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| Application No. | Application Title | Issue Date |
| 20070256486 | Method and apparatus for testing rubber tires or solid rubber wheel laboratory samples A method and apparatus for testing rubber tires includes an abrader for rubbing against the surface of the tire and an eraser for removing particles of rubber left on the abrading surface by the tire. The eraser has the capability of absorbing oil or wax included in the... | 11/08/2007 |
| 20070256487 | Sensor Apparatus for Determination of the Tire Internal Pressure for a Motor Vehicle A sensor apparatus for determination of a tire internal pressure for a motor vehicle by at least one measurement sensor in the form of an optical fiber, with an evaluation and computer unit deducing a sought parameter from a change in the light wave. The at least one me... | 11/08/2007 |
| 20070256488 | Tire valve having indicating device A valve for a tire with a simple structure and a low cost is easily made for monitoring the pressure of the tire through an indicator. ... | 11/08/2007 |
| 20070256489 | System and Method for Estimating Formation Supercharge Pressure A method of estimating a formation pressure in a wellbore is provided that in one aspect includes measuring a hydrostatic pressure at a selected location in the wellbore, and estimating supercharge pressure as a function of time using a forward model that utilizes the h... | 11/08/2007 |
| 20070256490 | Internal riser inspection device and methods of using same An inspection apparatus includes an inspection unit that is lowered into vertically supported pipe filled with seawater. The apparatus includes a pipe weld location detector module carried by the inspection unit. The apparatus also includes a rotating time of flight dif... | 11/08/2007 |
| 20070256491 | ACCOUSTIC PROFILER FOR WIND, TEMPERATURE, AND TURBULENCE Characterizing atmospheric conditions is accomplished by measuring at least one varying spectral characteristic of sound at a plurality of intervals from a sound source with the point of measurement and the sound source in relative motion and separated by altitude. The ... | 11/08/2007 |
| 20070256492 | NAUTICAL INSTRUMENT HAVING SLIDABLE MOUNTING AND LOCKING A nautical instrument that can be repetitively mounted to and removed from a surface within a ship without the use of tools or other instruments. The nautical instrument incorporates a mounting system that achieves slidable locking engagement of the nautical instrument ... | 11/08/2007 |
| 20070256493 | Flow Measurement Apparatus In a thermal type flow rate measurement apparatus comprising a sub-passage having a detour passage and a hole just before a flow rate measuring part, for preventing its output value from falling onto a negative side when the flow rate is abruptly changed, a slit is form... | 11/08/2007 |
| 20070256494 | Muscular Strength Acquiring Method and Device Based on Musculoskeletal Model The present invention provides a method capable of acquiring a physically and physiologically valid muscular strength from motion data based on a musculoskeletal model. The present invention relates to a method for obtaining muscular tension by performing inverse dynami... | 11/08/2007 |
| 20070256495 | Vibrating Inertial Rate Sensor Utilizing Split or Skewed Operational Elements A vibrating inertial rate sensor has operational elements that define axes that are rotationally offset or “skewed” from a node or anti-node reference axis. The skew may be relative to separate node or anti-node reference axes, or take the form of an element that is... | 11/08/2007 |
| 20070256496 | Angular velocity sensor An angular velocity sensor includes: first and second tuning-fork vibrators, each of which respectively includes a base portion and multiple arm portions extending from the base portion; and a mounting portion mounting the first and second tuning-fork vibrators, and an ... | 11/08/2007 |
| 20070256497 | Angular velocity sensor An angular velocity sensor includes multiple tuning-fork vibrators, each of which respectively includes a base portion and multiple arm portions extending from the base portion, and a difference in a resonance frequency between the multiple tuning-fork vibrators is at l... | 11/08/2007 |
| 20070256498 | Angular velocity sensor An angular velocity sensor includes multiple tuning-fork vibrators, each of which respectively includes a base portion and multiple arm portions extending from the base portion, and a difference in length of the arm portions between the multiple tuning-fork vibrators is... | 11/08/2007 |
| 20070256499 | Machine and operating environment diagnostics, detection and profiling using sound A method, system and program storage device are provided for machine diagnostics, detection and profiling using pressure waves, the method including profiling known sources, acquiring pressure wave data, analyzing the acquired pressure wave data, and detecting if the an... | 11/08/2007 |
| 20070256500 | Substrate penetrating acoustic sensor An acoustic sensor configured to detect sound waves traveling through a substrate in which the acoustic sensor is embedded. The acoustic sensor includes a piezoelectric element and mass configured to receive and react to sound waves in three dimensions. Also, methods of... | 11/08/2007 |
| 20070256501 | High temperature LC pressure transducer and methods for making the same A high temperature pressure capacitor is fabricated utilizing two high temperature substrate wafers. The substrates may be silicon carbide (SiC) or aluminum nitride (AIN). The first substrate has a metal conductive plate positioned on a top surface thereof. The top surf... | 11/08/2007 |
| 20070256502 | MEMS Capacitive Bending and Axial Strain Sensor A three-dimensional micro-electro-mechanical-systems (MEMS) capacitive bending and axial strain sensor capacitor is described. Two independent comb structures, incorporating suspended polysilicon interdigitated fingers, are fabricated simultaneously on a substrate that ... | 11/08/2007 |
| 20070256503 | Bend testing apparatus and method of carrying out the same A bend testing apparatus for simulating free vibrational flexing at high speeds and frequencies in a test specimen, said apparatus comprising a cam having a narrow circumferential profile or linear profile wherein at least one portion of the profile of said cam comprise... | 11/08/2007 |
| 20070256504 | Method and apparatus for applying bending load to an axle of an aircraft landing gear Apparatus for applying bending load to an axle of an aircraft landing gear. The apparatus comprises a dummy wheel having a dummy wheel bearing; and a load tool having a convex outer surface which is configured to engage the dummy wheel when in use so as to bend the axle... | 11/08/2007 |
| 20070256505 | Meter connection spreading tool The meter connection spreading tool is used to separate a water meter from a conduit entering or exiting the meter. The tool has an elongated handle terminating in a bifurcated fork. The tines of the fork are elongated and adapted for bearing against the body of the met... | 11/08/2007 |
| 20070256506 | Method and Device for Measuring The invention relates to a pressure probe for characterizing the pressure and/or differential pressure in a fluid, and all derivatives, like for instance, flow rate. The device comprises a front side adapted for facing an upstream direction of the fluid flow, a bulbous ... | 11/08/2007 |
| 20070256507 | System for Determining the Displacement of a Movable Member A means for simultaneous determination of the radial and angular vectors of rotary motion of a body relative to a single reference axis, by measurement of the common aid differential states of three position detectors and, together with an axial position detector, thus ... | 11/08/2007 |
| 20070256508 | SENSOR HANDLE ASSEMBLY A sensor assembly for use in a surgical procedure is described. The assembly can includes a sensor for implantation into a body part, a sensor cord attached to and extending from the sensor and a handle fastened to the sensor cord. The handle is fastened so that a force... | 11/08/2007 |
| 20070256509 | Soil sampler apparatus and method An apparatus removes soil samples at intervals over a field of interest. The apparatus comprises a sampling assembly (60) that rotates on a track (32) riding on a plurality of idler wheels (29, 31). A probe (66) extends and retracts under the... | 11/08/2007 |
| 20070256510 | Method and Device for Recording Process Paramaters of Reaction Fluids in Several Agitated Microreactors The invention relates to a method and a device for the recording of process parameters of reaction fluids in several microreactors which are continuously agitated, at least until the termination of the reaction in all the microreactors. The process parameters in the mic... | 11/08/2007 |
| 20070256511 | Probe holder for various thickness substrates A probe holder for a signal acquisition probe has a cradle receiving the signal acquisition probe and a pedestal adapted for receiving substrates of various thicknesses. The pedestal has a base member and an upright member with the upright member coupled to the cradle. ... | 11/08/2007 |
| 20070256512 | Speed Reducing Mechanism The speed reducing mechanism comprises a housing, a power shaft, a bevel gear set, a drive shaft and a driven shaft. The power shaft, the drive shaft and the driven shaft are pivotally disposed in the housing, and the drive shaft is vertically connected to the driven sh... | 11/08/2007 |
| 20070256513 | Industrial Robot A robot arm for an industrial robot. The robot arm includes a wrist housing, a wrist, and a turn disc. The wrist is rotatably connected to the wrist housing and the turn disc is rotatably connected to the wrist. A first motor drives the wrist and a second motor drives t... | 11/08/2007 |
| 20070256514 | Movable handguard assembly A handguard assembly for a handlebar is disclosed herein. In one embodiment, the handguard assembly includes an arm and a shield movably connected to the shield. A biasing member is connected to the arm and the shield. ... | 11/08/2007 |
| 20070256515 | Independently mounted electronic limited slip device for vehicle A device for use with a vehicle transmission system includes a housing having a clutch provided therein and a first member extending from the housing and configured for coupling to a vehicle differential. The first member includes a generally hollow tube configured to c... | 11/08/2007 |
| 20070256516 | Steel making material recycling system A steel processing material comprises a dried post combustion material (PCM) and a slag foaming material. ... | 11/08/2007 |
| 20070256517 | AEROSOL METHOD AND APPARATUS, PARTICULATE PRODUCTS, AND ELECTRONIC DEVICES MADE THEREFROM Provided is an aerosol method, and accompanying apparatus, for preparing powdered products of a variety of materials involving the use of an ultrasonic aerosol generator (106) including a plurality of ultrasonic transducers (120) underlying and ultrasonica... | 11/08/2007 |
| 20070256518 | Ironmaking and Steelmaking A steelmaking process is disclosed. The process includes producing molten steel and molten steelmaking slag in a steelmaking process, the steelmaking slag including iron units and flux units, and thereafter producing molten iron in a molten bath based direct smelting pr... | 11/08/2007 |
| 20070256519 | Direct Reduction Process and Apparatus A direct reduction process for a metalliferous material includes supplying a solid carbonaceous material and an oxygen-containing gas into a fluidized bed in a first vessel and generating heat by reactions between the oxygen-containing gas and the solid carbonaceous mat... | 11/08/2007 |
| 20070256520 | Method for producing a metal alloy A method for producing a metal alloy includes the steps of: (A) preparing a first melt containing a base metal which has not been alloyed; (B) preparing a second melt containing a base metal and at least one alloying element, the base metals in the first and second melt... | 11/08/2007 |
| 20070256521 | Bottle Opener Decapper consisting of a monopiece body, configured with a straight profile of angular section and symmetrical, whose sides have flaps that are noticeably arched inwards, ending in sharp edges, in such a way that in both directions they make it possible to retain the ed... | 11/08/2007 |
| 20070256522 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR OPENING LOCKED DOORS An apparatus including an elongated rod adapted for sliding under a bottom of a locked door. The elongated rod includes a main section, a curved section, a handle end and an actuator end. The handle end, the curved section and the actuator end extend away from the main ... | 11/08/2007 |
| 20070256523 | Shingle removal tool A shingle removing tool includes, among other possible things, a handle, a shaft connected to the handle, and a base connected to the shaft. A length of the shaft is adjustable. The base includes a blade portion that is configured to separate one or more shingles from a... | 11/08/2007 |
| 20070256524 | RATCHET DRIVER A ratchet device constructed in accordance with one embodiment of the present disclosure is depicted. The ratchet device includes a ratchet body having a handle and a ratchet head. The handle is reciprocably rotatable in first and second handle directions about an axis ... | 11/08/2007 |
| 20070256525 | Rotary wrench structure A rotary wrench structure including a main body and a working head. The main body has a handle section at one end and two lugs at the other end. The two lugs define therebetween a holding space. A split communicates with the holding space and extends therefrom to the ha... | 11/08/2007 |
