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[0001] This application claims priority to U.S. Provisional Application Ser. No. 61/021,404, filed Jan. 16, 2008.
BACKGROUND
[0002] The present invention relates generally to large containers, in particular dumpsters that can be lifted and dumped by forks of a refuse or recycling truck. T... | Several embodiments of plastic dumpsters with improved strength and durability are disclosed. In one embodiment, gussets connect pockets to bevel walls, connecting the side walls to front and rear walls of the dumpster. The bevel walls are stronger than the side walls of the dumpster. Other embodiments disclose gussets... | 8 |
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
The present invention relates to a multi-layer dressing for wounds which provides for an initial period of wound hypoxia followed by oxygen availability to the wound, without disturbing the covering immediately in contact with the wound.
As understanding of the healing process ha... | A multi-layer wound dressing is provided which facilitates wound healing by creating hypoxia followed, after 3 to 72 hours, by an aerobic environment. The dressing is made of (a) a low-oxygen permeability outer layer; (b) an oxygen permeable inner layer, affixed on one side to the outer layer; and (c) an adhesive appli... | 0 |
BACKGROUND AND SUMMARY
The present disclosure generally relates to firearms, and more particularly to bolt handle assemblies for bolt action rifles.
Bolt action rifles generally include a barrel, a receiver onto which the barrel is mounted, and a bolt assembly including a cylindrical breech bolt that is axi... | A bolt action rifle bolt handle modification system and method replaces the original bolt handle with an assembly that allows use of a telescopic sight mounted on the top of the rifle. This system requires less skill and specialized equipment than existing handle modification methods. | 5 |
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
1. Field of the Invention
This invention relates generally to a hydraulic control system for an automatic gear change transmission. More particularly, the invention pertains to such a control system whose operation is controlled by an electronic control system which produces sign... | A manual selector valve, whose setting is controlled by the vehicle operator, distributes flow from a fluid pump to an ON-OFF valve and to a hydraulic clutch which on being engaged disposes the transmission for forward drive. Two ON-OFF valves act as pressure distributors and enable the manual valve to overrule the ope... | 8 |
FIELD OF INVENTION
This invention relates to a method of laying floor tile and to the resulting assembly of floor tiles.
PRIOR ART
Witt et al U.S. Pat. No. 3,988,187 describes a method of applying floor tiles in which, throughout a central portion of the floor, there is not any conventional adherence ... | Changes in temperature and humidity over a long period of time lead to propensities for breaking the adhesive bond between adjacent tiles when the tiles are adhered together only at underfitting-overhanding boundary zones. Propensities for such malfunctioning are minimized by providing two sizes of tiles and laying the... | 4 |
This is a continuation of application Ser. No. 350,967, filed Apr. 13, 1973, and since abandoned.
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
In all but rare instances, any industrial pneumatic system requires that the supply pressure be stepped-down and regulated at some lower working pressure. In addition, the ... | This invention relates to a unitized air line filter and lubricator that includes provision for a pressure regulator therebetween that can either be by-passed or rendered operative by simply opening certain preformed passages in the manifold that connect same in series with the previously-mentioned components. The mani... | 5 |
CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS
[0001] This application claims priority to U.S. provisional patent application Ser. No. 61/173,507 filed Apr. 28, 2009 and to U.S. provisional patent application Ser. No. 61/321,009 filed Apr. 5, 2010, and hereby incorporates the same provisional applications by refere... | An apparatus and method is provided for stripping solids and fluids from a string used in the drilling or servicing of a well when the string is removed from the well. The apparatus can comprise two or more pivotally connected arcuate body portions that can be enclosed around the string in a clamshell fashion. The appa... | 4 |
DESCRIPTION
The invention relates to an optoelectronic measurement arrangement for determining the relative position of two bodies to each other.
An optoelectronic measurement arrangement is known from DE-PS 33 14 089 for determining the relative position of two bodies to each the other, with light emitters... | An optoelectronic measurement arrangement (1) for determining the relative positioning of two bodies has light emitters (11, 12, 13) which emit light beams on the first body and a position-sensitive light receiver (3) which measures two dimensions on the second body. The light emitters (11, 12, 13) constitute the corne... | 6 |
BACKGROUND OF THE DISCLOSURE
1. Field of the Invention
This invention relates to a quadrature amplitude modulation (QAM)-based communication system and, more particularly, to interference suppression in a digital QAM demodulator.
2. Description of the Background Art
Quadrature amplitude modulati... | Techniques in a QAM digital communication system for canceling one or more interference tones in an incoming signal to produce an output signal by generating an estimate of the interference tone during the current processing interval, subtracting the estimate to produce the output signal, and modifying, if necessary, a... | 7 |
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
[0001] This invention relates generally to an apparatus and method for reinforcing a tower monopole to which loads in excess of the design capacity will be added. More particularly, the invention relates to an apparatus and method that includes the use of vertical rods distribu... | Reinforcing apparatus for tower monopoles. The reinforcing apparatus comprises vertical threaded reinforcing bar rods, or rods with threaded ends, arranged around the pole and embedded in the pole foundation. The rods extend upward and are attached to the pole at spaced intervals using brackets. There are means provide... | 4 |
FIELD OF THE INVENTION
[0001] The present invention relates to certain β-hydroxy- and amino-substituted carboxylic acids as matrix metalloproteinase inhibitors, particularly diastereomerically pure β-hydroxy-carboxylic acids, and to processes for their syntheses.
[0002] This invention also relat... | The present invention relates to β-hydroxy and amino-substituted carboxylic acids, which act as matrix metalloproteinase inhibitors, particularly diastereomerically pure β-hydroxy carboxylic acids, corresponding processes for their synthesis, and pharmaceutical compositions containing the compounds of the present inven... | 2 |
CROSS REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATION
[0001] This Application claims priority from U.S. Provisional Application No. 60/496,735, filed Aug. 21, 2003.
FIELD OF THE INVENTION
[0002] The present invention relates to the treatment of Alzheimer's disease and other neurodegenera... | The present invention relates to compounds of the Formula
wherein R 3 , R 5 , R 7 , U, X, Y and Z are as defined. Compounds of the Formula I have activity inhibiting production of Aβ-peptide. This invention also relates to pharmaceutical compositions and methods of treating diseases, for e... | 2 |
CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS
[0001] This application is a continuation of U.S. patent application Ser. No. 12/851,940 filed on Aug. 6, 2010 which claims the benefit of U.S. Provisional Patent Application No. 61/232,882, filed on Aug. 11, 2009. The entire disclosures of the above applications are i... | A vehicle drive train includes a first power disconnection device and a first driveline for transferring torque to a first set of wheels. A second driveline for transferring torque to a second set of wheels includes a differential gearset having an output coupled to a second power disconnection device. A hypoid gearset... | 5 |
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
1. Field of the Invention
The present invention generally relates to a digital-audio-signal coding device, a digital-audio-signal coding method and a medium in which a digital-audio-signal coding program is stored, and, in particular, to compressing/coding of a digital audio sign... | A converting portion converts each of blocks of an input digital audio signal into a number of spectral frequency-band components, the blocks being produced from the signal along a time axis. A bit-allocating portion allocates coding bits to each frequency band. A scalefactor is determined in accordance with the number... | 6 |
CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATION
[0001] This application claims priority to U.S. Provisional Patent Application No. 60/703,778, filed on Jul. 29, 2005, which is incorporated herein by reference.
FIELD OF THE INVENTION
[0002] The present invention relates generally to a c... | A connector is attachable to an extending transformer stud. The connector includes a single hole or bore within the body of a connector to accept threaded transformer studs of different thread sizes. The connector can accommodate different size studs while still providing a compact design. The connector provides increa... | 7 |
The United States government may have certain rights in this invention. This invention was made, in part, with funding from the National Institutes of Health.
FIELD OF THE INVENTION
This application relates to compositions for antiviral or other therapy and to methods for glycoprotein structural m... | A method for extending soluble CD4 serum half-life in mammals is described. The method comprises modifying soluble CD4 glycosylation so as to inhibit clearance from serum. In a preferred embodiment, clearance by hepatocyte galactose receptors is inhibited by removal of soluble CD4 terminal sialic residues followed by o... | 2 |
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
1. Field of the Invention
The present invention relates to an integrated circuit (IC) having circuitry with programmable functions and programmable interconnections. More specifically, the present invention relates to a method and apparatus for converting to and from variable-width d... | An integrated circuit (IC) with programmable circuitry having programmable functions and programmable interconnections. The IC further includes: a first module having an output with a first fixed data width or first variable data width; a second module having an input with a second fixed data width or a second variable... | 6 |
FIELD OF THE INVENTION
[0001] This disclosure pertains to a method of enhancing brightness of paper produced from mechanical or recycled pulps.
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
[0002] Bleaching of mechanical and recycled pulps during a papermaking process enhances the brightness of paper p... | A method of enhancing brightness of paper made from mechanical pulps or recycled pulps that comprise: adding an effective amount of one or more chelants and one or more surfactants to a bleaching stage of a papermaking process that involves the addition of hydrosulfite is disclosed. | 3 |
CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS
This application is a Continuation-in-Part of application Ser. No. 763,000, filed Sep. 20, 1991 (now U.S. Pat. No. 5,261,255), which is a Continuation of application Ser. No. 388,069, filed Jul. 21, 1989 (now U.S. Pat. No. 5,050,375), which is a Continuation-in-Part of aban... | Disclosed is a method and system for recovering energy from low-grade fuels such as industrial, municipal and agricultural waste, low-grade carbonaceous fuels such as lignite and similar solid fuels in which the fuel is comminuted into small particles and slurried in water. The alkali content of the slurry is adjusted ... | 5 |
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
The invention relates generally to seat adjusters and more particularly to an adjustable hinge mount for seats having reclineable backrests, particularly motor vehicle seats, and including a fixed hinge part assigned to the seat proper and a tiltable hinge part assigned to the back res... | A hinge mount for seats having reclineable back rest includes two hinge parts pivotably connected one to another. The hinge part assigned to the back rest is formed with an arresting serration cooperating with an arresting pawl supported for rotation on the fixed hinge part; a control mechanism including a cam segment ... | 8 |
FIELD OF THE INVENTION
This disclosure is directed to a lamp, and more importantly, a lamp utilizing a transformer which reduces the voltage from the typical line voltage of 110 V AC to a low voltage which is intrinsically safe to use and handle. This lamp construction takes advantage of the low voltage, to wit, ... | In a lamp, a construction is set forth including a low voltage power source including an adjustable supply to a transformer in a base wherein the transformer is connected with a pair of coextensive arms. The arms are preferably made of metal and are the conductors. The voltage level is intrinsically safe. The arms exte... | 5 |
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
[0001] 1. Field of the Invention
[0002] This invention relates generally to poker-style games and methods, and more particularly to poker-style games and methods that provide opportunities for a player to make wagers on certain selected winning hands which will ad... | A method and apparatus for playing a poker-style game has a player making an opening wager. The player is permitted to make at least one wager to obtain at least one certain selected winning hand. The payout odds are adjusted on winning hands based on an amount of the opening wager and the at least one wager to obtain ... | 6 |
FIELD OF THE INVENTION
[0001] The present invention is directed to a folding apparatus having a cylinder whose circumference is adjustable. The cylinder is rotatably supported on the frame and has at least one hoop or ring supported on its shell surface.
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
[0002]... | A folding gear comprises a cylinder mounted in a frame such as to rotate, with at least one clamp arranged on the outer surface thereof which may be positioned by means of an actuator, whereby the actuator comprises a flexible toothed shell, shaped by a non-circular section of a shaft and a hollow gear engaging with th... | 8 |
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
1. Field of the Invention
This invention relates generally to the field of paper cutters and particularly to a device for cleanly shearing the guide edge from a computer paper manuscript.
2. Background Information
A standard type of computer paper (81/2×11 inches) for... | A device for removing the perforated guide edges from computer paper by a shearing action. The computer paper is supported on a support plate of a first frame, with the line of perforations substantially aligned with a shearing edge provided on the distal end of the support plate. A shearing mechanism is slidably mount... | 8 |
FIELD OF THE INVENTION
[0001] The invention relates to a method of exfoliating clay into polyolefins. In particular, the invention relates to treating smectite clay with a Ziegler-Natta catalyst and polymerizing an olefin in the presence of an organoaluminum cocatalyst and the treated clay.
BAC... | A clay-filled polyolefin composition and process for making it are disclosed. The process involves treatment of a non-acid-treated smectite clay with a Ziegler-Natta catalyst in the presence of a hydrocarbon and subsequent polymerization of an olefin in the presence of the treated clay and an organoaluminum cocatalyst.... | 2 |
CROSS REFERENCE TO OTHER PATENT APPLICATION
This is a division of applicant's U.S. patent application Ser. No. 10/291,220, filed Nov. 7, 2002 now U.S. Pat. No. 6,910,232.
FIELD OF THE INVENTION
A closure for a fast-discharge, small volume toilet tank flush system.
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
... | A hollow, open-ended closure for the tank valve which enables a large cross-section area of discharge port to be used, and which can pass bowl-refill water during the flushing sequence. It is especially useful as part of a valve in which it can be tilted to open the tank valve with reduced physical effort. | 4 |
CROSS REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATION
This application claims the benefit of priority to Provisional Application 60/280,586 filed on Mar. 30, 2001.
FIELD OF THE INVENTION
The invention relates to twisting bulk continuous fiber or synthetic yarn to create torque in the yarn to give a highly ... | A method for forming a highly textured loop pile rug and/or carpet using the torque created by twisting then cabling bulk continuous yarns. A flooring article having a textured effect by creating torque in the yarn through the twisting and cabling of bulk continuous fiber. | 3 |
FIELD OF THE INVENTION
[0001] The present invention relates to a fuel injection system for a two-stroke engine. In particular, the present invention concerns a fuel injection system for a two-stroke engine with crankcase scavenging, with at least one transfer duct. The transfer port to the transfer duct, ... | An internal combustion, two stroke engine is disclosed. The engine includes a crankcase with a cylinder adapted to house a piston. At least one transfer duct communicates the crankcase to the cylinder. At least one fuel injector is disposed through a wall of the transfer duct. The fuel injector is positioned to inject ... | 5 |
This application claims the benefit of U.S. Provisional application No. 60/052,752, filed Jun. 30, 1997.
FIELD OF THE INVENTION
The present invention relates to a generally elongated tampon for insertion into a mammalian body cavity. These tampons have smooth, apertured polymeric formed film cover... | An absorbent tampon has improved ease of insertion into and removal from a body cavity. This is accomplished by covering at least a portion of the outer surface of the tampon with an apertured polymeric formed film. The apertured formed film provides a smooth land area on the outermost surface of the tampon for gentle,... | 8 |
1. FIELD OF THE INVENTION
[0001] This invention relates in general to production of oil and gas wells, and in particular to a wellhead system having a flow line for venting an annulus in the wellhead system that is heated by a production flow line also within the wellhead system.
2. DESCRIPTION OF RE... | A wellhead system for producing hydrocarbons from a subterranean formation that includes concentric tubulars that form an annulus. The annulus is vented by flowing fluid from the annulus through a bleed line having a valve that is selectively opened and closed. Upstream of the bleed line valve, the bleed line is routed... | 4 |
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
[0001] The present invention relates to limb protection devices for amputees and, in particular, to a multi-piece, padded, fabric and fleece lined assembly for below-knee amputees, wherein a leg or thigh piece, a stump contact piece, a distal end cap cover piece and a knee or pate... | A multi-piece therapeutic cover that assembles to warm, cushion and stabilize the thigh of a below-knee amputee. A thigh piece contains a resiliently rigid channel piece and several laterally extending, wings including sizing tabs that overlap and cooperate with associated straps. A stump contact piece, end cap piece a... | 0 |
CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS
[0001] This application is a continuation-in-part of U.S. Pat. No. 9,284,019 filed on May 16, 2014 and issued on Mar. 15, 2016 and claims priority to U.S. Provisional Application Ser. No. 61/824,339 filed on May 16, 2013, the contents of which are hereby incorporated i... | A modified V-hull boat has a keel starting at about 20% from the bow ending 75 to 80% aft of the bow and has an inverted airfoil shape. A flat pad blends in aft of the keel assisting planning and attitude at speed. A bracket having a bottom shape and size to float a designated amount of weight and a downard angle facin... | 1 |
FIELD OF THE INVENTION
[0001] This invention related to design of integrated circuits (ICs), and particularly to designing base platforms for integrated circuit design, and particularly to ASIC design.
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
[0002] While the present invention will be described wi... | Base platforms customizable into ICs are designed by identifying a plurality of macros for placement on the platform, each macro being defined in part by a plurality of elements that perform respective functions of the macro. Identical elements in a plurality of macros are identified, and a common element is placed on ... | 6 |
TECHNICAL FIELD
This invention relates to the flooring art and more particularly to a portable floor section having a built-in post anchor for use with portable sectionalized flooring suitable for a volleyball court or other flooring requiring post support.
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
Special flooring... | A floor section assembly having a post anchor built into one of the floor panels for use with portable sectionalized flooring suitable for a volleyball court or the like is disclosed. The post anchor includes a base assembly attached to the undersurface of one of the panels and is coupled to a plurality of adjacent pan... | 4 |
This application is a continuation of application Ser. No. 492,841, filed Mar. 13, 1990, now abandoned.
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
1. FIELD OF THE INVENTION
The invention relates to the construction of an inflatable packing element for use in inflatable packers or bridge plugs employed in s... | An inflatable packing element for an inflatable packer or bridge plug utilized in subterranean wells comprises a tubular elastomeric sleeve which is surrounded by a plurality of circumferentially overlapping flexible metal ribs. The opposite ends of the ribs are respectively welded to an external surface provided on a ... | 4 |
BACKGROUND
[0001] 1. Technical Field
[0002] One or more embodiments of the present invention generally relate to systems and processes for cooling a feed gas stream with a single closed-loop mixed refrigerant cycle.
[0003] 2. Description of Related Art
[0004] In recent ... | Processes and systems for producing liquefied natural gas (LNG) with a single mixed refrigerant, closed-loop refrigeration cycle are provided. Liquefied natural gas facilities configured according to embodiments of the present invention include refrigeration cycles optimized to provide increased efficiency and enhanced... | 5 |
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
This application relates to disposable glucose test strips for use in electrochemical determinations of blood glucose, and to methods and compositions for use in making such strips.
Glucose monitoring is a fact of everyday life for diabetic individuals, and the accuracy of such m... | An improved disposable glucose test strip for use in a test meter of the type which receives a disposable test strip and a sample of blood from a patient and performs an electrochemical analysis is made using a working formulation containing a filler, an enzyme effective to oxidize glucose, e.g., glucose oxidase, and a... | 8 |
TECHNICAL FIELD
[0001] This invention relates generally to floor tiles, and more particularly to modular floor systems with a protective top layer.
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
[0002] Floor tiles have traditionally been used for many different purposes, including both aesthetic and uti... | The present invention provides a method of making modular floor tiles. The method includes adding a protective layer to a modular floor tile, which may provide surface protection, a high gloss finish, or other advantageous features. The protective layer may comprise a polymer sheet that is melded to a top surface of th... | 4 |
SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION
The present invention is directed to a furniture structure having several component parts which are quickly and easily disassembled to facilitate shipping and storage. More specifically the present invention is directed to a furniture structure, such as a chair, which is readily disassemb... | A furniture structure is described in which the component parts of the structure are disassembled to facilitate storage and shipment, Assembly of the unit is facilitated by convenient attachment pins or dowels and complementary slots in the respective components. | 0 |
This is a continuation of application Ser. No. 143,897, filed Apr. 28, 1980 now abandoned.
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
This invention relates to a process for preparing a sizing agent for paper in the form of an aqueous dispersion with a high free rosin content, from resins based upon reinforced a... | An improved inversion process for the preparation of a paper sizing agent which is an aqueous dispersion containing a high content of free rosin in the form of fortified rosin and/or non-fortified rosin, water, and an anionic dispersing agent is disclosed. The improvement comprises using as the dispersing agent a polye... | 3 |
TECHNICAL FIELD
[0001] The present invention relates to improved products and processes for fabric laundering.
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
[0002] Most people are aware that washing and wearing clothes is not good for them. Clothes suffer damage due to abrasion in the wash, particularl... | A method of treating coloured fabrics with a luminance (L*)Less than 50, preferably black garments, which comprises contacting the fabrics with a wash liquor comprising:a) 0.1-0.001 g/L of a hydroxy C2-C4 alkyl derivative of a beta 1-4 polysaccharide, which is preferably hydroxyethyl cellylose andb) surfactant. | 2 |
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
a. Field of Invention
This invention pertains to an improved cover for a suction box used in papermaking machines, wherein water is removed from a moving fabric or web by suction.
b. Description of the Prior Art
Various types of paper may be made at high speed and eco... | An improved suction box for paper making machine includes a cover for contacting a press fabric with an elongated slot. The slot is covered with a mesh to eliminate noise and reduce wear on the fabric. | 3 |
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
In positive displacement compressors, discrete volumes of gas are trapped and compressed with the trapped, compressed volumes being discharged from the compressor. The trapping of the volumes at suction pressure and their discharge at discharge pressure each produce pressure pulsations... | An absorptive and reactive muffler includes an annular flow path for the gas with the center of the annulus having a plurality of resonators which are in open communication with the downstream end of the annular flow path and make up the reactive portion of the muffler. The flow path is at least partially lined by an a... | 5 |
CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS
[0001] This patent application clams priority to U.S. Provisional Patent Application No. 621009,794 entitled OPTICALLY CLEAR ADHESIVES AND METHODS OF PRODUCING THE SAME, filed on Jun. 9, 2014, which is incorporated herein by reference in its entirety.
... | This disclosure relates generally to optically clear adhesives and methods of their production. The disclosed adhesives may contain features of both optically clear adhesive films and optically clear adhesive liquids. The disclosed optically clear adhesives may be useful in the assembly processes for a variety of appli... | 2 |
RELATED APPLICATION
The present application is based on the Applicant's U.S. Provisional Patent Application Ser. No. 60/017,340, entitled "System For Measuring Acid Concentration In An Alkylation Process", filed on Apr. 26, 1996.
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
1. Field of the Invention
... | A system for measuring acid concentration in an alkylation process by repeatedly measuring the density, viscosity or velocity of sound through a sample over time as volatile organic compounds (VOCs) are allowed to escape and the sample stratifies. A partial vacuum can be used to accelerate dissipation of light VOCs fro... | 6 |
FIELD OF THE INVENTION
This invention relates generally to electronic engine control systems. More particularly the invention relates to an electronic engine control system that develops and utilizes a data signal representative of net output torque being produced by a running engine. The invention is especially ... | An electronic control (18) for a combustion engine that forms a portion of an automotive vehicle powertrain and has an output shaft for powering a drivetrain portion (14, 16, 17, 19) of the powertrain to propel the vehicle. The control has at least one ambient parameter variable input source representing a respective a... | 5 |
FIELD OF THE INVENTION
This invention belongs to the mechanical engineering field, more specifically of the electromechanical devices, commonly known as home appliances, especially applied to washing machines and the like, exactly a washing method and recirculation control associated to a washing machine provided... | A washing machine provided with recirculation with controlled flow. It further presents a method to control the level of the washing liquid, associated to the said machine, providing economy of resources such as water and cleaning products, guaranteeing an effective washing of clothes and similar articles, still associ... | 3 |
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
The present invention relates to bar code readers and more specifically to a bar code scanner with laser beam oscillator.
Bar code readers are well known for their usefulness in retail checkout and inventory control. They are typically connected to a point-of-sale (POS) terminal, alo... | A bar code scanner with laser beam oscillator which rasters a laser beam to produce more scan line coverage. The bar code scanner includes a laser for producing a laser beam, a mirrored spinner, and a laser beam oscillator optically located between the laser and the mirrored spinner for continuously deflecting the lase... | 6 |
This application is a US National Stage of International Application No. PCT/CN2012/070176, filed 10 Jan. 2012, designating the United States, and claiming priority to Chinese Patent Application No. 201110003807.7, filed with the State Intellectual Property Office of China on Jan. 10, 2011 and entitled “access control ... | Disclosed is an access control method, for use in implementing improved access control. The method comprises: during a random access process, on the basis of a current load of a random access network (RAN) and a core network (CN) and of terminal or service information reported by a user equipment (UE), the RAN judging ... | 7 |
CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS
[0001] This application claims priority benefit of U.S. Provisional Patent Application No. 60/392,171, filed Jun. 26, 2002. The content of that application is hereby incorporated by reference herein in its entirety.
STATEMENT REGARDING FEDERALLY SPON... | Porphyrin-polyamine conjugate compounds are disclosed which have anticancer and antitumor effects. The porphyrin moiety selectively localizes in tumors, while the polyamine moiety serves as a cytotoxic agent. Methods of making and using the porphyrin-polyamine conjugate compounds are also disclosed. | 2 |
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
1. Field Of The Invention:
The present invention relates to a bar-type constructional element of high flexural strength containing at least one component for absorbing forces or bending moments.
2. Description of The Prior Art:
In the construction of mechanical design... | In the fields of mechanical engineering and toolmaking there is a frequent requirement for light but very strong constructional elements of high flexural strength, particularly as constructional components with minimum flexure despite unsupported free lengths. In the case of measurement instruments, for example, there ... | 4 |
FIELD OF THE INVENTION
[0001] The invention relates to a gastric bands, methods of implanting gastric bands, including the use of robotic assisted surgery, and related accessories.
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
[0002] Morbid obesity is a serious medical condition. In fact, morbid obesity h... | An implantable surgical device including an elongated flexible inflatable portion, an elongated flexible and substantially inextensible band portion. The band portion has a distal end, a proximal end and a longitudinal axis therebetween. The band portion is attached to the inflatable portion along an inner face thereof... | 0 |
CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS
[0001] This application is a continuation of U.S. application Ser. No. 10/316,876, filed Dec. 12, 2002, which is hereby incorporated herein in its entirety by reference.
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
[0002] The invention relates to mobile ... | A mobile location device comprising geographical location means to provide device geographical location information and motion detection means to detect motion of the device, wherein the geographical location means is arranged to provide device geographical location information according to whether motion of the mobile... | 7 |
FIELD OF INVENTION
[0001] The present invention concerns methods of fabricating integrated circuits, particularly methods of forming interconnects from copper and other metals.
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
[0002] Integrated circuits, the key components in thousands of electronic an... | A typical integrated circuit interconnects millions of microscopic transistors and resistors with aluminum wires buried in silicon-dioxide insulation. Yet, aluminum wires and silicon-dioxide insulation are less attractive than copper wires and polymer-based insulation, which promise both lower electrical resistance and... | 7 |
REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS
This application is a continuation-in-part of application Ser. No. 09/596,516 filed Jun. 19, 2000 now U.S. Pat. No. 6,463,090 and entitled: Communication In High Rise Buildings.
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
This invention relates to a communication system within a building... | A system for communicating between stations which are at a number of different locations in a large building in which radio transmission is achieved through corridors or stairwell shafts or through windows along a zone outside of the building or any combination thereof. This system employs communication through spread ... | 7 |
CROSS-REFERENCE
[0001] This patent claims priority from U.S. provisional application No. 60/264,010 filed Jan. 25, 2001, entitled Modular Kiosk.
FIELD OF THE INVENTION
[0002] The present invention relates to the field of automated kiosks.
BACKGROUND OF THE I... | An automated kiosk has (a) a cabinet; (b) a face frame releasably securable to the cabinet; (c) a plurality of cross members secured to the face frame; and (d) a plurality of hardware components releasably secured to the cross members. The hardware components may be sized and configured such that they project substanti... | 6 |
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
The present invention relates to tubular elements and joints for their mutual articulated connection both at their upper and lower ends, to form a partition wall which is self-supporting and can be positioned so as to assume a desired curved pattern according to the requirements.
... | A self-supporting wall is formed by assembling tubular elements with a longitudinal portion having a concave arc-shaped cross-section by means of joints being link plates of two different types. One type, with a central raised portion and two bored pins, and the other, with a lower spacer member and two dead-end hole p... | 4 |
This application is a division of Ser. No. 194,118 filed Oct. 6, 1980, now U.S. Pat. No. 4,348,343, issued Sept. 7, 1982.
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
This application relates in general to a method for forming a resin binder system and more preferably to a method for forming a resin binder system ... | A method and composition for forming a dry free-flowing particulate solid is disclosed which utilizes a novel binder system for bonding particles of carbon, sand and/or other solid particulate materials. The solid, non-sticky binder system comprises furfural, solid resin, (such as a phenolic resin), which is not sticky... | 2 |
This application claims the benefit of Danish Application No. PA 2003 00354 filed Mar. 7, 2003 and PCT/DK2004/000144 filed Mar. 5, 2004, which are hereby incorporated by reference in their entirety.
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
The present invention concerns an apparatus for use in determining the position of an... | There is described an apparatus and a fixture used in determining position and for producing assembling holes in a spectacle lens for rimless spectacles. The assembling holes are intended for receiving a U-shaped bracket which is used in fastening bridge and side bar hinge. The apparatus and fixture includes interactin... | 1 |
CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED PATENT APPLICATION
[0001] This application is a continuation of international application number PCT/EP2014/073575 filed on Nov. 3, 2014.
[0002] This patent application claims the benefit of International application No. PCT/EP2014/073575 of Nov. 3, 2014 and German app... | In a cooling circuit which comprises a refrigerant compressor incorporating a suction port and a pressure chamber incorporating a pressure port, a condenser which is arranged in the cooling circuit downstream of the pressure port and comprises a fluid collecting chamber in which a reservoir of refrigerant is formed, an... | 5 |
This is a continuation of application Ser. No. 08/854,952, filed May 13, 1997 now U.S. Pat. No. 6,249,972.
BACKGROUND AND SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION
This invention relates to the manufacture of wooden roof trusses, of the kind including a bottom chord and at least one upper chord obliquely disposed ... | A plurality of wooden roof trusses for constructing a roof includes first and second wooden roof trusses. Each of the first and second wooden roof trusses includes a bottom chord and at least one upper chord obliquely disposed relative to the bottom chord. A first web is provided to the first wooden roof truss and a se... | 4 |
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
1. Field of the Invention
This invention relates to systems for covering the external surface of a building construction; and more particularly to an improved system for shielding openings left between portions of siding systems.
2. Description of the Related Art
The ... | A facia system for shielding the periphery of the framework of a building opening adjacent a building surface including a first channel extending orthogonal to the building surface, a second channel extending parallel to the building surface and a facia having first and second planar portions joined together to define ... | 4 |
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
It is highly desirable for tires to exhibit good traction characteristics on both dry and wet surfaces. However, it has traditionally been very difficult to improve the traction characteristics of a tire without compromising its rolling resistance and tread wear. Low rolling resistance... | The present invention relates to a tire tread compound that is highly loaded with silica. This compound offers the advantages of silica compounding without the need for solution SBR. More specifically, the tire tread rubber formulations of this invention offer an excellent combination of traction, treadwear and rolling... | 1 |
BACKGROUND AND SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION
This invention relates in general to the broad field of shotgun cartridges and, more particularly, to cartridges provided with a quantity of germinative seeds. This is a continuation-in-part of my co-pending application Ser. No. 488,169 filed July 12, 1974 now abandoned.
... | A cartridge for both hunting and seed distributing purposes comprising a cylindrical casing having a primer, a propellant charge ignitable upon firing of said primer, spaced-apart wads above said propellant charge defining a load-receiving volume therebetween, a load of plant seeds received within a capsule disposed wi... | 8 |
This Application is a continuation of application Ser. No. 08/371,282 filed Jan. 11, 1995 now abandoned, which application Ser. No. 08/371,282 is a Continuation-in-Part of application Ser. No. 08/225,375 filed Apr. 8, 1994 now abandoned for LINE HEAD FOR FLEXIBLE LINE TRIMMER, being incorporated herein for all purposes... | A "bump-feed" type line head (108) and replaceable spool (116) for a flexible line trimmer are specially adapted for removing and mounting the spool in a single manual movement to the line head to facilitate spool and line replacement. A U-shaped retention spring (118) is snap-fitted without separate fasteners ... | 0 |
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
This invention generally relates to an hydraulic apparatus having means for automatically adjusting the positions of the headlights of a motor vehicle as a dependent function of the load on the axles of the motor vehicle and more particularly an apparatus in which the movement of the f... | What follows is the description of an improved hydraulic apparatus for the automatic adjustment of the inclination of the headlights of a motor vehicle, the adjustment being a dependent function of the axle load. The apparatus has a level sensor at each axle and each level sensor contains one metering piston and two po... | 1 |
FIELD OF THE INVENTION
[0001] The present invention relates generally to a method and apparatus for repairing a defective tube, and more particularly to a method, apparatus, and prefabricated replacement tube for partial tube replacement in a heat exchanger to which access is restricted.
BACKGR... | A method, a apparatus ( 150 ) and a prefabricated replacement tube ( 108 ) are provided for repairing a defect ( 112 ) in a tube ( 102 ), such as in a waterwall ( 100 ). In the method, a replacement tube ( 108 ) is prefabricated having a wall ( 116 ), a central opening ( 114 ) extending through a portion thereof and a ... | 5 |
CROSS-REFERENCES TO RELATED APPLICATIONS
[0001] Pursuant to the provisions of 37 C.F.R. section 1.53(c), this non-provisional patent application claims the benefit of an earlier-filed provisional application. The provisional application was assigned Ser. No. 61/673,389 and it listed the same inventors.
... | A trough collector for solar energy, with multiple parallel troughs preferably being contained within a single unit. The collector does not use conventional azimuth tracking in order to keep the sun's rays directed toward the parabola's focus as the sun moves across the sky. Instead, the relative position betwe... | 5 |
CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED PATENT APPLICATIONS
This application is a divisional of U.S. application Ser. No. 13/558,757, filed Jul. 26, 2012, which is a continuation of U.S. application Ser. No. 12/078,955, filed Apr. 8, 2008, which is a divisional of U.S. application Ser. No. 11/603,124, filed Nov. 22, 2006, whi... | This invention pertains generally to prostacyclin analogs and methods for their use in promoting vasodilation, inhibiting platelet aggregation and thrombus formation, stimulating thrombolysis, inhibiting cell proliferation (including vascular remodeling), providing cytoprotection, preventing atherogenesis and inducing ... | 2 |
PRIORITY CLAIM
This application claims the benefit of Romanian Patent Application No. A/00010/2014, filed Jan. 10, 2014; the disclosure of which is incorporated herein by reference in its entirety.
TECHNICAL FIELD
The subject matter described herein relates to testing Ethernet bridges. More particular... | Methods, systems, and computer readable media for handling unexpected virtual station interface (VSI) discovery and configuration protocol (VDP) packets received by a VSI are disclosed. One method includes, at a network equipment test device, emulating an ER and VSIs behind the ER. The method further includes transmitt... | 7 |
CROSS REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATION
[0001] This application claims the benefit of priority of U.S. Serial No. 06/295,106, filed May 31, 2001, pursuant to 35 U.S.C. §119, and the entire disclosure of which is incorporated in its entirety by reference herein.
FIELD OF THE INVENTION... | A device and method of use for cleaning a ground surface with pressurized cleaning solution is disclosed. The device includes a transportable deck having at least a first chamber and a second chamber, each first and second chamber being in open communication with the surface, said first chamber having a nozzle for dire... | 4 |
FIELD OF INVENTION
[0001] The present invention relates to a nutritional or dietary supplement composition that strengthens and promotes immune health through the prevention, stabilization, reversal and/or treatment of cancerous cells. More specifically, the present invention will aid in complementing tradit... | A nutritional or dietary supplement composition that strengthens and promotes health through the prevention, stabilization, reversal and/or treatment of cancers, chemotherapy, and/or radiation therapy related complications. The nutritional or dietary supplement composition may likewise reduce the risk and/or prevalence... | 0 |
This application claims the benefit of U.S. Provisional Application Ser. No. 60/008,370, filed Dec. 8, 1995.
FIELD OF THE INVENTION
This invention relates to airlay fiber handling equipment such as an airlay web former and more particularly to doffing individualized carded fibers into an air strea... | A process of feeding carded fiber to an airlay and particularly to combining carding technology with airlay technology. A carding machine portion is arranged to card fiber while a disperser-roll in the airlay portion picks the individualized carded fibers from a tool bed roll and centrifugally doffs them into an air st... | 3 |
This application is a U.S. national stage filing of PCT International Application No. PCT/FI01/01101, filed on Dec. 14, 2001. This application also claims the benefit of priority under 35 U.S.C. § 119(a) to Finnish patent application no. 20002755, filed on Dec. 15, 2000.
TECHNICAL FIELD
The present inventio... | Levosimendan, or (−)-[[4-(1,4,5,6-tetrahydro-4-methyl-6-oxo-3-pyridazinyl)phenyl]hydrazono]propanedinitrile, which has been previously suggested for the treatment of congestive heart failure, is useful in the treatment of erectile dysfunction. | 0 |
BACKGROUND
1. Field of the Invention
The present invention relates generally to a method of fabricating an aperture plate for a roofshooter type printhead and in particular to a method of forming an aperture plate for a printhead, such as a thermal ink jet (TIJ) printhead, by orientation dependent etching. ... | A method of fabricating an aperture plate for a roofshooter thermal ink jet printhead wherein a two step orientation dependent etch is conducted on a silicon wafer. The two step etch forms a trough in one face of the silicon wafer and a plurality of apertures in either the same or opposite face as the trough. | 1 |
SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION
The gist of this invention lies in a pressure transducer for monitoring subcutaneous blood pressure, which is applied directly to the body or appendage of a subject, comprising a thin flat diaphragm which is flush-mounted with rigidly mounted edges fixity in the surface of a plate having ... | A non-invasive, non-occluding pressure transducer for monitoring subcutaneous blood pressure, which can be worn for extended periods of time without physical discomfort, for physiological, psychological and psychiatric evaluation, and for clinical procedures and surgical monitoring and truth-verification polygraph appl... | 0 |
This Application is a continuation of 08/883,644 filed Jun. 26, 1997 now U.S. Pat. No. 6,168,880.
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
The present invention relates to electrochemcial devices. Electrochemical devices are typically made of thin electrode and separator layers.
An example of such an ele... | The use of a polymer mesh made of material that melts under thermal runaway helps improve the safety of an electrochemical device. The mesh material can increase the impedance of the battery during the thermal runaway and absorb some of the heat produced. | 7 |
CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS
[0001] Not Applicable.
STATEMENT REGARDING FEDERALLY SPONSORED RESEARCH OR DEVELOPMENT
[0002] Not Applicable.
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
[0003] 1. Field of the Invention
[0004] The present invention ... | An apparatus for receiving a fluid, such as degraded oil, from an oil filter to be replaced, removably mounted on an engine, during removal of the oil filter, the apparatus including a housing defining a receptacle adapted to receive the fluid; and a securing member mounted on the housing for releasibly attaching the h... | 5 |
RELATED APPLICATIONS
This application is a continuation-in-part application of U.S. Ser. No. 236,999 filed Feb. 23, 1981, now abandoned.
BACKGROUND OF THE DISCLOSURE
In drilling an oil well, especially at an offshore location, it is necessary to install flanges of various sizes of large diam... | A preheating insert is disclosed. The preferred and illustrated embodiment incorporates an encircling bottom support having a centralized hollow tube. It is made of a frangible material to be easily broken should it fall into the pipe. It supports a hollow, cylindrical, combustible heating element. The heating element ... | 4 |
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
The present invention relates to apparatus for locally expanding ductile tubes of a heat-exchanger into fixed engagement with a supporting metal sheet having openings through which the tubes pass in laterally spaced parallel relation. The invention further relates to means for locating... | Apparatus for localized radial expansion of a ductile metal tube into tight engagement with a tube support sheet, e.g., for deformable member which is axially compressed by hydraulic pressure to effect radial expansion of the deformable member and the tube. The hydraulic pressure is multiplied to provide a relatively h... | 8 |
CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATION
This application is a continuation of U.S. patent application Ser. No. 14/190,264, filed on Feb. 26, 2014, which is a continuation of International Application No. PCT/CN2012/086670, filed on Dec. 14, 2012. The International Application claims priority to Chinese Patent Appl... | A method for managing data in a hierarchical storage device which includes primary storage disks and secondary storage disks. The primary storage disks have higher performance than the secondary storage disks. The storage device detects an access frequency of a data block stored in the secondary storage disks. Based on... | 6 |
CROSS REFERENCE TO PRIOR APPLICATIONS
This application is a 371 of PCT/EP2010/059459, filed Jul. 2, 2010.
This application is a U.S. National Phase application under 35 U.S.C. §371 of International Application No. PCT/EP2010/059459, filed on Jul. 2, 2010 and which claims benefit to German Patent Application... | A concentrate for producing a cooling and release agent for reusable casting dies such as a steel casting die, or a cooling and lubricating agent for machining with an active substance dissolved in water. The concentrate comprises 10 to 50 wt.-% of a protein based on the weight of the concentrate. | 2 |
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
[0001] 1. Field of Invention
[0002] This invention pertains to a method and an apparatus that forms ablated features in substrates such as by laser ablation of polymer substrates for inkjet print head applications.
[0003] 2. Description of the Re... | This invention concerns a process useful for ablating features from a substrate, including the steps of illuminating the substrate with laser light that has passed through a mask to form an ablated feature in the substrate, wherein the mask is orbited perpendicular to the angle of the laser light during formation of th... | 1 |
FIELD OF THE INVENTION
[0001] The present invention relates to the modification of fructan biosynthesis in plants and, more particularly, to methods of manipulating fructan biosynthesis in photosynthetic cells, and to related nucleic acids and constructs.
[0002] The present invention also relate... | Genetic constructs capable of manipulating fructan biosynthesis in photosynthetic cells of a plant include a promoter, or functionally active fragment or variant thereof, operatively linked to a nucleic acid encoding a bacterial FT enzyme, or a functionally active fragment or variant thereof. Such constructs can be use... | 2 |
CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATION
This application claims priority to German Patent Application No. 10 2011 116 450.6, filed Oct. 20, 2011, which is incorporated herein by reference in its entirety.
TECHNICAL FIELD
The present disclosure relates to a safety device, in particular for a motor vehic... | In various embodiments, a safety device for a motor vehicle is provided. The safety device includes an elastic membrane, which partially or completely delimits a hollow space, which is provided for an accident-initiated filling subject to elastically expand the membrane. The elastic membrane is covered by a separate en... | 1 |
CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATION
This application is a divisional of U.S. patent application Ser. No. 12/869,479 filed on Aug. 26, 2010, which claims the benefit of U.S. Provisional Patent Application No. 61/237,572 entitled “METHODS AND APPARATUS FOR MANIPULATING AND DRIVING CASING,” filed Aug. 27, 2009, t... | An apparatus and methods for manipulating and driving casing. The apparatus includes mechanically responsive elements for gripping an interior of a casing joint, and hydraulically responsive elements for gripping an interior of the casing joint responsive to pressure of drilling fluid flowing through the apparatus. One... | 4 |
CROSS REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATION
This is a continuation of U.S. application Ser. No. 10/246,470, filed Sep. 19, 2002, now U.S. Pat. No. 6,684,639, the subject matter of which is incorporated by reference herein.
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
1. Filed of the Invention
The present in... | A combustion turbine power generating system and method in which the system includes a permanent magnet type AC power generator, a combustion turbine that drives the AC power generator, a first converter enabling conversion between AC current and DC current and having an AC side connected to the AC power generator, a s... | 5 |
[0001] This application claims priority to U.S. provisional application No. 61/495,024 filed on Jun. 9, 2011 and to European application No. 11176634.1 filed on Aug. 4, 2011, the whole content of each of these applications being incorporated herein by reference for all purposes.
[0002] The pres... | The present invention relates to polyamide compositions featuring improved thermal stability comprising at least one semi-aromatic polyamide, PA 6 and/or PA 6,6, and elemental iron. These new compositions are very well suited for the manufacture of articles exposed to high temperature environments such as articles used... | 2 |
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
(1) Field of the Invention
This invention relates to chemical finishing processes for textiles. More particularly it relates to catalysts for treatment of cellulose-containing textile materials with crosslinking agents to produce easy-care properties.
(2) Description of the... | Zwitterions are employed as catalysts in a chemical finishing process to treat cellulosic textiles with crosslinking agents and produce easy-care properties in the finished materials. The process comprises treatment of the textile material, such as cotton fabric, by impregnating it with a solution containing a cellulos... | 3 |
CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATION
This application claims the benefit of U.S. Provisional Application No. 60/725,662 filed Oct. 13, 2005. The disclosure of U.S. Provisional Application No. 60/725,662 is incorporated herein by reference in its entirety.
BACKGROUND
This invention relates to lithography... | Reticle and/or wafer stage interferometers are mounted to a supporting body that is separate from the body that supports the projection optical system of a lithography apparatus. This enables the size of the body supporting the projection optical system to be reduced so that it has more favorable dynamic characteristic... | 6 |
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
[0001] 1. Field of The Invention
[0002] The present invention relates to a heating apparatus in a color test machine, and, more particularly, to an improvement on a heating apparatus in a color test machine, with which the test tumbler can be heated up and prese... | A heating apparatus in a color test machine comprises a rotary tumbler seat, a rotating shaft for turning the rotary tumbler seat, a heater for heating the rotary tumbler seat, and tumbler recesses provided in the rotary tumbler. It is characterized in that solid micro particles are used as heat transfer media for heat... | 3 |
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
α-L-aspartyl-L-phenylalanine methyl ester is a sweetening agent which is about 200 times sweeter than sucrose. The compound and its uses are extensively taught in U.S. Pat. Nos. 3,492,131; 3,642,491; and 3,780,189. A variety of methods for the economical synthesis of α-L-aspartyl-L-phe... | This invention encompasses a method and intermediates for preparing a commercial sweetening agent, α-L-aspartyl-L-phenylalanine methyl ester. The process involves reacting L-aspartic acid with diketene to form N-acetoacetyl-L-aspartic acid which is converted to N-acetoacetyl-L-aspartic anhydride by reaction with acetic... | 8 |
CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATION
[0001] This application claims priority from copending provisional application No. 60/009,065 filed on Dec. 8, 1995.
FIELD OF THE INVENTION
[0002] The present invention relates generally to apparatus and methods for in situ constr... | A method is disclosed for constructing, verifying, and maintaining underground vaults that isolate and contain radioactive burial sites. The method employs a buoyant lift technique to isolate a block of soil containing the contaminates from the surrounding soil. An impermeable synthetic liner is embedded in the vault t... | 8 |
RELATED APPLICATION
This application is a continuation of U.S. patent application Ser. No. 11/503,662 filed Aug. 14, 2006, which claims the benefit of and priority to U.S. Provisional Application No. 60/708,445, filed on Aug. 16, 2005, both of which are owned by the assignee of the instant application and the dis... | A transformer-less power supply is provided for ozone generation. The power supply advantageously reduces costs and increases reliability of ozone generators. The power supply provides a first AC voltage from a power source to a resonant circuit and the resonant circuit provides a second AC voltage to the ozone generat... | 8 |
CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS
This is a continuation application of U.S. application Ser. No. 10/405,368 filed Apr. 3, 2003, now abandoned, the subject matter of which is incorporated herein by reference. This application claims the benefit of Japanese Patent Application 2002-100735 filed on Apr. 3, 2002,... | There is provided a cellular phone taking into consideration enhancement in processing speed and reduction in current consumption, and the cellular phone comprises a processing unit capable of executing plural kinds of processing, an oscillator for generating a clock signal to be fed to the processing unit, and a clock... | 8 |
CLAIM OF PRIORITY
[0001] This application claims priority to U.S. Provisional Patent Application No. 61/716,203, filed Oct. 19, 2012, the contents of which are hereby incorporated by reference.
FIELD OF THE INVENTION
[0002] The present technology relates to work stations for use i... | A pulling head work station for attaching the lugs of pulling heads to cables, so that the cables may be pulled simultaneously through a conduit. The pulling head work station includes staggered cable receiving jigs, each jig having two clamps to hold a corresponding cable in place during attachment of a pulling lug. A... | 8 |
BACKGROUND OF THE RELATED ART
[0001] Since the introduction of the first personal computer (“PC”), technological advances to make PCs more useful have continued at an amazing rate. Microprocessors that control PCs have become faster and faster, with operational speeds eclipsing the gigahertz (one billion ... | The disclosed embodiments relate to buffer circuits and methods. One embodiment is a buffer circuit that receives a data signal, a first clock signal and a second clock signal, the buffer circuit comprising circuitry to latch the data signal with the first clock signal to produce a first latched signal, circuitry to la... | 7 |
RELATED APPLICATIONS
This application is related to Disclosure Document Number 416964, filed Mar. 19, 1997.
FIELD OF THE INVENTION
The invention finds applicability in the field of molding and casting.
Terms Used Herein:
DIE CASTING MACHINE is a machine that injects molten metal ... | A general purpose molding and casting machine which will run unmanned to receive a casting assemblage and then separate the runners and sprue from the casting. Once the separation has taken place the casting is carried to the finished parts area and runners and sprue remnants are delivered to the scrap area for reuse. | 1 |
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
1. Field of the Invention
The present invention relates to techniques in the field of magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) and magnetic resonance spectroscopy (MRS). The present invention also relates to techniques for measuring the spatial distribution of the electrical properties o... | In a method and apparatus for obtaining magnetic resonance data from water-containing substance, nuclear spins are excited in the substance in the presence of a homogenous static magnetic field, while an electrical current is flowing in the subject. The electrical current flowing in the subject shortens the spin-spin r... | 6 |
TECHNICAL FIELD
[0001] The present invention relates to improvements in the field of solid materials decontamination treatment. In particular, the invention relates to processes for microorganisms deactivation and/or destruction in solid materials. Such processes can be useful for treating various types of s... | There is provided a process for at least partially deactivating microorganisms in a solid material. The process comprising submitting the solid material to an electric current having a voltage gradient of at least 3 volts per centimeter of solid material to be treated, and a current density of at least 2 mA per cm 2 w... | 2 |
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