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| Application No. | Application Title | Issue Date |
| 20070000401 | Sheet pressing apparatus A sheet pressing apparatus includes a cam, lever, sheet press member, and first and second compression coil springs. The cam has a cam surface and is supported rotatably. The lever supports a cam follower that abuts against the cam surface and is pivoted by rotation of ... | 01/04/2007 |
| 20070000402 | Digital workflow processes for generating product proofs Embodiments of the present invention provide digital workflow methods for generating product proofs that achieve the benefits of digital printing, including lower costs, and less production time, while also providing an appearance that accurately resembles the final pro... | 01/04/2007 |
| 20070000403 | Printing apparatus and fabricating method thereof A printing apparatus adapted for printing wide line width and narrow line width patterns with one printing plate when fabricating a liquid crystal display device is disclosed. The printing apparatus includes a printing roll having target pattern forming material spread ... | 01/04/2007 |
| 20070000404 | JACKETED BOAT-TAIL BULLET A bullet includes at least a mid core and a rear core in tandem alignment. The hardness of the mid core is greater than the hardness of the rear core. A jacket envelops both the mid core and the rear core. The jacket has a generally cylindrical sidewall, which is in con... | 01/04/2007 |
| 20070000405 | Rail vehicle system and transportation method of using the rail vehicle system In a branch section 1 or a merge section of a rail vehicle system, an auxiliary travel surface 17 on the straight lane side includes a deformed portion 54 where the height is increased for supporting an auxiliary wheel 6 of a traveling vehicl... | 01/04/2007 |
| 20070000406 | Self-propelled vehicle for movement within a tubular member A self-propelled vehicle (20) for movement within a tubular member (22) includes propulsion mechanisms (28) distributed about a core element (24). Each of the propulsion mechanisms (28) includes a drive belt (28). A first pulley... | 01/04/2007 |
| 20070000407 | Nano composite photocatalytic coating A photocatalytic coating composition and method of coating articles, the composition containing solvents for rapid evaporation at room temperature, polyalkylphenylsiloxane, xylene, nano densified hydrophilic fumed silica, nanostructured composite photocatalyst powder an... | 01/04/2007 |
| 20070000408 | Low viscosity, highly pigmented oil based dispersions exhibiting a low relative interfacial tension drop Pigment dispersions that when used in printing ink having a relative interfacial tension drop of less than 1.5, and offering an ink viscosity of less than 150 Pa·s, and containing at least 45 wt. % pigment. ... | 01/04/2007 |
| 20070000409 | Oil-based inks for inkjet printers An oil-based ink for piezoelectric inkjet printers contains a binder resin, a pigment and a solvent. The solvent contains a cyclic ester and a compound represented by the following formula (1): wherein X1 represents an alkyl group, X2 rep... | 01/04/2007 |
| 20070000410 | Coating materials for cores The invention relates to coating material comprising a water-soluble salt as a filler. Such materials are especially suitable as core washes for salt cores for using in foundry technology. ... | 01/04/2007 |
| 20070000411 | Method for the manufacture of a pastel-white, highly opaque micro-particle rutile pigment, the therewith obtained rutile pigment and its utilization Described is a method for the manufacture of a pastel-white, highly opaque, micro-particle rutile pigment from a crude rutile, synrutile or from a slag-like rutile-type precursor characteristic for traditional titanium dioxide production from processing ilmenite into ti... | 01/04/2007 |
| 20070000412 | Method to Produce Durable Non-Vitrified Fly Ash Bricks and Blocks This patent deals with a method to make durable (i.e., freeze/thaw resistant), non-vitrified (non-fired) fly ash masonry units (bricks, blocks, tiles and other construction products), that can pass contemporary standards for building bricks established by the American S... | 01/04/2007 |
| 20070000413 | Inorganic lightweight insulator and process for preparing it The present invention discloses an inorganic lightweight insulator manufactured by blending one or more selected from the group consisting of calcium carbonate, mica powder, clay, chloride, alumina, zeolite, talc, kaolin, diatomite, calcium carbonate and loess with a si... | 01/04/2007 |
| 20070000414 | Console A console (10) is disclosed which comprises a console top (12), a first member (14), and a second member (16) coupled to the first member (14) via a mechanism. The mechanism (17) is movable between a first configuration in which... | 01/04/2007 |
| 20070000415 | Thermoplastic article having portions with different fire resistances The parts of a pallet or other article have different tailored thermoplastic composition to provide fire resistance according to the shape, location and function of the part in the pallet. In one embodiment, the high surface area to volume deck has high fire retardant c... | 01/04/2007 |
| 20070000416 | Method and System for controlling coal flow A system for controlling coal flow in a coal-fired boiler including: a coal flow damper in operable communication with a burner pipe; a coal flow sensor in operable communication with the burner pipe which generates a coal flow signal; and a fuel trim controller in oper... | 01/04/2007 |
| 20070000417 | Hat embroidery accessory An apparatus for use in preparing a hat (such as a baseball cap) for embroidery on the front of the hat, including a form for holding the hat, and a tensioning means for pushing on the inside of the back of the hat and so placing in tension the front of the hat. ... | 01/04/2007 |
| 20070000418 | Ice brake An ice brake is presented that provides stopping traction on ice, snow, water, dirt, gravel, and solid ground. It is driven by a hydraulic ram to provide quick response. The brake has a blade with a bottom edge that has cutout portions to allow up to 50% debris accumula... | 01/04/2007 |
| 20070000419 | Sea vessel docking station A system and method in which a buoyant central docking station captures, lifts and couples one or more other sea vessels is disclosed, wherein a flexible, modularized production system is quickly realized on a cost effective basis. The capabilities of a number of older,... | 01/04/2007 |
| 20070000420 | Retractable bowsprit for sailboat A bowsprit, or spar, for supporting a spinnaker sail at the front of a sailboat is mounted on the deck of the sailboat. The bowsprit is retractable and extendable in telescoping fashion and includes a rope or tack line extending from the forward end thereof that connect... | 01/04/2007 |
| 20070000421 | KAYAK BALLAST SYSTEM A kayak ballast system is comprised of a cradle member configured to be fitted within the interior of the kayak. The cradle member defines a receiving unit for securely receiving weight, thereby providing a ready means for adding weight to a kayak and increasing the cen... | 01/04/2007 |
| 20070000422 | Finkeel for boats with foldable leeboards The invention relates to a finkeel (2) for boats, having of a fixed part (3) attached to the hull (1) and a movable part comprising two leeboards (4, 5) that can be orientated in an independent manner. According... | 01/04/2007 |
| 20070000423 | Rudder post for rudders for water vehicles The rudder post (40) for rudders for water vehicles has end sections (41, 42) made of a metallic material, in particular of wrought iron, and a mid post section (45) made of a nonmetallic material connected with the end sections so that the rudder p... | 01/04/2007 |
| 20070000424 | Boat Stabilization A technique for stabilizing a boat in open water against a stationary structure is disclosed. The boat has a fender at one end comprising a resilient material, and the boat is urged against the structure to engage the resilient material with the structure. The frictiona... | 01/04/2007 |
| 20070000425 | Structure for use in body of water having reduced width for ground transport A structure can be installed in and removed from a body of water in a seasonal fashion. The structure has a lower level that includes a boat lift and may include an upper level that provides an entertainment area. The structure carries a buoyancy system for selectively ... | 01/04/2007 |
| 20070000426 | Multi-purpose storage rack and fishing troller for a personal water craft The present invention is for an apparatus for use on a personal water craft having a hull, a deck disposed on said hull, a hood movably connected to the forward portion of said deck, an engine position with in the hull, a seat mounted atop said deck for accommodating at... | 01/04/2007 |
| 20070000427 | Silicon wafer for IGBT and method for producing same A silicon wafer for an IGBT is produced by forming an ingot having an interstitial oxygen concentration [Oi] of not more than 7.0×1017 atoms/cm3 by the Czochralski method; doping phosphorus in the ingot by neutron beam irradiation to the ingot; sl... | 01/04/2007 |
| 20070000428 | Laser irradiation apparatus Each region, which should be left on a substrate after patterning, of a semiconductor film is grasped in accordance with a mask. Then, each region to be scanned with laser light is determined so that at least the region to be obtained through the patterning is crystalli... | 01/04/2007 |
| 20070000429 | Method for producing single crystal and single crystal The present invention is a method for producing a single crystal by Czochralski method with pulling a seed crystal from a raw material melt, wherein when a pulling rate of pulling a single crystal is defined as V (mm/min), a temperature gradient at a solid-liquid interf... | 01/04/2007 |
| 20070000430 | Liquid crystal display device and fabrication method threof A method for fabricating an LCD device includes preparing a first substrate, preparing a second substrate such that each of the first and second substrates corresponding to a plurality of panels, forming a seal pattern along an outer edge of each panel on the second sub... | 01/04/2007 |
| 20070000431 | Method of repairing a short defect and a method of fabricating a liquid crystal display device A method for repairing a short defect according to the present invention includes forming a first conductive pattern on a substrate, forming a photo-resist pattern on the first conductive pattern using a rear exposure for the first conductive pattern being shorted by a ... | 01/04/2007 |
| 20070000432 | Method for growth of silicon carbide single crystal, silicon carbide seed crystal, and silicon carbide single crystal A method for producing a single crystal includes supplying a vapor gas from silicon carbide as a raw material to a seed crystal formed of a silicon carbide single crystal to grow the seed crystal. The seed crystal is disposed in a part of crystal growth, with a crystal ... | 01/04/2007 |
| 20070000433 | III-nitride semiconductor device fabrication A method of fabricating a III-nitride power semiconductor device which includes selective prevention of the growth of III-nitride semiconductor bodies to selected areas on a substrate in order to reduce stresses and prevent cracking. ... | 01/04/2007 |
| 20070000434 | Apparatuses and methods for detecting defects in semiconductor workpieces Non-contact methods and apparatuses for detecting defects such as pile-ups in semiconductor wafers are disclosed herein. An embodiment of one such method includes irradiating a portion of a semiconductor workpiece, measuring photoluminescence from the irradiated portion... | 01/04/2007 |
| 20070000435 | Method of manufacturing a wafer The present invention relates to a method of manufacturing a wafer comprising a single crystalline bulk substrate of a first material and at least one epitaxial layer of a second material which has a lattice different from the lattice of the first material. The present ... | 01/04/2007 |
| 20070000436 | FOOD BREADING APPARATUS A method and system for removing clumps from breading preparation are disclosed. Breading preparation may be placed in a tub with a plugged opening and applied to food products. When clumps form in the breading preparation, the opening may be unplugged, and the breading... | 01/04/2007 |
| 20070000437 | Porous structure treatment system A porous material injection system for injecting protective material into a porous material. The porous material injection system may include an injection hood formed from a hood structure having a top plate, first and second cavities. During use, a vacuum may be formed... | 01/04/2007 |
| 20070000438 | Apparatus for refurbishing used cores for rolls of material Apparatus (2) for refurbishing used cores (4) for rolls of material, which apparatus comprises: stripper means (6) for stripping remaining material (8) from the used cores (4); feed means (10) for feeding the used cores (4 | 01/04/2007 |
| 20070000439 | Paste coating method A ceramic capacitor having a ceramic body and terminal electrodes, the ceramic body being substantially a rectangular parallelopiped in shape, the terminal electrodes being provided at the two ends of the ceramic body in the length direction, each terminal electrode bei... | 01/04/2007 |
| 20070000440 | Apparatus for dispensing pourable material to an outer surface of a vessel A dispenser delivers a pourable material onto the outside of a receiving vessel, for example, a flavorant like granular salt or sugar onto the rim of a beer bottle or margarita glass, or a glue, sealant, or lubricant onto the external threads of a chemical bottle. An ex... | 01/04/2007 |