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| Application No. | Application Title | Issue Date |
| 20070256446 | Air Mixer Vent The invention relates to an air mixer vent (5), designed in particular for a motor vehicle air conditioning system (1). Said vent comprises an air deflector element (15), which is located on the air mixer vent (5) and protrudes from a surface... | 11/08/2007 |
| 20070256447 | Refrigerator with dual swing door A refrigerator incorporates a dual swing door including a dual hinge mechanism. The dual hinge mechanism includes a lock bar having a first end portion and a second end portion joined by an intermediate portion. Each of the first and second end portions includes first a... | 11/08/2007 |
| 20070256448 | Heat exchanger for refrigerator A heat exchanger for a refrigerator with improved heat transfer efficiency by inducing turbulent flow in a refrigerant flowing along a refrigerant guiding tube. The heat exchanger for the refrigerator comprised of: the refrigerant guiding tube configured to allow the re... | 11/08/2007 |
| 20070256449 | Multi-chamber receptacle for maintaining temperature of contents A receptacle for maintaining the temperature of its contents. The body of the receptacle is constructed of a triple-walled, dual chamber enclosure. This dual chamber enclosure is comprised of an inner chamber and an adjacent outer chamber occupied, respectively, by a ge... | 11/08/2007 |
| 20070256450 | Equipment and process for liquefaction of LNG boiloff gas A design for equipment and process for reliquefaction of LNG boiloff gas, primarily for shipboard installation, has high thermodynamic efficiency and lower capital cost, smaller size (volume, footprint), lower weight, and less need for maintenance than systems utilizing... | 11/08/2007 |
| 20070256451 | Stamped hollow ring design A hollow ring design which may be formed by stamping a shank and stamping a top piece is provided. The shank is formed with a comfort fit, such as a convex configuration, along its inside surface and with a non-planar recess, such as a concave, rectangular or square hol... | 11/08/2007 |
| 20070256452 | Diamond jewelry setting apparatus The inventive setting has a plurality of prongs, each of the prongs having at least one, preferably two, longitudinal grooves adapted to accommodate a girdle of one or more subordinate stones. A top stone is retained by all of the prongs and bears down on the subordinat... | 11/08/2007 |
| 20070256453 | Methods of Making LED Extractor Arrays A molding operation produces an extractor array by providing a mold having a plurality of cavities therein, each cavity being adapted to form an extractor suitable for coupling to an LED die; filling the mold with a plurality of glass particles; heating the glass partic... | 11/08/2007 |
| 20070256454 | Method of reshaping a glass body A method for reshaping a glass body having a Tg and Tx by placing a glass body preform in a mold comprising a cavity having a void volume in the range of 70 to 130 percent of the volume of the glass body preform. The glass body preform is then heat... | 11/08/2007 |
| 20070256455 | Method for Preparing a Glass Substrate with a Durable Coloured Pattern The invention provides a method for preparing a glass substrate with a durable coloured pattern, in which method the coloured patterns is allowed to fuse into the glass substrate during the melting of the glass substrate. ... | 11/08/2007 |
| 20070256456 | Manufacturing Apparatus Of Porous Glass Base Material And Glass Base Material For Optical Fiber A manufacturing apparatus of a porous glass base material is provided. The manufacturing apparatus includes a burner repeatedly moving back and forth reciprocating in a direction along a longitudinal direction of an axis-rotating base member glass rod, where the burner ... | 11/08/2007 |
| 20070256457 | Modular laundry system with horizontal and vertical modules A modular laundry system comprises first and second laundry appliances in a horizontal arrangement, a single width horizontal module vertically arranged with one of the first and second laundry appliances, and a vertical module horizontally arranged relative to the firs... | 11/08/2007 |
| 20070256458 | Washing machine having a drain pump to reduce vibration A washing machine having a cabinet and a drain pump, which prevents the vibration of the drain pump from being transferred to the cabinet, and improves the efficiency in assembling the drain pump with the cabinet. In the washing machine having a cabinet forming an exter... | 11/08/2007 |
| 20070256459 | Door for Drum Type Washing Machines Disclosed herein is a door for drum type washing machines wherein a decorative band is permanently attached to a door frame by means of improved engagement between the decorative band and the door frame. The door comprises a door frame formed by injection molding, and a... | 11/08/2007 |
| 20070256460 | Apparatus for applying dye to a textile An apparatus for applying a liquid dye to a textile web moving continuously in a predetermined direction has a tubular applicator housing defining a substantially closed chamber formed with an outlet slot extending a full length of the chamber transverse to the directio... | 11/08/2007 |
| 20070256461 | Light weight hinged handcuff with powdered metal hinge A handcuff assembly is provided that includes a pair of handcuffs and a connector link assembly that joins the pair of handcuffs. The connector link assembly includes a molded, generally flat base link. The base link has a first thickness on a first end, a step on a fir... | 11/08/2007 |
| 20070256462 | Non-takeout lock for tilt-type windows A slide block is provided for slideably and pivotally mounting a window sash to a side member of a window frame having a vertical window jamb channel. The slide block includes a body, the body defining a sash pivot-receiving aperture. A sash pivot retainer spring is int... | 11/08/2007 |
| 20070256463 | Fiber processing and conditioning system and product produced thereby A material processing method produces a fiber product by anaerobic digesting of input material such as dairy flush to produce a gas product and a liquid and solid fiber product, by thereafter separating liquid components and solid fiber components of the liquid and soli... | 11/08/2007 |
| 20070256464 | Method for Increasing the Process Stability, Particularly the Absolute Thickness Prescision and the Installation Safety During the Hot Rolling of Steel or Nonferrous Materials The invention relates to a method for increasing the process stability, particularly the absolute thickness precision and the installation safety during the hot rolling of steel or nonferrous materials, with small degrees of deformation (f) or no reductions while taking... | 11/08/2007 |
| 20070256465 | Method for the Production of a Flange on a Metal Blank, and Transmission Part A method for the production of a flange on a circular metal blank by at least one pressure roller, the method steps comprising: providing a circular metal blank; providing at least one pressure roller; forming a conically-shaped structure on the circular metal blank; an... | 11/08/2007 |
| 20070256466 | MACHINE AND PROCESS FOR PRODUCTION OF THREE-DIMENSIONAL STIRRUPS Machines and processes for production of three-dimensional stirrups (1a) with two converging legs (4,5), from rods, wire or other material of any cross-section. A planar stirrup (9) with parallel legs is either produced with the aid of a bend... | 11/08/2007 |
| 20070256467 | Method for Producing a Coupling on a Pipe and Device for Producing Said Coupling In a method for producing a coupling on a pipe, preferably consisting of copper or steel or Cu-, Ni-, Fe-alloys, by way of a preferably graduated or one-stage expansion of the pipe end to create a much larger difference in diameter, an expansion tool is introduced axial... | 11/08/2007 |
| 20070256468 | Assembled workstation A workstation has a base, a conveying device, a driving assembly and a working device. The base is composed of multiple supporting frames. The conveying device is mounted on the base and has a rail, a moving base, a motor, a pushing rod and two rotating rods. The rotati... | 11/08/2007 |
| 20070256469 | Apparatus for detecting a physical quantity acting as an external force and method for testing and manufacturing this apparatus A sensor comprises a semiconductor pellet (10) including a working portion (11) adapted to undergo action of a force, a fixed portion (13) fixed on the sensor body, and a flexible portion (13) having flexibility formed therebetween, a working... | 11/08/2007 |
| 20070256470 | Device for Calibrating an Extruded Plastic Profile A device is described for calibrating an extruded plastic profile having a support stand (2), which is assembled from hollow profiles, for a cooling and calibration unit (1) and having supply lines, which are provided in the stand (2), for the cooli... | 11/08/2007 |
| 20070256471 | Lithographic apparatus and method for calibrating the same Lithographic apparatus includes a substrate table and a motion control system for controlling a movement of the substrate table. The motion control system includes at least 3 position detectors constructed for detecting a position of the substrate table. For measuring a... | 11/08/2007 |
| 20070256472 | SEM test apparatus Test apparatus for examining the operation and functioning of ultra-small resonant structures, and specifically using an SEM as the testing device and its electron beam as an exciting source of charged particles to cause the ultra-small resonant structures to resonate a... | 11/08/2007 |
| 20070256473 | Method, Device, and Test Specimen for Testing a Part, and Use of the Method and Device A method and a device are for testing the detectability of at least one flaw in a component, or for evaluating ultrasonic signals of the flaw. The method provides for an electronic specification of the flaw to be generated, which includes a two-dimensional or three-dime... | 11/08/2007 |
| 20070256474 | Gas Chromatograph The invention relates to a gas chromatograph for the analysis of gas samples. It has a feed arrangement for feeding the sample, an open tubular capillary column for separating the components of the sample, temperature control means for controlling the temperature of the... | 11/08/2007 |
| 20070256475 | Method of identifying and detecting the concentrations of multiple species by means of a spectrophone A method of identifying and determining the concentrations of multiple species in a gas sample, includes providing a spectrophone assembly having a detector chamber, supplying the gas sample to the detector chamber and simultaneously passing a plurality of radiations of... | 11/08/2007 |
| 20070256476 | DEVICE FOR CONTINUOUS REAL-TIME MONITORING OF AMBIENT AIR The present invention provides a device for continuous real-time monitoring of ambient air. The device includes a receptacle, a liquid supply, and a pressure balancing system. The receptacle includes a gas inlet slit located such that the gas inlet slit is covered by li... | 11/08/2007 |
| 20070256477 | Fluid Analyser Systems The radiation emitted by the various components in a sample of a fluid wherein the radiation emitted by activated molecules within the sample of the fluid is used to determine the nature of and quantities of materials present in the fluid and a fluid analyser system com... | 11/08/2007 |
| 20070256478 | Apparatus and method for measuring cavity leakage A leak detection apparatus and method for testing a sealed cavity, but most readily suitable for leakage testing of the cylinder heads of internal combustion engines. The cavity is pressurized either positively or negatively with a probe. The probe is connected to a com... | 11/08/2007 |
| 20070256479 | GRAVIMETRIC MOISTURE MEASUREMENT INSTRUMENT A measuring instrument for the gravimetric determination of moisture has a housing with a test compartment arranged in the housing, as well as a weighing device installed in the housing. The weighing device includes a sample receiver that is disposed inside the test com... | 11/08/2007 |
| 20070256480 | SCANNING PROBE MICROSCOPY TIPS COMPOSED OF NANOPARTICLES AND METHODS TO FORM SAME A structure and method for improving the spatial resolution of a scanning probe microscope (SPM) tip, which has been coated with a layer of chemically-synthesized nanoparticles. The nanoparticles are either single-species or heterogeneous, such that the single-species n... | 11/08/2007 |
| 20070256481 | Fuel Consumption Evaluation System The present invention is intended to provide a fuel consumption evaluation system which obtains quantitative data to determine whether actual driving has consumed fuel more efficiently or less efficiently than average driving and gives the driver and/or manager concrete... | 11/08/2007 |
| 20070256482 | Disturbance-resistant bumpless crankshaft position sensing Disclosed herein are methods of generating a virtual crankshaft positioning stream of signal pulses that is derived from one or more series of actual crank signals. The virtual stream is useful for monitoring crankshaft positioning and is able to persist despite electro... | 11/08/2007 |
| 20070256483 | Method for determining an actuating pressure of an operating element A method for determining an actuating pressure of an operating element (1), for example in a motor vehicle, where the element is displaced as a result of the application of the actuating pressure. The actuating pressure of the operating element is determined with... | 11/08/2007 |
| 20070256484 | Tire Hil Simulator A tire HIL simulator is provided which is capable of, in a testing apparatus where a vehicle model is incorporated into a tire testing apparatus, reproducing the behavior of a tire which corresponds to the three-dimensional behavior of a vehicle, even if a three-dimensi... | 11/08/2007 |
| 20070256485 | ELASTOMERIC ARTICLE WITH WIRELESS MICRO AND NANO SENSOR SYSTEM A sensor system for obtaining data from an elastomeric article includes at least one wireless sensor. The sensor length-scales range from nano- to micro-scale devices that are small enough to avoid becoming occlusions within the article. The article may include sensors ... | 11/08/2007 |
