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CROSS REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATION This is a continuation of application Ser. No. 07/820,473, filed Jan. 14, 1992 now U.S. Pat. No. 5,173,994. FIELD OF THE INVENTION The present invention relates to an apparatus and process for cleaning foreign matter from fiber. BACKGROUND OF THE ...
The present invention is drawn to fiber cleaning utilizing an alternating series of cleaning saw cylinders and doffing brush cylinders. The doffing brush cylinders transfer ginned fiber from an upstream cleaning saw cylinder to the next downstream cleaning saw cylinder in such a way that the flow of the fiber changes d...
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CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS This application claims priority to U.S. Provisional Application Ser. No. 61/412,149, entitled “SmartLoader Contact Data Management System,” filed Nov. 10, 2010, the contents of which are incorporated herein by reference. BACKGROUND This application re...
In a general aspect, a computer-implemented method includes receiving, via an input interface of a notification platform, updated subscriber data; comparing, using a comparison module of the notification platform, the updated subscriber data with existing subscriber data stored in a subscriber database; and, based on t...
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CROSS REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS This patent claims priority of German Patent Application No. 10 2006 010 936.8, filed Mar. 9, 2006, which application is incorporated herein by reference. FIELD OF THE INVENTION The invention relates to a process and device for controlling and/or regulating an automat...
In a process which is for controlling and/or regulating an automated clutch, in particular in the drive train of a vehicle, and in which an actuating element, whose position determines the clutch torque transmissible by the clutch, is actuated for setting a predefined clutch torque according to a characteristic curve, ...
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STATEMENT REGARDING FEDERALLY SPONSORED RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT The U.S. Government may have an interest in the subject matter of this disclosure as provided for by the terms of contract number N00019-02-C- 3003 , awarded by the United States Navy, and contract number F33615-03-D-2345 DO-0009, awarded by the Uni...
Gas turbine engines and related systems involving blade outer air seals are provided. In this regard, a representative blade outer air seal segment for a set of rotatable blades includes: a blade arrival end; and a blade departure end; each of the blade arrival end and the blade departure end being angularly offset wit...
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[0001] This application claims the benefit of Korean Applications No. P2003-51511 filed on Jul. 25, 2003, P2003-51512 filed on Jul. 25, 2003, and P2003-72247 filed on Oct. 16, 2003, which are hereby incorporated by reference. BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION [0002] 1. Field of the Invention ...
A method of performing a spinning operation of a washing machine is disclosed. First, a load weight of wet clothes contained in a tub is measured, and an optimal acceleration rate is calculated based upon the measured load weight. Finally, a rotational speed of the tub is gradually increased up to a predetermined speed...
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CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS [0001] Not applicable STATEMENT REGARDING FEDERALLY SPONSORED RESEARCH OR DEVELOPMENT [0002] Not applicable BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION [0003] 1. Field of the Invention [0004] This invention relates generally...
An apparatus and method for evaluating a formation is presented. The apparatus comprises a tubular string deployed into a wellbore penetrating the formation, where the tubular string has a longitudinal flow passage therethrough. A flow sub in the tubular string provides fluid communication between the longitudinal flow...
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FIELD OF THE INVENTION The present invention relates to a pickup truck cab extending tonneau cover, and more particularly to a pickup truck cab extending tonneau cover including a relatively rigid deck which can be conveniently lifted and removed to expose the cargo area of the pickup truck. BACKGROUND OF T...
A cab extending tonneau cover for attachment to a pickup truck cargo area sidewalls and extending rearwardly of a pickup truck cab, the cover comprising a frame including a cab extension and first and second arms, the cab extension being constructed and arranged to extend a pickup truck cab rearwardly, the first and se...
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BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION [0001] The present invention relates generally to devices for cellular telephone transmission equipment and more particularly to a self-contained cellular antenna site adapted to be small in footprint, quickly assembled without the use of heavy equipment, and easily disassemble...
A small-footprint portable modular cellular antenna site capable of being deployed on any substantially level, flat piece of ground, the cellular antenna site being easily assembled, disassembled, and moved without the aid of heavy equipment. The cellular antenna site does not require a permanent foundation, but instea...
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BACKGROUND AND SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION This invention relates generally to automotive vehicle convertible roofs and more particularly to a convertible roof actuation mechanism. Traditional soft-top convertible roofs for automotive vehicles typically employ four or five roof bows spanning transversely acros...
A convertible roof actuation mechanism includes a pliable roof cover, a top stack mechanism supporting the roof cover, and at least one roof bow of the top stack mechanism independently movable relative to the remainder of the top stack mechanism for selectively reducing and increasing tension of the roof cover during ...
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RELATED PATENTS AND APPLICATIONS This invention is related to U.S. Pat. No. 3,760,094 entitled AUTOMATIC FINE TUNING WITH PHASE-LOCKED LOOP AND SYNCHRONOUS DETECTION, abandoned application Ser. No. 494,448, filed Aug. 5, 1974, entitled COLOR TELEVISION RECEIVER WITH IMPROVED TUNING CHARACTERISTICS and Ser. No. 50...
A color television receiver has a tuner converting the received signal to an intermediate frequency and fine tuning means for varying the converted frequency. An intermediate frequency filter couples the converted signal to a synchronous demodulator which includes a variable frequency reference oscillator in a closed l...
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CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS This application is a divisional of Application of U.S. patent application Ser. No. 13/783,225, filed Mar. 1, 2013 and issued as U.S. Pat. No. 8,571,672 on Oct. 29, 2013, entitled Package for an Implantable Neural Stimulation Device; which is a divisional application of U.S...
An implantable device, including a first electrically non-conductive substrate with a plurality of electrically conductive vias. The device also includes a flip-chip multiplexer circuit attached to the electrically non-conductive substrate using conductive bumps, the circuit being electrically connected to at a subset ...
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FIELD OF THE INVENTION The present invention relates to a natural draft cooling tower that employs an air cooled condenser. The aforementioned cooling tower operates by natural draft and achieves the exchange of heat between two fluids such as atmospheric air, ordinarily, and another fluid which is usually steam....
The present invention relates to a natural draft cooling tower that employs an air cooled condenser. The aforementioned cooling tower operates by natural draft and achieves the exchange of heat between two fluids such as atmospheric air, ordinarily, and another fluid which is usually steam. The aforementioned cooling t...
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[0001] This application claims priority under 35 U.S.C. §119 to German patent application no. 10 2010 005 168.3, filed Jan. 20, 2010, the disclosure of which is incorporated herein by reference in its entirety. BACKGROUND [0002] The disclosure relates to a preferably electro-magnetically actuated ...
An electromagnetically actuated valve with a valve body which is assigned to a valve seat, is mechanically prestressed in a first direction toward a first switching position and can be adjusted by means of a magnetic actuator in a second, opposite direction into a second switching position is disclosed. The valve body ...
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CLAIM OF PRIORITY This application is a continuation of U.S. application Ser. No. 10/687,267, filed Oct. 15, 2003 now U.S. Pat. No. 7,191,683, which application claims the benefit of U.S. Provisional Application No. 60/418,774 filed Oct. 15, 2002, both of which are incorporated herein by reference and made a part h...
A retractor clamp assembly includes a clamp positionable about a support ring. A retractor shaft extends from the clamp and has a connector at the end with a retractor blade connected thereto by a stem. The connector is preferably equipped with a first slot limiting the side to side angular range of motion of the retra...
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BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION The invention pertains to a blind-stitch sewing machine including a fabric bending arrangement which makes the fabric to be sewn bulge as it advances. Blind-stitching machines are known as represented in German Patent No. 11 02 535. In this patent, the fabric bender is axially di...
A blind-stitch sewing machine has an elastic fabric bender to bulge the material to be sewed following each step of advance through an aperture of a throat plate into the arcuate path of motion of an arc needle pivoting to-and-fro transversely to the direction of advance of the material being sewed, and a stop for the ...
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BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Technical Field of the Invention This invention relates to the manufacture of alcohols. More particularly, this invention relates to a method for the preparation of primary branched alcohols from certain normal hydrocarbons and formaldehyde in the presence of free radical init...
A method for the preparation of branched primary alcohols comprises reacting a normal alkane with formaldehyde in non-aqueous media in the presence of a free radical initiator. The reaction involves the preferential addition of formaldeyhde to internal carbon atoms of the normal alkane, resulting in a branched primary ...
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RELATED APPLICATION [0001] The present application is a continuation patent application that claims priority under 35 U.S.C. §120 to U.S. patent application Ser. No. 12/358,110, entitled “Pants with V-Shaped Waistband,” which was filed on Jan. 22, 2009, and the complete disclosure of which is hereby incorpor...
Pants include a waistband shaped to descend from the hip region to a rear center region, thereby resembling a shallow v-shape. The rear center region is configured to reach toward the back of the individual wearing the pants. A reinforcement patch is used to provide foundation to connect a belt loop to the waistband.
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CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS [0001] This application is a national stage filing under 35 U.S.C. §371 based upon international application no. PCT/CA2009/001539, filed 26 Oct. 2009 and published in English on 6 May 2010 under international publication no. WO2010/048709, which claims priority to U...
The pleated filter bag, which can be used in a bag-house type dust collector, is elongated and has a longitudinal hollow center with an open end, and a pleated filter wall circumscribing the hollow center. The pleated filter wall has a felt such as PTFE fibers felted onto an apertured and pleatable scrim which can be m...
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BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION This invention relates to tufting machines and more particularly to apparatus for shifting the needles transversely relatively to the backing material between the longitudinal rows of tufted pile formed by the machine. The art of tufting incorporates a plurality of yarn carrying ...
A cam actuated shifting apparatus for drivingly shifting the needle bar of a tufting machine has a pair of spaced rods journally mounted in a frame. A plate cam having pattern information on the periphery thereof is mounted on a drive shaft in a plane substantially parallel to a plane passing through the axes of the ro...
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BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION The invention relates to a method for separating products mounted on a common substrate from each other along (a) cutting line(s), which products each comprise one or more chips present on said substrate and connecting means connected thereto, the connecting ends remote from the chip o...
The invention relates to a method and a device for separating products mounted on a common substrate, from each other, along (a) cutting line(s). The products each comprise one or more chips present on said substrate and connecting means connected thereto, the connecting ends remote from the chip of which are provided ...
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This is a continuation in part (CIP) of U.S. patent application Ser. No. 08/659,403 filed on Jun. 6, 1996. FIELD OF THE INVENTION The present invention generally relates to a portable sewing machine and more particularly to a sewing machine for providing an upper and a lower thread to perform a lo...
A portable lock stitch sewing machine includs a driving mechanism, a transmitting mechanism and a number of guiding mechanisms. The function of the driving mechanism is to transfer a battery power to pivotally connected members to make them move as required by a user. The transmitting mechanism then transmits the power...
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FIELD OF THE INVENTION This invention relates to a method of diagnosing or controlling a grinding mill for paper pulp, wood chips, or other fibrous materials, by measuring the incremental change in power related to an incremental change in the gap, and using the ratio of the two differences, together with the mea...
This invention relates to a method of diagnosing or controlling a grinding mill for paper pulp, wood chips, or other fibrous materials, by measuring the incremental change in power related to an incremental change in the gap, and using the ratio of the two differences, together with the measure of applied power, as the...
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CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS [0001] The present application claims the benefit of priority under 35 U.S.C. 119 to Korean Patent Application No. 10-2011-0077069 filed on Aug. 2, 2011 which is hereby incorporated by reference in its entirety. BACKGROUND [0002] The present disclosu...
Provided are an antenna and a mobile terminal including the antenna. The antenna includes a loop antenna, a solenoid, and a plurality of connections. The loop antenna is installed on a mobile terminal. The solenoid is connected in parallel to the loop antenna, and receives power. The connections connect the loop antenn...
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CROSS REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATION This disclosure is a continuation-in-part of a co-pending disclosure of the same title by the same inventor, filed Feb. 20, 2002, bearing Ser. No. 60/358,143. BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention This invention relates, generally,...
A microlens is affixed in the far field of an optical fiber to spatially transform a beam either entering or exiting the fiber. In a first embodiment, a droplet of photo polymer is placed on the end of an optical fiber and the fiber is spun to create an artificial gravity. The droplet is cured by UV radiation during th...
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CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS This application is a continuation-in-part of U.S. patent application Ser. No. 12/567,468, filed Sep. 25, 2009, which is a continuation of U.S. patent application Ser. No. 11/345,817, entitled “Versatile Lighting Device”, filed Feb. 2, 2006, which claims the benefit of prio...
A charging system for use in charging a battery includes an elongate handle with a working length sufficient to reach a battery that is out of reach of a user. The charging system includes a charging apparatus coupled to the elongate handle. A head member is configured to mechanically engage with and electrically conne...
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This application is a divisional application of application Ser. No. 12/023,692 filed Jan. 31, 2008 and now issued as U.S. Pat. No. 8,098,163 on Jan. 17, 2012. This invention relates to a method for detecting the onset of birth of piglets. This can be used for example to communicate to an operator when ...
The number of piglets dying at birth is reduced by providing a temperature sensor in a farrowing crate at the piglet area thereof on a movable cover so that, when the sow is expected to give birth, the sensor is located in the crate at a location to detect the presence of one or more piglets after birth. On detection b...
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BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention This invention relates to a ferroelectric liquid crystal composition. More particularly it relates to a ferroelectric liquid crystal composition having a negative dielectric anisotropy comprising an achiral compound having a negative dielectric anisotrop...
A ferroelectric liquid crystal composition having a negative large dielectric anisotropy value, AC stabilizing effect at low voltages and yet high-speed response properties, and a light switching element using the composition are provided, which composition comprises at least two components at least one of which is a c...
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FIELD OF THE INVENTION [0001] The present invention relates to the detection of ice or other foreign matter on wind turbine blades. BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION [0002] FIG. 1 illustrates a wind turbine 1 . The wind turbine comprises a wind turbine tower 2 on which a wind turbine nacel...
The invention provides a method and system of detecting ice or other foreign matter on a wind turbine blade or damage to a wind turbine blade. The method in one aspect comprises: measuring twisting torque on the blade about its longitudinal axis to provide a detected torque signal; comparing a value based on the detect...
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FIELD OF THE INVENTION [0001] The present invention relates to a method for finally shaping an air bearing surface (ABS) of a magnetic head slider and a manufacturing method of a magnetic head slider using this shaping method. DESCRIPTION OF THE RELATED ART [0002] A flying magnetic he...
A method for shaping an ABS of a magnetic head slider includes including a step of holding at least one row bar with a plurality of aligned thin-film magnetic head elements by adhering a first surface of the at least one row bar to an adhesive or UV tape capable of passing a laser beam there through, the first surface ...
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BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION [0001] The invention relates to suspended ceilings and, in particular, to improvements in grid runners. PRIOR ART [0002] Suspended ceiling grid runners are manufactured in a variety of cross sections to serve different functions and/or afford different appearanc...
A roll formed sheet metal grid runner, and method of its manufacture, for a suspended ceiling grid having indexing tabs stamped from a central web of the runner profile, the tabs being effective to reliably locate ceiling panels and, when the grid runner is nested with other identical runners in a package, avoid marrin...
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BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION [0001] This invention relates to softside luggage case construction, specifically luggage cases sized to be carried on into the cabin of a commercial aircraft by the traveler. More specifically, this invention relates to luggage cases sized to fit beneath the aircraft seat directl...
Luggage cases that are sized and shaped to be carried on to the passenger compartment of a commercial airplane are called carry-on luggage cases. Cases small enough to fit below the passenger seat 28 immediately in front of the traveler must be very small and compact and generally interfere with comfortable placement...
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CROSS REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS [0001] This application claims the benefit of the filing date of U.S. Provisional Application No. 61/020,592 filed on Jan. 11, 2008, which is hereby incorporated by reference in its entirety. BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION [0002] The field of t...
A tool, kit, and method for applying an elongated protective film material to a surface. The tool includes a roll of sticky protective film wound so that the sticky surface is on the outside of the roll, a mounting portion to hold the roll while letting it rotate and a handle for ease of guiding the tool during use.
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BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION The present invention relates generally to glue guns, and more particularly, to a gas heated glue gun with self-contained gas chamber. Hot melt glue guns have been widely used in repairing chairs, restoring furniture, and laying electrical circuits, as well as bonding car carpets...
A glue gun is provided, structured for the reception of a chamber that is a self-contained supply of gas for heating of glue. The operator can operate the glue gun by moving the trigger rearwards to produce a spark and to allow gas to flow from the gas chamber to the combustion chamber. The flow rate of the gas can be ...
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CROSS REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS [0001] This application is a continuation-in-part of co-pending U.S. application Ser. No. 15/075,491, filed Mar. 21, 2016, which is a continuation of U.S. application Ser. No. 14/169,516, filed Jan. 31, 2014, now U.S. Pat. No. 9,293,064, which claims the benefit of U.S...
Disclosed is a method and apparatus for providing a realistic training environment for health care and patient care providers using a simulated medical device. The method can include actuating a first actuator of the simulated medical device that turns on the device and then actuating a second actuator of the device, w...
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TECHNICAL FIELD [0001] The present disclosure relates generally to secure entry to a property. More particularly, the present disclosure relates to a system and method for secure entry to a property using a locking receptacle. BACKGROUND [0002] Locking receptacles, sometimes referred to as...
There is provided a system and method for secure entry to a property or building. One aspect includes an apparatus having a housing and alarm means for triggering a timed alarm upon removal of a receptacle key from the housing. Locking means is included for locking the housing. Another aspect includes a removable media...
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CROSS REFERENCE TO PRIORITY APPLICATION The present application claims priority to German Patent Application No. 102008043036.0, filed Oct. 22, 2008, titled “Internal Combustion Engine Having Turbocharging and Low-Pressure Exhaust-Gas Recirculation,” the entire contents of each of which are incorporated herein by...
The description relates to an internal combustion engine having a turbocharger, having a first particle filter in the intake section of the internal combustion engine and having a low-pressure EGR line that comprises a second particle filter. A fast-reacting low-pressure exhaust gas recirculation system with small dime...
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BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION [0001] 1. Technical Field of the Invention [0002] The present invention relates generally to a valve actuating device equipped with an electrically operated actuator and a fuel injector for internal combustion engines equipped with such a valve actuating device....
A valve actuating device is provided which may be employed in fuel injectors for automotive internal combustion engines. The valve actuating device includes an actuator, a large-diameter piston displaced by said actuator, a small-diameter piston operating a valve, a displacement amplifying chamber filled with working f...
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PRIORITY APPLICATION This application is a divisional application of U.S. application Ser. No. 11/972,209, filed Jan. 10, 2008, now issued as U.S. Pat. No. 8,291,139, which is incorporated herein by reference in its entirety. FIELD OF THE INVENTION Embodiments of this invention relate to, fo...
Methods and apparatus to transfer data between a first device and a second device, is disclosed. An apparatus according to various embodiments may comprise a first device and a second device. The first device may comprise at least one first non-differential transmitter coupled to a first channel, at least one second no...
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RELATED APPLICATIONS [0001] This application is a continuation of U.S. patent application Ser. No. 12/415,578 submitted by Mehta et al. on Mar. 31, 2009 for “Antenna Selection with Frequency-Hopped Sounding Reference Signals.” FIELD OF THE INVENTION [0002] This invention relates g...
A transceiver has a first antenna and a second antenna for transmitting alternatively a frequency-hopped sounding reference signal (SRS) over a sub-band of a bandwidth at a time. The transceiver includes a determination unit for determining whether a number of sub-bands in the bandwidth is odd or even, a transmitter fo...
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CROSS REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATION [0001] This application is a continuation-in-part of the patent application having Ser. No. 10/905,826, having filing date Jan. 21, 2005. BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION [0002] This invention relates generally to indoor/outdoor area rugs or mats ...
A bamboo Indoor/Outdoor Area Rug that is manufactured from 100% Anji Mountain bamboo from China. The bamboo is all treated with various protective coatings to add resistance to natural factors including water, sun and dirt. All bamboo rugs manufactured for outdoor/indoor use are made from the harder portions of the bam...
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TECHNICAL FIELD [0001] This invention relates to making connections between integrated circuit (IC) packages and circuit boards. BACKGROUND [0002] Ball grid array (BGA) and land grid array (LGA) packages are becoming increasingly popular because of their low profiles and high densities. Wi...
An intercoupling component used to couple an array of electrical connection regions disposed on a first substrate to an array of electrical connection regions disposed on a second substrate. The intercoupling component includes an insulative support member including an array of holes extending therethrough, the array o...
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FIELD OF THE INVENTION This invention relates to the art of stretch forming metal sheets and more particularly to a jaw assembly for a stretch forming press for gripping the edges of the metal sheet to be stretch formed. BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION Stretch forming is a method of forming parts by stret...
A jaw assembly for a stretch forming press is disclosed. The jaw assembly comprises a flexible jaw having a plurality of hingedly connected jaw segments mounted to a supporting jaw frame by means of three support pins so arranged as to distribute the loads from the part being formed into the support jaw frame through t...
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CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATION [0001] This application claims benefit from U.S. Provisional Patent Application No. 61/128,507, entitled “Airbag Clamp,” filed on May 22, 2008, which is hereby incorporated in its entirety by reference. FIELD OF THE INVENTION [0002] The prese...
The present invention is directed to an apparatus and method for utilizing an airbag clamp for securing an airbag onto an inflating tube of an airbag system. An embodiment of the present invention includes a body, a first engaging portion, and a second engaging portion. The body may be capable of surrounding the device...
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RELATED APPLICATIONS [0001] This application claims priority to Provisional Application for U.S. Patent, Ser. No. 60/443,769, “Control of Tristate Buses During Scan-Test—A Strategy” by Kodihalli, et. al., filed Jan. 30, 2003. FEDERALLY SPONSORED RESEARCH OR DEVELOPMENT [0...
A system, method, and apparatus for controlling tri-state drivers are presented herein. During scan testing, a decoder controls the tri-state drivers and prevents more than one tri-state driver from driving a shared resource, regardless of the test patterns shifted into the scan chain. During functional mode, the tri-s...
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RELATED APPLICATION This application is a Continuation-in-Part of U.S. patent application Ser. No. 09/560,415, filed Apr. 27, 2000 abandoned, which claims the benefit of U.S. Provisional Patent Application Ser. No. 60/131,629 filed on Apr. 28, 1999, the contents of which are herein incorporated by reference. ...
An anterior cervical plate system consists of a base plate and a connecting plate movably connected to the base plate. The base plate can be inserted into any number of cervical vertebral bodies in any one construct. The base plate contains holes for two unicortical bone screws and a third hole to accommodate a rather ...
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TECHNICAL FIELD [0001] The present invention relates to a process for producing a bicyclo [3.1.0] hexane derivative, which is a metabotropic glutamate receptor modulator useful as a pharmaceutical. Furthermore, the invention relates to a novel intermediate compound produced in the above production process. ...
There is provided a process for producing a bicyclo [3.1.0] hexane derivative represented by the formula (I) and a salt thereof including; causing an enzyme to act on an optically inactive compound represented by the formula (II) causing an asymmetric acylation reaction and a highly-stereoselective conversion to an opt...
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This application is a division of application Ser. No. 08/606,111 filed Feb. 23, 1996 which application is now U.S. Pat. No. 5,709,740. TECHNICAL FIELD The present invention relates generally to wax compositions for use as expandable media in actuators, and more particularly to such materials incl...
A thermally expandable wax composition and its use in polymer-based actuators is disclosed and claimed. The compositions are wax-based and include conductive filler as well as a viscosity modifier to stabilize the composition against segregation. Optionally included are thermoxidative stabilizers.
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The invention relates to fishing lures, methods of fabricating fishing lures, methods of disassembling fishing lures and molding dies for fishing lures which utilize a rapid connect hook hanger of the type defined in U.S. Pat. No. 4,095,315, issued June 20, 1978. This application is a division of U.S. patent applicatio...
A method and apparatus for producing fishing lures incorporating hook hangers which utilize a bore formed in the lure body as part of the connection mechanism. Injection molding techniques are utilized to fill cavity molds having removable inserts therein.
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CROSS REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATION This application is a Continuation-in-Part of Application Ser. No. 408,809 filed Oct. 23, 1973 entitled: "METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR COMPRESSOR SURGE CONTROL", and the subject matter of that application is hereby wholly incorporated by reference in the present applicat...
A method and apparatus for sensing the velocity of a fluid flow, especially within the boundary layer of a fluid flow path through a compressor. A reference flow under constant pressure is established through an orifice dividing two plenum chambers, and directed through a flow sensing opening in a probe positioned in t...
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BACKGROUND [0001] A chloralkali process is a process that produces chlorine or a related oxidizer and an alkaline salt such as sodium hydroxide (“NaOH,” also known as lye and caustic). Chlorine and NaOH are among the most produced chemicals in the world and are used in the manufacturing of a wide range of m...
Filter wash methods and apparatuses for chloralkali processes are provided. The filter wash uses in-process fluids from the chloralkali process to wash filters. The in-process fluids may be drawn from a point in the chloralkali process where the in-process fluids contain active chlorine values such as bleach. A filter ...
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CROSS REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS [0001] This application is the US National Stage of International Application No. PCT/EP2013/056683 filed Mar. 28, 2013, and claims the benefit thereof. The International application claims the benefit of European Application No. EP13150842 filed Jan. 10, 2013. All of ...
A safety device, for ensuring the safety of an operator, is arranged in a rotor, in particular of a wind turbine. The device has a platform with a number of standing surfaces, at least one of the standing surfaces being substantially horizontal when the safety device is used as intended, and also having a securing syst...
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CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATION Pursuant to 35 USC §120, this continuation application claims priority to and benefit of application Ser. No. 10/734,888, now U.S. Pat. No. 6,941,884, filed Dec. 15, 2003, on behalf of inventor Steven Clay Moore, entitled “Wake Control Mechanism”. FIELD OF INVENTION ...
The present invention is a wake control mechanism for watercrafts comprising flat or upwardly curved wake control plate(s) which is/are connected to the stern in a variety of ways, either fixed or adjustable, such that the water passing beneath and/or beside the transom is scooped upward by the plate(s) and the watercr...
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BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION This invention relates in general to the production of paper sheet products and is more particularly concerned with improvements in the production of non-laminated paper sheet products having regions of increased thickness for more economical use of the paper products and for conservat...
A non-laminated paper sheet product characterized by regions or islands of increased thickness, usually located in the center of the sheet for more economical use of the paper product and for conservation of wood pulp. The regions of increased thickness are formed by depositing or laying additional pulp stock onto a ge...
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CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATION This application claims the benefit under 35 U.S.C. §119 of Mexican Patent Application No. MX/a/2009/008597, filed Aug. 12, 2009, which is hereby incorporated by reference in its entirety. TECHNICAL FIELD OF THE INVENTION The present invention is concerned with a...
The online measurement system of radioactive tracers in oil wells head, object of this invention, is characterized by the use of new technology to measure concentrations of tracer activity in real time, using a radiation detector NaI (TI), with features that make it possible to detect up to three different tracers and ...
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BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to an improved method and apparatus for automatically attaching a collarette, display, and label to a garment body by synchronized sewing and material feeding. 2. Description of the Prior Art Garments such as shi...
An improved method and apparatus for attaching a collarette, display, and label incorporating the use of a sewing machine having a sewing head a collarette feeder, a display feeder, a label feeder synchronized with the sewing head, a garment detector, a seam detector, a stitch counter, and a controller to control each ...
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FIELD OF THE INVENTION This invention relates to a cushioned floor covering article wherein the mat includes a tufted carpet placed on the top side of a foam rubber sheet and at least one foam rubber protrusion integrated within at least a portion of the bottom side of the foam rubber sheet. Such an article provi...
This invention relates to a cushioned floor covering article wherein the mat includes a tufted carpet placed on the top side of a foam rubber sheet and at least one foam rubber protrusion integrated within at least a portion of the bottom side of the foam rubber sheet. Such an article provides effective removal of mois...
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The present application claims priority to, under 35 U.S.C. 119(e), U.S. Provisional Patent Application 60/357,071, filed Feb. 12, 2002, which is incorporated herein by reference. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION The present invention relates generally to cable television systems (CATV). More sp...
An apparatus for and a method of transmitting analog return signals in a digital return path of a cable television system (CATV) is disclosed. In one embodiment, at a node of the CATV system, an analog CATV return signal is converted to a stream of digital samples at approximately 100 MHz. Signals outside of a desired ...
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CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATION [0001] The present application claims priority of Korean Patent Application Number 10-2009-0076922 filed Aug. 19, 2009, the entire contents of which application is incorporated herein for all purposes by this reference. BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION [0002]...
A vehicle door locking system, in which a push lock function is added to the door lock release lever of an existing vehicle, integrates a lock release function and a safety lock function into a single integrated lever to thereby permit the number of parts and the cost of production to be reduced. To this end, the vehic...
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BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Introduction This invention relates to a process and apparatus for generating permanganate through electrolytic oxidation. In particular, the invention relates to electrolytic regeneration of permanganate etchant baths. 2. Description of the prior art Electroless m...
Method and apparatus for electrolytic generation of permanganate. The invention includes a manganese dioxide adherent cathode surface which eliminates undesirable reduction reactions at the cathode during electrolysis thereby increasing permanganate generation efficiency.
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BACKGROUND [0001] 1. Field of the Invention [0002] The present disclosure relates to a system for cooling an electrical machine. More particularly, the present disclosure relates to a system for cooling stator laminations and coils of the electrical machine. [0003] 2. Description of...
A system for cooling an electrical machine is disclosed. The electrical machine includes a rotor, a stator, and at least one cooling pathway extending through the stator. During operation of the electrical machine, fluid flows through the pathway and carries away heat generated by the electrical machine.
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RELATED APPLICATIONS This application is related to U.S. application Ser. No. 948,092, filing concurrently herewith by the same inventors, the disclosure of which is incorporated by reference. BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION The present invention relates to an injection device for fluid propellants for gu...
An injection device for fluid propellants for a fluid propellant gun. The device includes at least one pump chamber for receiving a propellant, with one pump piston movable in each pump chamber. A slide is provided for opening and closing apertures in an injector surface which at least partially surrounds the gun's...
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BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION This invention relates to corporate feed networks for antenna systems. Corporate feed networks are conventionally used to distribute power from transmit/receive (T/R) modules to array radiating elements. Vertical distribution of RF signals in active arrays is presently acco...
A suspended stripline corporate feed with an orthogonal transition to a coaxial transmission line at each of its input/output ports. Alternate I/O ports are pointed in opposite directions so that devices on both sides of the feed can be serviced by the same circuit. The cover for the feed is made out of injection molde...
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CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATION [0001] The present application claims priority under 35 U.S.C. §119(e) to Provisional Application Ser. No. 60/217,023 entitled “Digital Camera With Integrated Accelerometers” filed Jul. 11, 2000, the entire contents of which are hereby incorporated by reference for all...
A digital camera system has integrated accelerometers for determining static and dynamic accelerations of the digital camera system. Data relating to static and dynamic accelerations are stored with recorded image data for further processing, such as for correcting image data for roll, pitch and vibrations and for disp...
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FIELD OF THE INVENTION The present invention relates to a jointing and surfacing compound for structural elements, particularly paper-faced plasterboards, and to a method of producing a work such as a partition, a wall covering or a ceiling. TECHNOLOGICAL BACKGROUND It is well known to use plasterboar...
The invention relates to a sealant compound comprising, in weight percent relative to the compound total volume: 40-60% of mineral filler whose diameter d50 ranges from 5 to 20 microns, 5-10% of hydrophobic expanded perlite whose diameter d50 ranges from 20 to 100 microns and 4-20% of binder. A method for preparing the...
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CROSS REFERENCE TO RELATED PATENT APPLICATION [0001] The present patent application claims the right of priority under 35 U.S.C. §119 (a)-(d) of German Patent Application No. 103 47 702.0, filed Oct. 14, 2003. FIELD OF THE INVENTION [0002] The present invention relates to a sintered body b...
Disclosed are sintered bodies that include: (a) 30 to 100 mol % of NbO x , wherein 0.5<x<1.5; and (b) 0 to 70 mol % of MgO. The sintered bodies may be used as inert apparatuses in the production of niobium suboxide powder or niobium suboxide anodes, or as chemically resistant components in chemical apparatuses.
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TECHNICAL FIELD [0001] The general inventive concept of the present invention relates to networks and more particularly, to systems and methods for evaluating and profiling network traffic. BACKGROUND [0002] In a relatively short period of time, Internet usage has expanded astronomically. ...
An apparatus, method and computer program of automatic signature generation for application recognition and user tracking over a network is described. This apparatus, method and computer program receive a set of flows of Internet traffic, find motifs in the Internet traffic, rate the motifs by looking them up in the se...
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This is a continuation of application Ser. No. 09/045,750, filed Mar. 20, 1998 now U.S. Pat. No. 6,198,206. The present invention relates generally to sound generating signal units such as loud speakers and tone generators, and also relates to buzzers, vibrators and devices used for generating a vibrati...
An electrically driven signal unit is adapted for one-step assembly or injection molding with a device housing to vibrate, flex, beep or emit audio signals, or to sense and provide tactile feedback or control. The signal unit is a package with one or more active areas each containing a layer of ferroelectric or piezoel...
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CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS [0001] This application is entitled to the benefit of Provisional Patent Application Ser. No. 60/718,934 filed Sep. 19, 2005. BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION [0002] 1. Field of Invention [0003] The field of this invention is advertising,...
A method and system for finding, browsing, managing, booking, rating and advertising vacation rental properties worldwide via a network such as the Internet composed of a renter reservation system, an owner management system and a plurality affiliates or publishers of Internet content established to provide goods and/o...
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CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS This application claims priority from Provisional Patent Application No. 60/415,641 filed Oct. 2, 2002, which is incorporated herein by reference. FIELD OF THE INVENTION The present invention relates to a method and apparatus for producing a purified and pressurized...
A batch process and apparatus for producing a pressurized liquid carbon dioxide stream includes distilling a feed stream of carbon dioxide vapor off of a liquid carbon dioxide supply; introducing the carbon dioxide vapor feed stream into at least one purifying filter; condensing the purified feed stream within a conden...
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BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a method for detecting a physiological signal, in which at least one ventilation parameter is measured and analyzed to control a ventilation pressure. The invention also concerns a device for detecting a physiologic...
In a method for detecting a physiological signal at least one ventilation parameter is measured. The device for detecting a physiological signal has at least one sensor for measuring a ventilation parameter and a control unit for the ventilation pressure. A device for monitoring at least one ventilation parameter while...
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BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention This invention relates to a control system of pumping operation using an AC exciting generator-motor, which is applied to a variable speed system of a pumped storage power plant, and, particularly, to an improved manner of stopping the pumping operation ...
A control system of pumping operation comprises a cycloconverter for converting AC power from a AC power system into AC power having a given frequency, anAC exciting generator-motor, having a stator side electrically connected to the AC power system, having a rotor side electrically connected to the cycloconverter, and...
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CROSS REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS [0001] This application claims priority from U.S. Provisional Application Serial No. 60/333,741, filed Nov. 29, 2001. BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION [0002] Oxazolidinones represent the first new class of antibacterials to be develop...
This invention relates to new oxazolidinones having a cyclopropyl moiety, which are effective against aerobic and anerobic pathogens such as multi-resistant staphylococci, streptococci and enterococci, Bacteroides spp., Clostridia spp. species, as well as acid-fast organisms such as Mycobacterium tuberculosis and oth...
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The present invention relates to a device which may be attached to a wire in order to permit one to turn the wire comfortably. In particular, the device relates to a pin vise. BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION Modern angiographic practice calls for the extensive use of guidewires during the catheterization of hum...
The pin vise is usable in connection with guidewire of the type used in medical applications, i.e., for guiding catheters. The pin vise is constructed from two parts which are assembled together to provide a handle over a guidewire.
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CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS [0001] This application claims the benefit of Korean Patent Application No. 2007-0034424, filed on Apr. 6, 2007, in the Korean Intellectual Property Office, the disclosure of which is incorporated herein by reference. BACKGROUND [0002] 1. Field ...
Disclosed is an apparatus and method for machine washing that includes a sterilizer capable of continuously exhibiting antibiotic and sterilization functions during washing and rinsing processes and reducing the consumption amount of Ag. The washing machine comprises a water reservoir to contain washing water, a steril...
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This invention relates to a quick connect branch connector for use in plumbing systems. While not limited thereto, the invention relates to a quick connect branch connector of particular utility in assembling a fire extinguishing sprinkler system. While of particular utility in that application, the quick connect branc...
A quick connect branch connector includes a saddle to which one end of a spring clip is hingedly connected, a traction device being provided at the opposite end of the spring clip for cooperation with the saddle, whereby the spring clip can be placed under tensile hoop stress in encircling relation with a pipe.
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CROSS REFERENCE OF RELATED APPLICATION [0001] This is a Continuation-In-Part application of a non-provisional application having an application Ser. No. 11/403,295 and a filing date of Apr. 12, 2006. BACKGROUND OF THE PRESENT INVENTION [0002] 1. Field of Invention [0003]...
A pet waste bags dispenser provided for dispensing animal waste bags, having a collapsible container, a dispenser cavity cover and a dispensing means, wherein the dispensing means allows waste bags placed within the waste bags dispenser to be dispensed to a user easily and conveniently. The collapsible waste bags dispe...
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CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATION [0001] This application claims priority from U.S. provisional application serial No. 60/201,389 filed May 3, 2000; the disclosures of which are incorporated herein by reference. BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION [0002] 1. Technical Fiel...
A security box for holding items of recorded media includes a base and a lid hinged together between open and closed positions. At the end of the base opposite the hinged connection with the lid, a lock slide is positioned and movable between locked and unlocked positions. The lid includes a tooth that passes through a...
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TECHNICAL FIELD [0001] The present application is a continuation in part of U.S. patent application Ser. No. 15/258,453. BACKGROUND [0002] Deep fryers generally utilize substantial quantities cooking oils. These oils typically are expensive. Also, these oils may present storage and disposa...
Reduced cooking liquid usage deep fryers, particularly adapted to cooking fowl, as well as other articles. Cooking liquid storage and filtering apparatus. Heating element structure configured to reduce the overall height of a deep fryer. Food support apparatus which simplify food handling. Cooking vessel configurations...
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RELATED APPLICATIONS This application is a continuation of U.S. Ser. No. 10/691,105 filed Oct. 22, 2003 now abandoned. It is also a continuation-in-part of U.S. Ser. No. 10/895,500 filed Jul. 21, 2004 now U.S. Pat. No. 6,997,490, which claims the priority of U.S. Provisional Ser. No. 60/489,031 filed Jul. 22, 200...
An integrated, single piece upper fascia support member and bumper energy absorber, wherein the upper fascia support member is structured to provide attachments for various attached parts of a motor vehicle, and wherein the upper fascia support member is integrally connected to the bumper energy absorber of the motor v...
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CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS This application is a divisional of U.S. patent application Ser. No. 11/298,324, filed Dec. 8, 2005, which is a continuation of U.S. patent application Ser. No. 10/622,320, filed Jul. 17, 2003, now U.S. Pat. No. 7,205,305, which is a continuation of U.S. patent application ...
The present invention relates to inhibitors of p38, a mammalian protein kinase involved cell proliferation, cell death and response to extracellular stimuli. The invention also relates to methods for producing these inhibitors. The invention also provides pharmaceutical compositions comprising the inhibitors of the inv...
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CROSS REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS [0001] The present invention claims priority to U.S. application Ser. No. 13/362,467 entitled “Electrospinning Process for Manufacture of Multi-Layered Structures,” filed Jan. 31, 2012. [0002] This invention was made with Government support under ...
Devices and methods for high-throughput manufacture of concentrically layered nanoscale and microscale fibers by electrospinning are disclosed. The devices include a hollow tube having a lengthwise slit through which a core material can flow, and can be configured to permit introduction of sheath material at multiple s...
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FIELD OF THE INVENTION [0001] The subject invention relates to a jacketed power module that is attachable to an equipment panel. The power module may include a conductive jacket electrically connected to a conductive panel. BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION [0002] It is known in the power connec...
A panel mounted power module is disclosed having an insulating housing and a conductive jacket. The insulating housing and the conductive jacket have corresponding flanges which oppose each other and are profiled to trap therebetween a panel. The power module includes a spring positioned between the insulating housing ...
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CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS The present application claims priority from U.S. Provisional Application No. 61/784,891, filed on Mar. 14, 2013, the disclosure of which is hereby incorporated by reference in its entirety. TECHNICAL FIELD The present disclosure relates generally to e...
Methods and devices for shielding electronic equipment within an enclosure are disclosed. One method includes positioning electronic equipment within an interior volume of a shielding enclosure having an opening providing access to the interior volume, the opening surrounded by an enclosure frame. The method further in...
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BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The field of the invention lies within the art of launching a trailerable boat. The specific field is with regard to trailerable ocean boats incorporating a deep “V” with a steep forward entry. With this hull design the bow is forward of the buoyancy lev...
A boat trailer is equipped with a powered boat launch and retrieval system that negates the shallow entry of a launch ramp. The system uses a weldment frame, pivotally connected to the trailer frame. The weldment frame works in combination with a powered cylinder, gravity's effect on the weldment frame and the hull...
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FIELD AND BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION This invention relates in general to sewing machines and, in particular, to a new and useful device for initiating the movement of the thread catcher of a thread cutting device whose actuating linkage comprises a sensing lever adapted to be coupled with a control disc drivabl...
The sewing machine includes a reciprocating needle bar with a thread-engaging needle which cooperates with a rotatable looper carrying the looper thread which is driven by a rotatable looper drive shaft. The construction includes a thread knife and a thread clamp mounted adjacent the looper and a catcher mounted on a c...
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TECHNICAL FIELD The present invention relates generally to wax compositions for use as expandable media in actuators, and more particularly to such materials including a conductive filler and a viscosity modifier to increase the viscosity of the mixture in the melt. BACKGROUND Thermally operated actua...
A thermally expandable wax composition and its use in polymer-based actuators is disclosed and claimed. The compositions are wax-based and include conductive filler as well as a viscosity modifier to stabilize the composition against segregation. Optionally included are thermoxidative stabilizers.
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FIELD OF THE INVENTION The present invention relates to methods and apparatus for interconnecting a personal safety device in series between a person and a support structure. BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION Various occupations place people in precarious positions at relatively dangerous heights, thereby c...
A connector and a personal safety device are secured in series between a person and a support structure. The connector includes a bolt and another structural member which cooperate to form a closed loop. The bolt extends through opposite ends of the other structural member and at least one flange on the personal safety...
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APPLICATION DATA [0001] This application claims benefit to German application no. DE 102 14 263.7 filed Mar. 28, 2002 and U.S. provisional application No. 60/386,145 filed Jun. 5, 2002. FIELD OF THE INVENTION [0002] The invention relates to pressurised gas preparations for met...
The invention relates to propellant gas formulations containing suspensions of the crystalline monohydrate of (1α,2β,4β,5α,7β)-7-[(hydroxydi-2-thienylacetyl)oxy]-9,9-dimethyl -3-oxa-9-azoniatricyclo[3.3.1.0 2,4 ]nonane-bromide.
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FIELD OF THE INVENTION [0001] This invention relates, in general, to equipment utilized in conjunction with operations performed in subterranean wells and, in particular, to remote actuated downhole pressure barriers for use in subterranean wells and methods for use of same. BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTI...
A downhole pressure barrier ( 100 ) operatively positionable in a subterranean well. The downhole pressure barrier ( 100 ) includes a housing ( 102 ) having a flow passage ( 122 ) formed therethrough. A plug member ( 124 ) that is positioned within the flow passage ( 122 ) selectively prevents flow through the flow pas...
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BACKGROUND OF INVENTION [0001] Embodiments of the present invention relate generally to electronic messaging tools and, more particularly, to a method, system, and storage medium for validating users of communications services. [0002] In addition to the exchange of personal communications, e...
Exemplary embodiments of the invention relate to a method, system, and storage medium for validating users of communications services. The method includes generating records for communications service users by at least one service provider. The records store information relating to the communications service users incl...
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The present invention relates to powder coating compositions which may be applied to heat sensitive substrates, such as wood, fibreboard or the like. These compositions produce a fine, uniformly distributed textured finish on these heat sensitive substrates. BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION Powder coatings are d...
Thermosetting powder coating composition adapted to provide a uniform, fine textured finish onto heat sensitive substrates, without damaging the substrate while curing the coating. The composition comprises a glycidyl methacrylate resin, 1,3,5-tris-(2-carboxyethyl)isocyanurate, a catalyst and, optionally, a second curi...
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TECHNICAL FIELD The present invention relates generally to a system for sealing of closures and, more particularly, to a sealing apparatus for vehicle closures including a vacuum operated control circuit to deflate multiple weatherstrips so as to provide relatively low closing effort for each closure, but providi...
A sealing apparatus for a vehicle closure, such as a door, includes a vacuum system for deflating the vehicle weatherstrips or sealing members. A plurality of deflatable sealing members may be connected to a single vacuum source. The system includes a sensor/actuator for detecting motion of the individual vehicle closu...
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CROSS REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATION [0001] This patent application is a continuation-in-part of U.S. patent application Ser. No. 13/526,303, filed on 18 Jun. 2012. The co-pending parent application is hereby incorporated by reference herein in its entirety and is made a part hereof, including but not limi...
A method and apparatus for inserting and monitoring the placement of a cannula tip within a peripheral vein of a human body where the cannula includes a sensor located at predetermined location and mounted on the cannula for sensing the biological material of the body to guide the insertion of the cannula tip into the ...
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BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION [0001] 1. Field of the Invention [0002] The present invention relates to a chip package structure and a fabricating method thereof. More particularly, the present invention relates to a fabrication method of a multi-layered substrate and the multi-layered substrate th...
The present invention directs to fabrication methods of single-sided or double-sided multi-layered substrate by providing a lamination structure having at least a core structure and first and second laminate structures stacked over both surfaces of the core structure. The core structure functions as the temporary carri...
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FIELD OF THE INVENTION [0001] This invention relates to the field of characterizing the existence of a disease state; particularly to the utilization of mass spectroscopy to elucidate particular biopolymer markers indicative of disease state, and most particularly to specific biopolymer sequences having a...
The instant invention involves the use of a combination of preparatory steps in conjunction with mass spectroscopy and time-of-flight detection procedures to maximize the diversity of biopolymers which are verifiable within a particular sample. The cohort of biopolymers verified within such a sample is then viewed with...
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CROSS REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATION [0001] This application is a continuation of International Application No. PCT/AU2008/000726 filed May 23, 2008, which claims priority to Australian Patent Application No. 2007902747, filed May 23, 2007, the entire contents of all of which are incorporated by reference ...
A high vapor pressure liquid fuel (e.g. LPG) injection system is provided that keeps the fuel liquid at all expected operating temperatures by use of a high pressures pump capable of at least 2.5 MPa pressures. The fuel can be injected directly into the cylinder or into the inlet manifold of an engine via axial or bott...
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FIELD OF THE INVENTION This invention relates to an improved railcar truck and more particularly to a lighter weight three-piece truck. These types of trucks are well known in the railroad industry and the term "three-piece" refers to a truck which consists of two sideframes that are positioned parallel t...
A lightweight, cast steel railcar truck sideframe is the result of matching stress levels within each of the sideframe components with an amount of metallic mass necessary to maintain structural integrity during railcar loading. Areas on each component which were found to be low stress accumulation areas have removed m...
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BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION [0001] This non-provisional application claims priority under 35 U.S.C. § 119(a) on Korean Patent Application No. 2006-30969 filed on Apr. 5, 2006 which is herein incorporated by reference. [0002] 1. Field of the Invention [0003] The present invention rel...
Disclosed herein is a method for preparing a porous material using nanostructures. The method comprises the steps of producing nanostructures using a porous template, dispersing the nanostructures in a source or precursor material for the porous material, aligning the nanostructures in a particular direction, and remov...
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This application claims the benefit of U.S. Provisional Application No. 60/876,571, filed 21 Dec. 2006, which is incorporated in its entirety as a part hereof for all purposes. TECHNICAL FIELD This invention relates to the manufacture of ethers of hydroxy aromatic acids, which are valuable for a v...
The inventions disclosed herein include processes for the preparation of an ether of an aromatic acid, processes for the preparation of products into which such an ether can be converted, the use of such processes, and the products obtained and obtainable by such processes. A key feature of the processes described is t...
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CROSS REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATION [0001] This application is related to U.S. Patent Application Publication No. US 2010/0074623 A1, the disclosure of which is hereby incorporated by reference. FIELD OF THE INVENTION [0002] The present invention relates to optical network signals and m...
A three-way handshake method for optical messaging in a multi-domain optical network that includes a first pass from a source domain to a destination domain through intermediate domains on candidate working paths, collecting information identifying available routing resources for each working path, calculating a workin...
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