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| Application No. | Application Title | Issue Date |
| 20050172778 | Linear via punch A method and apparatus for punching holes in a substrate, which is disposed between a punch head with a fixed partial pattern of holes and a die having a full array pattern of holes. The punch head punches holes in the substrate by aligning with the die and contacting t... | 08/11/2005 |
| 20050172779 | Automated stringed instrument player An automated player for stringed instruments having a plucking mechanism and a fretting mechanism. The plucking mechanism includes a string contacting portion rotationally mounted relative to a corresponding instrument string with a rotational axis substantially perpend... | 08/11/2005 |
| 20050172780 | Fingering guide displaying apparatus for musical instrument and computer program therefor A fingering guide displaying apparatus is to guide a player or a learner how to finger wind musical instruments in playing. As most of wind musical instruments are transposing instruments, the fingering patterns are indicated for the respective notes on the music scores... | 08/11/2005 |
| 20050172781 | String-bounding preventing structure for piano A plurality of strings are stretched over a frame, constituting an overall framework of a body of a piano, with their respective rear-end engaging rings engaged by corresponding pins provided on the frame. There is also provided a string-bounding preventing member that,... | 08/11/2005 |
| 20050172782 | Extension connector for an angle adjustable cymbal stand An extension connector has a threaded end formed on a first end of the extension connector for connection with a threaded hole of a receptacle and a threaded hole adapted for connection with a threaded end of a ball linkage such that an angle adjustable cymbal stand is ... | 08/11/2005 |
| 20050172783 | RECOVERY FORCE ADJUSTMENT DEVICE FOR A PADDLE OF A CYMBAL STAND A recovery force adjusting device for a cymbal stand includes a handle, a driving ring movable relative to the column and having a pin extending through the stop, a supporting seat having a cutout and a wedge the supporting seat, a rotating sleeve rotatably and movably ... | 08/11/2005 |
| 20050172784 | Switchable foot pedal system A switchable foot pedal system for a drum-playing equipment has a hi-hat to be activated by a first pedal and a base drum to be activated by a second pedal. The system includes a switch device connectable to the first pedal. The switch device is connected to the hi-hat ... | 08/11/2005 |
| 20050172785 | Musical instrument A musical instrument, such as a guitar, includes a transparent layer, an object formed in the transparent layer, a light source configured to transmit light into the transparent layer to illuminate the object, and a non-transparent layer over the transparent layer. The ... | 08/11/2005 |
| 20050172786 | Systems for per persona processing media content-associated metadata Various systems and methods described above permit a user's content experience (e.g. music playing experience) to be monitored and for metadata describing this experience to be collected. This metadata can be dynamically updated as a user experiences media content and t... | 08/11/2005 |
| 20050172787 | Music reproducing system The reproducing of the MP3 part is started from a first reproducing start position that is positioned prior to a second pointed reproducing start position. In this case, this MP3 part is mute-reproduced in a period that extends from the first reproducing start position ... | 08/11/2005 |
| 20050172788 | Reproduction controller, reproduction control method, program for the same, and recording medium with the program recorded therein The sound reproducer (100) generates and outputs, when any external situation such as a running sound is recognized by an external input rhythm detecting section (110), generates external rhythm information concerning the recognized running sound. When the... | 08/11/2005 |
| 20050172789 | Device for playing music on booting a motherboard A device for playing music on booting a motherboard includes a music play unit and a storage device. The music play unit is connected to a system bus arranged on the motherboard in order to receive a music play instruction as the motherboard is activated, thereby playin... | 08/11/2005 |
| 20050172790 | Communication terminal As the protocol used to transmit the MIDI message, TCP and UDP used widely as the transmission protocol are employed. A player terminal on the transmitter side classifies the transmitted MIDI message into the system exclusive message that should never be lost absolutely... | 08/11/2005 |
| 20050172791 | Contact detection system and method A system electronically detects and registers contact, especially in contact sport embodiments. An example contacting instrument includes a switch, a tone generator and a conductive mesh. An example detecting instrument includes a conductive mesh and a tone decoder. In ... | 08/11/2005 |
| 20050172792 | Composite armor plating, particularlyfor installing in motor vehicles A composite armor plating, especially for installation in motor vehicles, is provided, and comprises individual plates having an outer layer, of a protective material of great hardness, and an inner layer of a fiber material of lesser hardness. Respective steel edge rei... | 08/11/2005 |
| 20050172793 | OIL CIRCUITRY FOR TWO-STAGE TELESCOPING TRANSMISSION JACK A multi-stage telescoping transmission jack with a high flow, lower pressure air-over-oil pump. ... | 08/11/2005 |
| 20050172794 | Drive mechanism for the positioning of an actuator, such as a valve, and device for the control of an actuator A drive mechanism for the positioning of an actuator, such as a valve, containing an actuating component that can be coupled with an actuating element of the actuator is described. A driving force unit is provided which provides an actuation in accordance with the opera... | 08/11/2005 |
| 20050172795 | Loader assembly, combination motor vehicle and loader assembly, hydraulic cylinders and methods for operating a loader assembly A loader assembly is provided according to the invention. The loader assembly includes a boom arm and a bracket assembly. The boom arm includes a tower that includes a plurality of first hydraulic fluid coupler members, a lift arm that rotates relative to the tower abou... | 08/11/2005 |
| 20050172796 | Hydraulic system for synchronized extension of multiple cylinders A lift table maintains levelness while lifting a support surface via two or more lift cylinder assemblies. A hydraulic circuit is connected to the cylinder assemblies, and includes synchronizer with multiple isolated chambers corresponding to the lift cylinder assemblie... | 08/11/2005 |
| 20050172797 | Hydraulic system for synchronized extension of multiple cylinders A lift table maintains levelness while lifting a support surface via two or more lift cylinder assemblies. A hydraulic circuit is connected to the cylinder assemblies, and includes synchronizer with multiple isolated chambers corresponding to the lift cylinder assemblie... | 08/11/2005 |
| 20050172798 | Rotating group of a hydraulic machine A hydraulic machine-has a rotating group located within a housing and a port plate to control flow from the barrel of the rotating group to inlet and outlet ports. The port plate is sealed against one of the housing or barrel and sleeves extend between the other of the ... | 08/11/2005 |
| 20050172799 | Swashplate assembly A rotary hydraulic machine has a swashplate adjustable by an actuator. The swashplate has a part cylindrical bearing surface supported by a complimentary bearing surface in the housing and a fluid bearing acts between the surfaces. The fluid is supplied to the fluid bea... | 08/11/2005 |
| 20050172800 | Pneumatic cylinder A pneumatic cylinder has a shaft member having a piston and a piston rod combined with each other in an axial direction, a cylinder body supporting the shaft member with the piston rod protruding outwardly therefrom so as to freely reciprocate linearly, and porous air b... | 08/11/2005 |
| 20050172801 | Crash-protected vacuum brake booster for motor vehicles In order to improve the deformation behavior of a vacuum brake booster provided with force transmission pins that are used to transmit forces onto a body splashboard of a motor vehicle, the invention discloses that the force transmission pins are made up of two sections... | 08/11/2005 |
| 20050172802 | Supersonic fluid separation enhanced by spray injection The separation of liquid and/or solid components from a multiphase fluid stream passing through a supersonic fluid separator is enhanced by injecting a surface active agent into the fluid stream passing through the separator. Preferably the spray is injected via an inje... | 08/11/2005 |
| 20050172803 | Treatment of hydrogen/hydrocarbon mixtures on adsorbents regenerated at high pressure A method of PSA gas separation for a gas mixture containing hydrogen and hydrocarbon impurities. The gas mixture is put in contact with silica gel and activated carbon so as to adsorb the impurities in the gas mixture. Hydrogen rich and waste gas flows are produced. The... | 08/11/2005 |
| 20050172804 | Method of shutting off fuel gas manufacturing apparatus When a shutoff signal is entered to shut off a fuel gas manufacturing apparatus, it is determined whether a PSA mechanism is in a prescribed shutoff state or not. If the PSA mechanism is judged as not being in the prescribed shutoff state, the fuel gas manufacturing app... | 08/11/2005 |
| 20050172805 | Dehumidification system and dehumidification method A dehumidifying system supplies a gas free of organic substances. The dehumidifying system includes a holding case, and a rotor rotatably held in the holding case and bearing an adsorbent. The interior of the holding case is divided into an adsorbing zone and a regenera... | 08/11/2005 |
| 20050172806 | Method and apparatus for filtering The present invention describes an improved method and apparatus for, among other things, a periodic deposit of a chemical fluid on a regenerate contact surface for the continuous removal of at least one constituent, preferably an odor-causing agent, from a gas. In one ... | 08/11/2005 |
| 20050172807 | Configurations and methods of acid gas removal A plant includes a vacuum stripper (118) that receives a lean hydrogen sulfide-containing physical solvent (32) and in which substantially hydrogen sulfide-free stripping gas (51,52) is provided by at least one of a high-pressure flash vessel (11... | 08/11/2005 |
| 20050172808 | Method and apparatus for removing VOCs from water A method and apparatus for removing volatile contaminants, such as VOCs, from water or other supplies of liquid. In one embodiment of the invention, a gas is sparged through a helical flow of liquid to strip away contaminants. The flowrate of the helical flow of liquid ... | 08/11/2005 |
| 20050172809 | Installation for treating at least one fluid and use thereof for the separation of at least one constituent of a gas mixture An apparatus and method of use for treating at least one fluid, in a container that holds at least one mass of a particulate material between two perforated walls. Near the upper part of the mass, at least one deflector extends from the first wall towards the second wal... | 08/11/2005 |
| 20050172810 | Filter element and mounting method The present invention relates to an apparatus for filtering a gas or liquid stream such as a natural gas stream. The apparatus includes a closed vessel having a longitudinally extending length, an initially open interior, an input port at one extent and an output port a... | 08/11/2005 |
| 20050172811 | Hydrogen-selective silica-based membrane A hydrogen permselective membrane, a method of forming a permselective membrane and an apparatus comprising a permselective membrane, a porous substrate and an intermediate layer are described. ... | 08/11/2005 |
| 20050172812 | Wrought fiber sheet and filter unit A wrought fiber sheet or air cleaning filter unit that exhibits high performance and is biodegradable so as to enable reducing load upon environment. The wrought fiber sheet is produced by coupling biodegradable fiber sheets having electret properties by means of a conf... | 08/11/2005 |
| 20050172813 | Deodorant material and process for producing the same The invention provides a deodorizing article which can be used semi-permanently and maintains sufficient mechanical strength under usual conditions of use and a method for producing the deodorizing article. The deodorizing article of the invention is produced by dispers... | 08/11/2005 |
| 20050172814 | Desiccant bottle cap The desiccant bottle cap includes a cap structure and a desiccant material adhered thereto. The desiccant bottle cap is preferably used to cover a medicine bottle so that the efficiency of the medicine disposed therein will not be impaired by moisture resulting from hum... | 08/11/2005 |
| 20050172815 | Cyclonic fluid separator equipped with adjustable vortex finder position A cyclonic fluid separator for separating one or more condensable components, such as water, and/or solids, such as smoke or sand particles, from a fluid mixture has a tubular housing having a fluid inlet section in which the fluid mixture is accelerated to a supersonic... | 08/11/2005 |
| 20050172816 | Separable air purifying apparatus A separable air purifying apparatus is provided, in which a number of purifiers whose purifying capabilities for particular pollutants are reinforced by each purifier are disposed in a space meeting each purifying characteristic in order to enable an independent operati... | 08/11/2005 |
| 20050172817 | Rigid framed wine barrel with replaceable wood panels A wine barrel having a rigid reusable frame with replaceable wooden side panels and substantially identical upper and lower wooden ends assembled within rigid connecting bars to provide a wooden enclosure for the wine. A liquid tight container is provided; the wine expo... | 08/11/2005 |
