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Mark Twain ; Christmas greetings, 1890
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| Application No. | Application Title | Issue Date |
| 20120079919 | OIL FILTER CANISTER ADAPTER An oil filter canister adapter of the present invention mainly includes a base, a rotatable plate, three rotatable members, and three holders. The rotatable plate and the rotatable members are respectively disposed on the base. The rotatable members contact with the rot... | 04/05/2012 |
| 20120079920 | Combination Wrench with Greater Strength and Torque A combination wrench includes a shank, a first driving member mounted on a first end of the shank, and a second driving member mounted on a second end of the shank. The shank has different cross-sectional profiles and areas from the first driving member to the second dr... | 04/05/2012 |
| 20120079921 | Dry Wall Screw Embedder A screw embedder attachment for a hand tool handle is disclosed. The invention allows for the addition of a screwdriver functionality to hand tool handles at the end of the tool handle opposite the working end of the tool. Since the invention is placed over the exterior... | 04/05/2012 |
| 20120079922 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR ADJUSTING BEARING ENDPLAY An apparatus for use in adjusting an endplay of a bearing of a wheel hub assembly includes an outer circumferential surface configured to be received within an annular space around the nut attached to a shaft of the wheel hub assembly and retaining the bearing on the sh... | 04/05/2012 |
| 20120079923 | TORSION ASSEMBLY WITH WIRELESS DISPLAYERS FOR SIMULTANEOUSLY RECEIVING TORSION DATUM AND DISPLAYING THEREON A torsion assembly includes a torsion tool and at least one wireless displayer for simultaneously receiving and displaying the torsion datum from the torsion tool. The torsion tool includes a seat disposed therein and a display module detachably received in the seat. Th... | 04/05/2012 |
| 20120079924 | Tool Protection Devices A hand-held tool protection device includes a handle sized and configured to be grasped by an operator. A neck portion extends outwardly from the handle in a direction of a elongated axis of the handle. A swivel assembly is connected to the neck portion. The swivel asse... | 04/05/2012 |
| 20120079925 | KNIFE HOLDER OF A TUBE CUTTING UNIT FOR TUBE MANUFACTURING AND A SYSTEM AND USE OF THE SYSTEM FOR TUBE MANUFACTURING The invention relates to a knife holder (402) for a tube cutting unit (400), which tube cutting unit (400) is adapted to receiving a rotating tube (2) fed out from a tube manufacturing device (1) in a feed direction (316). The f... | 04/05/2012 |
| 20120079926 | Absorbent Article Substrate Trim Material Removal Process and Apparatus Aspects of the present disclosure involve methods and apparatuses for cutting and removing trim from an advancing substrate. Particular embodiments of the apparatuses and methods disclosed herein provide for removal of continuous lengths of trim, and in some embodiments... | 04/05/2012 |
| 20120079927 | MOLD OF REMOVING CHIPS Provided is a mold of removing chips for machining a product with center pins. The mold includes a plurality of first forming grooves disposed on an upper end thereof, a plurality of second forming grooves disposed on a lower end thereof, and at least two chip-removing ... | 04/05/2012 |
| 20120079928 | CHIP DISCHARGE DEVICE OF MACHINE TOOL Scraping plates include: a first scraping plate 11 attached to chains 10, with an end surface 11c′ thereof facing a receiving plate 14 being deviated from an attachment point c′ where the first scraping plate 11 is attached ... | 04/05/2012 |
| 20120079929 | FILM CLAMPING AND CUTTING DEVICE OF FILM WRAPPING MACHINE A film clamping and cutting device of a film wrapping machine is revealed. A connecting plate of a film clamping and cutting unit is located by a braking part. Moreover, by moment of a rotating machinery before stopping, a film clamping and cutting unit main body assemb... | 04/05/2012 |
| 20120079930 | DEVICE FOR EXTRACTING A LIQUID CONTAINED IN CONTAINERS MADE OF AN INFRANGIBLE MATERIAL The invention relates to a device for extracting a liquid (14) contained in a container (12, 13, 15) of non-brittle material such as a container containing a liquid or pasty cosmetic or food product. The device comprises two wheels (1, 2) rotating a... | 04/05/2012 |
| 20120079931 | Track Saw System A track saw system including a track having a pair of longitudinally-elongated rails extending along its top surface. Each rail has an angled sidewall extending from the top of the track at an angle of 45 degrees. The system further includes a base plate adapter having ... | 04/05/2012 |
| 20120079932 | PAPERBOARD SLITTER MACHINE A paperboard slitter machine includes a first housing, a rotary cutter movable in and out of the first housing for cutting a paperboard, a second housing, a passage defined between the first housing and the second housing for the feeding of the paperboard to be cut, a l... | 04/05/2012 |
| 20120079933 | Cutting Device and Method in Such a Device A cutting device for cutting predetermined figures out of an elongated, thin portion of a plastically deformable material, comprising a table top, which exhibits a planar table surface for supporting the elongated portion. According to the invention, the cutting device ... | 04/05/2012 |
| 20120079934 | Pneumatic Drum Tuning Device, System and Method A drum tune adjustment system is provided for adjusting the pitch of a drum having a shell, a batter head, a resonant head, and a cavity formed therewithin. The drum tune adjustment system includes an air pump or air source, and a conduit fluidly connected with the air ... | 04/05/2012 |
| 20120079935 | KIT AND METHOD FOR CONVERTING A GAS-OPERATED GAS-DRIVEN FIREARM TO A GAS-OPERATED OPERATING ROD DRIVEN FIREARM A kit for modifying a bolt carrier group actuating apparatus of a firearm configured by its original manufacturer to have a gas-driven bolt carrier has a gas expansion assembly and an operating rod. The gas expansion assembly is configured for receiving combustion gases... | 04/05/2012 |
| 20120079936 | POSITIVE DISPLACEMENT MACHINE PISTON WITH WAVY SURFACE FORM A piston and cylinder assembly suitable for use in positive displacement machines (10) and capable of minimizing power losses resulting from friction and fluid leakage over a range of operating parameters. The piston (14) is reciprocably disposed within a ... | 04/05/2012 |
| 20120079937 | DEVICE FOR CAPTURING GAS FROM A PRODUCED WATER STREAM A device for capturing gas included within a produced-water stream is described. Gas and water pressure coordination is not required. Controls prevent liquid entry to the gas system and prevent gas entry into the water system. A gas/liquid separator receives an inner ve... | 04/05/2012 |
| 20120079938 | RADIAL BED VESSELS HAVING UNIFORM FLOW DISTRIBUTION The present invention relates generally to radial flow vessels and processes to achieve even fluid flow distribution through the bed during purification, separation or reaction processes. The radial bed vessel is designed such that the ratio of the cross-sectional flow ... | 04/05/2012 |
| 20120079939 | RECOVERING OF XENON BY ADSORPTION PROCESS The present invention discloses the improvements to a vacuum swing adsorption (VSA) process used for Xe recovery. By only collecting the recovered gas mixture after the initial evacuation of N2 from the adsorbent vessel and void space, the recovered Xe is not... | 04/05/2012 |
| 20120079940 | Sintered Porous Material Comprising Particles Of Different Average Sizes A porous membrane, comprising a blend of a first powder of metal particles of the first average size and a second powder of metal particles of a second average size, the first powder and the second powder sintered together. The first average size is five to fifty times ... | 04/05/2012 |
| 20120079941 | Porous Bodies and Methods Systems and methods for treating a fluid with a body are disclosed. Various aspects involve treating a fluid with a porous body. In select embodiments, a body comprises ash particles, and the ash particles used to form the body may be selected based on their providing o... | 04/05/2012 |
| 20120079942 | FILTRATION SYSTEM AND METHOD OF DESIGN A filtration system comprising at least one filter element, at least a first and a second filter media that are different to one another and are arranged in a parallel relationship, wherein fluid flow through the filtration system comprises a first fluid flow portion th... | 04/05/2012 |
| 20120079943 | PROCESS FOR PRODUCING CARBON MEMBRANES The use of solutions of ethylenically unsaturated polyesters for production of carbon membranes suitable for gas separation, and a process for producing carbon membranes suitable for gas separation, comprising the steps of:
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| 20120079944 | PROCESS FOR PRODUCING CARBON MEMBRANES There is described a process for producing carbon membranes suitable for gas separation, comprising the steps of:
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| 20120079945 | Air Freshener Dispensing Register Cover An air freshener dispensing register cover covers an air register and causes the airstream exiting from the air register to be filtered and to pass over a fragrance oil cartridge. The fragrance oil cartridge has diffusion paper saturated with fragrance oil. The componen... | 04/05/2012 |
| 20120079946 | Self-cleaning vapor-condensing grease baffle filter The subject of this patent application is an improved method for extracting grease and heat from the exhaust air over cooking equipment. This invention collects more grease than other grease baffle filters by combining principles of vapor condensation and centrifugal pa... | 04/05/2012 |
| 20120079947 | APPARATUS FOR PROVIDING MILK FOR A COFFEE MAKER The apparatus (1) for providing milk (M) for a coffee maker (5) comprises a milk container (20) having a base container (21) for receiving the milk and a lid (22) disposed on the base container (21), and at least one tube elemen... | 04/05/2012 |
| 20120079948 | COOKING APPLIANCE A cooking appliance is provided. An operation of a convection motor for operating a convection fan is controlled into various modes according to a cooking temperature and kind of food to be cooked within a cooking chamber. Thus, the food may be more effectively cooked a... | 04/05/2012 |
| 20120079949 | Electric Cooking Appliance With a Pivoting Cover With a Condensate Recovery Mechanism Provided is an electrical cooking appliance with a case (10) forming a cooking container with a vat closed by a pivoting cover (12) mounted on case (10); cover (12) includes a joint (21) forming a spout designed so that joint (21 | 04/05/2012 |
| 20120079950 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR VITAMIN D ENHANCEMENT IN MUSHROOMS An apparatus and method for increasing Vitamin D content in mushrooms irradiates the mushroom(s) for a duration of up to six seconds with one or more pulses of light with wavelengths in the range of about 200 to about 1000 nanometers. The light is emitted by an electric... | 04/05/2012 |
| 20120079951 | Apparatus and Method for Surface Treatment of a Food Product A method and apparatus for treatment of an outer surface of a food product are provided using a fluid having properties selected for treating the surface and bringing the fluid into contact with an outer surface of the food product in a generally continuous manner in a ... | 04/05/2012 |
| 20120079952 | PROCESS FOR GRAVURE PRINTING WITH A WATER-BASED INK The present invention consists of a process where a water-based ink is printed using a gravure press with a specially engraved cylinder.... | 04/05/2012 |
| 20120079953 | OFFSET PRINTING APPARATUS An offset printing apparatus includes a frame; guide rails that are provided on the frame; a plurality of guide blocks that are provided on the guide rails; a plate table that travels via one portion of the guide blocks among the plurality of guide blocks; a print targe... | 04/05/2012 |
| 20120079954 | DEVICE AND METHOD FOR SETTING AT LEAST TWO CYLINDERS OF A PRINTING MACHINE AGAINST EACH OTHER A printing machine with at least one inking unit which has at least two cylinders which are set against each other during the printing operation and can be rotated by at least one drive. The printing machine is provided with sensors for recording parameters of the rotar... | 04/05/2012 |
| 20120079955 | PRINTERS, METHODS, AND APPARATUS TO FILTER IMAGING OIL Printers, methods, and apparatus to filter imaging oil are disclosed. An example apparatus to filter imaging oil, includes adjacent electrodes and a switching circuit. The example switching circuit selectively generates an electrostatic field between the adjacent electr... | 04/05/2012 |
| 20120079956 | DETONATOR IGNITION PROTECTION CIRCUIT An ignition circuit for a detonator is disclosed. The circuit includes an igniter, a transient voltage suppressor (TVS), an energy source and a switch, all electrically connected in series with each other. Current flow through the igniter sufficient to ignite the ignite... | 04/05/2012 |
| 20120079957 | PROJECTILE HAVING CASING THAT INCLUDES MULTIPLE FLACHETTES Some embodiments pertain to a projectile that includes a propellant and a casing that encloses the propellant such that the casing acts as a reaction chamber during flight of the projectile. The casing includes a plurality of flechettes. When the projectile strikes (or ... | 04/05/2012 |
| 20120079958 | GAS GENERATOR A gas generator includes a housing and a diffuser connected to the housing. The diffuser has a cup-like shape and includes an opening portion joined to the housing and a circumferential wall portion provided with gas discharge ports. A partition plate is attached to the... | 04/05/2012 |
