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| Application No. | Application Title | Issue Date |
| 20050045002 | Multiple bit hand tool with automatic bit locking The hand tool has a chuck with a central axial opening through which bits or other tool elements are selectively moved from a retracted position to an extended operative position. A mechanical element automatically engages the tool element, such that as the tool element... | 03/03/2005 |
| 20050045003 | Screwdriver structure A screwdriver structure includes a handle having a projecting section at rear end, a circumference of the projecting section being formed with a predetermined number of holes extending into the interior of the projecting section; a stem disposed at front end of the hand... | 03/03/2005 |
| 20050045004 | Centrifugal cutting apparatus A multiple blade centrifugal cutting machine having a planetary gear system for coordinating the motion of the blades so that the blades move into the work at the same speed to an equal depth to either sever the work element or strip away one or more layers of coating f... | 03/03/2005 |
| 20050045005 | Magnetic rotary die A rotary cutting die which is mountable on a metal cylinder. The rotary cutting die includes a rotary die plate having a concave, inner surface which is magnetically attractable and magnetically mountable on a metal cylinder. A cutting blade is mounted on a concave, out... | 03/03/2005 |
| 20050045006 | Compact web severing device A cutting tool for severing a paper ribbon label that covers and attaches a lid to the outer sidewall of a cylindrical container, as may be used for the storage of particulate matter, such as tobacco. The cutting tool including a generally arcuate-shaped top portion and... | 03/03/2005 |
| 20050045007 | Food product slicing machine In order to improve a food product slicing machine with a circular knife, a carriage for accommodating products to be cut which is guided for displacement parallel to the cutting plane of the circular knife, and a drive motor for the displacement of the carriage, wherei... | 03/03/2005 |
| 20050045008 | Method and apparatus for separating a web material An apparatus and method for separating a web material are disclosed herein. The apparatus includes a bedroll and a chop off roll. The bedroll includes a bedroll blade and a bedroll web pin. The chop off roll includes a pin pad and a plurality of chop off roll blades. Th... | 03/03/2005 |
| 20050045009 | Processing apparatus provided with backpressure sensor To prevent a blowout nozzle from colliding with a workpiece due to a trouble of a backpressure sensor so as to avoid damage to the workpiece in a processing apparatus provided with a backpressure sensor, the backpressure sensor is formed capable of being freely moved at... | 03/03/2005 |
| 20050045010 | Food slicer with a safety switch A food slicer has a housing with a first push-button for actuating an electric switch for operating the cutting blade and a second push-button, i.e., a safety button, locking the first push-button against actuation. The second push-button actuates a mechanical lock whic... | 03/03/2005 |
| 20050045011 | Food slicer with a rotary knob A food slicer has a housing with a front wall that serves as a positioning plate and a back wall formed with an opening in which a rotary knob is mounted for adjusting the positioning plate. The rotary knob has a threaded section, a handle section, and a catch device. T... | 03/03/2005 |
| 20050045012 | Window blind cutting machine A window blind cutting machine includes a machine base; two cutting units respectively disposed at two ends of the machine base, each cutting unit having a cutter movable along a respective cutting path across a longitudinal axis of the machine base for cutting off a pa... | 03/03/2005 |
| 20050045013 | Bevel locking system for a sliding compound miter saw A compound miter saw includes a table on which a workpiece is placed, a miter saw unit supporting a saw blade, and a housing pivotally supporting the miter saw unit related to the table in such a manner that the miter saw unit is at least laterally pivotable. Further, t... | 03/03/2005 |
| 20050045014 | Machine for the continuous multi-stroke slotting of plate-shaped workpieces A machine for the multi-stroke, continuous slotting of plate-shaped workpieces and especially sheet metal plates is described. A slotting tool (16) and the workpiece are movable in a forward direction relative to each other in a gate-cutting function and in at le... | 03/03/2005 |
| 20050045015 | Lightweight dimensionally stable steel rule die A lightweight, dimensionally stable steel rule die for cutting and scoring carton blanks having a die board containing the cutting and scoring rules which is formed of a laminated plastic construction adapted to register and coact with a steel counterplate over prolonge... | 03/03/2005 |
| 20050045016 | Shank flange for piano A shank flange for use in a piano for supporting a hammer which makes a pivotal movement in response to depression on a key. The shank flange comprises a molding made of thermosetting resin containing long fibers for reinforcement. The molding is molded by a long-staple... | 03/03/2005 |
| 20050045017 | Guitar An acoustical guitar characterized by a relieved formation in a side edge and adjacent back portion of the guitar, the relieved portion being shaped to provide space for the breast of an instrumentalist, whereby pressure against the breast of the instrumentalist is reli... | 03/03/2005 |
| 20050045018 | Variable configuration guitar bridge A bridge for a musical instrument has a bridge body and a plurality of saddles disposed substantially upon the bridge body. A least a plurality of saddles are individually adjustable in height, so as to vary the height of a string supported thereby. ... | 03/03/2005 |
| 20050045019 | Guitar Slide A Slide for musical stringed instruments which includes a globular shaped body made of a material, such as glass, brass, or metal, designed to illicit specific sounds when placed in contact with a string of a musical instrument, a finger ring, and a means to connect the... | 03/03/2005 |
| 20050045020 | Holding extension for adding mass to guitar pick A pick-handle is attached to the to the “rear” edge of a conventional pick via a metal shaft. The handle portion is made to be comfortably grasped in the palm of the player's hand while the pick is held in the normal manner between the thumb and forefinger. Stringed... | 03/03/2005 |
| 20050045021 | Strap button and attachment An improved strap button and attachment wherein a carrying strap may be securely attached to musical instrument. The improved strap attachment features a two-piece design that includes a lug having a shaft upon which a hole in the strap slips around and button-type face... | 03/03/2005 |
| 20050045022 | Single-reed wind instrument The present invention is a hand-held musical pipe wind instrument in which sound is produced by the vibration of a single reed and which replicates the relative scales and tone-hole arrangement employed on the Scottish Highland bagpipe chanter. In its most basic embodim... | 03/03/2005 |
| 20050045023 | Animated flute An animated flute includes an animated air bag at one end of a pipe. The air bag has an air passage connected to the pipe and an air outlet. When air is blown into the air bag through the air passage, the air bag is inflated and the animated figure can be seen clearly. ... | 03/03/2005 |
| 20050045024 | Color-guiding music teaching system including practice pad, pitch plates, percussion targets & lesson book assembly and method A Color-guiding Music Teaching System including practice pad, pitch plates, percussion targets & lesson book assembly and method is disclosed. The teaching method enables young students to learn music much faster than before by creating an association between musical no... | 03/03/2005 |
| 20050045025 | Video game system and method A video game system comprises memory for storing data defining graphical objects for use in a video game. The system further comprises logic configured to enable a user to select at least one musical song to be played during a run of the video game. The logic is further... | 03/03/2005 |
| 20050045026 | Electronic music apparatus Electronic music apparatus includes: a tone generator section for generating a tone signal in response to operation of a performance operator unit; an external input section for receiving a tone signal from the outside; a mixer section for generating mixed tone signals ... | 03/03/2005 |
| 20050045027 | Stringed instrument with embedded DSP modeling for modeling acoustic stringed instruments Disclosed is a stringed instrument with embedded DSP modeling capabilities to model an acoustic stringed instrument. The stringed instrument has a body and a plurality of strings and each of the plurality of strings is respectively coupled to a pickup to detect a vibrat... | 03/03/2005 |
| 20050045028 | Regulated pressure supply for a variable-displacement reversible hydraulic motor A pressure-control device (20) includes a controllable variable-displacement reversible hydraulic motor (21) having a pressure port (22) and a return port (23); a source of pressurized fluid (Ps); a fluid return (R); and a pressure... | 03/03/2005 |
| 20050045029 | Selective separation of fluid compounds utilizing a membrane separation process Apparatus and processes are disclosed for economical separation of fluid mixtures utilizing perm-selective membranes. Broadly, apparatus of the invention comprises a plurality of membrane modules comprising a solid perm-selective membrane and means for controlling entha... | 03/03/2005 |
| 20050045030 | Process for separating nitrogen from methane using microchannel process technology The disclosed invention relates to a process for separating methane or nitrogen from a fluid mixture comprising methane and nitrogen, the process comprising: (A) flowing the fluid mixture into a microchannel separator, the microchannel separator comprising a plurality o... | 03/03/2005 |
| 20050045031 | AIR-STABLE METAL OXIDE NANOPARTICLES Compositions and methods for destroying chemical and biological agents such as toxins and bacteria are provided wherein the substance to be destroyed is contacted with finely divided metal oxide nanoparticles. The metal oxide nanoparticles are coated with a material sel... | 03/03/2005 |
| 20050045032 | DENUDER ASSEMBLY FOR COLLECTION AND REMOVAL OF SOLUBLE ATMOSPHERIC GASES A denuder assembly is adapted for the collection and removal of a gaseous analyte from a sample gas. The denuder includes a housing including an internal cavity, a sample gas inlet fluidly coupled with a sample gas source, a denuder liquid inlet fluidly coupled with a d... | 03/03/2005 |
| 20050045033 | Vortex tube system and method for processing natural gas A method and system for processing of natural gas in which a gaseous natural gas stream which is made up of a mixture of hydrocarbons is introduced into a vortex tube, forming a hot fluid stream and a cold fluid stream. The cold fluid stream is introduced into the upper... | 03/03/2005 |
| 20050045034 | Tubular hydrogen permeable metal foil membrane and method of fabrication A tubular hydrogen permeable metal membrane and fabrication process comprises obtaining a metal alloy foil having two surfaces, coating the surfaces with a metal or metal alloy catalytic layer to produce a hydrogen permeable metal membrane, sizing the membrane into a sh... | 03/03/2005 |
| 20050045035 | Modular uniform gas distribution system in an ion source A modular ion source design relies on relatively short modular anode layer source (ALS) components, which can be coupled together to form a longer ALS. For long ion sources, these shorter modular components allow for easier manufacturing and further result in a final as... | 03/03/2005 |
| 20050045036 | Portable air filtration system utilizing a conductive coating and a filter for use therein A portable air filtration system includes a filter housing having an air inlet and outlet. The housing defines a filtration chamber between the inlet and outlet. The air filtration system uses an intake fan, an ionizing mechanism, a filter media, and a conductive coatin... | 03/03/2005 |
| 20050045037 | Portable air filtration system A portable air filtration system includes a filter housing having an air inlet and an air outlet. The filter housing defines a filtration chamber between the air inlet and the air outlet. The portable air filtration system uses an ionizing mechanism, a filter media, and... | 03/03/2005 |
| 20050045038 | Frame structure of an electrostatic precipitator An electrostatic precipitator includes first and second metallic boards for opposite charges to be deposited on, metallic rods, and holding tubes; the boards are positioned one over another with each first board being between respective two second boards; each board has... | 03/03/2005 |
| 20050045039 | Reactive gas filter In preferred embodiments, the invention provides a gas filter for a reactive gas used in semiconductor processing tools and processes that are sensitive to molecular contamination. The reactive gas filters of the invention have improved pressure drop and can supply an o... | 03/03/2005 |
| 20050045040 | Sound enclosure for portable oxygen concentrators A sound enclosure for a pressure swing adsorption apparatus producing an oxygen concentrated gas having two sections to enclose the apparatus, the apparatus nested in the enclosure and the enclosure having an inlet for allowing ambient air into the enclosure and an outl... | 03/03/2005 |
| 20050045041 | Removable cartridge for swing-type adsorption system A removable cartridge for the adsorbent bed of a swing-type adsorber system defines a volume for retaining an adsorbent material within an adsorption bed housing during operation of the adsorption system. Additionally, the cartridge is configured to retain the adsorbent... | 03/03/2005 |
