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[0001] This application claims the benefit of U.S. Provisional Patent Application No. 60/509,618, filed Oct. 8, 2003.
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
[0002] 1. Field of the Invention
[0003] The present invention relates generally to construction brackets for framing. Particu... | A method of creating a roof venting space includes assembling a plurality of roof rafters where at least one end of the plurality of roof rafters are assembled to a surface to define a space between the one end of the plurality of roof rafters and the surface, attaching roof sheathing to the outside of the plurality of... | 4 |
BACKGROUND
[0001] Tools in the downhole drilling and completions industry are often located in a borehole by the use of no-go profiles (or landing nipples, radially inner restrictions, etc.). While these no-go profiles are relied upon for providing positive indication that a tool is properly set, too much lo... | A system for setting and retrieving a tool including a tubular having a first profile and a tool haing a second profile, the first and second profiles complementarily formed and engagable together for enabling the tool to be located in a borehole with respect to the tubular, the first profile or the second profile at l... | 4 |
CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATION
[0001] The present application is a Continuation-In-Part patent application which claims priority to U.S. Utility patent application Ser. No. 14/833,138, filed on Aug. 23, 2015, entitled “Thermal break system and method for door and windows”, now U.S. Pat. No. 9,470,037... | A door assembly providing a door frame including an inside steel panel having an inner surface and an outer surface, and a C-shaped section extending about a periphery thereof with a portion of the C-shaped section extending in part parallel to the inner surface of the inside steel panel; an outside steel panel having ... | 4 |
CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS
[0001] The present application claims priority from U.S. Provisional Application No. 62/047,198, filed Sep. 8, 2014, which is incorporated by reference herein in its entirety.
FIELD OF THE INVENTION
[0002] This invention generally relates to... | A cost-effective and expeditious method for attaching a water channel layer to lath pre-installation, for subsequent application to an inner wall structure, increasing the efficiency and decreasing the cost of building construction, and also encompasses the stock material made thereby. In one form, there is a stapling ... | 4 |
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
This invention relates to a fluid for conditioning plastics materials. Throughout this specification the term `conditioning` should be taken to include one or more of the following functions, namely cleaning, polishing, restoring dull faded colours, covering light scratches, waterproof... | A conditioning fluid comprises between one and three parts by volume of silicone fluid and between two and six parts by volume of vegetable oil in a solvent comprising D-limonene and white spirit. | 2 |
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
This invention pertains, generally, to centrifugal pumps used in the pulp industry to pump pulp slurries, and in particular to a centrifugal pump of such configuration as renders it capable of handling pulp slurry having up to approximately a fifteen percent consistency for long fibere... | Deflecting vanes, confronting the blades of the impeller-inducer, and fixed in the housing, inhibit the formation of a vortex upstream of the impeller-inducer. Too, the vanes direct the recirculation flow back into the central zone of the pump. The impeller-inducer is force-fed by its own recirculation. | 5 |
CROSS REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS
[0001] This application claims priority under 35 U.S.C. 119 based upon Japanese Patent Application Serial No. 2006-273382, filed on Oct. 4, 2006. The entire disclosures of the aforesaid applications are incorporated herein by reference.
FIELD OF THE INVENTION
... | The object of the invention is to enable production of high quality eggs in poultry and to provide a method for improving productivity thereof. The invention provides a method for producing a hen egg having improved quality and productivity, the method characterized in comprising a step for feeding a hen on supplemente... | 0 |
CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS
[0001] This application claims the benefit of provisional application Ser. No. 61/619,186 filed Apr. 2, 2012, which is incorporated herein by reference.
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
[0002] High efficiency fireplaces or heaters can produce sig... | A heater having an evaporating and humidifying apparatus therein, the evaporating and humidifying apparatus comprising a fluid pan with a heating element. In one aspect, the pan is in fluid communication with a condensate trap assembly. In one aspect the apparatus can include a base pan, the heating element, an insulat... | 5 |
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
The subject application disclosed yarn control and feeding apparatus in which concepts from tufting procedures which have become known as the "Spanel tufting system" are utilized. Generally, the Spanel system utilizes pneumatic means to transport yarn to a tufting station, eith... | A yarn control and feeding apparatus for use with tufting machines and similar apparatus wherein yarn, normally precut, is tufted into a backing layer. A pulsing-type solenoid actuator is utilized to selectively control yarn metering and feeding functions carried out by a rotatable yarn feed wheel and to further contro... | 3 |
REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATION
The present application claims the benefit of U.S. Provisional Patent Application No. 60/665,860, filed Mar. 29, 2005, whose disclosure is hereby incorporated in its entirety into the present application.
FIELD OF THE INVENTION
The present invention is directed to a method... | A distributed fiber optic sensor simultaneously interrogates the sensing fiber with two counter propagating light beams. One beam is set to a constant frequency. The second beam is modified to contain a “comb” of frequencies, with each frequency component in the comb offset by a predetermined amount. Each of the freque... | 6 |
FIELD OF THE INVENTION
The invention relates generally to the field of laser marking systems. More particularly, the invention concerns an apparatus that uses laser energy for marking indicia on photosensitive web with a dramatic reduction in the occurrence of fog on the photosensitive web.
BACKGROUND OF TH... | An apparatus for laser marking indicia on a moving photosensitive web by impinging laser energy upon the moving web with a laser printer device. The laser printer device is provided with a nozzle element that concentrates beams of radiation onto the web with substantially reduced incidences of fog spots on the web. The... | 6 |
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
[0001] Refrigerant systems are known to utilize refrigerant circulating throughout a closed-loop circuit to condition a secondary fluid. Typically, a refrigerant system includes a compressor for compressing the refrigerant, and delivering the refrigerant to a downstream heat excha... | A refrigerant system utilizes an expander to expand refrigerant and to drive or assist in driving an associated compressor. By varying the compressor load, the speed of the expander can be adjusted to achieve the desired thermodynamic characteristics of the expanding refrigerant and enhance expander operation. | 5 |
More than one reissue application has been filed for the reissue of U.S. Pat. No. 7,784,704, which is hereby incorporated by reference in its entirety. The reissue applications are application Ser. Nos. 13/551,543 (the parent reissue application, which is incorporated herein by reference in its entirety) and 14/714,535... | A hybrid manual/programmable thermostat for a furnace or air conditioner offers the simplicity of a manual thermostat while providing the convenience and versatility of a programmable one. Initially, the hybrid thermostat appears to function as an ordinary manual thermostat; however, it privately observes and learns a ... | 5 |
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
(1) Field of the Invention
The present invention relates generally to automated manufacturing systems and, more particularly, to an apparatus for automatically seaming a sleeve or pant leg for a sweat suit or the like.
(2) Description of the Prior Art
The manufacture ... | An apparatus for receiving a garment piece at a first workstation and moving the garment piece to a second workstation where the garment piece is seamed together. The apparatus includes a garment piece transfer system located adjacent to the first workstation for engaging the garment piece at the first workstation and ... | 3 |
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
The use of double metal cyanide catalysts in the preparation of high molecular weight polyols is well-established in the art. For example, U.S. Pat. No. 3,829,505, assigned to General Tire & Rubber Company, discloses the preparation of high molecular weight diols, triols etc., usin... | A process for producing an ethylene oxide-capped polyol which is essentially free of catalyst residues, wherein the polyol is produced using a double metal cyanide catalyst, which comprises after polyol formation the steps of: (a) contacting a catalyst residue(s)- containing polyol with an effective amount of an oxidan... | 2 |
CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS
This application claims the benefit of U.S. Provisional Application Ser. No. 61/044,610, filed Apr. 14, 2008 and incorporated herein by reference.
FIELD OF THE INVENTION
The present invention relates to an apparatus for and method of installing a windo... | A method for installing a window in or within a poured concrete wall is disclosed. The method comprises a kit with at least one window block. It also includes a first spacer adapted to abut a first side of the glass block and a second spacer adapted to abut a second side of the window block. The method implementing the... | 4 |
CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS
[0001] Substitute for application Ser. No. 12/804,315
[0002] Filing Date: Jul. 19, 2010
[0003] Previous filing: WO/1998/031406 Holistic Breast Patch,
[0004] International Application Number: PCT/US1997/002461
[0005] F... | The Holistic Breast Patch is the first known, non pharmaceutical, effective device available which inhibits prolactin production safely and aids the relief of discomfort from breast engorgement pain by drying breast milk after pregnancy. It will also aid in the treatment of prolactin dependent diseases and conditions t... | 0 |
FIELD OF THE INVENTION
[0001] The invention relates to innovative polysiloxanes having quaternary ammonium groups and also to a process for preparing them. It further relates to the use of these polymers as an active care ingredient in formulations for the care and cleaning of skin and epidermal derivatives,... | The invention relates to novel polysiloxanes having quaternary ammonium groups, and to a method for producing same. The invention further relates to the use of said polymers as an active care ingredient in formulations for the care and cleansing of skin and skin appendages, for example, as conditioning agents for hair. | 0 |
BACKGROUND TO THE INVENTION
This application is a continuation-in-part of application Ser. No. 939,783 filed on Dec. 9, 1986 now abandoned.
FIELD OF THE INVENTION
This invention concerns means for colouring bait especially live bait, such as minnows, worms, crawfish, frogs, leeches or insect... | A composition for coloring bait which comprises (a) at least one biologically acceptable and palatable colorant; (b) a mordant for binding said colorant to live bait; (c) a surfactant or an acidulant; and (d) an aqueous carrier. A kit for coloring live bait to catch fish comprising (a), (b) and (c) of the composition a... | 3 |
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
1. Field of the Invention
This invention concerns the use of a high molecular weight polyalkylmethacrylate to reduce the pour point of a wax isomerate.
2. Description of Related Art
The addition of polyalkylmethacrylates to lubricating oils is known. For example, U.S.... | The addition of a polyalkylmethacrylate having a weight average molecular weight of at least 600,000 has been found to be effective in reducing the pour point of a wax isomerate to a level that cannot be obtained with conventional pour point depressants. In a preferred embodiment, the wax isomerate is a slack wax isome... | 2 |
CROSS REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS
[0001] This application is the U.S. National Phase application of PCT International Application No. PCT/FR2012/051998, filed Sep. 6, 2012, and claims priority to French Patent Application No. 1158871, filed Sep. 30, 2011, the disclosures of which are incorporated by re... | A method for producing mechanical paper pulp comprises: impregnating unprocessed wood, whereby unprocessed wood is exposed to an impregnating composition comprising at least a laccase enzyme and a formula mediator (I), wherein R 1 and R 2 are identical or different groups, chosen from among a hydrogen atom, a hydroca... | 3 |
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
1. Field of the Invention
The present invention provides a device attached to the shaft of a golf club that reduces the effect of the user's dominant hand on his/her golf swing and at the same time helps to define the correct swing path and impact timing.
2. Description... | A training device for use with a golf club. A mounting member enables the device to be mounted on the grip of a golf club. A positioning member is threadly engaged with a threaded post which is substantially perpendicular to the top surface of the mounting, the height of the positioner being adjustable to accommodate t... | 0 |
This application is a continuation of application Ser. No. 90/130,058, filed Aug. 6, 1998, now U.S. Pat. No. 6,070,214.
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
1. Field of the Invention
The present invention relates to data processing systems, and more particularly, to bridge systems including mechanism... | A bridge accessible by a host processor can expand access over a first bus to a second bus. The first bus and the second bus are each adapted to separately connect to respective ones of a plurality of bus-compatible devices. Allowable ones of the devices include memory devices and input/output devices. The bridge has a... | 6 |
TECHNICAL FIELD
This invention relates to liquid crystal and other electro-optical displays.
BACKGROUND
Commercially, it is highly desirable for an electronic display (e.g., a liquid crystal display) to be as thin and light as possible while still maintaining a high degree of ruggedness to withstand forces ... | A liquid crystal display device comprises two substrates facing and spaced from each other, at least one of the substrates being transparent; an electro-optical material filling a first portion of the space between the substrates, the electro-optical material comprising molecules whose spatial orientation can be altere... | 6 |
TECHNICAL FIELD
The present invention relates generally to collapsible door structures for use with vehicle doors. More particularly, the present invention relates to collapsible door trim buckle initiator design in the armrest and grab handle region of the vehicle door. The collapsible door structures are strong a... | A side impact door trim buckle initiator design is provided in a vehicle armrest and grab handle region. The disclosed support structure design induces buckling in the door handle supports while continuing to provide acceptable durability and strength. Two modifications to the door armrest and grab handle structures ar... | 1 |
CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS
[0001] None.
STATEMENT REGARDING FEDERALLY SPONSORED RESEARCH OR DEVELOPMENT
[0002] Not applicable.
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
[0003] 1. Field of the Invention
[0004] The present invention relates to the field of mari... | Methods to attenuating strong marine seismic noises using singular value decomposition, determining noisiest traces and estimating noise components only from these traces, iteratively estimating the noise and protecting signal behind the noise. It is submitted with the understanding that it will not be used to interpre... | 6 |
CROSS REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATION
This application claims priority from Japanese Patent Application No. 2007-0791131, filed on Mar. 26, 2007, the entire subject matter of which is incorporated herein by reference.
FIELD
Aspects of the invention relate to printing apparatuses executing calibration... | A printing apparatus includes a memory configured to store print jobs, a printing device configured to print an image based on each of the print jobs, a detector configured to determine when it is time to execute calibration to correct a printing characteristic of the printing device, and a controller. The controller i... | 7 |
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
The present invention relates to a method of intubating a patient, particularly a patient to be anesthetized, and to an introducer for use with such method.
In the course of surgery or other medical procedures, it is commonly necessary to anesthetize the patient, and this frequen... | A method of intubating a patient and an introducer for use with such method. The placement of the introducer is checked by measuring the carbon dioxide level of the gaseous medium flowing out of it, thereby giving an indication as to whether or not the introducer has been properly placed in the trachea of the patient. ... | 0 |
ORIGIN OF THE INVENTION
The invention described herein was made by employees of the U.S. Government and may be manufactured and used by or for the Government of the United States of America for governmental purposes without the payment of any royalties thereon or therefor.
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENT... | A magnetically operated check valve is disclosed having, in one aspect, a valve body and a movable poppet disposed therein, a magnet attracting the poppet to hold the valve shut until the force of fluid flow through the valve overcomes the magnetic attraction and moves the poppet to an unseated, open position; the popp... | 5 |
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
This invention relates generally to the field of measuring an analyte in a liquid medium. More specifically, it relates to an immunoassay and reagents useful for the determination of an analyte in a biological sample, and in particular, for the determination of tricyclic antidepressant... | The present invention is directed to novel tricyclic antidepressant drug derivatives synthesized for covalent attachment to proteins or polypeptide antigens for use in the preparation of antibodies or receptors to tricyclic antidepressant drugs and tricyclic antidepressant metabolites. The new derivatives are character... | 8 |
CLAIM OF PRIORITY
This application claims the benefit of an earlier patent application entitled “Apparatus and Method for Photographing Image Using Digital Camera Capable of Providing A Preview Image,” filed in the Korean Intellectual Property Office on Aug. 23, 2007 and assigned Serial No. 2007-0085125, the cont... | Disclosed is an apparatus for photographing an image using a digital camera capable of providing a preview image, including: an image sensor for capturing an image of a subject; a first image signal processor for processing at least one captured image as a sequent image in order to display the captured image as a previ... | 7 |
CROSS REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS
This application claims the right of priority under 35 U.S.C. §120, as authorized by 35 U.S.C. §365(c), to International Application No. PCT/JP2004/008991, filed on Jun. 25, 2004 by the same inventor (published under PCT Article 21(2) in Japanese and not English), which is ... | A medical image management system includes: a medical imaging device for imaging a patient to receive a medical treatment and creating a medical moving picture; and a recording unit for recording the medical moving picture imaged by the medical imaging device. The system further includes: a measurement unit for measuri... | 0 |
BACKGROUND
[0001] 1. Technical Field
[0002] The present disclosure relates to lens modules, and particularly, to a lens module having flexible lenses, and a camera module having the lens module.
[0003] 2. Description of Related Art
[0004] Currently, glass lenses and pla... | An exemplary lens module includes a barrel and a plurality of deformable lenses received in the barrel. The barrel includes an inner wall. The inner wall has a plurality of circular retaining portions. The plurality of deformable lenses is deformed and retained in the plurality of circular retaining portions. Diameters... | 6 |
CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS
Not applicable.
FEDERALLY SPONSORED RESEARCH OR DEVELOPMENT
Not Applicable.
MICROFICHE/COPYRIGHT REFERENCE
Not Applicable.
FIELD OF THE INVENTION
This invention relates to exhaust gas aftertreatment and/or acoustic systems and the devices... | A method is provided for producing an exhaust gas aftertreatment or acoustic device ( 20 ) having a maximum operating temperature T MAX . The method includes the steps of providing a blanket ( 40 ) of silica fiber or alumina insulation material having a weight percentage of SiO 2 or Al 2 O 3 of greater than 65%; calc... | 5 |
FIELD OF THE INVENTION
[0001] This invention relates to solids exclusion. More particularly, this invention relates to a solids exclusion system that includes a filter characterized by porosity and permeability designed to optimize production at multiple specified intervals, and made of materials resistan... | Disclosed is a tool having an axial passage, a top and a bottom, and a sidewall portion possessing porosity and permeability properties and constructed of a material having equal or better erosion properties than any substances produced and/or injected into any earth formation, said tool functioning as a filter to perm... | 4 |
TECHNICAL FIELD
1. Field of the Invention
The present invention relates to an engine cooling system, and more particularly to an engine cooling system mounted on construction machines.
2. Description of the Related Art
Of known art concerned with engine cooling system of the above-mentioned type... | In an engine cooling system which includes an intercooler for precooling combustion air supplied to an engine, an oil cooler for cooling a hydraulic working fluid for use in a hydraulic excavator, a radiator for cooling cooling water supplied to the engine, a cooling fan in the form of a centrifugal fan, and a suction ... | 5 |
CROSS REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATION
This application claims priority from Japanese Patent Application No. 2010-230585 filed Oct. 13, 2010. The entire content of the priority application is incorporated herein by reference.
TECHNICAL FIELD
The invention relates to an image processor provided with co... | In the image processing device, the color conversion part converts the input value to an output value by using a color profile. The correction part corrects the output value to a corrected value by using a correction table. The update part updates the correction table based on a density patch. The first and second amou... | 7 |
FIELD OF THE INVENTION
The present invention relates to safety sports eyewear. More particularly, this invention relates to sports eyewear frames for use in sporting activities to prevent eye injury to a player from a ball, equipment, hands, or the like.
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
In a large number o... | A sports eyewear frame having resilient padding attached to the frame by means of one or more tongues which are attached to the pads, and interlocked in openings provided in the frame. The pads, which can be molded-on or snapped-on, provide the sports frame with lifetime padding under normal wear and tear conditions. | 0 |
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
[0001] 1. Field of the Invention
[0002] The present invention relates to the field of generating a hydrogen and oxygen gasses using electricity and more particularly to an apparatus and method that produces the gasses in an efficient manner while permitting contin... | A method and apparatus for producing hydrogen and oxygen gas includes a tank for capturing the gas and holding anodes and cathodes submersed in water. An electrical supply is attached to the anodes and cathodes, providing direct current modulated at a duty cycle that is varied depending on the measured pressure of the ... | 2 |
CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS
[0001] This is a division of Ser. No. 09/892,037, filed Jun. 26, 2001, which is a division of pending application Ser. No. 09/007,599, filed Jan. 15, 1998, now U.S. Pat. No. 6,264,623, which is a division of Ser. No. 08/097,378, filed Jul. 23, 1993, now U.S. Pat. No. ... | Extracorporeal affinity adsorption treatments which are aimed at the substantial removal of two or more compounds that are etiological in the pathogenesis of diseases in man provide effective therapeutic intervention means for these diseases. The methods are particularly suitable for the treatment of atherosclerosis, c... | 0 |
CROSS-REFERENCES
This is a Continuation-In-Part of our co-pending Application Ser. No. 922,027, filed July 5, 1978, and now U.S. Pat. No. 4,214,151.
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
The invention relates to a control instrument for electric hot plates with an adjustable power control device, whic... | A control instrument is used for the manually continuously adjustable supply of electric power to electric hot plates in the form of individual power pulses. The control instrument contains a switch, operated by a bimetallic member, whose heater is controlled by an electronic circuit and supplies current to the heating... | 5 |
CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS
[0001] This application is a U.S. National Stage application of International Application No. PCT/EP2011/071976 filed Dec. 6, 2011, which designates the United States of America, and claims priority to DE Application No. 10 2010 063 136.1 filed Dec. 15, 2010, the conte... | A device for operating a plurality of containers fillable with a medium may include a plurality of container valves each connected to of one of the containers, and a filling channel arrangement connectable or connected at one end to a media pressure source and connected at the other end to the respective container valv... | 1 |
CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS
[0001] This application claims priority to U.S. Provisional Patent Application No. 61/412,879, filed Nov. 12, 2010, which is incorporated herein by reference in its entirety.
FIELD OF INVENTION
[0002] The present invention relates to leisure... | Amusement slides having moving sections are disclosed. In one embodiment, an amusement slide includes a first section, a second section, and at least one actuator for moving the first section from a first state to a second state. The first section has a rider passageway therein, and the second section has a rider passa... | 0 |
[0001] This application claims the benefit of earlier filed U.S. Provisional Application No. 61/701,399, filed on Sep. 14, 2012, which is hereby incorporated by reference herein.
FIELD OF THE INVENTION
[0002] The present invention relates to improvement of human endothelial function and c... | Shilajit in a standardized composition produces a significant improvement in several cardiovascular parameters including RI, AIx and SEVR. Further, significant reductions in malondialdehyde and increases in nitric oxide levels are provided suggesting improvement in endothelial function. Shilajit may be used to reduce i... | 0 |
TECHNICAL FIELD
The present disclosure relates to thermal systems for converting thermal energy, specifically systems utilizing organic Rankine cycles.
BACKGROUND
An Organic Rankine cycle (ORC) is named for its use of an organic, high molecular mass fluid with a liquid-vapor phase change, or boiling p... | The application discloses an organic Rankine Cycle system with a generating unit, a condenser for condensing an organic work fluid, a feeder pump for circulating the organic work fluid and an evaporator ( 14 ) for evaporating the organic work fluid. The generating unit comprises a high-pressure screw expander and a low... | 5 |
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
1. Field of the Invention
This invention relates to an apparatus for enabling the operation of a conventional gasoline engine by an auxiliary fuel source such as liquefied propane gas.
2. Discussion of Related Art
The increasingly high cost of conventional gasoline fu... | A system which can be retrofit into an existing conventional gasoline powered vehicle for enabling the vehicle to operate on either gasoline or liquefied propane fuel. The system includes a mixer in the form of an adapter to fit on the top of an existing carburetor. The mixer has a unique spring balanced metering devic... | 5 |
CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS
This application is a continuation of U.S. application Ser. No. 12/427,792 filed Apr. 22, 2009, now U.S. Pat. No. 8,128,642 which claims benefit of application No. 61/049,820 filed May 2, 2008, and the disclosures of each of the above-identified applications are hereby inco... | There is provided a penetratable toothed fastener for clamping tissue during surgery. The toothed fastener includes first and second legs each having longitudinal rows of transverse teeth and a securing member configured to pass through the transverse teeth to hold first and second legs closed relative to each other an... | 8 |
TECHNICAL FIELD
[0001] The technical field of the disclosed technology relates to a RF-lightwave system for temporal compression of RF pulsed waveforms. This allows a radar system to have a longer detection range and also improved range resolution.
BACKGROUND INFORMATION
[0002] Most r... | An apparatus for preparing a RF radar transmit waveform and for decoding RF return waveforms comprising: a RF-lightwave encoder and a decoding preprocessor to phase-encode the RF radar transmit waveform and partially decode the return signal, the encoder including switched optical delay lines for producing desired RF p... | 6 |
This is a division of application Ser. No. 466,643 filed May 3, 1974, which, in turn, is a continuation-in-part of Ser. No. 372,125, filed June 21, 1973, now abandoned.
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
1. Field of the Invention
This invention relates to methods of cold forming, more particularly,... | A method of cold forming ferrous metals is disclosed employing as a cold-forming lubricant a dry solid coating comprising a film of a chlorine-containing, film-forming polymer and a destabilizing agent applied to the surface of a ferrous metal workpiece, which surface is free from other coatings or surface treatment, s... | 2 |
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
[0001] 1. Field of the Invention
[0002] The present invention relates to a process for preparing sterile Cefepime dihydrochloride monohydrate.
[0003] 2. Discussion of the Related Art
[0004] U.S. Pat. No. 4,910,301 (column 11) and its related ... | An amino acid in solution is precipitated with concentrated hydrochloric acid and isolated as the dihydrochloride monohydrate. Said dihydrochloride is redissolved and reprecipitated by adding a solvent. | 2 |
[0001] This application claims the benefit of U.S. provisional application Ser. No. 60/891,098 filed on Feb. 22, 2007, which is hereby incorporated by reference.
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
[0002] Aspects of the present invention relate generally to saddles for anchoring and supporting in... | Embodiments of the present invention relate to arcuate saddles with partial ribs typically used to anchor and suspend insulated or non-insulated pipes. Partial ribs on the lower face of the saddle inhibit the saddle from sliding relative to the hanger when engaged and provide strengthening force to the saddle.
Ob... | 5 |
CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATION
This application is a divisional of application Ser. No. 11/359,730, filed Feb. 22, 2006, now U.S. Pat. No. 7,470,638, issued Dec. 30, 2008. The disclosure of which is hereby incorporated by reference in its entirety.
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
1. Field of the Inven... | A semiconductor substrate undergoing processing to fabricate integrated circuit devices thereon is spun about a rotational axis while introducing liquid onto a surface of the substrate. An annular-shaped sheet of liquid is formed on the surface, the sheet of liquid having an inner diameter defining a liquid-free void. ... | 7 |
FIELD OF THE INVENTION
[0001] This invention pertains to mooring ropes and cables and more particularly it pertains to an anchor rode having an extensible segment built therein and a method for manufacturing this extensible segment.
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
[0002] Stretchable c... | The extensible segment in an anchor rode comprises a rubber core enclosed in a base rope along the central axis of the base rope. A braided cover further encloses an intermediate portion of the rubber core inside the base rope. The braided cover is made of braided cover strands embedded in the rubber core, and un-braid... | 3 |
BACKGROUND
The present invention generally relates to image comparison, and more particularly to a bitmap comparator for comparing bitmaps of images.
In optical character recognition (OCR), a computer identifies or recognizes printed characters in a bitmap representing, for example, a portion or all of a sc... | A bitmap comparison technique that is able quickly to compare two bitmap images while discounting differences between the images likely due to noise. The bitmap comparison technique includes the operations of: comparing the first and second bitmaps, producing a difference map identifying differing bits between the firs... | 6 |
PROBLEM & PRIOR ART
Many handicapped persons, particularly those who are paralyzed, and/or who have suffered injuries to one or both hands and/or who suffered the loss of both arms or who are quadopedics, and/or are otherwise rendered physically helpless, are dependant upon other persons for their simplest ne... | This disclosure is directed to a positive and negative pressure operated control device for use as a breath control device. The device includes a plurality of micro switches which can be sequentially actuated or rendered responsive to a person blowing or sucking on an expandible chamber whereby the change in pressure e... | 7 |
FIELD OF THE INVENTION
The present invention concerns a process for improving doxorubicin production by means of a recombinant strain bearing a mutation in a gene of daunorubicin metabolism.
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
Anthracyclines of daunorubicin group such as doxorubicin, carminomycin and aclacino... | The present invention concerns a process for improving doxorubicin production by means of a recombinant Streptomyces peucetius strain bearing a mutation in the gene dnrU coding for a protein involved in the metabolism of daunorubicin. | 2 |
CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS
[0001] Not Applicable.
STATEMENT REGARDING FEDERALLY SPONSORED RESEARCH OR DEVELOPMENT
[0002] Not Applicable.
THE NAMES OF THE PARTIES TO A JOINT RESEARCH OR DEVELOPMENT
[0003] Not Applicable.
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
... | A washing machine having high pressure angled air jets that introduce air into the wash water in a stationary pressurized tub. A circular swirl flow-pattern and air pressure within the warm wash water agitates and cleans the clothes without the need for a mechanically rotated drum or detergent. Sediment from the laundr... | 3 |
CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS
[0001] This application is a continuation of U.S. Ser. No. 11/733,542 filed on Apr. 10, 2007 and entitled “SLING RELEASE MECHANISM.” U.S. Ser. No. 11/733,542 is a non-provisional of U.S. Provisional No. 60/790,653 filed on Apr. 10, 2006, and entitled “SLING RELEASE MEC... | A sling release mechanism for releasing the sling of a drogue parachute from a descending aerially delivered cargo pallet. The sling release mechanism has a body, with which a pivot arm, an inner and outer hinge plate articulate. The inner and outer hinge plates articulate in opposite directions when in use. The inner ... | 1 |
TECHNICAL FIELD
This invention relates to engine exhaust driven turbochargers and more particularly to a turbocharger rotor having alignment couplings and a fastener rod joining compressor and turbine wheels with a connecting shaft.
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
It is known in the art relating to exhaus... | A turbocharger rotor includes a turbine wheel, a compressor wheel, a shaft extending between the turbine and compressor wheels for rotation together about an axis, and connecting means. The connecting means include first and second joints including alignment couplings joining opposite ends of the shaft with adjoining i... | 5 |
CROSS REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS
[0001] The present invention relates to and claims priority of U.S. provisional patent application (“Provisional Application”), Ser. No. 61/251,428, entitled “An Adaptive Beamforming and Space-Frequency Block Coding Transmission Scheme for MIMO-OFDMA Systems,” filed on... | In a wireless communication system including a base station and multiple mobile stations, a method transmits an orthogonal frequency division multiple access (OFDMA) data frame to the mobile stations. The method includes the steps of (a) at the beginning of the data frame, collecting metrics representing channel condit... | 7 |
CROSS REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS
This application is the National Stage of International Application No. PCT/GB05/01679, filed on May 3, 2005, which claims priority to and benefit of United Kingdom Patent Application No. 0409677, filed Apr. 30, 2004, and United Kingdom Patent Application No. 0411248, filed... | A mass spectrometer and method of mass spectrometry are disclosed wherein two separate samples are mass analysed and then the relative intensity, concentration or expression level of one or more components, molecules or analytes in a first sample is quantitated relative to the intensity, concentration or expression lev... | 8 |
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
The present invention relates to a method of producing mold parts in accordance with the cold box process, as well as to a mold part and a molding tool.
Mold parts of synthetic resin bound silica hereinbelow referred to as casting molds, include the mold parts having cores insert... | Mold parts are produced in accordance with a cold box procedure with passing a gaseous catalyst during curing, wherein for improvement of the application characteristics before/during curing, a gradient of properties within the mold part is caused such that the resistance of the surface layer of the mold part is increa... | 1 |
CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS
[0001] The present application is a continuation of pending International patent application PCT/FR2006/002477 filed on Nov. 7, 2006 which designates the United States and claims priority from French patent application 0553432 filed on Nov. 10, 2005, the content of whi... | The invention relates to a pump for a liquid product dispenser, which includes a reservoir and interacts with a manually actuatable element provided with an injection orifice. The pump includes a body embodied in the form of a single piece and including a seat which covers the reservoir and is provided with an intake o... | 1 |
[0001] This application claims the benefit of priority under 35 U.S.C. §119(e) of U.S. Provisional Application No. 60/709,174, filed Aug. 17, 2005, the contents of which are hereby incorporated by reference into the subject application.
FIELD OF THE INVENTION
[0002] The present inventi... | The invention relates to compounds of the formula I
wherein the variables are as defined in the claims. The compounds are useful in the treatment of a disease where a D4 receptor and/or a 5-HT 2A receptor is implicated. | 2 |
BACKGROUND AND PRIOR ART
The field of this invention relates to measurement of the concentration of the hormone pregnanediol in women's urine. In urine, this hormone occurs in the form of pregnanediol glucuronide (PG) and is detected in that form. The amount of PG in a woman's urine rises rapidly at the t... | A method is provided for determining the concentration of pregnanediol glucuronide (PG) in a woman's urine which is characterized by utilization of the reagent 20α-hydroxy-4-pregnen-3-one (20-α reagent) in a form in which it reacts with antibodies binding to PG. The method is adaptable to a visual color indication ... | 8 |
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
1. Field of the Invention
This invention relates to corrosion inhibitor compositions which are useful in inhibiting corrosion in aerosol products.
2. Description of the Prior Art
Many products designed for household, personal, automotive and other types of use are ava... | Corrosion inhibitor compositions comprising a mixture of an amine neutralized phosphate ester and a volatile amine selected from the group consisting of cyclohexylamine, morpholine and isopropylamine. Such compositions are useful in inhibiting corrosion on the interior surfaces of tin-plated aerosol cans containing wat... | 2 |
CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS
[0001] This application claims the benefit, under 35 U.S.C. 119(e), of U.S. Provisional Patent Application No. 60/475,561, filed on Jun. 3, 2003, entitled F8 Bus Specification, which is hereby incorporated by reference.
TECHNICAL FIELD
[0002... | Systems and methods for communicating data over a communication bus are disclosed. In some aspects, the data is digital information communicated over a multiple-line bus connecting two or more electronic devices such as integrated circuits. The disclosure presents useful formats for arranging data into data cells commu... | 6 |
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
The present invention relates to a solar cell having a thin film of, for example, amorphous silicon formed on a flexible substrate.
Amorphous silicon (hereunder a-Si) solar cells using amorphous silicon formed by the glow discharge decomposition of silane gas are considered most ... | A thin-film solar cell device in which multiple series-connected cell elements are formed in units which can then be readily joined together in either a series or parallel connection. At least two terminal electrodes are provided on the opposite side of the insulating substrate of each unit, connected to the respective... | 7 |
BACKGROUND
[0001] The present disclosure relates to a gas turbine engine and, more particularly, to a geared architecture therefor.
[0002] Epicyclic gear systems with planetary or star gearboxes may be used in gas turbine engines for their compact designs and efficient high gear reduction capabi... | A gas turbine engine includes a structural oil baffle housing which at least partially supports a set of intermediate gears. | 5 |
CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS
This application claims priority to Provisional Application Ser. No. 60/322,617 filed on Sep. 17, 2001 in the name of William Roberts as inventor.
STATEMENT REGARDING FEDERALLY SPONSORED RESEARCH OR DEVELOPMENT
Not applicable.
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
1. ... | A well bore tool with a torsional resistant slip mechanism for resisting axial and torsional forces comprising a mandrel, a plurality of slips disposed about the circumference of the mandrel. The slips include a plurality of inserts oriented to resist axial forces and torsional forces. The tool also comprises a setting... | 4 |
CROSS REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATION
[0001] This application claims the benefit of U.S. Provisional Application 60/376,095, filed on Apr. 26, 2002, which is incorporated by reference herein in its entirety.
FIELD OF THE INVENTION
[0002] The present invention is direc... | The present invention is directed to novel 2-(quinolonyl)-fused heterocyclyl derivatives of the general formula (I)
wherein R 1 , R 2 , R 3 , R 3a , R 4 , R 5 , R 6 and R 7 are as herein defined, pharmaceutical compositions containing them and their use in the treatment of disorders... | 2 |
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
[0001] 1. Field of the Invention
[0002] The present invention relates generally to cryptography and, more particularly, to the secure transmission of messages between parties using non-secure communication channels.
[0003] 2. Description of the Prio... | A cryptographic system transmits a fully secure cryptographic message over a non-secure communication channel without prior exchange of cryptographic keys using a three-pass protocol. The transmitting agent initiating the communication embodies the message for the designated receiving agent in the composite output of t... | 7 |
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
The increased use of microwaves for cooking has given rise to a large market in microwavable foods. While the advantage of microwave cooking over convection oven cooking is the time savings, the disadvantage heretofore has been that flavored baked goods do not develop the surface flavo... | Described is a process for carrying out microwave production of baked goods having a chocolate flavoring thereon and/or therein and products produced thereby.
The process comprises the steps of:
(a) providing a composition of matter consisting essentially of precursors of a chocolate flavor (e.g., sugar, le... | 0 |
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
This invention relates to a pressure sensitive adhesive system for use in moldable automotive trim panels. Automotive trim panels are used to cover the hard surfaces of car interiors. Parts such as instrument panels, armrests, center consoles, seating, head rests, door skins and body p... | An automotive trim panel has a thermoformable structural layer shaped into a non-flat contour with a pressure sensitive adhesive system applied to one side of the panel. The pressure sensitive adhesive is coated onto a release liner which is then attached to the structural layer. Both the adhesive and release liner are... | 1 |
This is a continuation of application Ser. No. 07/558,431, filed Jul. 27, 1990 which was abandoned upon the filing hereof.
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
The present invention relates to an optical recording and/or reproducing apparatus such as optical disc apparatus, and in particular, relates to an... | An optical system for an optical recording and/or reproducing apparatus that irradiates laser light emitted from a light emitting diode (8) to an opto-magnetic disk (2) via a relay prism (11) and an objective lens (12) and irradiates light reflected by said opto-magnetic disk to a light-receiving diode (15 A,B), and wh... | 6 |
CROSS REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS AND CLAIM OF PRIORITY
[0001] This patent application claims benefit under 35 U.S.C. 119(e), 120, 121, or 365(c), and is a National Stage entry from International Application No. PCT/KR2011/006645, filed Sep. 8, 2011, which claims priority to Korean Patent Application n... | An endoscopy instrument guider port includes a main body member where at least one surgical instrument entrance part is disposed at an upper surface, a protective tube extending downwards from the main body member, a retaining ring body fixed to a lower end portion of the protective tube, the retaining ring body being ... | 0 |
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
1. Field of the Invention
This invention pertains to a theft control device for an automotive vehicle and more specifically to a portable device attachable to the steering column of such a vehicle to render inaccessible both the ignition switch and the skin of the steering column... | A portable steering column locking apparatus in two pieces for surrounding the steering column of an automotive vehicle and specifically enclosing the ignition switch and the skin of the steering column beneath which the ignition control rod is located. The cylinder operates in a bolt wing and a striker wing part that ... | 8 |
FIELD OF INVENTION
[0001] The present application generally relates to systems and methods for optimizing the system settings of an electronic device, such as a laser scanner control system. Specifically, the exemplary system and methods may maximize laser power while adapting system parameters such as motor... | A scanning device includes a laser source emitting a laser scanning beam, a movable scanning mirror reflecting the laser scanning beam towards an on object to be scanned, a mirror moving element moving the movable scanning mirror and a controller receiving an input corresponding to a range estimate from the scanning de... | 6 |
CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS
[0001] The present application is a Divisional application of co-pending U.S. patent application Ser. No. 11/102,952, filed Apr. 11, 2005, hereby incorporated by reference in its entirety.
BACKGROUND OF INVENTION
[0002] In the process of rot... | Oil-based drilling fluid is prepared for further processing to recover the drilling fluid by pumping the drilling fluid through a flow meter. Surfactant may be added to the drilling fluid by using a dose pump and a flow meter. The drilling fluid and surfactant are then blended by passing them through a static mixer. A ... | 4 |
FIELD OF INVENTION
[0001] The present invention concerns a front derailleur for a bicycle.
BACKGROUND
[0002] Front derailleurs are used to move a bicycle chain during travel from one toothed wheel of the bottom bracket to another one having a different diameter. This process functions to c... | A derailleur including an articulated quadrilateral mechanism, having four parallel articulation axes is provided. At a first articulation axis, between a fixed member and a first connecting rod, the fixed member includes a first forked structure embracing the first connecting rod. The first forked structure includes t... | 1 |
DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION
This invention relates to a method of combustion and to fuel burners. It is particularly concerned with the combustion of a particulate fuel, particularly pulverised coal, in an aqueous carrier medium.
It is known to burn pulverised coal in an aqueous carrier medium using air to... | A composition comprising a particulate fuel, typically pulverized coal, carried in water is formed such that it is readily able to be pumped without adding emulsifiers or lubricants to the composition. The composition typically includes at least 25% water and preferably 30 to 50% water. The composition is pumped to a b... | 5 |
[0001] The invention relates to a method and apparatus for transfer of particulate products between zones of different pressure.
[0002] The invention is especially suitable for transfer of low density biomass such as straw but not limited to that.
[0003] The method invented is based o... | The method invented is based on sluice system according to which the product is first conveyed through a portioning device, which produces a sequence of uniform product portions divided by uniform particle free spaces, and subsequently the product portions are conveyed individually through a sluice device, which compri... | 2 |
This application is a continuation of application Ser. No. 07/459,295 filed on Dec. 29, 1989, now abandoned.
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
1. Field of the Invention
The present invention relates to an electron gun for a color picture cathode-ray tube (hereinafter "CRT") for reducing de... | An electron gun for a color picture cathode-ray tube which includes a main focusing lens of a large diameter for reducing deterioration of the focusing property caused by the spherical aberration of the main focusing lens, shortening the distances among three electron beams to minimize the deflection aberration from de... | 7 |
CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATION
[0001] This application claims the priority benefit of U.S. provisional application serial No. 60/290,474, filed May 11, 2001.
FIELD OF THE INVENTION
[0002] The present invention relates to a method and apparatus for viewing inter... | An apparatus and method for selecting links on a television-internet system. A television is connected to a web appliance having an internet connection. Internet content is loaded by the web appliance which proceeds to analyze the internet content identifying links therein. The internet content is then modified with id... | 7 |
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
This invention relates to hydrocarbon cracking catalyst. In another aspect, this invention relates to a method of at least partially restoring the activity of contaminated cracking catalyst. In still another aspect, the invention relates to decreasing the susceptibility of cracking cat... | A cracking catalyst is contacted with barium or a compound thereof to mitigate the adverse effects of catalyst contaminants. | 2 |
CROSS REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS
[0001] This application claims the benefit of provisional patent application Ser. No. 60/781,394 filed with the USPTO on Mar. 11, 2006, which is incorporated herein by reference in its entirety.
STATEMENT REGARDING FEDERALLY SPONSORED RESEARCH OR DEVEL... | An adhesive coating and a net are applied to the upper surface of a preexisting roof in a manner effective for reinforcing and securing roof shingles when exposed to high wind conditions. A compressive force and a top coat may additionally be applied atop the net for added adhesion and durability. Appropriate applicati... | 4 |
RELATED APPLICATIONS
This application claims priority to commonly-owned and co-pending U.S. Provisional Patent Application 60/127,515 filed on Apr. 2, 1999, and which is incorporated in its entirety herein by specific reference thereto.
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
1. Field of the Invention
... | A drum-type miner having a plurality of water jet nozzles which cut independently of the mechanical bits is disclosed. The drum-type miner may configured in either a hard-head or a ripper-chain design. The unique combination of mechanical and hydraulic cutting results in higher rates of penetration and improved product... | 4 |
CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS
[0001] This is a divisional of U.S. patent application Ser. No. 10/468,530, filed Aug. 19, 2003 in the name of Francisco Speich and entitled PATTERNED FABRIC AND A METHOD FOR THE PRODUCTION THEREOF, which is a 35 U.S.C. §371 National Stage of International Applicatio... | A patterned fabric having warp threads and weft threads that form an illustration. The weft threads are arranged to form a threaded group and, together with at least one warp thread, form a cell. The weft threads are tied off in the cell by the warp thread so that the cell has a defined color impression. The cell has w... | 3 |
This application is a continuation application of U.S. patent application Ser. No. 10/085,142, filed Mar. 1, 2002, which is incorporated herein in its entirety by reference.
FIELD OF THE INVENTION
The invention relates generally to the field of DNA genotypic analysis. More particularly, the invent... | The present invention provides methods and systems for an automated method of identifying allele values from data files derived from processed fluorophore emissions detected during the observation of fluorophore labeled nucleotide probes used in analyzing polymorphic DNA are provided. These methods are used in the rapi... | 6 |
STATEMENT REGARDING FEDERALLY SPONSORED RESEARCH OR DEVELOPMENT
This invention was made with United States government support awarded by the following agencies: NSF 0238633.
The United States has certain rights in this invention.
CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS
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BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTI... | A high-speed absorption spectrographic system employs a slit-less spectroscope to obtain high-resolution, high-speed spectrographic data of combustion gases in an internal combustion engine allowing precise measurement of gas parameters including temperature and species concentration. | 6 |
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
[0001] 1. Field of the Invention
[0002] The present application relates to a carton for viewing the contents thereof without disturbing the integrity of the carton. More particularly, the present invention relates to a carton having a unitary body enclosed by a ... | A carton for viewing the contents thereof without disturbing the integrity of the carton comprising a unitary body enclosed by a wall or walls having apertures for manipulating and viewing the articles contained therein. | 1 |
RELATED APPLICATIONS
[0001] The present application is a non-provisional of U.S. Provisional Patent Application No. 61/220,041, entitled “Method of Transmitting, Receiving, Recording, Playing and Displaying Weather Radio,” filed Jun. 24, 2009, the contents of which are incorporated herein by reference in the... | A receiver may receive alerts from a radio-broadcast following a tone or other indication preceding each alert, for example, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration's (NOAA) broadcasted weather alerts. Received alerts may be recorded and stored for future playback to an end user, and the receiver may in... | 7 |
FIELD OF THE INVENTION
[0001] The present invention relates to an automatic pipe gridding method allowing implementation of codes for modelling fluids carried by these pipes.
[0002] The method according to the invention finds applications in many spheres. It can notably be used in the sphe... | Automatic pipe gridding method allowing implementation of codes for modelling fluids carried by these pipes.
The method essentially comprises, considering a minimum and a maximum grid cell size, subdividing the pipe into sections delimited by bends, positioning cells of minimum size on either side of each bend, ... | 5 |
CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS AND PRIORITY
The present application also claims benefit from Indian Complete Patent Application No. 2688/MUM/2015, filed on Jul. 15, 2015, the entirety of which is hereby incorporated by reference.
TECHNICAL FIELD
The present subject matter described herein, in... | The present subject matter discloses a method implemented on a base station for generating Physical Random Access Channel (PRACH) reference segments and detecting PRACH preambles in a Long Term Evolution (LTE) communication system. The base station performs a series of mathematical techniques to generate the PRACH refe... | 7 |
CROSS-REFERENCE
[0001] This is a U.S. patent application of U.S. Provisional Application No. 61/066,235 filed on Feb. 19, 2008 for ORTHOPEDIC PLATE FOR USE ON A SINGLE RAY IN THE MIDFOOT which is hereby fully incorporated by reference.
FIELD OF THE INVENTION
[0002] The present inv... | An orthopedic plate is specifically configured for implantation at the mid-foot and can be used for a variety of indications. The plate has a set of tabs comprising one longer tab and one shorter tab opposing each other along the length of the plate. In each set of tabs, one tab includes a compression slot that extends... | 0 |
RELATED APPLICATIONS
[0001] This application claims priority to Chinese Application Serial Number 201110240463.1, filed Aug. 19, 2011, which is herein incorporated by reference in its entirety.
BACKGROUND
[0002] 1. Field of Invention
[0003] The invention relates to a rotary el... | A rotor and a rotary electric machine containing the rotor are provided. The rotor includes a shaft, a rotor core coaxially connected to the shaft, at least one tangential magnetic steel, a first axial magnetic steel, and a second axial magnetic steel. The tangential magnetic steel is fixed in the rotor core along a ta... | 7 |
TECHNICAL FIELD
[0001] The present application relates generally to wind turbines and more particularly relates to a family of airfoil configurations for an inboard region of a wind turbine blade.
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
[0002] Conventional wind turbines generally include two or more t... | A family of airfoils for a wind turbine blade. Each airfoil may include a blunt trailing edge, a substantially oval shaped suction side, and a substantially S-shaped pressure side. | 8 |
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
1. Field of the Invention
The present invention relates to surface coatings, and, more particularly, to such coatings for use in a marine environment.
2. Description of Related Art
Marine coatings for application to moving watercraft and static underwater structures a... | The composition for coating marine watercraft has the property of reducing kinematic friction and includes a polymer comprising a polyhydroxystyrene of the novolak type. In a preferred embodiment the composition further comprises an antifouling agent. One of the methods entails coating an outer surface of a marine wate... | 2 |
FIELD OF THE DISCLOSURE
[0001] The disclosure relates to compositions and methods for improving the conductivity of middle distillate fuel compositions, particularly diesel fuels and most particularly low sulfur and ultra-low sulfur diesel fuels.
BACKGROUND OF THE DISCLOSURE
[0002] Certain... | The disclosure provides conductivity improving concentrates and methods for improving conductivity and reducing risks associated with static discharge in middle distillate fuel compositions, particularly ultra-low sulfur diesel fuels. The conductivity improvement is provided in the presence of a basic nitrogen componen... | 8 |
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
1. Field of The Invention
The present invention relates to alarm systems in general and, in particular to supervision circuits in a signalling, warning, or alarm system that extend between a sensor and a signalling control unit, warning control unit, or alarm control unit.
... | A warning or alarm sensor supervision circuit employs varying voltage levels which may vary at random intervals and to random levels. | 6 |
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