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| Application No. | Application Title | Issue Date |
| 20090145273 | Methods and Machine Tools for Processing Workpieces The invention relates to methods and machine tools for processing workpieces, in which a workpiece and one or more processing tools are moved relative to each other with a positioning movement, an outward-stroke movement, and a return-stroke movement. In the positioning... | 06/11/2009 |
| 20090145274 | DEMOLITION SHEARS A demolition tool is provided. The demolition tool has a first jaw, a second jaw, a linkage assembly, and an actuator. The second jaw is pivotally coupled to the first jaw and the linkage assembly is coupled to the first and the second jaws. The actuator is coupled to t... | 06/11/2009 |
| 20090145275 | ADJUSTABLE SEPARATING PLATE FOR A TABLE SAWING MACHINE An adjustable separating plate for a table sawing machine includes a foundation base fixed inside a table sawing machine. The foundation base has the opposite ends of one side respectively and longitudinally bored with a slide groove, provided with a fixing hole and a p... | 06/11/2009 |
| 20090145276 | CUTTING TOOL FOR CUTTING LABELS A cutting tool for cutting labels may include a housing arranged such that it can rotate about a rotation axis and a cutting element detachably arranged on the housing. The cutting element may have a cutting edge extending substantially in a direction parallel to the ro... | 06/11/2009 |
| 20090145277 | PAPER CUTTER WITH CUTTING LINE GUIDE A trimmer apparatus comprises a base having a top surface, a cutting assembly engaged with the base, and a flexible and resilient line guide. The cutting assembly includes a blade moveable with respect to the base along a cutting path. Additionally, the line guide is co... | 06/11/2009 |
| 20090145278 | PAPER TRIMMER Methods, systems and components for paper trimmers which cut paper placed on a planar base using a blade that is moved transversely across the paper. In some illustrative embodiments, a recessed cutting track containing a desired cutting pattern may be inserted into the... | 06/11/2009 |
| 20090145279 | CHAMFERING TOOL EASILY ADJUSTING THE DEPTH OF CUT The present invention relates to a beveling machine which makes a slanting surface on the edge of a member to be processed, and more particularly, to a beveling machine which is capable of easily controlling the extent of bevel, by minutely controlling the extent of bev... | 06/11/2009 |
| 20090145280 | Reciprocating Saw Blade with Plunge Nose A reciprocating saw blade has a body with two ends and two edges. The first end is a shanking end to secure the blade with a reciprocating saw. The second end is a plunging end to enter into a workpiece. The first edge has a plurality of teeth and gullets. A second edge... | 06/11/2009 |
| 20090145281 | SKID PLATE FOR A CONCRETE SAW A skid plate for a concrete saw is integrally cast having two end mounting portions and a middle portion with a slot in the middle portion. A horizontal slot in a leading end mounting portion cooperates and a vertical slot in the trailing end portion releasably engage p... | 06/11/2009 |
| 20090145282 | Violin With Structural Integrity A violin can have a longitudinal bass bar located to the right of the middle line in the front and two transverse bass bars located to both left side and right-side of the longitudinal bass bar respectively. The transverse bass bars can be in the upper half of the lower... | 06/11/2009 |
| 20090145283 | Electronic Musical System and Control Method for Controlling an Electronic Musical Apparatus of the System An electronic musical system in which tone generator parameters of each of tone generators respectively assigned to tracks of a sequencer of an electronic musical apparatus can easily be controlled by using a musical control apparatus, while tracks are switched. In the ... | 06/11/2009 |
| 20090145284 | MOTION DATA GENERATION DEVICE, MOTION DATA GENERATION METHOD, AND RECORDING MEDIUM FOR RECORDING A MOTION DATA GENERATION PROGRAM To generate motion data of a motion in synchronization with a melody of music. As an embodiment of the present invention, when motion pattern data corresponding to a predetermined motion pattern is stored, music data is analyzed to detect a beat of music based on the mu... | 06/11/2009 |
| 20090145285 | ENSEMBLE SYSTEM An ensemble system enabling easy, flexible assignment of performance parts to the facilitator and the performers. In “setting” field, performance terminals (facilitator and piano (1 to 5)) are displayed. A pull-down menu for selecting presence/absence ... | 06/11/2009 |
| 20090145286 | ELECTRONIC KEYBOARD INSTRUMENT An electronic keyboard instrument which is capable of easily carrying out an arpeggio performance rich in variety by a simple operation on a touch strip. The electronic keyboard instrument has a belt-like touch strip on which a player slides his finger while touching it... | 06/11/2009 |
| 20090145287 | Electronic Musical System and Control Method for Controlling an Electronic Musical Apparatus of the System An electronic musical system by which settings on tone generators can be carried out without discontinuing a user's music production. The electronic musical system is comprised of a musical control apparatus including control operating elements and an electronic musical... | 06/11/2009 |
| 20090145288 | Impact Resistive Composite Materials and Methods For Making Same A composite material that is suitable for the protection of personnel and/or property from impact due to ballistic projectiles and method for making same are disclosed herein. In one embodiment, there is provided composite for resisting impact from an oncoming projectil... | 06/11/2009 |
| 20090145289 | COMPOSITE ARMOR PLATE AND METHOD FOR USING THE SAME The invention provides an armor plate for absorbing and dissipating kinetic energy from armor piercing 7.62 mm projectiles having a projectile length of from 32.8 mm to 37 mm, the armor plate comprising a plurality of ceramic pellets and a solidified material, each cera... | 06/11/2009 |
| 20090145290 | Protected Vehicle or Ship The invention relates to a vehicle equipped with seats and/or equipment for use in regions, in which detonations by mines or such like are to be feared, wherein walls, floor and ceiling are provided with means, which can withdraw energy from the blast wave of a detonati... | 06/11/2009 |
| 20090145291 | METHOD FOR DETECTING THE DRIVE TYPE OF AN ACTUATOR (II) A method is disclosed for detecting the drive type of an actuator, e.g., a pneumatic actuator, having a positioner for operating a final control element in a process engineering plant. The actuator is connected to the positioner by a mounting set, the positioner compris... | 06/11/2009 |
| 20090145292 | Hydraulic System for controlling a belt-driven conical-pulley transmission A hydraulic system for controlling a belt-driven conical-pulley transmission. A pump draws a working medium from a working medium tank or through a cooler return valve from a cooler return line. The cooler return valve is a minimum pressure valve that holds closed a con... | 06/11/2009 |
| 20090145293 | TILTING PLATE TYPE COMPRESSOR A tilting plate type compressor includes: cylinder bores; a crank chamber; a drive shaft rotatably supported by a bearing provided within a bearing cavity; a tilting plate provided within the crank chamber and capable of swingably rotating due to a rotation of the drive... | 06/11/2009 |
| 20090145294 | Ring Sealed Diaphragm A diaphragm actuator for a fluid process control device comprises a housing, a diaphragm, a stem, and a plate assembly. The plate assembly includes a concave plate and a convex plate, each having inner and outer radial portions. The outer radial portions compressingly e... | 06/11/2009 |
| 20090145295 | COOLING GALLERY INSERT FOR A PISTON A piston assembly for an internal combustion engine is provided, including a piston and at least one insert. The piston includes an annular recess, a first surface, a ring belt and a skirt. The annular recess is located between the ring belt and the skirt. The insert ma... | 06/11/2009 |
| 20090145296 | Angled slot foam dispenser The present invention provides a piston pump for liquid in which a sump is defined in a chamber into which sump liquid in the chamber flows due to gravity. A passageway leads from an outlet of the sump out of the chamber to a dispensing outlet. The dispensing outlet is ... | 06/11/2009 |
| 20090145297 | CO2 ABSORPTION BY SOLID MATERIALS A system and method for capturing carbon dioxide (CO2) from a process gas stream is provided. An absorbent coated on a substrate (300) is subjected to a gas stream containing carbon dioxide (CO2) to remove at least a portion of the CO2 contained in the gas stream... | 06/11/2009 |
| 20090145298 | Method and apparatus for refreshing carbon in a carbon filter canister Method and apparatus for refreshing carbon in a carbon filter system, preferably involving a plurality of canisters, wherein spent carbon is dumped from a filtering canister into a spent carbon container.... | 06/11/2009 |
| 20090145299 | LIQUID SUPPLY APPARATUS AND LIQUID EJECTING APPARATUS Provided is a liquid supply apparatus including: a liquid supply path which supplies a liquid from an upstream side, which is a liquid supply source, to a downstream side in which the liquid is consumed; a defoaming chamber which is provided in the liquid supply path an... | 06/11/2009 |
| 20090145300 | Process and Apparatus for Generating and Delivering An Enriched Gas Fraction An improved sieve bed design to manage breakthrough and the mass transfer zone by way of volumetric division. An empty space in the product end is separated from adsorbent-filled sieve space in the feed end by a mid-diffuser plate. The ratio of the empty product end voi... | 06/11/2009 |
| 20090145301 | Gas concentrator A revolving gas adsorption concentrator uses about 300 degree centigrade of hot desorption air. The revolving gas adsorption concentrator prevents leakage of such hot desorption air. An elastic seal which has elasticity divides a honeycomb shape rotor into a desorption ... | 06/11/2009 |
| 20090145302 | AUTOMATIC DISPENSER OF GROUND COFFEE An automatic dispenser for ground coffee composed of a reservoir for grounds, the reservoir having a bottom provided with an outlet opening, rotatable dosing paddles at the bottom of the reservoir for dispensing a predetermined quantity of ground coffee through the outl... | 06/11/2009 |
| 20090145303 | AUTOMATIC COFFEEMAKER PROVIDED WITH AN AUTOMATIC GROUNDS DISPENSER An automatic dispenser of ground coffee having: a reservoir having a flow outlet opening and adapted to contain a quantity of ground coffee; at least one paddle mounted to rotate in the bottom of the reservoir to transfer a predetermined quantity of ground coffee from t... | 06/11/2009 |
| 20090145304 | Grill With Adjustable Grilling Space A grill with adjustable grilling space comprises an upper shell, a lower shell, an upper grill pan that is disposed on the bottom surface of the upper shell and a lower grill pan that is disposed on the top surface of the lower shell. The upper shell is connected to the... | 06/11/2009 |
| 20090145305 | Two piece food tray A tray is provided for retaining food stuffs or the like. The tray includes a dish portion and a rim portion. The dish includes a base portion and a sidewall portion surrounding the base portion and extending upwardly therefrom to define a retaining area. The rim includ... | 06/11/2009 |
| 20090145306 | System and method for manufacturing and processing a food product A system and method for manufacturing and processing a food product, such as forming, transporting, and slicing, is disclosed. The food product includes an elongated body having a generally D-shaped cross section.... | 06/11/2009 |
| 20090145307 | MOLD FOR PRODUCING A BATTER-BASED FOOD THAT SWELLS UNDER HEAT The invention relates to a mold (1) for producing a batter-based food that swells under heat, which mold (1) comprises two cooking subassemblies (2, 3) capable of moving between an open position enabling the batter to be deposited and a closed posit... | 06/11/2009 |
| 20090145308 | Egg cracker An egg cracker includes a cracking apparatus having a semi-egg-shaped and a sharpened inner annular hooked portion formed on an enlarged lower edge of the cracking apparatus. The cracking apparatus includes a protrusion extending therefrom and a hollow stem longitudinal... | 06/11/2009 |
| 20090145309 | COMPACTOR WITH PIVOTING COMPACTION PLATE In some embodiments, a compactor may include one or more of the following features: (a) a frame coupled to a base having side panels with a front portion, a side wall, and a rear portion, (b) a compaction plate assembly including a platen pivotally coupled to the side w... | 06/11/2009 |
| 20090145310 | PRESS FORMING METHOD OF FORMED MEMBER WITH FLANGE The invention provides a press forming method which can prevent a stretch-flange crack while using conventional press forming equipment, at a time of press forming a formed member with flange. The method of the invention is characterized by a shape of a blank for press ... | 06/11/2009 |
| 20090145311 | POWER OPERATED CONTAINER CRUSHING DEVICE A power operated container crushing device, the device comprising: an upper housing; a lower housing integral with said upper housing; and a crushing mechanism comprising a motor attached to and retained in said upper housing, wherein said motor includes a motor gear fo... | 06/11/2009 |
| 20090145312 | Portable Trash Compactor A portable trash compactor (FIG. 2) to compact trash within dumpsters or trash bins and also other waste producers and containers; comprised of a frame, motor and the use of hydraulic pump to power the arm and ram head that attaches by pins and bushings to the fr... | 06/11/2009 |
