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This application is a continuation of application Ser. No. 09/530,913, filed May 8, 2000, now abandoned which is a 371 of PCT/GB99/02974 filed Sep. 8, 1999.
FIELD OF INVENTION
The present invention relates to the manufacture of pigment granules, for example iron oxide and chromium oxide pigments. ... | The present invention provides a method for the preparation of pigment granules that are readily dispersible, robust, and have a reduced liability to dusting, preferably without the use of substantial quantities of binder, if any at all. The method comprises mixing at least one pigment selected from the group consistin... | 2 |
RELATED APPLICATION
The present invention claims priority of India Patent Application No. 1060/Del/2004, filed Jun. 8, 2004, which is incorporated herein in its entirety by this reference.
FIELD OF THE INVENTION
The present invention relates to an input buffer in the field of integrated circuits. Specifical... | The present invention provides a high-voltage tolerant input buffer circuit including a first NMOS transistor having its source terminal connected to the input pin, its gate terminal connected to a first reference voltage and its drain terminal connected to a first output terminal; a second NMOS transistor having its g... | 7 |
CROSS REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS
[0001] This Continuation-In-Part utility patent application claims priority benefit of and incorporates by reference the full and complete disclosure of the pending Nonprovisional Patent application Ser. No. 14/314,944, filed Jun. 25, 2014 which further having a priori... | A neuro-muscular rehabilitation device for quadruped animal, specifically canine and equine animal. Said device comprising elastic compression bands to be worn laterally around the length of the quadruped animal and around its midsection. The device providing mild compression upon the contacted muscle groups to facilit... | 1 |
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
1. Field of Invention
This invention pertains to earth boring and more particularly to drill directing apparatus.
2. Description of Prior Art
It is known to drill a hole in the earth with a rotating bit. In such drilling the bit may be loaded axially either by the wei... | The housing of an in-hole drill motor is provided with a deflection barrel to apply lateral force to the side of the housing directed along any desired radius. The barrel is fixedly attached to a pipe string and the motor is fixedly attached to the barrel inside the barrel. The barrel is oriented and axial force is app... | 4 |
RELATED APPLICATIONS
[0001] This application is a continuation of U.S. patent application Ser. No. 10/526,264, filed Jan. 20, 2006, which is the national phase of PCT Application No. PCT/GB2003/003845, filed Sep. 5, 2003 and which claims priority from UK Application Serial No. 0220626.6, filed Sep. 5, 2002... | The apparatus may include a space frame on which is mounted at least one hydrofoil for generating positive or negative lift. The frame is attachable to underwater equipment such as a turbine. The hydrofoils are adapted to produce negative lift when a flow of liquid passes over them and so in use cause the apparatus and... | 5 |
FIELD OF INVENTION
The present invention relates to analogue electronic timepieces and particularly to means for controlling the width of pulses supplied to the driving coil of a transducer in order to reduce power consumption and thereby increase the useful life of a battery which supplies power for the timepiec... | In an analogue electronic timepiece having a transducer comprising a rotor, a stator and a driving coil, means is provided for supplying to the driving coil, periodic pulses of a selected width to drive the rotor. The width of the pulses is automatically controlled according to the load of the transducer so as to reduc... | 6 |
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
[0001] The invention relates to the field of golf. More particularly, the invention relates to sand bunkers and an improved water drain system for removing excess water.
[0002] The field of golf imposes unique design requirements on turf systems and sand bunkers... | An improved system for draining bunkers on golf courses. A receptacle is positioned below the bunker surface and can have an aperture for receiving drain water and an outlet for discharging the water through a conduit. A perforated pipe water collection system can be attached to the receptacle to direct water to the re... | 4 |
This application is a continuation application of U.S. patent application Ser. No. 09/999,262, filed on Nov. 28, 2001, now U.S. Pat. No. 6,916,910, which is a continuation of U.S. patent application Ser. No. 08/959,272, filed on Oct. 28, 1997, now U.S. Pat. No. 6,337,389, which is a continuation-in-part of U.S. patent ... | The present invention relates to a process for the production of marine invertebrate type V telopeptide containing collagen preparations from marine invertebrates, compositions containing preparations, and methods of using these preparations. The collagen preparation includes telopeptide containing and optionally inver... | 0 |
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
This invention relates to clamping electrodes for use in a flashless D.C. butt welding method. According to the method, two ends to be butt welded are softened, by resistance heating, and plunged together. Two opposed clamping electrodes, according to the invention, are specially confi... | A pair of clamping electrodes for use in flashless D.C. butt welding of aluminum and the like are disclosed. Each clamping electrode is provided with a clamping face for engaging opposed major surfaces of a work piece. The electrodes are configured so that, when a pair of opposed clamping electrodes are clamped around ... | 1 |
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
1. Field of the Invention
The present invention relates, in general, to temporary support structures used in soft and environmentally sensitive areas to construct roads and pads to support heavy equipment and the like.
2. Information Disclosure Statement
Wooden mats a... | A temporary support structure for use in soft and environmentally sensitive areas to construct roads and pads to support heavy equipment and the like on rough and normally impassable terrain. Roads and pads are constructed by interlocking a plurality of mats together to build a road or pad of the desired size. Each mat... | 4 |
CROSS REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATION
[0001] This application is a continuation of U.S. patent application Ser. No. 09/088,712, filed Jun. 2, 1998, the contents of which are expressly incorporated by reference herein in its entirety.
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
[0002] ... | A facsimile apparatus is connected to a telephone network and to an internet network. The facsimile apparatus is capable of receiving E-mail data via the internet network and transmitting facsimile data to a facsimile destination via the telephone network. A detector detects a password indicating an instruction to rela... | 7 |
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
[0001] 1. Field of the Invention
[0002] The present invention relates to a tubing grab assembly in order to grab, secure, lift and move a wide variety of tubing, pipes, tubulars or other cylindrical objects.
[0003] 2. Prior Art
[0004] There a... | A tubing grab assembly to retain and lift tubing, pipes, tubulars or other cylindrical objects. The assembly includes a pair of opposed jaws and a housing having a cavity. A least one of the opposed jaws has a shaft therethrough to permit rotation of the jaw with respect to the housing between a closed position and an ... | 4 |
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
1. Field of the Invention
The present invention relates generally to a moveable platform facilitating access and inspection of vehicle chassis. Specifically, the platform comprises a main body and a series of removably attached wheel supports.
2. Background of the Invention... | A vehicle chassis inspection platform, or creeper, comprising a frame, a cushion layer, and several wheel assemblies is disclosed. The creeper includes a wheel assembly designed to minimize vertical clearance of the creeper wherein the wheel assembly includes a wheel platform with multiple possible positions for joinin... | 1 |
CROSS REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATION
Pursuant to 37 C.F.R. §1.78(a)(4), this application claims the benefit of and priority to prior filed co-pending Provisional Application Ser. No. 62/142,020, filed Apr. 2, 2015, which is expressly incorporated herein by reference.
FIELD OF THE INVENTION
... | A method for etching an antireflective coating on a substrate is disclosed. The substrate comprises an organic layer, an antireflective coating layer disposed above the organic layer, and a photoresist layer disposed above the antireflective coating layer. The method includes patterning the photoresist layer to expose ... | 6 |
FIELD OF THE INVENTION
The field of the invention is actuators for subterranean tools and more particularly those that are initially in pressure balance to tubing pressure through spaced ports leading to opposed pistons and more specifically where the access ports to tubing pressure can be sequentially exposed fo... | An actuator for a subterranean tool is releasably retained by a collet. The actuation system features opposing actuation pistons with ports communicating to the tubing. The spaced ports are sequentially straddled for initial setting and a subsequent release using a predetermined applied pressure. The applied pressure o... | 4 |
FIELD OF THE INVENTION
[0001] The invention is generally related to the field of damping cylinders. More particularly, the present invention is an improvement to damping cylinders previously having both internal floating pistons and shafts.
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
[0002] The use o... | An improvement to damping cylinders in which the damping fluid needs to be separated from a gas is disclosed. In particular, an annular bladder is used. An annular bladder allows for a control shaft to extend at least at least a portion of the length of the damping cylinder. This configuration effectively and simply re... | 5 |
REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS
This application claims one or more inventions which were disclosed in Provisional Application No. 61/232,521, filed Aug. 10, 2009, entitled “Christmas Tree Game”. The benefit under 35 USC §119(e) of the United States provisional application is hereby claimed, and the aforementio... | A game comprises: a game board; a tree trunk for each player playing the game, the tree truck attachable to the game board; a plurality of branches for the each player playing the game, the plurality of branches attachable to the tree trunk; a tree topper; and a pair of dice; wherein players in turn roll the pair of di... | 0 |
This application is a continuation-in-part of U.S. application Ser. No. 733,428 filed May 13, 1985, now abandoned.
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
The present invention relates to a process for preparing piperidylidene dihydro-dibenzo[a,d]cycloheptenes or aza-derivatives thereof and intermediates and ... | A process for the preparation of piperidylidene-dihydro-dibenzo[a,d]cycloheptene or aza-derivatives thereof and intermediates in such process are disclosed. | 2 |
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
1. Field of the invention
This invention relates to an animation device, such as an animated picture, a publicity display means or advertisement panels showing an image obtained by the arrangement in successive planes of sheets comprising transparent and opaque elements adapted t... | Animation of an image is effected by providing transparent and opaque figures on sheets arranged one behind the other in spaced relation and by modifying the spacing at intervals in the range of 0.1 to 10 seconds and preferably in the range of 0.5 to 10 seconds. | 1 |
CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS
This application is a Divisional of U.S. application Ser. No. 10/370,837, filed Feb. 21, 2003, entitled “AUTONOMIC SERVICE ROUTING USING OBSERVED RESOURCE REQUIREMENT FOR SELF-OPTIMIZATION,” which is incorporated herein by reference in its entirety.
BACKGROU... | A service request routing system and method includes a model table configured to store resource models. A monitor is coupled to the model table and programmed both to model resource consumption in a service providing infrastructure, and also to store the modeled resource consumption in the model table. A router is coup... | 6 |
TECHNICAL FIELD
[0001] This invention generally relates to inflatable packers used to complete subterranean wells and in particular to hydraulically actuated inflatable packers. More specifically, this invention relates to hydraulically actuated inflatable packers that are inflated by a fluid filtered from... | Tools and methods for completing a wellbore that comprise an isolation packer with a particulate filter and inflatable element. The isolation packer is adapted to direct a gravel laden slurry to the particulate filter, where the filter removes a substantial amount of the particulate matter from the gravel laden slurry ... | 4 |
SUMMARY
Some embodiments include method of decreasing the number of doses of dextromethorphan that can be administered while increasing efficacy, comprising orally administering an effective amount of erythrohydroxybupropion or a prodrug thereof to a human being in need of treatment with dextromethorphan.
S... | This disclosure relates to methods of improving the efficacy of dextromethorphan, or providing beneficial pharmacokinetic effects to dextromethorphan, comprising co-administering erythrohydroxybupropion, or a prodrug thereof, and dextromethorphan to a human being. Dosage forms, drug delivery systems, and methods relate... | 0 |
BACKGROUND
[0001] 1. Field of Invention
[0002] This method of fiber production relates in general to electrospinning and specifically to MEMS (Micro ElectroMechanical Structures). Using current integrated circuit manufacturing processes, it is feasible that a tiny, compact, self-contained de... | A method of fiber production relating in general to electrospinning and specifically to MEMS (Micro ElectroMechanical Structures). Utilizing integrated circuit manufacturing processes, a nanoscale, self-contained device has been developed to execute the process of electrospinning large arrays of fibers and fiber arrays... | 3 |
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
The invention is in the field of rock boring machines, and more specifically such machines for reaming substantially vertical holes, or holes at a slight angle from true vertical, by initiating rock boring at ground level and boring a predetermined distance underground. No known down r... | A down remaining apparatus has an upper stabilizer which supports the down reaming apparatus in the bored hole. A plurality of wheel assemblies are radially attached to the hub of the upper stabilizer. Each of the wheel assemblies has rotatable tires oriented against the bored hole wall, and a rotatable overload wheel ... | 4 |
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
The present invention is directed generally to peristaltic type pumps and, in particular, to an improved peristaltic pump arrangement for use in minimizing pump start-up problems.
Peristaltic pumps have a wide variety of applications and are often used because of their accuracy i... | An improved peristaltic pumping arrangement is disclosed as comprising a housing assembly that is freely mounted on a pump drive shaft, an occludable tubing, a plurality of compression rollers being rotatable by the shaft and capable of compressing the tubing and rotatably driving the tubing and housing assembly a limi... | 5 |
FIELD OF THE INVENTION
The invention relates to the use of cellulosic thickeners in coatings which are applied to paper products. In particular the invention relates to improved coating efficiency when a hydrophobically modified cellulosic thickener is used.
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
U.S. Pat. No. 4... | Hydroxyalkylcellulose hydrophobically modified with a C12 to C16 alkyl or aralkyl group represents a preferred thickener for a paper coating composition to obtain uniform coating at high speed. The process for manufacture involves: preparing an aqueous coating composition of hydrophobically modified hydroxyethylcellulo... | 3 |
This application is a continuation of application Ser. No. 08/297,914, filed Aug. 31, 1994, now abandoned.
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
1. Field of the Invention
This invention relates to a surface acoustic wave device and a production process thereof.
Generally, a surface acoustic wave... | This invention relates to a surface acoustic wave device and a production process thereof. An electrode is formed by alternately laminating a film of an aluminum alloy containing at least copper added thereto and a copper film on a piezoelectric substrate. While the particle size of the multi-layered electrode material... | 7 |
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
1. Field of the Invention
The present invention relates generally to a method of delignifying and bleaching cellulosic pulps. More particularly, the invention relates to a totally molecular chlorine-free method of delignifying and bleaching chemical cellulosic pulps using a combi... | A method for delignification and bleaching of cellulosic pulp which comprises reacting a cellulosic pulp with peracetic acid, ozone and oxygen under conditions of acidic pH. The ozone substantially completely reacts with the pulp and, thereafter, the oxygen reacts with the pulp under under an acidic pH. | 3 |
This application is a continuation of application Ser. No. 08/617,526, filed Mar. 15, 1996 now abandoned, which is a continuation-in-part of application Ser. No. 08/405,150, filed Mar. 16, 1995 now abandoned.
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
Traditional methods of selectively carving patterns in textil... | An apparatus and method for selectively carving textile fabric by selectively applying chemicals containing a liquid repellent either alone or with other chemicals such as dye to a textile fabric and subsequently finishing said fabric. The textile fabric is then rewetted by the application of liquid. The printed areas ... | 3 |
This application is a division of application Ser. No. 07/549,635 filed Jul. 6, 1990, and now U.S. Pat. No. 5,038,332, which application is a continuation of prior application, Ser. No. 07/036,557 filed Apr. 9, 1987, now abandoned.
BACKGROUND AND SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION
This invention relates to ... | Disclosed is an information recording-reproducing apparatus including a light source for emitting a light beam, a lens device for imaging the light beam from the light source on an optical information recording medium, a photodetector for receiving light from the recording medium and for outputting a plurality of types... | 6 |
BACKGROUND OF THE PRESENT INVENTION
1. Field of the Invention
The present invention relates to the field of digital signal processing and, more specifically, to a method and apparatus for broadcasting, and synchronizing a VCO to, a serial digital signal.
2. Background Art
Electronic communicatio... | A digital audio interface protocol carries multiple channels of digital audio information serially between a transmitting digital audio tape recorder and a plurality of receiving recording units. Using a three stage process, the circuitry of the present invention allows the receiving VCO's to "lock on" to t... | 7 |
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
This invention relates to an auxiliary support mechanisms, such as those used to support the keyboard of a personal computer. The present invention permits the angle of the auxiliary work surface to be adjusted to improve the ergonomics of the work surface.
FIELD OF THE INVENTION... | The present invention concerns a mechanism for adjusting the angle of an auxiliary support mounted on an auxiliary support mechanism. The mechanism may have a first member having a plurality of surfaces mounted on the end of an auxiliary support mechanism. The mechanism may also have a second member having a plurality ... | 0 |
FEDERAL SPONSER RESEARCH
[0001] Not Applicable
SEQUENCE LISTING OR PROGRAM
[0002] Not Applicable
BACKGROUND
[0003] 1. Field of Invention
[0004] This invention relates to a drywall tool, specifically to use on drywall, sheet rock and cement board where a flat... | A method and a drywall tool for making flat and even joints for the construction industry are disclosed. This innovative hand tool for making flat even joints includes a central section that is a cut out notch allowing for an extruded amount of drywall compound that produces a sufficient width and height to be placed o... | 4 |
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
Embodiments of the present invention relates generally to semiconductor devices and, more specifically, to damascene gates having protected shorting regions and related methods for their manufacture.
Current integrated circuit (IC) designs often employ contact sizes, gate sizes, ... | The present invention relates generally to semiconductor devices and, more specifically, to damascene gates having protected shorting regions and related methods for their manufacture. A first aspect of the invention provides a method of forming a damascene gate with protected shorting regions, the method comprising: f... | 7 |
This is a continuation of copending application Ser. No. 07/285,191 filed on Dec. 16, 1988 now U.S. Pat. No. 5,010,724.
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
The present invention relates to a method for producing a package, in which a yarn carrier spun in a ring spinning frame is rewound in a following rew... | Packages, particularly cross-wound packages are produced directly at a ring spinning frame. In a method and apparatus for making packages a rewinding device is provided for a group of spinning stations. The rewinding device comprises a fixed winding station and a gripping device movable along the group of spinning stat... | 3 |
CROSS REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS
Not Applicable.
STATEMENT REGARDING FEDERALLY SPONSORED RESEARCH OR DEVELOPMENT
Not Applicable.
REFERENCE TO A MICROFICHE APPENDIX
Not Applicable.
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
FIELD OF THE INVENTION
This invention relates to the art ... | A machine for adjustably placing a low dam moving along each lateral edge of a Fourdrinier fabric so as to contain the paper-making slurry on the fabric without leaking over the edges of the fabric while the moving fabric is subjected to sufficient suction treatment to render the slurry immobile on the fabric. The prin... | 3 |
TECHNICAL FIELD
[0001] The present invention relates to an inkjet recording device capable of printing to a mesh-like medium.
BACKGROUND ART
[0002] A printing apparatus for printing to a material, such as fabric or film, is conventionally known.
[0003] As an example of such ... | Provided is an inkjet printing apparatus that can dry a medium immediately after printing or bleed-through ink while preventing the medium or bleed-through ink from being in contact with a dryer. In an inkjet printing apparatus including an inkjet head ( 20 ) for discharging ink onto a mesh-like media ( 10 ) having thr... | 1 |
This invention was made with Government support. The Government has certain rights in this invention.
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
The field of the invention is automatic gain control (AGC) circuits employed in microwave frequency applications.
The function of an AGC circuit is to maintain a ... | An automatic gain control (AGC) circuit for microwave applications is disclosed. The AGC circuit includes a power divider for splitting the signal to be controlled into two signal paths. In one signal path the signal is passed through a GaAs monolithic attenuator. In the other signal path, an RF detector provides a det... | 7 |
BACKGROUND—FIELD OF THE INVENTION
This invention relates to washing clothes in the home, particularly to an automatic washing machine which operates in a seemingly paradoxical manner and which will automatically wash a full sized load in the home without a requirement for space dedicated to a laundry facility in ... | An automatic laundry washing machine that is suitable for use in living units having no area set aside for laundry facilities is achieved by replacing the heavy bulky parts of the currently popular automatic washing machine design with a light flexible bag. A large portion of the volume of any washing machine is the ve... | 3 |
This application is a continuation of application Ser. No. 08/476,316 filed on Jun. 7, 1995, now abandoned, which was a CIP of 08/178,136, filed Dec. 30, 1993, now U.S. Pat. No. 5,435,417.
FIELD OF THE INVENTION
The present invention relates to elevator machinery for and elevator.
DESCRIPTIO... | An elevator machinery (1) with a disc type motor is mounted on one of the guide rails (6) of the elevator car or counterweight. The guide rail (6) constitutes a part adding to the mechanical strength of the elevator machinery. The vertical forces applied to the traction sheave (4) by the elevator ropes are passed to th... | 1 |
TECHNICAL FIELD
The present invention relates to a high pressure fuel supply pump for pumping high pressure fuel to an fuel injection valve of an internal combustion engine, in particular, to a high pressure fuel supply pump equipped with an electromagnetic suction valve for adjusting the volume of discharged fue... | To reduce collision noise created by the operation of an electromagnetic suction valve provided on a high pressure fuel supply pump. In the present invention, in order to achieve the above object, the mass of a member which collides by magnetic attractive force is reduced to reduce the noise to be generated. The thus c... | 5 |
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
1. Field of the Invention
This invention relates to an apparatus for continuously inspecting the degree of firmness at which an individual bottom stop box is attached to a separable slide fastener, and a separable slide fastener bottom stop box attaching machine, for a separable ... | An apparatus for continuously inspecting the attached states of successive bottom stop boxes attached to separable slide fasteners, which has a pair of tape grip members movable forwardly and backwardly along a travelling path of a fastener tape to which the individual bottom stop box is attached. The tape grip members... | 8 |
FIELD OF THE INVENTION
The invention relates to a separating device for separating individual container products from a frame assemblage of a plastic material, particularly polypropylene, with at least one punching device which at least partially separates the container product from the frame waste.
BACKGRO... | A separating device for cutting off individual containers ( 12 ) from a frame network made of a plastic material, particularly of polypropylene, has at least one punching device at least partially separating the containers ( 12 ) from a waste frame. Because the punching device can be moved by a ball screw drive ( 46 ) ... | 1 |
This application claims priority under 35 U.S.C. § 119(e) to U.S. provisional patent application No. 60/405,106, filed Aug. 21, 2002, the entirety of which is incorporated by reference herein.
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
(1) Field of the Invention
This invention relates to metallic seals, and more particu... | A seal has a metallic body having a convoluted cross-section extending between first and second ends and a first generally interior surface extending between the first and second ends and a second generally exterior surface extending between the first and second ends. An adhesive is located in one or more locations on ... | 5 |
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
This invention relates to the production of cyclodimers of dienes, particularly to the inhibition of polymerization of the dienes during production of the cyclodimers (cyclodienes).
Such soluble iron complex catalysts as dicarbonyldinitrosyl iron Fe(NO)2(CO)2] are known to facili... | In a process of cyclodimerizing a conjugated diene to form a cycloalkene using a soluble iron complex as catalyst, the improvement comprises using as an inhibitor of diene polymerization, at least one hindered phenol. | 2 |
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
The present invention relates to a method and apparatus for recovering and reusing the solvent in a dry cleaning system.
In conventional dry cleaning systems, the effulent vapors or fumes of the solvent such as perchlorethylene (PERC) emanating from the dry cleaning washing machi... | According to the present invention, a dry cleaning washer and a dryer are arranged in a closed cycle system so that the effluent solvent vapor from the washer is delivered to an accumulator chamber generally simultaneously with the delivery from the dryer of effluent hot air. The hot air super heats the solvent vapor i... | 3 |
FIELD OF THE INVENTION AND RELATED ART
The present invention relates to a charging apparatus for charging a photosensitive member, in particular, a charging apparatus which is employed by an electrophotographic image forming apparatus, for example, a copying machine, a printer, a fax, a multifunction apparatus ca... | A charging device includes a charging member to charge an image bearing member; an applying device configured to apply to the charging member a charging bias voltage comprising a DC voltage component and an AC voltage component; an AC current detector; a DC current detector; and a controller. The controller determines ... | 6 |
FIELD OF THE INVENTION
The invention relates generally to intraluminal devices for containing particulate in the vessels of a patient. More particularly, the invention relates to a catheter having a mechanically actuated fluid-column occluder for containing emboli in a blood vessel during an interventional vascular... | A flexible elongate device having a distally mounted occluder for collecting particulate debris in a body lumen. The occluder containing a fixed amount of fluid is reversibly expandable by push-pull actuation from a contracted configuration to a deployed configuration wherein the occluder is expanded into sealing engag... | 0 |
RELATED APPLICATION DATA
This application claims the benefit of and priority under 35 U.S.C. §119(e) to U.S. Provisional Patent Application Ser. No. 60/291,637, filed May 18, 2001, entitled “Offshore Platform,” which is incorporated herein by reference in its entirety.
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
1. Field... | A pile based braced caisson structural support device includes a number of legs. These legs are configured in a teepee type configuration such that the footprint of the base is larger than the footprint of the opposing end. This structural support can be used as a base for an offshore drilling platform in that the supp... | 4 |
CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS
[0001] This application claims priority from U.S. provisional patent application No. 60/471,299 filed May 16, 2003, which is incorporated herein by reference.
FIELD OF THE INVENTION
[0002] The present invention relates generally to devic... | Near-field sub-wavelength C-apertures provide enhanced spatial resolution and power throughput by increasing the normalized resonant wavelength of the aperture. These improved apertures are characterized by the use of improved geometric proportions for C-apertures, filling the aperture with high-index material, designi... | 6 |
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
The present invention pertains to speaker recognition system and more particularly to discriminative speaker recognition systems.
Modern methods in digital signal and speech processing have made it possible to assess identity of an individual through audio characteristics of indi... | A method and apparatus for training a system to assess the identity of a person through the audio characteristics of their voice. The system inserts an audio input (10) into an A/D Converter (20) for processing in a digital signal processor (30). The system then applies Neural network type processing by using a polynom... | 6 |
FIELD OF THE INVENTION
[0001] The present invention relates to a method and a system for identifying a fault in an electrical machine.
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
[0002] Like any technical device, electrical machines may suffer from different kind of faults, either of mechanical or electri... | For identifying a fault in an electrical machine vibration is measured in a plurality of radial directions of the stator. On the basis of the vibration measurements a vibration frequency and a mode shape of the vibration at this frequency is determined. Characteristics of the vibration in terms of both the vibration fr... | 6 |
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
1. Field of the Invention
This invention relates to a heterojunction bipolar transistor.
2. Related Art
There is continuing and increasing interest in improving the operating speed of bipolar transistors in microcircuits, particularly in the context of VLSI circuits f... | A heterojunction bipolar transistor has an emitter which comprises an expitaxial layer of silicon grown on a silicon and germanium base layer. The active region of the transistor comprises a semiconductor having a silicon/silicon and germanium strained lattice and the silicon and germanium base layer is grown on a sili... | 7 |
The invention relates to an apparatus for lengthening a person's own hair using artificial and/or genuine hair and for permanently fastening artificial and/or genuine hair; the invention also relates to the method applied in this regard when using the above apparatus.
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
Biosynt... | The invention concerns a device for lengthening a person's own hair using artificial and/or genuine hair and for the permanent fastening of artificial and/or genuine hair. The invention is characterized in that a tube (12), which can be shrunk when energy is applied, is disposed above a thickened portion, secured i... | 1 |
FIELD OF THE INVENTION
The present invention relates to a salicide (Self Aligned Silicide) layer of CMOSFET and a method of manufacturing the same.
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
In the manufacture of CMOS (complementary insulation gate type) integrated circuits, more concretely in the formation of CMOS-... | A semiconductor device has a metal silicide on silicon conductor formed using a salicide process. The metal silicide layer of the conductor includes boron which improves the morphology and conductivity of the metal silicide layer. Implanting boron into the metal silicide layer or the metal to be silicided prevents the ... | 7 |
[0001] The invention relates to an electromotive drive system, to a thermal shielding device, to an electric and/or hybrid vehicle, and to a production method.
BACKGROUND
[0002] Electric motors generally have heat-sensitive components. Thus, the rotor and the stator, especially the rotor, can reac... | An electromotive drive system, especially an electric wheel hub drive, for example, for an electric and/or hybrid vehicle. In order to protect heat-sensitive components of the electric motor against heat input stemming from a friction brake, the drive system includes a shielding device ( 1 ) having a coolant line ( 2, ... | 8 |
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
[0001] 1. Field of the Invention
[0002] Embodiments of the present invention generally relate to video-over-networks, e.g., video-over-Internet Protocol (IP) networks that utilize digital rights management functions for securely communicating content to network compon... | The present invention discloses an apparatus and method for delivering a revocation list over a one-way broadcast network to receivers with limited memory capabilities. In one example, the revocation list is partitioned to form a first certificate revocation list (CRL) sequence if the number of entries in the revocatio... | 7 |
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
The present invention relates generally to a dozer blade mounting assembly and more specifically to a mounting assembly which allows the pitch of a dozer blade to be adjusted independently of the blade tilt angle.
There are many known techniques for adjusting the pitch and tilt o... | An apparatus adapted to permit independent setting of pitch and tilt of dozer blades without necessitating complex hydraulic circuitry or mechanical linkage. The blade is pivotally supported by two forwardly extending push beams. A strut is connected at one end to one of the push beams and is connected at its other end... | 4 |
CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATION
This application is a division of application Ser. No. 126,838 filed Mar. 3, 1980, U.S. Pat. No. 4,287,341, which in turn is a continuation-in-part of application Ser. No. 90,313, filed Nov. 1, 1979, and now abandoned.
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
1. Fie... | 2,4-Diaminoquinazolines of the formula ##STR1## wherein Y 1 is hydrogen or chloro, Y 2 is OR, Y 3 is hydrogen or OR such that when Y 1 is hydrogen, Y 3 is OR and when Y 1 is chloro, Y 3 is hydrogen or OR, and the pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof; R represents an alkyl group having from one to three carb... | 2 |
FIELD OF THE INVENTION
The invention relates to a coupling apparatus and, more particularly, the invention concerns a magnetically induced coupling and drive apparatus that utilizes a magnetically induced coupled wear and abrasion resistant roller assemblage useful for conveying photosensitive web of indeterminat... | A magnetically driven apparatus useful, for instance, for conveying webs, utilizes magnetically coupled first and second rotatable elements and means for rotating one of the rotatable elements which causes the simultaneous synchronous rotation of the other rotatable element. Both first and second rotatable elements inc... | 7 |
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
The present invention relates to an electromagnetic type fluid flow control valve in which a fluid to be controlled is heated by a variation of magnetic field strength.
Each of Publications of Japanese Patent 49-45249 and Japanese Patent 49-45250 discloses a prior-art fuel inject... | A fluid flow control valve comprises a fluid heating device for supplying a heat energy to a fluid, a valve device for controlling a flow rate of the fluid, an electromagnetic coil for generating a magnetic field at the fluid heating device and the valve device so that the fluid heating device is heated to supply the h... | 5 |
FIELD OF THE INVENTION
This invention relates to gas spectrometers for measuring the concentration of predefined components of a gas sample, and is particularly apt for use in respiratory gas spectrometers for measuring the concentration of oxygen, CO 2 and/or one or more anesthetic agents in a respiratory gas s... | A gas spectrometer is provided having an enhanced capability for maintaining initial calibration conditions therewithin. The gas spectrometer is particularly apt for respiratory gas analysis applications and includes a housing assembly that defines an internal containment area(s), within which a radiation source, optic... | 6 |
[0001] The invention pertains to machines for brewing and dispensing espresso drinks. In particular, the invention is an apparatus and associated method for controlling, automating, and duplicating the brewing conditions for multiple doses of espresso.
[0002] Machines for preparing espresso drinks in a ... | An espresso machine that includes a group control head for controlling the brewing and dispensing of espresso drinks. The group control head is in communication with a controller and memory. The combination is arranged to selectively record into the memory the brewing parameters during the dosing of espresso. A subsequ... | 0 |
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
1. Field of the Invention
The present invention relates to cutting tools, and more particularly, to a method for extending the life of cutting tools having one or more cutting edges through shot peening.
2. Description of the Prior Art
Cutting tools are a necessary st... | A method for extending the life of a cutting tool includes shot peening the surface of the tool, including all cutting edges thereof, with substantially spherical shot peening media of glass beads. Maximum life extension is achieved by optimizing the parameters of the peening process, including the Almen intensity and ... | 1 |
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
a) Field of the Invention
The invention is directed to a subassembly for generating an optically active slit with a changeable slit width s, preferably for slit lamps, with two slit plates or slit jaws which are displaceable relative to one another at a straight-line guide and be... | A subassembly for generating an optically active slit with a changeable slit width s, preferably for slit lamps, with two slit jaws which are displaceable relative to one another at a straight-line guide and between which the slit is formed, wherein one of two guide paths is allocated to each slit jaw. In a subassembly... | 0 |
CROSS REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS
[0001] This is a continuation of application no. PCT/EP2015/066755 filed Jul. 22, 2015 which claims priority from EP 14178938.8 filed Jul. 29, 2014, the disclosures of both of which are incorporated herein by reference.
BACKGROUND
1. Technical Fi... | A method and apparatus for proving an integrity status of an outer packaging. The outer packaging covers an item and includes a modification of a foil provided for the outer packaging. A picture of a section of the outer packaging is recorded and a reference to a feature of the modification of the foil is analyzed. The... | 1 |
CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS
[0001] This application claims the benefit of application Ser. No. 60/830,049, filed Jul. 11, 2006, which is incorporated herewith.
FIELD OF THE INVENTION
[0002] The present invention relates to the field of administering medicine. Speci... | An apparatus for monitoring patient compliance in the administration of medication includes a recording device for recording data related to administration of said medication by a patient, a collecting device and an electronic transmitting device for transmitting, via an electronic link, data to the collecting device. ... | 0 |
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
1. Field of the Invention
This invention relates to methods for hydrolyzing oat husks to provide D-(+)-xylose, and through subsequent treatment, if desired, xylitol, lignin and cellulose.
2. Description of the Prior Art
D-(+)-xylose and its hydrogenation product, xyli... | A process for the hydrolysis of oat husks is carried out with alkali metal hydroxide or alkali metal chlorite in a first stage and with mineral acid in a second stage to provide D-(+)-xylose. The xylose can be recovered as such, or converted in situ to xylitol. The solid residue by-product of the aforesaid process for ... | 2 |
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
[0001] 1. Field of the Invention
[0002] The present invention relates to sliding means that have been extensively used in machines and instruments as diverse as semiconductor manufacturing apparatus, machine tools, industrial robots, conveyors and others. It is ... | A sliding means with built-in moving-magnet linear motor is provided, realizing high-speed operation and much response ability of a table to a stationary bed, and also accurate position control of the table to the bed. With the sliding means of this invention, armature windings carry a three-phase current while a drivi... | 7 |
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
1. Field of the Invention
The present invention relates to a boat propulsion system for being replaceable to a rudder controlling moving direction and enhancing power transmission during the boat is moved.
2. Prior Art
Boat propulsion systems are known as primary power for mo... | A boat propulsion system includes a plurality of positive displacement pumps which having high discharge head and having inlets and outlets therein and a controlling panel having circuits, wherein the pumps are mounted on a bottom of a boat and driven by a motive power. By means of different positions of the outlets in... | 1 |
CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS
[0001] This application claims the benefit of and priority to U.S. Provisional Application No. 61/552,732, filed on Oct. 28, 2011, and of German patent application No. 10 2011 084 438.4, filed Oct. 13, 2011, the entire disclosures of which are incorporated herein by re... | The present invention pertains inter alia to a method for producing a component for connecting structures at crossing regions thereof, having the following steps: depositing first and second fibres on an underlay in such a way that a respective first fibre has an offset in the longitudinal direction of the first or sec... | 3 |
PRIORITY CLAIM UNDER 35 U.S.C. §119(e)
[0001] This patent application claims the priority benefit of the filing date of provisional application Ser. No. 62/318,789 having been filed in the United States Patent and Trademark Office on Apr. 4, 2016 and now incorporated by reference herein.
STA... | A highly portable, self-contained, multiple-item drying system that directs an antibacterial warmed air flow stream through a series of separate flexible, expandable, conduits (hoses) to provide an efficient, inexpensive, uncomplicated drying, sanitizing, deodorizing, and heating apparatus. | 3 |
INTRODUCTION
The present invention relates generally to an improved delivery assistance device and more particularly to a magnetic vibrator sub-assembly for vibratory feed devices that has fixed flat springs for use in surface mount electronic assembly applications.
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
The con... | A magnetic vibrator sub-assembly for a vibratory feed device is described which provides uniform directional motion to component parts placed on its upper member through coaction of the upper member with an alternately energized electromagnetic field and restorative spring forces. The structure of the present invention... | 1 |
CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS
This application is a continuation of U.S. patent application Ser. No. 10/769,946, filed Feb. 2, 2004, now U.S. Pat. No. 7,000,483 the entire contents of which are incorporated herein by reference, which claims the benefit of U.S. provisional patent application 60/444,545 fil... | An inflatable air cell pressure transducer. The air cell has a concavity formed therein. The concavity has two edges, wherein increased pressure within the air cell causes contraction of the concavity moving the two edges closer. | 0 |
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
The present invention relates to a new and improved position regulation system.
Generally speaking, the position regulation system of the present invention is of the type comprising a digital incremental measuring apparatus with a direction discriminator for the evaluation of mea... | A position regulation system containing a digital incremental measuring apparatus. The use of a discriminator and a computer allows the detection of long distances with high resolution, without counters or with only very short counters. The system is capable of automatically advancing to certain positions at a preselec... | 6 |
This application is a divisional of U.S. patent application Ser. No. 09/245,158, filed Feb. 4, 1999, now U.S. Pat. No. 6,272,929.
FIELD OF INVENTION
The present invention relates to pressure transducers and more particularly to an improved high pressure piezoresistive transducer which is suitable ... | A pressure transducer including: a silicon substrate including: a first surface adapted for receiving a pressure applied thereto, an oppositely disposed second surface, and a flexing portion adapted to deflect when pressure is applied to the first surface; at least a first sensor formed on the second surface and adjace... | 8 |
[0001] This application is a continuation-in-part of U.S. application Ser. No. 09/450,871 filed on Nov. 29, 1999 and claims priority from Provisional Application Ser. No. 60/119,871, filed Feb. 2, 1999.
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
[0002] It is known in the art of pole manufactu... | This invention relates to pole structures used for supporting transmission and distribution lines, lighting and communications systems, highway signs, traffic signals, and the like. More specifically, this invention relates to a new and useful design of a multi-sectioned pole, with at least one telescoping upper sectio... | 4 |
BACKGROUND
In the field of electronics, conductive and/or insulating features are formed on a substrate through photo-lithographic techniques. Essentially, an optical image that represents one or more patterns to be formed onto the substrate is directed onto a layer of photo resist that has been coated onto the sub... | A collector that includes a laser produced plasma (LPP) extreme ultra violet (EUV) light source and a first optical path from the source to a mirror. The mirror is the first mirror that light emitted from the source and traveling along the first optical path impinges upon. The collector also includes a second optical p... | 6 |
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
1. Technical Field
The present invention—involving bookbinding methods and image-forming systems for binding the spine endface of sheet blocks having been collated into bundles to finish the bundles into booklets—relates to a method and device for inserting foldout printing leave... | First document/image data is printed onto a sequence of sheets that includes sheets of a given size, and sheet(s) of a size that in at least one dimension is larger than the sheets of the given size. At the same time the first document/image data is being printed, second document/image data, i.e., foldout data, is prin... | 1 |
CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATION
This application is a divisional of U.S. application Ser. No. 12/483,185, filed on Jun. 11, 2009, now U.S. Pat. No. 7,728,062, which in turn is a divisional of U.S. application Ser. No. 11/240,431, filed on Sep. 30, 2005, now U.S. Pat. No. 7,563,842, which claims priority to... | Briefly described, embodiments of this disclosure include ink formulation and modified pigments. One exemplary modified pigment, among others, includes a pigment A represented by the formula in FIG. 3. | 2 |
This invention relates generally to data processing systems and, more specifically, to a digital electro-optical system which detects the phase of incident fringe patterns.
BACKGROUND AND OBJECTS OF THE INVENTION
Important applications of current interest require that the relative phase of an incident fring... | Electro-optical apparatus measures the average relative phase of an incident wave fringe pattern. The subject fringe, e.g., an interferometric pattern, passes through three sections of an optical mask, one characterized by fixed transmissivity and the other two by quadrature-displaced spatial fringe patterns. The light... | 6 |
FIELD OF INVENTION
The invention relates to a method intended for applications in a paper machine or similar equipment, particularly for cleaning orifice slots or similar objects in the blow boxes or similar units of the press or dryer sections.
Further, the invention concerns an apparatus implementing said... | A method for cleaning one or more orifice slots (2, 3) of a blow box (1) or similar object particularly in the press or dryer section of a paper machine or similar equipment. The orifice slot (2, 3) is subjected to treatment from inside the blow box by means of one or more mechanical cleaning elements (4) and/or a clea... | 3 |
CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS
This application is a Continuation-in-part of U.S. patent application Ser. No. 09/577,691 entitled “Venturi Scrubber With Optimized Counterflow Spray,” filed on May 22, 2000, now U.S. Pat. No. 6,383,260.
FIELD OF THE INVENTION
This invention relates to... | The present invention provides improved systems and methods for scrubbing gas with a venturi scrubber. A dual spray venturi scrubber, in which a scrubbing liquid is injected upstream and counter to the flow through the venturi, provides for improved scrubbing performance, including efficient and economical scrubbing of... | 8 |
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
1. Field of the Invention
The present invention relates to panel lifters and more particularly pertains to a new adjustable panel installation assembly for lifting a panel to be installed in a convenient manner without excessive labor.
2. Description of the Prior Art
... | A panel installation system is provided including a pair of side members hingably coupled with respect to a joist. Also included is at least one panel support coupled with respect to the side members along the length thereof, wherein the support defines a ledge for supporting a panel of dry wall on the side members suc... | 4 |
CROSS REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS
This application is a continuation-in-part of U.S. application Ser. No. 10/908,784 filed May 26, 2005 now U.S. Pat. No. 7,118,954.
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
1. Field of the Invention
The present invention relates to the fabrication of semiconductor integrated ... | A method for fabricating metal-oxide-semiconductor devices is provided. The method includes forming a gate dielectric layer on a substrate; depositing a polysilicon layer on the gate dielectric layer; forming a resist mask on the polysilicon layer; etching the polysilicon layer not masked by the resist mask, thereby fo... | 7 |
CROSS REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATION
[0001] The present invention is a continuation in part of Provisional U.S. Patent Application No. 61/220,191, entitled “SOFTWARE DEVELOPMENT, DEPLOYMENT AND EVOLUTION SYSTEM, METHOD AND PROGRAM PRODUCT” to Peri L. Tan et al., filed Jun. 24, 2009 assigned to the assignee... | A method of software evolution, software evolution system and program product therefor. A context specification handler stores context specifications describing requirements on context-adapted software. A Software Part Semantics Specification (SPSS) handler stores software part semantics specifications. A Software Impl... | 6 |
CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATION
[0001] This application is a continuation of copending International Application No. PCT/EP01/14127, filed Dec. 3, 2001, which designated the United States and was not published in English.
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
Field of the Inve... | A device for ironing items of clothing having sleeves, especially, shirts and blouses, by an ironing dummy includes an inflatable bag placed inside the item of clothing when ironing and reaching into the cuffs of the clothing item. To be better able to smooth out the sleeves when ironing, the end of the inflatable bag ... | 3 |
RELATED APPLICATION
This application is a continuation-in-part application Ser. No. 08/667,085, filed on Jun. 20, 1996, which is incorporated herein by reference now abandon.
BACKGROUND
The present invention relates to valve handles, and more particularly to wrenches for operating gate valve... | An emergency shut-off wrench for a fluid gate-valve includes a handle having shank and head portions; a plug for engaging the head portion of the handle, the plug having an engagement surface for coupling rotational movement to a gate of the valve, the gate being rotatable approximately 90° between open and closed posi... | 1 |
FIELD OF THE INVENTION
The present invention relates to a method for determining the presence of roll of ink in a pressureless ink fountain of a rotary printing press, as well as to several associated devices.
DESCRIPTION OF THE PRIOR ART
A device for inking a screen roller is known from EP 0 663 293 ... | The density or size of an ink roll, which is formed in an ink fountain of a rotary printing press, is determined either directly or indirectly at several spaced locations. The measured values are then evaluated. A signal is generated to an ink feed device, or a warning signal can be transmitted in accordance with the s... | 1 |
FIELD OF INVENTION
This invention relates generally to fluid dispensing devices for controlling the flow of fluid therefrom and components therefor.
BACKGROUND OF INVENTION
One particular application of the present invention is in the automotive industry where oil is stored in a bulk tank and supplied to a ... | A fluid dispensing device of the type, including a shut off valve means for controlling fluid flow through the device and an actuating trigger operable to cause the shut off valve to adopt an open position in which fluid can be dispensed from the device and a closed position, a control meter which enables the volume of... | 1 |
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
[0001] 1. Field of the Invention
[0002] This invention relates to the field of data processing systems. In particular, this relates to the detection of computer data containing compressed video data as banned computer data, such as, for example, computer files o... | Computer data containing compressed video data is examined to see if it is banned computer data, for example containing pirate or copyright-infringing video material, by examining the identifier of the video codec associated with the compressed video data. Certain video codec identifiers are highly correlated with the ... | 7 |
PRIORITY CLAIM
The present application is a non-provisional application claiming the benefit of U.S. Provisional Application No. 61/786,770, filed on Mar. 15, 2013 by Horn Bon Lin et al., entitled “ELECTROSPRAYER FOR ARTHROPOD TAGGING,” the entire contents of which is incorporated herein by reference.
... | Disclosed is an apparatus and associated method for tagging insects and arthropods. According to an exemplary embodiment of this disclosure, an electrosprayer is provided including a nozzle cartridge, a spray chamber removably attached to the nozzle cartridge and a power supply operatively connected to the nozzle cartr... | 0 |
RELATED APPLICATIONS
[0001] This application claims priority to U.S. Ser. No. 60/773,790, filed Feb. 14, 2006, and which is incorporated herein in its entirety.
BACKGROUND
[0002] This invention relates to a game, and in particular to a game in which playing pieces formed in th... | A game in which game pieces in the form of acrobats are launched toward a target. The game pieces include magnets at the distal end of the extremities of the stylized acrobat game pieces. | 0 |
FIELD OF THE INVENTION
The present invention relates to a double layer capacitor, a method for the preparation thereof and the use thereof in a combined application with batteries.
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
The development of capacitor technology based on the principle of energy storage in the elect... | A double layer capacitor and a method for producing the same wherein the double layer capacitor comprises a conductive coating based on binders of the melamine resin type such that the conductive coating is present at the interfaces between the current collectors and the electrodes. The double layer capacitor thus prod... | 8 |
RELATED APPLICATIONS
[0001] The present invention relates to a system that applies tension to a patient's spine to treat the spine related diseases. More specifically, the present invention relates to a positioning correction system that applies tension to a patient's spinal lesion area through a ran... | A system for dynamically adjusting treatment angle under tension to accommodate variations in spinal morphology during spinal decompression therapy is provided. It provides a tensioning device including a patient-positioning means, a tension-producing actuator, a positioning device, a patient interface device, a contro... | 0 |
CLAIM OF PRIORITY
This application claims the benefit of priority from and is a divisional application of U.S. patent application Ser. No. 12/409,404, entitled “Multi-Carrier Communication Systems Employing Variable Symbol Rates and Number of Carriers” and filed Mar. 23, 2009 (now U.S. Pat. No. 8,923,431 issued o... | A multi-carrier communication system such as an OFDM or DMT system has nodes which are allowed to dynamically change their receive and transmit symbol rates, and the number of carriers within their signals. Changing of the symbol rate is done by changing the clocking frequency of the nodes' iFFT and FFT processors,... | 7 |
FIELD OF THE INVENTION
[0001] The present invention relates to a space partitioning member, and more particularly to a convenient and portable space partitioning member.
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
[0002] A space partitioning member is a popular device that is used for partitioning a space... | A convenient and portable space partitioning device comprises a partitioning frame, having an upper frame member, a lower frame member, and two side frame members joined between the upper frame member and the lower frame member, and a hallow space being provided between the upper frame member and the lower frame member... | 4 |
The present application claims the priority benefit of U.S. provisional application Nos. 61/658,616, filed Jun. 12, 2012, and 61/661,641, filed Jun. 19, 2012, each of which is incorporated herein by reference in its entirety.
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
1. Field of the Invention
This inventi... | The present invention relates to transgenic green ornamental fish, as well as methods of making such fish by in vitro fertilization techniques. Also disclosed are methods of establishing a population of such transgenic fish and methods of providing them to the ornamental fish industry for the purpose of marketing. | 0 |
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
[0001] 1. Field of the Invention
[0002] The present invention relates to a locking device, and more particularly to locking device for securing an inner tube in an outer tube of a telescopic tube assembly.
[0003] 2. Description of Related Art
... | A locking device for a telescopic tube assembly having an outer tube and an inner tube slidably received in the outer tube includes a securing ring securable inside the inner tube, a friction element adapted to be securely mounted on one distal end of the inner tube and having legs deformably extending out and a wedge ... | 8 |
[0001] This application claims priority from U.S. Provisional Application No. 60/468,644, filed May 8, 2003, the entire content of which is incorporated herein by reference.
TECHNICAL FIELD
[0002] The present invention relates, in general, to severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS) an... | The present invention relates, in general, to severe acute respiratory syndrome and, in particular, to a method of generating neutralizing antibodies to the virus. The invention further relates to methods of detecting the presence of the virus and to methods of treating infected individuals. | 0 |
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