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FIELD OF THE INVENTION
[0001] The present invention relates to an arrangement, device and method for resolving hydrate plugs in oil wells and any pipeline transporting oil and gas, such as tubing, casing, drill pipe, drilling or production risers.
BACKGROUND
[0002] Hydrate plugs are somet... | An arrangement for resolving a hydrate plug ( 1 ) in a pipeline ( 2 ), such as tubing, drill pipe, casing etc., is described, said arrangement comprising a heating device ( 4 ) run on wire line. The heating device ( 4 ) is elongated and spear shaped and is mounted on a stroking device ( 3 ), the stroking device ( 3 ) b... | 4 |
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
This invention relates to a process for improving the bulk oxidation stability and storage stability of lube oil base stocks derived from hydrocracked bright stock.
The term "oxidation stability" refers to the resistance of the oil to oxygen addition, in other words, how ... | A process for stabilizing a lubricating oil base stock derived from a nitro-aromatic-containing hydrocracked bright stock, comprising a two-step stabilizing process utilizing hydrodenitrification followed by mild hydrofinishing. | 2 |
CROSS REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS
This application claims priority from related Patent Cooperation Treaty application PCT/JP 99/01229 filed Mar. 15, 1999 that claims priority from related Japanese Patent Applications No. 10-324482 filed Oct. 28, 1998; 10-324483 filed Oct. 28 1998; and 10-100141 filed Mar. 2... | A lead-free solder which is comprised of three elements Sn-Cu-Ni. Cu and Ni are 0.1-2 wt % and 0.002-1 wt % respectively. Preferable weight percentage of Cu and Ni are 0.3 to 0.7 percent and 0.04 to 0.1 percent respectively. Both methods of additive Ni to a base alloy of Sn—Cu and additive Cu to a base alloy of Sn—Ni a... | 2 |
FIELD OF THE INVENTION
The present invention relates generally to a tag monitoring system network used for tracking object movement. The tags utilized in the system incorporate a bump sensor which detects movement and a transmitter that relays movement information to a central location. The method of the present ... | The present invention relates generally to a tag monitoring system network used for tracking object movement. The tags utilized in the system incorporate a motion sensor which detects object movement and includes a signal generation circuit adapted to generate a signal when motion is detected. A microcontroller is prov... | 6 |
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
1. Field of the Invention
This invention relates to internal combustion engine oil pans. More specifically, the present invention relates to a demountable, sealable plate for a throughbore in an internal combustion engine oil pan and a method for installing the engine plate.
... | A conventional internal combustion engine oil pan having a throughbore which is sealingly covered by a gasket and plate mounted over the throughbore and fixed thereto with threaded fasteners. A method for installing the engine plate is also provided. | 5 |
CROSS REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS
[0001] This application claims the benefit of priority of U.S. Provisional Patent Application No. 61/170,805 filed Apr. 20, 2009, the contents of which is incorporated herein by reference.
FIELD OF THE INVENTION
[0002] The present invention ... | A process for the pretreatment of lignocellulosic biomass is disclosed. The process is intended for use in connection with biomass to ethanol processes and is directed in particular to an economical removal of inhibitory compounds generated in biomass pretreatment, which are inhibitory to downstream hydrolysis and ferm... | 2 |
CROSS REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS
This is a continuation-in-part of U.S. application Ser. No. 08/421,109, filed Apr. 13, 1995 , now U.S. Pat. No. 5,495,231 entitled Metallic Glass Alloys For Mechanically Resonant Marker Surveillance Systems.
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
1. Field of the ... | A glassy metal alloy consists essentially of the formula Co a Fe b Ni c M d B e Si f C g , where M is selected from molybdenum and chromium and "a", "b", "c", "d", "e", "f" and "g" are in atom percent, "a" ranges from about 40 to about 43, "b"... | 6 |
This invention relates to composite framing members, more specifically to studs and tracks from metal and wood composites. This invention is a Continuation-In-Part of U.S. Applications: 08/974,898 filed Nov. 20, 1997; now issued as U.S. Pat. No. 5,921,054, 08/975,437 filed Nov. 21, 1997 now issued as U.S. Pat. No. 5,88... | Metal and wood composites are used to create framing members (studs and tracks, joists and bands, rafters, headers and the like), for lightweight construction. Metal is utilized for its high strength, resistance to rot and insects, cost stability, and potentially lower cost through recycling. Metal that can be used inc... | 4 |
FIELD OF THE INVENTION
This invention generally relates to hand coverings. More particularly, the present invention relates to an improved hand covering which is well fitting and which may be employed individually, (i.e. as a stand alone hand covering) or in combination with a glove shell as either a liner or ins... | An improved hand covering is provided which is defined by mating first and second hand shaped portions seamed one to each other to form a complete hand covering. Permanent vertical folds are formed in the hand covering. The vertical folds are oriented parallel to finger stalls of the hand covering. The vertical folds r... | 0 |
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
1. Field of the Invention
The present invention relates to carts for transporting furniture articles such as chairs, loveseats and sofas and which ca also be used as a display rack.
2. Description of the Prior Art and Objectives of the Invention
Hand trucks and carts ... | A furniture display cart is provided which allows vertical placement of furniture and display items to maximize warehouse or showroom capacity. The utilization of carts having vertical adjustable frames for three or more furniture items transforms a relatively small floor space into a much effectively larger space thus... | 0 |
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
The present invention relates to an improved thermosensitive recording material, and more particularly to a thermosensitive recording material comprising a support material and a thermosensitive coloring layer formed on the support material, which thermosensitive coloring layer compris... | A thermosensitive recording material comprising a support material and a thermosensitive coloring layer formed on the support material, the thermosensitive coloring layer comprising a colorless or light-colored coloring material and a color developing material capable of coloring the coloring material upon application ... | 1 |
CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS
[0001] This application claims the benefit of and priority under 35 U.S.C. §119(e) to U.S. Provisional Application No. 61/891,841, filed Oct. 16, 2013, and entitled “Z-axis determination in a 2D gesture system,” which is incorporated herein by reference in its entirety... | Systems, apparatus and methods for determining a gesture are presented. According to some aspects, disclosed are systems, apparatus and methods for determining a gesture that compares different images and deduces a direction and/or distance based on a relative size change of a palm in the different images. After a refe... | 6 |
FIELD OF THE INVENTION
This invention relates to printing stations. Such structures of this type, generally, provide for a printing station to be located in the back of mass transit vehicle seats such that the mass transit rider can be able to view and subsequently print that viewed information.
DESCRIPTION... | This invention relates to printing stations. Such structures of this type, generally, proved for a printing station to be located in the back of mass transit vehicle seats such that the mass transit rider can be able to view and subsequently print that viewed information. | 1 |
CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS
[0001] Not applicable.
STATEMENT REGARDING FEDERALLY SPONSORED RESEARCH
[0002] Not applicable.
FIELD OF THE INVENTION
[0003] The present invention generally relates to hybrid thermal oxidizer systems and methods. More particularly,... | Hybrid thermal oxidizer systems and methods for combusting waste gas and heating utility oil using an efficient transfer of heat from fuel gas. | 1 |
RELATED APPLICATIONS
[0001] This application is continuation of U.S. patent application Ser. No. 13/915,990, filed Jun/. 12, 2013, which is a divisional of U.S. patent application Ser. No. 13/071,997 filed on Mar. 25, 2011, now U.S. Pat. No. 8479492, issued Jul. 9, 2013, the content of which is hereby incorp... | There is provided a method for improving the combustion efficiency of a combustor of a gas turbine engine powering an aircraft. The method comprises selectively using two distinct fuel injection units or a combination thereof for spraying fuel in a combustion chamber of the combustor of the gas turbine engine. A first ... | 5 |
TECHNICAL FIELD
[0001] The present invention relates to a therapeutic agent for treating cancer whose retention time is appropriate for intraperitoneal administration, comprising a block copolymer containing an anti-cancer agent or a micelle preparation using the block copolymer.
BACKGROUND
... | To provide a therapeutic method using a water soluble, high molecular weight block polymer to enable that an intraperitoneally administered anti-cancer agent may maintain for a long-term retention in the abdominal cavity to enoughly exert the effect of the anti-cancer agent and reduce adverse side-effects thereof.
... | 0 |
CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS
The present patent application claims priority under 35 U.S.C. §119 to the provisional patent application identified by U.S. Ser. No. 60/415,259, filed on Sep. 30, 2002, the entire content of which is hereby incorporated herein by reference.
STATEMENT REGARD... | A store transaction system that can determine what a store should be making each day if all the customer transactions were entered into the stores point of sale computer. The store transaction system combines various sensor outputs activated by customer activity in a logical manner to develop an independent store monit... | 6 |
RELATED APPLICATION
[0001] This application claims the benefit of priority from European Patent Application No. 07 291 494.8, filed on Dec. 11, 2007, the entirety of which are incorporated by reference.
FIELD OF THE INVENTION
[0002] The invention relates to a shear screw for fastening an e... | A shear screw has predetermined breaking points in two planes, separated axially from one another, and it has centrally a blind hole extending over a substantial length and having a cross section which is suitable for transmitting a torque to the shear screw by means of a pin-like tool of adapted dimensions which can b... | 7 |
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
This invention relates to a method for cementing a casing in a wellbore in which the casing will subsequently be heated to a high temperature, and more particularly to a method for anchoring the lower end of the casing while upward tension is applied to the casing while cement is allow... | A simplified method for tensioning casing in thermal wells involving the use of an inflatable packer element. The packer element is positioned at or near the bottom of a casing string and is inflated with cement after the cement annulus has been filled with cement. The packer is used to anchor the bottom of the casing ... | 4 |
This is a continuation-in-part of U.S. Ser. No. 08/677,276, filed on Jul. 9, 1996, now U.S. Pat. No. 5,725,732, which is a continuation-in-part of U.S. Ser. No. 08/344,582, filed on Nov. 18, 1994, now abandoned.
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
1. Field of the Invention
The invention relates to a... | The process uses a mixture of cellulases and xylanases to chemically change the hardwood vessel elements, rendering them susceptible to breaking under normal mill refining, thus not requiring any additional refining equipment. The process involves treating bleached hardwood brownstock pulp with the cellulase/xylanase m... | 3 |
This is a continuation in part of Ser. No. 06/406,349, filed Aug. 9, 1982 now abandoned.
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
1. Technical Field
Devices of this type are used to remove a disintegrable core from a metal casting by vibration with air and water blasts. These devices have used a combinat... | A casting decoring device to decore metal castings by vibration within an enclosure. The enclosure provides a dust and sound isolation of the casting from the environment with the casting held in an isolation fixture within. A time control circuit is provided to cycle the device according to the size and number of cast... | 1 |
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
1. Field of the Invention
The present invention relates to providing the capability for peer processes in an application server cluster to detect failure of and recover transactions from any application server in the cluster.
2. Description of the Related Art
An appli... | Recovery of inflowed transactions are provided by any instance in a cluster, along with peer recovery of transactions in a cluster, and administrative functionality related to these aspects. A method of managing transaction processing comprises performing transaction processing using a first process, wherein the first ... | 6 |
This is a continuation of application Ser. No. 07/166,556, filed on Mar. 10, 1988, now abandoned.
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
1. Field of the Invention
On rotary printing presses, particularly on offset rotary printing presses, it is necessary to feed a very thin and uniform ink film to a printing pla... | In the inking unit of a rotary printing press stand, a specified zonal adjustment for each print job is made to the ink ducts, which corresponds to the ink consumption required for the printed product in question. To create an ink distribution in the inking unit appropriate to the print run during the conversion of the... | 8 |
CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS
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STATEMENT RE: FEDERALLY SPONSORED RESEARCH/DEVELOPMENT
(Not Applicable)
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
Ligand-receptor assays or immunoassays are well-known in the art. Since their introduction in 1971, such assays have been utilized in... | Novel magnetic assay methods and systems, as well as systems for conducting spectrophotometric analysis therewith. According to a preferred embodiment, the magnetic assay methods and systems incorporate a chromatographic medium, such as an assay test strip, that is designed to be contacted with a test solution having a... | 8 |
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
The present invention relates to a hydraulic brake system comprising an antiskid control apparatus, a master cylinder and at least one wheel cylinder, with the wheel cylinder being adapted to be connected to the master cylinder or a fluid outlet via antiskid control valves.
Brake... | Brake systems having an antiskid control apparatus are known in which pressure fluid is additionally supplied from a dynamic circuit into the static brake circuit when pressure fluid has been taken therefrom due to an antiskid control operation. In this situation, the known systems were not able to maintain the master ... | 1 |
FIELD OF THE INVENTION
[0001] The present invention relates to a method for track jumping for optical recording media exhibiting eccentricity, and to an apparatus for reading from and/or writing to optical recording media using such method.
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
[0002] On op... | A method for track jumping for optical recording media exhibiting eccentricity, and to an apparatus for reading from and/or writing to optical recording media using such method is disclosed. The method for track jumping for optical recording media exhibiting eccentricity, whereby a sled and/or an actuator are moved fro... | 6 |
This is a continuation-in-part application of Ser. No. 916,469, filed June 19, 1978, now abandoned, which was a continuation of Ser. No. 565,119, filed Apr. 4, 1975, now abandoned.
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
1. Field of the Invention
This invention relates to a system generating pattern inf... | A computerized pattern generating system for producing a knit or a woven pattern has been found. Any desired pattern can be obtained without drafting a picture. The system has at least a digital memory and an arithmetic unit. On the digital memory, each color of a knit pattern corresponds to binary digital 00, 01, 10 o... | 3 |
FIELD OF THE INVENTION
[0001] The invention relates to a barrier movement or garage door operator, in particular, to a jack shaft operator having a coupling for connecting a power shaft to a jack shaft for operating the barrier or garage door.
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
[0002] In gen... | A barrier movement or garage door operator has a jack shaft connected to an output shaft delivering power to move a barrier or garage door between open and closed positions, the jack shaft and output shaft being connected by a coupling. The coupling, jack shaft, and output shaft are fixed relative to each other. The co... | 4 |
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
1. Field of the Invention
This invention relates to an apparatus for measuring a flow velocity of fluid by detecting a time interval of vortexes being generated at the downstream side of a member for generating vortexes (hereinafter referred to "vortex-generating member")... | A flow velocity measuring apparatus includes a vortex-generating member disposed in the flow path and a temperature-resistance converting element positioned in contact with vortexes produced at the downstream side. A bridge circuit includes as one side the temperature-resistance converting element, and an amplifier cir... | 6 |
FIELD OF THE INVENTION
This invention relates to improvements in candles and particularly to the fuel and wicks used in candles and to the ability to produce smokeless and coloured flames.
BACKGROUND TO THE INVENTION
Candles generally use paraffin wax and cotton wicks. Parrafin has the disadvantage th... | A candle with transparent flame and flame temperature higher than paraffin candles consists of a fuel mix consisting of sorbitol, ethane diol and glycerol with a polyaramid wick. The candle can be used in catering and for the production of colored flames. For colored flames a colorant wick delivers the colorant to the ... | 2 |
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
1. Field of the Invention
This invention relates to a fluorescent material which is produced after a solid solution comprising gallium nitride and indium nitride have been doped with a doping substance, or to a fluorescent material which emits light by electron beam excitation, h... | A fluorescent material is described which remains uninfluenced in the presence of oxygen during fabrication, allows a highly efficient light emission due to the concentration of donors being adjustable as appropriate, and is excellent in giving a bright light and having a long life. The fluorescent material is represen... | 2 |
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
1. Field of the Invention
The present invention is related to the field of computer systems. More particularly, the present invention is a method and apparatus for aligning a restored parent environment to its child environments with minimal data loss.
2. Art Background
... | A method and apparatus for aligning a restored parent environment to its child environments with minimal data loss is disclosed. The method and apparatus achieve the alignment by re-executing the transactions affecting the objects in the child environments and the revisions of the objects in the parent environment in t... | 8 |
RELATED APPLICATIONS
[0001] This application is a continuation of U.S. Non-provisional application Ser. No. 11/333,742 titled “Magnetic damping field armor system and method” filed Jan. 17, 2006, by Fullerton, which claims the benefit under 35 USC 119(a) of U.S. Provisional application 60/644,605 filed Jan. ... | A resource is protected by an armor structure comprising a magnetic field such that the magnetic field will interfere with a warhead blast to weaken the blast. In particular, magnetic field will interfere with a molten metal jet from a shaped charge to disperse the jet, allowing subsequent layers of armor to absorb the... | 5 |
BACKGROUND
[0001] 1. Technical Field
[0002] The present disclosure relates to a method of adjustment during the manufacture of a capacitor laid on a substrate and, by way of example, the present disclosure relates to a method of manufacturing that provides for adjusting the frequency of a circui... | A method of adjustment in the manufacture of a capacitance of a capacitor supported by a substrate, the method including the steps of: a) forming a first electrode parallel to the surface of the substrate and covering it with a dielectric layer; b) forming, on a first portion of the dielectric layer, a second electrode... | 8 |
CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS
The present application is a National Stage Application of PCT International Application No. PCT/FR2013/050151 (filed on Jan. 25, 2013), under 35 U.S.C. §371, which claims priority to French Patent Application No. A 12 50833 (filed on Jan. 30, 2012), which are each hereby i... | An indicator or display that may be in the form of a label that can instantaneously provide confirmation that a product is in a good preservation state by making a simple visual check, and particularly to detect if the product temporarily went outside a determined temperature range and to memorize this event. Strict mo... | 2 |
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
[0001] The present invention generally relates to apparatus and methods for providing vapor barriers and, more specifically, to apparatus and methods of inhibiting the migration of harmful vapors from the ground.
[0002] Many parcels of land are contaminated with harmf... | A composite membrane comprises: a first layer of high-density polyethylene (HDPE) and a layer of asphalt applied over the first layer of HDPE. A second layer of HDPE sheeting is applied over the layer of asphalt. A method of creating a composite barrier to chemical vapors is also disclosed which comprises applying a ba... | 4 |
This is a continuation of application Ser. No. 222,909, filed Apr. 5, 1994, now abandoned.
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
1. Field of the Invention
This invention relates to locks having key-controlled removable and installable cores and, more particularly, to such locks in which the core must ... | A lock mechanism has a cylindrical housing with an axial bore therethrough, and a key-controlled core rotatable within the bore between locked and unlocked conditions and removable from and installable in the bore in the unlocked condition. The core has a plug at its rear end which is mateably engageable in a socket on... | 8 |
RELATED APPLICATION
[0001] This application is a non-provisional application of provisional application 61/968,581, filed Mar. 21, 2014, the disclosure of which is incorporated by reference herein.
TECHNICAL FIELD
[0002] The present disclosure relates generally to turbines, and, m... | A turbine and method of operating a turbine includes a housing having an inlet, a volute and an outlet. The inlet is coupled to the volute through a primary fluid path and a secondary fluid path. The turbine further includes an impeller rotatably coupled to the housing and a hydraulically actuated valve assembly dispos... | 8 |
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
1. Field of the Invention
The present invention relates to a method for injecting fluid into a wellbore and, more particularly, to a method for injecting fluid, such as an accelerator, into a cement slurry in a subterranean wellbore.
2. Description of the Prior Art
We... | A method for injecting fluid, such as an accelerator, into a wellbore comprises storing the fluid in a reservoir, locating the reservoir downhole in the wellbore, and then transferring the fluid from the reservoir into the wellbore. More particularly, one embodiment of the method comprises storing the fluid in a reserv... | 4 |
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
The present invention concerns a spinning preparatory machine, in particular a card, with a feeder roll including a body supporting the feeder trough coordinated thereto, a loosening roll provided with points or tips, and with a loosening zone for the fibre material, located between th... | The converging space between the moving-in or inbound surface of a loosening roll and the surface of a feed roll contains a suction duct, which is brought into close vicinity of the fibre loosening zone located between the two rolls, and which is used for sucking off of dust released in this zone. The suction duct is s... | 3 |
CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS
This application is a continuation-in-part of my U.S. patent application Ser. No. 08/192,018 entitled "Air Gun Gas Piston Device" filed on Feb. 4, 1994, now abandoned.
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
Air guns use compressed air to discharge a pelle... | This invention is related to a kit to retrofit a mechanically spring-powered air gun to a gas spring-powered air gun, and to a self-contained gas piston for an air gun. The gas piston has a center latch which engages the center latch operated by the trigger. | 5 |
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
1. Technical Field
The present invention generally relates to alkali metal thermal to electric conversion (AMTEC) cells and more particularly to a return channel for such a cell having a graded capillary structure for supporting the flow of condensed alkali metal in the cell whic... | The present invention provides an alkali metal thermal to electric conversion (AMTEC) cell of the type employing an alkali metal flowing between a high-pressure zone and low-pressure zone in the cell through a solid electrolyte structure. The cell preferably includes a condenser communicating with the low-pressure zone... | 7 |
FIELD OF THE INVENTION
The present invention relates generally to exercising accessories, and more particularly to an improved exercise walking stick for hand-held or strap-on use by a walker which simultaneously provides a walker or jogger with an enhanced adjustable muscular and aerobic workout, a means for enh... | An improved exercise walking stick for hand-held or strap-on use by a walker which simultaneously provides a walker or jogger with an enhanced adjustable muscular and aerobic workout, a means for enhancing the walker's visibility, and a means of protecting the walker against unwanted aggressors such as thieves or a... | 0 |
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
This invention relates to yellow iron oxide pigments of greatly improved thermal stability and enchanced color quality.
The yellow pigments which are available today include lead chromate, strontium chromate, cadmium sulfide, benzidine yellow, etc. However, since these pigments a... | Synthetic yellow iron oxide (α-FeOOH) is dispersed in an aqueous ferric solution, and an adequate alkali solution and an aqueous aluminum salt solution are added. The resultant dispersion is subjected to a hydrothermal treatment at 150°-250° C. By this treatment, the surface of the synthetic yellow iron oxide is covere... | 2 |
CROSS REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATION
This application claims the benefit of Provisional Patent Application Ser. No. 60/875,677 filed on Dec. 19, 2006.
STATEMENT OF GOVERNMENTAL INTEREST
This invention was made with Government support, in whole or in part, under a NASA grant no. NNG04CB08C,... | A heterostructure of multiferroics or magnetoelectrics (ME) was disclosed. The film has both ferromagnetic and ferroelectric properties, as well as magneto-optic (MO) and electro-optic (EO) properties. Oxide buffer layers were employed to allow grown a cracking-free heterostructure a solution coating method. | 8 |
CROSS REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS
[0001] This application is a continuation in part of U.S. patent application Ser. No. 11/772,669, filed Jul. 2, 2007, said application being based on Provisional Application No. 60/818,424, filed Jul. 2, 2006, both applications being by the same inventor and incorporat... | The invention places adequate and useable shielding in the path of the radiation that exists when nuclear workers perform maintenance and inspection of the Pressure Water Reactor Steam Generator component at a nuclear electric generating plant. The shielding has an upper and a lower track member that permit the two shi... | 6 |
CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATION
This application is related to Japanese application No. 63/164,298 filed June 30, 1988, the entire specification of which is incorporated herein by reference.
FIELD OF THE INVENTION
The present invention relates to a non-woven fabric material useful in preparing ... | The present invention provides a composite non-woven fiber material comprising at least one stainless steel fiber layer and at least one carbon fiber layer, the alternating stainless steel fiber layers and carbon fiber layers being intimately interlocked to form integrated composite material, at least one exposed surfa... | 3 |
CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATION
[0001] This application is a continuation, under 35 U.S.C. §120, of copending international application No. PCT/EP2011/060290, filed Jun. 21, 2011, which designated the United States; this application also claims the priority, under 35 U.S.C. § 119, of German patent app... | A sewing thread is formed as a staple fiber thread. The staple fiber thread is formed as a spun fiber thread from a staple fiber material with or from staple fibers. The staple fibers are or contain carbon fiber materials. A certain proportion or all of the staple fibers are wholly or partially coated or impregnated as... | 3 |
CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS
This application is a continuation of U.S. patent application Ser. No. 11/113,286, filed Apr. 21, 2005 now U.S. Pat. No. 7,120,079, which is a continuation of U.S. patent application Ser. No. 10/623,111, filed Jul. 17, 2003, now issued as U.S. Pat. No. 6,891,769 issue date ... | A method for providing a circuit for selectively interconnecting N pairs of nodes in an integrated circuit device comprising: providing a memory array having a plurality of wordlines and a plurality of bitlines; providing a plurality of dynamic random access memory wordlines; providing a separate switch for each pair o... | 6 |
CROSS REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS
This application claims the benefit of 35 U.S.C. §120 as a Divisional Application of U.S. Ser. No. 10/666,294, filed Sep. 18, 2003 now U.S. Pat. No. 7,445,738.
This application is related to U.S. Pat. No. 6,986,812 entitled SLURRY FEED APPARATUS FOR FIBER-REINFORCED STRUC... | A structural cementitious panel, produced by a multi-layer process including providing a moving web; b. one of depositing a first layer of loose fibers upon the web and c. depositing a layer of settable slurry upon the web; d. depositing a second layer of loose fibers upon the slurry; e. embedding said second layer of ... | 8 |
CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS
This application is the 35 U.S.C. §371 national stage of PCT Application No. PCT/FI2013/050201, filed Feb. 22, 2013, which is herein incorporated by reference in its entirety and which also claims priority to, and the benefit of, Finnish Patent Application No. 20125204, fil... | The invention relates to a method for making of paper, tissue, board or the like by using recycled fiber material as a raw material. The method comprises following steps: pulping recycled paper, board or the like in a pulper and obtaining a pulp flow comprising (i) an aqueous phase and (ii) at least recycled fibers and... | 3 |
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
1. Field of the Invention
The present invention relates to antennas for multiple-input multiple-output (MIMO) wireless communications, particularly of the microstrip antenna type used, e.g., in handsets for mobile or cellular telephones, and more particularly to a high isolation ... | The high isolation multiband MIMO antenna system is a multi-band dual and quad antenna for multiple-input-multiple-output (MIMO) antenna systems. Element and ground plane geometries that can cover a wide range of frequency bands (780 MHz-5850 MHz) are based on the varying some simple geometrical lengths and widths of t... | 7 |
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
1. Field of the Invention
The present invention relates to centering devices, and more particularly to devices adapted to be mounted on well casings, liners, tubings, and similar conduit strings, for the purpose of centering such strings in well bores.
2. Description of the... | A centering device is provided which is adapted to be mounted on a running-in string for subsequent disposal in a well bore. Upper and lower companion supporting members having a plurality of circumferentially spaced openings therein and shoulders circumferentially extending around the uppermost interior of each of the... | 4 |
CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS
[0001] This application claims the benefit of U.S. Provisional Application No. 61/917,511, filed Dec. 18, 2013, and U.S. Provisional Application No. 61/950,252, filed Mar. 10, 2014.
Incorporation by Reference
[0002] The entire disclosures of U.S. Pro... | An improved process for forming a polymer mat is described. The process of electrospinning polymer fibers includes providing an apparatus having a charge source, a target a distance from the charged source and a slot die having a spinning edge with a slit. The spinning edge has a radius of curvature between 5 cm and 10... | 3 |
FIELD OF THE INVENTION
[0001] The present invention relates to a flame retardant composition for flammable plastics. It also relates to a flame retarded plastic composition containing said flame retardant composition.
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
[0002] A variety of plastics or synthet... | A flame retardant composition for rendering flammable plastics flame retardant is provided. The composition comprises a brominated flame retardant, a free-radical generator selected from 2,3-dimethyl-2,3-diphenyl-butane or its homologs, and a phthalocyanine or naphthalocyanine complex with a metal of groups 7 to group ... | 2 |
FIELD OF THE INVENTION
The present invention relates to the field of nonwoven fabrics and methods for making fibers using spunbond or meltblown processes.
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
This invention relates to the field of nonwoven fabrics. The manufacture of nonwoven fabrics like meltblown and spunbon... | There is provided a fabric produced by a spunbond or a meltblown apparatus, wherein the apparatus has a pneumatic chamber having at least one wall containing a plurality of spaced protrusions. Preferably, both opposing walls contain protrusions aligned in staggered angled rows and the rows on one wall are angled opposi... | 3 |
CROSS REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS
[0001] The present application claims the benefits of U.S. Pat. Appln. Ser. No. 60/620,389 of the same title filed on 20 Oct. 2004.
FIELD OF THE INVENTION
[0002] The present invention relates, in general, to gutter brackets attachable to... | An improved gutter bracket assembly attached to exposed rafters for supporting a gutter provides increased strength as well as flexibility in attaching to various types of rafters by including a pair of flanges that attach to lateral sides of a rafter. Thereby, greater attachment strength is achieved than typical at th... | 4 |
This is a division of application Ser. No. 922,344, filed Oct. 23, 1986 now U.S. Pat. No. 4,877,470.
FIELD OF THE INVENTION
The present invention is directed to method and apparatus for forming bias laid, non-woven fabrics wherein, preferably, the yarns in at least two of the layers of fabric are ... | Non-woven, bias laid fabrics, where the various fabric layers are held together by external means, such as stitching, and wherein, preferably, at least two of the layers are formed at an angle of from 30° to 150° relative to the long axis of the fabric, are formed by directing at least two pluralities of yarns back and... | 3 |
CROSS REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATION
This application is a divisional application of co-pending application Ser. No. 404,333 now U.S. Pat. No. 4,502,103, filed July 30, 1982, for LIGHT WITH MOUNT FOR PLURAL LAMP BULBS.
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
The invention relates generally to lights t... | A portable light including at least one lamp bulb, a battery and a control circuit for conducting electrical current from the battery to the lamp bulb comprising in combination:
an airflow passageway in which said battery, said control circuit, and said lamp bulb are serially mounted, said airflow passage defined... | 5 |
BACKGROUND
[0001] 1. Technical Field
[0002] The embodiments herein generally relate to head supporting mechanisms, and, more particularly, to an infant head cradle.
[0003] 2. Description of the Related Art
[0004] Infants are recommended to be placed on their backs (i.e.... | A head-restraint system includes a rotatable base portion; a stationary platform positioned underneath the base portion, wherein the platform supports the base portion; a rotatable head cradle positioned within an open region of the base portion; a first pivoting mechanism that allows the head cradle to rotate with res... | 0 |
CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS
This application is a continuation of U.S. patent application Ser. No. 12/826,187, filed Jun. 29, 2010, which itself is a continuation of U.S. patent application Ser. No. 11/383,233 filed May 15, 2006, now U.S. Pat. No. 7,792,526, issued Sep. 7, 2010, both of which are inco... | In a Wireless Local Area Network (WLAN), roaming from one access point to another by a mobile station without interruption to network service may be facilitated by frequently performing background scans to find neighboring access points while the mobile station is associated to the WLAN. Frequent background scanning, h... | 8 |
CROSS REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATION
[0001] The present application claims the benefit of and priority to U.S. Provisional Application Ser. No. 61/175,924 filed on May 6, 2009, the entire contents of which are incorporated herein by reference.
TECHNICAL FIELD
[0002] The present ... | A surgical access apparatus for passing through tissue to an underlying surgical area includes an access member defining a longitudinal axis and having a longitudinal channel for reception of a surgical object, a seal member mounted to the access member and positioned to intersect the longitudinal channel, and having i... | 0 |
FIELD OF THE INVENTION
[0001] The present invention relates generally to devices that contain multiple antennas.
BACKGROUND
[0002] Modern mobile computing devices are typically capable of carrying out communications using a plurality of different wireless protocols. Different types of wi... | A device includes (a) a first wireless communications arrangement which is capable of at least one of transmitting and receiving. In addition, the device includes (b) a first antenna coupled to the first wireless communications arrangement and (c) a second wireless communications arrangement which is capable of at leas... | 7 |
TECHNICAL FIELD
[0001] This invention relates to a method and a device for the treatment of aortic arch disease and more particularly to the treatment of a form of aortic aneurysm known as an aortic dissection.
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
[0002] An aortic dissection is a form of aneur... | A prosthesis adapted for inter-luminal placement by endovascular deployment for the treatment of vascular dissection, the prosthesis has a self expanding stents ( 38 ) connected together to define an elongate lumen wall engaging surface. At least one of the stents has a bio-compatible graft material cover ( 36 ) to def... | 2 |
This application relates to novel glass fiber articles of manufacture useful as insulation and to a process of manufacture of glass fiber insulating material. More particularly, this application relates to glass fibers bound by a thin coating of an aluminum phosphate ionic polymer converted to an amorphous polymer afte... | There is disclosed novel glass fiber particularly useful for preparing formed insulating articles having on the surface of the fibers an amorphous aluminum phosphate polymer wherein the polymer resiliently tacks the glass fibers together so as to provide regain of shape after deformation of the fibers as by compression... | 8 |
CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATION
[0001] This application claims priority to U.S. Application No. 62/149,195, filed on Apr. 17, 2015, entitled “FILTERING DEVICE WITH GEARED FLOW REDUCTION WITH FLOW BY-PASS,” the disclosure of which is hereby incorporated herein by reference in its entirety.
... | A method of indicating to a user of an appliance that a water filter unit operably connected to the appliance has passed its useful life that includes the steps of: providing a filter unit and wherein the filter unit comprises a fluid flow impeding system within a housing of the filter unit; engaging the filter unit wi... | 1 |
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
[0001] 1. Field of the Invention
[0002] The present invention relates generally to a video game control adapter apparatus, and more particular, to a video game control adapter apparatus that displays a video game image on an associated video display in response ... | A video game control adapter includes a reception adapter that attaches to a connector of a video game device that displays a game image on a video display; and a transmission adapter that transmits a control signal toward the reception adapter when a switch built into a toy to which the transmission adapter attaches i... | 0 |
The present invention is directed to a method for producing nonwoven, nonbiodegradable tissue ingrowth inducing, tissue interfacing substrates.
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
Infection is a major concern associated with percutaneous and implant devices and an approach to such problem has recently focused on de... | A process is provided for manufacturing nonwoven, nonbiodegradable tissue ingrowth-inducing, tissue-interfacing substrates with predetermined oriented uniform pore diameter, pore density and pore depth. The substrates have pores which have advantageous tissue ingrowth-inducing properties. | 8 |
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
Diesel engines, particularly those intended for propelling industrial vehicles, use a fuel obtained from the distillation of oil incorporating a fairly high proportion of paraffin products. At temperatures lower than 0° these products have a tendency to form paraffin crystals at a temp... | A device for heating fuel for engines. A block (1) has a number of bores (2) through which pass thermal transfer tubes (3, 4) whose diameter is smaller than that of the bores so as to provide annular chambers (5, 6) for the fuel to flow through. Helical bulkheads are arranged inside the chambers (5, 6) between the tube... | 5 |
CROSS REFERENCES TO RELATED APPLICATIONS
The present invention contains subject matter related to Japanese patent application JP 2007-292495 filed in the Japanese Patent Office on Nov. 9, 2007, the entire contents of which being incorporated herein by reference.
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
1. Field of... | A data recording apparatus that writes data on/reads data from a hard disk drive in response to a data-write/read command received from an upper control device is provided. The data recording apparatus includes a command-aggregating device and a command-issuing device. The command-aggregating device is configured to ge... | 6 |
This application is a continuation of patent application Ser. No. 07/600,418, filed Oct. 19, 1990, abandoned.
BACKGROUND OF TEE INVENTION
The present invention relates generally to improved means and methods for automatically recognizing data on documents, and more specifically to improved means a... | A method for separating integer and fractional portions of a financial amount preparatory to recognition of the financial amount. This separating is accomplished based on determining the presence of at least one of a plurality of possible distinguishing separation characteristics, such as the presence of a period (deci... | 6 |
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
1. Field of the Invention
This invention relates to a method, apparatus, and medicine for clogging blood vessels of an eye fundus.
2. Description of the Prior Art
There is known a method for clogging blood vessels of an eye fundus. There is also known a photocoagulato... | An apparatus for clogging blood vessels of an eye fundus includes an illuminating optical system ( 1 ) for illuminating an eye fundus of a subject, who has been given an injection of an infrared fluorescent agent, with infrared rays of light and exciting the infrared fluorescent agent so as to generate infrared fluores... | 0 |
CROSS REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATION
[0001] This application claims the benefit of U.S. Provisional application No. 61/385,009 filed Sep. 21, 2010 entitled “DEVICE AND METHODS FOR INHIBITING SQUIRRELS”, the entire disclosure of which is incorporated herein.
FIELD OF THE INVENTION
[... | A device and methods of using the device to deter squirrels from accessing an elevated location such as a bird feeder or birdhouse. The device includes an exposed coiled spring that surrounds the supporting pole, stick, wire or string. The coil is exposed, with no structure (e.g., a tube, cylinder, etc.) covering at le... | 0 |
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
1. Field of the Invention
The present invention relates to a supporting assembly which is mounted to a vehicle chassis adjusting device to support and hold the vehicle chassis to be adjusted.
2. Description of Related Art
A seriously damaged, especially twisted, vehic... | A supporting assembly for a vehicle chassis includes a base plate securely mounted to a vehicle chassis adjusting device, a rotational device mounted on the base plate and rotatable along a vertical axis, a track device including a fixed plate securely mounted on the rotational device to rotate therewith, a fixed track... | 8 |
CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS
[0001] This divisional application claims priority to U.S. Non-Provisional Application Ser. No. 11/746,706 filed on May 10, 2007 and U.S. Provisional Application No. 60/747,061 filed on May 11, 2006, entitled “Antibiotic-Bound Poly(Caprolactone) Polymer”.
... | This invention is the design and synthesis of a caprolactone monomer which bears a pendant protected carboxyl group. This monomer has been copolymerized with caprolactone in varying ratios. After polymerization, the protecting group can be removed and an antibiotic can be attached as a new pendant group. The bioactivit... | 8 |
CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATION
This application is a continuation in part of parent application Ser. No. 07/879,808, filed May 7, 1992, now U.S. Pat. No. 5,282,370, issued Feb. 1, 1994.
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
1. Field of the Invention
The present invention relates to accum... | An accumulator for use in an air-conditioning system wherein a refrigerant fluid is circulated. The accumulator embodies an enclosed housing defining an internal vapor chamber, an inlet tube, an outlet tube having a vapor inlet end in an upper portion of the vapor chamber, and a baffle member located within the housing... | 5 |
TECHNICAL FIELD
[0001] This patent relates generally to computer software and more particularly to business application software using the Internet.
BACKGROUND
[0002] Modern day businesses cannot function efficiently without use of state of the art technology. Specifically, computers ... | A metadata driven system for supporting business application software required in the middle tier for a line of business applications includes a process metadata module adapted to store a process in metadata format, wherein the process object contains logic related to an entity of the application software. The system a... | 6 |
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
Field of the Invention
The invention relates to a ring spinning machine in which conveyor belts drivable for delivering empty tubes and removing cops are disposed along spindle rows present on both sides of the machine, the conveyor belts having openings at half the spindle spaci... | An assembly for transporting empty tubes and cops in a ring-spinning machine. Driven conveyor belts are disposed alongside rows of spindles disposed on both sides of the ring-spinning machine. The conveyor belts are driven for delivering empty tubes to and removing cops from the spindles, and the conveyor belts have op... | 3 |
CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS
This application is a continuation of application No. 09/004,106, filed Jan. 7, 1998 (now U.S. Pat. No. 6,073,023), which is hereby incorporated by reference and which claims the benefit of U.S. provisional application No. 60/037,634, filed Jan. 15, 1997.
BA... | A communications system having a pre-defined calling group with a plurality of members is disclosed. A plurality of personal communication devices (PCDs) each have a system ID and a group ID, and each member of the group is assigned one of the PCDs. The system ID and the group ID both have a predetermined characteristi... | 7 |
CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATION(S)
This application is a continuation-in-part of U.S. patent application Ser. No. 10/871,554, filed Jun. 17, 2004 now abandoned, which claims the benefit of U.S. Provisional Application No. 60/479,549, filed Jun. 18, 2003, both of which disclosures are incorporated herein by t... | A welding apparatus is disclosed for use during welding of a tubular metal nozzle to a tank's metal domed cap. The nozzle extends longitudinally between a base end for mating to the tank's cap at an aperture therein and a spaced-away terminal free end. Typically, the nozzle's longitudinal axis is aligned ob... | 1 |
FIELD OF THE INVENTION
The present invention relates to a method designed to produce and treat wood fibers.
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
One problem which is generally encountered in connection with plants for producing and treating wood fibers is the emission to the surrounding atmosphere of volatile ... | Method is disclosed for treating wood chips including a heater for preheating the wood chips in the presence of steam, a beater to mechanically process the wood chips into wood fibers, a cyclone for separating the wood fibers from steam and volatile organic substances produced in the beater, a blower line for transport... | 3 |
CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS
This application claims benefit under 35 U.S.C. § 119 from Korean Patent Application No. 2005-06283, filed on Jan. 24, 2005, the entire content of which is incorporated herein by reference.
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
1. Field of the Invention
The present ... | A method of manufacturing a MEMS structure including forming a porous layer having a predetermined thickness on the top surface of a substrate over an area where a cavity is to be formed; forming the cavity by etching the substrate below the porous layer; forming a membrane layer on the top surface to seal the cavity; ... | 1 |
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
1. Field of the Invention
The present invention relates to license plate fasteners. More particularly, the invention concerns license plate fasteners that comprise a threaded fastener for securing the license plate to the vehicle and a decorative cover that is removably connected to ... | A two-piece, decorative fastener assembly for securing a license plate to a vehicle. The decorative fastener uniquely includes a threaded fastener for securing the license plate to the vehicle and a decorative cover that can be quickly and easily connected directly to the head portion of the threaded fastener. | 1 |
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
1. Field of the Invention
This invention relates to x-ray diagnostic imagining contrast formulations for imaging the gastrointestinal (hereinafter sometimes referred to as GI) tract. The formulations described herein have enhanced utility as oral/rectal GI diagnostic contrast age... | Nanoparticulate crystalline x-ray contrast agents are formulated with stabilizers to enhance contact between the crystalline x-ray contrast agents and the gastrointestinal tract.
Nanoparticulate crystalline therapeutic substances also formulated with stabilizers to enhance contact between the crystalline therapeu... | 8 |
This application is a national stage completion of PCT/EP2004/010296 filed Sep. 15, 2004 which claims priority from German Application Serial No. 103 47 492.7 filed Oct. 13, 2003.
FIELD OF THE INVENTION
The invention concerns a shifting device.
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
For the shifting of a transmiss... | A shifting device for the shifting of a transmission with a shifting shaft ( 2 ), having a multiplicity of shifting forks or shifting levers ( 8, 10, 12, 14 ) placed in an axial slidable manner for the carrying out of a shifting procedure with a selection apparatus ( 28, 30, 32, 42, 44, 46 ) for the choice of a shiftin... | 5 |
This is a continuation of application Ser. No. 07/698,618, filed May 10, 1991 now abandoned.
FIELD OF THE INVENTION
The present invention relates to the field of power line communications wherein communication signals are transmitted over signal lines normally used for power transmission. More spe... | An apparatus for reducing power line communication signal attenuation is disclosed. This apparatus provides for reduction of power line communication signal attenuation by balancing reactance between chosen circuit elements and the typical impedances found in a house, structure, or similar entity. The present invention... | 7 |
This application is a continuation of Ser. No. 08/540,525 filed Oct. 10, 1995, abandoned.
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
1. Technical Field
The present invention relates to a numerical control (“NC”) system for a five-axis precision positioning and support of a machine tool with respect to a wo... | The present invention is embodied in an automated system for the positioning and support of a machine tool within a workpiece supporting assembly, comprising a pair of generally parallel, planar longitudinal translation modules affixed to the assembly and having longitudinal sliding pads and a longitudinal movement dev... | 1 |
TECHNICAL FIELD
This invention relates to combustion in internal combustion engines and more particularly to a combustion method which I have named delayed reaction stratified combustion.
BACKGROUND
Among various types of stratified charge or stratified combustion engines are those of ignition chamber... | A method of delayed reaction stratified combustion for internal combustion engines comprising burning a compressed fast burning rich air-fuel mixture during an initial portion of a combustion event, adding supplemental diluting air optimally with recirculated exhaust gas (EGR) during an intermediate portion of such com... | 8 |
REFERENCE TO PRIOR APPLICATION
This is a division of application Ser. No. 854,909 filed Nov. 25, 1977, now U.S. Pat. No. 4,132,832 which in turn is a continuation-in-part of U.S. application Ser. No. 731,212, filed Oct. 12, 1976, now U.S. Pat. No. 4,136,216, which is a divisional application of U.S. application S... | Metallic surfaces are imparted to non-conductive or dielectric substrates by an electroless (chemical) coating process comprised of coating the surface of the substrate with colloids of catalytic non-precious metals wherein the metals are either part of an alloy or in the elemental state or a compound and wherein the c... | 7 |
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
1. Field of the Invention
The present invention relates to an ophthalmic apparatus, and more particularly to an alignment mechanism of the ophthalmic apparatus for aligning an operation apparatus and a measuring apparatus with a patient's eye.
2. Description of Related ... | An ophthalmic apparatus for measuring and operating a subject's eye, which includes an ophthalmic operation apparatus, provides an alignment mechanism including a slit image projecting system for projecting an alignment slit image on the subject's eye, a slit image observing system for observing the slit image ... | 0 |
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
[0001] 1. Field of Invention
[0002] The present invention relates to structural reinforcement in general and in particular to reinforcing adjacent wall studs to each other.
[0003] 2. Description of Related Art
[0004] In the field of construct... | An apparatus for reinforcing a plurality of adjacent parallel spaced apart wooden structural members to each other. Each of the structural members extends between first and second ends and has first and second edges. The apparatus comprises a ridged member extending between first and second ends and having a length suf... | 4 |
TECHNICAL FIELD
The present invention relates to a portable blending and mixing plant or "pugmill" that provides an homogenous blending and mixture of various aggregates and additives.
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
Known portable mixing plants for producing asphalt and the like do not consistent... | A mobile pugmill accurately mixes an aggregate, an additive and a liquid supplied to a mixing chamber. The pugmill includes a first scale for weighing the aggregate being supplied to the mixing chamber and producing a signal proportional to aggregate weight as the aggregate is being continually conveyed to the mixing c... | 1 |
FIELD OF THE INVENTION
This invention relates to a duplicating machine for security keys and more particularly for keys for use in security cylinder locks of MEDECO™ type.
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
The general principle of operation of cylinder locks is known. In these, the bolt is usually operated ... | A code-duplicating machine for security keys usable in cylinder locks with a bolt operable by a plug and with a plurality of pins operable axially and rotataby by a cut key inserted into said plug to release it and enable it to rotate. The machine comprises a cutter (6), a clamp (14) for a key (8) to be cut, and means ... | 1 |
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
1. Field of the Invention
This invention pertains to a handle for concrete and other heavy nonmetallic covers that are buried below grade, such as covers and inspection lids for septic tanks, wells, and concrete and plastic liquid distribution boxes, that provides means for indic... | A concrete cover for a subterranean construction includes a cast-in plastic handle which holds a piece of rebar in the cover and removably holds a piece of rebar externally of the cover. | 8 |
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
1. Field of the Invention
The present invention relates to a computer controlled cleaning tool. More specifically, the present invention relates to a cleaning tool for automatically cleaning a preheater rotor used in electrical power plants.
2. Description of the Related Ar... | A method for automatically cleaning a preheater rotor used in an electrical power plant is disclosed. The method includes controlling with a computer the cleaning of the rotor as well as calculating parameters such as a rate at which the rotor is to be rotated and a time to complete the rotor cleaning based on paramete... | 5 |
CROSS REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS
[0001] This application is based on and hereby claims priority to PCT Application No. PCT/GB2005/000697 filed Feb. 24, 2005, Great Britain Application No. 0405389.8 filed on Mar. 11, 2004 and Great Britain Application No. 0414717.9 filed on Jul. 1, 2004, the contents... | A method of packet switched handover in a mobile communication system comprising a terminal, a source node and a destination node comprises negotiating protocol parameters for the destination node on behalf of a new network entity, by communicating with an old network entity whilst the terminal is still connected to th... | 7 |
TECHNICAL FIELD
[0001] The present invention relates generally to a container for brewing material and more particularly relates to a pod for use in the automatic brewing of coffee, tea, and other beverages.
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
[0002] Various types of automatic coffee and tea ... | A container for holding ground coffee or tealeaves. The container may include a body and a lip extending from the body. The lip may include a top substantially flat surface and a width of no more than about 2.6 millimeters (about 0.1 inch). | 1 |
CROSS REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS
[0001] This application is a continuation of co-pending U.S. patent application Ser. No. 13/036,435 to Claude Leonard Beckenstein, Jr. et al., filed on Feb. 28, 2011, and entitled “Method for Determining Power Supply Usage,” which is a continuation of U.S. Pat. No. 7,9... | The remaining capacity of a power source, such as a battery, may be monitored with a microprocessor by integrating data received from a current sensor. The microprocessor may measure electrons passing through the battery by sampling the integrator and summing the values recorded from the integrator. Each time the integ... | 6 |
REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS
This Patent Application is being filed as a Continuation-in-Part application of Ser. No. 11/761,010, filed 11 Jun. 2007, currently pending.
FIELD OF THE INVENTION
The present invention relates generally to inline skates, and particularly to inline skates tha... | A structure of inline skates is provided, the structure of inline skates includes a cushion device, a wheel with an annular ratchet wheel on its side, and a pawl assembly. By using the user's weight to press down the structure of present invention, the wheel with the annular ratchet wheel on its side engages the pa... | 0 |
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
1. Field of the Invention
The present invention relates generally to an automotive engine coolant temperature determination method. More particularly, the present invention relates to a method using a cylinder head temperature sensor to infer such a temperature.
2. Disclosu... | The present invention provides a method of inferring the engine coolant temperature in cylinder head temperature sensor equipped vehicles including the steps of measuring the cylinder head temperature, calculating the engine coolant temperature from the measured cylinder head temperature as a function of at least one v... | 5 |
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