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| Application No. | Application Title | Issue Date |
| 20050109911 | HANGING DEVICE A device for hanging an object on a vertical structure, such as a framed picture or painting on a wall. The device comprises a body having a planar portion that lies in a plane defining a first direction and a second direction transverse to the first direction. A plural... | 05/26/2005 |
| 20050103470 | PROCESS FOR JOINING MEMBERS OF A HEAT TRANSFER ASSEMBLY AND ASSEMBLY FORMED THEREBY A method and assembly that makes use of an adhesive to form a joint structure between two members, such as two heat transfer components. A first member has a slot in a surface thereof, while the second member has an edge received in the slot of the first member. One or ... | 05/19/2005 |
| 20050106410 | Aluminium alloy to be used as fin material A strong durable aluminum alloy fin material with enhanced corrosion resistance for brazed heat exchangers. The fin material includes a core material and a clad material on the core material. The core material consists of, by weight, 0.10-1.50% Si, 0.10-0.60% Fe, 0.00-1... | 05/19/2005 |
| 20050095137 | MULTIPLE ALLOY ROTOR AND METHOD THEREFOR A process for producing a rotor, the rotor formed thereby, as well as turbines in which such a rotor is installed. The rotor is formed by casting an ingot to have first and second regions formed of different alloys that intermix during casting to define a transition zon... | 05/05/2005 |
| 20050091832 | METHOD OF PROCESSING A MULTIPLE ALLOY ROTOR A method of processing a rotor. The rotor is formed by casting an ingot to have first and second regions formed of different alloys that intermix during casting to define a transition zone therebetween. The ingot is forged to yield a rotor forging that contains axially-... | 05/05/2005 |
| 20050089405 | MULTIPLE ALLOY ROTOR A monolithic rotor comprising first and second rotor regions axially aligned within the monolithic rotor and a transition zone therebetween. The first and second rotor regions are formed of different alloys and the transition zone having a composition that differs from ... | 04/28/2005 |
| 20050077433 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR MANEUVERING OBJECTS IN LOW/ZERO GRAVITY ENVIRONMENTS An apparatus and method that make use of electromagnetic energy to maneuver an object, such as stop, slow, and/or divert a vessel or projectile in low and zero-gravity environments. The apparatus comprises an element capable of generating a magnetic field in the zero or... | 04/14/2005 |
| 20050078506 | POSTED PRECHARGE AND MULTIPLE OPEN-PAGE RAM ARCHITECTURE A method and architecture that overcomes the problem of latency-caused performance degradation of electronic memory systems. The method involves a “Posted Precharge,” by which an external command for Precharge is given as early as possible, such as immediately follo... | 04/14/2005 |
| 20050078314 | SELF-CALIBRATING OPTICAL REFLECTANCE PROBE SYSTEM A self-calibrating optical reflectance probe system having an illuminant light source to illuminate a sample material, optical pickup means to collect reflected light from the sample material, and an articulated white reference reflection standard for illuminant referen... | 04/14/2005 |
| 20050073284 | HYBRID SYNCHRONOUS/INDUCTION GENERATOR POWER PLANT A power generation plant comprising a power generating unit that includes at least one first generator, such as an induction generator, coupled to at least one synchronous generator having a rotor with a superconducting (SC) coil. The induction generator and the SC sync... | 04/07/2005 |
| 20050072592 | STATOR BAR WITH EXRUDED GROUNDWALL INSULATION An insulated stator bar and method of applying an outer insulation to a bare stator bar to form the insulated stator bar. The outer insulation surrounds a perimeter of the bare bar and extends along a longitudinal length of the bar. The outer insulation comprises at lea... | 04/07/2005 |
| 20050067217 | Exhaust system and a method of producing the same An exhaust system for use in combination with a combustion engine. The exhaust system includes a silencer having an outer casing that defines an interior and an internal construction within the interior and co-extruded with the outer casing so that the outer casing and ... | 03/31/2005 |
| 20050070070 | METHOD OF FORMING STRAINED SILICON ON INSULATOR A SOI structure (10) and a method for its fabrication, in which a strained silicon layer (12) lies directly on an insulator layer (14), contrary to the prior requirement for strained-Si layers to lie directly on a strain-inducing (e.g., SiGe) layer.... | 03/31/2005 |
| 20050060915 | SHOE FOR A CASTED FOOT A cast shoe sized and configured to be worn on a casted foot. The shoe includes an air-insufflated outer sole formed of a resilient polymeric material to absorb impact. The outer sole has a heel portion of substantially uniform thickness, a tapered toe portion that is t... | 03/24/2005 |
| 20050065589 | Method and anchor for medical implant placement, and method of anchor manufacture An anchor and procedure for placing a medical implant, such as for monitoring physiological parameters. The anchor includes a central body in which a medical implant can be received. arms and members extend radially from first and second ends, respectively, of the centr... | 03/24/2005 |
| 20050050840 | TAPE DISPENSER A dispenser and method for applying self-adhesive tapes to surfaces of construction lumber, such that pieces of lumber can be accurately located to each other. The dispenser includes a frame comprising spaced-apart member and a roll of adhesive tape rotatably mounted be... | 03/10/2005 |
| 20050050746 | ELECTRIC MICROMETER FOR SENSING THE DIAMETER OF A CYLINDRICAL BODY A freestanding micrometer and method for determining the diameter of a cylindrical body, including measuring variations in diameter along a longitudinal length thereof, such as a roll used in the production of metal and paper sheet products. The micrometer comprises a h... | 03/10/2005 |
| 20050028701 | WEB FINISHING METHOD AND SYSTEM A system and method for managing the tension and maintaining registration between multiple webs in a web finishing system. The method involves transporting a first web and at least second web toward a finishing apparatus, comparing relative positions of registration mar... | 02/10/2005 |
| 20050022616 | PRESSURE TRANSDUCER A pressure transducer suitable for use as a component of a passive occupant detection system installed in a passenger vehicle. The transducer comprises first and second contact members separated by a spacing member. The first contact member has on a surface thereof a pr... | 02/03/2005 |
| 20050022602 | ULTRASONIC INSPECTION METHOD AND SYSTEM THEREFOR A method and system for ultrasonically inspecting turbine wheels and other disk-shaped articles having a central opening and multiple secondary openings radially spaced outward from the central opening. At least one ultrasonic transducer is placed in at least one of the... | 02/03/2005 |
| 20050017175 | INFRARED SENSOR PACKAGE An optical sensor package with a substrate that supports a membrane carrying an optical sensor and through which radiation passes to impinge the sensor. The substrate has a first surface in which a cavity is defined, a second surface opposite the first surface, and a wa... | 01/27/2005 |
| 20050016576 | STACKED THERMOCOUPLE STRUCTURE AND SENSING DEVICES FORMED THEREWITH A thermocouple structure capable of providing a more compact thermopile-based thermal sensor. The thermocouple structure has a stacked configuration that includes a plurality of first conductors on a surface, a dielectric layer on each of the first conductors, and a plu... | 01/27/2005 |
| 20050010235 | SURGICAL DEVICE A surgical device having a sheath with an interior passage, legs that project from the passage of the sheath, and actuating means for deploying the legs from the sheath and for retracting the legs into the sheath. The legs are adapted to move outwardly away from each ot... | 01/13/2005 |
| 20050001102 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR ATTITUDE CONTROL AND STATION KEEPING A system and method for supplying thrust to a structure, such as a satellite or spacecraft, for the purposes of station keeping and attitude control of the structure in low-gravity (orbital) and zero-gravity environments. The system includes devices for emitting energy ... | 01/06/2005 |
