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BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
1. Field of the Invention
The present invention relates to a marine propulsion system and, in particular, to an improved shifting mechanism.
2. Background of the Invention
Some conventional outboards motor include the following basic components: an engine, a crankshaf... | An improved shift mechanism for a marine propulsion transmission is provided. The shift mechanism includes a guide that defines a slot that receives a member of a linkage that connects an operator unit with a shift rod. Movement of the shift mechanism is converted into substantially linear motion and a shift position s... | 8 |
CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATION
This Continuation application claims the priority benefit of U.S. Non-Provisional patent application Ser. No. 12/702,887, filed Feb. 9, 2010, and Provisional Patent Application Ser. No. 61/151,122, filed Feb. 9, 2009, the entire scope and content of which are hereby incorpor... | A fencing/railing assembly adapted to be positioned between a pair of posts and mounted thereto. The assembly includes a plurality of pickets, a plurality of rails extending transverse to the pickets, and one or more pivoting, sliding connectors for connecting a picket to a rail, with the sliding, pivotal connection co... | 4 |
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
The present invention relates to a transmission and a shift mechanism for operating a transmission such as the inventive transmission. The invention will be described in connection with its use on a multi-speed bicycle, but its utility is not so limited.
It is known and common fo... | A multi-speed transmission has particular usefulness in bicycles, completely eliminating the use of the commonly used derailleur and the exposed flexible cable and the readjustment problems inherent with that prior structure. The transmission includes separate concentric gear rings which to a certain extent operate ind... | 5 |
FIELD OF THE INVENTION
The present invention relates to paper towels and dispensers for paper towels, and more particularly to paper towel dispensers holding a roll of paper towels.
The subject invention relates generally to holders for rolled sheet products and, specifically, to holders for retaining and d... | A support for conventional roll of perforated paper toweling includes a base for mounting on a vertical or horizontal surface, a support rod perpendicular to said base for holding the towel roll, and a pressure member insertable into one of a plurality of insertion holes in said base for contacting a conventional roll ... | 0 |
FIELD OF THE INVENTION
[0001] The present invention is in the field of lighting devices for illuminating the work area for a tool with a shaft such as a screwdriver.
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
[0002] It is often desirable to use a tool such as screwdriver inside a cabinet, attic,... | A tool light and method of using the same for illuminating a work area for a tool. The tool light includes a mounting mechanism to be mounted to a shaft of a tool, a housing carried by the mounting mechanism, at least one light source and at least one power source housed within the housing, and the at least one light s... | 1 |
This application is the U.S. national phase of International Application No. PCT/IB2012/056113 filed 2 Nov. 2012 which designated the U.S. and claims priority to EP Patent Application No. 11188705.5 filed 10 Nov. 2011, the entire contents of each of which are hereby incorporated by reference.
FIELD OF THE INVENTI... | The invention relates to an assembly that includes an infusion set and a patch intended for receiving a pump for the transcutaneous administration of a product, said patch including an adhesive portion and a non-adhesive portion, the assembly being characterized in that said set includes patch-guiding elements and slid... | 0 |
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
This invention relates to the distribution of cutting teeth in boring apparatus useful, e.g., in earth or rock, and in particular in such apparatus in which the surface swept by the teeth during operation is oblique to the direction of overall advance of the apparatus, as in the genera... | In boring apparatus of the type having cutters mounted for rotation about respective cutter axes in a frame which is in turn rotatable about a frame axis, each cutter having a body carrying teeth which in operation sweep a surface which is oblique to the axis of advance of the apparatus, that improvement wherein each c... | 4 |
The present invention concerns pumping systems incorporating fluidic devices.
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
Pumping systems incorporating fluidic devices are attractive for pumping hazardous liquids as the fluidic devices do not include moving parts which could require repair or replacement with consequent ri... | A fluidic pumping system comprises a reverse flow diverter positioned below the level of a liquid to be pumped and inserted between a charge vessel and a delivery pipe. Control means including signal generating means, conveniently an ultrasonic transducer, effect alternate pressurizing and venting of the charge vessel ... | 5 |
RELATED APPLICATIONS
This application is a 371 national stage application of PCT/US12/034980, filed Apr. 25, 2012, which claims the benefit of priority to U.S. Provisional Patent Application Ser. No. 61/480,668 filed Apr. 29, 2011. The entire contents of each of these applications are hereby incorporated by refer... | Disclosed are polynucleotides encoding polypeptides that comprise the biosynthetic pathway for lignin in the jute plant. The present invention relates generally to the field of plant lignin biosynthesis genes, polypeptides encoded by such genes, and the use of such polynucleotide and polypeptide sequences for controlli... | 8 |
GOVERNMENT INTEREST
The invention described herein was made in the performance of work under FAA Agreement #DTFAWA-09-00001. The Government may have rights to portions of this invention.
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
Several collision accidents have occurred at airports where an aircraft or ve... | Systems and methods for alerting to traffic proximity in the airport environment. Knowledge of the geographic position, speed, rate of change of speed, heading (or track-angle) and/or altitude of own-aircraft (or vehicle) and another, potentially conflicting aircraft (or vehicle) are used to calculate a predicted dista... | 6 |
This invention relates to fixtures for veterinary and laboratory animal cages, and in particular, to a universal length shelf for mounting in the cages.
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
Cages used in holding small animals such as dogs, cats, rabbits, monkeys and the like used for laboratory research and as tempo... | An adjustable length shelf for a small animal cage having opposite wall members comprises first and second shelf portions which are fitted together in an expansible and contractible telescoping relationship to fit between the opposite wall members of virtually any commonly used veterinary or laboratory animal cage. An ... | 0 |
CROSS REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS
This application is a continuation-in-part of Ser. No. 286,918 filed Dec. 20, 1988 which is a continuation-in-part of Ser. No. 132,495 filed Dec. 14, 1987 all now abandoned.
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
This invention relates to a composition and a proc... | A process for dispersing one or more powdered ignition resistant or flame retardant additives into carbonate polymers which comprises the steps of preparing a base concentrate having about 5 to about 50 weight per cent of said additives by blending said additives with a carbonate polymer having a melt flow rate from ab... | 2 |
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
[0001] The present invention relates to a method and apparatus for the simultaneous centralized control of capsule-like yarn brakes of several twist spindles of a two-for-one twisting machine.
[0002] DE 44 08 262 C2 discloses an apparatus for the central control... | A method and apparatus for the simultaneous centralized controlled adjustment of the braking force of yarn brakes of a plurality of twist spindles of a two-for-one twisting machine are provided, whereby each twist spindle is of the type having, in its hollow shaft, a yarn brake supported between two brake rings with on... | 3 |
This invention relates to a chemically amplified resist composition suited for micropatterning technology. More particularly, it relates to a polymer useful as a base polymer in such resist compositions, a chemically amplified resist composition comprising the same, and a patterning process using the resist composition... | Polymers comprising recurring units of cycloolefin having fluorinated alkyl introduced therein are novel and have transparency and alkali solubility. Using the polymers, resist compositions featuring low absorption of F 2 excimer laser light are obtained. | 8 |
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
[0001] 1. Field of the Invention
[0002] The present invention generally relates to the information access over the World Wide Web (“WWW”), and to an improved method and apparatus for enabling off-line web access, i.e., while disconnected from the Internet.
... | A system and method for supporting offline Web browsing. A user interests profile comprising content and attribute preferences of Web pages the user may be interested in is provided. Based on that user's profile, there is generated an interestingness values for each of candidate Web pages. From a hoard request init... | 6 |
FIELD OF THE INVENTION
The present invention refers to the construction of pools and, more specifically, to pools made up of metallic modules of standardized dimensions.
BACKGROUND OF THE STATE OF THE ART
The growing popularity of pools for recreational, therapeutic and domestic use has resulted in the crea... | Modular pool constructive design whose walls are constituted by metallic panels ( 17, 18, 19 ), made up by folding metallic sheets, comprising a bottom including a structure that supports a plurality of metallic panels-tiles ( 16 ) —said walls ( 11, 12, 13, 14 ) are connected to said bottom's structure, making up a... | 4 |
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
The present invention relates to a sheet reversing apparatus which can positively register sheets being fed and feed the sheets one by one. The sheet reversing apparatus is applicable to a laser beam printer for performing the recording or printing on both surfaces of the sheet, but is... | A sheet reversing apparatus comprises a support in which sheets are stacked, an entrance section for guiding the sheet to the support, a blowing mechanism for directing an air stream to a sheet stack on the support to separate a lowermost sheet from remaining sheets, and a feeding mechanism for attracting the sheet to ... | 8 |
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
This invention relates to a mechanical plating process and apparatus therefor. More particularly, the invention relates to an improved mechanical plating process of the type in which a tenaciously adherent metallic coating is applied on a surface of an object by subjecting metal partic... | This invention relates to portable apparatus capable of being transported to a work site and which uses mechanical energy to lay down on a surface a solid metallurgically integrated massive metal coating that cannot be confused with paints, sprays or the like. The coating can be compared with hot dip galvanized coating... | 2 |
CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATION
[0001] This application is a continuation of U.S. patent application No. 61/868,432, filed Aug. 21, 2013.
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
[0002] 1. Field of the Invention
[0003] The present invention relates to firefighting apparatus... | A Robotic Roof Ventilation Apparatus that preforms the process of roof ventilation to protect the lives of firefighters. By keeping the firefighters off the roof of a burning building this robot completely changes the current process of roof ventilation as it provides a reliable way for firefighters to preform roof ven... | 6 |
TECHNICAL FIELD
[0001] The present invention relates to a compressor, in particular to a compressor having a reciprocating piston compressor.
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
[0002] Mobile compressors are used for example on construction sites for manual work in which compressed air is required... | A compressor includes a motor, a drive shaft driven by the motor and connected thereto, a crank mechanism connected to the drive shaft, at least one compressed-air generation apparatus that is driven by the crank mechanism and is designed to generate compressed air, a crankcase that has an inner chamber wall in the sha... | 5 |
CROSS REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS
This application is a divisional of U.S. patent application Ser. No. 13,345,580, filed Jan. 6, 2012, which is a divisional of U.S. patent application Ser. No. 12/957,213, filed Nov. 30, 2010, now U.S. Pat. No. 8,132,823, which is a divisional of U.S. patent application Ser.... | A modular wheelchair assembly is adapted to be reconfigured between a fixed angle of tilt, a dynamically adjustable tilt-in-space configuration with the tilt axis being near the user's knees and a dynamically adjustable tilt-in-space configuration with the tilt axis being near the user's center of gravity. The ... | 0 |
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
1. Field of the Invention
The present invention relates to wireless networks. More particularly it relates to multi-channel Media Access Control (MAC) operating on a multiple radio or Wireless Local Area Network (WLAN) device.
2. Description of Related Art
The WiMedia... | A method of transmitting data over a plurality of channels, said channels forming a bonded channel comprising a bonded channel superframe, the bonded channel superframe comprising a bonded channel beacon period and a bonded channel data period;
broadcasting a control message on a bonded channel superframe, said ... | 7 |
CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS
[0001] Not Applicable
STATEMENT REGARDING FEDERALLY SPONSORED RESEARCH OR DEVELOPMENT
[0002] Not Applicable
REFERENCE TO A MICROFICHE APPENDIX
[0003] Not Applicable
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
[0004] T... | The present invention is an improvement in the design of a perforating gun to perforate the casing in oil and gas wells. Perforating guns have a cylindrical body member with explosive charges at specified intervals designed to shoot outwardly through the body member, the well casing, cement sheath, and into the rock fo... | 4 |
This is a continuation of application Ser. No. 439,732, filed Feb. 5, 1974, now abandoned.
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
This invention relates in general to safety seat belt buckles and, more particularly, to a design which provides an optimum combination of design features and parameters to provid... | A self-sufficient three-piece structure constituting an open top metal housing within which there is mounted a pushbutton lever and a V-shaped leaf-type spring between lever and base of housing. A single plastic insert providing a crush resistent wall between base of housing and plastic cover also holds an electrical s... | 8 |
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
Field of the Invention
The present invention relates to a surveying method.
To maintain or newly construct tracks/roadways, such as, e.g., streets or railroad tracks, it is crucial that the course of a track/roadway is exactly surveyed, compared to a desired course, and afterward... | The invention relates to a method for measuring tracks in relation to a measuring plan of the track which contains the actual position of the track, in relation to an absolute coordinate system. A measuring platform ( 2 ) is guided along the track ( 1 ), whereon an inertia platform ( 6 ) is arranged, which is initialis... | 4 |
FIELD OF THE INVENTION
This invention relates to an optical interconnection apparatus which is capable of optical switching, multiplexing, and demultiplexing functions. More particularly, this invention relates to an optical interconnection apparatus that has a wide and substantially flat passband.
BACKGROU... | We describe a technique for producing a flat passband in a wavelength multiplexer. We obtain this by combining two output waveguides, and by optimizing their parameters so as to produce a maximally flat passband with minimal loss. The optimum parameters are obtained, to a good approximation, by choosing each output wav... | 6 |
CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS
[0001] This application is a continuation of U.S. patent application Ser. No, 12/482,292, filed Jun. 10, 2009, which is a continuation of U.S. patent application Ser. No. 11/688,368, filed Mar. 20, 2007 which is a divisional of U.S. patent application Ser. No. 09/367,4... | As information to be processed at an object-based video or audio-visual (AV) terminal, an object-oriented bitstream includes objects, composition information, and scene demarcation information. Such bitstream structure allows on-line editing, e.g. cut and paste, insertion/deletion, grouping, and special effects. In the... | 6 |
This is a continuation-in-part of my applications: U.S. Ser. No. 08/253,346 filed 3 Jun. 1994 now abandoned; U.S. Ser. No. 08/162,342 filed 2 Dec. 1993 now U.S. Pat. No. 5,435,274; and U.S. Ser. No. 07/854,938 filed 20 Mar. 1992--the last mentioned application being a continuation-in-part of my then application Ser. No... | Operation of mechanically or electrically driven vehicles, whether suitable for air, land, or sea transport, substantially pollution-free by operating their internal-combustion engines on a leak-resistant fuel gas derived by pyrolysis of carbon and water. | 5 |
FIELD OF THE INVENTION
[0001] The present invention relates to an integrated sensor chip package comprising a substrate having a major surface; a light sensor, the light sensor comprising a plurality of photodetectors on a region of said major surface.
[0002] The present invention further relate... | Disclosed is an integrated sensor chip package comprising an integrated sensor chip enveloped in a packaging layer ( 30 ), the integrated circuit comprising a substrate ( 10 ) having a major surface; and a light sensor comprising a plurality of photodetectors ( 12 a - d ) on a region of said major surface; the packag... | 7 |
This application is a divisional, of application Ser. No. 07/812,830 filed on Dec. 24, 1991, now U.S. Pat. No. 5,416,222 which is a divisional of application Ser. No. 07/449,160 filed on Dec. 12, 1989 and has now matured into U.S. Pat. No. 5,098,912, which is a continuation of application Ser. No. 06/878,023 filed on J... | This invention provides novel pyridonecarboxylic acid derivatives having a quite high antimicrobial activity. The derivatives have the following formula: ##STR1## wherein R 1 , R 2 and R 3 represent each a hydrogen or C 1-C 6 alkyl group; R 4 represents an ethyl, 2-fluoroethyl, vinyl, isopropyl, isopropenyl or cy... | 2 |
RIGHT OF WAY GRADER
[0001] This is a CIP of Ser. No. 09/304,647, filed May 4, 1999, now pending.
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
[0002] This invention relates, in general, to graders, and, in particular, to right of way graders that can be used in conjunction with railroa... | A right of way grader that is attached to a Kershaw ballast regulator wing. The grader will be attached to the wing so that it can be moved toward and away from the wing, and in addition, it can be moved up and down and can be rotated from side to side. The grader will allow the device to extend its reach to an area ou... | 4 |
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
(1) Field of the Invention
This invention relates to a polarity switching circuit. More specifically, the present invention relates to a voltage polarity switching circuit, capable of selectively producing positive and negative output voltages whose absolute values are equal to e... | In a reference voltage generation circuit consisting of a capacitor, a reference voltage source for generating a predetermined voltage for charging the capacitor and a voltage polarity switching circuit for selectively inverting or not inverting the charged voltage of the capacitor to produce an output voltage at an ou... | 7 |
CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS
This application is a continuation of U.S. Pat. app. Ser. No. 09/741,552, filed Dec. 19, 2000, now U.S. Pat. No. 6,543,466, which is a continuation-in-part of U.S. Pat. app. Ser. No. 09/517,391, filed Mar. 2, 2000, now U.S. Pat. No. 6,314,991.
FIELD OF THE I... | A mass flow controller has a sensor section that generates an electrical signal, dependent on the measured flow rate. The controller sends a control signal to a magnetic field generating unit, dependent upon the actual flow rate and the desired flow rate, which in response, generates a magnetic flux in the direction of... | 8 |
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
1. Field of the Invention:
Macrocyclic esters are obtained by the thermal depolymerization of the corresponding linear polyesters accompanied by ring closure. For such processes, the polyester is heated at an elevated temperature in the presence of a catalyst and the macrocyclic ... | The catalytic thermal depolymerization of polyesters to produce macrocyclic esters suitable for fragrance applications is carried out using an olefin polymer. High yields of the corresponding macrocyclic ester are produced at high rates while substantially eliminating reactor fouling and the formation of undesirable by... | 2 |
[0001] The present invention relates to a fastening device and particularly to a fastening device adapted for use with a wristband.
BACKGROUND OF INVENTION
[0002] Identification bands are commonly used in many applications. For example: collars may be used to identify pets in a veterinary surgery;... | A tamper-evident fastening device suitable for use with a wristband. The device may include a casing with two separate portions and a divider that defines two substantially parallel paths of a strap and is adapted to retain two portions of a strap. The two separate portions may be positioned on each planar surface of t... | 6 |
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
Photometers are generally known for measuring the light permeability of a reagent liquid having a predetermined proportion of a test substance mixed with the reagent liquid. The many uses for such a photometer include a determination of the proportion of hemoglobin in human blood. Prio... | A photometer for measuring the light permeability of a material for testing is made portable for hand-held operation outside a laboratory for measurements such as determining the proportion of hemoglobin in human blood. It includes a battery power supply that energizes a lamp, an opening for receiving a cuvet for a mea... | 6 |
CROSS REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS
[0001] This patent application claims priority to International Patent Application PCT/EP2013/074424, filed on Nov. 21, 2013, and thereby to German Patent Application 10 2012 111 341.6, filed on Nov. 23, 2012 and German Patent Application 20 2012 012 667.9, also filed ... | The invention is an inner seal collar for inserting into pipes in order to seal leakage points in said pipes, comprising an expandable strip which is bent into the shape of a ring and which is preferably made of steel sheet, parts of said strip at least partly overlapping in the circumferential direction, and comprisin... | 5 |
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
1. Field of the Invention
The present invention relates generally to a method of controlling operation of an injection molding system for producing a desired product such as a compact disk (CD), a digital video disk (DVD), or the like, wherein the product is molded by an injectio... | A method of controlling operation of an injection molding system in which at least one injection molding device successively executes an injection molding operation thereof so as to successively produce the molded product, and at least one takeout device successively takes out the molded product from the corresponding ... | 1 |
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
[0001] The present invention is related to a D.C.-A.C. converting circuit applicable to electronic parts such as electroluminescent cells. During the conversion of the electronic parts from low voltage D.C. to high voltage A.C., the circuit of the present invention is able to o... | D.C.-A.C. converting circuit capable of increasing boosting efficiency and reducing noise, including a boosting section composed of serially connected transistors, inductors and capacitors and an A.C. electronic switch part composed of several transistors (electronic switches such as MOSFET, gate throttle, etc.) and ca... | 7 |
CROSS REFERENCES TO RELATED APPLICATIONS
[0001] This application is related to U.S. Patent Application No. 60/478,835, filed Jun. 17, 2003, which is herein incorporated by reference in its entirety.
FIELD OF THE INVENTION
[0002] This invention relates to high-pI materials and ... | The invention provides a hydrolytically stable isoelectric hydrogel material having a pi value in the range of 11.5<pI<14, that is comprised of an isoelectric compound having a pI value in the range of 11.5<pI<14. The pI of the isoelectric compound and thus, the pI of the hydrolytically stable isoelectric h... | 2 |
FIELD OF THE INVENTION
[0001] This invention relates to web services composition, particularly in a constrained data flow environment.
BACKGROUND
[0002] Web services are self-contained, self-describing, modular applications that can be published, located and invoked across the Internet. Th... | A partially decentralized composition of web services is performed by distributing the coordination responsibility of the component web services, originally performed at run time by the centralized execution language code, to multiple web service domains. The original software is divided into multiple code partitions a... | 7 |
FIELD OF THE INVENTION
The invention relates to diaphragm and chamber devices, e.g., those used in balancing flow to and from a dialyzer in a dialysate supply machine.
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
One type of balancing chamber used in dialysate supply machines has rigid outer walls and a diaphragm that... | A diaphragm and chamber device including chamber means for defining a chamber having fixed position walls on opposite sides, a diaphragm in the chamber and sealably mounted between the walls to define first and second regions therein on opposite sides of the diaphragm, the diaphragm being movable in the chamber so as t... | 0 |
BACKGROUND
[0001] The present invention relates generally to integrated circuit heat dissipation devices, and, more particularly, to an anisotropic heat spreading apparatus and method for semiconductor devices.
[0002] The semiconductor industry has seen tremendous technological advances in r... | A heat spreading apparatus for use in cooling of semiconductor devices includes a frame having a plurality of individual cells formed therein, each of the cells configured for filling with a material of selected thermal conductivity therein. The selected thermal conductivity of material within a given one of the cells ... | 8 |
CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATION
This application is related to and claims the benefit under 35 U.S.C. §119(e) of U.S. Provisional Application 60/088,754, filed Jun. 10, 1998.
BACKGROUND OF INVENTION
This invention pertains to hermetically sealed, positive displacement compressors for ... | A hermetic rotary compressor assembly having a housing, a cylinder block and a bearing assembly within the housing. The cylinder block and the bearing assembly define a cylindrical cavity which has a roller piston disposed therein. The rotary compressor assembly includes a motor drivingly coupled to the roller piston a... | 5 |
TECHNICAL FIELD
[0001] Embodiments of the invention relate to controlling temperature and humidity in a greenhouse.
BACKGROUND
[0002] Air temperature and relative humidity of an environment in which plants grow affect plant growth and health by affecting photosynthesis and transpiration. P... | Apparatus for controlling an environment in a green-house, the apparatus comprising: first and second heat exchangers, each comprising a radiator and a fan system for driving air through the radiator; a first refrigerant circulation system that circulates a refrigerant fluid between and through the radiators; a heater ... | 8 |
FIELD OF THE INVENTION
The invention relates to a vibration isolation member and more particularly the invention relates to a vibration isolation member that provides substantially equal dynamic stiffness in radial and axial directions and comprises an outer member with an inner periphery, an inner member with an o... | A vibration isolation member comprising an inner member comprising an outer periphery having a first dimension; an outer member comprising a base and a shroud that extends away from the base, the shroud adapted to overlay the inner member, said shroud defining an inner periphery having a second dimension, the second di... | 5 |
[0001] This application claims priority under 35 U.S.C. §119(e) from, and claims the benefit of, U.S. Provisional Application No. 61/138,792, filed Dec. 18, 2008, which is by this reference incorporated in its entirety as a part hereof for all purposes.
TECHNICAL FIELD
[0002] This inventi... | A liquid-phase, continuous process is provided for the manufacture of 2,6-diaminopyridine and related compounds from glutaronitriles, which are used industrially as compounds and as components in the synthesis of a variety of useful materials. The synthesis proceeds by means of a dehydrogenative aromatization process. | 2 |
FIELD OF THE INVENTION
The present invention relates to rechargeable flashlights, their use and operation.
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
Rechargeable flashlights have been known for a considerable time. Disclosed in U.S. Pat. No. 5,847,540 is a rechargeable flashlight having a plug unit supported in the flash... | The present invention provides a flashlight having a body with a light means at one end, a battery, and a circuit therebetween, so that when said circuit is closed said light means will generate light; recharging terminals for recharging said battery and an adaptor having electrical connectors for connecting to a power... | 5 |
RELATED APPLICATION
[0001] This application claims priority to related U.S. Provisional Application No. 61/987,859, bearing the same title and filed May 2, 2014. The application in its entirety is expressly incorporated herein by reference.
BACKGROUND
[0002] 1. Field of the Invent... | A movable and radiologically protective enclosure for a physician or medical technician working in close proximity to a source of radiologic energy. The embodiments include a lower assembly for enclosing and radiologically shielding the lower torso and legs of the user, and for supporting an upper assembly designed to ... | 6 |
CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS
[0001] This application claims the benefit of U.S. Provisional Patent Application No. 60/964,669, filed on Aug. 14, 2007, which is hereby incorporated by reference herein in its entirety.
FIELD OF THE INVENTION
[0002] The present invention... | Systems and methods for targeting online advertisements using data derived from social networks are provided. In accordance with some embodiments, the method comprises: presenting a user at a user computer with a publicly accessible website that includes user-generated social networking content over the Internet, where... | 7 |
FIELD OF THE INVENTION
[0001] The present inventive method relates to a pharmaceutical sedation formulation for quickly and safely rendering a subject intoxicated, incapacitated, and/or immobilized within a short period after administration. The formulation also allows for the safe approach and subduing of a... | A method of humanely incapacitating or immobilizing a human or animal by providing a formulation including a cannabinoid rendering a recipient incapacitated or immobilized within a short period of time, and a delivery means which doses the recipient with the formulation resulting in a tetrahydrocannabinol blood level o... | 0 |
TECHNICAL FIELD
[0001] The present disclosure relates to the field of polymer resin, and in particular to an ultra-high molecular weight polyethylene resin and its application in fiber spinning industry.
TECHNICAL BACKGROUND
[0002] Ultra-high molecular weight polyethylene fiber is the thir... | Disclosed are an ultra-high molecular weight polyethylene resin for fiber and a preparation method thereof. The initial crystallinity of the resin is 60.5 to 90%, the volume average particle size is between 100 and 350 μm, the particle-size distribution is 1.0-2.1, the molecular weight is 2-7 million, the tensile break... | 3 |
CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS
[0001] This application is a submission under 35 U.S.C. §371 of International Application No. PCT/EP2011/005618, filed Nov. 9, 2011, which claims priority to German Application No. 10 2010 051 048.3, filed Nov. 11, 2010, the disclosures of which are hereby expressly in... | The present invention relates to an interchangeable holder system comprising a basic module and an interchangeable holder for the accommodation of a cutting tool, which interchangeable holder is capable of being attached to the basic module, for the purpose of preparing ground surfaces, and to a construction machine, m... | 4 |
CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS
[0001] This application claims benefit of U.S. Provisional Patent Application Ser. No. 62/102,279, filed 12 Jan. 2015; and U.S. Provisional Patent Application Ser. No. 62/059,212, filed 3 Oct. 2014, which are hereby incorporated herein by reference and priority of each... | A method of washing fabric articles in a tunnel washer that includes moving the fabric articles from the intake of the washer to the discharge of the washer and through multiple modules or sectors. Liquid can be counter flowed in the washer interior along a flow path that is generally opposite the direction of travel o... | 3 |
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
[0001] 1. Field of the Invention
[0002] This invention relates generally to a torque converter for an automatic transmission, and, in particular, to a hydraulic system that supplies oil to the converter, actuates an impeller clutch of the torque converter and provides... | A system for controlling hydraulic fluid supplied to a torque converter of an transmission includes a torque converter including a chamber containing an impeller and a turbine, and a bypass clutch having a variable torque capacity, a source of variable control pressure, a latch valve changes in response to the variable... | 5 |
RELATED APPLICATIONS
[0001] This application, pursuant to 37 C.F.R. §1.78(c), claims priority based on provisional application serial No. 60/284,551 filed Apr. 18, 2001 and provisional application serial No. 60/350,199 filed Jan. 18, 2002.
FIELD OF THE INVENTION
[0002] ... | A process of making an article of a tungsten-carbide-cobalt alloy with or without an additive of one or more of tantalum, cobalt-nickel, nickel-tantalum, tantalum-carbide, titanium-carbide, niobium-carbide, chromium-carbide, titanium-nitride and diamond dust. The method includes forming a homogeneous mixture of polygon... | 1 |
FIELD OF THE INVENTION
The present invention relates generally to non-metal slings and, in particular, to an apparatus for manufacturing non-metal roundslings.
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
The term “rigging” (sometimes referred to as industrial rigging or field rigging) is the branch of securing heavy loads ... | An apparatus for manufacturing industrial slings which is especially adapted for making roundslings. The apparatus can make slings having one load-lifting core or multiple load-lifting cores. The apparatus has three primary sections, namely, a yarn feeder assembly, a control assembly and a tail section assembly. The sl... | 3 |
This invention was made with Government support under Contract Nos. ITS-61 and ITS-81, awarded by the National Academy of Sciences. The Government has certain rights in this invention.
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
1. Field of the Invention
The present invention relates to a sensor system capa... | A method and system for ranging an object are disclosed. The method includes illuminating a field of view potentially including the object, synchronously receiving reflected signals from the field of view with and without illumination, capturing first and second images within an array, and generating a subtraction imag... | 6 |
DESCRIPTION
The present invention relates to fuel elements for water-cooled nuclear reactors.
For such nuclear reactors, they nuclear industry designs and manufactures fuel in the form of rods, which are combined in the reactor into parallel bundles as assemblies and are maintained in place according to a r... | Fuel element rod for a pressurized water-cooled nuclear reactor having a cylindrical can (2) made from an alloy which is transparent to neutrons and closed at each of its ends by a plug (3, 4), namely an upper plug (3) and a lower plug (4) and having a first portion in which are stacked fuel material pellets (6), which... | 6 |
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
This invention relates to a speed governor for use in a toilet or other structure having two openable closure members which are rotatable about an axis or center of rotation, and more specifically for use in a toilet having a toilet seat and a lid, a container having an openable lid, o... | Braking of independently-movable pivotable members is carried out by independent one-way clutch mechanisms which provide minimal braking force to the pivotable members in the vicinity of the limit points of their pivotable movement, and provide optimal braking force in a middle range of pivotable movement. The braking ... | 4 |
TECHNICAL FIELD
The present invention relates to an active suspension system and an active suspension control method for a vehicle which actively and electronically controls the position and attitude of a vehicle body by using, hydraulic pneumatic or other fluid force actuators, and in particular to an active sus... | An active suspension system and an active suspension control method for a vehicle having a first wheel set and a second wheel set, comprising a power actuator interposed between the vehicle body and each of the wheels; a sensor for detecting turning maneuver of the vehicle; and a control unit for controlling operation ... | 8 |
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
This invention relates to a breather cap for closing an unthreaded spout or filler tube.
Hydraulic reservoirs, transmission cases and the like normally have a filler tube or spout for adding oil or other liquids thereto. The filler spout is normally closed by either a vented or n... | A breather cap has a resilient element which is expanded radially by the movement of first and second plates toward one another. Air can pass through the breather cap and is filtered by a filter device provided in the breather cap. | 5 |
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
Various industrial processes often require that a mass of porous material to washed in order to remove chemicals or other impurities. For example, this need appears in the sugar industry, where sugar is washed from bagasse; in the textile industry, where excess dyes are washed from the... | An improved washer for removing impurities or other substances from a porous mat disposed over a vacuum head. As disclosed, in connection with an industrial paper making process, the porous mat is paper pulp and an elongate chamber, disposed axially above the drum, has a slot along its bottom with resilient downwardly ... | 3 |
CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS
This application is a 35 U.S.C. §371 National Stage entry of PCT/DE2006/001427, filed Aug. 14, 2006, which claims priority from German Patent Application No. DE 10 2005 038 617.2, filed Aug. 16, 2005, the contents of which are herein incorporated by reference.
BACKGRO... | The invention relates to an anti-jamming device in the field of motor vehicles, which is used for preventing an object from getting caught. Said anti-jamming device comprises an actuating means ( 1 ) which can be coupled to a body part ( 3 ) of a vehicle and can be moved relative to said body part ( 3 ) by resting the ... | 4 |
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
[0001] This invention relates to the installation of a railway sleeper particularly at a railway line turnout or crossing.
[0002] At a turnout single railway lines are split into two. At a crossing a facility is provided whereby two lines cross each other. Due to ... | An existing railway line is mounted to a fresh concrete sleeper by drilling a hole through a base plate which is attached to the line. A threaded sleeve with a large head is inserted into the hole from below and a threaded shank is passed through the base plate and into the hole from above and is then engaged with the ... | 4 |
CROSS REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS
[0001] This application claims priority to U.S. Provisional Application Ser. No. 60/682,144 filed on May 18, 2005, which is incorporated herein by reference in its entirety.
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
[0002] The utilization of engineeri... | A thermoplastic composition comprising a polyethylene terephthalate having chemically incorporated within the polyethylene terephthalate a) crystallinity reducing amount of an isophathalic acid, or a crystallinity reducing amount of diethylene glycol, or a crystallinity reducing amount of a combination of an isophathal... | 2 |
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
[0001] 1. Field of the Invention
[0002] The present invention relates to the field of entertainment and games, and more particularly, to the field of games of chance. The present invention is relevant more specifically to the field of casino games and parlor games... | A method of playing a game of chance comprising the steps of defining a set of wagers on the outcome of a plurality of differentiable random events, said random events defining an aggregate event, defining a set of payout odds associated with said wagers, accepting at least one player wager for at least one wager in sa... | 0 |
TECHNICAL FIELD
[0001] The disclosure relates to the field of bluetooth wireless communications, specifically to a method and system for orderly connection of a bluetooth headset controlled by a terminal.
BACKGROUND
[0002] Bluetooth is an open standard of wireless data and voice transmissi... | The disclosure provides a method for orderly connection of a bluetooth headset controlled by a terminal. The method includes: a terminal sets Hands-Free Profile (HFP) service status as visible and connectable, and sets Advanced Audio Distribution Profile (A2DP) service status and Audio Video Remote Control Profile (AVR... | 7 |
PRIORITY CLAIM
This application claims the benefit of U.S. Provisional Application Ser. No. 60/831,394 filed Jul. 15, 2006 and entitled REMOTE CONTROL OFFICE COMMUNICATION SYSTEM.
FIELD OF THE INVENTION
This invention relates generally to an office communication system having a number of uni... | An office communication system provides intra-office communication within a medical or dental office, for example. The system includes a door or wall unit, a table or desk unit, and a wearable or portable unit. The door and desk units are configured to transmit and receive both infrared and radio frequency type wireles... | 7 |
RELATED APPLICATIONS
This application claims the benefit of German Patent Application No. DE 102013213996.9, filed Jul. 17, 2013. The entire contents of the priority document are hereby incorporated herein by reference.
TECHNICAL FIELD
The present teachings relate generally to apparatuses for displace... | A C-arm mounting apparatus for an x-ray imaging device includes a C-arm, a C-arm holding unit, and at least one cage guide unit. The at least one cage guide unit is moveably arranged between the C-arm and the C-arm holding unit. The C-arm is moveably mounted on the C-arm holding unit. The at least one cage guide unit i... | 5 |
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
1. Field of the Invention
This invention relates to a heat exchanger, and more particularly to a heat exchanger which is used as a condenser installed in an air conditioner for an automobile and the like.
2. Description of the Related Art
In FIG. 5 and FIG. 6 which sh... | A heat exchanger includes a plurality of tube elements, and a plurality of fins which are alternately stacked together with the tube elements. A tank element is disposed on both sides of the tube elements. At least one of the tank elements is formed of brazing materials and comprises a pair of plates which are U-shaped... | 8 |
RELATED APPLICATIONS
[0001] This application claims the benefit of U.S. Provisional Application No. 62/322,357, filed Apr. 14, 2016, which is incorporated by reference as if fully set forth herein.
FIELD OF THE INVENTION
[0002] The embodiments herein relate to devices and methods ... | When reading a coupon that displays a pattern when a target substance is detected, recognition of the target pattern can be hindered by nonuniform illumination of the coupon. In one aspect, methods and devices are disclosed for uniform illumination of a coupon using a negative axicon lens and a light diffusing assembly... | 7 |
CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS
This application is a continuation application of U.S. Ser. No. 07/724,018 filed Jul. 1, 1991, now abandoned.
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
1. Field of the Invention
This invention relates to thermoplastic condensation polymers which are terpolymer... | Block condensation copolymers with improved processability, low temperature impact strength and solvent resistance have a polysiloxane block such as ##STR1## where D is about 10 to 120, and a polycarbonate-aliphatic polyester block. Such polymers are made by an interfacial reaction of phosgene with a bisphenol, a pheno... | 2 |
CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS
This application is a continuation of U.S. application Ser. No. 10/141,494, filed on May 7, 2002, now U.S. Pat. No. 7,097,627 which is a continuation of U.S. application Ser. No. 09/608,940, filed on Jun. 30, 2000, now U.S. Pat. No. 6,383,156, which claims the benefit of U.... | An orthopaedic brace includes a strut length adjustment assembly to change the operable length of the strut for sizing the brace on a patient without the need for special tools or cutting of the strut. The adjustment assembly includes a biased adjustment mechanism that coacts with a plurality of notches in the strut to... | 0 |
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
The invention relates to a sorting machine, especially for sorting mixtures of refuse, especially household rubbish, trade waste, industrial waste, refuse from demolition, waste from building sites, and also waste from wood or the like.
A sorting plant for sorting useful material... | A sorting machine which serves for treatment of mixtures of refuse, especially household rubbish, trade waste, industrial waste, refuse from demolition, waste from building sites, and also waste from wood or the like. To achieve a drum-like motion, a mixture of useful material is supplied to a conveyor belt which is in... | 8 |
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
1. Field of the Invention
The present invention relates generally to coaxial cable connectors. More particularly, the present invention relates to coaxial F-connectors adapted to insure the establishment of a proper ground during installation. Known prior art is classified in Uni... | Axially compressible, F-connectors for conventional installation tools for interconnection with coaxial cable include grounding inserts for establishing electrical continuity despite inadequate nut tightening. The connector has a rigid nut, a post penetrating the nut, a tubular body, and an end cap. The conductive post... | 8 |
TECHNICAL FIELD OF THE INVENTION
[0001] Embodiments of the present invention relate to the field of flow control. More particularly, embodiments of the present invention relate to systems and methods for an attitude insensitive flow device.
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
[0002] The manuf... | Embodiments of the present invention provide systems and methods for attitude insensitive flow devices. One embodiment of the present invention can include a flow device comprising a processor and a computer readable medium accessible by the processor that stores a set of computer instructions executable by the process... | 8 |
[0001] This application is a continuation-in-part of U.S. patent application Ser. No. 14/295,883, filed Jun. 4, 2014, now U.S. Pat. No. 9,486,656, which claims the priority benefit of U.S. provisional application No. 61/840,414, filed Jun. 27, 2013.
BACKGROUND
[0002] Wildfires are common ... | A blanket for fighting grass and scrub fires along a fire line includes a sheet of fire resistant material forming a lattice with multiple openings. The openings vary in size from larger openings along the sheet's front edge to smaller openings at the sheet's back edge, and vary in size across the lattice to fo... | 0 |
CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATION
[0001] This application is based upon and claims priority from prior Indian Patent Application No. 1817/Del/2004, filed on Sep. 24, 2004, the entire disclosure of which is herein incorporated by reference.
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
[0002] 1. Fi... | An improved LUT based multiplexer, including a first set of muxlets, each receiving a subset of input data lines at its inputs and one or more muxlet stages cascaded together to form a tree structure in which the roots are the first set of muxlets and the last stage of muxlet produces the final output. | 7 |
FIELD
The present invention relates to the technical field of fertilizers, more specifically to a curing agent for heavy metals in the soil to control the accumulation of heavy metals in crops and its preparation method.
BACKGROUND
Heavy metals such as cadmium, lead and mercury are non-essential eleme... | The present invention provides a soil heavy metal curing agent for controlling accumulation of heavy metals of crops and its preparation method. The curing agent is made from the following parts of raw materials by weight: 60˜140 parts of substance containing carbon-carbon double bond; 1˜400 parts of sulfo-compound by ... | 2 |
CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATION
This application claims the benefit of priority to Korean Patent Application No. 10-2012-0143088 filed in the Korean Intellectual Property Office on Dec. 10, 2012, the entire contents of which are incorporated herein by reference.
TECHNICAL FIELD
The present inve... | A planetary gear train of an automatic transmission for a vehicle may include: an input shaft, an output shaft disposed in parallel with the input shaft, a first planetary gear set disposed on the input shaft, a second planetary gear set disposed on the output shaft, a third planetary gear set disposed on the output sh... | 5 |
FIELD OF THE INVENTION
[0001] Embodiments of the present invention relate generally to compliance tools. More specifically, embodiments of the present invention relate to system and methods for determining and documenting compliance with a requirement (e.g., law or regulation) involving at least some degree ... | A compliance system configured to assist a user with the selection of building materials that comply with a regulatory requirement includes a processor, a forms generator, and a user interface. The processor is programmed to receive a first user input via the user interface, which first user input identifies a geograph... | 6 |
CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS
[0001] This application is a continuation of application Ser. No. 13/371,842, filed Feb. 13, 2012, which is a continuation of application Ser. No. 12/805,437, filed Jul. 30, 2010, which is a continuation of application Ser. No. 09/902,707, filed Jul. 12, 2001, which is... | Method for communication between a central server and a computerized juke-box which operates in a conference mode, including: sending a header before any transaction, which includes the identity of the destination together, the identity of the emitter, and the size of the packets; responding from the server in the form... | 7 |
CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS
This application is a §371 national stage entry of International Application No. PCT/DE2008/000759, filed May 6, 2008, which claims priority to German Patent Application No. 10 2007 021 494.6, filed May 8, 2007, both of which are hereby incorporated by reference.
BACK... | A device, method and computer readable-storage for mechanically handling impact-sensitive sheets of various formats ready for dispatch is described. The device has the following features: a) a control device in the form of a multi-axis robotic arm connected to a gripper device and means for mechanically gripping the sh... | 1 |
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
This invention relates to a roller blind box, the side walls of which carry face walls, which are inserted into the side walls, interconnecting same, which support a roller blind shaft and are connected via detachably carried guide members to the roller blind guides.
In a prior a... | A roller blind box includes four longitudinal walls and two face walls interconnecting the longitudinal walls. The face walls support a roller blind shaft and are connected via detachably carried guide members to the lateral roller blind guides. Each face wall is formed symmetrical in relationship to a vertical plane p... | 4 |
RELATED APPLICATION
[0001] This application is a continuation-in-part application of U.S. patent application Ser. No. 11/762,497 filed Jun. 13, 2007, for all commonly disclosed subject matter. U.S. application Ser. No. 11/762,497 is expressly incorporated herein by reference in its entirety to form part of t... | A carrying case includes a top case shell hinged to a bottom case shell which may be maintained in a closed position by a double throw, triple action latch mechanism comprising a latch body pivotally mounted to the bottom case shell, a latch locking element pivotally mounted to the latch body and a latch release couple... | 0 |
CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATION
[0001] The present application claims priority to U.S. Provisional Application No. 60/875,651, filed Dec. 19, 2006, the entire contents of which is incorporated herein by reference for all purposes.
TECHNICAL FIELD
[0002] The present inventio... | Vapor depositions sources, systems, and related deposition methods. Vapor deposition sources for use with materials that evaporate or sublime in a difficult to control or otherwise unstable manner are provided. The present invention is particularly applicable to deposition of organic material such as those for forming ... | 2 |
FIELD OF THE INVENTION
[0001] This present invention relates generally to computer power management, and more particularly to managing power for subsystems, such as graphics, in the absence of explicit operating system support.
BACKGROUND
[0002] All computer systems require electr... | Methods and devices for power management of graphics or other computer subsystems are disclosed. In one embodiment, graphics software components are configurable in a manner that allows them to place the graphics subsystem is a “safe” state prior to a suspend event, and back into a “working” state after a resume event,... | 6 |
[0001] This application is a National Stage completion of PCT/FR2009/001129 filed Sep. 23, 2009, which claims priority from French patent application serial no. 08/05278 filed Sep. 25, 2008.
FIELD OF THE INVENTION
[0002] The present invention relates to a heat generator with magnetocalori... | A thermal generator ( 1 ) comprises at least one thermal flow generation unit ( 2 ) that is provided with at least one thermal module ( 3 ) each containing a magnetocaloric member ( 4 ) through which a coolant flows. A magnetic arrangement ( 9 ) is actuated for alternatively subjecting each magnetocaloric member ( 4 ) ... | 5 |
CROSS REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATION
This application is a continuation of our prior application Ser. No. 09/642,548, filed Aug. 17, 2000, now U.S. Pat. No. 6,427,426, and entitled Method and Apparatus for Safely Riding An Animal, that in turn is a continuation of our application Ser. No. 09/026,850, filed Feb.... | A latch inserted in an animal rigging and controllably releasable for quick unlatching. Such a rigging is normally cinched about the body of the animal for various purposes, but with the latch in the rigging, the rigging can be quickly released from the animal when desired. For a bull rigging, the latch is inserted in ... | 1 |
CROSS REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS
None.
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
1. Field of Invention
A hydraulic tool for the installation of fencing T-posts into the ground without bending the T-post or causing damage or deformity to the top of the T-post, installs to the three point hitch of a trac... | A hydraulic tool for the installation of fencing T-posts into the ground without bending the T-post or causing damage or deformity to the top of the T-post, installs to the three point hitch of a tractor with hydraulic connections to the tractor hydraulic system, securing the post along its vertical length prior to ins... | 4 |
FIELD OF THE INVENTION
This invention discloses a kind of casting type bandage, and more specifically, relates to a modified aqua-activated polyurethane orthopedic bandage used for orthopedia in the department of orthopedics and as a medicinal material for fixing of fractures. It can be stably stored.
BACKG... | The invention is directed to a stable catalytic and aqua-activated polyurethane bandage used for orthopedic casting. The bandage has a substrate and an aqua-activated polyurethane prepolymer. The catalyst used to make the prepolymer is α-(morpholinopolyethoxy)-β-morpholinoethane or the mixture of α-(morpholinopolyethox... | 8 |
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
This invention relates to a cushion body, especially a seat cushion for a motor vehicle, consisting of a spring body which is deformable and at the same time air and moisture permeable in the loaded condition, as well as a buffer layer which has a substantial content of cellulose fiber... | The invention of this application relates to a cushion body, well suited for use as a seat cushion of a motor vehicle, consisting of a spring body which is deformable under a load, and is air and mositure permeable. The cushion also employs an air permeable cover material which is stretched over the cushion and is unde... | 8 |
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
1. Field of the Invention
The present invention relates to a tool for preparing a cigar for smoking, and particularly to a tool that removes the cap-end of a cigar without disturbing the area of the cigar surrounding the cap-end or the cigar filler material within the cigar.
... | Presented is a cigar cap-cutting and ejection tool provided with a very sharp circular cutting edge susceptible of being pressed into the cap-end of a cigar to thereby define the configuration of the central cigar cap-end portion to be cut from and withdrawn from the cigar by the tool. Plunger members are provided in t... | 0 |
CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS
This application claims the priority of U.S. Provisional Application No. 60/643,701 entitled “Rocket Propelled Grenade, Variant II” filed Jan. 13, 2005, the contents of which are incorporated herein by reference in their entirety.
STATEMENT REGARDING FEDERAL... | A rocket propelled grenade (RPG) simulation device usable with a laser detector is provided. The RPG simulation device comprises a laser transmitter, a switch, a controller, and a housing. The laser transmitter is capable of directing a laser signal to the laser detector, the laser signal comprising information readabl... | 5 |
This application is a continuation, of application Ser. No. 563,806, filed Dec. 21, 1983, now abandoned.
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
This invention relates to automated systems for storing and retrieving containers. More specifically, the present invention relates to such systems wherein a particu... | A system wherein a contractor of a rental safe-deposit box can privately obtain, handle and restore his own box in the fire-proof safe room. The system includes an automatic article retrieval and storage unit located within the safe room and having contractors' safe-deposit boxes. A plurality of private compartment... | 8 |
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
[0001] This invention concerns automated arrangements for stacking items onto a pallet, and is more particularly concerned with apparatus for palletizing bags or sacks of loose articles, such as ice cubes. In particular, the invention is concerned with machines that line up the ba... | An automatic pallet stacking machine for loading bags of ice cubes onto a pallet has a first infeed conveyor with a pick and turn device for orienting the bags, and a collating conveyor adjacent a pallet holder or pallet elevator where the bags are accumulated until a row of bags is formed. Then a gantry picks up the b... | 1 |
This application is a continuation of U.S. patent application Ser No. 09/534,224, U.S. Pat. No. 6,426,289, entitled METHOD OF FABRICATING A BARRIER LAYER ASSOCIATED WITH A CONDUCTOR LAYER IN DAMASCENE STRUCTURES, filed Mar. 24, 2000, the entirety of which is hereby incorporated by reference.
BACKGROUND ... | The present invention is directed to a simplified, CVD-less method of forming a barrier layer for a metal layer which prevents metal contamination in an integrated circuit. The invention utilizes a sacrificial multilayer dielectric structure and selective etching to form the top barrier layer. An opening is etched in t... | 7 |
CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATION
This is a continuation of copending International Application PCT/EP97/03911, filed Jul. 21, 1997 now EP914617A1, which designated the United States.
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
FIELD OF THE INVENTION
The present invention relates to a test proced... | A test procedure or test station for testing products, especially products completed on an assembly line type production process, performing the following steps: First, testing a parameter of a product with a first testing device using a first input signal to produce a first test result. Second, testing the same parame... | 6 |
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
The present invention pertains generally to high-temperature resins and in particular to cyano-addition resins from oxyarylbisorthodinitriles.
It is known that certain bisorthodinitriles polymerize to form strong, high-temperature thermosetting resins. Examples of bisorthodinitri... | Polyphthalocyanine resins are obtained by heating one or more bisorthodiniles of the general formula: ##STR1## wherein R represents ##STR2## at temperature at or above the melting point thereof. The resins are useful in high-temperature structural composites and adhesives. | 2 |
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