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| Application No. | Application Title | Issue Date |
| 20050284279 | Friction at the jack and knuckle interface in a grand piano eliminated A grand piano action the jack having a projection acting against the knuckle dependent from the hammer shank carrying the piano hammer by a counter weight carried by the jack eliminating the spoon and the regulating button and the jack spring pressing against the jack c... | 12/29/2005 |
| 20050284280 | String instrument with protective string cap assemblies A string instrument including a body; a headstock; a neck extending between the body and the headstock; a plurality of tuning mechanisms retained by the headstock and each having a stem with a tuning end and a connection end; and a plurality of connectors each connectin... | 12/29/2005 |
| 20050284281 | Resonant body structure in string instrument The present invention intends to provide a musical instrument that is improved in the acoustic performance, expanded in the capability of sound expressions in musical performance and suitable for kinds of string instruments more than existing solid guitars, solid base g... | 12/29/2005 |
| 20050284282 | Locking fastener for a strap A locking fastener for a guitar strap which receives the end pin of a guitar includes a base plate and a locking plate which is reciprocatingly slidable on the base plate. The base plate has a pin receiving keyhole formed through its thickness which is defined by a wide... | 12/29/2005 |
| 20050284283 | Musical drum practice pads An apparatus for simulating the playing surface response characteristics of conventional percussion instruments, such as a snare drum, tom-tom, bass drum, cymbals and the like, comprising one or more metal base members with each base member having a top surface and a bo... | 12/29/2005 |
| 20050284284 | Musical instrument system A musical instrument system including a drum having a head defining at least one hole; a mounting device including an anchor portion received by the one hole, a collar portion engaging the head, and a receiver portion; a securing mechanism for securing the mounting devi... | 12/29/2005 |
| 20050284285 | Musical device having jingles and adapted for cooperative use with percussion instrument A musical device (10) adapted for cooperative use with a drum (11) or similar percussion instrument such that striking or otherwise sounding the percussion instrument also sounds the musical device (10). In a preferred embodiment, the musical device... | 12/29/2005 |
| 20050284286 | Actuator for actuating onboard devices on a saiboat An actuator (100) for actuating an onboard device (200) on a sailboat (300), comprises: a piston (2) slidably mounted within a cylinder (1) and movable between a first operating position, in which the piston is at a first end portion (... | 12/29/2005 |
| 20050284287 | Drive units and drive assemblies A threaded nipple (26) at the closed end of a linear hydraulic motor (12) is received within a recess (82) in a frame member (78). Single clamp members, or individual clamp members (88), have recesses (92) that receive lower por... | 12/29/2005 |
| 20050284288 | HYDRAULIC MASTER CYLINDER SWITCH A switch adapted to be positioned on the pushrod of a hydraulic cylinder assembly and including a housing adapted to be positioned against an end of the hydraulic cylinder assembly and including a plurality of axially spaced electrical contacts, and a plunger mounted fo... | 12/29/2005 |
| 20050284289 | CLOSED CAVITY PISTON FOR HYDROSTATIC POWER UNITS AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE SAME Disclosed is a closed cavity piston made from a metal injection molding process. The piston has an elongated cylindrical body with a first end that is adapted to receive a slipper. The piston also has at least one hollow compartment and a hollow stem that transports hyd... | 12/29/2005 |
| 20050284290 | Separation of water from Fischer-Tropsch product A method for separating water from a Fischer-Tropsch reactor product stream in a cost effective and energy efficient manner which comprises feeding a Fischer-Tropsch product stream to a separation membrane, preferably a ceramic membrane, and recovering water vapor from ... | 12/29/2005 |
| 20050284291 | Adsorptive separation of gas streams A method and system for adsorptive separation of a feed gas mixture provides for increased system efficiency and product recovery. The requirement for purge gas streams consuming desired product gas to regenerate adsorption beds is reduced through an inventive method fo... | 12/29/2005 |
| 20050284292 | Exhaust gas cooler and particulate scrubbing system An exhaust gas cooling and particulate scrubbing system for automobiles includes a first stage intercooler for initial, indirect cooling of the exhaust gas and a direct exhaust gas cooling and scrubbing device preferably positioned downstream in the exhaust system there... | 12/29/2005 |
| 20050284293 | Membrane module for separation of fluids A membrane separation module (10) has a shell (11) having inlet port (20), outlet port (21) and a plurality of membrane units (12) disposed therebetween. Each membrane unit (12) has a plurality of elongated membrane elements ( 12/29/2005 | |
| 20050284294 | Ultrahigh-selectivity oxygen enrichment filled elastomeric silicone polymer membrane incorporating nanofillers A semipermeable separation element comprises (a) a porous substrate, and (b) a film formed on said microporous substrate; said film comprising a silicone elastomer and a nanoparticle filler. The film preferably has an oxygen enrichment selectivity of at least 30, or eve... | 12/29/2005 |
| 20050284295 | Volatile organic compound treatment apparatus A volatile organic compound treatment apparatus comprising: an adsorber coming into contact with a gas to be treated and adsorbing volatile organic compounds; a plurality of pairs of electrodes, divided into a plurality of groups, which generate electric discharge so th... | 12/29/2005 |
| 20050284296 | Self-locking carbon adsorbed body The invention relates to a new self-locking carbon adsorbent comprising a carbon nanohorn aggregate provided with an opening in the wall part thereof, wherein a substance to be adsorbed passes through the opening in one limited direction from the outside to inside of th... | 12/29/2005 |
| 20050284297 | Gas purification system with an integrated hydrogen sorption and filter assembly The present invention provides a gas purification system with improved efficiency, simpler construction, cost reductions, form factor improvements, and increased durability. The present invention provides cost and form factor improvements through fewer components overal... | 12/29/2005 |
| 20050284298 | Fuel vapor adsorption filters A fuel vapor adsorption filter for mounting within an intake air channel connected to an engine extends across the intake air channel in order to adsorb fuel vapor within the intake air channel when the engine has been stopped. The filter includes an adsorbing agent for... | 12/29/2005 |
| 20050284299 | Centrifugal gas/liquid separators A centrifugal gas/liquid separator for location in a liquid reservoir comprises a generally cylindrical wall defining a separation chamber having a closed end, an open end, an inlet in the cylindrical wall for supplying a gas/liquid mixture into the separation chamber, ... | 12/29/2005 |
| 20050284300 | Portable air cleaning apparatus The portable air cleaning apparatus includes a body casing that has a base having a generally vertical sidewall and removable top wall. A fluid spray chamber has a recirculation system that supplies a fluid to at least one spray nozzle through which the fluid is sprayed... | 12/29/2005 |
| 20050284301 | Water cleaning dust-filtering device A water cleaning dust-filtering device comprises a casing being a long hollow container; a bottom thereof being formed with a round hole; an L shape tube installed in the casing; a stopper being isolated into an upper chamber and a lower chamber; the stopper being a fol... | 12/29/2005 |
| 20050284302 | Portable beverage preparation device and system A portable beverage preparation device and system for making brews, mixes, and potions on demand by selectively introducing and mixing predetermined quantities of at least one stored, edible, beverage preparation confined in at least one sealed chamber into a portable b... | 12/29/2005 |
| 20050284303 | Portable brewing system A “closed/sealed” portable brewing system with a housing, a cover, and a filter, in which the housing has an opening with external threads having a first axis of rotation, the cover has internal threads with a second axis of rotation opposite from the first axis of ... | 12/29/2005 |
| 20050284304 | Apparatus and method for brewer control A beverage making apparatus, method, method of using such a beverage making apparatus and method of cleaning a beverage making apparatus is disclosed. The beverage making apparatus includes a liquid basin (16) for receiving a quantity of liquid and is in communic... | 12/29/2005 |
| 20050284305 | Pressure cooker with a lid having moving jaws A pressure cooker includes a bowl and a removable lid carrying at least two jaws mounted to move on the lid between a locking position for locking the lid on the bowl and an unlocking position, each jaw being connected to a slider mounted to slide on the lid so that sli... | 12/29/2005 |
| 20050284306 | Spit assembly support base A support base for supporting the spit assembly of a rotisserie oven. The support base includes a substantially circular-shaped member having a periphery and an indented portion defined therein. The indented portion has a frustum-conical shape and extends downwardly int... | 12/29/2005 |
| 20050284307 | Bundt cake container A container (10) for holding a bundt cake (12), which avoids an unsightly accumulation of sugar frosting around the central hole in the cake, and which provides strength for stacking containers with cakes therein on top of one another. The container includ... | 12/29/2005 |
| 20050284308 | Flip ramp mechanical interlock for appliance A locking system for an appliance has lid and feed chute locking components that include a spring-biased, ramp surfaced pivoting arm that is adapted to be activated to extend or retract a rod that activates or de-activates a motor drive of a food processor. The arm is a... | 12/29/2005 |
| 20050284309 | JUICER AND GRATER ASSEMBLY The invention provides a juicer and grater assembly comprising an extractor having a plurality of radially extending tabs integral with a lower portion thereof, a combination grater and strainer having at least a plurality of first apertures and a plurality of second ap... | 12/29/2005 |
| 20050284310 | DEVICE FOR ADJUSTING GAP BETWEEN FEEDING TUBE AND BLADE DISK OF FOOD PROCESSORS A food processor includes a base, a lower cap, a blade unit and a top cap. The top cap has a fixed tube extending from an underside thereof and a sleeve is movably mounted to the fixed tube. A board is sandwiched between the sleeve and the blade disk of the blade unit s... | 12/29/2005 |
| 20050284311 | Pitting machine comprising a punching head which performs a curvilinear oscillatory movement in synchronization with the translation movement of fruits to be pitted A pitting machine comprises a punching head that performs a curvilinear oscillatory movement in synchronization with the translation movement of fruits to be pitted, in particular for use in industries that process food such as pitted dried or dehydrated plums and which... | 12/29/2005 |
| 20050284312 | Foil look printing technique A process of manufacturing envelopes and a product manufactured in accordance with such process is disclosed. The process requires printing of an ink design on an envelope, coating of the ink design with a varnish and subsequently embossing the combined ink and varnish ... | 12/29/2005 |
| 20050284313 | Apparatus and method for imprinting a vial An apparatus and method for printing onto vials. The vials may be connected in a series, the vials having an open end and a closed end. The apparatus comprises a conveyor for moving the vials, the conveyor having a mandrel for receiving the open end of the vials. The ma... | 12/29/2005 |
| 20050284314 | Screen printing image enhancement A method of screen printing an image or design onto a substrate comprising: (a) depositing a plurality of inks over a temporary substrate, the plurality of inks comprising an image or design; (b) depositing a backing material over the image or design; and (c) depositing... | 12/29/2005 |
| 20050284315 | INTAGLIO OFFSET PRINTING MACHINE An intaglio offset printing machine includes a metal intaglio plate cylinder having a plurality of recesses in a circumference thereof and a transferring cylinder. Ink is filled into the recesses. The transferring cylinder presses against the metal intaglio plate cylind... | 12/29/2005 |
| 20050284316 | Drive devices and method for driving a processing machine A processing machine for webs includes second units which are driven independently of each other by drives. Signals for a lead axle position of a virtual lead axle are supplied to at least one signal line that connects the drives for these several units. The drives are ... | 12/29/2005 |
| 20050284317 | Offset printing machine The invention relates to the drive of a printing machine. Cylinders and functional groups are to be driven with low technical expenditure. To this end, all form cylinders in a printing unit, for example, are driven respectively by separate electric motors and are not in... | 12/29/2005 |
| 20050284318 | Offset printing machine The invention relates to the drive of a printing machine. Cylinders and functional groups are to be driven with low technical expenditure. To this end, all form cylinders in a printing unit, for example, are driven respectively by separate electric motors and are not in... | 12/29/2005 |
