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| Application No. | Application Title | Issue Date |
| 20090031864 | Fiber optic cable stripper A fiber optic stripping device and replaceable structures for use with the device are disclosed. The replaceable structures include a blade including an edge with a generally semi-circular stripping notch, the notch having a diameter of about 0.0096 inches for stripping... | 02/05/2009 |
| 20090031865 | POWER TOOL, BATTERY, CHARGER AND METHOD OF OPERATING THE SAME A power tool includes a housing assembly having a first housing portion and a second housing portion supported for pivoting movement relative to the first housing portion about a pivot axis. The first housing portion supports a motor. The second housing portion includes... | 02/05/2009 |
| 20090031866 | Cam Compression Tool A variable compression tool comprising a retaining surface attached to a lever arm and a cam surface attached to a second lever arm. The two arms are moveably connected through a fixed pivot point. The profile of the jaw pocket may be of various shapes. In one instantia... | 02/05/2009 |
| 20090031867 | MULTI-FUNCTION SCREWDRIVER A screwdriver has an elongate handle generally defining an axis and a substantially uniform elongate shank arranged along the axis. One end of the shank is embedded within the handle and defines a cylindrical surface and having another end provided with a driver tip arr... | 02/05/2009 |
| 20090031868 | System and Method for Tensioning an Emergency Brake System A brake tensioning system and method are described herein for use on vehicles. The system includes a tool, and the method includes the use of the tool to effectuate tensioning of a brake system conveniently, accurately, and repeatably.... | 02/05/2009 |
| 20090031869 | HAND TOOL BEING CONNECTED FIRMLY This invention relates to an ax or hammer with firm connection including an ax or hammer head (1) and a grip (2). The ax or hammer head (1) has a fitting hole (11), the grip (2) has a fitting end (21). Characterized in that the ... | 02/05/2009 |
| 20090031870 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR CUTTING A WEB TO PROVIDE A COVERING A covering is provided for exterior or interior application on solid surfaces such as garage floors, patios, and walkways. The covering is formed as tiles formed of a top layer of fibrous material, such as carpet, and a bottom layer of adhesive applied in spaced bands, ... | 02/05/2009 |
| 20090031871 | Dual cutting element tool for debulking bone Apparatus and methods for removing selected tissue are described herein. In one embodiment, an apparatus includes a first cutting element including a distal end and a cutting edge at the distal end and a second cutting element including a distal end and a cutting edge a... | 02/05/2009 |
| 20090031872 | Automatic Pill Cutter An automatic pill cutter includes mechanisms for bringing pills to a cutting location, for centering and locating the pills at the cutting location, and for cutting and dispensing the cut pills.... | 02/05/2009 |
| 20090031873 | Explosive Water Jet with Precursor Bubble A water jet assembly and method of use comprising a tank with cutting fluid, fuel and oxidizer lines, and a tank discharge lines. In operation, the tank is filled with oxidizer; the oxidizer line is closed and cutting fluid is supplied compressing the oxidizer. When the... | 02/05/2009 |
| 20090031874 | METHOD FOR OPERATING A PLATE SYSTEM FOR STAMPING PRESSES AND CONNECTION ELEMENT FOR CARRYING OUT SAID METHOD A method for the operation of a panel placement system for punching presses wherein a feed slide is moved between the punching die of the punching press and a transfer position located in front of the punching press. A first connection mechanism of the feed slide, in th... | 02/05/2009 |
| 20090031875 | Miter Saw A miter saw has a base unit, a cutting unit, and a supporting unit. The base unit supports a workpiece. The cutting unit has a rotary cutting blade having two side faces, a motor for driving the rotary cutting blade, and a housing having a blade cover for covering a par... | 02/05/2009 |
| 20090031876 | WINDOW COVERING SIZING METHOD AND APPARATUS A method and apparatus for cutting a window covering comprises saw for cutting the window blind. A clamp assembly moves the window covering relative to the saw. A controller moves the clamp assembly to automatically position the window covering relative to the saw. The ... | 02/05/2009 |
| 20090031877 | SAW BLADE ASSEMBLY FOR A CUTTING SAW A saw blade assembly for a cutting saw is provided, which includes an effectively circular polygonal disc with an outer edge defined by multiple flat sides, and numerous saw tooth holders, each saw tooth holder removably mounted on a corresponding flat side along the ou... | 02/05/2009 |
| 20090031878 | Pick for playing a non-bowed stringed instrument A pick for playing a non-bowed stringed instrument, such as a guitar, comprises a main body having a front surface and a back surface, and a peripheral edge adjoining the front surface and a back surface. At least a substantial portion of the main body comprises a domin... | 02/05/2009 |
| 20090031879 | Guitar/bass case with built-in tuner This invention relates to a musical instrument case with a built-in tuner. The tuner gives a musician the ability to tune their instrument quickly without the need to carry a separate tuner or look for their tuner elsewhere.... | 02/05/2009 |
| 20090031880 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR TEACHING MUSIC A system for teaching music and an associated method of teaching music. The system and method for teaching music use multiple bodies that are each associated with a unique letter that corresponds to the letters A through G from the Latin alphabet and each body has a nat... | 02/05/2009 |
| 20090031881 | Zinistesia: An Apparatus And Method For Teaching, Writing, And Reading Music A system and method of identifying the parts and components of a musical work, where analysis and time dedicated to studying are combined in a color based system which uses multicolor musical scores to indicate specific components of the musical work. Each of the compon... | 02/05/2009 |
| 20090031882 | Method for Classifying Music A method for classifying music includes providing music classification data, providing an unclassified piece of music to be classified, and deriving for each music class within the music classification data a respective Gish distance value. A finite set of a finite numb... | 02/05/2009 |
| 20090031883 | Networked karaoke system and method A networked karaoke system, comprising an electronic device comprising a karaoke module configured to transmit karaoke content over a communication network for output by at least one other electronic device, the karaoke module configured to receive sing-along content fr... | 02/05/2009 |
| 20090031884 | MUSICAL PERFORMANCE PROCESSING APPARATUS AND STORAGE MEDIUM THEREFOR A musical performance processing apparatus that provides better assistance for student's practice. The apparatus includes a main unit in which music data including performance information of right- and left hand parts is stored, and a performance terminal having a keybo... | 02/05/2009 |
| 20090031885 | Networked karaoke system and method A karaoke system, comprising a plurality of electronic devices each configured to output karaoke content, at least one of the plurality of electronic devices configured to calculate a group karaoke score corresponding to respective users of the plurality of electronic d... | 02/05/2009 |
| 20090031886 | RESONANCE SOUND ADDING APPARATUS FOR KEYBOARD INSTRUMENT Resonators generate resonance sound data of given resonant frequencies based on sound signal data corresponding to a pitch of a key. Each resonator includes a delay circuit which delays an input based on delay time data, a second adder which adds an output from the dela... | 02/05/2009 |
| 20090031887 | MISSILE CONTAINER RETAINING STRUCTURE FOR A VERTICAL MISSILE LAUNCH DEVICE The invention relates to a missile container retaining structure (1a) for a missile launch device of the type comprising a plurality of cells for receiving a missile container (2) and at least one duct (3). The structure is constituted by met... | 02/05/2009 |
| 20090031888 | Primer loader assembly A primer loader assembly (10) comprises a loading and feeding assembly (26) for receiving an elongate magazine (28) containing primers (24); an advancement member (30) for advancing the magazine (28) along its longitudinal axis,... | 02/05/2009 |
| 20090031889 | Complex Geometry Composite Armor for Military Applications The present invention utilizes a layered armor concept, combining engineered and naturally-occurring materials, to mitigate damage to a vehicle from explosively formed projectiles (EFPs), particularly those projectiles with impact velocities greater than 2.25 km/s, redu... | 02/05/2009 |
| 20090031890 | ISO pallet concept for a gun A lower gun mount, which can be mounted in a standardized way on a ship or a permanent ground foundation, is used so that a gun can be mounted with minimal effort quickly, reproducibly and without slip, and later dismounted. This standardized lower gun mount is mounted ... | 02/05/2009 |
| 20090031891 | Hydraulic circuit for rapid bucket shake out A hydraulic circuit is disclosed. The hydraulic circuit may have a variable displacement pump. The variable displacement pump may have a fluidic displacement control configured to vary a flow of pressurized fluid based on a fluid signal and an electronic displacement co... | 02/05/2009 |
| 20090031892 | Hydrostatic piston machine according to the floating cup concept The invention relates to a hydrostatic piston engine (1) which is based on the floating cup principle and comprises a first swash plate (16) and as well as a second swash plate (17). A first cylinder drum unit (11, 14) rests against the first... | 02/05/2009 |
| 20090031893 | SWASHPLATE TYPE AXIAL PISTON DEVICE HAVING APPARATUS FOR PROVIDING THREE OPERATING DISPLACEMENTS An axial piston hydraulic device. The device has a housing that uses a servo piston in order to control the displacement of a swashplate within the device. By using a servo member disposed within a cavity of an end cap on the housing the axial piston hydraulic device is... | 02/05/2009 |
| 20090031894 | Sliding Device A sliding device 1 includes a swash plate 3 rotated in association with a rotating shaft 2 and a plurality of semispherical shoes 4 sliding on the swash plate 3. The semispherical shoe 4 is formed ... | 02/05/2009 |
| 20090031895 | Method for Producing Oxygen, From Air, Particularly Using an Electrochemical Cell with Ceramic Membrane, with Control Means for Continuous Production Method for producing oxygen from air, in which, for this purpose, a generator is used that generates oxygen at its outlet, from air introduced at its inlet. According to the invention, the generator operating continuously, use is made of: <... | 02/05/2009 |
| 20090031896 | Air filtration in computer systems In one embodiment an electronic device comprises a housing defining a chamber, a circuit board positioned in the chamber and comprising at least one integrated circuit, an air inlet port and an air outlet port formed in the housing, a fluid flow generator to generate an... | 02/05/2009 |
| 20090031897 | Cross-Linkable and Cross-Linked Mixed Matrix Membranes and Methods of Making the Same The present invention is for novel high performance cross-linkable and cross-linked mixed matrix membranes and the use of such membranes for separations such as for CO2/CH4, H2/CH4 and propylene/propane separations. More speci... | 02/05/2009 |
| 20090031898 | Method of Treating Volatile Hydrocarbons A hydrocarbon adsorption unit for recovery of volatile hydrocarbons which emanate from several sources and which would otherwise be released into the atmosphere through the air cleaner of an automobile engine when the engine is shut-off. The unit is positioned in the ai... | 02/05/2009 |
| 20090031899 | Volatile Substance Filter A volatile substance filter comprises volatile substance adsorber material particles on plastics material support surfaces extending parallel to the direction of gas flow through the filter.... | 02/05/2009 |
| 20090031900 | COFFEE MAKER A coffee maker including a base, a housing, a hopper, a burr grinding assembly, and a brew basket is provided for automatic self-metered grinding and brewing of coffee. A cover is provided for the brew basket to prevent moisture from reaching the whole coffee beans in t... | 02/05/2009 |
| 20090031901 | METHOD AND DEVICE FOR DELIVERING FOODSTUFF A device and to a method for delivering drinkable liquid, in particular, milk or syrup, is provided wherein the device includes at least one pump, which can be connected to at least one container for drinkable liquid, so that, using the pump, the drinkable liquid can be... | 02/05/2009 |
| 20090031902 | DRIP FILTER COFFEE MAKER Disclosed in this specification is a drip filter coffee maker that includes features to improve the taste of the brewed coffee and to enhance to ease of use. In one embodiment, an integral plate burr grinder sends coffee ground down a coffee chute that feeds the filter ... | 02/05/2009 |
| 20090031903 | RECONFIGURABLE MAILING MACHINE FOR PRINTING AND OPENING MAILPIECES A mailing machine for processing mailpiece envelopes, wherein a print station thereof is reconfigurable to process envelopes in two operating modes. The reconfigurable print station includes a displacement device having an integrated cutting mechanism to perform both pr... | 02/05/2009 |
