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BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention This invention relates to improved ionizing radiation sensitive materials which are useful as electron beam resists and information recording media. 2. Description of the Prior Art It is well-known that electron beam irradiation will cause cr...
This invention describes an improved ionizing radiation sensitive material having high contrast, high sensitivity and comprised of a metal complex of a mixed half-ester or half amide product of the reaction of an N-hydroxy or N-aminoalkyl amide and a hydroxy alkyl terminally unsaturated compound with an alkylvinyl ethe...
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CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATION This application claims the priority, under 35 U.S.C. §119, of Austrian patent application AT A111/2014, filed Feb. 17, 2014; the prior application is herewith incorporated by reference in its entirety. BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION Field of the Invention The...
A conveying installation has least one endless conveyor belt guided via a plurality of rollers along a leading belt run for conveying material or products and a returning belt run, particularly for manufacturing a paper web with a wire belt or felt belt. At least one of the rollers has an adjustable mounting for adjust...
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RELATED APPLICATIONS [0001] This nonprovisional patent application claims the benefit of co-pending, provisional patent application U.S. Ser. No. 60/476,746, filed on Jun. 6, 2003, which is hereby incorporated by reference in its entirety. BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION [000...
A reciprocating pump assembly includes piston rod that is movable and reciprocates in order to pump a fluid. The piston rod has a piston portion at an end that stokes within a piston chamber. The pump assembly also includes a piston rod sleeve that houses the piston rod. The piston rod sleeve does not reciprocate with ...
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FIELD OF THE INVENTION [0001] This invention relates to a dynamic random access memory, and more particularly, to a memory cell that uses a stacked capacitor, for use in such a memory and to a method for making the stacked capacitor. BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION [0002] A standard d...
A semiconductor memory cell includes a field effect transistor coupled to a storage capacitor that formed as a multilayer stack over the surface of the silicon chip of the cell. The capacitor is formed by three conformal layers over the surface of a cup-shaped contact hole in a silicon oxide layer overlying the surface...
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SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION This invention relates to a power unit for converting a multi-directional input such as oscillatory or recipricatory motion into a uni-directional output rotation. The invention utilizes a unique coupling between coaxial input and output shafts wherein a slotted toroidal tubular dri...
Apparatus for converting multi-directional input to uni-directional output having a plurality of drivers rotated by the input and moveable to alternate positions with respect to opposed surfaces on the output driven member for frictional drive of the driven member. The drivers are moved to alternate positions automatic...
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CLAIM OF PRIORITY [0001] This application claims priority from U.S. application Ser. No. 11/533,400 entitled “Stackable, Nestable, and Gangable Table,” which was filed on Sep. 20, 2006 and issued as U.S. Pat. No. 7,849,804 on Dec. 14, 2010, which has at least one common inventor and is hereby expressly incor...
A stackable, nestable, and gangable table for use in varied environments such as classrooms, conferences, testing, etc includes a wire frame scaled according to the anticipated use, a table top and a modesty panel angled obtusely from the table top to accommodate stacking and/or nesting of the tables. The table further...
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TECHNICAL FIELD The invention relates generally to fluid membrane separation using fiber membrane technology. In particular, the present invention relates to a boreside feed gas separation membrane module comprising membranes with discrete flow channels to allow for permeation based on separation of gases. ...
A boreside feed gas separation membrane device containing primarily hollow fiber membranes with discrete flow channels incorporated into the bundle to allow for pressure removal of the permeate gas collected on the shellside of the device is described. The flow channels minimize pressure drop and/or the build-up of bac...
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FIELD OF THE INVENTION This invention concerns the control of a video storage device associated with a video mixer. BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION Video mixers, known also as production switchers, are used for combining and manipulating video signals from a number of video sources to form one or more output vi...
A video mixer may be employed to form a transition between two video compositions, for example a fade or a wipe. A video storage device may be associated with the video mixer and plays out a video signal, the timing of which is controlled in dependence upon the progress of the transition made by the said video mixer.
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BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION. This invention relates to improvements of melt-blowing processes and apparatuses applying to multiple rows of spinning orifices describes in U.S. Pat. No. 4,380,570 and 5,476,616, which are herewith incorporated as reference. More particularly, it relates to the improvement whereby me...
There is disclosed a novel apparatus and process for melt-blowing fiberforming thermoplastic polymers at high rates to form high-loft, low density fine fiber webs suitable for insulation applications. The high rates are achieved by mounting melt-blowing spinnerettes on the surfaces of a polygonal cylinder and spinning ...
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BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION FIELD OF THE INVENTION The invention relates to a device for hooking a heddle on a harness cord of a weaving loom of the Jacquard type or a harness cord on a string of a Jacquard loom, and to a Jacquard loom equipped with such a device. The invention also relates to a method for the manu...
A device for hooking a heddle of a weaving loom of the Jacquard type to a harness cord of the loom that includes an endpiece molded on an upper end of the heddle. The endpiece including an aperture for the passage and wedging of the cord and a housing for receiving two strands of the cord. The device also includes a ri...
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CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATION [0001] This application claims the benefit of U.S. Provisional Application No. 60/796,002, filed 28 Apr. 2006. The disclosure of the above application is incorporated herein by reference. FIELD OF THE INVENTION [0002] The present invention pertain...
Manufacturing a reflex insert tool includes the steps of assembling optical pins in a bundle, and inserting same into a mold clamp assembly. The mold clamp assembly is placed into a vat, wherein an electroformed skin is developed which in turn is removed from the bath. A cold spraying technique is utilized applying a b...
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This application is a division of application Ser. No. 07/745,480 filed Aug. 14, 1991, U.S. Pat. No. 5,289,207 granted Feb. 22, 1994. BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to an ink jet recording apparatus mountable on or connectable to a copying...
An ink jet apparatus comprises plural adjacent ink discharge openings arranged in a line, each opening having associated therewith an energy generator for generating energy to discharge ink from the associated opening. The energy generators are selectively driven in a first mode wherein ink is simultaneously discharged...
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FIELD OF THE INVENTION This invention relates in general to thermographic imaging systems and more particularly to improved processing temperature uniformity in heated drum processors for thermally processed thermographic imaging media. BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION Photothermography is an established i...
A thermographic imaging system in which exposed thermographic imaging media is moved along a path, apparatus comprising: a movable member of thermally conductive material located along said path, said member having a first dimension parallel to said path and a second dimension perpendicular to said path, said member ha...
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BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION It is known in the art to contain fluids under high pressure in conduits and vessels formed by mating two or more parts or to prevent such fluids from entering the conduits or vessels from outside. It is further known that in order to prevent leakage of such fluid at the mating surface...
A seal for preventing the flow of fluid under high pressure, between a carrier and a mating element adapted to engage the carrier is provided by a resilient elastomeric sealing element which is disposed in an arcuate groove in the carrier and deformed when the carrier is joined to the mating element. The sealing elemen...
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BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION [0001] 1. Field of the Invention [0002] The present invention relates to methods of switching profiles in mobile devices, and more particularly, to a method of switching a profile in a mobile device based on time, date, location, or environmental factors. [...
To switch a profile in a mobile device, the mobile device captures an input when the mobile device detects a predetermined condition, and the mobile device switches the profile according to the input. The predetermined condition could include detection of motion or rest, or recurring update periods. Examples of inputs ...
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This is a continuation-in-part of application Ser. No. 435,029 filed Oct. 18, 1982, now abandoned. TECHNICAL FIELD This invention relates to a method of introducing fluorine into glasses. In one of its more specific aspects, this invention relates to a method in which a high fluorine glass, called...
A method of introducing fluorine into glasses characterized by high fluorine retention and low processing costs which involves introducing the fluorine into the glass batch as a fluorine-containing frit comprising an inorganic fluoride and containing from about 6 to about 10 weight percent fluorine.
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CROSS REFERENCE TO RELATE APPLICATION [0001] Provisional patent application #61353900 filed 10 Jun. 2010, titled Multi-purpose sponge applicator with universal grip BACKGROUND [0002] This invention relates to an apparatus for holding a tool, equipment or instrument during operatio...
The Multi-purpose Universal Grip is an ergonomically designed grip for use by persons with a thumb and one or more fingers. The grip itself may be manufactured as an accessory or attached to or part of a shaft, wheel, handle, surface, etc.
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DESCRIPTION [0001] This application claims priority of my prior, co-pending provisional patent application, Serial 60/302,165, filed on Jun. 28, 2001, entitled “ERGONOMIC HIGH VOLUME EVACUATOR HANDLE,” which is incorporated herein by reference. BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION ...
Disclosed is an ergonomic handle for the high volume evacuator that is designed to reduce the incidence of fatigue-related medical conditions among dental assistants. The handle comprises a hollow tube composed of a rigid material that allows the suction to flow through the interior, a valve that allows the suction to ...
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CROSS REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS [0001] This Application is a Continuation of application Ser. No. 10/729,830 filed on Dec. 5, 2003, which is a continuation-in-part of PCT Application No. PCT/EP02/06180 filed Jun. 5, 2002, which in turn, claims priority from German Application 10127283.9, filed Jun. 5...
The present invention relates to a pharmaceutical composition containing an mRNA that is stabilised by sequence modifications in the translated region and is optimised for the translation. The pharmaceutical composition according to the invention is particularly suitable as an inoculating agent as well as a therapeutic...
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FIELD OF INVENTION [0001] The present invention relates to an improved process for the preparation of Coenzymes. The invention also relates to novel intermediates for the preparation of coenzymes, and process for the preparation of the intermediates. The present invention particularly relates to an improved ...
The present invention relates to novel intermediates for the preparation of coenzymes, processes for the preparation of the intermediates and an improved process for the preparation of Coenzymes. The present invention particularly relates to an improved process for the preparation of Coenzyme Q, more particularly for C...
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FIELD OF THE INVENTION This invention relates to grain cleaning and aeration and more particularly to an apparatus method for cleaning, distributing and aerating grain. BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION Harvested grain crops, such as corn or the like, are usually stored and the moisture content is typically...
An improved apparatus for cleaning, distributing and aereating grain is mounted in a storage structure and includes a frustro-conical screen device secured symetrically to an imperforate funnel-shaped member. A fan assembly is secured to the funnel-shaped body and is provided with a conduit which extends to the exterio...
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FIELD OF THE INVENTION The present invention relates to surgical drainage devices used in draining fluids from the body, e.g. the pleural cavity, and is particularly concerned with an improved drainage apparatus which provides ready incremental control and indication of the applied suction pressure. BACKGRO...
A surgical drainage unit is provided for draining fluids from the body of a patient wherein the suction pressure, applied through a suction inlet of the unit to draw fluids into the unit, is incrementally controlled and a direct indication of the applied suction pressure is afforded. A device which contracts responsive...
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BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION [0001] In a dry room or car interior, it may require a humidifier for humidifying the air for comfortable living or driving. However, it is not available or it is difficult to obtain a portable mini humidifier from the commercial source. [0002] Even a prior art of U.S...
A portable humidifier comprises: a bottle for storing water therein, a capillary device immersed in the bottle for capillarily absorbing water as stored in the bottle, an ultrasonic vibrator mounted on a upper portion of the bottle for normally contacting a top wick portion of the capillary device and operatively vibra...
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CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATION(S) AND CLAIM OF PRIORITY [0001] The present application claims the benefit under 35 U.S.C. § 119(a) of a Korean patent application filed in the Korean Intellectual Property Office on Oct. 31, 2007 and assigned Serial No. 2007-110144, the entire disclosure of which is he...
A method and apparatus for parallel structured Latin square interleaving in a communication system are provided. The method includes dividing input information bits into sub-blocks according to a parallel processing order, generating a first Latin square matrix or a second Latin square matrix by comparing the parallel ...
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RELATED APPLICATIONS This application claims priority to Taiwan Application Serial Number TW 104127031, filed Aug. 19, 2015, which is herein incorporated by reference. BACKGROUND Field of Invention The present invention relates to a photosensitive resin composition and its application thereof. M...
A photosensitive resin composition includes an alkali-soluble resin (A), a compound having an unsaturated vinyl group (B), a photo initiator (C), solvent (D) and a silane compound (E) having a structure shown as formula (I): ...
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RELATED DISCLOSURE The subject invention is directed to compounds related to those disclosed and claimed in application Ser. No. 09/284,458 (now U.S. Pat. No. 6,008,215), filed Apr. 16, 1999. FIELD OF APPLICATION OF THE INVENTION The invention relates to novel benzonaphthyridines, a process ...
Compounds 8,9-diethoxy-2-methyl-6-[4(p-toluenesulfonamide) phenyl]-1,2,3,4,4a,10b-hexahydrobenzo[c][1,6]naphthyridine and 9-ethoxy-8-methoxy-2-methyl-6-[4-(p-toluenesulfonamido)phenyl]-1,2,3,4,4a,10b-hexahydrobenzo[c][1,6]naphthyridine and medicament compositions based thereon are useful for treating airway disorders, ...
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TECHNICAL FIELD [0001] This disclosure relates generally to a linkage connecting a frame of a machine with an implement. BACKGROUND [0002] Earth-moving machines, such as loaders, have linkages connecting the frame of the machine to an implement such as a bucket. Many different linkage desi...
An assembly for controlling the angle of an implement on an earth-moving machine. The assembly includes an upper control arm, a lower control configured to mechanically interface with an implement; a rocker arm configured to pivotably couple the lower control arm to the upper control arm.
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BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION This invention relates to curing polymeric latexes, more specifically to self-curing polymer latexes. Diverse self-curing polymer latexes are known in the art. For example, blends of a carboxylated latex such as an acrylic acid/styrene/butadiene terpolymer latex with a melamine f...
Latexes containing particles having pendant coreactive groups and oxazoline groups are disclosed. Said latexes are self-curing yielding films and other articles having excellent tensile strength and resistance to water and other solvents. In addition, a process for making such latexes is disclosed.
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BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION [0001] In the manufacture of paper products, such as facial tissue, bath tissue, paper towels, dinner napkins and the like, a wide variety of product properties are imparted to the final product through the use of chemical additives applied in the wet end of the tissue making p...
The present invention is a soft tissue sheet having reduced lint and slough. The tissue sheet comprises papermaking fibers and a synthetic co-copolymer. The synthetic co-polymer has the general structure: wherein R 1 , R 2 , R 3 are independently selected from a group consisting of: ...
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FIELD OF THE INVENTION The present invention relates to fluorine-containing copolymers. The present invention relates also to a carrier for developing electrostatic images which constitute, along with a toner, an electrostatic image developer for use with an electronic photographic copying machine (hereinaf...
This invention provides a fluorine-containing copolymer comprising: (a) 50 to 85 mole % of a structural unit represented by the formula --CH.sub.2 --CF.sub.2--, (b) 5 to 40 mole % of a structural unit represented by the formula --CF.sub.2 --CFX-- wherein X is H...
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BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The invention relates to a hanger and hanger mount assembly for a chest drainage unit and relates more specifically to a hanger and hanger mount assembly for a chest drainage unit that is adjustable to allow the chest drainage unit to hang in a vertical ...
A CDU hanger mount assembly and hanger is provided. The mount assembly and hanger allows the CDU to be supported by an object for supporting the CDU while the connecting point between the hanger mount and the pivot end of the hanger may be selectively moved from a point midway between the front and back of the CDU top ...
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This application is a division of copending Ser. No. 513,792 filed Oct. 10, 1974; which is a continuation of Ser. No. 452,305 filed Mar. 18, 1974, now abandoned. BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION This invention relates to novel compounds useful as intermediates for making ether polycarboxylates. I...
Novel imide carboxylates, O-carboxylates thereof, and amide carboxylates are useful as intermediates for preparation of sequestrant compounds.
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FIELD AND BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION The present invention relates to devices and methods for providing network access control utilizing traffic-regulation hardware. In recent years, security has become an increasing concern in information systems. This issue has become more significant with the advent of ...
Disclosed are devices and methods for providing network access control utilizing traffic-regulation hardware, the device including: at least one client-side port for operationally connecting to a client system; at least one network-side port for operationally connecting to a network; a logic module for regulating netwo...
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BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a flange used for a base support (drum) of an electrophotographic photoconductor and, more particularly, to a flange made of synthetic resin, a flange processing device, and a method for processing a flange. 2. Descriptio...
To provide a flange to be attached to an end of a photoconductor drum, the flange including: a drum engagement part capable of being engaged with an inner surface of the photoconductor drum; and a center hole, wherein the flange is prepared by cutting at least one of a surface of the engagement part and an inner surfac...
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BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION [0001] The invention relates to a hinged-lid box for cigarettes or cigarette packs, comprising a single-piece package blank made of (thin) cardboard for the purpose of forming a box part with box front wall, box rear wall, box side walls and a lid having lid front wall, lid rear...
Employed in the manufacture of (cigarette) packs of the hinge-lid type, preferably as a multipack, is a blank comprising a main package blank ( 17 ) and a collar ( 15 ) connected thereto as a single piece. A resulting complete blank is processed according to the transverse enveloping principle. The collar ( 15 ) is con...
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FIELD OF THE INVENTION [0001] The present invention is generally directed toward accelerating the healing process after damage to the intestinal tract. More particularly, the invention is directed to an apparatus for treatment of an enterocutaneous fistula. BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION [0002] ...
A prosthetic device for the intestine is disclosed that bypasses an enterocutaneous fistula so that the intestinal tract can properly function without bowel contents leaking onto the skin. The prosthetic device includes means to securely connect and seal it to the intestine, means to push bowel contents through it, and...
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BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION The present invention relates in general air conditioner units, and more specifically to heat exchanger coils for use in an air conditioner unit of the type suitable for mounting on the roof of a vehicle, such as a bus. Many air conditioner units adapted for mounting on the roof ...
A heat exchanger of the plate fin and tube type which comprises two longitudinally extending sections. The two sections each have a planar cross section and form a continuous length. The sections are bent relative to one another with the planar cross sections of the two sections forming an angular relationship therebet...
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BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION [0001] 1. Field of the Invention [0002] This invention relates broadly to suturing devices for surgical applications. More particularly, this invention relates to devices that clamp and anchor suture material to tissue. [0003] 2. State of the Art ...
A suturing device for surgical applications includes first and second elements that are rotatable with respect to one another about a central axis. Each element has a cutout into its exterior surface. The cutouts extend along a direction substantially parallel to the central axis and are sized to accept suture thread m...
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CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS This application claims priority from U.S. Provisional Application No. 62/204,145, filed Aug. 12, 2015, the entire contents of which are incorporated by reference in their entirety. FIELD OF THE INVENTION The present application relates to a process fo...
A method is described for making single isomers of synthetic beraprost diol, a key intermediate for making 314-d isomer of beraprost. The method requires fewer steps than the known methods for making these compounds and can be used to scale up the reaction more easily to produce commercial quantities.
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RELATED APPLICATIONS U.S. Pat. application Ser. No. 120,418, filed Feb. 11, 1980 for an Inflatable Packer System by Felix Kuus. U.S. Pat. application Ser. No. 124,664, filed Feb. 26, 1980 for a Valve Retrieval Mechanism For An Inflatable Packer System. . BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. ...
A valve assembly for use in an inflatable packer system comprising an outer valve member, an inner valve member adapted to move axially relative to said outer valve member when weight is set down on and lifted from the system, and a shifting sleeve which is pumped down by inflation fluid with respect to both said inner...
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FIELD The invention pertains to flame detectors. More particularly, the invention pertains to modular flame detectors which include interchangeable filter modules. BACKGROUND Known flame detectors of a type used in oil refineries and chemical plants often include triple band infrared sensing structure...
A flame detector includes a sensor module, which carries a plurality of pyroelectric sensors, and a filter module which carries a plurality of replaceable filters with one filter being associated with each sensor. The modules are coupled together and carried in an exterior housing. A cover can overlay the filters to re...
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FIELD OF THE INVENTION The invention relates to cleaning apparatus; in particular to apparatus for cleaning tracheo-oesophageal valves. BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION A laryngectomy is a surgical procedure which involves the removal of a patient's voice box and other surrounding structures often for ...
Tracheo-oesophageal valve cleaning apparatus comprises a fluid dispenser with a fluid reservoir and an outlet; a cleaning element mounted proximal to the outlet; and a drive mechanism including an element mounted axially within the said fluid dispenser, wherein axial movement of the element of the drive mechanism towar...
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This application claims the benefit of U.S. Provisional Application No. 60/025,729 filed on Sept. 10, 1996. The invention relates to a water collection device for use with existing rain guttering and roofing. More particularly, the invention relates to a water collector that is positioned within an insi...
A water collector for directing water from roofing configurations that form an inside valley to the rain gutters is disclosed. The device collects the water without the device collecting debris or becoming clogged with leaves or twigs that may interfere with its function.
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CROSS REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATION This application is the national phase under 35 USC 371 of international application no. PCT/EP2011/004263, filed Aug. 25, 2011, which claims the benefit of the priority date of German application no. 10 2010 044 580.0, filed Sep. 7, 2010. The contents of the aforementioned ...
A method for operating a labelling machine includes, at a first inspection unit, detecting feature coordinates of a design feature of a container, transferring the feature coordinates to a second inspection unit that follows a labelling assembly, and at the second inspection unit, while synchronizing the feature coordi...
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BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a wear detection probe or sensor for a brake pad. 2. Description of the Related Art Wear detection probes are known for detecting when a brake pad of an automotive vehicle has been worn to an operating limit o...
A wear detection probe for a braking element includes a holder with opposed front and rear ends. A portion of the holder near the front end is configured to retain a detection wire. Thus, after sufficient wear of the brake and the holder, the detection wire will be broken to produce a signal indicative of brake wear. T...
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This is a division, of application Ser. No. 688,371 filed Jan. 2, 1985 U.S. Pat. No. 4,556,681. This invention relates to a method for producing foamed polycarbonate articles and to foamable polycarbonate resins suitable therefor. More particularly, this invention relates to a method for producing foame...
Epoxy compounds are added to polycarbonate resin to reduce or eliminate the necessity of drying the resin prior to a foaming process.
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CROSS REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATION This application is a continuation-in-part of my copending application Ser. No. 486,168, filed July 5, 1974, now Pat. No. 3,960,482 for a Durable Press Process and is also continuation-in-part of my copending application Ser. No. 524,770 filed Nov. 18, 1974, now U.S. Patent ...
The present invention relates to a durable press process for cellulosic fiber-containing fabrics which utilizes formaldehyde and an aryl sulfonic acid catalyst to impart wrinkle resistance to the fabric.
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CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS The present application claims priority under 35 U.S.C. §119(a) of German Patent Application No. 10 2012 000 717.5 filed Jan. 14, 2012, the disclosure of which is expressly incorporated by reference herein in its entirety. BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of...
Spring band clip, removal tool, and method of operating spring band clip. The spring band clip includes an annular curved clip band having a first end portion and a second end portion, which are arranged to form an overlapping region and which are spaced radially from the clip band. A locking device, at least partially...
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BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION The present invention relates to a quilting machine with adjustable-length cloth-holder cylinder. Currently various types of quilting machines, used for the quilting of quilted blankets, eiderdowns, mattresses and the like, are available on the market. In a first type of quilting...
The quilting machine includes a cloth-holder cylinder supported rotatable about a horizontal axis and provided with means for fastening the cloth along a cylindrical path. Externally to the cloth, along a generatrix of the cylinder, there moves a sewing head the motion whereof is coordinated with that of the cylinder s...
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BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a data processor, and more specifically to a method of locating and controlling a memory device provided in the data processor. 2. Description of Related Art A typical conventional data processor includes a ce...
A data processor which includes a central processing unit (CPU) coupled to an address bus for supplying an address to an external memory and a data bus for supplying data to the external memory and receiving data from the external memory, and a control logic for controlling data exchange between the CPU and the externa...
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Related Application The present application is a continuation-in-part application of application Ser. No. 399,156, filed Sept. 20th, 1973, to Joseph M. Zaidan and now U.S. Pat. No. 3,861,816. BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION The present invention relates to a coupling for scaffolding. Previ...
A coupling for connecting two scaffolding members. A central link is provided with two pairs of arms, each projecting from the link. Each arm is provided with an aperture. Each pair of arms are adapted to embrace a respective scaffolding member. A respective wedge is adapted to project through the apertures in a respec...
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CROSS REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS This application claims priority to PCT international patent application number PCT/EP2006/065775, filed Aug. 29, 2006 and German utility model 20 2005 013 691.3, filed Aug. 30, 2005. FIELD OF THE INVENTION The present invention relates to a connection device fo...
A connector device having a housing part and a clamping ring arranged in the receiving hole and cooperating with an inner cone of the housing part to lock a plugged-in media conduit. An inner insertion piece is removably connected to a base piece and provided with the inner cone. The insertion piece has at least two ra...
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CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS [0001] This application claims the benefit of U.S. Provisional Application No. 62/110,263, filed Jan. 30, 2015; U.S. Provisional Application No. 62/112,032, filed Feb. 4, 2015; and U.S. Provisional Application No. 62/113,092, filed Feb. 6, 2015, which are incorporated ...
A computer-implemented method for analyzing biophysiological periodic data includes receiving a stream of feature data points, determining whether each of the feature data points lies within or outside a predetermined limit, and eliminating a first subset of the feature data points in response to having determined that...
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BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION The borehole of producing oil and gas wells is typically lined from top to bottom with steel casing anchored by a sheath of cement that is securely and circumferentially bonded to both the casing and the wall of the wellbore. Offshore wells are sometimes abandoned with no equipment pro...
A well casing is magnetized by traversing an internal magnetizer along and within the well casing while periodically reversing the direction of the magnetic field of the magnetizer to create a plurality of magnetic flux leakage points along the well casing.
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BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION This invention relates to a method of dredging up sludge, which is deposited on the bottom of the water, continuously in a high density and sending the resultant sludge under pressure to a predetermined place, and an apparatus used to practice this method. In order to remove the ...
A method of and apparatus for continuously dredging sludge deposited on an underwater bed, at a high density of the sludge, according to which digging and scooping devices are placed in an airtight hood opened at its bottom, which is applied on the intended underwater bed and into which air is then introduced to obtain...
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BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a method for linking segments and a linking tool, and more particularly to a method for linking segments that are used as an assembly unit of a pipe for rehabilitating existing pipes or pipelines, and to a linking tool us...
A linking tool links segments for a rehabilitating pipe for rehabilitating an existing pipeline. The segment is integrally formed at least from an internal surface plate that constitutes the inner circumferential surface of the rehabilitating pipe, and side plates that have an insertion hole formed thereon and are disp...
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CROSS REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS [0001] This application is a divisional application of co-pending U.S. patent application Ser. No. 12/832,104 filed Jul. 8, 2010, which is a divisional application of U.S. patent application Ser. No. 11/371,357 filed Mar. 8, 2006, now U.S. Pat. No. 8,033,899, which cla...
A cabin for a work vehicle comprises: a driver's seat positioned within the cabin; cabin frames including at least a transverse frame located in a rear region of the cabin; a roof supported by at least some of the cabin frames; at least one air-conditioning duct located within the roof; an air-conditioning unit loc...
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FIELD OF THE INVENTION The present invention relates to a novel oligonucleotide primer for phosphoridyl inositol in Bacillus cereus . The present invention also relates to to a method for the detection of Bacillus cereus in food. BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION Among the predominantly occurring food bo...
The present invention provides novel oligonucleotide primers for phosphotidyl inositol in B. cereus the primer comprising PI-1 (F) 5′ AGTATGGGGAATGAG 3′ ...
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RELATED APPLICATION [0001] This application claims the benefit of U.S. Provisional Application No. 60/417,683, filed on Oct. 10, 2002. The entire teachings of the above application are incorporated herein by reference. BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION [0002] Chromated coppe...
Objects painted with heavy metal based paint, particularly lead based paint, and chromated copper arsenate-treated wood represent point sources of heavy metals. Humans can be exposed to the heavy metals either through direct contact with a surface containing heavy metal or by contacting heavy metals that leached from a...
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FIELD The present invention is directed towards a safe handle wrapper for handles. BACKGROUND Modules operating on computer systems typically require access to shared resources. As examples, an application launched by an operating system may require access to files that are maintained by a file system, or t...
Enabling secure and efficient marshaling, utilization, and releasing of handles in either of an operating system or runtime environment includes wrapping a handle with a counter to tabulate a number of threads using currently using the handle. Thus, handle administration is implemented to circumvent potential security ...
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CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATION This application is a Section 371 National Stage Application of International Application No. PCT/CN2012/079401, filed Jul. 31, 2012 and published as WO 2014/012275 A1 on Jan. 23, 2014, which claims priority to Chinese Application No. 201210250438.6, entitled “SEMICONDUCTOR ...
A semiconductor device and a method for manufacturing the same are provided. In one embodiment, the method comprises: growing a first epitaxial layer on a substrate; forming a sacrificial gate stack on the first epitaxial layer; selectively etching the first epitaxial layer; growing and in-situ doping a second epitaxia...
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FIELD OF THE INVENTION Whenever any kind of excavation is carried out, either as an open pit, or underground, as in the case of a tunnel, the time comes after a certain stage has been reached in the work, that there is an alteration in the state of tension, commonly termed a subsidance, which takes place around t...
A shoring system provides trapezoidal pockets in modular plating units. The junction of planes in the trapezoids provides mechanical strength and deformation sites at which deformation can be seen.
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[0001] This application is a Division of U.S. patent application Ser. No. 12/780,726, filed on May 14, 2010 which claims priority from Korean Patent Application No. 10-2009-0117186 filed on Nov. 30, 2009 in the Korean Intellectual Property Office, the disclosures of both said applications being incorporated herein b...
Provided are a backlight assembly with improved heat dissipation, and a liquid crystal display (LCD) having such a backlight assembly. The backlight assembly includes: a light guide plate; a light source unit disposed on a side of the light guide plate; an intermediate housing covering an upper surface of the light sou...
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BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION Field of the Invention The invention concerns a method and equipment for treating, and in particular, for dyeing fabric warp threads, wherein the warp threads, or warps, while in the raw (white) state, are made to pass in a single operational step through a so-called sizing bath ...
The instant invention provides a method for treating, in particular, for dyeing fabric warps, wherein the warps in the raw (white) state pass through a so-called sizing bath which rigidifies them and makes them more wear-resistant. The warps so treated are then woven and the textile so made is dyed in a manner to drast...
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CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS This application is based on and claims the priority date of Applicant's co-pending U.S. Provisional Patent Application Ser. No. 60/786,512, entitled BENDABLE POST and filed on Mar. 28, 2006, by Thomas A. Ebel and Brian Kronenmeyer, the disclosure of which is incorporat...
A bendable mailbox or sign post comprises a foundation defined at one of a dirt, a concrete, and an asphalt surface. A top assembly releasably couples with the foundation and has a plate and a stub extending upward from the plate. The elongated post extends vertically from a bottom end connected with the top assembly. ...
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FIELD OF THE INVENTION [0001] The present invention relates to an improved synthetic process for preparing bicyclic pyrazolyl compounds, in particular, 3-(4-chloro-phenyl)-2-(2-chloro-phenyl)-7-(2,2-difluoro-propyl)-6,7-dihydro-2H,5H-4-oxa-1,2,7-triaza-azulen-8-one. The bicyclic pyrazolyl compounds have be...
A process for preparing compounds of Formula (I) is described herein. The compounds have been shown to act as cannabinoid receptor ligands and are therefore useful in the treatment of disease linked to the mediation of the cannabinoid receptors in animals.
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BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION [0001] 1. Field of the Invention [0002] The present invention relates to rail or freight car brake systems and, more particularly, to a brake cylinder limiting valves for an AAR-type freight car brake that prevents over-pressurization of the brake cylinder. ...
A brake cylinder limiting valve having a first portion that determines actual brake cylinder pressure and a second portion that determines intended brake cylinder pressure based on brake pipe pressure reduction. The two portions are combined so that brake cylinder pressure will be vented if the actual brake cylinder pr...
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BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to methods and apparatus for bleaching clothes and, more particularly, relates to techniques for "stone-washing" clothes using pumice rock impregnated with potassium permanganate. 2. Description of the Backgrou...
Improved techniques are provided for giving new garments, such as jeans, a worn appearance by tumbling the garments with potassium permanganate impregnated pumice rock. Pumice rock is thoroughly and quickly impregnated with potassium permanganate solution by placing the rock in a sealed chamber, drawing a vacuum in the...
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[0001] This application claims the benefit of U.S. application Ser. No. 09/282306, filed Mar. 31, 1999, which claims the benefit of U.S. Provisional Application No. 60/118952, filed Feb. 5, 1999, each of which is incorporated herein by reference in its entirety. FIELD OF THE INVENTION ...
The present invention is directed to improved weight bearing elements and methods relating to same. Some such elements are contemplated as having a web, and a chord connected to the web, the chord perimeter having a cross-sectional shape of a closed multi-sided figure having at least 5 sides, at least two of which are ...
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BACKGROUND OF INNENTION [0001] 1. Field of the Invention [0002] This invention relates to an organic-inorganic hybrid surface adhesion promoter and two-step processes for their preparation. [0003] This organic-inorganic hybrid surface adhesion promoter is particularly suite...
An organic-inorganic hybrid surface adhesion promoter having the general formula, A-B, wherein A is hydrolyzed and polycondensed from a trioxysilane R-Si(OR′) 3 or its mixture with one or two more silanes, where R′ is methyl, ethyl or propyl, and where R is an organic group of methacrylate, epoxy, amine, isolyante, hy...
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FIELD OF THE INVENTION [0001] The present invention relates to a mobile apparatus, a geographical information system and a method of acquiring geographical information, and more particularly to those acquiring related geographical information and services by a geographical object message. BACKGROUND ...
A mobile apparatus, a geographical information system and a method of acquiring geographical information are disclosed. The geographical information system is used for acquiring geographical information of a geographical object. The system at least includes a geographical object message and a mobile apparatus. The geog...
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This application is a divisional of Ser. No. 08/870,289 filed Jun. 6, 1997, now U.S. Pat. No. 5,996,879. BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a pressure welding apparatus and a method for pressure-welding an electric wire to a pressure weldin...
Electric wires of a double-sided solderless connector are pressure-welded. The method of the pressure-welding includes the steps of: locating a pressure welding blade and support blade on both sides of a double-sided solderless connector, in a face to face relationship, so as to be movable in vertical direction; suppor...
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BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION [0001] The present invention relates to a method for economically converting salty or brackish water to fresh water by utilizing the existing water pressures that are available in operations such as the injection of water for oil recovery. [0002] There is an inc...
A method is provided for converting feedwater to fresh water utilizing existing water pressures and high flow rates. At least one reverse osmosis unit is disposed in a feedwater supply conduit. Feedwater is conveyed through the supply conduit and the reverse osmosis unit at a pressure that exceeds the osmotic pressure ...
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BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention is directed to a method and apparatus for detecting a state of imminent cardiac arrhythmia, wherein detection of the state of imminent arrhythmia is made by using nerve signals from the autonomic nerves innervating the heart, and fo...
A device for detecting a state of imminent cardiac arrhythmia, relative to a normal state for a heart, in response to activity in nerve signals conveying information from the autonomic nerve system to the heart, contains a sensor body for sensing neural activity, a comparator with a threshold value forming a condition ...
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FIELD AND BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION This invention relates generally to liners for milking machine teat cups, and more particularly to improved teat cup liners that provide a superior seal against a teat upper portion and a controlled collapse around a teat lower portion to reduce tissue irritation and damage w...
A milking machine teat cup liner having a dome and a barrel, and the barrel has an upper transition portion and a lower square portion. The transition section mates with the round cross-section of the dome and the square cross-section of the lower square portion to provide superior vacuum seal with less irritation and ...
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CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS [0001] This application claims the benefit of U.S. Provisional Patent Application No. 60/867,399, filed Nov. 28, 2006; U.S. Provisional Patent Application No. 60/868,342, filed Dec. 3, 2006; and U.S. Provisional Patent Application No. 60/870,398, filed Dec. 17, 2006. A...
A method for storage includes collecting information regarding respective performance characteristics of a plurality of memory units in a memory array, each memory unit including one or more cells of the memory array. When data are received for storage in the memory array, a memory unit is selected responsively to the ...
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CROSS REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS This application is the National Stage of PCT/EP2009/050135 filed on Jan. 7, 2009, which claims priority under 35 U.S.C. §119 of German Application No. 10 2008 003 723.0 filed on Jan. 9, 2008, the disclosure of which is incorporated by reference. The international applicati...
Pliers ( 1 ) as middle cutter or side cutter having plier jaws ( 4, 5 ) configured on plier legs, with a work range, wherein the plier legs with grip areas ( 2, 3 ) and configured to cross over one another around bearing bolts ( 6, 7 ) connected by a cover plate ( 8 ) are pivotably supported. The plier jaws on the work...
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TECHNICAL FIELD [0001] The present invention relates generally to Digital Rights Management (DRM), and more particularly to a DRM solution that controls user distribution of excerpts of a content item. BACKGROUND [0002] This section is intended to introduce the reader to various aspects of...
A method for controlling distribution of licenses, a license being for an excerpt of a content item, the content item comprising a set of continuous units, each excerpt comprising a subset of the set of continuous units, A device receives an identifier of a receiver of a license, and the license or a request to generat...
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BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION [0001] 1. Field of the Invention [0002] This invention relates to assembly of the rotor of a permanent magnet motor. The rotor has a plurality of recesses and overhung slots. Permanent magnet carriers and C-shaped lamination stacks are assembled in ring-shaped units i...
Apparatus and method for assembling a permanent magnet rotor comprising a rotor fixture configured to slide over a smaller diameter bearing section of the rotor and abutting one end of a center axial section of the rotor and a split compression ring having an inner diameter that is sized to ride over the outer diameter...
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CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATION This disclosure is a continuation of U.S. patent application Ser. No. 13/835,641 filed Mar. 15, 2013. BACKGROUND This disclosure relates to short recoil weapons, and more particularly to the Browning M2 0.50 caliber (including all variants) and Browning...
An insert for a gun bolt according to an example of the present disclosure includes, among other things, a gun lock interface insert sized to be fixedly secured in a gun bolt. The gun lock interface insert includes a first guide structure and a second guide structure extending from a main body. The main body defines a ...
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CROSS REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS This application is a continuation-in-part of co-pending application, Ser. No. 310,801, filed Nov. 30, 1972, now abandoned, the contents of which are expressly incorporated herein by reference. BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention ...
Novel 8β-pyrimidino-aminomethyl-10α-ergoline and 10α-methoxyergoline derivatives which possess a high and prolonged adrenolytic activity and a low toxicity, and some of which also possess hypotensive and analgesic activity are prepared by reacting a pyrimidine anion with an ergoline derivative in an aprotic solvent.
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BACKGROUND Technical Field The present disclosure relates to a process for manufacturing MEMS (Micro-Electro-Mechanical System) devices having two buried cavities and to the micro-electro-mechanical device. Description of the Related Art As is known, sensors including micromechanical structures ...
A micro-electro-mechanical device formed in a monolithic body of semiconductor material accommodating a first buried cavity; a sensitive region above the first buried cavity; and a second buried cavity extending in the sensitive region. A decoupling trench extends from a first face of the monolithic body as far as the ...
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BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION [0001] The present invention relates to a method for drying ceramic articles via a microwave dryer, and in particular to methods for drying ceramic honeycomb structures via a microwave dryer that promotes uniform drying of the honeycomb structures, thereby relieving or eliminating...
A method for drying a ceramic article comprises providing microwave radiation from a microwave generating source, providing a ceramic honeycomb structure having a middle portion and at least one end, and exposing the ceramic honeycomb structure to the microwave radiation while shielding the at least one end from direct...
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This is a continuation of application Ser. No. 622,249 filed on Oct. 14, 1975 now abandoned. BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION Field of the Invention The field of the invention is that of mirrors or reflectors having the capability of being deformed in varying degrees to have a curved, generally s...
A variable mirror having a reflecting surface which can be formed to have a curved, that is, a convex or concave contour to provide variable degrees of magnification. The mirror is adapted for utilization in a compact or vanity case, or the like. Various mechanisms are provided for varying the degree of curvature and m...
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BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION The present invention relates to a deinking agent for reclaiming waste paper used in preparing reclaimed pulp from printed waste paper such as newspaper, magazine and so on, and more specifically to a deinking agent for reclaiming waste paper which is suitable for using in a flotation ...
A deinking agent comprises a compound of the following formula (I); N(R.sup.1)(R.sup.1) R.sup.2 (I) wherein R 1 is --C(O)R 4 or --(C 2 H 4 O)C(O)R 4 ; R 2 is --(C 2 H 4 O)--(AO) m or --(AO) m ; R 3 is --C(O)R 4 or --(C 2 H 4 O)C(O)R 4 ; R 4 is C 9...
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BACKGROUND OF INVENTION This invention was made with Government support under Contract No. NAS3-24628 awarded by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration. The Government has certain rights in this invention. The invention relates to rotary internal combustion engines of the type disclosed...
A stratified charge rotary combustion engine includes a main fuel injector, a pair of spark plugs and a piot fuel injector. The first spark plug is located upstream of the pilot fuel injector. The second spark plug is located upstream of the main fuel injector and is located upstream of the center of the top-dead-cente...
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FIELD OF THE INVENTION The present invention relates to a cathode assembly for use in industrial electrolysis and a method of reactivating the cathode assembly. BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION Sodium hydroxide and chlorine are important industrial starting materials. These are produced mainly by the elect...
A cathode assembly comprising a cathode, an ion-exchange membrane, and an electroconductive porous member permeable to gas and liquid sandwiched between the cathode and the membrane. The porous member may have, deposited on a part thereof, a catalyst active in hydrogen generation. The porous member preferably is in the...
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FIELD OF THE INVENTION [0001] The present invention is generally related to techniques for programmed input output transfers over a switch fabric. BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION [0002] Non-transparent bridging first appeared in the late 1990's in the form of the DEC (Digital Equipment Cor...
Tunneled window connections are utilized in a switch fabric to perform programmed input output transfers. The window connections are based on global IDs. A management entity may enforce the tunneled window connections, improving security.
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CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS [0001] The present application claims benefit of the filing date of U.S. Provisional Patent Application No. 61/287,793, filed Dec. 18, 2009, the disclosure of which is incorporated herein by reference. FIELD OF THE INVENTION [0002] The field...
The present invention relates to a bone cement precursor system that is presented in the form of two shelf-stable pastes which have been terminally sterilized and are held in separate containers during product transport and storage. When the product is used during surgery, these pastes inject to a site of application t...
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BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION This invention relates to an automatic thread handling system and, more particularly, to a system for controlling the needle thread for formation of each stitch. In prior-art sewing machines, needle thread control was effected by tensioning the needle thread by a pair of discs mo...
An automatic thread regulating system having an adjustment mechanism for controlling the thread feed and takeup during the formation of a sewing machine stitch. A central processing unit calculates the length of thread required for a specific stitch formation based on work piece thickness and stitch length. This inform...
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CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS [0001] This application is a divisional of U.S. patent application No. 11/411,377 filed Apr. 26, 2006, which is a divisional of U.S. patent application No. 11/220,255, filed on Sep. 6, 2005, now U.S. Pat. No. 7,062,392, which is a divisional of application No. 10/251...
A voltage regulator having a device characteristic comprises a first terminal connectable to a first external impedance. A measurement circuit communicates with the first terminal to measure the first external impedance. A control circuit controls the device characteristic as a function of the measured first external i...
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CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS [0001] This application is based on and claims priority from Korean Patent Applications No. 10-2011-0071343, filed on Jul. 19, 2011 and No. 10-2012-0018591, filed on Feb. 23, 2012 with the Korean Intellectual Property Office, the present disclosure of which is incorpor...
The present disclosure relates to a nitride electronic device and a method for manufacturing the same, and particularly, to a nitride electronic device and a method for manufacturing the same that can implement various types of nitride integrated structures on the same substrate through a regrowth technology (epitaxial...
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BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The invention relates to a support and connecting profile comprised of synthetic material, synthetic resin, phenol and/or light metal for a self-supporting framework, and in particular, for light construction of hangars and large tent structures. 2...
The invention relates to a support and a connecting profile made of plastic, synthetic resin, phenol and/or light metal for a self-regulating skeleton, in particular for halls constructed from light materials and large tent constructions, characterized in that the profile body ( 5 ) is provided with reinforcements ( 4,...
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This application is a division of U.S. patent application Ser. No. 07/722,440, filed Jun. 27, 1991, U.S. Pat. No. 5,263,026, assigned to the same assignee as the present invention. BACKGROUND The present invention relates generally to digital cellular communications, and more particularly, to a ma...
The present invention provides for sample timing adjustment using channel impulse response which is particularly well adapted for use in a receiver for digital cellular mobile telephones. The sample timing adjustment includes storing samples in time slots, generating estimates of the transmission channel impulse respon...
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BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION The present invention relates generally to the field of mascara brushes, and in particular to mascara brushes having more than one type of bristle. The typical mascara brush of the prior art comprises a multiplicity of bristles mounted to a helically twisted wire, such that the f...
A mascara brush having three sections and three types of bristles is disclosed. The brush portion has a larger diameter middle section comprised of a combination of soft and stiff bristles in random configuration, and two end sections comprised of hollow filaments which preferably become progressively shorter towards t...
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BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION [0001] The invention relates to accessories for edge trimming pan-shaped downwardly accessible suspended ceiling panels. PRIOR ART [0002] A category of ceiling panels are of a type hung below a suspended grid. Panels of this style are typically attached to the g...
In combination, extruded aluminum trim strips joined end-to-end and a splice plate, the trim strips together, the trim strip cross-sections including a web and a pair of opposed angles, the angles and web forming a track for receiving a mid-section of the splice plate with a close sliding fit, the splice plate having l...
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BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION The present invention relates to a device discharging or exhausting heated air generated by an electromotor or motors (hereinafter simply referred to as a motor), powered with a battery or batteries, for use in a forklift truck. More particularly it relates to a device speedily d...
A device exhausting heated air generated by a heat source in a forklift truck, particularly a device discharging or exhausting heated air generated by an electromotor powered with batteries, which motor is placed in an almost covered space in a forklift, in order to get a cooling effect of the motor as well as the cove...
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RELATED APPLICATIONS This is a U.S. National Phase Application under 35 U.S.C. § 371 of PCT Application No. PCT/US00/33529 filed Dec. 11, 2000, which claims the benefit of U.S. Provisional Patent Application Ser. No. 60/169,929 filed Dec. 10, 1999, the entire disclosures of which are expressly incorporated herein b...
A powder sampling method and apparatus is provided for sampling powder from a mixer or a drum. An undisturbed column of powder is extracted from a vessel. The column of powder may then be sectioned into subunits, using a discharge device, providing up to dozens of samples per insertion. Larger number of representative ...
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CROSS-REFERENCES TO RELATED APPLICATIONS [0001] This is a division of U.S. patent application Ser. No. 10/914,570, filed Aug. 7, 2004. FIELD OF THE INVENTION [0002] The present invention generally relates to a printed circuit board, and more specifically to a method for fabric...
A method for fabricating the embedded thin film resistors of a printed circuit board is provided. The embedded thin film resistors are formed using a resistor layer built in the printed circuit board. Compared with conventional discrete resistors, embedded thin film resistors contribute to a smaller printed circuit boa...
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ORIGIN OF THE INVENTION The invention described herein was made by an employee of the United States Government and may be manufactured and used by or for the Government of the United States of America as governmental purposes without the payment of any royalties thereon or therefor. DESCRIPTION ...
A gas piston driven hydraulic piston pump in which the gas cycle is of high efficiency by injecting the gas in slugs at the beginning of each power stroke. The hydraulic piston (40) is disposed to operate inside the gas piston (30), and the two pistons, both slidably but non-rotatably mounted, are coupled together with...
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