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| Application No. | Application Title | Issue Date |
| 20090090228 | METHOD AND DEVICE FOR ALLOCATING PACKAGING MATERIAL The present invention relates to a method for allocating packaging material, in particular paper, to apportioned foods, having these steps: delivery of portions of a food onto a first conveyor belt, delivery and allocation of packaging material to the portions, characte... | 04/09/2009 |
| 20090090229 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR CONTROLLING SIZE AND ALIGNMENT OF PRECISION GROUND PLATES An apparatus for maintaining alignment between precision ground plates includes a first plate including a main body portion having plurality of passages. The first plate also includes a first heating device mounted to heat the main body portion to a selected temperature... | 04/09/2009 |
| 20090090230 | Device for Cutting a Ribbon Made of Paper, Plastics or Similar Material A device for cutting a ribbon made of paper, plastics or similar material, comprising a blade connected to actuation means which are adapted to give the blade a motion toward the ribbon, the blade comprising a component parallel to the surface of the ribbon.... | 04/09/2009 |
| 20090090231 | Band Saw Machine A band saw machine is provided with a body frame, two wheels provided on the body frame and rotating by driving force on an inclined plane which is inclined to a basic plane which is flush with a cutting plane, a saw blade formed in loop and strained between the two whe... | 04/09/2009 |
| 20090090232 | BELL STRING DECORATION ASSEMBLY This invention provides a bell string decoration assembly, and different sized bells are connected appropriately into a string, and colors of the bells are arranged to give a special stylish decoration. The assembly is made by passing at least two metal wires through a ... | 04/09/2009 |
| 20090090233 | Hi-Hat Cymbal Fine Adjuster A high-hat cymbal fine adjustment device is disclosed comprising an assembly of an outer vertical shaft or sleeve with an inner vertical shaft or sleeve to allow fine adjustment of the position of the lower cymbal with respect to the upper cymbal. Each shaft has threads... | 04/09/2009 |
| 20090090234 | Storage medium storing music playing program, and music playing apparatus The game apparatus stores music data which indicates at least a pitch of each of sounds which form a melody of a predetermined piece of music and an output timing to output each of the sounds. The game apparatus sequentially detects, among the sounds included in the mus... | 04/09/2009 |
| 20090090235 | Waterproof cartridge seal A closure wad is placed at the mouth of the launching end of a shotgun cartridge before the mouth is crimped down to seal the launching end of the cartridge. Both the walls of the closure cap and the walls at the mouth of the plastic envelope are crimped down together, ... | 04/09/2009 |
| 20090090236 | MODULAR BLAST-RESISTANT PANEL SYSTEM FOR REINFORCING EXISTING STRUCTURES Various embodiments of the present invention provide a blast-resistant reinforcement assembly and/or system for engaging a surface of an existing structure to protect the structure from an applied force, such as an explosive detonation. The assembly includes one or more... | 04/09/2009 |
| 20090090237 | CONTROL UNIT FOR WORK MACHINE A control unit for a work machine that allows automatically obtaining optimal operability even when the weight of a work arm in the work machine is changed. In a work machine where at least a part of a work arm to be operated by a fluid pressure actuator is provided so ... | 04/09/2009 |
| 20090090238 | Torque Motor The present invention relates to a rotary motor, preferably a pivot drive for construction machinery, hoisting gear, trucks and the like, comprising an elongate, approximately tubular housing, at least one piston which is axially displaceably received in the housing and... | 04/09/2009 |
| 20090090239 | FLUID ACTUATOR A fluid actuator for mechanical components in general comprises at least one piston (1, 3, 31, 32) which slides inside a cylindrical chamber (100) and which, during manual operation, moves integrally with a threaded rod (9) moved between two end-of-... | 04/09/2009 |
| 20090090240 | BIOFILTRATION PROCESS AND APPARATUS FOR ODOUR OR VOC TREATMENT A bioreactor and process is described which offers a transition or continuum between one or more of (a) from biotrickling filter conditions to biofilter conditions, (b) changing media characteristics, c) liquid or nutrient recirculation rates or frequency, (d) pH, (e) g... | 04/09/2009 |
| 20090090241 | GAS SEPARATION MEMBRANES CONTAINING A MICROPOROUS SILICA LAYER BASED ON SILICA DOPED WITH A TRIVALENT ELEMENT The subject of the present invention is a method for producing a gas separation membrane, comprising the deposition of a film from a silica sol onto a porous support followed by heat treatment of the film thus deposited, in which the silica sol deposited is prepared by ... | 04/09/2009 |
| 20090090242 | GAS ADSORBING DEVICE, VACUUM HEAT INSULATOR MAKING USE OF GAS ADSORBING DEVICE AND PROCESS FOR PRODUCING VACUUM HEAT INSULATOR A jacket material into which a gas adsorbing device and core material are inserted is decompressed in a vacuum chamber, the opening is sealed, and then the jacket material is exposed to the atmosphere. In the atmospheric pressure, a pressure of about 1 atm which is equi... | 04/09/2009 |
| 20090090243 | CANISTER A canister, for inhibiting a diffusion phenomenon in an adsorbent layer as much as possible and certainly adsorbing fed evaporated fuel to inhibit blow-by of the evaporated fuel into the atmosphere, is constituted by filling a first adsorbent layer of the canister with ... | 04/09/2009 |
| 20090090244 | Desiccant Bag and Filter Assembly Desiccant bag and filter assembly adapted for insertion into an integrated condenser dryer chamber of a vehicle or mobile air conditioning system or the like. A support member (4) lies along the exterior of a desiccant containing pouch (2) with the pouch s... | 04/09/2009 |
| 20090090245 | FILTER ASSEMBLY The present invention is directed to a seal configured to be placed over an opening in an electronic enclosure. In certain embodiments the seal covers a depression in the surface of the electronic enclosure, wherein the seal is configured to be adhesively secured along ... | 04/09/2009 |
| 20090090246 | COFFEE MAKER BREWBASKET WITH CARAFE LOCKING MECHANISM According to an example embodiment, a coffee maker includes a housing, the housing structured to hold a carafe in a first position within a brewing area of the coffee maker. The coffee maker further includes a brewbasket adapted to connect to the housing and a locking m... | 04/09/2009 |
| 20090090247 | TWO-CHAMBERED AUTOMATIC PASTA-COOKER The present invention relates to an automatic pasta-cooker comprising a cooking chamber (1) and a stabilization chamber (2) for the pasta. Said cooking chamber (1) is provided with a feeding valve (3) and a discharge valve (5) for the ... | 04/09/2009 |
| 20090090248 | ROTISSERIE COOKER A horizontal axis rotisserie oven with versatile electronic controls. The rotisserie further includes: an improved spit for quick mounting of food, and a door which hides blemishes due to normal use, and easily referenced food cooking indexes, and means for keeping coun... | 04/09/2009 |
| 20090090249 | BAKING TRAY WITH SERRATED SURFACE A baking tray is a rectangular metal tray and includes a top surface and a bottom. The top surface includes a plurality of protrusions extending therefrom and the protrusions are continuously arranged in latitude and longitude directions. A plurality of recesses is defi... | 04/09/2009 |
| 20090090250 | Multi Grill A multi grill is disclosed in the present invention. The multi grill includes a main grill comprising a first shell, a first frying plate mounted on the first shell, a first electric heating device mounted inside the first shell for heating the first frying plate, and a... | 04/09/2009 |
| 20090090251 | Portable food cooling device A food cooling device includes a cover, an electric motor powering a fan, and an automatic switch. The cover defines air intake openings beneath a motor housing, a bottom orifice, and vents between the air intake openings and the orifice. The bottom opening rests on a t... | 04/09/2009 |
| 20090090252 | Food tray and method A food tray adapted for holding previously cooked food items is provided. The food tray has one or more sidewall structure openings to allow venting of the interior volume of the tray through the tray sidewall structure openings. The food tray allows food items containe... | 04/09/2009 |
| 20090090253 | SHEETING HEAD Sheeting head apparatus for rolling and flattening a quantity of dough, includes a sheeting head, an infeed conveyor, and an outfeed conveyor. The sheeting head defines a dough path therethrough and includes a plurality of opposed roller pairs, a first roller of each pa... | 04/09/2009 |
| 20090090254 | DEVICE FOR PROCESSING FOODSTUFFS The present disclosure relates to a working unit or a device that includes a working unit of this type for processing foodstuffs. The working unit can be driven and made to rotate by means of a drive unit of said device. The working unit preferably has at least two work... | 04/09/2009 |
| 20090090255 | Agricultural product peeling apparatus An agricultural product peeling apparatus includes an alignment supply unit, a peeling unit, and a plurality of urging plates. The alignment supply unit aligns and supplies agricultural product such as potatoes. The peeling unit includes a pair of parallel rotary member... | 04/09/2009 |
| 20090090256 | Sludge Dewatering System The device of the present invention removes liquid from sludges, such as water from an industrial pretreatment sludge. The device includes a chamber with an inlet for introducing the sludge to be dewatered into the chamber. The device includes a hydraulically driven rec... | 04/09/2009 |
| 20090090257 | Combined stencil and digital printing system A carousel and station-based printing system for textiles comprises one or more stations with a digital printing apparatus and optionally other stations with a stencil printing apparatus. The system allows for high speed printing of images having details of high resolut... | 04/09/2009 |
| 20090090258 | Cylinder throw-on/off apparatus and cylinder throw-on/off method for printing press In a cylinder throw-on/off apparatus for a printing press, a cylinder throw-on/off motor is driven while the notch of a blanket cylinder opposes the notch of a plate cylinder to throw on/off the blanket cylinder with respect to the plate cylinder, and driven while the n... | 04/09/2009 |
| 20090090259 | Segmented Gravure Print Cylinder System A print station has print cylinder with axially spaced segments for printing different coating materials on a substrate at a single print station. The coating material is stored in adjacent wells separated by walls within a trough. The walls may be notched to receive th... | 04/09/2009 |
| 20090090260 | FORMER ARRANGEMENT A former arrangement for a rotary printing press is disclosed. The former arrangement includes a former arrangement module with a base element which is mountable on a stationary element of the rotary printing press. A former is connected to the base element. A first web... | 04/09/2009 |
| 20090090261 | Inking unit of a rotary press, comprising a film roller An inking unit of a rotary printing press includes a film roller. The film roller has a structured outer surface that has a Shore D hardness ranging between 80 and 90 and a stochastic surface. The stochastic surface is incorporated into the outer surface of the film rol... | 04/09/2009 |
| 20090090262 | METHOD FOR FORMING AN IMAGE IN STONE An application for a method of imbedding an image in a stone substrate includes printing an image onto a print image using a computer printer and placing the print image face down on the surface of the stone substrate. A moist towel is placed over the print image and a ... | 04/09/2009 |
| 20090090263 | HEAT INSULATING CONTAINER FOR A DETONATOR An apparatus for use in a wellbore comprises a heat insulating container having an inner space and having a structure defining a hollow containing a vacuum. The apparatus further comprises a reflective layer arranged on a surface of the heat insulating container to refl... | 04/09/2009 |
| 20090090264 | PYROTECHNIC SIGNALING MEANS Pyrotechnic signaling means (10) are ignited manually by pulling on a pulling member (24). In known pyrotechnic signaling means (10), the pulling member (24) has a short cable which is knotted to an operating means (26). A knot such as... | 04/09/2009 |
| 20090090265 | DEVICE FOR NEUTRALIZING AND DESTROYING BUILDINGS FOR STORING NOXIOUS SUBSTANCES The invention relates to the field of penetrative projectiles capable of penetrating buildings whose structures are reinforced such as anti-aircraft shelters for example. The invention consists in a projectile comprising a solid penetrative body designed to perforate a ... | 04/09/2009 |
| 20090090266 | RAILWAY VEHICLE AND DEVICE FOR ACCESSING SAID VEHICLE Railway vehicle (1) comprising an access platform (4) which extends between two lateral faces (3), at least one of the faces comprising a lateral access door (2), the access platform (4) being adjacent to at least one passenger area (<... | 04/09/2009 |
| 20090090267 | Vehicle towing apparatus switchably couplable to guideways Generally and not exclusively, there is disclosed a system and a method for towing (pushing or pulling) a roadway vehicle on a road by a towing apparatus. The towing apparatus is coupled to a roadway guideway displaced generally above a roadway surface. In an embodiment... | 04/09/2009 |
