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BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates generally to a display device using a light modulator and, more particularly, to a display device using a light modulator and having an improved numerical aperture of an after-edge lens system, in which the numerical aperture of...
A display device using a light modulator and having an improved numerical aperture (NA) of an after-edge lens system is disclosed. The display device includes an illumination lens, a diffractive light modulator, an NA improvement unit, a filter system and a projection system. The illumination lens converts light into l...
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RELATED APPLICATIONS [0001] This application claims the benefit of U.S. Provisional Patent Application Ser. No. 61/838,930, filed Jun. 25, 2013, which is hereby incorporated by reference in its entirety. BACKGROUND [0002] 1. Field of the Invention [0003] This inventio...
An apparatus and method provide an adjustable, aimed, lighting system that may be selectively secured to and removed from the ferrule of a paintbrush for illuminating the edge of the bristles during a cutting-in process. The light may be moved as appropriate, and may be aimed to ride with the brush, thus illuminating d...
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BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The invention pertains to a method for fast setup or retrofit of a weaving machine, to/from which warping beam and auxiliary shedding mechanism are supplied or removed for a change in warp and/or for a change in article. 2. Description of the Relat...
A method and a device for fast setup or retrofit of a weaving machine, from/to which a warping beam and auxiliary shedding mechanism are removed or supplied for a change in warp and/or for a change in article to be woven. A harness is provided for the weaving machine, which is applied or removed as a unit for the setup...
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[0001] These cleaning operations aimed at removing the polymer residues are most commonly carried out today by bringing said residues into contact with one or more solvents or mixtures of solvents. [0002] These solvents are most commonly organic solvents, some of which are foul-smelling, more or less to...
The present disclosure relates to a dimethyl sulfoxide composition suitable for cleaning polymer residue found on the devices used for processing plastic materials, in particular polyurethane.
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CROSS REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS This application claims priority to German patent application number DE 10 2005 061 025.0 filed Dec. 19, 2005, and PCT/EP2006/011315, filed Nov. 25, 2006, the entire disclosure of which is incorporated by reference herein. FIELD OF THE INVENTION The present inve...
A seat belt retractor for motor vehicles with a vehicle-sensitive or belt webbing sensitive controllable locking device, or both, for the belt shaft, having a profiled head that acts as a support for a displaceably mounted locking member that locks the belt shaft in the housing, and a two-stage force limiting device ha...
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TECHNICAL FIELD This invention relates to electrical engineering, and particularly to an arrangement by which desired electronic components of an electrical system may be given redundancy while not requiring redundancy of other parts of the system. BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION There are electrical syst...
A redundancy circuit comprising, in combination: a first measuring impedance; a plurality of operational amplifiers having inverting input terminals, non-inverting input terminals, and output terminals; a source of excitation voltage with respect to ground, the source being connected to the measuring impedance thus sup...
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BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION The present invention relates to cable trays for use with electrical cables. Cable trays are used to support electrical cables which run through factories and other structures. Cable trays may have straight and (horizontally and vertically) curved sections to accommodate the inst...
A cable tray has a pair of opposed side rails with a pair of aligned through bores. One or more stacked cable support blocks extend between the opposed side rails. A lower rung extends between the rails at the pair of aligned through bores. The lower rung has an upwardly opening channel extending along its length recei...
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CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS [0001] Priority is claimed with respect to Application No. 100 07 268.2-26 filed in Germany on Feb. 17, 2000, the disclosure of which is incorporated herein by reference. BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION [0002] The invention relates to a carding ...
An arrangement for a carding machine for parallel arrangement of fibers, includes a carding track; a plurality of flat bars arranged for being guided along the carding track; clothing positioned respectively on each flat bar, the clothing including clothing structure that engages in the fibers; and a mechanism for rele...
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CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS This application claims the benefit of U.S. Provisional Application No. 60/036,704, filed on Jan. 31, 1997, the disclosure of which is hereby incorporated by reference herein. BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention This invention r...
A method for removing arsenic species from an aqueous medium with modified zeolite minerals comprising providing an aqueous medium containing arsenic species in the form of both arsenate and arsenite, contacting the aqueous medium with an iron (II) laden zeolite mineral so that arsenic in the form of at least one of ar...
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CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS [0001] This application is based upon and claims the benefit of priority from U.S. Provisional Application No. 61/331,439, filed May 5, 2010 in the United States Patent and Trademark Office, the disclosure of which is incorporated herein in its entirety by reference. ...
An adapter cap including a cap body, a slot in the cap body, wherein the slot is configured to hold an optical flat, an attachment mechanism configured to attach the cap to an inspection device, and an alignment hole in the cap body, wherein the alignment hole is configured to hold an optical connector ferrule.
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FIELD OF THE INVENTION This invention relates to the field of polyhydroxyalkanoate polymers, articles made therefrom and melt processing methods. More specifically, the invention pertains to melt processing and cast film extrusion of polyhydroxyalkanoates which contain a novel combination of nucleant and plastici...
The present invention is directed to a polyhydroxyalkanoate copolymer composition that can be readily and quickly processed into extruded and molded articles and film-based products. More specifically, the invention pertains to melt processing of polyhydroxyalkanoates which contain a novel combination of nucleant and p...
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This is a continuation of application Ser. No. 08/378,124, filed Jan. 24, 1995, now abandoned. TECHNICAL FIELD The present invention relates generally to compositions for cleaning and priming EPDM and butyl roofing and waterproofing membranes and priming metal for bonding with butyl adhesives. Mor...
A low VOC cleaner/primer for EPDM and butyl roofing and waterproofing membranes. Highly volatile solvents are replaced with a carefully chosen petroleum oil and a blend of hydrocarbon resin and partially cross-linked halo-butyl rubber. The cleaner/primer contains halo-butyl rubber, a high softening point resin tackifie...
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CROSS REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATION [0001] This application is based upon and claims benefit of priority under 35 USC §119 from the Japanese Patent Application No. 2004-303100, filed on Oct. 18, 2004, the entire contents of which are incorporated herein by reference. BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION...
According to the present invention, there is provided a semiconductor devise comprising: a gate electrode formed via a gate insulating film selectively formed on a predetermined region of a semiconductor substrate; a source region and drain region formed in a surface portion of said semiconductor substrate on two sides...
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BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION The present invention relates generally to building construction and reinforcement, and specifically to a continuity system that resists tension from wind uplift forces or overturning forces from wind or seismic events while compensating for the downward settling of buildings caused by...
A ratcheting take-up device that compensates for imperfect alignment in a tie rod continuity system in the frame of a building wall. The upper ends of the tie rods are tightly clamped within the take-up device by domed segments inserted in a bowl-shaped housing. The segments are also forced together by a compression me...
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[0001] This application claims the benefit of U.S. Provisional Patent Application Ser. No. 60/988,461, filed Nov. 16, 2007, and is a continuation of international application PCT/U.S.08/055,908, the disclosures of which are expressly incorporated herein by reference. TECHNICAL FIELD [0002] ...
In one aspect of the invention, an apparatus and related methods for installation in a borehole formed in a face of a mine passage comprises an elongated bolt including a spiral shaft portion for positioning in the borehole. A hardened, stationary resin nut formed in only part of the borehole, preferably spaced from th...
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RELATED APPLICATION [0001] This application claims the benefit under 35 U.S.C. §119 (e) of U.S. Provisional Application No. 61/975,206 filed Apr. 4, 2014 for “Reinforced Tetrahedral Structure”. BACKGROUND [0002] The present invention relates to structures that consist of or can be...
A method for constructing a non-linear structure comprising bending a chain of serially connected hollow metal tetrahedral to form a non-linear segment and reinforcing the connections of the segment to form a rigid non-linear structure, and a tetrahedral structure comprising at least one non-linear segment consisting o...
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BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention generally relates to semiconductor devices, and particularly relates to a method of arranging a dummy wire pattern that is prepared for processing needs, and the semiconductor device which has such dummy wire patterns. 2. Desc...
A semiconductor device includes a real pattern and dummy patterns in respective different coordinate systems. Using a dummy pattern in a single coordinate system does not allow an effective dummy pattern arrangement. To the contrary, if the dummy patterns in different coordinate systems are used, minimum interval requi...
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[0001] This application claims priority to provisional patent application Ser. No. 60/870,685, entitled ICI CANCELLATION FOR OFDMA SYSTEMS filed Dec. 19, 2006. FIELD OF THE INVENTION [0002] The present invention relates generally to wireless communications systems and in particular to a s...
Inter-carrier interference (ICI) cancellation in an OFDMA receiving signals from two transmitters is performed by identifying the transmitted sub-carriers that cause the largest ICI to sub-carriers received from other transmitters, and removing the ICI contribution from these sub-carriers. This may be accomplished by c...
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CROSS REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS This application claims priority from Provisional Application Ser. No. 60/069,118, “HID DRIVEN FOCUS-LESS OPTICS SYSTEM,” filed Dec. 9, 1997 and application Ser. No. 09/009,836, “DISTRIBUTED LIGHTING SYSTEM,” filed Jan. 20, 1998, both of which are incorporated by reference....
An optical waveguide for illuminating the interior of a cup holder in a vehicle is disclosed. The waveguide includes a piece of solid material having a ring portion sized and shaped to be received within a cup holder and configured to release light into the cup holder. An input face receives light from a light source. ...
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The present invention relates to amusement devices, and in particular to amusement devices which use circular discs or spherical balls as play objects. BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION Amusement devices wherein a circular disc or ball is projected into a playing field are well known in the art. Pinball machines ...
An amusement device has an outer track forming a loop surounding a playing field, and is adapted to retain one or more play objects in motion around the outer track. An adjustable motor accelerates the play object within the track to a desired speed, and a lever directs the moving play object from the track to the play...
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BACKGROUND/SUMMARY [0001] Direct acting mechanical bucket (DAMB) valve actuators may be produced with no valve lash adjustment. As such, DAMB operated valves may respond quickly, however, temperature changes occurring within the engine having DAMB operated valves may cause expansion or contraction of valves ...
A method for compensating for thermal transient conditions of an engine that can cause valve growth or contraction is disclosed. In one example, the method provides cylinder air amount compensation during non-blow-through and blow-through conditions. The approach may improve cylinder air amount estimates, thereby impro...
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FIELD OF THE INVENTION The present invention relates to a heating device for simultaneous heating of water for heating radiators and hot consumption water, comprising a heat pump and a water receptacle heated by the heat pump. BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION It is well known to use a heat pump in order to...
A heat pump for simultaneous heating of hot water for consumption and water for heating radiators comprising besides the heat pump in itself a water reservoir heated by the condenser of the heat pump. The water reservoir is enclosed by a fluid holding cover which forms a part of the heating radiator system. Means are p...
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CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATION [0001] This application claims priority of U.S. provisional patent application Ser. No. 61/871,906 filed Aug. 30, 2013, incorporated by reference herein. BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION [0002] 1. Field of the Invention [0003] The pre...
Method of determining atrial fibrillation including determining if a patient's pulse beats form an irregular pattern and only if so, indicating the presence of an irregular pulse to the patient and obtaining an electrocardiogram for determining atrial fibrillation. Initially, a pulse is detected at regular time int...
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This application is a divisional of application Ser. No. 09/098,585 entitled AIR PRESS FOR DEWATERING A WET WEB and filed in the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office on Jun. 17, 1998 which is a continuation of Ser. No. 08/961,915, filed Oct. 31, 1997, abandoned, which is a continuation in part of Ser. No. 08/647,508, filed...
An air press for noncompressively dewatering a wet web to consistency levels not previously thought possible at industrially useful speeds without thermal dewatering.
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BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a process for producing 5-fluorouracil derivative having the formula ##STR2## wherein R represents hydrogen atom and 2-tetrahydrofuryl group. 2. Description of the Prior Art The 5-fluorouracil derivatives havi...
5-Fluorouracil derivative having the formula ##STR1## wherein R represents hydrogen atom or 2-tetrahydrofuryl group is produced by reacting more than equi-mole of 2,3-dihydrofuran with 5-fluorouracil in a polar aprotic solvent with a catalytically effective amount of a catalyst selected from the group consisting of met...
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STATEMENT AS TO GOVERNMENT FUNDING This invention was supported in part by Government funding, NIDDK Research Grant DK-4790, and the Government, therefore, may have certain rights in the invention. CROSS REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS This application is a United States national filing un...
This invention relates to a series of PTH and PTHrP analogues that selectively bind to PTH2 receptors and as such may be useful in treating abnormal CNS functions; abnormal pancreatic functions; divergence from normal mineral metabolism and homeostasis; male infertility; regulation of abnormal blood pressure; and hypot...
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FIELD OF THE INVENTION The invention relates to a process and to a device for the continuous disposal of an aerosol cloud, as well as to the use of this process in the elimination of toxic gases. BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION In known processes, see for example patent document U.S. Pat. No. 3,606,153, u...
The invention relates to a process for the controlled disposal of an aerosol cloud by means of directed sound waves of high intensity in the audible frequency range. According to the invention, sound waves are emitted by an aircraft (8, 10) operating close to the periphery of the cloud (4). The frequency spectrum of th...
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TECHNICAL FIELD OF THE INVENTION BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION The present invention relates to a device for producing cold and/or heat by solid-gas reaction. The device to which the invention refers is based on the use of the so-called "thermochemical pump" system, whose main characteristics ar...
A cooling and heating device using a chemical reaction comprising at least four reactors, each containing a salt capable of chemically reacting with a gas, an enclosure for receiving gas from the reactors and an enclosure for conveying gas to the reactors. The device is arranged so that, during the chemical reaction, t...
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BACKGROUND Technical Field The present invention is related to a metal laminate, in particular to adhesive-free metal laminate whose insulating layer is made of polyimide resin. Description of Related Art Flexible printed circuit board (FPCB) has been widely used in high-density portable electro...
A metal laminate comprising a metal layer and an insulating layer is provided. The insulating layer is disposed on the metal layer and directly contacts the metal layer. The insulating layer is made of a polyimide resin, and the polyimide resin is derived from at least two dianhydrides and at least two diamines. The di...
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TECHNICAL FIELD OF THE INVENTION This invention relates generally to computer networking, and more particularly to a method and system for dynamically distributing updates in a network. BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION Computer networks have become an increasingly important means for communicating public a...
A first version of a program operating at a network site is updated by automatically downloading from a remote site any update for the program in response to an automated event. A downloaded update is installed to generate a second version of the program. The second version of the program is operated at the network sit...
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CROSS REFERENCE TO PRIOR APPLICATION [0001] This application is a Paris Convention Filing under 35 U.S.C. §119 and claims priority to and benefit from German Application DE 10 2009 006 292.0, filed on Jan. 27, 2009. FIELD OF THE INVENTION [0002] The invention relates to a locking system fo...
The invention relates to a locking system for a telescopic crane jib, in particular for a mobile crane, in which a lock is established between a telescoping cylinder ( 10, 20 ) and a telescopic part ( 1 - 4 ) by means of a locking unit ( 21 ) in order to extract and retract the telescopic parts, and the locking unit ( ...
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CROSS REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS This application is a continuation-in-part of application Ser. No. 155,656 filed Feb. 12, 1988 (now abandoned), which is a continuation-in-part of application Ser. No. 021,837 filed Mar. 4, 1987 (now U.S. Pat. No. 4,725,652), which is a continuation-in-part of application S...
Latent catalysts for epoxy reactions are prepared by reacting a tetrasubstituted onium compound such as tetrabutylphosphonium acetate acetic acid complex with an acid or metal salt of an acid having a weak-nucleophilic anion such as fluoboric acid. These catalysts provide stable latent catalysts for epoxy resins for ad...
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This is a divisional of application Ser. No. 08/682,928 filed on Jul. 16, 1996, now U.S. Pat. No. 5,704,995. FIELD OF THE INVENTION The present invention relates to a method and composition for the formation of a black uniform coating on the surface of various metals, and particularly of various m...
A black uniform coating with excellent adhesion, bend flexibility, and corrosion resistant characteristics can be formed on metals such as aluminum and its alloys, zinc and its alloys, and copper and its alloys such as brass, with the deposition of zinc and antimony compounds through a base solution and sealed with a w...
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This invention relates to a method of preparing improved water-reducible alkyd resins, and products produced thereby. Alkyd resins are the products obtained by condensation of polybasic, i.e. polycarboxylic, acids with polyols, e.g. phthalic acid and glycerol. Modified alkyd resins are prepared from modified poly...
Improved water-reducible alkyd resins are made by incorporating α,β-ethylenically unsaturated acid esters of polyols into the final resin product.
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CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS [0001] This application claims priority to provisional application No. 60/335,222 filed Oct. 31, 2001, the entire contents of which are incorporated herein by reference. STATEMENT REGARDING FEDERALLY SPONSORED RESEARCH OR DEVELOPMENT ...
A spinal fixation system employing bone anchors, several generally parallel rods stacked together and running through each bone anchor, a mechanism for attaching the anchors to the stacked rods and a mechanism for hold the stacked rods together to form a compressed, multi-rod unit.
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CROSS-REFERENCES TO RELATED APPLICATIONS [0001] This application claims the benefit of the German patent application No. 102012210900.5 filed on Jun. 26, 2012, the entire disclosures of which are incorporated herein by way of reference. BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION [0002] The present invent...
A liquid filter having a housing with a removable screw lid and an interchangeable filter unit, the housing having a discharge channel, wherein a closure valve which when installed is fixed to the housing, is axially adjustable between a closed position when the filter unit is installed and the lid is closed, and an op...
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TECHNICAL FIELD [0001] The present invention relates to an absorbent article including a nonwoven fabric sheet for an absorbent body, and to a method for producing a nonwoven fabric sheet to be used in the absorbent article. BACKGROUND ART [0002] Absorbent articles, such as disposable diap...
An absorbent article contains a non-woven fabric sheet for an absorbent. The non-woven fabric sheet is produced without employing a strength-imparting means such as post-coating of an adhesive agent that can deteriorate a liquid diffusion property of the non-woven fabric sheet. The absorbent article includes a liquid-p...
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BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION The present invention relates to transport apparatus for transporting flexible sheet-like articles, for example, sheets of paper, cards and envelopes. Known machines for bundling letter or dispatch envelopes comprise intake equipment for inducting envelopes disposed in a stack. S...
There is disclosed transport apparatus for transporting flexible sheet-like articles, especially envelopes. The apparatus comprises a transport cylinder, which is mounted on a shaft rotatably journalled in a frame and which comprises two cylindrical body portions. The body portions are each provided with axial suction ...
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FIELD OF THE INVENTION The present invention generally relates to apparatus and methods for extruding thermoplastic filaments and, more particularly, apparatus for melt blowing multi-component or single component filaments. BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION Melt spinning techniques, such as spunbonding or meltblo...
A lamellar die apparatus for extruding a heated liquid into filaments and directing air at the filaments. The apparatus includes a plurality of plates each having opposite side faces. At least two of the side faces confront each other and have a liquid passage positioned therebetween for transferring the heated liquid....
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BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field Of The Invention The present invention relates to washing machines. More particularly, though not exclusively, the present invention relates to a method and apparatus for mounting a pump to a washing machine. 2. Problems In The Art In a typical washing machin...
A pump mount of the present invention is adapted to removably mount a pump to a washing machine without requiring access to the bottom of the washing machine. The pump includes a mount having a pair of feet which are adapted to be secured to the base of the washing machine using a twist lock. The feet can be inserted i...
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TECHNICAL FIELD [0001] This invention relates to grinding machines and, more particularly, to methods of determining the condition of an electroplated grinding wheel to indicate when a grinding wheel is near the end of its life cycle. BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION [0002] Grinding machin...
A method of determining the condition of a grinding wheel is provided to avoid over use or premature changing of the grinding wheel in a grinding machine, such as for crankshaft or camshaft grinding. The grinding machine has a motor which drives a grinding spindle carrying an abrasive coated hub acting as a grinding wh...
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CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATION [0001] The present application claims the benefit of U.S. patent application Ser. No. 60/980,703, filed Oct. 17, 2007, which is hereby incorporated by reference in its entirety. TECHNICAL FIELD [0002] The present invention relates generally t...
A method of playing a board game that assists a child to eat a healthy, balanced meal includes the steps of: (a) providing a set of food holders that hold a plurality of food items in separate locations; (b) identifying the individual food holders with different visual indicia; (c) providing a spinner device that inclu...
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BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to high speed digital integrated circuits, and in particular, to low voltage differential swing (LVDS) signal drivers for uses in and with high speed digital integrated circuits. 2. Description of the Related Art ...
A low voltage differential swing (LVDS) signal driver having substantially constant output differential voltage (Vod) and substantially constant output offset voltage (Vos) irrespective of variations in circuit fabrication processes, power supply voltages and operating temperatures (PVT), as well as circuit load condit...
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BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the invention The present invention concerns a method of splicing two optical fiber cables. It applies particularly, but not exclusively, to two ribbon cables each comprising a plurality of monomode fibers. Such multifiber cables are intended for use in fu...
A method of splicing two optical fiber cables uses a glass multi-ferrule having a series of parallel axis internal capillary channels opening onto respective end surfaces of the multi-ferrule and two exterior reference surfaces. An adhesive that is polymerized by ultraviolet light is introduced into these channels. The...
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This is a continuation, of application Ser. No. 269,884, filed June 3, 1981, now abandoned. BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention This invention relates to a thermal printer, and, more particularly, it is concerned with an improvement in the thermal printer for better print q...
There is disclosed a thermal printer constructed with a thermal head having a plurality of heat generating sections to record a pattern on a recording sheet; a pattern memory to record pattern information for selectively driving said plurality of heat generating sections in said thermal head; an adjusting pattern devic...
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BACKGROUND OF INVENTION The present invention relates to a new and improved device for transferring a weft or filling thread from the weft thread beat-up position to the path of movement of a weft thread picker or insertion element of a shuttleless loom, particularly a gripper loom. More specifically, the i...
A transfer device comprises a transfer lever arranged to execute an oscillatory movement and carries a thread clamp at its free end. This thread clamp comprises a leaf spring constituting a movable, controllable clamping element. The leaf spring can be raised by an actuating lever pivotally mounted on the transfer leve...
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CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS [0001] The present disclosure relates to subject matter contained in priority Korean Application No. 10-2012-0132564, filed on Nov. 21, 2012, which is herein expressly incorporated by reference in its entirety. BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION [0002] 1. F...
The present disclosure relates to a clothes treating apparatus having a hot air supply device and an operating method thereof, and according to an aspect of the present disclosure, a clothes treating apparatus may include a drum configured to accommodate an object to be dried; a linear valve configured to linearly adju...
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BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention This invention relates to holders for cartridge type electric fuses. More particularly it relates to an in-line fuse holder having a breakaway capability. 2. Description of the Prior Art It is common practice to provide electric fuses in the ...
A holder for an electric fuse has a first receiving body which has an internally threaded nut assembled thereto in a manner allowing relative rotation between them. The assembly of the nut to the body allows separation of the nut from the body when a predetermined axial separating force is imparted between the parts, w...
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This U.S. Non-Provisional patent application claims the benefit of priority from U.S. Provisional Patent Application 61/736,434, filed Dec. 12, 2012, the entire disclosure of which is hereby incorporated by reference in its entirety. FIELD OF THE INVENTION The present invention relates generally t...
A protective case for accommodating at least one electronic device is provided. The case comprises internal features including an articulating support member to allow the selective orientation and positioning of the electrical device in one of at least three user-selected positions and also allows for the nesting of th...
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CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS The present invention is a continuation-in-part of allowed U.S. utility patent application Ser. No. 09/885,848 filed Jun. 20, 2001 of the same inventive entity as herein, now U.S. Pat. No. 6,479,965, incorporated herein by reference. FIELD OF THE INVENTION ...
An autoilluminating rechargeable lamp system includes a set of one or more self-standing rechargeable lighting fixtures (luminaries) removably supported on a recharging and support member. The luminaries each include a light diffusor that may resemble a candle that turn on when removed from the recharging and support m...
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CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS This application claims priority to an earlier filed co-pending Provisional Patent application No. 61/366,356 filed Jul. 21, 2010 entitled Innovative Water Sprays Applications for Dust Control on Mining Machines. FIELD OF THE INVENTION This invention r...
This invention refers to innovative water sprays applications to significantly improve coal and quartz dust control around a continuous miner. Significant dust control is achieved through utilizing different types of sprays at locations on the top and sides of the miner chassis to create water curtains or shrouds of wa...
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CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS [0001] This application is a continuation of U.S. patent application Ser. No. 12/352,766, filed on Jan. 13, 2009, which is a continuation of International Patent Application No. PCT/CN2008/070975, filed on May 15, 2008. The International Application claims priority to ...
A sector-based base station includes at least one of a shared transmission RF local oscillator TX_LO, a shared receiving RF local oscillator RX_LO, a shared digital signal processing unit, and a shared transmission feedback unit. A technical solution of sharing an intermediate RF unit circuit in the sector-based base s...
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BACKGROUND [0001] For many industries where fluids are managed in pipelines of various sorts and with actuable valves to permit and prevent fluid flow, water hammer is a problem. The commonly termed water hammer is a tube wave created when a flow of fluid is suddenly stopped by a structure such as a valve. U...
A water hammer mitigating flow control structure for a downhole completion including a tubular member configured for the downhole environment. A valve member in operable communication with the tubular member and positionable with respect to the tubular member to allow or prevent fluid movement through the tubular membe...
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BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention This invention relates generally to the treatment of a disorder known as facial blushing, or excessive redness of the face elicited by emotional or social stimuli, by the electrical stimulation of the corresponding cluster of nerves and/or ganglia in the...
A method for treating excessive facial blushing by applying an oscillating electric field to the stellate ganglion. The method includes the steps of inserting an electrode into the vacinity of the sympathetic ganglion, for example the stellate ganglion, such that the necessary electric field may be applied to the gangl...
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This application claims priority from U.S. patent application Ser. No. 08/989,333, filed Dec. 11, 1997, now U.S. Pat. No. 6,003,278. BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates generally to the field of prefabricated concrete wall construction, and mor...
A stud form and system for forming a preformed concrete wall panel having a solid portion and a plurality of vertical concrete studs joined to the solid portion. The stud form includes a substantially U-shaped channel having a face portion that defines an elongated plane and leg portions extending along side of and awa...
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BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention This invention relates to rf plasma sources and the use of such sources for cleaning surfaces in space, and more particularly to helicon wave plasma sources suitable for cleaning spacecraft thermal radiators and telescopes. 2. Description of the Re...
Contaminants are cleaned from the surface of a body in space by generating a substantially space-charge neutral reactive plasma, directing the plasma onto the contaminated surface at an energy below the surface sputtering energy (typically 20 eV), and reacting the plasma with the contaminants to remove them. A helicon ...
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BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention generally relates to circular saw blades, and more particularly, is concerned with split circular saw blades which are aligned and joined by self-interlocking projections and recesses. 2. Description of the Prior Art In ...
A circular saw blade, having been divided into two sections to permit rapid replacement without having to be removed past the end of the saw arbor, is reconnected and self-interlocked to its own body, thus eliminating any requirement for machined collars or studs for retention or alignment. Interlocking is accomplished...
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FIELD OF INVENTION The present invention relates to knitting machines, and, more particularly, to an apparatus for collecting and removing fiber waste from a circular knitting machine while cooling the knitting unit thereof. BACKGROUND OF INVENTION Conventional knitting units of circular knitting mach...
Fiber waste generated during operation of a circular knitting machine is removed from components of the machine by an air suction/blowing fan motor which causes air currents that conduct the fiber waste to one or more filters. Air suction removes the fiber waste from the filters. An adjustable suction cylinder cooperat...
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BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION This invention relates generally to scraper arrangements for conveyor belts and particularly is concerned with apparatus for biasing scrapers into contact with a conveyor belt surface at a location which is adjacent, near or on a head pulley. A primary belt scraper or, more gener...
A torsion unit ( 14 ) for use with a conveyor belt scraper ( 12 ) which includes a tubular component ( 36 ), an extension member ( 38 ) which is located at least partly inside the tubular component ( 36 ), at least one resiliently deformable torsion element inside the tubular component which acts between opposed surfac...
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TECHNICAL FIELD [0001] The present invention relates generally to user consent in a federation model and more particularly to the framework for obtaining cryptographically signed consent from a user on a host computer. BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION [0002] User authentication is one of t...
A consent service on a host computer providing cryptographically signed consent for user attributes by a user on a host computer to a web service provider. The consent service is operable to provide decryption of the user attributes acquired by the web service provider from an identity provider. The consent service dis...
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TECHNICAL FIELD [0001] The present invention relates to electronic article surveillance (EAS) systems, and more specifically, to EAS systems with a self-supporting single turn transmit loop. BACKGROUND [0002] EAS systems can be used to prevent unauthorized removal of merchandise from store...
A single turn loop electronic article surveillance (EAS) gate. The gate includes a closed magnetic core, a multi-turn primary winding wound around the core, and a secondary loop passing through the core once. The secondary loop is a self-supporting single turn loop, and the secondary loop is a transmit loop that genera...
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CROSS REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS This application is based on and hereby claims priority to PCT Application No. PCT/EP2004/052148 filed on Sep. 13, 2004 and German Application No. 10345638.4 filed on Sep. 29, 2003, the contents of which are hereby incorporated by reference. BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTIO...
A method transmits data between a base station and a terminal in a communication system. According to said method, data is transmitted subdivided into time segments (Zs,R) from the base station (HS-DSCH) that is jointly used by several terminals via the base station informs the terminals, and the base station informs t...
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BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION This invention relates to an improvement in devices for intermittent delivery of fluid under pressure. In a more specific embodiment, it relates to improvements in such devices for delivery of water to pools; and in its most pertinent application it relates to the use of pop-up heads t...
Apparatus for intermittent delivery of a fluid under pressure wherein a plunger having a conduit is disposed in a housing for reciprocal, rotary motion and responsive to fluid pressure at the intake end, by means provided in the plunger pops out of the housing and rotates a pre-selected number of degrees. Means are pro...
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This invention relates to an infant carrier which is useful for protecting an infant in a motor vehicle. BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION One of the problems which is encountered is finding adequate protection for a young baby up to six months old when carried in a motor vehicle, and various proposals have been ...
A container, for carrying an infant in a supine position, having an open top which is covered by a flexible cover of resilient perforate material, provided with seat belt retention means such that it can be retained to the rear seat of a vehicle having seat belts therein, and in the event of vehicle impact, an infant i...
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BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION The invention relates to a refrigeration system having a plurality of cooling surfaces, each of which is connected by way of a series-connected controlled valve to a common refrigerant supply device, and having a control arrangement connected to the valves. The refrigerant supply...
A refrigeration system having a plurality of cooled surfaces, each of which has a thermostatically controlled refrigerant supply valve. The valves are pulse-width modulated, each having the same period and being so controlled so they have staggered openings relative to one another thus providing a more uniform load on ...
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BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to dispensers for the delivery of materials in liquid or solution form, and more particularly to such dispensers as are useful in fluid reservoirs having cylic variation in fluid level. 2. Description of the Prior Art ...
A buoyant dispenser for periodic delivery of a metered quantity of a dispensable material comprises a container having a central receptacle to hold the dispensable material, buoyancy means such as pontoons straddling the receptacle, a cover in fluid-tight engagement with the receptacle, an attitude guide means attached...
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CROSS REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS The present application is a continuation of international patent application No. PCT/EP00/07101, filed Jul. 25, 2000, designating the United States of America, the entire disclosure of which is incorporated herein by reference. Priority is claimed based on Federal Republic...
Novel substituted pyrrolidine-2,3,4-trione compounds of formula I and methods for preparing the compounds. Also disclosed are pharmarceutical compositions comprising the compounds and methods of using the compounds for treating pain, anxiety and various other diseases or conditions.
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RELATED APPLICATIONS [0001] This application claims priority to German application No. 100 11 564.0, filed Mar. 9, 2000. BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION [0002] 1. Field of the Invention [0003] The invention relates to a process for preparing polyorganosiloxane emulsion...
The invention relates to a process for preparing polyorganosiloxane emulsions whose internal phase comprises the active polyorganosiloxane substance and whose external phase comprises, in solution or dispersion, an emulsifier or an emulsifier mixture and, if desired, an emulsion-stabilizing protective colloid, to the p...
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CROSS REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS [0001] This application is a continuation of U.S. patent application Ser. No. 11/624,755, entitled Presentation of Data on Multiple Display Devices Using a Wireless Home Entertainment Hub, filed Jan. 19, 2007, Attorney Docket No. TPL-012-1, which is a continuation-in-p...
A method of calibrating a home entertainment system containing a wireless home entertainment hub using a calibration device comprises obtaining a registration from at least one sink device in the home entertainment system. A first instruction is transmitted to the calibration device to begin receiving a calibration sig...
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This application is a Divisional of U.S. patent application Ser. No. 09/994,840, filed Nov. 28, 2001, now U.S. Pat. No. 6,751,561, which claims priority to Korean Patent Application No. 71284/2000, filed Nov. 28, 2000. The entire disclosure of the prior application is considered as being part of the disclosure of the a...
Disclosed a system and method of lengthening a life span of a battery power supply in an appliance such as a portable appliance, notebook computer or the like. A power saving method in an appliance includes displaying a user set-up menu for a power saving on a screen by respectively checking systems in the appliance, o...
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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 The invention relates to a weaving machine for producing a fabric having a profiled cross section, in particular a rope....
The loom contains a weaving station, at which warp yarns can be interwoven by at least one weft yarn, a device for supplying the warp yarns, and a device for supplying the at least one weft yarn. A shedding device for forming a shed from the warp yarns, and a weft insertion needle for inserting a weft yarn loop into th...
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This is a continuation of application Ser. No. 08/283,618, filed Aug. 1, 1994. BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION This invention relates to training users of computer software. More particularly, this invention relates to a computer based system employing a multimedia approach to training users of variou...
A computerized, multimedia tutorial interface system (10) and method for training a user to use computer application software. The system incorporates the training techniques of video segments, on-line tutorials, written instruction, and learning-by-doing lessons. The system and method incorporate the video segments in...
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CROSS REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS This application is the US National Stage of International Application No. PCT/EP2004/053283, filed Dec. 6, 2004 and claims the benefit thereof. The International Application claims the benefits of German Patent application No. 10 2004 009 615.5 filed Feb. 27, 2004. All of ...
The invention relates to a method for determining the actual oxygen load of a 3-path catalyst of a lambda-controlled internal combustion engine, whereby a value for the actual oxygen load is calculated from the signal of a pre-catalyst lambda probe and the measured air mass flow rate by integration over time, whereby t...
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BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to the field of drive wheel suspension for vehicles. 2. Prior Art T3 Motion, Inc., assignee of the present invention, now manufactures and sells the three-wheeled battery operated vehicle shown in FIG. 1 . The v...
A drive wheel and suspension for a vehicle for mounting on a steering post to provide both a steering capability and propulsion to the vehicle. The drive wheel and suspension provides a spring suspension for that wheel of the vehicle, as well as what is effectively vehicle body mounting of the propulsion system so as t...
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CROSS REFERENCES TO RELATED APPLICATION This application is a continuation-in-part application for our copending application, Ser. No. 680,882 filed on Apr. 27, 1976, now abandoned. BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION This invention relates to a dielectric insulator separated substrate for semicondu...
A dielectric insulator separated substrate comprises a plurality of monocrystalline semiconductor island regions in which circuit elements are to be formed and a support region for supporting the island regions while a dielectric film formed on the supporting region electrically separates the island regions from each o...
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[0001] This application claims the benefit of Korean Patent Application No.P2004-99158 filed on Nov. 30, 2004 which is hereby incorporated by reference as if fully set forth herein. BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION [0002] 1. Field of the Invention [0003] The present invention relates...
A composite washing system is disclosed which is capable of continuously circulating laundry-drying air through dryers while obtaining a more efficient drying effect, so that the composite washing system has a suitable built-in structure having minimal influence on the indoor environment. The composite washing system i...
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[0001] This application claims the benefit of U.S. Provisional Patent Application No. 62/184,961 filed on Jun. 26, 2015. The disclosure of the referenced application is hereby incorporated herein in its entirety by reference. BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION [0002] The present invention relate...
This inventive method provides a novel way of modeling basins in planning the drilling of crude oil and natural gas wells by accounting for thermodynamic considerations in tracking the pore pressure of a location of interest. By plotting the energy gradients, heat flux, and thermal conductivity of the location of inter...
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CROSS REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS This application claims the benefit of priority under 35 U.S.C. §120 to U.S. application Ser. No. 11/056,021 filed Feb. 11, 2005, which claims the benefit of priority to U.S. Provisional Application No. 60/544,286 filed on Feb. 12, 2004, both of which are hereby incorporate...
The present invention relates to a laparoscopic apparatus. The apparatus includes a handle having a body portion, a top surface, opposite bottom surface, a proximal and distal end. The top surface of the base is contoured to compliment the natural curve of the palm. The apparatus further includes a shaft projecting fro...
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This application is a division of application Ser. No. 566,288 filed Dec. 28, 1983 now abandoned. INTRODUCTION The present invention relates to a non-cyanide molten salt bath composition and process for the carburization of objects made of ferrous metals or alloys. More particularly, the present i...
A non-cyanide molten salt bath composition and process for the carburization of objects made of ferrous metals or alloys are provided. The composition comprises a molten salt mixture, at a temperature in the range of 900° C. to 1050° C., of an alkali metal chloride or a mixture of alkali metal chlorides; an activator c...
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[0001] This application claims priority to U.S. Patent Application No. 60/631,766, filed on Nov. 30, 2004. FIELD OF THE INVENTION [0002] The invention is directed to a method to regenerate sorbents used in decontamination processes, minimizing solid waste disposal volume. BACK...
Contaminated drinking water and other liquids are decontaminated by contact with sorbents to remove toxic contaminants such as arsenic, as well as non-toxic contaminants. In regenerating the spent sorbents, the waste stream contains both toxic and non-toxic contaminants but only toxic components must be treated as haza...
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FIELD OF THE INVENTION This invention relates generally to the field of sports equipment, and more particularly to hockey equipment of the sort worn by a player to provide comfort and protection during the rough and tumble play of the game of hockey. BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION Ice hockey is one of th...
A hockey shirt with a lower trunk opening, a neck opening and collar, including sleeves and cuff assembly. The shirt has special protective cover stitched, surged or fused on the lower sleeves, underarm parts and armpits to prevent against gashes, cuts and other injuries caused by skate blades.
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FIELD OF INVENTION The present invention relates to tapping molten furnaces using a rotary percussion drill in general and to an drilling rod, poking rod and cage assembly for mounting the same to the drill in particular. BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION Molten metal furnace have tap holes therein to empty...
An apparatus and process for tapping molten metal furnaces using a rotary percussion drill include a drilling rod assembly having a replaceable drilling section initially to drill the plugged tap hole to the furnace skull before being removed from the drill and being replaced by a one piece poking rod assembly to break...
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[0001] This application claims the benefit of U.S. provisional patent application No. 61/470,771 filed Apr. 1, 2011, the disclosure of which is incorporated herein by reference in its entirety. FIELD OF THE DISCLOSURE [0002] The present disclosure relates to lighting modules. BACK...
The present disclosure relates to a lighting module wherein a DC-DC converter and an LED module are provided as an integral part of the lighting module, and an AC-DC module is provided separately from the lighting module. The AC-DC module is effectively a remote power supply that can be easily replaced without having t...
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BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION Field of the Invention This invention relates to a modular decking system that can be assembled and disassembled for reconfiguration, relocation, and expansion; and more particularly relates to a modular decking system comprised of panels that assemble to form a deck, anchors tha...
A portable, modular, interlocking decking system or apparatus that can be assembled and disassembled for resizing, transport, relocation and expansion. The decking comprises a plurality of panels shaped and dimensioned to interlock with other panels via fastener, the fastener comprising an axially rotatable locking mec...
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CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATION [0001] This application claims priority to U.S. Provisional Application No. 60/650,434, filed Feb. 4, 2005, which is incorporated herein by reference. FIELD OF THE INVENTION [0002] The present invention relates to a method of selecting st...
This invention pertains to a novel method of calculating seismic bracing and more particularly to a method of selecting and positioning support components for a bracing system without calculating the forces in these components comprising, choosing a design configuration of the bracing system, determining the seismic co...
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BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION [0001] A number of alternative, general purpose attachment schemes and hardware designs have been developed for mounting MEDs within vehicles. These approaches have attempted to provide universal, fit-any-vehicle, MED mount designs. Suction cup installations have been used for sec...
A novel bracket assembly enables secure retrofit mounting and positioning of a mobile electronic device (MED) such as smart phone, portable GPS navigation appliance, iPod/MP3 player, or satellite radio to an ideal, driver-convenient locale. The vehicle-specific bracket system design provides for easy driver-line-of-sig...
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CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS This application is a divisional application of U.S. application Ser. No. 13/365,743 filed Feb. 3, 2012. STATEMENT REGARDING FEDERALLY SPONSORED RESEARCH OR DEVELOPMENT Not Applicable. REFERENCE TO SEQUENCE LISTING, A TABLE OR COMPUTER PROGRAM LI...
A pallet truck adapter having side by side shoes for fitting over pallet supporting tines, in which the shoes are of different heights. This facilitates locating one pallet on the higher shoe, lifting it slightly off of the supporting surface, and then moving to and lifting another pallet on the lower shoe. The adjacen...
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FIELD OF THE INVENTION The present invention is directed to a moisturizing composition comprising an aminopeptide mixture. More particularly, the invention is directed to a moisturizing composition that replenishes the skin's natural moisturization factor while surprisingly delivering excellent sensory benefi...
The invention is directed to skin moisturizing compositions comprising an aminopeptide mixture. The composition replenishes the skins natural moisturization factor and delivers excellent sensory benefits. The composition is not unpleasantly viscous during and after application.
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FIELD OF THE INVENTION [0001] This invention relates to the field of packet networks, and in particular to a method of managing the flow of time-sensitive data, such as voice or audio. BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION [0002] It is becoming increasingly common to establish video conferencing ses...
A method is disclosed for managing multiple data streams transported over a common communications resource in a packet network, wherein data flowing through the resource travels in both directions, and wherein each stream is subject to data peaks. The round trip delay is determined for each data stream, and the transmi...
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RELATED APPLICATIONS [0001] This application claims the benefit of U.S. Provisional Patent Application Ser. No. 61/764,724 filed Feb. 14, 2013, the disclosure of which is hereby incorporated in its entirety herein by reference. FIELD OF THE INVENTION [0002] The present invention r...
The present invention relates to substituted dihydropyrazoles, processes for preparing them, pharmaceutical compositions containing them and their use as pharmaceuticals as modulators of sphingosine-1-phosphate receptors.
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BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION This invention relates to an acid drain opening system, in general, and, more particularly, to a system for administering acid to a clogged drain and the method of use of the system. During normal use, drains tend to become clogged with various materials that are rinsed down the ...
A system for administering acid to a clogged drain, and the method of using the system. The system includes a coupling to which a container of the acid can be threadedly secured. The coupling includes a piercing nipple, which penetrates a seal on the acid bottle. The nipple is hollow, and the acid passes from the bottl...
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BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION [0001] 1. Field of the Invention [0002] The present invention relates to an antibody or a monoclonal antibody for quantitative determination of hepatocyte growth factor activator inhibitor-1 (hereinafter, sometimes abbreviated as “HAI-1”), to a method of using t...
A hybridoma is selected that produces a monoclonal antibody exhibiting high reactivity to soluble hepatocyte growth factor activator inhibitor-1 (soluble HAT-1), the target monoclonal antibody is prepared from culture supernatant of the obtained hybridoma, and by using the antibody soluble HAI-1 is measured.
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BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION I. Field of the Invention Embodiments of the present invention relate to devices for removing materials from the ground. Particularly, embodiments of the present invention relate to post pullers. More particularly, embodiments of the present invention relate to post pullers opera...
In some embodiments, a post puller may include one or more of the following features: (a) a frame capable of being coupled to a vehicle, (b) first and second post removal doors having an open side facing each other and an opposite end coupled to the frame, (c) a V-shaped opening located on the open side of the doors, (...
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RELATED APPLICATION [0001] The present application claims priority to U.S. Provisional Patent Application No. 61/591,877 entitled SOFA WITH SHIPPING AND USE CONFIGURATIONS and filed Jan. 28, 2012 which is incorporated herein in its entirety. FIELD OF THE INVENTION [0002] The prese...
A ready to assemble or knockdown sofa having a back rest that can be reconfigured between a use configuration in which the sofa is has a conventional L-shaped cross-section and a shipping or storage configuration in which the sofa is arranged in a more efficiently stacked rectangular cross-section. The rectangular cros...
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BACKGROUND OF INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention This invention relates to a high-efficiency electric motor of electronic commutation type. 2. Discussion of the Background High-efficiency electrical machines of electronic commutation type, hereinafter known as ECMs, operate with pulse modulatio...
An electronic commutation motor including a stator unit configured as a pulse-modulation driven stator unit including at least two winding circuits in which an induced electromagnetic force is produced, and a phase switching switch; and a rotor unit powered by charge stored on a capacitor, wherein the capacitor is char...
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CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATION PARAGRAPH This application claims the benefit of Chinese Patent Application No. 200910140562.5, filed on May 2, 2009, the content of which is hereby incorporated by reference in its entirety. FIELD OF THE INVENTION This invention related to a pharmaceutical compo...
A pharmaceutical composition for treating cachexia, and in particular for treating cancer cachexia. The composition contains a lanostane compound as a potent component. A suitable source of the lanostane compound is a Poria extract from metabolite, sclerotium, or fermentation product of Poria cocos (Schw) Wolf. The...
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BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION This invention relates to the stabilization of fibers of polypropylene or predominantly propylene-containing copolymers (together referred to hereafter as "PP fibers" for brevity) colored with a specific pigment namely Red 144 (common name). It is known that several stabilizers...
Excellent stabilization to bright sunlight, is obtained in polypropylene (PP) fibers pigmented with Red 144, by combining the pigment with N-(substituted)-1-(piperazin-2-one alkyl)-α-(3,5-dialkyl-4-hydroxyphenyl)-α,α-substituted acetamide ("3,5-DHPZNA" for brevity). Stabilization of the red color is obtained fo...
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ORIGIN OF THE INVENTION The invention described herein was made in the performance of work under a NASA contract and by an employee of the United States Government and is subject to the provisions of Section 305 of the National Aeronautics and Space Act of 1958, as amended, Public Law 85-568 (72 Stat. 435, 42 U.S...
Systems, methods and apparatus are provided through which in some implementations determine the amplitude of an amplitude modulated signal, modulated by the position of an object being sensed. In some aspects, the apparatus accepts an excitation signal and the amplitude modulated signal and divides the amplitude modula...
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CROSS REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS [0001] This patent application claims priority from U.S. Ser. No. 61/662,393 filed Jun. 21, 2012 and U.S. Ser. No. 61/663,513 filed Jun. 22, 2012; and is related to U.S. Ser. No. 13/164,456 filed Jun. 20, 2011; U.S. Ser. No. 12/968,151 filed Dec. 14, 2010; U.S. Ser. No...
In various embodiments an improved binder composition, electrolyte composition and a separator film composition using discrete carbon nanotubes. Their methods of production and utility for energy storage and collection devices, like batteries, capacitors and photovoltaics, is described. The binder, electrolyte, or sepa...
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BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention This invention relates to methods and apparatus for production of pyrolysis oils, gaseous matter, charred carbon, zinc, and filler materials from synthetic or natural rubber and rubber vulcanizates, particularly, used old tires (referred to hereinafter a...
Method for traveling fluidized bed distillation of coarse ground tire scrap, rubber vulcanizate (also vulcanized rubber), in a mixture with coarse aggregate. The rubber and aggregates are charges to a vertical still equipped with power burners near the bottom to burn a portion of the carbonaceous residue and supply the...
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