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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8057162 | Composition comprising the polyprotein NS3/NS4 and the polypeptide NS5B of HCV, expression vectors including the corresponding nucleic sequences and their therapeutic use The invention relates to a peptidic compound containing a polyprotein NS3/NS4 of a hepatitis C virus and a polypeptide NS5b of hepatitis C virus. Said invention also relates to expression vectors such as adenovirus and poxvirus in which nucleic sequences coding for ... | 11/15/2011 |
| 7065968 | Steam turbine In a steam turbine plant in which a turbine casing containing a turbine is constituted of an upper-half casing and a lower-half casing, nozzles are provided to the upper-half casing and a steam supplied through main steam piping lines are deliveried into the upper-h... | 06/27/2006 |
| 6749394 | Rotating display apparatus A rotating display apparatus includes a support structure, a rotor mounted rotatably on the support structure for rotation about a vertically disposed rotational axis, and at least two (preferably more) wind-reactive elements on the rotor on which a user may display... | 06/15/2004 |
| 6422816 | Variable pitch propeller control system Maintenance requirements on a variable pitch propeller control system are minimized by eliminating the need for mechanical elements, such as a flyweight, mechanism in a secondary control for the variable pitch propeller. The system includes a secondary co... | 07/23/2002 |
| 6270309 | Low drag ducted Ram air turbine generator and cooling system A low drag ducted ram air turbine generator and cooling system is provided. The ducted ram air turbine generator and cooling system has reduced drag while extracting dynamic energy from the air stream during the complete range of intended flight operating... | 08/07/2001 |
| 6027305 | Method and apparatus for reducing high-cycle fatigue and suppressing noise in rotating machinery A stator apparatus for mounting upstream of an intake to a rotating machine which blows pressurized air, or other media, from discharge orifices at a pressure and velocity to minimize velocity defects or turbulence in the wake of the stator prior to the p... | 02/22/2000 |
| 4940383 | System for admitting steam into a turbine A steam turbine in which the number of shell penetrations is reduced to six, without the use of T or Y fittings, by controlling steam flow to large nozzle chambers with a single large valve, rather than two smaller size valves. Secondly, adjacent valves a... | 07/10/1990 |
| 4903490 | Cam-driven valve system for steam turbines A steam turbine system including a source of motive steam and a turbine adapted to operate at less than a full load and normally provided with two separate valve chests each incorporation a plurality of commonly controlled valves, is modified to improve t... | 02/27/1990 |
| 4850793 | Steam chest modifications for improved turbine operations Existing steam chests having a plurality of valves which are incapable of operation by individual high pressure valve actuators may be modified to provide apparatus for transferring operation of a steam turbine at less than a full load betweeen a full-arc... | 07/25/1989 |
| 4604028 | Independently actuated control valves for steam turbine A control system for a steam turbine employs complementary-sized nozzle groups receiving steam in a sequence which employs the smallest possible sized group receiving steam from a control valve of the smallest possible capacity as the governing valve. All... | 08/05/1986 |
| 4502834 | Apparatus and method of throttling centrifugal pump liquid output A first control assembly is provided operative to supply gas from a supply of gas under pressure to the inlet of a centrifugal liquid pump at increasing and decreasing rates responsive to decreases and increases in the pressure of liquid discharge from th... | 03/05/1985 |
| 4325670 | Method for admitting steam into a steam turbine A sequence of activating and deactivating arcuate nozzle chambers which together form a structure for admitting steam into a steam turbine and directing it through turbine blades. At least one small and one large nozzle chamber are cooperatively activated... | 04/20/1982 |
| 4245464 | Quick release turbine gate valve A gas turbine engine has a compressor and power turbine driven by gas flow across a nozzle arrangement that includes a partial admission gate valve therein movable into and out of overlying relationship with a limited number of vanes of the nozzle in orde... | 01/20/1981 |
| 4057113 | Pneumatically powered hand tool with speed-control governor A pneumatic hand tool comprises a housing having a compressed-gas inlet and provided with a pneumatically powered motor which carries on one side a tool holder such as a chuck and on the other side a governor. A speed-control valve is operated by the gove... | 11/08/1977 |
