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BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
The present invention relates to a planetary speed change transmission with an input shaft, which can be drivingly connected to an output shaft by way of at least one of three planetary gear transmission structures.
In a known planetary type speed change transmission as shown for... | In a planetary speed change transmission wherein an input shaft is drivingly connected, by way of at least one of three planetary gear structures, to an output shaft five forward gears including a direct gear are obtained with three friction clutched and three friction brake structures. In one embodiment, a sixth forwa... | 5 |
This application claims priority from U.S. Provisional application No. 60/034,838 filed on Dec. 31, 1996.
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
Recently a process has been disclosed in U.S. Pat. No 5,607,551 issued Mar.4, 1997 to Farrington, Jr. et al. which allows the production of soft absorbent tissue st... | A soft uncreped throughdried tissue product includes a distribution of surface deposits of an additive composition adapted to reduce skin irritation and redness or otherwise deliver a benefit to the user. An array of primary delivery zones with a relatively high additive add-on amount in combination with supplementary ... | 3 |
FIELD OF THE INVENTION
The present invention relates to a manhole cover for refueling locations such as service stations, petroleum fuel depots, airports and other private transportation areas. In particular, the invention relates to a replacement manhole cover made essentially of composite material.
BACKGR... | A replacement manhole cover assembly for an existing manhole having a fixed frame around the periphery of the manhole, the frame having an upper horizontal lip essentially flush with the surrounding pavement and a lower horizontal shelf, wherein the replacement manhole cover assembly includes an annular skirt selective... | 4 |
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
The present invention relates to a method and device in a size press in which a nip is formed by a pair of press rolls. A paper or board web is passed through the nip. A first press roll is permanently mounted, or fixed, by means of bearings on a frame of the size press, while a second... | A device in a size press comprising a nip formed by press rolls through which a paper or board web is passed. The press rolls are provided with coating devices for spreading films of a coating agent onto faces of the press rolls. The coating devices are mounted on applicator beams arranged transverse to the machine dir... | 3 |
RELATED APPLICATIONS
[0001] This application claims the benefit of U.S. Provisional Application Ser. No. 60/799,593 filed May 10, 2006 entitled “Full Coverage Perforated Splash Plate for Leaching Chamber”, the contents of which are incorporated herein by reference in its entirety.
FIELD OF THE IN... | A splash plate for use with an end cap or end portion of a chamber is provided, wherein the end cap or end portion defines an end cavity having an open end cavity bottom and includes an opening for containing a waste water pipe that introduces waste water into the end cavity. The splash plate includes a base panel for ... | 4 |
FIELD OF THE INVENTION
The invention relates to a device for applying a working power to a workpiece in order to manufacture or process the workpiece.
PRIOR ART
Devices are well-known from the prior art that comprise a piston-cylinder unit with a working cylinder and a working piston. The working pist... | The invention relates to a device for applying a working force to a workpiece, using a working cylinder. The device includes a working piston, an actuation chamber that can be supplied with a hydraulic medium, a recirculation chamber that can be supplied with a gaseous medium and a force transmission device that co-ope... | 5 |
CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATION
The present application is a U.S. nonprovisional patent application of, and claims priority under 35 U.S.C. §119(e) to, U.S. provisional patent application Ser. No. 61/729,319 to Serguei Y. Semenov, filed Nov. 21, 2012 and entitled “ELECTROMAGNETIC TOMOGRAPHY SOLUTIONS FOR S... | An electromagnetic tomography system for gathering measurement data pertaining to a human head includes an image chamber unit, a control system, and a housing. The image chamber unit includes an antenna assembly defining a horizontally-oriented imaging chamber and including an array of antennas arranged around the imag... | 0 |
TECHNICAL FIELD
The present invention relates to compositions of matter and processes useful for treating paper and other materials and products which contain cellulosic fibers. More particularly, it relates to increasing the degree to which paper products and fabrics feel soft to the touch.
BACKGROUND INFO... | A chemical softening composition includes a amide-substituted quaternary imidazolinium salt, a nonionic surfactant, and a polyhydroxy compound for use in treating cellulosic materials including papers, textiles and fabrics. The chemical softening composition can be applied to papermaking fibers during a papermaking pro... | 3 |
RELATED APPLICATIONS
This patent application claims priority to U.S. Provisional Patent Application Ser. No. 61/106,569 filed on Oct. 18, 2008, which is incorporated by reference in its entirety.
FIELD OF THE INVENTION
This invention relates in general to a method and apparatus for installin... | An electrical line for installation in a well for transmitting power to a well pump includes a string of coiled tubing. An electrical cable having insulated electrical conductors embedded within an elastomeric jacket extends longitudinally through the interior passage of the tubing. Body members are placed around the o... | 4 |
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
This invention relates in general to a system for ejecting a missile from a submarine and, in particular, to a system in which the energy imparted to the missile during ejection may be selected according to the launch depth.
Present missile eject systems are fixed energy systems ... | A variable energy missile eject system in which the rate at which cooling ter is injected into the hot gas flow from a solid propellant rocket motor may be varied to optimize the eject energy according to launch depth. A first set of injection apertures through which water is always injected provides the necessary cool... | 5 |
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
1. Field of the Invention
This invention relates to a fishing lure and method of manufacturing of the same. In particular, the present invention relates to a fishing lure having elongated arms extending from the body of the fishing lure for attachment of spinning elements.
2. Sum... | The present invention provides a fishing lure containing a body with a hook secured to the body. The body contains two openings to secure two crimped sleeves into the opening. Two elongated arms are inserted and secured into the sleeves and extend outwardly and backwardly from the lure body. Spinning elements are attac... | 0 |
FIELD OF THE INVENTION
This invention relates to luminaires, and particularly to a luminaire which is especially suited for the interior illumination of parking structures.
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
One consequence of urban growth is the need for parking structures. As the cost of land increases, si... | A luminaire for use in parking garages having a vertical reference axis, a horizontal driving lane axis, and a horizontal parking stall axis. The resulting asymmetry is such that there is a substantially greater throw of light along the parking stall axis than along the driving lane axis, with improved lighting for par... | 5 |
This is a division of application Ser. No. 08/673,402, filed Jun. 28, 1996, now U.S. Pat. No. 5,789,467.
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
In the history of making beverages (e.g. beer, wine, etc.) involving fermentation, many techniques have been used to improve the quality of the resulting product wit... | Epoxy-polymerized tannin/inorganic oxide composite particles are obtained by polymerizing the tannin with a polyepoxy crosslinking agent in situ on inorganic oxide particles. The compositions of the invention are capable of achieving the performance of tannin in beverage treatment applications without tannin's asso... | 2 |
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
[0001] 1. Field of the Invention
[0002] The present invention relates to a hydraulic pressure reservoir having at least one pressure chamber that is formed between two opposed, movable boundary surfaces, each of which includes a spring cover, a diaphragm spring, and a... | A hydraulic pressure reservoir having at least one pressure chamber formed between two opposed, movable inner boundary members. Each inner boundary members includes a spring cover and a diaphragm spring. An outer boundary member peripherally surrounds the movable inner boundary members and has a U-shaped cross section ... | 5 |
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
1. Field of the Invention
The present invention relates to a propeller system for installation in aircrafts, and more particularly to an electric pitch control apparatus for a variable-pitch propeller.
2. Description of the Prior Art
Disclosed in Japanese Patent Laid-... | An electric pitch control apparatus for a variable-pitch propeller equipped with a pitch control mechanism having an electrically controlled actuator for controlling a pitch angle of the propeller blade in accordance with a control current applied thereto. The electric pitch control apparatus is designed to compensate ... | 1 |
CROSS REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATION
Not Applicable.
STATEMENT REGARDING FEDERALLY SPONSORED RESEARCH OR DEVELOPMENT
Not Applicable.
REFERENCE TO A MICROFICHE APPENDIX
Not Applicable.
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
1. Field of the Invention
The present invention relates to nozzles used in... | A washing liquid distribution system includes a spiral separator having a plurality of flights, each flight including at least one receiving cup for distributing liquid onto the flight. A directional outlet nozzle is mounted in cup for providing a horizontal outlet stream of a liquid. The nozzle is both rotatably and r... | 1 |
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
[0001] 1. Field of the Invention
[0002] The present invention relates to battery chargers and more particularly, to such a battery charger that is adjustable to fit different sizes of battery cells.
[0003] 2. Description of the Related Art
[0004... | A battery charger is disclosed to includes a power supply unit for converting AC power supply into DC power supply, and a charging unit, which is detachably connected to the power supply unit and adjustable through a rotary knob to change the length of the battery chambers thereof to fit different sizes of battery cell... | 7 |
FIELD OF THE INVENTION
[0001] The invention relates to the method, architecture and interfaces that allow synchronous transfer mode (STM) traffic to be efficiently transported via an asynchronous transfer mode (ATM) network.
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
[0002] In telecommunications... | This proposal outlines an approach for interfacing Synchronous Transfer Mode (STM) and Asynchronous Transfer Mode (ATM) networks and for transporting voice, fax and voice-band data calls by the ATM network in an efficient manner. In contrast to the well known ATM Variable Bit Rate (VBR) approach, this proposal allows o... | 7 |
TECHNICAL FIELD OF THE INVENTION
[0001] The present invention relates to a computerized apparatus for simulating an interventional operation, and in particular the effect of using special instruments.
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
[0002] Principles of adult education, tenets of experien... | The present invention relates to an interventional procedure simulation system and method, comprising a control unit and an interface unit, said control unit communicating with said interface unit to simulate handling of at least one instrument interfaced by said interface unit. The control unit comprises a database of... | 6 |
STATEMENT REGARDING GOVERNMENT SUPPORT
[0001] This invention was made with government support under Contract No. FA8650-09-D-D00021 awarded by the United States Air Force. The government has certain rights in this invention.
BACKGROUND
[0002] Gas turbine engines typically include ... | One exemplary aspect of this disclosure relates to an assembly for a gas turbine engine having an engine axis. The assembly includes a case including an integrally formed projection configured to extend transverse to the engine axis. The assembly further includes an engine component including a flange configured for co... | 5 |
CROSS REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS
[0001] This application is a divisional of U.S. patent application Ser. No. 11/025,623 filed on Dec. 29, 2004 and claims priority to U. S. provisional patent application Ser. No. 60/600,845 filed on Aug. 12, 2004.
FIELD OF THE INVENTION
[0002] ... | Disclosed herein are embodiments of foam backing panels for use with lap siding and configured for mounting on a building. Also disclosed are lap siding assemblies and products of lap sidings. One such embodiment of the foam backing panel comprises a rear face configured to contact the building, a front face configured... | 8 |
FIELD OF THE INVENTION
The present invention pertains to screw-type container/closure systems, any system where the closure rotates relative to the container while being mounted and demounted from the container.
SUMMARY
Container/closure systems wherein a closure is rotated relative to a container whi... | A closure-container system comprising a screw-threaded inner cap that mounts to a screw threaded container, and an overshell that is enabled to rotate and translate relative to the inner cap. As the overshell rotates relative to the inner cap, one or more metallic magnets located in the overshell pull the cap toward on... | 0 |
CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS
[0001] This application claims priority to U.S. Provisional Patent Application No. 60/728895 filed on Oct. 21 st , 2005, and which is hereby incorporated by reference in its entirety.
TECHNICAL FIELD
[0002] The present invention relates ... | The electrically variable transmission family of the present invention provides low-content, low-cost electrically variable transmission mechanisms including first and second differential gear sets, a battery and three electric machines serving interchangeably as motors or generators. The three motor/generators are ope... | 1 |
This is a division of application Ser. No. 07/585,495 filed Sep. 20, 1990, now U.S. Pat. No. 5,094,047, which in turn is a division of application Ser. No. 07/481,870 filed Feb. 20, 1990, now U.S. Pat. No. 5,014,473, which in turn is a division of application Ser. No. 07/327,313 filed Mar. 22, 1989, now U.S. Pat. No. 4... | An improved insert anchor assembly which provides a lifting clevis is disclosed. A novel void former comprising a body and plug to completely surround the lifting clevis is also disclosed. An improved hoisting attachment capable of complimentable receipt within the recess created by the void former is further provided. | 4 |
FIELD OF THE INVENTION
[0001] This invention relates to treating or preventing certain diseases or conditions using therapeutically active compounds. Particularly, this invention relates to methods using prostaglandin EP 4 agonist components to treat or prevent certain diseases or conditions.
BAC... | Methods are provides directed to administering a therapeutically effective amount of a prostaglandin EP 4 agonist component to a mammal afflicted with or prone to affliction with a disease or condition selected from an esophageal ulcer, alcohol gastropathy, a duodenal ulcer, non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drug-induce... | 0 |
This application is a Continuation-in-Part of application Ser. No. 10/145,209 filed on May 13, 2002 now abandoned.
FIELD OF THE INVENTION
This invention relates generally to absorption spectroscopy and, in particular, is directed to the activation and deactivation of a light source for use with an optical res... | An apparatus and method for controlling a light source used in Cavity Ring-Down Spectroscopy. The apparatus comprises a controller that generates a control signal to activate and deactivate the light source based on a comparison of an energy signal from a resonant cavity and a threshold. The light source is activated f... | 6 |
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
The present invention relates to a neon lamp, and particularly to a connection structure for use in neon lamps.
Neon lamps are useful indicating devices for various occasions and locations. The neon lamps may be twisted into various patterns and letters such as a Christmas tree, ... | A neon lamp assembly includes a neon lamp, a frequency/voltage conversion circuit board for powering the neon lamp, a housing for receiving the neon lamp and the circuit board, a cable for supplying a DC power for the circuit board, a plurality of pins provided between the cable and the circuit board for penetrating th... | 5 |
TECHNICAL FIELD
The present invention relates to a surgical drill guide and a surgical plate that are attachable to each other for retaining a precise alignment therebetween. More particularly, the invention relates to a bone plate with a fastener hole and surgical drill guide with an expandable collet having a r... | Instrumentation for osteofixation including a locking bone plate and a surgical drill guide. The plate has a plurality of fastener holes with inner walls of a preselected hole diameter. The drill guide has a guide member, for guiding a drill bit, and a hollow collet disposed substantially coaxially with the guide membe... | 8 |
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
This invention relates to a method and composition for preventing the fouling of submerged objects or marine structures while also minimizing pollution, and more particularly to a method and composition for preventing fouling of marine structures for an extended period of time by using... | Marine structures which are designed to be submerged in an aqueous environt containing fouling organism are protected from fouling by the use of an organotin containing polymer wherein the tin is chemically bonded to the polymer. The polymer inhibits fouling of the exposed surface of the structure while minimizing the... | 2 |
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
[0001] The equipment used in the food processing industry varies by segment with the leading segments comprising meat and poultry, beverages, snack foods, vegetables, and dairy. While the equipment varies from segment to segment, the moving parts such as bearings, gears, and slide... | The invention relates to an improved food-grade-lubricant useful as hydraulic oil, circulating oil, drip oil, general purpose oil, grease base oil, cable oil, chain oil, spindle oil, gear oil, and compressor oil for equipment in the food service industry. Specifically, it relates to a composition comprising at least on... | 2 |
CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS
This application claims the benefit of provisional patent applications Ser. No. 60/731,573, filed 2005 Oct. 28 and Ser. No. 60/754,814, filed Dec. 29, 2005 by the present inventor.
FEDERALLY SPONSORED RESEARCH
Not Applicable
SEQUENCE LISTING OR PROGRAM
Not... | A wind power plant includes four main elements: a foundation ( 29 ), at least one supporting structure ( 21 ), a carrying construction ( 23 ) having a vertical axis ( 25 ) and being rotatable around the vertical axis, and at least one rotor ( 45 ), ( 49 ), ( 52 ) positioned on the carrying construction. The rotors can ... | 8 |
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
1. Field of the Invention
The present invention relates to the use of selected hydrazidothioate compounds as load-carrying additives for functional fluids such as lubricants and hydraulic fluids.
2. Description of the Prior Art
The employment of chemical additives in ... | Disclosed is the use of selected hydrazidothioates as ashless load-carrying additives for functional fluids. These hydrazidothioates have the formula: ##STR1## with R 1 being either -NHNH 2 or ##STR2## group. | 2 |
BACKGROUND
[0001] 1. Field of the Disclosure
[0002] This application generally relates to palletizers, such as for corrugated bundles, and related matters.
[0003] 2. Background of the Disclosure
[0004] Manufacturing operations often use conveyors to move products as the... | Techniques that palletize bundles at high-speed. A robotic controller includes a vision system that determines a location and orientation of incoming bundles, a tracking system that communicates between the controller and a conveyor, and a robot that coordinates its movement with the bundles. The tracking system identi... | 1 |
CROSS REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATION
This is a division of application Ser. No. 267,579, filed May 21, 1981, now U.S. Pat. No. 4,405,612, which in turn is a continuation-in-part of application Ser. No. 152,751, filed May 23, 1980 abandoned.
TECHNICAL FIELD
The heparinizing of blood, especi... | Microfibrous heparin salts, nonwoven webs of such fibers, a process for preparing the fibers and the use of the webs for the rapid heparinization of blood are disclosed. | 3 |
This invention is the result of a contract with the Department of Energy (Contract No. W-7405-ENG-36).
FIELD OF THE INVENTION
The present invention relates to high magnetic field processing of liquid crystalline polymers and the resultant products from such processing, i.e., liquid crystalline pol... | A process of forming bulk articles of oriented liquid crystalline thermoset material, the material characterized as having an enhanced tensile modulus parallel to orientation of an applied magnetic field of at least 25 percent greater than said material processed in the absence of a magnetic field, by curing a liquid c... | 8 |
CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATION(S)
The present application is a continuation-in-part of U.S. application Ser. No. 08/745,699, filed Nov. 12, 1996.
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
The present invention relates to digital and print-on-demand printing systems; and more particularly, to a hig... | The present invention provides a system and method for simultaneously controlling a plurality of print engines connected together (in series, in parallel or otherwise) that facilitates electronic stitching between the print engines. More specifically, the present invention provides a system and method for synchronizing... | 1 |
FIELD OF INVENTION
This invention relates to valves and is particularly concerned with a novel thermomagnetic valve which utilizes the Curie temperature property of magnetic materials.
BACKGROUND
As is well known, a metallic or non-metallic magnetic material loses its magnetic properties upon being he... | A hot fluid is directed through a valved conduit inlet. Downstream of the inlet, the conduit divides into a pair of outlets through which the hot fluid flows. The flow through the outlets is controlled by a pair of vertically oriented valves linked together by a V-shaped linkage and weight biased toward the closed posi... | 8 |
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
The invention relates to a storage device for recording media that have a flat form, such as magnetic tape cassettes and compact discs.
A typical device for storing such recording media is shown in U.S. Pat. No. 3,836,222. The '222 device comprises a grid-like framework relat... | A storage device for flat recording media, e.g. compact discs, is disclosed. The device comprises a housing and a slider member having a base portion and front wall that covers the open front face of the housing when the slider member is inserted. A lifting element, which is transported out of the housing by means of t... | 8 |
BACKGROUND
[0001] 1. Field
[0002] The following description relates to a refrigerator/freezer ice bucket.
[0003] 2. Description of Related Art
[0004] A conventional ice bucket for a refrigerator/freezer unit is a plastic bin that is used to store ice cubes. If an icemak... | A refrigerator/freezer ice bucket is provided. The ice bucket may include a dispenser interface configured to deliver ice cubes to an ice dispenser upon a request by a user for the ice cubes. The dispenser interface may include a back wall. The ice bucket may further include storage configured to, with the back wall of... | 5 |
REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS
This is a continuation of U.S. application Ser. No. 11/715,579, filed Mar. 7, 2007 now U.S. Pat. No. 7,947,080, which is a divisional of U.S. application Ser. No. 10/630,445, filed Jul. 30, 2003 now U.S. Pat. No. 7,273,497, which is a continuation of U.S. application Ser. No. 09/... | Methods for treating a defect in an annulus fibrous are described. The annulus fibrosis has an outer layer, at least one inner layer, and a defect extending through the outer and inner layers. An implant is inserted into the defect in the annulus fibrosis, the implant having at least one aperture. The implant is advanc... | 0 |
RELATED APPLICATIONS
The present invention was first described in Disclosure Document No. 453899 filed on Mar. 29, 1999. There are no previously filed, nor currently any co-pending applications, anywhere in the world.
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
1. Field of the Invention
The present invention re... | Large bulk liquid cargo tankers are a common sight on the world's oceans and waterways. Petroleum needs worldwide have risen sharply and in order to fulfill those needs cheaply and efficiently, shipbuilders have increased the size of tankers carrying the crude oil to the point where the modern supertanker is capabl... | 1 |
FIELD OF THE INVENTION
The present invention relates, in general, to an optical transmitter that modulates an optical signal based on a digital data stream. A heater is used to apply heat to an optical modulator in the transmitter.
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
Previously implemented Silicon Photonic op... | The present invention relates to an optical transmitter that includes an optical modulator configured to modulate an optical signal with a digital data stream, and a heater configured to apply heat to the optical modulator. The optical transmitter also includes an optical receiver configured to receive the modulated op... | 7 |
CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS
[0001] This application claims priority of U.S. Provisional Patent Application Ser. No. 60/979,302, filed Oct. 11, 2007, which is incorporated herein by reference.
FIELD OF THE INVENTION
[0002] This invention relates generally to retro-refle... | Disclosed is a protector for a retro-reflective road marker mounted on a road that includes a top surface that has a generally flat region and a bottom surface oppositely disposed from the top surface. The generally flat region has an opening where the retro-reflective road marker can be at least partially mounted to t... | 4 |
CROSS-REFERENCE
[0001] This application is a divisional of U.S. application Ser. No. 11/836,903 filed Aug. 10, 2007 which is a continuation-in-part of U.S. application Ser. No. 10/804,841 filed Mar. 19, 2004.
GOVERNMENT RIGHTS
[0002] This application was developed under National S... | A method and apparatus for establishing more uniform deposition across one or more faces of a workpiece in an electroplating process. The apparatus employs eductors in conjunction with a flow dampener member and other measures to provide a more uniform current distribution and a more uniform metal deposit distribution ... | 2 |
TECHNICAL FIELD
[0001] The present invention relates to a catalytic hydrocarbon reformer for converting a hydrocarbon stream to a gaseous reformate fuel stream comprising hydrogen; and more particularly, to a fast light-off catalytic reformer; and most particularly to a method and apparatus for rapid vaporiz... | A catalytic reformer assembly and methods of operation, including fast start-up, are provided. The reformer assembly includes an electrically-conductive metallic vaporizer having a very high surface area. At start-up of the reformer, electric current is passed through the vaporizer to heat the material by resistance he... | 2 |
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
[0001] The invention relates to electric motors, in particular electronically commutated electric motors, such as a claw-pole motor, for example.
[0002] Electric motors, in particular claw-pole motors, are known from the prior art. Claw-pole motors are used whenever l... | The invention relates to a stator assembly ( 7 ) for an electric motor ( 1 ), in particular for a rotatory claw pole motor, comprising:—an electrically conductive stator ( 8, 9 ) having a winding channel extending in the circumferential direction;—a stator winding ( 6 ) extending in the winding channel;—feed lines ( 5 ... | 7 |
This application is a continuation of U.S. application Ser. No. 13/748,355 filed Jan. 23, 2013, now U.S. Pat. No. 8,632,148, which is a Continuation of U.S. application Ser. No. 12/821,324, filed Jun. 23, 2010, now U.S. Pat. No. 8,382,224, which claims priority to Japanese Application No. 2009-151230, filed Jun. 25, 20... | A fluid ejection device includes: a modulator adapted to pulse-modulate a drive waveform signal forming a basis of a drive signal of an actuator to obtain a modulated signal; a digital power amplifier circuit adapted to power-amplify the modulated signal to obtain a power-amplified modulated signal; a low pass filter a... | 1 |
FIELD OF THE INVENTION
The present invention generally relates to apparatus and methods for acquiring seismic signal and filtering such data. More particularly it relates to designing a digital filter to attenuate the coherent noise while preserving reflection signals on seismic data, particularly in land seismic... | Designing a multi-dimensional Finite Impulse Response FIR digital filter to attenuate the coherent noise while preserving reflection signals on seismic data, particular in land seismics, includes computing filter coefficients to minimize an l-norm function of differences between a response of a filter with the computed... | 6 |
This is a continuation, of application Ser. No. 450,194, filed 3/11/74 and now abandoned.
SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION
The combustion chamber of the rotary internal combustion engine of the present invention is formed of two housings. Each housing is in the shape of a half torus. The toroidal shape is... | A rotary internal combustion engine block has a toroidal combustion chamber of circular section. At least four pistons fitted in said chamber perform discontinuous unidirectional circular motion about the center of the toroidal combustion chamber. At various stations about the torus, an air-fuel mixture is introduced b... | 5 |
RELATED APPLICATIONS
This Application claims benefit of U.S. Provisional Patent Application 60/629,550, filed Nov. 22, 2004, and titled INCREASED METHANE PRODUCTION FROM COALBED DEPOSITS BY ACOUSTIC VIBRATION OF EXHAUST WELLS, by the present inventor, Dimitri A. Kas'yanov.
BACKGROUND
1. Field of the I... | A coalbed methane production method comprises acoustic radiators strategically placed within exhaust boreholes that sonically vibrate the immediate wall areas. The gas volume output that can be realized by an exhaust well is mainly determined by the penetrability of the inside faces of the borehole. Such inside faces b... | 4 |
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
The present invention relates generally to the field of digital computers and particularly to a circuit for resolving contention within a queuing system for use of a shared facility, such as a data bus to and from a common memory, among a plurality of system elements which collectively... | A multi-level arbiter for resolving multiple requests for access to a shared facility. The arbiter includes a plurality of loop arbiters, each including a polling circuit to test each of a plurality of units for a request for access to the shared facility. The first unit encountered by the polling circuit on each loop ... | 6 |
CROSS REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS
[0001] The present application claims the benefit of U.S. provisional patent application No. 60/574,232, filed on 26 May 2004, the entire contents of which is hereby incorporated by reference.
FIELD OF THE INVENTION
[0002] The present invent... | Example embodiments relate to a disposable piping bag, having a container of polymer film. The piping bag may be made essentially from a thin-walled polymer tube, and an outwardly oriented surface of the piping bag may be provided with a rough surface structure. The rough surface structure may have the form of a patter... | 0 |
TECHNICAL FIELD OF THE INVENTION
The present invention relates to a method and apparatus for reducing nozzle failure in printheads that have been stored or otherwise unused for extended periods.
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
Most inkjet printers dispense colorants or inks that are comprised of a dye and/or a ... | An inkjet printhead and a method for increasing the shelf life thereof are herein disclosed. The inkjet printhead has one or more nozzles for dispensing a colorant. These nozzles are fluidically connected to a reservoir. A first colorant substantially fills the nozzles while a second colorant is reserved in the reservo... | 1 |
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
The present invention relates to apparatus for purifying exhaust gases of internal combustion engines of automotive vehicles.
There are three kinds of catalytic converters, namely a reducing catalytic converter for elimination of nitrogen oxides, an oxidizing catalytic converter ... | Apparatus for purifying the exhaust gases of internal combustion engines comprising a pair of upstream exhaust pipes, a catalytic converter, and a downstream exhaust pipe. The catalytic converter comprises a cylindrical shell having an inlet chamber, a catalyst chamber, an outlet chamber, and a monolithic catalyst elem... | 5 |
RELATED APPLICATION
This application is a divisional application of U.S. patent application, Ser. No. 07/698,355, filed May 6, 1991, which issued as U.S. Pat. No. 5,116,363, which is a continuation-in-part of U.S. patent application Ser. No. 07/475,995, filed Feb. 6, 1990 now abandoned, which is a continuation-in... | A method and apparatus for treating refuse by non-combustibly shrinking polyfoam plastics in the refuse. The trash is heated at a temperature between 250° and 500° for a minimum period of time. A rotatable chamber heats the refuse and transports the refuse for the minimum period of time. An operator controls the rate o... | 5 |
TECHNICAL FIELD
The present invention relates to the field of the technology of detachable connections. It specifically relates to a coupling, particularly for joining a tool to a driving unit, comprising
(a) two coupling parts successively arranged in a coupling axis and which have two facing contact surfa... | In a coupling with two sections (1, 12) which are prestressed by a tensioning device with at least one cylindrical tensioning component (16) in which one conical end tranverse to the coupling axis (11) of the tensioning component (16) acts on a tensioning surface (24) arranged obliquely to the coupling axis (11) and ge... | 1 |
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
Dry toner electrostatic printing inks, including laser and xerographic inks, are important and growing contaminants in the area of wastepaper recycling. Traditionally, paper has been printed with water or oil-based inks which were adequately removed by conventional deinking procedures.... | A process for the deinking of wastepaper is disclosed. The process comprises administering a sufficient amount of a branched alcohol alkoxylate surfactant to a sample of waste paper for which treatment is desired. The surfactant is effective for the flotation of the ink. | 3 |
BACKGROUND AND OBJECTS OF THE INVENTION
The present invention relates generally to two-cycle engines and more particularly to certain new and useful improvements in the intake, upper cylinder charging and the exhaust systems of two-cycle engines which may be manufactured at low cost with relatively few and substa... | An improved two-cycle internal combustion engine with a novel intake, exhaust and piston arrangement in which a fresh charge for combustion is advantageously transferred through the piston and all valves in the engine operate in response to changes in dynamic pressure generated within the engine. The piston includes at... | 5 |
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
This invention relates to measurement of electrical signals in power generating equipment and in particular to a method and apparatus for accurately determining negative sequence currents indicative of power oscillations in a multi-phase dynamoelectric machine.
A multi-phase dyna... | A method and apparatus are disclosed for accurately determining negative sequence current in a three-phase turbine-driven generator, the currents indicative of power oscillations and of torques harmful to turbine buckets. A signal conditioner and phase-shifter network are described which provide precise amplitude and p... | 6 |
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
One type of electromechanical actuator for influencing sewing machine stitch patterns operates in association with a servo-system comparing input signals related to the stitch pattern being executed with reference signals related to the existing position of the actuator. A conventional... | A sewing machine is disclosed having electromechanical actuators for controlling the stitch forming instrumentalities in the formation of stitch patterns with a non-contact position sensing device associated with each electromechanical actuator comprising spaced coils and a metallic shunt plate arranged adjacent and sh... | 3 |
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
1. Field of the Invention
This invention relates, generally, to devices having utility for target practice. More particularly, it relates to a versatile device that has multiple configurations to challenge the shooter.
2. Description of the Prior Art
Stationary target... | A target practice apparatus adapted to receive projectiles fired at it by a remotely positioned shooter includes a motor having an output shaft, a motor housing, and a post secured to the motor and motor housing. A target disc is secured to the output shaft and rotates with it. A frame supports the motor housing and th... | 5 |
CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATION(S)
The present disclosure claims the benefit of U.S. Provisional Patent Application Ser. No. 60/787,901, filed Mar. 31, 2006, and claims priority from European Patent Application EP06006832.7, filed Mar. 31, 2006, the entire disclosures of which are incorporated herein by re... | A locking assembly for securing a rod in a receiving part of a bone anchoring device includes a first locking element having a first end and a second end and a longitudinal axis of rotation and an outer surface provided with an external thread, a coaxial bore passing entirely through said first locking element and an i... | 5 |
REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS
[0001] The present invention claims the benefit of German Patent Application No. 102 53 643.0, filed Nov. 18, 2002.
TECHNICAL FIELD
[0002] The present invention relates to a window lifter control system for a motor vehicle and a method of controll... | A window lifter system and method coordinates closing of multiple windows by detecting when more than one window pane is approaching a fully closed position and moving one window pane to only an approximately closed position while the other window pane is moved to the fully closed position. By staggering the closure of... | 4 |
FIELD OF THE INVENTION
[0001] This invention relates to oxetane compounds containing styrenic functionality.
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
[0002] Oxetanes are highly reactive cyclic ethers that can undergo both cationic and anionic ring opening homopolymerization. Styrenic compounds are... | These compounds contain an oxetane functionality and a styrenic functionality. The oxetane functionality is homopolymerizable in reactions that undergo cationic or anionic ring opening, and the styrenic is polymerizable with compounds such as electron acceptor compounds. The dual functionality allows for dual cure proc... | 2 |
REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATION
This application is a formal application based on provisional application filed on Aug. 25, 2000, Ser. No., 60/228,318.
TECHNICAL FIELD OF THE INVENTION
This invention concerns a specialty bag construction and method of manufacturing the same. In particular, ... | A specialty bag is formed from a circular loom adapted with a unique mechanism of the current invention such that the resulting woven tubular sheet contains at least one venting band extending along the length of the tubular sheet. The tubular sheet is then cut into individual bag segments. The individual bag segments ... | 3 |
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
The present invention relates to a failsafe monitoring system for detecting actual or impending failure of a rupture disc and providing an alarm when such a failure occurs.
The most frequent utilization of a rupture disc is in pipelines which are normally unused vent passageways ... | A monitor system for sensing the failure of a rupture disc and activating an alarm in response to such a failure. The system also senses potential failure of a rupture disc. The system includes a failsafe signal carrying loop which is broken when the rupture disc fails, thereby interrupting the signal. The system also ... | 5 |
CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS
[0001] Not Applicable
STATEMENT OF FEDERALLY SPONSORED RESEARCH OR DEVELOPMENT
[0002] Not Applicable
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
[0003] 1. Technical Field
[0004] This invention relates in general to food pack... | A bun laner sorts buns into a predetermined number of lanes, for providing buns to a packaging unit. The bun laner detects when some lanes are filling faster than other and closes those lanes while the other lanes fill. A vacuum may be used to hold buns in a filled lane in order to close the lane. An optical detection ... | 8 |
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
[0001] 1. Field of Invention
[0002] The present invention relates to a diverter assembly for shower, and more particularly to a diverter assembly for holding a shower nozzle, and for controlling the amount of water to flow out through either or both of a shower head a... | A diverter assembly includes a main body, a valve device and a movable body. The main body is hollow and has a water inlet tube and two water outlet tubes. One of the two water outlet tubes is communicated through a hose to a shower nozzle. The valve device is disposed on the main body and has a valve capable of linear... | 4 |
TECHNICAL FIELD
[0001] The technical field generally relates to fuel cells and in particular to fuel delivery system for liquid-type fuel cells.
BACKGROUND
[0002] A fuel cell is an electrochemical apparatus wherein chemical energy generated from a combination of a fuel with an oxi... | Fuel delivery system and method for delivering liquid fuel to an electrode in a liquid-type fuel cell are disclosed. The liquid fuel is passively delivered to a reaction surface of an electrode by capillary force through a porous structure. The porous structure has a shape and a capillary force distribution to facilita... | 8 |
This application is a continuation-in-part of U.S. patent application Ser. No. 07/243,743, filed Sep. 13, 1988, now abandoned.
FIELD OF THE INVENTION
The invention relates to pharmaceutical preparations for topical application comprised of one or more stabilized, therapeutically active proteins an... | This invention relates to pharmaceutical preparations for topical application containing one or more stabilized therapeutically active proteins and optional conventional excipients, carriers and additives, and a process for preparing pharmaceutical preparations of this kind and the use of physiologically acceptable hyd... | 8 |
This application is related to the application entitled "Building Systems with Non-Regular Polyhedra Based on Subdivisions of Zonohedra", Ser. No. 07/740,504 dated Aug. 5, 1991 which is a CIP of a Division of Ser. No. 07/428,018 dated Oct. 26, 1989 (U.S. Pat. No. 5,036,635), which is a Continuation of Ser. No. ... | A family of space frame systems composed of a plurality of nodes coupled by struts and derived from a family of non-regular polyhedra by joining the center of these polyhedra to their faces, edges and vertices. The space frames permit periodic, non-periodic, random and irregular building configurations. The building sy... | 4 |
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
[0001] 1. Field of the Invention
[0002] The present disclosure relates generally to computer networks. More particularly, the present disclosure relates to clusters of interconnected computer systems.
[0003] 2. Description of the Background Art
... | One embodiment disclosed relates to a method of communicating status from a node of a cluster of computer systems. A first status signal is received from a computational node, and a default status signal is generated. The first status signal and the default status signal are used to generate a second status signal. Ano... | 7 |
This is a continuation of application Ser. No. 07,831,045 filed on May 26, 1992, now abandoned which is a divisional of 07/676,944 filed Mar. 28, 1991, now issued as U.S. Pat. No. 5,118,664.
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
1. Field of the Invention
This invention relates to well drilling fluid a... | An additive to reduce fluid loss from drilling fluids is comprised of comminuted products from the rice plant or blends of other comminuted plant materials with the rice products. Polymers to reduce fluid loss even lower and friction-reducing materials may be added to the plant materials. | 8 |
CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS
This application is based upon and claims the benefit of priority from prior Japanese Patent Application No. 2003-153078, filed May 29, 2003, the entire contents of which are incorporated herein by reference.
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
1. Field of the Invention
T... | An optical head apparatus comprises a head unit for irradiating an optical disk with a light beam for recording or reproducing data, a holder for fixing the head unit thereto, a support unit for movably supporting the holder in a radial direction of the optical disk, a support member fixed to the holder, a rack unit mo... | 6 |
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
Multiple piston oil well stimulation and service devices, such as mud pumps or intensifiers and detensifiers are known. Two ram duplex pumping apparatuses are shown in the patents of Hall, et al, U.S. Pat. No. 3,773,438 of Nov. 20, 1973 and U.S. Pat. No. 3,967,542 of July 6, 1976, and ... | A quadraplex pumping unit for use as a mud pump, an intensifier, or as a pump for abrasive fluids or the like includes four rams and four ram operating pistons. A control valve arrangement provides for pressure equalization and energy transfer from a cylinder which has just extended in a working stroke to a companion c... | 5 |
FIELD OF THE INVENTION
This invention relates to a method for increasing oil production from oil wells producing a mixture of oil and gas it an elevated pressure through a wellbore penetrating an oil bearing formation containing an injection zone and an oil bearing zone by separating a portion of the gas from the... | A method and system for increasing oil production from an oil well producing a mixture of oil and gas at an elevated pressure through a wellbore penetrating an oil-bearing formation containing an oil-bearing zone and an injection zone, by separating at least a portion of the gas from the mixture of oil and gas to produ... | 4 |
RELATED APPLICATION
[0001] This application claims the benefit of co-pending U.S. Provisional Patent Application Serial No. 61/450,990, filed 9 Mar. 2011.
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
[0002] The invention disclosed herein relates to apparatus and methods for waste reduction and imp... | Apparatus and methods are provided to minimize waste and improve quality and production in web processing operations. The apparatus and methods provide defect detection in deposition of acquisition material, which on current machines frequently flips and is difficult to detect when it has flipped causing manufacturers ... | 1 |
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
1. Field of the Invention
The present invention relates to a color image processing apparatus and a color image forming method for forming a color image on a recording medium. The present invention is suitable for use in a color image output apparatus that forms an image by obtai... | A color image processing apparatus realizes color reproduction in a color image output apparatus by controlling the total amount of coloring material used while making full use of the color reproduction range of the color image output apparatus. To this end, a signal C′M′Y′K′, obtained after a γ conversion (gamma conve... | 7 |
BACKGROUND
In the course of operating a computer on a network, computer application processes need to access the host computer's file system through a variety of system calls. In systems of the prior art, when the file system is corrupt, the software requesting access to a file system resource will hang, ofte... | The system and method described herein automatically detect various corruptions in a file system and notify a system administrator of the corruption. Detailed information on the file system is collected by a probe process. If the file system is corrupt or inaccessible, the system and method marks the file system as bad... | 8 |
REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS
This application is a nonprovisional of U.S. Provisional Application No. 61/738,278, filed Dec. 17, 2012, which claims priority to German Application No. 20 2012 011 960.5, filed Dec. 14, 2012, the entire contents of which are incorporated herein by reference.
FIE... | The invention relates to an intervertebral fusion implant for fusing two adjacent vertebrae, comprising an adjustable support body, the base surface and cover surface of which are configured to bear on end plates of the adjacent vertebrae, wherein provision is made for a side bracket, which can be pivoted laterally abo... | 0 |
CROSS REFERENCE TO RELATED PATENT APPLICATION
[0001] This application claims the benefit of U.S. Provisional Patent Application No. 61/697,058, filed Sep. 5, 2012, which is hereby incorporated by reference herein in its entirety.
TECHNICAL FIELD
[0002] The disclosed subject matter... | Systems, methods and devices for washing delicate items are provided. In accordance with some embodiments, an assembly for reducing wear and tear of products within an appliance is provided. The assembly comprising an elongated member having distal and proximal connectors that are secured to receiving parts of the appl... | 3 |
FIELD OF THE DISCLOSURE
[0001] The present disclosure relates generally to semiconductor manufacturing equipment and, more particularly, to techniques for improving extracted ion beam quality using high-transparency electrodes.
BACKGROUND OF THE DISCLOSURE
[0002] Ion implantation is a proc... | Techniques for improving extracted ion beam quality using high-transparency electrodes are disclosed. In one particular exemplary embodiment, the techniques may be realized as an apparatus for ion implantation. The apparatus may comprise an ion source for generating an ion beam, wherein the ion source comprises a facep... | 7 |
FIELD OF THE INVENTION
This application claims priority to German Patent Application 10349968.7, filed Oct. 24, 2003.
The invention concerns a radial rotary transfer assembly comprising at least one rotor and at least one stationary part, wherein the at least one rotor has at least two axially spaced sealing su... | A radial rotary transfer assembly including at least one rotor ( 4 ) and at least one stationary part ( 1 ) The rotor ( 4 ) has at least two sealing surfaces ( 16, 18 ). Two sliding rings ( 2, 3 ) having at least two sealing surfaces ( 15, 17 ) are arranged between the stationary part and the rotor. The sealing surface... | 5 |
FIELD OF THE INVENTION
The present invention relates to an injectable pharmaceutical preparation containing human growth hormone, and, in particular, to a pharmaceutical preparation in the form of a solution containing human growth hormone.
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
Human growth hormone (abbreviated... | Provided is an aqueous pharmaceutical composition comprising human growth hormone wherein said human growth hormone is dissolved in a benzalkonium chloride-containing, slightly to weakly acidic solution buffered, most preferably, with maleate. The composition is sufficiently stable to be supplied in liquid state and ca... | 8 |
This application is a continuation of U.S. patent application Ser. No. 10/256,598 filed on Sep. 27, 2002.
FIELD OF THE INVENTION
The present invention generally relates to systems and methods for online trading, and more particularly to systems and methods for conducting online trading in Over-The... | A system and method for receiving streamed, real time quotes with respect to financial instruments. The system applies a spreadsheet based investment strategy to the real time quotes, generating electronic orders based on the results of the investment strategy analysis and transmitting the orders for real time executio... | 6 |
TECHNICAL FIELD
[0001] The present disclosure relates to digital printing apparatus, such as printers and copiers.
BACKGROUND
[0002] Copiers, printers, and other multifunction machines, such as including scanning and facsimile capabilities, are familiar in offices. (As used herein, al... | A digital printer is operable in an inactive mode, such as a sleep mode or a cycle-in mode, and an active mode. In response to receiving a first print request, the digital printer delays beginning switching from the inactive mode to the active mode, for a delay period of predetermined duration. In response to receiving... | 6 |
INCORPORATION BY REFERENCE
[0001] The disclosure of Japanese Patent Application No. 2007-222866 filed on Aug. 29, 2007, including the specification, drawings and abstract, is incorporated herein by reference in its entirety.
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
[0002] 1. Field of the Invention
... | An oil pan structure for an internal combustion engine includes: a small-depth portion having a bottom that is positioned at a high level; a large-depth portion formed adjacent to the small-depth portion and having a bottom that is positioned at a lower level than that of the small-depth portion, said large-depth porti... | 5 |
This application claims the benefit of the Korean Application No. P 2002-45349 filed on Jul. 31, 2002, which is hereby incorporated by reference.
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
1. Field of the Invention
Embodiments of the present invention generally relates to communications.
2. Background of the R... | Embodiments of the present invention relate to searching a mobile communication system (e.g., a cellular telephone network) for use of a network address (e.g., an Internet address). Embodiments of the invention have many advantages, as police or cellular service providers may be able to track or trace illegal Internet ... | 7 |
CROSS REFERENCE
[0001] The present application is a divisional of U.S. application Ser. No. 13/190,904, filed Jul. 26, 2011, which claims the benefit of priority to U.S. Provisional No. 61/367,706, filed Jul. 26, 2010, and to U.S. Provisional No. 61/510,607, filed Jul. 22, 2011, the disclosures of which are ... | An electromagnetic black hole may be fabricated as concentric shells having a permittivity whose variation is at least as great as an inverse square dependence on the radius of the structure. Such a structure concentrates electromagnetic energy incident thereon over a broad range of angles to an operational region near... | 7 |
FIELD OF THE INVENTION
[0001] The invention relates to building structures, and more particularly to trim members for protecting, covering and decorating the area from the base of the roof to the upper portion of the outer well of a building structure, such as a home or office or other commercial building, w... | The present invention is an improved method of making cornice assemblies and other trim members utilizing the process of pultrusion. The cornice assemblies and the other than members made by the method of the present invention exhibit superior strength to weight ratios, low expansion and contraction due to changes in t... | 4 |
[0001] This is a continuation of co-pending application Ser. No. 07/937,893, filed Dec. 22, 1992, which is US nationalization of PCT application PCT/US91/02650, filed Apr. 18, 1991, which PCT application is a continuation-in-part of application Ser. No. 07/615,715, filed Nov. 20, 1990, now U.S. Pat. No. 5,141,851, w... | Disclosed are methods and compositions for the identification, characterization and inhibition of farnesyl protein transferases, enzymes involved in the farnesylation of various cellular proteins, including cancer related ras proteins such as p21 ras . One farnesyl protein transferase which is disclosed herein exhibits... | 8 |
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
1. Field of the Invention
This invention relates generally to the field of apparatus and methods for shielding the body from hostile gunshot activity or bomb explosions. More particularly, this invention relates to an apparatus and method for the automated introduction of a prote... | A counter-terrorism, reactive personnel protection system which detects the presence of a concussive shock wave or ballistic projectile as it approaches a designated personnel target. Before impact, an air bag is rapidly inflated and interposed between the destructive force and the target so as to provide a protective ... | 5 |
CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS
[0001] This application claims the benefit of priority under 35 U.S.C. §119(a) to German Patent Application DE 10 2015 206 578.2, filed Apr. 13, 2015 (pending), the disclosure of which is hereby incorporated by reference in its entirety.
TECHNICAL FIELD
... | A handheld robot operation unit includes a housing having a handle-like grip section, a basic safety control device arranged in the housing, and at least one holder connected to the housing and configured for manually detachably coupling the housing to a device that is different from the handheld robot operation unit a... | 1 |
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
The present invention relates generally to tape cassette loading mechanisms, and particularly to a mechanism for loading cassettes into a tape drive from a multi-cassette magazine.
Magnetic tape may be used to store data, both as the primary storage means and as a backup to data ... | A cassette loader for a DAT cassette drive includes a specially-constructed, multi-chamber magazine which rides in an elevator to bring selected ones of a plurality of cassettes in the magazine into operative alignment with the inlet of the DAT cassette drive. A push-pull mechanism is positioned at a distance from the ... | 6 |
RELATED APPLICATIONS
[0001] This patent application claims the benefit of U.S. Provisional Patent Application Serial No. 60/302,630 filed Jul. 2, 2001 and entitled Truck Operated Transfer System.
BACKGROUND
[0002] 1. The Field of the Invention
[0003] Th... | An extensible draw bar for facilitating coupling of a towed vehicle to a towing vehicle. An extension may be slidably secured to a static portion of a draw bar. A lock may be secured to the draw bar and be activated and deactivated to fix and release the extension, respectively. An extender may be activated to move the... | 1 |
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
1. Field of the Invention
This invention relates to a hygienic napkin for feminine use, and more particularly to an envelope for convenient insertion of absorbent material for convenient utilization.
2. Description of the Prior Art
Various types of sanitary napkins an... | An hygienic napkin comprising an envelope of liquid penetrable material which is folded and secured in such a manner as to form a pouch for receiving absorbent material therein. The envelope is provided with a flap for closing the pouch and a fluid-impervious sheet is provided for preventing passage of liquids all the ... | 0 |
FIELD OF THE INVENTION
This invention relates to the data processing field. More specifically, this invention relates to object encapsulation within an object-oriented programming environment.
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
The development of the EDVAC computer system of 1948 is often cited as the beginn... | This invention relates in general to object-oriented encapsulated enforcement mechanisms. In particular, a hardware independent object encapsulation enforcement mechanism is disclosed herein. The object encapsulation enforcement mechanism of the present invention uses encryption technology to ensure that data controlle... | 6 |
CROSS REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATION
The present application is a continuation of U.S. patent application Ser. No. 10/321,084, filed Dec. 17, 2002 now U.S. Pat. No. 6,926,037.
BACKGROUND
Flexible pipes currently used in offshore oil and gas fields for the transport of fluids underwater bet... | A collapse tolerant flexible pipe and method of manufacturing same according to which an inner tubular layer is provided within an outer tubular layer in a coaxial relationship thereto. The inner layer maintains the maximum allowable strain on the outer layer below a value that will cause damage to the outer layer when... | 5 |
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
This invention concerns a problem specific to packet transmission networks such as the Internet. Since such networks are inherently asynchronous, routing of packets is subject to delays of indefinite duration. Hence, data requiring isochronous handling (e.g. video or voice data contain... | A packet router for a data packet transmission network, wherein routers offer priority services of the type required for isochronous handling of data representing real-time voice, includes a Quality of Service (QoS) management system for ensuring that guarantees associated with such priority service can be met with a h... | 7 |
CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS
This application is a continuation of U.S. patent application Ser. No. 09/698,934 filed Oct. 27, 2000, entitled “Retaining Wall Anchoring System”, now U.S. Pat. No. 6,652,196, which is a continuation of U.S. patent application Ser. No. 09/261,420, filed Mar. 3, 1999, now U.S.... | A retaining wall anchoring system for a segmental retaining wall comprising a plurality of tieback rods adapted to be embedded into soil or rock with a proximal portion extending therefrom, at least one elongated force distribution member positionable directly adjacent the proximal portion of at least one of the tiebac... | 4 |
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