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BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
[0001] 1. Field of the Invention
[0002] The present invention relates to air presses for a papermaking machine, and, more particularly, to end seal arrangements therefor.
[0003] 2. Description of the Related Art
[0004] Effective w... | An air press for pressing a fiber web includes a plurality of rolls and a pair of end seal arrangements. Of the plurality of rolls, each pair of adjacent rolls forms a nip therebetween. Further, each roll has a pair of roll ends, the plurality of rolls together forming two sets of roll ends. Each end seal arrangement c... | 3 |
PRIORITY
[0001] This application claims the priority of U.S. Provisional application No. 60/396,779, filed Jul. 17, 2002 titled “Optical Lithography Fluoride Crystal Annealing Furnace”.
BACKGROUND OF INVENTION
[0002] 1. Field of the Invention
[0003] The inventio... | A method of making below 250-nm UV light transmitting optical fluoride lithography crystals includes applying heat along a shortest path of conduction of a selected optical fluoride crystal, heating the optical fluoride crystal to an annealing temperature, holding the temperature of the optical fluoride crystal at the ... | 2 |
This is a continuation of application Ser. No. 06/882,228, filed July 7, 1986, now U.S. Pat. No. 4,683,965.
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
The present invention relates to oil well drill bits, and more particularly relates to an improved unitary drill bit having particular utility when drilling in so... | A drill bit for use in unconsolidated formations includes a generally triangular cross-section that tapers toward the lower tip end of the tool. The vertices of the triangular cross-section carry blade members that cut and define the size of the bore hole. Nozzles positioned between the blades and upon the tapered port... | 4 |
FIELD OF THE INVENTION
This invention relates to electronic circuits, and, more particularly, to a neuro-fuzzy network architecture having self-training or on-line learning capabilities.
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
The invention particularly relates to a self-training neuro-fuzzy network architecture ... | A neuro-fuzzy integrated architecture which permits on-line self-training includes at least one microcontroller of the fuzzy type dedicated to fuzzy rules computing and integrated monolithically on a semiconductor together with a non-volatile memory. Also included within the same integrated circuit are a microprocessor... | 6 |
FIELD OF INVENTION
[0001] This invention relates to novel compounds having S1P receptors modulating activity and the use of such compounds to treat diseases associated with inappropriate S1P receptor/s activity.
BACKGROUND
[0002] Sphingosine 1-phosphate (S1P) is a natural sphingolipid that... | The invention relates to novel compounds that have S1P receptor modulating activity. Further, the invention relates to a pharmaceutical comprising at least one compound of the invention for the treatment of diseases and/or conditions caused by or associated with inappropriate S1P receptor modulating activity or express... | 2 |
RELATED APPLICATION
[0001] This application claims the benefit of U.S. Provisional Application No. 61/416,808, filed on Nov. 24, 2010. The entire teachings of the above application are incorporated herein by reference.
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
[0002] Development of fluorescent ... | The present invention is directed to a fluorescence compound represented by structural Formula (I), with specificity to neural stem cells: I or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof. The variables for structural Formula (I) are defined herein. Also described are methods for detection of neural stem cells, comprisi... | 2 |
This application is a continuation, of application Ser. No. 680,261, filed Nov. 1, 1984, filed as PCT FR84/00045 on Feb. 29, 1984, published as WO84/03468 on Sept. 13, 1984, abandoned.
DESCRIPTION
Method for packaging a permanent adhesive composition in the form of a block or section, apparatus th... | An open-topped casting mold and a matching mold are hingedly connected and are electrostatically coated with a powder screen; casting material is then poured into the molds without disturbing the powder by holding the powder in position with static electricity. The molds are pivoted together to provide a composite body... | 1 |
BACKGROUND
[0001] The electrophoretic display (EPD) is a non-emissive device based on the electrophoresis phenomenon influencing charged pigment particles suspended in a colored dielectric solvent. This general type of display was first proposed in 1969. An EPD typically comprises a pair of opposed, space... | The present invention relates to an improved EPD which comprises the in plane switching mode. More specifically, the EPD of the present invention comprises isolated cells formed from microcups of well defined size, shape and aspect ratio and the movement of the particles in the cells is controlled by the in-plane switc... | 6 |
FIELD OF THE INVENTION
[0001] The present invention relates generally to an apparatus for the production of hydrogen by steam reforming. In particular, the invention relates to a furnace outlet system for transferring a stream of reactants including hydrogen from a heating furnace towards a manifold condu... | An outlet system in a reforming catalytic reaction apparatus for cracking hydrocarbons for the production of hydrogen (H 2 ) includes differently dimensioned inlet and outlet reaction tubes attached to and in flow communication with one another; and an external layer of thermal insulation material surrounding a part of... | 1 |
BACKGROUND
[0001] 1. Field
[0002] The present invention relates generally to communication systems, and more specifically to a method and an apparatus for processing shared sub-packets in a communication system.
[0003] 2. Background
[0004] Communication syst... | Method and Apparatus for Processing Shared Sub-packets in a Communication System are disclosed. A communication system providing both voice and data services allows for a plurality of subscriber station to share a data sent in a unit of a forward traffic channel. To provide information required by the subscriber statio... | 7 |
CROSS REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS
This application claims the benefit of priority under 35 U.S.C. § 119 of German Application DE 10 2004 002 245.3 filed Jan. 15, 2004, the entire contents of which are incorporated herein by reference.
FIELD OF THE INVENTION
The present invention pertains to a metering... | A metering pump, especially for feeding fuel to a vehicle heater, comprising a delivery plunger ( 50 ), which can be moved to and fro for delivering liquid medium, a guide sleeve ( 42 ), which partially accommodates the delivery plunger ( 50 ) and guides same for the reciprocating movement, wherein the guide sleeve ( 4... | 5 |
FIELD OF THE INVENTION
[0001] The invention relates to a safety access to a room, in particular a class room, The safety access shall protect people in the room, for example teachers and students from a homicidal attacker.
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
[0002] Safety accesses that allow only ... | A safety access to a room in particular a class room with a safety lock, an entry from outside and an exit to the room, comprising a first door in the exit and a locking door which renders the locking chamber lockable. | 4 |
CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS
[0001] Not applicable.
BACKGROUND
[0002] 1. Field of the Invention
[0003] This invention relates to dry stretched polyolefin (PP, PE, and PP/PE/PP) microporous membranes as battery separators, specifically to the continuous m... | A continuous method of making dry-stretch microporous membrane battery separators from polypropylene (PP) or polyethylene (PE) or both benefits to the manufacturers in the production efficiency. The precursor-film extrusion in this invention is accomplished by multiple small film-extrusion lines at a compatible line sp... | 1 |
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
This invention relates to a method and apparatus for controlling the flow of bakery and other items in a manufacturing process. More particularly, this invention relates to a method and apparatus that can be utilized to transfer bakery and other items from one conveyor to another and t... | There is set forth a rotating wheel transfer mechanism for transferring items, but in particular bakery items, from one conveyor belt to another conveyor belt. Combined with the conveyor belt mechanism there can be a gate arrangement to assist in aligning the conveyed items. In addition, the wheel transfer mechanism ca... | 1 |
CROSS REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS
[0001] This application is a continuation application of U.S. Ser. No. 15/329,380, filed on Jan. 26, 2017, which is a US national phase application based upon an International Application No. PCT/CN2016/077014, filed on Mar. 22, 2016, which claims priority to Chinese A... | Disclosed in the embodiments of the present invention are a network access method and a mobile communications terminal, comprising: first determining the current position of a mobile communications terminal; if the network identifier of the public land mobile network (PLMN) corresponding to said position has not been a... | 8 |
This is a continuation of application Ser. No. 08/131,767 filed Oct. 4, 1993, now abandoned.
FIELD OF THE INVENTION
This invention is in the area of general-purpose computers, and pertains more specifically to power supplies for general-purpose computers.
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
St... | A power supply system for a general purpose computer has plural power supplies for powering selected groups of components. One of the power supplies serves the keyboard and its controller, and the keyboard controller is configured to turn the other power supply or supplies on and off in response to user input at the ke... | 8 |
CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS
This application is the U.S. National Phase of PCT/DK2013/050373 filed Nov. 12, 2013, which claims priority of Danish Patent Application PA 2012 70694 filed Nov. 12, 2012, and Danish Patent Application PA 2012 70742 filed Nov. 29, 2012.
FIELD OF INVENTION
The in... | The invention regards a plug comprising a housing, a number of connectors and a selector outlet having a movable selector part whereby the configuration of the connectors may be changed when the selector part is moved. The housing may have a triangular cross section defined by a first side A, a second side B and a thir... | 7 |
CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATION
[0001] This present application claims priority to U.S. Provisional Patent Application Ser. No. 60/848,091, to Bala, filed Sep. 29, 2006, entitled “INFERCLUSTER: A PRIVACY PRESERVING DISTRIBUTED CLUSTERING ALGORITHM.” The present application is also a continuation-in-... | A method for distributed data clustering is provided. The method includes the steps of providing data points each having at least one attribute, determining a two class set of data including data to be clustered and non-cluster data, determining an overall best attribute selection from each of a plurality of clustering... | 6 |
This is a continuation of Ser. No. 07/101,569, filed 9/25/87, now U.S. Pat. No. 4,826,334.
TECHNICAL FIELD
This invention relates generally to printing ribbon holders and particularly to an endless loop-type ribbon cassette
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
It is common practice today to emp... | An endless loop ribbon cassette wherein the storage of a ribbon in a ribbon cassette is effected by a belt assembly which causes the ribbon to move along a generally linear path substantially corresponding to one dimension of a storage cavity. This effects an ordered, rather than a random, storage of a ribbon. In addit... | 1 |
TECHNICAL FIELD
The present invention relates generally to thermal fuses, and more particularly, to a thermal fuse having a pair of electrical contacts that are retained in contact by a thermally deformable element.
BACKGROUND ART
Electrical appliances often include mechanisms that terminate operation... | A thermal fuse includes a first electrical contact extending through and engaged in electrical contact with a second contact. A spring is compressed between the first and second contacts. A thermally deformable pin retains the second contact against the compressed spring. The pin is responsive to a high temperature con... | 7 |
This is a continuation of application Ser. No. 07/767,819, filed Sep. 30, 1991.
FIELD OF THE INVENTION
This invention relates to UCT-4B, which is a clerodane-type diterpene having antitumor and antibacterial activities, and a process for producing a compound having a clerodane-type diterpene struc... | A clerodane-type diterpene derivative, which has antibacterial and antitumor activities, as well as chemically equivalent tautomers thereof and a process for producing said derivative using a microorganism belonging to the genus Streptomyces. | 2 |
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
1. Field of the Invention
The present invention relates to an electronic endoscope having a video-scope and a video-processor, especially, it relates to a signal process for displaying an observed image while recording a still image.
2. Description of the Related Art
... | An electronic endoscope has a light source that radiates illuminating light, a movie-image processor, a still-image processor, an image-change processor, and provisional image displayer. The still-image processor that alternately reads odd-line image-pixel signals and even-line image-pixel signals over two field interv... | 0 |
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
[0001] The present invention relates to a safety device for the building field, for individually protecting against falls workers assigned to walking at high elevations in buildings under construction.
[0002] Safety devices for buildings are known for providing ... | A safety device for the building field, for individually protecting against falls workers assigned to walking at high elevations in buildings under construction. The device comprises at least one pole, a detachable connection for the pole base with the surface of a building, the pole having at its top end, an engagemen... | 4 |
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
In the construction of window and door assemblies, it is common to use insulated glass panel units of the general type disclosed in U.S. Pat. Nos. 5,003,747 and 6,675,537 which issued to or are owned by the assignee of the present invention. Usually, the insulated glass units include two... | A rectangular outer sash frame has extruded plastic frame members with inwardly projecting flange portions overlapping a peripheral edge portion of an outer glass panel of an insulated glass unit. A removable inner sub-sash frame interconnects with the outer sash frame and has extruded plastic frame members with inward... | 4 |
TECHNICAL FIELD OF THE INVENTION
[0001] The present invention generally relates to semiconductor devices and more particularly to a method for removing a resist mask with high selectivity to a carbon hard mask used for semiconductor structuring.
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
[0002] As i... | The present invention relates to a method for removing a resist selective to a carbon hard mask including providing an etching plasma comprising of at least hydrogen at a predetermined temperature level and a predetermined pressure level in a reaction chamber, and etching the resist selectively to the mask with said pl... | 7 |
FIELD OF THE INVENTION
[0001] This invention relates to a fluoropolymer, the manufacture thereof, and the use thereof for imparting oil and water repellency to leather substrates. In particular, the fluoropolymer of this invention is made from monomers having very few or no hydrophilic groups.
BACKGR... | Various fluoropolymers have been proposed for imparting oil and water repellency to leather. Commonly, these fluoropolymers are amphiphilic; i.e., they are made from at least one monomer which is hydrophobic and at least one monomer which is hydrophilic. The present invention identifies and remedies disadvantages assoc... | 2 |
CROSS REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS
This application is a continuation-in-part of application Ser. No. 09/356,640,entitled PLUMBING SLIDER BRACKET AND DOUBLE RATCHET ARM PIPE CLAMP ASSEMBLY, which was filed on Jul. 19, 1999 and application Ser. No. 08/965,302, entitled. PLUMBING SLIDER BRACKET AND DOUBLE RATC... | A plumbing slider bracket and ratchet arm conduit clamp includes a slider bracket with an inner bracket section which is telescopically received within an outer bracket section such that it is slidable back and forth within the outer bracket section to make an extendable slider bracket. Flexible tabs extending from eit... | 8 |
This application is a continuation-in-part of 09/186,989, filed Nov. 5, 1998, now U.S. Pat. No. 6,096,327.
FIELD OF THE INVENTION
The present invention relates to cosmetic compositions containing human serine protease inhibitors. More particularly, there is provided cosmetic compositions containin... | Cosmetic compositions and methods are provided for revitalizing the skin especially where it is placed in an environment that can cause injury to the skin. The compositions contain an effective amount of a serine protease inhibitor to reduce damage to the skin resulting from exposure to the sun. | 0 |
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
CH-A5-688 568 discloses a crop treatment or conditioner implement for agricultural crops, both with and without a front-mounted mower. Downstream of the treatment device a hood is provided, which guides the mowed crop released from the treatment device downstream in order to discharge ... | A mower-conditioner includes a crop guide arrangement for intercepting a stream of crop impelled to the rear by the mower and conditioner devices, where guide elements, in the form of vertical, triangular plates, may be selectively rotated down through slots provided in a crop guide surface so as to change the density ... | 0 |
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
1. Field of the Invention
The present invention relates to an information processing apparatus and to a method for appropriately terminating processing that is currently being performed.
2. Related Background Art
Conventionally, to terminate the use of a device, for e... | When termination of information processing is instructed, the entry of a password is requested and the password that is entered is identified. When the password that is input is a password for a manager, the system is shut down; when it is a password for a registered user, the client process is terminated; but when it ... | 6 |
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
[0001] 1. Field of Invention
[0002] The invention relates to an organic electroluminescence device and, in particular, to an organic electroluminescence device with a low reflectivity.
[0003] 2. Related Art
[0004] The organic electrol... | An organic electroluminescence device with a low reflectivity includes organic electroluminescence layers, a transparent electrode, a thin metal electrode, a control layer, and an auxiliary electrode. The transparent electrode and the thin metal electrode are sited on both sides of the OEL layer, respectively, in order... | 7 |
CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS
This application is a continuation of application Ser. No. 10/200,850, filed Jul. 22, 2002, now U.S. Pat. No. 6,676,845, issued Jan. 13, 2004, which is a continuation of application Ser. No. 09/482,187, filed Jan. 12, 2000, now U.S. Pat. No. 6,464,888, issued Oct. 15, 2002,... | A process for forming an etch mask having a discontinuous regular pattern utilizes beads, each of which has a substantially unetchable core covered by a removable spacer coating. Beads are dispensed as a hexagonally packed monolayer onto a thermo-adhesive layer. Following a vibrational step which facilitates hexagonal ... | 8 |
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
1. Field of the Invention
This invention relates to a composition of matter containing a complex of an alkoxylated amine, hydrocarbylsulfonic acid and adenine and to a lubricating oil composition containing the complex and its use to reduce friction and improve fuel economy in an... | A composition of matter having utility in lubricant formulations, said composition being the reaction product of adenine, alkoxylated amine and hydrocarbylsulfonic acid and having the formula ##STR1## where R is a hydrocarbyl group of from 2 to 22 carbon atoms, R 1 is a hydrocarbyl group of from 2 to 30 carbon atoms, ... | 2 |
FIELD OF THE INVENTION
[0001] This invention relates to fastener accessories, more particularly to retainers used to prevent the undesired disengagement of nuts from spindles.
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
[0002] Retaining nuts are used to secure devices, for example a hub, upon a s... | A spindle nut retainer is provided for preventing a nut threaded upon a spindle from unthreading and detaching from the spindle. The spindle nut retainer includes an integral base section and peripheral section maintaining a cup-shaped configuration. The base section includes an aperture through which the spindle may p... | 5 |
FIELD OF THE INVENTION
[0001] This invention relates to telecommunications equipment and services and, in particular, a method of reverse origination of a telephone call placed by a called party to a calling party via a non-signaling network, (a computer network, for example) instead of a packet switched s... | An approach is provided for originating a telephone call from a country with low telephone rates to a country with high telephone rates using a non-signaling network, such as a global computer network. This can be accomplished without additional specialized telephone equipment or any modifications to switches and datab... | 7 |
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
The invention relates to a process for the production of a face-to-face carpet fabric on a double pile loom having at least two filling insertion planes, using filling yarns, stuffer warp yarns, and chain warp yarns to form the back cloths in the form of a bottom cloth and a top cloth,... | A process for the production of a face-to-face carpet fabric on a double pile loom having at least two filling insertion planes, uses filling yarns, stuffer warp yarns, and chain warp yarns to form two back cloths. The filling yarns are inserted into each back cloth as back fillings and inner fillings. Groups of chain ... | 3 |
FIELD OF THE INVENTION
The present invention relates to structural assemblies and, more particularly, relates to the joining of machined-sandwich assemblies by friction stir welding.
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
Conventional structural assemblies as used in the manufacture of military and commercial ai... | The machined-sandwich structural assembly has two components joined together with a joint of substantially the same strength as the weakest base material. More specifically, the structural assembly includes a first structural member and a second structural member. The first structural member is spaced from the second s... | 8 |
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
The present invention is directed to the field of rubber mold centrifugal spin casting and more particularly to centrifugal spin casters used therefor.
Spin casting technology has been used for many years to produce costume jewelry, ornamental items, and has recently been employe... | A front loading spin caster for spin casting a mold includes a vertically stationary top plate, a vertical movable bottom plate, a housing in which the top and bottom plates are disposed, a loading door disposed on one of the sides of the housing and adapted to allow the mold to be moved therethrough in a generally hor... | 1 |
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
[0001] 1. Field of the Invention
[0002] This invention relates generally to a ball bearing that supports components in rotation, particularly in applications where axial thrust loads are present.
[0003] 2. Description of the Prior Art
[0004] ... | A bearing includes a first race including first and second segments, forming aligned pairs of first surfaces, spaced angularly about an axis; a second race including second surfaces, each second surface aligned with one of the pairs of first surfaces; balls, each ball contacting the surfaces of the first and second rac... | 5 |
This application is a continuation-in-part of U.S. Ser. No. 07/969,715 filed Oct. 27, 1992, now U.S. Pat. No. 5,230,365 issued Jul. 27, 1993.
The present invention generally relates to water valve apparatus and is more particularly directed to water valve apparatus with distal control.
Remote cont... | Water valve apparatus with distal control includes at least one valve for controlling flow of water therethrough and having a movable actuator for starting and stopping the flow of water. A permanent magnet, disposed proximate said actuator for magnetic engagement therewith, is provided for moving the actuator between ... | 8 |
CROSS REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS
[0001] This application is based on provisional application Ser. No. 60/831,028, filed on Jul. 14, 2006.
STATEMENT REGARDING FEDERALLY SPONSORED RESEARCH OR DEVELOPMENT
[0002] Not Applicable
DESCRIPTION OF ATTACHED APPENDIX
[0003]... | An oil recovery method employing amphoteric surfactants with the steps of: a) Injecting into one or more injection wells an aqueous solution containing a mixture of amphoteric surfactants containing mixture of amphoteric surfactants having a hydrocarbyl chain length between 8 and 26 and certain degree of unsaturation, ... | 2 |
FEDERALLY SPONSORED RESEARCH OR DEVELOPMENT
[0001] Not applicable.
REFERENCE TO SEQUENCE LISTING, A TABLE, OR A COMPUTER LISTING APPENDIX
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COPYRIGHT NOTICE
[0003] A portion of the disclosure of this patent document contains material that is subject ... | An apparatus, method and system for dispensing medication in a personal health management system are described. The apparatus for dispensing medication is shown. The apparatus includes one or more storage compartments for storing-one or more medications, an input device for inputting data related to the medications, a ... | 6 |
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
1. Field of the Invention
The present invention relates to a process for producing ultrafine particles, and more particularly, it relates to a process for producing ultrafine particles of ceramics or metal without using the melting and pulverizing processes.
2. Description ... | There is provided a process for producing ultrafine particles by preparing one or more than one kind of alkoxide of a metal which is a component of the desired ultrafine particles, and subsequently hydrolyzing or heating said alkoxide. For the production of ultrafine particles of ruthenium oxide and/or metallic rutheni... | 2 |
CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS
The present application claims priority to U.S. Provisional Ser. No. 61/777,933, filed Mar. 12, 2013, U.S. Provisional Ser. No. 61/777, 955, filed Mar. 12, 2013, and is a Continuation-In-Part of U.S. Ser. No. 13/162,344, filed Jun. 16, 2011 which claims priority to U.S. Pro... | A method of diagnosing in a subject for the purpose of determining if the subject's gastrointestinal contents has entered the subject's respiratory tract. The qualitative analysis can be also expanded into quantitative analysis, enabling the estimation of either the concentration, or the amount, or both, of the... | 6 |
CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS
[0001] This Patent Application is a continuation-in-part of patent application Ser. No.: 09/419,140 filed Oct. 15, 1999 and 09/467,599 filed Dec. 20, 1999, pending payment of Issue Fee.
BACKGROUND ART
[0002] Tesla Pat. No. 382,28... | An axial direction groove is formed in a high permeability toroidal core taking the form of a pot core half with a mounting hole, a high cross-section ratio copper casing being tightly fit around core circumference, having poly-phase excitation windings shuttled thriugh the mounting hole to encompass both the copper ca... | 6 |
FIELD OF THE INVENTION
[0001] The invention pertains to a round baler with a frame and a cover plate attached thereto in a vertically pivoted fashion, with a baling chamber being formed in said components that is partially encompassed by a tension means that is guided over several rolls.
BACKGR... | A baling chamber for a large round baler includes a discharge gate having opposite side walls which meet respective side walls of the main frame along a line of separation that inclines downwardly and to the rear from top to bottom. The bottom of the baling chamber is defined in part by a bottom conveyor which slopes d... | 0 |
FIELD OF THE INVENTION
This invention relates a wood reinforcing material for strengthening wood material and a reinforced wood material reinforced with the wood reinforcing material.
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
Heretofore, single wood materials or so-called bonded wood materials formed by bonding saw... | A phenol resin-impregnated sheet formed by impregnating a porous resin sheet with a phenol resin having a degree of cure of from 70% to 95% is arranged on and lamininated to the surface of a carbon fiber-reinforced thermosetting resin sheet. The thickness of the phenol resin impregnated sheet is between 0.01 mm and 1.0... | 1 |
CROSS REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS
[0001] This application claims the benefit of and priority to U.S. Provisional Application Ser. No. 61/637,141, filed Apr. 23, 2012, entitled “Modular LED Lighting Apparatus,” the contents of which is incorporated by reference herein in its entirety.
B... | A plurality of adjacent capsules, each comprising a base component, a body component carrying an LED circuit board, and a lens component, wherein the body and the base snap together and the lens snap-fits to the body. Such capsules are attached to a flexible electrical power cable by electrical connector components int... | 5 |
The invention is directed to an apparatus for treating a textile material which apparatus includes a container in which the material to be treated is guided over a plurality of rollers and is exposed to the influence of a liquor, at least one applicator being arranged in the container adjacent to the web of the materia... | Apparatus for the treatment, particularly bleaching, washing, dyeing, boiling, desizing, mercerizing, etc., of a textile material, comprising a container in which the material to be treated is guided over a plurality of rollers and is exposed to the action of a liquor, comprising at least one applicator arranged in the... | 3 |
FIELD OF THE INVENTION
The present invention relates to apparatus for and a method of degassing molten metal, in particular molten steel.
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
Purification of molten metal, especially molten steel, by subjecting the molten metal to a vacuum has been known for some time. In such ... | To degas a molten metal, a receptacle containing the molten metal and a layer of slag over the molten metal is positioned in a chamber, and the chamber is evacuated. As the pressure in the chamber reduces, gas is generated at the interface between the molten metal and the slag, which causes the slag to foam. To inhibit... | 5 |
BACKGROUND OF INVENTION
[0001] The present invention relates generally to closures used on automotive vehicles and more particularly to bumpers that are used on vehicle closures such as hoods and liftgates.
[0002] While operating a vehicle, the vehicle's liftgates may tend to move in their b... | A closure assembly and method of operation for a vehicle closure includes a latch for selectively securing the closure to the vehicle, and a lockable bumper assembly that includes an electronic locking mechanism that can selectively secure the bumper in a pocket of the base to add an additional mechanism for securing t... | 8 |
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
The present invention relates to a developing device for an electrophotographic image forming apparatus, and a toner cartridge for replenishing a fresh toner to the developing device.
A copier, facsimile apparatus, laser printer or similar electrophotographic image forming appara... | A developing device for an electrophotographic image forming apparatus and a toner cartridge for replenishing a fresh toner to the developing device are disclosed. A toner is circulated between a toner cartridge and a hopper so that an additive included in the toner existing in the developing device is adequately distr... | 6 |
CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATION
This application is a continuation of copending International Application No. PCT/EP00/01080, filed Feb. 10, 2000, which designated the United States.
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
Field of the Invention
The invention relates to a cooling device for... | A cooling device for installation in a furniture niche includes at least one thermally insulating container defining a cooling space and having a door for sealing the space, and a cooler having a compressor, a condenser, and a ventilator. The base has at least two sidewalls, a front region disposed near the door, a rea... | 5 |
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
(The invention described herein was made under Grant GM 13980 from National Institutes of Health, Department of Health, Education and Welfare.)
It has been found desirable in the field of chemistry dealing with the morphine alkaloids to carry out molecular modifications... | There is provided a novel, high yield, method of dealkylating N-alkylated 14-hydroxymorphinans and derivatives thereof including, inter alia, oxymorphone and oycodone. There are thus provided, inter alia, more efficient routes for the formation of naloxone, naltrexone, and nalbuphine. In the principal step of the proce... | 2 |
FIELD OF THE INVENTION
[0001] The present invention relates to a technology for forming a copper film on a substrate such as a semiconductor wafer by using an organic compound of copper as a material.
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
[0002] In a recent wiring technology, copper lines are replac... | A film forming method is provided with a substrate placing step wherein a substrate is placed in a process chamber in an airtight status; a first film forming step wherein the process chamber is supplied with water vapor and a material gas including an organic compound of copper, and an adhered layer of copper is forme... | 2 |
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
This invention relates to an apparatus and method for cooking cereal grains and particularly to the use of a recycling step as well as use of a vertical cooker for continuously, evenly cooking a grain product while maintaining plug flow.
It is well known in the cooking art to emp... | A vertical cooker vessel is used for cooking a grain product. The cooker is vertically oriented and has a conical baffle so as to ensure plug flow so that grain is neither undercooked nor overcooked. The cooking water fills the vessel and is maintained at a predetermined elevated temperature while a continuous stream o... | 0 |
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
The present invention relates to liquid injection molding machines and more particularly the present invention relates to runnerless molds for liquid injection molding machines.
Silicone compositions are well known. One particular type of a silicone composition is known as an add... | A mold apparatus for liquid injection molding machine which mold is dripless comprising a frame, four support posts mounted on the frame; a conduit for a liquid molding composition slightly mounted on the forward end of the frame having a front end and a rear end; a first plate means having passage means therein for th... | 1 |
CROSS REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS
[0001] This application claims the priority benefit of provisional U.S. Patent Application No. 60/213,282, filed Jun. 22, 2000 entitled, NOVEL STEROIDAL ANTIANDROGENS AND USES THEREOF, the whole of which is hereby incorporated herein by reference.
STA... | The present invention comprises the design, synthesis and development of a new class of chemotherapeutic agents for prophylactic and therapeutic treatments in a mammal, particularly a human, believed to be at risk of suffering from a hormone-responsive disorde. In an embodiment of the invention, such treatments include... | 2 |
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
1. Field of the Invention
This invention relates to impact resistant polyester/polycarbonate blend compositions formed from a polyester, a polycarbonate, an amine functionalized elastomer and a graph coupling agent. Another aspect of this invention relates to articles of manufact... | This invention relates to a blend comprising a polyester, polycarbonate and an amine functinalized elastomer and optionally an effective amount of an effective graft coupling agent. | 2 |
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
The present invention relates to a collector arrangement for a solar energy heating system in which a plurality of cell elements cooperate with pipes for the passage of a heat exchange medium.
There is no doubt that there is only a limited supply of industrially extractable fossi... | Individual collector cells are fitted together in series along a heat transfer medium tube. The cells have a cylindrical housing with mating interconnecting flanges at the ends, through which the tube also passes. The flanges may have sealing gaskets. The housing has a transparent front side and a reflective back side.... | 5 |
RELATED APPLICATION
The present application claims the benefit of U.S. Provisional Patent Application Ser. No. 60/261,678 entitled, SELF-PLANARIZING MODULE filed on Jan. 12, 2001 by Donald Curtiss et al., the contents of which are incorporated by reference in their entirety.
FIELD OF THE INVENTION... | In a disk replicating assembly, a blank disk is attached to one platen and a stamper is attached to the other platen. Pressure is applied so that the two platens are forced together, thereby transferring features from the stamper to the disk. A ball joint is located between a platen and the pressure train of the replic... | 8 |
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
[0001] Manipulation of micrometer-scale particles is of central importance in cell biology and microfluidics. The particles can be cells or components thereof that are to be studied or small droplets containing such components. For example, individual cells can be isolated in smal... | An apparatus for controlling the motion of a particle and a method for using the same are disclosed. The apparatus includes a channel containing liquid between first and second electrodes. The apparatus also includes an array of variable impedance elements, each variable impedance element connecting the first electrode... | 1 |
FIELD AND BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
This invention relates in general to welding and in particular to a new and useful process and device for a reciprocal guidance of workpieces and tools that move relative to one another particularly for effecting rolling seam welding.
German patent disclosure No. 29 28 ... | The invention relates to a process for guiding workpieces on a rolling seam welding machine or vice versa. In the process the relatively moved part is driven via its guide means of a continuous path manipulating device in an extra conveyor motion in the same direction and with the same speed as a tool-caused conveyor m... | 1 |
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
The present invention relates to injection molding machines and to an improved clamp mechanism for use therein.
Injection molding machines having hydraulically actuated and clamped platens are known in the art. Typically, these machines work on the principle of two separate hydra... | The present invention relates to an improved clamping mechanism for use in injection molding machines and similar pieces of equipment where it is desired to apply a clamping force to particular components. The clamping mechanism of the present invention employs at least one spaced apart brake plate mounted to one compo... | 1 |
CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATION
This application is a continuation-in-part of prior copending application Ser. No. 089,944, filed Oct. 31, 1979, for VERTICALLY COLLAPSING CLOSURE SYSTEM, now U.S. Pat. No. 4,303,117.
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
The referenced patent application disclos... | Vertical and non-vertical collapsing panel closures for various applications are disclosed. The closure has reduced stacking height when collapsed and possesses a more energy efficient panel section guide roller system operating with a more economical and versatile upper and lower guide roller track arrangement. An ins... | 4 |
CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS
This is a national of PCT/EP10/005064 filed Aug. 17, 2010 and published in German, which claims the priority of German number 10 2009 037 845.6 filed Aug. 18, 2009, hereby incorporated by reference.
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
1. Field of Invention
The pre... | A disposable pump element has at least one first part, in which channel structures are recessed in the surface, and a second part sealingly covering the first part. A larger portion of the first part is applied to a rigid carrier structure. The first part has at least one flexible region, and at the flexible region the... | 0 |
RELATED APPLICATION INFORMATION
[0001] The present application claims priority to and the benefit of German patent application no. 10 2013 206 641.4, which was filed in Germany on Apr. 15, 2013, the disclosure of which is incorporated herein by reference.
FIELD OF THE INVENTION
[0002] The ... | A method for carrying out a learning function is described, which is used to provide at least one correction value to compensate for at least one nominal value deviation of at least one component of a motor vehicle. At least one characteristic is ascertained in the case of at least one defined operating state of the mo... | 5 |
BACKGROUND
[0001] This invention relates generally to memory devices and particularly to memory devices with a multilevel cell architecture.
[0002] A multilevel cell memory is comprised of multilevel cells, each of which is able to store multiple charge states or levels. Each of the charge... | A multilevel cell memory may use an architecture in which bits from different words are stored in the same multilevel memory cell. This may improve access time because it is not necessary to sense both cells before the word can be outputted. Therefore, the access time may be improved by removing a serial element from t... | 6 |
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
[0001] The present invention relates to the use of thin film deposition technology to create high density interconnects on a printed wiring board substrate. More specifically, the present invention pertains to an improved method for controlling the impedance of signal lines for... | The present invention provides a solution to the problem of controlling the inter-layer impedance of a deposited thin film layer stack accommodating high-density interconnects. The invention enables high-density signal lines to be routed over a reference plane to achieve a desired characteristic impedance. In one embod... | 7 |
CROSS REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS
[0001] This application is related to co-pending U.S. patent application Ser. Nos. 11/829,900 filed Jul. 28, 2007, and 12/242,477 filed Sep. 30, 2008, which applications are incorporated by reference herein in their entireties.
TECHNICAL FIELD
... | A composite layup is formed on a tool and placed on a contoured part. The tool is contoured to substantially match the contour of the part. A set of location data is generated which represents the location of the part in space relative to the tool. An automated manipulator uses the location data to move the tool into p... | 1 |
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
This invention relates generally to paint booths and more particularly to a system for reclaiming and distributing heat from such a booth for overall energy conservation.
DESCRIPTION OF PRIOR ART
The application of protective coatings to the surfaces of products is often do... | A paint spray and bake booth has an air heating and circulating system with two blowers and a combination of dampers and ducts which provide different air circulating circuits for the spraying and baking steps. A gas fired furnace with heat exchanging system adds heat directly to the air circulated through the booth to... | 5 |
FIELD OF THE INVENTION
[0001] The present invention relates to a method of controlling a closed loop performing a Rankine cycle and to a loop using same.
[0002] As it is well known, a Rankine cycle is a thermodynamic cycle through which heat coming from an external heat source is transmitted to ... | The present invention relates to a method of controlling a closed loop ( 10 ) performing a Rankine cycle for a motor vehicle, said loop comprising a circulation and compression pump ( 12 ) for a working fluid, a heat exchanger ( 14 ) swept by a hot source ( 16 ) for heating said working fluid, expansion means ( 22 ) fo... | 0 |
FIELD OF INVENTION
[0001] This invention is concerned with improvement in fiberfill batts, sometimes referred to as batting, and processes whereby such improved batts with desirable uniformity, balanced tensile strength in all directions, stretchability, and high loft may be obtained.
DESCRIPTION ... | Improved batts for sleeping bags, insulated apparel, bedding, and other uses are made from a tow of crimped continuous filaments by a machine and process which spreads, extends, and cross-laps the tow into an endless flat-tube structure with desired uniformity, balanced tensile strength, dimensional stability, stretcha... | 8 |
[0001] This is a continuation application of U.S. patent application Ser. No. 10/866,126 filed Jun. 11, 2004, which claims priority to Korean Patent Application 10-2003-0046737, filed Jul. 10, 2003; all are hereby incorporated by reference herein.
BACKGROUND
[0002] The present invention i... | An automobile wallpaper, and an exterior surface finishing agent for the door trim, seats, and so on, of automobiles, as well as its manufacturing method. To manufacture such automobile wallpaper, a printing process is performed on the surface of a surface material which is currently being used, in order to render a th... | 3 |
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
1. Field of the Invention
The present invention concerns a metallic gasket disposed between the joining faces of a cylinder head and a cylinder block that constitute an internal combustion engine to prevent combustion gas, cooling water, lubricant or the like from leaking.
... | A metallic gasket of a structure in which a bead is formed to a base plate having at least one elastic metallic sheet, wherein a shim is secured to a flat portion of the base plate on the concave side of the bead at a position displaced from the center of the bead toward a bore hole of the base plate, with the ends of ... | 5 |
This is a division of copending application Ser. No. 861,892 filed Dec. 19, 1977, now U.S. Pat. No. 4,172,151, Ser. No. 861,892 being a division of copending application Ser. No. 797,137 filed May 16, 1977 (now abandoned).
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
This invention relates to the use of 2,6-di(t-b... | Compounds in which 2,6-di(t-butyl)phenol is substituted in the 4 p;osition by an optionally substituted phenyl group have valuable pharmacological activity as anti-inflammatory agents. | 0 |
ORIGIN OF THE INVENTION
The invention described herein was made in the performance of work under a NASA contract and is subject to the provisions of Section 305 of the National Aeronautics and Space Act of 1958, Public Law 85-568 (72 Stat. 435; 42 USC 2457).
FIELD OF THE INVENTION
The invent... | A system in which the characteristics of a microwave power transmission beam are controlled in accordance with power distribution profiles altered due to the detected presence or entrance of an object into the beam which causes changes that are perceived in various received, reflected and scattered power distribution p... | 7 |
FIELD OF THE INVENTION
[0001] The invention relates to a transportation container as defined in the preamble of claim 1 preferably for storage and transportation of raw material such as charcoal, peat, timber, woodchips, grain, bio mass, sand or plastic pellets etc. or various products such as bulk produ... | A transportation container includes a container part ( 1 ), into which container part the goods to be transported and stored can be placed, the container part ( 1 ) including two ends ( 2 ) and two flanks ( 3 ) and a bottom ( 4 ) and a top ( 5 ) part. The transportation container is substantially foldable, and the cont... | 1 |
CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS
[0001] This application is a Divisional Application of co-pending application U.S. Ser. No. 10/788,083, filed Feb. 26, 2004, in the name of Jose F. Masello and Majo Cecur for a “Hydraulic Lash Adjuster And Improved Method Of Assembly Thereof”.
BACKGR... | A hydraulic lash adjuster ( 11 ) for an internal combustion engine, and an improved method of assembly of such a lash adjuster. The lash adjuster ( 11 ) is of the type having a body ( 13 ), a plunger ( 15 ), and a check valve assembly ( 17 ). In accordance with one aspect of the invention, the check valve assembly comp... | 8 |
CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS
This application is based upon and claims the benefit of priority from prior Japanese Patent Application No. 2004-040132, filed Feb. 17, 2004, the entire contents of which are incorporated herein by reference.
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
1. Field of the Invention
... | A NAND-structured flash memory comprises a memory cell array wherein plural memory strings are arranged in matrix form, each of the memory cell strings including plural nonvolatile memory cells, the first conducting paths of the memory cells being connected in series, at least one of the memory cells having a function ... | 6 |
TECHNICAL FIELD
[0001] The present invention relates to an apparatus for monitoring an oil and/or gas well. More specifically, the present invention relates to an apparatus for monitoring physical parameters in an oil and/or gas well, the apparatus being connectable to a wellhead of the oil and/or gas well, ... | The present invention relates to an apparatus for monitoring physical parameters in an oil and/or gas well, the apparatus being connectable to a wellhead of the oil and/or gas well. The apparatus comprises a flange assembly configured with a through bore and an end termination, in which through bore a sensor and associ... | 4 |
CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS
[0001] Not Applicable
STATEMENT REGARDING FEDERALLY SPONSORED RESEARCH OR DEVELOPMENT
[0002] Not Applicable
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
[0003] This invention relates to papermaking and particularly to the treatment of cellu... | A method for alteration of the morphology of cellulose fibers, particularly softwood fibers, by (a) subjecting the fibers to a metal ion-activated peroxide treatment carried out at a pH of between about 1 and about 9, preferably between 3 and 7, and (b) subjecting the treated fibers to a refining treatment thereby conv... | 3 |
CROSS REFERENCES TO A RELATED PATENT APPLICATION
This application is a continuation in part of my copending application, Ser. No. 788,588, filed on Apr. 18, 1977, for WATER SAMPLE COLLECTING DEVICE now U.S. Pat. No. 4,09l,676 which in turn is a continuation in part of my copending application Ser. No. 691,905, fi... | A rotatable valve assembly for controlling the flow of fluids under pressure having a ball valve, a valve seat engaging the valve on opposite sides thereof, one of the valve seats being fixed and the other being movable; with fluid tight seals mounted on the valve seats and engaging the ball valve, the movable valve se... | 5 |
This is a division of application Ser. No. 923,549 filed Oct. 27, 1986 and now U.S. Pat. No. 4,729,976.
FIELD OF THE INVENTION
The invention is a process for the bulk polymerization of dicyclopentadiene, the dicyclopentadiene polymer prepared by this process and the catalyst used in the process.
... | The invention is a process for preparing a polymer which comprises contacting dicyclopentadiene with a catalyst comprising a phenolic substituted tungsten halide and a trialkyltin hydride or triphenyltin hydride and recovering said polymer. The invention is also a polymer of dicyclopentadiene as prepared in the process... | 2 |
TECHNICAL FIELD
[0001] This invention relates to a cylinder block assembly for an engine having an increased lubricant capacity and in particular to a cylinder block assembly in which the volume and flow rate of lubricant within the engine is controlled. The invention also relates to a method of lubricati... | In an internal combustion engine, a large volume of lubricant is desirable to increase service intervals and thus reduce maintenance costs. Large lubricant volumes typically require an undesirable increase in engine size. A cylinder block assembly for an internal combustion engine in accordance with this invention comp... | 5 |
TECHNICAL FIELD
[0001] The present invention relates to a hot-dip Zn alloy-plated steel sheet excellent in blackening resistance.
BACKGROUND ART
[0002] As plated steel sheet excellent in corrosion resistance, a hot-dip Zn alloy-plated steel sheet having a base steel sheet with a surface co... | This hot-dip Zn-alloy-plated steel sheet comprises: a steel sheet; a hot-dip Zn-alloy-plated layer arranged on a surface of the steel sheet; and a complex oxide coating film arranged on a surface of the hot-dip Zn-alloy-plated layer. The complex oxide coating film includes vanadium and a constituent component of the ho... | 2 |
FIELD OF INVENTION
The present invention relates to improvement of traditional sleeping pillows.
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
A traditional sleeping pillow having a rectangular sealed bag with loose filling basically has only one height. The height may vary from pillow to pillow. The pillows are used i... | Traditional rectangular sleeping pillows with filling are improved. There are several pillow configurations in this invention. Each configuration has two heights available for its user to choose. The user can also make choice of the neck support or not. The arrangement of the two heights also allows the user to easily ... | 0 |
BACKGROUND AND SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION
The invention relates to a radial fanwheel with a hub and a plurality of fan blades, the blades being in an array that is disposed concentrically with respect to the hub and forwardly bowed (i.e., curved as if bent forwardly at its ends so as to form a forwardly open concav... | The invention relates to a radial fanwheel, wherein the fan blades are connected to a hub by spokes. Each fan blade is connected by connecting elements to the adjacent fan blades in the vicinity of their ends. Specifically, the spokes and connecting elements, as well as the fan blades themselves, are elastically deform... | 5 |
TECHNICAL FIELD
[0001] The disclosed inventive concept relates generally to fasteners for use in coupling two components together. More particularly, the disclosed inventive concept relates to edge clip fasteners that are self-locking. A trigger is movably displaced from its initial, pre-locking position, to... | A self-locking push-on clip fastener for securing two components together is disclosed. The clip fastener includes a u-shaped clip body that includes upper and lower legs and a curved end that connects the legs. The clip body has an open end into which the component to be attached is inserted. The legs are movable betw... | 5 |
This application is the national phase under 35 U.S.C. §371 of prior PCT International Application No. PCT/JP 96/02606 which has an International filing date of Sep. 12, 1996 which designated the United States of America, the entire contents of which are hereby incorporated by reference.
BACKGROUND OF T... | The body of a mattress comprises a cocoon thread bundle of long fibers formed by reeling cocoon threads off cocoons and separating them one from another. The body the mattress also has inner layers sandwiching the bundle. The body is quilted at appropriate positions and covered by a suface cloth made of woven fabric, a... | 3 |
FIELD OF THE INVENTION
The present invention relates generally to a roadway delineator and particularly to a roadway delineator that can be fitted to the side wall of a New Jersey-type concrete barrier of various shapes.
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
New Jersey-type barriers are well known. They are lon... | A roadway delineator comprises first and second reflectors; a pivot joining respective one ends of the first and second reflectors; and the first and second reflectors have first and second tabs, respectively, for attachment to a side wall of a barrier. | 4 |
[0001] The present application claims benefit of priority to U.S. Provisional Application No. 61/458,696, filed on Nov. 30, 2010, entitle “Compact, High-Resolution Fluorescence Microscope,” which is incorporated by reference in its entirety.
TECHNICAL FIELD
[0002] The present invention ge... | The present invention provides a compact, inexpensive fluorescence microscope capable of high-resolution imaging with high light throughput suitable for use in both laboratory and field environments, and methods of use. A simple and inexpensive fluorescence microscope allows health care workers to perform various medic... | 6 |
CROSS REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS
This application claims the benefit of U.S. Provisional Application No. 60/595,318, filed Jun. 22, 2005, and is a continuation-in-part patent application of U.S. patent application Ser. No. 11/276,500, filed Mar. 2, 2006, now U.S. Pat. No. 7,555,936, which claims the benefit ... | A structure subjected to stresses that can lead to structural failure. The structure includes first and second conductive layers and an intermediate layer therebetween formed of a dielectric, semiconductive, or resistive material, such that the first, second, and intermediate layers form in combination an electrical el... | 5 |
CROSS REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS
This document claims the benefit of the filing date of U.S. Provisional Patent Application 61/585,583 entitled “TIRE PUNCTURE REPAIR TOOL” to Kong that was filed on Jan. 11, 2012, the contents of which are hereby incorporated by reference.
BACKGROUND
1... | A tire puncture repair apparatus may include a handle, a puncture repair screw, and an integral neck between the handle and the puncture repair screw. The puncture repair screw may include a screw head, a cylindrical shaft extending from the screw head opposite the neck, a partially threaded and solid cone that uniform... | 5 |
FIELD OF INVENTION
The present invention generally relates to coolant solutions used in automotive cooling systems. More specifically, the present invention relates to coolant solutions which inhibit corrosion in automotive cooling systems.
BACKGROUND AND SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION
Concentrated alcohol-... | Non-corrosive anti-freeze solutions for automotive cooling systems include an anti-corrosive effective amount of a sodium silicate corrosion inhibitor. The sodium silicate has an unusually low ratio of silica to sodium oxide of greater than 1.0 to about 2.5. This relatively low ratio of silica to sodium oxide prevents ... | 2 |
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
The present invention relates to means for improving the flavour of cheeses and of cheese specialities.
Pressed cheeses without surface flora, which are manufactured essentially with lactococci, have little flavour; its development requires very long ripening times, of the order ... | Process for enhancing the flavour of a cheese or of a cheese-flavoured food product whose preparation comprises a maturation step in the presence of lactic acid bacteria, characterized in that a preparation additive comprising at least one keto acid chosen from the group consisting of α-ketoglutaric acid, α-ketoisocapr... | 0 |
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
1. Field of the Invention
The present invention relates to a color image forming apparatus having a plurality of photoconductive members wherein each of plural latent images is formed on a surface of a separate photoconductive member and is developed by utilizing liquid developme... | A color image forming apparatus forms an image having a plurality of colors. It includes a plurality of elongate photoconductive members of a number corresponding to the plurality of colors. The axes of the photoconductive members are arranged on a plane extending by no more than 45° from the vertical direction. A plur... | 6 |
This application is a continuation application of co-pending application Ser. No. 07/409,464, filed on Sep. 19, 1989, now U.S. Pat. No. 5,033,517, which is a continuation application of application Ser. No. 07/031,030, filed on Mar. 26, 1987, now U.S. Pat. No. 4,887,652.
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
... | A fuel filler pipe assembly is provided which controls the release of fuel vapors from a vehicle fuel tank so as to limit the amount of fuel vapor released into the atmosphere. The assembly includes an outer tube which is partitioned into two conduits--one for carrying fuel to the vehicle's fuel tank and the other ... | 1 |
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
1. Field of the Invention
This invention relates to an adapter for a self-programming printed circuit board tester.
2. Description of the Prior Art
Printed circuit board testers with which unassembled (i.e. prior to component insertion) printed circuit boards are insp... | A self-programming printed circuit board tester which receives and stores information corresponding to the conductive and insulative relationships between test points or master printed circuit boards and then compares that information to information received from boards to be tested and an adapter for connecting each m... | 6 |
This is a continuation of application Ser. No. 756,203, filed Jan. 3, 1977, now U.S. Pat. No. 4,124,966 issued Nov. 14, 1978.
The present invention relates in general to the closing of bags and, in particular, to a method and apparatus for clamping a flexible poly-bag and preparing it for closure.
... | An automatic wicketted bag leader is suited to load one bag while simultaneously closing and sealing a preceding bag, each bag to contain a predetermined amount of a commodity. A hopper feeds the commodity when desired into a wicket bag which has been opened via mechanism connected to a retractable hopper-closing plate... | 1 |
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