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FIELD OF INVENTION
This invention is an improved dryer-cleaner apparatus and process having a primary use and benefit in cotton gins. The combination apparatus is intended to be positioned in a cotton gin adjacent the beginning of the ginning process for the purposes of enhancing the drying of the raw cotton and ... | This application discloses an improved dryer-cleaning apparatus for use in a cotton gin. It includes a dryer having rotating paddle cylinders for moving the cotton through the dryer and then discharging the cotton directly into the cleaner without compaction or entrapment of the trash within the raw cotton. | 3 |
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
1. Field of the Invention
The present invention relates to an anisotropic bonded magnet which is made by compression molding to obtain a high density and a high magnetic powder alignment and also relates to its production method.
2. Description of the Related Art
Bond... | Compression molding suitable anisotropic magnet powder had not been established facing the difficulty of contradiction of high density and magnet powder alignment. By applying both magnetic field and pressure at the moment when the resin is melted into liquid state by heating, both high density and a high degree of mag... | 7 |
FIELD OF THE INVENTION
The invention relates to microcellular polyurethane elastomers and a process for making them. The elastomers are valuable for a variety of uses, most notably in automotive applications and footwear.
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
Microcellular polyurethane elastomers are well known... | Microcellular elastomers and a process for making them are disclosed. The process comprises reacting a resin component ("B" side) with an isocyanate-terminated prepolymer ("A" side). Pre-reacting the right proportion of chain extender into an "A" side that also includes a high-primary, low-unsat... | 2 |
FIELD OF THE INVENTION
This invention relates to an internal combustion engine with cylinders arranged in a V configuration and a sound deadening jacketing of the engine body.
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
It is an object of the present invention to provide a jacketing structure which is advantageous fo... | An internal combustion engine having the cylinders thereof arranged in a V-formation and having a sound deadening material jacketing the body of the engine. Two plate-like carriers are gripped between the confronting parts of the cylinder housing and the outwardly projecting rims thereof to constitute a frame which sur... | 5 |
FIELD OF THE INVENTION
[0001] The present invention relates to an ink composition, suitable for use in an inkjet printing process.
BACKGROUND ART
[0002] Trimethylol-propane (TMP) is a well known co-solvent for use in aqueous inkjet inks. This kind of polar non-volatile polyhydric alcohols ... | An ink composition includes a dispersion of resin particles in water, a colorant and a co-solvent fraction for stabilizing the dispersion, wherein the co-solvent fraction includes at least one branched polyhydric alcohol and/or at least one (poly)ether modified branched polyhydric alcohol, and between 0.1 and 5 weight ... | 2 |
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
1. Field of the Invention
This invention pertains to application of mortar between the vertical walls of adjacent building block elements, more specifically to a tool for experienced and inexperienced workers to accurately, repeatedly, place the correct amount of mortaring cement... | A container that is filled from one end with mortar includes a flexible tube at the other end that is elongated in cross section and open at one end. A shoulder on the container is spaced from the opening about the distance of the height of an opening between facing surfaces of adjacent masonry units that is to be fill... | 4 |
BACKGROUND OR THE INVENTION
(1) Field of the Invention
This invention relates to material for non-magnetic substrates used for sliders of the magnetic heads.
(2) Description of the Prior Art
Magnetic heads used for magnetic disks ordinarily have a structure as disclosed, for example, in Japanese... | A thin layer magnetic head comprising a ceramic substrate consisting essentially of 100 parts by weight of a ceramic material and 0.05 to 5 parts by weight of at least one compound from the group consisting of silicon oxide and iron oxide. | 8 |
FIELD OF THE INVENTION
This invention relates to a thermal treatment process for improving the resistance of a flux grown PPKTP (periodically poled potassium titanyl phosphate, KTiOPO 4 ) crystal to photo refractive damage and photo chromic damage when subjected to U.V., I.R. and/or visible light.
BACKGROUND OF... | A thermal treatment process for improving the resistance of a flux grown, periodically poled KTiOPO 4 crystal to photorefractive or photochromic damage comprising the steps of:
i) heating said crystal from ambient temperature up to an annealing temperature in the range of from about 200° C. to about 400° C.; ... | 6 |
CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS
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STATEMENT REGARDING FEDERALLY SPONSORED RESEARCH OR DEVELOPMENT
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THE NAMES OF THE PARTIES TO A JOINT RESEARCH AGREEMENT
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INCORPORATION-BY-REFERENCE OF MATERIAL... | The present invention is a bat swing training device and methods of using the device to increase accuracy when hitting a ball with a bat. The training device has a bottom end having a knob, a handle next to the knob and a shaft next to the handle and a top end having a barrel for hitting the ball. The handle is a non-r... | 0 |
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
1. Field of the Invention
The present invention relates generally to beverage dispensing equipment and, in particular, to carbonating systems for beverage dispensing apparatus.
2. Background of the Invention
Post-Mix beverage dispensing equipment generally includes a ... | An apparatus for providing carbonating of water. The apparatus including a carbonating tank having a carbon dioxide inlet, a water inlet, and a carbonated water outlet. The carbonating tank is pivotally mounted to a rigid structure and connected to an electric motor for providing an undulating or rocking motion of the ... | 8 |
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
The present invention relates to a freewheel to be used for the motive power transmission mechanism of vehicles, such as bicycles and motorcycles, and other machines.
In the conventional freewheel of this kind, a sprocket wheel having teeth at its periphery for engagement with a ... | A freewheel to be used for the motive power transmission mechanism of vehicles, such as bicycles and motorcycles, and other machines, includes ratchet mechanism provided at one lateral side of a sprocket wheel. | 5 |
[0001] The present application is a continuation-in-part of U.S. patent application Ser. No. 13/270,840 filed Oct. 11, 2011. U.S. patent application Ser. No. 13/270,840 is a continuation of U.S. patent application Ser. No. 13/035,777 filed Feb. 25, 2011. U.S. patent application Ser. No. 13/035,777 claims the benefit... | The present invention relates to Adeno-associated virus 9 methods and materials useful for systemically delivering polynucleotides across the blood brain barrier. Accordingly, the present invention also relates to methods and materials useful for systemically delivering polynucleotides to the central and peripheral ner... | 2 |
FIELD OF THE INVENTION
This invention relates to a mechanical seal construction, and particularly a bellows-type seal construction provided with a vibration damper for cooperation between the shaft and surrounding seal ring.
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
U.S. Pat. No. 4,261,581, assigned to Durametallic... | A bellows-type mechanical seal construction having a rotating carbide face ring provided with a vibration damper mounted thereon. The vibration damper comprises a carbon ring which is fixedly mounted within the carbide face ring, as by a press fit. The carbon vibration dampener ring is of substantial axial extent, and ... | 8 |
PRIORITY CLAIM
[0001] The present application is a National Phase entry of PCT Application No. PCT/EP2011/001114, filed Mar. 7, 2011, the disclosure of which is hereby incorporated by reference herein in its entirety.
FIELD OF THE INVENTION
[0002] This invention relates to chains ... | A chain has alternating vertical and horizontal chain links and with each link having an oval profile. The vertical links having an end web supporting surface formed on its inside that engages with a complementary bearing surface on the end web of adjacent horizontal link. The supporting surfaces and the bearing surfac... | 5 |
This application is a Divisional application of U.S. patent application Ser. No. 09/943,927, filed on Aug. 31, 2001 now U.S. Pat. No. 6,673,119, of WILLIAM C. KIMBRELL for CHEMICAL MODIFICATION OF HYDROLIZABLE POLYMER-CONTAINING TEXTILE ARTICLES.
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
This invention relates ... | A hydrolizable polymer-containing textile article and method for producing the same is provided that has been chemically modified by treating the article with certain branched chain amines to reduce the strength of the fibers contained therein, thus rendering the article less prone to the formation of objectionable pil... | 2 |
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
1. Field of the Invention
The present invention relates to sunshields and specifically to automobile sunshields or shades. The sunshield of the present invention may be positioned against an interior window surface, such as the windshield, to act as a barrier and protect the inte... | A collapsible elongated sun sheild including, a plurality of adjacent collapsible flexible loop members. A fabric covering material for substantially covering the flexible loop members. The loop members substantially supporting the fabric in particular areas to provide for loop portions and an interconnecting portion f... | 8 |
TECHNICAL FIELD OF THE INVENTION
The present invention relates generally to the field of electronic circuits, and in particular to a method of measuring low impedances.
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
Several factors in the development of computer systems and electronic circuits such as microprocessor chi... | A method comprises generating first and second current levels and measuring the first and second current levels. The method further comprises alternately generating the first and second current levels repeatedly to generate a periodic current waveform, and measuring the voltage at at least one port in a system a plural... | 6 |
This is a divisional application under 37 CFR 1,60, of Ser. No. 07/451,392, filed 12/15/89, now U.S. Pat. No. 5,048,481 entitled "Throttle Actuator Safety Method for automated Transmission", of inventors Kwok Wah Chan, William F. Cote' and Louis E. Miller.
FIELD
This invention relates ... | A safety method is provided for use with control systems for vehicles such as trucks, and in particular for electromechanical controls (10) that assist the driver in shifting the gears (12), operating the clutch (16), and in actuating the throttle (22, 24, 26) by remote control. The method, which is for use in a vehicl... | 5 |
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
This invention relates to a transaction processor in which cash such as notes, checks and the like can be deposited by inserting them into an inserting opening, and cash can also be deposited in a state wherein cash is put into an envelope.
As is well known, automatic deposit app... | A deposit mode for inserting cash into an inserting opening for cash deposit and an envelope deposit mode for putting cash into an envelope and inserting the envelope into an opening for deposit are selectively set by a transaction mode setting unit. In the cash deposit mode, acceptance of cash inserted into the insert... | 6 |
FIELD OF THE INVENTION
The present invention relates to the field of cameras and, more particularly, to a parallax compensation system for a camera.
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
Cameras having non-through the lens viewfinders, that is, viewfinders with an optical axis distanced from the image capture o... | A parallax compensation system and method is provided for a camera including an independent viewfinder. For close focus pictures, the camera's taking lens is shifted towards the viewfinder. In one embodiment, for far focus pictures the camera's taking lens is moved away from the viewfinder and is not centered o... | 6 |
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
1. Field of the Invention
The present invention relates to a color cathode-ray tube (CRT) of a dot-in-line type. More specifically, the present invention pertains to a color CRT in which electron guns are in an in-line array and apertures of a shadow mask are circular and particu... | A color cathode-ray tube in accordance with the present invention comprises a set of three electron guns in an in-line array, a shadow mask with a curved surface having a plurality of circular small apertures and a fluorescent screen with a curved surface disposed in parallel with the above stated shadow mask and inclu... | 7 |
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
1. Field of the Invention
This invention relates to a railcar for shipping loose sheet material, e.g., glass sheets and/or crates and more particularly, to a railcar for shipping loose glass sheets that are loaded and/or unloaded from one side thereof.
2. Discussion of the ... | A railcar for shipping loose glass sheets includes moveable deck runners each having a moveable stanchion to support the sheets in a generally vertical position. The railcar is loaded and/or unloaded from one side. The glass sheets are protected from the weather during shipping and storing by a telescoping fiber glass ... | 1 |
This application is a divisional application of application Ser. No. 889,016 filed Mar. 22, 1978 now U.S. Pat. No. 4,307,897.
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
The provision of preprinted forms in an interconnected manifold set or layered assembly, composed of record forms, carbonless copying sheets, or... | This invention relates to a flexibly and permanently interlocked manifold assembly of superimposed sheets or webs, and the method and apparatus for producing this assembly, wherein the superimposed sheets of the assembly are fastened by a stress-relieving means composed of crimps formed in one exterior sheet of said as... | 1 |
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
1. Field of the Invention
This invention relates to hypodermic needles. More particularly, the invention relates to microneedles and fabrication methods thereof.
2. Description of the Related Art
Transdermal drug delivery represents a novel drug delivery route with li... | A novel method suitable for commercially mass production of hollow microneedle with high quality for delivery of drugs across or into biological tissue is provided. It typically includes the following processes: (1) coating an elongated template of a first material with a second material to form a cover; (2) removing t... | 0 |
FIELD OF THE INVENTION
The present invention relates to a device which can be attached to an all terrain vehicle (“ATV”) and used for clearing away loose granular material, such as snow, sand, earth, and crushed stones.
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
All terrain vehicles are popularly used by consumers a... | An attachment for an all terrain vehicle (ATV) which enables the ATV to be used for clearing away snow and other loose granular material, such as sand, earth, and crushed stones. The apparatus includes a blade with a detachable liner, and a frame which fits beneath the ATV and is releasably connected to the outer sides... | 4 |
REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS
[0001] This is a continuation-in-part of co-pending patent application Ser. No. 13/211,451, filed Aug. 17, 2011, entitled “ORIENTATION DEVICE AND METHOD”. The aforementioned application is hereby incorporated herein by reference.
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION ... | A method and device for streamlining navigation from a point to a visual point of interest by combining the necessary items into a single device incorporating an optical finder such as binoculars which incorporates an optical display into the viewfinder, a rangefinder, GPS, compass, altimeter, inclinometer, microproces... | 6 |
CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS
[0001] This application is a continuation of U.S. patent application Ser. No. 14/009,985, filed Dec. 4, 2013, which it the National Stage of International Application No. PCT/NL2012/050217, filed Apr. 2, 2012, which claims the benefit of Great Britain Application No. G... | A method of forming a substrate for a sports surface of a sports pitch includes the steps of: a) Agglomerating plastics materials; b) Granulating the agglomerated plastics materials to form granules having a predetermined range of sizes; c) In situ coating the granules with a binding material so that they form a fluent... | 1 |
RELATED APPLICATION
[0001] In accordance with 37 C.F.R 1.76, a claim of priority is included in an Application Data Sheet filed concurrently herewith. Accordingly, the present invention claims priority under 35 U.S.C. §119(e) to U.S. Provisional Application 61/709,782 entitled “DRYWALL COMPOUND DISPENSING SY... | The present invention relates to tools for finishing drywall. More specifically, the present invention is a system for use in dispensing drywall joint compound from a container. The system comprises a base member that is semi-permanently securable to a manual joint compound pump and a plurality of attachments that are ... | 4 |
CROSS REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS
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STATEMENT REGARDING FEDERALLY SPONSORED RESEARCH OR DEVELOPMENT
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REFERENCE TO A MICROFICHE APPENDIX
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BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
1. Field of the Invention
This invention relates generall... | The apparatus disclosed begins exterior of archery bow stave cam slot and traverses a generally elliptically ovidly path convexed and roughly shaped paralleling exterior perimeter edge movement of an elliptically ovid cam module, and a portion of the apparatus is formed to terminate at a point on cam module that is app... | 5 |
CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS
[0001] This application is a continuation-in-part of International Patent Application No. PCT/CN2015/081253 with an international filing date of Jun. 11, 2015, designating the United States, now pending, and further claims priority benefits to Chinese Patent Applicatio... | A method for preparing high molecular weight poly(L-lactic acid) with high performance, including: a) providing a biogenic guanidine (BG) as a catalyst, and a nontoxic acid salt of an essential metal trace element as an activator (Act), and adding the catalyst, the activator, and L-lactide monomer to a polymerization r... | 2 |
FIELD OF THE INVENTION
[0001] This invention relates to an edge formation process for aluminum solid electrolytic capacitors.
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
[0002] Electrolytic capacitors with excellent high frequency characteristics are in high demand due to speed requirements of ci... | A process for edge forming a slit and cut-to-length foil having a dielectric oxide film on its face comprising forming the foil in an aqueous citrate electrolyte, preferably an aqueous ammonium citrate electrolyte, depolarizing the foil, and forming the foil in an aqueous phosphate electrolyte, preferably an ammonium d... | 2 |
CROSS REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS
This application is a Divisional of pending application Ser. No. 09/054,183, filed Apr. 2, 1998 now U.S. Pat. No.6,055,589.
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
1. Field of the Invention
The present invention relates to an electronic unit for use with for... | A method for transmitting information between each electronic unit, comprising the steps of (a) transmitting information whose amount does not exceed a predetermined data amount, (b) determining whether or not the predetermined data amount is larger than a desired information amount, (c) when the determined result at s... | 7 |
FIELD OF THE INVENTION
This invention relates generally to the field of medicinal chemistry. More specifically, to derivatives of a subclass of triterpenoid acids that have multi-medicament properties, that is derivatives of the lupanes, formulations containing such, and their use to prevent or treat certain dise... | This invention relates generally to the field of medicinal chemistry, and more specifically to derivatives of a subclass of triterpenoid acids that have multi-medicament properties, that is derivatives of the lupane, betulinic acid, formulations containing such, and their use to prevent or treat certain diseases, and p... | 2 |
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
1. Field of the Invention
The present invention relates generally to an apparatus and method for non-invasively measuring aortic blood flow in a patient. More particularly, the invention relates to an apparatus and method for determining aortic blood flow by measuring the pressur... | A non-invasive aortic blood flow sensor is disclosed. The sensor determines the blood flow in the aorta of a patient based on the pressure difference between the right and left subclavian arteries. The pressure of the subclavian arteries is non-invasively measured by determining the blood pressures in the arteries of t... | 0 |
TECHNICAL FIELD OF THE INVENTION
This invention relates generally to an universal tractor loader mounting bracket kit assembly or system for a tractor loader which can accommodate various other bracket components to permit different types of loaders to be mounted thereon.
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
M... | A universal tractor loader bracket kit is described which enables a basic set of brackets to accommodate various other bracket components thereon to enable the basic set of brackets to accommodate various types of tractor loaders. | 4 |
DESCRIPTION
[0001] The present invention relates to a method for producing one-component sealing- and coating compounds with a polyurethane base.
[0002] Well known and precisely examined are binding agents for sealing- and coating compounds which contain isocyanate-prepolymers which can be... | The invention relates to a method for producing one-component sealing and coating compounds with a polyurethane base The inventive method provides a simpler means of production as well as guaranteeing improved storage stability of the compounds produced, and comprises the following steps: agitating a mixture of polyol ... | 2 |
CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS
[0001] The present application claims the benefit of 35 U.S.C. 111 (b) provisional application Ser. No. 60/530,314 filed Dec. 17, 2003, and entitled Rotating Drilling Head Drive.
STATEMENT REGARDING FEDERALLY SPONSORED RESEARCH OR DEVELOPMENT
... | Methods and apparatus for rotating a stripper assembly in use with a rotating drilling head. A drive system is disposed external to the rotating drilling head and generates rotational motion to match the rotation of a drillstring running through the rotating drilling head. A connection transfers rotational motion from ... | 4 |
FIELD OF THE INVENTION
The present invention relates to a fluid injecting device that injects a fluid from the outside of a box into an air bag accommodated in the box to inflate the air bag so as to allow the air bag to function as a cushioning material.
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
A fluid injecting device... | A general-purpose fluid injecting device is provided that can be used if an air bag is accommodated in a box of a different height. A fluid injecting device is provided that injects a fluid into an air bag through a nozzle projecting from a box the air bag being housed in the box. The device includes a detection appara... | 1 |
TECHNICAL FIELD
The present invention pertains generally to a method and apparatus providing a transmission pump seal.
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
Conventional transmission pumps are driven by output from the engine in order to transfer hydraulic fluid and thereby meet cooling, lubrication, and pressu... | The present invention provides a seal apparatus for a transmission pump. The seal apparatus includes a ring seal configured to seal a gap defined between a transmission pump body and a hub in order to reduce hydraulic fluid leakage. An O-ring is placed around the ring seal such that the O-ring engages the transmission ... | 5 |
U.S. GOVERNMENT RIGHTS
[0001] The invention was made with U.S. Government support under contract N00019-97-C-0050 awarded by the U.S. Navy. The U.S. Government has certain rights in the invention.
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
[0002] The invention relates to the cooling of turbo... | An internally-cooled turbomachine element has an airfoil extending between inboard and outboard ends. A cooling passageway is at least partially within the airfoil and has at least a first turn. Means are in the passageway for limiting a turning a loss of the first turn. The turbomachine element may result from a reeng... | 5 |
This application is a continuation of application Ser. No. 08/525,404, filed on Sep. 8, 1995, now U.S. Pat. No. 5,647,357 the contents of which are hereby incorporated by reference.
FIELD OF THE INVENTION
The present invention relates in general to respiratory masks and, more particularly, to resp... | An improved flexible respiratory mask facial seal, as well a respiratory mask incorporating such seal. The facial seal comprises an annular member including a peripheral sidewall bounded by an inner end and an outer end generally opposite the inner end. The inner end is adapted for attachment to the shell or body porti... | 0 |
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
[0001] The present invention relates to a machine for injection moulding of rubber products. In particular, it relates to a multi-station machine of high productivity.
[0002] In a machine for injection moulding of rubber, the mould receiving the material is alwa... | The present invention relates to a machine for injection molding of rubber products, comprising a plurality of molding units to be operated separately for carrying out a molding cycle. The molding units are mounted on a common support and each unit receives the rubber blend to be used in molding through a duct branched... | 1 |
FIELD OF THE INVENTION
This invention relates generally to a system and method of supplying batteries with fluid, particularly to a system and method for supplying rechargeable, electrolyte starved metal-air batteries with water and electrolyte, and more particularly to a system and method for supplying electroly... | A method of providing electrolyte to an electrolyte starved battery includes the steps of supplying electrolyte from a source to a dispenser and dispensing the electrolyte from the dispenser in a preplanned sequence to each of a number of electrolyte inputs in the electrolyte starved battery. Related devices for accomp... | 8 |
PRIORITY CLAIM
The present application claims benefit under 35 USC Section 119(e) of U.S. Provisional Patent Application Ser. No. 61/050,019 filed on 2 May 2008. The present application is based on and claims priority from this application, the disclosure of which is expressly incorporated herein by reference.
... | An improved device for simultaneously unrolling geotextile fabric and dispensing an aggregate layer for road construction comprises a hanger bar coupled to a vehicle frame. The hanger bar supports a roller bar adapted to carry a fabric roll. A dragger couples the hanger bar and arranges to present a dead-weight member ... | 4 |
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
This invention relates to an installation for charging a shaft furnace. More particularly, this invention relates to a charging apparatus for a shaft furnace comprising a rotating or oscillating distribution chute or spout and a hopper with a central flow duct above the spout. The flow... | The apparatus comprises a distribution spout and a hopper which has two containers mounted thereabove provided with sealing valves and a metering member. In order to simplify the weighing system, the hopper is independent of the mouth of the furnace and is located inside a sealed chamber. The hopper is suspended by a d... | 5 |
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
1. Field of the Invention
The invention relates to the improvement of the resistance to wear and cavitation exhibited by plastics overlays on composite materials used as bearings for oil-lubricated applications. In particular, the invention provides an increase in the service lif... | Iron oxide functions as a wear- and cavitation-inhibiting additive in the plastic sliding layer(s) of composite bearings for oil-lubricated applications. The sliding layers predominantly consist of thermoplastic fluoropolymers. The addition of iron oxide to PTFE-based materials reduces the destruction of the sliding su... | 2 |
This is a divisional of U.S. application Ser. No. 08/492,343 filed Jun. 19, 1995, now U.S. Pat. No. 5,837,808 issued Nov. 17, 1998, which is a continuation of U.S. application Ser. No. 08/116,939 filed Sep. 7, 1993, now abandoned, which is a continuation-in-part of U.S. application Ser. No. 07/747,565 filed Aug. 20, 19... | A tyrosine-substituted hirudin analog has antithrombogenic activity. Further simultaneous reaction at native tyrosine residues is prevented by mutation at those sites to encode nonreactive amino acids. Several novel strategies for coupling the hirudin analog to solid surfaces while simultaneously conserving antithrombo... | 2 |
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
[0001] 1. Field of the Invention
[0002] The present invention generally relates to the field of protecting building apertures such as door and window openings from hurricanes, wind-blown debris, gales, rain, and vandals. More specifically it concerns very low cost... | Disclosed is storm shutter apparatus for protecting building apertures such as door and window openings from hurricanes, wind-blown debris, gales, rain, and vandals using very low cost, low profile extrusion brackets designed specifically for installation during original building construction in combination with a vari... | 4 |
CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS
This application claims priority under 35 U.S.C. §119 to European patent application EP 07117917.0, filed Oct. 4, 2008, the disclosure of which is incorporated herein by reference.
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
The present invention relates to an authentication me... | A codebook, comprising a number of groups of symbols in a predetermined pattern printed on a card or the like is issued to a user. The user is attributed or selects an extraction pattern representing an order of progression through the symbols in each group of symbols. When the user wishes to make an authentication act... | 6 |
CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS
[0001] This application claims the benefit of U.S. Provisional Patent Application No. 61/955,553 titled “Improved Bias Tee Designs with Extended Low Current Measurement and AC High Impedance Measurement Capability” filed Mar. 19, 2014, which is incorporated by referenc... | Bias tees, according to certain embodiments of the present invention, include switches in the AC signal path, the DC signal path, or both, to improve the capability of the bias tees to be used for high impedance AC measurement, low current DC measurement, or both. Optical control of the switches, as well as control of ... | 7 |
This application claims benefit to U.S. provisional application Ser. No. 60/101,702 filed Sep. 25, 1998.
BACKGROUND
1. Technical Field
This disclosure relates to surgical systems and, more particularly to an improved ultrasonic surgical apparatus for ultrasonically fragmenting tissue.
... | An improved ultrasonic surgical apparatus includes an ultrasonic handpiece. An ultrasonic fragmenting tool is mountable within the handpiece, the tool having a vibratable tip adapted for ultrasonically fragmenting tissue at a surgical site of a patient. A transducer is mounted within the handpiece and coupled to a conn... | 0 |
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
The present invention relates to a control valve for fuel injection devices for internal combustion engines, preferably Diesel engines, with a valve housing within which at least one piston is displaceable and which comprises stops for the piston.
Today's internal combustion ... | The present invention relates to a control valve, especially for fuel injection devices for internal combustion engines, preferably diesel engines, with a valve housing within which at least one piston is displaceable and which comprises stops for the piston, wherein at least one of the stops is axially displaceable. | 5 |
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
In most instances, commercial lighting fixtures are employed in suspended ceiling systems wherein a framework of inverted "T" bars or the like are utilized to support the entire ceiling system as well as the lighting fixtures. In some ceiling systems, the bottom face of the ... | An asymmetrically mounted recessed lighting fixture which includes an integral appearance frame about the bottom edge thereof which underlies and conceals the ceiling support framework from view. The lighting fixture includes an undercut or recessed portion in one sidewall which permits mounting of the luminaire on the... | 5 |
CROSS REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS
[0001] This application claims priority to and the benefit of co-pending U.S. Provisional Application Ser. No. 61/791,615, filed Mar. 15, 2013, the full disclosure of which is hereby incorporated by reference herein for all purposes.
BACKGROUND OF THE ... | Drilling mud is lifted subsea to a drilling vessel with a mud pump having an internal bladder. Applying pressurized water to one side of the bladder urges it against a quantity of the mud to impart a lifting force onto the mud. Mud flow to and from the pump is controlled by valves driven by actuators. The actuators inc... | 5 |
FIELD OF THE INVENTION
The present invention relates to production of physically modified wool-like chemical filaments and textile products made therefrom and may be employed in all branches of the textile industry involved in the manufacture of woolen goods.
The invention can be most advantageously used in... | The present invention relates to production of wool-like chemical filaments and, more particularly, to a spinneret for obtaining these filaments. The present invention is most effectively realized in the production from these filaments of household and industrial textiles. This spinneret includes a filament-forming hol... | 3 |
This application is a continuation of application Ser. No. 306,965, filed Sept. 30, 1981 now abandoned.
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
1. Field of the Invention
This invention relates to new and useful acid-curing resin compositions for use in the formation of sand cores and molds for foundry o... | Acid-curable, condensation-type resins, particularly phenolic resin prepolymers and urea-formaldehyde and/or furfuryl alcohol-formaldehyde modified phenolic resin prepolymers, have improved properties when admixed with a dibasic acid di-ester of the composition
R.sup.1 O.sub.2 C(CH.sub.2).sub.n CO.sub.2 R... | 2 |
RELATED APPLICATIONS
[0001] This application is a continuing application of U.S. patent application Ser. No. 09/148,182, filed Sep. 4, 1998 (Case No. 2049), and U.S. patent application Ser. No. 09/400,511, filed Sep. 20, 1999 (Case No. 2097), the contents of which are incorporated herein in their entirety. ... | A washfast and down-proof metallized fabric which comprises a metallic side, a non-metallic side and a cross-linked polyurethane latex coating over both sides which encapsulates said metal particles, its method of preparation and articles of clothing comprising such fabric are described. | 8 |
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
The present invention relates to a compact cross-channel mixer having several stacked foils whereby flow channels are formed due to a special design of the foils, e.g., a sine wave design, and whereby the flow channels of foils that are positioned on top of each other cross each other.... | A compact cross-channel mixer having several stacked foils is provided whereby flow channels are formed due to a special profiling of the foils, e.g., a sine wave design. The flow channels of foils that are positioned on top of each other. The stacked foils that form a mixing element are rotated about the main flow dir... | 8 |
CROSS REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS
[0001] This application is a Continuation-in-Part of co-pending U.S. patent application Ser. No. 13/855,038, filed on Apr. 2, 2013, which claims the benefit of Provisional Patent Application Ser. No. 61/686,226 filed on Apr. 2, 2012, now expired. The entirety of both t... | An Operating System for firearms combining a direct drive gas piston system, functioning in conjunction with a linkage mechanism operating within a structural tube, enabling the use of a frontal charging handle or a sliding handguard allowing a frontal actuated, ambidextrous, non-reciprocating charring operation. The o... | 5 |
CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS
[0001] This application is a continuation of International Application No. PCT/GB2007/000126, filed Jan. 4, 2007, which claims priority to Great Britain Application Serial No. 0600878.3, filed Jan. 17, 2006, which are incorporated herein by specific reference.
... | A wiring component includes an array of multiple wires, at least one connector which engages the wires, and at least two layers of a hardened fiber and a filler compound that sandwiches the wires. The areas adjacent to the wires include a filler which immobilizes the wires relative to the layers. In one embodiment at l... | 7 |
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
1. Field of the Invention
The present invention relates to a horse riding exercise machine, and more particularly, to a horse riding exercise machine which can be operated without power and can be adjusted suitable for weight and height of a user.
2. Description of the Rela... | A horse riding exercise machine includes: a saddle support; an operation frame; a pair of operation rods; an elevation rod; a forward-backward rod; a vertical bar; a movable bar; a flywheel; a rotation frame; a main spring; a gear; and a handle. The horse riding exercise machine can be driven without power by using ene... | 0 |
CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS
This application is a 371 of PCT/US02/16889 filed 30 May 2002, which claims benefit of application 60/295,454 filed 1 Jun. 2001.
STATEMENT REGARDING FEDERALLY SPONSORED RESEARCH OR DEVELOPMENT
Not applicable.
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
In ... | In a new process for preparing pulped wood chips for paper making, chips from a hardwood such as eucalyptus are inoculated with aliving culture of one or more white rot fungi. The fungi propagate throughout the body of the wood chip, selectively attacking the lignin of the wood without harming the cellulosic fibers. Su... | 3 |
The benefit of U.S. Provisional Patent Application Ser. No. 61/353,503, filed on Jun. 10, 2010, is claimed hereby. The teachings of U.S. Provisional Patent Application Ser. No. 61/353,503 are incorporated herein by reference in their entirety.
FIELD OF THE INVENTION
This invention relates generall... | The flexible hose of the present invention is crush resistant, burst resistant, and virtually impossible to kink in normal use and is applicable to hoses that are designed for delivering virtually any kind of fluid including water, organic liquids, aqueous based herbicides, aqueous based insecticides, industrial chemic... | 5 |
TECHNICAL FIELD
[0001] The present invention relates to a bis(tetrahydrofuran) compound, a process for producing the same, and a use of the compound.
BACKGROUND ART
[0002] Along with the arrival of an aging society, senile dementia such as Alzheimer's-type dementia, dementia with Lewy ... | The present invention provides a new bis(tetrahydrofuran) compound having an excellent neurotrophic factor activity-enhancing effect, and a process for producing the same. The bis(tetrahydrofuran) compound of the present invention is represented by formula (1):
... | 2 |
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
Heretofore cutting tools of the prior art have used replaceable cutters so that when the parts became worn the old cutter would be discarded and a new cutter would be installed.
SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION
It is an object of the present invention to provide an improved nibbler... | A portable cutting tool, and particularly a tool designed as a nibbler-shear for use in cutting sheet material. The tool includes a power head with a changeable block, one for a shear type cutter and one for a nibbler type cutter. The one with the nibbler type cutter has a fixed cutter and a movable cutter. The movable... | 1 |
CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS
[0001] This is a continuation-in-part of U.S. patent application Ser. No. 11/406,417, filed on Apr. 18, 2006, which is incorporated by reference into this application.
FIELD OF THE INVENTION
[0002] This invention relates to the field of supports ... | The present invention is an adjustable support for installing a planar sheet of material between opposed surfaces for protection from events such as storms. The supports secure the planar sheet to an opening such as a door and window, thereby holding it in place during storms, etc. The supports are easily removed and i... | 4 |
This invention relates to foldable sunshields for automobile and vehicle windows, including, particularly, the windshield, and the method of manufacture of such sunshields.
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
Prior art sunshields for covering the interior sides of the windshields of automobiles, particularly those ... | A vehicle sunshield which is foldable in an accordion-like manner and method of making a foldable sunshield comprising an impressionable material having a plurality of successive creases or channels on the same side of the material. Alternate creases are wider to allow folding the sunshield over the alternate creases. | 1 |
[0001] The present application is a continuation-in-part of U.S. Ser. No. 08/827,194, now U.S. Pat. No. ______ .
BACKGROUND OF INVENTION
[0002] 1. Field of the Invention
[0003] The present invention relates to a method of preventing retinal ganglion cell death, ... | A method and composition for altering a plausible sequence of pathological events in retinal ganglion cells associated with glaucoma, the sequence including membrane depolarization, influx of millimolar amounts of Na + via non-inactivating Na + channels, and the lethal elevation of cell Ca 2+ due to reversal of the ... | 8 |
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
[0001] Hot beverages, normally coffee, tea or the like, are frequently sold as a take-out item and supplied in disposable cups with thin plastic lids. Such lids are generally of two types, lids which are to be removed in their entirety for access to the contents of the cup, and li... | A hot cup lid providing alternating modes of access to the contents of a cup, the lid including an enlarged drinking opening selectively closed by a tear flap, and a smaller sipping opening diametrically aligned with the drinking opening and adjacent the periphery of the lid, the tear flap including a sealing lug there... | 1 |
BACKGROUND
[0001] Sumps, also referred to as catch basins, have traditionally been utilized in chemical, petrochemical, metal finishing, industrial and municipal operations to capture the flow of hazardous materials. Due to the development and implementation of storm water runoff regulations, the use of sump... | A seamless, double-walled sump is disclosed for collecting run-off materials and waste products. The sump includes a primary containment vessel and a secondary vessel, integrally molded into a single seamless unit. The sump includes a plurality of ribs that cooperate with surrounding concrete or other enclosing materia... | 4 |
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
The invention has as its subject a liquid separating and evacuating device for fluid suction equipment and, in particular, for dental surgery equipment.
DESCRIPTION OF THE PRIOR ART
During treatment given inside the mouth, dental treatment for example, it is impossible for ... | Disclosed herein is a liquid separating and evacuating device for fluid suction equipment and, in particular, for dental surgery equipment, with which it is possible to separate the air from the liquids and to continuously drain the latter without interrupting the suction.
The said device consists essentially of ... | 0 |
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
1. Field of the Invention
The present invention relates to a parts exchange mechanism of a chip mounter, and particularly to techniques of exchanging parts of a chip mounter, such as a suction bit for sucking electronic parts, and a positioner for centering and positioning the el... | A parts exchange mechanism of a chip mounter, capable of automatically exchanging parts such as a suction bit for sucking chip-shaped electronic parts to be mounted onto a printed circuit board, and a positioner for centering the same. The part exchange mechanism comprises: holding means for holding the parts to be exc... | 8 |
The present application is a CON of U.S. patent application Ser. No. 10/893,328, filed Jul. 19, 2004, now U.S. Pat. No. 7,317,496 which is a CON of U.S. patent application Ser. No. 10/427,139, filed May. 02, 2003, now U.S. Pat. No. 6,791,630, which is a DIV of U.S. patent application Ser. No. 09/829,818, filed Apr. 10,... | Active matrix display devices having improved opening and contrast ratios utilize light blocking lines to improve display contrast ratios yet position the light blocking lines on the same level of metallization as the gate lines to thereby limit parasitic capacitive coupling between the data lines and the pixel electro... | 6 |
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
Approximately thirty percent of the body protein of mammals is comprised of collagen, a long rod-like polypeptide containing three parallel chains of coiled-coil structure with a molecular weight of about 300,000. Collagen existing in skin, cartilage, bone and tendon is composed of two... | The polypeptides
X--R.sub.1 --R.sub.2 --[R.sub.3 ].sub.n --NH.sub.2
where
X is hydrogen, alkanoyl of 2 to 6 carbon atoms, cycloalkylcarbonyl of 6 to 8 carbon atoms or alkoxycarbonyl of 2 to 6 carbon atoms;
R 1 is Cys-, 3-mercapto-Val-, p-Glu-Cys-, p-Glu-3-mercapto-Val- or Pro-Gln-... | 2 |
CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATION
This application claims benefit of U.S. Provisional Application No. 61/525,641, filed Aug. 19, 2011, which is hereby incorporated by reference.
FIELD OF THE INVENTION
The present invention generally relates to planar front illumination systems for the i... | A system for illuminating a reflective display or other material from a planar front device and a method of manufacture thereof. The system includes a light guide plate that conducts light from an edge light source across the face of a reflective display. Micro lenses are formed on the inner or outer surface of the lig... | 8 |
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
The data storage industry has developed various libraries for various media. Since there are many different types of applications, there are many different styles of libraries. Several types of libraries use multiple shafts to guide and drive a picker assembly from drives to media stor... | A data storage library for storing and accessing data storage media, consisting of a housing, a storage array within the housing, the storage array having a wall, a media storage element arranged adjacent the storage array wall for holding storage media, a data transfer element arranged adjacent the storage array wall ... | 6 |
This application is based on and claims priority under 35 U.S.C. § 119 with respect to Japanese Application No. 11-359208 filed on Dec. 17, 1999, the entire content of which is incorporated herein by reference.
FIELD OF THE INVENTION
This invention generally relates to a vehicle seat apparatus. More particu... | A seat slide apparatus includes an upper rail smoothly slidable relative to a lower rail without using any balls. A part of the convex portion of the lower rail made of lightweight metal alloy material contacts the flange portions of the steel-made upper rail with an elastic spring force. | 1 |
FIELD OF INVENTION
The invention relates to fishing lures and particularly to the type of fishing lure having a main line which extends through the body of a primary lure adapted to slide on the line and also relates to lure assemblies incorporating both a primary lure and a secondary lure.
BACKGROUND OF IN... | A fishing lure assembly provides a primary surface type lure formed so as to be able to slide on the fishing line on which it is mounted and a secondary subsurface type lure secured to the end of the line. Various modifications permit the primary line to mount various fish attracting devices. | 0 |
FIELD OF THE INVENTION
The invention relates to an apparatus for applying partial surface coatings to textile substrates, particularly adhesive materials in insert fixing technology in which a flowable thermoplastic or thermosetting plastic coating compound is applied to the substrate and is made to firmly adhere... | Apparatus for applying partial surface coatings to textile substrates, particularly adhesive compounds in fixing inset technology. A cylinder rotatable about a cylindrical axis has inner and outer cylindrical surfaces with perforations extending through these surfaces. A coating head mounted inside the cylinder has a c... | 3 |
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
In the drilling of wells into the earth by rotary drilling techniques, a drill bit is attached to a drill string, lowered into a well, and rotated in contact with the earth; thereby breaking and fracturing the earth and forming a wellbore thereinto. A drilling fluid is circulated down ... | A wellbore drill string is formed of a plurality of sections of drill pipe interconnected at tool joints with a drill bit at its lower end. A drilling fluid is circulated down the drill string and up the annulus between the wellbore and the drill string. A plurality of annulus reducers located at spaced-apart positions... | 4 |
FIELD OF THE INVENTION
[0001] This invention is directed to a method for repairing and reinforcing underground pipes, which does not require excavation to reach the section of pipe requiring repair and/or reinforcement.
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
[0002] Underground pipes used for swimming... | A method of repairing or reinforcing underground pipes includes the steps of providing a flexible liner assembly having a first end and a second end, applying an internal pressure to the flexible liner assembly, inserting the first end of the liner assembly into a first end of a pipe section while maintaining the inter... | 5 |
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
1. Field of the Invention
The invention relates to a device for measuring a gas flow, of the type having a measurement chamber and an ultrasonic transceiver unit which can be attached to the measurement chamber over the openings thereof and which is provided with transmit and rec... | A device for measuring a gas flow, has a measurement chamber and an ultrasonic transceiver unit which can be attached to the measurement (chamber over openings of the measurement chamber and which is provided with transmit and receive heads. The heads are directed against the openings of the measurement chamber, membra... | 0 |
CROSS REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS
This application is a continuation-in-part of application Ser. No. 655,561; filed Feb. 13, 1991, now U.S. Pat. No. 5,158,491.
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
1. Field of the Invention
The present invention relates to photolithographic deposition of C... | A method is disclosed for manufacturing photostencils used in screening the faceplates of color cathode ray tubes. The photostencils are produced as progeny from a parent stencil photo plotted according to the dictates of a proximity photoprinting process in conjunction with the electron optical characteristics of the ... | 7 |
This is a division of application Ser. No. 07/427,346 filed Oct. 27, 1989, now U.S. Pat. No. 5,045,208.
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
This invention relates to column chromatography and, more particularly, to an improved column analyzer system which provides for automatic column chromatography and a... | An analyzer system for automatic column chromatography, and method for its use, includes an array of chromatograph columns and multi-cell cuvettes associated with each column. Chromatographic separation takes place under a constant, low fluid pressure. A pressure system distributes air to each column during chromatogra... | 8 |
FIELD OF THE INVENTION
This invention relates to the field of data communications. More particularly, the invention relates to cable drivers, line drivers, wave shaping of digital pulses and rise and fall control circuits.
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
The transmission of digital data along a transmissi... | A cable driver is disclosed which provides a substantially linear output signal corresponding to an input signal received by the cable driver on a transmission line. The cable driver includes a number of switches coupled by delay elements with cause the switches to operate in a sequential order in response to an input ... | 7 |
FIELD OF THE INVENTION
This invention relates to the heat control of steam-heated rollers of the type generally used in paper mills to remove water from the product produced from wet pulp.
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
This invention relates to control of the fluid drain and thence the temperature of st... | A system to maintain the BTU output of a rotary drum, in which steam is supplied to the drum, and in which saturated steam and condensate is drained therefrom. An upstream flow meter and a downstream flow meter measure fluid flow, and in view of the small partial pressure of the condensate and of the large volumetric d... | 5 |
CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS
This application is the U.S. National Stage of International Application No. PCT/GB2012/000076, filed Jan. 25, 2012, which claims priority from GB 1101299.4, filed Jan. 25, 2011. The entire disclosure of each of the aforesaid applications is incorporated by reference in the... | Oxygen sensors and their uses are disclosed, and more particularly to oxygen sensors for use in product packaging for storing an article in a packaging envelope under modified atmosphere conditions wherein the oxygen sensors comprise solid oxo-hydroxy metal ion materials, optionally modified with one or more ligands an... | 6 |
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
[0001] 1. Technical Field
[0002] The present invention relates generally to computer hard drives and more specifically to the interaction of the hard disk with the read/write head.
[0003] 2. Description of Related Art
[0004] Under... | A method for detecting head-to-disk interference events in a disk drive is provided. The invention comprises coupling a transducer to an air filter in the disk drive, wherein the transducer detects changes in magnetic readings due to debris produced by physical contact between a read/write head and a magnetic storage m... | 6 |
CROSS-REFERENCES TO RELATED APPLICATIONS
This application is the U.S. National Stage of International Application No. PCT/EP20091007300, filed Oct. 7, 2009, which designated the United States and has been published as International Publication No. WO 2010/040563 and which claims the priority of German Patent Appl... | The invention relates to a device for cleaning fluid media containing particulate matter, particularly from livestock husbandry, by means of ozonization in a closed ozonization container ( 11 ) and subsequent separation of the particulate matter portions. A vertically extending hollow cylindrical fixture ( 17 ) is disp... | 1 |
CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS
This patent application is a national stage filing under 35 U.S.C. 371 of International Application No. PCT/EP2007/056563, filed on Jun. 29, 2007, which claims the benefit of priority to United Kingdom Patent Application No. 0613925.7, filed on Jul. 13, 2006. Priority to ea... | A process for the production of a composition comprising a water-insoluble statin which comprises the steps of: a) providing a mixture comprising: i) a water-insoluble statin ii) a water soluble carrier, iii) a solvent for each of the statin and the carrier, and b) spray-drying the mixture to remove the or each solvent... | 0 |
RELATED APPLICATIONS
This application is a continuation-in-part of U.S. Patent Application Ser. No. 017,296, filed Mar. 5, 1979, now abandoned.
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
In a large percentage of forming machines currently employed in the manufacture of nails, wire is first straightened thr... | A wire feed mechanism for use in conjunction with a nail forming machine. The wire feed includes a wire clamping device connected through appropriate linkages to a reciprocating hammerslide located within the nail machine. The hammerslide is movable between extended and retracted positions for forming the nail head. Du... | 1 |
FIELD OF THE INVENTION
The present invention relates to shower door assembly, and in particular, to adjustment assembly used therein which achieves fast assembling and adjustment.
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
Doors used for shower enclosure are often mounted against wall surfaces and the doors thus mou... | A shower door assembly with at least one adjustment assembly has an adjustment device and a locking device. The locking device includes a blocking element, a pressing element and an elastic element between the blocking element and the pressing element. The elastic element is arc-shaped when unlocked. An inclined surfac... | 4 |
CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS
This application claims the benefit of Provisional patent application Ser. No. 62/291,506 filed Feb. 4, 2016, by the present inventor.
BACKGROUND
Prior Art
The following is a tabulation of some prior art that presently appears relevant:
... | A universal, attachable urinal. Urine is discharged into receptacle ( 2 ) that funnels to a waste-tube ( 11 ) that runs through a hollow arm ( 3 ) to a pre-existing waste receiver. The arm ( 3 ), mounted by the receptacle ( 2 ), pivots on a stationary leg ( 4 ) between an operational and a nonoperational position. The ... | 4 |
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
[0001] (1) Field of the Invention
[0002] This invention relates to a docking system for handheld electronic communication devices such as cellular telephones or the like, for use with structures or vehicles, and is a Continuation-In-Part Application of U.S. patent ap... | The present invention comprises a docking system for connecting a portable communication device to a further signal transmission line. The docking system may be arranged within a workstation such as a desk or a tray. The system may also envelope a room in a building or be located in a vehicle, to control and restrict t... | 7 |
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
This invention relates generally to a safety valve for use in a hydraulic line system which prevents flow of a working hydraulic fluid above a specific flow rate and more particularly to a safety valve which is located in the barrel of a chute lift cylinder of a ready mix concrete truc... | An internal safety valve for preventing the discharge chute from rapidly falling due a sudden loss of hydraulic fluid pressure. A safety valve assembly for use in a hydraulic cylinder consisting of a safety valve located in the barrel of a hydraulic cylinder. The moveable piston of the hydraulic cylinder has a cavity f... | 5 |
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
[0001] 1. Field of the Invention
[0002] The present invention relates to a structure of a vertical cavity surface emitting laser that emits light vertically to a substrate, and more particularly to a low cost light source in optical communications systems and op... | A vertical cavity surface emitting laser, useful as a light source in a semiconductor laser module, comprising an InP substrate having an active layer that emits light and a resonator structure having mirrors located above and below the active layer to obtain a laser beam from the light and emit the laser beam substant... | 7 |
FIELD OF THE INVENTION
This invention relates to a water purification system which incorporates a double pass reverse osmosis membrane assembly for filtering pretreated water and to a method of operating such a system.
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
A typical prior art water purification system is illustrated ... | A process is provided to produce water that will meet the specifications of the United States Pharmacopeia Inc. for Purified Water and Water for Injection, and water for dialysis as circumscribed by the American Association for Advancement of Medical Instrumentation (AAMI). The system has no storage tanks where stagnan... | 0 |
CROSS REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS
Not applicable.
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
1. Field of the Invention
The present invention relates generally to a control scheme. More particularly the present invention relates to a method and apparatus for reducing a shaft power required to drive a mult... | A control method and apparatus for simultaneously protecting a compression system from driver overpowering and turbocompressor surge. When overpowering is detected, flow rate through the each compressor in the turbocompressor train is reduced by closing an inlet throttling valve at the inlet of each respective compress... | 5 |
CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATION
[0001] This application is a U.S. National Phase Patent Application based on International Application No. PCT/DE2012/000914 filed Sep. 14, 2012, the entire disclosure of which is hereby explicitly incorporated by reference herein.
BACKGROUND OF THE INV... | A compact monitoring device for monitoring the state of rotation of a disk cutter of a shield tunnel boring machine is integrated into a clamping element for fastening the disk cutter. A sensor module of the monitoring device is arranged in close proximity to the disk cutter but without touching so that a state of rota... | 4 |
CROSS REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATION
The present application is a continuation of PCT/CH99/00529, filed Nov. 10, 1999, and designating the United States.
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
The present invention relates to an apparatus for feeding sheet-like articles, in particular printed product... | An apparatus for feeding sheet-like articles, such as newspapers, periodicals, and inserts therefor, from a vertical stack of the articles. The stack is supported on a fixed rest 3 , and a sucker arrangement 24 and a pushing away unit 38 are mounted on a load bearing structure 44 which is supported so as to floa... | 1 |
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