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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8177880 | System and method of producing metallic iron A hearth furnace 10 for producing metallic iron material has a furnace housing 11 with a drying/preheat zone 12 capable of providing a drying/preheat atmosphere for reducible material, a conversion zone 13 capable of providing a reducing ... | 05/15/2012 |
| 8176969 | Apparatus for continuous strip casting An apparatus for continuously casting thin strip includes a caster having a pair of casting rolls having a nip there between capable of delivering cast strip downwardly from the nip and an first enclosure capable of forming a protective atmosphere into which the str... | 05/15/2012 |
| D653271 | Wire feeder enclosure | 01/31/2012 |
| 8029192 | Flux bag A bag comprises a sheath which includes a first wall portion and a second wall portion joined longitudinally by gusseted sidewalls portions which define the bag volume. The sheath has gusseted regions having a first sheath thickness and a non-gusseted region between... | 10/04/2011 |
| 7878485 | Roadway guardrail system A roadway guardrail system including a rail, a plurality of support posts, and a plurality of fasteners assembly to redirect an impacting vehicle and dissipate a portion of the impacting vehicle's energy. Block-outs may be positioned in between the rail and support ... | 02/01/2011 |
| 7854323 | Insert for container packaging A container insert for taking up extra space may be placed in a container intended for storage and/or shipment of material to an end user. The insert may be generally longitudinal having a helical configuration that may be expanded and constricted for taking up diff... | 12/21/2010 |
| 7849722 | Method and plant for integrated monitoring and control of strip flatness and strip profile Apparatus and method of controlling strip geometry in casting strip having a rolling mill. A target thickness profile is calculated as a function of the measured entry thickness profile of the strip while satisfying profile and flatness operating requirements. A dif... | 12/14/2010 |
| 7822475 | Method and apparatus for reducing far-field interchamber interference in an implanted medical device An implantable medical device comprises at least two sensing channels for receiving sensed first and second location electrical signals originating from two different locations of a heart. A control unit is connected to the sensing channels and is adapted to process... | 10/26/2010 |
| 7819845 | Syringe plunger jacket with expandable seal A syringe plunger/jacket assembly may comprise a flexible jacket attached to a rigid plunger. The jacket may comprise at least two sealing rings (front and rear) that prevent fluid from leaking out of the rear of the barrel during injection of fluid from the syringe... | 10/26/2010 |
| 7815606 | Syringe adapter system and method of cleaning the adapter A syringe adapter assembly comprises an adapter body and a ram extender. In one embodiment, the adapter body (12) is attached to an injector by a rear connector plate (50). In a second aspect, the adapter body (12, 122) may comprise a drain hole... | 10/19/2010 |
| 7815160 | Composite mandrel A mandrel for use as a substrate in the manufacture of woven or braided articles may comprise an inner core of foam; at least a first intermediate layer of carbon fiber-reinforced resin; and an outer layer of glass fiber-reinforced resin. The foam core may comprise ... | 10/19/2010 |
| 7806164 | Method and system for tracking and positioning continuous cast slabs A system and method for tracking and positioning a continuous cast strand in a casting plant. Lateral positions and, optionally, elevational positions of a cast strand are monitored by sensors as casting proceeds and are fed to a computer-based system as correspondi... | 10/05/2010 |
| 7793576 | Braided reinforcement for aircraft fuselage frames and method of producing the same A machine and method for applying braid by means of a braiding machine to a mandrel, where the mandrel has a shape that approximates a wheel but has an irregularly varying radius of curvature. The machine includes drive/positioning wheel assemblies that are used to ... | 09/14/2010 |
| 7789597 | Rotary cutting tool A rotary cutting tool or end mill is provided, the tool comprising a plurality of pairs of diametrically-opposed, symmetrical, helical flutes formed in a cutting portion of the tool body, wherein the pitch between at least one pair of adjacent helical flutes is less... | 09/07/2010 |
| RE41553 | Strip casting apparatus Twin roll strip caster comprising parallel casting rolls one of which is mounted on moveable roll supports which allow it to move bodily toward and away from the other roll. A pair of roll biasing units comprising compression act on roll supports to bias the moving ... | 08/24/2010 |
| 7770837 | Method and apparatus for shipping braided composite reinforcing fabric By the present invention method and apparatus is disclosed whereby a triaxial braided composite reinforcing fabric having axial yarns of varying length may be wrapped about a cylindrical shipping spool without deformation of the braided fabric. A tensioning device i... | 08/10/2010 |
| 7757747 | Submerged entry nozzle A submerged entry nozzle (SEN) for use in a casting machine to conduct molten steel from a tundish to a mold may include a housing having an inlet capable of receiving an incoming flow of molten steel from the tundish, a distribution zone capable of delivering the m... | 07/20/2010 |
| 7753093 | 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 removable valve seat having a planar sealing surface. A spring actuated vent seal is provide... | 07/13/2010 |
| 7748530 | Welding wire package A package for containing and dispensing wire from a coil of welding wire. The package having an outer layer with a bottom and an outer side wall having an upper edge defining a box opening for removing the wire from the package. The package further including an inne... | 07/06/2010 |
| 7723650 | Contactor assembly for wire feeder A portable wire feeder for providing welding wire and welding current to a welding operation includes an input electrically connected to a power source. An output is selectively electrically connected to the input to receive welding current delivered to the input fr... | 05/25/2010 |
| 7721785 | Continuously casting steel strip Thin cast strip is produced in a twin roll caster by delivering molten steel between the rolls to form a casting pool confined between the rolls by a pair of side dams adjacent the ends of the casting rolls. Steel strip is delivered downwardly to the nip through a m... | 05/25/2010 |
| 7690417 | Thin cast strip with controlled manganese and low oxygen levels and method for making same A method for making a thin cast strip with reduced meniscus marks includes assembling a pair of casting rolls laterally positioned to form a nip therebetween, preparing molten steel having a carbon content in the range of 0.01 to 0.3% by weight, a manganese content ... | 04/06/2010 |
| 7671730 | Automated computerized alarm system An automatic alarm system has an alarm device having a sensor and a telephone having a telephone number. The telephone may be wireless. When the sensor senses a predetermined environmental indicator, the alarm device calls a receiver in a location separate from the ... | 03/02/2010 |
| 7666249 | Linear hearth furnace system and methods regarding same Systems and methods for use in processing raw material (e.g., iron bearing material) include a linear furnace apparatus extending along a longitudinal axis between a charging end and a discharging end (e.g., the linear furnace apparatus includes at least a furnace z... | 02/23/2010 |
| 7665893 | Protective cover set for a medical probe A protective cover set for a medical probe designated to be inserted into an endocavity or used intraoperatively in an incision of a human or an animal body, said cover set comprising a probe cover made from a film material, said probe cover having a mouth end with ... | 02/23/2010 |
| 7632204 | Transfer case with low gear ratio A transfer case is provided utilizing dual planetary gearsets to provide a low gear ratio that can be engaged and disengaged on the fly without binding of gears. The transfer case provides an option for engaging the front, rear, both front and rear, or none of the w... | 12/15/2009 |
| 7628839 | Method and system for producing metallic iron nuggets Method and system for producing metallic nuggets includes providing reducible mixture (e.g., reducible micro-agglomerates; reducing material and reducible iron bearing material; reducible mixture including additives such as a fluxing agent; compacts, etc.) on at lea... | 12/08/2009 |
| D603518 | Medical console casing | 11/03/2009 |
| 7608155 | High strength, hot dip coated, dual phase, steel sheet and method of manufacturing same A galvanized steel sheet having (a) a dual phase microstructure with a martensite phase and a ferrite phase and (b) a composition containing by percent weight: carbon in a range from about 0.01% to about 0.18%; manganese in a range from about 0.2% to about 3%; silic... | 10/27/2009 |
| 7607376 | Paring apparatus with pivotable paring head An apparatus for paring tubular articles (R), especially for plastic tubes, has at least one support unit (10) for supporting the article (R) to be pared, a paring unit (40) which has a paring head (44) with at least one blade assembly (46 | 10/27/2009 |
| 7588649 | Casting steel strip A method of producing strip including the steps of assembling a pair of casting rolls with a nip between them, introducing between the casting rolls to form a casting pool of molten carbon steel having a total oxygen content of at least 70 ppm, usually less than 250... | 09/15/2009 |
| 7571684 | Rail road freight car with damped suspension An auto rack rail road freight car is provided for carrying low density, relatively high value, relatively fragile lading. The car has trucks that have multiple dampers in a four corner arrangement in the sideframes. The dampers may include damper wedges having prim... | 08/11/2009 |
| 7216974 | Contact lens and methods of manufacture The present invention is directed to a contact lens design and methods of manufacturing, fitting and using such lenses. As an example, the contact lens may be designed to be used in an orthokeratology treatment program. The contact lens according to the invention ov... | 05/15/2007 |
| 7188575 | Watercraft with wave deflecting hull The invention is directed to a watercraft hull design that comprises a hull having a bow, stem, top, and bottom. A wedge-shaped wave spreading system is located at a forward portion of the craft. The wave-contacting surface planes of the wave spreading system are po... | 03/13/2007 |
| D537850 | Ice disk | 03/06/2007 |
| 7185773 | Apparatus and method for storing and shipping products A product storage apparatus or rack comprises a base having a product placement portion capable of receiving a product; means for clamping the product to the apparatus when the product is positioned on the apparatus; and, a linkage assembly that operates the clampin... | 03/06/2007 |
| 7149543 | Handheld computer with detachable communication device A handheld computing device (10) having voice input and voice output includes a handheld unit (20) having a processor (11) and a display (18) communicating with the processor (11), a communication device (30) including means... | 12/12/2006 |
| 7120462 | Portable computing, communication and entertainment device with central processor carried in a detachable handset The present invention relates in general to portable processor based devices that provide computing, communication or entertainment functionality. More particularly, the present invention pertains to portable processor based devices operable while being held in its ... | 10/10/2006 |
| 7084553 | Vibrating debris remover This invention relates to a device which is either permanently attached or removable to the edge of a material such as a vehicular glass window. This device may be comprised of a converter sub-unit (vibrator) and an amplifying coupler. These elements are arranged so... | 08/01/2006 |
| 7055801 | Quick rise hydraulic lifting jack A quick-rise hydraulic lifting mechanism includes a lift arm, the lift arm being pivotable about an axis; a hydraulic actuator operably connected to the lift arm, the hydraulic actuator having an oil vacuum relief; and a mechanical actuator operably attached to the ... | 06/06/2006 |
