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BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
This invention relates to medical implants formed of a polymeric material such as ultra-high molecular weight polyethylene (UHMWPE), with superior oxidation and wear resistance produced by an irradiation process. The UHMWPE is doped with the anti-oxidant anthocyanin.
Various poly... | A method for manufacturing of ultrahigh molecular weight polyethylene (UHMWPE) for implants, where the implants have been machined out of UHMWPE blocks or extruded rods, has anthocyanin dispersely imbedded in the polyethylene. The implant is then exposed to γ ray or electron beam irradiation in an amount of at least 2.... | 2 |
CROSS-REFERENCES TO RELATED APPLICATIONS
[0001] The present application is a continuation of U.S. patent application Ser. No. 11/757,093 (Attorney Docket No. 021629-003910US) filed Jun. 1, 2007, which is a non-provisional of, and claims the benefit of U.S. Provisional Application No. 60/810,522 (Attorney Doc... | Metallic stents are treated with a gaseous species in a plasma state under conditions causing the species to polymerize and to be deposited in polymerized form on the metallic stent surface prior to the application of a drug-polymer mixture, which is done by conventional non-plasma deposition methods. The drug-polymer ... | 8 |
CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS
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STATEMENT REGARDING FEDERALLY SPONSORED RESEARCH OR DEVELOPMENT
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BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
Packaging of liquid foodstuffs and the like is most often done with the help of a modern packaging machine which, at a high rate... | A system for facilitating a clean-in-place operation of a filling station of a packaging machine is set forth. The system comprises a fill pipe assembly having a discharge end through which the liquid product may flow into a container disposed therebelow during a production cycle of the machine. A clean-in-place manifo... | 1 |
FIELD OF INVENTION
The present invention relates to a particulate carrier for delivering materials having biological activity. The term "microparticle" as used herein refers to any particulate carrier used for delivery of a biologically-active material and includes materials which are microcapsules and mi... | A particulate carrier for an agent comprising a solid core of a polysaccharide and a proteinaceous material and an organometallic polymer bonded to the core is provided. The agent has a biological activity, such as immunogenicity, and may comprise the proteinaceous material or be a separate component of the core. Polys... | 2 |
FIELD OF THE INVENTION
The present invention relates to a steering wheel which is capable of absorbing shock by means of bending the core metal.
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
An example of conventional steering wheels is disclosed in Japanese Patent Laid-open No. 193503/1993, which comprises an annular ... | A steering which reduces vibration and is shock absorbing and deformable. The steering wheel comprises a rim and a boss with a plurality of spokes, the rim, boss and spokes having a core metal. A reinforced spoke-core metal has a spoke deformation region which is a part of the reinforced portion and is thinner than the... | 1 |
FIELD OF THE INVENTION
[0001] The invention relates to the field of medium and high voltage technology. It is based on an earthing switch according to the preamble of the independent claim.
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
[0002] Earthing switches are used for example in switch cabinets, where ... | An earthing switch is disclosed that includes a base for mounting the earthing switch, a first contact element that is mounted on the base via a first insulating element, a shaft mounted in the base, a second contact element, mounted on the shaft, that can swivel relative to the first contact element, so that the secon... | 7 |
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
[0001] The field of this invention relates to data collection regarding petroleum storage facilities. More specifically, it relates to a method and system for generating data about the amount of material being stored in petroleum storage containers.
[0002] Over a quar... | A system and method for determining the amount of petroleum present in petroleum storage containers, by means of an unmanned aerial vehicle flying in proximity to said containers and collecting data. This data includes position and distance measurements in relation to the unmanned aerial vehicle and storage containers ... | 1 |
IDENTIFICATION OF RELATED APPLICATIONS
This patent application is a continuation of and claims priority benefit from U.S. patent application Ser. No. 10/775,467, filed on Feb. 10, 2004 now pending, entitled “Dispensing System for Print Media Having Differential Perforation Pattern,” which is a divisional applicat... | A web of print media dispensable as individual sheets along lines of perforation includes a pattern of ties and slits that provide a more predictable resistance to manually separating the sheets from the web. The lines of perforation extend transversely with respect to a longitudinal dimension of the web and cross a lo... | 1 |
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
[0001] Most DC to DC switching voltage regulators such as the Buck converter and boost converter are capable of only regulating a voltage above or below a given input but not capable of both step up and step down regulation. A SEPIC (single ended primary inductor converter) is a D... | A SEPIC converter with over-voltage protection includes a high-side inductor that connects a node V w to a node V x . The node V x is connected, in turn to ground by a power MOSFET. The node V x is also connected to a node V y by a first capacitor. The node V y is connected to ground by a low-side inductor. A rect... | 7 |
BACKGROUND
1. Technical Field
The present invention concerns a felting device for felting fiber materials and methods of felting and an article produced by felting.
2. Description of the Related Art
Felting of fiber materials, in particular wool materials, has long been known and a distinction i... | The present invention concerns a felting device for felting fiber materials including a needle receiving means for receiving and holding a felting needle for performing the felting operation, a drive motor for moving the needle receiving means for moving the inserted felting needle and a housing for movably holding and... | 3 |
[0001] The present invention relates to a protective covering for a structure, and more particularly, a protective covering for a structure that can be easily installed from the inside or the outside of the structure to which it is attached and which may also be adjustable.
[0002] There are several p... | A protective covering for an opening in a structure is presented that allows a single user to install and secure the covering. The protective covering may be easily and quickly installed without many tools or additional parts. The protective covering may also be installed from the inside or the outside, providing a mor... | 4 |
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
[0001] The present invention relates to a modular floating construction, comprising a plurality of floating bodies including platforms having removable latching or locking means.
[0002] Said removable locking means are coupled to one another by metal constructions, th... | A modular floating construction comprises one or more floating bodies having platforms including removable latching means, thereby providing floating stages, wharfs, working platforms to be used on water surfaces in general. | 4 |
The U.S. Government has a paid-up license in this invention and the right in limited circumstances to require the patent owner to license other on reasonable terms as provided for by the terms of contract No. N00014-84-K-0624 awarded by the Department of the Navy.
This application is a continuation of a... | There is disclosed herein an integrated scanning tunneling microscope and an integrated piezoelectric transducer and methods for making both. The device consists of one or two arm piezoelectric bimorph cantilevers formed by micromachining using standard integrated circuit processing steps. These cantilevers are attache... | 8 |
This is a continuation of Ser. No. 124,506, filed Nov. 23, 1987, now abandoned.
FIELD OF THE INVENTION
The present invention is concerned with a new and improved collapsible luggage cart which has a swingable platform movable from an upright position to a load receiving position, and a handle whic... | A luggage cart including a pair of spaced wheels mounted on an axle. An upright frame and bracket means mounting the upright frame on the axle. The improvement comprising a luggage platform swingably supported on the axle in operative assembly therewith. A synthetic plastic latch bar pivotally mounted at one end on the... | 1 |
FIELD OF THE INVENTION
The present invention relates generally to an oscillation circuit, and more particularly, to an oscillation circuit using a band-pass filter.
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
Conventionally, oscillation circuits typically utilize an LC oscillator comprised of an inductor and a capaci... | An oscillation circuit for an integrated circuit device. The oscillation circuit includes a band-pass filter for producing an output signal having a voltage and a defined resonance frequency and a voltage to current converter type limiter amplifier connected to the band-pass filter for supplying a current to the band-p... | 7 |
[0001] This application claims the benefit of U.S. Ser. No. 60/555,150 filed Mar. 22, 2004, the disclosure of which is hereby incorporated by reference.
BACKGROUND
[0002] Excessive interstitial fluid accumulation, referred to as edema, may arise from a variety of illnesses and conditio... | An apparatus for applying pressure to a body part comprising multiple interconnectable bands of compressible or noncompressible material. Optional spine to further interconnect the bands. Interconnectable pieces designed for covering specific body areas. Modular arrangement of the individual components. Customized or o... | 0 |
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION AND RELATED ART STATEMENT
The present invention relates to a tool damage detection device or the like.
An example of a conventional tool damage detection device is disclosed in Japanese Patent Publication No. TOKKAI 2001-38512. As shown in FIG. 6 , this detection device is such that... | A tool damage detection device which detects the presence or absence of damage, has a contact bar rotatably supported on a casing; a pneumatically operated air drive device operatively connected with a supply of air under pressure; and a linear-to-rotational motion conversion device operatively interconnects the contac... | 1 |
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
The present invention relates to automatic clothes washers and more particularly to a method of washing fabric in a vertical axis clothes washer.
Attempts have been made to provide a automatic clothes washer which provides comparable or superior wash results to present commercial... | A method of washing fabric in a washer having a wash chamber rotatable about a vertical axis and charged with a detergent solution is provided. The wash chamber is rotated about its vertical axis a number of revolutions sufficient to cause the fabric and detergent solution within the wash chamber to rotate at a speed a... | 3 |
BACKGROUND
[0001] 1. Field of the Invention
[0002] The present invention generally relates to software quality. More specifically, the present invention concerns ensuring quality of a software application across a number of different operating platforms with different system architectures.
... | Assurance of quality with respect to of a software application across different operating platforms with different system architectures is provided. Methods for determining and assuring said quality as well as a system for the same is disclosed. A method for ensuring compliance with a contractual obligation related to ... | 6 |
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
Thixotropic compositions are useful as coatings in many applications including the automotive industry where they are used as undercoating materials and interior cavity protective films.
A composition having thixotropic properties has a reduced viscosity under high shear conditio... | The invention relates to thixotropic compositions and methods of manufacture. The compositions are prepared from fatty acids and sulfonic acids mixed with a stoichiometrically equivalent amount of calcium hydroxide. Oils, calcium carbonate and water are also added to create viscous, grease-like materials that are parti... | 2 |
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
[0001] 1. Field of the Invention
[0002] The present invention involves coating a fiber mat, with the coating comprising mineral pigment and organic binders. These coated mats have many uses, but are especially useful as a facing on a gypsum wallboard for exterior ... | A novel coated nonwoven fibrous mat having properties particularly suited for a facer on gypsum wallboard, laminates made therefrom and the method of making the mat is disclosed. The mat preferably contains a major portion of glass fibers and a minor portion of a resinous binder. The coating is permeable and reduces fi... | 4 |
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
The deterioration of paper, books and newspapers is a well-known and growing concern to librarians and archivists throughout the world. The causes of paper deterioration are numerous and include inherent acidity, photodegradation, oxidation, and even microbiological attack under certai... | A method is provided of deacidifying books, imaged paper and other imaged material having a cellulose base comprising treating said material with suitable alkaline particles of basic metal oxide, hydroxide or salt dispersed in a gas or liquid in an amount and for a time sufficient to increase the pH of the material and... | 3 |
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
1. Field of the Invention
The present invention is broadly concerned with a solar powered lantern device such as a buoy or the like which is luminescent at night, is constructed of interchangeable components for varying the signal markings and color of the signal light, and which... | A solar powered lantern device is visible even without a beacon under reflected light and can be easily color coded to conform to the marking requirements of a new location. The lantern device includes a housing, a lighting element supported by a luminescent internal frame, a photovoltaic power supply, and an omnidirec... | 5 |
FIELD OF THE INVENTION
Embodiments of the invention relate to semiconductor devices and, in particular, to phase change memory elements and methods of forming and using the same.
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
Non-volatile memories are useful elements of integrated circuits due to their ability to mainta... | Phase change memory elements, devices and systems using the same and methods of forming the same are disclosed. A memory element includes first and second electrodes, and a phase change material layer between the first and second electrodes. The phase change material layer has a first portion with a width less than a w... | 7 |
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
1. Field of the Invention
The present invention relates generally to a suspension unit having a magneto-spring unit and metal springs and, in particular but not exclusively, to a suspension unit having a spring constant of substantially zero in a predetermined range by combining a ma... | A suspension unit includes a lower frame and an upper frame vertically movably mounted on the lower frame via a link mechanism. The suspension unit also includes a magneto-spring unit for resiliently supporting the upper frame relative to the link mechanism. The amount of motion of the magneto-spring unit is smaller th... | 5 |
CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS
[0001] This application is a continuation of U.S. patent application Ser. No. 13/999,431, filed Feb. 25, 2014, which claims the benefit of U.S. Provisional Application Ser. No. 61/853,787, filed Mar. 10, 2013.
TECHNICAL FIELD
[0002] This app... | An apparatus including a passive wavelength division multiplexing (WDM) demultiplexer (DeMUX) or a passive WDM multiplexer (MUX), an active photo diode (PD) array or an active laser diode (LD) array, and a compressing device disposed between the passive WDM DeMUX or the passive WDM MUX and the active PD array or the ac... | 6 |
CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS
This application claims the benefit of U.S. Ser. No. 60/945,487, filed Jun. 21, 2007, the disclosure of which is incorporated herein by reference in its entirety.
FIELD OF THE INVENTION
The present invention relates to certain spirocyclic compounds tha... | The present invention relates to certain spirocyclic compounds that are inhibitors of 11-β hydroxyl steroid dehydrogenase type 1 (11βHSD1), compositions containing the same, and methods of using the same for the treatment of diabetes, obesity and other diseases. | 2 |
This is a continuation-in-part of application(s) Ser. No. 08/307,545 filed on Sep. 16, 1994, now U.S. Pat. No. 5,424,348.
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
1. Field of the Invention
The present invention relates to stabilizer blends and related polymer stabilization processes, and more particularl... | A stabilizer blend composition is provided containing a phosphite of the formula: ##STR1## wherein Y 1 is an alkyl and Y 2 is tert-butyl, and an additive which is preferably a hindered phenolic, a thioester, a neutralizer, a UV stabilizer or a UV absorber. The composition in solid particle form exhibit reduced levels... | 3 |
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
This invention relates to a method and apparatus for tinting yarn and, more particularly, to a method and apparatus for applying a fugitive tint to a yarn to identify the yarn.
Generally, an end user, such as a carpet manufacturer, may receive from a yarn producer different types... | An apparatus for producing heat set, tinted yarn. The apparatus comprises yarn heat setting means and yarn tinting means for tinting said yarn after heat setting in the yarn heat setting means. The yarn tintint means comprises a tinting chamber having openings therein to allow for passage of yarn therethrough, yarn gui... | 3 |
CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS
[0001] This application is a continuation of application Ser. No. 12/344,630 filed on Dec. 29, 2008, the disclosure of which is incorporated herein by reference.
STATEMENT REGARDING FEDERALLY SPONSORED RESEARCH
[0002] Not applicable.
... | A modular, wheeled vehicle suitable for military use, includes a driver module having a width for seating one person and having length for seating a second (and optional third) person therebehind, and an engine module disposed behind the driver module containing an engine for powering the modular vehicle. The engine mo... | 5 |
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
1. Field of the Invention
This invention relates generally to light sensors, and more particularly to integrating light systems that provide an indication of the total amount of light sensed over a predetermined time interval.
2. Description of the Prior Art
Various l... | A sensor-integrator utilizes a light sensing diode directly connected to the inputs of an operational amplifier. The operational amplifier forms part of a dual-slope integrator and directly integrates the current generated by the light sensing diode thereby eliminating the need for preamplifiers and diode switching cir... | 6 |
CROSS REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS
[0001] This application claims the benefit of Provisional Application No. 61/139,510, entitled A SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING A SECURE DOCUMENT USING TONER-BASED IMAGING, filed Dec. 19, 2008, the entire disclosure being incorporated herein by reference.
... | A coating composition, system, and method for printing documents that are difficult to chemically or physically forge and that are easy to visually verify are disclosed. The system includes a substrate, a toner, including a colorant and a dye, a primary migration-enhancing coating applied using an offset printing proce... | 6 |
This application is a national stage completion of PCT/FR2003/002381 filed Jul. 28, 2003 which claims priority from French Application Serial No. 02/10029 filed Aug. 6, 2002.
FIELD OF THE INVENTION
The present invention concerns an interlacing device for a machine which palletizes elongated products, as well as... | The invention relates to an interlacing device which can be used automatically to interlace long products on a transport pallet in an economical and optimum manner, which can be adapted to tubes of any length and which operates concurrently with the palletizing machine. The inventive interlacing device ( 10 ) is charac... | 1 |
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
Field of the Invention
The present invention relates generally to the pressure used to operate the plunger in a parison mold, and more particularly to a dwell time control system and method for automatically adjusting the selection and timing of a sequence of pressures used to dr... | A dwell time control system and method for automatically adjusting the selection and timing of a sequence of pressures used to drive the plunger in a parison mold during the parison forming process. The timing of characteristics of the observed press curve from one or more previous parison forming cycles are ascertaine... | 2 |
CROSS REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATION
This application is a division of my co-pending application Ser. No. 964,739, filed Nov. 29, 1978, now U.S. Pat. No. 4,244,726, which in turn is a continuation-in-part of my application Ser. No. 906,048, filed May 15, 1978, now abandoned.
BACKGROUND OF THE IN... | A method for manufacturing glass bottles is disclosed which includes consecutively delivering gobs of molten glass into a blank mold, forming each gob into a parison, transferring the parisons alternately into at least two sets of blow molds, allowing said parisons to reheat, and expanding the parisons in the blow mold... | 2 |
CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS
This application is a United States National Phase filing of International Application No. PCT/US2009/045314 filed on May 27, 2009 which claims the benefit of U.S. Provisional Application No. 61/056,321 filed May 27, 2008, both of which are is herein incorporated by referen... | An acetabular cup and sheath assembly comprises a sheath and an acetabular cup. The sheath is configured to receive the acetabular cup within the sheath. The sheath and acetabular cup together are configured to pass through a surgical wound toward an implantation site. The sheath further comprises a penetration structu... | 0 |
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
[0001] 1. Field of the Invention
[0002] The present invention relates to a drive circuit and a drive method of a semiconductor laser module that externally modulates carrier light output from a semiconductor laser using an electro-absorption type optical modulat... | The present invention aims at providing a drive circuit and a drive method for a semiconductor laser module including an electro-absorption type optical modulator, capable of obtaining a stable optical output without controlling a module temperature to be constant. To this end, the drive circuit of the present inventio... | 7 |
BACKGROUND
1. Field of the Invention
The present invention relates generally to messaging systems, and more particularly to electronic messaging systems.
2. Background of the Invention
Today's work and home lifestyles can be very busy for many families. In many cases, individual family members may b... | An electronic bulletin board for use in a shared always-on environment wherein a user may manipulate messages from a remote location. The electronic bulletin board may be implemented via database and programming logic on an application server accessible from any network node, including wireless devices. The always-on e... | 7 |
TECHNICAL FIELD
[0001] The invention herein resides in the art of foam dispensers wherein a foamable liquid and air are combined to dispense a foam product. More particularly, the invention relates to a dispenser wherein a liquid tube pump is provided as part of a disposable refill unit containing the liquid... | A foam dispenser includes a housing and a refill unit. The refill unit carries a tube pump for pumping a foamable liquid, and the housing carries an air pump for pumping air. The tube pump and air pump fluidly communicate premixed chamber in a mixing unit to create a foam product when the dispenser is actuated to actua... | 1 |
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION AND RELATED ART STATEMENT
The present invention relates to a door apparatus for opening and closing side doors of a train.
A mechanism for opening and closing a door of a train is an essential part for the safety of passengers on the train. Once the door of the train is closed, t... | A door apparatus for opening and closing two doors supported on a horizontal door rail includes an actuator connected to one of the two doors for driving the same, a direction conversion mechanism connected to the other of the two doors for transmitting a movement of the actuator to the other door to move the same and ... | 4 |
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
1. Field of Invention
This invention generally relates to processing an image. More particularly, this invention is directed to methods and systems that use a median filter to sharpen the edges of objects within an image.
2. Description of Related Art
Imaging devices ... | Image sharpening methods and systems sharpen the edges of objects within images by comparing and replacing the pixel value for a pixel with the median of the original value of the pixel and two values obtained by linear extrapolation of one or more neighboring values on each side of the pixel. By performing the process... | 6 |
CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS
[0001] This application claims priority under 35 U.S.C. §119(e) to provisional U.S. Patent Application No. 61/467,361, filed on Mar. 24, 2011, the disclosure of which is expressly incorporated by reference herein in its entirety.
BACKGROUND OF THE INVE... | Embodiments herein describe a separable, multi-sectioned reusable liquid drinking bottle that can be disassembled for cleaning. The drinking bottle has detachable upper and lower sections and a bottle top. The upper and lower sections are engageable and separable from one another. Both the upper and lower portions of t... | 1 |
CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED PATENT APPLICATIONS
[0001] This is a continuation application of co-pending application Ser. No. 10/635,076, filed on Aug. 6, 2003, which is a continuation application of application Ser. No. 10/292,160, filed on Nov. 12, 2002, now U.S. Pat. No. 6,659,185 which is a divisional ap... | A tubing retrievable safety valve ( 50 ) having a non annular hydraulic chamber ( 60 ) in a sidewall portion thereof is operable to received a communication tool ( 100 ) therein such that relative rotation between at least a portion of the communication tool ( 100 ) and the tubing retrievable safety valve ( 50 ) is sub... | 4 |
DEAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION
1. Field of the Invention
This invention relates to novel organosilicon compounds and a method for their preparation. More particularly, this invention relates to novel organosilicon compounds that carry a silicon-bonded organofunctional group at both molecular chain ter... | There is disclosed an organosilicon compound which contains a silicon-bonded functional group at each molecular chain terminal as well as a terminal -SiH group on a side chain branching from the main chain, said functional group being selected from amino-functional organic groups, epoxy-functional organic groups, hydro... | 2 |
CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS
[0001] This application is a continuation-in-part of application Ser. No. 09/432,248, filed Nov. 2, 1999, now pending, which is a continuation-in-part of application Ser. No. 09/034,562, filed Mar. 3, 1998, now pending, which is a continuation-in-part of application S... | An EMI terminating and grounding strain release clamp assembly or “backshell” is provided having male and female component members and coupling intermediate members constructed of conductive metals. Upon coupling of the female and male component members a split metallic ring is compressed and envelopes a termination pl... | 7 |
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
[0001] The invention relates to a sensor apparatus for a packaging machine, which is in the form of a capsule filling and closing machine, or for a capsule monitoring apparatus.
[0002] A sensor apparatus such as this is known from DE 10 2005 016 124 A1. The known sens... | The invention relates to a sensor device ( 30; 30 a ; 30 b ; 30 c ) for a packaging machine ( 100 ) designed as a capsule filling and sealing machine or for a capsule control device ( 100 a ), said device having a positioning element ( 35; 35 a ) for positioning a container (c) having a longitudinal axis ... | 6 |
CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS
[0001] This application is a divisional application of Ser. No. 13/332,950, filed Dec. 21, 2011, which is a continuation application of Ser. No. 12/816,105, filed Jun. 15, 2010, now issued as U.S. Pat. No. 8,094,691 on Jan. 10, 2012, which is a divisional of U.S. appli... | The invention describes classes of robust fiber laser systems usable as pulse sources for Nd: or Yb: based regenerative amplifiers intended for industrial settings. The invention modifies adapts and incorporates several recent advances in FCPA systems to use as the input source for this new class of regenerative amplif... | 7 |
CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS
This application is a continuation of application Ser. No. 11/243,825, filed Oct. 5, 2005, now U.S. Pat No. 7,190,736, issued Mar. 13, 2007, which is a continuation of application Ser. No. 09/943,968, filed Aug. 30, 2001, which is now U.S. Pat. No. 6,956,908, issued Oct. 18, ... | A technique is described for simultaneously and synchronously transmitting digital data and a clock signal in a digital integrated circuit, circuit board, or system. The technique is based on the phase shift keying (PSK) modulation of an RF high frequency carrier which is distributed on low impedance interconnection tr... | 7 |
CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATION
The present invention claims the priority of provisional patent application No. 60/901,645, filed on Feb. 13, 2007, the contents of which are incorporated by reference. The present invention claims the benefit of design patent application No. 29/272,228 filed on Feb. 2, 2007... | An apparatus designed to suspend an electrical device such as a light bulb and to turn the light bulb on or off by exerting a force on the bulb itself, an encasing around the bulb, the conductive leads, or an extension thereof. When force is exerted, tension causes a tension bar actuator to actuate an electrical switch... | 5 |
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
1. Field of the Invention
The invention relates to a device and a method for the dosed delivery of fluid.
2. Description of the Prior Art
The significance of the demand for a precise dosing of a fluid is increasing, for instance in gasoline direct injection in the con... | A device and method for dosing fluid has a housing enclosing a lifting element and a primary drive hydraulically operable on the lifting element via a hydraulic chamber. The lifting element is disposed within a borehole with a leakage permitting fit. A fluid chamber in communication with the borehole contains a fluid t... | 5 |
FIELD OF THE INVENTION
[0001] The object of the present invention is a method for processing, by means of an organic solvent containing at least one catalyst, a gaseous effluent containing at least hydrogen sulfide and sulfur dioxide, during which most of the by-products formed during said treating proces... | A method for processing a gas containing at least hydrogen sulfide (H 2 S) and at least sulfur dioxide (SO 2 ), includes the steps of contacting the gas with a liquid solvent containing at least one catalyst in a contacting stage, recovering gaseous effluent substantially containing no hydrogen sulfide and no sulfur di... | 1 |
FIELD OF THE INVENTION
The invention relates to snowplow assemblies, and more particularly, to snowplow assemblies that are removably mounted to a vehicle.
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
Snowplows that are mounted to vehicles such as automobiles and light trucks are customarily attached to the vehicle fr... | A snowplow for selective attachment to a vehicle, comprising a frame, a blade attached to the frame, and a latching mechanism that is movable to first and second positions to allow selective engagement or disengagement of the snowplow with the vehicle. The latching mechanism is operable by a user from a location point ... | 4 |
CROSS REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS
[0001] This is a continuation-in-part application of U.S. patent application Ser. No. 08/407,756, filed on Mar. 21, 1995, now U.S. Pat. No. ______.
[0002] This invention was made with government support under U01 CA52956 awarded by the National Canc... | A composition and method of preventing or inhibiting tumor growth, and of treating malignant melanoma, without toxic side effects are disclosed. Betulinic acid or a betulinic acid derivative is the active compound of the composition, which is topically applied to the situs of tumor. | 0 |
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
The present invention relates generally to boat railings and, more particularly, to an improved connector internally threaded into each stanchion and into an insert within the generally horizontal rail for providing adjustable movement for the base of each stanchion before being connec... | A boat railing is disclosed wherein the stanchions are connected to the rail by a threaded member internally threaded into both the rail and each respective stanchion. An insert adapted for connection to the threaded member can be movably inserted within the rail to provide adjustable movement about the axis of the rai... | 5 |
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
1. Field of the Invention
This invention relates to a method and apparatus for optical data transmission between two electrically separated transmitting-receiving units in which transmitting-receiving units have the following features which are that each of the transmitting-recei... | A method and apparatus for transmitting data between two transmission-receiving units with infrared signals wherein one of the two transmitting receiving units does not have its own power supply and is to be supplied with energy by light received with photocells. When the data receiver and energy receiver are in close ... | 6 |
FIELD AND BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
[0001] The present invention relates to a variable-key type search device for, and variable-key type search method of, implementing a Random Access Memory (RAM)-Based Binary CAM and a RAM-Based Range Content Addressable Memory (RCAM).
[0002] Convention... | A system and method for storing arranged data in a memory, and for extracting the data therefrom, the system including: (a) a random access memory (RAM) including: (i) a first array of cells, the first array having at least two dimensions and having rows and columns, the first array designed and configured to contain a... | 8 |
This is a continuation of application No. 07/578,484 filed Sep. 20, 1991, now abandoned.
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
The present device relates to an engine starter, particularly to the improvement of a braking current restriction means for an electric motor for starting an engine.
There is ... | An engine starter comprises an electric motor for starting an engine when the motor is energized, an electromagnetic switch including a pair of normally-open contacts connected to each other to form an energizing circuit for the motor at the time of energizing a coil of the switch, and a pair of normally-closed contact... | 5 |
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
[0001] 1. Field of Invention
[0002] The present invention relates to storage area networks, and more particularly to using elements in storage area network to manage cluster membership of hosts attached to the storage area network.
[0003] 2. Desc... | Managing cluster membership and providing and managing locks in the switches forming the interconnecting network. To manage the cluster membership, a zone is created, with indicated members existing in the zone and the zone being managed by the switches. The nodes communicate their membership events, such as alive mess... | 7 |
CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS
The present Application is based on International Application No. PCT/EP2006/062972 filed on Jun. 7, 2006, which in turn corresponds to French Application No. 05 06178 filed on Jun. 17, 2005, and priority is hereby claimed under 35 USC §119 based on these applications. Each... | The present invention relates to a method for antimissile protection of vehicles having a very short response time with practically no false alarms and not requiring the use of means such as decoys or conventional laser jammers, while providing the best possible protection. It is characterized in that at least one curt... | 5 |
The present invention is concerned generally with a hydraulic cement useful for manufacturing cement based products and concrete structures. More particularly the invention is concerned with a hydraulic cement containing an activated alpha belite phase for providing enhanced structural strength in cement-based products... | An article of manufacture and method of manufacture of a cement product composition. A cementitious clinker consisting essentially of an alpha belite and a ferrite phase having a composition of about 0.04-0.13 moles Na 2 O, 0.03-0.07 moles K 2 O, 0.09-0.18 moles Fe 2 O 3 , and 2.8 moles dicalcium silicate. | 2 |
CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS
[0001] This application is related to and claims the benefit of U.S. Provisional Patent Application Ser. No. 61/142,768, filed Jan. 6, 2009, U.S. Pat. No. 5,956,372, U.S. Pat. No. 6,075,817 and U.S. Pat. No. 7,336,747, all of which are incorporated herein by reference.... | A unique digital compression technology for increasing the information carrying capacity of a bandwidth limited communications path highway by using a combined coding and modulation technique. The inventive technology allows multiple independent modulated data streams to simultaneously and instantaneously share the sam... | 7 |
This is a Continuation, of Application Ser. No. 08/489,726, filed Jun. 13, 1995, now U.S. Pat. No. 5,677,578.
FIELD OF THE INVENTION
The field of the present invention relates generally to cable television and rf signal distribution equipment, and more specifically to multi-taps.
BACKGROUND ... | A multi-tap device for tapping a main TV or rf signal to deliver attenuated signals to individual TV receivers includes a pair of socket assemblies for receiving input and output pins of a plug-in tap plate or printed circuit board carrying necessary attenuation/tap off circuitry. The socket assemblies connect the inpu... | 7 |
TECHNICAL FIELD
[0001] The present invention relates to a method and device for taking up fish from a body of water for slaughtering, control, scientific examination, treatment and/or transfer to a net cage, transport container or the like. A specific embodiment of the invention relates to fish farming.
... | A method for taking fish up from a body of water comprising the steps of providing a duct ( 14 ) having a lower open end below the water surface and an upper open end arranged at a floating working platform ( 5 ) above sea level; introducing water into the duct ( 14 ) from the upper open end to give a water stream from... | 8 |
CROSS-REFERENCES TO RELATED APPLICATIONS
This application is a divisional application of U.S. patent application Ser. No. 11/381,411, filed May 3, 2006 now U.S. Pat. No. 7,240,612.
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
The present invention is directed to an improved strapping machine. More particularly, the presen... | A strapping machine feeds strapping material around a load, positions, tensions and seals the material around the load. The machine includes a work surface, a portion of which is upwardly pivotal. A conveyor mounted within the work surface has a friction belt drive. The conveyor roller closest to the strap chute has a ... | 1 |
This is a continuation of application Ser. No. 782,339, filed Mar. 29, 1977, now abandoned.
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
The present invention relates to apparatus for severing webs or strips, especially webs or strips which consist of flexible material, and more particularly to improvements in app... | Apparatus for subdividing a web of exposed and developed photographic paper into discrete prints has advancing rolls which move the web lengthwise in stepwise fashion to place successive frame lines into register with a severing device which is thereupon actuated to sever the web in order to separate the foremost print... | 8 |
[0001] This application claims the priority benefit of Taiwan patent application number 100118141, filed on May 24, 2011.
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
[0002] 1. Field of the Invention
[0003] The present invention relates to fasteners for joining metal plate members and more particularl... | A floating fastener includes a connection member fastened to a first plate member with a lock screw member, a retaining member installed in a second plate member, a rotary locking device coupled to the connection member and having a locking shank and a shank head with longitudinal cut planes and insertable through the ... | 5 |
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
[0001] The present invention relates generally to medical imaging and, more particularly, to a system and method of imaging a region of interest (ROI) based upon patient size and/or task selection, preferably in computed tomography systems.
[0002] Typically, in ... | A system and method of medical imaging is designed to reduce a patient's X-ray exposure during scanning based upon patient size and task dependency. The system includes receiving a task and patient size dependency input and determining threshold levels based on the received inputs to separate imaging data into a nu... | 0 |
This application is a continuation of application Ser. No. 07/516,498 filed on May 4, 1990, abandoned.
FIELD OF THE INVENTION
The field of the present invention relates generally to protection devices for integrated circuits, and more particularly to low trigger voltage protection devices.
B... | A device for protecting an integrated circuit from transient energy is disclosed. This device provides an SCR having a reduced "snap-back" trigger voltage. | 7 |
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
[0001] The present invention relates to a method for advertising for sale classroom materials and services to students who are taking or about to take a specific course/class at a school. In particular, the present invention relates to a method for advertising over a web site on... | A method for advertising for sale classroom materials and services such as textbooks, laboratory tools, class notes and tutoring over a communication network. The classroom materials and services are linked to specific courses or classes offered by a particular school. Students would then be able to sell their used tex... | 6 |
BACKGROUND OF THE DISCLOSURE
The field of the invention is waste drains and the invention relates more particularly to waste drains which are also capable of functioning as waste receptors. Modern plumbing codes typically require indirect waste receptors in restaurants, food processing plants and other areas wher... | A fabricated floor drain for waste reception. The drain has a receptor body having an outwardly extending top rim and a flange which extends outwardly about the entire exterior of the side walls of the body. The flange functions both to anchor the drain as well as to provide a seal for a water proof membrane. Seepage d... | 4 |
CROSS REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATION
[0001] This application claims the benefit of the filing date of U.S. Provisional Application Ser. No. 60/181,451 filed on Feb. 10, 2000.
FIELD OF THE INVENTION
[0002] This invention relates to networked electronic communication s... | An Internet based shipping marketplace is implemented by one or more Web database servers which permit charterers and ship owners to exchange information and make commitments relating to the transportation of goods. The marketplace stores information describing participating charterers, ship owners and service provider... | 6 |
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
[0001] 1. Field of the Invention
[0002] The invention relates to an oxide magnetic material usable for a multilayer inductor and a laminated ceramic substrate and the like in a high frequency circuit member and the like and its production method.
[0... | An oxide magnetic material of the invention is an oxide magnetic material of a hexagonal ferrite containing Sr, has grain boundary phases in the surrounding of the crystal grains, contains not less than 2% by weight, preferably not less than 5% by weight, of Sr in the grain boundary phases and not less than 10% by weig... | 2 |
CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS
[0001] This application is a continuation of co-pending U.S. patent application Ser. No. 11/288,976, filed on Jan. 29, 2005; which is a continuation of U.S. patent application Ser. No. 10/738,950, filed on Dec. 17, 2003, now U.S. Pat. No. 7,021,374; which is a contin... | An apparatus for facilitating the connection of tubulars, said apparatus comprising a winch, at least one wire line, and a device for gripping the tubular, the arrangement being such that, in use, the winch can be used to winch said at least one wire and said device to position a tubular below said top drive. | 4 |
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
1. Field of the Invention
This invention relates to a method of erasure of x-ray images in such a manner as to eliminate the non-uniformities or ghosts arising from a previous image. More particularly, the invention relates to a method of erasure of an x-ray imaging device which ... | Erasure of an x-ray imaging device is performed by applying high voltage and erasing light simultaneously. The polarity of the high voltage may be reversed during the erasure operation. This produces an erasure that eliminates non-uniformities or ghosts arising from a previous image. | 6 |
FIELD OF THE INVENTION
This invention relates to apparatus for use in the humane slaughtering of animals in abattoirs and the like.
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
It is conventional practice to slaughter an animal by first stunning it using a suitable gun which projects a captive bolt at the animal. Conv... | A carousel arrangement for the automatic reloading of captive bolt stunners. The carousel includes stations for cartridge removal, bolt resetting and cartridge insertion. Further stations may incorporate safety checks or cooling devices. | 0 |
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
The present invention relates to a heating apparatus for use indoors, especially for use in a fireplace of a house. More particularly, the present invention relates to a heating apparatus which comprises a water container, a fireplace compartment for heating the water disposed within t... | A heating apparatus comprising a water container, a firebox for heating the water in the water container, a heating chamber containing a plurality heat emitting members disposed therein, a water storage tank disposed on the water container, and a fan for blowing hot air around the plurality of heat emitting member and ... | 5 |
DESCRIPTION
1. Technical Field
The present invention relates to a CAT (computerized axial tomography) scanner using x-rays produced continuously and, more particularly, to a CAT scanner which is not materially affected by pulsating changes in the intensity of the used x-rays.
2. Background Art
T... | The present invention provides a CAT (computerized axial tomography) scanner in which x-ray detector output currents are utilized efficiently and can be measured correctly, and which reconstructs an image of an object (11) under scrutiny without being materially affected by variations in the intensity of x-rays. The sc... | 0 |
BACKGROUND
[0001] Due to variances inherent in the microelectronics manufacturing process, devices manufactured by the same process and of the same type may have widely varying power consumption. This can lead to issues in burn-in processes and in platform validation tests.
[0002] For exam... | A circuit to adjust power is disclosed. The circuit comprises at least one pass gate and a power adjuster electrically coupled to each pass gate such that the power adjuster consumes power when the gate is enabled. The power adjuster consumes power or not depending upon the state of a profuse within the power adjuster. | 6 |
This application is a continuation of application Ser. No. 578,180, filed 2-8-84, abandoned
FIELD OF THE INVENTION
This invention is directed to the field of surgery, and more particularly, to a novel infusion system having plural fluid input ports and at least one patient ouput port.
BACKGR... | An infusion system for administering multiple infusates at individually programmable rates, volumes, and sequences in any order from any one or more of plural fluid input ports through a patient output port and into the circulatory system of a patient. Infusates may be either continuously or time sequentially administe... | 8 |
CROSS REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS
[0001] This application is a Divisional Application of co-pending U.S. patent application Ser. No. 13/257,489 filed Sep. 19, 2011, which application is a National Stage application of PCT Application PCT/EP2010/053500 entitled Alumina, Luminophores and Mixed Compounds,... | The present invention relates to the synthesis of luminophores and of reflective alumina for optimizing the emissive properties of a fluorescent layer. | 8 |
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
This invention relates to an improved mixing system having particular use in preparing a spray dampening fluid of the type employed in offset printing. More particularly the mixing system accurately controls the amount of dampening fluid and water mixture and provides a continuous cycl... | A liquid mixing system is disclosed which provides a continuous and constant pressure flow rate during operation, having particular use in spray dampening operations for offset printing procedures. The mixing system includes a stacked arrangement of a batch mixer and feed tank fluidly communicating therebetween, and tr... | 8 |
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
The invention is generally concerned with the automatic control of injection molding machines. More specifically, this invention relates to a control for an injection molding machine in which a work-indicative parameter is integrated with respect to time during the injection of plastic... | Both a method and apparatus are disclosed for controlling a cyclically operated injection molding machine such that uniform, high quality molded articles are repeatedly produced from plasticized synthetic resinous material. The method and apparatus include integration of a sensed injection pressure with respect to time... | 1 |
FIELD OF THE INVENTION
The present invention relates to ink jet printers of the continuous type and more particularly to ink circulation constructions that eliminate the need for vacuum return of the non-used droplets that are caught by the catcher device of such printers.
BACKGROUND OF INVENTION
In c... | A gravity ink return system for a continuous ink jet printer of the kind having droplet generator means for directing streams of ink droplets along a print path and ink supply means including an ink reservoir and means for supplying ink from said reservoir to said generator. The gravity return system includes a catcher... | 1 |
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
A shared bus system generally includes a DATABUS, ADRBUS, and CONTROLBUS, with the operation of the system following a protocol. An address transferred on the ADRBUS selects one of several devices coupled to the bus and the transfer of data between the selected device and the bus is co... | A page in, burst-out FIFO buffer that stores only words in a single page and transfers the words to a DRAM utilizing a page mode transfer to increase data throughput and decrease latency offloading DRAM bandwidth. | 6 |
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
1. Field of the Invention
Applicant's invention relates to a purified natural zeolite pigment that can be used as a microparticle retention aid that produces a paper that exhibits improved characteristics over existing papers made with other retention aids.
2. Backgroun... | A microparticle retention aid for use in papermaking containing a high performance purified natural zeolite pigment is disclosed. Use of the pigment facilitates manufacture of papers with improved quality and economics. When used as filler, the novel zeolite pigment is readily retained and eliminates print-through in u... | 3 |
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
This invention relates to methods and apparatus for discriminating between the front and back surfaces of developed films.
The discrimination of the front and back surfaces of developed films in prior techniques was done by visually finding figures recorded on the films or by a m... | A method and apparatus for discriminating a surface of a developed film focuses a picture pattern on a film disposed at a reference position. One or two sensors are then located at focused positions of the picture pattern of the film when the front surface of the film is at the reference position and when the back surf... | 6 |
FIELD OF THE INVENTION
[0001] The present invention relates to compositions for application onto keratinous substrates such as hair and skin. In particular, the present invention relates to compositions containing a silicone-organic polymer hybrid compound and film forming polymers and to methods of caring f... | The present invention is directed towards a composition comprising, in a cosmetically acceptable carrier, at least one silicone-organic polymer hybrid compound; at least one nonionic film forming polymer; at least one amphoteric film forming polymer; and a neutralizer. The present invention also relates to methods for ... | 0 |
FIELD OF THE INVENTION
The invention relates to radio frequency identification, and more particular to a system for monitoring the presence of objects.
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
People often carry important items with them, such as passports, plane tickets, watches, medicine, eyeglass cases, security card... | A system and method are provided for allowing users to verify the presence of personal items. RFID tags are attached to personal items, and the items are entered into a list. The user makes travel lists from the list of items. When traveling, the user queries the system to determine whether all personal items in the tr... | 6 |
CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS
This application is a divisional of U.S. patent application Ser. No. 11/770,392 filed on Jun. 28, 2007. The entire disclosure of the above application is hereby incorporated herein by reference.
FIELD OF THE INVENTION
The present disclosure relates to ... | A method of controlling the ventilation system for an energy source in a fuel cell vehicle is disclosed, which includes an HVAC system, a fluid reserve, and a rechargeable energy storage system (RESS), capable of controlling a temperature of the RESS to militate against damage to or a shortened life of the battery, whi... | 1 |
[0001] The present invention relates to configurable fence and gate systems. This application is a continuation-in-part of U.S. application Ser. No. 10/349,643, filed on Jan. 22, 2003, which is incorporated herein by reference.
BACKGROUND
[0002] Man has employed many types of f... | The present invention relates to flexible fence and gate systems, which are flexible to alterations, have common parts, are easy to assembly, durable, and have long service life. The frame can be made of pre-coated galvanized steel parts. The panel is held in a U-shaped slotted rectangular fence frame formed by a paral... | 4 |
TECHNICAL FIELD
The present invention relates to computer managed communication networks of interactive display stations, such as the World Wide Web (Web) or like private networks, and particularly to applications of such networks for user interactive monitoring of telephone conferencing.
BACKGROUND OF RELATED... | Monitoring of any conventional telephone conference in which a requisite set of conference attendees respectively at a corresponding set of telephone stations are connected into a telephone conference. In association with the telephone conference, a communication network with user access via a plurality of data process... | 7 |
CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS
This application claims benefit of PCT Patent Application PCT/EP2008/003300 entitled “SHOE HAVING A SPRING POSITION LIMITATION, OR TORSIONAL OSCILLATION DAMPER HAVING SUCH A SHOE” and filed on Apr. 24, 2008, which claims benefit of German Patent Application 10 2007 022 891.... | A shoe mounts an outer spring defining a longitudinal direction and an inner spring arranged within the outer spring. The outer and inner springs define corresponding end sides of the outer and inner springs, and the shoe defines an end side of the shoe. A spring-position limitation limits the outer spring in its longi... | 5 |
FIELD OF THE INVENTION
[0001] The present invention relates to the field of insulation and thermal barriers, and, more particularly to a method for forming a multi-layer, nonwoven fiberglass insulating mat, and the mat formed therefrom.
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
[0002] In recent yea... | A method is provided for forming a relatively thick, lightweight, nonwoven insulating mat. The method includes the steps of forming a relatively thin, relatively dense first outer layer by needle punching a first batt of glass fibers and forming a relatively thin, relatively dense second outer layer by needle punching ... | 3 |
CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS
This application claims the benefit of U.S. provisional application No. 60/044,982, filed on Apr. 28, 1997.
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
1. Field of the Invention
The present invention relates to waveguide grating routers, and, in particular, to w... | A wavelength-dependent splitter/router is made by chirping a waveguide grating router, such that the path-length difference between pairs of adjacent grating arms is not a constant. With careful design, a device can be fabricated that acts as an optical splitter in one wavelength band and as an optical router in anothe... | 6 |
This is a divisional application of copending U.S. Ser. No. 160,805, filed Feb. 26, 1988, now U.S. Pat. No. 4,826,994, which in turn is a divisional application of copending U.S. Ser. No. 002,825, filed Jan. 13, 1987, now U.S. Pat. No. 4,775,690, issued Oct. 4, 1988, which in turn is a continuation-in-part application ... | Indole derivatives characterized by having a 1,3,4,9-tetrahydropyrano[3,4-b]indole-1-acetic acid nucleus bearing a substituent in position 1 and 4. The nucleus may be optionally substituted at positions 5, 6, 7 and 8. The derivatives are useful anti-inflammatory and analgesic agents and methods for their preparation an... | 2 |
FIELD OF THE INVENTION
This invention generally relates to Lateral Insulated Gate Bipolar Transistors (LIGBTs), for example in integrated circuits (ICs), and methods of forming an LIGBT.
BACKGROUND TO THE INVENTION
Power devices operated in integrated circuits typically operate with a voltage in the r... | This invention generally relates to LIGBTs, ICs comprising an LIGBT and methods of forming an LIGBT, and more particularly to an LIGBT comprising a substrate region of first conductivity type and peak dopant concentration less than about 1×10 17 /cm 3 ; a lateral drift region of a second, opposite conductivity type adj... | 7 |
FIELD OF INVENTION
[0001] The invention relates to polysulfonamide compositions for use as redistribution layers as used in the manufacture of semiconductors and semiconductor packages. More specifically it relates to photoimageable polysulfonamide compositions for redistribution applications. The invention ... | The invention relates to polysulfonamide compositions for use as redistribution layers as used in the manufacture of semiconductors and semiconductor packages. More specifically it relates to photoimageable polysulfonamide composition for redistribution applications. The invention also relates to the use of the composi... | 6 |
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
1. Field of the Invention The field of invention relates to bathtub shield structure, and more particularly pertains to a new bathtub shield arrangement wherein the same is arranged for mounting to a bathtub to prevent water splashing from within the bathtub during a bathing event.
... | A shield member is arranged for mounting onto the sidewall portion of a bathtub, wherein the shield member includes a splash guard plate pivotally mounted to the shield member to permit securement of the splash guard plate to the wall surfaces of the surrounding bathroom in a raised orientation. | 0 |
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
The present invention relates to band clamps and methods to reliably install such about securable objects. More particularly, the invention is concerned with band clamps having an installation marker for signaling that the band clamp is being and/or has been properly installed.
B... | A band clamp has a band constriction sensing marker adapted so as to gradually visibly respond to the stage and state of the band clamp installation at the object to be secured. Before the band clamp is installed, a displaceable material may be partially or entirely hidden between the band and the securable object, for... | 8 |
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
The present invention relates essentially to a method of and device for remotely detecting leaks or like defects in fluid-tightness in a pipe-line or a like feeder main conveying any fluid whatsoever and submerged within an ambient or surrounding fluid as well as to a pipe-line or duct... | A pipe-line for conveying a fluid submerged in an ambient fluid medium has an inner conveying tube surrounded by an outer tube radially spaced from the inner tube and defining a continuous annular space therebetween. A leak conductor communicating with a leak collector and surrounding the inner conveying tube conducts ... | 5 |
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