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| Application No. | Application Title | Issue Date |
| 20100024487 | Surgical Instrument With Integrated Reduction And Distraction Mechanisms Embodiments of a surgical instrument disclosed herein can include mechanisms for reduction and distraction as well as compression. Some embodiments of the surgical instrument may comprise a reducer knob having a first passage through which a first shaft of a driver is a... | 02/04/2010 |
| 20100024488 | Finishing needle The finishing needle is a hand sewing tool used for weaving loose ends of yarn back into a hand-knitted item when finishing a knitting work. The finishing needle is a long needle with two ends that taper to a semi-point at each end. The needle has a single eye that exte... | 02/04/2010 |
| 20100024489 | WEAVING METHOD USING NONWOVEN AS YARN The present invention provides a weaving method using nonwoven as yarn, which discloses that nonwoven is slit first and then the slit nonwoven is used for weaving. In the weaving, process, yarn with different materials can be added for producing textiles with various fu... | 02/04/2010 |
| 20100024490 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR DETERMINING LOAD SIZE IN A WASHING MACHINE A method for determining the laundry load size according to one embodiment of the invention in an automatic clothes washer comprising supplying water to a reference water level to define a first amount of water, supplying water from the reference water level to a second... | 02/04/2010 |
| 20100024491 | HOUSEHOLD APPLIANCE Laundry washing machine (1) provided with a casing (2) and with a vibration damper (7) which is fixed to the casing (2) so as to reduce vibrations transmitted to the latter; the vibration damper (7) comprising a supporting frame (8<... | 02/04/2010 |
| 20100024492 | COMPACT STEAM APPLIANCE WITH FOLDING HANDLE A portable steamer (1) comprises a housing (14) that includes a water reservoir (8) and boiler or heater (9), as well as internal structures (10, 11) designed to inhibit steam emission and to prevent inadvertent leaking and emission of... | 02/04/2010 |
| 20100024493 | MULTIPLE LAUNDRY TREATING MACHINE The present invention relates to complex laundry treating machines. More specifically, the present invention relates to a complex laundry treating machine having a washing machine of a new concept which serves as a pedestal for supporting a washing machine or dryer as w... | 02/04/2010 |
| 20100024494 | PREASSEMBLED CAM LOCK ASSEMBLY A preassembled cam lock assembly comprising is disclosed which includes a housing defining a throughbore configured to receive an interchangeable lock core. A tail piece is fixedly secured on a rear face of the housing. The tail piece defines a stepped bore including an... | 02/04/2010 |
| 20100024495 | KEY APPARATUS There is provided a key apparatus, including: a key cylinder that is rotatable when a vehicle key is inserted; and an accommodating portion in which an assembling member is assembled in a body member, the body member and the assembling member form an inner surface, and ... | 02/04/2010 |
| 20100024496 | Electric Locks with Release Hammer Electric lock with hammer for doors, locker doors, safe doors, telephone chassis, vending machines and the like which also have an anti jamming mechanism. To close the electric lock, the bar moves forward and the door latch closes upon a corresponding bolt. When moving ... | 02/04/2010 |
| 20100024497 | LOCK ASSEMBLY WITH PICKING RESISTANT SHIELD A lock assembly with a picking resistant shield has a main lock and a key. The main lock has a shield attached to a front end of the main lock. The shield has an inner recess and an outer recess smaller than the inner recess. The key has a neck corresponding to the oute... | 02/04/2010 |
| 20100024498 | PIN-A-PLUG TIME SAVING DEVICE FOR RE-KEYING A LOCK A device for re-keying a lock that frees the locksmith from having to handle individual tumblers. A magazine is provided for each tumbler in the lock. Each magazine is numbered or coded to indicate the size of the tumblers within. The magazines fit into the top of a hou... | 02/04/2010 |
| 20100024499 | High Security Cylinder Lock A high security cylinder lock includes a housing comprising a plurality of driver pin bores for disposing spring loaded driver pins; a plug rotatable within the housing comprising a plurality of balancing pin bores for disposing spring loaded balancing pins and a plural... | 02/04/2010 |
| 20100024500 | METHODS AND COMPOSITIONS FOR SOIL AMENDMENTS AND ORGANIC WASTE MANAGEMENT The present invention relates to agriculture and waste management. In particular, compositions and methods relating to soil amendments and organic waste management are provided. In certain aspects, soil amendments, and methods of making soil amendments, and methods for ... | 02/04/2010 |
| 20100024501 | PRODUCTION OF NOVEL PRECISION CUSTOMIZED CONTROL RELEASE FERTILIZERS The present invention relates to novel precision customized control release fertilizers such as seed encapsulation nutrients, liquid formulation treatment for roots of seedlings before transplantation or for soil application or for foliar application and fertilizer gran... | 02/04/2010 |
| 20100024502 | OPEN PRESS THERMAL GAP FOR QPF FORMING TOOLS A quick plastic forming (QPF) tool is provided in which a thermal gap is created that reduces or eliminates some of the conductive heat loss paths when the QPF tool is in an open position during part removal or sheet loading. By reducing conductive heat loss, a more pre... | 02/04/2010 |
| 20100024503 | Electromagnetic shape calibration of tubes Articles are often formed from a tubular workpiece in a process which does not usefully shape the ends of the tube. In an embodiment of the invention, tube ends may be mechanically reduced in cross section and then expanded against a secondary forming surface(s) using a... | 02/04/2010 |
| 20100024504 | DEVICE FOR COOLING A METAL STRIP The invention relates to a device (1) for cooling a metal strip (2) between two rolling stands (3), wherein the strip (2) is led over a leading-over element (4) of a flat form and arranged under the leading-over element (4) is a... | 02/04/2010 |
| 20100024505 | DEVICE AND METHOD FOR COOLING HOT STRIP A cooling device and a cooling method for a hot strip allow uniform and stable cooling of the strip at a high cooling rate when supplying the coolant to the upper surface of the hot strip. The cooling device includes an upper header unit 21 for supplying a rod-li... | 02/04/2010 |
| 20100024506 | ROLLER DEVICE The invention pertains to a rolling device (1) with at least two rolls that are respectively supported in a roll stand (3) by means of chocks (2), wherein the rolls are provided with axial displacement means (4) that serve for the axial displ... | 02/04/2010 |
| 20100024507 | Rolling Mill and Roll Thereof A roll coupled to a separately manufactured axle rotates together with the axle in order to perform a rolling process. The roll includes an inner cylindrical surface, an outer cylindrical surface and both side faces, and at least one key way provided on at least one of ... | 02/04/2010 |
| 20100024508 | TUBES AND METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR PRODUCING TUBES A system and method for producing flat tubes is described and illustrated. The flat tubes can be produced from at least one strip of endless band material having at least one wall part and an inner part formed with corrugations on a roller train provided with roller pai... | 02/04/2010 |
| 20100024509 | STEM SLIDE DEVICE A stem slide apparatus comprises a stem slide base (73) with a stem (6) horizontally mounted thereon to press a billet (B) mounted on a container (5), a slide guide member (72, 72a, 72b) mounted on a vertical stem move su... | 02/04/2010 |
| 20100024510 | PRESS DIE SET FOR FORMING FLANGE AND FLANGE FORMING METHOD The present invention relates to a press die set for forming a flange that bends an edge of a part, such as a door panel and a hood panel, at a right angle in a press-forming direction and bends an edge adjacent to the edge at a negative angle, and a flange forming meth... | 02/04/2010 |
| 20100024511 | Method and Installation for Applying Foil Material onto Successive Sheets There is described a method for applying foil material (200) onto successive sheets (S), especially sheets of securities. In a first step, individual sheets (S) are transported in succession along a sheet transport path. In a second step, at least one continuous ... | 02/04/2010 |
| 20100024512 | High strenght workpiece material and method and apparatus for producing the same A method for producing a high strength workpiece material includes the steps of: placing an alloy material 10 into a central space of a cylindrical mold 2; vertically compressing both end faces of the material in the central space with a press member 5<... | 02/04/2010 |
| 20100024513 | METHOD FOR PERFORMING TEMPER ROLLING ON STEEL STRIP AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING HIGH TENSILE-STRENGTH COLD ROLLED STEEL SHEET Temper rolling at a total elongation percentage of 0.1% or more is performed on a steel strip using a temper rolling mill in which at least one roll stand having high roughness work rolls, the center-line averaged roughness Ra of which being in the range of 3.0 to 10.0 ... | 02/04/2010 |
| 20100024514 | Bending tool It is difficult to bend materials for forming beyond 180° in terms of bend angle due to the entrant nature of prior press forming arrangements including a press tool with a press recess of a static nature. By providing a press recess which is formed from actuators allo... | 02/04/2010 |
| 20100024515 | TOOL TO AIDE IN THE BENDING OF REBAR (REINFORCED STEEL BARS) ON CONSTRUCTION SITE The invention is a rebar bender that is installed in the trailer hitch of a vehicle and used to bend rebar (up to #5) at any angle and length. The rebar is bent using this tool and the strength of the person bending the rebar.... | 02/04/2010 |
| 20100024516 | LIQUID PROPANE GAS INJECTOR TESTING SYSTEM AND METHODS Methods and systems for determining an LPG fuel output characteristic of an LPG injector. The output characteristic of the LPG can be determined by calculating a total mass of LPG injected into a canister of known volume by the injector during a plurality of open/closed... | 02/04/2010 |
| 20100024517 | Pressure Gauge This invention is a pressure gauge designed to measure pressure over a very wide range of pressures, while maintaining a very high accuracy throughout the range. This invention reduces the number of gauges someone would need to accurately measure pressure over a wide ra... | 02/04/2010 |
| 20100024518 | INSTRUMENTED BALL An instrumented ball for collecting data in an industrial mill comprising a durable sphere defining an enclosed cavity and having a substantial thickness, the sphere manufactured from a resilient material able to withstand pressures exerted by a working industrial mill,... | 02/04/2010 |
| 20100024519 | IMPACT TESTING APPARATUS A impact testing apparatus for includes a workbench, a bracket defining a vertical passage, a hammer slidably received in the passage of the bracket, a fastening mechanism slidably mounted to the bracket and an anvil for supporting a workpiece to be tested. The workbenc... | 02/04/2010 |
| 20100024520 | ABNORMALITY DIAGNOSIS APPARATUS FOR NOX SENSOR An NOx catalyst of storage reduction type and an after-catalyst NOx sensor are provided in an exhaust passage in an internal combustion engine. The after-catalyst NOx sensor detects the NOx concentration on the downstream side of the NOx catalyst. The NOx concentration ... | 02/04/2010 |
| 20100024521 | Automatic Determination of an Emission Value for a Motor Vehicle The invention concerns the automatic determination of an emission value for a motor vehicle. For this purpose, a system for the automatic determination of an emission value for a motor vehicle 4 is described that comprises the following: a fuel quantity sensor 02/04/2010 | |
| 20100024522 | Device for removing air dispersed contaminants A device for removing liquid or solid contaminants such as oil or dust dispersed in air in which an air flow is directed through a space formed by a spiral wall in a cyclonic chamber condenses the particles or droplet which drops down into a collection chamber below the... | 02/04/2010 |
| 20100024523 | SYSTEM AND METHOD OF TESTING HUMIDITY IN A SEALED MEMS DEVICE One embodiment provides a method of testing humidity, comprising: i) determining a property of a device which encloses a plurality of interferometric modulators and ii) determining a relative humidity value or a degree of the relative humidity inside the device based at... | 02/04/2010 |
| 20100024524 | Protective Cap for a Gas Sensor, and a Gas Sensor A protective cap is provided for a sensor having a sensor element, which is disposed in a housing and includes a connection side and a measuring side, for determining gases in gas mixtures. The protective cap delimits a sensor element chamber having at least one flow ou... | 02/04/2010 |
| 20100024525 | METHOD OF CHECKING THE HERMETICITY OF A CLOSED CAVITY OF A MICROMETRIC COMPONENT AND MICROMETRIC COMPONENT FOR THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE SAME In order to check the hermeticity of a closed cavity of at least one micrometric components, said component includes a structure made over or in one portion of a substrates, a cap fixed to one zone of the substrate to protect the structure, and an indicator element whos... | 02/04/2010 |
| 20100024526 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR OPTICAL MEASUREMENT OF ANALYTE CONCENTRATION A method and sensor for measuring the concentration of an analyte about radiantly excitable indicator molecules. A stimulus waveform is used to drive a radiant source. The indicator molecules are exposed to the radiant source. A response waveform is generated to represe... | 02/04/2010 |
