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| Application No. | Application Title | Issue Date |
| 20110045755 | FEEDING MACHINE FOR MANUFACTURE OF SAUSAGE-SHAPED PRODUCTS The invention described herein relates to a feeding machine for a production line for the manufacturing of sausage-shaped products receives a flowable filling material in a tubular wrapper material. The feeding machine includes storage rods for suspending the sausage-sh... | 02/24/2011 |
| 20110045754 | CLIP MACHINE FOR THE MANUFACTURE OF SAUSAGE-SHAPED PRODUCTS The invention relates to a clip machine for a production line for the manufacturing of sausage-shaped products receives a flowable filling material in a tubular wrapper material. The clip machine includes at least two sealing tools, movable relative to one another betwe... | 02/24/2011 |
| 20110041724 | RAILROAD GONDOLA CAR STRUCTURE AND MECHANISM THEREFOR A railroad gondola car has a hopper carried between two trucks. The hopper has convergent end and side slope sheets that feed a bottom discharge. The bottom discharge has a pair of longitudinal doors. The door closing mechanism is a mechanical transmission that includes... | 02/24/2011 |
| 20110040272 | URINE COLLECTION DEVICE A urine collection device comprises a collector to collect urine voided by a user; first and second outlets adapted to allow urine collected by the collector to drain from the device and a transfer passage adapted to transfer urine collected by the collector to a recept... | 02/17/2011 |
| 20110031717 | APPARATUS, METHOD, AND KIT FOR MODIFYING A STOCK INVERTED FRONT FORK ASSEMBLY OF A MOTORCYCLE An apparatus, method, and kit for modifying a stock inverted front fork assembly of a motorcycle. The resultant modified stock inverted front fork assembly includes shortened lower stock cartridge components of a factory stock inverted front fork assembly, and an air cy... | 02/10/2011 |
| 20110030873 | COMPOSITE MANDREL A mandrel and method of making a mandrel for use as a substrate in the manufacture of woven or braided articles. The mandrel may have an inner core of foam; at least a first layer of carbon fiber-reinforced resin, and an outer layer of glass fiber-reinforced resin. The ... | 02/10/2011 |
| 20110023711 | MONOLITH ADSORBENT AND METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR ADSORBING SAMPLES WITH THE SAME The problem to be solved by the present invention is to provide a monolith adsorbent which can adsorb a target sample easily in a short time or regardless of whether the amount of the sample is small or large and extract the sample with a small amount of solvent, and ea... | 02/03/2011 |
| 20110021839 | PHASE TRANSFER CATALYST FOR SYNTHESIS OF PENTAERYTHRITOL DIPHOSPHITES The present invention pertains to a process for the preparation of pentaerythritol diphosphites via a one-pot, direct esterification of phosphorus trichloride with pentaerithritol, and either an alkylphenol or an arylalkylphenol which functions both as a reactant and as... | 01/27/2011 |
| 20110017949 | Methods and apparatus to produce aligned film of lyotropic chromonic liquid crystals The present invention comprises a device and method for ordering molecules of lyotropic chromonic liquid crystals to aligned structure of a dried film. An example of an aligned film may be transparent to visible light but not transparent to polarized light in the ultrav... | 01/27/2011 |
| 20110017095 | RAILROAD FREIGHT CAR A railroad freight car may have a body for carrying lading. The body may be a gondola car body. The car body may include a decking or floor structure, and may include longitudinally extending side beams bordering the floor structure. The connection of the side beams to ... | 01/27/2011 |
| 20110017016 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR COOLING AND REMOVING IRON FROM A HEARTH A system and method for cooling and removing metallic iron and other aggregate from a moving hearth is provided. Cooling may be provided by a secondary cooling system and a spray cooling system in a cooling zone. The secondary cooling system may include an arrangement o... | 01/27/2011 |
| 20110012406 | HEAD RETAINING FOAM LINER FOR CAR SEAT The invention described herein relates to a foam geometry which reduces the tendency of the child's head to slide forward and roll out by contouring the side foam to have its leading edge closer to the center line of the child's seat than some more rearward portion of t... | 01/20/2011 |
| 20110008469 | ANTIMICROBIAL COMPOSITION AND METHODS AND APPARATUS FOR USE THEREOF There is presented an alkaline disinfectant in the form of a multi-component composition, with each component being relatively benign until mixed with the other components in a ready-to-use solution. The invention further relates to the use of the composition in a varie... | 01/13/2011 |
| 20110006028 | COATED GLASS BOTTLES AND ARTICLES AND METHODS OF MANUFACTURE There is described glass baby and drinking articles, or other glass articles, that are coated with a BPA free, shatterproof silicone sleeve. The coated glass bottles provide peace of mind that parents seek when feeding their babies, and prevent the bottle from shatterin... | 01/13/2011 |
| 20110005638 | TIPLESS CAN FILLING VALVE A filling valve is provided for filling containers such as beverage cans. The valve includes a tipless nozzle having ports oriented for directing flow. The nozzle includes a valve seat having a planar sealing surface. A spring actuated vent seal is provided for closing ... | 01/13/2011 |
| 20110005287 | Method for improving light gauge building materials A process is described in which non-structural galvanized steel studs are sequentially chemically treated with a permanganate coating to improve oxidation resistance, followed by treatment with a silicate coating sealant, optionally with zinc surface activation using an... | 01/13/2011 |
| 20110001637 | METHOD FOR INDICATING A NOISE LEVEL OF A ROTARY-WING AIRCRAFT A method for displaying a noise level (Lfar field) of a rotary-wing aircraft (10) and system there for, the method comprising the following steps: (a) detecting a torque (Mengine) in a drive train of the rotary-wing aircraft (10), (b)... | 01/06/2011 |
| 20110000600 | METHODS AND APPARATUS FOR STITCHING TIRE PATCHES Methods, computer program products, and apparatus for stitching the interior surface of a tire, the steps of the method including rotating the tire about a central rotational axis, applying a force to maintain the tire in a substantially radial fixed position relative t... | 01/06/2011 |
| 20110000279 | METHOD OF CLADDING MONOLITHIC SILICA BODY AND SEPARATION MEDIUM To use a monolithic silica body in chromatography with a HPLC column or a GC column and to simplify the use thereof as a separation medium, it is intended to provide a method of cladding a main body of a monolithic adsorbent or separating agent with glass so as to prote... | 01/06/2011 |
| 20100330877 | DETERMINING THE BUFF RADIUS DURING TIRE BUFFING Methods, apparatus and computer programs for correcting a buff of tread from a crown of a tire, the steps of the method including measuring the distance between the tire crown surface and the belt at each of the plurality of locations; calculating a projected distance b... | 12/30/2010 |
| 20100327073 | WATER FEATURE AND METHODS There is provided a water feature and methods for use in a water park type environment wherein the feature comprises a misting system for dispensing a fluid in the form of a mist in an aesthetically pleasing and interactive arrangement. In an example, the misting system... | 12/30/2010 |
| 20100326603 | CORRECTION FOR ASYMMETRICAL BUFFING Methods, apparatus and computer programs for correcting a buff of tread from a crown of a tire, the steps of the method including measuring the distance between the tire crown surface and the belt at each of the plurality of locations; calculating a projected distance b... | 12/30/2010 |
| 20100325322 | DIRECT CONNECTION SINGLE USER-INTERFACE CONTROL OF MULTIPLE COMPUTERS AND DISPLAYS Methods, systems, and devices providing single user-interface control of multiple computers and displays. Direct communication links to multiple computers are provided to automatically transmit peripheral computer device position and peripheral computer device commands ... | 12/23/2010 |
| 20100323583 | Support For Tread Band Buffing An apparatus and method of roughening the sole side surface of a tread band is provided wherein the sole side surface of a tread band is roughened with at least one abrasive roller. The bottom of at least one groove in a tread side of the tread band is supported while t... | 12/23/2010 |
| 20100320167 | RAIL ROAD CAR DRAFT FITTINGS A rail road car has draft sills, and draft gear mounted in the draft sills, by which loads are passed along the train line of cars. The draft gear is mounted to the drafts sill webs between front and rear draft stops. The front and rear draft stops have portions that pr... | 12/23/2010 |
| 20100319732 | TIRE BUFFING DEBRIS COLLECTING SYSTEM Improved apparatus and methods for collecting debris generated during a tire buffing operation on a tire buffing machine, the tire buffing machine having a cutting head cutting surface rotatable about a cutting head axis. The system includes a rotatable shroud being rot... | 12/23/2010 |
| 20100319570 | RAIL ROAD HOPPER CAR STRUCTURE A hopper car discharge section may be wide at the top and narrow at the bottom. Outflow is controlled by movable closure members. The hopper car has a plurality of hoppers of which two hoppers share a common ridge assembly. The ridge assembly forms a common mating and f... | 12/23/2010 |
| 20100318652 | APPARATUS AND METHODS FOR REAL-TIME MULTIMEDIA NETWORK TRAFFIC MANAGEMENT & CONTROL IN WIRELESS NETWORKS The invention is directed to network management systems and methods that provide substantially real-time network management and control capabilities of multimedia streaming traffic in telecommunications networks. The invention provides pre-emptive and autonomous network... | 12/16/2010 |
| 20100317079 | SILAGE WASTE RECOVERY PROCESS, FACILITY, SYSTEM, AND PRODUCT A silo of conventional construction is provided with a collection pan at its bottom to collect effluent. The effluent can be stored and/or processed. Processing can include separation of water to concentrate the effluent. The effluent can contain fermentation product, s... | 12/16/2010 |
| 20100316247 | LOUDSPEAKER AND ALARM WITH LUMINOUS ELEMENT A loudspeaker has an alarm and a luminous element, these being an improvement upon exiting loudspeakers having luminous elements. The luminous element is an illuminating lamp. A radiative cooling fin is mounted near the illuminating lamp. The use of radiator cooling fir... | 12/16/2010 |
| 20100315568 | Liquid crystal devices and methods providing fast switching mode A liquid crystal device includes carbon nanotube-doped liquid crystal materials that have a fast switching mode. The liquid crystals may be nematic liquid crystals contained in an optically controlled birefringence cell, with a small amount of nanotubes relative to the ... | 12/16/2010 |
| 20100314458 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR HEAT PUMP ORIENTED ZONE CONTROL A system and method to control environmental parameters of pre-defined zones within an environment using an electronic controller. An electronic controller monitors a loop temperature of a loop field of a geo-thermal heat pump as detected by a temperature sensor connect... | 12/16/2010 |
| 20100314069 | HIGH EFFICIENCY PLANT FOR MAKING STEEL A method of making steel comprising assembling a steelmaking furnace, a thin strip caster, and a mold caster, inputting to a computer data on demand and customer requirements for production output, raw materials, furnace availability and capacity, ladle treatment for ca... | 12/16/2010 |
| 20100313274 | IMAGE SERVER WITH MULTIPLE IMAGE CONFIDENTIALITY PORTS Image servers, methods, software applications, and computer readable medium for retrieving images of various levels of patient anonymity via multiple image confidentiality software ports. In an image server, at least two image confidentiality software ports are provided... | 12/09/2010 |
| 20100307709 | REFINEMENT OF STEEL A cast low carbon steel formed by a method of forming and refining molten silicon-bearing steel by addition of a calcium-containing silicon additive. Determine when the amount of calcium in the calcium-containing silicon additive is more or less than the amount of calci... | 12/09/2010 |
| 20100307600 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR AUTOMATICALLY DISABLING UTILITIES A safety apparatus for automatically disabling a utility of a facility. The safety apparatus includes at least one remote sensor that transmits a signal if an environmental parameter reaches a preset default setting or a setting selected by a user. The safety apparatus ... | 12/09/2010 |
| 20100306904 | PROTECTIVE HEADWEAR FOR WINTER ACTIVITIES A protective headwear having shock absorptive and insulating properties includes a head-receiving shell member adapted to overlie the head of a wearer and an integral padding member disposed between the at least two plies of the shell member. The padding member is forme... | 12/09/2010 |
| 20100305612 | Polyaxial Cross Connector and Methods of Use Thereof A connector device for a spinal stabilization apparatus comprises a first elongated member having first and second ends, and is adapted to engage a first spinal stabilizer rod proximal to the first end of the elongated member and is further adapted to engage a spinal cr... | 12/02/2010 |
| 20100297598 | PORTABLE BATHROOM AND KITCHEN FIXTURE DISPLAY A portable bathroom and kitchen fixture display includes a base, walls rising from the top of the base, a canopy spanning the walls, a holding tank within the base, fluid supply and fluid drain conduits, a plurality of fixtures selectively mounted to the base, and a flu... | 11/25/2010 |
| 20100290665 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR DIMENSIONING OBJECTS USING STEREOSCOPIC IMAGING A method and configuration to estimate the dimensions of a cuboid. The configuration includes two image acquisition units offset from each other with at least one of the units positioned at a defined acquisition height above a background surface. Image processing techni... | 11/18/2010 |
