description stringlengths 2.98k 3.35M | abstract stringlengths 94 10.6k | cpc int64 0 8 |
|---|---|---|
CROSS REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATION
[0001] This application claims the benefit of U.S. Provisional Application No. 60/919,025, filed Mar. 20, 2007, which is hereby incorporated by reference in its entirety.
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
[0002] 1. Field of the Invention
[0003] ... | A track for a roll-up industrial door. The track may include realigners adapted to divert the path of the industrial door as it is opened or shut. For example, a realigner may include a tapered portion to maintain a portion of the door within the track as the door is shut. Another realigner may have a tapered portion a... | 4 |
FIELD OF THE INVENTION
[0001] The present invention is related to a device and method for measuring and evaluating individual cell voltages of a fuel cell stack.
STATE OF THE ART
[0002] A fuel cell is an electrochemical device that converts chemical energy produced by a reaction directly... | A system for measuring individual cell voltages of a fuel cell stack includes a plurality of voltage scanning units (VSU). Each VSU is arranged for being connected to a group of cells, belonging to the fuel cell stack, the group of cells being provided with terminals that allow measuring a cell voltage. Each VSU compri... | 6 |
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
[0001] An application refers to a software program, which on execution performs specific desired tasks. In general, several applications are executed in a run-time environment containing one or more of operating systems, virtual machines (e.g., supporting Java™ programming languag... | In various embodiments, methods, systems, and non-transitory computer-readable media are disclosed that allow allows developers of user interfaces to see quick and accurate previews after changing content that needs to be processed via a cascading style sheet (CSS) framework such as LESS, SASS, or Trinidad. These frame... | 6 |
BACKGROUND AND SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION
The present invention relates to an improved safety grab protection device and, more particularly, a device that does not damage or cut the safety rope during braking and works in whichever direction it is attached on the rope.
There are a variety of safety clamps and... | A safety grab protection device that both operates bi-directionally for connecting a safety belt lanyard to a vertical safety rope and has contoured cam surfaces that engage the safety rope in such a way that the shape of the braking surfaces engage the rope without damaging it. | 8 |
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
This invention relates in general to pulse compressors and relates more particularly to an optical system that can expand and compress optical pulses while substantially retaining the temporal profile of the pulse.
In the figures, the first digit of a reference numeral indicates ... | A temporal imaging system is presented consisting of a dispersive input path, a phase modulator producing a phase modulation substantially equal to A+Bt 2 , and an output dispersive path. This temporal imaging system can be combined with other temporal lenses to image input signals in the same manner that spatial lense... | 6 |
CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS
[0001] This application is a continuation of U.S. patent application Ser. No. 12/689,979, filed on Jan. 19, 2010, which is a continuation of U.S. application Ser. No. 12/215,086, filed on Jun. 25, 2008, now U.S. Pat. No. 7,674,879, which is a continuation of U.S. appli... | The invention provides a sterically hindered polymers and conjugates formed therefrom that comprise a water-soluble and non-peptidic polymer backbone having at least one terminus covalently bonded to an alkanoic acid or alkanoic acid derivative prior to conjugation, wherein the carbon adjacent to the carbonyl group of ... | 0 |
CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS
[0001] The present patent application claims priority from German Patent Application No. 10 2006 048 182.8, filed on Oct. 10, 2006.
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
[0002] The invention pertains to a navigation system, particularly for a motor vehicle, ac... | The invention pertains to a navigation system, for example, for a motor vehicle, as well as to a method for simultaneously displaying isolines and a road map. The navigation system comprises a processor as well as a display device for displaying a road map. The invention is characterized in that the processor is design... | 6 |
FIELD OF THE INVENTION
The present invention relates to the field of synthesis of cyclophanes and their method of application and utility as polymer precursors.
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
Cyclophanes are a subset of organic structures that are well known and characterized. Several excellent reviews a... | An improved process and method for the formation of stable intermediate cyclophanes. Embodiments describe a general method for the production of substituted and unsubstituted cyclophanes. The components include a pyrolysis reaction tube that may be electrically heated into which a flowing stream of nitrous oxide with x... | 2 |
CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS
This application is a continuation-in-part of U.S. patent application Ser. Nos. 10/155,951 and 10/155,952, filed on May 28, 2002, now abandoned.
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
1. Field of the Invention
The invention relates generally to an oral comp... | An oral lubricant having usefulness for alleviating the symptoms of dry mouth and preventing accumulation of dental stains based on a polyvinyl alcohol polymer containing composition in an orally acceptable carrier or vehicle. The invention relates generally to an oral composition having a function in lubricating the m... | 0 |
This application is a continuation of application Ser. No. 07/902,360, filed Jun. 22, 1992, (now abandoned).
BACKGROUND
The present invention relates to a guiding bow or a flyer for an elongated element in a twisting or winding apparatus and to a twisting or winding apparatus comprising such a gui... | A guiding bow (1) for an elongated element (3) in a twisting or winding apparatus. At least part of the length of the guiding bow (1) has a transversal cross-section which is streamlined. The core (5) of the guiding bow may be made of a load carrying material, the sheath (7) of a synthetic material. | 3 |
RELATED APPLICATION
This is a continuation application of Ser. No. 663,041 filed Mar. 2, 1976.
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
1. Field of the invention
This invention relates to attachments to faucet spouts to modify the stream of a fluid flowing therethrough and more particularly to a no... | A laminar stream spout attachment which may be threadedly secured to a faucet spout includes a pair of parallel, spaced-apart perforated plates and a pair of screens positioned downstream from the plates. The perforated plates distribute the flow velocity profile more uniformly across the stream diameter and the screen... | 4 |
[0001] The present invention relates to novel alkanesulfonamides of the general formula I and their use as active ingredients in the preparation of pharmaceutical compositions. The invention also concerns related aspects including processes for the preparation of the compounds, pharmaceutical compositions containin... | The invention relates to novel alkansulfonamides of structure (I), wherein R 1 is a lowel alzyl group and the other variables are as defined in the description, and their use as active ingredients in the preparation of pharmaceutical compositions. The invention aslo concerns related aspects inluding processes for the ... | 2 |
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
[0001] 1. Field of the Invention
[0002] This invention relates to door operators for doors on transit vehicles such as buses and trains. Some vehicle doors have a single panel mounted at an outside edge of the door opening. Many vehicle doors have two panels, each mou... | An electric door operator for opening and closing one or a spaced pair of transit vehicle passenger doors for being mounted over an opening for the doors. A rotatable input shaft has an electric motor secured to the input shaft for driving the input shaft, a worm centrally positioned on the motor shaft, and an electric... | 4 |
This is a continuation of Ser. No. 07/908,459, filed Jul. 6, 1992, now abandoned.
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
1. Field of the Invention
Sorting, packing, identifying and shipping fungible goods.
Definitions
Primary Data Generating Device: a unit, located at each packing station, ... | The disclosure is made in a fruit packing house, but the concept is applicable to any packing where multiple units are packed into containers and moved from a packing station to a shipping destination. The system employs computer techniques to identify the packer, container type, contents and other managerial informati... | 6 |
FIELD OF THE INVENTION
[0001] This invention, in general, relates to a herbal antiviral composition capable of curing hepatitis-B and other related viral diseases. More particularly, the present invention provides for a herbal composition comprising extract of plant Cyperus rotundus and/or plant Cyperus... | Disclosed herein is a natural antiviral composition comprising extracts of plant Cyperus rotundus and/or plant Cyperus scariosus and a pharmaceutically acceptable carrier. Also disclosed are methods of making the plant extract, methods for preparing the composition and methods of treating diseases related to acute ... | 0 |
FIELD OF THE INVENTION
The invention generally relates to indicators for expiration of usable materials. More specifically, the invention relates to an expiration indicator of a dispenser for volatile materials that permits a more desirable appearance than the prior art.
BACKGROUND
This application is relat... | An indicator system with a dispenser providing controlled release of a volatile material contained within a dispenser, which indicates the exhaustion of the volatile material. The dispenser includes a blister that contains a vapor permeable membrane that collapses on a bottom wall due to internal vacuum forces created ... | 8 |
BACKGROUND
[0001] The present invention relates generally to speakers and, more particularly, to a dampening mechanism for a speaker with small dimensions suitable for use in portable electronic devices.
[0002] Advances in communication and manufacturing technologies have resulted in mobile devi... | A speaker comprises a diaphragm, a drive assembly for producing movement of said diaphragm responsive to an applied electrical signal to generate audible sounds, and at least one mechanical dampener applied to a surface of the speaker to dissipate energy when the dampener is impacted by said diaphragm. | 7 |
TECHNICAL FIELD
The present invention relates to vehicle collision preparation systems incorporating an integrated brake assist, and more particularly to a vehicle collision preparation system providing multiple stages of integrated brake assist so as to thereby anticipate driver behavior.
BACKGROUND OF THE... | A motor vehicle multi-stage integrated brake assist (MSIBA) system, which can provide at least one brake assist level of a plurality of predetermined levels of brake assist (i.e., deceleration) less than or greater than the required amount of braking (i.e., deceleration) calculated by the MSIBA to avoid a collision wit... | 1 |
CROSS REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS
[0001] The present application is continuation-in-part of and claims priority of U.S. Ser. No. 10/908,414 filed May 11, 2005, the disclosure of which is incorporated herein by reference.
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
[0002] The present inv... | A system for arranging a plurality of conductors includes a guide assembly having a plurality of passage guides. Each of the plurality of passage guides are constructed to guide the passage of a conduit through the guide assembly. The guide assembly is securable to a substrate and constructed to organize individual con... | 4 |
FIELD OF THE INVENTION
[0001] This invention relates to railing system useful for forming a barrier, fencing or the like. In particular, the invention relates to a railing system in which the post and infill assembly components are readily interconnectable to each other without the need for fasteners.
... | A railing assembly comprising at least one infill assembly formed from a top member, a bottom member and a barrier member extending between the top and bottom members. At least one post member is included having an upper support to engage the top member and a lower support to engage the bottom member. At least one of t... | 4 |
[0001] The present invention relates generally to methods and apparatus for providing an exciting interactive audio visual musical experience which may readily be enjoyed by a wide range of users having a range of experience from little or none to those having extensive musical training. More particularly, the prese... | An interactive electronic drum system and training techniques suitable for use in a coin-operated environment such as an arcade are described. Electronic drum pads, audio speakers, a visual display, training lights and an overall control system are combined to simulate the excitement of a live drum or inactive musical ... | 0 |
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
This invention relates to semiconductor devices and, more particularly, to the fabrication of metal-oxide-semiconductor (MOS) devices.
MOS devices in large-scale-integrated (LSI) form are utilized extensively in a variety of practical applications in the electronics field. In par... | In a two-level overlapping polysilicon device even the slightest amount of undercutting of an oxide layer (12) which underlies a first polysilicon layer (14) can lead to unacceptably low breakdown voltages in the device. In accordance with the invention, the first polysilicon and oxide layers of an LSI MOS wafer are de... | 7 |
CROSS REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS
This application is a continuation of, and claims priority from, U.S. patent application Ser. No. 13/744,258 filed Jan. 17, 2013, which is a continuation of, and claims priority from, U.S. patent application Ser. No. 12/646,491, filed Dec. 23, 2009, which issued as U.S. Pat... | A mobile unit includes a handset and a removable storage module having a unique storage module identity, for storing information specific to a user, including an Internet Protocol (IP) address. Additional information regarding a Public Land Mobile Network (PLMN) and International Mobile Subscriber Identity (IMSI) which... | 7 |
This invention relates to installation supports for tub and/or shower enclosures and the proper and secure installation therein of desired plumbing fixtures. More particularly this invention relates to mounting blocks for positioning and securing faucet sets, tub spouts and shower heads in proper operational position i... | An adjustable mounting block for use in positioning tub/shower control units in a tub/shower enclosure is disclosed. A self adhesive adjustable height block may be used to position a control unit in an enclosure opening from the back side by a sole installer who can then finish the installation from the finished side s... | 4 |
This application claims priority from Provisional Patent Application Ser. No. 60/176,299, filed Jan. 18, 2000.
FIELD OF THE INVENTION
The present invention relates generally to fiber optic networks, and in particular, to switches for directing optical signals along selected fibers of an optical ne... | Optic switches manipulate an optical signal that has been expanded by a collimating lens. Switching is effected by introducing a prism between collimating lenses to redirect the optical signal to an alternative lens. The prism preferably has a cross-section defining a parallelogram, so that the optical signal is reflec... | 6 |
REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS
[0001] This application claims an invention that was disclosed in Provisional Application No. 60/190,440, filed Mar. 17, 2000, entitled “EXPRESSION OF RECOMBINANT HUMAN ACETYLCHOLINESTERASE IN TRANSGENIC TOMATOES.” The benefit under 35 U.S.C. § 119(e) of the U.S. Provisiona... | Briefly stated, the invention includes a method of making a transgenic plant that is capable of expressing a physiologically active human acetylcholinesterase, comprising the steps of introducing into at least one plant cell a polynucleotide that encodes a human acetylcholinesterase, and regenerating from the plant cel... | 2 |
FIELD OF THE INVENTION
This invention provides an automatic mechanism for flush and raising a toilet seat comprising an actuating device secured to the back of a conventional bowl for raising the toilet seat automatically, and a construction for automatically controlling the discharging operation of the flush val... | The present invention relates to an automatic mechanism for flush and raising a toilet seat which permits the seat to be raised automatically to a vertical, non-use position and the wash water to automatically flush the urinal after the occupancy of the toilet seat. | 4 |
CROSS REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATION
[0001] This application is a continuation application of U.S. application Ser. No. 10/650,039, filed Aug. 28, 2003, which claims the benefit of U.S. provisional application No. 60/406,916 filed Aug. 30, 2002, both of which are incorporated by reference in their entire... | The present invention relates to a method of administering a-interferon into the intradermal compartment of a subject's skin, whereby absorption in the dermis produces improved systemic pharmacokinetics compared to subcutaneous administration. The present invention provides an improved method of delivery in that it... | 0 |
This invention relates to roller clutches in general, and specifically to a unitary plastic cage for a roller clutch that can compensate for the differentials in rates of thermal expansion and contraction between the plastic and the metal races.
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
A problem recognized by those fami... | A plastic roller clutch cage has centrally located rigid connectors joining roller pockets together at symmetrically deformable portions of the roller pockets to allow the cage to adapt itself to differentially expanding and contracting clutch races without distorting the cages. | 8 |
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
[0001] The present invention relates to a golf club head, more particularly to a wood-type golf club head having a hollow structure configured to increase the carry distance.
[0002] Wood-type hollow golf club heads having various shapes have been proposed.
[... | A wood-type golf club head has a hollow shell structure having a head length L (mm), a head-depth W (mm) and a sweet spot height H (mm) which satisfy: 0.80≦W/L≦1.0 and H≦76×(W/L)−31. The head length L is the distance between the clubshaft axis CL and a point T farthest from the clubshaft axis CL. The head depth W is th... | 0 |
CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATION(S)
The application claims priority under 35 U.S.C. §119 to Japanese Patent Application No. 2009-159775, which was filed on Jul. 6, 2009, the entire disclosure of which is hereby incorporated by reference.
TECHNICAL FIELD
The present invention relates to a method ... | This disclosure provides a target object detection device for detecting different areas by different pulse-shaped signals detecting an area from an antenna position to a given distance. The device includes a transmission module for transmitting different pulse-shaped transmission signals at predetermined timings, a rec... | 6 |
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
[0001] 1. Field of the Invention
[0002] The present invention relates to a wireless connection establishment method, its system, a radio device control terminal used therein and a program for controlling the operation of the control terminal, and more particularly... | The invention provides a wireless connection establishment method enabling determination of a transmission format while giving consideration to security when conducting a connection establishment needed to send and receive multimedia information between radio devices having a radio communication function. In the invent... | 7 |
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
1. Field of the Invention
The present invention relates to cutover land restorers operating to flatten slash for reducing fire hazard and facilitating production of mulch for facilitating reforestation.
2. Prior Art
Road rollers such as steamrollers have wide, heavy, ... | Axles projecting oppositely from opposite ends of a ribbed limb-breaking roller are carried by bearings mounted on plates projecting downward from the opposite ends of a transverse beam extending across the front of a crawler tractor. Arms projecting rearwardly from opposite ends of the beam alongside opposite sides of... | 0 |
CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS
[0001] This application is the National Stage of International Application No. PCT/FR2008/051140 International Filing Date, 24 Jun. 2008, which designated the United States of America, and which International Application was published under PCT Article 21 (s) as WO Pub... | A method of managing an electrical power supply outage on board an aircraft, including the following operations: —detection of an electrical power supply outage, —measurement of a duration of the power supply outage by measuring a discharge time of a capacitor and comparing this measured duration with a threshold durat... | 6 |
FIELD OF THE INVENTION
The present invention relates to the production of cationic and amphoteric starches.
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
As described in "Cationic Starches" and "Phosphorylated Starches", Solarek, D. B. in "Modified Starches: Properties and Uses", Wurzburg, O. B.... | A starch cationization process comprises suspending the starch in an aqueous alcoholic alkaline solvent containing a critical level of water (starch to water ratio 1:3 to 3:1), heating the reaction mixture for a few minutes at 30°90° C., adding a cationizing reagent such as 3-chloro-2-hydroxypropyl-trimethylammonium ch... | 2 |
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
1. Field of the Invention
This invention relates to an eye refractive power measuring apparatus for alleviating the adjusting power of an eye to be examined and measuring the refractive power of the eye.
2. Description of the Prior Art
Generally, when the refractive p... | An eye refractive power measuring apparatus having a unit for projecting a plurality of index images onto the fundus of an eye to be examined, a unit for detecting the eye fundus reflected light beams of the index images correspondingly to each measuring meridian direction, a unit for operating the refractive power of ... | 0 |
CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS
[0001] This application claims the benefit of Provisional U.S. Application Ser. No. 61/539,127 filed on Sep. 26, 2011, the contents of which are incorporated herein by reference.
TECHNICAL FIELD
[0002] The present invention relates generally... | A wearable sanitizing dispenser device includes a holster having a hingedly connected front half and rear half that define an interior space. A dispenser located within the interior space includes a canister connector, a dispensing valve, a control button and an output chamber. A wearable sanitizing dispenser device al... | 0 |
BACKGROUND
[0001] Simulation games, often in the form of graphics-based computer-implemented instructions stored on one or more non-transitory computer-readable mediums have evolved significantly. Modern simulation games and programs employ dazzling three-dimensional color images, and many offer elaborate st... | Systems and methods to track users' progression through an activity simulation, which may resemble related sporting events, are provided. One or more performance levels with respect to one or more measurable parameters may be monitored during the same or different times. Physical activity may be monitored. Exceedin... | 7 |
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
Interferon is potentially a very valuable therapeutic agent in the treatment of neoplastic or viral disease states. The development of this substance into a widely available drug has been hampered by the difficulty of producing and isolating this active compound in reasonable amounts. ... | A rapid cytopathic effect inhibition assay for interferon is disclosed. The assay can be completed in about 16 hours or less, allowing its use to assist in clinical diagnosis of viral infections and also, in monitoring the production and purification of interferon whether leukocyte or fibroblast. | 2 |
CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS
[0001] The present invention claims priority under 35 USC 119 based on Japanese Patent Application No. 2003-339789, filed Sep. 30, 2003.
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
[0002] 1. Field of the Invention
[0003] The present invention rel... | An exhaust control apparatus for a motorcycle includes an exhaust collection pipe, which collects and combines exhaust gas from a plurality of exhaust pipes, and an exhaust valve. The exhaust valve is operatively attached to the collection pipe and controls flow of exhaust gas within the collection pipe. A pivot shaft ... | 5 |
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
Field of the Invention
The present invention relates to a coin, medal or a casino token and also to a method for producing a coin, medal or a casino token. For the sake of simplicity, reference is made merely to a “coin” hereinbelow.
Coins—in particular higher-value denomin... | Coins, medals or casino tokens have a first side, a second side, at least one first layer made of a first material and at least one second layer made of a second material, wherein the first layer is between 10 μm and 90 μm, preferably 20 μm thick. A method produces the coin wherein the coin is produced, more particular... | 0 |
TECHNICAL FIELD
The invention relates to electrolyte gating, and more particularly, to the use of ionic liquids for reversibly changing the conductivity in correlated insulators by the controlled flow of currents of ionized species.
BACKGROUND
The electric-field induced metallization of correlated ins... | Electrolyte gating with ionic liquids is a powerful tool for inducing conducting phases in correlated insulators. An archetypal correlated material is VO 2 which is insulating only at temperatures below a characteristic phase transition temperature. We show that electrolyte gating of epitaxial thin films of VO 2 supp... | 7 |
This application is a continuation of Ser. No. 09/042,426, filed Mar. 13, 1998, now U.S. Pat. No. 6,114,608, issued Sep. 5, 2000 which claim benefit of Ser. No. 60/109,808 filed Mar. 14, 1997 the contents of which are incorporated herein by reference, which claims the benefits of U.S. application.
BACKG... | The present invention is drawn to a novel DNA construct comprising an expression cassette having a constitutive promoter which functions in plant cells operably linked to a maize alcohol dehydrogenase intron, a DNA sequence of a gene encoding a Cry 1Ab protein, and a terminator functional in plants and optionally furth... | 2 |
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
1. Field of the Invention
The present invention relates to an ophthalmic apparatus, and more particularly to an ophthalmic apparatus usable as apparatus of battery type and of hand-held type.
2. Description of Related Art
In general, the on-off control of electric pow... | An ophthalmic apparatus for measuring an eye of an examinee, includes a device for detecting whether the eye is located within a predetermined area with respect to the apparatus, an interval time producing device for producing a prescribed interval time, a power supply device for supplying power intermittently to the d... | 0 |
TECHNICAL FIELD
[0001] The present invention relates to a method of and a network for delivering streaming data from a streaming server to a client and to devices and servers used in delivering streaming data.
BACKGROUND
[0002] Digital communication technology offers convenient wa... | In a procedure for delivering streaming media, a Client ( 1 ) first requests the media from an Order Server ( 3 ). The Order Server authenticates the Client and sends a ticket to the Client. Then, the Client sends the ticket to a Streaming Server ( 5 ). The Streaming Server checks the ticket for validity and if found v... | 7 |
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
The present invention relates to a method for detecting fetal Edwards syndrome (Trisomy 18) during prenatal screening. More particularly the present invention relates to a method for improving detection efficiency in screening for Edwards syndrome by measuring the amount of the free be... | A method for determining if a pregnant woman is at significant risk of carrying a fetus with Edwards syndrome comprising measuring the pregnant woman's maternal blood levels of the free beta subunit of human chorionic gonadotropin. | 8 |
CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATION
The present application is a continuation of U.S. patent application Ser. No. 14/477,805 titled “Apparatus And Method For Rapidly Immobilizing A Land Vehicle” filed on Sep. 4, 2014 now U.S. Pat. No. 9,255,367, which claims priority to and benefit from U.S. Provisional Patent... | An apparatus to be positioned at the side of a roadway for ensnaring tires of an oncoming land vehicle. The apparatus comprises a plurality of segments flexibly attached end-to-end. At least a subset of the segments further comprise a spike ramp. The segments are connected at the ends via hinges. The segments are adapt... | 4 |
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
1. Field of the Invention
The present invention relates to a word-processing system which displays an input character sequence. More particularly, a word-processing system according to the present invention displays characters printed by an interchangeable daisy wheel transfer de... | A word-processing system selectably operable with a primary character set or at least one secondary character set. The system includes an input device for inputting a character, a selection device for selecting one of the primary character set and the secondary character set, a processor for generating secondary charac... | 6 |
[0001] This application claims priority to U.S. provisional patent application No. 60/745,270 filed Apr. 20, 2006.
TECHNICAL FIELD
[0002] The field of this invention is quick couplers for coupling two bodies, and in particular the field is quick couplers for engaging implements, such a... | A quick coupler includes mounting structure for mounting the coupler to a machine, and for mounting the coupler to an implement. The mounting structure on the coupler includes wedge coupling surfaces and a tube. The mounting structure on the implement includes hooks for engaging the tube, and complementary wedge coupli... | 4 |
RELATED APPLICATIONS
This applications is a continuation of U.S. application Ser. No. 09/311,438, filed May 14, 1999, which claims the priority of German Patent Application No. 198 21 934.2 filed May 15, 1998, which is incorporated herein by reference.
BACKGROUND
The invention relates to inj... | The present invention provides a device for metered administration of an injectable product including a base section, a container, a drive unit including a driven member projecting into the container, and a metering device for setting the path length of displacement of the driven member in relation to the base section ... | 0 |
PRIORITY UNDER 35 USC §119
The present application claims priority to U.S. Provisional Patent Application Ser. No. 60/865,365, filed Nov. 10, 2006, titled MINIMALLY INVASIVE TOOL TO FACILITATE IMPLANTING A PEDICLE SCREW AND HOUSING, the disclosure of which is expressly incorporated herein by reference.
... | A minimally invasive tool to facilitate implanting a pedicle screw and housing is provided. The minimally invasive tool includes a first sleeve having flexible tabs that couple to a housing and a second sleeve slidably engaged in the first sleeve. The second sleeve provides reinforcing such that the first and second sl... | 0 |
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
The invention concerns a furniture damper for damping a movement of a movably mounted furniture part or a movably mounted furniture fitting component of a furniture fitting, comprising a piston arranged in a fluid chamber, in which a damping action is performed by a relative movement b... | A furniture damper damps a movement of a movably mounted part of a piece of furniture or a movably mounted component of a furniture fitting. The damper includes a piston arranged in a fluid chamber, a damping action being carried out by a relative movement between the fluid chamber and the piston. A sealing device seal... | 4 |
CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATION
This application claims the benefit of Provisional Application No. 60/819,845, filed Jul. 11, 2006.
TECHNICAL FIELD
The present invention related to pipe cutting apparatus and, more particularly, to a cutting apparatus which holds the pipe in a fixed ma... | An apparatus for cutting a pipe includes a housing with a central aperture for holding the pipe in a fixed position. A rotatable collar is mounted on the outer surface of the fixed housing, with a cutting head attached to the collar. The cutting head is configured to translate forward and backward such that the combina... | 8 |
This is a continuation of application Ser. No. 1,213 filed Jan. 5, 1979.
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
1. Field of the Invention
The present invention relates to a method of preventing skid of wheels of a vehicle, in which the slip rate of a wheel as well as the acceleration and deceleration t... | A method of preventing wheels of a vehicle from skidding, including the steps of detecting the peripheral speed of a wheel and picking it up as a wheel-speed signal, detecting the vehicle speed and setting a reference wheel-speed signal based on the detected vehicle speed, deriving a wheel-acceleration signal from said... | 1 |
RELATED APPLICATIONS
This application is a Continuation of application Ser. No. 11/348,416, INTERNET SECURITY ANALYSIS AND PROCESS, filed Feb. 7, 2006 now U.S. Pat. No. 7,200,867, which is a Continuation of U.S. patent application Ser. No. 09/722,655, which was filed Nov. 28, 2000, and was issued Feb. 7, 2006 as U.... | An automated Web security analysis system and process identifies security vulnerabilities in a target Internet Web site by parsing through the target Web sit to search for a predetermined list of common security vulnerabilities. The process is recursive, exploiting information gathered throughout the process to search ... | 7 |
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
1. Field of the Invention
The present invention relates generally to lift apparatuses and, more particularly, to an personal mini-hoist to aid in construction and maintenance procedures at elevated locations.
2. Description of the Related Art
Construction and maintena... | A hoist is provided that aids in construction and/or maintenance tasks at elevated heights. The hoist is equipped with a centrally located stabilizer through which a steel cable connected to an electrically operated winch is routed. The hoist is raised and lowered through the use of a control station located within rea... | 4 |
CROSS REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS
[0001] This application claims priority to U.S. Provisional Patent Application No. 61/844,946, entitled “Washable Carpet Tile” which was filed on Jul. 11, 2013.
TECHNICAL FIELD
[0002] This invention relates to tufted floorcovering articles t... | This invention relates to tufted floorcovering articles that are washable in commercial, industrial, and/or residential washing machines. In particular, this invention relates to modular carpet tiles that are constructed in such a way as to withstand exposure to at least one wash cycle in an automatic washing machine. ... | 8 |
PRIORITY APPLICATION
This application is related to and claims the benefit of Provisional Application Ser. No. 60/646,345, filed Jan. 24, 2005, under the title Ergonomic Mouse by the inventor hereof.
FIELD OF INVENTION
This invention is directed to the field of computer aids, more particularly to computer... | An ergonomically configured computer mouse comprising a hand held housing body having one or more features to provide comfort in the operation of said mouse. For example, it may include a covering of a pliable memory material designed to yield to the impression of the user's palm and resile to its initial shape aft... | 6 |
TRADEMARK
IBM® is registered trademark of International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, N.Y., U.S.A. Other names used herein may be registered trademarks, trademarks or product name of International Business Machines Corporation or other companies.
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
1. Field of the Inventio... | The present invention relates to a method for configuring a policy management protocol for a web crawler, the method further comprising the steps of determining a web space that is to be crawled by a web crawler, wherein the web space is comprised of an IP address and/or a range of IP addresses, and determining additio... | 8 |
CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS
[0001] This application is filed under 35 U.S.C §120 and §365(c) as a continuation of International Patent Application No. PCT/DE2012/000243 filed Mar. 12, 2012, which application claims priority from German Patent Application No. 10 2011 016 012.4 tiled Apr. 4, 2011, ... | A method for controlling a hybrid drivetrain in a motor vehicle having an internal combustion engine, which has a crankshaft and an electric machine which can be operated as a motor and generator, having a rotor operatively connected to the crankshaft, having a torsional vibration damper operatively connected to the cr... | 1 |
CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS
This application claims the benefit of U.S. Provisional Patent Appln. No. 61/268,698 filed Jun. 15, 2009, entitled “Hydrodynamic Washpipe Packing Ring.” U.S. Provisional Patent Appln. No. 61/268,698 is hereby incorporated by reference herein.
BACKGROUND OF T... | A hydrodynamically lubricated sealing element for applications where the pressure of a contained fluid can be significantly greater than the pressure of the seal lubricant. The sealing element retains the pressure of the contained fluid and provides hydrodynamic lubricant pumping activity at the dynamic sealing interfa... | 4 |
CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS
[0001] This application is a non-provisional application which claims benefit under 35 USC §119(e) to U.S. Provisional Application Ser. No. 61/577,963 filed Dec. 20, 2011, entitled “FRACTURE IDENTIFICATION FROM AZIMUTHAL MIGRATED SEISMIC DATA,” which is incorporated he... | A method is described for identifying anisotropic regions in unconventional hydrocarbon reservoirs, such as in shale formations. Anisotropy can be indicative of a zone of fracturing, which may represent a “sweet spot” for drilling a productive well. Seismic amplitude data from receivers is recorded along two orthogonal... | 6 |
FIELD OF THE INVENTION
The present invention relates to asymmetric synthesis, and in particular the field of asymmetric catalysis. Disclosed herein are a number of novel catalysts for promoting highly useful synthetic transformations between organic anhydrides and aldehydes, ketones, and α,β-unsaturated electroph... | Disclosed herein is enantioselective synthetic method comprising reacting an enolisable C 4 -C 50 organic anhydride with a second compound selected from the group consisting of an aldehyde, a ketone, an aldimine, a ketimine or a Michael Acceptor in the presence of a bifunctional organocatalyst. The reaction may find p... | 2 |
This application is a continuation of application Ser. No. 07/501,143, filed Mar. 29, 1990 now abandoned.
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
1. Field of the Invention
This invention relates generally to form work for concrete walls, and more particularly to form construction for curved walls such a... | Forms for a cylindrical wall of poured concrete are made of plywood sheets nailed to horizontally-spaced beams, to which are clamped transversely arranged walers. The walers are assembled in strings and the string are in parallel spaced relationship. The walers in a string are hinged together at the sheet-facing side o... | 4 |
CROSS-REFERENCE TO PRIOR APPLICATION
[0001] This application is a continuation-in-part of U.S. patent application Ser. No. 10/842,084, filed May 10, 2004.
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
[0002] 1. Field of the Invention
[0003] The present invention is generally directed t... | An emergency vehicle shelter including an inflatable bladder configured for nested engagement with a vehicle for covering the vehicle's upper and outer surfaces. The bladder may be inflated by a remotely activated inflation unit. Provision is made in the bladder member to allow a vehicle operator to reenter the veh... | 4 |
TECHNICAL FIELD
[0001] The present invention relates to switchable valve train members for internal combustion engines for supporting a roller finger follower or a pushrod in a combustion valve train; more particularly, to a switchable hydraulic lash adjuster or a switchable valve lifter that is switchable b... | A switchable valve train device including a pin housing slidably disposed in a body and having a transverse bore. A stepped plug in the transverse bore extends beyond the pin housing to engage a slot in the body to prevent rotation of the pin housing. The upper end of the slot limits travel of the pin housing. The plug... | 5 |
CROSS REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS
This application is the National Stage of International Application No. PCT/US07/04736, filed 22 Feb. 2007 which claims the benefit of U.S. Provisional Application No. 60/782,449, filed 15 Mar. 2006 and the benefit of U.S. Provisional Application 60/899,000, filed 2 Feb. 20... | Method for reducing loss of flow due to hydrate solids deposits and wax deposition in a pipeline without the aid of chemicals and system for transporting a flow of wellstream hydrocarbons containing water, using a main pipeline and a cold-flow reactor connected to the main pipeline or within or forming a part of the pi... | 4 |
PRIORITY TO RELATED APPLICATIONS
This application claims the benefit of Provisional Application(s) Ser. No. 60/682,997 filed May 20, 2005, and Ser. No. 60/602,175 filed Aug. 17, 2005.
FIELD OF THE INVENTION
The present invention relates to hydantoin derivatives as inhibitors of the two prote... | The present invention relates to compounds of the formula
which are useful in treating diseases characterized by the hyperactivity of MEK.
Accordingly the compounds are useful in the treatment of diseases, such as, cancer, cognative and CNS disorders and inflammatory/autoimmune... | 2 |
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
[0001] The present invention concerns a combination table with possibilities of variation and which may be re-assembled in order to adapt to several uses.
PRIOR ART
[0002] From prior art, several baby changing tables in different forms are known, of whi... | The present invention concerns a combination table ( 1 ) arranged for use as a baby changing table or a desk or a partition, comprising either two vertical side members ( 2 ) and one horizontal table top ( 5 ) and at least one horizontal shelf ( 7 ); or two vertical side members ( 2 ) and one horizontal table top ( 5 )... | 4 |
TECHNICAL FIELD
The present invention relates to a shock absorber according to the preamble of claim 1 .
BACKGROUND
More particularly, the present invention relates to an adjustable shock absorber, that is to say a shock absorber whose damping characteristic can be influenced while driving. From the ... | Shock absorber comprising a piston inside which a sleeve is present which can be operated separately from the piston. This sleeve is provided with through-flow conduits which can cooperate with apertures, which are fitted at a vertical distance, of a part of the piston in order to provide an auxiliary flow when the pis... | 5 |
FIELD OF THE INVENTION
[0001] Diagnostic endoscopy, especially of the esophagus, is the primary field of the invention.
BACKGROUND
[0002] Endoscopes are typically semi-rigid devices that are both pushed and pulled through structures such as the esophagus. A specialization includes devices ... | An endoscope with flexible cable is described having a first set of means to facilitate travel of an imaging capsule down the esophagus, a second set of means to enable proper orientation and optical clarity of the capsule, and a third set of means to enable ease in retrieval of the device. In most embodiments, there i... | 0 |
RELATED APPLICATIONS
This is a 37 CFR 1.53(b) continuation of U.S. non-provisional application, Ser. No. 09/449,300, filed Nov. 24, 1999 now U.S. No. Pat. 6,419,013.
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
The present invention relates to a well logging method and apparatus and more particularly to a me... | A method of well logging in which the logging tool is delivered to the bottom of the well within a drill pipe and then the well is logged by withdrawing the drill pipe with the sensor portion of the logging tool protruding from the drill pipe. Following the logging operation, the logging tool is returned to the surface... | 4 |
CROSS REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS
This application claims priority from the following U.S. Provisional Patent Application, the disclosure of which, including all appendices and all attached documents, is incorporated by reference in its entirety for all purposes: U.S. Provisional Patent Application Ser. No. 6... | Disclosed is a utility seat that attaches directly to a receiver hitch or indirectly by way of a sport utility rack, such as a bike or ski rack, thereby providing a stable means for sitting such that a sporting enthusiast may quickly and conveniently change sporting apparel and then collapse or fold up the seat toward ... | 1 |
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
1. Field of the Invention
The present invention relates to a raw material for powder metallurgy and a manufacturing method thereof. More specifically, the present invention relates to a highly reliable raw material for an alumina particle dispersed aluminum matrix composite and a... | A raw material for powder metallurgy contains at least 0.5 vol % and at most 10 vol % of alumina powder of which the sieve fraction with a sieve opening of 30 μm is at most 0.1 wt %, and a remaining part of aluminum alloy powder. The moisture content of the alumina powder is at most 0.15 wt. % with respect to the alumi... | 1 |
CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS
[0001] This application claims priority to German Patent Application No. 10 2014 207 333.2, filed Apr. 16, 2014, the contents of which are hereby incorporated by reference in their entirety.
TECHNICAL FIELD
[0002] The present invention relates to an ... | An apparatus for producing a piston may include a casting mould having an axially open cavity defining a surrounding cavity wall, the cavity wall being profiled to receive an annular core to define a cooling duct geometry. A core holding device may be adjustable in an axial direction for introducing the core into the c... | 1 |
CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS
This application claims priority under 35 U.S.C. §119 of a provisional application Ser. No. 61/444,406 filed Feb. 18, 2011, which application is hereby incorporated by reference in its entirety.
FIELD OF THE INVENTION
The invention relates to a field, ... | An adaptive device for aiding a person with a medical condition is provided. The adaptive device is attached to a hand or limb and includes a platform. A bumper is positioned on the platform to aid in the positioning and securing of the device. A holder extends from the platform, either perpendicularly or at an angle t... | 1 |
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
This invention relates to a method and apparatus for plunger replacement in a press molding machine for molding glass products and, more particularly, for CRT valves.
Hitherto, there has been known a molding machine of the type having a plurality of molding tools arranged in equa... | A molding machine having a plunger replacement apparatus is disclosed. Molding operation of the molding machine for a plunger requiring replacement is only discontinued, and the plunger requiring replacement is taken out to a plunger replacing position through a reciprocating mechanism. Moving yokes are locked by locki... | 2 |
RELATED APPLICATION
[0001] This application is a Continuation in Part of Ser. No. 10/164,487, filed Jun. 6, 2002, now pending, entitled “SCISSORS UNIVERSAL JOINT.” The foregoing application is hereby incorporated by reference herein in its entirety, including the specification, claims, drawings and abstract... | A universal joint apparatus comprises clamps, a locking mechanism, and a rod connecting the clamps and the locking mechanism. At least one clamp is a scissors clamp, i.e. a clamp comprising two segments fastened by a pivot. The scissors clamp generates extra compressive force on the object being held, providing a stabl... | 0 |
FIELD OF INVENTION
The invention relates to pyrazolo[3,4-d]pyrimidin-4(5H)-ones and pyrazolo[3,4-d]pyrimidine-4(5H)-thiones and their tautomers which contain a benzyl group in the 2-position, processes for their preparation and their use as medicaments, in particular for the treatment both of epilepsies of variou... | The invention relates to pyrazolo[3,4d]pyrimidin-4(5H)-ones and pyrazolo[3,4-d]pyrimidine-4(5H)-thiones and their tautomers and pharmaceutically acceptable salts, which contain a benzyl radical in the 2-position, processes for their preparation and their use as medicaments, in particular for the treatment of epilepsies... | 2 |
FIELD
Embodiments usable within the scope of the present disclosure relate, generally, to systems and methods for monitoring (e.g., logging) a wellbore and actuating a downhole device, and more specifically to remote actuation devices and methods usable to actuate packers, cutters, torches, perforators, setting t... | Systems and methods for monitoring a wellbore and actuating a downhole device include a body adapted for insertion into the wellbore that contains a processor, data storage, and sensors that detect a pressure, temperature, and acceleration associated with the body. Computer instructions are usable to receive and store ... | 4 |
BACKGROUND AND SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION
The invention relates to a method and apparatus for bladder irrigation. At the present time there exist no commercially acceptable methods and apparatus for aseptically washing the bladder of an individual with an indwelling catheter. The typical prior art procedure for bla... | A method and apparatus for washing the bladder of a patient with an indwelling catheter. The method comprises introducing the tip of a prefilled bladder washing device into the catheter, expelling the liquid from the device to the bladder, latching the device in its compressed position, maintaining the liquid in the bl... | 0 |
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
[0001] 1. Field of the Present Invention
[0002] The field of the present invention relates to a system to optimize illumination with LEDs (Light Emitting Diodes) that emit specific light wavelengths, wherein said illumination is used on light affected biological proce... | The present invention provides a system for optimized illumination of biological processes, wherein said system comprises a LED (Light Emitting Diode) or LEDs and a tridimensional enclosure or tridimensional enclosures, which allows ideal distribution of lighting with specific light wavelengths, low power energy consum... | 0 |
CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS
This application incorporates by reference and claims priority to U.S. Provisional Application 61/786,325 filed on Mar. 15, 2013.
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
The present subject matter relates generally to decking systems. More specifically, the presen... | The present disclosure provides a decking system including a receiver and deck plank, wherein the plank removeably connects to receiver for installation. For example, the receiver may provide a snap lock function that secures and automatically spaces the deck planks on the receiver, which is fastened to a deck joist. I... | 4 |
FIELD OF THE INVENTION
[0001] The present invention relates to a rotationally-vibrated unidirectional solidification crystal growth system and its method, more particularly to a crystal growth system and its method using a vibration frequency not less than 0.2 Hz for the vibration with even heating as to i... | A rotationally-vibrated unidirectional solidification crystal growth system comprises a furnace, a crucible, a rotational-vibration device including a mounting holder, a motor and a vibrating apparatus. The furnace contains a high temperature portion, a thermal isolation portion and a low temperature portion. The cruci... | 2 |
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
1. Field of the Invention:
The present invention relates to a linear ball bearing unit suitable for use as a slide bearing unit in, for example, machine tools, machining centers or the like, as well as in transportation robots having parts which make reciprocal sliding motion whi... | A linear ball bearing unit for use in machine tools, transportation robots or the like comprises a bearing body having a pair of skirts with opposed inner surfaces. Ball rolling grooves are formed in both inner surfaces of the skirts and constitute parts of the passageways for loaded balls. Passage bores for non-loaded... | 5 |
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
In the design and construction of sprinkler systems, it is common practice to mount the individual sprinkler head in a so-called "recessed" mode. In this construction, the sprinkler head is located above an aperture in the ceiling and does not extend below the ceiling; a cover ... | Recessed sprinkler apparatus including a cover plate having a melting temperature substantially lower than the release temperature of the sprinkler head. | 0 |
The present application claims priority in U.S. Provisional Patent Application Ser. No. 60/709,347 filed Aug. 18, 2005 and entitled “Sonde Housing.”
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
1. Field of the Invention
The present application relates to drilling apparatus for directional drilling in utility... | An instrument housing for a drill string, comprising: a cylindrical housing having a cavity for receiving an instrument assembly such as a transmitter sonde; an elongated side load opening disposed parallel with and toward one end of the cavity and formed through a side of the cylindrical housing into the cavity. The s... | 4 |
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
1. Field of the Invention
This invention is directed to a hair extension assembly and a method of securing it to the natural scalp hair of a wearer. An attachment assembly is connected to a base and cooperatively structured therewith to facilitate passage of a plurality of natura... | A hair extension assembly includes an elongated base being sufficiently flexible to conform to the contours of the wearer's head and including an attachment assembly comprising a plurality of loops extending along one longitudinal side of the base. A collection of extension hair includes a plurality of supplemental... | 0 |
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
1. Field of the Invention:
This invention relates in general to a spring driving and winding machine for winding plumbing cleanout snakes into a plumbing cleanout device.
2. Description of Related Art
U.S. Pat. No. Des. 238,046, of which the inventor is the same as th... | A spring snake driving and winding machine for a plumbing cleanout tool which has a pair of rollers of which at least one is driven so as to drive a cleanout snake into the plumbing cleanout tool so as to rapidly coil it. The rollers can be moved apart to allow the snake to be initially mounted in the machine. | 4 |
This is a continuation of copending application Ser. No. 07/740,693 filed on Aug. 6, 1991, now abandoned.
REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS
This application is related to co-pending, commonly assigned Ser. No. 07/653,598, filed Feb. 11, 1991 and to a co-pending, commonly assigned division and cont... | The end of a fuel rail hole is closed by a closure member which contains electrical terminal means having an external portion that mates with a connector from a wiring harness and an internal portion that mates with circuitry on a carrier that is disposed within the hole and contains the fuel injectors. | 5 |
CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATION
The present application claims the benefit of the filing date of provisional U.S. patent application Ser. No. 61/539,565 filed Sep. 27, 2011. The entire disclosure of the provisional application is incorporated herein by this reference.
BACKGROUND OF THE INVE... | Water heater apparatus is provided with features that allow for a horizontally compact water heater installation comprising upper and lower vertically stacked electric individual water heaters served by a single electrical branch circuit. Each of the upper and lower water heaters has a water storage capacity not exceed... | 5 |
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
1. Field of the Invention
The present invention relates to a process and a device to dry a drying room.
2. Prior Art
The German Patent DE 36 44 077 A1 and EP0043 361 A1 reveal a process and a device to dry wet laundry. Such systems are however technically seen as very... | A process and a device for evacuating a drying room filled with one or more evaporable fluids or one or more non-evaporable fluids or mixtures thereof. The device includes a turbo engine, a liquid seal pump and a condensor. The pressure of the fluids or mixture of fluids is raised by the turbo engine, the resulting vol... | 3 |
FIELD OF THE INVENTION
The present invention relates to an arrangement of fiber optic strands that employs a radial arrangement, which allows a more compact design and adds the ability to define and permit light to emit from the complete perimeter of the arrangement.
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
There are nu... | An apparatus and method of manufacture is disclosed for a fiber optic lighting device. The fiber optic lighting device is formed by adhering fiber optic strands onto a backing material in a radial pattern from a centralized illumination receiving port within a perimeter of the backing material. The centralized illumina... | 8 |
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
The present invention is directed to a method for separating harmful substances, such as SO 2 , HCl and NO x where x is 1 or 2, for example, from combustion exhaust gases, by way of dry adsorbents based upon hydrated oxides, hydroxides, or oxides. Such dry adsorbents include Ca(OH) 2 ... | Method and apparatus for separating at least one harmful substance such as SO 2 , HCl or NO x where x is 1 or 2, from combustion exhaust gases containing the same. The exhaust gases are contacted with at least one particulate adsorbent which, at a release temperature below 400° C., releases at least one of water, ammo... | 1 |
The present invention relates to apparatus for separating two phases of a sample of a heterogeneous liquid by centrifuging, and particularly suitable for separating plasma from whole blood.
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
In the past, a blood sample contained in a tube has either been coagulated or else it has ... | The device for separating plasma from a sample of whole blood by centrifuging comprises:
a distributor-divider disposed centrally and provided with n compartments communicating with a sample-receiving well and communicating with one another via notches;
a ring separator including n receptacles communicating... | 6 |
CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS
This application is a divisional of U.S. application Ser. No. 11/135,533, filed on May 23, 2005, which claims the benefit, as does the present application, of the following U.S. Provisional Applications: 60/574,182, filed May 25, 2004; 60/652,018, filed Feb. 11, 2005 and 60... | Disclosed are highly convergent processes for preparing compounds of formula (I), which compounds are potent active agents for the treatment of hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection:
The disclosed processes use S N Ar-type c... | 2 |
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
Many industrial processing cleaning compositions have been based on acetone, xylene and other ketone, alcohol, ester, aromatic hydrocarbon, aliphatic hydrocarbon, and ether solvents. As ecological concerns have risen in importance, the search for replacements for such cleaners has atta... | The present invention relates to a method to decrease the flammability of normally flammable alcohols and solvents. The additive is Alpha Terpineol, which will increase the flash point of flammable alcohols or solvents, by blending the Terpineol into the flammable solvent or alcohol. Solvents such as acetone, methanol,... | 2 |
FIELD OF THE INVENTION
This invention relates to circuit breaker operating handles, and more particularly to handles mounted on the exterior of an enclosure surrounding the circuit breaker.
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
A problem with circuit breaker operating handles which are mounted on the exterior o... | A circuit breaker operating apparatus is of the type having an enclosure, the circuit breaker mounted inside the enclosure, the circuit breaker has an operating toggle, the operating toggle has at least a trip position into which trip position the toggle is urged when the circuit breaker goes into a trip condition, the... | 7 |
FIELD OF THE INVENTION
The invention relates generally to the measurement of film thicknesses. The invention relates particularly to such measurement using an electron analyzer.
BACKGROUND ART
Many technologically advanced devices rely upon composite structures having a very thin, substantially planar... | A method and apparatus for measuring the thickness of a thin coating, having a thickness on the order of 1 to 10 nm, of one material formed over a substrate of another material of significantly different atomic number, for example, a carbon coating on a ferromagnetic substrate. A primary radiation source, for example, ... | 6 |
CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATION
This application is a continuation-in-part of application Ser. No. 823,490, filed Aug. 10, 1977 now U.S. Pat. No. 4,254,808.
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
The present invention relates to apparatus for splitting or separating yieldable materials. More par... | Two elongated members are coaxially movable relative to one another with one member rigidly attached to a working head such as an elongated wedge or the like. In one embodiment, the inner member is fixed to the working head while the outer member movably surrounds the inner member. The outer member is dimensioned so th... | 1 |
Subsets and Splits
No community queries yet
The top public SQL queries from the community will appear here once available.