US Applications Published on 19-Nov-2009

A web printing press is provided printing a web having a first side and a second side including a first plate cylinder having a first diameter for printing a first image on the first side of the web and a second plate cylinder having a second...

A broadsheet newspaper printing press is provided including an image carrier carrying three images around in broadsheet newspaper format. The image carrier transfers the three images to a web. The broadsheet newspaper printing press also includes a...

An intaglio printing plate includes a substrate and a photosensitive resin film provided on the substrate. The photosensitive resin film includes a plurality of concave patterns whose depths increase as aperture widths increase.

A method for printing correction using a register control unit for a multicolor printing press equipped with at least one printing station having at least on printing cylinder for performing a printing procedure on a printing material, includes per...

A method of dynamically- and continuously-variable rate asynchronous data transfer, such as for use in an electronic blasting system, may employ a device that transmits data including synchronization bits and bits conveying other information, and a...

The present invention related to a pyrotechnic gas generator intended for motor vehicle safety, comprising a sealed housing (1), which contains:—at least one combustion chamber (C) containing a pyrotechnic charge (3), the combustion of which is...

A method for measuring the gap between a levitation magnet of a vehicle of a magnetic levitation railway and a fixed reaction rail of the magnetic levitation railway and for generating a gap measured value which specifies the size of the gap. In...

A method for stabilizing triphenylboron-pyridine (TPBP) in a solvent-based anti-fouling coating, such as a marine anti-fouling coating, by adding to the coating about 0.04 to about 0.40% wt., based on the total amount of the triphenyl boron-pyridine,...

An asphalt mastic is prepared by combining spent activated carbon, that has not been regenerated, with liquid asphalt to achieve a composition that is useful for a variety of applications for which asphalt is used, including aggregate compositions...

The invention provides a coating system, particularly for coating concrete, concrete-like, mineral and/or ceramic substrates. The coating system comprises a binder consisting at least in part of an inorganic phosphatic binder, and fillers. The...

A method for treating cement kiln dust containing alkaline metal salts includes the steps of hydration (formation of calcium hydroxide), dehydration i.e. drying, fractionation by sieving and carbonation (reaction of the fractionated moistened cement...

A clean dry white glass powder useful as a substitute for Portland cement in concrete, in paints, and for other known uses for glass powder produced conventionally can be produced from unsorted post-consumer waste glass, including a substantial...

A folding device for a tabletop includes a pivot, a first bracket, and a latch mechanism. The pivot is fixed with a pedestal and a base is mounted on the pivot. An opening is defined in the base and extends therethrough longitudinally. The first...

A system and method for planting row crops in a field. A field is planted utilizing a three-bed planter, such that the area planted during a pass of the planter is directly adjacent to the area planted during an adjacent pass of the planter, with no...

A battery keel system for providing electrical power and ballast to a water vessel wherein the system comprises a keel including a cavity, at least one electrochemical cell and at least one electrical circuit extending from the electrochemical cell....

An apparatus, system, and method provides blind and vision impaired (B/VI) persons with improved Detectible Guidance Markers (DGMs) for navigation in a wide variety of environments, providing information regarding the presence, type, direction, and...

Semiconductor structures and devices based thereon include an aluminum nitride single-crystal substrate and at least one layer epitaxially grown thereover. The epitaxial layer may comprise at least one of AlN, GaN, InN, or any binary or tertiary...

A frosting dispenser apparatus including a rotatable platform is described. The frosting dispenser apparatus comprises a body having a base and a pedestal, a rotatable platform is connected with the base and configured to rotate a baked good....

A nozzle assembly for a kinetic spray system includes a convergent portion, a throat portion, and a divergent portion, each cooperating together to define a passage therethrough for passing a mixture of powder particles suspended in a flow of a high...

A wafer holder is provided that can be used in wafer processes at room temperature or lower and that is particularly suited for use in a CVD apparatus. The wafer holder 1 has a wafer-mounting surface. The wafer holder 1 is made of ceramic and has a...

The present invention generally includes a shadow frame with alignment inserts that may permit the shadow frame to be properly aligned on the susceptor. The shadow frame may have one or more alignment inserts. The alignment inserts may be coupled to...

A film forming method, for depositing a thin film on a surface of a substrate mounted on a mounting table disposed in a vacuum processing chamber, includes an adsorption process for adsorbing a film forming material on the substrate by introducing a...

The invention relates to a device for the tempered storage of a container (19) for receiving condensed materials that are transported out of the container (19) by evaporation by means of a carrier gas guided through the container. Said device...

A susceptor positioning and supporting device of a vacuum apparatus for carrying and elevating a substrate in a vacuum apparatus chamber is provided. The device has a lateral positioning and supporting mechanism to perform clamping and positioning at...

A bird feeder comprising a bird food containment housing (1) which is closed at the bottom and open at the top to permit bird feed to be introduced, a closure member (2) for closing the open top of the housing (1), means (4) for releasably securing...

A bird feeding port assembly (1) for mounting to a bird feed containment housing (2) through an opening in the wall of the housing (2), the assembly (1) defining a feeding area (4) having an opening to the housing (2), a support frame (3) which is...

A scoop or bird feeder (1; 12) comprising a frame (3, 4, 5; 16, 17, 18) having a hanger (45; 20) which is adapted in use to suspend the bird feeder (1; 12) from a convenient place, and a feed hopper (2; 13) which is removably received in the frame...

The present invention relates to a feed composition which contains silver-carrying zeolite and an animal-breeding method comprising the step of administering, to an animal, the foregoing silver-carrying zeolite-containing feed composition. The feed...

A rotary nail filing apparatus for animals is described that includes a shroud or housing, an opening in the shroud that is suitable sized and shaped to allow an end portion of an animal's nail to be put through the opening, and a suitably shaped and...

A pet training system and device, and method thereof, wherein a physical barrier protects a door from pet claw and chime damage, wherein the physical barrier is soft and safely constructed for pet contact without risk of injury, wherein a plurality...

Glow-in-the dark animal collars are provided, in which photoluminescence elements formed from thin flexible sheets or films with luminescent properties are secured to strap members of conventional animal collars with stitching patterns that prevent...

Reformulated fuel system for engines.

The inventive management system comprises a high-temperature circuit (12) provided with a high-temperature cooling radiator (20), a low-temperature circuit (14) provided with a low-temperature cooling radiator (30, 30a, 30b), wherein the same heat...

A CVVL system including a self-locking helical gear pair with, optionally, a transmission to increase output torque of the actuator. The self-locking helical gear pair provides high forward efficiency and a fully mechanically self-locking feature....

A system and method for producing a fuel gas is provided. In particular, a combustion product of an internal combustion engine is converted by a catalytic converter heated by the beam of the laser to a subject component of a fuel gas. Other gases can...

A gas powered internal combustion engine in which the gas is provided from pressurized liquid gas in an LPG container and in which the LPG container is rigidly mounted adjacent to the internal combustion engine at a preselected angle to be in...

A fuel filter assembly having a pressure sending unit for filtering and monitoring fuel and fuel pressure for diesel engines and the like comprising a filter head, a spin-on element and collection bowl. The filter head is fastened to an engine or...

An engine control system includes an air control module, a spark control module, a torque control module, a transient detection module, and a launch torque module. The air control module controls a throttle valve of an engine based on a commanded...

A sealing arrangement of a piezoactuator (12) for a fuel injection valve of an internal combustion engine, has connecting pins (14) projecting out of the piezoactuator (12) and a head arrangement (16, 18) placed on to the piezoactuator (12), which is...

An ECU reduces a fuel flow rate discharged from an electric pump to the filter when a fuel temperature and a fuel pressure in the filter detected by a sensor portion drop. Since a mechanical pump continues to be driven without respect to the fuel...

An exhaust gas guide member is provided to an airflow control valve varying an opening area of an intake passage. The exhaust gas guide member forms an exhaust gas passage which introduces the exhaust gas flowing from the exhaust gas introducing...

A control apparatus for an internal combustion engine includes a first fuel tank where a first fuel containing alcohol is stored; a second fuel tank where a second fuel is stored, wherein a concentration of alcohol in the second fuel is known; an...

An aircraft engine includes an aircraft engine controller configured to detect an actual peak exhaust gas temperature of a cylinder assembly. The aircraft engine controller detects an intersection between a first function representing a relationship...

A lid assembly for a paintball hopper is disclosed, which reduces the paintball reload time. The lid assembly has an outer ring dimensioned to fit over a loading opening of the paintball hopper. A barrier member, such as an elastic membrane or...

A pneumatic container and a paintball gun containing same, and a pneumatic recharging system are provided. The provided pneumatic container is a quick rechargeable air cylinder for serving as an air source for paintball guns, which can be recharged...

A paint ball gun includes a barrel and a valve is located below the barrel. The valve communicates with a first path which communicates with the barrel. A push member and a strike rod are received in the barrel. The valve guides pressurized air to...

A shuttlecock launching apparatus which comprises a storage for shuttlecocks, first and second launching wheels, a transfer assembly for transferring a single shuttlecock from the storage to the launching wheels, the transfer assembly being...

A modular hot top cooking unit houses two burners generally located symmetrically within a firebox of the cooking unit. Dual separate controllers independently operate each burner. A cover plate defining a cooking surface covers the firebox and...

A light weight, reusable, disposable, and relatively inexpensive pan that can be placed in a fireplace. One embodiment of the firelog pan includes a base, risers in the base that permit airflow under a firelog placed on the risers (thus helping the...

In a medicine ejection device for administering a medicine to the throat, bronchi or lungs, the air flow path to which the medicine has stuck is to be kept in clean state in a simple configuration. The medicine ejection device which ejects a medicine...