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| Application No. | Application Title | Issue Date |
| 20060277961 | Shearing method for thin plate A shearing method for a thin plate including forming a protruded product part having a first sagging part when the thin plate with a thickness of up to approximately 5mm is performed with a half die cutting by pressing the half die cutting punch slightly larger than the... | 12/14/2006 |
| 20060277962 | Hollow metallic ring seal for press A press and tooling apparatus for forming a preheated blank includes a heated upper tool and an opposing heated lower tool mounted within the press for relative closing movement to press the preheated blank there between. A binder ring assembly surrounds the lower tool ... | 12/14/2006 |
| 20060277963 | Water cooled panel A water cooled panel is comprised by a continuous coil having a plurality of straight pipe sections and “U” shaped 180° elbow sections that are integral part of the pipe. ... | 12/14/2006 |
| 20060277964 | Method for fabricating an exterior part of a camera A method of fabricating an exterior part of a camera is disclosed. The exterior part has an arcuate recess for finger gripping during photography and an arcuately bent portion. The method of fabricating the exterior part includes laminating a plastic protective layer to... | 12/14/2006 |
| 20060277965 | Three-dimensional structure formed with precision fold technology and method of forming same A three-dimensional structure formed with precision fold technology includes a first sheet section having a first edge formed with a first joinder structure proximate the first edge, a second sheet section having a second edge formed with a second joinder structure prox... | 12/14/2006 |
| 20060277966 | Method for fixing the position of a pull-tab with a steep anti rotation device formed from the panel of a sheet metal cover The invention relates to a method for forming a sheet metal lid. At least one projection (20,21a,21b) is formed twice. Firstly for shaping a pre-form (20*) of the projection out of a panel (10) of said sheet metal lid, said pre-... | 12/14/2006 |
| 20060277967 | Identification attachments for compression tools An identification attachment is provided for a compression tool of the character having a pair of jawarms pivotally mounted between a pair of side plates by pivot pins having outer ends including pin retainers for maintaining the jawarms and side plates in assembled rel... | 12/14/2006 |
| 20060277968 | TUBING BENDER AND METHOD An improved tubing bender of the type having a mounting base, a mandrel mounted upon the mounting base and having a tube recess, and a tube retainer mounted upon the mounting base. It is improved by the tube retainer being mounted upon the mounting base by a snap-lock j... | 12/14/2006 |
| 20060277969 | Handheld crimping tool and method of using same Apparatuses and methods for an improved handheld crimping tool for crimping a wire. The handheld crimping tool includes a head portion having a crimping device positioned adjacent a first end thereof. The crimping device may have an adjustable die cavity to facilitate c... | 12/14/2006 |
| 20060277970 | Press brake tool incorporating seating and/or locating mechanism Press brake tools suitable for punching and/or otherwise deforming workpieces, such as sheet metal. Provided in some embodiments are a press brake tool and a press brake tool holder, in combination. Methods of using press brake tools are also provided. In certain embodi... | 12/14/2006 |
| 20060277971 | Method and apparatus for detecting exhaust gas sensor defect An air-fuel ratio sensor that outputs a sensor signal used for the feedback control of an air-fuel ratio is provided. It is determined whether an element crack is present by applying a reverse voltage to the air-fuel ratio sensor. The value of the sensor signal output f... | 12/14/2006 |
| 20060277972 | METHODS OF FABRICATING STRUCTURES FOR CHARACTERIZING TIP SHAPE OF SCANNING PROBE MICROSCOPE PROBES AND STRUCTURES FABRICATED THEREBY A characterizer for determining the shape of a probe tip for an atomic force microscope and methods of fabricating and using the characterizer. The characterizer includes a micromachined crystalline structure with opposed edges separated by a width suitable for characte... | 12/14/2006 |
| 20060277973 | Surface friction testing apparatus Surface testing friction apparatus comprises a trolley and an inclined ramp. The trolley and ramp are arranged such that a slider on the trolley comes into contact with the surface during a test run over a surface, the friction coefficient of which is to be determined, ... | 12/14/2006 |
| 20060277974 | Selective nanoprobe for olfactory medicine An apparatus is for detecting the presence of selected gaseous compounds indicative of a medical condition includes a probe having one or more sensor elements having a conductivity which is responsive to the presence of selected gaseous compounds, at least one sensor el... | 12/14/2006 |
| 20060277975 | Systems and methods for testing packaging Disclosed are apparatus and methods for testing packaging and/or materials (e.g., package integrity and/or seal strength testing) wherein one or more coatings are applied to the one or more surfaces of the packaging and/or materials prior to testing. In one aspect of th... | 12/14/2006 |
| 20060277976 | Redundant vacuum source for secondary containment monitoring and leak detection system and method A redundant vacuum-generating source system and method for generating and/or maintaining a vacuum level in a secondarily contained fuel-handling component that is monitored for leaks. The vacuum-generating source is coupled to upstream fuel-handling components to draw a... | 12/14/2006 |
| 20060277977 | Multi-sensor system for fluid monitoring with selective exposure of sensors A multi-sensor apparatus for monitoring a fluid is described. The apparatus includes a plurality of sensors, wherein each sensor is configured to be exposed to a fluid, and includes at least one membrane that covers the plurality of sensors. A mechanical member or a hea... | 12/14/2006 |
| 20060277978 | Viscosity sensor system A viscosity sensor system for measuring the viscosity of a liquid and at least one additional property of the liquid using a piezoelectric viscosity sensor device that is situated completely in the liquid that is to be measured, and that has: electrical contact points f... | 12/14/2006 |
| 20060277979 | Methods and apparatus for determining properties of a fluid A method and system for determining properties of a fluid involves interacting the fluid with a standing wave in a first state to establish the standing wave in a second state, analyzing an electric signal associated with the standing wave to determine a characteristic ... | 12/14/2006 |
| 20060277980 | Percolation Testing Apparatus and Method An apparatus and method which accurately quantifies the percolation rate of soils, or other materials. This invention unlike prior arts measures the time elapsed for water to drop in a percolation test hole between two fixed points. The elevation of the water is electro... | 12/14/2006 |
| 20060277981 | MICRO STRUCTURE, CANTILEVER, SCANNING PROBE MICROSCOPE AND A METHOD OF MEASURING DEFORMATION QUANTITY FOR THE FINE STRUCTURE It is desired that highly efficient and highly sensitive sensors being extremely small size is provided in desired position, desired shape and size for a micro structure that causes the elastic deformation at least a part thereof. Moreover, it is also required that faci... | 12/14/2006 |
| 20060277982 | Method for continuous measurement of dynamic fluid consumption A method for continuous measurement of the dynamic fluid consumption of a consumer by means of a two-way flow sensor, particularly the measurement of gaseous or liquid fuel, and possibly a conditioning device, whereby the pressure is reduced to a constant exit pressure ... | 12/14/2006 |
| 20060277983 | Heating resistor type fluid rate measuring apparatus and control device of internal combustion engine having the tlow measuring apparatus To realize a control apparatus for an internal combustion engine having a heating resistor type air flow rate measuring apparatus which can effectively remove salinity adhered to the heating resistor. Salt adheres not only to the heating portion of a heating resistor bu... | 12/14/2006 |
| 20060277984 | Method and device for operating an internal combustion engine A method and a device for operating an internal combustion engine, e.g., of a motor vehicle, may permit a most accurate possible determination of a value for the flow-through area, e.g., the effective flow-through area, of a component arranged in a gas channel. The inte... | 12/14/2006 |
| 20060277985 | Blind hole plug-in wheel speed sensor A sensor assembly (10) for measuring a speed of a movable member. The sensor assembly (10) includes an enclosure (28) defining a cavity (30). The cavity (30) is defined by a blind hole extending into the enclosure (28). The encl... | 12/14/2006 |
| 20060277986 | Fuel level sensor A fuel level sensor for sensing and monitoring the level of remaining fluid in a container such as a fuel tank for a motorized vehicle is disclosed. The fuel level sensor incorporates an improved float and pivot arm member attached to a hub that rotates about a pivot ba... | 12/14/2006 |
| 20060277987 | Method and apparatus for monitoring tire performance A method and apparatus for assessing tire performance by generating accurate, timely tire-to-surface slippage information under any operational/environmental conditions and on any road and/or off-road surface without requiring instrumentation of the roadway. The approac... | 12/14/2006 |
| 20060277988 | Pressure gauge Disclosed is a pressure gauge including a body forming an inlet, an outlet, and a shunt hole. A pressure meter is provided to the shunt hole. An inlet duct in connection with an inflation device is provided to the inlet. A check valve is arranged in the inlet duct. An o... | 12/14/2006 |
| 20060277989 | Multi-function detecting pen A multi-function detecting pen is described. The multi-function detecting pen includes a head module, a detecting chips module, a power module, a lighting module, and a control module. The head module is disposed at a front portion of the pen and the detecting chips mod... | 12/14/2006 |
| 20060277990 | Heating resistor type flow measuring device A heating resistor type flow measuring device comprising a housing having a support part provided between a frame body and a connector and connected to the mounting part of a fluid passage, a flow rate detection element held on the frame body side of the housing, and an... | 12/14/2006 |
| 20060277991 | Systems, methods and devices relating to dive computers A dive computer having multiple sensors and voting logic to determine accuracy of sensor reading. The invention provides, in various embodiments, aspects of a safer dive computer capable of detecting and eliminating erroneous sensor measurement readings and systems and ... | 12/14/2006 |
| 20060277992 | Self-Calibrating Liquid Level Transmitter The present disclosure generally relates to a capacitance sensing apparatus equipped with self-calibrating capacity and method of use thereof. The disclosure contemplates the determination using a secondary means of precise fluid levels according to five possible embodi... | 12/14/2006 |
| 20060277993 | Asymmetric torsion balance gravimeter The invention relates to a gravity measurement apparatus comprising a torsion balance bearing a test mass. The torsion balance has a predetermined center of mass and is rotatable around a predetermined rotation axis, wherein the torsion balance is asymmetric in such a w... | 12/14/2006 |
| 20060277994 | INVERTIBLE MEASURING CUP A measuring cup includes a cup portion formed of a flexible material, such as silicone, secured to a rigid annular portion maintaining the shape of the opening of the cup. A handle secures to the annular portion. A tab may secure to the annular portion opposite the hand... | 12/14/2006 |
| 20060277995 | Gyro sensor of an electrostatic driving and capacitance detecting type A gyro sensor having a vibrator and a start circuit generates an oscillation encouraging signal by boosting a first voltage to a voltage of the signal in response to a start signal of a start frequency sent from the start circuit. The vibrator is vibrated in response to... | 12/14/2006 |
| 20060277996 | Angular velocity sensor and automobile using the same The invention provides an angular velocity sensor which is provided with a smoothing circuit having a large smoothing time constant so that it can be reduced in size and integrated into an IC. Smoothing circuit (9) is provided with first switch (11), first... | 12/14/2006 |
| 20060277997 | MEMS teeter-totter apparatus with curved beam and method of manufacture A teeter-totter apparatus uses a curved beam to generate a differential output which may be indicative of an acceleration applied to the apparatus. The curved-beam teeter-totter apparatus can be combined with an x-axis and y-axis accelerometer, to produce a tri-axis acc... | 12/14/2006 |
| 20060277998 | Method and device for local spectral analysis of an ultrasonic signal The method decomposes the radio frequency signal into sub-bands by filtering, for example with a time-frequency transform. From the coefficients acquired through decomposition a matrix of spectral coefficients is obtained, from which local estimators are obtained, const... | 12/14/2006 |
| 20060277999 | Audiometer and method of hearing screening An audiometer includes a data acquisition/transducer module, a signal processing module and a user interface. A probe is coupled to the data acquisition module. The signal processing module forms an otoacoustic emission stimulus signal for transduction to a patient via ... | 12/14/2006 |
| 20060278000 | Electromagnetic acoustic transducer An electromagnetic acoustic transducer (12, 24) has one or a plurality of magnets for applying a DEC magnetic field to a material (4, 25) under test, and an electrical coil (2, 23) supplied by an alternating current source for, providing an AC magne... | 12/14/2006 |
