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| Application No. | Application Title | Issue Date |
| 20080223163 | Rack-and-Pinion Steering Apparatus A rack-and-pinion steering apparatus comprises pinion teeth formed according to proper tooth specifications in other aspects under a larger pressure angle, thereby stably offering smooth and comfortable steering feeling over a long time. The module (m), number of teeth ... | 09/18/2008 |
| 20080223164 | Gear Mechanism Unit for a Motor Vehicle Actuating Drive A gear mechanism unit for a motor vehicle actuating drive has a gear mechanism housing (1), an axle (2) which is fixedly connected to the gear mechanism housing, and a worm gear (5). The worm gear is provided at its outer periphery with a toothing (... | 09/18/2008 |
| 20080223165 | Device For Transmitting Movements and Components Thereof A device for transmitting movements comprising a parallel kinematics transmission structure adapted to provide at least one degree of freedom including three translational degrees of freedom, the parallel kinematics transmission structure further comprising a base membe... | 09/18/2008 |
| 20080223166 | Actuation Device and Method An actuation device comprises a driving member, a driven member and an actuator device. The driven member has a seat, in which there is operatively inserted, with possibility of relative movement, an engagement part of the driving member. According to the invention also... | 09/18/2008 |
| 20080223167 | Apparatus and method for jogging transmission neutral switch A method and apparatus for cycling a neutral switch of an automated mechanical transmission includes software which, either independently or by operator command through a shift actuator having side-to-side motion capability and sensors, controls a select piston and cyli... | 09/18/2008 |
| 20080223168 | Steering Column Arrangement for a Motor Vehicle A steering column arrangement has a steering column tube unit which is fastened to a vehicle body via a bracket and can be adjusted for comfort purposes. The bracket has two limbs. The steering column tube unit is arranged with a clamping apparatus between the two limbs... | 09/18/2008 |
| 20080223169 | Robot arm coupling device Even if the coupling surface of an arm side attachment and a tool side attachment is directed in a direction other than the horizontal direction, the tool side attachment can be automatically separated and detached from the arm side attachment. When exchanging a tool, t... | 09/18/2008 |
| 20080223170 | Articulated robot wrist Described herein is an articulated robot wrist, comprising: a first support, which is to be mounted on a robot component that is rotatable about a first axis; a second support, mounted on said first support in a rotatable way about a second axis inclined with respect to... | 09/18/2008 |
| 20080223171 | Operating pedal device having load sensor for vehicle, and operating device having load sensor A clevis pin (connecting pin) (26) is inserted into a clearance hole (72), and is displaceable relative to an operating pedal (16). A pivotal moving link (68) is disposed between the clevis pin (26) and a sensor pin (64) of a lo... | 09/18/2008 |
| 20080223172 | Hollow Shaft with at Least One Balancing Weight, and Process for Producing It The invention relates to a method for fixing at least one balancing weight (1) to at least one point (2) on a hollow shaft (3), whereby the balancing weight(s) (1) is or are soldered to said point(s) (2). The invention also relates to ... | 09/18/2008 |
| 20080223173 | CARTRIDGES, SUCH AS DEVLEOPER CARTRIDGES, FOR AN IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS, SUCH AS A PRINTER A cartridge includes an engagement gear which includes a first engaging portion and is configured to selectively rotate. The cartridge also includes a rotational body which includes a second engaging portion, and a center axis of the rotational body is aligned with a ce... | 09/18/2008 |
| 20080223174 | METHODS AND APPARATUS FOR SPRAY FORMING, ATOMIZATION AND HEAT TRANSFER The present invention is directed to methods and apparatus that use electrostatic and/or electromagnetic fields to enhance the process of spray forming preforms or powders. The present invention also describes methods and apparatus for atomization and heat transfer with... | 09/18/2008 |
| 20080223175 | Method of Making Nanocrystalline Tungsten Powder There is described a method of making a nanocrystalline tungsten powder that comprises: (a) heating a tungsten-containing material in a reducing atmosphere at an intermediate temperature of from about 600° C. to about 700° C. for an intermediate time period; the tungs... | 09/18/2008 |
| 20080223176 | Metal Recovery from a Tank Bioleaching Solution with the Use of Coated Magnetic Particles Small magnetic particles are introduced into a solution which is subjected to a bioleaching process. The particles are coated with a substance which has a selective affinity for, and which interacts with, a metal in the solution. The particles are taken from the solutio... | 09/18/2008 |
| 20080223177 | FIXED CASE AUTOMATED DECOUPLING DEVICE A decoupling device for use in unlocking a storage container using a magnetic lock member in accordance with an embodiment of the present application includes a body portion, a container portion structured to receive a storage container such that the storage container r... | 09/18/2008 |
| 20080223178 | Tools for removing shingles The present invention relates to tools for removing shingles, nails and other materials from a roof or other surface. A tool of the invention, in certain embodiments, comprises blades that move in preferably a reciprocating manner to pry up shingles, nails and other mat... | 09/18/2008 |
| 20080223179 | WRENCH A wrench comprises a handle connected to a housing. A socket is rotatably supported in the housing for ratcheting movement relative to the housing. A retaining member releasably secures a device in the socket. A retainer is supported on the housing and is movable betwee... | 09/18/2008 |
| 20080223180 | Ratchet mechanism for ratchet tool A ratchet mechanism for a ratchet tool includes a pawl received in a recess of the head and biased by a bead which is biased by a spring received in a notch defined in an inner periphery of the recess. The pawl has a toothed surface which is matched with outer threaded ... | 09/18/2008 |
| 20080223181 | Multifunction hand tool for testing backflow prevention devices A multifunction hand tool includes a tubular body having first and second open ends, a front wall, a rear wall, and first and second side walls. A first screwdriver tip protrudes from the rear wall in a longitudinal direction so as to be coplanar with the rear wall. A s... | 09/18/2008 |
| 20080223182 | Slide-Driver A tool for rotating fasteners has an inner body with a cavity in a forward end, the cavity being configured to engage the head of a fastener. An outer socket has a cavity in a forward end, the cavity being configured to engage the head of a fastener, and the outer socke... | 09/18/2008 |
| 20080223183 | Ergonomically Improved Universal Valve Key Tool This Ergonomically Improved Universal Valve Key Tool is used to open and close gate valves and ball valves within water and gas distribution systems. The valve key tool may be any length, made of strong material such as steel pipe. The valve key tool is manually operate... | 09/18/2008 |
| 20080223184 | Locking pliers with offset jaws A hand tools similar in design to the commonly known locking pliers. The present invention includes an offset in the jaw, placing them in a separate but parallel plane to the plane of both the handles. This offset provides clearance between the present invention and the... | 09/18/2008 |
| 20080223185 | ATTACHMENT WITH COLLAPSIBLE FRONT END FOR PORTABLE SCREW DRIVING TOOL An attachment for a portable hand-held screw driving tool is provided for use with collated strips of screws. The front portion of the attachment is movable to a great extent, to thereby allow the tool to drive screws almost directly at the corner of two walls. A front ... | 09/18/2008 |
| 20080223186 | METHOD OF MANUFACTURING MULTI-LAYER INSULATION BLANKETS This invention is directed to a method for manufacturing MLI blankets, and MLI blankets which reduce PIM, which employs an existing cutting apparatus to perform a substantially automated cutting process with minimum hand operations resulting in increased productivity, i... | 09/18/2008 |
| 20080223187 | PUNCH TOOL WITH VACUUM COLLECTION DEVICE This invention is directed to a punch tool having a vacuum collection device for punching openings in the layers of insulation material used in the formation of MLI blankets, and automatically removing debris produced in such punching operation.... | 09/18/2008 |
| 20080223188 | Mitering saw system A mitering saw system for cutting/shaping various materials including stone and other materials is disclosed herein. The saw system includes a first support member and a second support member extending generally vertically. A bridge longitudinally extending between the ... | 09/18/2008 |
| 20080223189 | Cutting devices A cutting device includes a lock device for locking and unlocking a cover against a cover support. The cover includes a first cover removably mounted to the cover support and a second cover removably mounted to the first cover. The lock device is operable in a first mod... | 09/18/2008 |
| 20080223190 | SHEET PUNCH DEVICE FOR PHOTO ATTACHMENT A punch device of the invention comprises a jig having a corner punch area for punching a corner of the sheet material and an edge punch area for punching an edge of the sheet material, a corner punch block corresponding to the corner punch area, and an edge punch block... | 09/18/2008 |
| 20080223191 | Attachment for a power tool guide rail An adjustable setsquare for a power tool guide rail is described. The setsquare comprises an attachment member, in the form of a bar, for locating into a channel on the guide rail. The cross section of the attachment means is generally V-shaped and arranged such that th... | 09/18/2008 |
| 20080223192 | STRINGED MUSICAL INSTRUMENT The present invention relates to a stringed musical instrument comprising a hollow body with a top having a first opening or openings, a bottom and sides, one or more strings held in tension over said body, a bridge supporting the strings and positioned on the top adjac... | 09/18/2008 |
| 20080223193 | WOODWIND INSTRUMENT AND MANUFACTURING METHOD OF PIPE THEREOF A pipe of a woodwind instrument (e.g., an upper joint of an oboe) having a through-hole running therethrough in its longitudinal direction is produced in such a way that a plastic lining layer composed of a thermoplastic material is formed on the interior wall of the pi... | 09/18/2008 |
| 20080223194 | DRUM AND MANUFACTURING METHOD OF CYLINDER THEREOF A cylinder of a drum is produced using a plurality of laminated woods, each of which is formed using a plurality of thin wooden boards, which have grains aligned in the longitudinal direction thereof and which are joined together in the width direction. The laminated wo... | 09/18/2008 |
| 20080223195 | Keyboard Assembly for Playing Music Automatically A keyboard assembly for playing music automatically comprises: a plurality of juxtaposed keys including white keys and black keys, each being supported swingable for depression and release thereof; a plurality of juxtaposed swing weights, each for each of the keys and e... | 09/18/2008 |
| 20080223196 | Semiconductor Device Having Music Generation Function, and Mobile Electronic Device, Mobile Telephone Device, Spectacle Instrument, and Spectacle instrument Set Using the Same There is provided a semiconductor device having a music generation function for automatically generating music data from image data inputted without preparing music information in advance, and a mobile electronic device, a mobile telephone device, a spectacle instrument... | 09/18/2008 |
| 20080223197 | DEVICE AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING PLAYBACK DEVICES FOR DIGITAL INFORMATION, ESPECIALLY MUSIC INFORMATION The invention relates to a playback control unit which is connected with a playback device for CDs or records, wherein these provide coded information by means of which the playback device can be controlled. In this way, in addition to the playback speed, further functi... | 09/18/2008 |
| 20080223198 | WEARABLE ELECTRONIC DEVICE In a wearable electronic device attachable to an arm, a display screen is disposed on a top face of a main body which is attached to the arm. First and second controls are arranged adjacent to opposite sides of the display screen, respectively, and project obliquely fro... | 09/18/2008 |
| 20080223199 | Instant Rehearseless Conducting A method includes receiving digital inputs from a joystick linked to a computer causing affects to music generated from a first music file, and storing the affected generated music in a second music file. The digital inputs can include movements resulting positioning th... | 09/18/2008 |
| 20080223200 | Method for Generating Audio Data and User Terminal and Record Medium Using the Same Disclosed is a method for generating audio data automaticallly and a personal terminal and a recorded medium using the same. Disclosed method comprises the steps of: (a) detecting pitch of inputted sound source; (b) generating a unit tone data using detected pith varati... | 09/18/2008 |
| 20080223201 | Acoustic-effect assignment controlling apparatus and computer readable medium having a computer program for controlling assignment of acoustic effects When it is determined that Insertion Effect Block 20n for adding the same acoustic effect is found, CPU 13 assigns the Insertion Effect Block 20n for adding the same acoustic effect to a tone color part PTs whose tone color information... | 09/18/2008 |
| 20080223202 | METHOD OF ESTABLISHING A HARMONY CONTROL SIGNAL CONTROLLED IN REAL-TIME BY A GUITAR INPUT SIGNAL The invention relates to a method of establishing a harmony control signal controlled in real-time by a guitar audio input signal (GAS), comprising the steps of
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