"Rail travel at high speeds is not possible because passengers, unable to breathe, would die of asphyxia."
Dionysius Lardner, Professor of Natural Philosophy and Astronomy at University College, London ; 1830
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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8113597 | Track joint seal system A track joint seal system comprises a pin (43) having, at each end, a first track link (41) rotatably coupled to the pin by means of interposition of a bushing (49) and an end element (42) coupled to the end of the pin (43); the en... | 02/14/2012 |
| D618831 | Utility light | 06/29/2010 |
| 7703983 | Sliding material and sliding bearing A sliding material including a resinous porous article having an interconnected hole porosity of not less than 30% and a lubricating oil which impregnates the resinous porous article is disclosed. The resinous porous article has an interconnected hole formed by mold... | 04/27/2010 |
| D612183 | Mat | 03/23/2010 |
| 7354346 | Torque limiter A torque limiter comprising an inner ring fitted inside an outer member; and a torque transmission member interposed between said inner ring and said outer member. A predetermined torque is generated by a friction generated between said inner ring and said torque tr... | 04/08/2008 |
| 7335263 | Device for distributing glue on an end edge of a log, on a log or on a core for logs and relative method A device for distributing glue on an end edge of a log, on a log or on a core for logs comprising a feed surface (16) of logs or cores (15) towards a glue distribution area, wherein the device comprises a container (13) containing glue (12 | 02/26/2008 |
| D560668 | Cover case for monitors of computer or other electronic display stations | 01/29/2008 |
| 7321302 | Central test radio frequency system for emergency lighting A central test radio frequency system for emergency lighting comprising a set of emergency light units or emergency lamps (L1-L13) and a remote control unit (CU) that manages the system's functionality, wherein each of said emergency lamps (L1-L... | 01/22/2008 |
| 7320949 | Optical glass An optical glass suitable for precision mold pressing has a refractive index (nd) of 1.88 or over and an Abbe number (ν d) within a range from 22 to 28, comprises, in mass %, | 01/22/2008 |
| 7256344 | Electrothermal device for ignition and flame detection in gas burners A single thermoelectric device designed to operate both as an igniter and flame detector for gas burners is described. Ignition is performed via heating, by Joule effect, of a conductor which can have, preferably, catalytic activity on the combustion while the flame... | 08/14/2007 |
| D547675 | Ice cream wrapper | 07/31/2007 |
| D547242 | Motorcycle | 07/24/2007 |
| 7247204 | Device for metered distribution of glue on an end edge of a log, a log or a core for log A device for the metered distribution of glue on an end edge of a log, a log or a core for log comprising a feed (26) for logs (19) or cores (25) towards a wire (12) wound in a closed circuit on at least two end pulleys (13), at le... | 07/24/2007 |
| 7243765 | Stroke stop device of the suspensions of a vehicle Stroke stop device (1) for the suspensions of a vehicle of the type provided with at least one shock absorber (2) equipped with a first (3) and second (4) portion that can slide relatively. The device also comprises a pin element (44 | 07/17/2007 |
| 7240605 | Actuator with a variable run The invention concerns a pneumatic and/or hydraulic actuator. The pneumatic and/or hydraulic actuator is one in which the run of a driving shaft, which is pneumatically operated by a piston, can vary on the basis of the insertion in the body of the actuator or at le... | 07/10/2007 |
| 7240465 | Transfer system of food products by means of pickers A transfer system for food products (P) having a product conveyor (11); a first support conveyor (13) suitable for moving supports (12) in equicurrent with the food products (P); a plurality of pickers (R1, R2, R3) situated ... | 07/10/2007 |
| 7233113 | Power supply system for liquid crystal monitors A power supply system for liquid crystal monitors includes a first DC/AC converter (FBS, HBS) operating at predetermined frequency and duty-cycles and being fed by a second DC/DC converter (FC) which regulates the circuit voltage. The feeding system can feed all the... | 06/19/2007 |
| 7222505 | Dying or bleaching apparatus for yarn wound on reels or similar packages Dying or bleaching apparatus for yarn wound on reels or similar packages, comprising a dying boiler (15) having an annular section suitable for receiving a single circular load of mobile reel holder shafts (13) which can be removed at the same time for... | 05/29/2007 |
| 7222801 | Floor buried system for heat distribution This invention concerns a floor buried system for heat distribution comprising heating means of a heating fluid, a pump, at least a rack (12) to which are coupled at least a supply pipe (13), at least a return pipe (18) and connection means char... | 05/29/2007 |
| 7219696 | Cartridge for adjusting the flow rate and mixing of water flows in faucets in general The present invention relates to a cartridge for adjusting the flow rate and mixing of water flows in faucets in general, comprising a cartridge body therefrom a rod to which a drive knob is coupled projects. The main feature of the invention is that the cart... | 05/22/2007 |
| 7217309 | Microporous paper filter for particulates A microporous paper filter (10) for particulates emitted together with the exhaust gases of internal combustion engines, made in the form of a folded up sheet to form a “Greek key” i.e. having several filtering layers (13) placed substantially para... | 05/15/2007 |
| 7217672 | Optical glass suffering little change in refractive index by radiation of light An optical glass wherein an amount of change in refractive index (Δn: difference in refractive index between a state before radiation and a state after radiation) caused by radiation of laser beam at wavelength of 351 nm having average output power of 0.43W, pulse ... | 05/15/2007 |
| D542047 | Sofa | 05/08/2007 |
| D539558 | Sofa | 04/03/2007 |
| D539052 | Sofa | 03/27/2007 |
| 7196027 | Optical glass suffering little change in refractive index by radiation of light An optical glass wherein an amount of change in refractive index (Δn: difference in refractive index between a state before radiation and a state after radiation) caused by radiation of laser beam at wavelength of 351 nm having average output power of 0.43 W, pulse... | 03/27/2007 |
| D536856 | Ice-cream wrapper | 02/20/2007 |
| 7166336 | DLC film, DLC-coated plastic container, and method and apparatus for manufacturing DLC-coated plastic container Disclosed is an apparatus for producing DLC film-coated plastic containers, which comprises an outer electrode unit disposed outside a plastic container, an inner electrode disposed inside the plastic container, a duct through which a raw material gas of a carbon so... | 01/23/2007 |
| 7165740 | Travelling service device for open-end spinning units of open-end spinning machines Service trolley for open-end spinning machines having on-board members dedicated to the intervention cycles comprising a device for determining the position of the thread with respect to such members of the trolley that comprises a worm screw, with a horizontal axis... | 01/23/2007 |
| D535101 | Briefcase with internal organization | 01/16/2007 |
| 7159936 | Enhanced-comfort cycle saddle construction An enhanced-comfort cycle saddle construction comprises a substantially rigid saddle framework including fasteners for coupling the saddle to the saddler pillar and coated by an outer coating layer, between the saddle framework and outer coating layer one or more ge... | 01/09/2007 |
| D533729 | Sofa | 12/19/2006 |
| 7146792 | Service trolley for open-end spinning machines Service trolley for open-end spinning machines equipped with members dedicated to the operations in the intervention cycles and managed by the trolley's own control unit in which each member is independent from the others, being equipped with independent actuation c... | 12/12/2006 |
| 7145031 | Process and plant to extract and concentrate tannins from wood and from other natural products Process and a plant to extract and concentrate tannins from wood and from other solid natural products containing it characterized in that the solid products are subjected to an extraction (1) by percolation with water and/or steam and the thus obtained tanni... | 12/05/2006 |
| 7140870 | Variable-pitch arm star construction for rotary molding machines for making, by drawing and blowing, plastic vessels and bottles, and rotary molding machine comprising the star construction A star construction having variable pitch arms for a rotary molding machine for making plastic vessels and bottles, comprises a plurality of arms including gripper elements and a system including two levers which engages with the grippers, while cooperating with res... | 11/28/2006 |
| D532622 | Sofa | 11/28/2006 |
| 7137486 | Selective actuation device Selective actuation device (1) comprising and actuator (5) acting upon an actuation lever (7) that has at least one thrusters element (7b) for the actuation of a first operating group (12, 13) and a cam element (6) mo... | 11/21/2006 |
| D531425 | Sofa | 11/07/2006 |
| D530536 | Sofa | 10/24/2006 |
| D530093 | Note folder | 10/17/2006 |