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BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention This invention relates to a grid structure for a suspended ceiling, and more particularly to the assembly that interlocks a pair of intersecting cross-beams and a main beam in such grid structure. 2. Background Information Suspended ceilings ...
A hook type assembly that interlocks a pair of intersecting cross-beams and a main beam in a grid for a suspended ceiling. A gapped ridge in a clip on each cross-beam engages the other gapped ridge in a vertical movement that is part of a hooking action while the assembly is formed. The assembly can be optionally made ...
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BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a diagnostic system for a jacquard machine, in particular, a jacquard machine for a weaving loom. 2. Description of the Related Art Jacquard machines for weaving looms usually include a plurality of heald hook...
A diagnostic system for a jacquard machine having a plurality of heald hooks (16) moveable between at least two discrete shed positions, the system including visual sensing means (30) for producing a visual image of hooks (16) located at one of said shed positions during each weaving cycle, and control means (49) for c...
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[0001] This application is a continuation of U.S. patent application Ser. No. 09/255,228, filed Feb. 22, 1999, which is a divisional of U.S. patent application Ser. No. 08/851,368, filed May 5, 1997, now U.S. Pat. No. 6,091,717. BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION [0002] 1. Field of the Invention...
In a packet data transmission and reception system, a media access control (MAC) message is broadcast by a base station to a plurality of mobile stations. The MAC message contains packet data transmission scheduling information which allows the base station to preemptively control mobile station access to traffic chann...
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BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to liquid crystalline polycarbonates, and more particularly relates to liquid crystalline polycarbonates derived from diphenyl carbonate, 4,4'-dihydroxybiphenyl and 4,4'-dihydroxyphenylether. 2. Description of ...
Polycarbonates are provided exhibiting anisotropic properties in the melt. Transesterification of diphenyl carbonate is effected in the melt with a mixture of 4,4'-dihydroxybiphenyl and 4,4'-dihydroxyphenylether. The polymer readily forms high strength fibers from the melt.
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RELATED APPLICATIONS This application is a continuation-in-part of application Ser. No. 09/479,694 filed Jan. 7, 2000 now U.S. Pat. No. 6,444,367, which in turn claims the benefit of U.S. Provisional Application No. 60/115,172 filed Jan. 8, 1999, all of which are incorporated herein by reference. ...
Nonwoven webs in accordance with the present invention include multicomponent fibers bonded by a multiplicity of bond sites to form a coherent web. The multicomponent fibers include a first component formed of a hydrophobic polypropylene and a second component formed of a blend of a hydrophobic polyolefin and a hydroph...
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[0001] This application claims priority to U.S. provisional application No. 60/834,071, filed Jul. 28, 2006, which is hereby incorporated by reference. All references, patents and publications cited herein are hereby incorporated by reference. [0002] The work disclosed herein was supported in p...
8-quinolinol (8Q) and derivatives thereof for use in the treatment of proliferative diseases such as cancer, in particular slow metabolizing quiescent cancer stem cells.
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CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS [0001] None. BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION [0002] 1. Field of the Invention [0003] The present invention is adjustable fitting apparatus and system for plumbing, particularly for low pressure drain/waste/vent (“DWV”) plumbing. ...
The present invention includes an adaptive slip joint coupling for connecting a fixture exit pipe to a wall pipe and also includes a system of couplings of varying dimensions, both providing for adaptable connections.
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BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION This invention relates to a safety device for the trigger mechanism of a shot-gun of the gas-pump type. In this specification and in the claims, by the term: shot-gun of the gas-pump type is meant a shot-gun in which the re-arming mechanism may be actuated either automatically, by the ...
A safety device for the trigger mechanism of a gas-operated-automatic/pump-action-manual shot-gun comprises an over-center thrust spring assembly pivotally connected at one end to a fixed point on the gun and at the other end to a stop member defining lever. The thrust spring assembly is pivotable between a first posit...
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BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION The present invention relates to a flexible gear coupling capable of coupling a drive motor of a railway vehicle with a reduction gear unit. A drive motor of a railway vehicle is disposed on a bogie frame and a reduction gear unit is disposed to an axle shaft. Therefore, the axia...
A flexible gear coupling which stirs the enclosed lubricant to extend the life of the lubricant. A stirring device is made of elastic material and has a first part which is fixed either to a sleeve or a pinion and a movable part which is moved by centrifugal force. The movable portion moves in the inner peripheral dire...
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FIELD OF THE INVENTION The present invention relates in general to wellbore operations and more particularly to a method of isolating zones in a wellbore having a slotted liner. BACKGROUND In many well completions a casing is run into the well after it is drilled. Cement is then pumped into the annulus betw...
A method of forming a seal circumferentially about a liner having pre-formed openings that is positioned in a wellbore includes the steps of running a perforating device and a seal applicator into the slotted liner, the seal applicator carrying a sealing fluid and a pumping mechanism, creating an aperture through the s...
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FIELD OF THE INVENTION [0001] This invention pertains to floor structures having sound attenuation properties, and more specifically it pertains to a floor structure having vibration dampers incorporated therein. BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION [0002] At the present time, the National Bui...
The floor structure has a base layer fastened to floor joists, a resilient layer laid over the base layer, and a top layer mounted over the resilient layer. The top layer has a stiffness that is greater than a stiffness of the base layer. The top layer is fastened to the base layer by wood screws that are placed substa...
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FIELD OF THE INVENTION This invention relates to a utility package, and more specifically, to a utility package for installation on the bed of a pickup truck. The utility package includes an air compressor and related items as well as a tool compartment. BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION The construction an...
A utility package for installation in the bed of a pickup truck includes a frame (10) having a relatively narrow, lower vertical section (12) of a width W1 narrower than the interior spacing between the sides of the pickup truck bed while substantially spanning the entire interior distance between such sides and a rela...
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PRIORITY CLAIM [0001] This application claims the benefit of previously filed U.S. Provisional Patent Application entitled “COMBINATION CAM LOCK WITH IMPROVED COMBINATION CHANGE MODE,” assigned U.S. Ser. No. 60/859,268, filed Nov. 15, 2006, and which is incorporated herein by reference for all purposes. ...
Disclosed are apparatus and methodology for providing a resettable manual entry combination and key operated cam lock. Methodologies are provided for enabling changing of the manual entry resettable combination given knowledge of the previous combination and possession of an operable key. In alternative embodiments, pr...
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FIELD OF THE INVENTION [0001] The invention relates to cosmetic materials and in particular to cosmetic materials used to improve the appearance of skin and reduce skin wrinkles. BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION [0002] Numerous cosmetics exist for treatment and concealment of wrinkles....
An emulsion comprising: water; hydrophilic particles; and hydrophobic particles; wherein the hydrophilic and hydrophobic particles form shells encapsulating a gas that are suspended in the water, said shells comprising an external layer of hydrophilic particles and an internal layer of hydrophobic particles adjacent to...
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BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention Embodiments of the present invention relate to an injection blow molding apparatus and method for forming molded articles. 2. Description of the Related Art Injection blow molding (IBM) is a technique used for creating various containers such...
An injection blow molding (IBM) system and method for forming a plurality of parisons and molded articles. The IBM system includes an injection station having two die sets and a plurality of first and second body mold halves each attached to a respective die set. Each of the first body mold halves has a corresponding s...
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BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to radar timing circuits and more particularly to precision swept delay circuits for expanded time ranging systems. It can be used to correct errors in a swept-delay clock for sampling radar, Time Domain Reflectometry (TDR) and ...
A feedback loop corrects timing errors by reducing deviations from a constant radar sweep rate. Errors are detected and fed back to a phase corrector in a high gain feedback system. A precision radar rangefinder can be implemented with a direct digital synthesizer (DDS) that includes feedback error correction for reduc...
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CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS Not Applicable FEDERALLY SPONSORED RESEARCH Not Applicable SEQUENCE LISTING OR PROGRAM Not Applicable BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION Field of Invention The present invention relates generally to a vertical takeoff and landing (VTOL) wi...
The present invention is a winged VTOL aircraft of novel configuration that utilizes a single-axis rotor mounted at an oblique angle within a forward-facing, bifurcating duct, that is controlled by a plurality of servo driven vanes, producing a mechanically simple, redundantly controlled vehicle that can carry cargo, p...
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CROSS REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS [0001] This application claims the benefit of U.S. Provisional Application No. 60/938,705, filed on May 18, 2007 and entitled “Method and apparatus for POLL SUFI and special value of HE field clarifications in a wireless communication system”, the contents of which are...
A method for setting a header, having a header extension type field, of a protocol data unit in a radio link control layer of a wireless communications system includes configuring a “use of the special value of the header extension type field” mode, and setting the header extension type field to indicate that a last oc...
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BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION [0001] 1. Field of the Invention [0002] The present invention relates to a composition for precious metal sintering from which a precious metal sinter for use in jewelry, ornaments, accessories, or the like can be obtained. More specifically, the present invention rel...
A composition for precious metal sintering that yields a precious metal sinter for use in jewelry, ornaments, accessories, etc., by sintering, especially that realizes not only production of a precious metal sinter even when the precious metal content per volume of the composition for precious metal sintering is reduce...
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FIELD OF THE INVENTION The present invention relates to a system and method for secondary gas introduction, including but not limited to EGR, PCV, EVAP and/or idle air, into the air induction system for a multi-cylinder internal combustion engine, and more particularly to a reservoir for introducing secondary gas...
An intake manifold and method for supplying EGR are provided for a multi-cylinder internal combustion engine. The manifold is attached to a cylinder head. The manifold includes a plurality of intake runners for conducting air to a plurality of intake ports formed in the cylinder head. An intake plenum communicates with...
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[0001] This application claims the benefit of U.S. Provisional Application No. 60/236,701, filed on Oct. 2, 2000. BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION [0002] 1. Field of the Invention [0003] The present application relates, generally, to silica glass materials, and, more...
A modified silica glass composition for providing a reduction in the multiphonon quenching for a rare-earth dopant comprising: SiO 2 in a host material; a rare-earth dopant; a first SiO 2 modifier; and a second SiO 2 modifier; such that said first modifier and said second modifier reduce ...
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BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION [0001] Fatty Acid Synthase [0002] Fatty acids have three primary roles in the physiology of cells. First, they are the building bocks of biological membranes. Second, fatty acid derivatives serve as hormones and intracellular messengers. Third, and of particular i...
A pharmaceutical composition comprising a phamaceurtical diluent and a compound of formula IV wherein R 21 ═H, C 1 -C 20 alkyl, cycloalkyl, alkenyl, aryl, arylalkyl, or alkylaryl, —CH 2 OR 25 , —C(O)R 25 , —CO(O)R 25 , —C(O)NR 25 R 26 , —CH 2 C(O)R 25 , or —CH 2 C(O)NHR 25 , where R 25 and R 26 are each independentl...
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FIELD OF THE INVENTION [0001] The present invention relates to window blind. More particularly, the present invention relates to a safety device for window blinds which are operated by cords. BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION [0002] Blinds are commonly used in windows and other apertures so that...
A safety device for a window blind, comprising of: a telescoping pole having plurality of tubular sections and a handle; wherein a first tubular section of the telescoping pole is attached to a window blind and a third tubular section of the telescoping pole is attached to the handle and at least one cord from the wind...
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CROSS-REFERENCE TO A RELATED APPLICATION This application is a continuation-in-part of application Ser. No. 08/127,394, filed on Sep. 27, 1993; which is a continuation-in-part of application Ser. No. 08/023,990, filed Feb. 26, 1993, now U.S. Pat. No. 5,248,329; which a continuation-in-part of application Serial N...
Materials and methods for the enhancement of the biooxidative acid leaching of heavy metals from sulfide ore are disclosed and claimed. The enhancement of bioleach solutions with a nutrient supplement selective for a particular sulfide oxidizing strain of bacteria significantly increases copper solubilization of chalco...
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This application claims priority from U.S. Provisional Application No. 60/298,745 filed Jun. 16, 2001 incorporated herein by reference in its entirety. BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION The present invention relates to treatment of nonwoven fabrics to impart desired properties. In particular, the invent...
Described is an improved two-step process for treating lightweight nonwovens to impart single-sided anti-static and alcohol repellency properties while maintaining good barrier characteristics as measured by hydrostatic head values. The resulting nonwovens find particular uses as infection control product medical fabri...
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[0001] This application is a continuation of International application No. PCT/EP2005/004060 filed on Apr. 16, 2005. [0002] The present disclosure relates to the subject matter disclosed in International application No. PCT/EP2005/004060 of Apr. 16, 2005, which is incorporated herein by reference in ...
In order to improve an implant ( 10 ) for alleviating pressure on intervertebral disks, for restoring the height of and alleviating pressure on an intervertebral space of a human or animal spinal column, comprising at least two bearing elements ( 24, 26 ) for a spinous process ( 14, 16 ) each for abutting and/or securi...
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This is a continuation of copending application Ser. No. 762,422 filed on Sep. 19, 1991 now abandoned. BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION This invention relates to abrasive tools. There are a variety of abrasive tools available which use ultra-hard abrasives such as diamond and cubic boron nitride ...
An abrasive tool such as a grinding wheel or a saw is characterized by the working portion comprising a mass of ultra-hard abrasive particles dispersed in a non-porous thermoplastic polymer matrix. Examples of suitable thermoplastic polymers are polyetheretherketone, polyaryletherketone, poly (amide-imide), polyphenyle...
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BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention This invention relates to improvements in image processing techniques, and more particularly to an efficient, rapid, lossless method of compressing, processing and storing grayscale bitmaps using algorithms that are designed for binary images. 2. T...
A method for image processing includes the steps of scanning an image within a first grid of pixels, determining a grayscale value for each pixel scanned in the first grid of pixels, and, for each pixel scanned, activating a number of pixels of a second grid of pixels corresponding to the grayscale value determined. Da...
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CROSS REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATION The present application is a continuation-in-part of application Ser. No. 10/378,103, filed Feb. 27, 2003 now abandoned. BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to fasteners employed to fasten a covering...
A two-piece fastener assembly for securing thermoplastic roof membranes to an underlying roof deck having: a stress plate and a fastener. The stress plate consists of a pre-fabricated metal layer and a thermoplastic layer which are integral with each other. The stress plate has top having three flat surfaces and two ci...
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CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS U.S. Provisional Application No. 61/442,149 for this invention was filed on Feb. 11, 2011 for which application this inventor claims domestic priority. BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION This invention generally relates to vacuum excavation methods, and more ...
A manually deployed grasping apparatus may be utilized for retrieving objects, such as rocks, concrete chunks and other debris, from vertical excavations such as potholes, boreholes, drilled shafts, etc. Unlike backhoes and other articulated arm machinery, the disclosed grasping apparatus is manually lowered into the e...
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BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention This invention is a foldable frame, and cradle seat couplable to same, for baby carriages. 2. Related Art The applicant is title holder of the Invention Patent ES P9002663, refering to a baby carriage frame made up of an inverted U handlebar ...
A collapsible baby carriage includes a foldable frame including a cradle seat defined by a pair of seat support arms each having one end pivotally connected to a lower end of a guide bracket with a guide bracket having an upper end connected to a pivot member allowing the front legs of the carriage to be folded interme...
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The invention described herein may be manufactured, used, and licensed by or for the Government for governmental purposes without the payment to me of any royalties thereon. BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION The present invention relates generally to operational amplifiers (hereinafter op amps) and more...
The null offset voltage of an operational amplifier is compensated with des connected at the output terminal thereof. These diodes are either forward biased and/or backbiased to block current flow from the operational amplifier until the output voltage thereof exceeds the offset voltage level.
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BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION [0001] 1. Field of the Invention [0002] The present invention relates to a device for producing a neat edge for lawns, borders, garden paths and the like. More particularly, but not exclusively, it relates to a device to demarcate and support an edge of a lawn, ...
An edge support for a margin of a lawn comprises an elongate generally L-shaped support member having a base part fixable to ground beneath the lawn, and an upstanding wall part to retain an edge of the lawn. The base part has elongate apertures to allow grass roots to grow therethrough. The base part may have several ...
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TECHNICAL FIELD [0001] The present disclosure relates to a stretchable coated fabric and a process for producing the same. BACKGROUND ART [0002] A need exists for a process for imparting water-oil-repellency to a surface of a garment that is a textile product. In particular, a process for ...
A stretchable coated fabric is treated for water repellency with a fluorinated water repellent that comprises a copolymer containing a perfluoroalkyl group with six or less carbon atoms (C6 fluorinated water repellent). The use of no C8 fluorinated water repellents that contain perfluorooctanoic acid, perfluorooctane s...
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CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATION [0001] This application claims priority under 35 U.S.C. §119(e) from U.S. Provisional Patent application No.60/331,684 filed on Nov. 19, 2001, and which is incorporated herein by reference. FIELD OF THE INVENTION [0002] This inven...
A lipstick composition that overcomes the dry and waxy feel of lipstick, that applies softly, does not drag upon application, and leaves the wearers lips feeling comfortable and protected against cracking and dryness.
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BACKGROUND [0001] This disclosure relates to electro-hydraulic servovalves (EHSVs) and an apparatus and method for controlling and/or monitoring such valves. [0002] Electro-hydraulic servovalves (EHSVs) are used with many position control systems. An EHSV converts a low energy signal level comma...
A method for actively calculating a capability of an electronically controlled valve is provided. The method including the steps of: a) operating the electronically controlled valve in accordance with a task; b) testing the electronically controlled valve in order to determine a range of movement of the electronically ...
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BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention This invention relates to metered-dose dispensing valves and in particular to valves for dispensing medicament from pressurized aerosol containers. 2. Description of the Related Art Metering valves for use with pressurized metered dose inhale...
Metered dose dispensing valves providing good dosage reproducibility with formulations having a propensity to cream and with low concentration formulations. Valves having a tank retaining cup have a small inlet aperture of no more than 0.7 mm and preferably the tank retaining cup follows the configuration of the end of...
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INCORPORATION BY REFERENCE [0001] The following publications are incorporated herein by reference in their entireties (where <dot> indicates a period or dot character “.”): (a) “IBM Redbook: Working with the Sametime Community Server Toolkit”, published by International Business Machines, IS...
A system and method for controlling the flow of reply messages cooperative with a multi-party Instant Messaging or chat service including a multi-party IM/chat group primary message having a text portion, a primary author indication portion, a blind-copy recipient list, wherein the blind-copy recipient list contains a ...
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BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention This invention relates generally to drive mechanisms for vehicle sunroofs and, more particularly, to a drive mechanism for a vehicle sunroof having means for detecting the fully open and fully closed positions of the movable roof panel of the sunroof and...
A drive mechanism for a vehicle sunroof having a roof panel, the drive mechanism providing for accurate and reliable shut-off of the sunroof drive motor when the roof panel reaches either its fully closed or fully open position. The drive mechanism includes a rotatable cam plate which is mounted directly on the housing...
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CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS This application is a continuation-in-part of co-pending patent application Ser. No. 12/462,093 filed on Jul. 29, 2009, which in turn claims the benefit of provisional patent application Ser. No. 61/207,774 filed Feb. 17, 2009 by the present inventors. FIELD...
A paint sprayer includes a motor-driven multi-stage turbine for compressing air, which subsequently flows through a venturi in a paint gun to draw in paint or some other liquid from a canister. To prevent the high-pressure air from expelling lubricant from the motor's inboard bearing, a pressure responsive annular ...
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This is a division of application Ser. No. 09/348,046, filed Jul. 6, 1999 now U.S. Pat. No. 6,242,622. BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a transition metal compound useful as an olefin polymerization catalyst component, an olefin polymeriz...
A specified transition metal compound having two transition metals and two cyclopentadiene type anion skeletons in its molecule and said metals are linked through an atom of Group XVI of the Periodic Table of the Elements, an olefin polymerization catalyst component comprising said transition metal compound, an olefin ...
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BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION [0001] 1. Field of the Invention [0002] The present invention generally relates to computer security and more specifically to systems and methods for identifying and authenticating a user. [0003] 2. Description of the Related Art [0004] Inter...
The present invention generally relates to a computer security system for use in the identification and authentication of a user prior to an on-line transaction. In one aspect, a method for enrolling a user in a system configured to identify and authenticate the user is provided. The method includes collecting a userna...
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RELATED APPLICATION [0001] The present application claims priority to and incorporates by reference U.S. Provisional Patent Application No. 62/088,168 filed on Dec. 5, 2014. BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION [0002] 1. Field [0003] The present invention relates to a ground e...
The present invention comprises a ripper used penetrate and break up soil that includes a leading edge configured to decrease wear and reduce drag, while providing superior performance. The ripper is comprised of a main body, a top cap, a wing, and a bracket.
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FIELD OF THE INVENTION The present application relates to power supply strips for electronic equipment, and particularly to a power supply system for use with servers and other computing equipment. BACKGROUND Data centers typically involve a large number of rack-mounted servers that are housed togethe...
A power supply strip for electronic equipment including a power supply cable for connection to a power source, a housing connected to the power supply cable, and a plurality of conductor rails located within the housing. One or more power receptacle modules is insertable into the housing, each comprising at least one p...
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BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION This invention relates to an adjustable holster for a handgun, revolver or pistol. There have been known in the past holsters that are adjustable have been known in the past holsters that are adjustable to various selected angles and positions on the upper leg of wearer for quick...
Handgun holster attached to a vertical support rod parallel to and spaced apart from the holster. There also is attached to the rod an arcuate strap as an upper body rest and a pad as a lower thigh rest, each rest being adjustable and clampable to selected positions for the convenience of the wearer. Preferably, this h...
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RELATED APPLICATION [0001] This application claims the benefit of U.S. Provisional Application Ser. No. 61/119,903 filed 4 Dec. 2008 under 35 U.S.C. 119(e). [0002] This application claims the benefit of U.S. Provisional Application Ser. No. 61/219,377 filed 22 Jun. 2009 under 35 U.S.C. 119(e). ...
The presently disclosed device and method uses a rubber bulb, tubing and an inflatable bladder to temporarily plug a toilet bowl or drain. The plugged drain for a toilet bowl to be thoroughly cleaned by allowing a solution, filled to the rim or other level of the toilet bowl, to soak away stains and disinfect the toile...
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BACKGROUND [0001] The present invention generally relates to nosepieces for use with tools for installing blind bolts, and more specifically relates to a high performance nosepiece for use in such an application. [0002] Blind bolts are popular fasteners, for example, in the aircraft industry...
A nosepiece for use with a pulling head and a riveter for installing blind bolts, primarily the “Unimatic” or “U” type. The nosepiece is preferably made out of two different components (a hard and tough one acting as the interface to the fastener, and a soft, ductile one acting as a shock absorber) and has an active ar...
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FIELD OF THE INVENTION The present invention is directed towards flash memory, and more particularly, to a flash memory cell using gate induced drain leakage (GIDL) current. BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION Toward the end of the 1980s, the semiconductor industry developed the electrically erasable PROM (EE...
A flash memory cell formed on a semiconductor substrate is disclosed. The cell comprises: a p-well formed in the substrate; a gate structure formed atop the p-well, the gate structure including a control gate and a floating gate, the floating gate electrically isolated from the control gate and the semiconductor substr...
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FIELD OF THE INVENTION The invention relates to amphoteric vinyl monomers that have surfactant properties. These vinyl monomers are the condensation product of a tertiary amine substituted acrylamide, an alkylene oxide and a succinic anhydride compound. PRIOR ART Amphoteric compounds are those which c...
Amphoteric surface active monomers and monomer solutions are revealed. The monomers are synthesized by reacting a tertiary amine substituted acrylamide, an alkylene oxide and a succinic anhydride compound in aprotic polar solvent. These compositions are useful for their surface activity and their ability to...
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This application is a Rule 1.60 divisional application of application Ser. No. 07/492,573, filed March 13, 1990, now U.S. Pat. No. 5,031,780. BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a flat panel display device, and more particularly to an improv...
A flat panel display device which comprises a face glass plate, a metal container assembled to the face glass plate through a frit glass for providing an envelope for accommodating electron beam generating means and electron beam control means, the metal container including an outer container made of a thin metal plate...
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BACKGROUND OF INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention provides a light-emitting element, and more particularly, an organic adhesive light-emitting device with an ohmic metal bulge. 2. Description of the Prior Art The applications of light-emitting diodes (LED) are extensive and...
Organic adhesive light-emitting device with ohmic metal bulge. The organic adhesive light-emitting device includes a conductive substrate, a light-emitting stack layer, a metal layer formed over the conductive substrate, a reflective layer formed over the light-emitting stack layer, and an organic adhesive layer having...
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FIELD [0001] The present invention relates to a self compensated, adjustable fluid emitter, particularly intended to be used in irrigation systems, which emitter comprises: [0002] a casing externally delimiting a volume which is divided into a first chamber and into a second chamber by a membran...
A self-compensated, adjustable fluid emitter includes a casing externally delimiting a volume, which is divided into a first chamber and into a second chamber by a fixed membrane that can be elastically deformed. An inlet communicates with the first chamber and an outlet communicating with the second chamber, causing t...
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CROSS-REFERENCE TO OTHER APPLICATION [0001] This application claims priority from No. 60/269,999 filed Feb. 20, 2001, which is hereby incorporated by reference. BACKGROUND AND SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION [0002] The present invention relates to tools for cutting hard, non-...
Cubic boron nitride tooling, e.g. for woodworking, is fabricated with the same geometries and machinery as is used for fabricating conventional carbide tooling.
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My invention is directed to uniquely shaped slab elements for covering the ground or other like surfaces. Specifically, my invention is directed to such slab elements which can be combined with other like slab elements in a variety of different orientations to form stable load-carrying surfaces in a multiplicity of dif...
An interlocking slab element for covering the ground or the like which has a main hexagonal section and at least one tail section integral therewith which are oriented substantially in one plane. The main section has a first pair of adjoining peripheral edges or faces and a second pair of adjoining minor peripheral edg...
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[0001] This application is a Divisional of co-pending application Ser. No. 11/520,765 filed on Sep. 14, 2006, the entire contents of which are hereby incorporated by reference and for which priority is claimed under 35 U.S.C. §120. This nonprovisional application also claims priority under 35 U.S.C. §119(a) on Paten...
The present invention relates to a light source package structure, which comprises: an accommodating space for accommodating a light source, a first refraction surface, and at least a second refraction surface. The first refraction surface receives light discharging from the light source while refracting the same to fo...
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BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The invention relates to a nozzle for ventilating a vehicle interior, such as used to direct air from an air conditioning system. 2. Description of Prior Developments In the case of a known air nozzle of this type (DE 197 48 998 C1), in order...
A nozzle for ventilating a vehicle interior, having a housing which has an air outflow opening which can be closed by a panel when not in use, and having an insert which accommodates air-guiding vanes in a pivotable manner and which is held movably in the housing for the purpose of moving the air-guiding vanes out of t...
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BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION This invention relates to composite prelaminated tapes for forming closures for disposable diapers which can be opened and refastened without destroying either the diaper or the tape. At least as early as 1955, it had been suggested to use strips of normally tacky and pressure-se...
A composite adhesive tape system for interconnecting surfaces, parts and the like which includes a main fastening tape portion coated with an aggressive, tacky adhesive, a target tape portion and a release tape portion which covers the target tape portion and a centrally located layer which covers part of the release t...
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BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION This invention relates to a coupling device for use as a toy, key ring, loose-leaf paper binder, jewelry coupler, apparel fastener and the like. More specifically, this invention relates to a friction coupling device. BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION A well-known coupling...
A coupling device is described and formed of a flexible tubular outer connecting element and a more rigid insert element sized to snugly fit into the bore of the connecting element. The elements are formed of vinyl material of different hardness so that their connection is accompanied with high frictional surface engag...
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FIELD OF THE INVENTION The invention relates to the implantation of stimulation leads within a patient, and in particular, the implantation of electrode leads within a patient's spine to treat disorders, such as chronic pain. BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION It is known to treat chronic pain by electri...
A medical kit and method for treating an ailment, such as chronic pain is provided. The kit comprises first and second medical leads, e.g., stimulation leads. Each lead comprises an elongated body and at least one operative element. The first medical lead comprises a coupling mechanism, such as a slot, and the second m...
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BACKGROUND [0001] A tuned mass damper (TMD) provides improved damping to structures and devices at a single frequency by tuning the damper's natural frequency to be at or close to the single frequency. TMDs are attached to the structure at an effective position, usually the anti-node, to counteract th...
A tuned mass damper is adjusted by turning a screw inside the damper that engages coils on a spring, reducing or increasing spring stiffness without displacing the spring.
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The invention relates to alumina-titanium oxide-zirconia fused grains, to a method of manufacturing such grains, and to a slide gate including such grains. BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION Slide gates are parts used in continuous casting of steel for opening and closing distributors or outlet orifices from casti...
An alumina-titanium oxide-zirconia fused grain presenting, for a total of 100%, the following chemical composition: Al 2 O 3 : more than 10% and less than 50%; TiO 2 : more than 10% and less than 40%; ZrO 2 : more than 50%; and impurities: less than 2%; the percentages being percentages by weight on the ...
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FIELD OF THE INVENTION This invention relates to an improved optical brightener. More particularly, it relates to an inclusion compound having equimolar amounts of a fluorescent bis(benzoxazolyl) stilbene and a cyclodextrin. The invention also relates to the use of such inclusion compounds as optical brighteners ...
An improved photographic support, especially useful for color prints, is comprised of a paper base material having thereon a polyolefin coating containing a white pigment and an optical brightener, such as a mixture comprising inclusion compounds of certain fluorescent bis(benzoxazolyl)-stilbenes.
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SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The present invention is directed to a device for the evaluation and rehabilitation of individuals. More particularly, the present invention is directed to a device for rehabilitative therapy and evaluation which simulates mechanical assembly operations in which the individual is required...
A method and device for rehabilitation and evaluation are described in which the individual is required to perform manual operations within a visually obscured enclosure. Partitions are provided within the enclosure to simulate the performance of mechanical operations within a confined space. The operations themselves ...
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BACKGROUND The present invention relates to a child seat which is mounted and secured to a vehicle seat by a seat belt. An example of this type of child seat has been disclosed in U.S. Pat. No. 5,839,789, herein incorporated by reference. FIG. 8 is a rear view of a child seat of U.S. Pat. No. 5,839,789, and ...
A child seat for a vehicle which can be firmly secured to a vehicle seat even with a shoulder belt of a three-point seat belt and which can wind up the seat belt to securely apply a predetermined tension to the seat belt. The child seat includes a child seat and a shaft attached to the child seat. The shaft is rotatabl...
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Renewable resources comprising bagasse, corn stover, wood sawdust and switch grass are subject to direct catalytic conversion or bio-fermentation processes producing ethanol and organic by products leaving complex lignin compounds as waste for disposal. Chemical conversion of lignin compounds to aromatic lignin acids f...
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BACKGROUND OF INVENTION In today's environment where consumers and companies are deluged with mail that includes bills, special offers, rebates, incentive programs, subscriptions, membership dues, charitable organizations, invitations, catalogs, coupons, and many other pieces, it has become more and more diff...
A method for generating, providing, and utilizing time controlled date sensitive pre-paid postage on an item to be delivered, including a desired delivery amount and personalized postage mark, with the intention of causing action prior to a chosen date. An Issuer would send prepaid postage to a Recipient with a chosen ...
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STATEMENT OF GOVERNMENT INTEREST The invention described was made in the performance of official duties by one or more employees of the Department of the Navy, and thus, the invention herein may be manufactured, used or licensed by or for the Government of the United States of America for governmental purposes wi...
A stowage magazine is provided for securing a can of ammunition rounds. The magazine includes a frame having lateral sides that define a space for the can; a hinge mechanism connecting to the lateral sides; and a door connecting to the mechanism. The door provides and restricts access to the space in respective open an...
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CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS [0001] This application is a continuation of co-pending U.S. patent application Ser. No. 10/101,497 filed Mar. 19, 2002. U.S. patent application Ser. No. 10/101,497 claims priority to U.S. Provisional Application No. 60/277,439. U.S. patent application Ser. No. 10/10...
An apparatus and method for use in severing casing as it is pulled from a wellbore. An apparatus is first provided, comprising a clamping assembly, a drilling assembly and a cutting assembly. In one aspect, the apparatus is disposed at the end of a telescopic arm, with the components being remotely operated by personne...
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FIELD OF THE INVENTION This invention relates to a semiconductor device, and more particularly to, a semiconductor device which is used as an optical detector and which has a photodiode structure including a silicon-germanium epitaxial layer. BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION Typically used as an optical de...
Disclosed is a semiconductor device, which is used as an optical detector and has: a photodiode section which has a first silicon layer, a light-absorbing layer and a second silicon layer which are in turn layered on a silicon substrate; wherein the light-absorbing layer is formed as a single silicon-germanium epitaxia...
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This application is a continuation of application Ser. No. 08/654,048 filed May 28, 1996, now abandoned, which is a continuation of application Ser. No. 08/433,680 filed May 4, 1995, now abandoned, which is a continuation of application Ser. No. 07/892,503 filed Jun. 2, 1992, abandoned. INTRODUCTION ...
An improvement in internal cam rotary braiding machines wherein each lower carrier member thereof includes a plurality of oppositely disposed movably mounted and fixedly mounted pulleys used to convey a strand of material from a supply bobbin upwardly to the upper carrier members thereof, the pulleys being arranged to ...
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CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATION This application is a continuation of International Patent Application Serial No. PCT/DE02/00160 filed Jan. 21, 2002, which is hereby incorporated by reference in its entirety. BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION The present invention relates to a method for controlling and/...
A method of controlling an automated clutch of a vehicle includes the step of adapting a characteristic curve of the clutch through an electronic clutch management system. The adaptation is performed under at least one set of operating conditions that are represented by an operating point.
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This is a Continuation of co-pending application Ser. No. 855,530, filed Nov. 28, 1977, and now withdrawn in favor of the present case now abandoned. FIELD OF INVENTION The present invention relates to transfer printing, and, more particularly, to printing inks useful in transfer printing. B...
Heat Transfer prints are made by offset printing using a UV curable ink containing subliminal dyes printed onto a heat transfer backing, followed by rapid curing using UV light. The heat transfer prints are then used for dying fabric by applying the heat transfer print to the fabric, heating the print and thereby causi...
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BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Technical Field of the Invention The present invention relates, generally, to alkali silicate glasses which are used as the basic glasses for the manufacture of selective filter glasses. More particularly, the present invention relates to the manufacture of selective filter gl...
Alkali silicate glasses, pigmented with Co 2+ or with Co 2+ and Ni 2+ , and having the composition: SiO 2 : 52-71% by weight PbO: 2.9-16.8% by weight SnO 2 : 0.1-1.65% by weight Na 2 O: 6.7-16.7% by weight K 2 O: 0.5-9.9% by weight Na 2 O+K 2 O: 13.3-18.3% by weight NiO...
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TECHNICAL FIELD OF INVENTION The present invention relates to a porous composition for bone scaffold, and more particularly, to a porous composition for bone scaffold having excellent biocompatibility, bioaffinity and bioactivity with good mechanical properties. BACKGROUND OF INVENTION Tissue or organ...
The present invention relates to a porous bioceramic composition for bone repair and method of fabrication of the same. 3D-scaffolds were fabricated with a novel micro- and macro-architecture. Porous scaffolds based on dextrin, dextran, gelatin and biomineral (CaCO 3 ) powder were fabricated by heating and freeze-dryin...
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BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION This invention relates to the completion of lateral well bores, and in the preferred embodiment provides a relatively simple and inexpensive arrangement which facilitates passage of relatively large diameter objects into a completed lateral well bore whilst permitting passage of relative...
The present invention relates to the completion of lateral well bores and provides a method comprising the steps of installing a datum device in a main well bore so as to provide a datum height above the lateral: making a completion string ( 10 ) comprising a lateral lining ( 11 ), a window element ( 14 ) at an upper e...
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BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention This invention relates to tools of the type used by toolmakers, diemakers and others to determine the deviation from a predetermined angle of a manufactured part. 2. Description of Related Art The precision required for many machine parts is ...
This invention relates to a gauge device which may be used by a toolmaker or machinist to determine the squareness of surfaces on a workpiece. The device has a handle having a gauge mounted adjacent an end of the arm opposite the handle and an intermediate contact point such that the inner surface of the handle and the...
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FIELD OF THE INVENTION The present invention relates to an apparatus and method for detecting space-time multi-user signal of a base station having an array antenna; and, more particularly, to an apparatus and method for detecting a space-time multi-user signal of a base station having an array antenna by estimat...
An apparatus and method for detecting a space-time multi-user signal are disclosed. The apparatus includes: an RF/IF processing unit for converting received signals through an array antenna into digital baseband signals; a splitting unit for dividing the digital baseband signals into data signals and reference signals;...
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CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS [0001] The present Application is based on International Application No. PCT/EP2006/061944, filed on Apr. 28, 2006, which in turn corresponds to France Application No. 05 04378 filed on Apr. 29, 2005, and priority is hereby claimed under 35 USC §119 based on these appl...
The present invention relates to a roaming electronic transaction terminal. It also relates to a secure system for electronic transactions comprising one or more roaming terminals. The terminal ( 1 ) has an application package support ( 2 ) and a coupler ( 3 ) for carrying out the read and write operations on a medium ...
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TECHNICAL BACKGROUND [0001] The present invention is generally directed to three-dimensional imaged nonwoven fabrics and the methods for employing such three-dimensional imaged nonwoven fabrics as a means for cleaning surfaces. A particularly preferred embodiment of a three-dimensional imaged nonwoven fab...
The present invention is directed to enhancing the cleaning of surfaces by the contact application of a non-apertured nonwoven fabric having a three-dimensional image imparted therein. The three-dimensional image of the non-apertured nonwoven fabric induces the formation of lather due to pronounced surface projections ...
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BACKGROUND [0001] 1. Field of the Invention [0002] The present invention relates to digital circuitry designs of state machines, and more specifically, to systems, methods and computer products for efficiency improvements in the digital circuitry designs. [0003] 2. Description of Re...
Methods, systems and computer products are provided for reducing the design size of an integrated circuit while preserving the behavior of the design with respect to verification results. A multiplexer is inserted at the gate being analyzed, and the multiplexer selector is controlled to provide a predetermined output f...
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FIELD OF THE INVENTION The present invention relates to a process of producing transgenic plants transformed on a chromosome. Further the invention relates to a process of screening nucleotide sequences for a desired phenotype in plants. The invention also relates to transgenic plants and to libraries of plants o...
A process of producing transgenic plants or plant cells stably transformed on a chromosome with a DNA sequence of interest capable of expressing a function of interest, said process comprising (a) providing plant cells or plants with at least two different vectors that are adapted to recombine with each other between s...
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BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a mobile communications system, and in particular to a micro-cellular communications system which performs call connections between mobile terminals. 2. Description of the Related Art In mobile communications,...
A mobile communication terminal includes a location information database storing location data and map data for each of the radio cell stations. When receiving a data request including an identification of a second mobile terminal from a first mobile terminal through a first radio cell station, the database is searched...
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BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a solvent condenser arrangement for a solvent recovery apparatus. 2. Description of the Prior Art In many industrial processes, for instance, in the drying of articles such as audio tapes or video tapes, solve...
A solvent condenser arrangement for a solvent recovery apparatus comprises at least two solvent condensers of which one is in operation at a time, while the other is defrosted; the at least two solvent condensers are supplied via a pump from a refrigerant container under vaporization pressure.
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FIELD OF THE INVENTION The present invention relates to cigarette filters and more particularly to a cigarette filter with air dilution means. BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION It is well known in the cigarette filter art to provide air ventilation or air dilution means for introducing ambient air into the ...
A cigarette filter connected to a tobacco rod is provided with air dilution holes which extend radially into the fibrous material of the filter to a depth of about 1.0 to about 4.0 millimeters. When a smoker draws on the cigarette, air admitted into the air dilution holes flows to a central or core region of the filter...
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FIELD OF THE INVENTION This invention relates to the field of high-speed division hardware for general purpose computer systems. In particular, it relates to the class of S.R.T. dividers capable of producing multiple bits of quotient per clock cycle through cascaded divider stages. BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTI...
A Sweeney, Robertson, Tocher (SRT) divider for use in a computer system has recoding circuitry to recode the three most significant bits of the dividend into one-hot form as the dividend is loaded into a quotient/partial remainder register. With each clock, a partial remainder is generated also having its most signific...
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TECHNICAL FIELD The present invention relates to a switching device for transporting packets of data, particularly for IP (Internet Protocol), ATM (Asynchronous Transfer Mode), parallel interconnects, and SAN (System and Storage Area Network), e.g. IBA (Infiniband Architecture). More particularly the invention rela...
The present invention discloses a scalable flow-control mechanism. In accordance with the present invention, there is provided a switching device for transporting packets of data, the packets being received at the switching device based on flow-control information, the device comprising a memory for storing the packets...
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BACKGROUND [0001] RFID-polling devices exist for inventory and shopping related purposes. For example U.S. Pat. No. 8,305,192 RFID reader with automatic near/far field interrogation mode switching, and related operating methods U.S. Pat. No. 7,336,177 RFID system and method for tracking individual articles. ...
MFQRFID, (Multi-Frequency RFID, for purposes of this document) utilizes legacy RFID circuitry adding at least a second transmitter (xmit) and receiver (rec) tuned to a second frequency, through a second antenna array allowing a single core modem, power management and processing/memory to share the at least two xmit/rec...
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BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION (i) Field of the Invention This invention relates to an improved hydrometallurgical process for treating nickel-copper mattes for the recovery of copper and nickel values. More particularly, the invention involves a process for treating iron and arsenic containing nickel-copper m...
There is disclosed a process for separating and recovering nickel and copper values from a nickel-copper matte which may contain iron and arsenic. Finely divided nickel-copper matte undergoes one or more steps of sulphuric acid leaching at atmospheric pressure to produce a nickel sulphate solution and an iron and/or ar...
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CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS This application is a continuation-in-part of International application no. PCT/CA2006/02912, filed 24 Feb. 2006 designating the United States, which is pending. TECHNICAL FIELD The invention relates to swimming aids and more particularly to snorkels for use as recr...
A front-mounted swimming snorkel has a forehead brace which pivots about an axis perpendicular to the snorkel tube to adapt to different swimmers' heads.
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PRIOR APPLICATIONS [0001] This is a continuation-in-part application that claims priority from U.S. patent application Ser. No. 12/933,421, filed 26 Nov. 2010 that claims priority from International Application No. PCT/SE2009/050288, filed 19 Mar. 2009 claiming priority from Swedish Patent Application No. 08...
The feed system is for a continuous digester where at least two pumps are arranged in parallel at the bottom of a pre-treatment vessel and a stirrer is provided in direct connection to inlets to pumps. The system makes it possible to provide a feed system with an improved accessibility and operational reliability, and ...
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CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS This application is a non-provisional application which claims benefit under 35 USC §119(e) to U.S. Provisional Application Ser. No. 61/405,497 filed Oct. 21, 2010, entitled “Ice Worthy Jack-Up Drilling Unit,” and is a continuation-in-part application which claims benefit u...
An ice worthy jack-up rig that may extend the drilling season in shallow water off shore Arctic or ice prone locations. The rig would work like a conventional jack-up rig while in open water with the hull jacked up out of the water. However, in the event of ice conditions, the legs are held in place by cans embedded in...
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BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION The invention concerns a compact minirelay with a box-like housing for the excitation winding, the yoke and the armature, together with the switch and contact springs, the connections whereof pass tightly through the walls of the housing, and a snap-on cover that may be placed on the h...
A compact minirelay having a coil, armature and springs housed in a molded housing. Electrical connections for the relay extend through side walls of the housing along the interface between plate parts or between side walls and plate parts. The connections are seated in recesses at the interface and are interlocked wit...
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CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATION [0001] This application and the present invention claim under U.S. Patent Law, including under 35 U.S.C. § 120, the benefit of and priority from U.S. Application Ser. No. 60/900,047 filed Feb. 7, 2007 and Ser. No. 11/594,012 filed Nov. 7, 2006, both co-owned with the pr...
Systems and methods for recovering power fluid used to power a device under water and for pumping the recovered power fluid to a fluid container above a surface of the water, the method in certain aspects including: flowing fluid from a subsurface apparatus to a subsurface recovery system, the fluid initially provided ...
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BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION The invention concerns a machine for skiving or splitting nonmetallic planar workpieces, in particular plastic-coated paper-like workpieces, having a motor-driven moving knife, in particular a bell knife or hoop knife, whose cutting edge has a specific contour and moves continuously ar...
A machine for skiving or splitting nonmetallic planar workpieces, in particular plastic-coated paper-like workpieces, is disclosed. The machine has a motor-driven moving knife, in particular a bell knife or hoop knife, whose cutting edge moves around a closed loop and has a specific contour. A grinding device for grind...
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BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a mobile communication system and a resource management method thereof, and more particularly to a mobile communication system and a resource management method thereof suitable for performing an inter-station handoff exte...
A mobile communication system includes a route trace unit for actuating a route trace to trace resources of call control in a local station, an inter-station checking unit for checking whether or not the resource becomes an inter-station resource by the inter-station handoff, and an inter-station communication unit for...
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This is a division, of application Ser. No. 860,240, filed May 6, 1986, now U.S. Pat. No. 4,801,877. FIELD OF THE INVENTION This invention relates generally to the field of testing rotors of dynamoelectric machines, such as electric motors and generators, and more particularly to a method and appa...
A method and apparatus for testing dynamoelectric machine rotors, particularly squirrel cage rotors for induction motors, to obtain resistance, reactance, and effective skew values to permit identification of rotor defects. The rotor is rotated in an alternating magnetic field and pick-up coils are used to sense the vo...
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CROSS REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS [0001] The present application claims priority to U.S. Provisional Patent Application No. 62/142,276, filed Apr. 2, 2015, which is incorporated by reference into the present application. TECHNICAL FIELD [0002] The present invention relates t...
A lock device comprising: a lock frame defining a cavity and having at least one frame recess; a lock body having a key-receiving face and defining a chamber and the longitudinal wall comprising at least one aperture therethrough emerging in the chamber, each one of the at least one aperture facing a respective one of ...
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BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION [0001] 1. Field of the Invention [0002] This invention relates to a stator for an impact crusher for separation of compound materials, with an outer face of the casing wall and an inner face of the casing wall, which is plated with a plurality of plates with ribs, whe...
A reliable, inexpensive option for the plates that function as wear parts and are mounted on an inner face of a casting wall of a stator. To achieve this the plates are designed as cast parts and are fixed to the inner face of the casting wall from an exterior of the stator. The plates are fixed by fixing bolts, which ...
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BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention This invention relates to decorative pocket handkerchiefs and handkerchief accessories for suit coats, jackets and sport coats, and more particularly, to a pocket handkerchief clip which is spring-biased to receive a folded pocket handkerchief or handker...
A pocket handkerchief clip which is spring-biased to receive a folded handkerchief or a shaped handkerchief accessory, and is designed to fit into the front pocket of a suit coat, jacket or sport coat for displaying the handkerchief or handkerchief accessory at the top of the pocket. In a preferred embodiment the clip ...
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BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a warhead with a tandem charge, including a fuze for sensing a target. A tandem charge includes a hollow charge which is fixed with respect to a housing, and with a smaller-caliber second-fired or follow-up charge being a...
A warhead which may be integrated, for example, in a bazooka, is capable of shooting through a wall protecting an enemy. For that purpose, a tandem charge includes a hollow charge which produces in the wall a firing passage for a follow-up charge. The follow-up charge is in the form of a fragmentation projectile which ...
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