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| Application No. | Application Title | Issue Date |
| 20070204733 | Side Pressure Splitter The present invention is directed to an apparatus for maintaining contact between a portion of a workpiece between a kerf intrusion device and an alignment fence. In an aspect of the present invention, a table saw is configured with a support having a support surface fo... | 09/06/2007 |
| 20070204734 | Automatic sliced piece fabricating apparatus and automatic sliced piece sample fabricating apparatus To fabricate automatically a high quality sliced piece by preventing a temperature change of a surface of an enveloped block, there is provided an automatic sliced piece fabricating apparatus including a fixed base for mounting to fix an enveloped block, cutting means i... | 09/06/2007 |
| 20070204735 | THREE AXIS PORTIONING METHOD The present invention discloses a method for portioning foodstuffs in three dimensions. A step in portioning according to the present invention includes scanning the foodstuff to be portion. Followed by a step of generating a three-dimensional map of the foodstuff. Foll... | 09/06/2007 |
| 20070204736 | Connector pins cutting machine A connector pins cutting machine for cutting soldering portions of idle pins of a connector includes a base member, a containing member mounted on the base member having at least one sliding groove extending there-through, a connector positioning member coupled to the c... | 09/06/2007 |
| 20070204737 | Ticket dispenser The ticket dispenser is configured for holding and dispensing a double roll of laterally paired tickets, i.e., a ticket roll having two laterally joined and identically numbered tickets for each sequentially numbered position along the roll. Such tickets are commonly us... | 09/06/2007 |
| 20070204738 | Perforation over perforation die cutter and method of manufacture A perforation over perforation die with a multi-level blade on an engraved rotary tool, on thin plate tooling applied to a magnetic cylinder or on a removable perforation blade die. The single die has a multi-level blade that creates dual cuts in the face sheet and line... | 09/06/2007 |
| 20070204739 | TIP HOLDER A rotating shaft (23) is inserted through an axial center of a cutter wheel tip for scribing a brittle object. The rotating shaft (23) is integrally provided with the cutter wheel tip. The rotating shaft (23) is inserted into supporting holes (14... | 09/06/2007 |
| 20070204740 | Automatic instrument for fabricating prepared slide of tissue section and automatic prepared slide fabricating method To be able to alleviate burden on an operator and automatically fabricate a necessary number of sheets of prepared slides from respective embedded blocks while pertinently interchanging the respective embedded blocks, there is provided an automatic instrument for fabric... | 09/06/2007 |
| 20070204741 | Variable Timbre Acoustic Instruments The invention relates to an acoustic musical instrument whose timbre can be varied while playing the instrument. The acoustic musical instrument comprises a membrane and a body which body forms a cavity therein, a divider means within the b... | 09/06/2007 |
| 20070204742 | Musical Instrument Case A musical instrument case comprising a body which defines an outer and inner surface, first and second members, and a support layer affixed within the inner surface of the body and a microfiber layer affixed to the support layer. ... | 09/06/2007 |
| 20070204743 | MUSICAL INSTRUMENT A musical instrument having a displacement member that is operable to vary sounds, thereby offering a wide variety of musical performances. A box-shaped sound generation unit accommodated in the inside of a musical instrument body generates a sound in response to any on... | 09/06/2007 |
| 20070204744 | Content reproducing apparatus, audio reproducing apparatus and content reproducing method A content reproducing apparatus is disclosed which includes: a sensor; a discrimination circuit configured to discriminate whether a movement of a user is a first movement or a second movement based on a detection output from the sensor; a storage configured to store co... | 09/06/2007 |
| 20070204745 | Automatic shooting mechanism and robot having the same An automatic shooting mechanism capable of remote switching and unmanned switching between a safety mode and a shooting mode, and remote shooting and unmanned shooting. Also provided is a sentry robot employing the automatic shooting mechanism and capable of performing ... | 09/06/2007 |
| 20070204746 | Piston Pin Bearing For Pistons Of An Internal Combustion Engine The invention relates to a piston pin bearing of an internal combustion engine, in which a cylindrical piston pin is mounted. The aim of the invention is to create a hub bore shape that is improved compared to prior art in order to significantly reduce mechanical stress... | 09/06/2007 |
| 20070204747 | INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE WITH IMPROVED THERMAL EFFICIENCY An internal combustion engine includes a piston adapted to reciprocate in a cylinder. The piston includes a first portion, a second portion, and a third portion. The first portion of the piston forms a crown surface of the piston, the second portion of the piston forms ... | 09/06/2007 |
| 20070204748 | PSA PRESSURE MEASUREMENT AND CONTROL SYSTEM A pressure swing adsorption system including a plurality of vessels having one or more layers of adsorbent material therein, a feed gas channel, a waste channel, and a product channel. The system also includes at least one parallel channel connected to each of the vesse... | 09/06/2007 |
| 20070204749 | GAS CHROMATOGRAPH COLUMN AND METHOD OF MAKING THE SAME The present invention includes a gas chromatograph column and method of making the same that provide a substantial advance in the art of gas chromatography. The gas chromatograph column includes a first manifold defining a first internal fluid path, a second manifold de... | 09/06/2007 |
| 20070204750 | Multiphase flow measurement apparatus and method An apparatus is utilized for obtaining flow measurements from an individual oil and gas well. The apparatus utilizes pipe segments rather than vessels to separate the fluid components into a gas phase, a water phase, and an oil phase. Separation of the flow stream into ... | 09/06/2007 |
| 20070204751 | Static mixer and exhaust gas treatment device The invention relates to a static mixer for an exhaust system of an internal combustion engine. The mixer has a wall structure that is arranged across the directional of flow in a pipe and has several layers of a corrugated sheeting material laying across one another in... | 09/06/2007 |
| 20070204752 | Base construction for an air handling unit An apparatus and method for a panel construction for an air-handling unit includes at least one base member having a top surface and a bottom surface opposite the top surface and a skin having opposed surfaces. An insulator having opposed surfaces is disposed between th... | 09/06/2007 |
| 20070204753 | Device and method of binding books A binding device includes an L-shaped frame including two uprights, a crossbar-shaped platen interconnecting the upright, a central screw having a bottom end secured to the platen, and a rectangular table having two rear corners secured to bottoms of the uprights; a bas... | 09/06/2007 |
| 20070204754 | Compliant embosser assembly An embossing assembly for forming an embossment pattern on a tube blank having a first roll and a second roll. The first roll includes a first shaft having a first axis of rotation and an embossing element joined to the first shaft. The second roll is configured to enga... | 09/06/2007 |
| 20070204755 | Process and Apparatus for Providing Identity Marks on Security Documents An intaglio-printing press for printing security documents comprising a plate cylinder (4) with at least one engraved printing plate (6), an impression cylinder (3), a wiping device (10) and an inking system, (5, 7a-8d... | 09/06/2007 |
| 20070204756 | Energy harvesting power sources for generating a time-out signal for unexploded munitions A method is provided for detecting a target impact of a munition. The method including: providing the munition with a power supply having a piezoelectric material for generating power from a vibration induced by the munition; monitoring an output from the power supply; ... | 09/06/2007 |
| 20070204757 | Hybrid electronic and electromechanical arm-fire device A hybrid electronic and electromechanical arm-fire device comprising a moving mechanical element having a safe position and an armed position, one or more pyrotechnic detonators each having an output mounted on the moving mechanical element, a pickup adjacent to the det... | 09/06/2007 |
| 20070204758 | Lead-free projectile A small-bore projectile comprises a ductile outer jacket, a hard core, and a hollow jacket core. Kinetic energy of the projectile is substantially transmitted to the hard core when a target is hit such that said hard core penetrates the target. The outer jacket is suppo... | 09/06/2007 |
| 20070204759 | REACTION COMPONENT FOR LINEAR INDUCTION MOTOR A reaction component or plate for a linear induction motor incorporates a flexibility increasing feature and a wear resistant feature.... | 09/06/2007 |
| 20070204760 | SOLID DRAWING MATERIAL A solid drawing material containing a gel-forming substance of an alkali metal salt or an ammonium salt of an aliphatic carboxylic acid having 8 to 36 carbon atoms, an alkoxylated nitrogen-containing compound, a reduced starch saccharide, and a coloring agent. The solid... | 09/06/2007 |
| 20070204761 | Water based ink composition for rollerball pen Disclosed is a water based ink composition for a rollerball pen that includes at a least colorant, a water-soluble organic solvent, water, a shear thinning viscosity property-providing agent, a lubricant, and a bubble suppressant. The ink composition includes a phosphat... | 09/06/2007 |
| 20070204762 | Azo Pigment Preparations for Packaging Gravure and Flexographic Printing The invention relates to an azo pigment preparation containing a) at least one azo pigment, b) a resin based on colophonium or modified colophonium with an acid value equal to or higher than 320 mgKOH/g, and c) an ammonium salt of a sulfonated diaryl yellow pigment. ... | 09/06/2007 |
| 20070204763 | COMPOUNDS AND METHODS FOR TREATING FLY ASH A compound is provided for treating fly ash and includes a(n) amphoteric, alkyl polyglycoside, ester, derivative of triglyceride, fatty alcohol, alkoxylated fatty alcohol, alkoxylated polyhydric alcohol, and mixtures thereof, wherein the treated fly ash is incorporated ... | 09/06/2007 |
| 20070204764 | COMPOUNDS AND METHODS FOR REDUCING WATER CONTENT IN CEMENTITIOUS MIXTURES Compounds for reducing water content in cementitious mixtures selected from an amphoteric, an alkyl polyglycoside, an ester, a triglyceride derivative, and mixtures thereof are provided. Methods are also provided for reducing water content in cementitious mixtures. ... | 09/06/2007 |
| 20070204765 | Self-Adaptive Cement Systems A self-healing cement system includes cement, water and at least one additive that swells in contact with water from reservoir or from formation in the case of a structural failure in the set cement to provide a physical barrier in the zone of failure. Examples of such ... | 09/06/2007 |
| 20070204766 | PALLET WITH OPTIMIZED CARGO LAYER AND RELATED METHODS A pallet includes a cargo layer for supporting different size cargo cases. The cargo layer includes a pair of spaced apart end deck boards, with each end deck board having a first width. Spaced apart intermediate deck boards are positioned in a pattern between the pair ... | 09/06/2007 |
| 20070204767 | PALLET RAMP WITH SAFETY RETAINER A method and system is presented for ensuring that a latch securing a ramp to a pallet is properly aligned and seated before a product can be offloaded from the pallet and down the ramp. The system uses a latching system that has a pallet-attached base and a ramp-attach... | 09/06/2007 |
| 20070204768 | Antiskid Handling Device The invention relates to a handling device (10) which is made of a plastic material, comprises at least one contact part consisting of an external antiskid contact area (18) and a rigid area (20), wherein the contact part is made of only one composi... | 09/06/2007 |
| 20070204769 | Pallet And Method For Manufacturing The Same A pallet and a method for manufacturing the same are provided. The pallet comprises a pallet body, a skid to reinforce the pallet body and means to interlock the pallet body and the skid. The pallet body and the skid are moulded from a mouldable composition comprising b... | 09/06/2007 |
| 20070204770 | Device for moving load carriers The device (20) for moving load carriers, such as crates, containers, kegs, comprising a base plate (10), which encompasses a loading surface (11) with a free lower side (12), from which a flange (14) projects substantially at right an... | 09/06/2007 |
| 20070204771 | Height adjustable leg assembly A multi-configurable furniture assembly including height adjustable legs, a height adjustable pedestal support structure, a variable height foot support for cabinets and shelves and a panel wall assembly where each of the separate assemblies have finished and high quali... | 09/06/2007 |
| 20070204772 | Storage table system and method A storable table system allows for relatively compact storage of a relatively large sized table. The storable table system uses a tabletop derived from a combination of full corner and half corner sections folded out from two unfolded rectangular center sections. The fu... | 09/06/2007 |
