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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7445265 | Shield assembly for cargo space of a transport vehicle A shield assembly is described for the cargo space of a transport vehicle wherein access to the cargo space is provided by a displaceable wall section mounted on a lower rail secured spaced from a lower side frame of the cargo space. The assembly comprises an elonga... | 11/04/2008 |
| 7342874 | High-availability packet forwarding apparatus and method Failover protection is provided on the same facilities for a network connection passing through a high-availability router having shared resources managed by two control processors that respectively maintain a forwarding information bases (FIB). The two processors r... | 03/11/2008 |
| 7329367 | Enhancement of durable soil release and soil resist, stain resist water and oil repellency and the softness of fibrous substrates, the substrates so treated and the treating composition A formulation comprising a fluorochemical, cross linking agent, a soil releasing agent, soil resisting agent and a stain resist agent, enhance the soil resist, soil release, stain resist, water and oil repellency and softness of fibrous substrate, the formulation ma... | 02/12/2008 |
| 7252481 | Natural frequency tuning of gas turbine engine blades A tuning notch is defined preferably in the back of a blade root to tune the blade natural frequency in a gas turbine engine. ... | 08/07/2007 |
| 7249440 | Plant-growing system having an aerator A container for aeration of a substrate supporting a plant with the substrate being received in a cavity of the container so as to bury a device positioned in the cavity such that gas can be supplied from the device to the substrate. The device comprises a body havi... | 07/31/2007 |
| 7244104 | Deflectors for controlling entry of fluid leakage into the working fluid flowpath of a gas turbine engine A deflector arrangement is provided for improving turbine efficiency by imparting added tangential velocity to a leakage flow entering the working fluid flowpath of a gas turbine engine. ... | 07/17/2007 |
| 7237730 | Modular fuel nozzle and method of making A modular fuel nozzle configuration is defined which permits lower-cost manufacturing operations such as injection moulding to be employed. Also described is a method of making such a component. ... | 07/03/2007 |
| 7225607 | Gas turbine braking apparatus and method A device is provided which can serve one or more of the multiple functions of impeding rotation of a shaft de-coupled turbine rotor, selectively impeding rotation of a first spool of the engine, for example to permit a second spool to generate power for use in groun... | 06/05/2007 |
| 7174717 | Helical channel fuel distributor and method The present invention includes a fuel distributor for a fuel nozzle in a gas turbine engine comprising an inner tubular body and an outer tubular body respectively having an outer body inner surface and an inner body outer surface adapted to be in sealing contact on... | 02/13/2007 |
| 7172388 | Multi-point seal A spring seal for sealing a gap defined between first and second gas turbine engine components. The spring seal has a grasping portion for graspingly receiving a portion of the first component, and a spring loading portion adapted to extend between the first and sec... | 02/06/2007 |
| 7128522 | Leakage control in a gas turbine engine A gas turbine engine expansion joint comprises first and second members having confronting faces defining a gap therebetween. At room temperature, the gap varies in accordance with the temperature distribution profile of the first and second members during normal en... | 10/31/2006 |
| 7119467 | Current limiting means for a generator The invention provides means of limiting maximum current conducted through windings of an electric machine having a rotor and a stator. By encouraging an appropriate leakage flux around a winding, a leak impedance can be achieved which may be used, according to the ... | 10/10/2006 |
| D527911 | Flip chart stand | 09/12/2006 |
| D528257 | Compost apparatus | 09/12/2006 |
| 7097761 | Method of removing water and contaminants from crude oil containing same A method for contaminant and water removal from crude oil. The method involves recirculating at least a portion of the dewatered crude into a dehydrator. The dehydrator contains a heated dehydrated crude oil and the surface or adjacent thereto is maintained at a tem... | 08/29/2006 |
| 7069728 | Multi-position BOV actuator A multi-position pressurized fluid actuator is mounted for movement in a casing. The actuator includes at least one selectively openable opening at a location corresponding to an intermediate position through which pressurized fluid can be selectively bled from the ... | 07/04/2006 |
| 7063503 | Turbine shroud cooling system A cooled turbine shroud assembly includes a first cooling path and a second cooling path adapted to provide shroud impingement air at different pressures to enhance efficiency. The cooling air is preferably acquired from a common source of secondary air. In one aspe... | 06/20/2006 |
| 7062364 | Electronic non-linear aircraft dynamic parameter display A method and apparatus is disclosed for displaying a dynamic parameter of an aircraft, the apparatus comprises a display unit receiving a display signal and displaying a scale that changes dynamically and non-linearly in accordance with a selected display algorithm,... | 06/13/2006 |
| 7043896 | Method and apparatus for controlling fuel flow to an engine An engine shutdown device for controlling a fuel shut-off valve to thereby selectively interrupt fuel flow to an engine. The device comprises a normal switch connected to the fuel shut-off valve and configured to respond to at least one of a normal shutdown signal a... | 05/16/2006 |
| 7044715 | Controller for oil wells using a heated probe sensor A controller for controlling the pump unit of an oil well includes a sensor having a first and second probe for placement in the flow of oil from the well bore. Each of the probes contains a heater. A constant power source is selectively connected to one of the heat... | 05/16/2006 |
| 7038517 | Timing vernier using a delay locked loop A method for synchronizing a plurality of programmable timing verniers with a reference pulse signal, each of the verniers being programmable to one of a plurality of timing steps within a delay range determined by a control signal applied to a bias input. A first a... | 05/02/2006 |
| 7036427 | Rising crust manufacturing apparatus An apparatus for forming a rising crust comprises a dough-manipulating unit adapted to apply a vacuum at the peripheral edge portion of an underlying sheet of dough to hold and lift the peripheral portion. The manipulating unit is inwardly contractible while holding... | 05/02/2006 |
| 7028484 | Nested channel ducts for nozzle construction and the like A multiple conduit system for a gas turbine engine, the multiple conduit system extending between a plurality of conduit inlet and outlets. A channel is formed in a surface of a gas turbine engine component, and the channel is adapted for conveying a fluid flow from... | 04/18/2006 |
| 7023601 | Optical E-field modulation using a Mach-Zehnder interferometer A method for modulating the E-field of an optical carrier signal utilizes a Mach-Zehnder modulator having a pair of independently controllable branches. A pair of independent branch drive signals VL(t) and VR(t) are derived. Each branch of the ... | 04/04/2006 |
| 7023307 | Electro-magnetically enhanced current interrupter The present invention provides an apparatus and method of interrupting the current in a circuit wherein the magnetic pressure induced by current flow through a conductor causes the conductor to flow and thereby open the associated circuit. Magnetic pressure may be d... | 04/04/2006 |
| 7001150 | Hollow turbine blade stiffening An apparatus and method for at least one of stiffening a rotor blade of a gas turbine engine and raising a natural vibration frequency of the blade. The blade has a recess extending radially and inwardly into the blade. A reinforcing element is provided in the reces... | 02/21/2006 |
| 6997290 | Parking brake assembly with wear adjustment for heavy road vehicle disc brake In a disc brake (10) having a disc (16) and a brake shoe (82) movable towards and away from a friction surface (86) provided on one face of the disc (16), there is provided a parking brake (22a/22b) havi... | 02/14/2006 |
| 6983603 | Detection of gas turbine engine hot section condition A system and a method for detecting gas turbine engine hot section condition using temperature measurements during engine operation. The system comprises a sensing unit for sensing a temperature distribution across a hot combustion gas stream generated by a gas turb... | 01/10/2006 |
| 6978823 | Die-casting machine A multiple-slide die-casting machine for casting pieces has a frame. A table is operatively mounted to the frame. A slide guiding mechanism is secured to the table and has slides. Each slide has a die section. The slides are actuatable in a close/open action such th... | 12/27/2005 |
| 6976660 | Outdoor sign support system A system for mounting a sign to a post comprises an elongated channel member adapted to be mounted on a backside of a sign and a bracket adapted to be mounted to a post to which the sign is to be mounted. The bracket has a channel engaging portion adapted to be slid... | 12/20/2005 |
| 6964170 | Noise reducing combustor A gas turbine engine combustor defining a combustion zone therein and being adapted for receiving compressed air from a compressor. The combustor comprises inner and outer walls spaced-apart by a predetermined spacing distance and defines a cavity therebetween. The ... | 11/15/2005 |
| 6957546 | Portable ice skating rink A portable ice skating rink comprises, in a kit, a plastic sheeting, a protective band for the sheeting, and a number of rigid tubular members, flexible connectors and corrugated clips. To assemble the kit, the tubular members are connected to each other in a closed... | 10/25/2005 |
| 6957831 | Nipple for hot water tank conduits A nipple for connection to an outer metal casing of a host water heater for coupling a water conduit to an inner casing of the hot water heater is described. The nipple is a hollow tube having opposed threaded end portions. A thermally insulating sleeve is provided ... | 10/25/2005 |
| 6951970 | Method for enhancement of naturally occurring cytoplasmic male sterility and for restoration of male sterility and for restoration of male fertility and uses thereof in hybrid crop production The present invention relates to methods for enhancement of naturally occurring cytoplastic male sterility and for restoration of male fertility and uses thereof in hybrid crop production. There is also disclosed a method for restoration of male fertility to cytopla... | 10/04/2005 |
| 6949679 | Polyamine transport inhibitors The present invention describes the design, synthesis and therapeutic use of a variety of novel inhibitors of polyamine transport. The main feature of this class of transport inhibitors is to incorporate a linker or side chain that prevents the uptake of polyamines ... | 09/27/2005 |
| 6941793 | Impulse generator for profiling system An energy impulse generator for transferring an energy pulse to a surface. The generator exchanges messages with a computing means through a communication interface. The generator comprises a housing. The generator further comprises an impact assembly movably mounte... | 09/13/2005 |
| 6941951 | Dynamic frame for prone surgical positioning A dynamic trunk positioning device comprises a frame adapted to be removably mounted to an operating table. A number of pads are provided for engaging the trunk of a patient. Each pad is independently adjustably mounted to the frame for movements along three indepen... | 09/13/2005 |
| 6942707 | Valorization of by-products in the ecological coal transformation A coal transformation system comprises an ecological coal production unit for transforming raw coal into ecological coal. The production unit has an exhaust for carrying in a storage unit combustible, gaseous, waste by-products generated during the transformation of... | 09/13/2005 |
