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FIELD OF THE INVENTION
The invention is generally related to data processing, and in particular to processor architectures and execution units incorporated therein.
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
The fundamental task of every computer processor is to execute computer programs. How a processor handles thi... | Due to the ever expanding number of registers and new instructions in modern microprocessor cores, the address widths present in the instruction encoding continue to widen, and fewer instruction opcodes are available, making it more difficult to add new instructions to existing architectures without resorting to ineleg... | 6 |
FIELD OF THE INVENTION
This invention relates to temperature compensating devices for compensating the effect of temperature changes in an electrical or electronic circuit. In particular, it relates to a temperature compensating device using embedded columnar thermistors for enhanced performance.
BACKGROUND... | A temperature compensating device comprises one or more columnar thermistors embedded within a substrate. Because the thermistors are substantially covered by the substrate, they are less susceptible to changes in air temperature and to temperature gradients. Moreover, within the substrate the thermistors can be made t... | 7 |
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
1. Field of the Invention
The present invention relates generally to an automotive vehicle body construction and more specifically to a tow device thereof which features increased structural strength and which serves to protect the lowermost components of the vehicle with acciden... | A tow device is mounted between two structural members of a vehicle which share in absorbing a moment of force transmitted through the device when the vehicle is towed. One of the structural members is substantially normal to the axis about which the moment of force acts to provide resistance to structural deformation,... | 1 |
RELATED APPLICATIONS
This application is a continuation of U.S. application Ser. No. 13/465,829, filed on May 7, 2012, which claims the benefit of U.S. Provisional Application Ser. No. 61/483,586 filed May 6, 2011, as well as U.S. Provisional Application Ser. No. 61/487,372 filed May 18, 2011, the contents of bot... | Various embodiments of RFID switch devices are disclosed herein. Such RFID switch devices advantageously enable manual activation/deactivation of the RF module. The RFID switch device may include a RF module with an integrated circuit adapted to ohmically connect to a substantially coplanar conductive trace pattern, as... | 6 |
BRIEF SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION
The present invention relates to glass sphere dispensing apparatus for applying small glass spheres or other particles of solid material into and onto a coating material. Particular use of the present invention is in the application of glass spheres simultaneous with the applying of... | An apparatus for applying glass spheres or other dry particles at prescribed adjustable widths without wastage of material by gravity feeding such spheres upon a roller assembly comprising a plurality of roller sections selectively engagable for rotation by a continuously driven coaxial drive shaft. | 4 |
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
1. Field of the Invention
The present invention relates to a paint roller for use in connection with hand painting the walls of a house or structure. The paint roller has particular utility in rolling the corner of a wall without getting paint on the adjacent perpendicular surface.
... | A paint roller having a stretchable cylindrical paint sock, which is pulled over both ends of an outer roller tube and attached by screw-cap means, with the outer end being stretched over a swivel end-cap capable of providing a roller end angle up to about 30-degrees, thereby allowing paint to be dispensed in a corner ... | 1 |
RELATED APPLICATIONS
This application is a divisional of U.S. patent application Ser. No. 14/293,128 filed Jun. 2, 2014, which hereby claims the benefit of and priority thereto under 35 U.S.C. §§119, 120, 363, 365, and 37 C.F.R. §§1.55 and 1.78, which is a divisional of U.S. patent application Ser. No. 13/559,103... | A tibial tuberosity advancement implant and method includes a spacer body made of biocompatible, biodegradable material and having a main section with at least one bony growth orifice therethrough and at least one fin extending from the main section by at least one connector. A metal clip is engageable with of the spac... | 0 |
This application is a division of application Ser. No. 07/981,014, filed Nov. 24, 1992, now U.S. Pat. No. 5,349,505.
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
The field of the present invention is underwater lighting for pools and the like.
Swimming pools are subject in most jurisdictions to restrictive c... | A wet niche light having a nonconductive forming shell 14 with a nonconductive housing 16 mounted therein. A double ended lamp is fixed within the housing in sockets which do not retain the lamp in friction engagement but rather hold the lamp by axial compression. A conductive reflector extends over the sockets and is ... | 5 |
CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS
[0001] The current application claims the benefit of and priority to Israel Patent Application No. 194519, filed Oct. 5, 2008, and incorporated herein by reference in its entirety.
FIELD OF THE INVENTION
[0002] The present invention relates to the fi... | In one aspect, the present invention may be directed to a needle for surgical threading of a strap of an implant through a tissue, the needle comprising: a trap for trapping the strap to the needle while the needle may be at the accessible side of the tissue; a tip for threading the trapped strap from the accessible si... | 0 |
TECHNICAL FIELD
This invention relates in general to electronic card extractors.
More particularly, this invention relates to electronic card extractors for avionic equipment items of an aircraft.
BACKGROUND
The avionic equipment items of an aircraft are made up of computers having the form of e... | A base for an electronic card includes at least one slot adapted for accommodating an electronic card with an extraction lever installed rotatably in relation thereto and adapted for pivoting between a first position and a second position. The lever has a support end adapted for coming to rest on a support element of t... | 7 |
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
This invention is directed to a carriage reciprocator and positioner. This invention is related to a class of devices known as chain reciprocators.
Present day chain reciprocators have carriages connected directly to a chain. Reciprocation of the carriage is achieved by reversing... | An air brake includes a friction liner attached to a piston-like member which is arranged to reciprocate with respect to a stationary member. The piston-like member is urged into its inoperative position without the use of a biasing element such as a spring or spring-like member. sp
This is a division of applicat... | 5 |
The invention relates to an apparatus for detecting yarn movement.
DESCRIPTION OF THE PRIOR ART
According to the prior art, there is known an apparatus for detecting yarn movement comprising a yarn guide unit through which a yarn can be passed, the yarn guide unit having a support surface adapted to be fric... | An apparatus for detecting a yarn movement comprises a yarn guide unit for the sliding guidance of a moving yarn, and a converter cooperating with the yarn guide unit for generating an electric signal. With the aim of improving the signal-noise ratio of an apparatus of this type, there is provided a member mounted for ... | 3 |
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
The present invention relates to a fiber lubricant composition which is particularly useful for lubricating a spunbonded nonwoven fabric and to fibers and fabrics having said lubricant composition thereon.
More specifically the fiber lubricant composition of this invention consis... | Fiber lubricant compositions having unusual lubricating properties for spunbonded, nonwoven polypropylene carpet backing are disclosed. A needle-tufted carpet, prepared from a carpet backing bearing a composition of this invention, has unexpectedly high strength and unexpectedly low flammability. The compositions of th... | 3 |
TECHNICAL AREA
[0001] The present invention relates to a holding means for holding and protecting a movable connector part of a hydraulic system.
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
[0002] Hydraulic systems are used in a wide variety of applications. One application relates to work vehicles, such ... | Holding means ( 30 ) for protecting a movable connector part ( 20; 24 a - d ) of a hydraulic system on a work equipment ( 2 ), which movable 5 connector part ( 20; 24 a - d ) is connectable to a fixed connector part ( 10 ) of a hydraulic system of a work vehicle ( 1 ), the holding means ( 30 ) having a contact su... | 4 |
[0001] The present invention relates in general to the field of biosensors, and in particular to methods and apparatus for regenerating such sensors, thereby increasing the effective life thereof.
[0002] In a specific aspect the invention relates to a system for continuous analysis of analytes in blo... | The invention comprises a method of regenerating a biosensor. It involves passing a background flow of fluid without reactive components through the flow passage. At a selected point in time a sample aliquot is injected into said background flow. At a point in time when a signal from said sensor is obtained the flow ra... | 2 |
CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS
[0001] This application claims benefit of U.S. Provisional Patent Application Ser. No. 61/823,336, filed May 14, 2013 (APPM/17011USL), which is incorporated herein by reference.
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
[0002] 1. Field of the Invention
... | Embodiments disclosed herein generally relate to thin film transistors with one or more trenches to control the threshold voltage and off-current and methods of making the same. In one embodiment, a semiconductor device can include a substrate comprising a surface with a thin film transistor formed thereon, a first pas... | 7 |
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
FIELD OF THE INVENTION
The invention belongs to the mechanical arts and relates, more specifically, to a traveling-gear mechanism for a transport system of a cableway system. The mechanism is equipped with running rollers and with a coupling configuration.
Transport assembl... | A running-gear mechanism for the transport assembly of a cableway system has running rollers that roll in guide rails while the coupling assembly is uncoupled from the haulage cable. In the region of the running rollers there is provided at least one downwardly projecting continuation which projects into the guide rail... | 1 |
FIELD OF THE INVENTION
This invention relates to a cylinder lock which can be controlled by electric signals. To explain further, in detail, the locking and release of the rotating inner cam in relation to the outer barrel can be controlled by an electric signal.
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
Up to now,... | In a cylinder for locks having an outer barrel and an inner cam with a keyhole. In order to lock the movement of the inner cam, a pin is provided in the outer barrel and the pin is engaged into a hole defined in the inner cam to lock the inner cam. The pin is urged by a spring so as to eject the pin from the hole and t... | 4 |
FIELD OF INVENTION
[0001] The present invention relates, generally, to a process for the production of fuel grade dimethyl ether (DME) from methanol dehydration via catalytic distillation. The methanol is produced from syngas in a methanol synthesis loop and this syngas is produced from natural gas in a stea... | Disclosed herein is a process for monetization of natural gas by producing fuel grade dimethyl ether (DME). The process includes three reactive stages with the first reactive stage being the conversion of natural gas into syngas, the second reactive stage being the conversion of syngas into crude methanol and the third... | 8 |
CROSS REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATION
[0001] This application claims priority to U.S. Provisional Application No. 60/759,033, filed Jan. 17, 2006 and titled “Community-Based Parental Controls,” which is incorporated by reference.
TECHNICAL FIELD
[0002] This disclosure relates... | According to a general aspect, a method includes maintaining rating groups, each rating group providing a rating for content compiled based on information received from a user evaluating the content. The method also includes receiving, from a first user, a selection of a first rating group, from among the rating groups... | 7 |
FIELD OF THE INVENTION
This invention relates to a method and an apparatus of forming thin films, which is characterized by connecting a physical vapor deposition device and a chemical vapor deposition device, which is small and requires a short thin-film formation time.
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
Re... | An apparatus of forming thin films, which is small and requires a short thin-film formation time, is provided which comprises at least one physical vapor deposition device and at least one chemical vapor deposition device, wherein said physical vapor deposition device and said chemical vapor deposition device are provi... | 2 |
RELATED APPLICATIONS
[0001] This application is a divisional of U.S. Ser. No. 09/223,545, which was filed on Dec. 30, 1998, which claims priority to U.S. Provisional Application No. 60/070,166, filed Dec. 31, 1997. The entire teachings of the above applications are incorporated herein by reference.
... | A metallized composite includes a thermoplastic sheet and at least one discontinuous layer of metal within the thermoplastic sheet. The discontinuous metal layer can be disposed between two thermoplastic layers that are bound together, such as by melting the layers together, pressing, or by use of an adhesive. The meta... | 1 |
RELATED APPLICATIONS
[0001] The present application is based on, and claims priority from, Provisional Application No. 60/886,529, filed Jan. 25, 2007, the disclosure of which is hereby incorporated by reference herein in its entirety.
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
[0002] The presen... | A door handle reinforcement plate that is positioned on the inner surface of a vehicle door. The plate is mounted using the fasteners of the existing door handle. The door handle reinforcement plate adds strength and rigidity to the vehicle door to prevent the vehicle door from flexing or distorting in an undesirable f... | 4 |
FIELD OF INVENTION
This invention relates generally to braking systems and more particularly to a disc brake system having a unitary support for the brake pads.
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
In a typical disc brake, a rotor secured to one of the wheels of an automotive vehicle rotates between a pair of ... | A mounting assembly for a disc brake pad which has a first end portion provided with a finger engaged with a reaction surface in a slot of a reaction block to partially restrain the disc brake pad when it is applied against a rotor. The reaction surface is machined at an angle or in an arc to counterbalance the couple ... | 5 |
[0001] This is a divisional of U.S. application Ser. No. 10/134,780, filed Apr. 29, 2002, the entire disclosure of which is incorporated herein by reference.
FIELD OF THE INVENTION
[0002] The present invention relates generally to peer-to-peer protocols, and more particularly to securi... | A security infrastructure and methods are presented that inhibit the ability of a malicious node from disrupting the normal operations of a peer-to-peer network. The methods of the invention allow both secure and insecure identities to be used by nodes by making them self-verifying. When necessary or opportunistic, ID ... | 8 |
This invention relates to a method and apparatus for monitoring pressure and, more particularly, to applications of pressure monitoring in hydrocarbon wells.
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
The equipment used in drilling, completion and working over of hydrocarbon wells in the past has almost entirely been a matter... | 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... | 4 |
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
For years, speaker stands or "lecturns" have been constructed of metal or wood. As such, they are relatively expensive, heavy and cumbersome. Any previous attempts at constructing a speaker stand from plastic or other lightweight, moldable materials have not been successful bec... | A plurality of parts are so designed and fabricated from a lightweight, moldable material, such as plastic, that when assembled form an integral, sturdy speaker stand combining the features of economy, durability, and ease of handling. | 0 |
CROSS REFERENCE TO PRIOR APPLICATIONS
This application is a continuation of U.S. application Ser. No. 13/298,836 filed on Nov. 17, 2011, which is a divisional of U.S. application Ser. No. 12/886,265, filed on Sep. 20, 2010, now U.S. Pat. No. 8,116,605, which is a divisional of U.S. application Ser. No. 11/983,526... | In part, the invention relates to a lens assembly. The lens assembly includes a micro-lens; a beam director in optical communication with the micro-lens; and a substantially transparent film. The substantially transparent film is capable of bi-directionally transmitting light, and generating a controlled amount of back... | 6 |
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
The present invention relates to a method in the regulation of a multi-layer headbox of a paper machine or board machine. By means of the method and the device in accordance with the invention, it is possible to reliably act upon the grammage profile of the paper across the width of th... | A method and device for the regulation of a pulp suspension flow in a multi-layer headbox and a multi-layer headbox for a paper machine/board machine. For the formation of different layers in the web, at least two pulp suspensions having different pulp concepts flow through the multi-layer headbox. The flow of a pulp s... | 3 |
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
The present invention relates to a clamping collar for hermetically (i.e. perimetrically sealingly) connecting axially aligned ends of two tubular parts, in particular those designed to form the exhaust conduit of a vehicle exhaust pipe.
It will find an application in all those s... | A clamping collar for sealing by perimetrically connecting the axially aligned ends of two parts which are circular in external transverse cross-sectional shape. The collar includes a strip formed into an open loop, V-shaped in longitudinal section, having two circumferentially opposite ends, and a tightener for extend... | 5 |
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
1. Cross-Reference to Related Application
The present application is a continuation-in-part of my application Ser. No. 866,151, filed on May 22, 1986, now U.S. Pat. No. 4,702,738.
2. Field of the Invention
The present invention is in the field of hypodermic ... | A disposable combination of a hypodermic syringe and needle has a sheath movably mounted on the syringe barrel to normally occupy a first position wherein the sheath extends to cover and protect the needle. In a second position of the sheath, relative to the barrel and needle, the needle is at least partially exposed. ... | 0 |
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
1. Field of the Invention
This invention relates generally to prosthetic apparatus and methods, and more particularly to a computerized electronic hand prosthesis apparatus and method utilizing configurable input, feedback, control, and operating systems to transmit feedback sign... | A computerized electronic hand prosthesis apparatus and method utilizing input, feedback, control, and operating systems configurable to provide precise control and gripping forces corresponding to the particular capabilities and requirements of an individual wearer. An articulated prosthesis is capable of exerting a m... | 0 |
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
This invention relates to a glazing panel comprising clear glass panes held in spaced facing relationship and incorporating a coating on an exterior glass surface of the panel for solar shading purposes.
Such panels are known wherein one of the exterior glass faces bears a coatin... | A glazing panel for transmitting radiant energy including visible light energy which includes first and second glass sheets supported in spaced relation. The first glass sheet has an oxide coated surface which defines an exterior surface of the panel and a gold coating on the surface which faces the second glass sheet. | 8 |
CROSS REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATION
[0001] PPA 61/619,450
SPECIFICATION
[0002] 1. Field of the Invention
[0003] The present invention generally relates to remotely monitored systems, and more particularly, to a computerized system that monitors portable remote unit... | A monitoring service is described that allows flexible response through operators taken from a group of chosen individuals. When an alarm state is triggered the chosen individuals may act collaboratively as operators to manage alarm conditions for a particular user. | 7 |
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
1. Field of the Invention
This invention relates to an assembly and a method for using the assembly in cell culture production. In particular, the assembly comprises a receptacle, a slide and means for separating the receptacle from the slide.
2. Description of Related Art ... | The present invention is a culture slide assembly having a base member, a cooperable receptacle removably attached to the base and means for separating the receptacle from the base. Preferably, the assembly may be used for carrying out biological reactions or growth therein, such as growing tissue or cell cultures. | 6 |
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
Antioxidants for polyether polyols and polyurethane foams prepared therefrom are well known and include hindered phenols, phenothiazines, mixtures of hindered phenols with phenothiazines or phosphoric acid, mixtures of 2,6-ditertiarybutyl-4-methyl phenol and a dialkyldiphenyl amine, mi... | Polyols stabilized against oxidative degradation with a synergistic combination of a sterically hindered phenol and 4,4'-bis(α,α-dimethylbenzyl)diphenyl amine are improved by replacing a portion of either the phenol or the amine or a portion of both with a phenothiazine compound. | 2 |
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
1. The invention relates to a process for coring a video signal and particularly to the frequency selective coring of a video signal prior to performing aperture correction.
2. Prior Art
In video processing systems, compromises generally are made when attempting to improve ... | A coring circuit located prior to the aperture corrector circuit provides fast acting, remotely controlled, temperature compensated, frequency selective coring of the video signal. The wideband video signal is separated into its low frequency and high frequency components. The high frequency component is transformer co... | 7 |
CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS
[0001] This application is filed under 35 U.S.C. §111(a) and §365(c) as a continuation of International Patent Application No. PCT/IB2013/061225, filed Dec. 20, 2013, which application claims priority from German Patent Application No. 10 2013 100 084.3, filed Jan. 7, ... | A method for the manufacture of a layer for solid state thin-film batteries using a plasma-powder-sprayer with a plasma generation area and a mixing area spatially separated from it, including creation of a plasma gas stream from an ignition gas stream in the plasma generation area; creation of a powder-aerosol stream ... | 2 |
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
The present invention relates to washing machine and move particularly to a washing machine having punch-washing function to reduce the damage of washing article caused by mutual rubbing between the washing article and the pulsator of the washer during washing cycle, and to prevent the... | The invention relates to a pulsator with an improved structure and more particularly to a pulsator having punching function used in the washing machine. The pulsator of the present invention is composed of such improved structure that a rotating member has a guiding dimple formed on the its upper end surface, and an el... | 3 |
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
The present invention relates to a locking device for seat belts intended for vehicles, of the type in which a strap forming a part of the seat belt is automatically drawn into a casing and wound up on a rotatable coiling shaft when the belt is not used, to temporarily lock the shaft. ... | A locking device for seat belts intended for vehicles of the type in which a strap being a part of the seat belt is automatically drawn into and wound up on a rotatable coiling shaft when the seat belt is not used, to temporarily lock the shaft. The device comprises a ratchet means non-rotatably arranged on the shaft; ... | 1 |
FIELD OF THE INVENTION
[0001] An inductor coil is bonded to the surface of an electrically insulated perforated steel susceptor to form an integral unit for inductively coupling energy from the inductor to the susceptor.
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
[0002] Solid to liquid transformations by... | An induction heating inductor and perforated susceptor are formed as an integral unit to provide a low cost, physically stable, efficient, and easily cleaned unit. | 7 |
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
1. Field of the Invention
The present invention refers to a pull-up circuit for input/output terminals of electronic appliances.
2. Description of the Related Art
In the prior art, pull-up resistances are used in connections between digital appliances, for example bet... | A pull-up circuit for input/output terminals of electronic appliances is disclosed. The circuit is arranged between an input/output terminal and a supply voltage terminal and includes a first transistor and a resistance serially connected and coupled between the input/output terminal and the supply-voltage terminal and... | 7 |
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
This invention relates to the positioning of a synchronized picture at any desired location of the television raster including off the screen. This invention, more particularly, relates to such television positioning apparatus used with a television video synchronizer which is normally... | Apparatus which when implemented with a television video synchronizer permits the operator to position the synchronized picture at any desired location of the television raster including off the screen. A typical synchronizer includes a memory address generator for providing addresses to the memory for each active pict... | 7 |
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
[0001] Cold therapy is an established practice used in the medical profession to treat certain limb injuries, such as sprained or strained arm or leg muscles or injuries to joints. Generally, these types of injuries should be chilled to slow blood flow, which reduces swelling, pai... | Cold therapy is an established practice used in the medical profession to treat certain limb injuries, such as sprained or strained arm or leg muscles or injuries to joints. Generally, these types of injuries should be chilled to slow blood flow, which reduces swelling, pain, and further damage. Cold therapy is also an... | 5 |
RELATED APPLICATIONS
[0001] This application is a continuation, under 35 U.S.C. § 120, of International Patent Application No. PCT/AU03/00755, filed on Jun. 17, 2003 under the Patent Cooperation Treaty (PCT), which was published by the International Bureau in English on Dec. 24, 2003, which designates the Un... | A method and apparatus for reducing the effect of integrity loss in a hollow fibre membrane module, said module including a plurality of hollow fibre membranes ( 5 ), at least one end of the fibre membranes ( 5 ) being supported in a pot ( 6 ), the method including the step of increasing flow resistance of the liquid t... | 1 |
FIELD OF THE INVENTION
This invention relates to the recycling of asphalt materials and more particularly, to the recycling of scrap asphalt concrete which has been recovered, then crushed and mixed with hydraulic cement and utilized to provide an asphalt concrete paving structure.
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
... | Method of recycling a crushed asphalt concrete comprising a friable mixture of asphalt and aggregate particles produced by breaking down a recycled asphalt/aggregate concrete by milling or crushing or the like. The aggregate particles include a substantial portion of the surfaces thereof which are substantially free of... | 2 |
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
This invention relates to construction elements of the kind comprising two plates of nailable material and web strips that hold the plates together in spaced apart relationship and consist of elongated sinuous sheet metal strips having teeth along their longitudinal edges embedded in t... | Construction elements comprising two parallel nailable plates interconnected by corrugated metallic web sheets extending edgewise between them and having teeth at their edges embedded in the plates are made by placing the bottom plate thereof in a movable frame having displaceable abutments connected to clamping means.... | 8 |
RELATED APPLICATIONS
This application claims priority from U.S. Provisional Patent Application Ser. No. 60/469,737 which was filed on May 12, 2003.
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
1. Field of the Invention
This invention relates to an efficient three-step process for the preparation of 7-a... | The key intermediate in any synthesis of Irinotecan is 7-ethyl-10-hydroxy-20(S)-camptothecin. A process for the efficient synthesis of this intermediate is demonstrated proceeding through readily available 20(S)-camptothecin. Various other tecan compounds may be made by use of corresponding 7-alkyl-10-hydroxy-20(S)-cam... | 2 |
CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS
[0001] This application is based upon and claims the benefit of priority from the prior Japanese Patent Application No. 2009-201257, filed on Sep. 1, 2009; the entire contents of which are incorporated herein by reference.
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
[0... | A semiconductor integrated circuit includes: an internal circuit formed on a semiconductor chip, power being supplied thereto via a first power supply wire and a second power supply wire; input and output pads that exchange an input signal or an output signal with the internal circuit; input and output cells including ... | 7 |
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
The subject invention relates to a method for generating a mailpiece. More particularly, it relates to a host computer particularly suited for control of a mailing system.
Mailing machines are utilized for printing, collating and inserting various documents into an envelope. Typi... | A table will be generated for tracking each mailpiece in a mailing system having multiple document paths. Attribute data relating to a mailpiece will be stored in a memory while job data relating to a mailing job will also be stored in a memory. A sequence builder process will look at the attribute data and determine t... | 6 |
CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS
This application is a 35 U.S.C. §371 National Phase Entry Application from PCT/EP2009/062942, filed Oct. 6, 2009 (published as WO 2011042046), and designating the United States.
TECHNICAL FIELD
The present invention relates to a solution for handling customer ac... | The present invention relates to a solution for handling customer activity when connecting to a wireless communication network and in particular for statistics of customer activity using the network. This is provided in a number of aspects such as methods, node, and system for reporting user profile statistics from dee... | 7 |
FIELD OF THE INVENTION
This invention relates to eyewear.
Eyewear, as used herein, is considered a generic description of a product which is worn on a user's head over a user's eyes. Eyewear, for purposes herein, includes eyeglasses, goggles, helmets with eye openings, and the like. Eyewear may be p... | A rearview mirror is connected to a frame for the eyewear, the rearview mirror being movable between a use position spaced from the frame and a storage position juxtaposed to the frame. A seat is defined in the frame so that the mirror is receivable in that seat when in the storage position, thereby tending to minimize... | 6 |
TECHNICAL FIELD OF THE INVENTION
[0001] The present invention relates generally to application of nanofibers with oil/water repellent for textiles to improve the hydrophobicity and liquid repellency properties of fabric substrate materials to which these are applied. More specifically, the invention relates ... | The invention relates to improved hydrophobicity and water protection of a fibrous fabric substrate (cotton, synthetics and/or their blends) by depositing a thin nanofiber layer and coating with a dispersion of fluoropolymers (fluorinated acrylic co-polymers) that are alternative perfluorinated chemicals (PFCs) based o... | 3 |
FIELD OF THE INVENTION
The present invention pertains to a flushing means at a lavatory installation having a toilet bowl, with a flushing water tank, which has a closure, which is to be opened to trigger a flushing.
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
Flushing means of this type have been generally known. In... | The flushing device has a flushing water tank with a closure, which is to be opened to trigger a flushing. The closure is arranged at water outlet openings of the toilet bowl. The toilet ring of the toilet bowl can thus accommodate part of the flushing water needed for the flushing. The flush tank proper can thus be ma... | 4 |
TECHNICAL FIELD
This invention relates to a method and apparatus for measuring the transfer efficiency of a coating material. This method and apparatus is suitable for measuring the transfer efficiency of any coating material, but is particularly suitable for measuring the transfer efficiency of a powder coating ... | A method and apparatus for measuring the transfer efficiency during the electrostatic spraying of a coating material (e.g. powder coating) is provided. The transfer efficiency can be measured during the test cycle rather than measuring an average transfer efficiency for an electrostatic spray cycle. A cycle may include... | 1 |
CROSS REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS
This is a divisional of U.S. patent application, Ser. No. 08/908,648, now U.S. Pat. No. 5,966,591 issued Oct. 12, 1999 filed on Aug. 7, 1997, and titled “Method And Tool For Handling Micro-Mechanical Structures”, which is incorporated herein by reference in its entirety.
... | A method of forming and handling an array of micro-devices such as thin film devices that enables simultaneous mass handling and processing of these thin film devices. A plurality of micro-devices and links are simultaneously formed on a wafer, with the links interconnecting the micro-devices for maintaining a unitary ... | 7 |
This is a division of application Ser. No. 07/658,208, filed Feb. 19, 1991.
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
(1. ) Field Of The Invention
The present invention relates to rosin ester resins modified with a hydroxy functional polymer such as an acrylic polymer. More specifically, this invention re... | A binder for use in gravure printing ink formulations comprising a modified rosin ester resinate prepared by forming a rosin-dienophile adduct, reacting the adduct with a polyfunctional hydroxy compound to form an ester and reacting with an acrylic-containing polymer to form a hard rosin ester. The polymer-modified ros... | 2 |
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
This invention relates to a ground cover suitable for persons to sit on or lie on the ground. This cover is particularly suitable for use on the beach where persons are swimming in the water and then returning to sit or lie on the ground cover.
The types of ocean front properties... | A coverlet suitable for placing on the beach or ground or use as a bed cover, includes two plies, one of cotton terry cloth and the bottom ply of cotton twill cloth. The corner reinforcements with holes allow each coverlet to be interconnected with clips to form larger shapes with a hidden pocket opening to an edge of ... | 0 |
FIELD OF THE INVENTION
[0001] The present invention relates to tools and tool assemblies for mining and construction, more particularly, is concerned with retention of wear sleeves within a bit holder of the tool assembly.
BACKGROUND INFORMATION
[0002] Rotatable cutting tools are used in c... | A block and non-rotating wear sleeve for holding a cutting tool used with mining and construction is disclosed. A key is used to intersect with notches in the wear sleeve and block at a rear face of the wear sleeve and block to prevent rotational movement between the wear sleeve and block. Locating the key and notches ... | 4 |
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
The present invention relates to a method for determining the air flow passing through a turbine-engine laybrinth seal.
In turbine-engine operation, especially those utilized for aircraft propulsion, a number of hitherto inexplicable drawbacks have been encountered. Among these d... | A method for determining the air flow through a labyrinth seal of a turbinengine is disclosed wherein a constant flow rate of an inert gas is injected into the air discharged through the compressor output labyrinth seal. A portion of the gas mixture is withdrawn a specific distance away from the injection point and the... | 6 |
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
1. Field of the Invention
The invention relates to the field of five valve manifolds and the attached assembly drawings show the general arrangement of two types of five valve manifolds incorporating angle bonnet features according to the invention.
2. Description of the Related ... | A multi-valve manifold is provided, including a valve body having a periphery about which are placed a series of valves. At least one of the series of valves fits within a depression in the valve body. | 8 |
FIELD OF THE INVENTION
The present invention relates to a method of making a composite casting having a preformed metallic or intermetallic insert, such as, for example, a reinforcement insert comprising a metal matrix composite, bonded in a preselected position therein.
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
Co... | A method of making a composite casting wherein a casting mold is provided having a melt-receiving mold cavity and a preformed metallic or intermetallic insert located in a predetermined position in the mold cavity. A melt is introduced into the mold cavity about the insert and is solidified to provide a composite casti... | 1 |
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
A camper cover is heavy and it is generally difficult to drape the cover over a camper. The present invention features a camper system comprising swinging poles to facilitate the draping of a camper with a camper cover.
Any feature or combination of features described herein are ... | A camper cover is heavy and it is generally difficult to drape the cover over a camper. The present invention features a camper system comprising swinging poles to facilitate the draping of a camper with a camper cover. | 4 |
FIELD OF THE INVENTION
The present invention relates to portable stages and, more particularly, to portable stages that may be towed by a vehicle.
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
A variety of portable stage structures, which may be towed by vehicles, have been developed. Many of these portable stage struc... | A portable stage having at least a transport configuration and a deployed configuration is disclosed. The portable stage includes a chassis having wheels rotatably attached thereto and a main floor panel attached to the chassis. First and second deployable floor panels are pivotally attached to the main floor panel, an... | 4 |
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
1. Field of the Invention
The present invention relates to an earphone comprising a case that houses an electroacoustic transducer, the case being adapted to be put in the hollow or concha of the flap of an ear known as an auricle.
2. Description of the Prior Art
One ... | An earphone has a case housing an electroacoustic transducer, the case being adapted to be put in the concha of the auricle of an ear. The case is of an elliptical shape so that it can snugly fit in the concha without under pressure imposed on the ear. | 7 |
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
The present invention relates to measurement of the blood pressure of a patient.
The invention relates particularly to a procedure which is based on the method of Riva-Rocci/Korotkoff, and in which the patient himself secures an inflatable pressure cuff in place and switches a sw... | A blood pressure measuring procedure which can be performed by the subject employing a manually inflatable cuff and associated microphone, a measuring circuit responsive to signals having the form of Korotkoff sounds, a dual-indicator manometer having two individually controllable indicators, a control circuit for cont... | 0 |
TECHNICAL FIELD
This invention relates to sense amplifier (detector) circuits and, more particularly, to insulated gate field effect transistor (IGFET) sense amplifier-detector circuits which have relatively high sensitivity and are useful with random access IGFET memory circuits.
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTIO... | A latching type of sense amplifier, which uses depletion mode transistors as resistive load elements, a pair of enhancement mode field effect transistors as input devices, two other pairs of enhancement mode field effect transistors, and, in addition, a cross-coupled pair of enhancement mode field effect transistors, p... | 6 |
Sequence Listing or Program
[0001] This application contains two embedded controllers programmed with the following firmware. The first, embedded controller 21 (main processing component), runs “Main.hex” firmware. The second, embedded controller 22 (keypad encoder and clock), runs “KeypadClock.hex.”
... | A dual control climate controlling system (thermostat) that gives the control of an HVAC system to two separate parties—an authoritative body such as an administration of a facility and the room occupant—in a balance of control that satisfies the needs of both parties with minimal detrimental effects to the other. The ... | 5 |
FIELD OF THE INVENTION
[0001] The present invention relates generally to communications cables, and more specifically to fiber optic communications cables.
BACKGROUND
[0002] Fiber optic cables include optical fibers which transmit information in cable television, computer, power, telephone... | A fiber optic cable includes: a plurality of optical fibers, the fibers divided into a plurality of fiber optic subunits, each of the subunits defining generally a circle having a first diameter; at least one elongate filler element, the filler element comprising a cellulosic material, wherein in end view the filler el... | 6 |
FIELD OF THE INVENTION
This invention relates to sharpening metal members such as spikes and the like, and in particular relates to sharpening those members by a rotary tool in the nature of a hollow arbor upon which cutting members are mounted.
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
It is often necessary to for... | A rotatable arbor-type tool for use in a portable power drill is provide for sharpening the ends of metal studs and particularly snowmobile tread studs or spikes. The tool has a cylindrical head with a tapered central opening axially aligned with the axis of rotation of the head. Radial grooves extend from the central ... | 8 |
[0001] The present invention relates to a new β crystalline form of perindopril tert-butylamine salt of formula (I):
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
[0002] Perindopril and its pharmaceutically acceptable salts, and more especially its tert-butylamine salt, have valuable... | A β crystalline form of the compound of formula (I):
characterized by its powder X-ray diffraction data. Medicinal products containing the same which are useful as inhibitors of angiotensin I converting enzyme. | 2 |
CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATION
[0001] This application claims the priority benefit of Taiwan application serial no. 89124860, filed Nov. 23, 2000.
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
[0002] 1. Field of the Invention
[0003] The invention relates in gener... | A voltage stabilizer of an embedded flash memory to modulate an input voltage VDD with a wide range of variation to a fixed voltage as an output. The voltage at the bit line of the selected memory cell can be fixed to avoid error access. The voltage stablizer of the embedded flash memory performs a voltage range inspec... | 6 |
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
1. Field of the Invention
This invention relates to an improved method and apparatus for drilling a well beneath a body of water. More particularly, the invention relates to a method and apparatus for maintaining a controlled hydrostatic pressure in a drilling riser.
2. Des... | An improved offshore drilling method and apparatus are disclosed which are useful in preventing formation fracture caused by excessive hydrostatic pressure in a drilling riser. Gas is injected into the riser to provide the lift necessary to return the drilling fluid to the surface and to reduce the density of the drill... | 4 |
BACKGROUND AND SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION
The present invention relates generally to speech recognition systems. More particularly, the invention relates to speech model adaptation in a supervised system employing a corrective adaptation procedure that weights correct and incorrect models by a log likelihood ratio ... | Supervised adaptation speech is supplied to the recognizer and the recognizer generates the N-best transcriptions of the adaptation speech. These transcriptions include the one transcription known to be correct, based on a priori knowledge of the adaptation speech, and the remaining transcriptions known to be incorrect... | 6 |
FIELD OF THE INVENTION
The invention relates to non-metallocene catalysts useful for polymerizing olefins. The catalysts incorporate a tridentate dianionic ligand.
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
While Ziegler-Natta catalysts are a mainstay for polyolefin manufacture, single-site (metallocene and non-meta... | Catalysts useful for polymerizing olefins are disclosed. The catalysts comprise an activator and a Group 4 metal complex that incorporates a dianionic, tridentate 2-(2-aryloxy)quinoline or 2-(2-aryloxy)dihydroquinoline ligand. In one aspect, supported catalysts are prepared by first combining a boron compound having Le... | 2 |
CROSS REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS
[0001] This application is related to US Provisional Patent Application No. 60/610,891 filed Sep. 17, 2004 entitled Distributed Mass Spectrometry, which is incorporated fully herein by reference.
TECHNICAL FIELD
[0002] The present invent... | A system, method, and device for providing remote mass spectrometry are disclosed. The exemplary system may have an ion source for injecting ions and a measurement chamber. The measurement chamber may be coupled to the ion source for receiving and detecting signals of the ions. The measurement chamber may have an analy... | 7 |
CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS
The present application is a continuation of U.S. patent application Ser. No. 12/620,996, filed Nov. 18, 2009, now U.S. Pat. No. 7,986,132 which is a continuation of International patent application PCT/EP2008/055794 filed on May 12, 2008, which designates the United States... | A one-phase static var compensator apparatus includes a compensator string consisting of a first static var compensator connected serially to a thyristor valve. The compensator string is arranged to be connected on its first end to one phase of a transmission grid of a rated voltage exceeding 69 kV. Moreover, the thyri... | 8 |
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
[0001] The present invention relates generally to image generating systems including a reflective type, ferroelectric liquid crystal (FLC) spatial light modulator (SLM). More specifically, the invention relates to an optics arrangement including an FLC compensator cell for allo... | A reflection mode, ferroelectric liquid crystal spatial light modulating system, includes a light reflecting type spatial light modulator. The spatial light modulator has a light reflecting surface cooperating with a layer of ferroelectric liquid crystal light modulating medium switchable between first and second state... | 6 |
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
[0001] 1. Field of the Invention
[0002] The present invention relates to a sewing machine and more particularly relates to a sewing machine having an indicating device which is electrically operated to indicate a plurality of selected patterns arranged to be sti... | Disclosed is a sewing machine having an indicating device for indicating selected patterns in a manner that the same may be substantially the same with the actually stitched result of the selected patterns, wherein the patterns selected by a user by operation of a pattern selecting/combining device 3 are indicated at... | 3 |
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
[0001] Optical emitter-detector pairs (photo-eye) are used for sensing obstructions on motorized door operators. The emitter half creates a beam of light that is pointed across the door opening. This beam is received by the optical detector along with all the other sources of a... | A one wire interface for optical emitter-detectors is disclosed that is fail-safe, simple, and includes diagnostics, noise and static protection. Two indicator lamps are used for diagnostics indicating four conditions; a) Ready, b) Not Connected, c) Blocked Beam, d) No power. This allows single or two conductor systems... | 4 |
RELATED APPLICATIONS
This application is a continuation-in-part of U.S. patent application Ser. No. 13/751,007, filed on Jan. 25, 2013, entitled “Reconfigurable Snowboard/Downhill Skis” which claims the benefit of the filing date of U.S. provisional patent application Ser. No. 61/591,818, filed Jan. 27, 2012, ent... | Combination ski-snowboard devices reversibly configured in both: a ski configuration comprising two skis each with both an inside and outside edge and a ski binding mounting systems, and in a snowboard configuration having two outside edges and two binding mounting systems. Methods for converting ski-snowboard devices ... | 0 |
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
[0001] 1. Field of the Invention
[0002] The present invention relates to a press-head and in particular, but not exclusively to, a press-head of a garment press.
[0003] 2. Description of the Prior Art
[0004] UK Patent 780,660 (Les... | A press-head with a self-levelling mechanism automatically adjusts the position of the press-head when it encounters a variation in thickness of an item being pressed. In the preferred embodiment, the mechanism includes a plurality of pins which stand proud of the sole plate and are retained slidably and tiltably by th... | 3 |
CROSS REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS
[0001] This application claims priority from United Kingdom Application 0905027.9 filed Mar. 24, 2009, which is hereby incorporated by reference in its entirety.
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
[0002] This invention relates to flying apparatus and a meth... | Flying apparatus is provided including a housing with two or more rotor means associated therewith. The rotor means are arranged to rotate about substantially parallel axes in use. One or more vanes are provided with said apparatus to help stabilize the apparatus in use. | 0 |
[0001] This application is a continuation-in-part of application Ser. No. 10/835,397, filed Apr. 30, 2004, and the entire contents of which is hereby incorporated by reference.
FIELD OF THE INVENTION
[0002] The present invention relates to a method of measuring skin cholesterol. More p... | Skin cholesterol is measured by applying an adhesive tape onto a selected area of the skin to adhere the tape to the selected skin area and stripping the tape off the selected skin area to obtain a sample representative of the outer stratum corneum layer of the skin, the sample adhering to the tape so as to have expose... | 2 |
CROSS REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS
This application is a United States National Phase application of International Application PCT/EP2007/009616 and claims the benefit of priority under 35 U.S.C. §119 of German Patent Application DE 20 2006 016 981.4 filed Nov. 7, 2006, the entire contents of which are incor... | A combination device ( 1 ) is provided for carrying out various work tasks, such as cutting snow, mowing, scarifying, soil breaking or the like. The device includes a plurality of interchangeable work implements ( 60 ) tailored to the respective work task. A basic frame is provided in which the respective work implemen... | 4 |
FIELD OF THE INVENTION
[0001] This invention relates to the preparation of ordered organic molecular layers both on flexible and rigid substrates. In particular the invention relates to methods for the preparation of thin light polarization films of lyotropic liquid crystal, which can be used, for example... | This invention relates to methods for preparing photo-patterned mono- or polychromatic, polarizing films. The polarizer can be pixelated into a number of small regions wherein some of the regions have one orientation of the principal neutral or color absorbing axis; and some other of the said regions have another orien... | 8 |
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
The present invention concerns a winding apparatus for threads or yarns with a bobbin support roll and a friction drive drum, which rolls are arranged mutually parallel and with their rotational axes contained superimposed in a substantially vertical plane, and one of which rolls being... | The present invention concerns an apparatus for winding threads or yarns and similar strands, in which a friction drive roll and a bobbin support roll are provided. The latter is supported only at one end, and the other end is free, in such manner that easy operation is possible. In arrangements of such type any deviat... | 1 |
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
[0001] The present invention relates to a pattern formation method, and more particularly, it relates to a pattern formation method of forming a resist pattern used for forming a semiconductor device or a semiconductor integrated circuit on a semiconductor substrate by using ex... | A resist film is formed by applying, on a semiconductor substrate, a resist material including at least one atom or group selected from the group consisting of a halogen atom, a cyano group, a nitro group, an alkoxy group, an amino group, an alkyl group, a trifluoromethyl group and a mercapto group. The resist film is ... | 8 |
BACKGROUND
[0001] This invention relates generally to the formation of quantum well transistors.
[0002] A quantum well is a potential well that confines particles in a dimension forcing them to occupy a planar region. A first material, sandwiched between two layers of a material with a wider... | A quantum well transistor or high electron mobility transistor may be formed using a replacement metal gate process. A dummy gate electrode may be used to define sidewall spacers and source drain contact metallizations. The dummy gate electrode may be removed and the remaining structure used as a mask to etch a doped l... | 7 |
INVENTION BACKGROUND
Traditionally, a subsea christmas tree provides pressure control of a well completion system that comprises a centrally located well bore and a surrounding annulus conduit. The centrally located well bore is typically used for the extraction of reservoir hydrocarbons and is referred to as the p... | A completion system comprises a christmas tree ( 10 ) mounted on a wellhead housing ( 11 ), a tubing hanger ( 12 ) landed in the tree or wellhead housing, the wellhead housing ( 11 ) being mounted on a casing string ( 100 ) and a tubing string ( 14 ) being suspended from the tubing hanger within the casing string; wher... | 4 |
TECHNICAL FIELD
This invention relates to the field of sensing of borehole parameters, particularly parameters of interest in the drilling of oilwell boreholes.
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
In the directional drilling of oil well boreholes, it is not uncommon for the drillstring to become mechanically ... | A method for determining the free point of a stuck drillstring is disclosed. The method includes determining the hookload on the stuck drillstring, comparing the hookload on the stuck drillstring with the most recent hookload prior to drillstring sticking to determine the depth of the free point. | 4 |
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
1. Field of the Invention
The present invention relates to a mold for a sealing resin and used in the manufacture of a molded semiconductor package such as an IC package.
2. Prior Art
Semiconductor devices, such as an IC chip or LSI, are generally sealed in packages f... | A mold for molding a semiconductor package which is capable of guiding a resin material for encapsulating a semiconductor device uniformly into the cavity and prevents the island portion of the support member from being exposed from the molding main body, the mold comprising a pair of mold members for encapsulating a s... | 1 |
This application is a division of U.S. patent application Ser. No. 08/536,071, filed Sep. 29, 1995, now U.S. Pat. No. 5,641,563, which is a continuation of U.S. patent application Ser. No. 08/070,270, filed Jun. 2, 1993, now abandoned.
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
1. Brief Description of the Invent... | Nonwoven articles having high durability and absorbent-characteristics, and their methods of manufacture, are presented. One preferred article is characterized by
(a) a nonwoven web comprised of organic fibers comprised of polymers having a plurality of pendant hydroxyl groups; and
(b) a binder comprising a... | 3 |
[0001] This application is a Continuation of, and claims priority under 35 U.S.C. § 120 to, International Application number PCT/IB03/501866, by the inventors hereof, filed 21 May 2003, and claims priority to EPO application number 02405479.3, filed 11 Jun. 2002, the entireties of both of which are incorporated b... | A sealing arrangement for a rotor of a turbomachine includes a blade ( 2 ), a heat shield ( 3, 4 ) and a sealing element ( 5, 6 ) for sealing between the blade ( 2 ) and the heat shield ( 3, 4 ) when the blade ( 2 ), heat shield ( 3, 4 ) and sealing element ( 5, 6 ) are assembled for use in the rotor. The heat shield (... | 5 |
This is a continuation of copending application Ser. No. 07/500,063 now U.S. Pat. No. 5,154,680 filed on Mar. 27, 1990.
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
This invention relates generally to an apparatus and method for monitoring waveforms, and more particularly, to an apparatus and method for noninvasiv... | A pressure waveform monitor noninvasively monitors the pressure waveform in an underlying vessel such as an artery. The apparatus comprises at least one continuous, relatively thin and narrow diaphragm mounted in a housing to be placed on the tissue overlying the vessel of interest. The diaphragm is longer than the dia... | 0 |
[0001] The invention concerns a valve control device in accordance with the preamble of patent claim 1. Such a valve control device is, for example, an electronic control unit for an antilock braking system (ABS) in a motor vehicle, where the brake liquid operating the wheel brakes is controlled by means of two valv... | 2.1. Existing valve control devices are set up in housings that feature a cover and a frame in which the valve spools are embedded. Between the cover and the frame, there is the circuit carrier with the electronic components. With the new valve control device, there is no longer to be any need for a housing, and the ma... | 1 |
BACKGROUND
[0001] 1. Field of Invention
[0002] The present invention relates to washing furniture in the bathroom, and more particularly to an adjustable water-spraying device mounted on a toilet seat unit.
[0003] 2. Description of Related Art
[0004] For the convenience... | An adjustable water-spraying device for a user to clean themselves after relieving themselves includes a base, a first control valve, a second control valve and at least a water-spraying unit. The base includes a first space and a second space communicating with each other. The first control valve is set in the first s... | 4 |
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
1. Field of the Invention
This invention relates to a video signal display system installed for a large number of seats arranged substantially in a matrix configuration, such as seats of an aircraft, train or a theater.
2. Description of the Related Art
In a vehicle, ... | A video signal display system is provided at a back of each of a number of seats arranged in rows and columns. A recess is formed in the rear portion of the back of each seat and spherical-shaped support units for pivotally supporting a picture display unit of the display system are provided on the bottom of the recess... | 1 |
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
An internal combustion engine is primarily thought of as a device to propel a vehicle. The internal combustion engine, however, also serves as a source of power generation for subsidiary needs. The result of this dual function is, of course, the use of the internal combustion engine in... | A device for interacting with a throttle of a carburetor to produce a second, constant idle speed having a ram arm with a first end engaging the throttle when the ram arm is in a forward position; a vacuum-operable diaphragm attached to the ram arm for moving the ram arm to the forward position upon application of vacu... | 5 |
CROSS REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATION
[0001] This application claims priority from Japanese Patent Application No. 2005-033138, filed Feb. 9, 2005, the contents of which are hereby incorporated by reference into the present application.
TECHNICAL FIELD
[0002] This invention relates t... | An image forming apparatus includes a photoreceptor which forms an electrostatic image on a surface, a light exposure unit which forms the electrostatic image on the surface, a development unit which develops the electrostatic image, a belt member which transfers a developer deposited on the photoreceptor, a driving un... | 6 |
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