |
CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATION
This application is a continuation of U.S. patent application Ser. No. 10/643,269, filed Aug. 18, 2003, now U.S. Pat. No. 6,797,573 which is a divisional of U.S. patent application Ser. No. 10/177,228, filed Jun. 21, 2002 now U.S. Pat. No. 6,756,675.
TECHNICAL FIELD
... | A semiconductor memory cell structure and method for forming the same. The memory cell is formed on a surface of a substrate and includes an active region formed in the substrate, an epitaxial post formed on the surface of the substrate over the active region. The epitaxial post has at least one surface extending outwa... | 7 |
PRIORITY
This application claims priority to an application filed in the Korean Industrial Property Office on Jan. 13, 2006 and assigned Serial No. 2006-004146, the contents of which are incorporated herein by reference.
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
1. Field of the Invention
The present invention... | Disclosed is an apparatus and a method for transmitting/receiving a signal in a communication system, which generates an Affine Permutation Matrix-Low Density Parity Check (APM-LDPC) codeword by encoding an information vector in an APM-LDPC encoding scheme which is a preset structured LDPC encoding scheme, and detects ... | 7 |
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
1. Field of the Invention
The invention relates to photographic apparatus including an instant of self-developing type camera and a film assemblage which interrelate with each other to control the thickness and/or shape of a layer of processing liquid to be spread between layers ... | Photographic apparatus for supporting a cassette containing a plurality of film units of the self-developing type in position for exposure. Subsequent to its exposure, the film unit is moved out of the cassette and redirected to a liquid spread roller assembly located below the cassette. The roller assembly includes
... | 6 |
CROSS REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS
[0001] This is a non-provisional application based upon U.S. provisional patent application Ser. No. 61/182,420, entitled “INTEGRATED AIR INTAKE SYSTEM”, filed May 29, 2009.
FIELD OF THE INVENTION
[0002] The invention relates to the structur... | An engine air intake system is provided which is formed by an engine compartment. A fan and a grille screen are used to remove a portion of debris from air external to the vehicle. After the air is partially cleaned via the grille screen, it moves toward a heat exchanger carrying a portion of the remaining debris with ... | 5 |
BACKGROUND
[0001] The invention relates to an electronic apparatus, and in particular to an electronic apparatus providing rapid assembly/disassembly and height adjustment functions.
[0002] A thin TV or display often comprises a monitor and a pedestal. The thin TV or display is assembled by ... | An electronic apparatus. A pedestal includes a guiding member. A main body is detachably connected to the guiding member and includes a guiding groove in which the guiding member relatively slides. A positioning mechanism is movably disposed in the guiding member and guiding groove, controlling the sliding position of ... | 5 |
This is a continuation of U.S. application Ser. No. 08/640,156, filed Apr. 30, 1996, now U.S. Pat. No. 5,788,710.
FIELD OF THE INVENTION
This invention relates to removing calculi and other objects.
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
In a stone retrieval procedure, a calculus (stone) is remov... | Grasping an object, e.g., a calculus in the biliary tract, using a grasper, such as a basket, that can be opened and closed without mechanical advantage and also rotated about the device axis to make it easier to capture the object. The basket can then be closed further with mechanical advantage to crush the object. | 0 |
CROSS-REFERENCES
The present application is a continuation in part application of application Ser. No. 08/493,849 filed Jun. 20, 1995, entitled "Front Roller Feeder" that is currently pending, now U.S. Pat. No. 5,605,106.
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
The Union Special Corporation Mode... | A fabric feed mechanism that includes a forward feed roller located forward of the stitch forming area and a rear feed roller located to the rear of the stitch forming area. The drive to the forward and rear feed rollers is synchronized such that the fabric is fed to the stitch forming instruments in a relaxed and unst... | 3 |
FIELD OF THE INVENTION
[0001] This invention relates to a heating apparatus. Specifically, this invention relates to heaters which incorporate a positive temperature coefficient (PTC) element.
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
[0002] Positive temperature coefficient (PTC) materials have... | At least one aspect of the present invention relates to a system for heating a gas using positive temperature coefficient (PTC) elements. More particularly, aspects of the present invention are directed towards PTC element configurations and orientations. In one aspect of the present invention, PTC elements are interpo... | 5 |
FIELD OF THE INVENTION
[0001] The field of the invention comprises phase change memory cells, a process for their manufacture, and products made by such process.
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
[0002] There are two major categories of computer memory: non-volatile memory and volatile memory. N... | A process for manufacturing a PCM device comprises forming a dielectric, producing a via in the dielectric starting at an area on the surface of the dielectric by forming a via opening in the area and extending the opening into the dielectric toward and then terminating at an electrode comprising a first electrode in t... | 7 |
RELATED APPLICATIONS
[0001] This application claims priority to U.S. Provisional Application No. 61/745,248, filed Dec. 21, 2012, which is incorporated herein by reference in its entirety.
FIELD OF THE INVENTION
[0002] The invention relates to catheters having expandable members, ... | Catheters having expandable members, e.g., balloons, incorporating heating elements and temperature sensors for controlled delivering of energy to tissues, i.e., to treat diseases, especially hypertension. The invention also describes methods for monitoring and controlling the amount of energy delivered to the tissue. | 0 |
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
[0001] The present invention relates to loading resources in software applications, and more particularly, to detecting stale cached resources.
[0002] Software applications are often arranged as a suite of separate software components or resources. A main componen... | A method loads a resource in a software application. The software application comprises an ordered search path identifying at least one of a plurality of resource containers. Each of the resource containers includes a timestamp and an index in the ordered search path. The method includes loading a resource from an orig... | 8 |
CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS
This application is a continuation-in-part of co-pending U.S. Provisional Patent Application Serial No. 60/160,612, filed Oct. 20, 1999.
STATEMENT REGARDING FEDERALLY SPONSORED RESEARCH
The U.S. Government has a paid-up license in this invention and th... | The present invention is directed to a method for inhibiting expression of either iNOS or COX-2, or both in mammals using flavone compounds, and pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof. The present invention is also directed to a method of activating K + channels in mammals; as well as methods for treating septic sh... | 0 |
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
The term "ceramic fibers" as used herein means polycrystalline metal oxide fibers having a high melt temperature typically in excess of 3,000° F. Such fibers generally contain aluminum oxide or calcium oxide and silica, as well as smaller amounts of other metal oxides, such as ... | Hot ceramic fibers, preferably those freshly manufactured, are provided with a coating containing an ionic coupling agent such as either a silane or titanate coupling agent and preferably also a surfactant. The coated fiber is then allowed to cool. The fiber, with the silane or titanate bonded therein has greatly impro... | 3 |
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
1. Field of the Invention
The present invention relates to a variable displacement compressor that changes its discharge displacement by adjusting the inclination of a swash plate. More particularly, the present invention relates to a variable displacement compressor that stops d... | A compressor has a swash (slanting-cam) plate located in a crank chamber and mounted on a drive shaft. The cam plate is tiltable between a maximum inclined angle position and a minimum inclined angle position with respect to a plane perpendicular to an axis of a drive shaft according to a difference between the pressur... | 5 |
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
1. Field of the Invention
The present invention relates to plasma ion nitrided (ionitrided) steel plates for use in pressure applications and, more particularly, to an improved highly durable plasma nitrided stainless steel press plate having a high-quality microfinish and method... | A press plate hardened by the use of plasma ion nitriding techniques produces wear resistant decorative laminate containing hard abrasive particles while improving associated press plate useful life. The press plate has exacting final microfinish requirements made possible due to the determination of interdependencies ... | 8 |
CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS
The disclosure of Japanese Patent Application No. 2007-171665 filed on Jun. 29, 2007 including the specification, drawings and abstract is incorporated herein by reference in its entirety.
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
1. Field of the Invention
The present i... | The present invention mechanically protects a surface of a miniaturized liquid crystal display device for mobile phone or the like without deteriorating image quality and without increasing a thickness of a whole display device. To achieve such an object, in the present invention, a liquid crystal display panel is cons... | 8 |
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
ATM communication system with a modular structure serve for the connection of communication terminals with high transmission rates in private and public communication networks. The transmission and switching of the messages take place using the Asynchronous Transfer Mode, in which the ... | An ATM communication system with a modular structure for the switching of packeted cells (Z) between ATM communication terminals (KE) over dial-up or fixed connections has a switching device (SB) and a remote control device (CB). Arranged in the switching device (SB) is an ATM switching matrix module (ASN), at least on... | 7 |
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
1. Field of the Invention
The present invention relates to electronic semiconductor devices, and, more particularly, to high frequency field effect power transistors.
2. Description of the Related Art
Microwave power transistors typically are metal semiconductor field... | Preferred embodiments include a microwave power MISFET (30) with a thin GaAS channel (54) bounded by an undoped Al x Ga 1-x As gate insulator (44) and a doped Al y Ga 1-y As barrier (40). Under forward bias the channel (54) forms a quantum well which accumulates electrons and thereby increase maximum current and po... | 7 |
CROSS REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS
This application is a continuation of U.S. patent application Ser. No. 12/244,727 filed on Oct. 2, 2008, which is a continuation U.S. patent application Ser. No. 09/295,577 filed on Apr. 22, 1999, now U.S. Pat. No. 7,454,361, the disclosures of which are hereby incorporated... | The present invention relates to a system and method for selecting and reserving seats using a touch screen device. The system or method transmits first data to an application running on a personal computing device, the first data including information descriptive of available individual seats at the venue, the first d... | 6 |
BACKGROUND
1. Field of Invention
The present invention relates generally to an applicator with fluids sealed within it. More specifically, the present invention relates to an applicator with one or more fluids sealed separately within it with opening means enclosed within the applicator to allow the commingling... | A multi-fluid applicator with one or more fluids sealed separately within it with opening device enclosed within the applicator to allow the commingling and releasing of the fluids enclosed within the applicator. The enclosed opening device may be operated by either squeezing or bending the applicator at or near the en... | 0 |
FIELD OF THE INVENTION
[0001] The field of the invention relates to chiral ionic liquids (CILs) as novel solvents. In particular the invention relates to CILs for organic synthesis. More particularly, the invention relates to CILs which have the potential to induce asymmetry into substrates or catalysts in a... | A chiral ionic compound comprising an alkyl substituted imidazolium or pyridinium cationic core having an alkyl ester side chain (-alkyl-C(O)O—) directly linked to the core and an associated counter anion, characterized in that the —O— atom of the ester side chain is linked to an alpha, a beta or a gamma hydroxycarboxy... | 2 |
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
The present invention relates to a hinge for wings or doors.
The use of a hinge made in accordance with the present invention is particularly advantageous for constraining the door of an electrical appliance to the respective supporting frame.
In the following description a... | A hinge for wings or doors, in particular of electrical appliances, having a first element, a second element and a rocker lever for connecting the first and second elements; the lever pivots on the second element and has a first arm integral with the first element to render the first and second elements movable relativ... | 4 |
DESCRIPTION
1. Technical Field
The technical field of the invention is electrical transducers and in particular miniature electrical microphones for hearing aids.
2. Background Art
The present invention is an improvement on U.S. Pat. No. 4,450,930 entitled "Microphone with Stepped Response&#... | A stepped frequency microphone particularly adapted to a hearing aid application provides a stepped frequency response characteristic relative to frequency, and has a low-pass sonic attenuator for providing to the undriven side of the microphone diaphragm a sonic counterpressure which at low frequencies substantially c... | 7 |
FIELD OF THE INVENTION
[0001] The present invention relates to a vacuum processing apparatus having a lid-attached processing vessel for use in a film forming process of, e.g., semiconductor substrate.
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
[0002] Conventionally, a vacuum processing apparatus ha... | A vacuum treating device, comprising a treatment container having a container body ( 111 ) and a lid ( 112 ) and allowing an internal pressure to be reduced and a lid support mechanism ( 130 ), wherein an upper opening ( 111 a ) formed in the container body can be closed airtight by the lid ( 112 ). The lid support m... | 8 |
BACKGROUND INFORMATION
[0001] German Patent Application No. DE 100 32 022 describes a method for determining the activation voltage for a piezoelectric actuator of an injector, which provides for first measuring the pressure prevailing in a hydraulic coupler indirectly, prior to the next injection event. T... | A method for determining the activation voltage of a piezoelectric actuator of at least one injector which is used to inject a liquid volume under high pressure into a cavity, in particular into a combustion chamber of an internal combustion engine, the activation voltage being varied as a function of the pressure used... | 5 |
This application is a continuation application of the U.S. patent application Ser. No. 12/413,904, filed Mar. 30, 2009, which is a continuation application of Ser. No. 11/958,809, filed Dec. 18, 2007, now U.S. Pat. No. 7,530,763, which is a continuation application of the U.S. patent application Ser. No. 10/597,910, fi... | The present invention provides an apparatus for creating an outer surface effect of a structure wherein at least one wall of the structure defines a support surface, the apparatus comprising means defining a covering surface which overlies the support surface but is movable therefrom, so that a quantity of material to ... | 4 |
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
1. Field of the Invention
This invention relates to a method and apparatus for renewing an existing pipeline such as sewer pipeline and water supply pipeline without using any driving method and, more particularly, to an existing pipeline renewing method and an apparatus therefor... | A method for renewing an existing pipeline comprises the steps of advancing a shield tunnelling machine from one end of an existing pipe defining the existing pipeline to the other end thereof, excavating at least the existing pipe by the machine and disposing a new pipe in an excavated spot while the machine is advanc... | 4 |
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
[0001] The invention pertains to a therapy system to deposit energy into a target zone.
[0002] Such a therapy system is known from the paper ‘Determination of the optimal delay between sonications during focused ultrasound surgery in rabbits by using MR imaging to mon... | A therapy system comprising a therapy module, e.g. a high-intensity- focused ultrasound transmitter, to perform successive deposits of energy in a target zone, the successive deposits being separated by a cool down period. The therapy system being provided with a thermometry module, e.g. by a magnetic resonance examina... | 0 |
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