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FIELD OF THE INVENTION
This invention relates to mining technology and a method for the processing of recovered bitumen bearing oil sands from the earth. More particularly, the invention relates to a mobile system of equipment for increasing the efficiency of the ore mining operation.
BACKGROUND OF THE INVE... | A relocatable oil sand slurry preparation system is provided for preparing an aqueous oil sand slurry amenable to pipeline conveyance while producing minimum overall rejects, comprising (a) a relocatable rotary digester for slurrying oil sand and water and digesting oil sand lumps to form a pumpable slurry, the rotary ... | 4 |
RELATED APPLICATION DATA
[0001] This application is a continuation application of U.S. patent application Ser. No. 11/361,656, filed Feb. 23, 2006 entitled “Circuit Devices Which Include Light Emitting Diodes, Assemblies Which Include Such Circuit Devices, and Methods for Directly Replacing Fluorescent Tubes... | An arrangement of a multiplicity of LEDs, drive circuitry, and supporting structure to form a replacement for standard fluorescent tubes without the need to rewire or remove the magnetic or electronic ballasts in use in standard fluorescent fixtures. | 5 |
BACKGROUND AND SUMMARY OF THE PRESENT INVENTION
This invention relates to a device for testing the hardness or rot depth of a power pole, for example a telephone pole, comprising a frame portion, a penetration portion located in or at the frame portion and intended, in response to an actuation force, to penetrate... | The invention relates to a test device, by means of which power poles are tested for hardness or rot depth. The device comprises a frame portion and a test needle or corresponding member located therein or thereto. The test needle is to be exposed to an actuation force so as to penetrate into the pole material. The deg... | 6 |
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
The present invention relates generally to handling of hosiery during the manufacturing process, and more particularly, to an apparatus for straightening and stacking individual hose after they are turned and separated from the string.
During the manufacture of hosiery, particula... | In a hosiery handling apparatus wherein a string of hosiery is placed on a movable hollow tubular form, and everted through the open end of the form, a reciprocating arm grasps the first in-line hose and breaks it away from the string. The arm then pulls the hose across the top of a horizontal platform to a predetermin... | 3 |
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
This invention relates to an improved yarn package carrier of the type used to support numerous packages of yarn in vertically-spaced relation on a plurality of upright spindles within a pressure kier. Pressure kiers typically have cylindrical side walls and a dome-shaped cover to seal... | An improved yarn package carrier for supporting packages of yarn in a pressure kier. The improved yarn package carrier comprises a circular base for being positioned within the kier adjacent its bottom and having an upper surface. The spindles are mounted on the upper surface of the yarn carrier base and have progressi... | 3 |
FIELD OF THE INVENTION
The present invention relates to improved insulating and cushioning structures made from synthetic fibrous materials and more particularly to thermal insulating materials having the insulating performance, conformability and feel of down.
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
A wide varie... | A multilayer nonwoven thermal insulating batt is provided. The batt comprises multiple layers of webs, each web being a blend of 5 to 100 weight percent bonding staple fibers and 0 to 95 weight percent staple fill fibers, the bonding fibers bonded to other bonding fibers and fill fibers at the points of contact to enha... | 3 |
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
This invention relates to amplifiers, more particularly to CMOS class AB amplifiers having low quiescent current and improved phase response.
It is desirable to have amplifiers capable of sourcing and sinking relatively high output currents while still having well-controlled low ... | A class AB CMOS amplifier stage is disclosed having well-controlled low quiescent current and good phase stability. A first FET in a complementary push-pull output stage is driven directly by an input signal biased so that such FET conducts a small quiescent current. The second FET in the output stage is driven through... | 7 |
CROSS REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS
This application claims priority from and the benefit of PCT Application No. PCT/EP2008/004994, filed on Jun. 20, 2008; German Patent No. DE 10 2007 033 776.2, filed on Jul. 18, 2007; German Patent DE 10 2007 033 780.0, filed on Jul. 18, 2007; German Patent No. DE 10 2007 7... | A vehicle seat includes a backrest and a seat part, at least one of which has a structural element forming a cavity. A filling is disposed in the cavity and configured to influence the stability and/or the deformation behavior of the backrest and/or the seat part. The filling comprises a foam support and a foam materia... | 1 |
CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATION
This application claims the benefit of U.S. Provisional Application No. 60/346,526, filed Jan. 8, 2002, the entirety of which is hereby incorporated by reference.
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
1. Field of the Invention
This invention relates to rods for reinforcing... | A method and apparatus for reinforcing duct work is provided. In one embodiment, a reinforcement comprises a conduit having a first end and a second end. A pair of plugs is insertable into the first and second ends of the conduit. Each of the plugs has a groove extending along the circumference of the plug, and the plu... | 8 |
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
[0001] 1. Field of the Invention
[0002] Embodiments of the present invention relate, in general, to integrated computing and storage systems and particularly to a system for automated integration of modular computer and storage components.
[0003] 2. Relev... | A modularized computing system includes a plurality of modular components that are coupled together forming a network. Each modular component includes a standard network interface. The system further includes an initialization module, a monitor module, a storage medium, and a management module. As a module unit is coup... | 7 |
CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATION
This is a continuation application claiming the benefit of U.S. patent application Ser. No. 13/914,017, which was filed on Jun. 10, 2013, the entirety of which is hereby incorporated herein by reference for all purposes.
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
1. F... | The present invention provides for a stock kit that converts a conventional rifle, such as an SKS, into bullpup configuration. The preferred embodiment of the provided stock kit does not require any permanent modification be made to the host firearm. | 5 |
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
This invention relates to resectoscopes and more particularly to an improved resectoscope and a novel cutting electrode for use with it.
Resectoscopes are surgical endoscopes for transurethral resection of the prostate gland or bladder growths and for the coagulation of bleeding ... | The disclosed apparatus includes a resectoscope with a novel working element stem, a novel cutting electrode for use with the stem and novel electrical features including a dielectric moving block element for reciprocating the electrode. The stem portion of the working element has a telescope channel member with a cent... | 0 |
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
This application is a continuation-in-part of U.S. patent application Ser. No. 367,010, filed on June 16, 1989.
FIELD OF THE INVENTION
This invention most generally relates to the field of protective garments that protect the user against insects. Most particularl... | An insect proof garment for protection against mosquitoes, black flies and other insects is disclosed. The garment is made entirely from a lightweight semi-rigid insect excluding mesh and is comprised of a one-piece fully encloseable head net attached to an upper body portion, with the upper body portion extending from... | 0 |
CROSS REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS
This application claims priority to, prior provisional U.S. Patent Application Ser. No. 60/705,933 originally filed Aug. 3, 2005 entitled “CONCENTRATION AND SEPARATION OF BIOLOGICAL ORGANISMS BY ULTRAFILTRATION AND DIELECTROPHORESIS” from which benefit is claimed.
... | Disclosed is a method for monitoring sources of public water supply for a variety of pathogens by using a combination of ultrafiltration techniques together dielectrophoretic separation techniques. Because water-borne pathogens, whether present due to “natural” contamination or intentional introduction, would likely be... | 1 |
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
[0001] 1. Field of the Invention
[0002] The present invention relates generally to an asynchronous transfer mode (ATM) connection band control method and a control system. More particularly, the invention relates to an ATM connection band control method and a system e... | An asynchronous transfer mode connection band control system in a system for transmitting and receiving an asynchronous transfer mode cell utilizing an asynchronous transfer mode network, has data storage means for storing a connection band of a preferential switched virtual connection having high preference in the asy... | 7 |
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
1. Field of the Invention
This invention relates to a device for sorting hosiery, and more particular to a pneumatic conveying system that interfaces with a multi-station sock sewing machine.
2. Description of the Prior Art
Conventionally, hosiery are knit in the form... | An adapter working in concert with a parent or host machine to divert socks of different styles or quality into separate collection containers, including a logic controller, a diverter assembly, at least two discharge conduits, and a manifold. The diverter assembly is pneumatically connected in series with the sock dis... | 3 |
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
1. Field of the Invention
The present invention relates to a semiconductor device wherein the laminated structure of nitride semiconductors is formed, and more specifically, to a semiconductor device that can ensure sufficient capacitance and withstand voltage without enlarging a chi... | A semiconductor device comprises an AlN layer, a GaN layer, and an AlGaN layer sequentially formed on a semiconductor substrate. A first opening extends through said GaN layer and said AlGaN layer and exposes part of an upper surface of the AlN layer. A second opening extends through the semiconductor substrate and exp... | 7 |
CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATION
This is a continuation-in-part of copending U.S. application Ser. No. 024,450, filed Mar. 11, 1987.
FIELD OF THE INVENTION
This invention relates to a method of thickening food compositions. Typically, the food products are thickened by the addition of ... | A method of thickening a food product which substantially maintains the viscosity of food products when they are heated to elevated temperatures. The method comprises using specific methylcelluloses in combination with various food approved starches. | 0 |
[0001] This application claims the benefit, pursuant of 35 U.S.C. §119, of the earlier filing date of commonly owned patent application Ser. No. 92106107, filed on Mar. 19, 2003 in the Patent Office of the ROC, Taiwan.
BACKGROUND
[0002] 1. Field of the Invention
[0003] This i... | A system and method for defining MES interface to process a transaction between a server and a client from an XML base, the transaction between the server and the client based on a communication protocol, the server having an MES, the system for defining the MES interface comprising an IDL file for executing a pluralit... | 7 |
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
1. Field of the Invention
Embodiments of the present disclosure relate to the field of duct or chamber systems. More particularly, the present disclosure relates to a system and method for detecting unwanted foreign particles within a duct or air handling system.
2. Discuss... | A particle detection unit including a detection chamber and a duct detector is disclosed. The duct detector is disposed within the detection chamber. The duct detector has a rod with a first and a second end where the first end is distal the second end. A reflector may be attached to the rod adjacent the first end. A s... | 6 |
FIELD OF THE INVENTION
This invention relates to a new rotary clothes hoist which may also be used as a sun umbrella. In particular the invention relates to a clothes hoist which is collapsible or foldable and thus can be stored away when not in use.
DESCRIPTION OF THE PRIOR ART
Rotary clothes hoists ... | A rotary clothes hoist which is foldable and may also function as a sun umbrella is described. The hoist has a plurality of extending arms which are held in position by tensioning members and each arm has a clothes line attached. The hoist is arranged for adjustable and removable insertion in a socket thereby facilitat... | 3 |
This application is a Divisional of Ser. No. 367,088, filed June 4, 1973, now U.S. Pat. No. 3,917,553, which in turn is a Continuation of Ser. No. 136,620, filed Apr. 22, 1971, now abandoned.
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
This invention relates to the stabilization of polyacrylonitrile compositions.... | A method of forming stabilized polyacrylonitrile compositions which are particularly suited for the spinning of polyacrylonitrile fibers and films and the compositions produced thereby wherein acrylonitrile polymers containing at least 85 percent acrylonitrile are dissolved in a solvent which is acetonitrile or an acet... | 2 |
This application is a continuation of U.S. application Ser. No. 14/603,492 filed on Jan. 23, 2015 now U.S. Pat. No. 9,382,960 which claims priority to provisional application 61/941,593 filed on Feb. 19, 2014, the contents of which are incorporated herein by reference.
This invention was made with Gover... | Nonlinear spring. In one embodiment, the spring includes two opposed curved surfaces curving away from one another. A flexible cantilever member is disposed between the two opposed curved surfaces and a mass is attached to a free end of the cantilever member wherein the flexible cantilever member wraps around one of th... | 5 |
FIELD OF THE INVENTION
[0001] This invention relates to methods for the treatment of fibers, yarns, fabrics and textiles by the generation of a crosslinking architecture on a nanometer or micrometer scale. Such architecture can be applied for treatment of fabrics, yarns and fibers, but not limited to the a... | A method is described for treating fabrics, yarns and individual fibers to improve the mechanical properties thereof, for example their wrinkle-resistance, by treating the fabric, yarn, and fibers in a solution containing nanoparticles. The nanoparticles include two sizes of particles and b appropriate selection of the... | 3 |
TECHNICAL FIELD
The present invention relates to a method for conveying an emotion to a person being exposed to a media clip.
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
Haptic technology provides an interface to a user via the sense of touch by applying forces, vibrations and/or motions to the user. A typical exampl... | The present invention relates to a method for conveying an emotion to a person being exposed to multimedia information, such as a media clip, by way of tactile stimulation using a plurality of actuators arranged in a close vicinity of the person's body, the method comprising the step of providing tactile stimulatio... | 6 |
CROSS-REFERENCES TO RELATED APPLICATIONS
This patent application claims priority to U.S. Provisional Patent Application Ser. No. 61/769,262, filed Feb. 26, 2013, which is incorporated herein by reference in its entirety.
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
Electrical power steering (EPS) systems in ... | A motor control system comprising a motor configured to operate at a rotational velocity and a control module in communication with the motor is provided. The control module is configured to receive a torque command indicating a desired amount of torque to be generated by the motor, obtain a rotational velocity of the ... | 7 |
CROSS REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS
[0001] The present application claims the benefit of U.S. Provisional Application No. 61/155,122, filed Feb. 24, 2009.
FIELD OF THE INVENTION
[0002] The field of the present invention generally relates to systems and methods for dynamic temp... | A system and method are described for dynamic temperature calibration of a frequency reference in a wireless base station. In a consumer grade base station, a reference oscillator may encounter frequency drift as the temperature of the base station changes. This causes interference as the transmission signal is not syn... | 7 |
RELATED APPLICATIONS
This patent application claims the benefit of U.S. provisional application 62/011,006, filed Jun. 11, 2014, the entire content of which is incorporated herein by reference into this application.
TECHNICAL FIELD
The invention relates to a stabilizing and protective device... | A pressure reducing device for reducing pressure at bony prominences of limbs is disclosed. A preferred embodiment is formed of an elastic foam, having upper and lower portions similar to oppositely-facing square pyramids, but having four arced sides rather than flat sides, and where the four sides converge at their ap... | 0 |
CROSS REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS
Pursuant to 35 U.S.C. §§ 119(e) and 120, this application is a continuation-in-part application of U.S. application Ser. No. 09/685,499, filed Oct. 10, 2000, now U.S. Pat. No. 6,802,826 which claims priority to Russian Application No. 99121141, filed Oct. 12, 1999 and Russi... | Disclosed is a medical device used to prevent the cross-contamination of patients or injectors in which various components placed on the injector minimize or eliminate back splash contamination of the injector. | 0 |
This application is a division of application No. 129,543 filed Mar. 12, 1980 now U.S. Pat. No. 4,371,987.
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
Surgical or medical gloves are manufactured by dipping hand-shaped glove forms into a liquid bath containing an elastomeric material such as a rubber latex or a vi... | An elastomeric surgical glove with an improved ring rolled cuff and a method and apparatus to produce the cuff is disclosed. The ring rolled cuff comprises alternating tightly rolled segments with loosely rolled segments. The ring rolled cuff is made by contacting the uncured glove on the glove form with a plurality of... | 0 |
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
Field of the Invention
This invention relates generally to the polishing of glasses, semiconductors, and integrated circuits. More particularly, this invention relates to the surface preparation of articles wherein a more rapid rate of polishing is desired.
Description of t... | Disclosed is a process for preparing activated compositions and the compositions derived therefrom which are suitable for polishing surfaces, particularly integrated circuits, wherein a base abrasive is activated by addition of a second cation whose oxide exhibits a higher polishing rate than the base abrasive alone. T... | 2 |
CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS
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STATEMENT REGARDING FEDERALLY SPONSORED RESEARCH
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BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
Arterial blockages, which are also called stenosis, lesions, stenotic lesions, etc, are typically caused by the build-up of atherosclerotic pla... | A system for treatment of a vessel lesion comprises an expandable balloon and at least one cutting blade engaged to an exterior surface of the balloon. At least a portion of the cutting blade has a substantially serpentine configuration defined by a plurality of interconnected peaks and troughs wherein each trough is i... | 0 |
This application is a 35 U.S.C. §371 National Stage Application of PCT/EP2011/002533, filed on May 20, 2011, which claims the benefit of priority to Serial No. DE 10 2010 023 887.2, filed on Jun. 15, 2010 in Germany, the disclosures of which are incorporated herein by reference in their entirety.
The present disc... | A method for preventing a lateral oscillation of a tower of a wind power installation having at least two rotor blades with adjustable attitude angles includes determining a manipulated variable for setting the attitude angles on the basis of information about a pitch torque and a yaw torque of the head of the tower. I... | 5 |
This application claims the benefit of U.S. Provisional Application No. 60/102,942, filed Sep. 30, 1998.
BACKGROUND
To view a television program being transmitted to a user's television, the user provides a channel number to the television. In conventional analog broadcast television, this cha... | Methods and apparatus implementing a technique for selecting a channel in a digital television. In one implementation, selecting a channel includes: receiving a major and minor channel number sequence, including a major channel number, a delimiter, and a minor channel number, where the delimiter separates the major cha... | 7 |
CROSS REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS
[0001] This application is the US National Stage of International Application No. PCT/EP2008/058491, filed Jul. 2, 2008 and claims the benefit thereof. The International Application claims the benefits of U.S. provisional application No. 60/958,822 US filed Jul. 9, 200... | A gas-turbine burner having a plurality of main swirl generators, each having an inlet flow opening formed by the main swirl generator edge, is provided. In order to achieve a uniform flow of combustion air through the main swirl generator, the gas-turbine burner has an inlet-flow guide means with a flow guide surface ... | 5 |
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
The invention is particularly designed for use in the medical field and more particularly for use in the field of detecting hemodynamic pressure.
Prior to the invention it has been customary to measure hemodynamic pressure by connecting a conduit from a blood vessel in a living b... | Pressure transducer apparatus primarily for medical use in determining the hemodynamic pressure associated with circulation of the blood. The pressure transducing wall is in contact with a highly compliant diaphragm wall of a fluid container adapted for connection to a patient's blood system. In order to prevent di... | 0 |
RELATED APPLICATIONS
[0001] This application claims the benefit of U.S. Provisional Application Ser. No. 61/548,441 filed Oct. 18, 2011, the content of which is incorporated herein by reference in its entirety.
TECHNICAL FIELD
[0002] This invention relates to MVA vectors and vacci... | The present invention provides viral vectors, such as recombinant MVA vectors, that are capable of expressing one or more polypeptides, such as, e.g., HIV proteins or GM-CSF, in the cells of a human patient at relatively high levels and can also be produced in significant quantities in cultured cells. Also provided are... | 2 |
CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS
[0001] The present application claims priority to International Patent Application No. PCT/US2012/063790, filed Nov. 7, 2012 and entitled “METHOD OF INCREASING THE PERFORMANCE OF CATIONIC FABRIC SOFTENERS” which claims priority to U.S. Provisional Application 61/558,55... | The present invention is method of boosting the performance of a cost-reduced liquid fabric softener comprising a quaternary surfactant fabric softener by adding a quaternary (meth)acrylic polymer that functions dually as a fabric softening active and a rheology modifier. In particular, poly[{2-(methacryloyloxy)ethyl}t... | 3 |
DESCRIPTION
1. Technical Field
This invention relates to gas turbine engines and more particularly to a stator structure for supporting an outer air seal about an array of rotor blades in such an engine. The concepts of this invention were developed in the field of axial flow gas turbine engines and have ap... | A stator structure 34 for supporting an outer air seal 46 is disclosed. Various construction details which adapt the stator structure to evenly move inward and outward in response to the impingement of cooling air are developed. In one embodiment an upstream support ring and a downstream support ring for the outer air ... | 5 |
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
1. Field of the Invention
This invention provides a means for alterting a user that a seismic sensor has reached or exceeded a safe design depth.
2. Discussion of the Prior Art
In the art of geophysical exploration at sea, a ship tows a seismic streamer cable along an... | A hydrophone having a self-contained means for warning an operator that the hydrophone has reached or exceeded a safe design depth limit. The active elements of the hydrophone are bender-type piezoelectric wafers. An internal stop is provided such that in the presence of a hydrostatic pressure that exceeds a safe desig... | 6 |
This is a continuation-in-part of the U.S. application Ser. No. 08/081,856 filed on Jun. 23, 1993 now abandoned which is a continuation of U.S. application Ser. No. 07/806,823 filed on Dec. 6, 1991 now abandoned which is a continuation of U.S. application Ser. No. 07/485,252 filed on Feb. 26, 1990 now abandoned which t... | A method of determining the concentrations of at least two of plural kinds of known free acids and ions contained in a solution, wherein these known free acids and ions are known beforehand to be different from each other in temperature changes and conductivity changes which are to occur in response to a titrant. The m... | 6 |
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
This invention relates generally to crossbows, and more particularly, to an improved retention and release mechanism for a drawn bowstring.
With the present arrangement, a unique structure is provided to allow a crossbow user to quickly and positively secure a drawn bowstring in ... | A crossbow includes a trigger mechanism providing positive setting or cocking and release of a drawn bowstring. As the bowstring is drawn, it is pulled rearwardly into a trigger assembly slot to momentarily rearwardly deflect and ride over a spring-urged string catch member. Deflection of the catch member in turn urges... | 5 |
FIELD OF THE INVENTION
The present invention relates to methods for producing formulated products with reduced environmental impact and is particularly useful in formulating consumer products such as health and beauty products such as shampoos, conditioners, skin care compositions and the like by providing a new ... | Disclosed are methods for developing a product having a relatively benign environmental impact. The methods evaluate the environmental hazard of various chemical components in formulated products and identify improvements in environmental safety based on those evaluations. Environmental criteria are in part developed b... | 6 |
CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS
This application claims priority under 35 U.S.C. §119 of a provisional application Ser. No. 61/155,742 filed Feb. 26, 2009, which application is hereby incorporated by reference in its entirety.
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
The present invention relates... | A new apparatus for repairing a damaged portion of a pipe includes a liner having a tubular sleeve of resin absorbent material that is capable of being stretched circumferentially and a plastic film laminated to an exterior surface of the sleeve. The plastic film contains resinous material in the liner until the liner ... | 5 |
CROSS REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATION
[0001] This application claims the benefit of U.S. Provisional Application 60/700202, filed Jul. 18, 2005.
TECHNICAL FIELD
[0002] This invention relates to novel electrochemical separation methods for the conversion of oxidizing agents to... | Methods for preparing oxidizing agents having enhanced water solubility properties, such as magnesium permanganate, calcium permanganate and ammonium peroxydisulfate are prepared from oxidizing agents having more limited water solubility properties, such as potassium permanganate and potassium peroxydisulfate by electr... | 2 |
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
The present invention concerns a heald frame for weaving looms characterized by an extremely simple structure, the asymmetrical configuration of which has proved to be surprisingly advantageous.
It is known that, in weaving looms, the problem arises of giving to the heald frames ... | In a heald frame for weaving looms, wherein the two heald slide bars consist of standard elongated sections, the lower heald slide bar is formed of an elongated section of width smaller than that of the elongated section forming the upper heald slide bar. | 3 |
CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS
This application claims the benefit of provisional patent application No. 61/026,371 filed 5 Feb. 2008 by the present inventor.
FEDERALLY SPONSORED RESEARCH
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SEQUENCE LISTING OR PROGRAM
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FIELD OF THE INVENT... | An ion-cut machine and method for slicing silicon ingots into thin wafers for solar cell manufacturing is set forth, amongst other embodiments and applications. One embodiment comprises two carousels: first carousel ( 100 ) adapted for circulating workpieces ( 55 ) under ion beam ( 10 ) inside target vacuum chamber ( 3... | 7 |
Cross-Reference to Related Applications
The present invention is a continuation-in-part of application Ser. No. 07/929,572, filed Aug. 14, 1992, now abandoned.
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
1. Field of the Invention
The present invention is directed to an apparatus for adjusting the pres... | A creping system includes a Yankee dryer rotatable about its axis, a blade support mechanism which includes (a) a pair of guide rails, (b) a fixed attitude linear bearing engaging and translatable along each of the guide rails, each fixed attitude linear bearing being mounted on a block and (c) a combination linear-rot... | 3 |
REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS
This application is a non-provisional application claiming priority from provisional application Ser. No. 60/345,163, filed Dec. 21, 2001, the entire contents of which are hereby incorporated herein by reference in its entirety.
BACKGROUND
Liver X-receptors ... | The present invention is directed to selective LXR modulators, small molecule compounds corresponding to Formula I and is further directed to a process of treating a condition in a mammal that is modulated by LXR using a therapeutically effective dose of a compound of Formula I. | 2 |
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
1. Field of the Invention
The present invention relates to a case nitrided product, a process for producing a case nitrided product, and a nitriding agent used for nitriding an aluminum product.
2. Description of the Related Art
Aluminum products have been well known ... | A case nitrided aluminum product is produced by contacting an aluminum product with a nitriding agent at a part of a surface thereof at least, and by nitriding the aluminum product at the surface with an ambient gas at a temperature of a melting point of the aluminum product or less while keeping the aforementioned con... | 2 |
CROSS REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS
[0001] Reference is made to commonly assigned, co-pending U.S. patent application Ser. No. ______ by Westcott et al. (Docket 96531) filed of even date herewith titled “Forward Facing Scanner”, the disclosure of which is incorporated herein by reference in its entirety.... | An ergonomic, compact scanner operation is achieved by providing a flatbed scanner and a sheet fed scanner in a space efficient arrangement with optimal access features for users. Documents traverse the sheet fed scanner along a path that allows inclusion of an easily accessible flat bed scanner. | 7 |
TECHNICAL FIELD
[0001] This invention relates to garments, and more particularly, to garments and similar fabric suited for use in health care environments.
DESCRIPTION OF PRIOR ART
[0002] As a result of their treatment, dialysis patents commonly experience cold sensation and desire to be ... | A garment for providing warmth and insulation to dialysis patients while maintaining unobstructed visual access to a patient's needle access site is described. The garment includes a transparent window and is made from a fabric material tailored to provide front and back covering. The garment includes a head openin... | 0 |
FIELD OF THE INVENTION
This invention relates to the induction system of an internal combustion engine, and more specifically to a telescopic throttle body for the induction system.
BACKGROUND AND SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION
In a typical induction system, the throttle body is disposed at a location betwe... | A throttle body has telescopically engaged parts that allows it to be telescopically contracted for insertion into the induction system at assembly and then telescopically expanded to secure its installation. | 5 |
FIELD OF THE INVENTION
The present invention relates generally to a measurement apparatus and technique. More particularly, the present invention relates to an angle measurement apparatus and technique with a remote sensor.
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
Accurate measurement of angles is important in a variety... | A remote sensing angle gauge includes a sensor responding to physical stimulus and transmitting a resulting impulse for measuring an angle, and a user interface separate and remote from said sensor and in communication with said sensor unit. The user interface receives a signal from the resulting impulse of said sensor... | 6 |
FIELD OF THE INVENTION
[0001] This invention related to power tongs for making oil field connections and more particularly to power tongs for sucker rods and tubing connections.
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
[0002] Systems referred to as power tongs have been widely used for some time in oil... | A power tong system for precisely making up a connection between two elongated elements, such as sucker rods, into an operative string for petroleum well installations. High precision is attainable to secure the full advantages of prestressing the coupling by combinatorial use of both a rotary drive to achieve a first ... | 4 |
CONTRACTUAL ORIGIN OF THE INVENTION
The United States Government has rights in the invention pursuant to Contract No. W-31-109-ENG-38 between the U.S. Department of Energy and the University of Chicago.
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
The present invention relates generally to a method and appar... | A method and apparatus for isolating a building or other structure from smic vibratory motion which provides increased assurance that large horizontal motion of the structure will not occur than is provided by other isolation systems. Increased assurance that large horizontal motion will not occur is achieved by provi... | 4 |
BACKGROUND
1. Field of the Invention
This invention relates to lightweight continuous guideway structure for monorail trains.
2. The Prior Art
Elevated monorail trains are becoming a popular, efficient and environmentally clean method of mass transportation, and are potentially a significant fac... | A strong, lightweight monorail guideway assembly for carrying a monorail train vehicle in transport having selectively joined load-bearing rails which are structurally reinforceable on site in relation to support columns holding the track in suspension. Variations in stresses placed on the track are accommodated by the... | 4 |
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
The invention pertains to oil primary controls for oil-fired heating systems, and in particular, to an improved lockout mode control for an oil primary.
Oil heating systems employ a control, referred to generally as an oil primary, which controls the delivery of a fuel oil/air mi... | Improved lockout control in oil primary controllers for oil heating systems which allows a reasonable number of user resets and ignition retries in the event of lockout, while minimizing the unwanted accumulation of oil in the combustion chamber of the heating system. When the oil primary goes into lockout mode due to ... | 5 |
FIELD OF THE INVENTION
[0001] The present invention relates to an apparatus and system for controlling a clutch, more specifically such an apparatus and system that operates in both a manual and an automatic mode.
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
[0002] The characteristics of speed, torque (tur... | An electro-hydraulic control system for a vehicle clutch, that operates in both a manual and an automatic mode. The invention provides a way of switching between operating modes not only when the clutch is engaged, but at any time while the vehicle is operating, smoothly and without shock, using a system that contains ... | 5 |
FIELD OF THE INVENTION
[0001] This disclosure relates generally to gaming devices, and more particularly to gaming devices with unlockable features.
BACKGROUND
[0002] Playing games of chance is a popular recreational activity. There are many types of games of chance including table games w... | Embodiments of the present invention are directed to a gaming device with unlockable features. The unlockable features can change default settings in the game environment of the gaming device and provide game mode changes, vanity features, and external features to the player. The unlockable game environment features ca... | 6 |
This application is a Division of application Ser. No. 08/044,097/, filed Apr. 6, 1993 which is a continuation of Ser. No. 07/804,564, filed Dec. 10, 1991, now abandoned.
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
1. Field of the Invention
This invention relates to fixed body conformal antenna systems and,... | A fixed body wide field-of-view conformal antenna array suitable for broadband precision direction finding on missile platforms. The array is configured as multiple sub-arrays of spiral antennas that cover particular regions within the desired field-of-view of the entire array. A lower cost, more reliable and more accu... | 7 |
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
The use of silica gel as a support for catalysts is well known. The silica gel is a colloidal system of solid character comprised of colloidal particles of a condensation polymerized silicic acid in a hydrated state which forms a coherent structure. It is an assembly of small, impervio... | An improved fixed bed catalyst is disclosed and comprises the active catalyst material supported on a particular type of porous silica xerogel which has been treated with steam under particular temperature conditions. | 2 |
This is a divisional application of Ser. No. 07/746,170 filed Aug. 14, 1991, now U.S. Pat. No. 5,153,691, which is a continuation of application Ser. No. 07/631,208, filed Dec. 21, 1990, now abandoned, which is a continuation of application Ser. No. 07/369,134, filed Jun. 21, 1989, now abandoned.
FIELD ... | A semiconductor integrated circuit device is disclosed having first and second conducting layers, with the first layer having a shape which enhances field emission tunneling off of the surface thereof. A dual thickness dielectric layer separates the conducting layers. When a potential difference is applied between the ... | 8 |
FIELD OF THE INVENTION
The present invention relates to compositions containing a peptide for therapeutic treatment of ocular conditions, including dry eye disease.
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
Dry eye disease is a condition where the tear film loses water and becomes more concentrated, which can cause... | The present invention relates to methods to treat dry eye in a mammal by intraocularly administering a composition comprising a peptide. | 2 |
RELATED APPLICATIONS
This application is a continuation of U.S. patent application Ser. No. 13/838,839 (now U.S. Pat. No. 8,623,710), filed Mar. 15, 2013, which is a continuation of U.S. patent application Ser. No. 13/732,205 (now U.S. Pat. No. 8,624,386), filed Dec. 31, 2012, which is a continuation of U.S. pate... | Methods for manufacturing multiple bottom port, surface mount microphones, each containing a micro-electro-mechanical system (MEMS) microphone die, are disclosed. Each surface mount microphone features a substrate with metal pads for surface mounting the package to a device's printed circuit board and for making el... | 1 |
CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATION
[0001] This application claims benefit of U.S. Provisional Application No. 61/060,783, filed Jun. 11, 2008, the disclosure of which is incorporated herein by reference.
FIELD OF THE INVENTION
[0002] Complex interactions between host genetic f... | Autoimmune diseases are the consequence of complex interactions between a mosaic of host genetic factors and etiologic elements. Celiac disease (CD) is an autoimmune disease prevalent in 1% of the general population, but is unique on two accounts; a) the majority (90%) of individuals with CD have the HLA class II DQ2 a... | 0 |
FIELD OF THE INVENTION
[0001] The present invention relates to methods for protecting operating inert anode electrodes from temperature drops upon removal and replacement of an adjacent anode. More specifically, the present invention relates to protection of inert anodes and their support structure from th... | A method of protecting an inert anode assembly ( 16 ) operating in an electrolysis cell ( 10 ) for producing metal when an adjacent assembly ( 16 ′) is removed exposing remaining assemblies to low ambient temperatures ( 40 ) by utilizing heat radiation shields ( 24 ) which can circumscribe every inert anode assembly ( ... | 2 |
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
1. Field of the Invention
The present invention relates to a composite article comprising a copper element, e.g. a copper printed circuit and an adhesive material, and a process for producing such an article. The invention is particularly, but not exclusively, applicable to a mul... | To make a composite article comprising a copper element and an adhesive material adhesively bonded to a surface thereof, the surface of the copper element is provided with knife-shaped elongate projections whose opposite flanks are at an average angle of less than 60° to each other. The knife-shaped elongate projection... | 8 |
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
[0001] 1. Field of the Invention
[0002] The present invention relates to the purchase and sale of bandwidth and, more particularly, to a system and method for real-time buying and selling of bandwidth at differentiated quality of service levels, routing of excess ... | An apparatus and method for real-time buying and selling of Internet Protocol (IP) transit is described. Embodiments include a platform for routing IP traffic in real time from at least one network user to a plurality of backbone providers. Embodiments further include sellers specifying a quality, a quantity, and a dur... | 7 |
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
The present invention relates to engine tachometers, and more particularly to a tachometer which is designed to measure the speed in revolutions per minute of a Diesel engine during the period of idle adjustment.
A known type of idle adjusting tachometer is designed so that as wi... | Pressure changes in the engine case of an automobile are sensed to compute and display the engine rpm irrespective of the types of engines. A pressure sensing element is mounted on the oil filler port in the engine cylinder head cover by means of a mounting member made of an elastic material. | 5 |
FIELD AND BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
The present invention relates in general to pulverized fuel delivery systems such as pulverized coal injection (PCI) systems for blast furnaces used in iron and steel production, and in particular to a new and unique pulverized fuel delivery system and method which uses a hig... | A system and method for continuously supplying solids from a lower pressure storage reservoir to a high pressure feeder tank for use in an application such as a blast furnace employs a high pressure variable speed solids pump. A fluidizing device discharges solids in a dense phase flow to a deaerating device for deaera... | 2 |
CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS
This patent application is a continuation of U.S. patent application Ser. No. 09/881,631 filed on Jun. 14, 2001 now U.S. Pat. No. 6,597,768 which claims the benefit of the filing date of U.S. Provisional Patent Application No. 60/212,388 filed Jun. 19, 2000, the entire conten... | A method and apparatus for coupling a voiceband modem circuit to a common phoneline connector, the common phoneline connection having a ring line connection and a tip line connection which couples a ring/tip line pair to a subscriber loop circuit, the voiceband modem circuit operating in a voiceband modem operating fre... | 7 |
RELATED APPLICATIONS
[0001] This application claims priority from Provisional Application Ser. No. 60/220,863, filed on Jul. 26, 2000.
FIELD OF THE INVENTION
[0002] This invention relates generally to data processing systems, and more specifically, to a system and meth... | A system and method for extending computer network-based data presentation to offline time is provided. Data, such as advertisements, news information, entertainment, etc., can be downloaded during online sessions in periods with otherwise little or no data transmission. Additionally, the downloaded data may be display... | 6 |
BACKGROUND
[0001] Exploration, production, and monitoring of hydrocarbon and water deposits entails the measurement of subsurface characteristics and the evaluation of the obtained data to determine petrophysical properties of interest for the relevant formation or reservoir. A variety of techniques have bee... | An electrical power system comprising a support configured for interconnection within a subsurface drillstring, an electrical power unit coupled to the support, and a conductive link configured to distribute electrical power from the electrical power unit to at least one component coupled to the electrical power system... | 4 |
FIELD
This application relates to blade retention in gas turbine engines and the like.
BACKGROUND
Typically, a rotor assembly for an aircraft engine has a rotor disk and one or more arrays of rotor blades. The rotor blades extend outwardly into a working medium flow path such as air. The rotor blades ... | A lock for constraining blades in a hub includes a flexible ring for constraining the blades from moving axially in the hub, a finger attached to the hub for preventing the ring from rotating relative to the hub and whereby the ring flexes about at least a partial circumference thereof if urged axially by the blades. | 8 |
This application claims the benefit of Provisional Application No. 60/286,473 filed Apr. 25, 2001.
TECHNICAL FIELD
This invention relates generally to movable barrier operators and more particularly to obstacle detection.
BACKGROUND
Movable barrier operators are known in the art. Such ... | A movable barrier operator ( 11 ) receives movement sensing signals from a sensor ( 13 ) and calculates corresponding speed of movement of a movable barrier. Such speed measurements lead to development of a median speed value over a monitoring window. The median speed value is used in a subsequent monitoring window to ... | 4 |
CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS
[0001] This application is a continuation-in-part of application Ser. No. 10/662,366 filed Sep. 16, 2003, and the disclosure of said earlier application is fully incorporated herein by reference.
FIELD OF THE INVENTION
[0002] The present... | Apparatus for tensioning torsion spring, shaft-mounted in association with a spring cone, has a central ratchet assembly with two spaced, cogged ratchet wheels, slotted to allow the assembly to be rotatably positioned over the shaft. The ratchet assembly is connectable to the spring cone so that the spring cone will ro... | 4 |
CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS
The present application is related to U.S. patent application Ser. No. 10/689,345 entitled “Method for Load Balancing a Line of Parallel Processing Elements” filed 20 Oct. 2003, U.S. patent application Ser. No. 10/689,312 entitled “Method for Using Extrema to Load Balance a L... | A method for calculating a local mean number of tasks for each processing element (PE r ) in a parallel processing system, wherein each processing element (PE r ) has a local number of tasks associated therewith and wherein r represents the number for a selected processing element, the method comprising assigning a val... | 6 |
CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS
Not Applicable.
STATEMENT REGARDING FEDERALLY SPONSORED RESEARCH OR DEVELOPMENT
Not Applicable.
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
This invention applies to paper webs or sheets, and more specifically to tissue or paper tissue webs, that are commonly used i... | Methods and compositions for softening paper. An inventive composition and method of its use softens paper products (like tissue paper) by de-bonding its cellulose fibers and by improving the smoothness of the resulting paper. The invention forms a surfactant-polymer complex that attaches de-bonding non-ionic surfactan... | 3 |
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
The invention relates to a solenoid membrane valve for controlling and/or regulating the flow of liquid media, which valve comprises a membrane fixedly clamped in a valve housing, and an armature frictionally connected with the membrane.
Particularly, in the case of fuel injectio... | A magnetically-actuated membrane valve for controlling and/or regulating the flow of a liquid medium is described which valve comprises a control membrane fixedly clamped in a valve housing, and an armature frictionally connected with the membrane, which armature is arranged on that side of the membrane which faces awa... | 5 |
CROSS REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATION
This application is a continuation-in-part application of co-pending application Ser. No. 656,951, filed Feb. 19, 1991, now U.S. Pat. No. 5,125,910, entitled "Surgical Endoscopic Suction/Irrigation Cannula Assembly", and assigned to the same assignee as the present a... | A positive touch surgical endoscopic cannula assembly in which one, or both, of liquid or gas may be introduced or removed from a body cavity during surgery. The device contains a valving mechanism responsive to finger or thumb touch of the surgeon and having a conically shaped force resistor which is partially inverte... | 0 |
CROSS REFERENCES TO RELATED APPLICATIONS
The present application is a continuation of U.S. patent application Ser. No. 14/200,347, filed on Mar. 7, 2014, which is a continuation of U.S. patent application Ser. No. 13/754,373, filed on Jan. 30, 2013, and issued on Apr. 15, 2014, as U.S. Pat. No. 8,696,283, which c... | A screw comprising a drive part, a threaded part, and a retaining ring is disclosed herein. Each of the drive part and the threaded part comprises a plurality of interface surfaces that transmit torque from the drive part to the threaded part and prevent the parts from disengaging from one another during use. Each plur... | 5 |
CROSS REFERENCE
This is a continuation-in-part of Ser. No. 08/520,710 filed Aug. 29, 1995.
DETAILED DESCRIPTION
The present invention pertains to a class of compounds which inhibit the action of phosphodiesterases, particularly PDE III and PDE IV, and the formation of tumor necrosis factor α... | Novel amides are inhibitors of TNFα and phosphodiesterase and can be used to combat cachexia, endotoxic shock, retrovirus replication, asthma, and inflammatory conditions. A typical embodiment is 3-phthalimido-3-(3-cyclopentyloxy-4-methoxyphenyl)propionamide. | 2 |
FEDERALLY SPONSORED RESEARCH
Not Applicable
SEQUENCE LISTING OR PROGRAM
Not Applicable
BACKGROUND
1. Field of Invention
This is a motor vehicle safety device that warns of vehicles in the driver's blind-spot.
2. Prior Art
Drivers of motor vehicles should be aware of other nearby vehi... | A motor vehicle safety device allows the driver to hear nearby vehicles, so the driver can tell by ear when vehicles are in his blind spots, without significantly increasing the sound level inside the vehicle when there are no vehicles close to the host vehicle's blind spot. One benefit of this invention is the bli... | 1 |
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
1. Field of the Invention
The invention generally relates to a device for the electrical connection of two parallel busbars for busbar trunking systems with a common tensioning element in the form of a bolt. In the device, the busbars are arranged at the junction site in such a w... | The known arrangements of low-voltage energy distribution include connecting elements for busbar trunking systems with which, while a change of direction is possible, the currents are limited. The new device is intended to make it possible to easily change directions, even with high currents. To achieve this object, th... | 7 |
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
[0001] 1. Field of the Invention
[0002] The invention relates to a method and a device for preparing process gases for heat treatments of metallic materials/workpieces in industrial furnaces, wherein the heatable process gases include a treatment medium as a protectiv... | In a method and with a device for preparing process gases ( 3 ) for heat treatments of metallic materials/workpieces, the respective process gas ( 3 ) is to be fed into at least one treatment chamber ( 1.1 ) in an industrial furnace ( 1 ) having been practically fully prepared, homogenised and heated, and the method is... | 8 |
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
1. Field of the Invention
This invention relates to a pulse combustion apparatus in which pulsating explosive combustions occur repeatedly and continuously. A pulse combustion apparatus performs repeatedly explosive combustions in a certain cycle by making use of self-ignition an... | In order to obtain good efficiency of a pulse combustion apparatus, an ignition plug is protected to extend the life span by way of discharging high heat from the plug top in good balance to the combustion chamber, in which a structure of the chamber wall is reformed with respect to the partial wall for receiving the p... | 5 |
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
The present invention relates to steam irons and more particularly to steam iron with controlled water flow and steam generation.
Steam irons are well known and have been in use for many years. Such irons have a handle and a base. The base includes a water reservoir, a steam cham... | A steam iron includes a sensor for detecting and measuring movement of the steam iron. The sensor is coupled to an actuator that regulates the flow of steam via a valve located between a steam chamber and steam outlets. The sensor can detect movement in three directions (X, Y, Z) and adjust steam generation based on sp... | 3 |
BACKGROUND
Viscous hydrocarbon recovery is a segment of the overall hydrocarbon recovery industry that is increasingly important from the standpoint of global hydrocarbon reserves and associated product cost. In view hereof, there is increasing pressure to develop new technologies capable of producing viscous res... | A SAGD system in a formation including a heated fluid injection well having a tubular including permeability control, one or more open hole anchors restricting thermal growth of the tubular and one or more baffles directing heated fluid application to target areas of the formation; a production well in fluid collecting... | 4 |
BACKGROUND
[0001] A driveline including a continuously variable transmission allows an operator or a control system to vary a drive ratio in a stepless manner, permitting a power source to operate at its most advantageous rotational speed.
SUMMARY
[0002] Provided herein is a continuously v... | Devices and methods are provided herein for the transmission of power in motor vehicles. Power is transmitted in a smoother and more efficient manner by splitting torque into two or more torque paths. A continuously variable transmission is provided with a ball variator assembly having two arrays of balls, a planetary ... | 5 |
FIELD OF THE INVENTION
The invention relates generally to videoconferencing. More particularly, the present invention relates to methods and systems for videoconferencing with integrated therein feedback, prediction and image degrading mechanisms to continuously display on the local video display a predicted vide... | A system and method enabling a local party to see how a remote party is viewing him/her during a videoconference is provided. This is accomplished by predicting and changing the local video to a similar video quality level as the video quality displayed with which the local video is displayed on a remote display. This ... | 7 |
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
[0001] The present invention generally relates to a mechanical connection using non-circular inter-fitting components for transmitting torque. In particular to shaft/hub connection for transmitting torque.
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
[0002] In a typical... | The invention relates to a mechanical connection for transmitting torque, demonstrating a common longitudinal axis a shaft rotating around the longitudinal axis and a hub coaxial to the shaft, its inside contour surrounding the shaft via a slaving section, wherein in the area of the slaving section, the shaft and the i... | 5 |
CROSS-REFERENCES TO RELATED APPLICATIONS
This application is the U.S. National Stage of International Application No. PCT/EP2011/001764, filed Apr. 8, 2011, which designated the United States and has been published as International Publication No. WO 2011/128045 and which claims the priority of German Patent Appl... | A ground-drilling device includes a basic body and a drill head movably mounted in relation thereto in the longitudinally axial direction, wherein a free space, which is variable in its size owing to the movable mounting, is formed between the drill head and the basic body, and a sealing element for sealing the free sp... | 4 |
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
1. Field of the Invention
The present invention relates to a speakerphone that estimates an echo canceling performance of an echo canceler through an easy processing and improves the transmit and receive switching performance of the voice switch, in a full-duplex communication sy... | The conventional speakerphone using the voice switch, when combined with the echo canceler, involves a problem that the threshold for switching the transmit/receive state of the voice switch cannot comply smoothly and stably with the performance variation of the echo canceler, thereby obstructing echo canceling in a ma... | 7 |
FIELD OF THE INVENTION
The invention relates to hoods for heavy trucks of the type that are hinged and pivot at a front end of the truck. More particularly, the invention relates to a hinge arrangement for a hood that provides a horizontal pivot axis and a vertical pivot axis allowing the hood to tilt forward and... | A multiple axis hinge arrangement for a truck hood includes a first hinge arrangement and a second hinge arrangement laterally spaced and mounted at first and second sides, respectively, of a front end of a truck. The first and second hinge arrangements include horizontal hinge elements that support a truck hood for pi... | 4 |
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
The invention concerns an inlet for a separator (separator tank) in a process plant, for example a plant for processing a fluid consisting of oil, water and/or gas.
The inlet arrangement in a separator in a process plant usually has several purposes. First, the inlet reduces the ... | A separator inlet includes a spiral channel in a channel housing and having an open top. Fluid flows in tangentially and out of a central outlet of the channel housing, or in a reverse direction. | 4 |
FIELD
[0001] The disclosure relates to audio and video devices. More particularly, the disclosure relates to an audio and video system including an entertainment module and a docking station.
BACKGROUND
[0002] The worldwide digital video disk (DVD) market is maturing and has become ac... | An audio and/or video system is disclosed. The audio and/or video system includes an entertainment module adapted for connection to a docking station. The entertainment module includes output means for provding programming that is audible and visible. The entertainment module includes an antenna connected to a wireless... | 6 |
This application is a divisional of application Ser. No. 08/903,623, filed Jul. 31, 1997, now U.S. Pat. No. 5,932,072, which is a continuation-in-part of application Ser. No. 08/837,755, filed Apr. 22, 1997 now U.S. Pat. No. 5,922,173.
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
1. Field of the Invention
Fi... | A papermaking apparatus such as a Fourdrinier table which includes a long blade and a trail blade. In the first aspect of the invention, the long blade includes an upper undulated surface with vents passing from the upper undulated surface to the lower surface of the long blade which is at substantially atmospheric pre... | 3 |
REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS
[0001] The present application claims the benefit of priority of U.S. provisional application Ser. No. 61/083,026, filed Jul. 23, 2008, the contents of which are incorporated herein by reference.
FIELD OF THE INVENTION
[0002] This invention relate... | This invention is directed towards chemiluminescent systems useful in the practice of methods of intrusion detection, compositions useful for intrusion detection and methods for their formation, and to covert intrusion detection techniques and compositions therefore containing an infrared light generating chemiluminesc... | 2 |
BACKGROUND
[0001] The present invention relates generally to the field of bicycles and specifically to bicycle frames that can be converted from a dropout adapted to receive a wheel axle of one size to a wheel axle of a different size.
[0002] Bicycles are available in a variety of different whee... | The present invention provides a bicycle that includes a frame that is specifically design to accommodate different axle configurations. The bicycle includes a wheel including a wheel axle and a bicycle frame comprising a wheel support including an axle opening having a first width and an axle slot contiguous with the ... | 8 |
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