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BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION [0001] 1. Field of the Invention [0002] This invention relates to aquatic animal culturing, including culturing of fish, crustaceans, plants, corals, and other aquatics, and aquariums and more particularly to a system for compartmentalizing such systems while permitti...
An aquarium or aquatic system such as a fish tank for the safe and clean containment of a plurality of aquatic specimens such as fish, segregated from one another by a series of divider panels aligned within that tank. The divider panels are spaced from the walls and floor of that tank so as to permit a “bottom current...
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FIELD OF THE INVENTION The present invention relates to a method and a device for obtaining subterranean soil samples and for obtaining and retaining material samples including loose grains. BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION Cone penetrometer testing (CPT) is commonly used for the geotechnical and environme...
An apparatus for obtaining subterranean soil samples includes an elongated housing having a passageway extending longitudinally therethrough, a tip assembly movable through the passageway, and a locking device for releasably preventing the tip assembly from moving from a first portion of the passageway to a second port...
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BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION This invention relates generally to chairs which need to be moved sidewise from time to time. An example described here to illustrate one application of the invention is a chair used by a fisherman and mounted on a rear boat seat bench or thwart. For fishing, the chair should be center...
Adjustable device to support a chair on a boat seat enabling the chair to be moved sidewise and locked either in a center position or selected offcenter positions on both sides. A wheeled carriage, with bolts connecting it to a swivelable chair, is movable from side to side along a floor plate in an elongated body whic...
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CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS [0001] This application is a continuation of U.S. non-provisional application Ser. No. 10/596,984, filed May 8, 2007, which is the national stage entry of international application serial no. PCT/GB05/03552, filed Sep. 14, 2005, which claims priority to United Kingdom ...
A winder unit is disclosed for use with a cutting wire in cutting out a vehicle glazing panel. The unit is capable of being mounded to the glazing panel and includes first and second winder spools for winding cutting wire. At least one wire wrap around guide element (typically a pulley) is positioned away from the moun...
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BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION [0001] 1. Field of the Invention [0002] This invention relates generally to portable pneumatic tools and, more particularly, to compression riveters, used to install solid rivets primarily but not limited to the aerospace industry. [0003] 2. Descrip...
A portable pneumatic compression riveter consists of a valve, air cylinder and rivet head assembly consisting of an alligator style set of jaws or a c-yoke style jaw set that is used to upset solid rivets used primarily, but not limited to, the aerospace industry. Disclosed is a series of improvements that make the too...
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This application is a continuation of application Ser. No. 776,804, filed on Sept. 17, 1985, now abandoned. BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION (1) Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a semiconductor device and method of manufacture thereof. More particularly, the invention...
This invention concerns a semiconductor device manufacturing method wherein connection is made of the end portion of aluminium bonding wire to a lead electrode of material selected from the group consisting of copper and copper alloy in a manner such that the reaction layer thickness is 0.2 micron or more, thereby resu...
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[0001] This invention relates to the safe administration of drugs in the hospital environment. BACKGROUND TO THE INVENTION [0002] In modern health care and particularly in the hospital environment there a large number of drugs to be administered by a range of techniques including orally, by inject...
A method of administering a drug to a patient which involves providing a single interface for entry of data including one or more of drug identity, dosage rate, prescribed dosage form, concentration and form of drug, and patient body weight, processing the input data using an algorithm which converts the input data int...
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This is the U.S. national phase of International Application No. PCT/JP2004/014432, filed Sep. 24, 2004, which claims priority from Japanese Patent Application No. 2003-338541 filed Sep. 29, 2003. TECHNICAL FIELD The present invention relates to a sealing ring. Specifically, the present invention relates to: a ...
An object of the present invention is to make it possible to accurately and simply manage the performance deterioration and life duration of sealing rings and other various information about each sealing ring. As a means of achieving this object, a sealing ring according to the present invention is a sealing ring 30 ...
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This application is a continuation-in-part of patent application Ser. No. 919,550, filed Jul. 22, 1992, now abandoned. FIELD OF THE INVENTION The subject of the present invention is a flat-bed knitting machine comprising two knitting beds, at least one pair of opposed cam carriers for driving the ...
The machine comprises two knitting beds (2, 3) and at least one pair of opposed cam carriers (4, 5). These cam carriers are independent and are driven individually, for example by notched belts (10, 13) and motors (12, 15). The elimination of the bow of the carriage makes it possible to provide a large number of bars (...
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CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATION This is a national stage of PCT/EP08/057851 filed Jun. 20, 2008 and published in English, which has a priority of Denmark no. PA 2007 00892 filed Jun. 21, 2007, hereby incorporated by reference. The present invention relates to a unit, a plant and a method for treatmen...
A unit for performing waste water treatment provides a simple and inexpensive approach to purifying water on a small scale at remote locations.
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FIELD OF THE INVENTION [0001] The present invention relates generally to amplifiers, and more particularly relates to a nonlinear transconductance amplifier for improving a response time of the amplifier to widely varying load conditions. BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION [0002] In cert...
A non-linear transconductance amplifier includes a differential input stage and a non-linear transconductance stage operatively coupled to the differential input stage. The differential input stage includes first and second inputs forming a non-inverting input and an inverting input, respectively, of the amplifier for ...
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This application is a Continuation of International Application No. PCT/FR2007/000119, filed Jan. 22, 2007, which is incorporated herein by reference in its entirety. FIELD OF THE INVENTION The subject of the present invention is sulfonamide derivatives, their method of preparation and their thera...
The present invention is directed to a compound of formula (I): wherein Ar 1 , Ar 2 , Ar 3 , R1 and T are as defined herein, its preparation, pharmaceutical composition and uses as orexin 2 receptor antagonist.
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CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS [0001] This application is a continuation of U.S. application Ser. No. 09/738,720 filed on Dec. 15, 2000 which claims priority to Swedish application serial no. SE 9904685-6 filed on Dec. 17, 1999. FIELD OF THE INVENTION [0002] The prese...
A device for data stream analyzing that is able to recognize different data streams and then start processors or functionalities to store or check data in a data stream. The device includes a processor means and a program memory, making it possible to parse a data stream in a way that is controlled by an interchangeabl...
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This is a continuation-in-part of Provisional Application Nos. 60/157,824, filed Oct. 5, 1999; 60/178,901, filed Jan. 28, 2000 and application Ser. No. 09/618,352, filed Jul. 19, 2000. FIELD OF THE INVENTION The present invention relates generally to medical devices, and more particularly to an ap...
A method for removing an occlusion is provided comprising introducing a transverse mode ultrasonic probe into a blood vessel, positioning the probe in proximity to the occlusion, and transmitting ultrasonic energy to the probe, until the occlusion is removed. The probe has a small cross-sectional lumen and is articulab...
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The following is a continuation-in-part of U.S. patent application Ser. No. 031,103, filed March 26, 1987 BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION The invention relates to an apparatus for producing a plasma and for the treatment of substrates therein, with a microwave generator, a chamber to contain a gas, a ...
The invention relates to an apparatus for producing a plasma and treating substrates therein. The plasma produced by means of microwaves serves to coat a substrate which is situated in a chamber (5) having metal walls (6,7,12,13). The microwaves are repeatedly reflected at the metal walls (6,7,12,13), so that the chamb...
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BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTIONS [0001] 1. Field of the Inventions [0002] The present inventions are related to fuel cell systems. [0003] 2. Description of the Related Art [0004] Fuel cells, which convert reactants (i.e. fuel and oxidant) into electricity and reacti...
A fuel cell systems and methods involving decomposing an inorganic oxygen containing salt that decomposes into oxygen and a non-volatile salt and/or mixing fuel cell reaction byproducts with an absorbent material that endothermically reacts with the fuel cell reaction byproducts.
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CROSS REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS [0001] The present application claims priority of U.S. provisional patent application No. 60/692,798, filed Jun. 21, 2005, incorporated herein by reference. BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION [0002] 1. Field of the Invention [0003] ...
Methods for increasing power saving in a station that sends or receives frames in an ad hoc wireless network (e.g., IBSS), while allowing the station to enter a power-saving mode quickly upon completion of scheduled tasks. At the same time, a method of the present invention allows two stations in the ad hoc wireless ne...
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BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION The present invention relates to performance improving additives of long chain alcohols for surfactant foaming solutions which are injected in conjunction with steam or carbon dioxide floods to improve conformance. When an oil reservoir is subjected to steam injection, steam tend...
The invention is a method for increasing the effectiveness of steam or carbon dioxide foaming operations for improving conformance during steam or carbon dioxide floods by adding to the surfactant foaming solution an alcohol having about 8 to about 20 carbon atoms in a concentration such that the ratio of alcohol to su...
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FIELD OF THE INVENTION This invention relates to a medical device for clamping the stomach in morbid obesity bariatric surgery. BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION One of the most common illnesses is obesity. Many diseases are caused by or exacerbated by obesity, particularly in the western world, and these i...
A medical device for clamping the stomach in morbid obesity surgery consists of a silicone frame that is essentially U-shaped, having opposing legs self-hinged to a bight portion interconnecting the legs. The opposing legs have sufficient stiffness to permit limited bending and have inner surfaces that sealingly carry ...
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BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION "Clean rooms" are required in hospitals, laboratories, and industrial operations wherever it is necessary to maintain a work environment substantially free of particles suspended in the air. The most common form of these installations involves a group of filter modules defining...
A filter module has a housing providing a receptacle for a standard filter element, and also has a lateral extension for accommodating securing means to hold the filter element in place. The lateral extension defines a grille opening for removeably receiving an outlet grille in flush relationship, the grille opening ex...
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CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS [0001] The present application claims priority to U.S. Provisional Patent Application Ser. No. 62/097,817, entitled CART SUSPENSION SYSTEM, filed on Dec. 30, 2014, all of the teachings of which are incorporated herein by reference. STATEMENT RE: FEDERA...
A cargo dolly having a suspension assembly incorporated therein, wherein the suspension assembly is adapted to maintain the dolly at a prescribed height relative to an underlying surface. Thus, as cargo is loaded onto the dolly, and subsequently unloaded from the dolly, the dolly will substantially remain at the same h...
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CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS The present application is a continuation of U.S. patent application Ser. No. 10/859,962 filed on Jun. 4, 2004 and entitled “Variable Laminoplasty Implant,” which is hereby incorporated by reference in its entirety. FIELD The present application relate...
A vertebral implant comprising a first base configured for securing to a first cut portion of a vertebra, and second base configured for securing to a second cut portion of the vertebra. A connecting member is configured to associate the first and second bases at a preselected spacing from each other, and the implant i...
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TECHNICAL FIELD [0001] This invention relates to compositions and methods for therapeutic or prophylactic treatment of chronic kidney disease. In particular this invention concerns compositions comprising VIP or certain active fragments of VIP and their use in the treatment of chronic kidney disease, kidney ...
The invention relates to compositions comprising vasoactive intestinal peptide (VIP) or fragments thereof, and the use of such compositions in the treatment of kidney disease, in particular kidney fibrosis, and other associated conditions.
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CONTINUATION-IN-PART APPLICATION This application is a Continuation-in-Part Application of my co-pending application Ser. No. 14,202 filed Oct. 15, 1993 in my name and my name only as inventor for "BIN." Priority of all subject matter common to said patent application Ser. No. 14,202 and this Application ...
A modular container provides a first bin having a compartment for holding general shaped objects and a second compartment for holding vertically a pad of paper in the longitudinal dimension relative to the first compartment. The container includes a slidable printing surface extending from and recessing into said first...
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CROSS REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS This patent application is a continuation of U.S. patent application Ser. No. 12/473,444 filed on May 28, 2009 which is a continuation-in-part of U.S. patent application Ser. No. 12/262,372 filed on Oct. 31, 2008 and which is now U.S. Pat. No. 7,730,972 issued on Jun. 8, 20...
In one aspect of the present invention, a downhole drill string assembly comprises a bore there through to receive drilling fluid. A turbine may be disposed within the bore and exposed to the drilling fluid. At least one flow guide may be disposed within the bore and exposed to the drilling fluid wherein the flow guide...
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CROSS REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS [0001] The present application claims the benefit of U.S. Provisional Application No. 61/767,503, filed Feb. 21, 2013, the complete disclosure of which is incorporated by reference herein in its entirety. BACKGROUND [0002] Many types of impl...
A method and system for management of thermal energy produced during transcutaneous energy transmission to provide power to energize implanted medical devices. A phase changing material (PCM) acts as a heat sink to absorb thermal energy generated during the energy transfer process. The PCM can be thermally coupled to t...
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CROSS REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS [0001] This application is a continuation of U.S. patent application Ser. No. 13/460,767, filed Apr. 30, 2012. [0002] U.S. patent application Ser. No. 13/460,767 claims benefit of U.S. provisional patent application Ser. No. 61/481,220, filed May 1, 2011, ...
A method and apparatus that reduces the dead volume in a heat engine or heat pump, such as a duplex Stirling or Vuilleumier cycle device, by nesting the components of the displacer and regenerator such that nearly all working fluid is purged from the interstices of the regenerator elements and all other working fluid s...
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This is a continuation-in-part of application Ser. No. 08/542,780 filed on Oct. 13, 1995 now U.S. Pat. No. 5,671,961 which is hereby incorporated by reference into this application. BACKGROUND OF INVENTION This invention relates generally to devices which grip tubular members, such as drill pipe. ...
The present invention provides back-up power tongs for holding a tubular member against rotation of a connected tubular member. The back-up power tongs comprise a body with a front section for receiving the tubular member and a plurality of jaw members for engaging the tubular member. The jaw members are positioned to ...
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BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION The present invention relates to an automatic accompaniment apparatus, such as an auto-rhythm machine, auto-bass machine, and the like and, more particularly, to an automatic accompaniment apparatus for receiving a plurality of arbitrary tones and generating musical tones in accordance...
An automatic accompaniment apparatus includes an accompaniment pattern generation unit for generating a plurality of accompaniment patterns which represent timing of generation of a plurality of accompaniment tones to be generated respectively. The accompaniment patterns correspond to accompaniment tones. The apparatus...
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FIELD OF THE INVENTION The invention is concerned with local bone regeneration for long bones. More specifically, the invention relates to the use of locally-applied vacuum to stimulate osteoblastic activity in long bones with discontinuity defects. BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION Osteogenesis, the growth of ne...
A method of stimulating bone regeneration in a discontinuous section of a long bone in a subject requiring same, comprising the step of applying to said discontinuous section of the bone an effective vacuum for an effective length of time. A device for carrying out the method consisting of a sealable tubular-shaped sle...
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BACKGROUND 1. Technical Field The present invention relates to an electro-optical device such as, for example, a liquid crystal device, and to an electronic apparatus such as, for example, a liquid crystal projector, which incorporates the electro-optical device. 2. Related Art According to JP-A-10-2539...
An electro-optical device comprising an image signal line that supplies an image signal to a sampling circuit, the image signal line extending from an image signal terminal, bypassing a data line driving circuit, and reaching the sampling circuit. The image signal line has a first straight line portion extending in one...
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BACKGROUND 1. Field This invention relates to improvements in ferromagnetic filters and, in particular, to a method for increasing the bandwidth while reducing spurious responses in such filters. 2. Prior Art A ferromagnetic filter in its rudimentary form, consist of a coupling loop positioned c...
Ferromagnetic resonant devices include special coupling loops formed of multi-conductor transmission lines to increase the RF electromagnetic coupling to the ferromagnetic resonators, while decreasing coupling to spurious resonant modes.
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BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field Of The Invention. This invention relates to a method for the chemical purification of enzymatic proteins. Known chemical separation methods for enzymatic proteins are usually based upon differential precipitation of the preferred enzyme from other undesirable enzymes and...
This invention relates to a method for purifying a carbohydrate containing enzyme which is a desired enzyme preferred to be separated from a mixture. The method comprises the steps of mixing a solution containing the carbohydrate containing enzyme with a carbohydrate modifying reagent. The carbohydrate modifying reagen...
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CROSS REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS This application is a division of co-pending application Ser. No. 185,090, filed Sept. 8, 1980, which in turn is a division of application Ser. No. 039,539, filed May 16, 1979, and now U.S. Pat. No. 4,244,951. BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION This invention...
6'-Acylaminopenicillanoyloxymethyl esters of penicillanic acid 1,1-dioxide and useful as antibacterial agents. The 6'-aminopenicillanoyloxymethyl ester, halomethyl esters, alkylsulfonyloxymethyl esters and arylsulfonyloxymethyl esters of penicillanic acid 1,1-dioxide are all useful intermediates for the aforesa...
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BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION [0001] The present invention relates to a coupling lens forming an optical system of a device, such as an optical information recording/reproducing device for recording information to and/or reproducing information from an optical disc. [0002] In general, an optical ...
There is provided a coupling lens used in an optical information recording/reproducing device for recording information to and/or reproducing information from an optical disc. The coupling lens includes a first surface and a second surface, wherein the coupling lens is configured to satisfy a following condition (1): ...
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BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION This invention relates to a simple method and control for identifying a low charge of refrigerant in a refrigerant system. Refrigerant systems are utilized to condition an environment and may include air conditioners or heat pumps. In a traditional refrigerant system, refrigerant is ...
A refrigerant system is provided with a method and a control programmed to perform the method, in which a low charge of refrigerant is identified. The mass flow of refrigerant through the system is calculated utilizing at least two different methods. The two calculated mass flow rates are compared, and if they differ b...
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CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS [0001] The present application claims the benefit of provisional patent application Ser. No. 60/736,895 filed Nov. 16, 2005, which is incorporated herein by reference and is a continuation in part of patent application Ser. No. 11/377,839 filed Mar. 16, 2006. ...
A system is disclosed to use a first rotary milling head to break or cut the bond of a heat transfer fin base to a boiler tube, thereby removing the heat transfer fins from the boiler tube, and a second rotary milling head to bevel the exposed end of the boiler tube, thereby facilitating the more efficient repair of th...
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RELATED APPLICATIONS [0001] This application claims the benefit of 60/686,508, filed May 31, 2005, which application is fully incorporated herein by reference. BACKGROUND [0002] 1. Field of the Invention [0003] The present invention relates generally to a graphi...
A user interface is provided that enables a user to view, navigate and perform actions on an online document. The user interface is represented as a sliding window which appears to move smoothly across the document text. The sliding window, from herein referred to as the copyholder, moves across the document to locatio...
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CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS This application claims the benefit of U.S. Provisional Application No. 61/295,221 filed on Jan. 15, 2010, and of allowed U.S. patent application Ser. No. 13/006,672 filed on Jan. 14, 2011, both entitled “Valves,” the contents of both of which are incorporated herein by ref...
Valves, and particularly check valves, are detailed. The valves may isolate a spring or other biasing member from flowing fluid so as to reduce the possibility of damage to the spring caused, for example, by chemicals contained in the fluid. In some versions of the valves, the spring may be positioned within a cavity o...
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FIELD OF THE INVENTION [0001] The present invention relates generally to application and verb resource management in systems that use Remote Direct Memory Access (RDMA) protocol. BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION [0002] Remote Direct Memory Access (RDMA) is a technique for efficient movemen...
A method for controlling access to computer memory, the method including communicating work queue elements with an application layer and with a verb layer, and indicating completion of the work queue elements, wherein both the application layer and the verb layer are capable of checking if at least one of the work queu...
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CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS None STATEMENT REGARDING FEDERALLY SPONSORED RESEARCH OR DEVELOPMENT Not applicable REFERENCE TO A MICROFICHE APPENDIX Not applicable BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION This invention relates to methods of efficiently applying low temperature he...
An absorption system powered by low temperature heat for producing at least one of refrigeration and power is disclosed, wherein a low-pressure drop heat reclaimer 1 reclaims heat from the source into a heating agent, which in turn supplies heat to the absorption cycle desorber 5 via internal coils 7. The extra t...
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[0001] In general, the present invention relates to firearms and particularly, the present invention relates to an adjustable rear iron sight for firearms including height adjustment compensation for projectile drop. BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION [0002] Virtually all firearms are equipped with some ...
An adjustable iron sight for firearms includes compensation for projectile drop. The projectile drop compensation moves the sight aperture to compensate for projectile drop. Use of the compensation will allow aiming directly at the target without having to visually compensate for projectile drop. The projectile drop co...
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FIELD OF THE INVENTION The invention concerns a storage box for doctor blades employed in servicing of the face of a roll in a paper/board machine. BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION In prior-art solutions, the doctor blades have been stored in paper mills as straight blades in storage shelves for doctor bla...
The invention concerns a storage box A 0 ( 10 ) for doctor blades employed in servicing of the face of a roll in a paper/board machine. The box is a polygon construction, in whose interior the reel (R) formed by doctor blades (t 1 , t 2 ) has been fitted. Through an opening ( 11 ) in a side face of the storage box, the...
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CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS This is a continuation-in-part of U.S. patent application Ser. No. 08/992,235 which was filed on Dec. 17, 1997 now U.S. Pat. No. 6,009,941. TECHNICAL FIELD This invention relates to the handling of downhole well tools and tubing strings, and in particu...
An apparatus for axially displacing a downhole tool or a tubular in a well bore equipped with a wellhead is described. The apparatus includes a lifting mechanism such as an hydraulic cylinder or a mechanical jack that is connected to a lift rod string. The lift rod string includes a latch for engaging the tubular or th...
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FIELD OF THE INVENTION [0001] The present invention relates to a method of operating service provider management systems using a content-control and nudging based process to ensure quality and facilitate knowledge build-up. Further, the invention relates to a computer-based service provider management system...
A method of operating service provider management systems using a content-control and nudging based process to ensure quality and facilitate knowledge build-up and a computer-based service provider management system configured to support the method.
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CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS [0001] This application is based upon U.S. provisional patent application No. 61/176,441, filed on May 7, 2009, the priority of which is claimed. BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION [0002] 1. Field of the Invention [0003] This invention...
Subsea wells have a variety of proprietary well head configurations that require sophisticated locking and sealing profiles that allow the well bore to be sealed off and the production of hydrocarbons to be safely controlled. A universal tubing hanger and lockdown assembly uses a sealing apparatus to annularly seal the...
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BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention This invention generally relates to lifting devices and more particularly to devices employed in removing and installing rotating conveyor rolls in a continuously operating conveying system. 2. Description of the Prior Art In the production o...
Devices for lifting and lowering the driven ends of large, heavy rotating conveyor rolls and having a rigid member provided with portions engaging bearing housings journalling the driven ends of the rolls. Rotatable members, operatively connected to the rigid member, lift and lower the engaging portions in a vertical p...
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This application is a continuation-in-part of U.S. Ser. No. 08/500,878, filed May 13, 1994, now abandoned, which is a national stage of PCT/JP94/00779 filed May 13, 1994 the entire disclosure of which is incorporated herein by reference. FIELD OF THE INVENTION This invention relates to a method fo...
The invention relates to an examination method of hormone-dependent tissue, more particularly to a method for examining hormone-dependent tumors by culturing a tumor tissue in (a) a control culture medium, (b) a culture medium containing a hormone synthetase substrate, and (c) a culture medium containing a hormone synt...
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CROSS REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS [0001] This is a continuation-in-part application of U.S. patent application Ser. No. 09/685,818, filed Oct. 10, 2000, which was itself a continuation-in-part application of U.S. patent application Ser. No. 09/411,295 filed Oct. 4, 1999. BACKG...
A plate and fin type heat exchanger is disclosed which can be made in any convenient size with minimum tooling required. The heat exchanger is made from a plurality of stacked plate pairs having raised peripheral edge portions to define flow channels inside the plate pairs. The plates of the plate pairs are formed with...
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TECHNICAL FIELD [0001] The present invention relates to the field of organic synthesis. More particularly it provides a process for making an indenol ester or ether from an α-substituted cinnamic aldehyde derivative such as an acetal or an acylal. This reaction is promoted by the use of strong mineral acid...
The present invention relates to a process for making indenol esters or ether from an α-substituted cinnamic aldehyde derivative such as an acetal or an acylal. This reaction is promoted by the use of strong mineral acids, sulphonic acids, acidic zeolites or Lewis acids.
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This is a divisional application of Ser. No. 10/453,214, filed Jun. 3, 2003, entitled PRESSURE MONITORING TECHNIQUE AND APPLICATIONS INVOLVING WELLS, now U.S. Pat. No. 6,910,375. This invention relates to a method and apparatus for monitoring pressure and, more particularly, to applications of pressure monitoring i...
The outlet pressure of a pump that fluctuates rapidly, as is typical of high pressure multiplex pumps, is sensed in a pressure line leading from the main flow line to a damping mechanism. The damping mechanism comprises a pair of small spaced openings, which are preferably adjustable in size. The damping mechanism is i...
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CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATION(S) This application is a National Phase Patent Application and claims priority to and benefit of International Application Number PCT/CN2011/076876, filed on Jul. 5, 2011, the entire disclosure of which is incorporated herein by reference. TECHNICAL FIELD The pre...
The present invention provides a method for desorbing and regenerating a butanol-adsorbing hydrophobic macroporous polymer adsorbent, comprising: successively eluting the hydrophobic macroporous polymer adsorbent with butanol adsorbed therein using a water soluble low-boiling-point polar solvent and water. The method p...
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BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION The invention concerns a steering column switch with a housing, in which at least one operating lever is slewably and/or displaceably retained. Steering column units of this type are customarily used in autmotive vehicles for operation or activation of light, window wiper, turn s...
A steering column switch unit (1) includes a housing (3) in which at least one operating lever (9) is tiltably and/or displaceably retained, for which, during installation, different operating lever types with respective contact device are installable, whereby the steering column switch unit (1) in housing (3) has a re...
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BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION The invention relates to polyurethane molding compositions, such as polyurethane casting compositions, which are prepared by the polyaddition of diisocyanates to polyols or from prepolymers with appropriate end groups. More specifically, the invention relates to polyurethane molding co...
Polyurethane molding compositions are disclosed which contain diisocyanates and polyols and/or polyurethane prepolymers and sorbic acid or cinnamic as a setting catalyst. A process for preparing such compositions is also disclosed. These compositions give a rapid initial hardening and therefore mold release properties,...
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This application is the U.S. national phase of International Application No. PCT/GB2007/050443, filed 26 Jul. 2007, which designated the U.S. and claims priority to Great Britain Application No. 0615389.4, filed 3 Aug. 2006, the entire contents of each of which are hereby incorporated by reference. FIELD Th...
This invention relates to utilizing a larger number of lower power transmit/receive modules in a phased antenna array in order to utilize cheaper and simpler transmit/receive modules whilst retaining comparable power per unit area as can be achieved through using conventional high powered transmit/receive modules. The ...
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BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION [0001] 1. Field of the Invention [0002] The invention concerns a wind-power system with a tower built from several tower segments, with a generator for generating power arranged in the region of the tower head, with a power module, and with current-carrying means ...
The invention concerns a wind-power system for generating alternating current with a tower built from several tower segments, with a generator arranged in the region of the tower head, with a power module, and with current-carrying means for carrying the generated power from the tower head. In order to enable quicker, ...
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CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATION This application is a continuation application of application Ser. No. 10/616,984, filed on Jul. 11, 2003, now abandoned the contents of which are hereby incorporated by reference in their entirety for all purposes. FIELD OF THE INVENTION This invention relates to go...
A striking face for golf clubs, such as a driver, iron or putter comprising a plurality of bars retained in the club head body and forming the striking surface. The bars which comprise the striking face according to the invention may be designed and arranged to provide enhanced performance of a golf club. The bars may ...
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BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to communications systems. More specifically, the present invention relates to systems and techniques for providing conference calling in digital telephone systems. 2. Description of the Related Art Generally, co...
A conference calling system for a wireless communications channel. The system is adapted for use with a channel having first, second and third participants communicating via first, second and third transmitters and receivers respectively. The system includes a circuit for receiving an encoded signal from at least one o...
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BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates in general to a gas spring, and more particularly to a gas spring which is applied to a hatch type door of a vehicle for keeping the door opened unless an external force to close the door is applied thereto. 2. Descrip...
A gas spring for a hatch type door is disclosed, which comprises a cylinder, a piston received in the cylinder to divide the same into first and second chambers, a piston rod connected to the piston, a first device for providing a passage between the first and second chambers only when the piston moves in a direction t...
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This is a division, of application, Ser. No. 560,348 U.S. Pat. No. 4,520,176 filed Dec. 12, 1983 which is a continuation-in-part of application Ser. No. 430,187, filed on Sept. 30, 1982, abandoned. The present invention relates to textile finishing compositions, particularly to textile finishing composi...
A textile finishing composition comprising (1) a diluent and (2) a durable press resin composition containing (a) an aminoplast resin and (b) an aldehyde. The textile finishing composition is combined with an acid catalyst and applied to textile materials to impart softness, improved wetting properties and durable pres...
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BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION Fires in high-rise, multiple dwelling structures, such as apartment buildings, hotels, motels and office buildings, are a serious source of concern to people who either live in or temporarily reside in such premises. Fires with the resultant intense smoke and fume generation are partic...
The present invention provides a method and system for providing air to persons entrapped within a burning structure to sustain life until rescuers arrive. The system advantageously utilizes existing water pipes to feed the air at elevated pressure to the trapped occupants. These persons, upon finding their route of es...
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RELATED APPLICATIONS Benefit is claimed under 35 U.S.C. 119(e) to U.S. Provisional Application Ser. No. 60/700,200, entitled “Field Generation without Magnetic Material for Electronic Stripe” by Narendra et al., filed Jul. 18, 2005, which is herein incorporated in its entirety by reference for all purposes. Ben...
An electronic stripe card senses when it is being swiped passed a read head, and drives a conductive path to mimic a magnetic card track. Multiple conductive paths may be driven in an interleaved fashion one after another. The card may include multiple swipe sensors to detect when to start and stop driving the conducti...
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CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATION This application is related to: (1) U.S. application Ser. No. 565,425 filed contemporaneously herewith entitled "Automatic Target Detection Process" and invented by Thomas L. Corwin, Henry R. Richardson, Michael V. Finn, F. Gregory Close Stanley Kuo, Tom A. Ste...
A novel data processing technique is provided for detecting and locating a target from a plurality of two-dimensional images generated by an imaging sensor such as an imaging lidar system. The present invention processes this series of two dimensional images (made with one or more imaging detectors) in an optimal stati...
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BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION The present invention relates to a heating apparatus for a vehicle that heats circulating fluid in a fluid circuit and uses the heated circulating fluid for heating the passenger compartment. More particularly, the present invention relates to a vehicle heating apparatus having a visco...
A heating method and apparatus for vehicles. A viscous fluid type heater is located in a vehicle fluid circuit. The heater has a heating chamber that holds viscous fluid and a rotor. The rotor rotates to shear the viscous fluid and produce heat. The heat is transmitted to a heat exchange chamber located adjacent to the...
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[0001] This present utility model patent application addresses a constructive improvement to an anti-theft lock device applied to automobile trunks providing pioneering advantages in relation to the assembly system and lock protection applied to automobile trunks, including locks with coupled electrical devices, res...
A constructive improvement to an anti-theft lock device applied to automobile trunks, whose innovative solution implies a new anti-theft lock ( 1 ), applicable both to common trunk locks and to trunk locks having electric assembly elements, wherein said improvement provides greater productivity during the assembly of s...
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TECHNICAL FIELD This relates to integrated circuits useful in data processing and more particularly in microprocessor apparatus. BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION In data processing apparatus such as microprocessors, it is usual to include one or more databuses which serve for the transmission of data strea...
To improve the speed of transfer of information to the databus in data processing apparatus, the bus is periodically precharged and the coupling to the databus is by way of a special clocked CMOS buffer circuit.
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BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a lens system suitable for film camera, a television camera, a video camera or the like for performing image blur correction caused by vibration or fluctuation due to the hand vibration or wind by using an optical image b...
A lens system is provided, which comprising: a) an image taking optical unit having an optical axis; b) a correction optical component for tilting the optical axis of the image taking optical unit; c) a conversion optical component insertable into or retractable from the optical axis of the image taki...
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CROSS REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS [0001] None STATEMENT OF GOVERNMENT SPONSORSHIP [0002] None BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION [0003] I. Field of the Invention [0004] This invention relates generally to roof or ladder racks mountable on the roof of motor ve...
An ergonomically improved vehicle ladder rack has the top of its side rail(s) flush with the top surface of the rear cross-bar so that a foot portion of a ladder being transported may be made to slide off from the rack without a need for lifting it. To prevent lateral shifting of the ladder during transport on the vehi...
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RELATED APPLICATION This application is a continuation-in-part of U.S. application Ser. No. 07/876,190, filed Apr. 30, 1992, now abandoned, which is incorporated herein by reference. FIELD OF THE INVENTION This invention relates to an improved process for solubilizing lyophilized antihemophi...
A process for facilitating the reconstitution of lyophilized Factor VIII complex compositions, and compositions of Factor VIII complex, which are readily reconstituted. The process of the present invention comprises providing a purified Factor VIII complex preparations; adding a stabilization agent comprising arginine;...
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This application is a continuation of application Ser. No. 537,278, filed 9/29/83, now abandoned. BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION The present invention relates to a process for recovering a finished oil product from contaminated or crude waste oils, and apparatus for carrying out the process. In parti...
A finished oil product is recovered from crude or waste oil contaminated with water and the like by heating the waste oil in a tank with a heating flame which may be gas or oil fired. The waste oil is heated until vapors including light ends and the desired finished oil product are produced from the waste oil within th...
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RELATED DOCUMENTS The present application is a continuation of U.S. Ser. No. 09/770,997, filed Jan. 25, 2001, which claims the benefit of provisional patent application Ser. No. 60/178,910, filed Jan. 26, 2000, by Xinhui Niu and Nickhil Harshavardhan Jakatdar, entitled Cached Coupled Wave Method for Diffraction Gra...
A library of simulated-diffraction signals for an integrated circuit periodic grating is generated by generating sets of intermediate layer data. Each set of intermediate layer data corresponding to a separate one of a plurality of hypothetical layers of a hypothetical profile of the periodic grating. Each separate hyp...
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[0001] This patent application claims priority from U.S. Provisional Patent Application No. 61/325,204, entitled “Metformin-Cysteine Prodrug”, filed Apr. 16, 2010, (Docket No. COD5262USPSP), the specification of which is incorporated by reference herein. BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION [0002] ...
A metformin-cysteine prodrug. It is believed that the prodrug of the present invention will transport in the LAT1 and LAT2 transporter system. Because the LAT1 and LAT2 transporters are important and effective transporters of amino acids in both the small intestine and colon, it is believed that the LAT-transportable p...
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FIELD OF THE INVENTION AND RELATED ART STATEMENT [0001] 1. Field of the Invention [0002] The present invention relates to a universal guide device that is used in sliding portions of various machine tools, part-conveying systems, and so on and is capable of guiding a movable object or mate...
The present invention offers a universal guide device capable of using the sliders of conventional straight guide devices intact. The universal guide device does not need a different slider for each different radius of track rail. The universal guide device can be manufactured at lower cost than heretofore. This univer...
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BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION [0001] 1. Field of the Invention [0002] The present invention relates generally to semiconductor wafer preparation and more specifically to in situ metrology for process parameter control during wafer processing. [0003] 2. Description of the Rela...
A method for detecting a thickness of a layer of a wafer is provided. The method includes defining a particular radius of a wafer carrier configured to engage the wafer to be processed. The method also includes providing a plurality of sensors configured to create a set of complementary sensors. Further included in the...
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BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION [0001] The present invention relates to a method and assembly for inspecting painted surfaces of a vehicle body, locating and tracking defects in the painted surface, and repairing such defects if necessary. [0002] Automotive assembly plants are comprised of num...
A method of detecting and repairing paint defects on a vehicle body ( 10 ) is provided, including developing paint defect data using electronic imaging of the vehicle body (S 1 ), referencing said electronic imaging with vehicle CAD data to develop three dimensional paint defect coordinates for each paint defect (S 2 )...
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FIELD OF THE INVENTION The present invention relates to a web cutting device including a cutter blade and an actuator which operatively acts upon the cutter blade so as to produce a cutting stroke for cutting a web. The present invention also relates to a method for cutting a web across its width. BAC...
A web cutting device for cutting a web in which a an actuator acts upon a cutter blade so as to produce the cutting stroke. The actuator includes several cylinders placed inside a container or alternatively a number of cylinders placed individually in a plurality of containers. Each of the cylinders includes a piston a...
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BACKGROUND 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates generally to compositions for chemical mechanical planarization, particularly to compositions for chemical mechanical planarization of tantalum and tantalum nitride layers as occur in the manufacture of integrated circuits. 2. Descript...
The present invention relates to compositions for the chemical mechanical planarization (“CMP”) of barrier/adhesion layers, particularly Ta/TaN barrier/adhesion layers as occur in the manufacture of integrated circuits. CMP compositions comprise an aqueous solution of oxidizer and colloidal silica abrasive. Oxidizers i...
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CROSS REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS This is a continuation of application Ser. No. 815,676 filed July 14, 1977, now abandoned which is a division of application Ser. No. 684,725 filed May 10, 1976 now U.S. Pat. No. 4,058,885. BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION The present invention relates to a...
Apparatus for locating a work member supporting fixture on a table and for clamping the fixture in located position on the table, especially to locate and clamp the work member during machining; in which the table is fixedly mounted in place, for example, in a machine tool with an upwardly facing horizontal surface exp...
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This invention relates to a starch-based alkaline corrugating adhesive composition which provides improved corrugator running speeds. More particularly, it relates to relatively high solids corrugating adhesive compositions employing tapioca starch as the ungelatinized raw starch together with a gelatinized carrier com...
Alkaline-curing, starch-based corrugating adhesives employing ungelatinized tapioca starch and a carrier comprising high amylose starch, wherein the total solids of the adhesive is from 30 to 45% solids by weight, are disclosed. Said adhesives provide improved tack and corrugator running speeds.
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FIELD OF THE INVENTION [0001] The invention relates to pharmaceutical compositions comprising a compound of formula (I) for use in the treatment of dermal wounds. The topical pharmaceutical composition may be used for the treatment of wounds affecting the deeper layers of the skin, including connective tissu...
The invention relates to the use of pharmaceutical compositions containing as the active agent a compound of formula I in the treatment of dermal wounds. The compositions may be used for the promotion of healing of wounds affecting the deeper layers under the epithelium, including dermal- and sub dermal connective tiss...
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CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATION [0001] This application is a Continuation-in-Part application of U.S. application Ser. No. 11/325,533 filed Jan. 5, 2006. Priority is claimed based on U.S. application Ser. No. 11/325,533 filed Jan. 5, 2006, which claims the priority of Japanese Patent Application No....
Semiconductor nanoparticles having high luminescence properties that are preferable for applications and uses of biotechnology are provided. With the use of electric charges on the surfaces of particles, the particles and selected polymers are allowed to electrostatically bind to each other, such that the surfaces of t...
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BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention This invention relates to conductive polymers comprising silicon-containing polymers, such as polysilanes, poly(di-silanylenephenylenes) and the like, which are particularly useful as electrodes for batteries, solar cells and boxes for electromagnetic sh...
A conductive polymer comprises a silicon-containing polymer having, in the main chain thereof, Si--Si bonds or both Si--Si bonds and C--C multiple bonds, and ferric chloride doped in said polymer through vapor phase doping. A method for preparing such a conductive polymer is also described.
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BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION The present invention is directed to a warp knitting machine for diagonally layable warp threads. This machine is provided with a frame comprising the needle bed, a motor-driven main shaft, and a laying arrangement whose thread guides are movable across the breadth of the needle bed an...
There is provided a warp knitting machine for diagonally laying warp threads with thread guides that circulate around a continuous pathway. The warp threads are taken from spools located on a fixed creel and are led through a fixed thread feed arrangement located above the circulating path. The frame is rotatable about...
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BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION The invention is directed to a process for the production of 1-amino-2-mercapto-2-methylpropyl phosphonic acid or 1-amino-2-mercapto-2-methylpropyl alkyl phosphinic acids. These compounds are pharmaceutically active materials, especially suitable for the treatment of inflammations, deg...
There are prepared 1-amino-2-mercapto-2-methylpropyl phosphonic acid or 1-amino-2-mercapto-2-methylpropyl alkylphosphinic acids of the formula ##STR1## in which Y is hydroxy or an alkyl group by reacting thiazoline-(3) with a phosphonic acid dialkyl ester or an alkylphosphinic acid alkyl ester and then hydrolytically s...
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BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION The present invention relates generally to centrifugal blowers and more particularly to a means for reducing the noise of a centrifugal blower. Centrifugal blowers and centrifugal fans are well known devices for blowing air and, in some instances, other fluids. A centrifugal blow...
The present invention provides a centrifugal blower wherein the noise at the cutoff has been substantially reduced by providing a vortex in the air flow near the cutoff to redirect the air flow. A fin projects downwardly into the space created by the exhaust outlet to redirect the air flow away from the cutoff and crea...
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BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION The present invention relates to a zero insertion force (ZIF) socket, and especially to a ZIF socket which ensures stable reliable electrical connection between an IC package and a circuit board without the help of a cam lever. A conventional ZIF socket are disclosed in U.S. Pat....
A zero insertion force (ZIF) socket comprises a dielectric base defining a number of contact receiving passageways for receiving a number of contacts therein and forming a pair of platforms outwardly extending from opposite lateral edges thereof, a slidable cover defining a number of pin receiving passageways for recei...
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BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION The present invention relates to the processing of clay minerals and, more particularly, is directed to the processing of kaolinitic clays at high solids under acidic conditions to produce an improved paper filler composition. It is well known that the incorporation of clay-based...
A process for beneficiating a poor grade crude kaloinitic clay mineral to produce a clay filler for use in papermaking to improve the brightness of the paper product. The crude kaolin clay is blunged with water containing a dispersing agent to form a high solids fluid aqueous clay suspension. This clay suspension is th...
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FIELD OF THE INVENTION [0001] The present invention generally relates to semiconductor processing, and more specifically to a shield employed in a plasma processing system. BACKGROUND [0002] This invention concerns new types of shields to be used in a plasma vapor deposition (PVD) process ...
The invented shield components are used for a plasma processing system to adhere deposition materials or process residuals during wafer processing, thus preventing excessive wafer contamination, even when exposed to high temperatures. One embodiment of the invented shields consists of a reaction barrier layer to separa...
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CROSS REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS This application is a Continuation of Ser. No. 12/699,116; filed Feb. 3, 2010; which is a Divisional of U.S. application Ser. No. 10/788,064 filed Feb. 26, 2004; issued as U.S. Pat. No. 7,786,238 on Aug. 31, 2010; which claims priority to German Application 10308753.2; all ...
Embodiments of the present disclosure provide for processes for manufacture of a dry strength paper, methods for imparting dry strength to paper using a cationic starch graft polymer, and the like.
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[0001] This application claims the benefit under 35 U.S.C. 119(e) of U.S. provisional application Ser. No. 61/980,882, filed Apr. 17, 2014. FIELD OF THE INVENTION [0002] The present invention relates to a heating assembly arranged to be received in a storage tank, for example an oil stora...
In an oil storage tank having an interior oil storage chamber and a tank opening in one of the boundary walls, a heating assembly is supported to extend into the interior oil storage chamber from the tank opening. The assembly includes a casing of walls surrounding with a casing mounting flange mountable in sealing eng...
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BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention This invention relates to the structure of an angle portion that makes up an insertion portion of an endoscope used for medical use, etc. 2. Description of the Related Art Generally, with an endoscope for medical use, etc., an insertion portion, for ...
An endoscope angle portion comprises an angle portion structure. The angle portion structure includes angle ring units each of which comprises pivoting joint portions extending from its both ends and has a shape that is notched obliquely in directions away from the pivoting joint portions, and wherein adjacent ones of ...
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THE INVENTION This invention relates to a method for building a structure which is comprised of assembling a plurality of skeletal building blocks formed from rods or bars and the building block system incorporated in the method. BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION Historically, man has created structures fro...
A construction method for fabricating structures and a system of building blocks utilized in the method is presented. The blocks are skeletal and formed from heavy gauge rods or bars with straight and hook projections that permit the blocks to be interconnected. Recesses are provided in the blocks so that an assembly o...
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BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION The present invention relates to a guide for pieces of fabric that include accessories such as pockets, belts, etc., in a sewing unit having a conventional sewing machine equipped with a needle and known types of feeding mechanisms which define a sewing axis along which the pieces of f...
A workpiece guide for a sewing unit for guiding pieces of fabric having accessories such as pockets, belts or the like to the stitching instrumentalities of a sewing machine. The guide is movable from a loading position to an operating position along the sewing axis by means of a gripping device carried by the guide wh...
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BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION The present invention pertains to an improved cutting device for trimming adjacent edges of pieces of fabric being joined by means of flat seam stitching with a covering stitch in a sewing machine. When two pieces of material are to be joined by seaming in a manner whereby their sewn e...
A workpiece trimming device for sewing machines having a fixed blade mounted in one side of the machine's presser foot and a movable blade operatively associated with the underside of the fixed blade reciprocally driven within a passage formed on the opposite side of the presser foot in alignment with the fixed bla...
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BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION This invention relates to a monitoring device for double threads in warp tying machines having a tying device, grippers for the groups of warp threads to be tied together, and a device for separating the outermost warp thread to move it out of the plane of the warp. It is known t...
A tying machine includes a tying device, grippers for two groups of warp threads (K a , K n ) which are to be tied together and a device for separating the outermost warp thread of each group and moving it out of the plane of the warp. In the region between the separating device and a gripper, the warp threads are guid...
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CROSS REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATION This application claims priority to German Patent Application No. 10 2009 020 840.2, filed May 12, 2009, which is hereby incorporated by reference in its entirety for all purposes. TECHNICAL FIELD The present disclosure relates to an aircraft high lift system wit...
The present disclosure relates to an aircraft high lift system with at least one load station for actuating a flap of a wing, preferably a landing flap and/or a leading-edge flap, at least one transmission with transmission portions located between branch transmissions, wherein by means of the branch transmissions actu...
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FIELD OF THE INVENTION [0001] The present device relates to an improvement to protective barriers that are commonly installed beneath ceilings and in place of walls in buildings that are under construction or being renovated to protect selected areas from dust and moisture created by or permitted to enter du...
The present protective barrier is similar to those commonly installed beneath ceilings during construction work being performed on ceilings or roofs of buildings, wherein two or more sections are sewn together to construct the protective barrier. However, the present protective barrier also comprises a dustcover, which...
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FIELD OF THE INVENTION This invention relates generally to plastic sheet sealing and dividing means, and is more particularly concerned with a method and apparatus for dividing a single large tubular member into a plurality of smaller tubular members, commonly known as slit sealing. BACKGROUND OF THE INVENT...
A method for dividing an extruded tube into a plurality of smaller tubes is disclosed. The method includes the steps of flattening the tube into a web, sealing one or more longitudinal strips, or paths, along the web, and cutting generally the middle of the paths to separate the different smaller pieces. The apparatus ...
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BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to storage racks, and more particularly pertains to a new and improved rack for holding stereo and television remote control devices. 2. Description of the Prior Art The prior art is replete with various types of...
A rack is specially designed for holding stereo and television remote control devices. The rack includes horizontally adjustable shelves and may further include either a fixed or swivel base. The rack also includes a special holder for a television guide book or the like.
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CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATION [0001] This application claims under 35 U.S.C. §119(a) the benefit of Korean Patent Application No. 10-2010-0103805 filed Oct. 25, 2010, the entire contents of which are incorporated herein by reference. BACKGROUND [0002] (a) Technical Field ...
The present invention provides a heating device for an end plate of a fuel cell stack, which can prevent a decrease in temperature of unit cells around the ends of the fuel cell stack by providing a structure for circulating high temperature coolant discharged from the fuel cell stack in the end plate. Non-uniform temp...
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