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BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
This invention relates to a process for alkalizing cocoa in the aqueous phase to improve its colour, taste and dispersibility and to enable a wide range of colours to be obtained therefrom.
FR-PS No. 2 445 698 already describes a process for solubilizing (or alkalizing) cocoa. To... | For improving the taste and dispersibility of cocoa and for obtaining alkalized cocoa to which is imparted red coloration for obtaining a wide range of colors in shades of red and brown, cocoa meal or liquor and an alkalizing agent in aqueous phase are mixed and heated in an enclosed vessel under a pressure of from abo... | 0 |
This invention claims the benefit of priority to U.S. Provisional patent application Ser. No. 60/410,110 filed Sep. 12, 2002.
FIELD OF THE INVENTION
This invention relates to optical communication systems, and more particularly to all optical systems and methods of data regeneration after signal degradation o... | All optical regeneration methods and systems can be realized through an exponential amplifier and a limiting amplifier, which could be two independent devices (one piece of fiber with parametric amplification and a semiconductor optical amplifier operating at saturation state) or one single device (one piece of fiber).... | 7 |
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
1. Field of the Invention
The invention herein is a fabric faced fiberboard and, more particularly, an acoustical wallboard.
2. Description of the Prior Art
The basic fabric covered wallboard is shown in U.S. Pat. No. 3,920,872. This is a flat surface wallboard.
... | A fabric covered board structure made with a base of a mineral fiber material having a corrugated face surface. A discontinuous coating of high tack adhesive on the corrugated face surface and a flexible textile or vinyl sheet adhered to the face surface by the adhesive. | 1 |
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
The invention relates to a component with a first layer which consists essentially of a first material, a second layer which consists essentially of a second material, and at least one intermediate layer located between the first layer and the second layer.
DESCRIPTION OF THE REL... | A component with a first layer which mainly includes a first material, a second layer which mainly includes a second material and at least one intermediate layer being located between the first layer and the second layer. The component is configured in such a way that the intermediate layer contains the first and/or th... | 8 |
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
This invention relates to a yarn which has been treated with a lubricant and soil release finish composition prior to fabric formation, particularly to a yarn which has been treated with an oil-in-water emulsion finish.
Prior to fabric formation, synthetic yarn and yarn blends co... | An improved textile yarn finish is provided having a continuous aqueous phase with a soil release agent incorporated therein and a discontinuous phase of a lubricating oil. | 3 |
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
[0001] 1. Field of the Invention
[0002] The present invention relates generally to the construction of thrust blocks for use with fluid piping systems. More particularly, the present invention relates to an apparatus and system for forming a thrust block for use... | The present invention provides a thrust block form for use with underground pipelines and piping systems. An inexpensive, disposable or reusable sheet of material that includes lines, indentations, or perforations to facilitate field folding, and that may have wings, or connect to wings, is used to quickly and accurate... | 4 |
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
[0001] 1. Field of the Invention
[0002] The present application relates to safety pressure limiting features on cryogen vessels, particularly in respect of cryogen vessels containing superconducting magnets of magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) systems. In particular, i... | An over-pressure limiting arrangement for a cryogen vessel includes an access neck providing access into the cryogen vessel, a tubular structure extending through the access neck, a turret outer assembly joined leak-tight to the cryogen vessel and defining an interior volume that is separated from the atmosphere by a p... | 8 |
FIELD OF THE INVENTION
The invention relates to the field of controllers for electrical devices, and more particularly to controllers for outdoor lighting systems.
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
There are many uses for outdoor lighting systems. Many people find it desirable to have outdoor lights around ... | A controller for outdoor lighting systems turns lights on and off at predetermined times during the day which are designated by a user. The turn on time is set when the user first turns on the lights. The turn off time is fixed by allowing the user to specify the amount of time that the lights will stay lit. The contro... | 6 |
FIELD OF THE INVENTION
[0001] The present invention relates to an electret nonwoven filter medium that has been ultrasonically consolidated at a plurality of spots. The present invention further relates to a process for producing the nonwoven filter medium.
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
... | The present invention provides an electret nonwoven filter medium comprising a nonwoven filter web of electrostatically charged fibrillated fibers ultrasonically joined to each other at a plurality of spots distributed across said nonwoven filter web, the total surface occupied by said spots being less than 5% of the s... | 3 |
CROSS REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS
This application claims priority of U.S. Provisional Patent Application Ser. No. 60/238,297, filed on Oct. 6, 2000.
TECHNICAL FIELD
This invention relates to optical communications, and in particular to a method of optical domain clock signal recovery ... | A method and circuit are presented for the all optical recovery of the clock signal from an arbitrary optical data signal. The method involves two stages. A first stage preprocesses the optical signal by converting a NRZ signal to a PRZ signal, or if the input optical signal is RZ, by merely amplifying it. In a preferr... | 7 |
TECHNICAL FIELD
The present invention relates to a microscope technology that observes a sample surface topology using electrons.
BACKGROUND ART
There is an electron microscope as an observation device for magnifying a sample surface topology. The operation of a scanning electron microscope (in the fo... | The electrical charging by a primary electronic is inhibited to produce a clear edge contrast from an observation specimen (i.e., a specimen to be observed), whereby the shape of the surface of a sample can be measured with high accuracy. An observation specimen in which a liquid medium comprising an ionic liquid is fo... | 8 |
CROSS REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATION
The present application is a continuation-in-part of U.S. application No. 08/804,166, filed Feb. 20, 1997, which claims the benefit of U.S. Provisional Application no. 60/011,936, filed Feb. 20, 1996, the entire contents of application Nos. 08/804,166 and 60/011,936 are here... | A hybrid protein includes two coexpressed amino acid sequences forming a dimer. Each sequence contains the binding portion of a receptor, such as TBP1 or TBP2, or a ligand, such as IL-6, IFN-βand TPO, linked to a subunit of a heterodimeric proteinaceous hormone, such as hCG. Each coexpressed sequence contains a corresp... | 2 |
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
[0001] 1. Field of the Invention
[0002] The present application is a divisional application of U.S. patent application Ser. No. 12/206,579, filed on Sep. 08, 2008, which is hereby incorporated by reference.
[0003] The present invention relates to heat dis... | A forming method for a heat dissipating structure is provided. According to the method, an extrudate is formed by extrution molding, wherein the extrudate includes protruding bending portions extending in parallel. Fins are extruded monolithically on the bending portions. One or more cut channels are formed by cutting ... | 8 |
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
This invention relates to a composition and method of use thereof for treating cancer. More particularly, the invention relates to a bicyclic depsipeptide, vitilevuamide, which has anticancer activity, and a method of use thereof for treating cancer in an individual in need thereof.
... | A purified bicyclic depsipeptide, vitilevuamide, from the ascidians Didemnum cuculliferum and Polysyncraton lithostrotum is disclosed. Vitilevuamide has antitumor activity as demonstrated by standard in vitro and in vivo assays. An anticancer composition is also disclosed, comprising an effective amount of vitilevuamid... | 0 |
BACKGROUND
[0001] This invention relates generally to forecasting and replenishment processes, and more particularly, the present invention relates to a method for managing collaborative forecasting and replenishment processes over a computer network.
[0002] Businesses are continuously str... | An exemplary embodiment of the invention relates to a method and storage medium for integrating forecasting and replenishment activities for a networked supply chain including an enterprise and at least one supplier. The method comprises receiving a demand forecast for a first manufacturing cycle from the enterprise, p... | 6 |
TECHNICAL FIELD
This invention relates to the manufacture of seamless tubes of polymers, such as polyimides.
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
The fabrication of a seamless polyimide tube has been discussed in patent literature in recent years. U.S. Pat. No. 5,433,913 to Kawauchi et al. serves as an example... | To make a seamless tube of polyimide, an amount of polyamic acid precursor to constitute the final tube is applied eveny as a solution to a cylindrical mandrel. The mandrel is rotated while a canted doctor blade smoothes the solution. The solvent is then expelled and the remaining precursor cured by heat. | 1 |
FIELD OF THE INVENTION
[0001] The invention relates to nitrate derivatives of cilostazol useful in the treatment of vascular and metabolic diseases.
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
[0002] Vascular and metabolic diseases are, despite cancer, the leading causes of death in the western world. Alt... | Nitrate derivatives of cilostazol are described. They have superior properties and clinical advantages compared to cilostazol in the treatment of vascular and metabolic diseases. | 2 |
CROSSREFERENCES TO RELATED APPLICATIONS
[0001] This application claims priority from German patent application 10 2015 112 510.2, filed on Jul. 30, 2015. The entire content of this priority application is incorporated herein by reference.
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
[0002] The invention re... | A grinding tool for a grinding device with an oscillatory drive, in particular a rotary oscillatory drive is disclosed, the drive shaft of which can be driven about its longitudinal axis, wherein the grinding tool includes a holder having a support for securing to the drive shaft of the oscillatory drive, and whereon a... | 1 |
FIELD OF THE INVENTION
The field of the invention is top down cementing and more particularly with fluid displacement by the cement through a crossover with the ability to rotate the liner while cementing and further provisions for setting a liner hanger and release of a running tool from the cemented liner.
... | A top down cementing tool operates with either mechanical manipulation or hydraulically. Rotation of the liner during cementing is enabled. A first bore is open for circulation during running in of the liner. In the hydraulic version, pressuring up on a dropped ball in the first bore opens cement packer setting ports a... | 4 |
CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS
This application is a divisional application of published U.S. application Ser. No. 10/336,730, filed Jan. 6, 2003 now U.S. Pat. No. 6,669,139, which claims priority under 35 U.S.C. § 119 to French Patent Application 02 04334, filed on Apr. 8, 2002, the entire disclosure of... | A method for controlling an aircraft includes the steps of receiving acceleration data related to an acceleration of a front portion of the aircraft, and receiving pitch, roll, and/or yaw rate data related to a rate of a center portion of the aircraft. The method also includes a step of generating a pitch, roll, and/or... | 6 |
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
The invention relates to rotary drill bits for use in drilling or coring holes in subsurface formations, and of the kind comprising a bit body having a shank for connection to a drill string, a plurality of cutting elements mounted on the bit body, and a passage in the bit body for sup... | A rotary drill bit for drilling holes in subsurface formations comprises a bit body having a shank for connection to a drill string, a plurality of preform primary cutting elements mounted on the bit body and defining a primary cutting profile having a downwardly convex nose portion. There are associated with at least ... | 4 |
CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATION
Pursuant to 35 U.S.C. § 119(e), this application claims priority from Provisional Application No. 60/149,841, filed Aug. 19, 1999.
FIELD OF THE INVENTION
The invention relates generally to an improved gate device for preventing pedestrians and vehicular... | A railroad crossing gate mechanism is provided that includes a gate arm adapter which is pivotally mounted to allow a lowered gate arm to rotate away from a generally perpendicular force in a generally horizontal plane. The gate arm mechanism further includes multiple interchangeable spring assemblies that generate a r... | 4 |
FIELD AND BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
[0001] The present invention relates generally to the field of medical devices and specifically to medical devices that are designed to monitor the respiratory characteristics of patient breathing, especially for those patients who are attached to mechanical ventilato... | A differential-pressure flow sensor for airflow measurement in the presence of water condensation, for use with mechanical ventilators. The pressure-sensing ports at either end of the interfering body are displaced from the inner surface of the surrounding tubing, so as to prevent obstruction of the pressure-sensing po... | 0 |
TECHNICAL FIELD
[0001] The invention relates to the field of touch screen navigation in general, and specifically to improving the ease of navigating, selecting and activating processes via a touch screen, especially as these features pertain to handheld devices such as cell phones, smart phones, personal di... | A method for activating objects displayed on a touch screen by using a finger of a user. The method includes the steps of displaying one or more objects on the touch screen, detecting an activation event of a specific one of the one or more objects caused by the user touching the specific object, and displaying a first... | 6 |
CROSS REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS
[0001] This application claims the benefit of U.S. patent application Ser. No. 10/397,703, filed Mar. 26, 2003, entitled “Interlocking modular tubular pallet” and U.S. Provisional Patent Application No. 60/366,033, filed Mar. 28, 2002, entitled “Interlocking modular ... | A modular section for forming a support structure, the section being elongated and having a generally annular cross-sectional configuration with spaced upper and lower surfaces and spaced side walls, the upper and lower surfaces and side walls forming upper and lower edges, respectively, at the interfaces, wherein the ... | 1 |
FIELD OF THE INVENTION
The present invention concerns the synthesis of gabapentin precursors. A new process is described for synthesising cyclohexanediacetic acid monoamide.
PRIOR ART
Cyclohexanediacetic acid monoamide, or 3,3-pentamethylene mono glutaramide, hereinafter known as MAAC, is an important... | A new process is described for synthesising cyclohexanediacetic acid monoamide, a key compound in the synthesis of grabapentin precursors. The process of the invention is characterised by reacting cyclohexanone with cynoacetamide and immediately after, with a suitable malonic acid ester. A new intermediate (5-cyano-2,4... | 2 |
FIELD OF THE INVENTION
The present invention relates to a deodorizing material useful for the removal of malodorous substances which are present in rooms, refrigerators, etc. or under various environment and to a process for producing the same.
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
As deodorizing materials for ... | This invention is concerned with a process for producing deodorizing cellulose fibers on which a considerable amount of copper hydroxide and/or zinc hydroxide is fixed highly strongly, which process is characterized in that cellulose fibers are allowed to contact with a colloidal solution of copper hydroxide and/or zin... | 3 |
BACKGROUND
[0001] The popular functionalities of information handling devices (“devices”), for example smart phones, tablets, e-readers, etc., are being converted into wearable formats. An example of such a wearable information handling device is a smart watch such as the Samsung GALAXY GEAR smart watch. GAL... | An aspect provides a wearable information handling device, including: a display; a band; one or more processors operatively coupled to the display; and a memory device accessible to the one or more processors and storing code executable by the one or more processors to: after identifying information to be communicated,... | 6 |
CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS
This application is a Continuation-In-Part of International Patent Application No. PCT/US2008/069706 filed on Jul. 10, 2008, which is incorporated herein by reference in its entirety.
FIELD OF THE INVENTION
The present invention relates to adhesive and... | A composition that is configured for use in creating a film. The composition includes a vinyl acetate containing polymer, such as a vinyl acetate ethylene (VAE) copolymer, and at least one additive that is a pigment, a surfactant, a dispersant, a wetting agent, a plasticizer, a defoamer, a coupling agent, a solvent, a ... | 1 |
CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATION
[0001] A relevant subject matter is disclosed in a co-pending U.S. patent application (Attorney Docket No. US30358) filed on the same date and entitled “HINGE,” which is assigned to the same assignee as this patent application.
BACKGROUND
[0002] 1. Te... | A hinge includes a first leaf, a pivot shaft mounted to the first leaf, a first knuckle rotatably mounted to the shaft, a second leaf rotatably mounted to the shaft, a resilient assembly mounted to the shaft, and a fastener fixed to the shaft. One end of the first knuckle forms an engaging portion, and the second leaf ... | 8 |
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
1. Field of the Invention
The present invention provides a system and apparatus for a low cost, long range, power efficient wireless system that provides identification and locational information.
2. Description of Related Art
The wireless Local Area Networks (LAN), b... | The present invention provides a method and system for establishing a highly mobile, long range secure wireless network with dynamic topologies and near full connectivity with acceptable latency using low cost, low power, compact and lightweight devices. One aspect of the system deals with a highly mobile network with ... | 7 |
CROSS REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS
The present application is a continuation of U.S. patent application Ser. No. 11/589,512, filed on Oct. 30, 2006, which application claims the benefit of U.S. Provisional Patent Application No. 60/732,265 filed Oct. 31, 2005, the disclosures of which are hereby incorporated... | An intervertebral stabilization device and method is disclosed. The device preferably includes a planar spring enclosed within a housing. The housing is joined to an articulation component at either end, and the articulation components have couplings connectable to anchoring components which are securable to adjacent v... | 0 |
The present invention relates generally to stage lighting and particularly to color indicia for stage lighting control consoles.
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
In a typical stage lighting control system a lighting control console is located with a view toward the stage and different colored stage lights illumi... | A display for a stage lighting control console provides colored display elements adjacent light control devices of the console. Each colored display element corresponds in color to the color of a stage light associated with the adjacent light control device. The colored display elements are replaceable or remountable w... | 5 |
BACKGROUND
1. Field
The invention relates to the field of electrical signals and more particularly, to the reflection of electrical signals along a circuit path.
2. Background Information
Electrical circuits often have their operation driven by a signal which is known as a “clock” signal (which ... | An apparatus includes a circuit and a signal source to supply a trigger signal to the circuit. The signal source is adapted to supply the trigger signal such that a reflection of the trigger signal delays the time at which the circuit is triggered. | 7 |
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
1. Field of the Invention
The invention relates to an overvoltage protection system for diverting transient overvoltages with two electrodes, each of which has one current terminal, an air-breakdown spark gap which acts between the electrodes, and a housing which holds the electr... | An overvoltage protection element for diverting transient overvoltages, with two electrodes ( 3, 4 ), each of which has a current terminal ( 1, 2 ), an air-breakdown spark gap ( 5 ) between the electrodes ( 3, 4 ) and a housing ( 6 ) which holds the electrodes ( 3, 4 ). The overvoltage protection element with an air-br... | 7 |
The present Application claims priority from Korean Application No. 10-2002-0055101 filed Sep. 11, 2002, which is incorporated herein in full by reference.
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
1. Field of the Invention
The present invention relates to a high dimensional similarity join method, and more particularly,... | A partition-based high dimensional similarity join method allowing similarity to be efficiently measured by beforehand dynamically selecting space partitioning dimensions and the number of the partitioning dimensions using a dimension selection algorithm. A method of efficiently performing similarity join for high dime... | 8 |
CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS
[0001] This patent application is a continuation-in-part of application Ser. No. 12/803,567, filed Jun. 29, 2010, the disclosure of which is incorporated herein by reference.
TECHNICAL FIELD
[0002] This description relates generally to a res... | A restraint device having a tubular body with a handle at one end and a telescopic extension rod at the other end which allows the overall length of the body to be selectively adjusted. A cuff is attached to a tether at the end of the rod in a non-deployed position. The tether can be released so a law enforcement offic... | 5 |
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
The large quantities of sytrene required by industry are derived by dehydrogenation of ethyl benzene, supplied in part by fractional distillation of hydrocarbon fractions of eight carbon atom aromatics such as those separated from catalytic reformates. The other primary source of ethyl... | Benzene and dilute ethylene are reacted in vapor phase over solid porous catalyst such as zeolite ZSM-5 in a series of reaction zones with intermediate injection of cold reactants and diluent to control temperature. | 8 |
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
1. Field of the Invention
The present invention relates generally to mining machines utilized in longwall mining operations and, more particularly, to an improved drum-cutter mining machine utilizing an auxiliary cutting drum for operating on mined material carried by a conveyor ... | A drum cutter mining machine translatable along a longwall conveyor includes an auxiliary cutting drum for breaking up pieces of mineral carried by the longwall conveyor system. The auxiliary cutting drum is supported by a jib and an arm extension affixed in a fixed relationship with a support arm. The auxiliary cuttin... | 4 |
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
The present invention relates to crystal oscillators with frequency regulation as a function of the temperature. These oscillators essentially comprise an amplifier, whose output is connected to the input across a circuit incorporating an oscillating piezoelectric crystal, the gain of ... | A frequency regulated crystal oscillator with (1) an oscillating circuit made up of an amplifier, piezoelectric crystal and voltage controls capacitor, and (2) a two-part compensating circuit connected to the terminals of the variable capacitor, each part having thermistors whose resistance varies with temperature to p... | 7 |
FIELD OF INVENTION
[0001] The present invention relates to a device for singularising coins.
BACKGROUND INFORMATION
[0002] In recent times, payment machines have been increasingly used for cashing in monies for purchased goods, which e.g. are placed at the tills of supermarkets or likewise... | A device for singularising coins of different sizes and thickness with a housing which comprises an obliquely inclined base plate is suggested. A catch element for catching and conveying coins to a further processing is rotatably arranged above the base plate. The coins are randomly present at least in the lower region... | 6 |
FIELD OF THE INVENTION
The present invention relates to a method and apparatus for temporarily attaching a rope to a vertical support, such as a tree, where the required elevation for the rope to be anchored above ground level exceeds one's reach.
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
It is common practice ... | This is a method and apparatus for temporarily securing ropes to trees or other free standing vertical supports, eliminating the need to climb or use a ladder. The method uses a pole mounted yoke in conjunction with two poles. From ground level one can easily secure a rope six feet or more above one's reach. The on... | 3 |
The United States Government has rights in this invention pursuant to Contract No. W-7405-ENG-48 between the United States Department of Energy and the University of California for the operation of Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory.
RELATED APPLICATION
This application is a continuation-in-pa... | A method for fabricating structural sandwich materials having a core pattern which utilizes star and non-star shaped cells. The sheets of material are bonded together or a single folded sheet is used, and bonded or welded at specific locations, into a flat configuration, and are then mechanically pulled or expanded nor... | 8 |
CLAIM OF PRIORITY
[0001] The present application claims priority from Japanese patent application JP 2007-244645 filed on Sep. 21, 2007, the content of which is hereby incorporated by reference into this application.
FIELD OF THE INVENTION
[0002] The present invention relates to a plasma d... | There is provided a PDP, in which the deterioration in the address discharge timelag with age is suppressed, which is bright, has guaranteed life, can stably be driven, is of low power consumption, high definition, and high image quality. There is provided a pair of sustaining discharge electrodes on the front substrat... | 6 |
CROSS-REFERENCE TO PRIORITY APPLICATION DOCUMENTS
This application claims the benefit of provisional patent application Ser. No. 60/327,990 filed Oct. 9, 2001, the specification and drawings of which are hereby incorporated by reference in their entirety.
TECHNICAL FIELD
The present inventio... | The invention includes linkage assemblies comprising coupled links with metallic contact surfaces with improved stiffness. The inventors found significant mechanical problems with all previous descriptions of metallic contact links sufficient to preclude their commercial use. These metallic contact links are a signific... | 0 |
CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS
[0001] This is a non-provisional of U.S. provisional patent application Ser. No. 62/181,876, filed on Jun. 19, 2015, which application is incorporated herein by reference and priority to/of which application is hereby claimed.
STATEMENT REGARDING FEDER... | A product and method of making thereof for the consumption of smokable substances such as tobacco or herbs. The product is comprised of smokable materials such as tobacco, homogenized tobacco, natural leaf materials, vegetable materials, herbal materials, paper, cellulose, and other smokable materials and has a connect... | 1 |
TECHNICAL FIELD
This invention relates to enhancing the flow of agglomerates and bound materials utilizing organic materials. This invention also relates to a process for working particulate materials during agglomeration in a unique way.
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
Agglomeration and binding materials... | In broad terms, this process adds organic material to particulate solids and works the mix. Resolification in a unique way creates improved binding of the particulate solids. The particulate solids are materials such as metal, semi-metal, ceramic, glass, plastic, or rubber, alloy, composite, agglomerate, or other organ... | 1 |
FIELD OF THE INVENTION
The present invention concerns improvements in or relating to soil displacement tools.
BACKGROUND ART
Existing soil displacement tools are normally provided to carry out relatively small diameter tunneling or piling operations. They are pneumatically driven and comprise an elong... | A soil displacement tool, or mole, comprises a hollow cylindrical body in which is provided an hydraulically reciprocal piston the movement of which drives the tool through the soil to form a hole, the body and piston being annular such that the tool is hollow. | 4 |
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
Pneumatic impact mechanisms typically employ a reciprocating piston which is accelerated in one direction by means of alternately applied air pressure. The piston, upon striking its intended anvil (usually a chisel or the like), rebounds in the opposite direction and the process is rep... | The invention disclosed comprises an air cushion system that utilizes a two-diameter piston and a floating bushing to create an effective air cushion seal which prevents the piston from hitting the barrel bridge. | 5 |
DESCRIPTION
1. Technical Field
This invention is in the field of pressure containing valve shells for large aperture swing plate valves, which are used for the diversion of gas flows in large volume.
2. Background of the Invention
Large aperture swing plate valves of the type involved in the pre... | A method of forming a flat plate swing valve shell from a commercially available forged or swaged pressure vessel head having circular sections in horizontal planes and elliptic sections in vertical planes. The shell is formed by cutting the head along a vertical axis to form two halves, rotating the halves outwardly w... | 8 |
BACKGROUND
Log cabins utilize a primitive form of construction which has been used by persons in this and foreign countries for many years. Some of the drawbacks to current use of traditional log cabin construction are the expense and difficulty of obtaining logs of uniform size, the difficulty of insulating the ... | Log siding for an existing structure to give the appearance of traditional full log construction. The corner pieces are preformed in two cooperating shapes to fit snugly together at the corners of the structure. One type of corner piece has three perpendicular planes at its inner end, to abut against the corner of the ... | 4 |
CROSS REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS
[0001] This patent application is a continuation-in-part of copending U.S. patent application Ser. No. 14/122,675 filed as international application No. PCT/JP2012/071913 on Aug. 29, 2012,
TECHNICAL FIELD
[0002] The present invention relates... | For making it possible to output a review text beneficial to a search user, a review text output system includes: at least one processor; and at least one memory storing a plurality of instructions that, when executed by the at least one processor, cause the at least one processor to perform operations including: obtai... | 6 |
RELATED APPLICATIONS
[0001] This application is related to and claims priority to a provisional application entitled “PROCESS FOR RECOVERING SCRAP FIBER” filed May 16, 2013, and assigned Ser. No. 61/824,059.
FIELD OF THE INVENTION
[0002] The present invention is directed to a proc... | The process for removing metal objects such as buttons, zippers and the like from fabric material to permit recovery of the fabric. The fabric is cut or chopped into strips and subsequently cut again to provide smaller pieces of fabric that may or may not contain a metal object secured thereto. The pieces of fabric are... | 1 |
This invention was made with government support under Contract No. W7405-ENG-36 awarded by the U.S. Department of Energy to The Regents of The University of California. The government has certain rights in the invention.
FIELD OF THE INVENTION
The present invention relates generally to the prepara... | The synthesis of actinide tetraborides including uranium tetraboride (UB 4 ), plutonium tetraboride (PuB 4 ) and thorium tetraboride (ThB 4 ) by a solid-state metathesis reaction are demonstrated. The present method significantly lowers the temperature required to ≦850° C. As an example, when UCl 4 is reacted with an ... | 2 |
CROSS REFERENCES TO RELATED APPLICATIONS
[0001] This application claims the benefit of U.S. Provisional Application No. 60/870,847 filed Dec. 20, 2006, hereby incorporated by reference herein in its entirety.
BACKGROUND
[0002] 1. Field
[0003] The invention relates to ... | The terminating impedance of a networked device in a wired communication channel is controlled to avoid an impedance discontinuity when power is applied and removed from the node or other event occurs that would change the impedance of the signal interface. When the node transmits or receives signals using the communic... | 7 |
This application is a continuation-in-part of U.S. patent application Ser. No. 08/200,204, filed Jul. 23, 1994, now U.S. Pat. No. 5,481,819, which is a continuation-in-part of U.S. patent application Ser. No. 08/089,889, filed Jul. 12, 1993, now U.S. Pat. No. 5,425,299, which is a continuation-in-part of U.S. patent ap... | A laser sight that can be fits conventional handguns and rifles without requiring major modification of the weapons and yet fits within the profile of the weapons framework. The invention features a chassis containing an infrared and visible red laser than can be mounted in various position, depending on the weapon sel... | 5 |
DESCRIPTION
1. Field of Invention
This invention relates generally to a D/A converter (DAC) and more particularly to an entirely monolithic D/A converter which can be integrated on a single module without external components. Also, this invention relates to the use of such a converter in the implementation ... | This invention relates to a digital to analog converter in general and specifically to unitary or monolithic miniature digital to analog converters designed to be fully embodied on a single one-half inch module without requiring external converter components. The digital to analog converter comprises n binary current s... | 7 |
[0001] This application is a continuation and claims the benefit under 35 USC 120 of U.S. application Ser. No. 09/267,498 filed by Sweetland et al. on Mar. 12, 1999.
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
[0002] 1. Technical Field
[0003] The invention relates generally to ... | A hydraulic strain sensor for use with a downhole tool includes a housing having two chambers with a pressure differential between the two chambers. A mandrel is disposed in the housing. The mandrel is adapted to be coupled to the tool such that the weight of the tool is supported by the pressure differential between t... | 4 |
CROSS REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS
This application is a Divisional of U.S. Ser. No. 13/409,620 filed on Mar. 1, 2012, which is a Divisional of U.S. Ser. No. 11/557 filed on Nov. 6, 2006, which received U.S. Pat. No. 8,150,548, issued on Apr. 3, 2012, which claims priority to U.S. Provisional Patent Applicat... | An apparatus and method for transferring plurality of samples from one sample container to another one is disclosed wherein each sample is randomly accessible and can be “cherry picked”. The disclosed method of actuation allows for using a smaller number of actuators than the number of sample transferring channels or p... | 0 |
TECHNICAL FIELD OF THE INVENTION
This invention relates to the addition of alloying elements to aluminum alloys. More particularly, it relates to methods of adding alloying elements to molten aluminum to maintain high levels in solid solution.
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
In the aluminum industry, disp... | An aluminum alloy containing dispersoid-forming elements selected from the group consisting of Zr, Mn, Cr, V, Hf, Ti, Nb, Y, Sc and combinations thereof. The improved alloy comprises the dispersoid-forming elements partially in solid solution above the saturation limit and partialy in a form of aluminide particles havi... | 2 |
CROSS REFERENCE TO RELATED PATENTS (PATENT APPLICATIONS)
[0001] Reference should be made to the following commonly assigned prior patents (copending patent applications), and the contents of these patents (patent applications) are hereby incorporated in this application by reference.
... | An end of a seat belt is connected to an actuator that can selectively remove a slack from the seat belt. The actuator includes a main actuator unit, a flywheel which provides a maximum inertia effect for a given space, and a cushioning member for decelerating a movement of the moveable end of the seat belt following a... | 1 |
TECHNICAL FIELD
[0001] The invention relates to a damp protection arrangement for a space confined by floor, roof and wall portions in a building. The invention also relates to a method of protecting such a space from damp.
BACKGROUND
[0002] The problems related to damage from damp are ser... | A damp protection arrangement for a space confined by floor, ceiling and wall portions in a building and comprising the following components: a damp permeable first layer structure ( 80 ), inside the space comprising at least one wall portion ( 16/80 ) of said portions; a second layer structure ( 60 ), inside the space... | 4 |
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
This invention relates to a device for controlling weft yarn insertion, or a warp stop motion device, for use in continuous weft feed looms, without shuttles.
The purpose of the device according to the invention is to stop the loom and emit a corresponding signal, not only each t... | Electronic device for controlling weft yarn insertion in continuous weft feed looms, without shuttles, adapted to stop the loom and emit a corresponding signal, not only each time there is a breakage or absence of a weft yarn, but also whenever the undesired insertion of double wefts occurs. This device comprises a plu... | 3 |
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
[0001] The present invention relates to steam irons and more particularly to steam iron with controlled water flow and steam generation.
[0002] Steam irons are well known and have been in use for many years. Such irons have a handle and a base. The base includes a wat... | A steam iron includes a sensor for detecting and measuring movement of the steam iron. The sensor is coupled to an actuator that regulates the flow of steam via a valve located between a steam chamber and steam outlets. The sensor can detect movement in three directions (X, Y, Z) and adjust steam generation based on sp... | 3 |
This application claims benefit of USC Provisional appln. Ser. No. 60/020,666, filed Jun. 28, 1996.
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
The present invention relates to compositions having enhanced or improved bioavailability for a novel triazole antifungal compound.
International Patent Publication Number WO... | A pharmaceutical composition comprising:
i) substantially inert beads; wherein said beads are coated with
ii) an antifungal agent which is (-)-(2R-cis)-4- 4- 4- 4- -5-(2,4-difluorophenyl)tetrahydro-5-(1H-1,2,4-triazol-1-ylmethyl)furan-3-yl!methoxy!phenyl!-1-piperazinyl!phenyl!-2,4-dihydro-2- (S)-1-ethyl-2(... | 8 |
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
The invention concerns a customisation or initialisation method and device for portable communicating devices such as smart cards.
With the coming of open or closed programmable smart cards, it is possible to have said smart cards execute service applications, that is to say executab... | The customization or initialization of the application, for example in a programmable smart card, uses minimum integrated code. A device for preparing customizing or initializing data to be transmitted to the card creates a concatenation of information elements in respective adjacent data blocks in accordance with a co... | 6 |
The United States Government has rights in this invention pursuant to Contract No. DE-AC04-76DP00789 between the U.S. Department of Energy and AT&T Technologies, Inc.
FIELD OF THE INVENTION
The present invention relates generally to ceramics, and more particularly to a phase transformation-tou... | A phase transformation-toughened glass ceramic and a process for making it are disclosed. A mixture of particulate network-forming oxide, network-modifying oxide, and zirconium oxide is heated to yield a homogeneous melt, and this melt is then heat-treated to precipitate an appreciable quantity of tetragonal zirconia, ... | 2 |
CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS
[0001] This application claims the benefit of U.S. Provisional Application No. 60/529,686 filed Dec. 15, 2003, and Provisional Application No. 60/589,297, filed Jul. 20, 2004.
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
[0002] This invention relates gen... | An armrest apparatus for a passenger seat includes a longitudinally-extending center armrest adapted to be disposed between side-by-side first and second seats, and a privacy divider. The divider is moveable between a stowed position wherein an upper surface of the center armrest is accessible by an occupant of the fir... | 1 |
CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS
[0001] This United States (U.S.) non-provisional patent application filed by inventors David Small et al is a continuation and claims the benefit of U.S. non provisional patent application Ser. No. 09/679,722, filed by inventors David Small et al on Oct. 4, 2000, en... | A water resistant audible toy, such as a toy water gun, includes a speaker having a water resistant speaker cone. The water resistant audible toy includes a switch to activate the speaker to generate sounds. The water resistant audible toy may further include a light to generate lighting effects and a motor to generate... | 7 |
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
1. Field of the Invention
This invention involves a device for turning and feeding bundles or stacks of flat workpieces so that further processing operations can be performed.
2. Description of Related Art
The manufacture of bags typically starts with the provision of... | The manufacture of bags requires stacks of tube sections to be separated as desired. The stacks must also be able to be turned 180° and then fed to a separating device so that filling valves can be attached to varying end areas. A suitable device for feeding and for turning and feeding bundles includes a support bracke... | 1 |
STATEMENT REGARDING FEDERALLY SPONSORED RESEARCH OR DEVELOPMENT
[0001] Not applicable.
REFERENCE TO A “SEQUENCE LISTING”
[0002] Not applicable.
FIELD OF THE INVENTION
[0003] Invention relates to a produce preserver. The preserver absorbs ethylene, given off by produce in... | This invention relates to an ethylene absorber containing at least one member selected from the group consisting of calcium hypochlorite, sodium hypochlorite, potassium hypochlorite, magnesium hypochlorite and acid and a hydroscopic material. In another embodiment, the invention relates to a method of preserving produc... | 0 |
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
When a yarn spun in a pneumatic spinning apparatus or the like is wound on a package or the like, or when a bobbin is changed and re-winding is carried out, if a yarn being wound is broken, the splicing or knotting operation must be conducted. A slack tube is disposed to suck the yarn ... | A yarn slacking apparatus for slacking and retaining a fed yarn therein during the knotting operation in a winder. The sucking action is caused in the slack tube only when the knotting operation is carried out, while the sucking action of the slack tube is stopped by means of providing a shutter means for an opening of... | 3 |
This application is a Divisional Application of prior U.S. patent application Ser. No. 10/246,571, filed Sep. 18, 2002; now U.S. Pat. No. 6,600,049 which is a Divisional Application of U.S. patent application Ser. No. 09/663,336, filed Sep. 18, 2000, now U.S. Pat. No. 6,492,527; which claims the benefit of U.S. Provisi... | A process is described for preparing 1-aryltriazolinones of formula I useful in the production of commercial herbicides:
by (i) carbonylating an amidrazone of formula (A) with one or more carbonylating agent, or by (ii) condensing a hydrazonoyl derivative of formula (A) with one or more rin... | 2 |
This application claims the benefit of U.S. Provisional Application No. 60/676,857, filed May 2, 2005.
BACKGROUND
Fibrous glass insulation (“fiberglass” or “glass fiber” insulation) products generally comprise matted glass fibers bonded together by a binder that is often a cured thermoset polymeri... | A method for reducing the amount of binder or resin used in glass fiber manufacturing while maintaining product performance is disclosed. The method generally reduces the amount of binder or resin used in a manufacturing process by adjusting other factors in the manufacturing process. Specifically, ramp moisture and/or... | 3 |
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
[0001] I. Field of the Invention
[0002] The present invention relates to prioritization systems and methods. More particularly, the invention relates to systems and methods for prioritizing customer inquiries.
[0003] II. Background and Material I... | A system and method is provided for prioritizing calls. The disclosed system and method involve receiving an inquiry from a customer. The customer is prompted to input an identification number. If the customer inputs the identification number then customer information associated with that identification number is retri... | 6 |
This Application claims the benefit of the priority of Japanese 9-11203, filed Jan. 24, 1997.
The Invention relates to a branching junction box and a method for assembly thereof which is primarily intended for use in automobiles.
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
Branching junction boxes are typically used ... | A positioning cylinder to close positioning holes in both the upper and lower casings of a branching junction box so as to prevent dirt and moisture from entering. The positioning cylinder is preferably integral with the upper casing and hollow so as to allow it to fit over a positioning pin employed as a locator durin... | 7 |
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
[0001] 1. Field of Invention
[0002] This invention relates to a modified jet engine for use in various land vehicles, sea craft, or flying craft that is housed within a sealed exhaust system and augmented by powerful compressors and air and fuel pumps to deliver o... | A quantum jet turbine propulsion system includes a plurality of jet turbine engines housed within an airtight common exhaust system. The individual jet turbine engines receive propulsion from fuel and air sources remote from the engines, preferably provided by fuel and air pumps and air compressors. The jet turbine pro... | 5 |
BACKGROUND
[0001] This invention relates to an insert for an insulated concrete form (ICF) and to an ICF with an insert.
[0002] ICFs are used in the construction of buildings. An ICF typically has a pair of opposed expanded foam panels joined by ties, where each tie terminates at either end in a... | An insert is provided for an ICF which increases the insulation provided by the ICF. This adapts the ICF for use in buildings subject to harsher environments. The insert may have a protuberanced face which abuts an inner face of one of the ICF panels. The protuberances may be configured so that water penetrating the wa... | 4 |
RELATED APPLICATION
This application is a division of Ser. No. 234,475, filed Aug. 19, 1988, now Pat. No. 4,911,075.
This invention relates to offset lithography. It relates more specifically to improved lithography plates and method and apparatus for imaging these plates.
BACKGROUND OF THE ... | A printing member for a press with dampening made by forming on a metal body, e.g. of aluminum, an exposed oxidized surface with a grained surface structure which renders that surface hydrophilic and heating the body surface at selected image points thereon without contacting the surface so that there is a transformati... | 8 |
CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED CASES
This application is a continuation of U.S. patent application Ser. No. 10/336,177 filed Jan, 3, 2003, now U.S. Pat. No. 7,194,729, entitled “Dynamic Conversion of Object-Oriented Programs to Tag-Based Procedural Code” which is a divisional of U.S. patent application Ser. No. 09/144,... | An HTML package of the Windows foundation classes framework allows Java developers to write Java code normally as if they were writing to any user interface framework. The WFC framework converts their coding into standard HTML for display on an Internet Explorer version 4.0 web browser, a selected browser or generic HT... | 6 |
PRIORITY
[0001] This application claims priority of U.S. provisional patent application No. 60/541,876 filed on Feb. 4 th 2004.
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
[0002] 1. Technical Field of the Invention
[0003] The present invention relates to sport and fashion acce... | The present disclosure is related to pompons. The disclosure describes pompon structures enabling attachment of the pompon practically onto any object including various garments and clothing articles, but also objects such as earrings. The user can easily move the attached pompon. The disclosure describes a useful pomp... | 3 |
This application is a division of U.S. patent application Ser. No. 09/497,805, filed Feb. 3, 2000, which claims the benefit, under 35 U.S.C. §119(e) of U.S. Provisional applications No. 60/118,458, filed on Feb. 3, 1999, and No. 60/134,759, filed May 18, 1999.
FIELD OF THE INVENTION
The present in... | The present invention relates to a new microbial process for the preparation of the compound formula (I):
from a compound of general formula (II):
wherein R stands for an alkali metal or ammonium ion, by the submerged cultivation of a mold strain able to... | 2 |
SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION
The invention relates to two-way, or roll-over, plows and more particularly to an improved multiple bottom, two-way plow with lift assist.
The term "trash" is used by farmers to describe uncleared plant material, such as corn stalks and the like, left over in a field after c... | An improved two-way, multiple bottom plow is described. The plow is provided with an hydraulically actuated lift assist mechanism which works in conjunction with the tractor hitch to lift the plow out of the plowing position. A hydraulic system is provided for automatically pivoting the roll-over portion of the plow fr... | 0 |
CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATION
This application is a continuation of copending International Application No. PCT/DE99/01482, filed May 17, 1999, which designated the United States.
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
Field of the Invention
The invention relates to a pyrolysis plant for... | A pyrolysis plant for refuse and a method for screening solid residues provide a sure and trouble-free sieving of a solid material using a sieving device having a configuration which is as simple as possible. A spiral formed by a rod which is wound in a helicoidal manner, or a plurality of such rods, are provided as th... | 2 |
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
The invention relates to a composite driving belt provided with a carrier and a plurality of transverse elements assembled slidably thereon.
DESCRIPTION OF THE RELATED ART
Such Belt is generally known, e.g. described in U.S. Pat. Nos. 3,720,113 and 4,080,841. In the known belt, a... | A composite driving belt provided with a carrier and a plurality of transverse elements assembled slidably thereon, the carrier including one or more bands, preferably composed of a plurality of endless metal bands disposed radially around each other, each element being provided with a radially outward directed carrier... | 5 |
FIELD OF THE INVENTION
The present invention relates to routing multimedia sessions within an automatic call distributor. More particularly, this invention relates to routing multimedia sessions using declarative automatic call distributor routing with service level optimization.
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
... | A method including determining a current rate of satisfying a service level agreement constraint, wherein the service level agreement constraint is associated to selected ones of each incoming contact within a contact center, comparing the current rate to a target rate associated with the service level agreement constr... | 7 |
STATEMENT REGARDING FEDERALLY SPONSORED RESEARCH
The development of this invention was partially funded by the Government under grant DE-FG05-87ER60503 awarded by the Department of Energy. The Government may have certain rights in this invention.
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
This invention pe... | Separation of laser optogalvanic signals in plasma into two components: (1) an ionization rate change component, and (2) a photoacoustic mediated component. This separation of components may be performed even when the two components overlap in time, by measuring time-resolved laser optogalvanic signals in an rf dischar... | 6 |
CROSS REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS
The present application is a National Stage (§371) of International Application No. PCT/US2013/046266, filed Jun. 18, 2013, which claims priority from U.S. Provisional Application No. 61/661,918, filed Jun. 20, 2012, the disclosures of each of which are hereby incorporated ... | A blowout preventer comprising: a body comprising a bore therethrough; a cavity disposed through the body and intersecting the bore; first and second closure members moveably disposed within the cavity on opposite sides of the bore; a first rod having a length and comprising a first end coupled to the first closure mem... | 4 |
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
1. Field of the Invention
The present invention relates, in general, to cotton ginning and in particular, to a method and an apparatus for restoring moisture to lint cotton in a cotton gin.
2. Information Disclosure Statement
A modern cotton gin includes several coact... | An apparatus and method for restoring moisture to lint cotton in a cotton gin. The moisture level of lint cotton passing from a battery condenser to a bale press, and the rate of lint cotton passing from the battery condenser to the bale press are measured, and, based on those measurements and the desired moisture leve... | 3 |
CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS
This application claims priority under 35 U.S.C. §119(e) to Provisional Application No. 61/785,630, filed Mar. 14, 2013, which application is hereby incorporated herein by reference in its entirety.
BACKGROUND
A. Technical Field
This invention re... | System and method for controlling a moving floor having multiple sliding slats, to produce a practically continuous load-moving force on a load carried on the apparatus. The slats are reciprocated back and forth by hydraulic cylinders, each of which controls a group of slats that are moved together. At any given time, ... | 1 |
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
1. Field of Invention
This invention relates to a fugitive ink for marking cotton modules or bales and the like wherein the ink dries rapidly in the field and does not fade or wash away upon several months exposure to the elements but wherein the ink is removed upon mechanical ag... | This invention relates to a fugitive ink for marking cotton modules or other like fibers wherein the ink dries in less than about two hours in the field and does not fade or wash away when the module or fiber is stored in all-weather conditions open to the elements, but wherein the ink is removed upon mechanical agitat... | 3 |
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
The present invention relates to systems that employ electronic program guides (EPGs) to assist media users in managing a large number of media-content choices, for example, television programming chatrooms, on-demand video media files, audio, etc. More specifically, the invention relate... | An electronic programming guide (EPG) system employs a preference engine and processing system that learns viewers' television watching preferences by monitoring their viewing patterns. The system operates transparently to build a profile of a viewer's tastes. The profile is used to provide services, for exampl... | 7 |
PRIORITY APPLICATION
[0001] This application claims priority to U.S. provisional application Ser. No. 61/151,614, filed on Feb. 11, 2009, the contents of which are incorporated herein by reference.
TECHNICAL FIELD
[0002] The technical field relates to telecommunications, and parti... | A method, node, and system are provided that overcome problems with using inaccurate estimates of a current round trip time RTT for verifying the ACK/NACK information received in an ACK/NACK report, e.g., a piggy-backed ACK/NACK (PAN). This is accomplished by de-coupling the RTT from the ACK/NACK analysis performed in ... | 7 |
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
1. Field of the Invention
This invention relates to a traction device and more particularly to a snowmobile stud having an inner terminal end portion which is broken away from the remainder of the stud after installation on an endless snowmobile belt.
2. Description of the ... | A traction stud for an endless snowmobile belt including an elongate rod having a ground engagable end and a threaded end which can be coupled to the track with a threaded fastener. A slot is cut into the threaded portion of the track such that the terminal end threaded portion is separated from the remaining threaded ... | 1 |
This application is a 371 of PCT/CA93/0058 filed Dec. 21, 1993.
FIELD OF THE INVENTION
This invention relates to a new composition of matter, contignasterol, which is useful as an anti-inflammatory agent, an anti-allergen, as an agent used in the treatment of cardiovascular and haemodynamic disorders, and o... | Steroid compounds of the contignasterol family, including stereoisomers and pharmaceutically acceptable salts, as well as compositions containing these materials and a pharmaceutically acceptable carrier, are disclosed. The steroid compounds have a 3α-hydroxyl, a 4β-hydroxyl, a 6α-hydroxyl, a 7β-hydroxyl, a 15-ketone, ... | 0 |
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
1. Field of the Invention
The present invention relates to fluid pressure operated brake systems and more particularly to an apparatus for actuating an emergency brake on loss of fluid pressure in the brake system.
2. Description of the Prior Art
Emergency brake actua... | An apparatus for actuating an emergency brake on loss of fluid pressure in a brake system, the apparatus including a housing for one or more compression springs, a piston and cylinder assembly mounted in the housing and being operatively connected to the fluid system and to the emergency brake to release the brake on s... | 1 |
[0001] This invention was made with U.S. Government support under contract number N00019-02-C-3003 awarded by the United States Navy, and the U.S. Government may have certain rights in the invention.
CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATION(S)
[0002] The present application is related to... | An inner diameter vane shroud for use in a gas turbine engine is comprised of lightweight cast forward and aft shroud components. The forward and aft shroud components are made with an investment casting technique that creates a hollow cavity that runs in a circumferential direction through each component. The forward ... | 5 |
CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS
[0001] This application is a continuation-in-part of International Application Serial No. PCT/AU03/00868, filed Jul. 4, 2003.
FIELD OF THE INVENTION
[0002] The present invention relates to a delivery system and composition. More particul... | The present invention relates to a delivery system for the administration of microorganisms, the delivery system including at least one species of micro-organisms, water and an aluminosilicate clay and a method for its preparation and use. The delivery system of the present invention is in part intended to provide an i... | 2 |
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
1. Field of the Invention
The invention relates to a method of recognizing speech pauses from the short-time spectrum of a speech signal which may have noise signals superposed on it.
2. Description of the Related Art
Methods of this type are, for example, the prerequ... | A method of recognizing speech pauses in a speech signal even when the signal is disturbed by a slowly varying noise signal superposed thereon. Mean values which are an approximate measure of the average power of successive sections of the disturbed signal are determined from the short-time Fourier coefficients of the ... | 6 |
REFERENCE TO PENDING PRIOR PATENT APPLICATION
This patent application claims benefit of prior U.S. Provisional Patent Application Ser. No. 61/989,269, filed May 6, 2014 by ProPhotonix Limited and Adrian Zagoneanu for HEAT SINK FOR OPTICAL MODULE ARRAYS, which patent application is hereby incorporated herein by re... | Apparatus comprising: a heat sink, the heat sink comprising: a body formed out of a heat-transmissive material; at least one channel extending through the body, the at least one channel having an inlet port and an outlet port; at least one opening extending through the body, the at least one opening being configured to... | 6 |
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