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BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
This invention relates to pressure seals and more particularly to the gasketing of joints in high pressure equipment with ring-type gaskets.
In the melt spinning of polymers it is customary to force the molten polymer under high pressure through a filter to remove particles which... | The addition of a circumferential groove in the inner peripheral surface of the ring gasket made of cold-flowable metal induces diametrical expansion of the gasket during compression. | 3 |
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
[0001] 1. Field of the Invention
[0002] The present invention relates to an apparatus for organic synthesis and reactions and, more particularly, to an apparatus which is used for organic synthesis and reactions and permits analysis of reaction mechanisms and reac... | An organic synthesis microreactor mixes fluids in a very narrow space and causes the fluids to react in multiple stages. The reactor consists of an introduction portion and a reaction portion disconnectably connected. The introduction portion introduces reagents from channels and, if necessary, mixes and reacts the rea... | 1 |
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
[0001] 1. Field of the Invention
[0002] This technology relates generally to well drilling. In particular, this technology relates to a shear ram assembly for a blowout preventer (“BOP”) that has wear plates designed to adjust the relative position of ram blocks so th... | A shear ram assembly including upper and lower ram blocks having blades positioned on opposing sides of pipe and other, more ductile items, and arranged to close around and shear the pipe and the more ductile items. The shear ram assembly includes pipe guide arms attached to the upper ram block and configured to guide ... | 4 |
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
[0001] 1. Field of the Invention
[0002] The invention relates to an electric power supply system in which an electric power supply device is contained in a container box, and more particularly to adjustment of the temperature of the electric power supply device.
... | A battery system having a cooling liquid that undergoes heat exchange with a battery assembly is reduced in size. The battery system in which a battery assembly is contained in a battery box is characterized by including the cooling liquid that is contained in the battery box and that undergoes heat exchange with the b... | 8 |
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
The United States Government may have rights in this patent because of relevant developmental work supported by research grant no. DMB-8701379 from the NSF and grant no. GM24365 from the NIH.
Electrophoresis refers to the migration of charged solutes or particles in an ... | Provided are agarose gels and processes for producing agarose gels having a uniform concentration of agarose and a pore size gradient. These gels are prepared by allowing gelation in a salt or buffer gradient. The agarose gels are suitable for the purposes of sieving based electrophoretic separations or other sieving-b... | 6 |
BACKGROUND OF INVENTION
1. Field of the Invention
The invention relates to a system for timing the opening and closing of switching arrangements used in high power electrical transmission systems. More specifically, the invention relates to such a system which takes into account conditions of temperature su... | The system for timing the opening and closing of a high power switching arrangement breaker used in an electrical transmission system measures the temperature of the breaker and the phase of the power signal being switched. A control circuit provides a control signal for opening and closing the breaker in response to a... | 8 |
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
The field of the invention relates to a boat and more particularly concerns a boat with a hull including a pad bottom.
Observation and experience has shown that the traditional boats with pad bottom hulls are typically very light and travel at high speeds and many require a great... | A planing boat having a stern and a bow includes a hull having a generally flat central bottom surface forming a portion of a pad with the surface tapering from a specified width at the stern towards the bow. Reverse wedge surfaces blended with the central bottom surface at the stern and deadrise surfaces blended with ... | 1 |
CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED CASES
This application is a continuation-in-part application of application Ser. No. 210,264, filed Jun. 23, 1988, and now abandoned.
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
1. Field of the Invention
The invention is directed to livestock feeders and in particular to liv... | A livestock feeding station has a feeding trough with a series of spaced deflector members extending substantially the entire depth of the trough. The upper edge of the trough has a rounded section to prevent livestock from gripping with their teeth. The station can be ground mounted or removably attached to a stall wi... | 0 |
CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATION
[0001] The present application claims the benefit of U.S. Provisional Application Ser. No. 60/160,506 filed on Oct. 20, 1999, and entitled “Impacted Orthopedic Bone Implant,” which is hereby incorporated by reference in its entirety.
BACKGROUND OF THE I... | This invention relates to a porous bone implant ( 10, 110 , and 210 ), a method of manufacturing the implant and a method of orthopedic treatment. The mesh implant can be manufactured using extrusion techniques and a variety of cutting and machining processes to provide the implant with the desired structural features... | 0 |
SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION
This invention relates generally to a magneto-optical recording system employing near-field optics and more particularly to a magneto-optical recording system which employs cross-tapered rectangular optical waveguides each terminating in a narrow tip to direct light waves to the narrow ti... | A magneto-optic recording system employing near-field optics which includes a read/write head having a pair of crossed tapered optical waveguides closely adjacent to the recording medium to provide light coupling between the tapered ends of the waveguides and the recording medium. The length of the waveguides being gre... | 6 |
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
1. Field of Invention
The present invention pertains generally to consumer transaction cards and, more particularly, to the construction of a unitary, self-contained consumer transaction card.
2. Discussion of the Background of the Invention
The use of consumer transa... | An improved unitary, self-contained consumer transaction card having an outer support frame, an internally positioned printed circuit board, and top and bottom label sheets. The outer support frame provides structural support to the card and minimizes the flow of adhesives located under the top and bottom sheets out fr... | 8 |
RELATED APPLICATIONS
[0001] This application is related to each of the following applications: “Graphical Calculator User Interface for Function Drawing” (HP Docket No.: 200310007-1); “Function Drawing in Polar Plan Using a Calculator” (HP Docket No.: 200310008-1); “Previous Calculation Reuse in a Calculat... | A method of input and evaluation of fractions using a calculator is described. The calculator receives a user-entered expression including a fraction where the fraction is entered using a division key. The user-entered expression causes the calculator to evaluate the user-entered expression and display the evaluated us... | 6 |
CROSS REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS
This application is a continuation-in-part of application Ser. No. 753,743, filed July 10, 1985, now abandoned.
TECHNICAL FIELD
The present invention relates to the field of tubing manufacture and in particular to the field of automotive fuel and vapor... | A composite fuel and vapor tube having increased heat resistance with a composite wall having a relatively thin nylon liner, a metal strip about the liner and having a longitudinal seam, the tube being encased within a polyethylene jacket. The line thus formed has increased resistance to heat, abrasion and various fuel... | 8 |
FIELD OF THE INVENTION
[0001] This invention relates to internal combustion engines. More particularly it relates to internal combustion engines with an opposed piston configuration.
BACKGROUND
[0002] WO2008/149061 (Cox Powertrain) describes a 2-cylinder 2-stroke direct injection internal ... | An internal combustion engine comprising at least one cylinder and a pair of opposed, reciprocating pistons within the cylinder forming a combustion chamber therebetween. The engine has at least one fuel injector disposed at least partly within the cylinder, the fuel injector having a nozzle that is positioned within t... | 5 |
This application is a continuation of application Ser. No. 08/089,591 filed Jul. 12, 1993 (now abandoned), which is a continuation of Ser. No. 07/808,809, filed Dec. 18, 1991, (now abandoned).
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION AND THE RELATED ART STATEMENT
The present invention relates to a rare earth o... | A rare earth oxide superconducting material represented by REBa 2 2Cu 3 O y (RE is Y, Gd, Dy, Ito, Er or Yb), comprises oxide grains and at least one element selected from Rh and Pt, uniformly dispersed in the grain in a proportion of 0.01-5% by weight (in terms of element) based on the rare earth oxide superconduct... | 8 |
FIELD OF THE INVENTION
This invention relates to a closed loop combustible waste reduction process and apparatus which can utilize any type of combustion means for disposing of hazardous, as well as non-hazardous, burnable waste. Such wastes include toxic combustible liquids, oil slurries, soils contaminated with... | A ventless, combustible waste reduction process and apparatus which can utilize any type of combustion means for disposing of hazardous, as well as non-hazardous, burnable waste. Such wastes include toxic combustible liquids, oil slurries, soils contaminated with dioxin, PCBs, creosote, or any other potentially harmful... | 5 |
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
[0001] 1. Field of the Invention
[0002] The invention relates to the field of environmental control systems and, in particular, to a process for determining the refrigerant charge level in a sophisticated aircraft environmental control system.
[0003] ... | The invention is a process for determining the charge level of a vapor cycle environmental control system, having a condenser, evaporator, and an expansion valve, comprising the steps of providing a neural network having four input neurons, two hidden neurons and one output neurons; determining the number of degrees be... | 5 |
TECHNICAL FIELD
The present invention relates to cleaning stations for use in electrophotographic print engines, and more particularly relates to an improved cleaning station having cleaning blades which are easily removed, cleaned, and replaced.
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
Electrophotography refers t... | Improved cleaning stations for use in electrophotographic print engines having cleaning elements which are simple to inspect, remove, clean, and replace. The photoreceptor belt cleaning station is positioned in one frame of the print engine and the photoreceptor medium is positioned in the other frame of the print engi... | 6 |
This application is a National Stage Entry of International Application No. PCT/US2008/011582, filed Oct, 8, 2008, and claims the benefit of Japanese Application No. 2007-271975, filed on Oct. 19, 2007, which is hereby incorporated by reference for all purposes as if fully set forth herein.
FIELD OF THE INVENTION... | A display device in which a plurality of pixels are arranged in a matrix form, corresponding to intersections of a plurality of data lines and a plurality of scan lines, wherein each pixel includes a light emitting element having a first electrode connected to a first power supply and which emits light according to a c... | 6 |
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
1. Field of the Invention
The present invention relates to a filler applicable to degradable plastics considered to be available for the purpose of global environmental protection and a process for producing the same. More specifically, the filler is produced by using a filler, s... | In order to provide a filler for degradable plastics which can simplify the stages for producing a degradable plastic, give effective plastic-degradability, and stabilize the quality of the plastic article, the filler is used as a carrier substance and effective biodegradable and/or photodegradable components are adsor... | 2 |
PRIORITY
[0001] This application claims priority to an application entitled “NEW INPUT DEVICES FOR AUGMENTED REALITY APPLICATIONS” filed in the United States Patent and Trademark Office on May 31, 2001 and assigned Serial No. 60/294,850, the contents of which are hereby incorporated by reference.
... | A new interaction/input device for an augmented reality system is provided. In an augmented reality system using infrared video-based tracking, the interaction/input device is employed by placing markers, e.g., small disks, at a predetermined location in a scene viewed by a user which are augmented to simulate physical... | 6 |
FIELD OF THE INVENTION
This invention relates to refrigeration systems such as air conditioning systems, and more specifically, to an integral receiver/condenser useful in such systems.
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
Vapor compression refrigeration systems conventionally employ a condenser which receives... | Loss of efficiency as a result of inadequate subcooling caused by the entry of gaseous refrigerant into the subcooling stage of a condenser (20) from a receiver (22) is avoided in a construction wherein an upper inlet (64) to the receiver (22) is canted at an angle (α,β) with respect to the longitudinal axis (74) of th... | 5 |
This is a continuation-in-part of application Ser. No. 349,300 filed Apr. 9, 1973 and now abandoned.
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
The invention relates generally to an anti-burglary device and more particularly to an anti-burglary device which discharges a chemical irritant such as tear gas from a ... | A chemical dispensing anti-burglary device is described in which a chemical irritant such as tear gas is discharged into the area to be protected when an intruder opens a window or opens a door or enters an unauthorized area with which the device is associated. The anti-burglary device employs a spring biased pressuriz... | 1 |
FIELD OF THE INVENTION
The present invention relates to swimming pool cleaners and, more particularly, to automatic pool cleaners driven by the flow of water therethrough for purposes of cleaning. Still more particularly, the invention relates to wheeled automatic swimming pool cleaners.
BACKGROUND OF THE I... | A four-wheel pool cleaner ( 20 ) motivated by water flow to move along a pool surface, and having: a body ( 24 ); the four wheels rotatably mounted thereon and including two sets of two wheels ( 22 ) each, one wheel of each set on each side; a drive mechanism ( 36 ) in position to be moved by water flow and having a ro... | 4 |
SUMMARY
The present invention is directed to the manufacture of phosphoric acid by the wet process. The hemihydrate, or as it is sometimes called the semihydrate, process is employed to produce wet process phosphoric acid from phosphate rock and sulfuric acid. Phosphate rock and phosphoric acid are added to a fir... | Phosphate rock and sulfuric acid are reacted under conditions which result in the formation calcium sulfate hemihydrate and phosphoric acid of about 30% to about 55% P 2 O 5 . A two vessel reaction system is used in which the reaction slurry undergoes inter- and intra- vessel circulation. This results in excellent dis... | 2 |
TECHNICAL FIELD
[0001] The present invention relates to a method for protecting a copper surface, particularly in the manufacturing of electronic circuit boards.
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
[0002] The use of tin base solder alloys is common in electronic applications, particularly... | A method of pretreating a copper surface for protecting the surface from oxidation, by immersing the surface in a solution containing organic solderabilty preservatives, such as BenzoTriAzole, with the addition of a zinc salt. The method is particularly useful in the manufacturing of electronic Printed Circuit Boards f... | 8 |
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
The invention relates generally to the field of drilling Earth formations below the bottom of a body of wa... | A method for drilling formations below the bottom of a body of water includes disposing a drilling system on the bottom of the body of water. The formations are drilled by rotating a first drill rod having a first core barrel latched therein and advancing the drill rod longitudinally. At a selected longitudinal positio... | 4 |
CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS
[0001] Not Applicable
STATEMENT REGARDING FEDERALLY SPONSORED RESEARCH OR DEVELOPMENT
[0002] Not Applicable.
THE NAMES OF THE PARTIES TO A JOINT RESEARCH AGREEMENT
[0003] Not Applicable
INCORPORATION-BY-REFERENCE OF MATERIA... | Disclosed are hydrophilic polymers such as polysaccharides, including hyaluronic acid of any origin, modified by reaction with epoxy-functional-silicones. Hydrophobic silicon, which contains chemically active groups covalently attach to the backbone of the hydrophilic polymer and gives these new, modified polymers the ... | 0 |
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
This invention relates to the field of hand knitting machines and more particularly to an improved carriage and cam control system for a knitting machine of this character capable of producing both Punch Lace and Fair Isle knitted patterns.
It is conventional to utilize with the ... | A carriage for a hand knitting machine in which a plurality of cams, including upper and lower Jacquard cams, are sequentially arranged and are adjustable between inoperative and operative positions so as to define at least one raceway for the butts of needles reciprocable in the needle bed of the machine. At least the... | 3 |
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
The invention relates to fluorescence spectrophotometric equipment and methods, particularly for making high-precision measurements in the determination of specimen response to a chemical, biological or physical agent wherein evaluation is made for a "control" sample of the spe... | A quantitative fluorescence technique is presented as "differential real-time fluorescence spectroscopy" (DRFS), pursuant to which one can simultaneously make time-resolved measurement of fluorescence changes in two cuvette samples (e.g., experimental and control), wherein the fluorescence is induced by excitat... | 6 |
FIELD OF THE INVENTION
[0001] The present invention relates to inventive branched blocky cationic organopolysiloxane compounds. It also relates to consumer product compositions comprising the inventive compounds and to methods of making and use.
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
[0002] Cationic ... | Disclosed herein are inventive branched blocky cationic organopolysiloxanes and consumer product compositions comprising such organopolysiloxanes. Such compositions can deposit effectively onto target substrates to deliver consumer-desired benefits such as conditioning, anti-wrinkle, softness, and anti-static. | 3 |
FIELD OF THE INVENTION
The present invention pertains to pH control systems and more particularly to a control system adapted to the maintenance of solvent pH in an electrolytic conductivity detector apparatus.
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
The electrolytic conductivity detector was originally reported ... | A simplified, single component resin bed is coupled with a permeation tube and bottle. The permeation bottle contains an ionic species and a dissolved gas. The apparatus makes unnecessary a multi-component resin ion exchange column for solvent pH control in electrolytic conductivity detection as applied to gas chromato... | 6 |
FIELD OF THE INVENTION
This invention relates to a portable, contained, ready-to-use assembly which provides an instant campfire, fireplace burner, cooker or the like which does not require additional fuel nor mixing, pouring, priming, nor set up procedures and which can be lighted to provide relatively long last... | A portable, contained, fueled, ready-to-use campfire assembly having a fire resistant container with an upwardly facing mouth. The container is filled with a mixture of mineral spirits, paraffin wax and hardwood chips. No additional fuel, mixing, pouring, or lighting is required and a long lasting fire is provided that... | 5 |
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
The present invention relates to a method for the formation of a siliceous coating film on the surface of a substrate. More particularly, the invention relates to a method for the formation of a siliceous coating film having high resistance against formation of cracks to serve as a pla... | Disclosed is a method for the formation of a silica coating film having a remarkably high crack-forming thickness limit on the surface of a substrate which may be highly heat resistant, for example, having a circuit wiring layer of polycrystalline silicon to withstand a temperature higher than 500° C. without excessive... | 2 |
The present invention relates to a method and apparatus for determining the percentage oil content produced by an oil well.
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
In the oil industry, there are two measurements which are of concern when attempting to determine oil produced by an oil well. The first being is the gross ... | A method of measuring the oil content in the gross oil production of an oil well in which the percentage of solids content thereof is known, comprises the steps of introducing a predetermined weight of well production into said vessel, determining the time interval required to introduce said predetermined weight of wel... | 4 |
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
The present invention pertains to digital span data transmission circuitry and more particularly to a fault tolerant transmission circuit arrangement for use with a switching network in a CPU controlled telecommunications switching system.
Typically, circuits for transmitting uni... | In a telecommunications switching system, a thick film digital span circuit arrangement is connected between a digital span and a switching network of the switching system. The transmission circuit arrangement converts unipolar switching network data to bipolar data for use by the digital span. The telecommunications s... | 7 |
FIELD OF THE INVENTION
[0001] The present invention relates to automated biological testing systems and more particularly to a system for generating data for the analysis of the visual characteristics of cytological specimens, and in particular biological specimens obtained for Papanicolaou (Pap) testing ... | A multi-spectral image system and method for cytology. The multi-spectral imaging system comprises an optical stage, an image capture camera, and a controller. The optical stage includes a light source for illuminating the cytological specimen and optical means for producing images of the illuminated specimen in a numb... | 6 |
CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATION
This application claims the benefit of Korean Patent Application No. 10-2014-0179064, filed on Dec. 12, 2014, the disclosure of which is hereby incorporated herein by reference in its entirety.
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
1. Field of the Invention
The prese... | Provided is a multipoint stretch forming apparatus enabling individual clamping control for manufacturing a curved panel, wherein a plurality of stretching units are positioned at both sides at a lower position of a supporting frame in forward and backward directions, and each of the stretching units is independently a... | 1 |
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
FIELD OF THE INVENTION
This invention is of a protective shield for a vessel having an engine with a transmission means having a portion extending exteriorly of the vessel, the protective shield being adapted to be positioned about .the interconnection of the out drive and the tr... | The invention relates to a protective shield for a vessel having an engine with a transmission portion extending exteriorly of the vessel. The protective shield is designed to be positioned about the interconnection of the out drive and the transmission portion when the out drive is in an elevated position and effectiv... | 8 |
FIELD OF THE INVENTION
The invention relates to the field of electrochemical reactors such as fuel cells and storage batteries and more particularly the field of electrodes used in such cells. It relates more specifically to the deposition of catalyst particles constituting the active part of the electrodes of fu... | A method for fabricating an electrode for electrochemical reactor is provided, wherein the electrode includes a porous carbon diffusion layer and a catalyst layer. The method includes a step of depositing the catalyst layer on the diffusion layer by a DLI-MOCVD process. | 8 |
FIELD OF THE INVENTION
[0001] The present invention relates to engine- and compression technique
TECHNICAL BACKGROUND
[0002] It is a lot of engine- and compression techniques today that's built on pressure and expansion of air by combustion, to run an engine, turbo and turbine. Common ... | A rotating device for producing pressure from a process substance by expansion, which device includes a U-channel structure ( 120 ) rotatably arranged on an axis ( 121, 122 ) including an expansion point ( 105 ) arranged at the periphery of the rotating device, a sinking channel ( 104 ) for delivery of compressed proce... | 5 |
CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS
This application is a divisional of U.S. patent application Ser. No. 10/356,665, filed Jan. 31, 2003, now U.S. Pat. No. 7,148,030, which claims the benefit of the filing date of U.S. Provisional Patent Application Ser. No. 60/353,158, filed Feb. 1, 2002, under 35 U.S.C. § 1... | A sensitive bioluminescent assay to detect proteases including caspases is provided which employs an aminoluciferin or a carboxy-terminal protected derivative thereof covalently linked via a peptide bond to a substrate for a caspase or an aminoluciferin or a carboxy-terminal protected derivative thereof covalently link... | 2 |
FIELD
[0001] The present invention relates to building products and more particularly, to windows and window frames.
BACKGROUND
[0002] Some windows utilize vent surrounds and frames made from metal, e.g., aluminum alloy. Metal windows are in use in residential and commercial buildings, e.g... | A manufacture for reducing thermal transfer through windows has a composite metal/nonmetallic frame and/or a composite vent surround. The metallic and non-metallic components are modular and selectively coupled, such that a range of variations to accommodate different applications may be inter-coupled via common interf... | 4 |
This application is a division of application Ser. No. 08/171,387 filed Dec. 21, 1993, now U.S. Pat. No. 5,552,415.
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
Alzheimer's Disease (AD) is a degenerative brain disorder characterized clinically by progressive loss of memory, cognition, reasoning, judgment and e... | This invention encompasses methods for the inhibition of Alzheimer's Disease comprising administering to a human in need thereof an effective amount of a compound of Formula I ##STR1## wherein R 1 and R 3 are independently hydrogen, ##STR2## wherein Ar is optionally substituted phenyl; R 2 is selected from the ... | 8 |
CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS
[0001] This application is a division of U.S. application Ser. No. 13/255,356, filed Oct. 18, 2011, which is a national stage application under 35 U.S.C. §371 of International Application No. PCT/CN2010/070566, filed Feb. 8, 2010, which in turn claims the benefit of Ch... | Disclosed are an artificial dura mater and manufacturing method thereof. The artificial dura mater includes electrospun layers prepared by electrostatic spinning, at least one of which is a hydrophobic electrospun layer. Further, above the hydrophobic electrospun layer, there can be at least one hydrophilic electrospun... | 3 |
CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS
This application is a continuation of U.S. application Ser. No. 13/381,632 filed Dec. 29, 2011, now allowed, which is a National Phase of PCT/US 09/052263 which claims benefit of U.S. Provisional Patent Application No. 61/084,827 filed Jul. 30, 2008, which are hereby incorp... | A novel method to noninvasively measure intracranial pressure (ICP) and more generally brain elasticity is disclosed. ICP is determined using an algorithm coupled on a simulated artificial neural network (SANN) that calculates ICP based on a determination of a set of interacted ultrasound signals (IUSs) generated from ... | 0 |
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
This invention deals generally with heat transfer and more particularly with a capillary loop evaporator that has full thermal contact of the wick with the heat input surface.
A capillary loop and a loop heat pipe are devices for transferring heat by the use of evaporation at the sou... | The apparatus is a capillary loop evaporator in which the vapor space is the internal volume of a cup shaped evaporator wick with sidewalls in full contact with the outer casing of the evaporator. Liquid is furnished to the wick through thicker wick wall sections, slabs protruding from the liquid-vapor barrier wick, ec... | 5 |
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
The present invention relates generally to optical scanners and, more particularly, to a modular light source for an optical scanner.
Optical imaging devices which utilize a chromatic beam splitter consisting of composited dichroic beam splitter plates which separate a light beam... | An aperture and light source assembly including an elongate aperture plate having a longitudinally extending, aperture defining slit at a top end thereof and a light source for illuminating an object to be scanned including a first elongate bulb and a second elongate bulb positioned adjacent opposite lateral sides of t... | 7 |
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
[0001] This invention generally relates to mosaic arrays of ultrasound transducer elements and to the use of micromachined ultrasonic transducers (MUTs) in arrays. One specific application for MUTs is in medical diagnostic ultrasound imaging systems.
[0002] Conv... | An ultrasound transducer array includes a multiplicity of subelements interconnected by a multiplicity of microelectronic switches, each subelement comprising a respective multiplicity of micromachined ultrasound transducer (MUT) cells. The MUT cells within a particular subelement are hard-wired together. The switches ... | 1 |
CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS
[0001] This application is a continuation of U.S. application Ser. No. 09/944,946, filed Aug. 31, 2001, which claims priority from Japanese Application No. 2000-300563, filed Sep. 28, 2000, both of which are fully incorporated herein by reference for all purposes.
... | In response to requests for I/O processing sent from a computer, I/O which should be processed at a priority is enabled to be processed without being affected by other processing, by classifying I/O into those to be processed at a priority and those not to be processed at a priority. The storage control apparatus compr... | 7 |
RELATED APPLICATIONS
[0001] This application is a continuation-in-part of U.S. application Ser. No. 09/728946 entitled “Motorhome With Increased Interior Height” filed Dec. 1, 2000 and claims the benefit of U.S. Provisional Application No. (unknown, attorney docket ALFALE.045PR) filed Sep. 7, 2001 entitled ... | A unitized heating, ventilation, and air conditioning (HVAC) system for ventilating and regulating the air temperature inside a motorhome. Air is drawn from inside the motorhome and is directed to a furnace and an air conditioning unit via a common air return. A filter is positioned within the common return. The HVAC u... | 1 |
CROSS REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS
Reference is made to commonly assigned U.S. patent application Ser. No. 09/379,776, filed Aug. 24, 1999 entitled “Forming A Display Having Conductive Image Areas Over A Light Modulating Layer” by Dwight J. Petruchik et al., U.S. patent application Ser. No. 09/723,389, filed... | A method of making a liquid crystal display, comprising the steps of: providing a substrate; providing a first electrode over the substrate; coating the first electrode with aqueous dispersed material which when dried provides a dielectric layer over the first electrode; coating the dielectric layer with liquid crystal... | 6 |
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
This invention is concerned with locating and tracing concealed elongated conductive objects, such as pipes or cables, and is more particularly concerned with improved locating and tracing of a first object when a second object is adjacent to the first.
In the prior art, there ar... | Locating and tracing of a concealed, elongated, conductive object, such as a buried pipe or cable, is enhanced, when a second such object is adjacent to the first, by employing a transmitter having a pair of antennae that induce distinguishable currents in the respective objects. A receiver movable with respect to the ... | 6 |
This is a continuation of application Ser. No. 08/077,178 filed on Jun. 15, 1993, now abandoned.
FIELD OF THE INVENTION
The present invention relates to the production of an improved indicium or indicia on the surface of articles, especially contact lenses.
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
... | A method of improving the visibility of indicia marked into an optically clear surface is disclosed comprising marking a pattern of varying depths within the boundaries of the indicia. | 1 |
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
1. Field of the Invention
The present invention relates to a recording/reproduction apparatus for a disk-shaped information medium and, more particularly, to a disk recording/reproduction apparatus which can load different types of disk media into the recording/reproduction appar... | A clamping mechanism for clamping both a mechanically clampable type of disk and a magnetically clampable type of disk includes a magnet provided on a turntable for clamping the magnetically clampable disk, and a fitting portion and a sub-turntable portion of a caddie for clamping the mechanically clampable disk. When ... | 6 |
FIELD OF THE INVENTION
[0001] This invention relates to mowing machines for cutting grass and other vegetation, and more specifically to electromagnetic clutches for transmission of power from a lawn mower engine to mower blades.
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
[0002] Electromagnetic clutches ... | A stall detection system for mower blade clutch engagement determines if there is a stall condition by sensing one or more operating conditions such as engine deceleration or blade spindle rotation. If a stall condition is detected, a microcontroller shuts off actuating current to the electric clutch coil and automatic... | 5 |
CROSS REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATION
[0001] This continuation-in-part patent application claims priority to the continuation-in-part patent application having Ser. No. 12/214,007, filed Jun. 16, 2008; which claims priority to the non-provisional patent application having Ser. No. 10/905,827, filed Jan. 21,... | A bamboo Chair pad that can be manufactured from 100% Anji Mountain bamboo from China. The bamboo is all treated with various protective coatings to add resistance to natural factors including water, sun and dirt. All bamboo chair pads can be manufactured from the harder portions of the bamboo trunk. (Some bamboo is ma... | 1 |
CROSS-REFERENCES TO RELATED APPLICATIONS
This application is related to the following recently filed application U.S. patent application entitled WALL ANCHOR CONSTRUCTS AND SURFACE-MOUNTED ANCHORING SYSTEMS UTILIZING THE SAME.
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
1. Field of the Invention
This ... | A folded wall anchor and an anchoring system employing the same are disclosed. The anchor is a folded sheetmetal construct utilizable with various wire formative veneer ties. The folded wall tie enables the junctures of the legs and the base of the wall anchor to be located inboard from the periphery of the wall anchor... | 4 |
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
This invention has application in the field of printing wherein the combination of printing plates, such as credit cards, and multi-layered form assemblies are used. The printing assemblies generally have at least one sheet of paper and a carbon and a printing impression is made on a s... | This invention relates to a relatively small printing device for printing onto a printing assembly of the kind having at least one form and an ink transferring ribbon associated with it. The printing device is top loading and includes a flat printing pad and a printing anvil serving as a support for a printing plate, s... | 1 |
SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION
This invention relates to a new and distinct Lantana camara cultivar which is outstanding because of its very compact growth habit, strong tendency to self branching, dramatic multi-colored, continuous bloom display, dense forest green leaves, and tendency to set seed infrequently; and wa... | A new cultivar of Lantana is provided. The very compact growth habit with short internode spacing and strong tendency to self branching, with a continuous multi-colored bloom display, a reduced tendency to set seed, and dense rich forest green leaves providing a cultivar well suite for mass plantings, low borders, hang... | 0 |
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
This invention relates to a heat recovery apparatus. A heat recovery apparatus may comprise a heat transfer space having a gas inlet and a gas outlet and in which at least two separate heat exchangers are arranged successively in the gas flow direction, as well as at least two separate... | Apparatus for recovering heat from a gas flow defines a heat transfer space through which the gas flow can be directed, the heat transfer space having a first region and a second region, a gas inlet and a gas outlet. A first valve arrangement alters the direction of gas flow through the heat transfer space, the first v... | 5 |
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
1. Field of the Invention
This invention relates to an acidic bleaching solution that generates little or no chlorine gas during use and which is particularly effective as a cleaner for removing soapscum, limescale, mold and mildew from treated surfaces. The invention also relate... | An acidic bleaching solution formed from the admixture of a first aqueous solution containing a chlorine deactivating agent and a second aqueous solution containing a hypochlorite salt is disclosed. Also disclosed is a bleaching system for forming the acidic bleaching solution, as well as a method of preparing the acid... | 2 |
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
This invention relates to a container assembly for the storage, display, and advertisement of iced beverage products, such as bottled and canned beverages.
Container assemblies of the type with which this invention is concerned allow for easy access to chilled beverages so as to ... | A chilled beverage display bin for containing and displaying iced beverage products. The bin comprises a stand and a bucket or beverage display container contained internally of the stand. A translucent or transparent drainage hose is connected to the bottom of the bucket and extends through the stand into a channel fo... | 5 |
This is a continuation of application Ser. No. 077,438 filed July 24, 1987 now abandoned.
FIELD OF THE INVENTION
The present invention relates to stretchable fabrics having enhanced thermal insulation properties, and which are particularly useful in thin, close-fitting outdoor apparel such as skiw... | An elastically stretchable fabric having enhanced thermal insulation properties comprising at least one elastically stretchable carrier web having substantially uniform stretch properties and a thin coherent coated layer of melt-blown microfibers carried on at least one surface of the carrier web, said melt-blown micro... | 3 |
CROSS REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS
[0001] This application is the U.S. National Phase Application of PCT/EP2014/059929, filed May 15, 2014, which claims priority to European Patent Application No. 13168793.1, filed May 22, 2Q13, the contents of such applications being incorporated by reference herein.
... | A method for joining concealed workpiece parts by an energy beam, wherein a lower workpiece part and an upper workpiece part are positioned relative to each other; the upper workpiece part contacts the lower workpiece part along a joining contour; the energy beam is directed onto an upper side of the upper workpiece pa... | 6 |
CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS
This is a continuation of U.S. patent application Ser. No. 11/951,802, filed 6 Dec. 2007 (issuing as U.S. Pat. No. 7,841,410 on 30 Nov. 2010), which is a continuation in part of U.S. patent application Ser. No. 11/749,591, filed 16 May 2007 (issued as U.S. Pat. No. 7,607,48... | An improved method and apparatus for dropping a ball, plug or dart during oil and gas well operations (e.g., cementing operations) employs a specially configured valving member with curved and flat portions that alternatively direct fluid flow through a bore or opening in the valving member via an inner channel or arou... | 4 |
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
[0001] The present invention relates to a thermally printable paper article with an elastomeric underlayer. The article of the present invention provides improved printing performance by virtue of the underlayer.
[0002] In direct thermal printing, a thermal printhead ... | The present invention relates to a thermally printable paper article with an elastomeric underlayer, which imparts improved printing performance. | 3 |
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
Modern day data processing systems are often made up of several processor units, several memory storage units, several control units and a variety of input output devices. Often each of these units is housed in one or more cabinets arranged within a specially designed computer room. Th... | A hinge arrangement to permit quick removal of a cabinet door without interference with adjacent cabinets. The hinge arrangement is so configured as to permit the door to be removed by manually lifting the door out when it is in the ninety degree open position. | 8 |
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
The present invention generally relates to an input device, such as a mouse, and more particularly relates to a mouse that includes an exchangeable palm rest for adjusting the size of the mouse.
Input devices for computers and the like typically include mice, keyboards, joysticks... | A mouse having an adjustable body size includes a mouse body having a first side and a second side; and a palm rest coupled to the mouse body, wherein the palm rest has a first size and the palm rest is configured to be removed from the mouse body to fit another palm rest to the mouse body having a second size that is ... | 6 |
CROSS REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS
[0001] This is a divisional of U.S. patent application Ser. No. 10/015,588, filed Dec. 17, 2001, which claims priority of U.S. provisional application Ser. No. 60/255,742, filed Dec. 15, 2000.
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
[0002] 1. Field ... | A flow shut off or throttling valve is provided in a sprinkler nozzle housing to enable a nozzle to be changed without having to turn off a flow pressure source. The valve intersects a flow path through the nozzle housing and has an opening such that when the opening is aligned with the flow path, a flow stream can flo... | 1 |
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
[0001] 1. Field of the Invention
[0002] The present invention relates to a tool for the pipe fitting trades, particularly in gas pipe plumbing. In particular, the invention relates to a tool for holding a T-connector in position when torquing the perpendicular thi... | A T-connector holding tool is a tool for immobilizing or applying a torque to a T-connector. The tool has an elongated handle portion and a head portion fixed to the handle portion. The head portion includes a pair of rigid claws, each including an interior surface sized to capture a corresponding one of two aligned nu... | 1 |
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
The present invention relates, in general, to the field of photography and, more specifically, to photographic apparatus having manually operable dual actuators for facilitating sequential actuation of two different modes of apparatus operation.
The present invention is directed ... | For charging a flash device in a photographic apparatus, there is provided a flash charging actuator manually displaceable between an off position and a charge position. For commencing exposure in such apparatus, there is a camera actuator manually displaceable between an off position and an exposure position. The flas... | 6 |
BACKGROUND
[0001] Binary sampling commonly refers to periodically sampling a signal to reduce the signal to a time-indexed series of binary values (0 or 1). In contrast, analog sampling such as commonly used in oscilloscopes generally samples a signal less frequently, but each sample retains information ab... | Circuits that count zeros or ones in a binary sampling of a signal can measure analog characteristics of the signal. By this technique, relatively simple circuits can perform parameter measurements that are difficult to achieve with BER-based binary sampling techniques. Low cost binary sampling circuits can also perfor... | 6 |
RELATED APPLICATIONS
This application claims the benefit of U.S. Provisional Application No. 60/642,841 filed on Jan. 10, 2005, which is incorporated herein by reference in its entirety.
FIELD
The present invention relates to the fields of chemistry and medicine. More particularly, the prese... | Disclosed herein is a novel class of aminophenyl compounds having the structure:
wherein R 1 is cyano or nitro and ring A is a bi- or tricyclic bridged heterocycle and to their use as modulators of androgen receptor for the treatment or prevention of conditions relating thereto. | 2 |
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
[0001] 1. Field of the Invention
[0002] This invention relates to a protective cover for a pickup truck tailgate and more particularly to a protective cover which protects the rear side of a pickup truck tailgate.
[0003] 2. Description of the Rel... | A protective cover is disclosed which is positioned adjacent the rear side of a pickup truck tailgate to protect the same from rock chips, etc. The lower end of the cover is removably attached to the lower end of the tailgate. The upper end of the cover is removably attached to the upper end of the tailgate. | 1 |
CROSS-REFERENCES TO RELATED APPLICATIONS
[0001] This application claims the priority of German Patent Application Serial No. 101 14 845.3, filed Mar. 24, 2001, the subject matter of which is incorporated herein by reference.
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
[0002] The present invention... | A release bearing includes a rolling-contact bearing having a non-rotatable inner ring, a rotating outer ring, and plural rolling members located between the inner and outer rings, An adjustment ring having a ring flange is provided for abutment against a disk spring of a clutch mechanism, and a sliding element made of... | 5 |
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
[0001] The present invention relates to a method of and an apparatus for releasing a cut-through connection.
[0002] Network services provided for data transmission can be classified into a connection type and a connection-less type.
[0003] In the... | To provide an apparatus for releasing a cut-through connection in a network node when traffic on the cut-through connection becomes smaller than a fixed value by monitoring traffic of each of cut-through connections established in the network node without charging large load on software processings, the apparatus for r... | 7 |
TECHNICAL FIELD
The present invention relates to biotechnology and more particularly to an apparatus for cultivating tissue cells or microorganisms in suspension.
BACKGROUND ART
An apparatus for cultivating tissue cells and microorganisms in suspension is known in the art (SU, A1, No. 1331888, 1987); ... | An apparatus for cultivating tissue cells or microorganisms in suspension, in a manner which ensures formation of an axially symmetric vortex motion of liquid with an axial countercurrent flow in the cell suspension without stagnant zones at various locations. The apparatus has guide elements that stabilize the positio... | 8 |
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
[0001] 1. Field of the Invention
[0002] An embodiment of the present invention relates to a print management program, a print management device, a print management method, and a print system for managing print jobs.
[0003] 2. Description of the Related Ar... | A non-transitory computer readable recording medium that stores a print management program causing a computer to function as a retrieval unit that retrieves information about first functions of an image forming device and information about second functions of plural second devices; and a determination unit that determi... | 6 |
CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS
[0001] This application claims the benefit of provisional application Ser. No. 60/297,635, filed Jun. 12, 2001.
FIELD OF THE INVENTION
[0002] The present invention relates to an improved process for producing N-[3-(3-cyanopyrazolo[1,5-a]... | The present invention provides a process for the production of N-[3-(3-cyanopyrazolo[1,5-a]pyrimidin-7-yl)phenyl]-N-ethylacetamide (zaleplon), an active ingredient that is approved for the treatment of insomnia. The process involves reacting N-[3-[3-(dimethylamino)-1-oxo-2-propenyl]phenyl]-N-ethylacetamide or a salt th... | 2 |
RELATED APPLICATIONS
[0001] This application is a continuation of and claims priority under 35 U.S.C. § 120 from PCT Application Ser. No. PCTIEP00/04784, filed May 25, 2000.
FIELD OF INVENTION
[0002] The invention generally relates to a firearm system for a handgun whi... | A system for firing either a first cartridge or a second cartridge from a handgun, the first and second cartridges having dissimilar calibers. The system includes a first barrel removably mounted to the handgun, with the first barrel including a first cartridge chamber sized to permit placement of the first cartridge i... | 5 |
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
1. Field of the Invention
The present invention relates generally to fourdrinier paper machines. More specifically, the present invention relates to assembly design and material selection for deckle structures used to confine a papermaking stock pond carried on a fourdrinier scre... | To protect the paper machine fourdrinier screen, deckle blades are fabricated with a soft polymer (polytetrafluoroethylene) lower edge having little adhesive affinity for either papermaking fiber or traditional plastic bonding compounds. Necessary structural rigidity is contributed to the assembly by a mechanical cladd... | 3 |
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
1. Field of the Invention
The present invention relates to an engine stoppage notification apparatus.
Priority is claimed on Japanese Patent Application No. 2004-065850, filed Mar. 9, 2004, the content of which is incorporated herein by reference.
2. Description of Re... | The present invention provides an engine stoppage notification apparatus with which, due to its compatibility with and good correspondence to the intention of a driver to start off a vehicle and to stop and idle the vehicle, it is possible to anticipate the possibility of enhancement of product quality along with allev... | 5 |
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
The present invention relates to refrigeration chillers, to the compressors by which they are driven and to the lubrication thereof. With still more particularity, the present invention relates to refrigeration chillers driven by screw compressors and apparatus by which to ensure the i... | An assured supply of lubricant to the compressor in a refrigeration chiller is provided by a reservoir that is connected in parallel with the main line by which lubricant is supplied to the compressor. The reservoir is connected to the main lubricant supply line in a manner such that if the lubricant supply line is blo... | 5 |
This is a divisional of application(s) Ser. No. 08/138,907, filed on Oct. 18, 1993, now U.S. Pat. No. 5,533,833 which was a FWC of Ser. No. 07/968,557, filed on Oct. 29, 1992, (now abandoned).
FIELD OF THE INVENTION
The present invention relates generally to melt spinning synthetic polymeric fiber... | A spin pack for spinning synthetic fibers from two or more liquid polymer streams includes a supply for at least two polymer streams to the spin pack; a spinneret having extrusion orifices; and flow distribution plate sets. The flow distribution plate sets include at least one patterned plate having edges which define ... | 3 |
CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATION
The instant patent application is related to U.S. Provisional Patent Application Ser. No. 61/080,370, filed on Jul. 14, 2008, titled “Positive Handle Stop For Switches,” the disclosure of which is incorporated herein by reference.
FIELD OF THE INVENTION
... | The present invention relates generally to handle stops. More particularly, the invention encompasses a positive handle stop for a switch. The positive handle stop for a switch, such as, a safety switch, prevents the handle of a switch from returning to the shipping position once the switch is turned ON. The invention ... | 8 |
RELATED APPLICATIONS
[0001] This application is a continuation of U.S. patent application Ser. No. 11/642,993, filed Dec. 19, 2006, now abandoned, which claims the benefit of U.S. Prov. Pat. App. Ser. No. 60/751,680, filed on Dec. 19, 2005, now expired, the entire disclosures of which are incorporated by ref... | Artificial limbs and joints that behave like biological limbs and joints employ a synthetic actuator which consumes negligible power when exerting zero force, consumes negligible power when outputting force at constant length (isometric) and while performing dissipative, nonconservative work, is capable of independentl... | 0 |
CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATION
[0001] This application claims priority to U.S. Provisional Application No. 61/258,896, filed Nov. 6, 2009, the disclosure of which is incorporated herein by reference in its entirety.
FIELD
[0002] This technology relates to a serving tray an... | A cracker serving and storage system includes a tray defining a trough having at least two sides and a slidable spacer configured to couple to the two sides and slide along the trough to capture the crackers in the tray. A storage container is also provided for storing the crackers and tray therein. A method for storin... | 0 |
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
1. Field of the Invention
This invention relates to an improved veranda tent, more particularly a veranda tent of the type used as a sunshade at the exterior side, substantially the upper side, of a veranda or the like.
2. Description of the Related Art
It is known th... | Improved veranda tent of the type whereby the winding and unwinding mechanism is provided in a top casing (2) and whereby the deployment lath (8) of the tent cloth (3) can be moved in guides, characterized in that the aforementioned guides each are formed by two parts, namely fixed guides (4-5) and movable guides (6-7)... | 8 |
CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS
[0001] This application claims priority under 35 U.S.C. §119(e) to U.S. Provisional Application No. 60/982,334, filed Oct. 24, 2007, entitled “Catheter Securement Device,” which is hereby incorporated by reference in its entirety.
BACKGROUND OF THE INV... | A securement device ( 10 ) secures a medical article ( 12 ) to the body of a patient and prevents longitudinal movement of the medical article ( 12 ) relative to the securement device ( 10 ). The securement device ( 10 ) includes a base portion ( 50 ) that is disposed over at least a part of a securement piece ( 20 ). ... | 0 |
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
1. Field of the Invention
The present invention relates to a method of fabricating a semiconductor device in which by use of an SOI (Silicon on Insulator) substrate an electric potential of a support substrate can be fixed, and also relates to a semiconductor device fabricated ac... | The present invention relates to a method of fabricating a semiconductor device that allows assuredly ion implanting an impurity to a support substrate and a semiconductor device that can rapidly operate an electric potential of the support substrate. According to the present fabricating method, an impurity is ion impl... | 7 |
CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS
This application claims priority of U.S. Provisional Application No. 61/972,897 filed Mar. 31, 2014, the contents of which are incorporated herein by reference.
FIELD OF THE INVENTION
This invention relates to a flexible automation cell adapted to load... | An automation cell incorporating elements for performing secondary operations on a machined part is adapted to be disposed adjacent to a machining center for performing the primary operations on the part. The cell incorporates a robotic arm capable of being moved into position with respect to the machining center so as... | 1 |
CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS
This application is a divisional application of prior application Ser. No. 09/594,585, filed Jun. 15, 2000.
FIELD OF INVENTION
This invention relates to compounds and methods that reduce or control levels of cholesterol and triglycerides and their oxid... | This invention provides compositions and methods related to the administration of red yeast rice, coenzyme Q 10 , and chromium, with or without inositol hexanicotinate, selenium, and mixed tocopherols to reduce or control blood cholesterol, triglycerides, low density lipoproteins, or increasing or controlling high dens... | 8 |
Pursuant to 35 USC §119, the priority of DE 199 00 681.4 filed Jan. 4, 1999 is claimed.
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
Because of the increasing use of nucleic acids in animal and human medicine, such as in gene therapy, there has been a growing need for making these materials available in greater purity. The ... | There is disclosed a membrane process for the purification of nucleic acids in aqueous solutions whereby a lasting reduction of endotoxin content is achieved. The process is suitable for small or large volumes and can be carried out quickly and with simple apparatus. | 2 |
FIELD OF THE INVENTION
This invention relates to fuel control for a fuel injected engine and particularly to a method and apparatus for a closed loop fuel control.
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
The control of internal combustion engines by microcomputer based controls has become commonplace and has made... | In an engine having direct fuel injection or injection at individual intake ports, the fuel injectors are of the positive displacement type and are equipped with plunger displacement sensors to yield a displacement signal representing the quantity of fuel injected. This signal is used as feedback to a closed loop PID c... | 8 |
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
1. Cross Reference to Related Applications
This application is a division of application Ser. No. 431,588 filed Sept. 30, 1982.
This application is related to PROCESS FOR PRODUCTION OF AROMATICS (BTX) FROM HEAVY HYDROCARBONS (filed Oct. 20, 1982; Ser. No. 06/435,608) (Swami... | The invention is a pyrolysis furnace for cracking heavy oils to olefins. The furnace includes a convection zone and a radiation zone. In parallel streams, the heavy stream and a stream diluent are heated in the convection zone to the point of partial thermal cracking while in the other stream a lighter oil and steam ar... | 2 |
CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS
[0001] This application is a continuation of, and claims priority to, U.S. patent application Ser. No. 13/453,461 filed Apr. 23, 2012 by Geoffrey Taylor and entitled ELASTICALLY STRETCHABLE FABRIC FORCE SENSOR ARRAYS AND METHODS OF MAKING; which in turn is a continuati... | A force sensing array includes multiple layers of material that are arranged to define an elastically stretchable sensing sheet. The sensing sheet may be placed underneath a patient to detect interface forces or pressures between the patient and the support structure that the patient is positioned on. The force sensing... | 0 |
FIELD OF THE INVENTION
This invention relates to decorative trim pieces for building surface such as walls or ceilings, methods of installing the pieces, and methods of manufacturing the pieces.
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
Decorative trim is used in several situations, such as used with covings, crown... | A trim piece is diclosed that allows from easier placement of trim pieces around corners. An elongated member has a block at an end. The block has an abutment face pointed in a direction to extend around a corner and face down the direction for the next trim piece to be placed. The abutment face may alternatively face ... | 4 |
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
Field of the Invention
This invention relates to soft, absorbent and bulky cellulosic fibrous webs which have been treated so that they impart a soothing or emollient effect to the human skin when used for wiping or drying while essentially retaining their water-absorbent propert... | Disclosed are soft, absorbent and bulky cellulosic fibrous webs which have been treated so that they impart a soothing or emollient effect to the human skin when used for wiping or drying while essentially retaining their water-absorbent property and strength. The agent used in the present invention is a condensation p... | 8 |
FIELD OF THE INVENTION
The present invention relates to a method of and apparatus for high-speed scanning of printed electromagnetic field levels and is particularly concerned with testing circuit packages and like devices.
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
An important tool in circuit board design is the a... | A method and apparatus for high-speed scanning of electromagnetic emission levels includes a synchronizer for synchronizing scanning of a device under test with digitizing a output video signal from a spectrum analyzer. The synchronizer can be responsive to a synchronization signal from the device under test or can gen... | 6 |
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