Did You Know...
...Chester Carlson was a patent agent who tired of having to make multiple copies of patent applications using the only duplication method available at the time: carbon paper. In 1959 he came up with a new copying system and took it to IBM for evaluation. The "experts" at IBM determined potential sales to be only 5,000 units because people wouldn't want to use a bulky machine when they had carbon paper. Carlson's invention was the xerography process, the company founded on the system is Xerox.
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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8110813 | Charged particle optical system comprising an electrostatic deflector A charged particle optical system comprising a beamlet generator for generating a plurality of beamlets of charged particles and an electrostatic deflector for deflecting the beamlets. The electrostatic deflector comprises first and second electrodes adapted for con... | 02/07/2012 |
| 8098167 | Vehicle for determining the climate An unmanned vehicle for use in a stable such as a cowshed is provided with detection components for determining meteorological conditions. The detection components comprise sensors for determining temperature, air velocity, gas, analysis, light, air pressure, and ai... | 01/17/2012 |
| 8089056 | Projection lens arrangement A charged particle multi-beamlet system for exposing a target using a plurality of beamlets. The system comprises a first plate having a plurality of holes formed in it, with a plurality of electrostatic projection lens systems formed at the location of each hole so... | 01/03/2012 |
| 8080366 | In-line process for making thin film electronic devices An in-line process for making a thin film electronic device on a substrate is described comprising the steps of: a) depositing a structurable layer onto a substrate; b) depositing a patternable material onto the structurable layer in a first pattern; and c) etching ... | 12/20/2011 |
| 8062136 | Overload protection for an agricultural machine An agricultural machine, comprises a frame, two or more processing members, which are movably attached to the frame, and a drive device which is configured to drive the processing members. The drive device comprises a main drive shaft, two drive sections connected t... | 11/22/2011 |
| 8029899 | Coated particles and coating compositions comprising coated particles The invention relates to coated particles comprising particles and a crosslinked polysiloxane coating and to a process for the manufacture of said coated particles. Further, the invention relates to the use of the coated particles to improve surface properties of ar... | 10/04/2011 |
| 8001929 | System for managing a group of dairy animals A system for managing a group of dairy animals to be milked fully automatically, where the dairy animals go through a lactation cycle comprising phases of calving, inmilking, producing milk, and being dry. The system includes a computer executing program instruction... | 08/23/2011 |
| 7997233 | System for demarcating an area A system for demarcating an area comprises a movable demarcating element, and a control system for determining the magnitude and/or the moment of a next move of the movable demarcating element. The system furthermore comprises one or more observation devices for obs... | 08/16/2011 |
| 7987682 | Evaporative cooler, heat recovery device, and ventilation device An evaporative heat exchanger is provided with a working channel that has primary and secondary surfaces and a plurality of product channels. The product channels have primary and secondary surfaces. A liquid supply provides an evaporative liquid to the secondary su... | 08/02/2011 |
| 7934469 | Installation for supplying liquid feed to an animal and an autonomously displaceable vehicle for use in such an installation An installation for supplying liquid feed to an animal, such as a calf. The installation comprises one or more feed loading places (1) and one or more feed unloading places (2-5), and one or more vehicles (9) that are autonomously displac... | 05/03/2011 |
| 7926247 | Agricultural machine with a two stage lift actuator for pivoting a crop processing member An agricultural machine for crop processing, the agricultural machine being provided with a drawbar that is connectable to a pulling vehicle, at least one crop processing member that is pivotably fastened to the drawbar, and a hydraulic lift cylinder for pivoting th... | 04/19/2011 |
| 7911118 | Heat sink lamp and method for manufacturing a heat sink The invention relates to a heat sink (1) for cooling a light element. The heat sink (1) has a thermally conducting inner part (2) suitable for accommodating the light element. The heat sink (1) additionally has a thermally conducting oute... | 03/22/2011 |
| 7909479 | Lighting arrangement and solid-state light source The invention relates to a lighting arrangement for illuminating a surface. The lighting arrangement has a supporting element and a lighting unit (1) which is supported by the supporting element. The lighting unit (1) has a housing (2) which is ... | 03/22/2011 |
| 7892608 | Method and device for digitally coating textile A method is disclosed for digitally forming a coating on a fibrous textile having mesh openings between adjacent fibers. According to the method, textile is fed continuously along a treatment path having a row of static coating nozzles arranged generally transversel... | 02/22/2011 |
| 7882802 | Device and method for determining teat positions A device for determining the teat positions of a dairy animal after milking. The device is provided with at least one position-measuring device for determining a position of a teat prior to the milking of the dairy animal and for emitting a position signal correspon... | 02/08/2011 |
| 7845271 | Food processing device A food processing device comprises a paste reservoir, a feed pump and a flow divider. The flow divider is provided with outlets to four supply lines all of which receive a substantially equal supply of paste as a result of the operation of the flow divider. Each of ... | 12/07/2010 |
| 7877947 | System for building with glass blocks A system for building using glass blocks is disclosed which employs spacing strips. The spacing strips comprising elongate, generally planar elements having a cross section generally corresponding in shape to the intended spacing between two adjacent blocks in the c... | 02/01/2011 |
| 7871458 | Apparatus and method for energy recovery There is provided a heating system for a building comprising; i) a heater; ii) a media flow passage through which a medium heated by the heater passes in order to distribute heat through the building; and iii) a heat recovery apparatus for recovering latent heat of ... | 01/18/2011 |
| 7861549 | Dewpoint cooler A dewpoint cooler comprises: two medium circuits coupled mutually via a heat-conducting wall, through which circuits two media can flow, wherein the second medium contains gas, which wall has heat-conducting protrusions; wherein the wall and the protrusions are cove... | 01/04/2011 |
| 7851530 | Carbon-substituted methyl amine derivatives and their use as a rheology control agents The invention relates to the use as sagging controlling agent (SCA) in coating compositions of rheology control agents obtainable by reacting one or more polyisocyanates with one or more optically active amines or by reacting one or more polyamines with one or more ... | 12/14/2010 |
| 7836848 | Assembly for feeding and milking animals, and a method of feeding and milking animals An assembly and method for feeding and milking animals is disclosed. The assembly is provided with an area where the animals are allowed to move freely, with a number of juxtaposed feeding stations for the animals, and with a retaining device for retaining an animal... | 11/23/2010 |
| 7836830 | Railway bogie provided with a linear induction motor A railway bogie is provided with two cross-members for supporting a linear induction motor, mounted on the axle boxes via of resilient mounting apparatus allowing pivoting movement of each cross-member about a transversal axis of rotation. A system of five links is ... | 11/23/2010 |
| 7827933 | Combination of a teat cup and a flexible milk tube, a coupling piece, and a method of monitoring the integrity of the flexible milk tube A combination of a teat cup and a flexible milk tube is shown. The flexible milk tube has a main duct and a plurality of secondary ducts for discharging milk from the teat cup and for applying vacuum in the teat cup. The main duct is confined by a duct wall extendin... | 11/09/2010 |
| 7826946 | Method and device for monitoring the state of vehicle chassis The invention relates to a method for monitoring the state of vehicle chassis, particularly of rail vehicles, whereby physical quantities are measured on the chassis by means of sensors. The measured and optionally processed quantities are compared with modeled quan... | 11/02/2010 |
| 7799858 | Commixtures for use in rheology modification The use of a commixture as a sag control agent (SCA) in a composition to be cured at a temperature (Tcur) greater than 60° C., said composition comprising a binder and the commixture and wherein said commixture comprises: (a) a thixotropy-inducing partic... | 09/21/2010 |
| 7790236 | Coating composition The invention relates to a high gloss car wash-resistant coating composition comprising an epoxy-functional binder and a cross-linker reactive with the epoxy groups of the binder and a method to prepare such a car wash-resistant coating. The invention further relate... | 09/07/2010 |
| 7775064 | Evaporative cooler The invention relates to an evaporative cooler having two medium circuits which are thermally coupled to one another by a number of heat-conducting vertical walls. These walls and the heat-conducting fins arranged thereon are provided with a hydrophilic, water-buffe... | 08/17/2010 |
| 7728075 | Coating composition The invention relates to a high gloss car wash-resistant coating composition comprising a hydroxyl-functional binder and a cross-linker reactive with the hydroxyl groups of the binder and a method to prepare such a car wash-resistant coating. The invention further r... | 06/01/2010 |
| 7726257 | Device for milking animals A device for milking animals includes a milking robot for automatically connecting at least two teat cups to the teats of an animal to be milked. The milk yielded is collected in a milk container. In each milk line, between a respective teat cup and the milk contain... | 06/01/2010 |
| 7709061 | Method of depositing materials on a textile substrate A method of providing deposits of a functional composition on a textile substrate (1) is described. The method comprises providing a supply of the textile substrate (1); providing a first digital nozzle; supplying a functional composition to the first ... | 05/04/2010 |
| 7690327 | Milking box expulsion system A method of milking an animal involves admitting the animal into a milking box and expelling the animal from the milking box, the milking box comprising a connecting device, such as a robot arm, for automatically connecting a teat cup to a teat of the animal. The st... | 04/06/2010 |
| 7640891 | Assembly of a gate for use in animal traffic An assembly of a gate for use in animal traffic, and an animal recognition device that is provided with a reading device disposed on the gate and an identification device worn by an animal, the gate comprising two swing doors, that are each pivotable about their own... | 01/05/2010 |
| 7632061 | Pump or turbine drive unit comprising such a pump or turbine and outboard motor A pump or turbine is disclosed which includes a housing provided with at least one chamber, a rotor, which is rotatably mounted on a shaft in the chamber, an inlet, which communicates with the chamber at least at the location of the shaft, and an outlet channel, whi... | 12/15/2009 |
| 7625030 | Reduction of torsional vibration in rail vehicle wheel sets In order to reduce torsional vibrations and wheel slip in a wheel set for a rail vehicle the wheel set comprising a pair of wheels connected by an axle is provided with a vibration absorbing device comprising a mass, resiliently mounted on the wheel set and adapted ... | 12/01/2009 |
| 7614361 | Method of automatically milking a dairy animal A method of automatically milking a dairy animal by means of an automatic milking device, including successively the steps of automatic connection of a first teat cup to a first teat of the dairy animal, manipulating the first teat cup connected to the first teat to... | 11/10/2009 |
| 7578259 | Teat cup carrier A teat cup carrier is designed to be able to co-operate with a feed platform, which teat cup carrier is freely movable relative to the feed platform. The teat cup carrier carries, besides teat cups, further milking elements for milking an animal, the further milking... | 08/25/2009 |
| 7573223 | Device for demarcating an area A device for demarcating an area, in particular for limiting the freedom of movement of animals walking about freely, is provided with a demarcating element (2) that is connected with a first vehicle (1) and with at least a second vehicle (10). ... | 08/11/2009 |
| 7559954 | Method and device for digitally upgrading textile The invention provides a method for digitally upgrading a textile article (T) using a textile upgrading device (1), the device (1) comprising a number of nozzles (12) for applying one or more substances to the textile (T), in addition to transpo... | 07/14/2009 |
| 7559289 | Method of and an installation for milking an animal having at least two teats A method of milking an animal having at least two teats. The method comprises a stimulation phase in which the teats of the animal are stimulated and a milking phase in which the animal is milked. The method comprises the steps of applying a stimulation phase and a ... | 07/14/2009 |
| 7255063 | Assembly for and a method of feeding and milking animals, and a feed platform suitable for use in such an assembly An assembly for feeding and milking animals. The assembly is provided with a feeding system comprising a movable feed platform and a drive unit for driving the feed platform, a number of feeding places being provided on the feed platform. The assembly is further pro... | 08/14/2007 |
