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CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS
[0001] This application claims the benefit of provisional application Serial No. 60/182,159, filed Feb. 14, 2000; and is a continuation-in-part of application Ser. No. 09/448,985, filed Nov. 24, 1999, which claims the benefit of provisional application No. 60/147,888,... | The present invention is directed to Form II of sertraline hydrochloride and novel methods for its preparation. According to the present invention, sertraline hydrochloride Form II may be produced directly form sertraline base or sertraline mandelate. It may also be produced from sertraline hydrochloride solvate and hy... | 2 |
This is a Continuation-In-Part application of international application PCT/EP00/01478 filed Feb. 23, 2000 and claiming the priority of German application 199 13 451.0 filed Mar. 25, 1999.
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
The invention resides in a gas inlet for producing a directional and cooled gas j... | In an arrangement for producing a directional and cooled gas jet in an ion source with a gas inlet or a UV/fluorescence detection cell including a gas inlet, wherein a capillary extends with one end into the interior of the ion source which is evacuated, the one end is provided with a nozzle for discharging a gas sampl... | 6 |
FIELD OF THE INVENTION
[0001] The present invention concerns Growth Hormone Releasing Factor (GRF) containing pharmaceutical compositions. More precisely, it concerns compositions of saccharose-stabilized GRF.
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
[0002] In the early 1980's several groups i... | Human growth hormone factor (GFR) containing pharmaceutical compositions are described, and more precisely, lyophilized compositions of hGRF stabilized by means of saccharose. | 0 |
CROSS REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS
[0001] This is a U.S. national stage of application No. PCT/EP2010/056377, filed on May 10, 2010. Priority is claimed on German Application No. 10 2009 020 734.1, filed May 11, 2009. The contents of which are incorporated here by reference.
BACKGROUND ... | An adjusting device including an electric motor that has a motor housing, the shaft of the motor running perpendicularly upwards from the electric motor and supporting a gearwheel of an actuating transmission. Oil is conducted from an oil outlet of an oil circuit to the actuating transmission. The upper face of the mot... | 7 |
CROSS REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATION
This application is based upon and claims benefit of copending and co-owned U.S. Provisional Patent Application Ser. No. 61/414,611 entitled “Pipe Sealing Collar”, filed with the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office on Nov. 17, 2010 by the inventors herein, the specification of ... | The invention comprises a replacement collar for a roof vent pipe. The collar provides UV protection for an existing gasket or can be used as a separate installation. Preferably, the collar has a thicker gauge and includes a seal flange and pre-applied sealant. The collar is designed for universal application for all a... | 4 |
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
[0001] The present invention relates generally a safety device for elevators to prevent unintended elevator car movement.
[0002] For guiding the elevator car in the case of elevators with guide rails, guide shoes, which are arranged at the elevator car, are empl... | A safety device brakes an elevator car with a guide rail exhibiting an oblong guide flange. The safety device includes a base carrying a retaining element and an abutment with the guide flange positioned therebetween. A mechanism squeezes, when braking, a braking element blocking roller between the guide flange and the... | 1 |
This application is a division, of application Ser. No. 08/237,337 filed May 3, 1994, (now abandoned) which was a continuation of application Ser. No. 07/956,770, filed as PCT/JP91/00834, Jun. 20, 1991, (now abandoned).
TECHNICAL FIELD OF THE INVENTION
This invention relates to a press machine hav... | A press machine having side frames which are effectively reinforced so as to appreciably reduce the noise generated during operation of the machine and improve the working accuracy of the machine without installing any special device on the outside thereof or significantly increasing the weight of the entire press mach... | 8 |
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
The present invention relates to generally to circuit board connectors, and more particularly to circuit board connectors for peripheral devices.
Many connectors for circuit boards are known in the art. One such conventional electrical connector is used on a circuit board or moth... | Disclosed is an improved board connector having an insulating housing with terminals mounted therein and an exterior shell fitting on the insulating housing. The exterior shell has long and short legs that fix the connector to a printed circuit board at a predetermined oblique angle to permit the oblique insertion of a... | 7 |
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
I. Field of the Invention
This invention relates generally to pulleys and more particularly, to a timing pulley for accommodating multiple timing belts thereon.
II. Discussion of the Prior Art
Pulleys change the direction and point of application of a pulling force an... | A timing pulley having a grooved periphery having a stepped profile defining two concentric annular belt engaging surfaces. Each of the surfaces receive a separate timing belt thereon. The belt engaging surfaces carry teeth for meshing with corresponding teeth on the timing belts. When the belts are deployed on the pul... | 5 |
FIELD OF THE PRESENT INVENTION
The present invention relates to a producing method for the artificial peat moss from natural cellulose fiber, which belongs to technical field in application of eco-friendly process of natural cellulose fiber. Wherein the spun filament bundle of cellulose are orderly performed by c... | The present invention provides a producing method for the artificial peat moss from natural cellulose fiber. The producing method comprises following steps in successive order manner. Firstly, blend natural pulp with N-methylmorpholine N-oxide (NMMO) as dissolving solvent and 1,3-phenylene-bis 2-oxazoline (BOX) as stab... | 3 |
REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS
[0001] This Application claims priority to U.S. Provisional Patent Application No. 60/686,713 filed on Jun. 2, 2005. U.S. Provisional Patent Application No. 60/686,713 is incorporated by reference as if set forth fully herein.
STATEMENT REGARDING FEDERALLY... | A method of forming free standing microstructures includes providing a substrate and forming a sacrificial layer on the substrate. A thin-film structural layer is then formed around and over the sacrificial layer. The sacrificial layer may be formed from an electrically conductive or non-electrically conductive materia... | 1 |
RELATED APPLICATIONS AND PATENTS
[0001] This application is a continuation-in-part of earlier application Ser. No. 09/764,319, filed on Jan. 19, 2001, which is a continuation of application Ser. No. 09/426,718, filed Oct. 26, 1999, which was issued as U.S. Pat. No. 6,190,263 on Feb. 20, 2001, which is a con... | A shock absorbing tube comprising a cylindrical main body made of fiber-reinforced plastic and an end member formed internally at an end of the main body, the main body and the end member are capable of separating from each other at an interface therebetween upon the application of a predetermined maximum axial force (... | 5 |
FIELD OF THE INVENTION
This invention relates to guard rail systems. In particular, this invention relates to a prefabricated guard rail system, components for a guard rail system and kits of components for a guard rail system, which is strong, inexpensive, easy to assemble and self-aligning, and meets the requir... | A guard rail system fabricated from standard-sized components, preferably extruded, comprises balusters fastened to a lower rail and to an upper retainer at fixed intervals. The balusters are provided with central bores for receiving fasteners such as screws through predrilled holes in the upper retainer and lower rail... | 4 |
CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS
This application is a continuation-in-part patent application which claims benefit under 35 USC §120 to U.S. patent application Ser. No. 12/895,019 filed Sep. 30, 2010, entitled “Double String Pump for Hydrocarbon Wells,” which is incorporated herein in its entirety.
... | The invention relates to a double string slurry pump for pumping liquids to the surface of a hydrocarbon well and especially a hydrocarbon well that is producing both natural gas and liquid fluids. The double string slurry pump includes a hollow tube that raises and lowers the plunger and carries the liquids to the sur... | 5 |
FIELD OF INVENTION
[0001] The present invention generally relates to systems and methods for securing settings of a computing device. In particular, the present invention relates to securing settings of a data capture device such as, for example, a barcode scanner and/or a radio frequency identification (RFI... | Described is a system and method for securing settings of a computing device. A data capture device comprises a memory storing a first parameter for a setting, an input arrangement receiving first authentication data from a user of the scanner and a processor comparing the first authentication data to stored data to au... | 6 |
This application is a division of Ser. No. 08/456,188 filed May 31, 1995 now U.S. Pat. No. 5,720,635, which is a division of Ser. No. 07/699,336 filed May 13, 1991 now U.S. Pat. No. 5,421,753.
FIELD OF THE INVENTION
This invention relates to an engine driven marine vehicle water jet propulsion app... | This invention relates to a marine jet drive having improved operation, especially in regard to having efficient adaptation to propulsion engine and hull design; having a drive shaft with flexible coupling at each end, internal to the jet drive; having through-the-nozzle engine exhaust; having simplified, combined mean... | 1 |
TECHNICAL FIELD
The present invention concerns heart-monitoring devices and methods, particularly implantable defibrillators, pacemakers, and cardioverters, and methods for processing heart-signal data.
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
Since the early 1980's, thousands of patients prone to irregular an... | Thousands of patients prone to irregular and sometimes life threatening heart rhythms have miniature heart-monitoring devices, such as defibrillators and cardioverters, implanted in their chests. These devices detect onset of abnormal heart rhythms and automatically apply one or more shocks to their hearts. When proper... | 0 |
CROSS-REFERENCE TO PRIOR APPLICATIONS
This application claims priority to U.S. Provisional Patent Application Serial No. 60/349,680, filed on Jan. 17, 2002, which is incorporated herein by reference.
BACKGROUND
The present invention is related to a screen for mounting across a door opening. ... | A screened door covering made from mesh screening material hanging loosely in a doorway to create a mesh barrier against dirt and insects across the doorway, while permitting easy passage by humans and animals across the barrier. The mesh screening material has a width greater than the width of the doorway. The excess ... | 4 |
CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATION
This application claims priority to Japanese Patent Application No. 2011-213072, filed on Sep. 28, 2011, the disclosure of which is hereby incorporated by reference herein in its entirety.
BACKGROUND
This disclosure relates to an embroidery frame that is configur... | An embroidery frame comprises an inner frame, wherein the inner frame is a circular form. The embroidery frame comprises a middle frame configured to be detachably attachable to the inner frame, wherein the middle frame is a circular form, an inside diameter of the middle frame is longer than an outside diameter of the... | 3 |
FIELD OF THE INVENTION
This invention relates generally to logic circuits, and more particularly to domino logic circuits.
BACKGROUND
With the growing complexity of modern computer systems, designers are constantly seeking more efficient methods to reduce power and cost, while increasing speed. Genera... | A dual-rail static logic gate with a self cut-off mechanism is disclosed. In an embodiment, the output of the first rail is coupled to the input of the pull-up device of the second rail and vice versa. The cross-coupling allows the self cut-off mechanism of the static gate to function properly and provides for componen... | 7 |
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
1. Field of the Invention
The present invention relates generally to blinds and, more specifically, to a lift lock used in a blind to lock the lift rod.
2. Description of the Related Art
A conventional Venetian blinds uses a lift cord to control the extending status, ... | A lift lock for a blind is disclosed to include a casing holding a guide wheel, balls respectively received in respective sliding grooves around one side of the guide wheel, a shaft inserted through the casing and coupled to a lift rod of the blind, and a spring member sleeved onto the shaft for forcing an engagement p... | 4 |
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
This invention relates to electrostatic spraying devices in general, and in particular to pneumatic-atomizing, hydraulic-atomizing and other types of induction-charging spraying systems.
Several present-day methods exist to charge and deliver spray particles for the purpose of im... | Air atomizing induction charging spray nozzles suited for use with conductive liquids, solutions, suspensions or emulsions. These systems feature a high level of the spray charging at low induction--electrode voltage and current. Primary benefits include consistent, reliable operation in harsh agricultural and industri... | 1 |
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
1. Field of the Invention:
The invention relates in general to protective relay apparatus, and more specifically to protective relay apparatus for protecting a polyphase power line section.
2. Description of the Prior Art:
Certain phase comparison arrangements of the ... | Protective relay apparatus which performs a segregated phase current comparison of a three-phase protected line section, with a single relay at each end thereof for making the phase current comparison. The single relay includes a rectifier arrangement which provides a signal responsive to the largest phase current of a... | 7 |
CROSS-REFERENCES TO RELATED APPLICATIONS
[0001] The present application claims priority to and the benefit of Korean Patent Application No. 10-2006-0010896, filed Feb. 4, 2006, the disclosure of which is incorporated by reference in its entirety.
BACKGROUND
[0002] 1. Field
... | Disclosed is an elementally mixed Al—Cu—Zn base powder blend for a sintered Al base alloy. The powder blend includes more than 5.6 wt % and less than 9 wt % Cu, 1˜5 wt % Zn, and a balance Al. With the powder blend, an article of a sintered Al base alloy having higher wear resistance as well as higher tensile strength c... | 2 |
CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATION
[0001] This application is a continuation of copending International Application No. PCT/DE99/02069, filed Jul. 5, 1999, which designated the United States.
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
[0002] 1. Field of the Invention
... | An integrated circuit includes a self-test device which is provided for executing a self-test of the integrated circuit and which has a control output. A program memory is connected to the self-test device for storing at least one test program supplied from outside the integrated circuit. The test program is run by the... | 6 |
The invention relates to a birdshield for an outdoor luminaire.
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
A small animal shield, commonly known as a birdshield, is usually provided with outdoor luminaires to close off the back. Birds and other small animals including snakes will attempt to enter luminaire housings, perha... | A birdshield for closing off the back end of a luminaire having a slipfitter accommodating a range of pipe sizes, is formed from a substantially flat piece of moderately stiff and resilient material cut to a pattern fitting into the rear of the luminaire. A hole through the piece accommodates the smallest size of pipe ... | 5 |
CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS
[0001] This is a nonprovisional patent application of U.S. Provisional Patent Application Ser. No. 61/691,140, filed 20 Aug. 2012; U.S. Provisional Patent Application Ser. No. 61/765,484, filed 15 Feb. 2013; and U.S. Provisional Patent Application Ser. No. 61/818,882, ... | A method of washing fabric articles in a tunnel washer that includes moving the fabric articles from the intake of the washer to the discharge of the washer and through multiple modules or sectors. Liquid can be counter flowed in the washer interior along a flow path that is generally opposite the direction of travel o... | 3 |
[0001] The present invention relates to a method for isolating nucleic acids from a nucleic acid containing sample, and a kit for carrying out said method. More specifically, it relates to a novel method for extracting nucleic acids from a nucleic acid containing sample, using an anion exchange solid support, and al... | The present invention relates to a method for isolating nucleic acids from a nucleic acid containing sample, and a kit for carrying out said method. More specifically, it relates to a novel method for extracting nucleic acids from a nucleic acid containing sample, using an anion exchange solid support, and allowing thi... | 2 |
FIELD OF THE INVENTION
[0001] The present invention relates to mechanized sweepers. Particularly, sweepers used for sweeping paved areas, roads, paved motor vehicle parking lots, parking areas, parking structures and debris covered surfaces. More particularly, the invention relates to the brushes on the mech... | A brush for a mechanized sweeper of a paved surface includes a first portion of a tire. The first portion of the tire has a sidewall and tread generally perpendicular to the sidewall. An edge between the sidewall and the tread. The edge forms a circle around the outermost portion of the sidewall. The tread further has ... | 4 |
This application is a division of application Ser. No. 08/623,511, filed Mar. 28, 1996, now U.S. Pat. No. 5,707,748, which is a continuation of application Ser. No. 08/266,987, filed Jun. 28, 1994, now abandoned.
FIELD AND BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
The present invention refers to a coated tool. ... | A tool with at least one area which is to be exposed to wear, is coated in a vacuum process with a first hard coating lying directly on the tool material and a superimposed exterior friction reducing layer over the hard coating. The grain size of the hard and friction reducing layers has a linear average width of less ... | 2 |
This is a continuation-in-part of my copending application Ser. No. 932,365, filed Nov. 19, 1986, now U.S. Pat. No. 4,804,983, for Photography Booth and Method.
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
Individuals frequently wish to have a photograph taken of themselves which they have posed. In the past, an i... | A self-photography booth comprises a booth having a first end portion for a person to be photographed and a spaced and aligned opposite second end portion. A camera is operably associated with the second end portion and includes a selectively operable film advance system for advancing a length of film having a pluralit... | 6 |
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
1. Field of the Invention
This invention relates to the field of beach and shoreline renourishment. More specifically, the invention comprises a method for accumulating sand on a beach by forming artificial barrier islands.
2. Description of the Related Art
Beach and shorelin... | A new method for more rapidly renourishing a beach. A mobile accretion unit is set on the bottom a considerable distance out from the beach, yet still within the region where sand is deposited by wave action. This accretion unit collects sand over time. It is gradually raised to keep it from burying itself. The unit ev... | 4 |
CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS
[0001] The present application is a divisional of U.S. application Ser. No. 09/878,802 entitled AQUEOUS SUSPENSIONS OF PENTABROMOBENZYL ACRYLATE, filed Jun. 11, 2001, which claims foreign priority on Israeli Application No. 136725, filed on Jun. 12, 2000, the disclos... | Suspensions of PBBMA, characterized in that they comprise PBBMA in the form of finely ground particles and contain suspending agents chosen from among xanthene gums, anionic or nonionic purified, sodium modified montmorilonite, naphthalene sulfonic acid-formaldehyde condensate sodium salt, sodium or calcium or ammonium... | 3 |
FIELD OF THE INVENTION
The present invention relates to remote surveillance systems and more particularly to a video imaging system that can transmit images over two-way radio voice line channel.
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
It is often desirable to provide a system that photographs subjects at remote ... | An image transmission surveillance system using a radio having a remote transmitter and a base receiver provides a camera for converting visual images into an electrical signal. The electrical signal is converted by an audio module into an audio signal for transmission by the radio. A computer connected with the base r... | 7 |
CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS
[0001] This application is a continuation-in-part of U.S. application Ser. No. 09/778,410, filed Feb. 7, 2001, issue fee paid.
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
[0002] The present invention relates to plumbing fixtures. More particular... | A combined faucet and drain system can be installed primarily from above the basin. The faucet includes a quick-connect fastening assembly with a threaded sleeve bolt that also doubles as a life rod guide. A spring-biased toggle fastener threads onto the sleeve bolt and collapses when inserted through an installation o... | 4 |
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
The present invention generally relates to variable resistors, and more particularly to a variable resistor which attenuates an input voltage by an arbitrary amount.
In various electronic circuits, the signal voltage is often attenuated to a desired value. An example of such a pr... | A variable resistor is provided with a series resistor network including first, second and third resistor parts which are connected in series, where the second resistor part is connected to the first and third resistor parts via first and second nodes, respectively, and a fourth resistor part, coupled in parallel to th... | 7 |
CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS
[0001] This application claims priority from copending provisional patent application entitled “Combination Therapy for Anticoagulation”, serial No. 60/439,090 filed Jan. 8, 2003, the disclosure of which is hereby incorporated in its entirety.
... | A combination anticoagulation medicament including vitamin K with warfarin in an oral form is described. Between 50 and 5000 micrograms of vitamin K are combined in a single oral medication with 0.5 to 15 milligrams of warfarin for administration. The combination of vitamin K with warfarin in a single orally dosed form... | 0 |
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
The present invention relates to an automobile anti-theft device, and, more particularly, to an automobile anti-theft device incorporated in a seat belt design for preventing operation of the car when the seat belt buckle is disengaged.
In recent years, automobiles have frequentl... | A seat belt arrangement selectively enables vehicle drivability when a buckle member carried on a restraint belt is engaged with a mounted buckle receiving mechanism. The buckle member is removable from the restraint belt, and may be hidden or carried on the person of the user when leaving the vehicle unattended, there... | 8 |
CLAIM OF PRIORITY
This application claims priority to an application entitled “L-Band Light Source with Improved Amplifying Efficiency and Stabilized Output Power,” filed with the Korean Intellectual Property Office on Dec. 19, 2003 and assigned Ser. No. 2003-93866, the contents of which are hereby incorporated b... | An L-band light source is provided that has improved amplifying efficiency and stabilized output power. The L-band light source comprises: a gain medium having first and second sides, and configured to generate an L-band amplified spontaneous emission (ASE); a first pump light source to generate first pumping light; a ... | 7 |
CROSS REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATION(S)
[0001] This application claims the benefit of U.S. Provisional Patent Application No. 62/023,997, filed Jul. 14, 2014, which is incorporated herein by reference in its entirety.
BACKGROUND
[0002] A lattice is defined as a framework or st... | A lattice comprising two intersecting laths and a pivoting connector locating at the intersection between the laths that includes a male retainer and a female retainer that interlock so as to connect the laths together. The male and female retainers interlock such that the laths may pivot about the connector from an ex... | 4 |
CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATION
[0001] This application claims priority to Chinese Patent Application No. 201010618165.7, filed Dec. 31, 2010, the contents of which are incorporated herein by reference.
TECHNICAL FIELD
[0002] The present invention relates to a process for the synthe... | The present invention relates to a process for the synthesis of melamine cyanurate in lamellar crystalline shape with high purity and flowability. The procedures include that 1) melamine and cyanuric acid react to form mixture solution, 2) the mixture solution is filter-pressed to prepare filter cake, 3) filter cake an... | 2 |
TECHNICAL FIELD
This invention relates generally to homogeneous charge compression ignition (HCCI) engines and, more particularly, to circuitry to control operation of HCCI engines.
BACKGROUND INFORMATION
In a HCCI engine, the fuel and oxidizer are mixed together similarly as they would be in a spark ... | Disclosed is a way to detect ionization within a cylinder of an internal combustion engine where the engine selectively operates in either a spark ignition mode or a HCCI mode. A single ionization detector circuit adapts in response to a control input to alter its bias voltage and its gain to selectively enable effecti... | 5 |
FIELD OF THE INVENTION
This invention relates to apparatus for the extraction of solids from a liquid slurry or suspension useable, for example, for the production of asbestos fibre cement pipes and sheets or other fibre pipes or sheets.
Conventionally such apparatus comprises a cylindrical sieve which is r... | This invention relates to apparatus for the extraction of solids from a liquid slurry or suspension of a type in which a reduced pressure chamber applies suction to a zone on one side of a sieve surface whereby solids may be urged against a corresponding zone on the other side and the liquid is urged to flow through th... | 3 |
CROSS REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS
[0001] This application is based upon Turkish Patent Application No. TR201003449, filed Apr. 30, 2010, under relevant sections of 35 USC §119, the entire contents of this application being incorporated by reference herein.
FIELD OF THE INVENTION
[0002] ... | An oral pharmaceutical formulation of aliskiren, or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt or polymorph thereof, having at least two coating layers. | 0 |
This application is a division of application Ser. No. 08/681,959, filed on Jul. 30, 1996 now U.S. Pat. No. 5,999,708.
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
1. Field of the Invention
The present invention relates to an image processing apparatus for processing image data, and more particularly to an i... | The present invention is to provide an image processing apparatus which comprises connection means for connecting to a computer network to which a plurality of computers are connected and record means for recording and outputting image data sent from the computer through the connection means, the apparatus comprises ac... | 6 |
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
1. Field of the Invention
This invention relates to manual resuscitator systems. More specifically, this invention relates to resuscitation bags having directional control valves and means for controling the "PEEP" or Positive End Expiratory Pressure.
2. Description... | The directional control valve housing in a squeeze bag resuscitator includes a duck-bill element which permits inhaling from the bag as the duck-bill opens, and spontaneous exhaling as the periphery of duck-bill is pushed away from its seat. An adjustable spring urges the periphery against its seat with force establish... | 0 |
FIELD OF THE INVENTION
The present invention relates to a method for forming a color filter for use in a liquid crystal display and the like. More specifically, the present invention relates to a method for forming patterned picture elements having a light-shielding property.
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
... | A method for forming a color filter comprising the steps of providing a transparent substrate having a frontside and a backside, the frontside having thereon a multicolored pattern comprising areas having colored picture elements and areas that are free of the colored picture elements; forming a light-shielding photose... | 6 |
BACKGROUND
[0001] I. Field of the Invention
[0002] The present invention relates generally to the field feminine products, and more particularly to a container for the disposal of used feminine products.
[0003] II. Description of the Related Art.
[0004] Currentl... | A feminine disposal container. The container is a small box with a snap down lid made with a biodegradable cardboard or another material. Used tampons can be placed inside the container, the lid snapped down, and the container disposed in the trash without mess or odor. In one embodiment, the container can be preformed... | 0 |
FIELD OF THE INVENTION
The present invention relates to a method of recovering gold from waste sources thereof, in particular waste electrical goods. Also disclosed herein is an apparatus for recovering gold from said waste sources.
BACKGROUND TO THE INVENTION
The cost of precious metals, such as gold... | The cost of precious metals, such as gold, makes recovery or recycling of these materials economically viable and desirable. Disclosed herein is a method of recovering gold from waste sources thereof, in particular waste electrical goods. Also disclosed herein is an apparatus for recovering gold from said waste sources... | 2 |
CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATION
[0001] This application is based on, and claims priority to, Japanese Patent Application No. 2013-048738, filed on Mar. 12, 2013. The disclosure of the priority application, in its entirety, including the drawings, claims, and the specification thereof, is incorporated ... | Aspects of the invention relates to a DC voltage conversion circuit including: a DC power supply; a switching device which is connected to two ends of the DC power supply through an inductor, and a series circuit which is connected in parallel with the switching device and which includes a diode and a load, so that an ... | 8 |
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
The present invention relates generally to an apparatus for splitting a concrete-block to form unartificial looking or natural looking stone surfaces for walls, gateposts, etc., and more particularly to a feeder for the concrete block splitting apparatus.
Conventionally, a fedder... | An improved feeder of a concrete block splitting apparatus which splits a concrete block to form natural looking stone surfaces for gateposts, walls, etc. The feeder has a table which moves in the vertical direction with the concrete block thereon, and receiving members which receive the concrete block when the concret... | 1 |
FIELD OF THE INVENTION
[0001] This subject invention relates to pressure transducers.
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
[0002] Microelectromechanical pressure sensors typically include a diaphragm or membrane supported by a frame. It is known to fabricate the diaphragm to include thinner and thi... | A method of making a pressure transducer diaphragm. One or more trenches are etched in a first surface of a first substrate. The trench is rendered etch resistant. A cavity is then formed in a second opposite surface of the first substrate defining a diaphragm supported by a frame with one or more hollow bosses stiffen... | 1 |
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
1. Field of the Invention
The present invention relates to a pressure sensor for sensing the presence of one or more packages on a belt-driven roller conveyor, and in particular to such a sensor which can be adjusted to detect extremely light weight packages such as empty paperbo... | A counter-balanced pressure sensor for sensing a package carried by a belt-driven carrying roller conveyor includes a pivot support with a sensing roller attached. The sensing roller is deflected downward by the passage of the package on the conveyor, causing the pivot support to pivot downward, causing a feeler arm at... | 1 |
[0001] The present invention relates generally to coatings such as for roofs and for structural supports and additives for various building materials and other applications in the building industry.
[0002] On Sep. 11, 2001, the twin towers of the World Trade Center were felled by large fuel-laden com... | A coating for support beams in buildings to protect their structural integrity in case of high heat events, for roofs and the like to inexpensively provide protection from ultraviolet light, for wood or steel substrates to inexpensively provide flame or chemical resistance respectively, and for protection of various ot... | 4 |
FIELD OF THE INVENTION
[0001] The present invention relates to ink cartridges. More particularly the present invention relates to an automated refilling station for adding ink to printing device ink cartridges.
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
[0002] Printers and printing devices are u... | An ink cartridge refilling station incorporates a receptacle for receiving an ink cartridge, a supply of ink and a refilling mechanism for automatically adding ink to the ink cartridge from the supply of ink. An ink cartridge, for use with the cartridge refilling station, includes a reservoir for holding a supply of in... | 1 |
RELATED APPLICATION
This application claims the benefit of U.S. Provisional Patent Application Ser. No. 61/704,222 filed Sep. 21, 2012.
FIELD OF THE INVENTION
This invention relates to organic-inorganic nanoflowers, methods of synthesis, and use thereof.
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
... | Organic-inorganic nanoflowers, methods of synthesis, and uses of the nanoflowers are described. It has been found that organic-inorganic nanoflowers can be grown in the presence of a solid substrate containing copper without the requirement for added copper ion. The method includes exposing bacteria to a solid substrat... | 2 |
BACKGROUND
1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates generally to an automotive vehicle, and, more particularly, to apparatus for selectively cooling or heating the steering wheel of such an automotive vehicle to increase comfort and safety of the driver.
2. Description of Related Art
It... | A vehicle steering wheel (12) has the temperature of its normally gripped regions (16, 18) modified from extremes to acceptable values by a heat pump (20) with heat transfer occurring along heat pipe sections (22, 24) between primary heat exchangers (26, 28) at the gripped regions (16,18) and a temperature modifiable s... | 1 |
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
1. Field of the Invention
The present invention relates to spider assemblies for drum brakes and in particular to an improved spider assembly for a light weight drum brake comprising a stamped spider body and a removable, replaceable anchor pin member mountable thereto.
2. ... | An improved spider-anchor pin assembly (14) for a drum brake (10) is provided. The improved assembly includes a stamped sheet metal spider body (42) and a one-piece forged anchor pin piece (46) removably attached to the spider body by a plurality of threaded fasteners (82, 84). Preferably, the anchor pin piece is symet... | 5 |
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
1. Field of the Invention
This invention relates to electromagnetic (EM) flow couplers and, in particular, to such couplers as adapted for regulating the flow rate or the pressure of the driven flow of a metal fluid.
2. Description of the Prior Art
As is well known in... | A flow characteristic regulating electromagnetic flow coupler is disclosed as comprising a pump duct and a generator duct for connection in separate flow circuits containing electrically conductive fluid. Circuit means electrically connect the separate fluid in each of the pump and generator ducts for conducting electr... | 8 |
CROSS REFERENCES TO RELATED U.S. APPLICATIONS
This application claims the benefit of U.S. Provisional Application No. 60/134,746, filed May 18, 1999, and U.S. Provisional Application No. 60/147,703, filed Aug. 6, 1999.
FIELD OF INVENTION
The present invention generally relates to enhanced im... | A biomedical apparatus is disclosed including an implantable biomedical device for providing biomedical assistance to the body structure and a device controller for regulating the operation of the biomedical device. A sonomicrometer arrangement is provided, in contact with the body structure and in communication with t... | 0 |
FIELD
[0001] The present invention relates to compounds that are useful as metal ligands and which can be bound to a biological entity such as a molecular recognition moiety and methods of making these compounds. Once the compounds that are bound to a biological entity are coordinated with a suitable metalli... | The present invention relates to compounds that are useful as metal ligands and which can be bound to a biological entity such as a molecular recognition moiety and methods of making these compounds. Once the compounds that are bound to a biological entity are coordinated with a suitable metallic radionuclide, the coor... | 2 |
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
The present invention relates to the care and maintenance of brushes, and more particularly to devices and systems for promoting a more rapid drying of the bundled bristles of a brush while preserving a desired shape of the bundled bristles.
Since the early part of the nineteenth... | Devices and systems are disclosed for rapidly drying and shaping fine-bristled brushes. The typical device is a resilient, water permeable tubular band or sleeve, designed to surround a bundle of bristles when in a radially expanded state. An elastic restoring force exerted by the sleeve acts radially inwardly against ... | 0 |
CROSS-REFERENCES
[0001] This is a continuation application of U.S. Ser. No. 12/564,167, filed Sep. 22, 2009, which is a continuation of U.S. Ser. No. 11/069, 236, filed Mar. 2, 2005 (now U.S. Pat. No. 7,606,984), which is a continuation application of U.S. Ser. No. 10/790,112, filed Mar. 2, 2004 (now U.S. Pa... | A storage system adapted to be coupled to a plurality of host devices via a fibre channel. The storage system including a plurality of storage devices, at least a portion of the plurality of storage devices corresponding to a logical unit of a plurality of logical units, the logical unit having a logical unit number (L... | 6 |
CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS
[0001] This application is a Divisional application of U.S. patent application Ser. No. 11/155,184, titled Hydrogen Valve with Pressure Equalization, filed Jun. 17, 2005.
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
[0002] 1. Field of the Invention
... | In accordance with the teachings of the present invention, a shut-off valve is disclosed that has particular application for opening and closing a high pressure compressed gas storage tank. In one embodiment, the valve includes a single sealing member and a bellows. High pressure is provided at inlet port to one side o... | 8 |
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
1. Field of the Invention
This invention is in the field of organic monomer preparation. More particularly, it relates to a method for isolating acetamidoethylene from crude acetamidoethylene-containing products.
2. Prior Art
U.S. Pat. No. 4,018,826 of Gless, et al., ... | Acetamidoethylene is isolated from acetamidoethylene-containing mixtures by distillation with enhanced efficiency when a high-boiling liquid, especially glycerol, is added to the mixtures prior to or during said distillation. This invention is particularly effective at separating acetamidoethylene from mixtures additio... | 2 |
CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATION
[0001] This application is a continuation-in-part of co-pending U.S. patent application Ser. No. 12/325,464 filed Dec. 1, 2008, which claims the benefit of U.S. provisional patent application Ser. No. 60/991,301, filed Nov. 30, 2007, and Ser. No. 60/992,347, filed Dec. ... | Disclosed in this specification is a method to promote the growth of CD4+CD25Foxp3+ nTreg cells in a culture while treating the culture with a p70 S6 kinase inhibitor. The resulting cells are useful in the treatment of immune-related diseases. | 2 |
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
1. Field of the Invention
The invention is based on a method for controlling a three-phase inverter in accordance with the preamble of claim 1.
2. Discussion of Background
The preamble of the invention relates to a prior art which is known from CH-A-420.365. In this d... | Inverters (5.1, 5.2) for feeding a three-phase load such as, for example, an asynchronous machine (6), are controlled by pulse width modulation, in such a manner that they supply output voltages (U 5 .1R, U 5 .2R) which are as closely sinusoidal as possible, having few harmonics per alternating-current phase (R, S, T).... | 7 |
CROSS-REFERENCE
[0001] This application claims priority from U.S. Provisional Patent Application No. 61/536,331 filed Sep. 19, 2011.
FIELD OF THE INVENTION
[0002] The present invention relates to an energy transfer unit and a method of constructing such an energy transfer unit.
... | An energy transfer wilt suitable for a geothermal heating system is formed from a plurality of modules. Each module has a frusto conical baffle overlying a heat exchange core to direct fluid radial across the core. A chimney is provided centrally in the baffle to promote radial flow. The modules may be located within a... | 5 |
REFERENCE TO A PRIOR APPLICATION
[0001] This application claims priority to Provisional Application Ser. No. 61/069,738 filed Mar. 18, 2008 with the title Improved Key Ring Tool.
FIELD OF THE INVENTION
[0002] The present invention pertains to split key rings and more particularly ... | An improved key ring tool for adding or removing keys or accessories. The new design will attach and detach from the key ring without spreading the key ring, remain attached to the ring and help to locate specific keys via the visual location of the device. | 8 |
RELATED APPLICATIONS
This application claims the benefit of U.S. Provisional Application Ser. No. 61/207,448, filed on Feb. 12, 2009, the disclosure of which is incorporated herein by reference in its entirety.
FIELD OF INVENTION
The present invention relates to rheology modification of surf... | The present invention relates to aqueous formulations useful in useful in personal care, oral care, household and institutional applications which contain polymers comprised of water soluble synthetic backbone with covalently connected hydrophobic ends can deliver ‘salt-like’ rheology to surfactant formulations contain... | 0 |
FIELD OF THE INVENTION
The present invention is generally directed to thermal ink jet printing. More particularly, the invention is directed to a method and apparatus for maintaining desired levels of heat energy transferred into ink to form ink droplets as characteristics of an ink jet print head change over its... | A thermal ink jet printing apparatus maintains stable printing output as certain characteristics of the apparatus change over its operational lifetime. The apparatus includes an ink jet print head with resistive heating elements for receiving electrical energy pulses having a voltage level and for transferring heat ene... | 1 |
CROSS-REFERENCES TO RELATED APPLICATIONS
This application claims the benefit of German patent application 10354608.1, filed Nov. 21, 2003, herein incorporated by reference.
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
The invention relates to an effect yarn which is formed from an alternating line-up of webs and effects con... | A method for producing an effect yarn on an open-end rotor spinning machine, formed from an alternating line-up of yarn sections and effects consisting of pre-determined thickenings, wherein an effect is produced where the yarn is joined by means of a piecing end, in the piecing region of the yarn located downstream of... | 3 |
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
[0001] 1. Field of the Invention
[0002] The invention relates to a composition and method for prolonging the shelf life of banana by using interfering RNA, and in particular, to a composition and method useful for inhibiting/knocking-down mRNA expression of Musa spp... | The invention relates to a composition and method for prolonging the shelf life of banana by using interfering RNA. Said method transfers a control cassette for Musa spp. ACC oxidase into banana by a novel gene transfer method, wherein said composition comprises an interfering RNA, a gene transfer expression vector a... | 2 |
REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS
Reference is made to the following U.S. applications which are assigned to an assignee common to the present application:
Ser. No. 102,113 - filed Sept. 29, 1987
Ser. No. 102,134 - filed Sept. 29, 1987
Ser. No. 102,354 - filed Sept. 29, 1987
Ser. No. 102,3... | An anti-overrunning device for an internal combustion engine which includes a carburetor with a controlled throttle valve. An actuator for the throttle valve includes a spring-biased rod mounted on a diaphragm. The rod normally urges the throttle valve to a closing position. The actuator includes a pressure actuated di... | 5 |
FIELD OF THE INVENTION
[0001] The present invention relates generally to the dance arts and more particularly to improvements in the appearance of a dancer's foot.
BACKGROUND
[0002] In the dance arts such as ballet, modem dance, jazz and the like, the physical attributes of th... | An apparatus and method for improving the appearance of a dancer's feet. By attaching a pad that has a curved top surface to the top of a dancer's foot, the shape of the top of the dancer's foot is more aesthetically pleasing. Additionally, the arch on the bottom of the foot appears more marked. The present... | 0 |
STATEMENT REGARDING FEDERALLY SPONSORED RESEARCH OR DEVELOPMENT
[0001] Not applicable
CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS
[0002] Not applicable
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
[0003] The present invention relates to magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) and in particu... | An implementation of an optical transmission path for NMR signals from local coils in magnetic resonance imaging employs a photomodulator that may be incorporated into a connecting optical cable to be shared among multiple local coils and to provide for connection and disconnection at an electrical interface eliminatin... | 6 |
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
1. Field of the Invention
This invention pertains to the art of temperature sensing in turbines, and in particular to temperature sensing in an interstage cavity.
2. Description of the Prior Art
Temperature sensing at various locations in gas turbines is disclosed in ... | An arrangement for sensing temperature in an interstage cavity 24 comprises an extractable temperature probe 44 having a radially inner end sensing portion 46 disposed in a bore 40 in a seal housing 22, the bore 40 receiving bypassing fluid flow which enters the bypassing passage 34 from a location intermediate the axi... | 5 |
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
The present invention generally relates to structures for use in swabbing fluid from an oil-well bore and more particularly involves a reinforcing structure for a swab cup and the method of manufacturing it.
Swabbing generally is the removal of liquid from a well by means of a se... | An oilwell swab cup is formed by clamping a plurality of vertical wire members in a circular U-shaped cup and molding an elastomeric material around the wires and cup. | 4 |
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
Publishing or printing houses typically utilize presses and the like which are capable of producing and processing signatures at high input rates. For example, the printing of newspapers which consists of printing various pages, interleaving the pages and folding the newspaper are all ... | Signatures arranged in overlapping fashion are typically delivered from a press at high speeds (at the order of 80,000 per hour) to be stacked in bundles of a predetermined precise quantity, bundled and shipped to desired locations. During the delivery of signatures to the counting and bundling facility, typically refe... | 1 |
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
The present invention relates to the field of animal training devices, and more particularly to an apparatus and method for negative reinforcement of undesired animal behavior activated by the undesired activities of pets.
Implements used to train domestic animals against activit... | The present invention relates to a device for deterring animals from engaging in prohibited behavior. A flap pivots about retainers mounted on a base. An elastic member extends from under the base to a protruding tab on the flap. Disturbance of the base, such as by the undesired activity of a pet, causes movement of th... | 0 |
CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS
[0001] This patent application claims the priority benefit under 35 U.S.C. §119(e) of U.S. Provisional Application No. 61/526,458 filed on Aug. 23, 2011, the contents of which are herein incorporated by reference.
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
[0... | A patient interface assembly having an improved support for use in securing a patient interface device to the head of a patient overcomes the shortcomings of conventional headgear. The improved support provides a self-adjusting anchor point situated anterior to the ear of the patient that provides enhanced stability in... | 0 |
FIELD OF THE INVENTION
[0001] The present invention relates to a mobile phone and a television (TV in short hereinafter) hybrid system and particularly to a system to enable a mobile phone to provide synchronous broadcasting of TV video signals and remote control of TV.
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
... | A system for mobile phones to provide synchronous broadcasting of television video signals and remote control of television adds a TV signal transmission module to a television and a remote control circuit, a mobile phone signal transmission module, a mode switch button and a mode switch circuit to a mobile phone. Ther... | 7 |
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
1. Field of the Invention
The present invention relates generally to the providing of an indication of the position of a movable member. More particularly, the present invention is directed to apparatus for sensing and transmitting a signal indicative of the position of a ferroma... | Apparatus for sensing and transmitting a signal indicative of the position of a movable ferromagnetic member relative to a fixed structure within which the member moves. The apparatus includes a plurality of magnetic circuit arrangements arranged uniformly along the outside of the fixed structure. Each magnetic circuit... | 6 |
This is a continuation of application Ser. No. 846,211 filed on Mar. 4, 1992, now abandoned.
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
The present invention relates to novel transit peptide DNA sequences, to novel chimeric genes and to their use in plants for conferring to them an increased tolerance to herbici... | Chimeric gene for conferring to plants an increased tolerance to a herbicide having as its target EPSPS comprises, in the direction of transcription, a promoter region, a transit peptide region, a coding sequence for glyphosate tolerance and a polyadenylation signal region, wherein the transit peptide region comprises,... | 2 |
FIELD OF THE INVENTION
The present invention relates to gaming machine software and in particular to a method and apparatus for gaming device software configuration and gaming device software distribution.
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
Gaming devices, such as those found in a casino, often utilize softw... | A method and apparatus for packaging, distributing, installing, deleting, or updating gaming software is disclosed. In one embodiment the method and apparatus of the invention identifies a plurality of files, which may exceed hundreds of files, to be distributed, installed, or provided as updates. The plurality of file... | 0 |
FIELD OF THE INVENTION
The present invention relates to liquid pumps, and more particularly to a method and apparatus for detecting and recovering from gas bubbles in a liquid stream being pumped by the liquid pump.
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
High-pressure pumping systems are known for delivering liq... | A serial, dual piston high pressure fluid pumping system that overcomes the difficulties of gas in the fluid stream without the need for added mechanical valves or fluid paths. A bubble detection and recovery mechanism monitors compression and decompression volumes of the serially configured dual pump head pump, and th... | 5 |
This is a division of application Ser. No. 08/418,410, filed Apr. 7, 1995, now U.S. Pat. No. 5,609,652.
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
1. Field of the Invention
The present invention relates to a synthetic resin part integrally formed with metal members and to a method of manufacturing a synthe... | A synthetic resin part integrally formed with metal members manufactured by the steps of integrally forming a plurality of metal member sets through coupling portions, each of the metal member sets comprising a plurality of kinds of metal members, inserting the metal member sets into the molding dyes of a forming machi... | 1 |
The present application is a Continuation of U.S. Ser. No. 10/758,000 filed on Jan. 16, 2004 now U.S. Pat. No. 6,930,421, which claims the benefit of U.S. Provisional Patent Application No. 60/440,622 filed on Jan. 17, 2003, all which are hereby incorporated by reference.
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
... | A torque converter includes a flywheel rotating about a first axis, the flywheel including a first body portion, a first plurality of permanent magnets mounted in the first body portion, each of the first plurality of permanent magnets extending along a corresponding radial axis direction with respect to the first axis... | 7 |
FIELD OF THE INVENTION
[0001] The invention relates to interventional medicine and surgery. Specifically, the invention provides a method and an illumination device to illuminate areas of interest during surgery, minimally invasive surgery or medical interventions. The device is battery powered and compris... | A method and device to illuminate medical sites using light emitting diodes (LED) and bendable mechanical arms (goosenecks) to carry the arrays of LED's. The device is battery powered. | 5 |
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
1. Field of the Invention
This invention relates to selected 2-trichloromethyl-4-pyrimidinyl carboxylic esters and their use as fungicides.
2. Description of the Prior Art
British Pat. No. 1,181,657 discloses the use of 5,6-dimethyl-2-dimethylamino-4-pyrimidinyl dimet... | Disclosed are selected 2-trichloromethyl-4-pyrimidinyl carboxylic esters having the formula: ##STR1## wherein R is a lower alkyl group having 1 to 4 carbon atoms, a lower alkenyl group having 1 to 4 carbon atoms a lower halo alkyl group having 1 to 4 carbon atoms or an unsubstituted or substituted phenyl group; R 1 is... | 2 |
RELATED APPLICATION
[0001] This application is based on and claims priority to U.S. Provisional Patent Application No. 60/284,027, filed Apr. 16, 2001.
FIELD OF THE INVENTION
[0002] This invention relates to sleeving for covering and protecting elongated substrates, th... | A protective sleeve for covering elongated substrates is disclosed. The sleeve is knitted from a combination of first and second filamentary members having different properties from one another. The filamentary members are plated so that the filamentary members having properties compatible with the substrate are positi... | 3 |
BACKGROUND TO THE INVENTION
This invention relates to a knitting-transfer cam unit for V-bed flat knitting machines, wherein needle butts of the needle bodies of slider needles are selectively lowerable in the needle channels of the needle beds by means of a needle selection device, wherein the slider needles hav... | A knitting-transfer cam unit for V-bed flat knitting machines wherein needle butts of the needle bodies of slider needles are selectively lowerable in the needle channels of the needle beds by means of a needle selection device, and wherein the slider needles have sliders provided with slider butts and arranged for the... | 3 |
CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATION
[0001] This application claims priority from European patent application serial number 05254303.0, filed on Jul. 8, 2005 and entitled CENTRE-PIN PLUG, the content of which is incorporated herein in its entirety.
FIELD OF THE INVENTION
[0002] The ... | The invention relates to a plug for releasable engagement with the centre-pin of a roller blind control unit wherein engagement of the plug with the pin ensures that a tip of the centre-pin engages an external surface of the control unit. In addition, a releasably inter-engaging combination of this plug and centre-pin ... | 8 |
RELATED APPLICATION
This patent application is related to and incorporates herein by reference my prior filed U.S. patent application entitled "A TELESCOPIC SURGICAL DEVICE AND METHOD THEREFOR," filed on Jul. 10, 1995 under Ser. No. 08/500,045, now U.S. Pat. No. 5,693,044, and is a Divisional patent appli... | An electro-surgical unit (ESU)-Argon beam coagulator pencil apparatus and method for operating the same is disclosed where the ESU-Argon beam coagulator pencil apparatus includes a telescoping device which is coupled to a cutting means, a coagulation means, and a smoke evacuation means. This apparatus enables a surgeon... | 0 |
DATA RE RELATED APPLICATIONS
This application is a division of application Ser. No. 681,089 filed Apr. 19, 1976, now U.S. Pat. No. 4,085,486 granted Apr. 25, 1978, which is a continuation-in-part of my copending application Ser. No. 386,552, filed Aug. 8, 1973 entitled "Felted Web and Method of Making Same... | An apparatus for continuously producing needled, non-woven tubing by winding a web on a stationary mandrel, multi-needling overlying turns and frictionally driving the formed tube about the periphery of the mandrel. The mandrel is tapered to accomodate shrinkage of the tube and to assist ejection of the formed tube wit... | 3 |
CROSS REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS
This Non-provisional application claims priority under 35 U.S.C. §119(a) on Patent Application No(s). 103112171 filed in Taiwan, Republic of China on Apr. 1, 2014, the entire contents of which are hereby incorporated by reference.
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
Fie... | A pixel array is disposed on a first substrate and comprises a pixel having a first electrode layer including a plurality of electrode portions. A light-blocking layer is disposed on a second substrate along a first direction and includes a first and second light-blocking portions. The first electrode layer is between ... | 6 |
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
Many modern refrigerators include an evaporator which normally operates at below freezing temperatures, at which a layer of frost builds up on the surface of the evaporator. In order to quickly defrost the evaporator, a radiant heater is positioned below the evaporator so that the evap... | A combination evaporator and radiant heater defrost means including a heater housing which prevents defrost water from impinging directly on the heater while enhancing defrosting of the evaporator. | 5 |
CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATION
This application is a continuation, under 35 U.S.C. § 120, of copending international application No. PCT/EP02/12586, filed Nov. 11, 2002, which designated the United States; this application also claims the priority, under 35 U.S.C. § 119, of German patent application No. 101... | Items of clothing are smoothed by pulling them taut from within by way of an inflatable body that is detachably linked with a base that has a fan for inflating the inflatable body. In order to releasably fasten the inflatable body, the base has second fastening devices that are detachably linked with the first fastenin... | 3 |
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
The present invention relates generally to mechanical punching apparatuses for copper smelting converters. More particularly the invention relates to a mechanical punching apparatus which can accurately and effectively punch the tuyere of a converter whose position changes with the rot... | A mechanical punching apparatus for punching tuyeres in which the position of punching rods is varied in a one action in correspondence to movement of the tuyere and in which the mechanical puncher, a carriage and a puncher tilting device are readily accessible for overhaul and maintenance. A mechanical puncher includi... | 1 |
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
[0001] 1. Field of the Invention
[0002] The present invention relates to apparatus for controlling movement of flowable granular material in such a manner as to provide efficient valves therefor, along with specific end uses such as retaining walls and for beach renou... | The present invention is directed toward various valving arrangements to control the flow of granular material. In one embodiment, a valve is provided which facilitates flow of the material in one direction, but resists flow in another direction. In another embodiment, a retaining wall is provided with a plurality of g... | 4 |
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