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CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS
[0001] The present application claims the benefit of Australian Provisional Patent Application No. 2014905148 entitled “A MARKMANSHIP AID” and filed on 19 Dec. 2014, the content of which is hereby incorporated by reference in its entirety.
TECHNICAL FIELD
... | The present disclosure relates to a device for aiding marksmanship and a method of use thereof. In a particular form the present disclosure relates to a device for teaching the principle of leading a target. According to one aspect, the device comprises a base securable to a firearm, a compensating sight spaced apart f... | 5 |
This is a continuation of co-pending U.S. application Ser. No. 07/677,198 filed on Mar. 28, 1991.
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
This application relates to improvements in rod guides or the like for rotating sucker rods and pumping oil wells and more particularly to rod guides having reduced drag re... | A rod guide for use with a rotating progressing cavity pump rod string which minimizes the resistance offered thereby to the axial flow of well fluids. This rod guide decreases turbulence and thereby reduces internal abrasion of the rod and tubing wear together with energy demand. The helical guide may employ either on... | 4 |
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
[0001] 1. Field of the Invention
[0002] This invention relates to microprocessors and, more particularly, to emulation of complex instructions by microcode, and still more particularly, to caching of memory used during such emulation.
[0003] 2. Descriptio... | A processor includes a cache hierarchy including a level-1 cache and a higher-level cache. The processor maps a portion of physical memory space to a portion of the higher-level cache, executes instructions, at least some of which comprise microcode, allows microcode to access the portion of the higher-level cache, and... | 6 |
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
[0001] 1. Field of the Invention
[0002] The present invention relates to a multi-layer packaging material for food, having at least one metal barrier—especially aluminum—layer and paper layer, to a unit piece comprising such a packaging material, to a packaging produc... | Multi-layer packaging material, especially laminate, preferably for food, hygiene products and electronic products, having at least one metal barrier—especially aluminum—layer and at least one paper layer, and also roll material. The paper layer is laser-marked with predetermined intensity at least portion-wise through... | 1 |
CROSS REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS
This application is a divisional application of, and claims priority to U.S. application Ser. No. 11/924,334 U.S. Pat. No. 7,818,064, issued on Oct. 19, 2010, filed on Oct. 25, 2007 for Fitting of Brightness in a Visual Prostheses, which is a division of U.S. application Se... | The invention is a method of automatically adjusting an electrode array to the neural characteristics of an individual patient. The perceptual response to electrical neural stimulation varies from patient to patient and The response to electrical neural stimulation varies from patient to patient and the relationship be... | 0 |
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
In the field of plumbing fixtures and the like, it is well known to provide pop-up drain fittings which selectively seal drain fittings for tubs, sinks, and the like. Generally speaking, such pop-up drain fittings are disposed within a cylindrical drain body, and are secured to the dra... | In a pop-up drain fitting threadedly secured to a spider at the lower end of the drain body, the improvement comprising a detent member pivotally joined to the lower end of the pop-up drain fitting. A stop member is disposed adjacent to the detent member to permit the detent member rotation in only one direction. The d... | 4 |
FIELD OF THE INVENTION
[0001] The present invention relates generally to a central vacuum cleaner apparatus, and more particularly, to an adaptable twist lock intake system for use with a canister commonly included in a built-in vacuum cleaner frequently found in a building such as a house and useful for ... | An improved system for adapting the intake configuration of a central vacuum cleaning system is disclosed. The canister of the central vacuum cleaning system is provided with at least two vacuum intake openings from which an installer can choose to insert an intake coupler means and at least one intake closure means or... | 5 |
CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS
[0001] This application is related to application Ser. No. 10/286,690.
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
[0002] The present invention relates to a locking device which may be electrically operated in conjunction with a remote transmitter, whil... | An electric lock operating in conjunction with a wireless remote transmitter and having redundant manual operation capability. The key lock cylinder has a three way position. In the remote position, the lock is enabled or disabled via a remote wireless transmitter. Operation of the wireless transmitter switch allows el... | 4 |
CROSS REFERENCE
[0001] This is a division of application Ser. No. 10/968,369, filed on Oct. 19, 2004, of Zbigniew Tokarz, for TRANSVERSE-FLOW PYROCATALYTIC REACTOR FOR CONVERSION OF WASTE PLASTIC MATERIAL AND SCRAP RUBBER, which claims priority to Polish Application Nos. P364006 filed Dec. 11, 2003 and P 3... | A process for converting organic waste into reusable hydrocarbons and a system for doing so, the system including a feeding mechanism for the waste, a reactor and a residue-disposing mechanism. The waste is to be fed into the reactor in which a molten lead bath is confined in an oxygen-free atmosphere. The system is us... | 8 |
CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATION
This application claims priority under 35 U.S.C. 119 to Korean Patent Application No. 10-2008-0132721, filed on Dec. 23, 2008, which is hereby incorporated by reference in its entirety.
BACKGROUND
1. Field of the Disclosure
This disclosure relates to a liqu... | A liquid crystal display device capable of improving reliability of a backlight unit is disclosed.
The liquid crystal display device includes: a backlight dimming modulating unit configured to modulate an internal algorithm backlight dimming control signal using an external input algorithm backlight dimming contr... | 6 |
This is a continuation of application Ser. No. 645,975 filed Dec. 31, 1975, and now abandoned.
CROSS REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS
Ser. No. 537,797 in the name of G. S. Almasi et al, filed Dec. 31, 1974, now U.S. Pat. No. 3,967,002, describes a method for making a high density magnetic bubble ... | A magnetic bubble storage system and a method for making it using only two masking steps, one of which is critical. In a preferred embodiment, the storage regions are comprised of ion implanted propagation elements which can be contiguous with one another. The functions of write, read, storage, transfer between storage... | 6 |
PRIORITY CLAIM
[0001] This application is a continuation of PCT patent application No. PCT/DE2004/002022, filed Sep. 10, 2004, which claims the benefit of priority to German Patent Application No. DE 10344567.6, filed Sep. 25, 2003, both of which are incorporated herein by reference.
TECHN... | The invention relates to an immersion lithography method which illuminates a substrate positioned on a carrier. When a substrate is illuminated, an immersion fluid is introduced between a reproducing element and the substrate and the field depth or the resolution, or both, are adjusted by varying the distance in the di... | 6 |
TECHNICAL FIELD
[0001] The present invention relates to automatic detection and/or monitoring of animate presence using an ultrasonic system.
BACKGROUND
[0002] Ultrasonic transducers are sensors that convert ultrasound waves to electrical signals and electrical signals to ultrasound waves.... | A system for monitoring animate presence, including one or more ultrasonic transducers configured to transmit an ultrasonic signal, one or more ultrasonic receivers configured to receive an echo signal in response to the transmitted ultrasonic signal, an electronic circuit for comparing the transmitted signal to the re... | 6 |
This application is a continuation of application Ser. No. 08/574,569, filed Dec. 15, 1995 now abandoned, which is a continuation of application Ser. No. 08/425,668, filed Apr. 17, 1995 now abandoned, which is a continuation of application Ser. No. 08/054,173, filed Apr. 30, 1993, now abandoned.
BACKGRO... | A process for decoloring polyisocyanates containing isocyanurate and uretdione groups comprises treating the demonomerized polyisocyanates containing isocyanurate and uretdione groups with oxygen. | 2 |
CROSS REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS
This application is continuation of copending International Application No. PCT/FR06/002698 filed Dec. 11, 2006, which designated the United States, and which claims priority to French Patent Application No. FR 05/12953, filed Dec. 20, 2005, the disclosures of each of which... | The rigid coupling device includes a closure valve extended by a retractable sliding stop member of general tubular shape made from elastically deformable material, having at least one outward radial projection forming a stop against a corresponding inward radial projection of a movable interior body that contains the ... | 8 |
TECHNICAL FIELD
The present invention is directed toward building components used for building construction and, more particularly, toward a construction for premanufactured, composite panels or other composite building components that exhibit improved strength, weight, and size characteristics.
BACKGROUND ... | A composite building component is formed of a cement composition having a sufficient amount of diatomaceous earth and/or other thermally insulating material(s), in specific ratio to entrained air contained in fluid pockets, to provide substantial thermal insulation and resistance to decomposition which would otherwise ... | 4 |
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
1) Field of the Invention
The invention relates to a wafer-type tumbler cylinder, the cylinder shaft of which facilitates the placement of the wafers and springs and, furthermore, one spring is positioned in a relatively wider rectangular notch, thereby serving as a shared spring for... | A wafer-type tumbler cylinder comprises a sleeve, a cylinder, some wafers and some springs. A shaft of the cylinder includes a first and a second semicircular columnar body. The first semicircular columnar body includes a front flange, a rear drive section and a U-shaped indentation at the inner lateral surface that pr... | 4 |
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
1. Field of the Invention
The present invention relates to high gas barrier packaging films exhibiting good shrinkage and containing an antifog composition for packaging foods and the like. The films are useful for producing modified atmosphere packages that preserve and enhance ... | The invention relates to high gas barrier packaging films exhibiting good shrinkage and containing an antifog composition for modified atmosphere packaging of foods and the like. The films are useful for producing modified atmosphere packages that preserve and enhance the shelf life of food and non-food oxygen sensitiv... | 1 |
CROSS REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS
This is a File Wrapper continuation of U.S. Ser. No. 08/185,338 filed on Jan. 24, 1994 and assigned to Motorola, Inc., now abandoned.
This application is related to U.S. application Ser. No. 08/100,812, filed Aug. 2, 1993, entitled "MULTIPLE VOLTAGE BATTERY CELL&#... | A method (200) of charging a multiple voltage battery is disclosed. The multiple voltage battery is characterized by a preselected operating voltage and a charge profile curve having at least two occurrences of the slope thereof being substantially zero. The number of occurrences of the slope of the charge profile curv... | 7 |
CROSS REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS
This application is a division of U.S. application Ser. No. 11/858,436, filed Sep. 20, 2007, now allowed, which is a division of U.S. application Ser. No. 11/404,273, filed Apr. 14, 2006, now U.S. Pat. No. 7,288,656, issued Oct. 30, 2007, which is a continuation of Internat... | The invention relates to use of compositions in therapeutics containing a compound having general formula (I):
Wherein R, R1, R2, X and n are as described herein. | 2 |
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
1. Field of the Invention
The present invention relates to a vacuum station for storing sewage from a vacuum sewage pipe and then delivering the sewage to a sewage treatment plant or the like, and to a method for operating such vacuum station.
2. Description of the Related Art
... | A vacuum station is used for storing sewage from a vacuum sewage pipe and then delivering the sewage to a sewage treatment plant or the like. The vacuum station includes a collection tank for collecting sewage, a plurality of vacuum pumps for depressurizing and pressurizing an interior of the collection tank, and a con... | 4 |
BACKGROUND
The present disclosure includes examples of tissue fixation devices. Specifically, the tissue fixation devices described herein may be used with a uterine manipulator to grasp, retain and release cervical tissue. It will be appreciated that the disclosed embodiments may have applications outside of ute... | Tissue fixation members 18 interact with a housing 12 to hold tissue relative to the housing and allow the orientation and position of the grasped tissue to be manipulated with improved efficacy. The tissue fixation members can be easily and quickly moved between deployed and retracted positions to reversibly grasp... | 0 |
CROSS REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS
[0001] This application claims priority from German Patent Application No. 10 2012 108 919.1, filed on Sep. 21, 2012, which application is incorporated herein by reference in its entirety.
FIELD OF THE INVENTION
[0002] The invention relates to a coat... | For improving the variability in the coating of substrates a coating apparatus is proposed having a plasma generator for generating a plasma jet which exits from a coating head of the plasma generator. A first particle reservoir and a second particle reservoir are provided. The particles from the first particle reservo... | 2 |
[0001] This application is a continuation of U.S. application Ser. No. 11/192,852, filed Jul. 29, 2005; which is a continuation-in-part of U.S. application Ser. No. 09/708,186, filed Nov. 7, 2000, now U.S. Pat. No. 6,959,708; which claimed the benefit of U.S. Provisional Patent Application Nos. 60/164,125, filed on ... | Apparatus and methods deliver physiologically active agents in the presence of adjuvant gases. The adjuvant gases can enhance the effectiveness of the drug, lower the dosage of drug or concentration of drug necessary to achieve a therapeutic result, or both. Exemplary adjuvant gases include carbon dioxide, nitric oxide... | 0 |
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
[0001] 1. Field of the Invention
[0002] The present invention relates to processing signals, and more particularly to a system and method for performing duty-cycle correction of clock and other frequency signals.
[0003] 2. Background of the Related ... | A control circuit corrects duty-cycle distortion of clock signals accurately and with a fast and continuous response over a wide dynamic range. In one embodiment, the duty-cycle correction circuit includes a self-biased loop that corrects duty-cycle distortions to preferably less than ±1%. The duty-cycle correction cir... | 7 |
SCOPE OF THE INVENTION
The invention concerns an enclosure (hereinafter a “unit”) incorporating electronic components, which produce considerable quantities of waste heat (hereinafter “heat”) when in operation. To dissipate this heat the unit is furnished with a plurality of cooling fins or ribs.
STATE OF T... | The invention concerns a unit with electronic components, which, when in operation, generate heat. The unit comprises a carrier plate, upon the first section of which a first group of electronic components is placed. Upon a second section thereof is installed a plurality of cooling ribs for the removal of heat produced... | 7 |
RELATED APPLICATIONS
[0001] This application is an improvement to the invention described in Provisional Patent Application Ser. No. 60/359,489 filed on Feb. 25, 2002 and which is now expired.
INCORPORATION BY REFERENCE
[0002] Applicant(s) hereby incorporate herein by referenc... | A skateboard has a platform supported on a tubular frame. The frame is engaged with a pair of wheel trucks, one with a at least one wheel, the other with a pair of wheels. An electrical motor, and a power source are mounted below the platform to the frame. The at least one wheel is positioned proximate a forward end of... | 0 |
FIELD OF THE INVENTION
[0001] The present invention relates to dual-gated transistors and, more particularly, to FinFETs.
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
[0002] A field-effect transistor (FET) is a type of transistor commonly used in Ultra Large Scale Integration (ULSI). In the FET, curre... | A method for forming a gate for a FinFET uses a series of selectively deposited sidewalls along with other sacrificial layers to create a cavity in which a gate can be accurately and reliably formed. This technique avoids long directional etching steps to form critical dimensions of the gate that have contributed to th... | 7 |
FIELD OF THE INVENTION
The present invention relates to window assemblies, and in particular to sliding window assemblies which may be pivoted out of their plane of normal sliding for cleaning purposes.
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
The prior art includes sliding windows with sashes which slide between ... | A pivotable and slidable window assembly includes one or more sashes slidable in parallel, coplanar horizontal tracks. Each sash carries a pair of pivot members extending in opposite directions from the sash to define a pivot axis for swinging the sash out of its usual sliding plane for cleaning or the like of both sid... | 4 |
This application claims the benefit of U.S. Provisional Application No. 60/340,449, filed Dec. 14, 2001, the contents of which are hereby incorporated by reference.
This invention has been made with government support under National Institutes of Health grant HL-25848. Accordingly, the U.S. Government h... | This invention provides a total synthesis of Merrillactone and Merrilactone analogues for use as neurotrophic agents in the treatment of neurodegenerative diseases. The invention also provides intermediates for use in the synthesis of Merrilactone and its analogues. | 2 |
PRIORITY INFORMATION
This application claims priority from German application 10 2004 038 754.0 filed Aug. 9, 2004.
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
The invention relates in general to decoders and in particular to a decoder for executing a Viterbi algorithm.
A Viterbi algorithm makes it possible to ... | A Viterbi decoder includes a computing device, a memory and a bus. The computing device receives sets of data values and calculates distances for the received sets of data values, accumulates and compares the calculated distances according to a Viterbi algorithm, decides data values and generates control signals depend... | 7 |
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
This invention relates to improvements in a system for cleaning weaving machines, and at the same time, conditioning the weft yarns to improve both the quality of the fabric and the production of the weaving machines. The invention relates to equipment which is strategically located in... | In a weaving machine having a warp supply, a harness motion, a reed and filling insertion mechanism, vacuum chambers are provided adjacent to the weft insertion station for drawing air from the ambient atmosphere of the weave room across the weft yarn to concentrate the ambient air from the atmosphere onto such yarn an... | 3 |
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
The present invention relates to aryl substituted alkylsilanes and a preparation method thereof. More particularly, the present invention relates to aryl substituted alkylsilanes and a preparation method thereof by reacting substituted benzenes with aryl substituted alkylsilanes in the... | Aryl substituted alkylsilanes represented by the formula I and a preparation method thereof by reacting substituted benzenes represented by the formula II with aryl substituted alkylsilanes represented by the formula III in the presence of Lewis acid catalysts such as aluminum chloride: ##STR1## wherein m, p, and q are... | 2 |
TECHNICAL FIELD
Embodiments of the present invention relate to design, fabrication and operation of rocket-propelled aerospace vehicles in the form of so-called “guided missiles.” More specifically, embodiments of the present invention relate to guided missiles having a component, such as a rocket motor case cont... | A missile component such as a rocket motor case, of an initial transverse cross-sectional shape flexible into another, different cross-section responsive to application of internal pressure from ignition of a propellant grain within the component. A missile launch assembly including at least one missile of a non-circul... | 5 |
CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED PATENT APPLICATIONS
[0001] This application is a Divisional of U.S. patent application Ser. No. 12/341,745, filed Dec. 22, 2008, which is a Continuation-In-Part of U.S. patent application Ser. No. 11/042,371, filed Jan. 25, 2005, which claims priority to German Application No. 1020... | An intrinsically safe battery power supply for electrical equipment in underground mining includes a battery housing having a first end with a first opening and a second end having a pressure-resistant second opening. The battery housing defines a first space. At least one storage battery cell is provided in the first ... | 8 |
CROSS REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATION AND PRIORITY CLAIM
[0001] This application claims the benefit of U.S. Provisional Application Ser. No. 60/599,337 filed on Aug. 6, 2004.
TECHNICAL FIELD
[0002] The present invention relates to endlessing of polyurethane timing belts.
... | Timing belts are used in industry for precise motion control on a variety of applications. The Timing Belt Rail Assembly facilitates the joining of a polyurethane timing belt of all pitches to be made endless with a hand held heater. The invention makes the disassembly of machinery unnecessary in order to install a tim... | 5 |
BACKGROUND
[0001] In the course of producing oil and gas wells, typically after the well is drilled the well may be completed. In many instances, in order to complete the well the well may be cased. In certain instances the process of installing casing into the wellbore may begin with a wet shoe placed at th... | In order to overcome the need to remove each packer after a plug and perforate operation in order to produce a well it is desirable to utilize an erodible packer that may allow one way flow. An erodible packer may be constructed of a material such as polyglycolic acid as a binder. The same packer may also allow one way... | 4 |
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
1. Field of the Invention
This invention relates to an improved sock construction and is more particularly concerned with a triple roll, layered top sock and process of producing the same.
2. Description of the Prior Art
In the past, socks have been knitted using circ... | The top of the sock is formed of a welt and then three successive rolled stripe increments formed of stripe yarn of different colors and an elastic yarn which is laid in continuously throughout the length of the top. All three striped increments are connected at about a common location to the upper portion of the body ... | 3 |
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
1. Field of the Invention
The present invention relates to a color image forming apparatus in which images for respective color components are superposed in succession on a recording medium.
2. Related Background Art
Recently color printers have come into commercial u... | A color image forming apparatus forms a color image by superposing images of plural colors in plane-sequential manner. In the color image forming apparatus, the amount of aberration between the detection signal for the recording medium for the first color and the horizontal synchronization signal is measured by a count... | 7 |
FIELD OF THE INVENTION
The present invention is directed generally to wagering systems, and more particularly to wagering systems that involve pari-mutuel wagering on the performance statistics of sports teams, individual sports players or athletes, or groups of such players.
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
Alt... | This invention relates to sports and event wagering, particularly to a new sport and event wagering game and system. This game and supporting system allows pari-mutuel wagering with respect to new areas other than horse or dog racing, which will expand the sports wagering industry to encompass new areas of interest and... | 6 |
FIELD OF THE INVENTION
[0001] This invention is related to the field of nanoweb structures and in particular nanowebs bonded to substrates by needlepunching.
BACKGROUND
[0002] “Nanowebs” are nonwoven webs comprising primarily, or even exclusively, fibers that have a number average diameter... | A composite sheet of a nanoweb bonded to a second web, such that fibers from the second web protrude through the nanoweb in a multiplicity of discontinuous regions. | 3 |
TECHNICAL FIELD
[0001] The present invention relates to a novel antitumor agent that targets a cell cycle-dependent protein and acts through a novel mechanism. The present invention also relates to a screening method including selecting an antitumor agent capable of suppressing cancer cell invasion and/or me... | The present invention provides a novel antitumor agent that acts through a novel mechanism. The novel antitumor agent contains as an active ingredient a substance capable of inhibiting a cell cycle-dependent Rho GTPase activating protein (RhoGAP). The RhoGAP is cell cycle-dependent and plays an important role in a proc... | 0 |
RELATED APPLICATIONS
[0001] This application is a Divisional of Application of: Choong-Chin Liew, Filed: March 12, 2004, Serial No.: Not Yet Assigned, Entitled: A Method for the Detection of Coronary Artery Disease Related Gene Transcripts in Blood, Our Reference No.: 4231/2055B, which a continuation in pa... | The present invention is directed to detection and measurement of gene transcripts and their equivalent nucleic acid products in blood. Specifically provided is analysis performed on a drop of blood for detecting, diagnosing and monitoring diseases using gene-specific and/or tissue-specific primers. The present inventi... | 2 |
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
1. Field of the Invention
The present invention relates generally to satellite communications, and more particularly to satellite-based network routers.
2. Background of the Invention
For several decades, satellites have been an integral part of communication systems.... | A space-based network router architecture ( 20 ) is disclosed. The router includes an array-of-processors architecture ( 20 ) for routing uplink and downlink traffic of a communications system ( 10 ). The architecture comprises multiple node interface chips ( 26 ) linked to one another via horizontal and vertical rings... | 7 |
CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS
Not Applicable.
STATEMENT REGARDING FEDERALLY SPONSORED RESEARCH OR DEVELOPMENT
Not Applicable.
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
This invention relates to gangways used for example with docks, piers, and the like, and in particular, to a gangway which is ... | A molded gangway section is provided to form a gangway between a shore and a dock, pier, and the like. The gangway includes an upper tread surface and a bottom surface having recesses formed therein. The ceilings or upper surfaces of the recesses are formed with grooves. Two or more of the gangway sections can be conne... | 4 |
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
The invention is concerned with a marine structure. In particular it is concerned with installing, particularly with suction force e.g. generated by a so called suction pile, and the design of an anchoring body in the subsea bottom. The invention is both relative to the anchoring body ... | A combination of an installation device and a sea bottom anchor is adapted to install the anchor ( 1 ) into the subsea bottom by means of suction pressure. The anchor has one or more anchoring amplification members that can be brought into an active position from an inactive position to increase the anchoring capacity ... | 1 |
The present invention relates generally to printing presses and more particularly to variable cutoff printing presses.
BACKGROUND OF INVENTION
U.S. Pat. No. 5,950,536 discloses a variable cutoff offset press unit wherein a fixed cutoff press is adapted to a variable cutoff press while maintaining the size o... | A variable cutoff printing press is provided. The printing press includes a first plate cylinder rotating at a constant angular velocity and printing on a web during each revolution about a first plate cylinder axis and a first blanket cylinder rotating at varying angular velocities during each revolution about a first... | 1 |
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
The field of the invention is generally related to a multi-purpose portable table and hand truck or dolly of the type used for displaying and transporting items.
Multi-purpose portable tables are often utilized for both indoor and outdoor activities to provide support for displaying ... | The present invention is directed to a collapsible combined table and dolly that is portable and capable of securely transporting items of various sizes and configurations. The collapsible combined table and dolly provides ease of operation through a collapsible/expandable table top and convenient means for transportin... | 1 |
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
1. Field of the Invention
The invention relates to an electric heating device for heating air which is in particular suited to be employed as additional electric heating in motor vehicles.
2. Description of the Related Art
For the employment in motor vehicles, in part... | An electric heating device that provides additional heating for motor vehicles includes several heating elements assembled to form a heating block, and a controller for controlling the heating elements. The controller forms a constructional unit together with the heating block. Contact and/or cooler elements extend bet... | 5 |
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
The present invention relates in general to fuel heater elements and the structural design features that are associated with installation and removal of the fuel heater element from a housing. More specifically, the present invention relates to a rod-shaped heater for a fuel-water sepa... | A fuel filter housing and fuel heater combination for a fuel-water separator includes, as part of the fuel filter housing, a heater-receiving bore and a notch, opening into the heater-receiving bore. The notch is constructed and arranged with a ramp portion extending axially into the fuel filter housing. The fuel heate... | 5 |
CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATION
This application is a continuation-in-part of U.S. Application Ser. No. 035,159, filed May 2, 1979 abandoned.
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
The invention relates broadly to a packer tool for plugging off a well casing. More specifically, the invention cov... | A packer tool, and method for permanently setting the tool, in a packed off position, in a well casing, is disclosed. The tool includes lower slips which are slideable upwardly on a lower cone, and upper slips which are slideable downwardly on an upper cone. The lower slips are set against the casing wall first by appl... | 4 |
TECHNICAL FIELD
[0001] The present invention relates to an axle assembly, in particular an axle assembly for a heavy vehicle such as a lorry or truck.
BACKGROUND
[0002] Road vehicles are known which include driven rear axles. The rear axles include a crown wheel and pinion and differential... | An axle assembly and method of reworking an axle assembly. The axle assembly has an axle housing and a differential carrier assembly. A central portion of the axle housing has an opening that is defined by an axle flange that has a first mating surface. The differential carrier assembly has a differential mounted on a ... | 1 |
RELATED APPLICATIONS
The present application is related to and claims the benefit of U.S. Provisional Application No. 60/722,626, filed Sep. 29, 2005, entitled “FAN CONTROLLER WITH ALERT CAPABILITY,” naming Steven P. Larky and Darrin Vallis as the inventors, assigned to the assignee of the present invention. That a... | A system, fan controller and method for enhanced alert notification. Embodiments provide an effective mechanism for utilizing system fans to create alert tones or messages, where fan speed differentials may be adjusted to alter the frequency of the fan interference sounds. As such, existing hardware can be used to redu... | 5 |
RELATED APPLICATIONS
[0001] This application is a divisional of U.S. application Ser. No. 09/918,915, filed on Jul. 31, 2001, which claims benefit to U.S. Provisional Application Serial No. 60/224,166, filed on Aug. 9, 2000, both of which are herein incorporated by reference in their entirety.
... | A novel process for the preparation of (R)-3-(4-Bromobenzyl)-1-(3,5-dichlorophenyl)-5-iodo-3-methyl-1-H-imidazo[1,2-a]imidazol-2-one (1):
This compound is useful as an intermediate in the preparation of certain small molecules that are useful in the treatment or prevention of inflamma... | 2 |
CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS
This application is a continuation-in-part application of U.S. patent application Ser. No. 09/977,929, filed on Oct. 15, 2001 now abandoned, which is hereby incorporated by reference herein in its entirety.
FIELD OF THE INVENTION
The invention relates ... | Methods for coagulating collagen and producing a food product by contacting the collagen with a solution comprising at least about 40% by weight of a phosphate salt mixture wherein the phosphate salt mixture is comprised of at least two phosphate salts selected from the group consisting of monosodium phosphate, disodiu... | 0 |
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
This invention relates to an improved closure or diaphragm assembly for offshore platforms and the like used in well drilling and production where it is desired to remove a portion of the closure or diaphragm from the member on which it is installed.
Offshore platforms are genera... | An improved diaphragm assembly for use in sealing annular members of marine structures comprising a diaphragm, a pair of flat annular plates and a rip-out assembly. | 4 |
PRIORITY
This patent application claims priority under 35 USC 119 from U.S. Utility application Ser. No. 13/454,030, which claims priority from U.S. Provisional Patent Application Ser. No. 61/517,589 filed Apr. 22, 2011, of common inventorship herewith entitled, “Sefe Visor.”
FIELD OF THE DISCLOSU... | A system and method for varying hologram visibility is disclosed herein. Specifically the system can comprise a shield. The shield can comprise a first layer and a second layer. The first layer can comprise a photochromic material having a dark state and a light state. The second layer can comprise a hologram that is l... | 1 |
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
1. Field of the Invention
The present invention relates to the field of ventilation and air conditioning apparatus, and particularly to air conditioning apparatus which is commonly used in connection with dampers or damper assemblies used to control the flow of air in the air con... | A damper actuator for use in a ventilation system typically used in an air conditioning system to activate the damper or damper assembly in response to an electrical signal. More particularly, a heat motor rotatably coupled at one end to a lever or lever assembly and rotatably coupled at its other end to a stationary f... | 5 |
CROSS REFERENCE TO CO-PENDING APPLICATION
This application is a continuation of Ser. No. 195,262, filed May 18, 1988, now abandoned which is, in turn, a continuation-in-part application of Ser. Nos. 053,046, filed May 22, 1987, now U.S. Pat. No. 4,752,197, granted June 21, 1988.
BACKGROUND OF THE ... | A non-woven matrix of glass and synthetic fibers provides a rigid but resilient product having good strength and insulating characteristics. The matrix consists of glass fibers and synthetic fibers such as polyester, nylon or Kevlar which have been shredded and intimately combined with a thermosetting resin into a homo... | 3 |
CROSS REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS
[0001] This application claims priority to U.S. Provisional Patent Application No. 62/312,647, filed Mar. 24, 2016, the entire contents of which are incorporated by reference, as if fully set forth herein.
FIELD OF THE INVENTION
[0002] The p... | A garment constructed by a cylinder knitting machine with a comfort quality area on or near the foot area, created by a different method of knitting from the rest of the tight. The difference between the quality of the leg and comfort portion of the garment (i.e., tights) consists of the use of a different needle movem... | 3 |
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
1. Field of the Invention
This invention is concerned with the breaking or resolution of oil-in-water (O/W) bituminous emulsions by treatment with polymers of quaternary ammonium monomers.
2. Description of the Related Art
A great volume of hydrocarbons exist in known... | A process for recovering bitumen from oil-in-water (O/W) emulsions is disclosed wherein water soluble demulsifiers are used. These demulsifiers are polymers of specific quaternary ammonium monomers or co-polymers of these quaternary ammonium monomers wth other types of monomers wherein the greater portion of the co-pol... | 4 |
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
1. Field of the Invention
The invention relates to an improved version of the standard game of chess.
2. State of the Prior Art
The game of chess has a long and proud history. By many accounts it originated in the ranks of royalty during the early middle ages. However... | An improved game of chess is disclosed in which capture as a strategy is weakened and major pieces are subsequently kept on the board to enhance strategic play. Captured major pieces are replaced with pawns, the game starts with each player having only four pawns on the board, each player is limited to one pawn per fil... | 0 |
FIELD OF THE INVENTION
This invention relates to steam turbine systems, and more particularly, to a spray cooled regenerator intended for use in such systems.
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
Various means have been utilized to provide propulsion for torpedoes. Desirably, such systems should be quiet in op... | Component size difficulties in a closed-cycle steam turbine system are eliminated by disposing an annular regenerator about a turbine wheel and providing spray nozzles at the outlet of the regenerator for eliminating superheat in the exhaust steam passing through the regenerator prior to its condensation in a condenser... | 5 |
CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATION
[0001] This application claims priority to United Kingdom Application No. 0509919.7 filed on May 16, 2005 by inventors Christine Isobel Schofield and Peter James Howard Rodgers.
FIELD OF INVENTION
[0002] The invention to which this application re... | A door structure, said structure for use particularly, although not necessarily exclusively, to selectively close an opening between a first environment which is at a temperature which is lower than the temperature of the environment on the opposing side of the opening. The door is provided with a structure so as to de... | 4 |
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
1. Field of the Invention
The present invention relates to a new and improved tire including a tread surface or portion.
In its more specific aspects, the present invention particularly relates to an improved tire including a tread surface or portion which comprises profile... | The lamella fine cut-outs provided in profile elements of the tread surface of a tire, have three-dimensionally structured wall regions. Such wall regions restrict relative movements of the mutually facing wall regions in lateral as well as in radial direction. In such manner there are improved the travel characteristi... | 8 |
FIELD OF THE INVENTION
[0001] This invention relates to a tilt latch mechanism for use in a pivotable sash window, and more particularly to a latch housing designed for ease of installation while ensuring integrity of the latch installation during window deformation accompanying high wind loads.
BACK... | A latch is provided for use on a pivotable sash window of a single-hung or double-hung sash window assembly to releasably secure the window to the master frame. The latch comprises a latch-bolt slidably mounted within, and biased relative to a housing. The housing is adapted to be installed into the top rail of the sas... | 4 |
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
[0001] 1. Field of the Invention
[0002] The present invention generally relates to computer-aided design and, more particularly, to a method for managing annotations in a computer-aided design drawing.
[0003] 2. Description of the Related Art
[0... | Annotations in CAD drawings are given fixed sizes so that CAD application will generate the annotations at the fixed size even though modeled objects within the CAD drawing are scaled in accordance with a paper space scale selected by the CAD designer. The annotations generally comprise text annotations and graphic ann... | 6 |
FIELD OF THE INVENTION
The present invention pertains to a joint for the movable connection of two components of a motor vehicle, which are movable in relation to one another.
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
Such joints are currently used, e.g., as “sleeve joints” for mounting stabilizers in motor vehicles. The... | A joint for the movable connection of two components of a motor vehicle, which are movable in relation to one another, with a housing ( 1 ) and with a bearing shell ( 2 ) accommodated in the housing ( 1 ) for the slidingly movable mounting of a mount body ( 3 ) is presented, wherein the mount body ( 3 ) has a bearing s... | 5 |
FIELD
[0001] The invention relates to a method of resetting a safety system of an elevator installation from an actual state to a desired state, particularly to a normal state, in which a normal operation of the elevator installation is released by the safety system, and to an elevator installation for perfo... | A method for resetting a safety system of an elevator installation from an actual state, in which a normal operation of the elevator installation is not released, to a desired state, in which a normal operation of the elevator installation is released by the safety system includes the steps of: receiving a reset reques... | 1 |
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
[0001] 1. Technical Field
[0002] The present invention relates to an improved distributed capture system. Specifically, the invention relates to a system and method for distributing to a plurality of remote sites non-uniform rules related to the indexing or transf... | The present invention relates to an improved distributed captures system capable of distributing to a plurality of remote sites non-uniform rules, such as rules governing the indexing or transfer of documents scanned at such remote sites. Documents are captured at remote locations by scanning and indexing such document... | 7 |
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
This invention relates to needle threaders and, in particular, to pneumatic needle threading assists.
Noting how tedious threading of a sewing needle may be, there are many needle threading assists available for aiding the operator in performing this function. Of these types, pne... | A pneumatic needle threading assist is disclosed which has a thread collecting chamber in which, due to the air flow therethrough, thread having passed through the eye of a sewing needle, is therein deposited in a series of spiral loops limiting the amount of thread in the vacuum line and preventing the vacuum source f... | 3 |
The invention relates to detecting the phase of coherent light by interferometric procedures using a planar array of charge transfer devices (CTDs) constructed on a substrate for converting optical holograms to electrical signals and, more particularly, to performing preliminary processing of the detection measurements... | Respective processors for pairs of photodetecting elements are included in an imager used for sensing hologram fringe patterns in an optical interferometer. These processors remove the direct-current pedestal from in-phase and quadrature-phase field images, then perform partial correlations of the resulting field image... | 6 |
STATEMENT REGARDING GOVERNMENT SUPPORT
[0001] This invention was made with government support under Contract No. N-00019-12-D-0002 awarded by the United States Navy. The government has certain rights in this invention.
BACKGROUND
[0002] Ceramic material, glass material and other h... | One exemplary embodiment of this disclosure relates to a transfer molding assembly. The assembly includes a die having a molding cavity interconnected with a reservoir. The assembly further includes a heater operable to heat the die, and a load plate configured to move under its own weight to transfer material from the... | 2 |
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
1. Field of the Invention
The invention is related to the field of perpendicular magnetic recording (PMR) on magnetic recording hard disk drive systems and, in particular, to fabricating a stitched wrap around shield for a PMR write head.
2. Statement of the Problem
M... | A wrap around shield of a write head is fabricated in multiple processes, with side shields fabricated in one process, and a trailing shield formed in another process. These multiple processes form a stitched wrap around shield, resulting in more flexible and accurate placement of the trailing shield and side shields w... | 8 |
FIELD OF THE INVENTION
[0001] The present invention relates to a new methodology for production of lutein formulations, basically esters of lutein with various fatty acids, starting from any natural or synthetic source, which impart a high added value to these molecules, since they make it possible to obta... | The present invention describes a method of preparation of formulations of microcrystalline lutein, particularly in the form of esters, which are resistant to oxidation and are soluble in hydrophilic and/or lipophilic media. For these formulations, the esters of lutein are mixed with antioxidants, vegetable oils and/or... | 2 |
The present application is a division of U.S. patent application Ser. No. 14/356,519, filed May 6, 2014, which is a national stage filing under 35 U.S.C. § 371 of International Patent Application No. PCT/AT2012/000259, filed Oct. 11, 2012, which claims priority to Austrian Patent Application No. A 1658/2011 filed Nov. ... | The present invention relates to a dispersible nonwoven fabric comprising pulp and solvent spun cellulosic fibers, characterized in that the solvent spun cellulosic fibers are fibrillated. Furthermore the invention concerns the use of the fabric in dry wipes and wet wipes. | 3 |
FIELD OF THE INVENTION
The present disclosure relates to the petrochemical engineering field, and more specifically, to a radiant coil structure of an ethylene cracking furnace used in petrochemical engineering.
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
The ethylene cracking techniques used in petrochemical ethylen... | The present disclosure provides an ethylene cracking furnace, comprising at least one radiant section provided with a bottom burner and/or a side burner, and at least one set of radiant coil arranged along a longitudinal direction of the radiant section. The radiant coil is an at least two-pass coil having an N−1 struc... | 2 |
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
The present invention relates to a sewing machine which includes a sewing-machine cutting device comprising a movable upper knife and a stationary bottom knife which cooperates therewith.
The prior art includes a number of sewing-material cutting devices of the general type menti... | A sewing-material cutting device includes a movable upper knife and a stationary bottom knife which cooperates therewith. The upper knife includes a knife holder which holds a replaceable turnable cutting plate having a plurality of cutting edges. A polygonal fastener is provided on the cutting plate for selectively en... | 3 |
FIELD OF THE INVENTION
This relates to a method and apparatus for removing slitter skivings from a web that is moving through a conveyor system to be treated. The skivings are removed to avoid contamination to the web.
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
In many systems of treating web material it is necessar... | A method and apparatus for removing skivings generated by slicing a moving web comprises a slitter knife for cutting the web and an edge vacuum machine comprising at least two vacuum heads which engulf but do not touch the moving web. Skivings from the edges of the web are vacuumed away so that they do not contaminate ... | 1 |
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
1. Field of the Invention
The present invention relates generally to equipment for cleaning steam generators, and particularly to an improved articulated fluid lance having an extension nozzle that is movable for bringing the fluid jet into close proximity with the broached holes... | An improved articulated sludge lance with a retractable movable extension nozzle for cleaning a steam generator. The extension nozzle includes a flexible conduit adapted to be moved with a wire cable to place the nozzle in close proximity to a support plate for effectively cleaning the broached holes therein. A bumper ... | 5 |
CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS
This application claims priority from Korean Patent Application No. 10-2006-0018210, filed Feb. 24, 2006, in the Korean Intellectual Property Office, the disclosure of which is incorporated herein by reference.
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
1. Field of the Inventi... | A radio frequency (RF) communication system having a chaotic signal generator and a method of generating a chaotic signal. The RF communication system includes a chaotic signal generator which generates a chaotic signal having a plurality of frequency components at a predetermined frequency band, a modulator which gene... | 7 |
FIELD OF THE INVENTION
This application relates generally to the field of walkers and, more particularly, to a detachable backrest for a walker having a seat.
BACKGROUND
Walkers are commonly used by the elderly, persons with infirmities, and patients recovering from injuries or surgery. A variety of styles ... | A walker having a detachable backrest is described. The walker contains a seat, and a person may sit in the walker, and rest his or her back against the detachable backrest. | 0 |
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
[0001] Synthesis of many retroviral protease and renin inhibitors containing a hydroxyethylamine, hydroxyethylurea or hydroxyethylsulfonamide isostere include the preparation of a key chiral amine intermediate. The synthesis of the key chiral amine requires a multi-step synthes... | Chiral hydroxyethylamine, hydroxyethylurea or hydroxyethylsulfonamide isostere containing retroviral protease and renin inhibitors can be prepared by multi-step syntheses that utilize key chiral amine intermediates. This invention is a cost effective method of obtaining such key chiral amine intermediates enantiomerica... | 2 |
FIELD OF THE INVENTION
This application deals with exercise, fitness and therapeutic massage devices that may be held in one hand or both hands and used for a wide range of wrist, forearm and shoulder manipulation, massage and total body fitness exercises.
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
Club-like exercis... | The present invention is directed to Hand Held Exercise and Fitness Devices that deals with exercise, fitness and therapeutic massage that may be held in the hand and used for a wide range of wrist, forearm and shoulder manipulation, massage and fitness exercises. The preferred embodiment will be in the shape of an Ind... | 0 |
CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS
The present application is a continuation of application Ser. No. 07/302,098, filed Jan. 24, 1989, now abandoned; which in turn is a continuation of application Ser. No. 07/185,305, filed Apr. 20, 1988, now abandoned; which in turn is a continuation of application Ser. No. ... | The present invention provides an improvement in a method for producing physiologically active proteins by cultivating Escherichia coli having an expression vector which contains a structural gene for such proteins at the downstream end of the translational starting codon. The method comprises cultivating the Escherich... | 2 |
FIELD OF THE INVENTION
[0001] The present invention is directed to a combine having a separator from which straw is expelled to a discharge assembly, an adjustable straw guide is associated with the discharge assembly. A motor adjusts the straw guide in response to signals from a controller.
BA... | A combine comprising a separator feeds straw to a discharge assembly. An adjustable straw guide is adjusted by a motor that is controlled by a controller. The controller receives signals from a sensor that senses the transverse distribution of the straw. The adjustable straw guide is positioned between the separator an... | 8 |
FIELD OF THE INVENTION
The present invention relates to a method and apparatus for the recovery of valuable conductive metal from transformers containing hazardous chemicals, especially polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs), including a method of separating insulation paper from the conductive metal.
BACKGROUND ... | A method and apparatus for salvaging conductive material from electrical power transformers. In the method, the transformer core is removed from the transformer casing and cut so as to separate laminations from windings. The windings with conductive materials and insulative paper are cut into relatively short segments.... | 8 |
This application is a division of application Ser. No. 07/945,722, filed Sep. 21, 1992, now issued as U.S. Pat. No. 5,290,334.
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
Glass manufacture involves the mixing of various batch ingredients, generally including silica sand, dry powders, granular oxides, carbonates, ... | A method and apparatus for glass manufacture is described having batch preheating and reduced pollution emission. The apparatus includes two modules containing pelletized glass and/or cullet. One module functions as a pelletized glass preheater, and the other as a filter for removing pollution emissions from furnace ex... | 2 |
CROSS REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS
[0001] This application claims the benefit under 35 U.S.C. §119(e) of U.S. provisional application Ser. No. 60/557,642, filed Mar. 30, 2004, entitled Trim System.
BACKGROUND
[0002] The present invention relates generally to suspended cei... | A suspended ceiling system having a trim strip which conceals a construction clearance between a perimeter grid element and a soffit-type wall. The trim strip can be mounted onto the perimeter grid element, attached to the underside of the soffit-type wall or both. | 4 |
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
1. Field of the Invention
This invention relates to the field of interactive video games.
2. Background Art
Existing video games have the disadvantage of lack of physical interaction with the game. Typically only the player's hands are used to manipulate controlle... | An interactive video game with physical feedback is described. A plurality of icons are provided on a display. Each icon represents one of a plurality of players. A plurality of positioning devices, one for each player, are provided in front of the display. Each player stands on the positioning device, and the position... | 6 |
BACKGROUND AND SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION
The natural human lens effects accommodation, as between near and far vision, by ciliary muscle contraction and relaxation under brain control to dispose the lens in varying thicknesses at various locations along the axis of the eye.
The present invention provides imp... | An intraocular lens has a lesser dimension longitudinally of haptics attached thereto than in the longitudinal direction to provide increased posterior vaulting for accommodation. | 0 |
CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS
This application claims the benefit of Korean Patent Application No. 2003-053836, filed Aug. 4, 2003, in the Korean Intellectual Property Office, the disclosure of which is incorporated herein by reference.
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
1. Field of the Invention
The... | A projector having an optical engine, the optical engine including: an optical synthesizer; a plurality of display devices corresponding to the optical synthesizer; a plurality of light sources emitting light; a light guide plate provided between each light source and each display device; and a heat pipe contacting the... | 6 |
BACKGROUND
The present invention relates generally to the field of tunable filters. More particularly, the present invention relates to tunable filter covering an appreciable frequency range while maintaining a constant bandwidth over that range.
Tunable filters offer communications service providers flexib... | An actively tuned filter providing a constant bandwidth at a plurality of frequencies. The filter includes first and second electromagnetically coupled coiled resonators, each resonator having an open end configured to receive an input and a shorted end configured to connect the resonator to a ground. The filter furthe... | 7 |
This is a continuation, of application Ser. No. 149,970 filed 05/15/80, which is a continuation of application Ser. No. 731,655 filed on 10/12/76 both now abandoned.
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
I. Field of the Invention
This invention relates generally to computer output terminals of the typ... | This invention relates to a system for positioning a high-speed endless loop printing band of the type used on impact band printers. The band positioning apparatus includes a first sensor for being placed adjacent the edge of the endless loop band for detecting the drift of the edge to one side of a reference line. A s... | 1 |
TECHNICAL FIELD
[0001] The invention relates to methods of modifying fibers, such as glass fibers. The modified fibers can be used, for example, in a lead acid battery.
BACKGROUND
[0002] Batteries are commonly used as energy sources. Typically, a battery includes a negative electrode ... | Methods of modifying fibers, such as glass fibers, are disclosed. The modified fibers can be used, for example, in a lead acid battery. | 2 |
CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS
This application is a continuation-in-part of Provisional Application 60/185,521, filed Feb. 28, 2000 by the same inventor for which priority benefit is claimed.
CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED PATENT
This application relates to U.S. Pat. No. 5,498,444, titled “Metho... | Micro-optical elements such as lenses and wave-guides are manufactured by printing a hardenable optical fluid using digitally driven ink-jet technology. An array of micro-optical elements are precisely positioned in an electroformed substrate having a surface containing structural openings which serve as molds for micr... | 6 |
CROSS REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATION
This is a division of application Ser. No. 08/582,267, filed Jan. 3, 1996 now U.S. Pat. No. 5,618,364 which is a continuation of application Ser. No. 08/542,975, filed Oct. 13, 1995, (DP-6485), being abandoned.
FIELD OF INVENTION
This invention relates ... | Lofty battings are prepared by a process involving carding to make one or more webs of fibers, preferably using a blend of mechanically-crimped filling fibers with bicomponent fibers of helical configuration, and that preferably also contains binder fibers, the fiber orientations preferably being randomized in the web(... | 3 |
This application is a divisional of application Ser. No. 08/480,018, filed Jun. 7, 1995, now U.S. Pat. No. 5,594,330, which is a divisional of application Ser. No. 07/898,216, filed Jun. 12, 1992, now issued as U.S. Pat. No. 5,481,184, which is a continuation-in-part of application Ser. No. 07/816,628, filed Dec. 31, 1... | A movement actuator includes an elongate filament made of a flexible material, and a strip of shape memory alloy disposed on the surface of one side of the filament. The shape memory alloy is responsive to actuation signals, heat or electrical signals, for changing its shape and when its shape changes, it causes the fi... | 7 |
CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATION
This is a continuation of pending patent application Ser. No. 12/582,446, filed Oct. 20, 2009, the contents of which are incorporated herein by reference, which is a continuation of U.S. application Ser. No. 11/002,583, filed Dec. 3, 2004, (U.S. Pat. No. 7,631,043) the conte... | An enhanced email system incorporating mobile wireless communication devices includes program logic for efficiently managing (i.e., at least partially synchronizing) “messages sent” files in the mobile device and in a related message server. The exemplary program logic also more efficiently handles resending of previou... | 7 |
CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS
[0001] This application is based upon and claims the benefit of priority from the prior Japanese Patent Application No. 2000-289314, filed Sep. 22, 2000, the entire contents of which are incorporated herein by reference.
BACKGROUND OF THE INVE... | A semiconductor memory device is provided which includes a rewrite-inhibited region for individual certification. Non-volatile memory elements constituting a memory cell array are used instead of a conventionally used fuse element to form the rewrite-inhibited region for individual certification. A voltage at high leve... | 6 |
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