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| Application No. | Application Title | Issue Date |
| 20110038668 | CRACK RESISTANT COATING AND METHOD OF APPLYING CRACK RESISTANT COATING The present invention relates to a method for applying a crack resistant coating on a surface, where the crack resistant coating increases resistance to high vertical and horizontal movements and high shear stresses on the surface. The method comprises the steps of appl... | 02/17/2011 |
| 20110030651 | DUAL CRANKSHAFT INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE A dual crankshaft internal combustion engine having two rotating offset crankshafts respectively attached to connecting rods. Each of the connecting rods, in turn, are pivotally attached to piston rods, which are located an equidistance between the crankshafts. The pist... | 02/10/2011 |
| 20110005467 | CONVERTIBLE PET CARRIER A travel bag having a compartment having first and second ends is disclosed. A first support strap is affixed proximate the first end of the compartment and provides a pair of retainers on opposite sides of the primary compartment. A second support strap is affixed on a... | 01/13/2011 |
| 20100321917 | UNIVERSAL STAND FOR MULTIVISION Provided is a universal stand for multivision for forming the multivision using a plurality of display devices. The universal stands includes: a plurality of base frames arranged horizontally and vertically in lines; and a support frame which is mounted on each of the b... | 12/23/2010 |
| 20100313303 | TRANSGENIC BIOLUMINESCENT PLANTS Transgenic plants, and a method for making the same, wherein genes encoding the enzyme luciferase and its corresponding substrate luciferin are incorporated into a native plant genome. Once transformed into plant cells, these genes may be regulated such that under certa... | 12/09/2010 |
| 20100311873 | FIBER MODIFIED LAYER AND METHODS OF MAKING AND USING SAME A composition for use in a fiber modified layer, comprising an aggregate material, a binder, and a plurality of fibers, wherein each fiber has a length of greater than 0.25 inches. Also provided is a method of selecting a fiber modified layer for applying on an existing... | 12/09/2010 |
| 20100309090 | ITEM MOUNTING SYSTEM The invention relates to apparatus and a method to allow the adjustment of a position of an item, such as an antenna of satellite broadcast receiving apparatus so as to allow the elevation and/or azimuth position to be fixed accurately. Adjustment means are provided whi... | 12/09/2010 |
| 20100307097 | STRUCTURAL FLANGE CONNECTION SYSTEM AND METHOD A structural flange connection system and method that utilizes structural flanges having a standard bolted connection and a mechanical bond to effectively manage and assist the retention of bolt preloads and substantially eliminate movement between the flange faces due ... | 12/09/2010 |
| 20100297269 | Compositions for intranasal administration Pharmaceutical compositions are for administration to the nasal tract. In particular, dry powder compositions are cellulose, and in particular hydroxypropylmethylcellulose (HPMC), and one or more therapeutic agents. It has been shown that administration of HPMC to the n... | 11/25/2010 |
| 20100276530 | Winder A winder, including a support member having a wall portion and a spindle; and a housing rotatably mounted onto said spindle, said housing having a drive portion for receiving a cord that controls the rotation of said housing for extending and retracting a blind; wherein... | 11/04/2010 |
| 20100272871 | COATING COMPOSITION AND PROCESS FOR BAKED PRODUCTS TO IMPART THE ATTRIBUTES OF FRIED PRODUCTS A composition and process for baked food products is provided to impart the sensorial attributes of fried food products. The composition is in the form of a batter coating, either powdered or wet, which is applied to a food product, and when baked, has the taste, textur... | 10/28/2010 |
| 20100258322 | Control of Concentric Tubing Direction An apparatus and a method to control rotational positioning of continuous concentric tubing that extends from a surface downhole in a subterranean well or bore. In one version, a continuous cylindrical inner tube resides within and is concentric with a cylindrical outer... | 10/14/2010 |
| 20100247928 | COATING APPARATUS AND METHOD The invention relates to a method and apparatus for the application of a thin film coating of material onto a surface of an article which is to be exposed to aqueous conditions such as when in the sea or rivers. The invention allows for the formation of a coating which ... | 09/30/2010 |
| 20100240827 | Method for Producing a Grafted Polymer Coating and Substrates Formed in Accordance With the Method A method for producing polymer coatings by surface initiated polymerization from a plasma deposited coating is provided. The modification of surfaces by polymer attachment is a versatile and efficient means of controlling interfacial properties, such as surface energy (... | 09/23/2010 |
| 20100240807 | CRACK RESISTANT LAYER WITH GOOD BINDER FRACTURE ENERGY PROPERTIES AND METHOD OF SELECTING SAME A method of selecting a crack resistant layer to be applied to an existing surface, the method comprising the steps of: selecting at least one bituminous binder to examine, where the bituminous binder comprises bitumen and one or more polymers, where the one or more pol... | 09/23/2010 |
| 20100236717 | Plasma Etching Chamber Disclosed is an apparatus of dry cleaning a film and particles deposited at a periphery of a wafer. The apparatus comprises a housing providing a space isolated from an outside and having an upper surface opened/closed by a cover; an upper electrode assembly mounted in ... | 09/23/2010 |
| 20100222469 | A CRACK RESISTANT LAYER WITH GOOD BINDER FRACTURE ENERGY PROPERTIES AND METHOD OF SELECTING SAME A method of selecting a crack resistant layer to be applied to an existing surface, the method comprising the steps of: selecting at least one bituminous binder to examine, where the bituminous binder comprises bitumen and one or more polymers, where the one or more pol... | 09/02/2010 |
| 20100222468 | CRACK RESISTANT LAYER WITH GOOD BEAM FATIGUE PROPERTIES AND METHOD OF SELECTING SAME A method of selecting a crack resistant layer to be applied to an existing surface, the method comprising the steps of: selecting at least one bituminous binder to examine, where the bituminous binder comprises bitumen and one or more polymers, where the one or more pol... | 09/02/2010 |
| 20100222467 | CRACK RESISTENT LAYER WITH GOOD MIXTURE FRACTURE ENERGY MADE FROM AN EMULSION OF A POLYMER MODIFIED BITUMINOUS BINDER AND METHOD OF SELECTING SAME A method of selecting a crack resistant layer to be applied to an existing surface, the method comprising the steps of: selecting at least one emulsified bituminous binder to examine, where the emulsified bituminous binder comprises bitumen, one or more emulsifier, and ... | 09/02/2010 |
| 20100222466 | CRACK RESISTANT LAYER WITH GOOD BEAM FATIGUE PROPERTIES MADE FROM AN EMULSION OF A POLYMER MODIFIED BITUMINOUS BINDER AND METHOD OF SELECTING SAME A method of selecting a crack resistant layer to be applied to an existing surface, the method comprising the steps of: selecting at least one emulsified bituminous binder to examine, where the emulsified bituminous binder comprises bitumen, one or more emulsifier, and ... | 09/02/2010 |
| 20100222465 | CRACK RESISTANT LAYER WITH GOOD MIXTURE FRACTURE ENERGY AND METHOD OF SELECTING SAME A method of selecting a crack resistant layer to be applied to an existing surface, the method comprising the steps of: selecting at least one bituminous binder to examine, where the bituminous binder comprises bitumen and one or more polymers, where the one or more pol... | 09/02/2010 |
| 20100222464 | EMULSION OF A POLYMER MODIFIED ASPHALT A method for formulating an emulsified polymer modified asphalt, and the emulsion thus created. The method includes mixing at least one polymer and a first binder in a high shear device to produce a polymer-binder composite; mixing the polymer-binder composite with a se... | 09/02/2010 |
| 20100210172 | Toy building blocks The invention relates to toy building blocks which are provided with male and female engagement means to allow the same to be engaged together by mutual engagement of the same. At least one of the toy building blocks includes a movable portion which is movable from a re... | 08/19/2010 |
| 20100207652 | METHOD FOR WAFER TEST AND PROBE CARD FOR THE SAME A method of testing a wafer capable of minimizing the asymmetrical thermal deformation of a probe card when a wafer is tested using a probe card and of minimizing the number of times of tests to effectively test a large area wafer and a probe card for the same is presen... | 08/19/2010 |
| 20100207612 | Flat profile with mounting grooves In order to facilitate the assembly of an elongated magnetostrictive sensor in an enveloping tight protective profile, the sensor unit according to the invention comprises a head piece which closes the face of the protective profile and which partially reaches into the ... | 08/19/2010 |
| 20100207550 | ENERGY RECOVERY CIRCUIT FOR PLASMA DISPLAY PANEL An energy recovery circuit for a plasma display panel (PDP) according to the present invention includes an energy recovery unit recovering and storing energy from the PDP; and a switching stabilizing unit electrically connected to the energy recovery unit to stabilize s... | 08/19/2010 |
| 20100201890 | Television channel switching method and apparatus A broadcast data receiver apparatus and method of use thereof which reduces the perceived time that it takes to change channel by outputting the first I-frame from the newly selected channel as a still image until the data is available to allow the newly selected channe... | 08/12/2010 |
| 20100200179 | Idler A length adjustable fitting for blind systems, including a housing and a drive member fitted to said housing; a core component including a core member shaped for engaging a drive portion of said drive member, the core component including a support portion shaped for eng... | 08/12/2010 |
| 20100194729 | DRIVING CIRCUIT OF PLASMA DISPLAY PANEL AND DRIVING METHOD THEREOF Disclosed are a driving circuit of a plasma display panel (PDP) driving circuit and a driving method thereof, which can simplify the driving circuit and stably secure a sustain discharge waveform. The PDP includes a first electrode applying a ramp-up voltage, a ramp-dow... | 08/05/2010 |
| 20100186246 | Inclination sensor To be able to measure the angular deviation simultaneously in two directions in space a magneto-sensitive sensor unit on the one hand (that can measure the magnetic flux density in at least two directions in space or orthogonal to each other) and a magnet on the other h... | 07/29/2010 |
| 20100172036 | MECHANICAL DEVICE FOR SWITCHING AN OPTICAL LENS FILTER FOR A CAMERA A mechanical device for selectively inserting an optical lens filter, such as day optical filter and a night optical filter, into an optical path of a camera in accordance with light intensity and/or a signal from a user or timer. The device for switching an optical len... | 07/08/2010 |
| 20100158794 | HEAT PIPE, HEAT PIPE REFORMER COMPRISING SUCH A HEAT PIPE, AND METHOD FOR THE OPERATION OF SUCH A HEAT PIPE REFORMER A heat pipe and a method for operating a heat pipe of said type are provided, which heat pipe remains active over a relatively long period of time in particular when used in pressurized gasification atmosphere, that is to say in a hydrogen-rich environment. Also specifi... | 06/24/2010 |
| 20100156398 | Scanning unit A magneto-strictive scanning unit is formed through an actuation pushrod disposed and guided on an outside of a tight housing of a position sensor, in which the delicate sensor is tightly encapsulated, and components of an actuation unit can be disassembled and repaired... | 06/24/2010 |
| 20100150661 | OPEN FACE DERRICK An offshore oil derrick having a derrick tower, a derrick substructure, and a drilling floor. The derrick substructure is cantileverly supported by a hull, the derrick tower is supported by the derrick substructure, and the drilling floor is located on top of the derric... | 06/17/2010 |
| 20100132215 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR CONTAMINATION-FREE LOADING AND EMPTYING In a mixer, in particular a tumbling mixer, the components to be mixed often still have to be dried during mixing, therefore the wall portions of the mixer are air permeable for force inducting drying air. In order to operate such a mixer contamination free for the ambi... | 06/03/2010 |
| 20100131317 | ORGANIZATION ASSESSMENT AND REPRESENTATION SYSTEM AND METHOD The invention relates to a system and method which allows the performance of an organization to be assessed with respect to data which is generated by the organization. The invention provides for the collation of data representing a number of functions of the organizati... | 05/27/2010 |
| 20100130340 | METHOD AND DEVICE FOR CONTAMINATION FREE LOADING AND EMPTYING The invention relates to devices and equipment which need to be loaded and emptied contamination free, in particular it relates to a centrifuge or to a mixer. Thereby, also toxic substances shall be centrifuged with comparatively low complexity, and the centrifuge shall... | 05/27/2010 |
| 20100117787 | SYSTEM AND METHOD OF IDENTIFICATION, INSPECTION AND TRAINING FOR MATERIAL LIFTING PRODUCTS A method and system of identifying, inspecting and training regarding a material lifting device. The method includes the steps of attaching RFID tag to a material lifting device. Identification and inspection data regarding the material lifting device is installed and s... | 05/13/2010 |
| 20100117774 | Rotor and assembly procedure thereof For so-called pole wheels, as they are used for angle detection through magnetic field sensors, centering is facilitated and the service life of the pole wheel is increased by fixating the magnet ring rotationally and disengageable through sliding it on a prefabricated ... | 05/13/2010 |
| 20100116508 | Hydraulic Pump-Drive Downhole Fluids Pump With Linear Driver A downhole pump assembly for removing volumes of liquids, crude oils, gases, and produced waters, from oil or gas wells is described based on a downhole controllable electric drive, and a positive displacement pump, wherein the electric drive powers a hydraulic pump tha... | 05/13/2010 |
