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BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
The invention is broadly concerned with the mounting and positioning of heating elements in appliances, particularly tubular sheathed electric heating elements in dishwashers.
The elements must be precisely positioned, both vertically and horizontally, to prevent the exposure of ... | A locator clip including a central sleeve engageable about a heating element sheath. The clip includes a pair of overlying end panels integral with the sleeve and centrally aperatured to accommodate a temperature probe transversely across the sleeve received sheath. The clip sleeve opens upwardly to expose the sheath t... | 3 |
CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS
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... | The technical disclosure of this invention (the Electrical Cabinet with Cord Board) is a particular way to use already existing equipment for the purpose of safely holding and hiding an operational surge protector and all of the excess cords from view. Specifically, the Cord Board provides space to mount a surge protec... | 7 |
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
1. Field of the Invention
The field of the invention is the employment of damping means to support structures for controlling vibration caused by external forces.
2. Description of the Prior Art
Laminated rubber supports for structures have been developed as illustrat... | A plurality of laminated rubber or rubber-like elastoplastic ring-configured pads vertically stacked and secured together to provide seismic damping for a building structure. The laminated pads include ring-like steel plates or solid disk-like steel plates to form one laminated stage of a multi-stage seismic damping de... | 5 |
[0001] This application claims the priority of German application 10 2005 028 584.8, filed Jun. 21, 2005, the disclosure of which is expressly incorporated by reference herein.
BACKGROUND AND SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION
[0002] This invention pertains to a coaxial valve including a valve box, havi... | A coaxial valve includes a valve box having at least one inlet opening, at least one outlet opening, and a common flow channel. A cylindrical valve casing, which is prevented from turning at one segment of the flow channel, but is intended to be axially movable, features an opening for a fluid inlet port as well as an ... | 5 |
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
[0001] 1. Field of the Invention
[0002] The present invention generally relates generally to security systems, and in particular relates to a method and system for dynamically adjusting a password expiration period based on access patterns of a user accessing a pa... | A system and method for dynamically adjusting or modifying the password expiration period for a given user based upon how a user accesses the password-protected resource. The tighter the physical control of how a user can access a resource results in a loosening or maintaining of the password expiration period to be a ... | 7 |
RELATION TO OTHER APPLICATIONS
This application is a continuation-in-part of copending application Ser. No. 502,954, filed June 10, 1983 now abandoned, for Underpad Holder.
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
1. Field of the Invention.
The present invention relates to a holder for disposable u... | A plastic underpad holder, for use by generally incontinent patients has its ends secured to a mattress. The underpad holder having a rectangular frame to securely receive a disposable underpad to contain excess excretions. The underpad holder also has circular perforations providing ventilation to minimize heat build-... | 0 |
REFERENCE TO RELATED PATENT APPLICATION
This application claims the benefit of U.S. Provisional Patent Application Ser. No. 60/630,165, filed on Nov. 22, 2004.
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
1. Field of the Invention
The present invention relates to automated devices for drying clothing and laundry. More... | The ambient air clothes dryer is an automated device providing axial flow of unheated ambient air through the dryer drum. The dryer may include different drum drive systems, timer and/or humidity detector controls, and a configuration utilizing a separate, portable fan for temporary, removable installation with the dry... | 3 |
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
1. Field of the Invention
This invention relates to improvements in time-resolved fluorometers, particularly those useful for determining delayed fluorescence emission in clinical and other samples. More particularly, it relates to time-resolved fluorometers having diminshed inst... | A time-resolved fluorometer, having a light tight enclosure, for detecting the presence of an analyte in a sample. Within the light tight enclosure are a pulsed dye laser that produces a pulsed light beam for sample excitation, a light tight sample excitation station through which samples, treated with a reagent compos... | 8 |
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
I. Field of the Invention
This invention relates generally to pick-&-place robotics, and more particularly to end effectors used on such equipment.
II. Discussion of the Prior Art
In the packaging industry, many of the tasks that had been carried out manually are now perf... | An end effector ( 10 ) for an industrial robot has the ability to pick up plural objects, selectively rotate same and adjusts the spacing between the plural objects as the products are being carried by the robot to a desired deposit location. This functionality is achieved by locating a rotary actuator ( 16 ) at the en... | 1 |
RELATED APPLICATIONS
This application is a continuation-in-part of application Ser. No. 10/187,989, filed Jul. 2, 2002, now U.S. Pat. No. 6,842,692.
BACKGROUND OF INVENTION
a. Field of Invention
This invention relates to a wheelchair navigation system, and more particularly to a computer-controlled po... | A wheelchair navigation system for a motorized wheelchair includes dual cameras, proximity sensors, microphones, and rotation sensors for the wheels. Small markers are placed on the walls of a location or room. The navigation system uses the proximity sensors, rotation sensors and cameras in conjunction with the specia... | 6 |
TECHNICAL FIELD
[0001] This invention relates to a method of controlling microorganisms responsible for degrading hydrogen peroxide in hydrogen peroxide pulp bleaching processes using a synergistic combination of one or more organic peracid biocides and one or more chelating agents.
BACKGROUND ... | A method of controlling micro-organisms during peroxide bleaching of cellulose pulp comprising adding to the pulp an effective micro-organism controlling amount of
a) an aqueous biocide solution comprising one or more organic peracids; and
b) an aqueous solution comprising one or more chelating agents. | 3 |
[0001] The present invention relates to an admixture for a cementitious composition and a method using said admixture for manufacturing a durable cementitious solid, in particular a concrete, in cold weather conditions, such as in winter time or in cold geographical areas. The admixture comprises at least two differ... | The present invention relates to an admixture for a cementitious composition and a method using said admixture for manufacturing a durable cementitious composition, in particular a concrete, in cold weather conditions, such as in winter time or in cold geographical areas. | 2 |
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
[0001] 1. Field of the Invention
[0002] The present invention relates to a gas turbine system burning heavy-oil modified fuel and a method of operating the gas turbine system. More particularly, the present invention relates to a gas turbine system in which heavy ... | A gas turbine system burning heavy-oil modified fuel and a method of operating the gas turbine system, which covers from a stage of modifying heavy oil and producing gas turbine fuel to a stage of operating a gas turbine, including startup, ordinary shutdown and emergency shutdown of the gas turbine. The gas turbine sy... | 5 |
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
[0001] 1. Field of the Invention
[0002] The present invention relates to an improved data processing system and, in particular, to a method and apparatus for optimizing performance in a data processing system. Still more particularly, the present invention provi... | A method and system is presented for controlling spin lock instrumentation for a spin lock in a data processing system that has a cache. A lock flag represents a busy state for the spin lock; a first instrumentation flag is a global variable that represents an enablement state for the spin lock instrumentation. A secon... | 6 |
BACKGROUND
[0001] The present invention relates to a hydro turbine retrofit, and more particularly to a system and method for retrofitting a multi-runner hydro unit.
[0002] Hydro turbines are used to generate electricity and control the flow of water on rivers throughout the world. Older hydro s... | A turbine replacement unit for replacement of at least one double runner horizontal submersible installation for a hydroelectric plant including at least one submerged coupling and at least one submerged bearing supported by a submerged bearing pedestal in which each of the two runners discharge a flow into a common dr... | 5 |
RELATED APPLICATIONS
This application is a continuation-in-part of application Ser. No. 08/665,314 filed Jun. 17, 1996, now abandoned.
FIELD OF THE INVENTION
The present invention relates to compositions and methods of treating pulmonary abnormalities such as adult respiratory distress syndr... | The invention relates to methods and compositions for the prevention or treatment of patients suffering from respiratory distress syndrome and/or sepsis syndrome by administering directly into the lungs small or nicrocrystalline particles or droplets of at least one protease inhibitor alone or with an oxygen metabolite... | 0 |
CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS
[0001] This application is based upon and claims the benefit of priority from prior Japanese Patent Application No. 2005-352242, filed Dec. 6, 2005, the entire contents of which are incorporated herein by reference.
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
[0002... | In a heat transporting apparatus, a cylinder is filled with a refrigerant and pistons are arranged in the cylinder, which compress and expand the refrigerant in the cylinder. A magnet unit is movably provided around the cylinder to apply a magnetic field to the cylinder, which is alternately increased and decreased in ... | 8 |
STATEMENT REGARDING FEDERALLY SPONSORED RESEARCH
[0001] This invention was made with U.S. Government support under Agreement No. N00019-99-3-1366 awarded by the Naval air Systems Command. The U.S. Government has certain rights in the invention.
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
[0... | A method of producing a particle beam mask and mask structures to allow for the use of dummy fill shapes. This invention overcomes distortion in by adding a dummy shape in unexposed regions and applying a blocking layer to cover the dummy shape. The blocking layer is comprised of an aperture or additional mask mounted ... | 8 |
CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED PATENT APPLICATIONS
[0001] This application is a continuation-in-part of co-pending U.S. patent application Ser. No. 12/043,723 filed Mar. 6, 2008, which claims the benefit of U.S. Provisional Patent Application No. 60/893,140, filed Mar. 6, 2007. Application Ser. No. 12/043,723 is... | A tufted PET carpet assembly and a method of forming the same. The carpet assembly comprising a face layer comprised of polyethylene terephthalate (PET) yarn comprised of PET fibers and tufted at a pre-determined gauge, the face layer having a face weight, a first backing layer adjacent the face layer, and a first back... | 8 |
BACKGROUND
Sudden opening or closure of a control valve, or tap, can cause a pressure surge or spike in plumbing as a result of forcing a fluid in motion (or, in some conditions, a gas) to stop or change direction suddenly. This phenomenon is called water or fluid hammer, and it can cause ruptures and leaks in pi... | Systems and apparatus for suppressing/controlling pressure spikes in a fluid pipe system are described. In one aspect, an apparatus for controlling pressure spikes in a fluid pipe system includes, for example, a fluid pressure spike suppression pipe (“damper pipe”) portion with multiple openings for connecting to at le... | 5 |
PRIORITY AND RELATED APPLICATION
[0001] This application is a continuation-in-part of U.S. patent application Ser. No. 10/829,412 filed Nov. 5, 2004 for “Pivotable Towing Arrangement,” the disclosure of which is hereby incorporated by reference in its entirety.
FIELD OF THE INVENTION
... | A towing arrangement includes a pivotal handle which allows a user to position the handle more comfortably that would otherwise be possible with a conventional towing arrangement. The relative motion of the handle can also increase the maneuverability of a piece of luggage by eliminating the need for a person to reposi... | 0 |
CROSS REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATION
This application claims the benefit of Korean Patent Application No. 10-2013-0122129, filed on Oct. 14, 2013, entitled “Smartcard Interface Conversion Device, Embedded System Having The Same Device And Method For Transferring Data Signal Used In The Same Device”, which is he... | The present invention relates to an apparatus and a method for transferring a data signal between a smartcard interface and an interface of a processor within an embedded system.
According to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention, an interface conversion device communicating between a processor and a s... | 8 |
FIELD OF THE INVENTION
[0001] Exercise machines, more specifically, an exercise machine designed to exercise the abdominal muscles.
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
[0002] An important feature to help in good health, longevity is regular, proper exercise. Exercise may take a number of forms. Ex... | An exercise machine, more specifically, an abdominal exercise machine. The abdominal exercise machine consists of a frame upon which the user sits, the frame having a support arm tilted backward from vertical with the lower lumbar region against a seat member. Pivotally attached to the frame is an upper seat rest assem... | 0 |
REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS AND INCORPORATION BY REFERENCE
[0001] This patent application is a continuation-in-part of application Ser. No. 10/013,150 filed Dec. 10, 2001, and Ser. Nos. 09/892,385 and 09/892,258 each filed Jun. 26, 2001. In turn: Ser. No. 10/013,150 is a division of Ser. No. 09/398,61... | An enterprise, stream-based system of organizing, storing, retrieving, and displaying information, using top-down or bottom-up topologies or a combination of the two, and providing access to wireless devices that display contracted forms of streams of objects while other end-user devices can display the streams as part... | 6 |
CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS
This is a continuation-in-part of application Ser. No. 11/385,359 filed Mar. 21, 2006 now U.S. Pat. No. 7,152,626.
STATEMENT REGARDING FEDERALLY SPONSORED RESEARCH OR DEVELOPMENT
None.
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
This invention relates gene... | A combined faucet spout and diverter valve for attaching a dispensing system to a water source. In a first mode, water flows through the diverter valve to a first outlet which can be a faucet outlet. In a second mode, water is diverted to a fluid conduit which is fastened to a connecting member and a chemical dispenser... | 4 |
CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATION
[0001] The present application claims the benefit of the filing date of U.S. Provisional Patent Application No. 60/230,945, filed Sep. 6, 2000.
FIELD OF THE INVENTION
[0002] This invention relates to a method of recovering energy... | The invention relates to a method of recovering energy in a forming section of a papermaking or boardmaking machine, wherein stock from a headbox is fed into a forming zone of a forming section, said forming zone including at least one looped forming fabric curving along a convex surface of a support member, and water ... | 3 |
TECHNICAL FIELD
[0001] The present disclosure relates generally to the drilling of subterranean wells and, more particularly to filling casing and casing string with drilling fluid and providing for the flow back of said fluids.
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
[0002] The process of drilling su... | The present disclosure describes a method and apparatus for filling casing and/or a casing string and provides for the flow back of such fluids in a wellbore during casing running operations. The tool comprises a piston valve which is automatically pressure actuated. Thus, the valve will open and close without manual a... | 4 |
This application is a continuation of application Ser. No. 10/000,424, filed Oct. 31, 2001, now U.S. Pat. No. 6,999,408, which is a continuation of prior application Ser. No. 09/099,877, filed Jun. 18, 1998, now U.S. Pat. No. 6,330,221, both disclosures are herein incorporated by reference.
BACKGROUND O... | A Fault Tolerant Dial Router (FTDR) includes redundant subsystem resources that operate independently of telephone line interface connections. The redundant resources are switched active when a failure is detected in an activated dial router subsystem. Switching out subsystem failures is fully automated under software ... | 7 |
CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS
[0001] This application is a continuation application of Patent Cooperation Treaty Application No. PCT/NL2015/050758, entitled “Improved Micro-reactor for use in microscopy”, to Technische Universiteit Delft, filed on Oct. 29, 2015, which claims priority to Netherlands... | An improved microreactor for use in microscopy, use of said microreactor, and a microscope comprising said reactor. The present invention is in the field of microscopy, specifically in the field of electron and focused ion beam microscopy (EM and FIB), and in particular Transmission Electron Microscopy (TEM). However i... | 7 |
The United States Government has rights in this invention under Contract FO-8635-80C-0149, awarded by the Air Force.
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
1. Field of Use
This invention relates to the azido nitramine, 1,5-diazido-3-nitraza pentane, and its preparation and use as an energetic plasticiz... | The azido nitramine 1,5-diazido-3-nitraza pentane and a method of making it are disclosed. The azido nitramine lowers flame temperature in gun and rocket propellants without visual lessening of burning rates. In addition, the azido nitramine produces low molecular weight combustion products. | 2 |
This application is a continuation-in-part of application Serial No. 08/120,848, filed Sep. 15, 1993, now U.S. Pat. No. 5,328,016 issued Jul. 12, 1994 which is a continuation of application Ser. No. 07/936,702 filed Aug. 28, 1992, now abandoned.
This application claims the priority of German Applications P 41 28 ... | An apparatus for placing fiber bales end-to-end in a series includes a bale emplacement for supporting thereon the bales forming the series; a bale depositing device for setting a fiber bale at an inclination on the bale emplacement to build the series; and a bale holding device situated at a location along the bale em... | 3 |
CROSS REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATION
This application is a division of U.S. Patent application Ser. No. 10/496,686, filed Jun. 10, 2004, now U.S. Pat. No. 7,399,513, which was a U.S. national filing of PCT/GB02/05336, filed 26 Nov. 2002, which was based on Great Britain Application No. 0128280.5, filed Nov. 26, 2... | The invention relates to improvements in paper, and in particular to the use of watermarks and/or embossings for strengthening paper sheets and documents made therefrom. The invention therefore provides a sheet of paper having at least three corners and three sides joined at said corners, wherein corner reinforcing wat... | 8 |
This invention was made with U.S. Government support under Grant NCDDG-CA37606, awarded by the National Cancer Institute. The U.S. Government has certain rights in this invention.
RELATED APPLICATIONS
This is a division of Ser. No. 07/210,520 filed Jun. 23, 1988, now U.S. Pat. No. 5,091,576 issued... | The present invention realates to anti-neoplastic and anti-psoriasis pharmaceutical bis-hexahydropyrimidinylalkyl compounds, compositions and methods of treatment and to insecticidal compositions and methods of controlling the growth of insects. | 0 |
TECHNICAL FIELD
The invention relates to personal safety devices. More specifically, the invention relates to a walking cane employing integral personal safety equipment.
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
Recent improvements in health care and general living standards have produced a population which is sig... | A safety cane incorporates an ambient light sensitive illumination device for conserving battery power. A tipping detector is also incorporated which sounds an audible alarm after a first time delay. If the cane is not retrieved by the end of the second time delay, the cane broadcasts an initiating instruction to a tel... | 6 |
CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS
This application is based upon and claims the benefit of priority from Japanese Patent Application No. 2006-236116, filed Aug. 31, 2006, the entire contents of which are incorporated herein by reference.
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
One embodiment of the invention rela... | A semiconductor apparatus comprising: a plurality of memory circuits each including a memory and an input/output selector, the memory having a plurality of memory cells and a plurality of input/output circuits respectively corresponding to the memory cells; and an incorporated self-test circuit that executes a quality ... | 6 |
CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATION
[0001] This application is a Division of copending application Ser. No. 12/237,685 filed Sep. 25, 2008, the contents of which are hereby incorporated by reference in its entirety.
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
[0002] Considerable effort has bee... | The present invention the manufacture of a membrane for gas and liquid separations in which a polymer layer is applied directly to a tricot fabric instead of the conventional cloth or glass or metal substrate. | 3 |
RELATED APPLICATIONS
[0001] This application is a continuation of PCT/NO2007/000107, filed Mar. 19, 2007, which was published in English and designated the U.S., and claims priority to NO 20061275 filed Mar. 20, 2006, each of which are included herein by reference.
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTIO... | A system for communicating with downhole tools and devices is disclosed. The system includes multiple communication devices which, in combination, permit operators at the surface to operate downhole tools and to receive feedback regarding the state of the tools. | 4 |
[0001] This application claims priority under 35 U.S.C. §119 to U.S. Provisional Patent Application U.S. Patent Application Ser. No. 61/132,122, filed on Jun. 16, 2008, assigned to the same assignee as the present invention, and incorporated herein by reference in its entirety.
[0002] This application c... | A nonvolatile memory device includes an array of EEPROM configured nonvolatile memory cells each having a floating gate memory transistor for storing a digital datum and a floating gate select transistor for activating the floating gate memory transistor for reading, programming, and erasing. The nonvolatile memory dev... | 6 |
[0001] This application claims the benefit of U.S. Provisional Application No. 60/200205, filed Apr. 28, 2000, the contents of which are herein incorporated by reference in their entirety.
FIELD OF THE INVENTION
[0002] The present invention relates generally to the enhancement ... | A system for and method of enhancing web page delivery. The invention provides the ability to control redirection of Web traffic of humans and search engine spiders. It can differentiate between these types of visitors to a Web page, track their movements, log critical information, and analyze the Web traffic in order ... | 6 |
The present invention relates to an automatic thread trimmer for use on a computerized zigzag embroidery sewing machine which is operated in conjunction with a computerized control for the carrying out of the embroidery by the machine.
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION AND PRIOR ART
Zigzag embroidery sewing machi... | An automatic thread trimmer for use on a computerized embroidery sewing machine having a work table, a bobbin mechanism below the work table, an arm overhanging the work table with a needle driver therein movable through one cycle for each cycle of operation of the sewing machine needle, and a computerized control conn... | 3 |
CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS
This application is a continuation and claims the benefit of U.S. patent application Ser. No. 09/778,562, filed 7 Feb. 2001 now U.S. Pat. No. 7,107,535.
TECHNICAL FIELD
This invention relates to customizing Internet web sites and, more particularly, to customizing I... | An invention for customizing a web site by gathering information from a web site visitor's sessions while the user is using the web site. The visitor's session information is compared with expected visitor behavior, based on the present structure of the web site. Using pre-programmed basic comparison rules and ... | 6 |
BACKGROUND
[0001] 1. Field of Invention
[0002] This invention relates to the apparatus for installing water features, such as waterfalls, fountains and the like in residential and commercial flora displays. The apparatus allows for proper location and height of the features to accomplish intend... | An adjustable support apparatus provides for easy installation and proper and precise location of water features, such as fountains, cascade water falls, and the like. After the water features are properly positioned, the installation is secured by bolts or clamps. The nature of the invention provides for keeping the p... | 8 |
BACKGROUND
1. Technical Field
The invention broadly relates to telecommunications systems and methods, and more particularly, to telecommunication systems and methods for determining attributes associated with telecommunication networks.
2. Description of the Related Art
Telecommunication network circui... | A system and method for determining attributes associated with a telecommunication network circuit. In accordance therewith, disclosed is a first computer; a second computer in communication with the first computer, the first computer transmitting a query to the second computer for attributes associated with a telecomm... | 8 |
This invention relates to cutting of web material and more particularly to cutting apperatures of selected configurations in webs of paper, foil or thermoplastic.
In the manufacture of thermoplastic handle bags of the type of having in-line apperatures, adjacent to the upper edge and in each of the opposed panels... | The disclosed cutting method and apparatus produces a pattern cut in web material by providing a generally conically-shaped rotatable anvil and oppositely disposed knife edge shaped to produce the pattern cut. The axes of symmetry containing the apex of the cone is positioned at an acute angle to the axes about which t... | 1 |
CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS
[0001] This application is a continuation of International Application No. PCT/GB01/01775, filed Apr. 19, 2001, which was published in the English language on Oct. 25, 2001 as International Publication No. WO 01/78794 A3 and the disclosure of which is incorporated h... | A colored anhydrous gel element for perfuming or deodorizing air or enclosed spaces is provided. The element is formed by cross-linking a functionalized liquid polymer selected from maleinized polybutadiene, maleinized polyisoprene or a copolymer of ethylene and maleic anhydride with a cross-linking agent which contain... | 0 |
CROSS REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATION
[0001] This patent application claims priority to U.S. provisional patent application 61/022,117 filed 18 Jan. 2008.
TECHNICAL FIELD
[0002] The present disclosure provides a coating matrix of an extremely thin or monolayer coating for glass o... | There is disclosed a coating matrix of an extremely thin or monolayer coating for glass or other beverage packaging surfaces. More specifically, there is disclosed materials that can be used to improve the shelf life of packaged materials, such as bottled beer. More specifically, there is disclosed an anti-oxidation co... | 2 |
TECHNICAL FIELD
[0001] The present invention relates to an electrode mixture. Specifically, the present invention relates to an electrode mixture intended to be used in a nonaqueous electrolyte secondary battery such as a lithium ion battery.
BACKGROUND ART
[0002] Nonaqueous electrolyte se... | The present invention aims to provide an electrode mixture which shows little change in viscosity even after 24 hours from the preparation of the mixture and enables production of an electrode having a high electrode density and excellent flexibility and is capable of giving excellent electric properties to the resulti... | 7 |
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
The invention relates to electric motor construction and, in particular, to the manufacture of universal type electric motors.
PRIOR ART
Universal type electric motors are widely used for their characteristics of high power and small physical size. In the manufacture of thi... | A universal electric motor assembly having its various components mounted directly or indirectly on a stator core so that it avoids the requirement of a specialized motor housing while allowing a simplified progressive assembly. The stator core includes a harness which permits easy termination of the field winding wire... | 7 |
CROSS REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS
This application is a continuation of U.S. patent application Ser. No. 08/979,588, filed Nov. 26, 1997 now abandoned.
FIELD OF THE INVENTION
This invention relates to machine vision, and particularly to systems for pattern localization in an image.
BACKGROUND OF... | A method and apparatus are provided for rapidly refining a given approximate location of a pattern to produce a more accurate location. The invention employs a multi-dimensional space that includes translation, orientation, and scale. The invention can serve as a replacement for the fine resolution phase of any coarse-... | 6 |
CROSS REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS
This application is a divisional of Ser. No. 08/852,719, filed May 7, 1997 now U.S. Pat. No. 5,977,028, which is a divisional of Ser. No. 08/256,622, filed Jul. 27, 1994, now U.S. Pat. No. 5,670,455, which was filed under 371 from PCT/US92/11300, filed Dec. 30, 1992, which ... | This invention relates to certain phenylheterocyclic compounds, herbicidal compositions thereof and a method for their use as general and selective preemergent or postemergent herbicides or plant growth regulants. | 2 |
This application is a U.S. national stage of International Application No. PCT/ES2008/000453 filed Jun. 26, 2008.
TECHNICAL FIELD OF THE INVENTION
This invention refers to the preparation of pharmaceutical compositions for anti-fibrinolytic treatment and haemorrhagic complications associated with hyper-fibr... | The present invention concerns the use of a neutralizing antibody for matrix metalloproteinase-10 (MMP-10) in the preparation of a medicine useful for anti-fibrinolytic treatment, and for hemorrhages and hemorrhagic complications of various etiologies. | 2 |
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
[0001] 1. Field of the Invention
[0002] The present invention relates to a mixed conductor which exhibits both electronic conduction and proton conduction. This mixed conductor can be used for the catalyst layer of a fuel cell, a gas diffusion catalyst and the l... | A mixed conductor of this invention includes an electron conductor made of a carbon-based inorganic material imparted electron conduction by causing a main chain to have a π bond, and a proton conductor made of an inorganic material having proton conduction, and the electron conductor and the proton conductor are fixed... | 7 |
CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATION
[0001] This application claims priority to the following U.S. Provisional Patent Application Ser. No. 60/819,797 and entitled “Self-Authenticating File System in an Embedded Gaming Device,” which is incorporated herein by reference.
COPYRIGHT NOTICE
... | A method and apparatus for pre-load authentication suitable for use with an operating system in an embedded gaming device. A user-space file system that can automatically authenticate its contents is disclosed. The user-space file system can be deployed on a standalone system or using a client-server model such that a ... | 0 |
CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS
[0001] This application is a is a continuation of U.S. patent application Ser. No. 13/572,466 filed Aug. 10, 2012, currently pending, which, in turn, claims the benefit of German Patent Application No. DE 102011081618.6 titled “Sliding Door Arrester” filed Aug. 26, 201... | A sliding door for a motor vehicle includes a sliding door arrester to prevent the sliding door from inadvertently closing during a deceleration event. The sliding door arrestor includes a base fixed relative to a guide rail and a locking element pivotally attached to the base. The locking element includes a mass and a... | 8 |
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
1. Field of the Invention
The present invention relates to the field of forming composite images by simultaneously superimposing transparent film images. A plurality of films, each containing a separate image characteristic, are superimposed over a lighted viewing area to form a ... | A viewing device with a series of image bearing films that are individually positioned to form a composite image. Each film is wound from one roller, past the composite image forming area and onto a take-up roller. In one embodiment a single knob for the entire device operates a drive-chain which is capable of separate... | 6 |
CROSS REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATION(S)
[0001] (Not Applicable)
STATEMENT REGARDING FEDERALLY SPONSORED RESEARCH OR DEVELOPMENT
[0002] (Not Applicable)
BACKGROUND
[0003] The present disclosure relates generally to exposure of telecommunication (“telecom”) services as w... | An application programming interface (API) provides telecommunication services in the form of a resource modeled as an object, which object can be essentially any coherent and meaningful concept that may be addressed. The API model permits simpler and more intuitive invocation and usage of the API. The object model for... | 7 |
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
The present invention relates to electric steam irons which comprise a sole having a base heated by means of an electric resistance and an ironing plate mounted below the base, a so-called principal vaporization chamber provided in the base, closed by a cover and supplied by water by m... | An iron with a lower housing includes a heating base and a sole plate under the base, an evaporation chamber and a steam distribution chamber in communication with steam outlets in the sole plate. The evaporation chamber includes at least one steam channel having an outlet in the lower surface of the base and arranged ... | 3 |
[0001] This application claims priority based on the U.S. Provisional Application 61/178,245 filed on May 14, 2009, which is incorporated herein by reference in its entirety.
FIELD OF THE INVENTION
[0002] The present invention relates to a liquid crystal (LC) composition, a LC device, and... | The invention provides a liquid crystal (LC) composition, a LC device such as a liquid crystal display and a phase modulator, and a method thereof. The liquid crystal composition comprises a liquid crystal and a polymer. The liquid crystal exhibits a macroscopic anisotropic property such as optical property in the abse... | 2 |
CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS
The application is a continuing application of U.S. patent application Ser. No. 10/688,632 (filed Oct. 17, 2003) now U.S. Pat. No. 6,896,676 entitled “Instrumentation and Methods for Use in Implanting a Cervical Disc Replacement Device” (“the '632 application”), which is ... | A method of replacing at least a portion of an intervertebral disc of an intervertebral disc space of a spinal column, the intervertebral disc space defined at least by respective endplates of first and second adjacent vertebral bones, the method comprising the steps of inserting at least one intervertebral disc replac... | 0 |
This is a division of application Ser. No. 08/315,529, filed Sep. 30, 1994.
CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS
The following co-assigned application is included herein by reference:
... | A semiconductor device and process for making the same are disclosed which use reticulated conductors and a width-selective planarizing interlevel dielectric (ILD) deposition process to improve planarity of an interconnect layer. Reticulated conductor 52 is used in place of a solid conductor where the required solid ... | 7 |
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
[0001] The present invention relates generally to storage systems and, more particularly, to methods and apparatuses that utilize large capacity disk drives.
[0002] The capacity of a single HDD (Hard Disk Drive) unit provided by HDD vendors is increasing at a rapid ra... | A method of utilizing storage in a storage system comprises prioritizing a plurality of storage areas in the storage system for data recovery with different priorities; and performing data recovery of the storage system at an occurrence of a failure involving one or more of the storage areas in the storage system based... | 6 |
This is a continuation of application Ser. No. 326,228, filed Jan. 24, 1973, now abandoned.
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
1. Field of the Invention
The present invention relates to a process for conversion of soluble biodegradable organic compounds into useful products. The process of the inve... | A process for treating soluble biodegradable organic waste material which comprises:
A. preparing a reaction mixture of soluble biodegradable organic waste material and a thermophilic aerobic microorganism culture capable of digesting such soluble material and containing soluble sources of manganese, magnesium, p... | 0 |
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
[0001] A wiping device, in particular a wiping device for a motor vehicle pane, with a spoiler unit, is already known.
SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION
[0002] The invention is based on a wiping device, in particular a wiping device for a motor vehicle pane, with a spoil... | The invention relates to a wiping device, in particular a wiping device for a motor vehicle pane, comprising a spoiler unit ( 22 a - 22 p ). According to the 88a invention, said spoiler unit ( 22 a - 22 p ) is produced in a co-extrusion process. | 1 |
This is a continuation of application Ser. No. 200,665, filed May 3, 1988, now U.S. Pat. No. 4,883,747.
FIELD OF THE INVENTION
The invention relates to photothermographic materials and in particular to dry silver systems capable of producing colour images.
BACKGROUND TO THE INVENTION
D... | A photothermographic element comprising:
(A) a coating comprising a support bearing a photothermographic medium, the medium comprising a light sensitive silver halide in reactive association with a silver salt of an organic acid and a color generating reducing agent which is a leuco compound which is oxidizable b... | 6 |
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
1. Field of the Invention
The invention relates to a differential pulse code modulation arrangement having an input for receiving a sequence of samples to be encoded, an output for supplying encoded samples, processing circuits, more specifically:
a differential circuit for... | This encoding arrangement has an input (12) for receiving a sequence of samples to be encoded, an output for supplying encoded samples, processing circuits, more specifically:
a differential circuit (20) for producing differential samples between the samples to be encoded and prediction samples,
a predictio... | 7 |
This is a continuation of application Ser. No. 732,810 filed May 10, 1985, now abandoned, which is a continuation of application Ser. No. 476,760 filed Mar. 18, 1983 now abandoned.
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
In FIG. 1A, there is shown a conventional laminated insulation paper 30, used as a low-lo... | A laminated insulation paper of the type having two cellulose layers separated by a plastic layer is formed with through holes in the plastic layer such that the respective cellulose layers may contact one another through the through holes. The insulation paper is formed by pressing heated, rounded pins into one of the... | 1 |
CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS
Not Applicable
STATEMENT REGARDING FEDERALLY SPONSORED RESEARCH OR DEVELOPMENT
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BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
It is often desirable to image biological tissue through intervening tissues or structure, for example, through overlying light ... | A multi-photon fluoroscopy microscope employs an electronically controlled diffraction mask to affect correcting phase adjustments in an incident waveform to allow a precise focus of the stimulating beam of light to a focal point within tissue having a varying and inhomogeneous index of refraction. | 0 |
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
The present invention relates to a horizontal speed indicator for a rotary-wing aircraft, especially a helicopter, used when the aircraft is moving in all directions.
Such indicators are generally intended to equip search and rescue helicopters for hovering flight especially abov... | A horizontal speed indicator for a rotary-wing aircraft includes first and second sensors for determining, respectively, the heading and the horizontal speed of the aircraft. The indicator processes the signals delivered by the first and second sensors, and displays the processed signals on a screen, which includes a c... | 8 |
This is a Continuation of application Ser. No. 08/618,688, filed Mar. 21, 1996, abandoned, which is a Continuation of application Ser. No. 08/356,434, filed Dec. 15, 1994, abandoned, which is a Division of application Ser. No, 08/246,532, filed May 20, 1994, now U.S. Pat. No. 5,409,853.
TECHNICAL FIELD ... | A contact for a semiconductor device is provided by depositing a layer of palladium on a silicon substrate, causing the palladium to react with the substrate for forming palladium silicide, removing unreacted palladium from the substrate, forming doped silicon on the palladium silicide and substrate, causing the silico... | 8 |
FIELD OF THE INVENTION
The present invention relates to a current limiter for limiting overload currents by means of a semiconductor element with at least one controllable semiconductor which has characteristic curves typical of a field-effect transistor (FET).
BACKGROUND INFORMATION
In the case of pr... | A device for limiting overload currents by means of a semiconductor element with at least one controllable semiconductor having an electron source (source), an electron acceptor (drain) and a control electrode (gate) controlling the electron flow, which device has characteristic curves typical of a field-effect transis... | 7 |
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
1. Field of the Present Disclosure
This disclosure relates generally to a method and apparatus for preparing sugarcane stalks for subsequent, and more particularly to such methods and apparatus uniquely adapted to separate the pith, rind, and epidermis components of sugarcane sta... | A compact, self-contained, energy-efficient split-cane apparatus and method of use for separating pith, rind, and epidermis components of a sugarcane stalk, wherein sugarcane billets are driven over a splitter blade, dividing them longitudinally into two billet portions. The billet portions are processed individually b... | 3 |
FIELD OF THE INVENTION
The present invention relates to the field of hand square tools. More particularly, this invention is directed to a square with unique features presented by an extendible measurement straightedge element.
BACKGROUND OF INVENTION
Hand squares are well known in the construction industry... | The present invention is a sliding ruler square that provides an adjustable and extendible straightedge element permitting a user to conveniently scribe lengthy cut lines at pre-selected angles across a work piece typically utilized in the construction industry without the necessity as exhibited by the prior art to rep... | 6 |
The Government has rights in this invention pursuant to Contract No. F33614-74-C-2059 awarded by the Department of the Air Force.
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
1. Field of the Invention
This invention relates to a fuel control system for integral rocket-ramjets which is automatically actuated ... | In an integral rocket-ramjet having a combustor which initially serves as a rocket combustion chamber for booster propellant, and after the booster propellant is expended serves as a ramjet combustor where fuel and air are burned, a fuel control system is described for the ramjet stage by which ram burner light-off is ... | 5 |
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
[0001] 1. Field of the Invention
[0002] The present invention relates generally to the field of flood control, and more particularly to the field of flood control devices that can expand as they absorb flooding liquids to create a barrier.
[0003] ... | Apparatus and method for flood control. The apparatus comprises at least one expandible compartment that may conform to surfaces against which it rests. The compartment comprises a filler material capable of taking up liquid and expandible upon liquid take-up; an outer skin, at least a part of which is liquid permeable... | 4 |
CLAIM OF PRIORITY
[0001] The present application claims the benefit of U.S. provisional application No. 60/657,147, filed Feb. 28, 2005, which is hereby incorporated by reference.
FIELD OF THE INVENTION
[0002] The present invention relates generally to attaching components and... | The present invention includes methods of bonding two or more components to form a unitary article. The methods involve placing the components in their final assembled position to create a joint cavity, filling the cavity with an adhesive, and curing the adhesive so that it can be handled without dissociating the compo... | 1 |
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
1. Field of the invention
The present invention relates to a reciprocating compressor for compressing gas such as air, and more particularly to a reciprocating compressor having a cylinder provided with a gas passage for passing compressed gas therethrough.
2. Description o... | A compressor includes a passage in the sidewall of the cylinder for directing compressed gas against circumferential surfaces of piston rings. The pressure of the gas from the passage counteracts the pressure of gas between the piston ring groove and the piston ring, and urges the piston rings inwardly. The force with ... | 5 |
CROSS-REFERENCES TO RELATED APPLICATIONS
[0001] This application claims priority from co-pending U.S. Provisional Patent Application No. 60/298,612 filed Jun. 15, 2001 entitled METHOD FOR GENERATING SECURE ELLIPTIC CURVES USING AN ARITHMETIC-GEOMETRIC MEAN ITERATION which is hereby incorporated by reference... | The present invention is a fast new method for determining whether an arbitrary elliptic curve over a binary field is secure, by using a novel non-converging Arithmetic-Geometric Mean iteration to determine the exact number of points on the curve. This invention is used for the rapid generation of secure curves for Ell... | 6 |
FIELD OF THE INVENTION
[0001] This invention relates to a unit injector system for internal combustion engines, and more particularly to such a system for diesel engines having a pump element for subjecting fuel in a pump chamber to high pressure, an injection element for injecting the pressurized fuel in... | The invention relates to a unit injector system for internal combustion engines, in particular diesel engines, having a pump element for subjecting fuel in a pump chamber to high pressure, having an injection element for injecting the pressurized fuel into the combustion chamber of the engine, and having a control valv... | 5 |
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
Cooking ranges having ventilated surface units are well known in the prior art. One such range, with interchangeable surface elements, is disclosed in, among others, Cerola U.S. Pat. No. 3,797,375. Convected, or forced circulation ovens are also well known, these having the advantage o... | Disclosed is a domestic cooking range of the ventilated type having surface elements and an underlying oven characterized by an extension of the ventilating fan motor shaft carrying an auxiliary fan disposed within the oven which provides forced circulation of air in the oven. The oven may thus be selectively operated ... | 5 |
RELATED ART
[0001] In electronic control devices, the unhoused semiconductors are soldered—with increased power loss—together with a few passive components on a power substrate designed for a specific application. The preferred substrate material currently in use is a DBC (direct bonded copper) ceramic sub... | The invention relates to a method for producing an electronic circuit. According to said method, two semiconductor chips ( 46 ) with essentially the same structure are mounted on a surface ( 13 ) pertaining to a first conductor carrier ( 10 ) and coated with strip conductors ( 16 ). Said two semiconductor chips ( 46 ) ... | 7 |
FIELD OF THE INVENTION
The present invention relates to a drop wire clamp for use with telephone drop wires and, more particularly, to a drop wire clamp which can accommodate new six pair drop wire cables as well as conventional two pair cables, and which may include a captive shim therein.
BACKGROUND OF TH... | A drop wire clamp is disclosed having dimples disposed in longitudinal rows along the length of the shim. Alternatively, transverse ridges may be formed on the shim instead of dimples. Furthermore, the shim may be held captive within the shell so that the shell is a convenient one-piece unit. | 5 |
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
[0001] 1) Field of the Invention
[0002] The present invention relates to a method of harvesting a tree, preferably a Christmas tree, but it is capable of mounting other cut or artificial trees, trimming the tree if necessary, optionally packaging the tree in appro... | The invention is both a method of harvesting and mounting a tree and the tree stand itself. The method is for that of harvesting a live tree. On the other hand the tree stand can mount a live tree or an artificial tree. The description is written from the live tree viewpoint. The method comprises: harvesting a tree fro... | 0 |
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
1. Field of the Invention
This invention relates to equipment for drilling operations.
1. Description of the Prior Art
In conventional drilling operations, mud or other drilling fluid is pumped down a hollow bore in the drill string and is ejected from the drill bit t... | A cutting bed impeller (10) comprises a body portion and a plurality of paddles (24) projecting from the body portion, one or more of the paddles (24) having a recess (18) on its leading face in the direction of rotation of the impeller (10). The radially outer face (26) of one or more of the paddles (24) may be provid... | 4 |
FIELD OF THE INVENTION
The present invention relates generally to the field of operating system (OS) maintenance and service, and more particularly to improved diagnosis of operating system or application software crashes.
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
Operating system (OS) crashes can result in signifi... | A method for diagnosing software crashes includes retrieving a stack-trace from at least one of a new problem report, updated problem report, and authorized analysis report from a repository. A vector is automatically created from the retrieved stack-trace using the function name and associating the resultant vector wi... | 6 |
FIELD OF THE INVENTION
This invention relates to the manufacture of contact lenses by cast molding technology, and in particular to disposable plastics material molds for casting contact lenses.
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
Contact lenses are traditionally manufactured by several means including "l... | A plastics material mold for casting a contact lens from curable material. Disposable male and female mold members (20,22;50,51) define a mold cavity and each having a curved surface (21,23;52,54) for molding respective optical surface of the contact lens, the male mold member having a shoulder (26,53) which is a slida... | 8 |
RELATED APPLICATIONS
The application is related to and claims the benefit of the filing date, pursuant to 35 U.S.C. §119, of commonly assigned provisional patent application Ser. No. 60/259,263 entitled “Method and Computerized System for Buying, Selling and Auctioning of Bankruptcy Claims and Other Choses In Actio... | A method and system for conducting, managing and executing over a communication network, an auction of at least one claim or asset in bankruptcy to a plurality of buyers having expressed interest purchasing bankruptcy claims or assets is presented. The method includes placing an indication of the availability of at lea... | 6 |
CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS
[0001] This application claims the benefit of the provisional patent application No. 60/244,517 for a Multiple Robotic Workstation With Multiple Fixtures, filed on Oct. 31, 2000. This claim is made under 35 U.S.C. §119(e) and 37 C.F.R. 1.53(c)(3).
... | A workstation having multiple robots and multiple fixtures for processing multiple workpieces along two processing paths. A first fixture can be positioned on the first processing path and a second fixture can be positioned on the second processing path. The multiple robots are positioned between the two paths and are ... | 1 |
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
(a) Field of the Invention
The present invention relates to a braking device for the ladder lifter of a fire-fighting or high-altitude working extensible ladder truck.
(B) Description of the Prior Art
The conventional braking device comprises a hook lever pivotally mo... | There is provided a cam type braking device for a ladder lifter arranged so that as soon as the lifting wire rope for the ladder lifter is broken, a brake cam is pressed against the associated ladder rail, whereby the lifter is braked and it is securely stopped at the position on the rail which it assumed at the time o... | 4 |
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
The invention relates to electric machines, in particular electronically commutated electric machines, in which a zero crossing of a winding phase current is detected for actuation, in particular for determination of the rotor position.
Electronically commutated electric machines... | A method for determining a time for a zero crossing of a phase current in a polyphase electrical machine ( 2 ). The method including driving a driver circuit ( 31; 50 ) for providing phase voltages to operate the electrical machine ( 2 ); deactivating a pulse-width-modulated driving by at least one power switch ( 36, 3... | 7 |
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
This invention relates to apparatus and a method for stimulating salivation, and more particularly, to apparatus and a method for stimulating salivation by the application of electrical energy to nerves in the region of the oral cavity. Such stimulation, it has been found, can produce ... | A stimulator for inducing salivation by neural stimulation comprises a housing which may be received in the oral cavity of a user, the housing enclosing electronic signal generating means and electrodes for applying a signal to neurally sensitive areas of the oral cavity to induce salivation. In its method aspect, the ... | 0 |
CROSS REFERENCE(S) TO RELATED APPLICATIONS
[0001] This application claims the benefit under 35 U.S.C. Section 119 of Korean Patent Application Serial No. 10-2011-0087368, entitled “Doctor Blade Apparatus and Printing Method Using the Same” filed on Aug. 30, 2011, which is hereby incorporated by reference in ... | Disclosed herein is a doctor blade apparatus, including a printing cylinder; a pre-wipe removing a portion of ink applied to a surface of the printing cylinder, while being spaced apart from the surface of the printing cylinder; and a blade removing the ink applied to the surface of the printing cylinder, while being i... | 1 |
FIELD OF THE INVENTION
The invention relates to a roll for use in the manufacture of glass and particular to pulling rolls for glass to be used in electronic applications.
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
The production of glass sheet often requires rolls for pulling, supporting, and conveying the sheet at... | A roll for use in glass manufacture, such as in the production of non-dusting TFT glass, includes a hollow silica cylinder. A rod extends through the interior of the silica cylinder. A cooling volume is contained within the cylinder and extends around the rod. End caps are mechanically fixed to the roll. Pulling flats ... | 2 |
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
The present invention relates to an improvement made to installations allowing production of nonwoven fibrous webs, the cohesion of which is obtained by entangling the fibers in the thickness of said web by virtue of the action of fluid jets, and more particularly pressurized-water jet... | Apparatus for the production of a nonwoven material wherein a web of material is drawn over a series of parallelly aligned porous rolls. The web is treated with a jet of pressurized water as it moves in contact over each roll. The web is compressed between the first roll in the series and is wetted by a curtain of wate... | 3 |
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
The present invention relates to an arrangement provided for sheathing a shaft-like element, and/or a connection between two shafts—or a joint—and a method for arranging a bellows-like sheathing of a drive shaft.
Bellows-like arrangements are known for sheathing shaft-like elemen... | The invention relates to an arrangement for covering a shaft-type mechanism and/or a joint-type connection of two shafts or a steering gear, comprising a bellows-type element ( 10 ). Said bellows-type element ( 10 ) has a collar-type essentially ring-shaped section ( 14 ) at each end, with an open clamping, pressing or... | 5 |
CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS
This application is a continuation-in part and claims priority from U.S. application Ser. No. 12/887,144 filed Sep. 21, 2010 titled SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR DYNAMIC TRANSPARENT CONSISTENT APPLICATION-REPLICATION OF MULTI-PROCESS MULTI-THREADED APPLICATION which is a continuati... | A system, method, and computer readable medium for reliable messaging between two or more servers. The computer readable medium includes computer-executable instructions for execution by a processing system. Primary applications runs on primary hosts and one or more replicated instances of each primary application run ... | 6 |
The present invention relates to a flash discharge lamp having high power, high discharge frequency, and a long life expectancy.
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
FIG. 1 shows the interior structure of an embodiment of a flash discharge lamp commonly used in photographic cameras. It comprises a glass tube 11 ; a... | A flash discharge lamp includes a pair of electrodes i.e. an anode and a cathode, oppositely disposed in at both ends of the glass bulb. An electro-conductive member is provided on the outer surface of the glass tube. A triggering electrode is mounted on the cathode and electrically connected to the electro-conductive ... | 7 |
FIELD OF THE INVENTION
The invention relates to an isolating decoupler having an arm having a frictional surface slidingly engaged with a pulley inner surface, a spring having an intermittent engagement with the arm, and the radially extending arm intermittently engageable with a pulley stop.
BACKGROUND OF ... | An isolating decoupler comprising a pulley having a pulley inner surface, a hub having a radially extending arm, the radially extending arm having a frictional surface slidingly engaged with the pulley inner surface, a spring fixed to the pulley, the spring intermittently engageable with the radially extending arm, an ... | 5 |
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
This invention has to do with locks, and relates especially to locks that require two keys for their operation, as is typically true, for example, in locks for safe deposit boxes and similar applications.
Locks of that general type ordinarily require a correspondingly large numbe... | The invention provides an improved lock configuration by which a dual key lock can operate efficiently and conveniently with a single stack of tumblers. That configuration permits more accurate positioning of the tumblers upon key operation, whereby a larger number of key combinations can generally be accommodated. Als... | 8 |
CROSS REFERENCE OF RELATED APPLICATION
[0001] The present invention claims priority under 35 U.S.C. 119(a-d) to CN 201510700119.4, filed Oct. 26, 2015.
BACKGROUND OF THE PRESENT INVENTION
[0002] 1. Field of Invention
[0003] The present invention relates to a technical... | Method and apparatus for producing ultra-smooth knitted fabric using hairy yarn belong to a technical field of textile. Yarn is false-twisted in a rotary holding form, for rotating the yarn stem on an ironing face. Meanwhile, a directional hairiness stretching device directionally ejects a steam flow towards the yarn, ... | 3 |
CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATION
[0001] This application claims the benefit of priority of U.S. provisional application No. 62/232,069, filed 24-Sep.-2015, the contents of which are herein incorporated by reference.
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
[0002] The present invention re... | An elongated gel band is provided. The elongated gel band is dimensioned so that a gel-filled tubing sheathed by a covering sleeve is adapted to bend around various body parts, providing cooling temperatures for 45 to 60 minutes. The covering sleeve is adapted to removably connect opposing ends thereof so as to secure ... | 0 |
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