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This application claims the benefit of U.S. Provisional Application No. 60/161,090, filed Oct. 22, 1999.
FIELD OF THE INVENTION
The present invention relates to knitting aids, and in particular to knitting aids for use by persons having full use of only one hand.
BACKGROUND TO THE INVENTION ... | A one-handed knitting aid to facilitate hand knitting by persons without the full use of one hand comprises a needle holder with a magnet housing containing a source of a magnetic field, a yarn tensioning device, and an adjustable mounting. The magnet housing has a channel in which a knitting needle may be held by the ... | 3 |
FIELD
The present invention relates to sawhorses that can be disassembled when not in use. More particularly, it relates to sawhorses that can be reassembled into a second configuration for convenient transportation or storage.
BACKGROUND
A sawhorse is a useful tool for framers, carpenters, and many o... | A stowable knockdown sawhorse can be assembled in two configurations: an operating configuration and a storage configuration. The sawhorse includes a pair of inverted-V-shaped leg members and a saddle having four mounting assemblies--two at each end, one per side. Each leg member has a notched apex that envelops one en... | 1 |
This application is a continuation-in-part of application, Ser. No. 578,592, filed on May 19, 1975 in the names of Norman C. Sidebotham, Paul D. Shoemaker and Clarence W. Young, III, for "Fabric Dye Stripping, Separation and Recovery of Polyester", now U.S. Pat. No. 4,003,880.
BACKGROUND OF THE ... | Polyester polymer is recovered from mixed collections of fibers in the form of fibers, filaments, yarns, or fabrics (including dyed or undyed fibers other than polyester fibers as well as dyed polyester fibers) and used in the production of new undyed fibers, by solvent stripping the dye from the polyester fibers witho... | 8 |
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
The invention concerns an automatic multispindle turning lathe in which at least one cross-carriage carrying a tool holder is associated with at least one of the working spindles supported in a horizontally supported switchable spindle drum, each cross-carriage being movably guided in ... | Apparatus is disclosed relating to improvements in the construction and arrangement of cross-carriage assemblies carrying tool holders for use in conjunction with associated spindles carried on a rotary multispindle drum of the lathe. A plurality of arrangements are disclosed, all of which provide improved chip removal... | 8 |
CROSS REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS
This patent is a divisional of U.S. patent application Ser. No. 11/903,208 filed Sep. 19, 2007, which is a continuation-in-part patent application that claims priority and incorporates herein by reference U.S. patent application Ser. No. 11/056,848, now issued as U.S. Pat. ... | An automatic timing measurement system provides a measure of time of passage of a watercraft through a prescribed course. Inertial or other estimates augmented by GPS speed/position measurements are used to track position of a watercraft, and those estimates are used to allow the locations of prescribed courses to be m... | 6 |
The invention described herein may be manufactured, used, and licensed by the U.S. Government for governmental purposes without the payment of any royalties thereon.
CROSS-REFERENCED APPLICATIONS
This application is related to U.S. Pat. No. 3,971,886 issued to the present inventor and to copending... | A means for expanding the dynamic range of a forward looking infrared (FL video processing system by inserting an automatic low frequency gain limiting and first post amplifier circuit means at the output of the preamplifiers in each video channel to provide variable pedestal limiting of the low frequency components o... | 7 |
CROSS REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATION
This application is the U.S. National Phase application of PCT International Application No. PCT/JP2010/068244, filed Oct. 18, 2010, and claims priority to Japanese Patent Application No. 2009-293899, filed Dec. 25, 2009, the disclosures of both applications are incorporated... | A water producing system which is provided with a semi-permeable membrane treatment process A 100 to produce membrane permeate A 3 and concentrate A, a semi-permeable membrane treatment processB 200 which is equipped with a treatment target water B branching means for branching treatment target water B 2 into two o... | 1 |
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
1. Field of the Invention
Exposed grid suspended ceiling constructions are extensively used in private and commercial building. Such constructions employ metal L-beam members, often called wall angles, fastened with nails or screws to the perimeter walls. Metal main T-beam member... | A decorative trim strip and a suspended ceiling construction employing the trim strip with structural T- and L-beams having laterally extending portions or portion, wherein such trim strip is a resilient longitudinal "J" channel section having a lengthwise opening communicating with the interior thereof through... | 4 |
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
The present invention relates to cardiac pacemakers, and more specifically to a pacemaker having a selectable hysteresis feature which compensates for sinus node malfunction.
It is well known that natural heart activity, including the depolarization of the sinus node provides opt... | A pacemaker having a hysteresis feature which permits intrinsic heart activity, controlled by the sinus node to resume optimally after pacing. The pacemaker has a programmable lower rate and upper rate, a programmable lower hysteresis rate (LRH) corresponding to a lower rate hysteresis interval (LRHI), and a programmab... | 0 |
FIELD OF THE INVENTION
[0001] The present invention relates to novel devices for golfers, capable of retaining objects such as cigars during a round of golf or anywhere one finds the need to retain an object such that it avoids contact with the ground.
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
[0002] It... | The present invention is directed to devices for securely holding elongated objects, such as cigars, above the ground. Generally, a device in accordance with the present invention includes an elongated shaft with ground-piercing means, and a cradle which resembles a golf club head coupled to the upper end of the elonga... | 0 |
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
1. Field of Invention
The present invention relates to novel semi-synthetic peptide antibiotics, to processes of their production, and to their use as agents for inhibiting mammalian neoplasms.
2. Description of the Prior Art
Disclosed in our co-pending application U.... | Semi-synthetic derivatives of the BU-2867T antibotics are disclosed. These derivatives are active against experimental mammalian tumors, and may be prepared from enzymatic degradation product(s) of BU-2867T A. | 2 |
CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS
[0001] This application is a continuation application of and claims the benefit of priority under 35 U.S.C. §120 to pending U.S. patent application Ser. No. 12/569,047, filed on Sep. 29, 2009, which claims the benefit of, and priority to, U.S. Provisional Patent Applic... | The present disclosure relates to medical packaging for the accommodation of medical supplies. The medical packaging discussed herein has a plurality of panels, including a first panel, a second panel, and a third panel, that are releasably secured together to establish a first sterile environment between the first pan... | 0 |
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
The use of amorphous, dense, colloidal silica materials has long been desirable to provide a frictionizing effect on fibers and to increase the strength and performance of fibrous materials, such as textile yarns during weaving. Deposition of the small, dense, amorphous particles on th... | A strength enhancing composition for treating textile materials in the sizing or dyeing process has been developed by the encapsulation or occlusion of colloidal silica particles with a water reducible polyester resin of intermediate molecular weight. The complex formation of the resin colloidal silica species is accom... | 3 |
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
[0001] 1. Field of the Invention
[0002] The present invention relates to an image sensor made in monolithic form intended to be used in shooting devices such as, for example, film cameras, camcorders, cell phones, or again digital photographic cameras.
[0003... | An image sensor including photosensitive cells including photodiodes and at least one additional circuit with a significant heat dissipation including transistors. The image sensor is made in monolithic form and includes a layer of a semiconductor material having first and second opposite surfaces and including, on the... | 7 |
FIELD OF THE INVENTION
The present invention relates to a heat pump/engine system and method, in particular to a heat pump/engine system and method for the air-conditioning of enclosed spaces.
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
Conventional air-conditioners are effective in removing Sensible Heat (SH) and le... | The invention provides a heat pump/engine system having a water/brine flash evaporator in fluid communication with a first air/brine heat exchanger, a brine condenser in fluid communication with a second air/brine heat exchanger, and a vapor compressor/turbine connected on a fluid conduit leading from the flash evapora... | 5 |
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
The present invention relates generally to hydraulic mining particularly to an improved hydraulic mining tool and method of hydraulically mining unconsolidated mineral formations such as tar sands.
Recent technology has been developed which permits the recovery of subterranean mi... | A pressurized fluid is injected into a subterranean cavity in a mineral deposit to support the overburden during hydraulic mining operations. A dynamic seal between the drill string and a surrounding casing retains fluid pressure within the cavity as the drill string rotates during mining operations. A blowout protecto... | 4 |
FIELD OF THE INVENTION
The present invention relates to an automatic focus adjustment apparatus and method used in various video cameras and the like.
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
Auto-focus apparatuses for recent video cameras prevalently adopt a system which attains focus adjustment by detecting sharpness ... | A focus adjustment apparatus, which attains focus adjustment by extracting, as a focal point voltage, a predetermined frequency component of a video signal obtained from an image sensor upon sensing an image of an object, and moving a focus adjustment member in an optical axis direction using a moving unit to maximize ... | 7 |
TECHNICAL FIELD
[0001] The present invention relates to wireless communication systems and method.
BACKGROUND
[0002] Some mobile network operators are investigating the possibility of providing home and/or small area coverage for a limited number of users using a small base station, common... | Systems and methods for reducing macro-femto bas station interference are disclosed. In one aspect, macro-femto interference is reduced by configuring t macro bases station to avoid using resources allocat to the femto base station. | 7 |
RELATED APPLICATION
The present application claims the benefit of U.S. Provisional Application No. 60/610,324 filed Sep. 16, 2004, which is incorporated herein in its entirety by reference.
FIELD OF THE INVENTION
The present invention relates generally to the field of movable or portable acoustic shells f... | An electroacoustic shell system adapted create a performance area where sound created by a performer is received, processed, and returned to the performer in the performance area. The system broadly includes an electroacoustic shell with a vertical panel and a canopy, a microphone and a speaker operably coupled to the ... | 4 |
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
1. Field of the Invention
This invention relates to a lint cleaner which has been modified to reduce, by substantially one-half, the front-to-rear depth of the air flow path within the lint cleaner past the several grid bars and saw cylinder thereof, with the reduced depth air pa... | An arcuate baffle wall is provided within a conventional lint cleaner forward of and horizontally registered with the front side of the saw cylinder of the lint cleaner. The upper and lower extremities of the baffle wall are generally horizontally registered with the upper and lower extremities of the saw cylinder and ... | 3 |
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
THIS INVENTION relates to stands for bench top containers which are used for storing and dispensing drinks. The invention is particularly concerned with cask containers which are widely used for wine and fruit juices. Such casks comprise a rectangular block shaped cardboard container h... | A stand for wine casks having a rectangular block shape and a lower outlet tap. The stand consists of a platform which is elevated above a support surface, and side walls for preventing movement of the cask. A glass support means is removably fitted to the stand. | 1 |
FIELD OF THE INVENTION
The present invention relates to housings for planar lightguide circuits and, more particularly, to a thermal housing having temperature control for maintaining a planar lightguide circuit within a fixed temperature range.
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
Optical wavelength division ... | A housing is provided for maintaining a planar lightguide circuit at a temperature within a predetermined temperature range independent of ambient temperature. The housing includes a planar heating arrangement supporting and in thermal contact with the planar lightguide circuit. Also included is a frame assembly having... | 6 |
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
1. Field of the Invention:
The present invention relates to a bit holder block and cutter bit therefor of the type used particularly in mining operations. More particularly, the present invention relates to a bit holder block and cutter bit therefor of the aforesaid class which i... | A bit holder block is provided composed of a foot portion for being received in a seat of a rotary member and a bit holder portion for releasably holding a cutter bit with respect to a bit bore therein. The bit bore has a forward opening at a bit abutment face of the bit holder block. The cutter bit is provided with an... | 4 |
CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATION
[0001] This non-provisional Application for a U.S. Patent claims the benefit of priority of MY PI 2015 702511 filed Jul. 31, 2015, the entire contents of which is hereby incorporated by reference.
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
[0002] 1. Field o... | An ionic lubricant includes a single lubricant compound having a perfluoropolyether main chain, wherein each end of the perfluoropolyether main chain is terminated by an end group, and at least one of the end groups includes an ionic bond and at least one functional group. The ionic perfluoropolyether lubricant has uni... | 2 |
TECHNICAL FIELD
The present invention relates to organic light-emitting devices.
BACKGROUND ART
An organic light-emitting device is a device that includes an anode, a cathode, and an organic compound layer interposed between the anode and the cathode. Holes and electrons injected from the respective e... | An organic light-emitting device that achieves highly efficient emission and low-voltage operation is provided. The organic light-emitting device contains a 9H-xanthen-9-one derivative. | 7 |
RELATED APPLICATIONS
This application claims the priority benefit under 35 U.S.C. §119 of Japanese Patent Application No. 2004-271359, filed on Sep. 17, 2004, which is hereby incorporated by reference in its entirety.
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
1. Field of the Invention
The present invention generally ... | An oil tank uses centrifugal movement of oil to separate blow-by gases. The oil tank has a tank body with an internal oil chamber. The oil chamber is spaced from the walls of the oil tank. The oil is delivered to the oil chamber and the oil swirls along the inner wall of the oil chamber in a helical pattern thereby all... | 5 |
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
This invention relates generally to rock drills and more particularly to pneumatically operated percussive drills of the type adapted to be inserted into the drillhole being drilled. Such a drill is commonly known as a "down-the-hole" drill (DHD).
Many applications for do... | A device for use within a backhead of a down-the-hole percussive drill, for removing debris from a drillhole, includes a separator for separating water and other matter from the percussive fluid prior to the percussive fluid actuating the piston of the drill. The water and other matter are exhausted out the drill bit, ... | 4 |
BACKGROUND AND SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION
[0001] The invention relates to a cap for assembly onto a damper tube of a vibration damper, having an outer peripheral region which is cylindrical at least in sections, and at least one resilient spring tongue, wherein disposed on the spring tongue is at least one pos... | A cap for mounting on a damper tube of a vibration damper, having an outer shell region that is cylindrical at least in sections and at least one elastic spring tongue. At least one positively locking element is arranged on the spring tongue in order to produce a positively locking connection between the cap and a prot... | 5 |
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
1. Field of the Invention
This invention relates to flight control systems (Flight Control Systems) present in aircraft.
2. Discussion of the Background
These flight control systems are at the interface between the flying means (joystick, rudder bar, etc.) and the var... | A flight control system includes at least one actuator for a mobile flight surface of an aircraft, and a flight control module in communication with the actuator. The module includes a first and a second computer. Each computer calculates a control command established according to at least one predetermined law for con... | 1 |
This is a division, of prior application Ser. No. 09/161,840, filed Sep. 28, 1998 which is hereby incorporated herein by reference in its entirety.
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
This invention relates generally to movable barrier operators for operating movable barriers or doors. More particularly, ... | A movable barrier operator having improved safety and energy efficiency features automatically detects line voltage frequency and uses that information to set a worklight shut-off time. The operator automatically detects the type of door (single panel or segmented) and uses that information to set a maximum speed of do... | 4 |
PROVISIONAL PATENT APPLICATION FILING
[0001] Entitled to the benefit of Provisional Patent Application Ser. No. 60/599,222 filed Jul. 29, 2004, “(−)-Hydroxycitric Acid For Protection Against Soft Tissue And Arterial Calcification.”
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
[0002] 1. Field O... | The inventor has discovered that supplementation with (−)-hydroxycitric acid, its salts and related compounds constitutes a novel means of inhibiting, reducing and regulating calcification of the blood vessels and other soft tissues and is useful for preventing, treating and ameliorating conditions involving soft tissu... | 0 |
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
1. Field of the Invention
This invention relates to an electronic control apparatus for an internal combustion engine capable of determining failure in a control device for exhaust gas return which controls a return quantity of exhaust gas.
2. Discussion of Background
... | An electronic control apparatus for an internal combustion engine which comprises a control device for exhaust gas return having a control valve for exhaust gas return so that a part of exhaust gas returns from an exhaust gas passage to a suction gas passage, a pressure sensor for detecting pressure in a suction gas pi... | 8 |
FIELD OF INVENTION
The present invention relates to an improved process for preparation of 2-phenyl ethanol. More specifically, the present invention relates to a process for preparing 2-phenyl ethanol by catalytic transfer hydrogenation of styrene oxide, in the presence of a supported transition metal catalyst. ... | The present invention provides an improved process for preparation of 2-phenyl ethanol. More specifically, the present invention relates to a process for preparing 2-phenyl ethanol by catalytic transfer hydrogenation of styrene oxide, in the presence of a supported transition metal catalyst. The catalyst system compris... | 2 |
CROSS-REFERENCES TO RELATED APPLICATIONS
This application claims priority to and hereby incorporates by reference in its entirety U.S. Provisional Patent Application Ser. No. 61/811,521 entitled “Metal ornamental piece that makes a clean transition from door casing to floor, Casing Plate” filed on Apr. 12, 2013. ... | A door trim floor gap cover system includes a trim piece operable to cover a gap between a bottom edge of door trim and a walking surface of a flooring material under the door trim (i.e., casing, jamb, and optional door stop). The trim piece may be one piece that bends about the door trim. The trim piece may be a resil... | 4 |
This application is a continuation of application Ser. No. 08/154,384, filed on Nov. 18, 1993, which was abandoned upon the filing hereof, which is a Continuation of application Ser. No. 07/895,011, filed on Jun. 8, 1992, now abandoned, which is a Continuation in Part of application Ser. No. 07/810,421, filed Dec. 20, ... | An illuminating device is disclosed in which light is introduced mainly from a light source provided at a peripheral portion of a light emitting surface thereby illuminating the light emitting surface. The illumination of the light emitting surface is kept uniform irrespective of a shape of the light emitting surface, ... | 6 |
FIELD OF THE INVENTION
This invention relates to wound therapy. In particular, it provides a device and method for applying vacuum-assisted wound therapy.
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
There are many orthopedic procedures that involve placing pins or screws into bone. External skeletal fixation involves... | A vacuum-assisted wound healing device is provided comprising an airtight hollow conical member surrounding a skin-breaching bone stabilization device, and a port for attaching a suction tube. The conical member has an opening at one end conforming to the circumference of the shaft of a bone stabilization device, and a... | 0 |
CROSS-REFERENCES TO RELATED APPLICATIONS
[0001] This application is a continuation of and claims priority to U.S. patent application Ser. No. 11/556,028, filed Nov. 2, 2006, which is a continuation of U.S. patent application Ser. No. 10/856,560, filed May 28, 2004, which in turn claims the benefit of U.S. ... | In one embodiment, a method of allowing a user to roam from one wireless network and interact with an Internet-based application is disclosed. The method comprises establishing a connection between a wireless mobile device and a first wireless network, wherein the connection allows the wireless mobile device to interac... | 7 |
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
This invention relates to frequency synthesizers for wireless communications equipment and more particularly to such devices that include provisions for assuring the frequency synthesizer is generating the desired frequency prior to allowing, for example, the transmission of a radio fr... | This disclosure discusses a programmable frequency synthesizer arrangement having programming feedback capability used to avoid undesirable operation due to random hard and soft faults. The arrangement operates by supplying appropriate programming information, receiving the same, subject to random hard or soft faults, ... | 7 |
CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATION
[0001] This application claims the benefit of U.S. Provisional Application Ser. No. 60/314,196, filed Aug. 22, 2001.
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
[0002] The present invention relates to a temperature controlled case for storage and... | A temperature controlled service case for storage and display of chilled or frozen products, including at least one compartment for product storage, at least one access opening providing entrance to the compartment, at least one shelf within the compartment for holding product, and refrigeration operatively associated ... | 0 |
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
It has long been recognized that covers for swimming pools are frequently so large and bulky that it is impractical to manage them in the absence of some sort of a reel or other apparatus. Accordingly, the prior art has been characterized by large numbers of reels some of which have be... | In the first embodiment of the apparatus, each end frame of the apparatus has one position at which wheels engage the decking surrounding the pool, and another position at which a braking region engages such deck. In accordance with the method, the operator rolls the apparatus to a desired location when each end frame ... | 8 |
The present invention relates generally to novel approaches in generating transgenic plants exhibiting altered flower colour. More particularly, the present invention provides transgenic carnation plants and flowers cut therefrom exhibiting flower colouration not naturally associated with carnation plants. The present ... | The present invention relates generally to novel approaches in generating transgenic plants exhibiting altered flower colour by the introduction of a nucleotide sequence encoding dihydroflavonol-4-reductase (DFR) which preferably acts on dihydromyricetin (DHM). More particularly, the present invention provides transgen... | 2 |
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
[0001] The invention relates to gas turbine engines. More particularly, the invention relates to gas turbine engines having center-tie rotor stacks.
[0002] A gas turbine engine typically includes one or more rotor stacks associated with one or more sections of the... | A turbine engine has a first disk and a second disk, each extending radially from an inner aperture to an outer periphery. A coupling, transmits a torque and a longitudinal compressive force between the first and second disks. The coupling has first means for transmitting a majority of the torque and a majority of the ... | 5 |
DISCLOSURE OF THE INVENTION
1. Field of the Invention:
This invention relates to concrete masonry blocks and more particularly to concrete masonry blocks that have external plates anchored through the blocks. Further, the invention relates to a method of constructing a wall having concrete masonry blocks wi... | The present invention is directed toward a concrete masonry block used to construct masonry walls in a building. The concrete masonry block has an external plate or plates that are anchored through the concrete masonry block. The external plate or plates many cover a small or substantial portion of the external surface... | 1 |
RELATED APPLICATIONS
[0001] The present application claims priority to U.S. Provisional Application 60/670,084, filed on Apr. 11, 2005, and entitled BALANCE AND VESTIBULAR DISORDER DIAGNOSIS AND REHABILITATION, which is incorporated herein by reference. The present application also claims priority to U.S. Pr... | Ocular movement of a subject is displayed in one or more windows of a user interface allowing a technician and/or clinician to observe the ocular movement such as to properly administer various tests for visual, vestibular, and neurological disorders as well as for diagnosing such disorders. When displaying the ocular ... | 0 |
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
In one aspect, this invention relates to the extraction of N-methyl-2-pyrrolidone (NMP) from an aqueous medium. In another aspect, this invention relates to the recovery of NMP from an effluent of a process for preparing poly(arylene) sulfide.
The extraction of N-methyl-2-pyrroli... | In a process for recovery N-methyl-2-pyrrolidone from a liquid aqueous medium (preferably a brine) by liquid-liquid extraction, the improvement comprises using a branched aliphatic C5-C7 alcohol as extractant. In a particular embodiment, the liquid aqueous medium is an effluent from a poly(arylene sulfide) process. | 2 |
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
[0001] The present invention relates to a flow completion apparatus for producing oil or gas from a subsea well. More particularly, the invention relates to a flow completion apparatus which comprises a tubing hanger having an annulus bore which is adapted to communicate with a... | A completion system for a subsea well includes a tree having a generally cylindrical wall forming an internal bore therethrough and a production port extending laterally through the wall in communication with the internal bore. The internal wall has a landing arranged to support a tubing hanger having seals for sealing... | 4 |
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
1. Field of the Invention
The present invention relates to a process for carrying out a highly exothermic reaction such as that between an olefin and an organic hydroperoxide using a solid catalyst to form an oxirane compound.
2. Description of the Prior Art
Substanti... | A process is provided for the production of oxirane compounds by reaction of an olefin such as propylene with an organic hydroperoxide using a solid contact catalyst, characterized in that a series of separate reaction zones are used, each packed with epoxidation catalyst, and the concentration of hydroperoxide in the ... | 2 |
RELATED APPLICATION
The present application claims priority to Chinese Application No. 200610097378.3 filed Nov. 2, 2006, the disclosure of which is incorporated herein in its entirety by reference.
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
Small hydrophobic molecules such as steroid hormones and activated vitamins... | A process for the preparation of disubstituted adamantine derivatives characterized by the factor that the aromatic receptors can be a series of halide anisole, phenol, toluene, naphthalene, thiophene, or furan and their substituted derivatives. The synthesized disubstituted adamantine derivatives were subsequently con... | 2 |
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
The present invention relates to apparatus for removing cells and, more particularly,, to apparatus for physically removing cells in sterile manner from a disc stack on which cells are cultured in a mass cell culture apparatus.
Systems have been developed for the mass culture of ... | Apparatus for physically removing cells in sterile manner from a disc stack on which the cells have been cultured comprises a substantially shaft-like member having at least one rod-like member mounted at substantially a right angle to the axis of the shaft. | 2 |
CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS:
This application is a continuation-in-part of U.S. application Ser. No. 735,340 filed Oct. 26, 1976, now abandoned.
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
A well known test for the determination of cardiac output involves the injection of a measured amount of co... | A thermodilution injector is presented in which a pneumatically powered piston operates the plunger of a syringe to deliver a measured amount of injectate in an accurately predetermined time period. | 8 |
CROSS REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATION
[0001] This application claims priority from U.S. Provisional Ser. No. 61/570,086, filed Dec. 13, 2011.
FIELD
[0002] The present disclosure relates to the field of hybrid electric vehicles (HEV) and battery electric vehicles (BEV), and more p... | A method and apparatus for controlling an electric motor. An electric motor apparatus has an electric motor with motor stator windings, a battery, battery control module coupled to the battery and configured to monitor and detect a state of the battery, and a motor control unit coupled to the battery and the batter con... | 8 |
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
The seismic brace is an anti-movement brace used to prevent adverse sway or movement in the event of an earthquake. Seismic bracing is sometimes called earthquake bracing. In oder to keep the various independent elements of or whithin a building intact during an earthquake, adequate su... | Seismic or earthquake bracing includes brace members, in this form, a channel iron which at each end has an articulated connection respectively to a building element and to the item supported; each brace connector includes a pair of elements pivotally connected, and the hinged or pivot portions of at least one of the c... | 4 |
[0001] This invention is a continuation-in-part of co-pending U.S. patent application, Ser. No. 09/484,749, filed Jan. 18, 2000 by Qinyun Peng et al.
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
[0002] 1. Field of the Invention
[0003] This invention involves a cured, siloxane c... | The invention relates to a coated fiber mat of improved tear strength upon dividing pieces of the coated mat and the coating which comprises a cured, non-woven, fiber glass mat containing a polysiloxane wherein the fibers are fixedly distributed in a formaldehyde type binder containing a binder modifier which is a cros... | 3 |
CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS
[0001] This application claims priority from a U.S. Provisional Application having Ser. No. 60/696,615 filed Jul. 5, 2005.
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
[0002] With ever increasing environmental pressures being placed on the oil industry i... | A formulation and method to enhance recovery from an oil well are disclosed. The method supplies a mixture of petroleum distillates and terpenoid compounds, and a salt extraction formulation comprising a mixture of humic acid and fulvic acid. The method discontinues the extraction of materials from the oil well, dispos... | 4 |
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
1. Field of the Invention
The present invention relates to the drying of wet articles generally and, more particularly, to a novel dryer in the form of a portable rack upon which, for example, wet clothes can be hung for drying and which rack, although foldable to a very compact ... | A foldable drying rack having a rectangular midframe with side and end rails and hanging rails extending between the end rails. Hinged, foldable legs members extend downward from the ends of the midframe and provide support without having to loosen and tighten any fasteners. A shelf having hanging rails may be extended... | 3 |
FIELD OF THE INVENTION
The invention relates generally to bird feeders. In particular, the invention relates to a selective nectar dispensing system for use with a bird feeder.
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
Bird feeders are often used to attract various species of birds. It is oftentimes desirable to pr... | A selective nectar dispensing system for use with a bird feeder. The nectar dispensing system includes a pivot assembly which has a counterweight at one end and a feeding port restricting portion at another end. The pivot assembly is operable between a closed blocking position and an open feeding position. The counterw... | 0 |
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
Prior art repeatedly bears witness to the belief that increased use of metal parts, such as, necks, bodies, nuts, etc., improves sustain and tonal qualities, when used in the construction of electric guitars. Unitary metal construction of guitar parts or wholes increases the accuracy o... | An electric guitar has a lighter weight and a smaller body thickness profile than electric guitars in predominant use today, while maintaining superior sustain and tonal qualities. Favorable inertial environments are constructed to enhance the sustain and tonal qualities of the guitar, by firmly securing a metal plate ... | 6 |
U.S. application Ser. No. 10/785,060
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
1. Field of Invention
The present invention relates to a method for providing antimicrobial properties to composite yarns, composite fabrics or composite articles in a simple post-production process, and the antimicrobial composite yarns... | A process for providing antimicrobial properties to a composite item, such as a composite yarn, composite fabric or composite article, is provided involving the steps of immersing the composite item in a aqueous bath containing an organic antimicrobial agent, separating the immersed composite item from the bath and dry... | 3 |
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
[0001] 1. Field of the Invention
[0002] The present invention relates to a method for manufacturing a filler neck for feeding fuel into a feeding pipe of a motor vehicle or the like.
[0003] 2. Description of the Related Art
[0004] ... | In response to the recent various requests, the present invention provides a method for manufacturing a filler neck to facilitate jointing a mouthpiece and a feeding pipe which were manufactured separately into an integrated filler neck having an excellent hermeticity. The method for manufacturing a filler neck 1 com... | 1 |
CROSS REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS
[0001] This application is based on European Patent Application No. 08169404.4, filed Nov. 19, 2008, which is hereby incorporated by reference in its entirety. Priority is not being claimed.
FIELD OF THE INVENTION
[0002] The invention relates to a ja... | A jack-up offshore platform, on which is provided a lifting crane for lifting a load, which lifting crane includes structure connectable to the platform for counterbalancing the load. The counterbalancing structure may include at least one counterbalancing cable for operably connecting to the platform. A lifting crane ... | 5 |
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
The invention relates generally to mapping or survey apparatus and methods, and more particularly concerns efficient transmission of survey signals or data from depth level in a borehole or well to the will surface, for analysis, display or recordation; further it concerns efficient tr... | The invention relates generally to mapping or survey apparatus and methods, and more particularly concerns efficient transmission of survey signals or data from depth level in a borehole or well to the well surface, for analysis, display or recordation; further it concerns efficient transmission of command data from a ... | 4 |
This is a divisional of application Ser. No. 07/782,518, filed Oct. 25, 1991.
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
The present invention relates to the field of angioplasty. In particular, the present invention relates to a balloon catheter which permits prolonged inflation of the balloon within a blood ve... | A perfusion balloon catheter includes an inflatable balloon formed by a series of loops of a flexible, inflatable tube in a generally cooperative tubular shape. The loops are supported by a coiled support member and are locked within the coiled support member by a wire retainer. The cooperative tubular shape of the ind... | 0 |
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
The present invention relates generally to operations involving tools, such as safety valves, etc., installed in subterranean wells and, in an embodiment described herein, more particularly provides apparatus and methods for achieving secondary lock-out of such safety valves.
It ... | Apparatus and associated methods provide convenient and reliable deposition of a radially deflectable blocking member relative to a downhole tool. In a described embodiment of the apparatus, a lock-out tool has mechanisms which effect latching of the tool to an internal profile of a safety valve, displacement of an ope... | 4 |
CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS
[0001] This application is a division of, and claims priority from, commonly-owned, co-pending U.S. application Ser. No. 11/774,163, filed on Jul. 6, 2007.
STATEMENT REGARDING FEDERALLY SPONSORED-RESEARCH OR DEVELOPMENT
[0002] None.
... | A method for hosting versioned web services includes steps of: receiving a request from a service requestor, the request comprising version metadata; parsing the request; extracting the version metadata from the parsing step; and locating a target implementation version using the version metadata. If the target impleme... | 7 |
FIELD OF THE INVENTION
[0001] The present invention generally relates to the field of efficient channel coding and modulation with large system bandwidths. In particular, the invention relates to a method and to a transmitter for channel coding and modulation in the frequency domain of Orthogonal Frequency-D... | The method comprising: applying, by a transmitter, a Forward Error Correction to an information block to be sent to a receiver and modulating said information block prior to its transmission, wherein the transmitter has knowledge of a channel frequency response seen by the receiver and the applying and modulating are p... | 7 |
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
1. Field of the Invention
The present invention relates to receptor sheets for use in transfer or deposit imaging systems and particularly to receptor sheets having indicia on a nonimage receiving surface.
2. Background of the Art
Many imaging materials and processes ... | A receptor sheet for image-transfer processes is provided by providing a backside polymeric coating on the sheet with differential surface characteristics which can be visually observed. The characteristics may define a logo to differentiate the backside from the receptor surface. | 3 |
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
1. Field of the Invention
The present invention relates to a sensing and warning system for ladder load, and particularly to a sensing and warning system composing of sensing means, a recording and calculation device, and an alarm for detecting, recording and evaluating the ladde... | Disclosed is a sensing and warning system for ladder load composed of sending means, a recording and calculation device, and an alarm for detecting, recording and evaluating the ladder load, and sending an alarm signal in case the ladder is suffering from an overload so as to warn the user a dangerous state which shoul... | 4 |
This application is a continuation-in-part of U.S. application Ser. No. 08/984,752, filed Dec. 4, 1997 now abandened.
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
The present invention relates to the decontamination and cleaning arts. It finds particular application in conjunction with the decontamination of medic... | An anticorrosive, penetration enhancing composition for cleaning decontaminating and rinsing includes electrochemically activated (ECA) water as the decontamination agent. The anticorrosive decontamination composition has, as the anticorrosive agent, a compound or mixture of compounds capable of inhibiting corrosion of... | 2 |
PRIORITY/CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS
This application claims the benefit of U.S. Provisional Application No. 62/146,121 filed Apr. 10, 2015, the disclosure of which is incorporated by reference.
TECHNICAL FIELD
The presently disclosed technology relates to a light fixture, and mo... | A configurable LED overhead light with a selection of lenses. The lenses are selected for the pattern of light, distance and shape of the desired illumination, of a particular installation. By varying the lens shapes and surface textures, asymmetric patterns can be achieved, and non-LED fixtures can be replaced with LE... | 5 |
CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS
[0001] This application claims the benefit under 35 U.S.C. 119(a) of Korean Patent Application No. 2005-120696, filed Dec. 9, 2005 in the Korean Intellectual Property Office, the entire contents of which are hereby incorporated by reference.
BACKGROUND OF TH... | A method and a terminal for transmitting a message are provided, where whether language information for a receiver has been established is checked when receiver information is input, the established language is displayed on a message input window when it is determined as a result of the check that the language informat... | 7 |
This application is a divisional of application Ser. No. 09/550,554, filed on Apr. 17, 2000 which is a divisional of Ser. No. 09/146,194, which was filed on Sep. 3, 1998, now U.S. Pat. No. 6,255,312, which is a divisional of application Ser. No. 08/798,216 which was filed on Feb. 10, 1997 now U.S. Pat. No. 5,869,493, t... | Methods and novel intermediates for the preparation of and the treatment with acyclic nucleoside derivatives of the formula:
where one of R 1 and R 2 is an amino acid acyl group and the other of R 1 and R 2 is a —C(O)C 3 -C 21 saturated or monounsaturated, optionally substituted al... | 2 |
FIELD OF THE INVENTION
The present invention relates to apparatus for preparing food and, in particular, to the multipurpose kitchet apparatus called food processors in which a plurality of interchangeable rotary food preparing tools are removably mounted on a tool drive mount in a bowl, including a variety of to... | Safety interlock method and apparatus employing magnetic effects for food processors having a base enclosing a motor drive, working bowl detachably mountable on the base for receiving various rotatable tools removably installable on drive means in the bowl, with removable cover for the bowl. Such food processors normal... | 1 |
FIELD OF THE INVENTION
The present invention relates to a connector, and more particularly to a connector for glass. With the connector, glass is combined to be a revolving door, a paravent or a casement.
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
Glass is largely used in doors or screens and all these applications ... | A connector for a piece of glass has a main post and a secondary post securely connected to the main post. The main post is adapted to be connected a top hinge and a bottom hinge of a glass door, a revolving door, a casement or a paravent. The secondary post is able to secure the piece of glass. | 8 |
TECHNICAL FIELD
[0001] This invention relates generally to the field of sharing application programs and, more specifically, to the optimization of the transmission of data from a shared application to a shadow computer system.
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
[0002] The modem workplace is... | A method and system for compressing bitmap data in a system for sharing an application running on a host computer with a remote computer, wherein the shared application's screen output is simultaneously displayed on both computers. Simultaneous display of screen output is achieved by efficiently transmitting displa... | 6 |
CROSS REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS
This application is a continuation of U.S. patent application Ser. No. 09/652,426, filed Aug. 31, 2000 which is a division of U.S. patent application Ser. No. 08/977,251, filed Nov. 24, 1997, now U.S. Pat. No. 6,126,847 issued Oct. 3, 2000.
BACKGROUND OF THE... | A process for etching oxides having differing densities which is not only highly selective, but which also produces uniform etches is provided and includes the steps of providing an oxide layer on a surface of a substrate, exposing the oxide layer to a liquid comprising a halide-containing species, and exposing the oxi... | 7 |
BACKGROUND
The invention relates to a Surface Mounted Device (SMD) soldering apparatus. For mounting the components on the upside wiring the so-called reflow soldering is used. The soldering spots are provided with solder paste--preferably by means of respective handling apparatuses--, and the board is provided w... | In the attachment of surface mounted devices, melting of solder is monitored so that immediately thereafter heating may be stopped. The solder paste, which is stump-grey below the melting point, will radically change its reflectance upon melting, this being detectable by means of a video camera. | 1 |
CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATION
[0001] This application claims the benefit under 35 U.S.C. 119(e) of United States Provisional Application No. 61/152,407, filed Feb. 13, 2009, the disclosure of which is hereby incorporated by reference in its entirety.
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
... | A new and improved head and neck support pillow which enables a user to comfortably rest upon his or her stomach. The support pillow is circular with a hole in the center of the pillow which allows the user to insert his or her face. The support pillow also has air holes at the base of the pillow which allows air flow ... | 0 |
This application claims the benefit of Provisional application Ser. No. 60/016,861 filed May 3, 1996.
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
This invention relates to a series of novel indazole analogs that are selective inhibitors of phosphodiesterase (PDE) type IV and the production of tumor necrosis facto... | The invention relates to compounds of the formula I
and pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof, wherein
R 2 a and R 2 b are independently selected from the group consisting essentially of hydrogen and hereinafter recited substituents, provided that one, but not both of R ... | 2 |
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
1. Field of the Invention:
This invention relates to methods for cultivating infectious laryngotracheitis virus and egg drop syndrome virus in a continuous cell line.
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
Infectious laryngotracheitis virus (ILTV), the causative agent of a highl... | This invention involves a chemically transformed chicken hepatocyte derived cell line which is capable of efficiently supporting replication of infectious laryngotracheitis virus (ILTV) and methods for cultivating ILTV using this hepatocellular carcinoma cell line. The virus harvested from these continuous cell culture... | 0 |
CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS
This application is cross-referenced to and claims priority from U.S. Provisional Application 60/792,761 filed Apr. 17, 2006, which is hereby incorporated by reference.
FEDERALLY-SPONSORED RESEARCH OR DEVELOPMENT
This invention was made with Government support under... | A bio-inspired device is provided designed to scale smooth vertical surfaces using anisotropic frictional materials. The device draws its inspiration from geckos and other climbing lizards and employs similar compliance and force control strategies to climb (or hang onto) smooth vertical surfaces including glass, tile ... | 1 |
BOTANICAL/COMMERCIAL CLASSIFICATION
[0001] Rosa hybrida /Shrub Rose Plant
VARIETAL DENOMINATION
[0002] cv. Spromel
SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION
[0003] The new variety of landscape shrub rose plant of the present invention was created by artificial pollination carried out i... | A new and distinct variety of shrub rose plant is provided which forms in abundance on a substantially continuous basis attractive semi-double blossoms that are orange to apricot with red coloration toward the center of the blossoms. The vegetation is vigorous and strong and the growth habit is upright and bushy. Attra... | 0 |
FIELD OF INVENTION
[0001] The present invention relates to a gutter and cover system such as is used at the edge of a roof, and in particular to a gutter and cover system with a singly formed gutter and cover structure.
DESCRIPTION OF THE PRIOR ART
[0002] Gutters are used on a maj... | A gutter and cover system mounts at an edge of a roof to collect water into the gutter without other debris. The system includes a combination gutter and cover made from a monolithic element or interlocked to form a single structure. The gutter includes a front, bottom and rear extending up to the cover, which extends ... | 4 |
TECHNICAL FIELD
The present invention relates to an elevator renovation method for renovating a hydraulic elevator to a non-hydraulic elevator.
BACKGROUND ART
An elevator includes a hoistway which extends vertically and a car which is provided so as to be movable in the hoistway. Conventionally, the r... | An elevator renovation method, which is capable of reducing a renovation period and enabling effective use of a space when an existing hydraulic elevator is renovated to a non-hydraulic elevator. The elevator renovation method involves renovating a hydraulic elevator in which a plunger provided integrally with a car is... | 1 |
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
This invention generally relates to writing pens and more particularly to improved nib means for providing selective writing line widths.
Most commonly distributed fountain pens comprise writing nibs which provide writing having only one preselected line width. If a different lin... | A fountain pen comprising a multipurpose writing nib having a contoured paper contacting portion or pellet attached to a forward portion thereof and two opposed, generally flat faces, each face being distinctly supported against flexure for providing variations in writing line breadth from using one or the other face o... | 1 |
CROSS REFERENCE TO CO-PENDING APPLICATIONS
The present application is related to U.S. patent application Ser. No. 08/579,683, filed Dec. 28, 1995, entitled "Muti-Processor Data Processing System With Multiple, now U.S. Pat. No. 5,680,571, Separate Instruction and Operand Second Level Caches", U.S. patent ... | Method and apparatus for maximizing cache memory throughput in a system where a plurality of requesters may contend for access to a same memory simultaneously. The memory utilizes an interleaved addressing scheme wherein each memory segment is associated with a separate queuing structure and the memory is mapped noncon... | 6 |
FIELD OF THE INVENTION
[0001] The present invention relates to recognizing sprites in animated sequences.
BACKGROUND
[0002] Animation involves the production of consecutive images, which when displayed, convey a perception of motion. The most common form of two-dimensional animation i... | Sprite identification in animated sequences is achieved by performing three separate but related procedures, namely (i) identification of the sprite, (ii) identification of the background and (iii) identification of the identified sprite's translation path. By analysing a sequence of frames, sprite definition is fi... | 6 |
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
[0001] 1. Field of the Invention
[0002] The invention relates to an electrical circuit for the control of a plurality of electrical loads and of the functions thereof.
[0003] It is particularly suitable for upgrading existing electrical circuits in buildi... | An electrical circuit for controlling at least one electrical load and at least one function thereof by providing, in the active line of an AC circuit, a modulation switching circuit and a plurality of function keys series-connected with at least with the at least one electrical load and a demodulation unit upstream th... | 2 |
FIELD OF THE INVENTION
The invention relates to bodies structured as one or more helically wound runners around which one or more conductive wires may be wound, electrical devices and/or systems configured to include such bodies, and agricultural applications thereof.
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
It is... | An electrical system having an underlying structure having a helical shape is used to produce useful electromagnetic effects for agricultural applications, including promoting growth of animals. | 0 |
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
Many prior workers have sought to increase the sorbency of fibrous web products by addition of "super absorbent" particles, e.g., modified starch or other polymeric particles which sorb and retain under pressure large volumes of liquids, especially aqueous liquids. The previous... | New sorbent sheet products are prepared comprising a coherent web of entangled blown fibers prepared by extruding liquid fiber-forming material into a high-velocity gaseous stream and an array of super absorbent polymeric particles dispersed within the web. | 3 |
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
Since airplanes were first constructed there has been a need to provide fasteners for the application of skin coverings to load carrying structures that would accommodate the shear tensile loading between a skin and its substructure. Over time the airplane industry has come to rely on ... | A translaminar stitching module is disclosed for stitching complex airframe details comprised of composite materials. The stitching module is self-digitizing, microprocessor controlled, and has six degrees of motion which allow the module to stitch along straight, bowed, twisted and highly contoured paths. During the s... | 3 |
TECHNICAL FIELD
The present invention relates generally to endoscope devices and, more particularly, to a fiber optic periodontal endoscope instrument.
BACKGROUND ART
Presently the only way a dentist can see a tooth surface below the level of the gingiva is to anesthetize the patent and surgically exp... | A fiber optic periodontal endoscope includes a lens and light housing assly attached to a handle end tip containing fiber optic bundles transmitting light from the source to illuminate the probe tip. The returning image traveling back through the handle along the fiber optic bundle is reflected off a mirror toward the... | 0 |
STATEMENT OF GOVERNMENTAL INTEREST
The Government has rights in this invention pursuant to Contract No. N00024-81-C-5301 awarded by the Department of the Navy.
BACKGROUND AND/OR ENVIRONMENT OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention
The present invention pertains generally to an apparatus an... | An apparatus and method of intercomputer communications based on message broadcast with receiver selection is taught. A distributed computer system is described in which each computing element includes a hardware message filter which provides content tag recognition and selection. The overall system architecture allows... | 6 |
FIELD OF THE INVENTION
[0001] The present invention relates to a waveguide structure; more particularly relates to diminishing a scattering of optical power, increasing an alignment tolerance for a production, lessening a polarization sensitivity, and improving a yield of a cleaving process.
DESCR... | A waveguide structure is formed in the present invention. With the structure, a yield of a cleaving process is improved. A high responsivity and a low sensitivity can be achieved. And an error tolerance for a production is also increased. The present invention can be applied to optoelectronic elements, such as an optic... | 6 |
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
This invention relates to an apparatus for spreading and feeding laundry flat work pieces before feeding them to subsequent processing equipment.
U.S. Pat. No. 4,106,227 assigned to the present assignee discloses a spreader feeder apparatus for spreading laundry flatwork pieces b... | An apparatus for spreading laundry flatwork pieces, such as bed sheets, before feeding them to subsequent processing equipment, such as an ironer and a folder. The flatwork pieces are spread apart by pairs of clamps, there normally being one pair of clamps at the left end, another pair of clamps at the right end, and a... | 3 |
BACKGROUND AND SUMMARY
[0001] The present invention pertains to a manually operated, engine driven vibratory concrete screed and, more particularly, to an improved vibration isolation and control system for such a screed.
[0002] Vibratory screeds are used to smooth the surface of freshly pou... | A vibratory concrete screed includes a vibration isolation system that minimizes the transmission of vibrations to the operator under normal operating conditions, but becomes more rigid during screed control forces applied to the blade through the isolation system when the operator applies greater forces to the operato... | 4 |
CROSS-REFERENCES TO RELATED APPLICATIONS
[0001] This non-provisional patent application claims the benefit of an earlier-filed provisional application. The first provisional application was assigned Ser. No. 62/347,120. It listed the same inventor.
STATEMENT REGARDING FEDERALLY SPONSORED RES... | A method for producing a synthetic tensile member having a precisely known and stable length. The invention, also comprises equipment configured to carry out the method. A tensile member is prepared by attaching terminations to an assembly of synthetic filaments. The tensile member is then attached to a loading apparat... | 3 |
BACKGROUND
[0001] 1. Technical Field
[0002] The present invention relates to a method of feeding a medium in a recording apparatus, which starts to feed a subsequent medium while recording is being performed on a previous medium being fed, and to a recording apparatus.
[0003] 2. Rel... | A recording apparatus including feeding unit that feeds a medium, conveying unit that conveys the fed medium, recording unit that performs recording on the medium, and controlling unit that controls the feeding unit and the conveying unit, a measuring unit that measures a distance between the previous medium and the ne... | 1 |
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
1. Field of the Invention
This invention relates to outer decorative door assemblies for domestic electrical appliances. The term domestic electrical appliances includes such items as refrigerators, washing machines, tumble dryers, dishwashers, spin dryers and the like.
2. ... | An apparatus for fitting a decorative door to an existing washing machine or other domestic electrical appliance, when it is desired, to match the appliance to the decorative theme/color scheme of a kitchen. The assembly includes an "L" shaped extruded aluminum plate which can be secured to a domestic appliance... | 3 |
This application is a continuation of application Ser. No. 07/888,625, filed on May 27, 1992, now abandoned.
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
1. Field of the Invention
This invention relates to an upper thread holding device of a sewing machine having a thread cutting device.
2. Discussion ... | An upper thread holding device for use in a sewing machine having a body and a needle from which an upper thread depends, the device includes a holding member pivoted to the body and movable between a waiting position and an upper thread holding position in such a manner that the holding member passes an upper thread t... | 3 |
CROSS REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATION(S)
Not applicable.
STATEMENT REGARDING FEDERALLY SPONSORED RESEARCH OR DEVELOPMENT
Not applicable.
REFERENCE TO A MICROFICHE APPENDIX
Not applicable.
TECHNICAL FIELD
The present invention is directed toward heat exchangers, and particularly toward a sta... | A heat exchanger for cooling oil, including a plurality of pan-shaped heat-transfer plates stacked onto one another to define alternating channels for coolant and oil, a mounting plate soldered on one side to a side of the stacked plates and adapted to mount on its opposite side to a separate component. Openings throug... | 8 |
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