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[0001] This application claims the benefit of priority from U.S. Provisional Patent Application Ser. No. 61/083,073 filed Jul. 23, 2008, which is incorporated herein in its entirety by reference.
FIELD OF THE INVENTION
[0002] The disclosed device relates to instruments employed in dental ... | A dental retractor for employment during dental and oral surgery procedures. The device employs a reflective surface at a distal end which is conventionally used adjacent to the surgery site in the patient's mouth. The reflective surface eliminates the need for additional mirrors and such in the patient's mouth... | 0 |
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
For making steel, solid pieces of ferrous metal such as scrap, pellets, etc., are melted down to form a melt which can be worked to the composition and characteristics desired for casting.
When the working is done by the ASEA-SKF practice, the melt is poured into a ladle furnace,... | Solid pieces of metal, such as steel scrap and ferrous pellets, are charged in a basin having a refractory inside and progressively melted down by an electric induction heater positioned above the basin and the charge. As melt collects in the bottom of the basin it is continuously or intermittently tapped into a storag... | 7 |
This application claims the benefit of U.S. Provisional Application No. 60/105,401, filed Oct. 23, 1998, and entitled “DATABASE DESIGN AND MAINTENANCE SYSTEM,” which is incorporated herein by reference.
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
1. Field of the Invention
The present invention relates generally to a data... | A database design and maintenance system and method includes a software suite designed to assist users with creating, storing, updating and reusing full-text and bibliographic databases. The software suite includes three components configured to operate on any Java-enabled server. The first component is an intranet sys... | 8 |
BACKGROUND OF THE DISCLOSURE
In completion of a well, one process presently in favor is the use of a tubing conveyed perforating assembly suspended on a tubing string to form perforations at a specified depth in the well. The TCP process typically involves suspending a set of perforating guns (ranging from a few ... | In tubing conveyed perforating well completion operations, shaped charge detonation is achieved by dropping a detonating bar in the tubing string. Velocity of the detonating bar is controlled by placing a column of standing fluid above the tubing conveyed perforating assembly. This apparatus and method isolate a column... | 4 |
CROSS REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATION
This application is a continuation-in-part of application Ser. No. 695,585, filed June 14, 1976, and now abandoned.
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
This invention relates to automatic clothes washing machines and more particularly to an improved structure i... | An improved vertical axis clothes washing machine and method having wash, rinse, and spin extraction operations including a tub, an agitator, a first basket within the tub, a second basket disposed within the first basket and positioned on the agitator for movement therewith. There is also a water supply for feeding ho... | 3 |
FIELD OF THE INVENTION
[0001] This invention relates to a wireline valve and particularly but not exclusively to an actuator assembly for a wireline valve used to seal off wirelines, measuring or slick lines and deployment bars as used in the oil and gas industry. These wireline valves are commonly known ... | A wireline valve/blowout preventor is capable of resisting the flow of fluids through a bore. At least one actuator assembly has a first and second end moveable between a first configuration in which fluids can flow through the bore, and a second configuration in which fluids flow through the bore is prevented. The fir... | 4 |
CROSS REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS
[0001] This application claims priority to the earlier filed U.S. Provisional Patent Application No. 61/108,670 filed on Oct. 27, 2008, which is incorporated herein by reference in its entirety.
FIELD OF THE INVENTION
[0002] The field of the... | An improved cemetery experience whereby the cemetery and accompanying facilities may celebrate and demonstrate the passion and hobbies of the deceased individual. The contemplated themed cemetery may be a stand-alone cemetery that celebrates a common passion of a plurality of individuals, yet still maintains the tradit... | 4 |
BACKGROUND
1. Technical Field
The present invention relates to cloud based virtual networks, and more particularly, to a virtual machine replication scheme applicable to such networks.
2. Discussion of the Related Art
As enterprise workloads are migrated to the cloud, it is essential that hybrid... | A method including replicating a first virtual machine (VM) in a first cloud and putting the replicated VM in a second cloud. Activating the first VM and pausing the replicated VM. First processing, at the first VM, traffic from VMs in the first cloud, wherein the first processing occurs when the first VM is activated ... | 7 |
TECHNICAL FIELD
[0001] The present invention relates to synchronization between mobile devices and fixed devices, and, more specifically, to systems for resolving conflicts detected during a synchronization session between the mobile device and the fixed device.
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
... | A system and method is described for resolving a conflict detected while synchronizing a first data object in a first store associated with a mobile device and a second data object in a second store associated with a server. Once the conflict is detected, properties of the first data object are compared with correspond... | 8 |
This is a division of application Ser. No. 07/537,201 filed Jun. 12, 1990 now U.S. Pat. No. 5,090,978, granted Feb. 25, 1992 which is a continuation of application Ser. No. 07/238,373 filed Aug. 30, 1988 now abandoned.
TECHNICAL FIELD
This invention relates to apparatus for heating glassy tubes. M... | A preform tube (31) is caused to be collpased into a preform rod by causing a heat zone (54) provided by a torch assembly (50) to traverse the tube longitudinally in a plurality of passes. During this so-called collapse mode, a muffle tube (100) encloses that portion of the tube which extends through the torch assembly... | 2 |
CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS
[0001] None.
FIELD OF INVENTION
[0002] The present invention relates to a device designed for protecting the surrounding area where a surgically implanted port or medical “portacath” device is located. The Port Protection Device would protect the che... | A port protection device mainly comprised of a rigid back plate with a shock absorbing pad adhered underneath, the device being held in place against the chest of the child by using elastic straps and latching clasps. The absorbing pad provides a consistent soft contact area with the skin and chest which distributes th... | 0 |
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
1. Field of the Invention
Exemplary embodiments relate to an apparatus comprising a low-profile gutter screen that prevents leaves and other debris from entering a rain gutter. Certain exemplary embodiments relate to a rain gutter screens having a plurality of aperture water drai... | A low-profile screen which allows water to pass through apertures formed therein to allow water to drain through the screen. A plurality of ridges are formed on the surface of the screen to allow water to drain at a number of different elevations, to increase the structural rigidity of the screen, to improve snow-melti... | 4 |
STATEMENT OF RELATED CASES
This case claims priority of U.S. Pat. Application 61/868,665, which was filed on Aug. 22, 2013 and is incorporated herein by reference.
FIELD OF THE INVENTION
The present invention relates to microscopy in general, and, more particularly, to in-vivo microscopic im... | A robotic imaging system has at least one robotic imaging arm that includes a free-space optics subsystem. The free-space optics is capable of conveying an excitation light signal through the robotic imaging arm to an optical end effector at the distal end thereof while maintaining coaxial alignment between the optical... | 0 |
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
1. Field of the Invention
This invention relates to the construction of composite beams in a composite steel deck floor system.
2. Description of the Prior Art
The utilization of composite action between a concrete floor slab and the floor supporting beam is well know... | This invention relates to the construction of a composite beam structure in a composite steel deck floor system. A T-shaped beam is welded through the valleys of the steel deck onto the top flange of the supporting beam. After concrete pouring, the T-beam is buried within the concrete slab to act as the shear transferr... | 4 |
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
This invention relates generally to hydraulic braking circuits for automobile vehicles, which comprise a modulation device disposed between on the one hand a transmitter device such as a hydraulic master cylinder adapted to supply fluid under pressure under the control of an operating ... | The invention comprises an anti-lock braking circuit of the kind which incorporates a modulation device between the master cylinder and the slave sylinder of the respective wheel. The modulation device is controlled by a pickup sensitive to wheel locking and comprises an isolation valve which in its normally open posit... | 1 |
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
1. Field of the Invention
The invention relates to a heatable roll, in particular for processing web-like materials, such as paper.
2. Description of the Prior Art
For the processing of web-like materials, such as paper, rolls are known which can be heated from the in... | A heatable roll, in particular for processing web-like materials, for example paper, which includes a roll body having peripheral passages or bores which are preferably arranged parallel to the axis of the roll body, and at least one, and preferably two, screwed-on flange journals. Heating elements are arranged in the ... | 3 |
RELATED APPLICATIONS
[0001] This application is a Divisional of Ser. No. 09/648,413, filed Aug. 25, 2000 which claims the benefit of Provisional Application No. 60/186,800, filed Mar. 3, 2000 both of which are incorporated herein by this reference in its entirety.
BACKGROUND OF THE ... | An integrated optical monitoring system comprises a hermetic package and an optical bench sealed within the package. An optical fiber pigtail enters the package via a feed-through to connect to and terminate above the bench. A tunable filter is connected to the top of the bench and filters an optical signal transmitted... | 7 |
FIELD OF THE INVENTION
The present invention relates to display devices, and more particularly, to a rapid detection method for the decay of a liquid crystal display device having an LED backlight and a display device provided with a rapid compensating device for decay.
DESCRIPTION OF THE RELATED ART
... | The invention relates to a rapid detection method for the decay of a liquid crystal display device having an LED backlight and a display device provided with a rapid compensating device for decay. The invention employs a mutually orthogonal series of driving signals to drive a plurality of LED devices in a synchronized... | 6 |
This application is a divisional of U.S. patent application Ser. No. 12/185,600 filed Aug. 4, 2008.
The invention relates to chemical mechanical polishing of semiconductor wafer materials. More particularly, the invention relates to a chemical mechanical polishing composition and methods for polishing m... | A method for chemical mechanical polishing of a semiconductor wafer containing a nonferrous metal is provided, comprising: providing a chemical mechanical polishing composition comprising 1 to 25 wt % of an oxidizer; 0.01 to 15 wt % of an inhibitor for the nonferrous metal; 0.005 to 5 wt % of a copolymer of poly(ethyle... | 2 |
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
[0001] The invention relates to a semiautomatic or fully automatic firearm, in particular in the form of a rifle or a pistol, containing a barrel whose rear barrel end is in the form of a cartridge chamber into which a projectile can in each case be inserted from the rear; a breec... | Semiautomatic or fully automatic firearm, in particular in the form of a rifle or a pistol, containing a barrel whose rear barrel end is in the form of a cartridge chamber into which a projectile can in each case be inserted from the rear; a breech body which is arranged in a breech guide between the cartridge chamber ... | 5 |
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
[0001] The subject matter disclosed herein relates to tension members such as those used in elevator systems for suspension and/or driving of the elevator car and/or counterweight.
[0002] Conventional elevator systems use rope formed from steel wires as a lifting tens... | A belt for suspending and/or driving an elevator car includes a plurality of tension elements extending along a length of the belt and a plurality of belt fibers transverse to the plurality of tension elements and interlaced therewith. The belt fibers define at least one traction surface of the belt. An edge fiber is l... | 3 |
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
The present invention relates to the manufacture of integrated circuits. Specifically, a system for heating semiconductor substrates in a controlled pressure and temperature environment is disclosed.
The manufacture of integrated circuits, such as metal oxide semiconductors (MOS)... | In a rapid thermal processing system an array of heat lamps generate radiant heat for heating the surfaces of a semiconductor substrate, such as a semiconductor wafer, to a selected temperature or set of temperatures while held within an enclosed chamber. The heat lamps are surrounded individually or in groups by one o... | 7 |
CROSS REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS
[0001] This application is based on and hereby claims priority to International Application No. PCT/EP2012/001432 filed on Mar. 31, 2012 and German Application No. 10 2011 018 749.9 filed on Apr. 27, 2011, the contents of which are hereby incorporated by reference.
... | A method for activating a function of a vehicle, which is associated with a key which wirelessly interchanges data with the vehicle, is carried out with the aid of a telecommunications device which is different from the key. However, the telecommunications device attempts to communicate with the key in order to make th... | 1 |
The present application claims priority to U.S. Provisional Patent Application Ser. No. 61/000,694, entitled NUTT SO RUFF SCRUB BAR and filed on Oct. 29, 2007. The disclosure of that application is hereby fully incorporated by reference herein.
BACKGROUND
The present disclosure relates to exfoliat... | An exfoliating scrub bar for various parts of the body is made from natural ingredients that exfoliate the skin gently and effectively. The scrub bar comprises powdered or crushed nuts; powdered or crushed oats; and glycerin. The combination of ingredients allows a person to gently exfoliate different parts of the body... | 2 |
BACKGROUND
[0001] The term “timber” by itself as used herein typically refers to a wood member suitable for use in the construction of a building or the like. Several main types of wood construction are generally known. These construction types use forms of timber available from logs to sawn/shaped timbers t... | Techniques for building construction using fabricated timbers. In one example, such timbers are fabricated using conventional 2× (two-by) lumber to produce a square log appearance. These fabricated timbers are stacked to form outside and/or inside walls. The fabricated timbers and walls are configured to sustain desire... | 4 |
FIELD OF INVENTION
[0001] The present invention is relates to a batter mix composition with reduced oil absorption, wherein the effective amounts of each ingredient in the composition, for decreasing oil absorption and maintaining crisp texture, is as follows: starch 10 to 20 weight %, gum 0.1 to 0.3 weight ... | The present invention relates to a batter mix composition with reduced oil absorption, wherein the effective amounts of each ingredient in the composition, for decreasing oil absorption and maintaining crisp texture, is as follows: starch 10 to 20 weight %, gum 0.1 to 0.3 weight % and baking powder 0.5 to 1.5 weight %.... | 0 |
CROSS REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS
Not Applicable
STATEMENT REGARDING FEDERALLY SPONSORED RESEARCH OR DEVELOPMENT
Not Applicable
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
1. Field of the Invention
This application is in the field of devices used in the oil well drilling industry, for releasab... | An apparatus for disconnecting a bottom hole assembly from a work string, having an upper tool body, a piston biased away from a slidable collet, locking dogs held in engagement with a lower tool body by the slidable collet, and one or more collet fingers holding the collet in place, relative to the upper body. The pis... | 4 |
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
1. Field of the Invention
The present invention relates to an improvement on the current devices installed on mobile vehicles for receiving urine during expulsion. Included is a distinct and improved reservoir for receiving urine and dispensing said urine into a commode while als... | The mountable urine reservoir is a device designed to address a common problem that exists in commodes installed in mobile vehicles. Because the motion of the vehicle may jostle a person attempting to stand while urinating it is common for urine to splash outside of the commode. This is highly unsanitary. The present i... | 4 |
LIST OF PRIOR ART (37 CFR 1.56 (a))
The following reference is cited to show the state of the art:
U.S. Pat. No. 3,886,394
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
The present invention relates to a process for producing pigment-coated phosphors which may be used in the production of a cathode-ray tube of a ... | Pigment-coated phosphors which may be used in the production of a cathode-ray tube of a high contrast for a color television receiver can be produced by adding a pigment and an anionic polymer emulsion to an aqueous suspension of a phosphor and then making the system neutral or weakly acidic or adding a cationic polyme... | 2 |
FIELD OF THE INVENTION
[0001] The present invention generally relates to microelectronic assemblies and, in particular, to substrates used in microelectronic assemblies and methods of fabricating such substrates.
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
[0002] Circuit panels or substrates are widely us... | Substrates having molded dielectric layers and methods of fabricating such substrates are disclosed. The substrates may advantageously be used in microelectronic assemblies having high routing density. | 7 |
FIELD OF THE INVENTION
The present invention relates to devices that manage, control, or suppress sparks, and more particularly, to a method and apparatus for suppressing sparks that are produced in industrial processes and become conveyed in air handling systems and dust collection systems.
BACKGROUND OF THE I... | A spark suppression device includes a plurality of blades or vanes that are mounted transversely in a duct of an air handling/dust collection system communicating with a spark source. A controlled flow of air carries sparks from the spark source through the spark suppression device. Sparks are suppressed by turbulence ... | 0 |
TECHNICAL FIELD
[0001] This invention relates to processes and structures for improving heat dissipation from electronic devices, and more particularly to thermal interfaces between integrated circuit devices and heat sinks.
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
[0002] Conventional techniques for co... | An improved thermal interface material for conducting heat away from an integrated circuit device into a heat sink is a composite material including a metal screen defining openings and a hardened structural bonding agent incorporated into the openings of the metal screen. The improved composite thermal interface mater... | 7 |
CROSS REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS
This Non-Provisional Application claims benefit to U.S. Provisional Application Ser. No. 60/748,057 filed Dec. 7, 2005.
FIELD OF THE INVENTION
The field of the invention generally relates to fasteners, and more particularly, to fasteners adapted for us... | The invention relates to fasteners adapted for use in automobile air bag attachment systems. The fastener comprises a hook to engage a vehicle structure during installation and a pin to lock the fastener in place. Advantageously, the hook portion may be quickly installed and will support the air bag assembly while allo... | 8 |
CROSS REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS
This application claims the benefit of U.S. Provisional Application 60/544,289, filed Feb. 12, 2004 herein incorporated by reference. This application is also related to U.S. Pat. No. 6,772,603, issued Aug. 10, 2004, and U.S. patent application Ser. No. 10/716,060 filed Nov. ... | A floating loop vehicle component cooling and air-conditioning system having at least one compressor for compressing cool vapor refrigerant into hot vapor refrigerant; at least one condenser for condensing the hot vapor refrigerant into hot liquid refrigerant by exchanging heat with outdoor air; at least one floating l... | 5 |
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION AND PRIOR ART
This invention relates generally to turn-off circuits for preventing phosphor burns on the viewing screens of CRTs and particularly to a turn-off circuit used in connection with non-shadow mask projection type CRTs supplied from switched mode power supplies.
A CRT (... | A shutdown circuit for a projection type CRT comprises a transistor switch for operating a relay, responsive to a turn-off signal, to immediately break the high B+ operating voltage connection to a horizontal deflection system. A switched mode power supply is supplied with the turn-off signal, after a delay caused by a... | 7 |
This invention claims priority of Provision Application Ser. No. 60/057,951 filed Sep. 5, 1997.
In accordance with the present invention, a universal golf club securer and organizer includes two singular support bars upon which are attached numerous individual resilient clips for securing the head of a ... | A universal golf club securer and organizer for securing golf clubs in a fixed position in a golf bag which consists of a series of individual resilient clips having adjustable positions on a support bar thereby compensating for the width of any club in a set of golf clubs. The support bar is attached to a golf bag by ... | 0 |
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
[0001] Undercarriages are known that include a shock absorber having first and second elements that are slidable relative to each other, said slidable elements defining an internal volume that is partially filled with hydraulic fluid so as to leave respective first and second ch... | The invention relates to landing gear including a shock absorber having fist and second elements slidable relative to each other, the slidable elements defining an inside volume which is filled in part with hydraulic fluid so as to leave a first chamber filled with gas under pressure and located at the end of one of th... | 5 |
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
1. Field of the Invention
The present invention relates to a lens meter for measuring the optical characteristics of a lens including spherical refractive power, cylindrical refractive power, axial angle and prism quantity and, more particularly, relates to a lens meter for measu... | A lens meter projects measuring light onto a lens, detects the measuring light traveled through the lens at a light detecting element, and determines the optical characteristics of the lens on the basis of the detected data obtained from the light detecting element. The lens meter provides a display device for displayi... | 6 |
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
Field of the Invention
The invention relates to a method for reliably monitoring the speed of a movable coordinate measuring device, and relates to a coordinate measuring appliance with such a coordinate measuring device, in particular a probe. The coordinate measuring device can... | In a method for reliably monitoring the speed of a moveable coordinate measuring device, a first value of the speed is calculated from measured values of the coordinate measurement system. The measured values contain information on positions of the coordinate measuring device. The measured values are further used to de... | 6 |
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
The present invention provides a light-frame structural connection; in particular, the present invention provides a connector for connecting two light framing members at an acute angle, the connector itself occupying the complementary outside obtuse angle.
There are many connecto... | A connector having a first substantially planar member connected to a second substantially planar member by means of a fold line between the first and second members that allows the first member and the second member to be bent across the fold line such that the first member and the second member are disposed at one of... | 5 |
CROSS REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATION
[0001] This application is a continuation in part of U.S. application Ser. No. 09/634,900 filed Aug. 9, 2000 and entitled Electric Brake Caliper, which application claims priority from U.S. Provisional application Ser. No. 60/167,345, filed Nov. 24, 1999.
... | The dragless brake assembly which can be either hydraulic or electrical incorporates a ballscrew engaged to the inner brake assembly, and an outer brake assembly engaged to a sliding caliper housing, the ballscrew and caliper housing being mechanically engaged to move in directions opposite each other simultaneously be... | 5 |
CROSS REFERENCES TO RELATED APPLICATIONS
None.
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
1. Field of the Invention
The present invention pertains to a medical device, and more particularly, is for a flexible interface external micro vacuum chamber tissue expander.
2. Description of the Prior Art
P... | The present invention is a vacuum chamber tissue expander with a flexible sliding interface, which is applied externally over a specific region of tissue to apply a vacuum thereto so that the skin or other organ tissue can be expanded for treatments such as the subcutaneous grafting of fat cells. The flexible sliding i... | 0 |
The present application claims priority to and the benefit of Provisional Application No. 61/351,253, filed Jun. 3, 2010, entitled “METHODS OF MANUFACTURING PRINTED CIRCUIT BOARDS USING INTERNAL STACKED MICRO VIAS TO COUPLE SUBASSEMBLIES”, the entire content of which is incorporated herein by reference.
... | Systems and methods of manufacturing printed circuit boards using blind and internal micro vias to couple subassemblies. An embodiment of the invention provides a method of manufacturing a printed circuit including attaching a plurality of metal layer carriers to form a first subassembly including at least one copper f... | 8 |
[0001] This is a divisional of Ser. No. 09/676,730, filed Sep. 29, 2000, which is hereby incorporated by reference herein.
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
[0002] The present invention relates generally to the field of trenchless underground boring and, more particularly, to a syste... | An apparatus and method for horizontally drilling provides for detecting subsurface features and avoiding such features during closed-loop control of an underground drilling machine. A horizontal drilling system includes a base machine capable of propelling a drill pipe rotationally and longitudinally underground. A cu... | 6 |
CROSS REFERENCES TO RELATED APPLICATIONS
This application is a continuation of U.S. patent application Ser. No. 10/781,267 filed Feb. 17, 2004, which is a continuation of U.S. patent application Ser. No. 10/177,920, now U.S. Pat. No. 6,691,483, filed Jun. 21, 2002, both of which are herein incorporated by reference... | An adjustable panel door comprises a panel door frame having a top cross piece and a bottom cross piece. A portal assembly provides access through the panel door. The portal assembly is positioned between the top cross piece and the bottom top piece. At least one spacer panel is adjustably positioned on the panel door ... | 4 |
Prunus persica.
BACKGROUND OF THE NEW VARIETY
The present invention relates to a new and distinct variety of peach tree ( Prunus persica ) which will hereinafter be denominated varietally as the ‘JR 7827’ peach and more particularly as a peach tree which produces free stone fruit which can mature for comme... | A new and distinct variety that is characterized by producing a freestone fruit with good coloration and that is ripe for commercial harvesting and shipment June 15-25 in the San Joaquin Valley of Central California. The new variety is closely similar to the ‘Saucer’ peach tree (non-patented) from which it is a bud spo... | 0 |
STATEMENT OF GOVERNMENT INTEREST
The invention described herein may be manufactured and used by or for the Government of the United States of America for governmental purposes without the payment of any royalties thereon or therefore.
The present invention relates to guided transport of containers between adj... | Containers are transported by movement of upper and lower trolleys along vertically spaced travel paths established by laterally spaced rails formed in a boom supported in a horizontal position by suspension cables attached to a frame assembly through which the boom extends horizontally between container receiving and ... | 1 |
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
1. Field of the Invention
The present invention generally relates to a heat exchanger and, more particularly, to a heat exchanger for use with high temperature materials.
2. Description of the Prior Art
In a typical propane or gas-fired hot air furnace, burner assembl... | A heat exchanger for use as a condensing heat exchanger in a gas-fired hot air furnace has a ceramic pipe forming an initial portion of a fluid flow path through the heat exchanger. The ceramic pipe receives the combustion gases from a primary heat exchanger and reduces the temperature of the combustion gases to below ... | 5 |
TECHNICAL FIELD
[0001] The present invention relates to vehicles having lift arms such as skid-steer loaders, and more particularly to a quick attach device for releasably connecting a variety of working implements with a carrier mounted to the lift arms of such vehicles.
BACKGROUND OF THE INVE... | An improved coupling assembly and method of use are disclosed herein to include a tool carrier attached to a utility loader or other work vehicle and supporting a pin guide. A pin is supported upon the carrier by the pin guide and interacts with one or more cam surfaces supported by the carrier. During axial rotation o... | 4 |
CROSS REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS
This application is a continuation of U.S. Ser. No. 08/612,608, filed Mar. 8, 1996 now abandoned, which in turn is a continuation of U.S. Ser. No. 08/461,371, filed Jun. 5, 1995, now abandoned, which in turn is a continuation of U.S. Ser. No. 08/081,687, filed Jun. 24, 1993... | Non-contacting spiral groove face seal for shafts rotating at high pressures and high speeds with combination of two groove patterns on one of the two sealing faces of mating sealing rings; one pattern relatively deep, the other relatively shallow. The relatively deep spiral-shaped groove pattern is optimized for hydro... | 5 |
FIELD OF THE INVENTION
[0001] The present invention relates to cooperative threaded engagement elements with self-locking threads. More particularly, it relates to a pair of threaded engagement elements, one of which has a portion with differing thread parameters, which prevents one element of the pair from ... | A threaded engagement element comprising a body having a longitudinal axis and a thread adapted to be received by a corresponding thread of a second element. The threads are characterized by a thread parameter. The body has first and second portions that each has a different value for the thread parameter. The body may... | 5 |
TECHNICAL FIELD
[0001] The invention relates to shaft speed sensing for various applications such as wind turbine monitoring.
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
[0002] Wind turbines are machines used to convert wind power to electrical power. Often, wind turbines use propellers or turbine blades ... | The invention relates to a method of measuring rotational speed of a shaft, comprising the steps of: coupling an optical pickup to a shaft speed sensor having an indicator light that pulses proportionally to rotational speed of a shaft being measured by the speed sensor; receiving light pulses from the indicator light ... | 5 |
FIELD OF THE INVENTION
This invention relates to a textile treatment composition comprising a olyhydroxyalkylurea crosslinking agent having at least two urea moieties.
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
The use of thermosetting resins or reactants to impart crease resistance and dimensional stability to text... | A textile treatment composition which imparts anti-wrinkling properties to textiles treated therewith, said textile treatment composition comprising a polyhydroxyalkylurea crosslinking agent having at least two urea moieties. Textiles treated with the compositions of the invention display a significant reduction in wri... | 3 |
CROSS REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATION(S)
This application claims priority from U.S. provisional application No. 60/476,314, filed Jun. 6, 2003, which is incorporated by reference as if fully set forth.
FIELD OF THE INVENTION
The present invention generally relates to transmitter design in wireless commun... | In order to compensate for performance degradation caused by inferior low-cost analog radio component tolerances of an analog radio, a wireless communication transmitter employs a control process to implement numerous digital signal processing (DSP) techniques to compensate for deficiencies of such analog components so... | 7 |
CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS
[0001] This application claims benefit of and priority to European Patent Application Serial No. EP15305621.3 filed Apr. 23, 2015, the disclosure of the above-identified application is hereby incorporated by reference in its entirety.
TECHNICAL FIELD
[0... | The package ( 1 ) for a surgical mesh ( 100 ) comprises:
a receiving member ( 2 ) configured and dimensioned to receive at least one surgical mesh ( 100 ), and a covering member ( 3 ) configured and dimensioned to cover the said at least one surgical mesh ( 100 ) maintaining with the receiving member ( 2 ) the... | 0 |
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
This invention is directed to a selective hydrogenation of dienes to monoolefins, particularly of cyclopentadiene to cyclopentene. More specifically, it is directed to a process whereby cyclopentadiene is selectively hydrogenated to cyclopentene through the use of a highly dispersed fo... | There is disclosed a process for the preparation of cyclopentene which comprises selectively hydrogenating cyclopentadiene in the liquid phase by contacting cyclopentadiene with hydrogen in the presence of a hydrogenation catalyst comprising a highly dispersed form of nickel in which a polyol selected from the group co... | 2 |
BACKGROUND
This section is intended to introduce the reader to various aspects of art, which are related to various aspects of the present invention that are described and/or claimed below. This discussion is believed to be helpful in providing the reader with background information to facilitate a better understan... | There is provided a method and an apparatus for creating visualizations. Specifically, there is provided a computer-implemented method for creating visualizations, the method comprising importing data, generating an interaction rule for the data, and creating a visualization using the data and the interaction rule. An ... | 6 |
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
The phosphate rock industry is an outstanding example of industrial and ecological achievement through the use of modern mining techniques, improved ore dressing methods and novel ecologically oriented practices.
New developments in each of these areas has resulted in increased o... | A method of processing hydraulically mined ore slurries containing, in addition to the valuable ore, substantial quantities of contaminating argillaceous material and silica, involving initially separating the argillaceous material from the ore slurry while concomitantly concentrating said slurry to at least 65% solids... | 2 |
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
Injection nozzles are known, both in the form of partially squeezable hole-type nozzles and in the form of annular gap nozzles. In the known gap nozzles, a needle, which is axially adjustable, is arranged concentrically in the nozzle housing, and, together with the concentric nozzle op... | The invention relates to a method and a device for producing a solid-forming or foam-forming flowable reaction mixture by metered injection of flowable reaction components into a mixing zone from which the finished reaction mixture is discharged. | 8 |
CROSS-REFERENCE TO PROVISIONAL APPLICATIONS
This application claims priority from provisional patent application Ser. No. 60/126,373, filed Mar. 26, 1999, the entire disclosure of which is herein incorporated by reference.
FIELD OF THE INVENTION
The present invention relates to lubricant com... | A lubricant composition comprising a first fluoropolyether and a second fluoropolyether having nitrogen containing end-group exhibits improved resistance to acid and thermal decomposition. Embodiments include a lubricant composition containing a perfluorinate polyalkylether admixed with a perfluorinated polyalkylether ... | 2 |
CROSS REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS
[0001] This application claims the benefit of priority under 35 U.S.C. §119 of German Patent Application DE 10 2010 008 923.0 filed Feb. 23, 2010, the entire contents of which are incorporated herein by reference.
FIELD OF THE INVENTION
[0002] The pr... | A directional valve for a respirator product shall be improved with regard to a low flow resistance. To accomplish the object, two diaphragm-like valve disks ( 12, 13 ) abutting against one another at a central line of separation ( 16 ) that are attached to the valve housing ( 11 ) in a point-like manner and can be mov... | 0 |
CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS
This patent application claims priority to co-pending German Patent Application DE 10 2009 045 769.0, filed Oct. 16, 2009 which is hereby expressly incorporated by reference in its entirety as part of the present disclosure.
FIELD OF THE INVENTION
The present in... | A hollow plastic body comprises a material composite consisting of a stamp-formed panel or sheet-like first layer of a first thermoplastic synthetic material, an optionally stamp-formed panel or sheet-like second layer of a second synthetic material, and an open-cell or mixed-cell foam layer of a third synthetic materi... | 4 |
RELATED CASE
This is a continuation of application Ser. No. 512,204, filed July 8, 1983, now U.S. Pat. No. 4,663,710 which is a continuation-in-part of U.S. Patent Application Ser. No. 264,173, now U.S. Pat. No. 4,437,159.
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
1. Field of the Invention
This inve... | A cooking appliance includes a heating source to provide heat to a cooking medium for cooking food, temperature sensing circuitry for detecting the cooking medium temperature and control circuitry connected to the temperature sensing circuitry for cooking the food according to data stored in the control circuitry by co... | 0 |
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
1. Field of the Invention
The invention relates to the drive with continuous movement in synchronism in the same direction of several parallel, at least pulling cables of a transportation installation comprising in operation at least one vehicle connected in line to the said at l... | A technique for driving with continuous synchronized movement a plurality of parallel pulling cables of a transportation installation in a direction parallel to the cables comprising at least one vehicle connected in line to the cables. Each cable is driven by a separate independent drive device powered by a dedicated ... | 8 |
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
The present invention relates to a method and apparatus for the continuous production of tubing, rods and the like from crystalline quartz or other glass like materials. More particularly, this invention relates to a crucible for use in the production of elongated quartz members from a... | A crucible for melting a silica for fusion of said silica into a desired shape. The crucible having a main body with inner and outer surfaces comprised of a refractory material. In addition, at least a portion of the inner surface includes a barrier layer comprised of a material selected from rhenium, osmium, iridium, ... | 2 |
CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS
[0001] This is a division of application Ser. No. 10/515,580, filed on Nov. 23, 2004, which is the national phase of International Application No. PCT/US2003/016885, filed on May 27, 2003, claiming the benefit of Provisional Application No. 60/382,964, filed on May 24,... | Articles of clothing that incorporate fabrics or chemicals having wicking, antibacterial/antifungal and low coefficients of friction either overall or in specific areas of the apparel that will minimize the development of irritation, bacterial and fungal infections of the skin. The invention also includes methods for p... | 8 |
This is a continuation of application Ser. No. 07/456,205, filed Dec. 20, 1989, now abandoned, which is a continuation of application Ser. No. 07/278,864 filed Dec. 2, 1988, now abandoned, which is a divisional of application Ser. No. 07/154,255, filed Feb. 10, 1988, now abandoned.
BACKGROUND OF THE INV... | When shaping a film cartridge having a hollow cylindrical shell and caps mounted on ends of the shell, a shell plate is brought into abutment with a mandrel having a perfectly circular cross section and bent around the mandrel by a bending roller. A cap is mounted on an end of the hollow cylindrical shell while it is o... | 8 |
OBJECT OF THE INVENTION
[0001] The invention refers to a procedure for manufacturing at ambient temperature lignin micro and nanofibres from lignin and other resinous compounds without adding polymers (binders) which imply considerable expense for the spinning process. The aim of the invention is the manufac... | The invention relates to a method enabling the ambient-temperature spinning of ligning originating from Alcell- and Organosolv-type extraction processes. The invention also relates to a method and device for the ambient-temperature production of lignin fibres of micro- and nanometric diameter, by means of electrospinni... | 3 |
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
1. Field of the Invention
The present invention relates to cellulosic fibrous webs having improved wet and dry strength properties, said webs having been treated with cationic polygalactomannan compositions and an amic acid copolymer.
2. Description of the Prior Art
U... | Cationic polygalactomannan gums and water soluble wet strength resins containing an amic acid and at least one other ethylenically unsaturated monomer, are useful in the preparation of products having improved, off-machine dry strength and wet strength properties. | 3 |
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
1. Field of the Invention
This invention pertains to a device for holding a middle portion of a measuring tape measure in place while making measurements.
2. Description of the Related Art
Measuring tape in tape measures can often be lengthy. Their length can be as much as se... | A holder and guide for a measuring tape and a process of making and using the holder. The holder is made up of a hollow tube having a rectangular cross section. The tube has a slit or gap running the length of the tube to enable a measuring tape to be inserted. A magnet is attached to an exterior portion of the tube. T... | 6 |
CROSS REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS
[0001] This application claims the benefit of co-pending European Patent Application No. EP07113715, filed 2 Aug. 2007, which is hereby incorporated herein.
FIELD OF THE INVENTION
[0002] The present invention relates to the field of computer data enc... | The present invention relates to the field of computer data encrypting and decrypting, especially for mobile equipments like PDA, mobile phones, smart cards and the like, which need a good trade-off between computing speed, power consumption and security strength. Embodiments of the invention provide encrypting/decrypt... | 7 |
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
The present invention relates to a valve comprising a valve body which forms a fluid channel or passage and an inner cavity having a geometrical axis being substantially normal to the axis of the fluid channel and provided with an opening located in a plane lying substantially normal t... | This invention relates to a valve comprising a valve body and a dismountable closing means. The closing means comprises a closing member and a support which carries the closing member is received in an inner cavity in the valve body. Locking of the closing means in the inner cavity is ensured by means of circular groov... | 5 |
This invention generally relates to fluid flow control devices and in particular to actuators for fluid flow valves.
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
A variety of fluid flow control valves and corresponding valve actuators are utilized for on/off control or throttling the flow of fluid, such as in a gas or oil p... | An actuator for fluid control valves with a reversible power module having a stationary inner member and a coaxially aligned movable outer member coupled to the valve flow control element and slidably movable on the inner member. A chamber formed between respective ends of the members includes a preformed bladder. Pneu... | 5 |
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
The most efficient fireplaces are those constructed and arranged to radiate heat back into the room in which the fireplace is located. To accomplish this, it has been proposed to line the fireplace walls with a heat reflecting material such as stainless steel. While this arrangement ha... | A fireplace grate having a base, an inclined heat radiating back wall detachably connected to the base, and an inclined wire grill, positioned forwardly of the back wall, detachably connected to the base and adjustable relative to the back wall; the space between the grill and back wall forming a cradle for receiving a... | 5 |
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
(1) Field of the Invention
The present invention relates to an abnormal condition warning apparatus for a sewing machine wherein a warning is generated in voice.
(2) Description of the Prior Art
In conventional sewing machines, detectors such as a thread breakage dete... | An abnormal condition warning apparatus for a sewing machine is disclosed. Plural detecting means disposed in the sewing machine detect the occurence of abnormal conditions in which stitch forming instrumentalities are prevented from forming a desired stitch pattern, and each of the plural detecting means generates a d... | 3 |
FIELD OF THE ART
[0001] The present invention is comprised in the technical field of renewable energies, more specifically in the field relating to both solar thermal and thermoelectric energy as well as photovoltaic solar energy.
STATE OF THE ART
[0002] The most widely available thermal s... | The present invention relates to a solar panel with three-dimensional (3D) unitary structures or cavities that is made entirely of plastic materials and applicable to both a thermal solar panel and a photovoltaic solar module. The difference between both cases is that in the first case, the structure incorporates pipes... | 6 |
FIELD OF THE INVENTION
The invention relates to a method for producing uniform nonwoven webs from unordered fibre material, and to an apparatus for carrying out such a method.
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
There are numerous methods and appliances for the qualitative and quantitative testing of textile ... | A method for producing uniform nonwoven webs from a supply of unordered fibre material includes discharging a quantity of fibre material onto a needle-type transport system having needles which are movable along a transport path, taking-up the fibre material by way of the needles on the needle-type transport system, tr... | 3 |
CROSS-REFERENCES TO RELATED APPLICATIONS
[0001] This application is a continuation application of U.S. patent application Ser. No. 12/955,053, filed Nov. 29, 2010, which is a continuation application of U.S. patent application Ser. No. 12/652,408, filed Jan. 5, 2010 (now U.S. Pat. No. 7,865,768), which is a ... | A method, apparatus, article of manufacture, and system are presented for establishing redundant computer resources. According to one embodiment, in a system including a plurality of processor devices and a plurality of storage devices, the processor devices, the storage devices and the management server being connecte... | 7 |
BACKGROUND OF THE TNVENTTON
[0001] 1. Field of the Invention
[0002] The present invention relates to a centrifugal type clutch brake device, and more specifically to a novel, improved centrifugal type clutch brake device having a substantially more simplified structure in which a moving mean... | Disclosed is a centrifugal type clutch brake device in which a ring-like drive disc is caused to move vertically in synchronism with the engagement/disengagement of a centrifugal clutch to thereby engage/disengage the brake, thus attaining a simplification in structure. In the centrifugal type clutch brake device of th... | 5 |
BACKGROUND AND SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION
The invention relates generally to a disk-hub connection and more specifically to disc-hub connectors for utility vehicle disc brakes.
According to the state of the art, disk-hub connections for disk brakes of motor vehicles are constructed either in one piece--that i... | The invention concerns a disc-hub connection for connecting a brake disc to a hub, in particular for utility vehicle disc brakes. In its inner peripheral region the brake disc comprises support elements, the hub comprising cams in its outer peripheral region. Intermediate elements are used to transfer torque from the c... | 5 |
FIELD AND BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
This invention relates to an apparatus and a method for removing fasteners from sets of documents.
Such an apparatus and such a method are known from U.S. Pat. No. 4,090,690.
It is noted that fasteners to be removed occur in a large variety, as in the form of stap... | Apparatus for removing fasteners ( 13; 63; 113; 163 ) from documents ( 12; 62; 112; 162 ) with a perforator ( 5; 55; 105; 155; 205 ) for perforating documents ( 12; 62; 112; 162 ) in the area of the fastener to be removed, wherein the means for separating from the set of documents ( 12; 62; 112; 162 ) the fastener to b... | 1 |
RELATED APPLICATIONS
[0001] This application is a continuation under 37 C.F.R. 1.53 (b)(1) of pending U.S. patent application Ser. No. 10/797,949, filed Mar. 10, 2004, which claims the benefit of issued U.S. Pat. No. 6,729,534, which is a continuation of issued U.S. Pat. No. 6,536,657, which claims the ben... | A container blank comprises at least one substrate layer made of disposable material and at least one film layer disposed substantially over the substrate layer and having at least one portion adapted to shrink away from the substrate layer upon application of heat. The shrunk film layer portion is adapted to thermally... | 1 |
CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS
This application is the U.S. national phase of the International Patent Application No. PCT/FR2010/051092 filed Jun. 3, 2010, which claims the benefit of French Application No. 09 53846 filed Jun. 10, 2009, the entire content of which is incorporated herein by reference.
... | An automated aiming assistance towards a shooting target for a visually- challenged or blind person is provided. The method comprises: providing the shooting weapon used by the person with a camera placed on the weapon for filming the target to be aimed at; identifying the target by shape recognition in the images shot... | 6 |
CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS
This application claims benefit to U.S. Provisional Application No. 61/316,348 filed on Mar. 22, 2010, the entire contents of which is incorporated herein by reference.
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
1. Field of the Invention
The present invention r... | A system for guiding a gun-fired or mortared round towards an intended target, the system including a round having: a forward facing image pick-up device for capturing image data; a first transceiver; guidance device for varying a flight path of the round; and a first processor. The system further including a control p... | 6 |
CROSS REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS
This application is a divisional application under 37 CFR 1.53(b) of application Ser. No. 10/496,168, now U.S. Pat. No. 7,175,126 B2 filed May 18, 2004.
FIELD OF THE INVENTION
The present invention refers to a method for producing paper rolls (so-called “logs” in th... | A method for producing logs of paper comprises:
feeding a continuous paper web along a fixed path; transversely perforating the paper web such that the paper can be subdivided into various lengths and detached by tearing; feeding tubes such that a preset number of sheets are wound onto said tube to form a lo... | 1 |
TECHNICAL FIELD OF THE INVENTION
The present invention generally relates to a hinged slide rail structure for cabinets, and more particularly to a hinged slide rail structure that comprises a buffering device arranged between a hinge and a rail to reduce the noise induced in closing a cabinet door and protect a u... | A hinged slide rail with buffering function, which includes a rail to which a hinge is mounted. The hinge has a movable blade and a fixed blade between which a buffering device is coupled. The buffering device is housed in a retention frame. The retention frame has an end forming a limiting structure. The buffering dev... | 4 |
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
The present invention relates in general to the packaging art, and is more particularly concerned with improvements in the sealing and cutoff means in forms, fill and seal machines wherein packages are formed from zippered foil or film material.
Numerous and varied sealing and cu... | Sealing jaw structure and method for securing zippered package making foil or film material, comprising sealing jaws, one of which carries a pair of spaced material engaging ribs for not only sealing but also tightening the material between the ribs during sealing cooperation of the jaws. The tightening facilitates cut... | 1 |
CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS
This application relates to and claims the benefit of priority of U.S. Provisional Patent Application No. 60/694,746 entitled “High-Efficiency Thermoelectric Waste Energy Recovery System for Passenger Vehicle Applications,” filed Jun. 28, 2005.
STATEMENT REGARDING FEDER... | A thermoelectric power generator is disclosed for use to generate electrical power from heat, typically waste heat. An intermediate heat transfer loop forms a part of the system to permit added control and adjustability in the system. This allows the thermoelectric power generator to more effectively and efficiently ge... | 5 |
FIELD OF THE INVENTION
[0001] This invention relates to scalable lossy compression of scanned documents. Its applications include intelligent document management system, electronic delivery and reproduction of documents through the Internet.
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
[0002] This... | A method of compressing a document, includes preparing an encoded representation of a document by scanning the document to provide a scanner output; classifying the scanner output as belonging to a class of document taken from the document classes consisting of smooth, text, graphics and image; and adaptively compressi... | 6 |
CROSS REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS
[0001] The present application is a continuation of and claims the benefit of previously filed, co-pending U.S. patent application Ser. No. 12/647,084, filed Dec. 24, 2009, by Enzo Dalmazzo, which claims benefit of provisional Application, Ser. No. 61/140,723, filed De... | Systems and methods are enclosed for processing antenna position information. The systems and methods involve positioning at least one sensor in proximity to an antenna for measuring alignment of the antenna; at a ground station in proximity to a tower holding the antenna, periodically receiving antenna alignment infor... | 7 |
REFERENCE TO COPENDING APPLICATION
This is a Continuation-In-Part application of Ser. No. 437,589, filed Jan. 29, 1974, now abandoned.
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
1. Field of the Invention
This invention relates to a method of forming microcapsule films in a polar liquid. In greater de... | A method of forming low porosity microcapsule films which comprises chemically or ionically binding a water soluble or water dispersible heterocyclic amine to a microcapsule film forming material, or depositing the heterocyclic amine alone or a water insoluble material formed by reaction with the amine onto the microca... | 8 |
This patent application is being filed as a conversion of provisional application Ser. No. 60/087,257 filed May 29, 1998 and provisional application Ser. No. 60/122,441 filed Mar. 2, 1999. All disclosures and information contained in both provisional applications are expressly incorporated herein.
The p... | An automatic cassette wrapping machine includes three interconnected stations: a station for loading cassettes and inserting cassettes into an assembly line; a station for receiving the cassettes and engaging the cassettes with paperboard sheaths having preapplied glue; and a station for receiving the sheath encased ca... | 2 |
CROSS REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATION
[0001] This application claims the benefit of U.S. provisional application 62/099,758 filed Jan. 5, 2015, and hereby incorporated, in its entirety by reference.
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
[0002] The present invention relates to a method of p... | The manipulation of nanoparticles is facilitated through the use of a Langmuir-Blodgett trough constraining the nanoparticles to two dimensions and allowing their density to be controlled through the barriers of the Langmuir-Blodgett trough. A film formed in this manner can be applied to enhance a transparent conductiv... | 8 |
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
1. Field of the Invention.
This invention has relation to a portable liquid storage and dispensing unit which can store fluids such as soap, shampoo, and conditioning rinse until needed; and can then be used to selectively dispense these fluids as needed during the bathing proces... | A resilient bottle or container has three compartments for liquid soap, shampoo and conditioning rinse, respectively. A normally closed, openable valve controls a port in each compartment. The soap valve opens into the center of a sponge which is fastened to the bottle. The bottle can be supported on a vacuum cup on a ... | 0 |
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
In the formation of integrated circuits, thin films containing metal elements are often deposited on the surface of a substrate. These thin films provide conducting and ohmic contacts in the circuits and between the various devices of an integrated circuit. For example, a desired thin ... | A titanium nitride film is annealed at a temperature less than 500° C. by subjecting said titanium nitride film to an RF created plasma generated from a nitrogen-containing gas in a rotating susceptor reactor. The formed film is comparable to a thin film annealed at significantly higher temperatures, making this proces... | 7 |
CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATION
[0001] This application claims priority of Application No. 60/275,613, filed Mar. 14, 2001.
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
[0002] Communication networks are increasingly becoming critical resources. In-depth understanding of the communicatio... | A system and method are used for visually representing performance and flow analysis of a communication network having devices connected by links. The system includes a first memory for storing a graphical representation of the communication network and showing the devices connected by links and a second memory storing... | 7 |
CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS
[0001] This application claims priority to U.S. Provisional Appl. No. 61/947,059 filed Mar. 3, 2014, which is hereby incorporated by reference in its entirety.
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
[0002] 1. Field of the Invention
[0003] ... | The present invention is directed to a pump and motor assembly assembled in a waterproof enclosure with external threaded connections for pump suction and discharge. The motor can be directly connected to a flexible coupling to a bi-rotational internal gear pump, having self-adjusting mechanical seals and cast iron hou... | 5 |
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
1. Field of the Invention
The invention pertains to the field of variable cam timing systems. More particularly, the invention pertains to variable cam timing systems of the kind having phasers for varying the radial disposition of a camshaft relative to its drive means (sprocket... | A method of controlling resonances in timing drive systems for internal combustion engines having variable cam timing systems using cam phasers with the capability of being locked in position. Locking or unlocking the phaser changes the resonant characteristics of the timing drive system. The invention uses these chang... | 5 |
REFERENCE CITED
1. U.S. Pat. No. 6,221,702.
2. U.S. Pat. No. 6,541,323.
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
1. Field of the Invention
The present invention relates to a method of fabricating polysilicon film by Nickel (Ni) and Copper (Cu) induced lateral crystallization, particularly to ... | The present invention relates to a method of fabricating polysilicon film by Nickel and Copper induced lateral crystallization for the TFT-LCD, comprising the step of: a) a thin (˜4 nm) Copper and Nickel being evaporated onto the substrate; b) a amorphous-silicon film (˜50 nm) being evaporated onto thereof obtained acc... | 7 |
The present invention relates to luminescence indicators for determining ionized calcium in a sample as well as optical sensors comprising these luminescence indicators. The invention also relates to a method of determining calcium ions in a sample using the luminescence indicators of the invention.
BACKGROUND OF... | The invention relates to a compound having the general Formula I:
including its salts, where Z is either the group having the general Formula II:
where
R 1 is alkyl having 1-4 C atoms, alkoxyalkyl having 2-5 C atoms or aryloxyalkyl whose alkyl gro... | 6 |
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