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BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
This invention relates generally to improvements in electronic thermometer devices, and more particularly to electronic thermometers which will provide accurate and reliable temperature measurements which may be obtained without waiting for the temperature sensing unit to reach its sta... | An electronic apparatus to measure temperature which provides an accurate final temperature reading prior to the actual stabilization of the temperature sensor. An algorithm is provided which allows taking only two sensor temperature measurements at preselected times yet accurately predicts the sensor final or stabiliz... | 6 |
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
[0001] 1. Field of the Invention
[0002] The invention relates generally to an apparatus and method for selectively applying grouting material directly to a targeted location.
[0003] 2. Description of Related Art
[0004] Grout is wi... | A method and apparatus for applying sealing material having a plunger with a flexible outer surface and with an expanded size and a compressed size and a cartridge for receiving grout having an inner void of substantially equal size to the plunger compressed size and a hand-squeezed driving mechanism for moving plunger... | 1 |
BACKGROUND
The invention relates to a process and a device for manufacturing a composite strand formed by combining a multiplicity of continuous glass filaments with continuous high-shrinkage organic thermoplastic filaments.
The manufacture of composite strands is disclosed especially in EP-A-0 367 661 whic... | The invention relates to a process and a device for manufacturing a composite strand formed by combining continuous glass filaments with continuous high-shrinkage organic thermoplastic filaments. | 3 |
TECHNICAL FIELD
[0001] The invention relates to a secure wireless communication system. More specifically, the present invention relates to a system for an improved system and method for wireless communication between two locations, and the wireless monitoring of one location from a second location.
... | A wireless audio communication system and monitor is disclosed, comprising a transmitter and a receiver. The transmitter comprises an input for receiving audio information, and a filter for modifying the audio information. The transmitter further comprises a converter for converting the audio information into a digital... | 7 |
CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATION
[0001] This application claims priority to co-pending U.S. Provisional Patent Application No. 62/259,859, filed on Nov. 25, 2015, the entire contents of which is hereby incorporated by reference.
FIELD
[0002] The present invention relates to ... | A telescoping handle assembly, a mobile device, and a method of assembling a telescoping handle assembly for a mobile device. The handle assembly may include a first handle section, and a second handle section telescopingly arranged relative to the first handle section. The handle assembly may further include a latch a... | 0 |
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
1. Field of the Invention
This invention relates to a fibrous web impregnated with a lotion for household cleaning purposes. More particularly it relates to a fibrous web bonded with a rubber latex and wherein the lotion contains a metal salt as an anti-fogging ingredient.
... | Fibrous web adapted for wiping purposes bonded with a rubber latex and impregnated with a cleaning lotion containing zinc chloride. | 8 |
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
1. Field of the Invention
The present invention relates to a method for hydrocracking heavy fraction oils, particularly those containing asphaltene, i.e., 10 wt. % or more of pentane-insoluble ingredients.
2. Prior Art
Recently, hydrogenolysis of heavy fraction oils h... | A method for cracking a heavy fraction oil is provided in which is solved a problem as to an increase in pressure loss due to coking in a cracking tower during the treatment of heavy fraction oils containing at least 1.0 wt. % of asphaltene. The cracking tower is vertically divided into at least two portions with a par... | 2 |
RELATED APPLICATIONS
[0001] This application is a continuation in part of co-pending U.S. application Ser. No. 14/827,445 entitled “Umbilical Cord Transplant Product” filed on Aug. 17, 2015.
TECHNICAL FIELD
[0002] This invention relates to a transplant product derived from human u... | A shaped transplant product 10 derived from human umbilical cord 2 has a collagenous tissue membrane 20 derived from an umbilical cord 2 made essentially of thick collagenous tissue which is shaped to form a soft tissue barrier or wound covering or other internal or external wound healing attachment. The shaped... | 0 |
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
[0001] The invention relates to wall construction and, in particular, to a system utilizing factory built panels and associated hardware for constructing curved walls.
PRIOR ART
[0002] Architects and/or building owners may specify curved interior walls ... | The invention comprises a system for constructing a finished convex or concave curved wall of any desired radius beyond a specified minimum. The wall is constructed of pre-finished rectangular panels retained on a sub-wall structure in horizontal rows and vertical columns. The panels are retained on the sub-wall struct... | 4 |
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
1. Field of the Invention
This invention relates to a process for working up hydrolysis residues obtained in the hydrolysis of solids-containing polysilane sludges from the synthesis of organochlorosilanes by the direct process. More particularly, the invention relates to the wor... | A process is disclosed for working up the high-boiling, solids-containing residues obtained in the synthesis of organochlorosilanes which are hydrolyzed and then optionally oxidized, comprising adding during hydrolysis and/or oxidation a surface-active agent which hydrophilicizes the surface of the solids. | 2 |
CROSS-REFERENCE
[0001] This application claims the benefit of U.S. Provisional Application No. 61/157,777, filed Mar. 3, 2009, which application is incorporated herein by reference in its entirety.
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
[0002] Current electricity installations for residences... | Systems and methods for faster, safer and lower cost means of interconnecting local generation or power monitoring systems to a residential or commercial electric power system so that the connection is made via a direct connection to the power meter socket on the consumer side of the meter. The breaker for the system i... | 6 |
RELATED APPLICATION
This application claims the benefit of U.S. Provisional Application Ser. No. 61/419,362, filed Dec. 3, 2010, the disclosure of which is hereby incorporated in its entirety herein by reference
FIELD OF THE INVENTION
The present invention relates to novel oxime derivatives,... | The present invention relates to novel oxime derivatives, processes for preparing them, pharmaceutical compositions containing them and their use as pharmaceuticals as modulators of sphingosine-1-phosphate receptors. | 2 |
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
1. Field of the Invention
The present invention relates to electromechanical timers used in appliance functions and in particular to a dryer timer that incorporates a voltage dropping resistor that enables the timer motor to be operated at two widely differing voltages.
2. ... | A dryer timer includes a housing and a motor and a cam assembly carried in the housing. A switch in the housing is responsive to the cam to switch the motor between a 120 VAC standard timer circuit and a 240 VAC dryer heater circuit. A leadless voltage dropping resistor in the 240 VAC circuit is mounted on the exterior... | 3 |
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
1. Field of the Invention
The present invention relates to a radiation-sensitive resin composition containing an alkali-soluble resin, and more particularly to a radiation-sensitive resin composition which is sensitive to such radiations as ultraviolet rays, far ultraviolet rays,... | A radiation-sensitive resin composition containing an alkali-soluble resin, comprising a polyhydroxy compound having the following formula: ##STR1## or a quinonediazidesulfonate of the polyhydroxy compound. The radiation-sensitive resin composition is suitable for use as a positive type photoresist which has such excel... | 6 |
CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS
[0001] This patent application claims the benefit of priority to German Patent Application Serial No. 102011010110.1, filed Feb. 2, 2011, which is incorporated herein by reference in its entirety.
FIELD OF THE INVENTION
[0002] The present invention r... | An apparatus for removing a surface layer from food products includes a product feed which feeds a product to be processed along a product conveying direction to a removal tool. The product is pressed with a component perpendicular to the product conveying direction toward an operative surface of the removal tool. The ... | 8 |
CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATION
[0001] This application claims the benefit of U.S. Provisional Patent Application Ser. No. 60/908,933, filed Mar. 29, 2007.
TECHNICAL FIELD
[0002] The present invention relates to leaching chambers for receiving and dispersing water and waste... | A leaching chamber having an arch-shaped cross-section, a pair of contiguously molded, opposing end walls, and alternating peak and valley corrugations along its length, is provided interior chambers and fluid communication openings along the base on each extending side of the chamber. Formed within the chamber at loca... | 4 |
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
[0001] This invention relates to a control unit assembly for use with a medical device and, particularly, a pneumatic medical device, such as a compression device for a limb. In particular, the invention relates to a control unit assembly for use with a mobile compression device... | A control unit for a medical device wherein the control unit comprises a pump, a conduit and control means for controlling the flow of fluid from the pump through the conduit; and wherein the conduit is a rigid internal passage located in the control unit. | 0 |
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
The present invention relates to a twin-cylinder circular knitting machine for manufacturing socks and stockings with knitted fabric tensioning device.
Twin-cylinder circular knitting machines are known which have a device for applying tension to the knitted fabric. The device co... | The twin-cylinder circular knitting machine with knitted fabric tensioning device having members for retaining the fabric proximate to a knitting forming region. A first fluid-activated piston is accommodated in the upper needle cylinder and is provided with a hollow stem which is open at its ends. The lower end of the... | 3 |
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
1. Field of the Invention
The present invention is directed to a sound signal generating apparatus and method for reducing pop noise in a class-D amplifier.
2. Discussion of the Related Art
Audio signal amplifiers used for amplifying audio signals are generally classified int... | A circuit for handling pulse width modulation (PWM) first signal and PWM second signal for outputting to an amplifier, the PWM first signal having one of a same phase and an opposite phase relationship with the PWM second signal, the circuit comprising a power detector for detecting power turn on to the amplifier and o... | 7 |
CROSS-REFERENCE TO A RELATED APPLICATION
This application claims the benefit of the filing date of Japanese Patent Application No. 2004-217240 filed on Jul. 26, 2004, which is hereby incorporated by reference.
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
1. Field of the Invention
The present invention relates to a compo... | The present invention is related to a component and material traceability control apparatus for controlling manufacturing lot identification information of any of a component and material constituting a product manufactured according to a process where a manufacturing apparatus with not less than one component and mate... | 8 |
BACKGROUND
[0001] 1. Field of the Invention
[0002] The systems and methods disclosed herein relate generally to preserving battery charge and particularly to deferring power consumption of an electronic device to a later time by post-processing sensor data.
[0003] 2. Description of ... | Systems and methods for determining a battery-level of an electronic device and conserving the battery charge of the electronic device are disclosed. The battery consumption of an electronic device may be reduced when the user or the device learns via user input or determines via prediction that the battery will be dep... | 8 |
[0001] This application claims the benefit of U.S. Provisional Application No. 60/509,202,filed Oct. 7, 2003.
TECHNICAL FIELD
[0002] The invention generally relates to optical detectors and methods of fabricating such detectors.
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
[0003] ... | A method of fabricating a detector, the method including forming an island of detector core material on a substrate, the island having a horizontally oriented top end, a vertically oriented first sidewall, and a vertically oriented second sidewall that is opposite said first sidewall; implanting a first dopant into the... | 1 |
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
1. Field of the Invention
The present invention relates to an air volume control module for controlling the rotational speed of the blower of a vehicular air conditioning apparatus.
2. Description of the Related Art
Vehicular aid-conditioning systems include a blower ... | An air volume control module for use with a vehicular air conditioning apparatus includes a circuit board including a control circuit for controlling the rotational speed of the blower of the vehicular air conditioning apparatus, a heat sink connected to the circuit board and including a fin for radiating heat generate... | 6 |
CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATION
[0001] This application claims the priority benefit of U.S. Provisional Patent Application 61/424,464 filed 17 Dec. 2010 entitled SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR INJECTING A PARTICULATE MIXTURE, the entirety of which is incorporated by reference herein.
FIELD
... | An embodiment of the present techniques provides a method of injecting a particulate mixture into a target location. The method includes forming a mixture of at least two sources of particles with different size distributions wherein the mixture of solids has a permeability in a predefined range. A water content of the... | 4 |
This is a continuation of application Ser. No. 08/004,699 filed on Jan. 14, 1993, abandoned.
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
The present invention relates to a tubular prosthesis and, more particularly, to a radially expandable tubular prosthesis which allows controlled expansion in a circumferential ... | A radially expandable tubular prosthesis which allows for controlled expansion in a circumferential direction following implantation while limiting expansion in a longitudinal direction. The prosthesis is particularly suited to intraluminal implantation via a catheter and is also particularly suited for percutaneous im... | 3 |
FIELD OF THE INVENTION
The present invention relates to novel phosphate derivatives of 2-aryl-4-quinolones, and novel intermediates, 2-selenophene 4-quinolones and N,N-dialkylaminoalkyl derivatives of 2-phenyl-4-quinolones; and in particular to their uses in treating human cancers.
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTI... | 2-aryl-4-quinolones are converted into phosphates by reacting with tetrabenzyl pyrophosphate to form dibenzyl phosphates thereof, which are then subject to hydrogenation to replace dibenzyl groups with H, followed by reacting with Amberlite IR-120(Na + form) to form disodium salts. The results of preliminary screening... | 2 |
FIELD OF THE INVENTION
[0001] This invention relates to novel oxetanone derivative compounds and processes for producing such derivatives which are useful as lipase inhibitors. Further the invention relates to processes for producing salts and for producing pharmaceutical compositions compounds comprising... | This invention relates to novel processes for making (2S, 3S, 5S) oxetanone derivative lipase inhibitor compounds and intermediates therefor, which processes for producing such derivatives that are useful as lipase inhibitors are capable of being scaled to commercial quantities. Further the invention relates to process... | 2 |
CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS
[0001] This application is a continuation of co-pending U.S. application Ser. No. 14/258,823 filed Apr. 22, 2014, which claims the benefit of and priority to U.S. application Ser. No. 12/945,353 filed Nov. 12, 2010, now U.S. Pat. No. 8,748,519, which claims the benefit... | The disclosure relates to oxygen scavenging polymer compositions, methods of making the compositions, articles prepared from the compositions, and methods of making the articles. This abstract is intended as a scanning tool for purposes of searching in the particular art and is not intended to be limiting of the presen... | 2 |
CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS
This application is related to the following commonly-assigned copending application: Ser. No. 12/100,294, entitled “LIGHT EMITTING DIODE BASED ILLUMINATION DEVICE”. Disclosures of the above-identified application are incorporated herein by reference.
BACKGROUND
... | An exemplary semiconductor solid-state light-source module includes a printed circuit board, at least one semiconductor solid state light source mounted on the printed circuit board and a light guide plate optically coupled to the semiconductor solid state light source. The printed circuit board includes a protrusion a... | 5 |
This application is a continuation of international application number PCT/EP2009/060112 filed on Aug. 4, 2009 and claims the benefit of German application number 10 2008 038 258.2 filed on Aug. 11, 2008.
The present disclosure relates to the subject matter disclosed in international application number PCT/EP2009... | To provide a projectile for bird strike tests, comprising a gel-like or jelly-like material, which makes reproducible and representative results in bird strike tests possible, it is proposed that the projectile comprise a stabilizing device arranged in the projectile for stabilizing the gel-like or jelly-like material. | 5 |
CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS
[0001] This application is a divisional of U.S. patent application Ser. No. 12/507,684, filed Jul. 22, 2009, which claims the benefit of U.S. provisional patent application No. 61/082,653, filed Jul. 22, 2008 (now expired).
TECHNICAL FIELD
[000... | Apparatus and methods are provided to implement a technique for managing the response of a digital entity in a simulation to reflect its interaction with one or more players over time, such as managing a non-player character's responses to player characters in an online computer game. In the system, a computer syst... | 0 |
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
The present invention is related to a signal display lamp which is suitable for signaling a warning or alerting to a particular condition.
The number of display lamps for signaling a warning or condition are legion in number. The use of LED's as the illuminating source has gr... | The present invention is directed to an improved signal light. The signal lamp comprising a base and at least one hollow cylindrical light transmitting column attached to the base. A light source in contained in the column wherein the light source comprises: a mounting plate; a globe reflector element attached to the m... | 5 |
CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS
[0001] This application is related to concurrently filed application Ser. No. ______, titled GAS TURBINE COMPRESSOR INLET PRESSURIZATION AND FLOW CONTROL SYSTEM, filed jointly in the names of John Anthony Conchieri, Robert Thomas Thatcher, and Andrew Mitchell Rodwell a... | A system and method for supercharging a combined cycle system includes a forced draft fan providing a variable air flow. At least a first portion of the air flow is directed to a compressor and a second portion of the airflow is diverted to a heat recovery steam generator. A control system controls the airflows provide... | 5 |
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
1. Field of the Invention
The present invention relates to an imaging apparatus for electronic endoscopes.
2. Description of the Prior Art
The conventional electronic endoscope is mostly configured so as to form a image of an object by a circular lens system 32 on a n... | An imaging apparatus includes an objective lens system for forming an image of an object, a solid-state image pickup device, a signal processor and a display device. The objective lens system includes at least one revolutionally asymmetrical refractive surface for deforming the image formed by the objective lens system... | 0 |
FIELD OF THE INVENTION
The field of this invention is valves for subterranean use that are actuated with an indexing mechanism and more particularly flapper type valves actuated with pressure cycles on a plug that can be removed after use.
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
Various valve designs used in the ... | A flapper valve preferably used in injection application in deep subterranean locations has an actuating sleeve with a seat to accept an object. A j-slot connects the actuation sleeve movement to the housing so that with an object on the seat and an applied pressure cycle the sleeve moves the flapper to the open positi... | 4 |
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
1. Field of the Invention
This invention relates to solar heaters wherein sunlight and its heat energy is absorbed and transferred to moving air in an enclosure.
2. Description of the Prior Art
Prior solar heaters have utilized transparent and translucent panels for h... | A pyramidal solar heater for a dwelling house or other building takes the form of a pyramidal structure formed of translucent plastic or like material having heat absorbing properties and includes a second pyramidal structure spaced inwardly thereof together with an air moving device for circulating air from the dwelli... | 8 |
FIELD OF THE INVENTION
Embodiments of the present invention relate to data network analysis and, more particularly, to methods of presenting views of network traffic and content.
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
Computers on a network send information to each other as part of a communication session. The d... | A method of visualizing network data includes parsing a collection of packets in accordance with a set of categories related to characteristics of the collection of packets, the categories including listings of categorical elements, wherein at least some of the categorical elements are selectable by a user. When a cate... | 7 |
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
The invention relates to a method for testing cigarette heads, at least one region of a cigarette head being irradiated with light, and light reflected by the cigarette head being received by a detector in such a way that irradiating and received reflected light run at an angle to one ... | The invention relates to a method for testing cigarette heads, at least one region of a cigarette head being irradiated with light, and light reflected by the cigarette head being received by a detector in such a way that irradiating and received reflected light run at an angle to one another, the irradiated region is ... | 8 |
RELATED APPLICATION
This application claims priority to U.S. Provisional Application No. 60/699,621, filed Jul. 15, 2005, the subject matter thereof incorporated by reference herein in its entirety.
FIELD OF THE INVENTION
This application relates generally to radar systems, and more particularly to cylind... | A polygonal cylindrically shaped phased array antenna forming a radar has an active aperture that focuses in any of one or more angular azimuth directions without inertia. It further includes adjacent multiple similar polygonal staves joined along their vertical edges to form a right regular polygonal cylinder. Each st... | 7 |
This application is a 371 of PCT/US98/20877, filed Oct. 2, 1998 which claims benefit to U.S. provisional application Ser. No. 60/061,085, filed Oct. 3, 1997.
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
1. Field of the Invention
The invention relates to a locking assembly for portable firearms such as semiau... | Several improvements to a locking assembly for a firearm are disclosed. The locking assembly may be provided with means for adjusting a mounting position of an action locking arm ( 18 ) and lug within the locking assembly. A retention loop ( 34 ) may be attached to a slide shield ( 10 ) on the locking assembly, which r... | 5 |
TECHNICAL FIELD
[0001] The present invention relates to novel branched fluorescent materials having a α-cyanostilbene core structure, which can variously tune the fluorescent colors of red, green and blue.
Background Art
[0002] Recently, the organic EL element has been attracted consi... | A branched α-cyanostilbene fluorescent materials with a new structure useful to the organic electroluminescence display (OELD), which includes the organic substance in the state of powder, liquid and film with the stilbene core structure and the terminal branched phenyl structure. The fluorescent materials of the inven... | 2 |
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
1. Field of the Invention
The present invention relates to a radial piston engine with roller guides for axial guidance of the rollers, via which the pistons are braced against the cam ring.
2. Discussion of the Background
From British Patent GB B 2238086 there is kno... | The invention concerns a technically optimized radial piston engine comprising a cam ring and a cylinder block arranged so as to rotate about an axis of rotation relative to the cam ring and having a plurality of cylinders oriented in the radial direction of the cylinder block. A piston capable of being radially displa... | 5 |
CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATION
[0001] This application is a divisional application of U.S. patent application Ser. No. 10/943,772, filed Sep. 16, 2004, which is based upon co-pending, commonly assigned U.S. provisional patent application Ser. No. 60/503,745, filed Sep. 16, 2003, incorporated herein... | In the disclosed method of manufacturing an implantable wireless sensor, a cavity is etched in one side of a first substrate. A conductive structureare formed on the base of the cavity. A second conductive structureare formed on a surface of a second substrate, and the two substrates are mutually imposed such that the ... | 8 |
CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS
This application claims the benefit of U.S. provisional application No. 60/614,320 filed Sep. 29, 2004.
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
1. Field of the Invention
This invention is directed toward apparatus and methods for conveying and operating analytical instrumen... | A borehole conveyance system that integrates wireline type downhole instrumentation into the drill string tripping operations that are typically performed in a borehole drilling operation to increase the types of measurements that can be obtained during the drilling operation and reduce equipment costs and maintenance ... | 4 |
CROSS REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS
This application is a continuation-in-part of and co-owned U.S. patent application Ser. No. 10/211,138, entitled “Tornado and Hurricane Roof Tie”, filed with the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office on Aug. 2, 2002 now U.S. Pat. No. 6,837,019 by the inventor herein, the specifica... | A building roof tie for attaching roof trusses and rafters to wood top plates in building structures, such roof tie having a sheet metal body with risers and a bridge for overlapping a rafter and flaps for wrapping on the sides of the top plate. A generally triangular shaped reinforcing wing provides strength and stabi... | 4 |
PRIORITY
The present application claims priority from to commonly owned and assigned application No. 60/716,632, entitled Stitching System and Method, filed on Sep. 13, 2005, which is incorporated herein by reference.
FIELD OF THE INVENTION
The present invention relates to systems and methods for stitchin... | A system, apparatus and method for stitching are described. One embodiment includes a sewing head including a needle; an arm assembly that is disposed relative to the sewing head so as to allow a garment to be placed between the sewing head and the arm assembly; and a non-planer needle plate coupled to the arm assembly... | 3 |
FIELD OF THE INVENTION
[0001] The present invention relates to semiconductor integrated circuits, and more particularly to a semiconductor capacitor, and method for fabricating the same.
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
[0002] High Capacity Capacitors have been used in the semiconductor industr... | An improved semiconductor capacitor and method of fabrication is disclosed. A MIM stack, comprising alternating first-type and second-type metal layers (each separated by dielectric) is formed in a deep cavity. The entire stack can be planarized, and then patterned to expose a first area, and selectively etched to rece... | 7 |
CROSS REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS
This is a non-provisional application based upon U.S. provisional patent application Ser. No. 61/818,102, entitled “COUNTER KNIFE BANK DEBRIS DEFLECTOR”, filed May 1, 2013, which is incorporated herein by reference.
FIELD OF THE INVENTION
The present a... | A chopper assembly for harvesting equipment including a rotary chopper device with a plurality of knives and a cylindrical chopper grate assembly spaced from the rotary chopper to form a passageway for crop residue. The chopper grate assembly includes a plurality of slots extending in the direction of crop residue flow... | 0 |
FIELD OF THE INVENTION
[0001] This invention relates to the distribution of musical compositions and the like, and associated advertising and identification, and particularly to the distribution of such materials over secure networks.
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
[0002] U.S. Pat. N... | This invention relates to an audio and video marketing system. A source of recorded video or audio works is provided for supplying the materials. A main data storage base maintains the audio or video works supplied from the source in storage in a digitized, compressed form. A broadband carrier is supplied for connectin... | 6 |
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
[0001] The present invention relates to a roulette game machine.
DESCRIPTION OF THE RELATED ART
[0002] Conventionally, medal game machines are installed as game machines in game centers and casinos. Such game machines include horse racing game machines, car... | A roulette game machine includes a single monitor display displaying a betting board capable of having a plurality of players betting at the same time, a plurality of playing areas arranged around the monitor display, first display means provided every playing area to display an amount of chips, designation means provi... | 0 |
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
1. Field of the Invention
The invention generally relates to a solar cell package and more particularly to a solar cell package including an improved double-sided solar cell mounted within a tubular transparent enclosure and having associated therewith a surface for redirecting i... | In a solar cell array of terrestrial use, an improved double-sided solar cell package consisting of a photovoltaic cell having a metallized P-contact strip and an N-contact grid provided on opposite faces of the cell, a transparent tubular body forming an enclosure for the cell, a pedestal supporting the cell from with... | 7 |
CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATION
[0001] This application claims priority as a continuation-in-part of U.S. patent application Ser. No. 12/916,206 filed Oct. 29, 2010 and entitled “SYSTEM AND METHOD TO DETECT CHILD PRESENCE.” The content of the above-identified patent document(s) is hereby incorporated ... | The presence of a child within an enclosed space in an appliance, such as a washing machine, dishwasher or refrigerator, is detected using one or more MEMS sensors positioned to detect movement within the enclosed space through various measured characteristics. In preference, combinations of different types of MEMS sen... | 7 |
FIELD OF THE INVENTION
[0001] The present invention is related in general to semiconductor integrated circuits, and particularly to electrically erasable and programmable read-only memory (EEPROM) devices. The present invention involves the novel concepts of programming the EEPROM device with body hot-ele... | A low programming power, high speed EEPROM device is disclosed which is adapted for large scale integration. The device comprises a body, a source, a drain, and it has means for injecting a programming current into the body. The hot carriers from the body enter the floating gate with much higher efficiency than channel... | 7 |
FIELD OF THE INVENTION
The present invention relates to a tensioner for endless driving elements, such as chains and belts, and particularly a tensioner having a tensioning piston provided with locking means, and a locking piston which is implemented such that it is adapted to be engaged with and disengaged from th... | A tensioner for endless driving elements, such as chains and belts, comprising a tensioning piston provided with locking means, and a locking piston which is adapted to be engaged with and disengaged from the locking means so as to arrest or release the movement of tensioning piston, the locking piston comprising an op... | 5 |
FIELD OF THE INVENTION
The present invention relates to methods for dental implantology generally, and particularly for subantral augmentation.
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
Treatment of edentulous patients with osseointegrated fixtures made of titanium is a well known procedure in the art. The procedur... | A method for subantral augmentation including the steps of lifting the schneiderian membrane from the antral floor, and placing graft material between the schneiderian membrane and the antral floor, without fracturing the lateral maxillary wall. | 0 |
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
This invention relates to a method of employing an extruded, open-cell alkenyl aromatic polymer foam in roofing systems.
Roofing systems typically comprise multiple layers of various materials configured to protect and optionally to insulate a roof deck or upper surface of a stru... | A roofing system (20) for a structure such as a building. The system (20) includes a roof deck (10), a plurality of panels (12) of an extruded alkenyl aromatic polymer foam above and adjacent the deck (10); and a substantially waterproof membrane (14), above and adjacent to the foam. The foam has an open cell content o... | 4 |
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
The present invention relates to a device for the localized fastening of elements having an edge, especially of plates to a supporting structure.
In a particular use, it relates to a device for the localized fastening of plates made of building materials to a supporting structure... | Device for punctually fixing a part presenting an edge such as a plate (138) on a support structure, comprising a first element (40) fixed to the structure or integrated to the latter and presenting a hooking lug (145) as well as a second element (147) fixed to the edge of the plate and cooperating with a hooking lug i... | 4 |
CROSS REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATION
This application is a continuation of application Ser. No. 09/108,532 filed Jul. 1, 1998, pending and is related to commonly owned Ser. No. 09/004,389, filed Jan. 8, 1998.
TECHNICAL FIELD
The present invention relates to a method of reinforcing a plasti... | A method is provided for reinforcing a plastic pallet having a plurality of relatively weak structural portions each including a sheet portion with a plurality of vertical ribs extending therefrom. The method contemplates affixing a plurality of sheet strips to the vertical ribs in the plurality of relatively weak stru... | 1 |
CROSS REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS AND PATENT
This application is a divisional of commonly assigned, copending United States application Ser. No. 07/363,784, filed: June 9, 1989, entitled "METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR REDUCING THE STICKINESS OF THE FIBERS OF COTTON FLOCKS CONTAMINATED WITH HONEY DEW".
... | The invention relates to an apparatus for reducing the stickiness or tackiness of the fibers of honeydew-contaminated cotton flocks by heating the same. For this purpose, the cotton flocks while still in bale form are heated in a high-frequency electrical or electromagnetic field until the honeydew is brought to an ele... | 3 |
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
This invention relates in general to multi-stage servovalves and in particular to a two-stage, shear-type, fail-fixed servovalve with motion amplification in its second stage and a method for actuating the second stage.
Servovalves are used broadly to interface between an electri... | A shear-type, fail-fixed servovalve is disclosed which includes a piston whose piston head is movably disposed in one chamber of a multi-chamber housing. A piston rod is attached to the piston head and extends into the other chambers. Two passages extend through the piston rod and communicate with the chamber on opposi... | 5 |
TECHNICAL FIELD
The present invention relates to the field of static random access memory (SRAM) arrays, and to a SRAM memory architecture providing for bit line partitioning.
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
FIG. 1 shows a SRAM memory array architecture of the prior art. This architecture utilizes a six t... | A SRAM system which provides for reduced power consumption. The SRAM system utilizes an array of bit cells. Columns of bit cells in the array are partitioned into sections. Each section of bit cells shares a local bit line. A sector select circuit provides for precharging the local bit lines. The sector select circuit ... | 6 |
RELATED APPLICATIONS
This application is a national stage filing under 35 U.S.C. §371 of International Application No. PCT/KR2012/003181, filed Apr. 25, 2012, which claims the benefit of Korean Patent Application No. 10-2011-0039206 filed on Apr. 26, 2011, each of which is incorporated herein by reference in its ... | An embodiment of the present invention relates to a feed apparatus, a current collector, and a power transfer apparatus of the magnetic induction type, considering lateral deviation. An embodiment of the present invention relates to a power transfer apparatus comprising a feed apparatus and a current collector wherein ... | 7 |
RELATED APPLICATIONS
[0001] This application is continuation of U.S. application Ser. No. 11/865,616, filed 1 Oct. 2007; which is a continuation of U.S. application Ser. No. 11/298,912, filed 9 Dec. 2005, now U.S. Pat. No. 7,283,389. These applications are incorporated herein by reference.
B... | A memory integrated circuit has memory arrays that are vertically layered. These memory arrays include word lines and bit lines. Intersections between the word lines and the bit lines include a diode and a memory state storage element. The diode and the memory storage element are connected in between a word line and a ... | 6 |
FIELD OF THE PRESENT INVENTION
[0001] The present invention relates generally to nonwoven, natural-fiber fabrics, and specifically to a nonwoven fabric of hydrodynamically entangled waste cotton fibers, which fabric is suited to form, among other things, bags for containing cotton bales.
BACKGR... | A nonwoven fabric includes a cohesively integrated web of hydrodynamically entangled short-staple or “waste cotton” fibers. A batt of waste cotton fibers is hydrodynamically needled by high-pressure streams of water. The hydrodynamic energy of the streams causes the fibers to cohere and to become mutually entangled, wh... | 3 |
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
Games simulating putting and devices adapted for putting practice are known. The devices adapted for putting practice have generally been intended for use on a rug or other available practice surface, while the games simulating putting have commonly been arranged on table top surfaces ... | A golf game is disclosed which has disks for simulating holes which may be selectively positioned about the surface of a mat to alter the course layout. The mat may be marked with obstacles to simulate playing hazards. Additionally, a teeing disk may also be provided. The disks are preferably provided with fasteners to... | 0 |
FIELD OF THE INVENTION
[0001] This invention relates generally to methods and apparatus for facilitating the sampling of packaged standard solutions by online total organic carbon (TOC) analyzers, such as those used in the pharmaceutical industry. Such methods and apparatus improve the productivity and relia... | An automated standards sampling apparatus ( 50 ) and method for using such, apparatus are described. The apparatus can be integrated with a liquid analyzer to form a compact, integrated liquid analysis unit. When used in combination with a specially adapted vial se of standard liquids, the apparatus provides a system f... | 6 |
REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATION
[0001] The present application is a divisional of U.S. patent application Ser. No. 11/497,526, filed Aug. 2, 2006, pending, which claims the benefit of U.S. Provisional Application No. 60/704,453, filed Aug. 2, 2005, whose disclosure is hereby incorporated by reference in the... | A method and apparatus for cleaning, drying, coating, baking etching and deposition of surfaces on glass substrate as it transitions thru and between small gaps between hydro-static porous media bearings. Due to the non-contact nature of the device extremely high pressures can be induced upon the work piece through var... | 8 |
CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS
[0001] The present patent application claims the benefits of priority of U.S. patent application Ser. No. 13/750,881, entitled “CANNULATED TELESCOPIC FEMORAL NECK SCREW DEVICE AND RELATED FIXATION METHOD” and filed at the United States Patent and Trademark Office on Ja... | A screw assembly and method developed for the fixation of femoral neck fractures without interruption of the growth process is disclosed. The screw assembly includes a male component that is attached to the lateral cortex and a female component that is attached at the proximal epiphysis. Anchorage of the components is ... | 0 |
This application is a continuation-in-part of co-pending application Ser. No. 07/552,936 filed Jul. 16, 1990, now U.S. Pat. No. 5,096,960.
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
1. Field of the Invention
This invention relates to a novel composition of matter for reducing cosolvent quantities in water-... | Water-borne alkyd resin compositions are disclosed comprising maleinized fatty acid. Substitution of the aromatic triacid component of the composition with the maleinized fatty acid permits a reduction in the amount of organic cosolvent employed to solubilize the resin in the water. Alkyd resin containing paint formula... | 2 |
This is a Divisional Application of U.S. patent application Ser. No. 09/045,889 filed Mar. 23, 1998 now abandoned and Provisional Application No. 60/043,875 filed Apr. 10, 1997 and U.S. Provisional No. 60/059,730 filed Sep. 23, 1997.
FIELD AND BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
The present invention rela... | A radiation valve includes a transparent substrate and at least one opaque flexible planar member, rigidly attached to the substrate, that alternately assumes a closed orientation relative to the substrate to block the radiation and an open orientation relative to the substrate to pass the radiation. Preferably, the va... | 6 |
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
This invention relates generally to nonwoven tubular filters. In one aspect, the invention relates to the manufacture of nonwoven tubular filters in which nonwoven fibers are deposited on a rotating mandrel. In another aspect, the invention relates to the withdrawal of the tubular filt... | An apparatus and method for producing a meltblown continuous and seamless nonwoven tube is described. The apparatus comprises a meltblowing die for extruding two groups of polymer thermoplastic filaments onto a rotating mandrel to form a multilayer layer tube thereon. The tube is withdrawn from the mandrel by a rotatin... | 3 |
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
The present invention relates to lubricating devices. More particularly, it relates to lubricating devices which are capable of dispensing very accurate quantities of special lubricants at very low flow rates for lubricating tools and work pieces during machining operations.
SUMM... | A precision, highly reliable, positive displacement, pneumatic lubricant for pumping lubricant to a tool and work piece during machining operations; and for delivering compressed atomizing air thereto. The lubricator pumps lubricant substantially continuously at highly accurate, very low flow rates which can be minutel... | 5 |
This application is a divisional application of application Ser. No. 08/952,445 filed Nov. 18, 1997, now U.S. Pat. No. 6,368,833, which is a 371 national phase filing of International Application Ser. Number PCT/US97/17614 filed Sep. 29, 1997, which is a continuation-in-part application of application Ser. No. 08/722,7... | A novel DNA is provided which encodes an enzyme having esterolytic activity isolated from Aspergillus . Also provided for is a method of isolating DNA encoding an enzyme having esterolytic activity from organisms which possess such DNA, transformation of the DNA into a suitable host organism, expression of the transfo... | 3 |
BACKGROUND
[0001] This invention relates generally to offshore drilling operations.
[0002] Offshore drilling operations may be implemented with a variety of different platforms which may be secured to the seabed floor. These platforms may be effective at shallower depths. At greater depths, such... | A triple activity drilling ship may be provided with two separate drilling centers, each including drilling apparatus. In addition, a trolley that is capable of supporting tubulars may be positioned between a first position within one of said drilling centers and a second position outside that drilling center. As a res... | 4 |
CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS
This application is a non-provisional application which claims benefit under 35 USC §119(e) to U.S. Provisional Application Ser. No. 61/421,509 filed Dec. 9, 2010, entitled “CONDENSATION OF GLYCOLS TO PRODUCE BIOFUELS,” which is incorporated herein in its entirety.
... | The present disclosure relates to methods for converting light glycol streams of biological origin into products suitable for use as oxygenated fuel additives. These methods involve the acidic condensation of light glycols to form larger products, termed low molecular weight poly-glycols. The remaining hydroxyl functio... | 1 |
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
[0001] The present invention relates to the infusion of medication contained in a flexible bag, which flows into the veins of a patient via an infusion line, under the effect of gravity, the bag being suspended above the patient.
[0002] More particularly, the inventio... | The invention relates to a medical bag which is intended for the infusion of a medicament by means of gravity. The inventive bag comprises: at least two compartments, namely a first compartment ( 1 ) containing a medicament in the form of a solution and a second compartment ( 2 ) containing a rinsing solution; and mean... | 0 |
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
The present invention relates to a rosary card which may be used in both teaching the recital of the rosary and for actual prayer.
By way of background, rosary devices utilized in the past were either relatively expensive, complicated, or cumbersome. Furthermore, insofar as known... | A rosary card fabricated from a sheet of planar sheet material having protrusions on its outer edges designating the various parts of the rosary and also having cutouts in the card designating other portions of the rosary and also having pictures of beads thereon resembling a rosary and also having various parts design... | 0 |
CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS
[0001] The present application claims priority under 35 USC 119 to Japanese Patent Application No. 2005-032126 filed on Feb. 8, 2005 the entire contents of which are hereby incorporated by reference.
FIELD OF THE INVENTION
[0002] This invention ... | A clutch mechanism for a hydrostatic continuously variable transmission in which a high pressure oil path and a low pressure oil path are shortened to change-over a transmittance of power. A spring sheet is provided of which manufacturing and assembling are simple and the number of component parts is reduced. This clut... | 5 |
CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS
[0001] This application depends from and claims priority to U.S. Provisional Application No. 61/830,887 filed Jun. 4, 2013, which is incorporated herein by reference.
FIELD OF THE INVENTION
[0002] The present disclosure relates to the field ... | Containers having a fitment have been used to store food product. Oftentimes the product contained within the container is easier for a user to consume if a utensil such as a spoon is used. The present disclosure is directed towards an assembly for mounting to a container. The assembly includes a fitment with a passage... | 1 |
FIELD OF APPLICATION
The present invention relates to a fuel injection valve for use in an injection system for internal combustion engines. Such a fuel injection valve is particularly suitable for direct injection of the fuel into the combustion space of each cylinder of the internal combustion engine and can be... | A fuel injection valve for intermittent fuel injection into a combustion space of a combustion engine comprises an injection valve indirectly actuated electromagnetically by a hydraulic amplifier. The opening motion of the injection valve element remains limited at low and medium injection pressure, while the opening m... | 8 |
CROSS REFERENCE TO RELATED CASES
This application is a continuation-in-part of U.S. application Ser. No. 11/375,128, filed on Mar. 15, 2006 now abandoned, and published as U.S. Publication No. 2006/0275270, which is a continuation-in-part of U.S. application Ser. No. 11/116,234, filed Apr. 28, 2005 now U.S. Pat. ... | The present invention relates to methods of constructing an integrated artificial immune system that comprises appropriate in vitro cellular and tissue constructs or their equivalents to mimic the normal tissues that interact with vaccines in mammals. The artificial immune system can be used to test the efficacy of vac... | 2 |
BACKGROUND AND SUMMARY OF INVENTION
The present invention relates to an automatically operating apparatus for feeding one or more elongate workpieces, such as strip-metal, tubular sections or profiled sections, to one or more working machines, for example shearing machines, punching machines, stamping machines, d... | There is provided a measuring apparatus for successively and intermittently feeding one or more elongate workpieces (A) to a working machine. Between an attachment means (2) and a fixed clamping element (4) there is arranged a further clamping element (7) which is reciprocatingly movable along a pair of guides (6). As ... | 1 |
TECHNICAL FIELD
[0001] The present invention relates to computer data storage, and more particularly to cache memory subsystems.
BACKGROUND OF RELATED ART
[0002] In order to take advantage of the ever-increasing speed of microprocessors, data storage must either use expensive memory or pro... | A cache memory including a plurality of sets of cache lines, and providing an implementation for increasing the associativity of selected sets of cache lines including the combination of providing a group of parameters for determining the worthiness of a cache line stored in a basic set of cache lines, providing a part... | 6 |
CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS
[0001] The present application is a divisional of application Ser. No. 10/313,635, filed Dec. 5, 2002, which is a continuation of application Ser. No. 08/716,324, filed Oct. 4, 1996, which is a U.S. National Stage of International Application No. PCT/EP95/01263, file... | A process for producing a dispersion of at least two types of finely divided particles. The process comprises providing at least a first type and a second type of finely divided particles with opposite surface charges and particle sizes which differ by a factor of at least three, and combining the particles and a dispe... | 2 |
FIELD OF THE INVENTION
[0001] The present invention relates to electronic packaging and, more particularly, to chip packaging.
BACKGROUND
[0002] It has long been desirable to be able to pack as many chips into as small a space as possible. More recently, this has led to the development of ... | A packaging method involves attaching a first chip to a stable base, forming contact pads at locations on the stable base, applying a medium onto the stable base such that it electrically insulates sides of the first chip, forming electrical paths on the medium, attaching a second chip to the first chip to form an asse... | 7 |
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
1. Field of the Invention
The present invention relates to an arrangement for making secure from sliding a spigot-and-socket joint for the connection of a pipe end with the socket end of a connecting pipe, which joint utilizes a securing ring axially held on the socket end and wi... | A spigot and socket connection of the type which comprises a pipe end held within a socket by means of a retaining ring includes a device for securing the connection against sliding of the components. This device comprises a sleeve-like securing element lying between the pipe end and the retaining ring. The securing el... | 5 |
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
[0001] 1. Field of the Invention
[0002] The present invention relates to a reference voltage generating circuit, and more particularly, to a reference voltage generating circuit with high accuracy.
[0003] 2. Description of the Prior Art
[... | A reference voltage generating circuit includes: a first capacitor; a second capacitor; a reference voltage sampling capacitor; a first switch for alternatively coupling the second capacitor to a predetermined voltage to allow the second capacitor to sample the predetermined voltage; a second switch for alternatively c... | 7 |
CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS
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REFERENCE TO A “MICROFICHE APPENDIX”
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BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
1. Field of the Invention
The present invention relates t... | A spreader bar includes an elongated bar member having end portions that support a flexible lifting member that is supported below the bar. The flexible lifting member is preferably comprised of a plurality of link sections that are pinned together, load carrying links depending from the flexible member, preferably at ... | 1 |
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
1. Field of Invention
The present invention relates to equipment utilized during measurement while drilling (MWD) data retrieval in subterranean wells. In particular, the invention relates to filtering apparatus and related methods for preventing debris from entering sensitive ar... | The present invention includes drill pipe screens and related methods that provide reliable long-term filtering of drilling fluids used to operate alternator turbines that are used to provide power in measurement while drilling (MWD) systems without allowing debris to pass through the screens to the turbines, and witho... | 4 |
CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATION
The present application claims priority to pending Chinese Patent Application No. CN201110446162.4, filed Dec. 28, 2011, the contents of which are incorporated by reference its entirety.
FIELD OF THE INVENTION
The present invention generally relates to applicatio... | The present invention provides a fast-neutron detector, comprising: a plastic scintillator array which includes at least one plastic scintillator unit, wherein sidewall surfaces of each plastic scintillator unit are covered or coated with a neutron-sensitive coating film. The fast-neutron detector based on such film-co... | 6 |
This is a divisional application of Ser. No. 07/735,615, filed Jul. 25, 1991 by Anthony Edward WALSBY and Keith Brian CLARKE for TREATMENT OF WATER TO REMOVE GAS VACUOLATE CYANOBACTERIA, now U.S. Pat. No. 5,422,002, which in turn is a continuation of Ser. No. 07/435,706 filed Nov. 13, 1989, abandoned, which in turn is ... | The treatment of water to remove gas vacuolate cyanobacteria is effected by subjecting the water to a predetermined pressure by being pumped down a centrally located pipe in a bore-hole, which is steel lined. This causes the gas vesicles in the cyanobacteria to collapse. The treated water is then stored in a settling t... | 2 |
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
This invention relates to the preparation of 1,3-propanediol. In one aspect, the invention relates to a cobalt-catalyzed process for manufacturing 1,3-propanediol in high yields without the use of a phosphine ligand for the cobalt catalyst.
1,3-propanediol (PDO) is an intermediat... | 1,3-Propanediol is prepared in a process which involves reacting ethylene oxide with carbon monoxide and hydrogen in an essentially non-water-miscible solvent in the presence of a non-phosphine-ligated cobalt catalyst and a lipophilic phosphine oxide promoter to produce an intermediate product mixture containing 3-hydr... | 2 |
CROSS REFERENCE RELATED TO APPLICATION
This application is a division of 09/783,649, filed Feb. 14, 2001, now U.S. Pat. No. 6,410,787, which claims the benefit of the following provisional application: U.S. Ser. No. 60/184,020, filed Feb. 22, 2000, under 35 USC 119(e)(i).
FIELD OF THE INVENTION
... | The present invention relates to (2S)-enantiomers of 2-aminoindan derivatives of formula I:
and a novel process for the preparation of them. | 2 |
FIELD
[0001] The embodiments of the inventions are directed to a vanity table, and, more particularly, a vanity table that organizes items such a jewelry and/or cosmetics.
BACKGROUND
[0002] Vanity table are known and typically have a pivotal top that can be rotated to an open position to e... | A vanity table organizer that includes multiple compartments for storing jewelry, cosmetic and/or both items in a user friendly and efficient, manner. | 0 |
This application is a continuation-in-part of Ser. No. 08/185,562 filed Jan. 24, 1994, now U.S. Pat. No. 5,436,467.
This invention relates to thermoelectric devices and in particular to materials for such devices.
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
Thermoelectric devices for cooling and heating and... | A thermoelectric element having a very large number of alternating layers of semiconductor material. The alternating layers all have the same crystalline structure. The inventors have demonstrated that materials produced in accordance with this invention provide figures of merit more than six times that of prior art th... | 7 |
CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATION
[0001] This application is a continuation of copending International Application No. PCT/AT01/00260, filed Aug. 1, 2001, which designated the United States and was not published in English.
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
Field of the Inve... | A flocculant or binder composition can be used to form a slurry, which in turn, is usable in methods of producing ceramics and ceramic products. The flocculant or binder composition includes amylopectin potato starch (AP-PS). | 2 |
FIELD
The present invention is directed to a carrier for a reticle used in semiconductor manufacturing.
BACKGROUND
The manufacturing of semiconductor chips is an extremely exacting and difficult process. Each chip has many layers and a reticle or photomask is required for each layer that is printed on... | A reticle carrier used in semiconductor manufacture. The carrier includes a bottom cover and a top cover having a transparent window. A protective lid may also be included. The box includes ports to allow nitrogen gas to enter and purge the inside. The transparent window is used for inspection and photochemical clean. ... | 6 |
This application is filed under 35 U.S.C. 371 and based on PCT/EP98/00891, filed Feb. 17, 1998.
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
1. Field of the Invention
This invention relates to a process for the contact drying of aqueous surfactant pastes in a horizontal thin-layer evaporator or dryer.
... | A process for producing solid detergent granular materials is presented involving (a) forming an aqueous surfactant paste of an anionic surfactant, an amphoteric surfactant or mixtures thereof, and (b) drying and granulating the aqueous paste in a horizontal thin-layer evaporator or dryer having rotating fittings, wher... | 2 |
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
The present invention relates generally to a shutter mechanism for automatically opening and closing a port and, in particular, relates to a shutter mechanism which ensures that the sealing/unsealing movement and the rotational movement of a shutter are mutually independent.
The ... | A shutter mechanism which includes simultaneous translation of a shutter in two planes of motion prolongs the life of the sealing material of the shutter as well as ensures that, when open, an optical beam passes through a sample compartment without interference or disruption. A further advantage of such a mechanism li... | 8 |
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
This invention provides novel compositions and methods for the inducement of cytokines production in humans.
In U.S. Pat. No. 4,761,490, the applicants disclosed that certain tellurium derivatives will induce the production of cytokines such as lymphokines.
The known types ... | The present invention provides a method for the stimulation of the production of lymphokines which comprises the administration of an effective amount of a tellurium tetrahalide. | 8 |
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