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RELATED APPLICATIONS
This application is a continuation of application Ser. No. 09/841,674 filed Apr. 24, 2001, now U.S. Pat. No. 6,740,078, the content of which is incorporated herein by reference.
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
A. Field of Invention
This invention pertains to a method a... | An apparatus and method are disclosed for treating near vision loss or deficiency, such as presbyopia. In contrast to conventional techniques, a peripheral ablation is provided in an annular zone of the cornea ranging from 5.5 to about 10+mm to increase the dioptic power of this peripheral zone. The central zone dispos... | 0 |
CROSS REFERENCES TO RELATED APPLICATIONS
[0001] The present application claims priority from application Ser. No. 61/122,866, filed Dec. 16, 2008, the disclosure of which is incorporated herein by reference for all purposes.
FIELD OF THE INVENTION
[0002] The present invention rela... | A drop ball for use in wellbore activities, such as wellbores in oil and gas drilling, completion and/or production activities comprising a generally spherical body, the spherical body carrying at least one marker, which contains and/or can determine at least one parameter related to the drop ball, the wellbore and/or ... | 4 |
CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATION
The present application is a continuation-in-part of U.S. patent application Ser. No. 62,775 filed June 16, 1987 and now U.S. Pat. No. 4,790,204.
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
This invention relates to an electric shift apparatus especially suited for use... | The present invention is an electrical control apparatus for control of an automatic transmission in a motor vehicle. The automatic transmission has a motor for controlling the transmission state. The electrical control apparatus includes an operator input device, preferably a set of push buttons, for generating a desi... | 8 |
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
[0001] 1. Field of the Invention
[0002] The present invention relates to electrical condensate overflow safety switches and, more particularly, to a float actuated magnetic reed switch attachable to the condensate drainage system of an air-cooling system for deact... | A safety switch prevents overflow of condensate that collects in the drain pan of an air-cooling system. The overflow safety switch attaches to the condensate drainage system and is electrically connected to a circuit of the air-cooling system, a power circuit, a control circuit and/or an alarm circuit. The switch incl... | 5 |
PRIORITY CLAIM TO PROVISIONAL APPLICATION
A claim for priority is hereby made under the provisions of 35 U.S.C. §119 for the present application based upon U.S. Provisional Patent Application Ser. No. 61/464,667 filed on Mar. 7, 2011 titled “UNDERWATER ACTIVATED SUBMERGED OBJECT RETRIEVAL DEVICE,” and U.S. Provis... | Fluid activated retrieval devices for retrieving an object from a fluidic medium are presented including: a hollow base having a cavity formed therein, where the hollow base includes, a port disposed along an outer surface of the hollow base, the port configured to provide passage of the fluidic medium to the cavity, a... | 1 |
CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS
[0001] This U.S. non-provisional patent application claims priority under 35 U.S.C. §119 of Korean Patent Application No. 10-2013-0153193, filed on Dec. 10, 2013, the entire contents of which are hereby incorporated by reference.
BACKGROUND OF THE INVE... | Provided is a method of manufacturing a flexible substrate allowing an electronic device to be mounted thereto. The method of manufacturing a flexible substrate allowing an electronic device to be mountable thereto, includes preparing a substrate, applying a force to the substrate to stretch the substrate in horizontal... | 2 |
CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS
This is a continuation-in-part application of U.S. Patent Application Ser. No. 824,260, filed Aug. 15, 1977, entitled CARD, SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR SECURING PERSONAL IDENTIFICATION DATA, which is a continuation-in-part application of U.S. Patent Application Ser. No. 813,882, ... | A card having randomly-oriented optical ports and a system having a card reader for reading the card and having a keyboard for entering secret user-identification data are disclosed for securing the user-identification data entered into the system. The system includes a logic unit for controlling the keyboard, and for ... | 6 |
This invention was made with Government support under Contract No. DMR-8460341, awarded by the National Science Foundation. The Government has certain rights in this invention.
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
The present invention relates to novel fluorinated carbons, and more specifically, to improve... | Discontinuities, edge sites and grain boundaries in carbons, the primary locations of instabilities for oxidative corrosion and degradation, are prepared by preoxidation to form carbon-oxides followed by highly selective and relatively mild fluorination to specifically substitute carbon-oxygen functionality with stable... | 2 |
FIELD OF THE INVENTION
This invention relates generally to electromagnetic compatibility (EMC), and more specifically to electromagnetic interference (EMI) suppression cores.
SUMMARY OF EMBODIMENTS OF THE INVENTION
An adjustable EMI suppression core comprises an outer core and an inner core. The outer... | An adjustable EMI suppression core has an outer core having a first reluctance. The outer core has three apertures aligned horizontally. A first aperture and a third aperture are each suitable for a wire to be placed therein. A second aperture is located between the first and third apertures. An inner core is rotatable... | 7 |
CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS
[0001] None.
STATEMENT REGARDING FEDERALLY SPONSORED RESEARCH OR DEVELOPMENT
[0002] Not Applicable.
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
[0003] This invention relates to film forming polymer compositions and their use with sheets of inkjet ... | The invention provides an ink jet recording sheet which is highly resistant to printings smearing, running, feathering, color bleeding, or fading when wet, humid, or exposed to intense or continual light. The recording sheet has a solid substrate and a composition coating the solid substrate. The composition comprises ... | 3 |
[0001] This application is a continuation of U.S. application Ser. No. 10/144,452, filed in the United States on May 10, 2002, which claims priority to German Patent Application No. 101 23 230.6 having a filing date of May 12, 2001.
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
[0002] The invent... | A diffractive optical element has a plurality of diffraction structures for a certain wavelength. These each have a width measured in the plane of the diffractive optical element and a height measured perpendicularly thereto. The widths and the heights of the diffraction structures vary over the area of the diffractive... | 6 |
RELATED APPLICATION
[0001] This application claims priority to U.S. Provisional Patent Application 61/607,893, entitled, “A Method to Fabricate Fine Pitch Probe Arrays Using Silicon,” filed 7 Mar. 2012, to Namburi, which is hereby incorporated herein by reference in its entirety.
FIELD OF IN... | Fine pitch probe array from bulk material. In accordance with a first method embodiment, an article of manufacture includes an array of probes. Each probe includes a probe tip, suitable for contacting an integrated circuit test point. Each probe tip is mounted on a probe finger structure. All of the probe finger struct... | 8 |
CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATION
This is a continuation, under 35 U.S.C. § 120, of copending international application PCT/EP2005/055986, filed Nov. 15, 2005, which designated the United States; this application also claims the priority, under 35 U.S.C. § 119, of German application DE 20 2004 018 084.7, filed... | An absorber for a pipe or sewer structure has at least one feed connection and at least one return connection. One or more absorber channels connect a feed to a return stub. The absorber channels of the absorber are combined in an absorber channel mat to form a physical unit, and the absorber channel mat is made of a m... | 4 |
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
This invention relates to a furniture hinge for pivotally connecting two parts of a piece of furniture, and more particularly to a hinge for pivoting a door to the frame of a piece of furniture.
A conventional furniture hinge comprises a first hinge component mounted on one part ... | A hinge component for pivotally connecting two parts of a piece of furniture includes a fastener member adapted to be attached to one part of the furniture, a carrier member mounted in the fastener member for adjustable displacement relative thereto along a first axis, and a hinge arm member which carries a hinge shaft... | 4 |
FIELD OF THE INVENTION
The present invention relates to a method and a device for operating an internal combustion engine.
BACKGROUND INFORMATION
It is already known that the available time for an injection of fuel into a combustion chamber of an internal combustion chamber is limited. In systems where an i... | A method and a device for operating an internal combustion engine are provided, which allow a continuous limiting of the output of the internal combustion engine upon attaining a maximally possible injection duration of an injection valve. The internal combustion engine has at least one actuator for influencing the out... | 5 |
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
Garage door operators have been conceived and constructed for over 40 years. The concept of a longitudinally stationary but rotating screw to act on a traveling nut to open an overhead-type garage door was shown to be conceived nearly 45 years ago by U.S. Pat. No. 2,056,174. Cable-oper... | A garage door operator is disclosed which has a motor-driven screw nearly enclosed within a guide, and a partial nut is guided by this guide means and moved longitudinally therealong by engagement with the rotating screw. The partial nut is adapted to be connected to a garage door to open and close the same. In order t... | 4 |
FIELD
This invention relates to a turbo pump for a vehicle engine, and in particular to an exhaust driven turbo pump incorporating a turbocharger. Aspects of the invention relate to a pump, to an assembly, to a system, to an engine and to a vehicle.
BACKGROUND
Exhaust driven turbochargers for vehicle ... | An exhaust turbo pump of an internal combustion engine has multiple pairs of turbine and compressor wheels rotatable about a common axis, an inner pair of wheels being connected by a tubular shaft rotatable relative to a spindle connecting an outer pair of wheels. One pair of wheels comprises a turbocharger for inlet a... | 5 |
This application is entitled to and hereby claims the priority of co-pending U.S. Provisional application Ser. No. 61/282,727, filed Mar. 23, 2010.
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
1. Field of the Invention
The present invention is related to the field of animal containment and, more particularly... | A radial-shaped wireless fence system is provided that contains one or more dogs in a user-defined area without the need for a physical fence or underground wire. The system includes a base unit and at least one collar, and is easy to set up and use. Through improved filtering of consecutive distance measurement values... | 0 |
FIELD OF THE INVENTION
The present invention relates generally to computer systems, and more specifically to control of sequencing of data processing by different programs.
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
The Unix (tm licensed by X/Open Company, LTD) operating system and Linux operating system currently o... | Generally, piping applications defined by combining stages of programming with a sequence control program and specifying to the sequence control program piping commands. The stages may be functions to send data to a shared queue. The piping commands identify current stages, and parameters for the current stages identif... | 6 |
BACKGROUND
1. Field of Invention
The invention relates generally to current generators, and more particularly, to spin current generators for spintronics applications.
2. Description of Related Art
This section is intended to introduce the reader to various aspects of the art that may be related... | Spin current generators and systems and methods for employing spin current generators. A spin current generator may be configured to generate a spin current polarized in one direction, or a spin current selectively polarized in two directions. The spin current generator may by employed in spintronics applications, wher... | 8 |
TECHNICAL FIELD
[0001] The invention relates to the production of a floor covering from polymer particles (flakes, vermicelli, grains, etc.) which may cover a very wide range of appearances, including a homogeneous product appearance that has a perfectly smooth and uniform surface.
BACKGROUND
... | The invention relates to a method for making a ground coating made of a thermoplastic material, that comprises the steps of (a) depositing a layer of a liquid component on a substrate, the liquid component being selected from a plastisol, an organosol or an SBR rubber emulsion, (b) powdering solid particles on the liqu... | 3 |
CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATION
The present patent application/patent claims the benefit of priority of U.S. Provisional Patent Application No. 61/433,736, filed on Jan. 18, 2011, and entitled “BONE PLATE INCORPORATING A STATIC/DYNAMIC COMPRESSION MECHANISM AND ASSOCIATED SURGICAL METHODS,” the contents of... | The present invention provides a bone plate that includes a sliding mechanism that allows for both static and dynamic loading and the associated stabilization or partial or whole immobilization of two or more adjacent bone fragments or vertebral bodies of the spine. This sliding mechanism is designed such that as bone ... | 0 |
SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION
In a first aspect of the invention there is provided a compound of the formula ##STR2## wherein m is an integer of 1 to 3;
n is an integer of 1 or 2;
q is an integer of 1 to 6;
x is an integer of 2 to 6;
Ph is phenylene
or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt t... | A compound is provided which has the formula ##STR1## wherein m is an integer of 1 to 3;
n is an integer of 1 or 2;
p is an integer of 1 or 2;
q is an integer of 1 to 6;
x is an integer of 2 to 6;
Ph is phenylene
or a pharmceutically acceptable salt thereof. Also provided is a method... | 8 |
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
The present invention relates to a current controlling device for an electromagnetic winding. In particular, it relates to a current controlling device for controlling a starting current and a holding current supplied to an electromagnetic winding of a solenoid valve and the like.
... | A current controlling device comprises an input circuit for receiving a driving signal, means for supplying a first reference voltage or a second reference voltage lower than the first reference voltage, a detecting resistor for detecting current flowing through an electromagnetic winding, and means for supplying the e... | 7 |
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
Synthesis of many retroviral protease and renin inhibitors containing a hydroxyethylamine, hydroxyethylurea or hydroxyethylsulfonamide isostere include the preparation of a key chiral amine intermediate. The synthesis of the key chiral amine requires a multi-step synthesis starting fro... | Chiral hydroxyethylamine, hydroxyethylurea or hydroxyethylsulfonamide isostere containing retroviral protease and renin inhibitors can be prepared by multi-step syntheses that utilize key chiral amine intermediates. This invention is a cost effective method of obtaining such key chiral amine intermediates enantiomerica... | 2 |
This is a division, of application Ser. No. 367,203, filed Apr. 12, 1982, now U.S. Pat No. 4,421,818.
TECHNICAL FIELD
The present invention relates to a patterned, nonwoven, articulated fabric comprised of interlocking synthetic fiber elements and to a process for making said fabric utilizing self... | A patterned, nonwoven, articulated fabric exhibiting a substantially uniform texture and comprised of a multiplicity of synthetic fiber elements, the opposing free ends of each of said synthetic fiber elements being joined to one another to form substantially continuous loops, said loops being interconnected to one ano... | 3 |
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
The present invention relates to a method for controlling the flow of fluids through subterranean formations.
It is well-known that subterranean formations comprise layers or zones of different permeabilities. In the recovery of hydrocarbon material such as oil or natural gas fro... | The permeability of subterranean formations, and hence, the mobility of fluids through the formation, can be controlled by introducing a carboxamide polymer and a hypohalite such as sodium hypochlorite to the formation at conditions such that the polymer has been cross-linked, either prior to its introduction or in sit... | 2 |
CONTRACTUAL ORIGIN OF THE INVENTION
This invention was made with United States Government support under Contract No. DE-AC22-88ID12735 awarded by the Department of Energy. The Government has certain rights in this invention.
CROSS REFERENCE TO RELATED PATENT APPLICATIONS
The present inventio... | A threaded fastener with a shape memory alloy (SMA) coatings on its threads is disclosed. The fastener has special usefulness in high temperature applications where high reliability is important. The SMA coated fastener is threaded into or onto a mating threaded part at room temperature to produce a fastened object. Th... | 8 |
FIELD OF THE INVENTION
The exemplary embodiment(s) of the present invention relates to bone repairing substance for medicaments. More specifically, the exemplary embodiment(s) of the present invention relates to a bone cement formula.
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
Bone cement compositions are widely use... | A calcium-based bone cement formula having a powder component and a setting liquid component with a liquid to powder ratio of 0.20 ml/g to 0.50 ml/g is provided, wherein the powder component includes tetracalcium phosphate. The bone cement formula further contains, based on the total weight of the bone cement formula, ... | 0 |
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
This is a continuation of application Ser. No. 280,151, filed Aug. 14, 1972, now abandoned.
The present application is a continuation-in-part of copending application Ser. No. 59,339, filed July 29, 1970, now abandoned, in favor of a continuation application Ser. No. 242,218, fil... | A method of reducing body odor by applying to the body an aqueous odor-reducing composition containing a perspiration odor-reducing or retarding amount of a biological protease-inhibitor. | 8 |
FIELD OF THE INVENTION
[0001] This invention is directed to delivery devices for delivering subcutaneous cavity marking devices. More particularly, the delivery device may be used with biopsy systems permitting efficient placement of a biopsy marker within a cavity. The device may include an intermediate ... | An apparatus for delivering subcutaneous cavity marking devices. More particularly, the delivery devices may be used with biopsy systems permitting efficient placement of a biopsy marker within a cavity. The device may include an intermediate member which assists in deployment of the marking device. The devices may als... | 0 |
FIELD OF THE INVENTION
The present invention relates to a composite logic circuit and particularly to a double-triggered logic circuit.
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
Nowadays, digital systems are increasingly diversified. How to reduce power consumption of chipsets is a one of main research focuses. Digital s... | A double-triggered logic circuit is a composite circuitry consisting of a plurality of PMOS, NMOS, inverters and a signal line. It includes an AND logic circuit and a XNOR logic circuit to generate an adjustable pulse mode to solve the problem of threshold voltage loss. | 7 |
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
The invention pertains to a self-drilling blind tension rivet which includes a rivet casing with a stop flange and a rivet spindle on one end of which a drilling unit is provided, and at other end region of which at least one rotation and tension force application element is provided t... | A self-drilling blind tension rivet has a sleeve with a stop flange and a rivet shank and having at one end a drilling unit and at the other end a flattened section for engagement with a rotation and tension applying tool for drilling in and setting the blind tension rivet. The flattened section which extends over the ... | 8 |
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
1. Field of the Invention
This invention relates in general to dart games and in particular to a computerized dart game which has more than one microcomputer and which has a novel dart board.
2. Description of the Prior Art
Electronic dart games are known such as illu... | A novel dart game which allows one or more players to participate and which has a dart board mounted over a matrix switch and with segments to actuate the matrix switch when struck by a dart thrown by a player and which uses a first microcomputer to scan the matrix switch to detect where the dart struck the dart board ... | 8 |
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
The present invention relates to a ride-on toy stylized as a friendly character. Such toys are also often styled in a saddle-type configuration including a saddle-type seat. The toy is typically connected to the supporting surface by a connector. The connector can include a motorized mem... | A ride-on activity device is disclosed, wherein the device includes a seat, a base and a connector for movably connecting the seat relative to the base. The connection between the seat and the base allows multiple degrees of freedom such that the seat is capable of bouncing and rotating relative to the base. The connec... | 0 |
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
The objective of the invention relates to a method for the processing of tires and for the manufacture of products comprised of the tire material, to a device for cutting up tires as well as construction of interwoven mesh structures or bodies such as blocks, hollow bodies, mats or ali... | A method for processing tires and providing a product made form the tire material, by cutting each tire by a sequence of cuts to form two side walls and several tire rings of the running tread, separating the two side walls from the tire rings of running tread, combining the tire rings together to form the product by l... | 8 |
CROSS REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS
[0001] This is a continuation of prior application Ser. No. 12/037,409, filed Feb. 26, 2008 (Attorney Docket DON09 P-1422), which is a continuation of prior application Ser. No. 11/505,268, filed on Aug. 16, 2006, now U.S. Pat. No. 7,334,925, which is a continuation of... | A lighted exterior rearview mirror system includes an exterior rearview mirror assembly including a reflective element and an electrically-operable actuator. The exterior rearview mirror assembly includes a breakaway joint assembly. The reflective element has an electrically powered heater operable to remove ice or dew... | 8 |
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
The present invention relates to integrated circuit (IC) memory devices and, more particularly, to the inclusion of one or more thin layers, such as Si, Al, IrO 2 , or Al plus TiN, as an adhesion layer between a noble metal layer, such as Pt, and a silicon dioxide (SiO 2 )layer to form... | Si, Al, Al plus TiN, and IrO2 are used as adhesion layers to prevent peeling of noble metal electrodes, such as Pt, from a silicon dioxide (SiO 2 ) substrate in capacitor structures of memory devices. | 8 |
CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATION
This application claims priority to Japanese Patent Application No. 2012-187241 filed Aug. 28, 2012, the content of which is hereby incorporated herein by reference in its entirety.
BACKGROUND
The present disclosure relates to a sewing machine that can sew an emb... | A sewing machine includes a sewing device, a processor, and a memory. The sewing device is configured to form stitches on a sewing workpiece. The memory is to store computer-readable instructions that, when executed by the processor, instruct the processor to perform processes including acquiring embroidery data, gener... | 3 |
CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS
The present application claims priority to German Patent Application No. DE 10 2012 212 832.8, filed Jul. 23, 2012, which is hereby incorporated by reference herein in its entirety.
BACKGROUND
The present technology relates to an assembly for a line conduit to b... | An assembly for a line conduit is configured to be molded into a construction part, such as a concrete casting. The assembly includes positioning module configured for fastening the assembly to a structure, such as a wall or casting. The assembly also includes a casting sheath and a fire protection module, which includ... | 7 |
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
1. Field of the Invention
The present invention relates to a process and to a device for measuring the velocity and the flow rate of a fluid stream.
2. Description of the Prior Art
Accurate determination of the circulation rate of fluids in pipes and of the correspond... | A process and device for measuring the velocity of flow of a fluid stream by measuring the difference between the respective traveltimes of acoustic pulses emitted by means of a generator (G) respectively between two points (P A , P B ) spaced out along the fluid stream, according to whether they are propagated upstrea... | 6 |
CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS
[0001] This is a divisional patent application of U.S. patent application Ser. No. 10/287,153, filed Nov. 4, 2002, which claims the benefit of the filing date of U.S. Patent Application No. 60/338,901, filed on Nov. 5, 2001, the entire contents of which are hereby expr... | Compositions and methods for treating, preventing, or reducing alcoholism, in particular methods for increasing patient compliance with therapies that require the intake of an ALDH inhibitor comprising the step of administering a monoamine oxidase B inhibitor. | 8 |
CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS
This is a continuation-in-part of application Ser. No. 941,540, filed Sept. 15, 1978, being abandoned Sept. 15, 1979, which in turn is a continuation-in-part of application Ser. No. 767,388, filed Feb. 10, 1977 and abandoned Sept. 15, 1978, which in turn is a continuation-i... | Water-borne reaction products of (a) carboxyl-functional polymers; (b) polyepoxides; and (c) tertiary amines are useful as film-forming components of coating compositions which can be spray-, flow-, dip-, roller-, or electro-coated. The coating compositions are useful as such or can be crosslinked with crosslinking age... | 2 |
CROSS REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATION
[0001] This application claims the benefit under 35 U.S.C. §119(c) of U.S. Provisional Patent Application No. 61/321,740 filed Apr. 7, 2010, which application is incorporated herein by reference in its entirety.
BACKGROUND
[0002] 1. Technical... | Compounds, compositions and methods are provided for use to inhibit infection by human immunodeficiency virus (HIV). More specifically, the present invention relates to glycomimetic compounds that inhibit HIV infection, and uses thereof. | 0 |
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
The present invention relates to an appliance for correcting rachidial deformities and essentially scoliosis, which is the major cause of such deformities.
The appliance is intended to be surgically implanted along the deformed part of the rachis or vertebral column of a growing ... | An appliance for the dynamic correction of rachidial deformities, wherein in the deformed part of the rachis which it is wished to correct is implanted a mechanical assembly of biocompatible material comprising screwed onto each vertebra of the deformed area, in the angle formed by the spinous process and the disk, a r... | 0 |
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
[0001] 1. Field of the Invention
[0002] The present invention relates to a method for fabricating a capacitor for a semiconductor device, and more particularly, to a method for fabricating capacitors that exhibit both improved electrical properties and sufficien... | The present invention discloses a method for fabricating a capacitor for a semiconductor device. The method includes the steps of: forming a lower electrode at the upper portion of a semiconductor substrate where a predetermined structure has been formed; forming an amorphous (Ta 2 O 5 ) 1−x -(TiO 2 ) x film on the lo... | 7 |
CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATION
This application is a Continuation Application claiming priority from the application having Ser. No. 11/125,288, filed date May 9, 2005, now U.S. Pat. No. 7,370,261.
TECHNICAL FIELD
The disclosure herein relates to data storage.
SUMMARY OF THE IN... | A Redundant Array of Independent Devices uses convolution encoding to provide redundancy of the striped data written to the devices. No parity is utilized in the convolution encoding process. Trellis decoding is used for both reading the data from the RAID and for rebuilding missing encoded data from one or more failed... | 6 |
CROSS REFERENCES TO RELATED APPLICATIONS
This is a continuation-in-part of application Ser. No. 07/891,968 filed May 26, 1992, now abandoned.
FIELD OF THE INVENTION
The instant invention relates to an improved rotary valve rotated by chain/belt or gears having designed and positioned opening... | An improved rotary valve assembly that is rotated by chain, belt or gears that are driven by a reciprocating engine which has intake and exhaust rotary valves that have ports and interior channels that are sequentially positioned to allow the intake and exhaust of gases and alternatively seals the combustion chamber. T... | 5 |
TECHNICAL FIELD
[0001] The present disclosure relates to a sealable structure to enclose a high voltage battery pack used in an electrified vehicle.
BACKGROUND
[0002] The battery pack of a hybrid electric vehicle is generally rated at 60 volts or above. To achieve the overall battery volta... | A battery assembly for an electrified vehicle is disclosed, the battery assembly includes a battery cover and a battery tray that join at a single continuous planar sealing surface around a perimeter of the assembly. The continuous planar sealing surface is disposed at an angle relative to the base. | 8 |
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
[0001] 1. Field of the Invention
[0002] The present invention relates to the oral delivery of parathyroid hormone (PTH). More particularly, the invention is directed to the use of calcitonin in combination with PTH for the oral administration of PTH.
... | A method for orally administering a parathyroid hormone, PTH, comprising orally co-administering to a patient in need of PTH an effective amount of a PTH and an effective amount of a calcitonin. The method according to the invention allows for the oral administration of PTH without the hypercalcemia, hypercalcuria and ... | 0 |
CROSS REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATION
This application claims the benefit of the filing date of U.S. Provisional Application Ser. No. 60/622,418, filed Oct. 27, 2004, which is incorporated herein by reference.
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
Suspended ceilings of various shapes and sizes are being increasing... | A grid system is provided that is particularly suited for the suspended ceiling system that varies in the vertical plane. An elongated carrier tube is provided the spans substantially the width of the grid system that has a slot therein adapted to receive the strengthening bulb of a main runner. A clip is provided that... | 4 |
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
1. Field of the Invention
The present invention relates to a phase locked loop oscillating circuit-called hereinafter a PLL circuit.
2. Description of the Prior Art
Usually, a conventional TV receiver uses a PLL circuit as a circuit to generate synchronous pulses with... | A phase looped oscillating circuit includes a signal comparing device which can compare a plurality of different input signals with each other and emit a signal based on this comparison. The signal comparing device emits a control signal to a level converting device, a signal converting device is operatively connected ... | 7 |
This application is a continuation-in-part of my earlier filed copending application bearing Ser. No. 765,918, entitled "Method and Apparatus For Installing an Off Shore Driving Rig" filed on Feb. 7, 1977, now U.S. Pat. No. 4,144,940.
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
It is well known in the art... | An Angulating Knuckle Lead installed within an offshore pile driving rig having both upper and lower hydraulically actuated supporting kickers, independently operable for driving pile on extreme slope or batter and which is movable upwardly and downwardly through an opening in the upper deck of the rig toward the lower... | 4 |
CROSS REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS
[0001] This application claims the benefit of U.S. Provisional Application No. 61/826,585, filed May 23, 2013, the contents of which are incorporated herein by reference.
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
[0002] The present invention generally rel... | Methods and machines for cutting solid and semisolid materials, including food products. The machine has a dicing unit that includes a feed drum, circular cutter, and cross-cutter each individually rotatably mounted to a support structure by cantilevered shafts. The machine further includes a knife for producing slices... | 8 |
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
1. Field of the Invention
The present invention relates to a charging device, e.g., for inductive charging of an energy store, a method for controlling a charging operation, and a corresponding computer program product.
2. Description of the Related Art
An accumulator... | A charging device for a rechargeable energy store which has a first induction coil includes: a coupling surface for positioning the first energy store; a second induction coil for generating a magnetic field in the area of the coupling surface to transfer electrical energy between the first and second induction coils; ... | 7 |
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
1. Field of the Invention
The invention relates to electroless deposition of metals. More particularly, it relates to the selective deposition of nickel on aluminum metallized semiconductor devices in predetermined areas defined by openings in a suitable dielectric or photoresist... | A method for depositing electroless nickel on aluminum or aluminum alloy is described. The method is particularly useful for fabricating bonding pads on aluminum metallized semiconductor devices and for creating beam leads. The described method deposits a thick nickel layer directly on aluminum without the use of inter... | 2 |
BACKGROUND
[0001] a) Field of the Invention
[0002] This invention relates to the field of safety devices for improving the visibility of a parked, stranded or disable vehicle, or other obstruction at day or night. The invention also relates to the field of demarcating or cording off a given ... | The present invention is an inexpensive safety tape that can be used in several applications including, but not limited to, the illumination of a disable vehicle on the side of a roadway. The invention consists of few moving parts including a housing, reflective tape and a connecting device that allows the tape to be c... | 4 |
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
1. Field of the Invention
The invention relates to a method and apparatus for cleaning fluid used in an industrial operation, such as a water purification plant, a completion or workover operation of a subterranean well, or the like, wherein a disposable cartridge filter is used ... | Method and apparatus are provided for treating and removing particulate matter from fluid circulatable into, through and out of an industrial operation, and for cleaning a disposable cartridge filter used therein. In treatment of fluid, the fluid is circulated in a flow path and is introduced into a filter vessel havin... | 1 |
CROSS REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATION
This application is a national stage entry of PCT/IB2010/053363 filed Jul. 23, 2010, under the International Convention, claiming priority over FR 0955238 filed Jul. 27, 2009.
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
This invention relates to a set comprising an intervertebra... | This set comprises an intervertebral implant ( 2 ) for immobilising a vertebra ( 100 ) with respect to another and an instrument ( 3 ) for installing this implant; the implant ( 2 ) comprises a longitudinal end designed to be connected to the instrument ( 3 ), and the instrument ( 3 ) comprises a rod ( 26 ) having a fr... | 0 |
BACKGROUND
1. Field of the Invention
The present invention relates to the design of programming languages for computer systems and associated development tools. More specifically, the present invention relates to a method and an apparatus for associating metadata attributes that do not affect program execution ... | One embodiment of the present invention provides a system for associating metadata attributes with program elements. During operation, the system receives source code containing syntactic elements that specify metadata attributes for program elements, wherein the metadata attributes do not affect program execution. The... | 6 |
FIELD OF THE INVENTION
In general, the invention relates to devices and methods for non-invasive neurostimulation of a subject's brain. More specifically, the invention relates to devices and methods for non-invasive neurostimulation of a subject's brain to effect treatment of various maladies.
BACK... | A system for providing non-invasive neuromodulation to a patient includes a mouthpiece and a controller. The mouthpiece includes an elongated housing, a printed circuit board, control circuitry mounted within the elongated housing, and a cable for connecting to a controller. The controller includes an elongated u-shape... | 0 |
FIELD OF THE INVENTION
This invention relates to helical screw type compressors with axial fluid flow in which means is provided for sensing the internal discharge pressure at the discharge end of the rotors and for controlling the size of the discharge opening so that full compression is substantially equal to t... | The high pressure end wall of an axial flow helical screw type compressor has a slide member which is movable transversely of the rotors for controlling the size of the discharge passage through the end wall and is controlled by sensing means responsive to the pressure at the end wall and in the discharge area in order... | 5 |
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
1. Field of the Invention
The present invention relates to an optical transmitter module suitable for use in optical fiber communications and equipped with an electricabsorption type optical modulator for converting an electric signal to a light signal, and particularly to a circ... | In order to obtain an optical transmitter module for converting an input electric signal to a light signal with fidelity and outputting it therefrom, a terminal resistor Rt and an optical modulator MD are connected in parallel within a package including a laser diode with a monolithically integrated optical modulator f... | 7 |
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
[0001] 1. Field of the Invention
[0002] The present invention relates to an image forming device such as a copy machine, a facsimile machine and a printer, and an image forming method.
[0003] 2. Description of the Related Art
[0004] ... | An image forming device includes a plurality of holding units that holds data of pixels around a target pixel, a weight generating unit that generates a weight for each holding unit, a plurality of weight applying units that applies a corresponding weight to the data held by each holding unit, and a control unit that d... | 6 |
BACKGROUND
[0001] Radiation therapy plans are generated based in large part on a patient's physical parameters. The design of the plan may be complicated as numerous treatment parameters can be defined to address the particular physical characteristics of the patient. If an initial candidate radiation tr... | A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium storing a set of instructions executable by a processor. The set of instructions is operable to receive a current patient medical image of a current patient, compare the current patient medical image to a plurality of previous patient medical images, each of the previou... | 6 |
MICROFICHE APPENDIX
This patent application includes a microfiche appendix consisting of three sheets of microfiche with a total number of 175 frames. This microfiche appendix contains the source code for the software incorporated into this invention.
A portion of the disclosure of this patent document cont... | There is disclosed herein an invention which relates to the fields of genetic engineering, microbiology, and computer science, that allows a user, whether they be a molecular biologist or a clinical diagnostician, to calculate and design extremely specific oligonucleotide probes for DNA and mRNA hybridization procedure... | 6 |
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
1. Field of the Invention
This invention relates to a wet flue gas desulfurization process. More particularly, this invention relates to reducing the amount of purge liquid discharged to a wastewater treatment system from a wet flue gas desulfurization system.
2. Descriptio... | One aspect of the invention relates to a method for removing contaminants from a flue gas stream ( 22 ). The method includes: removing fly ash from a flue gas stream ( 22 ) utilizing a particle collector ( 24 ); contacting the flue gas stream with an alkaline reagent in a wet scrubber ( 26 ); discharging a purge liquid... | 1 |
CROSS-REFERENCES TO RELATED APPLICATIONS
The present application claims priority to European Patent Application No. EP 10 004 141.7, filed Apr. 19, 2010. The disclosure of which is hereby incorporated by reference in its entirety.
TECHNICAL FIELD
The invention relates to methods of inspecting semicond... | A method of inspecting a semiconductor substrate having a back surface and including at least one piece of metal embedded in the substrate comprises directing measuring light towards the back surface of the substrate and detecting a portion of the measuring light received back from the substrate. The method also includ... | 6 |
TECHNICAL FIELD
The present invention relates to communication systems, and more particularly to synchronization of frequency hopping communication systems.
BACKGROUND ART
Frequency hopping is a radio communication technique in spread-spectrum modulation wherein information is transmitted using a sequ... | In a multicellular communications network system comprising base stations and a plurality of remote stations, a remote station listens for frames of information emitted by the different base or remote stations, in order to insert the network. The base stations and the remote stations comprise means for emitting the fra... | 7 |
PRIORITY INFORMATION
[0001] The present application is a continuation application of U.S. patent application Ser. No. 13/247,932, filed Sep. 28, 2011, which claims priority under 35 U.S.C. §120 to U.S. Provisional Patent Application No. 61/387,388, filed Sep. 28, 2010, the entire contents of which is hereby ... | A thickness control system for a high speed tortilla sheeting machine can adjust a pinch point gap between a pair of sheeting rollers to maintain a generally uniform thickness of the produced “masa” (i.e., corn dough) sheet. The sheeting machine can include a pinch point gap adjustment device which guides at least one ... | 8 |
.Iadd.This is an application for reissue of U.S. Pat. No. 4,872,399 granted Oct. 10, 1989, to David B. Chaney. .Iaddend.
SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION
This invention relates to a convertible fan assembly and more particularly to an electric fan assembly for household use that may be converted between use as in a... | An electric fan assembly for household use convertible between use in a window and use on a desk or floor has a substantially rectangular, one-piece, molded polypropylene support member formed from a first support panel, a second support panel, and a pair of living hinges connecting the first and second panels to one a... | 5 |
RELATED APPLICATIONS
[0001] This application is a continuation-in-part of U.S. patent application Ser. No. 09/332,723 filed Jun. 14, 1999, now U.S. Pat. No. 6,266,094 granted Jul. 24, 2001.
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
[0002] 1. Field of the Invention
[0003... | There is provided a system for the automatic collection and conditioning of closed caption texts originating from multiple geographic locations, comprising: (1) at least one remote capture client means having a tuner to receive one or more television signals, a decoder to decode closed caption text stream in the televi... | 7 |
BACKGROUND
The present disclosure relates generally to semiconductor devices, and more particularly to a method for using retrograde well for forming Metal-Oxide-Semiconductor (MOS) transistors.
Typically, integrated circuits (ICs) operate at various operating voltages. Therefore, transistors in these ICs must ... | A high voltage device with retrograde well is disclosed. The device comprises a substrate, a gate region formed on the substrate, and a retrograde well placed in the substrate next to the gate region, wherein the retrograde well reduces a dopant concentration on the surface of the substrate, thereby minimizing damages ... | 7 |
BRIEF SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION
This apparatus comprises a portable means of flushing marine engines. Until now marine engines have depended on pump pressured water to supply the engine's water pump during operation unless the lower unit was submerged. This system delivers water by means of gravity and a tempo... | A portable flushing device for a marine engine, which comprises a reservoir for temporary water storage and a delivery system to the marine engine. The power source for this system is gravity, which allows it to be portable. | 5 |
CROSS REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS
This application is related to, and claims priority from, U.S. provisional application 61/044,988 filed on Apr. 15, 2008 by Michael A. Paluszek and Pradeep Bhatta entitled “VERTICAL AXIS WIND TURBINE USING INDIVIDUAL BLADE PITCH AND CAMBER CONTROL INTEGRATED WITH A MATRIX C... | A vertical axis wind turbine that can be actively controlled is provided. This invention includes mechanisms and methods for enabling high-efficiency wind energy extraction by a vertical axis wind turbine using active pitch and camber control of individual blades. Blade control is further integrated with generator cont... | 5 |
CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATION
[0001] This application is a continuation-in-part of U.S. patent application Ser. No. 10/390,711, filed Mar. 19, 2003.
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
[0002] 1. Field of the Invention
[0003] The present invention relates to a d... | The digital message display for vehicles detects a tailgater and automatically flashes a warning message, directed to the tailgater, on a message display that is located in the rear window of the vehicle in view of following traffic. In addition to the warning message directed to the tailgater, a distance display is lo... | 1 |
This application is a continuation of application Ser. No. 07/129,368 filed Nov. 30, 1987, now abandoned; which is a continuation of application Ser. No. 06/927,869 filed Nov. 7, 1986, now abandoned.
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
1. Field of the Invention
This invention relates to an image-for... | An image-forming lens having a primary surface defined by a spherical surface and located on the side of an object when the lens is used to provide negative magnification, a secondary surface defined by a flat plane and located on the side of an image, the lens having therein a refractive index distribution exhibiting ... | 6 |
TEECHNICAL FIELD
[0001] The present invention relates to processes and means by which multiple computers in networked systems are enabled to make available and/or exchange information. The invention is particularly directed at provision of an integrated system for access to and use of information by any o... | The invention is an improved method and apparatus for information routing and sharing in multiple computer networks, which can facilitate automatic integration of diverse network and data systems. In an integrated data network comprising multiple computer systems, distinct information users and sources may each be cons... | 7 |
TECHNICAL FIELD
[0001] This invention relates to fibrous catalyst-immobilization systems and methods for their synthesis and use.
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
[0002] Chemical production processes generally employ fluid flow as a means for introducing chemical reactants to relativel... | The present invention provides a fibrous catalyst-immobilization system that can be employed for immobilizing catalysts that are subject to fluid flow within a chemical production process. The fibrous systems can be synthesized using electrospinning and the catalysts are secured in the fibers during the electrospinning... | 3 |
THE FIELD OF THE INVENTION
The field of invention is refrigeration system servicing, and more particularly a detector tube assay employing a solvatochromic indicator for use in refrigeration system servicing.
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
Refrigeration fluids are split into two phases, first the refrige... | A process and apparatus for determining the amount of contamination in the lubricant phase of a refrigeration system. The process utilizes a clear glass tube which contains an inert substance such as glass beads coated with a solvatochromic compound, preferably the solvatochromic compound is a mixture of Benzophenoxazi... | 6 |
CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS
[0001] This application claims priority to Chinese Patent Application No. 20061006310.5 filed on Oct., 07, 2006. The contents of which are incorporated herein by reference.
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
[0002] 1. Field of the Invention
[0003]... | The present invention teaches a steering wheel for a vehicle comprising a grip frame; one or more spoke frames; a supporting shaft; and at least one force-cushioning element; wherein the spokes connect the grip frame to the supporting shaft; the grip frame and/or the spoke frames comprise two or more parts; the force-c... | 1 |
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
[0001] 1. Field of the Invention
[0002] The invention generally relates to a method for use in subterranean wellbores. More particularly, the invention relates to a method used to measure inflow profiles in subterranean injector wellbores.
[0003] 2.... | A method of determining the inflow profile of an injection wellbore, comprising stopping injection of fluid into a formation, the formation intersected by a wellbore having a section uphole of the formation and a section within the formation, monitoring temperature at least partially along the uphole section of the wel... | 4 |
RELATED APPLICATION
This application is a continuation-in-part to application Ser. No. 447,108 filed Dec. 6, 1989, now U.S. Pat. No. 5,031,931.
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
1. Field of Invention
This invention pertains to a sensor for mounting in motor vehicles for sensing a crash, said... | Conventional ball-in-tube, gas-damped, crash sensors utilize a gold plated ball to bridge two contacts. When the ball senses acceleration (deceleration) in the longitudinal direction of a cylinder of sufficient magnitude and duration, it moves to where it bridges the contacts, completing the electrical circuit and init... | 7 |
FIELD AND BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
This invention relates to a low mass-breakerless ignition distributor as may be used with internal combustion engines for compact and sub-compact automotive vehicles, for example.
Reduced available space and necessary weight reduction considerations dictate that such di... | An automotive type ignition distributor featuring a Hall Effect pickup and associated electronic circuitry and a combined distributor rotor and interrupter unit, which distributes the high tension energy to the spark plugs of the engine, acts as an interrupter for the Hall Effect Pickup and provides a return circuit pa... | 5 |
This is a continuation of International Application PCT/GB98/00573, with an international filing date of Feb. 24 th , 1998, which claims priority to a British application 9704003.4, with a filing date of Feb. 26 th , 1997.
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
1. Technical Field
This invention general... | A child-restraint system is mounted in relation to a seat of a motor vehicle by a mount which includes a base portion secured to the vehicle structure and a mounting portion which extends to an accessible position upon the seat where it may be engaged by the restraint system, the mounting portion being able to be moved... | 1 |
RELATED APPLICATION
This application claims the priority benefit of European Patent Application 12164694.7 filed on Apr. 19, 2012, the entirety of which is incorporated by reference in its entirety.
TECHNICAL FIELD
The present disclosure relates to a method for drying clothes in a household dryer havi... | A method for drying clothes in a household dryer having a drying chamber, a temperature sensor for monitoring temperature an air exhaust temperature from the chamber, and a control system for maintaining a temperature in the drying chamber close to a set point temperature by selecting the set point temperature based on... | 3 |
“This application is a continuation of U.S. application Ser. No. 10/375,227 filed on Feb. 27, 2003.”
FIELD OF THE INVENTION
This invention relates to securely transmitting data, and more particularly to achieving improved protection against the breaching of security even when data is sent over a channel subje... | A method, apparatus and computer program product for transmitting data secures the data by adaptively transforming it and spreading the transformed data piecewise over plural transmission channels. The method, apparatus and computer program product may select low-cost channels preferentially to transmit greater amounts... | 7 |
This application is a continuation of application Ser. No. 08/149,271 filed Nov. 9, 1993, abandoned.
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
1. Field of the Invention
This invention relates to a misfire detection system for an internal combustion engine, and more particularly to such a system in which m... | A high probability of detecting an erroneous misfire occurs when combustion becomes unstable during jolt control. Therefore, during jolt control the reliability of the misfire detection system is degraded. As a result, the misfire detection system is inactivated during jolt control by discontinuing the misfire detectio... | 5 |
TECHNICAL FIELD
[0001] The present invention pertains to thin film capacitors, more particularly to thin film capacitors formed on copper foil that can be embedded in printed wiring boards (PWB) to provide capacitance for decoupling and controlling voltage for integrated circuit die that are mounted on the... | The present invention is directed to a dielectric thin film composition comprising: (1) one or more barium/titanium-containing selected from (a) barium titanate, (b) any composition that can form barium titanate during firing, and (c) mixtures thereof; dissolved in (2) organic medium; and wherein said thin film composi... | 8 |
FIELD OF THE INVENTION
This invention generally relates to power sources. More particularly, this invention relates to inverter power sources employed in welding, cutting and heating applications.
Power sources typically convert a power input to a necessary or desirable power output tailored for a specific ... | A method and apparatus for providing a welding current is disclosed. The power source is capable of receiving any input voltage over a wide range of input voltages and includes an input rectifier that rectifies the ac input into a dc signal. A dc voltage stage converts the dc signal to a desired dc voltage and an inver... | 1 |
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
1. Field of the Invention
The present invention relates to an ink jet printer that uses heat energy for ejecting ink droplets toward a recording medium.
2. Description of the Related Art
Japanese Patent Application Kokai Nos. SHO-48-9622, SHO-54-51837, SHO-54-59936, S... | An ink ejection printer includes an ink channel filled with ink, a nozzle which brings the ink channel into fluid connection with an outside atmosphere, and a thermal resistor formed in the ink channel near the nozzle. The thermal resistor received a pulse of voltage, whereupon the thermal resistor rapidly heats so tha... | 1 |
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
[0001] 1. Field of the Invention
[0002] The present invention relates to coating materials, such as for example laminar coating materials which can be used in the building and furnishing sector, in particular for the production of floorings.
[0003] ... | A laminar coating material, for example for use as flooring, comprises: a polyolefin matrix having a first colouring; and a phase of particulate elastomer material, such as vulcanized rubber, dispersed in the polyolefin matrix and comprising particles of at least one second colouring, which contrasts with the colouring... | 2 |
TECHNICAL FIELD
[0001] The present invention relates to recreational boards, such as a snowboard or wakeboard, and more particularly boot-binding mounts that can be attached to a recreational board.
BACKGROUND ART
[0002] Snowboarding is a sport which can be visually compared to sk... | A mounting assembly in accordance with the invention provides rotational adjustment of a board binding, such as a binding of a snowboard, wakeboard, or the like, without the use of external tools. A spacer plate which enables the mounting of the binding in a position above the board is combined with a mechanism which c... | 0 |
BACKGROUND
[0001] 1. Field
[0002] The present invention relates to cold-liquid drinking vessels and more particularly to beer steins.
[0003] 2. Related Art
[0004] In U.S. Pat. No. 4,424,990, White et al disclose thermo-chromic compositions which change color with temper... | A drinking vessel that has the capability to be stackable and which, by using regular water ice or dry ice, has the ability to maintain a cold temperature for the beverages while not diluting the potency of the liquid or diminishing the quality of the taste. The stackable aspect of the design allows the containers to b... | 5 |
FIELD OF THE INVENTION
The present invention is a CIP of application Ser. No. 13/584,833, filed Aug. 14, 2012, the entire contents of which are hereby incorporated by reference.
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
Description of the Prior Art
In a conventional alignment platform such as the ul... | A xyθ precision alignment platform is provided. The alignment platform includes three power units and three moving platform. Two of the power units can drive a third moving platform moving in X or Y direction. The other power unit has a worm which can drive an arcuate teeth arrangement disposed between the second movin... | 7 |
CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATION
This application is a continuation-in-part of application Ser. No. 360,660 and now abandoned, filed May 14, 1973.
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
1. Field of the Invention
The present invention relates to the field of clinical diagnostic reagents and ... | A complete and self-contained in vitro diagnostic reagent composition for use in determining thyroid function comprises a buffered aqueous suspension of finely divided, amorphous silicon dioxide, having combined therewith a nonionic surfactant and a thyroid hormone substance tagged or labeled with radioisotopic iodine. | 8 |
CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS
This application is the United States national phase under 35 U.S.C. §371 of PCT International Application No. PCT/EP2007/007790, filed on Sep. 6, 2007. That application is incorporated by reference herein.
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
1. Field of the Invention
... | The invention relates to a method for transmitting user data, particularly user data realizing real-time applications, between at least one first communication device and at least one second communication device, the user data being transmitted as data packets during a communication connection, wherein during the commu... | 7 |
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
The present invention relates to livestock watering devices and in particular to those devices which are equipped with heating devices.
Previous generations of livestock waterers consisted of open tubs in barnyards or pens. There livestock could access the water as needed. Improv... | A livestock waterer for use in frigid climates includes a lid which floats on the surface of the water in each basin of the waterer. The lid is hollow with a convex upper surface and with baffle walls depending from the underside of the lid. The baffle walls interrupt wave action on the surface of the water created by ... | 0 |
CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS
This application claims the benefit of U.S. Provisional Application No. 60/417,792, filed Oct. 11, 2002.
STATEMENT REGARDING FEDERALLY SPONSORED RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT
The U.S. Government has a paid-up license in this invention and the right in limit... | Organisms such as bacterial spores are analyzed and/or characterized based on based on peptide fragments of a set of selectively solublizede proteins. Libraries of protein and gene sequences may be utilized for comparison to and identification of proteins and unknown organisms. | 2 |
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
(1) Field of the Invention
The present invention generally relates to a drum washing machine. And more particularly, to improving washing performance by increasing the vigor with which water is circulated within the spin basket.
(2) Description of the Prior Art
A conv... | A drum washing machine includes a spin basket rotatable within a tub about a horizontal axis. Projecting radially inwardly from a cylindrical wall of the spin basket is a plurality of lifters which raise clothes and then let them fall. The lifters form internal spaces into which wash water can flow. That water is raise... | 3 |
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