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| Application No. | Application Title | Issue Date |
| 20080027617 | METHOD OF ENGINE SURGE DISCRIMINATION A method from discriminating between spurious and genuine surges in a gas turbine engine is provided which includes the steps of receiving an engine speed signal over a global engine surge investigation region that includes a plurality of operating regions (e.g. speed b... | 01/31/2008 |
| 20070175219 | Pilot combustor for stabilizing combustion in gas turbine engines The subject application is directed to burners for gas turbine engines that use a pilot flame to assist in sustaining and stabilizing the combustion process. An embodiment of the disclosed burners includes, inter alia, a burner housing, a pilot combustor and a quencher.... | 08/02/2007 |
| 20060097617 | Cathode unit for fluorescent lamps Disclosed are cathode units for use in fluorescent discharge lamps which include a stem element adapted for sealing engagement with an end of an elongated vitreous/glass tube, first and second electrode support wires extending axially through the stem element, and a fil... | 05/11/2006 |
| 20060067865 | Systems and methods for removing materials from flue gas via regenerative selective catalytic reduction Regenerative selective catalytic reduction (RSCR) systems and process are provided whereby NOx levels in gases are reduced by mixing the gas with a reactant and then introducing the gas into an RSCR apparatus for treatment that entails heating the gas, causin... | 03/30/2006 |
| 20060063739 | 2-Substituted heteroaryl compounds This invention relates to compounds of formula (I): or pharmaceutically acceptable salts, solvate, clathrates hydrates or polymorphs thereof, their compositions and methods of use and methods of making thereof. The compounds (and compositions) are useful in modulati... | 03/23/2006 |
| 20060016355 | Flexographic pringting plate, flexographic printing device, production method for flexographic printing plate and production method for printing matter A flexographic printing plate includes a raised part (2) for transferring a printing substance to a printing substrate, the raised part (2) having a top surface and a side, the top surface and the side forming an angle of not less than 90° and not more th... | 01/26/2006 |
| 20060012044 | Plating method Methods for depositing a metal or metal alloy on a substrate and articles made with the methods are described. The metal or metal alloy is deposited on the substrate electrolytically. The current is periodically interrupted during deposition to improve throwing power an... | 01/19/2006 |
| 20050279862 | Conical swirler for fuel injectors and combustor domes and methods of manufacturing the same A method of manufacturing gas and/or fuel swirlers for fuel injectors and combustor domes and cone-shaped swirlers so manufactured are disclosed. The disclosed conical swirlers feature cut-through slots on a cone-shaped body. The contour and spacing of the slots are con... | 12/22/2005 |
| 20050261200 | Tri-peptide hepatitis C serine protease inhibitors The present invention relates to compounds of Formula I, or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt, ester, or prodrug, thereof: which inhibit serine protease activity, particularly the activity of hepatitis c virus (HCV) NS3-NS4A protease. Consequently, the compounds of... | 11/24/2005 |
| 20050247066 | Apparatus, system and method for observing combustion conditions in a gas turbine engine A fuel injector for a gas turbine combustor is disclosed which includes a feed arm having a flange for mounting the injector within the combustor and a fuel nozzle depending from the feed arm for injecting fuel into the combustor for combustion. An optical sensor array ... | 11/10/2005 |
| 20050234934 | System and method for controlling the release of updates to a database configuration A program product to perform a method for updating database objects in database servers. The program product causes the computer system to the perform steps of receive user specified database schema files for release to a list of corresponding database servers where mod... | 10/20/2005 |
| 20050208418 | Cyanoadamantyl compounds and polymers Cyanoadamantyl compounds, polymers that comprise polymerized units of such compounds, and photoresist compositions that comprise such polymers are provided. Preferred polymers of the invention are employed in photoresists imaged at wavelengths less than 250 nm such as 2... | 09/22/2005 |
| 20050208417 | Cyanoadamantyl compounds and polymers and photoresists comprising same Cyanoadamantyl compounds, polymers that comprise polymerized units of such compounds, and photoresist compositions that comprise such polymers are provided. Preferred polymers of the invention are employed in photoresists imaged at wavelengths less than 250 nm such as 2... | 09/22/2005 |
| 20050205315 | Light armored vehicle A light armored vehicle for military use and, in particular, for rapid response applications, which is light-weight, reliable, fast, and highly maneuverable, which can negotiate many types of terrains and conditions, and which has an armored enclosure configured to prov... | 09/22/2005 |
| 20050170084 | Manufacturing method of optical devices A first objective of the present invention is to provide a more productive method of manufacturing optical devices that minimizes processing distortion, maintains optical characteristics satisfactorily, and promotes smallness. A second objective thereof is to provide a ... | 08/04/2005 |
| 20050158540 | Adhesive and pressure-sensitive transfer adhesive tape An adhesive and a pressure-sensitive transfer adhesive tape formed by coating the adhesive on a base material are provided. The adhesive has a color when applied to a substrate and, after application can be decolored. The adhesive comprises a colored material colored by... | 07/21/2005 |
| 20050155517 | Watercolor ink composition for writing utensils and method for producing it A watercolor ink composition for writing utensils comprising at least an alkali-soluble acrylic copolymer, a lower alcohol solvent, water, and a coloring material wherein the alkali-soluble acrylic copolymer has a molecular weight of from 7000 to 15,000, an acid value o... | 07/21/2005 |
| 20050141015 | Image forming system, image processing apparatus, image forming apparatus, and memory product A folder created in a print data storing region for storing print data received from an external device is checked. When it is judged that there is print data, a print job is created by adding a restraining image corresponding to the folder to the print data. The create... | 06/30/2005 |
| 20050121292 | Suspension-type conveying arrangement for transporting conveyable-article carriers The invention proposes a suspension-type conveying arrangement having guide rails (2) for hooks (6) of clothes hangers (4) which are displaceably guided in a suspended manner thereon, and having a diverter (15) with a switchable diverter-tong... | 06/09/2005 |
| 20050116587 | Tuning fork-type crystal vibrator A tuning fork-type crystal vibrator is provided that has improved CI and shock resistance. The tuning fork-type crystal vibrator includes a tuning fork-shaped crystal element made of a pair of tuning fork arms having grooves in their principal surfaces, and a tuning for... | 06/02/2005 |
| 20050106520 | Device for stabilizing combustion in gas turbine engines Disclose is a burner for a gas turbine combustor that uses a central bluff body flame holder and a quarl to shape the recirculation zone in order to stabilize the combustion process. The burner includes, among other elements, a cylindrical main body and a flame holder. ... | 05/19/2005 |
| 20050105146 | Image forming device, print job transmission device, data management device, program, storage medium and method for supplying print sheet When the image forming device receives a print job including a print condition in its header, an operation control section extracts the print condition from the header, and makes an inquiry to a server. The server extracts an order table, indicative of a priority based ... | 05/19/2005 |
| 20050100966 | FHOS-interacting proteins and use thereof Protein complexes are provided comprising FHOS and one or more proteins selected from the group consisting of GROUP1. Methods of using the protein complexes in diagnosing diseases and disorders are also provided. In addition, the protein complexes are also useful... | 05/12/2005 |
| 20050077881 | Methods, systems and apparatus for regulating frequency of generated power using flywheel energy storage systems with varying load and/or power generation Featured are methods for regulating the AC frequency of the electrical power be supplied on an electrical distribution system or grid. Such a method includes electrically coupling an energy storage sub-system to the electrical distribution network, where the energy stor... | 04/14/2005 |
| 20050055300 | System and method for determining the buying power of an investment portfolio A system and method for determining the buying power of an investment portfolio are disclosed which involve providing a set of compliance rules for an investment portfolio, receiving a request to analyze a proposed transaction, and calculating a transaction limit for th... | 03/10/2005 |
| 20050051816 | Semiconductor light receiving device and manufacturing method for the same An object of the present invention is to provide a highly sensitive semiconductor light receiving device wherein the efficiency of light convergence into the light receiving region has been increased. The semiconductor light receiving device includes a light receiving r... | 03/10/2005 |
| 20050047518 | Apparatus and method for estimating a channel An apparatus for estimating a channel from a transmitting point to a receiving point in an environment, in which at least two transmitting points spaced apart from each other are present, the transmitting point having associated therewith a pilot sequence, wherein the p... | 03/03/2005 |
| 20050032001 | Method of forming micropattern, method of manufacturing optical recording medium master copy, optical recording medium master copy optical recording medium stamper, and optical recording medium By using an existing, relatively inexpensive manufacturing device, micropatterns (e.g. guiding grooves, prepits) having such track pitch and pit pitch that are smaller than the diameter of a light spot are formed more finely. There are provided at least two layers, i.e.... | 02/10/2005 |
| 20050023559 | Magnetic oxide thin film, magnetic memory element, and method of manufacturing magnetic oxide thin film In a magnetic oxide thin film, at least three phases including a layered antiferromagnetic metallic phase, an antiferromagnetic charge-ordered insulating phase, and a ferromagnetic metallic phase coexist. A magnetic memory element includes the magnetic oxide thin film a... | 02/03/2005 |
| 20050017154 | Solid-state imaging device and method for driving the same A solid-state imaging device including a plurality of light receiving sections; a pixel area vertical transfer register section for transferring, column by column, charges generated by the plurality of light receiving sections; a dummy area vertical transfer register se... | 01/27/2005 |
| 20050013236 | Optical disk and optical disk recording and reproducing device An optical disk includes a plurality of disk sheets which are laminated, and each of which has a recording face on one of the surfaces and a flat back surface, wherein the plurality of disk sheets are laminated by adhesive layers in such a manner that between adjacent t... | 01/20/2005 |
| 20050001701 | Electrostatic actuator, microswitch, micro optical switch, electronic device, and method of manufacturing electrostatic actuator The present switch including the present actuator has a supporting column on a substrate, and a cap plate provided on the supporting column. The supporting column pivotally supports the cap plate. At ends of the cap plate, a plurality of beams are provided, respectively... | 01/06/2005 |
