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REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS
The present application is a continuation in part of U.S. patent application Ser. No. 07/569,568 filed Aug. 20, 1990, now abandoned.
FIELD OF THE INVENTION
The present invention relates to a device designed to save water in toilets and urinals that develop a... | A toilet water regulator device which prohibits water flow into the toilet system after a predetermined amount of water has entered the system comprising a valve at the water inlet to the system, said valve having a water outlet to the system, wherein the flow of water through said valve is controlled by turbine means ... | 8 |
BACKGROUND
Various embodiments of the present invention relate to a toy projectile or dart and a method of making the toy projectile or dart.
Darts or toy projectiles have been used in toy guns or other toys to provide an enhanced play factor to the toy guns or toys. As with any toy projectile it is desirab... | A toy projectile and method of making the toy projectile is provided herein. The toy projectile having: an elongated dart body secured to a tip assembly, the tip assembly comprising: a tip insert secured to a forward end of the elongated dart body and a tip secured to the tip insert, wherein the tip comprises a styrene... | 1 |
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
[0001] 1. Field of the Invention
[0002] The present invention relates to an arc-tangent calculation method, particularly to a low-latency and divider-free arc-tangent calculation structure and a calculation method thereof.
[0003] 2. Description of the Rel... | The present invention provides a low-latency arc-tangent calculation structure and a calculation method thereof. The arc-tangent calculation structure comprises two lookup tables, a subtractor, a sign comparator, a numerical comparator and a shift encoder. The present invention divides the coordinate system into a plur... | 6 |
CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATION
This application is a Divisional of U.S. Ser. No. 10/001,012 filed Nov. 30, 2001 now U.S. Pat. No. 6,875,603. Priority is claimed based on U.S. Ser. No. 10/001,012 filed Nov. 30, 2001, which claims priority to Japanese Patent Application No. 2000-364370 filed on Nov. 30, 200... | Provided is an apparatus for detecting biopolymers (DNA) capable of total analysis including non-reacted samples without complicated operations such as washing.
A DNA probe is fixed to one of electrodes and direct current voltage is placed between the electrodes, so that it becomes possible to separate complement... | 2 |
CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS
This application claims benefit of British patent application number 0818466.5, filed Oct. 8, 2008, which is herein incorporated by reference.
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
1. Field of the Invention
The present invention relates to a hub for a wind turbine. ... | A wind turbine rotor comprising a hub and a plurality of blades. The hub comprises a plurality of sites, each having a pair of spaced apart annular bearings for receiving a respective wind turbine blade. Each blade has a spar extending along a substantial portion of the length of the blade and protrudes from the proxim... | 5 |
The research leading to this invention was supported by the National Science Foundation under a Presidential Young Investigator Award, NSF ECS No. 8351837.
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
1. Field of the Invention
The present invention relates to the enhancement of gas, liquid or solid combustio... | A process for modifying or enhancing a combustion reaction by injecting a particle beam into the combustion reaction, is disclosed. | 5 |
CROSS REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATION
[0001] This application is a continuation-in-part of application Ser. No. 13/137,568 filed Aug. 26, 2011, entitled Access Port Seal.
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
[0002] 1. Field of Invention
[0003] The present invention relates to... | An apparatus for sealing an opening in an insulated covering comprises a waterproof body locatable within the opening, the body having a periphery therearound and a groove located within the periphery, the groove being sized and shaped to closely and sealably receive an edge of the opening therein and a flexible securi... | 5 |
BACKGROUND INFORMATION
The present invention relates to hard disk drives. More specifically, the invention relates to a system and method for edge blending hard drive head sliders.
FIG. 1 provides an illustration of a typical hard disk drive. Hard disk drive storage devices typically include a rotating disk ... | A system and method are disclosed for edge blending hard drive head sliders by oscillating abrasive lapping tape across the edges of multiple sliders simultaneously. Lapping tape is inserted between each of a number of head sliders bonded to a edge blending jig of an edge blending assembly. The edge blending assembly i... | 1 |
CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATION
[0001] This application claims benefit of U.S. Provisional patent application No. 61/685,281 filed Mar. 15, 2012.
BACKGROUND
[0002] Field of the Invention
[0003] This invention relates to a painters tool used for storing, holding... | A paint palette system for holding and dispersing paint wherein the a painter can pour paint into a low profile receptacle for later removal with a paintbrush or like tool, wherein a disposed and removable paint retaining fabric retains the paint in a drip-less and mess free fashion wherein paint can be transported and... | 1 |
REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS
[0001] This Application is a Continuation of U.S. application Ser. No. 15/227,285 filed on Aug. 3, 2016, which is a Continuation of U.S. application Ser. No. 14/326,774 filed on Jul. 9, 2014 (now U.S. Pat. No. 9,503,127 issued on Nov. 22, 2016). The contents of the above ref... | Example apparatus and methods combine erasure coding with data deduplication to simultaneously reduce the overall redundancy in data while increasing the redundancy of unique data. In one embodiment, an efficient representation of a data set is produced by deduplication. The efficient representation reduces duplicate d... | 6 |
CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS
Not Applicable.
STATEMENT REGARDING FEDERALLY SPONSORED RESEARCH OR DEVELOPMENT
Not Applicable.
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
Millions of surgeries are performed each year under local anesthesia and/or intravenous (IV) sedation in freestanding ambulato... | A pharmaceutical delivery system enabling the oral transmucosal administration of active pharmaceutical agents in a situation where rapid transmucosal administration is preferred to prevent the delay and decomposition of the agents in passing through the intestinal tract. The delivery system comprises a supportive subs... | 0 |
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
This invention generally relates to a fusing apparatus and, more particularly, to a machine for fusing the armature wires of an electric motor to a tang or slot of a commutator bar and for fusing wires to stator hooks.
Although fusing machines are widely known, more precise, effi... | An apparatus for fusing a workpiece including at least two electrically conductive elements comprising:
an electrode;
means for moving the electrode into contact with said workpiece causing said electrode to contact and apply a force to said workpiece;
means for generating a trigger current upon conta... | 1 |
CROSS-REFERENCES TO RELATED APPLICATIONS
This application is a continuation of U.S. patent application Ser. No. 09/839,779, filed Apr. 20, 2001, now U.S. Pat. No. 7,514,067, which claims the benefit of priority to U.S. Provisional Patent Application Ser. No. 60/199,350, filed Apr. 25, 2000. The entire teachings o... | The present invention discloses a method for the enzyme-mediated, site-specific, in-vivo precipitation of a water soluble molecule in an animal. The enzyme is either unique to tumor cells, or is produced within a specific site (e.g., tumor) at concentrations that are higher than that in normal tissues. Alternatively, t... | 0 |
This is a continuation of U.S. patent application Ser. No. 09/029,494, filed Feb. 26, 1998, now abandoned and a con of PCT/IL96/00095 filed Sep. 2, 1996.
The present invention relates to novel polyolefin composites. More particularly, the invention relates to novel polyolefin composites material based o... | A UHMWPE (ultra-high molecular weight polyethylene) composite and a method for its manufacture. Fibers of polyethylene or polypropylene are cause to swell in a solvent or in a solution of the polymer, thereby producing molecular brush layers within the external layers of the fibers and reciprocal entanglement of the su... | 8 |
CROSS REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATION
This application is a continuation in part of U.S. Ser. No. 08/748,228, filed Nov. 12, 1996, now abandoned.
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
1. Field of the Invention
his invention relates generally to the contacting of hydrocarbon vapors with fluidize... | An dilute phase transport riser for the contacting of particles with a gas uses redistributors along the length of the riser to prevent the formation of localized regions of high particle concentration along the wall of the riser. A series of redistributors extend transversely across the riser to redistribute the parti... | 1 |
FIELD
[0001] The present disclosure relates to engine camshaft assemblies.
BACKGROUND
[0002] This section provides background information related to the present disclosure which is not necessarily prior art.
[0003] Engines typically include a camshaft to actuate intake and exh... | A camshaft assembly method may include locating a first lobe member of a camshaft assembly on a first shaft of the assembly. A locking pin may be inserted into a first radial bore in the first lobe member and a second radial bore of the first shaft. The locking pin may have an annular wall defining a pin bore extending... | 5 |
CROSS REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATION
[0001] This application claims priority from Provisional Application Ser. No. 60/717,041 filed Sep. 14, 2005, the contents of which are hereby incorporated by reference in its entirety.
FIELD OF THE INVENTION
[0002] This invention pertain... | Catalysts of certain combinations of platinum, tin, acidic molecular sieve and aluminum phosphate binder achieve the isomerization and dealkylation activities characteristic of platinum-containing catalysts yet enjoy the low net C 6 naphthenes make properties. | 8 |
CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS
This application claims the benefit of application No. 60/727,206, “Interactive Mapping Method and System,” filed Oct. 14, 2005, which is incorporated herein in its entirety by reference.
FIELD OF THE INVENTION
The present invention relates to the fiel... | Method and computer program product for presenting a set of address locations in a browser window of a user device via the Internet are disclosed. The method includes receiving a set of address locations in a given order, presenting the set of address locations as a list of directions, and presenting the set of address... | 6 |
REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS
This application is a continuation-in-part of my copending application Ser. No. 912,727, filed Aug. 4, 1992, now U.S. Pat. No. 5,283,976, which is a continuation of my application Ser. No. 729,222, filed Jul. 12, 1991, now U.S. Pat. No. 5,131,186, issued on Jul. 21, 1992, which i... | A portable security grill apparatus which may be installed in window openings of buildings includes two rectangular grill sections longitudinally telescopically fastened to one another. Opposite longitudinal ends of the two grill sections have beams disposed perpendicularly to the axis of longitudinal telescoping movab... | 4 |
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
The present invention relates to a transfer system for transferring in a clean room a wafer cassette between semiconductor processing apparatuses for producing semiconductor devices such as very large-scale integrated circuits and large-scale integrated circuits.
In most of such ... | A transfer system for transferring a SMIF pod™ in a clean room, in which the pod is adapted to contain a wafer cassette. The transfer system includes: at least one pair of SMIF arms™, the arms disposed adjacent to a semiconductor processing apparatus for transferring wafers, carried in the wafer cassette, into and out ... | 8 |
CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS
This application is a continuation of provisional U.S. application 61/450,220, confirmation no. 7624 filed on Mar. 8, 2011.
FIELD OF THE INVENTION
The invention has particular application to methods and apparatus for a practical odor treatment apparatu... | A sewer gas odor absorption apparatus for a manhole having a perforate manhole cover disposed in the manhole which includes an imperforate housing having a seal dimensioned and configured for sealing engagement with the manhole, the housing has a first extremity and a second extremity and a passageway in fluid communic... | 4 |
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
[0001] 1. Field of the Invention
[0002] The present invention generally relates to wireless telecommunication. More specifically, the present invention relates to a system and method for providing information regarding the use of a wireless communication device an... | A system, method, and program for tracking usage and reporting available resource information of a wireless communication device, such as a mobile telephone. A server, wireless device, or both, keeps a record of available resources for the wireless device. In one embodiment, a server receives a request for an applicati... | 7 |
This is a continuation, of application Ser. No. 23,261, filed Mar. 23, 1979, now abandoned.
CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATION
This application contains subject matter disclosed in Design patent application Ser. No. 654, filed Jan. 2, 1979, for MODULAR BUILDING UNIT, Leonard L. Long, inventor.... | A masonry construction module is provided which possesses versatility in the formation of various types of structures. The module has corrugations on all of its side walls which interfit complementally with the corrugations of adjacent modules in a horizontal course, thus rendering the courses of modules self-aligning ... | 4 |
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
The present invention is directed to a hollow cylindrical sleeve which can be removably mounted onto mandrels, bridge sleeves, or cylinders for use in printing, coating, or the like, and in particular to a thin-walled hollow, reinforced cylindrical sleeve having an integral compressibl... | A sleeve for a print cylinder comprising a fiber reinforced, thin-walled material and having a seamless surface ready to be covered with a surface material. The sleeve may be used in flexographic printing, either as a support for photo-polymerized printing plates or rubber layers. The sleeve has the advantages of havin... | 8 |
CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS
[0001] This application is based upon and claims the benefit of priority of the prior Japanese Patent Application No. 2009-206273, filed on Sep. 7, 2009, the entire contents of which are incorporated herein by reference.
FIELD
[0002] The embodiments ... | A connector includes a movable conductive element and an elastic body. The connector electrically conducts between opposed external electrodes disposed vertically. The movable conductive element has a pair of rigid contact. And the elastic body deforms elastically to receive the load caused by the movement of the movab... | 7 |
FIELD OF THE INVENTION
[0001] The present invention relates to apparatus useful in the casting of molten metal and more particularly to such devices as are utilized in the casting of so-called “logs”, “billet” or “round ingots” from, for example, molten aluminum.
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
... | A metal distribution system for the simultaneous production of a plurality of logs or round billets from molten metal comprising: 1) a trough for the introduction of molten metal; 2) a plurality of side streams extending from the trough and each of the side streams including a plurality of opposing apertures each of th... | 1 |
CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS
This is a Divisional Application of U.S. patent application Ser. No. 12/012,137 which was filed on Jan. 30, 2008 for which application this inventor claims domestic priority.
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
This invention generally relates to wind turbines... | A wind turbine installation comprises anchor bolts having a sheath or sleeve which extends above the cement foundation and the overlying grout layer. If desired, the sleeve may partially extend inside the base flange of the wind turbine tower. The sleeve may be manufactured from polypropylene, polyethylene or other mat... | 5 |
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
This invention relates monitoring systems for thermal energy storage (TES) plants, more specifically, an automatic monitoring system for TES plants wherein the system, when connected to a central control, acts as a pilot ice tank for the new and/or existing TES plants of all sizes and ty... | An automatic monitoring system for thermal energy storage (TES) plants wherein a pilot ice tank ( 11 ) uses Archimedes' principle to determine the ice inventory level by measuring the resultant force ( 28 ) of the algebraic addition of the weight of the ice and the reaction of the water pushing the ice up with a fo... | 6 |
OBJECT OF THE INVENTION
[0001] The present invention, as stated in the title of this specification refers to a flat cardboard sheet conveyor device for boxes forming machines, and more particularly to a device for pulling flat cardboard sheets from a dispensing stack arranged in the initial area of the conve... | This comprises a horizontal entraining loader ( 1 ) on which are placed in an initial zone several piled cardboard sheets ( 12 ) to be driven by several transversal pushers ( 13 ) to a forming station ( 14 ) for cardboard boxes ( 23 ), said transversal pushers ( 13 ) being connected to a lateral chain ( 2 ) coupled to ... | 1 |
CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS
[0001] This application is a continuation application of U.S. patent application Ser. No. 10/373,583, filed Feb. 25, 2003, allowed and pending, which claims the benefit of U.S. provisional patent application Ser. No. 60/359,544, filed on Feb. 25, 2002, and U.S. provi... | A method and apparatus is disclosed for providing protection against arc flash during maintenance on a low voltage power circuit including a circuit breaker having a specified trip function for responding to a fault is provided. The specified trip function is overridden with a maintenance trip function that results in ... | 8 |
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
This invention relates generally to a two-stage process for the reductive stripping of uranium from wet-process phosphoric acid, and more particularly, to providing the ferrous ions necessary for the reductive strip in the first stage without contaminating the uranium-enhanced reductiv... | A two stage reductive stripping process for recovering uranium from wet process phosphoric acid, wherein the ferrous ions required for the first-stage reductive strip are supplied by heating a portion of acid raffinate phosphoric acid from the first-stage extraction in the presence of pressurized hydrogen gas. The pres... | 2 |
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
1. Field of the Invention
This invention relates to an eye refractometer for measuring the degree of spherical refraction, the degree of astigmatic refraction, the astigmatic angle, etc. of an eye.
2. Related Background Art
The eye refractometer of this type, as is sh... | The present invention is directed to an eye refractometer, one embodiment of which, includes two-aperture stops positioned substantially conjugate with the pupil of the eye to be examined. Further, a two-dimensional light position detecting device is provided for detecting the two-dimensional positions of two light bea... | 0 |
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
1. Field of the Invention
The present invention relates to data analysis of semiconductor tests using a computer and, more particularly to a technique for a software program executed by a computer that combines (1) the measuring results obtained as a combination of arrays from a meas... | A data analysis method, apparatus, and storage medium having computer readable program instructions embodied therein for use on a spreadsheet software having a plurality of cells displayed as a two-dimensional table on a computer including assigning to a first cell a definition of array representation data including a ... | 6 |
CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS
[0001] None.
STATEMENT REGARDING FEDERALLY SPONSORED RESEARCH OR DEVELOPMENT
[0002] Not applicable.
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
[0003] Conventional watercraft, such as recreational powerboats and the like, often generate mo... | An insert for use in the fabrication of a watercraft hull to form an inboard/outboard propulsion system passageway. The design of the insert incorporates a semi-rigid body having an inboard surface, an outboard surface, and sidewalls interconnecting the surfaces. The semi-rigid nature of the body facilitates the insert... | 1 |
CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATION(S)
Reference is made to commonly assigned copending U.S. application Ser. No. 07/478,910 entitled CAMERA WITH FLIP-UP FLASH UNIT, and filed, Feb. 12, 1990 in the names of William L. Burnham et al.
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
1. Field of the Invention
The in... | A flip-up flash unit for a camera has a viewfinder opening for viewing a subject to be photographed when the flash unit is swung to an operative position elevated from the body of the camera. A finder objective lens and a finder eyelens are each swung to individual viewing positions optically aligned with the viewfinde... | 6 |
CROSS REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATION
This is a divisional application of U.S. Ser. No. 14/028,844 filed Sep. 17, 2013 and claims priority from U.S. Provisional Application Ser. No. 61/701,888, filed Sep. 17, 2012; the disclosure of which is incorporated herein by reference.
BACKGROUND OF THE INV... | An amplifier for amplifying signals is presented. A cascode power amplifies includes two or more adjacent cascode amplifiers and at least one remote cascode amplifier. The adjacent cascode amplifiers are lined up adjacent each other with inputs of the adjacent cascode amplifiers connected to a common input line and out... | 7 |
FIELD OF THE INVENTION
The present invention relates to a container handling system and, more particularly, to a container handling system which stacks a predetermined number of containers in a predetermined configuration for shipping and reduces the need for operator involvement.
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTIO... | An apparatus and method for packaging containers, of the type having an engagement lip, wherein the apparatus includes tacks to engage the engagement lip to move the containers from starting point to a delivery point. The containers are moved by the apparatus while being engaged by the track such that the containers ar... | 1 |
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
This invention relates to a mangle for pressing damp laundry articles with rotatably mounted padded drums in the form of perforated hollow cylinders connected to a vacuum device. The drum surfaces contact and cooperate with trough shaped hollow bodies heated with high pressure steam, a... | Used hot air exhausted from perforated mangle drums 12-14 and/or steam condensate from curved guide troughs 15-17 cooperating with the drums is passed through the interior of a hollow, unperforated predryer cylinder 18. A pair of curved transport belts 40, 41 surround the bottom half of the cylinder and are driven at t... | 3 |
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
1. Field of the Invention
The present invention relates to a semiconductor device which improves a connection between a bit line and a cell of dynamic access memory.
2. Description of the Related Art
FIGS. 1A and 1B show a memory cell in a dynamic access memory which ... | A semiconductor device is disclosed which connects a bit line via a bit line contact to cells in a dynamic access memory which are constructed of a transistor and capacitor. The semiconductor device includes a first conductive layer connected to the cell of a cell array via a bit line contact and a second conductive la... | 7 |
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
[0001] 1. Field of the Invention
[0002] The present invention relates to a method and apparatus for boosting the pressure of the air charge to an internal combustion (IC) engine which has an exhaust gas recirculation (EGR) system, and in particular to such an engi... | A method and apparatus for boosting the pressure of the air charge to an internal combustion engine, which has an exhaust gas recirculation (EGR) system and a turbocharger. The EGR system is arranged to recirculate exhaust gas from an engine exhaust outlet passage to the engine air inlet passage. An exhaust gas bypass ... | 5 |
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
Class III antiarrhythmic agents may be categorized as having the ability to markedly prolong Purkinje fiber action potential duration without producing significant changes in maximal upstroke velocity. Unlike Class I antiarrhythmic agents, a pure Class III agent displays no effect on c... | This invention relates to certain substituted piperazines possessing anti-arrhythmic activity, to pharmaceutical compositions and to methods for production thereof. | 2 |
CROSS REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATION
[0001] This application is a divisional application of Ser. No. 11/698,141 filed on Jan. 26, 2007 and entitled “Wastewater Flow Equalization System and Method” and now U.S. Pat. No. ______.
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
[0002] This invention is... | A method of effecting efficient flow equalization in a settling and retention basin having a peripheral wall housing a removable design flow equalization port and a filter member exteriorly of the peripheral wall by (a) observing the height of liquid level induced during wastewater flow upon the filter member relative ... | 2 |
[0001] The invention provides CD4 + CD25 − T cells and Tr1-like regulatory T cells (i.e., contact-independent Type 1-like regulatory T cells), processes for their production and their use for regulatory purposes.
[0002] Introduction
[0003] There is now compelling evidence that CD4 + ... | The invention provides CD4 + CD25 − T cells and Tr1-like regulatory T cells (i.e., contact-independent Type 1-like regulatory T cells), processes for their production and their use for regulatory purposes. | 2 |
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
The present invention relates generally to a braiding machine, and more particularly to a braiding machine having a plurality of bobbin supports which are movable along a track. The invention is suitable with particular advantage, although not exclusively, to a braiding machine which a... | A plurality of bobbin supports is movable along an endless track and each has a guide portion which engages the track, and a motion-transmitting portion. An arrangement is provided for advancing the bobbin supports along the track and includes a plurality of rotary drivers which are arranged along the track and which e... | 3 |
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
This application is an improvement on the current garment supports located on the inner waistband of pants, shorts, skirts, trousers and the like. The purpose for such supports is to hold up the garments without the necessity of an external belt.
Because clothing is sized for an ... | The present invention is directed to a garment support that satisfies this need for substantial waist size adjustability, yet maintaining comfort and style. A garment support having features of the present invention comprises a flexible, expandable, inner tube-type device to which an air intake and release mechanism wi... | 8 |
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
This invention relates to a method of and an apparatus for piecing up the broken yarn in an open-end spinning system.
Heretofore, in the open-end spinning system, the operation of piecing up the broken yarn could be accomplished up to about 30,000 r.p.m. of the rotor without the ... | A method of and apparatus for piecing up the broken yarn in an open end spinning machine wherein the yarn breakage that has occurred in a spinning unit of the machine is pieced up or jointed with the fiber material supplied into a rotor while the spinning unit is operated at the ordinary high spinning speed and while t... | 3 |
CROSS REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS
[0001] This application claims the benefit of Provisional Application Ser. No. 61/860,759 filed Jul. 31, 2013 the entire contents of which is hereby expressly incorporated by reference herein.
STATEMENT REGARDING FEDERALLY SPONSORED RESEARCH OR DEVELOP... | Improvements in a reusable polyurethane projectile are presented. The reusable polyurethane projectile performs like a bullet or projectile because the projectile is essentially the same size and shape of a bullet and can be fed through a normal bullet clip into the breach of a gun, fired and ejected. The reusable poly... | 5 |
TECHNICAL FIELD
[0001] The present invention relates generally to underwater mining, and in particular relates to a system and method for seafloor stockpiling. In particular the invention relates, but is not limited, to mining, gathering, and stockpiling resources on the seafloor using a plurality of coopera... | A system and method for stockpiling material on the seafloor, the system and method using seafloor collection machines, such auxiliary or bulk cutters or collection machines, to capture seafloor material to be stockpiled. The captured seafloor material is carried in slurry form over a flexible transfer pipe to an outle... | 4 |
This is a continuation of copending application Ser. No. 07/744,183 filed Aug. 8, 1991, abandoned.
BACKGROUND OF THE PRESENT INVENTION
1. Field of Invention
The present invention relates generally to computer disk drives and specifically to solutions to the problem of zone misses in optical ... | A disk drive zone access method for recovering from a zone miss of a disk drive head(s) is used with media that has a plurality of zones each having different data recording frequencies. Data is read with a variable reference synchronizing frequency that can be set to match any one of the data recording frequencies. Th... | 6 |
[0001] This application claims the priority date of provisional application Ser. No. 60/234,057, filed Sep. 20, 2000.
TECHNICAL FIELD
[0002] This invention relates in general to electrical submersible pumps and in particular to a restrictor for reducing downward flowing casing ... | A method of pumping well fluid from a well having casing with perforations includes connecting an electrical motor to a lower end of a pump and securing the pump to tubing. A restrictor is mounted to the tubing above the pump, the restrictor having a restrictor passage. The well annulus contains a well fluid with a sta... | 4 |
FIELD OF THE INVENTION
The present invention relates to a rubbing-contact fluid sealing structure for use with a rotatable heat regenerative core incorporated in, for example, a rotary, counter-flow heat-regenerative heat exchanger for use in, for example, a gas turbine for use, typically, as a prime mover for a ... | A rubbing-contact sealing structure for use in a rotary, counter-flow heat-regenerative heat exchanger having a heat regenerative core rotatable with a housing structure having high-pressure and low-pressure fluid chambers arranged in counter-flow relationship adjacent one face of the core, comprising a main seal eleme... | 5 |
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
1. Field of the Invention
The present invention relates to a washing machine, especially, to a washing machine and method for manufacturing door thereof reinforcing the rigidity of a cabinet as well as improving a fine view around a door as installing a door ring on a cabinet around ... | A washing machine and a method of manufacturing a door thereof are provided. The washing machine may include a door rotatably coupled to a cabinet, and a door ring positioned on the cabinet at an external circumference of the door to reinforce a rigidity of the cabinet and to improve an external appearance of the washi... | 3 |
TECHNICAL FIELD
Embodiments of the present disclosure relate, in general, to aluminum coated articles and to a process for applying an aluminum coating to a substrate.
BACKGROUND
In the semiconductor industry, devices are fabricated by a number of manufacturing processes producing structures of an eve... | To manufacture a chamber component for a processing chamber, an aluminum coating is formed on an article comprising impurities, the aluminum coating being substantially free from impurities. | 2 |
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
The invention relates to a system for deflecting through-the-flowline ("TFL") tools from a main flowline into a selected branch line.
Large multi-well subsea oil and gas production systems are generally associated with a subsea manifold at which their production is commin... | A system for deflecting through-the-flowline ("TFL") tools from a main flowline into a selected branch line comprises a diverter tool which is movable through the main flowline until it locks itself near a selected branch line. The tool is equipped with a diverter head which orients itself in the main flow line... | 4 |
CROSS REFERENCES TO RELATED APPLICATIONS
[0001] The present application claims the benefit of U.S. Provisional Patent Application Ser. No. 61/153,585 filed Feb. 18, 2009 (Feb. 18, 2009).
STATEMENT REGARDING FEDERALLY SPONSORED RESEARCH OR DEVELOPMENT
[0002] Not applicable.
... | A door hinge assembly with hinge members having axially aligned cylindrical passages with interior surface shape, and a selectively depressible hinge pin with an exterior shape that matches the interior hinge member passages so as to permit selective locking of the hinge members. | 8 |
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
[0001] DE 44 36 397 B4 relates to a device for the aftertreatment of exhaust gases. The device comprises an exhaust gas collecting system, in which a reduction catalytic converter for reducing the levels of NO x constituents in the exhaust gas of the internal combustion engine is... | The invention relates to a device for cooling a metering module ( 10 ), in particular a module for metering an operating agent/auxiliary agent such as a reducing agent into the exhaust gas system of an internal combustion engine. A cooling device comprising a cooling member ( 17, 20, 24, 28, 29 ) through which a coolin... | 5 |
FIELD OF THE INVENTION
This invention relates to a method for inhibiting external corrosion on an insulated pipeline by admixing an alkaline material with a coating material applied to the pipeline. A corrosion resistant coated pipeline is also disclosed.
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
In many industrial... | A method for inhibiting external corrosion on an insulated pipeline including a pipe and a coating material around the pipe by positioning an alkaline material in the coating material. | 5 |
CROSS REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS
[0001] This application is a divisional application of and claims priority to U.S. patent application Ser. No. 09/649,190, filed Aug. 28, 2000 by Paul V. Cooper.
FIELD OF THE INVENTION
[0002] The present invention relates to a de... | A device for submerging scrap metal includes: (a) a drive source, (b) a drive shaft having a first end and a second end, the first end being connected to the drive source, and (d) an impeller connected to the second end of the drive shaft, the impeller preferably having two or more outwardly-extending blades. Preferabl... | 8 |
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
1. Field of the Invention
The present invention relates to 3'-demethoxy epipodophyllotoxin glucoside derivatives, to their therapeutic anti-tumor use, and to pharmaceutical dosage forms containing these new agents.
2. Description of the Related Art
Etoposide (VP-1... | This invention relates to novel 3'-demethoxy epipodophyllotoxin glucosides, their use as anti-tumor agents, and pharmaceutical compositions thereof. | 8 |
FIELD OF THE INVENTION
[0001] This invention relates generally to frozen food products and, more particularly, to a method for producing a frozen fish product having a generally uniform thickness, and the frozen fish product produced thereby.
BACKGROUND
[0002] It is commonly understood tha... | The present invention is generally directed to a method for producing a frozen fish product from a whole fish fillet. The frozen fish product has many of the characteristics of a loin portion, including enhanced resistivity to partial thawing during the application of heat. The invention relates to a method for process... | 0 |
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
1. Field of the Invention
The present invention relates to collapsible structures, and in particular, to collapsible frame assemblies that can be used in supporting collapsible structures. The collapsible frame assemblies may be twisted and folded to reduce the overall size of th... | A collapsible frame assembly has a coilable frame member having a folded and an unfolded orientation, and a plurality of corner sleeves. Each corner sleeve has a lumen for retaining a selected portion of the frame member, with the plurality of corner sleeves positioned in spaced apart relation along the frame member to... | 4 |
REFERENCE TO A RELATED APPLICATION AND PRIORITY CLAIM
[0001] This application claims the priority of Provisional Application No. US60/658,617, filed on 4 Mar. 2005 naming Richard D. Fortino as inventor.
FIELD OF THE INVENTION
[0002] This invention relates to a valve closure sy... | A valve closure system ( 30 ) for operating a valve ( 32 ) of a fluid-holding cylinder (CYL) between an open and a closed position to allow and disallow communication of the interior of the cylinder through the valve. A coupler ( 118 ) engages and rotates a stem ( 40 ) of the valve. An electric motor ( 92 ) rotates the... | 5 |
FIELD OF THE EMBODIMENTS
[0001] Embodiments relate to thermoplastic polymer compositions that include nucleating agents whereby the compositions have improved properties for use in carpet backing applications. Non-limiting examples of nucleating agents include silica-containing nucleating agents such as sa... | The embodiments disclosed herein relate to thermoplastic polymer compositions that comprise a thermoplastic and nucleating agents, such as silica-containing nucleating agents. The polymer compositions provide improved properties relating to processing, dimensional and thermal stability, improved crystalline structure, ... | 3 |
BACKGROUND OF INVENTION
[0001] 1. Field of Invention
[0002] The present invention relates to a microscope apparatus for viewing microscopic features. More specifically, the present invention relates to an optical microscope which provides high contrast and sharp images, providing for higher deta... | An embodiment of the present invention provide for an optical microscope apparatus including a light source, a base unit, a rotary monochromatic dispersion unit, a condenser, a stage, an objective, a tubular assembly and an ocular assembly. In a preferred embodiment, light travels from the light source sequentially thr... | 6 |
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
1. Field of the Invention
This invention relates to a process for drying a wet cake of aminoguanidine bicarbonate under a CO 2 -containing atmosphere at selected temperatures.
2. Brief Description of the Prior Art
Aminoguanidine bicarbonate (AGB) is a known chemical ... | A process for drying a wet cake of aminoguanidine bicarbonate (AGB), which comprises subjecting the wet cake of aminoguanidine bicarbonate to drying temperatures from about 35° C. to about 95° C. under a carbon dioxide-containing atmosphere for a sufficient amount of time to form a dried aminoguanidine bicarbonate prod... | 2 |
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
1. Field of the Invention
This invention relates to a focusing arrangement for a video camera, and especially to an arrangement for aiding manual focusing through an electronic viewfinder. More specifically, the invention pertains to a signal processing circuit of the type that i... | A focusing aid for a video camera alleviates manual focusing uncertainty due to difficulty in rendering sharply defined features in an electronic viewfinder. The focusing aid impacts a central viewing area by modifying the picture contrast, a visual substitute for a bandwidth-limited rendition of picture sharpness. A h... | 7 |
TECHNICAL FIELD
[0001] The present invention relates generally to methods of making nonwoven fabrics, and more particularly, to a method of manufacturing a two-sided nonwoven fabric exhibiting a three-dimensional image, permitting use of the fabric in a wide variety of consumer applications.
BA... | The present invention is directed to a method of forming a two-sided nonwoven fabric, which exhibits a pronounced three-dimensional image that is durable to both converting and end-use application. In particular, the present invention contemplates that a fabric is formed from a first precursor web comprising a first fi... | 3 |
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
[0001] The present invention is directed to a system and method for processing an image. More specifically, the present invention is directed to a method of generating additive primary colors from PostScript code to drive a visual display.
[0002] A primary applica... | A method for processing an image. The method includes receiving an image having image values and described in a first color space and determining the image color space from a received image. Image values in the first color space are associated with values in a second color space so as to generate associated image value... | 7 |
CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATION
This application is a continuation of International application PCT/DE02/00668, filed Feb. 22, 2002, which designated the United States, and which was not published in English.
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
Field of the Invention
The invention relat... | The invention provides a circuit configuration for demodulating a voltage that is ASK modulated by altering the amplitude between a low level and a high level. In this case, a first and a second charging circuit each produce a charging voltage and decoupling device decouples the first charging circuit when there is a p... | 7 |
CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS
The present invention claims the benefit of Chinese Patent Application No. 201410499470.7, filed Sep. 25, 2014, which is incorporated herein by reference in its entirety, for all purposes.
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
The present invention relates to a mobile com... | A UV device includes a housing having a portion configured to be removably attached to a smart device, a UV light source disposed within the housing, wherein the UV light source is configured to provide output of UV light in response to an operating powered, a communication mechanism disposed within the housing, wherei... | 0 |
TECHNICAL FIELD
[0001] This invention relates to the method of shearing drill pipe for drilling oil or gas wells, especially in deep water.
CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS
[0002] Not applicable.
STATEMENT REGARDING FEDERALLY SPONSORED RESEARCH OR DEVELOPMENT
[0003]... | The method of shearing drill collars used in the drilling of oil and gas wells, comprising providing an outer sleeve of a first material for carrying structural loads, providing a second material within the outer sleeve which is lower in shear strength and is greater in unit weight than the first material, and providin... | 4 |
FIELD OF THE INVENTION
This invention relates generally to the manufacturing of structural members for use in automobiles and, more particularly, to a process for roll-forming sheet metal into a structural beam having an internal web to increase strength of the beam.
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
Manufa... | A roll-forming process for the manufacture of a structural member can be used in the manufacture of an automotive vehicle. The roll-forming process creates a component that has multiple cells with an integral internal web separating the cells, enhancing the strength, rigidity and stiffness of the component for any give... | 8 |
TECHNICAL FIELD
This invention relates to the field of crop harvesting and, more particularly, to harvesting headers of the type which are operable to sever standing crops as the header is advanced through a field, to gather the crops thus severed along the leading edge of the header, and to subsequently discharg... | The header has generally transversely disposed, flat, apron-like conveyor mechanism for receiving the stalks of grain or other crop materials severed along the leading edge of the header and for gathering such materials so that they might be discharged in a continuous stream for producing a windrow. The conveyor mechan... | 0 |
CLAIM OF PRIORITY
[0001] This patent application claims priority to U.S. Provisional Patent Application No. 61/135,322, entitled “LINEAR REVOLVING DOOR FOR SECURE ACCESS”, by Robert Osann, Jr., filed on Jul. 18, 2008.
COPYRIGHT NOTICE
[0002] A portion of the disclosure of this pat... | Electro-mechanical and electronically controlled access devices are described for controlling access to a building, premises or area in a secure manner such that a subject who is deemed ineligible for access will be barred entry and may be optionally retained. The devices can contain multiple rotatable door panels, whi... | 4 |
Genus and species of plant claimed: Hydrangea paniculata.
Variety denomination: ‘PIIHP-I’.
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
The present invention relates to a new and distinct cultivar of Hydrangea paniculata , a member of the Hydrangeaceae family, hereinafter referred to by its cultivar name ‘PIIHP-I... | A new and distinct cultivar of Hydrangea paniculata plant named ‘PIIHP-I’, characterized by its compact rounded growth habit; strong stems that hold the inflorescences upright and do not splay; thick, dark green foliage; and solid inflorescences in which the showy white sepals cover the fertile flowers. | 0 |
This is a continuation of application Ser. No. 07/325,765, filed Mar. 17, 1989 now abandoned.
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
The field of the invention relates to bio-telemetry in general and specifically to bio-telemetry systems capable of providing patient location information.
Bio-telemetry ... | A miniature multi-lead bio-telemetry and patient location systems includes one or more stationary location markers which transmit location data to an ECG unit worn by ambulatory patients. The electrocardiogram (ECG) unit monitors patient ECG data, a distress button and ECG unit status and combines this data with the lo... | 8 |
CROSS REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATION
This application is a continuation-in-part application that claims the benefit of U.S. patent Ser. No. 14/058,323 filed on Oct. 21, 2013, entitled “Dual Compartment Walk-in Bathtub,” which claims the benefit of U.S. Provisional Application No. 61/719,120 filed on Oct. 26, 20... | A bathtub is provided of the walk-in type, wherein the bathtub includes an at least one internal dam element that allows a user to segment the bathtub into a two or more compartments and operably utilize the bathtub as a sit-down tub or as a standing shower. An entry door provides access into the bathtub without requir... | 0 |
[0001] This application is a continuation-in-part of U.S. patent application Ser. No. 15/426,886, which is a continuation-in-part of U.S. patent application Ser. No. 15/144,653 filed on May 2, 2016, which is a divisional of U.S. patent application Ser. N., 14/559776, filed on Dec. 3, 2014, now issued U.S. Pat. No. 9... | A hybrid memory system provides rapid, persistent byte-addressable and block-addressable memory access to a host computer system by providing direct access to a both a volatile byte-addressable memory and a volatile block-addressable memory via the same parallel memory interface. The hybrid memory system also has at le... | 6 |
FIELD OF THE INVENTION
[0001] The present invention relates to a flat-bed scanner in combination with a sheet feeder. The sheet feeder is placed on the flat-bed scanner so as to automatically feed the sheets and the scanner scan the sheets. The feeder has an optical module set which has a function of scan... | A flat-bed scanner in combination with a sheet feeder. The flat-bed scanner includes a first glass window having a top surface and a second glass window having a top surface. A height step is formed without increasing the difficult between the top surfaces of the first and second glass windows. When the sheet feeder is... | 7 |
DESCRIPTION
The invention relates to a process for packaging articles, particularly cigarettes, by combining them into groups (cigarette groups) and wrapping them in at least one blank of packaging material (tin-foil sheet, paper or the like), and in this process the group, taking with it the blank provided in a ... | Packaging machines have to, on the one hand, achieve high levels of output but, on the other hand, take into account the sensitivity of the cigarettes to mechanical stresses. A two-track configuration of the packaging machine doubles the output at a given speed (number of strokes). By the special designing of a cigaret... | 1 |
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
1. Field of the Invention
This invention relates primarily but not exclusively to a golfer's needs. More particularly, this invention relates both to the recognition of long-felt needs of a golfer, male or female and to novel conceptual designs for fulfilling those needs. Mor... | The invention relates to a locker bag specifically designed for golfers for storing and organizing the usual golf accessories, valuables and clothing items used by a golfer, male or female. The bag is designed to hang from the inside of the locker door and has a multiplicity of expandable pockets attached to a backing. | 8 |
The invention relates to a motor vehicle seat which is guided for longitudinal sliding movement on at least one lower stationary track, and which is provided with a releasable locking mechanism for locking the vehicle seat, by means of a handle, longitudinally in selectable positions.
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION ... | A motor vehicle seat is guided, as is customary, with its upper tracks in lower tracks and is manually adjustable and lockable into selected longitudinally spaced seat positions. In addition to these seat position locking means, the seat is provided with at least one deceleration activated locking device which, under c... | 1 |
CROSS REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS
[0001] This application is a non-provisional application that claims priority to provisional application No. 61/792,654 filed on Mar. 15, 2013, which is incorporated in its entirety herein.
TECHNICAL FIELD
[0002] This disclosure relates to s... | Spinal cord stimulation (SCS) system having a recharging system with self alignment, a system for mapping current fields using a completely wireless system, multiple independent electrode stimulation outsource, and IPG control through software on Smartphone/mobile device and tablet hardware during trial and permanent i... | 0 |
THE BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
The present invention relates to cleaning devices, and more particularly to an attachment to such devices which increases the efficiency of the brushes or other tools used in cleaning surfaces under fluid, such as swimming pool walls and floors and boat surfaces.
A major conc... | A device for cleaning surfaces submerged in a fluid, such as pools and boat, comprising a handle, a brush attachable to the handle for cleaning an underwater surface and a wing member hingedly attached to the device adjacent the brush. The wing member is pivotable into an upwardly inclined position when the brush is mo... | 4 |
CROSS REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATION
[0001] The present application is a non-provisional continuation application claiming priority to pending U.S. Nonprovisional application Ser. No. 13/267,479 titled “Exercise Bicycle Frame With Bicycle Seat and Handlebar Adjustment Assemblies” filed Oct. 6, 2011 which c... | An indoor cycling device including a unique frame arrangement with fore and aft adjustable seat and handlebar assemblies. The assemblies support a seat and handlebars for fore and aft movement. The assemblies may include a receiver with an elongate aperture with a slider positioned therein. The slider defines a first c... | 0 |
CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATION
This application is a 35 USC 371 application of PCT/EP 2008/050016 filed on Jan. 2, 2008.
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
1. Field of the Invention
The invention relates to a check valve and to an injector.
2. Description of the Prior Art
Such check... | The invention relates to a check valve with a spherical valve element whose service life and operating reliability is considerably increased in relation to conventional check valves. The improved check valve is used in an injector for a fuel injection system of an internal combustion engine, having a hydraulic pressure... | 5 |
RELATED APPLICATION
This application is a continuation-in-part of my earlier filed U.S. application Ser. No. 523,117 filed Nov. 12, 1974, now abandoned.
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
A non-woven fabric or fibrous web obtained from a needle loom and constituting a starting material for the prac... | Preparation of a non-woven web of fibrous material so as to obtain a product having considerably better mechanical characteristics than the "breathable" non-woven fabrics of the prior art, without any substantial loss of its softness, drape or porosity characteristics. A starting needle punched non-woven web co... | 3 |
CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED PATENT APPLICATIONS
[0001] This application claims the benefit of U.S. Provisional Application No. 60/485,674 filed Jul. 9, 2003, which is incorporated herein by reference.
[0002] The following U.S. Patent Applications are cited by reference and incorporated by ref... | A system for containing paint is disclosed. The system comprises a body between a cover and a base. The system also comprises a handle configured for attachment to the body and selectively configurable between a first position and a second position. The system also comprises a locking mechanism. The locking mechanism c... | 1 |
CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS(S)
This application is a division of U.S. patent application Ser. No. 09/821,240, filed on Mar. 29, 2001, now is U.S. Pat. No. 6,357,107 which is a division of U.S. patent application Ser. No. 09/350,601, filed on Jul. 9, 1999, now issued as U.S. Pat. No. 6,240,622, the spe... | The invention relates to an inductor comprising a plurality of interconnected conductive segments interwoven with a substrate. The inductance of the inductor is increased through the use of coatings and films of ferromagnetic materials such as magnetic metals, alloys, and oxides. The inductor is compatible with integra... | 8 |
BACKGROUND
[0001] This invention relates to a device for heating the contents of a container and for keeping it warm. More particularly, the invention relates to a self-contained heater device that allows the contents such as food in a container to be heated.
[0002] Often times, it is desirable ... | A heater device includes a container formed from a vapor impervious material and having a quantity of heat generating material therein. Also provided is an activation material proximate the container. A seal on the container is adapted to be opened to transfer the activation material into contact with the heat generati... | 5 |
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
1. Field of the Invention
This invention relates to a catalyst composition showing a high activity for homopolymerizing or copolymerizing olefins. More particularly, it relates to a catalyst composition and a process for the preparation thereof which catalyst composition provides... | Disclosed is a catalyst composition for use in the polymerization of olefins, which is comprised of (a) a catalyst component containing magnesium, titanium, a halogen, and an ingredient derived from an ester compound, and (b) an organic aluminum compound. The catalyst activity and capability of providing a highly stere... | 2 |
This application is a 371 of PCT/EP2014/077532 filed 12 Dec. 2014.
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
Field of the Invention
The invention relates to a woven-fabric belt which is suitable for employment in a machine producing and/or processing a fibrous web, in particular a paper, cardboard, tissue or non-wo... | A woven-fabric belt for a fibrous web machine includes longitudinal and cross threads forming crossing points, top and bottom sides and a seam segment. Each longitudinal thread has end segments with ends. A segment is formed by weaving end segments with cross threads. Some end segments follow a weaving path with the cr... | 3 |
FIELD OF THE INVENTION
[0001] This invention relates generally to creped paper. More particularly, it relates to creped tissue paper such as facial tissue and bathroom tissue products, and processes for producing such products and other forms of crepe paper.
DESCRIPTION OF THE RELATED ART
... | The present invention provides compositions a useful in the creping of paper products such as facial tissue and bathroom tissue. The compositions comprise an alkanolamine salt of a styrene-methacrylic acid co-polymer. According to a process according to the invention, a composition of the invention is contacted with th... | 3 |
[0001] This application is a continuation of application Ser. No. 09/964,529 filed Sep. 28, 2001, the entire contents of which are incorporated herein by reference.
FIELD OF THE INVENTION
[0002] This invention relates to novel materials for attenuating sound, and in particular to such ... | Acoustic attenuation materials are described that comprise outer layers of a stiff material sandwiching a relatively soft elastic material therebetween, with means such as spheres, discs or wire mesh being provided within the elastic material for generating local mechanical resonances that function to absorb sound ener... | 4 |
CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATION
This utility patent application is based on U.S. provisional patent application No. 60/216,752, filed Jul. 7, 2000.
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
1. Field of the Invention
The present invention is a latch for actuation with both an electric motor an... | The present invention is directed to a latch that includes a housing, a pawl pivotally supported by the housing and movable between a latched position and an unlatched position, a spring biasing the pawl toward the unlatched position, and a locking member being rotationally movable about an axis of rotation between an ... | 4 |
BACKGROUND
[0001] This application relates to devices, such as potholders, oven mitts and similar devices for protecting a user's hand or other surfaces from contact with hot or cold articles, such as cooking pots, pans, lids, handles, grills, grill tools and the like.
[0002] Heretofore,... | A protecting and grip-enhancing device includes an inner body formed of a first material and having opposite outer sides, a thermally insulating outer body formed of a second material and secured to at least one outer side of the inner body and continuously covering a substantial portion thereof, and hinge structure jo... | 0 |
This application is a continuation-in-part of U.S. Patent application Ser. No. 34,989 filed May 10, 1979.
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
1. Field of the Invention
This invention is directed to weapons and weapon systems employed by ground-based personnel in defense against helicopter assault. T... | A projectile deployed cable weapons system for defeating helicopter rotor systems is disclosed. The deployed cable is intended to settle on the target helicopter from above, and damage is inflicted on the main rotor blade or tail rotor blade of the helicopter by sudden stoppage or castastrophic failure of the contacted... | 5 |
BACKGROUND INFORMATION
There have been advances in the design of changeable, low cost signs and display formats. It is advantageous for businesses to display information which will ultimately serve the interests of the business. To a similar degree, an individual's interests in dissememinating information to ... | A changeable magnetic sign kit including; interlocking pieces, upon which are imprinted alphanumeric characters, which can be reconstructed into different messages, and which vary in width to accomodate the variety of widths of characters within a font style, the width dimension of each character piece having a specifi... | 6 |
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
1. Field of the Invention
This invention relates to a process for producing polyisobutene with a high molecular weight at a higher temperature than the conventional polymerization temperature, using a catalytic system comprising a transition metal compound, a benzene derivative c... | This invention relates to a process for polymerizing isobutene using a catalytic system comprising a transition metal compound, a benzene derivative compound, and methylaluminoxane, and the catalytic system applied to the polymerization of isobutene, (1) the added benzene derivative compound and methyl aluminoxane to t... | 2 |
CROSS REFERENCE TO RELATED PATENTS AND APPLICATIONS
[0001] The following patents/applications, the disclosures of each being totally incorporated herein by reference are mentioned:
[0002] U.S. Publication No. US-2006-0067756-A1 (Attorney Docket No. 20031867Q-US-NP), filed Sep. 27, 2005, entitled... | Sheet print media are printed/marked with both transient and permanent marking which may be juxtaposed or the transient marking overprinted to change the meaning or message of text on the appearance of an image over time. Applications include advertising and labels for articles of commerce. The method applies to plain ... | 1 |
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