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CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATION
[0001] This application claims the benefit of U.S. provisional application No. 60/287197, filed Apr. 27, 2001.
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
[0002] 1. Field of the Invention
[0003] The present invention relates gener... | An awning sheet manual extension system includes a pull strap having a length and longitudinally spaced pockets. The strap includes two ends with one end being adapted for connection to a roll bar of an awning incorporating the pull strap. The system also includes a shaped pull rod having two end segments and at least ... | 4 |
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
The present invention relates to a process for repairing flexible articles, and, more particularly, to a process for repairing vinyl base materials such as automotive upholstery and vinyl tops.
Vinyl materials have become extremely popular for use in automobiles, home furnishings... | Base vinyl material is readied for repair by preparing the edges of a hole to get a clean sharp periphery, and by cleaning the base material. A substantially non-heat shrinkable, precured, vinyl-welding compound having high tensile strength and low fusion point is laid in the hole so that it abuts against the periphery... | 1 |
[0001] This application claims the benefit of U.S. Provisional Patent Application No. 60/883,348 filed on Jan. 4, 2007. Said application is incorporated herein by reference.
FIELD OF THE INVENTION
[0002] This invention relates to gas handling techniques, and more specifically to fast gas ... | In an apparatus for controlling a gas-rise pattern in a vacuum treatment process a gas inlet ( 1 ) is operatively connected with a mass-flow-controller MFC ( 2 ); said MFC ( 2 ) being again operatively connected via a first valve ( 5 ) with a vacuum chamber ( 3 ) and in parallel via second valve ( 6 ) with a vent-line ... | 2 |
FIELD OF THE INVENTION
This invention relates to arrow rest for archery bows, and more particularly to a flipper type arrow rest capable of both horizontal and vertical flexing movement.
THE PRIOR ART
In archery competition, as well as in bow hunting, accurate marksmanship is important and precise con... | An arrow supporting device for use with an archery bow which includes a mounting plate adapted to be affixed to the archery bow, and a closed loop spring member having two ends pivotally attached at the ends to the mounting plate. The closed loop spring member is biased to extend laterally of the mounting plate in orde... | 5 |
STATEMENT OF GOVERNMENT INTEREST
The invention described was made in the performance of official duties by one or more employees of the Department of the Navy, and thus, the invention herein may be manufactured, used or licensed by or for the Government of the United States of America for governmental purposes wi... | An interleaving hexagonal tile (AHT) is provided for incorporation onto a liner in an array for a personnel armor clothing article. The AHT includes a hexagonally-symmetric solid object composed of a homogeneous material. The object includes a geometry that has obverse and reverse planar surfaces parallel to each other... | 5 |
BACKGROUND
The present disclosure relates, in various exemplary embodiments, to high temperature applications for bichromal balls and related signage or displays utilizing the same. The disclosure finds particular application in conjunction with reusable display technology and “electric paper,” which is electroni... | Disclosed is a technique for producing bichromal balls that are adapted for use in high temperature applications. The bichromal balls find particular application in signs and display devices that can be used in environments in which the temperature exceeds 40° C. | 8 |
This application is a continuation of application Ser. No. 08/685,112 filed on Jul. 23, 1996, now abandoned, which is a continuation of Ser. No. 08/159,880, filed on Nov. 30, 1993.
FIELD OF THE INVENTION
The present invention relates to the field of wireless data transmission and reception. More p... | A system for inducing rapid fading in wireless communication systems, such as digital radio and television transmission is described. Orthogonal polarization combined with time varying offsets are combined to insure rapid fading and result in improved signal reception. | 7 |
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
The present invention relates to a fireplace heating unit and more particularly, the invention is directed to a pair or series of isolated and parallel, spatially connected hollow tubing structures having heat exchange air paths with at least three or more zigzag direction reversal pat... | A fireplace heating unit apparatus for insertion into a fireplace and hearth arrangement having two parallel heat exchange units forming a fireplace grate with each unit including a series of hollow tubing heat exchange members having a plurality of zigzag air passages therein, an air intake and a blower arrangement fo... | 5 |
FIELD OF THE INVENTION
[0001] The invention relates to an arrangement for supporting a shell into the barrel of a breech-loading weapon, the arrangement comprising means for fastening a rim-flanged support element to a tail of the shell.
[0002] The invention further relates to a method of fasten... | The invention relates to an arrangement for supporting a shell ( 1 ) into a barrel ( 2 ) of a breech-loading weapon, the arrangement comprising a rim-flanged support element ( 6 ) attachable to a shell tail ( 4 ). The arrangement is characterized in that the arrangement comprises a propelling charge element ( 12 ) comp... | 5 |
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
1. Field of the Invention
This invention relates generally to doors and hardware related thereto and, more specifically, to an Adjustable Reinforcing Hinge
2. Description of Related Art
Steel-framed doors are widely used in commercial construction. In particular, the ... | An Adjustable Reinforcing Hinge is disclosed. Also disclosed isa hinge that replaces a broken or otherwise damaged door hinge. The reinforcing hinge is easily adjusted once installed in order to achieve superior alignment between the door and door jam. The hinge is further dimensioned so as to simplify the initial loca... | 8 |
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
The invention relates to plating feeders for use in circular knitting machines and in particular knitting machines having arrangements for exchanging feeders during knitting.
Plating may be effected by feeding a pair of individual yarns with one yarn having a lead over the other ... | A plating feeder for use in a circular knitting machine comprises a first mouth for supplying a first yarn, and a second mouth for supplying a second yarn and which is movable relative to the first and second mouths together to alter the angle between the yarns fed by the plating feeder during knitting. The first mouth... | 3 |
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
[0001] (a) Field of the Invention
[0002] The invention relates to the immunization of animals and humans with trypanosome tubulin to protect against trypanosomes.
[0003] (b) Description of Prior Art
[0004] African trypanosomes bel... | The present invention relates to the immunization of animals and humans with trypanosome tubulin to protect against trypanosomes. More particularly, the present invention relates to a substantially pure tubulin preparation, which comprises a tubulin extract from Trypanosoma brucei which tubulin preparation can protec... | 2 |
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
The present invention relates to a false twist crimping apparatus for crimping synthetic filament yarns and a method of threading the yarn thereon.
Machines of the described type are known from DE-OS 38 01 506.4. Also in the known machine, such as is described, for example in DE-... | A yarn false twist crimping apparatus includes a curved heating plate which faces away from the service aisle. A cover is positioned to overlie the upper surface of the heating plate, and the cover is mounted for movement between a closed position covering the heating plate and an open position wherein the heating plat... | 3 |
FIELD OF THE INVENTION
[0001] The present invention relates to a process for the preparation of nanoscale particles of elastic material. More particularly, the present invention relates to a process for the preparation of nanoscale particles of elastic material such as Styrene Butadiene Rubber. In particular... | The present invention discloses a method for the manufacture of nanoscale particles of Styrene Butadiene Rubber (SBR). As SBR particles are elastic in nature, conventional methods of size reductions such as impacting, grinding are unable to achieve the final size. The present invention successfully achieves size reduct... | 2 |
TECHNICAL SECTOR
[0001] The present invention relates to the technical sector of fertilising materials, more specifically enriching agents and fertilisers of use in all fields of agriculture in general, such as cereal and fodder agriculture, large crops, oil crops, protein crops, and including all related fi... | The invention relates to a particularly basic inorganic soil conditioner containing an inorganic carbonate as the base thereof, characterised in that it comprises at least one “dynamic disintegration” agent capable of causing a breakdown, considerable fragmentation, dispersion, and considerable “dispersion” within the ... | 8 |
RELATED APPLICATIONS
[0001] The present patent document claims the benefit of priority to German Patent Application No. 13179854.8-1705, filed Aug. 9, 2013, and entitled “MECHANICAL LOCKING HEAD,” the entire contents of each of which are incorporated herein by reference.
BACKGROUND
[0002] ... | A locking head is configured such that it can be moved within and along the longitudinal axis of a telescope, which comprises at least two telescope sections, by means of a telescoping device, comprising a base body, at least one releasing device which is configured to release a telescope section lock and at least one ... | 1 |
This application claims Paris Convention priority of DE 10 2006 048 955.1 filed Oct. 17, 2006 the complete disclosure of which is hereby incorporated by reference.
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
The invention concerns a MAS (magnetic angle spinning) NMR (nuclear magnetic resonance) apparatus, in particular an ... | A MAS (magic angle spinning) NMR (nuclear magnetic resonance) apparatus, with automatic sample supply by a supply unit ( 45 ), is characterized in that an automatic preparation station ( 44 ) for samples is provided, with a rotor storage ( 49 ) having several rotors ( 1 ) for receiving sample material ( 53 ) soaked wit... | 6 |
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
[0001] CMOS transmission gate (T-gate) switches introduce distortion when used in an instrumentation amplifier (IA). A prior-art transmission gate circuit is shown in FIG. 1 . Transistors MN 1 and MP 1 form the CMOS switch between pins “IN” and “OUT”. This switch is controlled ... | A variable-gain current conveyor-based instrumentation amplifier without introducing distortion. An exemplary variable-gain instrumentation amplifier includes a first dual-output transconductance amplifier (DOTA) (i.e., current conveyor) that receives a first input voltage, a second DOTA that receives a second input vo... | 7 |
[0001] This application claims priority under 35 U.S.C. 119(e) from provisional application Ser. No. 60/607,282 filed on Sep. 4, 2004, which is incorporated by reference herein, in its entirety.
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
[0002] 1. Field of the Invention
[0003] The pres... | A container having a generally circular bottom, an outer, continuous wall, a spring for supporting the outer wall in a generally cylindrical form, and a circular top with an opening therein through which articles to be stored or carried may pass through. The bottom is configured with a water drainage hole, so that wate... | 1 |
This application claims the benefit of the Korean Patent Application No. 10-2004-0001681, filed on Jan. 9, 2004, which is hereby incorporated by reference as if fully set forth herein.
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
1. Field of the Invention
The present invention relates to a digital filter capable of computin... | The present invention relates to a digital filter capable of computing a tap without output delay due to the filter operation in a symbol time, and a digital broadcasting receiver having the same. Particularly, filter output is obtained within a clock period, one multiplier and one adder are used to perform coefficient... | 7 |
CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS
This application claims the benefit of U.S. Provisional Application Serial No. 60/280,273, filed Mar. 30, 2001.
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
The present invention relates generally to shift systems for transmissions and transfer cases of the type used i... | A shift system for a transfer case including a spring-loaded range fork assembly operable for shifting a range sleeve between two speed range positions. The range fork assembly includes a bracket, a range fork, and a spring assembly. The spring assembly is compressed and inserted into chambers formed in both the bracke... | 8 |
CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATION
This is a continuation application, under 35 U.S.C. §120, of copending international application No. PCT/EP2013/076638, filed Dec. 16, 2013, which designated the United States; this application also claims the priority, under 35 U.S.C. §119, of German patent application Nos.... | An electric motor for driving a motor vehicle component, particularly a fan wheel for cooling coolant water, contains a rotor that is rotatably mounted opposite a stator, and an electronic system. The electronic system contains a punched grid provided with a plastic over-mold and a current path which conducts the motor... | 7 |
RELATED APPLICATION(S)
[0001] This application is related and claims priority to provisional application(s) (i) having Ser. No. 60/803,805 filed 02 Jun. 2006
BACKGROUND
[0002] 1. Field of Invention
[0003] The present invention is directed to the design and manuf... | The present invention is directed to the design and manufacturing of prealigned, keyed, removable, double end mounted arc lamps that enable, inter alia, end-users to perform an alignment free, bare lamp replacement in a lamp reflector module in the field of projection display systems and fiber optic illumination system... | 5 |
CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS
[0001] This application claims the benefit of PPA No. 60/714,895 filed Sep. 8, 2005 by present inventor.
FEDERALLY SPONSORED RESEARCH
[0002] Not applicable.
SEQUENCE LISTING OR PROGRAM
[0003] Not applicable.
... | A Fluidynamic Lift Combined Array, Technology for flying, and/or land, and/or other motor vehicles comprises: a. an aerodynamic structure of chord-telescopic smooth-united multisegment lifting wings; and/or b. a set of hydrodynamic circuits including closed loop waved tunnels each with placed inside pump impelling oper... | 1 |
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
1. Field of the Invention
The present invention relates generally to a new intermodal railway car having the substantial benefits of a reduced profile vertically and laterally that will meet the plate B requirements of the Association of American Railroads while carrying a variet... | Disclosed is an intermodal railway car 100 capable of carrying a number of different designs of highway vehicle trailers or cargo containers used to ship goods over such distances as will make railway transportation of such trailers or containers economically advantageous over other forms of transporting such goods to ... | 1 |
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
1. Field of the Invention
The invention relates generally to cord locks and holders, for example, for use with luggage, baggage, baggage carriers, etc. More particularly, the invention relates to a new cord lock which can be preloaded for ready use and which can subsequently be a... | A preloadable cord lock for gripping a cord, such as an elastic shock cord, includes a pair of telescoping members having apertures defined therethrough. The telescoping members are biased so that their respective apertures are not aligned. The lock can be preloaded to a condition where the apertures are aligned for fe... | 5 |
FIELD OF THE INVENTION
This invention relates to an orthopedic drill guide, specifically an orthopedic drill guide having a hollow curved aiming device for insertion of a flexible drill bit there through.
BACKGROUND
Typically, tissue repair to the shoulder area, such as reattaching torn rotator cuff t... | A drill guide device for drilling straight tunnels through bone, the drill guide device having a hollow aiming tube with a curved end and a hollow receiving tube with a curved end. The aiming tube and the receiving tube are both attached to a curved frame for allowing angular adjustment between the aiming device and th... | 0 |
BACKGROUND
User feedback is currently an important mechanism by which developers of software improve the experiences of the user's who use the software. For instance, if a user provides feedback indicating that the user experience is unsatisfactory, a developer may undertake changes to the application in an e... | A user interface display for software has a user satisfaction portion displayed on each page. The user satisfaction portion includes a user selectable element which allows a user to provide a user satisfaction score (or level) with a single mouse click. In response to receiving the user satisfaction level, the context ... | 6 |
FIELD OF THE DISCLOSURE
[0001] The present disclosure relates generally to systems for transporting articles in an industrial setting. More particularly, the present disclosure is directed toward a self-lubricating, overhead conveyor system and the component parts thereof.
BACKGROUND
... | Described are a self-lubricating, overhead conveyor system and the component parts thereof. The self-lubricating overhead conveyor system obviates the need for added lubricants, and comprises three main components: a trolley assembly, a conveyor chain and a turn wheel assembly. In one embodiment, all three components a... | 5 |
CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATION(S)
[0001] This application claims the benefit of U.S. Provisional Application No. 61/568,615 filed Dec. 8, 2011, which is entirely incorporated herein by reference.
BACKGROUND OF THE DISCLOSURE
[0002] The present disclosure is directed toward... | Implant apparatus and methods directed toward treating conditions involving the knee joint and the patella specifically are disclosed. Full range of motion of the knee joint and tissue integrity are maintained in treatment approaches involving implanting a joint surface load reducing implant proximate the joint to chan... | 0 |
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
1. Field of the Invention
The present invention relates in general to control systems for an automotive automatic transmission, and more particularly to control systems of a type which controls the transmission in accordance with engine load parameters. More specifically, the pre... | A control system for automatic transmission is provided in a motor vehicle having an internal combustion engine and an automatic transmission associated with the engine. The engine is operable on a fuel which is a mixture of gasoline and alcohol. The control system comprises an alcohol sensor for sensing the alcohol co... | 5 |
FIELD OF THE INVENTION
[0001] The invention concerns a baler with a parallelepiped or slab-shaped baling chamber and a baling piston enclosed in it that is free to move.
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
[0002] The prospectus “GREENLAND Large Baler Vario Industry”, no publication date, ... | A baler includes a baling chamber configured for forming parallelepiped bales. The baling chamber has a top wall that is adjustable toward and away from a bottom wall of the chamber. The top wall is provided with a plurality of transversely spaced, parallel slots extending lengthwise of the chamber. A baling piston is ... | 0 |
CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS
[0001] This patent application is a continuation of U.S. patent application Ser. No. 12/099,653, filed Apr. 8, 2008, which claims priority to U.S. divisional patent application Ser. No. 11/121,154, filed May 4, 2005, issued as U.S. Pat. No. 7,365,180, on Apr. 29, 2008,... | The present invention relates to cell wall degradative systems, in particular to systems containing enzymes that bind to and/or depolymerize cellulose. These systems have a number of applications. | 2 |
CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS
Not applicable.
STATEMENT REGARDING FEDERALLY SPONSORED RESEARCH OR DEVELOPMENT
Not applicable.
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
1. Field of Invention
This invention relates to a noise abatement system for lowering air velocity in a closed system. S... | The current invention is device for lowering the air velocity and inherent noise of high-speed air released from a closed system, comprising a straight pipe module with an outer tube and a concentric inner tube creating an annular space therebetween. The inner tube has interior fins at the inlet, which initiate rotatio... | 5 |
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
1. Field of the Invention
This invention is directed to the vapor phase formation of compound semiconducting films in general and particularly to the formation of indium phosphide and gallium phosphide films on single crystal substrates.
2. Description of the Prior Art
... | An apparatus and method for epitaxial film formation is disclosed. Planar reactive evaporation techniques suitable for scaling are employed to produce high purity compound semiconducting films at relatively low temperatures. | 7 |
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
1. Field of the Invention
The present invention generally relates to piston type compressors, more particularly, to piston type compressors having a cam plate.
2. Description of the Related Art
A typical piston type compressor is described below. This type or compress... | An improvement of a piston type compressor is disclosed. The compressor has a cylinder block that includes a plurality of cylinder bores and a plurality of suction passages. Each of the suction passages extends through the cylinder block to connect a crank chamber with a suction chamber. The suction chamber is connecte... | 5 |
CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS
[0001] This application claims priority from provisional application Ser. No. 60/388,606 filed Jun. 13, 2002.
FIELD OF THE INVENTION
[0002] This invention relates to a composition and method of using compositions of alkyl esters ... | An environmental surface disinfectant and its method of use are disclosed. The inventive environmental surface disinfectant comprises an effective concentration of an alkyl ester of lactic acid. Ethyl lactate is a preferred alkyl ester of lactic acid. Disinfection of an environmental surface is achieved by applying the... | 0 |
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
[0001] 1. Field of the Invention
[0002] This invention relates generally to utility structures and, more specifically, to an Inflatable Shelter
[0003] 2. Description of Related Art
[0004] A myriad of temporary structures are avail... | An Inflatable Shelter is disclosed. The shelter includes a plurality of arched tubes designed to rest directly upon the ground or other surface. In order to provide cooling to occupants of the shelter, the shelter may include an attachable misting mesh for dispensing a fine mist of water or other fluid from the top of ... | 4 |
GOVERNMENT RIGHTS
The invention described herein may be manufactured, used and licensed by the Government for Governmental purposes without the payment to us of any royalties thereon.
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
Nitrocellulose, which is processed into various types of propellants and explosi... | There is disclosed a process for the nitration of cellulose with nitric acid in the absence of sulfuric acid which comprises adding sufficient nitric oxide and oxygen or air to the nitration reaction mixture to react with the water formed in the reaction. This regenerates nitric acid which can be recycled to the reacti... | 2 |
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
Field of the Invention
The present invention relates generally to an apparatus for inserting metal stampings into a mold prior to subsequent operations and, more particularly, to an automated apparatus for accurately inserting precision miniature stampings into a mold cavity prio... | An apparatus for inserting preformed miniature precision metal stampings into a mold cavity for a subsequent plastic molding operation includes close tolerance positioning pins that accurately locate a die head assembly by fitting into respective holes in the mold base and pneumatic and electric motors for moving the d... | 8 |
TECHNICAL FIELD
[0001] The present invention generally relates to wireless communication networks, and particularly relates to base-station interface enhancements in multi-operator networks, such as where two or more operators share the same Radio Access Network (RAN).
BACKGROUND
[0002] Th... | In one aspect, the teachings herein provide an enhanced inter-base-station interface and associated processing in which a base station receives a message from a neighboring base station that zero served PLMNs are available in a neighboring cell. In response to receiving that message, the base station removes the neighb... | 7 |
The present invention relates to single instruction, multiple data (SIMD) processors. In particular, the present invention relates to rate buffering in digital subscriber line (DSL) systems.
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
A single instruction, multiple data (SIMD) processor essentially consists of a single pro... | A single instruction, multiple data (SIMD) architecture for controlling the processing of plurality of data streams in a digital subscriber line (DSL) system has a memory for storing the data from the channels, a processor operatively coupled with the memory for processing data from the data streams, and a controller f... | 7 |
CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED PATENT APPLICATION
This application is related to a commonly assigned copending U.S. patent application Ser. No. 07/351,686, filed May 15, 1989, now U.S. Pat. No. 4,959,540 and entitled "Optical Clock System for Computers", by B. Fan et al.
FIELD OF THE INVENTION
Thi... | A pulse converter includes a set-reset flip/flop, or OPTOGLE 10, having a pair of cross-coupled switching devices such as transistors Q1, Q2 or logic gates G1, G2. The circuit operates by coupling pulses of optical radiation to each of the devices for causing the devices to alternately toggle between an on-state and an... | 7 |
CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS
This application is a continuation of application Ser. No. 13/371,842, filed Feb. 13, 2012 now U.S. Pat. No. 8,249,959, which is a continuation of application Ser. No. 12/805,437, filed Jul. 30, 2010 now U.S. Pat. No. 8,145,547, which is a continuation of application Ser. N... | Method for communication between a central server and a computerized juke-box which operates in a conference mode, including: sending a header before any transaction, which includes the identity of the destination together, the identity of the emitter, and the size of the packets; responding from the server in the form... | 7 |
CROSS REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS
The present application claims the benefit under 35 USC 119 (e), of U.S. Provisional Application No. 60/149,459, filed Aug. 19, 1999.
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
1. Field of Invention
The present invention relates to an interferometric detection ... | An optical detection scheme for on-chip, high sensitivity refractive index detection is based on micro-interferometry, and allows for picoliter detection volumes and universal analyte sensitivity. The invention employs three main elements: a source of coherent light, such as a VCSEL, laser diode or He—Ne laser; an etch... | 6 |
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
[0001] 1. Field of the Invention
[0002] The present invention relates to a novel dichroic azo dyestuff used for a polarizing film and the polarizing film thereof.
[0003] 2. Description of the Related Art
[0004] The current polarizing films ar... | The present invention relates to a azo dyestuff compound of the following formula (I), of which the free acid is represented by the following formula:
wherein R 1 , R 2 , R 3 , R 4 , and n are defined as in the specifica... | 2 |
PRIORITY CLAIMS
This application is a continuation of and claims priority from U.S. patent application Ser. No. 13/181,543, titled “Systems, Devices and Methods for Providing Access to a Distributed Network”, filed on Jul. 13, 2011, which is a continuation of and claims priority from U.S. Pat. No. 8,014,284, titl... | Systems and apparatus, and methods relating thereto, can be implemented to include base station having a transceiver adapted to establish a radio-frequency link with a mobile telephone; a first interface, separate from said transceiver, that is adapted for communication over the public Internet; and a controller. The c... | 7 |
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
1. Field of the Invention
The present invention relates to a composition which is in the form of a water-in-oil (W/O) emulsion, which has a viscosity, at a shear rate of 200 s−1 and at 25° C., ranging from 3 Pa.s (30 poises) to 20 Pa.s (200 poises) and which comprises a specific ... | A cosmetic or dermatological composition, comprising:
an aqueous phase dispersed in an oily phase with a silicone emulsifying agent, wherein the viscosity of the composition, measured with a Rheomat 180 viscometer at a shear rate of 200 s −1 and at 25° C., ranges from 3 Pa.s (30 poises) to 20 Pa.s (200 poises), ... | 8 |
This is a division of application Ser. No. 07/650,337, filed Feb. 4, 1991, now U.S. Pat. No. 5,101,065.
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
Certain 2-(2',3',4'-trisubstituted benzoyl)-1,3-cyclohexanedione herbicides are described in U.S. Pat. No. 4,780,127, issued Oct. 25, 1988; U.S. Pat. No. ... | A process for the preparation of 2-(hydrogen, halogen or lower alkyl)-3-(hydroxy, C 1 -C 4 alkoxy, C 1 -C 4 haloalkoxy, --OCH 2 CH 2 OCH 3 , --OCH 2 CH 2 OC 2 H 5 , --OCH 2 CH 2 SCH 3 or --OCH 2 CH 2 SC 2 H 5 )-4-(alkylthio or alkylsulfonyl)-acetophenones. | 2 |
FIELD OF INVENTION
This invention concerns the technical field of treatment of cellulose containing material for the manufacturing of nanocellulose (microfibrillated cellulose). Also disclosed is nanocellulose manufactured in accordance with said method and uses of said cellulose.
BACKGROUND
In WO2005... | A method for the manufacturing of nanocellulose. The method includes a first modification of the cellulose material, where the cellulose fibers are treated with an aqueous electrolyte-containing solution of an amphoteric cellulose derivative. The modification is followed by a mechanical treatment. By using this method ... | 3 |
FIELD
[0001] The present invention relates to a multiplex-driven, vertically aligned liquid crystal display element.
BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF DROWINGS
[0002] FIG. 1 depicts a cross section of an example of vertically aligned liquid crystal display element according to emb... | A simple matrix type dot-matrix liquid crystal display element includes a first and a second transparent substrate disposed opposite to each other, first and second transparent electrodes disposed on the opposed face of the first and the second transparent substrate, respectively, a first and a second vertical alignmen... | 6 |
TECHNICAL FIELD OF THE INVENTION
The present invention is in the field of silicon photovoltaic cells and more particularly relatively thin, mass-produced, flexible, multi-layer silicon alloy solar cells having an enhanced efficiency and method and apparatus for producing same.
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
... | The flexible photovoltaic cell includes thin front and rear junction regions electrically in series each formed of ceramic metallic glass semi-conductor alloys of silicon of approximately zero thermal expansion/contraction coefficient laminated with an intervening semi-conducting layer less than 60 Angstroms thick or a... | 8 |
FIELD OF THE INVENTION
The invention relates to the art of papermaking, and particularly to a method for improving paper or paperboard drying without adversely affecting the properties of the paper product.
BACKGROUND
The process of papermaking involves the formation of a web of fibers on a papermachi... | The specification discloses an improved method for drying a paper or paperboard web emerging from the press section of a papermaking machine as it traverses a dryer unit. The method comprises continuously rewetting the web across its width during the initial web drying stage when the web has a solids content of no more... | 3 |
CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATION
This application is a continuation patent application of application Ser. No. 11/761,483 filed Jun. 12, 2007 now U.S. Pat. No. 7,600,510, currently allowed, which was a continuation-in-part of application Ser. No. 10/951,128 filed Sep. 27, 2004, which issued on Jul. 24, 2007... | A small, lightweight, portable cooking stove that utilizes alcohol as fuel and is suitable for backpacking, hunting, camping and similar activities. The cooking stove includes a combustion chamber which encloses, contains and regulates the entire combustion process. The stove also includes an efficient fuel vaporizer, ... | 5 |
CROSS REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS
[0001] This application claims priority under 35 U.S.C. § 119(e) to U. S. Provisional Application Serial No. 60/240,343, filed Oct. 13, 2000 (Attorney Docket No. 8296P).
FIELD OF THE INVENTION
[0002] This invention relates to a m... | A multi-layer dye-scavenging article for use in hand or machine washing systems is disclosed. More specifically, a multi-layer article for the introduction of dye absorbing, dye transfer inhibiting and/or other detergent active materials into an aqueous wash system is disclosed. | 1 |
This is a continuation of copending application Ser. No. 536,799, filed on Sept. 28, 1983 now abandoned.
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
The present invention pertains to ice handling systems and more particularly to systems where the removal of dangers presented by icebergs to marine platforms or mar... | A method and apparatus is disclosed for moving a large mass of ice by anchoring a two line thereto. The tow line is connected to a marine vessel which tows the ice mass to a remote location distant from threatened equipment and personnel. | 4 |
FIELD AND BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
The present invention relates to electrical machinery and, more particularly, to brushless synchronous electrical generators and motors.
FIGS. 1A, 1B and 1C illustrate the terms used herein to define the geometries of rotary machines and their electrical windings. FIG. ... | A brushless synchronous rotary electrical machine comprises stationary stator and "rotor" windings. Only the rotor moves. The rotor winding is a stationary helical winding, concentric with the rotor shaft and attached to the stator armature. Variation in time of the magnetic field associated with the rotor is p... | 7 |
CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATION
This application is a continuation of international application PCT/AT96/00107, filed Jun. 14, 1996 which designated the United States.
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
Field of the Invention
The present invention relates to a method for producing disp... | Disposable, thin-walled molded articles, such as cups, plates, fast-food packages, trays, flat sheets and the like are produced by applying a starch-based baking composition onto the lower mold part of a multi-part, preferably two-part mold, and by baking and conditioning the composition to a moisture content of betwee... | 8 |
CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS
[0001] This application is a continuation of International Application No. PCT/KR2014/000177 filed on Jan. 8, 2014, which claims priority to Korean Application No. 10-2013-0020591 filed on Feb. 26, 2013. The applications are incorporated herein by reference.
... | The present invention relates to a combustion apparatus having an intake air/exhaust air heat exchanger. The combustion apparatus comprises: a burner for generating exhaust gas; a blower for supplying external air to the burner; a main heat exchanger for absorbing heat from the exhaust gas generated by the burner; an e... | 8 |
This is a continuation-in-part of application Ser. No. 07/697,239, filed Apr. 29, 1991, now abandoned.
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
Field of the Invention
The invention relates to the field of toilet flushing systems that utilize a floating connection in connection with the valve stem of the ... | An improved toilet flush valve for variable volume toilet flushing systems. The present improvement uses a float adjustable attached to a flapper valve by a rigid stem to vary the flush volume. The stem and flapper valve eliminate the need for a valve item guide to maintain the valve stem vertical as the stem is movabl... | 4 |
RELATED APPLICATION
[0001] This application claims priority from European Patent Application 13154316.7 filed on Feb. 7, 2013, the entirety of which is incorporated herein by reference.
TECHNICAL FIELD
[0002] The present disclosure relates to clothes dryers and, more particularly, to cloth... | Clothes dryers that distribute air through one or more lifters are disclosed. An example domestic clothes dryer includes a rotating drum defining a drying chamber, an air inlet upstream the drum, and lifter mounted in the drum, wherein said lifter is in communication with the air inlet for distributing air inside the d... | 3 |
This application claims the benefit of Taiwan application Serial No. 93128635, filed Sep. 21, 2004, the subject matter of which is incorporated herein by reference.
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
1. Field of the Invention
The invention relates in general to a manufacturing method of a multi-layer circuit board... | A manufacturing method of a multi-layer circuit board embedded with a passive component includes the steps of: providing a conductive foil which has one or more pairs of metal protruding points; connecting a passive element to the corresponding metal protruding points; providing a board having a core substrate with org... | 8 |
CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS
[0001] This is a continuation of U.S. patent application Ser. No. 10/381,228, filed Jul. 23, 2003 which is the U.S. National Phase under 35 U.S.C. §371 of International Application PCT/JP2001/08234, filed Sep. 21, 2001, which claims priority to Japanese Patent Applic... | A method of manufacturing a gravure printing paper includes: providing a substance having an effect of inhibiting a binding between pulp fibers; preparing a mixture of pulp fibers and fillers; and adding the substance to the mixture; making a gravure printing paper using the substance-added mixture. | 3 |
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
[0001] The present invention generally relates to articles of manufacture and methods of fabrication for mechanisms to relieve hoop stress in rotating bodies and, more specifically, to a J-slot modification to a rotating disk having integral cast blades such as those contained i... | A hoop stress relief mechanism is disclosed for use on a rotary body to relieve stress caused by both thermal and centrifugal forces. The mechanism may consist of a J-shaped slot cut from the outer rim of the rotary body a distance inwardly toward the axis of rotation, the slot having a curve in its inward end that cur... | 5 |
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
[0001] 1. Field of the Invention
[0002] The present invention relates to an infrared curable ink composition for a color filter, and more particularly, an infrared curable ink composition for a color filter including a melamine compound and an epoxy compound.
... | The present invention relates to an infrared curable ink composition for a color filter. The ink composition according to the present invention includes a melamine compound and an epoxy compound, and thus can be cured for a short time, thereby being used in the infrared curing process, and reducing the production proce... | 2 |
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
The present invention relates to a system for the incineration of combustible gases in a reaction chamber wherein the gas is introduced into the reactor in a low pressure laminar flow state. More particularly, the invention relates to a method of incinerating waste gases from industria... | An apparatus and method for incinerating combustible gases. The apparatus has first and second perpendicularly joined pipes and an igniter in the second pipe. Combustible gases laminarly flow into the second pipe and oxygen turbulently flows into the first. The gases turbulently mix, ignite and centrifugally swirl from... | 5 |
CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATION
[0001] The present application claims the benefit of U.S. Provisional Application No. 61/264,268 filed Nov. 25, 2010, which is incorporated by reference herein in its entirety.
FIELD OF THE INVENTION
[0002] The present invention is in the fie... | The present invention is in the field of garment or apparel labels that includes RFID devices. More particularly, the garment or apparel tags or labels are enclosed in a flexible bag created by a fluid impervious material that protects the RFID device from maintenance and care treatments as well as garment and apparel ... | 8 |
FIELD OF THE INVENTION
[0001] The invention relates to a packaging wrapper for paper tissues such as handkerchiefs, comprising a wrapping forming front, rear, side and end walls surrounding the wrapper contents, with a reclosable opening cover by lid.
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
[000... | A packaging wrapper, for handkerchiefs, baby care, household or other hygiene paper tissues and comprising a front wall, a rear wall, a first side wall and a second side wall and two end walls, with a reclosable opening in the area of the front wall, a lid mainly comprising at least part of the front wall covering the ... | 8 |
BACKGROUND
[0001] 1. Field
[0002] The present disclosure relates to acquiring and releasing a shared resource via a lock semaphore and, more particularly, to acquiring and releasing a shared resource via a lock semaphore utilizing a state machine.
[0003] 2. Background Informat... | The present disclosure relates to acquiring and releasing a shared resource via a lock semaphore and, more particularly, to acquiring and releasing a shared resource via a lock semaphore utilizing a state machine. | 6 |
STATEMENT OF GOVERNMENT INTEREST
The invention described herein may be manufactured and used by or for the Government of the United States of America for governmental purposes without the payment of any royalties thereon or therefor.
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
(1) Field of the Invention
... | An electromagnetically shielded connector assembly that enables connectionrom any one of conduit and cable to any one of conduit, cable and ground plane irrespective of the particular sizes of the members to be connected. | 7 |
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
Hydraulic sewer cleaning equipment of the type which utilizes a hydraulic reverse acting jet to feed a hose down the sewer has been commercially produced for approximately ten years. The hydraulic jet which issues from the nozzle cuts debris out of the sewer, and flushes it down the se... | An improved system whereby a high pressure hydraulic hose can be unwound from a hose reel while under pressure, and moved laterally to a remote manhole, without manual restraint. The total system utilizes: an improved down the manhole sewer guide for the hose, a self-contained manhole feed frame which can be slid under... | 4 |
CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS
[0001] This application is divisional of U.S. patent application Ser. No. 10/101,652, filed Mar. 20, 2002, which is a continuation-in-part of U.S. patent application Ser. No. 09/936,721, filed Dec. 19, 2001, which is a 371 of PCT/EP00/02407, filed on Mar. 17, 2000.
... | An artificial urinary diversion device containing a urinary bladder is provided including first, second and third portions having respective cross-sectional surfaces such that the second portion is disposed between the first and third portions, and the first and second cross-sectional surfaces are smaller than the thir... | 0 |
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
The invention relates to a movement detection circuit for a PAL television signal containing a luminance signal and a chrominance signal having two quadrature components u(t) sin wt and ±v(t) cos wt, this movement detection circuit comprising a picture delay circuit.
U.S. Pat. No... | Movement detection in a PAL television signal is effected on that portion of the television signal which is located within the chrominance signal band. This portion (obtained via 3) is demodulated into color difference signals (11, 13) which are added (29) and subtracted (27). The subtracted signal is delayed for one p... | 7 |
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
1. Field of the Invention
This invention relates generally to rescue apparatus and, more particularly, to a self-propelled rescue apparatus for deploying a "life-line" and life-support item to a distressed target located a substantial distance from the launching site.
... | Rescue apparatus comprising a self-propelled missile mounted on a hand-held launcher and arranged to carry a flotation device in a collapsed condition from the launcher to a distressed target, the launcher and flotation device being connected by a flexible line, so that when the missile is aimed and launched toward the... | 1 |
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
[0001] 1. Field of the Invention
[0002] The present invention relates to a baking device and a baking method thereof, and more especially to a baking device and a baking method thereof for controlling a reliable browning level.
[0003] 2. Description of th... | The present invention discloses a baking device and method thereof for controlling a reliable browning level and a baking method which controls the parameters of a browning level of a baking device in order to reach the browning level desired by a user. The baking device of the present invention includes a temperature ... | 0 |
BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION
The present invention relates generally to digital video signal processing. More particularly, this invention relates to a technique for scalable buffering in a digital video decoder.
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
Digital image video devices (e.g., high definition television... | A method of assigning a buffer size in a video decoder includes the step of establishing a first buffer size for a scalable buffer. A video data stream is then processed with the scalable buffer configured to the first buffer size. A second buffer size is then selected for the scalable buffer. The video stream is then ... | 7 |
This application is a continuation of International patent application no. PCT/EP2006/003904 filed on Apr. 27, 2006 and claims the benefit of German patent application no. 10 2005 020 569.0 filed Apr. 30, 2005, each of which is incorporated herein and made a part hereof by reference.
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
... | To assure, in the case of an implantable device for determining intracranial pressures, the biocompatibility of the implant in the long term, wherein a pressure measuring device is used, which is operatively connected to a sensor for a telemetric measured value transfer, it is proposed that the pressure measuring devic... | 0 |
The present invention relates in general to the art of inductance measuring, and it relates in particular to a new and improved method and circuit for providing a direct readout of the inductance value of a coil.
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
The method which was heretofor most commonly used to measure the in... | A direct reading inductance meter applies linearly increasing ramp current pulses to a coil under test and compares the voltage developed across the coil during occurrence of the pulses with the voltage developed across the coil while a steady state current is applied to the coil thereby to provide an output voltage ha... | 6 |
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
1. Field of the Invention
The present invention relates to a method of continuous heat treatment designed to improve the quality of the surface of the sheet, in particular cold rolled steel sheet.
2. Description of the Prior Art
In industrial practice, cold rolled ste... | Metal sheet (cold-rolled steel sheet) contaminated with rolling oil is heated at a temperature higher than its recrystallization temperature in a naked flame furnace, e.g. of the incomplete combustion type. The heated sheet is then rapidly cooled by contact with an aqueous medium. The resulting sheet has considerably i... | 2 |
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
This invention relates to line trimmers for trimming vegetation, such as weeds and grass, and, more particularly, to line trimmers having a guard mounted thereon.
In the prior art, it is known to mount guards onto line trimmers (as used herein, a “line trimmer” is a hand-held, mo... | A cutting member is provided for mounting onto a guard for a line trimmer, the cutting member having at least one knife edge for cutting vegetation in concert with the flailing filament(s) of the trimmer. The knife edge is spaced from any planes swept by the flailing filaments. Additionally, the cutting member may be p... | 0 |
This invention relates to an improved method for the preparation of 1,1'-methanebis(hydantoin), hereinafter MBH, a compound having the following formula: ##STR1## MBH is an intermediate in a method of the preparation of N-(phosphonomethyl)glycine (PMG), which is disclosed in U.S. Pat. No. 4,578,224. The compound N-... | This invention relates to method for the preparation of 1,1'-methane-bis(hydantoin). 1,1'-methane-bis(hydantoin) is an intermediate in the preparation of N-(phosphonomethyl)glycine which is a well known herbicide and plant growth regulator. | 2 |
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
The present invention relates to a heating system control device and in particular to an electronic control device which is programmable by the user.
While heating system control devices are known in the art, such conventional devices have very little flexibility and thus offer l... | A heating system control device is responsive to the drop in outside temperature to below a predetermined weatherhead set point for turning on a heating system to be controlled. Upon the establishment of the heat in the heating system, a defined heating cycle is carried out consisting of a heat-on portion and a heat-of... | 6 |
The instant disclosure claims the filing-date benefit of U.S. Provisional Application No. 60/819,011, filed Jul. 7, 2006, the specification of which is incorporated herein in its entirety.
The disclosure generally relates to a modular frame and a covering therefor. In an embodiment of the disclosure, the modular ... | In one embodiment, the disclosure relates to a free-standing structure which includes an eight-sided roof perimeter; at least four geodesic structures extending from four sides of the eight-sided roof perimeter and supporting the perimeter; and at least four legs, each leg structurally corresponding with one of the at ... | 4 |
This is a continuation of copending application Ser. No. 07/544,582 filed on Jun. 27, 1990.
CROSS REFERENCE TO CO-PENDING APPLICATIONS
The present application is related to Ser. No. 919,044, filed Jul. 23, 1992, and entitled Catheter Lumen Occluder, assigned to the same assignee.
BACKGROUND ... | An apparatus and method for dissolving and removing material which tends to occlude a body passage way, such as an artery. The device employs a dual catheter system arranged in coaxial fashion. Each of the catheters has an inflatable balloon at its distal tip. Inflating the two balloons occludes the body passage way bo... | 0 |
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
1. Field of the Invention
The present invention relates to a data protection device and a method of securing data, and in particular to a device installation that supports all types of storage media interface with higher data access rate and more efficient usage of disk space.
2.... | A data protection device capable of securing data in a data storage device is disclosed, comprising a disk space allotment unit, a marking unit, and an archiving unit. The disk space allotment unit undertakes to reorganize multiple sectors in the data storage device for allotment of disk space to newly defined sections... | 6 |
BACKGROUND AND FIELD OF INVENTION
The invention relates to a method and an apparatus for cleaning a carded sliver.
In the spinning of cotton one endeavors to remove dirt, dust, shell parts and contamination of all kinds from the cotton at almost every stage up to the spinning process. Such efforts have been... | A method and an apparatus for cleaning a carded sliver during a movement of the latter in its longitudinal direction is disclosed. The carded sliver is guided over at least one guide surface having perforations which leads to spreading and loosening of the sliver, and an air flow is generated through the perforated gui... | 3 |
CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS
[0001] This application is a divisional application of Ser. No. 11/353,409, filed Feb. 14, 2006, which claimed benefit of provisional application Ser. No. 60/660,789, filed Mar. 11, 2005.
FIELD OF THE INVENTION
[0002] The present invention r... | A method for collecting waste, wherein a disposer places a flexible dumpster near a waste disposal site whereby a truck-mounted forklift can be utilized to engage forks with the side portions of the flexible dumpster for loading and disposal. Accordingly, large dumpsters do not have to dropped off at the waste disposal... | 1 |
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
The present invention relates to a tension controlling device for the connection of members held in tension.
Many devices today employ a tension member to connect a flexible member to a relatively fixed member. One example is found in automatic garage door operators which use a f... | A tensioning device is connected to a flexible drive member by a right-hand threaded member on the drive member, which projects through an opening in the wall of a trolley. The threaded member is threaded onto a tensioning nut which is biased by a spring which mounts the nut in the base of the tensioning device. A reta... | 4 |
FIELD OF THE INVENTION
[0001] The invention relates to control of impulse-generated (sometimes termed shock-generated) vibration for diagnostic testing and/or controlled fragmentation. Applications include vibration testing of geological strata or mechanical structures to characterize how inherent strengths ... | Adaptive stimulation systems combine impulse-generated swept-frequency stimulation vibration with cyclically-varying hydraulic pressure to provide adaptive down-hole stimulation. Swept-frequency stimulation vibration arises from cyclical shifts of the power spectral density (PSD) of each stimulator's fluid interfac... | 4 |
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
The invention relates to a blown film comprising a polypropylene composition. In particular, the invention relates to polypropylene blown films having excellent optical properties, as well as mechanical properties.
Polypropylene for films is today almost exclusively used for cast... | The invention refers to polypropylene blown films which are characterised by excellent optical and mechanical properties. The polypropylene composition used for the films contains nucleating agents. | 2 |
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
The invention relates to a device for fixing a printed circuit board or card to a casket-like support having been equipped with inside channels or slots for guiding the circuit board in a pair of parallel channels when mounting the circuit board to the support, or when dismantling the ... | A device for fixing a printed circuit board to a casket-like support has been described. The support is equipped with pairs of inside channels for guiding and supporting the circuit board, and the device comprises an elastic material which partly occupies the volume of the channels. The elastic material allows guiding ... | 5 |
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
The present invention relates to valves having adjustable seats and, more particularly, to damper valves having seats which are variably adjustable.
Damper valves of the butterfly type are known in which a blade, usually of circular shape, is mounted for pivoting between an open ... | A damper valve includes a base, a valve blade pivotally mounted on the base and two serially arranged valve seats. Each valve seat comprises adjustable valve seat portions on opposite sides of a pivot axis of the valve blade, the valve seat portions being positioned on opposite sides of the blade. Each valve seat porti... | 5 |
CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS
Pursuant to 35 U.S.C. §119(e), this application claims priority to U.S. provisional patent application No. 60/846,674, filed Sep. 22, 2006, the entire disclosure of which is incorporated herein by reference.
FIELD OF THE INVENTION
This invention relate... | The invention includes a double helix thread cutting tap with both right-handed and left-handed helical chip removal flutes. The double helix thread cutting tap places a positive rake angle on all sets of thread cutting teeth for optimum performance and minimal cutting pressure. | 1 |
CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS
This non-provisional application claims the benefit of U.S. Provisional Patent Application No. 60/574,072, entitled “Retrieval Device,” filed May 25, 2004, which is hereby incorporated in its entirety.
FIELD OF THE INVENTION
The present invention relat... | An endoscopic surgical device for retrieving objects, such as for example, severed human tissue, foreign objects or impacted food bolus, from within a subject is disclosed. The device includes a body and handle movable relative to the body, a tubular member fixed to the body, a link having a first end fixed to the hand... | 0 |
TECHNICAL FIELD
[0001] The present invention relates to composite cement panel for use in a roof deck or similar structure, and a fabricating method of the cement panel.
BACKGROUND ART
[0002] FIG. 1 illustrates a typical construction 100 of a cladding construction system of a concrete... | This invention relates to a composite panel for a rooftop surface having a core material board having a top surface and a bottom surface with a plurality of openings through said core material board extending from said top surface to said bottom surface; a rigid outer shell of solid material that encapsulates said core... | 4 |
ORIGIN OF THE INVENTION
The invention described herein was made by employees of the United States Government and may be manufactured and used by or for the Government for governmental purposes without the payment of any royalties thereon or therefor.
FIELD OF THE INVENTION
This invention rel... | An apparatus for testing O-ring gaskets under a variety of temperature, pressure, and dynamic loading conditions. Specifically, this apparatus has the ability to simulate a dynamic loading condition where the sealing surface in contact with the O-ring moves both away from and axially along the face of the O-ring. | 6 |
TECHNICAL FIELD
[0001] This invention relates to automated container code recognition for use on transfer container cranes providing container handling in cargo container storage yards.
BACKGROUND ART
[0002] In the marine shipping industry, the expected annual container traffic gr... | A method and system providing a transfer container crane with container code recognition of a container identified by a container code to a container inventory management system is disclosed. The system and method are capable of performing these tasks without the use of non-standard container tagging. | 1 |
CROSS REFERENCES
[0001] This patent application is a continuation of U.S. Ser. No. 13/871,852 filed Apr. 26, 2013 (Ref. No. NES0305-US). Priority to this patent application is claimed and this patent application is hereby incorporated by reference in its entirety for all purposes. The subject matter of this ... | A system including a thermostat user interface for a network-connected thermostat is described. The system includes a thermostat including a frustum-shaped shell body having a circular cross-section and a circular rotatable ring, which is user rotatable for adjusting a setting of the thermostat. The system further incl... | 5 |
BACKGROUND
[0001] This invention relates to a portable light. In particular, it is concerned with a light which can be supported on a garment such as a cap, shirt, or jacket. In other instances, the light can be supported on a book, writing tablet, belt or the like.
[0002] Use of flashlights... | A portable light intended for mounting on a garment as support includes two LED light sources spaced apart towards the rear of the portable light. A clipped base below on anchor facilitates locating a garment between the anchor and the base, and a spring action urges the base toward the anchor. A hingedly movable head ... | 5 |
CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS
[0001] None
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
[0002] 1. Field of the Invention
[0003] The present invention relates to systems for actuating one or more tools adapted for use in a wellbore.
[0004] 2. Description of the Re... | An actuator operatively coupled to a wellbore tool is activated upon receiving fluid that a predetermined applied pressure. When the fluid string reaches the predetermined applied pressure, the actuator undertakes a specified action such as longitudinal movement, rotation, expansion, etc. that actuates or operates the ... | 4 |
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