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This invention is a divisional application of U.S. patent application Ser. No. 12/856,340 filed Aug. 13, 2010, now U.S. Pat. No. 7,987,623, which is a continuation-in-part of U.S. patent application Ser. No. 12/700,887 filed Feb. 5, 2010, now U.S. Pat. No. 8,028,457, which is a divisional of U.S. patent application Ser... | Adapter devices, apparatus, systems and methods of allowing a firearm to be supported by a foldable fore grip/gun handle. The fore grip gun handle can have bipod type legs that can be extendable from the handle. The fore grip handle can be just a vertical extension. The adapter can allow for the fore grip/gun handle to... | 5 |
REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS
This application is a continuation of our prior patent application Ser. No. 12/462,310, filed Aug. 3, 2009.
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
1. Field of the Invention
This invention relates to the carburetor art and more particularly to a carburetor for a l... | A carburetor for a gas powered internal combustion engine having a plurality of pressure reducing stages for reducing the pressure of the gas phase in a liquified petroleum gas storage bottle prior to the mixing of the gas phase of the liquified petroleum gas with ambient air. | 5 |
CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATION(S)
This patent application claims priority, under 35 USC 119, from Korean Patent Application No. 10-2006-0003547 filed on Jan. 12, 2006, the entire content of which is incorporated by reference herein.
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
1. Field of the Invention
T... | A mask for silicon crystallization capable of minimizing the number of grain boundaries in crystallized silicon, a method for crystallizing silicon using the mask, and a display device are presented. The mask includes a group of slits that are inclined at a predetermined angle with respect to a scan direction and a gro... | 7 |
CROSS REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS
[0001] This non-provisional application claims priority to U.S. Provisional Patent Application Ser. No. 60/817,675 filed Jun. 30, 2006, the disclosure of which is incorporated herein in its entirety by this reference.
BACKGROUND
[0002] 1. Te... | A kit for storing and applying an adhesive removing device comprising an enclosure which includes a base portion and a removable top layer releasably secured to the base portion; an adhesive removing device including at least one wiping mechanism which includes at least one absorbent portion; and a biocompatible compos... | 0 |
CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATION
The application claims priority from co-pending provisional application No. 60/062,479, filed Oct. 17, 1997, the contents of which are incorporated by reference herein.
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
The present invention is directed to a dental applicator... | A dental applicator for applying amalgam or other filling material to a tooth is provided, in which a plunger is arranged to reciprocate into and out of a barrel to thereby eject and administer the amalgam or filling material. The barrel and/or plunger are fabricated from plastic and/or metal or metallic material provi... | 1 |
CROSS REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATION
This application is a continuation application of application Ser. No. 08/714,583, filed on Sep. 16, 1996, now U.S. Pat. No. 6,272,457 which is hereby incorporated herein by reference and a claim to priority is made hereby.
FIELD OF THE INVENTION
This i... | A data collection and automatic database population system which combines global positioning system (GPS), speech recognition software, radio frequency (RF) communications, and geographic information system (GIS) to allow rapid capture of field data, asset tracking, and automatic transfer of the data to a GIS database.... | 6 |
The Government has rights in this invention pursuant to Contract No. DE-AC03-79ET27131 awarded by the U.S. Department of Energy.
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
1. Field of the Invention
The invention relates generally to efficient means for the generation of electrical power by utilizing energy... | Geothermal deep well energy extraction apparatus is provided of the general kind in which solute-bearing hot water is pumped to the earth's surface from a subterranean location by utilizing thermal energy extracted from the hot water for operating a turbine motor for driving an electrical power generator at the ear... | 8 |
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
This invention relates to regenerative furnaces and their operation, and in particular to the type of regenerative furnace commonly employed in the manufacture of flat glass. The regenerators used in such furnaces are usually comprised of a gas-pervious bed of refractory material, such... | In a regenerative furnace of the type used for melting glass, localized overheating of the regenerator packing is minimized, heating of the regenerator packing is made more uniform, and regenerator efficiency is improved by employing a movable baffle in the space beneath the regenerator packing and/or by a baffle in th... | 5 |
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
The field of the invention is hand tools for removing and installing a variety of snap rings.
DESCRIPTION OF THE PRIOR ART
Snap rings or clips are formed of hard metal and rigidly resist displacement perpendicular to the flat plane of the cylindrical groove in which they ar... | These tools efficiently and rapidly remove a snap ring and clips by initially applying a torque thereto along the length of the flat portion of the clip or along the annular length of the ring. When such rings and clips are thus stressed to a limited degree they exhibit resilient twisting or torsion about such axis. Th... | 8 |
This application is a continuation of now abandoned application Ser. No. 401,980 filed July 26, 1982.
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
1. Field of the Invention
The present invention relates to a flow rectifier applicable to such equipment as a head box in a paper machine where gas or liquid is f... | A headbox for a paper-making machine having a flow rectifier which comprises a first flow control member disposed in a flow path and a second flow control member disposed in a downstream side of the first flow control member. Being in contact with the first flow control member, the second flow control member is so cons... | 3 |
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
The present invention relates in general to building structures, and, more particularly, to building structural support elements and coverings used in space frames, such as geodesic domes, or the like.
Many buildings have sheeting type coverings for the roofs thereof. Such sheeti... | A roof strut permits easy attachment of roof covering material thereto. The strut has a channel defined therein and a clamping bar is positioned within the channel to sandwich roof covering material between that bar and the strut to form a gasketless seal. | 4 |
OBJECT OF THE INVENTION
The present invention, tooth and adaptor for dredging machines, relates to a tooth or wear member which, attached to an adaptor or adaptor member, creates an assembly the purpose of which is to deepen and clean the beds of ports, rivers, channels, etc., removing therefrom sludge, stones, s... | The tooth and adaptor for dredging machines object of the present invention relates to a tooth or wear member which, attached to an adaptor or adaptor member, creates an assembly the purpose of which is to deepen and clean the beds of ports, rivers, channels, etc., removing therefrom sludge, stones, sand, etc., the ada... | 4 |
This application is a Continuation of U.S. patent application Ser. No. 10/084,232, filed Feb. 28, 2002, which claims priority to U.S. Provisional Patent Application No. 60/272,433, filed Feb. 28, 2001.
FIELD OF THE INVENTION
The present invention relates to dental devices for treating snoring and ... | A device for retaining a tongue in a predetermined position, the device comprising, a flange having a first and second surface, the flange further including a protrusion extending from the first surface of the flange; and an aperture formed through the first and second surfaces of the flange, wherein the protrusion cov... | 0 |
TECHNICAL FIELD OF THE INVENTION
This invention relates in general to the field of deformable mirror devices. More particularly, the present invention relates to a method and apparatus for optically projecting at least two rows of stacked DMD images such that the projected image is a single continuous image.
... | An optical system is described for combining separate deformable mirror device images into a single image. The resulting image is a single continuous image comprising left and right halves corresponding to the original individual images. The system is particularly useful for presenting DMD images to the printing drum o... | 6 |
This application is a continuation-in-part of U.S. patent application Ser. No. 768,784, filed Aug. 23, 1985 now abandoned.
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
1. Field of the Invention:
This invention relates to the art of papermaking, and particularly to a method of treating starch-containing paper... | A paper product having high stiffness, wet strength, and opacity, and good folding endurance is produced by subjecting a paper web containing a starch additive to high temperature heat treatment. | 3 |
[0001] This application claims priority under US Provisional Application 61305817 filed 18 Feb. 2010.
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
[0002] The present invention generally relates to displaying waveform data on pixel based display system. More particularly, the invention relates to accurately compres... | A method for displaying waveform data may compress and transfer a large collection of data (e.g., a waveform) acquired from a device onto a screen without compromising any major features of the waveform. Waveform data maybe acquired with a data acquisition instrument. The acquisition instrument may perform in-line calc... | 6 |
FIELD OF THE INVENTION
The present invention relates to a vortex flow blower and a vane wheel therefor. Particularly, the present invention is preferable for a vane wheel with three-dimensionally curved vane surfaces.
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
Japanese Unexamined Patent Applications Shou-51-57011 an... | A vane wheel driven by a shaft for transferring a gas, comprises, vortex flow chambers opening in a direction substantially parallel to the shaft to receive the gas, to urge the gas in a substantially circumferential direction of the vane wheel, and to generate and accelerate a vortex flow of the gas. A vane member inc... | 8 |
CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS
This application claims priority from U.S. Provisional Application No. 61/412,612 entitled “Amino Terminated Phosphonamide Oligomers and Flame Retardant Compositions Therefrom” filed Nov. 11, 2010, which is herein incorporated by reference in its entirety.
G... | The invention relates to the use of amino terminated phosphonamides and their oligomers, as flame retardant additives for a variety of polymers to impart flame retardancy while maintaining or improving processing characteristics and other important properties. | 2 |
BACKGROUND
[0001] Portable generators for producing electricity are well known and have been commercially available for many years. These devices typically include an internal combustion engine, are designed to generate sufficient electrical power to run one or more common household or commercial electronic ... | A method for efficient fuel consumption comprises recharging batteries or operating a device carrying out a task, with an engine through an electrical connection. The method also includes monitoring at least one of (i) current in the electrical connection, (ii) voltage of the batteries, and (iii) length of time of the ... | 8 |
This is a continuation of application Ser. No. 476,776, filed Mar. 18, 1983, which was a continuation of application U.S. Ser. No. 289,167, filed Aug. 3, 1981.
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
This invention relates generally to track-mounted, articulated overhead doors and particularly relates to an i... | A multi-section overhead door having an impact-proof bottom panel for improved safety and durability is disclosed. The door is displaced vertically along parallel tracks to which it is coupled by means of rollers. Impact with the bottom panel of the door when in a raised position results in the disengagement of the tra... | 4 |
FIELD OF THE INVENTION
[0001] The present invention relates generally to automatic recirculation valves and more particularly to recirculation valves having the ability to adjust the bypass recirculation flow to accommodate for various flow ranges.
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
[0002] Automa... | An adjustable automatic recirculation valve includes a valve body, a main valve disk, a bypass valve and a dynamic adjustment assembly. The main valve disk is positioned within the valve body and opens in response to fluid flow between a main inlet and a main outlet. The bypass valve controls the flow of fluid between ... | 8 |
FIELD OF THE INVENTION
This invention relates to a method for reducing friction during drilling operations and thereby reducing the horsepower requirements for rotary drilling operations. Specifically, this invention relates to the use of certain alloys as a hardface on the principal bearing surfaces of the drill... | Hardfacing the principal bearing surface of a drill pipe with an alloy having the composition of: 50-65% Cobalt, 25-35% Molybdenum, 1-18% Chromium, 2-10% Silicon and less than 0.1% Carbon reduces the friction between the drill string and the casing or rock. As a result, the torque needed for the rotary drilling operati... | 4 |
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
This invention relates to a method for the excitation of long-lived fluorescent and phosphorescent dyes.
The publications and other materials used herein to illuminate the background of the invention, and in particular, cases to provide additional details respecting the practice,... | A method for the two-photon excitation of long-lived fluorescent or phosphorescent dyes with long low-power pulses. In the method time-resolved detection is used to detect long-lived dyes. In the method long-lived dyes are excited to the excited state with light pulses of long duration via double-photon absorption. In ... | 6 |
The instant application is a continuation of U.S. Ser. No. 10/110,397 filed Apr. 12, 2002 now U.S. Pat. No. 6,544,993, which is a 371 of PCT/EP00/10445 filed Oct. 24, 2000, which claims the benefit of U.S. Provisional application 60/203,950 filed May 12, 2000.
FIELD OF APPLICATION OF THE INVENTION
... | The compounds of formula (I) in which R1, R2, A and Ar have the meanings as given in the description are novel effective PDE4 inhibitors. | 2 |
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
1. Field of Invention
The present invention relates to a printing plate mounting system and method therefor. More particularly, the invention relates to a flexographic printing plate mounting system, physical register record plate (PRRP) and method employing the mounting system a... | A flexible printing plate mounting system, physical register record plate (PRRP) and method employing the same, wherein the system includes a sticky back covered plate cylinder, a plate support surface, arms operably connected to the cylinder for drawing the cylinder toward the support surface in a manner to establish ... | 8 |
PRIORITY
[0001] The present application claims the benefit of U.S. Provisional Application Ser. No. 61/802,609, filed Mar. 16, 2013, which is herein incorporated by reference in its entirety, claims the benefit of U.S. Provisional Application Ser. No. 61/837,924, filed Jun. 21, 2013, which is herein incorpor... | Modular furniture is provided. The modular furniture includes joint and furniture components which allow the furniture to be assembled without tools and which provide increased stability and strength to the furniture. The modular furniture also provides increased attractiveness and user customization while using a limi... | 0 |
CROSS REFERENCES TO RELATED APPLICATIONS
This application claims benefit to and is a continuation of U.S. patent application Ser. No. 11/283,518, filed on Nov. 17, 2005 now U.S. Pat. No. 7,508,608, which claims the benefit of U.S. Provisional Patent Application No. 60/629,093, filed Nov. 17, 2004, both of which are... | A method for fabricating microparticles. The method includes providing a removable substrate that has a photosensitive material. The substrate has a plurality of inner regions. Each inner region surrounds a corresponding outer region. The method also includes providing at least one optically detectable code within at l... | 8 |
[0001] The invention relates to an improved undulating diaphragm pump.
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
[0002] Pumps are known, e.g. from document FR 2 744 769, that have a diaphragm mounted in a propulsion chamber so as to undulate under drive from at least one linear electromagnetic actuator between ... | An undulating diaphragm pump having a propulsion chamber for receiving said diaphragm, wherein the diaphragm has mechanical characteristics that vary from an inlet of the propulsion chamber towards an outlet of the propulsion chamber in such a manner that, when the diaphragm is actuated to deform with a traveling wave ... | 5 |
This is a continuation of application Ser. No. 376,443, filed May 10, 1982, now abandoned.
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
The present invention relates to a device for retaining at least two specimen collecting tubes in a preselected spaced relationship and, more particularly, to a clamp for intercon... | A device for retaining at least two specimen collecting tubes in a preselected spaced relationship includes an elongate structure having first and second arm portions joined by a flexible hinge portion, each of the arm portions defining a first surface engageable with a first tube and a second surface engageable with a... | 8 |
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
This invention is directed to a snap closure of a particular design which permits the snap closure to properly retain and release opposite parts when the opposite parts are made of a resilient thermoplastic polymer composition material.
Injection molding of housings employing the... | Housing has a top and bottom and has a living hinge joining them so that the top and bottom are of monolithic construction of a thermoplastic polymer composition flexible material. The top and bottom are configured so that opposite the hinge an edge on the top with a catch thereon enters between a flange and latch on t... | 4 |
SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION
The present invention relates to a wine cork which is particularly adapted for use with still wines. The cork is fabricated from two pieces of plastic of different colors and the colors are normally selected so that the cork simulates the conventional covered cork made of natural material... | A two piece plastic closure is provided which is particularly adapted for still wines and which has substantially the same appearance as conventional corks made from natural materials. | 1 |
BACKGROUND OF INVENTION
[0001] This invention relates to electromagnetically actuated mechanical brakes, and more particularly, to such brakes arranged in interleaved stacks.
[0002] In the prior art, electromagnetically actuated mechanical brakes having multiple discs are known. These may be... | A disc brake which is particularly designed for arcuate travel of less than 360 degrees has pie shaped segments, i.e. segments which are not complete circles which are interleaved. Some segments are rotatable about an axis and others are stationary and have friction brake material carried on them at a position remote f... | 5 |
RELATED APPLICATIONS
The present invention was first described in U.S. Provisional Patent Application No. 60/734,437, filed on Nov. 9, 2005.
FIELD OF THE INVENTION
The present invention relates generally to an apparatus and a method for accurately and safely cutting residential siding and, more particular... | The present invention comprises an apparatus and method for accurately and safely cutting residential siding members. A specialized tool and saw guide system comprise two hingedly connected plates to securely hold and balance the siding member during the cutting process, as well as resilient saw guides for guiding a sa... | 1 |
CROSS-REFERENCES TO RELATED APPLICATIONS
This application claims priority from U.S. Application No. 61/725,429, filed Nov. 12, 2012 incorporated by reference in its entirety.
BACKGROUND
This invention relates to an intramedullary nail for use in stabilizing and enhancing the healing of broke... | An intramedullary nail for fixation and stabilization of a fractured bone that also allows for a controlled amount of longitudinal motion at the fracture site to encourage bone remodeling and healing is described. The intramedullary nail has a proximal portion and a distal portion that are coupled together in a manner ... | 0 |
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
This invention was made in the course of or under a contract or subcontract thereunder with the Office of Naval Research.
Field-effect transistors have been known for some time in which the transistor was formed by producing source, gate, and drain electrodes on the fac... | By positioning the source and gate electrodes on the opposite faces of the active layer, these electrodes can be brought closer together and may have their adjacent edges mutually aligned or even overlapping. The series source resistance and channel resistance can be greatly reduced, because of this closer spacing, whi... | 7 |
RELATED APPLICATIONS
The present application claims the benefit of provisional patent application Ser. No. 61/107,833 filed Oct. 23, 2008 entitled “Method and Apparatus for Soil Excavation using Supersonic Pneumatic Nozzle with Wear Tip and Supersonic Nozzle with Wear Tip for use therein.
BACKGROU... | A tool suitable for soil excavation that can be used in a number of distinct applications is disclosed, wherein the tool includes a sonic or supersonic pneumatic nozzle assembly comprising a converging-diverging cylindrical nozzle body having an internal through passage with inlet on the converging side and an outlet o... | 4 |
CROSS REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS
[0001] This application claims the benefit under 35 U.S.C §119(e) of U.S. Provisional Patent Application Ser. No. 60/690,174 filed Jun. 13, 2005, and U.S. Provisional Patent Application Ser. No. 60/759,805, filed Jan. 17, 2006, the contents of all of which are incorp... | The reduction of gas streams containing sulfur dioxide to elemental sulfur is carried out by contacting a reducing gas, such as natural gas, methanol or a mixture of hydrogen and carbon monoxide, with recycled sulfur to produce a stream containing hydrogen sulfide that may be reacted with the gas stream that contains s... | 5 |
[0001] This application is a continuation of U.S. application Ser. No. 09/552,253, filed on Apr. 18, 2000, now U.S. Pat. No. 6,254,355, issued on Jul. 3, 2001, which claims the benefit of provisional U.S. application Ser. No. 60/130,408, filed Apr. 19, 1999, both of which are incorporated herein by reference.
... | A pump formed from an asymmetric tube, which is pinched to form asymmetric forces, that pump fluid. | 0 |
FIELD OF THE INVENTION
This disclosure pertains in general to a composite exterior siding panel that includes a system for interlocking panels that facilitate the downward movement of moisture away from the building structure. The disclosure also details how the system of interlocking panels limits the ability of... | Disclosed herein is an interlocking siding panel system for securing to the side of a structure with planar surfaces. When the panel is secured to the structure through the nail strip a full contact strip opposite the nail strip lays flat against the structure causing the panel portion below an point of inflection in t... | 4 |
CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS
[0001] Not applicable.
STATEMENT REGARDING FEDERALLY SPONSORED RESEARCH OR DEVELOPMENT
[0002] Not applicable.
REFERENCE TO A “SEQUENTIAL LISTING,” A TABLE, OR A COMPUTER PROGRAM LISTING APPENDIX SUBMITTED ON A COMPACT DISC
[0003] N... | The present invention relates to a single shaft rotary grinder having a modular and/or split apart configuration. The modular configuration has assembly units and/or component parts that are interchangeable providing ease of construction of a rotary grinder having desired functionality for a specific application and/or... | 1 |
FIELD OF THE INVENTION
The invention relates to a preassembled step flashing strip for an imbricating roof.
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
An imbricating roof of a structure meets a vertical surface, such as an off-set second story, chimney, skylight or roof elevation change, tile termination of each cou... | A step flashing strip having a plurality of flashing segments, secured to another segment in spaced overlapping relationship by a spacer to allow for the insertion of a shingle into the overlapping region between the segments, allows for a simplified, time saving method of providing a water shedding termination of an i... | 4 |
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
1. Technical Field
This invention relates to a method and system for verifying migration of data. More specifically, as files are migrated to a different storage system metadata associated with the transferred file is verified.
2. Description of the Prior Art
In a multiproces... | A method and system for maintaining integrity of metadata associated with a migrated file. Following migration of data from a source filesystem to a destination filesystem, a tool is automatically invoked to detect if there are any differences in metadata associated with the files and/or folders at each location. Each ... | 8 |
CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATION(S)
[0001] This application claims priority under 35 U.S.C. §119(e) to U.S. Provisional Patent Application Ser. No. 61/199,724, “Web-based Coordination and Payments,” filed Nov. 18, 2008. The subject matter of all of the foregoing is incorporated herein by reference in t... | A light-weight, easy to use, commonly accessible, sign-up sheet that can be sent to volunteers and/or participants on email or social media vehicles. The sign-up sheet preferably has some or all of the following features. In some cases, the sign-up sheet auto-updates and keeps everyone informed. It preferably aids the ... | 6 |
The present application is based on Japanese patent application No. 2010-131109 filed on Jun. 8, 2010, the entire contents of which are incorporated herein by reference.
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
1. Field of the Invention
This invention relates to a key interlock device that is attached to a steerin... | A key interlock device includes a solenoid that holds a plunger when the solenoid is excited, and a link member that includes a shaft around which the link member is rotatable, and engages with the plunger so as to transmit a restraining force opposing an operation force of a key when the solenoid is excited. The shaft... | 8 |
FIELD OF THE INVENTION
This invention relates to an aqueous electroplating solution for high speed electroplating bright tin and tin-lead alloy solder coatings, and in particular, to an electroplating solution using volatile aldehyde brighteners and added diols to keep the aldehyde in solution.
BACKGROUND O... | In accordance with the invention, the volatility of a solder plating bath with volatile brighteners such as aldehydes has its volatility reduced by the addition of diols to the bath. The diols are advantageously 1,3 propanediol or 1,2 propanediol and are accompanied by lower molecular weight alcohols. In a preferred em... | 2 |
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
1. Field of the Invention
The present invention relates to a composite plate material of a thermoplastic resin and reinforcing fibers (hereinafter referred to as FRTP plate) suitable in use for molding various products constructed from a composite material of the thermoplastic re... | A thermoplastic composite plate material having a quasi isotropy comprises a thermoplastic resin having a melt viscosity of 1,000-15,000 poise and strip pieces each constructed of unidirectionally orientated reinforcing fibers and each having the specific dimensions of the thickness, the width, the length and the ratio... | 8 |
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
1. Technical Field
The present invention relates to a device for clamping and rotating the object, comprising two plates to be opened and closed or rotated over synchronously.
2. Description of the Prior Art
FIG. 1 illustrates a device for clamping and rotating the... | A device, used for clamping and rotating the object, includes two first rods, one ends of which are respectively connected to one ends of the first plate and the second plate through a linked unit; another ends of the first rods are connected to the third rod that is used for balancing the rotating angles of the first ... | 1 |
CROSS REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS
[0001] This Application relates claims priority to and the benefit of co-pending United Kingdom Patent Application No. 0811205.4 filed on 19 Jun. 2008, the full disclosure of which is hereby incorporated fay reference.
BACKGROUND
[0002] 1. Field of I... | A hydraulic intensifier with a piston and cylinder assembly ( 1 ) having a first piston ( 3 ) in a chamber ( 4 ) of low pressure cylinder and a second piston ( 7 ) in a chamber ( 8 ) of a high pressure cylinder. The first and second pistons are coupled together and the first piston has a larger cross-sectional area tha... | 5 |
CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS
This application is a divisional of a U.S. patent application Ser. No. 12/753,368 filed on Apr. 2, 2010, which is a divisional of U.S. application Ser. No. 11/604,390 filed on Nov. 27, 2006, which is a continuation-in-part of U.S. application Ser. No. 10/048,590 filed on Fe... | A method for treating myocardial or skeletal muscle anoxia which occurs in coronary or post-infarct disorders or during prolonged physical activity and muscle fatigue. This method comprises the administration of a combination composition comprising (a) an alkanoyl L-carnitine selected from the group consisting of isova... | 0 |
TECHNICAL FIELD
The present invention relates generally to napkin dispensers and in a preferred embodiment to a gravity feed countertop mounted napkin dispenser having a base secured to a countertop with a quick release mounting bracket.
BACKGROUND ART
Dispensers for napkins including inter-folded nap... | A countertop mounting base and bracket for a napkin dispenser includes a base with a generally planar upper surface provided with a sidewall having a stepped locking recess adapted to cooperate with a stepped tongue of a mounting bracket which is secured directly to the counter. The base and bracket allow for the quick... | 5 |
[0001] This application claims priority from U.S. Provisional Patent Application Ser. No. 60/827,535, filed Sep. 29, 2006, titled Personalized Photo Costuming Toy, the disclosure of which is incorporated herein by reference.
FIELD OF THE INVENTION
[0002] This invention relates in general ... | Provided is an activity toy configured to allow for a primary image, such as a photograph, to be converted into a fun and amusing secondary image in a manner that does not harm the original primary image. The toy may be used by children to decorate photographs with decorative devices, such as markers or stickers, witho... | 6 |
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
1. FIELD OF THE INVENTION
This invention is directed toward sealing means for a closure.
The invention is more particularly directed toward adjustably mounted sealing means for the bottom of a rolling closure, and particularly for the reinforced bottom of a rolling closure.... | Sealing means for the bottom of a rolling closure which sealing means can be adjustably mounted on the closure. The adjustable mounting provides a seal of substantially uniform size irregardless of which one of several panel thicknesses make up the closure. | 4 |
TECHNICAL FIELD
[0001] The present invention relates to fungal metabolism/transformation of lipid substrates to produce fats and more particularly oils and their extracts containing biologically-active chemical compounds for the treatment or prophylaxis of diseases, disorders or conditions in humans and ot... | A process for the production of fats or oils and their extracts containing biologically-active chemical compounds from a lipid substrate, the process comprising: a) inoculation of a lipid substrate with fungally derived lipolytic enzymes b) incubating the inoculated substrate for a period of between about 7-120 days at... | 2 |
This is a divisional of application Ser. No. 08/038,413 filed on Mar. 29, 1994 now U.S. Pat. No. 5,414,034.
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
Field of the Invention
The present invention relates to a melt extrusion processes, and more particularly relates to melt extrusion processes for making pol... | Melt extrusion processes involving phosphite stabilized polyolefin compositions subject to solid by-product formation during melt extrusion are improved by the addition of a metal salt of a lactic acid to the composition. The processes involving the improved compositions exhibit reduced levels of screen pack plugging d... | 3 |
FIELD OF THE INVENTION
[0001] This invention relates to a new method for determining oxygen demand of water using photoelectrochemical cells. In particular, the invention relates to an improved direct photoelectrochemical method of determining chemical oxygen demand of water samples using a titanium dioxide ... | A method of determining chemical oxygen demand (COD) of a water sample, which is useful in an on-line configuration comprising the steps of a) applying a constant potential bias to a photoelectrochemical cell, having a photoactive working electrode, optionally a reference electrode and a counter electrode, and containi... | 6 |
FIELD OF THE INVENTION
The invention relates to a method of heating a jacketed working surface of a rotating roller, where heat is supplied to a fluid heat transfer medium immediately below the jacketed working surface via a heat exchanger through which a heating medium is made to flow.
BACKGROUND OF THE IN... | To obtain an enhanced evening out of differences in temperature on a roller surface, it is proposed to establish or to make a roller such that a buffer layer of oil is formed against the inside of the roller surface. This buffer layer is heated by means of a heat exchanger in which oil flows. The heat exchanger is made... | 8 |
TECHNICAL FIELD
The present invention generally relates to methods of thermoforming a laminated thermoplastic sheet, wherein the sheet is capable of achieving a class “A” automotive finish. More particularly, the present invention relates to a thermoforming method which consistently achieves a class “A” finish of... | A thermoforming methodology for laminated thermoplastic sheets which preserves the class “A” finish and high gloss thereof. A thermoformer has a vacuum box component which includes a mold, and a pressure box component which is selectively sealable in relation to the vacuum box component. A heated laminated thermoplasti... | 1 |
CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS
This application is a continuation of U.S. patent application Ser. No. 14/299,909 and U.S. patent application Ser. No. 14/299,915, both filed Jun. 9, 2014, which are continuations of U.S. patent application Ser. No. 13/777,331, filed Feb. 26, 2013 and issued as U.S. Pat. No... | A replacement light tube for replacing a fluorescent light tube includes an elongate tubular housing having first and second ends, first and second end caps disposed thereon, each configured to fit with a socket for the fluorescent light tube, and a rigid support structure having a planar portion having a first surface... | 5 |
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
1. Field of the Invention
This invention relates to a safety device for a sewing machine, and more particularly to a safety interlock mechanism which prevents the sewing machine from malfunctioning.
2. Description of the Related Art
FIG. 9 shows a currently available ... | For conversion of stitch mode from one stitch shape to the other stitch shape without interference with one another, a safety device for a sewing machine, as a safeguard against malfunction of the machine when conversion is made, is equipped with a stitch forming signal generator means for associating a signal with a s... | 3 |
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
The present invention relates to a fuel injection system for an internal combustion engine.
A very effective method for reducing those components of the exhaust gas of an internal combustion engine which are detrimental to health, and especially for the reduction of NO x compone... | What follows is a description of a fuel injection system for an internal combustion engine which employs exhaust gas recycling. The engine has a suction tube leading to the engine and an exhaust pipe leading from the engine, while the system includes a recycle line connecting both the exhaust pipe and the suction tube,... | 5 |
FIELD OF THE INVENTION
The present invention relates to an intake control system for an internal combustion engine, with a particular utility in a two-cycle multicylinder engine.
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
In addition to the butterfly valve system widely used in carburators, intake control systems ar... | An intake system for an internal combustion engine has been developed to include a translationally movable throttle to cause cross-sectional passage of the intake manifold of the engine cylinders to vary. This throttle utilizes a substantially rigid plate which is pierced with orifices adapted to be connected with each... | 5 |
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
Field of the Invention
The present invention relates to novel α-hydroxylated β-unsaturated carboxylic acids. In more detail, it relates to novel α-hydroxy-acids of the general formula: ##STR2## The present invention also relates to the process of preparation and to the use of α-h... | The present invention relates to novel α-hydroxyacids of the general formula (I), to the process of preparing them and to the use thereof as intermediates allowing access to homologous lower aldehydes (such as prenal or citral) by oxidative decarboxylation. ##STR1## | 2 |
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
[0001] 1. Field of the Invention
[0002] The present invention relates to a pulse-width modulated (PWM) rectifier for converting a three-phase alternating current into a direct current by using a semiconductor device whose switching operation is controlled by a PWM sig... | Disclosed is a PWM rectifier in which switching losses in a semiconductor device are reduced without degrading the response of a control system. In a PWM overmodulation region, the modulation scheme is set to a three-phase modulation scheme. In other regions, a switchover condition such as the amplitude of an input cur... | 7 |
CROSS REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS
[0001] This application is entitled to the benefit of and incorporates by reference essential subject matter disclosed in International Patent Application No. PCT/DK2010/000047 filed on Apr. 16, 2010 and Danish Patent Application No. PA 2009 00508 filed Apr. 17, 2009. ... | The invention relates to a sensor having a filter arrangement, downstream of which there is arranged a detector arrangement, and an evaluating device which is connected to the detector arrangement, the filter arrangement has at least a first filter, the suspect filter, which is configured as a band pass filter allowing... | 6 |
CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATION
[0001] This is a continuation-in-part of application Ser. No. 09/514,269, which is a continuation of International Application PCT/DE98/01777, filed Jun. 29, 1998, which designated the United States, now abandoned.
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION ... | A long fiber-foam composite material, in which the long fibers are bonded to form a loose but dimensionally stable structure with good recovery properties. The long fibers are only partially bonded by foam particles in the shape of nodal points. The unfoamed or unfoamed foam particles are inserted into the structure wh... | 3 |
RELATED APPLICATION
[0001] This application is a divisional application of U.S. patent application Ser. No. 13/666,418 filed Nov. 1, 2012, now allowed, which is a divisional application of U.S. patent application Ser. No. 13/396,852 filed Feb. 15, 2012, now pending, which is a continuation application of U.S... | A lighting device having a support module supporting LEDs and having an outer perimeter defining a curved portion, and a housing with an inner surface having a curved portion configured to receive the curved portion of the support module to enable the disk to be aimed, while the curved portions of the disk and housing ... | 5 |
BACKGROUND
The present invention relates to an improved tubing hanger and running tool which overcomes the disadvantages of the prior subsea hanger running tools.
Running tools are typically designed to support the weight of a tubing hanger and its associated tubing string during tubing installation on a su... | An improved subsea tubing hanger having a body with an external shoulder for landing on a seat within a subsea wellhead housing, locking means carried by the hanger to engage the housing to lock the hanger in landed position, which locking means includes a locking element, actuator for setting the locking element and a... | 4 |
This application is a Continuation of U.S. application Ser. 08/377,391,filed Jan. 24, 1995, which is a continuation-in-part of U.S. patent application Ser. No. 08/186,811 filed Jan. 24, 1994 now U.S. Pat. No. 5,484,705.
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
The present invention relates to methods for deter... | The present invention provides a method for quantifying the presence of extracellular LBP in body fluids including blood in a subject comprising conducting an LBP immunoassay on plasma obtained from said subject. | 8 |
FIELD OF THE INVENTION
[0001] The present invention relates generally to control of surgical drainage and seroma prevention in surgical and trauma wounds and, in particular, to applying talc in the wounds to induce a localized inflammatory reaction to reduce the fluids that may accumulate.
DESCRIPTIO... | Apparatus and methods for significant reduction of seroma formation, seroma related complications and time until drain removal following surgery are disclosed. Talc, with and without thrombin, bleomycin, erythromycin, tetracycline, doxycycline, polidocanol alone or in combination or combined with talc and/or thrombin f... | 0 |
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
[0001] The present invention relates to hydrocarbon reformation and, more particularly, to the reformation of a hydrocarbon stream in the production of hydrogenous fuels.
BRIEF SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION
[0002] Carbonaceous material is removed from a cata... | Carbonaceous material is removed from a catalyst within an autothermal reformer by introducing an isolated oxidant stream into the autothermal reformer prior to introduction of hydrocarbon fuel into the reformer. A hydrocarbon stream is introduced into the autothermal reformer following removal of the carbonaceous mate... | 8 |
CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS
[0001] This application is a division of U.S. application Ser. No. 10/429,372, filed on May 5, 2003, incorporated by reference herein.
FEDERALLY SPONSORED RESEARCH OR DEVELOPMENT
[0002] Not Applicable
INCORPORATION BY REFERENCE ... | A method for selling items by a vendor in a shopping venue includes steps of: receiving a first signal from a mobile information processing device, the signal including a list of items of interest; and transmitting a second to the mobile information processing device, the second signal indicating that at least one of t... | 7 |
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
[0001] This invention relates to a method for producing dough pieces which can be stored for a long period of time.
[0002] Dough pieces of this type are in particular yeast dough pieces such as dough pieces for bread or croissants which can be raw, prebaked or at leas... | Method for the production of dough pieces suitable for long-term storage in which the dough pieces are placed in a climate-controlled room, a relatively humidity of 100% is established, whereby water is atomized at a droplet size <10 μm; and the temperature of the room is lowered and the lowered temperature is maint... | 0 |
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
The present invention relates to cylinder locks, and particularly to a device and method for its use for determining the required profile for a key for such a lock, without first unlocking the lock.
Cylinder locks are of several types such as those including pin tumblers and thos... | A device for decoding a cylinder lock of the wafer type includes a main portion having a shank similar to an uncut blank for a key for a particular lock and a thin feeler which slides along one side of the portion resembling a key blank. A notch is defined in the portion resembling a key blank, to receive a tumbler of ... | 4 |
TECHNICAL FIELD
This invention relates to a method and apparatus for metering flow in closed conduits that surcharge and more particularly to a method and apparatus for collecting and manipulating pressure data and converting it to flow data.
BACKGROUND
Engineers and scientists are frequently charged ... | A method and apparatus for measuring flow in a closed conduit under both full and less than full conditions is disclosed. The method and apparatus incorporate a tubular Venturi metering device. The cross section of the throat of the device is configured relative to the upstream section of the meter so that the throat w... | 6 |
RELATED APPLICATIONS
[0001] This application claims priority from provisional patent application serial number 60/526,128, filed Dec. 1, 2003.
TECHNICAL FIELD
[0002] The invention is in the field of compositions for treatment of keratinous surfaces such as skin (including lips... | A cosmetic composition comprising Acetyl Hexapeptide-3 in a cosmetically acceptable carrier, and use of such cosmetic compositions in improving skin conditions associated with aging such as wrinkles, fine lines, laxity, mottled pigmentation, and sallowness. | 0 |
The U.S. Government has a paid-up license in this invention and the right in limited circumstances to require the patent owner to license others on reasonable terms as provided for by the terms of grant number CA25874 awarded by the National Institutes of Health.
This application is a continuation of ap... | Monoclonal antibody 425 having properties particularly beneficial for anti-tumor therapy has been raised. MAb 425 antibody binds to EGF-receptors and inhibits their bioactivities. The amount of binding of the antibody to cancer cells can be increased by treatment of the cells with lymphokine preparations. Radiolabeled ... | 0 |
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
1. Field of the Invention
The invention relates to a single-wheel driving mechanism, in particular for single-wheel floor transport vehicles, which is comprised of a gearing housing with at least one gear stage, a flanged-on drive motor and a driven running wheel.
2. The Pr... | A single-wheel driving mechanism for floor transport vehicles is comprised of a gearing housing with at least one gear stage, a flanged-on drive motor, and a driven running wheel. For obtaining the smallest possible installation space or achieving a simplified installation or removal of the single-wheel driving mechani... | 8 |
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
1. Field of the Invention
The invention relates to water saving devices for toilet flush tanks. More specifically, the invention is an adjustable attachment for flush mechanisms that terminates a flush before the entire volume of water in the tank has exited.
2. Description... | An attachment for interrupting the flushing action of a toilet before the entire volume of water in the toilet tank has exited includes a buoyant member that is connected to the water outlet plug of the toilet tank and acts to close the plug when some but not all of the water in the tank has exited. The buoyant member ... | 4 |
The entire disclosure of Japanese Patent Application No. 2000-203529 filed on Jul. 5, 2000 including specification, claims, drawings and summary is incorporated herein by reference in its entirety.
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
1. Field of the Invention
The present invention relates to an apparatus for ... | An apparatus for producing reduced iron dries agglomerates, pelletized from a powdery mixture of an iron oxide powder and a reducing agent, in a drying chamber, preheats the dried agglomerates in a preheating chamber, and then reduces the preheated agglomerates in a high temperature atmosphere of a reducing furnace. In... | 2 |
CROSS REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS
[0001] This application is a divisional application of U.S. patent application Ser. No. 11/195,451 filed on Aug. 2, 2005 which is a divisional application of U.S. patent application Ser. No. 10/625,274 filed Jul. 23, 2003, now U.S. Pat. No. 7,010,845 which claims prior... | A first and second component joint includes using a fastener having a first end, and a flange having a diameter greater than a tubular barrel portion. A second end having a second tubular barrel portion merges into a shoulder of a flange part having a greater diameter than the barrel portion. The first tubular barrel p... | 5 |
SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION
The invention relates to a game for several players competing individually. It pertains to the buying and selling of commodities and to some extent can be regarded as educational.
The game involves the purchase of several commodities as required by the rolling of a particular die. P... | A game of commodity trading having a world map with a plurality of circles and disks placed on the circles corresponding to different commodities. A command die, a quantity die, a commodity die and a market price setting spinner are used in play of the game. The players start by rolling the commodity die, picking a cor... | 0 |
CROSS REFERENCE TO RELATED CASES
This application is related in subject matter to Ser. No. 10/789,975, filed Feb. 27, 2004, which application is hereby incorporated herein by reference in its entirety.
COPYRIGHT NOTICE/PERMISSION
A portion of the disclosure of this patent document contains material wh... | A universal computer-implemented method for submitting source code to an authorized game certification laboratory. Initial source code and subsequent source code patches may be transferred from the manufacturer's software development environment into the laboratory's software development environment in a contro... | 0 |
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
In the manufacture of certain products, notably printed circuit boards, it is important that the wall angles of the edges of laser-ablated film portions be correct. For example, if the wall angle of a via is too steep, evaporated metal will not adhere to the wall in amounts sufficient ... | The angles of the walls of vias being ablated by excimer lasers are controlled by interposing refractive elements between the masks and the workpieces, and rotating the refractive elements about axes parallel to the optical axis. In one embodiment, the refractive element has parallel faces, and is inclined. In another ... | 1 |
CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS
[0001] This is a divisional of U.S. patent application Ser. No. 09/936,319, filed on Dec. 19, 2001.
FIELD OF THE INVENTION
[0002] The present invention relates to the use of xenon for treating neurointoxications. More particularl... | Methods for treating mammals for neurointoxication are provided comprising treating the mammal with a xenon-containing gas. Methods of providing neuroprotection in mammals are also disclosed comprising administering therapeutically effective amounts of xenon, preferably in combination with pharmaceutically acceptable c... | 0 |
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
1. Field of the Invention
The present invention relates to a hydrogen storage electrode for use as an anode of an alkaline battery, and also to a process for producing the same.
2. Description of the Prior Art
Process for producing a hydrogen storage electrode can be ... | A hydrogen storage electrode for use as an anode of an alkaline battery and a process for producing such electrode are disclosed. According to the process, firstly particles of hydrogen storage alloy powder with maximum particle size of 50 μm is prepared. The alloy powder particles are then made into microcapsules by e... | 8 |
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
1. Field of the Invention
This invention relates to an improved expanded sheet reinforcing material and more particularly to an expanded formable sheet material having a layer of a foamable adhesive adhered to selected surfaces, to methods of manufacturing such expanded sheet mat... | A composite expanded sheet reinforcing material especially useful as a stiffening, vibration and sound dampening, reinforcing laminate, and methods of manufacturing such sheet reinforcing material and of reinforcing articles therewith are disclosed. Formable sheet material having a layer of a foamable adhesive laminate... | 2 |
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
The invention relates to dual alloy turbine wheels and, more particularly to dual alloy cooled turbine wheels and methods of manufacture thereof.
Various dual alloy turbine wheels are used instead of single alloy turbine wheels in applications in which exceptionally high speed, h... | A dual alloy cooled turbine is manufactured by casting a hollow cylinder of first nickel-base alloy material with high creep resistance to produce directionally oriented grain boundaries. A preform of a second nickel-base alloy material with high tensile strength and high low-cycle-fatigue strength is diffusion bonded ... | 1 |
This application claims the benefit of U.S. Provisional Application No. 60/011,304 filed Feb. 7, 1996 and Provisional Number 60/012,787 filed Mar. 4, 1996.
The present invention relates generally to apparel. More particularly, the present invention relates to shirts.
As people get older, their ability to wi... | In combination with a shirt, one or more pouches which receives a cooling and/or warming pack. The cooling pack comprises sealed compartments containing water or other material which changes state thereby absorbing heat to cool the wearer when the cooling pack is exposed to a predetermined temperature for wearing of th... | 0 |
CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS
[0001] This application is cross-referenced to and claims priority from U.S. Provisional application No. 60/253,315 filed Nov. 17, 2000, which is hereby incorporated by reference.
U.S. GOVERNMENT RIGHTS
[0002] This invention was made with U.S... | The present invention provides an apparatus and method for nucleotide or DNA sequencing by monitoring the molecular charge configuration as the DNA moves through a protein that is capable of transcribing the DNA. The apparatus and method provides a nanoscale electrometer that immobilizes the protein. The protein receiv... | 2 |
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
1. Technical Field
The present invention relates to an external haptic generator for creating haptic feedback in portable electronic devices and more particularly, to external haptic generators in vehicles capable of providing a secure mount for the portable electronic device and... | An external haptic generator for creating haptic feedback in portable electronic devices and more particularly, an external haptic generator in a vehicle providing a secure mount and creating haptic feedback in portable electronic devices that do not include haptic feedback generators. | 6 |
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
1. Field of the Invention
This invention relates to display stands of the type used to hold and display merchandise or other items, and more particularly to an illuminated, kiosk type, display stand formed from molded plastic material.
2. Description of the Background Art
... | An illuminated, kiosk type, display stand designed for use in holding and attractively displaying various articles of merchandise or other items or materials. The stand is formed of a pair of hollow, molded plastic, front and rear units that are secured to each other and mounted on a separate base unit. | 0 |
This is a divisional of application Ser. No. 08/182,036, filed Jan. 14, 1994, now U.S. Pat. No. 5,462,585.
FIELD OF THE INVENTION
The present invention relates to a method and an apparatus for separating gas from a gaseous material preferably in a closed process. The method in accordance with the ... | Gas is separated from fluent material, particularly a liquid or a cellulose fiber suspension having a consistency of about 8-18%, utilizing a closed separation apparatus having a spiral housing with a central axis, a fluent material inlet channel, a fluent material outlet, and a gas outlet. A pressure differential is m... | 3 |
FIELD OF THE INVENTION
[0001] This invention relates to methods and devices for detecting frequency modulated signals.
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
[0002] A frequency modulated signal consists of a predetermined sequence of data bits (Dbits), where each Dbit type is transmitted as a signal ... | The method provides a method and device for detecting in a single or multi frequency signal, one or more frequencies from a predetermined set of frequencies. The Signal is subjected to a complex filter substantially passing all of the frequencies in the predetermined set of frequencies. For each of one or more pairs of... | 7 |
This is a division of application Ser. No. 330,359 filed Feb. 7, 1973 now U.S. Pat. No. 3,888,840.
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
1. field of Invention
This invention relates to novel α-hydrazinocarboxamide and α-(α '-acylhydrazino)carboxamide derivatives, to processes for their preparatio... | α-Hydrazinocarboxamide and α-(α'-acylhydrazino)-carboxamide derivatives of formula I ##STR1## in which R 1 and R 2 each are lower alkyl or R 1 and R 2 together with the nitrogen atom to which they are joined form a piperidino or morpholino radical; R 3 is hydrogen, lower alkanoyl, benzoyl, p-nitrobenzoyl, p-am... | 2 |
CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATION
This application is the U.S. national stage application of International Patent Application No. PCT/EP2008/065980, filed Nov. 21, 2008, which claims the benefit of U.S. Provisional Patent Application No. 61/004,480, filed Nov. 28, 2007, the disclosures of which are hereby in... | The present invention relates to a new splice variant of BANK1, the use of SNPs in BANK1 for diagnostics and the use of antagonists to modulate BANK1 and/or the BANK1 pathway. | 2 |
CROSS REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS
[0001] This application claims the benefit of provisional applications Serial No. 60/169,855, filed Dec. 9, 1999; Serial No. 60/170,380, filed Dec. 13, 1999; Serial No. 60/178,010, filed Jan. 24, 2000; and Serial No. 60/178,042, filed Jan. 24, 2000.
... | A packing section includes a plurality of vertically oriented, diagonally cross-corrugated packing sheets defining a section height. The section height has a base region, a bulk region, and a top region. The base region has a first particular geometry different from the geometry of the bulk region. The top region has a... | 8 |
CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS
This is a continuation of International Application No. PCT/EP2010/069351, filed Dec. 10, 2010, which application claims priority to U.S. Provisional Application No. 61/289,250, filed Dec. 22, 2009 and to German Application No. 10 2009 059 950.9, filed Dec. 22, 2009, which ... | An apparatus is provided for adjusting and locking a movable control surface, which includes, but is not limited to a rotatably held spindle, an adjustment body, a linear guide, a drive unit, a linear positioning encoder and a control unit. The adjustment body with the linear guide is slidably guided along a first move... | 8 |
FIELD
The present disclosure relates to modular wall finishing systems. More particularly to a modular basement wall finishing system having a seamless wall structure.
BACKGROUND
The statements in this section merely provide background information related to the present disclosure and may not constitu... | A seamless wall finishing system has a plurality of wall panels which are spaced apart from an exterior wall. The spacing creates an air gap which provides an airflow passage between the exterior wall and the second surface of the wall panels. The wall panels have a mold resistant non-organic thread or yarn wall coveri... | 4 |
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
1. Field of the Invention
The present invention generally relates to spill containment systems, and more particularly, pertains to deployable devices for confining cargo leaking from watercraft, such as for example, oil escaping from a damaged tanker.
2. Description of the ... | A system carried aboard tankers which upon deployment serves to positively contain oil leaking therefrom. A boot sealingly engages the hull while a buoyant boom supports the periphery of an impermeable liner attached to the boot. A skirt extending from the boom is tethered to the deck of the vessel. The entire system i... | 8 |
CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS
[0001] The present application is based on, and claims priority from, Korean Application Serial Number 10-2004-0063157, filed on Aug. 11, 2004, the disclosure of which is hereby incorporated by reference herein in its entirety.
FIELD OF THE INVENTION
... | Determining a fuel injection amount of an engine system having a crank sensor and airflow sensor includes computing a speed change of engine revolutions per minute and computing a speed change of an intake-air amount. Comparing the speed change of the engine rpm and the speed change of the intake-air amount with refere... | 5 |
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