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CROSS REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATION
[0001] This patent application claims priority to U.S. Provisional Patent Application Ser. No. 62/155,060, filed Apr. 30, 2015, which is incorporated herein by reference in its entirety.
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
[0002] The embodiments desc... | An automated spring force adjustment assembly for a seed planter includes a screw. Also included is a spring wound around an outer surface of the screw. Further included is a nut in threaded engagement with the outer surface of the screw and in contact with the spring. Yet further included is a motor operatively couple... | 5 |
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
[0001] 1. Field of the Invention
[0002] A novel computing approach for non-systematic hypothesis generation forms the basis of a trend or pattern analyzer embodied in a device or system that typically creates an automatic triggering event, such as an alarm, telephone ... | The present invention implements, in a trend or pattern trigger device or system, the generation of hypotheses automatically while considering any collection of data by automatically assessing with templates or charts the presence of patterns in the data without a priori postulation of what the pattern might be. The tr... | 6 |
CROSS REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATION
[0001] This application claims the benefit of the priority to Korean Application No. 10-2009-0049241, filed on Jun. 3, 2009, which is hereby expressly incorporated by reference in its entirely.
FIELD
[0002] The present disclosure relates to a... | Disclosed is a refrigerator. The refrigerator includes a cabinet configured to define an exterior boundary of the refrigerator with at least one opening therein. The refrigerator also includes a storage chamber defined by interior walls of the cabinet and configured to store food stuffs. The refrigerator further includ... | 5 |
CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS
This application is a divisional of U.S. patent application Ser. No. 08/138,907, filed Oct. 18, 1993, which issued as U.S. Pat. No. 5,533,883 on Jul. 9, 1996. That application was a continuation of U.S. patent application Ser. No. 07/968,557, filed Oct. 29, 1992, now abando... | A spin pack for spinning synthetic fibers from two or more liquid polymer streams includes a supply for at least two polymer streams to the spin pack; a spinneret having extrusion orifices; and flow distribution plate sets. The flow distribution plate sets include at least one patterned plate having edges which define ... | 3 |
FIELD OF THE INVENTION
This invention is related to the field of aerospace, and, in particular, to modern aircraft which utilize the flow of hot compressed bleed air from the engines for various on-board functions.
BACKGROUND OF INVENTION
It is well known in the art to use high temperature bleed air f... | A leak detector for an insulated duct carrying pressurized hot air comprises a cuff secured over a circumferential cut in the insulation of the duct, thereby creating a reservoir of hot air which has leaked from the duct, a manifold defining a conduit therein in communication with the hot air reservoir and a cap for se... | 5 |
CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATION
[0001] This non-provisional application claims priority under 35 U.S.C. §119(a) on Patent Application No. 2006-318523 filed in Japan on Nov. 27, 2006, the entire contents of which are hereby incorporated by reference.
TECHNICAL FIELD
[0002] This inven... | A water-soluble silicon-containing polymer is provided comprising recurring units having formula (1) wherein 10≦m≦260, 1≦n≦100, X is an alkylene chain which may have an alkyl substituent, R is H, alkyl or acetyl, and “a”=1, 2 or 3. The polymer has more than one primary amino group per hydrolyzable silyl group, affordin... | 2 |
This invention was partially made with funds provided by the Department of Health and Human Services under Grant No. NIH-GM49594. Accordingly, the United States Government has certain rights in this invention.
The present application is a Division of application Ser. No. 08/862,865, filed May 23, 1997, ... | Disclosed are unique starting materials, reaction sequences and intermediate compounds for the preparation of D-3-phosphorylated phosphoinositides (3-PPI) of unambiguous structure and absolute stereochemistry. The enantiomerically pure D-3-phosphorylated phosphoinositides also provided have many uses, including in the ... | 2 |
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
This invention is concerned with 2-methoxyethyl 4-hydroxy-2-methyl-2H-1,2-benzothiazine-3-carboxylate 1,1-dioxide, ##STR1## an ester having special value in the synthesis of piroxicam (4-hydroxy-2-methyl-N-2-pyridyl-2H-1,2-benzothiazine-3-carboxamide 1,1-dioxide) ##STR2## an antiinflam... | 2-Methoxyethyl 4-hydroxy-2-methyl-2H-1,2-benzothiazine-3-carboxylate 1,1-dioxide is an advantageous ester precursor for piroxicam (4-hydroxy-2-methyl-N-2-pyridyl-2H-1,2-benzothiazine-3-carboxamide 1,1-dioxide), an antiinflammatory agent established in medical practice. | 2 |
CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATION
[0001] This is a continuation of provisional U.S. application 60/238,172, filed Oct. 5, 2000, to which priority is hereby claimed.
STATEMENT REGARDING FEDERALLY SPONSORED RESEARCH
[0002] This invention was made with United States government su... | Disclosed herein are methods for producing a polymer. One polymerizes monomers selected from alkene monomers and terminal alkyne monomers, in the presence of a catalyst which is a silylene. The catalyst can be a heterocyclic amido silylene which is at least partially unsaturated within the ring. Also disclosed are poly... | 2 |
CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATION
[0001] This application claims priority to German Patent Application No. 10 2011 102 116.0, filed May 20, 2011, which is incorporated herein by reference in its entirety.
TECHNICAL FIELD
[0002] The technical field relates to a crash structure for atta... | A crash structure for attachment to a front subframe for a motor vehicle is provided. The crash structure includes an attachment area and a stiffening structure that reinforces the crash structure in the attachment area for the front subframe. The stiffening structure connects the crash structure to the front subframe ... | 1 |
CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS
This application is a Continuation of pending U.S. Nonprovisional Patent Application No. 13/186,467, filed on Jul. 19, 2011 and entitled “Sports MusiCom Headset”. Said application claimed benefit of U.S. Provisional Application No. 61/386,114, filed on Sep. 24, 2010 and ent... | The present invention relates to an apparatus and method to permit control and operation of an electronic device while participating in another activity, including a variety of sports and recreational activities. A fabric helmet liner, one or more speakers, a microphone, a breakaway connector, and a slap switch are pro... | 7 |
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
1. Field of the Invention
This invention relates to microprocessor design, and more particularly to a system, circuit, and method for conditional execution evaluation.
2. Description of the Related Art
The following descriptions and examples are not admitted to be prior art b... | A system, circuit, and method are presented for evaluating conditional execution instructions. The system, circuit, and method are adapted to receive an identification instruction comprising the size and the condition of execution of a block of conditional execution instructions. The system, circuit, and method may als... | 6 |
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
1. Field of the Invention
The present invention relates to a method for transferring a carbon film, including graphene, particularly relates to an efficient method for transferring a graphene film with low chemical and mechanical damages.
2. Description of Related Art
... | The present invention relates to a method of transferring a graphene film comprising the steps of (A) providing a carrier, wherein the carrier has a first surface, and a second surface, and a first graphene film is formed on the first surface; (B) disposing a patterned protection layer on the second surface of the carr... | 2 |
PRIORITY CLAIM
This application claims priority to U.S. Provisional Application Ser. No. 61/665,549, filed on Jun. 28, 2012, which is hereby incorporated herein by reference in its entirety
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
Field of the Invention
The present invention relates generally to th... | A centrifugal pump comprises a pump assembly, through which a fluid can be impelled. The pump assembly includes a fluid inlet and a fluid outlet, a fluid casing, and an impellor positioned within the fluid casing, the impellor being driven by a power source and being operable to generate fluid flow within the fluid cas... | 5 |
[0001] This application claims priority to U.S. Provisional Patent Application No. 62/046,582, filed Sep. 5, 2014, by Kent Winter and entitled “WEAR PLATES” and is incorporated herein by reference in its entirety.
BACKGROUND
[0002] In the mining and construction industries, loading and mo... | A wear plate for attachment to an excavator bucket. The wear plate comprising a mounting surface for mounting to an exterior face of the excavator bucket. The wear plate having a plurality of holes extending along at least a portion of the wear plate. The holes include carbide matrix weldment therein overfilling the ho... | 4 |
CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATION(S)
This application is continuation of U.S. patent application Ser. No. 09/761,362, filed Jan. 16, 2001, U.S. Pat. No. 6,751,651, which claims the benefit of U.S. Provisional Application No. 60/176,207, filed Jan. 14, 2000.
This application is related to co-pending, co... | A method of Web-site host consistency administration provides for consistent presentation of data despite presentation on client machines with inconsistent software-object libraries. The host sends screen images which contact the client's onboard DLLs as little as possible. That way, inconsistency problems called b... | 8 |
BACKGROUND
Gas chromatography is a process by which one or more compounds from a chemical mixture may be separated and identified. A carrier gas, for example, an inert gas such as nitrogen or helium, flows through a tube known as a column. Large columns may have inner diameters between about 3 mm and about 8 mm and... | A seal forming a fluid tight connection between a gas chromatography column and a sample inlet assembly is disclosed. The seal is formed by a metal injection molding process. The seal has a first surface adapted for sealing with the sample inlet assembly and a second surface adapted for sealing with the column. The sea... | 6 |
CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS
This application is a 371 of PCT/GB01/00168 filed on Jan. 16, 2001, now WO 01/53609 A1 published Jul. 26, 2001, and claims priority benefits of Great Britain patent application, GB 0001066.0 filed Jan. 17, 2000.
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
(1) Field of... | A method of removing a deck from an offshore structure is provided. An apparatus for carrying out the method is also described. | 4 |
FIELD OF THE INVENTION
The present invention relates to belt tensioning devices, and more particularly to spring-biased belt tensioning devices adapted for maintaining an optimum tension on endless driving members, such as belts or chains, of internal combustion engine drive systems.
DESCRIPTION OF THE PRIO... | Apparatus for applying an optimum tensioning force to an endless belt or the like, including a pivot defining a first pivot axis, a belt engagement element supported for rotation about the first pivot axis, a biasing element for urging the belt engagement element in a first direction of rotation about the pivot axis in... | 5 |
RELATED APPLICATION
[0001] This application is a continuation-in-part of copending U.S. patent application Ser. No. 10/152,203 entitled “LOCKING DISPLAY GUN RACK” by the same inventor, incorporated herein for all that it discloses and teaches, and claims benefit of priority for common subject matter.
... | Described herein is a secure gun display, comprising a restraint for holding a gun through a trigger guard of the gun and around a stock of the gun, wherein the restraint provides increased security by approximating the configuration of a thumb and forefinger of a human hand in a trigger-pulling position. | 8 |
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
[0001] 1. Field of the Invention
[0002] The present invention relates to date related event management and more particularly to recurring event management.
[0003] 2. Description of the Related Art
[0004] Date management refers to the ... | Embodiments of the present invention address deficiencies of the art in respect to filtering and caching recurring date driven data and provide a method, system and computer program product for data range determination for cached date driven values. In one embodiment of the invention, a date driven date selective retri... | 6 |
TECHNICAL FIELD OF THE INVENTION
[0001] The present invention relates generally to engines, and in particular to swash plate internal combustion engines.
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
[0002] An internal combustion engine derives power from the volumetric compression of a fuel-air mixtur... | A power-generation device comprising at least one cylinder, at least one cylinder head, at least one piston and an output shaft, having a central axis having a fixed angular relationship to the central axis of the cylinder. A swash plate, having a first swash plate surface having a normal axis disposed at a first fixed... | 5 |
CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS
[0001] This application claims the benefit of Swiss Patent Application No. 00339/11, filed Feb. 28, 2011, which is incorporated herein by reference as if fully set forth.
BACKGROUND
[0002] The invention is directed to a method for cutting the lower a... | A method for cutting the lower and at least one upper thread for lead-in embroidering or lead-in sewing is performed with a device including thread catchers ( 19 a - 19 c ) connected with each other in a fixed manner and layered over top of each other, formed of sheet metal, as well as spring and thread tightening ... | 3 |
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
This application is a continuation-in-part of Kim U.S. patent application Ser. No. 454,732, filed Dec. 30, 1982, now abandoned.
This invention relates to antiviral compounds.
SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION
In general, the invention features, in one aspect, compoun... | In one aspect, compounds having antiviral activity and having the general formula: ##STR1## wherein each R 2 , independently, is H or lower (fewer than 6 carbon atoms) alkyl; each R 3 , independently, is H or lower alkyl R 0 is H or lower alkyl, R 1 is H or lower alkyl; 1≦n≦11; n-2≦m≦2n; 0≦p≦3; z is 0 or 1; and p≦q≦2... | 2 |
FIELD OF THE INVENTION
[0001] The present invention relates generally to methods for co-production of alkylbenzene and biofuel using hydrocracking, and more particularly relates to methods for producing renewable alkylbenzene and biofuel from natural oils.
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
[0002] ... | Embodiments of methods for co-production of linear alkylbenzene and biofuel from a natural oil are provided. A method comprises the step of deoxygenating the natural oils to form paraffins. A first portion of the paraffins is hydrocracked to form a first stream of normal and lightly branched paraffins in the C 9 to C ... | 8 |
CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS
The present application claims the benefit of U.S. Provisional Application No. 61/262,198 filed on Nov. 18, 2009, which is incorporated herein by reference.
STATEMENT REGARDING FEDERALLY SPONSORED RESEARCH OR DEVELOPMENT
The present invention was not d... | A switched-mode buck power converter includes a power source, a first switch, an inductor for storing energy, a diode or second switch, and control circuitry. The inductor has a first end connected to an output node of the power converter, wherein the first switch is connected between the power source and a second end ... | 7 |
RELATED APPLICATION
This application is a divisional of U.S. patent application Ser. No. 10/421,336, filed Apr. 23, 2003 now U.S. Pat. No. 6,872,039.
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
1. Field of Invention
The invention relates to fasteners, namely threadless fasteners and more particularly to a threadless ... | A self-locking pin having a shaft, a headed end, and detent means biased in a bore in the pin. The portion of the detent or plunger that extends outwardly from the bore is wedge-shaped, while the portion of the plunger disposed inside the bore is cylindrical. A transitional angle is formed at the point where the config... | 5 |
FIELD OF THE INVENTION
The present invention is directed to a bone fixation assembly and, in particular, to a low profile fastening assembly for securing an orthopedic device to bone tissue.
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
As is known in the field of orthopedic surgery, and more specifically spinal surger... | In an exemplary embodiment, the present invention provides a fastener assembly that can be used for the fixation or anchoring of orthopedic devices or instruments to bone tissue. In particular, the present invention preferably provides a low profile variable angle or fixed angle fastener assembly that is able to secure... | 0 |
[0001] The present invention relates to the fixation of structural components to a substrate, and in particular to the laser welding of a semiconductor material, e.g. silicon, indium phosphide (InP), and gallium arsenide (GaAs), structural components to a like substrate, used in the fiberoptics industry.
... | Many optical components now use a microelectronic substrate called an optical micro-bench as a base from which to build. Conventional devices use one or more methods of fixing the various elements together and/or onto the semiconductor micro-bench. Typically these conventional methods require special coatings to be dep... | 1 |
This application is a 35 U.S.C. §371 National Stage Application of PCT/EP2013/065867, filed on Jul. 29, 2013, which claims the benefit of priority to Serial No. DE 10 2012 217 225.4, filed on Sep. 25, 2012 in Germany, the disclosures of which are incorporated herein by reference in their entirety.
The disclosure ... | The disclosure relates to an internal gear pump for a slip-controlled hydraulic vehicle brake system. According to the disclosure a separating piece of the internal gear pump is formed having an inner part and an outer part, which engages around the end of the inner part with allowance for tolerance. In this way, the i... | 5 |
TECHNICAL FIELD
[0001] The present disclosure generally relates to the field of materials science, and more specifically to a cobalt-base superalloy with a γ/γ′ microstructure. Embodiments herein particularly relate to a composition of high temperature resistant, tungsten free cobalt based superalloy.
... | Embodiments herein present the invention of a class of Tungsten (W) free Cobalt based (γ-γ′) superalloys with the basic chemical composition comprising in % by weight: 0.5 to 10 Aluminium (Al) and 1 to 15 Molybdenum (Mo) with at least one or both of 0.5 to 12 Niobium (Nb) and 0.5 to 12 Tantalum (Ta), with the remainder... | 2 |
PRIORITY OF INVENTION
The present invention is a continuation in part of patent application Ser. No. 14/076,461 filed Nov. 11, 2013, which is a continuation in part of patent application Ser. No. 13/653,852, filed Oct. 17, 2012. The present invention further incorporates by reference and claims priority to Provis... | A permanently affixed and travelling selector pin, car and weight plate selection mechanism for use with physical fitness equipment is disclosed including a segmented track and/or cut out cavern within the plate body for the car to travel within in either vertically or horizontally in order to select a different weight... | 0 |
FIELD OF THE INVENTION
The invention concerns a skipping rope, especially a skipping wire made of steel, with handles attached at the ends, especially handles made of wood.
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
It is known to provide skipping ropes with handles that are arranged at their ends to facilitate thei... | A skipping rope employing a wire rope and wooden handles which include an apparatus for permitting the handles to rotate freely with respect to the rope. The wooden handles include an axial bore which has a central section of reduced diameter in which is mounted a metal peg by means of a bushing supported inside the ha... | 0 |
CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATION
[0001] This application is a divisional of and claims priority of co-pending utility application Ser. No. 10/751,244 filed Dec. 31, 2003 entitled “Externally Activated Seal System for Wellhead.”
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
[0002] 1. Field... | A method and apparatus for a seal assembly for a unitized wellhead system for land or platform applications utilizes a friction grip technology to create maintainable metal-to-metal seals with finely-controlled contact stresses, lock-down casing and tubing hangers, support test loads to minimize the size of landing sho... | 4 |
BACKGROUND AND SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION
This invention relates to displays for photographs or the like and, more particularly, to an arrangement for storing a substantial number of photographs in a compact configuration and in readiness for serial display.
The invention employs a plurality of picture carryi... | A picture display device includes a plurality of generally rectangular frames hinged together, edge-to-edge in an endless series. The frames can be folded into an arrangement defining a compact pack from which a pair of frames project in an inverted-V display position. The assembly of frames is detachably mountable to ... | 6 |
RELATED APPLICATIONS
[0001] This application is related to and claims priority to U.S. patent application Ser. No. 60/170,037 entitled “Method and Apparatus for Controlling Flow in a Drum, filed on Dec. 10, 1999, as well as is related to International Patent Application No. PCT/US99/27294 entitled “Method a... | A method of manufacturing a non-woven material uses a contoured honeycomb drum with an outer microporous surface, more particularly with a contoured outer surface, for the manufacture of contoured non-woven fibrous materials. The method can use spunbonded, melt blown, or electro-static spun techniques for depositing so... | 3 |
CROSS-REFERENCES TO RELATED APPLICATIONS
[0001] The present application is related to application Ser. No. ______, entitled “Autonomic Link Optimization Through Elimination of Unnecessary Transfers”, Docket #TUC9-2002-0124 and to application Ser. No. ______, entitled “Autonomic Predictive Load Balancing of... | Disclosed are a system, a method, and a computer program product to provide for the optimization of the output transfer load balance between the peer computers transferring data to one or more storage devices. The peer computers receive, organize and transfer the data to storage devices. The data set is composed of a p... | 6 |
FIELD OF THE INVENTION
The field of the invention is directed to pet shelters and in particular to an all plastic pet shelter for use in an outdoor setting for protection of a pet from the elements.
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
The companionship provided by pets is well documented. Dogs in particular, ... | The instant invention is directed to a pet shelter for domestic pets. More specifically, the instant invention is a pet shelter constructed from a plurality of plastic panels each having integral connectors. The panels are constructed and arranged to be shipped and/or stored in a nested or stacked arrangement to reduce... | 0 |
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
1. Field of the Invention
The field of invention relates to adjustable door structure, and more particularly pertains to a new and improved adjustable door assembly wherein the same is directed to the accommodating of various configurations within a door frame.
2. Descripti... | A door assembly is arranged for accomodating adjustment relative to a door frame, with the organization including a door including first and second end wall caps mounted to the first and second ends of the door, wherein the caps are arranged for pivoted adjustment relative to the first and second door ends. Further, a ... | 4 |
CROSS REFERENCE TO RELATED DOCUMENTS
The present application is a divisional application of application Ser. No. 08/182,282, filed Jan. 14, 1994 now issued U.S. Pat. No. 5,515,510, which is incorporated herein in its entirety by reference.
FIELD OF THE INVENTION
This invention is in the area... | An interconnection topography for microprocessor-based communication nodes consists of opposite arrays of client nodes and resource nodes, with each client node connected to one resource node by a data transfer link, each resource node connected to a resource trunk by a data transfer link, and each node connected to ju... | 7 |
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
[0001] The invention relates to a ceramic seating stone for use in or on a metallurgical vessel for holding molten metal. The invention also relates to a metallurgical vessel having such a ceramic seating stone.
[0002] Arrangements of this nature are particularly ... | A ceramic seating stone is provided for use in or on a metallurgical vessel for holding molten metal. The stone is formed as a whole or in parts of ceramic fibers, hollow ceramic spheres and/or foam ceramics. | 1 |
CROSS REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS
[0001] This is a divisional of U.S. patent application Ser. No. 11/450,751, filed Jun. 9, 2006, titled “System and Method for Disposal of Digital Media”, and claims priority thereto.
TECHNICAL FIELD
[0002] The invention relates generally to ... | A system and method are described for rendering Compact Discs (CDs) and Digital Video Discs (DVDs) unreadable. Embodiments comprise a frame, a guide for constraining motion of the frame with respect to a disc, and at least one scraping element. Scraping elements may be positioned to damage the disc volume descriptor wh... | 8 |
RELATED APPLICATIONS
[0001] This application claims the benefit of priority to U.S. Provisional Application Ser. No. 60/882,065, filed Dec. 27, 2006, U.S. Provisional Application Ser. No. 60/883,408, Filed Jan. 4, 2007, and U.S. Provisional Application No. 60/890,660, filed Feb. 20, 2007, the contents of whi... | The disclosure describes methods of making high-strength NDGA collagen and associated methods of preparing collagen preparatory material and medical bioprostheses. | 3 |
[0001] This application is a Division of U.S. patent application Ser. No. 13/111,594, filed May 19, 2011, which in turn is a Division of U.S. patent application Ser. No. 12/026,120, filed Feb. 5, 2008, which in turn claims the benefit under 35 U.S.C. 119(e) of U.S. Provisional Patent Application No. 60/888,193, file... | A multi-rank beamforming (MRBF) scheme in which the downlink channel is estimated and an optimal precoding matrix to be used by the MRBF transmitter is determined accordingly. The optimal precoding matrix is selected from a codebook of matrices having a recursive structure which allows for efficient computation of the ... | 7 |
BACKGROUND
[0001] The present invention relates generally to operations performed and equipment utilized in conjunction with subterranean wells and, in an embodiment described herein, more particularly provides equipment and methods for use in underbalanced well completions.
[0002] At times ... | Equipment and methods which may be used in conjunction with an underbalanced well completion. In a described embodiment, a valve for use in a subterranean well in conjunction with a tool conveyed through the valve in a container is provided. The valve includes a passage formed longitudinally through the valve, a closur... | 4 |
LIST OF PRIOR ART REFERENCES (37 CFR 1.56 (a))
The following references are cited to show the state of the art:
(1) Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 18473/74, Sumiya, Feb. 18, 1974
(2) Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 102467/76, Tamai, Sept. 9, 1976
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION ... | An apparatus for examining an object such as a contact welded on a leaf spring in respect of geometrical and qualitative factors comprises an image pick-up device such as TV camera for detecting an optical image of the contact and the leaf spring having a dark portion along the contour of the contact and converting the... | 6 |
RELATED APPLICATIONS
This application is a continuation-in-part of application Ser. No. 710,920, filed Aug. 2, 1976 now U.S. Pat. No. 4,047,475, issued on Sept. 13, 1977.
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
In hot, dry climates such as the desert regions of the Southwestern United States, evaporativ... | A ventilating damper assembly particularly adapted for use in conjunction with an evaporative cooler system for architectural structures includes a duct inserted into the ceilings of rooms cooled by the evaporative cooling system to discharge air from within the room through an attic space located above the ceiling and... | 5 |
FIELD OF INVENTION
The present invention relates generally to electro-mechanical key and lock devices and more particularly to an electro-mechanical cylinder lock-key combination using an optical code, such as a holographic code or a bar code provided on the key.
BACKGROUND
It is previously known a variety ... | An electromechanical cylinder lock-key combination includes a cylinder housing and a cylinder core rotatably arranged in the cylinder housing and having a key-way for receiving a key. A plurality of key actuated moveable blocking elements block the rotation of the cylinder core unless a correct key is inserted in the k... | 8 |
TECHNICAL FIELD
[0001] This document pertains generally to implantable medical devices, and more particularly, but not by way of limitation, to implantable medical devices configured as a pedometer.
BACKGROUND
[0002] Implantable medical devices include, among other devices, cardiac rhythm ... | This document discusses, among other things, a system including an implantable medical device. The implantable medical device includes a control circuit and a motion sensing device. The motion sensing device is coupled to the control circuit, and the motion sensing device is configured to transmit signals to the contro... | 8 |
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
A mule is a type of shoe that typically has a closed toe and is backless or has no strap around the heel. These types of shoes are designed for a foot to easily slide into or out of the shoe. Such shoes are desirable because the slip-on style is convenient as it takes a short time to p... | An article of footwear including an outsole, an upper attached to the outsole and a heel portion attached to the outsole and movably connected to the upper. The heel portion is movable between a support position, where the heel portion is substantially transverse to the outsole, and a mule position, where the heel port... | 0 |
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
1. Field of the Invention
In manufacturing velour-like textiles, the process of severing pile loops in pile forming machines is of considerable economical and ecological importance, inasmuch as the subsequent shearing of loops necessarily results in considerable loss of pile mate... | A pile forming textile machine (circular knit, tufting, raschel, stitch-bonding or needle punch machine) is equipped with a plurality of pile elements (1, 11, 21, 31, 41, 51, 61, 71) drawing out pile loops from pile yarns or fibers incorporated into a ground fabric and controlling this pile loops to be severed from a c... | 3 |
FIELD OF THE INVENTION
[0001] The present invention relates to recombinant proteins/peptides from plant and animal materials, compositions comprising the proteins/peptides and methods for making them.
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
[0002] Biopharmaceuticals are the fastest growing sector with... | The present invention relates to recombinant proteins/peptides from plant and animal materials, compositions comprising the proteins/peptides and methods for making them. | 2 |
TECHNICAL FIELD
[0001] The invention relates generally to light emitting devices, and, more particularly, to a method for producing an InGaAsN active region for a long wavelength light emitting device.
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
[0002] Light emitting devices are used in many appl... | Several methods for producing an active region for a long wavelength light emitting device are disclosed. In one embodiment, the method comprises placing a substrate in an organometallic vapor phase epitaxy (OMVPE) reactor, the substrate for supporting growth of an indium gallium arsenide nitride (InGaAsN) film, supply... | 8 |
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
In digital computer networks such as the Internet, collections of data, referred to as “datagrams,” are typically transferred from node to node over the network in packets. Each packet of data typically includes a header portion and a data portion. In accordance with the common Internet ... | An apparatus and method for forwarding data on a network are described. A label-switching subnetwork within the network includes an ingress node and an egress node coupled to source and destination nodes, respectively, on the network. The ingress node sends a signal along a route within the subnetwork through a plurali... | 7 |
[0001] This is a divisional of co-pending U.S. patent application Ser. No. 11/931,455, filed on Oct. 31, 2007.
FIELD OF THE INVENTION
[0002] The present invention relates to compounds, compositions for use in reversing multidrug resistance in cancer cells, process for the preparation ther... | The present invention relates to methods of using 3′,4′-aromatic acyloxy substituted 7,8-pyranocoumarins compounds in reversing P-glycoprotein overexpression mediated multidrug resistance in cancer cells including uses in treating cancers. | 2 |
CROSS REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS
This application is the U.S. National Phase Application of PCT International Application Number PCT/EP2010/058646, filed Jun. 18, 2010, which claims priority to German Patent Application No. 10 2009 027 122.8, filed Jun. 23, 2009, and German Patent Application No. 10 2010 0... | The invention relates to a device and an operating method for an electronically controlled braking system having a friction brake, including friction linings for at least one wheel brake and having at least one electronic control device ESP+EPB−ECU. The aim of the invention is to provide an improved seat grinding devic... | 1 |
STATEMENT OF GOVERNMENT INTEREST
The invention described herein was made in the performance of official duties by one or more employees of the Department of the Navy, and the invention herein may be manufactured, practiced, used, and/or licensed by or for the Government of the United States of America without the... | A boresight verification device (BVD) comprised of a circular housing with a rear portion of smaller diameter and a front portion of larger diameter. The front portion securely holds a level. The circular housing also contains a plurality of spring plungers which grip the inside of a muzzle when BVD is inserted into a ... | 5 |
FIELD OF THIS INVENTION
[0001] This invention describes a control and monitoring system and method for access to a restricted area, such as mass transit systems (metro stations, train stations, airports, ports and others), commercial buildings, schools, factories, data centers and other places where the move... | We describe a control and monitoring system and method for access to a restricted area, such as mass transport systems (subways, trains, airports, ships and others), commercial buildings, schools, factories, datacenters, and other places with people moving, composed of a Processing Unit ( 10 ) that receives information... | 6 |
CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATION
This application claims the benefit of U.S. Provisional Patent Application No. 61/833,677, filed Jun. 11, 2013, which application is hereby incorporated by reference.
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
This invention relates to loop-type laundry holders having... | A laundry collar having a strap and a fastener that releasably interconnects the opposing strap ends, and a locking clip attached to one end of the strap and having opposing jaws which each have a plurality of teeth. A means for locking the jaws closed around an article of clothing secures the article to the laundry co... | 3 |
PRIORITY
This application is a divisional of and claims priority to the non-provisional application entitled Centrifuge Gyro Diaphragm Capable Of Maintaining Motor Shaft Concentricity, Ser. No. 09/334,956, filed Jun. 17, 1999 now U.S. Pat. No. 6,354,988 the disclosure of which is incorporated herein by reference.... | In a centrifuge comprising a drive shaft assembly, a diaphragm disposed about the drive shaft assembly reduces noise and vibration. The diaphragm permits the drive shaft assembly to pivot off a vertical axis while substantially limiting horizontal displacement thereof. Also, where a centrifuge includes a rotor shaft an... | 8 |
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
[0001] 1. Field of the Invention
[0002] The present invention relates to a device for applying a liquid medium to a moving product web, particularly a board web.
[0003] 2. Description of the Related Art
[0004] An applicator device... | An application device for applying an application medium to at least one side of a moving product web, the web having a running direction. The application device includes at least one roll supporting the web, at least one pocket between at least one roll and at least one side, at least one pocket having a size and a sh... | 3 |
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
The invention relates to a process for operating an open ring-type furnace, with firing shafts partly grouped together in the fire reversal unit, for manufacturing shaped carbonaceous bodies, mainly electrodes for the aluminum fused salt electrolytic process, by regulating at least the... | The operation of an open ring-type baking furnace for the production of shaped carbonaceous bodies and having at least partly grouped fire shafts is such that during the fire reversal phase the negative pressure is regulated in each fire shaft in the transverse walls near the fire reversal units. This regulation takes ... | 2 |
This is a continuation-in-part of application Ser. No. 07/804,679 filed on Dec. 11, 1991, now abandoned.
FIELD OF THE INVENTION
The invention concerns industrial fabrics and has more particular reference to such industrial fabrics as coated fusing and laminating belts and to a method for the manuf... | An industrial fabric such as a fusing or laminating belt and a method for the production thereof wherein an endless base fabric (21) is coated with successive layers (24, 25,26) of a synthetic plastics coating material, some at least of the layers including silicate bodies therein. The total coating includes at least o... | 3 |
This application claims priority under 35 U.S.C. §119 from Japanese patent application serial No. 2012-192935, filed Sep. 3, 2012, entitled “Toggle type fastener,” which is incorporated herein by reference in its entirety.
TECHNICAL FIELD
The present invention relates to a toggle type fastener for fixing a ... | A toggle type fastener to releaseably couple a fixed object and a movable object to each other includes a pedestal that is structured to be fixed to the movable object, a toggle lever pivotally coupled to the pedestal, a latching arm pivotally coupled to the toggle lever, a looseness prevention element that prevents mo... | 4 |
CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS PRIORITY
Specific reference is hereby made to U.S. Provisional Application No. 60/495,304, entitled POINT SET MATCHING FOR PRONE-SUPINE REGISTRATION IN VIRTUAL ENDOSCOPY, filed Aug. 14, 2003 in the name of Christophe Chefd'hotel and Bernhard Geiger, the inventors in the... | A method for registration of virtual endoscopy images in first and second patient positions comprises performing colon segmentation and feature extraction, including centerline and colon surface data for each of the images; resampling the centerline and colon surface data; computing respective local descriptors; pairin... | 6 |
CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS
The present application claims priority 35 U.S.C. §119 to European Patent Publication No. EP 14195241.6 (filed on Nov. 27, 2014), which is hereby incorporated by reference in its entirety.
TECHNICAL FIELD
Embodiments relate to a device for protection against inc... | A device for protection against incorrect refuelling, the device including a housing having housing tabs, a separating element to be opened to permit refuelling, and a closing element arranged in, and axially moveable axially relative to the housing. The closing element has at a periphery thereof closing tabs assigned ... | 1 |
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
1. Field of the Invention
The invention relates to playing cards. More particularly, the invention relates to luminescent playing cards which project one image under lighted conditions and an alternate image when no light is present.
2. Description of the Prior Art
A ... | A set of playing cards is disclosed including a plurality of cards, wherein each card includes distinct indicia printed thereon such that a first image is revealed under lighted conditions and a second image is revealed under non-lighted conditions. | 8 |
CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATION
This application is a continuation of copending International Application No. PCT/DE00/01867, filed Jun. 6, 2000, which designated the United States.
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
Field of the Invention
The present invention relates to a fuse for a ... | A semiconductor configuration is described which includes a semiconductor body having a main surface and an insulator layer disposed on the main surface of the semiconductor body. The insulator layer has a cavity formed therein extending to the main surface of the semiconductor body. A fuse having a fusible part extend... | 7 |
This is a Continuation-in-Part Application for No. 09/166,471 filed Oct. 5, 1998, which is now requested to be abandoned. This CIP incorporates the two preliminary amendments to the parent application. They were filed Dec. 29 and 31, 1998. Other new material, in addition to that of the preliminary amendments, is includ... | An automatic control of speed for a vehicle is based on using speed setting, actual speed, acceleration and the change of the slope of the road to set fuel flow for improved fuel mileage. The proposed system of sensors and a programmed computer automatically manages fuel flow to the engine as the truck moves in gusting... | 1 |
FIELD OF THE INVENTION
[0001] This invention generally relates to a merchandising system that includes as a part of the system an improved gravity feed tray, which can be used for the storage, and gravity feed dispensing of bottles, cans, and other merchandise.
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
[00... | A gravity feed tray is provided for use as a component of a display device for retail merchandise such as bottled soft drinks or water in a retail setting. The gravity feed tray includes a first and second support structure that are forwardly and downwardly inclined when coupled to a retail display bar. The first and s... | 0 |
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
The present invention is directed toward a time delay circuit for controlling operation of a load and is more particularly directed toward a time delay circuit for controlling the activation of an alarm circuit in a fire protection system.
Because it is sometimes desirable to del... | A circuit for controlling operation of a load, such as an alarm circuit in a fire protection system, in which operation of the load is delayed for an adjustable time period. The load control circuit includes a DIAC for generating a first trigger signal, an SCR which generates a second trigger signal, and a switch, pref... | 7 |
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
My invention relates to safety barriers for small children, and particularly to a safety barrier which is economical to manufacture, is readily portable, and adjustable in two dimensions, and can be applied without any special tools, and can be reused as desired.
Safety barriers ... | A barrier or safety guard for preventing the escape of small children from a safe area, having as its basic element a panel of flexible material, preferably in the form of netting with relatively small apertures therein. A border of flexible material is provided for the periphery of the panel and has a plurality of spa... | 0 |
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
This invention relates to an anti-pollution apparatus and more particularly to a oil spill current activated boom that is deployable to collect floatable pollutants such as oil.
The devastating effects of liquid hydrocarbons spillage on a body of water are well known. Accidental ... | A current deployable floatable boom unit for accumulating oil from the surface of water. An oil monitoring device is operative to actuate the deployment of the boom unit when oil is sensed adjacent to the boom unit, which boom unit is stored out of the way. | 4 |
CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATION
This patent application claims the benefit under 35 U.S.C. 119(e) of U.S. Provisional Patent Application No. 60/440,064 filed Jan. 16, 2003, entitled Governor Spring Bracket Assembly.
BACKGROUND OF INVENTION
The present invention relates to automatic transmissions an... | A governor spring bracket assembly that attaches to an exterior surface of a shaft-mounted governor valve assembly for an automatic transmission is disclosed. The present governor spring bracket assembly functions to counterbalance the effect of centrifugal force on the governor valve weights, which is generated by rot... | 8 |
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
The invention pertains to a folding guide for use with cutting and sewing machines and more particularly, a guide for effecting folds in workpieces formed from knit fabric prior to their being subjected to the cutting and sewing operations.
In the knitted garment industry, it is ... | A folding guide for cutting and sewing machine workpieces formed from knit fabric for effecting folds therein prior to being sewn and cut having first and second plate elements disposed in vertically spaced and parallel alignment. A third plate element extending parallel to the first and second plate elements has an ed... | 3 |
CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS
[0001] This application is a U.S. national phase application under 35 U.S.C. §371 of International Application No. PCT/EP2011/067606 filed on Oct. 7, 2011 and claims benefit to German Patent Application No. DE 10 2010 047 895.4, filed on Oct. 11, 2010. The internationa... | A process for the combustion of a liquid in a combustion chamber includes atomizing liquid sulfur using a rotary atomizer and introducing the liquid sulfur into the combustion chamber. The liquid sulfur is charged onto an inside of a cup. The cup is rotated so as to form a liquid film on the inside of the cup and so th... | 2 |
CROSS REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS
This application is the U.S. national phase application of PCT International Phase Application No. PCT/EP2009/055295, filed Apr. 30, 2009, which claims priority to German Patent application No. 10 2008 021 781.6, filed Apr. 30, 2008, and to German Patent application No. 10 ... | A self-learning map or a device for creating and storing a digital map for a transport unit on the basis of environmental sensors, vehicle-to-X communication and satellite navigation systems. The self-learning map and device create and store the digital map without the use of data from navigation maps. The obtained dig... | 6 |
CROSS REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS
This application claims the benefit of an earlier filing date from U.S. Ser. No. 10/763,863, filed Jan. 22, 2004, now U.S. Pat. No. 7,178,603 which itself claims an earlier filing date from U.S. Provisional Application Ser. No. 60/443,404 filed Jan. 29, 2003, the entire con... | An inflatable element utilizing a solid or particulate laden fluid as an expansion media. A fluid component of the solid or particulate laden fluid is exhausted from a defined area of the element to leave substantially only particulate matter therein to maintain the expanded state of the seal. A method for sealing incl... | 4 |
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
1. Field of the Invention
This invention relates to method and apparatus for cleaning gas.
2. Description of the Prior Art
Reference is made to U.S. Pat. Nos. 3,594,991; 3,917,472; and Re. 28,396.
SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION
The present invention provides app... | Apparatus for filtering a gas stream including a common manifold to which, in use, gas to be filtered is passed, a plurality of gas outlets from said manifold, a plurality of particle separators adapted to remove particles from said gas stream prior to exiting from said gas outlets and wherein said particle separators ... | 1 |
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
1. Field of the Invention
The present invention relates to silicic acid (hetero)polycondensates and their application. In particular, the present invention relates to polycondensates modified with unsaturated organic groups based on hydrolytically condensable compounds of silicon... | Polycondensates modified with unsaturated organic groups on the basis of rolytically condensable compounds of silicon and optionally other elements from the group B, Al, P, Sn, Pb, the transition metals, the lanthanides and the actinides, in which 5 to 100 mole %, based on the monomer compounds, of the fundamental hyd... | 2 |
CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS
This application is a continuation of U.S. application Ser. No. 14/266,495 titled “Interactive Massaging Device”, filed on Apr. 30, 2014 which is a continuation of U.S. patent application Ser. No. 13/858,286 titled “Interactive Massaging Device,” filed Apr. 8, 2013 now U.S.... | A vibratory massaging device having a spaced plurality of proximity sensors distributed on a massaging surface of the device, and a control circuit operative for controlling vibratory intensities in response to activation of particular ones of the sensors being close to a user's body parts being massaged. The devic... | 0 |
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
1. Field of the Invention
The present invention relates generally to windows and, more specifically, to window insulation comprising a frame having a track fixedly attached thereto and flexible impermeable sheeting, such as plastic or other material, having a rail member peripher... | A window insulation having a frame with a track fixedly attached thereto and flexible impermeable sheeting having a rail member peripherally positioned and releasably mountable to said track member therein forming a window thermally insulative device that can be mounted to the wall over the window opening or mounted to... | 4 |
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
[0001] (1) Field of the Invention
[0002] The present invention pertains to a portable drill apparatus that combines an air motor that drives a drill chuck in rotation, a linear actuator that drives the air motor and the drill chuck in linear reciprocating movement... | A portable drill apparatus combines an air motor that drives a drill chuck in rotation, a linear actuator that drives the air motor and the drill chuck in linear reciprocating movements, and an electric motor that operates the linear actuator. The drill chuck, air motor, linear actuator, and electric motor are all conn... | 8 |
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
1. Field of the Invention
The present invention pertains to an apparatus for managing heat in a computer environment or the like. More particularly, the present invention pertains to a method and apparatus for managing heat generated by electronic circuitry using a base plate and... | To manage heat in a computer environment or the like, a base plate and/or a input/output (I/O) plate includes an integrated heat pipe. For example, the base plate, located between a bottom surface of a laptop computer chassis and a printed circuit board (PCB) or motherboard would include a heat-pipe network that draws ... | 6 |
CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS
The present application is related to co-pending applications entitled “ELECTRON DENSITY MEASUREMENT AND PLASMA PROCESS CONTROL SYSTEM USING A MICROWAVE OSCILLATOR LOCKED TO AN OPEN RESONATOR CONTAINING THE PLASMA,” Ser. No. 60/144,878 and “ELECTRON DENSITY MEASUREMENT AND PL... | A system for measuring plasma electron densities (e.g., in the range of 1010 to 1012 cm−3) and for controlling a plasma generator. Measurement of the plasma electron density is used as part of a feedback control in plasma-assisted processes, such as depositions or etches. Both the plasma measurement method and system g... | 7 |
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
The invention relates to a panel-shaped building element.
DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION
A composite element is known from DE 1 484 322 A1 which is composed of a folded-plate structure and heat insulation located on either side in the form of a plastic foam foamed into the co... | A building panel with a folded-plate structure made of perforated, trapezoidally corrugated sheet metal, plastic foam being attached into the corrugations so as to fill them, narrow sides of the building panel run parallel to the corrugations and have diametrically opposed profiles and are formed by N branches of the f... | 4 |
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
The present invention relates to a yarn feed roller assembly for a tufting machine, and also to a method of controlling the pile height of individual stitches in a tufting machine.
U.S. Pat. No. 5,182,997 discloses a yarn feed roller assembly with two longitudinally extending dri... | A tufting machine has a yarn feed roller assembly with a plurality of rotatable driver rollers driven at different speeds and a plurality of actuators in the form of a pivotable arm having in one embodiment a pair of yarn feed reels one of which is arranged to selectively press yarn into engagement with one of the driv... | 3 |
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
1. Field of the Invention
This invention relates to a method of selectively extracting low molecular weight solvents to concentrate higher molecular weight solutes in solution therein by the use of cross-linked ionic gels. Cross-linked ionic gels have been developed as size selec... | A separation method utilizing the ability of cross-linked ionic polymer gels to selectively extract solvent from a solution of a macromolecular material. A feed solution containing macromolecules is added to a small amount of basic or warm gel. The gel swells, absorbing the low molecular weight solvent, but cannot abso... | 1 |
BACKGROUND
1. Field of Invention
The device described herein relates generally to the production of oil and gas. More specifically, the present disclosure relates to a system and method of mechanically charging hydraulics and actuating a valve using the hydraulics.
2. Description of Related Art
... | A wellhead assembly includes a valve with a valve actuator. The valve actuator linearly moves a valve stem and valve member assembly to selectively open and close the valve. The valve actuator moves the valve stem by reciprocatingly moving a piston that is attached to the valve stem. The piston is moved by applying pre... | 5 |
BACKGROUND OF THE DISCLOSURE
1. Field of the Disclosure
The subject disclosure relates generally to oilfield drilling, and more particularly to bottom hole assemblies and tools for orienting a bottom hole assembly (BHA).
2. Background of the Related Art
In conventional drilling, the BHA is lower... | A technique facilitates control over the orientation of a bottom hole assembly. A planetary gearbox assembly incorporates a sun wheel which cooperates with planet wheels at a plurality of levels along the planetary gear box assembly. The sun wheel and the planet wheels cooperate to convert rotational input to rotationa... | 4 |
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
1. Field of the Invention
This invention relates to textile machines that use flyers to insert twist to textile fibers, such machines being commonly called "roving frames."
2. Description of the Prior Art
Knowledgeable workers in the art realize that the two l... | A free, rotating flyer is suspended from an arm hinged to the threadboard of a frame. The flyer is detachably connected to a flange which is positively driven by a timing belt. The flange coaxially surrounds the spindle. | 3 |
FIELD OF THE INVENTION
[0001] This invention relates to wool-synthetic blend fabrics and more particularly to flame-resistant, dimensionally stable wool-synthetic blend fabrics suitable for use in aircraft and other transport interiors.
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
[0002] Upholstery fa... | A method of producing a dimensionally stable, fire-resistant fabric including the steps of spinning yarn from wool and fire-resistant synthetic fibers, weaving the yarn to form a fabric, and dimensionally stabilizing the fabric to produce a textile that passes aircraft manufacturer specifications. | 3 |
CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS
This is a continuation-in-part application based upon co-pending U.S. patent application Ser. No. 07/972,611 filed Nov. 6, 1992 now U.S Pat No. 5,282,065.
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
This invention relates to facsimile machines for printing documents w... | A facsimile machine which allows the user to select whether all documents have their like edges aligned, or whether successive documents have alternate orientations. The machine determines the orientation of each received page. Reversing the order of the data allows a document orientation to be switched. Whether it is ... | 7 |
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
1. Field Of The Invention
The invention relates generally to automated validation of calling card calls, and more particularly to centralized hubbing of physical connections to telecommunications networks and protocol translation of automated validation messages.
2. Definit... | Method and system for calling card validation hubbing provides a hubbed architecture for communicating validation messages relating to a calling card number to be validated between a telecommunications network which accepts a calling card call and the telecommunications network which issued the card. The hubbing system... | 7 |
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
[0001] (1) Field of the Invention
[0002] The invention relates generally to electronic circuits within optical read-out systems and in particular to interfaces for operating light emitting diodes (LED) in conjunction with photo diodes realized with integrated-ci... | A circuit and method are given, to realize a loudness control for mobile phone earpieces and speakers with the help of a proximity sensor, which is realized as an infrared photo-electric guard circuit, where only very few external parts are needed. As a novelty here, the necessary photo sensors are integrated onto a si... | 8 |
CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS
This application is a continuation and claims the benefit of priority under 35 USC 120 of U.S. application Ser. No. 09/886,868, entitled AUDIO SIGNAL PROCESSING, filed Jun. 21, 2001 now U.S. Pat. No. 7,164,768.
STATEMENT REGARDING FEDERALLY SPONSORED RESEARC... | A method for processing and transducing audio signals. An audio system has a first audio signal and a second audio signal that have amplitudes. A method for processing the audio signals includes dividing the first audio signal into a first spectral band signal and a second spectral band signal; scaling the first spectr... | 7 |
PRIOR APPLICATION DATA
The present application is a national phase application of International Application PCT/CH2004/000664, entitled “SCREW-CENTRIFUGAL PUMP” filed on Nov. 2, 2004, which in turn claims priority from European Patent Application EP 04405214.0, filed on Apr 7, 2004, all of which are incorporated by... | A screw-centrifugal pump ( 1 ) comprises a pump housing ( 3 ) having an inlet opening ( 3 c ) and also an impeller ( 2 ) arranged within the pump housing ( 3 ) and rotatable about an axis of rotation ( 2 d ) in a direction of rotation ( 4 a ). The impeller ( 2 ) has a spirally extending blade entry edge ( 2 a )... | 5 |
TECHNICAL FIELD
The present invention relates to the emulation of Ethernet frame broadcasting across a provider's transport network to which Ethernet Local Area Networks (LANs) are connected. The invention is applicable in particular, though not necessarily, to Ethernet frame broadcast emulation across a tran... | A method to facilitate the broadcast of frames between a set of Edge Nodes of a transport network, where nodes of the transport network forward frames using labels added to the frames at ingress Edge Nodes. The method comprises, at each of said Edge nodes and at intermediate nodes in the paths between said Edge Nodes, ... | 7 |
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
[0001] 1. Field of the Invention
[0002] The present invention relates to carburization treatment methods for carburizing steel material and a carburization treatment apparatus suitable for carrying out the carburization treatment methods.
[0003] ... | The invention provides a carburization treatment method in which a carburization treatment is conducted simultaneously with an operation of supplying a hydrocarbon gas and an oxidative gas into a furnace kept under a reduced pressure. Preferably, the internal pressure within the furnace is kept at 0.1 to 101 kPa, the h... | 2 |
TECHNICAL FIELD
[0001] The present invention relates to a vibrational frequency adjustment device for adjusting the vibrational frequency of reciprocating linear motion and a water flow type oral cavity cleaning device using the same.
BACKGROUND ART
[0002] As an electric toothbrush with a ... | A vibrational frequency adjustment device comprises, as a vibrational frequency adjustment means ( 22 ): a first conversion means ( 40 ) which is provided with an input-side rotating member ( 41 ), an output-side rotating member ( 42 ), and a one-way clutch ( 44 ) for transmitting only the rotational motion in one dire... | 8 |
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