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| Application No. | Application Title | Issue Date |
| 20060096400 | Actuator device An actuator device includes a drive motor, a reduction mechanism, which includes gears, an output shaft coupled to the reduction mechanism, and a connector assembly. The connector assembly includes a sensor accommodating portion for accommodating a sensor, which detects... | 05/11/2006 |
| 20060096401 | Longitudinally displaced shifter The present invention provides a shifter apparatus for a manual transmission. More specifically, a shifter apparatus constructed and arranged for variable longitudinal displacement along the longitudinal centerline of the vehicle. Even more specifically, the instant inv... | 05/11/2006 |
| 20060096402 | Electronic gearshift apparatus of sub gearshift for 4 wheel drive vehicle An electronic gearshift device of a transfer case assembly for a four wheel drive vehicle is provided. The electric gearshift device comprises a motor, a camshaft rotatably driven by the motor, a rail member separated from the camshaft by a predetermined distance and po... | 05/11/2006 |
| 20060096403 | Bending mechanism using multi-joint slider link This invention provides a bending mechanism that performs a ±90 degrees bending motion per degree of freedom (DOF) simply by directly sliding a pair of a multi-slider linkage mechanisms and enables multi-degree-of-freedom (MDOF) bending by combining two or more said be... | 05/11/2006 |
| 20060096404 | BICYCLE SHIFTER The invention relates to a trigger shifter with virtually no takeup distance during the takeup process. In its original position, the takeup pawl is located in the immediate vicinity of the transport tooth set, such that the takeup pawl and takeup lever do not need to c... | 05/11/2006 |
| 20060096405 | Bicycle shift operating device A bicycle shift operating device comprises a bicycle mounting member, a shift operating member, a take-up member, a positioning member, a first retaining mechanism and a second retaining mechanism. The shift operating member is rotatably coupled to the mounting member t... | 05/11/2006 |
| 20060096406 | Gear lever having a light emitting effect A gear lever for a car gear lever includes a main body, a top cover mounted on the main body, a light-gathering member mounted between the main body and the top cover, and a circuit board mounted between the main body and the light-gathering member and provided with a l... | 05/11/2006 |
| 20060096407 | Stem for a bicycle An improved stem for a bicycle comprises an adaptor including a ring portion for securing onto a front fork, and a toothed section; a movable member having one end provided with a locking hole for securing to said ring portion, and another end provided with a toothed se... | 05/11/2006 |
| 20060096408 | Bicycle stem having a positioning mechanism for re-positioning a handle A bicycle stem having a positioning mechanism for re-positioning a handle comprises a vertical tube; an adaptor having a bore and an extension, wherein the bore receives therein the vertical tube so that the adaptor can rotate about the vertical tube; a lateral tube wit... | 05/11/2006 |
| 20060096409 | Steering wheel with electrical heating element A steering wheel having a padding (24), a grip surface (27) at least partly covering the same, and a heating element (4) arranged between the padding (24) and the grip surface (27), and including an electrically conductive layer (41... | 05/11/2006 |
| 20060096410 | Positioning type steering column device A positioning type steering column device, comprising a steering column (1) having a bulged part (19) formed by a hydraulic pressure bulge forming method, the bulged part (19) further comprising a pair of flat surface parts (20) opposed, back... | 05/11/2006 |
| 20060096411 | AUTOMOTIVE VEHICLE TRANSMISSION VENT ASSEMBLY A dry cavity and transmission vent assembly for an automotive vehicle transmission defining a region within a portion of a transmission housing in which rotary elements of the transmission are located whereby air and transmission fluid in an air and transmission fluid m... | 05/11/2006 |
| 20060096412 | Single- or multi-stage epicyclic transmission In the case of a transmission, in particular a single- or multi-stage epicyclic transmission, with a drive shaft/hub mounted in a core housing of a core transmission and a single- or multi-stage transmission stage(s) adjoining thereto, it is intended that a housing whic... | 05/11/2006 |
| 20060096413 | Conveyor drive including a fluid coupling and a step-up gearbox A longwall conveyor drive including a motor including a motor output shaft, a drive sprocket, and a gearbox drivingly connected to the drive sprocket. The drive also includes a fluid coupling drivingly connected to the gearbox, and a step-up gearbox located between the ... | 05/11/2006 |
| 20060096414 | Dual clutch assembly for a heavy-duty automotive powertrain A dual friction clutch assembly for a multiple-ratio transmission comprises separate friction disks of the assembly separately connected to each of two torque input shafts for the transmission. Two torque flow paths for the torque input shafts are defined in part by pre... | 05/11/2006 |
| 20060096415 | Microwave treatment of ores A method of treating ore particles to facilitate subsequent processing of the ore particles to recover valuable components from the ore is disclosed. The method includes exposing the ore particles to microwave energy and causing structural alteration of the ore particle... | 05/11/2006 |
| 20060096416 | Refining agent and refining method A refining agent containing Al, MgO and CaO as main components, wherein dolomite is a MgO source and a CaO source. When the refining agent is supplied into molten iron, Mg vapor is produced due to a reaction in the molten iron, and causes a refining reaction by the Mg v... | 05/11/2006 |
| 20060096417 | Plasma arc reactor for the production of fine powders A plasma arc reactor and process for producing a powder from a solid feed material, for example aluminium, is provided. The reactor comprises: (a) a first electrode (5), (b) a second electrode (10) which is adapted to be spaced apart from the first electro... | 05/11/2006 |
| 20060096418 | Process for the production of niobium and/or tantalum powder with large surface area The present invention refers to a process for production of a powder of niobium and/or tantalum having high purity, large specific surface area, controlled contents of oxygen and nitrogen, and a morphology that is adequate for use in the manufacture of capacitors, chara... | 05/11/2006 |
| 20060096419 | Method for reduction treatment of metal oxide or ironmaking waste and method for concentration and recovery zinc and/or lead A method of reduction treatment of metal oxides characterized by using as a material a powder containing metal oxides and containing alkali metals and halogen elements and further, in accordance with need, carbon, mixing said material with water to produce a slurry, the... | 05/11/2006 |
| 20060096420 | Method for reducing chromium containing raw material An object of the present invention is to provide a method for reducing a chromium-containing material at a high chromium reduction degree. In the method of the present invention, a mixture of a feedstock containing chromium oxide and a carbonaceous reductant is heated a... | 05/11/2006 |
| 20060096421 | Power driven wrench A power driven wrench comprises a head having an opening which carries a toothed or threaded rotary member substantially completely within the head. A shaft is present having a toothed or threaded inner end which engages the toothed rotary member, extending through an a... | 05/11/2006 |
| 20060096422 | RATCHET COUPLING MEANS FOR A DRIVING TOOL An improvement in ratchet coupling means of a driving tool includes a driving member inserted into a handle and covered by a control ring, a ratchet ring and a circular cap, a pair of springs biase the checking blocks in the driving member each having teeth on the slope... | 05/11/2006 |
| 20060096423 | Positive lock tail stock support for lathe The present invention generally relates to the field of woodworking tools and particularly to an indexing assembly for a lathe. An aspect of the present invention is directed to a lathe, including a frame; a bed coupled with the frame; a head stock configured for mechan... | 05/11/2006 |
| 20060096424 | Cutting blade edge application method and apparatus A method and apparatus applying a cutting edge to a cutting blade are provided that may allow the cutting edge to be created using a shearing process such that a majority of the edge is sheared without excessive breakout. ... | 05/11/2006 |
| 20060096425 | System and method for rapidly stopping a spinning table saw blade A system for stopping a spinning table saw blade is comprised of a pin assembly disposed adjacent to a saw blade assembly for stopping a spinning saw blade. A receiving block is disposed on a side of the saw blade opposing the pin assembly for receiving the tip of the p... | 05/11/2006 |
| 20060096426 | Apparatus for cutting substrate and method using the same An apparatus for cutting a substrate includes a laser oscillator generating a femtosecond laser beam, a first beam splitter splitting the femtosecond laser beam into first and second femtosecond laser beams, a first condenser lens receiving the first femtosecond laser b... | 05/11/2006 |
| 20060096427 | Bulk stamped amorphous metal magnetic component A bulk amorphous metal magnetic component has a plurality of laminations of ferromagnetic amorphous metal strips adhered together to form a generally three-dimensional part having the shape of a polyhedron. The component is formed by stamping, stacking and bonding. The ... | 05/11/2006 |
| 20060096428 | Riving knife assembly The present invention provides a riving knife assembly for use with a saw assembly, such as a table saw. The riving knife assembly is enabled with a riving knife blade having a first end for extending above a planar work surface established by the saw assembly and a sec... | 05/11/2006 |
| 20060096429 | Water jet cutting device The invention relates to a water jet cutting device for cutting an advancing web (1) of paper, cardboard, tissue, or another fibrous material in a machine used for producing and/or finishing said web. The inventive water jet cutting device comprises at least two ... | 05/11/2006 |
| 20060096430 | Film cutting device A fixed cutter (15) is provided on a top surface (8a) of an adsorption type carrying belt (8) that carries a film. A cylindrical cutter holder (33) having a rotary cutter (16) is provided in the vicinity of the fixed cutter. The... | 05/11/2006 |
| 20060096431 | Die holder assembly for rotary cutting system The present invention provides a die holder with one or more pre-located recessed areas or voids into which cutting dies can be quickly and easily inserted and secured. The die holder mounts quickly to the cylinder, and can be quickly removed for alternative operations.... | 05/11/2006 |
| 20060096432 | Device for feeding organic plant material into the cutting zone of a cutting machine particularly for tobacco The invention relates to a device for feeding a material into a cutting/comminution zone of a cutting machine for plant materials, particularly for tobacco, comprising a transporting device which transports wetted tobacco material into the cutting/comminution zone and c... | 05/11/2006 |
| 20060096433 | Apparatus for cutting pieces of material into appropriate shaped portion An apparatus for cutting a material having prevalently two-dimensional extension into appropriately shaped portions, in particular for cutting a fabric or the like into shaped portions for the manufacture of clothing items or other items, including a support frame (1... | 05/11/2006 |
| 20060096434 | Ultrasonic slitter Apparatus for high-volume, high speed ultrasonic cutting or slitting comprising a blade having first and second cutting edges suspended from a reciprocating head, cantilevered over a conveyor supporting and advancing the food product, with the blade including first and ... | 05/11/2006 |
| 20060096435 | Apparatus to simultaneously cut apertures and perimeter contours in a sheet-type work material An apparatus is disclosed having a notching tool and a cutter that work together to cut perimeter contours and notch geometry along the perimeter of a work material with high precision and quality in a single pass of the cutting mechanism. The apparatus includes a rotar... | 05/11/2006 |
| 20060096436 | Blade clamp assembly A blade clamp assembly for retaining a rotary blade on the arbor of a rotary tool comprises a blade washer for engaging the blade to hold the blade on the arbor and a clamp assembly threaded into the arbor to clamp the blade washer against the blade. The clamp assembly ... | 05/11/2006 |
| 20060096437 | Integrated glass cutting and laser marking table An integrated glass cutting and laser marking table includes a main table, at least one bridge, at least one carriage, a glass cutting head and laser marking unit. Each bridge extends across the main table, wherein each bridge is movable along the length of the table. E... | 05/11/2006 |
| 20060096438 | Acoustic guitar assembly method and apparatus A musical instrument, such as an acoustic guitar, and methods and apparatus for assembly of such a musical instrument. The instrument includes at least one major panel, such as a front panel or soundboard, and a side wall. The major panel has a groove or rebate cut into... | 05/11/2006 |
| 20060096439 | Logo guitar A guitar body made in the likeness of a logo of a sports team. The logo on the guitar is converted from an original logo by scaling the logo to accommodate the size and shape required to make a functional guitar body in the shape of the logo. ... | 05/11/2006 |
