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The present invention relates to the provision of firm three-dimensional expanded enclosures from essentially two-dimensional collapsed structures.
There are many times when one wishes to have an enclosure at a remote site and, rather than transport it to such site, one transports it in some collapsed form. Thus,... | A reversibly expandable three-dimensional structure made up of a grid of elements each comprising an essentially planar four sided central zone and a pair of substantially triangular flaps hingedly connected to two opposite sides of said central zone, the elements being hingedly joined to one another central zone to ce... | 4 |
RELATED APPLICATIONS
[0001] This application claims the benefit of U.S. Provisional Application No. 62/168,401, filed May 29, 2015, which is incorporated herein by reference.
TECHNICAL FIELD
[0002] The present disclosure relates to open weave or knitted scrims having a coextruded ... | Protective coverings are disclosed that have a scrim made up of warp and weft members that define a plurality of interstices coated on only a first major surface thereof by a multi-layer coating with a first layer of the multi-layer coating juxtaposed to the first major surface, and penetrating into the interstices of ... | 3 |
CROSS REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS
This application is a continuation-in-part of application of U.S. Ser. No. 10/708202 filed on Feb. 16, 2004, which is still pending. This application is related to a co-pending application “LINEAR-IN-DECIBEL VARIABLE GAIN AMPLIFIER” which belongs to the same assignee and file... | A linear decibel-scale variable gain amplifier includes an amplifying stage for generating an output voltage according to a differential input voltage, and a gain-controlling stage for outputting a gain-controlling voltage to the amplifying stage according to a first controlling voltage and a second controlling voltage... | 7 |
This application is a division of copending application Ser. No. 928,036, filed July 25, 1978, now U.S. Pat. No. 4,181,600 granted Jan. 1, 1980.
FIELD OF THE INVENTION
The invention is concerned with modification of the circulating inventory of catalyst in a system for catalytic cracking of hydroc... | A metal combustion promoter is introduced to the circulating inventory of catalyst in a catalytic cracking unit as a mixture of particles rich in metal with particles free of metal such that the net concentration of metal in the mixture is about 1 to 10 ppm. According to a preferred embodiment the particles rich in met... | 2 |
CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS
This application claims priority from U.S. Provisional Application No. 60/280,057 filed on Mar. 30, 2001, which is incorporated herein by reference.
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
1. Field of the Invention
This invention relates generally to cup pac... | An improved cup packer for use on wellbore tools is disclosed. The open end of the cup packer bore is filled with an elastomer to prevent the intrusion of sand and debris into the space between the cup packer and the wellbore tool on which it is mounted. In an alternative embodiment of the invention, the packer body in... | 4 |
CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED DOCUMENTS
[0001] This application is a continuation of U.S. patent application Ser. No. 11/560,251 filed Nov. 15, 2006 entitled Three Dimensional Complex Coil, which claims priority from U.S. Provisional Patent Application Ser. No. 60/738,087, filed Nov. 17, 2005, by Monetti et al.... | A complex coil and a fixture for forming same configured such that loops are formed having various configurations relative to each other. The configurations provide improved thrombus formation and reduced rotation or tumbling once implanted. The complex coil is formed of a material that may deformed for purposes of pla... | 1 |
This application is a continuation, of application Ser. No. 07/281,047 filed on Dec. 8, 1988, now abandoned.
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
1. Field of the Invention
The present invention relates to a process for resin finishing fabrics or blended yarn fabrics comprising cellulosic fibers with ... | Fabrics, particularly cellulosic fabrics is resin finished with a combination of 1,3-dimethylglyoxalmonourein and trimethylolpropane, whereby the fabrics has improved crease resistance and shrink-proofing and generates no unpleasant odor. | 3 |
CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS
This application is a continuation-in-part of U.S. patent application Ser. No. 12/825,116, filed Jun. 28, 2010, now U.S. Pat. No 8,501,174, which is a divisional of U.S. patent application Ser. No. 11/548,631 1 , filed Oct. 11, 2006, now U.S. Pat. No. 7,745,400, which claim... | The present disclosure relates to methods of treatment or prevention of ocular conditions caused by treatment with certain therapeutically active agents. The methods can include administering a cyclosporine, an analog or derivative thereof, or a combination thereof to an eye of a mammal suffering from an ocular conditi... | 0 |
CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATION
[0001] The present application claims priority to Australian Application 2015268668 filed Dec. 11, 2015 which application is hereby incorporated by reference in its entirety.
TECHNICAL FIELD
[0002] The present disclosure relates to a washing machine. ... | A lid assembly ( 10 ) for a washing machine having a frame formed by a frame bottom ( 3 ) and a frame top ( 2 ) attached to the frame bottom and top section ( 1 ) attached to the frame top. The top section of the lid assembly can be varied so that the appearance of the lid assembly can be easily altered. | 3 |
CROSS REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS
[0001] This application claims the benefit of U.S. Provisional Application Ser. No. 61/729,225, filed Nov. 21, 2012 titled “Toilet Concepts,” the entire contents of which are hereby incorporated by reference. This application is also a continuation of U.S. Ser. No. 13/... | Embodiments described herein relate to quick release toilet concepts, which can be useful particularly on-board aircraft and other passenger transport vehicles. Further embodiments relate to improved shroud components for toilets that help reduce splash. Further embodiments also relate to flushing systems for use with ... | 4 |
CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS
This application is a divisional of U.S. patent application Ser. No. 12/111,661, filed on Apr. 29, 2008, now U.S. Pat. No. 7,891,716, issued Feb. 22, 2011. The entire disclosure of the above application is incorporated herein by reference.
FIELD
The pr... | An installation tool may include an extension member, a body portion disposed on the extension member, and a plurality of fingers flexibly protruding from the body portion. The plurality of fingers are adapted to releasably engage a cover assembly. The plurality of fingers and the body portion cooperate to retain the c... | 0 |
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
This is a continuation-in-part of copending U.S. Ser. No. 499,147, filed Mar. 26, 1990, now abandoned.
1. Field of the Invention
This invention relates to an improved continuous process for production of an improved polyester yarn having low shrinkage and high ten... | In a continuous process for the production of high strength polyester yarn with enhanced low shrinkage the improvement comprising maintaining the traveling yarn about a pair of heated draw rolls for a period of at least 0.25 seconds, maintaining the air temperature in the region about said traveling yarn for said perio... | 3 |
[0001] This application claims benefit of Ser. No. 09425051.1, filed 13 Feb. 2009 in the European Patent Office and which application is incorporated herein by reference. To the extent appropriate, a claim of priority is made to the above disclosed application.
FIELD OF THE INVENTION
[0002] ... | A surgical lift device includes a suction member for detachably contacting an external skin surface of a human body wall and holding the external skin surface by application of negative pressure between the suction member and the external skin surface. The suction member has a gripping force sufficient to permit liftin... | 0 |
FIELD OF THE INVENTION
[0001] The present invention relates to the field of solar based power generation. More particularly, the invention relates to a solar derived thermal storage system for effectively utilizing the stored solar energy during periods of decreased solar influx.
BACKGROUND OF THE IN... | The present invention is a method for storing solar collected heat and using the stored heat to produce power, comprising the steps of diverting solar heated fluid at a temperature greater than a predetermined power plant block (PPB) nominal temperature from a heat transfer circuit; transferring heat from the diverted ... | 8 |
FIELD OF THE INVENTION AND RELATED ART
The present invention relates to a developer containing a toner and an image forming method for developing electrostatic images in an image forming method such as electrophotography, electrostatic recording and electrostatic printing, more particularly to a developer contain... | A negative chargeable developer for developing electrostatic latent images, comprises a toner, and hydrophoic silica fine powder treated with an agent represented by the following compositional formula (I): ##STR1## wherein R 1 denotes an alkyl or alkoxy group, R 2 denotes an alkyl group having 1-3 carbon atoms, R 3 ... | 6 |
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
1. Field of the Invention
The invention relates to a sensor for measuring a physical quantity which causes a non-reciprocal effect in an optical ring resonatormeasuring quantity.
In particular, the invention relates to a sensor which is based on the fact that the measuring ... | A sensor is to measure a physical quantity which causes a non-reciprocal effect, such as the Sagnac-effect, in an optical ring resonator. This effect provides a difference of clockwise and counter-clockwise optical path lengths in the ring resonator. The difference is proportional to the physical quantity, such as rota... | 6 |
This application is a division of application Ser. No. 437,920 filed 11.1.82 now U.S. Pat. No. 4,551,323.
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
Hydroxylamine, usually in the form of salts such as hydroxylammonium sulfate, hydroxylammonium chloride or the like is widely used as a reagent for preparing variou... | Solid hydroxylammonium sulfate is reacted with an alcohol solution of an alkali metal hydroxide or alkoxide to produce an alcoholic hydroxylamine liquid phase and a sulfate-containing solid phase. The liquid phase may be used for further reactions such as oxidations, hydroxamic acid production or neutralization to othe... | 2 |
This application claims the priority of German Patent Application No. 29902514.4 filed Feb. 15, 1999, the disclosure of which is hereby fully incorporated by reference herein.
1. Field of the Invention
The present invention pertains to a device for transporting fluids, especially viscous adhesive or sealing... | A device for transporting fluids, such as viscous adhesives and sealants. The device includes a cylinder which may be filled by a supply line and a movable piston within the cylinder for ejecting the fluid into a discharge line. The piston includes an axial fluid channel and can be moved by way of a piston rod which al... | 5 |
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
This invention relates to a sleeve through which a surgical instrument (such as a lipoplasty probe) is inserted into a patient for reducing tissue trauma and fluid loss during surgery, and a device for introducing the sleeve through the skin.
The surgical technique of lipoplasty ... | A sleeve for introducing a surgical instrument (e.g., a lipoplasty probe) into the body via a wound pierced in the skin, and an insertion device for making the wound and inserting the sleeve therethrough are provided. The sleeve reduces the transmission of friction and heat (e.g., caused by the highly repetitive in-and... | 0 |
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
The present invention relates to a method for heat-treating a metal structure applied for making metal crystals considerably coarse, growing a single crystal or making crystals coarse in one direction (unidirectional crystal grain growth) by way of secondary recrystallization as in the... | In order to obtain a desired metal structure in a metal or alloy part having discontinuous portions, the metal or alloy part to be treated is inserted into a mold having a simple outer surface configuration. Thereafter the metal or alloy part to be treated is heated together with the mold. | 2 |
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
The invention relates to a device for impregnating webs of porous materials.
It is known from EP 0 173 519 B1, on which the invention is based, to perform the impregnation under increased pressure. By means of this it is possible to place a considerably larger amount of impregnat... | In known pressure impregnating devices there is a chamber, which continuously narrows in the transport direction, between a cylinder around which the web to be impregnated loops, and the inner wall of a trough containing the impregnating agent. The impregnating agent is supplied to the chamber under high pressure, whic... | 3 |
TECHNICAL FIELD
The present invention relates to a method for continuous cooking of cellulose-containing fiber material which is impregnated, in a vessel, with liquid in a first cocurrent impregnation zone and a subsequent, second, cocurrent impregnation zone, the impregnation liquid, which consists of one or mor... | A method for cooking chips which are impregnated, in a vessel (3), with liquid in first and second concurrent impregnation zones (A, B), impregnation liquid being supplied, in a mixture with steamed chips, through a feeding system to the first impregnation zone, and liquid for recovery being extracted at a first point ... | 3 |
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
[0001] 1. Field of the Invention
[0002] The present invention relates to a self-cleaning public toilet and to the corresponding safety equipment.
[0003] More in particular, the present invention regards a self-cleaning public toilet in which washing and d... | A self-cleaning public toilet comprising a safety and alarm system. The safety and alarm system includes a plurality of load cells that weigh the user who has entered a space; a photoelectric-sensor device, for detecting the presence or otherwise of a person in the space during washing and drying of the inside of the t... | 4 |
RELATED PRIORITY APPLICATIONS
This application is a continuation-in-part of U.S. Ser. No. 11/270,942 filed on Nov. 9, 2005, which is hereby incorporated by reference in its entirety.
FIELD OF THE INVENTION
The invention relates to the culturing of grafts and other healing tissues and to thei... | A device for transplanting a graft such as a layer or layers of cultivated, autologous, allogenic or xenogenic cells to cover an accidental or surgical wound. The graft is cultivated and carried on a bed of collagen or other dissolvable or releasable material mounted on a protective substrate molded to conform to the p... | 0 |
TECHNICAL FIELD
[0001] The claimed invention relates generally to image/video signal processing. In particular, the claimed invention relates to method and apparatus for video coding and particularly video compression.
SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION
[0002] During video coding, using video compre... | Method and apparatus for providing a fast and accurate video coding process are disclosed. After checking the coding history of certain coded video frame units of a video, the order of the inter prediction and the intra prediction is adaptively exchanged for each coding video frame unit of an inter frame. Furthermore, ... | 7 |
CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS
[0001] This application claims the benefit of U.S. provisional application Ser. No. 61/813,588 filed on Apr. 18, 2013, the entirety of which is incorporated herein by reference.
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
[0002] The technical field of the i... | A Fresnel lighting instrument for use in film and video production, having a LED light engine mounted to a heat sink defining a first plane, a dual basket type focusing assembly adapted to longitudinally extend or retract a Fresnel lens away from and back to the first plane substantially without rotation along the long... | 5 |
[0001] This application claims the benefit of
[0000] U.S. Provisional Application No. 61/955,559, entitled “Signaling Considerations for Inter-eNB CoMP,” filed on Mar. 19, 2014,
U.S. Provisional Application No. 61/991,055, entitled “Signaling Considerations for NAICS,” filed on May 9, 2014,
U.S. Pro... | In a wireless communications system including a first transmission point and a second transmission point, a wireless communications method implemented in the first transmission point supporting coordinated multi-point transmission and reception (CoMP) is disclosed. The wireless communications method comprises transmitt... | 7 |
[0001] This application is a continuation of prior U.S. patent application Ser. No. 13/438,129, filed Apr. 3, 2012, the disclosure of which is incorporated by reference herein in its entirety.
TECHNOLOGICAL FIELD
[0002] The present disclosure relates to flywheel energy storage devices and... | Apparatuses, systems and methods are described for a flywheel system incorporating a rotor made from a high-strength material in an open-core flywheel architecture with a high-temperature superconductive (HTS) bearing technology to achieve the desired high energy density in the flywheel energy storage devices, to obtai... | 5 |
FIELD OF THE INVENTION
[0001] The present invention relates to the field of industrial automatic production of picture frames, in particular to a method for manufacturing a picture frame and a system thereof.
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
[0002] A common picture frame is similar to a square;... | The present invention relates to a method for manufacturing a picture frame and a system thereof. The method adopts a wire as workpiece to manufacture the picture frame and comprises the steps of edge milling, glue application, workpiece turnover, folding and picture frame solidifying. The system is a production line a... | 8 |
CROSS REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS
[0001] This application claims the benefit of U.S. Provisional Application No. 61/816,814, filed on Apr. 29, 2013 and entitled “Method and Apparatus for handling PDCP transmission and reception in a wireless communication system”, the contents of which are incorporated... | A method of handling data transmission and reception in dual connectivity, for a communication device in a wireless communication system is disclosed. The method comprises connecting to at least two evolved base station (eNBs) including a first eNB and a second eNB in the wireless communication system, being configured... | 7 |
RELATED APPLICATION DATA
This application is a continuation in part of U.S. patent application Ser. No. 13/183,080, filed Jul. 14, 2011, now pending, which is a continuation of U.S. patent application Ser. No. 11/535,432, filed Sep. 26, 2006, both titled “Selectively Expanding Spine Cage, Hydraulically Controllab... | A selectively expanding spine cage has a minimized cross section in its unexpanded state that is smaller than the diameter of the neuroforamen through which it passes in the distracted spine. The cage conformably engages between the endplates of the adjacent vertebrae to effectively distract the anterior disc space, st... | 0 |
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
The reclamation of metals from the skim of aluminum furnaces has been attempted with a limited amount of success. The importance of recycling such scrap materials has become increasingly apparent as the depletion of ore reserves drives prices higher. At the same time, the high cost of ... | A reclaiming method and apparatus for reclaiming aluminum from the skim recovered from an aluminum furnace by a highly mechanized method and apparatus. | 8 |
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
[0001] 1). Field of the Invention
[0002] This invention relates to exit from and entry to a room via an open window. The window block is a safety security measure.
[0003] 2). Background Information
[0004] There are occasional news reports of ... | A child safety window block consists of a block of material of which one face has a tacky adhesive. The block by the adhesive can be affixed to a window frame to limit the opening travel of the window to a ventilating gap which is too small for a child to pass out of the window. One block variation is a design with a p... | 4 |
FIELD OF THE INVENTION
This invention relates to a heat-sensitive recording material and, more particularly, to a heat-sensitive material comprising a support having provided thereon a color forming layer containing a colorless or slightly colored electron donating dye precursor (hereinafter referred to as a colo... | A heat-sensitive recording material comprising a support having provided thereon a heat-sensitive color forming layer containing a colorless or slightly colored electron donating dye precursor and an electron accepting compound capable of forming color by the reaction with the electron donating dye precursor, wherein t... | 1 |
CROSS-REFERENCES TO RELATED APPLICATIONS
[0001] This application is a continuation of and claims the benefit of priority under to U.S. patent application Ser. No. 12/371,882, filed on Feb. 16, 2009, which claims the benefit of priority under to U.S. Provisional Patent Application Ser. No. 61/106,916, filed O... | In an example embodiment, a request that includes a first image is received. A second image and a description are accessed from an item listing. An item identifier that corresponds to the second image is parsed from the description. A first edge in the first image and a second edge in a second image are detected. A mat... | 6 |
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
1. Field of the Invention
The present invention relates to improvements in a driver's knee protector which is disposed at a lower portion of a steering column of an automotive vehicle so as to be opposite to driver's knees, and more particularly to a knee protector which ... | A knee protector device for protecting driver's knees in a serious vehicle collision comprises semicylindrical inner and outer protectors reinforced by beading or projecting which are installed opposite to the drivers knees while a part of each protector is overlapped with each other. With this structure, the impac... | 1 |
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
The present invention relates to the field of hydraulic servo valves, particularly to two-stage pressure control type servo valves utilized in braking systems which incorporate anti-skid controls. Such valves have a history of degrading due to hydraulic erosion of the first stage when ... | An anti-skid valve in an aircraft braking system achieving advantages by the application of hydraulic system pressure, rather than metered braking pressure, to the first stage of a two stage anti-skid valve. When the valve is not in use the quiescent flow tends to erode the first stage valve, thereby degrading performa... | 1 |
CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS
[0001] This application is a continuation of U.S. patent application Ser. No. 12/177,366 filed Jul. 22, 2008; which is a continuation of U.S. patent application Ser. No. 11/313,331 filed Dec. 21, 2005, now U.S. Pat. No. 7,623,663; which is a continuation of U.S. patent... | A rolling code transmitter is useful in a security system for providing secure encrypted RF transmission comprising an interleaved trinary bit fixed code and rolling code. A receiver demodulates the encrypted RF transmission and recovers the fixed code and rolling code. Upon comparison of the fixed and rolling codes wi... | 7 |
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
[0001] The present invention relates to control of ground plane voltages in electronic systems. In particular, the present invention relates to control of ground plane voltages over extensive ground plane areas through the use of voltage sensors and drivers.
[0002]... | A method for controlling ground plane voltages by locally, at one or more discrete points on the working ground reference, sensing a voltage difference between a working ground reference and an isolated ground reference, generating a voltage compensation signal based on the voltage difference, and driving the working g... | 7 |
RELATED APPLICATIONS
[0001] This application claims priority to International Application No. PCT/US00/01788 filed Jan. 25, 2000, which claims priority to U.S. Ser. No. 60/117,169 filed on Jan. 25, 1999 and U.S. Ser. No. 60/143,228 filed Jul. 9, 2001. The entire disclosures of the aforesaid patent applicat... | The invention provides methods for treating or preventing disorders associated with expression of BAFF comprising BAFF and fragments thereof, antibodies, agonists and antagonists. | 2 |
REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATION
This application is a continuation-in-part of application Ser. No. 10/314,825, filed Dec. 9, 2002, now abandoned. The present application claims the benefit of U.S. Provisional Application Nos. 60/515,718, 60/515,775, 60/515,793, and 60/515,794, all filed Oct. 30, 2003 as well as ... | A portable, extremity-attachable device for dispensing skin treatment comprises a deformable housing having a skin treatment reservoir that is caused to dispense such treatment upon squeeze actuation. A set of valves permit proper operation of the device with different modes of use. Embodiments include a simple deforma... | 0 |
TECHNICAL FIELD OF THE INVENTION
[0001] The technical field of this invention is computer systems and more particularly multiprocessor computer systems.
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
[0002] As each generation of silicon process technology has provided increasing integration density ... | In an embedded symmetric multiprocessor (ESMP) system it is desirable to maintain equal central processing unit load balance. When an interrupt occurs, a single central processing receives the interrupt and then passes information to the central processing unit scheduling software. This software will in turn determine ... | 6 |
[0001] This application claims the benefit of U.S. Provisional Application No. 60/539,862, filed Jan. 28, 2004.
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
[0002] The performance of ordinary building materials exposed to extreme conditions of heat and/or fire is of interest. Particularly in areas that... | The present invention is a laminated glass window that is resistant to extreme heat, or fire as the heat source, comprising a coating on the surface of the glass nearest the heat source. | 4 |
CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATION
This application claims the priority of German Patent Application No. 198 21 596.7 filed May 14, 1998, the subject matter of which is incorporated herein by reference.
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
The present invention relates to a hose with interlocked profile, p... | A hose with interlocked profile, particularly for automotive exhaust systems. The hose is helically stripwound from at least one single-layer or multi-layer metal strip, pre-formed to the shape of an S, with the edges of adjacent strip windings being interlocked with each other by the legs of the pre-form which have th... | 5 |
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
[0001] Field of the invention
[0002] The invention relates to an artificial marble and a method for manufacturing the same, and more particularly, an environment-friendly artificial marble which can release a coffee scent and shows a pleasing natural aesthetic by addi... | Disclosed are: an environment-friendly artificial marble which can release a coffee scent and shows a pleasing natural aesthetic by adding ground brewed coffee or coffee by-products, which are the grounds discarded when coffee is made with coffee powder or brewed coffee and the like, during the manufacture of an artifi... | 2 |
BACKGROUND AND SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION
The present invention relates to the the wire end section of a paper making machine, and more particularly to the cooperation between the head boxes and the wire belt or wire at the wire end section.
That section of the machine has a wire belt or wire, usually in the ... | The disclosure concerns the wire end section of a paper making machine. The wire belt is an endless loop and the pulp suspension is supplied by one or more head boxes. The head box has an upstream and a downstream flow guide wall defining a pulp outlet opening between them. The downstream guide wall has a convexly curv... | 3 |
OBJECT OF THE INVENTION
[0001] As stated in the title of this specification, the following invention relates to a removable surface covering applicable essentially to floors, terraces, etc., which has the feature of being easily removable and of permitting proper run-off of water and liquids that might fall ... | The invention relates to a removable surface covering comprising a combination of lower supports with plastic support legs and upper ceramic parts which are joined to the supports by means of contact faces and with the aid of an adhesive material, such as to form covering modules which are interconnected using tongue-a... | 4 |
FIELD OF THE INVENTION
The present invention relates to levitation devices and methods and more particularly to the levitation or suspension of a permanent magnet in a magnetic field produced by another magnet (either permanent or electromagnetic) using no mechanical restraints or supports.
BACKGROUND OF TH... | A magnetic levitation device and method of levitating a magnet without mechanical restraining elements are disclosed. The levitation device comprises a first magnet with a polygonal, preferably square, periphery and a substantially planar upper surface magnetized normal thereto and a second magnet with an apparatus to ... | 7 |
FIELD OF THE INVENTION
The invention relates to a flow-through measuring cell.
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
To measure the interaction of electromagnetic radiation with fluids in a measuring cell, there must be permeable and transparent windows in the measuring cell for the region of the electromagneti... | A flow-through measuring cell having one inlet opening for entry of the fluid, and one outlet opening for exit of the fluid. A single measurement space is located between the inlet opening and outlet opening. A radiation measurement region is provided for measuring the interaction of the fluid in the measuring cell wit... | 6 |
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
The present invention relates generally to prosthetic devices and more particularly to prosthetic devices having flexing and shock absorbing capabilities for use in vigorous activities, such as atheletics and the like.
Amputees have many problems participating in active sports. F... | A prosthetic device for duplicating biomechanical action of the human body is disclosed. The device is mountable on a prosthetic appendage such as a prosthetic arm and is particularly suited for use in vigorous activities such as athletics and the like. Various embodiments of the device including a flexible prosthetic ... | 0 |
CROSS REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS
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COPYRIGHT NOTICE
A portion of the disclosure of this patent document contains material that is subject to copyright protection. The copyright owner has no objection to the facsim... | Doorway or passageway arches and a mold and method for making doorway arches, wherein the arches comprise pre-fabricated plaster, two sides that are substantially perpendicular to each other, a concave arcuate side extending between the sides and flanges extending outward from each side for securing the arch to adjoini... | 4 |
CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS
[0001] This application is a continuation of the co-pending U.S. patent application Ser. No. 12/738,744 filed May 20, 2010.
FIELD OF THE INVENTION
[0002] The present invention relates to an elevator having a car and a counterweight coupled b... | An elevator includes a car, a counterweight, a suspension working together with the car and the counterweight, and a wheel at least partially wound around by the suspension. The suspension includes a tie beam arrangement with two tie beams and an encasing shell wherein a ratio of the width of the suspension to the heig... | 3 |
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
The invention is directed to a process for the racemization of N-acetyl-D(L)-α-aminocarboxylic acids by heating their melts at high temperatures.
Such N-acetyl-D(L)-α-aminocarboxylic acids are obtained in the form of their salts in the enzymatic hydrolysis of the salts of N-acety... | N-acetyl-D(L)-α-aminocarboxylic acids are thermally racemized by melting, adding a small amount of acetic anhydride to the melt and heating to a temperature between the melting temperature and about 210° C. and subsequently quenching the melt with an aqueous alkali metal hydroxide or ammonia solution. The residence tim... | 2 |
TECHNICAL FIELD
This invention relates to a method of orienting a wafer of Group III-V semiconductor material.
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
Optical, electronic and optoelectronic devices are currently being developed using Group III-V semiconductor materials. In particular, many of these devices are be... | A method for determining crystallographic orientation of an InP substrate wafer includes the steps of immersing at least a portion of the substrate wafer in a chemical etchant for a predetermined amount of time to expose features having a predetermined shape and designating a particular crystallographic direction on th... | 8 |
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
1. Related Application
This application is a continuation-in-part of application Ser. No. 07/909,170 entitled MTREE DATA STRUCTURE FOR STORAGE, INDEXING, AND RETRIEVAL OF INFORMATION, filed on Jul. 6, 1992, now U.S. Pat. No. 5,488,717, in the names of Seann Gibson and Kerr Gibson... | Data storage space and access time are significantly decreased by use of an Enhanced MTree data structure, in which data is stored in the nodes of the tree. Two kinds of nodes--predecessor nodes and successor nodes--are coexisting in the data structure and are interrelated by a distribution of pointers. Both types of n... | 8 |
This application is a continuation of Ser. No. 09/001,783 filed Dec. 31, 1997 now U.S. Pat. No. 6,099,932.
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
A. FIELD OF INVENTION
This invention pertains to a novel knit material constructed and designed for a hook-and-loop type fastener, said material being stronger and longer ... | A loop component for a hook-and-loop fastener includes a knit fabric and a plurality of loops extending along one surface of the fabric and made of a monofilament pile yarn such as nylon. The component is knit on a three or more bar machine with one bar forming the base and two or more additional bars forming floats wh... | 3 |
GOVERNMENT LICENSE RIGHTS
This invention was made with Government support under Contract No. DE-FC36-07G017052 awarded by the Department of Energy. The government has certain rights in this invention.
BACKGROUND
The present invention relates to methods for generating solar energy, and more p... | A method and apparatus for efficient manufacture, assembly and production of solar energy. In one aspect, the apparatus may include a number of modular solar receiver assemblies that may be separately manufactured, assembled and individually inserted into a solar collector array housing shaped to receive a plurality of... | 8 |
FIELD OF THE INVENTION
The present invention concerns separation apparatuses and methods, and particularly those systems that separate two or more mixed fluid components through centrifugation.
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
Centrifugal systems of separation use centrifugal force generated through rotati... | An apparatus and method for centrifugally separating a mixture of liquids comprises a central inlet shaft, a surrounding rotor, and a housing shell. The mixture is injected into the rotor through the inlet shaft and the rotor separates the mixture in a radially sloped separation space containing a first weir, discharge... | 1 |
TECHNICAL FIELD
The present invention relates to a camera lens unit including plural lenses and used in a camera device.
BACKGROUND ART
Small digital camera devices, such as digital cameras and portable telephones with camera have been recently used. According to the decreasing of the sizes and high i... | A lens unit including a first lens including a first lens section having a first optical axis along which light passes, and a second lens. The second lens includes a second lens section having a second optical axis along which light passes, and a flange provided at the outer circumferential part of the second lens sect... | 6 |
BACKGROUND
Open trailers with tail gates are often used to transport lawn care equipment and other products. As the tail gate may be long and heavy, it can be difficult to operate by hand. In a typical arrangement, with a tail gate that is five feet long from the hinge to the free end, a force of 80 pounds must be ... | A tail gate assist is provided for an open trailer and includes an elastic member mounted so as to provide assistance in raising the tail gate without substantially adding to the force required to open the tail gate. | 1 |
BACKGROUND OF THE DISCLOSURE
1. Field of the Disclosure
This disclosure relates to quick-release connectors for connecting lines such as ropes and cables.
2. Description of the Related Art
Connecting devices for attaching floating devices, such as life rings, pool inflatables, and inflatable rafts, to o... | Disclosed is a line connector having a line attachment portion, a snap-in portion, a snap-on portion, wherein the snap-in and snap-on portions disposed such that the snap-on portions of first and second line connectors will simultaneously attach onto the snap-in portions of one another along a direction of attachment, ... | 5 |
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
The invention relates generally to a charge forming device for internal combustion engines and specifically to an apparatus for efficiently and precisely supplying vapor to the gasoline and air mixture fed to the cylinders of a gasoline engine.
With the advent of higher gasoline ... | A moisture feed system for the fuel-air charge used in an internal combustion engine. It includes float control of the moisturizing chamber and air dispersion to the periphery of the moisturizing chamber by a manifold built into the chamber. | 5 |
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
This invention relates to antifriction bearings and more particularly concerns an improved removable seal ring for use between relatively rotating parts such as inner and outer rings of an antifriction bearing.
Several attempts have been made to simplify the seals of bearing unit... | An antifriction bearing having inner and outer race rings and a seal ring featuring a multiplicity of resilient seal ring retaining projections for compressive wedging engagement within a retaining groove of the outer bearing ring. | 5 |
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
[0001] 1. Field of the Invention
[0002] One or more embodiments of the invention are related to the field of knives. More particularly, but not by way of limitation, embodiments of the invention implement a folding survival knife with integrated tools that may include... | A folding survival knife that includes structural elements to implement any combination of a bottle opener/pan holder/quick opening feature, wire breaker/choil, jimping/wire strippers, hex nut driver/lashing point, pry bar/scraper, glass breaker in a single blade configuration. | 1 |
RELATED APPLICATIONS
This application claims priority to the provisional application entitled “Data Synchronization System Modeling and Optimization for Support of Disconnected Operation and High Data Availability,” filed on Feb. 2, 2000, and bearing the Ser. No. 60/179,761.
This application is also related... | An exemplary method for providing personalized application search results in a mobile device comprises the steps of receiving a search request from a user, the search request including at least one search keyword and a user identifier, searching an application registry database for a first set of matching applications ... | 8 |
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
1. Field of the Invention
The invention herein pertains to furniture construction and particularly to elastic seat and back webbings which are attached to furniture frames for cushion support. The webbings provided are knit with an elastomeric yarn and include a control yarn whic... | A furniture elastic webbing is provided for use on sofa frames or the like to support seat and back cushions. The elastic webbing has a unique structure which provides controlled longitudinal stretch to support heavy loads such as the body weight of several adults simultaneously. The elastic webbing is warp knit by con... | 3 |
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
[0001] The present invention relates to a method of solid or semi-solid fermentation of food material, a method of reducing the viscosity of food material and a method for enhancing the organoleptic and/or nutritional properties of food material. In addition the present inventio... | The present invention relates to a process of solid or semi-solid fermentation of food material. The process includes the utilisation of a conical vessel to carry out the fermentation at a high dry matter content. One of the beneficial effects of the process is that fermentation time can be drastically reduced. Thus, i... | 0 |
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
This invention relates to new chemical compounds and the method for preparing the same. It relates further to the use of the new compounds for treating and preventing coccidiosis. This invention still more particularly relates to a novel mixture of degradation products obtained by acid... | A novel mixture of degradation products of boromycin is prepared by treating boromycin with acid. This mixture of compounds has anticoccidial activity and is useful for controlling cecal and/or intestinal coccidiosis when administered in minor quantities to animals, in particular to poultry, usually in admixture with a... | 0 |
This application is a Continuation-In-Part of U.S. patent application Ser. No. 10/256,641, filed Sep. 27, 2002 and still pending which is a Continuation-In-Part of U.S. patent application Ser. No. 10/053,076, filed Jan. 17, 2002 and still pending and is a Continuation-In-Part of U.S. patent application Ser. No. 09/792,... | A fitting that provides snap-in engagement of EMT to a panel. The fitting includes a hollow, tubular, electrically conductive electrical connector including a fastening arrangement on the leading end to allow snap-in engagement to a panel and a resilient, electrically conductive, cylindrical-shaped split ring within th... | 7 |
CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS
This application, which claims benefit of U.S. Provisional Patent Application No. 60/574,858 filed May 27, 2004, the disclosure of which is incorporated herein by reference, is a continuation in part of U.S. patent application Ser. No. 10/655,916, filed Sep. 5, 2003, now U.... | Dictyostatin and its analogs show great promise as new anticancer agents. The present invention provides dictyostatin analogs, synthetic intermediates for the synthesis of dictyostatin analogs, and synthetic methods for the synthesis of such analogs and intermediates. Dictyostatin analogs can have the following structu... | 2 |
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
[0001] 1. Field of the Invention
[0002] The present invention relates to a method for producing hydrogen by using magnesium scrap and an apparatus thereof, and particularly to a method for producing hydrogen by spontaneous chemical reaction without consumption of extr... | A method for producing hydrogen by using magnesium scrap is provided. First, adhering the melting magnesium scrap to platinum-coating titanium meshes, and putting the adhered meshes in an airtight reaction chamber, which is loaded with sodium chloride solution, to carry out a spontaneously hydrogen producing reaction. ... | 1 |
This is a continuation-in-part of application for United States Patent, Ser. No. 08/926,821 filed Sep. 10, 1997, now U.S. Pat. No. 6,027,123, the specification of which is incorporated herein by reference.
FIELD OF THE INVENTION
The present invention relates generally to systems for the transporta... | A tank piston is shown with an improved seal and wiper. The piston is used in conjunction with tanks used for transporting semi-solid and viscous materials such as grease, oil, ink, and the like. The improved seal consists of an annular rubber member with a hollow chamber filled with an open cell foam material such as ... | 1 |
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
1. Field of the Invention
The present invention relates to a battery state monitoring circuit that monitors a state of a battery, and a battery device that is equipped with a plurality of the battery state monitoring circuits.
2. Description of the Related Art
For exa... | Provided is a battery state monitoring circuit which is capable of preventing a discharge leak current from a battery so as to eliminate a load conventionally imposed on a user, including: a battery state detector circuit that detects a state of the battery based on a voltage of the battery; a transmitting terminal tha... | 7 |
TECHNICAL AREA
This invention relates to the area of biomaterials involving resorbable or degradable, macroporous bioactive glass material which can be used either for the restoration of hard tissues or as the tissue engineering scaffold, as well as preparation methods for such materials.
BACKGROUND TECHNOL... | A resorbable, macroporous bioactive glass scaffold comprising approximately 24-45% CaO, 34-50% SiO 2 , 0-25% Na 2 O, 5-17% P 2 O 5 , 0-5% MgO and 0-1% CaF 2 by mass percent, produced by mixing with pore forming agents and specified heat treatments. | 2 |
FIELD OF THE INVENTION
[0001] The present invention pertains generally to automatic sensor operated bathroom fixtures, systems for controlling bathroom fixtures, and methods of bathroom fixture design, control, and management, as well as the control and management of hygiene and water resources.
... | Image sensors, processors, and control systems facilitate automatic sensor operated bathroom fixtures, systems for controlling bathroom fixtures, and methods of bathroom fixture design, control, and management, as well as the control and management of hygiene and water resources. The networked plumbing systems also hel... | 4 |
INCORPORATION BY REFERENCE
[0001] Priority is claimed to Japanese Patent Application No. 2015-257052, filed Dec. 28, 2015, the Entire Content of which is incorporated herein by reference.
BACKGROUND
[0002] Technical Field
[0003] The present invention in particular embodiments ... | A rotary valve mechanism includes a stator valve member furnished with one of either a dome-shaped high-pressure recess area made of a polymer or a high-pressure flow path made of metal, and a rotor valve member furnished with the other of either the dome-shaped high-pressure recess area made of a polymer or the high-p... | 5 |
FIELD OF THE INVENTION
[0001] The present invention relates to bus bridges generally and, more particularly, to a protocol converter to access Advanced High-performance Bus (AHB) slave devices using a Management Data Input/Output (MDIO) protocol.
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
[0002] The... | A method for communicating between a first bus and a second bus is disclosed. The method generally includes the steps of (A) recognizing a read operation code in a read frame (i) received from the first bus and (ii) communicated with a first-bus protocol, (B) initiating a read transaction on the second bus using a seco... | 6 |
TECHNICAL FIELD
[0001] The invention relates to a drive for a flap provided on a vehicle. Moreover, the invention relates to a pedestrian protection means on a motor vehicle comprising an above mentioned drive.
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
[0002] Today's automobiles are often p... | The invention relates to a drive for a flap provided on a vehicle, especially an engine hood. The drive comprises an electric motor, an actuation shaft that is connected to the flap, and a reduction gear by means of which the rotor of the electric motor is coupled to the actuation shaft. The drive flier comprises an en... | 4 |
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
The invention relates to a method for cleaning objects, such as workpieces just used for machining, which have been soiled, in particular, by oily or greasy impurities, with the aid of an aqueous cleaning fluid containing at least one washing agent. In this method, the objects are rins... | Method for cleaning objects with the aid of an aqueous cleaning fluid containing a washing agent, in which the objects are rinsed with an aqueous rinsing fluid after treatment with the cleaning fluid and wherein, to avoid any components having a low boiling point being returned to the cleaning and rinsing fluid as well... | 1 |
FIELD
The present invention relates to a process for the preparation of methylated amines using carbon dioxide and the use of this process for the manufacture of vitamins, pharmaceutical products, adhesives, acrylic fibers, synthetic leather, pesticides and fertilizers.
It also relates to a process for the ... | The present invention relates to a method for preparing methylated amines using carbon dioxide and to the use of the method for manufacturing vitamins, pharmaceutical products, glues, acrylic fibres and synthetic leathers, pesticides and fertilisers. The invention also relates to a method for manufacturing vitamins, ph... | 2 |
FIELD OF THE INVENTION
[0001] The present invention generally relates to the field of databases, and more particularly relates to accessing elements of a list of variable length structures in forward and reverse directions (bi-directional), wherein such type of access can be found in a compressed index of a ... | Techniques are disclosed for encoding a variable length structure such that it facilitates forward and reverse scans of a list of such structures as needed. While the techniques are applicable to a wide variety of applications, they are particularly well-suited for use with structures such as those found in compressed ... | 6 |
FIELD OF THE INVENTION
The present invention relates to an autothermal reactor and method for producing a synthesis gas comprising hydrogen and carbon monoxide. More particularly, the present invention relates to such a reactor and method in which a reactant stream is produced by entraining a hydrocarbon containi... | An autothermal reactor and method for producing synthesis gas in which a heated oxygen containing stream is expanded into a mixing chamber to entrain a hydrocarbon containing stream to form a reactant stream without reaction of the oxygen and hydrocarbon contents of the streams. The reactant stream is reacted in a seri... | 1 |
CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS
[0001] This application claims the benefit of U.S. Provisional Application No. 60/211,252, filed on Jun. 13, 2000.
STATEMENT AS TO FEDERALLY SPONSORED RESEARCH
[0002] The U.S. Government may have certain rights in this invention pursuant to A... | The present invention discloses a simple adapter that transitions between a standard rectangular waveguide environment and the quasi-plane wave (quasi-TEM mode) environment of an active grid array assembly. The device may serve as a mode expanding waveguide feed or as a mode contracting waveguide collector. | 7 |
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
The present invention relates generally to firearms, and more specifically to a method of, and means for, attaching the barrel and the receiver of the firearm and securing them together.
Proper alignment of the barrel and receiver in firearms is an important factor bearing upon t... | A barrel and receiver assembly providing an improved means of connecting the barrel assembly to the receiver wherein the improved means of connecting the barrel assembly to the receiver comprises a wedge that imparts a force in a direction perpendicular to the barrel, and a means for attaching the barrel assembly to th... | 5 |
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
This invention relates generally to tower guys and more particularly to a unique assembly of strands to form a tower guy.
The increased use of EHV (extra heavy voltage), e.g. 500 KV and 750 KV, power transmission lines has resulted in the design of a variety of towers. Many of th... | Apparatus for use in guying transmission towers or the like which comprises an assembly of a plurality of lengths of wire strands which are anchored to a tension equalizer device at one end of the strand lengths and terminate in a single wire rope socket at the other ends thereof. | 8 |
TECHNICAL FIELD
The present application relates to intake systems including a vacuum aspirator, for generating vacuum for use in a brake booster, for example.
BACKGROUND AND SUMMARY
Spark-ignited vehicles may use intake manifold vacuum to provide brake boost or power assist. Engine downsizing reduces ... | In some examples, reduced engine displacement reduces an engine's ability to provide brake booster vacuum. The present application relates to intake systems including a vacuum aspirator to generate vacuum. | 5 |
This application is a continuation of application Ser. No. 09/964,529 filed Sep. 28, 2001 now abandoned, the entire contents of which are incorporated herein by reference.
FIELD OF THE INVENTION
This invention relates to novel materials for attenuating sound, and in particular to such materials that are able ... | 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 |
FIELD OF THE INVENTION
The present invention relates to the field of manufacturing web products wherein a coating is applied to the web, and more particularly to the field of coater heads used in the application of a coating to a web.
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
In the manufacture of web based product... | An end dam for use in a coater head which applies a coating material under pressure from a reservoir onto a web is shown to include an attachment arrangement for attaching the end dam to the coater head a first wall which prevents the lateral movement of the coating material, thereby defining one end of the reservoir, ... | 3 |
FIELD OF THE INVENTION
[0001] The present invention pertains to containers, and more particularly relates to a container for cold beverages, having a thermally conductive drinking surface that reduces the temperature gradient between the beverage and the drinking surface that comes into contact with the cons... | A thermally conductive polymeric drinking surface for a beverage container is provided. The thermally conductive polymeric drinking surface may be an insert for a bottle or other covering configured to be formed around the mouth of a drinking container, such as a cup. The high thermal conductivity of the drinking surfa... | 1 |
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
I. Field of the Invention
The present invention relates to dynamic ballast and stabilization systems for deep-sea applications, and, in particular, the present invention relates to a dynamic ballast and stabilization system for off-shore platform structures.
II. Description... | The invention concerns dynamic ballast and stabilization systems for deep-sea applications such as the dynamic anchoring and stabilizing of off-shore platform structures supported by an elongated structure of the type having the lower ends fastened into the floor of a body of water. The system employs a relatively larg... | 4 |
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
1. Field of the Invention
This invention relates in general to clothes dryers and, in particular to improvements in clothes dryers.
2. Description of the Prior Art
The problem of obtaining wrinkle free permanent press articles from automatic clothes dryers has long be... | An improvement on conventional clothes dryers including a spray nozzle, a control valve, and a water line coupled to an existing water source. The touch-up spray is used for removal of wrinkles from clothing and fabrics and permanent press clothing in particular without removing a garment's factory set creases. The... | 3 |
RELATED APPLICATIONS
[0001] This application is a continuation of International Application No. PCT/US11/34315 filed Apr. 28, 2011, which claims the benefit of priority to U.S. Application No. 61/330,057, filed Apr. 30, 2010, both applications being incorporated herein by reference.
[0002] This ... | Micromodule cables include subunit, tether cables having both electrical conductors and optical fibers. The subunits can be stranded within the micromodule cable jacket so that the subunits can be accessed from the micromodule cable at various axial locations along the cable without using excessive force. Each subunit ... | 6 |
BACKGROUND
[0001] The present invention relates to testing of a low power radio frequency (RF) data packet signal transceiver, and in particular, to testing such a device using data packets exchanged between a tester and the device as a normal part of a communication link initiation sequence.
[0002... | Method for testing a radio frequency (RF) data packet signal transceiver device under test (DUT) including communicating via at least one of multiple available signal channels. Data packets exchanged between a tester and DUT as a normal part of a communication link initiation sequence are selectively exchanged and supp... | 8 |
CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS
Not applicable.
STATEMENT REGARDING FEDERALLY SPONSORED RESEARCH OR DEVELOPMENT
Not applicable
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
The present invention relates generally to AC induction motor drives and, more particularly, to a method and apparatus for monitoring mot... | A motor drive unit includes a controller, a voltage inverter, and a speed estimator. The controller is operable to generate at least one command signal for controlling a motor associated with the motor drive unit. The voltage inverter is operable to generate motor drive signals to be applied to the motor based on the c... | 7 |
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
1. Field of the Invention
The invention relates to a process for humidifying a gas stream by passing heated water through a gas humidifier in countercurrent to the gas for the purpose of transferring water vapor to said gas. After the addition of an amount of make-up water corres... | A process for humidifying a gas stream in a humidifier chamber by passing heated water downwardly through the humidifier and passing gas upwardly through the chamber to transfer water vapor to the gas stream. One or more portions of the water is removed at an intermediate stage in the chamber and the remaining portion ... | 1 |
FIELD OF THE INVENTION
[0001] The present invention generally relates to the production of petroleum and more particularly to compositions and processes for improving the recovery of hydrocarbons, that is, gas or oil (petroleum), from a subterranean geological formation using stimulation techniques such as c... | A gas generating system for use in stimulation or in deliquification/dewatering includes a foam generating agent, a foam enhancing agent and a gas generating additive. The foam generating agent is absorbed or adsorbed on a first plurality of substrates and the foam boosting agent is absorbed or adsorbed on a second plu... | 2 |
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
1. Field of the Invention
This invention relates to pyrolytic carbon coated particles and their use in sand control and fracturing. More specifically, but not by way of limitation, the invention relates to pyrolytic carbon coated ceramic beads.
2. Description of the Prior A... | A pyrolytic carbon coated particle for use in well fracturing and sand control applications comprising: a thermally stable substantially spherical substrate particle (e.g., ceramic composite bead or the like) and a substantially uniform layer of pyrolytically deposited carbon encapsulating said thermally stable substan... | 8 |
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
The present invention relates generally to hand power tools.
German patent document DE 196 21 610 A1 discloses a hand power tool with a removable tool holder. The hand power tool has a spindle sleeve, in which a base body of the tool holder is insertable and lockable by locking b... | A hand power tool has a tool holder with a base body; a drive part; at least one locking body for connecting the base body of the tool holder with the drive part; a securing body which radially fixes the at least one locking body in an engaging position; an actuating element operative for unlocking the tool holder and ... | 8 |
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
1. Field of the Invention
In general, the present invention relates to devices that attach to a person's dominant hand in order to cause that person to favor their non-dominant hand when performing a specific task. More particularly, the present invention is related to device... | A glove assembly that is designed to diminish the usefulness of a person's dominant hand to a point below that of the non-dominant hand, but not so low as to render the dominant hand unusable. The glove assembly includes a glove with a palmward surface. A convex protrusion extends from the palmward surface of the g... | 0 |
FIELD OF THE INVENTION
This invention relates to the field of geometry known as tessellation, which has been defined as the covering of prescribed areas with tiles of prescribed shapes. Practical applications of this field include the design of paving and wall-coverings, the production of toys and games, and educ... | A set of tiles for covering a regular polygon having an even number of sides is composed of tiles each of which is distinct from the other tiles in the set. The tiles in the set may be combined so as to form the regular polygon in a number of ways which increases very rapidly with increasing numbers of sides. The tiles... | 8 |
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