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This application is a continuation-in-part of application Ser. No. 8/036,745 filed Mar. 25, 1993, now abandoned. This invention relates to fine-particle retention aids for paper-making processes, comprising phenolic compounds. BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION Phenolic resins with sulfur or formal...
A paper-making furnish, comprising poly(paravinyl phenol), also known as poly(hydroxy styrene), in admixture with polyethylene oxide, and a process for retaining fine particles in paper-making comprising adding poly(paravinyl phenol) and polyethylene oxide to a paper-making furnish, are disclosed.
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BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field on the Invention The present invention relates to a semiconductor memory device, and in particular, to a semiconductor memory device including a SRAM (static random access memory). 2. Description of the Prior Art Semiconductor memory devices include volatile ...
A semiconductor memory device of the SRAM type includes a memory cell including a pair of inverters each having a resistor and a driving transistor connected in series forming a storage node at the junction point thereof. Switching transistors in the memory cell are respectively connected between the storage nodes and ...
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BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION This is a continuation-in-part of a copending patent application, "Hardware Implementation of 2 Line/11 Element Predictor", Ser. No. 165,814, filed July 3, 1980, now abandoned. This invention is an improved digital data compressor and more specifically comprises a predict...
A predictor bit pattern comprising selected bits of the current and previous raster scan lines and a method of predicting a plurality of bits per clock are disposed. Generally, a predictor is used prior to the encoding of data to increase the compression. The current bit in a bit stream is compared to the predicted val...
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TECHNICAL FIELD [0001] The present disclosure generally relates to data storage systems and in particular to a method of implementing a redundant array of independent drives (RAID) storage system. BACKGROUND [0002] As the value and use of information continue to increase, individuals and b...
A method of operating a redundant array of independent drives (RAID) includes obtaining, by a remote access controller, a utilization threshold and an expansion factor corresponding to a RAID volume comprising a set of existing storage drives. An indication of a utilization event indicative of a utilization of the RAID...
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FIELD OF THE INVENTION The present invention relates generally to a coating device for uniform coating of a traveling web of material. More particularly, the present invention relates to a pressurized coater which eliminates the captive pond associated with pressurized pond coaters, and provides the coating mater...
Coating devices for application of coating material to the surface of a web or a flexible substrate utilizing the study of flow patterns in blade coating to develop high-speed coaters, wherein the coater may be modified to provide an air layer between the coating liquid and any lower boundary. The coater devices of the...
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FIELD OF INVENTION [0001] This invention relates to high affinity immunoreagents which are specific for the single-chain, intact (i.e. not internally-cleaved) form(s) of prostate specific antigen (PSA or hK3). It also relates to the discrimination of prostate cancer from healthy asymptomatic men or benign...
This invention concerns an antibody wherein said antibody does bind with high affinity to human single-chain intact, i.e. not internally cleaved, mature and/or zymogen forms of prostate specific antigen (SCINT PSA). The antibody, obtainable through immunization with an uncleaved form of PSA and selected by its differen...
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BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a supporting means for assisting the movement of a user's arm to facilitate an operation of a mouse. 2. Description of Related Art In general, computer mouse is carried out such that the mouse is moved on ...
In order to make an arm supporting base small, to enable the arm supporting base to move horizontally and rotatably, to prevent an occurrence of a fatigue of the arm operating a mouse for personal computer and to enhance the efficiency of work, a plurality of ball bearings are interposed between a movable base and a fi...
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RELATED APPLICATION This application is a continuation-in-part of application Ser. No. 301,459, filed Jan. 25, 1989 which in turn is a division of Ser. No. 035,627, filed Apr. 3, 1987, now abandoned, and whose disclosure is incorporated herein as though fully set forth herein. FIELD OF INVENTION ...
An essentially completely and automatically self-adjusting fluid bearing assembly includes at least a front and rear bearing cone mounted for rotation with a driven shaft. Associated with each cone is a shell, such that a fluid gap exists between the shell and the associated cone. One of the shells, usually the rear sh...
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BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION I. Field of the Invention This invention relates generally to the design of cardiac pacemakers and more particularly to the timing control of a rate responsive cardiac pacer. The isovolumic contraction time (IVCT) of a beating heart is used as a control parameter for a rate adapt...
A rate responsive pacemaker uses isovolumic contraction time (IVCT) as a control signal responsive to metabolic demands. This control signal is injected into the timing circuit of a standard rate adaptive pacemaker to enhance the pacer's ability to respond in direct relation to the patient's changing metabolic ...
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CROSS REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS This application claims priority to provisional application Ser. No. 61/308,150 filed on Feb. 25, 2010, the entire contents of which are herein incorporated by reference. FIELD The disclosure relates generally to a portable cooler for carrying food and...
This disclosure presents a stackable, multicompartment portable cooler with enhanced climate control and delivery features. The cooler may include adjustable vents for precisely controlling the temperature differential between adjacent compartments, a brochure receptor for including information about the delivery, and/...
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BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION A. Technical Summary: The present invention relates to an enzyme electrode or an electrochemical biosensor which is suitable for the electrochemical determination of the concentration and/or for the survey of one of several components that may be present in a fluid test sample. A...
A variety of diazacyanine mediators that are soluble in aqueous media and which do not inhibit enzymatic activity are provided for use on the surface of a working electrode of a electrochemical biosensor for electrochemical co-enzyme regeneration. The co-enzyme, dihydronicotinamide adenine dinucleotide (NADH) or dihydr...
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BACKGROUND OF THE INTENTION [0001] a. Field of the Invention [0002] The invention relates to a fixing structure for an ultra thin rolling bearing for use, for example, in an industrial robot, a machine tool, and medical equipment. [0003] b. Related Art [0004] A ...
in a fixing structure for a rolling bearing in which a bearing fixing ring is incorporated in a device and a rotating member is fixed to a bearing rotating ring using bolts, fastening areas with the bolts are set so that the natural frequency of the device as a whole is larger than the frequency of vibration resulting ...
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CROSS REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATION [0001] This application claims the benefit of priority of the filing date of prior provisional application Ser. No. 60/867,611, filed Nov. 29, 2006, which is incorporated by reference herein for all purposes. FIELD OF THE INVENTION [0002] The...
Devices and methods are disclosed for framing openings for doors, windows, store fronts, air conditioning units and other purposes, in walls formed of cast-in-place concrete. The devices include a jamb member having attached first and second inner flanges with angled guide surfaces for guiding placement of a wall formi...
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This invention relates to caps for bottles or other containers and especially those used for liquids. The invention particularly relates to those caps which will show evidence of tampering and more particularly to those caps in which part of the cap, i.e. the tear ring, is destroyed or pulled off the remainder of the c...
A tamper evident push-on type integral synthetic plastic closure cap for an externally beaded container neck, the body of the cap being formed with a thin central disk region, a thicker surrounding rim region, an interior ridged inner skirt provided with an interior sloping wall portion descending from the inner edge o...
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BACKGROUND The present invention relates to extrusion methods, in particular for shaping polymer solutions or polymer fluids. Cellulose and other polymers can be dissolved in suitable solvents and transferred by controlled solidification into a desired shaped article. If this shaped article is constituted b...
A method is provided for producing solid cellulose filaments or films from a solution of cellulose, NMMO (N-methylmorpholine-N-oxide) and water, including pressure-extruding the solution by one or more extrusion openings and by solidifying the filaments or films in a precipitation bath. The solution is guided between t...
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RELATED APPLICATION This is a continuation application of U.S. Nonprovisional application Ser. No. 09/841,200 entitled “FLYING INSECT TRAP”, filed Apr. 24, 2001, now abandoned, which is based on Provisional Application No. 60/200,448 filed Apr. 28, 2000. FIELD OF THE INVENTION The present in...
A flying inspect trap includes large, multi-directional, oppositely facing ingress openings to elongated chambers housing UV lamps emitting insect attractant light. A disposable cartridge has two sections which mate together to form a container for a roll of adhesive trapping medium. The cartridge sections are opened a...
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CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS [0001] This application is a continuation of U.S. Provisional Patent Application Ser. No. 60/776,348, filed Feb. 24, 2006, which is hereby incorporated in its entirety by reference herein. FIELD OF THE INVENTION [0002] The present invent...
An emergency floatation system for an aircraft includes an actuator box assembly that activates the floatation system either electrically or manually. The actuator box assembly is separated from a valve assembly of an inflation reservoir and provides an interface between an electromechanical trigger system and a redund...
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BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION [0001] 1. Field of the Invention [0002] The present invention relates to ink jet printers, and, more particularly, to a method of rasterizing image data printed on an address space associated with an intermediate transfer member. [0003] 2. Descri...
In a method of operating an inkjet printer, an intermediate transfer member is movable in an advance direction. A carrier supports a printhead, and is movable relative to the intermediate transfer member in a direction generally perpendicular to the advance direction. The printhead defines a plurality of raster lines e...
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BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION (1) Field of the Invention The present invention relates to methods for the delivery of charge material to the interior of a shaft furnace and to apparatus for use in the practice of such methods. More specifically, this invention is directed to charging installations for blast f...
Material to be deposited on the hearth of a shaft furnace serially passes through a pair of temporary storage containers positioned above the furnace. The uppermost storage container is in the form of a bin open to the ambient atmosphere while the lower storage container is provided with valves at either end whereby it...
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CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATION This application claims the benefit of earlier filed U.S. Provisional Patent Application Ser. No. 60/213,821, filed Jun. 23, 2000, entitled “Quick Release Device.” BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention general...
A method and apparatus for tensioning a continuous loop, such as a cutting blade installed on a band saw having a frame, a manually rotatable tensioner, a first pulley rotatably connected to the manually rotatable tensioner, a second pulley spaced away from the first pulley, and a cutting blade strung between the first...
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BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a bird feeder, in particular, a bird feeder having an apertured floor member which is selectively removable for easy cleaning. 2. Background of the Related Art Many different types and designs of bird feeders ...
A bird feeder having an apertured floor member which is slidably and selectively removable for easy cleaning. A bird feeder bin is defined by a set of walls, a floor and a roof. When a hinged portion of the roof is opened, at least one section of the walls is slidably removable, and the apertured floor member is also s...
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CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS [0001] This application is a continuation of U.S. patent application Ser. No. 11/336,340, filed on Jan. 20, 2006, which is a continuation of U.S. patent application Ser. No. 10/782,173 filed on Feb. 18, 2004, now U.S. Pat. No. 7,047,646, which is a continuation of U....
A razor cartridge is provided that includes a frame, at least four razor blades, a guard that includes a contact surface, and a cap that includes a contact surface. The razor blades are supported by the frame. The guard is disposed forward of the razor blades and the cap is disposed aft of the razor blades. The razor b...
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BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The invention relates to a door lock wherein the roller catch comprises in addition to the pre-catch also a main catch into which the pawl drops. Sometimes a gap remains when closing an open door because the pawl reaches only the pre-catch of the roller ...
The invention relates to a door lock provided with a roller catch ( 11 ). When the door is closed an immobile locking part ( 10 ) moves into said roller catch ( 11 ), causing it to pivot from an open position into a preliminary or main latching position, the roller catch ( 11 ) being held by a latch. For greater user c...
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FIELD AND BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION The present invention relates in general to sewing machines, and in particular to a new and useful method and apparatus for sewing together two pieces of cloth while maintaining correct alignment of a pattern on the two pieces of cloth. A method for the pattern-correct ...
A method and apparatus for the pattern-correct sewing together of two pieces of cloth having the same pattern by a sewing machine with one cloth feed mechanism arranged over and one arranged under the cloth pieces, the feed quantity of which is variably by at least one positioning system relative to each other, uses a ...
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CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATION This application claims priority from Korean Patent Application No. 10-2008-0092844, filed on Sep. 22, 2008, the disclosure of which is incorporated herein in its entirety by reference. BACKGROUND 1. Field One or more embodiments relate to a microspeaker, a...
A piezoelectric microspeaker fabricated by a method including: forming a lower drive unit by forming a first drive electrode by depositing and etching a first thin conductive layer on a substrate, forming a first piezoelectric plate by depositing and etching a first piezoelectric layer on the first drive electrode, and...
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PRIORITY INFORMATION [0001] This application is a continuation of U.S. patent application Ser. No. 10/441,521, filed on May 20, 2003. FIELD OF THE INVENTION [0002] The field of this invention is expanding tubulars and more particularly a gripping system for hangers or patches ...
A slip for an expanding hanger or patch is disclosed. The slip is mounted over the hanger body and has an internal profile that nests within a mating profile on the exterior of the hanger. When a compressive force is applied to the hanger, it shrinks longitudinally and as a result the slip is cammed radially to the ext...
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BACKGROUND [0001] 1. Field of the Invention [0002] The present invention relates to a system for channeling air through a cargo space, and more specifically, to a recessed air chute system. [0003] 2. Background [0004] Refrigerated trucks, trailers, containers, railcars,...
System and apparatus for channeling air through a cargo space including: a front section including at least one front opening; a rear section including at least one rear opening; and at least one channel coupling the front section to the rear section, the at least one channel recessed into a ceiling of the cargo space,...
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This application claims the benefit of and is a continuation in part of U.S. application Ser. No. 10/877,205, entitled “Method and Apparatus for Wireless Network Hybrid Positioning,” filed on Jun. 25, 2004, which is a non-provisional of U.S. Provisional Application Ser. No. 60/483,094, entitled “Method and Apparatus fo...
A system and method of locating a position of a wireless device in range of one or more base stations. Three signals are received that each contain a unique identifier for a base station. An estimate of the distance between the wireless device and each base station is performed. Previously determined locations for each...
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TECHNICAL FIELD OF THE INVENTION The invention relates to new humanized monoclonal antibodies comprising an artificial modified consensus sequence at least of the FRs in the variable region of the heavy chain of human immunoglobulins. The invention relates, furthermore, to humanized and chimeric monoclonal ...
Humanized and chimeric anti-epidermal growth factor receptor (anti-EGF-R) monoclonal antibodies are disclosed, comprising an artificial modified consensus sequence for the heavy chain of the framework region of the variable region of a human immunoglobulin. Corresponding humanized and chimeric monoclonal antibodies whi...
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CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS [0001] This application is a continuation of U.S. patent application Ser. No. 10/254,764, filed Sep. 26, 2002, which claims the benefit of U.S. Provisional Application No. 60/324,939, filed Sep. 27, 2001, both of which are incorporated herein by reference. [0...
A supervisory communications device, such as a headend device within a communications network, monitors and controls communications with a plurality of remote communications devices throughout a widely distributed network. The supervisory device allocates bandwidth on the upstream channels by sending MAP messages over ...
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FIELD OF THE INVENTION [0001] This invention refers to a method of producing and structuring molecular networks on a substrate. More particularly, but not exclusively, the invention relates to a method of producing and structuring nanoscale molecular networks on a substrate. These networks can then be used...
The present invention describes a method for producing a large area two-dimensional nanoscale network on the surface of a substrate. The network is formed by depositing a sub-mono-layer of molecule A onto the surface of the substrate followed by a different molecule B. The formation of the network relies on the hetero-...
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BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION A. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to devices used in the drilling and operation of subterranean and subsea wells, primarily oil and gas wells. More particularly the invention relates to an improvement in the seals or ram rubbers used in variable bore ram blo...
An improved sealing element for variable bore ram blowout preventers of the type using two semicircular ram blocks to urge a resilient sealing member into sealing circumferential contact with the circumferential surface of a tubular drill string component includes a generally uniform thickness member having in plan vie...
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CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS [0001] Priority is hereby claimed to provisional application Ser. No. 60/807,409, filed 14 Jul. 2006, which is incorporated herein by reference. STATEMENT REGARDING FEDERAL FUNDING [0002] This invention was made with United States government...
The present invention provides glucosinolate and isothiocyante compounds and related methods for synthesizing these compounds and analogs. In certain embodiments, these glucosinolate and isothiocyanate compounds are useful and chemopreventive and or chemotherapeutic agents.
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CROSS REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS This application is a Continuation of application Ser. No. 11/030,649, filed on Jan. 6, 2005 now abandoned, which is incorporated herein by reference. BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION Recent conflicts around the world highlight the combat effectiveness of R...
A system providing a physical-barrier defense against rocket-propelled grenades (RPGs). The system is suitable for use on aircraft, ground vehicles, and ships.
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BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION The present invention is an improvement on the copending application of Robert B. Enemark, entitled Battery Powered Smoke Detector, Ser. No. 718,686, filed Aug. 30, 1976, now abandoned and continued in application Ser. No. 872,674, which is incorporated herein by reference. The operati...
A battery powered smoke detector includes a battery powered discriminator circuit which periodically senses the chemistry of the battery represented by its volt-ampere output and internal impedance. An external impedance comparable to the alarm circuit load on the battery is connected in parallel with the battery such ...
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CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS This application claims the benefit of U.S. Provisional Application No. 60/266,411, filed Feb. 2, 2001. STATEMENT REGARDING FEDERALLY SPONSORED RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT “Not Applicable” TECHNICAL FIELD The present invention relates to a com...
A method for translating medical test results into plain language is provided. The method includes receiving a medical test result for a type of medical test and, after making a threshold determination whether the medical test result will initially be automatically interpreted by the computer system independent of clin...
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This application is a division of application Ser. No. 403,657, filed May 20, 1982, now U.S. Pat. No. 4,498,469. TECHNICAL FIELD The present invention relates to sound-damping ear plugs of the kind including an elongate body of elastic material surrounded by a sheath of flexible material, which is...
The ear plug (40) includes an elongate body with a rounded tip portion and of an elastic material enveloped by a deep-drawn sheath (41) of thin flexible plastics film material. Rearwardly the plug preferably has a neck portion from which the sheath projects in the form of a stiffer collar or flange. Production of the e...
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BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION This invention relates to transducer apparatus and, more particularly, to a phase-sensitive transducer apparatus of the type comprising first and second relatively movable members wherein the first relatively movable member has a plurality of windings and the second relatively movable ...
A phase-sensitive transducer apparatus comprises first and second relatively movable members, the first relatively movable member having a plurality of windings and the second relatively movable member having a winding. Means are included for applying a first input signal to one of the windings of the first relatively ...
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CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATION This application claims priority to Japanese Patent Application No. 2012-055109, filed Mar. 12, 2012, the content of which is hereby incorporated herein by reference in its entirety. BACKGROUND The present disclosure relates to a sewing machine that is capable of...
A sewing machine includes a detector configured to detect ultrasonic waves transmitted from a specification-enabled area, a processor, and a memory storing non-transitory computer-readable instructions that instruct the sewing machine to perform specifying a prescribed position based on a positional relationship betwee...
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CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS The present application is a national phase entry under 35 U.S.C. §371 of International Application No. PCT/CN2013/000217, filed Mar. 1, 2013, which claims priority from Chinese Patent Application No. 201210055824.X, filed Mar. 5, 2012, and Chinese Patent Application No. 20...
The present invention discloses an application of depolymerized holothurian glycosaminoglycans (DHG) in preparation of a drug for the prevention and treatment of thromboembolic diseases. The DHG is more than one type of DHG with weight-average molecular weights between 26,000 and 45,000 Da. When being intravenously or ...
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FIELD OF THE INVENTION The present invention relates generally to rotary brush sweepers, such as lawn sweepers, which may be pulled, towed by a vehicle or drawn by hand. More particularly, the sweeper of this invention has an improved baffle assembly and drag plate which provides optimum collection capabilities, ...
An improved sweeper assembly having a pair of oppositely rotatable brushes supported in spaced parallel relation within a housing enclosure. A lower baffle plate is provided forward of the lower brush which defines an expanding throat for the housing. Particulate material is swept by the lower brush, through the throat...
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CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS [0001] This application claims priority of co-pending U.S. Provisional Application No. 60/982,890, filed Oct. 26, 2007, entitled UNIVERSAL LIGHT BAR, which is incorporated by reference herein in its entirety. BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION [0002] ...
A light bar assembly having a face component which includes a light source and a mounting member. The light bar assembly can be affixed to the surface of a structure by the mounting member to selectively light at least a portion of the structure or surrounding area thereof.
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BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION [0001] The present invention generally relates to wear resistant coatings and electroplating processes and, more particularly, to a cobalt-phosphorous-boron coating and to a cobalt-phosphorous plating process. [0002] Chromium plating has been used for many years t...
A cobalt-phosphorous-boron coating and a process for plating that is environmentally acceptable are provided. Furthermore, a cobalt-phosphorous plating solution is provided to deposit the cobalt-phosphorous-boron coating during the plating process on a surface of an article of manufacture. The cobalt-phosphorous platin...
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CROSS REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATION This application is a continuation of and incorporates by reference application Ser. No. 08/986,022, filed Dec. 5, 1997, which is commonly owned and assigned with the present invention. BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The pre...
A tutorial method for teaching the scoring of open-ended questions holistically includes displaying a student response to a scorer and permitting the scorer to access a rubric containing the rules for scoring that response. The scorer can choose a display form from a handwritten form and a typed text form that retains ...
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CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS This application claims the benefit of U.S. provisional patent application Ser. No. 61/985,132, filed Apr. 28, 2014, the entire contents of which are incorporated herein by reference. BACKGROUND The subject matter disclosed herein relates to heating, v...
A method of evaluating damper operation for a heating, ventilation and air conditioning (HVAC) system includes moving a plurality of dampers of the HVAC system collectively to a baseline damper position. The plurality of dampers is positioned at a flowpath including a fan driven by a motor. The fan is operating by swit...
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BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION [0001] The present invention relates to an optical apparatus having an autofocus (“AF”) control using a photoelectric conversion element (“PCE”). [0002] A single lens reflex type digital still camera or digital single lens reflex (“DSLR”) camera adopts the so-call...
There is provided an optical apparatus that provides quick and precise TTL phase difference detection and pupil slicing focus detection. An optical apparatus includes a first optical element for splitting a first polarized light component contained in light that passes an exit pupil of a first optical system and direct...
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This is a divisional of copending application(s) Ser. No. 07/581,168 filed on Sep. 4, 1990, which is a continuation of U.S. application Ser. No. 07/423,318 filed on Oct. 18, 1989, now abandoned. FIELD OF THE INVENTION This invention relates to methods of preserving, storing, and using hydroxylamin...
This invention relates to methods of preserving, storing, and using hydroxylamine production catalyst and, more particularly, to methods of preparing, storing, and using such catalyst in substantially oxygen free environments.
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BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The invention relates to a chain store and a process for loading the chain store. The chain store and the process can be used for the temporary storage of articles or products of the same type. The articles or products may be, for example, ch...
Chain stores are provided for buffering and/or short-term storage of articles. They have a plurality of gondolas which are suspended from two chains which in turn run vertically over a plurality of deflection pulleys. Because of the requirement for realizing constantly higher capacities and for increasing the loading a...
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CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS [0001] This application claims priority based on co-pending U.S. application Ser. No. 11/090,668, which is a continuation-in-part of U.S. patent application Ser. No. 10/738,437, filed Dec. 17, 2003, which is a continuation-in-part of U.S. patent application Ser. No. ...
A mobile monitoring device includes a sensor, a controller and a transceiver is in electronic communication with the controller. The transceiver is capable of secure, bidirectional communication with a computing device, or with other devices such as telephones and the Internet. The sensor is in electronic communication...
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BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a refrigerator, and in particular to an apparatus and a method for displaying a power state of a refrigerator having plural chambers. 2. Description of the Prior Art FIG. 1 illustrates a display unit of a kimchi re...
An apparatus and a method is provided for displaying a power-off state of a refrigerator having plural chambers. When a user turns off at least one of the plurality of chambers of the refrigerator, a power-off state display apparatus of the refrigerator displays “OFF” characters on a display unit, thus confirming that ...
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BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION [0001] 1. Field of the Invention [0002] The present invention relates to an image processing apparatus and a control method of the image processing apparatus. [0003] 2. Related Background Art [0004] A digital camera has been suddenly ...
To provide a control method of an image processing apparatus capable of showing a user that a printing designation by the user exceeds the tolerance of an image processing apparatus before printing and therefore, capable of preventing unnecessary printing. When the printing designation performed by the user clearly dev...
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BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The invention relates to lock picks for padlocks, and their like, equipped with magnetically actuated pins or tumblers. It relates, more particularly, to lock picks which generage a randomly coded magnetic field by the simultaneous rotation of a number o...
A device for opening locks with magnetically actuated tumblers or pins is provided with a housing of non-magnetizable composition and a plurality of interlocking gear wheels, pivotably retained in the housing, and also constructed from materials not susceptible to permanent magnetization. The gear wheels are pierced by...
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BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The field of the invention relates generally to wireless communication, and more particularly relates to a comfortable wireless communication device that provides simplicity and familiarity of operation. 2. Background Information Wireless communicati...
An improved wireless communication device, method, and system, that is easy to operate for people of all ages, particularly for senior citizens, that is compact, ergonomic, and comfortable, but which also provides simplicity of operation for those users who do not require complex cellular telephone capabilities or feat...
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This is a division of application Ser. No. 739,541 filed Nov. 8, 1976, now U.S. Pat. No. 4,170,079. BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION The dredging art is an old one. Examples of the general type of dredge of this invention are shown in U.S. Pat. Nos. 222,380 (Dec. 9, 1879), No. 277,177 (May 8, 1883), an...
In a vessel-mounted dredging device in which material freed by revolving cutters is pumped through a suction mouth and discharge pipe to a place remote from the cutters, a submersible dredge pump is mounted on a platform which supports cutter discs spaced from one another and positioned to deliver material to the sucti...
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RELATED APPLICATION This application is a continuation-in-part application of U.S. Ser. No. 07/817,536, filed Jan. 7, 1992, the entire teachings of which are incorporated herein by reference. BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION Replacement of defective or severely injured tissues and organs has been...
This invention relates to the use of Ruthenium Red as an immunosuppressive agent to prevent or significantly reduce graft rejection in organ and bone marrow transplantation. Ruthenium Red can also be used as an immunosuppressant drug for T lymphocyte mediated autoimmune diseases, such as diabetes. Furthermore, Rutheniu...
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CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS [0001] This application claims benefit to U.S. Provisional Application No. 61/892,575, filed on Oct. 18, 2013 which is incorporated by reference in its entirety. BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION [0002] 1. Field of the Invention [0003] ...
For providing a lift linkage with easy mounting operation, this invention provides a lifting link mechanism which lifts a mower deck comprising: a front bracket attached to a front portion of the mower deck, a front link coupled to the front bracket, a rear bracket attached to a rear portion of the mower deck, and a re...
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BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION A conventional flashlight shown in FIG. 10 comprises quite a large number of components, having a high cost and the drawbacks of the possibility of malfunction of a push button, a spring, etc., in addition to the impossibility to make lamps of different styles. SUMMARY OF THE INV...
A flashlight comprising a metal lamp base and a plastic lamp base threably combined with a front end of a tubular elongate body for mounting a lamp of different style, a switch base havint a push button to protrude up through a hole in the body to be deposited in the body and two conductors on both sides of the push bu...
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CROSS REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS This application is a divisional of U.S. patent application Ser. No. 11/820,659, filed Jun. 20, 2007, which is a continuation of U.S. patent application Ser. No. 11/147,508, filed Jun. 8, 2005 (now U.S. Pat. No. 7,271,111), both of which are incorporated herein by reference...
An electronic circuit with repetitive patterns formed by shadow mask vapor deposition includes a repetitive pattern of electronic circuit elements formed on a substrate. Each electronic circuit element includes the following elements in the desired order of deposition: a first semiconductor segment, a second semiconduc...
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BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Technical Field The present invention relates in general to a system and method for verifying database security. More particularly, the present invention relates to a system and method for automating security checks across multiple platforms and reporting security violations a...
A system and method for verifying database security across multiple platforms is presented. Servers are queried to obtain a user id access list of a particular database, directory, or file. The user id access list is compared with a validated access list. A report file is generated that includes user id's that have...
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FIELD The present disclosure relates generally to casing apparatuses and methods for casing or repairing a well, borehole, or conduit, and more particularly to setting tools used therein. BACKGROUND The statements in this section merely provide background information related to the present disclosure and ma...
A casing apparatus is provided to install a hard, pressure-resistant seal along a wall of a well in situ. The casing apparatus includes a moving device and a deformable tubular sleeve having a first end and a second end and. The moveable element is radially inflatable and movable inside the deformable tubular sleeve al...
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BACKGROUND [0001] 1. Field [0002] The present disclosure relates generally to a safety valve for gaseous and/or liquid fuel or other chemical lines, and more particularly, to a self-contained safety valve for gaseous or liquid fuel or other hazardous chemical lines which automatically closes the...
A method for turning off fluid flow through a valve. The method includes: movably disposing a member in an interior of a housing between a first position in which an inlet and an outlet are in fluid communication with each other and a second position blocking the fluid flow; restraining the member in the first position...
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BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION This invention relates to a variable low pass filter which is remotely controllable and more particularly to a chroma key soft edger. In a chroma keying system, the red, green and blue video signals from a camera are received by a chroma keyer which in response to a particular co...
A remotely controlled chroma key soft edger is described for use with an analog switcher. The keying signal is a low passed filtered and differentially summed with substantially an unfiltered keying signal and the resultant high frequency components are summed with the low pass filtered signal. The gain of the peaking ...
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TECHNICAL FIELD [0001] The present invention relates to a brace member having an axial force member that is installed in a building structure and that absorbs the seismic energy at the time of earthquake, and a stiffening pipe that supplements the stiffness of the axial force member. BACKGROUND ART ...
A buckling stiffening brace member eliminates welding time. Readily available components such as a steel rod and a steel pipe can be used as an axial force member and a stiffening member. The axial force member and the stiffening member can be easily connected in a dry manner by threads. A thread for screwing with a jo...
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BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION This invention relates to an anaerobically curable sealing composition essentially comprising an acrylic ester or a methacrylic ester (hereinafter stated as a (meth)acrylic ester), having excellent anaerobic characteristics and outstanding storage stability. An anaerobically cura...
An anaerobically curable sealing composition comprising a polymerizable monomer (A) consisting of an acrylic ester or a methacrylic ester, and 3,6,6,9,9-pentamethyl-3-n-butyl-1,2,4,5-tetraoxacyclonine (B) as a polymerization initiator, characterized in that the amount of ratio of said (A) and (B) being: (A) 99.95...
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CROSS REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATION This application claims benefit from United States provisional application, serial number 60/243,963, which was filed Oct. 27, 2000. BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION Through the use of the OPTAx test system, analysis of combined motion and performance data p...
The invention provides methods for enhancing the differential diagnosis of attention deficit disorder (ADHD) versus anxiety disorder in a human patient undergoing testing for ADHD.
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FIELD OF THE INVENTION This invention relates to control of a sheet making process, and more particularly to a method for coordinating operation of machine direction and cross direction actuators in a sheet-making machine. BACKGROUND OF THF INVENTION The control of sheet properties in a sheet-making m...
A process for coordinated control of machine direction MD and cross direction CD actuators in a sheetmaking machine for manufacturing a sheet of material is disclosed. The process involves measuring a plurality of sheet properties at regular intervals to collect sheet measurement data. The sheet measurement data is man...
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BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a diagnostic apparatus for a valve timing control system, particularly for a valve timing control system in which a rotational phase between a crankshaft and a camshaft of an internal combustion engine is designed so as to ch...
A diagnostic apparatus of a valve timing control system in which a valve timing is variably controlled by changing a rotational phase between a crankshaft and a cam shaft of an engine. The apparatus has a detector for detecting a fluctuation of engine speeds of the engine following a change of engine operating conditio...
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BACKGROUND The present invention relates generally to semiconductor device structures and, more particularly, to an indirectly induced tunnel emitter for tunnel field effect transistor (TFET) devices. Microelectronic devices are typically fabricated on semiconductor substrates as integrated circuits, which ...
An indirectly induced tunnel emitter for a tunneling field effect transistor (TFET) structure includes an outer sheath that at least partially surrounds an elongated core element, the elongated core element formed from a first semiconductor material; an insulator layer disposed between the outer sheath and the core ele...
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CROSS REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS This application is related to application Ser. No. 07/483,478 filed Feb. 22, 1990 for PROGRAMMING ESCAPE FROM AN ICONIC SYSTEM of Bailey, Beethe, Wolber, and Williams; application Ser. No. 07/537,550 filed Jun. 13, 1990 for PROCESSING METHOD FOR AN ICONIC PROGRAMMING SYSTE...
A system that allows a user of an iconic programming system to specify data input constraints on any terminal of any icon of an iconic network program defined within the system. When adding connecting lines between icons during program creation, the iconic programming system verifies that any input constraints defined ...
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BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION A typical submerged oil well includes an electric motor driven down hole pump located at the lower end of a tubing string, with the upper end of the latter suspended from a tubing hanger removably supported in a well head. A Christmas tree array of valves is removably supported on the ...
A hydraulically operated assembly that may be removably secured to the well head of an oil well to concurrently raise a tubing hanger that has a tubing string supported in either a centered or offset position therefrom to an elevation where replacements or repairs may be made to electrical components including the lowe...
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FIELD OF THE INVENTION [0001] The present invention relates to insect screens. BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION [0002] Insect screens are widely used in windows, doors, porches, gazebos and the like. No one will argue that insect screens are not functional. Whether they are used in doors, windo...
An insect screen comprised of knitted synthetic yarns and having a knitted pattern incorporated therein. First and second groups of yarns, such as polypropylene, are knitted with the first group of yarns forming a grid or mesh while the second group of yarns form a pattern. Once the insect screen is knitted, the insect...
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RELATED APPLICATION This application is a continuation-in-part of U.S. application Ser. No. 11/601,931 filed on Nov. 20, 2006 now U.S. Pat. No. 7,875,182 entitled “Size Selective Hemoperfusion Polymeric Adsorbents”. BACKGROUND OF INVENTION 1. Field of Invention The present invention re...
A size-selective hemocompatible porous polymeric adsorbent system is provided, the polymer system comprises at least one polymer with a plurality of pores, and the polymer has at least one transport pore with a diameter from about 250 Angstroms to about 2000 Angstroms, and the polymer has a transport pore volume greate...
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CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS AND CLAIM TO PRIORITY [0001] This application claims the priority of U.S. Provisional Patent Application No. 62/332,762, filed May 6, 2016, the disclosure of which is incorporated herein by reference. FIELD OF THE INVENTION [0002] The presen...
The present invention generally relates to locking devices for waste containers, particularly residential or commercial waste containers. The present invention also relates to a waste container having a locking device which keeps the container closed when a sudden jerking or jarring, such as ground impact, is applied o...
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The present invention relates in general to the art of rotor balancing, and it relates in particular to a novel bubble balancer and pivot assembly for balancing wheels and other rotors. BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION For many years bubble balancers have been widely used in automotive service shops for use in s...
A pivot head for a bubble balancer has a socket which receives a spherical support member, the socket having a concave top wall which rests on the spherical member and a circular side wall in close proximity to the equator of the spherical member.
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RELATED APPLICATIONS [0001] This application claims priority based on U.S. Provisional Application Ser. No. 61-558,808 filed Nov. 11, 2001. Additionally, embodiments may utilize a spring arrangement taught in co-pending application Ser. No. 10-595,330, also published as Publication No. 2007-0040311 on Feb. 2...
A spring back hinge interconnects a backrest frame to a chair seat frame or is mountable to just the chair base frame, the spring back hinge being optionally fittable with a lever actuated locking assembly and the spring back hinge being fittable on a single side or both sides, alternative back rest frames being fittab...
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CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATION This invention in one embodiment is related to the assignee's Hwang et al prior application Ser. No. 478,879, filed June 13, 1974, now U.S. Pat. No. 3,953,413 issued Apr. 27, 1976. BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION The new and improved catalysts of this invention a...
A new catalyst and a method of polymerizing olefins in which the catalyst is prepared by forming a mixture by dispersing on a finely divided, difficult to reduce, inorganic support of the class consisting of silica, alumina, thoria, zirconia, titania, magnesia and mixtures or composites thereof, an organic chromium com...
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BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION This invention deals generally with filament reinforced thermoplastic pre-impregnated tape, and more specifically with a multiple directional and multiple layer filament reinforced thermoplastic tape for use in pultrusion processes. Mixtures of various filaments and plastic resin...
The apparatus is a laminar shear resistant pre-impregnated resin tape for use in die forming pultrusion processes, with the tape formed by integrating three distinguishable layers, each with integrated parallel reinforcing filaments. The layers are arranged within the tape so that the filaments of adjacent layers are o...
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[0001] The present patent document is a 35 U.S.C. § 371 nationalization of PCT Application Serial Number PCT/EP2006/061636 filed Apr. 18, 2006, designating the United States, which is hereby incorporated by reference, which claims the benefit pursuant to 35 U.S.C. § 119(e) of German Patent Application No. 10 2005 01...
According to the invention, an X-ray examination may be simply and rapidly carried out and hence produce a sharp X-ray image with an X-ray source ( 27 ) and/or X-ray receiver ( 35 ) an X-ray examination system ( 15 and 31 and 43 ) which may be displaced relative to the mounting position thereof by means of an actua...
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This is a division, of application Ser. No. 720,471 filed Sept. 3, 1976. CROSS-REFERENCE TO A RELATED APPLICATION This application is related to co-pending application Ser. No. 720,470, filed Sept. 3, 1976, now U.S. Pat. No. 4,034,468, in the name of Nicholas G. Koopman and assigned to the same as...
A circuit package exhibiting an excellent heat transfer path from a semiconductor chip or other heat-generating device to the heat-sink can or cover of the package. A heat-conducting pad is metallurgically bonded to either said cover or a surface of said device; the pad is also separably attached, but metallurgically u...
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This application is a division of application Ser. No. 903,861 filed May 8, 1978, now U.S. Pat. No. 4,350,358. BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION Auxiliary load-carrying apparatuses are known in the art and have gained some limited recognition as a means for solving the problem of meeting state and feder...
This invention relates to an auxiliary load-carrying apparatus for use with such load-carrying vehicles as self-transit concrete mixer trucks. The apparatus consists of two power-actuated devices having ground-engageable wheels which are selectively movable between raised-transport position and lowered ground-engaging ...
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BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION This invention relates to abrasive bodies. Cubic boron nitride abrasive compacts are well known in the art and are used in the cutting, grinding and otherwise abrading of various workpieces, particularly iron-containing workpieces. In use, they may be mounted directly on to a too...
An abrasive body which comprises a cubic boron nitride compact bonded to a substrate. The compact has intergrowth between the cubic boron nitride particles which provides it with good thermal conductivity and has major surfaces on each of opposite sides, the one surface being bonded to the substrate and the other surfa...
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BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION The present invention relates to ceramic materials containing alumina, titanium carbide and silicon carbide and especially those compositions possessing a combination of high toughness and wear resistance. Materials for cutting tool inserts fall into several well-known categories...
A ceramic composition is provided having a alumina based matrix with silicon carbide whiskers and titanium carbide phase dispersed therein. The composition includes about 1.0 to less than 30 volume percent silicon carbide whiskers, about 5 to about 40 volume percent titanium carbide phase. The sum of the volume percent...
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FIELD OF THE INVENTION This invention relates generally to a loom with sliding shuttles, and more particularly to a method and apparatus for retracting the cut end of the weft, after the weft is introduced into the shed by a sliding shuttle, and transferring that end of the weft to a subsequent shuttle. DIS...
A method and apparatus for controlling and transferring the cut end of a weft to a subsequent sliding shuttle clamp. The weft end is retained in the guide slot of the shuttle supply drum which was occupied by the previous shuttle before it was shot through the shed. A storage lever retracts the cut end of the weft to t...
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CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATION [0001] This application claims the priority of U.S. Provisional Application No. 61/343,846, filed May 4, 2010, the entire contents of which are hereby incorporated by reference. TECHNICAL FIELD [0002] This invention relates to quick connector...
A quick connector assembly that provides fluid communication between a first conduit and a second conduit. The quick connector assembly includes a housing and a retainer. The housing has a first end that connects with the first conduit, has a second end that connects with the second conduit, and has a fluid passage tha...
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BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION The invention relates generally to the field of disposal of highly radioactive materials, and, more particularly, to a method and apparatus for reducing the volume of radioactive rectangular tubular fuel channels stored under water. In one type of boiling water nuclear reactor (B...
Irradiated tubular rectangular fuel channels from a nuclear reactor are temporarily stored under water. In order to dispose of these highly radioactive channels and to ship them to permanent burial grounds, the channels must be placed in specially designed shipping casks under water. In order to reduce the volume of th...
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FIELD OF THE INVENTION [0001] The present invention relates to a device which prevents the entry of foreign or unwanted material into predetermined areas of a turbine assembly. The device can be utilized to temporarily seal substantially any desired opening on a turbine while the same is being assembled. ...
A device which can be utilized to temporarily seal substantially any opening on a turbine which is being assembled or repaired. The foreign material exclusion device of the present invention advantageously maintains fail-safe integrity of desired portions of a turbine. Protection of the sensitive areas of a turbine pre...
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BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION The present invention generally relates to the fabrication of electronic apparatuses and more particularly to the process for forming an acrylic resist on a surface of a copper layer that forms a part of a substrate such as a printed circuit board carrying thereon a conductor pattern. ...
A method for forming an acrylic resist on a surface of a copper layer includes the steps of processing a surface of the copper layer by an ammonia water, and depositing a layer of acrylic resist on the surface of the copper layer after a processing by the ammonia water.
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BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to obtaining information from a utility meter. 2. Description of the Background Information from utility meters is required for a number of purposes. For example, owners or operators of large numbers of meters such as ga...
A method and apparatus for obtaining information from a utility meter. A digital camera is used to take a digital image of information displayed on the utility meter. The digital image is passed to a computer that is arranged to extract information displayed on the utility meter from the image. The information may be u...
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This application is the national phase under 35 U.S.C. §371 of PCT International Application No. PCT/SE98/00199 which has an International filing date of Mar. 5, 1998 which designated the United States of America. BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention re...
An arrangement for a hydraulically operated tool holder has a pressurizing system for operating a clamping device for a tool or workpiece. The pressurizing system comprises a movable operating element for pressure generation whereby the movement of the operating element causes a movement of a guideway which has an incl...
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FIELD OF THE INVENTION This invention is directed to a protective cover for a portable electronic device and more particularly to a modular protective cover with an accessory slot for a portable electronic device. BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION Over the past decade or so, mobile phones have become ubiqui...
A protective cover for a portable electronic device that includes a main body portion that is adapted to at least partially surround and enclose a portable electronic device. The main body portion includes a rear section that has an accessory slot defined therein. The accessory slot removably receives an accessory asse...
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[0001] This invention relates to neuroactive peptides, and in particular to peptides which have the ability to act as analogues of angiotensin IV. The peptides of the invention bind with high affinity and specificity to a variety of sites in the central nervous system, and are useful as modulators of motor and cogni...
The invention relates to neuroactive peptides or analogues thereof, having at least one of the biological activities of angiotensin IV, and which comprise the sequence Leu-Val-Val-Tyr-Pro-Trp-Thr-Gln-Arg-Phe, to methods of modulating neuronal activity, and to pharmaceutical composition thereof.
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CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS [0001] Not applicable. STATEMENT REGARDING FEDERALLY SPONSORED RESEARCH OR DEVELOPMENT [0002] Not applicable. REFERENCE TO MICROFICHE APPENDIX [0003] Not applicable. BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION [0004] 1. Field of...
A free venting pipe and method of forming same, comprising a permeable tubular core member with at least one permeable hoop reinforcement layer around the core member; a substantially non-permeable membrane layer positioned outside of the hoop reinforcement layer and at least one permeable tensile reinforcement layer p...
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BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION Cholecystokinin (CCK) is a neuropeptide with a widespread distribution in brain. CCK receptors are classified into two types; CCK A and CCK B , both of which are present in brain (Woodruff, G. N. and Hughes, J., 1991, Ann. Rev. Pharmacol. 31, 469-501). Devazepide is a selective ...
The invention concerns cholecystokinin antagonists useful in the treatment major and minor forms of depression. Especially useful are CCK A antagonists such as devazepide and CCK B antagonists such as L-365,260 and LY262691.
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FIELD OF THE INVENTION A leakproof union coupling for use in connecting conduits used in refrigeration systems. BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION Herman D. Wiser's U.S. Pat. No. 5,131,695, which is assigned to Chatleff Controls, Inc. of Buda, Tex., discloses and claims a connector assembly which contain...
A connector assembly with an integral connector body of a specified size and shape. The connector body has a substantially hexagonal upper section connected to a first, unthreaded cylindrical section, which in turn is connected to a second threaded cylindrical section, which in turn is connected to a third unthreaded c...
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FIELD OF THE INVENTION The invention relates generally to semiconductor fabrication and, more particularly to capacitor container structures. BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION Continuing advances in miniaturization and densification of integrated circuits have led to smaller areas available for devices such...
A container capacitor and method of forming the container capacitor are provided. The container capacitor comprises a lower electrode fabricated by forming a layer of doped polysilicon within a container in an insulative layer disposed on a substrate; forming a barrier layer over the polysilicon layer within the contai...
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BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION This application pertains to the art of telemetry systems for warning of abnormal conditions and, more particularly, to wheel mounted telemetry systems for monitoring the conditions of pneumatic vehicular tires. The invention is particularly applicable to systems for monitoring automob...
An abnormal tire profile indicating system comprising a telemetry unit mounted on each wheel of a vehicle and a central receiver. Each telemetry unit comprises a piezoelectric transducer which is deflected with each wheel revolution when the tire profile is low. Deflecting the transducer produces an electric pulse. The...
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CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS This application is the National Stage of International Application No. PCT/JP2010/072091, filed Dec. 9, 2010, which claims the benefit of Japanese Application No. 2009-284225, filed Dec. 15, 2009, the entire contents of both of which are incorporated by reference herein. ...
Disclosed are a portable electronic device and a method for controlling the portable electronic device wherein it is possible to use an application enabling an easy input of characters. The portable electronic device is provided with a starting unit, a display unit, a detection unit, and a control unit. The starting un...
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CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS [0001] This is a continuation patent application of U.S. patent application Ser. No. 10/653,671, filed on Sep. 2, 2003, which is a continuation of U.S. patent application Ser. No. 10/058,912, filed on Jan. 28, 2002, now abandoned. STATEMENT RE: FEDER...
An improved surface seeded exposed particulate concrete and method of making the improved surface seeded exposed particulate concrete is disclosed. Small particulate is sprayed over the upper surface of the concrete. The particulate may be sprayed using a material sprayer. The particulate may be uniformly sprayed to di...
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[0001] This application claims the benefit of U.S. Provisional Application No. 60/894,555, entitled “Analysis of Multiuser Stacked Space-Time Orthogonal and Quasi-Orthogonal Designs”, filed on Mar. 13, 2007, is related to U.S. patent application Ser. No. ______, entitled “GROUP LMMSE DEMODULATION USING NOISE AND INT...
A method for decoding and rate assignment in a wireless channel, where all dominant transmitter sources use inner codes from a particular set, comprising the steps of: i) estimating channel matrices seen from all dominant transmitter sources in response to a pilot or preamble signal transmitted by each such source; ii)...
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This is a division of application Ser. No. 08/424,957 filed Apr. 19, 1995, now U.S. Pat. No. 5,770,377, issued Jun. 23, 1998, which was a continuation-in-part of application Ser. No. 08/277,660, filed Jul. 20, 1994, now U.S. Pat. No. 5,702,908. FIELD OF THE INVENTION The invention relates to the a...
A method for interfering with the binding between p53 and MDM2 or a protein having a p53 binding site analogous to that of MDM2, which method comprises administering a effective amount of a compound, selected from the group consisting of a peptide having up to twenty eight amino acids which is able to disrupt or preven...
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