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FIELD OF THE INVENTION
This invention relates to the use of silicon nitride as a gallium diffusion barrier during molecular beam epitaxial growth of gallium arsenide compounds on silicon sub-micron metal oxide semiconductor (MOS) electronics. More particularly, the present invention relates to a technique for the... | A technique is described for the preparation of a thin film of a silicon nitride diffusion barrier to gallium on a silicon integrated circuit chip. The technique involves reacting nitrogen and silane in a ratio of 53:1 to 300:1 in a plasma enhanced chemical vapor deposition apparatus. The described technique is of inte... | 7 |
BACKGROUND INFORMATION
[0001] 1. Field
[0002] Embodiments of the disclosure relate generally to the field of packaging for pastry and baked goods and more particularly to a multidiametric case for a cupcake or similar good, the case having a relieved upper portion for clearance of frosting or to... | A cupcake package includes a base element having a primary diameter for receiving a cupcake body and a relieving cylinder having a second diameter extending from the base element for clearance of a top contour of the cupcake. A bottom surface closes the base element and includes an aperture centrally located therein si... | 1 |
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
1. Field of the Invention
The present invention relates to an absorption type refrigerating machine comprising an evaporator, an absorber, a regenerator and a condenser which are connected by piping to form a refrigerating cycle.
2. Background Art
Heat transmission pi... | An absorption type refrigerating machine comprising an evaporator, an absorber, a regenerator, and a condenser, all connected by piping to form a refrigerating cycle. The evaporator, condenser or absorber includes a plurality of heat transmission pipes accommodated therein and arranged generally in a horizontal directi... | 8 |
FIELD OF THE INVENTION
[0001] The present invention contemplates a pharmacological composition comprising as an active ingredient oleanolic acid, for the prophylaxis and treatment of neurodegenerative diseases such as multiple sclerosis. The invention demonstrates the ability of this natural compound, presen... | Oleanolic acid (3β-hiydroxyolean-12-en-28-oic acid) is a pentacyclic triterpene occurring in a large number of medicinal plants. The present invention is directed to the pharmacological application of the oleanolic acid, alone or in combination with other substances, in the treatment or prophylaxis of neurodegenerative... | 0 |
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
The invention relates to a dosing device for fluids used in infusion or transfusion systems comprising a flexible fluid line transversing a housing and a pressure element supported in the housing to compress the fluid line.
To perform infusions or transfusions, a reservoir contai... | The invention relates to a dosing device for fluids used in infusion or transfusion systems comprising a flexible fluid line transversing a housing to compress the fluid line. The device comprises a housing and an elastomeric tubular element having leading and trailing sections which traverses said housing to interconn... | 0 |
CLAIM FOR PRIORITY
[0001] This non-provisional application claims the benefit of the filing date of U.S. Provisional Patent Application Serial No. 60/180,348, of the same title, filed Feb. 4, 2000.
TECHNICAL FIELD
[0002] The present invention relates generally to paper... | A hybrid system for processing papermaking fibers includes a multistage array of forward cleaners coupled with a flotation cell which increases overall efficiency of the system. In a typical embodiment, a first rejects aqueous stream from a first stage bank of centrifugal cleaners is treated in a flotation cell before ... | 3 |
FIELD OF THE INVENTION
The invention relates to a yarn supply device group for attaching to a textile machine, in particular a ring knitting machine with electrically controllable switching or actuating elements in every supply device which are connected in a signal-transmitting circuit to a central control mecha... | The invention relates to a yarn supply device group for attaching to a textile machine, in particular a ring knitting machine with electrically controllable switching and actuating devices in every supply device which are connected in a signal-transmitting circuit by a bunch of lines common to all supply devices to a c... | 3 |
FIELD OF THE INVENTION
[0001] The present invention relates to a domestic porridge making appliance, and more particularly to a domestic porridge making appliance in which a pulverizing means for pulverizing all kinds of grains like rice as one of main ingredients of the porridge together with various vege... | The present invention relates to a domestic porridge making appliance in which pulverizing means to pulverize ingredients of porridge such as various kinds of grains and vegetables, and heating means are formed in a single body for preparing porridge with ease. The present invention in which the appliance comprises a c... | 0 |
CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATION
The present application claims the benefit of Application Ser. No. 60/878,003, filed Dec. 28, 2006, entitled “Flat Panel Display Mounting System,” the disclosure of which is hereby incorporated herein by reference.
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
The presen... | A television mounting system is disclosed. It includes a wall plate adapted to be secured to a wall and a monitor plate mountable on the wall plate. Expansion plates may be secured at selected locations on the monitor plate to accommodate mounting of various sizes of display screens, such as flat panel televisions. | 5 |
CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS
The present application claims priority to U.S. Provisional Application No. 60/478,828 filed Jun. 17, 2003 entitled “Method and System for Purchase Receipt Management” which is incorporated herein by reference in its entirety.
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
... | A system and method for associating consumers with their purchases so that consumer transactions can be tied back to a particular consumer is described. More particularly, a central transaction entity as part of a larger network collects, aggregates, manages and mines consumer transaction data from at least consumer an... | 6 |
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
The invention relates generally to vehicle modifications and more particularly to a top conversion and boat combination assembly for a van, trailer or similar vehicle. Vehicles intended for recreational purposes are conventionally equipped with a trailer hitch and trailer upon which a ... | A van top conversion or "bubble" top in combination with a boat symmetrically fitted thereover. A handle has a roller assembly on the bow of the boat cooperating with a groove formed exteriorally along the centerline of the top conversion to permit single handed removal of the boat from the top and replacement ... | 1 |
TECHNICAL FIELD OF THE INVENTION
[0001] The present invention relates to displacement conversion mechanisms and, in particular, to the conversion of rotary to translational displacement and to actuators employing such mechanisms.
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
[0002] Actuators for producing a... | A rotational to linear displacement conversion mechanism comprises: an assembly including a plurality of driver discoidal elements and a plurality of driven discoidal elements mounted alternately on a common central axis to form an interleaved stack. Each discoidal element has a ramped surface, the ramped surfaces of a... | 5 |
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
This invention relates to a sewing machine and more particularly to a sewing machine in which the needle thread taking up lever is almost nested or housed unrevealedly within a housing defined by the end face of the usual arm and an end cover to be attached to the end face and further ... | A sewing machine having the usual type needle thread taking up lever and the path through which the needle thread travels almost unrevealedly nested within a housing defined by the end face of the arm and a cover to be attached for safety purpose and additionally neat appearance purpose. The sewing machine is further c... | 3 |
[0001] This Application claims priority from Provisional Patent Serial No. 60/441,005 filed Jan. 17, 2003.
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
[0002] 1. Field of the Invention
[0003] This invention relates to a method for the reduction of mercury emissions from coal gas... | Method for removing mercury emissions from the burning of coal or other carbonaceous fuels, such as in a power plant or from coal gasification. Alkali additives are introduced in the coal gasification and staged coal combustion processes to capture the mercury in an alkaline molten slag. The combustor is operated at a ... | 8 |
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
1. Field of the Invention
The present invention relates to a well bore cleaning tool for attachment to a well casing or the like. More particularly, it concerns a well bore cleaning tool for cleaning the walls of a well bore where there is very limited space or distance between t... | A well bore cleaning tool comprises a plurality of collars which slip onto a pipe casing without welding, and can be securedly attached thereto using any conventional securing means, such as set screws. The collars are interconnected with a cable, disposed longitudinally on one side of the casing, substantially in a st... | 4 |
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
The present invention relates to an operator unit for opening and closing a window and, more particularly, to a counterbalanced window operator.
Operators are known for moving a window between closed and open positions, for example, a window having a stationary main frame mounted... | A counterbalanced window operator includes a housing in which a rotatable lead screw, rotated by a crank handle or electric power unit, cooperates with a non-rotatable nut member to axially displace the nut member and move pivoting arms to open and close the window. | 4 |
TECHNICAL FIELD
The present invention relates to a technology for improving a fatigue strength of a cast iron material, in particular, a spherical graphite cast iron.
BACKGROUND ART
A conventional automobile transmission gear has been manufactured by carburizing and hardening a steel material after th... | The purpose of the present invention is to provide a method for improving fatigue strength that is capable of improving the fatigue strength of cast iron, specifically spherical graphite cast iron, to the same level as that of carbon steel subjected 10 carburizing and quenching. To this end, this method contains a step... | 2 |
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
1. Field of the Invention
This invention is in the field of wide flat belts or webs that run over pulleys. The pulley is the element in the system that both drives the belt and causes it to run in the desired direction, and such a pulley is the subject of the invention.
Wid... | A cylindrical pulley over which a belt or web is looped is composed of a series of flat, annular discs, each of which rotates about its own individual axis, all discs closely adjacent to its neighbors so that the aggregate of discs forms the cylindrical pulley. All rotating disc axes are parallel and all are inclined a... | 5 |
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
1. Field of the Invention
The present invention relates to the preparation of silane, and, more especially, to the preparation of silane by the hydrogenation of chlorosilanes in a bath of molten salts.
2. Description of the Prior Art
The preparation of silane, SiH 4 ,... | Silane, a useful intermediate in the production of silicon, is facilely quantitatively prepared by hydrogenating chlorosilanes in a bath of molten salts, said molten bath comprising a ternary mixture of lithium chloride and two other metal chlorides, such two other metal chlorides being either two different alkaline ea... | 2 |
BACKGROUND
Several individual filters as well as several individual chip detectors for use in hydraulic systems, especially in those carrying engine lubricating oils are known in this art. Whereas each of those respective units performs its function commensurate with its specifications, it requires one unit of ea... | An arrangement of a standardized filter element for placing into a housing which is provided with an automatic bypass and with a pop-up botton type by-pass differential pressure indicator, selectively, and a set of at least two annular magnets positioned so as to form at the liquid flow entrance a chip arresting and de... | 1 |
CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATION
This application claims priority to and the benefit of Korean Patent Application No. 10-2010-0123019 filed Dec. 3, 2010, the entire contents of which application is incorporated herein for all purposes by this reference.
BACKGROUND OF INVENTION
1. Field of Invent... | A hydraulic pump system for an automatic transmission has the advantages of preventing excessive power loss and durability deterioration. The hydraulic pump system may include a first hydraulic pump that generates a first hydraulic pressure to supply a low pressure portion with the first hydraulic pump, a second hydrau... | 5 |
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
This invention relates generally to a snow guard for mounting on a raised seam roof and, more particularly, to a mounting bracket that engages the raised seam portion of a roof structure to support a snow guard thereon.
Raised seam roofs are formed with panels manufactured from s... | A mounting bracket attaches implements and other devices to the top surface of an inclined raised seam roof structure. The mounting bracket is formed with a body portion defining a wide cavity between opposing side walls to accommodate a variety of different sizes and shapes of raised seam configurations. A pair of opp... | 4 |
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
This invention relates to electronic timepieces, and in particular, to electronic timepieces provided with a digital time indication formed from a liquid crystal display, a light emitting diode display or the like.
In the art, separate correcting switches are generally provided f... | A time correcting apparatus for an electronic time-piece having a digital time display including a selecting switch for selecting the digit of the display to be corrected, which digit is visually identified, and a correcting switch for correcting that digit. Time correction is achieved by the combined operation of the ... | 6 |
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
As the years go by and the price of fuel becomes higher and higher, it becomes more important that the heat loss by convection and radiation through the windows of buildings be reduced. This is particularly true in the case of residential buildings, where there is a greater likelihood ... | Window insulating apparatus consisting of a plurality of low thermal conductivity panels slidably carried in a conventional window frame. | 4 |
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
The present invention relates to a control for operation of an electrically powered lift truck.
Such lift trucks normally use hydraulically actuated rams to lift the fork carriage, to tilt the mast, and to operate a variety of attachments such as sideshifters, clamps, rotators an... | An electronic control for hydraulic operation of forks on a lift truck wherein in the motor and pump speed can be matched to the particular flow requirements of each hydraulic ram and wherein a smoothly variable speed of the motor and pump is obtained for operation of the lift ram by the degree of manipulation of the l... | 8 |
CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS
This application is a continuation-in-part of co-pending U.S. Application Ser. No. 184,536, filed Sept. 5, 1980 now abandoned; and a continuation-in-part of U.S. Application Ser. No. 190,372, filed Sept. 24, 1980, now U.S. Pat. No. 4,374,121, which is a continuation-in-part... | A process for preparing a coherent porous collagen sheet material is comprised of forming natural insoluble particulate collagen in substantially pure form and suspending the particulate collagen in a weak aqueous organic acid solution while maintaining the collagen in particulate form. The suspension is freeze-dried t... | 8 |
CROSS REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS
This application is a Continuation Application from U.S. patent application Ser. No. 11/844,746, filed Aug. 24, 2007, which is a Continuation Application from U.S. patent application Ser. No. 11/295,492 filed on Dec. 7, 2005, now U.S. Pat. No. 7,277,334, which is a Continuati... | A circuit for synchronizing row and column access operations in a semiconductor memory having an array of bit line pairs, word lines, memory cells, sense amplifiers, and a sense amplifier power supply circuit for powering the sense amplifiers, the circuit comprising, a first delay circuit for delaying a word line timin... | 6 |
[0001] This application claims the benefit of the Korean Application No. P2001-0058017 filed on Sep. 19, 2001, which is hereby incorporated by reference.
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
[0002] 1. Field of the Invention
[0003] The present invention relates to a washing and drying ... | Method for controlling a drying process of a washing and drying machine including a preheating step for tightly closing and heating an inner tub for preparing an environment favorable for vaporization of water by elevating a temperature of the inner tub within a short time period, and a drying step for supplying heated... | 3 |
TECHNICAL FIELD
This invention is concerned with the measurement of one or more of the physical characteristics, attributes and/or properties of semiconductor materials in real time as they are grown, such measurement commonly currently being conducted using a technique known as in-situ reflectometry.
More spec... | A reflectometry method and apparatus for gathering reflectance data indicative of one or more characteristics of a semiconductor substance being grown on a substrate within a reaction chamber. The method includes directing light of known characteristics from a light source into the reaction chamber towards the surface ... | 2 |
FIELD OF THE INVENTION
The present invention relates to a method and a device for automatically preventing unnecessary alerts produced by the anticollision systems carried onboard airplanes, upon a change of altitude, as well as an airplane provided with such a device.
BACKROUND OF THE INVENTION
It is... | The invention relates to a method and device for limiting the number of alarms generated by an anticollision system on board an airplane according to which the duration of a phase of capture of a setpoint altitude by the airplane is adjusted so that a theoretical time for collision with an intruder aircraft is greater ... | 6 |
FIELD OF THE INVENTION
[0001] The invention relates to load bearing lifting belts, in particular, to a tensile load sensing lifting belt for connecting to a circuit for detecting a strain change in a tensile member.
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
[0002] Lifting belts generally compri... | The invention comprises a lifting belt having at least one tensile member adapted to function as a sensor and a load bearing member. The belt comprises an insulating elastomeric body in which the tensile member is enclosed. The tensile member comprises a series electrical circuit connected to a bridge circuit for detec... | 3 |
CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS
[0001] This application claims the benefit under 35 U.S.C. §119(e) of U.S. Provisional Patent Application No. 61/846,185 entitled ESTIMATION OF NOx GENERATION IN A COMMERCIAL PULVERIZED COAL BURNER USING A DYNAMIC CHEMICAL REACTORS NETWORK MODEL, filed on Jul. 15, 2013... | NOx generation in a coal burning furnace is estimating using a chemical reactor network model. The model is constructed with ideal chemical reactor modules, an input matrix and a tunable parameter matrix defining split ratios and flow rates among the ideal chemical reactor modules. Values in the tunable parameter matri... | 5 |
RELATED APPLICATIONS
[0001] The present application is a divisional of U.S. application Ser. No. 11/847,192, filed Aug. 29, 2007 (now pending), which in turn is a divisional of U.S. application Ser. No. 10/837,525, filed Apr. 29, 2004 (now U.S. Pat. No. 7,279,451), which in turn is a continuation in part of ... | Disclosed are the use of fluorine substituted olefins, including tetra- and penta-fluoropropenes, in a variety of applications, including in methods of depositing catalyst on a solid support, methods of sterilizing articles, cleaning methods and compositions, methods of applying medicaments, fire extinguishing/suppress... | 2 |
CROSS-REFERENCES TO RELATED APPLICATIONS
[0001] This application claims the benefit of U.S. Provisional Application No. 60/833,432 filed Jul. 26, 2006.
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[0002] (Not Applicable)
REFERENCE TO AN APPENDIX
[000... | A game that teaches learning children rewards for desirable behavior and punishments for undesirable behavior. One or more cards are given to a child or other learning person. The cards have indicia indicating a reward and the number of points required to receive the reward. Points are awarded, and preferably noted on ... | 6 |
CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS
[0001] This application is a continuation of International Application No. PCT/US2013/050031, filed Jul. 11, 2013, designating the United States and published in English on Jan. 15, 2015 as WO 2015/005921 A1, and which is incorporated in its entirety by reference herei... | The present application provides a device for generating hydrogen gas having a plurality of discharge electrode pairs, at least a first oxidation element and a second oxidation element, and at least one electrolysis electrode pair. The at least one electrolysis electrode pair is configured to perform electrolysis by fl... | 8 |
FIELD OF THE INVENTION
This invention relates to amide analogs of calcitonin having biological activity and particularly having extended duration of activity.
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
All known natural calcitonin peptides contain an amino acid sequence of 32 amino acids. Salmon calcitonin, for exam... | New peptides are disclosed which have biological activity of the same type as known calcitonins and which are amide analogs of natural calcitonins. | 2 |
TECHNICAL FIELD
The present invention relates to a multi-issue processor comprising: a plurality of issue slots, each one of the plurality of issue slots comprising a plurality of functional units and a plurality of holdable registers, the plurality of issue slots comprising a first set of issue slots and a secon... | A multi-issue processor includes a register file and a plurality of issue slots, each one of the plurality of issue slots having a plurality of functional units and a plurality of holdable registers. The plurality of issue slots include a first set of issue slots and a second set of issue slots, and the register file i... | 6 |
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
[0001] 1. Field of the Invention
[0002] The present invention relates to DNA size standards, and in particular, to a method of preparing a DNA size standard comprising a mixture of DNA fragments formed from a varying number of copies of a nucleotide motif sequen... | A method for producing DNA size standards includes using a DNA template having multiple copies of a nucleotide motif sequence. A dideoxy sequencing reaction is prepared which uses the DNA template. In the sequencing reaction, one dideoxy nucleotide terminator is included. The synthesized DNA size standard comprises a m... | 2 |
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
[0001] 1. Field of the Invention
[0002] The present invention relates to composite polymers containing nanometer-sized metal particles and manufacturing method thereof, and more particularly, to composite polymers containing nanometer-sized metal particles and m... | The present invention relates to composite polymers containing nanometer-sized metal particles and manufacturing method thereof, which can be uniformly dispersed nanometer-sized metal particles into polymers, thereby allowing the use thereof as optically, electrically and magnetically functional materials. The method f... | 2 |
RELATED APPLICATION
This application is a continuation-in-part application of my application Ser. No. 146,658, filed May 5, 1980, and entitled "Rotary Device", now abandoned.
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
This invention relates generally to a rotary device or unit, and more particularl... | An improved rotary device having means facilitating an increased power shaft diameter. This means includes a pair of gear elements which are not related to the eccentricity of the device or to each other in the conventional manner known in the prior art. To compensate for these discrepancies in such relationships, addi... | 5 |
CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS
[0001] This application claims the benefit of U.S. Provisional Patent Application No. 60/942,518 filed Jun. 7, 2007 entitled “Flexible Power Transmission Cable for Driving a Dental Handpiece”.
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
[0002] The present i... | An elongated flexible power transmission cable couples an electric motor within a control unit with a dental handpiece. The handpiece has a rotatable tool used for performing dental work within a patient's mouth. The power transmission device comprises a generally flexible and elongated cover having a proximal atta... | 0 |
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
Certain embodiments of the present invention generally relate to a lever-based connection assembly for engaging resisting components. More particularly, certain embodiments of the present invention relate to a mate assist assembly for connecting electrical contacts contained in separat... | An electrical connector is provided including first and second housings having rear ends configured to receive first and second sets of electrical contacts. The first and second housings have front ends that are matable with one another to join corresponding contacts from the first and second sets. The first and second... | 7 |
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
[0001] 1. Field of the Invention
[0002] The present invention relates to a retainer for detachably securing a web-like material, such as a table skirt to a flat surface or table. More particularly, the invention relates to a flexible retainer capable of being at... | A flexible retainer for securing a web-like material, such as a table skirt, to a flat surface or table. The retainer has a frontwardly extending upper member, a substantially U-shaped lower member having a frontwardly extending first leg, and a primary member connecting the upper member to the lower member. The struct... | 0 |
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
This invention relates to flash suppression devices for firearm muzzles.
When a firearm is discharged, the propellant gases that were generated by the combustion of the propellant powder exit the muzzle in the wake of the projectile. This instantaneous discharge of hot propellant... | The inventive device is composed of a cylindrical body with a specifically shaped expanding inner bore which is mounted on the barrel of the firearm. This expanding bore constantly increases from the interface with the muzzle of the firearm to the exit plane of the device. Longitudinal slots, parallel to the bore axis,... | 5 |
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
1. Field of the Invention
The present invention relates to an apparatus and method for releasing a fishing line and for retrieving a major portion thereof, when the line's terminal end is caught, snagged or is otherwise inaccessible to a person who is fishing.. The novel feat... | An apparatus and method for retrieving lines, ropes, wires, optical fibres and the like from otherwise inaccessable locations, without the need for separate control lines, dissolving tables and the like. The apparatus comprises a line guide assembly, line clamping assembly, a line cutting assembly and a triggering mech... | 0 |
This application claims priority under 35 U.S.C. § 119 (e) (1) of provisional application number 60/046,446 filed May 14, 1997.
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
1. Field of the Invention
This invention relates to digital pulse width modulated (PWM) display systems, more particularly to those digi... | A method for expanding pulse width modulation sequences that control a display system to adapt to varying video frame times. A minimal amount of extra circuitry (10) is provided that regulates a sequencer (26). After calculating the appropriate expansion factor needed to stretch a base sequence, the system control circ... | 6 |
FIELD OF THE INVENTION
The present invention relates to the management of calls over a computer network, and in particular the merging and splitting of such calls.
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
Telephone conference calls are well-known in the art. Such calls are arranged so that a new party can be added... | A network comprises a set of nodes, each comprising a computer workstation in a computer network and including means responsive to messages from other computers in the network to join or leave a call. Each node maintains a list of calls in which that node is participating, an entry in the list for a call including the ... | 7 |
RELATED PATENT, AND APPLICATION
[0001] The present invention is related to U.S. Pat. No. 7,207,141, entitled “Sliding Door Insert for Portable Pet Portal,” issued on Apr. 24, 2007. The present invention also takes priority from co-pending Provisional Application No. 61/204,872, filed on Jan. 12, 2009. The te... | A pet door panel or module is configured to include a pocket window opening having an open side portion to permit a ventilation screen to be slid into the pocket on centrally located tracks to provide ventilation means, and to further permit dual panel storm window means to be slid into the pocket via tracks on either ... | 4 |
[0001] The present invention pertains to a filtering face-piece respirator that uses an exhalation valve that is integrally secured to the mask body support structure.
BACKGROUND
[0002] Respirators are commonly worn over the breathing passages of a person for at least one of two common purposes: (... | A filtering face-piece respirator that has a harness and a mask body where the mask body includes a filtering structure and a support structure. An exhalation valve is attached to the mask body and includes a valve seat that is integral to the mask body. The present invention is beneficial in that it eliminates the nee... | 0 |
GOVERNMENT SUPPORT NOTICE
This invention was made with government support under Contract No. W56HZV-05-C-0724 and Subcontract No. 5EC8377H, awarded by the U.S. Army. The government has certain rights in the invention.
COPYRIGHT NOTICE
Portions of the disclosure of this patent document contai... | Disclosed is an efficient and configurable apparatus and method for sample rate conversion using interpolation. The apparatus and method employ a configuration file to change the conversion coefficients, sampling rate, and interpolation algorithm without having to recompile control software and/or reprogram the control... | 6 |
CROSS-REFERENCES TO RELATED APPLICATION
This is a continuation-in-part application of our application Ser. No. 532,315 filed Dec. 13, 1974, now abandoned.
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
1. Field of the Invention
This invention relates generally to an improved building material, and more p... | A textured building material, suited for use as an acoustical wall and ceiling covering, comprising a cellular urethane foam substrate and an elastomeric coating and a method for its production is disclosed. The building material is flexible and damage resistant, which makes it especially useful in mobile vehicles and ... | 3 |
CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATION
[0001] This application is a continuation of copending International Application No. PCT/GB2004/001949 filed May 6, 2004 which designates the United States, and claims priority to Great Britain application no. 0310916.2 filed May 13, 2003 and Great Britain application... | A flooring of pre-stressed deck construction having an elongate decking extending along the flooring is provided. The decking has an upwardly facing asymmetrically profiled channel formation whereby the neutral axis is above a central horizontal plane. A tension rod extends between stressing brackets secured to each en... | 4 |
TECHNICAL FIELD
The present invention relates to the field of floating wind turbines and, in particular, to a method and apparatus for moving an offshore floating wind turbine.
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
As used herein, the term “floating wind turbine” means a wind turbine structure of the kind that ... | A method of moving a floating wind turbine relative to a body of water, the floating wind turbine having a buoyant body with a nacelle at the upper end thereof, including the steps of floating the floating wind turbine in the body of water, and towing the floating wind turbine while holding the buoyant body in an incli... | 1 |
INCORPORATION BY REFERENCE
The present application claims priority from Japanese patent application Ser. No. 2008-240157 filed on Sep. 19, 2008, the content of which is hereby incorporated by reference into this application.
TECHNICAL FIELD
The present invention relates to a low alloy steel for genera... | Disclosed is a low alloy steel material for generator rotor shafts, which has tensile strength of not less than 700 MPa at room temperature. Preferably the low alloy steel material consists of, by mass percent, 0.15 to 0.35% carbon, 0.01 to 0.10% Si, 0.10 to 0.50% Mn, 1.3 to 2.0% Ni, 2.1 to 3.0% Cr, 0.20 to 0.50% Mo, 0... | 2 |
FIELD
This invention relates to the field of irons.
BACKGROUND
Clothing irons, also known as flatirons or merely irons, are devices used to press clothing to remove wrinkles and creases. Such irons were originally heated using hot coals, but are now more commonly heated using electricity.
But th... | A hand-held clothing iron that solves the problems of the prior art by providing a clamping iron that is used on an article of clothing while it remains hanging, including the ability to apply disparate levels of heat to different sections of the clothing to provide the ideal temperature for each section. | 3 |
This application is a continuation-in-part of the application having Ser. No. 202,200 filed June 3, 1988 now abandoned.
DESCRIPTION
The present invention is in a process of analyzing metal particles for their chemical composition and for generating a sorting signal, so the particles are partly vap... | Disclosed is a process and apparatus to analyze metal particles to determine their composition and to generate a sorting signal. The particles are exposed to a pulsed laser beam by which they are partly vaporized to form a plasma so that the particles are cleaned and the cleaned area is subsequently partially vaporized... | 6 |
CROSS REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS
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BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
The present invention relates to industrial control systems, and in particular to industrial control systems where blocks of data are transferred between a central proces... | A communication protocol employing dummy input and output values is used in communicating blocks of data between an industrial controller and its I/O modules while preventing premature use of partially transmitted data by the I/O modules yet without the need for special handshaking type circuitry or the continuous over... | 6 |
CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS
[0001] This application is a continuation of U.S. patent application Ser. No. 12/758,349, filed on Apr. 12, 2010, entitled, “Emotivity and Vocality Measurement,” which claims priority from U.S. Provisional Pat. App. Ser. No. 61/168,618, filed on Apr. 12, 2009, entitled... | One embodiment of the present invention is directed to a computer-implemented system that analyzes free-form text comments provided by a user (such as a customer of a company) and draws conclusions about the tone of the user's feedback, such as whether the user's feedback is positive, negative, angry, critical,... | 6 |
TECHNICAL FIELD
The present invention relates to dispensing cartons and, more particularly, to a carton for containing materials requiring barrier protection wherein the carton is formed from a single piece blank and includes an easily openable and recloseable pouring spout.
BACKGROUND ART
Foldable, e... | A carton for containing and protecting hygroscopic materials is provided and includes an integral pouring spout. The carton includes overlying end closure panels each having an array of partially penetrating cut lines on its inner and outer surfaces and cooperating perforations with through-cuts. A leader tab is provid... | 1 |
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
The present invention relates to an arrangement for a machine which is to handle packs of newspapers, weekly journals and the like, hereinafter designated signatures, lying loosely one on top of the other, and particularly intended for loading such packs on a pallet in a predetermined ... | According to the invention, a machine is disclosed for handling and preferably loading loose signature packs onto a pallet. In a preferred embodiment, the machine comprises an industrial robot known per se, which has an arm movable in all planes. This arm is provided with a rotation device on which is mounted a grippin... | 8 |
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
Halogen substituted((phenylamino)carbonyl)-benzamides are known in the art as, for example, in U.S. Pat. No. 3,748,356; U.S. Pat. No. 3,450,747, and Belgian Pat. No. 833,288.
DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION
The novel compounds of this invention are of the formula ##S... | Novel alkoxy or alkylthio substituted(((phenyl)amino)carbonyl)-benzamides are disclosed. The compounds of the instant invention are useful as insecticides and can be formulated to provide insecticidal compositions. | 2 |
CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS
[0001] This application is a continuation of U.S. application Ser. No. 13/906,603 filed May 31, 2013, which, claims priority to European Patent Application No. 12177731.2 filed Jul. 24, 2012, the disclosure of which is incorporated in its entirety by reference herein. ... | A carrier and mount assembly for a heavy vehicle disc brake. The assembly includes a carrier having a first location formation formed therein, a mount having a second location formation formed therein, wherein the second location formation is aligned with the first location formation, and wherein the carrier is mounted... | 8 |
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
1. Field of the Invention
The present invention relates to a process and apparatus plant for treating food products with ozone, aiming especially to bleach or decolorize, sanitize and deodorize the products thus treated.
2. Description of the Related Art
The literatur... | A process for decolorizing, sanitizing and deodorizing a food product with ozone. The food product and water are mixed to form an initial solution and supplied to a pumping device to pressurize the solution. An ozone containing gas is injected into the initial solution in order to allow the treatment of the food produc... | 0 |
FIELD OF THE INVENTION
The invention relates to the art of moulding plastic parts with a resilient projection, such as connectors for corrugated tubing. More specifically, the invention relates to a solid core with a self-acting cam to facilitate the withdrawal of a solidified plastic part when the moulding cycle... | Apparatus for producing plastic parts with a resilient projection, such as connectors for corrugated tubing. The apparatus includes means for flowing plastic material on a core provided with a recess to mould the resilient projection, plural core cam surfaces to extract the resilient projection out of the recess, after... | 8 |
BACKGROUND
1. Technical Field
The present disclosure relates to apparatus and methods for joining tissue portions and occluding vessels.
2. Background of Related Art
Ligation devices are used to join tissue portions and to occlude vessels. When tissue is held together by ligation devices that pe... | A ligation device is disclosed that is capable of containing a fluid, e.g., a biomechanical medium or an antimicrobial solution. The ligation device comprises an upper clip and a lower clip, each having a locking feature that enables the upper clip and the lower clip to be movably attached to each other. | 0 |
CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS
[0001] This application is a continuing application, filed under 35 U.S.C. section 111(a), of International Application PCT/JP2004/016051, filed Oct. 28, 2004.
TECHNICAL FIELD OF THE INVENTION
[0002] This invention relates to an analysis... | An analysis method for carrying out an analysis for responses of a computer system including a plurality of servers, includes: obtaining data concerning a CPU utilization ratio of each of the plurality of servers from the computer system, and storing the data concerning the CPU utilization ratio into a CPU utilization ... | 6 |
CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS
This is a Continuation Application of PCT application Ser. No. PCT/JP03/03729, filed Mar. 26, 2003, which was published under PCT Article 21(2) in Japanese.
This application is based upon and claims the benefit of priority from prior Japanese Patent Application No. 20... | A probe device including a cantilever. A probe is attached to the cantilever and is allocated to be opposed to a surface of a sample attached thereto. An apparatus is provided with the probe device, which is capable of carrying out measurement of the sample while switching at a predetermined period two operating modes,... | 6 |
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
[0001] This invention relates to refrigerant cycles incorporating a reheat coil, and wherein a tandem compressor arrangement is utilized. The resulting cycles provide an enhanced control over both humidity and temperature in the conditioned space as well as improve efficiency, r... | A refrigerant system incorporates at least two compressors that act in tandem to provide variable control over the refrigerant system performance. The tandem compressors can be of conventional or economized type and are configured for maximum performance utilization. Further, a reheat circuit can be incorporated into t... | 5 |
FIELD OF THE INVENTION
This invention generally relates to miscible blends of polyketones and phenolic novolacs. More particularly, this invention relates to blends of polyketone and phenolic novolacs which have good water vapor transport properties.
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
Polymers of carbon mono... | A miscible polymer blend comprising polyketone and phenolic-based novolac polymers is provided. These blends have and exhibit improved water vapor transport properties. A process for producing these blends and articles of manufacture produced therefrom are also disclosed. | 2 |
BACKGROUND
[0001] Rotary earth drills are commonly used in drilling operations, especially for drilling holes and conducting subsurface soil testing. These drills utilize drill bits to cut away soil and rock which is then removed from the drilling area up the shaft. Frequently, drill bits break, or lose t... | A hollow auger head assembly for penetrating geological formations that utilizes drill bit assemblies to which both blades and finger bits are attached. The method of securing the individual drill bit assemblies to the auger head reduces incidents of the drill bit assembly becoming detached from the auger head during d... | 4 |
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
1. Field of the Invention
The present invention relates to cellular communications systems and, more particularly, to a frequency reuse plan therefor.
2. Description of the Related Art
Frequency reuse is the use of radio channels on the same carrier frequency for the ... | A frequency reuse plan for a cellular radio communications system includes a plurality of antenna sites which implement twelve groups of frequencies among four antenna sites. The same frequencies are reused by other groups of four antenna sites. Each antenna site serves three hexagon shaped cells arranged in a clover-l... | 7 |
This application is related to application Ser. No. 11/215,276, filed on Aug. 30, 2005, now issued as U.S. Pat. No. 7,265,404, which is herein incorporated, by reference, in its entirety.
FIELD OF THE INVENTION
The invention relates to the general field of magnetic tunnel junctions (MTJs) with particular re... | Formation of a bottom electrode for an MTJ device on a silicon nitride substrate is facilitated by including a layer of ruthenium near the silicon nitride surface. The ruthenium is a good electrical conductor and it responds differently from Ta and TaN to certain etchants. Adhesion to SiN is enhanced by using a TaN/NiC... | 6 |
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
1. Field of the Invention
The invention relates to a system, method an program product for optimising computer software by the technique of procedure cloning. The term “program product” here means a body of computer code stored by a machine readable storage medium such as a CD Ro... | A method, system and program product for optimizing software in which procedure clones are created based on the control flow information for the procedure body. In an example, a control flow graph for a called procedure is constructed and, for a branching node which can direct program flow to two or more code branches ... | 6 |
CROSS REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS
[0001] This application is based on and hereby claims priority to German Application No. 10 2006 029 926.4 filed on Jun. 29, 2006 and International PCT Application No. PCT/EP2007/055601 filed on Jun. 6, 2007, the contents of which are hereby incorporated by reference. ... | A method for identifying people involves breathing respired air into a collector unit, trapping condensate from the respired air in the collector unit, introduction of the condensate by a same introduction to a DNA sensor unit, analysis of the condensate after a cell disruption, comparison of the result the data from a... | 0 |
PRIORITY CLAIM
This application is a continuation of, and claims priority to and the benefit of, U.S. patent application Ser. No. 13/156,892, filed on Jun. 9, 2011, now abandoned, which is a continuation of, and claims priority to and the benefit of, U.S. patent application Ser. No. 11/678,837, filed on Feb. 26, ... | A machine having a card processing assembly. The card processing assembly has a card drive and a heating device. The heating device is operable to cause a human-readable symbol to be viewable on a data card. | 1 |
CROSS REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS
This application is the national stage entry under 35 USC 371 for: PCT/EP2009/061683, filed on Sep. 9, 2009, which claims the benefit of the Sep. 19, 2008 priority date of French application FR0805148. The contents of both the foregoing applications are incorporated herein ... | The invention relates to a machine for machining a part by micro-electrical discharge machining, said machine comprising a mechanism ( 44, 45, 46, 48 ) for modifying the configuration of the machine so as to alternatively and reversibly switch from a machining configuration to a sharpening configuration in which the ti... | 1 |
FIELD OF THE INVENTION
The present invention relates generally to information acquisition and product reviews, and more specifically, to a computer-based method for providing customized text content ratings and/or recommendations.
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
Many methods and systems for providing info... | A system for providing customized text content ratings and recommendations based on information concerning the text content that a customer has previously read. The system includes a book database, a customer database, a database server, and a web server. The customer performs a book registration function followed by a... | 8 |
[0001] This application claims the benefit of U.S. Provisional Application Ser. No. 60/706,134 filed Aug. 4, 20005.
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
[0002] 1 . Field of the Invention
[0003] The present invention relates to processes for dewaxing hydrocarbon feedstocks employ... | The present invention relates to the use of a combination of zeolites having the MTT and GON framework topologies defined by the connectivity of their tetrahedral atoms as a catalyst in a process for dewaxing hydrocarbon feedstocks. | 2 |
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
1. Field of the Invention
The present invention relates to craft hoops, and, more particularly, to a craft hoop clamp.
2. Description of the Related Art
Craft hoops also known as embroidery hoops or knitting rings, generally include concentric inner and outer hoops. T... | A craft hoop assembly including a split hoop having a first end and a second end and a clamping mechanism connected to the first end, the clamping mechanism having a first pivot point and a second pivot point, the first pivot point associated with the first end, the second pivot point associated with the second end. | 3 |
FIELD OF THE INVENTION
The present invention relates generally to aqueous solutions to stabilize proteins and peptides. In particular this invention relates to aqueous calibrator and control solutions for diagnostic assays for proteins and peptides, particularly: troponin, myoglobin, CK, CK isoenzymes, LD, LD iso... | Disclosed are compositions for stabilizing proteins and fragments of the proteins. The composition contains buffer, salt, reducing agents, chelating agents and stabilizing proteins. The composition may be used to prepare highly stable diagnostic calibrators or controls and is particularly useful for calibrators or cont... | 6 |
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
1. Field of the Invention
The present invention relates to the editing of printer output data into an output format, and more particularly to a printer that edits line printer output data into a page printer output format and outputs the data.
2. Description of the Related Art
... | A printer has two or more boards. Each board comprises a pre-editing unit which extracts format information from the start of non-delimited received data to sequentially delimit the data into pages beginning with the start of the received data and calculates a temporary page change position that is the trailing end of ... | 6 |
RELATED APPLICATION
[0001] This application incorporates in full and claims the full benefit of Provisional Patent Application No. 60/373,413 filed Apr. 17, 2002.
TECHNICAL FIELD
[0002] This invention pertains the use of particular heat transfer fluids to maintain desi... | Air intake temperature in a gas turbine is regulated by a heat exchange fluid having a low viscosity at low temperatures. The circulated heat transfer fluid preferably comprises an alkali metal formate, most preferably potassium formate. The potassium formate may be blended with other alkali metal formate(s), with alco... | 5 |
This application is a continuation-in-part of application Ser. No. 08/413,224, filed Mar. 30, 1995, now U.S. Pat. No. 5,596,055.
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
1. Field of the Invention
The present invention relates to a process for producing a styrenic polymer. More particularly, it pertains t... | There is disclosed a process for producing a styrenic polymer, especially, syndiotactic polystyrene, which comprises polymerizing a styrenic monomer by the use of (a) a transition metal compound, (b) a coordination complex compound comprising an anion in which a plurality of radicals are bonded to a metal and a cation ... | 2 |
FIELD OF THE INVENTION
[0001] The present invention relates to a method for preparing biuret polyisocyanate.
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
[0002] Biuret polyisocyanate is widely used in the production of coatings, adhesives, sealants, waterproofing agents, foams, elastomers, fiber processing... | A method for continuously preparing biuret polyisocyanate, comprising: a mixed solution of a diisocyanate and a catalyst with water vapour, in an aerosol form, are continuously reacted in a first reactor; the product obtained therefrom is brought into a second reactor for a further reaction; a tail gas from the second ... | 2 |
FIELD OF THE INVENTION
This invention relates to closures of the type designed to be received by the water outlets of sanitary flush tanks. More particularly, the invention is directed to a universal flapper valve which is provided in a kit and designed to fit most current flush commodes.
BACKGROUND OF THE ... | A kit that includes a universal flapper and water saver valve stop for the fluid outlet of sanitary flush tanks utilizing a flat, thin, doughnut shaped gasket mounted on alternate supports, wherein the use of one support allows the doughnut shaped gasket to maintain its relatively flat configuration as in standard flap... | 4 |
RELATED APPLICATIONS
[0001] This application claims priority to Korean Patent Application No. 2001-0044782, filed on Jul. 25, 2001.
FIELD OF THE INVENTION
[0002] The present invention relates to a piling apparatus and a process for the purpose of improvement of soft-gr... | The present invention relates to a concrete pile construction method and an apparatus used for improving soft earth ground by constructing reinforced bar concrete pile structures in the earth. The purpose of the present invention is to provide a process for securing firm concrete piles having a reinforced bar core with... | 4 |
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
This invention relates to a synergistic surfactant composition formed by combining an alkylbenzenesulfonate anionic surfactant with at least one organic zwitterionic functional silicone zwitterionic surfactant represented by the formula:
Me.sub.3 SiO[SiMe.sub.2 O].sub.x... | A synergistic surfactant composition comprising an alkylbenzenesulfonate anionic surfactant and at least one organic zwitterionic functional silicone zwitterionic surfactant represented by the formula:
Me.sub.3 SiO[SiMe.sub.2 O].sub.x [SiMeR.sup.1 O].sub.y SiMe.sub.3
and wherein:
R 1 =C... | 8 |
TECHNICAL FIELD
[0001] The present invention relates to portable electric lamps, and in particular to a headlamp having an improved control of the geometry of the light beam.
BACKGROUND
[0002] The Applicant of the present application has contributed significantly to the development of new ... | The invention relates to a portable electric lamp with a light source generating at least one light beam; and a pane of glass arranged in front of the light source. The pane of glass has an electro-optical diffusion device controlled by an electrical signal in order to generate electrically adjustable diffusion. This d... | 5 |
FIELD OF THE INVENTION
This invention relates to a method of repairing potholes in road surfaces.
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
Potholes are well known to those who travel paved roadways. Moreover, the unavoidable appearance of potholes in paved road surfaces is a continuous problem to those responsible... | This application relates to a method for quickly and efficiently filling a pothole in a road surface, utilizing a mixture of fly ash and water which hardens into a compact mass capable of supporting vehicular traffic. | 4 |
[0001] This application claims priority from U.S. provisional patent application Ser. No. 60/852,863, entitled “Methods and Apparatus for Making Coatings Using. Ultrasonic Spray Deposition,” and filed on Oct. 19, 2006.
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
[0002] The present invention relates to me... | Ultrasonic spray deposition (USD) used to deposit a base layer on the substrate, followed by chemical vapor infiltration (CVI) to introduce a binder phase that creates a composite coating with good adherence of the binder to the initial phase particles and adherence of the composite coating to the substrate, is disclos... | 2 |
BACKGROUND OF INVENTION
This invention is directed to a method of polymerization and/or copolymerization of diolefins selected from the group of monomers consisting of trans-1,3-pentadiene and isoprene. It is also directed to catalyst systems used in these polymerizations. The products of these polymerizations ha... | There is disclosed a method for the polymerization and copolymerization of diolefins selected from the group of monomers consisting of trans-1,3-pentadiene and isoprene employing as a catalyst a mixture of (A) an organometallic compound selected from the group consisting of aluminum trialkyls, magnesium dialkyls and zi... | 2 |
CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS
This application is the National Stage of International Application No. PCT/GB2004/005217, filed on Dec. 17, 2004, which claims priority to GB Application No. 0329351.1, filed on Dec. 18, 2003, and GB Application No. 0423172.6, filed on Oct. 19, 2004, the contents of which ... | The invention provides a mounting for a printed circuit board which mounting is suitable for receiving a semiconductor assembly wherein the mounting comprises: a base support having a semiconductor assembly facing surface, and an opposed printed surface board facing surface; a cover having a semiconductor assembly faci... | 7 |
CROSS REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATION
This application is a divisional of U.S. patent application Ser. No. 09/878,438 filed Jun. 11, 2001, now U.S. Pat. No. 6,440,953, which in turn is a continuation-in-part of U.S. patent application Ser. No. 09/657,828 filed Sep. 8, 2000, now abandoned.
BACKGRO... | This invention discloses 1α-hydroxy-2-methylene-19-nor-homopregnacalciferol and pharmaceutical uses therefor. This compound exhibits pronounced activity in arresting the proliferation of undifferentiated cells and inducing their differentiation to the monocyte thus evidencing use as an anti-cancer agent and for the tre... | 0 |
TECHNICAL FIELD OF APPLICATION
[0001] The invention relates to a radar sensor, a radar sensor system and to a method for determining the position of an object.
[0002] Millimetre wave radar sensors, e.g. for automotive and aeronautical applications, should exhibit a compact and inexpensive constr... | A radar sensor for a vehicle includes a control unit and an antenna array. The radar sensor is configured to perform a three-dimensional scan to determine a vertical and a horizontal position of an object in order to assist with distinguishing the geometrical nature of the object. | 6 |
TECHNICAL FIELD
[0001] The present disclosure relates to a gate drive device of a pixel array and a drive method thereof.
BACKGROUND
[0002] A liquid crystal display belongs to a display product of dynamic scanning type. When displaying one-frame picture, the liquid crystal display scans pi... | Disclosed are a gate driving apparatus for a pixel array and a driving method therefor. The pixel array includes N gate lines. The gate driving apparatus includes: a plurality of gate drivers, wherein the N gate lines are divided into a plurality of groups, each group includes a plurality of gate lines, each gate drive... | 6 |
[0001] The priority application Number 2007-207282, upon which this patent application is based, is hereby incorporated by reference.
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
[0002] 1. Field of the Invention
[0003] The present invention relates to imaging devices equipped with an imaging function,... | An imaging device comprises an interface for connecting an external recording device, a control circuit for controlling data communication with the external recording device connected to the interface, and an information storage. The control circuit comprises a connection establisher for realizing a connection establis... | 7 |
FIELD OF THE INVENTION
The present invention relates to a process for preparing a toner which includes silicone-containing organic resin microparticles, and the resulting toner.
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
In electrophotography, a toner to which an electric charge has been given by rubbing with carrie... | The present invention provides a toner which substantially excludes off set and blocking of the toner particles, and a process for preparing the toner. The toner is prepared by dispersion-polymerizing a vinyl monomer in the presence of a dispersion polymerization stabilizer, a polymerization initiator and silicone-cont... | 2 |
Background
[0001] 1. Field of the Invention
[0002] The invention relates to systems and methods for forming flexible conduits that utilize interlocking links that are individually adjustable to allow a user to modify the tension between the links and thereby fine-tune the ability of the conduit ... | Modular conduit systems in which a plurality of tubular link components are interconnected to form a continuous conduit. Each adjacent pair of tubular link components has a ball-and-socket joint that enables the pair of tubular link components to be pivoted with respect to each other. The ball-and-socket joint consists... | 5 |
This is a Divisional patent application of U.S. Ser. No. 08/937,730, filed Sep. 25, 1997, now abandoned, which is a Continuation of U.S. Ser. No. 08/486,649, filled Jun. 7, 1995, now U.S. Pat. No. 5,672,975.
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
The present invention relates to level measurement in industri... | A level transmitter for use in a process application measures height of a product in a tank. The level transmitter includes a microwave antenna directed into the tank. A low power microwave source sends a microwave signal through the microwave antenna. A low power microwave receiver receives a reflected microwave signa... | 6 |
RELATED APPLICATIONS
This application claims the benefit of U.S. Provisional Patent Application Ser. No. 61/395,358, filed 12 May 2010.
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
The present invention relates generally to firearms, but more particularly to systems and methods regarding firearm trigger asse... | Provided are systems and methods related to firearm trigger assemblies. An open design trigger assembly is provided to allow easier access to the trigger action. The trigger assembly is preferably an override trigger assembly, which may include adjustable trigger travel limiter and trigger bias force. Methods according... | 8 |
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