Did You Know...
...that the Eveready Battery began as an invention called the "electric flowerpot," which was a tube with a battery and light bulb inside? The idea was to fasten this gizmo to the side of a flowerpot so it would illuminate the flowers from the bottom. The idea died on the vine and the businessman who licensed the flower pot, Conrad Huber, was left with a pile of useless tubes -- until he found a way to market them as batteries to light the world!
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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8181905 | Aircraft engine nacelle with translating inlet cowl A nacelle for a turbofan aircraft engine having a fan case with a fan case forward edge includes an inlet inner barrel having an inner barrel forward edge and an inner barrel aft edge. The inner barrel aft edge is configured to be affixed to the fan case forward edg... | 05/22/2012 |
| 8179328 | Direction finding antenna Systems and methods provide a HESA (“High Efficiency Sensitivity Accuracy”) direction-finding (“DF”) antenna system that operates over a range from 2 MHz to 18 GHz. The system may include components such as a dipole array, a monopole array, and an edge-radia... | 05/15/2012 |
| 8177460 | Cutting insert A cutting insert has a trigonal shape. The cutting insert has a peripheral surface that extends between two opposing identical end surfaces. A median plane (M) bisects the cutting insert between the end surfaces. A through bore extends between the end surfaces. A cu... | 05/15/2012 |
| 8172487 | Milling cutter and cutting insert therefor An indexable cutting insert and a milling cutter with identical indexable cutting inserts. The indexable cutting insert has an upper surface, opposing lower surface, and a peripheral side surface. Major cutting edges are formed on an upper peripheral edge, with adja... | 05/08/2012 |
| 8157487 | Cutting tool having bidirectional adjustment mechanism A cutting tool has cartridges in which cutting inserts may be retained. The location of each cartridge is adjustable by a bidirectional adjustment mechanism having an adjustment screw directed in the direction of adjustment. The adjustment screw has a head and a fle... | 04/17/2012 |
| 8157486 | Cutting tool and cutting insert therefor A cutting tool has a cutting insert retained within an insert pocket of an insert holder by a retaining screw. Spaced apart first insert rear abutment surfaces abut spaced apart first pocket rear abutment surfaces, a second insert rear abutment surface abuts a secon... | 04/17/2012 |
| 8144325 | In-flight multiple field of view detector for supercooled airborne water droplets An airborne multiple field-of-view water droplet sensor includes an illumination portion and a detection portion. The illumination portion includes a first optical beam emitter configured to output a light beam. The detection portion includes a kaleidoscope configur... | 03/27/2012 |
| 8141589 | Fluid flow labyrinth A labyrinth channel for reducing pressure and/or flow rate in a liquid flowing in the channel, the labyrinth channel having a bottom surface and first and second opposing walls and comprising: a first array of spaced apart first baffle teeth that have non-parallel u... | 03/27/2012 |
| 8119062 | Method and apparatus for manufacturing a cutting insert A method for manufacturing a cutting insert green body having undercuts includes providing a die cavity formed in closed top and bottom dies; closing a bottom of the die cavity by a bottom punch accommodated in a punch tunnel formed in the bottom die; filling the di... | 02/21/2012 |
| 8118524 | Overrideable guide and vertical restraint for an air cargo system A centerline restraint includes a conventional center guide/restraint and a pair of a overrideable guide/restraint at either end. Each overrideable guide/restraint is lockable into one of three rotational positions about a common axis: a retracted position, an erect... | 02/21/2012 |
| 8109701 | Cutting head of a reamer A cutting head of a reamer has a cutting head forward end, a cutting head rear end distal the cutting head forward end, and a peripheral surface therebetween. The peripheral surface has at least two wiping pads that extend rearwardly from the cutting head forward en... | 02/07/2012 |
| 8104999 | Cutting tool and cutting insert therefor A cutting tool for grooving and turning operations has a removably securable cutting insert. The cutting insert is clamped in an insert holder with a longitudinally extending insert receiving slot lower surface. The insert receiving slot lower surface has two spaced... | 01/31/2012 |
| 8099530 | Data processing apparatus A data processing apparatus reduces the number of the buffer SRAMs to decrease chip area. The data processing apparatus includes an SDRAM address allocation register that holds information indicating which region of the SDRAM will be allocated to each of the IPs, an... | 01/17/2012 |
| 8096175 | Tire pressure sensor valve Provided is a tire pressure sensor valve that can be easily installed to a 2-piece or 3-piece inch-up wheel and protect a tire pressure sensor when removing a tire. The tire pressure sensor valve includes a sensor housing including a mounting space for receiving a P... | 01/17/2012 |
| 8092561 | Cutting tool A cutting tool including a fine and uniform alumina-based substrate is disclosed herein. In an exemplary embodiment, the alumina-based substrate includes 0.1 to 25% by volume of one or more metal oxides, or 5 to 80% by volume of metal carbonitride and 0.01 to 10% by... | 01/10/2012 |
| 8091800 | Drippers and pipe couplers A drip irrigation device for distributing a portion of the water flowing in an irrigation pipe to a plant, the device comprising: a housing formed from a relatively soft plastic; and a connector for coupling the housing to the irrigation pipe comprising a bayonet fo... | 01/10/2012 |
| 8091452 | Method for manufacturing drill head The present invention provides a method for reliable, easy, and low cost manufacturing of a drill head of such a kind that a cutting blade tip is brazed to a cutting blade mounting seat of a head body, with high dimensional accuracy and blade edge accuracy. I... | 01/10/2012 |
| 8091205 | Cartridge adjustment tool for a slotting cutter The present invention provides a cartridge adjustment tool for adjusting the axial position of cartridges of a slotting cutter. The adjustment mechanism has a body axis of rotation and comprises a body peripheral surface that extends between a body front surface and... | 01/10/2012 |
| 8066459 | Air cargo centerline restraint system having restraints mounted over floor joists outside the wingbox area for lateral support A cargo loading system capable of retaining a pallet along a centerline of a cargo aircraft and outside the wingbox area of the aircraft includes a number of devices. Included among these are first and second centerline end restraints mounted on the centerline, at l... | 11/29/2011 |
| 8066458 | Air cargo centerline restraint system having restraints mounted over floor joists outside the wingbox area for lateral support A cargo loading system capable of retaining a pallet along a centerline of a cargo aircraft and outside the wingbox area of the aircraft includes a number of devices. Included among these are first and second centerline end restraints mounted on the centerline, at l... | 11/29/2011 |
| 8057854 | Surface treatment method for coated cutting insert A surface treatment method can perform coated surface treatment on a cutting edge R and a rake surface, while maintaining a radius of curvature of the cutting edge R and uniformly surface-treating the rake surface. The surface treatment method includes providing an ... | 11/15/2011 |
| 8029216 | Chuck and article having mating features to prevent axial slippage A chuck and an article are configured such that the article is releasably secured in the chuck. One of the chuck and article is provided with a crest and the other with a trough. When the article is secured to the chuck, the crest enters the trough so as help preven... | 10/04/2011 |
| 8021088 | Tool with releasably mounted self-clamping cutting head A metal cutting tool has a cutting head releasably mounted on a front end of a tool shank, in a self-clamping manner. The tool shank's forward end is provided with a pair of shank coupling portions, each having a forwardly facing shank support surface. A pocket rece... | 09/20/2011 |
| 8021084 | Cutting tool and cutting insert therefor A cutting tool has a cutting insert retained within an insert pocket of an insert holder by a retaining screw. Spaced apart first insert rear abutment surfaces abut spaced apart first pocket rear abutment surfaces, a second insert rear abutment surface abuts a secon... | 09/20/2011 |
| 8012286 | Apparatus and method for making a tubular composite barrel A 360° tool for making a one-piece composite tubular structure, such as a skin of an acoustic liner, is adjustable between a molding position and a non-molding position. The tool includes a base, a fixed segment mounted to the base, first and second doors hingedly ... | 09/06/2011 |
| 7995125 | Apparatus and method for extending the dynamic range of a read out integrated circuit of an image sensor A read out integrated circuit includes (ROIC) an array of pixel circuits, each of which has a first charge storage element electrically connected across an amplifier, and a second charge storage element having a selectively activated electrical connection across the... | 08/09/2011 |
| 7986408 | Apparatus and method for in-flight detection of airborne water droplets and ice crystals A device for optically detecting and distinguishing airborne liquid water droplets and ice crystals includes an illumination portion and a detection portion. The illumination portion outputs a circularly polarized illuminating beam. The detection portion receives ci... | 07/26/2011 |
| 7986321 | System and method for generating structured light for 3-dimensional image rendering A system and method for illuminating an object in preparation for three-dimensional rendering includes a projection device configured to project at least three two-dimensional structured light patterns onto a 3-dimensional object. At least two cameras detect light r... | 07/26/2011 |
| 7972907 | Via configurable architecture for customization of analog circuitry in a semiconductor device A semiconductor device having a plurality of layers and a plurality of circuit elements arranged in tiles. At least one of the plurality of layers in the semiconductor device may be a via layer configured to determine the connections of the plurality of circuit elem... | 07/05/2011 |
| 7972545 | Device and method for manufacturing end mill A device and a method for manufacturing an end mill in which the amount of grinding of a blank end mill is small. The device for manufacturing an end mill includes: upper and lower punches; a die; a feed box for supplying a powder of material for the end mill; and a... | 07/05/2011 |
| 7972094 | Rotary cutting tool having releasably mounted self-clamping cutting head with locking member A rotary cutting tool having a longitudinal axis defining forward and rearward directions and a direction of rotation, includes a cutting head releasably mounted to a front end of a tool shank. The cutting head includes a cap portion and a rearwardly extending tail ... | 07/05/2011 |
| 7951404 | Concentrate for preparing a disinfectant and methods for its preparation and use A storage-stable aqueous concentrate for the preparation of a disinfectant and a disinfectant obtainable from such a concentrate by dilution are disclosed. The concentrate comprises hydrogen peroxide, colloidal silver, a biopolymeric stabilizer such as gum arabic, a... | 05/31/2011 |
| 7922431 | Air cargo centerline restraint system having restraints mounted over floor joists outside the wingbox area for lateral support A cargo loading system capable of retaining a pallet along a centerline of a cargo aircraft and outside the wingbox area of the aircraft includes a number of devices. Included among these are first and second centerline end restraints mounted on the centerline, at l... | 04/12/2011 |
| 7909418 | Dispensing system for tools A tool dispensing system has one or more drawers, each drawer having one or more bins. Each bin occupies at least one cell of a drawer cell array which has an integer number M cell columns and an integer number N cell rows. The bins are provided with lockable lids a... | 03/22/2011 |
| 7901163 | Gun drill A gun drill having excellent cutting efficiency, having high deep-hole drilling efficiency, and having a prolonged blade service life has a cutter head having a coolant discharge port communicating with a coolant supplying path at the distal end face at the distal e... | 03/08/2011 |
| 7900656 | Cross-laminated pipe and method of manufacturing same A pipe having a wall formed from a cross-laminated film, and a method of making such a pipe. The film is formed of first and second layers having respective first and second orientation directions, wherein an angle between each of the first and second orientation di... | 03/08/2011 |
| 7900396 | Irrigation system and assembly therefor An irrigation system includes an activator that increases or decreases its weight respectively in response to an increase or decrease of pressure in the system. The activator biases a valve that controls the fluid pressure in the system. ... | 03/08/2011 |
| 7896585 | Cutting tool and cutting insert therefor A cutting tool includes an insert holder and a cutting insert releasably retained between upper and lower jaws of the insert holder. The lower jaw is provided with forward and rear projections. The forward projection has forward projection front and back abutment su... | 03/01/2011 |
| 7887935 | Cutting insert having ceramic coating A cutting tool insert has a multilayer ceramic coating. The multilayer ceramic coating is a stratified structure of alternating sub layers of an oxide material and interfacial layers of a second material having good adhesion with the oxide material. The ceramic coat... | 02/15/2011 |
| 7887266 | Cutting tool and cutting insert therefor A cutting tool has a cutting insert retained in an insert pocket by a retaining screw. The rear surface of the cutting insert has an insert engaging element that comprises first insert rear abutment surfaces that are spaced apart and make an insert engaging angle wi... | 02/15/2011 |
