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FIELD OF THE INVENTION
[0001] This invention relates to novel calcium phosphate-coated implantable medical devices and processes of making same. The unique calcium-phosphate coated implantable medical devices minimize immune response to the implant. The coated implantable devices have the capability to sto... | This invention relates to novel calcium phosphate-coated implantable medical devices and processes of making same. The calcium-phosphate coatings are designed to minimize the immune response to the implant (e.g. restenosis in stenting procedures) and can be used to store and release a medicinally active agent in a cont... | big_patent |
CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS
[0001] The present application claims the benefit of U.S. Provisional Patent Application No. 61/838,553, which was filed on Jun. 24, 2013, and which is incorporated by reference herein.
STATEMENT REGARDING FEDERALLY SPONSORED RESEARCH
[0002] ... | A nerve guidance conduit includes a spiral structured porous sheet decorated with channels on its surface and electrospun nanofibers in a parallel alignment with the channels and an outer tubular structure including randomly-oriented nanofibers. Such a structure provides augmented surface areas for providing directiona... | big_patent |
FIELD OF THE INVENTION
This invention is in the field of seat base support assemblies. It relates to seat base support assemblies for furniture or the like wherein the support assemblies employed are of the non-coil spring type; i.e., they comprise sinuous spring bands, wire grids or chord-rubber webbing, or are ... | A rail connector and improvement in seat base support assembly. The connector takes two basic forms. In the first a pre-stressed, close wound coil, disposed either transversely or longitudinally of the connector, is effective to continuously bias the seat base support means upwardly. In the second a cantilevered, curve... | big_patent |
CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS
[0001] This application claims the benefit of and priority to U.S. Provisional Patent Application No. 62/352,683 filed Jun. 21, 2016, the entire disclosure of which is incorporated by reference herein.
BACKGROUND
1. Technical Description
... | An anvil assembly is disclosed that includes an anvil shaft including a proximal portion and a distal portion and defining a first longitudinal bore. The proximal portion includes a plurality of flexible legs that define the first longitudinal bore dimensioned to receive a trocar of a stapling device. An anvil head ass... | big_patent |
FIELD OF THE INVENTION
[0001] The present invention relates to the container of the blender, particularly to a set of high-speed blades mounted inside the lower portion of the container.
GROUND OF THE INVENTION
[0002] The usage of blender become popular today; the configuration struct... | The present invention is aimed to provide a container of the blender. It can prevent the inner wall of the container from abrasions and blemishes. Further, the time-consuming for fibers of the fruit and vegetable being grated and chopped can be reduced. The container of the blender includes a cup, a lining mounted insi... | big_patent |
CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATION
[0001] The present application claims priority to and is a continuation of U.S. patent application Ser. No. 13/080,754, titled GARNISH PICK, filed Apr. 6, 2011, which is a Non-Provisional of and claims priority to U.S. Provisional Patent Application Ser. No. 61/321,291,... | A garnish pick for food and/or beverages is disclosed. In at least some embodiments, the garnish pick includes a plurality of appendages that form skewering shafts for skewering garnishes. In at least some embodiments, at least one appendage of the garnish pick forms a hook for securing the garnish pick to a food or be... | big_patent |
FIELD OF THE INVENTION
The present invention generally relates to cardiac assist systems, including cardiomyoplasty, for the treatment of patients needing augmented cardiac output. More specifically, the present invention relates to a device and algorithm for a combined cardiomyostimulator and cardiac pacer-cardi... | A device and algorithm for a combined cardiomyostimulator and a cardiac pacer-cardioverter-defibrillator. In particular the present device operates, in a first embodiment, to deliver stimulation to a skeletal muscle grafted about a heart; sense depolarizations of a patient's heart; measure the intervals separating ... | big_patent |
CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS
[0001] This application is a continuation of International Patent Application No. PCT/US2014/063473 filed Oct. 31, 2014, which claims the benefit of Provisional Patent Application No. 61/899,106 filed Nov. 1, 2013, both of which are hereby incorporated by reference.
... | An intraocular lens (IOL) device comprising a first lens, a second lens and a circumferential haptic. The first lens comprises a pair of opposing and deformable surfaces and a cavity defined therebetween. The first lens has a first lens diameter. The second lens has a second lens diameter. The circumferential haptic ha... | big_patent |
PRIOR APPLICATION
This application is a continuation-in-part of my prior copending application Ser. No. 07/589,995filed Sep. 28, 1990 entitled ESOPHAGEAL DISPLACEMENT ELECTRODE. That application is incorporated by reference herein.
FIELD OF THE INVENTION
This invention relates to esophageal ... | An esophageal-stomach displacement electrode comprises a flexible tubular member designed to be inserted through the esophagus into the stomach. An electrode is carried by the tube in the region of its distal end. The tube is hinged near the distal end which enables that end of the tube to displace angularly in the sto... | big_patent |
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
[0001] 1. Field of the Invention
[0002] The present invention relates to games and, more specifically, to a board game having a lake theme.
[0003] 2. Description of the Related Art
[0004] A wide variety of games have a common char... | A game includes: a playing board; a plurality of tokens representing identities of players playing the game; a plurality of title deed cards; a plurality of game pieces; a source of scrip; a plurality of cards each one of which bears indicia related to one of a penalty, an award and a direction; and at least two elemen... | big_patent |
CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS
[0001] This application claims priority to U.S. Provisional Application Ser. No. 60/828,262, filed Oct. 5, 2006, entitled “Device for Active Treatment and Regeneration of Tissues Such as Wounds,” which is incorporated herein by reference in its entirety.
... | Hydrostatic pressure of aqueous solutions—supplied from reservoir under rate control through tube to port of airtightly applied open pore dressing pad—is eliminated by levelling reservoir placed on rest with pad. Dressing pad may overlie a tissue culturing scaffold. A drip chamber with angulated channel permits drops t... | big_patent |
This application claims the benefit of U.S. Provisional Application No. 60/186,185, filed Mar. 01, 2000 U.S. Provisional Application No. 60/159,465, filed Oct. 13, 1999. This application is a continuation-in-part of U.S. application Ser. No. 09/071,523, filed May 01, 1998, U.S. Pat. 6,276,700 B1, issued Aug. 21, 2001, ... | A gravity driven steerable vehicle having wheels, or skis or a combination of wheels and skis for recreational use, most particularly on surfaces such as pavement, artificial hard-pack turf, mountain slopes, dirt roads, grass and hard-packed or non-packed snow. The vehicle has at least three (3) but preferably four (4)... | big_patent |
RELATED APPLICATION
This application claims the benefit of U.S. Provisional Application No. 60/474,861, filed May 30, 2003, entitled, “Radial Reflection Diffraction Tomography,” which is incorporated herein by this reference.
The United States Government has rights in this invention pursuant to Co... | A wave-based tomographic imaging method and apparatus based upon one or more rotating radially outward oriented transmitting and receiving elements have been developed for non-destructive evaluation. At successive angular locations at a fixed radius, a predetermined transmitting element can launch a primary field and o... | big_patent |
CROSS REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS
This is a divisional application of U.S. application Ser. No. 13/130,585 filed May 23, 2011, which is a US National Stage of International application PCT/NO2010/000002 filed 4 Jan. 2010.
FIELD OF INVENTION
The present invention concerns a biological o... | This invention relates to a biological oil composition, preferably obtained from a copepod, most preferably the copepod Calanus finmarchicus and the use thereof to prevent or treat formation of atherosclerotic plaques and hence development of coronary heart disease. The composition comprises the same marine n-3 polyu... | big_patent |
CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS
This application is a continuation of application Ser. No. 08/088,581, filed Jul. 9, 1993, abandoned, which is a continuation of application Ser. No. 07/689,643, filed Apr. 23, 1991, abandoned.
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
1. Field of the Invention
... | The invention relates to a pharmacological composition comprising a polyelectrolyte complex, in particular a polyacid with an average particle size of less than 15 μm and an active agent, among which are active peptides, proteins, enzymes, enzyme inhibitors, antigens, cytostatics, antiinflamatory agents, antibiotics an... | big_patent |
BACKGROUND
1. Field of Invention
This invention relates to a golf ball teeing device that easily permits a golfer, without bending over, to insert a golf tee into the ground with a golf ball situated on top of the tee in preparation for driving the ball.
2. Description of Prior Art
Elderly golfe... | A small, lightweight golf ball teeing device is disclosed for allowing a golfer to tee up a golf ball without bending over using a golf club as a handle for the device. A housing positions the golf ball over the golf tee. A delayed urging means is used to clamp the ball and tee to the housing. While the tee is inserted... | big_patent |
CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS
[0001] The present application is a continuation of U.S. application Ser. No. 14/540,185, which was filed Nov. 13, 2014, now U.S. Pat. No. ______, which claims priority, under 35 U.S.C. §119(a), of European Application No. 13193375.6, which was filed Nov. 18, 2013, and... | A patient support apparatus includes a frame having a first portion that is movable between a raised position and a lowered position to change an elevation at which a person is supported above a floor. Castors are coupled to the frame and are configured to rest upon the floor. An actuator is movable between a brake pos... | big_patent |
This application is a continuation, of application Ser. No. 849,446, filed 4/8,86 now abandoned.
The present invention relates to a skin reflectance measuring apparatus.
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
The measurement of skin reflectance finds a particular application in pathology and in cosmeto... | A probe comprising a casing of which one face which will be in contact with the skin is providied with an aperture, is connected to a measuring device by means of a flexible connection in fiber optics comprising at least three optical conductors which, at a first end, are secured in the casing of the probe such as to f... | big_patent |
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
This invention relates to dental apparatus and more specifically to dental cleaning and massaging apparatus.
Research has clearly shown that the brushing of teeth as commonly practiced does not provide adequate cleaning of the teeth and the area around the teeth to prevent caries... | Apparatus for cleaning teeth and the gingival crevices and for massaging the gums is disclosed. The apparatus comprising a mouthpiece having an upper channel member adapted to fit over at least a part of the upper dentation and to snugly engage the upper gum and a lower channel member adapted to fit over at least a par... | big_patent |
CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS
[0001] The current application claims the benefit of and priority to Israel Patent Application No. 194519, filed Oct. 5, 2008, and incorporated herein by reference in its entirety.
FIELD OF THE INVENTION
[0002] The present invention relates to the fi... | In one aspect, the present invention may be directed to a needle for surgical threading of a strap of an implant through a tissue, the needle comprising: a trap for trapping the strap to the needle while the needle may be at the accessible side of the tissue; a tip for threading the trapped strap from the accessible si... | big_patent |
FIELD OF THE INVENTION
[0001] The invention relates to methods and apparatus for the provision of ventilatory assistance matched to a subject's respiratory need. The ventilatory assistance can be for a subject who is either spontaneously or non-spontaneously breathing, or moves between these breathing ... | The apparatus provides for the determination of the instantaneous phase in the respiratory cycle, subject's average respiration rate and the provision of ventilatory assistance. A microprocessor ( 16 ) receives an airflow signal from a pressure transducer ( 18 ) coupled to a port ( 17 ) at a mask ( 11 ). The microp... | big_patent |
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
This invention relates to surgical instruments and, more particularly, to a novel electro-surgical dissection and cauterization instrument for use primarily in laparoscopic/endoscopic procedures.
Many surgical procedures of today involving the removal and/or cauterization of tiss... | An electro-surgical dissecting and cauterization tool comprises a linear, rigid insulating sleeve surrounding means providing an electric conducting path between a proximal, electric plug end and working tip electrode distal end. The plug attaches the tool to a conventional electro-surgical unit which supplies electric... | big_patent |
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
1. Field of the Invention
The present invention relates to a magnetic resonance imaging apparatus of the type having a magnet with at least one patient receptacle and at least one support plate, as well as a predetermined number of transmit and/or receive coils, and which allows ... | A magnetic resonance imaging apparatus has a magnet with at least one patient receptacle and at least one support plate, as well as a predetermined number of transmit and/or receive coils. In at least two predetermined exposure positions, at least one exposure respectively takes place using predetermined adjustment par... | big_patent |
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
[0001] 1. Field of the Invention
[0002] The present invention relates to fasteners for albums such as photographic albums and scrapbooks where it is the required to add or replace album pages.
[0003] 2. Description of the Prior Art
[0004]... | A releasable fastener for an album to permit insertion and removal of pages between the covers. The fastener has a pair of strap anchors each attached to one of the two covers and a strap passing between the anchors via aligned apertures in the covers and album pages. Each strap anchor is in the form of a channel in wh... | big_patent |
FIELD OF THE INVENTION
The present invention relates to a sulky comprising two wheels, individually fastened, but located along the same rotational axis, to a common frame provided with a driver's seat and shafts leading towards the draught animal.
DESCRIPTION OF RELEVANT ART
Sulkies of this type ... | Sulky comprising two wheels individually fastened along the same rotational axis, to a common structure provided with a driver's seat (4) and shafts (3) leading towards the draught animal. The sulky (1) consists of a construction kit comprising a plurality of substantially flat elements (2, 3, 4, 5, 6) adapted to b... | big_patent |
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
The present invention relates generally to rotating water feeds and more particularly to a ventilation system therefor. The invention is particularly useful in connection with water-cooled generators which preferably comprise coaxial feed and discharge ducts.
Prior to initiating ... | A ventilation system for rotating water feeds particularly useful in water-cooled generators is equipped with bypass means arranged to extend between coaxial feed duct means and discharge duct means defining a centrally located axis of rotation. The bypass means includes at least one inlet which is located to open in t... | big_patent |
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
[0001] The invention relates to a steering column for a motor vehicle, which comprises a jacket unit supporting a steering shaft rotatably about its longitudinal axis and a retaining part, which the jacket unit is secured non displaceably up to a limit value of a force acting onto... | A steering column for a motor vehicle includes a casing unit, which rotatably supports a steering shaft about the longitudinal axis thereof, and a retaining part. The casing unit is held in a fixed manner relative to said retaining part up to a threshold value of a force acting on the casing unit in a parallel manner t... | big_patent |
The present application is a continuation-in-part of application Ser. No. 172,806, filed Mar. 28, 1988, now abandoned, which is a continuation-in-part of application Ser. No. 031,752, filed Mar. 30, 1987, now abandoned, for which all equitable rights are claimed.
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
The pr... | A glass window installed in a curved window opening of a vehicle by placing along the edge bounding said curved window opening, window-engaging fastening means. A window pane sized to fit into said window opening is flexed from an initial flat configuration into a conforming curvature of said window, while establishing... | big_patent |
This application claims the benefit of U.S. Provisional Application No. 60/281,919 filed Apr. 5, 2001.
FIELD OF THE INVENTION
The present invention relates to methods and apparatus for removing a gas from a liquid, and more particularly relates, in one embodiment, to methods and apparatus for sepa... | It has been discovered that a mechanical device may be used to effectively displace a first undesired gas from within a liquid with a second desired or at least inert gas. The device is a vessel that receives the liquid containing the first gas and passes the liquid through a series of gasification chambers. Each gasif... | big_patent |
CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS
[0001] This application claims foreign priority benefits under 35 U.S.C. §119(a)-(d) to European patent application number EP 10007915.1, filed Jul. 29, 2010 which is incorporated by reference in its entirety.
TECHNICAL FIELD
[0002] This disclosure r... | The disclosure relates to a packaging machine comprising a plurality of work stations which are operable in synchronism with one another and which define a production direction, each of said work stations including at least one movable tool member. The packaging machine is provided with a rotationally driven shaft arra... | big_patent |
RELATED APPLICATION
This application is a continuation-in-part of U.S. patent application Ser. No. 005,813 filed Jan. 21, 1987 for DISPOSABLE DEPRESSED CENTER GRINDING WHEEL HAVING AN INTEGRAL MOUNTING HUB INCLUDING A PRESSURE CAP which is a continuation-in-part of Ser. No. 847,793, filed Apr. 3, 1986 for DISPOSA... | A disposable finishing article for mounting on a rotatable threaded spindle of a power tool. The finishing article contains a retaining nut on one side and a backing flange on the other non-removably secured together on the finishing article without the aid of adhesives in such a manner that the finishing article is pl... | big_patent |
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
The invention is based on a generic hydraulic unit for a vehicle brake system. From European Patent Disclosure EP 0 621 836 B1, one such generic unit is known that is embodied as immersion-proof. The hydraulic unit has at least one pump that has a piston, and the piston is indirectly d... | A hydraulic unit for a vehicle brake system that enables limiting wheel brake slip is known. To that end, the hydraulic unit has at least one piston pump, which is drivable by an electric motor and empties a reservoir that is filled on the occasion of the limitation of wheel brake slip. This reservoir comprises a cylin... | big_patent |
This invention relates to conveyor systems and particularly to power and free conveyor systems.
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
In power and free conveyor systems wherein carriers are moved along predetermined paths by engagement with conveyors, it is often necessary to transfer the carriers from one predetermi... | A conveyor system including a first load supporting track and a second load supporting track with an intermediate transfer portion. A powered conveyor is provided in association with each of the first and second tracks. A plurality of carriers are provided. Each of the carriers has a first dog that is in position for n... | big_patent |
CLAIM OF PRIORITY
Priority is claimed based on Provisional Application Serial No. 60/042,080 filed Mar. 28, 1997.
DESCRIPTION OF RELATED ART
Prior art rail car truck bowl liners come in several categories. Early liners were made of hard metal alloys such as manganese steel, however these nee... | A conductive center bearing liner for railroad car center plate assemblies comprising a bowl shaped or flat round horizontal member formed from a cross-linked ultra high molecular weight polymer specially mixed with a conductive material shaped to define a floor portion and alternative embodiments with an upstanding si... | big_patent |
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION AND PRIOR ART
This invention deals with a valve used for controlling bulk dispensing of viscous substances such as sauces, salad dressings, catsup, mustard or various other substances, especially where it is desirable to have a valve that can be operated with one hand while the other h... | A dispensing valve comprising a gate slideable transversely over the outer end of a passage from which is to be dispensed various viscous substances. The gate is slideable substantially at a right angle to the axis of the passage and the gate slide and guide are curved transversely relative to the direction of sliding ... | big_patent |
CROSS REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS
[0001] This application claims priority from U.S. provisional patent application Ser. No. 60/319,668, filed on Nov. 5, 2002, the disclosure of which is hereby incorporated herein by reference in its entirety.
BACKGROUND OF INVENTION
... | A vehicular rearview mirror system suitable for use with a vehicle control, the vehicle control generating an output having a particular protocol representing a state of the output. The vehicle rearview mirror system includes a variable reflective element which assumes a partial reflectance level in response to a drive... | big_patent |
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
The field of the present invention is anti-lock brake systems for motorcycles.
Anti-lock braking systems for the front wheel of a motorcycle have been developed which include a master cylinder which may be actuated by the operator, a front wheel brake operated by the master cylin... | An anti-lock brake system employing an anti-lock control unit between a brake master cylinder and a front wheel brake. The brake system is applied to a damped telescopic front fork and includes an anti-dive device which operates to increase damping force upon application of braking force to the front brake. In a first ... | big_patent |
CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATION
[0001] This application is a continuation of provisional patent application Ser. No. 60/219,534, filed on Jul. 20, 2000, the complete disclosure of which is incorporated herein by reference.
TECHNICAL FIELD
[0002] The present inve... | An improved bulkhead and partition system in which at least two panels are independently attached to mounting members such that each panel can be moved independently. In a preferred embodiment, two bulkheads or panels are slidably attached to separate pairs of ceiling-mounted rails in a refrigerated trailer such that e... | big_patent |
BACKGROUND
1. Field of the Invention
This invention relates generally to the field of fluid handling and liquid chromatography. In particular, the invention is directed toward a novel sanitizable rotary valve that may be used in conjunction with liquid chromatographic columns and sanitary liquid handling sy... | A sanitary slider valve shown specifically as a rotary carousel diaphragm valve which has a thermoplastic elastomeric diaphragm integrally molded to form the multiple sealing ports of the rotor/stator interface is described. Ports or grooves molded into the face of the elastomeric diaphragm are positioned to sealably e... | big_patent |
This is a Continuation-in-Part of U.S. patent application Ser. No. 07/320,420 filed Mar. 8, 1989 now U.S. Pat. No. 4,956,127 issued Sept. 11, 1990.
FIELD OF THE INVENTION
The present invention pertains to gas-liquid contacting trays and, more particularly, an improved valve-tray assembly incorpora... | A valve-tray assembly for vapor liquid contact towers. The active area of the tray beneath an upper downcomer is constructed with directional thrust valves facilitating oriented vapor flow therethrough and improving mass transfer efficiency. The valves include first and second support legs oriented into the liquid flow... | big_patent |
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
1. Field of the Invention
The present invention relates in general to a fluid pressure regulator assembly and, more particularly, to a fluid pressure generator assembly, which produces energy from fluid pressure regulation.
2. Description of the Prior Art
Fluid pressu... | A fluid pressure regulator assembly is provided for generating power from a pressurized fluid. A vane motor is coupled between a high-pressure fluid source and a regulator, to extract power from the pressurized fluid and reduce the burden on the fluid regulator. The assembly may be used in association with many devices... | big_patent |
BACKGROUND
The invention relates to pallet systems, and in particular, pallet systems that facilitate loading and unloading, and limit the shifting of loaded items.
Pallets are used to ship loads of one or more items that are placed and secured onto pallets. Smaller items may be shipped by packaging the ite... | A pallet system for supporting a load of at least one tray having side supports includes a pallet, having at least one pair of raised parallel guide rails on its top surface, each pair of guide rails configured to be straddled by side supports of a tray. The pallet may be loaded by sliding trays onto the pallet, and la... | big_patent |
FIELD OF THE INVENTION
[0001] The present invention pertains to the field of aviation aircrafts and particularly relates to an electrical driven flying saucer based on magnetic suspension.
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
[0002] The lift and thrust of a rotary-wing aircraft are formed by a rota... | A magnetic suspension electric rotor flying saucer comprises: a saucer shell ( 1 ), a saucer cabin ( 2 ), a rotor system ( 3 ), and a control system ( 4 ). The rotor wing system is a magnetic suspension electric rotor wing system ( 3 ) composed of a magnetic suspension rotor wing wheel ( 5 ), an electrodynamic ring ( 6... | big_patent |
FIELD OF THE INVENTION
The present invention concerns streptavidin muteins, a process for the production of such proteins by means of recombinant DNA technology as well as the use of these streptavidin muteins for the isolation, purification and determination of biological substances, in particular of other recom... | The invention concerns a polypeptide selected from muteins of streptavidin which is characterized in that it (a) contains at least one mutation in the region of the amino acid positions 44 to 53 with reference to wild type-(wt)-streptavidin and (b) has a higher binding affinity than wt-streptavidin for peptide ligands ... | big_patent |
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
1. Field of the Invention
The present invention is broadly concerned with methods of forming substituted guanidines utilizing nickel catalysts. More particularly, the methods comprise guanylating amines or pyrrolidines with guanylating agents such as thioureas or isothioureas in ... | An improved method for guanylating amines is provided. Broadly, the amines are reacted with a guanylating agent in the presence of a nickel catalyst. Preferably, the nickel catalyst comprises nickel in the zero oxidation state. Suitable nickel(0) catalysts are derived from nickel-boride alloys, nickel-phosphide alloys,... | big_patent |
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
1. FIELD OF THE INVENTION
The present invention relates to a novel apparatus and a method for continuously electrolytic coloring of strips or wires of aluminum or aluminum base alloys (hereinafter, for brevity, both aluminum and aluminum alloys will be designated "aluminum... | An apparatus comprising means for continuously supplying an aluminum strip or wire, an anodic oxidation bath for anodizing the aluminum strip or wire to form thereon an oxide film or layer, an electrolytic bath for coloring the oxide film or layer, and means for permitting the aluminum strip or wire to act as an anode ... | big_patent |
FIELD OF THE INVENTION
The present invention relates to a process of producing transgenic plants transformed on a chromosome. Further the invention relates to a process of screening nucleotide sequences for a desired phenotype in plants. The invention also relates to transgenic plants and to libraries of plants o... | A process of producing transgenic plants or plant cells stably transformed on a chromosome with a DNA sequence of interest capable of expressing a function of interest, said process comprising (a) providing plant cells or plants with at least two different vectors that are adapted to recombine with each other between s... | big_patent |
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
1. Field of the Invention
The present invention relates to a swash plate type compressor for compressing a refrigerant gas, by rotating a swash plate. More particularly, the present invention relates to an improvement to swash plate compressors by applying a fluorocarbon coating ... | A swash plate type compressor having a cylinder block with cylinder bores disposed parallel to the axis of the cylinder block. A rotary shaft rotatably mounted within the cylinder block carries an aluminum swash plate. The swash plate is fixed to the rotary shaft and has two facial surfaces and an end surface. The faci... | big_patent |
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
1. Field of the Invention
The present invention relates to organic polymers suitable for use in anti-reflective coatings on semiconductor devices, and methods for preparing them. More specifically, the polymers of the present invention can be used to form a layer which prevents t... | The present invention relates to organic anti-reflective coating polymers and preparation methods therefor. Anti-reflective coatings are used in a semiconductor device during photolithography processes to prevent the reflection of light from lower layers of the device, or resulting from changes in the thickness of the ... | big_patent |
[0001] The invention relates to a white, flame-retardant, UV-resistant, thermoformable, oriented film made from a crystallizable thermoplastic, the thickness of the film being in the range from 10 to 350 μm. The film comprises at least one white pigment and one flame retardant and one UV absorber and has good orient... | The invention relates to a white, flame-resistant, UV-stable, thermoformable, oriented film made from a crystallisable thermoplastic, the thickness of which lies in the range of from 10 μm to 350 μm. Said film comprises at least one white pigment, a flame-proofing agent and a UV absorber and is characterized by good st... | big_patent |
FIELD OF THE INVENTION
The present invention relates to an improved method for producing 143a (1,1,1-trifluoroethane) by continuous gas phase hydrofluorination of 1,1-difluoro-1-chloroethane using heterogeneous catalysis.
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
1,1,1-Trifluoroethane (143a) is a hydrofluorocarbon ... | Process for synthesizing 1,1,1-trifluoroethane (143a) in the gaseous phase by reacting 1,1-defluoro-1-chloroethane in gaseous phase in the presence of a Cr catalyst. The process may be run isothermally or adiabatically, without co-feeding air or other oxygen containing gas, in the presence or absence of a Ni, Co, Zn or... | big_patent |
FIELD OF THE INVENTION
This invention relates to an improved process for the deacylation and desulfurization of a compound having the formula: ##STR3## In the improved process of this invention hypophosphorous acid is employed in the deacylation and desulfurization to improve product yield and reduce the yield of... | Pyrazolotriazoles such as 3,6-disubstituted-1H-pyrazolo[5,1-c]-1,2,4-triazoles: ##STR1## are useful in the photographic arts, e.g. as magenta couplers. They may be made from 3,6-disubstituted-7H-1,2,4-triazolo[3,4-b][1,3,4]thiadiazines: ##STR2## by a two-step process. The first step comprises a ring contraction and a d... | big_patent |
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
This invention relates to a method and apparatus for forming fiber mixtures from a plurality of fiber types by sequentially taking, from different fiber lots such as fiber bales, partial quantities which are small with respect to the entire quantity of the mixture.
German Laid-Op... | A method of forming fiber mixtures from different kinds of fiber includes the step of removing the fiber in a plurality of passes from a plurality of stored fiber lots containing the different kinds of fiber. During each pass, fiber is removed from consecutive stored fiber lots in partial quantities that are small rela... | big_patent |
This is a division of application Ser. No. 922,344, filed Oct. 23, 1986 now U.S. Pat. No. 4,877,470.
FIELD OF THE INVENTION
The present invention is directed to method and apparatus for forming bias laid, non-woven fabrics wherein, preferably, the yarns in at least two of the layers of fabric are ... | Non-woven, bias laid fabrics, where the various fabric layers are held together by external means, such as stitching, and wherein, preferably, at least two of the layers are formed at an angle of from 30° to 150° relative to the long axis of the fabric, are formed by directing at least two pluralities of yarns back and... | big_patent |
FIELD OF THE INVENTION
The present invention relates to weft insertion in a multiple-color air jet loom, and more particularly to a method of and an apparatus for inserting a selected weft thread with a weft carrying force appropriate for the selected weft thread.
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
Multiple-... | Multiple-color air jet looms successively insert different kinds of weft threads into warp sheds to weave a fabric of desired construction. The different weft threads are subjected to different resistances to their being drawn through a main nozzle and are carried on air jets under different conditions, so that the wef... | big_patent |
TECHNICAL FIELD
[0001] The present invention relates to a bast fibre yarn obtained through spinning bast fibres, and a process of making thereof, in particular, relates to a bast fibre yarn obtained through twice health-preserving bast fibres and blended spinning bast fibres and other fibres, together with a... | The present invention introduces a process of spinning bast fibres through health preservating is as the following steps: Health preserving bast fibres; Opening and cleaning, carding the health preserved bast fibres and drawing the carded health preserved bast fibres into bast fibre strips; Health preserving said bast ... | big_patent |
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
[0001] The present invention relates generally to nip presses used to exert pressing forces on moving webs for the formation of, for example, paper, textile material, plastic foil and other related materials. In particular, the present invention is directed to methods and apparatu... | Multiple groups of sensors are circumferentially spaced apart at each cross-directional position along a sensing roll of a nip press to measure and cancel or nearly cancel the effects of rotational variability which may be acting on the sensing roll. The strategically-placed sensors are designed to measure the pressure... | big_patent |
FIELD OF THE INVENTION
This invention relates to a combination electrical cord support for supporting an electrical cord of an electrical appliance and a holder for holding an article. The invention is particularly useful, but not limited, to an attachment for an ironing board for supporting the electrical cord o... | An apparatus mounts on an ironing board for guiding a cord of an iron and providing a holder for an article. The article has a clamp section for releasably securing the apparatus to the ironing board. A cord support is pivotably attached to the clamp for supporting the electrical cord of the electrical appliance above ... | big_patent |
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
1. Field of the Invention
The invention relates to buttonhole controlling devices for a sewing machine.
2. Description of the Prior Art
Buttonhole controlling devices which a sewing machine operator may use to select the length of a buttonhole to be sewn and which are... | A buttonhole controlling device for use in causing a sewing machine to form a buttonhole of a selected length, and including means for effecting a reversal in the direction in which material is fed under a sewing needle as required for the formation of a final leg of the buttonhole, is provided with an adjustable stop ... | big_patent |
This application is a continuation of application Ser. No. 919,223, filed Oct. 15, 1986, now abandoned.
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
This invention relates to an apparatus for treating a dyed or printed textile web with a liquid such as a washing or rinsing solution.
German Patent No. 830 040... | In a fabric treatment apparatus for applying a washing or rinsing liquid to a dyed or printed textile web, the web is transported by a sieve conveyor belt along a horizontal path. Spaced from one another along that horizontal path are several liquid applicators or spray pipes. Associated with each spray pipe is a respe... | big_patent |
CROSS REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS
This is a division of application Ser. No. 445,501, filed Feb. 25, 1974, now U.S. Pat. No. 3,937,043.
This application contains, in its description, matter common to co-pending cases Application Ser. Nos. 445,028, 445,503 and 445,504, of common assignee with the prese... | An ambient air intake system for a dry cleaner is disclosed which draws room air through the access opening when the door to the machine is open and vents this air to an outlet without passing it through the interior tubs which contain residual solvent vapor laden air. To accomplish this an air duct is interposed betwe... | big_patent |
CROSS REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATION
[0001] This application claims priority from U.S. Provisional Patent Application Ser. No. 60/596311, filed Sep. 14, 2005 and entitled “Method and Apparatus For Forming A melt Spun Nonwoven Web”. The disclosure of this provisional patent application is incorporated her... | A method and apparatus for forming nonwoven melt spun webs by spinning a curtain of filaments into a pressurized chamber where they are contacted with pressurized quenching fluid, then using the fluid to draw the filaments through a slot at the bottom of the chamber. The slot is a narrow two dimensional impingement poi... | big_patent |
CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATION
[0001] This application claims priority to Japanese Patent Application No. 2012-055103 filed Mar. 12, 2012, the content of which is hereby incorporated herein by reference.
BACKGROUND
[0002] The present disclosure relates to a sewing machine, an embro... | A sewing machine includes at least one detecting portion, a processor, and a memory. The at least one detecting portion is configured to detect an ultrasonic wave that has been transmitted from a transmission source. The memory is configured to store computer-readable instructions that instruct the sewing machine to ex... | big_patent |
FIELD OF THE INVENTION
[0001] The present invention relates to fabrics and textiles, and more particularly to cellulosic fabric or textile materials. More specifically, although not solely limited thereto, this invention relates to preparations for application onto a textile or fabric material comprising cel... | A preparation for application onto a cellulosic fabric or textile material includes a blended mixture of wool particles or wool powder, and a binding agent. The functional additive is carried by the wool particles. The wool particles or wool powder is preferably of macrofibril size or below. Such a preparation exhibits... | big_patent |
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
1. Field of the Invention
The field of the present invention relates to frame quilting machines which are large table-like structures used to sew patterns into large textile items; in particular bedspreads and quilts. The field of the present invention also relates to industrial ... | An automatic quilting machine for use in stitching individual selected patterns into a large fabric such as a bedspread or quilt. The bedspread or quilt is stretched on a large metal frame which is mounted on a table which can be moved in the X-direction, the Y-direction, or any X-Y combination direction, either throug... | big_patent |
TECHNICAL FIELD
[0001] The present invention relates generally to methods of making nonwoven fabrics, and more particularly, to a method of manufacturing a two-sided nonwoven fabric exhibiting a three-dimensional image, permitting use of the fabric in a wide variety of consumer applications.
BA... | The present invention is directed to a method of forming a two-sided nonwoven fabric, which exhibits a pronounced three-dimensional image that is durable to both converting and end-use application. In particular, the present invention contemplates that a fabric is formed from a first precursor web comprising a first fi... | big_patent |
FIELD AND BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
This invention relates in general to sewing machines and in particular to a new and useful device for feeding a strip of material into a sewing machine and sewing it into a cut of fabric.
A device similar to the present invention is disclosed in German No. OS 24 48 887.... | A device for feeding a strip of material into a sewing machine so that it can be sewed onto a cut fabric which is fed over a base plate includes a stop which is positionable in the feed path of the strip of material and which control the operation of the sewing machine so that the strip will not be fed unless it is ali... | big_patent |
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
The present invention relates to a knitting method and a knit fabric for linking a rope- or tape-shaped knit fabric in the collar of a sweater, neck rope portion of a tanktop, lower end portion of baseball stockings, a neck rope portion of an apron or the like.
For example, when ... | The present invention presents a connective knitting method of tape-shaped knit ends capable of joining the end portions nearly simultaneously when knitting a tape or rope and a tape-shaped knit fabric having the end portions linked in a knit state, which comprises two pieces of tape-shaped knit fabric knitted by an ar... | big_patent |
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
[0001] The invention relates to a flexible traction element which can be wound and unwound, in particular for passenger and/or goods lifts, which comprises at least one stranded cable made of a material guaranteeing tensile strength. The invention also relates to a production li... | A flexible traction organ that can be wound and unwound, in particular for passenger and/or goods lifts, said organ comprising at least one stranded cable consisting of a tensile resistant material. The core strand of each stranded cable is surrounded by a flexible thermoplastic plastic layer. A production line for emb... | big_patent |
FIELD AND BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
The invention relates in general to sewing machines and in particular to a new and useful rotary hook arrangement for a lockstitch sewing machine.
A sewing machine similar to the invention is disclosed in U.S. Pat. No. 4,137,858 to Stepel et al. In the case of the rotar... | A lockstitch sewing machine includes a rotary hook. For the rotation secure retention of the bobbin housing of the hook, two cams are arranged in the central region of the loop cast-off side, which receive a spring rod between them. A shoulder formed at the bobbin housing is associated with the cam or with the spring r... | big_patent |
CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS
[0001] This application is a 35 U.S.C. §111(a) continuation of PCT international application number PCT/US2012/000497 filed on Oct. 3, 2012, incorporated herein by reference in its entirety, which claims the benefit of U.S. provisional patent application Ser. No. 61/54... | Described herein are synthesis schemes and methods for producing silicon based nanostructures and materials, including compositions and methods for synthesis of silicon-based nanowires and composites from four-component inks of a liquid silane, a polymer, an accelerant and a solvent, or from five-component inks of a li... | big_patent |
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
1. Field of the Invention
The present invention is directed to an arrangement for the control of thread tension in a spool creel having several spool holders each provided with a brake rotor working with a braking element that is adjustable by a tensioning lever carrying a roller... | The arrangement controls thread tension in a spool creel with a brake rotor (brake drum 4) for each spool holder (1). A braking element (brake band 5) operates therewith and is biasable by a tensioning lever (8) which takes an angular setting dependent upon the thread tension and the force of gravity. A fluid pressure ... | big_patent |
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
1. Field of the Invention
The present invention relates to a sewing machine detector for detecting, for example, the position of a sewing needle and the speed of the sewing machine. The detector is integral with the drive and control elements of the sewing machine.
2. Descr... | A detector is provided for a sewing machine wherein light transmitting/shielding discs are mounted coaxially on a shaft of the sewing machine and sandwiched between light receiving and light transmitting optical fibers positioned along opposite side portions of the disc assembly and leading to a processing module secti... | big_patent |
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
1. Field of the Invention
The present invention has as its object a process for the continuous production of viscose rayon yarns. More particularly it has as its object a simplified process for the continuous production of viscose rayon yarns having a high degree of whiteness (de... | Process for the continuous production of viscose rayon yarns having a highegree of whiteness, comprising extruding a viscose solution into a coagulating bath, drawing and coagulating the extruded filaments, advancing said filaments in a substantially helical path while they undergo all the treatments required for the p... | big_patent |
RELATED CASES
This is a continuation-in-part of our patent application Ser. No. 594,455 filed Mar. 29, 1984 now abandoned.
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
One of the problems encountered when bleaching pulp with oxygen is attempting to wash the pulp after the oxygen stage. The oxygen entrained i... | A small deaeration tank which may be either at atmospheric pressure on under low pressure or vacuum and a system of operating this tank which allows pulp which has been treated with oxygen to be deaerated before being washed. A closed tank would allow steam or oxygen to be recovered. Preferably it would be the same dia... | big_patent |
FIELD OF THE INVENTION
[0001] This invention relates generally to composite materials and, in particular, to biomimetic tendon-reinforced (BTR) composite materials having improved properties including a very high out-plane stiffness and strength-to-weight ratio.
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
[0... | Biomimetic tendon-reinforced” (BTR) composite structures feature improved properties including a very high strength-to-weight ratio. A basic structure comprises a plurality of spaced-apart stuffer members, each having a first end and a second end defining a length. A plurality of tendon elements interconnect with the f... | big_patent |
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
[0001] 1. Field of the Invention
[0002] This invention generally relates to the construction of dynamic load resistant building equipment. More particularly, the present invention relates to a device that dissipates energy during a major dynamic event. Further, th... | A load-limiting device for using in a braced frame structure is provided. The load-limiting device may be placed in a braced frame and connected to the braces of the braced frame. The load-limiting device is able to limit the lateral loads induced in the structure during a dynamic event by plastic and ductile deformati... | big_patent |
FIELD AND BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
The present invention relates to a bedroom cabinet, and more specifically, to a unit type bedroom cabinet which is optimum to provide a flophouse facility comprising a number of individual rooms on the floor of an existing building.
There have been heretofore proposed u... | A bedroom cabinet having a floor area at least approximately equal to an area of a bed and a height such that a user can erect the upper half of his body on the bed. This cabinet is composed of two layers, that is, an outer casing and an inner casing, the outer casing being divided into an upper casing and a lower casi... | big_patent |
FIELD OF THE INVENTION
[0001] The present invention relates to a portable, temporary guard rail support and, more particularly, to a novel guard rail support for use in the erection of a safety barrier or fence at sites under construction such as office buildings, high rise apartments or the like.
BA... | A guard rail support and assembly is disclosed for use in providing a safe work area for workmen working at dangerous heights, particularly in the construction industry. The guard rail support assembly comprises a plurality of guard rail supports arranged in a spaced fashion and wooden guard rails extending between and... | big_patent |
CROSS REFERENCES TO RELATED APPLICATIONS
[0001] This application is a continuation-in-part of U.S. patent application Ser. No. 09/500,669 filed on Feb. 9, 2000, now U.S. Pat. No. ______.
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
[0002] 1. Field of the Invention
[0003] ... | Pulsed power sources are installed in one or more wells in the reservoir interval. The pulse sources include (1) an electrohydraulic generator that produces an intense and short lived electromagnetic pulse that travels at the speed of light through the reservoir, and an acoustic pulse from the plasma vaporization of wa... | big_patent |
CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS
The present application is a continuation-in-part of co-pending U.S. patent application Ser. No. 12/684,479, entitled “Wave Anchor Soil Reinforcing Connector and Method,” which was filed on Jan. 8, 2010, the contents of which are incorporated herein by reference in their en... | A system and method of constructing a mechanically stabilized earth (MSE) structure. A wire facing is composed of horizontal and vertical elements. A soil reinforcing element has a plurality of transverse wires coupled to at least two longitudinal wires having lead ends that upwardly-extend. A bearing plate includes on... | big_patent |
CROSS REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS
[0001] This application is a divisional of and claims the benefit of U.S. patent application Ser. No. 10/396,619, filed Mar. 25, 2003, entitled “PLOW BLADE WITH WATER PASSAGEWAY.”
STATEMENT REGARDING FEDERALLY SPONSORED RESEARCH OR DEVELOPMENT
... | A plow blade having a fluid passageway and points of fluid ejection is produced with basic manufacturing processes allowing for efficient production. The blade construction has a multiple component assembly for providing the ability to rebuild a blade and replacing a portion of the blade that may be worn. In another as... | big_patent |
FIELD OF THE INVENTION
[0001] The present invention relates to a building system. More particularly the invention relates to stucco type cavity wall construction techniques and resultant consumables, subassemblies, assemblies, etc.
[0002] Exterior panels defined in situ in a plaster material in ... | A building which has as a wall of its envelope, a wall of a size of at least 2.4 m high, and at least 4 m wide; wherein the wall has a frame or a substructure having studs at least some of which are spaced by a modular distance, battens supported from and fixed to said frame or substructure, such battens fixed both on ... | big_patent |
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
The background of the invention will be discussed in two parts:
1. Field of the Invention
This invention relates to the field of safes adapted to contain valuable papers and articles.
2. Description of the Prior Art
There are numerous prior art wall and floor sa... | A safe having a valuables chamber with an access opening with inwardly extending ledges for placement of a plate-shaped separate steel door thereon, and a set of grooves formed on opposing walls retaining the door therein, the width of the grooves being a distance slightly more than the thickness of the door, with one ... | big_patent |
RELATED PATENT APPLICATION
This international PCT patent application claims priority to Australian provisional patent application filed 11 Oct. 2011, and accorded application number 2011904211. The disclosure of the Australian provisional patent application is incorporated herein by reference.
TECHNICAL FIE... | A method of installing a pressure transducer in a borehole to measure the fluid prepare of a geological formation. The pressure transducer is installed into the borehole at a desired depth, and then the borehole is filled with a cement grout. The fluid connection between the pressure transducer and the formation is ope... | big_patent |
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
1. Field of the Invention
This invention relates to a jointing structure in vehicle traveling path joints and the like having an expansion function and also to a method of mounting an elastic member therein, and is useful in applications mainly to vehicle traveling path joints in... | A jointing structure comprising multiple steps provided face to face at the coaxially built traveling path ends with an expansion gap between, multiple elastic members respectively mounted inside the multiple steps, and a joint block mounted on the multiple elastic members across the expansion gap. Multiple supporting ... | big_patent |
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
The present invention relates generally to track transport systems, and more particularly to floor track systems such as used in sanitary fluid treatment chambers for transporting thereinto food stuffs on wheeled hand trucks, or the like.
In processing cooked meat products, such ... | An enclosed floor track system for use with wheeled hand trucks or the like in sanitary liquid treatment chambers. An elongate wheel channel into which the wheels of the truck are disposed includes a cover comprising either a cover plate or inflatable elastomer seals to prevent liquid from entering the contaminated whe... | big_patent |
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
1. Technical Field
The present invention relates to a lock device which prevents a work machine of a construction machine from being tilted by the weight thereof. Especially, the present invention relates to a lock device which prevents a boom of a backhoe work machine from being rot... | A lock device is improved in durability by operating the operation member of a boom lock device in a non-contact state to solve a problem in a conventional work machine because there is a problem that the operation member is worn at the lateral rotating part of a boom bracket. In the lock device 51 for locking a boom... | big_patent |
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
1. Field of the Invention
The present invention relates generally to swimming pool vacuum cleaning devices. More particularly, the invention concerns a swimming pool vacuum cleaning apparatus having a flexible platform the central, vacuum portion of which is readily adjustable re... | A swimming pool vacuum cleaning apparatus having a flexible platform, including an apertured central portion adapted for interconnection with a suction line, a pair of outboard roller assemblies for maintaining the end portions of the platform in a spaced relationship with the pad bottom and a pair of inboard roller as... | big_patent |
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
1. Field of the Invention
The present invention relates to oil well drilling tools and apparatuses. More particularly, the present invention relates to an apparatus for retrieving the wear bushing from around the interior of the well head and casing, including a sub-unit for moun... | An apparatus which provides for a sub-body having a mandrel with a longitudinal bore therethrough having a rigidly attached upper collar section for engagement onto a section of pipe or the like, and having a threadably removable lower collar section for threadably engaging the end of a second lower section of drill pi... | big_patent |
FIELD OF THE INVENTION
The field of this invention is generally downhole vibratory tools and more specifically those tools that selectively allow passage therethrough for other tools.
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
Vibratory tools are used to dislodge a stuck object known as a fish from a downhole location. Th... | A vibratory tool for downhole use is capable of letting a wireline or other tools pass a passage therethrough that can be subsequently closed by landing a plug on a seat. The dump valve is disposed annularly about the central passage so that cycling the tool does not cause it to be slammed against a seat. Since only a ... | big_patent |
FIELD OF THE INVENTION
[0001] The present invention pertains generally to retaining walls. Specifically, the invention relates to an apparatus and method of installation for a completely precast concrete retaining wall of the type typically used alongside highways and railways.
BACKGROUND OF THE INVE... | A retaining wall comprises a precast concrete face panel with integral counterfort connected to the rear of the facing and a precast concrete base supporting the facing and the counterfort. The counterfort comprises a reinforced concrete slab having a substantially vertical front portion at a substantially right angle ... | big_patent |
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
[0001] 1. Field of the Invention
[0002] The present invention relates to systems and methods for producing or delivering heat at or near the down hole end of production tubing of a producing oil or gas well for improving production therefrom.
[0003]... | A down hole heating system for use with oil and gas wells which exhibit less than optimally achievable flow rates because of high oil viscosity and/or blockage by paraffin (or similar meltable petroleum byproducts). The heating unit the present invention includes shielding to prevent physical damage and shortages to el... | big_patent |
FIELD OF THE INVENTION
This invention relates generally to down hole tools for conducting mechanical activities in wells and, more specifically, relates to a simply and efficiently operable mechanism for installing and removing objects in wells, including objects that might be stuck or lost within a well bore.
... | A pulling tool for retrieving an article or fish from a well bore and utilizing a spear or grapping type action to establish connection with the fish. Cooperative internal and external tubular members are selectively movable to secure the pulling tool to the fish or to release the fish. An internal spring element coope... | big_patent |
CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS
[0001] The present application claims the benefit under 35 U.S.C. §365(a) of PCT International Patent Application Ser. No. PCT/MX2011/000063 to the inventor, filed May 25, 2011, now pending, which in turn claims priority to co-pending Mexico patent application Ser. Nos... | Example embodiments relate to improvements to composed stave flooring, methods for the production thereof and the corrective maintenance of same. The improvements allow corrective maintenance to be performed without negatively affecting the physical aesthetic and functional properties thereof. The flooring comprises a ... | big_patent |
TECHNICAL FIELD
This invention generally relates to ladders, and, more particularly to ladder attachments for positioning the ladder away from the work surface, preventing the ladder from defacing the work surface, and preventing the ladder from slipping or sliding.
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
A ladde... | Large contact areas braces for attachment to the siderails of a ladder maintain the top end of the ladder away from the work surface against which the siderails would ordinarily rest. Each brace provides a large surface area to contact the work surface to prevent defacing of the work surface by the side rails of the la... | big_patent |
CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATION DATA
This application is a continuation-in-part of U.S. patent application Ser. No. 11/734,684, filed Apr. 12, 2007, which is a continuation-in-part of U.S. patent application Ser. No. 11/383,032, filed May 12, 2006.
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
The pres... | A fastener assembly is for use in an associated fastener driving tool. The assembly includes a row of fasteners arranged substantially parallel to each other. Each fastener has a shank and defines an axis. A collation system is formed from a plastic material that is molded onto and adhered to the fasteners. The plastic... | big_patent |
CROSS REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS
[0001] This application is the national stage of International Application NO. PCT/ES2012/000275, filed Oct. 31, 2012, and claims priority of European Patent Application No. 11380089.0 filed Oct. 31, 2011, both of which applications are incorporated by reference herein... | A nozzle that includes a connecting section, a main hollow elongated and conical body, a bell shaped section and an injection bottom is described. The design of the connecting section allows it to be connected to injections machines or to a sealant containing cartridges. The injection button is non-permanently connecte... | big_patent |
CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS
[0001] [0001]This application claims the benefit of U.S. Provisional Application having Ser. No. 60/524,799 for Offset Compensated Position Sensor, and U.S. Provisional Application having Ser. No. 60/524,919 for Minimized Cross-Section Sensor Package, both having fil... | A position sensor monitors relatively fast moving objects with signal conditioning for reduced power and reduced wiring. A transducer and related circuitry generate a dynamic signal proportional to a position of a moving object and also generate one or more low frequency or static (DC or zero frequency) error signals. ... | big_patent |
CROSS REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS
[0001] This application claims priority of Provisional Application S. No. 60/276,889 entitled VALVE ACTUATION SYSTEM filed Mar. 16, 2001, which is incorporated herein by reference.
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
[0002] The present i... | A desmodromic valve actuation system for opening and closing at least one valve of an engine having a cam assemblage and a driving mechanism for reciprocal movement operably connected to said cam assemblage. The cam assemblage includes a cam mechanism for rotational movement and the driving mechanism also being operabl... | big_patent |
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