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CROSS-REFERENCE TO PRIOR APPLICATION
[0001] Priority is claimed from U.S. Provisional Application Serial No. 60/420,661, filed Oct. 23, 2002, the disclosure of which is incorporated by reference herein.
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
[0002] This invention relates to the f... | A heating unit includes a bridge having an arm in which there is located a heating element, and a circuit for directing a sensing current through the heating element. The circuit of the present invention reduces the duty cycle of the sensing current, thus reducing the average sensing current and allowing the use of hig... | 7 |
CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS
This application is a continuation of U.S. application Ser. No. 12/235,826, (now U.S. Pat. No. 7,604,106) filed on Sep. 23, 2008, entitled “Clutch System,” which is a continuation of U.S. application Ser. No. 11/289,010, filed on Nov. 29, 2005, entitled “Clutch System,” whi... | A clutch system may include in certain embodiments a clutch body attached to a drive member such as a drive pulley, wherein the clutch body may be removed from the drive member without disassembling the clutch body. In various embodiments, the clutch body may include two clutch plates which enclose a spring-loaded pneu... | 5 |
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
This is a continuation-in-part of copending application, Ser. No. 004,695, filed Jan. 19, 1979, now abandoned.
FIELD OF THE INVENTION
The present invention relates to a flexible tube in combination with an energy-carrying conductor or conductors which is or are pr... | The hose, which is particularly adapted for use with an electrically-driven vacuum cleaning apparatus, comprises a substantially air-tight, flexible tube which is pneumatically coupled between the vacuum pump and the suction head. The suction hose comprises one or more elongated strips which is or are helically wound i... | 1 |
This is a division, of application Ser. No. 809,051, filed Dec. 12, 1985 now U.S. Pat. No. 4,730,048.
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
It has long been known that the naturally-occurring semisynthetic opium alkaloids, or "opiates", manifest their pharmacologic effects both centrally and periphe... | Gut-selective agonist or antagonist opiates of the formula: ##STR1## wherein R is (C 1 -C 5 ) alkyl, C 3 -C 6 (cycloalkyl)alkyl, aryl, aralkyl or trans-(C 2 -C 5 )alkenyl; Z is H or OH, R' is (C═O)-A(B)(C) wherein A is selected from the group consisting of (C 1 -C 5 )alkyl, (C 2 -C 5 )alkenyl and (C 2 -C 6 )... | 2 |
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
1. Technical Field of the Invention
This invention relates to masts and methods for raising or erecting masts, particularly on offshore drilling platforms or at relatively inaccessible sites on land.
2. Description of the Prior Art
Several types of well masts have bee... | A well mast apparatus is disclosed in the form of multiple, separately connectable sections including a lower mast section, an upper mast section and, if desired, several subsequent intermediate mast sections. The mast sections are provided with lifting rings positioned thereon for balancing the mast sections upon lift... | 4 |
GOVERNMENT RIGHTS
This invention was made with Government support under Collaborative Technology Alliances Power & Energy Consortium contract DAAD19-01-2-0010 awarded by the Army Research Lab. The Government has certain rights in this invention.
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
A power source... | A hybrid power system is comprised of a high energy density element such as a fuel-cell and high power density elements such as a supercapacitor banks. A DC/DC converter electrically connected to the fuel cell and converting the energy level of the energy supplied by the fuel cell. A first switch is electrically connec... | 8 |
PRIORITY CLAIM
[0001] This application is a continuation in part of U.S. application Ser. No. 10/698,322 filed Oct. 31, 2003, the entire contents of which are incorporated by reference herein.
FIELD OF THE INVENTION
[0002] This invention relates to formulations for topical use... | This invention relates to formulations for topical use comprising antibiotics in combination with anti-inflammatory steroids for treating ophthalmic infections and attendant inflammation. More specifically, this invention relates to pharmaceutical ophthalmic formulations comprising a pH stabilizing amount of an aminogl... | 0 |
CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATION
[0001] This application claims priority to European Patent Application No. 10159657.5, filed Apr. 12, 2010, which is incorporated herein by reference.
FIELD
[0002] The present disclosure relates to a support element, particularly for elevators, with a... | A support element system, particularly for elevators, has at least one support element having two load-bearing tensile carriers which are arranged horizontally adjacent to one another and which are enclosed in a common elastomeric casing separating the two tensile carriers. The tensile carriers respectively have an opp... | 3 |
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
This invention relates to fluid distributing valves, more particularly to such valves wherein a fluid such as water is received from a single source and is distributed through individual conduits to a plurality of utility devices. It is an object of the invention to provide an improved... | A fluid distributing valve has the supply opening or conduit and the outlet openings or conduits disposed on the same side of the valve and oriented in the same direction. Accordingly the need for having couplings or unions to connect the supply pipe to the valve are eliminated. The valve includes a flow chamber or com... | 4 |
FIELD OF THE INVENTION
[0001] The present invention relates to control valves in general and, more specifically, to a control valve with a low-noise plug and enhanced flow characteristics suited for high pressure uses.
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
[0002] There are many uses for high pr... | A control valve that reduces noise and controls flow includes a slotted cylindrical skirt and/or a tapered metal ring. The metal ring has a tapered external surface for engaging a matching tapered bore within a valve housing. One embodiment is directed to a control valve including a housing defining a central orifice i... | 8 |
FIELD OF THE INVENTION
The invention relates to cache memory and, more specifically to the detection of streaming data therefore to prevent the pollution of a cache and to increase the efficiency of cache memory.
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
Processors and memories are key components in a computer syst... | An apparatus to detect streaming data in memory is presented. In one embodiment the apparatus use reuse bits and S-bits status for cache lines wherein an S-bit status indicates the data in the cache line are potentially streaming data. To enhance the efficiency of a cache, different measures can be applied to make the ... | 6 |
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
1. Field of the Invention
This invention relates to a novel process for preparing novel catalysts of increased activity which comprises (1) mixing alumina with at least a Group IVB metal compound and a molybdenum compound and an aqueous solution containing at least one dissolved ... | A process for preparing novel catalysts of increased activity which comprises (1) mixing alumina with at least a Group IVB metal compound and a molybdenum compound and an aqueous solution containing at least one dissolved compound therein that imparts to said aqueous solution a pH below 6 and (2) thereafter adding to t... | 1 |
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
1. Field of the Invention
The present invention relates to household appliances and, more particularly, to a combined washer and dryer that automatically moves laundry from the washer to the dryer thereby allowing the operator to avoid manually moving wet laundry and eliminating ... | A combined washer and dryer that automatically moves laundry from the washer to the dryer thereby allowing the operator to avoid manually moving wet laundry and eliminating a step requiring the operator's presence. The invention includes an automatic load-feeder that automatically loads laundry into the washer. | 3 |
CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS
This application is a continuation of U.S. patent application Ser. No. 14/390,369, entitled “Integrated Fiber Cement and Foam as Insulated Cladding with Enhancements,” filed Oct. 2, 2014, now U.S. Pat. No. 9,260,864, which is a national phase entry of PCT Application Number... | An integrated fiber cement and foam cladding system is provided that incorporates foam or similar light weight material to improve the insulation capacity of the cladding system. The system includes at least a fiber cement layer and a foam layer disposed on the backside of the fiber cement layer. The system improves th... | 4 |
RELATED APPLICATION
This application is a divisional application of co-pending application Ser. No. 10/754,255 filed Jan. 9, 2004, which claims benefit of U.S. provisional application 60/458,488 filed Mar. 28, 2003.
FIELD OF THE INVENTION
The invention is related to underwater ocean current ... | An underwater hydro-electric farm comprising a plurality of electrical generator assemblies arranged in an array on a bottom surface of a body of water within an ocean current path to take generate power from a kinetic energy caused by the flow of the underwater current. Each assembly is installed in a cradle, which is... | 4 |
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
This invention is a method of shop assembly for shipment and of field erection of large and medium size boiler furnace wall components forming the furnace envelope for boilers that are larger than the totally shop-assembled unit.
In present-day practice wall panels are generally ... | Completely assembled wall modules including membraned tube panels, buckstays, doors, insulation and lagging for field-assembled boiler units are shipped to the installation site for field erection of the boiler unit. | 8 |
ORIGIN OF THE INVENTION
This invention was made with Government support under NAS8-36200 awarded by NASA. The Government has certain rights in this invention.
TECHNICAL FIELD
The invention relates to a stereo optical system for locating a visible indicia on a workpiece and for producing outp... | A device for the generation of basic electrical signals which are supplied to a computerized processing complex for the operation of industrial robots. The system includes a stereo mirror arrangement for the projection of views from opposite sides of a visible indicia formed on a workpiece. The views are projected onto... | 1 |
This application claims benefit of U.S. Provisional Patent Application Ser. No. 60/751,525, filed on Dec. 19, 2005. The teachings of U.S. Provisional Patent Application Ser. No. 60/751,525 are incorporated herein by reference in their entirety.
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
Adhesives are utilized in... | It has been unexpectedly found that the solvent extracted aromatic cut of heavy vacuum gas oil can be oxidized to produce an adhesive composition that has all the needed attributes of a self seal adhesive for asphalt roofing shingles. This adhesive composition does not require any volatile organic solvents and is accor... | 4 |
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
1. Field of the Invention
The present invention relates to a compact lens barrel mechanism suitable for an optical lens system having relatively shiftable lens groups and more particularly to a lens barrel mechanism for relatively shifting the lens group in a linear movement alon... | A compact optical lens barrel mechanism for relativenonrotational displacement of a series of lens elements forming an optical system is provided. Lens elements can be mounted for selective subdivision into operative lens groups for both focusing and introducing a variable soft focus condition. The barrel mechanism inc... | 6 |
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
This application covers our invention relating generally to double acting simplex plunger pumps. Our invention specifically is applicable as a modification and improvement of the pump invention described and claimed in the patent application of James E. Cook filed concurrently with thi... | A double acting simplex plunger pump comprising a pair of unique unitary combined stuffing box and head members pre-assembled with a double ended plunger, the subassembly being sandwiched between the axial end face of a drive motor and a flat surface of a unitary manifold means and further characterized by means includ... | 5 |
FIELD OF THE INVENTION
A process in which the fuel properties of coal and crude petroleum are simultaneously improved is described. In this process, the coal and crude petroleum (and/or the residual product from the conventional refining of crude petroleum) are contacted with each other while being subjected to a... | A process for simultaneously improving the fuel properties of coal and oil is described.
In the first step of this process, two fluidized beds are provided. The first fluidized bed has a fluidized density of from about 20 to about 50 pounds per cubic foot and is at a temperature of from about 850 to about 1,000 d... | 2 |
CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS
[0001] This application is a continuation-in-part of U.S. patent application Ser. No. 12/130,005 filed May 30, 2008, which is a continuation-in-part of U.S. patent application Ser. No. 11/497,566 filed Aug. 11, 2006, which is a continuation-in-part of U.S. application ... | The present invention relates to mixed calcium/sodium salt of inositol tripyrophosphate, methods of preparing and methods of use. The mixed calcium/sodium salt may be a monocalcium tetrasodium salt of inositol tripyrophosphate. Methods of use include administering the above salts in an effective amount to treat disease... | 2 |
CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS
[0001] This application claims the benefit of Korean Patent Application No. 10-2010-0008138, filed with the Korean Intellectual Property Office on Jan. 28, 2010, the disclosure of which is incorporated herein by reference in its entirety.
BACKGROUND
[00... | The present invention relates to a scintillation detector, which is largely divided into a scintillator and a photomultiplier, as a constituent element of a medical diagnostic imaging equipment, a scintillator, and a medical diagnostic imaging equipment using the same, and more specifically, to a plastic scintillator, ... | 0 |
FIELD OF THE INVENTION
The present invention relates to a valve assembly comprising a first valve component in fluid connection with a first duct, a second valve component in fluid connection with a second duct, each component having a housing and a closure member, the first closure member having a pivot axis, ex... | Valve assembly including a first and second valve components in fluid connection with respective first and second ducts, each valve component having a housing and a closure member, a first closure member having a pivot axis extending transversely to the first duct, the first closure member being pivotable between close... | 5 |
RELATED APPLICATIONS
This application is a division of U.S. application Ser. No. 11/326,821, filed Jan. 6, 2006 now U.S. Pat. No. 7,751,051, which is based upon and claims the benefit of priority from prior U.S. provisional application Ser. No. 60/641,906 filed on Jan. 6, 2005. The entire contents of these applic... | A method of detecting a changed condition within a geographical space from a moving vehicle. Images of that geographic space are memorialized in conjunction with GPS coordinates together with its GPS coordinates. The same geographic space is traversed from the moving vehicle while accessing the route's GPS coordina... | 6 |
FIELD OF THE INVENTION
[0001] The invention relates to communications network security, and in particular to methods and apparatus for selectively accepting communication traffic in enforcing control over the establishment of communications connections.
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
[0... | A communications traffic acceptance control methods and a Protocol Data Unit (PDU) filtering gateway are presented. The PDU filtering gateway operates in accordance with a group of sentry filtering rules and on accepting PDU traffic. The enhanced PDU filtering gateway selectively generates at run-time additional dynami... | 7 |
FIELD OF THE INVENTION
[0001] The invention relates to a digital signal processing technique that changes the length of an audio signal and, thus, effectively its play-out speed. This is used in the professional market for frame rate conversion in the film industry or sound effects in music production. Furt... | The invention relates to a digital signal processing technique that changes the length of an audio signal and, thus, effectively its play-out speed. This is used for frame rate conversion or sound effects in music production. Time scaling may further be used for fast forward or slow-motion audio play-out.
Accordi... | 6 |
CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS
[0001] The present application is a continuation of co-pending, commonly-owned U.S. patent application Ser. No. 10/611,769, which was filed on Jul. 1, 2003.
TECHNICAL AREA
[0002] The present invention relates to fabric-faced laminates for us... | The present invention is directed to multiple layer composites suitable for use as wall and floor coverings, among other uses, that provide a strong durable structure and a soft textile or fabric face. The composite includes a face layer bonded to an adhesive layer such that the adhesive layer penetrates into the face ... | 1 |
CROSS REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATION
This application claims priority from and the benefit of Korean Patent Application No. 10-2010-0034008, filed on Apr. 13, 2010, which is hereby incorporated by reference for all purposes as if fully set forth herein.
BACKGROUND
1. Technical Field
The presen... | Disclosed is a method for controlling a wiper blade with heating elements embedded therein and coupled to a wiper arm of a vehicle to wipe a glass surface while moving together with the wiper arm. The method includes: detecting the operation or not of an engine of a vehicle; detecting the external temperature outside o... | 1 |
FIELD OF THE INVENTION
[0001] The present invention relates to a device for lowering, alternatively later retrieval, of a pipeline end provided with a connecting part designed for “horizontal” mating with and connection to a connecting part on the seabed, The present invention relates particularly to a devic... | A lifting device for lowering a pipeline end from a water surface to a seabed, alternatively later retrieval of the same from the seabed to the water surface, said pipeline end being provided with an outboard connecting part designed for mating and connection with an inboard connecting part on the seabed. The lifting d... | 5 |
FIELD OF THE INVENTION
[0001] The present invention belongs to the field of footwear engineering, and describes a self-scalable casual footwear that allows involve two subsequent footwear sizes, both on foot length and several widths/perimeters and heights that the same foot length can hold without the need ... | The present invention relates to a self-scalable casual footwear that allows involve two subsequent footwear sizes, comprising an upper of bi-elastic material ( 1 ) and a mono-elastic ( 2 ), a bi-material outsole ( 3 ) and a mounting insole ( 4 ). Such footwear does not require additional components to fit, such as lac... | 0 |
CROSS REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS
[0001] This application claims priority from and the benefit of PCT Application No. PCT/EP2007/009041, filed on Oct. 18, 2007; and German Patent No. DE 10 2006 050 474.7, filed on Oct. 20, 2006; and German Patent DE 10 2007 015 600.8, filed on Mar. 29, 2007; all entitl... | A separator is provided, such as for dividing an outer wet area from an inner dry area between sheet metal of a vehicle door and the door lining. The separator includes a composite of a separating film and an absorbent nonwoven material. The latter material comprises a base web of plastic fibers. | 8 |
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
This invention relates to sealed cable control systems.
DESCRIPTION OF THE PRIOR ART
Cable control systems are commonly used to control or operate a mechanism. A cable control system may include end members which reciprocate, and a third member connected therebetween. The t... | A sealed cable control system having an integral, internal air transfer system constructed and arranged to provide a continuous passage comprising a series of integral, internal unrestricted passages within and through the control system to maintain a relatively uniform pressure within the boots and conduit and within ... | 5 |
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
Electrostatic copiers provided with photoconductors of the type which comprise a web of photoconductive material including a plurality of photoconductive sections connected in series with one another so as to form an endless strip-like photoconductor, have been provided with suitable m... | In a copier including a photoconductor comprising a web of photoconductive material, having a plurality of photoconductive sections connected in series with one another to form an endless strip-type photoconductor, and including suitable instrumentalities for successively feeding the photoconductive sections from a zig... | 6 |
FIELD OF THE INVENTION
[0001] This invention relates to an apparatus for melting and dispensing thermoplastic materials such as thermoplastic adhesives referred to as “hot melt” adhesives. More specifically this invention relates to a one piece melter tank which is suspended from a chassis which also serv... | An apparatus for melting and dispensing thermoplastic materials such as thermoplastic adhesives referred to as “hot melt” adhesives. More specifically this invention relates to a one piece melter tank which is suspended from the top of a chassis which also serves as the housing for the entire assembly of the melting an... | 1 |
CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS
This application claims the benefit of the filing of U.S. Provisional Patent Application Ser. No. 61/783,281 titled “Method of Installation of Flexible Borehole Liner Under Artesian Conditions” filed on 14 Mar. 2013, and of the filing of U.S. Provisional Patent App. Ser. No... | An apparatus and method for facilitating eversion of a flexible liner down a borehole when an artesian head condition is producing a rate of water flow out of the top of the borehole. A bypass pipe channels artesian flow, moving upward in the borehole and/or well casing, past an everting flexible liner to a wellhead fi... | 4 |
FIELD OF THE INVENTION
[0001] The present invention generally relates to an anti-electrostatic discharge spray gun apparatus and method for preventing crystallization of particles formed as a result of electrostatic discharge from forming on a spray gun nozzle and on a pair of oppositely charged electrode... | The present invention discloses an anti-electrostatic discharge spray gun apparatus and method for preventing crystallization of particles formed as a result of electrostatic discharge from forming on a spray gun nozzle and an associated pair of oppositely charged electrodes disposed on the gun. The apparatus has a hou... | 8 |
BACKGROUND
[0001] Modern markets are saturated by user driven data consumption. Applications integrate media and user information from variety of sources to congregate resources in order to meet customer demand. Video and audio information consume warehouses of systems providing instantaneous access to user ... | A data store receives a page cookie as a request for a page of records. The page cookie acts as a container to a record identifier of a last retrieved record and a timestamp of the last change to the record. The data store identifies retrieved pages to skip over according to a comparison of date, time and data instance... | 6 |
This invention relates to method of making a wide mouth, non-delaminating, multilayer, plastic container and the product of the method. This may be accomplished by making a multilayer preform, blowing it into a bottle, trimming off a portion of the top and curling the trimmed end. In this case, multilayer is defined as... | A method of preventing delamination of multiple layers of an oriented polymer container having an opening defined by the multiple layers comprising a bi-axially oriented multilayer polymer container having an opening defined by a perimeter at which the multiple layers are exposed; heating the perimeter until workable; ... | 8 |
FIELD OF THE INVENTION
The present invention relates generally to a method for preparing aluminium nitride (AlN), and more particularly to a combustion synthesis method for preparing the-powdery aluminium nitride.
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
With its high thermal conductivity, a high electrical resist... | A method for preparing aluminium nitride includes a first step in which a mixture is formed of aluminium powder and ammonium halide powder. The mixture is then molded into a tablet, which is ignited in an airtight chamber containing nitrogen gas. Aluminium nitride is formed of the tablet through the combustion reaction... | 2 |
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
[0001] This invention relates in general to vehicle engines and in particular to an improved composite intake manifold assembly for use in such a vehicle engine and method for producing the same.
[0002] An intake manifold assembly of a multi-cylinder engine incl... | A composite air intake manifold assembly adapted for use with an internal combustion engine includes an upper half shell formed from a polymer, a lower half shell formed from a polymer and joined to the upper half shell to define a housing having an internal cavity, and a one piece inner shell formed from a polymer and... | 1 |
CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED PATENT APPLICATION
This is a division, of application Ser. No. 09/759,043, filed on Jan. 12, 2001, now U.S. Pat. No. 6,544,911.
This invention is a continuation-in-part of co-pending U.S. patent application Ser. No. 09/484,749, filed Jan. 18, 2000 by Qinyun Peng et al.
... | The invention relates to a coated fiber mat of improved tear strength upon dividing pieces of the coated mat and the coating which comprises a cured, non-woven, fiber glass mat containing a polysiloxane wherein the fibers are fixedly distributed in a formaldehyde type binder containing a binder modifier which is a cros... | 3 |
BENEFIT
The present application claims the benefit of U.S. Provisional Application No. 60/757,892, filed in the United States on Jan. 11, 2006, the entire contents of which are hereby incorporated herein by reference.
TECHNICAL FIELD
Embodiments of the present invention relate to a flooring ... | The present invention relates to a floor panel and a flooring with a preferably continuous and unbroken front face, which is at least partially light transmitting and which has a light pattern/sign at the front face. | 5 |
CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATION
The present application is a continuation-in-part of copending application Ser. No. 907,294 filed Mar. 6, 1978, now abandoned.
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
The present invention concerns the problem of correctly tensioning the thread used in a sewing mac... | The tension of the sewing machine's upper thread is varied automatically, in a variety of ways not requiring conscious participation on the part of the user of the machine. When one of a set of selectable stitch-patterns is selected by the user, an appropriate thread-tension value is automatically established, alth... | 3 |
BACKGROUND
1. Field of the Invention
Implementations of various technologies described herein generally relate to packer cups for use in a wellbore.
2. Description of the Related Art
The following descriptions and examples are not admitted to be prior art by virtue of their inclusion within this section... | The present invention provides a packer cup system for use inside a wellbore comprising a packer cup and a backup component coupled thereto. In one configuration, the backup component further comprises a support member and a rubber ring disposed between the support member and the packer cup. The support member is confi... | 4 |
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
[0001] 1. Field of the Invention
[0002] This invention relates to gloves for the human hand which are particularly useful in participating in activities which include the clinching of the hand for substantially long periods of time. More particularly, this invention r... | A glove is provided to flex as the user clinches his fist. The glove is provided with expandable zones on both sides of the top portion of the glove. Two expandable zones are positioned over the metacarpalphalangeal joints of the one small finger and the index finger. A third expandable zone is positioned to overly the... | 0 |
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
The present invention relates to a pack for cylindrical, hamburger-type sandwiches. More generally, it relates to a pack for any rather compact food presented in a cylindrical shape and intended to be eaten in the pack.
The hamburger being the most popular cylindrical sandwich, t... | A package for a food product such as a cylindrical sandwich includes an elongate central strip having a plurality of fold lines defining a series of panels. A central panel of the series includes a central flap connected at each side edge, and other closure flaps are connected to at least some of the other panels. The ... | 8 |
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
1. Field of the Invention
The present invention relates to apparatus for physical therapy and more particularly, to a suspension system for walk training, which is conveniently adjustable to fit different users and different walk training requirements.
2. Description of the Relat... | A suspension system for walk training in physical therapy is disclosed to include a framework formed of a top rail and two wheeled posts supporting the top rail, a suspension mechanism, which has a suspension rod suspending from the top rail by a suspension rope for securing a harness for a patient, a spring force cont... | 0 |
RIGHTS OF THE GOVERNMENT
The invention described herein may be manufactured and used by or for the Government of the United States for all governmental purposes without the payment of any royalty.
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
Broadly speaking, this invention relates to altitude sensing means ... | An altitude sensing arrangement which combines the advantages of a barometric altimeter with a radar altimeter. The apparatus monitors the radar altimeter's associated radar validity signal and selects the radar altimeter's reading when the validity signal indicates a valid condition. Alternately, when the vali... | 6 |
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
This invention relates to a process and apparatus for continuous single-stage production of a homogeneous solution of cellulose in water-containing amine oxides from cellulose and aqueous amine oxides, preferably N-methylmorpholine N-oxide (NMMO), at temperatures in the range from 50 t... | A method and a device for the continuous, single-step production of a homogenous solution of cellulose in hydrous aminoxides on the basis of cellulose and aqueous aminooxides, preferably N-methylmorpholino-N-oxide (NMMO), at temperatures in the range of from 50 to 130° C. under a vacuum and water evaporation. The cellu... | 3 |
CROSS REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS
[0001] This application is a divisional of U.S. patent application Ser. No. 12/280,832 filed Aug. 27, 2008, which is a National Stage application under 35 U.S.C. §371 of International Application No. PCT/CA2007/000312, filed Feb. 27, 2007, which claims the benefit of U... | A modified process for recovering oil from an underground reservoir using the an in situ combustion process. A diluent, namely a hydrocarbon condensate, is injected within a separate wellbore, or alternatively within said separate wellbore and via tubing in a horizontal wellbore portion, preferably proximate the toe, o... | 4 |
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
Present invention relates to a new type of building brick. More particularly, the present invention relates to a new type of building brick which does not require mortar in the construction of buildings.
Until the present invention, the construction of a brick building required t... | A new building brick for use in the construction of buildings is disclosed. The brick is provided with projecting members and indentations on opposite surfaces. The projecting members and indentations provide resistance to lateral movement of the bricks. The bricks are held together in adjacent tiers by means of magnet... | 4 |
CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS
[0001] This application is related to and claims priority from earlier filed U.S. Provisional Patent Application No. 61/277,864, filed Sep. 30, 2009.
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
[0002] 1. Field of the Invention
[0003] The presen... | A mount adapter device is disclosed which utilizes a spring-loaded push system that employs a dual locking mechanism to releasably, consistently, and securely lock accessories to a weapon accessory rail. The mount adapter device generally includes a first base member, a second base member, a push rod member, and a resi... | 5 |
CROSS REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS
[0001] This application is a 35 USC §371 national stage application of PCT/BR2014/000435, which was filed Dec. 10, 2014 and claimed priority to French Patent Application No. 1362395, filed Dec. 11, 2013, both of which are incorporated herein by reference as if fully se... | The invention relates to a process of combustion of solid, liquid or gaseous hydrocarbon (HC) raw materials in a heat engine comprising at least one combustion chamber, said process comprising at least one iteration of the following steps, which constitute/form a combustion cycle, wherein a load of hydrocarbon (HC) mat... | 5 |
BACKGROUND
[0001] In the downhole industry, boreholes and various levels of completion are used for many different operations. Many of these completions have long lifespans and sometimes the lifespan of the completion is greater than the life of a particular well in which it is installed. In other words, the... | A through tubing intelligent completion including a completion string; one or more isolation seals on the completion string and having an undeployed set of dimensions smaller than one or more restrictions in a tubing string through which the completion string is deployed; and one or more interventionlessly actuable flo... | 4 |
FIELD OF INVENTION
The invention relates to window coverings and particularly to a window covering having a cellular structure with strips or slats connected between two parallel faces of material through which light may pass.
BACKGROUND OF THE PRIOR ART
Venetian blinds are well-known window coverings... | A light controllable window covering has a transparent front face and a transparent back face, either or both of which are formed from a series of spaced apart parallel threads, and a series of opaque slats attached between the two faces. The parallel threads which form the front face and back face are spaced apart an ... | 4 |
FIELD OF THE INVENTION
[0001] The invention relates to hair and grooming brushes, and, more particularly to self-cleanable brushes.
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
[0002] Brushes of various types, such as hair brushes and pet grooming brushes, suffer from the problem of becoming clogged w... | A self-cleanable hairbrush for use on animals or humans is described that has a frame with strands stretched across it. In one embodiment, the frame is attached to the brush by a pivoting hinge and may be pivoted by the hinge to a position in which the frame is seated flat against a bristle-side of the brush, allowing ... | 0 |
CROSS REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS
This application is a Continuation of U.S. Ser. No. 09/237,194, filed Jan. 26, 1999, which is a Continuation of U.S. Pat. No. 5,899,855, issued May 4, 1999, which is a FWC of U.S. Ser. No. 08/233,397, filed Apr. 26, 1994, now abandoned, which is a Continuation of U.S. Pat. ... | A networked health-monitoring system configured to collect and process patient health-related data. A plurality of remote patient sites, includes at least one display; a data management unit configured to facilitate collection of patient health-related data; a memory and stored program instructions for generating healt... | 6 |
This is a continuation of application Ser. No. 309,852, filed Nov. 27, 1972, now abandoned.
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
Fabrics as they come from the loom or the knitting machine in their unfinished state are referred to as greige or grey goods. They may contain warp sizing, trash, oils and off-co... | Textile fabrics have been bleached with aqueous solutions of hydrogen peroxide for many years. Since hydrogen peroxide is quite unstable under bleaching conditions, stabilizers have been necessary and silicate of soda, commonly called water glass, is the stabilizer commonly used in the industry. Water glass has a numbe... | 3 |
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
In my prior U.S. Pat. Nos. 3,968,808; 4,026,313; 4,290,244; and 4,437,275 various portable shelters are disclosed. In my U.S. Pat. No. 3,968,808, a generally semi-spherical framework made of elongate struts and hub means is disclosed which is movable between a collapsed, bundled condit... | A portable shelter framework is formed by a series of end-interconnected modules, each defining a separate arch portion of the framework extending in different directions relative to each other. Each module is formed of elongate struts capable of being expanded into arched three dimensional form and collapsed into bund... | 4 |
FIELD OF THE INVENTION
The present invention relates to security devices for ensuring compliance with computer software licenses. Specifically, the invention relates to nestable hardware "keys" which connect end-to-end and attach to an internal or external expansion board or other adapter for mounting an ... | Nestable software license authentication keys connect end-to-end on a circuit board to form an authentication key assembly for internal computer installation or for use as an external assembly connecting to a host system. The circuit board includes at least one plastic housing for one or more authentication keys which ... | 8 |
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
The present invention relates to a false twist crimping machine of the type disclosed in U.S. Pat. Nos. 4,809,494, 3,962,829 and Re. No. 30,159.
False twist crimping machines serve to crimp endless thermoplastic filament yarns. Such filament yarns are initially spun as flat yarns... | A false twist crimping machine has a secondary heater positioned downstream of the false twist zone, which comprises a slightly curved, upright, externally heated tube. The upright heating tube has a downstream end which connects with a horizontally directed transport tube which extends laterally across the service ais... | 3 |
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
This invention relates to insoluble anodes for producing electrolytic manganese dioxide.
Electrolytic manganese dioxide is used chiefly as the active material of dry cells or batteries. This manganese dioxide is usually manufactured by electrolysis from an aqueous sulfuric acid-m... | There is provided an insoluble anode for producing manganese dioxide by electrolysis characterized in that the surface layer or the entire anode is made of a titanium alloy of from 0.5 to less than 15 percent by weight of nickel, the remainder being titanium and unavoidable impurities. The titanium alloy preferably has... | 2 |
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
Local topical anesthetics for the eye are generally used with caution since the decrease in blinking and subsequent dehydration may cause damage to the corneal epithelium. For non-surgical situations, the eye care professional would want anesthesia in the eye which would last only as l... | Rodocaine or a pharmaceutically-acceptable salt thereof has been found to be an effective anesthetic in ophthalmology. Topical and injectable formulations are disclosed. | 0 |
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
1. Field of the Invention
The present invention relates to illuminated signs and more particularly to illuminated signs having changeable numbers and letters which are protected from the weather in connection with outdoor use in displaying house address numbers.
2. Descript... | An illuminated sign for outdoor use is provided which is a frame enclosed by a transparent cover. Grooved tracks are utilized to receive and retain display plates which have light transmitting portions therein in the shape of letters or numbers. A central light source provides illumination and a translucent sheet diffu... | 6 |
[0001] This application claims the priority benefit of Korean Patent Application No. 10-2010-0078308, filed on Aug. 13, 2010, which is hereby incorporated by reference as if fully set forth herein.
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
[0002] 1. Field of the Invention
[0003] The present inventi... | Discussed are a roll mold, a method for fabricating the same and a method for fabricating a thin film pattern using the same, to prevent dimensional variation of the mold and simplify the overall process. The method for fabricating a roll mold includes providing a substrate provided with a master pattern layer, sequent... | 1 |
FIELD OF THE INVENTION
The invention relates to a belt transmission, and more particularly, to a belt transmission comprising a first tensioner and second tensioner engaged about an intermediate shaft, the first tensioner and second tensioner each comprising a first arm and second arm and a torsion spring engaged... | A belt transmission comprising a housing, a first belt trained between a first shaft and a first intermediate shaft, a second belt trained between the first intermediate shaft and a second intermediate shaft, a third belt trained between the second intermediate shaft and a second shaft, a first tensioner and second ten... | 5 |
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
(1) Field of the Invention
This invention relates to agricultural irrigation and more particularly to applying water to the land from a pipe which moves, as it waters, laterally of its length.
(2) Description of the Prior Art
In commercial practice today agricultural ... | A furrowed irrigated field is diked and water is applied to the furrows. The water is prevented from running down the furrows by the dikes and therefore stays in the approximate location where applied. The water is applied to the furrows from an elevated pipe at right angles to the furrows. The pipe moves along the fur... | 0 |
BRIEF SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION
1. Technical Field
This invention relates to reactive polymers, e.g., aqueous emulsion polymers, having pendant flexible or dangling side chains prepared from ethylenically unsaturated carbodiimides, e.g., carbodiimide (meth)acrylates. The reactive polymers contain ethylenic u... | This invention relates to reactive polymers, e.g., aqueous emulsion polymers, having pendant flexible or dangling side chains prepared from ethylenically unsaturated carbodiimides, e.g., carbodiimide (meth)acrylates. The reactive polymers contain ethylenic unsaturation near the surface or in the surface area of the par... | 2 |
BACKGROUND
[0001] Infections are a significant problem in many fields where sanitary conditions are important, such as in healthcare. Problematic infections may arise from bacterial, fungal, amoebic, protozoan and/or viral organisms. Challenges are encountered both in preventing infection, and in reducing or... | Disinfectant compositions comprising PHMB and EDTA salt(s) are disclosed. The disinfectant compositions have also demonstrated activity as enhanced, fast acting catheter lock/flush solutions. They are safe for human and medical uses and may be used as prophylactic preparations to prevent infection, or to reduce the pro... | 0 |
RELATED APPLICATIONS
This application claims priority to Taiwan Application Serial Number 95133753, filed Sep. 12, 2006, which is herein incorporated by reference.
The present application is a Divisional of U.S. application Ser. No. 11/692,234, filed Mar. 28, 2007, the disclosure of which is hereby incorpor... | A TV tuner includes an Ultra High Frequency (UHF)/Very High Frequency (VHF) tracking filter, an UHF/VHF matching circuit and a single conversion Tuner IC. The UHF/VHF tracking filter includes a first Low-Temperature Co-fired Ceramics (LTCC) inductor, a first varactor diode and a fine-tune capacitor electrically connect... | 7 |
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
This invention is related to a device for selecting a laminate cam for sewing machines equipped with laminate zig zag pattern cams and laminate feed cams with which are engaged a zig zag cam follower and a feed cam follower, respectively, so that a laminate zig zag pattern cam and a la... | A cam selector mechanism for sewing machines in which the followers for a stack of zig zag and work feed controlling pattern cams are positioned selectively by separate spiral linkage controlling grooves formed in a single control dial which can be manipulated from the exterior of the sewing machine in order that compo... | 3 |
CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS
[0001] This application claims priority to and benefit of U.S. Provisional Application No. 62/119,534 filed on 23 Feb. 2015.
[0002] The aforementioned provisional patent application is hereby incorporated by reference in its entirety.
STAT... | A method for the synthesis of molybdenum disulphide foam wherein the porosity of the foam can be controlled. The porosity of the foam is employed to adapt the foam to various processes and specific requirements. The foam molybdenum disulphide structures have internal cavities are interconnected to create a large proces... | 2 |
CROSS REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS
[0001] This patent application is a continuation application of U.S. patent application Ser. No. 13/780,882 filed Feb. 28, 2013, which claims the benefit of Provisional Patent Application Ser. No. 61/675,725, titled “Systems and Methods for Enhancing Cognition” filed o... | The disclosure is directed to cognitive training exercise adapted to train working memory systems in mammals in an intuitive, engaging, and adaptively challenging way to enhance cognition. Exercises engage users in the task of first seeing a grid with angled “bumpers” placed in various places throughout the grid. After... | 0 |
This is a continuation of application Ser. No. 635,931, filed Nov. 28, 1975, now abandoned.
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
1. Field of the Invention
This invention relates to vibration eliminating devices providing three point suspension employing a combination of fluid assemblies for self-cent... | A vibration eliminating mount for supporting a load is disclosed herein having a three point suspension wherein each of the three points includes a pair of angularly disposed brackets secured to the load and the support respectively. Carried between opposing parallel surfaces on the brackets is a fluid vibration elimin... | 5 |
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
The present invention relates to an apparatus for cleaning paint applicators and more particularly for cleaning roller-type paint applicators.
The use of roller applicators for applying paint is very popular as an even coating with a good finish is obtained. However, such paint r... | A paint roller cleaning device (20) comprising an annular sleeve (22) adapted to have an interference fit with a pad on a roller (55) of a paint roller. The paint roller cleaning device (20) includes liquid passage means (28) within the annular sleeve (22), liquid entry means (36) to said liquid passage means (28) and ... | 8 |
CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS
The present application is a continuation of pending International patent application PCT/EP2007/064341 filed on Dec. 20, 2007 which designates the United States and claims priority from German patent application 10 2006 062 240.5 filed on Dec. 22, 2006.
FIE... | A releasable coupling, including a first and a second coupling part for transmitting torque, where the first coupling part has a projection which extends in the direction of the geometrical axis of rotation and in the circumferential surface of which a first peripheral groove is embedded, that the second coupling part ... | 5 |
BACKGROUND
[0001] Increasingly, digital assets are stored on computing devices such as desktop computers, servers, phones, handheld devices, etc. Digital assets continue to grow in size and significance such as by users digitally storing their photo collections, personal video libraries, music collections,... | A digital community provides shared resources across a wide collection of users. Users donate resources to the community and in return are allowed to employ resources of the community. The digital community conforms to a set of rules, or community rules, so as to enhance cooperation between users and increase resource ... | 7 |
RELATED APPLICATIONS
This application is a divisional of U.S. patent application Ser. No. 12/986,969, filed Jan. 7, 2011, and entitled “STORAGE PERFORMANCE OPTIMIZATION”, which is a divisional of U.S. patent application Ser. No. 12/122,579, filed May 16, 2008, and entitled “STORAGE PERFORMANCE OPTIMIZATION”, each... | A system and method for enhancing data throughput in data warehousing environments by connecting multiple servers having local storages with designated external storage systems, such as, for example, those provided by SANS. The system and method may preserve a full reference copy of the data in a protected environment ... | 6 |
This application claims benefit of U.S. provisional application Ser. No. 60/777,104 filed Feb. 27, 2006, the entire contents of which are herein incorporated by reference.
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
1. Field of the Invention
The invention relates to an apparatus and process for using corona... | A molecular plasma discharge deposition method for depositing colloidal suspensions of biomaterials such as amino acids or other carbon based substances onto metal or nonmetal surfaces without loss of biological activity and/or structure is described. The method is based on generating a charged corona plasma which is t... | 0 |
CROSS REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS
[0001] This application is a divisional of U.S. Ser. No. 11/499,076 filed 4 Aug. 2006, which claims priority from U.S. provisional patent application Ser. No. 60/705,966, filed 5 Aug. 2005. The contents of these applications are incorporated herein by reference.
... | The present invention relates to the preparation of compounds which are capable of inducing cell death such as apoptotic cell death (apoptosis), and/or for reducing a cell proliferative disorder. | 2 |
FIELD OF THE INVENTION
The present invention relates to novel compounds that are useful in pharmaceutical applications for inhibiting the function of proteins. More specifically, the present invention relates to inhibitors of both of matrix metalloproteinase and tumor necrosis factor.
DESCRIPTION OF RELATED... | The invention discloses methods of treatment and prevention for TNFα-related disorders and MMP-related disorders and compounds useful in such treatments. In particular, the invention dislcoses pharmaceutical compositions comprising a compound of the general formula:
wherein X is a Zn(II... | 8 |
FIELD OF THE INVENTION
This invention relates to discs for cleaners of liquid-containing vessels and more particularly to automatic pool cleaners having fluted discs for improved performance in swimming pools.
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
U.S. Pat. No. 4,351,077 to Hofmann and U.S. Pat. No. 4,642,833 t... | Discs for devices such as automatic swimming pool cleaners are disclosed. The discs incorporate one or more flutes, or raised areas (arched protrusions), extending generally radially from adjacent their central portions to their peripheries. The peripheries themselves, moreover, may include upturned areas (lips) betwee... | 4 |
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
The present invention relates to a method and an apparatus for establishing a calibrated reference value representing a threshold and for comparing the reference value with a signal representing a variable parameter to determine the variable parameter's condition.
A wide vari... | A threshold calibration method and apparatus calibrates a reference voltage representing a selected threshold and compares the reference voltage with a measurement voltage representing a variable parameter to indicate the condition of the variable parameter. The reference voltage is set by causing the variable paramete... | 6 |
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
1. Field of the Invention
This invention relates to a mount for a positionable object and has specific but not necessarily limited application to a ceiling or wall mount for a TV or a similar monitor.
2. Discussion of the Prior Art
Heretofore, wall and ceiling mounts ... | A mount for an appliance such as a TV monitor which includes a box-like frame having a catch part at the top of the frame. A swivel part which may be attached to either the ceiling or the wall is provided. The catch part has a slot into which the swivel part is fitted, thus engaging the catch part to support the frame ... | 5 |
RELATED APPLICATIONS
[0001] This application claims the priority of German Patent Application No. 198 21 933.4 filed May 15, 1998, which is incorporated herein by reference.
BACKGROUND
[0002] The invention relates to devices for administering injectable products, in particular the... | The invention provides a injection device for administering an injectable product, including a base section adapted to receive a container from which a product dose is dispensed through a needle by displacement of a piston in the container, and a drive unit including a driven member, a drive element and a damping arran... | 8 |
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
The present invention relates to an apparatus for finishing pieces cut from a length of textile material unwound from a roll by sewing their leading edge, particularly for closing the leading edge of a tubular piece.
Hereinafter, for the sake of convenience of presentation, the t... | An apparatus for sewing finishing a piece cut from a length of textile material unwound from a roll and closing the leading edge thereof, comprising: advancement rollers for advancement of the length of textile material, to unwind two successive portions of the length of material, for a total longitudinal extension equ... | 3 |
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
The invention relates to a method of forming a configuration of interconnections on a semiconductor device, more particularly an integrated circuit, this method comprising the following steps:
(a) forming an insulating layer on the substrate, in which the elements of the device a... | A method of the kind consisting in that a contact is obtained with an active zone (11) carried by a semiconductor substrate (10) by means of conductive contact studs (18a) located in the contact openings (16c) of an isolating layer (12) and in that then a metallic configuration of interconnections (22) is formed establ... | 7 |
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
The present invention generally relates to portable game boards on which various card games may be played outdoors under windy conditions, while preventing cards placed on the board surface from blowing away. More particularly, the board has a plurality of card engaging members capable... | A portable board or platform for playing cards outdoors where wind might blow away cards. A plurality of card engaging members may be placed in any orientation on the playing surface of the board to accommodate a number of cards at selected locations on the platform. The members are releasably secured to the platform b... | 8 |
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
[0001] The present invention relates to a safety device for a foldable two-section chute system of a concrete mixing truck. In particular, the present invention relates to a blocking member positionable between adjacent ends of two chute sections when the chute system is transi... | The spacing device mounted to a two-section chute system prevents inadvertent contact between the two chute sections. The spacing device includes a mounting flange and a blocking member positionable between first and second pivotally attached chute sections of a concrete mixing truck. The first chute section comprises ... | 1 |
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
This invention relates to seat belt retractors. Due to safety regulations, substantial improvements have been made in the structural design of such devices. Normally, they include spools or spring biased reels which payout a safety webbing about a passenger and simultaneously facilitat... | A seat belt retractor having a dual lock means including a webbing sensitive lock for detecting a rate of webbing payout in excess of a predetermined rate and an impact lock for determining vehicle deceleration in excess of a predetermined rate, each of said locks being independently actuated upon detection of each sai... | 1 |
CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS
This is a continuation-in-part of patent application Ser. No. 08/746,548, filed Nov. 13, 1996, now U.S. Pat. No. 6,007,220.
REFERENCES
1. U.S. Pat. No. 4,089,047 “Trifocal Mirror-Reflector” to Luderitz, May 9, 1978
2. U.S. Pat. No. 4,683,526 “Asy... | A specular dual compound reflector having a cross section in the form of hyperbolas is disclosed. This reflector is combined with energy saving fluorescent tubes and ballast, forming a fluorescent light fixture for the purpose of providing adequate and uniform illumination to a surface, subdue shadows, provide agreeabl... | 5 |
This application is a national phase of International Application No. PCT/GB2007/003198 filed Aug. 21, 2007 and published in the English language.
FIELD OF THE INVENTION
The invention relates to an improved form of dosage dispensing canister and is particularly applicable to multiple-dosage canisters intend... | A one dose at a time, non-pressurized fluid dispensing canister from which the or each dose is dispensed as a result of two surfaces ( 21, 22 ) of the canister moving towards one another under the control of the user, wherein the canister incorporates a mechanism which, once a first dose has been dispensed, automatical... | 1 |
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
This patent application claims foreign priority to South African Patent Application No. 2011/02953, filed 20 Apr. 2011, the disclosure of which is incorporated by reference herein in its entirety. Priority to this application is hereby claimed.
This invention relates to the colle... | A barrier recovery device for receiving an elongate array of coils which includes a boom and a catch which is reciprocally movable along the boom to draw successive portions of the coils, in an axially compressed stated, onto the boom. The device can be mounted to a barrier recovery vehicle. | 4 |
CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS
[0001] This application is related to U.S. patent application Ser. No. 11/818,100, filed on Jun. 13, 2007 and entitled “EXTENSION TO UNIVERSAL SERIAL BUS CONNECOTR WITH IMPROVED CONTACT ARRANGEMENT”, and U.S. patent application Ser. No. 11/982,660, filed on Nov. 2, 200... | A cable assembly ( 100 ) includes an insulative housing ( 2 ) having a base portion ( 21 ) and a tongue portion ( 22 ) extending forwardly from the base portion, said tongue portion defining a mounting cavity ( 221 ) and at least two depressions ( 224 ), said two depressions located behind and located within the mounti... | 6 |
TECHNICAL FIELD
The present invention generally relates to three-phase voltage source inverters, and more particularly relates to the control of 4-leg three-phase voltage source inverters.
BACKGROUND
Three-phase voltage source inverters (VSI's) are generally used to convert DC power into three-pha... | Methods and apparatus are provided for controlling a stand-alone four-leg three-phase inverter. The inverter three-phase output is converted from AC domain elements to corresponding DC domain elements. The DC domain elements are processed into combined regulating and imbalance compensating signals, including over-curre... | 8 |
[0001] This non-provisional patent application is filed in reference to its predecessor provisional application filed on Feb. 25, 2013 and assigned Ser. No. 61/650,925.
FIELD OF THE INVENTION
[0002] The present invention relates generally to games of physical skill, and more specifically ... | An improved game for teaching manual dexterity and improving eye-hand coordination using tools appropriate for very small children to hold and operate is disclosed. Moreover, an improved simplified marble game for teaching rule-following for very young children to provide a transition to more difficult and more complic... | 0 |
TECHNICAL FIELD
[0001] The present invention relates generally to the field of quantum computing, and more particularly, to a quantum computing device and method including qubit arrays of entangled atomic states using negative refractive index lenses. In addition, a three-dimensional architecture is provided... | A quantum computing device and method employs qubit arrays of entangled states using negative refractive index lenses. A qubit includes a pair of neutral atoms separated by or disposed on opposite sides of a negative refractive index lens. The neutral atoms and negative refractive index lens are selectively energized a... | 8 |
CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATION
[0001] The present application claims priority to U.S. Provisional Application Ser. No. 60/625,734, filed Nov. 4, 2004, which is incorporated herein by reference in its entirety.
TECHNICAL FIELD
[0002] The inventive subject matter relates... | Systems, methods, and software for storage and distribution of real estate related data. Some embodiments include a database of data representing three-dimensional topographic views of geographic areas and a computer system adapted to present a topographic view of a geographic area based on a query by a user for inform... | 6 |
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
1. Field of the Invention
The present invention relates to an ophthalmic optical apparatus for observing and treating an eye, and more particularly to an ophthalmic optical apparatus having an alignment optical system for treating the eye.
2. Related Background Art
Fo... | An ophthalmic optical apparatus having an alignment optical system comprises two conical optical elements for forming an alignment light beam into a ring-shaped collimated light beam centered on an optical axis and directing it to a focusing optical system, an in-focus state is determined based on a light pattern forme... | 0 |
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