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| Application No. | Application Title | Issue Date |
| 20050183582 | Controls for magnetic stirrer and/or hot plate Controls for stirrers, hot plates and stirring hot plates provide respective user interfaces having a single control knob that is used to provide a plurality of setpoints. The control permits a user to pause a stirring operation of stirrers and stirring hot plates, unlo... | 08/25/2005 |
| 20050183583 | Grill unit for use especially in commercial kitchens This invention relates to a grill unit for use especially in commercial kitchens, with at least one electric heating element (52)[sic] and, directly above said heating element (52), at least one food-product holder (54)[sic], these components jointl... | 08/25/2005 |
| 20050183584 | Device and method for producing sausages A device for producing sausages having at least two coextrusion heads for co-extruding strands of sausage meat which are encased with a casing material, a joint supply is provided for the sausage meat and/or a joint supply is provided for the casing material, each being... | 08/25/2005 |
| 20050183585 | Cooking utensils for steaming food The invention describes a set of cooking utensils for steaming food, essentially a casserole or main part and another casserole or secondary part which is inserted into the main part, with the novelty that the secondary part remains suspended on some notches provided on... | 08/25/2005 |
| 20050183586 | Baking oven A baking oven comprises a feeding portion having a feeding aperture for introducing dough pieces, a baking chamber and a discharge portion having a discharge aperture for removing dough pieces. In addition, a circulating air unit is provided which comprises a circulatin... | 08/25/2005 |
| 20050183587 | Sterile feeding bottle The present invention relates to a sterile feeding bottle which is manufactured in disposable plastic and/or rubber materials, resistant to heat, including that produced by microwaves, and which has the special feature of incorporating a solute and a solvent which are s... | 08/25/2005 |
| 20050183588 | Method and apparatus for pitting and slicing olives with spring-loaded, adjustable slicing knife assembly A method and apparatus for pitting olives (or other fruit) and slicing the pitted fruit. In preferred embodiments, a pitting knife and a coring knife horizontally translate each olive to be pitted while the pitting knife, coring knife, and olive revolve together about a... | 08/25/2005 |
| 20050183589 | Imprinting tools and methods for printed circuit boards and assemblies New methods are described for creating embossing tools with precision alignment capability using photo-definable materials plus electroformed nickel. A method for providing layer-to-layer alignment accuracy of ±2 microns is described, as well as a method for selectivel... | 08/25/2005 |
| 20050183590 | ROTARY HEAD PAD PRINTER A rotary head pad printer includes a frame, a head mounted to the frame for rotational movement on the frame so as to define a plane and at least one pad assembly mounted to the head. The pad assembly reciprocates between an extended position and a retracted position. T... | 08/25/2005 |
| 20050183591 | Stencil printing machine A stencil printing machine includes a drum on which a stencil sheet is mounted, and a pressure roller which presses a print sheet fed between the drum and the pressure roller and rotates together with the drum. The print sheet is fed from an upstream side of the pressur... | 08/25/2005 |
| 20050183592 | Screen printing apparatus and screen printing method In screen printing for printing cream-like solder on a board 7 through through-holes of a mask plate 12, removal of the board 7 from a lower surface of the mask plate 12 is performed in such a manner that the board 7 is moved down at a... | 08/25/2005 |
| 20050183593 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR SIMULTANEOUS INSPECTION AND CLEANING OF A STENCIL An apparatus for performing operations on a surface of an electronic substrate comprises a frame, a dispenser, coupled to the frame, to dispense a material onto the electronic substrate, a stencil moveable on a gantry system having at least one aperture to receive the m... | 08/25/2005 |
| 20050183594 | METHODS AND APPARATUS FOR CLEANING A STENCIL A stencil wiper apparatus for wiping a stencil of a stencil printer includes a material supply assembly having a supply roller to deliver a roll of material, a take-up roller to receive the material, and a drive to move the material across the stencil between the supply... | 08/25/2005 |
| 20050183595 | Ink feeding method for a printing machine An ink feeding method for a printing machine includes a first color density measuring step for measuring color density of prints at selected times, an expected color density computing step for computing, based on the color density of prints measured in the first color d... | 08/25/2005 |
| 20050183596 | Rubber blanket with a metal or plastic carrier plate A rubber blanket for covering a transfer cylinder of a printing machine is provided. The transfer cylinder includes a cylinder channel for receiving an end of the rubber blanket to secure the rubber blanket to the transfer cylinder. The rubber blanket includes a rigid c... | 08/25/2005 |
| 20050183597 | COMBINED ABLATION AND EXPOSURE SYSTEM AND METHOD An exposure system is provided that surrounds a photopolymer on a rotating cylinder ablation system. The exposure system linearly follows the ablation source and operates to expose the ablated (masked) plate with high intensity illumination from all sides so as to conti... | 08/25/2005 |
| 20050183598 | Ink form roller drive for improving printing quality An apparatus and method for improving print quality in a rotary offset press includes a variable speed servo motor for selectively applying a driving or braking action to a form roller in contact with a plate cylinder. The servo motor may be directly coupled to the form... | 08/25/2005 |
| 20050183599 | SELF-CONTAINED VACUUM MODULE FOR STENCIL WIPER ASSEMBLY A vacuum plenum module of a stencil wiper assembly for wiping and removing excess material from a stencil of a stencil printer includes a wiper blade to wipe the stencil, a plenum chamber in fluid communication with the wiper blade, and a vacuum generator attached to an... | 08/25/2005 |
| 20050183600 | METHODS AND APPARATUS FOR CHANGING WEB MATERIAL IN A STENCIL PRINTER A quick-change material module of a stencil wiper assembly for wiping a stencil of a stencil printer includes a supply roller to receive a roll of material, a take-up roller to receive used material, and a drive to move the material across the stencil between the supply... | 08/25/2005 |
| 20050183601 | Image printing order receiving system and image printing order receiving method In a print order receiving system, a first output receiving server receives an order of a print output at every captured image data obtained by imaging apparatus; an image storing server stores the captured image data; and a first print out apparatus prints out an initi... | 08/25/2005 |
| 20050183602 | Method for producing advertising forms for insertion into different magazines The present invention relates to techniques for efficiently producing regional advertising for insertion into different magazines. In an implementation, the method includes establishing a uniform closing period for submission of advertising material, associating the adv... | 08/25/2005 |
| 20050183603 | Method and system for minimizing the appearance of image distortion in a high speed inkjet paper printing system A method and system for a printing device is disclosed. The method and system comprise printing a test pattern on a print medium and generating a digital image of the printed test pattern by an imaging device. The method and system include analyzing an interference patt... | 08/25/2005 |
| 20050183604 | Apparatus and method for controlling ink or paint temperature in a printing device Apparatus and methods of controlling the temperature of printing ink or paint in a pad printing apparatus are described. The apparatus comprise temperature control elements that are connected to a chiller unit. Temperature sensors on a support plate or ink cup, or both ... | 08/25/2005 |
| 20050183605 | Fuse for projected ordnance An ordnance fuse apparatus is described that uses electrical and mechanical, and optical devices. The ordnance fuse apparatus includes a controller to control an optical switch and a laser to detonate an explosive charge of the ordnance. Other embodiments include an acc... | 08/25/2005 |
| 20050183606 | Gas generator A gas generator including, at least, a cup member containing a gas generant that burns to generate gas, and a holder provided with an ignition device that has at least one conductive pin and ignites the gas generant. The holder is provided with one or more through holes... | 08/25/2005 |
| 20050183607 | Optically triggered fire set/detonator system The present invention is directed to a system having a plurality of capacitor discharge units (CDUs) that includes electrical bridge type detonators operatively coupled to respective explosives. A pulse charging circuit is adapted to provide a voltage for each respectiv... | 08/25/2005 |
| 20050183608 | Flexible detonator system An electronic detonator system includes a control unit, a plurality of electronic detonators and a bus which connects the detonators to the control unit. Each electronic detonator includes a number of flags which may assume either of two possible values, each flag indic... | 08/25/2005 |
| 20050183609 | Micromechanical latching switch A micro-electrical-mechanical-switch (MEMS) device comprises a semiconductor wafer, a first semiconductor layer formed on the semiconductor wafer, and a second semiconductor layer formed on the first layer. A first latching movable shuttle is formed in the second layer ... | 08/25/2005 |
| 20050183610 | High pressure exposed detonating cord detonator system A detonator system for borehole systems which include detonating cord exposed to borehole fluids, pressures and temperatures. A firing head has a sealed chamber for an electrically fired detonator and has a booster charge holder forming part of the seal. The chamber is ... | 08/25/2005 |
| 20050183611 | Explosives liner Described herein is a method of filling ordnance with explosive materials. An ordnance shell (2) comprises a cavity (32) filled with explosive material (10), the explosive material (10) being contained in a bag (36) located within the ... | 08/25/2005 |
| 20050183612 | Reduced energy training cartridge for self-loading firearms A two piece, two-stage, rechargeable, reusable, reduced-energy mechanically operating cartridge is provided for launching a bullet of various compositions from a dedicated or modified firearm. The cartridge unit is comprised of a primary case, a piston sleeve, a propell... | 08/25/2005 |
| 20050183613 | Non-lethal marking bullet for related training cartridges A projectile of non-lethal composition includes an outer casing that is substantially sealed prior to impact with a target both when the projectile is in a static condition and when the projectile is in a dynamic condition. A marking material is encapsulated within the ... | 08/25/2005 |
| 20050183614 | Projectile head for a training cartridge A projectile head is provided for a training cartridge having a propulsion unit, with an integrated projectile tail section, which can be used equally for training cartridges as well as combat cartridges of the same caliber size, wherein the projectile tail section is c... | 08/25/2005 |
| 20050183615 | Payload delivering ring airfoil projectile A ring airfoil projectile is defined by an annular body which defines a central passage. The body is constructed so that a center of pressure is substantially coincident with a center of gravity thereof. The body is preferably constructed of a nose section and tail sect... | 08/25/2005 |
| 20050183616 | Bullet with spherical nose portion A bullet includes a frontward facing aperture. Contained within the aperture is a relatively hard bullet frontal element that provides advantageous bullet impact performance. In one embodiment, the frontal element is a steel sphere that provides advantageous penetration... | 08/25/2005 |
| 20050183617 | Jacketed ammunition A jacketed projectile, preferably with a unique geometry one-piece steel core to improve penetration of hard targets, provides good performance regarding chamber pressure, barrel wear and accuracy by separating the jacket from a central tapered portion of the core by pr... | 08/25/2005 |
| 20050183618 | Enhanced performance reactive composite projectiles A reactive composite projectile includes a reactive composite material in a solid shape and an encasement material applied to and surrounding the solid shape for exerting compressive forces thereon. Additionally or alternatively, an elongate structure can be positioned ... | 08/25/2005 |
| 20050183619 | Enclosed railcar jack assembly The disclosed jack assembly is used to lift the frame of a railcar above a wheeled truck assembly in order to replace or perform maintenance upon the wheeled truck assembly. The jack assembly comprises a pair of hydraulically-powered lifting mechanisms located at opposi... | 08/25/2005 |
| 20050183620 | Conveyance apparatus using movable body A conveyance apparatus using movable bodies, in which a plurality of lateral travel rail members capable of supporting and guiding guided devices situated on a main rail are provided to the side of a prescribed region of the fixed path, in such a manner that a frame mem... | 08/25/2005 |
| 20050183621 | Floor for an intercommunication bellows between two cars The invention relates to a flexible floor for an intercommunication bellows between two cars which, while they are traveling in a straight line, move in a longitudinal direction, said floor presenting transverse undulations enabling it to follow the relative displacemen... | 08/25/2005 |
