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BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION The reason why vacuum contactors and vacuum interrupters are used for power switching applications is due to two fundamental properties of the vacuum medium. First, the dielectric strength of a vacuum gap is far superior to any other switching medium (air in atmospheric pressure,...
A vacuum contactor for motor control applications and method of making the same that produces a switch of minimum size and extremely long mechanical life. This method comprises the step of heating the vacuum assembly to not over 450° C during the evacuation process thereby allowing use of welded diaphragm bellows havin...
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PRIORITY CLAIM [0001] The present application claims priority to U.S. Provisional Application No. 60/552,653 filed Mar. 13, 2004, the contents of which are incorporated herein by reference. RELATED APPLICATIONS [0002] The present application is related to Attorney Docket Numbers 010-0011, ...
The present invention provides for systems and methods of dynamically controlling a cluster or grid environment. The method comprises attaching a trigger to an object and firing the trigger based on a trigger attribute. The cluster environment is modified by actions initiated when the trigger is fired. Each trigger has...
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This invention relates to a process to make high active detergent particles from surfactant blends comprising a major amount of linear alkylbenzene sulphonate surfactant. BACKGROUND AND PRIOR ART To reduce the chemicals used in the laundry washing process it has been proposed to decrease the builder salts i...
A process for manufacturing detergent particles comprising the steps of: a) forming a liquid surfactant blend comprising a major amount of surfactant and a minor amount of water, the surfactant part consisting of at least 51 wt % linear alkylbenzene sulfonate and at least one co-surfactant, the surfactant blend consist...
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The invention relates to a circuit arrangement for separating the colour difference signal components of a PAL colour television signal, in which the composite chrominance signal is applied through a first path and a second path delayed by substantially one line period or an integral multiple thereof relative to the fi...
Circuit arrangement for separating the components of a PAL color television signal, in which the (digitized) u- and v-signals of the subcarrier frequency are passed through two delay lines which produce different time delays (for example 283.5 and 284 chrominance subcarrier periods): an improved cross-talk attenuation ...
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FIELD OF THE INVENTION The invention pertains to testable photoelectric smoke detectors. More particularly, the invention pertains to such detectors wherein a supplemental source of radiant energy and a local monitoring signal are used to create a test condition. BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION Photoelect...
A self-testable photoelectric smoke detector incorporates a housing which defines an internal smoke chamber. The housing carries a laser diode and a radiation sensor along with a supplemental source of test radiant energy. When a test is initiated, the operational characteristics of the laser diode are monitored simult...
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FIELD OF INVENTION This invention relates to novel bonded phase silica products, their use in the separation and purification of proteins, especially proteins having an isoelectric point of below about 5, and the preparation of same. More particularly this invention relates to sulfonic derivatives of N-acylated c...
Sulfonic derivatives of N-acylated covalently bound, non-crosslinked polyethyleneimine bonded phase silicas of the formula: ##STR1## is the backbone of a silica gel or controlled pore glass, n is an integer such that the polyethyleneiminopropyl silane group has an average molecular weight of from about 400 to about 180...
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STATEMENT REGARDING FEDERALLY SPONSORED RESEARCH OR DEVELOPMENT [0001] This invention was made with Government support under contract #F33615-03-M-2316 awarded by the Air Force Research Laboratory. The Government has certain rights in this invention. CROSS REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS...
The present invention is a spray cooling thermal management device that cools an electronic component creating a varying amount of heat across its surfaces. Liquid coolant is dispensed upon the surface of the component. In areas of the chip that generate large heat fluxes, typically referred to as the core, the liquid ...
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FIELD OF THE INVENTION The present invention pertains to an arrangement in a liquid fuel-operated heater for vehicles, which heater is operated independently of the engine of the vehicle, with a combustion chamber, whose wall has air passage openings with a downstream flame tube, a heat exchanger and means for su...
A heater (independent vehicle heater) which can be operated in a particularly wide range between full load and partial load, e.g., 1:10 to 1:15, is shown. This is achieved by the annular space surrounding the combustion chamber being divided into two partial compartments and by supplying the combustion air to these par...
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This application is a continuation of application Ser. No. 08/362,657, filed Dec. 22, 1994, now abandoned. BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1) Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a compressed dry air supply system including an air compressor in which water is used as a cooling...
A compressed dry air supply system includes an air compressor which uses water for lubricating and cooling the movable parts thereof. Compressed air obtained from the compressor is sufficiently dehumidified by a refrigerator type dryer. The water produced due to the dehumidification of the compressed air is received in...
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CLAIM OF PRIORITY [0001] The present application claims priority from Japanese patent application JP 2009-259429 filed on Nov. 13, 2009, the content of which is hereby incorporated by reference into this application. FIELD OF THE INVENTION [0002] This invention relates to a semiconductor d...
To provide an LSI having a low power mode that can prevent an apparatus on which the LSI is mounted from resulting in performance degradation, etc. even when its electric power is not reduced in the low power mode. Devised is a circuit that instructs an operation mode and detects whether the LSI operates as specified b...
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STATEMENT OF PRIORITY [0001] This application claims priority under 35 USC Section 119 to Provisional Patent Application Ser. Nos. 60/947,253 filed Jun. 29, 2007 and 61/037,946 filed Mar. 19, 2008, the disclosures of which are hereby incorporated by reference in their entireties. FIELD OF TH...
Methods are provided for predicting the presence, subtype and stage of ovarian cancer, as well as for assessing the therapeutic efficacy of a cancer treatment and determining whether a subject potentially is developing cancer. Associated test kits, computer and analytical systems as well as software and diagnostic mode...
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CROSS REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATION [0001] This application claims the priority of Korean Patent Application No. 2003-5234, filed on 27 Jan. 2003 in the Korean Intellectual Property Office, the disclosure of which is hereby incorporated by reference in its entirety. FIELD OF THE INVENTION ...
A termination circuit for a transmission line may include an input node, a pull-down circuit, and a pull-up circuit. The input node receives an input signal over the transmission line. The pull-down circuit is coupled between the input node and a first reference voltage, and the pull-down circuit may be configured to p...
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FIELD OF THE INVENTION The invention relates to a valve for a cooking utensil or the like, for example a pressure cooker, which is operated with excess pressure and can be closed off with a lid, including a valve member, which is arranged in a valve opening provided in the lid, axially aligned and movably within ...
A valve is needed in a cooking utensil operating with an increased internal pressure, which valve is at the same time also capable of regulating the internal pressure, and, in particular, takes care that a nonpermissibly high internal pressure is reduced through a pressure release with the outside. Such valves are desi...
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BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION This invention relates generally to power transmission elements, such as sprockets, for power transmission purposes and, more particularly, to split power transmission elements, that are mountable on an elongate driven shaft. Power transmission element, such as gears, pulleys, sh...
A split power transmission element, such as a sprocket, mountable on a driven shaft. A pair of substantially identical sprocket halves each include a pair of aligned, hollow, fastener sleeves extending diagonally through the plane of the sprocket. A pair of fasteners within the sleeves join the sprocket halves to each ...
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BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION This is a continuation-in-part of U.S. application Ser. No. 825,513 filed Jan. 31, 1986, now abandoned. The novel compounds of the present invention are adenosine analogs having some of the same activities as adenosine. The compounds have a favorable ratio of affinities...
The present inventions are novel N 6 -substituted adenosines wherein the N substituent is ##STR1## wherein Ar is an unsubstituted or substituted (1) phenyl, (2) 1- or 2-naphthalenyl, (3) 2- or 3-thienyl, (4) 2- or 3-furanyl, (5) 2-, 4-, or 5-thiazyl, (6) 2-, 3-, or 4-pyridyl, or (7) 2-pyrimidyl wherein the substituent...
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RELATED APPLICATIONS [0001] This application claims the benefit under 35 USC 119(e) of U.S. Provisional Application No. 61/011,473, filed on Jan. 17, 2008, which is incorporated herein by reference in its entirety. BACKGROUND [0002] 1. Technical Field [0003] This inve...
An abrasive tool includes a back plate with a first side and a second side, a plurality of segment mounts disposed in spaced relation along a majority of said first side, a plurality of abrasive segments engaged by the segment mounts, the second side being configured for attachment to a grinding machine. A method of ma...
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BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION The present invention relates to a load-carrying rescue hook assembly intended to function at the end of a cable or rope, which is raised by a hoisting apparatus. The hook carries a load, which is typically attached to the hook in the form of a sling or similar attachment strap. ...
This invention relates to a rescue hook assembly that utilizes a spring-loaded gate across the opening into the hook and has an improved safety locking mechanism to prevent accidental opening of the gate. The locking mechanism works independently from the gate, thus allowing the gate itself to be opened and closed mult...
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CROSS-REFERENCES [0001] This application claims the priority of provisional application: 61/476,382 filed on Apr. 4, 2011 by inventor Robert G. Marcotte entitled: “Comprehensive Wellness Tracking System” BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION [0002] 1. Field of the Invention [0003]...
According to the invention, records pertaining to an individual are centralized such that the user has control over the integration and dissemination of their personal and private information. Records pertaining to an individual are systematically transported electronically by many different institutions to a centraliz...
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BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The invention relates to an antenna for a plurality of radio services in the form of a dipole or monopole. 2. The Prior Art Antennas of this type are known from German Patent DE 193 10 226 A1. The antenna described in this patent has a capaci...
The invention relates to a mobile antenna for a plurality of radio services in the form of a dipole or monopole, with an antenna conductor and with at least one flatly designed roof capacity disposed substantially vertical relative to the antenna conductor for a first radio service with polarization disposed vertically...
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[0001] The application claims the filing-date priority of Provisional Application No. 61/528,148 filed Aug. 27, 2011; and application Ser. No. 12/636,757, filed Dec. 13, 2009 (which claims priority to Provisional Application No. 61/138,014, filed Dec. 16, 2008); and application Ser. No. 12/903,149, filed Oct. 12, 20...
The disclosure provides methods and apparatus for release-assisted microcontact printing of MEMS. Specifically, the principles disclosed herein enable patterning diaphragms and conductive membranes on a substrate having articulations of desired shapes and sizes. Such diaphragms deflect under applied pressure or force (...
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CROSS REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS This patent application claims the benefit of United States of America Provisional Patent Application U.S. 61/893,415 filed Oct. 21, 2013 entitled “Methods and Systems Relating to AC Current Measurements.” FIELD OF THE INVENTION This invention relates ...
Accurate measurements of electrical power at various points of a power grid is becoming more important and, at the same time, is getting more difficult as the old power distribution model of a few, large power generating stations and a multitude of relatively linear loads is replaced by a newer model containing a multi...
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CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS [0001] This application is related to and claims priority from U.S. Provisional Patent Application No. 61/542,666, filed Oct. 3, 2011 and is hereby incorporated by reference in its entirety. FIELD OF THE INVENTION [0002] The present inventio...
A flow noise restrictor for use with a valve. The flow noise restrictor reduces the flow area as the valve closes and forms vortices to reduce the noise such as due to the Bernoulli effect.
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BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a variable displacement compressor which controls the inclined angle of a swash plate based on the difference between the pressure in the crank chamber and the suction pressure to control the discharge displacement. More ...
A compressor has a housing body, a drive shaft, a swash plate, and a piston. The swash plate converts rotation of the drive shaft to reciprocating movement of the piston in a cylinder bore. The piston compresses gas supplied to the cylinder bore from an external circuit via a suction chamber and discharges the compress...
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BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION [0001] The present invention relates to improved coating compositions containing microparticles, preferably glass beads having an average diameter up to about 70 microns, which are preferably coated to improve their dry flowability and to reduce their wet-out capability. These ...
Novel microbead coating compositions having improved binding properties for the glass microbeads suspended therein, which compositions also have superior bonding properties for substrates so as to be resistant to peeling or flaking therefrom after drying. These novel binding and bonding properties are unexpectedly prod...
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FIELD OF THE INVENTION The present invention relates to airfoils, and more particularly, to airfoils for gas turbine engines and other turbomachines. BACKGROUND Airfoils for gas turbine engines and other turbomachines remain an area of interest. Some existing systems have various shortcomings, drawbac...
One embodiment of the present invention is a unique airfoil for a turbomachine. Another embodiment is a unique gas turbine engine. Yet another embodiment is a method for manufacturing an airfoil for a turbomachine. Other embodiments include apparatuses, systems, devices, hardware, methods, and combinations for airfoils...
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FIELD OF THE INVENTION [0001] The invention refers to a powder coating composition providing a highly reproducible colour strength and colour position accuracy in the final coating. BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION [0002] Pigmented powder coating compositions that meet a customer's colour s...
The invention provides a powder coating composition prepared from a combination, the combination comprising: A) at least one binder resin and, optionally at least one curing agent, B) at least one calibrated pigmented liquid, based on at least one pigment, and, C) optionally, at least one pigment and/or exte...
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BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION My invention relates to roller gins. In the art to which my invention relates it is well known that the efficiency of roller gins depends, in large measure, on removing the build-up of foreign matter on or adjacent the cutting edge of the knife which cooperates with the roll, the...
Disclosed is an improved roller gin having means for cleaning debris from the knife, and a process of operating such gin. Specifically, the gin includes means to rotate the roll in reverse, periodically, if desired, whereby any cotton, leaf, or other trash draped over the knife is thrown off or discharged from the gin....
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BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention is related to optical isolators for use in optical fiber communication and optical network technology, and more particularly to optical isolators which employ molded lenses. 2. Description of the Prior Art In the field o...
An optical isolator ( 100 ) includes an input port ( 10 ), an output port ( 20 ), an optical isolating means ( 30 ) and a mounting tube ( 40 ). The input port includes an optical fiber ( 13 ) having an exposed end, a ferrule ( 12 ) defining a through hole 121 for holding the optical fiber, a molded lens ( 11 ), a sle...
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FIELD OF THE INVENTION [0001] The present invention lies in the field of gymnastic exercise apparatus, and relates to an exercise stick for athletes such as walkers, roller skaters or on-road cross-country skiers, according to the introductory part of the first patent claim. BACKGROUND OF THE INVE...
Disclosed is an exercise pole ( 1 ) designed for athletes such as walkers, roller skaters, or on-road cross-country skiers. Said exercise pole ( 1 ) comprises an elongate pole body ( 2 ), at one end ( 12 ) of which two wheels ( 41, 42 ) are mounted that allow the exercise pole ( 1 ) to be moved in a directed rolling ma...
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FIELD OF THE INVENTION This invention relates generally to medical diagnostic apparatus and more particularly to a device for accelerating the protein concentration of body fluids and removal of samples therefrom for further tests. BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION The particular proteins and the concentrat...
Ultrafiltration apparatus employing collodion bag dialyzing means. This apparatus provides a means for accelerating the dialysis process and a cooperative means for obtaining samples of the concentrate from the collodion bag. A displacement body with an axial bore is attached to a tube and positioned within the collodi...
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The present invention is related generally to the method of synthesizing polymeric ketones. More particularly, the present invention is related to producing novel monomers for the synthesis of new as well as known polymeric ketones. The polymers produced in accordance with the present invention are initially non-crysta...
A new method for preparing commercially valuable polymeric ketones is described. The method employs an α-amiononitrile as a monomeric unit whereby an amorphous, soluble polymer having protected carbonyl moiety is obtained. Upon deprotecting the carbonyl moiety, a crystalline polymeric ketone is obtained. The method all...
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Cross Reference to Related Applications [0001] This non-provisional United States (U.S.) patent application claims the benefit of U.S. Provisional Application No. 60/388,923, filed on Jun. 14, 2002 by inventor Laurance F. Wygant entitled “Sharing Data using a Configuration Register.” ...
A first execution thread disabling configuration access to a register that is otherwise dedicated to a storage of a configuration parameter, the first execution thread storing data other than the configuration parameter in the register and a second execution thread accessing the data from the register.
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FIELD OF THE INVENTION This invention relates to the field of controlling the use of disposable elements and is especially useful for authenticating and verifying suitability of disposable elements for clinically useful systems for treating cells with photoactivatable compounds and radiation which activates the c...
Authentication and verification of suitability for use of disposable elements can be made by evaluation of characteristic data stored on a non-volatile read/write memory element, especially useful in a photoactivatable agent patient treatment system wherein photoactivatable agents, in contact with patient blood cells, ...
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CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATION This application is a Continuation of U.S. application Ser. No. 11/589,961 filed on Oct. 31, 2006, and claims priority from U.S. application Ser. No. 11/589,961 filed on Oct. 31, 2006, which claims priority from Japanese Patent Application No. 2005-317872, filed on Nov. 1, 200...
A reconfigurable processor equipped with reconfigurable circuits (RCs) comprises unit A for dividing data input to the processor, and outputting a part of pieces of divided data to a RC, unit B for selecting or binding at least one piece of divided data among divided data which is not outputted from the input data divi...
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FIELD OF THE INVENTION [0001] The present invention relates to cured composites built from layers of unidirectional fibers. In particular, the invention utilizes highly porous lightweight materials in conjunction with multilayer preforms to obtain cured articles with improved toughness. BACKGRO...
Materials and methods are provided for producing preform materials for impact-resistant composite materials suitable for liquid molding. An interlayer comprising a spunbonded, spunlaced, or mesh fabric is introduced between non-crimped layers of unidirectional reinforcing fibers to produce a preform for use in liquid-m...
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BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION [0001] 1. Field of the Invention [0002] This invention is related to the structure of a container, and in particular to one for carrying round, cylindrical, or odd shaped objects such as propane tanks securely. [0003] 2. Description of the Prior Art...
A safety container, which includes a body, provided with a plurality of flaps and two or more handles, and a cushion removably fitted in the body, whereby an object is first placed in the cushion and the flaps are then wrapped on the object to keep the object in place thereby securing the object in the body.
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BACKGROUND (1) Field of the Invention [0001] The invention relates to a refrigeration installation having at least one refrigeration consumer, which includes at least one evaporator, having at least one feed line and at least one discharge line, via which the refrigerant or refrigerant mixture is fe...
A refrigerating system comprises at least one refrigerating consumer provided with at least one evaporator, at least one supply line and at least one withdrawal line which enable the coolant or the coolant mixture to be supplied to and/or withdrawn from the refrigerating consumer(s). Expansion elements are associated w...
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CROSS REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS The present application is a continuation application of U.S. patent application Ser. No. 11/209,870, which was filed on Aug. 23, 2005, which is assigned to the assignee of the present invention. The present application claims priority benefits to U.S. patent application Se...
A mechanism for controlling the hardware resources on a blade server, and thereby limiting the power consumption of the blade server is disclosed. The enforceable hardware resources that are controlled include the base frequency of the central processing unit (CPU) as well as power to individual banks of physical memor...
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This application is a division of application Ser. No. 845,537, filed Mar. 28, 1986 now issued as U.S. Pat. No. 4,723,446. BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates in general to a device for measuring a displacement of a movable member relative to a...
Herein disclosed is a device for measuring a displacement of a movable member relative to a fixed member by putting the electromagnetic induction into practical use. The device comprises a first coil having first and second coil sections which are coaxially aligned along a common axis, a second coil arranged to establi...
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FIELD OF THE INVENTION The present invention relates to apparatus for covering open top vehicle containers, and, in particular, a hydraulically operated pivoting arm covering system having variable rate actuation. BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION Governmental regulations require many open vehicle container...
A variable rate covering system for open top vehicle containers includes a hydraulic actuating system for pivoting arms carrying a roll up cover wherein the fluid flow rates to the hydraulic cylinders are reduced during the initial and final phases of the stroke to reduce acceleration and impact forces on the arms, cov...
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TECHNICAL FIELD This application claims the benefit under 35 U.S.C. §119 of U.S. patent application No. 60/570,817 filed on 14 May 2004 and entitled DIELECTRIC WELDING METHODS AND APPARATUS. TECHNICAL FIELD The invention relates to methods and apparatus for welding dielectric materials such as plastics. S...
Dielectric welding apparatus has opposed electrodes that can be engaged on either side of a product to be welded and a dielectric welding power supply that supplies welding potentials to the electrodes. The apparatus includes electrically insulating buffer material adjacent to at least one of the electrodes. A recess f...
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This application is a continuation of U.S. application Ser. No. 527,469, filed Aug. 29, 1983, filed as PCT EP82/00277, Dec. 29, 1982, published as WO83/02252, July 7, 1983, now abandoned. FIELD OF THE INVENTION The invention relates to a process and an apparatus for the manufacture of a single-ply...
Process and apparatus for the manufacture of a valved sack with a self-sealing valve in which at the end of a transporting device for an open web of the sack material, shortly before the sack material is fed into a tube-forming zone, a valve-manufacturing unit is located, preferably above the material web path, in whic...
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FIELD OF THE INVENTION The present invention relates generally to navigational receivers, and more particularly to systems and methods that enable standalone navigation receivers to determine their position without the immediate need of broadcast ephemeris. BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION With the develop...
The present invention provides methods and system for enabling a standalone navigation receiver capable of generating receiver specific predicted satellite orbits based on historical navigation data collected by and stored in the receiver. Thus, the navigation receiver is able to use the predicted satellite orbits to o...
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This application is a continuation-in-part application of application Ser. No. 08/825,021 filed Mar. 26, 1997, now abandoned. TECHNICAL FIELD OF THE INVENTION The present invention relates to heat-insulating stock material and methods for producing the stock material and containers. More particula...
An insulating paperboard container is disclosed including a container body having a side wall and a bottom wall with the one side wall including a base layer and an insulating layer on at least a portion of the base layer, preferably on an inside surface of the side wall. The insulating layer being selectively adhered ...
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BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention This invention relates to an image pickup apparatus, and, more particularly to an image pickup apparatus for a TV camera which enables the most favorable exposure when humans are the subject of the image. 2. Description of the Related Art The...
An image pickup apparatus for outputting an image pickup signal by forming an image of a subject on an image pickup element through an optical system includes a determining circuit for picking up a plurality of color information signals from the image pickup element, comparing the color information signals with a prede...
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BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION This invention relates to soil probes and particularly to a water jet sediment probe to determine, for example, the thickness of sand and other sediments on a beach overlying bedrock or the depth and type of sediment beneath a seafloor, etc. Frequently, it is necessary to determi...
Various means for providing rigidity to the flexible hose of a water jet iment probe that is used to determine thickness and types of underlying sediment beneath land or seafloor is disclosed. A series of interconnecting rods or pipe sections are used to stiffen a length of flexible hose to a desired probe depth to en...
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BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION The present invention relates to an automatic recorder with a pencil pen having a lead of pencil for recording on a medium by the lead of pencil, and more particularly to a recorder for drafting a drawing by a pen in accordance with a command signal from an external control unit. ...
A recorder with a pencil pen which contains a plurality of pencil leads therein comprises means for causing a lead chuck mechanism of the pencil lead to hold and release the pencil lead and means for vertically moving a pencil lead displacement mechanism of the pencil pen. Those means are alternately activated by lead ...
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This is a continuation of application Ser. No. 08/237,507, filed May 3, 1994, now U.S. Pat. No. 5,481,439. BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION The present invention relates to an automatic lighting system in which a lighting work in photographing in a studio is effectively and promptly performed in such a...
An automatic lighting system simplifies reproduction of desired lighting conditions by use of a computer which compares characteristics of an actual subject to prestored data representing light locations for preferred lighting of a similar mimic subject, and orients mounted lighting fixtures accordingly. A plurality of...
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BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION [0001] 1. Field of the Invention [0002] The present invention relates to the use of fluorescence spectroscopic imaging, more particularly to the use of fluorescence spectroscopic imaging to diagnose tissue damage. [0003] 2. Description of Related...
A method for monitoring a biological tissue includes illuminating the tissue, including a fluorophore, with a wavelength of light, the wavelength selected for exciting the fluorophore, determining a fluorescent emission of the fluorophore, the emission indicating the presence of the fluorophore, and correlating an emis...
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BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to wind turbines and more particularly pertains to a new blade pitch-controlled wind turbine system for achieving maximum wind efficiency with variable speed and blade pitch control. 2. Description of the Prior Art ...
A blade pitch-controlled wind turbine system for achieving maximum wind efficiency with variable speed and blade pitch control. The blade pitch-controlled wind turbine system includes a support assembly including a tower; a turbine rotor assembly being supported upon the support assembly; and a blade pitch control asse...
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BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION This invention relates to improvements in a tube-bending machine which performs the bending of a tube or pipe with a mandrel inserted in the tube. Problems which occur during tube bending with the tube-bending machine of the type specified above includes rupturing of the tube bei...
This invention relates to a tube-bending machine, which is so constructed that force detection means to detect a force acting in the axial direction of a mandrel under a tube-bending operation is disposed on the mandrel of tube-bending means so as to sense bending conditions such as a lubrication condition of an inner ...
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BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates in general to automotive automatic transmissions, and more particularly to a drum supporting structure installed in the automatic transmission for rotatably supporting an aluminum drum on an aluminum drum support. More speci...
The drum supporting structure comprises larger and smaller diameter portions and a radially raised wall portion which are defined by the aluminum drum support, the radially raised wall portion being arranged at an axially base end of the larger diameter portion and the larger diameter portion having seal rings concentr...
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CROSS REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS This application is the U.S. national phase of International Application No. PCT/EP2010/063179 filed on Sep. 8, 2010, which application claims priority to German Patent Application No. DE202009012158.5 filed on Sep. 8, 2009, the contents of both of which are incorporated he...
Embodiments provide a rotary lobe pump for conveying a fluid medium containing solids. Two rotary lobes have rotational axes that are spaced apart from each other a minimum length distance. A housing enclosing the two rotary lobes has an inlet opening and an outlet opening, each with a continuously decreasing convergen...
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FIELD OF USE OF THE INVENTION The present invention relates to the field of systems for monitoring the pressure and temperature of vehicle tires and, in particular, to adaptations enabling the electronic measurement housing containing the sensor to be attached to the rim. DESCRIPTION OF THE PRIOR ART ...
A device for clamping an electronic pressure and/or temperature measurement housing onto a rim inside of a tire, comprises a cable including a plurality of twisted filaments. The cable makes a turn around the rim, and urges the housing against the surface of the rim, forming a resilient connection allowing axial moveme...
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CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS [0001] This application is a continuation-in-part of U.S. patent application Ser. No. 10/528,515, which has an assigned filing date of Oct. 26, 2005, which was the National Stage of International Application No. PCT/US2003/029302, filed Sep. 19, 2003, and which claim...
An ultrasonic load measurement transducer is mated with a thread-forming fastener to provide a load indicating thread-forming fastener that can be used for the precise and reliable assembly of critical bolted joints, such as those in the automobile and aerospace industries, among others. Steps can then be taken to accu...
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BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION Cephalosporins having a ureido acyl side chain are disclosed in U.S. Pat. Nos. 3,673,183; 3,708,479, 3,833,568 and 3,860,591. Cephalosporins having various acyl side chains and a 7α-methoxy substituent are taught in various U.S. patents including U.S. Pat. Nos. 3,775,410; 3,780,031; 3,...
[[[Imidazolidinyl amino]carbonyl]amino]acetylcephalosporin derivatives having the formula ##STR1## wherein R is hydrogen, lower alkyl, phenyl-lower alkyl, diphenyl-lower alkyl, tri(lower alkyl)silyl, trihaloethyl, a salt forming ion, or the group ##STR2## R 1 is hydrogen or methoxy; R 2 , R 3 and R 5 each is hydroge...
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CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS [0001] The present patent application is related to and claims the priority benefit of U.S. Provisional Patent Application Ser. No. 62/170,718, filed Jun. 4, 2015, the contents of which is hereby incorporated by reference in its entirety into this disclosure. ...
A particle sensing system which includes a plurality of micro-lenses which focus light from an unfocused or loosely focused light source onto a corresponding plurality of focus regions on a surface containing plasmonic structures. The absorption of light by the plasmonic structures in the focus regions results in heat ...
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[0001] This application claims priority from provisional patent application Ser. No. 62/257,005 filed Nov. 18, 2015. FIELD OF INVENTION [0002] This invention relates to a novel cotton ginning rib for ginning seed cotton. In particular, this invention relates to the construction and featur...
A ginning rib for use in a saw type cotton gin stand constructed from a plate or sheet of raw material, with the material thickness defining the width of the rib, and the shape or profile of the rib defined by the path of the cutting means of the plate or sheet. Furthermore, the shape of the rib being such that it can ...
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CROSS REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS [0001] This application is a divisional of U.S. patent application Ser. No. 13/962,757, filed Aug. 8, 2013, entitled “VIRAL FUSION PROTEIN TREATMENT FOR CCR8 MEDIATED DISEASES”. SEQUENCE LISTING [0002] The instant application contains a Sequ...
Compositions, methods, and kits are provided for treating CCR8 mediated diseases with applicability to atopic dermatitis and potential applicability to asthma, prurigo nodularis, nummular dermatitis, neurodeimatitis, and lichen simplex chronicus and some lymphomas, multiple sclerosis, acquired immunodeficiency disease,...
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BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION In mining and tunnel construction, the tunnels generally are formed by means of drilling or blasting, or with the aid of various types of cutting machines. During such tunneling it is often unavoidable for the working faces to become larger than the useful and/or desired cross sections...
Plastic hose means, preferably of high pressure polyethylene admixed with a flame retarding agent and treated to render the same antistatic and characterized by a resistance to tearing of at least 15 N/mm 2 , an extension of at least 450 percent, a resistance to piercing of at least 1.5 J and a resistance to continued ...
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BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION This invention generally relates to the field of mobile equipment for digging trenches. In construction and landscaping work it is frequently necessary to dig trenches with walls at angles which vary from the vertical, and many times it is desirable to form a trench wherein each ...
This invention relates to an improved trenching bucket for use with trenching equipment such as backhoes, wherein the side plates of the bucket are adjustable so that trenches can be formed with walls at various slopes.
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BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION [0001] 1. Field of the Invention [0002] This invention relates generally to the cell structure and fabrication process of power semiconductor devices. More particularly, this invention relates to a novel and improved cell structure and improved process for fabrica...
A trenched metal oxide semiconductor field effect transistor (MOSFET) cell that includes a trenched gate surrounded by a source region encompassed in a body region above a drain region disposed on a bottom surface of a substrate. The MOSFET cell further includes a source-body contact trench opened with sidewalls substa...
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CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATION [0001] This patent application claims the benefit of U.S. Provisional Patent Application Ser. No. 61/640,156, entitled “Coex Fascia Board Affixed to an Expansion Room to Provide a Decorative Frame, Gap Cover and Seal, at the Intersection of an Expansion Room and Body of...
A cover affixed to an expansion room of a recreational vehicle (RV) to cover and seal a gap in between the expansion room and a wall of the RV. The cover has a transverse wall to attach to the expansion room. The cover may have one or two bulb seals, and/or a flat seal affixed to the cover and/or the transverse wall to...
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CROSS REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS [0001] Not Applicable FEDERALLY SPONSORED RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT [0002] Not Applicable REFERENCE TO COMPUTER PROGRAM [0003] Not Applicable BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION [0004] 1. Field of the Invention ...
Compact reeds maximize flexural length by efficiently utilizing available space surrounding the port. Maximum length arms are disposed at the perimeter of the housing inlet port. Stresses at the ends of the arms are mitigated by utilizing compound radius transitions. The transitions are constructed by two or more arcs ...
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TECHNICAL HELD The present invention relates to a method for installing a crack inducing expansion joint filler when placing concrete so as to reduce cracks generated during concrete construction, and an apparatus therefor and, more particularly, to a method for installing a concrete crack inducing expansion join...
The present invention relates to a method for installing a crack inducing expansion joint filler when placing concrete so as to reduce cracks generated during concrete construction, and an apparatus therefor and, more particularly, to a method for installing a concrete crack inducing expansion joint filler and an appar...
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CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS The present application is a continuation of application Ser. No. 08/663,155 filed Jul. 26, 1995, now U.S. Pat. No. 5,839,517 which was a continuation-in-part application of Ser. No. 08/009,695 filed on Jan. 27, 1993, now abandoned. FIELD OF THE INVENTION ...
An isolator for use in a hand-held vibrating device for providing optimum vibration isolation by utilizing elastomeric sections. Six embodiments are shown which utilize elastomer sections to enhance vibration isolation along an axial direction of vibration. A first embodiment includes a frustoconical section, while the...
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CROSS REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS This application claims priority of German application No. 102005020315.9 filed May 2, 2005, which is incorporated by reference herein in its entirety. FIELD OF THE INVENTION The present invention relates to a hearing device remote control unit or relay station ...
The operation of appliances in a home network is to be made more user-friendly, for which purpose provision is made for the hearing device remote control unit to be integrated as a component in a network. This would, for example, enable warning signals triggered by the network to be provided in the hearing devices.
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BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION The present invention relates to a size for a papermaking, more specifically to an internal size which works very well in papermaking under neutral to weakly acidic conditions. DESCRIPTION OF RELATED ART Traditionally, rosin-based sizes have been widely used in papermaking....
The present invention relates to a size composition which shows an excellent sizing effect in neutral to weakly acidic papermaking. Alkanol tertiary amine and fortified rosin, incorporated in the size composition of the present invention, even when prepared as dispersions using a dispersant, are extremely poor in...
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CROSS REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS [0001] This application claims priority to and is a divisional of U.S. patent application Ser. No. 12/972,370, filed Dec. 17, 2010, that issued on ______, 2015, as U.S. Pat. No. ______, which is incorporated herein in its entirety. This application is also related to U...
A method for depositing a structure comprising interdigitated materials includes merging flows of at least two materials in a first direction into a first combined flow, dividing the first combined flow in a second direction to produce at least two separate flows, wherein the second direction is perpendicular to the fi...
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BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION This invention relates to a unique entry door system comprised of a plurality of uniquely constructed panels. In the housing construction industry, entry doors are generally constructed of wooden frames with either a wooden door or a flush metal door. It is generally recognized t...
An entry door system constructed of panels having a metal skin filled with insulating rigid foam core and having a unique wood facing and whereby the system has exceptional insulating qualities while projecting the beauty of a wood door. The system includes door and side panel components of substantially the same const...
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[0001] This application is a continuation application of U.S. Ser. No. 11/809,579 filed on May 31, 2007, which is a divisional application of U.S. continuation-in-part patent application Ser. No. 10/245,441 filed Sep. 17, 2002, which claims priority to PCT No. PCT/EP01/03341, filed Mar. 21, 2001, and also claims the...
The invention relates to a method for generating a transgenic organism. The invention also relates to a method for detecting and characterizing a genetic mutation in a transgenic organism. The invention further relates to a method for isolating a gene which is correlated with a phenotypic characteristic in a transgenic...
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COPYRIGHT NOTICE ©2014 US Mill Works LLC. A portion of the disclosure of this patent document contains material which is subject to copyright protection. The copyright owner has no objection to the facsimile reproduction by anyone of the patent document or the patent disclosure, as it appears in the Patent and Tr...
In an example, a quick release license plate holder with a low and/or compact profile is provided. In an example, the holder includes a bolt assembly having a first end to attach to a vehicle and a second end to quick release a support plate for holding the vehicle license plate. In an example, the quick release and re...
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PRIORITY CLAIM [0001] This application is based on and claims priority benefits from UK Patent Application No. 1401604.2 filed on Jan. 30, 2014, the entire content of which is expressly incorporated hereinto by reference. FIELD [0002] The present invention relates to cleaning of particulat...
Apparatus and methods are provided whereby a component can be cleaned while the furnace is operational. Additionally, particulates that have accumulated on the component can be collected and retained. The apparatus may include a portable frame, a tubular lance supported by the frame and having a nozzle at a distal end ...
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[0001] This application is a continuation-in-part of Ser. No. 10/021/365. TECHNICAL FIELD [0002] This invention relates to inhibition of enzymes, especially to inhibition of microbial enzymes, and enzymes catalyzing development of neoplasms and metabolic dysfunctions, via interrelation...
Methods of preparing and using natural or synthetic zeolitic compositions therapeutically, so as to alleviate, cure, or even preclude human host disease attributable to exposure to bacteria within the Bacillus anthracis group: comprising, B. anthracis, B. cereus, B. Mycoide , and B. thurigiensis . Human exposure to...
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CROSS REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS This application is a continuation of International Application No. PCT/EP2008/056135, filed on May 19, 2008, entitled “Hinge for Automotive Vehicle Doors,” which claims priority under 35 U.S.C. §119 to Application No. ES P200701559 filed on May 31, 2007, entitled “Hinge fo...
A hinge for vehicle doors includes: a first part fixable to a vehicle door and including an essentially vertical pin; a second part fixable to a frame of the vehicle and including an essentially cylindrical and vertical first cavity that houses the vertical pin; and a retaining device that retains infinite angular posi...
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BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION Various intensity earthquakes often take place at various areas in the world; unfortunately, the earthquake cannot with present technology be anticipated as we often can do in the case of a typhoon. As a result, human beings can do nothing about earthquakes. There is one thing we can d...
An anti-quake furniture comprising a top lid, a plurality of mid-pole structures a base frame and a plurality of fastening members; the top lid, the mid-poles and the base frame are assembled together by means of a plurality of connecting ends and connecting sleeves self-contained on the aforesaid major members to form...
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CROSS-REFERENCES TO RELATED APPLICATIONS This application is a continuation-in-part of application of U.S. Ser. No. 11/765,516, filed on Jun. 20, 2007 now U.S. Pat. No. 7,396,808 which is incorporated herein by reference. BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The presen...
A cleaning composition with a limited number of natural ingredients contains alkyl polyglucoside and ethanol. The cleaning composition optionally contains glycerol. The cleaning composition optionally contains essential oil. The cleaning composition optionally has a small amount of buffer, such as a natural inorganic b...
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REFERENCE TO CO-PENDING APPLICATION This is a continuation-in-part of U.S. patent application Ser. No. 08/156,428 filed Nov. 23, 1993, and abandoned in favor of this application. FIELD OF INVENTION Pulse dampers for electric fuel pumps using a rotary pump and electric drive housed together f...
A damper in a self-contained electrically operated fuel pump for vehicle engines incorporating a positive displacement pumping element. The damper has a hollow toroidal flexible element in contact with the liquid fuel discharged from the pump for absorbing pulsations. A retainer with a locating plate on one side of the...
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DESCRIPTION OF THE PRIOR ART The present invention is directed to hangers for holding brassieres and a display unit which supports a large number of the hangers and thereby the brassieres. Retail stores which carry women's undergarments are generally known to provide stand alone display units which disp...
A hanging arrangement which includes a hanger. The hanger has a central portion and two elongated hanger arms which extend away from the central portion. The central portion has an inner facing side which defines a space. The arms each hold shoulder straps of a brassiere in position against the arms so as to avoid rela...
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BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The invention relates to composite abrasive products or elements comprising an active part formed by a "compact" having a polycrystalline structure and containing grains of ultra-hard material bonded directly together and a hard and refractory ca...
A composite abrasive product comprises a refractory carbide support and a ring-shaped compact having a rotational symmetry about an axis of the support. The compact has an axial thickness which is small as compared with the axial thickness of the support and a substantially triangular axial cross-section, said compact ...
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CROSS REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATION This application claims priority to U.S. provisional application entitled, “Seafood Preservation Process,” having Ser. No. 60/241,920, filed Oct. 20, 2000 now abandoned, which is entirely incorporated herein by reference. TECHNICAL FIELD The present inv...
The preservation of meat products is accomplished utilizing a combination of smoke, ozone and freezing preservation techniques. Particularly, fish products are sized into portions that are first treated with smoke, followed by treatment with ozone and then optionally frozen. The preservation system extends the shelf li...
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[0001] This application is a divisional of patent application Ser. No. 10/119,221, filed Apr. 9, 2002 which is a continuation in part of Provisional Application Ser. No. 60/282,577 TECHNICAL FIELD [0002] The present invention relates generally to vehicle roller shade assemblies, and mo...
An endcap for a vehicle shade roller assembly is provided. The end cap includes a cap body having an end face, the cap body being axially reciprocable among a plurality of positions relative to a shade spindle. A knob is fixed to the endcap and protrudes from the end face, and has at least one flange extending substant...
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CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS This application is a continuation of Ser. No. 12/487,179, filed on Jun. 18, 2009, which claimed the benefit under 35 U.S.C. 1.19(e) of U.S. provisional No. 61/132,651 filed Jun. 20, 2008, the contents of which are hereby incorporated by reference herein in their entirety. ...
Adrenocortical disease (ACD) in ferrets develops as a result of the effect of increased concentration of Luteinizing Hormone (LH) on adrenal LH receptors. This increase in LH often results from the neutering of male or female ferrets. Neutered ferrets have no negative feedback of the ovarian or testicular hormone and a...
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BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION [0001] 1. Field of the Invention [0002] This invention relates to rotodynamic pumps of the type typically used for processing or handling slurries. Specifically, this invention relates to structures and methods for controlling the conditions and content of a chamber s...
In a rotodynamic pump, a seal chamber conditioning valve mechanism is positioned at least partially within the seal chamber of the pump to selectively and intermittently deliver fluid to or discharge contents from the seal chamber to modify the condition or content of the seal chamber and effectively protect the mechan...
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CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATION The present application claims the benefit of the filing date of provisional U.S. patent application No. 61/868,838 filed Aug. 22, 2013. The entire disclosure of the provisional application is hereby incorporated herein by this reference. BACKGROUND OF THE IN...
Telescoped ground engaging telescoped wear and support members are provided with self-adjusting connector apparatus that releasably retains the wear member in a rearwardly telescoped orientation on the support member. In illustrated embodiments thereof, the connector apparatus includes cooperating ratchet structures op...
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FIELD This application is a divisional application of, and claims all rights and priority on prior pending U.S. patent application Ser. No. 12/631,260 filed 2009, Dec. 04, which was a divisional application of U.S. Pat. No. 7,649,365 issued 2010, Jan. 19, of which all rights and priority are also claimed. This in...
A method of inline inspection of photovoltaic material for electrical anomalies. A first electrical connection is formed to a first surface of the photovoltaic material, and a second electrical connection is formed to an opposing second surface of the photovoltaic material. A localized current is induced in the photovo...
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FIELD OF THE INVENTION [0001] The invention is in the field of processing signals in hearing instruments. It especially relates to methods and devices for own voice separation, own voice shaping, and/or occlusion effect minimization. BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION [0002] An important issue in...
A method of processing a signal in a hearing instrument with at least one outer microphone oriented towards the environment, an ear canal microphone oriented towards the user's ear canal, and at least one receiver capable of producing an acoustic signal in the ear canal includes the steps of: Processing a fi...
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BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION This invention relates generally to solenoid valves and, more particularly, to a pilot type solenoid valve for opening and closing a fluid pipe way. The solenoid valve of the kind referred to can be effectively utilized in turning on and off supplied water in showering device and...
A solenoid valve is formed with a first pressure chamber defined to be above a valve seat with and from which a valve member engages and disengages and to communicate with a fluid supply side within a valve housing, and solenoid means mounted to the valve housing with a pilot valve interposed between them while definin...
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BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION The present invention relates generally to the field of frequency modification, and more specifically, to the field of multi-mode cellular telephone frequency conversion and modulation. Multi-mode communication devices are capable of operating in two or more different modes for u...
A circuit for connecting multiple signal paths within a multi-mode communication device includes a double balanced mixer circuit selectively functioning as a modulation switch during an unbalanced state. As applied to a transmit section of a CDMA/FM cellular telephone, a dual-function double balanced mixer circuit conn...
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This application is a national stage completion of PCT/EP2006/006190 filed Jun. 27, 2006, which claims priority from German Application Serial No. 10 2005 031 764.2 filed Jul. 6, 2005. FIELD OF THE INVENTION The invention relates to a method for controlling a drivetrain of a vehicle with one prime mover and...
A method for controlling a vehicles drivetrain including an engine and automatic transmission, such that transmission ratios are shifted within a range of transmission ratios in a continuous and/or stepped manner as function of preset target speeds that are adjustable via a vehicle speed control and actual vehicle incl...
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FIELD OF THE INVENTION [0001] This invention relates to a process of manufacturing asymmetric gas separation membranes. More particularly, this invention relates to the use of a solvent mixture that allows for manufacture of asymmetric gas separation membranes with improved properties. BACKGROUND OF ...
This invention relates to a method of making flat sheet asymmetric membranes, including cellulose diacetate/cellulose triacetate blended membranes, polyimide membranes, and polyimide/polyethersulfone blended membranes by formulating the polymer or the blended polymers dopes in a dual solvent mixture containing 1,3 diox...
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CROSS REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS This application is a continuation-in-part of U.S. patent application Ser. No. 14/054,790 filed on Oct. 15, 2013. The entire contents of U.S. patent application Ser. No. 14/054,790 are hereby incorporated by reference. BACKGROUND The present disclosure...
Disclosed is a tile roof equipment-mounting device for mounting solar panels and other equipment to tile roofs. The tile roof mount includes a base and an angled bracket. The base can include a base portion channel projecting upward from the base, with stepped grooves, as well as first and second slots running along op...
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BACKGROUND AND SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION This invention relates to the method of providing specific personal indicia that can be bonded to an individual's anatomy. Applicants are aware of the following patents: U.S. Pat. Nos. 3,952,438; 3,949,233; 4,027,391; 4,208,795; 4,233,964; 4,239,261; 4,473,353; 4,...
A method of producing personal identifying indicia for attaching to a person's body involves preparing a photohalide indicia on a plastic film which is then cut and polished. The method is especially useful to produce photo microdots which may be bonded to a wearer's teeth or other part of the body. The polishe...
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RELATED APPLICATIONS [0001] This application claims priority of provisional application 61/750,590 filed Jan. 9, 2013. This application is also related to published U.S. Patent Applications 2011/0011722, 2011/0011720, and 2011/0011719, each published Jan. 20, 2011; and to U.S. Patent Publication 2013/0062186...
A method for treating coal includes drying coal in an initial drying step. The dried coal is pyrolyzed in a pyrolysis step to form coal char and evolved gases. The coal char is eventually cooled and blended. The evolved gases are condensed in at least two, preferably three or more, distinct zones at different temperatu...
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BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to an ink jet recording head that obtains recorded images by discharging ink to the recording surface of a recording medium. 2. Related Background Art There has been practically provided an ink jet recording appa...
An ink jet recording head includes a recording element base plate having an ink heating portion for heating ink, and ink discharge ports for discharging ink heated by the ink heating portion; a main body portion having an ink supply path for inducing ink from an ink retaining portion; and a connecting member having a f...
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FIELD OF THE INVENTION [0001] The invention relates generally to bulldozers. More particularly, it relates to systems for keeping the blade of a bulldozer at a selected position as the bulldozer is operated. BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION [0002] “Bulldozers” or “dozers”, as those terms a...
A dozer blade control system controls the position of a bulldozer blade, maintaining the blade at a constant position as the dozer travels through a worksite. The control system monitors the angle of the dozer blade with respect to the earth and when it senses that the dozer blade is tilting, it corrects the dozer blad...
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CROSS REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS This application claims the benefit of U.S. Provisional Application No. 61/348,724, filed May 26, 2010, the contents of which are incorporated herein by reference. STATEMENT REGARDING FEDERALLY SPONSORED RESEARCH This invention was made with government...
Methods of utilizing the arrestin-2/sTAM-1 complex as a therapeutic target. The methods include treating cells of a living organism to mediate an interaction between arrestin-2 and STAM-1 adapter protein molecules, wherein the interaction is characterized by the arrestin-2 adapter protein molecule directly binding to t...
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CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATION(S) [0001] This application claims the benefit of U.S. Provisional Patent Application No. 60/785,659, filed Mar. 23, 2006, the disclosure of which is hereby incorporated by reference herein. FIELD OF THE INVENTION [0002] This invention relates to d...
A mobile compression and tension bridge and shelter structure having a plurality of individual structural elements that are parallel to each other and perpendicular to the length of the bridge or shelter and are flexibly connected to one another on a bottom surface forming an arch caused by the shape of the elements or...
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The present invention relates to wood pulp processing and specifically to an apparatus and method for the digester of a pulp mill. More specifically, the present invention relates to such a method and apparatus which permits greater flexibility in the composition of the liquor used in the digester by providing a system...
A wood pulp digester comprising a containing structure defining a digesting chamber in which wood chips and processing liquor are contained under pressure. Liquor is moved from a liquor removal region in the digester through a strainer. Periodically a cleaning solvent is directed under pressure in a counterflow directi...
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CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS [0001] This application claims the benefit of priority under 35 U.S.C. §119 of U.S. Provisional Application Ser. No. 61/562622 filed on Nov. 22, 2011, the content of which is relied upon and incorporated herein by reference in its entirety. BACKGROUND ...
A 3-D glass enclosure comprises a generally planar glass base member, an encircling glass side wall member connected to the base member, and a generally planar glass cover member connected to the side wall member to form a unitary glass enclosure, the base, sidewall and cover members being made by reforming softened gl...
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