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This application is a continuation of application Ser. No. 156,624, filed June 5, 1980, and now abandoned.
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
The present invention relates generally to pattern dyeing of textile material, for example carpet, and, more particularly, to the dispensing of multiple dye colors... | A versatile carpet dyeing applicator capable of producing novel and visually pleasing multicolor pattern effects ranging from apparently completely random to fairly well-defined. An inclined distributing plate such as a conventional doctor blade extends across the width of the carpet web, transverse to the direction of... | 3 |
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
1. Field of the Invention
The present invention relates to heating devices. More particularly, the invention comprises a portable heater and cooker system, which relates generally for remote use, and for utility applications, also for comfort heating of tents or small enclosures ... | A portable heater and cooker system is provided to apply radiant and conductive heat from a heating component to an enclosure area or a cooking utensil, using a heat generated chimney effect and manual manipulation. In addition, user safety is assured with an oxygen depletion sensor and a ventilating panel for the encl... | 5 |
This application is a continuation of application Ser. No. 12/460,704, filed Jul. 22, 2009, now U.S. Pat. No. 7,992,819.
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
This invention concerns sewing supplies and equipment.
Seamstress work, using one or more sewing machines, usually requires a collection of spo... | A thread spool holding device has a plastic base plate that holds a series of preferably soft plastic spindles that can be introduced or removed from the base and can be arranged as needed by sliding along a slotted track of the base. Each spindle can hold a threaded spool and has a cross sectional configuration for gr... | 3 |
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
The present invention relates to an image recording apparatus comprising a recording head in which a plurality of light-emitting sections are aligned along a single dotted line or plural dotted lines and the image recording apparatus conducts image recording on a photosensitive materia... | An image recording apparatus is provided with a recording head in which a plurality of light emitting sections are aligned along a single dotted line or plural dotted lines, and a shifting device for shifting photosensitive material relatively to the recording head so that an image is recorded on the photosensitive mat... | 1 |
CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS
[0001] Any and all applications for which a foreign or domestic priority claim is identified in the Application Data Sheet as filed with the present application are hereby incorporated by reference under 37 CFR 1.57.
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
[0002] ... | Power generation plant and process comprising: providing a steam generator; first, second and third steam turbines; a reheater; a gas turbine; and at least one heat exchanger; supplying feedwater bypassing the steam generator to the heat exchanger and heating the feedwater stream therein by supplying the at least one h... | 5 |
FIELD OF THE INVENTION
The present invention relates to a device for locating and sealing a puncture wound in animal and human tissue and the related method. A particular example is a vascular puncture.
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
An ever increasing number of vascular interventional procedures are bei... | A surgical stapler for use at visually inaccessible sites comprises a shaft having a stapler head at its distal end and a guide means for accommodating a separate, pre-positioned guide wire whereby the stapler may be slid bodily along the guide wire to guide the stapler head towards the exterior of a blood vessel. A bl... | 0 |
CROSS REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS
This application is related to our copending patent application having the Ser. No. 440,104, now U.S. Pat. No. 3,914,613, filed concurrently herewith and entitled "Inspection And Repair Apparatus For a Nuclear Reactor Fuel Assembly".
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTIO... | Apparatus is disclosed for handling radioactive fuel assembly during transfer operations. The radioactive fuel assembly is drawn up into a shielding sleeve which substantially reduces the level of radioactivity immediately surrounding the sleeve thereby permitting direct acess by operating personnel. The lifting assemb... | 6 |
[0001] This is a Continuation-In-Part of U.S. application Ser. No. 09/661,518 filed on Sep. 13, 2000 which is incorporated by reference herein.
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
[0002] 1. Technical Field
[0003] This invention relates generally to vehicle hitches and more parti... | A hitch and adapter assembly for connecting an implement to the front end of vehicles such as all terrain vehicle providing a rigid connection with limited motion for reduced vibration operation. The hitch has two spaced apart sockets on a rigid frame that pivotally connects to the vehicle providing a rigid extension t... | 4 |
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
[0001] The present invention relates electronic licensing, and more specifically the authentication of software licensure in a computer network environment.
[0002] Computer networks facilitate collaborative efforts of several individuals remotely disposed from o... | Provided are a method, a computer product and a network to manage software licensing over a distributed network using a master license compliance software program by creating multiple copies of the license compliance software programs. The master license compliance program and the multiple copies define a plurality of ... | 6 |
CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS
This application claims the benefit of priority to U.S. Provisional Application 61/304,235 filed Feb. 12, 2010, which is incorporated herein by reference in its entirety.
FIELD OF THE INVENTION
The present invention relates generally to catheter contro... | Direct optical imaging of anatomical features and structures from within a biological organ in a dynamic environment (where the tissue being imaged is in motion due to cardiac rhythms, respiration, etc) presents certain image stability issues due (and/or related) to the motion of the target structure and may limit the ... | 0 |
This application is a divisional of application Ser. No. 08/624,574 filed Apr. 4, 1996 now U.S. Pat. No. 5,728,843 which is a national stage entry of PCT/US 94/11246 filed Oct. 4, 1994 which is a continuation in part of U.S. application Ser. No. 08/131,484 filed Oct. 4, 1993 now abandoned.
BACKGROUND OF... | The present invention involves a rapid synthesis of 18 F-FMISO and analogs thereof. New precursors such as 1-(2'-nitro-1'-imidazolyl)-2-0-acetyl-3-0-tosylpropanol, glycerol-1,3-ditosylate-2-0-acetylate, 1-(2'-nitro-1'-imidazolyl)-2,3-0-diacetyl-4-0-tosylbutanol and threitol 1,4-di-tosylate-2,3-0-diace... | 2 |
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
1. Field of the Invention
The present invention relates to status monitoring systems such as burglar or fire alarm systems, and more particularly to status monitoring systems employing multiple sensors and special logic to reduce the probability of false alarms.
2. The Prio... | A multiple-sensor status monitoring system for monitoring the status of an area while avoiding false alarms and detecting and identifying faulty sensors. The system uses a timer and logic to avoid false alarms by generating an alarm signal only if two sensors give a response within a preselected interval of time. The s... | 6 |
FIELD OF THE INVENTION
The present invention pertains to a container handling apparatus, operated as special equipment which is independent from the type of machine used. This invention also pertains to secondary devices which are used to adapt this equipment to a crane, a gantry or any other lifting equipment. T... | A lifting apparatus includes two lifting hoists which are respectively associated with two cables. These cables are lowered in parallel with one another, and are connected to a fixed part of a rotating apparatus. The rotating part of this apparatus moves along longitudinal rails of a secondary frame which is attached t... | 1 |
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
1. Field of the Invention
This invention relates to a horizontally articulated robot, and more particularly to increase of the speed of operation of its horizontal arm and to improvement of the reliability in operation of the same.
2. Prior Art
FIG. 1 shows a conventi... | An industrial robot includes a base body, a hand, first and second horizontal arms rotatably coupled to each other, and a lift shaft provided between the base body and the first horizontal arm. The robot also includes drivers provided on the base body for driving the first and second horizontal arms and the hand, respe... | 1 |
FIELD OF THE INVENTION
This invention relates to electrically operated fuel injectors that are used in fuel injection systems of internal combustion engines.
BACKGROUND AND SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION
Typical requirements for a fuel injector require that it be able to withstand numerous hours of corrosiv... | A non-metallic cylindrical shell is fitted to the exterior of a metallic valve body portion of a solenoid-operated fuel injector to cover otherwise exposed metal that exists between a lower O-ring seal proximate the nozzle and a non-metallic overmold that covers the solenoid and an adjoining portion of the valve body. ... | 5 |
PATENTS CITED
The following documents and references are incorporated by reference in their entirety, Gibbs (U.S. Pat. No. D369,939), White (U.S. Pat. No. 7,980,241), Brooks (U.S. Pat. No. D186,487), Wickizer (U.S. Pat. No. D457,029), Soat (U.S. Pat. No. 5,117,806), Maki (U.S. Pat. No. D191,186), Bates Gibbs (U.S... | The foldable Sportsman EZ grill is described. The Sportsman EZ portable grill has a grill member and a frame. The frame supports the Sportsman EZ grill on a support surface, keeping the front legs away from the fire/heat source, extending outwardly and in an arch from the frame. The support arms have a distal end and a... | 0 |
REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATION
This application claims priority from U.S. Provisional Patent Application Ser. No. 60/514,416, filed Oct. 24, 2003, the entire content of which is incorporated herein by reference.
FIELD OF THE INVENTION
This invention pertains to a method and design of automated parachute... | An electronic automatic reserve or primary parachute activation device incorporates partial or complete capture of freefaller or tethered parachute jumper kinematics to rapidly and reliable determine when to automatically activate deployment of the primary or reserve chute. This device uses means for directly measuring... | 1 |
FIELD OF THE INVENTION
This invention relates to storage compartments, and particularly relates to storage compartments designed to utilize space within an automobile door or the like moving vehicle, and more particularly to a door mounted storage device capable of movement in response to a door window position.
... | This application is directed to a dynamic storage compartment for modifying the interior space of a vehicle, either as originally equipped or as an after-market modification, so as to provide a means for providing enhanced storage capacity for a vehicle which is characterized by ease of use and the ability to provide s... | 1 |
This application is a continuation-in-part of application Ser. No. 08/970,196, filed Nov. 14, 1997, now U.S. Pat. No. 60/024,147 which application is based in part upon Disclosure Document No. 373320 dated Mar. 8, 1995 and Provisional Patent application, Ser. No. 60/030,914, filed on Nov. 14, 1996, and a cont. of PCT/U... | A uniformly applied monolithic roofing surface membrane at appropriate thickness and pitch is field applied upon a surface. The surface membrane may be field applied from a spray applicator foam dispenser moving between two parallel tracks. The uniform application of foam at each pass is assured, by accelerating the sp... | 4 |
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
This invention relates to telecommunications apparatus and, in particular, to network interface units.
Network interface units constitute the demarcation between the customer's equipment and the telephone network. In buildings including multiple subscribers, the interlace uni... | Disclosed is a network interface unit where the protectors are mounted within a pouch attached to an RJ11 modular jack. The modular jack includes a contact member which electrically contacts a grounding strip on the terminal chassis to provide the necessary ground connection for the protector. | 7 |
CROSS REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATION
[0001] The present application is related to and takes priority from U.K. Patent Application No. 0222853.4, filed Oct. 3, 2002, commonly owned by the assignee of the present application, the entire contents of which are expressly incorporated herein by reference.
... | An apparatus for the separation of solids and liquids includes a perforated rotary basket arranged for rotation within a fixed outer casing, a washing liquid supply system for providing washing liquid to the interior of the basket and its contents, and a transducer device for establishing a control signal representativ... | 1 |
This is a continuation of application Ser. No. 06/937,298, filed Dec. 3, 1986, which was abandoned upon the filing hereof.
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
The invention relates to a process for the production of irregular non-woven material sheets which are drawn off in the form of a warp from spinner... | In the production of irregular non-woven material sheets of synthetic filaments, the warp from spinnerets is drawn off by means of a draw-off device and then deposited on a substrate. To avoid tangling of the individual filaments, they are guided along a nozzle wall formed by slot nozzles stacked on top of each other a... | 3 |
This is a continuation of application Ser. No. 07/873,844 filed Apr. 27, 1992, now U.S. Pat. No. 5,249,410.
FIELD OF THE INVENTION
This invention relates to a device which may be used to seal food into open-topped containers, to a method of sealing such containers and to a specific type of open-to... | A device for heat shrinking thin film onto open-topped containers to form spill-resistant covers is shown. A radiant energy source is intermittently energized in association with timers to direct radiant energy towards the thin film. An energy absorbing body is associated with the thin film to absorb energy and create ... | 1 |
FIELD OF THE INVENTION
The invention relates to a method of inhibiting the growth of methane-producing bacteria by exposing the bacteria to a growth inhibiting amount of an HMG-CoA reductase inhibitor. Specifically, the present invention is concerned with inhibiting the production of methane by methane-producing ... | Methods and compositions for decreasing the production of methane in ruminant animals, thereby increasing feed utilization efficiency, are disclosed. The methods employ HMG-CoA reductase inhibitors to selectively inhibit the growth of methane-producing bacteria without significantly inhibiting the growth of non-methano... | 0 |
[0001] This application claims priority to China Patent Application No. 200820004676.8 filed on Jan. 25, 2008, the disclosure of which is incorporated herein by reference in its entirety.
CROSS-REFERENCES TO RELATED APPLICATIONS
[0002] Not applicable.
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
[0... | A kinetically modulated fan structure is provided. The fan structure comprises a housing, a plurality of blades and an equilibrating structure, wherein the equilibrating structure is disposed on the inner side of the housing, and formed integrally with the housing and the blades. Thereby, the fan structure is adapted t... | 5 |
BACKGROUND
[0001] The present invention relates to polymers that are useful in paper additives.
[0002] “Sizing,” as applied to paper, refers to a fibrous substrate's ability to resist wetting or penetration of a liquid into a paper sheet. Aqueous dispersions of alkenylsuccinic anhydride (ASA... | The invention relates to polymers useful as a papermaking additives, The invention also relates to methods for making and using such additives. | 3 |
CROSS REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS
[0001] The present application claims priority to U.S. Provisional Patent Application No. 61/509,845, filed on Jul. 20, 2011, the contents of which are incorporated herein by reference.
FIELD OF THE INVENTION
[0002] This invention relates to... | Heat transfer compositions, methods and use wherein the composition comprising: (a) from about 5 to about 20% by weight of HFC-32 and (b) from about 80% to about 95% by weight of HFO-1234ze. | 2 |
RELATED APPLICATIONS
This application claims priority to Chinese Patent Application Serial Number 201420499922.7, filed on Sep. 2, 2014. The entirety of the aforementioned application is hereby incorporated by reference and made a part of this specification.
BACKGROUND
Field of Invention
The pre... | Provided is a large current female connector for high-speed transmission, comprising a case, an insulating body, and an upper terminal group and a lower terminal group disposed in the insulating body. The insulating body is disposed in the case. A power terminal in the upper terminal group and a corresponding power ter... | 7 |
FIELD OF THE INVENTION AND RELATED ART
The present invention relates to an (electro-)luminescence device utilized in copying machines, printers and display apparatus, e.g., as a backlight device for a display apparatus and a light source for illuminating an original in an image-reading apparatus.
Hitherto, ... | A luminescence device is formed of a substrate, and a laminated layer structure formed on the substrate including a plurality of luminescence layers emitting different luminescence colors, and a plurality of electrodes forming pairs of electrodes each sandwiching an associated luminescence layer. At least one of the pl... | 7 |
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
1. Field of the Invention
The field of this invention is displacement washing of porous media. More particularly, the invention involves washing and bleaching of pulp fiber mats.
2. Description of the Prior Art
In the manufacture of many materials, particularly chemic... | An improved displacement washing process for recovering processing chemicals from a porous medium, particularly wood pulp, is described. The effective mobility of a displacing solution, typically a more dilute solution of the chemical sought to be recovered, is reduced such that it is less than the mobility of the solu... | 3 |
FIELD OF THE INVENTION
[0001] The present invention relates to a technique for scanning a document image, and outputting it as a digital image signal.
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
[0002] Normally, an image scanning device represented by a color image scanner and the like has light sour... | This invention provides a technique which allows more faithful color reproduction by a relative simple arrangement. To this end, according to this invention, by time-divisionally driving R, G, B, and E LEDs respectively having dominant emission wavelengths of 630 nm, 525 nm, 470 nm, and 500 nm, a common monochrome line... | 7 |
CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS
[0001] This application is a continuation-in-part application of pending U.S. patent application Ser. No. 09/446,352, which is hereby incorporated by reference in its entirety.
FIELD AND BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
[0002] The pre... | A pharmaceutical composition for the treatment and/or prevention of septic shock has VPAC1, VPAC2 or PAC1 receptor agonist combined with a pharmaceutically acceptable carrier. A method for treating or preventing septic shock is provided as well in which a therapeutically effective amount of the pharmaceutical compositi... | 0 |
CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS
[0001] This application claims priority to European Application No. EP 14179302.6, having a filing date of Jul. 31, 2014, the entire contents of which are hereby incorporated by reference.
FIELD OF TECHNOLOGY
[0002] The following relates to a method,... | A method for determining a yaw direction of a wind turbine includes the following steps, receiving at a component of the wind turbine a signal broadcasted from a source, determining a direction from the component towards the source based on the received signal, determining the yaw direction of the wind turbine in relat... | 5 |
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
[0001] 1. Field of the Invention
[0002] The present invention relates generally to a washing machine with a balancer, and more particularly to a washing machine, which is equipped with a balancer on a portion of the inner tub of the washing machine having a hori... | Disclosed herein is a washing machine with a balancer. This invention provides a washing machine with a balancer, which is capable of improving the balancing capacity of its balancer, preventing the balancer from being damaged due to thermal expansion, and simplifying the manufacture and assembly of the balancer. The w... | 3 |
CROSS-REFERENCES TO RELATED APPLICATIONS
This application is related to copending application Ser. Nos. 626,843, entitled "Fluid Moderator Control System-D 2 O/H 2 O" by R. A. George, et al, filed July 2, 1986; 626,942, entitled "Fluid Moderator Control System Fuel Assembly Seal Connector" by L.... | A fuel assembly for a pressurized water nuclear reactor incorporating fluid moderator spectral shift control means. During the first part of the fuel cycle when there is excess reactivity, neutron moderation may be decreased by replacing a portion of the water within the core with a less effective moderator such as hea... | 6 |
[0001] This application claim the benefit of U.S. Provisional Application No. 60/392673 filed Jun. 27, 2002.
BACKGROUND
[0002] 1. Field of the Invention
[0003] This invention pertains to flapper valves, and particularly to flapper valves used for well completion... | A flapper valve having a curved flapper and a seat, the flapper and seat each having complementary undulating and tapered perimeters, with sealing surfaces designed to maintain seal integrity under higher pressure, for a given outer diameter to inner diameter ratio, compared to prior art flapper valves. | 5 |
[0001] This application is a continuation of U.S. Ser. No. 09/488,429 entitled “Modified Polysaccharides Containing Amphiphilic Hydrocarbon Moieties” filed on Jan. 20, 2000, which application claims priority from U.S. Serial No. 60/117,085 entitled “Modified Polysaccharides Containing Amphiphilic Hydrocarbon Moietie... | Modified polysaccharides (such as starches, gums, chitosans, celluloses, alginates, sugars, etc.), which are commonly used in the paper industry as strengthening agents, surface sizes, coating binders, emulsifiers and adhesives, can be combined into a single molecule with amphiphilic hydrocarbons (e.g. surface active a... | 3 |
CROSS REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATION
[0001] This application is a continuation of and claims priority to U.S. application Ser. No. 14/726,897 filed on Jun. 1, 2015, which claims benefit of U.S. Provisional Application No. 62/007,159, filed on Jun. 3, 2014, the entire contents of which is hereby incorporate... | Peptide-drug conjugates comprising p-aminobenzyl carbamoyl or p-aminobenzolyl carbonate self-immolating linkers are disclosed. The peptide-drug conjugates comprise a peptide moiety that can be cleaved by cellular proteases, bound to the self-immolating linker, which linker is bound to a cytotoxic drug moiety. Upon clea... | 0 |
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
This invention relates to an apparatus for regularly laying hexahedral articles in predetermined positions, and more particularly to an automatic article laying apparatus suited for automatically and continuously lining a furnace by geometrically laying hexahedral refractories of diffe... | An automatic article-laying apparatus is positioned at the terminal end of a horizontally rotatable conveyor. The apparatus comprises a rotatable roller conveyor, a hydraulic drive to horizontally rotate the roller conveyor, a traversing plate, and a reciprocating head. Placed adjacent to the first-mentioned conveyor, ... | 4 |
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
Field of the Invention
The present invention relates to a pattern selecting device of a sewing machine, and more particularly to a device for enabling a sewing machine operator to select a desired one of the pattern cams in any angular position of a main drive shaft of the sewing... | In a pattern cam selecting device of a sewing machine having a plurality of stacked pattern cams, a swingable element is provided, which can be moved in one direction to disengage a cam follower from one of the stacked pattern cams. The cam selecting device further includes a locking element, a clutch mechanism, and ac... | 3 |
CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS
[0001] This application is a continuation-in-part application claiming the benefit of U.S. application Ser. No. 11/462,579 filed Aug. 4, 2006, which claims priority to Provisional Application Ser. No. 60/705,743, which was filed on Aug. 5, 2005. The entire contents of ... | Methods of fabricating continuous nanofibers include the steps providing a column, flowing an extrusion liquid through the column, and flowing a precursor liquid through the extrusion liquid, wherein the flowing precursor liquid has a viscosity less than the viscosity of the extrusion liquid. The method further include... | 3 |
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
This invention relates to compositions for preparing polymer concrete useful for the protection or reconditioning of surfaces and for other applications.
A polymer concrete (sometimes abbreviated herein as "PC") is a composite material formed by polymerizing a monomer in ... | Composition for preparing a polymer concrete, a method of protecting or reconditioning surfaces by treatment with the composition, the protected or reconditioned surfaces thus-treated, and multi-package systems for bringing the components of the composition to an application site, wherein the composition comprises a su... | 8 |
RELATED APPLICATION
[0001] The present application is based on and claims priority to the Applicant's U.S. Provisional Patent Application 62/042,913, entitled “Chemical Composition For Dust Suppression And Soil Stabilization,” filed on Aug. 28, 2014.
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
[... | A chemical composition for dust suppression and soil stabilization includes a mixture of water-based asphalt emulsion and magnesium chloride solution. | 4 |
CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATION
This is a continuation-in-part of application Ser. No. 08/783,121, filed Jan. 14, 1997, now abandoned.
BACKGROUND
The present invention relates to an electrode manufacturing method for rechargeable batteries, and more particularly, to an electrode manuf... | Disclosed is an electrode manufacturing method for rechargeable batteries which includes the process of coating a binder on positive and negative electrodes of a rechargeable battery, wherein the process of coating is realized by passing positive and negative electrodes through rollers, mounted facing each other and wh... | 8 |
[0001] The invention relates to the non-invasive ultrasonic diagnosis of lesions on tooth surfaces or under dental restorations such as gold crowns and other dental restorations. The invention further relates to the non-invasive ultrasonic diagnosis of lesions on interproximal tooth surfaces and/or interproximal are... | A method and device using stress waves for dental examination. According to the method, the dental structure (such as a tooth) under examination is subjected to a stress (acoustic) wave. The stress wave propagates through the dental structure and is received on the other side. From the analysis of the transmission time... | 0 |
BACKGROUND
1. Field of the Invention
The present invention relates to chemotactic chambers, i.e., to chambers for measuring the effect of concentration gradients of mobile chemicals upon the directional response of biological cells. More specifically, the present invention relates to chemotaxis test sites c... | A simple chemotactic apparatus and method wherein surface tension is used to hold cell suspensions, chemotactic factors, and control fluids in place on membrane filters. In some embodiments, chemotaxis factors and controls are placed on one side of a membrane filter, and cell suspensions are placed on the other. Gravit... | 1 |
CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATION
This application is a continuation-in-part of U.S. patent application Ser. No. 10/696,970, filed on Oct. 30, 2003, the technical disclosure of which is hereby incorporated herein by reference.
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
1. Technical Field
The pre... | Method for making a dual-textured food substrate having large seasoning bits whereby the bits are substantially adhered to the food substrate, or chip. A first topping comprising large seasoning bits and a dry adhesive is applied to a cooked chip having a first texture. The topped, cooked chip is then heated to a tempe... | 0 |
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
[0001] 1. Field of the Invention
[0002] The present invention relates generally to an anchoring system for nucleic acid molecules. The anchoring system generally comprises a solid support and a chemical linking moiety useful for ether formation with another chemical m... | The anchoring system generally comprises a solid support and a chemical linking moiety useful for ether formation with another chemical moiety on a nucleic acid molecule. The present invention further contemplates methods for anchoring a nucleic acid molecule to a solid support via a covalent linkage. The anchoring sys... | 2 |
FIELD OF INVENTION
[0001] The present invention relates in general to the field of subsea equipment.
BACKGROUND ART
[0002] The present invention relates to methods and systems for subsea energy extraction. In particular, the present invention relates to a hydraulic signature tester for ass... | The present invention provides a subsea apparatus for testing a hydraulic signature which has a fluid supply, a first pressure line coupled to the fluid supply, a second pressure line coupled to the fluid supply; and a pressure recording device operatively coupled to both the first pressure line and the second pressure... | 4 |
CROSS REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS
[0001] This application claims the benefit of U.S. Provisional Application No. 60/941,979, filed Jun. 5, 2007, the contents of which are incorporated herein by reference.
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
[0002] The present invention generally rel... | A cable management assembly ( 40 ) and method by which cables used to hoist and secure a temporary elevator car ( 18 ) are prevented from becoming tangled as the elevator car ( 18 ) is raised and lowered within an elevator hatchway ( 10 ) during construction of a multistory building ( 12 ). The assembly ( 40 ) is adapt... | 1 |
CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS
[0001] The present application is a continuation of U.S. patent application Ser. No. 12/269,162, filed Nov. 12, 2008, which claims priority under 35 U.S.C. §119 to U.S. Provisional Application No. 60/987,563, filed Nov. 13, 2007, the entire disclosure of which is herei... | Systems and methods of providing telemedicine services are provided. A system can include a medical device that obtains diagnostic information, a gateway device coupled to the medical device, an application server coupled to the gateway device via wired and wireless networks, a database coupled to the application serve... | 6 |
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
1. Field of the Invention
It is estimated that approximately 25% of our harvested fruits and vegetables are lost to postharvest diseases. In the past, synthetic chemical fungicides were relied upon for the control of such diseases; however, as concerns over the health risks posed... | A biocontrol composition comprising an antagonistic microorganism and a sugar analog (2-deoxy-D-glucose) gives a level of control superior to that of either component when used alone and comparable to that of synthetic chemical fungicides. The antagonistic microorganism is an isolate of Candida saitoana and has resista... | 0 |
The present application is a Divisional application of U.S. patent application Ser. No. 10/373,017 filed on Feb. 26, 2003 now U.S. Pat. No. 7,288,234.
STATEMENT OF GOVERNMENT INTEREST
The invention described herein may be manufactured and used by or for the Government of the United States of Ameri... | An improved system and method for using polyethylene glycol (PEG) as a processing fluid additive for safely and effectively treating water-wet hogout propellant as well as any other water-wet propellants, explosives and hazardous wastes (solids and liquids) to make them compatible with the MSO process. The method inclu... | 0 |
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
[0001] This invention relates to the utilization of nanoparticles in powder coating formulations to enhance various properties of the coatings.
[0002] Conventional powder coatings have many shortcomings in their process and application properties. For example, i... | A powder coating composition comprising inorganic nanoparticles and a thermocurable or radiation curable resin. The nanoparticles impart a wide range of improved properties to the compositions such as hardness and abrasion resistance. | 2 |
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
Field of the Invention
This invention relates to an improvement in a device for detecting an end-shape of a steel tube.
As this kind of the detecting device, there has been known one as shown in FIGS. 1 and 2 of the accompanying drawings. In these figures of the drawings, a... | A device for detecting an end-shape of a steel tube which includes in combination: a plurality of detectors disposed around the circumference of a steel tube to be carried forward by a forwarding mechanism; and a detector position changing mechanism provided on each of the detectors to cause the same to move back and f... | 6 |
CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS
[0001] This application is a continuation of U.S. patent application Ser. No. 14/117,586, filed on Nov. 13, 2013, which is a U.S. National Stage Application under 35 U.S.C. §371 of International Application No. PCT/AU2012/000515, filed on May 11, 2012, which claims pri... | A method of applying a neural stimulus with an implanted electrode array involves applying a sequence of stimuli configured to yield a therapeutic effect while suppressing psychophysical side effects. The stimuli sequence is configured such that a first stimulus recruits a portion of the fibre population, and a second ... | 0 |
FIELD OF THE INVENTION
This invention relates to multi-closure assemblies and particularly to those which may be used for windows, doors, patio doors, French doors, and entry doors or the like and finds particular application in patio doors, casement windows and specifically in a frame including multi-closure mem... | A closure assembly comprising at least two closures moveable in a closure frame, said closure frame including a header, sill and including a track sized to extend the full-length the header and sill thereby providing for guided movement of each individual closure to the maximum extent to and from a fully closed positio... | 4 |
The United States Government has rights in this invention pursuant to Contract No. DE-AC04-76DP00789 between the United States Department of Energy and American Telephone and Telegraph Company.
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
The present invention relates generally to a device and method for injecting... | Apparatus and method for simultaneously and separately emplacing two streams of different materials through a drillstring in a borehole to a downhole location for lost circulation control. The two streams are mixed outside the drillstring at the desired downhole location and harden only after mixing for control of a lo... | 4 |
CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS
[0001] This is a continuation of International Application No. PCT/DE02/03759 filed Oct. 7, 2002, the disclosure of which is incorporated herein by reference.
BACKGROUND OF THE DISCLOSURE
[0002] 1. Field of the Disclosure
[000... | Disclosed herein is a method for sending postal packets. A provisional destination address is input for distribution of a postal packet, the address capable of being modified after it has been input. An addressee identification code can be allocated to the addressee. The code is capable of being combined with the desir... | 6 |
BACKGROUND OF THE DISCLOSURE
The present invention relates to an apparatus and method of measuring one or more downhole conditions in a well bore, particularly, a battery-powered, positive-pulse-telemetry system for directional survey and steering applications.
In rotary drilling operations, it is very comm... | A measuring while drilling tool is disclosed. The preferred embodiment incorporates an outer tubular member adapted to be connected in a drill string above the drill bit. The apparatus utilizes a mud pulser sub extending through the hollow tubular member and anchored in the drill string. The apparatus includes a sensor... | 4 |
FIELD OF THE INVENTION
The present invention relates to a device for balancing a rotating body during rotation.
BACKGROUND
As an example of such a body there may be mentioned, above all, the rotors of large machines, for example turbo-machines or electric machines. Such rotors are usually balanced fir... | A balancing device and method for balancing a rotating body during operation. The device and method detects the phase and amount of unbalance and provides signals in synchronism with the unbalance. Local heating of the rotating body is provided to counteract the unbalance by thermal deformation of the axis of the body ... | 6 |
This application is a 371 of PCT/ES95/00001 filed Jan. 4, 1995.
The present invention relates to novel Polymorphs B and C of 1- 2,4-dichloro-β- (7-chlorobenzo b!thien-3-yl)methoxy!phenethyl!imidazole mononitrate-compound known as sertaconazole mononitrate (WHO).
BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE ... | Two polymorphs of 1- 2,4-dichloro-β- (7-chloro-benzo b!thien-3-yl)methoxy!phenetyl!imidazole mononitrate have been identified. A process for the preparation thereof and composition are described. | 2 |
BACKGROUND
1. Description of the Related Art
The present invention relates generally to circuitry. More particularly, it relates to an input buffer circuit capable of buffering signals that comply with any one of multiple I/O standards (e.g. LVDS, SSTL and HSTL).
Many integrated circuits support a var... | A buffer circuit for using one buffer for multiple differential I/O standards is disclosed. The buffer circuit includes a differential input buffer. The first input of the differential input buffer may receive an input and the second input is coupled to a switch. The switch may be a one-time-programmable switch. The sw... | 7 |
FIELD OF THE INVENTION
This invention relates to systems having peripheral devices coupled to host devices through an interface. In particular, the invention relates to providing variable latency (or flow) control and reporting errors for read data from a peripheral device, using a read data strobe signal receive... | Disclosed herein are system, apparatus, methods and/or combinations and sub-combinations thereof, for using a read data strobe signal received at a host device from a peripheral device to convey variable latency (flow) control or report an error in the data content read from the peripheral device. Reception of the read... | 6 |
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
[0001] Prefabricated homes and commercial structures employ roofing units comprising asphaltic courses or shingles securely sealed on a roof deck for subsequent assembly and installation. Many of the processes heretofore employed for affixing asphaltic materials to a roof deck ... | The process of adhering asphaltic roofing tiles to a roof deck by covering the tiles on the deck with a heat blanket capable of generating a temperature of at least the cure temperature of the tiles thereby sealing the tiles to the deck. | 4 |
CROSS REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS
This application is a continuation-in-part of U.S. patent application Ser. No. 09/074,851, now U.S. Pat. No. 6,321,384, having a filing date of May 8, 1998, entitled “Noise reduction in cable return paths”, which is a continuation of U.S. patent application Ser. No. 08/347,57... | The present invention encompasses a method and apparatus for detecting and characterizing one or more ingress events in the return band and creating a time/frequency map based on the detection of the ingress events. The time/frequency map is further characterized by marking frequency bands with ingress level above a pr... | 7 |
CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATION
This is a continuation-in-part of our co-pending application Ser. No. 694,903, filed June 10, 1976.
BACKGROUND OF THE DISCLOSURE
Our invention relates to cells consisting of hemoglobin encapsulated in lipids and more especially phospholipids and to the ... | Synthetic erythrocytes. Hemoglobin is encapsulated in lipid materials to form cells which are typically 0.1 to 10 microns in their greatest dimension. Preferably cholesterol and one or more phospholipids are included in the cell membrane. The lipid membrane is of such character and thinness that O 2 --CO 2 transfer t... | 0 |
CROSS REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS
This application is a continuation of U.S. patent application Ser. No. 12/676,594, now U.S. Pat. No. 8,193,573 which is a United States National Stage Application filed under 35 U.S.C. §371 of PCT Patent Application No. PCT/US2008/075261 filed on Sep. 4, 2008, which claims ... | A memory module includes multiple memory devices mounted to a substrate and one or more discrete heating elements disposed in thermal contact with the memory devices. Each of the memory devices includes charge-storing memory cells subject to operation-induced defects that degrade ability of the memory cells to store da... | 7 |
BACKGROUND OF THE ART
[0001] 1. Filed of the Invention
[0002] This invention relates to an apparatus for determining the dryness of inked paper using laser light absorption technique for application in inkjet printers. The invention provides direct in-line feedback as to the effectiveness of the... | An apparatus determines the dryness of inked paper using laser light absorption technique for application in inkjet printers. Direct in-line feedback is provided as to the effectiveness of the drying of the ink placed deposited upon paper or other media. Associated laser system designs and the technologies employed in ... | 6 |
RELATED APPLICATION
This application is a continuation-in-part of my co-pending application, Ser. No. 069,895, filed July 6, 1987 and now U.S. Pat. No. 4,779,902.
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
With the advent of plastic pipe such as polyolefin and other plastic materials, there has existed a n... | Plastic, such as polyolefin, pipe having a locking integral end connection. The pipe is fabricated with male and female end connections in order that the pipe may be press-fitted together with the interior and exterior forming a flush uninterrupted surface. One or more radial ribs and grooves are formed on the interior... | 8 |
CROSS REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATION
This application is a continuation of application Ser. No. 09/986,203 filed Nov. 7, 2001.
This application claims the priority of German Application No. 100 55 026.6 filed Nov. 7, 2000, which is incorporated herein by reference.
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENT... | A control system for a group of fiber processing machines includes a superordinated control console; and separate machine-specific control consoles connected to each respective fiber processing machine. The superordinated control console and the machine-specific control consoles are connected to one another by control ... | 3 |
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
1. Field of the Invention
The invention relates to a method and circuitry for developing a magnitude signal which represents the approximate magnitude of a control parameter vector for the control of a multi-phase electrical apparatus, such as a rotary field machine or a three-ph... | A magnitude signal representing the approximate magnitude of a control parameter vector for the control of multi-phase electrical apparatus is developed from the Cartesian coordinate signals of the vector. Signals representing one or both coordinates of a plurality of auxiliary vectors are formed by vector rotation coo... | 6 |
RELATED APPLICATIONS
This application is a continuation in part of U.S. application Ser. No. 11/446,951, filed Jun. 5, 2006, which is a continuation of U.S. Pat. No. 7,076,941 the disclosures of which are hereby incorporated by reference herein.
TECHNICAL FIELD
The present invention relates ... | An externally heated engine is provided which has a piston and a displacer. The position of the piston can be adjusted by a yoke and disk assembly on one end of a link and spacers and gaskets in the cylinder. The relative position of the displacer with respect to the piston can be changed by changing the relative posit... | 5 |
BACKGROUND
[0001] High frequency cables are required to sample signals in the gigahertz range while testing equipment and devices. These high frequency cables are fragile and easily damaged, which results in the sampled signal being degraded or disrupted. Therefore, the cables are treated with the utmost car... | A cable restraint system including a device base. The device base includes a base plate, and at least one mounting post disposed thereon, and a cable restraint device. The cable restraint device includes a base portion having at least one mounting column structured to receive the at least one mounting post, a pair of o... | 5 |
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
The present invention relates to new compounds useful as amphoteric surface active agents, a process for producing same and the use of the compounds. More particularly, the present invention relates to new disubstituted aliphatic carboxylamidoamines of the general formula: ##STR2## whe... | Disubstituted aliphatic carboxylamidoamines of the general formula: ##STR1## wherein R stands for an aliphatic hydrocarbyl group with 7-17 carbon atoms and M for a hydrogen atom or an alkali metal atom. Detergents and toiletry compositions incorporated with the disubstituted aliphatic carboxylamidoamines are extremely ... | 0 |
This application is a division, of application Ser. No. 050,402, filed 5/18/87 now abandoned.
This invention relates to the utilization of differential gearing for controlling power transmission in accordance with functions or conditions desired by the operator and, in particular, to a differential-gear... | Differential-gearing devices are disclosed in which the differential pinion gears are controlled to induce a speed difference between output shafts, provide a locking and limited slip differential to equalize the speeds of the output shafts or limit their speed difference, provide a clutch for controlling the coupling ... | 5 |
CROSS REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS
[0001] This application is a United States National Phase Application of International Application PCT/EP2014/068860 filed Sep. 4, 2014 and claims the benefit of priority under 35 U.S.C. §119 of German Patent Applications 10 2013 217 736.4 filed Sep. 5, 2013 and 10 201... | A composite component ( 110 ) for a vehicle seat ( 1 ), in particular for a motor vehicle seat, includes a plurality of fabric layers ( 116 ) of a fibrous material, a matrix material ( 118 ) securing the fabric layers ( 116 ), and an insert part ( 140 ), disposed between at least two of the fabric layers ( 116 ), for l... | 1 |
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
This invention relates to offshore oil well operations and is specifically directed to a new and improved marine riser system for connecting marine risers extending from a well located on the ocean floor (subsea) to the platform of a vessel. Marine risers are sections of pipes sometime... | An upper marine riser package (10/10A) comprising a diverter (D) for diverting uncontrolled gas and return drilling mud therethrough, a flexible joint FJ for allowing tilting motion between a vessel and a riser string (RS), a self-tensioning slip joint (SJ) and riser rotation bearing joint (RB) suspended below said ves... | 4 |
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
The present invention relates to apparatus for manufacturing textiles on a textile loom and in particular to a double dent reed which spaces the individual warp ends on the loom and holds them parallel as the reed pushes the filling yarn into place at the fell of the fabric.
As e... | A reed (28) for a loom includes a frame with upper and lower baulk mechanisms (D, E) that carry a front row (B) of dents (30) on the beat-up side of the frame and a back row (C) of dents (34) staggered in alignment with dents (30). Lower baulk mechanism (E) includes a stepped clamping portion which is reduced in depth ... | 3 |
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
[0001] 1. Field of the Invention
[0002] The present invention relates generally to ink-jet technology and, more particularly to a heated printing zone vacuum platen.
[0003] 2. Description of the Related Art
[0004] The art of ink-j... | Predetermined geometric constructs reduce heat loss in a vacuum platen and assist in the reduction of paper cockle in ink-jet printing. A vacuum platen for supporting media during printing is provided with a plurality of heating elements and surfaces interspersed with vacuum ports. The heater elements are laid into sur... | 1 |
TECHNICAL FIELD
The present invention relates to luggage and, more particularly, to a garment bag provided with a detachable wheel and handle assembly for rolling the garment bag.
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
Originally, luggage consisted of a suitcase or duffel bag and perhaps a small "travel bag&... | A wheeled assembly that is removably attachable to a garment bag. The wheeled assembly is affixed to the folded garment bag with a zipper. The wheeled assembly is tilted forward and the attached garment bag rides on the wheeled assembly. Both the wheeled assembly and the garment bag have rigid structural features to pr... | 0 |
This application claims the benefit of the Korean Application No. P2004-13270; P2004-13271 and P2004-13266 filed on Feb. 27, 2004, which is hereby incorporated by reference.
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
1. Field of the Invention
The present invention relates to a drum type washer with dry function, and more ... | The present invention provides a drum type washer with dry function, by which a product cost is lowered and by which compatibility of a blower cover is enhanced. The present invention includes a first duct housing provided to a tub included in the drum type washer, a second duct housing provided to an upper side of the... | 3 |
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
The present invention relates to an improved engine fuel control systems, and more specifically to an engine fuel control system which compensates for changes in engine aspirated air due to changes in altitude, atmospheric temperature and/or barometric pressure as disclosed and claimed... | Apparatus for obtaining the mass flow rate of engine aspirated air. An ultrasonic transducer measures the density of atmospheric air, while coincidentally measuring the velocity of air within a venturi of an engine air induction tube. The two individual measurements produce a single electric output signal proportional ... | 6 |
BACKGROUND
The present invention relates to pest control, and more particularly to monitoring termite activity proximate and especially under building structures.
Termite infestation and damage is a continuing problem in buildings having wood structure. Traditionally, the structures are inspected only infre... | Apparatus, for detecting the presence and eating activity of organisms such as termites that damage structures, includes a body; a wooden bait element controllably exposed to the organisms within a cavity of the body, and having an applied bait substance; a side wall of the body having a vertically spaced plurality of ... | 0 |
CROSS REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS
[0001] This application is a continuation-in-part of U.S. application Ser. No. 15/166,185 filed May 26, 2016, a continuation-in-part of U.S. application Ser. No. 15/289,126 filed Oct. 8, 2016, a continuation-in-part of U.S. application Ser. No. 15/353,537 filed Nov. 16... | A thermally enhanced semiconductor assembly with three dimensional integration includes a stacked semiconductor sub-assembly electrically coupled to a wiring board by bonding wires. A heat spreader that provides an enhanced thermal characteristic for the stacked semiconductor sub-assembly is disposed in a through openi... | 7 |
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
1. Field of the Invention
The present invention relates to oscillating drive axles for vehicles, industrial as industrail tractors or the like, and more particularly to the lubrication system for the trunnion bearing assemblies for pivotally mounting axles on these types of vehic... | A vehicle having a swing axle, front and rear trunnion bearing assemblies for supporting this axle and front and rear trunnion supports wherein the trunnion supports each take the form of a cored or hollow casting that is filled with lubricating fluid and thus acts as a fluid reservoir. First passage means in fluid com... | 1 |
BACKGROUND
[0001] The disclosed subject matter relates generally to instruments useful in the drilling of wells and, more particularly, to a directional drilling instrument that may be useful in guiding the direction of the borehole as it is being drilled.
[0002] When drilling vertical, horizont... | One aspect of the disclosed subject matter is seen in a directional drilling instrument that comprises a chassis, a first sensor and a second sensor. The chassis has a longitudinal axis, and the first sensor is coupled to the chassis and oriented at a first angle (w1) relative to the longitudinal axis of the chassis. T... | 4 |
FIELD
The present application relates to the removal of nutrients, such as phosphorous and nitrates from water and/or wastewater.
BACKGROUND
In 2008, the Water Resources Institute in Washington D.C., identified excess nutrients in water as one of the leading causes of water degradation, and reported o... | In accordance with particular process, method and system aspects there is provided a biological manner of treating water/wastewater. Treatment is undertaken in bioreactor configured to treat the water/wastewater through a first process of denitrification followed by a second process of biological phosphorus removal. Th... | 2 |
RELATED APPLICATIONS
[0001] This application claims the benefit of U.S. Application Ser. No. 60/872,189, filed on 1 Dec. 2006, and which is incorporated herein by reference.
STATEMENT AS TO RIGHTS TO INVENTIONS MADE UNDER FEDERALLY SPONSORED RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT
[0002] This in... | A container ( 10 ) for receiving contaminated clothing from an industrial environment such as a radiation work area is provided. The container ( 10 ) provides for a telescopic handle ( 30 ) and a spaced frame ( 20 ) extending around the container ( 10 ) which workers can grasp to maintain balance while changing into an... | 1 |
CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS
[0001] This application claims priority to U.S. Provisional Patent Application Ser. No. 60/491,569, filed Jul. 31, 2003.
[0002] This application is a continuation-in-part of co-pending U.S. patent application Ser. No. 10/744,683, filed Dec. 23, 2003. U... | A compact, robust, wear resistant, and high performance electrically insulating gap sub for use with borehole EM Telemetry is disclosed. In one embodiment, the gap sub may include an externally threaded mandrel separated from an internally threaded housing by a dielectric material. Additionally, some embodiments may in... | 4 |
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
[0001] 1. Field of the Invention
[0002] The present invention relates to an apparatus and method for generating gravitational force/gravitational field. This may be used in the field of space travel, satellite positioning and orientation and in avionics where le... | There is disclosed an apparatus for generating gravitational force/gravitational field, which, for example, may be used in space and avionics applications, said apparatus comprising a capacito-inductor, constituted by at least two coils, made of two metal layers with two dielectric layers provided therebetween, said co... | 7 |
[0001] This application is based on an claims a priority from a Japanese Patent Application No. 2006-157713 filed on Jun. 6, 2006, the entire content of which are incorporated by reference.
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
[0002] The present invention relates to a vehicle steering system for moving a v... | A vehicle steering system includes: a control member that is manipulated by a driver for controlling a direction of a vehicle; a steering mechanism that turns steered road wheels in response to manipulation of the control member; an automatic driving mode setting unit that enables an automatic driving control for an au... | 1 |
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
a) Field of the Invention
The present invention pertains to an apparatus for determining the state of combustion within internal combustion engines which use an ignition coil as part of its ignition system.
b) Description of Related Art
A known ignition system for int... | An apparatus for determining the ignition characteristic of combustion in an internal combustion engine having an ignition coil including an ionic current computing circuit which analyzes ionic current enabled as a result of combustion. Ionic current flow is facilitated by establishing a voltage potential across the ga... | 5 |
The present invention relates to a method in accordance with the preamble of claim 1 for the generation of real-time control parameters by means of a video camera signal for the control of smoke-generating combustion processes.
DESCRIPTION OF THE BACKGROUND ART
In stoker boilers the combustion process is co... | A method for generating real-time control parameters by a video camera for smoke-generating combustion reactions is disclosed. In accordance with the method, a video camera is used for obtaining a video signal, which is digitized and filtered temporally and spatially. The digitized video signal is divided on the basis ... | 5 |
CROSS REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS
This application claims the benefit of U.S. Patent Provisional Application No. 60/204,413, filed on May 16, 2000.
STATEMENT REGARDING FEDERALLY SPONSORED RESEARCH OR DEVELOPMENT
(Not Applicable)
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
1. Field of the I... | A pool drain safety cover system and method. The system includes a base defining at least one primary fluid aperture and a plurality of secondary fluid apertures. The cover also includes a grating extending across at least the primary fluid aperture for permitting the passage of drain water therethrough. The grating ha... | 4 |
BACKGROUND OF THE DISCLOSURE
[0001] 1. Field of the Disclosure
[0002] The present disclosure relates to flexible composite pipe for conducting petroleum or other fluids offshore or on land and a method of controlling gaps within the same.
[0003] 2. Description of the Related Art
... | In one aspect, the present disclosure relates to a tubular assembly with gap control. Embodiments disclosed herein relate to one or more embodiments of and methods for controlling gaps between helically wrapped layers in a pipe structure. A tubular assembly includes a fluid barrier, a first layer, and a second layer co... | 5 |
BACKGROUND OF INVENTION
[0001] The invention relates to a patient monitor and, particularly, a patient monitor for continuously monitoring one or more physiological signals of a patient and for determining a probability that a patient has acute cardiac ischemia based at least in part on one of the continu... | A patient monitor for determining a probability that a patient has acute cardiac ischemia including an input device connectable to a patient to acquire electrocardiogram (ECG) signals from the patient, an instrumentation amplifier connected to the input terminal to combine the signals and to generate at least one ECG l... | 0 |
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
1. The Field of the Invention
The present invention relates to a hetero-branched radial polystyrene-polyisoprene (SIS) block copolymer used as a base polymer of pressure-sensitive adhesive compositions, and a preparation method thereof.
2. Related Prior Art
Different ... | Disclosed is a hetero-branched radial block copolymer suitable as a base polymer of pressure-sensitive adhesives, the hetero-branched radial block having a hetero-branched structure comprised of polystyrene, polyisoprene, and polybutadiene blocks and being represented by
(pS-pI) 3 X-(pB-pI-pS)
wherein pS is polysty... | 2 |
INFORMATION DISCLOSURE STATEMENT
It is well known that paper, paper board and other such materials are coated with various substances to change the color, the surface texture or the like. This coating sometimes includes a dyeing material to change the color, and often includes clay or other relatively heavy mater... | A coating method and apparatus allows coating of a paper substrate from any point from the first de-watering stage to a fully dried stage. The method includes the making of a fog from a coating slurry, and directing the fog to a nozzle that does not physically contact the substrate. An air current normally carries the ... | 3 |
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
1. Field of the Invention
The present invention relates to overpressure relief valves and, more particularly, to a variable overpressure relief valve for buoyancy compensators used for scuba diving. A buoyancy compensator is partially inflated to compensate for the weight of the ... | A variable overpressure relief valve for a buoyancy compensator including an open hole base member for securement to a buoyancy compensator and a pair of spring biased floating disks in the base member sealing the hole and biased apart and held in place by a vented cover secured to the base member and having an adjustm... | 8 |
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