US Applications Published on 04-Feb-2010

A lever lockout assembly includes a pair of lever supports and a pair of slide supports mounted on a housing. A lever member is rotatably supported by the lever supports. The lever member has a pair of arms separated by a notch. A lockout slide is...

According to some embodiments, a sensor device for determining forces exerted by a cyclist on a pedal of a bicycle is provided. The sensor device includes a plurality of sensors coupled to a substrate, and wiring coupled to the sensors and the...

Friction part in a lubricated medium working at contact pressures above 200 MPa and having a contact surface that is textured and subjected, before or after texturizing, to a case hardening treatment for a tribological function, wherein the surface...

A concentric joint mechanism includes a frame, a flexible spherical body, a first friction wheel, a first power device, and a fixing device. The flexible spherical body is disposed inside the frame. The first friction wheel is disposed inside the...

A method of making a steel with low carbon less than 0.035% by weight including steps of preparing a heat of molten steel composition in a steelmaking furnace to a tapping temperature as desired for desulfurization at a VTD, tapping open into a ladle...

Process and apparatus for the treatment of divided metal residues contaminated by one or more organic compounds, comprising: mixing, inside a chamber, of said metal residues with at least one calcium/magnesium compound capable of reacting...

The aim of the invention is to produce stainless steel for all stainless steel products both in the austenitic and the ferritic range, based on liquid pig-iron and FeCr solids, without using a supply of electrical energy. According to the invention,...

Method for purifying molten metal having a specific density and including one or more foreign elements to be removed, by (a) cooling the molten metal to a eutectic temperature to simultaneously form purified metal crystals and crystals including at...

The sheath and conductor strippers embodiments relate to primarily ergonomic handle assemblies with upper and lower jaw portions lateral to the jaw-arms and handle-members. The elongated handle-members can be straight (13, 14), off-set T (27), and...

An apparatus for changing a light bulb that is out of reach for a person even with the use of a six foot ladder. The apparatus comprises a substantially hollow elongated rod member having a predetermined shape, size and length and formed of a first...

The present invention provides a tool connecting rod with convertible connectors. The invention includes an outer cylinder, an inner slide, a drive rod, an angular inner rod, an elastic supporting member and first and second locating members. If the...

An assembly/disassembly pliers including two pivoted pliers bodies is used to assemble or disassemble a heat sink on or from a chip. The heat sink is disposed in a fixing member, and two hooks of the fixing member are buckled with the chip. An...

An installation tool includes a block and a plate. The block is configured to align the installation tool with a U-shaped component. The plate extends from the block and is configured to hold a flexible component, such that the flexible component is...

A method for cutting and/or punching material in which abrasive particles are present within and/or on the surface of a substrate is provided. The material cut or punched is useful as a ceramic separator for electrochemical applications including...

A method for the production of an annular connection flange includes producing the annular connection flange from an element in the form of a circular ring. The element in the form of a circular ring has a substantially triangular profile.

A dust collecting mechanism is a dust collecting mechanism that sucks up and collects dust generated by a machining apparatus, including a suction section for sucking up the dust by exerting sucking force on a workpiece, a sucking force generating...

A power table saw having a table top surface with an opening through which a blade can extend, the blade being mounted on an arbor and being at least vertically adjustable relative to the top surface, the table saw comprising a blade assembly having...

The present invention relates to a magnetic cover that is coupled to a body of a product by means of a magnetic force, wherein the magnetic cover does not have any screw hole thereon since no screws are required to couple the magnetic cover to the...

A percussion instrument is muted by using a dampening layer to reduce the sound and acousti vibrations when struck. In one embodiment, the dampening layer is comprised of a layer of flexible plastic adhered to a cymbal surface. When the cymbal is...

A process is disclosed for converting standard musical notes to natural musical notes based upon Rod formats. A signal of standard musical notes is input and the frequency of each note in the signal is analyzed. A Rod format natural harmonic...

Each parameter is provided with increase/decrease switches and a slider. In a case where a user desires seamless rough control of the value of a target parameter, the user is to use the slider. In a case where the user desires easy control of the...

Exemplary embodiments include an apparatus and process of forming species-specific music. The means and method for carrying out the process include: (1) recording sounds created by a specific species in environmental states; (2) identifying elemental...

A store ejection system that can be “blind-loaded” without the need to have physical access to the ejector rack. This invention provides the ability to carry certain unique weapon shapes that can not be carried on current ejector racks due to the...

A ballistic weapon stand has a base plate for mounting armor panels having front and rear faces. The armor panels are fastened to and extend upwardly from the base at an angle in the range of 10-30° with respect to the vertical to define a protected...

A gas pressure mechanism that receives and supplies gas pressure to a semi or automatic shotgun during the shotgun's reloading operation. The gas pressure mechanism includes twin body members having a front cylinder in fluid communication with a rear...

An adjusting element with a closed first end, a cylinder, a piston displaceably arranged in the cylinder that divides the cylinder into a first work space remote of the first end and a second work space in proximity to the first end, and a piston rod...

A method for controlling an adsorption unit and associated compressor that adjusts the flow rate of a compressed feed stream produced by the compressor so that it increases from a nominal flow rate and then decreased back to the nominal flow rate....

Provided is a filter for removing a sulfur-containing-gas (1), which removes the sulfur-containing-gas by being brought into contact with the sulfur-containing-gas in a gas flow path, the filter comprising a former filter (11) disposed on an upstream...

Methods and apparatuses are described for contacting an oxidizing solution such as an aqueous hydrogen peroxide composition of hydrogen peroxide and at least one additive that catalyzes the decomposition of the hydrogen peroxide into hydroxyl...

A scrubber has a return air inlet and an outside air inlet receiving contaminated air into a passageway with an aspect ratio greater than 4, the passageway surfaces wetted by a fluid disposed from a pre-wetter. The passageway has a first section...

An ammonia contact scrubber system (10) for removing ammonia from a fuel stream for a fuel cell (16) includes a contact scrubber (12) having a scrubber fuel inlet (14) and a scrubber fuel exhaust (20) for directing flow of the fuel stream through...

Microtanks are formed in capped holey fibers. Holey fiber is composed of a shell, a porous layer and a hollow core. Compressed gas can be stored in plurality of microtanks at elevated pressure. A method of storing and releasing hydrogen gas in or out...

Disclosed are apparatus, system, and method for enhancing air purification efficiency regarding a gaseous medium passing through an opening. Included is a high voltage source that creates an effective voltage field across the opening; and at least...

A trap device comprises means for separating a liquid compound from a waste stream exhaust from a process chamber, means for collecting the liquid compound separated from the waste stream, means for selectively isolating the collected liquid compound...

The present invention discloses an alcoholization device comprising a frame and a chip. The chip is inlaid inside the frame, and the frame covers the rim of the chip to protect the chip. The chip emits a light having a wavelength of between 2500 and...

A beverage forming apparatus includes a storage tank, and a centrifugal pump having an inlet connected to the storage tank by a supply conduit. The centrifugal pump may include a priming vent located below a full level of the storage tank and permit...

An apparatus and method are disclosed for carbonation of liquids, such as beverages like cocktails. The apparatus includes a transparent container having a small opening and a twist-lock large opening. The small opening includes a self-sealing...

A waffle maker comprises a grill that is rotatable with respect to a base about a rotational axis.

The device comprises at least two shells whose inside has a cylinder-shaped part and a movable flexible element designed to turn the food in said shells when the shells are assembled to form a device whose inside is of a generally cylindrical shape.

A steamer system for culinary use comprises one or more stackable food receptacles (4) having lower surfaces provided with steam-receiving openings, a removable base (12) to which a lower receptacle is releasably securable, and a cover for the...

In order to further develop overload protection devices for machine tools, the invention relates to an overload protection comprising a force input element and a force output element which are rigidly and non-positively interconnected by means of a...

An object is to provide a printing apparatus or the like that improves printing accuracy when a carriage moves back and forth for printing. A block 51 on a block surface plate is mounted on the block surface plate at a predetermined location. On the...

The present invention pertains to a process and an apparatus for treating a photosensitive element to form a relief structure suitable for flexographic printing plate. The apparatus comprises an enclosure, a conveyor, a heatable roller with absorbent...

The invention relates to a method and a device for propagating the detonation effect from one detonation cord (5) to another, whereby the detonation cords (5) comprise respective boosters (4) at their ends. The booster of one detonation cord and the...

A munition is described including a reactive fragment having an energetic material dispersed in a metallic binder material. A method is also described including forming a energetic material; combining the energetic material with a metallic binder...

A magnet pole, for magnetically levitated vehicles, includes a core (10) and a winding provided with winding disks that are arranged axially on top of each other. Both of the disks contain conduction band sections (6a, 6b) that are wound counter to...

A joint connecting a container corner support assembly to a body bolster and a connecting assembly portion of an end of a container well unit in connection with shortening a container well of a railroad freight car intended for carrying an intermodal...

The present invention pertains to an aqueous-based black inkjet ink comprising a mixture of Direct Black 168, Acid Blue 290 and a certain magenta dye. The ink exhibits good color neutrality and gray scale.

A liquid release agent for application in particular to a panel edge region provided, or to be provided, with a coating by means of an adhesive or by means of glue, the panel preferably being a furniture panel, and the agent comprising a white oil as...

Compositions comprising synthetic rock, e.g., aggregate, and methods of producing and using them are provided. The rock, e.g., aggregate, contains CO2 and/or other components of an industrial waste stream. The CO2 may be in the form of divalent...