US Applications Published on 26-Nov-2009

A hold-down device for plate shears configured to, be pressed down onto a plate to be cut by a mechanically controlled, non-variable displacement. A hold-down device, which can be altered in terms of the pressing force and consequently permits a...

A longitudinal cutting or slitting machine having a knife carrier that supports a circular knife. A pre-tensioning element is disposed on the knife carrier for preloading the circular knife into a cutting position defined by abutment of the circular...

A vertical band-saw has a base, a conveyor assembly, an auxiliary pressing assembly, a band-saw assembly and an adjusting assembly. The base has two guide panels mounted on the base in alignment. The conveyor assembly is mounted on the base and has a...

A device for producing a break-scheduled line for a vehicle upholstery member having an air bag door equipped with a fabricated skin. The device for producing the vehicle upholstery member having such air bag door comprises a support base for...

A mouthpiece assembly includes a tubular member and a ligature for attaching a reed to the tubular member. The ligature is structured to be infinitely adjustable in size as selected by a musician to fit many different sized woodwind mouthpieces.

There is provided a signal processing device for processing an audio signal, the signal processing device including: an onset time detection unit for detecting an onset time based on a level of the audio signal; and a beat length calculation unit for...

An electronic musical instrument controller is constructed by fixing sensors and transducers to sections of a chair, allowing a user to map motion of body, arms, head, hands, fingers, and feet to parameters of a musical instrument such as a hardware...

A system and apparatus for detecting and neutralizing remotely activated explosive devices in a combat zone, especially one of relatively limited geographic area such as an urban setting. The apparatus is configured for mounting on or within an...

The invention relates to a hydrostatic axial piston engine with a cylinder drum (106) which is mounted rotatably in a housing (103). Longitudinally displaceable working pistons (111) are disposed in cylinder boreholes (110) in the cylinder drum...

The present invention relates to a position sensor and limit switch apparatus for an actuator. The actuator has a cylinder and a piston with at least one magnetized portion reciprocatingly disposed within the cylinder. The apparatus includes an...

A process for the recovery of carbon dioxide from a gas mixture that includes pretreating a gas mixture comprising carbon dioxide, water vapor, and one or more light gases in a pretreating system to form a cooled gas mixture, fractionating the cooled...

The present disclosure relates generally to a nonwoven filtration media comprising a bonded mix of different, discontinuous, thermoplastic resin fibers and optionally discontinuous cellulosic fibers. The nonwoven media has an advantageous combination...

The invention relates to a device for separating a gas-liquid mixture, wherein the liquid part is in the form of small particles, in particular during ventilation of a piston housing of an internal combustion engine, by separating and coagulating the...

The water heating flow detection system for a beverage maker includes a heater control logic circuit that controls heating in response to temperature and flow conditions in the beverage maker. A heater control logic circuit receives a temperature...

The present invention is a fryer basket or roaster basket constructed with fine wire mesh to prevent food particles from remaining in the fryer oil once the fried food is removed. The fryer basket is preferably constructed of stainless steel, but...

A method for producing printing stencils, especially for screen printing methods, and particularly those for use in filling at least one contact hole formed in a printed-circuit board, a pattern artwork being reproduced on the stencil, which...

A unit of a plurality of divided vibrating rollers for detecting an abnormality in switching of the position of a vibrating roller, and preventing occurrence of an abnormality caused therefrom is provided. The unit of a plurality of divided...

Exposed printing plates are bent in the area of a bending device to form a leading end and a trailing end. Each exposed and bent printing plate is grasped in the area of the bending device at the leading end or at the trailing end of the printing...

The invention relates to the field of ammunition for hunting guns. The ammunition consists of a full-caliber or subcaliber bullet (2), of the type comprising a substantially rigid bullet body (6) and a deformable part, the deformable part consisting...

A dual stage inflator device including a housing defining first and second chamber each containing a quantity of gas generant material ignitable to produce combustion products. A divider plate, separating the first chamber from the second chamber, is...

A model railroad train or other vehicle capable of operating in a vertical plane, inverted, or at any other desired angle of inclination.

The invention is a carriage traction vehicle for use with a monorail. The vehicle is self-propelled along the monorail by one or more motors engaging a fixed rack attached to the monorail.

The present invention relates to a fluorescent inkjet composition. The inkjet composition includes a fluorescent dispersion including a fluorescent colorant; wherein the inkjet composition emits light at a first intensity I1 in the range of 450 nm to...

A method for making a low embodied energy cementitious mixture by blending a variety of post-consumer wastes, post-industrial wastes, as well as renewable, organic and recyclable materials with Portland cement or a material having similar...

Solid combustible waste materials are converted into highly efficient fuel by subjecting such materials to size reduction in suitable size-reducing equipment. The last piece of the equipment is a mill which pulverizes the waste materials into fine...

A sailboat, which include an extendable keel having a moveable inner member positioned within a fixed keel and a control system for lowering or retracting the inner member.

A seat mounting assembly is provided for attachment to a transverse bench-style seat of a fishing or Jon-type boat. The seat mounting assembly is quickly and easily attached to the bench-style seat such that the seat mounting assembly allows a seat...

A device for flagging an object buried in the snow includes a flag housed in a pouch, and held within the pouch by a closure mechanism such as a snap closure or a hook-and-loop closure. The flag is attached to a tether by means of an encircling...

A crucible holding member includes a mesh body, a matrix, and a carbonaceous layer. The mesh body has a cylinder shape or a basket shape and is formed by weaving a plurality of strands to be aligned diagonally with respect to an axis line of the mesh...

An electroless deposition chemical system includes an electroless solution including a metal component, and a strongly adsorbed species component having a concentration less than a concentration of the metal component.

A vehicle slide door temporary setting jig (10) includes a door position holding mechanism (80) for holding a slide door (70) in a desired angular position relative to a vehicle body (20). The door position holding mechanism has an end extension (81)...

A supply system for a chambered doctor blade assembly makes possible the sequential use of water-based and non-water-based coating materials through automated functions programmed in a PLC that controls the system. A pair of pneumatically driven...

The present invention provides an apparatus for supplying a source and an apparatus for depositing a thin film having the same. The apparatus for supplying a source includes a horizontal channel extending in one direction; pumping and transfer ports...

An electrode and a vacuum processing apparatus are provided that are capable of improving the film deposition rate and the uniformity of the distribution of the deposited film. The electrode includes a plurality of electrodes (17A, 17B) extending...

Provided is a chemical vapor deposition apparatus including a reaction chamber; a susceptor that is provided in the reaction chamber and has a plurality of wafers mounted thereon; a rotation driving unit that rotates the susceptor; a gas inlet that...

A method, and systems implementing such method, for reducing methane emissions by ruminants. The method includes providing a feed dispenser for feeding ruminants one or more nutrient supplements, and the feed dispenser includes a gas analyzer...

A portable livestock feeding apparatus and related methods for efficiently distributing livestock feed are disclosed and described. The livestock feeding apparatus includes at least one conveyor system, a cutting mechanism, a mixing system, and a...

The present invention relates to a device for facilitating and maintaining the cleanliness of a self cleaning cat litter box. The device is a structure that contains two plastic strips attached to a tape and attaches to an interface junction located...

A mooring grid having at least one mooring line submersible at a changeable depth. The mooring line consists of a substantially horizontal linear array of interconnected caissons and a plurality of suspended members connected each to a respective...

A calf hut assembly for shielding and protecting a calf. The calf hut assembly comprising a calf hut having a top, end walls and sidewalls. The calf hut assembly has an opening in an end wall and a support member connected to the calf hut. The calf...

Disclosed is a pet collar comprising a firmly affixed identification tag system with encoded identifier, and a related system and method providing for association of said encoded identifier with one or more webpages providing owner-specified...

The invention relates to a piston (10, 110, 210, 310, 410) for an internal combustion engine, comprising a piston head (11) with at least one piston crown (12) which is exposed to at least one jet of combustion gases, and a piston shaft (17), the...

The present invention is related to an apparatus for and a method of controlling an engine provided with: a variable operation angle mechanism that is provided for varying a valve operation angle of an engine valve driven by a camshaft, and is...

The CVVL device includes a rocking cam having a rolling face contacting a rocker arm is formed to press the rocker arm when pivoted, a rocking roller, which is disposed above the drive cam and rolls on an outer circumference of the drive cam, a...

A device (1) which is used to modify the control times of an internal combustion engine (100) is provided. The device (1) includes a drive wheel (13), a drive element (4) and a swashplate mechanism (4). The torque of the crankshaft (101) is...

A valve bridge configured to engage an engine valve is disclosed. The valve bridge includes a bridge cavity formed within a center portion of the valve bridge and including a bottom surface. A hydraulic lash adjuster is slidably disposed within the...

A thrust-producing engine includes an engine structure, a rotor that is electrically isolated from the engine structure, and an electrical conductor connected to the engine structure. The electrical conductor is in electrical contact with the engine...

A valve apparatus for an internal combustion engine, the valve apparatus including: a main part having a wall section defining a valve cavity extending along a longitudinal length of the main part and an opening located in the wall section of the...

Proposed is a piston (1) for an internal combustion engine having a closed annular duct (4) which is arranged close to the piston head (5) and radially at the outside, which annular duct (4) has, at the piston head side, an annular opening (21)...

When a torque control value (TR) is larger than a threshold value and vehicular speed (SV) is lower than a threshold value an upper temperature limit setting unit sets the upper temperature limit of a motor generator at an upper temperature limit...