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This application is a division of application Ser. No. 09/532,721, filed Mar. 22, 2000, now U.S. Pat. No. 6,469,926.
This invention was made with Government support under Agreement No. MDA972-96-3-0016 awarded by DARPA. The Government has certain rights in the invention.
FIELD OF THE INV... | An improved and novel magnetic element and fabrication method. The magnetic element ( 10;30 ) including a bottom pinned ferromagnetic layer ( 12;32 ) and a top pinned ferromagnetic layer ( 20;40 ) fabricated antiparallel to one another. The magnetic element ( 10;30 ) further including a bottom tunnel barrier layer ( 14... | 7 |
FIELD OF THE INVENTION
[0001] The invention relates to normalizing data and more particularly to normalizing broadband network performance metrics produced by disparate network elements.
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
[0002] Communications networks are expanding and becoming faster i... | A system, for use with a broadband network, includes a data collector configured to be coupled to at least a portion of the network and configured to obtain network performance metrics from network elements in the at least a portion of the network, and a data processor configured to process the obtained metrics to yiel... | 7 |
CROSS REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS
[0001] This application claims the benefit under 35 USC 119(e) from U.S. provisional application 60/781,652 filed Mar. 14, 2006, the disclosure of which is included herein by reference.
FIELD OF THE INVENTION
[0002] The present invention rel... | A system mounted on a powered industrial vehicle for detecting classifying and tracking in real time at least one obstruction in the scene around the vehicle. The vehicle is capable of moving in multiple directions. The system includes a multiple cameras mounted on the vehicle, wherein the viewing zones viewed respecti... | 6 |
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
[0001] 1. Field
[0002] The invention is concerned with the manufacture of an anisotropic layer of cross-linked liquid crystalline monomers (LCP) in contact with an orientating layer on a single substrate, and with optical components having a layered structure co... | An optical component having a hybrid layer structure includes an orienting layer, a further layer in contact with the orienting layer and incorporating a cross-linked liquid crystalline monomer and at least one additional orienting layer on top of the liquid crystalline layer, and preferably includes one additional cro... | 2 |
This application claims benefit of U.S. Provisional Application Ser. No. 60/038,837 filed on Feb. 18, 1997.
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
1. Field of the Invention
The present invention relates to a support frame for a ladder and, in particular, to a frame having a two-dimensional horizontal c... | A support kit supports a free-standing ladder. The kit includes a support frame with adjustable legs to keep the support frame level and a ladder-receiving bracket pivotally mounted on the frame about an axis extending laterally of the frame. A set of struts is pivoted to the frame spaced from the ladder-receiving brac... | 4 |
CROSS REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS
This application is a continuation-in-part application to my co-pending application Ser. No. 893,850, filed on Apr. 6, 1978 now abandoned.
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
Up to the present time no process such as that of the present application has been kn... | This invention relates to the production of tubular articles, made from synthetic thermoplastic materials, which resemble wood, rattan, bamboo, cane, reed, wicker, reed, rush, and similar natural materials, and also to the production of furniture, structures, and every kind of ornament in general employing thermoplasti... | 1 |
CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS
The present application is a division of U.S. application Ser. No. 08/507,419, filed Oct. 6, 1995 and granted Aug. 29, 2000 as U.S. Pat. No. 6,110,378 is also a 371 of PCT/US94/01718 and a continuation-in-part of application Ser. No. 08/023,606 now abandoned.
Other re... | Noval silico-titanates and the methods of making and using the said titanates are disclosed. Nb-doped silico-titanates are particularly useful for selectively removing cesuim from radioactive wastes. | 2 |
This is a division of application Ser. No. 031,552, filed Mar. 30, 1987, now abandoned.
FIELD OF INVENTION
This invention relates to a trunnion housing and a trunnion shaft and more particularly to a steam tilting kettle supported by a single trunnion assembly.
BACKGROUND TO THE INVENTION
... | A steam kettle adapted to rotate about a horizontal axis of rotation between a vertically upright position and a tilted position comprising a support; a kettle having an open top; a stationary trunnion housing connected to said support; a trunnion shaft received within said trunnion housing and arranged for rotation ab... | 0 |
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
1. Field of the Invention
The present invention relates to structural supports, and particularly to a system for selectively enhancing the support configuration of cantilever beams on jack-up drilling units or the like.
2. Description of the Relevant Art
A major limitation wi... | A retractable stern reaction frame for reinforcing self elevating platform cantilever beams. The preferred embodiment contemplates a support framework mounted on a self elevating platform transom and positioned to engage the cantilever to project the reaction point farther towards the cantilever reach. The frameworks a... | 4 |
CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATION
This application is a continuation-in-part of copending U.S. patent application Ser. No. 09/416,416, filed Oct. 12, 1999.
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
1. Field of the Invention
The present invention relates to apparatus and methods for removing res... | A line slit nozzle for spraying steam is disposed along a diameter of a resist film. Steam containing a mist is sprayed onto a surface of the resist film. The film is thereby peeled off and removed. By using a change in physical properties (swelling, etc.) of the resist film by water, the film is easily and surely peel... | 1 |
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
This invention relates to vacuum degassing apparatus and more particularly to a vacuum degassing installation having plural vacuum degassing vessels and which is capable of continuous operation.
One type of vacuum degassing vessel includes one or more downwardly projecting nozzle... | A vacuum degassing apparatus has first and second degassing vessels each separately mounted for independent horizontal movement from a first operative position to a second repair position. In addition, each vessel is independently mounted for vertical movement in each position so that a pair of nozzles extending from i... | 2 |
FIELD OF THE INVENTION
[0001] This invention relates generally to novel 5-substituted-3-(4-OR 1 -phenyl)-2H-indeno[1,2-c]pyrazol-4-ones which are useful as cyclin dependent kinase (cdk) inhibitors, pharmaceutical compositions comprising the same, methods for using the same for treating proliferative disea... | The present invention relates to the synthesis of a new class of 5-substituted-3-(4-OR 1 -phenyl)-2H-indeno[1,2-c]pyrazol-4-ones of formula (I):
that are potent inhibitors of the class of enzymes known as cyclin dependent kinases, which relate to the catalytic subunits cdk1-7 and thei... | 2 |
This application claims priority to and is a continuation of pending U.S. patent application entitled, An Apparatus and Method for Producing Microcomponents and Use Of, filed Dec. 8, 2008, having a Ser. No. 12/330,028, the disclosure of which is hereby incorporated by reference in its entirety.
BACKGROU... | An apparatus and the use of such an apparatus and method for producing microcomponents with component structures are presented which are generated in a process chamber on a substrate according to the LIGA method for example and are stripped from the enclosing photoresist with the help of a cooled remote plasma source. | 1 |
PRIORITY
This application claims the benefit of priority, pursuant to §35 USC 119(e), to U.S. provisional patent application Ser. No. 60/478,630, filed Jun. 13, 2003 which is incorporated herein by reference.
FIELD OF INVENTION
This invention relates generally to a GUI based computers and more particularl... | The present invention provides a method and system of maintaining and controlling the ordering and placement for display of individual GUI windows into groups or “decks” similar to a deck of playing cards on a desktop area of a computer display. The decks comprise collections of cascaded windows. The method and system ... | 6 |
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
The present invention refers to a roller press comprising a press roll and one or two cooperating pressure rolls, with particular application to a paper machine press section.
A roller press of this type is taught in Federal Republic of Germany Patent No. 959,702, corresponding t... | A roller press has a press roll and at least one pressure roll applying pressure to it. In the end region of each pressure roll, there is an associated positioning cylinder. The positioning cylinders relieve the pressure of the pressure roll against the press roll automatically upon an impermissible increase in the ope... | 3 |
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
In the production of continuous glass filaments, it is the general practice to apply a liquid size or binder to the advancing array of filaments as they are pulled from the bushing before being gathered into a strand or strands. Some of these size applicator systems incorporate a rotat... | Apparatus for applying liquid to advancing filaments is comprised of a pair of nestable containers having specific liquid control portions for improved excess liquid capture and recycling. | 3 |
FIELD OF THE INVENTION
[0001] The present invention relates to a combined space-cooling and irrigation system.
BACKGROUND
[0002] Ground temperatures four feet below grade are a constant 50° F. to 56° F. from the east coast of North America to the west coast and from Atlanta Ga. to Sudbury,... | A combined space-cooling and irrigation system and method of operation. The system is operated by an automated control unit specifically programmed to manage cooling and irrigation needs as follows. When irrigation water is needed, the system pumps cool water from a municipal water supply, a well, or a deep pond, throu... | 8 |
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
This invention generally relates to form systems and methods for the molding of pre-cast structural components, and is specifically concerned with a system for the molding of pre-cast structural wall panels in a variety of different shapes, widths, architectural finishes for use in sou... | A form system and method is provided that is capable of molding pre-cast, structural wall panels of different lengths, widths, thicknesses and architectural finishes for a variety of different types of wall systems. The form system comprises a base assembly formed from at least one rectangular base, a plurality of form... | 1 |
CROSS REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS
[0001] This application claims the benefit of U.S. Provisional Application Ser. No. 60/993,598, filed on Sep. 13, 2007, and herein incorporated by reference in its entirety.
FIELD OF INVENTION
[0002] The present invention relates to locks fo... | An integrated radio frequency identification system includes a locking assembly affixed to a shipping container and a tracking module having a RFID device in electrical communication with the locking assembly. The tracking module includes integrated GPS components enabling communication with GPS satellites. A machine r... | 1 |
This invention was made with Government support under Grant No. AI 27179 awarded by the National Institutes of Health. The Government has certain rights in the invention.
This is a division of application Ser. No. 07/963,620, filed Oct. 20, 1992, which is a continuation of application Ser. No. 07/596,18... | Azido-substituted fatty acid analogs which are useful in the fatty acid acylation of peptides and proteins and as antiviral agents are disclosed having the following chemical structure:
Z--(CH.sub.2).sub.x COOR
wherein
Z=azido, tetrazolyl or triazolyl
R=H or C 1 -C 8 alkyl, and
... | 2 |
RELATED APPLICATION
[0001] This application claims the priority of U.S. Provisional Patent Application Nos. 60/938,953, filed May 18, 2007, and 60/956,246, filed Aug. 16, 2007, the complete disclosures of which are both hereby expressly incorporated by reference.
BACKGROUND
[0002] ... | Beverage making equipment, water heating equipment, and methods for using such equipment which use heated water and dispenses heated water from a heated water reservoir. The apparatus includes a water line extending from the heated water reservoir to a dispensing point, the line having a positive slope between the rese... | 0 |
This is a continuation of application Ser. No. 07/656,182, filed as PCT/US90/06628, Nov. 13, 1990, now abandoned.
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
This invention relates to the general field of regulation of the growth and repair of tubular, or luminal, structures.
Tubular structures within the b... | A method of regulating repair in a physiological system following injury to the lumen of a tubular structure in that system, and of testing the effectiveness of regulatory agent, is presented. The method includes administering a modulator of cell or tissue growth to an extraluminal site adjacent the injured tissue. | 0 |
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
[0001] The present invention relates to the flow of fluid through tubes, including the treatment of the interior of tubes.
[0002] Many types of equipment employ tubes or tube bundles. It is often necessary to introduce a fluid into the tubes and to remove fluid from t... | A treatment system that treats the interior of one or more tubes of a tube bundle. The system circulates treatment fluid within the tubes being treated. A manifold distributes the treatment fluid among the tubes being treated in the case of treatment of more than one tube where the tubes are to be treated simultaneousl... | 5 |
This application is a continuation-in-part of application Ser. No. 08/697,464 filed on Aug. 26, 1996, now U.S. Pat. No. 5,704,690.
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
The present invention relates in general to stackable furniture, and more specifically, to stackable arm chairs having removable seat cushi... | A stackable arm chair is constructed from the combination of a frame which supports woven material to form the chair's seat, back and side arm portions. Openings provided in the side arm portions enable passage of the rear legs of an adjacent arm chair to provide a nested forward stack occupying a minimum of volume... | 0 |
PRIORITY
This application claims priority to an application entitled “Hinge Device for Display Rotation Type Mobile Phone” filed with the Korean Intellectual Property Office on Jan. 25, 2005 and assigned Serial No. 2005-6766, the contents of which are incorporated herein by reference.
BACKGROUND OF THE INVE... | Disclosed is a hinge device for a display rotation type mobile phone comprising a main housing, a folder having a main display device and rotatable around a first hinge axis extending in a direction perpendicular to the length of the main housing and a connection member for rotatably connecting the folder to the main h... | 6 |
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
This invention relates to land based gas turbines used for power generation and, specifically, to a device that protects liquid fuel from convective, conductive and radiation heat transfer loads.
It has been found that heat loading into the fuel components of the gas turbine engine a... | A thermal isolation device for a gas turbine combustor assembly includes a plurality of substantially flat plates secured in spaced relationship by a plurality of columns, at least one column incorporating a bolt hole for use in securing the device between a pair of combustor components. | 5 |
BACKGROUND
The field is that of medical instruments, including instruments for direct patient care at home, for laboratory use, and for clinical or hospital use in conjunction with patient care.
Patients and operators of medical machines and instruments may be under a good deal of stress, caused by health c... | A medical instrument includes a sound card or an internal capability for generating sounds from a digital music or sound file. The medical instrument is one which generates unwanted noise and is constantly in the presence of a patient or an operator, and may be in a home, a clinic, a laboratory, or other intimate setti... | 7 |
CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS
[0001] The present application is a Continuation of U.S. patent application Ser. No. 09/948,972, filed Sep. 7, 2001, which claims the benefit of U.S. Provisional 60/235,620, filed Sep. 27, 2000, the contents of which are entirely incorporated herein by reference.
... | The invention involves a method for measuring phosphorylation of proteins at specific sites and, as such, is an indicator of the protein kinase activity of enzymes capable of phosphorylating those sites. The method involves the in vitro or in vivo phosphorylation of a target protein at a specific serine, threonine or t... | 2 |
RELATED APPLICATIONS
The present application is related to co-pending application entitled "ATM NETWORK AVAILABLE BIT RATE (ABR) FLOW CONTROL SYSTEM", U.S. Ser. No. 08/978,178, filed on Nov. 25, 1997, and "METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR ALLOCATION OF AVAILABLE BANDWIDTH" U.S. Ser. No. 08/977,220, Filed ... | A data transfer flow control system for a packet communications system includes a plurality of nodes interconnected by transmission links. The rate at which a sender node transmits information to a destination node in a network is modified in accordance with congestion information returned to the sender node from nodes... | 8 |
FIELD OF THE INVENTION
This invention relates to devices that retain and position tools. More specifically, this invention relates to a headband that retains and positions a flashlight for hands-free operation but which can be arranged to form a protective case or holster for the flashlight.
BACKGROUND OF T... | A headband for retaining and positioning an object is adapted to have an active configuration and an alternative passive configuration. In the active configuration, the headband can be made to encircle a user's head such that the object is retained on an exterior surface ready for use. In the passive configuration,... | 5 |
CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATION
This application claims priority from U.S. Provisional Application No. 60/674,976 filed Apr. 25, 2005, and is a continuation-in-part of U.S. application Ser. No. 11/411,489 filed Apr. 25, 2006, both by Gary Chouest, entitled Offshore Petroleum Discharge System, which are inc... | A method and associated vessel for transferring liquids from offshore tankers to an onshore storage facility. The system utilizes a flexible pipe that is heavier than the water it displaces, such that the flexible pipe sinks to the sea floor even when empty. The high weight and relatively small profile of the flexible ... | 1 |
FIELD OF THE INVENTION
The present invention relates in general to television systems and in particular to video highlight attenuation processors for television camera monitors.
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
There are three types of "blooming" which occur in television systems. One type is "... | A video highlight attenuation processor is disclosed which comprises an it circuit from which first and second signals corresponding to an input signal are derived, a peak detecting and inverting circuit which detects and inverts peak portions of the first signal to produce an intermediate signal, and a mixer which co... | 7 |
RELATED APPLICATIONS
[0001] This application is a continuation of U.S. patent application Ser. No. 09/169,418, by Bahl, entitled “Channel Access Scheme For Use In Network Communications,” filed on Oct. 9, 1998, which is hereby incorporated by reference in its entirety as of the filing date of this applicati... | A full service channel access protocol that supports the integrated transport of voice, video and data communications is provided by dividing a communication channel into a plurality of frames, dividing each of the frames into a plurality of slots, and dividing some of the plurality of slots into a plurality of mini-sl... | 8 |
CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATION
[0001] This application claims priority to German Patent Application No. 102007038971.1, filed Aug. 17, 2007, which is incorporated herein by reference in its entirety.
TECHNICAL FIELD
[0002] The invention relates to a machine element for a shaft-hub ... | A machine element is provided that includes, but is not limited to a clamping element without a slit, which is incorporated into a receiving area of the machine element. The clamping element has an opening for accommodating a shaft, and can be twisted against the machine element. A support sleeve is arranged radially o... | 8 |
RELATED APPLICATIONS
This patent application is a continuation-in-part application of co-pending U.S. patent application Ser. No. 60/785,753, filed Mar. 27, 2006, for Duo Use Sealing Tape Dispenser, by Hugh M. Lyman, Jr., included by reference herein and for which benefit of the priority date is hereby claimed.
... | A dual use tape dispenser consisting of a base frame assembly and a cutting blade assembly pivotally connected to the base frame assembly. Integral with the base frame assembly is an array of pins positioned for holding different size reels of tape. Tape from reels of packaging tape is threaded in one and/or two ways s... | 8 |
FIELD OF THE INVENTION
[0001] The present invention concerns systems for storing energy and using the stored energy to generate electrical energy or drive a propeller.
BACKGROUND TO THE INVENTION
[0002] Electrical energy storage systems store base-load energy during off-peak periods and us... | The present invention concerns systems for storing energy and using the stored energy to generate electrical energy or drive a propeller ( 505 ). In particular, the present invention provides a method of storing energy comprising: providing a gaseous input, producing a cryogen from the gaseous input; storing the cryoge... | 5 |
CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS
[0001] This application claims U.S. Provisional Application, Ser. No. 61/619,041, filed on Apr. 2, 2012.
FIELD OF THE INVENTION
[0002] The present invention relates to the production of electrical energy from solar thermal energy. In particu... | We present an improved system for solar energy collection and electricity generation, comprising a solar collector apparatus, said apparatus comprising an array of square Fresnel lenses arranged in rows with modular energy absorption devices located below, wherein the array is mounted on arms at a low height above grou... | 5 |
CROSS REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATION
This application is a divisional application of U.S. patent application Ser. No. 12/439,266 filed Feb. 27, 2009, which is the national stage application of International Application No. PCT/US06/35137 filed 12 Sep. 2006.
FIELD OF THE INVENTION
This inve... | An assembly ( 20 ) for controlling movement of an automatically moveable door panel ( 22 ) includes sensors ( 30, 50 ) such as microswitches positioned on at least one of a door panel ( 22 ) or a door frame member ( 26 ). The sensors provide an indication of different levels of relative movement between the door panel ... | 1 |
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
The present invention relates to a system of modular structural elements for building walls, particularly adapted for interiors.
In the technical field of building construction, engineers, architects and interior designers undertaking new-construction, renovation projects, or int... | The system has hollow parallelepiped modular components which are each composed of two interlocking half-shells. Raised portions provided on the sides of the modular components engage seats formed in respective locking and profiled elements for interconnecting the modular components. A profiled element is provided for ... | 4 |
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
The present invention relates to tube sockets and more particularly to tube sockets adapted to be used with tubes having balanced filament feeding and which are so constructed as to be able to accommodate high power requirements (including filament currents on the order of 250 amperes)... | An electron tube socket assembly capable of withstanding shocks up to 18 G's, operating in the frequency range of 10 KH to 1000 megahertz and conducting filament currents on the order of 250 amperes. Stacked contactors are positioned so as to encircle corresponding ring contacts on an electron tube. Film-type capac... | 7 |
TECHNICAL FIELD
The present invention relates to improvements relating to surfactant compositions, a method of treatment of textiles and a nano-composite textile.
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
It is well known to use particles to modify the surface of cotton fibres. Consequently, particulate inorganic m... | Laundry treatment compositions comprising 0.001–5 wt % of monomeric hybrid organic/inorganic nanoparticles having a particle size of 1–10 nm and 10–95% surfactant give ease of wash benefits to soiled fabric as well as prevention of adsorption of particulate soils. | 3 |
CROSS REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATION(S)
[0001] This application claims priority based on U.S. Provisional Application, Ser. No. 62/323,177, filed Apr. 15, 2016, entitled SANITIZE-AWARE DRAM CONTROLLER, which is hereby incorporated by reference in its entirety.
BACKGROUND
[0002] ... | A controller for controlling a dynamic random access memory (DRAM) comprising a plurality of blocks. A block is one or more units of storage in the DRAM for which the DRAM controller can selectively enable or disable refreshing. The DRAM controller includes flags each for association with a block of the blocks of the D... | 8 |
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
[0001] The invention relates to an overhead installation for transporting people, comprising two overhead carrying cables which are spaced apart from one another and extend in parallel manner on the same level, being stretched taut between two pillars to form a curved running trac... | An overhead installation for transporting people in an urban environment includes two carrying cables, which sag in curved manner and are spaced apart from one another, on which the rollers of the vehicle without a hanger arm run. Jacks with vertical displacement, controlled by a central unit, are placed in the connect... | 1 |
RELATED APPLICATION DATA
[0001] This application is a divisional patent application of U.S. Ser. No. 09/890,650 filed Mar. 22, 2002 which is a 371 of International Patent Application No. PCT/AU00/00070 filed on Feb. 7, 2000, which claims benefit of foreign priority under 35 USC §119 from Australian Patent ... | The present invention provides T helper cell epitopes and compositions for use in inducing an immune response comprising at least one of these epitopes. The epitopes are contained within a peptide sequence selected from the group consisting of PRTSDRPVSYTMNRTRS (SEQ ID NO: 4); TRSRKQTSHRLKNIPVH (SEQ ID NO: 5); SHQYLVIK... | 0 |
BACKGROUND AND SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION
The invention relates to fuel systems and particularly to diesel fuel systems, specifically to systems which separate, monitor, and dispose of water in such diesel fuel systems. More specifically, the invention relates to diesel fuel systems for diesel engines in trucks, bu... | An improved diesel fuel monitor system that determines a specified level of water trapped in a component of the system and disposes of said water, said water having been separated from the fuel being pumped in the engine fuel line hookup. The system consists of a device to monitor the accumulated water level as it rise... | 5 |
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
[0001] The present invention relates to radiation sterilization and more particularly to determining a minimal, yet effective, radiation dosage for sterilization.
[0002] Dose setting Methods 1 and 2, used for the validation of a radiation sterilization dose, were deve... | A method provides for sterilizing with radiation objects which have a low bioburden and which are sensitive to radiation. A dosage of radiation sufficient to ensure sterilization without damaging the object is determined by determining the bioburden upon one or more samples of the objects, determining an estimate of th... | 0 |
FIELD OF THE INVENTION
[0001] The invention generally relates to authenticating positioning data, such as Global Positioning System (GPS) data, and more particularly to digitally signing positioning data to facilitate determining authenticity of the data.
BACKGROUND
[0002] Availab... | To facilitate an offeror making sensible offers to offerees based on locations visited by offerees, position data from a positioning device, such as a GPS or other positioning device, is digitally signed or encrypted, and provided to an offeror. The offeror may then validate the digitally signed or encrypted position d... | 7 |
CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS
This application claims the benefit of Korean Application No. 2003-70963, filed Oct. 13, 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 presen... | An image forming apparatus having a photoconductive drum to form an electrostatic latent image corresponding to a predetermined image by a laser beam scanned after being electrified to a predetermined electric potential, and a developing roller to rotate together with the photoconductive drum having a developing gap th... | 6 |
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
The present invention relates to bibs, and in particular, to a disposable bib with torso side catch pockets, an improved bottom catch pocket and an improved neck opening directing the flow of matter into the pockets.
Based upon my experience as a Dietician wherein I have assisted... | A disposable bib for protecting individuals primarily postured in a semi-reclined position, such as those in medical care settings. The bib includes a plastic body having a gathered neck opening, opposing forcefully open side catch pockets and an integrally joined transverse open bottom pocket. The bib is fabricated to... | 0 |
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
1. Field of the Invention
The present invention relates to a fuel injection valve device for use in, for example, automobile engines and, more particularly, to a fuel injection valve device provided with a nozzle hole plate for atomization of fuel.
2. Description of Related Arts ... | A fuel injection valve device is capable of thinning a nozzle hole plate and improving fuel spray characteristics by a construction for reducing stress concentration that occurs at the weld part of the nozzle hole plate. The fuel injection valve device includes: a nozzle having a fuel passage inside and in which a valv... | 5 |
FIELD OF INVENTION
This invention relates to a device useful for sensing ammonia and nitrogen oxide(s) gases at room temperature.
The present invention particularly relates to a device which incorporates a sensor capable of sensing ammonia and nitrogen oxide(s) gases at room temperature.
BACKGROUND OF... | A device for sensing ammonia (NH 3 ) and nitrogen oxide (NO x ) gases comprising: a sensor for detecting said ammonia and said nitrogen oxide gases, said sensor including a substrate and a layer consisting of cuprate material for detection of said ammonia and said nitrogen oxide gases, wherein said layer of cuprate mat... | 8 |
This is a continuation-in-part of application Ser. No. 947,709, filed 12/30/86, now abandoned.
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
1. Field of the Invention
This invention relates to a permanent magnetic alloy comprising precious metals and more particularly to a magnetic alloy mainly composed of go... | A permanent magnetic alloy mainly composed of gold for making magnetic personal ornaments comprises 50 to 75 weight % gold, 12 to 40 weight % palladium and 3 to 15 weight % cobalt. The alloy is gold or white gold in color and can be plastically deformed to a desired shape. The 12, 14 and 18 Karat gold alloys have maxim... | 7 |
The government has rights to this invention based on research support in the form of Grant N. AID-DPE-0453-C-00-2002-00 from the Department of State, Agency for International Development.
This is a continuation of application Ser. No. 649,903, filed Sept. 12, 1984.
BACKGROUND OF THE INVE... | Synthetic peptides containing non-repeating epitopes of circumsporozoite derived protein antigen and which are substantially shorter in length than the intact antigen are disclosed. The peptides when administered to a host raise antibodies in that host that will bind to the circumsporozoite antigen on the parasite. Vac... | 8 |
CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATION
[0001] This is a perfection of Provisional Application No. 62/045,142, filed on Sep. 3, 2014, the disclosure of which is fully incorporated by reference herein.
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
[0002] 1. Field of the Invention
[0003] ... | A reusable flower bouquet arranging apparatus is presented for creating a hand-held bouquet with a hand tied appearance as would be used for a wedding bouquet or nosegay. Made from plastic with a plurality of spaced apart apertures, it can be used to make arrangements having an overall shape that is domed, cascading, c... | 0 |
CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS
[0001] This application claims the benefit of the filing date of U.S. Provisional Patent Application No. 60/633,460 filed Dec. 6, 2004, the disclosure of which is hereby incorporated herein by reference.
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
[0002] ... | A seat with a device for generating electromagnetic interaction in an accommodation region that is equipped to accommodate an object. By electromagnetic interaction, an object can be influenced in such a way that, for example, fatigue that occurs during long-distance flights can be avoided. The device is used to preven... | 1 |
PRIORITY CLAIM
[0001] In accordance with 37 C.F.R. 1.76, a claim of priority is included in an Application Data Sheet filed concurrently herewith. Accordingly, the present invention claims priority to U.S. Provisional Patent Application No. 62/232,021, entitled “ACCESS ASSEMBLY FOR ANTERIOR AND LATERAL SPINA... | The present invention is directed to methods and instrumentation for performing surgery on the spine along its lateral aspect (side) and generally by a lateral, anterior or an anterolateral surgical approach, such that the instruments enter the body from an approach that is other than posterior and make contact with th... | 0 |
CROSS REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS
[0001] This application claims priority under 35 U.S.C. §119(a) to EP 05 003 011.3, filed Feb. 12, 2005, the entire contents of which is hereby incorporated by reference.
TECHNICAL FIELD
[0002] The application relates to a method for influencing... | A method is performed for influencing the signal shape of an output signal of an RF power resonance amplifier and an RF excitation arrangement including an RF power resonance amplifier. A basic signal of a basic frequency is amplified and modulated with a modulation signal, and an output oscillating circuit of the RF p... | 7 |
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
The subject matter disclosed herein relates to a turbine, such as a gas turbine.
A gas turbine is designed to operate at a peak load or base load. The turbine has a compressor, to take in a fluid and compress the fluid, a combustion section to combust a fuel to heat the fluid, an... | A method of controlling the part-load performance of a turbine includes generating a bypass flow in the turbine by removing a portion of a compressed fluid from a compressor of the turbine, determining an operating load of the turbine, transmitting the bypass flow to a turbine section of the turbine; and selectively he... | 5 |
TECHNICAL FIELD
This invention relates to intraocular implant lenses and more particularly to a lens of light weight wherein the implanted weight is distributed over a large area to minimize the localization of support forces.
BACKGROUND ART
Lens implants on patients requiring surgery because of the p... | An intraocular implant unit having a lens (10) with a first limb (11) and a second limb (12) integral therewith and extending outward radially from opposite margins thereof. A long arcuate rim (13) is centered on the end of the first limb (11) and a short arcuate rim (14) is centered on said second limb (12) wherein th... | 0 |
This is a divisional of co-pending application, Ser. No. 06/803,282, filed Dec. 2, 1985, now U.S. Pat. No. 4,612,224.
BACKGROUND OF INVENTION
Structural substrates for panels are generally formed of compression molded fibrous webs which are cut and molded into the shape required. Such substrates a... | A method of forming a fibrous web useful for compression molding stiff, board-like structural substrates for panels by thoroughly intermixing a blend of wood fibers and synthetic plastic fibers with a dry, powdery, resinous molding material uniformly disbursed throughout the blend. The mass of intermixed fibers and res... | 3 |
The present application is a continuation-in-part of copending U.S. application Ser. No. 08/711,242 filed Sep. 9, 1996.
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
1. Field of the Invention
The present invention relates to a lamp generally and, more particularly, to an improved floor lamp having safety feat... | A lamp with improved safety features to avoid fire and burn hazards. The lamp includes an electrical circuit having a thermostat connected in series with the bulb of the lamp. The thermostat is mounted in close proximity to the lamp's bulb and, upon the ambient air temperature in the vicinity of the thermostat reac... | 5 |
The present invention relates to cell based assays used in pharmaceutical drug screening and toxicological testing applications. In particular, the invention relates to a method for determining the effects of external agents on one or multiple cell types, in parallel assays. The assays of the invention utilise scintill... | Disclosed is a method for the measurement of a cellular process, or for the measurement of the effect of a test compound on a cellular process, in one or more different populations of cells. The method comprises providing separate samples of one or more different populations of cells adhering to support particles, the ... | 6 |
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
This invention relates to a device for transporting and positioning dough triangles in crescent shaped dough rolls forming machines.
The technique for preparing crescents, also called "croissants", consists in preparing a strip of dough which is rolled on a roller machine... | The device forms an operative station located downstream of the machine which cuts out dough triangles for the production of crescent shaped rolls of dough.
Through the use of parallel conveyors across the direction of advance of the cut dough, which are continued in tracks through a 180° arc, it becomes possible... | 0 |
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
1. Field of the Invention
The present invention generally relates to an image signal processing apparatus and, more particularly, to an image signal processing apparatus for adaptively correcting color saturation in accordance with information obtained from image data.
2. D... | An input section receives an image signal including signals related to colors to output at least a luminance signal component of the image signal. A compressing section compresses the dynamic range of the luminance signal component from the input section. A setting section obtains a compression coefficient from a relat... | 7 |
This application is a division, of application Ser. No. 07/336,065, filed Apr. 11, 1989 U.S. Pat. No. 5,113,127.
FIELD OF THE INVENTION
The present invention relates to battery chargers. More particularly, it relates to battery chargers employing current converters of the blocking oscillator type.... | A battery charger of the driven blocking oscillator type includes a three-winding transformer. The primary winding is connected in series with the collector-emitter path of a switching transistor. The secondary winding is connected in series with the collector-emitter path of a sense transistor which responds to the cu... | 7 |
CROSS REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS
This application claims the benefit of U.S. Provisional Patent Application No. 60/927,325, filed May 3, 2007, and entitled “Output Shaft, Teeter Lever and Pinion Gear Arrangement for Pneumatic Differential Engine”, the entire disclosure of which is incorporated herein in it... | A removable teeter lever and gear assembly arrangement ( 100 ) for use with a pneumatic cylinder/differential engine for operating vehicle doors. The arrangement comprises a teeter lever ( 16 ), which is associated with the vehicle doors, a gear assembly ( 17 ) having a toothed portion and an output shaft ( 20 ) extend... | 4 |
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
1. Field of the Invention
The present invention relates generally to cutting elements for rotary drill bits for subterranean drilling, and more specifically to cutting elements providing a controlled superabrasive contact area during a predominant portion of the useful life of th... | Cutting elements providing a relatively constant superabrasive area in contact with the formation responsive to weight on bit during a substantial portion of the useful life of a circular cutting face cutting element or other cutting element exhibiting a non-linear cutting edge, for example, from about 5% diametrical w... | 4 |
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
The present invention relates to a straight combing machine for combing a sliver of fibres, particularly woollen fibers, comprising a support structure, a circular comb rotatably mounted on the structure, means for supplying the fibres to the circular comb and means for removing the co... | A straight wool-combing machine (10) has, instead of the conventional pair of detaching rollers, a pair of jaws (30, 32) for gripping the combed end of a tuft and for separating it, by a withdrawal movement, from the rest of the fibre sliver (M). The pair of jaws (30, 32) has a suction fan (31) for transporting the com... | 3 |
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
[0001] The present invention relates generally to a freezer component which stores frozen food and automatically removes the frozen food from the freezer component in response to a signal
[0002] Freezers are used to keep objects, such as food, frozen. Freezers a... | A freezer component stores and removes frozen food in response to a signal. The freezer component includes a rotatable portion, a loading side and a feeding side. Two raiseable platforms are located in each of the loading side and the feeding side. Food is loaded into the freezer component by placing food onto the plat... | 5 |
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
This invention relates generally to a system for controlling the on/off point and the direction of rotation of a vibratory device in a vibratory compactor, and more particularly to a system utilizing signals from speed sensing and direction sensing devices on the compactor to automatic... | A vibratory compactor includes front and rear frame portions driven by a first hydraulic motor and a vibration mechanism on at least one of the frame portions also driven by a second hydraulic motor. A first sensor on the vehicle senses movement of a member on said vehicle driven by said first hydraulic motor, and send... | 4 |
CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATION
[0001] This non-provisional application is based upon U.S. Provisional Patent Application No. 61/891,734, filed Oct. 16, 2013, which is incorporated herein by reference in its entirety.
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
[0002] The present invention... | A method of increasing the density and reducing the bulk of multi-ply paper products allowing one to reduce the roll size or increase the roll content, while minimizing the destruction of favorable product attributes. | 3 |
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
[0001] 1. Field of the Invention
[0002] The present invention relates to a semiconductor device, and more particularly to a semiconductor device including an input buffer that receives a signal from outside to transmit the signal to an internal circuit.
... | An output circuit is driven by means of a first differential amplification circuit having an N-channel differential amplification stage that compares a reference voltage VREF with an input signal IN, and a second differential amplification circuit having a P-channel differential stage. An output of the first differenti... | 7 |
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
All types of electrical connectors are attached to ends of wires by crimping a suitable portion of the connector; e.g., a wire barrel around the wire with sufficient force to permanently join the connector and wire. Rapid semi- or fully automatic crimping operations require the use of ... | This invention relates to a press useful for terminating or crimping an electrical connector to a cable. More particularly the press includes die members which crimp the connector about the cable. The press further contains a lever arm adapted to securely hold the connector in crimping position so that conventional gua... | 7 |
PRIORITY CLAIM
[0001] This application claims the benefit of Provisional U.S. Patent Application No. 60/304,244, filed Jul. 10, 2001, entitled “Electrostatic Discharge Suppression Termination Resistor” and having an attorney docket No. 112690-192.
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
... | The present invention provides a multifunction resistor having an improved voltage variable material (“VVM”). More specifically, the present invention provides a polymer VVM that has been formulated with a high percentage loading of conductive and/or semiconductive particles. A known length of the relatively conductive... | 7 |
This application claims priority to U.S. provisional application Ser. No. 60/435,210 filed Dec. 19, 2002.
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
This application relates to a gas pin valve for a gas cylinder and specifically to a gas pin valve for a gas cylinder including tamper resistance and tamper evident features.
... | A pin valve assembly includes a spring biasing a piston against a seal to seal an opening of a gas cylinder. The spring compresses a length determined by a distance between the insert and the plunger. The insert is pressed into an opening opposite the plunger and held in place by at least one barb extending inward from... | 5 |
TECHNICAL FIELD
This invention relates generally to devices for assisting one in climbing and supporting oneself on a ladder, and particularly to devices of this category which are adapted to be strapped to each of one's feet.
PRIOR ART
Ladders are constructed with spaced foot supports, or rungs, ... | A foot support adapted to be employed with a ladder which employs a generally flat plate member attachable to a shoe and a bracket extending upward and then hooking downward from the toe end of the support. By this configuration, the foot and shoe of a user would basically be supported by a support resting on one rung ... | 4 |
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
This invention relates to brake and clutch assemblies and, more specifically, to piston operated brake and clutch assemblies wherein the clutch and brake are alternately engaged. The most pertinent prior art known to the applicant includes U.S. Pat. Nos. 3,177,994 to Jewson; 3,262,525 ... | An axially compact clutch and brake mechanism. Inner and outer concentrically mounted clutch and brake drums intermittently coupled respectively by packs of interleaved friction discs and plates are operated by a pressure plate disposed intermediate the clutch and brake disc and plate packs and responds to an annular h... | 1 |
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
(a) Field of the Invention
The present invention relates to a suspension system for vehicles. More particularly, the present invention relates to a suspension system for vehicles that can be mounted utilizing a minimal amount of space and in which irregularities in the road surfa... | Disclosed is a suspension system for vehicles including a wheel carrier for rotatably supporting a wheel; an upper control arm having a first end connected to an upper end of the wheel carrier and a second end pivotally connected to a frame of the vehicle; a lower control arm having a first end connected to a lower end... | 1 |
BACKGROUND, SUMMARY AND OBJECTS OF THE INVENTION
This invention relates to improvements in chain saw design and more particularly, to a novel chain saw structure comprising flexible and resilient skid and vibration isolating skid mountings which cooperate to:
1. reduce handle vibration,
2. eliminate c... | A chain saw including a flexible, resilient skid mounted by means providing torsional and axial stress relieving action whereby enhanced vibration isolation is obtained and certain resonant vibration is eliminated.
A skid for use in a chain saw powered by a vibration inducing drive assembly. The skid has a flat p... | 5 |
CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATION
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STATEMENT REGARDING FEDERALLY SPONSORED RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT
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BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
[0003] Field of the Invention
[0004] The present disclosure relates to space barrier devices, more parti... | A space barrier for preventing the unauthorized use of reserved spaces comprising a vertical locking mechanism and a raising mechanism. The raising mechanism comprising at least a pedal-like component welded to a push up member for displacing in a rotational matter the space barrier from a horizontal position to a vert... | 4 |
RELATED APPLICATION
[0001] This application is a U.S. national stage application of International Application No. PCT/US2008/066742 filed Jun. 12, 2008, which designates the United States of America, and claims the benefit of U.S. Provisional Patent Application Ser. No. 60/943,507, filed Jun. 12, 2007, the e... | The present disclosure relates to nucleic acids comprising a sequence of SEQ ID NO: 1. The nucleic acid may be an isolated DNA and/or may be in the form of a plasmid or an expression vector. It may also be comprised in a microorganism. The nucleic acid may further comprise sequences that encode a protein. The self-repl... | 2 |
FIELD OF THE INVENTION
The invention relates generally to work vehicles such as tractors. More particularly, it relates to vehicle mounts or hitches for hitching other devices to such work vehicles.
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
Vehicles such as tractors often need to be attached to implements. The implements... | A system for quickly coupling a mounted implement and a towed implement to a tractor frame or chassis includes a hitching bracket with two hooks and two eyes that are fixed to the frame of the tractor and a plate that is fixed to the hooks and eyes to provide a mounting surface for the implement. The plate also include... | 4 |
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
The invention relates to a device for feeding a pulp suspension to a dewatering installation, particularly for a tissue machine.
This type of device, also known as a headbox, has a major influence on paper formation and thus, on paper quality. In the headboxes used to date, the p... | The invention refers to a device for feeding a pulp suspension to a dewatering installation, particularly for a tissue machine. It is mainly characterized by one or several one-piece, wedge-shaped, steel lamella tip(s) being provided to separate the individual sectors in a two-layer or multi-layer headbox. | 3 |
TECHNICAL FIELD
The present invention generally concerns firearm equipment. More particularly, the present invention relates to a firearm handguard assembly.
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
Traditionally, a handguard is mounted to a firearm using an assembly that uses a basic clamp on the handguard (which... | A firearm handguard assembly system is disclosed. The system comprises a handguard including at least four apertures, a barrel nut having a first threaded end and a second smooth end, the threaded end coupled to the handguard, and an index block including at least four apertures, the index block coupled to the handguar... | 5 |
CROSS REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS
This application is a Divisional of U.S. patent application Ser. No. 10/799,780, filed Mar. 15, 2004, and is based upon and claims the benefit of priority from the prior Japanese Patent Application No. P2003-352628 filed on Oct. 10, 2003. The entire contents of these applic... | A semiconductor device includes a first device region including a plurality of source regions and a plurality of drain regions of first conductivity type transistors, a plurality of loop-shaped gate electrode regions of the first conductivity type transistors, a second device region including a plurality of source regi... | 7 |
TECHNICAL FIELD
The present invention is directed to a double alkali process employing limestone to regenerate spent sodium sulfite and to recirculate the unreacted limestone to thereby attain a high internal stoichiometry and high limestone utilization.
BACKGROUND OF THE PRIOR ART
An aqueous solution... | A double alkali process employs limestone to regenerate spent sodium sulfite and then recirculates the unreacted limestone to attain a high internal stoichiometry and high limestone utilization. The regeneration of the sodium sulfite is carried out in a plurality of reactors and separation of the slurry from the reacto... | 2 |
CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS
This application is a continuation of application Ser. No. 09/942,247, filed Aug. 29, 2001, now U.S. Pat. No. 6,525,943, issued Feb. 25, 2003, which is a continuation of application Ser. No. 09/344,284, filed Jun. 30, 1999, now U.S. Pat. No. 6,297,960, issued Oct. 2, 2001, ... | An apparatus for providing heat sinks or heat spreaders for stacked semiconductor devices. Alignment apparatus may be included for the alignment of the stacked semiconductor devices. An enclosure may be used as the heat sink or heat spreader. | 8 |
RELATED APPLICATIONS
This application is a continuation of U.S. application Ser. No. 10/025,425, filed Dec. 19, 2001, which claims the benefit of U.S. Provisional Application Serial No. 60/265,443, filed on Jan. 31, 2001, and said applications are herein incorporated by reference in their entirety.
... | The invention relates to a new process for preparing a scopine ester useful as an intermediate in preparing (1α,2β,4β,5α,7β)-7-[(hydroxydi-2-thienylacetyl)oxy]-9,9-dimethyl-3-oxa-9-azoniatricyclo[3.3.1.0 2,4 ] nonane-bromide. | 2 |
FIELD OF THE INVENTION
This invention relates to a process for dimerizing esters of acrylic acid and methacrylic acid to esters of, respectively, hexenedioic acid and dimethylhexenedioic acid.
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
There are several references in the literature to the use of palladium compounds ... | A process is disclosed for dimerizing lower alkyl acrylates or lower alkyl methacrylates utilizing a bis(ethylene) rhodium tetrafluoroborate catalyst. | 2 |
RELATED APPLICATION
This application is a continuation of application Ser. No. 939,984 filed Dec. 10, 1986, now abandoned.
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
The present invention relates to a frame retractable blind or screen which can be gathered up. One general type of such a frame has an upper ... | A frame for a retractable blind which can be gathered together, said frame comprises an upper head-rail consisting of a hollow profile, a bottom rail which can be raised and lowered and which forms the bottom of the blind, lateral profiles, corner members connecting the head-rail to the lateral profiles, longitudinal c... | 4 |
FIELD OF THE INVENTION
The present invention relates to practice or training weapons and, more particularly, to a practice grenade which forcefully disperses a colored liquid marking medium by the action of a spring driven piston and which includes an inertial delay mechanism.
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
... | A paint dispersing training grenade includes a grenade body having dispersing passages extending between a central bore and an external surface of the grenade body, a plug threadedly received in one end of the bore, a piston resiliently urged by a spring toward the plug, a rupturable colorant containing capsule positio... | 5 |
CROSS REFERENCE TO RELATED DOCUMENT
The present application is a division of application Ser. No. 10,087,236, filed on Mar. 1, 2002, now U.S. Pat. No. 6,703,746.
TECHNICAL FIELD
The present invention relates generally to electric or hybrid electric vehicle propulsion systems. More specifical... | An electric traction motor for a vehicle including a housing, a wound stator field located in the housing, a rotor magnetically interacting with the wound stator field, high energy magnets configured in the rotor, and low energy magnets configured in the rotor. | 8 |
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
1. Field of the Invention
The invention relates to a method of cooling hot briquetted sponge iron as well as an arrangement for carrying out the method.
2. Description of the Related Art
For the safe and economically justifiable transportation and storage of hot briqu... | In order to attain as low a final temperature as possible after as short a period of time as possible in a method of cooling hot briquetted sponge iron (3) under optimum utilization of the cooling medium, the hot briquetted sponge iron (3), in a first cooling step (11), is passed exclusively by a gaseous cooling medium... | 2 |
1. FIELD OF INVENTION
[0001] The invention relates an improved musical instrument bow having different sections of hair identified, a modular hair device for use in the improved musical instrument bow, and a method of teaching use of a stringed instrument using the improved musical instrument bow.
... | Provided are an improved musical instrument bow having different sections of hair identified, a modular hair device for use in the improved musical instrument bow and a method of teaching use of a stringed instrument using the improved musical instrument bow. | 6 |
[0001] This application claims priority under 35 U.S.C. §119 to U.S. Provisional Application No. 61/782,941, which was filed on Mar. 14, 2013, and is herein incorporated by reference in its entirety.
BACKGROUND
[0002] Percutaneous introduction of the needles and catheters into the deep ve... | An ultrasound probe system for guiding introduction of an instrument into a patient includes a disk having a surface and an open channel passing axially through the disk and at least two ultrasound transducer elements disposed on the surface of the disk in a parallel arrangement. The open channel is configured to recei... | 0 |
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
1. Field of the Invention
This invention relates to a table and more particularly to a table which is mounted on an automobile trunk enclosure.
2. Description of the Prior Art
An activity which has grown in popularity over the past several years, includes the gatherin... | A tailgate table for mounting on the rear upstanding wall of an automobile truck enclosure including: a table top, and mount mechanism depending from the table top to receive the rear wall for cantileverly mounting the table top on the upstanding rear wall. | 1 |
BACKGROUND
1. Field of the Invention
The present invention relates to a flat bed knitting machine with at least two carriages arranged on an elongated needle bed, the two carriages being reciprocally driven along the needle bed to produce knitted fabrics.
2. Description of the Related Art
Flat b... | A flat bed knitting machine having plural carriages that are independently controllable, preferably both as to movement along a needle bed and as to the knitting task performed thereby. A separate driver is provided for each of the carriages to move the carriages independently and reciprocally along the needle bed. A p... | 3 |
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
The present invention relates to a method for forming a nozzle employed in continuously casting for the purpose of obtaining a mold member of a submerged nozzle, a long nozzle or the like.
In general, the nozzle employed in continuously casting is constituted by employing various... | A method for forming a nozzle employed in continuous casting is provided in which powder refractory materials are pressed with low hydrostatic pressure to produce preforms for an edge portion, an inner hole portion, and a powder line portion, these preforms are combined one after another in a rubber mold employing a ma... | 1 |
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
The present invention relates to a needle selection structure for a circular knitting machine, and more particularly to such a needle selection structure which is suitable for use in a rib knitting machine or interlocking knitting machine for a yarn into a ribbed or interlocking fabric... | A needle selection structure used in a rib knitting machine or interlocking knitting machine, which includes a computer-controlled needle selection unit arranged on a cover plate above a needle dial, and controlled by an external computer to move selection jacks, enabling plate needles to be selectively extended out to... | 3 |
CROSS REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS
This application is a continuation-in-part of copending U.S. patent application Ser. No. 07/609,683, filed Nov. 6, 1990, now abandoned.
FIELD OF THE INVENTION
This invention relates to reactors in which fluid reactants flow through a bed of catalytic m... | Method and means for redistributing fluid flow through a catalyst bed in a reactor by applying uniform flow resistance. A mat to which a series of uniformly spaced disks are adhered is placed within the catalyst bed. The disks are formed of a material capable of withstanding the temperatures within the reactor, while t... | 8 |
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